JP6097539B2 - Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, information processing system, information processing method, and an information processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technology for performing a travel guide and action support for a user has been disclosed.

  For example, in the travel guide system described in Patent Literature 1, a technique for browsing information stored in advance for browsing at a travel destination is disclosed.

JP 2005-275924 A

  However, in the conventional travel guide system described in Patent Document 1 or the like, in the case of a tour or the like where the set time that must be observed is decided, the user does not plan himself / herself in the free time action prepared in the meantime. It had a problem that it should not. Further, the conventional travel guide system has a problem that when comparing a plurality of tours, it is not known which tour is the most enjoyable tour for the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a travel product information processing system and travel product information that are easy for a user to consider or select when purchasing a travel tour provided by a travel agency or a travel agency. It is an object to provide a processing server, a travel product information processing method, and a program.

  In order to achieve such an object, the travel product information processing system of the present invention stores travel product information that includes fixed product time information including location information, travel information, and time regarding a set destination. The travel product information search means for searching for the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search condition input via the input means via the storage means, and the input via the input section Based on the additional conditions, additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means is acquired. Additional travel information acquisition means, the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means, and acquired by the additional travel information acquisition means Output information generating means for generating output information including the additional travel information; and output information output means for outputting the output information generated by the output information generating means through an output unit. To do.

  The travel product information processing system of the present invention is the travel product information processing system described above, wherein the additional travel information acquisition means is a free action time route that is a guide route in the free action time based on the additional condition. And the additional travel information including free action time route information that is route information related to the free action time route is acquired.

  In the travel product information processing system according to the present invention, in the travel product information processing system described above, the travel product information includes free action time information related to the free action time in advance, or the free action time is controlled by a control unit. Is determined.

  In the travel product information processing system according to the present invention, in the travel product information processing system described above, the output unit includes a display unit, and the output information further includes free action time information related to the free action time. The output information output means displays the free action time information or the additional travel information included in the output information on the display unit in a distinguishable display mode.

  The travel product information processing system of the present invention is the travel product information processing system described above, wherein the travel product information processing system further includes additional travel information storage means for storing the additional travel information, and the additional travel The information acquisition means is further included in the fixed action time information related to the fixed action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information from the end point of the free action time path based on the acquired additional travel information. It is determined whether or not the first travel to the destination based on the position information is in time, and if it is in time, the additional travel information is stored in the additional travel information storage means.

  The travel product information processing system according to the present invention is the travel product information processing system described above, wherein the output information further includes a coupon, a partner facility, and / or the travel product information or the additional travel information. Or it includes the recommended information regarding the discount.

  The travel product information processing system of the present invention is characterized in that, in the travel product information processing system described above, the additional travel information acquisition means further transmits the acquired additional travel information to a travel product provider. To do.

  The travel product information processing system of the present invention is the travel product information processing system described above, wherein the travel product information processing system further includes additional travel information storage means for storing the additional travel information, and the additional travel When the information acquisition means further receives purchase confirmation information of the travel product based on the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means from the travel product provider, the purchaser ID based on the purchase confirmation information and The travel product information and the additional travel information are associated with each other and stored in the additional travel information storage means.

  The travel product information processing system of the present invention can communicate with a travel product information processing server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device including at least an output unit, an input unit, and a control unit. A connected travel product information processing system, wherein the storage unit of the travel product information processing server stores travel product information including fixed action time information including position information, travel information, and time regarding a set destination. Travel product information storage means, and the control unit of the travel product information processing server is configured to input the travel based on a search condition that is input via the input unit of the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device. The travel product information search means for searching for the travel product information stored in the product information storage means and the input via the input unit of the terminal device are transmitted from the terminal device. Based on the additional conditions, additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means is acquired. Additional travel information acquisition means, output information generation means for generating output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means, and the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition means; Output information transmitting means for transmitting the output information generated by the output information generating means to the terminal device, wherein the control unit of the terminal device transmits the output transmitted from the travel product information processing server. Output information receiving means for receiving information, and output information output means for outputting the output information via the output unit And features.

  The travel product information processing server of the present invention is a travel product information processing server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least an output unit and an input unit. The storage unit includes travel product information storage means for storing travel product information including fixed action time information including position information, travel information, and time regarding the set destination, and the control unit includes the terminal Travel product information search means for searching for the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search condition input via the input unit of the device and transmitted from the terminal device; and the terminal The fixed information included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means based on an additional condition input via the input unit of the device and transmitted from the terminal device Additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in free action time other than fixed action time based on moving time information, the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means, and the addition By transmitting output information generation means for generating output information including the additional travel information acquired by the travel information acquisition means, and output control information including the output information to the terminal apparatus, the output information is transmitted to the terminal apparatus. Output control means for outputting via the output section.

  The travel product information processing method of the present invention is a travel product information processing method executed in a travel product information processing system, wherein the travel product information processing system includes position information and travel information related to a set destination. Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information including fixed action time information including time, travel product information search means, additional travel information acquisition means, output information generation means, and output information output means. A travel product information search step for searching for the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage unit based on a search condition input via the input unit; Travel information acquisition means is included in the travel product information searched in the travel product information search step based on the additional conditions input via the input unit. The additional travel information acquisition step for acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in free behavior time other than the fixed behavior time based on the fixed behavior time information, and the output information generation means are searched in the travel product information retrieval step. The output information generation step for generating the travel product information and the output information including the additional travel information acquired in the additional travel information acquisition step, and the output information output means in the output information generation step. An output information output step of outputting the generated output information through an output unit.

  Further, the travel product information processing method of the present invention enables communication with a travel product information processing server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device including at least an output unit, an input unit, and a control unit. A travel product information processing method executed in a connected travel product information processing system, wherein the storage unit of the travel product information processing server includes fixed behavior including position information, travel information, and time regarding a set destination Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information including time information, and input via the input unit of the terminal device, which is executed in the control unit of the travel product information processing server, and the terminal device A travel product information search step for searching the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search condition transmitted from The travel product information search step, which is input in the control unit of the information processing server, is input through the input unit of the terminal device and is transmitted from the terminal device. In an additional travel information acquisition step of acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information, and in the control unit of the travel product information processing server An output information generation step for generating output information including the travel product information searched in the travel product information search step and the additional travel information acquired in the additional travel information acquisition step; The output generated in the output information generation step executed in the control unit of the travel product information processing server Output information transmitting step for transmitting force information to the terminal device, an output information receiving step for receiving the output information transmitted from the travel product information processing server, executed in the control unit of the terminal device, And an output information output step for outputting the output information via the output unit, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device.

  In addition, the travel product information processing method of the present invention is executed in a travel product information processing server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device having at least an output unit and an input unit. A travel product information storage means for storing travel product information including fixed action time information including location information, travel information, and time regarding a set destination. The travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means is input through the input unit of the terminal device and is transmitted from the terminal device, and is executed in the control unit. A travel product information search step for searching the travel product information, and the travel product information search based on an additional condition input from the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device. An additional travel information acquisition step for acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information searched in the step; and the travel product information Output information generation step for generating the travel product information searched in the search step and output information including the additional travel information acquired in the additional travel information acquisition step, and output control information including the output information Output control step of outputting the output information via the output unit of the terminal device by transmitting the information to the terminal device.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a travel product information processing apparatus including at least an output unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit to execute the program, and the storage unit relates to a set destination Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information including fixed action time information including position information, movement information, and time, and in the control unit based on a search condition input via the input unit The travel product information search step for searching the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means, and the travel product information search step based on the additional condition input through the input unit. Additional travel information for acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information An output information generation step of generating output information including the acquisition step, the travel product information searched in the travel product information search step, and the additional travel information acquired in the additional travel information acquisition step; An output information output step for outputting the output information generated in the output information generation step via the output unit is executed.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a travel product information processing server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least an output unit and an input unit, to execute the program. The storage unit includes a travel product information storage unit that stores travel product information including fixed action time information including position information, travel information, and time related to the set visit destination. In the control unit, A travel product information search step for searching for the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage unit based on a search condition input via the input unit of the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device; The travel searched in the travel product information search step based on an additional condition input via the input unit of the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device The additional travel information acquisition step for acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the product information, and the search performed in the travel product information search step An output information generation step for generating travel product information and output information including the additional travel information acquired in the additional travel information acquisition step, and the output information generated in the output information generation step as the terminal. And an output information transmission step for transmitting to the apparatus.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a travel product information processing server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least an output unit and an input unit, to execute the program. The storage unit includes a travel product information storage unit that stores travel product information including fixed action time information including position information, travel information, and time related to the set visit destination. In the control unit, A travel product information search step for searching for the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage unit based on a search condition input via the input unit of the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device; The travel searched in the travel product information search step based on an additional condition input via the input unit of the terminal device and transmitted from the terminal device The additional travel information acquisition step for acquiring additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the product information, and the search performed in the travel product information search step Transmitting output information including a travel product information and output information including the additional travel information acquired in the additional travel information acquiring step, and output control information including the output information to the terminal device; The output control step of outputting the output information via the output unit of the terminal device is executed.

  According to this invention, the stored travel product information is searched based on the input search condition, and the fixed based on the fixed action time information included in the searched travel product information based on the input additional condition. Additional travel information that is travel information in free behavior time other than the action time is acquired, output information including the searched travel product information and the acquired additional travel information is generated, and the generated output information is output. Therefore, since the user can set the itinerary during the free time determined by the travel provided by the travel company or the like, there is an effect that the travel can be planned easily and conveniently. In other words, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to search for a free action time and to build a personal itinerary that can go around a favorite point.

  Further, according to the present invention, the additional travel information including the free action time route information that is the route information related to the free action time route is searched based on the additional condition, and the free action time route that is the guide route in the free action time is searched Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to eliminate anxiety about movement during travel by cooperating with the provision of the guide route.

  Further, according to the present invention, the travel product information includes the free behavior time information related to the free behavior time in advance, or the free behavior time is determined, so the free behavior time is included in the data provided from the travel product provider. Even if it is not clearly classified as data, there is an effect that the free action time can be determined.

  According to the invention, the output information further includes free action time information related to the free action time, and the free action time information included in the output information or the additional travel information is displayed in a distinguishable display mode. Therefore, there is an effect that the user can immediately grasp the difference from the fixed action time information in the travel product information provided by the travel product provider.

  Further, according to the present invention, the position information included in the fixed action time information related to the fixed action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information from the end point of the free action time path based on the acquired additional trip information. It is determined whether or not the travel to the first destination based on the time is in time, and if it is in time, the additional travel information is stored, so if the additional travel information is in time for the schedule set in the travel product, it is registered, but not in time The effect is that an error occurs.

  Further, according to the present invention, the output information further includes travel product information or recommended information related to coupons, affiliated facilities, and / or discounts related to additional travel information, so that more information is provided to the user. In addition to being able to provide an advertisement model appealing to the user, there is an effect.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since the acquired additional travel information is transmitted to the travel product provider, the user information can be fed back to a travel agency or the like. Moreover, according to this invention, there exists an effect that the point information which the user set about free action time can be collected, and it can lead to the plan reconsideration of the travel agency side.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the purchase confirmation information of the travel product based on the searched travel product information is received from the travel product provider, the purchaser ID based on the purchase confirmation information and the travel product information Since the additional travel information is stored in association with each other, there is an effect that it is possible to provide information by distinguishing between a user who is planning and a user who has already purchased a travel product.

  In the above description, the travel product information processing system of the present invention has been described as an example. However, the travel product information processing server, the travel product information processing method, and the program have the same effect.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a travel product information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the travel product information processing system in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of travel product information in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of travel product information in the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of travel product information in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a free time editing screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a free time editing screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a free time editing screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a free time editing screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a free time editing screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of output information in the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of output information in the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing server in the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel product information processing system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a travel product information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel product information processing system according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a travel product information processing system, a terminal device, a travel product information processing server, a travel product information processing device, a travel product information processing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. . Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and processing of the travel product information processing system according to the present invention will be described in detail in the order of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. However, 1st Embodiment shown below illustrates the travel product information processing system for materializing the technical idea of this invention, Comprising: This invention is specified to this travel product information processing system. The present invention is not intended and can be equally applied to the travel product information processing system of other embodiments included in the scope of claims. For example, the form of function distribution on the server side and the terminal side in the travel product information processing system exemplified in the first embodiment is not limited to the following, and is functional in arbitrary units as long as similar effects and functions can be achieved. It can be physically distributed and integrated.

[Configuration of travel product information processing system]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing system in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing system in the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. In the present embodiment, a travel product information processing system that provides communication-type navigation will be described as a specific example. Is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the travel product information processing system of the first embodiment schematically includes a travel product information processing server 200 that can perform map information provision and route search, and one or more routes. A terminal device 100 equipped with a guidance application and a transfer guidance application is connected to be communicable. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication includes, for example, remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each part of these travel product information processing systems is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the travel product information processing system according to the first embodiment, the travel product information processing server 200 schematically includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206, and the terminal device 100 includes: A position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 116), an input unit 118, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106.

[Configuration of Travel Product Information Server 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the travel product information processing server 200 searches for travel product information based on the search condition that is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100. Travel information in free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the searched travel product information based on the additional condition input via the input unit 118 of 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100 The additional travel information is acquired, the searched travel product information and the output information including the acquired additional travel information are generated, and the generated output information is transmitted to the terminal device 100. The travel product information processing server 200 is connected to the terminal device 100 through the communication control interface unit 204 via the network 300 so as to be able to communicate with each other, and includes a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. The control unit 202 is a control unit that performs various processes. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, and the like. It has a function to perform communication control. That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100 or the like via a communication line. The storage unit 206 is a fixed disk device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), and includes various databases and tables (travel product information database 206a, POI information database 206b, additional travel information). A database 206c, a network information database 206d, a traffic information database 206e, a map information database 206f, and a guide information database 206g).

  Among these components of the storage unit 206, the travel product information database 206a is a travel product information storage that stores travel product information including fixed action time information including location information, travel information, and time regarding a set destination. Means. Here, the travel product information may include free action time information related to the free action time in advance. Further, the travel product information may include recommendation information related to coupons, partner facilities, and / or discounts. The travel product information may be information on tour products provided by a travel product provider such as a travel agency or a travel agency. The travel product information may include product information related to the optional tour. The location information included in the travel product information includes a departure place (for example, a tour meeting place), a transit point (for example, a visiting facility or an accommodation facility), and a destination (for example, a daily destination). Or information on the dissolution location of the tour). The movement information may include movement means information, movement time, and / or movement route information. Further, the time may include a departure time, the number of staying days, an arrival time, and the like. Further, the travel product information may include a product name, a product ID, and POI information related to a POI to be visited. The travel product information is stored in advance in the travel product information database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the travel product information processing server 200 periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, control The latest data is downloaded from the external server 600 (for example, a travel product provider that provides travel product information) or the like via the network 300 to the travel product information database 206a. The stored travel product information may be updated.

  The POI information database 206b is a POI information storage unit that stores POI information related to POI (Point Of Interest). Here, POI information includes POI position information, POI name, type (category), URL, business hours, products handled, average price (for example, average usage fee), reputation, ranking, ease of visiting, recommendation score , Photo data, coupon information, word-of-mouth (eg, word-of-mouth evaluation and user comments), usage conditions, availability, facility scale, POI ID, reference rate such as the number of accesses or frequency of access to the POI information, and Information such as the update date and time of the POI information may be included. Here, POI position (coordinates) information includes POI latitude and longitude altitude, POI telephone number, POI address, and location of the POI location (urban area, suburb, port area, station area, etc.) ) And application restrictions may be included. A POI is a specific point or facility that a person perceives as a convenient place or a place of interest, such as a store, company, office, public facility, entertainment facility, or outdoor facility. May be. Here, the stores are, for example, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, post offices, multistory parking lots, hotels and inns, etc. It may be an accommodation facility. The public facility may be, for example, a government office, a police station, a police box, a fire station, a station, a medical institution, a museum, a museum, a school, and the like. The entertainment facility may be, for example, a movie theater, a theater, an amusement park, a pachinko parlor, a casino, and a racetrack. The outdoor facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication passage, an outdoor parking lot, a zoo, or the like. The POI may also be a venue for temporarily held events (eg, festivals, exhibitions, expositions, matches, concerts, flea markets, etc.).

  The additional travel information database 206c is an additional travel information storage unit that stores additional travel information. Here, the additional travel information may be additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information. Further, the additional travel information database 206c may store a travel product purchaser ID, travel product information, and additional travel information in association with each other.

  The network information database 206d is network information storage means for storing network information related to a network that defines a traffic network. Here, the network information is information related to a network expressed by a combination of a node that is a node in the transportation network expression and a link connecting the nodes, that is, a combination of node information and link information. May be. The node information may include a widget such as an icon indicating the node. The network information may include road network information, route network information, and in-facility network information. The network information database 206d may store connection node information that is node information related to a connection node that is a connection position to which a plurality of networks are connected. The network information is stored in advance in the network information database 206d, and the control unit 202 of the travel product information processing server 200 periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, the control unit 202 Network information stored in the network information database 206d after downloading the latest data from an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map information) or the like via the network 300). You may update.

  Here, the road network information included in the network information is network information that defines a road network, for example, node information related to nodes that are nodes on road network representations such as intersections, and road sections between nodes. This is network information expressed by a combination with link information related to a link. Here, the road network information is network information for each type of road corresponding to a car, a bicycle, or a walk (for example, a highway automobile national road, a car road, a general road, a bike road, or a pedestrian road). It may be stored in the database 206d. The node information includes node number (for example, node ID), position information such as node name, position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, node type, number of links to be connected, connection node number, intersection name, etc. May be included. The link information includes a link number (for example, a link ID), a start node ID, an end node ID, a road type, a route number such as a national road, a prefectural road, and a city road, a heavily used route information, and a government in which a link exists. Area attribute information, link length (eg distance, etc.), road service status, abnormal weather traffic restriction section, vehicle weight restriction, vehicle height restriction, width, road width classification, lane information (eg number of lanes, route bus Dedicated lanes, motorcycle lanes, motorcycle / light vehicle lanes, preferential lanes such as route buses, bicycle lanes, vehicle lanes, and travel direction lanes Vehicle lane information, etc.), information on the installation of the Chuo Line including the median strip, pedestrian paths (eg, sidewalks, bicycle paths, pedestrian roads, bicycle roads, bicycle pedestrian roads, bicycle pedestrian paths, or Crosswalk information (eg, pedestrian crossings, pedestrian bridges, underpasses, etc.) Information such as crossroads installation information and location information related to the installation location), speed limit, lane change regulations, in-link attributes such as overpasses, tunnels and bridges, and information such as names (eg road names) May be included. The road network information may include usage fee data and the like. Here, the usage fee data may be information indicating fuel charges consumed when traveling by automobiles, motorcycles, etc., and tolls for toll roads such as highway automobile national roads and automobile exclusive roads. Further, the road network information may store position information such as latitude and longitude information of a facility or the like existing on a route when moving by car, motorcycle, bicycle, or on foot.

  The route network information included in the network information is network information that defines the route network of each transportation facility (for example, public transportation facility) such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. Node information (for example, stop point information) regarding nodes (for example, stations, stops, stops, stops, airports, ports, and terminals that are stops of transportation) that are nodes of expression Network information expressed by a combination with link information (for example, route information including operation route information) related to links (for example, railway routes, air routes, navigation routes, bus routes, etc.). Here, the route network network information may be stored in the network information database 206d for each operating company, for each route, and for each public transportation that operates the route. In addition, the route may be a line connecting a starting point and a destination through which a transportation facility passes. In addition, the operation route information is information related to the operation route on which the transportation set with the route of the transportation is actually moved, and may include position information of the operation route. A railroad is a transportation system that travels by being guided by fixed guideways (rails, guide rails, etc.) installed on the route, and transports passengers and cargo, such as trains, streetcars, A ropeway, a monorail, a cable car, a linear motor car, etc. may be sufficient. The node information includes a node number (for example, a node ID), a node name (for example, a station name, a stop name, a stop name, a stop name, an airport name, a port name, And a terminal name, etc.) and position information such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. The link information includes a link number (for example, link ID), start node ID, end node ID, type, link length (for example, distance), in-link attributes such as overpass, tunnel, and bridge, and link name. Information (such as a route name) and position information such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. In addition, the route network information further includes the type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, express, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commuter express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and , Normal, etc.) node information related to nodes (for example, express stop stations, semi-stop stations, rapid stop stations, etc.) and link information related to links such as railway lines and bus routes connecting the nodes. Network information expressed by a combination of and may be included in association with the type.

  In addition, route network information includes location information (for example, latitude and longitude altitude), shape information, and location information (for example, island platform and relative platform, etc.) , And entry / exit location information including attribute information (for example, the name and identification number of an entry / exit location such as a platform number) may be included. In addition, the route network information may include transportation fare charge data. Here, the use fare fee data may be, for example, information representing a fare, a fee, and the like generated when using each transportation such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. The route network information may include boarding position data. Here, the boarding position data is, for example, a transportation boarding position where a plurality of vehicles such as trains, streetcars, monorails, cable cars, and linear motor cars are connected (for example, vehicles close to the ticket gates, convenient for transfer) Vehicle position information, low congestion rate vehicles, women-only vehicles, and the like).

  The in-facility network information included in the network information is network information that defines a route network in the facility. Here, in-facility network information includes, for example, entrances and exits of stores, companies, offices, and toilets in buildings, entrances and exits for elevators and escalators, entrances and exits for stairs, boarding entrances for airplanes, etc. Node information related to nodes that are nodes connecting passages, such as boarding positions of trains and ticket gates of stations, etc., and passages, stairs, moving walkways, escalators, and elevators that connect nodes This is network information expressed by a combination with link information related to a link. Here, the node information includes a node number (for example, a node ID), a node name (entrance / exit name, entrance / exit name, etc.), position information such as position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, a node type (for example, entrance / exit, Information such as the entrance / exit, the turning corner of the passage, and the branching point of the passage), the number of links to be connected, and the connection node number may be included. The link information includes a link number (for example, link ID, etc.), a start node ID, an end node ID, a link length, a width, a link type (for example, a passage connecting steps between nodes, stairs, slope, escalator, elevator, And a moving walkway), and information on barrier-free. Here, the facility may be an indoor building such as a station, an office building, a hotel, a department store, a supermarket, a museum, a museum, a school, an aquarium, an underground passage, a multistory parking lot, an underground parking lot, and an underground mall. . The facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication path, an outdoor parking lot, and an outdoor structure such as a zoo.

  The traffic information database 206e is traffic information storage means for storing traffic information. Here, the traffic information may include timetable information related to the timetable of the transportation facility. Here, the timetable information may include stop point timetable information regarding the timetable for each stop point of the transportation facility and operation timetable information regarding the operation timetable for each transportation facility. Further, the timetable information may be information representing a timetable of each transportation facility such as a railroad, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. In addition, the timetable information further includes transportation arrival / departure times (for example, scheduled departure, transit, and arrival times) at nodes on the route (that is, transportation stop points), transportation route names, Information including attribute information such as the name of a node on a route of transportation (that is, a stop point of transportation) may be used. The timetable information includes transportation attribute information (for example, type and destination information) associated with each section (for example, one or a plurality of links) connecting nodes on the transportation route. You may go out. In addition, the timetable information may include attribute information on boarding / exiting locations such as names and identification numbers (for example, platform numbers) used for boarding / exiting each transportation facility. Also, the stop point timetable information may be timetable information in units of stop points (for example, timetable information that defines the arrival time of a transportation facility that passes through each stop point). Further, the operation timetable information may be timetable information in units of transportation (for example, timetable information that defines the transit time of a stop point through which each transportation transits). The traffic information may include transportation operation information (for example, delay information and suspension information). For example, the operation information includes rail operation information, air operation information, ship operation information, and It may include bus operation information. In addition, the operation information may include information on a stop point through which the route or the service is operated and a scheduled time through the route. In addition, the timetable information further includes destination information (for example, final destination information) of transportation, and type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commute Information including express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and normal).

  The traffic information may include road traffic information. Here, the road traffic information may include traffic jam information such as a traffic jam occurrence point, a traffic jam distance, and a transit time between two locations on the road (that is, travel time, etc.). Further, the road traffic information may include traffic obstacle information, traffic regulation information, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation information is data defining various traffic regulations.For example, traffic regulation during abnormal weather such as precipitation regulation, snow cover / freezing regulation, ultrasonic regulation, wind speed regulation, visibility regulation, etc., height Vehicle traffic regulations such as regulations and weight regulations, road construction and work, regulations during construction around roads, traffic zones that regulate traffic zones that can pass by time zone and vehicle type, and vehicle traffic due to road damage, etc. It may also include information such as a general vehicle entry prohibition by a community zone or the like installed to ensure traffic safety, and a general vehicle entry prohibition due to a connection path to private land. Further, the traffic regulation information may be traffic regulation information that makes it impossible or impossible for the vehicle lane to travel due to construction, an accident, or a vehicle failure. These traffic information is stored in advance in the traffic information database 206e, and the control unit 202 of the travel product information processing server 200 is periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) and / or by the control unit 202. Depending on the process (for example, when the control unit 202 needs data), the latest data is transferred to the external system (for example, the National Police Agency, VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information and Communication System), And ATIS (registered trademark) (Advanced Traffic Information Service), Japan Road Traffic Information Center (registered trademark) (JARTIC (registered trademark)), railway companies, bus companies, and traffic information distribution servers (services). ) It may be to update the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206e download from the like.

  The map information database 206f is map information storage means for storing map information related to the map. Here, the map information database 206f may store map information related to a plurality of scale maps or map information that can correspond to a plurality of scale maps. That is, the map information may include a plurality of scale-raster-format map drawing images or vector-format map drawing images. Here, the map information may be, for example, outdoor map information such as map information meshed according to a scale (for example, JIS standard first to third regional division mesh data, 100 m mesh data, etc.). . The map information may include outdoor map information such as road map information of the whole country and each region. Further, the map information database 206f may store route map information related to a route map of public transportation. In addition, the map information may include indoor map information such as a floor guide map regarding a building having height information (for example, a multilevel parking lot, a station, a department store, and a school). Further, the map information database 206f may store map information and a map ID (for example, mesh number) that uniquely identifies the map information in association with each other.

  Further, the map information database 206f may further store map object information related to map objects displayed on the map. Here, the map object information includes features displayed on the map (for example, buildings, houses, stations and other structures, roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coast lines, lake shore lines, etc. Lifeline, sea, river, lake, pond, swamp, park, and places such as outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative districts, and city blocks, etc.) Shape information (polygon or polyline, etc.), on map Notes (for example, place names, addresses, telephone numbers, names of facilities such as stores, parks, buildings, and stations, names including landmarks, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, and forests) , Names of roads, bridges, and tunnels, route names, point information, and word-of-mouth information, facility opening hours, store handling products, URL, photo data, coupon information, etc.) Displayed on the map Symbols (e.g. mountains, historic sites, temples, government offices, police stations, police boxes, fire stations, stations, medical institutions, museums, museums, schools, factories, and graveyards, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, Tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, and post office signs, road signals, toll road entrances, toll gates, service areas, parking areas, and interchanges Data such as symbol information (for example, icons, etc.) of a symbol such as a parking lot, a station, a hotel, a museum, a facility symbol such as a museum, and a review point symbol, etc. Here, the shape information may include an image for drawing a map object (for example, a polygon and a polyline). The map information database 206f may further store POI information including POI position information and the like.

  Moreover, the indoor map information included in the map information may include local route data regarding the indoor route within the facility. Here, the campus route data may be data based at least on the travel route data on the premises such as a station and the map information of a map (facility guide map) including the travel route. For example, the campus route data may be an image in which a moving route is drawn on the facility guide map. In addition, for example, the campus route data may further include message data explaining the travel route. Here, the travel route based on the travel route data may be an optimal route (for example, a shortest route or a barrier-free route) that connects ticket gates or the like when transferring a plurality of transportation facilities within a facility. These map information and the like are stored in advance in the map information database 206f, and the control unit 202 of the travel product information processing server 200 periodically and / or according to the processing by the control unit 202 (for example, The latest data is downloaded from an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map information, etc.) via the network 300 and stored in the map information database 206f (when the control unit 202 needs data). You may update map information.

  The guidance information database 206g is guidance information storage means for storing guidance information (such as voice guidance information and display guidance information). Here, the display guidance information included in the guidance information includes turn-by-turn (TBT), which is arrow navigation that displays guidance such as right and left turns on the screen, which is associated with the direction of travel at a branch point, and the like. For example, it may be character data informing that the position has approached the target, and may be used when the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 executes display guidance. The display guide information may include map information (for example, an enlarged view of an intersection) about a low-scale map around an intersection, a road sign image of a road sign, a road display image of a road sign, and the like. Further, the voice guidance information included in the guidance information may be voice information notifying that there is a congested area around the current position, and “the current crossing road is associated with the entry point of the crossing road. Crossing is possible ”,“ There is a crossing road ahead ”, and“ This is the last crossing road ”,“ There is heavy traffic ahead ”associated with the guidance of the traffic congestion point, Direction of travel at the branching point, etc. Voice information such as “Turn left at the next intersection” associated with, etc., and “Nearly around the destination” associated when the current position approaches the destination, For example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 may be used when executing voice guidance.

  The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 includes a search condition reception unit 202a, a travel product information search unit 202b, an additional condition reception unit 202c, an additional travel information acquisition unit 202d, an output information generation unit 202e, and an output information transmission unit 202f in terms of functional concepts. Prepare.

  Among these, the search condition receiving unit 202 a is a search condition receiving unit that receives a search condition of travel product information that is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100. Here, search conditions are departure place, waypoint, departure date, departure time, arrival time, dissolution time, travel days, stay days, number of people in one room, keywords, meal contents, number of participants, price, means of transportation, products The name, product ID, and / or conditions related to the travel product provider may be included.

  The travel product information search unit 202b is travel product information search means for searching for travel product information stored in the travel product information database 206a based on the search conditions. Here, the travel product information search unit 202b may further acquire POI information related to POI around the visit destination for a fixed action time based on the travel product information from the POI information database 206b.

  The additional condition receiving unit 202 c is an additional condition receiving unit that receives an additional condition that is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and is a search condition for additional travel information transmitted from the terminal device 100. Here, the additional conditions are conditions related to waypoints, keywords, meal contents, and / or activity contents (for example, diving, sky diving, paragliding, regular sightseeing bus boarding, balloon boarding, pleasure boat boarding, etc.). May be included. Further, the additional condition may include a route search condition. Here, the route search conditions are departure place, destination, waypoint, transportation means (for example, use of public transportation, use on foot, use of bicycle, use of railway, use of car, etc.), departure time, time of passage, arrival It may be a condition relating to time and / or date. Further, the additional condition may be POI information.

  Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b based on the additional condition. This is additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring certain additional travel information. Here, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d searches for a free action time route that is a guide route in the free action time based on the additional condition, and includes free action time route information that is route information related to the free action time route. Additional travel information may be acquired. Here, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may search for a free action time path using the network information stored in the network information database 206d. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may further search for a free action time route based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206e. For example, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may search for a free action time route using the network information stored in the network information database 206d based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206e. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may search for a free action time route that satisfies the route search condition included in the additional condition. Further, the additional travel information further includes map information related to the map including the guide route (free action time route) stored in the map information database 206f, and / or the guide route (free action) stored in the guide information database 206g. It may include guidance information (display guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.) output on the (time route).

  Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d further includes a position included in the fixed action time information related to the fixed action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information from the end point of the free action time path based on the acquired additional travel information. It is determined whether or not the travel to the first destination based on the information is in time, and if it is in time, the additional travel information may be stored in the additional travel information database 206c. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may further transmit the acquired additional travel information to the travel product provider. Further, when the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d receives travel product purchase confirmation information based on the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b from the travel product provider, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d is based on the purchase confirmation information. The purchaser ID, the travel product information, and the additional travel information may be associated with each other and stored in the additional travel information database 206c. Further, the travel product information may include free action time information related to the free action time in advance, or the free action time may be determined by the control unit 202. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d searches for travel product information stored in the travel product information database 206a and / or POI information stored in the POI information database 206b based on the additional condition, thereby adding Travel information may be acquired.

  Further, the output information generation unit 202e generates output information including travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b and / or additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d. Means. Here, the output information may further include free action time information related to the free action time. Further, the output information may further include travel product information or recommended information related to coupons, affiliated facilities, and / or discounts related to additional travel information. The output information may further include POI information. The output information may be information including display information. Here, the display information may include current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. The output information generation unit 202e may generate output information including display information (input screen) for inputting search conditions or additional conditions. Further, the output information generation unit 202e may acquire an input screen stored in advance in the storage unit 206. Further, the output information may further include map information related to the map including the free action time path stored in the map information database 206f. The output information may further include guidance information corresponding to the free action time path stored in the guidance information database 206g. Here, the display information may be information (for example, an image, character information, or a display screen) displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100.

  The output information transmission unit 202f is an output information transmission unit that transmits the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e to the terminal device 100.

[Configuration of Terminal Device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 has a function of receiving output information transmitted from the travel product information processing server 200 and outputting the output information via an output unit. The terminal device 100 is, for example, a commercially available information processing device such as a desktop or notebook personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PHS, and a PDA, and a navigation terminal that performs travel route guidance and the like. (For example, a car navigation device). Here, the terminal device 100 may be equipped with an Internet browser or the like, or may be equipped with a route guidance application, a transfer guidance application, an information search application, or the like. Further, the terminal device 100 may include a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, or the like so that the current position can be measured in real time. Further, the terminal device 100 may include an output unit including at least the display unit 114 and the audio output unit 116. The terminal device 100 may include an input unit 118 that performs data input and the like.

  Here, the display unit 114 may be display means for displaying a display screen of an application or the like (for example, a display, a monitor, a touch panel, or the like configured by liquid crystal or organic EL). The audio output unit 116 may be an audio output unit (for example, a speaker) that outputs audio information as audio. The input unit 118 may be, for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a control pad (for example, a touch pad and a game pad), a mouse, a keyboard, and a microphone. The input / output control interface unit 108 controls the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the audio output unit 116, the input unit 118, and the like.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may be, for example, a signal receiving unit that receives a position information signal transmitted from the position transmitting device 500. Here, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS device (for example, a GPS satellite) that transmits a position information signal (GPS signal). Here, the GPS signal may include a time from an atomic clock or the like mounted on the GPS device, and an ephemeris (for example, orbit information) of the GPS device. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a base station (for example, a mobile phone, a car phone, a PHS base station, or the like) that is a device for performing wireless communication with the terminal device 100. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be an IMES device that realizes an IMES (Indoor Message System) technology that enables indoor positioning using a position information signal having characteristics similar to those of a GPS signal.

  Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a GPS repeater that transmits a GPS signal received outdoors indoors. Further, the position transmitting device 500 is arbitrarily installed on each floor of a building (for example, a multilevel parking lot) or an underground structure (for example, a subway station, an underground shopping area, an underground communication passage, and an underground parking lot). A small transmitter may be used. In addition, self-position information (position ID etc.) according to an installation place is allocated to this small transmitter. When the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitter as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, various short-range wireless methods such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system and Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, and the like. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a wireless LAN access point. In the present embodiment, the location acquisition unit 112 may receive wireless LAN signals and acquire access point identification information. Then, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the identification information unique to the access point acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. Here, the position information may indicate a relative position from a reference position in addition to the absolute position specified by the latitude and longitude.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may include a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, an orientation sensor, a distance sensor, and the like that detect a change amount (for example, a vector amount) of the terminal device 100. Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the speed with a speed sensor. The position acquisition unit 112 may detect acceleration with an acceleration sensor. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the azimuth (for example, east, west, south, north, heaven, ground, etc.) and inclination with an azimuth sensor. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the movement distance (displacement) with a distance sensor. Here, the speed sensor may be a laser Doppler vibrometer or the like, and may detect the speed of the terminal device 100 from a difference in frequency caused by the detected Doppler effect. The acceleration sensor may be a mechanical acceleration sensor, an optical acceleration sensor such as an FBG optical fiber type, and a semiconductor acceleration sensor such as a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) acceleration sensor. Further, as the direction sensor, a geomagnetic sensor that detects an absolute traveling direction, an optical gyro that detects a relative traveling direction, or the like may be used. In addition, the orientation sensor may be an electronic compass or the like that can acquire information related to orientation and inclination by combining a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor. Further, when the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for a vehicle, the distance sensor may generate a pulse signal in proportion to the number of rotations of the axle and detect a movement distance in proportion to the number of pulse signals.

  In addition, the position acquisition unit 112 may further include a communication device. When the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for a vehicle, the position of the vehicle is determined from the inter-vehicle communication of the communication device mounted on each vehicle. You may acquire the positional information which shows. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may acquire position information indicating the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the map information.

  The communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communicates between the terminal device 100 and the network 300. It has a function to perform control. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the travel product information processing server 200 or the like via a communication line. The network 300 has a function of interconnecting the terminal device 100 and the travel product information processing server 200 with an external device or an external system such as an external map providing server, for example, the Internet, a telephone line network (mobile phone) Terminal line network and general telephone line network), intranet, power line communication (PLC), or the like.

  The storage unit 106 is a storage unit such as a large-capacity storage unit such as an HDD or an SSD and / or a small-capacity high-speed memory (for example, a cache memory) configured using an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or the like. Various databases, files, and tables (such as the output information file 106a) may be stored. Here, the storage unit 106 may temporarily store various files and the like.

  The output information file 106a is output information storage means for storing output information.

  The control unit 102 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 102 performs the information processing for performing various processes by these programs. The control unit 102 includes a current position information acquisition unit 102a, a search condition transmission unit 102b, an additional condition transmission unit 102c, an output information reception unit 102d, and an output information output unit 102e in terms of functional concept.

  Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a is a current position information acquisition unit that acquires the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes), that is, at a predetermined cycle. Good. In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102 a may further transmit the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 to the travel product information processing server 200. The current position information may include an acquisition time (for example, a transmission time included in the position information signal).

  Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 118 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 118 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 102a corresponds to the display position specified by the user via the input unit 118 (for example, specified via the touch panel) on the map information displayed on the display unit 114. The information may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100.

  The search condition transmission unit 102 b is a search condition transmission unit that transmits the search condition to the travel product information processing server 200 when the search condition is input via the input unit 118. Here, the search condition transmission unit 102b may cause the display unit 114 to display display information (input screen) for inputting the search condition.

  The additional condition transmission unit 102 c is an additional condition transmission unit that transmits the additional condition to the travel product information processing server 200 when an additional condition is input or selected via the input unit 118. Here, the additional condition transmission unit 102c may cause the display unit 114 to display display information (input screen) for inputting or selecting the additional condition.

  The output information receiving unit 102d is an output information receiving unit that receives the output information transmitted from the travel product information processing server 200. Here, the output information receiving unit 102d may further store the received information (output information) in the output information file 106a. Here, when the existing reception information (output information) is stored in the output information file 106a, the output information reception unit 102d uses the newly set reception information (output information) as the existing reception information (output information). ) May be overwritten and stored.

  The output information output unit 102e is output information output means for outputting output information via the output unit. Here, the output information output unit 102e may display the output information on the display unit 114. In addition, the output information output unit 102e may provide route guidance information (such as map information included in the output information and / or route information (free action time route information) included in the output information) and / or the terminal device 100. The route guidance may be executed by displaying the current position information of the user on the display unit 114. Here, when the route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118, the output information output unit 102e may perform route guidance. Further, the output information output unit 102e may display the display guide information on the display unit 114. The output information output unit 102e may output voice information corresponding to the display (voice guidance information included in the guidance information) via the voice output unit 116.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the travel goods information processing system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Travel Product Information Processing System]
Next, an example of processing of the travel product information processing system in the first embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the travel product information processing system in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, the search condition transmission unit 102 b of the terminal device 100 displays an input screen for inputting the search condition of the travel product information on the display unit 114, and the user via the input unit 118 via the input unit 118. When the search condition is input, the search condition is transmitted to the travel product information processing server 200 (step SA-1). Here, the search conditions are departure place, waypoint, departure date, departure time, arrival time, dissolution time, travel days, stay days, number of people in one room, keywords, meal contents, number of participants, price, transportation means (for example, , Public transport use, walking use, bicycle use, airplane use, railway use, or car use, etc.), product name, product ID, and / or travel product provider (travel agency or travel agency), etc. May be included. In addition, the conditions regarding the destination or waypoint are the name of the point where the user plans to visit (travel destination), or location information (for example, point information corresponding to the location tapped on the displayed map information). It may be. For example, when the map information displayed via the input unit 118 is tapped by the user, the search condition transmission unit 102b displays an input screen including the map information on the display unit 114, and corresponds to the tapped position. The point information may be acquired as a condition regarding the visited place or the waypoint, and the search condition including the point information may be transmitted to the travel product information processing server 200.

  Then, the search condition receiving unit 202a of the travel product information processing server 200 receives the search condition transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-2).

  Then, the travel product information search unit 202b of the travel product information processing server 200 searches the travel product information stored in the travel product information database 206a based on the search condition received by the search condition receiving unit 202a (step SA). -3). Here, the travel product information search unit 202b may further acquire POI information related to POI around the visit destination for a fixed action time based on the travel product information from the POI information database 206b. The travel product information search unit 202b may search for travel product information stored in the travel product provider external server 600 based on the search condition received by the search condition receiving unit 202a. In other words, the travel plan data may be captured either from a form downloaded from the external server 600 or a form retrieved locally from the service side (travel product information processing server 200). An alarm may be set for each point of the read plan. The travel product information may include a spot name, address, telephone number, waypoint information, photo data, latitude / longitude, and / or departure / arrival place information of each spot.

  Here, an example of travel product information in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. 3 to 5 are diagrams showing examples of travel product information in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of travel product information (travel product data) in the present embodiment. The travel product data includes the tour product name, departure / destination, accommodation, and schedule information (departure date, Information on the number of nights and schedule details including departure time). 4 and 5 show an example in which the travel product data is displayed in one according to the time axis. As shown in FIG. 4, the travel product data is determined because the accompanying person performs the same action. A fixed action time (time for bus movement, lunch, dinner or breakfast etc. built into the tour schedule) with defined movement or location and time is defined. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the time excluding the fixed action time (the part highlighted in FIG. 4) may be extracted as the free action time (free time). Further, the free action time may be automatically extracted by the system, or may be previously given to the travel product data. As shown in FIG. 5, a time zone (highlighted portion) that allows the user to freely act in the travel product data may be determined and defined in advance. The travel product information may be stored in the travel product information database 206a using a unique ID, and the unique ID may be used for association with other data. In addition, data associated with the user may be referred to from the terminal device 100. The data referred to by the user may be edited by the terminal device 100 and returned to the travel product information processing server 200, and the data returned from the terminal device 100 may be stored by the travel product information processing server 200. .

  Returning to FIG. 2, the output information generation unit 202e of the travel product information processing server 200 generates output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b (step SA-4). Here, the output information may further include POI information acquired by the travel product information search unit 202b. The output information may include display information that emphasizes the free action time information included in the travel product information.

  Then, the output information transmission unit 202f of the travel product information processing server 200 transmits the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e in Step SA-4 to the terminal device 100 (Step SA-5).

  Then, the output information receiving unit 102d of the terminal device 100 receives the output information transmitted from the travel product information processing server 200, and stores the received output information in the output information file 106a (step SA-6).

  Then, the output information output unit 102e of the terminal device 100 displays the output information stored in the output information file 106a on the display unit 114 (step SA-7), thereby presenting the searched travel product information to the user. To do. Here, the output information output unit 102e may cause the user to select the travel product information via the input unit 118 by causing the display unit 114 to display a plurality of travel product information. That is, a plurality of travel plan data may be displayed side by side so that the user can compare information including information such as fees and options.

  Then, the additional condition transmission unit 102c of the terminal device 100 is additional travel information that is travel information in a free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information displayed by the output information output unit 102e. When an input screen for inputting or selecting an additional condition that is a search condition of the user is displayed on the display unit 114 and the user inputs or selects an additional condition via the input unit 118, the additional condition is set as travel product information. It transmits to the processing server 200 (step SA-8). Here, the additional condition transmitting unit 102c displays an input screen for selecting, as an additional condition, POI information related to the POI around the visit destination of the fixed action time included in the output information stored in the output information file 106a. When an additional condition is selected by the user via the input unit 118, the additional condition may be transmitted to the travel product information processing server 200. Further, the additional conditions include conditions related to waypoints, keywords, meal contents, and / or activity contents (for example, diving, sky diving, paragliding, regular sightseeing bus boarding, balloon boarding, pleasure boat boarding, etc.). You may go out. Further, the additional condition may include a route search condition. Here, the route search conditions are departure place, destination, waypoint, transportation means (for example, use of public transportation, use on foot, use of bicycle, use of railway, use of car, etc.), departure time, time of passage, arrival It may be a condition relating to time and / or date.

  Here, an example of an input screen (free time editing screen) for inputting or selecting an additional condition in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10 are diagrams illustrating an example of the free time editing screen according to the present embodiment.

  In the free time editing screen shown in FIG. 6, the free action time (free time) is highlighted and displayed, and a link for accepting an input of an additional condition is displayed. At that time, a route search may be performed for the destination that has received the input, and it may be determined whether or not the action can be achieved within the free action time and presented to the user. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, on the free time editing screen in the tablet terminal, the free action time (free time) is emphasized and displayed, and an icon for accepting an input of an additional condition is displayed in time series as an icon indicating fixed action time information. You may connect to and display. Here, when a free time area (icon) is pressed, a transition to a free time editing screen may be made.

  Moreover, you may make it recommend about the place (ZZ zoo, WW park, and UU aquarium) which can act at free action time (free time) like the free time edit screen shown in FIG. At this time, the facility or the like with which the travel product data provider is affiliated may be set in advance for each travel product and displayed on the free time editing screen. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in the free time editing screen on the tablet terminal, an icon for accepting an input of an additional condition is displayed not only in time series connected to an icon indicating fixed action time information but also in a free action time ( You may display the icon which selects the place (OOcafe, OO art museum, OO side, OO resort, OO performance, and OO restaurant) which can act in free time. Here, free time is displayed as recommended display information about popular spots in the section / area, points set by users using the same plan, advertisements, coupons, discounts, and / or points that can be reached in time. You may display on an edit screen. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, in the free time editing screen on the tablet terminal, instead of displaying an icon for accepting an input of an additional condition, a place where the user can act in free action time (free time) (OOcafe, OO resort, OO Icons for selecting soba, OO art museum, and OO banana garden may be connected to an icon indicating fixed action time information in time series. Here, when the user presses the icon displaying the waypoint, the screen may be changed to a screen for setting a point to stop by in free time. Further, the waypoint displayed on the icon may be a point based on a free word input by the user, a popular spot, or a point set by a person using the same plan. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the points that can be set as transit points can be registered up to 8 points excluding the departure point and the arrival point, and even if areas (icons) are displayed as much as registration is possible. Good.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the additional condition receiving unit 202c of the travel product information processing server 200 receives the additional condition that is the search condition for the additional travel information transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-9).

  Then, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d of the travel product information processing server 200 uses the travel product information (for example, optional tour information) stored in the travel product information database 206a based on the additional conditions received by the additional condition reception unit 202c. Etc.) and / or the POI information stored in the POI information database 206b is searched, and free action is performed using the network information stored in the network information database 206d based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206e. A free action time route that is a guide route in time is searched, and additional travel information including free action time route information that is route information related to the free action time route is acquired (step SA-10). Here, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may search for a free action time route that satisfies the route search condition included in the additional condition. Further, the additional travel information further includes map information related to the map including the guide route (free action time route) stored in the map information database 206f, and / or the guide route (free action) stored in the guide information database 206g. It may include guidance information (display guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.) output on the (time route). Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d further includes a position included in the fixed action time information related to the fixed action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information from the end point of the free action time path based on the acquired additional travel information. It is determined whether or not the travel to the first destination based on the information is in time, and if it is in time, the additional travel information may be stored in the additional travel information database 206c. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d may further transmit the acquired additional travel information to the travel product provider. Further, for example, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d further selects popular information indicating how a predetermined waypoint is selected as an additional condition, and what POI is selected as an additional condition for a user in their 30s. Information indicating whether or not, and information indicating whether or not the user has gone to a transit point selected as an additional condition at a later date may be fed back to the travel product provider. Further, when the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d receives travel product purchase confirmation information based on the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b from the travel product provider, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d is based on the purchase confirmation information. The purchaser ID, the travel product information, and the additional travel information may be associated with each other and stored in the additional travel information database 206c. Further, the travel product information may include free action time information related to the free action time in advance, or the free action time may be determined by the control unit 202.

  Then, the output information generation unit 202e of the travel product information processing server 200 outputs the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b and / or the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d. Information is generated (step SA-11). Here, the output information may further include free action time information related to the free action time. Further, the output information may further include travel product information or recommended information related to coupons, affiliated facilities, and / or discounts related to additional travel information. Further, the output information may further include map information related to the map including the free action time path stored in the map information database 206f. The output information may further include guidance information corresponding to the free action time path stored in the guidance information database 206g.

  Then, the output information transmission unit 202f of the travel product information processing server 200 transmits the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e in Step SA-11 to the terminal device 100 (Step SA-12).

  Then, the output information receiving unit 102d of the terminal device 100 receives the output information transmitted from the travel product information processing server 200, and stores the received output information in the output information file 106a (step SA-13).

  And the output information output part 102e of the terminal device 100 displays the output information memorize | stored in the output information file 106a on the display part 114 (step SA-14), and complete | finishes a process. When the user inputs a route guidance start request for the free action time route via the input unit 118, the output information output unit 102e outputs the output information file 106a on the map information stored in the output information file 106a. The route information is executed by superimposing the free action time route information stored in the information and the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 102a on the display unit 114. May be. Here, the output information output unit 102e may cause the display unit 114 to display display guide information corresponding to the free action time path stored in the output information file 106a. Further, the output information output unit 102e may output voice information corresponding to the display (voice guidance information stored in the output information file 106a) via the voice output unit 116.

  Here, an example of output information in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. 11 and 12 are diagrams illustrating an example of output information in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 11 shows output information (output screen) that integrally displays travel product information (travel product data) including movement planned for free action time, and the user himself / herself includes the travel product data in the participating travel product data. The fixed action time and the free action time planned by the user can be viewed as a single piece of travel data. This display need not be performed with one piece of travel product data, but may be temporarily stored so that it can be performed with a plurality of pieces of travel product data. The user may compare the planned travel product data, consider the purchase, and register only those that have been decided to purchase. In this way, the user can compare the travel product data with customization (plan of free action time) instead of the travel product data of the fixed action time presented in the catalog. It is possible to select travel products while imagining local actions. In addition, since the purchase is decided, it can be read out when necessary after the fact. Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the output information (output screen) in the tablet terminal is connected in time series based on the additional condition (point information specified by the user) selected on the free time editing screen in FIG. An icon indicating the free action time information (OO Banana Garden, OO Museum of Art, and OOcafe) may be connected to the icon indicating the fixed action time information in time series.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the travel goods information processing system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a travel product information processing system (server-driven type) according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. Here, FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing server 200 in the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  In the travel product information processing system in the second embodiment, the travel product information processing server 200 generates data to be displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 and transmits these data to the terminal device 100. Thus, the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 is caused to function. Thus, the second embodiment differs from the other embodiments in that the travel product information processing server 200 performs server-driven processing.

[Configuration of Travel Product Information Server 200]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing server 200 in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the travel product information processing server 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 116), an input unit 118, and a control unit 102. Is connected to the terminal device 100 including at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each unit of the travel product information processing server 200 and the terminal device 100 is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  In FIG. 13, the travel product information processing server 200 searches for travel product information based on the search condition input from the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100, and the input of the terminal device 100. The additional travel information in the free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the searched travel product information based on the additional condition input via the unit 118 and transmitted from the terminal device 100 The travel information is acquired, the searched travel product information and the output information including the acquired additional travel information are generated, and the output control information including the output information is transmitted to the terminal device 100. It has a function of outputting via the output unit of the terminal device 100.

  The travel control information processing server 200 includes a communication control interface unit 204 and a storage unit 206 (travel product information database 206a, POI information database 206b, additional travel information database 206c, network information database 206d, traffic information database 206e, map information database 206f. And the function of the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the voice output unit 116, and the input unit 118 in the terminal device 100 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, explanation is omitted.

  In FIG. 13, the control unit 202 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 functionally conceptually includes a search condition reception unit 202a, a travel product information search unit 202b, an additional condition reception unit 202c, an additional travel information acquisition unit 202d, an output information generation unit 202e, a current position information acquisition unit 202g, and The output control unit 202h is provided. The functions of the search condition reception unit 202a, the travel product information search unit 202b, the additional condition reception unit 202c, the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d, and the output information generation unit 202e are the same as those in the first embodiment. Is omitted.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 202g is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 202g may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes), that is, at a predetermined cycle. Good. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 202g receives the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 of the terminal device 100 from the terminal device 100, and the position information calculated from the position information signal is the terminal device. It may be acquired as current position information of 100 users. The current position information acquisition unit 202g receives position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 118 of the terminal apparatus 100, and uses the position information as a user of the terminal apparatus 100. May be acquired as current position information.

  The output control unit 202h is output control means for outputting the output information via the output unit of the terminal device 100 by transmitting the output control information including the output information to the terminal device 100. Here, the output control unit 202h may display the display information on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by transmitting the output control information including the output information including the display information to the terminal device 100. The output control unit 202h transmits output control information including output information including display information to the terminal device 100, such as when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100. Route guidance may be executed by displaying the display information on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100. Further, the output control unit 202h further transmits output control information including output information including voice information corresponding to the display information (for example, voice guidance information stored in the guidance information database 206g) to the terminal device 100. Thus, the voice guidance may be executed by outputting the voice information via the voice output unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  Above, description of an example of the structure of the travel goods information processing server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Travel product information processing system (server-driven processing)]
Next, an example of processing of the travel product information processing system in the second embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel product information processing system according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 14, first, the output information generation unit 202e of the travel product information processing server 200 generates an input screen for inputting search conditions for travel product information (step SB-1). Here, the output information generation unit 202e may acquire an input screen for inputting search conditions for travel product information stored in the storage unit 206 in advance.

  Then, the output control unit 202h of the travel product information processing server 200 transmits the output control information including the input screen generated by the output information generation unit 202e to the terminal device 100, so that the input screen is displayed on the terminal device 100. It is displayed on the display unit 114 (step SB-2).

  Then, when the search condition is input by the user via the input unit 118, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 transmits the search condition to the travel product information processing server 200 (step SB-3).

  Here, the processing of step SB-4 and step SB-5 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 14 is the same as the processing of step SA-2 and step SA-3 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Since there is, explanation is omitted.

  Then, the output information generation unit 202e of the travel product information processing server 200 generates output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b (step SB-6). Here, the output information may further include an input screen for selecting POI information acquired by the travel product information search unit 202b as an additional condition. The output information may include display information that emphasizes the free action time information included in the travel product information.

  Then, the output control unit 202h of the travel product information processing server 200 transmits the output control information including the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e in Step SB-6 to the terminal device 100, thereby outputting the output information. Is displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 (step SB-7), and the searched travel product information is presented to the user. Here, the output control unit 202h may cause the user to select the travel product information via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 by causing the display unit 114 to display a plurality of travel product information. Further, the output control unit 202h may further display an input screen for selecting POI information included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e as an additional condition on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100. .

  And the control part 102 of the terminal device 100 will transmit the said additional condition to the travel goods information processing server 200, when the additional condition is input or selected via the input part 118 by the user (step SB-8).

  Here, the processing of step SB-9 and step SB-10 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 14 is the same as the processing of step SA-9 and step SA-10 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Since there is, explanation is omitted.

  Then, the output information generation unit 202e of the travel product information processing server 200 outputs the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 202b and / or the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit 202d. Information is generated (step SB-11). Here, the output information may further include free action time information related to the free action time. Further, the output information may further include travel product information or recommended information related to coupons, affiliated facilities, and / or discounts related to additional travel information. Further, the output information may further include map information related to the map including the free action time path stored in the map information database 206f. The output information may further include guidance information corresponding to the free action time path stored in the guidance information database 206g. The output information may include the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 202g.

  Then, the output control unit 202h of the travel product information processing server 200 transmits the output control information including the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e in Step SB-11 to the terminal device 100, thereby outputting the output information. Is displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 (step SB-12), and the process ends. When the user inputs a route guidance start request for the free action time route via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, the output control unit 202h displays the map information generated by the output information generation unit 202e. , By transmitting the output control information including the free action time path information and the output information on which the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 is superimposed to the terminal device 100, the output information is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100. By displaying on 114, route guidance may be executed. Here, the output control unit 202h transmits the output control information including the display guide information corresponding to the free action time path included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e to the terminal device 100, thereby displaying the display. The guidance information may be displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100. Further, the output control unit 202h further provides voice information corresponding to display information included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 202e (for example, voice guidance information stored in the guidance information database 206g). The voice guidance may be executed by transmitting the output control information including “” to the terminal device 100 and outputting the voice information via the voice output unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the travel goods information processing system in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a travel product information processing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. Here, FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing apparatus 400 in the third embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. Here, in the travel product information processing system according to the third embodiment, a configuration in which each component is all provided in one housing and performs processing alone (stand-alone type) will be described as a travel product information processing apparatus 400. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and each component is provided in a separate housing and is connected via the network 300 or the like to constitute a conceptual device (for example, cloud computing). Also good.

  In the third embodiment, all functions are integrated into the travel product information processing apparatus 400, travel product information is searched based on the search condition input via the input unit 418, and the input unit 418 is Travel information that is travel information in free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the searched travel product information based on the additional conditions input via It has functions such as generating product information and output information including the acquired additional travel information, and outputting the generated output information via the output unit.

[Configuration of Travel Product Information Processing Device 400]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel product information processing apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the travel product information processing apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 412, an output unit (display unit 414 and audio output unit 416), an input unit 418, a control unit 402, and the like. And at least a storage unit 406. Each part of these travel merchandise information processing devices 400 may be communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path. The travel product information processing apparatus 400 is, for example, various navigation terminals such as PND (Portable Navigation Device), various information processing apparatuses such as notebook personal computers, or mobile terminal apparatuses such as mobile phones, PHS, and PDAs. May be. The travel product information processing apparatus 400 is connected to the external server 600 (for example, a travel product provider that provides travel product information) via the network 300 via the communication control interface unit 404 so as to be able to communicate with each other. May be.

  In FIG. 15, the functions of the communication control interface unit 404, the input / output control interface unit 408, the position acquisition unit 412, the display unit 414, the audio output unit 416, and the input unit 418 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, explanation is omitted. In addition, each unit of the storage unit 406 (travel product information database 406a, POI information database 406b, additional travel information database 406c, network information database 406d, traffic information database 406e, map information database 406f, guidance information database 406g, etc.) Except for the point that the travel product information processing apparatus 400 is provided instead of the travel product information processing server 200, the functions are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  In addition, as for each part of the control unit 402, each function is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the travel product information processing apparatus 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type and the control unit 402 does not include each transmission unit. And basically the same.

  In FIG. 15, the control unit 402 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 402 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 402 has a functional concept in terms of a current position information acquisition unit 402a, a search condition acquisition unit 402b, a travel product information search unit 402c, an additional condition acquisition unit 402d, an additional travel information acquisition unit 402e, an output information generation unit 402f, and The output information output unit 402g is provided.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 402 a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the travel product information processing apparatus 400. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the current position information of the user of the travel product information processing apparatus 400 at a predetermined cycle (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). Further, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 412 as the current position information of the user of the travel product information processing apparatus 400. Good. The current position information may include an acquisition time (for example, a transmission time included in the position information signal).

  In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 402a acquires position information such as position coordinates regarding the current position input by the user via the input unit 418 as the current position information of the user of the travel product information processing apparatus 400. Also good. Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 418 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 402a travels the coordinates specified (for example, specified via the touch panel) on the display screen based on the map information displayed on the display unit 414 by the user via the input unit 418. The current position information of the user of the product information processing apparatus 400 may be acquired.

  The search condition acquisition unit 402 b is a search condition acquisition unit that acquires search conditions for travel product information input via the input unit 418. Here, the search condition acquisition unit 402b may cause the display unit 414 to display display information (input screen) for inputting the search condition.

  The travel product information search unit 402c is travel product information search means for searching for travel product information stored in the travel product information database 406a based on the search conditions. Here, the travel product information search unit 402c may further acquire POI information related to POI around the visit destination for a fixed action time based on the travel product information from the POI information database 406b.

  The additional condition acquisition unit 402d is an additional condition acquisition unit that acquires additional conditions that are search conditions for additional travel information input via the input unit 418. Here, the additional condition acquisition unit 402d may cause the display unit 414 to display display information (input screen) for inputting the additional condition.

  Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e is travel information in free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 402c based on the additional condition. It is an additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring certain additional travel information. Here, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e searches for a free action time route that is a guide route in the free action time based on the additional condition, and includes free action time route information that is route information related to the free action time route. Additional travel information may be acquired. Here, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may search for a free action time path using network information stored in the network information database 406d. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may further search for a free action time route based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406e. For example, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may search for a free action time route using the network information stored in the network information database 406d based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406e. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may search for a free action time route that satisfies the route search condition included in the additional condition. Further, the additional travel information further includes map information related to the map including the guide route (free action time route) stored in the map information database 406f and / or the guide route (free action) stored in the guide information database 406g. It may include guidance information (display guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.) output on the (time route).

  Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e further includes a position included in the fixed action time information related to the fixed action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information from the end point of the free action time path based on the acquired additional travel information. It is determined whether or not the travel to the first destination based on the information is in time, and if it is in time, the additional travel information may be stored in the additional travel information database 406c. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may further transmit the acquired additional travel information to the travel product provider. Further, when the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e receives travel product purchase confirmation information based on the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 402c from the travel product provider, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e is based on the purchase confirmation information. The purchaser ID, the travel product information, and the additional travel information may be associated with each other and stored in the additional travel information database 406c. The travel product information may include free action time information related to the free action time in advance, or the free action time may be determined by the control unit 402. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e searches for travel product information stored in the travel product information database 406a and / or POI information stored in the POI information database 406b based on the additional condition, thereby adding Travel information may be acquired.

  Further, the output information generation unit 402f generates output information including travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 402c and / or additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e. Means. Here, the output information may further include free action time information related to the free action time. Further, the output information may further include travel product information or recommended information related to coupons, affiliated facilities, and / or discounts related to additional travel information. The output information may further include POI information. The output information may be information including display information. Here, the display information may include the current position information of the user of the travel product information processing apparatus 400. The output information generation unit 402f may generate output information including display information (input screen) for inputting search conditions or additional conditions. The output information generation unit 402f may acquire an input screen stored in advance in the storage unit 406. Further, the output information may further include map information regarding a map including the free action time path stored in the map information database 406f. The output information may further include guidance information corresponding to the free action time path stored in the guidance information database 406g. Here, the display information may be information (for example, an image, character information, or a display screen) displayed on the display unit 414 of the travel product information processing apparatus 400.

  The output information output unit 402g is output information output means for outputting the output information via the output unit. Here, the output information output unit 402g may display the output information on the display unit 414. The output information output unit 402g also provides route guidance information (such as map information included in the output information and / or route information (free action time route information) included in the output information) and / or travel product information processing. The route guidance may be executed by displaying the current position information of the user of the device 400 on the display unit 414. Here, the output information output unit 402g may execute route guidance when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 418. Further, the output information output unit 402g may display the display guide information on the display unit 414. Further, the output information output unit 402g may output voice information corresponding to the display (voice guidance information included in the guidance information) via the voice output unit 416.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the travel product information processing apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of travel product information processing apparatus 400]
Next, an example of processing of the travel product information processing system (travel product information processing apparatus 400) in the third embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the travel product information processing system according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 16, first, the search condition acquisition unit 402 b displays an input screen for inputting travel product information search conditions on the display unit 414, and the search conditions are input by the user via the input unit 418. If so, the search condition is acquired (step SC-1). Here, when the map information displayed via the input unit 418 is tapped by the user, the search condition acquisition unit 402b displays the input screen including the map information on the display unit 414, and corresponds to the tapped position. Point information to be acquired may be acquired as a search condition.

  Then, the travel product information search unit 402c searches the travel product information stored in the travel product information database 406a based on the search condition acquired by the search condition acquisition unit 402b (step SC-2). Here, the travel product information search unit 402c may further acquire POI information related to POI around the visit destination for a fixed action time based on the travel product information from the POI information database 406b. The travel product information search unit 402c may search for travel product information stored in the external server 600 of the travel product provider based on the search conditions acquired by the search condition acquisition unit 402b.

  Then, the output information generation unit 402f generates output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 402c (Step SC-3). Here, the output information may further include POI information acquired by the travel product information search unit 402c.

  Then, the output information output unit 402g displays the output information generated by the output information generation unit 402f in Step SC-3 on the display unit 414 (Step SC-4), and the travel product searched for by the user. Present information. Here, the output information output unit 402g may cause the user to select travel product information via the input unit 418 by causing the display unit 414 to display a plurality of travel product information.

  The additional condition acquisition unit 402d is a search condition for additional travel information that is travel information in free action time other than the fixed action time based on the fixed action time information included in the travel product information displayed by the output information output unit 402g. An input screen for inputting or selecting a certain additional condition is displayed on the display unit 414, and when the user inputs or selects an additional condition via the input unit 418, the additional condition is acquired (step SC-5). ). Here, the additional condition acquisition unit 402d displays an input screen for selecting, as an additional condition, POI information related to the POI around the visit destination of the fixed action time included in the output information displayed by the output information output unit 402g. When the additional condition is displayed via the input unit 418 by the user, the additional condition may be acquired.

  Then, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e is based on the additional conditions acquired by the additional condition acquisition unit 402d, travel product information (for example, optional tour information) stored in the travel product information database 406a, and / or The POI information stored in the POI information database 406b is searched, and based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406e, using the network information stored in the network information database 406d, the freedom route that is the guide route in the free action time An action time route is searched, and additional travel information including free action time route information that is route information related to the free action time route is acquired (step SC-6). Here, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may search for a free action time route that satisfies the route search condition included in the additional condition. Further, the additional travel information further includes map information related to the map including the guide route (free action time route) stored in the map information database 406f and / or the guide route (free action) stored in the guide information database 406g. It may include guidance information (display guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.) output on the (time route). Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e further includes a position included in the fixed action time information related to the fixed action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information from the end point of the free action time path based on the acquired additional travel information. It is determined whether or not the travel to the first destination based on the information is in time, and if it is in time, the additional travel information may be stored in the additional travel information database 406c. Further, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e may further transmit the acquired additional travel information to the travel product provider. Further, when the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e receives travel product purchase confirmation information based on the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 402c from the travel product provider, the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e is based on the purchase confirmation information. The purchaser ID, the travel product information, and the additional travel information may be associated with each other and stored in the additional travel information database 406c. The travel product information may include free action time information related to the free action time in advance, or the free action time may be determined by the control unit 402.

  Then, the output information generation unit 402f generates output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit 402c and / or the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit 402e (step SC). -7). Here, the output information may further include free action time information related to the free action time. Further, the output information may further include travel product information or recommended information related to coupons, affiliated facilities, and / or discounts related to additional travel information. Further, the output information may further include map information regarding a map including the free action time path stored in the map information database 406f. The output information may further include guidance information corresponding to the free action time path stored in the guidance information database 406g.

  Then, the output information output unit 402g causes the display unit 414 to display the output information generated by the output information generation unit 402f in Step SC-7 (Step SC-8), and ends the process. The output information output unit 402g displays the map information included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 402f when a route guidance start request for the free action time route is input by the user via the input unit 418. The free action time route information included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 402f and the current position information of the user of the travel product information processing apparatus 400 acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a are superimposed on By displaying the information on the display unit 414, route guidance may be executed. Here, the output information output unit 402g may cause the display unit 414 to display display guide information corresponding to the free action time path included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 402f. Further, the output information output unit 402g may output voice information corresponding to the display (voice guidance information included in the output information generated by the output information generation unit 402f) via the voice output unit 416.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the travel goods information processing system in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be applied to various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be implemented.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  In addition, regarding the terminal device 100, the travel product information processing server 200, and the travel product information processing device 400, the illustrated components are functionally conceptual and are not necessarily physically configured as illustrated. I don't need it.

  For example, the processing functions provided in each device of the terminal device 100, the travel product information processing server 200, and the travel product information processing device 400, in particular, each processing function performed in the control unit 102, the control unit 202, and the control unit 402. As for, all or any part thereof may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic. Note that the program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a programmed instruction for causing a computer to execute the method according to the present invention, which will be described later. The information is mechanically read by the travel product information processing server 200 and the travel product information processing device 400. That is, in the storage unit 106 such as a ROM or HDD, the storage unit 206, and the storage unit 406 are recorded with a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU and performing various processes in cooperation with the OS (Operating System). Has been. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the travel product information processing server 200, and the travel product information processing device 400 via an arbitrary network 300, It is also possible to download all or part of it if necessary.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and may be configured as a program product. Here, the “recording medium” is any memory card, USB memory, SD card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, MO, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, etc. Of “portable physical media”.

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. The “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but is distributed in the form of a plurality of modules and libraries, or in cooperation with a separate program represented by an OS (Operating System). Including those that achieve the function. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Storage unit 106, storage unit 206, and various databases stored in storage unit 406 (output information file 106a, travel product information database 206a, POI information database 206b, additional travel information database 206c, network information database 206d, traffic Information database 206e, map information database 206f, guide information database 206g, travel product information database 406a, POI information database 406b, additional travel information database 406c, network information database 406d, traffic information database 406e, map information database 406f, and guide information The database 406g) includes a memory device such as a RAM and a ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, an Beauty, a storage means such as an optical disc, various programs used for various processes and Web site provision, tables, databases, and stores the Web page files, and the like.

  In addition, the terminal device 100, the travel product information processing server 200, and the travel product information processing device 400 may be configured as information processing devices such as known personal computers and workstations. The peripheral devices may be connected. The terminal device 100, the travel product information processing server 200, and the travel product information processing device 400 are realized by installing software (including programs, data, and the like) that causes the information processing device to implement the method of the present invention. May be.

  Furthermore, the specific form of distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of them may be functional or physical in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. Can be distributed and integrated. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and may be selectively implemented.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a travel product information processing system and a travel product information processing server that are easy for a user to consider or select when purchasing a travel tour provided by a travel agency or a travel agent or the like. Since the travel product information processing method and program can be provided, the present invention is extremely useful in various fields such as information devices that support navigation and the information processing field.

100 terminal device 102 control unit
102a Current position information acquisition unit
102b Search condition transmitter
102c additional condition transmitter
102d Output information receiver
102e Output information output unit 104 Communication control interface unit 106 Storage unit
106a output information file 108 input / output control interface unit 112 position acquisition unit 114 display unit 116 audio output unit 118 input unit 200 travel product information processing server 202 control unit
202a Search condition receiver
202b Travel product information search section
202c Additional condition receiver
202d Additional travel information acquisition unit
202e Output information generation unit
202f Output information transmitter
202g Current location information acquisition unit
202h Output control unit 204 Communication control interface unit 206 Storage unit
206a Travel Product Information Database
206b POI information database
206c Additional travel information database
206d Network information database
206e Traffic Information Database
206f Map information database
206 g Guide information database 300 Network 400 Travel product information processing device 402 Control unit
402a Current position information acquisition unit
402b Search condition acquisition unit
402c Travel product information search section
402d Additional condition acquisition unit
402e Additional travel information acquisition unit
402f Output information generation unit
402g Output information output unit 404 Communication control interface unit 406 Storage unit
406a Travel product information database
406b POI information database
406c Additional travel information database
406d Network information database
406e Traffic Information Database
406f Map information database
406 g Guidance information database 408 Input / output control interface unit 412 Position acquisition unit 414 Display unit 416 Audio output unit 418 Input unit 500 Position transmission device 600 External server

Claims (13)

Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information , which is information about group behavior including location information, travel information, and time related to a preset destination, and in which group behavior time to be grouped is defined ;
Travel product information search means for searching the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search condition input via the input unit ;
Specifying means for specifying a free action time outside during Ma以 the collective action that is included in the above Symbol travel commodity information retrieval means the travel commodity information retrieved by,
Receiving means for receiving an input of additional search conditions for searching for additional travel information in the free action time specified by the specifying means;
Additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring the additional travel information based on the additional search condition received by the reception means ;
The travel merchandise information retrieved by the travel merchandise information retrieval means, and generates an output information including said additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit, and the output information output means you output,
Characterized by comprising a information processing system. A information processing system according to claim 1,
The additional travel information acquisition means includes
Based on the additional search condition, searching for a free action time route that is a guide route in the free action time, and acquiring the additional travel information including free action time route information that is route information related to the free action time route. and wherein, information processing system. A information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The above travel product information
Advance the free action time is defined, or, characterized in that the freely moving time is determined by the control unit, information processing system. A information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
Above Symbol output information,
Further comprising between the time the free action,
The output information output means includes
During the time of the free time it included in the output information or, characterized in that the additional travel, is displayed in Table radical 113 at distinguishable display mode, information processing system. A information processing system according to claim 2,
Above Kijo report processing system,
Additional travel information storage means for storing the additional travel information;
Further comprising
The additional travel information acquisition means includes
Furthermore, from the end of the free action time route based on the acquired the additional travel information, Oite to the collective action time immediately after the free action time based on the additional travel information, to the first of the above visited based on the position information If the mobile may determine whether in time, in time, characterized by storing the additional resources to the additional travel information storage unit, information processing system. A information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The above output information is
In addition, the travel product information, or coupon related to the additional travel information, partnership facility, and / or, characterized in that it comprises a recommended information about the discount, information processing system. A information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The additional travel information acquisition means includes
Furthermore, and transmits the acquired the additional travel information travel products provider, information processing system. A information processing system according to claim 2,
Above Kijo report processing system,
Additional travel information storage means for storing the additional travel information;
Further comprising
The additional travel information acquisition means includes
Furthermore, when the purchase confirmation information of the travel product based on the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means is received from the travel product provider, the purchaser ID based on the purchase confirmation information and the travel product information in association with the additional resources, characterized in that stored in the additional travel information storage unit, information processing system.   A server connected to the terminal device so as to be communicable,
  Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information, which is information related to group behavior including location information, travel information, and time related to a preset destination, and in which group behavior time to be grouped is defined;
  Travel product information search means for searching for the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search condition input via the input unit of the terminal device;
  A specifying means for specifying a free action time other than the group action time included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means;
  When the terminal device receives an input of an additional search condition for searching for additional travel information in the free action time specified by the specifying means, the addition is performed based on the received additional search condition. Additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring travel information,
  Output information generation means for generating output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means and the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition means;
  Output information transmitting means for transmitting the output information;
  An information processing program that functions as a computer program.   An information processing system composed of a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected to be communicable,
  Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information, which is information about group behavior including location information, travel information, and time related to a preset destination, and in which group behavior time to be grouped is defined;
  Travel product information search means for searching the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search condition input via the input unit;
  A specifying means for specifying a free action time other than the group action time included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means;
  Receiving means for receiving an input of additional search conditions for searching for additional travel information in the free action time specified by the specifying means;
  Additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring the additional travel information based on the additional search condition received by the reception means;
  Output information output means for generating and outputting output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means and the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition means;
  An information processing program for functioning as
  One information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices is
  An information processing program for causing one or more of the above means to function.   An information processing program for causing the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 to function, comprising a plurality of information processing devices connected to be communicable,
  One information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices is
  An information processing program for causing one or more of the above means to function.   Computer
  Travel product information storage means for storing travel product information, which is information related to group behavior including location information, travel information, and time related to a preset destination, and in which group behavior time to be grouped is defined;
  Travel product information search means for searching the travel product information stored in the travel product information storage means based on the search conditions input via the input unit;
  A specifying means for specifying a free action time other than the group action time included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means;
  Receiving means for receiving an input of additional search conditions for searching for additional travel information in the free action time specified by the specifying means;
  Additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring the additional travel information based on the additional search condition received by the reception means;
  Output information output means for generating and outputting output information including the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means and the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition means;
  An information processing program that functions as a computer program.   The travel product information search means is information on group behavior including location information, travel information, and time relating to a preset destination stored in the storage unit based on a search condition input via the input unit. Searching for travel product information in which the group action time to be grouped is defined,
  A step of specifying a free action time other than the group action time included in the travel product information searched by the travel product information search means;
  A step of receiving an input of additional search conditions for searching for additional travel information in the free action time specified by the specifying means;
  An additional travel information acquisition means for acquiring the additional travel information based on the additional search condition received by the reception means;
  An output information output unit that generates and outputs the travel product information searched by the travel product information search unit and output information including the additional travel information acquired by the additional travel information acquisition unit;
  An information processing method comprising:

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