JP6506609B2 - Notification system, server device and notification method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for notifying a user of a method of moving from a departure place to a destination.

  Conventionally, a service for notifying a moving method from a departure place designated by a user to a destination is provided. Non-Patent Document 1 combines a train, an airplane, a bus, a car, a ferry, and a walk, and displays a route with a short travel time from the departure place to the destination, a low fare, or a small number of transfers. It is described. In patent document 1, when the user is traveling on a familiar road (daily travel), static information registered in advance in a map database such as a curve warning, a level crossing warning, and a prefectural border guidance is presented. When traveling on a road unknown to the user (non-daily driving), it is possible to further guide information that changes with time such as road traffic information such as traffic congestion, construction, and accident, weather information, etc. Have been described.

  Further, Patent Documents 2 to 4 disclose techniques for guiding one of a plurality of routes (routes) corresponding to a combination of one starting point and one destination. Patent Document 2 describes correcting candidate selection of candidate travel paths or ranking of candidates based on physical information including at least one of the user's age, gender, height, and weight. In Patent Document 3, a route from a starting point to a destination based on a weather cost determined from events such as night, rain, cloudy and sunny, and a seasonal coefficient determined from events such as spring, summer, autumn, and winter It is stated that setting. Patent Document 4 describes that, when there is a route that has been passed a predetermined number of times or more in order to go to a set destination, setting the route as a guide route for going to the destination There is.

JP 2005-331294 A JP, 2013-53879, A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-294470 JP 2006-30108 A

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  In the technology described in Non-Patent Document 1, notification of a travel method is performed by combining a train, an airplane, a bus, a car, a ferry, and a walk, regardless of what land the departure place and the destination are on. However, in areas such as urban areas where public transportation has developed and areas such as rural areas, the number of vehicles (for example, trains and buses) for transporting people and the places where they get on and off The number of stations (for example, stations and stops) differs greatly. In the former area, it is convenient for the user to move by a movement method centering on public transportation, but in the latter area, movement by this movement method may be inconvenient. On the other hand, with regard to the movement method using a private car, the latter area where the traffic volume and the number of passers are smaller may be more convenient for the user than the former area.

According to the technology described in Patent Document 1, although information to be guided during driving differs depending on whether daily driving or non-daily driving, the moving method to be guided according to the combination of one starting point and destination is one way. . According to the techniques described in Patent Documents 2 to 4, one of a plurality of routes is guided for a combination of one starting point and one destination, but the land of the starting point and the destination is what kind of land There is no consideration as to whether there is any, and there is the same problem as in the case of the technique of Non-Patent Document 1.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technology for preferentially notifying a user of a predetermined moving method according to the attribute of the land of the starting point or destination when there are a plurality of moving methods from the starting point to the destination. It is to provide.

  In order to solve the problems described above, the notification system of the present invention includes reception means for receiving an input of a user's departure place and destination, and a method of moving from the departure place for which the input is received to a destination. Determining means for determining a notification priority for each of the plurality of moving methods according to the land attribute of the starting point or destination, and at least one of the plurality of moving methods according to the determined priority And notification means for notifying the user of a part of the movement method.

  In the notification system of the present invention, the land attribute may include an attribute different for each user. In this case, the land attribute includes an attribute indicating the daily area or the non-daily area of the user with respect to the departure place or destination from which the input is received, and the determination means indicates the non-daily area The priority of the notification of the movement method may be increased in that the route from the departure place where the input is received to the destination includes a passing place that satisfies a predetermined condition as compared to the case where the daily area is indicated .

In the notification system of the present invention, the land attribute may include an attribute according to a history of movement of the user.
In the notification system of the present invention, the determination means may determine the priority based on an attribute or a state of the user in addition to the land attribute.
In the notification system of the present invention, the determination means may determine the priority based on the user's schedule or the environment around the user in addition to the land attribute.

  The server apparatus according to the present invention is an information acquisition means for acquiring information of a user's departure place and destination from the communication terminal apparatus of the user, and a plurality of methods for moving from the departure place to the destination. Determining means for determining a notification priority for each of the plurality of moving methods according to the land attribute of the place or the destination, and at least a part of the plurality of moving methods according to the determined priority And an information transmitting means for transmitting information on a movement method to the communication terminal device.

  The communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention comprises: reception means for receiving an input of a user's departure place and destination; information transmission means for transmitting information on the departure place and destination for which the input is received to a server apparatus; The server apparatus, according to a plurality of moving methods from the accepted place of departure to the destination, and information of priority of notification determined for each of the plurality of moving methods according to the land attribute of the place of departure or the destination Information notifying means for obtaining information from at least one of the plurality of moving methods according to the determined priority based on the information obtained from the server device; Equipped with

  The program according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving an input of a user's destination to a computer of a communication terminal device; transmitting information of the destination from which the input is received to the server device; Acquiring from the server apparatus information of a moving method for moving from the position of the user to the destination using the vehicle when it is determined that there is a vehicle, and the information acquired from the server apparatus And notifying the user of a moving method for moving from the position of the user to the destination using the available vehicle.

  The notification method of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving an input of a user's departure place and destination; and when there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure place where the input is accepted to a destination, the land of the departure place or destination Determining the priority of notification for each of the plurality of moving methods according to the attribute; and notifying the user of at least some of the moving methods of the plurality of moving methods according to the determined priority. And

  According to the present invention, when there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure place to the destination, it is possible to preferentially notify the user of a predetermined moving method according to the attribute of the land of the departure place or the destination.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The figure which shows the whole structure of the notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the server apparatus which concerns on the embodiment. The block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the communication terminal device concerning the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional configurations of a server device and a communication terminal device according to the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the process which the server apparatus and communication terminal device which concern on the embodiment perform. Explanatory drawing of an example of the notification of the movement method which concerns on the same embodiment. Explanatory drawing of an example of the notification of the movement method which concerns on the same embodiment. The flowchart which shows the process which the server apparatus and communication terminal device of the notification system which concern on 2nd Embodiment of this invention perform. Explanatory drawing of an example of the notification of the movement method which concerns on the same embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a notification system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The notification system 1 is a system that notifies the user of a moving method from the user's departure place to the destination. The departure point corresponds to the start point of the route traveled by the user, and the destination corresponds to the end point of the route traveled by the user. The movement method includes a route for moving from the departure place to the destination. Also, the movement method includes information of the movement means used for movement of the route. Means of transportation include, for example, public transportation such as trains, buses, airplanes, bicycles and cars, vehicles other than public transportation such as taxis, and walking. In addition, the movement method includes the information of the place of getting on and off the vehicle and the time of arrival and departure for the route using public transportation. Furthermore, the movement method includes information on the time and charge required for movement.

As shown in FIG. 1, the notification system 1 includes a server device 10 and a communication terminal device 20. The server device 10 and the communication terminal device 20 have a function of connecting to the network 100. The network 100 is a communication line that includes a mobile communication network, a switch, a base station, and the like, and is managed and operated by a predetermined communication carrier.
Although only one communication terminal device 20 is shown in FIG. 1, two or more communication terminal devices actually exist.

  The server device 10 provides the communication terminal device 20 with a movement guidance service for guiding a method of moving from the departure point designated by the user of the communication terminal device 20 to the destination. The communication terminal device 20 is a portable communication terminal device carried (carried) by a user, and is a smartphone in the present embodiment. The communication terminal device 20 notifies the user of the information of the moving method guided by the server device 10. The communication terminal device 20 is not limited to a smart phone, and may be a feature phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or any of various wearable communication terminal devices (for example, a head mounted display or a wristband communication terminal device). . The communication terminal device 20 may be a stationary communication device rather than a portable device. The communication terminal device 20 may be an on-vehicle device such as a car navigation device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server device 10. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a movement guidance DB (Data Base) 13.
The control unit 11 is a processor including a CPU as an arithmetic processing unit, and a memory including a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). The CPU controls each unit of the server device 10 by reading the program stored in the ROM into the RAM and executing the program. The communication unit 12 is an interface connected to the network 100 to be an external device.

The travel guidance DB 13 is a database storing (accumulating) data for providing a travel guidance service. The movement guidance DB 13 stores, for example, map data, road data, facility data, and route network data.
The map data is data representing a map of a target area (for example, all over Japan) for providing the travel guidance service. In the map data, the target area is divided into a plurality of mesh areas along the latitude direction and the longitude direction, and land attributes are assigned to each mesh area. The land attribute indicates the land attribute of the area corresponding to each mesh area. In the present embodiment, as the land attribute, there is an attribute indicating one of the first attribute urban area and the second attribute rural area. As an urban area, in this embodiment, an area where public transportation is developed is assumed, and as a local area, an area where public transportation is not sufficiently developed as compared to an urban area is assumed. The land attribute is specified by, for example, a service provider who provides a travel guidance service.

The road data includes, for example, information specifying each link (i.e., road) and a node (e.g., a junction, a junction, an intersection) to which each link is connected. The facility data includes information specifying various facilities, for example, landmarks that are geographical features (eg, parks, department stores, hospitals, etc.). The route network data includes, for example, information such as travel times for trains and buses, which are vehicles of public transportation, and travel times and charges for the travel between the places.
In the present embodiment, the server device 10 includes the movement guidance DB 13. However, the server device 10 may be configured to access the movement guidance DB 13 as an external device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the communication terminal device 20. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the communication terminal device 20 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a UI (User Interface) unit 23, a positioning unit 24, and a storage unit 25.
The control unit 21 is a processor including a CPU as an arithmetic processing unit and a memory including a ROM and a RAM. The CPU controls each unit of the communication terminal device 20 by reading a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 25 into the RAM and executing the program.

The communication unit 22 includes, for example, a wireless communication circuit and an antenna, and is connected to the network 100 to communicate with an external device.
The UI unit 23 is a user interface including a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) for displaying an image on a display surface, and a touch sensor provided overlapping the display surface of the display unit for receiving an operation input by a user's touch. It is. The communication terminal device 20 may further include other operation means such as a physical key or the like, and may have a function of receiving an operation by voice input.

The positioning unit 24 includes an antenna for receiving a signal from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and a processing circuit for processing the received signal, and the positioning unit 24 (ie, the communication terminal device 20). Perform positioning processing to measure the position of the (current position). Positioning by GNSS is generally used commonly as GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning.
The positioning unit 24 may perform the positioning process by another positioning method such as base station positioning.

  The storage unit 25 is a storage device such as an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM) or a flash memory, and stores various programs executed by the control unit 21.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing functional configurations of the server device 10 and the communication terminal device 20. As shown in FIG.
The control unit 11 of the server device 10 implements the functions corresponding to the information acquisition unit 111, the search unit 112, the determination unit 113, and the information transmission unit 114 by executing a program. The control unit 21 of the communication terminal device 20 realizes a function corresponding to the reception unit 211, the information transmission unit 212, the information acquisition unit 213, and the notification unit 214 by executing a program.
In the communication terminal device 20, the receiving unit 211 receives an input of a departure place and a destination. The receiving unit 211 receives the input of the departure place and the destination based on the information input by the user via the UI unit 23. Also, the receiving unit 211 may receive an input of the departure place based on the position information indicating the position measured by the positioning unit 24.
The information transmission unit 212 transmits information on the departure place and the destination, the input of which is received by the reception unit 211, to the server device 10 via the communication unit 22.

In the server device 10, the information acquisition unit 111 acquires the information transmitted by the information transmission unit 212 via the communication unit 12.
The search means 112 searches for one or more moving methods from the departure place to the destination based on the information of the departure place and the destination acquired by the information acquisition means 111 and the movement guide DB 13.

  When there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure place searched by the searching means 112 to the destination, the determination means 113 notifies each of the plurality of movement methods according to the land attribute of the departure place or the destination. Determine the priority. In the present embodiment, the determining means 113 makes the method of determining the priority for the moving method different depending on whether the land attribute of the departure place is an urban area or a rural area.

  The information transmitting means 114 transmits the information of the moving method searched by the searching means 112 to the communication terminal apparatus 20 via the communication unit 12. When there are a plurality of moving methods, the information transmitting unit 114 transmits information on each moving method in accordance with the priority determined by the determining unit 113. The information transmission unit 114 transmits, for example, information on the movement method and information on the priority.

In the communication terminal device 20, the information acquisition unit 213 acquires the information transmitted by the information transmission unit 114 via the communication unit 22.
The notifying unit 214 notifies the user of the moving method searched by the searching unit 112 via the UI unit 23. The notification means 214 notifies the user of at least a part of the movement methods in accordance with the priorities determined by the determination means 113 when a plurality of movement methods are searched by the search means 112.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process related to the travel guidance service executed by the notification system 1.
First, the control unit 21 of the communication terminal device 20 receives the input of the departure place and the destination based on the information input using the UI unit 23 (step S1). There is no particular limitation on the method of specifying the information of the departure place and the destination, for example, direct designation of the address by inputting a character string or designating a position on the map, or of a public transportation vehicle such as a station or stop. There are designation of getting on and off places, designation of landmarks, etc. Further, the departure place may be input by the position information indicating the position measured by the positioning unit 24.

  The control unit 21 transmits the information on the departure place and the destination, which have received the input in step S1, to the server device 10 via the communication unit 12 (step S2). The control unit 11 of the server device 10 acquires (receives) the information transmitted in step S2 via the communication unit 12 (step S3). Next, the control unit 11 searches for one or more moving methods from the departure place to the destination based on the acquired information on the departure place and the destination and the movement guide DB 13 (step S4). The control unit 11 searches for one or more moving methods, for example, in the order of shorter travel time required, in ascending order of cost, and in ascending order of the number of times of changing transportation.

  Next, the control unit 11 determines whether there are a plurality of moving methods searched in step S4 (step S5). If “YES” is determined in the step S5, the control unit 11 determines the notification priority for each of the plurality of searched movement methods (step S6). Here, the control unit 11 assigns “1”, “2”, “3”,... In descending order of priority, and makes the priority higher as the numerical value is smaller.

In step S6, when the departure place is an urban area, the control unit 11 makes the priority of the notification of the travel method including the transportation of the public transportation as the transportation means higher than that in the rural area. On the other hand, when the departure place is a rural area, the control unit 11 gives higher priority to notification of a travel method including a walk or a vehicle other than public transportation as a transportation means, as compared with the case of an urban area. In urban areas, it is convenient for the user to move by a movement method centering on a public transportation vehicle, but in rural areas, movement by this movement method may be inconvenient. With regard to travel methods using vehicles other than walking or public transportation, it is considered that the latter rural areas with less traffic and fewer people are more convenient than urban areas.
In addition, when it determines with "NO" by step S5, the control part 11 passes the process of step S6, and progresses to the process of step S7.

  Next, the control unit 11 transmits the information on the searched movement method to the communication terminal device 20 via the communication unit 12 (step S7). When the priority is determined in step S6, the control unit 11 transmits information on the plurality of moving methods and the priority determined for each moving method.

  The control unit 21 of the communication terminal device 20 acquires (receives) the information transmitted in step S7 via the communication unit 22 (step S8). Next, the control unit 21 notifies the user of the moving method based on the information acquired in step S8 (step S9). When there are a plurality of movement methods, the control unit 21 notifies the movement method according to the priority determined for each.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the notification of the movement method when the land attribute is an urban area. Here, a plurality of moving methods from the departure place P1 to the destination P2 which is a "□□ building" are shown. As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the moving method with a priority of “1” walks from the departure place P1 to the nearest “A station” and X routes from “A station” to “B station” Train: Train from "B station" to "C station" on Y route and "C station" to destination P2 on foot. This movement method also includes information on the time of arrival and departure of the train and the charge. As described above, the transfer method of priority "1" is centered on the transfer guidance of the public transport vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (B), the moving method with priority "2" is walking from "D station" to "C station", not to "A station" closest to the departure place P1 but to "D station" "Y" line train, "C station" from the destination P2 to walk on the show. This moving method also includes information on train arrival and departure times and charges. As described above, the moving method with the priority “2” has a smaller number of train transfers than the moving method with the priority “1”, but the moving distance and moving time on foot are longer. This moving method is composed of transfer guidance of a public transportation vehicle and route guidance for guiding a route of a link (road) on which the user should travel.

As shown in FIG. 6C, the moving method with priority "3" indicates route guidance in which the whole from the departure place P1 to the destination P2 is a walk or a vehicle other than public transportation. Here, it is shown that the vehicle goes straight 2.0 km to the east from the point of departure P1, turns right at “ΔΔ intersection” and goes straight 200 m. Thus, the movement method and the movement time on foot are longer than the movement method of priority "2" in the movement method of priority "3".
As described above, when the land attribute is "city area", the travel method using the public transport vehicle mainly and the travel distance and travel time on the foot or on a vehicle other than public transport is shorter, the priority of notification is Becomes higher.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the notification of the movement method when the land attribute is a rural area. Here, a plurality of moving methods are shown from the place of departure P3 to the destination P4 which is a "XX shopping center".
As shown in FIG. 7A, the moving method with the priority of “1” indicates route guidance in which the entire area from the departure place P3 to the destination P4 is a walk or a vehicle other than public transportation. Here, it is shown that the vehicle goes straight 400m east from the departure point P3, turns right at the "x 交 差点 intersection" and goes straight 800m, and further turns left on the "□ 交 差点 intersection" and goes straight 1.3km.

As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the moving method with the priority of "2" walks from the place of departure P3 to the "G bus stop", and the bus from the "G bus stop" to the "E station" It is shown that the train from the "E station" to the "F station" is a train on the Z route, and the "F station" to the destination P4 is a foot. This movement method also includes information on arrival and departure times and charges for buses and trains. As described above, the travel method with priority "2" has a shorter travel distance and travel time on foot than the travel method with priority "1", but the use of public transport vehicles is increasing.
As described above, when the land attribute is "local area", mainly using a vehicle other than walking or public transportation, the longer the travel distance and travel time of the public transportation, the higher the priority of notification. Become.

  According to the notification system 1 of the first embodiment described above, in the case where there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure point to the destination, the moving method according to the land attribute assigned to the user's departure point is given priority. The user can be notified. In the notification system 1, depending on the land attribute, it is differentiated which of the transfer guidance for the vehicle of the public transportation and the route guidance is given priority for notification. Thereby, it can be expected that the convenience of the user is improved as compared with the case where the moving method is notified without considering the land of the departure place.

Second Embodiment
Although the land attribute of 1st Embodiment mentioned above was an attribute intrinsic | native to each area, you may include an attribute different for every user. In the present embodiment, a case will be described where the land attribute indicates one of the daily area or the non-daily area of the user. The daily area is set based on the area where the user acts on a daily basis. The daily area is, for example, the area to which the base of the user's action belongs, for example, at the user's home or a visiting place (for example, at work). The non-daily area is set based on the area where the user acts in an extraordinary manner.
The entire configuration and the hardware configuration of the notification system 1 of the present embodiment may be the same as that of the above-described first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process related to the travel guidance service executed by the notification system 1 of the present embodiment.
First, the control unit 21 of the communication terminal device 20 sets the daily area and the non-daily area (step S11). For example, the control unit 21 displays a map on the UI unit 23 and receives an input of information via the UI unit 23, thereby setting the everyday area and the non-daily area. At this time, the control unit 21 may set the daily area and the non-daily area in mesh area units in the map data, or the daily area by directly specifying an address by inputting a character string or specifying a position on the map. And you may set an extraordinary sphere. In the present embodiment, the control unit 21 sets an area other than the daily area as the non-daily area. Moreover, based on the positioning process by the positioning part 24, the control part 21 may set the area where the frequency of stay of a user is high as a daily area, and may set the area other than that as an extraordinary area.

  After the setting in step S11, the control unit 21 receives input of the departure place and the destination based on the information input using the UI unit 23 (step S1). Then, the control unit 21 transmits the information of the everyday area and the non-daily area about the departure place and the information of the departure place and the destination to the server device 10 via the communication unit 12 (step S12).

  The control unit 11 of the server device 10 acquires (receives) the information transmitted in step S12 via the communication unit 12 (step S13). Next, the control unit 11 searches for one or more moving methods from the departure place to the destination based on the acquired information on the departure place and the destination and the movement guide DB 13 (step S4). Next, the control unit 11 determines whether there are a plurality of moving methods searched in step S4 (step S5). When it is determined as "YES" in step S5, the control unit 11 determines whether the departure place is the daily area or the non-daily area (step S14). The control unit 11 performs this determination based on the information acquired in step S13.

  If the control unit 11 determines that the departure place is the daily area (step S14; daily area), the control unit 11 determines the notification priority for each of the plurality of travel methods searched by the method according to the daily area (step S15) . When the departure place is a daily area, the control unit 11 determines the priority of each movement method in ascending order of the time required for the movement from the departure place to the destination. Here, the control unit 11 may determine the priority of each moving method so as to increase the priority in the order of the small cost or the small number of times of changing the transportation.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification of the movement method. Here, a plurality of moving methods are shown in which the destination is set as "○ ホ テ ル hotel" from the place of departure.
As shown in FIG. 9 (A), when the departure place is the daily area, the movement method with priority “1” is walking from the departure place P5 to “K station”, “K station” to “L station” It is shown that it takes a train from W route to "P station" from "L station" to the destination P6. This movement method indicates the movement route with the earliest arrival time to the destination P6.

  If the control unit 11 determines that the departure place is an extraordinary area (step S14; extraordinary area), the control unit 11 determines the notification priority for each of the plurality of movement methods searched by a method according to the extraordinary area (step S14). Step S16). When the departure place is an extraordinary place, the control unit 11 gives higher priority to the notification of the moving method in which the route includes a via point satisfying a predetermined condition, as compared to the case of the everyday place. At this time, the control unit 11 may increase the priority of the notification as the moving method includes more passing places that satisfy the condition. As such via points, there are points where it is desirable for the user to stop by in an extraordinary activity such as landmarks such as tourist spots and souvenir shops and restrooms.

  As shown in FIG. 9 (B), in the case of an extraordinary area, the movement method with priority "1" walks from the departure place P5 to "H bus stop" and from "H bus stop" to "I bus stop" From the train, "I bus stop" to the souvenir shop to the nearest "J bus car" bus, from "souvenir shop" to the destination P6 on foot is shown. Since this movement method has a longer movement time and movement time than the movement method with priority “1”, the arrival time to the destination P6 is delayed, but a user who visited an area in an extraordinary area is desirable for himself You can stop at the point.

In the case of the non-daily zone, the control unit 11 may increase the priority of notification of a specific link such as a highway or the like, or a travel method with an entry / exit location where it is easy to transfer. In addition, the control unit 11 may lower the priority of the notification of the moving method in which the road where the traffic volume or traffic accident is frequent is taken as the via point.
In addition, when it determines with "NO" by step S5, the control part 11 passes the process of step S6, and progresses to the process of step S7.

  Then, the control unit 11 transmits the information of the searched movement method to the communication terminal device 20 via the communication unit 12 (step S7). When the priority is determined in step S6, the control unit 11 transmits information on the plurality of moving methods and the priority determined for each moving method. The control unit 21 of the communication terminal device 20 acquires (receives) the information on the movement method transmitted in step S7 via the communication unit 22 (step S8). Next, the control unit 21 notifies the user of the moving method based on the information acquired in step S8. When there are a plurality of movement methods, the control unit 21 notifies the movement method according to the priority determined for each (step S9).

  According to the notification system 1 of the second embodiment described above, when there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure point to the destination, the user is notified preferentially to the moving method matching the different land attribute for each user. Can. In this notification system 1, the priority of the notification of the movement method is made different depending on whether the departure place is the daily area or the non-daily area. As a result, compared with the case where the uniform moving method is notified regardless of the place, the moving method meeting the purpose of the user staying at the place is notified, and it can be expected that the convenience of the user is improved.

[Modification]
The present invention can be implemented in a form different from the embodiment described above. The present invention can also be implemented, for example, in the following modes. Moreover, the modifications shown below may combine each suitably.
(Modification 1)
In the notification system 1 of the first embodiment described above, the control unit 11 may obtain position information indicating the position of the user measured by the positioning unit 24 and determine the priority for each movement method. For example, although the control unit 11 lowers the priority of notification of the travel method including public transportation in the rural area, there is a place for getting in and out of the public transportation within a predetermined distance from the position measured by the positioning unit 24 If you want to prioritize the notification of travel methods, including public transportation. In addition, although priority is given to notification of the travel method including public transportation in urban areas, the control unit 11 places the vehicle of the public transportation within a predetermined distance from the position of the user measured by the positioning unit 24 If not, lower the priority of notification of travel methods including public transportation.

(Modification 2)
Land attributes other than the land attributes described in the above embodiments may be used.
The land attribute may include an attribute determined by the history of movement of the user. For example, when the communication terminal device 20 has the function of a pedometer, the communication terminal device 20 uses this function of the pedometer to determine the level of the frequency with which the user uses walking as a moving means in each area. Then, based on the determination result, the control unit 11 increases the priority of the notification of the moving method using walking for moving within a certain distance for a user who frequently uses walking. On the contrary, the control unit 21 gives high priority to the notification of the travel method using the transportation of the public transportation even for the travel within a certain distance, for the user who uses the walk less frequently.

  The control unit 11 may use the congestion degree of the link as the land attribute. The degree of congestion is a value serving as an indicator of the number of people and vehicles present. For example, the control unit 11 lowers the priority of notification of the moving method via a link with a relatively high degree of congestion, and increases the priority of notification of the moving method via a link with a relatively low degree of congestion. May be

Further, the control unit 11 may use the number of moving means of each land as the land attribute. The control unit 11 increases the priority of the notification of the moving method including the moving unit as the number of moving units increases, and the priority of the notification of the moving method including the moving unit increases as the number of moving units decreases. make low.
Furthermore, the control unit 11 may use, as a land attribute, information serving as an indicator of user-friendliness when using the moving means. This intelligibility is defined, for example, by the number of ticket gates when the transportation means is public transportation. It is because it can be said that it can be said that it is easy for a user to use public transportation that the number of ticket gates is small. For example, even if the number of moving means is the same, the control unit 11 prioritizes the notification of the moving method including the easy moving means for the user from the priority of the notification of the moving method not including the moving means. Make it too expensive.
In addition, the user's ease of use when using the transportation method is not limited to the number of ticket gates for public transportation, and is defined by the installation location of the ticket gate, the movement route from the ticket gate to the entrance and exit distance, etc. It may be done.

  Also, the control unit 11 may change the land attribute according to the residence of the user. For example, even if the transportation method including the public transportation is preferentially notified to the control unit 11, the user who walks in the area, even if it is an area, is walk or public transportation than in the case of other users. Priority is given to notification of travel methods using vehicles other than vehicles.

(Modification 3)
The control unit 11 may determine the priority for each movement method using the attribute or state of the user in addition to the land attribute. The user attributes include, for example, user attributes such as the user's age and gender. In this case, the control unit 11 increases the priority of the notification of the moving method including walking as the age of the user is younger. Further, when the gender is male, the control unit 11 gives higher priority to notification of the moving method including walking than in the case of female. The state of the user includes the physical state of the user. When the physical condition is good, the control unit 11 gives higher priority to notification of the movement method including walking than when the physical condition is not good or the foot is inconvenient. The control unit 11 may specify the user attribute and the state of the user based on the information input to the communication terminal device 20 by the user, or based on the information detected by the sensor mounted on the communication terminal device 20. May be specified.

  Also, the user attribute may include the usage frequency of the public transportation of the user. In this case, the control unit 11 gives higher priority to notification of the travel method including the public transportation as the daily usage frequency of the public transportation increases, and includes the public transportation as the usage frequency is lower. The priority of notification of movement method may be lowered.

(Modification 4)
The control unit 11 may determine the priority for each movement method using the schedule of the user in addition to the land attribute. In the communication terminal device 20, it is assumed that the place visited by the user and the purpose (for example, travel) of the visit to the place are registered in the schedule function. In this case, when it is determined that the user is in the daily area based on the purpose of the visit, the control unit 11 determines the priority by the method of the daily area described in the second embodiment described above. When it is determined that the user is in the non-daily area based on the purpose of the visit, the control unit 11 determines the priority by the method of the non-daily area described in the second embodiment described above.

  The control unit 11 may determine the priority for each movement method based on the surrounding environment in addition to the land attribute. There is weather as the surrounding environment. The control unit 11 acquires weather information via, for example, the network 100, and for example, when the current is fine weather, the priority of notification of a moving method including a vehicle other than walking or public transportation is better than in the case of rainy weather. Make it higher. Other than this, the control unit 11 may determine the priority of the notification of the movement method using the information of the amount of snowfall as the surrounding environment.

(Modification 5)
The control unit 11 sets the priority of the notification of the moving method including a via point (for example, a store) where a predetermined fee such as an advertisement fee is paid to the route, even if the via method is not included in the route. Good.

(Modification 6)
In the embodiment described above, the control unit 21 notifies all of the plurality of movement methods in the order of priority, but the method of notification is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 21 may notify a part of a plurality of movement methods. In this case, the control unit 21 may notify the upper n (n is a natural number) movement methods and may not notify other than that.

(Modification 7)
The control unit 11 may determine the priority of notification of the movement method based on the land attribute of the destination instead of the land attribute of the departure point. For example, the control unit 11 may determine the priority of notification of the movement method based on the land attribute of the destination in the same manner as in the case of the land attribute of the departure place.

(Modification 8)
The communication terminal device 20 may realize part or all of the functions of the server device 10 described above. For example, the communication terminal apparatus 20 may realize the functions of the search means 112 and the determination means 113. In this case, the communication terminal device 20 searches the movement method and determines the priority by inquiring of the device including the external movement guidance DB 13 connected to the network 100.

(Modification 9)
Some of the configurations and operations described in the above-described embodiments may be omitted. In addition, the order of the processes described in the above-described embodiments may be changed as appropriate.

(Modification 10)
The functions implemented by the control units 11 and 21 of the above-described embodiments may be implemented by combining a plurality of programs or may be implemented by linking a plurality of hardware resources. When the functions of the control units 11 and 21 are realized using a program, this program may be a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk (HDD (Hard Disk Drive), FD (Flexible Disk), etc.), optical recording medium It may be provided in the state of being stored in a computer readable recording medium such as an optical disk (optical disc etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory, etc., or may be distributed via a network. The present invention can also be grasped as a notification method.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... notification system, 10 ... server apparatus, 11 ... control part, 111 ... information acquisition means, 112 ... search means, 113 ... determination means, 114 ... information transmission means, 12 ... communication part, 13 ... movement guidance DB, 20 ... Communication terminal device 21 control unit 211 reception unit 212 information transmission unit 213 information acquisition unit 214 notification unit 22 communication unit 23 UI unit 24 positioning unit 25 storage unit

Claims (6)

Reception means for receiving an input of a user's departure place and destination;
When there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure place to the destination where the input is accepted, a decision is made to determine the priority of notification to each of the plurality of moving methods according to the land attribute of the departure place or the destination. Means,
And notification means for notifying the user of at least a part of the plurality of movement methods according to the determined priority .
When the departure place or destination is an urban area, the determination means gives higher priority to the movement method including the public transportation vehicle than the movement method including the vehicle other than the public transportation means, and the departure location Or, if the destination is a rural area, give higher priority to transportation methods that include vehicles other than public transportation than transportation methods that include public transportation.
The said urban area is an area | region where the number of operation of the vehicle of public transport is large compared with the said rural area
Notification system characterized by . The notification system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the priority based on an attribute or a state of the user in addition to the land attribute. It said determining means, in addition to the land attributes, notification system according to claim 1 or 2, based on the environment around the user's schedule or the user, and determines the priority. The determination means further prioritizes a moving method using walking in proportion to the frequency of the user using walking based on the moving history of the user.
The notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: An information acquisition unit that acquires information on a user's departure place and destination from the user's communication terminal device;
A determining unit configured to determine a priority of notification for each of the plurality of moving methods according to the land attribute of the starting position or the destination when there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure point to the destination;
Information transmitting means for transmitting information on at least a part of the plurality of moving methods to the communication terminal device according to the determined priority .
When the departure place or destination is an urban area, the determination means gives higher priority to the movement method including the public transportation vehicle than the movement method including the vehicle other than the public transportation means, and the departure location Or, if the destination is a rural area, give higher priority to transportation methods that include vehicles other than public transportation than transportation methods that include public transportation.
The said urban area is an area | region where the number of operation of the vehicle of public transport is large compared with the said rural area
A server apparatus characterized by Receiving unit, and a receiving step of receiving the input of the starting point and the destination of the user,
When there are a plurality of moving methods from the departure place where the input is received to the destination , the determination means may notify each of the plurality of moving methods of notification priority according to the land attribute of the departure place or the destination. Decision steps to determine
And a notification step of notifying a user of at least a part of the plurality of moving methods according to the determined priority .
In the determination step, when the departure place or the destination is an urban area, the determination means gives higher priority to the transportation method including the public transportation vehicle than the transportation method including the vehicle other than the public transportation device. If the departure place or destination is a rural area, priority is given to moving methods including vehicles other than public transportation over moving methods including vehicles of public transportation,
The said urban area is an area | region where the number of operation of the vehicle of public transport is large compared with the said rural area
A notification method characterized by

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