JP6509684B2 - Guidance display system and guidance display control device - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a guidance display system and a guidance display control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a device that estimates an attribute of an unspecified person passing near the display screen and displays a display image according to the estimated attribute on the display screen. However, in the conventional apparatus, it is not possible to provide guidance for individuals, such as destination guidance for the user, and the convenience for the user may be low.

JP, 2012-78722, A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a guidance display system and a guidance display control device capable of performing highly convenient destination guidance display for the user.

  The guidance display system of the embodiment has a plurality of communication units, a plurality of display units, a user information storage unit, a position estimation unit, a selection unit, and a display control unit. The communication unit is disposed in the station yard and communicates with a user terminal carried by the user. The display unit is disposed in the station yard and displays information. The user information storage unit stores destination information including the destination of the user's use of the railway. The position estimation unit refers to position information of the plurality of communication units, and estimates the position and movement direction of the user based on the position and communication history of the communication unit with which the user terminal has communicated among the plurality of communication units. Do. The selection unit refers to the position information of the plurality of display units, and based on the position and the movement direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit, of the plurality of display units, the movement direction of the user is selected. Select the first display. The display control unit is a display unit in which information indicating a direction of a destination is selected by the selection unit based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit and the destination information stored by the user information storage unit. Display on.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The block diagram centering on the guidance display system 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the arrangement of the display device 10; FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram centering on a control device 30. The figure which shows an example of the interface image IM which a user inputs destination information. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by a user information processing unit 32. The figure which shows an example of the transfer information table 35. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the user destination information table 37. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by a position estimation unit 52. The figure which shows an example of the user positional information table 39. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the communication apparatus positional information table 41A. The figure which shows an example of the communication apparatuses 20-1 to 20-8 arrange | positioned to the object area | region. The figure which shows an example of position estimation table T1. The figure for demonstrating the process which estimates a user's moving direction. The figure which shows an example of the display apparatus positional infomation table 41B. The figure for demonstrating the selection process by the selection part 54. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of guidance display processing executed by the control device 30. The figure which shows an example of the exit information table 43A. The figure which shows an example of the transfer home position information table 43B. The figure which shows an example of a display image. The figure for demonstrating the content of the process in a transfer station. The figure for demonstrating the content of the process in a destination station. The functional block diagram of control device 30A. The figure which shows an example in case the image of a display screen switches. The function block diagram of control device 30B. The figure which shows an example of the corresponding | compatible information table 35B. The figure which shows an example of interface image IM3 in which a user inputs destination information and facility designation information.

  Hereinafter, a guidance display system and a guidance display control device of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram centering on the guidance display system 1. The guidance display system 1 includes, for example, a plurality of display devices 10-1 to 10-n, a plurality of communication devices 20-1 to 20-m, and a control device 30. "N" and "m" are arbitrary natural numbers, respectively. The control device 30 is installed not only in the station yard but in any place.

  The plurality of display devices 10-1 to 10-n and the plurality of communication devices 20-1 to 20-m communicate with the control device 30 via the network NW1. The network NW1 includes, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like. Hereinafter, when it is not distinguished which display device, the hyphen and the following are omitted and it is simply described as the display device 10. Moreover, when it does not distinguish any several communication apparatus, the hyphen and the following are abbreviate | omitted and it only describes with the communication apparatus 20. FIG. Note that A to F and 1 to 7 in the figure are coordinates for virtual area division used to specify position information of the display device 10, the communication device 20, a facility, and the like.

  The display device 10 includes, for example, a communication unit and a display unit. The display unit is, for example, a plasma display, a digital display device having a plurality of LED segments, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display device, or the like. The display device 10 is digital signage (Digital Signage) that displays an image, information, and the like based on a signal transmitted from the control device 30.

  A plurality of display devices 10 are arranged, for example, on the side of a pillar in a station yard. FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the arrangement of the display device 10. As shown in FIG. For example, in the case of a square pillar having four sides, the display devices 10N, 10E, 10S, and 10W are arranged on the four sides. The directions (normal directions) of the display surfaces, which are the facing directions of the display surfaces of the arranged display devices 10, are different from each other. In the example illustrated, the display surface of the display device 10 has four directions of north, east, south, and west.

  A plurality of communication devices 20 are arranged in the station yard. The communication device 20 communicates with the control device 30 via the network NW1, and also communicates with a user terminal (described later) using various wireless communication methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and a wireless LAN. The communication device 20 searches for a communicable user terminal, for example, at predetermined intervals, and communicates with the user terminal for which a response has been obtained.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram centering on the control device 30. As shown in FIG. For example, the control device 30 includes a user information processing unit 32, a transfer information storage unit 34, a user information storage unit 36, a user position information storage unit 38, a device information storage unit 40, and a facility information storage unit 42. The control unit 50 and the control side communication unit 60 are provided. Among these functional units, each functional unit of the user information processing unit 32 and the control unit 50 is realized when a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executes a program. In addition, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as a large scale integration (LSI), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).

  The transfer information storage unit 34 stores a transfer information table 35. In the user information storage unit 36, a user destination information table 37 is stored. The user position information storage unit 38 stores a user position information table 39. The device information storage unit 40 stores a device position information table 41. The facility information storage unit 42 stores a facility information table 43 (exit information table 43A and transfer position information table 43B).

  The transfer information storage unit 34, the user information storage unit 36, the user position information storage unit 38, the device information storage unit 40, and the facility information storage unit 42 are, for example, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), or an HDD. (Hard Disk Drive), realized by a storage device such as a flash memory.

  The control side communication unit 60 is a communication interface for communicating with the display device 10 and the communication device 20 via the network NW1.

  The user information processing unit 32 acquires information input using the user terminals 70-1 to 70-p via the network NW2. Hereinafter, when it is not distinguished which user terminal, the hyphen and the following are omitted and simply described as the user terminal 70. The network NW2 includes, for example, a public line, the Internet, etc. in addition to a LAN and a WAN.

  The user terminal 70 is a terminal for the user to input information, and is, for example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook computer, or the like. The user terminal 70 receives an input of destination information from the user. The destination information is information including the destination of the user's use of the railway. The user information processing unit 32 acquires destination information from the user terminal 70 that has received input of destination information. The user information processing unit 32 processes the destination information acquired from the user terminal 70 with reference to the information stored in the transfer information storage unit 34, and the information acquired from the user terminal 70 and the information indicating the processing result are user information It is stored in the storage unit 36.

  Although a portable terminal device is listed as the user terminal 70, a desktop computer or the like of a stationary type may be used for the input of the destination by the user.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the interface image IM in which the user inputs destination information. The interface image IM has an input field for inputting a user name, user terminal identification information, a departure station, a transit station, a destination station, and an exit scheduled to be used at the destination station. The user name is a registered name of the user, and is information that allows the user to recognize that the user is his or her registered name. It is preferable from the viewpoint of personal information protection if the user name is information (for example, a nickname selected by the user himself, etc.) which is not recognizable by persons other than the user himself. The user terminal identification information is information that can identify the user terminal 70, and communication identification information or the like is used. For example, when the wireless communication scheme of the communication unit of the user terminal 70 is bluetooth, the user terminal identification information is identification information unique to bluetooth. Further, the interface image IM has a check box CB for determining whether to automatically calculate the control device 30 based on the departure station and the destination station based on the transit station. Hereinafter, the information input to the input field of the interface image IM is referred to as user information.

  When an application program that recognizes voice is installed in the user terminal 70, the user terminal 70 may receive input of destination information by voice of the user. In this case, the acquired destination information may be automatically input to the input field of the interface image IM by the processing of the application program of the user terminal 70.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the user information processing unit 32. First, the user information processing unit 32 acquires user information from the user terminal 70 (step S100).

  Next, the user information processing unit 32 determines whether the check box CB has been checked (step S102). When the check box CB is checked, the user information processing unit 32 refers to the transfer information table 35 stored in the transfer information storage unit 34 and extracts the route from the user's departure station to the destination station (step S104). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the transfer information table 35. As shown in FIG. The transfer information table 35 is, for example, information in which a departure station, a destination station, a transfer station, a home for transferring a train, and a route to use are associated with one another. The user information processing unit 32 refers to the transfer information table 35 stored in the transfer information storage unit 34, and extracts the route from the departure station to the destination station for the user information. When the user information processing unit 32 extracts a plurality of routes from the departure station to the destination station, the user information processing unit 32 transmits the extraction result to the user terminal 70, and causes the display unit of the user terminal 70 to present the extraction result. May be selected. On the other hand, when the check box CB is not checked, the user information processing unit 32 skips step S104.

  Next, the user information processing unit 32 combines the user information acquired in step S100 and the route information which is the route extracted in step S102, and stores the user destination information table 37 in the user information storage unit 36 (step S106). The process of this flowchart is complete | finished by this. FIG. 7 shows an example of the user destination information table 37. As shown in FIG. The user destination information table 37 is information including user information and route information. In the user destination information table 37, for example, a user name, user terminal identification information, a departure station, a destination station, an exit scheduled to be used at a destination station, a transfer station, a home used at a transfer station, and a route to use correspond to each other. It is attached information.

  By the process described above, the user information processing unit 32 generates the user destination information table 37 based on the user information input from the user terminal 70 and the information stored in the transfer information table 35.

  Hereinafter, each functional unit of the control unit 50 will be described. The control unit 50 includes, for example, a position estimation unit 52, a selection unit 54, and a display control unit 56. The position estimation unit 52 refers to position information of the plurality of communication devices 20, and based on the position of the communication device 20 which the user terminal 70 has communicated among the plurality of communication devices 20 and the communication history of the communication device 20, The position and the movement direction are estimated for each user.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing performed by the position estimation unit 52. The process of this flowchart is repeatedly performed, for example, in a predetermined cycle. First, the position estimation unit 52 stores the current position information in the user position information table 39 as the previous position information (step S200). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the user position information table 39. As shown in FIG. The user position information table 39 indicating the position of the user is, for example, information in which user terminal identification information, a user name, current position information, and previous position information are associated with one another. “Position information” is, for example, coordinates represented by X coordinates (A, B, C,... In FIG. 1) and Y coordinates (1, 2, 3,... In FIG. 1). The position estimation unit 52 deletes, for example, the previous position information in the user position information table 39, and stores the current position information as the previous position information.

  Next, the position estimation unit 52 acquires the communication results of all the communication devices 20, and searches for the user terminal 70 based on the communication results acquired from the communication devices 20 (step S202). The position estimation unit 52 executes the following process on all the user terminals 70 searched in step S202 (loop 1).

  First, the position estimation unit 52 selects one user terminal 70 among the user terminals 70 detected by the search in step S 202, and the selected user terminal 70 is a user terminal 70 registered in the user destination information table 37. It is determined whether there is any (step S204). The position estimation unit 52 refers to the communication history of the communication device 20 which is the communication partner of the user terminal 70, and acquires the user terminal identification information of the user terminal 70. Then, the position estimation unit 52 determines whether the user terminal identification information acquired from the communication device 20 is the user terminal identification information registered in the user destination information table 37, whereby the selected user terminal 70 It is determined whether the user terminal 70 is registered in the user destination information table 37 or not.

  If the user terminal 70 is not the user terminal 70 registered in the user destination information table 37, the position estimation unit 52 skips the process of estimating the current position in step S206. When the user terminal 70 is the user terminal 70 registered in the user destination information table 37, the position estimation unit 52 estimates the current position of the user terminal 70, and the estimation result is the current position of the user position information table 39. It is stored as information (step S206).

  Here, a method of estimating the position of the user with reference to the communication history of the communication device 20 will be described. The position information of each communication device 20 in the target area is stored in the communication device position information table 41A. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the communication device position information table 41A. In the communication device position information table 41A, identification information of the communication device 20 (for example, identification information unique to bluetooth in the communication device 20) and virtual coordinates (X coordinate and Y coordinate) in a target area of the communication device 20 mutually It is the associated information.

  The position estimation unit 52 estimates the position of the user based on the position information of the communication device 20 that has communicated with the user terminal 70 most recently. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the communication devices 20-1 to 20-8 arranged in the target area. The communication devices 20-1 to 20-8 each have, for example, circular communication ranges (in the figure, C1 to C8 indicate boundary lines) centering on the respective communication devices 20.

  The position estimation unit 52 refers to the communication device position information table 41A of the communication device 20 stored in the device information storage unit 40, and estimates the position of the user who has communicated with the communication device 20. For example, when one communication device 20 communicates with the user terminal 70 at the current time or the latest time (same as the following), the position estimation unit 20 determines that the user is at the position where the communication device 20 communicated with the user terminal 70. Estimated to be located. In addition, for example, when two communication devices 20 communicate with the user terminal 70, the position estimation unit 20 determines that the user is located at a position where the communication ranges of the two communication devices 20 that communicate with the user terminal 70 overlap. presume. When three or more communication devices 20 communicate with user terminal 70, position estimation unit 20 positions user terminal 70 at a position where the communication ranges of three or more communication devices 20 that have communicated with user terminal 70 overlap. It is estimated that

  For example, when the user terminal 70 immediately communicates with only the communication device 20-4, the position estimation unit 52 determines that the position of the user is the position of the coordinate (X coordinate D, Y coordinate 4) that is the position of the communication device 20-4. It is estimated that In addition, when the user terminal 70 immediately communicates with the communication device 20-3 and the communication device 20-4, the position estimation unit 52 determines the position of the user based on the communication range of the communication device 20-3 and the communication device 20-4. It is estimated to be a position of coordinates (X coordinate C, Y coordinate 4) which is a position where the communication ranges overlap. As described above, the position estimation unit 52 estimates the position of the user who has communicated with the communication device 20 based on the position of the communication device 20 that the user terminal 70 has most recently communicated with.

  Control device 30 may hold position estimation table T1 in which the communication result of communication device 20 is associated with the position of the user, and may search the position estimation table T1 to estimate the position of the user. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the position estimation table T1. The position estimation table T1 is information in which a combination of identification information of the communication device 20 that has communicated with the user terminal 70 most recently is associated with estimated position information of the user. For example, the position estimation unit 52 refers to the position estimation table T1 and extracts estimated position information corresponding to the communication device 20 with which the user terminal 70 has most recently communicated. Thus, the position estimation unit 52 can easily estimate the position of the user.

  When the process of estimating the position of the user is completed for all the user terminals 70 searched by the communication device 20, the position estimation unit 52 outputs the current position information estimated in step S206 to the selection unit 54 (step S208). ). Thus, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  Further, the position estimation unit 52 refers to, for example, the user position information table 39, and while the flowchart of FIG. 8 is repeatedly executed, the user's position estimated in the current routine from the position of the user estimated in the previous routine. A movement vector heading in the direction of position is virtually generated, and it is estimated that the user is moving in the direction of the generated movement vector. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the process of estimating the moving direction of the user. As illustrated, the position estimation unit 52 virtually generates a movement vector V directed from the previous estimated position Up of the user toward the current estimated position U, and the user U moves in the direction of the generated movement vector V. It is estimated that

  The selection unit 54 refers to the position information of the plurality of display devices 10, and based on the position and movement direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52, the destination of the movement direction of the user among the plurality of display devices 10. Select the display device 10 located in

  The position of the display device 10 is stored in the device information storage unit 40 as a display device position information table 41B. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the display device position information table 41B. The display device position information table 41 B of the display device 10 includes identification information of the display device 10 for identifying the display device 10, virtual coordinates (X coordinates and Y coordinates) in a target area of the display device 10, and the display device 10. The directions of the display surfaces of are information associated with each other. The selection unit 54 refers to the display device position information table 41B, and based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52 and the movement direction of the user, the movement direction of the user among the plurality of display devices 10 Select the display device 10 at the end of.

  Here, the process in which the selection unit 54 selects the display device 10 will be described. For example, in the selection unit 54, the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52 is within a predetermined angle (for example, 180 degrees) with respect to the display direction of the display device 10. A display device in which the movement direction (movement vector) is opposite to the vector within a predetermined angle (for example, 180 degrees) with respect to the display direction of the display device 10, and the distance between the user and the display device 10 is within a certain distance. Choose 10 Note that some of the above conditions may be omitted. For example, it may be omitted to determine whether the distance between the user and the display device 10 is within a certain distance.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for describing selection processing by the selection unit 54. For example, when the display surface DS of the display device 10S is a plane, the display direction ND of the display device 10 is defined as, for example, the normal direction of the display surface DS. When the display surface of the display device 10 is not flat, the display direction ND of the display device 10 is defined as, for example, the optical axis direction at the central portion of the display surface. The predetermined angle with respect to the display direction of the display device 10 is set to, for example, a range (a range of 180 degrees) of plus or minus 90 degrees with respect to the display direction ND.

  The selection unit 54 determines whether or not the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52 falls within an angular range AR of 180 degrees centered on the display surface DS of the display device 10S. For example, when the position of the user U estimated by the position estimation unit 52 is the illustrated position, the selection unit 54 determines that the user U falls within the angular range AR of 180 degrees.

  Furthermore, the selection unit 54 determines whether the vector V indicating the moving direction of the user U is the opposite vector to any vector within the predetermined angle range AR starting from the display device 10S. In the illustrated example, the vector V indicating the moving direction of the user U is an opposite vector to the vector Vо within the range of a predetermined angle with respect to the display direction of the display device 10S. When these relationships are satisfied, it is determined that the display device 10S is "in front of the moving direction of the user".

  The display control unit 56 causes the display device 10 selected by the selection unit 54 to display information indicating the direction of the destination of the user based on the position of the user and the destination information acquired by the user information processing unit 32.

  FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing a flow of processing of guidance display executed by control device 30. The processes of steps S300 to S316 in this flowchart are executed while sequentially selecting each record of the user position information table 39 in which the current position information of the user is stored (loop 2). The record is information included in the user position information table 39 and associated with each user terminal identification information.

  First, the position estimation unit 52 estimates the moving direction of the user based on the current position information stored in the user position information table 39 and the previous position information (step S300). Next, the display control unit 56 determines whether the current station (the station where the display device 10 and the communication device 20 are installed) is a destination station registered in the user destination information table 37 (step S302). ). If the current station is not the destination station registered in the user destination information table 37, the display control unit 56 proceeds to step S310.

  When the present station is a station registered in the user destination information table 37, the display control unit 56 displays the facility information (for example, location information of the exit of the station) stored in the facility information storage unit 42, the current user's Based on the position information and exit station exit information stored in the user destination information table 37, the distance from the current position of the user to the exit and the exit direction from the current position of the user are calculated, Information indicating the distance from the current position of the user to the exit and the direction of the exit is generated as information to be displayed on the display device 10 (step S304).

  For example, in the station yard, a plurality of exits are provided for leaving the station yard from the station yard. The positions of the display device 10, the communication device 20, the exit and the like arranged in the station are specified by the same coordinates as those representing the position of the display device 10, the communication device 20, and the user. The positional information on the exit of the station, which is the facility information, is stored in the exit information table 43A of the facility information storage unit 42. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the exit information table 43A. The exit information table 43A is information in which an X coordinate and a Y coordinate, which are position information of the exit, are associated with the exit identification information for specifying the exit. Display control unit 56 determines the current position of the user based on exit station information stored in user destination information table 37, the coordinates of exit information table 43A, and the user's current position in user position information table 39. Calculate the distance from the position to the exit and the direction from the current position to the exit.

  Next, the selecting unit 54 refers to the display device position information table 41B of the display device 10, and based on the current position information of the user and the moving direction of the user estimated in step S300, Among them, the display device 10 which is ahead of the moving direction of the user and whose distance to the user is within a certain distance is selected (step S306). Next, the display control unit 56 causes the display device 10 selected in step S306 to display the information generated in step S304 (step S308).

  Next, the display control unit 56 determines whether the present station is a transfer station registered in the user destination information table 37 (step S310). If the current station is not a transfer station registered in the user destination information table 37, the display control unit 56 executes processing on the next record to be processed. If the next record to be processed does not exist, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  When the present station is a transfer station registered in the user destination information table 37, the display control unit 56 is transfer home position information which is facility information stored in the facility information storage unit 42, current position information, and Based on the transfer information stored in the user destination information table 37, the distance from the current position of the user to the transfer home where the transferred train arrives and the direction of the transfer home are calculated from the current position of the user, Information indicating the distance from the current position of the user to the transfer home and the direction of the transfer home is generated as information to be displayed on the display device 10 (step S312). The transfer home position information is stored in the transfer home position information table 43B of the facility information storage unit 42. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the transfer home position information table 43B. The transfer home position information table 43B is information in which the X coordinate and Y coordinate of the home are associated with the identification information of the home. The X coordinate and the Y coordinate may correspond to the position of the stairs or escalator passing through the home, instead of the position of the home.

  Next, based on the current position information of the user and the moving direction of the user estimated in step S300, the selecting unit 54 is ahead of the moving direction of the user among the plurality of display devices 10, and The display device 10 whose distance is within a predetermined distance is selected (step S314). Next, the display control unit 56 causes the display device 10 selected in step S314 to display the information generated in step S312 (step S316). Thus, the processing of this flowchart ends.

  Hereinafter, an example of an image displayed by the display device 10 will be described. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display image IM1. The display control unit 56 causes an image corresponding to each user to be displayed on the display screen of the display device 10, for example, when showing the distance and the direction from the current position of the user to the exit for a plurality of users. When displaying images corresponding to two users on the display device 10, the display control unit 56 divides, for example, the display screen into two and causes the display device 10 to display images corresponding to the two users. In the image of the guidance display displayed on the display device 10, for example, the current position of the user, the moving direction V of the user, the target exit (the target transfer home), and the user name are displayed.

  As a result of the process described above, the user can recognize the direction of the transfer home of the transfer station and the exit of the destination station by referring to the information displayed on the display device 10. For example, the case where a user goes to a target exit of a destination station via a certain transfer station will be described. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the contents of processing at the transfer station. For example, when the present station is a transfer station stored in the user destination information table 37, the control device 30 estimates the position (C, 14 in the figure) of the user based on the communication result of the communication device 20. The control device 30 is a destination of the moving direction of the user based on the estimated position of the user among the plurality of display devices 10, and the display device 10-14 (10-14 W) within a certain distance from the user. And 10-14S), and causes the selected display device 10 to display information indicating a transfer home (for example, the first home). Thereby, the user can go to the target transfer home with reference to the information displayed on the display device 10-14.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the contents of processing in the destination station. For example, when the present station is the destination station stored in the user destination information table 37, the control device 30 estimates the position (C, 4 in the figure) of the user based on the communication result of the communication device 20. The control device 30 is located ahead of the moving direction of the user based on the estimated position of the user among the plurality of display devices 10, and the display device 10-3 (10-3E is within a certain distance from the user). And 10-3S), and causes the selected display device 10 to display information indicating the exit of the destination station. Thereby, the user can go to the exit (for example, Exit 2) of the desired destination station with reference to the information displayed on the display device 10-3.

  Further, even when many users are present in the station, the guidance display system 1 is ahead of the user's moving direction for each user from among the plurality of display devices 10, and the distance to the user is It is possible to display the destination guidance display by selecting the display device 10 within the predetermined distance. That is, the position estimation unit 52 of the control device 30 estimates the position and the movement direction for each of a plurality of users carrying a plurality of user terminals 70 with which a plurality of communication devices 20 communicate, and the selection unit 54 The display control unit 56 selects the display device 10 ahead of the moving direction of the user from the plurality of display devices 10 based on the position and moving direction of the user estimated by the position estimating unit 52, and the display control unit 56 In the display device 10, the information indicating the direction of the destination is selected by the selection unit 54 based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52 and the user destination information table 37 stored in the user information storage unit 36. Display on. Thereby, the guidance display system 1 can select the display device 10 ahead of the moving direction of each user for a plurality of users, and simultaneously display information indicating the direction of the destination in parallel. Further, the guidance display system 1 suppresses the display of information indicating the exit of a destination station of a large number of users, a transfer home, etc. on one display device 10 even when the station yard is crowded. be able to. As a result, the guidance display system 1 can perform highly convenient destination guidance display to a plurality of users.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the control device 30 causes the selected display device 10 to display a guidance display at the transfer station and the participation station has been described. However, the control device 30 selects the display device at the station where the user departs. The information which shows the home etc. which the train which goes to a transfer station or a destination station arrives at 10 may be displayed.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the selection unit 54 refers to the position information of the plurality of display devices 10, and based on the position and the movement direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52, a plurality of displays From among the devices 10, the display device 10 ahead of the moving direction of the user is selected. The display control unit 56 determines the direction of the destination included in the destination information stored in the user information storage unit 36 based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit 52 and the destination information stored in the user information storage unit 36. Is displayed on the display device 10 selected by the selection unit 54. By this, the guidance display system 1 can perform highly convenient destination guidance display to the user.

Second Embodiment
The second embodiment will be described below. Here, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and descriptions of functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the first embodiment, the display control unit 56 causes only the display device 10 to display a guide for the destination information stored in the user information storage unit 36. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the display control unit 56A causes the display device 10 to display a display other than the guidance display.

  FIG. 22 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device 30A. The control device 30A of the guidance display system 1A further includes a content information storage unit 46 in addition to the functional configuration of the control device 30 according to the first embodiment. Further, the control device 30A includes a display control unit 56A instead of the display control unit 56 included in the control device 30 according to the first embodiment.

  The content information storage unit 46 stores in advance an image, a moving image, etc. to be displayed on the display device 10. Images, moving images, and the like displayed on the display device 10 are, for example, advertisements, news, moving images of television broadcasting, information on the facility where the display device 10 is installed, information on the periphery of the facility, etc. Content information presented to a person.

  For example, when there is no user who is a target of guidance display for each display device 10, the display control unit 56A displays content information instead of the guidance display. On the other hand, the guidance display described in the first embodiment is performed on the display device 10 in which the user who is the target of the guidance display exists. At this time, the content information and the guidance display may be displayed simultaneously.

  For example, when there is no instruction for guidance display by the display control unit 56A, the display device 10 performs display (for example, display of content information) other than the information indicating the direction of the destination of the user. The display device 10 performs guidance display or guidance display and content information display, for example, when there is a display instruction from the display control unit 56A. In this case, the display control unit 56A may switch the information to be displayed on the display screen according to the distance between the user and the display device 10. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the image of the display screen is switched. For example, when the user approaches from the state in which the image IM2-1 of the advertisement AD is displayed on the display device 10, the display control unit 56A moves the image IM2-2, as the distance between the user and the display device 10 approaches. The images on the display screen may be switched in the order of the image IM2-3 and the image IM2-4. For example, as the user approaches the display device 10, the display control unit 56A causes the guidance display for the user to be displayed larger compared to the image of the advertisement AD.

  According to the guidance display system 1A of the second embodiment described above, the display control unit 56A makes the display device 10 more efficient by changing the information to be displayed on the display device 10 according to the position of the user. Can be used to

Third Embodiment
The third embodiment will be described below. Here, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and descriptions of functions and the like common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the first embodiment, the display control unit 56 performs guidance display on the display device 10 about the distance between the exit input from the user terminal 70 and the current position of the user. In the third embodiment, the display control unit 56 </ b> B causes the display device 10 to display information indicating an exit that is easily approached to a facility for visit (hereinafter, target facility) input from the user terminal 70. The target facility is a facility existing near the station and is a facility where the user goes after getting off.

  FIG. 24 is a functional configuration diagram of control device 30B. The control device 30B of the guidance display system 1B holds the correspondence information table 35B in the transfer information storage unit 34. Further, the control device 30 </ b> B includes a user information processing unit 32 </ b> B instead of the user information processing unit 32 included in the control device 30 of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of the correspondence information table 35B. The correspondence information table 35B is information in which station identification information, station exit identification information, and target facility information are mutually associated. In the correspondence information table 35B, the exit of the station where it is easy to approach the target facility is associated with the target facility. The easy access means, for example, that the distance between the target facility and the exit is short, and that the travel time between the target facility and the exit is short.

  The user information processing unit 32B acquires destination information and facility specification information from the user terminal 70 that has received input of destination information and facility specification information indicating a target facility. Facility designation information is information that designates a target facility.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of the interface image IM3 in which the user inputs destination information and facility designation information. The interface image IM3 has an input field for inputting a user name, user terminal identification information, a departure station, a transit station, a destination station, and a target facility (facility designation information). Further, it has a check box CB for determining whether to automatically calculate the control device 30B based on the departure station and the destination station. Moreover, it has the exit information display column Ex where the exit of the destination station extracted by the user information processing part 32B is displayed.

  The user information processing unit 32B refers to the correspondence information table 35B stored in the transfer information storage unit 34, and extracts the exit of the destination station and the destination station corresponding to the facility designation information. After extracting the exit of the destination station, the user information processing unit 32B transmits the extracted exit information to the user terminal 70. The user terminal 70 displays the exit information transmitted from the control device 30B in the exit information display field Ex of the interface image displayed on the display unit of the own device based on the received exit information.

  The user information processing unit 32B stores the user information acquired from the user terminal 70 and the information indicating the exit of the extracted destination station in the user information storage unit 36 as a part of the user destination information table 37. The user destination information table 37 will be referred to FIG. 7 and the description will be omitted.

  The display control unit 56B refers to the user destination information table 37, and the information indicating the direction of the exit extracted by the user information processing unit 32B as the one corresponding to the target facility is displayed on the display device 10 selected by the selection unit 54. Make the display.

  According to the third embodiment described above, the display control unit 56B displays an exit by causing the user to easily access the facility to which the user is visiting, thereby allowing the user to enter the facility of the destination to display The information on the exit near the destination facility can be obtained via the device 10. As a result, the guidance display system 1B can perform more convenient destination guidance display for the user.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, a plurality of communication units (20) disposed in the station yard and communicating with the user terminal carried by the user, and a plurality of display units disposed in the station yard and displaying information (10) and a user information storage unit (36) for storing destination information (37) including a destination for use by a user of a railway, and position information of a plurality of communication units, and the user terminal of the plurality of communication units Position estimation section (52) for estimating the position and movement direction of the user based on the position and communication history of the communication section communicated by the user, and the position information of the plurality of display sections with reference to the user A selection unit (54) for selecting a display unit ahead of the user's movement direction among the plurality of display units based on the position and movement direction of the user, the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit, By having a display control unit (56) for displaying information indicating the direction of the destination on the display unit selected by the selection unit based on the destination information stored in the information storage unit, convenience for the user can be obtained. High destination guidance display.

The embodiment described above can be expressed as follows.
A plurality of communication units disposed in the station yard and wirelessly communicating with a user terminal carried by the user;
A plurality of display units arranged in the station yard and displaying information;
A user information storage unit that stores destination information including a destination of the user on the railway use acquired from the user terminal or another device;
The position of the communication unit at which the user has communicated with the user terminal based on the position and communication history of the communication unit at which the user terminal has communicated with reference to the position information of the plurality of communication units, Alternatively, a position estimation unit that estimates that the movement direction of the user is estimated from the history of the estimated position of the user while estimating that the user terminal is located at a position between the plurality of communication units in communication with the user terminal;
The display at the end of the moving direction of the user among the plurality of display units based on the position and the moving direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit with reference to position information of the plurality of display units A selection unit for selecting a unit;
A display for causing the display unit selected by the selection unit to display information indicating the direction of the destination based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit and the destination information stored in the user information storage unit A control unit,
Guidance display system provided.

  While certain embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and the gist of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A, 1B ... guidance display system, 10 ... display apparatus, 20 ... communication apparatus, 30, 30A, 30B ... control apparatus, 32, 32B ... user information processing part, 34 ... transfer information storage part, 35B ... correspondence information table 36: user information storage unit 38: user position information storage unit 40: apparatus information storage unit 42: facility information storage unit 46: content information storage unit 50: control unit 52: position estimation unit 54 Selection unit 56, 56A, 56B ... display control unit

Claims (11)

A plurality of communication units disposed in the station yard and in communication with the user terminal carried by the user;
A plurality of display units arranged in the station yard and displaying information;
A user information storage unit that stores destination information including a destination of the user's railway use;
A position estimation unit that estimates the position and moving direction of the user based on the position and communication history of the communication unit with which the user terminal has communicated among the plurality of communication units by referring to position information of the plurality of communication units; ,
The display at the end of the moving direction of the user among the plurality of display units based on the position and the moving direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit with reference to position information of the plurality of display units A selection unit for selecting a unit;
A display for causing the display unit selected by the selection unit to display information indicating the direction of the destination based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit and the destination information stored in the user information storage unit A control unit,
Guidance display system provided. The position estimation unit estimates the position and the moving direction of each of a plurality of users carrying a plurality of user terminals with which the plurality of communication units communicate.
The selection unit is a display unit located ahead of the moving direction of the user among the plurality of display units based on the position and moving direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit for each user. Selected,
The display control unit selects, for each user, the information indicating the direction of the destination based on the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit and the destination information stored in the user information storage unit. Display on the display unit selected by the unit,
The guidance display system according to claim 1. The selection unit selects, from among the plurality of display units, the display unit in which the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit is within a predetermined angle range with respect to the display direction.
The guidance display system according to claim 1 or 2. The selection unit is configured such that, among the plurality of display units, the vector indicating the moving direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit is any vector within the predetermined angle range starting from the display unit. Select the display section that is opposite to
The guidance display system according to claim 3. The selection unit selects a display unit within a predetermined distance from the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit, from the plurality of display units.
The guidance display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Information on the exit of the station is stored in the user information storage unit,
The display control unit refers to the information on the exit of the station, and based on the information on the exit of the station stored in the user information storage unit and the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit, the station Displaying information indicating the direction of the exit on the display unit selected by the selection unit;
The guidance display system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The user information storage unit stores information on train transfer positions,
The display control unit refers to the information on the transfer position of the train, and based on the information on the transfer position of the train stored in the user information storage unit and the position of the user estimated by the position estimation unit, the train Displaying information indicating the direction of the transfer position of the display unit on the display unit selected by the selection unit;
The guidance display system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The user information storage unit also stores facility information indicating facilities located in the vicinity of the station and where the user goes after getting off.
Derivation for deriving information indicating the direction of the exit associated with the facility information in the correspondence information by referring to the correspondence information in which the exit of the station is associated with the facility information and the position information of the exit of the station Further equipped with
The display control unit causes the display unit selected by the selection unit to display information indicating the exit direction derived by the derivation unit.
The guidance display system according to claim 6. The user information storage unit stores user recognition information that can be recognized by the user.
The display control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating the direction of the destination along with the user recognition information.
The guidance display system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The display unit performs display other than the information indicating the direction of the destination, when there is no display instruction from the display control unit.
The guidance display system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A user information storage unit that stores destination information including a destination in a user's railway use;
Based on the location and communication history of the communication unit with which the user terminal has communicated among the plurality of communication units arranged in the station yard and communicating with the user terminal carried by the user with reference to the location information of the facility in the station yard, A position estimation unit that estimates the position and movement direction of the user;
The display unit located in the station yard based on the position and movement direction of the user estimated by the position estimation unit, among the plurality of display units displaying information, the display unit located ahead of the movement direction of the user A selection unit to select,
Based on the position information of the user estimated by the position estimation unit and the destination information stored in the user information storage unit, information indicating the direction of the destination is displayed on the display unit selected by the selection unit A display control unit,
The guidance display control apparatus provided.

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