JP6712208B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and the like.

Users of transportation facilities such as buses and trains have a need to check the operation status when getting on the transportation facilities. Therefore, services that provide information on the operating status of each transportation system have been widely used.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that provides a user with information such as the nearest bus stop and the operating status of a bus by using a portable information terminal device with a display such as a mobile phone and a PHS. In the system described in Patent Document 1, the positioning means for calculating the current location of the user based on the radio wave emitted from the information terminal device carried by the user, the user from the position of the user calculated by the positioning means The nearest bus stop search/display means for displaying the available bus stops of the user, a map display means for displaying a map including the current position of the user and the bus stop, and a candidate list displayed by the nearest bus stop search/display means for the user After selecting or inputting the bus stop name to be used by, and selecting the system and destination, search the current location information of the available buses and calculate the time required for the searched buses to arrive at the use bus stop requested by the user Then, a bus position information providing means for transmitting to the user terminal is provided.

JP, 2003-217093, A

In the system described in Patent Document 1, bus operation information can be displayed on the user's mobile terminal. However, such a conventional system can display only information on a single bus route on a map. Therefore, for example, the user cannot compare the route that stops at the bus stop closest to the destination between a plurality of routes on the map.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to select a bus stop near a destination from a plurality of bus routes.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention selects a plurality of selected from a reception unit that accepts selection of a plurality of bus routes from a user, a storage unit that stores the bus routes and a bus stop included in the bus routes in association with each other. An extraction unit that extracts information about the bus stop associated with the bus route and a display control unit that displays the extracted information about the bus stop on a map are provided.

Further, the information processing method according to the present invention includes a step of receiving a selection of a plurality of bus routes from a user, a plurality of selected bus routes and a storage unit that stores the bus stops included in the bus routes in association with each other. The method includes a step of extracting information on the bus stop associated with the bus route and a step of displaying the extracted information on the bus stop on a map.

Further, the program according to the present invention includes a step of receiving a selection of a plurality of bus routes from a user in a computer, a storage unit that stores a bus route and a bus stop included in the bus route in association with each other. The step of extracting the information of the bus stop associated with the bus route and the step of displaying the extracted information of the bus stop on the map are executed.

In this specification and the like, the “unit” does not simply mean a physical configuration but also includes a case where the function of the configuration is realized by software. Further, the functions of one configuration may be implemented by two or more physical configurations, or the functions of two or more configurations may be implemented by one physical configuration.

According to the present invention, a bus stop close to a destination can be selected from a plurality of bus routes.

It is a lineblock diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a route guidance system in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of a functional block of a terminal unit and an information processor in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of bus stop information DB and route information DB in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the icon of the bus stop in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which the route display part in one embodiment of this invention displays. It is a sequence diagram which shows the processing flow of the route guidance system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing an example of hardware constitutions of a terminal unit and an information processor in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, one of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments. Further, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Further, those skilled in the art can adopt an embodiment in which each element described below is replaced with an equivalent one, and such an embodiment is also included in the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the positional relationship such as up, down, left, and right shown as necessary is based on the display shown in the drawing unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, the various dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios. Further, in the following, for ease of understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is realized by using an information processing device will be described as an example, but as described above, the present invention is not limited thereto.

<1. Overview of system configuration>
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a route guidance system 10 including an information processing device 100 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the route guidance system 10 is configured by connecting an information processing device 100 and a terminal device 200 to each other via a network N. In the route guidance system 10 according to the present embodiment, the information processing device 100 has a function of providing the terminal device 200 with map information in which information regarding a plurality of bus routes is displayed.

The network N is composed of a wireless network or a wired network. As an example of the communication network, a mobile phone network, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) network, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation, Wiring). (Registered trademark), infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), wired LAN, telephone line, power line network, IEEE1394, and other networks.

The terminal device 200 is a computer connected to the network N. Specifically, as the terminal device 200, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a tablet, a wearable (Wearable) terminal, a game machine, a car navigation device, etc. are assumed. It is not limited to these. For example, when simulating route guidance without moving, a terminal device such as a non-portable desktop PC may be used.

The information processing device 100 is a computer connected to the network N, and examples thereof include a PC and a server device.

<2. Functional configuration>
<2-1. Functions of terminal device 200>
The functional configuration of the terminal device 200 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal device 200 is an information processing device having a function of intermittently acquiring position information by GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like and transmitting the position information to the information processing device 100 via the network N.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the terminal device 200 includes a main control unit 220 including a CPU and a memory, a communication unit 240 for connecting to the network N, an input unit 210 such as a touch panel that receives an operation from a user, and a screen. It is preferable to include a display unit 250 for displaying, a positioning unit 260 for positioning the current position information, and the like.

It is preferable that the user installs a map application (hereinafter referred to as a map application) on the terminal device 200 to obtain map information from the information processing device 100 to display a map and to be able to use a route guidance service. .. The route guidance service is a service provided by the information processing apparatus 100 that searches a route from an arbitrary starting point to a destination and provides information to the user.

When using the route guidance service, the user uses the terminal device 200 to transmit a route search request to the information processing device 100. It is preferable that the route search request transmitted includes the position information of the departure place and the position information of the destination. For example, the user can use the terminal device 200 to transmit the latitude and longitude of the current position measured by the positioning unit 260 to the search unit 101 as position information of the departure place. Further, for example, the user selects an arbitrary point from the points on the map displayed on the terminal device 200, and the coordinates corresponding to the selected point are used as the position information of the starting point or the destination to perform information processing from the terminal device 200. It can be transmitted to the device 100.

<2-2. Functions of Information Processing Device 100>
Next, the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2B, the information processing apparatus 100 has, as functional units, for example, a map information DB 131, a guidance information DB 132, a bus stop information DB 133, a route information DB 134, a search unit 101, a route display unit 102, and a display adjustment unit. It has 103.

In the map information DB 131, data of various map contents such as vector data, raster data, and annotation data for drawing a map is stored in association with latitude and longitude information. The content data accumulated in the map information DB 131 is, for example, roads, railways, rivers, mountains, commercial facilities, financial institutions, houses, signs, event information, store information, facility information, traffic regulation information, icons, note information. And the like have a predetermined attribute.

The guidance information DB 132 stores, for example, road network data for providing route guidance to the user of the terminal device 200. Road network data includes road intersections, bends, end points, etc. as nodes, routes connecting each node as links, node data (latitude and longitude of nodes), link data (link numbers), and all links. It is configured as a database including link cost information data regarding cost information (distance and required time). In addition, it is preferable that the information processing apparatus 100 acquires road network data from an external management server and stores it in the guidance information DB 132 in advance. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and may be configured to inquire of the external management server and refer to the road network data every time a route search request is received from the terminal device 200.

Information about the bus stop is stored in the bus stop information DB 133. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of the bus stop information DB 133. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the bus stop information DB 133, for example, a bus stop identifier, position information such as latitude and longitude, a bus route identifier including the corresponding bus stop in the route, and an image of an icon, etc. Are stored in association with each other. The bus stop included in the route of the bus route refers to a bus stop where a bus traveling on the bus route stops. Further, it is desirable that the information processing apparatus 100 acquires bus stop information from an external management server and stores it in the bus stop information DB 133 in advance. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and a configuration may be used in which an external management server is inquired and bus stop information is referred to each time a route search request is received from the terminal device 200.

Information about bus routes is stored in the route information DB 134. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of the route information DB 134. As shown in FIG. 3B, in the route information DB 134, for example, the identifier of a bus route is associated with the name of the bus route and the identifier of the bus stop included in the route of the bus route. In addition, it is preferable that the information processing apparatus 100 acquires route information from an external management server and stores it in the route information DB 134 in advance. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and may be configured such that each time a request for route search is received from the terminal device 200, an inquiry is made to an external management server to refer to route information.

When receiving a route search request to a destination from the terminal device 200 having the map application installed, the search unit 101 refers to the guidance information DB 132 and searches for a route to the destination based on the set cost information. To do. For example, the search unit 101 refers to the road network data of the guidance information DB 132 according to the latitude and longitude of the departure place and the destination transmitted from the terminal device 200, and searches for a route from the departure place to the destination. At this time, it is possible to search for an optimum route by sequentially searching for links from the node of the starting point to the node of the destination and following the link having the minimum link cost information as the guide route. As such a route search method, a well-known method such as a label determination method or a Dijkstra method can be used. The "optimal" route means that the cost information from the starting point to the destination is the minimum.

The route display unit 102 causes the terminal device 200 to display information regarding a plurality of bus routes on a map. The information about the bus route includes, for example, the name of the bus stop included in the bus route, the icon of the bus stop, the route along which the bus travels, the up/down identification, and the approach information of the bus.

The route display unit 102 preferably displays a plurality of bus routes including arbitrary bus stops selected by the user on the route on the map displayed on the terminal device 200. Specifically, when the route display unit 102 receives a selection of a bus stop from the terminal device 200, the route display unit 102 refers to the bus stop information DB 133 to display a list of bus routes including the bus stop selected by the terminal device 200 in the route, It can be displayed on the terminal device 200 (see FIG. 5C described later). When the user selects a bus route to be displayed on the map from the list of bus routes, the route display unit 102 refers to the route information DB 134 and acquires the identifier of the bus stop associated with the selected bus route. Further, the route display unit 102 refers to the bus information DB 133 and displays the icon associated with the identifier of the bus stop at the coordinates corresponding to the position information of the bus stop on the map displayed on the terminal device 200. At this time, the route display unit 102 preferably causes the terminal device 200 to display such that the displayed bus stop icon can be discriminated as to which bus route is included. For example, the route display unit 102 can display the icons of the bus stops in different colors for each bus route, or can display the icons of the bus stops included in the same bus route by connecting them with a line.

Note that the route display unit 102 displays, on a map displayed on the terminal device 200, information about a plurality of bus routes including routes that include the bus stop located within a predetermined range from the destination received by the search unit 101. , Can also be displayed. In this case, for example, the route display unit 102 refers to the bus information DB 133 and extracts the identifier of the bus stop whose position information is included within a predetermined range from the destination. Next, the route display unit 102 refers to the route information DB 134, extracts a bus route associated with the extracted bus stop identifier, and acquires the bus stop identifier associated with the extracted bus route. Further, the route display unit 102 refers to the bus stop information DB 133 and displays the acquired icon associated with the bus stop identifier at the coordinates corresponding to the position information of the bus stop on the map displayed on the terminal device 200.

Further, the route display unit 102 can also display information on a bus route including a region (for example, a municipality) selected by the user as a route. In this case, for example, the route display unit 102 refers to the bus stop information DB 133 and extracts the identifier of the bus stop whose position information is included in the selected area. Further, the route display unit 102 refers to the route information DB 134 to extract the identifier of the bus route associated with the extracted identifier of the bus stop, and refers to the bus stop information DB 133 again to refer to the bus stop associated with the extracted bus route, The icon is displayed on the map displayed on the terminal device 200.

In addition, the route display unit 102 can highlight a bus route that includes the bus stop closest to the destination as a route and propose it to the user as a recommended route. Furthermore, the route display unit 102 can also control the scale of the map so that the entire bus route is displayed on the terminal device 200 when the bus route is displayed on the terminal device 200.

In this way, the route display unit 102 simultaneously displays information on a plurality of bus routes on the map, so that the user can compare and select a bus stop close to the destination from the plurality of bus routes. In addition, in the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 has the configuration including the route display unit 102, but the terminal device 200 may have the configuration including the route display unit 102.

The display adjustment unit 103 adjusts the display on the terminal device 200 so that a bus stop including a plurality of bus routes in the route can be identified. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a method in which the display adjustment unit 103 adjusts the display of the icon of the bus stop.

FIG. 4A is an example when the display adjustment unit 103 adjusts the display so that the icon of each bus stop is associated with the number of bus routes including the bus stop in the route. In this example, the number of bus routes (in this case, 5) is displayed on the right shoulder of the bus stop icon.

FIG. 4B is an example of a case where the display adjustment unit 103 makes an adjustment so that the icons of the bus stops included in the same route are connected and displayed. In the example of FIG. 4B, three bus routes R1, R2, R3 and nine bus stop icons S1 to S9 are displayed. Further, the bus stop icons S2 and S7 to S9 included in the bus route R1 are connected by solid lines, and the bus stop icons S1 to S3 included in the bus route R2 are connected by broken lines and included in the bus route R3. The bus stop icons S2 and S4 to S6 are connected and displayed by a chain line. In this example, since the bus stop icon S2 is connected by three or more lines, it can be seen that the bus stop is included in a plurality of bus routes. Further, at this time, the display adjustment unit 103 can also accept the selection of the bus route and highlight the icon of the bus stop included in the route of the selected bus route. For example, when the bus route R1 is selected, the display adjustment unit 103 can highlight the bus stop icons S2, S7 to S9. As an example of the highlighting, the display adjustment unit 103 can display the bus stop icon (in this example, icons S2, S7 to S9) in the foreground, in bold, or in blinking. .

The display adjusting method by the display adjusting unit 103 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, the display adjustment unit 103 can display a bus stop including a plurality of bus routes in the route with a larger icon than a bus stop including only a single bus route in the route. At this time, the display adjustment unit 103 preferably controls the size of the icon in proportion to the number of bus routes. The display adjustment unit 103 can also display the bus stop icon by shifting it. In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 has the configuration including the display adjustment unit 103, but the terminal device 200 may have the configuration including the display adjustment unit 103.

<3. Screen example>
Next, an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of map information provided by the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment to the terminal device 200.

FIG. 5(A) shows an example of a screen for selecting a facility to be displayed on the map. In the example of FIG. 5A, facility buttons B1 of “convenience store”, “fast food”, “bank”, “station”, and “bus” are displayed at the top of the screen. The user can select the type of icon to be displayed on the map from the plurality of facility buttons B1. When the user selects an arbitrary facility button B1 (bus in the example of FIG. 5), the screen shown in FIG. 5(B) is displayed.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which the icon of the facility selected by the user is displayed on the map. In the example of FIG. 5B, a bus stop icon B2 is displayed on a plurality of maps. When the user selects an arbitrary bus stop icon B2 on the screen of FIG. 5B, a list screen of bus routes including the selected bus stop in the route (FIG. 5C) is displayed.

In the example of FIG. 5C, the bus route list screen includes a check box B3 for allowing the user to select the bus route to be displayed on the map. The user can select a plurality of bus routes to be displayed on the map from the displayed list of bus routes using the check box B3. The selection of the bus route is not limited to the check box, and may be configured by any input means such as pull-down or button.

FIG. 5D shows an example of a screen in which the icon of the bus stop included in the bus route selected on the screen of FIG. 5C is displayed on the map. In the example of FIG. 5D, the icon of the bus stop is displayed in different colors for each bus route.

As described above, in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the icons of the bus stops included in the plurality of bus routes can be displayed on the map. This allows the user to consider and compare the bus routes that are appropriate to reach the destination.

<3. Processing flow>
The flow of map display processing of the information processing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that each processing step included in the flow of processing described below can be arbitrarily changed in order or executed in parallel within a range that does not cause a contradiction in processing content, and other processing steps may be performed in parallel. You may add the step of. Further, a step described as one step for convenience can be divided into a plurality of steps and executed, while a step described as a plurality of steps for convenience can be understood as one step.

When the user operates the terminal device 200 to activate the map application, the user selects a bus stop at which the bus route is to be displayed. The selection of the bus stop is accepted by the route display unit 102 (S101: YES). The route display unit 102 displays a list of bus routes including the selected bus stop in the route (S102).

When the selection of the bus route is received from the user (S103: YES), the route display unit 102 displays the icon of the bus stop included in the selected bus route on the map (S104). At this time, if there is a bus stop included in the plurality of bus routes (S105: YES), the display adjustment unit 103 adjusts the display of the icon so that the bus stop can be identified (S107).

As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can display a plurality of bus routes on the map starting from the selected bus stop. This allows the user to select a bus stop close to the destination while comparing a plurality of bus routes.

<Hardware configuration>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 7, an example of a hardware configuration when the terminal device 200 and the information processing device 100 described above are realized by the computer 800 will be described. It should be noted that the functions of the respective devices can be realized separately by a plurality of devices.

As shown in FIG. 7, the computer 800 includes a processor 801, a memory 803, a storage device 805, an input I/F unit 807, a data I/F unit 809, a communication I/F unit 811, and a display device 813.

The processor 801 controls various processes in the computer 800 by executing a program stored in the memory 803. For example, the search unit of the information processing device 100, the route display unit 102, the display adjustment unit 103, the main control unit 220 of the terminal device 200, and the like are temporarily stored in the memory 803 and mainly operate on the processor 801. Can be realized as a program that

The memory 803 is a storage medium such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 803 temporarily stores the program code of the program executed by the processor 801 and the data required when the program is executed.

The storage device 805 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash memory. The storage device 805 stores an operating system and various programs for realizing the above-described configurations. In addition, the storage device 805 can also store the map information DB 131, the guidance information DB 132, the bus stop information DB 133, the route information DB 134, and the like. Such programs and data are loaded into the memory 803 as needed, and are referred to by the processor 801.

The input I/F unit 807 is a device for receiving an input from the user. Specific examples of the input I/F unit 807 include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, various sensors, a wearable device, and the like. The input I/F unit 807 may be connected to the computer 800 via an interface such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

The data I/F unit 809 is a device for inputting data from outside the computer 800. A specific example of the data I/F unit 809 is a drive device or the like for reading data stored in various storage media. The data I/F unit 809 may be provided outside the computer 800. In that case, the data I/F unit 809 is connected to the computer 800 via an interface such as a USB.

The communication I/F unit 811 is a device for performing data communication via the Internet N with a device external to the computer 800 in a wired or wireless manner. The communication I/F unit 811 may be provided outside the computer 800. In that case, the communication I/F unit 811 is connected to the computer 800 via an interface such as a USB.

The display device 813 is a device for displaying various information. Specific examples of the display device 813 include a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and a display of a wearable device. The display device 813 may be provided outside the computer 800. In that case, the display device 813 is connected to the computer 800 via, for example, a display cable.

The embodiments described above are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. The present invention can be modified/improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention also includes equivalents thereof. Further, it is needless to say that each embodiment is an exemplification, and partial replacement or combination of the configurations shown in different embodiments is possible, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention. ..

10 route guidance system 100 information processing device 101 search unit 102 route display unit 103 display adjustment unit 131 map information DB
132 Information DB
133 bus stop information DB
134 Route information DB
200 terminal device 210 input unit 220 main control unit 230 storage unit 240 communication unit 250 display unit 260 positioning unit N network

Claims (6)

A receiving unit that receives a destination from a user , wherein the destination is a destination included in the route search request received from the user, and the route search request is a request to search for a route to the destination. With the reception department ,
Information on bus stops associated with a plurality of bus routes including routes including bus stops located within a predetermined range from the destination is extracted from a storage unit that stores bus routes and bus stops included in the bus routes in association with each other. An extraction unit that
A display control unit for displaying the extracted information of the bus stop on a map,
An information processing apparatus including. The display control unit,
Highlight a bus route that includes the bus stop closest to the destination in the route,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The display control unit,
When displaying the information of the bus stop on the map, the information of the bus stop simultaneously included in the plurality of bus routes is displayed in a manner distinguishable from the information of other bus stops,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The display control unit,
The information of the bus stop is displayed in association with the number of bus routes stopping at the bus stop.
The information processing device according to claim 3. A step of receiving a destination from a user, wherein the destination is a destination included in a route search request received from the user, and the route search request is a request for searching a route to the destination, When,
Information on bus stops associated with a plurality of bus routes including routes including bus stops located within a predetermined range from the destination is extracted from a storage unit that stores bus routes and bus stops included in the bus routes in association with each other. Steps to
Displaying the extracted information on the bus stop on a map,
Information processing method including. On the computer,
A step of receiving a destination from a user, wherein the destination is a destination included in a route search request received from the user, and the route search request is a request for searching a route to the destination, When,
Information on bus stops associated with a plurality of bus routes including routes including bus stops located within a predetermined range from the destination is extracted from a storage unit that stores bus routes and bus stops included in the bus routes in association with each other. Steps to
Displaying the extracted information on the bus stop on a map,
A program to execute.