JP6941917B2 - Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

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

In recent years, various route search systems have been proposed. In a normal route search system, the departure station, route used, arrival station, etc. are displayed as the result of the route search. Further, in Patent Document 1, a link of "timetable" associated with the departure station and the transfer station of the route is also displayed. By selecting the "Timetable" link, the timetable of the departure station and transfer station will be displayed.

JP-A-2007-114030

The user often needs information other than the timetable of the departure station and the transfer station, but the route search system described in Patent Document 1 cannot satisfy such a request.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is an information processing system and information processing capable of outputting a timetable that is highly convenient for a user who has performed a route search. It is to provide an apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a route information acquisition means for acquiring route information indicating a route to a destination and a timetable information acquisition means for acquiring timetable information indicating a POI timetable around the destination. An information processing system including the path, information related to the timetable, and output control means for outputting the information is provided.

Since the route and the information related to the POI timetable around the destination are output, the convenience of the user is improved.

A block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system. The figure which shows an example of the structure of a POI information database 222. A flowchart showing the processing operation of the information processing system. The figure which shows the 1st example of the screen displayed on the output part 13. The figure which shows the 2nd example of the screen displayed on the output part 13. The figure which shows the 3rd example of the screen displayed on the output part 13. The figure which shows the 3rd example of the screen displayed on the output part 13. The figure which shows the 4th example of the screen displayed on the output part 13. The figure which shows the 4th example of the screen displayed on the output part 13.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system. The information processing system is composed of a terminal device 1 and a server 2, and these are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network 3. The network 3 may be wireless or wired.

The terminal device 1 is used by a user, and may be a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone or a tablet, or a stationary electronic device such as a personal computer or a car navigation device.

The terminal device 1 includes a communication unit 11, an operation input unit 12, an output unit 13, and a control unit 14.
The communication unit 11 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the control unit 14 and the server 2 via the network 3.

The operation input unit 12 is an input interface for a user to input an operation to the terminal device 1, and is, for example, a touch panel or microphone in a mobile electronic device, a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch pad in a stationary electronic device.

The output unit 13 is an output interface that outputs various information from the terminal device 1 to the user. For example, the output unit 13 is a display, and displays a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving an operation from the user and various information to the user. Further, as will be described later, the output unit 13 outputs and displays the route information and the information related to the POI (Post of Interest) timetable around the destination in the route information on the same screen. Although an example in which the output unit 13 is a display is mainly shown, the output unit 13 may be a speaker and output information to the user by voice.

The control unit 14 includes a search condition setting unit 141, an information transmission unit 142, an information reception unit 143, and an output control unit 144. Each of these parts may be realized by the processor (not shown) of the terminal device 1 executing a predetermined program, or may be implemented by hardware.

The search condition setting unit 141 sets search conditions such as a departure place, a destination, a scheduled departure time, and a target arrival time in order to request the server 2 to search for a route. In the following, an example is shown in which the destination is mainly a bus stop or a train station, but it can be any point. The search condition setting unit 141 may receive input from the user via the operation input unit 12 to set the search condition, set the current position of the terminal device 1 as the departure point, or set the current time as the scheduled departure time. You may do it.

The information transmission unit 142 transmits information such as search conditions to the server 2 via the communication unit 11 and the network 3.
The information receiving unit 143 receives output information (described later) including route information and timetable information displayed on the output unit 13 from the server 2 via the network 3 and the communication unit 11.

The output control unit 144 performs output control for outputting to the output unit 13. When the output unit 13 is a display, the output control unit 144 performs display control for displaying on the output unit 13. For example, the output control unit 144 displays a GUI for receiving the search condition setting from the user when setting the search condition, or displays a predetermined screen based on the output information. That is, the output control unit 144 displays a part or all of the output information. When the output unit 13 is a speaker, the output control unit 144 reproduces a part or all of the output information from the speaker.

On the other hand, the server 2 has a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23.
The communication unit 21 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information between the control unit 23 and the terminal device 1 via the network 3.

The storage unit 22 stores various data such as the traffic network information database 221 and the POI (Post of Interest) information database 222.
The transportation network information is information that regulates the road network and information that regulates the transportation network of transportation such as railways and buses. The transportation network information includes transportation route information, timetable information, fare information, and the like. Traffic network information is used for route search.
The POI information in the present embodiment includes information on a bus stop (hereinafter, simply referred to as a stop), a train station (hereinafter, simply referred to as a station), and any other facility.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the POI information database 222. The POI information database 222 is composed of an ID, a name, a type of each POI, a peripheral POI, a timetable, and the like.

The type of POI indicates what kind of facility the POI is. The type of POI is, for example, a stop or a station, and may include which operator's bus or train is operated. Of course, one POI may operate buses and trains of multiple operators. The type of POI may be an aquarium, a theater, a movie theater, or the like.

The peripheral POI is a POI around the POI. The peripheral POI may be, for example, a POI within a predetermined distance range from the POI, a POI that can be reached within a predetermined time of travel time, and a POI that may be used after arriving at the POI. ..

The timetable is a so-called timetable when the POI is a bus stop or a train station, and indicates the departure time and / or arrival time of the bus or train at the POI. The timetable can be arbitrarily determined according to the type of POI, and may be, for example, a start time or a performance time.

In the example of FIG. 2, the POI having the ID A1 (that is, the "A station east exit" stop) is associated with the POI having the ID B1 (that is, the "A station"). Typically, a stop is associated with its nearest station, but it is not necessarily the nearest station, but may simply be a nearby station.

Further, it is associated with a POI having an ID of C1 (that is, "K Sea World") as a peripheral POI of a POI having an ID of A2 (that is, a "K Sea World" stop). In this way, a POI may be associated with a POI in the vicinity that is likely to be visited after reaching the POI as a peripheral POI.

The storage unit 22 may store the above-mentioned traffic network information and POI information, and these information may be included in one database or distributed on three or more databases. May be good.

Returning to FIG. 1, the control unit 23 includes an information receiving unit 231 and a route information acquisition unit 232, a timetable information acquisition unit 233, an output information generation unit 234, and an information transmission unit 235. Each of these parts may be realized by the processor (not shown) of the server 2 executing a predetermined program, or may be implemented by hardware.

The information receiving unit 231 receives information such as search conditions from the terminal device 1 via the network 3 and the communication unit 21.

The route information acquisition unit 232 performs a route search based on the search conditions and the traffic network information, and acquires the route information indicating the route from the departure point to the destination. The route information includes a means of transportation from a departure point to a destination, a travel time, a departure time, an arrival time, a fare, and the like.

The timetable information acquisition unit 233 acquires timetable information indicating the timetable in the POI around the destination. In the present embodiment, the destination is one of the POIs registered in the POI information database 222, and the timetable information acquisition unit 233 refers to the POI information database 222, and the time of the POIs around the destination POI. An example of getting a table is mainly shown.

The timetable information acquisition unit 233 may acquire the timetable in the surrounding POI without necessarily referring to the POI information database 222. For example, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 may specify the POI around the destination and its timetable by, for example, a search around the destination or a keyword search using the wording included in the name of the destination.

The output information generation unit 234 generates output information including the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 232 and the timetable information acquired by the timetable information acquisition unit 233. In the following, it is assumed that the output unit 13 is a display, and the output information is also referred to as display information.
Information such as display information is transmitted to the terminal device 1 via the information transmission unit 235, the communication unit 21, and the network 3.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the information processing system.
First, the search condition setting unit 141 of the terminal device 1 sets the search condition. This search condition is transmitted to the server 2 by the information transmission unit 142 (step S1).

The server 2 receives the search condition. The route information acquisition unit 232 of the server 2 searches for a route from the departure point to the destination based on this search condition, and acquires route information indicating the route to the destination (step S11). When a means of transportation such as a bus is used in the route search, the arrival time may be determined based on the timetable of the traffic network information database 221, or the delay information and the congestion information may be taken into consideration in addition to the timetable. A more realistic arrival time may be estimated.

Subsequently, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 refers to the POI information database 222 and acquires timetable information indicating the timetable of the POI around the destination (step S12). For example, when the destination is the "A station east exit" stop in FIG. 2, the surrounding POI is "A station". Therefore, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 acquires the timetable of station A.

In the example of FIG. 2, as the timetable of the A station, there are a timetable st1 of the company S line and a timetable pt1 of the company P line. In this case, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 may acquire both of them, or may acquire only one of them. If only one is used, the operator of the means of transportation used to move to the destination may be considered. For example, when the route information indicates that the bus of Company S travels to the destination, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 may acquire the timetable st1 of the route of Company S. Alternatively, of the timetables st1 and pt2, the timetable of the route frequently used by the user may be acquired, or the timetable of the ascending direction may be acquired. When acquiring both, the priority may be set for each of the two timetables, and in this example, the priority may be set for each business operator, such as increasing the priority of the timetable st1 of the company S route. , The timetable of the route frequently used by the user and the timetable of the upbound direction may be given higher priority.

Further, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 may acquire the entire timetable (from the first train to the last train), or may be the arrival time of the destination (for example, the arrival time of the destination in the route information). It may be the arrival time of the destination set in the search condition), and a part of the timetable may be acquired. For example, only the timetable after the arrival time of the destination may be acquired. Alternatively, considering the possibility of actually arriving earlier than the arrival time of the destination, only the timetable after a predetermined time before the arrival time may be acquired. In addition, even if the timetable after the time obtained by adding the time required from the destination to the surrounding POI (in the above example, the time required from the "A station east exit" stop to "A station") is added to the arrival time. good.

The output information generation unit 234 generates display information for displaying the timetable information and the route information acquired in this way, and this display information is transmitted to the terminal device 1 by the information transmission unit 235 (step S13). ..

The terminal device 1 receives the display information, and the output control unit 144 causes the output unit 13 to display a screen including the route based on the route information and the timetable information in the display information. Further, the output control unit 144 causes the output unit 13 to display a screen including information related to the timetable (step S2). The information related to the timetable may be, for example, the timetable itself or a link for displaying the timetable.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first example of a screen displayed on the output unit 13. The upper side of the figure is the route, and specifically, it shows that the bus of Company S travels from the departure point Y stop to the "A station east exit" stop. The lower part of the figure is the timetable (timetable), and specifically, the timetable of "A station" around the A stop is shown. In this way, the route and the timetable related to the destination are displayed on the same screen.

As shown in the figure, when the arrival time is 14:10, preferably, only the timetable of trains departing after 14:10 is displayed, and more preferably, from the "A station east exit" stop, " Only the timetable of trains departing after 14:17, including the time required to reach "A station" of 7 minutes, is displayed. For the convenience of the user, route information such as the route itself may be displayed in addition to the time required from the "A station east exit" stop to "A station".

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second example of the screen displayed on the output unit 13. The route search conditions are the same as in FIG. 4, but the arrival time is expected to be 14:20 in consideration of the delay information. In this case, it is desirable to display only the timetable after 14:27 in consideration of the expected arrival time and the time required to reach A station as the timetable of "A station".
As a result, even if the means of transportation such as a bus is delayed, it is possible to accurately grasp the trains that can be used at station A after that.

When displaying only the timetable after the arrival time (or the time obtained by adding the required time to the arrival time), the arrival time may be in the route information as shown in FIG. 4, or as shown in FIG. It may be the arrival time actually expected, or the current time or a time arbitrarily set by the user may be used instead of the arrival time.

In the above description, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 will acquire a part of the timetable in consideration of the arrival time of the destination. However, in terms of implementation, when the timetable information acquisition unit 233 acquires the entire timetable and the output control unit 144 displays it, only a part of the timetable is displayed in consideration of the arrival time. May be good.

In addition, when the timetable information acquisition unit 233 acquires a plurality of timetables by setting priorities in step S12, the display may be performed in an manner in which the priorities (for example, the business operator) are taken into consideration. For example, if the timetable pt1 of the company P route and the timetable st1 of the company S route are acquired and the priority of the timetable st1 is high because the route information includes the bus of company S, the timetable st1 of company S Only may be displayed, or the timetable st1 may be displayed at the top and the timetable pt1 may be displayed at the bottom.

6 and 7 are views showing a third example of the screen displayed on the output unit 13. In this example, it is shown that the bus moves from the departure point "T station Y exit" stop to the destination "K Sea World front" stop. In FIG. 6, which is displayed as a result of the route search, the timetable itself is not displayed, but the icon 41 written as "schedule" is displayed. This icon 41 is linked to the performance performance time. That is, this screen includes a link for displaying the timetable as information related to the timetable. As the form of the link, in addition to the illustrated icon 41, any figure, character string, or the like may be used.

Therefore, when the user touches the icon 41, that is, when the operation input unit 12 detects that the icon 41 has been selected, the performance performance time is displayed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, when the icon 41 is selected again, the performance performance time may be hidden and the screen may return to the screen of FIG.

With such a display, at the stage of FIG. 6, the POI around the destination can be displayed, and it can also be displayed that there is a timetable related to the POI. Moreover, since the timetable itself is not displayed, other icons (icons for displaying the previous bus or the next bus, etc.) can be displayed in the vacant space. Then, when the user selects the icon 41, as shown in FIG. 7, the timetable can be displayed as more detailed information on the POI around the destination.

In addition, although all the performance performance times may be displayed in FIG. 7, it is also the one after the arrival time of the destination "K Sea World Mae" stop, or the destination "K Sea World Mae" stop. It is desirable to display the time after the arrival time of "K Sea World" plus the time required to reach "K Sea World".

In FIG. 3, it is assumed that the terminal device 1 acquires the display information including the route and the timetable generated in step S13. As another example, first, the terminal device 1 acquires display information that includes route information and POI information (K Sea World in FIG. 6) but does not include timetable information of K Sea World, and displays the screen of FIG. You may. Then, when the icon 41 in FIG. 6 is touched, the terminal device 1 may acquire the timetable information of K Sea World from the server 2.
Here, the timetable information to be acquired may be after the current time when the icon 41 is touched. More preferably, the timetable information to be acquired is after the estimated arrival time if the current time is before the estimated arrival time, and after the current time if the current time is after the estimated arrival time. As a result, only the timetable of the time zone actually available to the user can be output and displayed.

8 and 9 are views showing a fourth example of the screen displayed on the output unit 13. The figure shows that the KO bus travels from the departure point "SY station" to the destination "S theater square" station. A part of the timetable of "S Theater" is also displayed on the same screen at the lower side of the figure. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the timetable is large due to a plurality of timetables, the items of "large theater", "medium theater", and "small theater" are initially displayed as a list as a part thereof. Is desirable. Further, icons 42 to 44 for displaying the timetable in each theater are displayed.

Then, when a certain item (here, the icon 42 corresponding to the "large theater" is used) is selected by the user, the timetable of the selected "large theater" is displayed as shown in FIG. You may.

In this way, first, in the stage after the route search (FIG. 8), a part of the timetable and a selection means (icon) for selectively displaying the other part of the timetable are displayed. Then, when one of the selection means is selected, the corresponding timetable may be expanded and displayed (FIG. 9).

As a result, in FIG. 8 in which the route information is displayed first, the listability can be improved without the timetable becoming too large. Such a display mode is applicable not only when there are a plurality of timetables but also when there is only one.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the route and the information related to the POI timetable around the destination in the route are displayed on the same screen. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily confirm in advance the timetable of the POI (facility around the destination) where the user may stop by after moving the route. By doing so, it becomes unnecessary for the user to acquire the timetable information again after arriving at the destination, which saves time and effort and improves the convenience of the user.

When the output unit 13 is a speaker, the output unit 13 continuously voice-guides the route and the information related to the POI timetable around the destination in the route by the processing of the output control unit 144. You may do it. For example, the arrival time of the destination on the route may be voice-guided, and the related timetable may be continuously voice-guided without receiving an instruction from the user.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of performing a route search and generating route information has been described. However, it is not always necessary to perform a route search, and the route information acquisition unit 232 may acquire, for example, route information (history information) obtained by performing a route search in the past or arbitrary route information registered in advance. , Others may be obtained from outside. In this case, the timetable information acquisition unit 233 may refer to the destination included in the acquired route information and the POI information database 222 to acquire the timetable information of the POI around the destination.

The route information acquisition unit 232 can easily grasp the destination when the route information to be acquired is organized by elements such as the departure point and the destination, and can analyze the document even if the route information is text information. You can go and figure out your destination. In any case, the route information acquisition unit 232 may grasp the destination according to the format of the acquired route information.

In the information processing system of FIG. 1, a part of the terminal device 1 may be provided in the server 2, a part of the server 2 may be provided in the terminal device 1, and the terminal device 1 and It may be a stand-alone device that integrates the functions of the server 2. Further, at least a part of the information processing system may be an information processing system composed of one or more computers. Further, each part in the server 2 may be distributed to a plurality of information processing devices connected so as to be able to communicate with each other.

At least a part of the information processing system described in the above-described embodiment may be configured by hardware or software. When configured by software, a program that realizes at least a part of the functions of the information processing system may be stored in a recording medium, read by a computer, and executed. The recording medium is not limited to a removable one such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and may be a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk device or a memory.

Further, a program that realizes at least a part of the functions of the information processing system may be distributed via a communication line (including wireless communication) such as the Internet. Further, the program may be encrypted, modulated, compressed, and distributed via a wired line or wireless line such as the Internet, or stored in a recording medium.

Further, the information processing system may be operated by one or a plurality of information processing devices connected so as to be able to communicate with each other. When a plurality of information processing devices are used, one or more of the information processing devices may be used as a computer, and the computer may execute a predetermined program to realize a function as at least one means of the information processing system.

Based on the above description, those skilled in the art may be able to conceive of additional effects and various modifications of the present invention, but aspects of the present invention are limited to the individual embodiments described above. is not it. Various additions, changes and partial deletions are possible without departing from the conceptual idea and purpose of the present invention derived from the contents defined in the claims and their equivalents.

1 Terminal device 11 Communication unit 12 Operation input unit 13 Output unit 14 Control unit 141 Search condition setting unit 142 Information transmission unit 143 Information reception unit 144 Output control unit 2 Server 21 Communication unit 22 Storage unit 221 Traffic network information database 222 POI information database 23 Control unit 231 Information receiving unit 232 Route information acquisition unit 233 Timetable information acquisition unit 234 Output information generation unit 235 Information transmission unit

Claims (13)

A route information acquisition means that acquires route information indicating a route to a stop or station using at least public transportation, and a route information acquisition means.
A timetable information acquisition means for acquiring timetable information indicating a timetable of a facility other than a bus stop or a station, which is a facility around the destination.
An information processing system including the route, an output control means for displaying the time required from the destination to a facility around the destination, and information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. .. The information related to the timetable includes a link for displaying at least a part of the timetable.
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the output control means displays at least a part of the timetable when the link is selected. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the timetable is at least a part of the acquired timetable. The route information includes the arrival time of the destination.
The information processing system according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the output control means displays a part of the timetable determined based on the arrival time. It said output control means includes: the arrival time, and time required to the facility around the destination from the destination, the display part of the timetable determined based on, according to claim 4 Information processing system. Computer,
Route information indicating a route to a stop or station using at least public transportation, timetable information indicating a timetable of facilities around the destination other than the stop or station, and Information receiving means for receiving output information including
Information processing that functions as an output control means that displays the route, the time required from the destination to a facility around the destination, and information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. program. Computer,
A route information acquisition means that acquires route information indicating a route to a stop or station using at least public transportation, and a route information acquisition means.
A timetable information acquisition means for acquiring timetable information indicating a timetable of a facility other than a bus stop or a station, which is a facility around the destination.
Output information generation that generates output information for displaying the route, the time required from the destination to the facility around the destination, and the information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. An information processing program that functions as a means. An information processing system consisting of multiple computers connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other.
A route information acquisition means that acquires route information indicating a route to a stop or station using at least public transportation, and a route information acquisition means.
A timetable information acquisition means for acquiring timetable information indicating a timetable of a facility other than a bus stop or a station, which is a facility around the destination.
Information processing including the route, an output control means for displaying the time required from the destination to a facility around the destination, and information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. To make the system work
An information processing program that causes at least one of the plurality of computers to function as at least one of the above means. In order to make the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 function by a plurality of communicably connected computers.
An information processing program that causes one of the plurality of computers to function as at least one of the means in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. An information processing program that causes a computer to function as at least one of the means in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. By multiple information processing devices connected so that they can communicate
A route information acquisition means that acquires route information indicating a route to a stop or station using at least public transportation, and a route information acquisition means.
A timetable information acquisition means for acquiring timetable information indicating a timetable of a facility other than a bus stop or a station, which is a facility around the destination.
Information processing including the route, an output control means for displaying the time required from the destination to a facility around the destination, and information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. To configure the system
An information processing device including at least one of the above means. Computer,
A route information acquisition means that acquires route information indicating a route to a stop or station using at least public transportation, and a route information acquisition means.
A timetable information acquisition means for acquiring timetable information indicating a timetable of a facility other than a bus stop or a station, which is a facility around the destination.
Information processing that functions as an output control means that displays the route, the time required from the destination to a facility around the destination, and information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. program. A step in which the route information acquisition means acquires route information indicating a route to a stop or station by using at least public transportation.
The timetable information acquisition means is a facility around the destination, and a step of acquiring timetable information indicating a timetable of a facility other than a bus stop or a station.
The output control means includes a step of displaying the route, the time required from the destination to the facility around the destination, and the information related to the timetable so as to be included in the same screen. Information processing method.

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