JP7107585B2 - Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, techniques have been disclosed for guiding a place where another person has stopped by.

For example, in the stop-off facility information presentation system described in Patent Document 1, the destination information set by the user, the visited facility information of others other than the user, and the stop-off facility information visited before visiting the visited facility are displayed. A technique is disclosed for creating a list of stop-off facilities whose target facility is a visiting facility based on the above.

JP 2011-257370 A

However, in the conventional stop-off facility information presentation system described in Patent Literature 1, etc., there is a problem that users cannot know whether the information is actually useful or not, just by presenting the result of summarizing other people's usage histories. had

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a travel support system, a travel support server, a travel support method, and a program capable of providing effective travel support information to a user and creating a travel plan. With the goal.

In order to achieve such an object, the travel support system of the present invention comprises: travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users; and when the scheduled visit location information acquired by the travel plan information acquisition means is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to a visited place associated with a travel route including the planned visited place based on the planned visited place information included in the travel information of another user; travel support information creation means for creating travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the information acquisition means; and displaying the travel support information created by the travel support information creation means. and travel support information display means for displaying on the unit.

In the travel support system of the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the travel support information creating means selects the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring means based on a predetermined condition, and creating the travel support information including the visited place information that has been obtained.

Further, in the travel support system of the present invention, the travel support information creating means aggregates the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited place information acquiring means based on a predetermined condition, and and creating the travel support information including the visited place information that has been obtained.

Further, in the travel support system of the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the travel support information creating means further associates with the visited place based on the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring means Based on the travel route thus obtained, travel means information relating to travel means between the planned visit place and the visit place and/or the travel support information including the required time is created.

Further, in the travel support system of the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the travel plan information further includes departure point information and destination information, and the travel support information creation means further includes the visit point information When the visited place information acquired by the acquisition means does not match the departure place information or the destination information, the departure place including the moving route associated with the visited place based on the visited place information It is characterized by searching for an optimum route from the departure point based on the information to the destination based on the destination information, and creating the travel support information including route information on the optimum route.

In the travel support system of the present invention, in the travel support system described above, the visit place information acquisition means stores the planned visit place information acquired by the travel plan information acquisition means in the travel information storage means. If it is included in the travel information of the said other user, based on the weather and / or means of transportation, the said planned place to visit based on the said planned place to visit information included in the said other user's travel information and acquiring the visited place information related to the visited place associated with the moving route.

Further, the travel support system of the present invention comprises a travel support server having at least a control section and a storage section, and a terminal device having at least a display section, an input section and a control section, which are communicably connected to each other. In the system, the storage unit of the travel support server includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and the control unit of the travel support server includes the input unit of the terminal device. and included in the travel plan information transmitted from the terminal device is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the other user Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to a visited place associated with a travel route including the planned visited place based on the planned visited place information included in the user's travel information; travel support information creating means for creating travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the means; the control unit of the terminal device includes: travel support information receiving means for receiving the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server; and transmission of the travel support information to the and travel support information display means for displaying on the display unit.

Further, a travel assistance server of the present invention is a travel assistance server comprising at least a control unit and a storage unit communicably connected to a terminal device comprising at least a display unit and an input unit, wherein the storage unit includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and the control unit is input via the input unit of the terminal device and included in the travel plan information transmitted from the terminal device When the scheduled visit place information included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means is included in the travel information of the other user, the visit schedule based on the planned visit information included in the travel information of the other user Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to the visited place associated with the travel route, including the destination, and the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited place information acquisition means display information generating means for generating display information including the travel support information created by the travel support information creating means; and output control information including the display information. and output control means for displaying the display information on the display section of the terminal device by transmitting the display information to the terminal device.

Further, a travel support method of the present invention is a travel support method executed in a travel support system, the travel support system comprising: travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users; means, visit place information acquisition means, travel support information creation means, and travel support information display means, wherein the travel plan information acquisition means includes planned visit place information input via an input unit. a travel plan information acquisition step of acquiring plan information; If included in the user's travel information, obtain destination information about the destinations associated with the travel route, including the destinations based on the destination information, included in the travel information of the other user a visited place information obtaining step, wherein the travel support information creating means creates travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route obtained in the visited place information obtaining step; and a travel assistance information display step in which the travel assistance information display means displays the travel assistance information created in the travel assistance information creation step on a display unit.

In addition, a travel support method of the present invention is a travel support in which a travel support server having at least a control section and a storage section and a terminal device having at least a display section, an input section and a control section are communicably connected to each other. A travel support method executed in a system, wherein the storage unit of the travel support server includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, and is executed by the control unit of the travel support server. of the other user whose planned visit place information included in the travel plan information transmitted from the terminal device, which is input through the input unit of the terminal device, is stored in the travel information storage means When included in travel information, visited places to obtain visited place information about visited places associated with travel routes, including planned visited places based on said planned visited place information, included in the travel information of said other user an information acquisition step, executed by the control unit of the travel assistance server, for creating travel assistance information including the visited location information associated with the travel route acquired in the visited location information acquisition step; a travel assistance information sending step of sending the travel assistance information created in the travel assistance information creating step to the terminal device; a travel support information receiving step of receiving the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server, executed by the control unit of the device; and a step of displaying travel support information on a display unit.

A travel assistance method of the present invention is executed in a travel assistance server comprising at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device comprising at least a display unit and an input unit. wherein the storage unit includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users, input via the input unit of the terminal device executed by the control unit, and the terminal When the planned visit place information included in the travel plan information transmitted from the device is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, it is included in the travel information of the other user. , a visited place information acquiring step of acquiring visited place information related to the visited place associated with the travel route including the planned visited place based on the said planned visited place information; a travel support information creating step of creating travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route; and a display information generating step of generating display information including the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step. and an output control step of displaying the display information on the display section of the terminal device by transmitting output control information including the display information to the terminal device.

Further, a program of the present invention is a program to be executed by a travel support device comprising at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit, wherein the storage unit stores travel information of other users. a travel plan information acquisition step for acquiring, in the control unit, travel plan information including information on a planned place to visit input via the input unit; and the travel plan information acquisition step. When the scheduled visit location information acquired by the above is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the scheduled visit location information included in the travel information of the other user a visited place information acquisition step of acquiring visited place information related to the visited place associated with the travel route, including the planned visit place based on; Execution of a travel support information creating step of creating travel support information including the visited place information, and a travel support information display step of causing the display section to display the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step. It is characterized by

Further, a program of the present invention is a program to be executed by a travel assistance server comprising at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicatively connected to a terminal device comprising at least a display unit and an input unit, , the storage unit includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users; When the planned visit location information included in the plan information is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user. a visited place information acquisition step of acquiring visited place information related to the visited place associated with the travel route, including the planned visit place based on; Execution of a travel support information creating step of creating travel support information including the visited place information, and a travel support information transmitting step of transmitting the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step to the terminal device. It is characterized by

Further, a program of the present invention is a program to be executed by a travel assistance server comprising at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicatively connected to a terminal device comprising at least a display unit and an input unit, , the storage unit includes travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users; When the planned visit location information included in the plan information is included in the travel information of the other user stored in the travel information storage means, the planned visit location information included in the travel information of the other user. a visited place information acquisition step of acquiring visited place information related to the visited place associated with the travel route, including the planned visit place based on; a travel support information creating step of creating travel support information including the visited place information; a display information generating step of generating display information including the travel support information created in the travel support information creating step; and the display information. and an output control step of displaying the display information on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the output control information including the above to the terminal device.

According to this invention, travel plan information including the input planned visit information is acquired, and when the acquired planned visit information is included in the stored travel information of another user, the use of the other user is performed. Acquisition of visited place information related to the travel route, including the planned visit location based on the said planned visit place information included in the travel information of the person, and associated with the acquired travel route is created, and the created travel support information is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to create a travel plan by utilizing the travel information of other users. In addition, according to the present invention, since the created travel plan is used for the next travel information, the more the system is used, the more the travel information is enriched, and the better the travel information can be provided. There is an effect that a virtuous cycle of collecting travel information is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the acquired visited place information is selected based on a predetermined condition, and the travel support information including the selected visited place information is created. There is an effect that it can be presented to.

In addition, according to the present invention, the visited place information associated with the acquired travel route is aggregated based on a predetermined condition, and the travel support information including the aggregated visited place information is created. It is possible to create travel support information using information.

Further, according to the present invention, furthermore, based on the travel route associated with the visited place based on the acquired visited place information, means of transportation information about the means of transportation between the planned visit place and the visited place, and/or Since the travel support information including the required time is created, there is an effect that it is possible for the user to accurately comprehend the itinerary between the points to be visited.

Further, according to the present invention, when the acquired visited place information and the departure place information or the destination information do not match, the departure route including the moving route associated with the visited place based on the visited place information is further provided. The optimum route from the point of departure based on the location information to the destination based on the destination information is searched, and the travel support information including the route information on the optimum route is created, so that the user can visit the planned destination in the shortest possible time. There is an effect that a possible route can be presented.

Further, according to the present invention, when the acquired scheduled visit place information is included in the stored travel information of another user, the travel information of the other user can be determined based on the weather and/or means of transportation. Acquisition of visited place information related to the visited place associated with the travel route, including the planned visited place based on the said planned visit place information included in the information, so that the natural environment that changes depending on the season etc. It is possible to provide travel support information suitable for

In the above description, the travel assistance system of the present invention has been described as an example of the effects, but the travel assistance server, the travel assistance method, and the program have similar effects.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a travel assistance system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the travel support system in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen in this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen in this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of movement history information in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of visited place information acquisition processing using movement history information in this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of visited place information acquisition processing using movement history information in this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a travel route associated with a visited place in this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in this embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in this embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of reference information in this embodiment. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of a travel support system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the travel support system in the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel assistance device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the travel support device according to the third embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a travel assistance system, a terminal device, a travel assistance server, a travel assistance method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

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

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. FIG. However, the first embodiment shown below is an example of a travel support system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention to this travel support system. However, it is equally applicable to travel assistance systems of other embodiments included in the scope of claims. For example, the form of functional distribution on the server side and the terminal side in the travel support system exemplified in the first embodiment is not limited to the following. It can be configured by distributing and integrating into

[Configuration of travel support system]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel support system according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a travel support system according to the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only those portions of the configuration that are related to the present invention. In this embodiment, a travel support system that provides communication-type navigation will be described as a specific example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a stand-alone type travel support system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the travel assistance system of the first embodiment generally includes a travel assistance server 200 capable of providing map information, route searching, etc., and one or more route guidance applications and transfer applications. A terminal device 100 equipped with a guidance application or the like is communicatively connected. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication includes remote communication such as wired/wireless communication via the network 300 as an example. In addition, each part of these travel assistance systems is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the travel support system of the first embodiment, the travel support server 200 generally includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206, and the terminal device 100 includes a position acquisition unit 112 , an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 116 ), an input unit 118 , a control unit 102 and a storage unit 106 .

[Configuration of travel support server 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the travel support server 200 is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, and the planned visit place information included in the travel plan information transmitted from the terminal device 100 is stored in the storage unit 206. If it is included in the other user's travel information that has been provided, visits related to the place to visit, including the planned place to visit based on the information on the planned place to visit, included in the travel information of the other user, and associated with the travel route It has functions of acquiring location information, creating travel support information including visiting location information associated with the acquired travel route, and transmitting the created travel support information to the terminal device 100 . The travel assistance server 200 is communicably connected to the terminal device 100 via the network 300 via the communication control interface section 204 , and includes a control section 202 and a storage section 206 . The control unit 202 is control means for performing various processes. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or router connected to a communication line, telephone line, or the like, and controls communication between the travel support server 200 and the network 300. has the function of That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100 or the like via a communication line. The storage unit 206 is a fixed disk device such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores various databases and tables (travel information database 206a, network information database 206b, traffic information database 206c, etc.). , map information database 206d, and guidance information database 206e).

Among the components of the storage unit 206, the travel information database 206a is travel information storage means for storing travel information of other users. Here, the travel information may include movement history information, travel plan information, location search history information, and the like. Here, the movement history information may be information related to the positioning history of the current location of another user (user). Also, the movement history information may be check-in information when other users drop in at visited places (spots such as POIs). Further, the travel information may be information posted in the past by another user, or may be information obtained by notifying the other user of a message and requesting information provision. Further, the travel information database 206a may store past travel information of a user as travel information of other users.

Also, the network information database 206b is network information storage means for storing network information about the network. Here, the network information may be information about a network that defines a transportation network. Network information is information about a network represented by a combination of nodes that are nodes on a transportation network representation and links that connect the nodes, that is, a combination of node information and link information. good too. Also, the node information may include a widget such as an icon indicating the node. The network information may also include road network information, road network information, and in-facility network information. The network information database 206b may also store connection node information, which is node information relating to connection nodes that are connection positions where a plurality of networks are connected. These network information are stored in advance in the network information database 206b, and the control unit 202 of the travel support server 200 regularly and/or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, data is necessary), the latest data is downloaded from an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map information, etc.) via the network 300, and the network information stored in the network information database 206b is updated. may

Here, the road network information included in the network information is network information that defines the road network, and includes, for example, node information about nodes that are nodes on the road network expression such as intersections, and road sections between the nodes. It is network information expressed by a combination with link information about links. Here, the road network information is network information for each road type corresponding to automobiles, bicycles, or walking (for example, national highways, automobile-only roads, general roads, bicycle-only roads, pedestrian-only roads, etc.). It may be stored in the database 206b. Further, the node information includes node number (for example, node ID), node name, location information such as position coordinates such as latitude, longitude and altitude, node type, number of links to be connected, connection node number, intersection name, etc. may contain information about Link information includes link numbers (for example, link IDs), start node IDs, end node IDs, road types, route numbers such as national roads, prefectural roads, and city roads, heavily used route information, administrative Area attribute information, link length (e.g. distance, etc.), road service status, section restricted during extreme weather conditions, vehicle weight limit, vehicle height limit, road width, road width classification, lane information (e.g. number of lanes, route bus Dedicated lanes, dedicated lanes for motorcycles, dedicated lanes for motorcycles and light vehicles, priority lanes for fixed-route buses, lanes for bicycles, lanes for vehicles, lanes for vehicles, lanes for different directions of travel, etc. Vehicle traffic lane information, etc.), centerline installation information including median strips, pedestrian paths (for example, sidewalks, bicycle paths, pedestrian paths, bicycle paths, bicycle and pedestrian paths, bicycle and pedestrian paths, or Pedestrian information (e.g., installation information of the pedestrian path, location information related to the installation position, etc.) regarding roadside strips, etc.), crossing information (e.g., pedestrian crossings, pedestrian bridges, underground passages, etc.) , installation information of crosswalks, location information related to installation locations, etc.), speed limits, lane change regulations, link attributes such as overpasses, tunnels and bridges, and information such as names (e.g. road names, etc.) may contain The road network information may also include usage fee data and the like. Here, the usage charge data may be information representing fuel charges for traveling by car, motorcycle, etc., and tolls for toll roads such as national highways and motorways. In addition, the road network information may store location information such as latitude and longitude information of facilities, etc. existing on the route when moving by car, motorcycle, bicycle, or on foot.

In addition, the route network information included in the network information is network information that defines the route network of each means of transportation (for example, public transportation, etc.) such as railroads, airplanes, buses, and ships. Node information (e.g., stop point information) related to nodes that are representational nodes (e.g., stop points of transportation, such as stations, stops, stops, airports, ports, terminals, etc.), and between nodes It is network information expressed in combination with link information (for example, route information including operation route information) related to links (for example, railroad routes, airline routes, sea routes, bus routes, etc.) that connect . Here, the route network information may be stored in the network information database 206b for each operating company, for each route, and for each public transportation facility operating the route. Also, the route may be a line that connects a departure point and a destination through which a means of transportation passes. Further, the service route information is information relating to the service route actually traveled by the service for which the route of the service is set, and may include the position information of the service route. A railway is a means of transportation that transports passengers and freight by being guided by fixed guideways (rails, guideways, etc.) installed on the route. It may be a ropeway, monorail, cable car, linear motor car, or the like. The node information includes a node number (for example, node ID), a node name (for example, a station name, which is the name of a stop point of a transportation system, a stop name, a stop name, a stop name, an airport name, a port name, and terminal name, etc.), and information such as location information such as latitude, longitude, and altitude. Link information includes a link number (eg, link ID, etc.), start node ID, end node ID, type, link length (eg, distance, etc.), link attributes such as viaduct, tunnel and bridge, and link name. (for example, route name, etc.), and information such as location information such as latitude, longitude, and altitude. In addition, the route network information further includes types of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter limited express, commuter rapid, commuter express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, local train, and , local trains, etc.) (e.g., express stop stations, semi-express stop stations, rapid stop stations, etc.), and link information related to links such as railway lines and bus lines that connect these nodes. may include network information expressed by a combination of and in association with the type.

In addition, the route network information includes location information (e.g., latitude, longitude, altitude, etc.), shape information, and layout information (e.g., island platform and relative platform) of transportation facilities boarding and alighting locations (e.g., station platforms, etc.). , and attribute information (for example, boarding/alighting place name such as platform number, identification number, etc.) and the like. Also, the route network information may include usage fare data of transportation facilities. Here, the usage fare data may be, for example, information representing the fare and charges incurred when using each means of transportation such as railroads, airplanes, buses, and ships. Also, the route network information may include boarding position data. Here, the boarding position data is, for example, a train, a streetcar, a monorail, a cable car, a boarding position of a transportation system in which a plurality of vehicles such as a linear motor car are connected (for example, a vehicle near a ticket gate, a vehicle convenient for changing trains, etc.) It may also be information representing a vehicle at a particular position, a vehicle with a low congestion rate, a women-only vehicle, etc.).

Further, the intra-facility network information included in the network information is network information that defines a route network within the facility. Here, the intra-facility network information includes, for example, entrances and exits of stores, companies, offices, and toilets in buildings, entrances and exits of elevators and escalators, entrances and exits of stairs, boarding gates of airplanes, etc. Node information related to nodes that connect passages, such as boarding positions of trains and ticket gates at stations, and passages, stairs, moving walkways, escalators, elevators, etc. that connect nodes. It is network information expressed by a combination with link information about links. Here, the node information includes a node number (eg, node ID, etc.), a node name (entrance name, boarding gate name, etc.), location information such as position coordinates such as latitude, longitude, altitude, etc., node type (eg, entrance, It may also include information such as a boarding/alighting entrance, a turning corner of a passage, a branch point of a passage, etc.), the number of links to be connected, and a connection node number. Link information includes a link number (for example, link ID, etc.), start node ID, end node ID, link length, width, link type (for example, passage connecting nodes, stairs, slopes, escalators, elevators, and moving walkways, etc.), and barrier-free information. Here, the facility may be a station, an office building, a hotel, a department store, a supermarket, a museum, an art museum, a school, an aquarium, an underground passageway, a multistory parking lot, an underground parking lot, or an indoor building such as an underground mall. . Facilities may also be bus terminals, parks, amusement parks, campsites, connecting passages, outdoor parking lots, and outdoor structures such as zoos.

Also, the traffic information database 206c is traffic information storage means for storing traffic information. Here, the traffic information may include timetable information relating to timetables of transportation facilities. Here, the timetable information may include stop point timetable information about timetables for each stop point of transportation, and operation timetable information about operation timetables for each transportation. Also, the timetable information may be information representing the timetables of each means of transportation such as railroads, airplanes, buses, and ships. In addition, the timetable information further includes the departure and arrival times of transportation at nodes on the route (i.e., stop points of transportation) (e.g., scheduled departure, transit, and arrival times), the name of the transportation route, It may also be information including attribute information such as the name of a node on the route of the transportation system (that is, the stop point of the transportation system). In addition, the timetable information includes transport facility attribute information (eg, type and destination information) associated with each section (eg, one or more links) connecting nodes on the route of the transportation facility. You can stay. In addition, the timetable information may include attribute information of boarding/alighting places such as names and identification numbers (for example, platform numbers) of boarding/alighting places used for boarding/alighting of each means of transportation. Also, the stop point timetable information may be timetable information for each stop point (for example, timetable information that determines the arrival time of transportation that passes through each stop point, etc.). Further, the operation timetable information may be timetable information for each transportation system (for example, timetable information that determines the transit times of stop points that each transportation system passes through). In addition, the traffic information may include operation information of transportation facilities (for example, delay information, etc.). may contain. In addition, the operation information may include information regarding the stop points to be routed through and the scheduled route time for each route or service. In addition, the timetable information further includes destination information of transportation (for example, final destination information, etc.), and types of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter limited express, commuter The information may include express, regional express, regional semi-express, regional rapid, local trains, local trains, etc.).

Also, the traffic information may include road traffic information. Here, the road traffic information may include congestion information such as congestion occurrence point, congestion distance, transit time between two points on the road (that is, travel time, etc.). Moreover, the road traffic information may include traffic obstacle information, traffic regulation information, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation information is data that defines various traffic regulations. Vehicle traffic regulations such as regulations and weight regulations, road construction and work, construction work regulations associated with construction around roads, traffic lane regulations that regulate traffic lanes that can be passed depending on the time of day and vehicle type, and vehicle traffic due to road damage, etc. It may also include information such as prohibition of entry of general vehicles due to community zones, etc. established to ensure traffic safety, and prohibition of entry of general vehicles due to connecting roads to private land. Further, the traffic regulation information may be traffic regulation information that makes it impossible or difficult to drive a vehicle lane or the like due to construction work, an accident, vehicle failure, or the like. In addition, these traffic information are stored in advance in the traffic information database 206c, and the control unit 202 of the travel support server 200 regularly (for example, every 5 minutes) and/or according to the processing by the control unit 202 In response (for example, when data is required in the control unit 202), the latest data is sent to an external system (for example, the National Police Agency, VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information and Communication System)) via the network 300, and ATiS (registered trademark) (Advanced Traffic Information Service), Japan Road Traffic Information Center (registered trademark) (JARTIC (registered trademark)), railway companies, bus companies, and traffic information distribution servers (services), etc.) may update the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206c.

The map information database 206d is map information storage means for storing map information relating to maps. Here, the map information database 206d may store map information relating to maps of multiple scales, or map information that can correspond to maps of multiple scales. In other words, the map information may include raster-format map drawing images of a plurality of scales, vector-format map drawing images, or the like. Here, the map information may be, for example, outdoor map information such as map information meshed according to scale (for example, JIS standard first to third regional division mesh data, 100 m mesh data, etc.). . The map information may also include outdoor map information such as national and regional road map information. The map information database 206d may also store route map information relating to route maps of public transportation. The map information may also include indoor map information such as floor guide maps relating to buildings with height information (eg, multistory parking lots, stations, department stores, schools, etc.). The map information database 206d may store map information in association with a map ID (for example, a mesh number, etc.) that uniquely identifies the map information.

The map information database 206d may also store map object information regarding map objects displayed on the map. Here, the map object information includes features displayed on the map (for example, structures such as buildings, houses, and stations, roads, railroad tracks, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coastlines, water such as Shape information (polygons, polylines, etc.) about the shapes of places such as lifelines, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, parks, and outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative districts, and town blocks, etc., on maps Notes displayed in (for example, place names, addresses, telephone numbers, facility names such as stores, parks, buildings, and stations, famous places, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, and names including common names such as forests) , names of roads, bridges, tunnels, etc., route names, location information, word-of-mouth information, opening hours of facilities, products handled by stores, URLs, photo data, coupon information, etc.), and Symbols displayed on the map (for example, map symbols such as mountains, historical sites, temples and shrines, government offices, police stations, police stations, fire stations, stations, medical institutions, museums, museums, schools, factories, and cemeteries, restaurants, food Merchandise stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, and post office signs, road signals, toll road entrances and exits, toll gates, service areas, parking Symbol information (e.g., icons, etc.) such as area and interchange symbols, facility symbols such as parking lots, stations, hotels, art museums, and museums, and word-of-mouth location symbols, etc. good. Here, the shape information may include images for drawing map objects (for example, polygons, polylines, etc.).

The map information database 206d may further store POI information including POI position information and the like. Here, POI position (coordinate) information includes POI latitude/longitude/altitude, POI telephone number, POI address, and location of point where POI exists (urban area, suburban area, harbor area, station area, etc.) ) and use restrictions, etc. POI information includes POI name, type (category), URL, business hours, products handled, average price (for example, average usage fee, etc.), reputation, ranking, ease of visiting, recommendation score, photo data, and coupon information. , word-of-mouth (e.g., word-of-mouth evaluations, user comments, etc.), conditions of use, usability, facility scale, POI ID, reference rate such as number of times or frequency of access to the POI information, update date and time of the POI information, etc. may contain information about Here, a POI is a specific point, facility, etc. that people perceive as a convenient place or a place of interest. There may be. Here, stores include, for example, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, post offices, multilevel parking lots, hotels and inns, etc. It may be an accommodation facility or the like. Also, public facilities may be, for example, government offices, police stations, police stations, fire stations, stations, medical institutions, art museums, museums, schools, and the like. Also, entertainment facilities may be, for example, movie theaters, theaters, amusement parks, pachinko parlors, casinos, and racetracks. Outdoor facilities may also be bus terminals, parks, amusement parks, campgrounds, connecting passages, outdoor parking lots, zoos, and the like. POIs may also be venues for temporary events (eg, festivals, exhibitions, expositions, games, concerts, flea markets, etc.).

In addition, the indoor map information included in the map information may include premises route data regarding indoor routes within the premises of a facility or the like. Here, the premises route data may be data based at least on movement route data in premises such as stations and map information of a map (facility guide map) including the movement route. For example, the premises route data may be an image in which a travel route is drawn on a facility guide map. Also, for example, the local route data may further include message data describing the travel route. Here, the travel route based on the travel route data may be an optimal route (for example, shortest route or barrier-free route) connecting ticket gates or the like when transferring between multiple modes of transportation within the facility.

Further, these map information and the like are stored in advance in the map information database 206d, and the control unit 202 of the travel support server 200 periodically and/or according to the processing by the control unit 202 (for example, the control unit Map information stored in the map information database 206d by downloading the latest data from an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map information) or the like via the network 300 (when the data is required in 202). etc., may be updated.

The guidance information database 206e is guidance information storage means for storing guidance information (audio guidance information, display guidance information, etc.). Here, the display guidance information included in the guidance information includes turn-by-turn (TBT), which is arrow navigation that displays guidance such as right and left turns on the screen, and current Character data or the like that informs that the position has approached the target may be used, and may be used, for example, when the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 executes display guidance. The display guidance information may also include map information on a low-scale map around the intersection (for example, an enlarged view of the intersection), road sign images of road signs, road display images of road signs, and the like. Also, the voice guidance information included in the guidance information may be voice information that informs that there is a congested area around the current position, and is associated with the crossing entry point "The crossing in front of you is Crossing is possible", "There is another crossing ahead", and "This is the last crossing", "There is a traffic jam ahead" associated with the guidance of the traffic jam, direction of travel at junctions, etc. etc., and voice information such as "I will be near the destination soon" associated when the current position is close to the destination. For example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 may be used when executing voice guidance.

The control unit 202 also has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), programs defining various processing procedures, and required data. Then, the control unit 202 performs information processing for executing various processes using these programs and the like. The control unit 202 functionally and conceptually includes a travel plan information receiving unit 202a, a visiting place information acquiring unit 202b, a travel support information creating unit 202c, and a travel support information transmitting unit 202d.

Of these, the travel plan information receiving unit 202a is a travel plan information receiving unit that receives travel plan information including information on planned places to visit, which is input through the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100. . Here, the travel plan information may further include departure point information and destination information. In addition, the travel plan information further includes weather (weather) information, means of transportation information (for example, use of public transportation, walking, bicycle use, railway use, car use, etc.), departure date (departure date and time), return The date (return date and time) and/or schedule (date) and the like (for example, route search conditions and the like) may be included. In addition, the scheduled visit location information may be the name of the location (travel destination) that the user plans to visit, or location information (for example, location information corresponding to the location tapped on the displayed map information, etc.). may

In addition, when the planned visit location information is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 206a, the visit location information acquisition unit 202b obtains information about the visit location included in the travel information of the other user. Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to visited places associated with a travel route, including planned visited places based on planned place information. Here, if the planned visit location information is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 206a, the visit location information acquisition unit 202b acquires the other user's travel information based on the weather and/or means of transportation. It is also possible to obtain visited place information related to the visited place associated with the movement route, including the planned visited place based on the planned visited place information included in the user's travel information.

The travel support information creation unit 202c is a travel support information creation unit that creates travel support information including the visited place information associated with the travel route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 202b. Here, the travel support information creating unit 202c may select the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visited place information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c aggregates the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and creates travel support information including the aggregated visited place information. may be created. In addition, the travel support information creating unit 202c further calculates travel between the planned visiting place and the visiting place based on the moving route associated with the visiting place based on the visiting place information acquired by the visiting place information acquiring unit 202b. Transportation information regarding the means and/or travel assistance information including required times may be created. In addition, if the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 202b does not match the departure place information or the destination information, the travel support information creation unit 202c further adjusts the visited place based on the visited place information. An optimum route from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information, including the associated travel route, may be searched, and travel support information including route information regarding the optimum route may be created.

Here, the travel support information creating unit 202c may search for the optimum route (guidance route) using the network information stored in the network information database 206b. Further, the travel support information creating unit 202c may search for the optimum route based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206c. For example, the travel support information creation unit 202c may search for the optimum route using network information stored in the network information database 206b based on traffic information stored in the traffic information database 206c. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c may search for an optimum route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search conditions). Further, the travel support information may include travel reference information including differences (difference information) from the travel plan information and/or statistical information of the travel information. Here, the travel reference information may include the average stay time, the number of visitors, the previous visited place, the next visited place, and/or the order of visits, etc. of the visited places including the planned visited places. Further, the travel reference information may include means of transportation information regarding means of transportation between points (for example, between visited places) and/or accommodations and the like. In addition, the travel support information further includes map information related to a map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 206d and/or guidance information (display information) output on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 206e. guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

Also, the travel support information transmitting unit 202d is a travel support information transmitting unit that transmits to the terminal device 100 the travel support information created by the travel support information creating unit 202c.

[Configuration of terminal device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 has functions such as receiving travel assistance information transmitted from the travel assistance server 200 and displaying the travel assistance information on the display unit 114 . The terminal device 100 is, for example, an information processing device such as a commercially available desktop or notebook personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PHS, or a PDA, or a navigation terminal that performs travel route guidance or the like. (For example, a car travel support device, etc.). Here, the terminal device 100 may be loaded with an Internet browser or the like, and may be loaded with a route guidance application, a transit guidance application, an information search application, and the like. In addition, the terminal device 100 may include a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, etc. so that the current position can be measured in real time. The terminal device 100 may also include an output section including at least the display section 114 and the audio output section 116 . The terminal device 100 may also include an input unit 118 for inputting data and the like.

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

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

Also, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS repeater that transmits indoors GPS signals received outdoors. In addition, the position transmitting device 500 is arbitrarily installed at each floor in a building (for example, a multi-storey car park) and underground structures (for example, subway stations, underground malls, underground passages, underground parking lots, etc.). It may be a small-sized transmitting device. In addition, self-location information (location ID, etc.) corresponding to the installation location is assigned to this small-sized transmission device. Then, when the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitting device as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system, various short-range wireless methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, or the like. Also, the position transmitting device 500 may be a wireless LAN access point. In this embodiment, the position acquisition unit 112 may receive a wireless LAN signal or the like to acquire the identification information of the access point. Then, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the access point-specific identification information acquired by the position acquisition unit 112 . Also, in the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112 . Here, the position information may indicate a relative position from a reference position in addition to an absolute position specified by latitude and longitude.

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

In addition, the position acquisition unit 112 may further include a communication device, and when the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for vehicles, the position of the vehicle is obtained from inter-vehicle communication of the communication device installed in each vehicle. You may acquire the positional information which shows. Also, the position acquisition unit 112 may acquire position information indicating the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the map information.

Also, the communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, or the like. It has a control function. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the travel support server 200 or the like via a communication line. The network 300 also has a function of interconnecting the terminal device 100 and the travel support server 200 with an external device or system such as an external map providing server. networks, general telephone networks, etc.), intranets, power line communications (PLC), or the like.

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

The travel support information file 106a is travel support information storage means for storing travel support information.

The control unit 102 also has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, programs defining various processing procedures, and required data. Then, the control unit 102 performs information processing for executing various processes using these programs and the like. The control unit 102 functionally and conceptually includes a current location information acquisition unit 102a, a travel plan information transmission unit 102b, a travel support information reception unit 102c, and a travel support information display unit 102d.

Here, the current location information acquisition unit 102 a is current location information acquisition means for acquiring the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 . Here, the current location information acquisition unit 102a acquires the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 at predetermined time intervals (for example, every second or every three minutes), that is, at predetermined intervals. good. Further, the current location information acquisition unit 102 a may acquire location information calculated from the location information signal received from the location transmission device 500 by the location acquisition unit 112 as the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 . Further, the current location information acquisition unit 102 a may transmit the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 to the travel assistance server 200 . Also, the current location information may include acquisition time (for example, transmission time included in the location information signal).

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

In addition, the travel plan information transmitting unit 102b is travel plan information transmitting means for transmitting the travel plan information to the travel support server 200 when the travel plan information including the planned visit information is input via the input unit 118. . Here, the travel plan information transmitting unit 102b may cause the display unit 114 to display display information (input screen) for inputting travel plan information.

Also, the travel assistance information receiving unit 102 c is travel assistance information receiving means for receiving the travel assistance information transmitted from the travel assistance server 200 . Here, the travel support information receiving unit 102c may further store these received information in the travel support information file 106a. Here, when existing received information is stored in the travel support information file 106a, the travel support information receiving unit 102c may store the newly set received information by overwriting the existing received information. .

The travel support information display unit 102d is a travel support information display unit that causes the display unit 114 to display travel support information. Here, the travel support information display unit 102d may further display the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 on the display unit 114. FIG. Further, the travel support information display unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display the display guidance information. Further, the travel support information display unit 102d may execute route guidance by displaying route guidance information (map information, route information, and/or current position information, etc.) on the display unit 114. FIG. Here, when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118, the travel support information display unit 102d may execute route guidance. In addition, the travel support information display unit 102d may cause the voice output unit 116 to output voice information (such as voice guidance information included in the guidance information) corresponding to the display.

This completes the description of an example of the configuration of the travel support system according to the first embodiment.

[Processing of travel support system]
Next, an example of processing of the travel support system in the first embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 13. FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the travel support system in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, first, the travel plan information transmission unit 102b of the terminal device 100 causes the display unit 114 to display an input screen for inputting travel plan information, and the user inputs the travel plan information via the input unit 118. When travel plan information including location information is input, the travel plan information is transmitted to the travel support server 200 (step SA-1). Here, the travel plan information further includes departure point information, destination information, weather (weather) information, means of transportation information (for example, use of public transportation, use of foot, use of bicycle, use of railroad, use of automobile, etc.). , departure date (departure date and time), and/or itinerary (date) and the like (for example, route search conditions and the like). In addition, the scheduled visit location information may be the name of the location (travel destination) that the user plans to visit, or location information (for example, location information corresponding to the location tapped on the displayed map information, etc.). may For example, the travel plan information transmitting unit 102b causes the display unit 114 to display an input screen including map information, and when the user taps the displayed map information via the input unit 118, the map information corresponding to the tapped position is displayed. It is also possible to acquire the information on the place to be visited as the planned place to visit information, and transmit the travel plan information including the information on the planned place to visit to the travel support server 200 .

Here, an example of an input screen in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing an example of an input screen in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the input screen for inputting travel plan information in the present embodiment includes input information related to the date of departure, place of departure, destination, means of transportation to be used, and the planned place to visit (visited place). and a drop-down list for selecting dates. Here, the user may input at least one piece of planned visit information as travel plan information and use it as a narrowing condition when referring to route data of other users. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the input screen for inputting travel plan information in the present embodiment includes a text for inputting input information regarding departure date, departure place, and planned visit place (travel destination). A box may be included, as well as a drop-down list for selecting dates. Here, if the travel plan information is specifically determined, the user may also input the departure time, order of visits, and the like.

Returning to FIG. 2, the travel plan information receiving unit 202a of the travel support server 200 receives the travel plan information including the planned visit place information transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-2).

Then, the visited place information acquiring unit 202b of the travel support server 200 detects that the planned visiting place information received by the travel plan information receiving unit 202a is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 206a. , and obtains the visited place information related to the travel route, including the planned visited place based on the planned visited place information, included in the travel information of the other user (step SA-3). Here, when the planned visit place information received by the travel plan information reception unit 202a is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 206a, the visit place information acquisition unit 202b acquires the travel plan information. The planned place to visit, which is included in the travel information of the other user, based on the weather based on the weather information included in the travel plan information received by the receiving unit 202a and/or the means of transportation used based on the transportation information. Place of visit information associated with the travel route may be obtained for the place of visit, including the informed place of visit. Also, "associated with a travel route" may be a route searched as a travel route, a route with an actual travel history, or a combination associated as a series of travel plans by the user, and a route along a road. It is also possible to say that you do not have That is, the visited place information acquisition unit 202b selects the travel plan input by the user from among the travel history information, travel plan information, and location search history information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a. Related information (visited place information) may be extracted.

Here, an example of other user's travel information stored in the travel information database 206a in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of movement history information in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, the movement history information included in the travel information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a in this embodiment includes the positioning data of other users that are positioned using GPS or the like. Location information, visit point information including check-in information when other users stop by a spot, and/or movement route information of other users may be included. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the movement history information in this embodiment may hold the same movement history in a plurality of data formats, or one movement history may correspond to only one data format. good.

An example of the visited place information acquisition process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of visited place information acquisition processing using movement history information in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the visited place information acquisition unit 202b uses the positioning position information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a and the map information stored in the map information database 206d to obtain By matching the positioning positions of other users to the POIs of the users, the stop-off point (visited place) is specified (Fig. 6 left), and the specified stop-off point (visited place) and the point (scheduled visit) set by the user (user) (right side of FIG. 6) to acquire the visited place information about the matched stop-off point (visited place). That is, the movement history including the predetermined point may be extracted from the positioning position information.

Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the visited place information acquisition unit 202b acquires positioning position information of other users stored in the travel information database 206a, network information stored in the network information database 206b, and the map information database. Using the map information stored in 206d, the POIs on the map and the road network are matched with the positioning positions of other users to identify the stopover points (visited places) and travel routes (Fig. 7, left). The stop-off points (visited places) and travel route are matched with the route (travel plan) set by the user (right of FIG. 7), and the matched stop-off points (visit You may acquire the visited place information about the place). That is, the movement history including the predetermined route may be extracted from the positioning position information.

Also, an example of a travel route associated with a visited place in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a travel route associated with a visited place in this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing travel routes to be tallied. For example, if Museum B is designated as a planned visit location, travel routes of other users including Museum B as a visit location may be extracted. . Here, the moving route may be an actual moving route of another user, a route registered as a moving route by another user, or information that links only visited places. . In addition, the visited place information acquisition unit 202b may acquire and aggregate other visited places included in a series of travel routes based on the extracted travel routes of other users. Data visiting not only A but also C, D, and E may be aggregated for the moving route.

Returning to FIG. 2, the travel support information creation unit 202c of the travel support server 200 creates travel support information including the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 202b (step SA- 4). Here, the travel support information creating unit 202c may select the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visited place information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c aggregates the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 202b based on a predetermined condition, and creates travel support information including the aggregated visited place information. may be created. In addition, the travel support information creating unit 202c further calculates travel between the planned visiting place and the visiting place based on the moving route associated with the visiting place based on the visiting place information acquired by the visiting place information acquiring unit 202b. Transportation information regarding the means and/or travel assistance information including required times may be created. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 202c further calculates the travel route between the planned visit points or the Transportation means information regarding transportation means and/or travel assistance information including travel time may be created.

In addition, if the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 202b does not match the departure place information or the destination information, the travel support information creation unit 202c further adjusts the visited place based on the visited place information. Transport the optimal route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search conditions) received by the travel plan information receiving unit 202a from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information, including the associated movement route. Based on the traffic information stored in the information database 206c, the network information stored in the network information database 206b may be searched to create travel support information including route information regarding the optimum route. Further, the travel support information may include travel reference information including differences (difference information) from the travel plan information and/or statistical information of the travel information. Here, the travel reference information may include the average stay time, the number of visitors, the previous visited place, the next visited place, and/or the order of visits, etc. of the visited places including the planned visited places. In addition, the travel reference information may include transportation means information regarding transportation means between points (for example, between visiting points) and/or accommodation information. In addition, the travel support information further includes map information related to a map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 206d and/or guidance information (display information) output on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 206e. guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

Then, the travel support information transmitting section 202d of the travel support server 200 transmits the travel support information created by the travel support information creating section 202c to the terminal device 100 (step SA-5).

Then, the travel support information receiving section 102c of the terminal device 100 receives the travel support information transmitted from the travel support server 200, and stores the received travel support information in the travel support information file 106a (step SA-6).

Then, the travel support information display unit 102d of the terminal device 100 causes the display unit 114 to display the travel support information stored in the travel support information file 106a (step SA-7), and terminates the process. Note that when the user inputs a route guidance start request for the optimum route via the input unit 118, the travel support information display unit 102d displays the travel support information file on the map information stored in the travel support information file 106a. 106a and the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 102a are superimposed and displayed on the display unit 114, thereby executing route guidance. good. Here, the travel support information display unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display display guide information corresponding to the optimum route stored in the travel support information file 106a. In addition, the travel support information display unit 102d may cause the voice output unit 116 to output voice information corresponding to the display (such as voice guide information stored in the travel support information file 106a). Further, the travel support information display unit 102d may display the reference information stored in the travel support information file 106a on the display unit 114, or may display it on the display unit 114 in addition to the route information or the like. The user may display the reference information on the display unit 114 in a selectable manner. As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to acquire information about other users who have created similar travel plans as the user in the past. By creating travel assistance information that partially overlaps with other users' travel information, including information about, etc., it is possible to compare the user's travel plans with the other users' actual travels.

Here, an example of travel support information according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. FIG. 9 to 12 are diagrams showing examples of display screens in this embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows travel support information created based on visited place information aggregated based on the travel plan information shown in FIG. ) may be added, the ratio of use or ranking may be displayed as the total result, or the context of the visit may be displayed.

FIG. 10 shows travel support information that displays the entire route connected by the optimum route from the departure point to the visit point, and the travel assistance information acquired based on the visit point information compiled based on the travel plan information shown in FIG. It may also include route information relating to a route consisting of a route and an optimal route from the user's own starting point and destination to the visiting point, which are not included in the movement route. As a result, it is possible to display an effective route as a whole. In addition, the travel support information may be easier for the user to use than the traveling route based on the visited place information, because depending on the user's original departure point or destination, there may be a tour route or route that is easier for the user to use. You may make it contain the route information regarding a route.

Further, FIG. 11 is an example of displaying travel support information including support information (reference information) for each aggregated condition. Visited place information and support information (reference information) based on the aggregated movement route may be displayed depending on the difference. Here, the condition may be not only the weather but also means of transportation or the like.

FIG. 12 is an example of travel support information (recommended travel plan) created based on the travel plan information (travel plan) shown in FIG. Date), route information related to the travel route from the departure point (A station) to stopover 1 (Temple D) and stopover 2 (Castle B) in order, map information superimposed with route information, and revised travel plan It may include a button (Modify) to Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the travel support information may include reference information such as departure and arrival times between visiting sites and transportation means information. Also, the movement route may be a route in the order of visits in consideration of reference information. In addition, the travel support information may include the length of stay at the visited place in consideration of the reference information. In addition, the travel support information may include alternative schedule candidate information in case of bad weather on the travel date.

Here, an example of reference information in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 13 . FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of reference information in this embodiment.

FIG. 13 shows an example of reference information created based on the travel plan information shown in FIG. It may be generated by selection. Here, as shown in FIG. 13, as reference information, the average stay time at each visited place, the number of visitors to each visited place, the ratio of use of means of transportation between visited places, the visited place before the visited place, the visited place It may also be information related to places visited after the places visited, places of accommodation popular with visitors to the places visited, rankings of places visited in order of visit, and the like.

This concludes the explanation of an example of the processing of the travel support system according to the first embodiment.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a travel support system (server driven type) according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. Here, FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel support system according to the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portions of the configuration that are related to the present invention.

In the travel support system according to the second embodiment, the travel support server 200 generates data to be displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100, and transmits the data to the terminal device 100, thereby The display unit 114 of the device 100 is activated. In this way, the second embodiment differs from the other embodiments in that the travel support server 200 performs server-led processing.

[Configuration of travel assistance server 200]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel assistance server 200 according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 14, the travel support server 200 of the second embodiment of the present invention includes at least a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and voice output unit 116), an input unit 118, and a control unit 102. It is communicably connected to the terminal device 100 provided, and includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206 . The communication includes, by way of example, remote communication such as wired/wireless communication via the network 300 . Each part of the travel support server 200 and the terminal device 100 is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

In FIG. 14, the travel support server 200 stores in the storage unit 206 the planned visit place information included in the travel plan information that is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100 and transmitted from the terminal device 100. If it is included in the travel information of the other user, the visited place information related to the travel route, including the planned visited place based on the said planned visited place information, included in the travel information of the other user creating travel support information including visited place information associated with the acquired travel route; generating display information including the created travel support information; output control information including the display information to terminal device 100 It has a function of displaying the display information on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by transmitting it.

The functions of the communication control interface unit 204 and the storage unit 206 (travel information database 206a, network information database 206b, traffic information database 206c, map information database 206d, guidance information database 206e, etc.) in the travel support server 200, and Since the functions of the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the audio output unit 116, and the input unit 118 in the terminal device 100 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

Also, in FIG. 14, the control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs defining various processing procedures, and required data. Then, the control unit 202 performs information processing for executing various processes using these programs and the like. The control unit 202 functionally conceptually includes a travel plan information receiving unit 202a, a visiting place information acquiring unit 202b, a travel support information creating unit 202c, a current location information acquiring unit 202e, a display information generating unit 202f, and an output control unit 202g. Prepare. Note that the functions of the travel plan information receiving unit 202a, the visiting place information acquiring unit 202b, and the travel support information creating unit 202c are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore description thereof is omitted.

Among these, the current location information acquisition unit 202 e is a current location information acquisition unit that acquires the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 . Here, the current location information acquisition unit 202e acquires the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 at predetermined intervals (for example, every second or every three minutes), that is, at predetermined intervals. good. In addition, the current location information acquisition unit 202e receives from the terminal device 100 the location information signal received from the location transmission device 500 by the location acquisition unit 112 of the terminal device 100, and obtains the location information calculated from the location information signal. It may be acquired as the current location information of 100 users. In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 202e receives position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, and transmits the position information to the user of the terminal device 100. may be obtained as current location information.

Also, the display information generating unit 202f is display information generating means for generating display information. Here, the display information generation unit 202f may generate display information including travel support information. Here, the display information generation unit 202f may further generate display information including the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100. FIG. The display information generation unit 202f may also generate display information (input screen) for inputting travel plan information. Moreover, the display information generation unit 202f may acquire an input screen stored in the storage unit 206 in advance. Here, the display information may be information to be displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 (for example, an image, text information, or a display screen).

The output control unit 202g is output control means for transmitting output control information including display information to the terminal device 100 to output the output control information via the output unit of the terminal device 100. FIG. Here, the output control unit 202g may cause the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 to display the display information by transmitting the output control information including the display information to the terminal device 100. FIG. In addition, when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100, the output control unit 202g transmits output control information including display information to the terminal device 100, so that the display information can be displayed. Route guidance may be executed by displaying on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 . Further, the output control unit 202g further transmits output control information including voice information corresponding to the display information (for example, voice guidance information stored in the guidance information database 206e) to the terminal device 100, so that the voice Audio guidance may be executed by outputting information via the audio output unit 116 of the terminal device 100 .

This completes the description of an example of the configuration of the travel support server 200 according to the second embodiment.

[Processing of travel support system (server-driven)]
Next, an example of processing of the travel support system in the second embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the travel support system in the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 15, first, the display information generation unit 202f of the travel support server 200 generates an input screen for inputting travel plan information (step SB-1). Here, the display information generation unit 202f may acquire an input screen for inputting travel plan information stored in the storage unit 206 in advance.

Then, the output control unit 202g of the travel assistance server 200 transmits the output control information including the input screen generated by the display information generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100, thereby displaying the display information on the display unit of the terminal device 100. 114 (step SB-2).

Then, when the user inputs travel plan information including information on a planned place to visit on the input screen displayed on the display unit 114 via the input unit 118, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 outputs the travel plan information. It is transmitted to the travel assistance server 200 (step SB-3).

Here, the processing of steps SB-4 through SB-6 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 15 is the same as the processing of steps SA-2 through SA-4 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, the explanation is omitted.

Then, the display information generation unit 202f of the travel assistance server 200 generates display information including the travel assistance information created by the travel assistance information creation unit 202c (Step SB-7). Here, the display information generation unit 202f may further generate display information including the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 202e.

Then, the output control unit 202g of the travel assistance server 200 transmits the output control information including the display information generated by the display information generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100, thereby displaying the display information on the display unit of the terminal device 100. 114 (step SB-8), and the process ends. Here, the output control unit 202g sends the output control information including the display information generated by the display information generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100 when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 118 of the terminal device 100. route guidance may be executed by displaying the display information on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by transmitting the information to the terminal device 100 . Further, the output control unit 202g further transmits output control information including voice information corresponding to the display information (for example, voice guidance information stored in the guidance information database 206e) to the terminal device 100, so that the voice Audio guidance may be executed by outputting information via the audio output unit 116 of the terminal device 100 .

This completes the explanation of an example of the processing of the travel support system in the second embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a travel support system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. FIG. Here, FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the travel assistance device 400 according to the third embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portions of the configuration that are related to the present invention. Here, in the travel assistance system of the third embodiment, the travel assistance device 400 is described as a travel assistance device 400 in which all components are provided in one housing and which performs processing independently (standalone type). The configuration is not limited to the example, and each configuration may be provided in separate housings and connected via the network 300 or the like to constitute a device as one concept (for example, cloud computing, etc.).

In the third embodiment, all functions are integrated into the travel support device 400, travel plan information including the planned visit location information input via the input unit 418 is acquired, and the acquired planned visit location information is acquired. When the information is included in the travel information of another user stored in the storage unit 406, the travel route and Acquiring the associated visited place information about the visited place, creating travel support information including the visited place information associated with the acquired movement route, and displaying the created travel support information on the display unit 414, etc. have a function.

[Configuration of travel support device 400]
First, an example of the configuration of the travel support device 400 according to the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 16 .

As shown in FIG. 16, a travel assistance device 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 412, an output unit (display unit 414 and an audio output unit 416), an input unit 418, a control unit 402, and a storage unit. 406. Each unit of the travel support device 400 may be communicably connected via any communication path. The travel support device 400 may be, for example, various navigation terminals such as PND (Portable Navigation Device), various information processing devices such as notebook personal computers, or mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones, PHS, PDA, etc. good. In addition, the travel support device 400 may be connected to an external device via the network 300 via a communication control interface unit (not shown) so as to be able to communicate with each other.

In FIG. 16, the functions of an input/output control interface unit 408, a position acquisition unit 412, a display unit 414, an audio output unit 416, and an input unit 418 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and description thereof will be omitted. Also, each part of the storage unit 406 (travel information database 406a, network information database 406b, traffic information database 406c, map information database 406d, and guidance information database 406e) is stored in the travel support device 400 instead of the travel support server 200. Since each function is the same as that of the first embodiment except that it is provided, description thereof is omitted.

Each unit of the control unit 402 has the same functions as those of the first embodiment, except that the travel support device 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type and the control unit 402 does not include each transmission unit. are essentially the same.

Also, in FIG. 16, the control unit 402 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs defining various processing procedures, and required data. Then, the control unit 402 performs information processing for executing various processes using these programs and the like. The control unit 402 functionally and conceptually includes a current position information acquisition unit 402a, a travel plan information acquisition unit 402b, a visited place information acquisition unit 402c, a travel support information creation unit 402d, and a travel support information display unit 402e.

Among these, the current location information acquisition unit 402 a is current location information acquisition means for acquiring the current location information of the user of the travel support device 400 . Here, the current location information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the current location information of the user of the travel support device 400 at predetermined intervals (for example, every second or every three minutes). Further, the current location information acquisition unit 402 a may acquire location information calculated from the location information signal received from the location transmission device 500 by the location acquisition unit 412 as the current location information of the user of the travel support device 400 . Further, the current location information may include acquisition time (for example, transmission time included in the location information signal).

In addition, the current location information acquisition unit 402a may acquire location information such as location coordinates of the current location input by the user via the input unit 418 as the current location information of the user of the travel support device 400. . Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 418 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (For example, it may be an arbitrary point such as a station or airport in Osaka selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current location information acquisition unit 402a allows the user to travel through the coordinates specified on the display screen based on the map information displayed on the display unit 414 via the input unit 418 (for example, specified via a touch panel). It may be acquired as the current location information of the user of the support device 400 .

Further, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b is a travel plan information acquisition unit that acquires travel plan information including the planned visit place information input via the input unit 418. FIG. Here, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b may cause the display unit 414 to display display information (input screen) for inputting travel plan information.

In addition, when the planned visit place information is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 406a, the visited place information acquisition unit 402c acquires Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information related to visited places associated with a travel route, including planned visited places based on planned place information. Here, if the planned visit location information is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 406a, the visit location information acquisition unit 402c acquires the other user's travel information based on the weather and/or means of transportation. It is also possible to obtain visited place information related to the visited place associated with the movement route, including the planned visited place based on the planned visited place information included in the user's travel information.

The travel support information creation unit 402d is a travel support information creation unit that creates travel support information including the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 402c. Here, the travel support information creating unit 402d may select the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visited place information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d aggregates the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and generates travel support information including the aggregated visited place information. may be created. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d further calculates travel between the planned visit place and the visit place based on the travel route associated with the visit place based on the visit place information acquired by the visit place information acquisition unit 402c. Transportation means information regarding means and/or travel assistance information including travel time may be created. In addition, when the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 402c does not match the departure place information or the destination information, the travel support information creation unit 402d further determines the visited place based on the visited place information. An optimum route from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information, including the associated movement route, may be searched, and travel support information including route information regarding the optimum route may be created.

Here, the travel support information creating unit 402d may search for the optimum route (guidance route) using the network information stored in the network information database 406b. Further, the travel support information creation unit 402d may search for the optimum route based on the traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406c. For example, the travel support information creation unit 402d may search for the optimum route using network information stored in the network information database 406b based on traffic information stored in the traffic information database 406c. In addition, the travel support information creating unit 402d may search for the optimum route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search conditions). Further, the travel support information may include travel reference information including differences (difference information) from the travel plan information and/or statistical information of the travel information. In addition, the travel support information further includes map information related to a map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 406d and/or guidance information (display information) output on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 406e. guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

The travel support information display unit 402e is a travel support information display unit that causes the display unit 414 to display travel support information. Here, the travel assistance information display unit 402e may further cause the display unit 414 to display the current location information of the user of the travel assistance device 400. FIG. In addition, the travel support information display unit 402e may cause the display unit 414 to display display guide information. Further, the travel support information display unit 402e may execute route guidance by displaying route guidance information (map information, route information, and/or current position information, etc.) on the display unit 414. FIG. Here, when a route guidance start request is input via the input unit 418, the travel support information display unit 402e may execute route guidance. In addition, the travel support information display unit 402e may cause the voice output unit 416 to output voice information corresponding to the display (such as voice guidance information included in the guidance information).

This completes the description of an example of the configuration of the travel support device 400 according to the third embodiment.

[Processing of travel support device 400]
Next, an example of processing of the travel support system (travel support device 400) in the third embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the travel support device 400 according to the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 17, first, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b causes the display unit 414 to display an input screen for inputting travel plan information. When travel plan information is input, the travel plan information is obtained (step SC-1). Here, the scheduled visit location information is the name of the location (travel destination) that the user plans to visit, or location information (for example, location information corresponding to the location tapped on the displayed map information, etc.). There may be. For example, the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b causes the display unit 414 to display an input screen including map information, and when the user taps the displayed map information via the input unit 418, the map information corresponding to the tapped position is displayed. It is also possible to acquire the information on the place to be visited as the planned place to visit information, and to acquire the travel plan information including the information on the planned place to visit.

Then, when the planned visit location information acquired by the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 406a, the visit location information acquisition unit 402c Acquire the visited place information related to the travel route, including the planned visited place based on the planned visited place information included in the travel information of the person (step SC-2). Here, when the planned visit place information acquired by the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b is included in the travel information of another user stored in the travel information database 406a, the visit place information acquisition unit 402c acquires the travel plan information. The planned place to visit, which is included in the travel information of the other user, based on the weather based on the weather information included in the travel plan information acquired by the acquisition unit 402b and/or the means of transportation used based on the transportation means information. Place of visit information associated with the travel route, including the informed place of visit, may be obtained for the place of visit.

Then, the travel support information creating unit 402d creates travel support information including the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 402c (step SC-3). Here, the travel support information creating unit 402d may select the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and create travel support information including the selected visited place information. . In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d aggregates the visited place information associated with the movement route acquired by the visited place information acquisition unit 402c based on a predetermined condition, and generates travel support information including the aggregated visited place information. may be created. In addition, the travel support information creation unit 402d further calculates travel between the planned visit place and the visit place based on the travel route associated with the visit place based on the visit place information acquired by the visit place information acquisition unit 402c. Transportation means information regarding means and/or travel assistance information including travel time may be created. In addition, when the visited place information acquired by the visited place information acquiring unit 402c does not match the departure place information or the destination information, the travel support information creation unit 402d further determines the visited place based on the visited place information. The optimal route that satisfies the travel plan information (route search conditions) acquired by the travel plan information acquisition unit 402b from the departure point based on the departure point information to the destination based on the destination information, including the associated movement route. Based on the traffic information stored in the information database 406c, the network information stored in the network information database 406b may be searched to create travel support information including route information regarding the optimum route. Further, the travel support information may include travel reference information including differences (difference information) from the travel plan information and/or statistical information of the travel information. In addition, the travel support information further includes map information related to a map including the optimum route stored in the map information database 406d and/or guidance information (display information) output on the optimum route stored in the guidance information database 406e. guidance information, voice guidance information, etc.).

Then, the travel support information display unit 402e causes the display unit 414 to display the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d (step SC-4), and terminates the process. When the user inputs a route guidance start request for the optimum route via the input unit 418, the travel support information display unit 402e displays the map information included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d. The route information included in the travel assistance information created by the travel assistance information creation unit 402d and the current location information of the user of the travel assistance device 400 acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 402a are displayed superimposed on the top. Route guidance may be executed by causing the unit 414 to display. Here, the travel support information display unit 402e may cause the display unit 414 to display display guidance information corresponding to the optimum route included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d. In addition, the travel support information display unit 402e may cause the voice output unit 416 to output voice information corresponding to the display (such as voice guidance information included in the travel support information created by the travel support information creation unit 402d). good.

This completes the description of an example of the processing of the travel support device 400 according to the third embodiment.

[Other embodiments]
Now, the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, but the present invention can be implemented in various different embodiments other than the above-described embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the scope of claims. It may be implemented.

Further, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed manually. All or part of this can also be done automatically by known methods.

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

Also, with regard to the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400, each illustrated component is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated.

For example, the processing functions provided by each of the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit 102, the control unit 202, and the control unit 402, All or any part thereof may be implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be implemented as hardware based on wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing a computer to execute the method according to the present invention, which will be described later. , the travel support server 200 and the travel support device 400 mechanically. That is, in the storage unit 106 such as a ROM or HDD, the storage unit 206, the storage unit 406, etc., a computer program for performing various processes by giving commands to the CPU in cooperation with an OS (Operating System) is recorded. It is This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM and constitutes a control section in cooperation with the CPU.

In addition, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the travel assistance server 200, and the travel assistance device 400 via any network 300. It is also possible to download all or part of it.

Moreover, the program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" means memory card, USB memory, SD card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM (registered trademark), CD-ROM, MO, DVD, and Blu-ray (Registered Trademark) Any “portable physical medium” such as Disc is included.

A "program" is a data processing method written in any language or writing method, regardless of the format such as source code or binary code. Note that the "program" is not necessarily limited to a single component, but may be distributed as multiple modules or libraries, or cooperating with a separate program represented by an OS (Operating System). It also includes things that accomplish a function. It should be noted that well-known configurations and procedures can be used for the specific configuration for reading the recording medium, the reading procedure, the installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device shown in the embodiments.

Storage unit 106, storage unit 206, and various databases stored in storage unit 406 (travel support information file 106a, travel information database 206a, network information database 206b, traffic information database 206c, map information database 206d, guidance information The database 206e, the travel information database 406a, the network information database 406b, the traffic information database 406c, the map information database 406d, and the guidance information database 406e) include memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and storage means such as an optical disc, which stores various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and website provision.

In addition, the terminal device 100, the travel support server 200, and the travel support device 400 may be configured as information processing devices such as known personal computers and workstations. Can be configured by connecting. Moreover, the terminal device 100, the travel assistance server 200, and the travel assistance device 400 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) for realizing the method of the present invention in the information processing device. .

Furthermore, the specific form of distribution/integration of the devices is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically arranged in arbitrary units according to various additions or functional loads. It can be configured by distributing and integrating That is, the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined and implemented, or the embodiments may be selectively implemented.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a travel support system, travel support server, travel support method, and program that can provide travel support information effective for users and create travel plans. Therefore, it is extremely useful in various fields such as information equipment that supports navigation and information processing.

100 terminal device 102 control unit 102a current position information acquisition unit 102b travel plan information transmission unit 102c travel support information reception unit 102d travel support information display unit 104 communication control interface unit 106 storage unit 106a travel support information file 108 input/output control interface unit 112 Position acquisition unit 114 Display unit 116 Audio output unit 118 Input unit 200 Travel assistance server 202 Control unit 202a Travel plan information reception unit 202b Visited place information acquisition unit 202c Travel assistance information creation unit 202d Travel assistance information transmission unit 202e Current location information acquisition unit 202f display information generation unit 202g output control unit 204 communication control interface unit 206 storage unit 206a travel information database 206b network information database 206c traffic information database 206d map information database 206e guidance information database 300 network 400 travel support device 402 control unit 402a current position information Acquisition unit 402b Travel plan information acquisition unit 402c Visited place information acquisition unit 402d Travel support information creation unit 402e Travel support information display unit 406 Storage unit 406a Travel information database 406b Network information database 406c Traffic information database 406d Map information database 406e Guidance information database 408 Input/output control interface unit 412 position acquisition unit 414 display unit 416 voice output unit 418 input unit 500 position transmission device

Claims (8)

travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit place information related to the departure place, destination, and planned visit place desired by the user;
Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information relating to weather visited places due to differences in weather, existing between the scheduled visit places;
Based on the travel plan information and the visit place information, the travel route from the departure place to the destination included in the travel plan information includes the planned visit place and the visit place including the weather visit place. travel support information creating means for creating visit order information for
An information processing system comprising: The information processing system according to claim 1,
The above visit information is
An information processing system characterized by being included in travel information of other users. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The above visit information is
An information processing system characterized by including means of transportation information. A server communicatively connected to a terminal device,
Travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit place information regarding the departure place, destination, and planned visit place desired by the user, transmitted from the terminal device;
Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information on weather visited places due to differences in weather, existing between the above-mentioned planned visit places;
Based on the travel plan information and the visit place information, the travel route from the departure place to the destination included in the travel plan information includes the planned visit place and the visit place including the weather visit place. travel support information creating means for creating visit order information for
An information processing program characterized by functioning as An information processing system composed of a plurality of information processing devices communicatively connected,
travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including planned visit place information related to the departure place, destination, and planned visit place desired by the user;
Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information relating to weather visited places due to differences in weather, existing between the scheduled visit places;
Based on the travel plan information and the visit place information, the travel route from the departure place to the destination included in the travel plan information includes the planned visit place and the visit place including the weather visit place. travel support information creating means for creating visit order information for
An information processing program for functioning as
One information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices,
An information processing program for functioning as one or more of the above means. An information processing program for causing the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is configured by a plurality of information processing devices communicatively connected, to function,
One information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices,
An information processing program for functioning as one or more of the above means. the computer,
travel plan information acquisition means for acquiring travel plan information including the departure place, destination, and planned visit place information related to the intended visit place desired by the user;
Visited place information acquisition means for acquiring visited place information on weather visited places due to differences in weather, existing between the above-mentioned planned visit places;
Based on the travel plan information and the visit place information, the travel route from the departure place to the destination included in the travel plan information includes the planned visit place and the visit place including the weather visit place. travel support information creating means for creating visit order information for
An information processing program characterized by functioning as An information processing method executed in a server having a control unit,
Executed in the control unit,
a step of obtaining travel plan information including planned visit information about a user's desired departure place, destination, and planned visit ;
a step of obtaining visiting point information regarding weather visiting points due to differences in weather between the scheduled visiting points ;
Based on the travel plan information and the visit place information, a visit including the above-mentioned scheduled visit place and the above-mentioned weather visit place via a travel route from the departure place to the destination included in the travel plan information a step of creating local visit order information;
An information processing method comprising :

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