JP7384038B2 - Boarding position guidance system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a boarding position guidance system.

Patent Document 1 discloses that route guidance information to the boarding position of the bus is transmitted to a personal terminal owned by the user based on the user's position information and the bus's position information calculated by a base station at a bus stop. A vehicle entry/exit support system is described.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2010-176221

However, the vehicle boarding/alighting support system disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a system based on a bus in which the boarding position is determined. Therefore, when providing guidance on the boarding position of a shared bus or taxi where the boarding position is not determined and there are many similar vehicles, there is a problem in that it is difficult for the user to specify the vehicle he or she should board.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a boarding position guidance system that allows a user to more easily specify the vehicle in which he or she should ride.

The boarding position guidance system according to the present invention includes a plurality of display units installed at different positions, a user information acquisition unit that acquires at least position information of a user, and a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires at least position information of a vehicle. , the location information of the user acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and the position information of the vehicle acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit, from the user's position to the vehicle position. a route creation unit that creates a guidance route; and a route output unit that displays the guidance route on the display unit located near the user based on location information of the user; The output unit changes the display unit that displays the guide route to the display unit located closer to the user, based on a change in the user's location information as the user moves.

According to the boarding position guidance system according to the present invention, the guidance route is displayed on the display section located near the user, and as the user moves, the display section on which the guidance route is displayed moves closer to the user. The display will be changed to a display located closer to the camera. Therefore, the user can more easily specify the vehicle to ride. Thereby, it is possible to provide a riding position guidance system that allows the user to more easily specify the vehicle in which the user should ride.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of boarding position guidance in the boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of boarding position guidance in the boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of boarding position guidance in the boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of boarding position guidance in the boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of creation of positional relationship information for each vehicle in the boarding position guidance system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Embodiment 1
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a boarding position guidance system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Further, FIGS. 2 to 4 show examples of boarding position guidance in the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment includes a user information acquisition section 110, a vehicle information acquisition section 120, an information integration system 130 as a route creation section, and a route output section 140. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the boarding position guidance system 100 further includes a plurality of position information transmitters 150 installed at different positions on the road and a plurality of display units 160 installed at different positions.

The user information acquisition unit 110 acquires at least the location information of the user U. Specifically, the user information acquisition unit 110 includes at least one of a personal terminal 111 owned by the user U, a scanner 112 installed at a different position, and an input unit 113 installed at a different position.
Then, for example, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the location information that the personal terminal 111 receives from the location information transmitter 150 as the location information of the user U, as shown in FIG. Further, the user information acquisition unit 110 may acquire surrounding images (landscapes and vehicles) captured by a camera built into the personal terminal 111 as the user U's position information. In this case, the user information acquisition unit 110 includes a storage unit (not shown) that stores in advance a data table in which the objects shown in the peripheral image are associated with the position information of the objects. User U's position information can be extracted from the surrounding image.
Further, the user information acquisition unit 110 may acquire the identification information of the personal terminal 111 of the user U as the user U's identification information. The identification information of the personal terminal 111 may include the telephone number, email address, etc. of the personal terminal 111.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the IC card information, QR code (registered trademark), biometric information, etc. read by the scanner 112 as identification information of the user U, and The location where the scanner 112 is installed may be acquired as user U's location information. Here, the biometric information is, for example, at least one of the iris of the user U's eyes, face, fingerprint, and veins.
In addition, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the reservation code and personal code of the user U input by operating the input unit 113 as identification information of the user U, and also The location displayed may be acquired as user U's location information. Here, the input unit 113 includes operation buttons, a touch panel, etc., and the user U may input the reservation code or personal code manually. Furthermore, the input unit 113 may include a microphone or the like, and may acquire the reservation code or the personal code by acquiring the voice of the user U through the microphone. Note that the installation example of the input unit 113 is the same as the installation example of the scanner 112 shown in FIG. 3, so illustration thereof is omitted. The reservation code is, for example, a symbol or number for identifying the reservation when the user U has previously reserved the use of the vehicle V.
Further, the user information acquisition unit 110 may include a plurality of cameras 170 installed at different positions on the road. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the face image of the user U captured by the camera 170 as the identification information of the user U, and also identifies the location where the camera 170 is installed. The location may be acquired as user U's location information.
The user information acquisition unit 110 then inputs the acquired location information of the user U to the information integration system 130. Note that when there are multiple users U, it is preferable that the user information acquisition unit 110 associates the identification information of the users U with the position information of the users U and inputs them into the information integration system 130. .

The vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires at least the position information of the vehicle V. Specifically, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 includes a vehicle terminal 121 mounted on the vehicle V. For example, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the position information that the vehicle terminal 121 receives from the position information transmitter 150 as the position information of the vehicle V.
Further, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 may include a plurality of cameras 170 installed at different positions on the road. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the license plate number of the vehicle imaged by the camera 170 as the identification information of the vehicle V, and also determines the location where the camera 170 is installed. It may also be acquired as position information of the vehicle V.
Further, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 may acquire the identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 as the identification information of the vehicle V.
Then, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 inputs the acquired position information of the vehicle V to the information integration system 130. In addition, when there are multiple vehicles V, it is preferable that the vehicle information acquisition part 120 matches the identification information of the vehicle V and the position information of the vehicle V, and inputs it into the information integration system 130.

The information integration system 130 includes a CPU (not shown), a storage unit (not shown), and the like. Processing in the information integration system 130 is realized by the CPU executing the program stored in the storage unit.
Further, the programs stored in the respective storage units of the information integration system 130 include codes for realizing processing in each of the information integration systems 130 by being executed by the CPU. Note that the storage unit includes, for example, any storage device that can store this program and various information used for processing in the information integration system 130. The storage device is, for example, a memory.
Specifically, the information integration system 130 determines whether the user A guide route from the U position to the vehicle V position is created.
In addition, the information integration system 130 stores reservation information such as the type of vehicle V and reservation time that the user U has reserved in advance in a storage unit (not shown) in association with a reservation code for identifying the reservation. You may do so. Then, when the identification information of the user U input from the user information acquisition unit 110 includes a reservation code, the information integration system 130 extracts the reservation information of the user U from the storage unit based on the reservation code. do. Then, the information integration system 130 creates the guide route based on the reservation information of the user U, the identification information of the user U, the position information of the user U, and the position information of the vehicle V. You may. More specifically, if the reservation information specifies the type of vehicle V, etc., the information integration system 130 may also use the position information of the vehicle V to create a guide route. .
Then, the information integration system 130 inputs the created guide route together with the user U's position information to the route output unit 140. Furthermore, the information integration system 130 may input the created guide route to the route output unit 140 together with user U's identification information and location information. Further, the information integration system 130 may transmit the created guide route together with the user U's position information to the vehicle terminal 121. Further, the information integration system 130 may transmit the created guide route to the user U's personal terminal 111.
Further, the information integration system 130 updates the user U's updated position every time the user U's location information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 110 is updated as the user U moves. The information is input to the route output section 140.

The route output unit 140 includes a guidance display system 141.
The guide display system 141 includes a CPU (not shown), a storage unit (not shown), and the like. Processing in the guide display system 141 is realized by the CPU executing the program stored in the storage unit.
Further, the programs stored in the respective storage units of the guidance display systems 141 include codes for realizing processing in each of the guidance display systems 141 by being executed by the CPU. Note that the storage unit includes, for example, any storage device that can store this program and various information used for processing in the guidance display system 141. The storage device is, for example, a memory.
Specifically, the guide display system 141 causes the display unit 160 located near the user U to display the guide route based on the user U's position information.
More specifically, the guidance display system 141 displays a display located close to the user U based on the position information of the user U input from the information integration system 130 and the position information of the display section 160. 160 is determined. Then, the guidance display system 141 causes the determined display unit 160 to display the guidance route input from the information integration system 130. Note that the guidance display system 141 stores in advance a data table in which the identification information of the display section 160 and the position information of the display section 160 are associated with each other in a storage section (not shown).
Furthermore, if the identification information of user U input from the information integration system 130 includes the e-mail address of user U's personal terminal 111, the guidance display system 141 displays a guidance route on user U's personal terminal 111. The guide route may be transmitted and displayed on the display screen of the personal terminal 111. If the personal terminal 111 is equipped with an AR navigation (Augmented Reality Navigation) function, the guidance route may be displayed using the AR navigation.

Furthermore, the route output unit 140 changes the display unit 160 that displays the guide route based on changes in the position information of the user U as the user U moves. Specifically, as the user U moves, the guidance display system 141 displays information based on the updated position information of the user U input from the information integration system 130 and the position information of the display unit 160. Then, the display unit 160 located near the user U after the movement is determined, and the guide route input from the information integration system 130 is displayed on the determined display unit 160.

The location information transmitter 150 is, for example, a beacon, and transmits information including the location information of the beacon as radio waves.

The display unit 160 is, for example, a digital signage or the like, and is communicably connected to the guidance display system 141. The display unit 160 then displays the guidance route input from the guidance display system 141.

Next, an example of riding position guidance in the riding position guidance system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.
First, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the location information that the personal terminal 111 receives from the location information transmitter 150 as user U's location information.
Next, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the position information that the vehicle terminal 121 receives from the position information transmitter 150 as the position information of the vehicle V.
Then, the guidance display system 141 determines the display section 160 located near the user U based on the position information of the user U and the position information of the display section 160, and selects the display section 160 that is located close to the user U. The guidance route input from the information integration system 130 is displayed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 160 displays "ID:463", which is the identification information of the user U, and an arrow indicating the direction in which the user U should proceed. Note that the display example of the display unit 160 is one example, and the display of the display unit 160 is not limited to the display example. For example, the display unit 160 may display the current position of the user U, the position of the vehicle V to be boarded, and the direction in which the user U should travel on the electronic map.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, another example of riding position guidance in the riding position guidance system 100 will be described.
First, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the IC card information, QR code (registered trademark), biometric information, etc. read by the scanner 112 as the identification information of the user U, and also The location is acquired as user U's location information.
Next, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the position information that the vehicle terminal 121 receives from the position information transmitter 150 as the position information of the vehicle V.
Then, the guidance display system 141 determines the display section 160 located near the user U based on the position information of the user U and the position information of the display section 160, and selects the display section 160 that is located close to the user U. The guide route input from the information integration system 130 is displayed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, another example of riding position guidance in the riding position guidance system 100 will be described.
First, the scanner 112 acquires information on an IC card owned by the user U, a QR code (registered trademark), biometric information, etc. as the user U's identification information. Furthermore, when the scanner 112 acquires the identification information of the user U, the camera 170 located near the scanner 112 captures an image of the user's U face. Then, the user information acquisition unit 110 acquires the face image as the identification information of the user U, and acquires the position where the camera 170 is installed as the user U's position information.
Next, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the license plate number of the vehicle imaged by the camera 170 as the identification information of the vehicle V, and acquires the position where the camera 170 is installed as the position information of the vehicle V. .
Then, the guidance display system 141 determines the display section 160 located near the user U based on the position information of the user U and the position information of the display section 160, and selects the display section 160 that is located close to the user U. The guide route input from the information integration system 130 is displayed.
In addition, the user information acquisition unit 110 uses the user Update the location information of person U. Then, each time the location information of the user U acquired by the user information acquisition unit 110 is updated, the guidance display system 141 combines the updated location information of the user U and the location information of the display unit 160. Based on this, the display section 160 located at a position close to the user U after the movement is determined. Then, the guidance display system 141 causes the determined display unit 160 to display the guidance route input from the information integration system 130.

According to the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment described above, the guidance route is displayed on the display section 160 located near the user U, and the guidance route is displayed as the user U moves. The display section 160 on which the route is displayed is changed to a display section 160 located closer to the user U. Therefore, the user U can more easily specify the vehicle V to ride. Thereby, it is possible to provide the boarding position guidance system 100 that can more easily specify the vehicle V in which the user U should ride.

Embodiment 2
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows an example of boarding position guidance in the boarding position guidance system according to the second embodiment. The boarding position guidance system according to the second embodiment differs from the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment in that the user information acquisition unit 110 is not required. Furthermore, in the boarding position guidance system according to the second embodiment, the method by which the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the position information of the vehicle V and the target for displaying the guidance route by the guidance display system 141 are the same as in the first embodiment. This is different from the boarding position guidance system 100. Therefore, in the following description of the second embodiment, the same components as those of the vehicle position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The vehicle information acquisition unit 120 includes a camera mounted on the vehicle V, and obtains vehicle information such as the license plate number of the vehicle V located in front of the vehicle V from an image captured by the camera. Obtained as location information.

The guidance display system 141 causes a display device 180 mounted on the vehicle V to display a guidance route. The display device 180 mounted on the vehicle V is, for example, an in-vehicle electronic display board. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the direction in which the user U should travel is displayed on a display 180 mounted on a vehicle V located near the user U as an arrow. Moreover, "NEXT" is displayed on the display device 180 mounted on the vehicle V that is one vehicle after the vehicle V in which the user U rides. Furthermore, the display 180 mounted on the vehicle V in which the user U rides displays "This For A". Note that the display example is just an example, and the display on the display device 180 mounted on the vehicle V is not limited to the display example.

According to the boarding position guidance system according to the second embodiment described above, not only can the same effects as the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment be obtained, but also the position information of the user U can be obtained. Since this is not necessary, the guide route can be presented to the user U even if the user U does not have the personal terminal 111.

Embodiment 3
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 shows an example of a boarding position guidance system 200 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Further, FIG. 7 shows an example of creation of positional relationship information for each vehicle V in the boarding position guidance system 200 according to the third embodiment. The boarding position guidance system 200 according to the third embodiment is implemented in such a manner that the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires the position information of the vehicle V, and that the information integration system 130 creates platform information instead of a guidance route. This is different from the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment. Further, since the boarding position guidance system 200 according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment, the same components are given the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. do.

As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 acquires identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V (for example, "ID:1", "ID:2", "ID:3" shown in FIG. 7). ", "ID:4", "ID:5") and identification information of the position information transmitter 150 located in the vicinity of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V (for example, the "ID:5" shown in FIG. :A", "ID:B", "ID:C") and the radio wave intensity between the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V and the position information transmitter 150. The vehicle information acquisition unit 120 inputs the acquired identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V, the identification information of the position information transmitter 150, and the radio field intensity to the information integration system 130.

The information integration system 130 includes identification information of a vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V, identification information of a position information transmitter 150 located close to each vehicle V, and a vehicle terminal mounted on each vehicle V. 121 and the positional information transmitter 150 and the positional information of the positional information transmitter 150, the positional relationship information of each vehicle V is created. Note that the information integration system 130 stores in advance a data table in which the identification information of the location information transmitter 150 and the location information of the location information transmitter 150 are associated with each other in a storage unit (not shown).
Furthermore, the information integration system 130 creates platform information for the user U based on the positional relationship information of each vehicle V and the user U's identification information and position information. Specifically, the position information of the vehicle V located close to the user U and the positional relationship information of each vehicle V are created as platform information. Note that the information integration system 130 creates platform information for the user U based on the positional relationship information of each vehicle V, the reservation information of the user U, and the identification information and location information of the user U. You may. More specifically, if the reservation information includes a designation such as the type of vehicle V, the information integration system 130 may also use the location information of the vehicle V to create platform information. .
The information integration system 130 then associates the created platform information with the identification information of the user U and inputs it into the guidance display system 141 of the route output unit 140. Furthermore, the information integration system 130 transmits the created platform information to the vehicle terminal 121 of the vehicle V in which the user U should board (the vehicle V located in the vicinity of the above-mentioned user U).

The guidance display system 141 stores platform information associated with the identification information of the user U, which is input from the information integration system 130, in a storage unit (not shown). Further, the guidance display system 141 selects a platform for the user U from a plurality of platform information stored in the storage unit based on the identification information of the user U transmitted from the personal terminal 111 of the user U. Search for information. Then, the guidance display system 141 transmits the searched platform information to the personal terminal 111.

Next, a method of presenting platform information in the boarding position guidance system 200 according to the third embodiment will be briefly described.
First, the user information acquisition unit 110 inputs the identification information and location information of the user U to the information integration system 130. Further, the personal terminal 111 transmits the identification information of the user U to the guidance display system 141.
Further, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 inputs the identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V, the identification information of the position information transmitter 150, and the radio wave intensity to the information integration system 130.
Next, the information integration system 130 collects the identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V, the identification information of the position information transmitter 150 located close to each vehicle V, and the identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V. Positional relationship information for each vehicle V is created based on the radio wave intensity between the vehicle terminal 121 and the positional information transmitter 150 and the positional information of the positional information transmitter 150.
Next, the information integration system 130 creates platform information for the user U based on the positional relationship information of each vehicle V and the user U's identification information and position information.
Next, the information integration system 130 associates the created platform information with the identification information of the user U and inputs it into the guidance display system 141 of the route output unit 140. Furthermore, the information integration system 130 transmits the created platform information to the vehicle terminal 121 of the vehicle V in which the user U should board (the vehicle V located in the vicinity of the above-mentioned user U).
Next, the guidance display system 141 selects the information for the user U from the plurality of platform information stored in the storage unit based on the identification information of the user U transmitted from the personal terminal 111 of the user U. The platform information is searched and the searched platform information is transmitted to the personal terminal 111.
Next, the personal terminal 111 of the user U displays the platform information on the display screen of the personal terminal 111. Note that if the personal terminal 111 is equipped with an AR navigation function, the platform information may be displayed using the AR navigation.
Further, the vehicle terminal 121 of the vehicle V in which the user U should board displays the platform information transmitted from the information integration system 130 on the display screen of the vehicle terminal 121.

According to the boarding position guidance system 200 according to the third embodiment described above, not only can the same effects as the boarding position guidance system 100 according to the first embodiment be obtained, but also a plurality of Since the display unit 160 is not required, the platform information can be presented to the user U even in a place where the display unit 160 is not installed or a place where the display unit 160 cannot be installed.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit. For example, in the embodiment described above, the information integration system 130 may transmit the positional information of the vehicle V in which the user U should ride to the personal terminal 111 of the user U instead of the guide route and the platform information. In this case, the information integration system 130 does not need to create guide routes or platform information.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 may input new position information of the vehicle V to the information integration system 130 as the vehicle V moves. In this case, the information integration system 130 may create a guide route based on the updated location information of the vehicle V and the updated location information of the user U.
Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the vehicle information acquisition unit 120 updates the radio wave intensity between the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V and the position information transmitter 150 as each vehicle V moves. Good too. The information integration system 130 is based on the identification information of the vehicle terminal 121 mounted on each vehicle V, the identification information of the location information transmitter 150, the updated radio field strength, and the location information of the location information transmitter 150. The positional relationship information of each vehicle V may also be created. Thereby, even if the vehicle V moves, it is possible to present the user U with appropriate guidance routes and platform information.

100, 200 Riding position guidance system 110 User information acquisition section 111 Personal terminal 112 Scanner 113 Input section 120 Vehicle information acquisition section 121 Vehicle terminal 130 Information integration system 140 Route output section 141 Guide display system 150 Location information transmitter 160 Display section 170 Camera 180 Display U User V Vehicle

Claims (1)

A display device mounted on each of the plurality of vehicles ;
a user information acquisition unit that acquires at least location information of the user;
a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires at least position information of the vehicle;
The vehicle used by the user is determined from the user's location based on the location information of the user acquired by the user information acquisition unit and the vehicle location information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit. a route creation unit that creates a guide route to the location;
Based on the location information of the user, the guide route is displayed on the display device mounted on the vehicle located near the user , and the display device mounted on the vehicle used by the user a route output unit that causes the display device to display that the vehicle is the vehicle used by the user ;
The route output unit positions the display device mounted on the vehicle that displays the guide route at a position closer to the user, based on changes in the user's position information as the user moves. A boarding position guidance system that changes to the display device mounted on the vehicle .

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