JPH09178507A - Portable road guide unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assist movement of a user by providing a portable unit presenting a moving method appropriate to individual purpose when a user moves to a goal point thereby indicating a procedure of movement to be taken by the user in real time and providing an appropriate instruction when an erroneous moving method or procedure is taken. SOLUTION: The portable road guide unit has substantially the same size as an ordinary cash card of bank. It is inserted into an input unit 409 installed at a station or the like and start point and goal point are inputted on a touch panel according to a message presented on the screen. Consequently, several methods for moving from the start point to goal point are presented and the user selects one method therefrom. When the content satisfies the request, a 'acknowledgment' is touched and the unit is returned back to the user from the insertion port 410 of input unit 409. An information display section 402 then guides the user by presenting a message.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable route guidance device.

2. Description of the Related Art Many conventional bulletin board type route guides display map information of a certain area around a departure point collectively, and the route to the destination is searched individually for each destination. It was to remember them all at once and head to the destination. For example, when the user tries to move from a certain departure point to a certain destination point, the current location is searched, then the destination is searched, and the route from the current location to the destination is memorized. That is. In this case, if you do not know the route along the way, go back to the first bulletin board type guide board again or until you find a similar bulletin board type guide board. If the user's movement is by train, search the departure station and destination station from the station name and route map posted at the ticket office of the station, and if there is a use route and a transfer station on the way, After confirming, select the platform to use and the train to use on the station premises and head to the destination station. If you do not know the route you are using, check the route map posted on the train or station. Similar to conventional maps, more extensive information is described than the bulletin board type guide version. Therefore, in the case of a map, the user searches the current position from more information, further searches for the destination point, confirms the route to reach the destination point from the current point, and the route is If you don't understand, check the map again and repeat this operation to reach the destination.

The above-mentioned conventional technique is very easy to use for a person who has some knowledge of the search area and can easily search for a destination and the like. On the other hand, a common guide version can be used.
However, when searching for a route to a destination in an area that is visited for the first time, the user needs individual route guidance. Further, when the route from the departure point to the destination point is fetched from the guide plate and the map, the amount of information is considerable. Therefore, in this case, since much information has been captured, it is necessary to confirm several times whether or not the information captured by the user is correct before reaching the destination. Furthermore, if I make a mistake on the way along the way, I would like to know as soon as possible about the point where I have left the original route and future directions for returning to the original route. The present invention was created from the above problems, and is mainly for achieving the following objects. A first object of the present invention is to allow a user to move from a certain departure point to a certain destination point.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable route guidance device that is easy for anyone to understand and that anyone can reach their destination with peace of mind. Further, a second object of the present invention is that when a user moves from a certain departure point to a certain destination point, he / she can instruct the next action to be taken in real time, and can minimize mistakes during the movement. , To provide a portable route guidance device. A third object of the present invention is to promptly instruct the trajectory correction method to move the user to the destination point even when the user moves from a certain departure point to a certain destination point and makes a mistake on the way during the movement. (EN) Provided is a portable guidance device that can be guided.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the portable route guidance device according to the present invention comprises an information acquisition means for receiving information indicating a range required by the user, which is input by designation by the user. An information display unit for displaying information for supporting the user's route guidance, an information storage unit for storing the information, and an information selection unit for retrieving necessary information selected by the information input by the user. ,
Further, it has a fee recording means for calculating and recording the fee required to move to the destination point by the moving method specified by the user. Further, a data storage means for storing all map information necessary for the user's route guidance is provided. In addition, a route guidance information database that stores all map information required for route guidance will be installed. Further, a transmitter is embedded inside the device, and a position information processing device that manages the positions of all users is installed outside the device. Further, a position information acquisition unit that receives position information from the position information processing device is provided inside the device. The information acquisition unit receives information indicating a range required by the user, which is input by the user's designation. With this input, the user can specify the range of information required. The information selection unit refers to the information of the information acquisition unit input by the user, extracts information within a range necessary for the user to move from the data storage unit inside or outside the device, and stores the information storage unit. Store the information in. The information display unit displays, in a message format, information stored in the information storage unit and required for the user to move. As a result, the user can receive the specific route guidance from the departure point to the target point. The charge recording unit calculates and records the charge of the transportation means to the target point selected by the user. By adding this function and the function of a cash card corresponding to a cash dispenser of a bank to this device, a user can move to a desired point using any transportation without cash. Further, a transmitter is embedded inside the device, and a position information processing device that manages the positions of all users is installed outside the device. With these devices for grasping the position of the user, the present device can grasp the present position of each user and instruct the next action to be taken in real time while the user is moving. Because it is a model, the user can check the route whenever necessary.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a case in which a portable route guidance device of the present invention has a function of storing map information of a route guidance required by a user. 101
Is a data storage unit, 102 is an information acquisition unit, and 103 is
An information selection unit, 104 is an information storage unit, 105 is an information display unit, 106 is a charge recording unit, 107 is a transmitter, 10
Reference numeral 8 is a position information acquisition unit, and 109 is a position information processing device. The data storage unit 101 is a unit that stores map information of directions required by the user. Data storage unit 10
In 1, in accordance with the user input 100, a certain wide area map information used by the user and a method of moving from a certain section of the area to another section are prepared and stored in advance. The information acquisition unit 102 is a unit that receives an input from the outside. The information acquisition unit 102 receives information indicating a range required by the user, for example, information indicating a departure point and a destination point of the user, out of a certain wide area map information stored in the data storage unit 101. The information selection unit 103 is a unit that recognizes the range of information required for the user to move to the destination. The information selection unit 103 obtains information indicating the departure point and destination point of the user via the information acquisition unit 102, and selects a portion required by the user from map information of a wide area stored in the data storage unit 101. Information,
The user selects the moving method to the desired point. The information storage unit 104 is a unit that stores information necessary for a user to move to a destination. In the information storage unit 104, the information extracted via the information selection unit 103,
The map information of the range required by the user and the moving method are stored. The information display unit 105 is a unit for displaying a message for guiding the user. Information display section 10
In 5, the information storage unit 104 displays, as a message, the means necessary for the user to move to the destination and the procedure of the information for supporting the user's route guidance. The charge recording unit 106 calculates and records a necessary charge from the means for the user to reach the destination selected by the information selection unit to the time for the user to reach the destination from the departure point. Is. The transmitter 107 is a part that indicates the position of the user outside the device in order to know which position on the moving route the current position of the user is. The position information processing device 108 is a device that determines which position on the moving route of the user the position of the user transmitted from the transmitter 107 is. The position information acquisition unit 109
This is a part for acquiring the current position of the user via the position information processing device 108. The information storage unit 1 stores the acquired position information.
04, the moving method and means according to the position of the user are searched, and the message is displayed on the information display unit 105. The information acquisition unit 102 and the information display unit 105 are provided on the surface of the device.
Data storage unit 101, information selection unit 103, information storage unit 1
04, the charge recording unit 106, the transmitter 107, and the position information acquisition unit 109 are provided inside the apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a case in which a device for storing map information of directions required by a user is provided outside the portable direction guidance device of the present invention. In the configuration of FIG. 1, the data storage unit 101 serves as a data storage device 201 and is connected to the outside of the device.
Since the data exchange is the same as in the case of FIG. 1, the detailed description will be omitted. Next, details of the processing of the portable road guidance device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of this device. The information acquisition unit 301 receives information on the departure point and the destination point by the input 300 by the user (step 3011). Information selection unit 30
In Section 2, which method is to be used to extract all the moving methods for reaching the destination from the departure point input by the user from the data storage unit or the route guidance information database The user selects (step 3021). Next, using the information in step 3021, the movement procedure for the user to move from the departure point to the destination point is extracted from the data storage unit or the route guidance information database (step 3).
022). The charge recording unit 303 calculates and records the charge required for the user to move from the departure point to the destination point based on the information in step 3021 (step 30).
31). The information storage unit 304 stores the information about the moving method and the moving procedure extracted in steps 3021 and 3022 (step 3041). Next, the current position of the user is grasped from the central device installed outside or the position information acquisition unit inside this device (step 3042). The positional relationship between the user's current location and the destination location is confirmed using the information in step 3042 (step 3043). If the current position of the user exceeds the destination, the process returns to the first operation (step 300) and the destination is input again. If the user's current location is equal to the destination location, the process proceeds to step 306 and the process ends. If the current location of the user is before the destination, the message of the next action to be performed by the user is extracted from the moving procedure stored in the information storage unit (step 3044). In the information display unit (305), the information extracted in step 3044,
A message indicating the next action to be performed by the user is displayed (step 3051). Hereinafter, the processes from step 3042 onward are repeated until the user's current point becomes equal to the destination point, and the user is guided from the departure point to the destination point. Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG.
Is an example of a device used in an embodiment of the portable road guide device of the present invention. 401 and 405 are examples of the surface of this device,
Reference numerals 402 and 406 denote an example of the apparatus information display unit 403.
Is a left scroll function, 404 is a right scroll function,
Reference numeral 407 is an example of the rear surface of the device, 408 is an example of the device information acquisition unit, 409 is an input device installed at an arbitrary place, and 410 is an insertion port of the portable route guidance device of the present invention. For example, the information display units 402 and 406 are capable of displaying about 20 characters, the left scroll function 403 and the right scroll function 404 are of a touch panel type, and the information acquisition unit 408 uses a magnetic reader to measure the size of the apparatus. Is usually a cash card that corresponds to a cash dispenser of a bank. The information display unit 402 has 20
Up to characters can be displayed. Therefore, when displaying a message of 20 characters or more, the left scroll function 4
03, the display contents are shifted to the left, and the information display unit 40
Display as 6. When the user wants to see the first part of the message again, the right scroll function 404 is used to display the information like the information display section 402 for confirmation. Information acquisition unit 40
Reference numeral 8 has a function of reading data, such as a magnetic reader.
The input device 409 is installed at an arbitrary place, and the insertion port 410
Then, the user inserts the portable route guidance device of the present invention and receives the information of the departure point and the destination point designated by the user. The procedure of the operation until the user reaches the arbitrary destination using the above apparatus will be described below by using one embodiment. FIG. 5 is an example of an interface when a user inserts the device of the present invention into the input device 409 installed in a station or the like and specifies a departure point and a destination point. When the device of the present invention is inserted into the input device 409 installed in a station or the like, 501 is displayed. The user selects the corresponding place name from the place name display field 503 in accordance with “Please insert the starting bottom / destination point” of the message 502. The up-scroll function of 504 and the scroll function of 505 are used to search for a corresponding place name. The input from the user is a touch panel method. Enter the departure point to 506, enter the destination point to 507,
Display the place name. If the displayed content matches the input content, the “confirm” button 508 is touched, and if the content does not match, the “cancel” button 509 is touched to input again. Here, the user
It shall move from the departure point A station to the destination point E station. The above is an example of the procedure of the operation in which the user inputs the departure point and the destination point. At this time, the following data exchange is performed inside the device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of internal processing of the data storage unit 101 or the route guidance information database 401. 601
Is a departure point, 602 is a destination point, 603 is a method of moving to the destination point, and 604 is a procedure of moving to the destination point. By inputting the departure point A described above, the departure point A is selected from the departure point place name group 605, and by this selection and input of the destination point E, the destination point E is selected from the destination point place name group 606 for the departure start point A. It By these selections, the method 607 of moving from the departure point A to the destination point E is selected. As a result, there are two possible methods of moving from the departure point A to the destination point E as shown at 607. The user must select one of these two movement methods. Therefore, 5
After touching the "Confirm" button 08, the user
You have to choose how to get from the starting point to the destination. FIG. 7 is an example of an interface for the user to select a moving method for reaching the destination. 7 ways to move from departure point A to destination point E
It is shown as 01. The user selects a corresponding method from 701 in accordance with “Please select a desired moving method” of the message 702. The method chosen is
703 is displayed. Here, it is assumed that the user has selected (a) as the moving method. Further, the charge required to reach the destination in the selected method is displayed at 704. When the contents displayed in 703 and 704 meet the user's request, the “confirm” button 705 is touched.
Touch the “Cancel” button 706. "Confirm" button 7
When 05 is touched, the insertion port 4 of the input device 409
From 10, the device of the present invention is returned to the user. By inputting the starting point A, the destination point E, and the moving method (a), the moving procedure is selected as in 608 inside the data storage unit 101 or the route guidance information database 401. The input device 409 uses the reader of the information acquisition unit 408 to record the departure point, the destination point, the moving method, and the moving procedure in the device of the present invention. With reference to the moving procedure 708, the fee recording unit 106 inside the apparatus calculates the fee required for the movement and records the fee. FIG. 8 shows a moving method for moving from the starting point A to the destination point E in the present embodiment. 801 is an A station, 802 is a train on a railway line a, 803 is a transfer station B station, 804 is a train on a railway line b, 805 is a nearest station C station on the destination E,
806 is a bus on the bus route c, 807 is a bus stop D nearest to the destination E, 808 is a walk, and 809 is the destination E. FIG. 9 shows a movement procedure for moving from the departure point A to the destination point E in the present embodiment.
This device information display unit 402 shows the procedure from (A) to (H) shown in FIG. 9 by a message and guides the user. An example of the message displayed by the device information display unit 402 will be described below in association with the operation of the user. The user
When the departure point and the destination point have been input from the input device 409 at the A station 801, and the portable guidance device of the present invention is received, the device information display unit 402 displays the message (a) "From line 2 home". Please take each train. "Is displayed. This display is displayed until the user gets on the designated train 802. When the user gets on the designated train 802, the message “(B)” “Please get off at the B station” is displayed. This display is displayed until the user gets off at the B station 803. When the user gets off at the B station 803, the message (C) "Please take the express train of line b from platform No. 4" is displayed. This display is displayed until the user gets on the designated train 804. When the user gets on the designated train 804, (d)
Message "please get off at C station" is displayed.
This display is displayed until the user gets off at the C station 805. When the user gets off at the C station 805, the message (e) "Exit the north exit ticket gate, go to the bus terminal, and board the c line bus." Is displayed. This display
It is displayed until the user gets on the designated bus 806. When the user gets on the designated bus 806, the message "(D) at the stop D" is displayed. This display is displayed until the user gets off at the D stop 807. When the user gets off at the D stop 807, the message (G) "Towards the direction of the bus,
At the first traffic light, turn left. Is displayed. This display is displayed until the user turns left at the designated signal. When the user turns to the left at the designated traffic light, the message (H) “A white building in front of left is the destination E” is displayed. This display is displayed until the user reaches the destination point E809. A device (201, 202, 203, or 301, 302) installed to notify the user's current location whether or not the user has reached each location.
Confirm using. Also, at a ticket gate at a station or the like, the device can be inserted into an automatic ticket gate or the like to allow a user to pass through. Furthermore, at this time, it should be possible to check whether or not the ticket gate is turned on. That is, when the destination E is successfully reached, some information is given to the charge recording section. The display of the device information display unit 402 as described above guides the user from the departure point to the destination point. Next, a case where the user makes a mistake in the moving procedure before reaching the destination will be described. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the user makes a mistake in the method of moving to the destination point. 10
01 is A station, 1002 is B station, 1003 is C station,
1004 is the K station, and 1005 is an example of a message when the moving procedure is wrong. In the process of moving from the departure point A to the destination point E by the method of FIG. 8, the user does not get off at the transfer station B station 1002 but goes directly to the K station 1004 by using the railway line a and gets off. To do.
When the user disembarks at a station other than the station designated as the transfer station, the device recognizes from the information from the sensor or the like that the disembarked station is different from the station at which it should essentially disembark. In this case, the message 1005 "The transfer method is wrong. Please insert this device into the nearest input device again and enter the destination point E." is displayed, and the user follows this comment. The portable guidance device of the present invention is again inserted into the input device installed in the K station premises, and the destination point is input. In the same manner as the above-mentioned operation, the destination point D is input, and the moving method and the moving procedure to the destination point are recorded in this apparatus. At this time,
If all the ticket gates of the transfer method entered first have not been completed, that is, if there is no check in the charge recording section, no charge will be recorded. As described above, using the portable guidance device of the present invention,
It is possible to support the movement of the user. In the above, the device when using the railway and the bus, which is an arbitrary transportation system, has been described, but only the railway, the bus only,
This device can also be used in the case of a single transportation method such as only walking.

As described above, according to the present invention, for example, when the user moves to a certain destination point, a moving method suitable for each individual purpose is presented, and further, since the user can carry the device, It is possible to support the user's movement by displaying the moving procedure to be taken next by the user in real time and giving an appropriate instruction even when the user makes a mistake in the moving method or procedure during the movement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example having a route guidance information storage unit inside a device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 has a route guidance information storage unit inside the device of the present invention,
It is a block diagram of an example at the time of installing a device for grasping a user's position outside the device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of an example of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a screen view of an example of user input of a starting point / destination point of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of an example of processing of a route guidance information storage unit used by the device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a screen diagram of an example of user input of the apparatus moving method of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a moving method in an embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a moving procedure in an embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display when the moving procedure is wrong in one embodiment of the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Data storage unit, 102 ... Information acquisition unit,
103 ... Information selection unit, 104 ... Information storage unit, 105
... information display unit, 106 ... fee recording unit, 107 ... transmitter, 108 ... position information processing device, 109 ... position information acquisition unit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An information acquisition means for receiving input information from a user, an information display means for displaying guidance information to the user, an information selection means for extracting the guidance information required by the user, and a necessary information for the user. A portable guidance device having information storage means for storing guidance information to be stored and position information acquisition means for grasping the current position of the user. 2. The portable route guidance device according to claim 1, further comprising a data storage unit for storing all route guidance information necessary for a certain wide-area route guidance, and a data storage unit previously stored in the data storage unit. A portable route guidance device having information selecting means for selecting the route guidance information required by the user from the route guidance information and storing it in the information storage unit. 3. The portable route guidance device according to claim 2, wherein a fee necessary for the user to move from the departure point to the destination point based on the information of the departure point and the destination point acquired from the information acquisition unit. A portable guidance display device having a fee recording means for calculating.