JPH10185609A - Portable information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive information service such as a sight seeing guide on-demand as an individual traveler on the way of sight seeing by judging a real position with a GPS, and outputting the relative information of a judged position. SOLUTION: A portable information equipment for travelers is provided with a liquid crystal real position outputting means 2, a local information outputting means 3, variable switches 4a-6b and a sound outputting built-in speaker 7. Real position information from a GPS receiver 101a is displayed in the outputting means 2, and simultaneously the information is transmitted to the local information storage means, which forms a memory. A local information group head line corresponding to the real position information is displayed as a selected menu in the outputting means 3, and display is advanced to the following step in response to the selection by the traveler, and the necessary information is displayed in the outputting means 3. Local information stored in the information equipment 1 can be renewed by the communication with a memory card or a local information station.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A travel electronic device suitable for use by a traveler at a travel destination, and when an individual likes on-demand sightseeing and other information presentation services such as those performed by a tour operator on a package tour To provide portable information devices. This can be said to be a personal navigator to a car navigator. Further, the present invention provides a highly convenient portable information device, such as automatically displaying a timetable when a commuter who is a traveler in a broader sense uses a railway or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The 1998 Nagano Olympics and the 200
Many people have gone abroad as well as global events such as two-year World Cup soccer.
In package travel, it is common practice that a tour operator in the home country of the traveler or a destination country of the destination travels for the convenience of the traveler. However, the work of the tour operator is severe and there are only a limited number of people who can do it. In other words, the so-called tourcon used to be a longing role for young women, but recently women have tended to shy away from the difficulties of work.

[0003] Under these circumstances, there has been a need for a machine to perform the work of a tour operator, particularly a small and light intelligent machine that can be carried by a traveler. On the other hand, there are the following known devices that act as human services such as tour operators. First, there is Japanese Utility Registration No. 3015155 “Automatic Video / Audio Guide Device”. This is composed of a remote control device and a portable device. The approach detects the approach of the portable device to the remote control device with a sensor, and automatically reproduces information on an exhibit near the device.

Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 6-15147 "Portable Translator" analyzes and classifies the situation of using foreign languages when traveling abroad.
We devised a translation menu to appear according to the classification. Therefore, it is easy to extract necessary terms and phrases.

[0005] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-3055982 discloses that an individual member of a sightseeing bus is provided with a portable member, and that an aggregated state of tourists on the bus is automatically detected without this member. Things.

[0006] With the above-mentioned well-known technology, the real new registration No. 30
No. 15155 “Automatic video / audio guide device” requires that the information of the remote control device correspond to the information of the portable device on a one-to-one basis. In other words, various types of travel information such as tourist information and sightseeing maps of local areas such as historic sites and sightseeing spots of tourist spots, information on travel modes of travelers such as boarding of airplane train buses, boarding station positions or timetables, information on accommodation facilities, etc. It is not something that can be handled.

In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-15147, "portable translator", a translation is not performed unless a necessary word or phrase is specified by a user in a translation menu for foreign languages. Therefore, the automation level is far from the intelligent machine.

[0008] In addition, the Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 6-15147 "Assembly state management device" can be used for confirming the number of bus attendants at the time of gathering, but it is a device limited to that use. For example, you cannot answer "How do you get to the station?"

The existing car navigator is convenient for travelers and commuters who travel by car, but is not limited to automobiles here, and can be used by a combination of aircraft, railway, bus, walking, etc. Because it is targeted at car navigation technology, it cannot be handled.

[0010]

There has been a demand for an intelligent portable information device, that is, a personal navigator, which performs the work of a passenger on behalf of a passenger, which goes beyond these known techniques. This mobile phone allows travelers to receive on-demand information output services, such as tourist information and sightseeing maps of local attractions such as historic sites, boarding of airplane train buses, boarding station locations or timetables, etc. Provide type information equipment.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems GPS (Global)
The Positioning System will be described with reference to FIG. 100 is a plurality of GPS satellites in the orbit (one in the figure, others are omitted). 101 is a mobile body such as an automobile, 101a is a GPS receiver, and 101b is a self-position determination device.

In step 101b, the distance between the mobile unit and the satellite is determined from the propagation delay of the radio wave between 100 and 101a. In this way, the distance to multiple (not shown) satellites can be obtained. From these, the plane position on the ground is determined.

[0013] PHS (Personal Handyp)
hone System) will be described with reference to FIG. 105
Is a mobile PHS, 103 is a PHS local antenna, 10
4 is a PHS communication station.

The telephone communication between the two 105s in the figure is 105 → 103 → 104 → 103 → 10 as shown in the figure.
Communication is performed through the route of 5.

Further, as a known technique, a technique for extracting local information using a “local information station” will be described. This is "Ichi Asama (RIKEN)"
Elemental Technology for Swarm Robots "The 1st JS of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
MEC described in ME Robotome Symposia (1996)
(Intelligent Data Carrier) technology.

The feature of the IDC technology is that the communication between the IDC and the mobile robot needs to be performed only when the IDC and the mobile robot are close to each other in order to prevent interference. This can be achieved, for example, by infrared communication. The stored information of the IDC can be rewritten by the mobile robot. Since the IDC can be carried by the mobile robot, it becomes an information source whose position is variable, and is effective in the operating environment of the group robot.

In the present invention, those having only the characteristics of the IDC technology will be referred to as "local information stations". "Local information station" is the PH
It can be suitably implemented with the PHS local antenna 103 of S technology. That is, the PHS local antenna 10
Reference numeral 3 denotes only a communication function, but a storage device may be added here. Alternatively, if the PHS communication station 104 has 10
What is necessary is just to create a mechanism for transmitting different information for each of the three positions.

FIG. 22 shows a group of local information stations 102 scattered around. 101c is the signal receiver of the local information station of the mobile, and 102a is the transmission limit of the local information station transmission signal. Mobiles farther than this limit cannot receive the 102 signal.

Now, the basics of the present invention are based on the GPS described above (FIG. 2).
0) or the self-position determination from the position information of the local information station. And
The related information is output in association with the determined position, as in the above-mentioned real new registration No. 3015155 “automatic video / audio guide device”, which will be described in detail below.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a portable information device for travelers according to claim 1 of the present invention. 2 is a self-position output means such as a liquid crystal, 3 is a local information output means such as a liquid crystal, 4a is a command decision signal switch, 4b is a menu change signal switch, 5a is a display of a native language and a foreign language display of a self-position of another language. A switch 5b, a switch for requesting a native language voice output or a foreign language voice output at a self-position, a switch 6a for requesting local map information output, a switch 6b for a map size (scale), and a built-in speaker 7 for voice output. is there.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the local map is displayed on 3 by the local map information output request switch 6a. The scale of this map can be changed with a map size (scale) changeover switch 6b.

The operation of the portable information device for travelers of the present invention will be described with reference to the chart of FIG. The flow starting from the upper left GPS 100 in the drawing corresponds to claim 1, and the flow starting from the local information station 102 corresponds to claim 2. In both the first and second aspects, the signal input for self-position determination and the receiving device (101a, 101c) are different from the self-position determination means 101b, but the flow after the self-position determination means 101b is common. Claim 1 Claim 2
See FIG. 4 for the difference (FIG. 4 is omitted).

The output of the self-position determining means 101b of FIG. 2 was "Chiba". Then, the self-location information of Chiba is 2
The self-position information is sent from the self-position determination means of No. 01 to the self-position output, and the self-position output means 2 displays Chiba. At the same time, Chiba is sent to the local information associative storage means associated with the self position. In such storage means, a storage hierarchy is formed, and the top hierarchy 1 is “Kashiwa”, “Urawa”, “Chiba”
"Tokyo", "Yokohama", "Kawasaki" ...

At 202, an automatic match detection job is executed for the self-position data group of the hierarchy 1 to match Chiba.
Then, a job 203 is executed in which the local associative information group headline of the hierarchy 2 stored in the local information associative storage means is displayed on the local information output means 3 from the coincident self position.

The traveler (user) selects "Narita Airport" from the selection menu of the local association information group of the hierarchy 2. Then, a job 204 for outputting the local associative information group headline of layer 3 associated with layer 2 “Narita Airport” as a selection menu to 3 is performed.

Further, when the traveler (user) selects "How to get to the airport" from the selection menu of the local associative information group of level 3, a job for outputting the local information associative storage data of level 4 is performed, and the "limousine bus" is executed. "JR Narita Express", "Keisei Skyliner", etc. are displayed in 3.

The job 20 for displaying and outputting the local information associative storage data of each level selected by the traveler to 3
5 is performed. The hierarchy can be deepened according to the storage capacity, and detailed data can be stored according to the storage capacity. Therefore, it is displayed on demand 3 when the traveler needs it, which is extremely convenient.

The continuous display operation of the portable information device of the present invention will be described with reference to a → b → c in FIG. In the figure, “a” indicates “soul” in the self-position determination, and “soul” is displayed in 2. Here, arbitrary hierarchical information is selected by the traveler, and in FIG. 3, sightseeing spots “Incheon”, “Suwon”, “Icheon”, and “Gimpo” which are short distances from Seoul are displayed.

FIG. 2B shows the result of the selection of a short-distance sightseeing spot "Suwon" by a traveler. The selection is, for example, "Suwon" desired by the menu change signal switch 4b.
Is changed to a state where the display is inverted, and the command confirmation signal switch 4a is pressed to confirm.

Then, information such as a sightseeing introduction sentence of "Suwon", an image, a required time from Seoul, and the next hierarchical information menu (not shown) are displayed in 3 of FIG. 5B. Then, select and confirm "How do you go to Suwon?" As the next level.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5c, "get on subway line 4", "change at ** station", "87 bus or taxi"
The access means and method are displayed in 3.

Another continuous operation of the portable information device of the present invention will be described with reference to a → b → c in FIG. This is the foreign language conversion function of the present invention. FIG. 6a shows that a traveler travels from Seoul to Daejeon (Ta
ejon), the use screen of a high-speed bus is displayed as information 3 in the use screen in a situation where the user wants to move to ejon).

Here, the travel situation in Korea will be described. In this area, Japanese and English are hardly spoken. Character information is also Hangul characters and is difficult to understand. What should this traveler do at the ticket office when using the express bus? Here, the functions shown in FIGS. 6b and 6c of the present invention are effective.

That is, FIG. 6B shows the result of pressing the switch 5a for switching between the display of the native language and the display of the foreign language of the own position in the foreign language. If the traveler shows this to the local people, the local people will understand the will and can purchase tickets.

FIG. 6C schematically shows the result of pressing the request switch 5b for outputting the foreign language voice at the self-position, which indicates that the display content was output in Korean.
In this way, since the will of the traveler is translated in the local language, it is possible to convey not only the purchase of tickets but also the will of various travelers to foreigners, which is extremely convenient.

Unless the information required for a trip is updated from time to time, for example, as in a railway timetable, an unexpected failure is caused. This is a more suitable example, especially when a commuter who is a broad traveler is using a railway or the like and misses a change in a timetable without knowing a change in a timetable.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, an external latest local information storage means, for example, a local information storage means having a built-in flash memory card 8 inserted therein is connected to the external latest local information storage. The local storage that needs to be updated is updated.

This storage update may be made automatically by communication with the local information station. For example, a railway station,
Timetable change information is input to a local information station at a bus stop, and the timetable storage is updated when a portable information device approaches.

[0039]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will be given of a thin structure for suitably realizing the present invention. Travelers generally have a lot of luggage, and it is difficult to use intelligent portable information devices unless they are small and lightweight. In view of the above, a small and lightweight structure is proposed in which the portable device is applied to the technology of Japanese Patent Application No. 8-322598, entitled "Outer shell structure of moving body and manufacturing method thereof".

FIG. 8 is an exploded view in the thickness direction of the portable information device of the present invention. 40 is a top layer of reinforced plastic or flexible material, 40a is a hole for a solar cell, 41
Is a thin external interface device embedding layer, 11
a and 12a are transmitting and receiving antennas for updating with a GPS antenna and a local information station.

Reference numeral 42 denotes an upper layer of the circuit shield, and reference numeral 42a denotes an upper layer individual shield block. This 42a is the LSI below
This is a thin electromagnetic shield film designed and manufactured with individual specifications that are optimal for the device. More specifically, it is a laminate of a conductive electric field shield layer made of an aluminum thin film and a magnetic shield layer made of a ferrite thin film, and the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave generated by the LSI 43a and the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave causing trouble when received by the 43a are favorably attenuated. It is designed to be.

Reference numeral 43 denotes an LSI and a circuit element, and furthermore, although not shown in the figure, a layer of inter-element wiring. 43a is the above-described LSI element, 43b is a capacitor, and 43c is a coil. In this layer, a communication circuit and a logic circuit of a portable device can be realized by providing a communication LSI and a logic LSI in this layer. Software such as associative memory can also be realized by using an LSI chip such as a DRAM or a flash memory in this layer.

43b can be specifically realized by laminating an aluminum thin film, a dielectric thin film, and an aluminum thin film. In particular, since the capacitor can be used as a power supply as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 8-322598, this portable device can be operated at night if it is configured as a backup power supply for the solar cell 17a. 4
Reference numeral 3c denotes a coil, which can be realized by making the three-dimensional spiral structure of the conductor thin.

Although not shown in the figure, the through wirings between the layers, that is, through holes in LSI technology, can also be realized very easily by a through hole forming process in such LSI technology.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a layer having a laminated structure 44a of a conductor and a magnetic material having the electromagnetic shielding function of the same element as the element 42. This may be the lowermost layer, or this lower layer may be the lowermost layer.

Numeral 18 is an arbitrary thin heat sink such as a heat radiating fin or an electronic cooling device for cooling a highly integrated LSI chip which generates heat, or a heat pipe.

The above structure is mirrored between the upper layer and the lower layer. The upper layer is the portable information device circuit of the present invention, and the lower layer is the existing PH.
A portable information device having a portable telephone function as shown in FIG.

As to the design and design, the present invention can have a curved surface structure as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 8-322598. Thus, a portable device for travelers 1a having a curved surface structure in which thin curved surfaces are stacked as shown in FIG. 9 can be obtained. As shown in FIG. 11, a portable device product 1c for travelers with a curved surface design that matches, for example, a female hip pocket can be made particularly convenient for carrying.

Further, by using a flexible rubber or the like as an insulating base material, a portable device 1b having a soft outer shell structure can be realized. Certainly, the LSI chip and the like are not flexible, but it is possible to design the wiring and the laminated structure with a specification that can withstand some external force deformation.

As for the design and design, a portable information device having a more curvilinear, novel and free design and a high commercial value as shown in FIG. This has been made possible because the design restriction that the space for the conventional electromagnetic shield, that is, the housing of the device is a shield case, has been eliminated as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 8-322598.

As described above, 1e in FIG. 13 is an advanced information device having a mobile phone function and the local information function of the present invention on both sides. Of course, products that have a mobile phone function and the local information function of the present invention on the surface without being turned on the front and back can be realized by sharing the display unit.

[0052]

According to the present invention, a tourist can receive on-demand sightseeing and other information presentation services, such as those performed by a tour operator at a travel destination, when the individual likes. Furthermore, when a commuter who is a traveler in a broad sense uses a railway or the like, the convenience as a personal navigator can be obtained for a car navigator such that a timetable can be viewed on demand when an individual likes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a portable information device according to claim 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory chart of the portable information device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of updating local information of the portable information device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a comparison diagram of claim 1 and claim 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display of the portable information device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a foreign language display and foreign language voice output function of the portable information device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a curved-layer thin structure of an electronic circuit of a portable information device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram of a curved design product of the portable information device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram of a flexible material product of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of a curved design product that matches a female hip pocket of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of a more curved design product of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram of a portable information device having a mobile phone function according to the present invention.

FIG. 13: GPS (Global Positionion)
ng System)

FIG. 14: PHS (Personal Handyph)
one System)

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a self-position determination by a local information station.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Embodiment of portable information device of the present invention 1a Portable information device of the present invention having a curved surface structure in which thin and thick curved surfaces are laminated 1b Portable information device of the present invention having a flexible structure 1c Portable information device of a curved surface design matching female hip pocket 1d Designed portable information equipment 1e Portable information equipment with mobile phone function 2 Self-position output means such as liquid crystal 3 Local information output means such as liquid crystal 4a Command confirmation signal switch 4b Menu change signal switch 5a Native language display and self-position 5b Switch for requesting native language voice output or local language voice output for own location 6a Local map information output request switch 6b Switch for changing map size (scale) 7 Built-in speaker for voice output 8 External Latest local information 11a Transmission / reception antenna embedded in sensor layer 12a Transmission / reception antenna embedded in sensor layer 17a Solar cell 18 Radiation fin or electronic cooling device 40 Top layer 40a Solar cell hole 41 Thin external interface Face device embedded layer 42 Circuit shield upper layer 42a Upper layer individual shield block 43 LSI and circuit element layer 43a LSI element 43b Capacitor 43c Coil 44 Bottom layer having circuit shield 44a Lower layer individual shield block 100 GPS satellite 101 Moving object, for example, automobile 101a GPS receiver 101b Self-position determiner 101c Local information station transmission signal receiver 102 Local information station 102a Local information station Transmission limit of the transmission signal 103 PHS local antenna 104 PHS communication station 105 Portable PHS 201 A job for transmitting self-position information from the self-position judgment means to the self-position judgment output 202 To the local information associative storage means relating the self-position to the self-position A job to be sent and a match detection job for the self-position data group of the first tier. 203 A job for outputting a local associative information group of the layer 2 stored in the local information associative storage means from its own position as a selection menu 204 A local associative information group of the layer 3 associatively associated with the selected data of the layer 2 Job to output headline as selection menu 205 Job to output local information associative memory data of each selected hierarchy

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A local information associative storage means comprising a self-position determination means and a self-position output means using a satellite, a storage means for local information associated with a self-position, and local information stored in the associative storage means from a self-position. A portable information device comprising: a local information search means for searching for and selectively outputting the information; and a local information output means. 2. Communication means for communicating with a local information station having local information storage means and communication means scattered at different positions, and a self-position based on local position information possessed by the local information station by communication with said local information station. Self-position judging means for judging the local information station and its output means, local information temporary storage means for receiving and storing local information possessed by the local information station through communication with the local information station, and local information output means. Portable information equipment. 3. The local information storage means further comprises a local storage update means connected to an external latest local information storage means and updated by local storage.
Alternatively, the portable information device according to claim 2. 4. Local information is travel information such as sightseeing guides and tourist maps of local areas such as historic spots, information on travel means of travelers such as boarding of airplane train buses, boarding stations or timetables, and information on accommodation facilities. 3. The portable information device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein: 5. The local information output means is a display means of a plurality of languages, and simultaneously or selectively displays a native language display of a traveler and a foreign language display of a self-position. The portable information device according to claim 2. 6. The local information output means is a voice output means of a plurality of languages, and alternately or selectively outputs a native language voice output of a traveler and a foreign language voice output of a self-position. The portable information device according to claim 1 or claim 2. 7. The portable information device according to claim 1, wherein an electronic circuit of the portable device for travelers has a structure in which thin curved surfaces including respective elements of the electronic circuit are stacked. 8. A thin curved surface including each element of an electronic circuit includes a layer including an electronic circuit of transmission / reception means for communication with the outside, a layer including a power supply circuit using a solar cell, and an electromagnetic wave shield of a large-scale integrated circuit element. 8. The portable information device according to claim 7, wherein the portable information device comprises a layer containing a conductive film or a magnetic film, a layer containing several large-scale circuit elements, and a layer containing a capacitor element or a coil element. 9. The portable information device according to claim 1, wherein the base material having a thin and curved surface including each element of the electronic circuit is a flexible material. 10. The portable information device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit of the mobile phone and a display unit for displaying characters and image data relating to the telephone function. 11. The portable telephone device according to claim 10, wherein the front surface is a display and control means for a portable device function for a traveler, and the back surface is a character and image data display and telephone control means for a telephone function of the mobile phone. Portable information devices.