KR200340807Y1 - Tour guide appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A tourist information facility for providing tourist information to tourists is disclosed. One side of the main body of the tourist information facility is provided with a tour guide map and an internet terminal, and the other side of the main body is equipped with an advertisement panel and a traffic status display unit. In addition to data communication through the Internet, the Internet terminal includes a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and the like for video and voice communication, and a display unit is configured as a touch screen to be operated by a screen touch method. Therefore, in the case where tourists who have viewed the tour guide map want to obtain additional tourism information, they can be provided with the convenience of directly communicating with the tourist guide through video and audio through the Internet terminal.

Description

Tourist information facility {Tour guide appliance}

The present invention relates to a tourist information facility, and more particularly, to a tourist information facility installed outdoors so that tourists can conveniently obtain information about tourism.

Tourists who want to travel to a specific area can get general information necessary for sightseeing through a travel agency or the Internet.However, during the actual trip, tourists are not familiar with the local geography. You must get it. However, it is very difficult to obtain the necessary information during actual tourism, and providing accurate and convenient information about tourism to tourists, especially foreign tourists, is due to the improvement of the balance of payments and the improvement of the image of the country. It is a very important issue to secure long-term national competitiveness.

However, the tourist information system that is currently popularized does not deviate much from the basic method by pamphlets provided in hotels and tourist attractions themselves. In addition, there is a method of providing tourists with convenience by installing a tourist information board with a map for tourist information in the outdoors, but this method is not very helpful for tourists who are not familiar with reading and defending the map. It is very difficult to get realistic help unless the place you want to visit is clearly represented on the map.

In addition, recently, the Korea Tourism Organization's tourist information service called "1330 service" has been implemented, but this is a method of obtaining information by dialing a 1330 number using a telephone and then talking to a receptionist. The number itself is not known or remembered, so the use is very low.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to make it convenient and appropriate for tourists to obtain information for sightseeing, thereby improving the tourist balance and improving the tourist balance. It is to provide tourist information facilities that can help to improve national image.

1 is a front view of the tourist information facility according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1;

3 is an enlarged view of a map expressed in the map panel of FIG. 1,

4 is a block diagram of an internet terminal included in the tourist information facility of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a state in which the tourist information facility of FIG. 1 is connected to a tour guide terminal through the Internet;

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a state in which the tourist information facility of FIG. 1 is installed near a curved corner of a crossroad; and

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a communication between a tourist and a tour guide using the tour guide facility of FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body 20: map panel

30: Internet terminal 32: Speaker

33: touch screen 34: microphone

35 camera 37 display unit

40: advertising panel 50: traffic status display unit

100: Tourist Information Facilities

Tour guide facilities according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body is installed in the demand forecast of the tourist guide information; A map panel disposed on an outer surface of the main body and displaying a tour guide map including information on tourist attractions in a nearby area of a point where the main body is installed; And a communication terminal disposed on the main body, the communication terminal providing a function of communicating with a tourist guide by the tourist who has inquired the map panel.

The communication terminal is an internet terminal connectable to the tourist information server on the tourist information server side via the Internet, a display unit for displaying an image received from the tourist information server by the tourist information agent, and the tourist information by the tourist information agent. Speaker for outputting the sound received from the guide server, a touch screen that the tourist can input a predetermined command by the screen touch method, a microphone for transmitting the voice of the tourist to the tour guide through the tour guide server And a camera for capturing an image of the tourist and transmitting the image to the tourist information server.

On the other hand, the outer surface of the main body is provided with an advertising panel for displaying a predetermined advertising screen, and a traffic status display unit for displaying information on the traffic conditions of the road.

According to the present invention, tourists can obtain the desired tourist information by referring to the map, and at the same time, they can easily obtain additional information necessary by directly communicating with the tourist guide using video and audio using an internet terminal.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 show the tourist information facilities according to the present invention, and shows the front and back, respectively. The tourist information facility 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 10, a map panel 20, an advertisement panel, a traffic status display unit 50, and an internet terminal 30.

The main body 10 may be installed at an expected place of demand for tourist information, for example, a tourist destination, a hotel, a downtown area, or the like. Matters to be considered as the installation position of the main body 10 (that is, the installation position of the tourist information facility 100 of the present invention) include a place where the traffic of vehicles and pedestrians are not disturbed, a floating population concentration area, and a major intersection curved point. Whether it is in a place without visibility of a road sign, or a place that does not interfere with a traffic signal. In addition, under such premise, there is a demand for tourism, such as access to major tourist attractions and historic sites, tourist hotels and other outlying tourist accommodations, department stores and major shopping areas, roads around subway station entrances, consulates and major public offices, and entrances to the World Cup Stadium. It is installed around the area where it can occur. The installation position of such a main body 10 can be suitably determined as needed.

The map panel 20 is disposed in front of the upper part 11 of the main body 10, and the internet terminal 30 is disposed in front of the lower part 12 of the main body 10. The upper part 11 of the main body 10 is formed in the shape of a horizontally long rectangle, the width (approximately 1.8m x 1.2m) sufficient to install the map panel 20 occupying a relatively large area It is made to have. The lower part 12 of the main body 10 is manufactured to have a size appropriate for accommodating the Internet terminal 30 whose width occupies a relatively small area. The lower part 12 of the main body 10 is a part for supporting the upper part 11 of the main body 10, and the lower end thereof is fixed to the ground, and the upper part 11 and the lower part 12 have a shape narrowing toward the bottom. It is configured to create a beautiful appearance as a whole.

The lower part 12 of the main body 10 may have a separate display unit for displaying the current temperature and time. In this case, the temperature and time may be alternately displayed through one display unit. In addition, the lower portion of the main body 10, as shown in Figure 1, you can insert a free guide phone (1330 service) promotional phrases, etc. of the Korea Tourism Organization.

The map panel 20 displays a map as illustrated in FIG. 3. The displayed map includes information on tourist attractions in the vicinity of the point where the main body 10 is installed. As shown in FIG. 3, the map shows that the tourist's point of appearance among the buildings, tourist attractions, or facilities in the neighboring area is visualized more than other parts, and each place name or name is Korean, English, and Chinese characters. It is marked as so that it is convenient for foreigners who speak various native languages. The map panel 20 is made of a high-strength lexan sheet screen, it is preferable to provide a function that can be identified in the daytime as well as night by the internal illumination method.

As shown in Figure 2, the advertising panel 40 is installed on the back of the main body (10). The advertisement panel 40 is produced by attaching the advertisement screen received from a particular advertiser in the form of a panel attached to the main body 10. The advertising panel 40 may be manufactured in the form of a panel, or may be implemented as an LCD display or an LED display. In this embodiment, the advertising panel 40 is shown as an example of a high-strength lexan sheet screen, and also the internal light according to the sunrise time can be automatically turned on to increase the visual effect of the advertisement.

Although the present invention describes an example in which the map and the advertisement screen are displayed on the panels 20 and 40, the display of the map and the advertisement screen may also be implemented as a separate LCD display or LED display. In view of this, within the description and claims of the present invention, the term "panel" does not merely limit the case where a map and an advertisement screen are made in the form of a panel, but on a flat panel. It is used as a concept including all kinds of display devices that can be manufactured and displayed in the form of.

The traffic state display unit 50 is disposed above the advertisement panel 40. The traffic state display unit 50 is installed to display information on traffic conditions of roads in the vicinity of the place where the main body 10 is installed. Since the traffic conditions vary depending on the implementation angle, the traffic condition display unit 50 is configured as a display device that can variably display the changed situation. In the present embodiment, the traffic condition display unit 50 displays the current traffic conditions by text. An example implemented by a display consisting of high brightness LEDs is shown.

The phrase or information about the traffic condition displayed by the traffic condition display unit 50 may be transmitted from a traffic condition collecting organization by using a separate communication means, or by using the Internet terminal 30 as shown in the following example. It can also be sent from a traffic collection agency.

The Internet terminal 30 is a device that provides a function for communicating with a tour guide via the Internet, and may be implemented as a general computer or a specific model suitable for being installed in the tour guide facility 100 according to the present invention. It may be implemented as. When the tourist who inquires the map panel 20 does not accurately obtain the desired information through the map on the map panel 20 or wants to obtain additional information, the tourist communicates directly with the tourist through the internet terminal 30. You can get useful information. Instead of such an internet terminal 30, or a direct telephone can be provided together with the internet terminal 30. It is desirable that the installed direct telephone is connected to the telephone guide of the Korea Tourism Organization by one touch method.

4 shows a specific configuration of the Internet terminal 30. As shown in FIG.

The Internet terminal 30 is provided with a control unit 31 for controlling the overall communication process, and an interface 36 for the control unit 31 to connect to an external server via the Internet to transmit and receive data. In addition, the Internet terminal 30 is integrally formed with a display unit 37 composed of a general monitor or the like, a speaker 32 for outputting the received sound data, and a display unit 37 for displaying the received image data. A touch screen 33 for inputting a predetermined command by a tourist touching the screen of the display unit 37, a microphone 34 for inputting a tourist's voice, and a camera 35 for capturing an image of the tourist do. The Internet terminal 30 is generally the same as the basic configuration of a personal computer that can access the Internet.

5 is a diagram illustrating a data communication system for receiving a tour guide through the Internet terminal 30. 5 shows a plurality of tourist information facilities 100 installed in each region are connected to the tourist information server 70 through the Internet 200, and the tourist information server 70 has a plurality of tourist guides each. The example in which the tourist information terminal 80 used is connected is shown.

Internet terminal 30 is always connected to the tourist information server 70 through the Internet (200). The tourist information server 70 is a server provided to provide detailed tourist information to tourists who use the tourist information facility 100 according to the present invention. For example, a server operated by the Korea Tourism Organization or an individual facility installed in a specific tourist destination. It can be a server. By such a configuration, the tourist can directly communicate with the tourist guide using the Internet terminal 30.

The main screen provided to the tourist through the display unit 37 displays a screen for inputting various commands for obtaining information required by the tourist. The tourist may input a command for performing a desired function on the touch screen 33 provided on the display unit 37 by a screen touch method. Examples of such a command include a command for searching for and displaying a specific place name or a building name on a map, or a command for requesting direct communication with a guide. When a specific place name or the like is input, the tourist information server 70 may transmit information (geographic information, traffic information) and the like about the place name through an image or a voice and output it through the Internet terminal 30. In the case of inputting a request for direct communication with a receptionist, the image of the tourist photographed by the camera 35 and the voice of the tourist received through the microphone 34 are transmitted to the terminal of the tourist receptionist through the tourist information server 70. 30), the tourist guide who grasps the request through this, transmits the image and voice of the requested information through the terminal 30 and outputs it through the speaker 32 and the display unit 37 of the Internet terminal 30 Let's do it.

In this way, the communication state between the tourist and the tourist guide when using the tourist information facility 100 of the present invention is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the tourist can communicate while watching the tourist guide displayed through the display unit 37 of the Internet terminal 30, thereby providing tourists with more friendly and detailed information. In addition, by displaying the map of the specific area transmitted by the tour guide by operating the terminal 80 through the display unit 37, tourists more easily recognize the contents described by the tour guide through the speaker 32 You can do it. From the point of view of the tourist guide, the image of the tourist can be captured by the camera 35 and displayed on the tourist guide terminal 80 so that the user can make a call. It becomes perceptible.

On the other hand, Figure 6 shows a state in which the tourist information facility 100 according to the present invention is installed around the road. The tourist information facility 100 according to the present invention is installed at a place such as a sidewalk near a crossroad intersection, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, and is installed obliquely near the curved corner of the crossroad corner. Accordingly, the advertisement panel 40 installed on the back of the main body 10 allows the advertisement panel 40 to enter the driver's field of view even when the driver of the vehicle traveling on the road travels in various directions. Can increase. In addition, by allowing the driver to easily query the traffic status display unit 50 can provide useful traffic information to the driver and at the same time induce smooth communication of the road.

In addition, since the front of the tourist information facility 100 is arranged toward the side of India, walking tourists can easily search the map or use the Internet terminal 30, and the back of the tourist information facility 100 faces the road side. An advertisement and traffic information providing effect to the vehicle driver through the advertisement panel 40 and the traffic state display unit 50 may be increased.

According to the present invention, tourists can obtain the desired tourist information primarily with reference to the map, and if they do not obtain enough information through the map or want to receive other guidance, they can use video and audio by using the Internet terminal 30. You can easily get the information you need by communicating directly with the tour guide.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the tourist information facility 100 can additionally perform the function of the billboard, it is possible to obtain a profit corresponding to the cost of the management of the facility 100, and the traffic situation guidance function is added. As a result, it is possible to provide convenience to the driver of a vehicle driving on a nearby road.

Although the above has been illustrated and described with respect to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention various modifications It will be possible to implement, and such modifications are within the scope of the utility model registration claim of the present invention.

Claims (12)

In the tourist information facilities for providing tourist information to tourists, A main body installed at a demand expected place of the tour guide information; A map panel disposed on an outer surface of the main body and displaying a tour guide map including information on tourist attractions in a nearby area of a point where the main body is installed; And And a communication terminal disposed on the main body, the communication terminal providing a function for communicating with the tourist information service provider inquiring the map panel. The method of claim 1, The communication terminal is a tourist information facility, characterized in that the tourist information server on the side of the tourist information server and the Internet terminal that can be connected through the Internet. The method of claim 2, The Internet terminal, A display unit for displaying an image received from the tourist information server by the tourist information agent; And And a speaker for outputting the sound received from the tourist information server by the tourist information agent. The method of claim 3, wherein The display unit, the tourist information facility characterized in that the tourist is configured to a touch screen that can input a predetermined command by the screen touch method. The method of claim 3, wherein The Internet terminal, the tour guide facility characterized in that it further comprises a microphone for transmitting the voice of the tourist to the tour guide through the tour guide server. The method of claim 3, wherein The Internet terminal further comprises a camera for capturing an image of the tourist and transmitting the image to the tourist information server. The method of claim 1, The upper part of the main body is configured to have a width sufficient to attach the map panel, which occupies a relatively large area, and the lower part of the main body is relatively installed so that the communication terminal occupies a relatively small area compared to the map panel. Tourist information facility, characterized in that configured to have a small width. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The tourist information facility is disposed on the outer surface of the main body further comprises an advertising panel for representing a predetermined advertising screen. The method of claim 8, And the map panel and the advertisement panel are arranged on opposite sides of the main body. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The traffic information display is disposed on the outer surface of the main body, the traffic status display unit for displaying information on the traffic conditions of the road. The method of claim 10, The traffic condition display unit, a tourist information facility comprising a plurality of LEDs. The method of claim 1, The tour guide map comprises at least one foreign language representation.