WO2010052819A1 - Information exchange system - Google Patents

Abstract

An information exchange system is provided with a first communication device which is mounted on a movable mobile object and comprises a first communication control unit for transmitting/receiving information to/from another communication device located outside thereof via short-distance wireless communication, and a second communication device which is located outside the mobile object and comprises a second communication control unit for transmitting/receiving information to/from another communication device via short-distance wireless communication.  The second communication control unit of the second communication device adopts the configuration of receiving specific information transmitted by the first communication device within the range of the short-distance wireless communication of the first communication device via short-distance wireless communication and transmitting information to the first communication device via short-distance wireless communication in response to the reception of the specific information.

Description

Information exchange system

The present invention relates to an information exchange system, and more particularly to an information exchange system for exchanging information between communication devices using a short-range wireless communication method.

In modern times, various information is overflowing everywhere, but it is not always easy to obtain necessary information from such information. For example, a QR code (Quick Response code) may be printed on a printed matter such as a magazine. The QR code is a two-dimensional code, and when it is read, the QR code may be set so that a product or a company homepage printed on the printed surface can be easily accessed. However, QR codes are often printed with a considerably small size. For this reason, if this is to be read by a portable terminal such as a cellular phone with a camera, it is necessary to shoot at a close distance such as within 10 cm. For this reason, even if a QR code is printed on the side of the vehicle for advertising purposes, it is difficult to take a picture while the vehicle is moving, and it may be difficult to read the QR code.

Also, IC cards called Felica (registered trademark) and watermelon (registered trademark) are widely used, and these can read necessary information in a non-contact manner. However, even in the case of such a non-contact type IC card, it is often necessary to bring the card close to the reading device, as in the case of QR code reading. Therefore, even if a non-contact type IC card is attached to an object that may move like a vehicle, there is a high possibility that reading of the information becomes difficult.

On the other hand, when the vehicle itself tries to acquire information from the outside, it is proposed as a first related technique of the present invention to mount a wireless information processing terminal on the vehicle (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). In the first related technology, a wireless information processing terminal mounted on a vehicle communicates with an external base station, so that necessary information can be acquired from the outside while the vehicle is moving. However, this first related technique is a case where the vehicle side obtains necessary information from the outside, and does not present any solution for obtaining the vehicle side information from outside the vehicle.

Therefore, a technique for arranging a Bluetooth standard communication module in a vehicle and using this to transmit various information to the outside by near field communication has been proposed as a second related technique of the present invention (for example, Patent Documents). 2). In the second related technology, when the driver approaches the vehicle with the terminal device, various types of information are transmitted from the inside of the vehicle to the outside. Therefore, the driver can store information necessary for the terminal device without entering the vehicle. Furthermore, in the above technique, necessary information can be acquired without extremely approaching a moving body called a vehicle.

JP 2004-297147 A (paragraph 0023, FIG. 3) JP-A-2005-275574 (paragraphs 0008, 0011, 0014, FIG. 1)

As described above, the related technology described above discloses a technology for acquiring information from or using a moving body. However, some information requires bi-directional communication. For example, even if information indicating that a product is to be sold is communicated, it is not possible to establish a sale by itself. Even if it is not information related to trading, there are many cases where it is necessary to feed back information on the receiving side to the transmitting side. For this reason, with the above-described technique, it is difficult to perform bidirectional communication with a mobile object.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problem that it is difficult to exchange necessary information even when at least one of two parties performing communication moves, which is the above-described problem. An object of the present invention is to provide an information exchange system that can be easily exchanged.

In order to achieve this object, an information exchange system according to one aspect of the present invention is provided.
A first communication device that is mounted on a movable body and has a first communication control unit that transmits and receives information to and from other communication devices located outside by short-range wireless communication;
A second communication device that is located outside the mobile body and has a second communication control unit that transmits and receives information to and from other communication devices by short-range wireless communication.
And the said 2nd communication control part which the said 2nd communication apparatus has has the specific information which the said 1st communication apparatus transmitted in the range of the short-range wireless communication by the said 1st communication apparatus to short-range wireless communication. And transmitting information to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication in response to reception of the specific information.
The structure is taken.

Moreover, the program which is the other form of this invention is:
It is located outside the mobile body on which the first communication device that transmits / receives information to / from other communication devices located outside by short-range wireless communication is mounted. In a computer equipped with a second communication device for transmitting and receiving information,
The specific information transmitted by the first communication device in the short-range wireless communication range of the first communication device is received by the short-range wireless communication, and the short-range wireless communication is performed in response to the reception of the specific information. A communication control unit for transmitting information to the first communication device,
It is a program for realizing.

Furthermore, an information exchange method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
A first communication device mounted on a movable mobile body transmits specific information to a second communication device located outside by short-range wireless communication,
The second communication device receives the specific information transmitted by the first communication device in the communication range of the short-range wireless communication by the first communication device by wireless communication, and in response to the reception of the specific information Transmitting information to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication;
The structure is taken.

As described above, according to the present invention, even when at least one of two parties performing communication moves, necessary information can be easily exchanged.

It is a system configuration figure showing the outline of the information exchange system by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the 1st mobile advertisement and sales apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the composition of the goods ordering device in a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the structure in case the specific portable terminal in 1st Embodiment is a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the advertisement / sales management apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of processing of the 1st mobile advertising and sales device in a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of the process of the specific portable terminal in 1st Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the case where the process which uses the goods ordering apparatus in 1st Embodiment is performed. It is a system configuration | structure figure showing the outline | summary of the structure of the information exchange system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the outline | summary of the structure of the robot in 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the specific portable terminal in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of control of the robot in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information exchange system by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the program by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the information exchange method by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of an information exchange system, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are block diagrams showing configurations of respective devices constituting the information exchange system. 6 to 8 are flowcharts showing the state of processing by each apparatus.

[Constitution]
The information exchange system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is constructed in a relatively wide place such as an amusement park. In addition, although the information exchange system 100 in this invention may be constructed | assembled and used in what places, this embodiment demonstrates as an example the case where it is constructed | assembled in an amusement park.

As shown in FIG. 1, a simple rail 101 is laid at a place where the information exchange system 100 is constructed. The first to third mobile advertising / sales devices 102a to 102c (moving bodies) equipped with communication devices (first communication devices) are installed on the rails 101 so that they can run in an automatic operation. Has been. That is, the first to third mobile advertising / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c are configured to move along the railroad rail 101 that is a preset route.

Among the first to third mobile advertising / sales devices 102a to 102c, the first mobile advertising / sales device 102a is a vehicle that advertises and sells ice cream of a predetermined trader. The first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a includes a vehicle body 103a that travels on the rail 101, a vending machine 104a with an ice cream advertisement display disposed thereon, and a communication device (not shown) First communication device). The second mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102b is a vehicle that advertises and sells beverages in plastic bottles of a predetermined business. The second mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102b includes a vehicle main body 103b that travels on the rail 101, a vending machine 104b with an advertisement display for various beverages disposed thereon, and a communication device (not shown) First communication device). The third mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102c is a vehicle that advertises and sells T-shirts for sightseeing spots of a predetermined trader. The third mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102c includes a vehicle main body 103c that travels on the rails 101, a vending machine 104c with an advertisement display for the manufacturer's clothing disposed thereon, and a communication (not shown). A device (first communication device).

In the present embodiment, as described above, the first to third mobile advertising / sales devices 102a to 102c run on the railroad rail 101 to perform advertising and sales. The type of device 102 and the number of vehicles traveling simultaneously can be changed as appropriate.

In addition, an appropriate number of product ordering devices 105 for ordering products are installed around the railroad rail 101. Also, an amusement park attendant 106, when a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or PHS (Personal Handyphone System) owned by the amusement park has an infrared communication function and an electronic payment function, a predetermined control program is stored in the portable terminal. Can be used in the amusement park as the specific portable terminal 107. Of course, a person who does not have such a portable terminal can deposit and use a specific portable terminal 107 specialized for use in an amusement park by depositing a predetermined deposit.

Also, in the amusement park, an advertisement / sales management device 108 for managing the advertisement and sale of products is arranged. The advertisement / sales management apparatus 108 is connected to the Internet 109. Note that other advertisement / sales management devices (not shown) are connected to the Internet 109, and other facilities such as an amusement park are managed. In addition, a control headquarters device (not shown) is connected to the Internet 109 as necessary, as a whole of the advertisement / sales management device 108.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a in the present embodiment, and the configuration of the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a will be described with reference to this figure. Here, the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a is an apparatus configured to include a mobile object, a vending machine, and a communication device, and is illustrated and described as one configuration in FIG. Since the second or third mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102b, 102c has the same basic configuration as the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a, illustration and description thereof are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first mobile advertisement / sales device 102a (mobile body, first communication device) includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121 and a RAM (Random) that stores a control program executed by the CPU 121. And a main control unit 123 having a memory 122 such as “Access Memory”. In particular, the CPU 121 includes a communication control unit 121a and a movement control unit 121b constructed by incorporating the control program. In addition, the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a includes an infrared communication unit 125, an advertisement information storage unit 126, a display device 127, an audio output unit 128, a vehicle drive mechanism 130, a failure detection unit 131, and an automatic operation. And a vending machine unit 132. The main control unit 123 performs overall control of the respective units. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The communication control unit 121a controls communication performed with the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108. The communication control unit 121a controls the operation of the infrared communication unit 125 that performs infrared communication with the specific mobile terminal 107 and the product ordering device 105, and controls this infrared communication (short-range wireless communication). Specifically, the communication control unit 121a (first communication control unit) is stored in the advertisement information storage unit 126 for the specific mobile terminal 107 and the product ordering device 105 that are located outside the communication range of infrared communication. Specific information such as information indicating that the product is sold, such as advertising information (output information) that is being sold. The advertisement information storage unit 126 is an advertisement prepared in advance that represents an advertisement to be displayed on the display device 127 arranged in front of the installed vending machine 104a or the display unit 147 described after the specific mobile terminal 107. Stores information. Such advertisement information is appropriately distributed and stored, for example, from the above-mentioned head office device connected to the Internet 109 via the advertisement / sales management device 108.

The movement control unit 121b (moving body control unit) controls the operation of the vehicle drive mechanism 130 when receiving information from the specific portable terminal 107 via infrared communication via the communication control unit 121a, as will be described later. Thus, a control command is issued so that the movement of the vehicle main body 103a stops. At this time, in particular, when the communication control unit 121a receives information (response information) desired to purchase a product corresponding to the specific information transmitted from the specific portable terminal 107 by the communication control unit 121a, the movement control unit 121b Control is performed to stop the main body 103a.

Also, the voice output unit 128 outputs music or a message for advertisement or a warning sound necessary for moving. Further, the obstacle detection unit 131 detects an obstacle present on the rail 101, and the distance between other vehicles such as the second mobile advertisement / sales device 102b and the third mobile advertisement / sales device 102c. Detection of data for adjustment. The vending machine unit 132 has a function as a vending machine.

Next, the configuration of the product ordering apparatus 105 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the product ordering apparatus 105. Note that the commodity ordering apparatus 105 is installed around the railroad rail 101 as described above, that is, is disposed along the route along which the first to third mobile advertisement / sales apparatuses 102a move.

As shown in FIG. 3, the commodity ordering apparatus 105 (second communication device) includes a main control unit 143 including a CPU 141 and a memory 142 such as a RAM that stores a control program executed by the CPU 141. . In particular, the CPU 141 includes a communication control unit 141a constructed by incorporating the control program. The merchandise ordering apparatus 105 includes an infrared communication unit 145, an operation panel 146, a display unit 147, a voice input / output unit 148, and a cash / card processing unit 149. The main control unit 143 performs overall control of the respective units. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The communication control unit 141a controls communication performed with the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108. In addition, the communication control unit 141a (second communication control unit) controls the operation of the infrared communication unit 145 so that the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c can communicate with each other with a predetermined distance. When it is within the range, information is transmitted / received to / from the mobile advertising / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c by infrared communication. Infrared communication, for example, has a method represented by IrDA (Infrared Data Association) or IR Simple (IrSimple).

Specifically, as described above, when the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c are located in a communication range where infrared communication is possible, the communication control unit 141a transmits the mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c. The specified information is received by infrared communication. Then, the communication control unit 141a extracts advertisement information (output information) included in the received specific information and displays it on the display unit 147 (display device). That is, advertisements of products sold by the mobile advertisement / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c are displayed on the display unit 147.

When the communication control unit 141a receives the specific information from the mobile advertising / sales apparatus (here, the mobile advertising / sales apparatus denoted by reference numeral 102a), the mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a that has transmitted the specific information. Is set so that information can be transmitted by infrared communication. Then, the communication control unit 141a includes, as response information corresponding to the received specific information, information indicating that the product input by the visitor 106 using the operation panel 146 is purchased, and information on an inquiry about the product. It transmits to the mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a by infrared communication. The operation panel 146 is used for an input operation when the visitor 106 purchases a product for the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c. Further, the display unit 147 displays the contents of the answer / answer when the attendee 106 performs a predetermined operation using the operation panel 146.

The communication control unit 141a is sent from the headquarter device connected to the Internet 109 described above while none of the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c is within the range where infrared communication is possible. Coming advertisement information and information regarding general handling of the product ordering apparatus 105 are displayed.

Also, the voice input / output unit 148 outputs a message by music or voice in accordance with the display on the display unit 147, or accepts the voice input of the visitor 106 as necessary. For example, the voice input when the visitor 106 inquires about the manufacturing date of a specific product is received.

In addition, the cash / card processing unit 149 performs a cash deposit process when a visitor 106 purchases a product using the product ordering device 105 without using the specific mobile terminal 107, or a credit card or a prepaid card. The card is read and withdrawn when used.

Next, the configuration of the specific mobile terminal 107 operated by the attendant 106 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the specific mobile terminal 107. In the present embodiment, a case where the specific mobile terminal 107 is a mobile phone owned by the attendant 106 will be described.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the specific mobile terminal 107 (second communication device) includes a main control unit 163 including a CPU 161 and a memory 162 such as a RAM that stores a control program executed by the CPU 161. ing. In particular, the CPU 161 includes a communication control unit 161a constructed by incorporating the control program. The specific portable terminal 107 includes an infrared communication unit 165, an operation panel 166, a display unit 167, a voice input / output unit 168, a billing processing unit 169, and a portable terminal function unit 170. The main control unit 163 performs overall control of each unit. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The communication control unit 161a controls communication with the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108. In addition, the communication control unit 161a (second communication control unit) controls the operation of the infrared communication unit 165 so that the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c can communicate with each other with a predetermined distance. When it is within the range, information is transmitted / received to / from the mobile advertising / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c by infrared communication. Infrared communication, for example, has a method represented by IrDA (Infrared Data Association) or IR Simple (IrSimple).

Specifically, as described above, when the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c are located in a communication range where infrared communication is possible, the communication control unit 161a transmits the mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c. The specified information is received by infrared communication. Then, the communication control unit 161a extracts advertisement information (output information) included in the received specific information and displays it on the display unit 167 (display device). That is, advertisements of products sold by the mobile advertisement / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c are displayed on the display unit 167.

When the communication control unit 161a receives the specific information from the mobile advertising / sale device (here, the mobile advertising / sale device denoted by reference numeral 102a), the mobile advertising / sale device 102a that has transmitted the specific information. Is set so that information can be transmitted by infrared communication. Then, the communication control unit 161a includes, as response information corresponding to the received specific information, information indicating that the product input by the visitor 106 using the operation panel 166 is purchased, and information on an inquiry about the product. It transmits to the mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a by infrared communication. The operation panel 166 is used for an input operation when the visitor 106 purchases a product for the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c. The display unit 167 displays the contents of the answer / answer when the attendee 106 performs a predetermined operation using the operation panel 166.

The communication control unit 161a is sent from the headquarter device connected to the Internet 109 described above while none of the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c is within the range where infrared communication is possible. Coming advertisement information and information regarding general handling of the specific mobile terminal 107 are displayed.

Also, the voice input / output unit 148 outputs a message by music or voice in accordance with the display on the display unit 167, or receives the voice input of the visitor 106 as necessary. For example, the voice input when the visitor 106 inquires about the manufacturing date of a specific product is received.

In addition, the billing processing unit 169 communicates with the vending machine unit 132 provided in the mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a and the like shown in FIG. 2 by the infrared communication unit 165, and the attendee 106 purchases a desired product. A billing process is performed in which the current amount is included in the mobile phone usage fee.

The mobile terminal function unit 170 comprehensively represents functions such as a call function, a camera function, a television reception function, etc. as other functions generally provided as a mobile terminal. Therefore, when the specific mobile terminal 107 is not an ordinary mobile phone possessed by the visitor 106 but is lent in the amusement park, the device as a device that performs the settlement processing of the deposit deposited by the billing processing unit 169 It has a function, and the portable terminal function part 170 is abbreviate | omitted as needed.

Next, the configuration of the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108.

As shown in FIG. 5, the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108 has a main control unit 203 including a CPU 201 and a memory 202 such as a RAM for storing a control program executed by the CPU 201. In particular, the CPU 201 includes a communication control unit 204, a vehicle-specific product management unit 205, a product order management unit 206, a sales management unit 207, an advertisement distribution unit 208, which are constructed by incorporating the control program. It has. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The communication control unit 204 communicates with the first unit connected to the Internet 109 in addition to the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c and the product ordering unit 105. The vehicle-specific product management unit 205 performs product inventory management processing in each of the first to third mobile advertising / sales devices 102a to 102c. The product order management unit 206 performs order management processing for replenishment according to the replenishment timing of the product. The sales management unit 207 performs processing for managing the sales of products by the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c. The advertisement distribution unit 208 controls distribution of advertisements stored in advance in the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108 for the first to third mobile advertisement / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c.

[Operation]

Next, the operation of the information exchange system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a state of processing of the first mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a. FIG. 7 shows the state of processing of the specific mobile terminal 107. FIG. 8 shows the processing state of the merchandise ordering apparatus 105.

First, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the operation of the information exchange system 100 will be described by taking as an example the case where the visitor 106 uses the specific mobile terminal 107.

The first mobile advertising / sale device 102a displays an advertisement for the product ice cream on the display device 127 of the vending machine 104a. At the same time, the first mobile advertising / sale device 102a sends the specific information including the video and audio as the advertising information to the surroundings from the infrared communication unit 125, and on the railroad rail 101 in a predetermined direction at a low speed. (For example, clockwise) (step S301 in FIG. 6). Here, the advertisement displayed on the display device 127 of the vending machine 104a and the advertisement information transmitted from the infrared communication unit 125 are transmitted from the advertisement / sales management device 108 and stored in the advertisement information storage unit 126. The display device 127 displays video information of the ice cream advertisement at a predetermined timing, and the audio output unit 128 outputs music and a message for promotion in accordance with the video information.

Then, the first mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a receives the processing state in step S301, and the infrared communication unit 125 receives purchase information or purchase question information that is response information from the product ordering apparatus 105 or the specific portable terminal 107. (Step S302: N, Step S303: N in FIG. 6). As a result of the first mobile advertising / sale device 102a traveling on the railroad rail 101, the first mobile advertising / sale device 102a may have caught up with the third mobile advertising / sales device 102c traveling in front, or the obstacle detection unit 131 may have some obstacle. Is detected forward, the vehicle drive mechanism 130 temporarily stops its movement.

Suppose that the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a is moving while advertising ice cream as described above. Thereafter, when the distance between the specific mobile terminal 107 of the visitor 106 and the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a is within a distance of about 5 meters, the position of the specific mobile terminal 107 is changed to the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus. It is located in the communication range of the infrared communication 102a. Thereby, the specific portable terminal 107 receives the infrared data transmitted from the first mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a by the infrared communication unit 165 (step S321 in FIG. 7: Y). Then, based on the information included in the received infrared data, the specific mobile terminal 107 displays the product information that is being sold or promoted on the display unit 167 of the specific mobile terminal 107 by the first mobile advertising / sales device 102a. The voice information associated with the display of the advertisement of the product is output from the voice input / output unit 168 (step S322 in FIG. 7).

In the state described above, when the visitor 106 purchases ice cream by looking at the display content of the display unit 167 or by looking at the display content of the display device 127 of the first mobile advertising / sales device 102a, An input to that effect is made using the operation panel 166 (step S323 in FIG. 7: Y). In addition, when there is a question item such as wanting to know detailed product information about the ice cream, the visitor 106 operates the operation panel 166 to input the question (step S323: N, step S324 in FIG. 7). Y).

When the visitor 106 inputs purchase information (step S323 in FIG. 7: Y), purchase information indicating that he / she wants to purchase a product using the infrared communication unit 165 is sent to the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a. (Step S325 in FIG. 7). In addition, when the attendant 106 selects one of the prepared question items and asks a question (step S324: Y in FIG. 7), the infrared communication unit 165 is used to answer the question. The information is transmitted to the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a (step S326 in FIG. 7).

Here, it returns to the flowchart of FIG. 6 and continues description. When the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a that continues to transmit specific information such as an advertisement (step S301 in FIG. 6) receives purchase information from the specific portable terminal 107 (step S302: Y in FIG. 6), The controller 121b controls to temporarily stop the movement of the vehicle main body 103a (step S304 in FIG. 6). In this state, the vending machine unit 132 performs ice cream sales processing like a normal vending machine (step S305 in FIG. 6). For example, the visitor 106 approaches the vending machine unit 132, selects a product, performs electronic payment using the billing processing unit 169, and receives the corresponding product (step S327 in FIG. 7).

After that, the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a may perform additional sales after the sale processing of the product is completed. After further stopping at the place for about 1 to 2 minutes, the vehicle drive mechanism 130 is moved. The driving is resumed by driving the vehicle (step S306 in FIG. 6). At this time, when there is a further order for the product while the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a is stopped, although not shown in FIG. 6, the ice cream is continuously sold and the vehicle is operated. When the process is resumed, the process returns to step S301 (return).

On the other hand, when the specific mobile terminal 107 transmits the question information by infrared communication in step S326 of FIG. 7, the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a that has received the question information (step S303 of FIG. 6: Y) Control is performed so as to temporarily stop the movement of the vehicle main body 103a as described above (step S307 in FIG. 6). And the reply with respect to the prepared question is created (step S308 of FIG. 6), and the said reply information is transmitted with respect to the specific portable terminal 107 using the infrared communication part 125 (step S309 of FIG. 6). Also in this case, the first mobile advertisement / sales device 102a resumes the operation of the vehicle after stopping at the place for a predetermined time (step S306 in FIG. 6).

After that, when the specific mobile terminal 107 receives reply information using infrared rays from the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a, it receives this (step S328: Y in FIG. 7) and displays it. The answer information is displayed on section 167 (step S329 in FIG. 7). Then, by operating the operation panel 166 to indicate “OK” (step S330 in FIG. 7: Y), the series of processing ends (return). Thereafter, when the visitor 106 purchases a product, the visitor 106 may perform an operation to that effect in step S323.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, an operation when the visitor 106 uses the product ordering apparatus 105 will be described. That is, in the above description, the process has been described in which the visitor 106 uses the specific mobile terminal 107 to purchase a product. Here, a case in which the product ordering apparatus 105 is used instead of the specific mobile terminal 107 will be described. . The description of the operation of the first mobile advertising / sales apparatus 102a shown in FIG. 6 will be omitted as appropriate.

First, the commodity ordering apparatus 105 is fixedly installed along the rails 101. For this reason, unlike the small display unit 167 of the specific mobile terminal 107, the display unit 147 mounted on the product ordering apparatus 105 can be configured to be large and easy to see. In addition, the visitor 106 who uses the product ordering device 105 is not necessarily stimulated by the mobile advertising / sales device 102a that is approaching, but purchases the product. In some cases, the purchase is determined by comparing the products provided by the entire apparatuses 102a to 102c.

Here, the merchandise ordering apparatus 105 in the present embodiment displays a menu screen for all the merchandise of the first to third mobile advertisement / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c and processing related thereto in the initial state. (Step S351). When the visitor 106 who sees this menu screen selects the purchase of a specific product using the operation panel 146 (step S352: Y), he / she uses cash, a credit card or a prepaid card via the cash / card processing unit 149. A deposit process is performed (step S353).

Thereafter, when the deposit process is completed, the merchandise ordering apparatus 105 transmits purchase information corresponding to the vehicle related to the corresponding merchandise from the first to third mobile advertising / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c from the infrared communication unit 145. (Step S354). For example, when a certain visitor 106 instructs the purchase of ice cream, purchase information representing the purchase of ice cream is transmitted to the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a. Therefore, the attendant 106 sits on a stool (not shown) and waits until the first mobile advertisement / sales device 102a comes close to the product ordering device 105.

Thereafter, when the first mobile advertisement / sales device 102a comes close to the product ordering apparatus 105, that is, the distance between the first mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a and the product ordering apparatus 105 is within the communication range of the infrared wireless communication. Then, the purchase information transmitted from the merchandise ordering apparatus 105 is received by the first mobile advertising / sale apparatus 102a by the infrared communication unit 125 (step S302 in FIG. 6: Y). Then, the first mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a stops moving (step S304 in FIG. 6), and the merchandise ordering apparatus 105 receives response information from the first mobile advertisement / sales apparatus 102a (step S355 in FIG. 8). : Y), the visitor 106 can purchase a desired product from the vending machine unit 132 (step S305 in FIG. 6 and step S356 in FIG. 8). Thereafter, the processing of the product ordering apparatus 105 returns to step S351 in FIG. 8 (return).

When trying to purchase products from the first to third mobile advertising / sales devices 102a to 102c using the product ordering device 105, the product may not come out due to failure of these devices. . In such a case, although not shown in FIG. 8, the item for complaint processing is selected from the menu screen shown in step S351, the product ordering device 105 is connected to the advertising / sales management device 108, and the operator is informed. The failure may be notified by the voice input / output unit 148. In this regard, the specific mobile terminal 107 can also use the mobile terminal function unit 170 to report a trouble at the time of purchase of a product and deal with it.

Moreover, although the merchandise ordering apparatus 105 in the present embodiment has decided not to accept questions regarding merchandise, it may accept this in the same manner as the specific mobile terminal 107. However, while the specific mobile terminal 107 is a terminal possessed in units of visitors 106, the merchandise ordering apparatus 105 is an apparatus that is used jointly by a plurality of persons. Therefore, in this embodiment, the waiting time of others is taken into consideration. This function is not provided. When the attendant 106 asks a question using the specific mobile terminal 107, it is possible to perform processing such as including a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in the answer created in step S308 in FIG. Thereby, the visitor 106 can obtain detailed information by accessing the homepage of a product for which knowledge is insufficient such as a new product.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c can advertise a product or service effectively by visiting a predetermined place. Can do. In addition, it is possible to sell products without incurring special labor costs.

In the first embodiment, a product is sold, but a sample can be provided in the same manner. In the present embodiment, the first to third mobile advertising / sales apparatuses 102a to 102c are driven using the rail 101, but other products such as other transportation means or vehicles are used for similar products and services. It is possible to advertise and sell. As an example, passenger cars, buses, trucks, taxis, golf carts or carriages can be used as vehicles as well. Further, the information transmitted by such vehicles is not limited to advertisements / promotions, but may be information such as communication items, travel histories of those vehicles, and traffic congestion information of the roads on which they travel. For example, the traffic congestion information on the road that travels corresponds to the commodity ordering apparatus 105 in FIG. 1 for facilities and equipment such as a bus stop, a gas station, or a post box that are arranged near a moving path such as a road on which a vehicle moves. Can be used as an information transmission means.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the visitor 106 can use the specific mobile terminal 107 to ask the first to third mobile advertisement / sales devices 102a to 102c questions about products. The purpose is not limited to this. For example, information on price negotiations is exchanged by infrared communication on the condition that a large amount of products are purchased, or for a series of taxis waiting for customers, whether passengers can ride while walking and hope for destination It is also possible to negotiate boarding for fares and services by infrared communication, and send a response message to that effect when the negotiation is established. As a result, the taxi driver can save time and effort to open the door or go outside the vehicle, and can quickly establish various transactions.

Further, in the first embodiment, the communication control unit 204 of the advertisement / sales management apparatus 108 shown in FIG. 5 is described as connecting to the Internet 109, but it is connected to a wireless / fixed LAN (Local Area Network) or telephone network. The communication control unit 204 itself may include a connection terminal, and may be connected to another device via this. It should be noted that the communication control units 121a and 141a shown in FIG. 2 or FIG.

<Second Embodiment>

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the information exchange system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the robot. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the specific mobile terminal. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing how the robot is controlled.

[Constitution]
As shown in FIG. 13, the information exchange system 400 according to the present embodiment is suitable for use in a special site such as a sales hall for home appliances, and advertises a robot 402 that can freely move on a floor 401. I am using it. On the floor 401, a mat 403 in which a sensor for detecting the presence of a human body such as a pressure sensor is embedded is disposed. The robot 402 advertises sponsor products until a participant 404 who wishes to obtain a coupon has the specific mobile terminal 405 and gets on the mat 403.

The robot 402 has a touch sensor 407 on its head and a voice output unit 408 such as a speaker on its chest. Also, a coupon outlet 409 is disposed immediately above the audio output unit 408, and a built-in printer (reference numeral 433 in FIG. 10) prints the coupon. In addition, an infrared transmission / reception port 410 is provided at a position immediately below the audio output unit 408 so that infrared data is transmitted from the infrared transmission / reception port 410 and infrared rays transmitted from the specific portable terminal 405 are received. .

Also, the robot 402 has a pair of wheels 411 arranged at positions where the bottom legs should be arranged. The robot 402 is provided with other wheels (not shown) on the bottom rear side, and can move in any direction by driving these three wheels.

The advertisement / robot management apparatus 412 is a computer installed at an arbitrary location, and transmits information for advertisement to the robot 402 using a mobile communication network, or manages coupon coupons issued by the robot 402. I do.

FIG. 10 shows an outline of the circuit configuration of the robot according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 10, the robot 402 includes a main control unit 423 including a CPU 421 and a memory 422 such as a RAM that stores a control program executed by the CPU 421. In particular, the CPU 421 includes a communication control unit 421a, an infrared intensity measurement unit 421b, a traveling direction determination unit 421c, a movement control unit 421d, and a coupon editing unit 421e, which are constructed by incorporating the control program. I have. The robot 402 includes an infrared communication unit 425, a voice information storage unit 426, a main body drive mechanism 430, a clock circuit 431, a printer 433, and a robot basic function unit 435. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The communication control unit 421a controls communication with the advertisement / robot management apparatus 412 that manages the robot 402. Further, the communication control unit 121a controls the operation of the infrared communication unit 425 that performs infrared communication with the specific mobile terminal 405, and controls this infrared communication (short-range wireless communication). Specifically, the communication control unit 421a (first communication control unit) is set in advance with respect to a specific mobile terminal 405 located outside that is a communication range of infrared communication, for example, identification information for identifying a robot or the like. Send specific information.

In addition, the infrared intensity measuring unit 421b (received radio wave intensity measuring unit) measures the received radio wave intensity of the infrared rays output from the specific mobile terminal 405 and received. Then, the traveling direction determination unit 421c predicts the direction in which the intensity of the received infrared light is weakened based on the history information of the traveling direction of the robot 402 and the change in the intensity of the infrared light received from the specific mobile terminal 405, and travels in that direction. Determine as direction. For example, when the robot 402 is traveling in a predetermined direction and the intensity of infrared rays received from the specific mobile terminal 405 is strongly changed, the direction opposite to the location where the infrared transmission / reception port 410 is provided is changed. The direction in which the infrared intensity is weakened is predicted, and the direction is determined as the traveling direction. The movement control unit 421d controls the robot 402 to move in the traveling direction determined by the traveling direction determination unit 421c. That is, the movement control unit 421d controls the main body drive mechanism 430 including the above-described three wheels including the wheels 411 so as to move in a direction in which the intensity of the infrared rays becomes weak according to the intensity of the received infrared rays.

Also, the coupon voucher editing unit 421e (privilege information granting unit) edits the coupon voucher according to the result of the competition. Specifically, the coupon voucher editing unit 421e sends an instruction to the printer 433 to issue a voucher when the touch sensor 407 is touched within the time limit while receiving infrared rays from the specific portable terminal 405. At this time, the coupon voucher editing unit 421e receives at least infrared rays from the specific portable terminal 405 for a preset time (for example, 2 seconds) or more and performs coupon voucher issuance control when the touch sensor 407 is touched. Do. However, the coupon voucher editing unit 421e may perform coupon voucher issuance control when infrared rays are received from the specific portable terminal 405 for a preset time (for example, 2 seconds) or more.

Note that the clock circuit 431 divides the clock for operating the CPU 421 to create time information, measures the time limit when the robot 402 competes with the participant 404, and performs the measurement from the specific mobile terminal 405. Measure the infrared reception time. Further, the printer 433 issues a coupon ticket in response to an instruction from the coupon editing unit 421e. The voice information storage unit 426 stores voice advertisement information by the sponsor and voice information issued by the robot 402 to the participant 404. The robot basic function unit 435 is a circuit part that stores basic functions possessed by the robot 402 other than those described above.

Next, the configuration of the specific mobile terminal 405 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the specific mobile terminal 405.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the specific mobile terminal 405 (second communication device) includes a main control unit 443 including a CPU 441 and a memory 442 such as a RAM that stores a control program executed by the CPU 441. ing. In particular, the CPU 441 includes a communication control unit 441a constructed by incorporating the control program. The specific portable terminal 405 includes an infrared communication unit 444, an operation panel 445, a display unit 446, and a portable terminal function unit 448. The main control unit 443 performs overall control of the respective units. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The communication control unit 441a (second communication control unit) controls the operation of the infrared communication unit 444 and performs infrared communication with the robot 402 when the robot 402 is within a predetermined distance range capable of infrared communication. Send and receive information.

Specifically, when the robot 402 is located in a communication range where infrared communication is possible, the communication control unit 441a receives the specific information transmitted from the robot 402 by infrared communication. Then, according to the received specific information, the communication control unit 441a continues to transmit response information including information for identifying the robot included in the specific information by infrared communication. At this time, the communication control unit 441a transmits the response information by infrared communication while a predetermined operation on the operation panel 445, for example, an operation of continuously pressing the infrared transmission button is performed. In addition, since the other structure with which the specific portable terminal 405 is provided is the same structure as the case of the other embodiment mentioned above, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

[Operation]
Next, with reference to FIG. 12, how the robot is controlled will be described. First, until the mat 403 detects the participant 404 by weight (step S501: N), the robot 402 plays the sponsor's advertisement from the audio output unit 408 by voice (step S502). Thereafter, when the robot 402 detects that the participant 404 has got on the mat 403 (step S501: Y), the robot 402 outputs a competition rule from the audio output unit 408 (step S503). Here, for example, “When you play a game, keep pressing the infrared button on the specific mobile device until the game ends. If there is a signal to start the game, follow me and within 10 seconds with infrared communication continued. If you touch my head sensor, I will give you a coupon. ”The voice output unit 408 outputs a voice message. In addition, the robot 402 continues to transmit specific information from the infrared transmission / reception port 410.

After that, when the specific mobile terminal 405 receives the specific information from the robot 402 and the participant 404 on the mat 403 operates so that infrared data is continuously output from the specific mobile terminal 405 owned by the user, The robot 402 receives the infrared data from the specific portable terminal 405 by the infrared communication unit 425 (step S504: Y). As a result, the robot 402 determines that the competition is ready, and utters “start” from the audio output unit 408 (step S505).

Thereafter, the traveling direction determination unit 421c initially determines the traveling direction in a direction away from the mat 403, and subsequently the intensity of infrared rays transmitted from the specific portable terminal 405 measured by the infrared intensity measurement unit 421b is weakened. The direction is transmitted to the movement control unit 421d, and the main body driving mechanism 430 is moved in a direction to escape from the tracking of the participant 404. Then, the clock circuit 431 counts the remaining time from “Start”, and the audio output unit 408 announces the result every second (step S506).

Such control by the robot 402 in step S506 is continued until the touch sensor 407 is touched by the participant 404 or the time limit is over (step S507: N, step S508: N). When the robot 402 has completely tracked the participant 404, or when the time limit is up even if tracking continues (step S507: N, step S508: Y), the movement of the robot 402 stops, It is announced that the participant 404 has failed to acquire a coupon (step S509). Then, the robot 402 travels in reverse on the traveled path, or returns to the fixed position by detecting a mark (not shown) provided at the fixed position of the robot 402 (step S510), and returns to the process of step S502 ( return).

On the other hand, in this example, when the participant 404 can touch the touch sensor 407 while receiving infrared data from the specific portable terminal 405 within the time limit of 10 seconds (step S507: Y), the robot The movement of 402 stops, and the elapsed time and the content of the coupon issued in response to this are announced from the voice output unit 408 (step S511). At the same time, the printer 433 receives the edited data from the coupon ticket editing unit 421e and issues a coupon ticket (step S512). At this time, the contents of the issued coupon are reported to the advertisement / robot management device 412 using the communication control unit 421a (step S513). Thereafter, the robot 402 returns to the home position (step S510), and enters a state of waiting for the game while advertising the sponsor again (return).

In the second embodiment described above, since the communication function provided by many communication terminals such as mobile phones such as infrared communication is used and the function that can communicate only in a short distance is utilized, the specific mobile terminal 405 The participants 404 who are the owners can interact with the robot 402, and through this, there is an effect that an advertisement of a group such as a company and a message to be transmitted can be efficiently performed.

In the second embodiment, the robot 402 performs movement control by a machine. However, for example, a person wearing a stuffed character such as an animation in an amusement park may have a mobile terminal. In this case, the owner of the specific mobile terminal 405 such as a mobile phone finds and follows this character, approaches to a predetermined distance, succeeds in infrared communication between the mobile terminal side and the specific mobile terminal 405, and this communication is predetermined. When the time continues, a predetermined privilege by this communication may be given to the visitors.

Privilege in such a case is not limited to giving a coupon having a privilege as a cash voucher or a discount ticket described in the second embodiment. For example, when the infrared communication is successful, the robot 402 gives an image of the character to the holder of the specific portable terminal 405 by infrared communication, or a password with a limited expiration date and a URL for special benefits (Uniform esource Locator) May be given to the specific portable terminal 405 by infrared communication. In this case, the specific portable terminal 405 may be able to obtain music, image data, software, or a lottery ticket for online sales at no charge or at a discount price at the URL site.

Also in the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, the communication control units 421a and 441a shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are connected to a wireless or wired LAN, PHS, infrared communication, or connection. Needless to say, it may be any communication such as communication through a terminal. In the embodiment, infrared communication has been described as an example, but it is obvious that any communication means that performs short-distance communication wirelessly such as Bluetooth can be applied to the present invention.

<Embodiment 3>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information exchange system in this embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a program configuration in the present embodiment. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing an information exchange method in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, an outline of the above-described information exchange system, program, and information exchange method will be described.

As shown in FIG. 13, the information exchange system in this embodiment is
A first communication device (1) having a first communication control unit (11) that is mounted on a movable body (3) and transmits / receives information to / from other communication devices located outside by short-range wireless communication. 1) and
A second communication device (2) having a second communication control unit (21) which is located outside the mobile body 3 and transmits / receives information to / from other communication devices by short-range wireless communication. .
The second communication control unit (21) included in the second communication device transmits the first communication device (1) within the range of short-range wireless communication by the first communication device (1). The specific information is received by short-range wireless communication, and information is transmitted to the first communication device (1) by short-range wireless communication in response to reception of the specific information.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
When the second communication control unit receives the specific information from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication, the second communication control unit transmits response information to the specific information to the first communication device. Send by communication,
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
When the second communication control unit receives the specific information from the first communication device through short-range wireless communication, the second communication control unit transmits information to the first communication device through short-range wireless communication. Possible,
The structure is taken.

In the information exchange system,
The second communication device includes an output device, and
The second communication control unit outputs the output information included in the specific information from the output device when the specific information is received from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
The first communication device includes a moving body control unit that controls to stop the movement of the moving body when information is received from the second communication device through short-range wireless communication.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
When the first communication device receives information by short-range wireless communication from the second communication device that is the transmission destination of the specific information, a privilege information giving unit that outputs predetermined privilege information to the outside Have
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
The first communication device is mounted on the moving body that moves along a preset route.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
The second communication device is disposed along a preset route along which the moving body moves.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
The first communication device includes a received radio wave intensity measuring unit that measures a received radio wave intensity when information is received from the second communication device through short-range wireless communication, and the movement according to the measured received radio wave intensity. A movement control unit that controls movement of the body,
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
The movement control unit included in the first communication device determines a direction in which the radio wave intensity decreases based on the received radio wave intensity measured by the received radio wave intensity measurement unit, and the moving body moves in that direction. To control,
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange system,
The first communication device has a privilege information giving unit that outputs predetermined privilege information to the outside when information is received by wireless communication from the second communication device for a preset time.
The structure is taken.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 14, the program (6) which is the other form of this invention is
It is located outside the mobile body on which the first communication device that transmits / receives information to / from other communication devices located outside by short-range wireless communication is mounted. In a computer (4) equipped with a second communication device (5) for transmitting and receiving information,
The specific information transmitted by the first communication device in the short-range wireless communication range of the first communication device is received by the short-range wireless communication, and the short-range wireless communication is performed in response to the reception of the specific information. A communication control unit (61) for transmitting information to the first communication device,
It is a program for realizing.

In the above program,
When the communication control unit receives the specific information from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication, the communication control unit sends response information to the specific information to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication. Send,
The structure is taken.

An information exchange method according to another embodiment of the present invention is as follows.
The first communication device (1) mounted on the movable mobile body transmits specific information to the second communication device (2) located outside by short-range wireless communication (step S1).
The second communication device (2) receives the specific information transmitted by the first communication device (1) by wireless communication within the communication range of the short-range wireless communication by the first communication device (1). (Step S2), in response to reception of the specific information, information is transmitted to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication (Step S3).
The structure is taken.

And in the above information exchange method,
When the second communication device receives the specific information from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication, response information to the specific information is transmitted to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication. Send in
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange method,
The first communication device controls to stop the movement of the moving body when receiving information from the second communication device by short-range wireless communication.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange method,
When the first communication device receives information by short-range wireless communication from the second communication device that is the transmission destination of the specific information, the predetermined privilege information is output to the outside.
The structure is taken.

In the above information exchange method,
The first communication device measures the received radio wave intensity when information is received from the second communication device by short-range wireless communication, and controls the movement of the moving body according to the measured received radio wave intensity. To
The structure is taken.

An information exchange system according to the present invention includes a moving means that is movably arranged, a first communication means that is mounted on the moving means and transmits / receives information to / from the outside via short-range radio, and When the specific information transmitted by the first communication means is received by the short-range radio within the range where the short-distance radio reaches and is located outside the unrelated to the movement, the distance to the movement means reaches the first communication means. It may be configured to include a second communication unit that responds by short-range wireless communication.

Further, according to the information exchange method of the present invention, the specific information transmitted by the first communication means mounted on the movable means movably arranged by the short-range radio is received by the short-range radio by the movement of the above-mentioned mobile means. By entering the possible range, the second communication means located outside the movement of the moving means described above receives the specific information, the specific information receiving step, and the specific information receiving step. The second communication unit may include a response step of transmitting a signal responding to the specific information by short-range radio when the two communication units receive the specific information.

The information exchanging method of the present invention includes a moving means detecting step for detecting a movable moving means provided with a first communication means for transmitting specific information by short-range wireless, and the movement described in the moving means detecting step An approach step for bringing the second communication means closer to the receivable range of the short-range radio when the means is detected, and when the second communication means is to approach the moving means described above in this approach step, A moving means movement control step for moving the moving means in a direction in which the reception level of the short-range wireless signal transmitted from the communication means decreases, and the movement means movement control step causes the movement regardless of the movement of the moving means. When it is determined that the second communication means has received the specific information transmitted by the first communication means for at least a predetermined time, the first communication means And benefits donor step of providing a predetermined award to the second communication means and from said signal means may be provided with, that the construction of.

The information exchange program according to the present invention includes a first computer mounted on the above-described moving unit in a computer including a second communication unit located outside the moving unit that is movably arranged. Specific information that the second communication means receives the specific information when the specific information sent out by the communication means by the short-range wireless is within the short-range wireless receivable range due to the movement of the moving means. A reception process, and a response process in which the second communication unit transmits a signal in response to the specific information by short-range radio when the second communication unit receives the specific information in the specific information reception process. , May be configured to be executed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

Note that the present invention enjoys the benefit of the priority claim based on the patent application of Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-287630 filed on November 10, 2008 in Japan, and is described in the patent application. The contents are all included in this specification.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st communication apparatus 2, 5 2nd communication apparatus 3 Mobile body 4 Computer 6 Program 11 1st communication control part 21 2nd communication control part 61 Communication control part 100,400 Information exchange system 101 Railroad rail 102a- 102c First to third mobile advertising / sales devices 103a to 103c Vehicle main bodies 104a to 104c Vending machines 105 Commodity ordering device 106 Visitor 107 Specific mobile terminal 108 Advertising / sales management device 109 Internet 121 CPU
121a Communication control unit 121b Movement control unit 122 Memory 123 Main control unit 125 Infrared communication unit 126 Advertisement information storage unit 127 Display device 128 Audio output unit 130 Vehicle drive mechanism 131 Fault detection unit 132 Vending machine unit 141 CPU
141a communication control unit 142 memory 143 main control unit 145 infrared communication unit 146 operation panel 147 display unit 148 voice input / output unit 149 cash / card processing unit 161 CPU
161a Communication control unit 162 Memory 163 Main control unit 165 Infrared communication unit 166 Operation panel 167 Display unit 168 Audio input / output unit 169 Charge processing unit 170 Portable terminal function unit 201 CPU
202 Memory 203 Main control unit 204 Communication control unit 205 Vehicle-specific product management unit 206 Product order management unit 207 Sales management unit 208 Advertisement distribution unit 400 Information exchange system 401 Floor 402 Robot 403 Mat 404 Participant 405 Specific mobile terminal 407 Touch sensor 408 Audio output unit 408 Speaker 409 Discharge port 410 Infrared transmission / reception port 411 Wheel 412 Advertising / robot management device 421 CPU
421a Communication control unit 421b Infrared intensity measurement unit 421c Travel direction determination unit 421d Movement control unit 421e Coupon editing unit 422 Memory 423 Main control unit 425 Infrared communication unit 426 Audio information storage unit 430 Main body drive mechanism 431 Clock circuit 433 Printer 435 Robot basic function Part 441 CPU
441a Communication control unit 442 Memory 443 Main control unit 444 Infrared communication unit 445 Operation panel 446 Display unit 448 Mobile terminal function unit

Claims (18)

1. A first communication device that is mounted on a movable body and has a first communication control unit that transmits and receives information to and from other communication devices located outside by short-range wireless communication;
   A second communication device that is located outside the mobile body and has a second communication control unit that transmits and receives information to and from other communication devices by short-range wireless communication,
   The second communication control unit included in the second communication device receives the specific information transmitted by the first communication device within a short-range wireless communication range by the first communication device through short-range wireless communication. And transmitting information to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication in response to reception of the specific information.
   Information exchange system.
2. The information exchange system according to claim 1,
   When the second communication control unit receives the specific information from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication, the second communication control unit transmits response information to the specific information to the first communication device. Send by communication,
   Information exchange system.
3. The information exchange system according to claim 1 or 2,
   When the second communication control unit receives the specific information from the first communication device through short-range wireless communication, the second communication control unit transmits information to the first communication device through short-range wireless communication. Possible,
   Information exchange system.
4. The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
   The second communication device includes an output device,
   The second communication control unit outputs, from the output device, output information included in the specific information when the specific information is received from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication.
   Information exchange system.
5. The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
   The first communication device includes a moving body control unit that controls to stop the movement of the moving body when information is received from the second communication device by short-range wireless communication.
   Information exchange system.
6. The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
   When the first communication device receives information from the second communication device, which is the transmission destination of the specific information, by short-range wireless communication, a privilege information giving unit that outputs predetermined privilege information to the outside Have
   Information exchange system.
7. The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
   The first communication device is mounted on the moving body that moves along a preset route.
   Information exchange system.
8. The information exchange system according to claim 7,
   The second communication device is arranged along a preset route along which the moving body moves.
   Information exchange system.
9. The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
   The first communication device includes a received radio wave intensity measuring unit that measures a received radio wave intensity when information is received from the second communication device through short-range wireless communication, and the movement according to the measured received radio wave intensity. A movement control unit that controls movement of the body,
   Information exchange system.
10. The information exchange system according to claim 9,
    The movement control unit included in the first communication device determines a direction in which the radio wave intensity decreases based on the received radio wave intensity measured by the received radio wave intensity measurement unit, and the moving body moves in that direction. To control,
    Information exchange system.
11. The information exchange system according to claim 10,
    The first communication device has a privilege information giving unit that outputs predetermined privilege information to the outside when information is received by wireless communication from the second communication device for a preset time.
    Information exchange system.
12. It is located outside the mobile body on which the first communication device that transmits / receives information to / from other communication devices located outside by short-range wireless communication is mounted, and is short-range wireless communication to other communication devices. In a computer equipped with a second communication device for transmitting and receiving information,
    The specific information transmitted by the first communication device in the short-range wireless communication range by the first communication device is received by the short-range wireless communication, and the short-range wireless communication is performed in response to the reception of the specific information. A communication control unit for transmitting information to the first communication device;
    A program to realize
13. A program according to claim 12,
    When the communication control unit receives the specific information from the first communication device by short-range wireless communication, the communication control unit sends response information to the specific information to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication. Send,
    program.
14. A first communication device mounted on a movable mobile body transmits specific information to a second communication device located outside by short-range wireless communication,
    The second communication device receives the specific information transmitted by the first communication device in the short-range wireless communication range by the first communication device by wireless communication, and responds to the reception of the specific information. Transmitting information to the first communication device by short-range wireless communication;
    Information exchange method.
15. The information exchange method according to claim 14,
    When the second communication device receives the specific information from the first communication device via short-range wireless communication, response information for the specific information is transmitted to the first communication device via short-range wireless communication. Send in
    Information exchange method.
16. The information exchange method according to claim 14 or 15,
    The first communication device controls to stop the movement of the moving body when receiving information from the second communication device by short-range wireless communication.
    Information exchange method.
17. An information exchange method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, comprising:
    When the first communication device receives information from the second communication device, which is a transmission destination of the specific information, by short-range wireless communication, the short-range wireless communication is further performed to the second communication device. Send the predetermined privilege information at
    The second communication device receives the privilege information transmitted from the first communication device;
    Information exchange method.
18. The information exchange method according to any one of claims 14 to 17,
    The first communication device measures received radio wave intensity when information is received from the second communication device by short-range wireless communication, and controls the movement of the moving body according to the measured received radio wave intensity. To
    Information exchange method.

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