WO2015115013A1 - 位置情報提供システム、記憶装置、端末装置及び位置情報提供方法 - Google Patents

位置情報提供システム、記憶装置、端末装置及び位置情報提供方法 Download PDF

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WO2015115013A1
WO2015115013A1 PCT/JP2014/084376 JP2014084376W WO2015115013A1 WO 2015115013 A1 WO2015115013 A1 WO 2015115013A1 JP 2014084376 W JP2014084376 W JP 2014084376W WO 2015115013 A1 WO2015115013 A1 WO 2015115013A1
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B29/00—Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram
    • G09B29/10—Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids
    • G09B29/106—Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids using electronic means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0252—Radio frequency fingerprinting
    • G01S5/02529—Radio frequency fingerprinting not involving signal parameters, i.e. only involving identifiers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/02—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using radio waves
    • G01S1/68—Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0295—Proximity-based methods, e.g. position inferred from reception of particular signals

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  • the present invention relates to a position information providing system that provides current position information, a storage device, a terminal device, and a position information providing method.
  • a car navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle or the like and provides route guidance to a driver is known.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • satellites in the sky receive GPS signals transmitted on satellite radio waves and measure the current position, and the current position of the vehicle is displayed on the map displayed on the display screen. Can be superimposed and displayed.
  • a base station of a mobile phone terminal, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) access point, or the like may be used in combination for positioning of the current position.
  • the car navigation apparatus starts a route search program.
  • the car navigation device executes GPS positioning processing, and sets the current location of the vehicle on which the car navigation device is mounted as the starting point for route search.
  • the car navigation device fails in the GPS positioning process, it automatically switches to positioning using the base station, and sets the result as the departure place.
  • the car navigation device performs route search and starts route guidance. At the time of this route guidance, a map is displayed on the display screen, and a vehicle icon indicating the current position is further displayed on the map.
  • Patent Document 1 a technique for measuring the current position.
  • a starting point for route search is set based on position information acquired by communication from an advertising billboard, and after the destination is set by the user, the route search is started and GPS positioning processing is started at the same time.
  • a technique for displaying a positioning result on a map is disclosed.
  • Patent Document 1 For example, even if position information is acquired from an advertising signboard installed at the entrance of a tunnel or the like, the steering wheel is turned back and accelerated or decelerated inside the tunnel or the like. The current position obtained by calculation often deviates from the actual position. Furthermore, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to perform an operation for acquiring position information every time the user approaches the entrance of a tunnel or the like while driving the vehicle.
  • the present invention has been made in view of such a situation. For example, even in an environment in which satellite radio waves are blocked and current position cannot be measured, accurate current position information is provided and obtained by positioning. The purpose is to enable seamless use with current location information.
  • the present invention relates to a terminal device that communicates with a server and can access a database that stores identification information for identifying a beacon device that transmits a beacon signal and installation location information indicating the installation location of the beacon device in association with each other.
  • a positioning unit that measures the current position outputs first current position information.
  • the terminal apparatus receives the beacon signal and obtains the installation position information corresponding to the identification information of the beacon apparatus included in the beacon signal from the database. Obtaining and outputting second current position information based on the installation position information.
  • the positioning unit of the terminal device measures the current position and outputs first current position information.
  • the beacon signal receiving unit receives the beacon signal and identifies the beacon device that transmits the beacon signal and the beacon.
  • a database that stores installation position information indicating the installation position of the apparatus in association with each other is referred to. Then, installation position information corresponding to the identification information of the beacon device is acquired from the database, and second current position information is output based on the installation position information.
  • the installation position information acquired from the database is more accurate based on the identification information of the beacon apparatus received from the beacon apparatus. It can provide current position information and can be used seamlessly with current position information obtained by positioning.
  • a position information providing system (an example in which a terminal device provides current position information with reference to a beacon position database of a server) will be described with reference to FIGS. explain.
  • the current position information can be provided based on the installation position information of the beacon device provided from the beacon device to the terminal device by cooperation of functional blocks described later. Is possible.
  • components having substantially the same function or configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
  • “beacon position database” is abbreviated as “beacon position DB”.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of the position information providing system 1.
  • the position information providing system 1 includes at least a terminal device 4 and a server 7.
  • the terminal device 4 and the server 7 can communicate with each other via the access point 5 and the network 6.
  • an “access point” is used as a term including a base station in mobile communication such as a mobile phone and a communication interface for Wi-Fi (registered trademark) communication.
  • the position information providing system 1 includes a beacon device 2 and a GPS satellite 3. Then, the terminal device 4 receives the beacon signal transmitted (transmitted) from the beacon device 2 and the GPS signal transmitted from the GPS satellite 3 to acquire the current position.
  • the beacon device 2 includes a beacon ID storage unit 2a that stores a beacon ID as an example of identification information allocated to identify the beacon device 2.
  • the beacon device 2 includes a beacon signal transmission unit 2b that places the beacon ID read from the beacon ID storage unit 2a on the beacon signal and transmits the beacon signal.
  • the beacon ID storage unit 2a is a non-volatile memory that does not lose data even when the power supply is cut off. However, if the power supply to the beacon ID storage unit 2a is maintained, a volatile memory may be used for the beacon ID storage unit 2a.
  • the beacon signal transmission unit 2 b periodically transmits a beacon signal around the beacon device 2.
  • a communication standard used between the beacon signal transmission unit 2b and the beacon signal reception unit 13 included in the terminal device 4 for example, short-range wireless such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Communication standards are suitable.
  • the beacon device 2 corresponding to the BLE standard can transmit advertising data including a beacon ID from the beacon signal transmission unit 2b as a beacon signal around the beacon device 2 by broadcasting.
  • the GPS satellite 3 transmits a GPS signal from the satellite orbit toward the ground surface.
  • the terminal device 4 includes a processing unit 11, a positioning unit 12, a beacon signal receiving unit 13, a storage unit 14, an input unit 15, a display unit 16, and a server communication unit 17, which are connected to each other by a bus 18.
  • various information processing devices such as a car navigation device, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal can be used.
  • the processing unit 11 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit) that can be driven with low power consumption.
  • the processing unit 11 controls the operation of each unit in the terminal device 4 based on the program, parameters, and the like read from the storage unit 14. At this time, the processing unit 11 gives an operation instruction to each unit based on the operation signal input from the input unit 15, or displays the current position information measured by the positioning unit 12 on the map and displayed on the display unit 16. Control.
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • the processing unit 11 receives the server 7 accessed by the server communication unit 17 via the access point 5 and the network 6.
  • the beacon position DB 9 stored in the storage device 8 is referred to.
  • the process part 11 acquires the installation position information corresponding to beacon ID which the beacon signal reception part 13 acquired from beacon position DB9, The 2nd present position information calculated
  • the positioning unit 12 receives a GPS signal from the GPS satellite 3 via an antenna (not shown), measures the current position of the terminal device 4, and outputs first current position information.
  • the positioning unit 12 may determine the current position of the terminal device 4 based on a received signal from the access point 5 or using a GPS signal from the GPS satellite 3 and a received signal from the access point 5 together. Good.
  • the beacon signal receiving unit 13 receives a beacon signal from the beacon device 2 via an antenna (not shown), and acquires a beacon ID included in the beacon signal.
  • the storage unit 14 is configured by, for example, a storage medium or memory card used as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like.
  • various data such as a program for controlling each unit in the terminal device 4, parameters, and map data of a map displayed on the display unit 16 are permanently stored or temporarily stored.
  • the input unit 15 outputs an operation signal to the processing unit 11 in accordance with an operation input performed by a screen touch on the display unit 16 in addition to buttons and switches (not illustrated) arranged in the terminal device 4.
  • the display unit 16 displays a map made up of text, images, etc. on the display surface.
  • the input unit 15 and the display unit 16 may be configured as a touch panel display in which an operation surface and a display surface are overlapped.
  • the display unit 16 displays the current position information on the map based on the first current position information.
  • the positioning unit 12 cannot output the first current position information
  • the current position information is displayed on the map based on the second current position information.
  • the server communication unit 17 is connected to the access point 5 via an antenna (not shown), and is connected to the server 7 from the access point 5 via the network 6. Thereby, the server communication part 17 can access beacon position DB9 which the server 7 has.
  • communication is performed between the server communication unit 17 and the access point 5 using a communication standard such as mobile communication (for example, 3G) or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)). It is assumed that
  • the server 7 includes a storage device 8 that stores a beacon position DB 9.
  • the storage device 8 is configured by, for example, a large capacity HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
  • the server communication unit 17 accesses the storage device 8 of the server 7 before the positioning unit 12 cannot output the first current position information (for example, before entering the tunnel), and stores at least the beacon position DB 9. A part may be acquired from the storage device 8 and stored in the storage unit 14.
  • the storage device 8 stores the beacon ID of the beacon device 2 and the installation position information indicating the installation position in association with each other. Then, in response to a request from the terminal device 4, the beacon position DB 9 is provided to the terminal device 4.
  • FIG. 2 shows an installation example of a plurality of beacon devices 2.
  • a road 21 and a tunnel 22 are shown.
  • the road 21 is configured in a loop shape in order to safely turn the vehicle traveling from the south entrance toward the west exit.
  • the altitude of the road 21 is gradually lowered along the road 21, and the tunnel 22 intersects three-dimensionally.
  • the beacon device 2 is installed on both side walls from the entrance to the exit of the tunnel 22 to transmit a beacon signal to the terminal device 4 in the tunnel 22 that cannot receive GPS signals.
  • the beacon device 2 installed on the left wall as viewed from the traveling direction is assigned a beacon ID (# 1 to # 19) to uniquely identify each beacon device 2 from the entrance to the exit. ing.
  • the beacon device 2 is also installed on the right side wall (on the opposite lane) as viewed from the traveling direction, but these are not used in the following description. Further, the beacon device 2 may be installed by being embedded in the road 21 in the tunnel 22.
  • FIG. 3 shows a data configuration example of the beacon position DB 9 including absolute position information.
  • the beacon position DB 9 has a beacon ID field 9a and an absolute position information field 9b.
  • FIG. 3 shows a part of the beacon position DB 9 and shows only a plurality of beacon devices 2 shown in FIG. 2 attached to the left wall as viewed from the traveling direction.
  • the beacon position DB 9 stores a beacon ID assigned to each beacon device 2 and installation position information indicating the installation position of each beacon device 2 in association with each other.
  • absolute position information including latitude, longitude, and altitude is used.
  • the absolute position information field 9b is configured to have a north latitude (latitude) field 9b1, an east longitude (longitude) field 9b2, and an altitude field 9b3.
  • the position of the beacon device 2 with the beacon ID “# 1” that is closest to the entrance of the tunnel 22 is north latitude “35 ° 38′9 ′′” and east longitude “139 °” as absolute position information. 45'48.5 “" and the altitude is specified as "10.0m”.
  • the processing unit 11 searches the beacon ID field 9a of the beacon position DB 9 and sets the beacon ID to “# 1”. The corresponding absolute position information can be acquired. Then, the processing unit 11 outputs the acquired absolute position information to the display unit 16 as second current position information.
  • beacon position DB including relative position information
  • the position of the beacon device 2 can be obtained from the distance, azimuth, and altitude with respect to the origin.
  • FIG. 4 shows a data configuration example of the beacon position DB 9 including relative position information.
  • the beacon position DB 9 has a beacon ID field 9a and a relative position information field 9c.
  • FIG. 4 also shows a part of the beacon position DB 9 and shows only a plurality of beacon devices 2 shown in FIG. 2 attached to the left wall as viewed from the traveling direction.
  • the installation position information stored in the beacon position DB 9 includes the beacon ID assigned to each beacon apparatus 2 and the installation position of the beacon apparatus 2 uniquely specified with respect to the origin 23 provided at the entrance of the tunnel 22. Is associated with the installation position information.
  • the installation position information relative position information including a linear distance from the origin 23, an azimuth angle, and an altitude is used.
  • the relative position information field 9c is configured to include a distance field 9c1, an azimuth field 9c2, and an altitude field 9c3.
  • the processing unit 11 searches the beacon ID field 9a of the beacon position DB 9 and sets the beacon ID to “# 1”. Corresponding relative position information can be acquired. Then, the processing unit 11 obtains absolute position information based on the acquired relative position information and the position information of the origin 23, and outputs this to the display unit 16 as second current position information.
  • the server 7 may be configured to convert the relative position information to the absolute position information using the position information of the origin 23.
  • the operation of the processing unit 11 in this case is the same as when the beacon position DB 9 includes relative position information.
  • the beacon position DB 9 including the altitude field as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is referred to. It is preferable.
  • FIG. 5 shows a display example of the position information displayed on the display unit 16 before the vehicle enters the tunnel 22.
  • the display unit 16 includes a map display area 16a for displaying a map read from the storage unit 14, and an operation area 16b for performing operations such as destination setting and map enlargement / reduction by the user.
  • the input unit 15 outputs an operation signal to the processing unit 11 by an operation input performed on the operation area 16b.
  • a vehicle icon 24 representing the current position of the vehicle on which the terminal device 4 is mounted is displayed together with the road 21 and the tunnel 22 shown in FIG.
  • the display of the vehicle icon 24 indicates that the current position of the vehicle is near the entrance of the tunnel 22.
  • the map display area 16a the map is displayed in a so-called north-up state in which the north is always faced up regardless of the traveling direction of the vehicle, but the map is rotated in accordance with the traveling direction of the vehicle.
  • a map may be displayed.
  • the terminal device 4 receives a GPS signal from the GPS satellite 3 and displays the current position information in the map display area 16a. Therefore, in the terminal device 4, before the vehicle enters the tunnel 22, the positioning unit 12 receives the GPS signal and outputs the first current position information.
  • the display unit 16 that has received the first current position information displays a vehicle icon 24 near the entrance of the tunnel 22 in the map display area 16a.
  • the terminal device 4 cannot receive a GPS signal in an environment where there is an obstacle in the sky such as the tunnel 22. For this reason, when the vehicle comes to the vicinity of the entrance of the tunnel 22, the server communication unit 17 of the terminal device 4 communicates with the server 7, and acquires the beacon position DB 9 of the portion (left lane segment) shown in FIG. And stored in the storage unit 14.
  • the terminal device 4 cannot be measured by the positioning unit 12 using the GPS signal or the like.
  • a necessary part of the beacon position DB 9 is downloaded from the server 7 in advance. However, it is not always necessary to download the beacon position DB 9 when communication with the server 7 is maintained even in the tunnel 22 or in a place where communication with the server 7 is possible, such as in a department store or a subway to be described later. Absent.
  • the terminal device 4 switches processing so as to receive a beacon signal from the beacon device 2 of the tunnel 22.
  • beacon signal receiving part 13 will be in a standby state for receiving a beacon signal.
  • FIG. 6 shows a display example of the current position information displayed on the display unit 16 while the vehicle travels in the tunnel 22.
  • a vehicle icon 24 indicating the current position of a vehicle traveling in the tunnel 22 is shown with beacon IDs # 2, # 5, # 8, # 11, # 14, and # 18 along with the movement of the vehicle.
  • the beacon IDs # 2 to # 18 are not displayed on the actual screen.
  • the positioning unit 12 cannot receive the GPS signal, and therefore cannot measure the current position and output the first current position information.
  • the beacon signal receiving unit 13 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 2. The beacon ID of this beacon device 2 is acquired.
  • the processing unit 11 searches the beacon ID field 9a of the beacon position DB 9 acquired before entering the tunnel 22 using the acquired beacon ID, and acquires absolute position information or relative position information corresponding to the beacon ID. For example, when the beacon signal receiving unit 13 acquires the beacon ID # 2, the absolute position information corresponding to the beacon ID # 2 is acquired with reference to the beacon position DB 9 stored in the storage unit 14, 2 is output to the display unit 16 as current position information. That is, the processing unit 11 acquires the absolute position information “N35 ° 36′10 ′′, E139 ° 45′48.5 ′′, 10.0” of the beacon ID # 2 from the beacon position DB 9 shown in FIG. This is output as second current position information.
  • the relative position information corresponding to the beacon ID # 2 is acquired, the absolute position information is obtained based on the acquired relative position information and the position information of the origin 23, and this is displayed as the second current position information.
  • the processing unit 11 acquires the relative position information “50.0, 90.0 °, 0.0” of the beacon ID # 2 from the beacon position DB 9 shown in FIG. 4 and converts it into absolute position information. Is output as second current position information.
  • the display unit 16 displays the vehicle icon 24 at a predetermined position on the map determined from the second current position information. Actually, as the vehicle travels, the vehicle icon 24 is also displayed on the display unit 16 so as to move on the map.
  • FIG. 7 shows a display example of position information displayed on the display unit 16 after the vehicle escapes from the tunnel 22.
  • the positioning unit 12 resumes receiving GPS signals and outputs first current position information.
  • the display unit 16 that has received the first current position information displays the vehicle icon 24 at the position where the exit of the tunnel 22 is exited.
  • the display of the vehicle icon 24 as described above indicates that the current position of the vehicle is at a position where the exit of the tunnel 22 has been exited.
  • the display unit 16 displays the current position information on the map based on the first current position information output from the positioning unit 12 outside the tunnel 22 where the positioning unit 12 can measure the current position. .
  • the display unit 16 displays the current position information on the map based on the second current position information output from the processing unit 11 inside the tunnel 22 where the positioning unit 12 cannot measure the current position.
  • the positioning unit 12 outputs the first current position information at a location where the positioning unit 12 can receive a GPS signal. Based on the current position information, the display unit 16 displays the current position information. In a place where the positioning unit 12 cannot receive a GPS signal, the beacon signal receiving unit 13 receives a beacon signal from the beacon device 2 and outputs a beacon ID. Then, the processing unit 11 refers to the beacon position DB 9 acquired by accessing the server 7, outputs the second current position information corresponding to the beacon ID, and displays the second current position information based on the second current position information. 16 displays current position information. For this reason, the display unit 16 can seamlessly display the current position information of the vehicle inside or outside the tunnel 22 regardless of the first current position information and the second current position information.
  • the processing unit 11 can also determine the traveling direction of the vehicle according to the order of acquiring the beacon ID from the beacon signal receiving unit 13. As a result, the processing unit 11 can accurately grasp the direction of the vehicle in the meandering tunnel 22, and can change the direction of the vehicle icon 24 according to the actual direction of the vehicle and display it on the display unit 16. it can.
  • FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the position information providing system 30.
  • the position information providing system 30 includes a terminal device 31, a beacon device 2, and a GPS satellite 3.
  • the terminal device 31 has substantially the same configuration as that of the terminal device 4 according to the first embodiment, but the server communication unit 17 is unnecessary, and the storage unit 32 that can store the beacon position DB 9 as a storage unit.
  • the point to prepare is different.
  • the storage unit 32 is configured by a large-capacity HDD, for example, and the storage unit 32 stores a beacon position DB 9 corresponding to a tunnel, an underground passage, or the like.
  • the positioning unit 12 outputs the first current position information at a location where the positioning unit 12 can receive the GPS signal.
  • the beacon signal receiving unit 13 receives a beacon signal from the beacon device 2 and outputs a beacon ID.
  • the processing unit 11 reads the beacon position DB 9 stored in the storage unit 32 and outputs the second current position information associated with the beacon ID.
  • the terminal device 31 can display the current position information on the display unit 16 without accessing the server 7 by storing the beacon position DB 9 in the storage unit 32 in advance.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show an example in which the configuration of the beacon position DB 9 is changed as a second modification of the above-described first embodiment.
  • 3 and 4 described above show examples of the data structure of the beacon position DB storing absolute position information and relative position information, respectively, altitude information may be excluded if the tunnel does not cross three-dimensionally.
  • FIG. 9 shows a data configuration example of the beacon position DB 9 including absolute position information excluding altitude information from FIG.
  • FIG. 10 shows a data configuration example of the beacon position DB 9 including the relative position information excluding the altitude information from FIG. If the beacon position DB 9 has a data structure as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the data amount of the beacon position DB 9 can be reduced by the amount from which the altitude information is removed.
  • FIG. 11 shows a usage example when displaying the current position information of the user in the department store.
  • a smartphone 40 that can be carried by the user is used instead of the in-vehicle terminal device 4 (car navigation apparatus) in the position information providing system 1 described above.
  • the smartphone 40 has the same configuration as that of the terminal device 4, the display screen 41 corresponds to the display unit 16, and the operation button 42 or the display screen 41 configured as a touch panel display corresponds to the input unit 15. Yes.
  • a map is displayed on the display screen 41, and a user icon 43 indicating the current position of the user carrying the smartphone 40 and a floor map 44 of the department store A are displayed on the map together with the name of the department store and the number of floors. Has been.
  • Each beacon device 2 transmits a beacon signal including a different beacon ID for each tenant.
  • the smartphone 40 when the user is moving on a sidewalk or the like outside the department store A, the smartphone 40 indicates the position of the user on the map displayed on the display screen 41 by the GPS signal received from the GPS satellite 3. A user icon 43 is displayed.
  • the smartphone 40 displays a user icon 43 indicating the user's position on the map displayed on the display screen 41 based on the beacon signal received from the beacon device 2 installed in the tenant. indicate.
  • the smartphone 40 displays a user icon 43 indicating the user's position on the map displayed on the display screen 41 based on the beacon signal received from the beacon device 2 installed in the tenant. indicate.
  • FIG. 12 shows a usage example when displaying the current position information of the user in the subway.
  • the subway route 45 can be superimposed on the ground map and displayed on the display screen 41.
  • beacon devices 2 are installed at predetermined intervals in subway stations and alongside tracks.
  • the smartphone 40 can receive a beacon signal from the beacon device 2.
  • the processing unit 11 can output the second current position information. For this reason, it is possible to display the current position information of the user on the map displayed on the display screen 41.
  • the smart phone 40 uses beacon position DB9 (refer FIG.3 and FIG.4) made into the data structure containing an altitude. Moreover, you may display a user's present position information, without making it superimpose on the map on the ground.
  • the position information providing system it is possible to provide the user's current position information by seamlessly using the first current position information and the second current position information. it can. Further, the user can grasp the current position even in a wide space such as a dome stadium or a hall.
  • the present invention can be applied to uses other than displaying current position information on a map.
  • a facility such as a restaurant
  • a building such as a department store
  • a subway such as a subway
  • only the search function may be provided alone.
  • the processing unit 11 accurately grasps the current position of the user on the subway based on the beacon ID and the beacon position DB 9 acquired from the beacon signal. Can do. For this reason, even if the current position of the user is not displayed on the display screen 41, the user only gets off at the destination where the subway arrives and validates the search function. It is possible to display a list of restaurant information within a radius of 100 m). Accordingly, the user can obtain necessary information without displaying a map on the display screen 41.
  • a car navigation device or a smartphone is used as an example of a terminal device.
  • examples of the terminal device include a tablet terminal, a feature phone, a pager, a portable music player, and a wristwatch. Various things can be assumed.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other application examples and modifications can of course be taken without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims.
  • the above-described embodiments are detailed and specific descriptions of the configuration of the apparatus and the system in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Absent. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Moreover, it is also possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment. Further, the control lines and information lines indicate what is considered necessary for the explanation, and not all the control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown. Actually, it may be considered that almost all the components are connected to each other.
  • SYMBOLS 1 Position information provision system
  • 2 ... Beacon device, 3 ... GPS satellite, 4 ... Terminal device, 7 ... Server, 8 ... Storage device, 9 ... Beacon location database, 11 ... Processing part, 12 ... Positioning part, 13 ... Beacon Signal receiving unit, 14 ... storage unit, 15 ... input unit, 16 ... display unit, 17 ... server communication unit

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