JP2013238980A - Guidance information provision system, portable terminal and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for providing a user with guidance information on a station where the user can get on and off a public transportation system until the user arrives at a destination station.SOLUTION: A guidance information provision system comprises: a traffic information DB 132 storing traffic information on a public transportation system; a guidance information DB 131 storing guidance information associated with a station of the public transportation system; and an information provision tool 110. The information provision tool: acquires public transportation system identification information, from a portable terminal with a display, to identify the public transportation system that a user carrying the portable terminal with the display is travelling therein; identifies a station, where the user can get off the public transportation system after a time when the public transportation system identification information is acquired, from the traffic information stored in the traffic information DB 132; generates a station image representing the identified station as well as a link image of the guidance information associated with the station; and enables the generated station image as well as the link image to be shown on the display until the public transportation system arrives at the station.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for providing information to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet, and more particularly, to a station that can get off for a user who has a mobile terminal and gets on a transportation facility such as a train. The present invention relates to technology for providing information.

As for the search technology for the optimal operation route in public transportation networks such as trains, since the operation route search software “Electric Spa” (registered trademark) developed by the present applicant, it has been used by a number of enterprise engineers. Improvements have been attempted.
In recent years, with the improvement in performance of mobile terminals and the development of Internet-related technologies, many services have been provided that perform route search by receiving input of departure and destination from mobile terminals via a network and provide optimal route guidance. ing. In addition to simply providing the user with a route search result, peripheral information about the departure station and the destination station is also provided.

  Patent document 1 discloses the prior art which displays station periphery information, an advertisement, etc. on a terminal device other than route guidance. In Patent Literature 1, a route information distribution server searches for an optimum route route or a plurality of candidate route routes based on route search conditions received from a terminal device. The searched optimum route or the selected candidate route route is delivered to the terminal device and displayed. At that time, a drawing obtained by extracting only the optimum route route or the selected candidate route route from the entire route map is displayed, and station peripheral information, advertisements, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “guidance information”) are displayed in the vacant space. indicate.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2008-209164 (paragraph 0072, FIG. 5)

  Conventionally, as in Patent Document 1, the guidance information displayed together with the route search result is for the destination station. This is because the provider who provides the guidance information cannot provide the information unless it is selected as the destination station, so the advertising effect cannot be expected so much. If the user can obtain guidance information for stations other than the destination station, the user will have an opportunity to stop on the way to the destination station. For example, a user who uses a commuter pass can freely get on and off the train within the commuter pass section. Therefore, if it is possible to obtain the guidance information of the stop stations in the section, it is also possible to get off at the stop station and shop based on the guide information. If such use is possible, it is beneficial for the user and the provider of the guidance information.

  This invention makes it a main subject to provide the system for providing the user with the guidance information of the station which can be boarded / alighted until it arrives at the destination station in view of said problem.

A system for providing guidance information for a mobile terminal according to the present invention that solves the above-described problem is based on a database storing operation information of public transportation and guidance information associated with a station of the public transportation, and a portable terminal having a display. Public transport specifying information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user carrying the portable terminal is on, and the acquisition time of the public transport specifying information Thereafter, the station where the user can get off is identified from the operation information stored in the database, and a station image representing the identified station and a link image of guidance information associated with the station are generated, and the generated station Control means for displaying an image and a link image on the display until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station , And it has a.
As the public transportation specifying information, position information by GPS, time, or manually used route, station, boarding time, etc. can be used.

  The portable terminal of the present invention is a portable terminal possessed by a user who rides on public transportation, and stores a display, operation information of the public transportation, and guidance information associated with the public transportation station. Information acquisition for acquiring, from the database, a station where the user can get off after the input of public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user is boarding and guidance information associated with the station. Means, an image generation means for generating a station image representing the station and a link image of the guidance information, and the generated station image and link image until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station Display control means for displaying on the display.

  The computer program of the present invention is a computer program for operating a portable computer having a display as a portable terminal for providing guidance information, which is carried by a user who rides on public transportation, From the point of entry of public transport specifying information for identifying the public transport on which the user is on board from a database in which public transport operation information and guidance information associated with the public transport station are stored Information acquisition means for acquiring the station where the user can get off and guidance information associated with the station, image generation means for generating a station image representing the station and a link image of the guidance information, generated station image and link The image is displayed until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station. Display control means for displaying the spray is intended to function as a.

  According to the present invention, the station where the user can get off is identified, and the public transportation facility on which the user gets on the station image representing the identified station and the link image of the guidance information associated with the station Since the information is displayed on the display until it arrives at the station, it is possible to effectively provide the user with guide information on stations that can be boarded and exited until the destination station is reached.

The block diagram of the guidance information provision system of 1st Embodiment. The flowchart showing the process sequence for providing guidance information to a user. The block diagram of the guidance information provision system of 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart showing the process sequence for providing guidance information to a user. The flowchart showing the process sequence of the switching process of guidance information. The flowchart showing the process sequence of the switching process of guidance information. FIG. The example of a display of a specific item. The example of a display of a specific item. The figure showing a mode that guidance information switches by slide operation. The figure showing a mode that guidance information switches by slide operation. The figure showing a mode that guidance information switches by slide operation. The other illustration figure of guidance information. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for drawing the guidance information of FIG. 13. The figure which displayed the route and the station which can get off on a map.

  An embodiment will be described in which the present invention is applied to a network-type guidance information providing system that enables a guidance information provision service for portable terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, and tablets. In such a guidance information providing system, the server identifies the public transportation facility on which the user carrying the portable terminal gets and provides guidance information to the portable terminal (first embodiment), and the portable terminal. There is a configuration (second embodiment) in which a user having the portable terminal specifies public transportation on which the user gets and obtains guidance information from a server.

[Overall Configuration of First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a guidance information providing system according to the first embodiment. In this guidance information providing system, a portable terminal 20 possessed by a user who uses public transportation such as a railway, and a guidance information providing server 10 that provides guidance information to the portable terminal 20 are connected via a digital network N such as the Internet. Connected to communicate.

  The portable terminal 20 includes a terminal position specifying function using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) access point, a clock function, an input interface that allows a user to input data, a display, a guide, It is a computer device having a communication control function with the information providing server 10.

The portable terminal 20 acquires public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport that the user is on, using the terminal position specifying function and the clock function or the input interface. Based on the current time by the clock function and the current position of the mobile terminal 20 by the terminal position specifying function, the public transportation facility on which the user is aboard can be specified. For example, if the current time is “AM9: 00” and the current position is on the central line between Koenji Station and Nakano Station, it is possible to specify a train passing through the position at that time. In the case of input from the input interface, the user directly inputs data necessary for specifying public transportation such as a route, a station name, and a boarding time being used.
The information for specifying public transportation is transmitted to the guidance information providing server 10 via the digital network N by the communication control function.

  The guidance information providing server 10 includes a server body connected to the digital network N and an external storage device as hardware. Then, the server main body executes a computer program stored in the external storage device, thereby constructing a guide information DB (DB is an abbreviation of database, the same applies hereinafter) 131 and an operation information DB 132 in the external storage device, and the server The main body functions as the data communication interface 100, the information providing tool 110, and the route search engine 120.

In the guidance information DB 131, information on stations of transportation, such as station positions (latitude, longitude), station entrances (north exit, south exit, exit A, exit B, etc .: “station entrance”, hereinafter simply referred to as “entrance”). In addition to data such as the location, the ticket gates connected to the entrances, the platforms that can be reached from the ticket gates, the communication paths between the platforms, etc., the station images for each station, the information about stores around the station, and information such as advertisements are accumulated.
The operation information DB 132 stores operation information for route search, for example, schedule information (including route and timetable), and a map around the station as necessary.

  The data communication interface 100 enables bidirectional communication with the portable terminal 20 and provides a hierarchical page screen to the accessed portable terminal 20. This hierarchical page screen is used for displaying guidance information and providing a route search Web service. The interface for data communication 100 provides the user with a route search environment by interactively performing precise specification of route search conditions between the system side and the user. Get information.

  The information providing tool 110 specifies the public transportation on which the user carrying the mobile terminal 20 gets from the public transportation specifying information and obtains the stations from which the user can get off after obtaining the public transportation specifying information. It is specified by the operation information stored in the operation information DB 132. The information providing tool 110 reads out information related to the identified station from the guidance information DB 131, and generates a station image representing the station and a link image of guidance information associated with the station. The information providing tool 110 displays the generated station image and link image on the display of the portable terminal 20 through the data communication interface 100 until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station. Moreover, the content displayed on the display of the portable terminal 20 is updated with progress of time (train operation).

The route search engine 120 performs a route search from the departure point to the destination according to the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, and the use time (the current time when there is no designation) acquired by the data communication interface 100. About at least one of the starting point and the destination, what is directly input (designated) by the user may be specified as it is as the route search condition, or may be specified by presenting and selecting a pre-registered one. Also good.
The route search engine 120 searches for one or a plurality of route candidates by repeatedly linking each node (station, etc.) sequentially from the departure point to the destination, and finds the one that best meets the route search condition. It is determined as an optimum route candidate.
The route search engine 120 is also equipped with a known inference engine, and in the course of route search, that is, in the process of pasting a link to each node, it is found that the required time becomes a route that is not realistic. If the threshold value is larger than the threshold value stored in advance in the memory, the search for the next node and subsequent nodes for the route candidate is stopped at that time. Note that the basic function portion of the route search engine 120 can use route search software “Electric Spatial” (registered trademark) provided by the present applicant.

Such a guidance information providing server 10 provides guidance information to the portable terminal 20 by the processing procedure shown in FIG. In the following description, “S” represents a processing step.
The guidance information providing server 10 acquires public transport facility specifying information and route search conditions from the portable terminal 20 by the data communication interface 100 (S10). The route search condition is sent to the route search engine 120. The route search engine 120 performs a route search with reference to the operation information DB 132 based on the route search condition. The route search result is transmitted to the portable terminal 20 via the data communication interface 100 and is also transmitted to the information providing tool 110. The information for specifying public transportation is sent to the information providing tool 110.
The information providing tool 110 specifies the public transportation (for example, the route and train on which the user is carrying) on which the user carrying the mobile terminal 20 gets from the route search result and the public transportation specifying information (S11). When the public transportation specifying information is information indicating the current time and the position of the mobile terminal 20 at that time, the information providing tool 110 specifies the route used from the position of the mobile terminal 20 and the route search result, Identify the train to board from the current time. When the public transport facility specifying information is directly input by the user through the input interface, such as the route, the name of the station, the boarding time, etc., the information providing tool 110 specifies the route and the train as they are from the input result.

The information providing tool 110 refers to the operation information DB 132 and identifies a station where the user can get off to the target station by the identified public transportation (S12). The information providing tool 110 confirms the schedule information by using the operation information DB 132 and specifies a station (hereinafter referred to as “a station that can get off”) where the specified route and train will stop in the future.
After specifying the disembarkable station, the information providing tool 110 generates a station image and a link image related to the next disembarkable station from the current position with reference to the guide information DB 131, and the mobile terminal via the data communication interface 100 By providing it to 20, the guidance information is displayed on the display of the portable terminal 20 (S13, S14).

The information providing tool 110 displays the station image and the link image on the display of the portable terminal 20 until the train passes through the station that can get off (S15: Y, S16). Whether or not it has passed through the station where it is possible to get off can be determined, for example, as follows.
When acquiring information indicating the current time and the position of the mobile terminal 20 at that time as the public transport specifying information, the guidance information providing server 10 acquires the public transport specifying information at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1 minute). To do. Thereby, the position of the train on which the user gets on at predetermined time intervals can be grasped. It is possible to determine whether or not the train has passed through the station that can get off from the position of the train that has been grasped and the position of the station that can get off. When the public transport specifying information is information directly input by the user through the input interface, the guidance information providing server 10 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed after acquiring the public transport specifying information, and then gets off. Determine whether you have passed through a possible station.

  After the display is completed, the information providing tool 110 determines whether there is still a disembarkable station identified in S12. If there is a disembarkable station, the process returns to step S13, and the process is repeated until there are no disembarkable stations (S17: Y, S13). If there are no more stations that can get off, the guidance information providing process is terminated (S17: N).

[Overall Configuration of Second Embodiment]
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the guidance information providing system according to the second embodiment. In this guidance information providing system, the function realized by the server body of the first embodiment is realized in the mobile terminal 20 to provide guidance information to the user. The portable terminal 20 directly accesses the database 30 via the digital network N. Such a database 30 may be realized by, for example, a cloud database. Since the guidance information DB 131 and the operation information DB 132 provided in the database 30 have the same contents as the guidance information DB 131 and the operation information DB 132 of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  The portable terminal 20 includes a display 28, and by executing the computer program of the present invention stored in a predetermined storage device, a current position detection unit 21, a registration unit 22, a specifying information generation unit 23, information An acquisition unit 24, an input control unit 25, an image generation unit 26, and a display control unit 27 are constructed.

The current position detection unit 21 realizes the terminal position specifying function of the first embodiment, and detects the current position of the mobile terminal 20 using a GPS or WiFi access point.
The registration unit 22 registers, as registration information, a commuting / commuting regular section or a free entry / exit section of public transportation used by the user. The registration information represents a section where the user can get on and off.
The specifying information generating unit 23 generates public transport specifying information from the current position detected by the current position detecting unit 21, the registered information registered in the registering unit 22, and the current time. The generated public transportation specifying information is sent to the information acquisition unit 24. The current time can be acquired by, for example, a clock function that the mobile terminal 20 has.

  The information acquisition unit 24 performs bidirectional communication with the database 30 to enable data transmission / reception. The information acquisition unit 24, from the database 30, the station where the user can get off after the input time of the public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user is on and the guidance information associated with the station. To get.

The input control unit 25 performs input control of various data using an input device by a user. When the mobile terminal 20 is a smartphone or tablet, the input control unit 25 controls the operation of the touch panel because the display 28 is a touch panel and functions as an input device. Data registered in the registration unit 22 is input by the user using an input device and is registered through the input control unit 25.
The image generation unit 26 generates a station image representing the station and a link image of the guidance information from the information regarding the station stored in the guidance information DB 131.
The display control unit 27 displays the station image and the link image generated by the image generation unit 26 on the display 28. In addition, information is provided to the user by displaying various images on the display 28. The image to be displayed on the display 28 is a hierarchical page screen, and various guide information is displayed by the user's selection.

Such a portable terminal 20 provides guide information to the user by the processing procedure shown in FIG.
The specifying information generating unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20 generates public transport specifying information based on the current position detected by the current position detecting unit 21, the registration information of the registering unit 22, and the current time (S20). The generated public transportation specifying information is sent to the information acquisition unit 24. The information acquisition unit 24 communicates with the database 30 via the digital network N, refers to the operation information DB 132, and specifies the route and train on which the user gets from the public transportation specifying information (S21). After the route and the train are specified, the information acquisition unit 24 specifies a station where the user can get off after the input time of the public transport specifying information from the operation information DB 132 (S22). Moreover, the guidance information linked | related with the specified disembarkable station is acquired from guidance information DB131. The guidance information is sent to the image generation unit 26.

  The image generation unit 26 generates a station image representing a station and a link image of the guide information from the guide information (S23). These images generated by the image generation unit 26 are displayed on the display 28 by the display control unit 27 (S24). When the current position detected by the current position detection unit 21 passes the position of the station where it is possible to get off, the display ends (S25: Y, S26).

  After the display is completed, the information acquisition unit 24 determines whether there is still a disembarkable station identified in S22. If there is a disembarkable station, the process returns to step S23 and the process is repeated until there are no disembarkable stations (S27: Y, S23). If there are no more stations that can get off, the guidance information providing process is terminated (S27: N).

  In the second embodiment, the mobile terminal 20 may include a route search engine and an operation information DB. This can be realized by installing existing route search software on the mobile terminal 20. In such a configuration, it is possible to specify a route and a train on which the user gets using the route search result without using registration information. In addition, it is possible to specify a station that can get off by the processing in the mobile terminal 20. That is, the process up to step S22 in FIG. 4 can be performed without accessing the database 30.

  As described above, in the guidance information providing system according to the first and second embodiments, it is possible to provide various kinds of guidance information related to the next station where the user can get off to the user who has the mobile terminal 20.

[Switch display of guidance information]
In any of the guidance information systems of the first and second embodiments, the display of guidance information is switched as it passes through a station where it is possible to get off as time passes. There are a case where the guide information is switched according to the current position of the mobile terminal 20 and a case where the guide information is switched according to the operation information. The switching process of the guidance information display is executed when the display of the guidance information of the disembarkable station is completed after passing through the disembarkable station in S15 of FIG. 2 or S25 of FIG. In the following description, the guidance information system of the second embodiment is taken as an example, but the same processing is possible in the guidance information system of the first embodiment.

[Switch by current position]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure for switching the guidance information according to the current position of the mobile terminal 20.
Based on the current position specified by the current position detection unit 21 (S30), the information acquisition unit 24 accesses the database 30 and specifies the nearest station of the current location (S31). The information acquisition unit 24 extracts the station that can get off the line that stops at the specified nearest station by the operation information DB 132 (S32). The information acquisition unit 24 confirms the position (latitude, longitude) of the station where the user can get off from the guidance information DB 131, and specifies the two stations closest to the current position acquired by the current position detection unit 21 (S33).

The information acquisition unit 24 determines a station located far away from the identified two stations as the next station in the traveling direction, and determines this station as a station that next provides guidance information (S34, S35). As described above, this process is executed at the end of the display of the guidance information of the stations that can get off. Therefore, the nearest station is a disembarkable station where the display of guidance information ends. Therefore, the next nearest station is determined as the next station in the traveling direction.
The information acquisition unit 24 reads the determined station guide information from the guide information DB 131 and sends it to the image generation unit 26. Thereafter, the image generation unit 26 generates a station image / link image. The generated station image / link image is displayed on the display 28, and the guide information of the station is provided to the user (S36).
In the first embodiment, the information providing tool 110 performs the above processing.

[Switching using operation information]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for switching the guidance information according to the current time.
The information acquisition unit 24 acquires the current time (S40), refers to the operation information DB 132, and confirms the arrival time of the disembarkable station on the route and train specified in S21 of FIG. 4 (S41). The information acquisition unit 24 identifies the nearest station from the current time and the arrival time of the station that can get off the train, the arrival time being later than the current time, and determines this station as the next station that provides guidance information (S42). , S43). The information acquisition unit 24 reads the determined station guide information from the guide information DB 131 and sends it to the image generation unit 26. Thereafter, the image generation unit 26 generates a station image / link image. The generated station image / link image is displayed on the display 28, and guidance information on the station is provided to the user (S44).
In the first embodiment, the information providing tool 110 performs the above processing.

[Display example]
FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram of guidance information displayed on the display 28 of the mobile terminal 20 according to the first and second embodiments. In FIG. 7, the user who owns the mobile terminal 20 is moving on a route from “Koenji Station” to “Shinjuku Station” and “Shibuya Station” to “Gaienmae Station”. This route is a route searched by the route search engine 120 in the first embodiment, and is a route registered in the registration unit 22 in the second embodiment. The current position of the mobile terminal 20 is in the middle of the route from “Koenji Station” to “Nakano Station”, and “Nakano Station”, which is the next stop station, is specified as a station for displaying guidance information.

  For this purpose, the display 28 of the portable terminal 20 relates to a route image representing a route from “Koenji Station” as a departure station to “Gaienmae Station” as a destination station, and “Nakano Station” as a next disembarkable station. An image of guidance information is displayed. In addition, guidance is provided that the next station where you can get off is "Shinjuku Station", and the direction of travel is indicated by an arrow.

  In the route image, all the stations that can get off are displayed. In the route image of FIG. 7, the display of the departure station and the destination station where the user gets on and off, and the stations to be transferred (in FIG. 7, “Shinjuku Station” and “Shibuya Station”) are displayed at other stations. It stands out as something different. The reason why the display of these stations is different from the other stations is to inform that they are important stations in route guidance. The train icon displayed in the route image displays the current position of the mobile terminal 20, and is located between “Koenji Station” and “Nakano Station” in the example of FIG. As the current position changes, the position of the train icon also changes.

  Guidance information is classified into a plurality of types of items. In the example of FIG. 7, “meal”, “special sale”, “trend”, “Nakano limited”, “ranking”, and “time sale” are displayed as the guide information. The display control unit 27 displays the station image on a substantially central portion of the display 28, and arranges the link images in a ring shape around the station image in different display forms for each classification of the guidance information. Items that do not have information to be displayed are displayed in a color different from other items (for example, gray display) to notify that there is no information to be guided. If there is new arrival information, a catch icon or the like indicating that is displayed (in the example of FIG. 7, “New” is displayed).

  The guidance information is switched to the detailed information display screen of the item by the user's selection. FIG. 8 is an exemplary view when “meal” is selected. When “meal” is selected by the user from the display screen of FIG. 7, “meal” is selected in the guide information of “Nakano Station” in FIG. 8, and detailed information of “meal” is displayed. . In addition, the next stopable station after “Nakano Station” is “Shinjuku Station” and the traveling direction is also displayed.

  In the first and second embodiments, such guidance information is transferred to the “Nakano Station” → “Shinjuku Station” → “Yoyogi Station” → according to the processing described with reference to FIGS. ... and so on. In addition, the user may select the desired station name from the route image displayed on the display 28 by tapping or the like to display the guidance information regarding the station. For example, if “gaienmae” is selected from the route image on the screen of FIG. 7, guidance information regarding “gaienmae station” is displayed regardless of the current position of the user. FIG. 9 shows an example of guidance information when “Time Sale” is selected from the guidance information of “Gaizenmae Station”.

  In this case, the selected station name is transmitted to the information providing tool 110 and the information acquisition unit 24. The information providing tool 110 and the information acquisition unit 24 acquire guide information related to the received station name from the guide information DB 131. Thereafter, the guidance information providing server 10 and the portable terminal 20 display the guidance information on the display 28 of the portable terminal 20 by the above processing.

  In addition, the guide information can be switched to guide information of other stations by a slide operation such as so-called flick input. In the case of a slide operation, the station name of the next disembarkable station is transmitted to the information providing tool 110 and the information acquisition unit 24. The information providing tool 110 and the information acquisition unit 24 acquire guide information related to the received station name from the guide information DB 131. Thereafter, the guidance information providing server 10 and the portable terminal 20 display the guidance information on the display 28 of the portable terminal 20 by the above processing.

  FIG. 10 to FIG. 12 are diagrams showing how the guidance information is switched by the slide operation. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the guide information is switched as shown in FIG. 12 when the user performs a slide operation from the top to the bottom of the display 28. 10 to 12, the guide information of “Nakano Station” is switched to the guide information of “Shinjuku Station” by a slide operation. FIG. 10 shows a state in which each item of the station name and the guidance information is switched by moving from top to bottom by a slide operation. This is effective when the items of guidance information differ from station to station. FIG. 11 shows a state where only the station name is switched by moving from top to bottom by a slide operation. This is effective when the items of guidance information for each station are the same.

  FIG. 13 is another exemplary diagram of guidance information displayed on the display 28 of the mobile terminal 20. FIG. 13 is a bird's-eye view image that displays a route on a map or route map, and displays the current position of the mobile terminal 20 with a train icon on the route. The annular guidance information is displayed in consideration of acquisition conditions such as the weather, the user's boarding position, the current time, and the transfer station, not the next stop station.

Considering “weather”, for example, when it is raining, it is possible to preferentially provide guidance information about a station that can be moved by an underground contact facility. By “the user's boarding position”, it is possible to provide guidance information in consideration of whether the user gets off at a position where he / she can easily drop in at the place introduced in the guidance information (such as whether to get off at a position close to the ticket gate). The “current time” makes it possible to provide guidance information about places where the user can stop within the time when the service can be received. At the “transfer station”, the user gets off the train once. In particular, at the transfer station in the commuting / commuting regular section, there is no charge for getting on and off, so it is easy for the user to go out of the station and visit the place introduced by the guide information.
In addition to these, user profiles (hobbies, preferences, places where you have visited in the past, etc.) may be added to the acquisition conditions. The user profile may be recorded in the registration unit 22 of the mobile terminal 20, for example, but a recording device for recording the profile in the mobile terminal 20 may be prepared. In addition, when the train is stopped due to a failure or accident, this may be added to the acquisition conditions to provide guidance information regarding the current station.

  The acquisition condition is used when specifying a station that can get off (S12 in FIG. 2, S22 in FIG. 4), and among the stations that can get off, guidance information related to a station that satisfies the acquisition condition is preferentially provided to the user.

In FIG. 13, as a result of specifying the disembarkable station satisfying the acquisition condition, guidance information regarding “Shinjuku Station”, “Harajuku Station”, and “Shibuya Station” is displayed. The user can obtain information as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 by selecting the guide information of each station. FIG. 13 is a bird's-eye view image showing the relative positional relationship of the current position on the user's movement route, and provides guidance information to the user more intuitively and easily.
The annular guide information may not be displayed on the route map, but may be displayed by switching the display in FIG. 7 when a station is selected by a tap or the like. For example, the route image shown in FIG. 7 is selected to switch to the route map shown in FIG. 13, and the station shown in FIG. 13 is selected to switch to the image shown in FIG. It is possible to switch between the display of FIG. 7 and the user to easily select the route map and the information guidance screen.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for drawing guidance information as shown in FIG.
The portable terminal 20 has a map display function, and first displays a map on the display 28. The portable terminal 20 displays the route so as to overlap the map (S50). After the route is displayed, the stations that can get off are displayed (S51). FIG. 15 is an exemplary diagram in a case where a route and a disembarkable station are displayed on a map.

After displaying the route and the station that can get off, the mobile terminal 20 confirms the number of items of guidance information to be displayed from the guidance information DB 131 and determines a station for displaying the guidance information (S52, S53). The number of items is confirmed by referring to the guide information of each station that can get off by the guide information D131.
The station for displaying the guidance information is determined from the stations that can get off according to the acquisition conditions such as the weather, the user's boarding position, the current time, the transfer station, and the user profile.
The portable terminal 20 displays the guide information of the station determined in S53 (S54). In the example of FIG. 13, the number of items is 6, and guidance information is displayed at “Shinjuku Station”, “Harajuku Station”, and “Shibuya Station”. The station name of the station where the guide information is displayed is highlighted by changing the color or making it bold. The guidance information displays specific information of the item when the item is selected by the user. Moreover, the portable terminal 20 displays the current position on a map. In FIG. 13, it is represented by a train icon.

When the mobile terminal 20 detects the movement of the user from the current position of the mobile terminal 20 by the current position detection unit 21 (S55: Y), the mobile terminal 20 determines whether there is a station that can be dismounted after the movement. Determines again the station for displaying the guidance information and displays the guidance information (S56: Y, S53). In this case, since the current position moves, it may be different from the station that displays the previously determined guidance information. In the example of FIG. 13, for example, when the current position passes “Shinjuku Station”, “Shinjuku Station” is not selected as a station for displaying guidance information.
If there is no remaining station that can be dismounted, the mobile terminal 20 ends the process (S56: N).

  As described above, the guidance information providing system according to the present embodiment includes the guidance information DB 131 and the operation information DB 132, and is for specifying public transportation for identifying the public transportation on which the user holding the information from the portable terminal 20 is on board. Acquire information (for example, GPS position, time, or manually input route, station, boarding time, etc.), and specify the stations where the user can get off from the operation information in the operation information DB 132 after the acquisition time. A station image representing a station and a link image of guidance information associated with the station are generated, and the generated station image and link image are displayed on the display until the public transportation on which the user is on the station arrives at the station. Since it was made to display, the guidance information regarding the station which can get off after the said acquisition time is given with respect to the user who has the portable terminal 20. It can be provided before (the so-called look-ahead). This is useful because the user can get off and go shopping according to the guidance information. The guide information provider can also guide the guide information to the user more widely than in the past, and an advertising effect can be expected.

  The mobile terminal 20 according to the present embodiment includes a registration unit that registers a commuting / commuting period section or a hop-on / off section, and a current position detection unit (such as GPS) that detects a current position of a user who owns the commuting / commuting period section. A bird's-eye view image showing the relative positional relationship of the current position in a regular commuting / commuting interval section or getting-on / off section is generated, and the generated bird's-eye view image is displayed on the display together with the station image and link image. Whether it is possible can be visually presented to the user.

Guidance information is classified into a plurality of types, and the mobile terminal 20 displays a station image in a substantially central portion of the display, and displays a link image in a ring form around the station image in a display form that is different for each classification of guidance information. Since they are arranged, guidance information for each classification can be acquired centering on a station image of a station that can get off, and the guidance information according to the purpose can be prefetched quickly.
In this case, it is easier to obtain the specified type of guidance image by selectively displaying the type of guidance information specified in advance by the user.
If the user can get off after the point of entry of the public transport specifying information, and the public transport on which the user is getting is configured to obtain the next station to arrive and guidance information associated with the station, Even if the user does not specify, the guidance information of the next station to arrive can be automatically displayed on the display, and the user can be alerted.

  The portable terminal 20 may also be configured so that if there is an instruction for obtaining guidance information on another station where the user can get off before the train on which the user is boarding arrives at the next station, By obtaining the guidance information associated with the station, the station image and link image of the station corresponding to the instruction are displayed on the display instead of the station image and link image of the next station, so that the next station The user can be presented in advance with an option for determining whether to transfer when arriving at.

  The mobile terminal 20 is one or more that satisfies a predetermined condition (acquisition conditions such as weather, a user's boarding position, the current time, and a transfer station) that the user can get off after the input of the public transportation specifying information. Station information and associated guide information associated with the station, and by generating a station image representing one or more stations and a link image of each of the one or more stations, pre-read guidance information that meets the conditions can do. In particular, at the transfer station in the commuting / commuting regular section, the user can easily get out of the station and drop in at the place introduced by the guidance information, so the user can get off the shopping route according to the guidance information, etc. Useful. The guide information provider can also guide the guide information to the user more widely than in the past, and an advertising effect can be expected.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Guidance information provision server, 100 ... Data communication interface, 110 ... Information provision tool, 120 ... Route search engine, 131 ... Guide information DB, 132 ... Operation information DB, 20 ... Portable terminal, 21 ... Current position detection part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 ... Registration part, 23 ... Information generation part for identification, 24 ... Information acquisition part, 25 ... Input control part, 26 ... Image generation part, 27 ... Display control part, 28 ... Display, 30 database

The guidance information providing system for mobile terminals of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a database storing operation information of public transportation and guidance information associated with a station of the public transportation, and a portable terminal having a display , Public transport specifying information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user carrying the mobile terminal is on board, and the acquired public transport specifying information Accordingly, a trip following the arrival Chakusuru the user of the time of obtaining the public transportation and public transport the user is riding said public transportation specifying information is accumulated and capable detraining station in said database The station image identified from the information is generated, and a link image of the guidance information associated with the station is generated. Linked images, before Kioyake both transportation is displayed on the display until arriving at the train station, the when the user is found by the acquisition of new the public transportation specifying information that was not get off in the station are those having control means for generating the station image and the link picture with the next off possible stations of the station, the.
For public transportation specifying information, position information by GPS, time, or manually used route, station, boarding time, etc. can be used.

The portable terminal of the present invention is a portable terminal possessed by a user who rides on public transportation,
A display, a first information acquiring unit that the user acquires a public transportation agency specifying information for specifying a public transport are riding, the station operation information and the public transportation of the public transport then the database storing the guidance information associated, the public transportation and public transport the user is riding with the acquired public transportation specifying information is a time of obtaining the public transportation specifying information a second information acquiring means for the user to arrive to obtain the station and the draft in the information that can get off, and an image generating means for generating a link image station image and the guidance information representative of the station, resulting station image and the link image, public transportation in which the user is riding is to be displayed on the display until you arrive at the station, said Yu over the did not get off at the station DOO is when you determine light by the acquisition of new the public transportation specifying information, having a display control means for the next off possible stations of the station performs Generating the station image and the link picture, the It is.

Computer program of the present invention, a portable computer having a display, is possessed to the user to ride public transportation, a computer program for operating as a mobile terminal for providing guidance information, the portable computer, the First information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying a public transport on which the user is on , operation information of the public transport, and guidance information associated with a station of the public transport From the accumulated database, the public transportation operated by the user and from the database accumulating the guidance information associated with the public transportation station, the public transportation on which the user is boarded by the obtained public transportation specifying information then engine and the public transportation of the time of obtaining the public transportation agency specifying information Second information acquiring means for Chakusuru the user acquires the station and the draft in the information that can get off, image generating means for generating a link image station image and the guidance information representative of the station, the station image and links generated The image is displayed on the display until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station, and the fact that the user did not get off at the station is due to the acquisition of new public transportation specifying information. When it is found out, it is made to function as a display control means for generating the station image and the link image for a station that can get off after the station .

The guidance information providing system for mobile terminals of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a database storing operation information of public transportation and guidance information associated with a station of the public transportation, and a portable terminal having a display, Public transport specifying information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user carrying the mobile terminal is on board at predetermined time intervals, and the acquired public transport The public transportation on which the user is boarding is identified from the information for institution identification by the operation information, and the identified public transportation can arrive at the user who arrives after the acquisition of the public transportation identification information. a station identified from the previous Kiun line information, generates a link image guide information associated with the station image and the station that represents the identified station The generated station image and link image are displayed on the display until the public transportation arrives at the station, and the fact that the user did not get off at the station is due to the acquisition of new public transportation specifying information. When it is found, the control unit has a control unit that generates the station image and the link image for a station that can get off after the station.
For public transportation specifying information, position information by GPS, time, or manually used route, station, boarding time, etc. can be used.

The portable terminal of the present invention is a portable terminal possessed by a user who rides on public transportation,
A display, first information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user is on board at predetermined time intervals, operation information of the public transport, and the public transport The public transportation system on which the user is on board is specified by the acquired public transportation system specifying information from the database storing the guidance information associated with the station, and the identified public transportation system is the public transportation system. Second information acquisition means for acquiring the station where the user who arrives after the acquisition time of identification information can get off and guidance information; image generation means for generating a station image representing the station and a link image of the guidance information; The generated station image and link image are displayed on the display until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station. When the fact that the user did not get off at the station is found by acquiring new information for specifying public transportation, the station image and the link image are generated for the next station that can get off the station. Display control means for performing the above.

The computer program of the present invention is a computer program for operating a portable computer having a display as a portable terminal for providing guidance information, which is carried by a user who rides on public transportation, First information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying a public transport on which a user is on board at predetermined time intervals, operation information of the public transport, and a station of the public transport. and from the database which accumulates guide information, as well as identifying the public transport the user is riding with the acquired public transportation specifying information, it is identified the public transportation of the public transport specific information the second information by the user to arrive after acquisition point is to get the possible station and guide information and get off Obtaining means, a station image representing the station and an image generating means for generating a link image of the guidance information, the generated station image and the link image until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station When it is determined by the acquisition of new public transport specifying information that the user did not get off at the station, the station image and the link are displayed for the next station that can get off the station. It functions as display control means for generating an image.

The guidance information providing system for mobile terminals of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a database storing operation information of public transportation and guidance information associated with a station of the public transportation, and a portable terminal having a display, Public transport specifying information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying the public transport on which the user carrying the mobile terminal is on board at predetermined time intervals, and the acquired public transport from the engine specific information and the service information, and public transport in which the user is riding, the user is more than one possible get off this public transportation to arrive after the time of obtaining the public transport specific information a station to specific the route image including an image representing the public transport its position changes toward the plurality of stations and stations identified, the public transport There a station image representing the station next to arrive, generates a link image represented by the display form corresponding to the contents guidance information associated with the station image, the generated station image and links the image, the public When the transportation is displayed on the display until it arrives at the station, and it is found by the acquisition of new public transportation specifying information that the user did not get off at the station, the next stop after the station Control means for generating the station image and the link image for possible stations.
For public transportation specifying information, position information by GPS, time, or manually used route, station, boarding time, etc. can be used.

The portable terminal of the present invention is a portable terminal possessed by a user who rides on public transportation, and has a display and information for specifying public transportation for identifying the public transportation on which the user is riding. The first information acquisition means to acquire at time intervals, and access to the database storing the operation information of the public transportation and the guidance information associated with the public transportation station, the acquired information for specifying the public transportation said the public transport the user from the service information is riding, the user is identified and a plurality of stations that can get off this public transportation to arrive after the time of obtaining the public transport specific information and , information about station has identified multiple stations and the public transport then arrives, the second information acquiring means for acquiring the guidance information associated with each station, the second Station image representing a route image including an image representing the public transport its position changes toward the plurality of stations and each station based on the information acquired by the broadcast acquisition unit, a station where the public transportation arrives next When the image generating means for generating a link image representing guidance information associated with the station image display mode in accordance with the contents of the generated station image and links the image, public transportation the user is riding When the institution is displayed on the display until it arrives at the station, and it is found by the acquisition of the new public transport specifying information that the user did not get off at the station, it is possible to get off next to the station Display control means for generating the station image and the link image for a station.

The computer program of the present invention is a computer program for operating a portable computer having a display as a portable terminal for providing guidance information, which is carried by a user who rides on public transportation, First information acquisition means for acquiring public transport specifying information for specifying a public transport on which a user is on board at predetermined time intervals, operation information of the public transport, and a station of the public transport. the guidance information by accessing the storage database, and public transportation the user is riding from the acquired public transportation specifying information and said operation information, the public transport for the public transport specific the user specifies a plurality of stations capable off to arrive after the time of obtaining information, identified several And information about the station to which the public transportation arrives next, second information acquiring means for acquiring the guidance information associated with each station, a plurality of stations and stations on the basis of the information obtained in the second information acquiring means headed to the path image containing an image representing the public transport its position changes, and station image representing the station to which the public transportation arrives next, the guidance information associated with the station image contents image generating means for generating a link image represented by the display form corresponding the generated station image and links the image, public transport the user is riding is to be displayed on the display until arriving at the train station, the user When it is found out by the acquisition of new information for specifying public transport that the station did not get off at the station, the station image and the station Display control means for generating the ink image is intended to function as a.

Claims (9)

A database storing public transportation operation information and guidance information associated with the public transportation station;
Public transportation specifying information acquisition means for acquiring public transportation specifying information for specifying the public transportation on which the user carrying the mobile terminal is on board from a mobile terminal having a display;
A station where the user can get off after the acquisition time of the public transport specifying information is specified from the operation information stored in the database, and a link between the station image representing the specified station and guidance information associated with the station Control means for generating the image and displaying the generated station image and link image on the display until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station,
Guidance information providing system for portable terminals having A portable terminal owned by a user who rides on public transport,
Display,
Input point of information for specifying public transport for identifying the public transport on which the user is on board from the database storing the operation information of the public transport and the guidance information associated with the station of the public transport An information acquisition means for acquiring a station where the user can get off and guidance information associated with the station;
Image generating means for generating a station image representing the station and a link image of the guidance information;
Display control means for displaying the generated station image and link image on the display until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station;
A mobile terminal. Registration means for registering the user's commuting / commuting regular section or hop-on free section of the public transportation of the user;
A current position detecting means for detecting the current position of the self;
The display control means includes
Generating a bird's-eye view image representing the relative positional relationship of the current position in a registered commuting / commuting regular section or getting-on / off free section, and causing the generated bird's-eye view image to be displayed on the display together with the station image and the link image;
The mobile terminal according to claim 2. The guidance information is classified into a plurality of types,
The display control means causes the station image to be displayed in a substantially central portion of the display, and the link image is arranged in a ring around the station image in a different display form for each classification of the guidance information.
The mobile terminal according to claim 3. The display control means selectively displays a type designated in advance by the user among a plurality of types of guidance information.
The mobile terminal according to claim 4. The information acquisition means is a station where the user can get off after the input time of the public transport specifying information and the public transport on which the user is boarding next and a guide associated with the station. Get information,
The mobile terminal according to claim 2. If there is an instruction from the user to obtain guidance information about another station where the user can get off before the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the next station, the information acquisition means Get the corresponding station and guidance information associated with the station,
The display control means is a display control means for displaying a station image and a link image of a station according to the instruction on the display instead of the station image and the link image of the next station,
The mobile terminal according to claim 6. The information acquisition means acquires the guide information associated with the station and one or more stations that the user can get off after the input time of the public transport specifying information and satisfies a predetermined condition,
The image generation means generates a station image representing the one or more stations and a link image of the guidance information of each of the one or more stations.
The mobile terminal according to claim 3. A computer program for operating a portable computer having a display as a portable terminal for providing guidance information possessed by a user who rides on public transportation,
The portable computer;
Input point of information for specifying public transport for identifying the public transport on which the user is on board from the database storing the operation information of the public transport and the guidance information associated with the station of the public transport An information acquisition means for acquiring a station from which the user can get off and guidance information associated with the station;
Image generating means for generating a station image representing the station and a link image of the guidance information;
Display control means for displaying the generated station image and link image on the display until the public transportation on which the user is boarding arrives at the station,
A computer program that functions as a computer program.