JP2017161522A - Information providing system, information providing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system capable of appropriately providing guidance information to users in a prescribed area, information providing method and program thereof.SOLUTION: The information providing system of the invention includes: storage means 51 for storing guidance information containing information with respect to a facility existing at a prescribed position in a prescribed area; first acquisition means 52 for acquiring information with respect to a body condition of a user existing in the area; second acquisition means 53 for acquiring information with respect to a position of the user in the area; and information providing means 54 for providing, on a communication terminal, the stored guidance information when at least one of the information with respect to the body condition of the user and information with respect to an action of the user estimated on the basis of the information with respect to the body condition satisfies a first condition, and also the information with respect to the position of the user satisfies a second condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, an information providing method, and a program for providing guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area.

  In recent years, the spread and promotion of travel (universal tourism) that anyone can participate with peace of mind, for example, regardless of whether or not they are elderly or disabled. In order to realize such universal tourism, for example, according to the situation of a user such as a traveler (for example, the user is a user of a wheelchair or a cane), for example, guidance information regarding a moving route, a resting facility, etc. It is necessary to provide it appropriately.

  According to Patent Document 1, a route in a building that the user can pass is searched according to an attribute of the user existing in a predetermined building (for example, an attribute of whether or not the user is disabled). A technique for providing information (guidance information) related to a searched route on a navigation device owned by the user is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-017922

  In the prior art, guidance information is provided based only on user attributes set in advance. For example, guidance information according to changes in the user's physical condition and surrounding environment (for example, toilets and benches) Information on a route that passes through a rest facility such as the like) cannot be provided, and as a result, it may be difficult to appropriately provide guidance information to the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an information providing system, an information providing method, and a program capable of appropriately providing guidance information to a user existing in a predetermined area. Objective.

  In order to solve the above problems, firstly, the present invention is an information providing system for providing guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area, and information relating to a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area Storage means for storing guidance information including: first acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the physical state of the user existing in the area; and second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the position of the user in the area. And at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition satisfies the first condition, and the information related to the position of the user is An information providing system comprising information providing means for providing stored guidance information on the communication terminal when the second condition is satisfied (Invention 1).

  Here, the information related to the user's physical condition may be values such as the user's heart rate (pulse), blood pressure, body temperature, sweating amount, walking speed, or posture, or the user's heart rate ( (Pulse), blood pressure, body temperature, amount of sweat, walking speed, posture, etc., may be a value obtained by substituting into a predetermined calculation formula, or the user's heart rate (pulse), blood pressure It may be information indicating any degree of body temperature, sweating amount, walking speed, posture, and the like.

  Further, the information on the user's position may be, for example, a value representing the current position of the user (may be latitude and longitude, or may be latitude, longitude, and altitude) Information indicating the current position (for example, housing display, lot number, etc.), values such as temperature and humidity at the user's current position, or communication existing within a predetermined range from the user's current position It may be a value of a terminal position, a value of a user's current position, a value such as temperature and humidity at the current position, or a value of a position of a communication terminal existing within a predetermined range from the current position. It may be a value obtained by substituting into the formula.

  According to this invention (invention 1), when at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition satisfies the first condition, When the information on the user's position satisfies the second condition, the stored guidance information is provided on the communication terminal, so whether the guidance information is provided on the communication terminal, information on the user's physical condition, and The determination can be made based on at least one of the information on the user's behavior and the information on the user's position. Thus, compared with the case where guidance information is simply provided based on the user's attributes, for example, the guidance information is given to the user in consideration of the user's physical condition, action content, current position, current position environment, etc. It becomes possible to provide. Therefore, guidance information can be appropriately provided to the user.

  In the said invention (invention 1), it is preferable that the said 1st acquisition means acquires the information regarding the said user's physical condition from the body information detection apparatus with which the said user was mounted | worn (invention 2).

  According to this invention (invention 2), it is possible to easily acquire information related to the user's physical condition. In addition, since it is possible to accurately acquire information related to the physical condition, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not to provide guidance information, and more appropriately to provide guidance information to the user. it can.

  In the said invention (invention 1-2), the said information provision means of the information regarding the acquired physical condition, the information regarding the said user's action estimated based on the information regarding the said physical condition, and the information regarding the acquired position At least one of them is preferably provided on the communication terminal (Invention 3).

  According to this invention (invention 3), for example, the user's physical condition, action content, current position, current position environment, and the like can be confirmed on the communication terminal.

  In the said invention (invention 1-3), it comprises the 3rd acquisition means which acquires the information regarding the said user's attribute, The said information provision means is at least one of the information regarding the said user's physical condition, and the information regarding the said user's action Satisfying the first condition and the information regarding the user's position satisfies the second condition, and the information regarding the user's attribute satisfies the third condition, the stored guidance information is It is preferably provided on a communication terminal (Invention 4).

  According to this invention (invention 4), it is possible to provide guidance information to the user in consideration of not only the physical condition and / or action content of the user and the environment of the current position but also the attributes of the user. Therefore, guidance information can be provided more appropriately to the user.

  In the above inventions (Inventions 1 to 4), at least one of the information related to the acquired physical condition, the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition, and the information related to the acquired position, It is preferable to provide a transmission means for transmitting to a terminal device existing outside the area (Invention 5).

  According to this invention (invention 5), for example, the user's physical condition, action content, current position, current position environment, and the like can be confirmed on a terminal device existing outside a predetermined area.

  A second aspect of the present invention is an information providing method for causing a computer to provide guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area, wherein the computer stores information on a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area. A step of storing guidance information including, a step of acquiring information relating to a physical state of the user existing in the region, a step of acquiring information relating to the position of the user in the region, and a step relating to the physical state of the user When at least one of the information and the information on the user's behavior estimated based on the information on the physical condition satisfies the first condition, and the information on the position of the user satisfies the second condition, And providing the stored guidance information on the communication terminal, and providing an information providing method for executing each step (invention) ).

  Thirdly, the present invention is a program for causing a computer to provide guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area, wherein the computer includes information relating to a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area. A function for storing information, a function for obtaining information on the physical state of the user existing in the area, a function for obtaining information on the position of the user in the area, and information on the physical state of the user, and Stored guidance when at least one of the information on the user's behavior estimated based on the information on the physical condition satisfies the first condition and the information on the user's position satisfies the second condition A program for realizing a function of providing information on the communication terminal is provided (invention 7).

  According to the information providing system, the information providing method, and the program of the present invention, it is possible to appropriately provide guidance information to the user. For this reason, it can utilize suitably for the travel service etc. which provide a universal tourism, for example.

It is a figure showing roughly the basic composition of the information service system concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a communication terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information provision apparatus. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the function which plays a main role with the information provision system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a content database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of action estimation data. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the main processes of the information provision system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the function which plays the main role in the information provision system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention is not limited to this.

(1) Basic Configuration of Information Providing System FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a basic configuration of an information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in this information providing system, for example, in a predetermined area A such as a sightseeing spot, the physical state of the user detected by the physical information detection device 10 attached to the user such as a traveler, and the like, and Guide information is provided on the communication terminal 20 held by a companion such as a guide, for example, based on at least one of the user's action contents estimated based on the physical state.

  In FIG. 1, the information providing device 30 is a device for providing guidance information on the communication terminal 20. The communication terminal 20 and the information providing apparatus 30 are connected to a communication network NW (network) such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network), for example, and can communicate with each other via the communication network NW.

  The physical information detection apparatus 10 is a wearable device that can be worn on a user's body, for example, and is configured to perform wireless communication with the communication terminal 20 using a wireless communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). When the body information detection device 10 is worn on a user's body, the measurement device provided in the device 10 (for example, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure meter, a thermometer, a sweat meter, a triaxial acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, etc.) The user's physical condition (for example, the user's heart rate (pulse), blood pressure, body temperature (for example, skin temperature), sweating amount, walking speed, acceleration in three axes, posture, exercise intensity (for example, (Heart rate / maximum heart rate), calorie consumption, etc.) are detected continuously or intermittently (for example, at predetermined intervals (eg, every 50 milliseconds, 5 seconds, etc.)), and the communication terminal 20 is within the communicable range. In this case, information regarding the detected physical condition is transmitted to the communication terminal 20.

  Here, a case where wireless communication is performed using Bluetooth (registered trademark) is described as an example, but the communication method is not limited to this case. For example, a wireless communication system such as a wireless LAN (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), ZigBee (registered trademark), UWB, optical wireless communication (for example, infrared), or a wired communication system such as USB may be used. May be used.

  The communication terminal 20 can perform wireless communication with the physical information detection device 10 when the communication terminal 20 exists within a communicable range with the physical information detection device 10. Further, the communication terminal 20 uses a position measurement technique (for example, position measurement using GPS (Global Positioning System) or position information of a wireless LAN access point) to measure the position of the communication terminal 20. A module (not shown) is provided. In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 20 is configured to measure its own position using the position measurement module when receiving information related to the user's physical condition from the physical information detection device 10.

  The communication terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile terminal, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, a television receiver having a bidirectional communication function (including a so-called multi-function smart TV), or the like. The terminal device may be operated by an individual user.

  The information providing apparatus 30 acquires information on the physical state received by the communication terminal 20 from the physical information detection apparatus 10 and information on the position of the user measured by the communication terminal 20 from the communication terminal 20 via the communication network NW. Whether or not to provide guidance information on the communication terminal 20, at least one of information on the physical state and information on the user's behavior estimated based on the information on the physical state, and information on the user's position, It is comprised so that it may discriminate based on.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 30 receives at least one of information related to the user's physical condition, information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition, and information related to the user's position in the area A. The terminal device 40 is connected to the communication network NW.

  Similarly to the communication terminal 20, the terminal device 40 may be a terminal device operated by an individual user (for example, a traveler's family).

(2) Configuration of Communication Terminal The communication terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the communication terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, a nonvolatile memory 24, a display processing unit 25, and the like. The display unit 26, the input unit 27, and the communication interface unit 28 are provided, and a bus 29 for transmitting control signals or data signals between the units is provided.

  When the power is turned on to the communication terminal 20, the CPU 21 loads various programs stored in the ROM 22 or the nonvolatile memory 24 into the RAM 23 and executes them. Moreover, CPU21 receives the signal transmitted from the physical information detection apparatus 10 via the communication interface part 28, and interprets the signal. Further, the CPU 21 transmits data stored in the ROM 22, RAM 23, or nonvolatile memory 24 to the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28. Furthermore, the CPU 21 receives the signal transmitted from the information providing apparatus 30 via the communication interface unit 28 and interprets the signal.

  The non-volatile memory 24 is, for example, a flash memory, and stores a program executed by the CPU 21 and data referred to by the CPU 21.

  The display processing unit 25 displays the display data given from the CPU 21 on the display unit 26. The display unit 26 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor including thin film transistors arranged in units of pixels in a matrix. The display unit 26 drives the thin film transistors based on display data to display data to be displayed on the display screen. indicate.

  When the communication terminal 20 is a button input type terminal device, the input unit 27 includes a button group including a plurality of instruction input buttons such as a direction instruction button and a decision button for accepting a user operation input, a numeric keypad, and the like. A button group including a plurality of instruction input buttons, and includes an interface circuit for recognizing a pressing (operation) input of each button and outputting it to the CPU 21.

  When the communication terminal 20 is a touch panel input type terminal device, the input unit 27 receives touch panel type input mainly by touching the display screen with a fingertip or a pen. The touch panel input method may be a known method such as a capacitance method.

  The communication interface unit 28 includes an interface circuit for performing communication using the above-described wireless communication method and an interface circuit for performing communication via the communication network NW. Here, when the CPU 21 communicates with a plurality of physical information detection devices 10, the received information regarding the physical state is, for example, the identification information of the physical information detection device 10 that transmitted the information, the reception date and time of the information, or the like. May be stored in the RAM 23 or the non-volatile memory 24 or may be transmitted to the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28 and the communication network NW. Note that the identification information of the physical information detection device 10 may be obtainable from the physical information detection device 10 when the communication terminal 20 receives information related to the physical state from the physical information detection device 10, for example. In addition, the reception date and time of the information related to the physical condition may be acquired by, for example, a timer (not shown) built in the CPU 21.

(3) Configuration of Information Providing Device The configuration of the information providing device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the information providing apparatus 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the information providing apparatus 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 34, a display processing unit 35, a display unit 36, an input unit 37, and a communication interface unit. 38, and a bus 39 for transmitting control signals or data signals between the respective units is provided. The information providing apparatus 30 may be a general-purpose personal computer, for example.

  When the power is turned on to the information providing apparatus 30, the CPU 31 loads various programs stored in the ROM 32 or the HDD 34 to the RAM 33 and executes them. In the present embodiment, the CPU 31 reads out and executes a program stored in the ROM 32 or the HDD 34 to thereby execute a storage unit 51, a first acquisition unit 52, a second acquisition unit 53, an information provision unit 54, and a transmission unit 55, which will be described later. The function (shown in FIG. 4) is realized.

  The HDD 34 is a nonvolatile storage device, and stores an operating system (OS) and a program executed on the OS. The HDD 34 may store a content database (shown in FIG. 5) and behavior estimation data (shown in FIG. 6), which will be described later.

  The input unit 37 is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard. The communication interface unit 38 includes an interface circuit for performing communication via the communication network NW. Details of the other units in the information providing apparatus 30 are the same as those of the communication terminal 20.

(4) Overview of Functions in Information Providing System Functions realized in the information providing system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions that play a main role in the information providing system according to the present embodiment. In the functional block diagram of FIG. 4, the storage means 51, the first acquisition means 52, the second acquisition means 53, and the information provision means 54 correspond to the main configuration of the present invention. The other means (transmission means 55) is not necessarily an essential component, but is a component for making the present invention more preferable.

  The storage unit 51 has a function of storing guide information including information regarding a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area A.

  The function of the memory | storage means 51 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. When data including guidance information is input using, for example, the input unit 37, the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 stores the input data in the content database illustrated in FIG. In addition, when the CPU 31 receives data including guidance information from, for example, an external device via the communication interface unit 38, the CPU 31 may store the received data in the content database.

  FIG. 5 shows a content database in the case where a tourist area within a predetermined range is assumed as the area A. The content database includes the name of the facility, the latitude and longitude of the facility, and the facility for each of a plurality of facilities (e.g., eight in the illustrated example) in the region A (for example, a tourist facility, a resting facility, and a restaurant). The provision conditions for the corresponding guide information and the guide information corresponding to the facility are described. The provision conditions of the guidance information include a condition relating to the user's physical condition (in the example of the figure, heart rate), a condition relating to the user's action (in the example of the figure, walking and stationary), a condition relating to the user's position, Are described. In the example of the figure, among the plurality of facilities, a facility that does not include the condition relating to the user's physical condition and / or the condition relating to the user's behavior in the provision conditions of the guidance information (in the example of the figure, toilet, sightseeing spot A , Sightseeing spot B, sightseeing spot C, sightseeing spot D) on the communication terminal 20 by determining that the corresponding guide information satisfies the condition relating to the user's physical condition and / or the condition relating to the user's action. May be provided in The guidance information includes, for example, a message for notifying that the user has arrived at the corresponding facility, a facility for improving the user's physical condition (for example, a resting facility such as a toilet or bench, or a dining facility such as a restaurant) Etc.) may be included. The guidance information may be composed of text data, audio data, image data, or a combination of these data.

  The 1st acquisition means 52 is provided with the function which acquires the information regarding the user's physical condition which exists in the area | region A. FIG. Here, the information on the user's physical condition is, for example, the user's heart rate (pulse), blood pressure, body temperature (for example, skin temperature), sweating amount, walking speed, acceleration in three axes, exercise intensity, calorie consumption, Alternatively, it may be a value such as posture, or any value of the user's heart rate (pulse), blood pressure, body temperature, sweating rate, walking speed, acceleration in three axes, exercise intensity, calorie consumption, posture, etc. May be a value obtained by substituting into a predetermined calculation formula, or the user's heart rate (pulse), blood pressure, body temperature, sweating rate, walking speed, triaxial acceleration, exercise intensity, calorie consumption Information indicating any degree of posture or the like may be used.

  Moreover, the 1st acquisition means 52 may acquire the information regarding a user's physical condition from the physical information detection apparatus 10 with which the said user was mounted | worn. In this case, it is possible to accurately acquire information related to the physical condition, so that it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not to provide guidance information, and more appropriately to provide guidance information to the user. Can do.

  The function of the 1st acquisition means 52 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. Here, the information on the user's physical condition is the value of the user's heart rate and the value of the acceleration in the traveling direction of the user obtained from the acceleration in the triaxial direction, and the first acquisition means 52 However, the case where the said information is acquired from the physical information detection apparatus 10 is demonstrated as an example. First, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 includes each of the user's heart rate and acceleration in the traveling direction transmitted from the physical information detection device 10 when the physical information detection device 10 worn by the user is within the communicable range. Is received via the communication interface unit 28. Next, the CPU 21 stores the received values of the user's heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction in, for example, the RAM 23, and stores the values of the user's heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction stored in the RAM 23 as the communication interface. The information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 30 via the unit 28.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 31 of the information providing device 30 receives (acquires) each value of the user's heart rate and acceleration in the traveling direction transmitted from the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38, the received user's heart rate. Each value of the number and the acceleration in the traveling direction is stored in, for example, the RAM 33 or the HDD 34.

  The second acquisition unit 53 has a function of acquiring information related to the position of the user in the area A. Here, the information regarding the user's position may be, for example, a value representing the current position of the user (which may be latitude and longitude, or may be latitude, longitude, and altitude). It may be a value of temperature, humidity, heat index (WBGT: Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature), etc. at the current position of the user, or a value of the position of the communication terminal existing within a predetermined range from the user's current position. Alternatively, the value of the current position of the user, the value of the temperature, humidity, heat index, etc. at the current position, or the value of the position of the communication terminal existing within a predetermined range from the current position may be a predetermined calculation formula. It may be a value obtained by substitution.

  The function of the 2nd acquisition means 53 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. Here, a case where the information related to the user's position is a value of the position (latitude and longitude) of the communication terminal 20 existing within a predetermined range from the user's current position will be described as an example. First, when the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 receives information about the user's physical condition (each value of the heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction) transmitted from the physical information detection device 10 via the communication interface unit 28. The position is measured using the position measurement module, and the measured position value is stored in the RAM 23, for example. Then, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 transmits the position value stored in the RAM 23 to the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 receives (acquires) the position value transmitted from the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38, the CPU 31 stores the received position value in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34, for example.

  The information providing means 54 is a case where at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition satisfies the first condition, and relates to the position of the user When the information satisfies the second condition, the stored guidance information is provided on the communication terminal 20. Here, the first condition may be, for example, that the value of information related to the user's physical condition (eg, heart rate) is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, or information related to the user's physical condition (eg, body temperature). The value may be equal to or less than a predetermined value, or the value of information related to the user's physical condition may be equal to the predetermined value. In addition, the first condition is, for example, information related to the user's behavior estimated based on information related to the user's physical condition (for example, at least one of acceleration in the traveling direction and heart rate) (for example, during walking or during observation) , Shopping, resting, resting, eating, moving by vehicle, etc.) may correspond to predetermined action content (for example, walking or resting). Furthermore, the second condition is, for example, that the information on the position of the user (for example, the current position of the communication terminal 20) is a position within a predetermined range (for example, within several tens of meters) from any facility. Alternatively, the information on the user's position (for example, the temperature, humidity, or heat index at the current position of the user or the communication terminal 20) may be a predetermined value or more, and the information on the user's position is predetermined. It may be equal to the value.

  The function of the information provision means 54 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. Here, the first condition is that the value of the user's heart rate (information regarding the user's physical condition) is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and / or at least one of acceleration in the traveling direction and heart rate (the user's heart rate). That the behavior of the user estimated based on the information on the physical condition) is walking or stationary, and the second condition is that the current position of the communication terminal 20 (information on the position of the user) is A case where the position is within a predetermined range (for example, within several tens of meters) from any facility will be described as an example.

  First, the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 accesses the behavior estimation data stored in the HDD 34, and obtains information on the user's physical condition acquired based on the function of the first acquisition unit 52 (here, the acceleration and heart rate in the traveling direction). Number)) to estimate the user's behavior. As shown in FIG. 6, the behavior estimation data includes acceleration in the traveling direction every predetermined time (for example, 50 milliseconds), a variance value of acceleration in the traveling direction every predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), and the moving distance of the user. Information about the user's action content estimated from the conditions related to each of the user's position and heart rate (in the example of the figure, "falling", "moving by vehicle", "visiting", "shopping" ”,“ Walking ”,“ mealing ”,“ resting ”,“ other stationary ”, etc.) are associated with each other.

Here, with reference to FIG. 6, an example of a method for estimating the user's action content based on the acceleration in the traveling direction of the user and the heart rate will be described. First, when the acceleration in the traveling direction every predetermined time (for example, 50 milliseconds) is a predetermined value (for example, −20G ² ) or less or a predetermined value (for example, 20G ² ) or more, the user's action content is estimated as “falling”. Is done. Further, when the acceleration in the traveling direction is greater than a predetermined value (for example, −20G ² ) and less than the predetermined value (for example, 20G ² ), the variance value of the acceleration in the traveling direction every predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds). Is greater than a predetermined value (for example, 0.05 G ² ), it is determined that the user is moving, and when the variance value of acceleration in the traveling direction is equal to or less than the predetermined value (for example, 0.05 G ² ) Is determined that the user is stationary.

  When it is determined that the user is moving, and the movement distance of the user within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) is a predetermined value (for example, 20 m) or more, the action content of the user is “ It is estimated that “movement by vehicle”. Further, when the user's moving distance within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) is less than a predetermined value (for example, 20 m), and the user's position is within a predetermined range (for example, 30 m) from the tourist facility, When the user's action content is estimated as “visiting” and the user's position is within a predetermined range (for example, 30 m) from the souvenir facility, the user's action content is estimated as “shopping” and the user's position In other cases, it is estimated that the user's action content is “walking”.

  When it is determined that the user is stationary, the ratio of the average heart rate of the user for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) to the heart rate of the user at rest is within a predetermined range (for example, 1.25 In the case of 1.35 or less), it is estimated that the user's action content is “meal”. In addition, when the user's heart rate is decreasing, or the ratio of the average heart rate of the user for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) to the heart rate of the user at rest is a predetermined value (for example, 1.7) If the user's heart rate is lower and the user's heart rate is stable, the user's action content is estimated to be “resting”. Here, the case where the user's heart rate is decreasing is, for example, when the time change of the average heart rate for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) is represented by the slope of the regression line using the least squares method. The inclination may be a predetermined value (for example, −0.5) or less. The case where the user's heart rate is stable may be, for example, a case where the slope of the regression line is within a predetermined range (for example, greater than −0.5 and 0.5 or less). In addition, when the conditions regarding a user's heart rate are other than the above, it is estimated that a user's action content is "other stationary."

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 31 acquires the acceleration and heart rate acquired based on the function of the first acquisition unit 52 and the position acquired based on the function of the second acquisition unit 53 among the content of each action stored in the behavior estimation data. Based on the above, the user's action is estimated by extracting the corresponding action content. And CPU31 memorize | stores the information regarding the extracted action content in RAM33 or HDD34, for example.

  In addition, although the case where a user's action content was estimated based on the information regarding a user's physical condition and the information regarding a user's position was demonstrated as an example here, it is not restricted to this case. For example, the user's action content may be estimated based only on information related to the user's physical condition, or may be estimated based on information related to the user's physical condition and information other than information related to the user's position. May be.

  Next, the CPU 31 accesses the content database stored in the HDD 34, and extracts a facility where the position stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34 satisfies the provision condition of the guidance information from among the plurality of facilities stored in the content database.

  Next, when any of the plurality of positions stored in the content database is extracted, the CPU 31 extracts the position of the heart rate value and / or action content stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34. It is determined whether or not the provision condition of the guidance information corresponding to is satisfied.

  When the CPU 31 determines that the provision condition for the guidance information is satisfied, the CPU 31 extracts the guidance information corresponding to the provision condition, and transmits the extracted guidance information to the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 receives the guidance information transmitted from the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28, the CPU 21 displays the received guidance information on the display unit 26, for example. Note that the CPU 21 may output the guidance information from a voice output device such as a speaker, for example, when the guidance information is constituted by voice data.

  In this way, for example, it is possible to provide guidance information to the user in consideration of the user's physical condition, current position, environment of the current position, and the like.

  The transmission means 55 is a terminal that exists at least one of the information related to the acquired physical condition, the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition, and the information related to the acquired position outside the area A. A function of transmitting to the device 40 is provided. Thereby, for example, the user's physical condition, action content, current position, environment of the current position, and the like can be confirmed on the terminal device 40 existing outside the predetermined area A.

  The function of the transmission means 55 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. The CPU 31 of the information providing device 30 is estimated based on the heart rate and / or the acceleration value in the traveling direction (information relating to the user's physical information) acquired based on the function of the first acquisition unit 52 and the acceleration in the traveling direction. At least one of the user action content (information related to the user action) and the position value (information related to the user position) acquired based on the function of the second acquisition unit 53 is extracted from the RAM 33 or the HDD 34. And transmitted to the terminal device 40 via the communication interface unit 38.

  On the other hand, when the terminal device 40 receives at least one of the heart rate and / or the acceleration value in the traveling direction, the content of the user's action, and the value of the current position of the communication terminal 20 from the information providing device 30, the terminal device 40 receives it. The information may be displayed on a display device such as a monitor. In this case, the display device of the terminal device 40 may display the user's heart rate and / or the acceleration value in the traveling direction, the user's action content, or the current state of the communication terminal 20. A position (that is, a position substantially the same as the current position of the user) may be displayed, the value of the user's heart rate and / or the acceleration in the traveling direction, the content of the user's action, the current position of the communication terminal 20, May all be displayed.

  In this way, the user of the terminal device 40 (for example, a traveler's family) can determine whether the user's (for example, traveler) 's physical condition and action content (for example, whether a break or meal time is appropriate) Alternatively, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the continuous walking time is appropriate.

(5) Flow of Main Processing of Information Providing System of Present Embodiment Next, an example of the flow of main processing performed by the information providing system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 includes each of the user's heart rate and acceleration in the traveling direction transmitted from the physical information detection device 10 when the physical information detection device 10 worn by the user is within the communicable range. When the value (information related to the user's physical condition) is received via the communication interface unit 28, the received values of the user's heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction are stored in the RAM 23, for example. Then, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 transmits the values of the user's heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction stored in the RAM 23 to the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28. On the other hand, when the CPU 31 of the information providing device 30 receives (acquires) the values of the user's heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction transmitted from the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38 (step S100), the CPU 31 receives the values. The values of the user's heart rate and the acceleration in the traveling direction are stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34, for example.

  Next, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 measures its own position using the position measurement module, and stores the measured position value (information on the user's position) in, for example, the RAM 23. Then, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 transmits the position value stored in the RAM 23 to the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28. On the other hand, when the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 receives (acquires) the position value transmitted from the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38 (step S102), the received position value is stored in, for example, the RAM 33 or the HDD 34. Remember.

  Next, the CPU 31 of the information providing device 30 accesses the behavior estimation data stored in the HDD 34, and based on the information (here, acceleration in the traveling direction and heart rate) related to the user's physical condition obtained in step S100. The user's action is estimated (step S104). In addition, CPU31 may estimate a user's action based on the information regarding the physical state of the user who earned in step S100, and the information regarding the position of the user acquired in step S102. And CPU31 memorize | stores the information regarding the estimated action content in RAM33 or HDD34, for example.

  Next, the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 accesses the content database stored in the HDD 34 and stores the heart rate value and action content stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34 for each of a plurality of positions stored in the content database. It is determined whether or not at least one of the conditions for providing the corresponding guidance information is satisfied (that is, whether or not the first condition is satisfied) (step S106), and a position within a predetermined range from the position stored in the RAM 33 (That is, whether or not the second condition is satisfied) is determined (step S108).

  The CPU 31 satisfies at least one of the heart rate value and the action content stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34 among the plurality of facilities stored in the content database satisfies the provision condition of the corresponding guidance information (first condition is satisfied). Guidance information corresponding to a facility (step S108: YES) that is a facility (step S106: YES) and exists within a predetermined range from the position stored in the RAM 33 (satisfies the second condition) is provided on the communication terminal 20 (Step S110). Specifically, the CPU 31 extracts guidance information corresponding to the facility from the content database, and transmits the extracted guidance information to the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38. On the other hand, when the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 receives the guidance information transmitted from the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28, the CPU 21 displays the received guidance information on the display unit 26, for example.

  Further, for example, when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed after performing the process of any one of steps S100 to S110 (step S112: YES), the CPU 31 proceeds to the process of step S100. May be.

  Note that, in the process of step S104, the CPU 31 does not include a facility that satisfies the guidance information provision condition regarding the heart rate value stored in the RAM 33 among the plurality of facilities stored in the content database (step S106: NO). ) Or when there is no facility within a predetermined range from the position stored in the RAM 33 (step S108: NO), the process may proceed to step S112.

  As described above, according to the information providing system, the information providing method, and the program of the present embodiment, the value of the user's heart rate (information regarding the user's physical condition) is greater than or equal to a predetermined value and / or the direction of travel This is a case where the user's action estimated based on at least one of acceleration and heart rate (information on the user's physical condition) is a predetermined action (for example, walking or standing) (first condition is satisfied). Since the stored guidance information is provided on the communication terminal 20 when the current position of the communication terminal 20 (information on the user's position) is within a predetermined range (satisfying the second condition) from any facility position. Whether or not to provide guidance information on the communication terminal 20 depends on at least the value of the user's heart rate (information about the user's physical condition) and the content of the user's behavior (information about the user's behavior). On the other hand and it can be determined based on the current position of the communication terminal 20 (information on the location of the user). Thus, compared with the case where guidance information is simply provided based on the user's attributes, for example, the guidance information is given to the user in consideration of the user's physical condition, action content, current position, current position environment, etc. It becomes possible to provide. Therefore, guidance information can be appropriately provided to the user.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the information providing system, information providing method, and program according to the present embodiment are different from those of the first embodiment in that third acquisition means 56 is provided. Hereinafter, a configuration different from the first embodiment will be described.

  The 3rd acquisition means 56 is provided with the function which acquires the information regarding a user's attribute. The function of the 3rd acquisition means 56 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. The CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 is a display for inputting user attributes (for example, elderly, infants, juveniles, injured persons, disabled persons, etc.) at a predetermined timing (for example, timing when a predetermined application is activated). Data may be generated and displayed on the display unit 26. Further, when a user attribute is input using the input unit 27, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 stores the input user attribute in, for example, the RAM 23. Then, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 transmits the user attribute stored in the RAM 23 to the information providing apparatus 30 via the communication interface unit 28.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 receives (acquires) the user attribute transmitted from the communication terminal 20 via the communication interface unit 38, the CPU 31 stores the received user attribute in, for example, the RAM 33 or the HDD 34.

  In the present embodiment, the information providing means 54 is a case where at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior satisfies the first condition, and the information related to the user's position satisfies the second condition. When the information regarding the attribute of the user satisfies the third condition, the stored guidance information is provided on the communication terminal 20. Here, the third condition may be, for example, that the user is an elderly person (for example, 65 years or older) or that the user is a handicapped person.

  The function of the information provision means 54 in this embodiment is implement | achieved as follows, for example. Here, the third condition is that the user is an elderly person (for example, 65 years old or older), and this condition is included in the item for providing guidance information of the content database shown in FIG. The case will be described as an example. Whether the CPU 31 of the information providing device 30 accesses the content database stored in the HDD 34 and whether the heart rate value stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value for each of the plurality of facilities stored in the content database. And / or whether the action content stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34 is walking or stationary (whether or not the first condition is satisfied) is determined, and a predetermined range from the position stored in the RAM 33 is determined. Whether or not the user's attribute stored in the RAM 33 is elderly (whether or not the third condition is satisfied). Is determined.

  Then, when there is a facility that satisfies all the conditions for providing the guidance information among the plurality of facilities, the CPU 31 extracts the guidance information corresponding to the facility, and communicates the extracted guidance information via the communication interface unit 38. It transmits to the terminal 20. On the other hand, when the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 receives the guidance information transmitted from the information providing device 30 via the communication interface unit 28, the CPU 21 displays the received guidance information on the display unit 26, for example.

  As described above, according to the information providing system, the information providing method, and the program according to the present embodiment, the guide information is provided to the user in consideration of the user's attributes as well as the physical condition of the user and the environment of the current position. Therefore, it is possible to provide guidance information to the user more appropriately.

Hereinafter, modified examples of the above-described embodiments will be described.
(Modification)
In each of the above embodiments, the case where the information providing unit 54 provides the guidance information on the communication terminal 20 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the information providing unit 54 transmits at least one of the information related to the acquired physical condition, the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical information, and the information related to the acquired position on the communication terminal 20. May be provided. Thereby, for example, the user's physical condition, action content, current position, current position environment, and the like can be confirmed on the communication terminal 20.

  The function of the information provision means 54 in this modification is implement | achieved as follows, for example. For example, when the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 performs the process of step S104 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the user's heart rate and / or acceleration value stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34 (the user's acceleration value) At least one of the information related to the physical state), the content of the user's action (information related to the user's action), and the value of the position of the communication terminal 20 (information related to the position of the user) via the communication interface unit 38. 20 to send.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20 receives at least one of the heart rate and / or the acceleration value in the traveling direction, the action content, and the position value from the information providing device 30, the received information is displayed on the display unit 26. May be displayed. In this case, the display unit 26 of the communication terminal 20 may display the user's heart rate and / or the acceleration value in the traveling direction, the user's action content, or the communication terminal 20. The current position (that is, the position substantially the same as the user's current position) may be displayed, the user's heart rate and / or acceleration value in the traveling direction, the user's action content, and the current position of the communication terminal 20 All of, may be displayed.

  In this way, the user of the communication terminal 20 (for example, a traveler's assistant) or the like determines whether the user's (for example, traveler) 's physical condition or action content (for example, break or meal time is appropriate). Or whether the continuous walking time is appropriate or the like) can be easily determined.

  The program of the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium storing this program may be the non-volatile memory 24 of the communication terminal 20 shown in FIG. 2, or the ROM 32 or the HDD 34 of the information providing apparatus 30 shown in FIG. Further, it may be a CD-ROM that can be read by being inserted into a program reading device such as a CD-ROM drive. Further, the storage medium may be a magnetic tape, a cassette tape, a flexible disk, an MO / MD / DVD, or a semiconductor memory.

  Each embodiment described above is described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in each of the embodiments is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where information related to the user's physical condition is transmitted to the information providing device 30 via the communication terminal 20 has been described as an example. However, for example, the physical information detection device 10 is connected to the communication network NW. If it is configured to be connectable to the information, the information on the physical condition of the user may be directly transmitted from the physical information detecting device 10 to the information providing device 30.

  Moreover, although each embodiment mentioned above demonstrated as an example the case where the physical information detection apparatus 10 and the communication terminal 20 were provided as a separate apparatus, for example, the physical information detection apparatus 10 and the communication terminal 20 are provided. An integrated device may be provided. For example, the physical information detection apparatus 10 may provide guidance information as an example of the “communication terminal” of the present invention. In this case, for example, guidance information may be provided so that different information (for example, vibration, sound, light, etc.) is output depending on the type of facility (for example, resting place, eating and drinking facility, sightseeing facility, etc.) Guidance information may be provided so that the output mode of any information such as vibration, sound, and light differs depending on the type of facility. In addition, for example, even when the physical information device 10 and the communication terminal 20 are individually provided, the communication terminal 20 and / or the terminal device 40 have different information (for example, vibration, audio) depending on the type of facility. Guidance information may be provided so that the output mode of any information such as vibration, sound, and light differs depending on the type of facility. Also good.

  Furthermore, the information providing unit 54 provides predetermined warning information in at least one of the communication terminal 20 and the terminal device 40 when an abnormality of the user is detected based on at least one of information on the physical condition and information on the user's behavior. May be. For example, when the CPU 31 of the information providing apparatus 30 determines that the heart rate is less than a predetermined value or greater than or equal to a predetermined value (when a user's abnormality is detected based on information related to the physical condition), and / or in three axis directions When it is determined that the user has fallen based on the acceleration of the user (when the user's abnormality is detected based on the information related to the user's behavior), the warning information is sent to the communication terminal 20 and the terminal device 40 via the communication interface unit 38. To at least one of the On the other hand, when receiving the warning information, the communication terminal 20 and / or the terminal device 40 outputs the received warning information. The warning information may be composed of, for example, light or a buzzer sound, or may be composed of, for example, a message for calling attention (for example, text or sound). Here, the CPU 31 refers to the action content stored in the RAM 33 or the HDD 34, for example, and if the action content “resting” is not continuously recorded for a predetermined time (for example, 3 hours), “ A message for calling attention may be generated, such as “Please take a break because you have not taken a break.” Thereby, for example, a user of the communication terminal 20 (for example, a traveler's assistant) and / or a user of the terminal device 40 (for example, a traveler's family) has an abnormality in the user (for example, a traveler). It is possible to easily recognize that the user has taken care of the user's action. Further, the warning information may be provided on the physical information detection device 10.

  Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the position of the communication terminal 20 is measured using the position measurement module provided in the communication terminal 20 has been described as an example. A module may be provided, and the physical information detection apparatus 10 may measure its own position using the position measurement module. In this case, the position of the physical information detection device 10, that is, the position of the user wearing the physical information detection device 10 can be measured.

  Furthermore, although each embodiment mentioned above demonstrated as an example the case where CPU31 of the information provision apparatus 30 acquires the information regarding a user's position from the communication terminal 20, for example, the information regarding a user's position is the present of the communication terminal 20. In the case of the temperature, humidity, heat index, etc. at the position, an external device (for example, a device capable of providing weather data) connected to the communication network NW is accessed, and the temperature, humidity at the current position of the communication terminal 20 is accessed. Information regarding the heat index may be acquired.

  Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where any one piece of guide information satisfying the provision condition is extracted and provided is described as an example. For example, a plurality of pieces of guide information satisfying the provision condition are extracted. In the case where it is done, a plurality of pieces of extracted guidance information may be provided so that facilities corresponding to the guidance information are guided in order from the user's current position.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior satisfies the first condition, and the information related to the user's position satisfies the second condition, The case where the stored guidance information is provided when the information regarding the user's attribute satisfies the third condition has been described as an example. For example, a predetermined restriction condition (for example, the user's attribute is If the user is a wheelchair user and there is a step on the route from the current position of the user to the facility corresponding to the guidance information), the guidance information may not be provided. Other guidance information satisfying the first to third conditions may be provided, or information on other routes from the current position of the user to the facility corresponding to the guidance information is provided. Good.

  Furthermore, in each embodiment described above, the functions of the storage unit 51, the first acquisition unit 52, the second acquisition unit 53, the information provision unit 54, the transmission unit 55, and the third acquisition unit 56 are realized by the information providing apparatus 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. All of these means may be realized by the physical information detection device 10 or the communication terminal 20, or at least a part of the means may be realized by the physical information detection device 10 or the communication terminal 20.

  The information providing system, information providing method, and program according to the present invention as described above can appropriately provide guidance information to users existing in a predetermined area, for example, for travel services that provide universal tourism. Since it can be used suitably, the industrial applicability is very large.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Physical information detection apparatus 20 ... Communication terminal 30 ... Information provision apparatus 40 ... Terminal apparatus 51 ... Memory | storage means 52 ... 1st acquisition means 53 ... 2nd acquisition means 54 ... Information provision means 55 ... Transmission means 56 ... 3rd acquisition means

Claims (7)

An information providing system for providing guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area,
Storage means for storing guidance information including information on a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area;
First acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the physical condition of the user existing in the area;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information about the position of the user in the area;
When at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition satisfies the first condition, the information related to the user's position is the second Information providing means for providing the stored guidance information on the communication terminal when the condition is satisfied;
An information providing system comprising:   The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires information related to the user's physical condition from a physical information detection device worn by the user.   The information providing means provides on the communication terminal at least one of information related to the acquired physical condition, information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition, and information related to the acquired position. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2. 3rd acquisition means which acquires information about the attribute of the user,
The information providing means is a case where at least one of the information related to the physical condition of the user and the information related to the action of the user satisfies the first condition, and the information related to the position of the user satisfies the second condition. The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stored guidance information is provided on the communication terminal when information on the attribute of the user satisfies a third condition.   At least one of the information related to the acquired physical condition, the information related to the user behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition, and the information related to the acquired position is transmitted to the terminal device existing outside the area. The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a transmission unit. An information providing method for causing a computer to provide guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area,
The computer
Storing guidance information including information relating to a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area;
Obtaining information regarding the physical condition of the user present in the region;
Obtaining information regarding the position of the user within the region;
When at least one of the information related to the user's physical condition and the information related to the user's behavior estimated based on the information related to the physical condition satisfies the first condition, the information related to the user's position is the second Providing the stored guidance information on the communication terminal if the condition is satisfied;
An information providing method for executing each step. A program for causing a computer to provide guidance information on a communication terminal existing in a predetermined area,
In the computer,
A function for storing guidance information including information on a facility existing at a predetermined position in the area;
A function of acquiring information about the physical condition of the user existing in the area;
At least one of a function for acquiring information on the position of the user in the area, information on the user's physical state, and information on the user's behavior estimated based on the information on the physical state is first. A function for providing stored guidance information on the communication terminal when the information on the position of the user satisfies the second condition if the condition is satisfied,
A program to realize

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