JP4486457B2 - Information providing method, information providing system, and information providing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides an information providing method, an information providing system, and information for providing information related to arrival at a destination indicated by the destination information based on position information, destination information, and target arrival time received from a mobile communication device The present invention relates to a providing device.

  Nowadays, mobile terminals such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phones, and mobile terminal devices such as PHS (Personal Handy phone System) phones have become more multifunctional, larger display screens and higher resolutions. Remarkably, a system for providing various data to such a mobile terminal device via a network has been constructed. Examples of systems that can be used with mobile phones include i-mode (registered trademark) provided by NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Vodafone Live (registered trademark) provided by Vodafone, and KDDI Corporation. There are services such as EZweb (registered trademark) provided by, and by using a mobile phone corresponding to each service, it is possible to receive various contents for i-mode, Vodafone live, or EZweb.

  On the other hand, mobile phones equipped with a function of detecting the current location using GPS (Global Positioning System) are widespread, and services for providing map data as contents to such mobile phones are provided. . A user who uses such a service receives the corresponding map data based on the current location detected by the mobile phone, displays the provided map data, and periodically detects the current location detected by the mobile phone. The navigation function by plotting can be used.

  As described above, by operating the navigation function by the mobile phone, the user may move according to the map showing the route to the desired destination displayed on the mobile phone and various voice guidance. Even if you are unfamiliar with the geography on the land or get lost, you can definitely reach your destination. In addition, since a user who carries a mobile phone uses not only walking, bicycles, motorcycles, etc. but also various transportation facilities, a system for realizing a navigation function by the mobile phone is desired by the user. When it is necessary to use various transportation facilities on the route to the destination, the fact is notified and the route using the transportation facility is guided.

In addition, when guiding a route using transportation, the target arrival time to the destination is set by the user, so that it is best compared with the timetable in various transportations in time for the target arrival time. To guide the route. Therefore, the user can surely arrive at the destination by the target arrival time by using various transportation facilities according to the route guided by the navigation function. In addition, as a system which implement | achieves the navigation function by a mobile telephone device, there exist some which are shown to the following patent documents 1 and 2. FIG.
JP 2003-244767 A JP 2003-90733 A

  However, as described above, the user who uses the navigation function can know the route to the desired destination, but there is a problem that it is difficult to actually grasp the travel time required to reach the destination. Specifically, the user must determine whether or not he / she needs to run in order to arrive at the destination by the target arrival time desired by the user, for example, on the route to the destination, for example, on foot. If an incorrect determination is made, there is a risk of causing a situation that is not in time for the target arrival time.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the object of the present invention is to move at a pre-registered moving speed in order to arrive at the destination by the target arrival time desired by the user. Information providing method and information providing system capable of notifying a user via a portable communication device for each waypoint whether or not it is necessary to move at a speed higher than the moving speed. And providing an information providing apparatus.

  Another object of the present invention is information that can notify the user via the portable communication device whether or not the moving speed needs to be changed when the user actually starts moving to the destination. To provide a providing method, an information providing system, and an information providing apparatus.

  Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to enable the mobile communication device to notify each user of the information efficiently by outputting the information received from the information providing device by voice. An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing method capable of reducing a user's operation processing load by receiving information from a user by voice input.

  Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a user of a mobile communication device that has played back each piece of music information by providing different music information according to each piece of information transmitted from the information providing device to the mobile communication device. An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing method capable of knowing each piece of information notified in accordance with music.

In order to solve the above-described problem, an information providing method according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a map of position information, destination information, and target arrival time indicating a position detected by a mobile communication device having position detection means. Information is transmitted to the information providing device stored in the storage unit, and the information providing device sends information related to arrival at the destination indicated by the destination information to the portable communication device based on the received information. An information providing method for transmitting, wherein the mobile communication device appropriately transmits speed information indicating a moving speed of a user of the device to the information providing device, and the information providing device transmits the speed information from the mobile communication device. each time received, updates the rate information stored in the storage unit, the position information from the portable communication device, when receiving the destination information and the target arrival time, the object Chijo from the position where the position information indicates The route to the destination indicated by said storage unit is specified based on the map information stored, when the identified path having one or more route points, via path and each for each route point from the identified path The target arrival time to the ground is specified, and the movement indicated by the speed information based on the route length of the route to the one waypoint, the target arrival time to the one waypoint, and the speed information stored in the storage unit Movement information instructing movement at a speed or a speed higher than the movement speed is transmitted to the portable communication device, and the route to each specified waypoint, the target arrival time at each waypoint, and the one waypoint When the mobile communication device requests movement information regarding the next route from the information stored in the storage unit, the fact that the mobile communication device has transmitted movement information related to the route to the mobile communication device is stored. The next waypoint or the destination And the next route based on the route length of the route to the specified next waypoint or the destination, the target arrival time to the next waypoint or the destination, and the speed information stored in the storage unit. The mobile information is transmitted to the portable communication device .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information providing method, the portable communication device transmits position information related to movement indicating the position detected by the position detecting means during movement to the destination to the information providing device, and provides the information When receiving position information relating to movement from the portable communication device, the apparatus transmits movement speed information indicating a movement speed based on the received position information relating to movement, the destination information, and the target arrival time to the portable It transmits to a communication apparatus, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing method, wherein the mobile communication device includes an audio output unit, and the audio output unit outputs the information received from the information providing device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information providing method, wherein the mobile communication device includes a voice input unit, and creates the destination information and the target arrival time based on the voice received by the voice input unit. And

  In the information providing method according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the information providing apparatus stores a plurality of pieces of music information in the storage unit, and when transmitting each piece of information to the mobile communication device, the piece of music information corresponding to each piece of information is obtained. It reads from the said memory | storage part, It transmits to the said mobile communication apparatus, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information providing method, when the information providing device transmits the movement information to the portable communication device, the portable information communication device reads out music information corresponding to an instruction related to the movement information from the storage unit. It transmits to an apparatus, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information providing method, when the information providing device transmits the moving speed information to the portable communication device, the information providing device reads out music information corresponding to the moving speed according to the moving speed information from the storage unit. It transmits to the said portable communication apparatus, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the information providing method according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the information providing apparatus compares the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication device and the identified route, and when the position is more than a predetermined distance from the route, Music information corresponding to that is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the portable communication device.

Information providing method according to a ninth invention, the portable communication device, based on the position information indicating the position detected by said position detecting means, requesting movement information about the next route, the information supply device, wherein the position When the movement information is requested based on the information, the next waypoint or the destination is specified from the position indicated by the received position information and the information stored in the storage unit .

  In the information providing method according to the tenth invention, the information providing device stores route information corresponding to each of a plurality of transportation facilities in the storage unit, and each information received from the portable communication device and the storage unit The route using the transportation to the destination indicated by the destination information is specified based on the route information stored in the destination information.

An information providing system according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention includes a portable communication device having position detecting means and a storage unit for storing map information, and is based on the position information, destination information, and target arrival time received from the portable communication device. An information providing system that transmits information related to arrival at the destination indicated by the destination information to the portable communication device, wherein the portable communication device determines the movement speed of the device carrier. and means for transmitting appropriate speed information indicating to said information providing apparatus, the information providing equipment is every time of receiving the speed information from said portable communication device, and updates the speed information stored in the storage unit means, the position information from the portable communication device, when receiving the destination information and the target arrival time, a route from the position where the positional information indicating the destination indicated by the destination information, the storage unit stores Means for identifying, based on the map information that, when the specific route having one or more route points, means for identifying a path and a target arrival time for each route point to each route point from the identified path, Based on the route length of the route to one waypoint, the target arrival time to the one waypoint, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the moving speed indicated by the speed information or a speed higher than the moving speed Means for transmitting movement information instructing movement of the mobile communication device to the mobile communication device, and the mobile information on the specified route to each transit point, the target arrival time to each transit point, and the route to the one transit point. Means for storing the information transmitted to the communication device in the storage unit, and when the mobile communication device requests movement information regarding the next route, from the information stored in the storage unit, Hand identifying destination And the next route specified based on the route length of the route to the specified next waypoint or the destination, the target arrival time to the next waypoint or the destination, and the speed information stored in the storage unit. Means for transmitting movement information relating to the mobile communication device to the mobile communication device .

  In an information providing system according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the portable communication device includes means for transmitting position information relating to movement indicating the position detected by the position detecting means during movement to a destination to the information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus, when receiving position information related to movement from the portable communication apparatus, indicates a moving speed based on the received position information related to movement, the destination information, and the target arrival time. It has a means to transmit information to the portable communication device.

An information providing apparatus according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is based on a storage unit for storing map information, a connection unit for connecting to a network, position information, destination information, and target arrival time received via the connection unit. An information providing apparatus for transmitting information related to arrival at the destination indicated by the destination information from the connection unit, and means for receiving speed information indicating a moving speed of the moving body via the connection unit; Each time the speed information is received, the means for updating the speed information stored in the storage unit, and the position information, the destination information, and the target arrival time are received from the position indicated by the position information. Means for specifying the route to the destination indicated by the information based on the map information stored in the storage unit, and when the specified route has one or more waypoints, the route from the specified route to each waypoint And via each Means for identifying a target arrival time at the, on the basis of the route path lengths, the target arrival time and velocity information stored in the storage unit of the to one waypoint of the first waypoint, the rate information Means for transmitting movement information instructing movement at a movement speed indicated by or at a speed higher than the movement speed , a route to each specified waypoint, a target arrival time at each waypoint, and the one Means for storing in the storage unit that movement information relating to the route to the route is transmitted to the portable communication device, and if the movement information relating to the next route is requested from the portable communication device, stored in the storage unit Means for identifying the next waypoint or the destination from the stored information, the route length of the route to the next waypoint or the destination identified, the target arrival at the next waypoint or the destination Time and speed stored by the storage unit Based on the information, characterized in that it comprises a means for transmitting movement information relating to the next path from the connecting portion.

  An information providing apparatus according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is based on means for receiving position information related to movement of the mobile body via the connection unit, position information related to the received movement, the destination information, and the target arrival time. And means for transmitting movement speed information for instructing the movement speed from the connection unit.

In the first invention, the eleventh invention, and the thirteenth invention, the portable communication device having the position detecting means includes position information indicating the position detected by the position detecting means, destination information, target arrival time, and device carrier. The information providing device transmits a route from the position indicated by the location information to the destination indicated by the destination information based on each received information. It specifies based on the map information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part . In addition, when the specified route has one or a plurality of waypoints, the information providing apparatus specifies a route to each waypoint and a target arrival time to each waypoint. Then, the information providing device , based on the route length of the route to the one waypoint, the target arrival time and the speed information to the one waypoint, at the moving speed indicated by the speed information or at a speed higher than the moving speed. The movement information instructing the movement is transmitted to the portable communication device. In addition, the information providing device stores in the storage unit the fact that the movement information related to the route to each waypoint, the target arrival time to each waypoint, and the route information to the one waypoint is transmitted to the mobile communication device. When the mobile communication device requests movement information related to the next route, the next waypoint or destination is specified from the information stored in the storage unit. Then, the information providing device carries the movement information related to the next route based on the route length of the route to the specified next waypoint or destination, the target arrival time and speed information to the next waypoint or destination. Send to communication device. Therefore, in order to arrive at the destination by the target arrival time, it is sufficient to move at a moving speed that has been transmitted from the portable communication device to the information providing device in advance, or at a speed faster than the moving speed. It becomes possible to notify the portable telephone device of each route to each waypoint whether it is necessary.

  In the second invention, the twelfth invention, and the fourteenth invention, the mobile communication device transmits the position information related to the movement detected by the position detecting means during the movement to the destination to the information providing apparatus, and the information providing apparatus When the position information related to movement is received from the mobile communication device, the mobile speed information indicating the movement speed is transmitted to the mobile communication device based on the received position information related to movement, destination information, and target arrival time. . Therefore, when the mobile phone device carrier actually starts moving to the destination, the mobile phone indicates whether the moving speed needs to be changed in order to arrive at the destination by the target arrival time. It is possible to notify the vessel.

  In the third aspect of the invention, the portable communication device includes an audio output unit and outputs each information received from the information providing device as an audio so that the user of the device does not need to see a screen on which each information is displayed. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently receive notification of each information by listening to a message output as appropriate. In the fourth invention, the portable communication device includes a voice input unit, and by creating the destination information and the target arrival time based on the voice received from the voice input unit, The destination information and the target arrival time can be input without operating the operation unit of the mobile communication device.

  In the fifth invention, the information providing device stores a plurality of pieces of music information in the storage unit, and when transmitting each piece of information to the mobile communication device, reads out the piece of music information corresponding to each piece of information from the storage unit. By transmitting, when the portable communication device that has received the music information is played back, the device carrier can know the contents of the notified information based on the played back music. In the sixth aspect of the invention, the information providing device sends to the portable communication device movement information that instructs movement at a moving speed received from the portable communication device in advance or movement at a speed higher than the moving speed. In the case of transmission, when the portable communication device that has received the music information is reproduced by transmitting the music information according to the instruction relating to the movement information, the device carrier is instructed to move according to the reproduced music It becomes possible to know the speed.

  Further, in the seventh invention, when the information providing apparatus transmits the moving speed information indicating the moving speed to the mobile communication device, the information providing apparatus transmits the music information corresponding to the moving speed according to the moving speed information. When the mobile communication device that receives the music information is played back, the device carrier can know whether or not the moving speed needs to be changed according to the played back music. On the other hand, in the eighth invention, the information providing device compares the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication device with the specified route, and if the position is more than a predetermined distance from the route, By transmitting music information corresponding to the effect to the mobile communication device, when the mobile communication device receiving the music information plays, the device carrier knows that the route is incorrect based on the played music Is possible.

In the ninth invention, the mobile communication device requests the movement information related to the next route based on the position information indicating the position detected by the position detecting means, and the information providing device obtains the movement information based on the position information. When requested, the next waypoint or the destination is specified from the position indicated by the position information and the information stored in the storage unit. In other words, when the mobile communication device requests movement information related to the next route, the information providing device may specify a route to which the next movement information should be provided based on the position of the mobile communication device at that time. It becomes possible.

  In the tenth invention, the information providing apparatus stores route information corresponding to each of the plurality of transportation facilities in the storage unit, and stores each information received from the portable communication device and the storage unit. Based on the information, identify the route to the destination using transportation. Therefore, it is possible to guide not only the movement at the movement speed transmitted to the information providing apparatus in advance but also the route to the destination that needs to use the transportation facility.

The first invention according to the eleventh invention and thirteenth invention, the device user who carries the mobile communication device, in order to arrive at the destination to the target arrival time, and transmits the pre portable communication device to the information providing apparatus It is possible to know whether it is necessary to move at a certain moving speed or to move at a speed higher than the moving speed for each route to each waypoint, and surely by the target arrival time You can arrive at your destination. Therefore, at each waypoint on the route to the destination, the device carrier should move at the moving speed in order to arrive at the next waypoint by the target arrival time. Thus, it is possible to know whether it is necessary to move at a speed higher than the moving speed, and it is possible to arrive at each transit point by the target arrival time at each transit point.

  According to the second invention, the twelfth invention, and the fourteenth invention, the mobile communication device transmits position information related to the movement of the device carrier who is moving to the destination to the information providing device. The information providing device transmits to the mobile communication device movement speed information that indicates whether or not the movement speed needs to be changed based on the received position information, destination information, and target arrival time. As a result, when the mobile user of the mobile communication device actually starts to move to the destination, the user can move at the same speed or arrive at the destination by the target arrival time or the moving speed. It is possible to know whether it is necessary to change the destination, and it is possible to arrive at the destination more reliably by the target arrival time.

  According to the third invention, the mobile communication device outputs the information received from the information providing device by voice, so that the device carrier does not need to see the screen on which the information is displayed, and the message is output as appropriate. , It is possible to efficiently receive notification of each information even when moving to the destination. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the portable information processing device creates the destination information and the target arrival time based on the voice received by the portable communication device from the voice input unit, so that the device carrier can operate the operation unit of the portable communication device. Destination information and target arrival time can be input without operation. Therefore, the device carrier can efficiently input the destination information and the target arrival time by voice input under any circumstances.

  According to the fifth invention, when the information providing device transmits each piece of information to the portable communication device, the device carrier of the portable communication device from which the piece of music information is reproduced by transmitting the piece of music information corresponding to the information. The contents of information notified based on the reproduced music can be known. Therefore, the apparatus carrier can arrive at the destination by the target arrival time by moving at a speed according to the information notified based on the music.

  According to the sixth aspect, the information providing apparatus transmits movement information instructing movement at a movement speed previously received from the portable communication apparatus or movement at a speed higher than the movement speed to the portable communication apparatus. The music information corresponding to the instruction related to the movement information is transmitted. According to the seventh invention, when the information providing apparatus transmits the moving speed information indicating the moving speed to the portable communication apparatus, the information providing apparatus transmits music information corresponding to the moving speed related to the moving speed information. Further, according to the eighth aspect, when the current location of the mobile communication device indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication device is more than a predetermined distance away from the specified route, the music information corresponding to that is provided. Send to mobile communication device.

Route according to the ninth invention, the information providing apparatus, when the portable communication device is requested movement information for the next route, based on the location of the mobile communication device at the time, should provide the following movement information Is identified. Therefore, for example, when the device carrier skips one waypoint on the route and arrives at the next waypoint, and then requests movement information regarding the next route, the information providing device may carry the device carrying at that time. It is possible to provide movement information of a route from the position of the person to the next waypoint .

  According to the tenth invention, the information providing device stores route information corresponding to each of the plurality of transportation facilities in the storage unit, each information received from the mobile communication device, and route information stored in the storage unit. Based on the above, the route to the destination using transportation is specified. Therefore, the information providing apparatus can guide not only the movement at the moving speed transmitted to the information providing apparatus in advance by walking, bicycle, motorcycle, or the like, but also the route to the destination that needs to use the transportation facility. .

Hereinafter, an information providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system according to the present invention. The information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment provides requested information (route guidance information) to the mobile phones 2a to 2m, which are mobile communication devices possessed by a user (device carrier) who has subscribed to an information distribution service operated by a business entity. ).

  In the present embodiment, the information providing apparatus 1 according to the present invention is based on the current position information, the destination information, and the target arrival time at the destination received from the mobile phones 2a to 2m. Provides information on arrival at the destination, such as the route, whether or not it is necessary to run to arrive at the destination by the target arrival time. In addition, the information provision apparatus 1 of this embodiment provides various information with a screen and an audio | voice (music).

  The information providing system 100 includes a number of relay base stations that perform wireless connection between the information providing apparatus 1 managed by a business entity that operates an information distribution service (route guidance site) and each of a large number of mobile phones 2a to 2m. 4a to 4n are connected to the network 3, respectively. In the following description, a large number of mobile phone devices 2a to 2m are collectively described as a mobile phone device 2, and a large number of relay base stations 4a to 4n are collectively described as a relay base station 4.

  The subscription to the information distribution service is performed when each user makes an application at a predetermined store, or when each user makes an application on a website published by the information providing apparatus 1 on the network 3 with the mobile phone 2. By this application, unique identification data (corresponding to a telephone number) possessed by each mobile phone 2 is managed by the information providing device 1.

  Below, the internal structure of the information provision apparatus 1 and the mobile telephone 2 in the information provision system 100 of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the information providing apparatus 1 and the mobile phone 2 according to the present embodiment. The cellular phone 2 includes a system control unit 20, a first memory unit 21, a second memory unit 22, a voice input unit 23, a voice output unit 24, a display unit 25, an operation unit 26, a communication unit 27, a GPS receiver 28, and the like. Are connected to each other via a bus 2a.

  The system control unit 20 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) having a timer (not shown), an MPU (Micro Processor Unit), or the like, and includes the above-described hardware units connected via the bus 2a. In addition to the control, a predetermined operation is executed according to a control program stored in advance in the first memory unit 21.

  The first memory unit 21 is configured by a ROM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various control programs that define the control contents performed by the system control unit 20. In the present embodiment, a communication program for connecting to a desired website, a browser program related to image browsing processing on the website, a positioning process program, a voice recognition process program, and the like are stored in the first memory unit 21.

  The system control unit 20 executes the positioning processing program stored in the first memory unit 21 so that the current state of the mobile phone 2 is based on the radio waves received from the GPS satellites 28b, 28b... By the GPS receiver 28. It operates as position detecting means for detecting position information indicating the position. In addition, the system control unit 20 creates character information from the voice input from the voice input unit 23 by executing a voice recognition processing program stored in the first memory unit 21.

  The second memory unit 22 is configured by a RAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores data generated when the system control unit 20 executes the control program and various types of information acquired from a desired website. The first memory unit 21 also stores a menu image that enables selection of various functions of the mobile phone device 2, model information (model name) of the mobile phone device 2, a telephone number of the mobile phone device 2, and the like. Yes.

  The voice input unit 23 corresponds to a microphone, and performs processing of acquiring voice spoken by the user when the mobile phone 2 is used as a phone and transmitting it to the communication unit 27. The voice output unit 24 includes a voice amplification circuit, a speaker, and the like, and outputs a ring tone and a call tone from a call destination when the mobile phone 2 is used as a phone. In the present embodiment, the audio output unit 24 outputs audio data and music data provided from the information providing apparatus 1 as audio.

  The display unit 25 displays various website images received by the communication unit 27 based on the control of the system control unit 20, contents input by the operation unit 26, and menu images stored in the first memory unit 21 in advance. Display the contents. The operation unit 26 includes a plurality of buttons for receiving an operation input from a user when accessing a desired Web site, and a confirmation button used for various selection processes.

  The communication unit 27 is connected to an antenna 27a that performs radio communication and transmission / reception of radio waves related to radio communication. The communication unit 27 is a unit that performs communication and communication with the outside under the control of the system control unit 20. The connection with the relay base station 4 is established. Therefore, the communication unit 27 transmits and receives a call voice when the mobile phone 2 is used as a telephone, and performs communication of various data when the mobile phone 2 is used as a communication. Note that the data to be communicated includes a website image published on the network 3 such as the Internet, a web application, and the like.

  The GPS receiver 28 includes an antenna 28a that receives radio waves transmitted from the GPS satellites 28b, 28b..., And receives the radio waves via the antenna 28a. Note that the mobile phone device 2 executes the positioning processing program stored in the first memory unit 21 by the system control unit 20, so that the current position of the mobile phone device 2 is based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28. Are measured as longitude and latitude coordinates.

  The system control unit 20 controls each unit described above. In this embodiment, in particular, the system control unit 20 accesses a desired website according to the communication program and the browser program stored in the first memory unit 21, and A control process is performed to transmit the position information indicating the current location obtained in accordance with the stored positioning processing program, the destination information indicating the destination input by the user, and the target arrival time at the destination to the Web site. Further, the system control unit 20 acquires route guidance information from the website to the destination based on the transmitted information.

  When the system control unit 20 performs such processing, the user of the cellular phone device 2 can obtain from the information providing apparatus 1 an instruction for a desired route to the destination, a walking speed (movement speed) to the destination, and the like. In addition, the acquired information can be displayed and output by the display unit 25 and the audio output unit 24. Note that, for access to a desired website and transmission / reception of various information to / from the website, the operation unit 26 accepts a required operation from the user based on a menu image or the like sent by communication with the information providing apparatus 1. Do it.

  When the mobile phone 2 accesses a website operated by each business entity that is generally disclosed on the network 3 by the processing of the communication unit 27, the mobile phone 2 stores the model name and the telephone number stored in the first memory unit 21. It is a specification to be transmitted to a Web server related to an access destination Web site.

  Next, the configuration of the information providing apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a ROM 11, a RAM 12, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 13, a communication interface 14, and the like, which are mutually connected by a bus 1a. The communication interface (connection unit) 14 is connected to the network 3 and performs communication processing related to data transmission / reception with the access destination based on the control of the control unit 10, and stores various data stored in the HDD 13 as an access destination mobile phone. 2 and so on.

  The control unit 10 is configured by a CPU, an MPU, or the like, and controls each of the above-described hardware units connected via the bus 1a, and reads out a control program stored in advance in the ROM 11 into the RAM 12 and sequentially. Execute. The ROM 11 stores a control program related to main processing of the control unit 10 in advance. The RAM 12 temporarily stores data generated when the control unit 10 executes the control program.

  The HDD 13 stores a control program that defines the contents of control performed by the control unit 10 and various menu images to be displayed on the display unit 25 of the mobile phone 2 that is an accessed external device. Examples of images distributed from the information providing apparatus 1 and displayed on the access destination mobile phone 2 are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to be described later.

  Further, map data (map information) provided when the information providing device 1 guides route information to the mobile phone 2 by processing of the control unit 10 according to a request from the mobile phone 2, each of a plurality of transportation facilities Route data (route information), a plurality of music data (music information), and the like are also stored in the HDD (storage unit) 13. The map data and the music data are stored for each model name of the mobile phone 2.

  Further, the HDD 13 stores a subscriber information database (hereinafter referred to as a subscriber information DB) that accumulates various types of information received from the mobile phone 2 via menu images as shown in FIGS. . As shown in FIG. 3, the subscriber information DB includes a subscriber ID, a telephone number of the mobile phone 2, and a walking registered during the service subscription procedure for each subscriber who has subscribed to the information providing service. The destination indicated by the destination information from the starting point indicated by the starting point information indicated by the speed, starting point information, destination information, target arrival time and current location information received from the mobile phone 2 as appropriate, and processing by the control unit 10 It accumulates route information indicating the route to the ground.

  In addition, the contents of the subscriber information DB are appropriately updated by the processing of the control unit 10 in accordance with a new user service application, acquisition of various information from the mobile phone 2 when the subscriber accesses the website, etc. Is done. The walking speed is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 1 via the mobile phone 2 when each user performs a service subscription procedure via the website published on the network 3 by the information providing apparatus 1. And registered in the subscriber information DB by the control unit 10. In addition, the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 periodically executes a positioning processing program to detect the current position based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28, and the movement distance at a predetermined time sequentially detected The walking speed may be calculated based on the information and transmitted to the information providing apparatus 1.

  Hereinafter, an image distributed from the information providing apparatus 1 and displayed on the access destination mobile phone 2 will be described. Here, each of the images in FIGS. 4A to 4D and FIGS. 5A to 5E includes a program element, and the selectable item of the displayed image is determined by the user's operation. When selected by the mobile phone 2, the information providing apparatus 1 is notified that the item has been selected. The information providing apparatus 1 performs a process of reading a corresponding menu image from the HDD 13 according to data transmitted in response to an access from the outside, and transmitting the menu image to the access destination mobile phone 2.

  In the information providing system 100 having the above-described configuration, when the user of the mobile phone device 2 operates a predetermined operation button of the operation unit 26 in order to access the route guidance site disclosed by the information providing apparatus 1, the system control unit 20 executes the communication program and the browser program stored in the first memory unit 21 to access the route guidance site designated by the user. When accessing the route guidance site, the cellular phone device 2 transmits the telephone number stored in the first memory unit 21 to the Web site to be accessed, here, the information providing device 1.

  When the information providing apparatus 1 receives the telephone number from the mobile phone 2 through the communication interface 14, the control unit 10 receives a request for the Web site, reads a menu image corresponding to the received request from the HDD 13, and performs communication. It is provided from the interface 14 to the mobile phone 2. Specifically, the information providing apparatus 1 first transmits the menu image shown in FIG. 4A to the mobile phone 2 as the top page of the accessed route guidance site. Note that the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 determines whether the telephone number received from the mobile phone 2 is that of the subscriber based on the subscriber information DB, and accesses from a person who is not a subscriber. If so, a menu screen (not shown) that prompts the user to join the route guidance site is provided.

  The menu image shown in FIG. 4A requests the destination of the route guidance site carrying the mobile phone 2 to input the destination that the route guidance site wants to guide and the target arrival time at this destination. Here, the cellular phone device 2 has a voice recognition function for converting the voice input from the voice input unit 23 into character information, and the user (subscriber) of the cellular phone device 2 enters the voice input unit 23. Say the desired destination and the target arrival time. When a voice is input from the voice input unit 23, the system control unit 20 executes the voice recognition processing program stored in the first memory unit 21 to convert the input voice into character information. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), it is displayed in the input field of the destination or the target arrival time, respectively, to prompt the user to confirm.

  In FIG. 4A, a menu screen displaying only the destination is displayed, and when “Shibuya Station” displayed as the destination is correct, the user operates the confirm button of the operation unit 26, or Say “OK” to confirm the input destination. If the displayed destination is not correct, the user can input the destination again by operating the “Redo” button with the confirmation button of the operation unit 26 or by saying “Redo”. .

  Similarly, the user who has input the target arrival time inputs the destination to the input destination by operating the “start search” button with the confirmation button of the operation unit 26 or by saying “start search”. The start of the route guidance process in time for the target arrival time is instructed. The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2, when instructed by the user to start the route guidance process, is based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28 according to the positioning processing program stored in the first memory unit 21. Location information (specifically, longitude and latitude) indicating the current location of the telephone 2 is detected and transmitted to the information providing apparatus 1 together with the destination information indicating the input destination and the target arrival time. Is requested to the information providing apparatus 1.

  When the mobile phone 2 requests execution of route guidance processing, the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 subscribes to the location information (departure information), destination information, and target arrival time received from the mobile phone 2. Stored in the corresponding fields of the person information DB. Next, based on the map data and route data stored in the HDD 13, the control unit 10 receives the departure place indicated by the departure place information received from the mobile phone 2 and stored in the subscriber information DB (at this point in time). The route from the current location) to the destination indicated by the destination information is searched. When the route can be identified, the control unit 10 stores the route information indicating this route in the corresponding route information column of the subscriber information DB. The route information includes, for example, walking routes from the departure point to the nearest station, transportation routes using trains, buses, taxis, etc., transit routes when transferring between transportation facilities, transportation stations or stops There is a walking route from the destination to the destination.

  Note that the route guidance requested via the menu image shown in FIG. 4A is guidance of a walking route from a departure place within walking distance from Shibuya Station to Shibuya Station, and the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 Based on the distance (route length) in the searched route and the walking speed and target arrival time stored in the subscriber information DB, is it necessary to move to the destination Shibuya Station at the walking speed? Or whether it is necessary to move (run) at a speed faster than the walking speed. Then, the control unit 10 displays a menu image as shown in FIG. 4B or FIG. 4C indicating the determination result (movement information), voice data (message data) corresponding to each determination result, and The music data is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  Specifically, when the control unit 10 determines that it is only necessary to move at the walking speed to Shibuya Station, which is the destination, “not enough time to walk” is written as shown in FIG. Then, the menu image instructing the walking movement and the audio data and music data corresponding to the menu image are transmitted to the mobile phone 2. Further, when the control unit 10 determines that it is necessary to move at a speed faster than the walking speed, as shown in FIG. The instructed menu image and the audio data and music data corresponding to the menu image are transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  The menu images shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C display a “map display” button and an “end” button, and the system control unit 20 displays the case where the “map display” button is operated by the user, or When the user utters “map display”, the information providing apparatus 1 is requested for map data up to Shibuya station that is input as the destination. In the menu images shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, when the “end” button is operated by the user or when “end” is uttered by the user, the system control unit 20 displays the information providing device. The communication with 1 is terminated.

  In the information providing apparatus 1 for which the map data is requested, the control unit 10 extracts a necessary area from the map data of the HDD 13 based on the route information stored in the subscriber information DB, and carries the extracted map data as a mobile phone. Send to phone 2. Specifically, the control unit 10 transmits the menu image shown in FIG. 4D to the mobile phone 2, and displays the menu image shown in FIG. 4D on the display unit 25. The user can surely arrive at the destination according to the displayed map.

  In the mobile phone 2 displaying a map to the destination, that is, in the mobile phone 2 in which the user who is the device carrier is moving to the destination, the system control unit 20 periodically receives GPS signals. Position information (position information related to movement) based on radio waves received by the machine 28 is detected, and the position information (current position information) related to the detected movement is plotted on the map displayed on the display unit 25 and information is also displayed. To the providing device 1. The control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 that periodically receives the current location information from the mobile phone 2 stores (overwrites) the received current location information (location information related to movement) in the corresponding current location information column of the subscriber information DB. Let

  In addition, when receiving the current location information from the mobile phone 2, the control unit 10 determines the destination from the current location based on the received current location information, the destination information already stored in the subscriber information DB, and the target arrival time. For the remaining distance to a certain Shibuya station, it is determined whether it is necessary to move at a walking speed or whether it is necessary to travel at a higher speed. Then, the control unit 10 displays the determination result (movement speed information) as shown in FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B, and the audio data and music data corresponding to each determination result. Is transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  Specifically, when the control unit 10 determines that it is only necessary to move at the walking speed for the remaining distance, it indicates “it will be in time to walk” as shown in FIG. A menu image for instructing walking movement and audio data and music data corresponding to the menu image are transmitted to the mobile phone 2. In addition, when the control unit 10 determines that it is necessary to travel at a higher speed, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), a menu image for instructing traveling movement is written as “Please run faster”. Then, audio data and music data corresponding to the menu image are transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  Further, every time the current location information is received from the mobile phone 2, the control unit 10 compares the current location indicated by the received current location information with the route to the destination indicated by the route information stored in the subscriber information DB. When it is determined whether or not the current location is within a predetermined distance from the route, and it is determined that the current location is more than the predetermined distance from the route, the menu image as shown in FIG. Audio data and music data are transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  The menu images shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C also display a “map display” button and an “end” button, and the system control unit 20 displays the case where the “map display” button is operated by the user, or When the user says “map display”, the map data to Shibuya station, which is the destination, is acquired from the information providing apparatus 1. Further, when the “end” button is operated by the user or when “end” is uttered by the user, the system control unit 20 ends the communication with the information providing apparatus 1.

  As described above, the route guidance processing described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4D and FIGS. 5A to 5C is performed from a location within walking distance from Shibuya Station, which is the destination, to Shibuya Station. However, it is also possible to request route guidance processing to Shibuya Station using the JR Yamanote Line from a location within walking distance from Shinjuku Station. Specifically, according to the menu image received as a top page of the route guidance site from the information providing apparatus 1 by a user who is within walking distance from Shinjuku Station, as shown in FIG. Can be instructed to start the route guidance process in time for the inputted target arrival time to the inputted destination.

  Similarly, in this case, the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone device 2 detects position information indicating the current location of the mobile phone device 2 based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28, and the destination indicating the input destination. The information and the target arrival time are transmitted to the information providing apparatus 1 to request the information providing apparatus 1 to execute the route guidance process.

  When the mobile phone 2 requests execution of route guidance processing, the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 subscribes to the location information (departure information), destination information, and target arrival time received from the mobile phone 2. The departure place indicated by the departure place information received from the mobile phone 2 and stored in the subscriber information DB based on the map data and route data stored in the corresponding fields of the person information DB and stored in the HDD 13 The route from the destination to the destination indicated by the destination information is searched. When the route can be identified, the control unit 10 stores the route information indicating this route in the corresponding route information column of the subscriber information DB.

  Here, the route guidance requested via the menu image shown in FIG. 5 (d) is the walking route from the departure point within walking distance from JR Shinjuku Station to JR Shinjuku Station, from Shinjuku Station using the JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya Station It is route guidance having a train route to. Accordingly, the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 determines the train of Shinjuku Station of the train that should be taken to arrive at Shibuya Station at the target arrival time based on the operation time information of JR Shinjuku Station in the route data stored in the HDD 13. The departure time is specified, and the walking is made to Shinjuku Station, which is a midway destination (passage point), based on the specified departure time, the distance in the searched walking route, and the walking speed stored in the subscriber information DB. It is determined whether to move at a speed or whether it is necessary to move (run) at a speed faster than the walking speed.

  Then, the control unit 10 reads out the menu image as shown in FIG. 5 (e) expressing the determination result, voice data (message data) and music data corresponding to the determination result from the HDD 13, and reads the cellular phone 2. Send to. Specifically, if the control unit 10 determines to move to Shinjuku Station, which is an intermediate destination, at a walking speed, the controller 10 gets on the train to arrive at Shibuya Station, which is the destination by the target arrival time. In addition to notifying the departure time of Shinjuku Station on the power train, as shown in FIG. 5 (e), a menu image indicating the walking movement is displayed on the mobile phone 2 with "It is enough to walk to JR Shinjuku Station". Send.

  If the control unit 10 determines that it is necessary to move at a speed higher than the walking speed, the control unit 10 arrives at the destination Shibuya station by the target arrival time, as in FIG. Carry a menu image (not shown) to notify the departure time of Shinjuku Station of the train that you should ride, and to indicate travel movement by indicating "If you don't run", as shown in Fig. 4 (c) Send to phone 2.

  The “map display” button and the “end” button are also displayed in the menu image shown in FIG. 5E, and the system control unit 20 operates when the “map display” button is operated by the user or “ When “map display” is uttered, the information providing device 1 is requested to display map data indicating the walking route to Shinjuku station, which is the destination on the way, and the map data from the information providing device 1 to Shinjuku station is acquired and displayed. This is displayed on the unit 25.

  Hereinafter, processing when the information providing apparatus 1 performs route guidance according to a request from the mobile phone 2 in the information providing system 100 having the above-described configuration will be described. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. The following processing is executed by the system control unit 20 in accordance with the control program stored in the first memory unit 21 and the second memory unit 22 of the mobile phone 2 and stored in the ROM 11 of the information providing device 1. The control unit 10 executes according to a certain control program.

  First, in order to receive route guidance to a desired destination, the user of the mobile phone 2 accesses the route guidance site that the information providing device 1 discloses on the network 3 with the mobile phone 2 (S1). The control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 reads the menu image shown in FIG. 4A as the top page of the accessed route guidance site from the HDD 13 and transmits it to the mobile phone 2 that is the access destination (S2). The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone 2 displays the menu image received from the information providing device 1 on the display unit 25 (S3).

  The system control unit 20 determines whether or not voice from the user has been input to the voice input unit 23 in order to input each input item in the menu image displayed on the display unit 25 (S4). 4 is input (S4: YES), the speech recognition processing program stored in the first memory unit 21 is executed to create character information from the input speech, as shown in FIG. In such a manner, it is displayed in the corresponding input field in the menu image (S5). If the system control unit 20 determines that no sound is input from the sound input unit 23 (S4: NO), the process proceeds to step S6. The user confirms the character information displayed in the menu image, and utters “OK” if it is correct, or “Redo” if it is not correct.

  The system control unit 20 creates character information from the voice appropriately input from the voice input unit 23, determines whether or not the user utters “OK” (S6), and utters “OK”. If it is determined (S6: YES), the character information (specifically, destination or target arrival time) displayed in the menu image is temporarily stored in the second memory unit 22 (S7). On the other hand, if the system control unit 20 determines that “OK” has not been uttered (S6: NO), that is, if it is determined that the user has uttered “redo”, the display of the character information in the menu image is terminated. (S8), the process proceeds to step S4.

  Further, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not the user has uttered “start search” based on the voice input from the voice input unit 23 (S9), and uttered “start search”. If it is determined that there is not (S9: NO), the process proceeds to step S4. In addition, when the system control unit 20 determines that “search start” is uttered (S9: YES), the system control unit 20 is based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28 according to the positioning processing program stored in the first memory unit 21. Current location information is acquired (S10), and transmitted to the information providing apparatus 1 together with the destination information and target arrival time stored in the second memory unit 22 in step S7, and a request for execution of route guidance processing is made (S11).

  When execution of route guidance processing is requested from the mobile phone 2, the control unit 10 of the information providing device 1 determines the position information (departure information), destination information, target arrival time, etc. received from the mobile phone 2. Each information is stored in a corresponding column of the subscriber information DB (S12). Next, the control unit 10 searches for a route from the departure point indicated by the departure point information stored in the subscriber information DB to the destination indicated by the destination information based on the map data and route data stored in the HDD 13. Then, the route information indicating the identified route is stored in the corresponding route information column of the subscriber information DB (S13). Here, for simplification of explanation, it is assumed that the specified route is only a walking route.

  Next, the control unit 10 may move at the walking speed to the destination based on the distance in the searched walking route and the walking speed and the target arrival time stored in the subscriber information DB, or Identifies movement information for instructing the user of the mobile phone device 2 whether it is necessary to run at a speed higher than the walking speed, and corresponds to the menu image indicating the identified movement information and the specified movement information The voice data and music data to be read are read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S14).

  As shown in FIG. 4B or FIG. 4C, the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 displays the menu image received from the information providing apparatus 1 on the display unit 25 and also receives the received audio data and music data. Is output from the audio output unit 24 (S15). Next, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not the user has uttered “map display” based on the voice input from the voice input unit 23 (S16). When the system control unit 20 determines that the “map display” is uttered (S16: YES), the system control unit 20 requests the map data to the destination from the information providing device 1 (S17) and does not utter “map display”. (S16: NO), that is, when the user utters “end”, the process proceeds to step S20.

  In response to the request, the control unit 10 of the information providing device 1 extracts a necessary area from the map data of the HDD 13 based on the route information stored in the subscriber information DB, and a menu that describes the extracted map data The image is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S18). The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the map shown in FIG. 4D on the display unit 25 based on the received menu image (S19). The user of the cellular phone device 2 starts walking movement or traveling movement according to the movement instruction indicated by the menu image shown in FIG. 4B or 4C and the map shown in FIG.

  As described above, when the user carrying the mobile phone 2 starts moving to the destination, the system control unit 20 periodically acquires position information based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28. That is, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed based on the passage of time indicated by its own timer (S20), and determines that the predetermined time has elapsed (S20: YES). Based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28, current location information is acquired and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S21). If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed (S20: NO), the system control unit 20 proceeds to step S25.

  The control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 stores the current location information received from the mobile phone device 2 in the subscriber information DB (S22), and the remaining route from the current location to the destination indicated by the received current location information is stored. Based on the distance, the target arrival time stored in the subscriber information DB, and the walking speed as necessary, it is necessary to move at a walking speed or to travel at a higher speed. The moving speed information for instructing the user of the mobile phone device 2 is specified, or it is determined whether the current location is within a predetermined distance from the route being guided, and the specified moving speed information or the current location is A menu image indicating that the route is a predetermined distance or more away from the route being guided, and voice data and music data corresponding to each determination result are read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S23). .

  As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 displays the menu image received from the information providing apparatus 1 on the display unit 25, and also receives the received audio data and music data. Is output from the voice output unit 24 (S24), and it is determined whether or not the user has instructed the end of the route guidance process as described above (S25). If the system control unit 20 determines that the end of the route guidance process is not instructed (S25: NO), the system control unit 20 proceeds to step S16 and determines that the end of the route guidance process is instructed (S25: YES). ), The process as described above is terminated.

  As described above, the information providing apparatus 1 that performs route guidance to the destination via the network 3 notifies whether it is necessary to travel not only on the route to the destination but also on the walking route, Users who are heading to their destination can start running immediately if they need to run, and can walk to their destination by the target arrival time without hurry if they do not need to run. . In addition, even when the mobile phone 2 is in a cage, for example, the mobile phone 2 reproduces different music data corresponding to each information notified to the user via the mobile phone 2. Each information can be notified by voice.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the example in which the walking speed of the user of the mobile phone device 2 is used as the moving speed to be transmitted from the mobile phone device 2 to the information providing device 1 in advance has been described. Movement speed can also be used. In this case, in order to arrive at the destination by the target arrival time, the bicycle may be moved at a movement speed registered in advance in the information providing apparatus 1, or the bicycle is run at a speed higher than the movement speed. It is possible to notify the user whether or not it is necessary.

  In Embodiment 1 described above, when the information providing apparatus 1 transmits each piece of information to the mobile phone device 2, the configuration has been described in which music data corresponding to each piece of information is read from the HDD 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone device 2. The mobile phone 2 may be configured to store the incoming melody stored in the mobile phone 2 in association with each information. In this case, the user of the mobile phone device 2 can know the content of the notified information only by listening to the incoming melody.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 1 that transmits music data to the mobile phone device 2 may transmit different music data corresponding to each information, or each information can be changed by changing the pitch of the same music data. You may make it make it. For example, when it is desired to notify the user that it is necessary to run, music data with a fast pitch is transmitted from the information providing apparatus 1 to the mobile phone device 2, so that the mobile phone device 2 that has reproduced the music data is transmitted. The user can know that he needs to run.

(Embodiment 2)
The information providing system according to the second embodiment will be described below. Since the information providing system according to the second embodiment can be realized by the information providing apparatus 1 and the mobile phone 2 according to the first embodiment described above, descriptions of the internal configurations of the information providing apparatus 1 and the mobile phone 2 are omitted. In the first embodiment described above, the walking route guidance by the user of the mobile phone device 2 has been particularly described. Therefore, in Embodiment 2 below, route guidance including transportation routes using various transportation facilities such as trains, buses, taxis, etc. will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a menu image transmitted from the information providing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment to the mobile phone device 2. Each of the images in FIGS. 8A to 8F also includes a program element, and when a selectable item of the displayed image is selected by the mobile phone 2 by a user operation, The information providing apparatus 1 is notified that the item has been selected.

  In the information providing system 100 according to the second embodiment, when the user accesses the route guidance site disclosed by the information providing device 1 using the mobile phone 2, the information providing device 1 displays the top page of the route guidance site. The menu image shown in 8 (a) is received. The menu image shown in FIG. 8A prompts the user to select a route guidance method as a continuation of the menu image shown in FIG. Accordingly, although not shown, the menu image shown in FIG. 8A also displays a destination entry field and a target arrival time entry field at the top.

  Therefore, the user (subscriber) of the mobile phone 2 utters a desired destination and target arrival time and “1. All guidance” or “2. Partial guidance” toward the voice input unit 23. When selecting the guidance method, the user may simply say “1” or “2”, or the user may select each method by operating the operation unit 26. The system control unit 20 executes the speech recognition processing program stored in the first memory unit 21 to convert the speech input from the speech input unit 23 into character information as appropriate, so that the destination, the target arrival time, Accept selection of guidance method.

  Here, in the second embodiment, as a guidance method, there are a method of guiding the route to the destination input by the user all at once and a method of partially guiding. The partial guidance method is, for example, when the route to the destination consists of the first route from the first station to the second station and the second route from the second station to the third station. In addition, when the user is at the first station, only the first route guidance is provided, and when the user arrives at the second station (route) and accesses the route guidance site again, the next second route guidance is provided. The method of performing

  As described above, the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 that receives the selection of the destination, the target arrival time, and the guidance method, and is instructed to start the route guidance process when the user says “start search”, According to the positioning processing program stored in the first memory unit 21, position information based on radio waves received by the GPS receiver 28 is acquired, and information is provided together with destination information indicating the received destination, target arrival time, and guidance method The information is transmitted to the device 1 to request the information providing device 1 to execute the route guidance process. In the following description, the current location (departure location) is assumed to be Osaka Station on the JR Tokaido Line, and the destination location is assumed to be Tokyo Disneyland.

  When execution of the route guidance process is requested from the mobile phone 2, the control unit 10 of the information providing device 1 stores each information received from the mobile phone 2 in the corresponding column of the subscriber information DB, and the HDD 13 The route from the departure point (Osaka Station on the JR Tokaido Line) to the destination (Tokyo Disneyland) indicated by the destination information is searched based on the map data and the route data stored in. The route data includes station and stop position information in each transportation facility, train and bus operation time information in each station and stop, and the control unit 10 provides operation time information in each transportation facility. Also, a route that is in time for the target arrival time acquired from the mobile phone 2 is searched.

  When the route can be identified, the control unit 10 stores the route information indicating this route in the corresponding route information column of the subscriber information DB. Here, suppose the JR Tokaido Line Osaka (9:00 departure) to Shin Osaka (9:05 arrival) and Shin Osaka (9:30 departure) using Shinkansen Nozomi to Tokyo (12:00) 2nd route until arrival), 3rd route on the JR Keiyo Line from Tokyo (12:30 departure) to Maihama (12:45 arrival), and a route including the walking route from Maihama Station to Tokyo Disneyland Suppose that

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 displays all the searched routes when the method of guiding all at once is selected according to the request from the mobile phone 2. A menu image is transmitted to the mobile phone 2. In addition, when the method of partially guiding is selected, the control unit 10 displays a menu image as shown in FIG. 8C indicating the first route among the searched routes as the mobile phone 2. Send to. Here, the control unit 10 uses Shin Osaka Station, Tokyo Station, and Maihama Station as transit points, and when accessed again by a user who arrives at each transit point, the second route, the third route, and the walking route. Guide each of the.

  When the menu image shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the display unit 25, the user of the cellular phone device 2 confirms the route to the destination and imports the menu image into the second memory unit 22 as necessary. Leave it in. Thereby, the user can display this menu image on the display unit 25 again when it is necessary to confirm the route while moving to the destination.

  On the other hand, the menu image shown in FIG. 8C displays the first route guidance of the route to the destination, the “Next” button, the “Temporary end” button, and the “End” button. 20 converts the voice input from the voice input unit 23 by the user into character information by executing a voice recognition processing program stored in the first memory unit 21 and accepts selection of any button. Each button may be operated by the user operating the operation unit 26.

  In the menu image shown in FIG. 8C, when the user utters “next”, the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone device 2 provides information on execution of guidance processing for the next route, here the second route. A request is made to the apparatus 1 and a menu image as shown in FIG. 8D is received from the information providing apparatus 1. When the user utters “End”, the system control unit 20 ends the route guidance process and ends the communication with the information providing apparatus 1.

  On the other hand, when the user utters “temporary termination”, the system control unit 20 requests the information providing apparatus 1 to temporarily terminate the route guidance process. The controller 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 requested to temporarily end the route guidance process stores, for example, the already-routed route number in the corresponding column of the subscriber information DB of the HDD 13 as the temporary termination status of the route guidance. A menu image as shown in FIG. 8 (e) is transmitted to the mobile phone 2. The user of the mobile phone 2 confirms the message of the menu image shown in FIG. 8E and temporarily ends the route guidance process.

  Here, when a user who has a route guidance process temporarily ended as described above accesses a route guidance site published by the information providing device 1 using the mobile phone 2, the information providing device 1 sends the route guidance site. The menu image shown in FIG. 8F is received as the top page. The menu image shown in FIG. 8F prompts the user to select whether to request a new route guidance process or to request a continuation of the route guidance process that has been temporarily terminated. Accordingly, when the user utters “new guidance” or “continuation guidance” toward the voice input unit 23, the cellular phone device 2 continues the new route guidance processing or the route guidance processing that has been temporarily terminated. And requests the information providing apparatus 1 to execute the corresponding processing.

  In the menu image shown in FIG. 8 (f), the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 requested for a new route guidance process when the user utters “new guidance” informs the user of the new route guidance process. A request is made to the providing apparatus 1 to receive the menu image shown in FIG. 8A from the information providing apparatus 1, and the route guidance process as described with reference to FIGS. 8A to 8E is provided.

  On the other hand, when the user utters “continuation guidance”, the system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 requested to continue the route guidance processing that has been temporarily terminated, The information providing apparatus 1 is requested to continue execution. The control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 identifies a route that has already been guided to the corresponding mobile phone device 2 from the temporary termination state stored in the subscriber information DB, and the route next to the identified route. A menu image as shown in FIG. 8C or FIG. As a result, the route guidance process that has been temporarily ended can be resumed, and the user can move to the destination according to the displayed menu image.

  When instructing the resumption of the route guidance processing that has been temporarily ended, the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone device 2 detects position information based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28, and the detected position By instructing resumption of the route guidance processing based on the information, route guidance according to the current location at the time when the resumption of the route guidance processing is instructed may be performed. That is, in the above description, when the route guidance process temporarily ended at Osaka Station on the JR Tokaido Line is resumed at Tokyo Station, the route guidance process from Tokyo Station to Maihama Station may be resumed. .

  Hereinafter, in the information providing system 100 according to the second embodiment, processing when the information providing apparatus 1 performs route guidance according to a request from the mobile phone 2 will be described. 9 to 11 are flowcharts showing a procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment. The following processing is executed by the system control unit 20 in accordance with the control program stored in the first memory unit 21 and the second memory unit 22 of the mobile phone 2 and stored in the ROM 11 of the information providing device 1. The control unit 10 executes according to a certain control program.

  First, in order to receive route guidance to a desired destination, the user of the mobile phone 2 accesses the route guidance site that the information providing device 1 discloses on the network 3 with the mobile phone 2 (S31). The control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 determines from the subscriber information DB whether or not there is a guidance process that is temporarily ended corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone 2 that has accessed (S32), When it is determined that there is a guidance process (S32: YES), as shown in FIG. 8F, a route for requesting a new route guidance process or requesting a continuation of the route guidance process that has been temporarily ended is shown. A menu image prompting selection of the guidance process is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S33).

  The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone 2 displays the menu image received from the information providing device 1 on the display unit 25 (S34), and creates character information from the voice appropriately input from the voice input unit 23. It is determined whether or not the user has uttered “new guidance” (S35). When it is determined that the user has uttered “new guidance” (S35: YES), the system control unit 20 requests the information providing apparatus 1 for a new route guidance process (S36).

  When a new route guidance process is requested or when it is determined in step S32 that there is no temporary termination guidance process (S32: NO), the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 is shown in FIG. The menu image shown is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S37), and the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the menu image received from the information providing device 1 on the display unit 25 (S38).

  The system control unit 20 of the cellular phone device 2 creates character information from the voice appropriately input from the voice input unit 23, so that characters indicating the destination, the target arrival time, and the selected guidance method input by the user. The information is specified and temporarily stored in the second memory unit 22 (S39). Further, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not the user has uttered “search start” based on the voice input from the voice input unit 23 (S40), and uttered “search start”. If it is determined that there is not (S40: NO), the process proceeds to step S39.

  When it is determined that the user has uttered “search start” (S40: YES), the system control unit 20 is based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 28 according to the positioning processing program stored in the first memory unit 21. The current location information is acquired (S41) and transmitted to the information providing apparatus 1 together with the destination information, the target arrival time and the guidance method stored in the second memory unit 22 in step S39 to request execution of a new route guidance process. (S42).

  When execution of the route guidance process is requested from the mobile phone 2, the control unit 10 of the information providing device 1 stores each information received from the mobile phone 2 in the corresponding column of the subscriber information DB (S <b> 43). ) Based on the map data and route data stored in the HDD 13, the route from the departure point indicated by the departure point information stored in the subscriber information DB to the destination indicated by the destination information is searched and specified. Is stored in the corresponding route information column of the subscriber information DB (S44).

  Next, the control unit 10 determines whether or not it is requested to guide the route to the specified destination all at once according to the information received from the mobile phone 2 (S45), and guides all at once. If it is determined that the request is made (S45: YES), a menu image showing all routes as shown in FIG. 8B is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S46). The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the received menu image on the display unit 25 (S47), and determines whether or not the user has instructed the end of the route guidance process as described above (S48). When the system control unit 20 determines that the end of the route guidance process is not instructed (S48: NO), the system control unit 20 continues to display the menu image (S47), and determines that the end of the route guidance process is instructed (S47). S48: YES), the processing as described above is terminated.

  When it is determined in step S45 that it is not requested to guide all at once (S45: NO), that is, when it is requested to partially guide, the control unit 10 determines that FIG. A menu image indicating a part of the route as shown in FIG. 5 is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S49), and the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the received menu image on the display unit 25 (S50). .

  In the menu image shown in FIG. 8C, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not the user has uttered “end” based on the voice input from the voice input unit 23 (S51). If it is determined that “end” is uttered (S51: YES), the route guidance process described above is terminated. Further, when the system control unit 20 determines that the user does not utter “end” (S51: NO), the system control unit 20 determines whether the user utters “temporary end” (S52).

  When it is determined that the user has uttered “temporary termination” (S52: YES), the system control unit 20 requests the information providing apparatus 1 to temporarily terminate the route guidance process (S53). When requested to temporarily end the route guidance process, the control unit 10 of the information providing apparatus 1 stores a temporary termination status indicating that the route guidance process is temporarily terminated in a corresponding column of the subscriber information DB of the HDD 13. Then, the subscriber information DB is updated (S54), and a menu image for instructing re-access to the route guidance site as shown in FIG. 8E is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S55).

  The system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 displays the received menu image (S56), and determines whether or not the user has instructed the end of the route guidance process as described above (S57). If the system control unit 20 determines that the end of the route guidance process is not instructed (S57: NO), it continues to display the menu image (S56), and determines that the end of the route guidance process has been instructed (S56). S57: YES), the processing as described above is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S52 that the user does not utter “temporary termination” (S52: NO), that is, if it is determined that the user utters “next”, the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 Requests the information providing apparatus 1 to execute the guidance process for the route next to the route indicated by the menu image displayed in step S50 (S58). The control unit 10 of the information providing device 1 transmits a menu image indicating the next route requested from the mobile phone 2 to the mobile phone 2 (S59), and the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 provides the information The menu image received from the device 1 is displayed on the display unit 25 (S60), and the process proceeds to step S51.

  On the other hand, if the system control unit 20 does not determine in step S35 that the user has uttered “new guidance” (S35: NO), that is, if it is determined that the user has uttered “continuation guidance”, it is temporarily The information providing apparatus 1 is requested to continue the route guidance process that has been completed at (S61). When the continuation of the route guidance process is requested, the control unit 10 of the information providing device 1 determines the route that has already been guided to the corresponding mobile phone 2 from the temporary termination state stored in the subscriber information DB. (S62), a menu image indicating the next route of the identified route is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 (S63), and the system control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 receives the menu image received from the information providing device 1 Is displayed on the display unit 25 (S64), and the process proceeds to step S51.

  As described above, the information providing apparatus 1 that performs route guidance to the destination via the network 3 can guide all routes to the destination at once, and the routes to the destination are converted into a plurality of routes. It is also possible to divide and guide each route. As a result, a user who wants to know all the routes to the destination at one time can receive guidance for all the routes. For example, a user who wants to know the next route at the time of transfer of transportation is guided for each divided route. Can receive. When the information providing device 1 provides route guidance to the mobile phone device 2, the route may be instructed not only by the menu image but also by voice data and music data.

  In the first embodiment described above, route guidance processing when a user carrying the mobile phone 2 walks or runs to a destination within walking distance is described. In the second embodiment, the mobile phone 2 is carried. Although the route guidance processing including the transportation route using various transportation facilities has been described, the case where the route guidance including both the walking route and the transportation route is performed can be realized by the same processing. .

  Further, when the information providing device 1 stores map information such as a station or a stop in each transportation facility in the HDD (storage unit) 13, for example, in order to move from the station to the destination efficiently, In order to change trains efficiently, it is possible to guide the vehicle number of the train to be boarded, guide the map of the station at the train transfer station, and guide the ticket gate as an exit. Furthermore, when changing trains, as described in the first embodiment, it is possible to provide guidance such as whether the next train is in time even if walking, or if the next train is not in time without running.

  Furthermore, when the information providing device 1 is configured to acquire accident information in various transportation facilities, road construction information, traffic jam information, etc., delay information corresponding to traffic accidents and road traffic conditions In addition, it is possible to guide the route taking into account road closures due to road construction. Therefore, in consideration of such information, it is possible to guide an optimum route using a transportation facility such as a train, a bus, or a taxi as necessary in time for the target arrival time.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the information provision system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal configuration example of the information provision apparatus of this embodiment, and a mobile telephone. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a subscriber information database. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a menu image. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a menu image. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a menu image. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus according to the second embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus according to the second embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of route guidance processing by the information providing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Information Providing System 1 Information Providing Device 13 HDD (Storage Unit)
14 Communication interface (connection part)
2a ~ 2m Mobile phone (mobile communication device)
20 System control unit (position detection means)
23 voice input unit 24 voice output unit 28 GPS receiver 3 network 4a-4n relay base station

Claims (14)

A mobile communication device having a position detecting means transmits position information indicating the position detected by the position detecting means, destination information and target arrival time to an information providing apparatus storing map information in a storage unit, and An information providing method in which the information providing device transmits information related to arrival at the destination indicated by the destination information to the portable communication device based on each received information,
The portable communication device is
The speed information indicating the moving speed of the device carrier is appropriately transmitted to the information providing device,
The information providing apparatus includes:
Each time the speed information is received from the mobile communication device, the speed information stored in the storage unit is updated ,
When location information, destination information, and target arrival time are received from the mobile communication device, a route from the location indicated by the location information to the destination indicated by the destination information is based on map information stored in the storage unit. Identify
If the identified route has one or more waypoints, specify the route from the identified route to each waypoint and the target arrival time to each waypoint,
Based on the route length of the route to one waypoint, the target arrival time to the one waypoint, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the moving speed indicated by the speed information or a speed higher than the moving speed Transmitting movement information instructing movement of the mobile communication device to the mobile communication device ;
Storing in the storage unit that the route information to each specified waypoint, the target arrival time at each waypoint, and the movement information related to the route to the one waypoint are transmitted to the portable communication device;
When movement information related to the next route is requested from the mobile communication device, from the information stored in the storage unit, specify the next waypoint or the destination,
Based on the route length of the route to the specified next waypoint or the destination, the target arrival time to the next waypoint or the destination, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the movement related to the next route An information providing method comprising transmitting information to the portable communication device . The portable communication device is
Transmitting position information relating to movement indicating the position detected by the position detection means during movement to the destination to the information providing apparatus;
The information providing apparatus includes:
When position information relating to movement is received from the portable communication device, movement speed information indicating a movement speed is transmitted to the portable communication device based on the received position information relating to movement, the destination information, and the target arrival time. The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted. The mobile communication device includes an audio output unit,
The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein each piece of information received from the information providing apparatus is output as a sound by the sound output unit. The portable communication device includes a voice input unit,
The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the destination information and the target arrival time are created based on a voice received by the voice input unit. The information providing apparatus stores a plurality of pieces of music information in the storage unit,
When transmitting each information to the said portable communication apparatus, the music information according to each information is read from the said memory | storage part, and is transmitted to the said portable communication apparatus, The one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information provision method. The information providing apparatus includes:
6. The information according to claim 5, wherein when transmitting the movement information to the portable communication device, music information corresponding to an instruction related to the movement information is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the portable communication device. How to provide. The information providing apparatus includes:
6. When transmitting the travel speed information to the mobile communication device, music information corresponding to the travel speed according to the travel speed information is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the mobile communication device. 6. The information providing method according to 6. The information providing apparatus includes:
Compare the location indicated by the location information received from the mobile communication device and the identified route,
The music information corresponding to that is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the portable communication device when the position is more than a predetermined distance from the route. Information provision method. The mobile communication device requests movement information related to a next route based on position information indicating a position detected by the position detection unit,
When the movement information is requested based on the position information, the information providing apparatus specifies the next waypoint or the destination from the position indicated by the received position information and the information stored in the storage unit. information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by. The information providing apparatus includes:
Route information corresponding to each of a plurality of transportation facilities is stored in the storage unit,
The route using the transportation to the destination indicated by the destination information is specified based on each information received from the mobile communication device and route information stored in the storage unit. The information providing method according to any one of 1 to 9. A destination indicated by the destination information based on the position information, the destination information and the target arrival time received from the portable communication device, having a portable communication device having a position detecting means and a storage unit for storing map information An information providing system including an information providing device that transmits information related to arrival to the mobile communication device,
The portable communication device is
Means for appropriately transmitting speed information indicating the moving speed of the apparatus carrier to the information providing apparatus,
The information providing equipment is,
Means for updating the speed information stored in the storage unit each time the speed information is received from the portable communication device ;
When location information, destination information, and target arrival time are received from the mobile communication device, a route from the location indicated by the location information to the destination indicated by the destination information is based on map information stored in the storage unit. Means to identify
When the identified route has one or more waypoints, means for identifying the route from the identified route to each waypoint and the target arrival time to each waypoint;
Based on the route length of the route to one waypoint, the target arrival time to the one waypoint, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the moving speed indicated by the speed information or a speed higher than the moving speed Means for transmitting movement information instructing movement of the portable communication device to the portable communication device ;
Means for storing in the storage unit that the route information to each specified waypoint, the target arrival time at each waypoint, and the movement information related to the route to the one waypoint are transmitted to the portable communication device;
When the mobile communication device requests movement information related to the next route, means for specifying the next waypoint or the destination from the information stored in the storage unit;
Based on the route length of the route to the specified next waypoint or the destination, the target arrival time to the next waypoint or the destination, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the movement related to the next route information providing system characterized in that it has a means for transmitting information to the portable communication device. The portable communication device is
Means for transmitting position information relating to movement indicating the position detected by the position detection means during movement to a destination to the information providing apparatus;
The information providing apparatus includes:
When position information relating to movement is received from the portable communication device, movement speed information indicating a movement speed is transmitted to the portable communication device based on the received position information relating to movement, the destination information, and the target arrival time. The information providing system according to claim 11, further comprising a transmitting unit. Based on location information, destination information and target arrival time received via the connection unit, a storage unit for storing map information, a connection unit for connecting to the network, and a destination indicated by the destination information An information providing device that transmits information related to arrival of the information from the connection unit,
Means for receiving speed information indicating the moving speed of the moving body via the connection unit;
Means for updating the speed information stored in the storage unit each time the speed information is received;
Means for specifying a route from the position indicated by the position information to the destination indicated by the destination information based on the map information stored in the storage unit when the position information, the destination information, and the target arrival time are received When,
When the identified route has one or more waypoints, means for identifying the route from the identified route to each waypoint and the target arrival time to each waypoint;
Based on the route length of the route to one waypoint, the target arrival time to the one waypoint, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the moving speed indicated by the speed information or faster than the moving speed Means for transmitting movement information instructing movement at a speed from the connection unit ;
Means for storing in the storage unit that the route information to each specified waypoint, the target arrival time at each waypoint, and the movement information related to the route to the one waypoint are transmitted to the portable communication device;
When the mobile communication device requests movement information related to the next route, means for specifying the next waypoint or the destination from the information stored in the storage unit;
Based on the route length of the route to the specified next waypoint or the destination, the target arrival time to the next waypoint or the destination, and the speed information stored in the storage unit, the movement related to the next route An information providing apparatus comprising: means for transmitting information from the connection unit . Means for receiving position information relating to the movement of the mobile body via the connection unit;
14. The device according to claim 13, further comprising: means for transmitting movement speed information for instructing a movement speed from the connection unit based on the received position information on the movement, the destination information, and the target arrival time. Information provision device.

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