JP6157212B2 - Exhibition guide system, server and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Description

This invention includes a server that transmits the information about the content describing the exhibit, based on the information sent by the server, display guidance system including a mobile terminal for reproducing corresponding content, servers and mobile devices It is about.

  Conventionally, various types of exhibition guidance systems for explaining exhibits arranged along a tour course have been known. For example, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a signal (infrared ray) indicating an exhibit unique code is transmitted with a signal intensity that can be received only in a space near the periphery of the exhibit. Then, the contents (video / audio) corresponding to the exhibit can be reproduced by receiving the above signal at the portable terminal held by the visitor.

JP-A-4-84187

However, transmission / reception of signals using infrared rays has a problem of being blocked when an obstacle such as a person or an object exists. In this case, there is a possibility that the mobile terminal cannot receive infrared rays and the content cannot be reproduced. In addition, in the factory guidance for guiding the facilities in the factory, there is a problem that it is easily affected by various radios, IR, other noises, welding light, and the like used in the factory. In addition, when transmitting and receiving signals using infrared rays, there is a problem that a separate sensor for receiving infrared rays is required on the mobile terminal side.
In addition, there is a problem that the signal (infrared ray) indicating the unique code cannot be received unless the portable terminal is directed in that direction, and the receiving side is restricted.
Furthermore, there is a problem that reception by an area (space) is required in order to receive a signal by visiting with a large number of people, instead of reception on a line such as infrared rays.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can reproduce appropriate content in the vicinity of an exhibition without being affected by an obstacle or the like with an inexpensive configuration. exhibition guide system, has been an object of the present invention to provide the servers and mobile devices.

  An exhibition guide system according to the present invention includes a server that transmits information related to content that describes an exhibit, a mobile terminal that reproduces the content based on the information transmitted by the server, and a predetermined presence of the exhibit. And an acoustic signal generator that outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range with different frequencies. The mobile terminal receives an acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generator, and an acoustic signal receiver. A frequency extraction unit that extracts a frequency of the acoustic signal received by the signal reception unit; and a frequency information transmission unit that transmits information about the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit to the server. Holds information associating the frequency of the acoustic signal output by the generator with the content describing the exhibits in the area Corresponding from the frequency / content correspondence information holding unit based on the information received by the frequency information receiving unit, the frequency information receiving unit receiving the information transmitted by the frequency information transmitting unit, and the information received by the frequency information receiving unit A content search unit that searches for content and a content information transmission unit that transmits information related to the content searched by the content search unit to the corresponding mobile terminal.

  According to the present invention, since it is configured as described above, it is possible to reproduce appropriate content in the vicinity of the exhibit without being affected by an obstacle or the like with an inexpensive configuration. In addition, by using an acoustic signal that is relatively inexpensive and easy to adjust the reception area, it is possible to reliably provide an explanation of the exhibit to the visitor without using complicated logic. Further, by using an acoustic signal, reception is possible without directing the portable terminal in the direction of the signal, and further reception as an area (space) is possible.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the display guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement outline | summary of the exhibition guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the terminal for visitors concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the exhibition guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an exhibition guidance system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation outline of the exhibition guidance system. In the following description, the factory guide that guides the facilities arranged in the factory will be described as an example of the exhibition guide.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the exhibition guidance system includes an acoustic signal generator 1, a visitor terminal (portable terminal) 2, and a server 3. The visitor terminal 2 and the server 3 are configured to communicate with each other via the access point 4.

  The acoustic signal generator 1 is arranged for each predetermined area where facilities (exhibits) are present, and outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range having different frequencies. That is, the acoustic signal generation device 1 is arranged for each area where the content describing the facility needs to be reproduced.

  The visitor terminal 2 is held by a visitor who tours the factory, and by playing back the corresponding content based on the information (video / audio) transmitted by the server 3, Each facility will be explained. As shown in FIG. 3, this visitor terminal 2 includes an acoustic signal receiving unit 21, a frequency extracting unit 22, a frequency information transmitting unit 23, a content information receiving unit 24, and a content reproducing unit 25.

  The acoustic signal receiver 21 receives the acoustic signal output from the acoustic signal generator 1. As the acoustic signal receiving unit 21, an existing microphone is used in the visitor terminal 2.

  The frequency extraction unit 22 extracts the frequency of the acoustic signal received by the acoustic signal reception unit 21.

  The frequency information transmission unit 23 periodically transmits information about the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit 22 to the server 3 via the access point 4. In the following description, it is assumed that the frequency information transmission unit 23 notifies the server 3 of frequency information indicating the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit 22 as information about the frequency.

  The content information receiving unit 24 receives information about the content transmitted by the server 3 via the access point 4. In the following, it is assumed that the content information receiving unit 24 receives content distributed by the server 3 as information related to content.

  The content reproducing unit 25 reproduces the corresponding content based on the information received by the content information receiving unit 24.

  The server 3 transmits information related to contents describing facilities in the factory to the visitor terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the server 3 includes a content holding unit 31, a frequency / content correspondence information holding unit 32, a frequency information receiving unit 33, a content search unit 34, and a content information transmission unit 35.

  The content holding unit 31 holds a plurality of contents explaining each facility in the factory.

  The frequency / content correspondence information holding unit 32 holds information in which the frequency of the acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generating device 1 in each area is associated with the content describing the exhibit in the area. is there.

  The frequency information receiving unit 33 receives information (frequency information) transmitted by the frequency information transmitting unit 23 of the visitor terminal 2 via the access point 4.

  The content search unit 34 searches for the corresponding content from the frequency / content correspondence information holding unit 32 based on the information received by the frequency information receiving unit 33.

  The content information transmission unit 35 transmits information related to the content searched by the content search unit 34 to the corresponding visitor terminal 2 via the access point 4. In the following description, it is assumed that the content information transmission unit 35 extracts the relevant content from the content holding unit 31 as information related to the content, and distributes the content to the relevant visitor terminal 2.

Next, the operation of the exhibition guide system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
The acoustic signal generator 1 is arranged for each area (area A, B) where equipment (equipment A, B) exists, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, and outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range of different frequencies. doing. Here, for example, the frequency band output from each acoustic signal generator 1 is about 18 kHz to 22 kHz. Although FIG. 2 shows a case where two acoustic signal generators 1 are installed, it can be installed as many as possible by distinguishing adjacent (neighboring) frequencies.

  In the operation of this exhibition guide system, a visitor holding the visitor terminal 2 moves along a tour course in the factory, and the acoustic signal generator 1 generates an acoustic signal outside the audible range. Upon entering, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the acoustic signal receiving unit 21 of the visitor terminal 2 receives the acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generating device 1 (step ST1). Here, since an acoustic signal is used in the present invention, an obstacle such as a person or an object, various radios used in a factory, IR, other noises, welding light, etc., compared to a conventional configuration using infrared rays The visitor terminal 2 can reliably receive an acoustic signal. Further, in the configuration using the conventional infrared rays, a sensor for receiving the infrared rays is separately required. However, in the present invention, an acoustic signal can be received using an existing microphone in the portable terminal, so that it is inexpensive. Equipment can be configured.

  Next, the frequency extracting unit 22 extracts the frequency of the acoustic signal received by the acoustic signal receiving unit 21 (step ST2).

  Next, the frequency information transmission unit 23 periodically notifies the server 3 of the frequency information indicating the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit 22 via the access point 4 (step ST3).

  Next, the frequency information receiving unit 33 of the server 3 receives the frequency information transmitted by the frequency information transmitting unit 23 of the visitor terminal 2 via the access point 4 (step ST4).

  Next, the content search unit 34 searches for the corresponding content from the frequency / content correspondence information holding unit 32 based on the frequency information received by the frequency information receiving unit 33 (step ST5).

  Next, the content information transmission unit 35 extracts the content searched by the content search unit 34 from the content holding unit 31, and distributes this content to the corresponding visitor terminal 2 via the access point 4 (step ST6). .

  Next, the content information receiving unit 24 of the visitor terminal 2 receives the content distributed by the server 3 via the access point 4 (step ST7).

  Next, the content reproduction unit 25 reproduces the content distributed from the content information transmission unit 35 of the server 3 via the access point 4 (step ST8).

With the above operation, for example, in the tour course shown in FIG. 2, in the visitor's terminal 2 for the visitor in the area A where the acoustic signal generator 1A is installed, first, the acoustic signal from the acoustic signal generator 1A is sent. Receive. Then, by notifying the server 3 of the frequency of the acoustic signal, the server 3 searches and distributes the content A related to the equipment A in the area A from the frequency, and automatically reproduces the content A.
On the other hand, the visitor's terminal 2 for the visitor in the area B where the acoustic signal generator 1B is installed first receives the acoustic signal from the acoustic signal generator 1B. Then, by notifying the server 3 of the frequency of the acoustic signal, the server 3 searches and distributes the content B related to the equipment B in the area B from the frequency, and automatically reproduces the content B.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the acoustic signal generator 1 is provided for each predetermined area where the facility (exhibit) exists, and outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range having different frequencies. The visitor terminal 2 receives this acoustic signal, notifies the server 3 of information regarding the frequency, and the server 3 is configured to deliver content corresponding to the frequency to the visitor terminal 2. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce appropriate content in the vicinity of the exhibit with an inexpensive configuration without being affected by an obstacle or the like. In addition, by using an acoustic signal that is relatively inexpensive and easy to adjust the reception area, it is possible to reliably provide an explanation of the exhibit to the visitor without using complicated logic.
Further, by using an acoustic signal, reception is possible without directing the portable terminal in the direction of the signal. Furthermore, since reception as an area (space) is possible, it is possible to provide appropriate content for a tour with a large number of people.

  Note that the acoustic signal generator 1 may output an acoustic signal having directivity. Thereby, even when the arrangement interval of the exhibits is narrow, it is possible to reproduce appropriate content at an appropriate location.

  In the above description, the factory guide that explains the facilities in the factory has been described as an example of the exhibition guide. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to an exhibition guide for guiding an exhibit in an exhibition such as a painting or a zoo.

  In the above description, the content holding unit 31 of the server 3 holds the content, and the content information transmission unit 35 distributes the corresponding content to the visitor terminal 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the content may be held in an external server different from the server 3. In this case, for example, the content information transmission unit 35 of the server 3 notifies the visitor terminal 2 of information indicating the corresponding content, and the visitor terminal 2 acquires the corresponding content from the external server based on this information. .

  In the above description, the frequency information transmission unit 23 of the visitor terminal 2 has been described as notifying the server 2 of frequency information indicating the frequency of the acoustic signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the visitor terminal 2 holds correspondence information between the frequency of the acoustic signal output from the acoustic signal generator 1 and the area where the acoustic signal generator 1 is disposed. The frequency information transmission unit 23 may search for a corresponding area from the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit 22 and notify the server 2 of area information indicating this area. In this case, the server 2 searches for the corresponding content based on the area information.

  In the present invention, any constituent element of the embodiment can be modified or any constituent element of the embodiment can be omitted within the scope of the invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Acoustic signal generator 2 Visitor terminal (mobile terminal) 3 Server 4 Access point 21 Acoustic signal receiver 22 Frequency extractor 23 Frequency information transmitter 24 Content information receiver 25 Content playback unit 31 Content holding unit, 32 Frequency / content correspondence information holding unit, 33 Frequency information receiving unit, 34 Content searching unit, 35 Content information transmitting unit.

Claims (4)

In an exhibition guidance system comprising a server that transmits information about content that describes an exhibit, and a mobile terminal that reproduces the content based on the information transmitted by the server,
An acoustic signal generating device that is arranged for each predetermined area where the exhibit is present and outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range of different frequencies;
The portable terminal is
An acoustic signal receiver for receiving an acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generator;
A frequency extractor for extracting the frequency of the acoustic signal received by the acoustic signal receiver;
A frequency information transmission unit that transmits information about the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit to the server;
The server
A frequency / content correspondence information holding unit that holds information in which the frequency of the acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generation device in the area is associated with the content that describes the exhibit in the area;
A frequency information receiving unit for receiving information transmitted by the frequency information transmitting unit;
Based on information received by the frequency information receiving unit, a content search unit that searches for the corresponding content from the frequency / content correspondence information holding unit;
An exhibition guide system comprising: a content information transmission unit that transmits information related to the content searched by the content search unit to the corresponding mobile terminal. The exhibition guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic signal generation device outputs an acoustic signal having directivity. In a server that transmits information related to the content to a mobile terminal that reproduces content that describes an exhibit,
Content that describes the frequency of the acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generator that is arranged for each predetermined area where the exhibit exists and outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range of different frequencies, and the exhibit in the area A frequency / content correspondence information holding unit that holds information associated with
A frequency information receiving unit that receives information related to the frequency of the acoustic signal output by the acoustic signal generator received by the mobile terminal;
Based on information received by the frequency information receiving unit, a content search unit that searches for the corresponding content from the frequency / content correspondence information holding unit;
A server comprising: a content information transmission unit configured to transmit information related to the content searched by the content search unit to the corresponding mobile terminal. On the mobile terminal that reproduces the relevant content based on the information related to the content explaining the exhibit sent by the server,
An acoustic signal receiving unit that is arranged for each predetermined area where the exhibit is present and receives an acoustic signal output by an acoustic signal generator that outputs acoustic signals outside the audible range of different frequencies; and
A frequency extractor for extracting the frequency of the acoustic signal received by the acoustic signal receiver;
A portable terminal comprising: a frequency information transmission unit that transmits information about the frequency extracted by the frequency extraction unit to the server.

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