JP6894709B2 - Route guidance system and route guidance digital signage - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a route guidance system and a route guidance digital signage, and more particularly to a technique effective for destination guidance by linking mobile terminals.

In recent years, digital signage has become widespread in various places such as public transportation and commercial facilities, and users are required by providing interactivity from only one-sided information display assuming a large number of users. It is possible to select and provide the information to be.

An example of an interactive digital signage is, for example, a digital signage equipped with a route guidance system. According to this digital signage, search information can be acquired even when a user does not have a mobile terminal or a communication means. In addition, a system has been proposed in which digital signage and a mobile terminal are linked and search information is stored in the mobile terminal.

In addition, as this kind of route guidance system, a system that guides underground and ground routes in an easy-to-understand manner on one screen (see, for example, Patent Document 1) and information desired by a user can be displayed on a signage terminal, and the information can be easily displayed. Those that can be used and can grasp the effect of display (see, for example, Patent Document 2) are known.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-217940 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-238959

However, the above-mentioned technique has the following problems.

The route-guided digital signage described above may be introduced in multiple locations in the future, but there is no coordination between each digital signage. Therefore, when the user searches the route again in another digital signage installed in the middle of the route of the destination, it is necessary to input the destination information again. As a result, it takes a lot of time and effort for input.

In addition, route-guided digital signage has already been introduced into public transportation, tourist information centers, hotels, etc., with features tailored to each installation location. However, since these are not digital signage of the same standard, it is necessary for the user to follow the operation procedure according to each terminal, and it cannot be said that they are standardized, and there is a problem that the operability is poor. As a result, the convenience of the user may be impaired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of improving user convenience and seamlessly providing route guidance to a destination by coordinating between digital signage installed at a plurality of locations. ..

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description and accompanying drawings herein.

A brief description of typical inventions disclosed in the present application is as follows.

That is, a typical route guidance system has a route guidance digital signage and a content server. The route guidance digital signage executes the route search and provides the route guidance information to the destination based on the search information which is the route search information and the content information related to the search information.

The content server is connected to the route guidance digital signage through a communication line, acquires content information based on the search information input from the route guidance digital signage, and transmits the acquired content information to the route guidance digital signage.

The route guidance digital signage has a route search execution unit that executes a route search based on the search information and the content information. When the search ID is input from the outside, the route search execution unit acquires the search information associated with the search ID from the content server, and executes the route search using the acquired search information.

In particular, the route guidance digital signage has a search ID generation unit that generates a search ID each time the route search execution unit executes a route search. The content server has a search history data collection unit and a search history data storage unit.

The search history data collection unit acquires the search ID and the search information generated by the search ID generation unit from the route guidance digital signage, and generates the search history data associated with the acquired search ID and the search information. The search history data storage unit stores the search history data generated by the search history data collection unit.

Then, when the search ID is input, the route search execution unit searches the search history data stored in the search history data storage unit and acquires the search information associated with the search ID.

Among the inventions disclosed in the present application, the effects obtained by representative ones will be briefly described as follows.

(1) The operability of the route guidance system can be improved.

(2) According to the above (1), the convenience of the user can be improved.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the structure in the route guidance signage system by one Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the destination input screen displayed on the search result display part which has the route guidance digital signage of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the destination confirmation screen displayed on the search result display part which has the route guidance digital signage of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the search result display screen displayed in the search result display part which has the route guidance digital signage of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display of the route search result transferred to the mobile terminal of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the search history data stored in the search history data storage part which the content server of FIG. 1 has. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the route search guidance processing in the route guidance signage system of FIG.

In all the drawings for explaining the embodiment, the same members are, in principle, given the same reference numerals, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail.

<Configuration example of route guidance signage system>
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a configuration in a route guidance signage system 10 according to an embodiment.

The route guidance signage system 10, which is a route guidance system, is a system that provides route guidance to a destination.

In big cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, railroads and bus routes are set up like a mesh, and it is often used to go to the vicinity of the destination and then walk to the destination. ing.

At that time, since there are multiple operating companies, it is often difficult to transfer if the user is unfamiliar with the land for the first time. The route guidance signage system 10 installs the route guidance digital signage 11 at a station, a bus stop, a tourist information center, a hotel, or the like. In FIG. 1, two route guidance digital signage 11s are shown for simplification, but in reality, as described above, a large number of route guidance digital signage 11s are stations, bus stops, tourist information centers, hotels, etc. It consists of a configuration installed at any location.

In addition to providing route guidance from the installation location to the destination, it also provides various information around the installation location and initial guidance from the installation location to the first node (station ticket gate or bus stop).

As shown in FIG. 1, the route guidance signage system 10 includes the plurality of route guidance digital signage 11 and the content server 17 described above. The content server 17 is connected to the railway operation information provider server 23, the road traffic information provider server 24, and the map data provider server 25 through a network 16 such as the Internet.

The railway operation information provider server 23 stores railway operation information. The railway operation information includes, for example, operation information such as route information and delay information of each railway company. The road traffic information provider server 24 stores bus operation information. The bus operation information includes information such as route information such as a route bus and information such as the operation status of the route bus. The map data provider server 25 stores map information.

Further, the content server 17 is connected to the route guidance digital signage 11 through a network 16 such as the Internet. The route guidance digital signage 11 is installed in, for example, public transportation, a tourist information center, a hotel, or the like.

The content server 17 has a content acquisition unit 18, a content processing unit 19, a search history data collection unit 20, and a search history data storage unit 21.

The content acquisition unit 18 accesses the railway operation information provider server 23, the road traffic information provider server 24, or the map data provider server 25 through the network 16 to acquire various content information.

The content processing unit 19 processes various information acquired by the content acquisition unit 18 into information in a format that can be used by the route guidance digital signage 11. The search history data collection unit 20 collects search information and the like from each route guidance digital signage 11 as search history data. The search history data storage unit 21 stores the search history data collected by the search history data collection unit 20.

The route guidance digital signage 11 includes a content acquisition unit 30, a search result receiving unit 31, a search condition input unit 32, a destination search unit 33, a route search execution unit 34, a search result display unit 35, a search result transfer unit 36, and a route search. It has a data storage unit 37, a route search engine 38, and a data storage unit 39 around the installation location.

In the route guidance digital signage 11 installed in various places, the installation position of each route guidance digital signage 11 is set as the current location. The search condition input unit 32 inputs search conditions, that is, search information such as a departure place and a destination. This search information is input by the user.

The destination search unit 33 provides route guidance information to the destination input from the search condition input unit 32. The content acquisition unit 30 acquires various information from the content server 17 when the destination search unit 33 provides route guidance information to the destination.

The route search execution unit 34 performs a search using the route search data storage unit 37 and the route search engine 38 after adding various information acquired by the content server 17, and displays the search results as a monitor. Displayed at 35.

The search condition input unit 32 and the search result display unit 35 are composed of, for example, a touch panel display unit having both display and information input.

Further, the route search execution unit 34 provides initial guidance from the installation location to the next node, for example, a station ticket gate or a bus stop, based on the installation location peripheral data stored in the installation location peripheral data storage unit 39. The installation location peripheral data consists of various peripheral information such as various facilities, stations, and bus stops in the vicinity starting from the location where the route guidance digital signage 11 is installed.

In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the route guidance digital signage 11 shown on the left side is installed at a point A, which is the current location where the route guidance digital signage 11 is installed, for example. Further, it is assumed that the route guidance digital signage 11 shown on the right side is installed at, for example, the current position B where it is installed.

Therefore, in the case of FIG. 1, the installation location peripheral data storage unit 39 of the route guidance digital signage 11 shown on the left side stores the peripheral information around the A point, which is the peripheral information starting from the A point, and is shown on the right side. The installation location peripheral data storage unit 39 of the route guidance digital signage 11 stores the B point peripheral data which is the peripheral information starting from the B point.

The search result transfer unit 36 transfers the search result by the route search execution unit 34 to the mobile terminal 13. As a result, the search result can be held in the mobile terminal 13 owned by the user. The mobile terminal 13 is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet.

The search result receiving unit 31 has a communication function for communicating with the mobile terminal 13, and receives a search ID or the like described later from the mobile terminal 13 or transmits a search result.

In order to acquire peripheral information and initial guidance information to the next node, the station ticket gate or the bus stop, from the installation location in another route guidance digital signage 11 installed in the middle of the movement route to the destination. In some cases, the route search is executed again.

At that time, by transmitting the search ID from the mobile terminal 13 owned by the user to the search result receiving unit 31, route guidance and route guidance from the current location B to the destination can be performed without the user re-entering the destination. It is possible to obtain initial guidance information from the installation location to the next node such as a station ticket gate or a bus stop.

Further, the search history data executed by the route search execution unit 34 of each route guidance digital signage 11 is collected by the search history data collection unit 20 of the content server 17, and is stored as search history data in the search history data storage unit 21. To.

<Display example of destination input screen>
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a destination input screen displayed on the search result display unit 35 included in the route guidance digital signage 11 of FIG.

On the destination input screen, as shown in FIG. 2, the area 202 is displayed below the search result display unit 35, and the area 201 is displayed above the area 202. The area 202 is an area for freely inputting a destination.

Area 201 is an area for displaying destination candidates. The route search execution unit 34 uses the route search data such as a station or bus stop stored in the route search data storage unit 37 of the route guidance digital signage 11 or via the network 16 based on the character string input in the area 202. The destination candidate searched for the map data (destination information) provided by the map data providing source server 25 is displayed in the area 201.

<Display example of destination confirmation screen>
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a destination confirmation screen displayed on the search result display unit 35 included in the route guidance digital signage 11 of FIG.

On the destination confirmation screen, as shown in FIG. 3, a button 302 is displayed below the search result display unit 35, and a destination area map display area 301 is displayed above the button 302.

The destination area map display area is an area for displaying a map of the destination and its surroundings. The button 302 is a software key or the like, and the route search process is executed by touching the button 302.

Based on the location information associated with the destination candidate selected on the destination input screen shown in FIG. 2, the destination search unit 33 searches for the map data of the map data provider server 25 provided via the network 16. The map around the destination is displayed in the map display area 301 around the destination.

A mark such as a pin is displayed on the destination on the map displayed in the map display area 301 around the destination. As a result, the destination can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

It is also possible for the user to modify or fine-tune the destination by moving the displayed pin. After confirming the destination on the destination confirmation screen, the user presses the button 302 to perform the route search process from the current location to the destination by the route search execution unit 34.

<Display example of search result display screen>
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search result display screen displayed on the search result display unit 35 included in the route guidance digital signage 11 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the search result display screen displayed on the search result display unit 35 displays the search result display area 401, and the button 402 is displayed below the search result display area 401. There is.

The search result display area 401 is a display area for displaying search results, and is a walking route area from the current location to the next node such as a station ticket gate or a bus stop, a public transportation route area from a station or bus stop to a station or bus stop, and a destination. Route guidance is displayed in three areas: the walking route area from the nearest station or bus stop to the destination.

The button 402 is a software key or the like, and by touching the button 402, the search result is transmitted to the mobile terminal 13 held by the user.

<Display example of route search results>
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of displaying the route search result transferred to the mobile terminal 13 of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of the route search result displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 13, and the route search result is stored in the mobile terminal 13 in, for example, a text format.

As shown in FIG. 5, the search condition area 501 is displayed above the route search result. Below the search condition region 501, a route outline region 502 is displayed. A route detail area 503 is displayed below the route outline area 502, and a search ID display area 504 is displayed below the route detail area 503.

The search condition area 501 is an area in which search information is displayed, and displays, for example, a departure place, a destination, a search date and time, and the like. The route outline area 502 is an area for displaying the outline of the guide route, and displays, for example, the required time of the route, the number of transfers, the distance, the total amount, the fare, the express fare, and the like.

The route detail area 503 is an area for displaying the details of the guide route, for example, displaying a route from a departure point to a destination. The search ID display area 504 is an area for displaying the search ID. The search ID is a unique ID associated with the search information held in the search history data storage unit 21 of the content server 17 of FIG.

The search information is information input at the time of route search, and as shown in FIG. 6 described later, the departure point 602, the destination 603, the departure point latitude 604, the departure point longitude 605, the destination latitude 606, and the destination. It consists of longitude 607, previous search ID 608, and the like.

The search information and the search ID are acquired by the search history data collection unit 20 of the content server 17, and are stored in the search history data storage unit 21 as search history data. The search ID is generated, for example, by the route search execution unit 34.

<Example of search history data configuration>
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of search history data stored in the search history data storage unit 21 included in the content server 17 of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, the search history data has a search ID 601, a departure point 602, a destination 603, a departure point latitude 604, a departure point longitude 605, a destination latitude 606, a destination longitude 607, and a previous search ID 608. Consists of.

The search ID 601 is a unique ID generated each time the route search is executed. Departure point 602 is the name of the place of departure. Destination 603 is the name of the destination. The departure point latitude 604 and the departure point longitude 605 are the latitude and longitude at the departure point.

The destination latitude 606 and the destination longitude 607 are the latitude and longitude at the destination. The previous search ID 608 is the previous search ID. This previous search ID 608 is stored when a route search using the previous route search is performed.

<Operation example of route guidance signage system>
Subsequently, the operation of the route guidance signage system 10 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the route search guidance process in the route guidance signage system 10 of FIG. In FIG. 7, after the first route search is performed by the route guidance digital signage 11 installed at the point A, that is, the route guidance digital signage 11 on the left side of FIG. 1, the user is installed at the point B. An example of searching the same destination again with the route guidance digital signage 11, that is, the route guidance digital signage 11 on the right side of FIG. 1 is shown.

First, at the start of use, the user is made to select whether or not to transmit the previous route search result by the route guidance digital signage 11 (step S101). This selection menu is displayed on the touch panel display unit including the search condition input unit 32 and the search result display unit 35 described above. The user decides whether or not to transmit the previous route search result by touching the selection menu displayed on the touch panel display unit.

When the user chooses not to transmit the previous route search result, the user inputs the destination on the destination input screen of FIG. 2 displayed on the touch panel display unit. The case where the user does not transmit the previous route search result is, for example, the case where the route guidance digital signage 11 is used for the first time, or the case where the destination is changed.

Here, the user selects to have the user transmit the previous route search result in the process of step S101. In that case, the search result receiving unit 31 communicates with the user's mobile terminal 13 and acquires the search ID stored in the mobile terminal 13 (step S103).

The content acquisition unit 30 searches and acquires the search history data, which is the search history associated with the search ID acquired from the mobile terminal 13, from the search history data storage unit 21 (step S104).

Subsequently, the content acquisition unit 30 determines whether or not the search history data could be acquired in the process of step S104 (step S105). If the acquisition is not possible, the user is made to input search information such as a destination and select a destination from the destination candidates (step S102).

If the search history data can be acquired in the process of step S105, the destination candidate is displayed on the touch panel based on the search history data acquired in the process of step S104 or the destination input in the process of step S102. Is displayed using a map (step S106), and the user is asked to confirm whether or not the destination is correct (step S107).

In the process of step S106, the map displayed on the touch panel display unit is a map of the destination and its surroundings shown in FIG. The destination search unit 33 searches for map data from the map data provider server 25 via the network 16 based on the search history data of the process of step S104 or the destination of the process of step S102, and the destination and the destination. Get a map of the surrounding area.

In the process of step S107, when the destination is correct, that is, when the button 302 of FIG. 3 is touched, the route search execution unit 34 searches the installation location of the route guidance digital signage 11, that is, the route search from the current location to the destination. It is executed (step S109), and the result of the route search is displayed on the touch panel display unit (step S110).

In this way, when the destination searched by the user is the same as the previous one, the previous search history data is acquired and the route search is executed, so that the user does not have to enter new search information or the like. At the same time, it is possible to shorten the time until the search result is displayed.

In the process of step S109, the search history data acquired in the process of step S104, or the newly input destination and the railway operation information provider server 23 acquired by the content server 17, the road traffic information provider server 24, The route search execution unit 34 performs a route search using the route search data stored in the route search data storage unit 37 and the route search engine 38 based on various information of the map data provider server 25.

Further, in the process of step S109, the route search execution unit 34 generates a new search ID and transmits it to the content server 17 through the network 16. The content server 17 associates the received search ID with the search information and stores it in the search history data storage unit 21 as search history data. Here, an example in which the route search execution unit 34 generates the search ID is shown, but the search ID may be generated by, for example, the content server 17 or the mobile terminal 13.

If the destination is incorrect in the process of step S107, the destination candidate is displayed again in the process of step S106 after the user corrects the destination (step S108). To modify the destination, for example, as described in FIG. 3, the user modifies or fine-tunes the destination by moving the displayed pin.

Then, it is made to select whether or not to transfer the route search result displayed on the touch panel display unit to the user's mobile terminal 13 (step S111). When the transfer is selected, the search result transfer unit 36 transfers the route search result to the mobile terminal 13 (step S112).

As a result, the route search data shown in FIG. 5 is transferred and displayed on the mobile terminal 13.

At this time, the search result transfer unit 36 transmits the new search ID generated by the route search execution unit 34 in the process of step S109 to the mobile terminal 13.

If the route search result is not transferred in the process of step S111, the route search guidance process is terminated. This completes the route search guidance process.

As described above, since the route search can be performed on the route guidance digital signage 11 having different installation locations without re-inputting the search information and the like, the route guidance to the destination can be seamlessly provided.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to re-enter the search information and the like, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described above based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Needless to say.

10 Route guidance signage system 11 Route guidance digital signage 13 Mobile terminal 16 Network 17 Content server 18 Content acquisition unit 19 Content processing unit 20 Search history data collection unit 21 Search history data storage unit 23 Railway operation information provider server 24 Road traffic information provision Source server 25 Map data provider server 30 Content acquisition unit 31 Search result reception unit 32 Search condition input unit 33 Destination search unit 34 Route search execution unit 35 Search result display unit 36 Search result transfer unit 37 Route search data storage unit 38 Route Search engine 39 Data storage around the installation location

Claims (6)

Search conditions including the destination is information of the route search, and on the basis of the content information for constituting the route guidance information to the destination as a search result related to the search condition, the destination and performs path search Multiple route guidance digital signage that provides route guidance information to
Which is connected through a route guidance digital signage to the communication line, the route guidance digital signage to acquire the contents information based on the search conditions received from the di, content server transmits the acquired the content information to the route guidance digital signage When,
Have,
The route guidance digital signage, based on the search condition and the content information, to perform the route search,
The route guidance digital signage generates a search ID, which is a unique ID associated with the search condition, each time the route search is executed.
The content server acquires the search ID and the search condition from the route guidance digital signage, generates search history data associated with the search condition, and stores the search history data.
The route guidance digital signage communicates with the user's mobile terminal and transmits the search ID to the mobile terminal.
The route guidance digital signage communicates with the mobile terminal of the user, the case of obtaining the search ID stored in the portable terminal, the search condition associated with the acquired search ID, the retrieval history data Is acquired from the content server by searching for, and using the destination of the acquired search condition, a new route search is executed with the search condition starting from the installation location of the route guidance digital signage. Then , a new search ID is generated along with the new route search,
The content server receives the new search ID and the search condition from the route guidance digital signage, and stores the search history data in association with the previous search ID.
Route guidance system. In the route guidance system according to claim 1,
The route guidance digital signage causes the user to select whether or not to transmit the previous route guidance search result at the beginning of use, and when the user selects to transmit the previous route guidance search result. Is a route guidance system that communicates with the user's mobile terminal and acquires the search ID. In the route guidance system according to claim 1,
At the end of use, the route guidance digital signage causes the user to select whether to transfer the displayed route search result information to the mobile terminal, and when the user selects to transfer the displayed route search result information, the user selects the transfer. A route guidance system that transfers the route search result information to the mobile terminal. The route search is executed based on the search condition including the destination, which is the route search information, and the content information for constructing the route guidance information to the destination as the search result related to the search condition, and the destination. It is a route guidance digital signage that provides route guidance information to
The route guidance digital signage executes the route search based on the search conditions and the content information, and at the time of the route search, the search is performed on the content server connected to the route guidance digital signage through a communication line. The condition is transmitted, and the content information acquired by the content server based on the search condition is received from the content server.
The route guidance digital signage generates a search ID, which is a unique ID associated with the search condition, each time the route search is executed.
The route guidance digital signage transmits the search ID and the search condition to the content server, generates search history data associated with the search condition on the content server, and stores the search history data.
The route guidance digital signage communicates with the user's mobile terminal and transmits the search ID to the mobile terminal.
When the route guidance digital signage communicates with the user's mobile terminal and acquires the search ID stored in the mobile terminal, the search history data is used to obtain the search condition associated with the acquired search ID. Is acquired from the content server by searching for, and using the destination of the acquired search condition, a new route search is executed with the search condition starting from the installation location of the route guidance digital signage. Then, a new search ID is generated in association with the new route search, the new search ID and the search condition are transmitted to the content server, and the content server associates the search history data with the previous search ID. To store
Route guidance digital signage. In the route guidance digital signage according to claim 4.
The route guidance digital signage causes the user to select whether or not to transmit the previous route guidance search result at the beginning of use, and when the user selects to transmit the previous route guidance search result. Is a route guidance digital signage that communicates with the user's mobile terminal and acquires the search ID. In the route guidance digital signage according to claim 4.
At the end of use, the route guidance digital signage causes the user to select whether to transfer the displayed route search result information to the mobile terminal, and when the user selects to transfer the displayed route search result information, the user selects the transfer. A route guidance digital signage that transfers the route search result information to the mobile terminal.

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