JP2003091682A - Mobile sales support system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To facilitate the promotion of mobile sales and provide support to increase sales. A location management server of a location information service provider acquires current location information of a mobile seller transmitted from a mobile terminal device of the mobile seller, and reads out the current location information from a map database. It is described on the map data, and the web server 31 publishes this as a web page. This allows the user to browse on his or her personal computer 41 or the like via the Internet.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for supporting mobile sales and street sales (hereinafter collectively referred to as mobile sales), and particularly to a place where mobile sales are conducted to consumers through a communication network. The present invention relates to a mobile sales support system that notifies users of product sales and supports product sales.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a conceptual explanatory view of conventional mobile sales. Traditionally, products such as roasted sweet potatoes and ramen are installed on stalls and cars 1 and sold while moving on the road 2, or moving to sell products at parks 3 or on the roads such as flea markets at irregular intervals. There is a sale. In such mobile sales, since a product is temporarily sold at an irregular place, conventionally, advertisements such as standing up a signboard or a signboard 4, or a voice advertisement 5 using a loudspeaker are generally used. .

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional advertisement of mobile sales is only based on the notification by the flag, the sign, and the loudspeaker, the advertisement effect is limited to a limited range along the movement route. Therefore, there is a problem that many consumers do not have the opportunity to know that the product is on sale and the sales cannot be increased. Also, from the consumer's point of view, when waiting for mobile sales, they must always be careful not to let the mobile seller pass by, and if they are indoors, the voice advertisement by the loudspeaker cannot be received. There is a problem that it is often overlooked.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile sales support system capable of easily advertising the sales route, time, etc. to many consumers.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above-mentioned object is to obtain the current position information of the mobile seller sent from the mobile seller, to write the current position information on the map data, It is achieved by including means for publishing map data in which position information is described on a web page.

[0006] Preferably, the map data includes a planned travel route and a scheduled passage time which are registered in advance by the mobile seller, and the current position information is periodically acquired. Then, the moving destination of the mobile seller is predicted and the predicted range is described in the map data.

[0007] By writing the current position of the mobile sale in the map data and publishing it on the Internet, the user (consumer) can know the current position of the mobile sale, and use the mobile sale to sell the product. Makes it easier to buy. In addition, the mobile sales side can also advertise its own travel route and the like through the net, and it is possible to increase sales.

Further, the present invention has a present position providing means possessed or managed by the mobile dealer, a map database and a position managing means, and the present position sent from the providing means to the corresponding map on the map database. And a location information service means for delivering this on the Internet,
Disclosed is a mobile sales support system.

Further, the present invention discloses the mobile sales support system according to claim 4, wherein the present position providing means is a mobile phone.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile sales support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This mobile sales support system is a mobile terminal device 10 that is carried by a person who makes mobile sales and is connectable to the Internet, and a computer system 30 of a location information service provider that is connected to the mobile terminal device 10 via the Internet 20. It comprises a terminal device 40 such as a personal computer used by a consumer that can be connected to the Internet 20.

In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal device 10 has a G
PS (Global Positioning System) satellite 1
GPS receiver 12 that receives the radio wave of 1 and obtains its own position
And a mobile phone 13 for transmitting the self-position information obtained by the GPS receiver 12. The GPS receiver 12 and the mobile phone 13 may be separate types or integrated types. The mobile phone 13 wirelessly transmits / receives to / from the base station 14, connects to the Internet 20 through the wireless network 15 connected to the base station 14, and notifies the position information service provider 30 of its own position. .

In the present embodiment, the GPS satellite is used to determine the self-position, but the function of detecting the position of the portable terminal device by, for example, a personal handy phone system (PHS) or a personal digital cellular system (PDC). Alternatively, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or PHS equipped with a communication function may be used instead of the mobile phone.

The computer system 30 of the location information service provider has a web server 31 connected to the Internet 20 and an internal LAN for the web server 31.
A position management server 33 and a map database 34 connected by 32 or the like are provided.

The terminal device 40 used by the consumer is composed of a personal computer 41 or a portable terminal device 42, and may be provided with browser software which can connect to the Internet 20 and browse a home page.

Next, a method for supporting mobile sales performed while moving by car using the mobile sales support system having the above-described configuration will be described. In this case, the mobile terminal device 10
Is installed in the car. Then, the route, date, and time that the mobile sales vehicle will pass through are accessed from the mobile phone 13 to the location information service provider 30 to register such location information (route in FIG. 1). The input for this registration may be directly input from the mobile phone 13, but other means, for example, a laptop computer is installed in the mobile sales vehicle, and the mobile phone 13 is connected to this to connect the laptop computer. You can also enter from.

The location management server 33 of the location information service provider accepts the above-mentioned planned passage route, date, and time, collates with the corresponding map in the map database 34, and determines when and which road the mobile sales vehicle passes through. In that case, the position and time are described on a map, and processed into a form that can be browsed on the Internet, generally in the form of a web page illustrated in FIG. The description here is to add the route and date / time as data on the map data, and as a way to do this, for example, display a map, plot it on this map, or point with the cursor. There is a method of adding by doing, a method of inputting data and adding. Then, this map data is transferred to the web server 31 via the in-house LAN 32 (route thereof). This web page uses a specific URL (Uniform Resource Locato).
r: A descriptive format that indicates the location of resources on the Internet) so that anyone can browse from the Internet.

A user (consumer) who desires to use the mobile sale can specify the URL by using a personal computer or the like which can connect to the Internet, and thus the above web page, that is, the route through which the mobile sale vehicle passes and the date. You can browse the map data on your own PC for the time (route).

When actually carrying out mobile sales, it is necessary to display the current position of the mobile sales vehicle on the sales route notified in advance on the web page. In this case, it becomes necessary to obtain the current position of the mobile sales vehicle. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the current position is obtained by the GPS receiver 12 mounted on the mobile sales vehicle. The position accuracy of GPS is about 10 m, but it is possible to further improve the accuracy by using a method called DGPS (Differential GPS). It is also possible to obtain the current position in combination with the position information obtained from the wireless network.

The current position information obtained by the mobile terminal device 10 is notified to the position management server 33 of the position information service provider 30 through the mobile phone 13, and the position management server 33 maps the map data corresponding to the current position of the mobile sales vehicle. A mark indicating the current position is displayed at the corresponding position on the (sales route). As a result, the mobile sales user can simultaneously display the planned sales route and the current position of the mobile sales vehicle on the PC 4
You can find out by using 1.

It should be noted here that the timing of updating the current position of the mobile sales vehicle on the map data. If you update too often, say every second,
Since the telephone line fee required to update the current position information and the usage fee of the service provider 30 are high, it is preferable to update the information at appropriate intervals, for example, every 5 minutes or every 10 minutes.

When mobile sales are carried out according to the planned sales route disclosed on the above-mentioned web page, the arrival time may not match the scheduled arrival time or the travel route may be changed due to various circumstances. In such a case, it is necessary to update the scheduled passage time and scheduled route published on the web page with the correct contents.

As a method of updating, a first method in which a person who sells mobile information predicts an arrival time or a passing time to rewrite the contents of the web page, and a location management server uses the current location information and its updated content. From the speed of the mobile sales vehicle obtained from
A second method of automatically rewriting the contents of the web page can be considered.

In the first method, for example, when it is likely to be later or earlier than the scheduled time, the person who sells the mobile information notifies the location management server 33 of the change information of the transit time from the mobile phone 13 or the like. To do. Location management server 33
Upon receipt of this notification, will change the arrival time on the web page or on the map data.

In the second method, the information on the current position transmitted from the mobile sales vehicle is compared with the planned position,
If there is a difference, change the arrival time on the web page.

When the travel route is changed, the person who sells the mobile information notifies the location management server 33 of the travel route change information from the mobile phone 13 or the like. As a result, the position management server 33 displays the changed planned route on the web page. If it is necessary to change the time at the same time by changing the planned moving route, the time is also changed.

The above-described embodiment is an example in which the person who sells the mobiles notifies the location management server 33 of the planned travel route, but it is also possible to sell the mobiles without giving a notice of the travel route. In this case, the current position information is notified to the position management server 33 every required time while moving and selling.

Thus, the position management server can predict the moving range of the mobile sales vehicle from the change in the current position information of the mobile sales vehicle. That is, the map data in which the mobile sales vehicle is present is read from the current position information notified from the mobile sales vehicle from the map database, and the moving direction and the moving speed of the mobile sales vehicle are calculated from the change in the current position information. Then, as shown in FIG.
The predicted range that will be reached after 0 minutes is described on the map data on the web page. As a result, the user can predict the moving range of the mobile sales vehicle 1. The prediction range may be illustrated in more detail after 5 minutes and 10 minutes.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, one mobile vending vehicle is explained, but when supporting a large number of mobile sales, a web page is created for each region and the web page is presented to the user. When browsing, select the area. Alternatively, by allowing selection for each product to be sold, it is possible to finely meet the needs of consumers. The location information service provider collects a usage fee from the person who sells the mobile phone according to the amount of updated data and maintains the service.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the user (consumer) with the position information of the mobile sale, and to support the increase of the mobile sale.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile sales support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a web page published by the web server shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a web page published by the web server shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a concept of a conventional example of mobile sales.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 mobile terminal 11 GPS satellites 12 GPS receiver 13 Mobile phones 14 base stations 15 wireless network 20 Internet 30 Location Information Service Provider 31 Web server 33 Location management server 34 map database 40 terminal equipment 41 PC 42 Mobile terminal device

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A means for acquiring the current position information of the mobile seller sent from the mobile seller, a means for recording the current position information on map data, and a map data in which the current position information is described. And a means for disclosing it on a web page. 2. The mobile sales support system according to claim 1, wherein the map data includes a planned travel route and a scheduled passage time that are registered in advance by the mobile seller. 3. The mobile sales support system according to claim 1, wherein the current position information is periodically acquired, the destination of the mobile seller is predicted, and a prediction range is described in the map data. . 4. The current position providing means owned or managed by the mobile dealer, a map database and a position managing means are provided, and the current position sent from the providing means is described on the corresponding map on the map database. , A mobile sales support system comprising: a position information service means for distributing this on the Internet. 5. The mobile sales support system according to claim 4, wherein the present position providing means is a mobile phone.