JP2010091367A - Route information distribution system, route information guide server and terminal apparatus and route information distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain traffic information based on route data registered with a route information guide server, and distribute the traffic information in a required time zone only if a delay occurs. <P>SOLUTION: A terminal apparatus registers identification information and the route data associated with information on a destination with a registered route database 37 of the route information guide server 30. A distribution time zone calculating means 371 calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route zone using transportation facilities on the registered route. If a current time is within the distribution time zone, a traffic information obtaining means 372 obtains the traffic information on the route zone using the transportation facilities on the registered route. A distribution information determining means 373 determines whether the traffic information includes information on the delayed transportation facilities. If the traffic information includes the information on the delayed transportation facilities, an operation information distributing means 33 distributes the traffic information to the destination of a terminal device 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a route information distribution system in which a terminal device distributes to a terminal device traffic information relating to a guide route including a route section using a transportation from an arbitrary departure point to a destination acquired from a route information guide server or the like. In particular, the information on the guide route and the information on the traffic information distribution destination are registered in the route information guide server from the terminal device, and the route information guide server is based on the information on the guide route registered, The present invention relates to a route information distribution system that discriminates a time zone in which traffic information related to the guide route is distributed and distributes traffic information related to the guide route in the time zone only to a registered distribution destination.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, navigation devices and navigation systems that guide a user by searching for a route from a desired departure point to a destination using map data and road data are known. Such navigation devices and navigation systems are known. As a car navigation device that is installed in an automobile and guides the route to the driver, a communication type that uses a mobile phone as a navigation terminal to send a route search request to the route search server, receives the result, and receives route guidance Navigation systems have been put to practical use.

  In particular, the communication-type navigation system is a system that uses a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone as a navigation terminal, and is also used as a navigation system for pedestrians. As a navigation system for pedestrians, it is preferable to add a route guidance function including transportation, and in addition to searching and guidance for walking routes, the route search server accumulates routes and operation time data of transportation, There is also a navigation system having a function of guiding a route from a desired departure station to a desired destination station (boarding candidate train) in addition to searching for a walking route and guidance. There is also a traffic guidance system that receives and displays information such as routes, timetables of transportation facilities, and trains that can be boarded from an information distribution server without searching for walking routes.

  A general navigation device, a route search device and a route search method used in a communication navigation system are disclosed in, for example, the following Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-165681). This navigation system is configured to send information on a departure point and a destination from a portable navigation terminal to an information distribution server, and the information distribution server searches and guides a route that matches a search condition from road network and traffic network data. Has been. As the search condition, there are means for moving from the departure place to the destination, for example, walking, automobile, combined use of railroad and walking, and the route is searched as one of the search conditions.

  The information distribution server has roads (routes) of map data as nodes and nodes as the positions of inflection points, links connecting the nodes as links, and cost information (distance and required time) of all links as a database. ing. Then, the information distribution server sequentially searches for a link from the departure node to the destination node with reference to the database, and traces the node and link with the smallest cost information of the link as a guide route. The shortest route can be guided to the portable navigation terminal. As such a route search method, a method called label determination method or Dijkstra method is used. Patent Document 1 also discloses a route search method using this Dijkstra method.

  A route search system that searches for routes that use transportation is a database of operation time data of each transportation based on route search conditions such as departure date, departure location, destination, arrival time specified by the user. It has a time database and data that makes the traffic network a database based on this. Then, referring to these databases, each available means of transportation (individual trains and route buses) connecting the departure point and destination, including connections (transfers), is sequentially traced to meet the route search conditions. It is configured to present one or a plurality of candidates for a guide route (departure station, destination station, route, train, etc.). As route search conditions, it is generally possible to specify conditions such as required time, number of transfers, and fares.

  In addition, as a system for conducting searches and guidance related to transportation facilities, a terminal device such as a mobile phone is connected to an information distribution server for guiding route information and timetable information of transportation facilities, and a desired departure station, departure time, destination station, etc. There is also provided a guidance system that can specify information, receive information on routes, trains, trains and other transportation means that can be boarded, and display them on a terminal device. In general, when such use is performed from a terminal device, address information such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or a domain name for specifying a location where information to be downloaded exists is input to the terminal device and specified by the address. The information distribution server (information site) is accessed to download desired information.

  The route search data in the navigation system for route search and route guidance using the transportation system is the same as the road network data in the in-vehicle navigation system and the pedestrian navigation system. In addition to data networked as a two-way link, the operation time and required time of each link are added as link cost data for each means of transportation operated on each traffic route. Furthermore, there is a system in which fare data is added and the fare of the searched guide route is guided together.

  In route search using transportation facilities, there is a problem of a margin time of a route and a delay of transportation means such as a train with respect to a desired arrival time at a destination. In particular, in transportation means such as trains, there are delays due to weather and congestion in addition to delays due to accidents and breakdowns. When a traffic accident or delay occurs, the user cannot move according to the scheduled time according to the route guided by the route search server or the like. Various methods for providing traffic information related to transportation to users have been studied.

  For example, in the following Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-342425), for a halfway station included in the route from the current position to the destination, a margin time at each station is calculated and presented to the user. An invention of a route presentation service system is disclosed.

  In this route presentation service system, the start point-end point search / result storage unit searches the arrival and departure times at each station according to the timetable in the forward direction from the current position of the user's mobile terminal to the destination, and starts from the destination. Search for departure / arrival times that must arrive at each station according to the timetable in the reverse direction to the station, and the main control unit obtains the arrival / departure times at each station obtained by the forward search of the start point-end point search / result storage unit. In addition, according to the end point-start point search / reverse direction search of the storage unit, the surplus time at each station is calculated, and the user's mobile phone terminal surplus time is notified. It is.

  Further, in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-325393) described below, information on a place where the user should be located at the current time point and a train accident is acquired on the route from the current position to the destination. And an invention of a travel time management method for grasping a detour route in real time.

According to the travel time management method of the present invention, a route search unit searches for a train route to reach the destination according to a destination and a target arrival time input in advance by the user, and the user who is moving Based on the route, the mobile communication means to be carried, such as a point where the user should be present to arrive at the destination according to the target arrival time, and a train accident occurring on the route, etc. According to the information, at least one of the detour routes searched by the route search means in order to avoid train delay due to the train accident or the like is transmitted in real time.
JP 2001-165681 A (FIGS. 1 and 2) JP 2002-342425 A (FIGS. 5 and 7) JP 2001-325393 A (FIGS. 2 and 3)

  According to the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, it is possible to know how much time is left at a transfer station or the like on the route of the route being guided, but when the train is delayed, the notified time is shifted. In that case, if the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 3 is applied, a detour route for avoiding the delay can be obtained when the train is delayed. However, even when a train delay is detected, there are various causes for the delay. Failures and accidents may cause delays in operation and significant delays, and there may be minor delays due to disruption of operation schedules due to weather, congestion, and transfer due to delays in operation on other routes.

  In the latter case, even if a train delay is detected, the delay time is small, so that the delay is within the allowable range for the user, and in many cases it is substantially equivalent to no delay. Such a phenomenon is a place that many people experience well on a daily basis. In such a case, according to the technique of Patent Document 3, the delay information is acquired using the communication means, the search for the detour path, and the reception of the detour path. There was a problem that the processing load of the server was increased unnecessarily.

  Furthermore, according to the technique of Patent Document 3, the user can grasp a detour route in consideration of current information such as a train accident in real time when the user is behind the planned movement. However, this technology requires that the user always acquire the current position and transmit the current position to the server. With a device with a limited charging capacity, such as a mobile phone, the travel time from the departure point to the destination is very long. If it is long, there is a problem that it is difficult to realize. In addition, for example, when a signal for acquiring the current position cannot be appropriately acquired in a tunnel or underground, and the current position cannot be transmitted to the server, information according to the user's current position cannot be distributed to the user. The problem arises.

  As a result of various studies to solve the above problems, the inventor of the present application has made a request for a route search from the terminal device to the route information guidance server to the route information guidance server or a route search request to the route information guidance server. Information and traffic information distribution destination information is registered, and based on the route information registered by the route information guidance server, the time zone for delivering the traffic information related to the registered route is determined, and the registration in that time zone The present invention has been completed by conceiving that the above-mentioned problems can be solved if the traffic information relating to the route is distributed to the registered distribution destination only in the time zone.

  That is, the present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention registers the searched route information and terminal device information on the route information guidance server side, based on the information stored and held. It is an object of the present invention to provide a route information distribution system capable of acquiring traffic information (operation information) and distributing it to a terminal device only for the distribution time zone of operation information.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is

  A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; In a route information distribution system comprising a terminal device having display means for displaying the candidate route,

  The route information distribution system corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a distribution destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,

  The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. And when the information regarding the said delay is contained, the said operation information delivery means delivers the said traffic information to the delivery destination of the said terminal device, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the route information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution time zone is calculated for each registered route, and is predetermined as the boarding time of the route section using the transportation of the corresponding route. It is calculated by adding a margin time.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is the route information distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the route searched in the route information guidance server based on the route search request from the terminal device is the registered route. When registered in the database, the delivery time zone calculating means calculates the delivery time zone using the route search start time of the registered route as the start time of the delivery time zone.

  The invention according to claim 4 of the present application is the route information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the registered route is a plurality of routes and the route section using the transportation means of each route is the same type of traffic. In the case of a route section using an engine, the delivery time zone is calculated by integrating all boarding times using the same type of transportation.

  The invention according to claim 5 of the present application is the route information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination corresponds to the transportation system acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone. This is a URL for requesting a route re-search by the terminal device, starting the position acquisition means of the terminal device, acquiring the current position, and transmitting it to the route information guidance server Including a URL including an instruction command.

  The invention according to claim 6 of the present application is

  A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; In a route information guidance server constituting a route information distribution system comprising a terminal device having display means for displaying the candidate route,

  The route information distribution system corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a distribution destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,

  The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. And when the information regarding the said delay is contained, the said operation information delivery means delivers the said traffic information to the delivery destination of the said terminal device, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 7 of the present application is the route information guidance server according to claim 6, wherein the distribution time zone is calculated for each registered route, and the boarding time of the route section using the transportation system of the corresponding route is calculated. It is calculated by adding a predetermined margin time.

  The invention according to claim 8 of the present application is the route information guidance server according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the route searched in the route information guidance server based on a route search request from the terminal device is the registered route. When registered in the database, the delivery time zone calculating means calculates the delivery time zone using the route search start time of the registered route as the start time of the delivery time zone.

  The invention according to claim 9 of the present application is the route information guidance server according to claim 6, wherein the registered route is a plurality of routes and the route section using the transportation means of each route is the same type of traffic. In the case of a route section using an engine, the delivery time zone is calculated by integrating all boarding times using the same type of transportation.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the route information guidance server according to the sixth aspect, the traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination corresponds to the transportation system acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone. This is a URL for requesting a route re-search by the terminal device, starting the position acquisition means of the terminal device, acquiring the current position, and transmitting it to the route information guidance server Including a URL including an instruction command.

  The invention according to claim 11 of the present application is

  A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; In a route information distribution method in a route information distribution system comprising a terminal device having a display means for displaying the candidate route,

  The route information distribution system corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a distribution destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,

  When the delivery time zone calculating means calculates a delivery time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and when the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, Whether the traffic information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transport mechanism of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transport facility. When the information on the delay and the information on the delay are included, the operation information distribution unit distributes the traffic information to a distribution destination of the terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 12 of the present application is the route information distribution method according to claim 11, wherein the distribution time zone is calculated for each registered route, and the boarding time of the route section using the transportation of the corresponding route is calculated. It is calculated by adding a predetermined margin time.

  The invention according to claim 13 of the present application is the route information distribution method according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein the route searched in the route information guidance server based on a route search request from the terminal device is the registered route. When registered in the database, the delivery time zone calculating means calculates the delivery time zone using the route search start time of the registered route as the start time of the delivery time zone.

  The invention according to claim 14 of the present application is the route information distribution method according to claim 11, wherein the registered route is a plurality of routes, and the route section using the transportation means of each route is the same type of traffic. In the case of a route section using an engine, the delivery time zone is calculated by integrating all boarding times using the same type of transportation.

  The invention according to claim 15 of the present application is the route information distribution method according to claim 11, wherein the traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination corresponds to the transportation system acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone. This is a URL for requesting a route re-search by the terminal device, starting the position acquisition means of the terminal device, acquiring the current position, and transmitting it to the route information guidance server Including a URL including an instruction command.

  The invention according to claim 16 of the present application is

  A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; A terminal device comprising a terminal device having a display means for displaying the candidate route;

  The route information guidance server corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility. Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,

  The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. When the information about the delay is included, the operation information distribution unit distributes the traffic information to a distribution destination of the terminal device,

  The terminal device transmits identification information of a terminal device to be registered in the registered route database, information of a delivery destination, and operation input means for registering a desired route, and traffic information received from the route information guidance server. And a display means for displaying.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the route information distribution system registers registration destination information of information to the terminal device and information of the desired candidate route corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device. A database, traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information related to any transportation, a distribution time zone calculation means, a distribution information determination means, and an operation information distribution means,

  The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. And when the information regarding the said delay is contained, the said operation information delivery means delivers the said traffic information to the delivery destination of the said terminal device.

  According to such a configuration, the terminal device associates with the terminal identification information first transmitted to the route information guidance server and relates to the route searched for in accordance with the route search condition transmitted to the route information guidance server or the desired route data. By storing the data in the registered route database, the terminal device can receive and confirm the necessary traffic information from the route information guidance server by mail delivery even when the route guidance is not always displayed. It becomes possible to reduce the power consumption for displaying the route guidance. Further, it is not always necessary for the terminal device to detect the position by the position detecting means and transmit the position information to the route information guidance server, and the necessary traffic information can be received from the route information guidance server by mail delivery and confirmed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce power consumption for performing position acquisition and information transmission such as position information in the terminal device.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, in the route information distribution system according to claim 1, the distribution time zone is calculated for each registered route, and the boarding time of the route section using the transportation system of the corresponding route is calculated. It is calculated by adding a predetermined margin time.

  According to such a configuration, even if a delay occurs in the transportation facility, the terminal device obtains the traffic information from the route information guidance server during a time period in which a margin time is added to the boarding time of the route section using the transportation facility. become able to. In addition, even if the terminal device does not send location information to the route information guidance server, it selects which route to use by calculating the distribution time zone of all routes for the optimum route and multiple candidate routes. Even if a person moves, appropriate traffic information can be distributed.

  In the invention according to claim 3, in the route information distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, the route searched in the route information guidance server based on the route search request from the terminal device is the registered route. When registered in the database, the delivery time zone calculation means calculates the delivery time zone using the route search start time of the registered route as the start time of the delivery time zone.

  According to such a configuration, from the time when a route search is requested to the route information guidance server, boarding the actually guided transportation in the route section using the transportation of the route guided from the route information guidance server 30. Even if there is a delay or cancellation in the operation information of the transportation by the time to be performed, the user can know the traffic information in advance.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in the route information distribution system according to claim 1, the registered route is a plurality of routes, and the route section using the transportation facility of each route is the same type, For example, in the case of a route section using transportation on the same route, the distribution time zone is calculated by integrating all boarding times using the transportation on the same route.

  According to such a configuration, even if the route sections using the transportation facility are different route sections and different boarding times in a plurality of registered routes, if the route sections are on the same route, the time The distribution time zone is calculated so as to cover the entire zone, and the terminal device can acquire traffic information on the route during that time.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the route information distribution system according to the first aspect, the traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination is transmitted to the transportation system acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone. The URL includes the operation information of the relevant transportation, and is a URL for requesting a route re-search by the terminal device, activates the position acquisition means of the terminal device, acquires the current position, and sends it to the route information guidance server. Contains a URL that contains the instruction to send.

  According to such a configuration, when the user of the terminal device knows that there is a delay in the registered route, if the link is made to this URL, the detour route to the destination is easily sent to the route information guidance server. Can be re-searched.

  In the inventions according to claims 6 to 10, a route information guidance server constituting the route information distribution system according to claims 1 to 5 can be provided. Further, in the invention according to claims 11 to 15, a route information distribution method for realizing the route information distribution system according to claims 1 to 5 can be provided. In the invention according to claim 16, Thus, it is possible to provide a terminal device constituting the route information distribution system according to claims 1 to 5.

  Hereinafter, specific examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples and drawings. However, the embodiment shown below exemplifies a route information distribution system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention as this route information distribution system. The present invention is equally applicable to the route information distribution system of other embodiments included in the scope of claims.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of a route information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a route information distribution system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a configuration in which a terminal device 20 using a portable terminal and a route information guidance server 30 are connected via a network 12 such as the Internet. It has become. The route information guidance server 30 includes a database (DB1) that stores road network data for route search, a database (DB2) that stores traffic network data based on timetable data as traffic network data, and each terminal device has traffic. A database (DB3) for storing route information to be registered as a target for distribution of operation information of the institution and a database (DB4) for storing map data for display and the like are provided. Transportation operation information can be acquired from the information distribution server 50 of each railway company or the like via a network.

  The route information distribution system 10 according to the present invention is not limited to the above configuration, and the route information guidance server 30 has a navigation service function and a map distribution server function that distributes a map of the POI location. Alternatively, the server may have a simple route search and route guidance function that does not have a navigation service function. The terminal device 20 can also use a mobile phone, and may be a portable device such as a PDA, a music player, or a portable game machine.

  The terminal device 20 can register in the route information guidance server 30 information on a route including a route section using a transportation means obtained by a user performing route search or route search. The route information guidance server 30 stores the route information registered by the terminal device 20 in the database together with the terminal identification information. Then, the route information guidance server 30 receives traffic information including operation information of related transportation facilities based on the registered route information from the information distribution server, and the traffic information includes an operation time due to an accident or delay in the registered route. To determine if there is information that includes any changes. When there is traffic information including a change in operation time, the route information guidance server 30 sends traffic information to an information distribution destination (for example, an e-mail address) designated (registered) by the terminal device 20 that registered the information of the route. To deliver.

  In the distribution of traffic information, the route information guidance server 30 calculates a distribution time zone based on the registered route information, and the traffic information as described above, that is, an accident occurs in the registered route only in that time zone. Traffic information including changes in operation time due to traffic and delays. The distribution time zone calculated here uses the transportation system from the time when the transportation system is first used (the departure time of the departure station) to the last among the route sections using the transportation system included in the registered route information. This is a time zone obtained by adding a predetermined play time (room time) to the time until the time (arrival time at the destination station).

  For example, in the registered route information, when the departure time of the departure station is 16:03, the arrival time at the destination station is 16:22, and the predetermined play time (room time) is 1 hour, 16: One hour which is a play time (margin time) is added to the time from 03 to 16:22 (ride time), and 16:03 to 17:22 becomes a distribution time zone. That is, for the registrant of the route, traffic information related to the registered route, in particular, traffic information whose operation information has been changed due to an accident, delay, etc., is automatically received from the route information guidance server 30 at least during this time period. be able to. As a result, the terminal device 20 that has registered the route does not need to perform an operation for acquiring traffic information related to an accident or delay while the registered route is moving, and the route information guidance server 30 can calculate the distribution time calculated based on the registered route. Only when the traffic information is acquired for the belt and necessary information is included, the operation information may be distributed to the terminal device 20.

  Furthermore, from the time when the route search is performed until the arrival time 16:22 to the destination station is added to the predetermined play time (margin time) of 1 hour to 17:22, so that the time before boarding can also be set. It is possible to automatically receive from the route information guidance server 30 the traffic information relating to the registered route, particularly the traffic information whose operation information has been changed due to accidents, delays, etc. in the included time zone.

  Hereinafter, the route information distribution system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described based on specific examples, but before that, the detailed configuration of the route information distribution system 10 according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the route information distribution system 10 shown in FIG. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the route information distribution system 10 includes a terminal device 20 that communicates via a network 12 such as the Internet and a route information guidance server 30. In addition, the route information guidance server 30 in a present Example is a server provided with the structure as a route search server which has the function of route search and route guidance.

  The terminal device 20 sets a route search condition such as a departure point and a destination to the route information guide server 30 and transmits a route search request. The route information guide server 30 transmits the road network data 35, the traffic according to the route search condition. A predetermined number of candidate routes including the optimum route or the optimum route is searched with reference to the network data 36, information on the optimum route or a plurality of candidate routes is edited into guide route data and distributed to the terminal device 20.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the terminal device 20 includes a control unit 201, a communication unit 21, a position detection unit 22, a processing request unit 23 that requests a route search or the like from the route information guidance server 30, and the route information guidance server 30. Distribution data storage means 24 for storing distribution data such as received guidance route data, display means 25, operation input means 26, and registered route operation information reception means 27 for receiving traffic information distributed from the route information guidance server 30. It is prepared for.

  In the terminal device 20, the control means 201 is a microprocessor having a RAM, a ROM, and a processor (not shown), and controls the operation of each unit by a control program stored in the ROM. The communication means 21 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving communication data with the route search server 30 and the like via the network 12. The position detection unit 22 includes a GPS reception unit and the like, receives a GPS satellite signal, and calculates a current position and a current time.

  In addition, the position detection means 23 specifies the current position by communication with a mobile phone base station at a stop station or detection of departure or stop by an acceleration sensor or the like while getting on a transportation such as a subway that cannot receive GPS satellite signals. You may comprise.

  The operation input means 26 is composed of various operation buttons, numeric keys, character input keys, and the like, and is used for performing operation input of the terminal device 20 and input of various data. The display means 25 is composed of a liquid crystal display device and displays various data, a menu screen, and the like. Data can also be input using information displayed on the menu screen. In this case, the display means 25 also functions as the operation input means 26. The display means 25 may also be provided with a touch panel function, in which case the information displayed on the menu screen can be operated using the touch panel function.

  The processing request unit 23 edits various processing requests based on the route search conditions and search conditions set using the menu screen displayed on the operation input unit 26 and the display unit 25, and sends them to the route information guidance server 30. To be sent. Various types of information distributed from the route information guidance server 30 based on the processing request transmitted to the route information guidance server 30 are stored in the distribution data storage unit 24, read out from the distribution data storage unit 24 as necessary, and displayed. It is displayed on the means 25. The terminal device 20 also includes a speaker (not shown), and when sound output is necessary, sound is output from the speaker.

  The registered route operation information receiving means 27 is means for receiving traffic information distributed from the route information distribution server 30 regarding the route registered in the route information guidance server 30 from the terminal device 20 according to the present invention. The terminal device 20 includes an e-mail transmission / reception unit that receives traffic information transmitted from the route information guide server 30 to the e-mail address of the terminal device 20 registered in the route information guide server 30.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the route information guidance server 30 includes a control unit 301, a communication unit 31, a distribution data editing unit 32, an operation information distribution unit 33, a processing request storage unit 38, a route search unit 39, and a map database 34. , Road network data 35, traffic network data 36, registered route database 37, distribution time zone calculation means 371, traffic information acquisition means 372, distribution information determination means 373, and the like.

  Although not shown, the control unit 301 is a microprocessor having a RAM, a ROM, and a processor, and controls the operation of each unit by a control program stored in the ROM. The communication unit 31 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving communication data with the terminal device 20 and the like via the network 12.

  When there is a route search, route search, POI search or map distribution request from the terminal device 20, the route information guidance server 30 primarily stores it in the processing request storage means 38. When the request is a route search request, the route search means 39 searches the optimum route or a plurality of candidate routes with reference to the road network data 35 and the traffic network data 36. The searched optimum route and candidate route data are edited by the delivery data editing means 32 and delivered to the terminal device 20. When route guidance is requested, map data including the guidance route is read from the map database 34 and distributed to the terminal device 20.

  The registered route database 37 is for registering a route for which the terminal device 20 desires to obtain traffic information, and stores the route information designated by each terminal device 20 together with the identification information of each terminal device 20. The route registered by the terminal device 20 may be one route or a plurality of routes. Further, it may be route data acquired by the terminal device 20 from the route information guidance server 30 in the past, for example, commuting route data used on a daily basis, and a route search from a specific departure place to a destination is performed. As a result, it is possible to register the obtained route data as it is and receive distribution of traffic information generated before reaching the destination.

  The distribution time zone calculation unit 371 and the traffic information acquisition unit 372 calculate the distribution time zone of the traffic information for each registered route for the registered route of each terminal device 20 registered in the registered route database 37 as described later. During the distribution time period, the traffic information related to the route section using the transportation facility of each registered route is acquired from the information distribution server 50 (see FIG. 1). The distribution information discriminating means 373 discriminates whether or not the acquired traffic information includes information indicating an accident or delay. When the information on the accident or delay is included, the operation information distribution means 33 During the distribution time period calculated by the band calculation means 371, the corresponding terminal device 20 distributes the traffic information to the distribution destination registered in the registered route database 37 in advance. If it does in this way, terminal unit 20 will be able to receive distribution of necessary traffic information only for a necessary time slot about a route registered into route information guidance server 30. The distribution destination may be designated and registered when the terminal device 20 requests route guidance.

  Hereinafter, such processing will be described in detail based on a specific example. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a menu screen for setting route search conditions displayed on the display means 25 of the terminal device 20. The route search condition setting screen 310 shown in FIG. 3 includes a departure point input field 302, a destination input field 303, a time condition input field 304, a sort condition input field 305 for setting candidate route sort conditions, and a search start button 308. It has been.

  The starting point and destination are set by inputting an address, a telephone number, a station name, a station name such as a building name, a latitude / longitude, or the like in the starting point input field 302 and the destination input field 303. That is, in this input field, free word input is possible in principle, but it is also possible to set the address, telephone number, POI (Point of Interest) name, and the like.

  Further, by operating the pull-down button, it is possible to call and set the route search history and registered points registered in the terminal device 20 so far. In the time condition input field 304, time conditions such as departure date and time and destination arrival date and time are entered. If it is not necessary to set the time condition, the setting can be omitted. FIG. 3 shows an example in which “## building” is set as the departure place, “** hotel” is set as the destination, and the departure time “15:35” is set as the time condition. When the necessary condition setting is completed and the search start button 308 is operated, a route search request is transmitted from the terminal device 20 to the route information guidance server 30.

  When requesting a search for a plurality of candidate routes, the sort condition input field 305 sorts a plurality of searched candidate routes, for example, in order of decreasing number of transfers, in order of short required time, in order of low fare. Enter one of the following. Any of the above sort conditions may be selected from a pull-down menu. When the candidate route sorting condition is not set, a search request for the optimum route (the route with the shortest required time) is made. In FIG. 3, the order in which the number of times of transfer is small is set as the sorting condition.

  When the terminal device 20 wants to receive a traffic information distribution service according to the present invention from the route information guidance server 30 for a desired route including a route section using a transportation facility, the information on the route information is included. Information on the delivery destination, for example, the e-mail address of the terminal device 20 is registered in the route information guidance server 30.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of accumulated route data registered in the registered route database 37 of the route information guidance server 30 from the terminal device 20. The route information to be registered may be the route information acquired by the terminal device 20 in the past, or the route data searched by the route information guidance server 30 based on the route search request can be registered as it is. The example of the registered route shown in FIG. 4 shows an example in which the terminal device 20 transmits a route search request to the route information guidance server 30 and registers the route search result in the route guidance information server 30 as a registered route. In the following, details of the process will be described by taking as an example a process of registering the route information searched in the route information guidance server 30 when the terminal device 20 requests the route information guidance server 30 for a route search.

  First, the terminal device 20 uses a route information guide server via the communication unit 21 using the departure point, destination, and time information (departure time information, desired arrival time, etc.) received from the menu screen by the operation input unit 26 as route search conditions. 30. At this time, the terminal identification information is also transmitted to the route information guidance server 30 together with the route search condition. As the terminal identification information, for example, when the user uses a mobile phone as the terminal device 20, the mobile terminal ID may be transmitted as the identification information.

  The route information guidance server 30 stores information on a delivery destination such as traffic information (for example, an e-mail address) in the registered route database 37 in advance in association with terminal identification information by user registration. The information on the delivery destination may be designated when the route search condition is transmitted. The terminal identification information and distribution destination information are stored in the registered route database 37. The registration route database 37 may be a user registration information storage unit that stores user information.

  In the route information guidance server 30, the route search means 39 performs a route search according to the route search condition and calculates one or a predetermined number of optimum routes (candidate routes). Here, for example, as a result of the route search from the departure point S to the destination G, it is assumed that three candidate routes have been searched.

  The route 1 is a route from the departure point S to the station A by the railroad a, and after getting off at the station A, going to the destination G on foot. The route 2 is a route from the departure point S to the station B by the railroad b, and further to the railroad d to the station C, and after getting off at the station C, going to the destination G on foot. The route 3 is a route which gets on the railroad b, gets off at the D station, then walks to the F bus stop, and goes from the F bus stop to the destination G. The route information is stored in the registered route database 37 in association with the identification information of the terminal device 20 (see FIG. 4).

  Next, the delivery time zone calculation means 371 sets (calculates) a delivery time zone for delivering traffic information, as will be described later, based on this time information. The distribution time zone (delivery target time) defines a time zone in which operation information is acquired for the transportation facilities acquired through routes 1 to 3. The traffic information acquisition means 372 sends information on the route (registered route) to be distributed regarding the operation information of the route transportation facility from the information distribution server 50 (see FIG. 1) to the used transportation facility (route using the transportation facility included in the registered route). (Section) operation information and time information are acquired. At this time, the target route to be distributed regarding the operation information of the transportation facility may be one route registered by the terminal device 20, or may be a plurality of candidate routes as shown in FIG.

  About the case where the object at the time of distributing the operation information of transportation facilities with respect to a plurality of routes is routes 1 to 3 shown in FIG. 4 and routes 1 to 3 are accompanied by time information as shown in FIG. The subsequent processing will be described. When the candidate routes 1 to 3 are obtained, the traffic information acquisition unit 372 first acquires the use transportation information from the route data (route 1 to route 3 data). For example, in this case, the transportation operation information to be acquired relates to the railway a, railway b, railway c, and bus d.

The time information of each route is as follows.
<Route 1>
Departure point S (16:03) → (Railway a) → Station A (16:22) → (Walk) → Destination G
<Route 2>
Departure point S (16:05) → (Railway b) → B Station (16:12) → (Railway c) → C Station (16:18) → (Walk) → Destination G
<Route 3>
Departure point S (16:05) → (railroad b) → D station (16:10) → (walk) → F station (16:14) → (bus d) → destination G

  The delivery time zone calculation means 371 sets (calculates) a delivery time zone based on this time information. The distribution time zone (delivery target time) defines a time zone in which operation information is acquired for the transportation facilities acquired through routes 1 to 3. For example, the distribution target time for the railway a is the time zone calculated in consideration of play time (such as extra time) since the scheduled boarding time of the user of the railway a is from 16:03 to 16:22. Is the delivery time zone. Here, the play time is defined as one hour, and the time zone including the play time is defined as the distribution time zone. In this case, the distribution time zone regarding the railway a is from 16:03 to 17:22.

  Further, the distribution time zone may be from the search start time of the routes 1 to 3 to the time considering the play time. By doing so, it becomes possible to know in advance even if there is a delay or a cancellation in the transportation operation information between the searched time and the actual boarding time. As described above, the calculation of the distribution time zone may be changed according to the needs of the user of the terminal device 20, or the user may be able to select from several options.

  Similarly, the railway b is a transportation facility used on the route 2 and the route 3. In this case, the distribution target time is determined with respect to the maximum use time band obtained by adding the scheduled boarding times of the two routes. As described above, when the route sections using the transportation system are the same type, for example, the route sections using the transportation system of the same route, the route sections are respectively different route sections and different boarding times. Even if it is a route section of the same route, the distribution time zone is calculated so as to cover all of the time zone, and the terminal device 20 can acquire the traffic information on the route during that time. Become.

  When the distribution time zone of each route is calculated in this way, the route information guidance server 30 edits the route guidance data of routes 1 to 3 and transmits the data to the terminal device 30, and also transmits the transmitted route data to the terminal device. The identification information of 20 is associated (associated) and stored in the registered route database 37. At this time, the registered route database 37 may store a route search condition when searching for the target route together with the target route to be distributed.

  Subsequently, the route information guide server 30 compares the current time with the distribution time zone (distribution target time). If the current time is after the distribution time zone, the route information is deleted from the registered route database 37, and the process ends. When the current time is before the delivery time zone, the route information guide server 30 compares the current time with the delivery time zone (delivery target time) at predetermined time intervals.

  When the current time is within the time corresponding to the distribution time zone, the traffic information acquisition means 372 determines the operation information based on the transportation corresponding to the routes 1 to 3 registered in the registered route database 37. The information is acquired from the operation information database of the information distribution server 50 (see FIG. 1). Next, with respect to the transportation operation information acquired by the traffic information acquisition means 371, the distribution information determination means 373 determines whether or not the operation information indicating the delay of the transportation means, such as occurrence of delay, accident, cancellation or trouble, is included. To do. When the operation information indicating these delays is not included, the route information guide server 30 compares the current time and the distribution time zone at predetermined time intervals without distributing the traffic information.

  When the traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition means 372 includes operation information indicating the delay of the traffic means such as delay occurrence, accident, cancellation, trouble, etc., the route information guidance server 30 includes the terminal identification information. A distribution destination address such as a registered mail address is acquired from the registered route database 37, and the operation information of the relevant transportation facility is transmitted by mail to the distribution destination address.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of traffic information distributed from the route information guide server 30 to the terminal device 20. As shown in FIG. 5, in the traffic information delivery mail 40 including the transportation operation status, the information on the route having a delay or cancellation, and the traffic information delivered to the terminal device 20 are naturally the terminal device. 20 is a route section using the transportation included in the route registered in the route information guidance server 30, that is, traffic information related to the route of the transportation related to the registered route, and the route is delayed in the distribution time zone. It is traffic information when the operation information shown is included. In the example of FIG. 5, traffic information is displayed indicating that the “10:00 am line has been postponed due to personal injury”.

  Moreover, URL 41 which can access the site which can confirm the detail of operation information is displayed on this display. The user can acquire more detailed traffic information by linking to the displayed URL 41. Further, a URL 42 for re-searching the route according to the operation status may be displayed. In this way, when the user knows that there is a delay in the registered route, the user can link to this URL and cause the route information guidance server 30 to search again for a detour route to the destination.

  Therefore, the URL 42 includes an instruction for performing processing for the terminal device 20 to acquire the current position when the user links to the URL 42 and to transmit the current position information to the route information guide server 30 together with the terminal identification information. When the route information guidance server 30 receives the current position and the terminal identification information from the terminal device 20, the route information guidance server 30 acquires the destination from the candidate route or the route search condition registered in the route information guidance server 30 in association with the terminal identification information. The optimum route or candidate route at the current time is re-searched from the current position to the destination.

  According to such processing, the terminal device 20 is searched in accordance with the route search condition transmitted to the route information guidance server 30 or the data of the desired route in association with the terminal identification information first transmitted to the route information guidance server 30. By storing the route data in the registered route database 37, the terminal device 20 receives the necessary traffic information from the route information guidance server 30 by mail delivery even if the route guidance is not always displayed. Since it can be confirmed, it is possible to reduce power consumption for displaying route guidance.

  Further, there is no need for the terminal device 20 to always detect the position by the position detection means 22 and transmit the position information to the route information guidance server 30, so that the terminal device 20 can acquire information and transmit information such as position information. It becomes possible to reduce power consumption.

  Furthermore, even if the terminal device 20 does not transmit location information to the route information guidance server 30, it selects which route by calculating the distribution time zone of all routes for the optimum route and a plurality of candidate routes. Even if the user moves, appropriate traffic information can be distributed.

  Next, the concept of route search in the route information guidance server 30 will be described. As network data for route search, road network data 35 for searching for a travel route by foot or a car and traffic network data 36 for searching for a travel route using public transportation are stored. The route searching means 39 searches for a route by walking or a car or a route using both walking and transportation by referring to the network data for route search.

  The road network data 35 is configured as follows. For example, when the road is composed of roads A, B, and C as shown in FIG. 6, the end points, intersections, and inflection points of the roads A, B, and C are used as nodes, and the roads connecting the nodes are directed. Link cost data expressed as links, with node data (node latitude / longitude), link data (link number) and link cost of each link (link distance or time required to travel the link) as data Consists of.

  That is, in FIG. 6, Nn (◯ mark) and Nm (◎ mark) indicate nodes, and Nm (◎ mark) indicates a road intersection. Directional links connecting the nodes are indicated by arrow lines (solid line, dotted line, two-dot chain line). As for the links, there are links facing in the upward and downward directions of the road, but in FIG. 6, only the links in the direction of the arrows are shown for the sake of simplicity.

  When route search is performed using such road network data as a route search database, links linked from the starting node to the destination node are traced to accumulate the link cost, thereby minimizing the accumulated link cost. Search and guide the route. That is, in FIG. 6, when a route search is performed with the departure point as the node AX and the destination as the node CY, the road travels from the node AX to the road A, turns right at the second intersection, enters the road C, and reaches the node CY. The link cost is accumulated sequentially, and a route that minimizes the accumulated link cost is searched for and guided.

  Although other routes from the node AX to the node CY are not shown in FIG. 6, there are actually other such routes, so that a plurality of routes that can be reached from the node AX to the node CY are displayed. A search is performed in the same manner, and a route with the lowest link cost is determined as the optimum route. This method is performed by, for example, a known method called the Dijkstra method.

  On the other hand, the traffic network data 36 for route search of the transportation system is configured as follows. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, in the case of traffic routes A, B, and C, each station (each airport on an aircraft route) provided on each traffic route A, B, and C is used as a node, and the nodes are connected. A section is represented by a directional link, and node data (latitude / longitude) and link data (link number) are network data. In FIG. 7, Nn (◯ mark) and Nm (◎ mark) indicate nodes, Nm (◎ mark) indicates a transit point (such as a transfer station) on a traffic route, and a directional link connecting each node. It is indicated by an arrow line (solid line, dotted line, two-dot chain line). As links, there are links facing in the upward and downward directions of the traffic route. In FIG. 7, only the links in the direction of the arrows are shown for the sake of simplicity.

  However, the traffic network basically has a different link cost compared to the road network. In other words, in the road network, the link cost is fixed and static. However, in the traffic network, as shown in FIG. 7, trains and airplanes (hereinafter referred to as individual trains and airplanes) that operate traffic routes are used. A plurality of means of transportation). The time of departure from one node and the time of arrival at the next node are determined for each means of transportation (specified by timetable data and operation data), and individual routes do not necessarily link to adjacent nodes. There is a case. This is the case, for example, with express trains and trains that stop at each station. In such a case, a plurality of different links exist on the same traffic route, and the required time between nodes may differ depending on the transportation means.

  In the transportation network illustrated in FIG. 7, a plurality of transportation means (routes) Aa to Ac... Exist on the same link of the transportation route A, and a plurality of transportation means (routes) Ca to Cc. Will do. Therefore, unlike a simple road network, the transportation network of a transportation facility has a data amount proportional to the total number of transportation means (routes such as individual aircraft and trains).

  In order to search for a route from a certain departure point to a certain destination by using such traffic network data 37, all the transportation means that can be used (ride) when arriving from the departure point to the destination are searched. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the means of transportation that meets the search conditions.

  For example, in FIG. 7, when performing a route search with the departure point as a node AX of the traffic route A and specifying a certain departure time and using the node CY of the traffic route C as the destination, the route operates on the traffic route A. Of the transportation means Aa to Ac..., All transportation means after the departure time are sequentially selected as the departure route. Based on the arrival time at the transit node on the transit route C, among all the transit means Ca to Cc... Operating on the transit route C, all combinations of transit means after the time that can be boarded at the transit node. The total time required for each route, the number of transfers, and the like are guided.

  Using such network data, the route search server 30 searches for a plurality of candidate routes from the departure point to the destination according to the route search conditions, and transmits the results to the terminal device 20 as guide route data. If the departure time of the departure place is specified in the route search conditions, the arrival time at the destination is reached. If the arrival time at the destination is specified, the arrival time is reached at the specified time. Therefore, the terminal device 20 can display these together with the details of the route on the display means 25. When the transfer route is included in the guide route, the train to be transferred at the transfer station and its departure time can be displayed in the same manner.

  In route search when walking and transportation are used as means of movement, road network data 35 and traffic network data 36 are combined to edit comprehensive network data and perform route search. The road network data 35 is referred to for the walking route section, and the traffic network data 36 is referred to for the route section using the transportation facility. In the search for the optimum route, the route having the minimum route cost in total is searched. In this case, a route that does not minimize the walking route section may be searched.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the route information guidance server 30 that distributes traffic information. Here, it is assumed that the identification information of the terminal device 20 and the information on the distribution destination of the information distributed to the terminal device 20 have been registered in the route information guidance server 30 in advance. As shown in FIG. 8, the route information guidance server 30 receives route search conditions from the terminal device 20 in step S101. In the process of step S102, the route search means 39 searches for the optimum route or a predetermined number of candidate routes including the optimum route based on the route search condition received in the process of step S101.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S103, and the distribution time zone calculation unit 371 acquires the transportation means of the candidate route calculated in step S102 (such as the route section of the route section using the transportation means), and in step S104, in step S103. Calculate the distribution time zone of the acquired transportation information. As described above, the distribution time zone calculation method is obtained by adding a margin time to the boarding time of a route section using the transportation. In step S105, the route information guide server 30 transmits candidate route data as guide route information to the terminal device 20, and sends the route data to the terminal device 20 identification information, distribution destination information, and distribution time zone. Are registered in the registration route database 37 together with the above information.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S106, where the route guidance information distribution server 30 acquires the current time, and determines whether or not it is within the range of the distribution time zone of the route registered in step S107. If the current time is before the range of the distribution time zone, the step returns to the current time acquisition process of S106.

  If the current time is within the range of the distribution time zone, the process proceeds to the process of step S108, and the traffic information acquisition unit 372 acquires operation information of the related transportation facility. Next, in the process of step S109, the distribution information determination unit 373 determines whether the traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition unit 372 in the process of step S108 includes information indicating a delay. When the information indicating the delay is not included, it is not necessary to distribute the traffic information to the terminal device 20, and the process returns to the current time acquisition process in step S106.

  If it is determined in the determination process of step S109 that the traffic information includes information indicating a delay, the process proceeds to the process of step S110, and the operation information distribution means 33 refers to the registered route database 37 to obtain the data of the corresponding route. Distribution destination information such as a distribution destination mail address stored according to the registered identification information of the terminal device 20 is acquired, and the traffic information of the transportation facility acquired in step S108 is distributed in the process of step S111. Return to the current time acquisition process. As a result, when trouble (information indicating delay) is included in the transportation operation information when the current time is within the distribution target time range, the delay related to the registered route is sequentially added to the corresponding terminal device 20. It becomes possible to distribute the traffic operation information including the operation information.

  If it is determined in the time determination process in step S107 that the current time is later than the distribution time range, the process proceeds to step S112, and the registered route data is deleted from the registered route database 37. Thus, the process ends.

  In addition, although the process which receives the route search condition newly set in the terminal device 20 was demonstrated in step S101, the history of the optimal route and candidate route which the terminal device 20 obtained by the route search in the route information guidance server 30 in the past. When the information is stored in the route information guidance server 30, it is possible to obtain a destination in the stored route data and use the processing procedure as the destination of the route search condition in the new route search. is there.

  Next, an operation procedure of the terminal device 20 that has received the traffic information from the route information guidance server 30 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the terminal device 20 when a delivery is received from the route information guidance server 30 regarding the operation information of the transportation facility. In step S201, when the terminal device 20 receives distribution of transportation operation information (traffic information) from the route information guidance server 30, the process proceeds to step S202, and the received transportation operation information is displayed. For example, in the case of delivery by e-mail, display processing is performed upon receiving a user's display instruction based on a mail reception notification.

  Next, in step S203, selection of URL 42 (see FIG. 5) for re-searching the route according to the operation status from the user, that is, re-search processing of the route (detour route) to the route information guidance server 30 together with the terminal identification information. It is determined whether or not there is an acceptance of an instruction to transmit.

  If there is no reception of a command for performing processing to be transmitted to the route information guidance server together with the terminal identification information, the processing proceeds to step S208. When there is an acceptance of a command for performing a process of transmitting to the route information guidance server together with the terminal identification information again, the process proceeds to step S204, and the current position detecting unit 22 acquires the current position of the terminal device 20.

  Subsequently, in step S205, the terminal identification information is transmitted to the route information guidance server 30 together with the current position information of the terminal device 20 acquired in step S204. In step S206, when the route guidance information that is the re-search result is received from the route information guidance server 30, the terminal device 20 displays the route guidance information (route data) in S207. In step S208, upon receiving a display end instruction, the terminal device 20 ends the process.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the terminal device 20 that has registered the route does not need to perform an operation of acquiring traffic information related to an accident or delay during the movement of the registered route. The traffic information only needs to be distributed to the terminal device 20 only when the traffic information is acquired only in the distribution time zone calculated by the registered route and the necessary information is included. Further, even if the terminal device 20 does not transmit the position information to the route information guidance server 30, the distribution time zone of all the registered routes is calculated for the optimum route and a plurality of candidate routes. Appropriate traffic information can be distributed regardless of the route selected.

  According to the present invention, even if the terminal device does not always display guidance, it can receive and confirm necessary traffic information by mail delivery, which contributes to reduction of power consumption for guidance display. Can do. Further, it is not necessary to constantly transmit the position information of the terminal device to the route information guidance server, and it is possible to contribute to the reduction of power consumption for performing position acquisition and information transmission such as position information in the terminal device.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a route information guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the route information guidance system concerning the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting menu screen of route search conditions. It is a figure which shows an example of the route data accumulate | stored in the registration route database of a route information guidance server. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the traffic information delivered to a terminal device from a route guidance information delivery server. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the data of a road network. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the data of a traffic network. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the route information guidance server which comprises the route information guidance system concerning the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the terminal device which comprises the road information guidance system concerning the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 .... Route information guidance system 12 .... Network 20 ... Terminal device 201 ... Control means 21 ... Communication means 22 ... Position detection means 23 ... Processing request Means 24 ··· Distribution data storage means 25 ··· Display means 26 ··· Operation input means 27 ··· Registered route operation information receiving means 30 ··· Route information guidance server 301 ··· Control Means 31 ... Communication means 32 ... Distribution data editing means 33 ... Operation information distribution means 34 ... Map database 35 ... Road network data 36 ... Traffic network data 371 ... Delivery time zone calculation means 372 ... Traffic information acquisition means 373 ... Delivery information determination means 38 ... Process request storage means 39 ... Route search means 50 ... Information delivery server

Claims (16)

A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; In a route information distribution system comprising a terminal device having display means for displaying the candidate route,
The route information distribution system corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a distribution destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,
The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. And when the information regarding the said delay is contained, the said operation information delivery means delivers the said traffic information to the delivery destination of the said terminal device, The route information delivery system characterized by the above-mentioned.   The delivery time zone is calculated for each registered route, and is calculated by adding a predetermined margin time to the boarding time of a route section using the transportation system of the corresponding route. Route information distribution system.   When the route searched in the route information guidance server based on the route search request from the terminal device is registered in the registered route database, the delivery time zone calculating means determines the route search start time of the registered route The route information distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the distribution time zone is calculated as a start time of the distribution time zone.   When the registered route is a plurality of routes and the route section using the transportation system of each route is a route section using the same type of transportation, the delivery time zone is the same type The route information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the route information distribution system is calculated by integrating all boarding times using a transportation facility.   The traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination includes operation information of a transportation facility corresponding to the transportation facility acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone, and the terminal device requests a route re-search. 2. The route information according to claim 1, wherein the route information includes a URL including an instruction command that activates a location acquisition unit of the terminal device to acquire a current location and transmits the current location to the route information guidance server. Distribution system. A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; In a route information guidance server constituting a route information distribution system comprising a terminal device having display means for displaying the candidate route,
The route information distribution system corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a distribution destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,
The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. And when the information regarding the said delay is contained, the said operation information delivery means delivers the said traffic information to the delivery destination of the said terminal device, The route information guidance server characterized by the above-mentioned.   The delivery time zone is calculated for each registered route, and is calculated by adding a predetermined margin time to the boarding time of a route section using the transportation of the corresponding route. Route information server.   When the route searched in the route information guidance server based on the route search request from the terminal device is registered in the registered route database, the delivery time zone calculating means determines the route search start time of the registered route The route information delivery system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the delivery time zone is calculated as a start time of the delivery time zone.   When the registered route is a plurality of routes and the route section using the transportation system of each route is a route section using the same type of transportation, the delivery time zone is the same type The route information guidance server according to claim 6, wherein the route information guidance server is calculated by integrating all boarding times using a transportation facility.   The traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination includes operation information of a transportation facility corresponding to the transportation facility acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone, and the terminal device requests a route re-search. 7. The route information according to claim 6, further comprising: a URL including an instruction command that activates a location acquisition unit of the terminal device to acquire a current location and transmits the current location to the route information guidance server. Information server. A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; In a route information distribution method in a route information distribution system comprising a terminal device having a display means for displaying the candidate route,
The route information distribution system corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a distribution destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,
When the delivery time zone calculating means calculates a delivery time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and when the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, Whether the traffic information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transport mechanism of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transport facility. A route information distribution method, wherein the operation information distribution means distributes the traffic information to a distribution destination of the terminal device when the delay information is included.   12. The distribution time zone is calculated for each registered route, and is calculated by adding a predetermined margin time to a boarding time of a route section using the transportation system of the corresponding route. Route information delivery method.   When the route searched in the route information guidance server based on the route search request from the terminal device is registered in the registered route database, the delivery time zone calculating means determines the route search start time of the registered route The route information delivery method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the delivery time zone is calculated as a start time of the delivery time zone.   When the registered route is a plurality of routes and the route section using the transportation system of each route is a route section using the same type of transportation, the delivery time zone is the same type The route information distribution method according to claim 11, wherein the route information distribution method is calculated by integrating all boarding times using a transportation facility.   The traffic information distributed according to the information of the distribution destination includes operation information of a transportation facility corresponding to the transportation facility acquired by the traffic information acquisition means in the distribution time zone, and the terminal device requests a route re-search. 12. The route information according to claim 11, wherein the route information includes a URL including an instruction command that activates a position acquisition unit of the terminal device to acquire a current position and transmits the current position to the route information guidance server. Delivery method. A route information guidance server having route search means for searching for a candidate route including a route section using a transportation facility by referring to network data for route search based on a route search request including a starting point and a destination; A terminal device comprising a terminal device having a display means for displaying the candidate route;
The route information guidance server corresponds to identification information of a terminal device, a registered route database for registering information on a destination of information to the terminal device and information on the desired candidate route, and traffic relating to an arbitrary transportation facility. Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring information, distribution time zone calculation means, distribution information determination means, and operation information distribution means,
The distribution time zone calculating means calculates a distribution time zone based on a boarding time of a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and if the current time is within the range of the delivery time zone, the traffic The information acquisition means acquires traffic information related to a route section using the transportation means of the registered route, and the distribution information determination means determines whether or not the traffic information includes information related to a delay of the transportation means. When the information about the delay is included, the operation information distribution unit distributes the traffic information to a distribution destination of the terminal device,
The terminal device transmits identification information of a terminal device to be registered in the registered route database, information of a delivery destination, and operation input means for registering a desired route, and traffic information received from the route information guidance server. And a display means for displaying the terminal device.

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