JP6762711B2 - Guidance system, mobile communication device, guidance method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to guidance systems, mobile communication devices, guidance methods and programs.

When moving between tourist spots in a tourist area that has multiple tourist spots such as shrines and temples, castles, and large-scale commercial facilities, the navigation device, etc. is provided by a navigation device, etc. equipped with GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) equipment. It is known to guide a route from the current position of a vehicle or a pedestrian to a destination tourist spot (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

In addition, based on the user ID (Identifier) collected from a traffic IC card, GNSS device, etc. and the history data corresponding to the user ID, the comfort when moving is determined in consideration of the preference of each user. A traffic route sharing rate control system that suppresses congestion of traffic flow in the target area while guaranteeing it has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-300867 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-201195 International Publication No. 2013/171780

However, during the period when the GNSS device is activated, historical data including position information (for example, latitude and longitude recorded every second) at each time is always recorded in the navigation device or the like equipped with the GNSS device. To. For this reason, in a system that suppresses overcrowding of traffic flow based on a user ID or historical data recorded in a navigation device or the like, the user can be identified by the user ID and the user's home or destination can be identified. Since location information and personal information such as the date and time of use of home or destination are collected, there is a possibility that the privacy of the user may be infringed. In addition, users who are reluctant to collect personal information such as user IDs and movement histories may avoid using such navigation devices and traffic route sharing rate control systems. As a result, the utilization rate of the navigation device and the traffic route sharing rate control system is lowered, and there is a possibility that the overcrowding of the traffic flow cannot be appropriately suppressed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the usage status of a tourist spot or a route between tourist spots by each user is acquired without collecting personal information of the user. Provide guidance systems, mobile communication devices, guidance methods and programs that can transmit guidance information according to the situation.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the guidance system (1) is installed at a predetermined point and performs narrow range communication within a certain range from the predetermined point, and a narrow range communication device (210) and a user (X). Guidance for transmitting guidance information for guiding the user and the mobile communication device (100), which is carried in the mobile communication device and performs the narrow area communication with the narrow area communication device, via the wide area communication network (I). It includes a server (10) and a mobile terminal (110) that is carried by the user and can display the guidance information transmitted from the guidance server via the wide area communication network. The guidance server provides the guidance information corresponding to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed, based on the result of the narrow-range communication performed between the narrow-range communication device and the mobile communication device. Is transmitted to the mobile terminal.

According to the above aspect, the mobile communication device performs narrow range communication with the narrow range communication device. Then, the guidance server transmits the guidance information corresponding to the predetermined point where the narrow area communication device is installed to the mobile terminal based on the result of the narrow area communication. By doing so, the guidance server provides guidance to the mobile terminal without transmitting the personal information from the mobile terminal in which the user's personal information is recorded to the mobile communication device, narrow area communication device or guidance server. Information can be sent. Therefore, the user can use the guidance information corresponding to the predetermined point while protecting his / her privacy.

According to one aspect of the present invention, in the mobile communication device, the narrow range communication device is installed based on the result of the narrow range communication performed between the narrow range communication device and the mobile communication device. The index information corresponding to the predetermined point is acquired, and the mobile communication device transmits the index information to the mobile terminal by performing communication between the mobile terminals within a predetermined range with the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal. Makes a data inquiry to the guidance server based on the index information, the guidance server transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the data inquiry, and the mobile terminal uses the wide area communication network. The guidance information transmitted from the guidance server is displayed.

By doing so, the mobile terminal acquires the index information transmitted from the narrow-area communication device via the mobile communication device, and records the index information on the mobile terminal in order to make a data inquiry to the guidance server based on the index information. Guidance information corresponding to a predetermined point can be received without transmitting the personal information provided to the guidance server.

According to one aspect of the present invention, when the mobile terminal detects that communication between the mobile communication device and the mobile terminal cannot be performed, the mobile terminal notifies communication abnormality information indicating an abnormality in communication between the mobile terminals.

By doing so, the mobile terminal can notify the user that the mobile communication device and the mobile terminal can no longer communicate with each other. As a result, the user immediately notices that the mobile communication device no longer exists within the predetermined range from the mobile terminal and therefore the communication between the mobile terminals cannot be performed, that is, the mobile communication device is stolen or lost. Can be recognized. In addition, when such communication abnormality information is notified while the user is carrying the mobile communication device, the user should immediately recognize that the battery of the mobile communication device has run out or has failed. Can be done.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal notifies the guidance server of the communication abnormality information via the wide area communication network, and the guidance server mobiles the guidance information based on the communication abnormality information. Send to the terminal.

By doing so, the guidance server can immediately detect that a problem such as theft, loss, dead battery, or failure of the mobile communication device has occurred. In addition, the guidance server can transmit the measures that can be taken when a problem such as theft, loss, battery exhaustion, or failure of the mobile communication device occurs to the mobile terminal carried by the user as guidance information.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the operation support server (20) for recording support information for assisting the behavior of the user is further provided, and the guidance server is the predetermined position in which the narrow area communication device is installed. The support information corresponding to the points is acquired from the operation support server via the wide area communication network, and the guidance information based on the support information is transmitted to the mobile terminal.

By doing so, the guidance server can enhance the guidance information to be transmitted to the user based on the support information such as the photograph and the text information corresponding to the predetermined points recorded in the operation support server.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the guidance system further includes wide area communication devices (220, 230) that are connected to the narrow area communication device and communicate with the guidance server via the wide area communication network. The guidance server has a recording unit (14) in which correspondence information for associating the mobile communication device with the mobile terminal is recorded, and the wide area communication device includes the narrow area communication device and the mobile communication device. The result of the narrow area communication performed between the two is transmitted to the guidance server via the wide area communication network, and the guidance server is used by the user based on the result of the narrow area communication and the corresponding information. The guidance information is transmitted to the mobile terminal corresponding to the mobile communication device to be carried.

By doing so, the user can easily use the guidance information transmitted from the guidance server without operating the mobile terminal.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the mobile communication device carried by the user includes a narrow range communication device installed at a predetermined point and a narrow range communication unit that performs narrow range communication within a certain range from the predetermined point. , An index information receiving unit that acquires index information about the narrow-range communication device from the narrow-range communication device, and index information transmission that transmits the index information to the mobile terminal carried by the user via mobile terminal-to-mobile terminal communication. It has a part and.

According to one aspect of the present invention, in the guidance method, a narrow-range communication device installed at a predetermined point has a narrow range with a mobile communication device carried by a user within a certain range from the predetermined point. The step of performing communication, the step of transmitting guidance information for guiding the user via the wide area communication network, and the step of transmitting to the mobile terminal carried by the user via the wide area communication network. It has a step of displaying guidance information. The step of providing the guidance information corresponds to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed, based on the result of the narrow-range communication performed between the narrow-range communication device and the mobile communication device. The guidance information is transmitted to the mobile terminal.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is a program for making a computer of a mobile communication device carried by a user function, and the computer is fixed to a narrow area communication device installed at a predetermined point and a predetermined point. A narrow-range communication unit that performs narrow-range communication within a range, an index information receiving unit that acquires index information about the narrow-range communication device from the narrow-range communication device, and the index information are carried on a mobile terminal carried by the user. It functions as an index information transmitter that transmits via terminal-to-terminal communication.

According to the guidance system, mobile communication device, guidance method and program according to the present invention, it is possible to acquire the usage status of tourist spots and routes between tourist spots by each user without collecting personal information of users. Guidance information according to the usage situation can be transmitted.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the guidance system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the guidance system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the outline of communication between each structure in the guidance system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the simple station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the information station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the appearance of the station with a display which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the station with a display which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the beacon station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the beacon prober which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the mobile terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the guidance server, the operation support server, and the SNS subsystem server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the beacon station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the beacon station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the beacon prober which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the beacon prober and the beacon station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the movement history information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the mobile terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the guidance information which is displayed on the mobile terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the mobile terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the guidance server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the beacon prober and the beacon station which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the guidance system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the guidance system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the traffic flow information providing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the usage information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the aggregated data of the usage information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function of the evaluation index calculation unit which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function of the evaluation index calculation unit which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function of the evaluation index calculation unit which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the traffic flow information providing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the beacon station which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the guidance system which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the guidance system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 30.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a guidance system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the guidance system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of communication between each configuration in the guidance system according to the first embodiment.
The guidance system 1 in the present embodiment analyzes the usage status of the tourist area by the user in the tourist area having a plurality of tourist spots, and based on the usage status, the traffic flow in the tourist area is smooth. It is a system for guiding users so that they can become. In the present embodiment, the "usage status of the tourist area by the user" is information such as the date and time and staying time of each user visiting the tourist spot in the tourist area, the route to go around the tourist spot, and the required time. Is shown. In addition, "guidance of users" means guidance information that introduces tourist spots recommended in the tourist area, recommended routes, services that can be received in the tourist area, etc. to users visiting the tourist area. By presenting, it is shown that the destination, route or action of the user is guided.
In the present embodiment, the tourist spots are, for example, historical buildings such as shrines and temples, castles, restaurants, large commercial facilities, theme parks, etc., and are intended for use (sightseeing) by users. It is a tourist spot to do. In addition, the tourist area is a specific area having many tourist spots, and corresponds to, for example, a municipality.
Further, in the present embodiment, the following points are the points where the user stays or stops when traveling around the tourist area, such as tourist spots in the tourist area, parking lots, traffic nodes such as stations or bus stops, etc. A point that becomes a branch point when moving to a tourist spot or the like will be described as a node, and a route connecting each node will be described as a link.

As shown in FIG. 1, a station 200 is installed at each node. The station 200 is a point where the user X who uses each node is expected to pass or reach at the node, and is installed at a predetermined point such as near the entrance / exit of a station or the side of a road at a tourist spot. ..
The station 200 has a beacon station 210 (narrow range communication device) that performs narrow range communication in a communication area R1 within a certain range from a predetermined point. The beacon station 210 is mounted on a building such as a street light or a store existing at a predetermined point.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the station 200 includes a simple station 200A having only a beacon station 210A, an information station 200B having a beacon station 210B and a message station 220 (wide area communication device), a beacon station 210C, and the like. It has a display station 200C having a guidance station 230 (wide area communication device).
The simple station 200A is a station for transmitting information (station ID) capable of identifying a predetermined point where the simple station 200A is installed and the current date and time.
The information station 200B transmits the station ID and the current date and time, collects the usage status of the tourist area by the user X who visited the information station 200B, and transmits the usage status to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I. It is a station for transmitting. Further, the information station 200B provides the user X with guidance information corresponding to a predetermined point in which the information station 200B is installed.
The station 200C with display transmits the station ID and the current date and time, collects the usage status of the tourist area by the user X who visited the station 200C with display, and reports the usage status to the guidance server via the wide area communication network I. It is a station for transmitting to 10. Further, the station 200C with a display acquires guidance information corresponding to a predetermined point in which the station 200C with a display is installed from the guidance server 10 via a wide area communication network I such as the Internet, and provides the guidance information to the user X.
The specific functional configurations of the guidance server 10, the simple station 200A, the information station 200B, and the display station 200C will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user X carries a beacon prober 100 (mobile communication device) and a mobile terminal 110 owned by the user X. User X travels around each node in the tourist area by walking, using vehicles such as bicycles and automobiles, and transportation means such as public transportation such as fixed-route buses and railroads.

The beacon prober 100 is a device that performs narrow-area communication with the beacon station 210, and is a device for recording movement history information that records the usage status of a tourist area by a user X who carries the beacon prober 100. The movement history information is information that records the station ID that identifies the beacon station 210 that the user X carrying the beacon prober 100 has reached, the time that the beacon station 210 has been reached, and the time that the user X has left the beacon station 210. Is. In addition, detailed personal information such as position information (latitude and longitude) of user X at each time is not recorded in the beacon prober 100. Further, the beacon prober 100 does not record information that identifies the user X.
When the user X carrying the beacon prober 100 enters the range of the communication area R1 of the beacon station 210, the beacon station 210 records the station ID, the current date and time, etc. in the beacon prober 100 by transmitting the station ID and the current date and time to the beacon prober 100. Update the moved history information.
Further, the beacon prober 100 is lent, for example, at the node (starting point node) where the user X first arrives in the tourist area, and is collected at the node (ending point node) where the user X finally arrives in the tourist area. Will be done. The starting node is a node including a station, a stop, or the like that is first visited in the tourist area when moving from outside the tourist area to the tourist area, for example. The end point node is a node including, for example, the last station or stop to be visited in the tourist area when moving from the tourist area to the outside of the tourist area.
The beacon prober 100 may be attached to a bicycle rented by the rental cycle service, an automobile rented by the rental car service, or the like. In this case, the starting node is a node including a place where the bicycle or the like is rented, and the ending node is a node including the place where the bicycle or the like is returned.

The mobile terminal 110 has a location information recording function using a GNSS device, a viewing function for video and music, a data communication function via a wide area communication network such as wireless communication and a third-generation mobile communication system, and data via data communication. It is a multifunctional terminal having a browser function for inquiring and displaying data, an SNS (Social Networking Service) function using a Web service, and the like. The mobile terminal 110 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal owned by the user X. In addition, personal information such as the name, address, telephone number, user ID, and location information at each time recorded by the GNSS device is recorded in the mobile terminal 110.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guidance system 1 in the present embodiment has a plurality of users X (Xa, Xb, Xc ...). Each user X (Xa, Xb, Xc ...) Carries a beacon prober 100 (100a, 100b, 100c ...) And a mobile terminal 110 (110a, 110b, 110c ...).
The beacon prober 100 carried by the user X performs narrow-range communication with the beacon stations 210 (210A, 210B and 210C) of each station 200 (simple station 200A, information station 200B and station with display 200C).
The specific functional configurations of the beacon prober 100 and the mobile terminal 110 will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the guidance system 1 has an operation support server 20 and an SNS subsystem server 30.
The operation support server 20 transmits information corresponding to a predetermined point of each node from the SNS subsystem server in which texts, images, etc. posted on the SNS such as Facebook (registered trademark) are recorded via the wide area communication network I. And the acquired information is transmitted to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I.
The guidance server 10 generates guidance information based on the information transmitted from the operation support server 20 via the wide area communication network I. In the present embodiment, the guidance information includes one or more information such as recommended node information, link information indicating a route to the recommended node, and services that can be received in the tourist area. Further, the guidance information is presented to the user X in the form of, for example, a Web page, an image, a video, an audio, or the like.

(Functional configuration of the station)
Next, the functional configuration of the station 200 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the simple station according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the simple station 200A includes a beacon station 210A. Further, the beacon station 210A includes a narrow range communication I / F 211, a control unit 213, a recording unit 214, a radio clock 217, and a power supply unit 218.

The narrow range communication I / F211 performs narrow range communication with the beacon prober 100 that has entered the communication area R1 within a certain range from the predetermined point where the simple station 200A is installed. In the present embodiment, an example in which communication is performed using a wireless communication standard such as Wi-SUN (Wireless Smart Utility Network) will be described. However, in other embodiments, if it is possible to perform narrow-range communication within a certain range from a predetermined point (for example, within an area having a radius of several meters to several kilometers centered on the predetermined point), Wi Other wireless communication standards such as −Fi may be used, or wired communication standards via electric wires or optical fibers may be used. Further, a DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) method may be used.

The recording unit 214 records station attributes indicating whether the station 200 provided with each beacon station 210 is a simple station 200A, an information station 200B, or a station with a display 200C. Further, the recording unit 214 records a station ID capable of identifying a predetermined point where each station 200 is installed.

The radio clock 217 receives a standard radio wave including date and time information and automatically corrects an error to output an accurate date and time. Therefore, a plurality of stations 200 (including the simple station 200A, the information station 200B described later, and the station 200C with a display) installed in different nodes or tourist areas receive standard radio waves containing the same date and time information. In this case, the radio clock 217 of the Beacon Station 210 of each station 200 outputs the same date and time.

The power supply unit 218 supplies electric power for operating the beacon station 210A. In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 218 is composed of a solar panel (not shown) and a secondary battery (not shown). The power supply unit 218 stores the electric power generated by the solar panel by receiving sunlight in the secondary battery, and supplies the electric power stored in the secondary battery to the beacon station 210A. The power supply unit 218 may have any configuration as long as it can supply electric power to the beacon station 210A. For example, the power supply unit 218 may have a configuration in which electric power transmitted from an electric power company is received via an electric wire or the like. ..

The control unit 213 controls each function of the beacon station 210A. The control unit 213 has a broadcast wave transmission unit 213a.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a function of the beacon station according to the first embodiment.
The broadcast wave transmission unit 213a generates a broadcast wave W1 including the station attribute and station ID recorded in the recording unit 214 and the current date and time output from the radio clock 217. Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a repeats the process of instructing the narrow range communication I / F 211 to transmit the broadcast wave W1 after a certain period of time Δt has elapsed. The broadcast wave transmission unit 213a sets, for example, Δt for a certain period of time to 5 seconds.
The beacon station 210A periodically transmits the broadcast wave W1 in this way, and updates the movement history information recorded in the beacon prober 100 with the broadcast wave W1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of an information station according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, the information station 200B includes a beacon station 210B and a message station 220 that is wiredly connected to the beacon station 210B by a communication cable or the like.

The beacon station 210B includes a narrow range communication I / F 211, a control unit 213, a recording unit 214, a radio clock 217, and a power supply unit 218, similarly to the beacon station 210A of the simple station 200A. Further, the beacon station 210B further includes a wired communication I / F 212.
That is, the beacon station 210B is a broadcast wave including the station attribute, the station ID, and the current date and time for the beacon prober 100 that has entered the communication area R1 of the narrow area communication I / F 211, like the beacon station 210A of the simple station 200A. W1 is periodically transmitted, and the movement history information recorded in the beacon prober 100 is updated with the broadcast wave W1.
Hereinafter, only the configuration different from the beacon station 210A of the simple station 200A will be described.

The wired communication I / F 212 transmits information to the message station 220, and also receives the information transmitted from the message station 220.

In addition to the station attribute and station ID of the information station 200B, the recording unit 214 records index information corresponding to a predetermined point in which the information station 200B is installed.
The index information is, for example, a URL for accessing a Web page including guidance information. Further, the index information may be text information such as an emergency evacuation message, numerical information such as a telephone number indicating a contact, a photograph or the like.
Further, each information transmitted / received by the beacon station 210B via the narrow area communication I / F211 or the wired communication I / F212 is recorded in the recording unit 214.

The control unit 213 includes a broadcast wave transmission unit 213a, a specific wave transmission unit 213b, a response wave reception unit 213c, and a prober information transmission unit 213d.
The functional configuration of the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a is the same as that of the beacon station 210A of the simple station 200A. When the beacon prober 100 receives the broadcast wave W1 from the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B, the beacon prober 100 transmits a response wave. The details of the response wave transmitted by the beacon prober 100 will be described later.

The response wave receiving unit 213c receives the response wave transmitted from the beacon prober 100. The response wave contains prober information for each beacon prober. The prober information includes information for identifying the beacon prober 100 (prober ID) and movement history information recorded in the beacon prober 100. The response wave receiving unit 213c records the prober information received from the beacon prober 100 in the recording unit 214, and notifies the prober information transmitting unit 213d that the response wave has been received.

When the response wave receiving unit 213c receives the response wave from the beacon prober 100, the specific wave transmitting unit 213b generates a specific wave W2 including the station attribute and station ID recorded in the recording unit 214 and the index information. Further, the specific wave transmission unit 213b instructs the narrow area communication I / F 211 to transmit the specific wave W2. When the transmission of the broadcast wave W1 and the specific wave W2 overlap, the narrow range communication I / F 211 preferentially transmits the broadcast wave W1. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8B, the narrow range communication I / F211 transmits the specific wave W2 during the period when the broadcast wave W1 is not transmitted.

When the prober information transmitting unit 213d is notified that the response wave has been received from the response wave receiving unit 213c, the prober information transmitting unit 213d reads the prober information recorded in the recording unit 214 and transmits the prober information to the wired communication I / F 212. Give a transmission instruction. The wired communication I / F 212 receives the instruction to transmit the prober information and transmits the prober information to the message station 220.
The prober information transmitting unit 213d of the present embodiment gives an instruction to transmit the prober information each time it is notified that the response wave has been received from the response wave receiving unit 213c, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the prober information transmission unit 213d may issue a plurality of prober information transmission instructions recorded in the recording unit 214 at a predetermined timing (for example, every hour).
Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the response wave receiving unit 213c and the prober information transmitting unit 213d transfer the prober information via the recording unit 214 will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the response wave receiving unit 213c may directly transmit the prober information to the prober information transmitting unit 213d without recording the prober information in the recording unit 214.

As shown in FIG. 5, the message station 220 has a wired communication I / F221, a wide area communication I / F222, a control unit 223, and a recording unit 224.

The wired communication I / F221 transmits information to the beacon station 210B, and also receives the information transmitted from the beacon station 210B.

The wide area communication I / F 222 transmits / receives information via the wide area communication network I. Here, the wide area communication network I refers to a wired or wireless communication network that connects various devices existing in remote areas by using the Internet, base station communication of a data communication terminal (mobile phone, etc.), or the like. The message station 220 communicates with the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I and the wide area communication I / F 222.

The control unit 223 includes a prober information receiving unit 223a and a prober information transmitting unit 223b.
The prober information receiving unit 223a receives the prober information transmitted by the beacon station 210B via the wired communication I / F221. The prober information receiving unit 223a records the prober ID included in the received prober information and the movement history information in association with each other in the recording unit 224. Further, when the prober information receiving unit 223a receives the prober information, the prober information receiving unit 223a notifies the prober information transmitting unit 223b.

When the prober information transmitting unit 223b is notified that the prober information has been received from the prober information receiving unit 223a, the prober information transmitting unit 223b reads out the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 224 and the movement history information associated with the prober ID. .. The prober information transmission unit 223b gives an instruction to transmit the read prober ID and movement history information to the wide area communication I / F 222. The wide area communication I / F 222 receives a transmission instruction from the prober information transmission unit 223b and transmits the prober ID and the movement history information to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I.
When the prober information transmission unit 223b of the present embodiment is notified that the prober information has been received from the prober information reception unit 223a, the prober information transmission unit 223b is instructed to transmit the prober ID and movement history information to the wide area communication I / F 222 each time. However, it is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the prober information transmission unit 223b has a plurality of prober IDs recorded in the recording unit 224 at a predetermined timing (for example, every hour) and movement history information associated with each prober ID. And may be instructed to transmit a plurality of prober IDs and movement history information to the wide area communication I / F 222.
Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the prober information receiving unit 223a and the prober information transmitting unit 223b transfer the prober ID and the movement history information via the recording unit 224 will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the prober information receiving unit 223a may directly transmit the prober information transmitting unit 223b without recording the prober ID and the movement history information in the recording unit 224.

The recording unit 224 records information transmitted and received by the message station 220 via the wired communication I / F221 or the wide area communication I / F222. Further, the recording unit 224 records the same station attributes and station IDs as the station attributes and station IDs recorded in the recording unit 214 of the beacon station 210B.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the appearance of the station with a display according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a station with a display according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the display station 200C includes a beacon station 210C and a guidance station 230 that is wiredly connected to the beacon station 210C by a communication cable or the like.

As shown in FIG. 7, the beacon station 210C has a narrow range communication I / F211, a wired communication I / F212, a control unit 213, a recording unit 214, and a radio clock, similarly to the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B. It includes 217 and a power supply unit 218.
That is, the beacon station 210C, like the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B, is a broadcast wave including the station attribute, the station ID, and the current date and time for the beacon prober 100 that has entered the communication area R1 of the narrow area communication I / F211. W1 is periodically transmitted, and the movement history information recorded in the beacon prober 100 is updated with the broadcast wave W1.

As shown in FIG. 6, the guidance station 230 has a user interface unit 235 having a display unit 235a such as a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display and an operation unit 235b which is a touch sensor integrally formed with the display unit 235a. Be prepared. The user X performs various operations through the operation unit 235b while visually recognizing the guidance information displayed on the display unit 235a.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the guidance station 230 includes a wired communication I / F231, a wide area communication I / F232, a control unit 233, a recording unit 234, and a motion sensor 236.

The wired communication I / F231 transmits information to the beacon station 210C and also receives the information transmitted from the beacon station 210C.

The wide area communication I / F232 transmits and receives information via a wide area communication network I such as the Internet. The guidance station 230 communicates with the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I and the wide area communication I / F232.

Information transmitted and received by the guidance station 230 via the wired communication I / F231 or the wide area communication I / F232 is recorded in the recording unit 234. Further, the recording unit 234 records the same station attributes and station IDs as the station attributes and station IDs recorded in the recording unit 214 of the beacon station 210C.

The control unit 233 includes a prober information receiving unit 233a, a prober information transmitting unit 233b, and a guidance information acquisition unit 233c.
The prober information receiving unit 233a receives the prober information transmitted by the beacon station 210C via the wired communication I / F231. The prober information receiving unit 233a records the received prober information in the recording unit 234. Further, when the prober information receiving unit 233a receives the prober information, the prober information receiving unit 233a notifies the prober information transmitting unit 233b and the guidance information acquisition unit 233c.

When the prober information transmitting unit 233b is notified that the prober information has been received from the prober information receiving unit 233a, the prober information transmitting unit 233b reads out the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 234 and the movement history information associated with the prober ID. .. The prober information transmission unit 233b gives an instruction to transmit the read prober ID and movement history information to the wide area communication I / F232. The wide area communication I / F 232 receives the transmission instruction from the prober information transmission unit 233b and transmits the prober ID and the movement history information to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I.
When the prober information transmission unit 233b of the present embodiment is notified that the prober information has been received from the prober information reception unit 233a, the prober information transmission unit 233b is instructed to transmit the prober ID and movement history information to the wide area communication I / F232 each time. However, it is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the prober information transmission unit 233b has a plurality of prober IDs recorded in the recording unit 234 at a predetermined timing (for example, every hour) and movement history information associated with each prober ID. And may be instructed to transmit a plurality of prober IDs and movement history information to the wide area communication I / F232.
Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the prober information receiving unit 233a and the prober information transmitting unit 233b transfer the prober ID and the movement history information via the recording unit 234 will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the prober information receiving unit 233a may directly transmit the prober information transmitting unit 233b without recording the prober ID and the movement history information in the recording unit 234.

When the guidance information acquisition unit 233c is notified that the prober information has been received from the prober information reception unit 233a, the guidance information acquisition unit 233c reads the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 234 and the station ID of the display station 200C, and performs wide area communication. The I / F 232 requests the guidance server 10 for guidance information based on the prober ID and the station ID via the wide area communication network I.
When the guidance information acquisition unit 233c receives the guidance information from the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication I / F 232 and the wide area communication network I, the guidance information is displayed on the display unit 235a.
Further, the guidance information acquisition unit 233c may request further guidance information from the guidance server 10 based on the operation of the user X received by the operation unit 235b.

The motion sensor 236 detects the presence of the user X when the user X approaches within a predetermined distance range of the station 200C with a display, and outputs a detection signal. The guidance information acquisition unit 233c according to the present embodiment lights the display unit 235a and displays the guidance information by using the detection signal from the motion sensor 236 as a trigger. By doing so, it is possible to save power during standby of the station 200C with a display.
In another embodiment, the motion sensor 236 may not be provided, and a notification may be received when the prober information is received from the prober information receiving unit 233a. Then, the notification from the prober information receiving unit 233a may be used as a trigger to turn on the display unit 235a and display the guidance information.

(Functional configuration of beacon prober)
Next, the functional configuration of the beacon prober 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the beacon prober according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the beacon prober 100 includes a narrow range communication I / F 101, a Bluetooth (registered trademark, hereinafter omitted) communication I / F 102, a control unit 103, a recording unit 104, and a power supply unit 108. ..
The narrow range communication I / F 101 performs narrow range communication between the beacon station 210 and the beacon prober 100.

The Bluetooth communication I / F 102 performs communication using the mobile terminal 110 carried by the user X and the Bluetooth within a predetermined range (communication between mobile terminals, referred to as Bluetooth communication in the following description). Here, the predetermined range is a state in which the user X separates the beacon prober 100 and the mobile terminal 110 (for example, the beacon prober 100 is attached to the bicycle used by the user X, and the mobile terminal 110 is the user X. It is set within the range where Bluetooth communication can be performed when carrying it in a bag (in a bag). The predetermined range is set to, for example, a range of about 10 m.
In another embodiment, the mobile terminal 110 and the beacon prober 100 may communicate with each other using another communication standard such as Wi-Fi. Further, communication may be performed between the mobile terminal 110 and the beacon prober 100 via the narrow range communication I / F 101 without providing the Bluetooth communication I / F 102.

A prober ID capable of identifying each beacon prober 100 is recorded in the recording unit 104. Further, in the recording unit 104, movement history information indicating the history of the movement route in the tourist area by the user X is recorded.

The power supply unit 108 is a secondary battery that supplies electric power for operating the beacon prober 100.

The control unit 103 includes a broadcast wave receiving unit 103a, a specific wave receiving unit 103b, a response wave transmitting unit 103c, and an index information transmitting unit 103d.

When the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a receives the broadcast wave W1 transmitted from the beacon station 210 via the narrow area communication I / F 101, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a refers to the station attribute included in the broadcast wave W1 and transmits the response wave. Judge the necessity. When the station attribute included in the broadcast wave W1 is a station for which the response wave is to be transmitted, that is, when the information station 200B or the display station 200C, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a is connected to the response wave transmitting unit 103c. Instruct the transmission of the response wave. On the other hand, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a sends the response wave to the response wave transmitting unit 103c when the station attribute included in the broadcasting wave W1 is a station that does not require the transmission of the response wave, that is, when the simple station 200A. Do not give instructions to send.
Further, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a acquires the station ID included in the broadcast wave W1 and the current date and time, and adds and updates these information to the movement history information recorded in the recording unit 104.

When the specific wave receiving unit 103b receives the specific wave W2 transmitted from the beacon station 210 via the narrow area communication I / F 101, the specific wave receiving unit 103b acquires the index information included in the specific wave W2 and records it in the recording unit 104. Further, the specific wave receiving unit 103b notifies the index information transmitting unit 103d that the index information has been acquired.
The specific wave receiving unit 103b may not record the acquired index information in the recording unit 104, but may directly transmit it to the index information transmitting unit 103d.

When the response wave transmission unit 103c receives the response wave transmission instruction from the broadcast wave reception unit 103a, the response wave transmission unit 103c generates a response wave including the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 104 and the movement history information. Further, the response wave transmission unit 103c transmits the generated response wave to the beacon station 210 via the narrow range communication I / F 101.

When the index information transmitting unit 103d is notified that the index information has been acquired from the specific wave receiving unit 103b, the index information transmitting unit 103d reads the index information from the recording unit 104 and reads the index information from the mobile terminal 110 via Bluetooth communication I / F 102. Send to.

(Functional configuration of mobile terminals)
Next, the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 110 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 10, the mobile terminal 110 includes a Bluetooth communication I / F 111, a wide area communication I / F 112, a control unit 113, a recording unit 114, a user interface unit 115, and a power supply unit 118.

The Bluetooth communication I / F 111 performs Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 carried by the user X within a predetermined range. In another embodiment, the mobile terminal 110 and the beacon prober 100 may communicate with each other using another communication standard such as Wi-Fi. Further, the mobile terminal 110 may be provided with a narrow-range communication I / F corresponding to the communication standard used for narrow-range communication between the beacon prober 100 and the beacon station 210 instead of the Bluetooth communication I / F 111. ..

The wide area communication I / F 112 transmits and receives information via the wide area communication network I by using a communication standard such as Wi-Fi or a third generation mobile communication system (4G). The mobile terminal 110 communicates with the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I and the wide area communication I / F 112.

The user interface unit 115 includes a display unit 115a, which is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and an operation unit 115b provided on the touch sensor or mobile terminal 110 integrally formed with the display unit 115a. The user X performs various operations through the operation unit 115b while visually recognizing the guidance information displayed on the display unit 115a.

The power supply unit 118 is a secondary battery that supplies electric power for operating the mobile terminal 110.

The control unit 113 includes an index information receiving unit 113a, a guidance information acquisition unit 113b, and a Bluetooth condition monitoring unit 113c.

The index information receiving unit 113a receives the index information transmitted from the beacon prober 100 via the Bluetooth communication I / F 111. The index information receiving unit 113a records the received index information in the recording unit 114.
Further, the index information receiving unit 113a analyzes the content of the index information, and if the information contained in the index information is text information such as an emergency evacuation message or image information such as a photograph, the index information receiving unit 113a displays the URL on the display unit 115a. If so, processing such as notifying the guidance information acquisition unit 113b that the URL has been acquired is performed.

When the guidance information acquisition unit 113b is notified that the URL has been acquired from the index information reception unit 113a, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b acquires the index information (URL) from the recording unit 114 and via the wide area communication I / F 112 and the wide area communication network I. Then, the guidance server 10 is requested to provide guidance information based on the index information (data inquiry is performed). In the present embodiment, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b requests the guidance server 10 for resources such as a Web page corresponding to the URL included in the index information.
When the guidance information acquisition unit 113b receives the guidance information from the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication I / F 112 and the wide area communication network I, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b causes the display unit 115a to display the guidance information.
Further, the guidance information may include further index information. The guidance information acquisition unit 113b acquires the index information included in the guidance information based on the operation of the user X received by the operation unit 115b, and requests the guidance server 10 for another guidance information based on the index information. You may.

The Bluetooth state monitoring unit 113c monitors whether or not the communication between the mobile terminal 110 and the beacon prober 100 is continuing via the Bluetooth communication I / F 111. When the Bluetooth status monitoring unit 113c detects that the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 has been disconnected, the Bluetooth communication abnormality information (communication abnormality information) indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 is displayed. It is displayed on the unit 115a and notified to the user X. As a situation in which an abnormality occurs in Bluetooth communication, it is conceivable that the beacon prober 100 is separated from a predetermined range capable of Bluetooth communication with the mobile terminal 110 due to theft or loss of the beacon prober 100. Further, it is considered that the beacon prober 100 cannot communicate with the mobile terminal 110 via Bluetooth due to the battery of the beacon prober 100 running out or a failure. In addition, the Bluetooth state monitoring unit 113c may display the Bluetooth communication abnormality information on the display unit 115a and output voice to notify the user X.
Further, the Bluetooth condition monitoring unit 113c may notify the guidance server 10 of the Bluetooth communication abnormality information via the wide area communication I / F 112 and the wide area communication network I.

The recording unit 114 records each information transmitted and received by the mobile terminal 110 via the Bluetooth communication I / F111 or the wide area communication I / F112.

(Functional configuration of guidance server, operation support server, SNS subsystem server)
Next, the functional configurations of the guidance server 10, the operation support server 20, and the SNS subsystem server 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a guidance server, an operation support server, and an SNS subsystem server according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 11, the guidance server 10 includes a wide area communication I / F 11, a guidance information providing device 12, a traffic flow information providing device 13, and a recording unit 14.
The wide area communication I / F 11 transmits / receives information via a wide area communication network I such as the Internet. The guidance server 10 communicates with the mobile terminal 110, the message station 220, and the guidance station 230 via the wide area communication network I and the wide area communication I / F11.

The recording unit 14 records the nodes in the tourist area and the links that are the routes connecting the nodes. Further, the recording unit 14 records guidance information associated with each node and link. Further, in the recording unit 14, index information (URL) is associated with a part or all of the guidance information and recorded.
Further, the recording unit 14 records the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) received from the information station 200B and the display station 200C by the traffic flow information providing device 13. The details of the prober information received by the traffic flow information providing device 13 will be described later.

The guidance information providing device 12 has a guidance information providing unit 12a.
When the mobile terminal 110 requests guidance information based on the index information, the guidance information providing unit 12a reads the guidance information corresponding to the index information from the recording unit 14 and generates guidance information that can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 110. To do. Then, the guidance information providing unit 12a transmits the read guidance information to the mobile terminal 110 via the wide area communication I / F11 and the wide area communication network I.

Further, when the guidance information providing unit 12a requests the guidance information based on the prober ID and the station ID from the guidance station 230 of the station 200C with a display, the guidance information providing unit 12a reads out the guidance information corresponding to the station ID from the recording unit 14. Specifically, guidance information regarding a plurality of other nodes accessible through the link is read from the recording unit 14 from the node in which the station 200 specified by the station ID is installed. Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a reads out the movement history information corresponding to the prober ID from the recording unit 14. The guidance information providing unit 12a extracts only the guidance information about the node not included in the movement history information read from the recording unit 14 from the guidance information read from the recording unit 14 as the recommended node, and extracts the guidance information about the recommended node. It is integrated and generated as one guidance information. The guidance information providing unit 12a transmits the guidance information thus generated to the station 200C with a display that has requested the guidance information via the wide area communication I / F22 and the wide area communication network I. As a result, the display station 200C is a node that can be accessed from the node in which the display station 200C is installed, and provides guidance information to the user X regarding a node (recommended node) that the user X has not yet visited. Can be presented.

Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a requests the operation support server 20 for support information (described later) corresponding to each node via the wide area communication I / F11 and the wide area communication network I. The guidance information providing unit 12a updates the guidance information corresponding to each node based on the support information, and records it in the recording unit 14.
Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a updates the guidance information of each node based on the evaluation index (described later) of each node and each link recorded in the recording unit 14 by the traffic flow information providing device 13, and causes the recording unit 14 to update the guidance information. Record.
The guidance information requested and generated by the guidance information providing unit 12a from the mobile terminal 110 and the display station 200C includes the guidance information updated in this way.

The traffic flow information providing device 13 has a usage information recording unit 13a and an evaluation index calculation unit 13b.
The usage information recording unit 13a receives the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) collected from each beacon prober 100 by the information station 200B and the display station 200C via the wide area communication I / F11 and the wide area communication network I. .. The usage information recording unit 13a has a prober ID that identifies the beacon prober 100 based on the received prober information, a node visited by the user X who carries the beacon prober 100 included in the movement history information, and the staying time thereof (the relevant). The time from reaching a node to exiting) and the link used to move between nodes and the required time (time from exiting the previous node to reaching the next node) are shown in the tourist area. It is recorded in the recording unit 14 as usage information.

The evaluation index calculation unit 13b totals the staying time at each node of the user X who travels around the tourist area and the required time at each link based on the usage information of the tourist area recorded in the recording unit 14.
The evaluation index calculation unit 13b calculates the attractiveness of each node based on the standard stay time set in each node and the stay time aggregated in each node. The standard stay time is the time when the user X is expected to stay for sightseeing at each node. Specifically, the average staying time of each node throughout the year, the average annual staying time by day of the week (for example, the average staying time on Monday), and the average staying time by day of the week and hour (for example, the average of 9 am to 10 am on Monday) The staying time, the average daily staying time in the data of the past several years (for example, the average staying time of January 1 in the data of the past three years), etc. The standard staying time is the area of each node and each node has. One of the above average staying times is set according to the accumulation status of data such as services and facilities.
The attractiveness is an evaluation index for indicating whether the user X is attracted (highly attractive) or unattractive (lowly attractive) to each node. For example, if the staying time of user X for each node is longer than the standard staying time, it is shown that the node is more attractive to user X, and the staying time of user X is longer than the standard staying time. If it is short, it indicates that the node is less attractive to the user X. In the present embodiment, the mode in which the evaluation index calculation unit 13b calculates the attractiveness based on the staying time at each node as the evaluation index will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b may further calculate the convenience based on the presence / absence of a discount on the facility usage fee, the presence / absence of a privilege for a limited period (time), and the like as the evaluation index.
In addition, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b calculates the degree of congestion of each link based on the standard required time set for each link and the required time aggregated for each link. The standard required time is the time that the user X is expected to take to move from the previous node to the next node in each link, and is set according to the distance of each link, the means of movement, and the like. The degree of congestion is an evaluation index for indicating whether the traffic flow is smooth (low degree of congestion) or stagnant (high degree of congestion) for each link. For example, if the time required by user X for each link is longer than the standard required time, it indicates that the link is highly congested, and if the time required by user X is shorter than the standard required time, the degree of congestion is high. Shown to be a low link. In the present embodiment, the mode in which the evaluation index calculation unit 13b calculates the degree of congestion based on the required time of the link as the evaluation index will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b further calculates the degree of inconvenience based on the amount of usage fee on the toll road existing on the link, the narrowness of the road existing on the link, etc. as the evaluation index. May be good.
The evaluation index calculation unit 13b records the attractiveness of each node as the evaluation index of each node in the recording unit 14, and records the congestion degree of each link in the recording unit 14 as the evaluation index of each link.

The operation support server 20 has a wide area communication I / F 21, a control unit 23, and a recording unit 24.
The operation support server 20 communicates with the guidance server 10 and the SNS subsystem server 30 via the wide area communication I / F 21 and the wide area communication network I.

The control unit 23 has a remote support unit 23a and an operation support unit 23b. The remote support unit 23a and the operation support unit 23b collect support information corresponding to each node in the tourist area.
Here, the support information is service information of a business operator in the tourist area, posted information posted on SNS by user X who visited the tourist area, and the like. Specifically, the service information is information such as the content of the service, the node that can receive the service, the address, the telephone number, and the business hours of the business operator that provides the service. Further, the posted information is specifically a URL for accessing text information such as a photo, a video, and a comment posted on the SNS, and an article posted on the SNS.

The remote support unit 23a acquires information related to each node in the tourist area from the posted information posted on the SNS from the SNS subsystem server 30 via the wide area communication I / F21 and the wide area communication network I. For example, the remote support unit 23a acquires post information including the place name of each node and post information including position information (latitude and longitude) in the vicinity of each node from the SNS subsystem server 30. The remote support unit 23a records the posted information acquired from the SNS subsystem server 30 in the recording unit 24 in association with each node as support information.

The operation support unit 23b registers or updates information about services that can be received in the tourist area, and records it in the recording unit 24 as support information. Specifically, the operation support unit 23b records information such as the content of the service, the node capable of receiving the service, the address, telephone number, and business hours of the business operator in the recording unit 24 as support information.

In the recording unit 24, the support information recorded by the remote support unit 23a and the operation support unit 23b is stored in association with each node.

The SNS subsystem server 30 communicates with the operation support server 20 via the wide area communication I / F 31 and the wide area communication network I.
The SNS subsystem server 30 is a server that operates an existing SNS such as Facebook (registered trademark).

(Flow of guidance system processing)
Next, the processing flow of the guidance system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 23.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the beacon station according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the beacon station according to the first embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing flow of the beacon station 210 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13.

The processing flow shown in FIG. 12 shows the processing flow performed by the beacon station 210A of the simple station 200A. First, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a of the beacon station 210A generates the broadcast wave W1 based on the station attribute recorded in the recording unit 214, the station ID, and the current date and time output from the radio clock 217. (Step S101).

Further, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a gives an instruction to transmit the broadcast wave W1 generated in the narrow area communication I / F 211. The narrow range communication I / F 211 receives the transmission instruction of the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a and transmits the broadcast wave W1 via the narrow range communication (step 102).

Next, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the broadcast wave W1 was instructed to be transmitted (step S103). When the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines that a predetermined time has elapsed since the broadcast wave W1 transmission instruction was given (step S103: YES), the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a returns to step S101 and repeats a series of processes. On the other hand, when the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the transmission instruction of the broadcast wave W1 is given (step S103: NO), the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a waits until the predetermined time elapses.

The processing flow shown in FIG. 13 shows the processing flow performed by the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B and the beacon station 210C of the display station 200C. Hereinafter, the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B will be described as an example, but the same processing will be performed at the beacon station 210C of the station 200C with a display.

First, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a of the beacon station 210B generates the broadcast wave W1 based on the station attribute recorded in the recording unit 214, the station ID, and the current date and time output from the radio clock 217. (Step S201).

Further, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a makes a transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 generated in the narrow area communication I / F 211. The narrow range communication I / F 211 receives the transmission request of the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a and transmits the broadcast wave W1 via the narrow range communication (step S202).

Next, the response wave receiving unit 213c determines whether or not the response wave has been received from the beacon prober 100 (step S203). When the response wave receiving unit 213c receives the response wave from the beacon prober 100 (step S203: YES), the response wave receiving unit 213c records the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) included in the response wave in the recording unit 214, and also records the prober. Notify the information transmission unit 213d that the response wave has been received. On the other hand, when the response wave receiving unit 213c determines that the response wave has not been received from the beacon prober 100 (step S203: NO), it determines that the beacon prober 100 does not exist in the communication area of the beacon station 210B. , Step S207.

Next, when the prober information transmitting unit 213d is notified that the response wave has been received from the response wave receiving unit 213c, the prober information transmitting unit 213d reads out the prober information recorded in the recording unit 214 and makes the relevant to the wired communication I / F 212. Instructs the transmission of prober information. The wired communication I / F 212 receives a transmission instruction from the prober information transmission unit 213d and transmits the prober information to the message station 220 via the wired communication (step S204).

Next, the specific wave transmission unit 213b generates the specific wave W2 including the station attribute recorded in the recording unit 214, the station ID, and the index information (step S205).

Further, the specific wave transmission unit 213b gives an instruction to transmit the specific wave generated in the narrow range communication I / F 211. The narrow range communication I / F211 receives a transmission instruction from the specific wave transmission unit 213b and transmits the specific wave to the beacon prober 100 via the narrow range communication (step S206).

Next, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 was made (step S207). When the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines that a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 was made (step S207: YES), the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a returns to step S201 and repeats a series of processes. On the other hand, when the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 was made (step S207: NO), the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a waits until the predetermined time elapses.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the beacon prober according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating the functions of the beacon prober and the beacon station according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing movement history information according to the first embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing flow of the beacon prober 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 16.

The processing flow shown in FIG. 14 shows the flow of processing performed by the beacon prober 100 at the stage where the user X travels around the tourist area while carrying the beacon prober 100.
First, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a of the beacon prober 100 determines whether or not the broadcast wave W1 transmitted from the beacon station 210 has been received (step S301). When the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a receives the broadcast wave W1 (step S301: YES), the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a proceeds to the next step S302. On the other hand, when the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a has not received the broadcast wave W1 (step S301: NO), the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a waits until the broadcast wave W1 is received.

Next, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a refers to the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 and determines whether or not the station is the same as the station that transmitted the broadcast wave W1 last time (step S302). ). When the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a determines that the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 is different from the station ID included in the previously received broadcast wave W1 (step S302: YES), the user X last time. It is determined that the station different from the station that transmitted the broadcast wave W1 has been reached, and the process proceeds to the next step S303. On the other hand, when the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a determines that the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 is the same as the station ID included in the previously received broadcast wave W1 (step S302: NO), it is used. It is determined that the person X has reached the same station as the station that transmitted the broadcast wave W1 last time, and the process proceeds to step S306.

Further, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a refers to the station attribute included in the received broadcast wave W1 and determines whether or not the station is a station for which the response wave is to be transmitted (step S303). Specifically, when the station attribute included in the received broadcast wave W1 is the information station 200B or the station with display 200C (step S303: YES), the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a sends the response wave transmitting unit 103c. Instruct the transmission of the response wave. On the other hand, when the station attribute included in the received broadcast wave W1 is the simple station 200A (step S303: NO), the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a proceeds to step S306.

Next, when the response wave transmission unit 103c receives the response wave transmission instruction from the broadcast wave reception unit 103a, the response wave transmission unit 103c generates a response wave including the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 104 and the movement history information ( Step S304).

Further, the response wave transmission unit 103c transmits the generated response wave to the beacon station 210 via the narrow range communication I / F 101 (step S305).

Next, the specific wave receiving unit 103b determines whether or not the specific wave W2 transmitted from the beacon station 210 has been received (step S306). When the specific wave receiving unit 103b receives the specific wave W2 (step S306: YES), the specific wave receiving unit 103b proceeds to the next step S307. On the other hand, when the specific wave receiving unit 103b has not received the specific wave W2 (step S306: NO), the specific wave receiving unit 103b proceeds to step S309.

Further, when the specific wave W2 is received (step S306: YES), the specific wave receiving unit 103b determines whether or not the received specific wave W2 includes index information (step S307). When the received specific wave W2 contains index information (step S307: YES), the specific wave receiving unit 103b acquires the index information included in the specific wave W2 and records it in the recording unit 104. Further, the specific wave receiving unit 103b notifies the index information transmitting unit 103d that the index information has been acquired. On the other hand, when the received specific wave W2 does not include the index information (step S307: NO), the specific wave receiving unit 103b proceeds to step S309.

Next, when the index information transmitting unit 103d is notified that the index information has been acquired from the specific wave receiving unit 103b, the index information transmitting unit 103d reads the index information from the recording unit 104 and reads the index information via the Bluetooth communication I / F 102. It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 110 (step S308).

Further, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a updates the movement history information based on the received broadcast wave W1 (step S309).
For example, as shown in FIG. 15, user X moves from a station 200 installed at a starting node in a tourist area to a station 200 installed at an ending node via stations 200 installed at a plurality of nodes. Suppose you did. At this time, the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a of the beacon prober 100 carried by the user sets the station ID included in the broadcast wave W1 received at each station 200 and the current date and time (transmission date and time of the broadcast wave W1). This information is added to the movement history information recorded in the recording unit 104 to be acquired and updated.
As shown in FIG. 16, for example, the movement history information is recorded in association with the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 and the current date and time for each record address of the recording unit 104. The broadcast wave receiving unit 103a records the station ID and the current date and time included in the received broadcast wave W1 at a new record address, and updates the movement history information.

When the broadcast wave receiving unit 103a continuously receives the broadcast wave W1 for the same station ID a plurality of times in succession, the first (first) reception is performed at the current record address (for example, # 0000). Record. Then, for the second and subsequent receptions, recording / overwriting to the next record address (for example, # 0001) is continued unless the station ID changes. By doing so, the movement history information includes the arrival time at the station 200 (node) corresponding to a certain station ID (current date and time of the first movement history information recorded) and the exit time from the station 200. (The current date and time of the last recorded / overwritten movement history information) is recorded. This makes it possible to calculate the staying time of the user X at the station 200.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing guidance information displayed on the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing flow of the mobile terminal 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19.
The processing flow shown in FIG. 17 shows a processing flow when the mobile terminal 110 carried by the user X transmits index information from the beacon prober 100 (when step S308 in FIG. 14 is executed). ..

First, the index information receiving unit 113a of the mobile terminal 110 receives index information from the beacon prober 100 via Bluetooth communication (step S401).

Next, the index information receiving unit 113a records the received index information in the recording unit 114. Further, the index information receiving unit 113a analyzes the content of the received index information and displays it on the display unit 115a if the information included in the index information is text information such as an emergency evacuation message or image information such as a photograph. (Step S402). On the other hand, if the information included in the index information is a URL, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b is notified that the URL has been acquired. When the information included in the index information is a URL, the index information receiving unit 113a may omit the process of displaying the index information on the display unit 115a (step S402).

Next, when the guidance information acquisition unit 113b is notified that the URL has been acquired from the index information reception unit 113a, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b acquires the index information from the recording unit 114 and via the wide area communication I / F 112 and the wide area communication network I. , Request guidance information based on the index information from the guidance server 10 (perform a data inquiry). In the present embodiment, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b requests the guidance server 10 for resources such as a Web page corresponding to the URL included in the index information (step S403).

Further, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b receives guidance information from the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication I / F 112 and the wide area communication network I (step S404).

Then, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b causes the display unit 115a to display the guidance information received from the guidance server 10 (step S405).
For example, as shown in FIG. 18, on the display unit 115a of the mobile terminal 110, a Web page including texts, images, and the like relating to the recommended node is displayed as guidance information. Further, the guidance information may include further index information. In the example of FIG. 18, another index information such as "call a bicycle mechanic (index information including telephone number information)" and "about this guide (index information including URL)" is included.
At this time, the guidance information acquisition unit 113b further acquires another index information included in the guidance information based on the operation of the user X received by the operation unit 115b (step S402), and provides guidance based on the index information. The step is such that another guidance information is requested from the server 10 (step S403), another guidance information is acquired (step S404), and the acquired other guidance information is displayed on the display unit 115a (step S405). The processing of S402 to S405 may be repeated.

FIG. 19 shows the flow of Bluetooth state monitoring processing in the mobile terminal 110 when the user X is traveling around the tourist area with the mobile terminal 110 and the beacon prober 100.
The Bluetooth state monitoring unit 113c of the mobile terminal 110 constantly monitors the state of Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 (step S501).

When the Bluetooth condition monitoring unit 113c detects that the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 has been disconnected (step S502: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S503. On the other hand, if the Bluetooth status monitoring unit 113c has not detected that the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 has been disconnected (step S502: NO), the Bluetooth status monitoring unit 113c returns to step S501 and continues monitoring the status of the Bluetooth communication.

When the Bluetooth status monitoring unit 113c detects that the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 is disconnected (step S502: YES), the Bluetooth communication abnormality information indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 is transmitted. It is displayed on the display unit 115a and notified to the user X (step S503). Further, the Bluetooth state monitoring unit 113c may display the Bluetooth communication abnormality information on the display unit 115a and output voice to notify the user X.
Further, the Bluetooth condition monitoring unit 113c may notify the guidance server 10 of the Bluetooth communication abnormality information via the wide area communication I / F 112 and the wide area communication network I.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the guidance server according to the first embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing flow of the guidance server 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
The processing flow shown in FIG. 20 shows the processing flow of the guidance server 10 when a request for guidance information is received from the mobile terminal 110 carried by the user X (step S403 in FIG. 17).

First, the guidance information providing unit 12a of the guidance server 10 receives a request for guidance information based on the index information from the mobile terminal 110 (step S601).

Next, the guidance information providing unit 12a reads the guidance information corresponding to the index information received from the mobile terminal 110 from the recording unit 14 and generates the guidance information that can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 110 (step S602).

Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a transmits the generated guidance information to the mobile terminal 110 via the wide area communication I / F11 and the wide area communication network I (step S603).

When the guidance information providing unit 12a receives a request for guidance information based on the prober ID and the station ID from the guidance station 230 of the station 200C with a display (step S601), the guidance information corresponding to the station ID is received from the recording unit 14. Then, the movement history information corresponding to the prober ID is read out. The guidance information providing unit 12a extracts only the guidance information related to the node not included in the movement history information read from the recording unit 14 from the guidance information read from the recording unit 14 as a recommended node, and generates the guidance information ( Step S602). The guidance information providing unit 12a may transmit the guidance information generated in this way to the display station 200C that has requested the guidance information (step S603).

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the functions of the beacon prober and the beacon station according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a function of the guidance system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating the function of the guidance system according to the first embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing flow of each configuration of the guidance system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 23.

The figure shown in FIG. 21 shows the flow of processing in the beacon station 210A of the beacon prober 100 and the simple station 200A when the user X carries the beacon prober 100 and visits the simple station 200A.
First, the beacon station 210A generates the broadcast wave W1 (step S101 in FIG. 12). Further, the beacon station 210A transmits the generated broadcast wave W1 to the beacon prober 100 via narrow range communication (step S102 in FIG. 12). The beacon station 210A repeats the processes of generating the broadcast wave W1 (step S101 in FIG. 12) and transmitting the broadcast wave (step S102 in FIG. 12) every time a predetermined time elapses from the transmission of the broadcast wave W1. ..

When the beacon prober 100 receives the broadcast wave W1 from the beacon station 210A, the beacon prober 100 confirms whether or not the response wave needs to be transmitted based on the station ID and station attributes included in the broadcast wave W1 (step S302 in FIG. 14). And step S303). In the example of FIG. 21, the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 is a station ID different from the previous one (step S302: YES in FIG. 14), but the station attribute is a simple station. Therefore, the beacon prober 100 determines that the transmission of the response wave is unnecessary (step S303: NO in FIG. 14). Then, the beacon prober 100 acquires the station ID and the current date and time included in the received broadcast wave, adds these information to the movement history information recorded in the recording unit 104, and updates it (step of FIG. 14). S309). After that, when the beacon prober 100 receives the broadcast wave W1 from the beacon station 210A, it confirms whether or not the response wave needs to be transmitted (step S302 and step S303 in FIG. 14) and updates the movement history information (step S309 in FIG. 14). ) Is repeated.

The figure shown in FIG. 22 shows the flow of processing in each configuration of the guidance system 1 when the user X carries the beacon prober 100 and visits the information station 200B or the display station 200C. Hereinafter, the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B will be described as an example, but the same processing will be performed at the beacon station 210C of the station 200C with a display.
First, the beacon station 210B generates the broadcast wave W1 (step S201 in FIG. 13). Further, the beacon station 210B transmits the generated broadcast wave W1 to the beacon prober 100 via narrow range communication (step S202 in FIG. 13). The beacon station 210B processes the generation of the broadcast wave W1 (step S201 in FIG. 13) and the transmission of the broadcast wave W1 (step S202 in FIG. 13) every time a predetermined time elapses from the transmission of the broadcast wave W1. repeat.

Next, when the beacon prober 100 receives the broadcast wave W1 from the beacon station 210B, the beacon prober 100 confirms whether or not it is necessary to transmit the response wave based on the station ID and station attributes included in the broadcast wave W1 (FIG. 14). Step S302 and step S303). In the example of FIG. 22, the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 is a station ID different from the previous one, and the station attribute is an information station. Therefore, the beacon prober 100 determines that it is necessary to transmit the response wave (step S302: YES and step S303: YES in FIG. 14). Then, the beacon prober 100 generates a response wave including the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 104 and the movement history information (step S304 in FIG. 14), and the generated response wave is transmitted to the beacon station via narrow range communication. It is transmitted to 210B (step S305 in FIG. 14).

Next, when the beacon station 210B receives the response wave from the beacon prober 100, the beacon station 210B records the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) included in the response wave in the recording unit 214, and transmits the prober information by wire communication. It is transmitted to the message station 220 via the message station 220 (step S204 in FIG. 13).
When the message station 220 receives the prober information from the beacon station 210B, the message station 220 transmits the prober information to the guidance server 10 via wide area communication.

Further, the beacon station 210B generates a specific wave W2 including a station attribute recorded in the recording unit 214, a station ID, and index information (step S205 in FIG. 13). Then, the beacon station 210B transmits the generated specific wave W2 to the beacon prober 100 via narrow range communication (step S206 in FIG. 13).

Next, the beacon prober 100 receives the specific wave W2 transmitted from the beacon station 210B, and if the specific wave W2 contains index information, the beacon prober 100 transmits the index information to the mobile terminal 110 via Bluetooth communication. Transmit (step S308 in FIG. 14). Further, the beacon prober 100 updates the movement history information based on the received broadcast wave W1 (step S309 in FIG. 14).

Next, when the mobile terminal 110 receives the index information from the beacon prober 100, the content of the received index information is analyzed, and the information included in the index information is text information such as an emergency evacuation message or image information such as a photograph. If so, it is displayed on the display unit 115a (step S402 in FIG. 17). On the other hand, if the information included in the index information is a URL, the guidance information based on the index information is requested to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I (step S403 in FIG. 17).
When the guidance information is requested from the mobile terminal 110, the guidance server 10 reads the guidance information corresponding to the index information received from the mobile terminal 110 from the recording unit 14 and generates the guidance information that can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 110. (Step S602 in FIG. 20). Then, the guidance server 10 transmits the generated guidance information to the mobile terminal 110 via the wide area communication network I (step S603 in FIG. 20).
When the mobile terminal 110 receives the guidance information from the guidance server 10, the mobile terminal 110 displays the guidance information on the display unit 115a (step S405 in FIG. 17).

The figure shown in FIG. 23 shows the flow of the Bluetooth state monitoring process in the mobile terminal 110 when the user X is traveling around the tourist area with the beacon prober 100 and the mobile terminal 110.
The mobile terminal 110 constantly monitors the state of Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 (step S501 in FIG. 19).
When the mobile terminal 110 detects that the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 is disconnected (step S502: YES in FIG. 19), an abnormality occurs in the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 on the display unit 115a of the mobile terminal 110. The Bluetooth communication abnormality information indicating that the communication has been performed is displayed and notified to the user X (step S503 in FIG. 19). Further, the mobile terminal 110 may notify the guidance server 10 of the Bluetooth communication abnormality information via the wide area communication network I.

(Function of traffic flow information providing device)
Next, the traffic flow information providing device 13 of the guidance server 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 29.
FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating the function of the traffic flow information providing device according to the first embodiment.
The recording unit 14 of the guidance server 10 records the nodes in the tourist area and the links that are the routes connecting the nodes.
As shown in FIG. 24, each node is assigned a point number. In the present embodiment, the point number is represented by the station ID of the station 200 installed at a predetermined point. Further, in the example of FIG. 24, nine nodes P01 to P09 are included in a certain tourist area, and the node whose point number is P04 moves out of the tourist area (another adjacent tourist area). Is possible.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing usage information according to the first embodiment.
The usage information recording unit 13a of the traffic flow information providing device 13 transmits the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) received from the information station 200B and the station with display 200C via the wide area communication I / F11 and the wide area communication network I. Receive.
As shown in FIG. 25, the usage information recording unit 13a aggregates usage information based on the prober ID included in the received prober information and the movement history information (FIG. 16), and assigns a serial number to each information. Record in the recording unit 14. Specifically, the usage information recording unit 13a aggregates the prober ID, the collection date, the start time, the end time, and the route as usage information of the tourist area, and records it in the recording unit 14.
The usage information recording unit 13a acquires the time when the beacon prober 100 first communicates with the station 200 installed at the starting node in the movement history information (FIG. 16), and records it as the starting time. Further, the usage information recording unit 13a acquires the time when the beacon prober 100 last communicated with the station 200 installed at the end point node in the movement history information (FIG. 16), and records it as the end point time. Further, the usage information recording unit 13a acquires the point number (station ID) of each node visited by the beacon prober 100 from the station ID of the movement history information (FIG. 16), the time of arrival at the node, and the time of exit. To do. For example, in the movement history information of FIG. 16, it is recorded that the user X reaches a certain node (station ID: P04) at 14:20 and leaves at 14:30. Therefore, the usage information recording unit 13a additionally records that the user X has stayed at the node (station ID: P04) for 10 minutes in addition to the usage information route. Further, according to the movement history information of FIG. 16, the user X left a certain node (station ID: P04) at 14:30 and reached the next node (station ID: P01) at 14:39. It has been recorded. Therefore, the usage information recording unit 13a moves using the link connecting the node (station ID: P04) with the user X and the next node (station ID: P01), and requires the link. Record that the time was 9 minutes by adding it to the usage information route. In this way, the usage information recording unit 13a records the usage information of each node and link of each beacon prober 100 in the recording unit 14 based on the movement history information.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing aggregated data of usage information according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the function of the evaluation index calculation unit according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the function of the evaluation index calculation unit according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing the function of the evaluation index calculation unit according to the first embodiment.
The evaluation index calculation unit 13b of the traffic flow information providing device 13 aggregates the staying time at each node of the user X who travels around the tourist area based on the usage information of the tourist area recorded in the recording unit 14, and each of them Aggregate the time required for the link.
In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 26, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b extracts the required time corresponding to the same link from a plurality of usage information (FIG. 25) and totals it for each time zone. Similarly, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b extracts the staying time corresponding to the same node from the plurality of usage information (FIG. 25) and totals it for each time zone.

Next, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b obtains the attractiveness of each node based on the distribution of the staying time in each node aggregated for each time zone.
For example, as shown in FIG. 27, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b totals the number of visitors (the number of users X who used the node) at a certain node in a certain time zone by staying time. The horizontal axis of FIG. 27 shows the distribution of the staying time at the node, and the vertical axis shows the number of visitors by staying time.
Further, in each node, a standard stay time, which is the time when the user X is expected to stay for sightseeing or the like, is set in each node.
In the evaluation index calculation unit 13b, for example, as shown in FIGS. 27 (a) and 27 (b), the user X who stayed longer than the standard stay time set in the node stayed shorter than the standard stay time. If there are more than the person X, it is determined that the node is a place where the user X wants to stay for a long time and is a highly attractive node. Further, for example, as shown in FIGS. 27 (c) and 27 (d), the user X who required a longer stay time than the standard stay time set in the node and the user X who required a shorter stay time than the standard stay time were required. When the user X is about the same level, it is determined that the node is a place where some users X want to stay for a long time and the attractiveness is standard. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 27 (e), the user X who required a staying time shorter than the standard staying time set in the node is larger than the user X who required a staying time longer than the standard staying time. If there are many, it is determined that the node is not a place where the user X wants to stay for a long time, but a node with low attractiveness.
The evaluation index calculation unit 13b records the attractiveness obtained in this way in the recording unit 14 as the evaluation index of each node.

Further, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b obtains the degree of congestion of each link based on the distribution of the required time of each link aggregated for each time zone.
For example, as shown in FIG. 28, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b totals the number of visitors (the number of users X using the node) at a certain link in a certain time zone for each required time. The horizontal axis of FIG. 28 shows the distribution of the required time at the link, and the vertical axis shows the number of visitors by the required time.
Further, in each link, a standard stay time, which is the time expected for the user X to move from the previous node to the next node in each link, is set. In the evaluation index calculation unit 13b, for example, as shown in FIGS. 28A and 28B, the user X who required a longer time than the standard time required for the link is shorter than the standard time. If there are more than the required time than the user X, it is determined that the link takes longer to move than the assumed standard required time and is highly congested. Further, for example, as shown in FIGS. 28 (c) and 28 (d), the user X who took a longer time than the standard time required for the link and the user X who took a shorter time than the standard time were required. When the number of users X is the same, it is determined that the link is a link that may be temporarily congested and the degree of congestion is standard. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 28E, the user X who required a shorter required time than the standard required time set in the link is larger than the user X who required a longer required time than the standard required time. If there are many, it is judged that the link is a link in which the traffic flow is flowing smoothly and the degree of congestion is low.
The evaluation index calculation unit 13b records the degree of congestion obtained in this way in the recording unit 14 as an evaluation index of each link.

Further, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b may visually express the attractiveness of each node and the congestion of each link as shown in FIG. 29. For example, the attractiveness is classified into three types, high, standard, and low, the node is expressed largely for the node classified as high attractiveness, and the node is expressed for the node classified as low attractiveness. May be expressed small. In addition, for example, the degree of congestion is classified into three types of high, standard, and low, the link is expressed thickly for the link classified as high, and the link is classified as low. May express the link in detail.

The guidance information providing unit 12a of the guidance server 10 records in the recording unit 14 based on the attractiveness of each node and the congestion degree of each link recorded in the recording unit 14 by the evaluation index calculation unit 13b of the traffic flow information providing device 13. Update the guidance information provided.
The guidance information providing unit 12a refers to the attractiveness of each node recorded in the recording unit 14, and adds information to the guidance information recorded in the recording unit 14 so as to promote the use of the node having a standard or low attractiveness. Add and update.
Specifically, the guidance information providing unit 12a updates the guidance information recorded in the recording unit 14 by adding information such as a place having an excellent landscape and recommended stores for a node having a standard or low attractiveness. .. User X who visits the tourist area does not have sufficient knowledge about the node with standard or low attractiveness, and may move without fully using (sightseeing) the node, or other nodes without stopping at the node. May move to. However, for a node having such a standard or low attractiveness, it is possible to promote the user X to use (stay for a long time) the node by adding and enhancing the guidance information.
Further, when the guidance information providing unit 12a extracts only the guidance information about some of the plurality of nodes and transmits it to the mobile terminal 110 or the station with display 200C, the guidance information providing unit 12a provides the guidance information about the node having a standard or low attractiveness. Each guidance information recorded in the recording unit 14 may be given a priority so as to be transmitted with priority over the guidance information regarding other nodes.

Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a refers to the congestion degree of each link recorded in the recording unit 14, reduces the use of the link having a high degree of congestion, and promotes the use of the link having a low degree of congestion. , Add to and update the guidance information recorded in the recording unit 14.
Specifically, when the guidance information providing unit 12a extracts only the guidance information about some of the plurality of nodes and transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal 110 or the station with display 200C, the node using a link with a low degree of congestion. Each guidance information recorded in the recording unit 14 may be given a priority so that the guidance information regarding the other node is transmitted with priority over the guidance information regarding the other node. In addition, the guidance information providing unit 12a raises the priority of the guidance information regarding the node that uses the link in the time zone when the congestion degree is low for the link whose congestion degree is high only in a specific time zone, and the congestion degree is high. In the time zone, the priority of the guidance information about the node using the link may be lowered.

(Processing flow of traffic flow information providing device)
Next, the processing flow of the traffic flow information providing device 13 of the guidance server 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the traffic flow information providing device according to the first embodiment.

First, the usage information recording unit 13a of the traffic flow information providing device 13 transmits the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) received from the information station 200B and the station with display 200C to the wide area communication I / F11 and the wide area communication network I. Receive via. The usage information recording unit 13a aggregates the prober ID, the collection date, the start time, the end time, and the route for each received prober information as the usage information of the tourist area and records it in the recording unit 14. (Step S701).

Next, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b calculates the evaluation index of each node and each link from the plurality of usage information recorded in the recording unit 14 (step S702).
Specifically, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b in each node is based on the standard stay time set for each node and the distribution of the stay time of each node aggregated for each time zone from a plurality of usage information. If the staying time of user X is longer than the standard staying time, it is judged that the attractiveness is high, and if the staying time of user X at each node is shorter than the standard staying time, it is judged that the attractiveness is low. The evaluation index calculation unit 13b classifies the attractiveness of each node obtained in this way into three types, for example, high, standard, and low, and records the evaluation index of each node in the recording unit 14.
Further, the evaluation index calculation unit 13b is based on the standard required time set for each link and the distribution of the required time for each link aggregated for each time zone from a plurality of usage information, and the user X at each link. If the required time is longer than the standard required time, it is determined that the degree of congestion is high, and if the required time of the user X at each link is shorter than the standard required time, it is determined that the degree of congestion is low. The evaluation index calculation unit 13b classifies the degree of congestion of each link thus obtained into three types, for example, high, standard, and low, and records them in the recording unit 14 as the evaluation index of each link.

(Action effect)
It is assumed that the mobile terminal 110 owned by the user X records personal information such as the user X's name, address, telephone number, user ID, and location information at each time recorded by the GNSS device. .. Therefore, if information such as the nodes reached by the user X and the links used for moving between the nodes is collected by using the GNSS function of the mobile terminal 110, the user X does not want the position information at each time. There is a possibility that detailed personal information will be transmitted from the mobile terminal 110.
However, according to the guidance system 1 described above, the beacon station 210 (narrow area communication device) installed at a predetermined point and the beacon prober 100 (mobile communication device) carried by the user are connected to each other at a node in the tourist area. Perform narrow-range communication. Further, the guidance server 10 transmits guidance information for guiding the user X to the mobile terminal 110 carried by the user X based on the result of the narrow-range communication between the beacon station 210 and the beacon prober 100. Transmit via network I. Further, the guidance server 10 transmits the guidance information corresponding to the node in which the beacon station 210 is installed to the mobile terminal 110 based on the result of the narrow area communication of the beacon station 210 and the beacon prober 100.
By doing so, the mobile terminal 110 in which the personal information of the user X is recorded does not transmit the personal information to the beacon prober 100, the beacon station 210, or the guidance server 10, and the mobile terminal is sent from the guidance server 10. Guidance information can be sent to 110. Therefore, the user X can use the guidance information corresponding to each node while protecting the privacy.
In addition, since it is possible to promote the use of the guidance system 1 even for the user X who is reluctant to collect personal information, the guidance information is presented to more users X in the tourist area. It will be possible to facilitate the traffic flow of the city more effectively.

Further, according to the guidance system 1 described above, the beacon prober 100 acquires index information corresponding to a predetermined point where the beacon station 210 is installed from the beacon station 210, and transfers the acquired index information to the mobile terminal 110 via Bluetooth. Send via communication. Further, the mobile terminal 110 makes a data inquiry to the guidance server 10 based on the index information received from the beacon prober 100, and the guidance server 10 transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the index information.
By doing so, the mobile terminal 110 acquires the index information transmitted from the beacon station 210 via the beacon prober 100, and makes a data inquiry to the guidance server 10 based on the index information. Therefore, the mobile terminal 110 It is possible to receive the guidance information corresponding to a predetermined point without transmitting the personal information recorded in the guidance server 10 to the guidance server 10.

Further, according to the above-mentioned guidance system 1, when the mobile terminal 110 detects that the Bluetooth communication with the beacon prober 100 cannot be performed, the Bluetooth communication abnormality information indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the Bluetooth communication is displayed on the display unit 115a. Notify user X via.
By doing so, the mobile terminal 110 can notify the user X that the beacon prober 100 and the mobile terminal 110 can no longer perform Bluetooth communication. As a result, the user X can see that the beacon prober 100 does not exist within a predetermined range capable of Bluetooth communication with the mobile terminal 110, that is, the beacon prober 100 (or a bicycle equipped with the beacon prober 100) is stolen or lost. Can be immediately recognized as having occurred. Further, when such Bluetooth communication abnormality information is notified while the user X is carrying the beacon prober 100, the user X immediately notifies that the battery of the beacon prober 100 has run out or has failed. Can be recognized.

Further, according to the guidance system 1 described above, the mobile terminal 110 notifies the guidance server 10 of Bluetooth communication abnormality information via the wide area communication network I. Further, the guidance server 10 transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal 110 based on the Bluetooth communication abnormality information.
By doing so, the guidance server 10 can immediately detect that a problem such as theft, loss, dead battery, or failure of the beacon prober has occurred. Further, the guidance server 10 can transmit the measures that can be taken when a problem such as theft, loss, battery exhaustion, or failure of the beacon prober 100 occurs to the mobile terminal 110 carried by the user X as guidance information. ..

Further, according to the guidance system 1 described above, the guidance server 10 provides the wide area communication network I with the support information corresponding to each node from the operation support server 20 that records the support information for assisting the action of the user X. Guidance information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 110 based on the support information.
By doing so, the guidance server 10 transmits guidance to the mobile terminal 110 carried by the user X based on the support information such as photographs and text information corresponding to each node recorded in the operation support server 20. Information can be enriched.

<Modified example of the first embodiment>
Although the first embodiment has been described in detail above, the specific embodiment of the guidance system 1 according to the first embodiment is not limited to the above, and varies within a range that does not deviate from the gist. It is possible to make design changes in.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 110 acquires the index information included in the specific wave W2 transmitted from the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B via the beacon prober 100, and is based on the index information. Although an example of requesting guidance information from the guidance server 10 has been described, the present modification is not limited to this embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing flow of the guidance system 1 according to this modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 32.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the beacon station according to the modified example of the first embodiment.
FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating the function of the guidance system according to the modified example of the first embodiment.
The processing flow shown in FIG. 31 shows the processing flow performed by the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B or the beacon station 210C of the display station 200C. Hereinafter, the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B will be described as an example, but the same processing will be performed at the beacon station 210C of the station 200C with a display.
First, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a of the beacon station 210B generates the broadcast wave W1 based on the station attribute recorded in the recording unit 214, the station ID, and the current date and time output from the radio clock 217. (Step S801).

Further, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a makes a transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 generated in the narrow area communication I / F 211. The narrow range communication I / F 211 receives the transmission request of the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a and transmits the broadcast wave W1 via the narrow range communication (step 802).

Next, the response wave receiving unit 213c determines whether or not the response wave has been received from the beacon prober 100 (step S803). When the response wave receiving unit 213c receives the response wave from the beacon prober 100 (step S803: YES), the response wave receiving unit 213c records the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) included in the response wave in the recording unit 214, and also records the prober. Notify the information transmission unit 213d that the response wave has been received. On the other hand, when the response wave receiving unit 213c determines that the response wave has not been received from the beacon prober 100 (step S803: NO), it determines that the beacon prober 100 does not exist in the communication area of the beacon station 210B. , Step S805.

Next, when the prober information transmitting unit 213d is notified that the response wave has been received from the response wave receiving unit 213c, the prober information transmitting unit 213d reads out the prober information recorded in the recording unit 214 and makes the relevant to the wired communication I / F 212. Instructs the transmission of prober information. The wired communication I / F 212 receives a transmission instruction from the prober information transmission unit 213d and transmits the prober information to the message station 220 via the wired communication (step S804).

In this modification, there is an information station 200B in which index information is not recorded in the recording unit 214 of the beacon station 210B. In such an information station 200B, unlike the above-described embodiment, the specific wave transmission unit 213b does not perform a process of transmitting the specific wave W2 to the beacon prober 100. In another embodiment, both the information station 200B in which the index information is recorded in the recording unit 214 of the beacon station 210B and the information station 200B in which the index information is not recorded may exist. In this case, it may be determined whether or not the specific wave transmission unit 213b performs a process of transmitting the specific wave W2 to the beacon prober 100 depending on whether or not the index information is recorded in the recording unit 214. ..
Further, in the present modification, the recording unit 214 of the beacon station 210B records information for associating the prober ID of the beacon prober 100 carried by the same user with the mobile terminal 110. Therefore, the recording unit 114 of the mobile terminal 110 contains a mobile terminal side ID (for example, identification on the mobile terminal) which is information that does not identify the individual of the user X and is information that identifies the control unit 113 of the mobile terminal 110. A unique ID indicating the application of the above) is recorded. When the beacon prober 100 is lent at the starting node, the user X uses the prober ID of the beacon prober 100 and the mobile terminal side ID of the mobile terminal 110 owned by the same user X as the mobile terminal 110. It is input through the operation unit 115b and transmitted to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I. The operator or user X of the guidance system 1 inputs the prober ID and the mobile terminal side ID through a computer (not shown) provided in the starting node, and transmits the prober ID and the mobile terminal side ID to the guidance server 10 via the wide area communication network I. You may do so. The guidance server 10 records the transmitted prober ID and the mobile terminal side ID in association with each other in the recording unit 14.

Next, the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 was made (step S805). When the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines that a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 was made (step S805: YES), the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a returns to step S801 and repeats a series of processes. On the other hand, when the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a determines that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the transmission request for the broadcast wave W1 was made (step S805: NO), the broadcast wave transmission unit 213a waits until the predetermined time elapses.

Further, the figure shown in FIG. 32 shows a processing flow in each configuration of the guidance system 1 when the user X carries the beacon prober 100 and visits the information station 200B or the display station 200C. Hereinafter, the beacon station 210B of the information station 200B will be described as an example, but the same processing will be performed at the beacon station 210C of the station 200C with a display.
First, the beacon station 210B generates the broadcast wave W1 (step S801 in FIG. 31). Further, the beacon station 210B transmits the generated broadcast wave W1 to the beacon prober 100 via narrow range communication (step S802 in FIG. 31). The beacon station 210B processes the generation of the broadcast wave W1 (step S801 in FIG. 31) and the transmission of the broadcast wave W1 (step S802 in FIG. 31) every time a predetermined time elapses from the transmission of the broadcast wave W1. repeat.

Next, when the beacon prober 100 receives the broadcast wave W1 from the beacon station 210B, the beacon prober 100 confirms whether or not it is necessary to transmit the response wave based on the station ID and station attributes included in the broadcast wave W1 (FIG. 14). Step S302 and step S303). In the example of FIG. 32, the station ID included in the received broadcast wave W1 is a station ID different from the previous one, and the station attribute is an information station. Therefore, the beacon prober 100 determines that it is necessary to transmit the response wave (step S302: YES and step S303: YES in FIG. 14). Then, the beacon prober 100 generates a response wave including the prober ID recorded in the recording unit 104 and the movement history information (step S304 in FIG. 14), and the generated response wave is transmitted to the beacon station via narrow range communication. It is transmitted to 210B (step S305 in FIG. 14).

Next, when the beacon station 210B receives the response wave from the beacon prober 100, the beacon station 210B records the prober information (prober ID and movement history information) included in the response wave in the recording unit 214, and transmits the prober information by wire communication. It is transmitted to the message station 220 via (step S804 in FIG. 31).
When the message station 220 receives the prober information from the beacon station 210B, the message station 220 transmits the prober information and the station ID of the message station 220 (information station 200B) to the guidance server 10 via wide area communication.

Next, the beacon prober 100 updates the movement history information based on the received broadcast wave W1 (step S309 in FIG. 14).

Next, when the usage information recording unit 13a of the guidance server 10 receives the station ID and the prober information from the message station 220, the usage information recording unit 13a acquires the prober ID included in the prober information and the movement history information, and records the usage information as the usage information. Record in section 14. In addition, the usage information recording unit 13a notifies the guidance information providing unit 12a that the prober information has been received. The guidance information providing unit 12a may receive the station ID and the prober information from the message station 220.
The guidance information providing unit 12a reads out the guidance information corresponding to the acquired station ID from the recording unit 14. Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a reads out the movement history information corresponding to the prober ID from the recording unit 14. The guidance information providing unit 12a extracts only the guidance information about the node not included in the movement history information read from the recording unit 14 from the guidance information read from the recording unit 14 as a recommended node, and generates the guidance information ( Step S602 in FIG. 20).

Further, the guidance information providing unit 12a reads out the mobile terminal side ID corresponding to the prober ID recorded in the acquired recording unit 14. The guidance information providing unit 12a transmits the generated guidance information to the mobile terminal 110 via the wide area communication network I based on the mobile terminal side ID read from the recording unit 14 (step S603 in FIG. 20).

In this way, the mobile terminal 110 does not request the guidance information from the guidance server 10 based on the index information, but when the guidance server 10 receives the station ID and the prober information from the information station 200B, the guidance server 10 Okara By transmitting the guidance information directly to the mobile terminal 110, the user X can easily use the guidance information without operating the mobile terminal 110.
Further, in the present modification, the mobile terminal side ID recorded in the recording unit 14 of the guidance server 10 is recorded in the recording unit 114 of the mobile terminal 110 as information different from the personal information that identifies the user X. .. Therefore, even in this modification, the user X can use the guidance information corresponding to each node while protecting the privacy.

In the above-described embodiment and modification, a program for realizing various functions of the beacon station 210, the message station 220, the guidance station 230, the beacon prober 100, the mobile terminal 110, the guidance server 10, and the operation support server 20 is provided. Various processes are performed by recording on a computer-readable recording medium, causing the computer system to read the program recorded on the recording medium, and executing the program. Here, the various processing processes of the above-mentioned Beacon Station 210, Message Station 220, Guidance Station 230, Beacon Probe 100, Mobile Terminal 110, Guidance Server 10, and Operation Support Server 20 are recorded in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program. The above-mentioned various processes are performed by reading and executing this program by a computer. Here, the computer-readable recording medium refers to a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Further, this computer program may be distributed to a computer via a communication line, and the computer receiving the distribution may execute the program.
Further, various functions of the beacon station 210, the message station 220, the guidance station 230, the beacon prober 100, the mobile terminal 110, the guidance server 10, and the operation support server 20 are provided across a plurality of devices connected by a network. It may be.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof shall be included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof, as well as in the scope and gist of the invention.

For example, in the above-described first embodiment, the mode in which the index information is recorded in the recording unit 214 of the beacon station 210 in advance has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the index information is recorded in the recording unit 14 of the guidance server 10 and is used for wide area communication from the guidance server 10 on a regular basis or in response to a request from the station 200 (information station 200B or station 200C with display). It may be delivered to the station 200 via the network I.

1 Guidance system 10 Guidance server 11 Wide area communication I / F
12 Guidance information providing device 12a Guidance information providing unit 13 Traffic flow information providing unit 13a Usage information recording unit 13b Evaluation index calculation unit 14 Recording unit 20 Operation support server 21 Wide area communication I / F
23 Control unit 23a Remote support unit 23b Operation support unit 24 Recording unit 30 SNS subsystem server 31 Wide area communication I / F
100 Beacon prober (mobile communication device)
101 Narrow area communication I / F
102 Bluetooth communication I / F
103 Control unit 103a Broadcast wave receiving unit 103b Specific wave receiving unit 103c Response wave transmitting unit 103d Index information transmitting unit 104 Recording unit 108 Power supply unit 110 Mobile terminal 111 Bluetooth communication I / F
112 Wide area communication I / F
113 Control unit 113a Index information reception unit 113b Guidance information acquisition unit 113c Bluetooth status monitoring unit 115 User interface unit 115a Display unit 115b Operation unit 118 Power supply unit 200 Station 200A Simple station 200B Information station 200C Display station 210, 210A, 210B, 210C Beacon station (narrow area communication device)
211 Narrow area communication I / F
212 Wired communication I / F
213 Control unit 213a Broadcast wave transmission unit 213b Specific wave transmission unit 213c Response wave reception unit 213d Probe information transmission unit 214 Recording unit 217 Radio clock 218 Power supply unit 220 Message station (wide area communication device)
221 Wired communication I / F
222 Wide area communication I / F
223 Control unit 223a Prober information receiving unit 223b Prober information transmitting unit 224 Recording unit 230 Guidance station (wide area communication device)
231 Wired communication I / F
232 Wide area communication I / F
233 Control unit 233a Prober information reception unit 233b Prober information transmission unit 233c Guidance information acquisition unit 234 Recording unit 235 User interface unit 235a Display unit 235b Operation unit 236 Motion sensor I Wide area communication network W1 Broadcast wave W2 Specific wave X User

Claims (8)

A narrow-range communication device installed at a predetermined point and performing narrow-range communication within a certain range from the predetermined point,
Is carried by the user, recording the narrow area have line communication, movement history information including the time at which the exit the time you arrive at the short range communication device the short range communication device to and from the short range communication device and a mobile communication device that,
A guidance server that transmits guidance information for guiding the user based on the movement history information via a wide area communication network, and
A mobile terminal carried by the user and capable of displaying the guidance information transmitted from the guidance server via the wide area communication network, and
With
The guidance server provides the guidance information corresponding to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed, based on the result of the narrow-range communication performed between the narrow-range communication device and the mobile communication device. To the mobile terminal
The mobile communication device has index information corresponding to the predetermined point in which the narrow range communication device is installed, based on the result of the narrow range communication performed between the narrow range communication device and the mobile communication device. To get
The mobile communication device transmits the index information to the mobile terminal by performing communication between the mobile terminals within a predetermined range with the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal makes a data inquiry to the guidance server based on the index information, and makes a data inquiry to the guidance server.
The guidance server transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the data inquiry.
The mobile terminal displays the guidance information transmitted from the guidance server via the wide area communication network, and displays the guidance information.
A guidance system in which information that identifies a user is not recorded in the mobile communication device. When the mobile terminal detects that communication between the mobile communication device and the mobile terminal has become impossible, the mobile terminal notifies communication abnormality information indicating an abnormality in communication between the mobile terminals.
The guidance system according to claim 1. The mobile terminal notifies the guidance server of the communication abnormality information via the wide area communication network.
The guidance server transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the communication abnormality information.
The guidance system according to claim 2. Further equipped with an operation support server that records support information for assisting the user's behavior,
The guidance server acquires the support information corresponding to the predetermined point in which the narrow area communication device is installed from the operation support server via the wide area communication network, and obtains the guidance information based on the support information. Send to mobile device,
The guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Further provided with a wide area communication device connected to the narrow area communication device and communicating with the guidance server via the wide area communication network.
The guidance server has a recording unit in which correspondence information for associating the mobile communication device with the mobile terminal is recorded.
The wide area communication device transmits the result of the narrow area communication performed between the narrow area communication device and the mobile communication device to the guidance server via the wide area communication network.
The guidance server transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal corresponding to the mobile communication device carried by the user based on the result of the narrow area communication and the corresponding information.
The guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A mobile communication device carried by a user
A narrow-range communication device installed at a predetermined point, a narrow-range communication unit that performs narrow-range communication within a certain range from the predetermined point, and
An index information receiving unit that acquires index information corresponding to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed from the narrow-range communication device, and
An index information transmission unit that transmits the index information to the mobile terminal by performing communication between the mobile terminals carried by the user within a predetermined range.
With
The mobile communication device records movement history information including a time of arrival at the narrow area communication device and a time of exit of the narrow area communication device, and does not record information for identifying a user. .. The narrow area communication device installed at the predetermined point includes the time when the narrow area communication device is carried by the user within a certain range from the predetermined point and arrives at the narrow area communication device and the time when the narrow area communication device leaves the predetermined area communication device. Steps to perform narrow-range communication with a mobile communication device that records movement history information ,
A step in which the guidance server transmits guidance information for guiding the user based on the movement history information via a wide area communication network, and
A step of displaying the guidance information transmitted via the wide area communication network on the mobile terminal carried by the user, and
Have,
The step of providing the guidance information corresponds to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed, based on the result of the narrow-range communication performed between the narrow-range communication device and the mobile communication device. Further has a step of transmitting the guidance information to the mobile terminal.
Index information corresponding to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed, based on the result of the narrow-range communication performed between the narrow-range communication device and the mobile communication device by the mobile communication device. And the steps to get
A step in which the mobile communication device transmits the index information to the mobile terminal by performing communication between the mobile terminals within a predetermined range with the mobile terminal.
A step in which the mobile terminal makes a data inquiry to the guidance server based on the index information,
A step in which the guidance server transmits the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the data inquiry.
A step in which the mobile terminal displays the guidance information transmitted from the guidance server via the wide area communication network, and
Have,
Guidance method in which information identifying a user is not recorded in the mobile communication device. A program that causes a computer of a mobile communication device carried by a user to function.
A narrow-range communication device installed at a predetermined point and a narrow-range communication unit that performs narrow-range communication within a certain range from the predetermined point.
An index information receiving unit that acquires index information relating to the predetermined point in which the narrow-range communication device is installed from the narrow-range communication device.
An index information transmission unit that transmits the index information to the mobile terminal by communicating the index information with the mobile terminal carried by the user within a predetermined range.
To make it work
A program in which movement history information including a time of arrival at the narrow area communication device and a time of exit of the narrow area communication device is recorded in the mobile communication device, and information for identifying a user is not recorded.

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