JP2002342658A - System for providing regional information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable local residents or visitors to easily obtain detailed information about various facilities and services, to make use application and use reservation for the facilities and services and to easily utilize the facilities and services with ease by utilizing machines such as automatic ticket vendors of traffic facilities and ATMs of financial institutions. SOLUTION: This system has an information providing server 11 for storing information about available facilities and services in the region and a user terminal 12 connected communicatively to the information providing server 11 and provided with a displaying means for displaying selection, use application or use reservation of the facilities and services in a form available for the application or the reservation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a local information providing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various facilities such as accommodation facilities such as inns and hotels, eating and drinking facilities such as dining rooms and restaurants, recreational facilities such as movie theaters and pachinko parlors, and commercial facilities such as shops and shops are located in the local area. Or distribute leaflets and flyers, or install signboards around railway stations, shopping streets, underground malls, etc. in the area where there are many people, for the purpose of advertising to visitors, providing usage information, etc. Or installing a large television receiver to provide information about the facility.

In recent years, with the development of the Internet and mobile telephone networks, various types of information about the facilities can be obtained by accessing using Internet-connected devices such as personal computers, mobile phones, and the like. Websites are set up on the Internet and mobile phone networks.

[0004] In this way, residents or visitors in the area can easily obtain information on various facilities existing in the area. In particular, travelers who are unfamiliar with the area,
Anyone who misses the last train or last bus late at night can get information such as vacant seats, vacancies, usage fees, etc. regarding eating and drinking facilities and accommodation facilities at any time. Facilities and accommodation facilities can be easily and safely used.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, it has not been a situation in which any of the residents or visitors in the area can sufficiently and easily use the information on the facility.

That is, there is a limit to the information provided by leaflets, flyers, signboards, television receivers, and the like. Therefore, when using the facility, the resident or visitor
It was necessary to obtain detailed information directly by calling the facility or going to the facility. In this case, many people feel the psychological burden of not using the facility despite being in direct contact with the facility, so that not everyone can easily obtain detailed information directly. Absent.

[0007] Further, since detailed information can be generally obtained from a website established on the Internet or a mobile telephone network, detailed information can be easily obtained without feeling the above-mentioned psychological burden. It is possible to obtain information. However, if the user does not have an Internet connection device, a mobile phone, or the like, it is impossible to access the website. In some cases, Internet connection devices are provided in some facilities such as convenience stores, but the number of such facilities is small at present.

[0008] As described above, the inhabitants or visitors cannot sufficiently and easily use the information on the facilities. In particular, travelers who are unfamiliar with the above-mentioned area, who missed the last train or last bus late at night, etc., despite the difficult situation, have vacant seats and vacancies related to eating and drinking facilities, accommodation facilities, etc. And information such as usage fees could not be easily obtained.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems,
By using devices such as automatic ticket vending machines for transportation and ATMs for financial institutions, local residents or visitors can easily obtain detailed information on various facilities and services, and at the same time, use the facilities and services. It is an object of the present invention to provide a local information providing system that allows a user to make a use application and a use reservation, and to easily and safely use the facilities and services.

[0010]

For this purpose, in the local information providing system of the present invention, an information providing server for storing information on facilities or services available in the area is connected to the information providing server in a communicable manner. A user terminal having display means for displaying the facility or service in a form in which selection, use application, or use reservation is possible.

[0011] In another area information providing system according to the present invention, the user terminal further includes a depositing / dispensing means and a ticket issuing means.

In still another area information providing system according to the present invention, the user terminal issues a use ticket or a reservation ticket.

[0013] In still another area information providing system according to the present invention, the use ticket or the reservation ticket is printed with an ID number.

[0014] In still another area information providing system of the present invention, the user terminal further receives a use application money or a use reservation money.

In still another area information providing system according to the present invention, the user terminal is an automatic ticket vending machine of a transportation facility or an automatic cash dispenser of a financial institution.

In still another area information providing system according to the present invention, the information on the facility or service is information from an information provider.

In still another area information providing system according to the present invention, the user terminal transmits information on a use application or a reservation for use of the facility or service to the information providing server, and the information providing server transmits the information. Notifying the information provider of information on the application or use reservation for the facility or service, and updating the information on the facility or service.

In the regional information providing program of the present invention, a computer system for providing regional information, an information providing server for storing information on facilities or services available in the region, and selection and use of the facilities or services are provided. It is made to function as a user terminal provided with display means for displaying in a form in which application or use reservation is possible.

In another area information providing program according to the present invention, the user terminal further includes a depositing / withdrawing unit and a ticket issuing unit.

In still another area information providing program of the present invention, the user terminal issues a use ticket or a reservation ticket.

In still another area information providing program according to the present invention, the use ticket or the reservation ticket is printed with an ID number.

In still another area information providing program of the present invention, the user terminal further receives a use application money or a use reservation money.

In still another area information providing program of the present invention, the user terminal is an automatic ticket vending machine of a transportation facility or an automatic cash dispenser of a financial institution.

In still another area information providing program according to the present invention, the information on the facility or service is information from an information provider.

In still another area information providing program according to the present invention, further, the user terminal transmits information on a use application or a reservation for use of the facility or service to the information providing server, and the information providing server transmits the information. Notifying the information provider of information on the application or use reservation for the facility or service, and updating the information on the facility or service.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a local information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an information providing server as a computer, which is a computing means such as a CPU and an MPU;
A storage unit such as a magnetic disk and a semiconductor memory, an input / output unit, a display unit, a communication unit, and the like are provided. Reference numeral 12 denotes a set of user terminals used by the user, and includes a plurality of user terminals 12-1 to 12-m.

Here, the user is, for example, a local resident,
Various facilities such as inns, hotels and other lodging facilities, restaurants, restaurants and other eating and drinking facilities, movie theaters, pachinko parlors and other recreational facilities, and commercial and commercial facilities such as shops and shops, and It is a person who uses various services such as a taxi, a late-night bus, and a driving agency, but may be any person.

Information such as the contents of the facilities and services, addresses, locations on the map, contact information, vacancy status, vacancy status, usage fee, and the like are provided from the information providing server 11. .

The user terminals 12-1 to 12-m
For example, automatic ticket vending machines for selling tickets and the like arranged at railway stations, bus terminals, etc., banks, post offices,
ATMs installed at financial institutions such as shinkin banks, automatic cash dispensers such as cash dispensers, automatic tourist information devices installed at tourist information centers, underground shopping malls, convenience stores, and supermarkets. Multifunctional terminal.

The user terminals 12-1 to 12-
m is arithmetic means such as a CPU and an MPU; storage means such as a magnetic disk and a semiconductor memory; input means such as a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a touch panel, and push buttons;
Any device may be used as long as it has a display unit having a screen such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display, an LED display, and a plasma display, and a communication unit. The display means may have a function as an input means like a touch panel. Further, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m include a wired or wireless public communication network, a dedicated communication network, a telephone network, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network).
k), WAN (Wide Area Network)
k), it is communicably connected to the information providing server 11 via various networks such as an intranet. Thus, a local information providing system as a computer system is configured.

Therefore, information on facilities and services available in the area provided by the information providing server 11 is displayed on the display means of the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m. Terminals 12-1 to 12-12
By operating -m, information on the facilities and services can be easily obtained.

The user terminals 12-1 to 12-m
May have a function of accepting a use application or use reservation for the facility or service. In this case, when the user operates the input means of the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m and makes a use application or use reservation for facilities or services,
The use application and the use reservation are transmitted to the information providing server 11.

Further, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-
m is a cash dispensing machine or automatic cash dispensing machine, which accepts cash or refunds change together with bill identification and coin identification functions, and issues usage tickets, reservation tickets, receipts, receipts, etc. It is desirable to have a ticket issuing means for generating the ticket.

In this case, the user is the user terminal 1
By operating the input means of 2-1 to 12-m, it is possible to make a use application or use reservation for facilities or services and receive a use ticket or a reservation ticket as proof of the use application or use reservation. . In addition, a unique ID number including information such as a terminal ID assigned to each of the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m and a time at which the reservation was made is printed on the use ticket or the reservation ticket. You. Note that information such as the name, address, and contact information of the facility or service may be printed on the use ticket or the reservation ticket.

In the case where the deposit / withdrawal means is operated to pay a use application money or a reservation money, the user receives a use ticket, a reservation ticket, a receipt, a receipt, etc. from the ticket issuing means as evidence of the payment. Can be.

As described above, when the use application fee or the use reservation fee is paid, it is possible to prevent a false use application or a use reservation, and to prevent an unfair cancellation without prior notice. be able to.

The user terminals 12-1 to 12-m
Is an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic cash dispenser, a time zone functioning as a user terminal may be set. For example, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-
When m is an automatic teller machine, it can function as a user terminal only during a time period other than a free time slot of a general automatic teller machine (for example, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm). It may be. In addition, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-1
When 2-m is an automatic ticket vending machine, it may be possible to function as a user terminal only during a time period when the number of users of transportation facilities decreases (for example, from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am).
As a result, while ensuring sufficient opportunities for users of transportation and financial institutions to use automatic ticket vending machines and automatic cash dispensers, the automatic ticket vending machines and automatic cash dispensers can function effectively as user terminals. Can be done.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a set of information provider terminals used by information providers for providing information on the facilities and services, and a plurality of information provider terminals 13-1 to 13-13.
-N. Here, the information provider is, for example, a person who operates each facility, an employee of each facility, a person who provides services, etc., but a person who operates a local organization such as a trade association, a shop association, It may be a local government official or the like.

Further, the information provider terminals 13-1 to 13-13
-N is provided in each of the facilities, the offices of the regional organizations and local governments, vehicles such as buses and taxis, and includes a CPU, a MP,
U, etc., storage means such as a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc., input means such as a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a touch panel, a push button, display means such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display, an LED display, a plasma display, and communication means. It is provided. The information provider terminals 13-1 to 13-n communicate with the information via various networks such as a wired or wireless public communication network, a dedicated communication network, a telephone network, the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, and an intranet. Any device may be used as long as it is communicably connected to the providing server 11, for example, a personal computer, a mobile phone,
It is a portable terminal, a game machine, a vehicle navigation device, and the like.

Then, the information provider transmits information on the facilities and services to the information providing server 11 using the information provider terminals 13-1 to 13-n. Thereby, the information on the facilities and services is
The information is stored in the storage unit of the information providing server 11, and can be accessed from the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m. The information on the facilities and services is updated as appropriate.

On the other hand, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m
When an application or a reservation for use of the facility or service is transmitted from the server, the information providing server 11 transmits an application notice or a reservation notice to the information provider terminal 13- of the facility or service.
1 to 13-n. Thereby, the information provider can confirm the use application and the use reservation of the facility or service.

The person who operates the information providing server 11 and the information provider transmit information on facilities and services to the information providing server 11 and send the information to the user terminal 12-.
It is desirable to conclude a contract in advance to enable access from 1 to 12-m. The contract may be free or paid.

Here, in the case of a fee, for example, the information provider pays a fee to the person who operates the information providing server 11 according to the amount of information transmitted to the information providing server 11. Can be. Further, a fee may be paid to the person who operates the information providing server 11 according to the number of use applications and use reservations.

Then, the person who operates the information providing server 11 transfers a part of the fee to the user terminals 12-1 to 12-12.
It is desirable to pay -m to the owner or operator. Also in this case, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-
m can be paid to the person who owns or operates each of the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m in accordance with the number of times each of m is used, the number of use applications and use reservations, and the like.

As a result, a person who operates the information providing server 11 and a person who owns or operates the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m can apply the fee.
Information providing server 11 and user terminals 12-1 to 12-m
Maintenance can be performed appropriately. On the other hand, the information provider who pays the fee is the user terminals 12-1 to 12-12.
-M can be expected to promote facilities and services.

Further, a usage fee may be collected from the user. In this case, the user terminals 12-1 to 12-1
If 2-m is equipped with a banknote recognizing function and a coin recognizing function as well as an automatic ticket vending machine and an automatic cash dispensing and dispensing machine, the cash dispensing / dispensing means for accepting cash or returning cash and the like is operated. User terminals 12-1 to 12
After the usage fee of -m is paid, the usage application and the usage reservation are transmitted to the information providing server 11. In addition,
If the user operates the deposit / withdrawal means to pay the use application money or the use reservation money, a part of the use application money or the use reservation money can be collected as a use fee. .

As a result, the person who operates the information providing server 11 and the person who owns or operates the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m can apply the fee.
Information providing server 11 and user terminals 12-1 to 12-m
Maintenance can be performed appropriately. Also, since the fee collected from the information provider can be reduced, more information on facilities and services can be obtained from more information providers and provided to the user.

Next, the operation of the above-structured local information providing system will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the local information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a first diagram showing an example of a screen on the display means of the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a second diagram illustrating an example of a screen on the display means of the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a second diagram illustrating an example of a screen on the display means of the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Here, for convenience of explanation, a case will be described in which a user uses an automatic ticket vending machine arranged at a railway station to reserve a room of OO hotel, which is one of accommodation facilities.

First, the person who operates the OO hotel as the information provider uses the information provider terminal 13-h (1 ≦ h ≦ n) to transmit the vacancy information of the OO hotel to the information providing server. Send to 11. Then, the vacancy information is stored in the storage means of the information providing server 11. The information such as the address of the OO hotel, the location on the map, the contact information, the usage fee, etc. is transmitted in advance using the information provider terminal 13-h and stored in the storage means of the information providing server 11. Have been.

On the other hand, the user obtains information on accommodation facilities at the railway station using the user terminal 12-i (1 ≦ i ≦ m), which is an automatic ticket vending machine, and obtains accommodation that matches the wishes. Make a reservation for the facility.

First, a menu for selecting the type of facility desired to be used is displayed on the screen of the display means of the user terminal 12-i, as shown in FIG. Here, a case where the display screen is a touch panel will be described.

Next, on the screen shown in FIG. 3, the user selects the use of the accommodation facility from the facilities and services he / she wants to use, and touches the “accommodation information” frame. Then, the user terminal 12-i detects that the use of the accommodation facility has been selected, and switches the screen of the display means to a screen for selecting a viewpoint for searching for the accommodation facility as shown in FIG. .

Subsequently, on the screen shown in FIG. 4, the user selects an accommodation fee as a search viewpoint,
Touch the “Select by price” frame. Then, the user terminal 12-i detects that the accommodation fee has been selected from the viewpoint of searching for the accommodation facility, and transmits it to the information providing server 11.

In the information providing server 11, the computing means accesses the information stored in the storage means and searches for accommodation facilities with low vacancies and vacancies. Subsequently, the search result is returned to the user terminal 12-i. Then, the user terminal 1
On the screen of the display unit 2-i, as shown in FIG.
The search results are displayed.

Next, on the screen shown in FIG. 5, the user selects the 施 設 hotel which is the cheapest accommodation, and touches the “reservation” frame corresponding to the ○ hotel. . Then, the user terminal 12-i detects that the reservation has been made, and the unique information including the information such as the terminal ID assigned to the user terminal 12-i and the time at which the reservation was made is included. Generate an ID number. Subsequently, the ticket issuing means of the user terminal 12-i issues a reservation ticket on which the ID number is printed. Here, since the user terminal 12-i is an automatic ticket vending machine, the reservation ticket is a sheet similar to a railway ticket. When the user terminal 12-i is an automatic cash dispenser at a financial institution, the same ticket as a voucher issued from the automatic cash dispenser can be used as the reservation ticket.

Further, the user terminal 12-i transmits the information relating to the reservation and the ID number to the information providing server 11.
Send to Then, the information providing server 11 updates the vacancy information of the XX hotel stored in the storage means. In this case, reduce the number of available rooms by one,
That is, it is decremented.

Subsequently, the information providing server 11 sets the
-The information about the said reservation and the said ID number are transmitted to the information provider terminal 13-h of a hotel. As a result,
○ The hotel operator can know that the reservation has been made. The information on the reservation and the ID
The number can be obtained from the above XX by communication means such as fax or telephone.
The hotel operator can be notified.

When the user arrives at the XX hotel, the operator of the XX hotel determines the ID number written on the reservation ticket brought by the user and the ID transmitted from the information providing server 11. The reservation is confirmed by checking the number. When the reservation is confirmed, the user can stay at the XX hotel.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the user uses the user terminals 12-1 to 12-m to obtain information on facilities and services, and selects desired facilities and services. You can apply for use or make a reservation.

Therefore, the user can easily obtain detailed information on various facilities and services, can make use application and use reservations, and can use the facilities and services easily and safely. Can be.

Next, the flowchart will be described. Step S1 The operator of the XX hotel transmits the vacancy information of the XX hotel to the information providing server 11 using the information provider terminal 13-h. Step S2: The information providing server 11 stores the vacancy information of the XX hotel in the storage means. Step S3 The user operates the user terminal 12-i to select the use of accommodation facilities from facilities and services. Step S4 The user selects an accommodation fee from the viewpoint of searching for accommodation facilities. Step S5: The user terminal 12-i transmits to the information providing server 11 that the accommodation fee has been selected from the viewpoint of searching for the accommodation facility. Step S6: The information providing server 11 searches for an accommodation facility with a low accommodation fee, and returns a search result to the user terminal 12-i. Step S7: The user selects the XX hotel from the search results and makes a reservation. Step S8: The user terminal 12-i generates a unique ID number, and transmits information on the reservation and the ID number to the information providing server 11. Step S9 The user terminal 12-i issues a reservation ticket on which the ID number is printed. Step S10: The information providing server 11 updates the vacancy information of the XX hotel stored in the storage means. Step S11: The information providing server 11 transmits the information relating to the reservation and the ID number to the information provider terminal 13-h of the XX hotel. Step S12: The hotel operator operates the ID number written on the reservation ticket brought by the user and the information providing server 1.
The reservation is confirmed by collating with the ID number transmitted from 1.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified based on the gist of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0067]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the local information providing system, an information providing server for storing information on facilities or services available in the area, and communicating with the information providing server. A user terminal, which is connected to the terminal so as to be capable of selecting the facility or service, applying for use, or making a reservation for use.

In this case, the user can use the user terminal to obtain information on facilities and services, select desired facilities and services, and make a use application and reservation.

Therefore, the user can easily obtain detailed information on various facilities and services, can make a use application and reservation for use, and can use the facilities and services easily and safely. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a local information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the local information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a first diagram showing an example of a screen on a display unit of the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a second diagram showing an example of a screen on the display means of the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a third diagram showing an example of a screen on the display means of the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 information providing server 12 user terminal 13 information provider terminal

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. (a) an information providing server for storing information on facilities or services available in an area;
(B) regional information, comprising: a user terminal communicably connected to the information providing server; and a user terminal including a display unit for displaying the facility or service in a form in which selection, use application, or use reservation is possible. Delivery system. 2. The local information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal includes a deposit / withdrawal unit and a ticket issuing unit. 3. The local information providing system according to claim 2, wherein the user terminal issues a use ticket or a reservation ticket. 4. The local information providing system according to claim 3, wherein the use ticket or the reservation ticket is printed with an ID number. 5. The local information providing system according to claim 2, wherein said user terminal receives a use application money or a use reservation money. 6. The user terminal is an automatic ticket vending machine of a transportation facility or an automatic cash dispenser of a financial institution.
The regional information providing system according to any one of the above. 7. The information on the facility or service includes:
7. Any one of claims 1 to 6, which is information from an information provider.
Regional information provision system described in section. 8. The user terminal transmits information on the application or reservation for use of the facility or service to the information providing server, and the information providing server transmits information on the application or reservation for use of the facility or service. The local information providing system according to claim 7, wherein the information provider is notified of the information and the information on the facility or service is updated. 9. A computer system for providing regional information, (b) an information providing server for storing information on facilities or services available in the area, and (c) selecting the facilities or services. A local information providing program that functions as a user terminal including a display unit that displays in a form in which a use application or a use reservation is possible. 10. The local information providing program according to claim 9, wherein the user terminal includes a depositing / dispensing unit and a ticket issuing unit. 11. The local information providing program according to claim 10, wherein the user terminal issues a use ticket or a reservation ticket. 12. The area information providing program according to claim 11, wherein an ID number is printed on the use ticket or the reservation ticket. 13. The local information providing program according to claim 10, wherein the user terminal receives a use application money or a use reservation money. 14. The user terminal is an automatic ticket vending machine of a transportation facility or an automatic cash dispenser of a financial institution.
14. The regional information providing program according to any one of Items 13 to 13. 15. The local information providing program according to claim 9, wherein the information on the facility or the service is information from an information provider. 16. The user terminal transmits information on the application or reservation for use of the facility or service to the information providing server, and the information providing server transmits information on the application or reservation for use of the facility or service. The local information providing program according to claim 15, wherein the information provider is notified of the information provider and the information on the facility or service is updated.