JP2008172820A - Mobile communication terminal, time information notification system, time information notification method, time information notification program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to reduce time and trouble for a user who uses a transportation facility such as a railroad to transmit information such as a scheduled return time to a partner such as a family and realize a better service.
[Solution]
The mobile phone terminal 1 includes a non-contact IC card 3. The non-contact IC card 3 includes a function for non-contact communication with the automatic ticket gate 6, a memory function for holding information on commuter passes and a card control / calculation program, and a control unit for executing the program. Then, when the mobile phone terminal 1 passes through the automatic ticket gate 6, the mobile phone terminal 1 transmits to the route search server 46 information on the use route and entrance / exit location of the commuter pass held by the non-contact IC card 6. The route search server 64 calculates the estimated arrival time at the place of participation from the information and returns it to the mobile phone terminal 1. The cellular phone terminal 1 updates the estimated arrival time based on the GPS position information or the in-train notification information, and transmits a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted to a desired destination.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a portable communication terminal, a time information notification system, a time information notification method, and a time information notification program, which are suitable for notifying a partner such as a family of the time to go home.

  Conventionally, mobile phones have gained many users as mobile communication terminals for performing not only voice calls but also transmission / reception of electronic mail and Internet connection.

  Recently, some railroad companies have a new service that delivers hobbies, gourmet information, and event information along the route to the mobile phone of the commuter pass user when it passes through an automatic ticket gate using a commuter pass. Has also started (for example, see Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Odakyu Electric Railway News Release, [Search December 18, 2002], Internet <URL: http://www.d-cue.com/program/info/PG02348.pl?key=589&info_kubun=d-cue&mode=online> Hajime Takagi, Keitai Watch, “Odakyu Electric Railway, automatic ticket gate-linked mail delivery system“ goopas ”” [searched on December 18, 2002], Internet <URL: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp /cda/article/news_toppage/0,,11759,00.html>

  By the way, as an action pattern often seen by passengers using a railway, for example, an action of calling a destination with a mobile phone immediately before getting on a train and conveying information such as about to get on the train. This is an action that is often performed when an office worker tells his family that he will return home (an action commonly called “return call”).

  In spite of the fact that such behavior is likely to be repeated with a predetermined pattern every day, the user repeatedly performs the same behavior every time and is inefficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and enables a user who uses a transportation facility such as a railroad to reduce time and effort when transmitting information to a partner such as a family. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal, a time information notification system, a time information notification method, and a time information notification program that can realize a good service.

  The mobile communication terminal of the present invention has a communication function and a commuter pass for communication between an address acquisition unit for acquiring a transmission destination address and at least a gate device of a transportation facility via an antenna for non-contact communication. Non-contact IC card having a memory function for holding information on the route used and entrance / exit location of a predetermined transportation system to be used, a program for controlling / calculating the card, and a control unit for executing the program; The pass of the commuter pass held by the memory function of the non-contact IC card when it passes through the gate device provided in the entrance place of the route of use of the predetermined transportation system used by the ticket using the non-contact IC card An information transmission unit that transmits information on the route used and entry / exit location to the route search server, a scheduled time reception unit that receives the estimated arrival time information returned from the route search server, Traffic that has been updated using the current position and current time information obtained by using the positioning system, or that has been received using predetermined short-range wireless communication by short-range wireless communication. An estimated arrival time update unit that updates the estimated arrival time based on the notification information indicating the operation status of the engine, a message generation unit that generates a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted, and a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted By having a message transmission unit that transmits to a destination address, the above-described problem is solved.

  In addition, the time information notification system of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal and a route search server, and the mobile communication terminal includes an address acquisition unit that acquires a transmission destination address and at least an antenna for non-contact communication. Communication function that communicates with the gate device of a transportation facility, memory that holds information on the route used and entrance / exit location of a predetermined transportation facility used by a commuter pass, and a program for controlling / calculating the card A non-contact IC card equipped with a function and a control unit for executing the program, and a gate device provided at an entrance place of a predetermined transportation route used by a commuter pass is used. An information transmission unit that transmits information on the route used and entry / exit location of the commuter pass held by the memory function of the contactless IC card to the route search server, Whether to update the estimated arrival time from time to time using the estimated time receiving unit that receives the estimated arrival time information returned from the server, and the current position and current time information acquired using the global positioning system, Alternatively, the estimated arrival time update unit for updating the estimated arrival time based on the notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility received using the predetermined short-distance wireless communication by the short-range wireless communication, and the estimated arrival time are inserted. A message generation unit that generates a message; and a message transmission unit that transmits the message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted to the destination address. The route search server uses a time acquisition unit that acquires current time information, information on the use route and entrance / exit location of the commuter pass transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, current time information, and timetable information on the use route. A scheduled time calculation unit for obtaining a scheduled arrival time at the entry place, and a scheduled time transmitting unit for transmitting the scheduled arrival time information to the mobile communication terminal. Thereby, the time information notification system of the present invention solves the above-described problems.

  Further, the time information notification method of the present invention includes a communication function for performing communication between the step of the mobile communication terminal acquiring the transmission destination address and at least the gate device of the transportation facility via the antenna for non-contact communication. Non-contact provided with a memory function for holding information on route and entrance / participation place of a predetermined transportation system used by a commuter pass and a program for controlling / calculating the card and a control unit for executing the program Use the IC card to use the commuter pass that the memory function of the non-contact IC card holds when passing through the gate device provided at the entrance of the use route of the predetermined transportation system used by the commuter pass A step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits information on the entry / exit location to the route search server, a step in which the route search server acquires current time information, and a transmission from the mobile communication terminal. The route search server uses the information on the used route and the entry / exit location, the current time information, and the timetable information on the used route to obtain the expected arrival time at the entry location, and the estimated arrival time information. A step in which the route search server transmits to the mobile communication terminal, a step in which the mobile communication terminal receives the estimated arrival time information returned from the route search server, and a current acquired by the mobile communication terminal using the global positioning system Update the estimated arrival time from time to time using the location and current time information, or notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility received using a predetermined short-distance wireless communication by a short-distance wireless communication A step of updating the estimated arrival time based on the above, a step in which the mobile communication terminal generates a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted, and an estimated arrival time are inserted. Message mobile communication terminal by a step of transmitting to the addressed transmission destination address, to solve the problems described above.

  The time information notification program of the present invention is a program for a mobile communication terminal provided with wireless communication means, and includes an address acquisition unit for acquiring a transmission destination address, and at least traffic via an antenna for non-contact communication. A communication function for communicating with an institution's gate device, a memory function for holding a route for using a predetermined transportation system used in a commuter pass, information on entrance / exit locations, and a program for controlling / calculating the card When a non-contact IC card having a control unit that executes the program passes through a gate device provided in an entrance place of a predetermined transportation route used by a commuter pass, the contactless IC card Information transmission unit that transmits information on the route used and entry / exit location of the commuter pass held by the memory function from the wireless communication means to the route search server, and route search The estimated arrival time is momentarily measured using the estimated time receiving unit that causes the wireless communication means to receive the estimated arrival time information returned from the server, and the current position and current time information acquired using the global positioning system. Or an estimated arrival time update unit that updates the estimated arrival time based on the notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility received using the predetermined short-range wireless communication by the short-range wireless communication, By causing the mobile communication terminal to function as a message generation unit that generates a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted and a message transmission unit that transmits the message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted from the wireless communication means to the destination address, Solve the problem.

  That is, the present invention calculates the scheduled arrival time from the entrance place to the entry place of the commuter pass, and further uses the current position and current time information obtained by using the global positioning system for the estimated arrival time. Updated from moment to moment, or updated based on the notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility received using predetermined short-distance wireless communication by short-distance wireless communication. Then, the message with the estimated arrival time inserted is transmitted to the destination address.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the estimated arrival time at the entry place is calculated using the information on the route used and the entry / exit place of the predetermined transportation system used in the commuter pass. The user of the terminal does not need to input information on the route used and entry / exit location. Similarly, since the estimated arrival time is automatically inserted into the message and sent to the transmission destination, the user of the mobile communication terminal does not need to create a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted.

  In the present invention, the estimated arrival time from the place of entry to the place of departure of the commuter pass is calculated, and further, the estimated arrival time is obtained using the current position and current time information acquired using the global positioning system. It is updated from time to time or based on notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility received using predetermined short-range wireless communication by close-range wireless communication. It is not necessary for the user of the mobile communication terminal to perform complicated information update work.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, for example, a user who uses a transportation facility such as a railroad does not need to send information such as an estimated time to go home to a partner such as a family, and provides a better service. Can receive.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Here, as an example of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, a device (hereinafter collectively referred to as a mobile phone) composed of a non-contact IC card having a wireless communication function at a close distance and a mobile phone will be described. Note that the mobile phone may have a built-in non-contact IC card function, and the non-contact IC card and the mobile phone are usually separated and may be connected as necessary. The contactless IC card of this embodiment has at least the function of an electronic ticket (including a commuter pass) and the function of transferring a station entrance signal and station name information received from an automatic ticket gate to the mobile phone side. Yes. In addition, the cellular phone according to the present embodiment has functions such as transmission / reception of e-mails and Internet connection as well as telephone calls.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment includes a non-contact IC card that performs wireless communication over a short distance with a basic function unit 2 for realizing functions such as the above-described call and e-mail transmission / reception and Internet connection. 3 and a card interface 4 for performing a communication interface between the basic function unit 2 and the non-contact IC card 3.

  The microphone (microphone) 24 of the basic function unit 2 converts a user's call voice or the like into an electrical signal (referred to as a call voice signal). The call voice signal is amplified by an amplifier (not shown) and then sent to the control unit 15.

  The control unit 15 includes at least a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 16 and an external interface 17, and performs A / D (Analog / Digital) conversion, error correction coding, interleaving, spreading, D / A (Digital) of the call voice signal. / Analog) conversion or other processing is performed, and the transmission baseband signal generated by the processing is sent to the modulation unit 14.

  The modulation unit 14 modulates the local oscillation signal with the transmission baseband signal to generate a transmission high-frequency signal, further amplifies the transmission high-frequency signal, and sends the amplified signal to the antenna duplexer 12.

  The antenna duplexer 12 is for sharing one antenna 11 for the transmission high-frequency signal and the reception high-frequency signal, and sends the reception high-frequency signal from the antenna 11 to the demodulator 13 and the transmission from the modulator 14. The filter circuit is provided with a function of sending a high-frequency signal to the antenna 11.

  The antenna 11 transmits and receives high-frequency signals wirelessly with the base station 5. That is, a transmission high-frequency signal transmitted from the modulator 14 via the antenna duplexer 12 is transmitted from the antenna 11 to the base station 5. On the other hand, the high frequency signal transmitted from the base station 5 is received by the antenna 11 and then sent to the demodulator 13 via the antenna duplexer 12.

  The demodulator 13 amplifies the received high-frequency signal received by the antenna 11 and sent via the antenna duplexer 12, and further sends the received baseband signal obtained by performing demodulation processing to the control unit 15. .

  At this time, the control unit 15 performs processing such as D / A conversion, despreading, deinterleaving, error correction, and D / A conversion on the received baseband signal to obtain a call voice signal from the call partner.

  A call voice signal from the call partner is amplified by an amplifier (not shown) and then sent to the speaker 23. As a result, the call voice of the other party is output from the speaker 23. If the received signal is an e-mail signal or a web page signal on the Internet, the control unit 15 sends display data of the data to the display device 25 such as a liquid crystal display, and converts the audio data to D / A conversion. It sends to the speaker 23 later.

  The clock 21 of the basic function unit 2 is provided to count at least the current time.

  The memory 22 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), and the like. The ROM stores programs and initial setting values for realizing the basic functions of the mobile phone 1. The RAM is used as a work area by the CPU 16 of the control unit 15, and stores data in the middle of calculation, etc., as needed during execution of the program of the CPU 16, and temporarily stores data transmitted to and received from other units. The EEPROM is a non-volatile memory, and includes various application programs, phone book data consisting of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and corresponding names and names, e-mail data sent and received, schedule book data, outgoing and incoming calls Various data such as communication history data, memo pad data, and setting data customized by the user 7 are stored. In particular, the memory 22 according to the present embodiment calculates, as one of the application programs, an estimated arrival time (for example, scheduled return time) according to the entrance to the station ticket gate, as will be described later, for example. Time information notification program for creating a message (an e-mail document in this embodiment) with a scheduled time inserted, and transmitting the e-mail to an e-mail address of a desired destination, the time information notification Destination position information 26, a route, timetable information 27, a destination e-mail address for transmitting the estimated arrival time by e-mail, an estimated arrival time, etc. are inserted when the program calculates the estimated arrival time. For example, a standard sentence e-mail document or the like is stored. The destination e-mail address of the destination position and the estimated arrival time may be input (that is, acquired) and set in advance by the user 7 via the operation unit 18 or the like, for example, or when entering the station ticket gate, for example. Alternatively, it may be input by the user 7 at an arbitrary time. If the non-contact IC card 3 is used as a commuter pass, for example, and the station to enter and the station to enter are known in advance (that is, the boarding / exiting station for the commuter pass), the user 7 does not necessarily have the destination There is no need to input and set the position. In this case, the commuter station of the commuter pass is automatically used as the destination position information. Details of the calculation of the estimated arrival time and transmission of an e-mail with the estimated arrival time inserted will be described later.

  The operation unit 18 has buttons used for inputting telephone numbers, alphabets, kana characters, symbols, pictograms, etc., and a rotation function and a push button function used for moving the cursor on the screen and selecting menu items. It consists of various keys, buttons, and dials operated by the user, such as an operating element such as a provided jog dial, incoming and outgoing calls, and power on / off. Needless to say, the controls used for cursor operations, menu item selection, and the like are not limited to the jog dial. The destination position, e-mail address, and the like are acquired via the operation unit 18.

  The external interface 17 of the control unit 15 has a function of performing communication with the non-contact IC card 3 through at least the card interface 4.

  In addition, the control unit 15 performs processing according to the operation signal input from the operation unit 18, display signal processing to the display device 25, and generation of an operation control signal for operating the LED (Light Emitting Diode) 19 and the vibrator 20. Various controls such as writing to and reading from the memory 22 and signal processing are performed. The LED 19 and the vibrator 20 are provided for notifying the user of an incoming call, for example.

  On the other hand, the non-contact IC card 3 of the present embodiment includes a communication device 32 for performing communication with an automatic ticket gate 6 that is a gate device of a station, for example, a CPU, etc., via an antenna 31 for proximity communication. And a memory 35. Then, as described above, the non-contact IC card 3 has a function as an electronic ticket for entering and exiting the station ticket gate, and is received from the automatic ticket gate 6 when passing through the automatic ticket gate 6. A function of sending an entrance signal and station name information to the basic function unit 2 via the card interface 4 is provided. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, as a function of the contactless IC card 3, a function of an electronic ticket (including a commuter pass), a station entrance signal, and station name information are acquired and basically acquired. Of course, the non-contact IC card 3 is not limited to these functions. Of course, the non-contact IC card 3 is provided with a general non-contact IC card. Various functions such as a memory function may be provided. In the present embodiment, the contactless IC card 3 is provided with an electronic ticket function when passing through the railway station ticket gate. However, the present invention is not limited to the railway, but when using a bus or aircraft. A ticket function may be provided, and a function of interlocking with an ETC (automatic toll collection system) vehicle-mounted device when a toll road is used by a vehicle or the like may be provided. In other words, the gate device according to the present invention is not limited to the automatic ticket gate 6, but various devices such as a bus ticket gate, an airport boarding ticket gate, and an ETC system toll gate.

  The memory 35 includes, for example, information on passage records of the automatic ticket gate 6 (entrance record and entry record in the station premises), date and time information on the passage, key information for data encryption and decryption, deposit and withdrawal and balance information, etc. Various programs including files for storing information, intermediate information at the time of execution of data transmission processing and command processing, the program for causing the control unit 33 to execute the electronic ticket function and the transmission function of the entrance signal and station name information described above, and files Store information and so on. Note that the memory 35 has any of a ROM function, a RAM function, and an EEPROM function.

  The external interface 34 in the control unit 33 performs various data communications with the basic function unit 2 via the card interface 4.

  The control unit 33 controls data transmission / reception via the communication device 32, functions such as calculation and analysis of the transmitted / received data, security calculation, file management function, memory 35 read / write control function, and external interface 34. Performs information input / output control.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 33 realizes the electronic ticket function described above and the function of sending an entrance signal and station name information to the basic function unit 2 via the external interface 34 and the card interface 4. That is, in this embodiment, when the user brings the mobile phone 1 equipped with the non-contact IC card 3 close to the automatic ticket gate 6 and passes through the automatic ticket gate 6 and enters the station premises, The ticket gate 6 transmits at least an entrance signal indicating that the ticket has passed through the ticket gate and entered the station, and station name information of the station. These entrance signals and station name information are sent to the control unit 33 via the antenna 31 and the communication device 32. At this time, the control unit 33 transfers the admission signal and station name information to the basic function unit 2 via the external interface 34.

  Here, when the CPU 16 of the basic function unit 2 of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment detects the transfer of the entrance signal and the station name information from the non-contact IC card 3, it executes the time information notification program using it as a trigger. . When executing the time information notification program, the CPU 16 obtains the current time from the clock 21 and reads the destination position information 26 and the route / timetable information 27 stored in the memory 22 to read the current position (that is, the station name information). The time required to reach the destination is calculated from the current position, the current time, and the destination position information 26 and the route / timetable information 27, and the estimated arrival time at the destination is calculated. That is, the CPU 16 uses any route between the departure station and the arrival station based on, for example, the station name information (current position information), the destination position information 26, and the information on each route (track). Based on the timetable information of the determined route and the current time, a route search is performed to determine when to depart from the departure station and when to arrive at the arrival station. The estimated arrival time is calculated by obtaining the time required for traveling from the destination to the destination. Note that which of the plurality of routes is used may be automatically performed by the CPU 16 or may be selected and set in advance by the user 7 every time the ticket gate passes. When the non-contact IC card 3 has a commuter pass function, for example, the CPU 16 sets the station set by the commuter pass as an entrance station and a participation station. More specifically, when the non-contact IC card 3 has a function of a commuter pass between, for example, Shinagawa Station and Kawasaki Station, the CPU 16 sets the destination as Kawasaki Station when the entrance station is, for example, Shinagawa Station. When the station is Kawasaki Station, the destination is Shinagawa Station. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the destination need not be a station, and may be any place such as a home. When the destination is home, for example, the time required from the station to the home set in advance by the user (time required for walking, biking, etc.) is registered in the memory 22. The estimated time of arrival is calculated by adding the required time from the entry station to the departure station and the required time from the entry station to the home.

  After calculating the estimated arrival time, the CPU 16 then creates an e-mail in which at least the estimated arrival time is inserted, for example, in the text, and is registered in the memory 22 as the destination of the estimated arrival time. Send the e-mail to the address. The time information notification program may insert, for example, the current time, the current position (boarding station), and the destination into the e-mail at the same time in addition to the estimated arrival time.

  In FIG. 2, the destination communication terminal (for example, mobile phone 39) at the time of receiving the e-mail in which the information of the current time 41, the current position 42, the estimated arrival time 43 at the destination, and the destination 44 is inserted is shown. A display example on the display 40 is shown. As can be seen from the example of FIG. 2, the user of the mobile phone 39 that has received the e-mail knows when the destination user 7 who has transmitted the e-mail arrives at the destination. Will be able to.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the mobile phone 1 automatically creates and transmits an e-mail (message) in which the estimated arrival time is inserted, the user 7 holds the mobile phone 1. It is possible to notify the other party (for example, the user of the mobile phone 39) of the estimated arrival time without passing through the station ticket gate and creating an e-mail. In addition, according to the present embodiment, the user 7 of the mobile phone 1 does not need to know how to create an e-mail, and thus is a person who is unfamiliar with the operation of the mobile phone such as a child or an elderly person. Even if there is, it is possible to tell the family at home, etc. The destination communication terminal for notifying the estimated arrival time is not limited to a mobile phone of a family, but may be a personal computer of a family at home.

  FIG. 3 shows a time arrow (time flowchart) showing a flow from the passage (entrance) of the user 7 to the station ticket gate to the transmission of the e-mail in which the estimated arrival time is inserted in the present embodiment. 3 is an operation performed by the user 7 of the cellular phone 1, and the solid line portion in the figure represents the cellular phone 1, the non-contact IC card 3, the automatic ticket gate 6, the transmission destination terminal (cell phone). 39).

  In FIG. 3, first, when the user 7 of the mobile phone 1 inputs and sets the destination and the estimated arrival time transmission destination e-mail address, the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 acquires the acquired purpose in step S <b> 1. The ground information and the estimated arrival time transmission destination e-mail address are stored in the memory 22. The setting operation of the destination and the estimated arrival time transmission destination e-mail address does not need to be performed every time. By registering in the memory 22, information registered in the memory 22 is used thereafter.

  Next, when the user 7 of the mobile phone 1 passes through the automatic ticket gate 6 and enters the station, the automatic ticket gate 6 in step S2, the entrance signal and the station name information (hereinafter collectively referred to as the station). (Referred to as an information signal). At this time, the non-contact IC card 3 of the mobile phone 1 receives the station information signal transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 6 in step S3. Further, the non-contact IC card 3 transmits the received station information signal to the basic function unit 2 to the mobile phone 1 via the card interface 4.

  When the CPU 16 of the basic function unit 2 receives the station information signal sent from the contactless card 3 in step S4, the CPU 16 of the basic function unit 2 executes the process of step S5 using the reception of the station information signal as a trigger. Execute. At the time of step S5, as described above, the CPU 16 determines the current time information from the clock 21, the destination position information 26 and the route / timetable information 27 read from the memory 22, and the station name information in the station information signal. From the (current position information), the estimated arrival time at the destination is calculated.

  Next, in step S6, the CPU 16 creates an e-mail in which the estimated arrival time (current time, current position, destination, etc. as necessary) is inserted into the text, and the e-mail is estimated to arrive at the estimated arrival time. To the e-mail address registered as the destination.

  Then, the mobile phone 39 that is the destination of the estimated arrival time receives the e-mail transmitted from the mobile phone 1 in step S7. As a result, as described with reference to FIG. 2, an e-mail in which the estimated arrival time of the user 7 of the mobile phone 1 is inserted is displayed on the display of the mobile phone 39.

[Second Embodiment]
As a second embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 1 may obtain an approximate estimated arrival time by adding a preset travel time (fixed travel time) to the current time. good. In the case of the second embodiment, the required travel time added to the current time is information that is input and set in advance by a user and registered in the memory 22, for example. In the case of the second embodiment, when the mobile phone 1 passes through the automatic ticket gate 6, the mobile phone 1 calculates the estimated arrival time by adding the fixed travel time to the time (current time), and determines the expected arrival time. The time is inserted into the e-mail and transmitted as in FIG. According to the second embodiment, the estimated arrival time can be obtained by simpler calculation, so that the processing load on the CPU 16 can be reduced, and the route and timetable information 27 is retained. Since it is not necessary, the capacity consumption of the memory 22 can be saved.

[Third Embodiment]
The estimated arrival time is not calculated by the mobile phone 1, but may be calculated by an external server connected via the Internet, for example.

  In FIG. 4, as a third embodiment of the present invention, an external route search server 46 connected via the Internet 45 includes a station information signal and destination location information 26 sent from the mobile phone 1. An example of a system configuration in which the estimated arrival time is calculated by using the mobile phone 1 and the estimated arrival time returned from the route search server 46 is inserted into an e-mail and transmitted is shown. In the configuration of FIG. 4, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the case of the third embodiment, the route / timetable information 27 is held in the route search server 46.

  Here, when the user 7 takes the mobile phone 1 and passes through the automatic ticket gate 6 and enters the station, the mobile phone 1 receives the entrance signal and station name information transferred from the non-contact IC card 3, The destination position information 26 held in the memory 22 is transmitted to the route search server 46 via the base station 5 and the Internet 45.

  When the entrance signal, the station name information and the destination position information 26 are received, the computer 47 of the route search server 46 obtains the current time from the internal clock 48 and is sent from the current time information and the cellular phone 1. From the destination location information 26 and the above station name information (current location information) and the route and timetable information 27 stored therein, the required time to the destination is calculated and the estimated arrival time at the destination is calculated. To do. Then, the computer 47 of the route search server 46 transmits the information on the estimated arrival time to the mobile phone 1 via the Internet 45 and the base station 5.

  The mobile phone 1 that has received the information of the estimated arrival time from the route search server 46 creates an e-mail in which at least the estimated arrival time is inserted in the text, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, The e-mail is transmitted to the e-mail address registered as the transmission destination of the estimated arrival time.

  According to the third embodiment, since the mobile phone 1 does not need to hold information on various routes and timetables, it can save the capacity consumption of the memory 22 and is scheduled to arrive. A configuration and processing for calculating the time are also unnecessary. Further, since the route search server 46 can hold accurate information on each route and timetable, it is possible to calculate a more accurate estimated arrival time using the information. In the case of the third embodiment, since the route search server 46 updates the frequently revised route and timetable information, the mobile phone can perform such complicated update operations. It is not necessary for the user on the first side to do it.

  FIG. 5 shows a time arrow (time flowchart) showing the flow from the connection between the mobile phone 1 and the route search server 46 to the transmission / reception of the estimated arrival time in the third embodiment. In the time arrow of FIG. 5, the flow of each process that occurs when the automatic ticket gate 6 passes is omitted.

  In FIG. 5, when the mobile phone 1 receives an entrance signal and station name information from the automatic ticket gate 6, it transmits a connection request to the route search server 46 in step S11. When the route search server 46 receives the connection request from the mobile phone 1, it determines in step S12 whether or not the mobile phone 1 is registered and is determined to be normal. When the connection is completed, a connection completion response is returned to the mobile phone 1.

  Upon receiving the connection completion response, the mobile phone 1 generates a transmission signal including the station name information (current position information) from the contactless IC card 3 and the destination position information 26 in the memory 22 in step S13. Next, the signal is transmitted to the route search server 46.

  Upon receiving the current position information and the destination position information 26, the route search server 46, in step S14, sends the current time information, the current position information 26, the destination position information, the route, and the timetable information 27 to the destination. Calculate the estimated arrival time. Then, the route search server 46 transmits the information on the estimated arrival time to the mobile phone 1 in step S15.

  When the mobile phone 1 receives the information on the estimated arrival time in step S <b> 16, it then creates and transmits an e-mail in which the estimated arrival time is inserted.

  In the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the route search server 46 roughly adds a required time preset by the user 7 of the mobile phone 1 to the current time, for example. It is also possible to obtain the estimated arrival time.

[Fourth Embodiment]
As a fourth embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 1 can acquire the current position information using GPS (Global Positioning System).

  In FIG. 6, the structural example of the mobile telephone 1 of 4th Embodiment which acquires present position information in the GPS part 8 is shown. In the configuration of FIG. 6, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the fourth embodiment, the GPS unit 8 includes an antenna 51 and a receiver 52 for receiving radio waves from a GPS satellite (not shown), and a control unit that generates current position information based on the received GPS signal. 53. The current position information generated by the control unit 53 is sent to the basic function unit 2 of the mobile phone 1.

  At this time, the basic function unit 2 calculates the estimated arrival time at the destination from the current position information from the GPS unit 8 and the destination position information, route, and timetable information held in the memory 22. . Hereinafter, the processing until the estimated arrival time is inserted into the e-mail and transmitted is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  According to the fourth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can obtain the estimated arrival time using the current position information measured by the GPS unit 8. In particular, the GPS unit 8 can detect the exact position of the user (where the mobile phone 1) is located on the route as well as the station premises. Therefore, the mobile phone 1 can obtain a more accurate estimated arrival time. In addition, the mobile phone 1 in the case of the fourth embodiment uses the current position information obtained from the GPS unit 8 every moment to update the scheduled arrival times sequentially according to the progress of the train. It is possible to calculate how long it will arrive at the destination later, and it is also possible to transmit the updated estimated arrival time to the destination terminal (mobile phone 39) by e-mail every moment.

  Note that, in the fourth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can also obtain an approximate estimated arrival time by adding a preset required time to the current time, as in the second embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, the route search server 46 may obtain the estimated arrival time as in the third embodiment. Further, the mobile phone 1 may be provided with both the GPS unit 8 of the fourth embodiment and the non-contact IC card 3 of FIG. 1, and the entrance detection by the non-contact IC card 3 and the positioning by the GPS unit 8 A more accurate current position may be obtained using the information.

[Fifth Embodiment]
As a fifth embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 1 can also acquire the current position information via short-range wireless communication such as a so-called Bluetooth method or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). is there.

  FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the mobile phone 1 according to the fifth embodiment that acquires the current position information by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth or wireless LAN. In the configuration of FIG. 7, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Although not shown in FIG. 7, the mobile phone 1 may include the non-contact IC card 3, the GPS unit 8, and the like as described above.

  In the case of the fifth embodiment, the train 60 is provided with an in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62 and an antenna 61, and the mobile phone 1 can perform data communication with the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62. A terminal short-range wireless device 9 is provided. The terminal short-range wireless device 9 includes an antenna 55 and a receiver 56 for receiving radio waves transmitted from the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 61, and a control unit 57 that transfers at least the received signal to the basic function unit 2. I have.

  The in-vehicle short-distance wireless device 62 is connected to the traffic status management center 70 by, for example, wireless. The traffic status management center 70 includes a computer 71 and an operation status database 72. The computer 70 compares the scheduled operation time (on-time operation information) of the train 60 prepared in the operation status database 72 with the actual operation status of the train 60 that is actually operating on the route. It manages the operation status such as whether it is operating on the street, how much delay or overtravel (time fluctuation with respect to the regular time) has occurred. Then, the computer 70 transmits current position information of the train 60 and notification information such as train delay to the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62. The notification information may include not only information such as delay but also scheduled operation information and other information, or may be transmitted only when a train delay or the like occurs.

  The in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62 transmits notification information such as the current position information and train delay sent from the traffic condition management center 70 to the inside of the vehicle, and the terminal short-range wireless device 9 of the mobile phone 1 transmits these signals. Receive. Then, notification information such as current position information and train delay received by the terminal short-range wireless device 9 is sent to the basic function unit 2. The basic function unit 2 calculates the estimated arrival time at the destination from the current position information received by the terminal short-range wireless device 9 and the destination position information, route, and timetable information held in the memory 22. calculate. In particular, when a train delay or the like occurs and the terminal short-range wireless device 9 receives notification information such as a train delay, the basic function unit 2 of the mobile phone 1 determines the notification information such as the train delay and the current position. The estimated arrival time is recalculated using the information, and the recalculated arrival time is transmitted to the destination terminal (cellular phone 39) by electronic mail.

  Thus, according to the fifth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can calculate the estimated arrival time using the information transmitted from the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62. Further, for example, when a train delay or the like occurs due to an accident or a traffic light failure, the mobile phone 1 can recalculate the estimated arrival time from the information such as the train delay, and the recalculated arrival time is calculated. The inserted e-mail can be sent. Therefore, the user of the other party terminal (mobile phone 39) that has received the e-mail can know the estimated arrival time changed according to the train delay or the like. In addition, the cellular phone 1 of the fifth embodiment can update the estimated arrival time sequentially by using information such as delay sent from the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62 every moment, It is also possible to send the updated estimated arrival time to the destination terminal (mobile phone 39) by e-mail every moment.

  FIG. 8 shows a time arrow representing the flow from the calculation of the estimated arrival time using the notification information from the operation status management center 70 to the transmission / reception of an e-mail in the fifth embodiment. The example in FIG. 8 is a time arrow following (b) in FIG. 3, and as described in FIG. 3, after sending an e-mail of the estimated arrival time when entering the ticket gate, The figure shows a time arrow until the estimated arrival time is recalculated based on the train delay information sent from the management center 70, and the recalculated estimated arrival time is retransmitted by e-mail. However, in the case of the example in FIG. 3, the estimated arrival time calculated at the entrance of the ticket gate is calculated based on the current position information acquired by the non-contact IC card 3 from the automatic ticket gate 6, but this fifth In the embodiment, it is assumed that the calculation is based on the current position information transmitted from the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62 when the user 7 gets into the train 60. Of course, in the case of the fifth embodiment as well, the mobile phone 1 includes the non-contact IC card 3 as in the first embodiment, and the current position information is acquired from the automatic ticket gate 6 when entering the ticket gate. May be. In addition, in the example of FIG. 8, the operation status management center 70 and the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62 are collectively described as the operation status center 70.

  In FIG. 8, after the estimated arrival time is calculated and the e-mail is transmitted as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the operation status management center 70 (actually computer 71, the same applies hereinafter) trains in step S31. Suppose that a delay is detected. At this time, the operation status management center 70 transmits train delay information to the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62. At this time, the vehicle short-range wireless device 62 transmits the notification information such as the train delay to the vehicle in step S32, and the terminal short-range wireless device 9 receives the notification information such as the train delay in step S33.

  Next, the CPU 16 of the cellular phone terminal 1 takes out the current position information stored in, for example, the memory 22 in step S34, triggered by the reception of the notification information such as the train delay, and then proceeds to step S35. The estimated arrival time is recalculated using the current position information and the train delay information. Note that the CPU 16 at the time of step S34 acquires the current position information stored in the memory 22, but more preferably, for example, the latest current position information transmitted from the operation status management center 70 (this In this case, it is better to obtain the current position information of the train 60). That is, if the latest current position information is acquired and the estimated arrival time is recalculated, for example, even after the train 60 has already departed from the entrance station, the current position of the train 60 to the destination This is because an accurate estimated arrival time can be obtained.

  Thereafter, the cellular phone 1 creates an electronic mail in which the estimated arrival time is inserted in step S36 and transmits it. Then, the mobile phone 39 that is the destination of the estimated arrival time receives the e-mail transmitted from the mobile phone 1 in step S37.

  In the fifth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can also obtain an approximate estimated arrival time by adding a preset required time to the current time in the same manner as in the second embodiment. In the fifth embodiment, the estimated arrival time may be obtained by the route search server 46 as in the third embodiment.

[Sixth Embodiment]
As a sixth embodiment of the present invention, notification information such as train delay from the operation status management center 70 is, for example, on e-mail, television broadcast, radio text broadcast, satellite data communication, and mobile phone network. It may be transmitted by a medium such as an information distribution service used. When the notification information is transmitted via a medium such as e-mail or television broadcast, the mobile phone 1 according to the sixth embodiment has a reception function corresponding to each medium. Further, the e-mail is not limited to a general e-mail via the Internet or the like, and may be a simple e-mail used only in the mobile phone service network.

  In the case of the sixth embodiment, in step S32 to step S33 of the time arrow in FIG. 8, notification information is transmitted and received by various media such as the e-mail. Then, the cellular phone 1 calculates the estimated arrival time with the reception of the notification information as a trigger. The medium on which the notification information is transmitted is not limited to any one medium, and a plurality of media may be combined and used.

  According to the sixth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can calculate the estimated arrival time based on the notification information transmitted by various media, and the electronic mail in which the recalculated estimated arrival time is inserted. Can be sent.

  In the sixth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can obtain a rough estimated arrival time by adding a preset required time to the current time, and can also calculate the contactless IC card 3 or GPS. The route search server 46 may obtain the estimated arrival time.

[Seventh Embodiment]
As a seventh embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 1 calculates the estimated arrival time using, for example, a specific button provided on the operation unit 18 as a trigger by a user 7 pressing the button. It is also possible to send e-mail.

  In the case of the seventh embodiment, for example, the current position information acquired by using any one of the non-contact IC card 3, the GPS unit 8, the in-vehicle short-range wireless device 62, e-mail, etc. Retained. When the CPU 16 detects that the specific button is turned on by the user 7, the CPU 16 uses it as a trigger to read the current position information and other information necessary for calculation from the memory 22, The estimated arrival time is calculated from, inserted into an e-mail and sent.

  In the seventh embodiment, the mobile phone 1 can also obtain an approximate estimated arrival time by adding a preset required time to the current time. In the seventh embodiment, when a specific button is turned on by the user, the mobile phone 1 sends a signal of the on operation, destination position information, and current position information to the route search server 46, The route search server 46 may obtain the estimated arrival time.

[Eighth Embodiment]
As an eighth embodiment of the present invention, an electronic mail in which an estimated arrival time is inserted may be transmitted by a device other than the mobile phone 1 (for example, a mail distribution server on the Internet).

  In the case of the eighth embodiment, the mail delivery server receives the estimated arrival time and the e-mail address of the transmission destination sent from the mobile phone 1 via the Internet, for example, Insert the e-mail into the e-mail and send the e-mail to the e-mail address of the destination. Note that the e-mail address of the transmission destination may be one that has been transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the mail distribution server and registered in advance. In the eighth embodiment, the mail delivery server may have the same function as the route search server 46 of the third embodiment described above.

  According to the eighth embodiment, the mobile phone 1 does not need to perform the process of sending an e-mail, and therefore, even if the mobile phone 1 enters the outside of the calling area after passing through the automatic ticket gate 6, for example, It becomes possible to inform the destination terminal of the time.

[Ninth Embodiment]
As the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the estimated arrival time may be transmitted in the form of an audio signal or an image signal (including illustrations) together with the e-mail or instead of the e-mail. That is, in the ninth embodiment, when transmitting the estimated arrival time in the form of a voice signal, the mobile phone 1 has a speech synthesis function, and the estimated arrival time is transmitted in the form of a synthesized voice signal to the destination of transmission. Transmit to the terminal (mobile phone terminal 39). Further, when transmitting the estimated arrival time in the form of an image signal, the mobile phone 1 has an image generation function such as a computer graphic, for example. 39).

  In this ninth embodiment, for example, if voice is used to transmit the estimated arrival time, the estimated arrival time can be transmitted even if the user of the transmission destination terminal is a visually impaired person, for example. If an image is used, the estimated arrival time can be communicated to an infant who cannot read characters yet.

[Tenth embodiment]
As a tenth embodiment of the present invention, the destination of the e-mail at the estimated arrival time may be a device such as a home computer (so-called home server) instead of the mobile phone 39. Note that the home server in the case of the present embodiment can control various electric appliances such as home electric systems, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners, audio and video products, and at least via the Internet. A function capable of receiving e-mail is provided.

  In the case of the tenth embodiment, the home server triggers the reception of an e-mail at the estimated arrival time from the mobile phone 1, for example, turns on a house light, or switches an air conditioner switch or rice cooker switch. Control such as putting in and boiling the bath.

  FIG. 9 shows a time arrow representing the flow when the home server controls each device in the home by using the incoming e-mail as a trigger in the tenth embodiment. The time arrow in FIG. 9 represents the flow of processing performed in the former stage of (a) in FIG. 3 and the latter stage of (b) in FIG. However, in the case of the tenth embodiment, the destination of the electronic mail in which the estimated arrival time is inserted in FIG. 3 is the home server.

  In FIG. 9, when the user 7 of the cellular phone 1 sets how the home server controls which home device when an e-mail is received, the home server, in step S50, The setting conditions are held in, for example, an internal hard disk or memory. Then, the home server is placed in a state waiting for incoming e-mail. Thereafter, an electronic mail in which the estimated arrival time is inserted is transmitted from the mobile phone 1 by the processing between (a) and (b) in FIG. Upon receiving the e-mail, the home server extracts the information of the estimated arrival time inserted in the e-mail in step S51, and the setting condition stored in the step S50 based on the estimated arrival time. The operation of home appliances is controlled according to In addition, as an example of a method for the home server to extract information on the estimated arrival time from the e-mail, for example, the estimated arrival time is extracted from characters representing the time described in a predetermined position of the e-mail that is a fixed sentence For example, search for characters such as “hours” and “minutes” in the e-mail and numbers in the vicinity, and characters such as “arrivals” and “arrivals”, and plan to arrive from those characters and numbers A method for extracting time information can be considered.

  According to the tenth embodiment, the home server can control various devices in the home in accordance with the estimated arrival time inserted in the received electronic mail. In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the home server automatically controls various household devices by the electronic mail automatically created and transmitted by the mobile phone 1, it is possible to carry the mobile as in a so-called general home server system. There is no need for the telephone user to remotely control the home server with the mobile phone. Note that the information on the estimated arrival time sent from the mobile phone 1 to the home server may be in the form of binary data in addition to the above-mentioned e-mail format.

[Relationship between operation triggers of each embodiment]
The relationship between the operation trigger, the current position recognition method, the estimated arrival time calculation, the e-mail transmission destination, and the e-mail transmission destination operation described in each of the first to tenth embodiments described above is shown in FIG. Can do.

  In each embodiment of the present invention, an operation trigger (100) for calculating an estimated arrival time and sending an e-mail for informing the estimated arrival time is shown in FIG. 101), when notification information is received by e-mail (102), when notification information is received by short-range wireless communication in the vehicle (103), a specific button pressing operation (104) by the user, and the like. The current position (110) is recognized from the station (111) where the automatic ticket gate 9 is installed, the position (112) by GPS, the position information (113) by short-range wireless communication in the vehicle, and the like. The estimated arrival time (120) is calculated by the cellular phone 1 (121) or the route search server 46 (122) on the Internet. The e-mail transmission source (130) is the cellular phone 1 (131) or the mail distribution server (132) on the Internet. The destination of the e-mail (140) is the mobile phone 39 or the home server, and the operation of the destination is as follows: when the user of the mobile phone 39 reads the contents of the e-mail (141), There is a case (142) of controlling an internal device. The combination of the elements (101 to 104) and (111 to 113) between the operation trigger (100) and the current position recognition method (110), the current position recognition method (110) and the estimated arrival time calculation ( 120) with each element (111, 113), (121, 122), estimated arrival time calculation (120), and each element (121, 122), ( 131, 132), and the combinations of the elements (131, 132), (141, 142) between the e-mail transmission source (130) and the operation (140) of the e-mail transmission partner are any combination. There may be.

  As described above, according to each embodiment of the present invention, the scheduled arrival time can be notified to the destination of the e-mail without the user 7 of the mobile phone 1 being aware of it. Further, each embodiment of the present invention can be realized only by the function of the mobile phone 1 possessed by the user 7 without any modification to the facilities on the railway company side including the automatic ticket gate 9. Further, according to the present invention, by providing means for notifying the mobile phone 1 that an event such as a train delay has occurred, for example, when an unscheduled event such as a train delay occurs, It is possible to notify that there was a delay in the time, and to notify the estimated arrival time again.

  The description of each embodiment described above is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as they do not depart from the technical idea of the present invention. is there.

  Each embodiment of the present invention can be applied not only to a mobile phone but also to a mobile terminal such as a car navigation device having a communication function, a PDA device (PDA: Personal Digital Assistants), and the like.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the mobile telephone of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example in the state where the electronic mail for notifying the arrival time of arrival was displayed on the display of a mobile telephone. It is a time flowchart showing the flow from passage (entrance) of a station ticket gate to transmission of an e-mail with an estimated arrival time inserted. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the system which consists of a mobile telephone and route search server of 3rd Embodiment. It is a time flowchart showing the flow from the connection between a mobile telephone and a route search server to transmission / reception of an estimated arrival time. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the mobile telephone of 4th Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the system which consists of a mobile telephone of 5th Embodiment, a traffic condition management center, a vehicle, etc. It is a time flowchart showing the flow from the calculation of the estimated arrival time using the notification information from the operation status management center to the transmission / reception of an e-mail. It is a time flowchart showing the flow at the time of a home server controlling each apparatus in a home. It is a figure used for the operation | movement trigger demonstrated in each embodiment, the recognition method of the present position, the estimated arrival time calculation, an e-mail transmission destination, and the operation | movement relationship of an e-mail transmission partner.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile phone, 2 ... Basic function part, 3 ... Non-contact IC card, 4 ... Card interface, 6 ... Automatic ticket gate, 8 ... GPS part, 9 ... Terminal near field wireless device, 11 ... Antenna, 12 ... Antenna common use , 13 ... demodulator, 14 ... modulator, 15 ... control unit, 16 ... CPU, 17 ... external interface, 18 ... operation unit, 19 ... LED, 20 ... vibrator, 21 ... clock, 22 ... memory, 23 ... speaker 24 ... microphone, 25 ... display device, 26 ... destination information, 27 ... route, timetable information, 39 ... mobile phone, 40 ... display, 41 ... current time, 42 ... current position, 43 ... arrival at destination Scheduled time, 44 ... Destination, 60 ... Train, 61 ... In-vehicle antenna, 62 ... In-vehicle short-range wireless device, 70 ... Traffic situation management center

Claims (4)

An address acquisition unit for acquiring a transmission destination address;
At least the communication function to communicate with the gate device of the transportation facility via the antenna for non-contact communication, information on the route used and entrance / exit location of the predetermined transportation facility used with the commuter pass, and the card A non-contact IC card provided with a memory function for holding a program for controlling and calculating, and a control unit for executing the program;
The memory function of the non-contact IC card is retained when the non-contact IC card is used to pass through the gate device provided at the entrance place of the route of use of the predetermined transportation system used by the commuter pass. An information transmission unit that transmits information on the route used and entrance / exit location of the commuter pass to the route search server;
A scheduled time receiving unit for receiving estimated arrival time information returned from the route search server;
Update the estimated arrival time from time to time using the current position and current time information acquired using the global positioning system, or use predetermined short-distance wireless communication by close-range wireless communication An estimated arrival time updating unit for updating the estimated arrival time based on the received notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility;
A message generator for generating a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted;
A message transmission unit that transmits the message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted to the destination address,
A mobile communication terminal characterized by the above. A communication function that communicates between the address acquisition unit that acquires the destination address and at least the gate device of the transportation system via the antenna for non-contact communication and the use route of the predetermined transportation system that is used in the commuter pass And a non-contact IC card having a memory function for holding information on entrance / exit locations and a control / calculation program for the card and a control unit for executing the program, and predetermined traffic used by the commuter pass The use route of the commuter pass held by the memory function of the non-contact IC card when it passes through the gate device provided at the entrance place of the use route of the institution using the non-contact IC card, and the entrance / exit An information transmitting unit that transmits information on the place of participation to the route search server, a scheduled time receiving unit that receives the estimated arrival time information returned from the route search server, Transportation that has been updated by using the current position and current time information acquired using the positioning system, or updating the estimated arrival time from time to time, or using a predetermined short-distance wireless communication by a short-distance wireless communication An estimated arrival time updating unit for updating the estimated arrival time based on notification information indicating the operation status of the message, a message generating unit for generating a message with the estimated arrival time inserted therein, and a message with the estimated arrival time inserted therein A mobile communication terminal having a message transmission unit for transmitting to the transmission destination address;
Using a time acquisition unit that acquires current time information, information on the use route and entrance / exit location of the commuter pass transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, the current time information, and the timetable information of the use route A route search server having a scheduled time calculation unit for obtaining an estimated arrival time from the entrance place to the entry place, and a scheduled time transmission unit for transmitting the scheduled arrival time information to the mobile communication terminal,
A time information notification system characterized by that. A portable communication terminal acquiring a transmission destination address;
At least the communication function that communicates with the gate device of the transportation facility via the antenna for contactless communication, the use route of the predetermined transportation facility used with the commuter pass, the information on the entrance / exit location, and the card A non-contact IC card having a memory function for holding a control / calculation program and a control unit for executing the program is provided at an entrance place of the use route of a predetermined transportation system used by the commuter pass. The mobile communication terminal transmits information on the route used and entrance / exit location of the commuter pass held by the memory function of the contactless IC card to the route search server when passing through the gate device,
A route search server acquiring current time information;
The route search server uses the information on the used route and entrance / participation location transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, current time information, and timetable information on the used route to arrive at the entry location from the entrance location. Obtaining a scheduled time;
A route search server transmitting the estimated arrival time information to the mobile communication terminal;
A step in which the mobile communication terminal receives the estimated arrival time information returned from the route search server;
The mobile communication terminal updates the estimated arrival time from time to time using the current position and current time information acquired by using the global positioning system, or predetermined short-range wireless communication using short-range wireless communication Updating the estimated arrival time based on the notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility received using communication;
A step in which the mobile communication terminal generates a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted;
The mobile communication terminal transmits the message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted to the transmission destination address,
A time information communication method characterized by the above. A time information notification program for a portable communication terminal provided with a wireless communication means,
An address acquisition unit for acquiring a transmission destination address;
At least the communication function that communicates with the gate device of the transportation facility via the antenna for contactless communication, the use route of the predetermined transportation facility used with the commuter pass, the information on the entrance / exit location, and the card A non-contact IC card having a memory function for holding a control / calculation program and a control unit for executing the program is provided at an entrance place of the use route of a predetermined transportation system used by the commuter pass. An information transmitting unit that transmits information on the route used and entrance / exit location of the commuter pass held by the memory function of the non-contact IC card from the wireless communication means to the route search server ,
A scheduled time receiving unit that causes the wireless communication means to receive the estimated arrival time information returned from the route search server;
Update the estimated arrival time from time to time using the current position and current time information acquired using the global positioning system, or use predetermined short-distance wireless communication by close-range wireless communication An estimated arrival time updating unit for updating the estimated arrival time based on the received notification information indicating the operation status of the transportation facility;
A message generator for generating a message in which the estimated arrival time is inserted;
As a message transmission unit for transmitting the message with the estimated arrival time from the wireless communication means to the destination address,
A time information notification program for causing a mobile communication terminal to function.

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