JP2014142784A - Itinerary providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a travel plan that excites a user who goes on a trip.
A travel plan providing apparatus 12 includes an information input unit for inputting information indicating a departure date and a return date of a trip, a budget for the trip, and a purpose of the trip, arrival / departure time information of the transportation means for moving, and movement A travel search unit that searches for time information required for travel, information on the amount of money required for travel, information on accommodation facilities for staying, and a stay search unit that searches for amount of information required for stays, and facilities that match the purpose of the trip Based on the information input from the facility search section to be searched and the information input section, a travel plan that departs on the departure date, moves to the facility that matches the purpose of the trip, and returns on the return date. A travel plan creation unit that creates a travel plan whose cost falls within the budget, and information that outputs information on departure date, set time, return date, dissolution time, and travel cost among the travel plans created by the travel plan creation unit Output section and Equipped with a.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a travel plan providing device.

  A travel information providing apparatus that provides travel information through the Internet is known (see Patent Document 1). Instead of a human guide, the electronic device guides to the destination via the user's preferred route.

Japanese Patent No. 4731930

  According to the conventional technology, when the user is guided on the road, the travel plan such as where to go next is already known, so that there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain an excitement.

  An apparatus for providing a travel plan according to the present invention requires an information input unit for inputting information indicating a departure date and a return date of a trip, a budget for the trip, and a purpose of the trip, arrival / departure time information of a transportation means for moving, and travel. Search for required time information, travel search unit for searching for amount of money required for travel, information on accommodation facilities for staying, stay search unit for searching for amount of money required for staying, and facilities matching the purpose of travel Based on the information input from the facility search unit and the information input unit, it is a travel plan that departs on the departure date, moves to the facility that matches the purpose of the trip, and returns on the return date. A travel plan creation unit that creates a travel plan that fits within the budget, and an information output unit that outputs information on departure date, set time, return date, dissolution time, and travel cost among the travel plans created by the travel plan creation unit And Characterized in that it obtain.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a travel plan that excites a user who goes on a trip.

It is a figure which illustrates the whole structure of a travel plan provision system. It is a figure which illustrates the customer master for storing customer data. It is a figure which shows the partner master for storing partner information as an example. It is a figure explaining the whole process sequence by a travel plan provision system. It is a figure which illustrates the application screen displayed on the display part of the user side terminal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a travel plan providing system 10. A travel plan providing system 10 including a travel plan providing apparatus (server 12) according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a travel plan that does not inform a traveler of the contents of a destination in advance, such as a so-called mystery tour. A user who receives a travel plan accesses the server 12 via a multi-function mobile phone 20 such as a smartphone or a PC (personal computer) 14.

  In FIG. 1, a server 12, a PC 14, and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) access point 18 are connected to a network 16. The server 12 is installed in a data center or the like by an operator that provides a travel plan (hereinafter referred to as a provider).

  The access point 18 is installed in a station or commercial facility, and is called a hot spot. The user accesses the server 12 from the home or office via the PC 14 or accesses the server 12 via the access point 18 using a wireless LAN function such as a smartphone 20 or a tablet computer. Note that the server 20 on the network 16 may be accessed from the smartphone 20 via a mobile phone network (not shown).

  The server 12 includes a storage device, a data processing device, and a communication control device between the network 16 and manages data necessary for providing a travel plan. In this embodiment, in order to provide a travel plan to a user who is a customer registered in advance, the basic data of the server 12 is based on customer data and data of a business partner (hereinafter referred to as a partner) associated with the provider. Is configured.

  Data managed by the server 12 is classified, for example, for each place name (area name), and is stored so as to be searchable so that it can be handled independently like an electronic book. For example, “Tokyo”, “Seoul”, “Beijing”, or “Taipei” can be summarized. The contents of the travel data include information on the provider and the partner in addition to the map information. The partner information includes the partner location information associated with the map information, the service content of the partner (for example, the inn business, restaurant business, transportation industry, etc.), information related to the partner service, There is information such as reservation information received by the person through the travel plan providing system 10 and payment of service charges.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a customer master 32 for storing customer data. The customer master 32 is created for each user, and a customer ID 34, which is a customer identification number, is written in addition to the name, sex, date of birth, e-mail address, address, and the like. The customer ID has a search key function in which all data is finally associated with the customer ID. Since the user who is a customer is a user of the PC 14, a user of the smartphone 20, or a user of the PC 14 and the smartphone 20, these user information and the like are also stored in association with the customer master 32.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a partner master 40 for storing partner information. The partner master 40 is created for each partner, and includes partner information 42 such as service contents, and partner map information 44 indicating the location of the partner. The partner information 42 may include various base names such as the name of an accommodation facility, the name of a store that sells products or provides services, the name of a theater, the name of an airport, and a station.

  According to FIG. 3, the partner name 46, the partner store name 47, the information 48, and the reservation content 49 indicating that the reservation has been established are included in the partner information 42. When the partner is public, the names of the responsible ministries and local governments are entered in the column of agency name 46, and the name of the facility (eg, ΔΔ museum) is entered in the column of partner store name 47. In the column of information 48, in addition to the specific service content of the partner (the above-mentioned inn business, restaurant business,...), Keywords related to the service content of the partner are entered. The keywords are, for example, “sightseeing”, “history”, “meal”, “nature”, “sports”, “art”, “music”, “entertainment”. When the facility name is “## park”, “tourism” and “nature” are recorded as related keywords.

  The agency name 46 and the affiliated shop name 47 are each coded. The partner map information 44 is represented by position data on a map standardized in the travel plan providing system 10 together with position data of latitude and longitude.

  In the present embodiment, the user sends necessary information (schedule and budget, etc.) from the user side terminal of the PC 14 or the smartphone 20 to the server 12 and applies for travel plan creation. The server 12 creates a travel plan that matches the schedule and budget transmitted from the user side terminal, and presents (transmits) the travel plan to the user side terminal. Here, the contents of the travel plan transmitted to the user are only the schedule (departure date and time, return date and time, meeting place and dissolution place) and cost (tour purchase price).

  When the user intends to purchase the travel plan transmitted from the server 12, the user performs a tour purchase procedure for the travel plan. Based on the contents of the presented travel plan, the server 12 places an order for airline tickets, boarding tickets, etc., hotel reservations, restaurant reservations, theater ticket purchases, etc. from the partner. The user goes to a meeting place designated in advance on the departure date, receives an air ticket, a boarding ticket, a reservation ticket, etc. from the provider, and departs for the trip. The reservation slip is a necessary proof for receiving services from partners in the travel destination.

  The overall processing procedure by the travel plan providing system 10 described above will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the flow of processing by the server 12 (that is, the travel plan providing device) is shown on the left side, and the flow of processing by the user terminal (PC 14 or smartphone 20) is shown on the right side.

  In step S21, the user terminal makes a registration application to the provider. For example, registration application information is transmitted from the user terminal to the server 12. The server 12 accepts the application in step S11 and registers in the customer master 32 based on the registration application information.

  The user side terminal of the registered user transmits login information to the server 12 in step S22. In step S12, the server 12 accepts the login of the registered user from the user side terminal, and transmits information on the travel plan application screen to the user side terminal. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an application screen displayed on the display unit of the user terminal.

  In FIG. 5, an essential item 41 and an option item 42 are displayed on the application screen of the user terminal. The essential item 41 is a minimum necessary item for providing a travel plan that does not inform the user of the contents in advance. For example: Travel dates and 2. Budget and 3. 3. Number of participants Including travel purposes. The user inputs the desired departure date and return date, budget, number of participants, and travel purpose at the user terminal.

  In the case of a day trip, the departure date and the return date are the same day. The budget is the travel cost for all participants. The purpose of the trip is to visit a sightseeing spot, visit a historic site, enjoy a meal, enjoy the outdoors, exercise, watch a painting, go to a concert, watch a musical, This is a check item for notifying the server 12 of the travel request from the user side terminal. Eight keywords, “tourism”, “history”, “meal”, “nature”, “sports”, “art”, “music”, and “entertainment”, are exemplified to correspond to each of the above wishes, and can be selected. A column is provided. Eight keywords representing the travel purpose are aligned with keywords related to the service content of the partner recorded in the partner master 40 described above. If none of the eight keywords is checked, the server 12 treats “sightseeing” as checked.

  The option item 42 is an item for notifying the server 12 of the user's desires and preferences in addition to the travel purpose described above. For example: Excluded areas and 2. 2. Gender ratio adjustment; Dating and 4. 4. keyword input; Including an absence notice. The user inputs items to be transmitted to the server 12 at the user terminal.

  The excluded area is an item for informing the server 12 of an area that the user wants to exclude from the travel destination. A user who checks for the presence of an excluded area inputs the country name, prefecture name, etc. in the blank field on the application screen of the user terminal. Instead of inputting the name of a region such as a country name or a prefecture name, “Northern Hemisphere” or “Southern Hemisphere” may be input.

  The gender ratio adjustment is an item for notifying the server 12 of this when the user desires to have a uniform gender ratio (approximately 1: 1) participating in the tour. When one tour participant exceeds a predetermined number, the server 12 divides the tour participants and creates a travel plan so that two tours are simultaneously performed. When providing a plurality of tours as described above, the server 12 adjusts the sex ratio of one tour, and the other tour has a travel plan in which participants who do not wish to adjust the sex ratio are arranged as an adjustment fee.

  The age adjustment is an item for informing the server 12 when the user wants to have the same age for participating in the same tour (for example, the difference between the oldest and the youngest is approximately 10 years old or less). When providing a plurality of tours as described above, the server 12 adjusts the age of the participants of one tour, and for the other tour, a travel plan in which participants who do not want to adjust the age as an adjustment fee are arranged. To do.

  The keyword input is an item for transmitting further hopes and preferences of the user to the server 12. Required item 41-4. Enter more specific preference information than the item checked for the purpose in the blank in the application screen of the user terminal. For example, when visiting a specific historical site, a historical site name is input, and when enjoying a meal, a genre (for example, “Chinatown_Sichuan cuisine”) is input as a keyword. If there are multiple keywords, enter multiple keywords with spaces.

  The answering machine notification is an item for a user who wants to know the contents of the travel plan to the attendant (user), but who wants to know the contents of the travel plan to the answering machine. It is. For example, the user inputs an e-mail destination address in which a destination address or a URL of a site where the contents of the travel plan can be browsed are entered in a blank field on the application screen of the user terminal.

  In the present embodiment, in the above-described option item 42, when “Yes”, “desired”, and “Yes” are checked, compared to when “No”, “Not desired”, and “No” are checked. An optional fee is charged so that the person's fee increases. This is because the user's wishes and preferences are reflected in the travel plan.

  When the “Send” button 43 on the application screen in FIG. 5 is touched, the user terminal of the registered user sends input information to the server 12 in step S23 in FIG. The server 12 creates a travel plan based on the information on the mandatory item 41 and the optional item 42 transmitted from the user terminal in step S13.

  The server 12 refers to the customer master 32 and the partner master 40 and creates a travel plan that matches the information transmitted from the user side terminal. The cheapest plan for a trip with a different departure date and return date is a plan in which only the destination and accommodation are decided and the rest is free action. As the budget increases, the server 12 is required item 41. An event, a meal, or the like is added and combined according to the item checked as the purpose or the content input in the option item 42. When selecting a partner, eight keywords representing the purpose of travel are key. You can also choose a destination farther away, increase the grade of transportation and accommodation, attach a guide (explanator) at the place of stay, attach a car for pick-up, and create a travel plan that fits within the budget adjust. Information from publicly-known transit traffic information providing sites that provide information such as arrival and departure times, required time, fares, and charges can be used to determine transportation means.

  It should be noted that the server 12 determines from the destination an area that meets the criteria for judging danger based on domestic and foreign current news information and travel information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regardless of the information transmitted from the user terminal. exclude.

  In step S14 of FIG. 4, the server 12 transmits information on a screen introducing the created travel plan to the user terminal. The information shown on the introduction screen includes the travel schedule, tour purchase price (provider's commission and total cost included in the travel plan), the number of participants, items reflected in the creation of the travel plan, Only dissolution time, set and dissolution location. The item reflected in the creation of the travel plan is the required item 41 of 4. Even if a plurality of keywords are checked for the purpose, not all of the checked keywords may be reflected due to constraints such as budget, so the keywords actually reflected in the travel plan are shown.

  When the server 12 cannot create a travel plan based on the information of the mandatory item 41 and the optional item 42 transmitted from the user terminal (for example, even if the nearest destination and the cheapest accommodation are combined, the budget If it doesn't fit in, the message screen information "There was no plan to introduce" is sent to the user terminal.

  In step S24, the user terminal performs a tour purchase procedure. For example, when a “buy” button (not shown) is touch-operated on the travel plan introduction screen, the user-side terminal displays a settlement acceptance screen on the display unit. The user terminal further transmits information such as the input credit card number to the server 12.

  In step S15, the server 12 performs a predetermined credit process based on the received credit card information, and if it is passed, transmits information on the receipt number to the user terminal. In step S25, the user terminal transmits logout information to the server 12. The server 12 accepts logout from the user side terminal and ends communication with the user side terminal. Note that the user side terminal is configured to transmit logout information to the server 12 even when the “end” button 44 is touched on the application screen of FIG. 5 described above.

  In step S <b> 16, the server 12 generates necessary tasks based on the travel plan, such as arrangements for air tickets and boarding tickets, hotel reservations, restaurant reservations, theater ticket purchases, guides and passengers arrangements, and the like. . The server 12 places an order with a necessary partner based on the generated task. Needless to say, the provider may execute part or all of the tasks.

According to the embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) The travel plan providing device includes a server 12 for inputting information indicating a departure date and a return date of a trip, a travel budget, and a purpose of the trip, arrival / departure time information of transportation means for traveling, and required travel requirements. A server 12 that searches for time information, amount information required for travel, a server 12 that searches for information on accommodation facilities for staying, and amount information required for stays, and a server 12 that searches for facilities that meet the purpose of travel Based on the input information, create a travel plan that departs on the departure date, moves to the facility that meets the purpose of the trip, and returns on the return date, and the cost of the trip falls within the budget And a server 12 that outputs information on departure date, set time, return date, dissolution time, and travel cost among the created travel plans. Thereby, since the contents of the destination and the like are not informed to the traveler in advance, it is possible to give an excitement.

(2) In the travel plan providing apparatus according to (1) above, the server 12 searches for a facility that matches the purpose of the trip in a region other than the predetermined region, and further departs on the departure date, Therefore, a travel plan that moves to a facility that meets the purpose of the trip and returns on the return date is created so that the cost of the trip falls within the budget. As a result, for example, a travel plan for moving to a restricted travel area is not created, so that an excitement can be obtained and a safe travel plan can be provided.

(3) In the travel plan providing apparatus according to (1) or (2), the server 12 further inputs keyword information indicating hope for the travel plan, and creates a travel plan reflecting the input keyword information. Therefore, it is possible to provide a travel plan that meets the participants' wishes to some extent.

(4) In the travel plan providing apparatus, the server 12 further inputs information indicating the desire to align the gender ratio of participants to the travel plan, and creates a travel plan reflecting the input information. It is possible to provide a travel plan that meets the needs of

(5) In the travel plan providing apparatus, the server 12 further inputs information indicating hope of matching the participant's age with respect to the travel plan, and creates a travel plan reflecting the input information. Can provide travel plans according to wishes.

(Modification)
In the above description, the case where the user performs a touch operation on the user side terminal has been described as an example. However, the voice uttered by the user is recognized, and information is transmitted from the user side terminal to the server 12 based on the content of the voice recognition. You may comprise.

  The above description is merely an example, and is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment.

10 ... Travel plan providing system 12 ... Server 14 ... PC
16 ... Network 18 ... Access point 20 ... Smartphone 32 ... Customer master 40 ... Partner master

Claims (5)

An information input section for inputting information indicating the departure date and return date of the trip, the budget for the trip, and the purpose of the trip;
A travel search unit for searching for arrival / departure time information of transportation means for traveling, time information required for the travel, and amount information required for the travel;
A stay search unit for searching for information on accommodation facilities for staying and amount information required for the stay;
A facility search unit that searches for facilities that match the purpose of the trip;
Based on the information input from the information input unit, a travel plan that departs on the departure date, moves to a facility that meets the purpose of the trip, and returns on the return date. A travel planning department that creates a travel plan that fits within the budget;
Among the travel plans created by the travel plan creation unit, an information output unit that outputs information on the departure date, set time, return date, dissolution time, and travel cost;
A travel plan providing apparatus comprising: In the travel plan providing device according to claim 1,
The facility search unit searches for a facility that matches the purpose of the trip in a region other than a predetermined region,
The travel plan creation unit is a travel plan that departs on the departure date, moves to a facility that meets the purpose of the travel in a region other than the predetermined region, and returns on the return date, and the cost of the travel Creates a travel plan that fits within the budget. In the travel plan providing device according to claim 1 or 2,
The information input unit further inputs keyword information indicating hope for the travel plan,
The travel plan creation unit creates a travel plan reflecting the keyword information. In the travel plan providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The information input unit further inputs information indicating hope of aligning the gender ratio of participants for the travel plan,
The travel plan creation unit creates a travel plan reflecting the input information. In the travel plan providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The information input unit further inputs information indicating hope of aligning the age of participants for the travel plan,
The travel plan creation unit creates a travel plan reflecting the input information.

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