JP2015200510A - Pickup support system and pickup support program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow both a person to be picked up and a person driving to a meeting spot for pickup to easily obtain information on both persons moving to the meeting spot.SOLUTION: A smart phone 2 of a person to be picked up acquires information on the time required from a current position to a set meeting point, from a web service server 6, transmits the required time information to a smart phone 3 of a pick-up person, receives required time information of the pick-up person from the smart phone 3, and displays the required time information of the person to be picked up and the pick-up person on a screen of a display section 11. The smart phone 3 of the pick-up person acquires the time information required from a current position of the pick-up person's vehicle to the meeting spot, which has been transmitted from the smart phone 2 of the person to be picked up, from a car navigation device 4, transmits the required time information to the smart phone 2, receives the required time information of the person to be picked up from the smart phone 2, and displays the required time information of the person to be picked up and the pick-up person on a screen of a display section 41 of the car navigation device 4.

Description

  The present invention includes a portable communication terminal possessed by a person to be picked up and a communication device provided on the side of the pick-up person picked up by a car, and a pick-up support system for notifying each other of the state of the pick-up person and the pick-up person, and The present invention relates to a pick-up support program for causing a mobile communication terminal and a communication device to execute pick-up support processing.

  The driver who drives the car (pick-up person), for example, meets with a family member or friend who goes out on foot (public transport) (pick-up person) at a designated meeting place, picks up at the car and picks up the car. There is a case where a person picks up a person or goes to the next place. Conventionally, when a user who possesses a communication device such as a mobile phone and a user of an in-vehicle navigation device wait, an optimal meeting point is automatically set according to the travel time for the user to move, There has been considered a technique for providing information on a candidate meeting place that is recommended (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2011-209151 A JP 2013-130544 A

  The techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above merely present an appropriate (or recommended) meeting point to the user. On the other hand, at the time of actual pick-up, an unexpected situation may occur, for example, the car driven by the pick-up person gets caught in an unexpected traffic jam. There is a demand for information on whether to arrive at the meeting point in time. Conventionally, however, there has not been considered a pick-up support system that can easily know information about how much time such a meeting partner will arrive at the meeting point.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is that both the person to be picked up and the person to / from the pick-up who picks up the person to be picked up by car to the meeting point until the arrival at the meeting point. It is in providing the pick-up support system and pick-up support program which can obtain the information regarding the movement of the pick-up easily.

  In order to achieve the above object, the pick-up support system (1) of the present invention includes a portable communication terminal (2) possessed by a person to be picked up and a communication device (3, 4, The mobile communication terminal (2) is a system for informing each other of the statuses of the picked-up person and the pick-up person, and the portable communication terminal (2) sets a meeting point setting means (17) for setting a meeting point with the pick-up person. And arrival information acquisition means (13, 19) for acquiring arrival information relating to an estimated required time or moving distance required for movement from the current position of the picked-up person to the meeting point, and the arrival information of the picked-up person Transmitting means (13, 20) for transmitting to the picker side communication device (3, 4) and receiving means for receiving the picker's arrival information transmitted from the picker side communication device (3, 4) (13, 21) and the person to be picked up Display means (11, 15, 22) for displaying the arrival information of the pick-up person, and the communication device (3, 4) on the pick-up side sets a meeting point with the pick-up person. Meeting point setting means (33, 36, 48), arrival information acquisition means (37, 45) for acquiring arrival information relating to the estimated required time or moving distance required to move from the current position of the pick-up person to the meeting point, , Transmission means (33, 38) for transmitting the arrival information of the pick-up person to the portable communication terminal (2) on the picked-up person side, and the received information sent from the portable communication terminal (2) on the pick-up person side. It is characterized by comprising receiving means (33, 39) for receiving the arrival information of the pick-up person and display means (41, 46, 51) for displaying the arrival information of the picked-up person and the pick-up person. Have.

  According to the above configuration, in the mobile communication terminal (2) possessed by the person being picked up and received, when the meeting point with the pick-up person is set by the meeting point setting means (17), the arrival information acquisition means (13, 19). Thus, arrival information related to the estimated required time or movement distance required to move from the current position of the picked-up person to the meeting point is acquired, and the arrival information is transmitted to the communication device (3 on the pick-up side by the transmission means (13, 20). 4). When the receiving means (13, 21) receives the pick-up person's arrival information transmitted from the pick-up side communication device (3, 4), the display means (11, 15, 22) The pickup person and the arrival information of the pickup person are displayed.

  On the other hand, in the communication device (3, 4) on the picker side, when the meeting point with the person to be picked up is set by the meeting point setting means (33, 36, 48), the arrival information acquisition means (37, 45), arrival information relating to the estimated required time or travel distance required to move from the current position of the pick-up person to the meeting point is acquired, and the arrival information is transmitted to the person-to-be-ported mobile communication by the transmission means (33, 38). It is transmitted to the terminal (2). When the receiving means (33, 39) receives the information on arrival of the person to be picked up transmitted from the portable communication terminal (2) on the person to be picked up, the display means (41, 46, 51) The arrival and arrival information of the person to be picked up and picked up is displayed. Therefore, both the picked-up person and the pick-up person who picks up the pick-up person by car to the meeting point can easily obtain the arrival information on the movement of each other until they arrive at the meeting point.

The one which shows one Example of this invention and the figure which shows the whole structure of a system roughly Block diagram schematically showing the electrical configuration of the person being picked up Block diagram schematically showing the electrical configuration of the pick-up smartphone Block diagram schematically showing the electrical configuration of the in-vehicle navigation system The figure which shows the flow of the pick-up assistance process including the communication between each apparatus which each apparatus performs The figure which shows the example of the display screen in a person to be picked up and received The figure which shows the example of the display screen in a pick-up person smart phone The figure which shows the example of the display screen in a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus Figure showing how the bar graph changes on the arrival information display screen The figure which shows the other Example of this invention, and shows the example of the pie chart display in the display screen of arrival information

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the mobile communication terminal possessed by the person to be picked up (standby) is a specific example of a smartphone, and the communication device provided on the side of the picker (greeting person) driving the car is a pick-up person. A specific example is a case in which a smartphone as a portable communication terminal possessed by and a car navigation device connected to the smartphone are configured.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a pick-up support system 1 according to the present embodiment. This pick-up support system 1 is a system in which a person to be picked up and a person to / from the pick-up know each other's situation. ) And the mobile phone 3 as a portable communication terminal possessed by the mobile phone, and the car navigation device 4 mounted on the car driven by the mobile phone.

  At this time, a cooperation application for performing cooperation with the car navigation device 4 is installed in advance on the pick-up person smartphone 3, and similarly, cooperation for performing cooperation with the pick-up person smartphone 3 is also performed on the car navigation apparatus 4. The application is installed. As a result, when the pick-up person brings the pick-up person smartphone 3 into the car (cabinet), the wireless communication between the pick-up person smart phone 3 and the car navigation device 4 is, for example, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) wireless system. They are connected by communication and can execute their linked operations. The pick-up person smart phone 3 and the car navigation device 4 constitute a pick-up person side communication device.

  On the other hand, the person-to-be-transferred person smartphone 2 and the person-to-be-transferred person smartphone 3 are communicably connected via a mobile communication network (not shown) and the Internet 5. A Web service server 6 is connected to the Internet 5. In this case, the Web service server 6 is configured to be able to provide a route search guidance (navigation) service for pedestrians, for example. As will be described later, the person-to-person smartphone 2 accesses the Web service server 6 and transmits his / her current position and destination (meeting point) to thereby obtain information on an appropriate route (by public transportation or on foot). (Information on how to get there, required time, etc.).

  As is well known, the person-to-be-delivered smartphone 2 includes a display unit 11 having a touch panel on a rectangular panel-shaped main body 2a that can be handheld. As shown in FIG. 2, the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2 includes a control unit 12 that is configured mainly by a computer in the main body 2 a and controls the whole, and is connected to the control unit 12. A communication unit 13 that communicates with the outside via the Internet 5 or the like, a current location acquisition unit 14 that detects the current position of the GPS unit, a screen control unit 15 that controls the screen of the display unit 11, and the like It has.

  The control unit 12 implements each function shown in FIG. 2 when executing the pickup support process by the software configuration (execution of the pickup support program as an application). That is, the control unit 12 controls the entire application, the application control module 16, the meeting point designation module 17, the meeting point transmission module 18, the transferee required time acquisition module 19, the transferee required time transmission module 20, and the transferee required. A time receiving module 21 and a required time graph display module 22 are included.

  Among them, the meeting point designation module 17 sets the meeting point of the pick-up person, for example, by the designation operation on the touch panel of the user (the person to be picked up), and functions as a point setting means. In this case, the meeting point can be set by, for example, a method in which the user (a person to be picked up) designates a position (point) to be set as the meeting point in a state where the map screen is displayed on the display unit 11. The meeting point transmission module 18 transmits information on the set meeting point to the communication unit 33 (described later) of the pick-up person smartphone 3 by the communication unit 13.

  The person to be picked up / taken time acquisition module 19 first transmits the information on the current location of the person (the person to be picked up / received) and the meeting point detected by the current location acquisition unit 14 to the Web service server 6 by the communication unit 13. Then, the Web service server 6 obtains an appropriate route from the current position to the meeting point, and returns the route information (including information on the required time as arrival information) to the picked-up person smartphone 2. The transferee required time acquisition module 19 receives the returned route information (arrival information) by the communication unit 13. Accordingly, arrival information acquisition means is constituted by the transferee required time acquisition module 19 and the communication unit 13.

  The transferee required time transmission module 20 transmits information on the required time of the person (transferee) until arrival at the meeting point, which is arrival information, to the transferee smartphone 3 by the communication unit 13. Accordingly, the transferee required time transmission module 20, the communication unit 13, and the like constitute a transmission means. The pick-up person required time receiving module 21 receives arrival information (information of time required for the pick-up person's car to arrive at the meeting point) transmitted from the pick-up person smartphone 3 described later by the communication unit 13. Accordingly, the pick-up person required time receiving module 21 and the communication unit 13 constitute a receiving means.

  Then, the required time graph display module 22 receives information on the required time until the arrival at the meeting point (the person to be picked up), and the pickup person (car) received by the required time receiving module 21 arrives at the meeting point. Information on the time required to do so is displayed on the display unit 11 via the screen control unit 15. Accordingly, a display means is constituted by the required time graph display module 22, the screen control unit 15, the display unit 11, and the like. At this time, in this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 6C, both arrival information (required times) are displayed in the form of a bar graph G on the screen of the display unit 11.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the main part of the pick-up person smartphone 3. The pick-up person smartphone 3 is also provided with a display unit 31 (see FIGS. 1 and 7) having a touch panel on a rectangular panel-shaped main body 3a that can be hand-held like the pick-up person smartphone 2. And in the main body 3a of the pick-up person smart phone 3, while comprising the control part 32 comprised mainly by a computer and controlling the whole, the communication part 33 which communicates with the exterior connected to the control part 32. For example, a car navigation communication unit 34 made of a Bluetooth module and connected to the car navigation device 4 is provided.

  The control unit 32 has an application control module 35 that controls the entire application and a meeting point reception module 36 in executing the pickup support process by executing the pickup support process by executing the software configuration (execution of the cooperative application and execution of the pickup support program). The functions of the transferee required time acquisition module 37, the transferee required time transmission module 38, the transferee required time reception module 39, and the transferee required time transfer module 40 are realized. Among them, the meeting point receiving module 36 receives the information on the meeting point transmitted from the person-to-be-transferred person smartphone 2 (communication unit 13) by the communication unit 33.

  The pick-up person required time acquisition module 37 first transfers the information on the meeting point received by the meeting point receiving module 36 to the car navigation device 4 via the car navigation communication unit 34. Then, as will be described later, the car navigation device 4 obtains an appropriate route from the current position of the vehicle to the meeting point and transfers the route information (including information on the required time as arrival information) to the pick-up person smartphone 3. . The transfer person required time acquisition module 37 acquires the returned route information (and required time information) via the car navigation communication unit 34. Therefore, arrival information acquisition means is constituted by the transfer person required time acquisition module 37 and the like.

  The pick-up person required time transmission module 38 transmits information on the time required until the pick-up person's car arrives at the meeting point, which is arrival information, to the pick-up person smartphone 2 by the communication unit 33. Accordingly, the transfer means required time transmission module 38, the communication unit 33 and the like constitute transmission means. The transferee required time reception module 39 receives arrival information (information of required time until the transferee arrives at the meeting point) transmitted from the transferee smartphone 2 by the communication unit 33. Accordingly, the receiving means required time receiving module 39, the communication unit 33 and the like constitute receiving means. The transferee required time transfer module 40 transfers the information of the transferee required time received by the transferee required time reception module 39 to the car navigation device 4 via the car navigation communication unit 34.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of a main part of the car navigation device 4. The car navigation device 4 includes a display unit 41 that is installed in a passenger compartment of an automobile and displays a map screen and the like, and a control unit 42 that is configured mainly by a computer and controls the whole. In addition, for example, a Bluetooth module connected to the control unit 42 and connected to the pick-up person smartphone 3 is connected to the smartphone communication unit 43, a known own vehicle position detection unit 44 that detects the current position of the vehicle, and the current position of the vehicle. A required time generation unit 45 for calculating the required time from the destination to the destination, and a screen control unit 46 for controlling the display of the display unit 41.

  The control unit 42 has an application control module 47 for controlling the entire application and a meeting point acquisition module 48 in executing the pick-up support process by the software configuration (execution of the cooperation application and execution of the pick-up support program). The functions of the transferee required time transfer module 49, the transferee required time acquisition module 50, and the required time graph display module 51 are realized.

  Among them, the meeting point acquisition module 48 receives the information on the meeting point transmitted from the pick-up person smartphone 3 (required time acquisition module 37) via the smart phone communication unit 43. Information on the meeting point acquired by the meeting point acquisition module 48 is sent to the required time generation unit 45. In the required time generation unit 45, a recommended route with the meeting point as a destination is calculated from the current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection unit 44 and the meeting point, and as arrival information. The required time to the meeting point is calculated. In the car navigation device 4, route guidance for guiding the route calculated by the required time generation unit 45 by the display on the display unit 41 or the voice of 41 is performed, and a route guidance unit is configured.

  The pick-up person required time transmission module 49 provides information on the time required for the own vehicle (pick-up person) to arrive at the meeting point calculated by the required time generation unit 45 via the smart phone communication unit 43. Forward to 3. In addition, the transferee required time acquisition module 50 receives the information on the transferee required time transferred from the transferee smartphone 3 (transferee required time transfer module 40) via the smart phone communication unit 43. get.

  Then, the required time graph display module 51 provides information on the required time of the car of the self (pick-up person) until the arrival at the meeting point obtained from the required time generation unit 45, and the transfer target time transfer module 40. The information on the time required until the person to be picked up and received at the meeting point is displayed on the display unit 41 via the screen control unit 46. Therefore, the display unit is constituted by the required time graph display module 51, the screen control unit 46, the display unit 41, and the like. At this time, in this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 8C, both arrival information (required times) are displayed in the form of a bar graph G on the screen of the display unit 41.

  With the above configuration, as will be described later in the explanation of the operation (flowchart explanation), in the pick-up support system 1 of the present embodiment, each of the pick-up person smartphone 2 and the pick-up person smartphone 3 (and the car navigation device 4). Then, the following transfer processing operation is executed.

  That is, the control unit 12 of the picked-up person smartphone 2 sets a meeting point with the pick-up person based on the operation of the user (the picked-up person), and the time required to move from the current position of the pick-up person to the meeting point Information (arrival information) is acquired from the Web service server 6 and information on the required time of the person to be picked up is transmitted to the pick-up person smartphone 3 by the communication unit 13. Time information is received, and information on the remaining required time to the expected meeting point of the person to be picked up and the pick-up person is displayed on the screen of the display unit 11.

  On the other hand, the control unit 32 (and the control unit 42 of the car navigation device 4) of the transferee smartphone 3 on the side of the transferee who picks up the transferee waits with the transferee transmitted from the transferee smartphone 2. A point (destination) is set in the car navigation device 4 and information (arrival information) of the estimated required time required to move from the current position of the pick-up person (car) to the meeting point is obtained from the car navigation device 4 Information about the required time of the person to be picked up is transmitted to the person to be picked up by the communication unit 33, and the car navigation device 4 guides the travel route to the meeting point, and the information on the person to be picked up and sent from the person to be picked up by the person to be picked up The time information is received by the communication unit 33, and the expected waiting time of the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up is displayed on the screen of the display unit 41 of the car navigation device 4. To display the information of the remaining duration of up to a point.

  At this time, as described above, on the screen of the display unit 11 of the person being picked up by the person to be picked up and the screen of the display part 41 of the car navigation device 4, information on the required times of both the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up by It is displayed in the form of a bar graph G. As shown in FIG. 9, in this bar graph G, the origin time O is the starting point, the required time B1 of the person to be picked up on the left, and the time B2 of the person to be picked up on the right is proportional to the required time. It is displayed with a stick. Further, the lengths of the required times B1 and B2 (the lengths of the bars) are constantly updated (at predetermined time intervals).

  FIG. 9A shows a bar graph G displayed at a certain time, and FIG. 9B shows an example of a bar graph G ′ displayed two minutes later, for example. For example, it is assumed that the required time B1 of the person to be picked up is 5 minutes and the required time B2 of the person to be picked up is 18 minutes at the time of FIG. However, in the case where the pick-up person (car) does not proceed as scheduled due to the occurrence of traffic jams, for example, the required time B1 ′ of the pick-up person is 3 as shown in FIG. However, there may be a case where the transferer's required time B2 ′ is 17 minutes. In this way, by looking at the display of the bar graph G, it can be determined whether or not each other is proceeding smoothly to the meeting point.

  Further, in this embodiment, although not shown in detail, the pick-up person smartphone 3 transmits phase information indicating the state of the pick-up person to the pick-up person smartphone 2, and the function of the state transmission means is provided. I have. In the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2, the phase information received from the person-to-transfer smartphone 3 is displayed on the display unit 11. In this case, as phase information, preparation (state before the car departs), departure state (state driving toward the meeting point), standby state (the pick-up person stops the car during pick-up and gets off once) State).

  Specifically, as will be described in the following explanation of the operation, when the pickup person smartphone 3 replies to the pickup person smartphone 3 in response to the pickup request from the pickup person smartphone 2, the pickup person smartphone 2 The phase information “in preparation” is displayed on the display unit 11. Then, when the pick-up person gets into the car and the pick-up person smartphone 3 and the car navigation device 4 are connected (or when the car departs and moves more than a predetermined distance), the "departure state" from the pick-up person smartphone 3 The phase information of “departure state” is displayed on the display unit 11 of the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2. When the connection between the pick-up person smartphone 3 and the car navigation device 4 is cut off during the movement to the meeting point, the phase information of “waiting state” is transmitted from the pick-up person smartphone 3 and the pick-up person smartphone 2 The “standby state” phase information is displayed on the display unit 11.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The flowchart of FIG. 5 shows a procedure of pick-up support processing including inter-communication processing executed in the Web service server 6, pick-up person smartphone 2, pick-up person smartphone 3, and car navigation device 4. 6, 7, and 8 show examples of screen display on the display unit 11 of the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2, the display unit 31 of the person-to-caller smartphone 3, and the display unit 41 of the car navigation device 4, respectively. .

  In FIG. 5, for example, when the person to be picked up executes (starts) the pick-up support process, the pick-up support application is started manually or automatically on the pick-up person smartphone 2 (step S101). In the pick-up person smartphone 3 and the car navigation device 4, it is assumed that the pick-up support application is started manually or automatically by the pick-up person (steps S201 and S301). In addition, the connection (starting of a cooperation application) of the pick-up person smart phone 3 and the car navigation apparatus 4 shall also be performed automatically.

  First, in step S102, a process of setting (designating) a meeting point by the person to be picked up and executed by the person to be picked up by the person to be picked up by the person to be picked up. In this process, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a map screen is displayed on the display unit 11 of the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2, and a point of a meeting point is designated on the screen (or latitude and longitude are designated). Is done. Subsequently, the person to be picked up operates the person to be picked up the smartphone 2 to select a person (Mr. A) who will be the person to be picked up from the registered address book, and performs a call operation.

  Then, in step S103, information indicating that the person to be picked up (Mr. B) wishes to pick up and information on the meeting point is transmitted to the person who picks up the smartphone 3 of Mr. A. The pick-up person smartphone 3 possessed by the pick-up person (Mr. A) receives information on the meeting point in step S202. At this time, the screen of the display unit 31 of the pick-up person smartphone 3 displays, for example, as shown in FIG. The pick-up person selects “go” or “cannot go” on this screen. Although not shown in FIG. 5, if “cannot go” is selected on this screen, that fact is transmitted to the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2, and the person to be picked up (Mr. B) is another person, for example. The information of the meeting point is transmitted to.

  When the pick-up person (Mr. A) selects “go”, a message to that effect is sent to the pick-up person smartphone 2, and as shown in FIG. “Preparing” is displayed as the phase information. The pickup person (Mr. A) then enters the car and leaves, but at this time, the display 31 of the pickup person smartphone 3 displays a “departure” button as shown in FIG. Is done. When the transferee (Mr. A) departs and presses the “departure” button, the phase information indicating that the departure has been made is transmitted to the person-to-be-sent smartphone 2, and although not shown, The phase information displayed on the display unit 11 is switched to “departure state”.

  Alternatively, when the pick-up person smartphone 3 is brought into the vehicle and connected to the car navigation device 4, as shown in FIG. When the connection with the car navigation device 4 is completed, the phase information indicating the departure is transmitted to the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2, and the phase information “departure state” is displayed on the display unit 11 of the person-to-be-transferred smartphone 2. You may do it. When the picker smartphone 3 and the car navigation device 4 are connected, the display unit 41 of the car navigation device 4 indicates that the picker smartphone 3 is connected as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 5, when the pickup person (Mr. A) selects “go”, the pickup person smartphone 3 transfers the information on the meeting point to the car navigation device 4 in step S <b> 203. Then, in the car navigation device 4, information on the meeting point is acquired in step S302. In the car navigation device 4, the current position of the host vehicle is acquired in the next step S 303, and in the next step S 304, an optimum route is calculated from the current position and the meeting point, and to the meeting point. The required time is calculated.

  In step S <b> 305, information on the required time of the pickup person is transferred from the car navigation device 4 to the pickup person smartphone 3. Thereafter, a route guidance screen is displayed on the display unit 41 of the car navigation device 4 as shown in FIG. In the pick-up person smartphone 3, in step S204, when the information on the required time of the pick-up person is obtained from the car navigation device 4, in the next step S205, the pick-up person (vehicle) of the pick-up person (vehicle) is obtained. Time required information is transmitted.

  On the other hand, in the person-to-be-received smartphone 2, after the process of step S103, the current position of the user is acquired in step S104, and in the next step S105, the current position of the person and the meeting position are acquired. Information is transmitted to the Web service server 6. Thereafter, in step S106, as described above, the information on the required time of the transfer person (vehicle) transmitted from the transfer person smartphone 3 is received.

  When the Web service server 6 receives information on the current position and the meeting position from the picked-up person smartphone 2 in step S401, an appropriate route from the current position to the meeting point and the current position are received in step S402. The required time from the position to the meeting position is calculated. In step S <b> 403, information about the required time of the person to be picked up (pedestrian) is transmitted from the Web service server 6 to the person to be picked up by the person to be picked up smartphone 2. Note that the processing of steps S401 to S403 is repeatedly executed until the pickup support is completed, so that the latest information on the required time of the person to be picked up is always transmitted to the person to be picked up by the person to be picked up.

  When the information on the required time of the person to be picked up is received from the Web service server 6 in step S107, the person to be picked up by the person to be picked up by the person 2 receives the information on the person to be picked up in step S108. Time required information is transmitted. Then, in the next step S109, information on the required times of both the picker and the person to be picked up is displayed on the screen of the display unit 11. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6C and FIG. 9, information on required times of both the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up is displayed in the form of a bar graph G on the display unit 11. The screen also displays the number of minutes (18 minutes in the figure) that the picker's car will arrive at the meeting point. The processes of steps S104 to S109 in the picked-up person smartphone 2 are also repeatedly executed, and the latest required time information is always displayed on the display unit 11.

  In the pick-up person smartphone 3, in step S 206, when the information on the required time of the pick-up person transmitted from the pick-up person smartphone 2 is received, in the next step S 207, the information on the required time of the pick-up person Is transferred to the car navigation device 4. The processing of steps S204 to S207 in the pick-up person smartphone 3 is also repeatedly executed, so that the latest information on the required time of the pick-up person is always sent to the pick-up person smartphone 2, and the latest pick-up person is always sent to the car navigation device 4. Information on required time is transferred.

  In the car navigation device 4, when the information on the required time of the person to be picked up and transferred from the pick-up person smartphone 3 is obtained in step S 306, the requirements for both the pick-up person and the person to be picked up are obtained in the next step S 307. Time information is displayed on the screen of the display unit 41. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8C and FIG. 9, the display unit 41 displays information on the required times of both the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up in the form of a bar graph G as described above. . The processes of steps S303 to S307 in the car navigation device 4 are also repeatedly executed, and the display unit 41 always displays the latest information on the person to be picked up and the required time of the pick-up person.

  The pick-up support process described above ends when both the picked-up person and the pick-up person arrive at the meeting point. Or you may make it complete | finish, when the operation of completion | finish of pick-up support is performed by the user (either the pick-up person and the pick-up person's smart phones 2 and 3). Also, although not shown, either the person to be picked up or the person to be picked up. You may comprise so that the other party may be notified when it arrives at the meeting point.

  Thus, according to the pick-up support system 1 of the present embodiment, the communication between the pick-up person smartphone 2 possessed by the pick-up person and the pick-up person smartphone 3 possessed by the pick-up person leads to the mutual meeting point. Information on required time (arrival information) can be notified. Then, information on required times of both the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up is displayed on the display part 11 of the person to be picked up by the person 2 and the display part 41 of the car navigation device 4 on the side of the person to be picked up. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, both the picked-up person and the pick-up person who picks up the pick-up person by car to the meeting point can easily know the time required for the movement until they arrive at the meeting point. There is an excellent effect of being able to.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, since the information on the time required for both the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up is displayed in the form of a bar graph, it can be displayed more easily for the user (the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up). it can. Further, in the present embodiment, in addition to the information on the required time, the phase information indicating the status of the transferee is transmitted from the transferee smartphone 3 to the transferee smartphone 2. However, there is also an advantage that the situation of the pick-up person can be easily understood.

  FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The screen of the display unit 11 of the person being picked up by the person to be picked up and the screen of the display part 41 of the car navigation device 4 are displayed. The display example different from the said Example in displaying the information of both required time is shown. That is, in this embodiment, information on the required times of both the person to be picked up and the person to be picked up is displayed in the form of a pie chart instead of the bar chart G.

  Here, with respect to the center line L, information C1 of the required time of the person to be picked up is displayed in the left semicircle area, and information C2 of the required time of the picker is displayed in the right semicircle area. In this case, the size (radius) of the semicircle is proportional to the length of the required time, and the ratio of the recipient and the transferee to the entire process (total required time) is the semicircle (180 degrees). Is expressed as an arc angle with 100%. In this example, the person to be picked up and received reaches 80% of the distance from the meeting point, and the person to and from the pick-up side reaches 70% of the distance. Even in the form of such a pie chart, it can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner to the user (transferee and transferee) as in the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the meeting point is set based on the operation of the person-to-be-received smartphone 2 on the person to be picked up / received side, but the person on the pick-up side specifies the meeting point and picks up the meeting point. You may comprise so that it may transmit to a person side. In the above embodiment, as the arrival information, the required time to the meeting point of the transferee and the picked-up person (how many minutes until arrival) is displayed. However, the arrival information is replaced with the required time. (Or in addition to the required time), the estimated arrival time may be displayed or the remaining distance may be displayed. Different forms of display may be performed on the pick-up side and the pick-up side.

  In the above-described embodiment, the communication device on the picker side is configured by the picker smartphone 3 and the car navigation device 4. However, if the car navigation device 4 has a communication function, a car can be used without using the picker smartphone 3. The navigation device 4 may be configured to communicate directly with the person to be picked up. As long as the pick-up person smartphone 3 itself is detachably installed in the vehicle and fulfills the function as a navigation device, it can be applied to a car not equipped with the car navigation device 4. The connection between the picker smartphone 3 and the car navigation device 4 is not limited to the Bluetooth system, and a wireless LAN (WiFi) or a wired (USB, HDMI (registered trademark), etc.) may be used.

  Furthermore, in the said Example, although the smart phone was employ | adopted also as a portable communication terminal by the side of a person to be picked up, if it is not only a smart phone but a portable apparatus with a communication function, a mobile telephone, a tablet terminal, a portable navigation apparatus Etc. Without using the Web service server 6, the mobile communication terminal itself on the person to be picked up may calculate the arrival information (required time). In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be made to the hardware configuration of the smartphone and the car navigation device. May be implemented with appropriate changes.

  In the drawings, 1 is a pick-up support system, 2 is a picked-up person's smartphone (mobile communication terminal), 3 is a pick-up person's smart phone (communication device, portable communication terminal), 4 is a car navigation device (communication device), 11 is a display unit ( Display means), 12 a control unit (computer), 13 a communication unit (arrival information acquisition means, transmission means, reception means), 15 a screen control unit (display means), 17 a meeting point designation module (meeting point setting means) ), 19 is a required time acquisition module (arrival information acquisition means), 20 is a required time transmission module (transmission means), 21 is a required reception time module (reception means), and 22 is a required time graph. Display module (display means), 32 a control unit (computer), 33 a communication unit (meeting point setting means, transmission means, reception means, status transmission means), 3 Is a meeting point reception module (meeting point setting means), 37 is a transfer person required time acquisition module (arrival information acquisition means), 38 is a transfer person required time transmission module (transmission means), and 39 is a transferee required time reception module ( Receiving means), 41 is a display section (display means), 45 is a required time generating section (arrival information acquisition means), 46 is a screen control section (display means), 48 is a meeting point acquisition module (meeting point setting means), 51 Indicates a required time graph display module (display means).

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It includes a portable communication terminal (2) possessed by the person to be picked up and a communication device (3, 4) provided on the side of the pick-up person who picks up the car and informs the situation of the person to and from the pick-up person Pick-up support system (1),
The mobile communication terminal (2)
Meeting point setting means (17) for setting a meeting point with the pick-up person;
Arrival information acquisition means (13, 19) for acquiring arrival information relating to an estimated required time or movement distance required for movement from the current position of the picked-up person to the meeting point;
Transmitting means (13, 20) for transmitting arrival information of the person to be picked up to the communication device (3, 4) on the pick-up side;
Receiving means (13, 21) for receiving arrival information of the pick-up person transmitted from the communication device (3, 4) on the pick-up side;
Display means (11, 15, 22) for displaying the information on arrival and arrival of the person to be picked up and picked up,
The communication device (3, 4) on the picker side
Meeting point setting means (33, 36, 48) for setting a meeting point with the picked-up person;
Arrival information acquisition means (37, 45) for acquiring arrival information related to an estimated required time or movement distance required for movement from the current position of the pick-up person to the meeting point;
Transmission means (33, 38) for transmitting the arrival information of the pick-up person to the portable communication terminal (2) on the side of the pick-up person;
Receiving means (33, 39) for receiving arrival information of the picked-up person transmitted from the portable communication terminal (2) of the picked-up person;
A pick-up support system comprising display means (41, 46, 51) for displaying the pick-up person and arrival information of the pick-up person.   The communication device on the picker side is composed of a portable communication terminal (3) possessed by the picker and a navigation device (4) mounted on the automobile and connected to the portable communication terminal (3). The pick-up support system according to claim 1.   The display means (11, 41) on the picked-up person side and the pick-up person side displays arrival information of both the picked-up person and the pick-up person in the form of a bar graph or a pie chart. Or the pickup support system of 2 description.   The pick-up person side communication device (3, 4) includes a state sending means (33) for sending phase information representing the pick-up person's situation to the picked-up person side mobile communication terminal (2). The pick-up support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mobile communication terminal (2) of the pick-up person displays the received phase information together with the display means (11).   5. The pick-up support system according to claim 4, wherein the status transmission means (33) changes the phase information from a preparation state to a departure state when the pick-up person moves more than a predetermined distance from the start of movement. .   The phase information includes information on whether the pick-up person is in a preparation state or a departure state, and the status transmission means (33) prepares the phase information when the pick-up person gets into the car. 5. The pick-up support system according to claim 4, wherein the state is changed from a state to a departure state.   The said status transmission means (33) changes the said phase information to a standby state, when the said pick-up person gets off from a motor vehicle in the middle of a movement, The standby state is characterized by the above-mentioned. Pick-up support system. A portable communication terminal (2) possessed by a person to be picked up and picked up by the pick-up person by car, and a communication unit (13) capable of communicating with the communication device (3, 4) provided on the pick-up side. And a program for causing the computer (12) incorporated in the portable communication terminal (2) provided with the display unit (11) to execute pick-up support processing,
The program is stored in the computer (12).
Set a meeting point with the pick-up person,
Obtaining arrival information on estimated travel time or travel distance required to move from the current position of the person to be picked up to the meeting point;
The communication unit (13) causes the transferee's arrival information to be transmitted to the transferee side communication device (3, 4),
The arrival information of the pick-up person transmitted from the communication device (3, 4) on the pick-up side is received by the communication unit (13),
A pick-up support program for displaying arrival information of the picked-up person and pick-up person on the display section (11). A communication device (3, 4) provided on the side of the pick-up person who picks up the person to be picked up by car, and a communication unit (33) capable of communicating with the portable communication terminal (2) possessed by the person to be picked-up; A program for causing a computer (32) incorporated in a communication device (3, 4) having a display unit (41) to execute a pick-up support process.
Set a meeting point with the person to be picked up and received,
To obtain arrival information related to estimated travel time or travel distance required to move from the current location of the pick-up person to the meeting point;
The communication unit (33) causes the pick-up person's arrival information to be transmitted to the pick-up person's mobile communication terminal (2),
Receiving the arrival information of the picked-up person transmitted from the portable communication terminal (2) of the picked-up person by the communication unit (33);
A pick-up support program, wherein the display section (41) displays arrival information of the picked-up person and pick-up person.

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