INFORMATION OUTPUT NETWORK SYSTEM

• US 20090018901A1
• Filed: 02/21/2008
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawashima, Hiroki, Ozawa, Hidekazu, Yasui, Nobuyo, Toyoda, Akihito, Nakae, Naoko, Fukumoto, Kouichirou, Itakura, Hideto
• Application Number:
  US12/035,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20090018901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

An information output network system includes: a route information storage unit that stores plural departure-and-arrival points in public transportation, and information on traveling routes in public transportation regarding the respective plural departure-and-arrival points; an input reception unit, provided in one of the departure-and-arrival points stored in the route information storage unit, that receives an input to specify at least one of the departure-and-arrival points stored in the route information storage unit; a search unit that searches for information on a traveling route from the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to the departure-and-arrival point received by the input reception unit, from the information stored in the route information storage unit; and a search result output unit that outputs the result of search by a search unit.

Claims

1. An information output network system comprising:

a route information storage unit that stores a plurality of departure-and-arrival points in public transportation, and information on traveling routes in the public transportation regarding the respective plurality of departure-and-arrival points;

an input reception unit, provided in one of the departure-and-arrival points stored in the route information storage unit, that receives an input to specify at least one of the departure-and-arrival points stored in the route information storage unit;

a search unit that searches for information on a traveling route from the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to the departure-and-arrival point received by the input reception unit, from the information stored in the route information storage unit; and

a search result output unit that outputs a result of search by the search unit.

2. The information output network system according to claim 1, wherein the search result output unit performs at least one of display, printing and voice production, thereby outputs the result of search by the search unit.

3. The information output network system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first corresponding information acquisition unit that obtains information corresponding to the input received by the input reception unit;

a corresponding information storage unit that stores the information obtained by the first corresponding information acquisition unit;

a second corresponding information acquisition unit, provided in a departure-and-arrival point on the traveling route found by the search unit, that obtains the same information as the information obtained by the first corresponding information acquisition unit;

an information output unit, provided in a departure-and-arrival point on the traveling route found by the search unit, that outputs information; and

an information output controller that, when the second corresponding information acquisition unit has obtained the information, controls the information output unit to output the information on the result of search outputted by the search result output unit.

4. The information output network system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a first corresponding information acquisition unit that obtains information corresponding to the input received by the input reception unit;

a corresponding information storage unit that stores the information obtained by the first corresponding information acquisition unit;

a second corresponding information acquisition unit, provided in a departure-and-arrival point on the traveling route found by the search unit, that obtains the same information as the information obtained by the first corresponding information acquisition unit;

an information output unit, provided in a departure-and-arrival point on the traveling route found by the search unit, that outputs information; and

an information output controller that, when the second corresponding information acquisition unit has obtained the information, controls the information output unit to output the information on the result of search outputted by the search result output unit.

5. The information output network system according to claim 1, wherein the input reception unit displays traveling routes by the public transportation regarding the plurality of departure-and-arrival points, thereby selects of a departure-and-arrival point, and receives an input to specify at least one of the departure-and-arrival points.

6. The information output network system according to claim 2, wherein the input reception unit displays traveling routes by the public transportation regarding the plurality of departure-and-arrival points, thereby selects of a departure-and-arrival point, and receives an input to specify at least one of the departure-and-arrival points.

7. The information output network system according to claim 3, wherein the input reception unit displays traveling routes by the public transportation regarding the plurality of departure-and-arrival points, thereby selects of a departure-and-arrival point, and receives an input to specify at least one of the departure-and-arrival points.

8. The information output network system according to claim 1, further comprising a change reception unit that receives an input to change the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to another departure-and-arrival point.

9. The information output network system according to claim 2, further comprising a change reception unit that receives an input to change the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to another departure-and-arrival point.

10. The information output network system according to claim 3, further comprising a change reception unit that receives an input to change the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to another departure-and-arrival point.

11. The information output network system according to claim 4, further comprising a change reception unit that receives an input to change the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to another departure-and-arrival point.

12. The information output network system according to claim 1, wherein the route information storage unit further stores information on the respective plurality of departure-and-arrival points, and the search unit further searches for information on the found departure-and-arrival point on the traveling route.

13. The information output network system according to claim 2, wherein the route information storage unit further stores information on the respective plurality of departure-and-arrival points, and the search unit further searches for information on the found departure-and-arrival point on the traveling route.

14. The information output network system according to claim 1, wherein the search unit searches for information on a plurality of traveling routes.

15. The information output network system according to claim 14, wherein the route information storage unit stores information on at least one of necessary time, a fare and the number of transfer times respectively regarding the plurality of traveling routes, as a part of the information on the traveling routes, and

the information output network system further comprising a priority order controller that controls the search result output unit to output the result of search by the search unit in accordance with a priority order based on one of the necessary time, the fare and the number of transfer times stored in the route information storage unit.

16. The information output network system according to claim 15, further comprising a priority setting reception unit that receives setting of the priority order controlled by the priority order controller.

17. The information output network system according to claim 14, further comprising:

a selection reception unit that receives an input to select one of information on the plurality of traveling routes outputted by the search result output unit; and

a payment information output unit that outputs information on payment of the fare for the traveling route in correspondence with the input received by the selection reception unit.

18. The information output network system according to claim 17, wherein the payment information output unit performs at least one of display, printing and voice production, thereby outputs the information on payment of the fare for the traveling route.

19. The information output network system according to claim 14, further comprising:

a selection reception unit that receives an input to select one of the information on the plurality of traveling routes outputted by the search result output unit;

an accounting unit that performs accounting of a fare for the traveling route in correspondence with the input received by the selection reception unit; and

a print unit that, upon accounting of the fare by the accounting unit, prints a ticket corresponding to the input received by the selection reception unit.

20. The information output network system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an information transmission/reception unit that receives an input indicating necessity for transmission of information to a place different from a place where the input reception unit is provided; and

a related information output unit, provided in the place different from the place where the input reception unit is provided, that, when the information/transmission reception unit receives the input, outputs information related to the output from the search result output unit.