US-12626601-B2 - Information provision system and information provision method

US12626601B2US 12626601 B2US12626601 B2US 12626601B2US-12626601-B2

Abstract

An information provision system includes: a predetermined object extraction unit configured to extract a predetermined object present on the ground below a target aircraft based on a flight position of the target aircraft and map information; a predetermined object information acquisition unit configured to access an information database in which information regarding the predetermined object is recorded and to acquire predetermined object information regarding the predetermined object; and a display control unit configured to display an information display screen in which object information regarding the predetermined object is superimposed on scenery below the target aircraft on a display unit viewed by a user who is on the target aircraft.

Inventors

Katsumasa Ishikawa

Assignees

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20240312
Priority Date: 20230329

Claims (17)

1 . An information provision system comprising: a processor configured to serve as: a flight position recognition unit configured to recognize a flight position of a target aircraft; a map information acquisition unit configured to acquire map information including an area below the flight position of the target aircraft; a predetermined object extraction unit configured to extract a predetermined object present on the ground below the target aircraft based on the flight position of the target aircraft and the map information; a predetermined object information acquisition unit configured to access an information database in which information regarding the predetermined object is recorded and to acquire predetermined object information regarding the predetermined object; and a display control unit configured to display an information display screen in which the predetermined object information is superimposed on scenery below the target aircraft on a display viewed by a passenger who is on the target aircraft, wherein the scenery is actual scenery that is below the target aircraft and is used as a background on the display viewed by the passenger.
2 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit controls a display position of the predetermined object information on the information display screen such that a position of the predetermined object in the scenery below the target aircraft and the display position of the predetermined object information are viewed in an overlapping manner by the passenger.
3 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays an air route of the target aircraft and the flight position of the target aircraft on the air route on the information display screen.
4 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , comprising a passenger action schedule recognition unit configured to access a schedule information database in which schedule information of the passenger is recorded and to recognize an action schedule associated with travel of the passenger on the target aircraft, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit extracts an object suited to the action schedule of the passenger as the predetermined object.
5 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , comprising a passenger preference recognition unit configured to access a passenger information database in which information regarding a preference of the passenger is recorded and to recognize the preference of the passenger, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit extracts an object suited to the preference of the passenger as the predetermined object.
6 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , comprising a speech content recognition unit configured to recognize speech contents of the passenger, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit extracts an object suited to the speech contents of the passenger as the predetermined object.
7 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to serve as a visual line direction recognition unit configured to recognize a direction of a visual line of the passenger, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit recognizes an object present in a direction in which the visual line of the passenger is directed as the predetermined object.
8 . The information provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined object is a facility that is available for reservation to use, the information provision system comprising a facility reservation arrangement unit configured to receive a reservation operation for the facility by the passenger and to execute processing for arranging a reservation of the facility.
9 . An information provision system comprising a processor configured to serve as: a flight position recognition unit configured to recognize a flight position of a target aircraft; a map information acquisition unit configured to acquire map information including an area below the flight position of the target aircraft; a predetermined object extraction unit configured to extract a predetermined object present on the ground below the target aircraft based on the flight position of the target aircraft and the map information; a predetermined object information acquisition unit configured to access an information database in which information regarding the predetermined object is recorded and to acquire predetermined object information regarding the predetermined object; and a display control unit configured to display an information display screen in which the predetermined object information is superimposed on actual scenery below the target aircraft on a display viewed by a user who is on the target aircraft, wherein the display is a transmission type display, the display control unit displays the information display screen so that the predetermined object information is visually superimposed on the actual scenery in a state in which the user who is on the target aircraft can directly view the actual scenery below the target aircraft through the transmission type display.
10 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , wherein the display control unit controls a display position of the predetermined object information on the information display screen such that a position of the predetermined object in the scenery below the target aircraft and the display position of the predetermined object information are viewed in an overlapping manner by the user.
11 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , wherein the display control unit displays an air route of the target aircraft and the flight position of the target aircraft on the air route on the information display screen.
12 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , comprising a user action schedule recognition unit configured to access a schedule information database in which schedule information of the user is recorded and to recognize an action schedule associated with travel of the user on the target aircraft, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit extracts an object suited to the action schedule of the user as the predetermined object.
13 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , comprising a user preference recognition unit configured to access a user information database in which information regarding a preference of the user is recorded and to recognize the preference of the user, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit extracts an object suited to the preference of the user as the predetermined object.
14 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , comprising a speech content recognition unit configured to recognize speech contents of the user, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit extracts an object suited to the speech contents of the user as the predetermined object.
15 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to serve as a visual line direction recognition unit configured to recognize a direction of a visual line of the user, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit recognizes an object present in a direction in which the visual line of the user is directed as the predetermined object.
16 . The information provision system according to claim 9 , wherein the predetermined object is a facility that is available for reservation to use, the information provision system comprising a facility reservation arrangement unit configured to receive a reservation operation for the facility by the user and to execute processing for arranging a reservation of the facility.
17 . An information provision system comprising a processor configured to serve as: a flight position recognition unit configured to recognize a flight position of a target aircraft; a map information acquisition unit configured to acquire map information including an area below the flight position of the target aircraft; a predetermined object extraction unit configured to extract a predetermined object present on the ground below the target aircraft based on the flight position of the target aircraft and the map information; a predetermined object information acquisition unit configured to access an information database in which information regarding the predetermined object is recorded and to acquire predetermined object information regarding the predetermined object; a display control unit configured to display an information display screen in which the predetermined object information is superimposed on scenery below the target aircraft on a display viewed by a user who is on the target aircraft; and a visual line direction recognition unit, the visual line direction recognition unit being configured to recognize a direction of a visual line of the user, wherein the predetermined object extraction unit recognizes an object present in a direction in which the visual line of the user is directed as the predetermined object.

Description

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2023-054020 filed on Mar. 29, 2023. The content of the application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information provision system and an information provision method. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technology of displaying progress of each transportation course and a map indicating a present position on a communication terminal used by a user has been proposed, directed to the user travelling by multi-modal transportation, in which transportation by a land route and transportation by an air route are combined (for example, see U.S. Pat. No. 11,408,743 description.) It is considered that a user who is on an aircraft and travelling on an air route tends to be interested in a viewed object located on the ground since a situation on the ground below the aircraft can be easily viewed. However, in the related art described above, since the situation of the transportation course is displayed, the user himself/herself has to look into information of the viewed object that the user is interested in, and in this case, the aircraft sometimes moves away from the viewed object before the information of the viewed object is obtained. Therefore, it is desirable to promptly provide associated information for a ground object viewed by the user who is on an aircraft and travelling on an air route. An object of the present invention, which has been made in consideration of such a background, is to provide an information provision system capable of promptly providing associated information for a ground object viewed by a user who is on an aircraft and travelling on an air route, and an information provision method. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first aspect for achieving the object described above is an information provision system including: a flight position recognition unit configured to recognize a flight position of a target aircraft; a map information acquisition unit configured to acquire map information including an area below the flight position of the target aircraft; a predetermined object extraction unit configured to extract a predetermined object present on the ground below the target aircraft based on the flight position of the target aircraft and the map information; a predetermined object information acquisition unit configured to access an information database in which information regarding the predetermined object is recorded and to acquire predetermined object information regarding the predetermined object; and a display control unit configured to display an information display screen in which the predetermined object information is superimposed on scenery below the target aircraft on a display unit viewed by a user who is on the target aircraft. In the information provision system, the display control unit may control a display position of the predetermined object information on the information display screen such that a position of the predetermined object in the scenery below the target aircraft and the display position of the predetermined object information are viewed in an overlapping manner by the user. In the information provision system, the display control unit may display an air route of the target aircraft and the flight position of the target aircraft on the air route on the information display screen. In the information provision system, a user action schedule recognition unit configured to access a schedule information database in which schedule information of the user is recorded and to recognize an action schedule associated with travel of the user on the target aircraft may be provided, and the predetermined object extraction unit may extract an object suited to the action schedule of the user as the predetermined object. In the information provision system, a user preference recognition unit configured to access a user information database in which information regarding a preference of the user is recorded and to recognize the preference of the user may be provided, and the predetermined object extraction unit may extract an object suited to the preference of the user as the predetermined object. In the information provision system, a speech content recognition unit configured to recognize speech contents of the user may be provided, and the predetermined object extraction unit may extract an object suited to the speech contents of the user as the predetermined object. In the information provision system, a visual line direction recognition unit configured to recognize a direction of a visual line of the user may be provided, and the predetermined object extraction unit may recognize an object present in a direction in which the visual line of the user is directed as the predetermined object. In the information provision system, the predetermined o