JP2009181469A - Mobile terminal, information management server, information control method, information management method, information collection program, information management program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability for the information of evaluation from a user. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal 100 capable of communicating with an information management server which collects information related with a plurality of specific spots includes: a calculation part 101; an input part 102; and a transmission part 104. The calculation part 101 calculates the number of times when the user of the mobile terminal 100 has visited at a specific spot (the number of times of visit) on the basis of the action history of the user. The input part 102 accepts the input of evaluation of the specific spot after the user leaves the specific spot. When accepting the input of the evaluation of the specific spot, the transmission part 104 transmits the information of evaluation at the specific spot and the information of the number of times of visit at the specific spot to the information management server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device mounted on a mobile body such as a vehicle, an information management server, an information control method, an information management method, an information collection program, an information management program, and a recording medium.

  In recent years, a mobile terminal such as a vehicle is equipped with a navigation terminal device as a mobile terminal device. By using such a navigation terminal device and enabling communication with an information management server that manages travel data of a plurality of moving objects, efforts are being made to share various information among users. For example, when you go to a restaurant set as your destination, you can send word-of-mouth information such as whether the food was delicious, recommended menu information, and congestion information to the information management server as evaluation information. A technique is known in which the evaluation information is managed by an information management server and the evaluation information is distributed to other users.

  In order to actively input such evaluation information from the user, a technique has been proposed in which an evaluation information input screen is displayed when the vehicle is stopped at the destination and then the engine is started. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1 below.)

JP 2006-178228 A

  However, since the technology described in Patent Document 1 described above uniformly transmits word-of-mouth information for the facility to the server regardless of the usage status such as the number of visits of the user at the facility, the server uses the user usage status. An example of such a problem is that it is not possible to collect word-of-mouth information. Thus, the problem that the word-of-mouth information alone is insufficient as the evaluation information for the facility and the reliability of the evaluation information is an example.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the mobile terminal device according to the invention of claim 1 is a mobile terminal device capable of communicating with an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points, Based on the user's behavior history of the mobile terminal device, calculating means for calculating the number of times the user visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “visit number”), and after the user leaves the specific point, An input unit that receives an input of an evaluation of a specific point and, when an input of an evaluation of the specific point is received, transmits information on the evaluation of the specific point and information on the number of visits to the specific point to the information management server And a transmission means.

  An information management server according to the invention of claim 8 is an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points by communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal devices, from the plurality of mobile terminal devices, Receiving means for receiving information on the number of times the user of the mobile terminal device has visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “visit number of times”) and information on evaluation of the specific point; and the number of visits received by the receiving means. Creation means for creating a list in which the number of visits and the evaluation are associated with each other for each specific point using information and the evaluation information; and storage means for storing the list created by the creation means; It is characterized by providing.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information control method for a mobile terminal device that can communicate with an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points. Based on the action history, a calculation step of calculating the number of times the user has visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “visit number”) and accepting an input of evaluation of the specific point after the user leaves the specific point Including an input step and a transmission step of transmitting, to the information management server, information on evaluation of the specific point and information on the number of visits to the specific point when an input of evaluation of the specific point is received. Features.

  An information management method according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is an information management method for an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points by communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal devices. A reception step of receiving information on the number of times the user of the mobile terminal device has visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “the number of visits”) and evaluation information of the specific point from the terminal device, and receiving in the reception step The creation step of creating a list in which the number of visits is associated with the evaluation for each specific point using the information on the number of visits and the evaluation information, and the list created in the creation step And a storing step for storing.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, an information collection program causes a computer to execute the information control method according to the eleventh aspect.

  An information management program according to claim 14 causes a computer to execute the information management method according to claim 12.

  A recording medium according to a fifteenth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the program according to the thirteenth or fourteenth aspect is recorded in a computer-readable manner.

  Exemplary embodiments of a mobile terminal device, an information management server, an information control method, an information management method, an information collection program, an information management program, and a recording medium according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. explain.

(Embodiment)
(Functional configuration of mobile terminal device)
A functional configuration of the mobile terminal device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the mobile terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. The mobile terminal device 100 can communicate with an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points. The specific point is a facility that allows a user to evaluate word-of-mouth information and the like, and specifically includes a tourist facility, a restaurant, an accommodation facility, a game facility, and the like. In FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device 100 includes a calculation unit 101, an input unit 102, a control unit 103, a transmission unit 104, a notification unit 105, and a determination unit 106.

  The calculation unit 101 calculates the number of times that the user has visited a specific location (hereinafter referred to as “the number of visits”) based on the behavior history of the user of the mobile terminal device 100. Specifically, the calculation unit 101 uses an action history stored in a storage unit (not shown), counts as one visit when it is located around a specific point, and calculates the total counted as the number of visits To do. Note that the calculation unit 101 may count as one visit when staying at a certain point for a predetermined time or more. Further, regarding the visit to the specific point, it is assumed that the mobile terminal device 100 is visited when the current position of the mobile terminal device 100 is located at the specific point using the current position information of the mobile terminal device 100 and the position information of the specific point. . Further, the calculated number of visits may be the total number of visits in the past, or may be the number of visits in the past predetermined period.

  The input unit 102 receives an input of evaluation of the specific point after the user leaves the specific point. Specifically, the input unit 102 receives an input based on the control of the control unit 103. The time after the user leaves the specific point may be after the time when the user leaves the specific point. When the user leaves the specific point, when the predetermined time elapses from the specific point, the predetermined distance from the specific point is reached. When you are away. The evaluation of the specific point is an evaluation of the facility as the specific point, and is specifically word-of-mouth information.

  When the transmission unit 104 receives an input of evaluation of a specific point, the transmission unit 104 transmits information on the evaluation of the specific point and information on the number of visits to the specific point to the information management server. Specifically, the transmission unit 104 performs transmission based on the control of the control unit 103. Note that the evaluation information on the specific point and the information on the number of visits are associated with each other by the control of the control unit 103 and transmitted to the information management server.

  In the present embodiment, when receiving an input of an evaluation of a specific spot, the transmission unit 104 receives information on the evaluation of the specific spot, information on the number of visits to the specific spot, and stay at the specific spot. Date and time information may be transmitted. The information on the stay date is extracted from a clock built in the mobile terminal device 100 under the control of the control unit 103, for example. Each information mentioned above is linked | related by control of the control part 103, and is transmitted to an information management server.

  In the present embodiment, the notification unit 105 is an arbitrary component. The notification unit 105 performs notification that prompts the input unit 102 to input an evaluation. In this case, the control unit 103 notifies the notification unit 105 of a plurality of items for selecting the input timing for the evaluation, and inputs any one of the items notified to the input unit 102. Is controlled so that it can be selected.

  Specifically, the notification prompting the input of the evaluation is, for example, a notification such as “Please input word-of-mouth information.” The notification format by the notification unit 105 is performed by voice and display. Note that the notification by the notification unit 105 may be a notification only by voice or a notification only by display. The plurality of items to be notified are items such as “input immediately” or “input later”. The input unit 102 accepts, for example, one of “input immediately” or “input later” in a selectable manner.

  In the present embodiment, in the case of mobile terminal device 100 such as an in-vehicle navigation terminal device mounted on a vehicle, calculation unit 101 is restarted after the vehicle engine stops near a specific point. In this case, the number of visits may be calculated as having visited the specific point. This configuration clearly specifies a method for calculating the number of visits in the mobile terminal device 100 mounted on a vehicle.

  In order to ensure that the user has visited a specific point, the number of visits may be calculated as having been visited when the engine has stopped at the specific point for a predetermined time or longer. In this case, the calculation unit 101 records the time when the engine is stopped, and when the engine is restarted, the recorded time when the engine is stopped is subtracted from the time when the engine is restarted. When the time (stay time) is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, the number of visits may be calculated as one visit.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 103 may cause the notification unit 105 to make a notification for input after the timing when the engine of the vehicle is restarted. Specifically, the timing after the engine is restarted includes, for example, when the engine is restarted, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the engine was restarted, and when a predetermined distance has passed from a specific point. Moreover, the control part 103 may perform the notification which prompts an input for every predetermined timing until an input is performed after an engine restarts.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the case of mobile terminal device 100 such as a mobile phone terminal device that can be carried by the user, it is possible to provide discrimination unit 106. The discriminating unit 106 discriminates entry and exit at a specific point. The calculation unit 101 calculates the number of visits as having visited the specific point when the entry and exit determined by the determination unit 106 are determined.

  When the entry / exit to the facility is determined by the determination unit 106, for example, short-distance wireless communication using an IC tag is performed. Specifically, the IC tag is an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag, and is a small tag that combines an IC chip on which information is recorded and an antenna. For example, an IC tag is mounted on the mobile terminal device 100, an IC tag reader is arranged in a facility for determining entry / exit, the IC tag reader reads the IC tag, and the mobile terminal device 100 acquires information indicating that the reading has been performed. Thus, it is possible to determine entry and exit at a specific point.

  In order to ensure that the user has visited a specific point, the number of visits may be calculated as having been visited when staying at the specific point for a predetermined time or more. In this case, the calculation unit 101 may calculate the number of visits as one visit when the time (stay time) obtained by subtracting the entrance time from the exit time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 103 may cause the notification unit 105 to make a notification that prompts the user to input an evaluation after the determination unit 106 determines the exit at the specific point. Specifically, the timing after the timing at which the exit is determined includes, for example, when leaving, when a predetermined time elapses after leaving, or when a predetermined distance is left from a specific point. In addition, the control unit 103 may perform a notification that prompts an input at every predetermined timing from when the user leaves the station until the input is performed.

(Information control processing procedure of mobile terminal device)
Next, the information control processing procedure of the mobile terminal device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of an information control processing procedure of the mobile terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the mobile terminal device 100 is located at a specific point.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the mobile terminal device 100 is in a standby state until it leaves a specific point (step S201: No loop). When the user leaves the specific point (step S201: Yes), the calculation unit 101 calculates the number of visits to the specific point (step S202). And it is judged whether the input of evaluation was received (step S203).

  When the input of evaluation is accepted (step S203: Yes), the evaluation information and the number of visits are transmitted to the information management server (step S204), and the series of processing ends. On the other hand, if no input of evaluation is accepted in step S203 (step S203: No), a series of processing ends.

  As described above, the mobile terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment transmits the information on the number of visits to a specific point to the information management server together with the evaluation information. Information on the number of visits can be collected along with the information. Therefore, by receiving information on the evaluation of an unspecified number of users and information on the number of visits from the information management server, the user can obtain information on the evaluation that takes into account the number of visits, thereby improving the reliability of the evaluation. be able to. Moreover, the number of visits of other users can be provided to the user, that is, information on facilities and places where the number of repeaters is large and the user can be truly satisfied can be provided.

(Functional configuration of information management server)
A functional configuration of the information management server 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information management server 300 according to the embodiment. The information management server 300 collects information on a plurality of specific points by communicating with the plurality of mobile terminal devices 100. In FIG. 3, the information management server 300 includes a receiving unit 301, a creating unit 302, and a storage unit 303.

  The receiving unit 301 receives, from a plurality of mobile terminal devices 100, information on the number of visits made by a user of the mobile terminal device 100 to a specific point and information on evaluation of the specific point. The creation unit 302 creates a list in which the number of visits is associated with the evaluation for each specific point using the information on the number of visits and the evaluation information received by the reception unit 301. The creation unit 302 adds and creates a list each time the reception unit 301 receives the information. The creation unit 302 can also update the list based on the update information from the mobile terminal device 100 based on the input from the user. The storage unit 303 stores the list created by the creation unit 302.

  In the present embodiment, receiving section 301 may receive information on the number of visits at a specific point, information on evaluation of the specific point, and information on the date and time of stay at the specific point. In this case, the creation unit 302 creates a list of specific points for each stay date. Specifically, the creation unit 302 creates a list of specific points for each season, time, day of the week, and time zone.

  In the present embodiment, receiving section 301 may receive information related to the type of mobile terminal apparatus 100. In this case, the creation unit 302 creates a list for each type of the mobile terminal device 100 received by the reception unit 301. The type of the mobile terminal device 100 is specifically an in-vehicle navigation terminal device or a mobile phone terminal device.

  The list is created for each type of mobile terminal device 100. For example, in a vehicle-mounted navigation terminal device, the parking space and the positional relationship with the facility tend to depend on the number of visits. On the other hand, in a mobile phone terminal device, the distance from the nearest station tends to depend on the number of visits, and the number of visits varies. Therefore, a list is created for each navigation terminal device and each mobile phone terminal device, and a list that is easy to grasp for the user is created in consideration of the difference in the number of visits caused by the difference in the mobile terminal device. .

(Information management procedure of the information management server)
Next, the information management processing procedure of the information management server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an information management processing procedure of the information management server 300 according to the present embodiment.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the information management server 300 is in a standby state until receiving information on the number of visits to a specific point and information on evaluation of the specific point from the mobile terminal device 100 (step S401: No loop). . When the information on the number of visits to the specific point and the information on the evaluation of the specific point are received (step S401: Yes), a list in which the number of visits and the evaluation are associated with each specific point is created (step S402). Further, the created list is stored (step S403), and a series of processing is terminated.

  As described above, since the information management server 300 according to the present embodiment creates a list in which evaluation information and visit count information are associated with each other, the list is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 100. By doing so, the user can obtain evaluation information in consideration of the number of visits. Therefore, the reliability for the evaluation can be improved. Further, since the user can know the number of visits of other users, that is, the number of repeaters, it can be used as an index as to whether or not the facility is satisfactory for the user.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. In this embodiment, an information management system including an information management server and a navigation terminal device will be described. In the following description, an example in which the mobile terminal device according to the present invention is implemented by a navigation terminal device mounted on a vehicle will be described.

(Outline of information management system)
First, the outline of the information management system 500 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an overview of the information management system 500 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 5, the information management system 500 includes a navigation terminal device 501 and an information management server 502. The navigation terminal device 501 and the information management server 502 are connected by a network 510.

  The navigation terminal device 501 is mounted on a vehicle, accepts an input of evaluation for a facility to be evaluated (corresponding to a specific point), calculates the number of parking (number of visits) in an information facility, and evaluates information and visits. It has a function of transmitting information on the number of times to the information management server 502. The information management server 502 uses the evaluation information and the visit count information received from the navigation terminal device 501 to create a list in which these are associated with each facility as a specific point, and the created list is displayed on the navigation terminal. It has a function of transmitting to the device 501.

(Hardware configuration of navigation terminal device and information management server)
The hardware configuration of the navigation terminal device 501 and the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the navigation terminal device 501 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment.

  In the following description, the functional units of the navigation terminal device 501 and the functional units of the information management server 502 having the same configuration will be described using the functional units of the navigation terminal device 501 to manage information. A description of the functional unit of the server 502 will be omitted as appropriate.

  In FIG. 6, a navigation terminal device 501 includes a CPU 601, a ROM 602, a RAM 603, a magnetic disk drive 604, a magnetic disk 605, an optical disk drive 606, an optical disk 607, an audio I / F (interface) 608, and a microphone. 609, a speaker 610, an input device 611, a video I / F 612, a display 613, a communication I / F 614, a GPS unit 615, and various sensors 616. The constituent units 601 to 616 are connected to each other by a bus 620.

  The CPU 601 governs overall control of the navigation terminal device 501. A rewritable nonvolatile memory such as a ROM 602 or a flash ROM stores various programs such as a boot program, a current position calculation program, a route search program, a route guidance program, and an information collection program. The RAM 603 is used as a work area for the CPU 601.

  The current position calculation program calculates the current position of the vehicle (the current position of the navigation terminal device 501) based on output information from a GPS unit 615 and various sensors 616, which will be described later, for example.

  The route search program searches for an optimal route from the departure point to the destination point using map data recorded on a magnetic disk 605 described later. Here, the optimum route is a shortest (or fastest) route to the destination point or a route that best matches a condition specified by the user. Further, not only the destination point but also a route to a stop point or a rest point may be searched. The searched guidance route is output to the audio I / F 608 and the video I / F 612 via the CPU 601.

  The route guidance program is based on the guidance route information searched by executing the route search program, the current position information of the vehicle calculated by executing the current position calculation program, and the map data read from the magnetic disk 605. Real-time route guidance information is generated. The generated route guidance information is output to the audio I / F 608 and the video I / F 612 via the CPU 601.

  The information collection program calculates the number of times the vehicle is parked (number of visits) at the facility (specific point) to be evaluated, and notifies the facility to input the evaluation after the engine is restarted. This program transmits evaluation information and visit count information to the information management server 502. The input evaluation information and visit count information are output to the communication I / F 614 via the CPU 601.

  The magnetic disk drive 604 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the magnetic disk 605 according to control of CPU601. The magnetic disk 605 records data written under the control of the magnetic disk drive 604. As the magnetic disk 605, for example, an HD (hard disk) or an FD (flexible disk) can be used.

  The optical disk drive 606 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the optical disk 607 according to control of CPU601. The optical disk 607 is a detachable recording medium from which data is read according to the control of the optical disk drive 606. As the optical disk 607, a writable recording medium can be used. In addition to the optical disk 607, the removable recording medium may be an MO, a memory card, or the like.

  Here, in the information management server 502 shown in FIG. 7, the rewritable nonvolatile memory such as the ROM 702 or the flash ROM records various programs such as a boot program and an information management program.

  The information management program is a program that uses the evaluation information and the visit count information received from the navigation terminal device 501 to create a list corresponding to these and record the created list on the magnetic disk 705.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the audio I / F 608 is connected to the microphone 609 and the speaker 610. For example, the microphone 609 may be installed near the sun visor of the vehicle, and the number thereof may be one or more. The sound received by the microphone 609 is A / D converted in the sound I / F 608. The speaker 610 outputs sound.

  Examples of the input device 611 include a remote controller having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, and various instructions, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. The input device 611 may be realized by any one form among a remote control, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, or may be realized by a plurality of forms. Note that an evaluation of the facility is input by the user of the navigation terminal device 501 using the input device 611.

  The video I / F 612 is connected to the display 613. Specifically, the video I / F 612 includes, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display 613, a buffer memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM) that temporarily records image information that can be displayed immediately, and a graphic controller. Based on the output image data, the display 613 is configured by a control IC or the like.

  The display 613 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various data such as characters and images. As the display 613, for example, a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like can be adopted. The display 613 is installed near the dashboard of the vehicle, for example.

  The communication I / F 614 is connected to a network via wireless and functions as an interface between the navigation terminal device 501 and the CPU 601. The communication I / F 614 is further connected to a communication network such as the Internet via wireless, and also functions as an interface between the communication network and the CPU 601.

  The GPS unit 615 receives radio waves from GPS satellites and outputs information indicating the current position of the vehicle. The output information of the GPS unit 615 is used when the CPU 601 calculates the current position of the vehicle together with output values of various sensors 616 described later. The information indicating the current position is information for specifying one point on the map data, such as latitude / longitude and altitude.

  Various sensors 616 output information such as a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, and an angular velocity sensor that can determine the position and behavior of the vehicle. The output values of the various sensors 616 are used for the calculation of the current position of the vehicle by the CPU 601 and the measurement of the amount of change in speed and direction.

  The mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes the calculation unit 101, the input unit 102, the control unit 103, the transmission unit 104, the notification unit 105, and the determination unit 106, which are the navigation units shown in FIG. The CPU 601 executes a predetermined program using programs and data recorded in a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as a ROM 602 and a flash ROM in the terminal device 501, a RAM 603, a magnetic disk 605, an optical disk 607, etc., and the navigation terminal device 501 The function is realized by controlling each part in.

  That is, the navigation terminal device 501 according to the present embodiment executes the information control program recorded in the rewritable nonvolatile memory such as the ROM 602 or the flash ROM as a recording medium in the navigation terminal device 501, thereby FIG. The functions of the mobile terminal device 100 shown can be executed by the information control processing procedure shown in FIG.

  Further, the reception unit 301, the creation unit 302, and the storage unit 303 included in the information management server 300 illustrated in FIG. 3 are rewritable nonvolatiles such as the ROM 702 and the flash ROM in the information management server 502 illustrated in FIG. The function is realized by the CPU 701 executing a predetermined program using the program and data recorded in the volatile memory, the RAM 703, the magnetic disk 705, the optical disk 707, etc., and controlling each unit in the information management server 502.

  That is, the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment executes the information management program recorded in the rewritable nonvolatile memory such as the ROM 702 or the flash ROM as a recording medium in the information management server 502, so that FIG. The functions of the information management server 300 shown can be executed by the information management processing procedure shown in FIG.

(An example of information control processing performed by the navigation terminal device)
Next, an example of information control processing performed by the navigation terminal device 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the information control process performed by the navigation terminal device 501 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the navigation terminal device 501 determines whether or not the engine has stopped around the facility to be evaluated managed by the information management server 502 (step S801). The facility here includes a parking lot associated with the facility. In step S801, the engine is in a standby state until the engine stops around the facility to be evaluated (step S801: No loop), and when the engine stops around the facility to be evaluated (step S801: Yes), the engine The stop time is recorded (step S802).

  And it waits until an engine restarts (step S803: No loop), and when an engine restarts (step S803: Yes), a residence time is calculated (step S804). The staying time is calculated by subtracting the time at which the engine was stopped recorded at step S802 from the time at which the engine was restarted.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the calculated stay time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (step S805). When it is determined that the stay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time (step S805: Yes), the number of visits is calculated by adding the number of visits to the facility in the past using the vehicle action history (step S806). If the user has not stayed longer than the predetermined time (step S805: No), the series of processes is terminated.

  Thereafter, a plurality of items for selecting the input timing for the evaluation are notified (step S807). The plurality of items to be notified are notifications such as “input immediately”, “input later”, and “do not input”, and are displayed on the display 613. When “Immediately input” is selected from the notified items (step S808: Yes), a screen for accepting an evaluation input is displayed (step S809).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the input has been completed (step S810). Until the input is completed (step S810: No), the process proceeds to step S809, that is, a screen for receiving the input of the evaluation is displayed. On the other hand, when the input is completed (step S810: Yes), the information on the number of visits, the evaluation information, and the date / time information are transmitted to the information management server 502 (step S811), and the series of processing ends.

  On the other hand, in step S808, if “input immediately” is not selected from the notified items (step S808: No) and “input later” is selected (step S812: Yes), a predetermined value is set. Wait until the timing is reached (step S813: No loop). The predetermined timing includes, for example, when a predetermined time elapses or when the vehicle stops such as when waiting for a signal or arriving at the destination, and is set in advance and can be changed as appropriate.

  When the predetermined timing is reached (step S813: YES), the process proceeds to step S807. In step S813, the standby state is canceled at a predetermined timing. In addition to this, the standby state is also set when “input” is selected by the selection from the menu screen by the input from the user. May be canceled. In step S812, if “input later” is not selected (step S812: No), that is, if “not input” is selected, a series of processing ends.

  In the above description, the mobile terminal device of the present invention is realized by the navigation terminal device 501. However, the mobile terminal device can also be realized by a mobile phone terminal device carried by the user. . In this case, the number of visits may be calculated based on whether or not the current position of the mobile phone terminal device was located in the vicinity of the facility, and if the entrance and exit at the facility can be determined, It may be calculated based on the entry / exit discrimination. The timing for prompting the input of the evaluation may be after the timing at which the exit from the facility is determined. Even with such a configuration, the same processing as the information control processing described above can be performed.

  According to the processing shown in FIG. 8, since the information on the number of visits at a specific point is transmitted to the information management server 502 together with the evaluation information, the information management server 502 displays the information on the number of visits together with the evaluation information. Can be collected. Therefore, by receiving information on the evaluation of a large number of unspecified users and information on the number of visits from the information management server 502, the user can obtain evaluation information that takes into account the number of visits and improves the reliability of the evaluation. Can be made.

  Moreover, the number of visits of other users can be provided to the user, that is, information on facilities and places where the number of repeaters is large and the user can be truly satisfied can be provided. Details of the display screen of the evaluation information and the number of visits received from the information management server 502 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the above-described processing, since the information on the stay date and time at the specific point is transmitted, the information management server 502 can create a list of the number of visits for each season, day of the week, and time zone. Therefore, the user can make a travel plan using the number of visits for each date and time.

  In addition, in the above-described processing, a plurality of items for selecting an input timing for evaluation are notified, and any one of the notified items is selectably received, so that the user can input You can choose the timing. Therefore, since it is possible to cause the user to input an evaluation at a timing preferred by the user, the input of the evaluation can be promoted. As a result, the amount of data managed by the information management server 502 can be increased, and more evaluation information can be provided to the user.

  Moreover, in the process mentioned above, the mobile terminal device of the present invention is realized by the navigation terminal device 501 mounted on the vehicle, and the vehicle engine is stopped and restarted at the facility to be evaluated. The number of visits is calculated when the time is more than the predetermined time. Therefore, it is possible to collect information on evaluations from users who actually visited and used the facility and information on the number of visits to the facility.

  Further, in the above-described processing, the notification that prompts the input is made after the timing when the engine of the vehicle is restarted. In other words, the input is not performed before the engine is restarted. The reliability of information can be increased.

(An example of information management processing performed by the information management server)
Next, an example of information management processing performed by the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information management processing performed by the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 9, the information management server 502 is in a standby state until it receives information on the number of visits, evaluation information, information on the date and time of stay, and information on the type of mobile terminal device from the navigation terminal device 501 (step S901). When the above information is received (step S901: Yes), a list is created for each stay date and type of mobile terminal device (step S902). The mobile terminal device type information is information indicating that the mobile terminal device 501 is a mobile phone terminal device.

  Details of the created list will be described later using a screen displayed on the navigation terminal device 501 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the list is stored in the magnetic disk 705 (step S903), and the series of processing is terminated.

(An example of information transmission processing performed by the information management server)
Next, an example of information transmission processing performed by the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information transmission processing performed by the information management server 502 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 10, the information management server 502 is in a standby state until it receives the list transmission request information from the navigation terminal device 501 (step S1001: No loop), and receives the list transmission request information (step S1001: Yes), a list corresponding to the selected date and time and the type of the navigation terminal device is extracted (step S1002). Then, the extracted list is transmitted to the navigation terminal device 501 (step S1003), and the series of processes is terminated.

  According to the processing shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, since the list in which the evaluation information and the visit frequency information are associated is created and the list is transmitted to the navigation terminal device 501, the user can It is possible to obtain evaluation information that takes into account the number of visits. Therefore, the reliability for the evaluation can be improved. Further, since the user can know the number of visits of other users, that is, the number of repeaters, it can be used as an index as to whether or not the facility is satisfactory for the user.

  In the above-described processing, since the information on the stay date is received and the list of each facility is created for each stay date, the user can make a detailed travel plan using the number of visits for each date and time. Can do.

  Further, since the list is created for each type of mobile terminal device in the above-described processing, even if a difference due to a difference in the mobile terminal device, that is, when visiting the same facility, in-vehicle navigation In terminal devices, the positional relationship with parking spaces and facilities tends to depend on the number of visits, while in mobile phone terminal devices, the difference such as the distance from the nearest station tends to depend on the number of visits, This makes it possible to create a list that is easy for the user to grasp.

(An example of a list displayed on the navigation terminal device)
Next, an example of a list displayed on the navigation terminal device 501 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a list displayed on the navigation terminal device 501.

  In FIG. 11, a list 1100 is displayed on the display 613. This list 1100 is word-of-mouth information on holidays of XX aquarium as indicated by reference numeral 1110. The list 1100 includes a type 1101, a comment 1102, and a visit count 1103. The type indicates “a person using a car” as an in-vehicle navigation terminal device, or “a walking person” as a mobile phone terminal device. A comment 1102 is an evaluation from the user.

  The number of visits 1103 in the case of a “person who uses a car” is the number of times that the vehicle is parked in the aquarium, specifically, the number of times when the engine is stopped and restarted. On the other hand, in the case of a “walking person”, the number of times of entrance / exit determined by the number of times around the aquarium acquired by the GPS function or the IC tag.

  The number of visits 1103 is displayed in order from the comment of the person with the most visits, that is, the comment of the person with high reliability is displayed in order. Further, as indicated by reference numerals 1104 and 1105, the average number of visits 1103 is displayed for each type 1101. Reference numeral 1106 indicates a comment of a person whose visit count 1103 is short, that is, a comment of a person with low reliability. Note that the display control of the order in which the comments 1102 are displayed corresponding to the number of visits 1103 and the calculation of the average of the number of visits 1103 are performed in advance by the information management server 502. You may do it.

  In this display screen, when “view other date and time” 1120 is selected by the user, the number of visits 1103 and comments 1102 such as weekdays and summer holidays can be viewed. When “return to search screen” 1130 is selected, the screen moves to a search screen, and other facilities such as restaurants and amusement facilities can be searched.

  In this way, according to the display screen shown in FIG. 11, since the comments are displayed in order from the person with the highest number of visits, it is possible to easily browse highly reliable comments. In addition, the average number of times 1104 and 1105 allows the user to serve as an index as to whether or not the facility is a meaningful facility, and can be useful when making a travel plan.

  In the above description, the number of visits is calculated and transmitted to the information management server 502. In addition to this, the stay time at the facility as a specific point is calculated and transmitted. Also good. In this case, the information management server 502 creates a list in which the number of visits, the staying time, and the evaluation are associated with each other. With such a configuration, the user can obtain evaluation information in consideration of the staying time of other users, and the reliability for the evaluation can be further improved.

  As described above, the mobile terminal device, the information management server, the information control method, the information management method, the information collection program, the information management program, and the recording medium of the present invention allow the user to obtain evaluation information that takes into account the number of visits. And the reliability of the evaluation can be improved. Moreover, the number of visits of other users can be provided to the user, that is, information on facilities and places where the number of repeaters is large and the user can be truly satisfied can be provided.

  Note that the information control method and information management method described in this embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of the mobile terminal device concerning embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information control processing procedure of the mobile terminal device concerning this Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of an information management server concerning an embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information management process sequence of the information management server concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the information management system concerning a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the navigation terminal device concerning a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information management server concerning a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information control process which the navigation terminal device concerning a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information management process which the information management server concerning a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information transmission process which the information management server concerning a present Example performs. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the list displayed with a navigation terminal device.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile terminal device 101 Calculation part 102 Input part 103 Control part 104 Transmission part 105 Notification part 106 Discrimination part 301 Reception part 302 Creation part 303 Storage part 500 Information management system 501 Navigation terminal apparatus 502 Information management server 1100 List

Claims (15)

A mobile terminal device capable of communicating with an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points,
Based on the user's behavior history of the mobile terminal device, calculating means for calculating the number of times the user has visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “the number of visits”);
An input means for receiving an input of an evaluation of the specific point after the user leaves the specific point;
When receiving the input of the evaluation of the specific point, transmission means for transmitting the information of the evaluation of the specific point and the information of the number of visits to the specific point to the information management server;
A mobile terminal device comprising:   The transmission means, when receiving the input of the evaluation of the specific point, transmits information on the evaluation of the specific point, information on the number of visits to the specific point, and information on the date and time of stay at the specific point The mobile terminal device according to claim 1. A notification means for notifying the input means to input an evaluation;
Informing the notification means of a plurality of items for selecting an input timing for evaluation, and accepting any one of the notification items notified to the input means in a selectable manner. Control means to control,
The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: The mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is mounted on a vehicle,
The mobile terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the calculation means calculates the number of visits as having visited the specific point when the engine of the vehicle is stopped and restarted near the specific point.   The mobile terminal apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit causes the notification unit to make a notification prompting the input after a timing at which the engine of the vehicle is restarted. The mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the user can carry the device.
A discriminating means for discriminating entry and exit at the specific point;
The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the calculating means calculates the number of visits as having visited the specific point when the determination means determines entry and exit.   The mobile body according to claim 6, wherein the control unit causes the notification unit to make a notification that prompts the user to input the evaluation after the timing at which the determination unit leaves the specific point. Terminal device. An information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points by communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal devices,
Receiving means for receiving, from the plurality of mobile terminal devices, information on the number of times the user of the mobile terminal device has visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “the number of visits”) and evaluation information on the specific point;
Creating means for creating a list in which the number of visits and the evaluation are associated with each specific point, using the information on the number of visits and the information on the evaluation received by the reception unit;
Storage means for storing the list created by the creation means;
An information management server comprising: The receiving means receives information on the number of visits to the specific point, information on evaluation of the specific point, and information on the date and time of stay at the specific point,
9. The information management server according to claim 8, wherein the creating unit creates the list of each specific point for each stay date. The receiving means receives information on a type of the mobile terminal device;
The information management server according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the creation unit creates the list for each type of the mobile terminal device received by the reception unit. An information control method for a mobile terminal device capable of communicating with an information management server that collects information on a plurality of specific points,
Based on the user's behavior history of the mobile terminal device, a calculation step of calculating the number of times the user visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “the number of visits”);
An input step of receiving an input of evaluation of the specific point after the user leaves the specific point;
A transmission step of transmitting information on evaluation of the specific point and information on the number of visits to the specific point to the information management server when receiving an input of the evaluation of the specific point;
An information control method comprising: An information management method for an information management server that collects information about a plurality of specific points by communicating with a plurality of mobile terminal devices,
A receiving step of receiving information on the number of times the user of the mobile terminal device has visited the specific point (hereinafter referred to as “visit number”) and information on evaluation of the specific point from the plurality of mobile terminal devices;
Using the information on the number of visits received in the reception step and the information on the evaluation, a creation step for creating a list in which the number of visits is associated with the evaluation for each specific point;
A storing step for storing the list created in the creating step;
An information management method comprising:   An information collecting program for causing a computer to execute the information control method according to claim 11.   An information management program for causing a computer to execute the information management method according to claim 12.   15. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 13 or 14 is recorded.

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