JP4887348B2 - Event information providing apparatus and event information providing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides an event information providing apparatus and event information having a function of providing information for easily guiding a user who wishes to watch a movie to determine which work is to be viewed in which theater. It relates to the provision method. An event information providing apparatus having a function of providing information for easily guiding a user who wishes to participate in an event at which event venue to decide which event to participate in, and It relates to a method for providing event information.

  In recent years, various event information such as movies, live performances, concerts, musicals, exhibitions, and the like has been provided via the Internet. Examples of the contents of the event information include, for example, “the name of the performance work”, “the content of the performance work”, “the preview video of the performance work”, “the name of the performer”, “the performance schedule”, “ “Theatrical address to be performed”, “Information about each theater”, “Price”, “Preliminary information on works to be performed soon”, “Word of mouth information for each work”, “Comments of celebrities for each work”, “Each The comments of the performers on the work ”are very diverse.

  In various situations, a user acquires the event information as described above using a PC or a mobile terminal device and uses it for his / her own activities. For example, if there is an event that interests you from TV, magazines, etc., whether you want to participate in the event by acquiring detailed event information via the Internet and taking into account the details of the event Or decide. Or, when time happens to be available in places such as a place to go, event information is acquired in order to search for an event that can be conveniently attended at that time and place, and an event to participate is determined from among a plurality of candidates.

  However, since the event information provided through the Internet is too much information or too little, the user can immediately decide which event to participate from among multiple events. Was not suitable. In other words, it was not suitable as information used by users who wanted to participate in some event by taking advantage of the time when they were scheduled. .

  In view of the above problems, an event information providing apparatus and an event information providing method that provide event information suitable for promptly determining which event a user participates in from among a plurality of events are desired.

  Here, Patent Document 1 describes a portable information terminal device configured to be able to provide event information to a user. When the portable information terminal apparatus acquires the current position information of the user using GPS or the like, the portable information terminal apparatus acquires peripheral map data of the position and provides it to the user via a display. Upon receiving the selection of an arbitrary facility from the map information displayed on the display, information on the facility (“contents of the event”, etc.) is acquired and provided to the user via the display. Yes.

Certainly, the portable information terminal device described in Patent Document 1 enables a user to determine an event to participate based on an appropriate amount of information. However, the information provided by the portable information terminal device described in Patent Document 1 is only information that does not change regardless of the passage of time, such as “location where the event takes place”, “neighboring map”, “content of the event” It is. In other words, the information provided at any time is almost the same, and you can participate on the day, such as how busy the event is on the day, how well the event performers are on that day, and how the event venue is on that day. It is not configured to be able to provide timely information that is considered to be very useful information for a user searching for an event.
JP 2001-306574 A

  Accordingly, the present invention provides an event information providing apparatus and an event information providing method configured to provide event information useful for promptly determining which event a user participates in from among a plurality of events. Is an issue.

  As means for solving the above problems, the following inventions are provided.

  In the first invention, the stage performance, the date and time of the performance, the movie performance information accumulation unit for accumulating the movie performance information, which is information for specifying the movie performance by the performance work, the comment reception unit for receiving the comment in association with the movie performance, and reception A comment storage unit that stores the comment in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance, a current position information acquisition unit that acquires current position information transmitted from the user, and current date and time information when the current position information is acquired. A current date and time information acquisition unit to be acquired, and a movie performance information specifying unit for specifying movie performance information related to a stage performance that has a movie performance that can be viewed by the user based on the acquired current position information and current date and time information; From the movie performance information specified by the movie performance information identification section, the movie performances that have recently ended for each movie performance information group in which the performance theater and the performance work are the same An event information providing apparatus comprising: a comment extracting unit that identifies the movie performance information and extracts a comment stored in association with the identified movie performance information from the comment storage unit; and a comment output unit that outputs the extracted comment I will provide a.

  In the second invention, a theater performance information storage unit for accumulating movie performance information, which is information for specifying a movie performance according to the theater, the date and time of the performance, and the performance work, a comment reception unit for receiving a comment in association with the movie performance, and reception A comment storage unit that stores the comment in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance, and a viewing area that receives input of viewing area identification information for identifying an area suitable for viewing a movie as a search condition The performance theater and the performance work are the same among the specific information reception section, the movie performance information identification section that identifies the movie performance information that matches the search condition that accepted the input, and the movie performance information identified by the movie performance information identification section For each movie performance information group, the movie performance information related to the movie performance that has recently ended is identified and stored in association with the identified movie performance information. Providing a comment extractor for extracting cement from the comment storage unit, and comments output unit for outputting the extracted comment, the event information providing apparatus having a.

  The third invention is based on the second invention, and further provides an event information providing apparatus having an appreciation date / time information receiving unit for accepting input of appreciation date / time information indicating the date / time at which a movie is desired to be watched as a search condition.

  The fourth invention is based on the second invention or the third invention, and further, as a search condition, input of movement start information for specifying a place and date and time for starting movement to an area suitable for watching a movie. An event information providing apparatus having a movement start information receiving unit for receiving is provided.

  According to a fifth invention, there is provided the event information providing apparatus according to any one of the first invention to the fourth invention, which is an event instead of the movie.

  In the sixth invention, the stage performance, the date and time of performance, the stage performance information that identifies the stage performance of the movie is accumulated, and the received comment is associated with the stage performance in association with the stage performance information related to the stage performance. An event information providing method of an event information providing apparatus for storing, a current position information obtaining step for obtaining current position information transmitted from a user, and a current date and time information obtaining step for obtaining current date and time information at the time of obtaining current position information And a movie performance information identifying step for identifying movie performance information related to a performance of a theater with a movie performance that can be viewed by the user based on the acquired current position information and current date and time information, and a movie performance information identifying step. Of the specified movie performance information, the performance theater and the performance work have recently ended for each same movie performance information group. An event information providing method comprising: a comment extraction step for identifying movie performance information related to a drawing performance, extracting a comment stored in association with the identified movie performance information; and a comment output step for outputting the extracted comment provide.

  In the seventh invention, the stage performance, the date and time of the stage, and the stage performance information that identifies the stage of the movie by the stage performance are accumulated, and the comment received in association with the stage performance is associated with the stage performance information related to the stage performance. An event information providing method for an event information providing apparatus to be stored, and an appreciation area specifying information receiving step for receiving an input of appreciation area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie as a search condition, and an input The movie performance information identifying step that identifies the movie performance information that matches the search condition that received the movie performance information, and the movie performance information identified in the movie performance information identification step. The movie performance information related to the finished movie performance is identified and stored in association with the identified movie performance information. Providing comments extracting a cement, and comments output step of outputting the extracted comment, the event information providing method having.

  According to the event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method of the present invention, the user can immediately determine which event to participate from among a plurality of events by using useful judgment materials.

Examples of the present invention will be described below. The relationship between the embodiments and the claims is as follows. The first embodiment mainly relates to claims 2 and 7, the second and fourth embodiments mainly relate to claim 3, the third embodiment mainly relates to claim 4, and the fifth embodiment mainly relates to claims 1 and 2. The sixth embodiment mainly relates to claim 5 and the like. In addition, this invention is not limited to these Examples at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.
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<Outline of Embodiment 1>

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, (1) there is a time until a meeting, and it is assumed that there is a user who has come to think of watching a movie using that time. In such a case, (2) using the mobile terminal device to communicate with the event information providing device of the present embodiment, enter viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie, and search for a movie. When this is done, (3) for example, another user inputs for each performance work present in the area suitable for watching the movie specified by the viewing area specifying information as shown in FIG. An interface is provided that allows users to refer to timely comments.

(4) A user searching for a movie refers to a timely comment for each performance at each theater from the interface shown in FIG. 2, and the time such as the congestion of the day and the atmosphere of the theater of the day. It is possible to obtain information that can be used to instantly determine theatrical performances and works that are actually being watched. The interface shown in FIG. 2 is configured to provide information such as a map, directions (route), performance schedule, and contents of each theater in addition to timely comments for each performance at each theater. However, these are not indispensable in the present embodiment, and whether to configure in this way is an arbitrary design matter.
<Functional configuration of Embodiment 1>

  An example of a functional block of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the “event information providing device” (0300) of the present embodiment includes a “movie performance information storage unit” (0301), a “comment receiving unit” (0302), and a “comment storage unit” ( 0303), “viewing area specifying information receiving unit” (0304), “movie performance information specifying unit” (0305), “comment extracting unit” (0306), and “comment output unit” (0307).

  Here, the functional blocks of the apparatus may be realized as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Specifically, if a computer is used, a CPU, a RAM, a bus, or a secondary storage device (a storage medium such as a hard disk, a non-volatile memory, a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, and a read drive for the medium) ), Hardware components such as printing devices, display devices, and other external peripheral devices, I / O ports for the external peripheral devices, driver programs for controlling these hardware, other application programs, and information input User interface.

  In addition, these hardware and software processes the programs developed on the RAM with the CPU, and processes, stores, and outputs data stored on the memory and hard disk, and data input via the interface. Or used to control each hardware component. The present invention can be realized not only as an apparatus but also as a method. A part of the invention can be configured as software. Further, a software product used for causing a computer to execute such software, and a storage medium in which the product is fixed to a storage medium are naturally included in the technical scope of the present invention (the same applies throughout this specification). Is).

  Hereinafter, “movie performance information storage unit” (0301), “comment receiving unit” (0302), “comment storage unit” (0303), and “viewing area specifying information” of “event information providing apparatus” (0300) of this embodiment. The functional configuration of the “receiving unit” (0304), “movie performance information specifying unit” (0305), “comment extraction unit” (0306), and “comment output unit” (0307) will be described in detail.

  The “event information providing device” (0300) is configured to perform wireless or wired communication with a PC, a mobile terminal device, or the like to transmit and receive data. For example, you may communicate with PC, a portable terminal device, etc. via the internet, or you may communicate with a portable terminal device using means, such as infrared communication and Bluetooth communication. When using means such as infrared communication or Bluetooth communication, the event information providing apparatus (0400) of the present embodiment may be installed in a place that is easy for the user to use, such as a street corner, a convenience store, or a station. .

  The “movie performance information storage unit” (0301) is configured to store movie performance information, which is information for specifying a movie performance based on the theater, the performance date, and the performance. “Film performance” refers to the performance of a movie, and the performance of a certain piece of work at a certain day in a certain theater is regarded as one movie performance. That is, for example, “Bonjour” to be performed at Ginza Cinema Hall on January 1, 2008 from 9:00 to 10:52 is one movie performance, “January 1, 2008 from 12:00 to 13:00. “Bonjour” performed at Ginza Cinema Hall in 52 minutes is a movie performance different from the above-mentioned movie performance. Also, “movie performance information” is information for specifying one movie performance, and is information that associates information for specifying a theater, information for specifying a performance, and information for specifying a performance date and time. It is.

  For reference, FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of a table storing movie performance information. In FIG. 4, “theater name”, “address”, and “representative point (latitude, longitude)” are described as information for specifying the performing theater. However, this is only an example, and it is not essential to provide all the items, and other items may be provided.

  The “comment receiving unit” (0302) is configured to receive a comment in association with the movie performance. The concept of “movie performance” is the same as described above.

  Here, the comment receiving unit (0302) is not particularly limited as “a means for receiving a comment in association with a movie performance”. For example, information specifying a movie performance from a movie viewer (a theater, a performance) The date and time, the work to be performed) and the comment on the movie performance may be received by e-mail, telephone, FAX or the like. Alternatively, a comment acquisition device configured to be able to communicate with the comment receiving unit (0302) by wireless or wired is installed in a waiting room or entrance / exit of the theater, and the comment acquisition device is a means such as infrared communication or Bluetooth communication. A comment associated with the movie performance obtained from the mobile terminal device of the movie viewer using the Internet may be received via the Internet. Alternatively, an interface for inputting a comment associated with a movie performance is output to a display provided in the comment acquisition device, and an operation button operation or touch panel input provided in the comment acquisition device is provided, or provided in the comment acquisition device. A comment associated with a movie performance obtained from a movie viewer may be received via the Internet, for example, by voice input via a microphone.

  Further, the comment receiving unit (0302) transmits interface data for receiving comments via the Internet to the movie viewer's mobile terminal device or PC, and receives comments associated with the movie performance from the interface. It may be. The interface is not particularly limited and may be, for example, as shown in FIG. The interface in FIG. 5 assumes output to a device with a relatively small screen such as a portable terminal device, and a certain work (“Bonjour” in the figure) performed in a certain theater (“Ginza Cinema Hall” in the figure). ") The performance schedule is displayed, and a selection operation for inputting a comment can be performed for each movie performance. Then, when a comment input selection operation is accepted, for example, an interface as shown in FIG. 6 may be output to input a comment for the movie performance. On the comment input screen, as shown in FIG. 6, a question sentence (“How was it?”, “How was the theater atmosphere?”, Etc.) is guided so as to guide the input of the comment content to be acquired. It may be displayed. In this way, it becomes possible to obtain comments that are useful information in determining the theaters and performances that other users watch movies.

  Other interfaces may be as shown in FIG. The interface in FIG. 7 assumes output to a device having a relatively large screen, such as a PC or the comment acquisition device. Hereinafter, the interface of FIG. 7 will be described.

  The interface of FIG. 7 displays an input interface of “location where movie is desired”, “date and time”, “other keywords” in the area indicated by 0701, and a location, date, etc. where the movie is desired to be viewed by pull-down or direct input. Is configured to accept input. When the place condition and date / time condition are input, the theaters present in the area specified by the inputted place condition are extracted, and the extracted theaters are displayed in a list in the area indicated by 0703 and displayed as a list. When the selection of one theater in (0703) is accepted, a map around the theater is displayed in the area indicated by 0704. In addition, performance schedules in all performance theaters displayed as a list (0703) are displayed in a list in an area indicated by 0702.

  The list display in the area indicated by 0702 is a table format in which the axis of performance works is taken on the vertical axis and the time axis is taken on the horizontal axis, and the performance schedule is displayed for 2 hours before and after the date and time at which the movie is accepted. is doing. The times listed in the table (“16:40”, “16:10”, etc.) indicate the performance start time of each performance work, and the numbers in the squares next to the performance start time, The numbers of the theaters listed in the area indicated by 0703 are numbers corresponding to the numbers. In addition, the arrangement order of the works on the performance axis of the vertical axis is “Popularity order (order of box office revenue, etc.)”, “Evaluation order (order of word-of-mouth evaluation, etc.)”, “Order of the Japanese alphabet”, “Performance start date” Sorting functions such as “in order of” may be provided. The time axis on the horizontal axis may be scrollable.

  The comment receiving unit (0302) selects, from the interface as shown in FIG. 7, a performance start time selection operation (“performance start time” in each performance theater described in the table displayed in the area indicated by 0702. When an input specifying a movie performance is received by placing an icon on the display area and clicking, "" Touch input on the performance start time display area ", etc.), an input of a comment associated with the movie performance is received. An interface for guiding (eg, FIG. 6) may be output. Then, the comment input from the interface as shown in FIG. 6 may be received as a comment associated with the movie performance. The interface shown in FIG. 7 can also be used as an interface for comment output by a “comment output unit” (0308) described below. Details thereof will be described below.

  The “comment storage unit” (0303) is configured to store the received comment in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance. That is, when the comment storage unit (0303) acquires the “comment associated with the movie performance” received by the comment reception unit (0302), the comment storage unit (0303) identifies the movie performance information related to the movie performance and associates and stores the comment. . Specifically, when the “comment associated with the movie performance” is acquired, the ID of the movie performance information related to the movie performance and the comment may be stored in association with each other. For reference, FIG. 8 schematically shows an example of comments stored in the comment storage unit (0303). The comment to be stored may be stored in association with the date and time when the comment receiving unit (0302) receives the comment.

  The “viewing area specifying information receiving unit” (0304) is configured to receive input of watching area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie as a search condition. “Viewing area identification information” may be, for example, an area name such as “Ginza”, “Yurakucho”, “Roppongi”, “Shibuya”, or present in an area suitable for watching a movie. It may be the name of a station such as a subway / JR, or a landmark building / facility (eg, Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills). Alternatively, it may be a specific address or zip code, or information on a point specified by latitude / longitude.

  The reception of the viewing area identification information is realized by, for example, outputting an input interface to the user's PC or mobile terminal device, and receiving the input by means of pull-down selection or direct input from the interface. (FIG. 7, 0701, etc.). Alternatively, a “current location information input button” is provided in the interface for inputting the viewing area specifying information to be output to the mobile terminal device, and when the selection input of the button is received, the GPS or base station is triggered by the input. Information (latitude, longitude, etc.) that specifies the location where the user's mobile terminal device is currently located may be received as viewing area specifying information.

  The “movie performance information identification unit” (0305) is configured to identify movie performance information that matches the input search condition. That is, the movie performance information specifying unit (0305) of this embodiment searches the movie performance information storage unit (0301) when acquiring the viewing area specifying information received by the viewing area specifying information receiving unit (0304), The movie performance information that matches the input search condition is specified.

  Specifically, when the movie performance information specifying unit (0305) of the present embodiment acquires the viewing area specifying information, (1) specifies an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information. To do. After that, (2) a performance theater existing in the specified area is specified, and (3) movie performance information related to the specified performance theater is specified.

  Here, (1) As means for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information, for example, as the viewing area specifying information, area names (“Ginza”, “Yurakucho”, When an input of “Roppongi”, “Shibuya”, etc.) is received, an area associated with each area name in advance may be specified as an area suitable for watching a movie. Alternatively, if you enter the name of a subway / JR station or the name of a landmark building or facility as the viewing area identification information, you can use the map database to find the subway / JR station, building, or facility. (Such as a representative point indicated by latitude and longitude), and an area within a predetermined distance from the specified position (such as an area within a radius of 500 m) is identified as an area suitable for watching a movie. May be. Furthermore, when an input of a zip code is accepted as the viewing area specifying information, the area specified by the zip code may be specified as an area suitable for watching a movie. Furthermore, when the input of the user's current position information (a point specified by latitude / longitude, etc.) is accepted as the viewing area specifying information, an area within a predetermined distance from the point (an area within a radius of 500 m, etc.) ) May be specified as an area suitable for watching a movie.

  It should be noted that the size of the area suitable for watching a movie specified by the above-described means may be different depending on the received viewing area specifying information. Specifically, in areas such as central Tokyo where theaters are densely packed, the area suitable for watching movies should be narrowly specified, and areas such as the suburbs where theaters are not crowded. In this case, an area suitable for watching a movie may be specified widely. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the adverse effect of specifying too many or too few performance theaters in the identification of performance theaters existing in an area suitable for watching a movie. . That is, the amount of information provided to the user as a search result can be adjusted to an appropriate amount.

  Next, (2) as means for specifying the theaters existing in the specified area, for example, a representative point (latitude / longitude) characteristically indicating the position is given to each theater. The representative point of each theater may be specified by determining whether it exists in an area suitable for watching a movie. Or, by associating the name of the area where the theater is located with each theater, and determining whether the area name received as the viewing area identification information matches the area name of each theater, You may specify.

  (3) As means for specifying the movie performance information relating to the specified theater, the movie performance information as shown in FIG. 4 is used by using the theater name, address or representative point of the specified theater. This can be realized by searching a database that stores data.

  The “comment extractor” (0306) is involved in the movie performance that has recently ended for each movie performance information group in which the performing theater and the performance work are the same from the movie performance information identified by the movie performance information identification unit (0305). It is configured to identify movie performance information, and extract a comment stored in association with the identified movie performance information from the comment storage unit (hereinafter referred to as “associated with movie performance information relating to a movie performance that has recently ended). “Saved comments” are called “timely comments”.)

  Here, the “movie performance information group” is a collection of movie performance information in which both the theater and the performance work are the same. “Recently finished movie performance” refers to a movie performance that has been finished closest to the reference date and time, based on the date and time when the comment extraction unit (0306) extracts comments.

  That is, the comment extraction unit (0306) classifies the movie performance information specified by the movie performance information specification unit (0305) into movie performance information groups in which the theater and the performance work are the same, and for each classified movie performance information group. The movie performance information related to the movie performance recently finished is specified. Then, the comment stored in association with the specified movie performance information is extracted from the comment storage unit (0303). The extracted comment is passed to the comment output unit (0307) described below. With regard to “means for specifying the movie performance information related to the movie performance that has recently ended,” for example, for each movie performance information group, the performance date information of the movie performance information belonging to the movie performance information group and the comment extraction unit (0306) ) Can be realized by comparing the current date and time information when the comment is extracted.

  In addition, when there is no comment stored in association with the specified movie performance information, for each movie performance information group, a reference date and time (comment extraction unit) in the movie performance information stored in association with the comment. (0306) may extract the comment associated with the movie performance information related to the movie performance that has finished the performance closest to (date and time when comment is extracted) and pass it to the comment output unit (0307). Alternatively, when there is no comment stored in association with the specified movie performance information, a comment output unit (0307) described below may be notified to that effect.

  Here, as a timing at which the “comment extraction unit” (0306) extracts a timely comment for each movie performance information group in which the stage theater and the performance work are the same, for example, an instruction input of timely comment output from the user is given. The acceptance may be performed as a trigger.

  Specifically, when the movie performance information identification unit (0305) identifies the movie performance information based on the viewing area identification information received by the viewing area identification information receiving unit (0304), the movie performance information is associated with the identified movie performance information. Timely comment output interface data (FIGS. 2, 7, etc.) that can accept an instruction to output only a comment as a timely comment is output to the user's PC, portable terminal device, or the like. For example, in the interface as shown in FIG. 2, when an instruction input for a timely comment output regarding a certain work at a theater is received from the user, the timely regarding the performance at the theater is triggered by the input. Only comments may be extracted. Alternatively, in the interface as shown in FIG. 7, when the cursor position is set at the performance start time of a performance work described in the table displayed in the area indicated by 0702, it is used as a trigger. Only timely comments regarding the performance at the theater may be extracted.

  The “timely comment output interface capable of accepting an instruction to output only a comment associated with the specified movie performance information as a timely comment” is, for example, a movie performance information specifying unit (0305). Only the performances in the performance theater related to the movie performance information specified by () may be displayed in the timely comment output interface (FIGS. 2, 7, etc.). In other words, in the case of the interface of FIG. 2, it is possible not to accept a timely comment output instruction input by not displaying the performances of the performing theaters that exist in areas other than the “Ginza area”.

  The “comment output unit” (0307) is configured to output the comment extracted by the comment extraction unit (0306). If there is no comment extracted by the comment extraction unit (0306), information indicating that may be output.

The display mode of the comment is not particularly limited. For example, when an instruction input for a timely comment output regarding a certain work at a theater is received from the interface shown in FIG. 2, a timely regarding the performance at the theater is received. Comments may be displayed as a list in a tabular format. Alternatively, when an instruction input for timely comment output is received by aligning the cursor position with the performance start time of a performance work at a performance theater from the interface shown in FIG. 7, the timely information on the performance work at the performance theater is received. A comment may be displayed in a balloon.
<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 1>

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when the functional configuration of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment is realized as hardware.

  Hereinafter, an example of means for realizing the present embodiment will be described with reference to the hardware diagram of FIG. As shown in the figure, “movie performance information storage unit”, “comment receiving unit”, “comment storage unit”, “viewing area specific information receiving unit”, and “movie performance information” of the “event information providing apparatus” of the present embodiment. “CPU” (0901), “main storage device” (0902), “program storage device” (0903), “secondary storage device” which constitute the “specification unit”, “comment extraction unit”, “comment output unit”, etc. ”(0904),“ Internet I / F ”(0905),“ HDD ”(0906),“ Bus ”(0907), and the like.

  The main storage device (0902) is a storage device that can dynamically rewrite data during program execution. The main storage device (0902) has a work area such as a stack and a heap necessary for executing a search condition receiving program, a movie performance information specifying program, a timely comment output program, etc. stored in the program storage device (0903). provide. The main storage device (0902) includes search condition reception interface data for receiving input of search conditions, timely comment output interface data for receiving instruction inputs for timely comment output, and an viewing area that has received input as search conditions. Specific information, movie performance information specified by the viewing area information, movie performance information group in which the theater performance and the performance work are classified into the same group, timely comments for outputting in accordance with instructions from the user, Hold etc.

  The secondary storage device (0904) is a storage device that can dynamically rewrite data during program execution, and the stored data is not erased even when the power of the device is turned off. The secondary storage device (0904) holds search condition reception interface data for receiving search condition input, timely comment output interface data for receiving timely comment output instruction input, and the like.

  The HDD (0906) holds movie performance information, comment data stored in association with movie performance information received in association with movie performance, and the like.

  Hereinafter, an example of processing until the event information providing apparatus according to the present exemplary embodiment accepts input of a search condition from a user and outputs a timely comment via the Internet I / F (0905) will be described.

  First, when an instruction signal for outputting “search condition reception interface data” is received via the Internet I / F (0905), the CPU (0901) searches the work area of the main storage device (0902). In accordance with the interface output command of the condition reception program, the search condition reception interface data is transmitted to the transmission source of the instruction signal via the Internet I / F (0905).

  After that, when the user inputs viewing area specifying information as a search condition from the search condition reception interface using his / her PC or mobile terminal device, the CPU (0901) of the event information providing apparatus displays the search condition reception program. In accordance with the search condition reception command, the Internet I / F (0905) is controlled to acquire the viewing area specifying information transmitted from the user's PC or mobile terminal device, and the data area of the main storage device (0902). To store.

  After that, when an area suitable for watching a movie is specified based on the viewing area specifying information according to the movie performance information specifying program developed in the work area of the main storage device (0902), it exists in that area. Identify all the theaters you want to play. Then, all movie performance information related to the theater is identified from the movie performance information stored in the HDD (0906). Thereafter, the timely comment output interface data for accepting the timely comment output instruction input associated with the specified movie performance information is transmitted to the user's PC or mobile terminal device via the Internet I / F (0905). Send to.

  After that, when receiving a timely comment output instruction input of a performance work of a certain theater from the timely comment output interface, the timely comment output program developed in the work area of the main storage device (0902) A movie performance information group that is a set of movie performance information relating to the performance work of the theater is identified, and from the identified movie performance information group, movie performance information related to the movie performance that has recently ended is identified. Then, a comment stored in association with the specified movie performance information is extracted from the comment data of the HDD (0906), and is transmitted to the user's PC or portable terminal device via the Internet I / F (0905). To send.

In the above description, the means for communicating with the user's PC, portable terminal device, etc. via the Internet I / F has been described. In addition, an “infrared communication unit”, a “Bluetooth communication unit”, etc. are provided in the event information providing device. It is also possible to use these communication means to communicate with the user's mobile terminal device.
<Processing flow of Embodiment 1>

  An example of the processing flow of the event information providing method of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when an event information providing apparatus receives an instruction signal for using an event information providing service transmitted from a user terminal such as a PC or a mobile terminal apparatus via the Internet, the event information providing apparatus watches a movie as a search condition. Search condition reception interface data for receiving input of viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for the user is transmitted to the user.

  Then, when an input of viewing area specifying information is accepted as a search condition from the search condition receiving interface (S1001), movie performance information matching the search condition is specified (S1002). Specifically, based on the viewing area identification information, an area suitable for viewing is identified, and a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. Thereafter, the movie performance information related to the specified theater is identified.

  In step S1003, timely comment output interface data capable of accepting an instruction input to output only the comment associated with the specified movie performance information as a timely comment is output to the user terminal.

  Thereafter, when an instruction input for outputting a timely comment of a performance work at a certain theater is received from an interface for receiving an instruction input for timely comment output (S1004), the theater and the performance work are specified (S1005). Then, from the movie performance information specified in step S1002, all movie performance information (movie performance information group) related to the theater and the performance product specified in step S1005 are specified (S1006).

Thereafter, when the current date and time information is acquired (S1007), the performance date and time of all the movie performance information belonging to the movie performance information group specified in step S1006 are compared with the current date and time information (S1008), and the movie recently finished Movie performance information related to the performance is specified (S1009). When a comment stored in association with the movie performance information specified in step S1009 is extracted (S1010), the extracted comment is output to the user terminal (S1011).
<Effect of Invention of Embodiment 1>

  When the event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method of the present invention receives an input of information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie from a user, the performance information existing in the area specified based on the information is provided. Provide only timely information about theatrical performances.

As a result, the user can easily determine the stage theater and the work to be viewed by using timely information narrowed down to only useful information.
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<Outline of Embodiment 2>

  The event information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment is based on the first embodiment, and further accepts input of viewing date and time information indicating the date and time when the user wants to watch a movie, together with viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie. Composed.

  Then, when outputting an interface that can refer to timely comments for each performance at each theater as shown in FIG. 2, on the day indicated by the viewing date / time information, after the time indicated by the viewing date / time information It is characterized in that it outputs an interface that can only refer to timely comments regarding “theatrical performances” that have a movie performance to be started.

With this configuration, the information provided to the user can be narrowed down to only really necessary information.
<Functional configuration of Embodiment 2>

  An example of functional blocks of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the “event information providing apparatus” (1100) of the present embodiment includes a “movie performance information storage unit” (1101), a “comment receiving unit” (1102), and a “comment storage unit” ( 1103), “viewing area specifying information receiving unit” (1104), “movie performance information specifying unit” (1105), “comment extraction unit” (1106), “comment output unit” (1107), It has an appreciation date / time information reception section ”(1108).

  Hereinafter, functional configurations of the “movie performance information specifying unit” (1105) and the “watching date information receiving unit” (1108) of the “event information providing apparatus” (1100) of the present embodiment will be described. It should be noted that “movie performance information storage unit” (1101), “comment receiving unit” (1102), “comment storage unit” (1103), “viewing area specific information receiving unit” (1104), “comment extraction” The “part” (1106) and the “comment output part” (1107) are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

  The “viewing date / time information receiving unit” (1108) is configured to receive input of watching date / time information indicating the date and time when the user wants to watch a movie as a search condition. Viewing date / time information input may be received by outputting interface data for receiving viewing date / time information to the user's PC or portable terminal, and by directly entering numerical values from the interface or by pull-down selection. (FIG. 7, 0701 etc.). Alternatively, the interface is provided with a button for “current date and time information input”, and when the selection input of the button is received, the current date and time information is acquired from a built-in clock or the like in the event information providing apparatus using the button as a trigger. Thus, the input may be accepted. In other words, the current date / time information may be received as viewing date / time information.

  The “movie performance information identification unit” (1105) is configured to identify movie performance information that matches the input search condition. That is, the movie performance information specifying unit (1105) of the present embodiment receives the viewing area specifying information received by the viewing area specifying information receiving unit (1104) and the watching time information receiving unit (1108) receiving the input. When the date / time information is acquired, the movie performance information storage unit (1101) is searched, and the movie performance information that matches the input search condition is specified.

  Specifically, when the movie performance information specifying unit (1105) acquires the viewing area specifying information, (1) specifies an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information. To do. Thereafter, (2) a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. (3) From the performances performed at the specified performance theater, identify “a performance product of the performance theater” that has a movie performance that starts after the time indicated by the viewing date / time information, and (4) Identify movie performance information for the performances of the identified theaters.

  In the above description, the term “theatrical performances” is used in consideration of the fact that, in practice, one performance may be performed in multiple performances. This is to distinguish each performance work in the theater. That is, when specifying “theatrical performances”, for example, the performance “Bonjour” performed at the theater A and the performance “Bonjour” performed at the theater B are distinguished from each other. Is done. This assumption is the same in all the following embodiments.

  Here, (1) means for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information, and (2) means for specifying a theater in the specified area Since this is the same as the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Next, (3) About means for specifying “stage performances” having a movie performance that starts after the time indicated in the viewing date / time information, among the performances performed at the specified theater For example, in the performance of the theater specified in (2), the performance start time of all performances on the date indicated by the viewing date / time information is compared with the time indicated by the viewing date / time information to obtain it On the day indicated by the viewing date and time information, the movie performance information relating to the “stage performances” having the movie performance starting after the time indicated by the obtained viewing date and time information may be specified.

(4) As means for specifying the movie performance information related to the specified performance theater performance, the theater name, address or representative point of the specified performance theater and the name of the specified performance performance are specified. This can be realized by searching a database storing movie performance information as shown in FIG.
<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 2>

The configuration for realizing the functional configuration of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment as hardware can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Processing flow of Embodiment 2>

  An example of the processing flow of the event information providing method of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when an event information providing apparatus receives an instruction signal for using an event information providing service transmitted from a user terminal such as a PC or a mobile terminal apparatus via the Internet, the event information providing apparatus watches a movie as a search condition. Search condition reception interface data for receiving input of viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for the user is transmitted to the user.

  When receiving the viewing area specifying information and the viewing date / time information as search conditions from the search condition receiving interface (S1201), the movie performance information matching the search conditions is specified (S1202). Specifically, based on the viewing area identification information, an area suitable for viewing is identified, and a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. Then, from the identified performance theater performances, a performance product having a movie performance that starts after the time indicated by the acquired viewing date / time information on the date indicated by the acquired viewing date / time information is identified and identified. Specify movie performance information related to the performances of the theater.

  In step S1203, timely comment output interface data capable of receiving an instruction to output only the comment associated with the specified movie performance information as a timely comment is output to the user terminal.

  Thereafter, when an instruction input for outputting a timely comment of a performance work of a certain theater is received from an interface for receiving a timely comment output instruction input (S1204), the performance theater and the performance work are specified (S1205). Then, from the movie performance information specified in step S1202, all movie performance information (movie performance information group) related to the theater and the performance product specified in step S1205 are specified (S1206).

Thereafter, when the current date and time information is acquired (S1207), the performance date and time of all the movie performance information belonging to the movie performance information group specified in step S1206 is compared with the current date and time information (S1208), and the movie recently finished Movie performance information related to the performance is specified (S1209). Then, when a comment stored in association with the movie performance information specified in step S1209 is extracted (S1210), the extracted comment is output to the user terminal (S1211).
<Effects of Invention of Embodiment 2>

  The event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method according to the present invention accepts input of information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie from a user and information indicating a date and time when the user wants to watch a movie. Only the timely information on the performances of the theaters that exist in the specified area and that has a movie performance that starts after the time you want to watch the movie on the day you want to watch the movie is provided.

As a result, the user can easily determine the stage theater and the work to be viewed by using timely information narrowed down to only useful information.
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<Outline of Embodiment 3>

  The event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment is based on the first or second embodiment, and starts moving to an area suitable for watching a movie together with viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie. It is configured to accept the input of movement start information for specifying the location and date / time to be performed.

  Then, when outputting an interface that allows you to refer to timely comments for each performance at each theater as shown in Fig. 2, to each of the theaters in the area suitable for watching a movie. It is characterized by outputting an interface that can refer only to timely comments about the performances that will be performed in the theater after the estimated arrival time.

With this configuration, the information provided to the user can be narrowed down to only really necessary information.
<Functional configuration of Embodiment 3>

  An example of a functional block of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the “event information providing apparatus” (1300) of the present embodiment includes a “movie performance information storage unit” (1301), a “comment receiving unit” (1302), and a “comment storage unit” ( 1303), “viewing area specifying information receiving unit” (1304), “movie performance information specifying unit” (1305), “comment extraction unit” (1306), “comment output unit” (1307), A “movement start information receiving unit” (1309).

  Hereinafter, functional configurations of the “movie performance information specifying unit” (1305) and the “movement start information receiving unit” (1309) of the “event information providing apparatus” (1300) of the present embodiment will be described. The “movie performance information storage unit” (1301), the “comment receiving unit” (1302), the “comment storage unit” (1303), the “viewing area specification information receiving unit” (1304), and the “comment extraction” The “part” (1306) and the “comment output part” (1307) are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

  The “movement start information reception unit” (1309) is configured to accept input of movement disclosure information for specifying a location and date and time for starting movement to an area suitable for watching a movie as a search condition. .

  Examples of “information for specifying a location to start moving to an area suitable for watching a movie” (hereinafter referred to as “movement start location information”) include “Ginza”, “Yurakucho”, and “Roppongi”. , “Shibuya” or other area name, or the name of a subway / JR station, etc. that is in the vicinity of the place where you want to start moving to an area suitable for watching movies. The name may be used. Alternatively, it may be a specific address or zip code, or information on a point specified by latitude / longitude. However, it is desirable that the movement start location information is information (latitude, longitude, etc.) that can specify the location more accurately.

  Acceptance of input of movement start location information is realized, for example, by outputting interface data for input to the user's PC or portable terminal device, and accepting input from the interface by means such as pull-down selection or direct input May be. Alternatively, a “current position information input button” is provided in the interface for moving start location information output to the mobile terminal device, and when a selection input of that button is received, the GPS or base station is used as a trigger. Then, information (latitude / longitude, etc.) specifying the location where the user's mobile terminal device is currently located may be accepted as the movement start location information.

  For example, an input interface for inputting information on “information for specifying the date and time to start moving to an area suitable for watching a movie” (hereinafter referred to as “movement start date and time information”) May be realized by receiving the input from the interface by means of pull-down selection or direct input. Alternatively, a “current date / time information input button” is provided in the interface for inputting movement start date / time information to be output to the mobile terminal device, and when the selection input of the button is accepted, the event information providing device is triggered by the input. Input reception may be realized by acquiring current date and time information from a built-in clock or the like.

  The “movie performance information specifying unit” (1305) is configured to specify movie performance information that matches the input search condition. That is, the movie performance information specifying unit (1305) of the present embodiment includes the viewing area specifying information received by the viewing area specifying information receiving unit (1304) and the movement received by the movement start information receiving unit (1309). When the start information is acquired, the movie performance information storage unit (1301) is searched, and the movie performance information that matches the input search condition is specified.

  Specifically, when the movie performance information specifying unit (1305) of the present embodiment acquires the viewing area specifying information, (1) specifies an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information. To do. Thereafter, (2) a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. (3) Based on the acquired movement start information, a specific position to start moving to an area suitable for watching a movie is specified. (4) When the departure from the specified specific position is started (immediately The departure time, the departure after 3 minutes, the departure after 5 minutes, etc. can be arbitrarily set in advance), and the estimated time of arrival at each of the theaters in the area suitable for watching a movie is calculated. Thereafter, (5) there is a movie performance that starts after the estimated arrival time at each performance theater on the date indicated by the acquired movement start information for each performance theater performance. “6.” (6) Specify movie performance information related to the performance of the specified theater.

  Here, (1) means for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information, and (2) means for specifying a theater in the specified area Since this is the same as the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Next, for (3) means for specifying a specific position for starting movement to an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired movement start information, for example, the acquired information is “latitude / longitude”. "Is the information specifically indicating the point, the specific position is specified as the specific position to start the movement as it is. If the acquired information is the name of a station such as a subway or JR, or the name of a building or facility that serves as a landmark, the representative point attached to the facility or the like ("a point that characterizes the location of the facility" Etc.) may be specified as a specific position at which movement starts. In addition, if the acquired information is an area name such as “Ginza”, “Yurakucho”, “Roppongi”, “Shibuya”, or an address or postal code, the center of the area specified by the information You may specify a point as a specific position which starts a movement. The means for specifying the area based on the area name, address, zip code, etc., conforms to the above (1) means for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information. realizable.

  Next, (4) the means for calculating the estimated time to arrive at each of the theaters in the area suitable for watching a movie from the specified specific position was specified in (3). It can be realized by calculating the distance between two points by using specific position information and position information (see FIG. 4) previously associated with the theater. Note that the calculation may be performed in consideration of the use of public institutions such as subways, JR, Shinkansen, airplanes, and buses using the conventional technology.

  Next, (5) there is a movie performance that starts after the estimated arrival time at each performance theater on the day indicated by the acquired movement start information for each performance theater performance. As a means of specifying “the performance work”, for example, the performance start times of all performances on the day indicated by the movement start information in the performance theater performance specified in (2), and each of the performances calculated in (4) By comparing the estimated arrival time to the theater with the size, there is a movie performance that starts after the calculated estimated arrival time for each theater on the day indicated by the acquired movement start information. "Work" may be specified.

Note that (6) means for specifying the movie performance information related to the specified performance theater performance can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.
<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 3>

The configuration for realizing the functional configuration of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment as hardware can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Processing flow of Embodiment 3>

  An example of the processing flow of the event information providing method of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when an event information providing apparatus receives an instruction signal for using an event information providing service transmitted from a user terminal such as a PC or a mobile terminal apparatus via the Internet, the event information providing apparatus watches a movie as a search condition. Search condition reception interface data for receiving input of viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for the user is transmitted to the user.

  When receiving the viewing area specifying information and the movement start information as search conditions from the search condition receiving interface (S1401), the movie performance information matching the search conditions is specified (S1402). Specifically, based on the viewing area identification information, an area suitable for viewing is identified, and a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. Then, based on the movement start information, if a position to start moving to an area suitable for watching a movie is specified, when the movement is started from the specified position (departure immediately, start after 3 minutes, It can be arbitrarily set in advance such as departure after minutes), and the estimated time to arrive at the specified theater is calculated. After that, for each performance theater that has been identified, it is determined whether there is a movie performance that starts after the calculated estimated arrival time on the day indicated by the movement start information. The movie performance information related to "Work" is specified.

  In step S1403, timely comment output interface data capable of receiving an instruction to output only the comment associated with the specified movie performance information as a timely comment is output to the user terminal.

  After that, when an instruction input for outputting a timely comment of a certain performance work of a certain theater is received from an interface for receiving an instruction input for timely comment output (S1404), the performance theater and the performance work are specified (S1405). Then, from the movie performance information specified in step S1402, all movie performance information (movie performance information group) related to the theater and performance products specified in step S1405 are specified (S1406).

Thereafter, when the current date and time information is acquired (S1407), the performance date and time of all the movie performance information belonging to the movie performance information group specified in step S1406 are compared with the current date and time information (S1408), and the movie that has recently ended Movie performance information related to the performance is specified (S1409). When a comment stored in association with the movie performance information specified in step S1409 is extracted (S1410), the extracted comment is output to the user terminal (S1411).
<Effects of Invention of Embodiment 3>

  The event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method according to the present invention specify information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie from a user, and a place and date and time for starting to move to an area suitable for watching a movie. When the input of the information to be performed is received, it is a performance theater performance that exists in the area specified based on that information, and the performance starts after the estimated arrival time at each performance theater on the day of the movement start It only provides timely information about the performances of theaters with movie performances.

As a result, the user can easily determine the stage theater and the work to be viewed by using timely information narrowed down to only useful information.
<< Embodiment 4 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 4>

  The event information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment is based on the first, second, or third embodiment, and further includes viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie, and viewing date / time information indicating the date and time when the user wants to watch a movie. The system is configured to receive an input of viewing end date / time information indicating a date / time at which movie viewing is desired to end.

  Then, when outputting an interface capable of referring to a timely comment for each performance at each theater as shown in FIG. 2, the date and time indicated by the viewing date and time information (eg, 13:00 on November 20, 2008) “Performance Theater Performance” that has a performance that starts after (00 minutes) and ends before the date and time indicated by the viewing end date and time information (for example, November 20, 2008, 15:00) It is characterized by outputting an interface that can refer only to timely comments on.

  With this configuration, the information provided to the user can be narrowed down to only really necessary information. That is, the user uses a time that happens to be free (for example, 13:00 to 15:00 on November 20, 2008), and is timely regarding “theatrical performances” that can be finished within that time. The movie to be watched can be determined by referring only to the comments.

The present embodiment is an example of an embodiment based on the invention described in claim 2, and is a different version of the embodiment based on the invention described in claim 2.
<Functional Configuration of Embodiment 4>

  An example of a functional block of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, the “event information providing apparatus” (1600) of the present embodiment includes a “movie performance information storage unit” (1601), a “comment receiving unit” (1602), and a “comment storage unit” ( 1603), “viewing area specifying information receiving unit” (1604), “movie performance information specifying unit” (1605), “comment extraction unit” (1606), “comment output unit” (1607), It has an appreciation date / time information reception section ”(1608). Moreover, you may have an "appreciation end date information acquisition part" (1610).

  Hereinafter, functional configurations of the “movie performance information identification unit” (1605) and the “viewing end date / time information acquisition unit” (1610) of the “event information providing apparatus” (1600) of the present embodiment will be described. It should be noted that “movie performance information storage unit” (1601), “comment receiving unit” (1602), “comment storage unit” (1603), “viewing area specifying information receiving unit” (1604), “comment extraction” The “part” (1606) and the “comment output part” (1607) are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The “viewing end date and time information acquisition unit” (1610) is configured to acquire viewing end date and time information indicating the date and time when movie viewing ends as a search condition. The means for acquiring the “viewing end date / time information” may be realized, for example, by receiving an input from the user. As the “viewing end date / time information” received from the user, the user can watch the movie in consideration of the next scheduled time (eg, waiting time with a friend, the time when the desired event starts, etc.) The time you want to finish is assumed. As specific implementation means, an interface for inputting viewing end date / time information is output to the user's PC or portable terminal device, and is implemented by receiving input from the interface by means such as pull-down selection or direct input. And so on.

  As another means for the viewing end date / time information acquisition unit (1610) to acquire the “viewing end date / time information”, for example, an “viewing date / time information” indicating the date / time at which the viewing date / time information reception unit (1608) wants to watch a movie. It may be realized by acquiring date and time information obtained by adding a predetermined time to “information”. That is, when the input of “November 20, 2008, 13:00” is received as viewing date information, and the predetermined time is “3 hours”, the viewing end date information acquisition unit (1610) As “date and time information”, “November 20, 2008, 16:00” is acquired. The predetermined time is an arbitrary design item and is not limited to the above.

  As another means for the viewing end date / time information acquisition unit (1610) to acquire the “viewing end date / time information”, for example, the date specified by the “viewing date / time information” received by the viewing date / time information reception unit (1608) It may be realized by acquiring date and time information of “24:00”. That is, when an input of “November 20, 2008, 13:00” is received as viewing date information, the viewing end date information acquisition unit (1610) displays “November 20, 2008” as “viewing end date information”. "24:00" will be acquired.

  The “movie performance information specifying unit” (1605) is configured to specify movie performance information that matches the input search condition. That is, the movie performance information specifying unit (1605) of the present embodiment receives the viewing area specifying information received by the viewing area specifying information receiving unit (1604) and the watching time information receiving unit (1608) receiving the input. When the date / time information and the viewing end date / time information acquired by the viewing end date / time information acquisition unit (1610) are acquired, the movie performance information storage unit (1601) is searched, and the movie performance information that matches the input search condition is retrieved. Identify.

  Specifically, when the movie performance information specifying unit (1605) of the present embodiment acquires the viewing area specifying information, (1) specifies an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information. To do. Thereafter, (2) a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. And (3) a movie performance which starts from the performances performed at the specified theater as shown on the date indicated by the viewing date information after the time indicated by the viewing date information, and the acquired viewing end A “stage theater performance” having a movie performance that ends before the date and time indicated by the date and time information is identified, and (4) the movie performance information related to the identified performance theater performance is identified.

  Here, (1) means for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie based on the acquired viewing area specifying information, and (2) means for specifying a theater in the specified area Since this is the same as the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Next, (3) among the performances performed at the specified theater, the movie performance that starts on or after the time indicated by the viewing date / time information on the date indicated by the viewing date / time information. As for means for specifying “theatrical performances” that have a movie performance that ends before the date and time indicated by the end date and time information, for example, in the viewing date and time information in the performances specified in (2) By comparing the performance start time of all performances on the indicated day with the time indicated by the viewing date information, the date indicated by the acquired viewing date information will be compared to the time indicated by the acquired viewing date information. Identify the movie performance that will begin. Then, by comparing the performance end date and time of the specified movie performance with the date and time indicated by the appreciation end date and time information, the date and time indicated by the acquired appreciation date and time information are compared with the date and time indicated by the acquired appreciation date and time information. In addition, a “stage performance theater performance” may be specified that has a movie performance that starts before the date and time indicated by the viewing end date and time information.

  Note that (4) means for specifying the movie performance information related to the specified performance theater can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Here, “a movie performance that starts after the date and time indicated by the acquired viewing date and time information and ends before the date and time indicated by the acquired viewing end date and time information” is, for example, viewing date and time information Is "November 20, 2008, 13:00" and the viewing end date / time information is "November 20, 2008, 16:00". “November 20, 2008, 15:00 performance end (performance time: 1 hour 45 minutes)” and the like.

  Note that the above uses “viewing area specifying information”, “viewing date information” and “viewing end date information” acquired as search conditions, and “theatrical theaters existing in the area specified by the viewing area specifying information”. And “the performance of the theater where there is a movie performance that starts after the date and time indicated by the viewing date and time and ends before the date and time indicated by the viewing date and time information”. In addition, the example of providing timely comments has been described, but in addition to the above, “theatrical performances” as described below may be specified and timely comments may be provided.

For example, when acquiring the current position information of the user as “viewing area specifying information” and acquiring the current date and time information as “viewing date and time information”, the “region specified by the viewing area specifying information (eg, from the current position) (The area within a radius of 1 km) is a performance of the performing theater ”, and“ the performance starts after the estimated arrival date and time at each performance theater and ends before the date and time indicated by the viewing end date and time information ” It is also possible to specify “theatrical performances with movie performances” and provide timely comments. The calculation of “estimated arrival date and time at each theater” is based on “current user location information” acquired as viewing area identification information and “current date information” acquired as viewing date information. Thus, it can be calculated in consideration of the use of public institutions such as the subway and JR, and walking.
<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 4>

The configuration for realizing the functional configuration of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment as hardware can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Processing Flow of Embodiment 4>

  An example of the processing flow of the event information providing method of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG. The example is a flow of processing of the event information providing method when configured to accept input of viewing end date / time information from the user.

  First, when an event information providing apparatus receives an instruction signal for using an event information providing service transmitted from a user terminal such as a PC or a mobile terminal apparatus via the Internet, the event information providing apparatus watches a movie as a search condition. Search condition reception interface data for receiving input of viewing area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for the user is transmitted to the user.

  Then, when receiving the viewing area specifying information, the viewing date information and the viewing end date information as search conditions from the search condition receiving interface (S1701), the movie performance information matching the search conditions is specified (S1702). Specifically, based on the viewing area identification information, an area suitable for viewing is identified, and a performing theater existing in the identified area is identified. After that, from the specified theater performances, the performance theater performances that have a movie performance that starts after the date indicated by the viewing date information and ends before the date indicated by the viewing end date information are identified. To do.

  In step S 1703, timely comment output interface data capable of receiving an instruction to output only the comment associated with the specified movie performance information as a timely comment is output to the user terminal.

  Thereafter, when an instruction input for outputting a timely comment of a certain performance of a performance theater is received from an interface for receiving an instruction input for timely comment output (S1704), the performance theater and the performance work are specified (S1705). Then, from the movie performance information specified in step S1702, all movie performance information (movie performance information group) related to the theater and the performance product specified in step S1705 are specified (S1706).

Thereafter, when the current date and time information is acquired (S1707), the performance date and time of all the movie performance information belonging to the movie performance information group specified in step S1706 and the current date and time information are compared in size (S1708), and the movie recently finished Movie performance information related to the performance is specified (S1709). When a comment stored in association with the movie performance information specified in step S1709 is extracted (S1710), the extracted comment is output to the user terminal (S1711).
<Effects of Invention of Embodiment 4>

  The event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method according to the present invention acquire information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie, information indicating a date and time when the movie is desired, and information indicating a date and time when the movie is desired to be ended. Then, it is a performance theater performance that exists in the area specified based on the information, and “There is a movie performance that starts after the date you want to watch the movie and ends before the date you want to finish watching the movie. Only timely information on “theatrical performances” is provided.

As a result, the user can easily determine the stage theater and the work to be viewed by using timely information narrowed down to only useful information.
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<Outline of Embodiment 5>

  When the event information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment acquires current position information indicating the current position of the user and current date and time information indicating the date and time when the current position information is acquired, the event information providing apparatus can start the movement from the current position of the user. The predicted date and time of arrival at each theater is calculated, and the performances of the theater with the movie performance that starts after the estimated arrival date and time are specified.

  Then, when outputting an interface capable of referring to timely comments for each performance at each theater as shown in FIG. 2, only timely comments regarding the performances of the specified theater can be referred to. It is characterized by outputting an interface.

With this configuration, the information provided to the user can be narrowed down to only really necessary information.
<Functional Configuration of Embodiment 5>

  An example of a functional block of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, the “event information providing apparatus” (1800) of this embodiment includes a “movie performance information storage unit” (1801), a “comment receiving unit” (1802), and a “comment storage unit” ( 1803), “movie performance information identification unit” (1805), “comment extraction unit” (1806), “comment output unit” (1807), “current position information acquisition unit” (1811), A date and time information acquisition unit "(1812).

  Hereinafter, the “movie performance information specifying unit” (1805), the “current position information acquisition unit” (1811), and the “current date information acquisition unit” (1812) of the “event information providing apparatus” (1800) of the present embodiment. The functional configuration of will be described. It should be noted that “movie performance information storage unit” (1801), “comment receiving unit” (1802), “comment storage unit” (1803), “comment extraction unit” (1806), and “comment output unit” ( Since 1807) is the same as that of the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The “current position information acquisition unit” (1811) is configured to acquire current position information transmitted from the user. As for the means for acquiring the current position information, for example, an interface for inputting the current position information is output to the terminal device of the user, and when an instruction input for “input of the current position information” is received from the interface, it is triggered. Alternatively, the position information (latitude / longitude, etc.) of the user's terminal device may be received from the user's terminal device using GPS or a base station.

  The “current date and time information acquisition unit” (1812) is configured to acquire current date and time information when the current position information is acquired. Specifically, when the current position information acquisition unit (1811) acquires the current position information, the current date and time information acquisition unit (1812) triggers, for example, from an internal clock provided in the event information providing apparatus. Get current date and time information. The means for acquiring the current date / time information is not particularly limited, and is merely an example.

  The “movie performance information identification unit” (1805) is configured to identify movie performance information related to the performance of the theater where there is a movie performance that can be viewed by the user, based on the acquired current position information and current date and time information. The That is, when the movie performance information identification unit (1805) of the present embodiment acquires the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit (1811) and the current date information acquired by the current date information acquisition unit (1812), The movie performance information storage unit (1801) is searched based on the acquired current position information and current date and time information, and movie performance information relating to the performance of the performance theater having a movie performance that can be viewed by the user is specified.

  Specifically, the movie performance information specifying unit (1805) of the present embodiment (1) starts from the current position based on the acquired current position information (departs immediately, starts 3 minutes later, 5 minutes later) (Departure, etc. can be set in advance), calculate the predicted date and time of arrival at each theater, and (2) “theatrical performances” with movie performances starting after the expected arrival date and time at each theater Specify (3) Movie performance information related to the specified “Performance Theater Performance”.

  Here, (1) when starting from the current position based on the acquired current position information (departure immediately, departure after 3 minutes, departure after 5 minutes, etc., can be set in advance, etc.), arrive at each theater For the means for calculating the predicted date and time, using the acquired current position information and information (representative points (latitude, longitude), etc.) indicating the position of each theater that has been held in advance, the distance between the two points is calculated. It can be realized by calculating. Note that the calculation may be performed in consideration of the use of public institutions such as subways, JR, Shinkansen, airplanes, and buses using the conventional technology.

  Next, (2) The means for specifying the movie performance information related to “theatrical performances” where there is a movie performance that starts after the predicted arrival date and time at each theater is calculated in (1), for example. There is a movie performance that starts after the estimated arrival date and time to each theater, by comparing the predicted arrival date and time of each theater and the performance start date and time of all the theater performances. “Theatrical performances” may be specified.

  In addition, when “a performance theater performance” is specified by the above means, there may be a large number of “a performance performance” specified. Therefore, in order to avoid the inconvenience, “theatrical performances” narrowed down by the following means may be identified from the “theatrical performances” identified by the above means.

  For example, you may specify “a performance piece of a performing theater” having a movie performance that can be viewed within a predetermined time from the date and time indicated by the current date and time information. An “appreciable movie performance” is a movie performance that starts after the estimated arrival date at the theater. The predetermined time may be a predetermined time or may receive an input from a user. When predetermined, it can be designed arbitrarily such as 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, during the day. That is, when the predetermined time is set to 1 hour, the movie performance information specifying unit (1805) of the present embodiment has a movie performance that starts within 1 hour from the date and time indicated by the current date and time information. “Theatrical performances”, and “theatrical performances” that have a movie performance that starts after the predicted arrival date and time at each theater will be identified.

  Alternatively, a “stage performance theater performance” that has a movie performance that can be viewed within a predetermined time from the date and time indicated by the current date and time information and that ends before an arbitrary date and time may be specified. The “arbitrary date and time” may be a date and time when an input is received from the user, or a predetermined time (2 hours, 3 hours, 3 hours and 30 minutes, It may be the date and time when any design item is added.

Note that (3) means for specifying the movie performance information related to the specified performance theater performance can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.
<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 5>

The configuration for realizing the functional configuration of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment as hardware can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Processing Flow of Embodiment 5>

The processing flow of the event information providing method of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment can be realized according to the first to fourth embodiments. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Effects of Invention of Embodiment 5>

  In the event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method of the present invention, when the current position information of the user and the current date and time information obtained from the current position information are obtained, the user performs the operation based on the obtained current position information and the current date and time information. Provide only timely information about theatrical performances that have appreciable movie performances.

As a result, the user can easily determine the stage theater and the work to be viewed by using timely information narrowed down to only useful information.
<< Embodiment 6 >>
<Overview of Embodiment 6>

  The event information providing apparatus of this embodiment has a function of providing information related to other events other than movie information as in the first to fifth embodiments.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that there is a user who thinks that he / she wants to participate in an event using the time because there is time until the meeting. In such a case, when the event search is performed by communicating with the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment using the mobile terminal device and inputting the participation area information for specifying the area where the event participation is desired, for example, FIG. As shown in Fig. 4, an interface is provided for presenting information about the performance place and performance event, and for referring to timely comments for each event.

The user refers to the timely comments of each event from the interface as shown in FIG. 15, obtains timely information such as the congestion of the day and the atmosphere of the theater of the day, and You can immediately decide.
<Functional Configuration of Embodiment 6>

  The function block diagram of the event information providing apparatus of this embodiment is the same as the function block diagram of any one of the first to fifth embodiments (FIGS. 3, 11, and 13) except that “event” is used instead of “movie”. is there. And about the functional structure of each part, it is the same as that. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.

The description of the functional configuration of each unit is as follows. The wording in the name of each unit is “event” instead of “movie”, so that the functional configuration of each unit in the first to fifth embodiments is described. The text is appropriately changed to “participate in the event” instead of “watching a movie”.
<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 6>

The configuration for realizing the functional configuration of the event information providing apparatus of the present embodiment as hardware can be realized in accordance with the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Processing flow of Embodiment 6>

The process flow of the event information providing method of the event information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment can be realized according to the first to fifth embodiments. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.
<Effects of Invention of Embodiment 6>

  According to the event information providing apparatus and the event information providing method of the present invention, the user can immediately determine which event to participate from among a plurality of events by using useful judgment materials.

The conceptual diagram for demonstrating the outline | summary of the event information provision apparatus of this invention Example 1 of interface for timely comment output Functional block diagram of the event information providing apparatus of the first embodiment The figure which showed an example of the table which accumulated movie performance information typically Example of an interface for entering comments associated with a movie performance 1 Example interface 2 for entering comments associated with a movie performance Example 2 of interface for timely comment output A diagram schematically showing an example of a table in which movie performance information and comments are stored in association with each other Conceptual diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration according to the first embodiment The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 1. Functional block diagram of the event information providing apparatus of the second embodiment The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 2. Functional block diagram of the event information providing apparatus of the third embodiment The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 3. Example of interface for timely comment output 3 Functional block diagram of the event information providing apparatus of the fourth embodiment The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 4. Functional block diagram of the event information providing apparatus of the fifth embodiment

Explanation of symbols

0300 Event information providing device 0301 Movie performance information storage unit 0302 Comment reception unit 0303 Comment storage unit 0304 Viewing area specification information reception unit 0305 Movie performance information specification unit 0306 Comment extraction unit 0307 Comment output unit

Claims (7)

A movie performance information storage unit that stores movie performance information, which is information for specifying a movie performance by the theater, the date and time of the performance, and the performance work;
A comment receiver for receiving comments in association with the movie performance;
A comment storage unit for storing the received comment in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance;
A current position information acquisition unit for acquiring current position information transmitted from the user;
A current date and time information acquisition unit for acquiring current date and time information at the time of current position information acquisition;
A movie performance information identifying unit that identifies movie performance information related to a performance of a theater with a movie performance that can be viewed by the user based on the acquired current position information and current date and time information;
From the movie performance information specified by the movie performance information identification unit, the movie performance information related to the movie performance recently finished for each movie performance information group in which the performing theater and the performance work are the same is identified, and the specified movie performance information A comment extraction unit that extracts comments stored in association from the comment storage unit;
A comment output unit for outputting the extracted comments;
An event information providing apparatus. A movie performance information storage unit that stores movie performance information, which is information for specifying a movie performance by the theater, the date and time of the performance, and the performance work;
A comment receiver for receiving comments in association with the movie performance;
A comment storage unit for storing the received comment in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance;
As a search condition, an appreciation area specifying information receiving unit that receives input of appreciation area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie,
A movie performance information identifying unit that identifies movie performance information that matches the search condition that accepted the input;
From the movie performance information specified by the movie performance information identification unit, the movie performance information related to the movie performance recently finished for each movie performance information group in which the performing theater and the performance work are the same is identified, and the specified movie performance information A comment extraction unit that extracts comments stored in association from the comment storage unit;
A comment output unit for outputting the extracted comments;
An event information providing apparatus.   The event information providing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: an appreciation date / time information receiving unit that accepts input of appreciation date / time information indicating a date / time at which a movie is desired to be watched.   The event according to claim 2, further comprising a movement start information receiving unit that receives an input of movement start information for specifying a location and a date and time for starting movement to an area suitable for watching a movie as a search condition. Information providing device.   The event information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an event is used instead of the movie. Provision of event information for accumulating movie performance information, which is information for identifying a movie performance according to the theater performance, the date and time of the performance, and the performance work, and storing the comments received in association with the movie performance in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance A device event information providing method,
A current position information acquisition step of acquiring current position information transmitted from the user;
Current date and time information acquisition step for acquiring current date and time information at the time of current position information acquisition;
A movie performance information identification step for identifying movie performance information related to a performance of a theater where there is a movie performance that the user can watch based on the acquired current position information and current date and time information;
From the movie performance information identified in the movie performance information identification step, the movie performance information related to the movie performance recently completed for each movie performance information group in which the performing theater and the performance work are the same is identified, and the identified movie performance information A comment extraction step for extracting comments stored in association with each other;
A comment output step for outputting the extracted comment;
A method for providing event information. Provision of event information for accumulating movie performance information, which is information for identifying a movie performance according to the theater performance, the date and time of the performance, and the performance work, and storing the comments received in association with the movie performance in association with the movie performance information related to the movie performance A device event information providing method,
As a search condition, a viewing area specifying information receiving step for receiving input of watching area specifying information for specifying an area suitable for watching a movie,
A movie performance information identifying step for identifying movie performance information that matches the input search condition;
From the movie performance information identified in the movie performance information identification step, the movie performance information related to the movie performance recently completed for each movie performance information group in which the performing theater and the performance work are the same is identified, and the identified movie performance information A comment extraction step for extracting comments stored in association with each other;
A comment output step for outputting the extracted comment;
A method for providing event information.

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