JP5514038B2 - Street view automatic output device, map automatic output device, street view automatic output method, map automatic output method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a street view automatic output system that automatically outputs a street view.

  Conventionally, there has been a system for searching a web page by automatically generating a place name of interest as a query by detecting a map operation in a meaningful group (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4431727 (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, the conventional system cannot automatically output a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence.

  The street view automatic output device according to the first aspect of the invention includes a condition information storage unit that can store one or more condition information having one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on a map; A map output unit that outputs a map, a reception unit that receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map, and determines whether or not the operation sequence received by the reception unit meets one or more of the operation conditions When the determination unit and the determination unit determine that the operation condition is met, a street view acquisition unit that acquires a street view corresponding to the matching operation condition, and a street view automatic output unit that outputs the street view This is a street view automatic output device.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the map operation sequence of the user can be automatically output.

  In addition, the street view automatic output device of the second invention further includes a street view output unit for outputting a street view as compared with the first invention, and the operation condition includes two or more operations on the map, and a street The condition includes an operation sequence having two or more operations on the view, and the reception unit is a street view automatic output device that receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map and two or more operations on the street view.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the map operation sequence and the street view operation sequence of the user can be automatically output.

  In the street view automatic output device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the condition information storage unit has operation information and acquisition information that is information for acquiring a street view, relative to the first or second aspect of the invention. The street view acquisition unit stores one or more condition information, and the street view acquisition unit acquires street view using the acquisition information corresponding to the operation condition when the determination unit determines that the operation condition is satisfied. It is a view automatic output device.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the map operation sequence and the street view operation sequence of the user can be automatically output.

  In addition, the street view automatic output device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the street view automatic output unit that displays the street view on the map output by the map output unit. It is a street view automatic output device that outputs.

  With this configuration, the street view corresponding to the map operation sequence and the street view operation sequence of the user can be automatically output together with the map.

  The street view automatic output device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the first to fourth aspects of the invention, wherein the map information, which is information constituting the map, includes one or more objects displayed on the map. The street view acquisition unit has an object acquisition means for acquiring the object specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit from the map information, and an object type for acquiring the object type from the map information. Corresponding to acquisition means and one or more same-type objects that are objects on the map and that acquire one or more same-type objects that are the same type of object from the map information A street view acquisition means for acquiring one or more street views. An automatic output device.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be appropriately automatically output.

  In addition, in the street view automatic output device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, with respect to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the map information that is information constituting the map relates to one or more routes displayed on the map. The street view acquisition unit has route information that is information, a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information between two objects specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit, and 1 on the route indicated by the route information This is a street view automatic output device comprising street view acquisition means for acquiring the above street view.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be appropriately automatically output.

  Further, in the street view automatic output device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, as compared with any of the third to sixth aspects, the operation condition is that the street view is displayed after an operation sequence for specifying an object by two or more operations on the map. A surrounding confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the surroundings with respect to the object direction by two or more operations on the object, and a height confirmation chunk or point that is an operation sequence for confirming the heights with respect to the object direction by two or more operations on the street view The acquisition information includes two or more street views in the object direction from two or more points in a peripheral area that is within a predetermined area from the object specified by the operation string. It is a street view automatic output device which is information for acquiring.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be appropriately automatically output.

  The street view automatic output device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is the street view automatic output device according to any one of the third to sixth aspects, wherein the operation condition is the street view after an operation sequence that specifies an object by two or more operations on the map. A surrounding confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the surroundings with respect to the outside of the object direction by two or more operations on the image, and a height confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the heights with respect to the outside of the object direction by two or more operations on the street view Alternatively, it has a point confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the location, and the acquired information is 2 in the opposite direction of the object from two or more points in the peripheral region that is within a predetermined area from the object specified by the operation sequence. It is a street view automatic output device which is information for acquiring the above street view.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be appropriately automatically output.

  In the street view automatic output device according to the ninth aspect of the invention, in contrast to the fifth aspect of the invention, the operation condition is that a wide area for the map is set after the operation sequence for specifying the first object by two or more operations for the map. An operation having a wide display chunk that is one or more operation sequences to be displayed and a map movement chunk that is one or more operation sequences to be moved with respect to the map, and then specifying a second object by two or more operations on the map The acquisition information is a street view automatic output device that is information for acquiring a street view of one or more same-type objects that are objects of the same type as the type of the second object.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be appropriately automatically output.

  In the street view automatic output device of the tenth aspect of the invention, in contrast to the sixth aspect of the invention, the operation condition is a wide area for the map after the operation sequence for specifying the first object by two or more operations for the map. An operation having a wide display chunk that is one or more operation sequences to be displayed and a map movement chunk that is one or more operation sequences to be moved with respect to the map, and then specifying a second object by two or more operations on the map A local display chunk that is a sequence of two or more operations for displaying a locality on the map, or a location confirmation chunk that is a sequence of two or more operations for confirming a location on the map, and then a street view The acquired information includes one or more street views on a path between the first object and the second object. A street view automated output device is information for acquiring.

  With this configuration, a street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be appropriately automatically output.

  The street view automatic output device according to the eleventh aspect of the invention is the map output unit according to any one of the fifth to tenth aspects, wherein the street view automatic output unit is associated with an object corresponding to the street view. Is a street view automatic output device that outputs a street view on a map that is being output.

  With this configuration, the street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view sequence can be automatically output on the map in an easy-to-understand manner.

  The street view automatic output system according to the present invention can automatically output a street view corresponding to a user's map operation or street view operation.

Conceptual diagram of street view automatic output system in Embodiment 1 Block diagram of the Street View automatic output system Block diagram of the Street View automatic output device Flowchart for explaining the operation of the street view automatic output device Flow chart for explaining the operation of the output change process A flowchart for explaining the operation of the street view automatic output processing Figure showing the same condition information management table The figure which shows the chunk in the same map operation The figure which shows the chunk in the same street view operation The figure which shows the output example of the street view automatic output device Figure showing the same output example The figure explaining the concept of the street view automatic output device Block diagram of the map automatic output system Overview of the computer system Block diagram of the computer system

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a street view automatic output system and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

  (Embodiment 1)

  In this embodiment, a street view automatic output system that estimates a user's intention from an output map or a street view operation sequence and automatically outputs a street view corresponding to the intention will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the street view to be automatically output is output on a map, for example.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a street view automatic output system in the present embodiment. The street view automatic output system includes one or more map servers 1, one or more street view servers 2, and one or more street view automatic output devices 3. The map server 1 stores map information and is a server device that can transmit map information to the street view automatic output device 3. The street view server 2 is a server device that can acquire a street view and can transmit the acquired street view to the street view automatic output device 3. In addition, the one or more map servers 1, the one or more street view servers 2, and the street view automatic output device 3 are connected via a network such as the Internet and can communicate with each other. The street view automatic output device 3 is a terminal device used by a user, for example, a so-called personal computer, mobile terminal, mobile phone, navigation terminal, television receiver, or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the street view automatic output system in the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the street view automatic output device 3.

  The map server 1 includes a map storage unit 11 and a map transmission unit 12. The map server 1 is a known server device.

  The street view server 2 includes a server street view acquisition unit 21, a control unit 22, and a street view transmission unit 23. The street view server 2 is a known server device.

  The street view automatic output device 3 includes a condition information storage unit 31, a reception unit 32, a map output unit 33, a street view output unit 34, a determination unit 35, a street view acquisition unit 36, and a street view automatic output unit 37.

  The map output unit 33 includes a map receiving unit 331, a map storage unit 332, and a map output unit 333.

  The street view output unit 34 includes street view receiving means 341, street view storage means 342, and street view output means 343.

  The street view acquisition unit 36 includes an object acquisition unit 361, an object type acquisition unit 362, an identical type object acquisition unit 363, a route information acquisition unit 364, and a street view acquisition unit 365.

  The map storage unit 11 can store map information. Map information is information constituting a map. The map information includes, for example, map information (which may be referred to as map symbol information), one or more objects displayed on the map, the type of the object, and route information that is information on one or more routes. The map information is in KIWI format, for example. However, the format, content, etc. of the map information are not questioned. The map information includes, for example, term information including map symbol information indicating a map symbol and position information indicating a term and a position of the term on the map. The map symbol information is, for example, a bitmap or graph data constituting the map. The term has an object (character string) written on a map. The position information is information having longitude and latitude on the map, X and Y coordinate values on a two-dimensional plane, and the like. The map information preferably includes map symbol information and term information for each scale. The object refers to a place name, a building, a scenic spot, a place name, a park, a mountain, or the like displayed on the map. The map storage unit 11 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. The process in which map information is memorize | stored in the map storage part 11 is not ask | required. For example, map information may be stored in the map storage unit 11 via a recording medium, or map information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the map storage unit 11. Alternatively, the map information input via the input device may be stored in the map storage unit 11.

  In response to an instruction from the street view automatic output device 3, the map transmission unit 12 reads map information from the map storage unit 11 and transmits the map information to the street view automatic output device 3. The map transmission unit 12 is usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by broadcasting means.

The server street view acquisition unit 21 acquires a street view. For example, the server street view acquisition unit 21 receives camera information, which is information for acquiring a street view, from the control unit 22 and acquires a street view corresponding to the camera information. The camera information includes, for example, a camera identifier that is a camera identifier, camera zoom information, a direction identifier that identifies the camera direction (direction), and an elevation identifier that identifies the height direction of the camera. Have. The camera identifier may be a camera position (for example, (latitude, longitude)) for identifying the camera. The server street view acquisition unit 21 is a known technique. For example, the server street view acquisition unit 21 stores, for each point, a still image captured by a 360-degree camera together with information indicating the position of the point (for example, (latitude, longitude)). Thus, a still image corresponding to the camera information is acquired using the camera information (here, usually, the zoom information of the camera, the direction identifier, and the elevation identifier). Such a technique is a known technique.
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  The server street view acquisition unit 21 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, a MUP, or the like. The server street view acquisition unit 21 may be considered to include a camera that captures a street view.

  The control unit 22 controls the server street view acquisition unit 21. The control unit 22 receives camera information that is information for acquiring a street view from the street view automatic output device 3, sends the camera information to the server street view acquisition unit 21, and sends the camera information to the server street view acquisition unit 21. Get street view specified by camera information. The control unit 22 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the control unit 22 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The street view transmission unit 23 transmits the street view acquired by the server street view acquisition unit 21 to the street view automatic output device 3. The street view transmission unit 23 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a broadcasting unit.

The condition information storage unit 31 can store one or more condition information. The condition information has one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map. The condition information may include operation conditions and acquisition information. The acquisition information is information for acquiring a street view. The acquired information is, for example, information for specifying a camera that captures a street view and information for controlling the camera. The acquired information may be data or a program. In addition, the operation condition is, for example, a surrounding confirmation chunk that is an operation string for confirming the surroundings with respect to the object direction by two or more operations on the street view after an operation string that specifies an object by two or more operations on the map, and It has an elevation confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming elevation relative to the object direction by two or more operations on the street view, or a point confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming a location. Such an operation condition is an operation condition for generating a point street view. The operation condition is, for example, a surrounding confirmation chunk that is an operation string for confirming the surroundings outside the object direction by two or more operations on the street view after an operation string that specifies the object by two or more operations on the map. And a point confirmation chunk which is an operation sequence for confirming a height or an operation sequence for confirming a point with respect to the outside of the object direction by two or more operations on the street view. Such an operation condition is an operation condition for generating a neighboring street view. The operation condition includes, for example, an operation sequence that specifies a first object by two or more operations on a map, and then a wide area display chunk that is one or more operation sequences that display a wide area on the map, and movement with respect to the map A map movement chunk that is one or more operation sequences to be performed, and then an operation sequence for specifying a second object by two or more operations on the map. Such an operation condition is an operation condition for generating a point comparison street view. The operation condition includes, for example, an operation sequence that specifies a first object by two or more operations on a map, and then a wide area display chunk that is one or more operation sequences that display a wide area on the map, and movement with respect to the map A map movement chunk that is one or more operation sequences to be performed, and then an operation sequence for specifying a second object by two or more operations on the map, and then displaying a local for the map 2 It has a local display chunk that is the above operation sequence or a position confirmation chunk that is two or more operation sequences to confirm the position with respect to the map, and then has a street view movement chunk that moves the street view. Such an operation condition is an operation condition for generating a route search street view. The operation condition is, for example, a regular expression of an operation sequence. The operation condition is, for example, “X [PT] + [PT] * T + [PT] * I +”. Here, X is an operation sequence for specifying an object, for example, “m [mc] + i + m [mc] * M + [PT] +”. In the regular expression of the above operation sequence, an asterisk (*) is used in the meaning of closure and represents that the operation continues zero or more times. The positive symbol (+) is used for the meaning of positive closure and represents that the operation continues one or more times. Furthermore, square brackets ([]) indicate that one character included in the parentheses is matched. The operation condition is, for example, “X [PT] + [PT] * T + [PT] * I +”, “X ₁ [mc] * o + m [mc] * X ₂ ” or “X ₁ [mc] * o + m”. [Mc] * X ₂ m [mc] + i + o + i + M + ”. X ₁ and X ₂ are operation sequences that specify the first object and the second object, respectively. Furthermore, the acquisition information is information for acquiring, for example, two or more street views in the object direction from two or more points in a peripheral area that is within a predetermined area from the object specified by the operation sequence. Such acquisition information is acquisition information for generating a point street view. Further, the acquisition information is information for acquiring two or more street views in the opposite direction of the object from two or more points in the peripheral area that is an area within a predetermined range from the object specified by the operation sequence, for example. . Such acquired information is acquired information for generating a neighboring street view. The acquisition information is information for acquiring a street view of one or more same-type objects that are objects of the same type as the type of the second object, for example. Such acquisition information is acquisition information for generating a point comparison street view. The acquisition information is information for acquiring one or more street views on a route between the first object and the second object, for example. Such acquired information is acquired information for generating a route search street view.

  Note that the operation condition may include a condition including only a street view operation sequence. The acquisition information is information for acquiring map information. In such a case, when an operation sequence that matches the operation conditions is received, the output map is automatically changed.

  That is, the operation condition is a condition that includes only an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map, or a condition that includes an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map and the street view, and the acquisition information is for acquiring the street view. It may be information. In addition, the operation condition is a condition including only an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view, or a condition including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map and the street view, and the acquisition information acquires map information. It may be the information.

  The condition information storage unit 31 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. The process in which the condition information is stored in the condition information storage unit 31 does not matter. For example, the condition information may be stored in the condition information storage unit 31 via a recording medium, and the condition information transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the condition information storage unit 31. Alternatively, the condition information input via the input device may be stored in the condition information storage unit 31.

  The accepting unit 32 accepts an operation sequence. The accepting unit 32 accepts various instructions and data from the user. The various instructions include a map output instruction that is an instruction to output a map, an SV output instruction that is an instruction to output a street view, and the like. The data is, for example, address information. The operation sequence received by the receiving unit 32 is, for example, two or more operations on the map. The operation sequence is, for example, two or more operations on a map and two or more operations on a street view. Furthermore, the operation sequence is, for example, two or more operations on the street view. The operations on the map include a zoom-in operation (the zoom-in operation is hereinafter referred to as symbol [i] or sometimes referred to as i operation), and a zoom-out operation (zoom-out operation is referred to as symbol [o] hereinafter). Or a movement operation (the movement operation may be represented by the symbol [m] or may be referred to as an m operation), or a centering operation (the centering operation may be represented by the symbol [c] hereinafter). Or the c operation). In addition, the operation for the street view is a zoom-in operation (hereinafter referred to as a symbol [I] or sometimes referred to as an I operation), which is an operation for changing the scale to a screen display at a closer distance, or a normal scale. Zoom-out operation (hereinafter referred to as symbol [O] or O operation), and movement operation (hereinafter referred to as symbol [M] or M operation) that changes the position. Left and right operation (hereinafter referred to as symbol [P], sometimes referred to as P operation), and up and down operation (hereinafter referred to as symbol). It may be expressed by [T] or may be referred to as T operation). Needless to say, operations on the map and street view are not limited to the above examples.

  Here, reception is a concept including reception of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, reception of information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, and the like.

  The input means may be anything such as a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, or menu screen. The receiving unit 32 can be realized by a device driver of input means such as a mouse, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

  The map output unit 33 outputs a map. The map output unit 33 normally outputs a map from the map information received from the map server 1. Here, the map is output using map information. In addition, although the map to output is normally received by a communication means using networks, such as the internet, the street view automatic output apparatus 3 may hold | maintain the map previously.

  The map output unit 33 may be considered as including or not including an output device such as a display. The map output unit 33 can be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  The map receiving unit 331 receives map information from the map server 1. The map receiving means 331 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for receiving a broadcast.

  The map storage means 332 stores the map information received by the map receiving means 331 at least temporarily. The map storage means 332 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The map output means 333 outputs a map using the map information of the map storage means 332.

  The street view output unit 34 outputs a street view. The street view output unit 34 normally outputs the street view received from the street view server 2. The street view output unit 34 may or may not include an output device such as a display. The street view output unit 34 may be implemented by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  The street view receiving unit 341 receives a street view from the street view server 2. It is preferable that the street view receiving unit 341 receives the street view and information (for example, (longitude, latitude)) that specifies the position of the camera that captured the street view. The street view receiving means 341 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for receiving a broadcast.

  The street view storage unit 342 stores the street view received by the street view reception unit 341 at least temporarily. The street view storage means 342 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The street view output unit 343 outputs the street view stored in the street view storage unit 342.

  The determination unit 35 determines whether the operation sequence received by the reception unit 32 matches any one or more operation conditions. The determination unit 35 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the determination unit 35 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  When the determination unit 35 determines that the operation condition is met, the street view acquisition unit 36 acquires a street view corresponding to the matching operation condition. Specifically, for example, when the determination unit 35 determines that the operation condition is met, the street view acquisition unit 36 acquires the street view using the acquisition information corresponding to the operation condition. Here, “acquisition” usually means reception by a communication means using a network such as the Internet. The street view acquisition unit 36 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the street view acquisition unit 36 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The object acquisition unit 361 acquires the object specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit 32 from the map information in the map storage unit 332. The object acquisition unit 361 acquires, for example, the object closest to the center point of the output map from the map information in the map storage unit 332 by the operation sequence received by the reception unit 32. The object acquisition unit 361 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the object acquisition unit 361 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The object type acquisition unit 362 acquires the type of the object specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit 32 from the map information in the map storage unit 332. Examples of the object type include a hotel, a restaurant, and a park. The object type acquisition unit 362 preferably acquires the type of the object acquired by the object acquisition unit 361 from the map information in the map storage unit 332. The object type acquisition unit 362 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the object type acquisition unit 362 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The same-type object acquisition unit 363 acquires one or more same-type objects, which are objects of the same type as the object type, from the map information of the map storage unit 332. The same-type object acquisition unit 363 is an object on the output map, and one or more same-type objects, which are objects of the same type as the object type, are acquired from the map information of the map storage unit 332. Is preferred. The same type object acquisition unit 363 is an object within a predetermined distance (threshold) from the object acquired by the object acquisition unit 361, and is one or more same type objects that are the same type as the type of the object. The object may be acquired from the map information in the map storage means 332. The same-type object acquisition unit 363 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the same-type object acquisition unit 363 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The route information acquisition unit 364 acquires route information between two objects specified by the operation sequence received by the receiving unit 32 from the map information of the map storage unit 332. The route information acquisition unit 364 determines that one object is focused by the operation sequence received by the receiving unit 32, and acquires the closest object from the center point of the map when the determination is made. After performing this processing twice, the route information between the two objects of interest is acquired from the map information in the map storage means 332. Note that the route information is information for specifying a route between the first object and the second object of interest. The structure of the route information does not matter. The route information acquisition unit 364 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the route information acquisition unit 364 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The street view acquisition unit 365 acquires a street view corresponding to the matching operation condition. The street view acquisition unit 365 acquires, for example, one or more street views corresponding to one or more same-type objects. In addition, the street view acquisition unit 365 acquires, for example, one or more street views on the route indicated by the route information. Here, one or more street views corresponding to one or more same-type objects are, for example, among the same-type objects, among the street views of the objects closest to the object on the map, or among the same-type objects. A street view that is closest to the object on the map, and is a street view in the direction of the same kind object, or n (n is an integer of 2 or more) street views that are close to the object on the map among the same kind object. Etc. One or more street views corresponding to one or more same-type objects are, for example, street views of objects within a predetermined distance from objects on a map among the same-type objects.

  The street view acquisition means 365 normally receives from one or more street view servers 2 by communication means using a network such as the Internet.

  The street view automatic output unit 37 outputs the street view acquired by the street view acquisition unit 36. The street view automatic output unit 37 preferably outputs the street view on the map output by the map output unit 33. In addition, it is more preferable that the street view automatic output unit 37 outputs the street view on the map output by the map output unit 33 in a manner in which the position of the camera that captured the street view is known. It is further preferable that the street view automatic output unit 37 outputs a street view on the map output by the map output unit 33 in association with an object on the map corresponding to the street view. Here, output refers to display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, transmission to an external device (display device, etc.), storage in a recording medium, other processing devices or other programs, etc. This is a concept that includes delivery of processing results to In addition, the aspect which outputs the street view of the street view automatic output part 37 is not ask | required. The street view automatic output unit 37 may output a street view regardless of the map.

The street view automatic output unit 37 may or may not include an output device such as a display. The street view automatic output unit 37 can be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.
Next, the operation of the street view automatic output system will be described. First, the operation of the map server 1 will be described. The map transmission unit 12 of the map server 1 reads map information from the map storage unit 11 in accordance with an instruction from the street view automatic output device 3, and transmits the map information to the street view automatic output device 3. In addition, the instruction | indication here contains the information which specifies the map information which comprises the map to output. Such information includes, for example, position information of the center point (latitude, longitude) and information indicating the scale of the map. Note that the map server 1 is a known technique, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the street view server 2 will be described. The control unit 22 of the street view server 2 receives camera information that is street view information acquired from the street view automatic output device 3. The camera information includes, for example, a camera identifier that identifies the camera, a direction identifier that identifies the direction of the camera, a vertical identifier that identifies the direction of the camera, and a zoom identifier that is information that identifies the degree of zooming.

  Then, the control unit 22 of the street view server 2 passes the camera information to the server street view acquisition unit 21. Next, the server street view acquisition unit 21 acquires a street view that matches the camera information. For example, the server street view acquisition unit 21 controls a camera corresponding to the camera information according to the camera information to acquire a street view. Next, the street view transmission unit 23 transmits the street view acquired by the server street view acquisition unit 21 to the street view automatic output device 3. In such a case, it is preferable that the street view transmission unit 23 also transmits information indicating the position of the camera.

  Next, the operation of the street view automatic output device 3 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S401) The receiving unit 32 determines whether or not an input of an instruction, data, or the like has been received. If an instruction or the like is accepted, the process goes to step S402. If an instruction or the like is not accepted, the process returns to step S401.

  (Step S402) The receiving unit 32 determines whether or not the instruction received in step S401 is a map output instruction. If it is a map output instruction, go to step S403, and if it is not a map output instruction, go to step S408.

  (Step S403) The map output unit 33 configures a map output instruction to be transmitted to the map server 1 using the instruction received in step S401.

  (Step S404) The map output unit 33 transmits the map output instruction configured in step S403 to the map server 1. The map server 1 that transmits the map output instruction is the map server 1 that can acquire the map specified by the instruction received in step S401.

  (Step S405) The map receiving means 331 of the map output unit 33 determines whether map information has been received from the map server 1. If the map information is received, the process goes to step S406, and if the map information is not received, the process returns to step S405.

  (Step S406) The map receiving means 331 at least temporarily accumulates the map information received in Step S405 in the map storage means 332.

  (Step S407) The map output means 333 uses the map information in the map storage means 332 to output a map corresponding to the map output instruction. The process returns to step S401.

  (Step S408) The reception unit 32 determines whether or not the instruction received in step S401 is an SV output instruction. If it is an SV output instruction, go to step S409, and if it is not an SV output instruction, go to step S414.

  (Step S409) The street view output unit 34 configures an SV output instruction to be transmitted to the street view server 2 using the instruction received in step S401.

  (Step S410) The street view output unit 34 transmits the SV output instruction configured in step S409 to the street view server 2. The street view server 2 that transmits the SV output instruction is the street view server 2 that can acquire the street view specified by the instruction received in step S401.

  (Step S411) The street view receiving means 341 of the street view output unit 34 determines whether or not a street view is received from the street view server 2. If the street view is received, the process goes to step S412, and if the street view is not received, the process returns to step S411.

  (Step S412) The street view receiving unit 341 at least temporarily stores the street view information received in step S411 in the street view storage unit 342.

  (Step S413) The street view output means 343 outputs the street view of the street view storage means 342. The process returns to step S401.

  (Step S414) The accepting unit 32 determines whether or not the instruction received in step S401 is an operation on the map being output or the street view being output. If it is such an operation, go to step S415, and if not, go to step S418.

  (Step S415) The receiving unit 32 adds the received operation to a buffer (not shown). Note that this buffer is provided in the determination unit 35, for example. The buffer may be a non-volatile recording medium or a volatile recording medium.

  (Step S416) The map output unit 33 or the street view output unit 34 changes the output of the map or the street view according to the accepted operation. That is, when the received operation is a map zoom-in operation [i], the map output unit 33 zooms in the displayed map. When the accepted operation is a street view move operation [M], the street view output unit 34 changes the displayed street view to a street view moved according to the operation. Such output change processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S417) The determination unit 35, the street view acquisition unit 36, and the street view automatic output unit 37 perform street view automatic output processing. The street view automatic output process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process returns to step S401.

  (Step S418) A processing unit (not shown) performs an operation according to an instruction or the like. Such an operation does not matter. For example, the operation is an operation of displaying a character string of the input address. The process returns to step S401.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends.

  Next, the output change process of step S416 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the description of the same processing as that of the flowchart of FIG. 4 is omitted.

  (Step S501) The map output unit 33 determines whether or not the instruction received in step S401 is one of map operations. If it is any of the map operations, go to Step S502, and if it is not a map operation, go to Step S503. The map operation includes a zoom-in operation [i], a zoom-out operation [o], a movement operation [m], a centering operation [c], and the like.

  (Step S502) The map output unit 33 configures a map output instruction from the instruction received in step S401 and the map information constituting the map being output. Such processing is a known technique.

  (Step S503) The street view output unit 34 determines whether the instruction received in step S401 is any of the street view operations. If it is any of the street view operations, the process goes to step S504, and if it is not the street view operation, the process goes to step S401 in FIG. The street view operation includes a zoom-in operation [I], a zoom-out operation [O], a movement operation [M], a left / right operation [P], a vertical operation [T], and the like.

  (Step S504) The street view output unit 34 configures an SV output instruction from the instruction received in step S401 and the street view being output. Such processing is a known technique.

  Next, the street view automatic output processing in step S417 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S601) The determination unit 35 reads the operation sequence in the buffer.

  (Step S602) The determination unit 35 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S <b> 603) The determination unit 35 determines whether or not the i-th condition information exists in the condition information storage unit 31. If the i-th condition information exists, the process goes to step S604, and if it does not exist, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S <b> 604) The determination unit 35 reads the operation condition included in the i-th condition information from the condition information storage unit 31.

  (Step S605) The determination unit 35 determines whether or not the operation sequence read in step S601 matches the i-th operation condition. If they match, go to step S606, otherwise go to step S614.

  (Step S606) The street view acquisition unit 36 reads the acquisition information included in the i-th condition information from the condition information storage unit 31.

  (Step S607) The street view acquisition unit 36 acquires street views of one or more points using the i-th acquisition information read in step S606.

  (Step S608) The street view automatic output unit 37 substitutes 1 for a counter j.

  (Step S609) The street view automatic output unit 37 determines whether or not the street view at the j-th point exists in the street views acquired in step S607. If there is a street view at the jth point, the process goes to step S610, and if it does not exist, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S610) The street view automatic output unit 37 generates a window for outputting a street view.

  (Step S611) The street view automatic output unit 37 performs output for associating the jth point (camera position) on the map being output with the window generated in step S610. The output here is, for example, a process of connecting the jth point and one point of the window with a line, or making the color of the dot (figure) indicating the jth point and the frame color of the window the same color. It is. Here, the j-th point on the map being output may be visually associated with the window generated in step S610.

  (Step S612) The street view automatic output unit 37 outputs the street view of the jth point in the window generated in step S610.

  (Step S613) The street view automatic output unit 37 increments the counter j by 1. The process returns to step S609.

  (Step S614) The determination unit 35 increments the counter i by 1. The process returns to step S603.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the street view may be output independently from the map. That is, the street view automatic output unit 37 may output one or more street views side by side in an area other than the map display window.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the street view automatic output system in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the street view automatic output system.

  Now, the condition information storage unit 31 of the street view automatic output device 3 holds the condition information management table shown in FIG. The condition information management table stores one or more condition information. The condition information management table stores one or more records having “ID” and “condition information”. “ID” is information for record management. The “condition information” includes “operation condition” and “acquisition information”.

  The record of “ID = 1” in FIG. 7 indicates a chunk for generating a point street view. When a surrounding confirmation chunk and high / low confirmation chunk or point confirmation chunk occurs in the direction of the object after identifying the object by the point street view generation chunk that generates the point street view, from the surrounding multiple points closest to the object area A street view in the object direction is generated.

  Further, the acquisition information of “ID = 1” in FIG. 7 indicates the following. That is, “X = first object;” substitutes for X the information indicating the first object specified by the chunk “m [mc] + i + m [mc] * M + [PT] +” for specifying the object. It shows that. The object closest to the center on the output map is searched from the map information by the chunk “m [mc] + i + m [mc] * M + [PT] +” for specifying the object, and the first object and To do. Also, “CameraIDS [] = get_CameraID (with a camera around X, the distance from X being within 10 m);” is a camera ID that identifies a camera around X with a distance within 10 m from X. It shows that all are acquired and substituted into the array CameraIDS []. Further, “for (number of IDs in CameraIDS) {SV [i] = get_SV (direction toward CameraIDS [i], X);}” is a street view of each camera identified by the camera ID, It shows that a street view in the direction toward one object is acquired and substituted into the array SV [i].

  A chunk is a meaningful operation sequence. Note that it is possible to limit the object that the user is paying attention to and the information that is being sought by paying attention to the user's operation sequence as a meaningful group. FIG. 8 is a table showing chunks in map operation. As shown in FIG. 8, map operation chunks can be defined in correspondence with user operation sequences. In FIG. 8, four movement chunks, local display chunks, extensive display chunks, and position confirmation chunks are defined as map operation chunks. The movement chunk is an operation for moving the display range of the map in the screen area at the same scale. This is done to check around the current location or when searching for another location. The local display chunk is an operation for limiting the display range and confirming a certain point from the vicinity in more detail. The point of interest is approached by the m and c operations, and the details are confirmed by the i operation. The broad display chunk is an operation when the interest moves from a point of interest to another point. After the map display by the m and i operations, the display is switched to a broad map display by the o operation. In addition, the position confirmation chunk is an operation of switching to a broad map display and performing confirmation, and then returning to the original scale. In order to confirm the positional relationship between the current point and another point, the i operation is performed within the range after performing the o operation.

  As with the map operation, as described above, for example, five types of operations are defined as the basis of the street view operation. Zoom-in (I operation), which is an operation to change the scale to a closer screen display, Zoom-out (O operation), an operation to change to a normal scale, Move (M operation), an operation to change the position, screen Left and right (P operation), which is an operation to move left and right, and up and down (T operation), an operation to move the screen up and down. Similar to map operation chunks, there is a meaningful operation sequence for street view operations. Here, four types of street view operation chunks are defined. The movement chunk, the surrounding confirmation chunk, the point confirmation chunk, and the height confirmation chunk are shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 9, the movement chunk is an operation for changing the current location from one point to another point. The movement chunk is performed by repeating the M operation. The surrounding confirmation chunk is an operation for confirming the surroundings at a certain point, and the surroundings are confirmed by moving the screen by a P operation or a T operation. The point confirmation chunk is an operation for paying attention to a certain point and confirming in detail. After the P operation and the T operation, confirmation is performed in the vicinity by the I operation. Further, the height confirmation chunk is an operation for paying attention to a feature (object) at a certain point and confirming the height, and is confirmed by moving the screen by a T operation.

  Further, the record of “ID = 2” in FIG. 7 indicates a neighboring street view generation chunk. When peripheral confirmation chunks and high / low confirmation chunks or point confirmation chunks occur outside the object direction after the object is specified by the peripheral street view generation chunk, the object in the opposite direction of the object from the surrounding multiple points closest to the object area. Street view is generated.

  Further, the acquisition information of “ID = 2” in FIG. 7 indicates the following. That is, “for (number of IDs in CameraIDS) {SV [i] = get_SV (direction opposite to CameraIDS [i], X);}” is a street view of each camera identified by the camera ID, It shows that a street view in the opposite direction of one object is acquired and assigned to the array SV [i].

  Moreover, the record of “ID = 3” in FIG. 7 indicates a point comparison street view generation chunk. The point comparison street view generation chunk generates an extensive display chunk and a map movement chunk after the object specification (X1), and then maps an object equivalent to the second object in the next object specification (X2). Search from information. Thereby, a street view from the point closest to the searched object is generated. For example, when a certain station (X1) is compared with a certain hotel (X2), the second object (X2) is a hotel, so a hotel within the range of X1 is searched.

  Further, the acquisition information of “ID = 3” in FIG. 7 indicates the following. That is, “X1 = first object;” substitutes information indicating the first object specified by the chunk “m [mc] + i + m [mc] * M + [PT] +” for specifying the object in X1. It shows that. “X2 = second object;” indicates information indicating the second object specified by the chunk “m [mc] + i + m [mc] * M + [PT] +” for specifying the next object in X2. Indicates substitution. “Type = get_Otype (X2);” indicates that the type of the second object is acquired and assigned to the variable “type”. “ObjS [] = get_Obj (type);” indicates that all object IDs for identifying objects having the type of the variable “type” are acquired. Also, “for (number of ObjS) {CameraID = get_CameraID (closest to ObjS [i]); SV [i] = get_SV (direction toward CameraID, ObjS [i]);}” is the camera ID of each object Is obtained, and the street view of the camera ID in the direction toward each object is obtained and assigned to the array SV [i].

  Furthermore, the record of “ID = 4” in FIG. 7 indicates a route search street view generation chunk. When a route search street view generation chunk generates a local display chunk or a location confirmation chunk after point comparison, and when a street view movement chunk occurs from a point where the specified object exists in the screen area, between the two points A route is presented and a street view along the route is generated.

  Further, the acquisition information of “ID = 4” in FIG. 7 indicates the following. That is, “root = get_root (X1, X2);” indicates that the information on the route between X1 and X2 is acquired from the map information and substituted into the variable root. In addition, the process which acquires the route information between two points is a well-known technique. “CameraIDS [] = get_CameraID (camera in root);” indicates that all camera IDs of cameras installed in the route in the variable “root” are acquired and substituted into the array “CameraIDS []”. Also, “for (number of IDs in CameraIDS) {SV [i] = get_SV (CameraIDS [i], direction toward X2);} is a street view of each camera identified by each camera ID, It shows that a street view in the direction toward the two objects is acquired and assigned to the array SV [i].

  In this situation, it is assumed that the user of the street view automatic output device 3 has input a map output instruction having address information.

  And the reception part 32 receives a map output instruction | indication. And the map output part 33 comprises the map output instruction | command (it has address information) transmitted to the map server 1 using the received map output instruction | indication. Next, the map output unit 33 transmits the configured map output instruction to the map server 1. The map receiving unit 331 of the map output unit 33 receives map information from the map server 1. Next, the map receiving means 331 at least temporarily stores the received map information in the map storage means 332. Then, the map output means 333 outputs a map corresponding to the map output instruction using the map information of the map storage means 332.

  Further, it is assumed that the user has input an SV output instruction. Then, the accepting unit 32 accepts an SV output instruction. Next, the street view output unit 34 configures an SV output instruction to be transmitted to the street view server 2 using the received SV output instruction and the map information of the map being output. Next, the street view output unit 34 transmits the configured SV output instruction to the street view server 2. Next, the street view receiving unit 341 of the street view output unit 34 receives the street view from the street view server 2. Then, the street view reception unit 341 temporarily stores the received street view information in the street view storage unit 342 at least temporarily. Next, the street view output unit 343 outputs the street view stored in the street view storage unit 342. An output example of the street view automatic output device 3 in such a case is shown in FIG. The left side of FIG. 10 is a map output, and the right side is a street view output.

  In this situation, it is assumed that the user has operated the output map and street view, and has output a map and street view around Sannomiya Station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

  It is assumed that the operation sequence accumulated in the buffer is “mmmmmcMPTTTPTPTPTI”.

  In such a case, the determination unit 35, the street view acquisition unit 36, and the street view automatic output unit 37 perform street view automatic output processing as follows.

  That is, the determination unit 35 reads the operation sequence “mmmmmcMPTTTPTPTPTI” in the buffer.

  Next, the determination unit 35 sets the operation condition “m [mc] + i + m [mc] * M + [PT] + [PT] + [PT] * T + [PT] * I +” included in the first condition information as a condition. Read from the information management table.

  Next, the determination unit 35 determines that the read operation sequence “mmmmmcMPTTTPTPTPTI” matches the first operation condition.

  Next, the street view acquisition unit 36 reads the acquisition information included in the first condition information from the condition information management table.

  Next, the street view acquisition unit 36 acquires street views of one or more points using the read first acquisition information. That is, the object acquisition unit 361 of the street view acquisition unit 36 acquires position information (for example, (latitude, longitude)) at the center of the map from the map information of the output map. Then, the object acquisition unit 361 determines that the object closest to the central position information is the department store “department X” from the map information. That is, the object acquisition unit 361 determines that the currently focused object (first object) is “department X”. Then, the object acquisition unit 361 substitutes “department X” for the variable X.

  Next, the street view acquisition unit 365 of the street view acquisition unit 36 executes “CameraIDS [] = get_CameraID (a camera around X, the distance from X is within 10 m);” Then, the camera ID of the camera whose distance from the department store X is within 10 m is acquired. Here, it is assumed that three camera IDs have been acquired. Then, the street view acquisition unit 365 substitutes three camera IDs into the array CameraIDS [].

  Next, the street view acquisition means 365 is identified by three camera IDs from “for (number of IDs in CameraIDS) {SV [i] = get_SV (direction toward CameraIDS [i], X);}”. For each camera, a street view in the direction toward the department store X is acquired and assigned to the array SV [i].

  Next, the street view automatic output unit 37 generates a window in association with the position of each camera, and outputs a street view in each window. An example of such output is shown in FIG. Here, the street view also includes information indicating the position of the camera.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user's intention can be estimated from the user's map operation or street view operation, and the street view corresponding to the intention can be automatically output.

  According to the specific example of the present embodiment, the street view is automatically generated when the conditions of the map operation sequence and the street view operation sequence are met. However, the operation condition is a condition for only the operation sequence of the map, and the acquisition information may be acquisition information for acquiring the street view. In such a case, it is possible to output a street view corresponding to the intention of the map operation. Further, the operation condition may be a condition for only an operation sequence of street view, and the acquisition information may be acquisition information for acquiring map information. In such a case, it is possible to output a map corresponding to the intention of the street view operation. The concept of this is shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, a street view operation sequence may be received, and a map corresponding to the operation condition may be automatically output when the operation sequence matches the operation condition. The apparatus (map automatic output device 4) in such a case includes a condition information storage unit that can store one or more condition information having one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on a map; A street view output unit that outputs a street view, a reception unit that receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view, and an operation sequence that is received by the reception unit matches any one or more of the operation conditions. A determination unit that determines whether or not the map information acquisition unit acquires the map information corresponding to the matching operation condition when the determination unit determines that the operation condition is met, and the map information It is the map automatic output apparatus 4 which comprises the map automatic output part which uses and outputs a map.

  In such a case, the map automatic output device 4 further includes a map output unit that outputs a map in addition to the above configuration, and the operation condition includes two or more operations on the map and two or more operations on the street view. The operation unit may receive an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map and two or more operations on the street view. A block diagram of an automatic map output system including the automatic map output device 4 is shown in FIG.

  Needless to say, the operation conditions and the acquired information in FIG. 7 are examples.

  Furthermore, the processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Further, this software may be recorded and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This also applies to other embodiments in this specification. Note that the software that implements the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the following program. That is, this program stores one or more condition information having one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on a map in a recording medium, and outputs the map to the computer. A map output unit, a reception unit that receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map, and a determination that determines whether the operation sequence received by the reception unit matches any one or more of the operation conditions And a street view acquisition unit that acquires a street view corresponding to the matching operation condition, and a street view automatic output unit that outputs the street view when the determination unit determines that the operation condition is met. It is a program to make it function as.

  Further, in the above program, the computer is further caused to function as a street view output unit that outputs a street view, and the operation condition includes an operation sequence having two or more operations on the map and two or more operations on the street view. It is preferable that the accepting unit causes the computer to function as accepting an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map and two or more operations on the street view.

  In the above program, the storage medium stores one or more condition information including operation conditions and acquisition information that is information for acquiring a street view. The street view acquisition unit includes the determination unit. However, when it is determined that the operation condition is satisfied, it is preferable to cause the computer to function as the one that acquires the street view using the acquisition information corresponding to the operation condition.

  In the above program, it is preferable that the street view automatic output unit causes the computer to function as a unit that outputs the street view on the map output by the map output unit.

  In the above program, the map information, which is information constituting the map, includes one or more objects displayed on the map and the type of the object, and the street view acquisition unit includes the reception unit. An object acquisition means for acquiring an object specified by the accepted operation sequence from the map information, an object type acquisition means for acquiring the type of the object from the map information, an object on the map, and Same-type object acquisition means for acquiring one or more same-type objects that are the same type of object from the map information, and street view for acquiring one or more street views corresponding to the one or more same-type objects A computer functioning as an acquisition means Thereby it is preferred.

  In the above program, the map information that is information constituting the map has route information that is information on one or more routes displayed on the map, and the street view acquisition unit is received by the reception unit. A computer comprising: route information obtaining means for obtaining route information between two objects specified by the operation sequence; and street view obtaining means for obtaining one or more street views on the route indicated by the route information. It is preferable to function.

FIG. 14 shows the external appearance of a computer that executes the program described in this specification to realize the street view automatic output device and the like of the above-described embodiment. The above-described embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon. FIG. 14 is an overview diagram of the computer system 340, and FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the computer system 340.
In FIG. 14, the computer system 340 includes a computer 341 including an FD drive and a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard 342, a mouse 343, and a monitor 344.

  In FIG. 15, in addition to the FD drive 3411 and the CD-ROM drive 3412, the computer 341 stores an MPU 3413, a bus 3414 connected to the CD-ROM drive 3412 and the FD drive 3411, and a program such as a bootup program. A RAM 3416 for temporarily storing application program instructions and providing a temporary storage space; and a hard disk 3417 for storing application programs, system programs, and data. Although not shown here, the computer 341 may further include a network card that provides connection to the LAN.

  A program for causing the computer system 340 to execute functions such as the street view automatic output device of the above-described embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 3501 or the FD 3502, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 3412 or the FD drive 3411, and It may be transferred to the hard disk 3417. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 341 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 3417. The program is loaded into the RAM 3416 at the time of execution. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 3501, the FD 3502, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 341 to execute functions such as the street view automatic output device according to the above-described embodiment. The program only needs to include an instruction portion that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 340 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  In the above program, in the step of transmitting information, the step of receiving information, etc., processing performed by hardware, for example, processing performed by a modem or an interface card in the transmission step (only performed by hardware) Processing) is not included.

  Further, the computer that executes the program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  In each of the above embodiments, it is needless to say that two or more communication means (terminal information transmission unit, terminal information reception unit, etc.) existing in one device may be physically realized by one medium. .

In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the street view automatic output system according to the present invention has an effect that the street view corresponding to the user's map operation sequence or street view operation sequence can be automatically output, and is useful as a street view automatic output system or the like. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Map server 2 Street view server 3 Street view automatic output apparatus 11 Map storage part 12 Map transmission part 21 Server street view acquisition part 22 Control part 23 Street view transmission part 31 Condition information storage part 32 Reception part 33 Map output part 34 Street view Output unit 35 Judgment unit 36 Street view acquisition unit 37 Street view automatic output unit 331 Map reception unit 332 Map storage unit 333 Map output unit 341 Street view reception unit 342 Street view storage unit 343 Street view output unit 361 Object acquisition unit 362 Object type Acquisition means 363 Same-type object acquisition means 364 Route information acquisition means 365 Street view acquisition means

Claims (15)

A condition information storage unit capable of storing one or more condition information including one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on a map and acquisition information that is information for acquiring a street view ; ,
A map output unit for outputting a map;
An accepting unit that accepts an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map;
A determination unit that determines whether the operation sequence received by the reception unit matches any one or more of the operation conditions;
The determination unit, when performing the determination that meets the operating conditions, by using the acquired information corresponding to the operating conditions of the matches, the street view acquisition unit that acquires Street View,
A street view automatic output device comprising a street view automatic output unit for outputting the street view. A street view output unit for outputting the street view is further provided.
The operating conditions are:
A condition that includes an operation sequence having two or more operations on a map and two or more operations on a street view,
The reception unit
The street view automatic output device according to claim 1, wherein the street view automatic output device receives two or more operations on the map and an operation sequence which is two or more operations on the street view. The street view automatic output unit
The street view automatic output device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the street view is output on a map output by the map output unit. The map information that is information constituting the map is:
Having one or more objects displayed on the map and the type of the object,
The street view acquisition unit
An object acquisition means for acquiring an object specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit from the map information;
Object type acquisition means for acquiring the type of the object from the map information;
Same-type object acquisition means for acquiring one or more same-type objects that are objects on the map and that are the same type of object as the type of the object, from the map information;
The street view automatic output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising street view acquisition means for acquiring one or more street views corresponding to the one or more same-type objects. The map information that is information constituting the map is:
It has route information that is information about one or more routes displayed on the map,
The street view acquisition unit
Route information acquisition means for acquiring route information between two objects specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit;
The street view automatic output device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising street view acquisition means for acquiring one or more street views on the route indicated by the route information. The operating conditions are:
After an operation sequence for specifying an object by two or more operations on the map, a surrounding confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the surroundings with respect to the object direction by two or more operations on the street view, and two or more operations on the street view It has a height confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the height relative to the object direction or a point confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming a location
The acquired information is
The street view automatic according to claim 2, which is information for acquiring two or more street views in the object direction from two or more points in a peripheral area that is an area within a predetermined area from the object specified by the operation sequence. Output device. The operating conditions are:
After an operation sequence for specifying an object by two or more operations on the map, a surrounding confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the surroundings outside the object direction by two or more operations on the street view, and two or more operations on the street view Has a height confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the height relative to outside the object direction or a point confirmation chunk that is an operation sequence for confirming the location,
The acquired information is
The street according to claim 2, which is information for acquiring two or more street views in the opposite direction of the object from two or more points in a peripheral area that is an area within a predetermined area from the object specified by the operation sequence. View automatic output device. The operating conditions are:
After an operation sequence that specifies a first object by two or more operations on a map, a wide area display chunk that is one or more operation sequences that display a wide area on the map, and one or more operation sequences that move on the map A map movement chunk, and then an operation sequence for specifying a second object by two or more operations on the map,
The acquired information is
The street view automatic output device according to claim 4, which is information for acquiring a street view of one or more objects of the same type that are objects of the same type as the type of the second object. The map information that is information constituting the map is:
It has route information that is information about one or more routes displayed on the map,
The street view acquisition unit
Route information acquisition means for acquiring route information between two objects specified by the operation sequence received by the reception unit;
Street view acquisition means for acquiring one or more street views on the route indicated by the route information;
The operating conditions are:
After an operation sequence that specifies a first object by two or more operations on a map, a wide area display chunk that is one or more operation sequences that display a wide area on the map, and one or more operation sequences that move on the map Local display that has a map movement chunk, then has an operation sequence that identifies a second object by two or more operations on the map, and then displays two or more operation sequences that display a locality on the map A location chunk that is a sequence of two or more operations for confirming a location relative to the chunk or the map, and then a street view movement chunk that moves the street view,
The acquired information is
The street view automatic output device according to claim 2, which is information for acquiring one or more street views on a path between the first object and the second object. A condition information storage unit capable of storing one or more condition information having one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view and acquisition information that is information for acquiring map information. When,
A street view output unit that outputs street view;
A reception unit that receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view;
A determination unit that determines whether the operation sequence received by the reception unit matches any one or more of the operation conditions;
The determination unit, when performing the determination that meets the operating conditions, by using the acquired information corresponding to the operating conditions of the matches, a map information acquiring section for acquiring map information,
A map automatic output device comprising: a map automatic output unit for outputting a map using the map information. The street view automatic output unit
The street view automatic output device according to any one of claims 4 to 9 , wherein a street view is output on a map output by the map output unit in association with an object corresponding to the street view. On the recording medium,
Storing one or more condition information having one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on a map and acquisition information that is information for acquiring a street view ;
A street view automatic output method that can be realized by a map output unit, a reception unit, a determination unit, a street view acquisition unit, and a street view automatic output unit,
The map output section, and a map output step of outputting the map,
The receiving unit includes a receiving step of receiving an operation sequence wherein there are two or more of operations on the map,
A determining step of the determining section, the operation sequence that has been received by the receiving step determines whether matching the one or more of any of the operating conditions,
The street view acquisition unit, in the determining step, when performing determination that meets the operating conditions, by using the acquired information corresponding to the operating conditions of the matches, the street view acquiring Street View,
The street view automatic output unit, Street View automatic output method comprising the street view automatic output step of outputting the street view. On the recording medium,
Storing one or more condition information having one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on a map and acquisition information that is information for acquiring a street view ;
Computer
A map output unit for outputting a map;
An accepting unit that accepts an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the map;
A determination unit that determines whether the operation sequence received by the reception unit matches any one or more of the operation conditions;
The determination unit, when performing the determination that meets the operating conditions, by using the acquired information corresponding to the operating conditions of the matches, the street view acquisition unit that acquires Street View,
A program for causing a street view automatic output unit to output the street view. On the recording medium,
Storing one or more condition information including one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view and acquisition information that is information for acquiring map information;
A map automatic output method realized by a street view output unit, a reception unit, a determination unit, a map information acquisition unit, and a map automatic output unit,
The street view output unit outputs a street view; a street view output step;
A reception step in which the reception unit receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view;
A determination step in which the determination unit determines whether or not the operation sequence received in the reception step matches any one or more of the operation conditions;
If the map information acquisition unit determines that the operation condition is met in the determination step, the map information acquisition step of acquiring map information using the acquisition information corresponding to the matching operation condition;
A map automatic output method, wherein the map automatic output unit includes a map automatic output step of outputting a map using the map information. On the recording medium,
Storing one or more condition information including one or more operation conditions that are conditions including an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view and acquisition information that is information for acquiring map information;
Computer
A street view output unit that outputs street view;
A reception unit that receives an operation sequence that is two or more operations on the street view;
A determination unit that determines whether the operation sequence received by the reception unit matches any one or more of the operation conditions;
A map information acquisition unit that acquires map information using the acquisition information corresponding to the matching operation condition when the determination unit determines that the operation condition is satisfied;
The program for functioning as a map automatic output part which outputs a map using the said map information.