JP5665767B2 - Information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, information distribution method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an advertisement distribution server that distributes advertisement data to mobile communication terminals, an advertisement data storage unit that stores advertisement data and position data representing latitude and longitude in association with the advertisement data, and a map distribution server. The first receiving unit that receives the terminal position data representing the latitude and longitude of the mobile communication terminal transmitted from, and the position data representing the predetermined range from the latitude and longitude represented by the terminal position data received by the first receiving unit An advertisement distribution server comprising: a first control unit that reads associated advertisement data from an advertisement data storage unit; and a first transmission unit that transmits advertisement data read from the advertisement data storage unit to a mobile communication terminal. It is disclosed.

JP 2006-279182 A

  The present invention provides an information distribution system that can easily acquire information associated with a current position.

  The information distribution apparatus according to the present invention is configured to associate an association unit that associates distribution information to be distributed with a section on a map that is divided so as not to overlap each other, and a current position where the portable communication terminal exists from a portable communication terminal. Receiving means for receiving present current position data, obtaining means for obtaining distribution information associated with the section containing the current position represented by the received current position data by the associating means, and obtained by the obtaining means Transmitting means for transmitting the distribution information to the portable communication terminal.

  Preferably, it further has an auction execution means for executing an Internet auction for each of the sections on the map that are partitioned so as not to overlap each other.

  Preferably, the associating means associates distribution information with a section of a three-dimensional space divided by longitude, latitude and altitude, and the receiving means receives a current position including longitude, latitude and altitude from the portable communication terminal. The data is received, and the acquisition means acquires distribution information associated with the received current position data.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention relates to an association function for associating distribution information to be distributed to sections on a map divided so as not to overlap with each other, and a current position where the mobile communication terminal exists from the mobile communication terminal. A receiving function for receiving present position data to be represented, an acquisition function for obtaining distribution information associated with the section containing the position represented by the received current position data by the association function, and a distribution obtained by the obtaining function A transmission function for transmitting information to the portable communication terminal is realized by a computer.

  In addition, the information distribution method according to the present invention includes an associating step in which a computer associates distribution information to be distributed with a section on a map that is divided so as not to overlap each other, and the portable communication terminal includes: A receiving step of receiving current position data representing an existing current position, and a location information acquiring step of acquiring distribution information associated by the association step in a section including a position represented by the received current position data; And a transmission step in which the computer transmits the acquired distribution information to the mobile communication terminal.

  According to the present invention, information associated with the current position can be easily acquired.

It is a figure which illustrates the whole structure of the place information delivery system. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a location information distribution program 100. FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the map data. It is a figure which illustrates location information DB108. It is a flowchart which illustrates registration process S10. It is a flowchart which illustrates place information delivery processing S20. It is a figure which illustrates the registration screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating screen transition in the mobile communication terminal 20. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a location information distribution program 400. FIG. It is a flowchart which illustrates auction process S30. 5 is a diagram illustrating an auction screen 500. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the location information distribution system 1.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the location information distribution system 1 includes a location information distribution device 10 and a mobile communication terminal 20. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the location information distribution system 1 includes a content server 30 and a registration computer 40. The mobile communication terminal 20 is connected to the communication network 50 using radio waves, and is further connected to the location information distribution device 10 and the content server 30 via the communication network 50. The registration computer 40 is connected to the location information distribution apparatus 10 via the communication network 50.
Note that the communication network 40 is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, the Internet, a mobile phone communication network, and a LAN (Local Area Network). In this figure, communication devices (such as a modem) for connecting to the communication network 40 are omitted.

The location information distribution apparatus 10 is a computer including a CPU and a storage medium, and executes a location information distribution program 100 (described later with reference to FIG. 2). The location information distribution apparatus 10 has map data (described later with reference to FIG. 3) partitioned in a grid pattern, and stores location information in association with the partitioned partition. Here, the section is an area on the map that is partitioned so as not to overlap each other. The location information distribution device 10 is referred to as data (hereinafter referred to as “current position data”) representing coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the current position where the mobile communication terminal 20 exists from the mobile communication terminal 20 via the communication network 40. ). Then, the location information distribution device 10 acquires location information (described later with reference to FIG. 4) associated with a section including the coordinates represented by the received current location data from the storage medium, and the acquired location information is portable communication. It transmits to the terminal 20.
The location information is information associated with the current position, and is arbitrary according to the purpose of use of the user. The location information in this embodiment includes a URL or an IP address for accessing a Web site operated in the content server 30. The user can obtain information associated with the current position by accessing a Web site operated in the content server 30.

The mobile communication terminal 20 acquires the coordinates of the current position where the mobile communication terminal 20 exists. The means by which the mobile communication terminal 20 acquires the coordinates of the current position is not particularly limited. For example, the mobile communication terminal 20 may acquire the coordinates of the current position where the mobile communication terminal 20 exists using a GPS (Global Positioning System) function or the like. Next, the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the acquired coordinates of the current position to the location information distribution device 10. Then, the mobile communication terminal 20 acquires location information associated with the current position where the mobile communication terminal 20 exists from the location information distribution device 10.
In the present embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 20 further accesses a website operated in the content server 30 by using the URL or IP address included in the location information acquired from the location information distribution apparatus 10, and from this website Get information associated with the current location.
Note that the mobile communication terminal 20 only needs to have at least a function of acquiring the coordinates of the current position, a function of communicating using radio waves, and a function of displaying data. For example, the mobile communication terminal 20 may be a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). ), Or a notebook computer.

  The content server 30 operates a website and transmits a web page including information associated with the current position to the mobile communication terminal 20 that has accessed the website. Information associated with the current position distributed by the content server 30 is represented by text, an image, audio, or the like. For example, the content server 30 provides tourism information related to each position (section) as a Web site.

The registration computer 40 registers the location information in the location information distribution apparatus 10 via the communication network 50.
In the present embodiment, the registration computer 40 causes the user to select a section of the map data according to the Web page distributed from the location information distribution apparatus 10 and input the location information associated with this section. The registration computer 40 transmits the section data representing the section selected by the user and the place information input by the user to the place information distribution apparatus 10. Then, the location information distribution apparatus 10 receives the transmitted segment data and location information, and similarly stores the received location information in association with the segment of the map data represented by the received segment data in the storage medium.
The section data is not particularly limited as long as it is information specifying the section in the map data. For example, the section data is represented by coordinates in the map data.

  According to the location information distribution system 1 described above, the user can operate the mobile communication terminal 20 at any location where the mobile communication terminal 20 can connect to the communication network 50 using radio waves. Information associated with the location can be easily obtained at any time.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the location information distribution program 100.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the location information distribution program 100 includes a data transmission / reception unit 102, an association unit 104, and a location information acquisition unit 110. The location information distribution program 100 accesses the map data 106 and the location information database (location information DB) 108 stored in the storage medium. The location information distribution program 100 is executed using hardware resources (such as a CPU and a storage medium) of the location information distribution apparatus 10.

The data transmission / reception unit 102 (transmission unit and reception unit) transmits / receives data to / from the mobile communication terminal 20 or the registration computer 40 via the communication network 50.
In the present embodiment, the data transmission / reception unit 102 executes a Web server and uses a predetermined Web page (see FIGS. 7 and 8) according to the URL or IP address specified in the mobile communication terminal 20 or the registration computer 40. Are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 20 or the registration computer 40. Further, the data transmission / reception unit 102 receives data input to the transmitted web page from the mobile communication terminal 20 or the registration computer 40.

The associating unit 104 (associating means) divides the map data 106 into a grid pattern, and associates the location information with the sections formed by the classification.
In the present embodiment, the associating unit 104 acquires partition data and location information from the registration computer 40 via the data transmitting / receiving unit 102. The associating unit 104 calculates a section of the map data 106 that includes the coordinates represented by the section data. The associating unit 104 adds the section ID assigned to the calculated section (described later with reference to FIG. 4) to the acquired place information and stores it in the place information DB 108.

The location information acquisition unit 110 (acquisition means) acquires the location information associated by the associating unit 104 in the section including the coordinates represented by the current position data received by the data transmitting / receiving unit 102.
In this embodiment, the location information acquisition unit 110 receives current position data from the mobile communication terminal 20 via the data transmission / reception unit 102. The location information acquisition unit 110 calculates a section of the map data 106 including the coordinates represented by the received current position data. The location information acquisition unit 110 acquires location information having a zone ID assigned to the calculated zone from the location information DB 108. The location information acquisition unit 110 transmits the acquired location information to the mobile communication terminal 20 via the data transmission / reception unit 102.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the map data 106.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the map data 106 represents an arbitrarily scaled map. The map represented by the map data 106 is divided into a grid. The size of one section formed by this division is not particularly limited, but is preferably a range including an error in coordinates of the current position acquired by the mobile communication terminal 20. For example, in the case of the GPS function of a mobile phone, the error in the coordinates of the current position is about 10 m at the maximum, so the size of one section in this case is preferably 25 m square.
In addition, a section ID is assigned to each section of the map data 106 divided into a grid.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the location information DB 108.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the location information DB 108 includes, as data items, a section ID, a user ID, a URL / IP address, and a button name. Note that the data items of the location information DB 108 are not limited to these, and may include at least data specifying a section of the map data 106 and information associated with the current position.
Hereinafter, each data item of the location information DB 108 in the present embodiment will be described.

  The section ID is information for specifying the section of the map data 106. The section ID is expressed by combining numbers, symbols, characters, and the like.

  The user ID is information for specifying the user who registered the location information. The user ID is represented by combining numbers, symbols, characters, and the like.

  The URL / IP address represents an access destination of a Web site operated in the content server 30.

The button name is given on the button that prompts access to the Web site indicated by the URL / IP address. The button name is represented by an arbitrary character string.
In this embodiment, a plurality of combinations of URL / IP addresses and button names can be associated with one section ID.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the registration process S10.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, in step 100 (S <b> 100), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 determines whether or not there is a connection from the registration computer 40 on the registration screen (described later with reference to FIG. 7). When there is a connection from the registration computer 40, the location information distribution program 100 proceeds to S102, and when there is no connection from the registration computer 40, the location information distribution program 100 proceeds to S100.

  In step 102 (S102), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 transmits a registration screen to the registration computer 40.

  In step 104 (S104), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 determines whether or not section data and location information have been received from the registration computer 40 via the registration screen. The location information distribution program 100 proceeds to S106 when the division data and the location information are received from the registration computer, and proceeds to S104 when the division data and the location information are not received from the registration computer.

  In step 106 (S106), the associating unit 104 calculates a section of the map data 106 that includes the coordinates represented by the section ID received in S104. Then, the associating unit 104 adds the section ID assigned to the calculated section to the acquired location information.

  In step 108 (S108), the associating unit 104 stores the location information to which the section ID is added in S106 in the location information DB 108.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the location information distribution process S20.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, in step 200 (S <b> 200), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 determines whether or not there is a connection from the mobile communication terminal 20 on the current position acquisition screen (described later with reference to FIG. 8). The location information distribution program 100 proceeds to S202 when there is a connection from the mobile communication terminal 20, and proceeds to S200 when there is no connection from the mobile communication terminal 20.

  In step 202 (S202), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 transmits a current position acquisition screen to the mobile communication terminal 20.

  In step 204 (S204), the data transmitter / receiver 102 determines whether or not the current position data has been received from the mobile communication terminal 20 via the current position acquisition screen. The location information distribution program 100 proceeds to S206 when the current location data is received from the mobile communication terminal 20, and proceeds to S204 when the current location data is not received from the mobile communication terminal 20.

  In step 206 (S206), the data transmission / reception unit 102 transmits a current position acquisition screen (described later with reference to FIG. 8) to the mobile communication terminal 20.

  In step 208 (S208), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 determines whether or not the reception of the current position data from the mobile communication terminal 20 is completed. The location information distribution program 100 proceeds to S210 when the reception of the current position data is completed, and proceeds to S206 when the reception of the current position data is not completed.

  In step 210 (S210), the location information acquisition unit 110 calculates a section of the map data 106 that includes the coordinates represented by the current position data received in S208. And the location information acquisition part 110 acquires the location information which has the division ID allocated to the calculated division from location information DB108.

  In step 212 (S212), the location information acquisition unit 110 transmits a location information screen (described later with reference to FIG. 8) including the location information acquired in S210 to the mobile communication terminal 20.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a registration screen 200.
As illustrated in FIG. 7, the registration screen 200 includes a map 210 for selecting a section, an input area 220 for inputting a user ID, an input area 230 for inputting a URL / password, and an input area 240 for inputting a button name. And a Web page composed of a registration button 250 and a cancel button 260.

  The user selects a section from the map 210. The user inputs the user ID, URL / IP address, and button name associated with the selected section in the respective input areas 220, 230, and 240. When the registration button 250 is pressed by the user, the registration screen 200 displays the section data representing the selected section, the input user ID, the URL / IP address, and the place information representing the button name as the place. It transmits to the information delivery apparatus 10. When the cancel button 260 is pressed by the user, all information input on the registration screen 200 is deleted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating screen transition in the mobile communication terminal 20.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, the screen in the mobile communication terminal 20 transitions in the order of a current position acquisition screen 310, a current position acquisition screen 320, a location information screen 330, and a content screen 340.

  The current position acquisition screen 310 is a Web page that is transmitted first when the mobile communication terminal 20 accesses the location information distribution apparatus 10. The current position acquisition screen 310 is a program for acquiring the coordinates of the current position using a GPS function or the like provided in the mobile communication terminal 20 when the button 312 labeled “Acquire current position” is pressed. Is executed by the mobile communication terminal 20. When the mobile communication terminal 20 acquires the coordinates of the current position by the executed program, the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits current position data representing the acquired coordinates of the current position to the place information distribution device 10.

  The current position acquisition screen 320 is a Web page displayed after the button 312 is pressed on the current position acquisition screen 310. The current position acquisition screen 320 indicates the progress of acquisition of the coordinates of the current position in the mobile communication terminal 20 by the progress bar 322.

  The location information screen 330 is a Web page including location information acquired by the location information distribution apparatus 10. The location information screen 330 displays a button 332 having a button name included in the location information and having a URL / IP address associated with the button name in the location information as a link destination.

  The content screen 340 is a Web page distributed from the content server 30 after the button 332 is pressed on the location information screen 330. On the content screen 340, information associated with the current position distributed from the content server 30 is displayed.

According to the location information distribution system 1 described above, the user can obtain information associated with the current position by a simple operation with only a click without requiring a character input operation on the mobile communication terminal 20. In particular, since the sections in this example do not overlap each other, information to be distributed can be uniquely determined.
In addition, according to the location information distribution system 1, it is not necessary to install a guide plate or the like for guiding a person for each location. For example, in a sightseeing spot, the user can enjoy sightseeing while operating the mobile communication terminal 20 and watching a sightseeing id distributed as location information. In addition, for example, in a store, the user can enjoy shopping while operating the mobile communication terminal 20 and viewing information such as stores and products handled as location information. In addition, for example, when waiting for a restaurant order, the user knows that the turn has come by a seating availability notification delivered as location information, or responds to a questionnaire survey delivered as location information. Can be crushed.
The location information is distributed when the user actually goes to a location corresponding to the section of the map data 106 associated with the location information. For this reason, for example, if local limited information is distributed as location information, a customer attraction effect that attracts customers to the location is expected.
Further, the location information distribution system 1 can create a business that sells the right of associating location information to each section of the map data 106 divided into a grid pattern to consumers. Each section of the map data 106 is expected to be in demand because it has various utility values depending on the actual location.

[Modification 1]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the location information distribution program 400.
As illustrated in FIG. 9, the location information distribution program 400 has a configuration in which an auction execution unit 412 is added to the location information distribution program 100 of FIG.

The auction execution unit 412 performs an auction for the sections of the map data 106 divided into a grid.
In this modification, the auction execution unit 412 receives an auction participation from a user who operates the registration computer 40 via the data transmission / reception unit 102, and further, an auction period and an amount from the user (bidder) who has accepted the auction participation. Accept input. After the auction period has elapsed, the auction execution unit 412 determines the winning bidder, and notifies the user who has won the winning bidder a notification by e-mail or the like. After confirming the payment from the winning bidder, the auction execution unit 412 notifies the winning bidder of the user ID for registering the location information by e-mail or the like. Then, the auction execution unit 412 associates the user ID notified to the successful bidder with the block ID assigned to the block of the map data 106 that has been awarded, and stores it in the location information DB 108. The means for confirming payment from the successful bidder is not particularly limited. For example, the auction execution unit 412 may confirm whether or not the designated account has received money from the successful bidder in cooperation with the bank system.

  In this modified example, when the associating unit 104 stores location information in the location information DB 108 in association with the successful bid section, the user ID included in the stored location information and the location already stored in the location information DB 108 are stored. It is determined whether or not the user ID included in the information (having the same section ID as the stored location information) matches. Then, only when the user IDs match, the associating unit 104 stores the location information associated with the successful bid section in the location information DB 108. As a result, only the successful bidder can associate the location information with the successful bid section.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the auction process S30.
As illustrated in FIG. 10, in step 300 (S <b> 300), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 determines whether or not there is a connection from the registration computer 40 on the auction screen (described later with reference to FIG. 11). The location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S302 when there is a connection from the registration computer 40, and proceeds to S300 when there is no connection from the registration computer 40.

  In step 302 (S302), the data transmitting / receiving unit 102 transmits the auction screen to the registration computer 40.

  In step 304 (S304), the auction execution unit 412 determines whether or not the auction participation is accepted from the registration computer 40 via the auction screen. The location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S306 when the auction participation is accepted, and proceeds to S304 when the auction participation is not accepted.

  In step 306 (S306), the auction execution unit 412 determines whether or not an amount has been input from the registration computer 40 via the auction screen. If there is an amount input, the location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S308, and if there is no amount input, the location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S306.

  In step 308 (S308), the auction execution unit 412 determines whether or not the auction period has elapsed. The location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S312 when the auction period has elapsed, and proceeds to S310 when the auction period has not elapsed.

  In step 310 (S310), the auction execution unit 412 determines whether or not there is an amount input continuously from the registration computer 40 via the auction screen. The location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S306 when there is an amount input continuously, and ends when there is no amount input continuously.

  In step 312 (S312), the auction execution unit 412 determines the user of the registration computer 40 that has input the maximum amount as a successful bidder.

  In step 314 (S314), the auction execution unit 412 notifies the successful bidder of a notice that a successful bid has been made by e-mail or the like.

  In step 316 (S316), the auction execution unit 412 determines whether or not the payment from the successful bidder has been confirmed. The location information distribution program 400 proceeds to S318 when the payment from the successful bidder is confirmed, and proceeds to S316 when the payment from the successful bidder is not confirmed.

  In step 318 (S318), the auction execution unit 412 notifies the successful bidder of the user ID for registering the location information by e-mail or the like.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an auction screen 500.
As illustrated in FIG. 11, the auction screen 500 is a Web page including a map 510 for selecting a section, a bid participation button 520, and a cancel button 530.

  The user selects a section from the map 510. At this time, the auction status for the selected section is displayed below the map 510. The user presses the bid participation button 520 when participating in an auction targeting the selected section. Then, after the bid participation button 520 is pressed, the user can input a bid amount. When the auction is to be stopped, the user presses a cancel button 530.

  According to the configuration and operation described above, the location information distribution system 1 can execute an auction for a section of the map data 106 having a high utility value.

[Modification 2]
The sections of the map data 106 of the above embodiment can be further divided into layers according to the language, usage layer, usage scene, usage time, etc. included in the location information. The language represents the type of language included in the location information distributed to the mobile communication terminal 20. For example, the language represents Japanese, English, Chinese, or the like. The usage layer represents the altitude of the place where the mobile communication terminal 20 exists. For example, the usage layer indicates the floor level of the basement or the ground. The usage scene represents a scene when the mobile communication terminal 20 is used. For example, the usage scene represents sightseeing, shopping, work, disaster, or the like. The usage time represents a time zone when the mobile communication terminal 20 is used. For example, the usage time represents early morning, morning, noon, afternoon, or midnight.
In this case, the associating unit 104 (associating means) in the location information distribution apparatus 10 stores the location information in a hierarchy formed by classifying the sections of the map data 106 according to language, usage layer, usage scene, usage time, or the like. Are stored in the storage medium in association with each other. In addition to the current position data, the mobile communication terminal 20 further acquires a language, a usage layer, a usage scene, or a usage time, and data representing the acquired language, usage layer, usage scene, or usage time (hereinafter, “ "Additional data") is transmitted to the location information distribution apparatus 10. The data transmission / reception unit 102 (reception unit) in the location information distribution device 10 receives current position data and additional data from the mobile communication terminal 20. The location information acquisition unit 110 (acquisition means) in the location information distribution device 10 similarly uses the language, usage layer, usage scene, and the like indicated by the additional data received in the section of the map data 106 including the coordinates represented by the received current location data. Alternatively, the location information associated by the associating unit 104 with the hierarchy corresponding to the usage time or the like is acquired. The data transmission / reception unit 102 (transmission means) in the location information distribution apparatus 10 transmits the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 110 to the mobile communication terminal 20.
Note that the means by which the mobile communication terminal 20 acquires the language, usage layer, usage scene, or usage time is not particularly limited. For example, the mobile communication terminal 20 can be acquired from the OS (Operating System) environment installed in the mobile communication terminal 20 as long as it is a language or usage time, and advanced measurement is possible if it is a usage layer. The GPS function can be used for acquisition, and if it is a usage scene, the user can select and acquire it.

According to the configuration and operation described above, the location information distribution system 1 divides the sections of the map data 106 into hierarchies so that one section can be efficiently and widely distributed for location information distribution according to the purpose of use. Can be used.
In addition, for example, in the event of a disaster, the location information distribution system 1 can respond flexibly according to the scene of the user, such as distributing evacuation information as location information to the user located at the disaster location by switching the usage scene. Can respond.

[Modification 1]
In the above embodiment, the content server 30 has been described as a specific example of a mode in which the tourist information corresponding to the location information transmitted from the location information distribution device 10 is distributed to the portable information terminal 20, but the content server 30 is not limited to this. Absent. Hereinafter, modified examples will be described.
For example, when a disaster such as a flood or an earthquake occurs, the location information distribution device 10 interrupts and displays the information indicating the evacuation location on the content distributed by the content server 30 based on the coordinates of the current position. . More specifically, when the user requests a reload with the portable information terminal 20, the location information distribution device 10 compulsorily changes the current position when a disaster such as a flood or an earthquake occurs at the time of the reload request. Distributes “route to evacuation site closest to coordinates” as content. Content distribution may be performed directly by the location information distribution device 10 or by a content server dedicated to disaster information. Further, when a flood or storm surge occurs, the location information distribution device 10 determines a zone where disaster information (such as an evacuation site) should be distributed based on the coordinates and altitude of the current position of the user, and the determined zone The route to the evacuation site may be notified only to users existing in

  Further, when the user accesses at the bus stop and inputs the destination, the location information distribution apparatus 10 searches for a route from the section corresponding to the coordinates of the current position to the section corresponding to the input destination, and the search result Information (eg, bus and walking (including transit) routes) may be provided to the user. Furthermore, by mounting the mobile communication terminal 20 in the bus, the location information distribution device 10 may grasp the current location of the bus and provide the location information of the bus to the user waiting at the bus stop. Furthermore, the location information distribution device 10 may determine or calculate the degree of road congestion, the estimated arrival time, and the like by storing a past history of position information, and provide the information to the user.

  In addition, when a resident who has found damage such as a road collapse or a water pipe rupture takes a still image with the mobile communication terminal 20 and transmits it as an attachment to the location information distribution device 10, the location information distribution device 10 A section is specified based on the coordinates of the current position, and the attached still image data is transmitted to the transmission destination corresponding to the specified section together with the generation location, the generation time, and the generation status. Also good.

  Further, the location information distribution apparatus 10 may be configured to associate a plurality of contents with each section and distribute one of the plurality of contents corresponding to the section depending on the probability. That is, when the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the current position, different contents are distributed depending on the display probability. The content associated with each section is, for example, game content and commercial content, and one of these is distributed with a predetermined probability.

  Further, the location information distribution apparatus 10 changes the size of the sections (25 m → 100 m → 500 m, etc.) according to the scale (scale) of the map displayed on the mobile communication terminal 20 or the desktop computer, and the respective section sizes. However, the content may be associated with each other. That is, according to the scale of the displayed map, the size of each section and the contents associated therewith are different. For example, the Web content distributed by the content server 30 is hierarchized, and the location information distribution apparatus 10 associates the scale of the map with the hierarchy of the Web content, and each division on the map of the scale, The Web contents of the hierarchy corresponding to each scale are associated with each other. Thereby, for example, topics of content linked by a map of a scale of 25 m can be expressed in a larger section.

[Other variations]
The location information in the above embodiment includes a URL / IP address and a button name, which may be replaced with text, an image, or a sound representing information associated with the current position. In this case, the mobile communication terminal 20 need only acquire the location information from the location information distribution device 10 without accessing the content server 30.
Moreover, although the said Example demonstrated the form which provides the information linked | related with the present position of the portable information terminal 20, when a predetermined position on the map displayed on the computer is designated, the designated position May be operated as the current position in the above embodiment. For example, when a computer displays a map with a web browser or the like, and detects a click operation at a predetermined position on the displayed map, the computer transmits coordinates corresponding to the click operation to the location information distribution device 10 to distribute the location information. The device 10 returns the URL or IP address associated with the section including the transmitted coordinates to the computer, and the computer sends the content server 30 to the content server 30 based on the URL or IP address transmitted from the location information distribution device 10. Redirect to get and display information.

  The present invention can be applied to a computer system that provides information corresponding to a position.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Location information delivery system 10 Location information delivery apparatus 20 Mobile communication terminal 30 Content server 40 Registration computer 50 Communication network 100 Location information delivery program 102 Data transmission / reception part 104 Association part 106 Map data 108 Location information DB
110 Location information acquisition unit 200 Registration screen 210 Map 220 User ID input area 230 URL / IP address input area 240 Button name input area 250 Registration button 260 Cancel button 310 Current position acquisition screen 312 Button 320 Current position acquisition screen 322 Progress Bar 330 Location Information Screen 332 Button 340 Content Screen 400 Location Information Distribution Program (Modification 1)
412 Auction execution section 500 Auction screen 510 Map 520 Participation button 530 Cancel button

Claims (6)

An associating means for associating distribution information to be distributed with a hierarchy formed by dividing the sections on the map divided so as not to overlap with each other according to language, usage layer, usage scene, or usage time;
Receiving means for receiving, from a mobile communication terminal, current position data representing a current position where the mobile communication terminal exists, and additional data representing a language, a usage layer, a usage scene, or a usage time;
In a section including the current position represented by the received current position data, an acquisition unit that acquires distribution information associated with the layer corresponding to the received additional data by the association unit;
The distribution information acquired by the acquisition unit, have a transmission means for transmitting to said portable communication terminal,
The association means changes the size of the section according to the scale of the map displayed on the mobile communication terminal or the desktop computer, and associates the distribution information with each layer of the section of the changed size . The associating means associates a plurality of contents having a predetermined display probability with the section hierarchy,
The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits a plurality of associated contents according to the display probability. The receiving means receives a map scale and current position data including longitude and latitude from the mobile communication terminal,
The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires distribution information associated with the received map scale and current position data. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an auction execution unit that performs an Internet auction for each of the sections on the map that are partitioned so as not to overlap each other. The size of the sections on the map divided so as not to overlap each other is changed according to the scale of the map displayed on the mobile communication terminal or the desktop computer, and the section of the changed size is changed to the language, usage layer, An association function for associating distribution information to be distributed with a hierarchy created by use scene or use time,
A receiving function for receiving, from a mobile communication terminal, current position data representing a current position where the mobile communication terminal exists, and additional data representing a language, a usage layer, a usage scene, or a usage time;
In a section including the position represented by the received current position data, an acquisition function for acquiring distribution information associated by the association function in a hierarchy corresponding to the received additional data;
The program for making a computer implement | achieve the transmission function which transmits the delivery information acquired by the said acquisition function to the said mobile communication terminal. A computer changing a size of a section on the map divided so as not to overlap with each other according to a scale of the map displayed on the mobile communication terminal or the desktop computer;
The computer registers the distribution information to be distributed in a database in association with distribution layers to be divided into hierarchies obtained by dividing the section of the changed size according to language, usage layer, usage scene, or usage time;
A receiving step in which a computer receives current position data representing a current position where the mobile communication terminal exists and additional data representing a language, a usage layer, a usage scene, or a usage time from the mobile communication terminal;
An acquisition step in which the computer acquires distribution information associated with a hierarchy corresponding to the received additional data from the database in a section including the position represented by the received current position data;
A transmission method in which a computer transmits the distribution information acquired from the database to the mobile communication terminal.

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