JP6444655B2 - Display method, stay information display system, display control device, and display control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a technique for displaying a staying status of a person in a store.

  Patent Document 1 records video captured by a plurality of cameras installed in a store in a video database in association with time information, and creates flow line data indicating a route that the monitored person has moved through the store, Disclosed is a sales analysis device for display on a display.

JP 2006-350751 A

  However, the technique of Patent Document 1 is desired to be further improved.

A display method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes:
A display method in a stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays a stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information. There,
A receiving step of receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a generation step of generating stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
A storage step of storing the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
A calculation step of calculating the number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target store in the display target period using the stored stay information;
Determination to determine a threshold value according to at least one of the display target period and the display target store, using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold value for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store Steps,
Using the determined threshold value, the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified, and the status of stay in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification. Generating a map screen and displaying the map screen on the display.

  According to the present disclosure, the number of visitors in each area in the store is classified using a threshold corresponding to the display target period, the display target store, and the like, so that an appropriate display according to the display target store, the display target period, etc. The status of stay in each area can be displayed in the form.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of the composition of the stay information display system in an embodiment of this indication. It is a system configuration figure showing another example of composition of a stay information display system in an embodiment of this indication. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a management device and a display control device in an embodiment of this indication. It is a figure showing an example of data composition of store list information and area setting information in an embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the stay information in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows another example of the stay information in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows another example of the stay information in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure showing an example of condition information in an embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows another example of the condition information in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows another example of the condition information in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows another example of the condition information in embodiment of this indication. It is a layout figure in which the sales floor in the store in an embodiment of this indication was divided into a plurality of areas. It is the figure which showed another example of the layout figure by which the sales floor in the store in embodiment of this indication was divided | segmented into the several area. It is a figure which shows an example of the map screen of the store in which the designation | designated area in embodiment of this indication was set. It is a figure which shows an example of the map screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows another example of the map screen in embodiment of this indication. In an embodiment of this indication, it is a figure showing an example of a display screen when from 19:00 to 22:00 is chosen as a display object period. In an embodiment of this indication, it is a figure showing an example of a display screen on which a map screen at 21:40 was displayed. In an embodiment of this indication, it is a figure showing another example of a display screen when from 19:00 to 22:00 is chosen as a display object period. In an embodiment of this indication, it is a figure showing an example of a display screen on which a map screen at 21:40 after 1 hour and 10 minutes was displayed to a map screen displayed in Drawing 17. In embodiment of this indication, it is a figure which shows an example of a display screen when four stores are selected as a display object store. In embodiment of this indication, it is a figure which shows an example of a display screen when a store (A) is selected. In embodiment of this indication, it is a figure which shows an example of a display screen when a store (B) is selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the login screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the stay condition map screen in embodiment of this indication. In an embodiment of this indication, it is a figure showing an example of a stay situation map screen when a "graph display" tab is specified. In embodiment of this indication, it is the figure which showed an example of the stay condition map screen on which the detailed information of the graph was displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer demographic distribution graph screen in embodiment of this indication. In an embodiment of this indication, it is a figure showing an example of a customer demographic distribution graph screen when "day graph" is selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the action distribution graph screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows the action distribution graph screen when the "day graph" in embodiment of this indication is designated. It is a figure which shows an example of the area setting screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the shop setting screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the group setting screen in embodiment of this indication. It is a sequence diagram showing operation of a collection phase in an embodiment of this indication. It is a sequence diagram showing operation of a display phase in an embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows the other example of a structure of the stay information display system in embodiment of this indication.

(Knowledge that became the basis of this disclosure)
Conventionally, the situation of customers in a store is collected, and the collected situation of customers is used as analysis information for products displayed on a sales floor. Here, as a method of collecting the customer status, there is a method in which a monitoring person monitors a specific area and visually collects the customer status. There is also a method of automatically collecting customer situations using cameras and sensors. The above-mentioned patent document 1 utilizes the latter method.

  As described above, Patent Document 1 superimposes and displays flow line data indicating a route on which a monitoring target person moves in a store on the layout diagram of the store. Patent Document 1 also discloses that when a plurality of customers are selected by a viewer, the flow line data of the selected plurality of customers are superimposed and displayed on the store layout diagram. .

  However, in Patent Document 1, since a plurality of flow line data are displayed at the same time, if the number of flow line data exceeds a certain number, the viewer can visually grasp the number of flow line data. It becomes difficult. In addition, the flow line data merely indicates the route that the customer has taken, and it is difficult for the viewer to grasp the position in the store where the customer stayed from the flow line data. Therefore, in patent document 1, there exists a subject that the stay condition of the customer of each area in a store cannot be shown appropriately.

  The present disclosure solves these problems, and displays the stay status of customers in each area of the store in a display format according to the number of visitors in each area, and appropriately displays the stay status of customers in each area. The technology presented in is provided.

A display method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes:
A display method in a stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays a stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information. There,
A receiving step of receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a generation step of generating stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
A storage step of storing the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
A calculation step of calculating the number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target store in the display target period using the stored stay information;
Determination to determine a threshold value according to at least one of the display target period and the display target store, using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold value for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store Steps,
Using the determined threshold value, the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified, and the status of stay in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification. Generating a map screen and displaying the map screen on the display.

  In this case, state information including a person's stay position in the store is received, stay information in which the person's stay position and stay date and time are associated is generated using the state information, and the stay information corresponds to the store information. And stored in a storage device.

  Then, the display target period and the display target store are selected, the number of people staying in each area in the display target period of the selected display target store is calculated, and the number of stays depends on at least one of the display target period and the display target store Are classified using the threshold values determined in this way. Then, a map screen on which the stay situation in each area is displayed in a display form corresponding to the classification result is displayed on the display. Therefore, the user can browse the map screen in which the stay status in each area is presented in an easy-to-understand manner.

  The number of visitors in each area is classified using a threshold value corresponding to at least one of the display target store and the display target period. Therefore, this aspect can appropriately classify the number of visitors in each area according to the display target store, the display target period, and the like. As a result, this aspect can display the staying status of each area in an appropriate display form according to the display target store and the display target period, as compared to the case where the uniform classification is performed using the same threshold value.

In the above aspect,
The condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors per unit time,
In the determination step, the threshold value may be determined by correcting the reference value using a time indicated by the display target period.

  In this case, the threshold value is determined by correcting the condition information in which the display form is associated with each of the plurality of reference values using the time indicated by the display target period. Therefore, this mode can determine an appropriate threshold according to the display target period by holding one condition information without holding the condition information for determining the threshold for each display target period. .

In the above aspect,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to a plurality of time zones,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
In the determining step, the threshold value may be determined using a reference value included in sub-condition information corresponding to a time zone indicated by the display target period.

  In a store, the number of visitors may differ depending on the time of day, such as a busy period or a quiet period. In this case, if the number of visitors in each area is classified using the same threshold value uniformly, there is a possibility that the stay status in each area cannot be classified appropriately. Therefore, this aspect holds a plurality of pieces of sub-condition information corresponding to time zones. And this aspect determines a threshold value using the subcondition information corresponding to the time slot | zone which a display object period shows. Therefore, this aspect can display the staying status of each area using an appropriate threshold according to a time zone such as a busy period or a quiet period.

In the above aspect,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to the location conditions of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
In the determining step, the threshold value may be determined using a reference value included in sub-condition information corresponding to the location condition of the display target store.

  The number of customers at a store may depend on the location conditions such as being located in a downtown area or a business district. In this case, if the number of visitors in each area is classified using the same threshold value uniformly, there is a possibility that the stay status in each area cannot be classified appropriately. Therefore, in this aspect, the threshold value of the display target store is determined using the sub-condition information corresponding to the location condition of the display target store. Therefore, this aspect can classify the stay situation of each area in consideration of the location conditions of the display target store.

In the above aspect,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to service contents of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
In the determination step, the threshold value may be determined using a reference value included in sub-condition information corresponding to the service content of the display target store.

  The number of customers at a store may depend on the service content such as the presence of a parking lot and the size of the store. In this case, if the number of visitors in each area is classified using the same threshold value uniformly, there is a possibility that the stay status in each area cannot be classified appropriately. Therefore, in this aspect, the threshold value of the display target store is determined using the sub condition information corresponding to the service content of the display target store. Therefore, this aspect can classify the stay situation of each area in consideration of the service contents of the display target store.

In the above aspect,
In the calculation step, the number of visitors in each area of the display target store in the display target period is calculated at a predetermined time interval,
In the display step, the map screen is generated for each time interval by classifying the number of visitors in each area calculated for each time interval using the determined threshold, and the generated map screen May be displayed in time series.

  In this case, since the map screen generated at predetermined time intervals in the display target period is displayed in time series, the viewer can easily recognize the transition of the number of store visitors in the display target period.

In the above aspect,
In the calculation step, when a plurality of display target stores are selected in the selection step, the number of visitors in each area is calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores,
In the determining step, a plurality of threshold values corresponding to the plurality of display target stores are determined,
In the display step, the number of visitors in each area calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores is classified using a corresponding threshold value among the plurality of determined threshold values, and the display target store A plurality of map screens corresponding to each may be generated and displayed in a list on the display.

  In this case, since the map screens of a plurality of display target stores are displayed as a list, the viewer can easily compare the number of visitors to these display target stores. Since each map screen is generated using a threshold determined corresponding to each display target store, this aspect can appropriately display the staying status of each area.

In the above aspect,
An instruction receiving step for receiving an instruction to select any one of the plurality of map screens listed on the display;
Using the threshold value determined for the display target store corresponding to the one map screen in the threshold determination step, classify the number of visitors in each area calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores, And a change step of changing a display form of the plurality of map screens displayed as a list on the display using the result.

  In this case, when one map screen is selected from the list-displayed map screens, the display form of the remaining map screens is changed using the threshold value determined for the map screen. Therefore, the user can compare the map screens on which the stay situations are classified and displayed under the same conditions.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
The stay information display system according to the present embodiment is a map in which a layout diagram showing a layout of a sales floor such as a convenience store, a supermarket, or a department store is divided into a plurality of areas, and customer stays in each area are mapped to the layout diagram. Display the screen.

  This stay information display system can be used in a system that collects customer situations in a store, analyzes customer behavior at a sales floor, and displays the analysis results on a display. This stay information display system uses the analysis results to grasp the customer's interest in specific shelves and products and customer behavior trends in the store, and use it for product purchases, sales plans, sales floor layouts, etc. It becomes possible. This stay information display system can also be used in a system that analyzes the behavior of a person outside a sales floor, such as a public facility or a hospital. Hereinafter, the case where the customer's stay situation at the sales floor in the store is presented will be described in detail.

  In this stay information display system, the stay status of customers in each area in the store is displayed on the layout diagram in a display form (color, pattern, etc.) according to the stay status. Thereby, a map screen showing a layout diagram in which each area in the store is classified in a display form according to the staying state of the customer is presented to the viewer.

  In the present stay information display system, the threshold used when classifying the stay status is not fixed, and an appropriate threshold is determined according to the characteristics of the display target store, the display target period, and the like. Thereby, the stay situation of the customer in each area in the store is appropriately presented.

1.1 About Areas in Stores “Area” in the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 10 is a layout diagram in which a sales floor in a store is divided into a plurality of areas. In the layout diagram of FIG. 10, the store entrance is arranged at the lower right, three product shelves (1) to (3) are arranged along the upper side, and the three product shelves (5) to (7) are arranged along the left side. ) Is arranged, the product shelf (4) is arranged in the center of the lower side, the four product shelves (8) to (12) are arranged in 2 rows × 2 columns in the center, and the two cash registers (1 ) To (2) are arranged.

  In the layout diagram, the sales floor in the store is divided into three in the vertical direction and four in the horizontal direction, and an area of 12 sections is set. The twelve areas are classified by being marked with codes A to C in the vertical direction, and labeled with codes 1 to 4 in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, the twelve areas are classified with the symbols A-1 to A-4, B-1 to B-4, and C-1 to C-4. In the example of FIG. 10, the three areas A-1, B-1, and C-1 set in the first row are partitioned so as to have substantially the same size, and the remaining nine areas A-2 to A-4. , B-2 to B-4, and C-2 to C-4 are partitioned so as to have substantially the same size.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of a layout diagram in which a sales floor in a store is divided into a plurality of areas. In FIG. 11, the layout of the sales floor in the store is the same as FIG. In FIG. 11, each area is set to an area other than the product shelf according to the position of the product shelf. Specifically, the areas A-1 to A-3 are partitioned so that the length in the horizontal direction matches the length in the horizontal direction of the product shelves (1) to (3), and the areas B-2 and B- 3 is partitioned so that the length in the horizontal direction matches the length in the horizontal direction of the product shelves (8) and (9). Areas C-2 and C-3 11) and is partitioned so as to match the horizontal length of (12). Areas B-1 and C-1 are divided according to the lower side of the commodity shelf (11). In FIG. 11, since the area is set according to the product shelf, it is possible to grasp the customer's interest in a specific product shelf or product in more detail.

1.2 Configuration of Stay Information Display System FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a stay information display system according to the present embodiment. The stay information display system in FIG. 1 includes an image control device 101, a plurality of camera devices 102, a management device 200, a store information storage device 300 (an example of a storage device), and a display control device 400.

  A plurality of camera devices 102 and an image control device 101 are installed in the store 100. As the store 100, for example, a retail store such as a supermarket, a home center, a convenience store, a department store, a store, or a market can be adopted, but these are only examples. The store 100 is a facility where a person such as a hospital, a city hall, or a station enters and exits, and any facility may be employed as long as it has a need to analyze the staying status of the person.

  The management device 200, the store information storage device 300, and the display control device 400 are installed, for example, in a facility that manages the store 100. For example, if a retail store is adopted as the store 100, the management device 200, the store information storage device 300, and the display control device 400 are installed in the head office building or information processing center building of the company to which the retail store belongs. The The management device 200, the store information storage device 300, and the display control device 400 are connected to be communicable with each other via, for example, a LAN.

  The image control apparatus 101 and the management apparatus 200 are connected via a network NT. For example, the Internet can be employed as the network NT. However, this is only an example, and a dedicated line owned by the company to which the store belongs may be employed as the network NT. The image control apparatus 101 and the management apparatus 200 communicate with each other using a communication protocol such as TCP / IP.

  For example, the camera device 102 is attached to a ceiling or a wall in the store 100 so that at least the floor of the store 100 is included in the angle of view, and photographs a person existing in the store 100. Here, the camera device 102 is constituted by a video camera, for example, and acquires video data at a predetermined frame rate.

  The image control apparatus 101 includes, for example, an image processor that processes video data captured by the camera apparatus 102 and a communication processor that connects the image control apparatus 101 to the network NT. Then, the image control apparatus 101 receives video data captured by the plurality of camera apparatuses 102. Then, the image control apparatus 101 generates status information from the received video data and transmits it to the management apparatus 200 via the network NT. The state information is person detection data.

  When the image control apparatus 101 detects a person from the video data and detects a person other than the store clerk, the image control apparatus 101 generates person detection data including the stay position (coordinates) of the person in the store and the stay date and time as state information. Here, as the staying position, for example, two-dimensional coordinate data defined by a two-dimensional coordinate space defined by two axes on the ground that is perpendicular to the origin in a certain position on the ground in the store 100 is employed. it can. For example, in the lower left diagram of FIG. 4, the stay position is defined by a two-dimensional coordinate space in which the origin is set at the lower left vertex of the store 100, the Y axis is set in the vertical direction, and the X axis is set in the horizontal direction. ing. Further, a stay ID included in the stay information is associated with a customer ID assigned to the customer when the image control apparatus 101 detects one customer.

  Hereinafter, the camera apparatus 102 is installed above the wall of the store, and the process of detecting the staying position will be described by taking as an example a case where a person is photographed obliquely downward. Therefore, in the video data, the description will be made assuming that the longitudinal direction (height direction) of the person faces the vertical direction.

  If the installation position of the camera device 102, the optical axis of the camera device 102, and the magnification of the camera device 102 are known, each position of the store floor image included in the video data captured by the camera device 102 is the actual store location. Corresponds one-on-one with the floor position. If the position of the vertex of the person's head included in the video data is known, the position of the foot on the person's video data can be specified from the position of the vertex.

  Therefore, first, the image control apparatus 101 extracts a person's head part from the video data. Here, as a method for extracting the head part, for example, a method of extracting a silhouette of a person's head by applying edge extraction processing or the like to video data can be employed. Next, the image control apparatus 101 extracts the peak position of the extracted head part as the vertex of the head. Next, the image control apparatus 101 subtracts the distance on the video data corresponding to general human height from the extracted vertex of the head along the vertical direction of the video data. Next, the image control apparatus 101 calculates the subtracted position as the position of the person's foot on the video data. Next, the image control apparatus 101 identifies the actual floor position corresponding to the calculated foot position on the video data, and detects the identified floor position as the stay position.

  In addition, whether the person included in the video data is a clerk of the store 100 is determined by, for example, analyzing the color information of the person's clothes from the video data when the clerk in the store 100 is wearing a uniform. Can be determined. Therefore, the image control apparatus 101 extracts an area of a certain range of the size of a person including the head apex position to the foot position detected by the above processing from the video data, and the color feature amount from the extracted area. To extract. Here, as the color feature amount, for example, a histogram of color components can be employed. The image control apparatus 101 determines that the person to be processed is a store clerk if the extracted color feature amount has a similarity equal to or greater than a predetermined value with respect to a known store clerk uniform color feature amount. If the similarity is less than the specified value, it is determined that the person to be processed is a customer.

  When the image control apparatus 101 determines that a certain person is a customer, the image control apparatus 101 assigns a customer ID to the customer, and thereafter uses the video data to determine the stay position of the customer at a certain period (for example, 10 seconds). The tracked stay location is recorded in time series in association with the customer ID. Then, when the transmission timing of the state information arrives, the image control apparatus 101 generates state information including a stay position for each recorded customer ID and an untransmitted stay position, and transmits the state information to the management apparatus 200.

  Further, it is possible to determine whether or not the person included in the video data is a clerk of the store 100 by using, for example, an RFID tag. For example, it is assumed that RFID tags are arranged at a predetermined density on the entire floor of a store. Further, it is assumed that the store clerk is wearing a name tag or a portable terminal equipped with an RFID reader. Further, the image control apparatus 101 stores in advance tag management information in which the position of each RFID tag in the store 100 and the RFID tag ID are associated with each other, and the clerk ID and the reader ID of the RFID reader are stored. Assume that associated reader management information is stored in advance.

  In this case, when the RFID reader receives a signal transmitted from the RFID tag, the RFID reader transmits a signal including the tag ID of the RFID tag included in the signal and its reader ID to the image control apparatus 101. Receiving this signal, the image control apparatus 101 identifies the clerk by identifying the clerk ID corresponding to the reader ID of the RFID reader included in the signal with reference to the reader management information. Further, the image control apparatus 101 specifies the position in the store 100 corresponding to the tag ID of the RFID tag included in the signal with reference to the tag management information. Then, the image control apparatus 101 detects the position in the specified store 100 as the stay position of the specified store clerk. Then, if the stay position of the person specified by the above-described processing from the video data matches the stay position of the salesclerk detected at the same timing, the image control apparatus 101 determines that the person is a salesclerk. If they do not match, it is determined that the person is a customer.

  In the above description, the case where the camera apparatus 102 is installed on the wall of the store is taken as an example. However, when the camera apparatus 102 is installed on the ceiling, for example, the person's staying position is Detected. When the camera device 102 is installed on the ceiling, the camera device 102 photographs the inside of the store 100 from above. Therefore, the video data is a video in which the person's head is superimposed on the floor in the store 100, and the position of the person's head in the video data indicates the staying position of the person in the store 100 as it is. If the installation position and the angle of view of the camera device 102 are known, each floor position included in the video data corresponds to each actual floor position of the store 100 on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, the image control apparatus 101 first extracts the position of the person's head from the video data. Next, the image control apparatus 101 obtains an actual position in the store 100 corresponding to the extracted head position, and detects the position as the stay position of the person.

  The state information may include information about the camera such as the identifier of the photographed camera device 102, the installation position, and the photographing direction (optical axis direction) instead of the staying position in the store 100. In this case, the position of the person in the store is calculated from these pieces of information. When a person is photographed from directly above, the video data does not include the clothes of the person, so it is difficult to determine whether the person is a salesclerk or a customer from the video data. Therefore, when adopting a mode in which the camera device 102 is installed on the ceiling, the image control device 101 adopts the above-described method using RFID, and the person who detects the stay position from the video data is a store clerk or a customer. What is necessary is just to determine. Also, in the store 100 where the store clerk is not wearing a uniform, the above-described technique using RFID may be employed to determine whether the person who has detected the stay position from the video data is a store clerk or a customer.

  The staying position of the person may be calculated using measurement data measured by a sensor other than the camera device 102. Here, as the sensor, various sensors such as a temperature image sensor that acquires a temperature image that shows the temperature distribution two-dimensionally and an optical sensor can be adopted. Further, the staying position of the person may be calculated using the input voice from the microphone. When a range sensor is installed on the product shelf in the store, this stay information display system uses the measurement data measured by the range sensor to determine whether or not the customer has reached in the direction of the shelf. Can acquire more detailed customer data.

  The management apparatus 200 receives the status information transmitted from the image control apparatus 101. The management device 200 generates stay information from the received state information and stores it in the store information storage device 300. Details of the stay information will be described later. Although only one store (store 100) is shown in FIG. 1, the stay information display system can simultaneously manage a plurality of stores 100a and 100b as shown in FIG. The management device 200 associates the received state information with the store of the transmission source, generates stay information, and stores it in the store information storage device 300.

  The store information storage device 300 stores store information of all stores that are managed by the management device 200. The store information includes store list information, area setting information, and stay information. The stay information is sequentially updated when the management apparatus 200 receives the state information from each store.

  The display control device 400 selects a display target store and a display target period in accordance with a browser instruction, and acquires stay information corresponding to the selected display target store and display target period from the store information storage device 300. The display control device 400 uses the acquired stay information to classify the number of customers staying in each area in the store, and includes a map including a store layout diagram in which each area is displayed in a display mode according to the classified result Display the screen. The map screen displays each area in the store in one display form corresponding to the number of visitors among a plurality of display forms (color, pattern, etc.). Thereby, it becomes possible to show a visitor's stay situation in each area to a browser. As a result, the viewer can immediately recognize the staying status of customers in each area during the display target period of the display target store. Here, the display control apparatus 400 classifies the number of visitors in each area using a threshold value, but this threshold value is not uniformly adopted, but depends on the characteristics of the display target store, the display target period, and the like. The threshold determined in this way is adopted. Therefore, the present stay status display system can appropriately classify the number of visitors in each area using a threshold corresponding to the display target store and the display target period.

  As described above, the present stay information display system can collect customer stay information at each store and display a map screen on which the stay situation in each area is presented in an easy-to-understand manner.

1.3 Information Stored by the Store Information Storage Device 300 The store information storage device 300 stores store information of all stores that are managed by the management device 200. The store information includes store list information, area setting information, and stay information. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of store list information D410 and area setting information D420.

(1) Store list information The store list information D410 has a data structure in which one record is assigned to one store to be managed, and is a list of stores to be managed. In the store list information D410, “store ID” and “name” are stored in association with each other. “Store ID” is an identifier for uniquely identifying each store. “Name” is a name given to the store.

  Note that the store list information D410 may hold information regarding the address and location of each store. Location information includes, for example, business districts, residential districts, the presence of high schools in the vicinity, the presence of vocational schools and universities in the vicinity, the presence of main roads in the vicinity, the presence of railway stations in the vicinity, the presence of bus stops in the vicinity, and This is information indicating the presence or absence of a competing store in the vicinity.

  Further, the store list information D410 may hold information related to products and services of each store. Information on products and services includes, for example, store size, parking availability, number of cars that can be parked, handling of alcoholic beverages, handling of pharmaceuticals, handling of generated foods, presence of eat-in areas, and handling of courier services Information about presence or absence.

  In addition, the store list information D410 may hold information indicating whether or not each store can be selected as a target for displaying the stay status. In this case, when the viewer selects a store to be displayed, only stores for which selection is set are displayed in a list.

  Further, if the stay information display system has a function of setting a plurality of stores as a group, the store list information D410 may hold information indicating which group each store belongs to. .

(2) Area Setting Information The area setting information D420 includes “store ID”, “area ID”, “area position (coordinates 1, coordinates 2)”, and “designation flag”. “Store ID” is the same as “Store ID” in the store list information D410. “Area ID” is an identifier of a plurality of areas set in the store.

  It is assumed that the store 100 with the store ID “10101” is divided into 12 areas shown in FIG. Accordingly, the area setting information D420 includes area IDs “A-1”, “A-2”, “A-3”, “A-4”, “B-1”, ..., area IDs of 12 areas "C-4" are associated with each other.

  “Area position” indicates the position of each area. In this example, “area position” is defined by two positions of each area of “coordinate 1” and “coordinate 2”. 4 is a diagram for explaining coordinates 1 and 2. In this example, the lower left vertex of the layout diagram is the origin, and coordinates (0, 0) are set. In this example, the layout diagram is a rectangle, and the Y axis is set in the vertical direction and the X axis is set in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, each position in the store is represented by (X, Y) two-dimensional coordinate data. In this example, the lower left vertex is the origin, but the upper left, upper right, or lower right vertex may be the origin.

  In this example, the area has a rectangular shape, the coordinate 1 indicates the upper left vertex of the area, and the coordinate 2 indicates the lower right vertex of the area. That is, the area is defined as a rectangular area defined by the coordinates 1 and 2. In this example, coordinate 1 indicates the upper left vertex of the area, coordinate 2 indicates the lower right vertex of the area, but this is an example, coordinate 1 indicates the upper right vertex of the area, and coordinate 2 is You may show the lower left vertex of an area.

  In the area setting information D420, the “designation flag” is information indicating whether or not each area can be selected as a stay status display target. An area where the “designation flag” is “ON” is a “designation area” that can be selected as a stay status display target. On the other hand, areas where the “designated flag” is “OFF” are “non-target areas” that cannot be selected as the stay status display targets.

  In this example, areas A-1, A-3, and B-1 are set as “designated areas”. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a store map screen in which a designated area is set. In the example of FIG. 12, the designated area is surrounded by a dotted thick frame 1201. In this example, areas A-1, A-3, B-1, C-2, and C-3 are surrounded by a thick frame 1201 according to the “designation flag” set in the area setting information D420. These areas are designated areas.

  Since the designated area is surrounded by the thick frame 1201, the viewer can easily determine whether or not each area can be selected as the display target of the stay status. Here, the display form in which the designated area is indicated by a thick frame is adopted, but this is an example, and a display form in which the color of the frame line between the designated area and the non-target area may be adopted. Alternatively, the entire area of the non-target area may be displayed in, for example, a semi-transparent gray color so that the viewer can clearly indicate the non-target area.

  When the area shape is a fixed-size rectangle, the position of each area in the store can be determined with only one coordinate. In this case, the area setting information D420 need only hold the coordinate 1.

  When the area shape is a circle, the position of each area in the store can be determined if the center coordinates and radius are determined. In this case, the area setting information D420 may hold the center coordinates and radius. Thus, the area setting information D420 only needs to hold information that can determine the position on the layout diagram occupied by each area when the map screen is displayed.

(3) Stay information FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the stay information D500. The stay information D500 holds the number of customers staying in each area in association with the “date and time” indicating the stay date and time of the customer. Specifically, the stay information D500 has a data structure in which one record is assigned to one “date and time”, and one record holds the number of visitors in each area at the corresponding “date and time”. ing.

  In FIG. 5, the stay information D500 in the store 100 is shown. In the example of FIG. 5, it is shown that in Area A-1, three customers were staying at 8 o'clock on January 10, 2014, and two customers were staying at 8:05. In addition, in FIG. 5, although the example which hold | maintains the visitor number of the customer totaled at the time interval of a 5-minute unit is shown, the time interval shorter than 5 minutes may be employ | adopted for this time interval, Time intervals longer than 5 minutes may be employed. Moreover, this time interval may not be a fixed time interval. In this case, for example, the time interval in the time zone where the store is crowded is set shorter than the standard time interval, the time interval in the time zone where the store is quiet is set longer than the standard time interval, and other times A mode in which the time interval in the band is set to a standard time interval can be adopted.

  The number of staying persons is counted as “stayed” when the same person has stayed at the same position for a certain time (for example, 10 seconds) or longer.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of stay information D600 which is another example of stay information. Stay information D600 holds the number of staying customers, which is the number of customers staying in each area, the number of new staying customers, which is the number of customers who have newly moved to each area, and the date and time in association with each other. . In this example, in the area A-1 of the store 100, three customers stayed at 8 o'clock on January 10, 2014, and one of the three customers moved from the other. It is shown that. In addition, although the example which hold | maintains the visitor number of the customers totaled at the time interval of 5 minutes is shown in FIG. 6, the time interval shorter than 5 minutes may be employ | adopted for this time interval. A time interval longer than minutes may be employed. In the stay information D600, as in the stay information D500, the number of staying persons is determined to be “stayed” and counted up when the staying person is located at the same position for 10 seconds or more. In the example of FIG. 6, the number of staying persons and the number of new staying persons only in the area A-1 are shown. However, as with the area A-1, the staying information D600 indicates the number of staying persons and the number of new staying persons. keeping.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of stay information D700 which is another example of stay information. The stay information D700 holds the area where each user (customer) stays and the date and time in association with each other. In the stay information D700, the date and time of stay and the area where the customer stayed are stored for each customer, so the travel route of each customer can be specified by tracing the area where each customer stayed in time series. In the example of FIG. 7, it is recorded that the user (1) stays in the area A-1 at 8 o'clock and 8:05 on January 10, 2014, but at 8:10 Is recorded as staying in area A-2. Therefore, the user (1) stayed in the area A-1 during the time period from 8 o'clock to 8:05 on January 10, 2014, but the area (A-1) It can be seen that the area has moved to area A-2. In the example of FIG. 7, the area where the user (3) stayed is not recorded in the time zone of 8:00 on January 10, 2014. Therefore, it can be seen that the user (3) is moving in the store 100 or not visiting the store 100 in the time zone of 8 o'clock. In addition, it is recorded that the user (3) stayed in the areas A-1 and A-2 in the time zone of 8: 5 and stayed in the area B-1 in the time zone of 8:10. . Therefore, the user (3) moves slowly from the area A-1 to B-1 while observing the displayed merchandise in the time zone of 8: 5, for example, at time 8:10 It can be seen that the band continues to stay in area B-1.

  In the stay information D500 to D700, the area where the customer stays is recorded in association with “date and time”, but the stay position of the customer may be recorded in association with “date and time”. In this case, when the stay information display system displays the map screen, it refers to the area setting information D420, specifies the area where the customer stayed from the stay position of the customer recorded in the stay information D500 to D700, What is necessary is just to calculate the number of visitors in each area.

  That is, the stay information D500 to D700 may record any information as long as the number of stayers and the date / time of each area can be specified when the map screen is displayed.

1.4 Configuration of Management Device 200 FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the management device 200 and the display control device 400 in the stay information display system. The management apparatus 200 includes a receiving unit 201, a collection processing unit 202, and an information storage unit 203.

  The receiving unit 201 includes, for example, a communication processor that connects the management device 200 to the network NT, and receives state information transmitted from the image control device 101 of each store. The receiving unit 201 outputs the received state information to the collection processing unit 202 in association with the store ID of the transmission source.

  The collection processing unit 202 generates stay information by using the area setting information D420 held in the store information storage device 300 and the state information output from the receiving unit 201. Here, the collection processing unit 202 generates one of the stay information D500, D600, and D70 illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7. In the following, for convenience of explanation, A sign is attached. Here, the stay position for each customer is recorded in the state information at a constant cycle (for example, 10 seconds). Further, it is assumed that the transmission period of the state information is, for example, one day. In this case, the collection processing unit 202 extracts the stay position where the customer stayed for a certain time (for example, 10 seconds) from the stay positions included in the state information output from the receiving unit 201. Then, the collection processing unit 202 classifies the extracted stay positions according to time zones defined by “date and time” of the stay information D500. And the collection process part 202 specifies the area to which a stay position belongs about each time slot | zone with reference to the area setting information D420, and calculates the staying person number of each area. And the collection process part 202 produces | generates the stay information D500 by recording the visitor number of each area calculated about each time slot | zone in the record of the corresponding "date and time" of the stay information D500.

  The information storage unit 203 stores the stay information D500 generated by the collection processing unit 202 in the store information storage device 300 in association with the store ID corresponding to the stay information. Here, the store information storage device 300 does not overwrite the existing stay information D500 with the newly generated stay information D500, but adds the new stay information D500 to the existing stay information D500. That is, the store information storage device 300 adds new stay information D500 without erasing the existing stay information D500. In addition, when it exceeds the preset period and data size, the store information storage device 300 should just delete the record of the stay information D500 in order of the oldest date.

  Note that when the image control apparatus 101 of each store transmits state information in real time, the collection processing unit 202 may adopt the reception date and time of the state information as the “date and time” of the stay information D500.

  Note that the management device 200 records, as the stay information D500, information in which the detected stay position of the customer and the stay date / time are associated without using the area setting information D420 held in the store information storage device 300. May be. In this case, the display control device 400 counts the number of visitors in each area during the display target period from the stay information D500 generated by the management device 200 using the area setting information D420 held in the store information storage device 300. That's fine

1.5 Configuration of Display Control Device 400 The display control device 400 includes a selection unit 401, an output data generation unit 402, an acquisition unit 403, a condition storage unit 404, and a display 405.

  The selection unit 401 includes, for example, an operation device that accepts an operation from the viewer, and selects a display target store from the stores recorded in the store list information D410 of the store information storage device 300 in accordance with the viewer's instruction. . In addition, the selection unit 401 selects a display target period according to a browser instruction. The display target period is a period defined by the start date and time and the end date and time. The selection unit 401 outputs the period indicated by the start date and time and the end date and time (display target period) and the store ID of the selected store (display target store) to the output data generation unit 402 as display target information. For example, if the display control device 400 is configured by a personal computer, a keyboard or a mouse can be employed as the operation device configuring the selection unit 401, and the display control device 400 is configured by a tablet terminal or a smartphone. If it is, a touch panel can be employ | adopted.

  Here, the selection unit 401 may simultaneously select a plurality of display target stores. Further, the selection unit 401 may simultaneously specify a plurality of display target periods. Further, as information indicating the display target store, other information such as a store name may be adopted instead of the store ID. Moreover, the address which shows the area of display object may be employ | adopted as information which shows a display object store. In this case, all the stores in the area become display target stores.

  The output data generation unit 402 receives display target information including the display target period and the store ID of the display target store from the selection unit 401, and starts processing. The output data generation unit 402 notifies the acquisition unit 403 of the display target information and instructs the acquisition of the stay information D500 corresponding to the display target store and the display target period. The output data generation unit 402 refers to the condition information stored in the condition storage unit 404, and classifies the number of visitors in each area according to at least one of the display target store and the display target period indicated by the display target information. The threshold value used for the determination is determined. Details of the threshold value determination in the output data generation unit 402 will be described later as an explanation of the condition storage unit 404.

  When the output data generation unit 402 receives the number of visitors in each area of the display target store from the acquisition unit 403, the output data generation unit 402 classifies the number of customers in each area using the determined threshold value. Then, the output data generation unit 402 determines, for each area, a display form corresponding to the classification result from a plurality of display forms (color, pattern, etc.), and a layout diagram with the display form in which the staying status of each area is determined. The map screen mapped above is displayed on the display 405.

  The acquisition unit 403 receives the display target information from the output data generation unit 402, and acquires the stay information D500 corresponding to the display target store and the display target period from the store information storage device 300. Using the acquired stay information D500, the acquisition unit 403 counts the number of visitors for each area of the display target store, and outputs the count result to the output data generation unit 402.

  Taking the stay information D500 of FIG. 5 as an example, the processing of the acquisition unit 403 will be described. It is assumed that the display target store is the store 100 and the display target period is from 8 o'clock on January 10, 2014 to 8:10. In this case, the acquisition unit 403 obtains three items “2014/01/10 08: 0”, “2014/01/10 08:05”, and “2014/01/10 08:10” from the store information storage device 300. The stay information D500 recorded in one record is acquired. And the acquisition part 403 counts the staying number of people of the area A-1 of the shop 100 as 4 people (2 people at 8: 5 + 2 people at 8:10). Here, the stay information at 8 o'clock on January 10, 2014 is stay information from 7:55 to 8: 0 and is outside the 10-minute time zone from 8 o'clock to 8:10 Because it shows the stay information, it is excluded from the calculation target.

  The condition storage unit 404 stores condition information that defines conditions for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the condition information D800. The condition information D800 is information in which “display color” and “reference value” are associated with each other. In the example of FIG. 8, the number of visitors per hour is adopted as the reference value. Here, the “display color” is an example of a display form.

  When the time indicated by the display target period is 1 hour, the output data generation unit 402 determines the reference value of the condition information D800 as a threshold value as it is. In this case, in each area of the display target store, the output data generation unit 402 adopts “red” as the “display color” if the number of staying persons is 10 or more, and the number of staying persons is 5 or more and 9 or less. For example, “yellow” is adopted as the “display color”, “blue” is adopted as the “display color” when the number of staying persons is 3 or more and 4 or less, and “display color” when the number of staying persons is 2 or less. “Colorless” is adopted as the classification, and the number of visitors in this area is classified. As described above, the output data generation unit 402 performs the above-described processing using the condition information D800 for each area of the display target store, classifies the number of visitors in each area, and sets each area according to the classification result. The display color of is determined.

  When the time indicated by the display target period is not 1 hour, the output data generation unit 402 corrects the reference value so as to match this time, and determines a threshold value. For example, when the time indicated by the display target period is 30 minutes, the output data generation unit 402 determines “reference value of condition information × ½” as a threshold value. In this case, the output data generation unit 402 adopts “red” as the “display color” if the number of staying persons is 5 or more in each area of the display target store, and if the number of staying persons is 3 or more and 4 persons. “Yellow” is adopted as the “display color”, “blue” is adopted as the “display color” when the number of staying persons is two, and “colorless” is designated as the “display color” when the number of staying persons is one or less. Adopt and classify the number of visitors in this area.

  For example, when the time indicated by the display target period is 3 hours, the output data generation unit 402 determines “reference value of condition information × 3” as a threshold value. In this case, the output data generation unit 402 adopts “red” as the “display color” if the number of staying persons is 30 or more in each area of the display target store, and if the number of staying persons is 15 to 29 persons. For example, yellow is adopted as the “display color”, “blue” is adopted as the “display color” when the number of staying persons is 9 or more and 14 or less, and “display color” as the “display color” when the staying number is 8 or less. “Colorless” is used to classify the number of visitors in this area.

  As the time indicated by the display target period becomes longer, the cumulative value of the customers who have entered each area increases, so the number of visitors in each area to be displayed increases. Therefore, if a fixed threshold value is uniformly used regardless of the display target period, there is a high possibility that all areas are classified with the same display color. Therefore, the display control apparatus 400 according to the present disclosure determines an appropriate threshold according to the time indicated by the display target period, and classifies the number of visitors in each area using the threshold. Thereby, the display control apparatus 400 can show the stay situation of the customer in each area in the store more appropriately to the viewer.

  In addition, although the display color was employ | adopted as a display form, this is only an example and other display forms, such as a pattern, may be employ | adopted. As an example of the condition information D800 when the pattern is adopted, for example, a display form in which the density of halftone dots is increased as the reference value increases, and the density of the translucent gray layer image is increased as the reference value increases. Or a display form in which the density of hatching lines is increased as the reference value increases.

  In the condition information D800, the number of visitors per hour is adopted as a reference value. However, this is only an example, and it is per hour other than one hour such as 30 minutes, 10 minutes, or 2 hours. The number of visitors may be adopted. Further, in the condition information D800, the number of staying people is classified in three colors, red, yellow, and blue. However, this is only an example, and the number of staying people is classified in a predetermined number of colors of four or more colors. It may also be classified by two colors. In the condition information D800, red, yellow, and blue are adopted as display colors. However, this is only an example, and any color that can appropriately classify and display the number of people in each area is displayed. Color may be employed. For example, in the condition information D800, the reference value may be orange with respect to 10, the reference value with green with respect to 5, and the reference value with purple with respect to 3.

  In addition, when displaying each area in a display color according to the classification result, the output data generation unit 402 creates a semi-transparent layer image having a display color determined from the classification result, and displays it on each area in a superimposed manner. That's fine As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation where the existing information existing on the layout diagram is filled with the display color.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of condition information D910 as another example of condition information. The condition information D910 includes a plurality (three in this case) of subcondition information D911 to D913 corresponding to a plurality of time zones, and each of the subcondition information D911 to D913 is associated with a display color. .

  Specifically, the condition information D910 includes “group name” and “target time zone”. Since the group has three groups of a congested period, a normal period, and a quiet period, the “group name” holds “congested period”, “normal period”, and “low season”. In the “target time zone”, a time zone for determining whether the display target period belongs to the “congested period”, “normal period”, or “low season” group is held. For example, if the display target period belongs to any time zone of “7:00 to 9:00”, “11: 0 to 13:00”, and “17:00 to 19:00”, the display target The period is determined as “congestion period”.

  Each of the sub condition information D911 to D913 includes “display color” and “reference value”, and has the same data configuration as the condition information D800. That is, the reference value is the number of visitors per hour. Here, in the business hours of the day, the “crowded period” indicates the time when the number of customers visiting the store is large, the “non-season” indicates the time when there are few customers visiting the store, and the “normal period” indicates the customer visiting the store. Is less than the “crowded period” but more than the “least period”.

  Therefore, the sub condition information D911 for the “congestion period” employs a larger reference value than the “normal period”, and the sub condition information D913 for the “low season” has a smaller value than the “normal period”. Is adopted.

  For example, when the display target period is from 8:00 to 9:00, the output data generation unit 402 determines that the time group is “congestion period”, and selects the sub-condition information D911. In each area of the display target store, the output data generation unit 402 adopts red when the number of staying persons is 30 or more, and adopts yellow when the number of staying persons is 15 or more and 29 or less, and nine persons If the number is 14 or less, blue is adopted, and if the number of staying persons is 8 or less, colorless is adopted, and the number of staying persons in each area is classified.

  For example, when the display target period is from 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the output data generation unit 402 indicates that the time group from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock is “crowded period”, and the time group from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock is “normal period” ”And the sub-condition information D911 and D912 are selected. The output data generation unit 402 uses the “congestion period” sub-condition information D911 and the “normal period” sub-condition information D912 to obtain “(congestion period reference value + normal period reference value) × 1 / 2 ”is determined as a threshold value. In this case, in each area of the display target store, the output data generation unit 402 adopts “red” as the “display color” if the number of staying persons is 25 or more, and if the number of staying persons is 13 or more and 24 or less. For example, “yellow” is adopted as the “display color”, “blue” is adopted as the “display color” when the number of staying people is 8 or more and 12 or less, and “display color” when the number of staying people is 7 or less. “Colourless” is used to classify the number of visitors in each area.

  Here, when the display target period spans a plurality of time groups, the output data generation unit 402 calculates the average value of the reference values of each time group as a threshold, but this is only an example. For example, the output data generation unit 402 may calculate the weighted average value of the reference values of each time group as a threshold according to the proportion of each time group in the display target period.

  For example, when the display target period is from 9:00 to 12:00, the ratio of the “crowded period” and the “normal period” in the display target period is 1: 2. In this case, the output data generation unit 402 may determine “(reference value of the congestion period) × 1/3 + (reference value of the normal period) × 2/3” as a threshold value.

  Further, when the threshold value is determined using the condition information D910 of FIG. 9A, the threshold value may be determined by correcting the reference value according to the time indicated by the display target period. For example, when the display target period is from 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock, the output data generation unit 402 may determine a value obtained by doubling each reference value of the “congestion period” sub-condition information as a threshold value. If the display target period is from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the output data generation unit 402 determines the threshold value per hour calculated by “(reference value of congestion period + reference value of normal period) × ½”. You may determine the value which doubled as a final threshold value.

  In this way, the display control device 400 more appropriately determines the staying status of customers in each area in the store by determining different threshold values for the time zone in which the store is congested and the time zone in which the store is vacant. Can be presented. For example, if the threshold value is uniformly determined using the standard value for the normal period regardless of the time group, most areas are displayed in red during the busy period, and most areas are displayed in blue during the quiet period. Things can happen. Therefore, the display control device 400 selects the sub condition information D911 to D913 corresponding to the time group to which the display target period belongs, and classifies the number of visitors in each area using the selected sub condition information D911 to D913. Thereby, the display control apparatus 400 can show the stay situation of the customer in each area in the store more appropriately to the viewer.

  When the display target period is specified across different time groups, the threshold value is determined using the sub-condition information of both time groups. Therefore, the display control apparatus 400 can determine an appropriate threshold value in consideration of both time groups. In addition, although the case where the display target period is specified over two time groups is illustrated above, it may be specified over three time groups. In this case, the output data generation unit 402 may determine the threshold using the sub condition information corresponding to the three time groups. In this case, the output data generation unit 402 may determine the threshold value by, for example, (reference value in the congestion period + reference value in the normal period + reference value in the quiet period) × 1/3, or in the display target period. A weighted average value of reference values corresponding to the proportions occupied by the three time groups may be calculated as a threshold value.

  In the example of FIG. 9A, the display color is adopted as the display form, but other display forms such as a pattern may be used as in the case of FIG.

  The display control apparatus 400 of the present disclosure may determine the threshold based on conditions other than the conditions illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9A.

  For example, condition information that sets time groups in the morning, noon, evening, and midnight time zones and includes sub-condition information for each time group may be employed. Moreover, the condition information provided with a sub condition information for every group may be employ | adopted by setting a group on a weekday and a holiday. Moreover, the condition information provided with a sub condition information for every group may be employ | adopted for every day of the week. Moreover, the condition information provided with a sub condition information for every group which sets a group by a season and a month may be employ | adopted. In these examples, the display control apparatus 400 according to the present disclosure determines a corresponding group according to the display target period, and determines a threshold value.

  In addition, a group may be set according to the location condition of the display target store, and condition information including sub condition information may be employed for each group. Location conditions include, for example, the presence of high schools in the business districts, residential districts, the presence of vocational schools and universities in the vicinity, the presence of main roads in the vicinity, the presence of railway stations in the vicinity, the presence of bus stops in the vicinity, For example, whether there are competing stores. In the case of these examples, the display control apparatus 400 of this indication judges a corresponding group from the location conditions of a display object store, and determines a threshold value.

  FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of condition information D920 as another example of condition information. The condition information D920 includes a plurality (three in this case) of sub-condition information D921 to D923 corresponding to a plurality of location conditions, and each of the sub-condition information D921 to D923 is associated with a display color. .

  Specifically, the condition information D920 includes “group name” and “location condition”. Since there are three groups, “Business District”, “Nearby School”, and “Residential Area”, the “Group Name” includes “Business District”, “Nearby School”, and “Residential” "City" is held. The “location condition” holds the location condition for determining whether the location condition belongs to “business district”, “there is a school in the neighborhood”, or “residential district”.

  For example, if the address of the display target store indicates that it is located in a predetermined business district, it is determined that the display target store belongs to the group of “business district”. Further, for example, if the address of the display target store indicates that the school is located within a radius of 100 m, it is determined that the display target store belongs to the group “there is a school in the neighborhood”. In addition, for example, if the address of the display target store indicates that the display target store is located in a predetermined residential area, it is determined that the display target store belongs to the group “residential area”.

  The sub-condition information D921 to D923 correspond to “business district”, “there is a school in the neighborhood”, and “residential district”, respectively, and have the same data configuration as the condition information D800. Here, the number of customers coming to the store is generally considered to have a relationship of “business district”> “there is a school in the neighborhood”> “residential district”. For this reason, in the example of FIG. 9B, the sub condition information D921 of “Business District” employs a reference value larger than “there is a school in the neighborhood”, and the sub condition information D923 of “Residential District” Is smaller than “there is a school in the neighborhood”.

  The output data generation unit 402 determines which group the display target store belongs to among the groups specified in the condition information D920 from the address of the display target store, and sets the sub condition information D921 to D923 corresponding to the determined group. To determine the threshold. Here, the output data generation unit 402 may determine the final threshold value from the sub-condition information D921 to D923 using the same method as in FIG. 9A described above.

  Note that the address of the display target store is stored in advance in the store information storage device 300, for example, and the display control device 400 acquires the address of the display target store from the store information storage device 300 and also displays a map information server (FIG. The map information is acquired from (omitted), and the acquired address and the map information are collated to determine which group the display target store belongs to.

  In addition, a group may be set according to products and services handled by the display target store, and condition information including sub condition information may be employed for each group. Here, the products and services handled by the display target stores are, for example, the size of the store, the presence / absence of a parking lot, the number of cars that can be parked, the presence / absence of alcoholic beverages, the presence / absence of pharmaceuticals, the presence / absence of generated foods, the presence / absence of eat-in areas And whether or not the courier service is handled. In the case of these examples, the display control apparatus 400 according to the present disclosure determines a corresponding group according to a product or service handled by the display target store, and determines a threshold value.

  FIG. 9C is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of condition information D930 as another example of condition information. The condition information D930 includes a plurality (three in this case) of sub-condition information D931 to D933 corresponding to the sizes of a plurality of stores, and each of the sub-condition information D931 to D933 is associated with a display color and a reference value. Yes.

  Specifically, the condition information D930 includes “group name” and “store size”. There are three groups, “wide”, “normal”, and “narrow”, depending on the size of the store. “Group name” has “wide”, “normal”, and “narrow”. Is retained. The “store size” holds a condition for determining whether the store size belongs to the “wide”, “normal”, or “narrow” group.

  For example, if the site area of the display target store is equal to or larger than the area S1, it is determined that the display target store belongs to the “wide” group. For example, if the site area of the display target store is S2 or more and less than S1, it is determined that the display target store belongs to the “normal” group. For example, if the site area of the display target store is less than S2, the display target store is determined to belong to the “narrow” group.

  The sub condition information D931 to D933 correspond to “wide”, “normal”, and “narrow”, respectively, and have the same data configuration as the condition information D800. Here, the number of customers visiting the store is generally considered to increase as the site area of the store increases. For this reason, in the example of FIG. 9C, the “wide” sub-condition information D931 adopts a value larger than “normal” as the reference value, and the “narrow” sub-condition information D933 has a reference value larger than “normal”. Small value is adopted.

  The output data generation unit 402 determines which group the display target store belongs to among the groups specified in the condition information D930 from the site area of the display target store, and sub-condition information D931 to D933 corresponding to the determined group. Is used to determine the threshold value. Here, the output data generation unit 402 may determine the final threshold value from the sub-condition information D931 to D933 using the same method as in FIG. 9A described above. The site area of the display target store is stored in advance in the store information storage device 300, for example, and the display control device 400 may acquire the site area of the display target store from the store information storage device 300.

  Further, the output data generation unit 402 may determine a threshold value according to the number of visitors to the display target store and the number of visitors. In this case, as the condition information, for example, information in which a display form and a reference value (A%, B%, C% of the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors) are associated can be employed. In this example, the output data generation unit 402 determines the threshold value based on the average number of visitors and the total number of visitors during the display target period (for example, the past week).

  Specifically, values such as A%, B%, and C% of the average number of visitors in the past week can be adopted as the reference value. The condition information holds these reference values and display forms in association with each other. In the case of this example, the output data generation unit 402 acquires the stay information D500 for the past week of the display target store from the store information storage device 300, and calculates the average number of visitors for the past week from the acquired stay information D500. . Then, the output data generation unit 402 calculates the ratio of the average number of visitors in the past week in each area to the average number of visitors in the past week. Then, the output data generation unit 402 classifies the calculated ratio using the condition information, and determines the display form of each area in the display form corresponding to the classification result.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the display 405 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and displays the map screen generated by the output data generation unit 402. Here, the display 405 is externally attached to the display control device 400. However, this is an example, and the display 405 may be provided integrally with the display control device 400.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the map screen 1300. On this map screen 1300, the customer's stay status by area is displayed on the layout diagram of the store 100. In the map screen 1300, the store 100 is divided into areas shown in FIG. 12, and the number of visitors in each area is classified and displayed using the condition information D800 in FIG. Therefore, areas with 10 or more stayers are displayed in red, areas with 5 to 9 stays are displayed in yellow, areas with 3 to 4 stays are displayed in blue, Areas where the number of visitors is 2 or less are displayed in colorless. In the example of FIG. 13, the areas A-1, B-1, and C-3 are displayed in blue, the area C-2 is displayed in yellow, and the area A-3 is displayed in red. Therefore, the map screen 1300 indicates that the most customers stayed in the area A-3.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a map screen 1400 which is another example of the map screen. In the example of FIG. 14, as in FIG. 13, as shown in FIG. 12, the staying status of the customers of the store 100 where the area is partitioned is displayed on the layout diagram of the store 100. Also, the map screen 1400 displays each area classified and displayed using the condition information D800 in FIG. In the example of FIG. 14, the areas A-1, B-1, and C-3 are displayed in blue, the area C-2 is displayed in yellow, and the area A-3 is displayed in red as in FIG. Therefore, the map screen 1400 indicates that the most customers stayed in the area A-3.

  The difference between the map screen 1400 and the map screen 1300 is that the map screen 1400 displays the staying position of the customer on the layout diagram. On the map screen 1400, many dots 1401 indicating the staying positions of customers in area A-3 are plotted, indicating that customers are concentrated in front of the product shelf (3). By displaying the customer's stay position on the layout diagram as shown in the map screen 1400, the viewer can grasp the customer's interest in a specific product shelf or product in more detail.

  In order to realize this, the collection processing unit 202 generates stay information D500 in which a customer ID and a stay position are associated with each area in addition to the number of stayers in each area, and the information storage unit 203 The information D500 may be stored in the store information storage device 300 in association with the store ID. Then, the output data generation unit 402 may generate the map screen 1400 by plotting the dots 1401 at the positions on the layout diagram indicated by the stay positions included in the stay information D500.

  As described above, the stay information display system collects the stay information D500 in the display target period of the display target store and displays the stay status for each area of the display target store on the layout diagram of the display target store. Therefore, the viewer can browse the map screen in which the stay status in each area is presented in an easy-to-understand manner. Moreover, this stay information display system determines the threshold value according to a display object store, a display object period, etc., and classifies the visitor number of each area using the determined threshold value. Therefore, the stay information display system can appropriately classify the number of visitors in each area according to the display target store, the display target period, and the like.

1.6 Operation of Stay Information Display System The operation in the stay information display system is divided into a collection phase in which stay information D500 is collected and a display phase in which a map screen is displayed using the collected stay information D500. FIG. 34 is a sequence diagram showing operations in the collection phase. First, the image control apparatus 101 determines whether or not the transmission timing of the state information has arrived (S3301). Here, when the mode in which the status information is transmitted in units of one day is adopted, a predetermined time in one day such as the closing time of the store 100 or 0:00 of the next day can be adopted as the transmission timing. Moreover, when the aspect in which status information is transmitted in real time is employed, for example, a timing at which a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes) has elapsed can be employed as the transmission timing. Here, the state information is transmitted every day, but this is only an example, and the state information may be transmitted every half day, every two days, every week, or every month.

  When the transmission timing arrives (YES in S3301), the image control apparatus 101 generates state information by arranging the customer IDs and stay positions of customers detected using video data and various sensors in time series (S3302). On the other hand, if the transmission timing has not arrived (NO in S3301), the process returns to S3301.

  Next, the image control apparatus 101 transmits the generated state information to the management apparatus 200 via the network NT (S3303).

  The receiving unit 201 of the management apparatus 200 receives the state information (S3304). Next, the collection processing unit 202 collates the stay position included in the received state information with the area setting information D420, calculates the number of stayers in each area, and generates stay information D500 (S3305).

  Next, the information storage unit 203 stores the stay information D500 in the store information storage device 300 in association with the store ID. As described above, the stay information D500 illustrated in FIG. 5 is collected and accumulated in the store information storage device 300.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the display phase process. Here, a case where the condition information D800 is used will be described as an example. First, the selection unit 401 of the display control device 400 receives an instruction to select a display target store and a display target period from a viewer (S3401).

  Next, the output data generation unit 402 receives display target information including the display target period and the store ID of the display target store from the selection unit 401, and instructs to acquire the stay information D500 in the display target period of the corresponding display target store. Is performed on the acquisition unit 403 (S3402).

  Next, the acquisition unit 403 acquires the stay information D500 in the display target period of the display target store designated by the output data generation unit 402 from the store information storage device 300 (S3402).

  Next, the output data generation unit 402 corrects the reference value defined in the condition information D800 to a value corresponding to the display target period, and determines the obtained value as a threshold value (S3404).

  Next, the acquisition unit 403 calculates the number of visitors in each area using the stay information D500 acquired in S3402 (S3405).

  Next, the output data generation unit 402 classifies the number of visitors in each area using the threshold value determined in S3404, and determines the display form of each area according to the classification result (S3406).

  Next, the output data generation unit 402 generates a map screen on which each area is displayed in the display form determined in S3406 (S3407).

  Next, the output data generation unit 402 displays the generated map screen on the display 405 (S3408).

  As described above, the map screen 1300 as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display 405.

(1) Stay status display Hereinafter, screen transition in the present stay information display system will be described in detail. Here, it is assumed that the stay information display system stores the stay information D500 collected from each store in the store information storage device 300, and the description of the collecting procedure is omitted.

  First, the display control apparatus 400 displays a login screen 2200 shown in FIG. Here, the display control device 400 displays the login screen 2200 when, for example, an instruction to start an application on the display control device 400 side of the stay information display system is received by the viewer.

  The login screen 2200 includes an ID input field 2201, a password input field 2202, a check box 2203, a login button 2204, and a message display field 2205.

  The viewer inputs his / her ID in the ID input field 2201, inputs his / her password in the password input field 2202, and selects the login button 2204. Then, the input ID and password are transmitted to the management apparatus 200.

  When the login button 2204 is selected with the check mark in the check box 2203 and the input ID and password are determined to be correct by the management apparatus 200, the viewer thereafter inputs his / her ID and password. You can log in to the stay information display system.

  A message display field 2205 displays a contact address for a viewer who has forgotten the ID and password.

  Next, the management apparatus 200 receives the browser ID and password from the display control apparatus 400 and authenticates the ID and password. When the management device 200 determines that the received ID and password are correct, the management device 200 logs the viewer into the stay information display system and causes the display control device 400 to display the menu screen 2300 shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the management apparatus 200 determines that the received ID and password are not correct, the management apparatus 200 causes the display control apparatus 400 to display an error screen (not shown) notifying that the input information is incorrect.

  The menu screen 2300 displays a list of various functions included in the stay information display system. On the menu screen 2300, various functions of the stay information display system are categorized into four genres: “confirm customer behavior”, “confirm customer visit”, “setting”, and “system setting”.

  In the “confirm customer behavior” category, a button 2301 described as “stay situation map” for selecting a function for displaying the map screen 1300 shown in FIG. 13 and a route taken by the customer in the store are displayed. A button labeled "Customer flow map" for selecting a function is included.

  In the category “Confirmation of Visitors”, a button 2302 described as “Customer Distribution Graph” for selecting display of a customer demographic graph of the store visitor and “Behavior Distribution” for selecting display of a visitor behavior graph. A button 2303 labeled “Graph” is included. In the “setting” category, a button 2304 described as “area setting” for selecting a function for setting an area in a store and “user setting” for selecting a function for registering a viewer are described. Includes a button. The “system setting” category includes a button 2305 on which “store setting” is selected for selecting a function for setting a store in the stay information display system.

  When the viewer user selects the button 2301 described as “stay situation map” on the menu screen 2300, the stay information display system starts a process for displaying the map screen.

  When a button 2301 described as “stay situation map” is selected by the viewer, the display control device 400 displays a stay situation map screen 2400 shown in FIG. The stay situation map screen 2400 includes an input area 2410 arranged on the right side and a map display area 2420 arranged on the left side.

  In the input area 2410 of FIG. 24, a “map display” tab and a “graph display” tab are provided. FIG. 24 shows a state in which the viewer selects this “map display” tab. The “map display” tab is provided with a store name input field 2411, a date and time input field 2412, an option input field 2413, and a display button 2414.

  The viewer inputs a display target store in the store name input field 2411, inputs a display target period in the date / time input field 2412, and selects a display button 2414. Then, the selection unit 401 of the display control apparatus 400 receives this input.

  The store name input field 2411 includes a pull-down menu 2411a for selecting a prefecture, a pull-down menu 2411b for selecting which region in the selected prefecture belongs to the east, west, north, and south, and stores that exist in the selected region. There are three pull-down menus with a pull-down menu 2411c for selecting. When a prefecture is selected in the pull-down menu 2411a and an area is selected in the pull-down menu 2411b, a list of store names of stores belonging to the area of the selected prefecture is displayed in the pull-down menu 2411c. The viewer selects one store from the stores displayed in the pull-down menu 2411c. Thereby, the viewer can select the display target store.

  In the example of FIG. 24, “Moriguchi Higashi Store” belonging to “North” of “Osaka Prefecture” is selected. Therefore, the map display area 2420 displays a map screen of “Moriguchi Higashi store”.

  The date / time input field 2412 includes a date input field 2412a, a start time input field 2412b, and an end time input field 2412c. The date input field 2412a is used for designating a day in the display target period. In the example of FIG. 24, the day is input in the year / month / day format. The start time input field 2412b is used for designating the start time of the display target period. The end time input field 2412c is used for designating the end time of the display target period. In the example of FIG. 24, the start time and end time are input in the format of hours: minutes.

  In the option input field 2413, an instruction as to whether or not to display the number of sales in the map display area 2420 is input. When displaying the sales number in the map display area 2420, the viewer inputs a check mark in a check box in the option input field 2413.

  When an operation for designating a display target store and a display target period is input by the viewer, the display control device 400 stores the stay information D500 corresponding to the designated display hand target store and the display target period in the store information storage device. Get from 300.

  The display control device 400 determines a threshold value corresponding to at least one of the display target store and the display target period using the condition information D800, D910, and the like, and uses the determined threshold value for each area of the display target store. Classify the number of visitors. Then, the display control apparatus 400 displays the staying status of each area on the layout diagram of the display target store in a display form (color, pattern, etc.) according to the classification result. That is, the display control device 400 generates a map screen that shows the stay status for each area, and displays the generated map screen in the map display area 2420 on the left side of the stay status map screen 2400.

  The stay information display system has a function of displaying details of a stay status in an area when the viewer designates the area. In the area setting information D420 shown in FIG. 4, the area where “ON” is set in the “designated flag” is the area for which the stay status is to be displayed in detail.

  When the viewer selects the “Graph Display” tab in the input area of FIG. 24, the display control device 400 displays the “Graph Display” tab on the screen.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of a stay situation map screen 2500 when the “graph display” tab is designated. The stay situation map screen 2500 includes an input area 2510 arranged on the right side and a graph display area 2520 arranged on the left side.

  The “graph display” tab of the input area 2510 includes a store name input field 2511, a product shelf input field 2512, a display date input field 2513, a display date input field 2514, a graph display date selection field 2515, and a display button 2516. ing.

  The viewer inputs a store to be displayed in the store name input field 2511, inputs a product shelf for displaying the stay status in a graph in the product shelf input field 2512, and inputs the first display date in the display date input field 2513. In the display date input field 2514, the second display date is input and the display button 2516 is selected. Then, the display control apparatus 400 receives this input.

  The display control device 400 selects an area to be displayed in detail according to the received input. The store name input field 2511 has three pull-down menus as in FIG. The display control device 400 displays a list of only the stores narrowed down by the pull-down menu 2511a for selecting a prefecture and the pull-down menu 2511b for selecting a region in a pull-down menu 2511c for selecting a store.

  The product shelf input field 2512 displays only a designated area that can be designated as an area to be displayed in detail in a pull-down menu format. The area selected in the commodity shelf input field 2512 is displayed in the map display area 2420 shown in FIG. In this example, the side dish flat is selected. For this reason, in the map display area 2420, the area 2400x associated with the beet flat is displayed in a predetermined color.

  A plurality of “display dates” for displaying the stay status in a graph can be specified. The stay status of the display date input in the display date input field 2513 described as “display date 1” and “display date 2” are described. The stay status on the display date input in the display date input field 2514 is simultaneously displayed as a graph.

  The display control device 400 acquires the stay information D500 corresponding to the selected designated area, and information such as the number of visitors and the number of sales of the display target store from the store information storage device 300. The display control device 400 displays the number of visitors in the selected designated area, the number of customers in the store, and the number of people sold on the selected display date in a graph. That is, the display control device 400 generates a graph screen showing the details of the stay situation for each area and displays it on the graph display area 2520 on the left side of FIG.

  Also, the viewer can select the selected designated area as the designated area to be displayed in detail by inputting an operation for selecting the designated area in the map display area 2420 of FIG. In this case, the display control apparatus 400 displays a selectable designated area in the map display area 2420 with a thick frame 1201 as shown in FIG. 12, and selects an area enclosed by the thick frame 1201 for the viewer. By inputting (for example, click), the viewer may select the designated area.

  In the graph display area 2520 shown in FIG. 25, the Moriguchi Higashi store is selected in the store name input field 2511 and the beet flat is selected in the product shelf input field 2512. , And three graph columns 2521 to 2523 indicating the number of sales. Here, the number of visitors is the total number of visitors to the Moriguchi Higashi store, and the number of visitors and the number of sales are the number of visitors and the number of sales on the side dish flat.

  In each of the graph columns 2521 to 2523, the number of people is defined on the vertical axis, and the time from 0:00 to 23:00 is defined on the horizontal axis. In the graph column 2521, the number of customers at each time on the horizontal axis on 2013/10/10 designated as “display day 1” is displayed as a bar graph for each gender.

  In the graph column 2522, the number of visitors at each time on the horizontal axis is displayed in a graph, and in the graph column 2523, the number of customers sold at each time on the horizontal axis is displayed in a graph.

  In this example, 2013/10/10 is selected as the “display day 1” and 2013/10/17 is selected as the “display day 2”. Therefore, each of the graph fields 2522 and 2523 includes both days. Are displayed at the same time.

  In this example, in the graph display date selection field 2515, it is selected that “display date 1” is displayed as a bar graph. Therefore, in the graph column 2522, the number of visitors on display date 1 is displayed as a bar graph, and the number of visitors on display date 2 is displayed as a line graph. Similarly to the graph column 2522, the graph column 2523 displays the number of sales on the display date 1 as a bar graph, and displays the number of sales on the sales date 2 as a line graph.

  In any one of the graph columns 2521 to 2523 in FIG. 25, when the viewer designates a specific position, the display control device 400 displays detailed information of the graph corresponding to the designated specific position. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a stay situation map screen 2500 on which detailed information of the graph is displayed.

  In this example, a position corresponding to 7 o'clock is selected in the graph column 2521. Therefore, detailed information 2521a of the graph at 7 o'clock is displayed in association with 7 o'clock in the graph column 2521. Here, at 7 o'clock, the number of visitors to the flat plate for prepared food was 15 for men and 5 for women. Therefore, in the detailed information 2521a of the graph, a message of 15 men and 5 women is displayed using a balloon mark starting from 7 o'clock.

  In the graph column 2522, a position corresponding to 4 o'clock is selected. Therefore, detailed information 2522a of the graph at 4 o'clock is displayed in association with 4 o'clock in the graph column 2522. Here, at 4 o'clock, the number of people staying on the prepared food flat was 5 on display day 1 and 2 on display day 2. Therefore, in the detailed information 2522a of the graph, messages of 2013/10/10: 5 people and 2013/10/17: 2 people are displayed using a balloon mark starting at 4 o'clock.

  Similarly, in the graph column 2523, detailed information 2523a of a graph indicating a message with 2013/10/10: 5 people and 2013/10/17: 1 people is displayed using a balloon mark starting at 16:00. ing.

  In FIG. 25, the number of customers may be calculated using stay information D500, for example. In this case, the customer ID included in the stay information D500 includes an identifier for distinguishing between men and women. And the display control apparatus 400 should just calculate the number of the visitor according to man and woman by totaling the number of customer ID according to man and woman by the unit of 1 hour. In order to realize this, the image control apparatus 101 may create state information including a result of distinguishing between men and women from a silhouette of a person included in the video data.

  In FIG. 25, the number of visitors can also be calculated using the stay information D500. In this case, in the stay information D500, the customer ID of the customer detected from the video data is associated with the area where the customer stayed. Then, the display control device 400 may calculate the number of visitors per hour in the selected area by counting the number of customer IDs for each area in units of one hour.

  In FIG. 25, the number of people sold is calculated based on, for example, total data collected by a POS system installed in a store. In this case, the store information storage device 300 stores the aggregated data aggregated by the POS system installed in each store. Here, the total data includes a sales history of each product for each store. For example, the sales history is associated with the sales time and the ID of the sold product. Therefore, the display control device 400 acquires the sales history of the display date 1 and the display date 2 at the display target store from the store information storage device 300, and the product ( Here, it is only necessary to calculate the number of sales by calculating the number of purchasers of the side dish).

(2) Customer segment distribution display When the viewer selects the button 2302 described as “customer segment distribution graph” on the menu screen 2300 of FIG. 23, the stay information display system starts a process of displaying the customer segment distribution graph. .

  When the button 2302 described as “customer segment distribution graph” is selected, the display control apparatus 400 displays a customer segment distribution graph screen 2700 shown in FIG. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of a customer segment distribution graph screen 2700. The customer segment distribution graph screen 2700 includes an input area 2710 arranged on the right side and a graph display area 2720 arranged on the left side.

  In the input area 2710, a store name input field 2711, a display period input field 2712, an age input field 2713, and a display button 2714 are provided.

  In the input area 2710, the viewer inputs a display target store in the store name input field 2711, inputs a display target period in the display period input field 2712, and selects a display button 2714. Then, the display control apparatus 400 receives this input. The display control device 400 selects a display target store and a display target period according to the received input.

  The store name input field 2711 has three pull-down menus as in FIG. The display control apparatus 400 displays only stores that can be selected as the stay status display targets in the store name input field 2711 in a pull-down menu format. Further, when the age is specified in the age input field 2713, the display control device 400 displays the number of customers in the specified age in a graph.

  The display control device 400 acquires information such as the number of store visitors, the sex of the store visitor, and the age of the store visitor from the store information storage device 300 corresponding to the display target store and the display target period. Then, the display control device 400 displays the number of visitors to the display target store in a graph for each customer segment. That is, the display control apparatus 400 generates a graph for each customer group of the store visitor at the display target store, and displays it in the graph display area 2720 on the left side of FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 27, since the “24-hour graph” is designated in the display period input field 2712, the display control device 400 displays the hour on the designated day (here, October 30, 2013). The number of visitors is displayed in the graph display area 2720.

  In the graph display area 2720, the vertical axis indicates the number of people, and the horizontal axis indicates the time from 0:00 to 23:00. In the graph display area 2720, the number of visitors by gender is indicated by a bar graph, and the number of visitors by age is indicated by a line graph.

  The Moriguchi Higashi store is selected in the store name input field 2711, the 24-hour graph of 2013/10/30 is selected in the display period input field 2712, and the age input field 2713 includes two values of 10 years old and below and 20-29 years old. The age is selected. Therefore, in the graph display area 2720, a bar graph indicating the number of visitors by gender of the Moriguchi East store on 2013/10/30 in units of one hour is displayed. In the graph display area 2720, a line graph showing the number of visitors in the age of 10 years or younger in the same dated store in one hour unit, and the number of visitors in the age of 20 to 29 years in hour unit. A line graph is displayed.

  When the viewer designates a specific position in the graph display area 2720 of FIG. 27, the display control device 400 displays detailed information of the graph corresponding to the designated specific position. In this example, a position corresponding to 11:00 is selected in the graph display area 2720. Therefore, detailed information 2720a of the graph at 11:00 is displayed in association with 11:00 in the graph display area 2720. Here, at 11 o'clock, the number of visitors to the Moriguchi East store was 8 for men and 8 for women. In addition, the number of visitors at the age of 10 years and younger was 4, and the number of visitors at the age of 20 to 29 years old was 5. Therefore, in the detailed information 2720a of the graph, using a balloon mark starting from 11:00, a message of male: 8, female: 8, 10 years old or younger: 4, 20-29 years old or younger: 5 It is displayed.

  In addition, when “day graph” is designated in the display period input field 2712 of the customer demographic distribution graph screen 2700, the customer demographic distribution graph screen 2700 shown in FIG. 28 is displayed. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of a customer demographic distribution graph screen 2700 when “day graph” is selected.

  In FIG. 28, in the display period input field 2712, “day graph” in the period 2013/10/1 to 2013/10/31 is designated. For this reason, the display control apparatus 400 displays the number of visitors per day in a specified period (October 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013) as a graph.

  Specifically, since the age of 10 years or younger is selected in the age entry field 2713, the graph display area 2720 shows the number of visitors by gender at the Moriguchi East store for the specified period on a daily basis. And a line graph indicating the number of visitors at the age of 10 years or younger at the Moriguchi East store for a specified period in units of one day.

  When the viewer designates a specific position in the graph display area 2720 of FIG. 28, the display control device 400 displays detailed information of the graph corresponding to the designated specific position. In this example, 2013/10/15 is selected in the graph display area 2720. Therefore, detailed information 2720a of the graph in 2013/10/15 is displayed in association with 2013/10/15 of the graph display area 2720. Here, on 2013/10/15, the number of visitors to the Moriguchi East store was 180 for men and 120 for women. The number of visitors at the age of 10 years old or younger was 100. Therefore, in the detailed information 2720a of the graph, messages of male: 180 people, female: 120 people, 10 years old and younger: 100 people are displayed using a balloon mark starting from 2013/10/15.

(3) Behavior Distribution Display When the viewer selects the button 2303 described as “Behavior Distribution Graph” on the menu screen 2300 in FIG. 23, the stay information display system starts a process of displaying the behavior distribution graph. .

  When the button 2303 described as “behavior distribution graph” is selected, the display control apparatus 400 displays a behavior distribution graph screen 2900 shown in FIG. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of the behavior distribution graph screen 2900. The behavior distribution graph screen 2900 includes an input area 2910 arranged on the right side and a graph display area 2920 arranged on the left side.

  The input area 2910 is provided with a store name input field 2911, a graph type selection field 2912, a display period input field 2913, and a display button 2914.

  In the input area 2910, the viewer inputs a display target store in the store name input field 2911, inputs a display target period in the display period input field 2913, and selects a display button 2914. Then, the display control apparatus 400 receives this input. The display control device 400 selects a display target store and a display target period according to the received input. The store name input field 2911 has three pull-down menus as in FIG. The display control apparatus 400 displays only stores that can be selected as the stay status display targets in the store name input field 2911 in a pull-down menu format.

  In the graph type selection field 2912, the viewer can select “comparison with the number of purchasers” or “comparison with the number of non-purchasers”. When “comparison with the number of purchasers” is selected, the display control device 400 displays an action distribution graph comparing the number of customers and the number of purchasers in the graph display area 2920. On the other hand, when “comparison with non-purchasers” is selected, the display control device 400 displays an action distribution graph comparing the number of customers and the number of non-purchasers in the graph display area 2920.

  The display control apparatus 400 displays information such as the number of visitors corresponding to the display target store and the display target period, the sex of the store visitor, the age of the store visitor, the number of purchasers, the sex of the purchaser, and the age of the purchaser. Obtained from the store information storage device 300. The display control device 400 displays an action distribution graph that compares the number of visitors to the display target store and the number of purchasers, or an action distribution graph that compares the number of visitors and the number of non-purchasers. That is, the display control device 400 generates an action distribution graph indicating the number of visitors to the display target store and displays it in the graph display area 2920 on the left side of FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 29, since “24-hour graph” is designated in the display period input field 2913, the display control device 400 performs every hour on the designated day (here, October 30, 2013). An action distribution graph for comparing the number of visitors and the number of purchasers is displayed in the graph display area 2920.

  In the graph display area 2920, the number of people is defined on the vertical axis, and the time from 0:00 to 24:00 is defined on the horizontal axis. Further, in the graph display area 2920, an action distribution graph is displayed in which a white bar graph indicating the number of customers in an hour unit and a black bar graph indicating the number of customers in an hour unit are superimposed.

  When the viewer designates a specific position in the graph display area 2920 of FIG. 29, the display control device 400 displays detailed information of the graph corresponding to the designated specific position. In this example, a position corresponding to 11:00 is selected in the graph display area 2920. Therefore, detailed information 2920a of the graph at 11:00 is displayed in association with 11:00 in the graph display area 2920. Here, at 11 o'clock, the number of visitors to the Moriguchi East store was 20, and the number of purchasers was 15. Therefore, in the detailed information 2920a of the graph, messages of 20 visitors and 15 buyers are displayed using a balloon mark starting from 11:00. The detailed information 2920a of the graph also displays a breakdown by purchaser's sex and age.

  Further, when “day graph” is designated in the display period input field 2913 of the behavior distribution graph screen 2900, the behavior distribution graph screen 2900 shown in FIG. 30 is displayed. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an action distribution graph screen 2900 when “day graph” is designated.

  In FIG. 30, the “day graph” in the period 2013/10/1 to 2013/10/31 is specified in the display period input field 2712. Therefore, the display control apparatus 400 displays a daily behavior distribution graph for a specified period (October 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013).

  Specifically, the graph display area 2920 includes a white bar graph indicating the number of visitors at the Moriguchi East store for a specified period in units of one day and a black bar graph indicating the number of purchasers in units of one day. A superimposed action distribution graph is displayed.

  When the viewer designates a specific position in the graph display area 2920 in FIG. 30, the display control device 400 displays detailed information of the graph corresponding to the designated specific position. In this example, a position corresponding to 2013/10/15 is selected in the graph display area 2920. Therefore, detailed information 2920a of the graph in 2013/10/15 is displayed in association with 2013/10/15 of the graph display area 2920. Here, on 2013/10/15, the number of visitors to the Moriguchi East store was 120, and the number of purchasers was 48. Therefore, in the detailed information 2920a of the graph, messages of 120 visitors and 48 buyers are displayed using balloon marks starting from 2013/10/15. The detailed information 2920a of the graph also displays a breakdown by purchaser's sex and age.

(4) Area Setting The stay information display system starts the area setting process when the setter selects a button 2304 on which “area setting” is described on the menu screen 2300 of FIG.

  When the button 2303 described as “Area setting” is selected, the display control device 400 displays an area setting screen 3100 shown in FIG. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of the area setting screen 3100. The area setting screen 3100 in FIG. 31 includes an editing area 3110 arranged on the right side and an area list area 3120 arranged on the left side.

  The editing area 3110 is provided with a section input field 3111, a name input field 3112, a coordinate input field 3113, and a designated area input field 3114.

  As described with reference to FIG. 11, the division is defined by a combination of an alphabet that classifies the sales floor in the store in the vertical direction and a number that classifies the sales floor in the store in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the category input field 3111 is provided with a field for inputting alphabets and a field for inputting numbers.

  In the name input field 3112, a name for identifying the area is input. The coordinates of the area are defined by the coordinates of (x, y) between the upper left vertex and the lower right vertex of the rectangular area. For this reason, the coordinate input field 3113 is provided with a field for inputting the coordinates of the upper left vertex of the area and a field for inputting the lower right vertex of the area.

  The designated area input field 3114 is used to input whether or not the area being set in the editing area 3110 is a designated area that can be selected as a stay status display target.

  Information input by the setter in the editing area 3110 is reflected in the area list area 3120. In the example of FIG. 31, the editing area 3110 displays information related to an area whose “section” of the area list area 3120 is “A-1”. For this reason, the information input in the editing area 3110 is displayed in the line “A-1” in the area list area 3120.

  In the area setting screen 3100, the input to each column of the editing area 3110 is completed, and the setting button 3115 is selected by the setter. Then, the input information is reflected in the area setting information D420. The setter sets the area by performing the above-described operation for each area. Note that the setter selects one area in the area list area 3120, and selects the delete button 3116 in a state where information related to the selected area is displayed in the editing area 3110. Then, the selected area is deleted from the area setting information D420.

(5) Store setting The stay information display system starts the store setting process when the setter selects the button 2305 described as “store setting” on the menu screen 2300 of FIG.

  When the button 2305 described as “Store setting” is selected, the display control device 400 displays a store setting screen 3200 shown in FIG. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example of the store setting screen 3200. The store setting screen 3200 includes an edit area 3210 arranged on the right side and a store list area 3220 arranged on the left side.

  The edit area 3210 is provided with an ID input field 3211 and a name input field 3212. In the editing area 3210, the setter inputs the store ID to be set in the ID input field 3211, inputs the store name in the name input field 3212, and selects the setting button 3213. Then, information regarding the setting target store is added to the store list information D410.

  The setter designates one store from the stores displayed in the store list area 3220 and selects a delete button 3214. Then, the information regarding the corresponding store is deleted from the store list information D410.

  When the “group setting” tab is selected on the store setting screen 3200, a group setting screen 3300 for setting a store group to which the store belongs is displayed. FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of the group setting screen 3300. The group setting screen 3300 includes a store group list area 3320 arranged on the left side and an editing area 3310 arranged on the right side.

  The edit screen 3310 is provided with an ID input field 3311, a name input field 3312, and a target store input field 3313.

  The setter inputs the ID of the store group to be set in the ID input field 3311, inputs the name of the store group in the name input field 3312, selects a store belonging to the store group in the target store input field 3313, A setting button 3314 is selected. Then, the information regarding the store group is stored in the store information storage device 300. Thereby, a store group is created.

  Further, the setter selects one store group from the store groups displayed in the store group list area 3320 and selects the delete button 3315. Then, the store group is deleted from the store information storage device 300. The stay information display system can display a map screen of a plurality of stores simultaneously by selecting a store group as a display target store.

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(1) The acquisition unit 403 of the display control device 400 calculates the number of visitors in each area of the display target store during the display target period at predetermined time intervals. Then, the output data generation unit 402 of the display control device 400 generates a map screen for each time interval by classifying the number of visitors in each area calculated by the acquisition unit 403 for each predetermined time interval using a threshold value. Then, the generated map screen may be displayed in time series.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display screen 1500 when the display target period is selected from 19:00 to 22:00. The display screen 1500 includes a map screen display area 1501 where the map screen is displayed in time series, a stop button 500, and a progress area 501. The progress area 501 indicates which date / time of the map screen is being displayed in the map screen display area 1501 in the display target period from 19:00 to 22:00. The progress area 501 is provided with an arrow 501a whose length increases in accordance with the progress of the time-series display of the map screen in the map screen display area 1501.

  When the time series display of the map screen is started, the output data generation unit 402 first displays the map screen at 19:00, displays the map screen at 19: 5 after 2 seconds, and after the next 2 seconds. The map screen to be displayed in the map screen display area 1501 is switched by displaying the map screen at 19:10.

  That is, the output data generation unit 402 displays a map screen generated at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 5 minutes) in time series at a predetermined frame rate (for example, one frame every 2 seconds). It is possible to present to the viewer the time change of the stay status during the target period. In the example of FIG. 15, a map screen at 20:30 is displayed. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen 1500 on which a map screen at 21:40 is displayed. When the stop button 500 is selected by the viewer, the output data generation unit 402 pauses the time-series display of the map screen. Thus, the viewer can stop and display the map screen at the time to be observed in the map screen display area 1501 and observe the map screen in detail.

  In order to realize this, the output data generation unit 402 creates the map screen 1300 shown in FIG. 13 at a predetermined time interval (for example, 5 minutes) using the stay information D500 in the display target period, and creates the created map. The screen 1300 may be displayed in the map screen display area 1501 in time series at a predetermined frame rate (for example, one frame every 2 seconds).

  In the above, one frame is merely an example with a predetermined time interval of 5 minutes and a predetermined frame rate of 2 seconds, and other values may be adopted.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display screen 1700 which is another example of the display screen when 19:00 to 22:00 is selected as the display target period.

  The display screen 1700 is different from the display screen 1500 in that the staying position of the customer is displayed on the map screen. In the map screen display area 1501, a map screen at 20:30 is shown. In this map screen, many dots 1701 indicating the stay positions of customers in the area A-3 are plotted, and the product shelf (3 ) Before the customer is shown to be concentrated.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen 1700 on which a map screen at 21:40, one hour and ten minutes later, is displayed with respect to the map screen displayed in FIG. In FIG. 18, the number of plots of the dots 1701 in the area A-3 is reduced as compared with FIG. 17, and it can be seen that the concentration before the product shelf (3) is eliminated. In FIG. 18, the number of plots of the dots 1701 on the product shelf (9) side in area A-3 is not much different from that in FIG. 17, so the number of customers staying in front of the product shelf (9) varies greatly. It can be seen that is not seen. In the display screen 1700 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, since the dot 1701 indicating the customer's staying position is displayed on the map screen, the viewer can see the customer's interest in a specific product shelf or product in more detail. It becomes possible to grasp.

  Thereby, the stay information display system can more appropriately present changes in the stay status of customers in each store over time.

  In order to realize this, the output data generation unit 402 uses the stay information D500 in the display target period to create the map screen 1400 shown in FIG. May be displayed in time series in the map screen display area 1501 at a frame rate of 1 frame (for example, 1 frame in 2 seconds).

  (2) The output data generation unit 402 may simultaneously display the stay status of a plurality of stores. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen 1900 when four stores, store (A), store (B), store (C), and store (D), are selected as display target stores. On the display screen 1900, a map screen showing the staying status of customers in each area of the four selected stores is simultaneously displayed. In this example, 10/10 to 11:00 of 2013/10/10 is selected as the display target period. The display screen 1900 has a store (A) map screen 1901 in the upper left, a store (B) map screen 1902 in the upper right, a store (C) map screen 1903 in the lower left, A store (D) map screen 1904 is arranged below.

  The present stay information display system is characterized in that the threshold used for classification is determined according to the characteristics of the display target store, the display target period, and the like. Therefore, the output data generation unit 402 may determine different threshold values for each store when the four stores displayed at the same time have different features (location, product, service, number of customers, etc.). Then, the output data generation unit 402 may generate a map screen for each store using the threshold value determined for each store and display the map screen on the display screen 1900 at the same time. In addition, the method mentioned above should just be employ | adopted as a determination method of a threshold value. Specifically, the method using the condition information D800, the method using the condition information D910, D920, D930, or the threshold value per hour determined by the condition information D910, D920, D930 is set to the time corresponding to the display target period. A method of determining the corrected value as a threshold may be employed.

  Further, the output data generation unit 402 may display the map screens 1901 to 1904 displayed simultaneously on the display screen 1900 with the same threshold value.

  For example, it is assumed that on the display screen 1900, the viewer inputs an operation for designating the store 100, and the selection unit 401 accepts the operation. Then, the output data generation unit 402 generates and displays the map screens 1902, 1903, and 1904 of the store (B), the store (C), and the store (D) using the threshold value determined for the store (A). It is displayed on the screen 1900.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen 1900 when the store (A) is selected. In the display screen 1900 of FIG. 20, since the store (A) is selected, a cursor 1905 indicating that is displayed on the map screen 1901. The viewer may select the store (A) by inputting, for example, an operation of clicking in the area of the map screen 1901.

  In the display screen 1900 of FIG. 20, since the map screens 1902-1904 are generated using the threshold value of the store (A), the display form of the map screens 1902-1904 is different from the display screen 1900 of FIG. I understand that.

  The display screen 1900 shown in FIG. 20 grasps the tendency of four stores such that the number of visitors between the store (B) and the store (C) is larger than the number of visitors between the store (A) and the store (B). Suitable for On the other hand, the store (B) and the store (C) are displayed in a display form indicating the stay status with the most areas because the map screens 1902 and 1903 are generated using the threshold of the store (A). The difference in staying status in each area is unclear.

  Therefore, when the viewer selects the store (B) on the display screen 1900 shown in FIG. 20, the output data generation unit 402 uses the threshold determined for the store (B) to store the store (A), the store ( C), map screens 1901, 1903, and 1904 showing the staying status in each area of the store (D) are generated and displayed on the display screen 1900.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen 1900 when the store (B) is selected. In FIG. 20, on the map screens 1902 and 1903, most of the areas are displayed in a display form indicating the most staying status. In FIG. 21, on the map screens 1902 and 1903, the staying status of each area is different. It can be seen that it is displayed in the form. On the other hand, in FIG. 21, on the map screens 1901, 1904, most areas are displayed in a display form indicating the least staying situation. Therefore, the display screen 1900 of FIG. 21 is suitable for grasping the difference in staying status for each area between the store (B) and the store (C).

  The display screen 1900 shows an example in which four stores are selected. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and even if a predetermined number of stores of two, three, five, or more are selected. Good. In this case, the number of map screens corresponding to the number of selected stores is displayed on the display screen 1900 at the same time.

  Moreover, although the example which selects a store (A) and a store (B) was shown above, a store (C) and a store (D) may be selected. In this case, a map screen of another store is created using the threshold values determined for the selected store (C) and store (D).

  (3) When one store has a plurality of sales floors, the stay information display system may manage each sales floor as a separate store and set the plurality of sales floors as a store group. And the stay information display system should just display the map screen which shows the stay condition of each area of these some sales floor simultaneously.

  (4) When a gateway that manages the image control apparatus 101 exists in the store, the image control apparatus 101 may communicate with the management apparatus 200 via the gateway. For example, in a store having two sales floors on the first floor and the second floor, when different image control apparatuses 101 are installed on the first floor and the second floor, the image control apparatus 101 on each floor transmits state information to the gateway, and the gateway May transfer state information to the management apparatus 200.

  (5) In the above embodiment, one device has a plurality of functions (components), but the present disclosure is not limited to this configuration. If each function (component) is divided into a plurality of devices and the combination realizes the same effect and function, the combination is also included in the present disclosure.

  (6) A part or all of the constituent elements constituting each of the above apparatuses may be configured from an IC card that can be attached to and detached from each apparatus or a single module. The IC card or the module is a computer system including a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The IC card or the module may include the super multifunctional LSI described above. The IC card or the module achieves its function by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program. This IC card or this module may have tamper resistance.

  (7) The present disclosure may be a computer program that realizes the above-described method by a computer, or may be a digital signal including the computer program.

  The present disclosure also relates to a computer-readable recording medium (for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a BD (Blu-ray ( (Registered trademark) Disc), semiconductor memory, etc.). Further, the present disclosure may be the digital signal recorded on these recording media.

  Further, the present disclosure may transmit the computer program or the digital signal via an electric communication line, a wireless communication, a wired communication line, a network represented by the Internet, a data broadcast, or the like.

  Further, the present disclosure may be a computer system including a microprocessor and a memory. The memory may store the computer program, and the microprocessor may operate according to the computer program.

  In addition, the present disclosure may be configured by recording the program or the digital signal on the recording medium and transferring the program or the digital signal to another independent computer system, or by separately transferring the program or the digital signal via the network or the like. May be implemented by another independent computer system by being transferred to the other computer system.

  (8) The present stay information display system may employ the configuration shown in FIG. 36 instead of FIG. FIG. 36 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the stay information display system in the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, the display control device 400 is connected to the management device 200 and the store information storage device 300 via a LAN, but in FIG. 36, the display control device 400 is connected to the network NT. That is, in the configuration of FIG. 36, the management device 200 and the store information storage device 300 are configured as cloud-side devices, and the display control device 400 is connected to the cloud-side device via the network NT. Here, the manager who manages the device on the cloud side may be a company to which the store 100 belongs, a manufacturer that manufactured the stay information display system, or a service provided by the main body information display system. It may be a service provider that operates.

  The display control device 400 may be, for example, a computer installed in the store 100, or a mobile terminal carried by an employee of the store 100. As the mobile terminal, for example, a tablet terminal or a smartphone can be employed.

  (9) This indication may combine the above-mentioned embodiment and the above-mentioned modification, respectively.

  As described above, the stay information display method and the stay information display system according to the present embodiment can collect customer stay information in each store and display a map screen showing the stay status for each area in the store. Become. Further, the stay information display system classifies and displays the stay status for each area in the store in different display forms, and further determines the threshold used for classification according to the characteristics of the display target store, the display target period, and the like. Thus, it becomes possible to present the staying status of the customer more appropriately.

  The stay information display system according to the present disclosure is useful in a system that displays the stay status of a customer in a store. The stay information display system according to the present disclosure can also be applied to uses such as a system for analyzing human behavior such as public facilities and hospitals.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Store 101 Image control apparatus 102 Camera apparatus 200 Management apparatus 201 Reception part 202 Collection process part 203 Information storage part 300 Store information storage apparatus 400 Display control apparatus 401 Selection part 402 Output data generation part 403 Acquisition part 404 Condition storage part

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A display method in a stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays a stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information. There,
A receiving step of receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a generation step of generating stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
A storage step of storing the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
Using the stored stay information, the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the display target store in the display target period, and the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the display target store in the display target period A calculation step for calculating a ratio of the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors in the plurality of areas in the display target period in the display target period ;
Determining a threshold value using the display the average condition information each display mode associated plurality of reference values defined by the ratio of visiting toll or the total visit number of persons participating stores in the display period A decision step to
Using the determined threshold, classify the calculated average number of visitors or percentage of the total number of customers in each area, the staying status of each area in a display form according to the classification result, A display method comprising: a display step of generating a map screen mapped on the store layout screen and displaying the map screen on the display. A display method in a stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays a stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information. There,
A receiving step of receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a generation step of generating stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
A storage step of storing the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
A calculation step of calculating the number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target store in the display target period using the stored stay information;
Determination to determine a threshold value according to at least one of the display target period and the display target store, using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold value for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store Steps,
Using the determined threshold value, the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified, and the status of stay in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification. Generating a map screen and displaying it on the display,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to the location conditions of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
In the determining step, using a reference value contained in the sub-condition information corresponding to the site conditions of the display target store, Table How to Display that determine the threshold. A display method in a stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays a stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information. There,
A receiving step of receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a generation step of generating stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
A storage step of storing the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
A calculation step of calculating the number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target store in the display target period using the stored stay information;
Determination to determine a threshold value according to at least one of the display target period and the display target store, using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold value for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store Steps,
Using the determined threshold value, the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified, and the status of stay in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification. Generating a map screen and displaying it on the display,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to service contents of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
In the determining step, using a reference value contained in the sub-condition information corresponding to the service content of the display target store, Table How to Display that determine the threshold. The display method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein in the determination step, the threshold value is determined by correcting the reference value using a time indicated by the display target period. In the calculation step, the number of visitors in each area of the display target store in the display target period is calculated at a predetermined time interval,
In the display step, the map screen is generated for each time interval by classifying the number of visitors in each area calculated for each time interval using the determined threshold, and the generated map screen The display method according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein time is displayed in time series. In the calculation step, when a plurality of display target stores are selected in the selection step, the number of visitors in each area is calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores,
In the determining step, a plurality of threshold values corresponding to the plurality of display target stores are determined,
In the display step, the number of visitors in each area calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores is classified using a corresponding threshold value among the plurality of determined threshold values, and the display target store The display method according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein a plurality of map screens corresponding to each of the plurality of map screens are generated and displayed in a list on the display. An instruction receiving step for receiving an instruction to select any one of the plurality of map screens listed on the display;
Before Kike' using the determined threshold value for the display target store corresponding to the one map screen at a constant step, classifying stay number of each area calculated for each of the plurality of display target store, the The display method according to claim 6 , further comprising a changing step of changing a display form of the plurality of map screens displayed as a list on the display using a classification result. A stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays the stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information.
A receiving unit for receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a collection processing unit that generates stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
An information storage unit that stores the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection unit for selecting a display target period and a display target store;
Using the stored stay information, the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the display target store in the display target period, and the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the display target store in the display target period An acquisition unit for calculating a ratio of the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the plurality of areas in the display target period in the display target period ;
Determining a threshold value using the display the average condition information each display mode associated plurality of reference values defined by the ratio of visiting toll or the total visit number of persons participating stores in the display period Then, using the determined threshold value, classify the calculated average number of customers or the ratio of the total number of customers in each area, and display the staying status in each area according to the classification result the generate mapped map screen in a store layout screen, the output data generating unit and Bei obtain stay information display system for displaying on said display. A stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays the stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information.
A receiving unit for receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a collection processing unit that generates stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
An information storage unit that stores the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection unit for selecting a display target period and a display target store;
An acquisition unit that calculates the number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target store in the display target period using the stored stay information;
Using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store, a threshold corresponding to at least one of the display target period and the display target store is determined, A map in which the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified using the determined threshold value, and the stay status in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification generates a screen example Bei and an output data generating unit to be displayed on said display,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to the location conditions of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
The said output data generation part is a stay information display system which determines the said threshold value using the reference value contained in the subcondition information corresponding to the location conditions of the said display object store . A stay information display system comprising: a management device that collects stay information of a person in a store; and a display control device that displays the stay status of the person in the store on a display using the collected stay information.
A receiving unit for receiving state information including a staying position of a person in the store generated based on video data obtained by photographing the inside of the store;
Using the received state information, a collection processing unit that generates stay information in which a stay position and a stay date and time of a person in the store are associated,
An information storage unit that stores the generated stay information in a storage device in association with store information indicating the store;
A selection unit for selecting a display target period and a display target store;
An acquisition unit that calculates the number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target store in the display target period using the stored stay information;
Using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store, a threshold corresponding to at least one of the display target period and the display target store is determined, A map in which the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified using the determined threshold value, and the stay status in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification An output data generation unit that generates a screen and displays the screen on the display;
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to service contents of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
It said output data generating unit, the display using the reference value contained in the sub-condition information corresponding to the service contents of the target store, Visitor information display system that determines the threshold value. The acquisition unit calculates the number of visitors in each area of the display target store in the display target period at a predetermined time interval,
The output data generation unit generates the map screen for each time interval by classifying the number of visitors in each area calculated for each time interval using the determined threshold, and generates the map screen The stay information display system according to claim 10 , wherein the map screen is displayed in time series. The output data generation unit
When a plurality of display target stores are selected in the selection unit,
For each of the plurality of display target stores, calculate the number of visitors in each area,
Determining a plurality of thresholds corresponding to the plurality of display target stores;
The number of visitors in each area calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores is classified using a corresponding threshold value among the plurality of determined threshold values, and a plurality corresponding to each of the plurality of display target stores The stay information display system according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein a map screen is generated and displayed on the display as a list. The output data generation unit
In the selection unit, when an instruction to select any one of the plurality of map screens listed on the display is received,
Using the threshold value determined for the display target store corresponding to the one map screen, classify the number of visitors in each area calculated for each of the plurality of display target stores, and use the result of the classification The stay information display system according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein a display form of the plurality of map screens displayed in a list on the display is changed. Receiving state information including the staying position of the person in the store generated based on the video data obtained by photographing the store, and using the received state information, the staying position and the staying date and time of the person in the store correspond A display control device connected to a management device that generates attached stay information and stores the generated stay information in a storage device;
A selection unit for selecting a display target period and a display target store;
The stored stay information is acquired, and using the acquired stay information, the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the display target store in the display target period, and the display target store of the display target period An acquisition unit that calculates a ratio of the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors in the plurality of areas of the display target period in the display target period with respect to the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors ;
Determining a threshold value using the display the average condition information each display mode associated plurality of reference values defined by the ratio of visiting toll or the total visit number of persons participating stores in the display period Then, using the determined threshold value, classify the calculated average number of customers or the ratio of the total number of customers in each area, and display the staying status in each area according to the classification result A display control device comprising: an output data generation unit that generates a map screen mapped on the layout screen of the store and displays the map screen on a display. Receiving state information including the staying position of the person in the store generated based on the video data obtained by photographing the store, and using the received state information, the staying position and the staying date and time of the person in the store correspond A display control device connected to a management device that generates attached stay information and stores the generated stay information in a storage device;
A selection unit for selecting a display target period and a display target store;
Obtaining the stored stay information, and using the obtained stay information, an obtaining unit that calculates the number of stays in each area of the display target store in the display target period;
Using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store, a threshold corresponding to at least one of the display target period and the display target store is determined, A map in which the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified using the determined threshold value, and the stay status in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification generates a screen example Bei and an output data generating unit to be displayed on the display,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to the location conditions of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
The said output data generation part is a display control apparatus which determines the said threshold value using the reference value contained in the subcondition information corresponding to the location conditions of the said display object store . Receiving state information including the staying position of the person in the store generated based on the video data obtained by photographing the store, and using the received state information, the staying position and the staying date and time of the person in the store correspond A display control device connected to a management device that generates attached stay information and stores the generated stay information in a storage device;
A selection unit for selecting a display target period and a display target store;
Obtaining the stored stay information, and using the obtained stay information, an obtaining unit that calculates the number of stays in each area of the display target store in the display target period;
Using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store, a threshold corresponding to at least one of the display target period and the display target store is determined, A map in which the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified using the determined threshold value, and the stay status in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification generates a screen example Bei and an output data generating unit to be displayed on the display,
The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to service contents of the store,
Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
The said output data generation part is a display control apparatus which determines the said threshold value using the reference value contained in the subcondition information corresponding to the service content of the said display object store .   Receiving state information including the staying position of the person in the store generated based on the video data obtained by photographing the store, and using the received state information, the staying position and the staying date and time of the person in the store correspond A display control method in a display control device connected to a management device for generating attached stay information and storing the generated stay information in a storage device,
  A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
  The stored stay information is acquired, and using the acquired stay information, the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors of the display target store in the display target period, and the display target store of the display target period An obtaining step of calculating a ratio of the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors in a plurality of areas of the display target period in the display target period with respect to the average number of visitors or the total number of visitors;
  A threshold value is determined using condition information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the ratio of the average number of visitors to the display target store or the total number of store visitors in the display target period. Then, using the determined threshold, classify the calculated average number of visitors or percentage of the total number of customers in each area, the stay status of each area in a display form according to the classification result, A display control method comprising: an output data generation step of generating a map screen mapped on the store layout screen and displaying the map screen on a display.   Receiving state information including the staying position of the person in the store generated based on the video data obtained by photographing the store, and using the received state information, the staying position and the staying date and time of the person in the store correspond A display control method in a display control device connected to a management device for generating attached stay information and storing the generated stay information in a storage device,
  A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
  Obtaining the stored stay information, and using the obtained stay information, an obtaining step of calculating the number of visitors in each area of the display target store in the display target period;
  Using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store, a threshold corresponding to at least one of the display target period and the display target store is determined, A map in which the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified using the determined threshold value, and the stay status in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification An output data generation step for generating a screen and displaying the screen on a display;
  The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to the location conditions of the store,
  Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
The output data generation unit is a display control method for determining the threshold value using a reference value included in sub-condition information corresponding to a location condition of the display target store.   Receiving state information including the staying position of the person in the store generated based on the video data obtained by photographing the store, and using the received state information, the staying position and the staying date and time of the person in the store correspond A display control method in a display control device connected to a management device for generating attached stay information and storing the generated stay information in a storage device,
  A selection step of selecting a display target period and a display target store;
  Obtaining the stored stay information, and using the obtained stay information, an obtaining step of calculating the number of visitors in each area of the display target store in the display target period;
  Using condition information that defines a condition for determining a threshold for classifying the number of visitors in each area in the store, a threshold corresponding to at least one of the display target period and the display target store is determined, A map in which the calculated number of visitors in each area is classified using the determined threshold value, and the stay status in each area is mapped on the layout screen of the store in a display form according to the result of the classification An output data generation step for generating a screen and displaying the screen on a display;
  The condition information includes a plurality of sub-condition information corresponding to service contents of the store,
  Each sub-condition information is information in which a display form is associated with each of a plurality of reference values defined by the number of visitors,
  The display control method, wherein the output data generation unit determines the threshold value using a reference value included in sub-condition information corresponding to the service content of the display target store.

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