JP2001306567A - Method for providing/acquiring of restaurant guide information by means of web site, communication system thereof and information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To readily retrieve information on restaurants and to easily and speedily acquire guide information thereof such as menus, places (maps), telephone numbers and vacant seat conditions. SOLUTION: A retrieval page is opened by accessing a guide Web site device 4 from a guide request device 6. Retrieval conditions (such as method of settlement, budget amount and number of persons together with the desired menu, location (map), telephone number and vacant seat conditions on restaurant) are inputted to the display screen of the retrieval page on the guide request device 6. On the basis of the retrieval conditions from the guide request device 6, the guide Web site device 4 retrieves restaurant and this retrieved result is displayed on the screen of the guide request device 6. This retrieved result shows specific contents, such as the presence/absence of restaurants which correspond to the retrieval conditions, menus, locations (maps), telephone number and vacant seat conditions corresponding to the retrieval conditions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information on restaurants by accessing a Web site (homepage), for example, information on menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, vacant seats and the like of restaurants such as izakaya. We for obtaining information
The present invention relates to a method for providing / acquiring restaurant guidance information by a site b, a communication system therefor, and an information recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, TCP / IP (Transmission Control)
Various types of guidance services using communication networks (for example, intranets, the Internet, and extranets (hereinafter referred to as the Internet only)) under the environment of rol Protocol / Internet Protocol) are implemented. A local computer guidance service for mobile computers is being implemented.

[0003] In addition, a guidance service for mobile phones capable of accessing the Internet by installing a Web browser called i-mode is also being implemented. This makes it possible to display a screen with a relatively small area (a small amount of information) and to quickly search for a moving place (such as a station square). For example, as a guidance service for mobile phones such as the i-mode, a guidance service for retrieving a parking place at a moving point and a real-time vacancy status from a Web site is known.

[0004]

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional example, although guidance services such as parking lots are provided, various types of restaurants, such as restaurants, izakayas, bars, and rooftop beer gardens, are installed in home computers and mobile phones. Quickly search your computer for menus, places (maps),
Guide information such as telephone numbers and vacant seat status could not be obtained.

[0005] In addition, a portable telephone such as an i-mode can easily and promptly provide guidance information such as menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, vacant seats, and the like, particularly at restaurants and stalls near a moving point. It was not available.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and a small general-purpose computer, a mobile computer, and a mobile phone can easily search for guidance information of a restaurant, and the menu and the location of the restaurant can be easily obtained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing / acquiring restaurant guidance information through a Web site, and a communication system and information recording medium thereof, by which guidance information such as (map), telephone number, vacant seat status and the like can be easily and quickly obtained. And

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for providing / acquiring restaurant guidance information on a Web site, at least a guidance requesting side, a guidance Web
Web using a communication network under a TCP / IP environment accommodating each device on the site side and guidance providing side
A step of providing and obtaining information on restaurants by the b site, a step of transferring information on restaurants from the information provider to the side of the guide Web site, and providing information on restaurants from the information provider. A step of registering and publishing the information on the website, transferring the search result guide information requested by the guide requester, and requesting the guide web site to search for guide information of a desired restaurant on the guide web site side And a step of performing the operation.

[0008] In the method of the present invention, the guide provider performs membership registration with respect to the guide web site in advance through a communication network, and the guide provider provides the guide web site with the identification code and password given by the member registration. The method is characterized by having a step of transferring guidance information.

[0009] Further, the method of the present invention further comprises the step of, when the guide provider side registers with the guide Web site side, paying a paid membership fee using encrypted data. And

[0010] Further, the method of the present invention includes the step of:
The guide requester makes a member registration to the site in advance through the communication network, and the guide requester uses the identification code and password given by this member registration to provide the guide Web.
It is characterized in that it has a step of instructing the site to search for guidance information.

In the method of the present invention, the guide information of the restaurant is guide information including a menu, a place / map, a telephone number, a vacant seat situation, a settlement method, a budget amount, and the number of the restaurant. Features.

Further, the communication system for providing and acquiring guide information of a website restaurant of the present invention provides and acquires guide information of a website restaurant using a communication network under a TCP / IP environment. A guide providing device for transferring the guide information of the restaurant, and registering the guide information of the restaurant transferred from the guide providing side, and publishing, executing the search instruction transferred through the communication network, A guide Web site device for transferring the search result and a guide requesting device for requesting the guide Web site device to search for guide information of a desired restaurant are provided.

[0013] The system of the present invention is characterized in that the guide Web site device is arranged in an Internet service provider or is arranged as a single device on a communication network.

Further, the system of the present invention provides the above-described guide We
b In order for the site device to obtain a search instruction content for the guidance information transferred from the guidance request device, the guidance We
It is characterized in that a search is performed on a database provided in the b-site device, and guidance information corresponding to the content of a search instruction from the guidance request device by executing the search is transferred to the guidance request device.

[0015] Further, the system of the present invention includes the guide W
In order to obtain guidance information corresponding to the search instruction transferred from the guidance request device, the website device performs a search in a communication network by polling communication with a guidance providing device arranged for each restaurant, and this search is performed. It is characterized in that the guidance information by execution is transferred to the guidance request device.

Further, the system of the present invention is characterized in that the guidance providing device and the guidance requesting device are each a fixed small general-purpose computer accessible to the Internet, or a portable telephone and a mobile computer, or a portable telephone. .

Further, in the system according to the present invention, the guidance providing device is provided in a restaurant including a moving stall, and a mobile phone and a mobile computer, or a mobile phone, which can move with the restaurant and can access the Internet. The name of a nearby building is notified to the guide Web site device instead of the current location / map.

[0018] The system of the present invention may include, in addition to the portable telephone and a mobile computer or a portable telephone,
A GPS receiver and a map screen processing device;
The latitude and longitude and / or nearby building name obtained by the receiver and the map screen processing device are replaced with the current moving place and the guidance W
It is characterized by notifying the website device.

Further, the system according to the present invention provides the guide W
The website apparatus re-edits the guide information registered here to fit the display screen area of the guide request apparatus, or separately arranges the guide web site apparatus dedicated to the re-editing on the communication network. Features.

[0020] The information recording medium of the present invention comprises a guidance request device,
TCP housing information Web site device and information providing device
/ Providing guide information of a restaurant on a Web site using a communication network under an IP environment and transferring the guide information of the restaurant from the guide providing device to the guide Web site device when obtaining the guide, and providing the guide The guide website device registers and publishes the guide information of the restaurant from the device, and transfers the guide information of the search result requested by the guide request device, and the guide request device transmits the desired information to the guide web site device. Characterized in that a program for causing a computer to execute a control requesting retrieval of guide information of a restaurant is stored.

According to the information recording medium of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned program, (1) guide information is provided with an identification code and a password given by a member registration performed in advance through a communication network, and (2) a paid member system. (3) search for guide information using the identification code and password assigned in the member registration, and (4) obtain a search instruction content for the guide information by using the database. A search or a search is performed in a communication network by polling communication with a guide providing device arranged for each restaurant, and the guide information based on the search is transferred to the guide requesting device. Re-edit to match the display screen of the guidance request device, and control any, combination, or all of the above (1) to (5) It is characterized by storing a program for execution.

In the present invention, a communication network under a TCP / IP environment is used, and a guide W
The restaurant information is transferred to the website, and the guide web
Register and publish on the site side. Then, the guide Web site side transfers the guide information of the search result of the guide information of the desired restaurant requested by the guide request side.

As a result, the guide information of the restaurant can be easily searched by the small general-purpose computer, the mobile computer, and the mobile phone, and the menu, the place (map), the telephone number, the vacant seat status, and the like can be obtained. Guidance information can be obtained easily and quickly.

In the present invention, a small general-purpose computer such as a desktop computer is used as the guidance providing device and the guidance requesting device.
A mobile phone and a mobile computer or a mobile phone that can access the Internet can be used. Further, the search for the guide information is performed by searching the guide web site itself or by polling communication to the guide providing apparatus. In addition, the paid membership system is settled through credit cards and internet banks. In addition, the guidance providing side provides information about the traveling point obtained by the GPS receiver and the map screen processing device to the guidance We.
b Site device is notified.

Therefore, it is possible to construct a network system with a configuration in which these are selected or a configuration including all of them, and the degree of freedom of the network configuration can be obtained.

[0026]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of a method for providing / acquiring guide information of a restaurant through a Web site, a communication system therefor, and an information recording medium according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a method for providing / acquiring restaurant guide information by a Web site, a communication system therefor, and an information recording medium according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an example of this embodiment is:
1 shows the configuration of the Internet under a TCP / IP environment, and includes a digital fixed communication network 1 such as ISDN and a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular Telecommunication).
on System)) method, PHS (Personal Handyphone Syste
and m) a digital telephone communication network 2. Further, in this embodiment, connection conversion (protocol conversion) between the digital fixed communication network 1 and the digital telephone communication network 2 together with the cell base stations 2a and 2b accommodated in the digital telephone communication network 2.
A connection device (gateway device or PHS connection device) 3 for performing such operations is connected.

Further, in this example, the Internet service provider (ISP) has a restaurant,
Information (information on menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, vacant seats, etc.) of various restaurants, such as bars, bars, and rooftop beer gardens, is posted on the website (website). And a guidance Web site device 4 for providing the information. The guidance Web site device 4 includes an Internet service provider (IS
P) A device 5 (detailed in FIG. 2), which is connected to the digital fixed communication network 1.

In this example, a small general-purpose computer 7 such as a desktop type or notebook type of the guidance request device 6 equipped with a Web browser for performing e-mail and Internet surfing is connected to the digital fixed communication network 1. ing.

The guidance request device 6 includes the cell base station 2
a PHS or PDC mobile phone 8a for accessing the guidance providing apparatus 10 through a wireless line connection with
And a mobile computer 8b connected to the interface. The mobile computer 8b further includes a mobile phone 9 equipped with a Web browser and capable of surfing the Internet (for example, i-mode).

Also, in this example, the guidance providing apparatus 10 for providing guidance information of various restaurants (menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, vacant seats, etc.) through the guidance Web site apparatus 4 is provided. And a small general-purpose computer 11 equipped with a Web browser for performing e-mail and Internet surfing. The small general-purpose computer 11 is connected to the digital fixed communication network 1.

The guidance providing apparatus 10 has a guidance Web site apparatus 4 through a wireless line connection with the cell base station 2b.
PHS or PDC mobile phone 12a and mobile computer 12b for accessing
The mobile phone 13 has a browser and can surf the Internet (for example, i-mode).

The example shown in FIG. 1 includes a net bank 1 that performs bank settlement and exchange handling on the Internet.
5 has been established, and a bank processing unit 15 for that
a is connected to the digital fixed communication network 1.

The guide Web site device 4 registers the guide information of various restaurants provided by the guide providing device 10 and executes a search for the registered information of the restaurant from the guide request device 6 through the Internet. Return by e-mail. The guide request device 6 is used by an individual who wants to use a restaurant, and obtains guide information of a desired restaurant from the guide Web site device 4. In addition, the guidance providing device 10 is provided in various types of restaurants such as restaurants, izakayas, bars, and rooftop beer gardens, and provides guidance information such as menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, and vacant seats of restaurants. It is for doing.

The digital fixed communication network 1 has access points for the ISP device 5 of the guidance Web site device 4, the small general-purpose computer 7 of the guidance request device 6, and the small general-purpose computer 11 of the guidance providing device 10. No exchanges are provided.

The digital telephone communication network 2
Is a PDC method or a PHS method. However, when the amount of transmitted data is large, wide-band transmission with a high data transfer rate at present and PIAFS (PHS Internet Access Forum S
tandard) Internet-accessible P
It is desirable to apply the HS method.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the ISP device 5 of the guide Web site device 4. In FIG. 2, the ISP device 5 includes a digital termination connection unit (DSU) 5a that connects to an ISDN (digital fixed communication network 1) and performs termination connection on the subscriber side, and further includes a digital termination connection unit (DSU) 5a. The terminal adapter (TA) 5b is connected to the output side (T point interface) of the PC and performs a protocol conversion for accommodating a terminal described below at the R point (interface) and connecting to the ISDN.

The ISP device 5 includes a Web server 5c for executing control and processing for operating a Web site (home page) on the Internet, and a sequence regarding TCP / IP connection on the digital fixed communication network 1. And an interworking function (IWF) device 5d to execute. In addition, ISP
The device 5 stores, in particular, guidance information such as menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, and vacant seats of restaurants, and a database 5e for executing a search described below by a relational method or the like, and a link (line). (Connection) and the like.

The ISP device 5 includes a DNS server 5g for a distributed name management system (DNS: Domain Name System) and an e-mail server 5h for executing a sequence of receiving and transferring an e-mail. Also, Fa
A facsimile (image) server 5i for executing a sequence of receiving and transferring x-data (image data) and an encryption used for settlement (e-commerce) of a guide information of a restaurant with a credit card, for example. Communication protocol (S
An SSL server 5j for SL: Secure Sockets Layer (SL) is provided.

The ISP device 5 includes a plurality of small general-purpose computers 5k for performing e-mail and Internet surfing. In addition, IS
When the P device 5 is constructed by a local area network (LAN), a sequence of a plurality of small general-purpose computers 5k (for example, CSM by Ethernet (registered trademark))
A / CD random access method, RPC (Remote Proced
ure Call LA)
There may be N servers.

The configuration of the ISP device 5 is merely an example, and an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server or the like is generally provided in addition to the above. Further, the interworking function device 5d is provided with a Web server 5c.
There is a case where it is configured to be functionally incorporated into the device.

Each of the guidance Web site device 4, the guidance request device 6, and the guidance providing device 10 has a TCP /
IP connection processing, FTP of file transfer protocol, and CGI to execute external application on Web server
General-purpose W for processing (Common Gateway Interface)
web browser (for example, Netscape (registered trademark))
Navigator).

The small general-purpose computer 7 of the guidance request device 6 and the small general-purpose computer 11 of the guidance providing device 10 are constructed by a relatively large-scale LAN in addition to a stand-alone (single unit) general-purpose computer. Is also good. In the case where the guidance providing device 10 is a large-scale restaurant chain headquarters or the like, the guidance information of stores in various places is provided to the guidance Web site device 4 using the FDDI local area network (LAN) built by the company. Is what you do. The guidance request device 6 may also be constructed by a relatively large-scale LAN.

The digital telephone communication network 2 is an analog telephone network PSTN (Public Switched Tele
phone Network), and in this case, instead of the digital termination connection device and the terminal adapter, the NCU (Network C
ontrol Unit) and a modem (modem).

The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is also applicable as the banking operation processing device 15a in the net bank 15 shown in FIG. In this case, the encrypted communication protocol is
It is necessary to perform high-level encryption in addition to the above-mentioned general-purpose SSL for processing of banking business (such as settlement and exchange).

The guide Web in the configuration shown in FIG.
The function of the site device 4, that is, the provision of the guide information of the restaurant may be executed by the Web server of the guide providing device 10, and the network configuration is not particularly limited.

The small general-purpose computer 7 of the guidance requesting device 6 and the small general-purpose computer 11 of the guidance providing device 10 are word processors that have web browsers and perform the same functions as the small general-purpose computer 7 and the small general-purpose computer 11, respectively. good. In such a word processor, the following description is applied as it is,
The same operation can be realized.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the Internet shown in FIG. 1, standard TCP /
Performs general-purpose Internet communication operation by IP connection. Further, a small general-purpose computer 7 of the guidance request device 6, or a mobile phone 8a and a mobile computer 8
b, and the mobile phone 9 execute a Web browser,
Each of them is connected to the access point or the cell base station 2b to exchange e-mails with the guidance Web site device 4 and the guidance providing device 10, and to provide the guidance Web site device 4.
Browsing (internet surfing).

Similarly to the guidance request device 6, the guidance Web site device 4 and the guidance providing device 10 also execute Web browsers, connect to respective access points, and perform e-mail exchange and Internet surfing.

In the Internet shown in FIG. 1, various communication protocols or interfaces (for example, F
TP or CGI) to execute the sequence on the network. Further, the Internet shown in FIG. 1 transmits text, audio, still images, and moving images in HTML. In this transmission, an object instruction (screen instruction operation (or access) to a radio button, an anchor, or a push button by a coordinate input device such as a mouse is described.
(Commonly called click operation).

The mobile phone 8a and the mobile computer 8b and the mobile phone 9 of the guidance requesting device 6, and the mobile phone 12b and the small general-purpose computer 12a and the mobile phone 13 of the guidance providing device 10 are respectively connected to the cell base station 2
a, 2b and FT through a wireless line connection (air interface) according to ARIB-27 / 28 standard, for example.
Execute a sequence such as P file transfer.

In such an operation, the guidance request device 6
The small general-purpose computer 7 makes a call to the telephone number (selection signal) of the access point (exchange office) shown in FIG. Further, the mobile phone 8a and the mobile computer 8 of the guidance request device 6
b and the mobile phone 9 transmit to the telephone number (selection signal) of the access point (switching station) through the cell base station. That is, the subsequent Internet sequence is executed by local charging. Information request device 6 and information W
A line connection is made to the website 4 through the digital fixed communication network 1, the digital telephone communication network 2, and the connection device 3.

After this line connection, the Internet communication described in detail below is executed. That is, TCP / I
P connection processing, execution of an FTP file transfer protocol by a Web browser, execution of an external application by a CGI / Web server, and the like are performed.

The portable telephones 8a and 9 of the guidance requesting device 6 and the portable telephone 12b of the guidance providing device 10
The transmission system between the mobile phone 13 and the digital telephone communication network 2 is a TDMA (PDC) system or a TD
MA / TDD (PHS) system, CDMA system (IS-95 / IMT
-2000), and is not particularly limited. Further, the modulation method (such as the PSK method) is not particularly limited.

The basic operation of the embodiment of the present invention is possible by executing a basic sequence on the Internet under the environment of the TCP / IP connection, and furthermore, the communication protocol (TCP / IP) which is being gradually expanded. It can be applied to a new transmission form based on IP) and an extended Web browser as it is, using ordinary techniques of those skilled in the art.

Each device (small general-purpose computer, Web server, mobile phone) provided in the guide Web site device 4, the guide request device 6, the guide providing device 10, and the net bank 15 is controlled by a program executed by the CPU. The control corresponding to the present invention is executed. This program is provided by being stored in an information recording medium (for example, a CD-ROM or a semiconductor memory (ROM)).

Next, browsing (searching) of guide information of a restaurant corresponding to the present invention in such an operation will be described. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram of membership registration in providing guide information of restaurants, and FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of posting guide information of restaurants. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram when browsing (searching) guide information of a restaurant. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen for starting browsing (searching) of guidance information of a restaurant in each device of the guidance request device 6, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen of a result of browsing (searching) of guide information of a restaurant in each device of the guidance request device 6.

First, referring to FIG.
Performs membership registration for the guidance Web site apparatus 4 in order to start providing guidance information (menus, places (maps), telephone numbers, vacant seats, and the like) about the restaurant. This registration is performed in the following procedure (sequence).

(I) A call is transmitted from the guidance providing device 10 to the telephone number of the guidance Web site device 4 to make a line connection, and then the URL of the guidance Web site device 4 (for example, http: /
/www.restaurant-inf.xxx) and open the website (homepage). (Ii) The guidance providing device 10 performs a screen instruction operation on the transfer request object of the member registration page. (Iii) The guide Web site device 4 transfers the member registration file to the guide providing device 10. (Iv) The guidance providing device 10 inputs necessary information regarding member registration. (V) The guidance providing device 10 transfers the member registration file in which necessary information has been input to the guidance Web site device 4.

(Vi) The guide Web site apparatus 4 confirms the contents of the member registration file. (Vii) Thereafter, when posting the guide information of the restaurant on the Web site, the identification number (ID) and the password (PW) for opening the Web site are provided to the guide W.
The website providing device 4 automatically or manually assigns the information to the guidance providing device 10 and transfers the information to the guidance providing device 10 (viii) The identification number (ID) and the password (PW) are confirmed by the guidance providing device 10 and the member Finish the registration.

The guidance information on the restaurant in the guidance Web site apparatus 4 by the member registration is performed by a paid or free membership system. However, when the payment is made by a credit card at the time of the paid membership system, the SSL server 5j is used. And secures the settlement of the contents of the credit card using the encrypted communication protocol.

The payment in the paid membership system may be such that a bill is issued every month, and each time a payment is made by a credit card by electronic commerce, a bill is issued by postal mail, and payment is made by bank transfer.

When a fee-based membership system is used for the guide requesting device 6 for browsing (searching) the guide information of the restaurant, the member registration is performed in the same manner as the sequence shown in FIG. .

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, registration and updating of guidance information (contents) from the guidance providing apparatus 10 for which membership registration has been completed to the guidance Web site apparatus 4 will be described. This registration and update are performed in the following procedure (sequence). (1) A call is sent from the guidance providing apparatus 10 to the telephone number of the guidance Web site apparatus 4 to make a line connection, and then the guidance Web
URL of the b-site device 4 (for example, http: //www.restaur
(ant-inf.xxx) and open the website (homepage). (2) Manually input or automatically transfer an identification code (ID) and a password (PW) to request registration of guide information (content) and file transfer of an updated page.

(3) The guide Web site apparatus 4 identifies the identification code (ID) and the password (PW), and transfers the registration / update page file. (4) The guidance providing apparatus 10 inputs necessary information (guidance information such as a menu, a place (map), a telephone number, and vacant seat status) on a registration / update page of guidance information in the guidance Web site apparatus 4. According to the screen operation instruction at the end of the input, the registration / update page file in which the guide information is entered is transferred to the guide Web site apparatus 4. (5) The guide Web site device 4 newly registers a file of a registration / update page. In the case of updating, rewriting is performed. (6) Upon registration of this creation or completion of rewriting,
Registration and update of the guide information (contents) are completed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG.
The guide requesting device 6 accesses the b-site device 4 to search (view) the guide information of the restaurant. This search is performed in the following procedure (sequence).

(A) A call is sent from the guidance request device 6 to the telephone number of the guidance Web site device 4 to make a line connection.
URL of the guidance Web site device 4 (for example, http: // ww
Access w.restaurant-inf.xxx) and open the website (homepage). (B) A transfer request for a search page on a Web site is transferred from the guidance request device 6.

(C) The guide web site device 4 transfers the search page file to the guide request device 6. (D) A search page is displayed on the screen by the guidance request device 6, and search conditions are displayed on this display screen (search condition screen (A) shown in FIG. 6).
Enter (E) The search condition is transferred to the guidance Web site device 4 by a screen operation instruction in the guidance request device 6.

(F) The guide Web site device 4 performs a search based on the search condition (search condition screen (A) shown in FIG. 6) from the guide request device 6. (G) The guide Web site device 4 transfers the search result file to the guide request device 6. (H) Display the search result file on the screen of the guidance request device 6 (search result screen (B) shown in FIG. 7).

(I) The guidance requesting device 6 switches the search result screen (B) (screen instruction operation / selection instruction / scroll for the object) to display and confirm necessary items on the screen. (J) The guidance Web site device 4 transfers the file corresponding to the selection instruction (screen instruction operation for the object) switched by the guidance request device 6. (K) The file of the selection instruction is displayed on the screen of the guidance request device 6 (the search result screen (B) shown in FIG. 7), and the instruction of the end selection from the guidance request device 6 is transferred to the guidance Web site device 4 thereafter. The notification of the end is sent to the guidance request device 6
Is also terminated.

Thereafter, the information requesting device 6 makes a call to the telephone number of the restaurant listed on the search result screen (B),
Or, by e-mail, make a reservation with the final confirmation of the guidance information. In this case, the telephone call is made by instructing the object of the telephone number on the display screen. In addition, the restaurant name is directly displayed on the screen (REAL NAME), and the telephone number is transmitted to the telephone number through the guidance Web site device 4.

If a reservation payment is requested from the contact (phone or e-mail) with the restaurant searched here,
Using the net bank 15 shown in FIG. 1, the reservation money is paid to the account of the bank (especially the net bank 15) notified from the searched restaurant. In this case, Net Bank 1
Then, the telephone number for the telephone number 5 is transmitted, and the URL is transferred to the Web server of the bank processing apparatus 15a for access. Thereafter, in accordance with the settlement system provided by the net bank 15, for example, the transfer settlement at the net bank 15 for inputting the account card contents, the transfer settlement (debit card settlement) other than the net bank 15, and the credit card contents are input. Perform credit settlement. In this settlement, the restaurant confirms the reservation payment by e-mail notification of the transfer from the net bank 15.

In the settlement of the net bank 15, the information providing device 10 registers the contents of the account card and the credit card in the net bank 15 in advance, and transmits the identification code (ID) and the password (PW) to the net bank 15. It is also possible for the 15 side to set on the guidance providing apparatus 10 side and settle. This is the case, for example, when the membership period is over and the settlement is continued for the renewal or the like.

The search condition screen (A) shown in FIG. 6 shows, for example, a search example of the i-mode mobile phone 9, and the search conditions include one place (district), two persons, three budgets (total), 4 Date and time of use, 5 dishes, 6 types of desired sake,
There are 7 karaoke hope ... items, and in each of the items 1 to 7, sake, beer, etc. are input by the guidance request device 6 from 5:00 today, 3 people, 20,000 yen. These items 1 to 7 are search conditions (display area m).

The search result screen (B) of FIG. 7 shows the search result on the guide Web site apparatus 4 side with respect to the search condition screen (A) of FIG. In FIG. 7A, as search results (display area n) for the search condition screen (A) in FIG. 6, five items (1 aaaa, 2bbbb, 3cccc, 4dddd,
5ee is the name of each restaurant). Here, when the guidance request device 6 selects “1aaa” by, for example, a radio button, the screen of FIG. 7B is transferred from the guidance Web site device 4.

In FIG. 7B, the contents (contents) of the shop "1aaaa" for each item of 1 place (district)... 7 karaoke request ... on the search condition screen (A) shown in FIG. The display area q) is displayed. When the map on the screen shown in FIG. 7B is selected by, for example, a radio button, the shop “1aaa” shown in FIG.
The screen of the address / map of “a” is transferred from the guidance Web site device 4 and the address / map is displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) (not shown) of the mobile phone 9 (display area r ·
t). In addition, since this map screen has a small screen area of a liquid crystal display (LCD) (not shown) of the mobile phone 9, it is preferable to display the map content in a color image that is easy to confirm.

The search condition screens (A) and (B) of the i-mode mobile phone 9 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are as follows.
The display area of the display screen (liquid crystal display) is small, and the provision (display) of detailed guidance information is limited. When the guidance request device 6 is a small general-purpose computer 7, and a mobile phone 8a and a mobile computer 8b, the display area is large, so that more detailed guidance information can be provided. For example, the labeling of many ingredients (for example, indicating organic ingredients or ingredients that are not eaten religiously)
Also, it is possible to display a map of a branch or the like.

Note that such a guide Web site device 4
In order to provide (display) the guidance information on the mobile phone 9, edit (for example, display the material of many, or remove the map display of the branch, etc.) to provide (display) the guidance information on the mobile phone 9. It is necessary to provide an editing Web server for performing the display. This Web server may be provided in the guidance Web site device 4 and may be arranged on the Internet as a guidance Web site for another mobile phone 9. In this case, the guidance Web site for the mobile phone 9 may set a dedicated URL for the access, or a configuration in which a router is provided in the guidance Web site device 4 to set a link.

In the above-described embodiment, the guide information of the restaurant is registered in the guide Web site device 4, and the guide request device 6 accesses the guide information to obtain the guide information.
In this case, each guidance request device 6 may fail to update the guidance Web site device 4. For this reason, the guidance request device 6 may not be able to obtain the latest guidance information, particularly information on vacant seats. For this reason, it is convenient that the guidance information can be provided to the guidance request device 6 until the updated guidance information is input to the device on the guidance Web site device 4 side.

In other words, in the guide Web site device 4, if the robot (polling communication) search for the data stored in each device of the guide providing device 10 is performed, for example, a search at an interval of 5 minutes, the latest guide information is provided. Will be possible. Also in this case, if the user forgets to input the updated guide information into the device on the guide web site device 4, the latest guide information cannot be provided. For this reason, the customer terminal is managed by the accounting terminal, and at least information on vacant seats is automatically guided W
If the information is transferred to the web site device 4 as needed, the latest vacant seat information can be provided from the guidance providing device 10.

Referring to FIG. 8, each terminal of the guidance providing apparatus 10 is connected to an accounting terminal (not shown) by an interface connection.
For each event change (change of vacant seat information), the guide information is transferred to each of the 0 terminals. Each terminal of the guidance providing apparatus 10 automatically executes the registration and update sequences (1) to (6) of the guidance information shown in FIG. 4 and updates the information to the latest guidance information.

When the guidance providing apparatus 10 moves like a stall, the name of a nearby building, a park, or a road at each moving point (in the claims) is used instead of the address notification from the stall. (Corresponding to the building name) and the address of the moving point are notified to the guidance Web site device 4 and posted.

When the guidance providing device 10 moves like a stall, a portable GPS receiver and a map screen processing device (CD-R) instead of the accounting terminal described with reference to FIG.
(A device that clearly indicates roads and nearby buildings on a map read from the OM and that displays its own position). The output information (latitude, longitude, altitude, and the name of the building near the self-position displayed on the screen) of the portable GPS receiver and the map screen processing device is transmitted to the mobile phone 12a and the mobile computer 12b of the guidance providing device 10, or Is input to the mobile phone 13 and transferred to the guide Web site device 4. Guidance W
The website device 4 provides a mark (for example, an arrow) on the map read out from the map information recording medium (not shown) on the map read out from the map information recording medium, and provides it in place of the map in response to the search request from the guidance request device 6 ( Forward.

In this embodiment, the guidance request device 6
Although only the case where the guide information is displayed on the screen has been described, the guide information can be printed out and the content of the guide information can be confirmed later. In this case, in order to obtain a clear map in the printout, registration and updating using PDF (Portable Documement Format) that can be converted while maintaining the image at the time of creation regardless of the model and font used, and guidance It is necessary to install software for printing a PDF file in each device of the request device 6 as well.

In this embodiment, the guidance request device 6
By incorporating a voice interface (program) into the information processing apparatus, it is also possible to read out the guidance information on the restaurant obtained by accessing the guidance request device 6 by voice. Further, music information can be added to the content provided by the guidance providing device 10. In this case, for example, by linking the guide Web site device 4 and the MP3 music Web site, it is possible to provide the combined guide information and music information.

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As is clear from the above description, according to the method for providing and acquiring restaurant guide information on the Web site, the communication system and the information recording medium of the present invention,
Using a communication network under the CP / IP environment, the guide information of the restaurant is transferred from the guide providing side to the guide Web site side, and registered and disclosed on the guide Web site side. Then, the guide Web site side transfers the guide information of the search result of the guide information of the desired restaurant requested by the guide request side.

As a result, the guide information of the restaurant can be easily searched by the small general-purpose computer, the mobile computer, and the mobile phone, and the menu, the place (map), the telephone number, the vacant seat status, the budget and the number of people can be found. This makes it possible to easily and quickly obtain various kinds of guidance information such as consultations and answers.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a method for providing / acquiring restaurant guidance information by a Web site, a communication system thereof, and an information recording medium according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the ISP device in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram of member registration in providing guidance information of a restaurant in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of posting guide information of a restaurant in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram of a search for restaurant guidance information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen display for starting search of guide information of a restaurant in each device on the guide request side in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen display of a search result of guide information of a restaurant in each device on the guide request side in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a modification on the guidance providing side in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital fixed communication network 2 Digital telephone communication network 4 Guidance website device 5 ISP device 5c Web server 5d IWF device 5e Database 5h E-mail server 5j SSL server 5k, 7,11 Small general-purpose computer 6 Information requesting device 8a, 9,12a , 13 Mobile phone 8b, 12b Mobile computer 10 Guidance providing device 15 Net bank 15a Banking operation processing device

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. TC for accommodating at least the respective devices on the guide requesting side, the guide Web site side, and the guide providing side.
In a method for providing / acquiring restaurant guide information on a website using a communication network under a P / IP environment, a step of transferring guide information of a restaurant from the guide providing side to the guide web site side; The guide web site registers and publishes the guide information of the restaurant of the above, and transfers the guide information of the search result requested by the guide requester. The guide requester sends the desired information to the guide web site. Requesting a search for shop guidance information. A method for providing / acquiring restaurant guidance information on a Web site, comprising: 2. A guide provider performs membership registration in advance on the guide web site through a communication network, and the guide provider transfers guide information to the guide web site with an identification code and a password given by the member registration. 2. The method of providing and acquiring restaurant guidance information on a Web site according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of, when the guide providing side registers the member with respect to the guide Web site, paying a paid membership fee using encrypted data. The method of providing / acquiring restaurant guidance information via the Web site described in 1. 4. A guide requesting side registers a member in advance with the guide web site through a communication network, and the guide requesting side searches the guide web site for guide information with an identification code and a password given by the member registration. 2. Providing restaurant guide information by the website according to claim 1, further comprising a step of giving an instruction.
Acquisition method. 5. The restaurant guidance information includes a restaurant menu, a place / map, a telephone number, vacant seat status, a settlement method,
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the guidance information includes a budget amount and the number of people. 6. In a communication system for providing / acquiring restaurant guide information on a website using a communication network under a TCP / IP environment, a guide providing device for transferring guide information of a restaurant, A guide Web site device that registers and publishes guidance information of restaurants that have been issued, executes a search instruction transferred through a communication network, and transfers the search result; And a guide request device for requesting a search for guide information of a restaurant. 7. The web site restaurant guide according to claim 6, wherein the guide web site device is disposed in an Internet service provider or is disposed on a communication network as a single device. Communication system for providing and obtaining information. 8. The guide web site apparatus executes a search of a database provided in the guide web site apparatus in order to obtain a search instruction content for the guide information transferred from the guide request apparatus, and guides the search by executing the search. 7. The W according to claim 6, wherein guidance information corresponding to the content of the search instruction from the requesting device is transferred to the guidance requesting device.
A communication system that provides and obtains guidance information for website restaurants. 9. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said guide Web site apparatus uses a polling communication with a guide providing apparatus disposed for each restaurant to obtain guide information corresponding to the search instruction transferred from the guide request apparatus. The guide information providing / acquiring communication system for a web site restaurant according to claim 6, wherein the search is executed, and the guide information based on the search is transferred to the guide request device. 10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the guidance providing apparatus and the guidance requesting apparatus are each a fixed small general-purpose computer capable of accessing the Internet, or a mobile phone and a mobile computer, or a mobile phone. Information providing and obtaining communication system for website restaurants. 11. The information providing device is provided in a restaurant including a moving food stall, and includes a mobile phone and a mobile computer capable of accessing the Internet and a building near the mobile phone, the mobile phone moving with the restaurant. 7. The guide information providing / acquiring communication system for a website restaurant according to claim 6, wherein the information is notified to the guide website device instead of the current location / map. 12. A GPS receiver and a map screen processing device in addition to the mobile phone and the mobile computer or the mobile phone, and the latitude, longitude and / or proximity obtained by the GPS receiver and the map screen processing device are provided. The guide information providing / acquiring communication system for a website restaurant according to claim 11, wherein the building name is notified to the guide website device instead of the current moving place. 13. The guide web site apparatus re-edits the guide information registered here so as to match the area of the display screen of the guide request apparatus, or connects the guide web site apparatus dedicated for re-editing to a communication network. 7. The communication system according to claim 6, wherein the guidance information is provided and obtained separately. 14. A method for providing and obtaining information on a restaurant based on a website using a communication network under a TCP / IP environment accommodating a guidance request device, a guidance website device, and a guidance providing device. The guide information of the restaurant is transferred from the guide providing device to the guide web site device, and the guide web site device registers and discloses the guide information of the restaurant from the guide providing device, and requests from the guide request device. And information for storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control for requesting a search for guide information of a desired restaurant by the guide request device to the guide Web site device. recoding media. 15. In addition to the program according to claim 14, (1) providing guidance information with an identification code and a password given by a member registration performed in advance through a communication network, and (2) a paid membership system member The payment for the registration is settled by the encrypted data, (3) the guide information is searched using the identification code and the password given by the member registration, and (4) the database is searched to obtain the search instruction contents for the guide information. Or, a search is performed in a communication network by polling communication with a guide providing device arranged for each restaurant, and the guide information obtained by the search is transferred to the guide request device, and (5) the registered guide information is requested to be guided. The computer is re-edited to match the display screen of the apparatus, and the computer executes any one of the above (1) to (5), a combination, or all the controls. An information recording medium characterized by storing a program for storing the information.