JP2001331616A - System and method for voter management and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for voter management which manage voters of election and a recording medium. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a voter information database 231 storing voter information 50 of respective voters. The system is also provided with a processing means (comprising, for example, a CPU 21, a RAM 22, a program storage part 235, a map database 234, a latitude and longitude information database 233, a processed information database 236, a transmission control part 24, a transmission controller 35, a CPU 31, a RAM 32, a hard disk drive 33, a display device 36, a printer 37, etc.), which generates processed information usable for election activities according to the voter information 60 in the voter database 231.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voter management system for managing voters in an election, a voter management method, and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to manage voters in an election, a handwritten list is generally used, and based on the list, a strategy for election activities has been proposed.

[0003] Also, as a publicly known technique regarding election,
For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-296597, there is provided a voter database for managing the personal information of voters and a technique for preventing impropriety at the time of voting, and a number of known documents such as Japanese Patent No. 2669371. There are election and voting systems as shown, but they are all about voting, and there is no technology to manage voters' information and use it for election activities.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally,
There is no system to manage voters 'information and use it for election activities.Because handwriting lists were used to formulate strategies for election activities, a system to manage voters' information and use it for election activities The development of is desired.

The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a voter management system, a voter management method, and a recording medium for managing voters in an election.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention manages voter information 50 about voters in an election, for example, as shown in FIGS. A voter management system 1 for use in election activities, including a voter information database 231 storing voter information 50 for each voter, and processing information available for election activity based on the voter information in the voter information database. Processing means 100 (for example, CP
U21 and the like).

Here, the respective components of the present invention may be arranged collectively at one place, or may be divided into a provider device and a user device, for example, as in claim 10. The arrangement may be different depending on the components, such as being spaced apart.

The voter information 50 includes, for example, the name, age, gender, occupation, address, and telephone number of the voters, related items indicating the relationship between the voters and the candidates, and the degree to which the voters support the candidates or political parties. Religious items related to the rank of support, the presence or absence of religion by voters and the type of religion,
And letter items on the status of posting greetings from voters or political parties to voters.

In the voter management system 1, the voter information 50 can be managed by the voter information database 231. Also, an election activity using the system can be performed, such as planning an election strategy based on the processing information generated by the processing means 100.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the voter management system 1 according to the first aspect, the voter information 50 includes address information 52, and the processing means 100 stores the voter on a map. Map information generating means (for example, C) for generating map information 71 in which a mark M is provided at a position corresponding to the address information 52 in the information 50 as one of the processing information.
PU21).

Here, it is desirable to mark the positions corresponding to the addresses of a plurality of voters in one map information 71. Further, the mark may be provided with a code or the like, or may be simply displayed by changing the color of the corresponding building or site.

In the voter management system 1 according to the second aspect, since the map information 71 can be generated by the map information generating means, for example, an election strategy such as developing a roller operation is based on the map information 71. Can be planned.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the voter management system 1 according to the first aspect, the voter information 50 includes address information 52, and the processing means 100 includes at least a corresponding electoral district. From a map database 234 in which map data is stored, a latitude / longitude information database 233 associated with the address information 52 and latitude / longitude information associated with the map data, and a latitude / longitude information database 233, Voter information 50
Latitude and longitude information acquiring means (for example, CPU 21 and the like) for acquiring the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the address information 52 therein, and map data including a location corresponding to the latitude and longitude information acquired by the latitude and longitude information acquiring means 21. Map data acquisition means (for example, CPU
21) and map information 71 in which a mark (for example, mark M) is provided at a position corresponding to the latitude / longitude information on a map based on the map data acquired by the map data acquisition means 21; The map information generation means (for example, CPU 21 or the like) that generates the map information 71 and the output information 77 as a result of outputting the map information 71 generated by the map information generation means 21 in a predetermined output format, An output unit (for example, the display device 3)
6, the printing device 37, etc.).

In the voter management system according to the third aspect, the map information generating means 21 generates the map information 71 in which a location corresponding to the latitude and longitude information based on the address information 52 is pinpointed on the map. Can be. Therefore, the map information 71 whose position is specified with higher accuracy than when the voter management system according to claim 2 is used.
Can be generated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the voter management system 1 according to any one of the first to third aspects, the voter information 50 includes a voter attribute item 60, and the processing means 100 includes Attribute item 60 in voter information 50
Result information 5 as a result of classifying voters based on
6 is characterized by including a classification result information generating means (for example, CPU 21 or the like) for generating 6 as one of the processing information.

In the voter management system 1 according to the fourth aspect, the classification result information generating means 21 can generate the classification result information 56, and based on the classification result information 56, can formulate an election strategy. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the voters management system 1 according to the fourth aspect, the attribute item 60 includes:
A relation item 61 indicating the relationship between the voter and the candidate according to the voter information 50, a support rank item 62 regarding the degree to which the voter supports the candidate or political party, an age item 63 regarding the age of the voter, Response item 66 relating to the response to a telephone support request
Religious items 64 regarding the presence or absence of religion and the type of religion of the voter, and letter items 65 regarding the status of posting a greeting from the candidate or political party to the voter.
, At least one of which is included.

In the voter management system according to the fifth aspect, classification result information 56 that classifies voters based on each attribute item 60 can be generated.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 4 or 5.
In the voter management system 1 described above, the processing means 1
00, based on the classification result information 56 generated by the classification result information generating means 21, the support prediction information 57 indicating whether or not the voters related to the classification result information 56 support the candidate or the political party is processed. It is characterized by including a support prediction information generating means (for example, CPU 21 or the like) for generating as one piece of information.

In the voter management system 1 according to the present invention, since the support prediction information generation means 21 can generate the support prediction information 57, the election strategy is planned based on the generated support prediction information 57. Can be.

Here, the support prediction information 57 generated by the support prediction generating means 21 according to claim 6 may be added to the voter information 50 in the voter information database 231.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the voters management system 1 according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the voter information 50 includes a voter supporting the candidate or political party. The processing means 100 includes a supporter distribution map 74 indicating the distribution of voters who support a candidate or a political party, based on the support prediction information 57. Supporter distribution map generation means (for example, CPU
21) is included.

Here, the supporter distribution map generation means 21 may generate the supporter distribution map 74 based on the support prediction information 57 generated by the support prediction generation means 21 of the present invention. In addition, the supporter distribution map 74 is, for example,
As described in claim 2 or 3, it is obtained by generating map information 71 in which a position corresponding to the address information 52 in the voter information 50 is marked on the map. In this case, however, only the voter information 50 relating to candidates or voters supporting political parties is used in generating the map information.

In the voter management system 1 according to the present invention, the supporter distribution map generating means 21 can generate the supporter distribution map 74 of candidates or political parties.
By using the generated supporter distribution map 74, an election strategy can be formulated. Specifically, for example, regions with a high support rate and regions with a low support rate can be classified based on the supporter distribution map 74, whereby a strategy can be drafted when a roller operation is performed.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the voter management system 1 according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the voter information 50 includes a voter related to the voter information 50 as an opponent candidate or an opposing political party. Support prediction information 58 indicating whether or not to support
0 shows an opposition supporter distribution map 75 showing the distribution of voters supporting the opposition candidates or opposition parties, and the opposition support prediction information 5
8 is characterized in that an opponent supporter distribution map generating means (for example, CPU 21 or the like) which is generated as one of the processing information on the basis of No. 8 is included.

Here, there are one or more opposing candidates or opposing parties. In addition, opposition supporter distribution map 75
Is obtained, for example, by generating map information 71 in which a position corresponding to the address information 52 in the voter information is marked on a map, as described in claim 2 or 3. However, here, in generating the map information 71, only the voter information 50 on the opponent candidate or the voter supporting the opposing political party is used.

In the voter management system according to the eighth aspect, an election strategy can be drafted by using the opponent distribution map 75 generated by the opponent distribution map generating means 21. Specifically, for example, based on the opponent supporter distribution map 75, it is possible to classify areas where the opposition candidate or opposition party has a high approval rating and areas where the opposition candidate or opposition party has a low support rate, thereby making it possible to formulate a strategy when performing roller operations .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the voter management system 1 according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the processing means 100 includes an aggregation graph 76 based on the voter information 50 in the voter information database 231. , A total graph generating means (for example, CP
U21).

The aggregation graph 76 may be any graph, such as a bar graph or a pie graph.

In the voter management system 1 according to the ninth aspect, an election strategy can be drafted using the tally graph 76 generated by the tally graph generation means 21.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the voter management system 1 according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, further comprising a provider-side device 2 and a user-side device 3 which can communicate with each other. The side device 2 has a part or the entirety of the processing unit 100. The provider device 2 transmits the processing information generated by the processing unit 100 of the provider device 2 to the user side device 3. Transmission means (for example, the transmission control unit 24) for transmitting to the

Here, the provider-side device 2 is arranged, for example, at a business office of a company that provides a service for providing processing information. Further, the user-side device 3 is arranged, for example, in a user's office or the like such as an election office. Also, for example,
A device (the printing device 3) for the user-side device 3 to output the map information 71, the supporter distribution map 74, the aggregation graph 75, and the like.
7) is included in the processing means 100. In this case, the information necessary to generate the supporter distribution map 75 and the aggregation graph 76 and the map information 71 are generated in the provider device 2 in advance,
The information generated in advance is transmitted to the user device 3 and output (final processing) by the user device 3. That is, when the processing information generated in advance by the processing unit 100 of the provider-side device 2 is finally processed by the processing unit 100 of the user-side device 3, the provider-side device 2 The user-side device 3 has another part of the processing means 100.

In the voter management system 1 according to the tenth aspect, the transmission information 24 of the provider-side device 2 allows processing information to be transmitted from the provider-side device 2 to the user-side device 3 by communication. Then, using the obtained processing information, a user such as a member of the election office can draft an election strategy.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the voter management system 1 according to the tenth aspect, the provider device 2
Is characterized in that processing information is transmitted to the user-side device 3 by the transmission means 24 based on a provision command from the user-side device 3.

According to the eleventh aspect, the processing information is transmitted from the person-in-charge device 2 to the user-side device 3 based on the provision command from the user-side device 3.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, a voter management method for managing voter information 50 about voters in an election and using the information in an election activity, wherein the voter information 50 is stored in a voter database 231.
(Step S1), and a processing step (step S2) of generating processing information usable for election activity based on the voter information 50 in the voter information database 231. And

In the voter management method according to the twelfth aspect, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained.

The invention according to claim 13 is, for example, shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a recording medium 53 a storing a computer-executable program, wherein the program processes the voters information 50 in a voters database 231 in which the voters information 50 is stored. And a program code required to generate processing information that can be used for an election campaign.

According to the recording medium of the thirteenth aspect, the same effect as the first aspect of the invention can be obtained.

[0040]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The voter management system 1 according to the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A voter information database 231 in which voter information 50 (see FIG. 4) is stored for each voter, and processing information (see FIG. 5) that can be used for election activity is generated based on the voter information 50 in the voter information database 231. Processing means 100 (for example, CPU 21, RAM 22, program storage unit 235, map database 234, latitude / longitude information database 233, general database 237, transmission control unit 24, transmission control unit 35, CPU 31, RAM 3
2, a hard disk device 33, a display device 36, a printing device 37, etc.). Also, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the voter management system 1 includes a provider device 2 provided in a service provider's office that provides processing information to a user such as an election office, In this embodiment, the main unit of the processing means 100 and the voter information database 231 are included in the provider device 2. Will be exemplified.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the voter management system 1 will be described in detail.

First, as shown in FIG.
The user device 3 and the user device 3 can communicate with each other via a communication network 4. This communication network 4 is, specifically,
For example, the Internet, LAN, WAN, etc.

The customer verification device 2 is a WWW (World Wide W
eb) It has a function as a server. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21
An M (Random Access Memory) 22, a storage device 23, a transmission control unit 24, an input device 25, and a display device 26 are provided.

The storage device 23 has a recording medium 23a in which programs and data are stored in advance (or the storage device 23 itself). This recording medium 23a is magnetic,
It consists of an optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory or the like.
When the recording medium 23a is a part of the storage device 23, the recording medium 23a is fixedly provided on the storage device 23 or removably provided. The recording medium 23a includes a voter information database 231 storing voter information 50 for each of a large number of voters, and a map database 23 storing map data including the corresponding constituencies.
4. A latitude / longitude information database 233 in which latitude / longitude information associated with an address and map data is stored, various application programs used in a system program of the voter management system 1 and processing for generating processing information. A program storage unit 235 that stores
A processing information database 236 storing processing information generated by the processing means 100, a general database 237 storing various data such as population data per region, and the like are stored. The programs, data, and the like stored in the recording medium 23a are partially or wholly received from another server or the user-side device 3 or the like from the transmission control unit 24 via a transmission medium such as a network line and recorded. The configuration may be such that a program or the like is transmitted to the customer verification device 2 or the user-side device 3 via a transmission medium such as a network line, and these are installed in the device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information included in the large number of voter information 50 stored in the voter information database 231 includes, for example, name information 5 of the voter.
1, address information 52, telephone number information 53, occupation information 54,
Gender information 55, classification result information 56 as a result of classifying voters based on attribute items 60, support prediction information indicating whether the voters support candidates for an election office (for example, A election office) or political parties. 57, opposition support prediction information 58 indicating whether a voter supports a candidate or a political party of an opposing election office, telephone available time information 59 regarding a time when the voter can be contacted, and other attribute items 60
There is. The attribute item 60 includes a relation item 61 indicating the relationship between the voters and the candidates (for example, being a friend in college), a support rank item 62 regarding the degree to which the voters support the candidates or political parties, an age item of the voters 63, religious items 64 on the presence or absence of religion of voters and the type of religion, letter items 65 on the status of posting greetings (new year cards, etc.) to voters from candidates or political parties, requesting telephone support to voters And a telephone response item 66 relating to the response to the call. Among them, the classification result information 56 is information generated by the processing unit 100 based on the attribute item 60, as described later. Further, the support prediction information 57 may be, for example, information generated by the processing unit 100 based on the classification result information 56, as described later, or may be checked beforehand and input device 25 or the user side. The input device 34 of the device 3 (FIG. 3)
(See Reference Information). Further, the conflict support prediction information 58 may be, for example, information that has been researched in advance and input using the input device 25 or the input device 34 of the user-side device 3, or the classification result information 56.
May be information generated by the processing means 100 based on the information. Further, the support rank item 62 may be, for example, information generated based on items of the attribute item 60 other than the support rank item 62, or may be researched in advance and the input device 25 or the user side. Information input by the input device 34 of the device 3 may be used. Voter information 5
0, classification result information 56, support prediction information 57, conflict support prediction information 58, and support rank item 62
Items other than are, for example, previously investigated and input device 25,
Alternatively, it is information input by the input device 34 of the user device 3.

Although illustration is omitted, it is desirable that the voter information database 231 be provided separately for each of the election offices A to C (see FIG. 1).

The latitude / longitude information database 233 is a table format database in which address information, latitude / longitude information, and map data are associated with each other. In the latitude / longitude information database 233, for example, as the address information, “zip code: 163-0833, address: Shinjuku-ku {town} address} and latitude / longitude information (north latitude: 32.02747)
5, East longitude: 142.256987), and the latitude and longitude information can be represented by, for example, 6 digits after the decimal point. The address information may identify the apartment or apartment room,
In this case, for example, ○○ apartment (or apartment) ○
○ It will be room No. When it is desired to pinpoint the position corresponding to the address inside the building (depending on the density and the shape of the dwelling in the building), for example, latitude and longitude information with an accuracy of 6 digits or more after the decimal point is used. It is desirable.

The map database 234 stores, for example, vector (coordinate value) data and raster (image) data, and each data is in a data format for a map display program. The screen display of the map data is performed by downloading the viewer and operating the viewer based on the URL input by each browser. More specifically, for example, a 1/1500 house map manufactured by Zenrin and a nationwide road map (1/25000, 1/50000) manufactured by Senrin, which divides the whole country into 700 or more, are stored as electronic data. ing. In addition to this, 1
Map data such as / 2500 and 1/100000 are also stored. The map data includes landmark information on schools, parks, buildings, and the like, and the landmark is displayed on a map based on the map data. The landmark information is also stored in association with the latitude and longitude information. Further, the landmark information also stores information such as the date and time when the building was built and the owner. Further, the map data also stores the building shape, site shape, and the like.

The program storage unit 235 stores a program for generating machining information and the like. The program for generating the processing information includes, for example, voters information 5
A program for generating map information 71 (FIG. 5) in which a position on the map corresponding to the address is marked based on the address information 52 in 0, and as a result of classifying voters based on the attribute item 60 in the voter information 50 A program for generating support prediction information 57 indicating whether or not a voter supports a candidate or a political party based on the generated classification result information 56, a program for generating the support prediction information 57, a program for generating data necessary to generate a supporter distribution chart 74 showing a distribution of voters supporting a candidate or a political party,
8, a program for generating data necessary to generate an opponent distribution map 75 showing the distribution of opponent candidates or opponents in favor of opposition parties, voter information (and
In some cases, a program for generating data necessary for generating the aggregation graph 76 based on the data in the general database 237) is included. In addition, the program for generating map information includes a list of location information for which a full-text search for landmark information is desired, a program for displaying the listed landmark information on a map by color coding, and the like. Includes programs that deform marked maps for guide maps (for example, programs that have the function of editing only major roads and representative landmarks on a map), and programs that display landmarks over time in different colors. Have been.

The processing information database 236 stores processing information that is desirably stored separately from the voter database 231 among processing information generated by a program for generating processing information. The processing information stored in the processing information database 236 is, for example, map information 7
1, a supporter distribution diagram 74, an opponent supporter distribution diagram 75, an aggregation graph 76, etc., but all processing information generated by a program for generating processing information may be stored. Here, the supporter distribution chart 74, the opposition supporter distribution chart 75, and the aggregation graph 76 are data necessary to generate the supporter distribution chart 74, the opposition supporter distribution chart 75, and the aggregation graph 76, respectively. . FIG. 5 shows a list of processing information.

The CPU 21 executes each program stored in the program storage unit 235 of the storage device 23 to generate processing information. Further, a part or all of the generated processing information is stored in the processing information database 236. Further, the CPU 21 stores various data corresponding to various instruction signals input from the client terminal device 3 in the RAM.
In response to this instruction, various processes are executed in accordance with the application program in the RAM 22, the processing results are temporarily stored in the RAM 22, and the processing results are stored on the user side via the transmission control unit 24. Transmit to the device 3.

The RAM 22 has a storage area for temporarily storing various data when the CPU 21 executes the program for generating the processing information, a work area for executing the program, and the like.

The display device 26 is, for example, a CRT (Cathod).
An e-ray tube), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and the like, and display an input processing screen of the voter information 50 and the like according to an instruction from the CPU 21.

The transmission control unit 24 has a modem (MODEM:
MOdulator / DEModulator), terminal adapter (T
A: a terminal adapter) or a router for transmitting and receiving instruction signals and processing information to and from the user device 3 via a communication line such as a telephone line, an ISDN line, or a dedicated line.

The user-side device 3 has a configuration including, for example, a personal computer, and as shown in FIG.
CPU 31, RAM 32, hard disk device 33, input device 34 such as mouse and keyboard, transmission control device 3
5 (transmitting means), a display device (output means) 36, a printing device (output means) 37, and the like.

The CPU 31 performs various processes in accordance with programs stored in the hard disk device 33.

The RAM 32 has a storage area for temporarily storing data when the CPU 31 executes a program stored in the hard disk device 33, a work area for executing the program, and the like.

The hard disk device 33 stores a control program such as an OS (Operating System), an application program such as a WWW browser, and also includes vector data and raster data transmitted from the provider device 2. Map information is stored in a predetermined file format.

The transmission control device 35 has a modem (MODE)
M: MOdulator / DEModulator), a terminal adapter (TA: Terminal Adapter), a router, or the like, and an instruction signal with the provider device 2 via a communication line such as a telephone line, an ISDN line, or a dedicated line. And voter information and processing information.

The display device 36 is, for example, a CRT (Cathod).
An e-ray tube), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and the like, and display is performed under the control of the CPU 31. The display device 36 displays a voter information input processing screen and a processing information display screen transmitted from the provider device 2 by the operation of the downloaded viewer.

The printing device 37 prints, among the processing information, the map information 71, the supporter distribution map 74, the opponent supporter distribution map 75, the aggregation graph 76, etc. among the processing information in accordance with the instruction from the CPU 31. The output results of these map information 71 are output information 7
7

The operation of the thus configured customer verification system 1 will be described. FIG. 6 shows a flow of the operation described below.

First, of the operations of the customer verification system 1,
The input process of voter information (corresponding to step S1 in FIG. 6) will be described.

The process of inputting the voter information is performed, for example, by operating the input device 34 of the user device 3. At the time of input processing, an input processing screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display device 36, and in this state, each item of the voter information is input by operating the input device 34. The input voters information is temporarily stored in the RAM 32 under the control of the CPU 31 and then transmitted to the provider device 2 via the transmission control device 35.
Is transmitted to the transmission control device 24. When the transmission control device 24 of the provider device 2 receives the voter information, the voter information is temporarily stored in the RAM 22 and then stored in the voter information database 231 under the control of the CPU 21. During the above processing, the processing after transmission of the voter information is performed by, for example, batch processing.

The input processing of the voter information may be performed in a state where the user device 3 and the provider device 2 are connected online. In addition, the input processing of the voter information may be performed by operating the input device 25 of the provider-side apparatus 2 with the input processing screen displayed on the display device 26.
In this case, for example, each time an input is made, the voter information is stored (accumulated) in the voter information database 231. further,
When it is desired to add new voter information, it is of course possible to arbitrarily perform addition processing, and to update or delete the voter information as a matter of course. In this manner, the voter information database 231 is constructed by storing the voter information 50,.

Next, the map information, the classification result information, the support prediction information, the supporter distribution map (data), the opponent supporter distribution map (data), and the aggregation graph are provided by the provider apparatus 2 of the customer verification system 1. A process of generating processing information such as (data) (corresponding to step S2 in FIG. 6) will be described.

<Map Information Generation Processing> First, the CPU 21
Is the voter information 50 of the voter information database 231,
, The corresponding latitude / longitude information in the latitude / longitude information database 233 is obtained based on the address information 52, and the map data (including the location corresponding to the latitude / longitude information) is obtained from the obtained latitude / longitude information. For example, 1
/ 1500 map data) into the map database 234
To get from. Next, the CPU 21 generates, on a map based on the acquired map data, map information 71 in which locations corresponding to the acquired latitude and longitude information are marked. Next, the CPU 21 generates the generated map information 7.
1 is stored in the processing information database 236. In this process, the CPU 21 functions as a map information generation unit, a latitude / longitude information acquisition unit, and a map data acquisition unit.

<Generation Processing of Classification Result Information> CPU 21
Is the voter information 50 of the voter information database 231,
... Classified result information 56 as a result of classifying voters based on at least a part of information of attribute items 60 in.
Is generated for each voters, and this is
6 is stored. Here, for example, the support rank item 62
May be information input in advance, or may be the classification result information 56 generated here. In this process, the CPU 21 functions as a classification result information generating unit.

<Generation of Support Prediction Information> CPU 21
Generates support prediction information 57 indicating whether or not a voter supports a candidate or a political party based on the classification result information 56 generated previously, and stores the support prediction information 57 in the processing information database 236. At the same time, the support prediction information 57 is stored in the voter information database 231.
In this process, the CPU 21 functions as support prediction information generating means for generating support prediction information.

<Generation of Supporter Distribution Map (Data)> C
The PU 21 generates data necessary to generate a supporter distribution map 74 indicating the distribution of voters supporting a candidate or a political party.
Are generated based on the previously generated support prediction information 57, and are stored in the processing information database 236.
In this process, the CPU 21 functions as a supporter distribution map generation unit.

<Process for Generating Opinion Supporter Distribution Map (Data)> The CPU 21 generates data necessary for generating an opposition supporter distribution chart 75 indicating the distribution of opposition candidates or voters supporting the opposing parties. Generated on the basis of the opposition support prediction information 58,... In the voter information 50,... Of the information database 231 and stored in the processing information database 236. In this process, the CPU 21 functions as an opponent support distribution map generating unit.

<Generation Processing of Total Graph (Data)> CP
U21 generates data necessary for generating an aggregation graph based on the voter information 50,... Of the voter information database 231, and stores the data in the processing information database 236. Here, the aggregation graph is, for example, a graph (for example, a stacked bar graph or the like) in which the number of voters supporting the candidates or political parties is aggregated for each region. In this process, the CPU 21 functions as a tally graph generation unit. In addition, the CPU 21 also stores the general database 2
Based on the data in 37, analysis result data as a result of performing various analyzes is generated, and the analysis result data is stored in the processing information database 236.

In this way, the processing information generated by the provider device 2 and stored in the processing information database 236 is transmitted by the CPU 21 from the transmission control unit 24 of the provider device 2 to the transmission of the user device 3. It is transmitted to the control device 35 (corresponding to step S3 in FIG. 6). At this time, the CPU 2
1 and the transmission control unit 24 function as transmission means. Further, the processing information transmitted here is received by the transmission control device 35 of the user device 3 (corresponding to step S4 in FIG. 6). Here, the transmission of the processing information is, for example, a process performed based on an information provision command from the user-side device 3. Further, for example, in the user-side device 3, only necessary information of the processing information can be designated, and only the designated information can be received by the user-side device 3. Of course, it is also possible to specify all of the processing information.

Next, the processing of displaying and outputting (final processing) the processing information in the user device 3 will be described (corresponding to step S5 in FIG. 6).

When the map information 71 is received by the user device 3, the map information 71 is displayed on the display device 36 under the control of the CPU 31 or is output to the printing device 37 to generate the output information 77. Perform the following processing. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a location corresponding to the address of the voters is displayed as a pinpoint mark M on the map. The mark is indicated by a symbol (eg, "M") as shown.
In addition to marking with symbols or patterns, for example, only the color of the corresponding place may be changed and displayed. Note that the output information is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 8. For example, the displayed landmark information may be displayed on a map by color coding or the like, or a map in which the location of the destination is marked may be a guide map. (For example, a map describing only the main roads and representative landmarks), and the landmarks may be displayed in different colors by aging. Here, the display device 36 and the printing device 37 function as output means.

Also, the supporter distribution diagram 74 in the user device 3
, The data required to generate the opponent distribution chart 75, and the data required to generate the summary graph 76, respectively,
Under the control of U31, a process of displaying and processing final processing information such as the supporter distribution map 74, the opponent supporter distribution map 75, and the aggregation graph 76 on the display device 36 or the printing device 37 is performed. Here, the transmission control device 35 and the CPU 3
1, RAM 32, hard disk device 33, display device 3
6. The printing device 37 functions as a part of the processing means.

As described above, according to the voter management system 1 of the present invention, not only the voter information database 231 can manage the voter information 50, but also the election strategy based on the processing information generated by the processing means 100. It is possible to carry out election activities using the system, such as drafting a plan.

Specifically, by using the output result of the map information 71, an election strategy such as a strategy for a roller can be made. Further, more specific information such as, for example, support prediction information 57 can be generated based on the generated classification result information 56, and further, for example, a supporter distribution map 74 is generated based on the support prediction information 57. be able to. Then, by using the obtained supporter distribution chart 74, an election strategy can be drafted. Specifically, for example, areas having a high support rate and areas having a low support rate can be classified based on the supporter distribution map 74, thereby making it possible to formulate a strategy such as allocating districts when performing a roller operation. Although the classification result information 56 and the support prediction information 57 can be used alone in the election strategy, they can be processed stepwise and the processed results can be used. further,
The generated opponent support map 75 is also a supporter distribution map 74.
By using it in the same way as above, election strategy planning becomes possible. In addition, an election strategy can be formulated by using the generated summary graph 76. In addition, since the general database 237 is provided, and the CPU 21 generates various analysis result data based on the data in the general database 237, an election strategy can be drafted using the analysis result data.

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the voter database 231 is included in the provider device 2 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. May be included in the user device 3. Although the processing information is transmitted from the provider device 2 to the user device 3 based on a command signal from the user device 3, for example, the processing information is automatically transmitted to the user device 3 periodically. You may do it.

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According to the first, twelfth and thirteenth aspects of the present invention, the voter information can be managed by the voter information database. In addition, it is possible to perform an election activity using the processed information, such as planning an election strategy based on the generated processed information.

According to the voter management system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the map information can be generated by the map information generation means. Develop strategies.

According to the voter management system according to the third aspect of the present invention, the map information generating means generates map information in which a location corresponding to the latitude and longitude information based on the address information is pinpointed on the map. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to generate map information whose position is specified with higher accuracy than when the voter management system described in claim 2 is used.

According to the voter management system according to the fourth and fifth aspects of the invention, classification result information can be generated by the classification result information generating means, and an election strategy can be formulated based on the classification result information. Can be.

According to the voter management system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the support prediction generation means can generate the support prediction information based on the classification result information. You can plan an election strategy based on it.

According to the voter management system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the supporter distribution map generating means can generate the supporter distribution map of the voters who support the candidates or the political parties. You can plan your election strategy using the supporter distribution map you have created.

According to the voter management system according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, an election strategy can be drafted using the opponent distribution map generated by the opponent distribution map generating means.

According to the voter management system according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, an election strategy can be drafted using the tally graph generated by the tally graph generation means.

According to the voter management system according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the processing information can be transmitted from the provider device to the user device by communication by the transmitting means of the provider device. Then, using the obtained processing information, a user such as a member of the election office can draft an election strategy.

According to the voter management system according to the eleventh aspect, the processing information is transmitted from the person-in-charge device to the user device based on the provision command from the user device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a voter management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a provider device of the voter management system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a user device of the voter management system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a list showing the contents of voter information;

FIG. 5 is a list showing the contents of processing information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the flow of processing by the voter management system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display mode of a voter information input screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of map information on a screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a modification of the user-side device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Voter management system 2 Provider device 3 User device 21 CPU (processing means, map information generating means, latitude and longitude information obtaining means, map data obtaining means, classification result information generating means, support prediction information generating means, supporter distribution Figure generation means, opponent support distribution map generation means, total graph generation means,
Transmission means) 22 RAM (processing means) 235 Program storage unit (processing means) 234 Map database (processing means) 233 Latitude and longitude information database (processing means) 236 Processing information database (processing means) 232 Voter information database 24 Transmission control unit ( Processing means, transmission means) 35 transmission control device (processing means) 31 CPU (processing means) 32 RAM (processing means) 33 hard disk device (processing means) 36 display device (processing means) 37 printing device (processing means) 23a recording medium 100 Processing means

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A voter information database storing voter information for each voter, and based on the voter information in the voter information database.
Processing means for generating processing information that can be used for election activities;
A voter management system characterized by comprising: 2. The voter management system according to claim 1, wherein the voter information includes address information, and the processing means includes, on a map, a position corresponding to the address information in the voter information. A voter management system characterized by including a map information generating means for generating the marked map information as one of the processing information. 3. The voter management system according to claim 1, wherein the voter information includes address information, and the processing means includes: a map database storing at least map data of a corresponding constituency; A latitude / longitude information database that stores the latitude / longitude information associated with the address information and the map data, and obtains the latitude / longitude information corresponding to the address information in the voters information from the latitude / longitude information database Latitude / longitude information acquisition means, map data acquisition means for acquiring map data including a location corresponding to the latitude / longitude information acquired by the latitude / longitude information acquisition means from the map database, Map information with a mark at the position corresponding to the latitude / longitude information on the map based on the map data Generating as one of the processing information, and output information as a result of outputting the map information generated by the map information generating means in a predetermined output format is generated as one of the processing information. Output means; and a voter management system. 4. The voter management system according to claim 1, wherein said voter information includes an attribute item of a voter, and said processing means includes a step of determining a voter based on an attribute item in voter information. A voter management system comprising a classification result information generating means for generating classification result information as a result of classification as one of processing information. 5. The voter management system according to claim 4, wherein the attribute item includes a relation item indicating a relationship between the voter and the candidate related to the voter information, and a degree to which the voter supports the candidate or the political party. A support rank item, an age item related to the age of the voter, a telephone response item related to a response to a request for support by telephone to the voter, a religion item related to the presence or absence of religion of the voter, and the type of the religion, A voter management system characterized by including at least one of a letter item relating to a status of posting a greeting from the candidate or political party to the voter. 6. The voter management system according to claim 4, wherein the processing means includes, based on the classification result information generated by the classification result information generating means, a voter associated with the classification result information being a candidate or a candidate. A voter management system comprising a support prediction information generating means for generating support prediction information indicating whether or not to support a political party as one of the processing information. 7. The voter management system according to claim 1, wherein the voter information includes a voter associated with the voter information.
It includes support prediction information indicating whether or not to support the candidate or the political party. The processing means includes a supporter distribution map indicating the distribution of voters supporting the candidate or the political party, based on the support prediction information. And a supporter distribution map generating means for generating as one of the processing information. 8. The voter management system according to claim 1, wherein the voter information includes a voter related to the voter information.
The system includes the opposition candidate prediction information indicating whether or not to support the opposition candidate or the opposition party, and the processing means includes: an opposition supporter distribution chart showing a distribution of the opposition candidate or the opposition party. A voter management system characterized in that it includes an opponent distribution map generation means for generating as one of the processing information based on the opposition prediction information. 9. The voter management system according to claim 1, wherein the processing means generates a summary graph based on the voter information in the voter information database as one of the process information. A voter management system, characterized in that it includes a generating means. 10. The voter management system according to claim 1, further comprising: a provider-side device and a user-side device that can communicate with each other, wherein the provider-side device is one of the processing means. A participant device, wherein the provider device includes transmission means for transmitting processing information generated by processing means of the provider device to the user device. Management system. 11. The voter management system according to claim 10, wherein the provider device transmits processing information to the user device by the transmission unit based on a provision command from the user device. A voter management system, characterized in that 12. A storage step for storing voter information in a voter database, based on the voter information in the voter information database.
A processing step of generating processing information that can be used for an election activity. 13. A recording medium storing a computer-executable program, the program comprising processing information that can be used for election activity by processing voters information in a voters database in which voters information is stored. A recording medium characterized by containing a program code required to generate a program.