JP2002014992A - Information processing terminal, information supply server, information supply system, method for processing information and information supply method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the work load that is required for managing the regional recommending information. SOLUTION: The information processing terminal is provided with a terminal control means used for adding the position information showing positions and the user recommending information inputted from users to the registering requests and a terminal data communication means which transmits the registering request added by of the terminal control means to an information supply sever where the user recommending information and its corresponding position information are made to correspond to each other and held.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus including one or more information processing terminals and one or more information providing servers for providing search results to the information processing terminals in response to a search request for the information processing terminals. Information processing terminal that communicates with the information providing server, an information providing server that provides a search result according to the search request, an information providing system including the information providing server and the information processing terminal, The present invention relates to an information processing method and an information providing method in the information providing server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, due to the explosion of the Internet, various and large amounts of information exist on the Internet in various formats such as text data, image data, and voice data. It has been emphasized how to link various kinds of information with other systems to increase the added value of other systems. Therefore,
Conventionally, for example, in an information processing apparatus, an information providing system, and an information obtaining method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-319300, a user is identified from a large amount of information flooding on the Internet in cooperation with a car navigation system. Is an information processing device and information useful for a user to easily search for and provide desired information to a user, and use the information to make the user enjoy a comfortable, enjoyable drive, travel, business trip, sports, or leisure. A providing system and an information acquisition method are described.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the conventional Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-31930 is disclosed.
In the information processing apparatus, the information providing system, and the information obtaining method described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0, the task of registering and updating regional information with a vast amount of map information in a database is performed by a person who manages the information providing system. And it is difficult to operate an information providing system for providing the above-mentioned regional information.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to reduce a work load for managing regional recommended information.

[0006]

An information processing terminal according to the present invention comprises: a terminal control means for adding position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request; A terminal data communication means for transmitting the added registration request to an information providing server which holds the user recommended information and the position information corresponding to the user recommended information in association with each other.

Also, in the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the terminal control means adds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the registration request, and the terminal data communication means includes the terminal control means. Is transmitted to an information providing server that holds the user recommended information and the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommended information in association with each other.

Further, an information processing terminal according to the next invention comprises an output unit for outputting and presenting information to a user, the terminal control unit adds position information to a search request, and the terminal data communication unit outputs The search request added by the terminal control means is stored in the information providing server which holds the user recommended information and the position information corresponding to the user recommended information in association with each other and searches for the user recommended information based on the position information. The terminal transmits and receives the search result of the information providing server, and the output unit outputs and presents a search result with respect to the search request received by the terminal data communication unit.

Further, an information processing terminal according to the next invention comprises a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of a current position, and the position information added by the terminal control unit is the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit. Information.

Further, in the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the position information added by the terminal control means is position information input by a user.

In the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the position information added to the search request by the terminal control means is position information having a predetermined range.

Also, in the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the terminal control means adds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the search request, and the terminal data communication means includes the terminal control means. The search request in which the position information and the user information are added in the search request is held in association with the user recommended information and the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommended information, and the user is requested based on the position information and the user information. The recommended information is transmitted to the information providing server for searching, and the search result of the information providing server is received.

[0013] In the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the terminal control means includes: user recommendation information received as a search result for the search request by the terminal data communication means; and satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. To the re-registration request, the terminal data communication means converts the re-registration request added by the terminal control means to the user recommendation information and the position information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user recommendation information. The information is transmitted to the information providing server that is held in association with the information.

Further, an information processing terminal according to the next invention comprises a map database in which map data necessary for displaying a map is stored in association with position information, and the output means is provided in the map database. The search result is output and presented together with the map based on the search result.

Further, in the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the terminal data communication means holds the user recommendation information and the position information and the satisfaction level information corresponding to the user recommendation information in association with each other, and Receiving a search result of an information providing server for searching for user recommendation information and satisfaction level information corresponding to the information, the output unit outputs the user recommendation information received by the terminal data communication unit as a search result for the search request; This is output and presented together with the degree of satisfaction information for the user recommended information.

Further, in the information processing terminal according to the next invention, the terminal data communication means periodically transmits a search request added by the terminal control means to the information providing server, and transmits the search request to the information providing server. The search result is received.

Still further, the information providing server according to the next invention is characterized in that a registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal by adding position information indicating a position and user recommendation information, and a search request transmitted from the information processing terminal. Server data communication means for receiving the request and transmitting a search result for the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request, and a user recommendation information database for holding the position information and the user recommendation information in association with each other Recommendation information data registration means for registering information added to the registration request received by the server data communication means in the user recommendation information database; and the search request received by the server data communication means. And a recommended information data search means for searching the user recommended information database based on the information added to the It is.

[0018] Further, the information providing server according to the next invention comprises:
The registration request received by the server data communication unit is a registration request to which user information corresponding to the user recommendation information is added, and the user recommendation information database includes:
It holds user information corresponding to the user recommended information.

[0019] Further, the information providing server according to the next invention comprises:
The search request received by the server data communication means is a search request to which position information is added, and the recommended information data search means performs the user recommendation information based on the position information added to the search request. This is to search user recommended information from the database.

Further, an information providing server according to the following invention is provided.
The position information added to the search request received by the server data communication unit has a predetermined range, and the recommended information data search unit is based on the position information having the predetermined range added to the search request. And searching the user recommendation information database for user recommendation information associated with any of the position information in the predetermined range.

[0021] Further, the information providing server according to the next invention comprises:
The user recommendation information database holds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information, and the search request received by the server data communication unit is a search request to which the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information is added. It is.

Further, an information providing server according to the following invention is provided.
The server data communication means receives a re-registration request to which user recommendation information and satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information are added, and the user recommendation information database stores the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. And the recommendation information data registration means registers the satisfaction degree information added to the re-registration request received by the server data communication means in the user recommendation information database.

[0023] Further, an information providing server according to the following invention is provided.
The user recommendation information database holds satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information, and the recommendation information data search means stores the user recommendation information and the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information to the user recommendation information. Search from the database.

[0024] Further, an information providing server according to the following invention is provided.
The recommended information data search means ranks the user recommended information held in the user recommended information database, and searches the user recommended information database based on the ranking. .

Still further, an information providing system according to the next invention comprises at least one information processing terminal and at least one information providing server for providing a search result to the information processing terminal in response to a search request for the information processing terminal. Wherein at least one of the information terminals is a terminal control means for adding position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request, Terminal data communication means for transmitting the registration request to the information providing server, wherein at least one of the information providing servers is transmitted from the information processing terminal to which position information indicating a position and user recommendation information are added. Receiving the registration request and the search request transmitted from the information processing terminal, and transmitting a search result corresponding to the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request Server data communication means, a user recommendation information database for holding positional information and user recommendation information in association with each other, and information added to the registration request received by the server data communication means for the user and the user. Recommended information data search means for searching the user recommended information database based on recommended information data registration means for registering in the recommended information database and information added to the search request received by the server data communication means. Means.

Further, in the information processing method according to the next invention, a terminal control step of adding position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request, A terminal data communication step of transmitting the registration request to an information providing server that holds the user recommendation information and the position information corresponding to the user recommendation information in association with each other.

Further, in the information processing method according to the next invention, the registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal with the position information indicating the position and the user recommendation information added thereto, and the search request transmitted from the information processing terminal And a server data communication step of transmitting a search result for the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request, and information added to the registration request received in the server data communication step. A recommendation information data registration step of registering the position information and the user recommendation information in association with each other in a user recommendation information database; and information added to the search request received in the server data communication step. And a recommended information data search step for searching the user recommended information database based on the recommended information data.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and a car navigation terminal that is the information processing terminal, and information providing that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal in response to a search request for the car navigation terminal A case where the information providing system including the server is a car navigation system will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a car navigation terminal. 11 is a GPS (Gl) transmitted from an artificial satellite.
obal positioning system) is a position information acquisition unit that acquires data and calculates position information of the current location based on the acquired GPS data. The position information indicates a position. For example, the position is indicated by longitude and latitude.

[0031] Numeral 12 adds the position information indicating the position and the user-recommended information with the regionality entered by the user to the registration request, and adds the position information indicating the position to the search request. The terminal control means controls the information acquisition means 11, terminal data communication means 13, map data search means 14, output means 15, and input means 16, which will be described later. In the present embodiment, the position information to be added to the registration request is the position information of the current location acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11, and the position information to be added to the search request is a predetermined range (wide area). ).

Reference numeral 13 denotes a registration request and a search request to which each information has been added by the terminal control means 12 is transmitted to the information providing server 2 according to the instruction of the terminal control means 12, and is transmitted from the information providing server 2. Terminal data communication means for receiving a registration result for the registered request and a search result for the search request.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a map data search means for searching data from a map database 17 described later.

An output unit 15 outputs and presents various information to the user. The output unit 15 outputs a result of registration of user recommended information and a search result of user recommended information to the information providing server 2 received by the terminal data communication unit 13. Present. In the present embodiment, it is configured by a display means such as a display for displaying and outputting various information.

Reference numeral 16 denotes input means for inputting instructions, information, and the like from the user. In the present embodiment, input is any user-recommended information registered in the information providing server 2. For example, it is composed of a keyboard for inputting text data, a remote controller, a touch panel, and the like.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a map database in which map data necessary for displaying a map is stored in association with position information. The map data is, for example, vector data necessary for displaying roads, buildings, and the like.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an information providing server that holds user-recommended information in association with position information corresponding to the user-recommended information.
b) Server, etc. 21 receives a registration request transmitted with position information indicating a position and user recommendation information added thereto and a search request transmitted with position information added thereto, and transmits a registration result corresponding to the registration request to the registration request. Is transmitted to the car navigation terminal 1 that is the information processing terminal that has transmitted the search request, and a server data communication unit that transmits a search result corresponding to the search request to the car navigation terminal 1 that has transmitted the search request. Operate according to instructions.

Reference numeral 22 denotes the server data communication means 21;
This is control means for controlling a recommended information data search means 23 and a recommended information data registration means 24 described later.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a user recommendation information database which holds position information indicating a position and user recommendation information in association with each other.

Reference numeral 23 denotes recommended information data searching means for searching for user recommended information from the user recommended information database 25, based on information added to the search request received by the server data communication means 21. Then, the user recommended information database 25 is searched. In the present embodiment, the user recommended information is searched based on the position information added to the search request.

Reference numeral 24 denotes recommended information data registration means for registering information added to the registration request received by the server data communication means 21 in the user recommended information database. The position information and the user recommended information added to the request are registered.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 at the time of registering user recommended information will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation outline of the car navigation terminal 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation outline of the information providing server 2. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing information stored in the map database 17, and FIG.
And FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing information held in the user recommendation information database 25. FIG.

In the car navigation terminal 1, when a user inputs user recommended information via the input means 16 and instructs the user recommended information to be registered in the information providing server 2, the input means 16 The user recommendation information and registration instruction input from the terminal control means 1
2 (step 201).

When the user-recommended information is input from the input unit 16, the terminal control unit 12 determines whether the input information is for a user-recommended information registration instruction or a search instruction. (Step 202).
Here, based on the registration instruction from the user, the terminal control unit 12 determines that the input information is related to the registration instruction of the user recommended information.

When the terminal control means 12 determines that the input information is related to the registration instruction of the user recommended information, it requests the position information acquisition means 11 for the position information. In response to this request, the position information acquisition means 11 acquires the GPS data transmitted from the artificial satellite,
The position information of the current location is calculated from the S data and passed to the terminal control means 12 (step 203).

The terminal control means 12 adds to the registration request the position information passed from the position information acquisition means 11, the base point position information of the mesh including the position information, and the user recommendation information passed from the input means 16. Then, the data is transmitted to the information providing server 2 using the terminal data communication means 13 (step 204), and a response is waited for (step 207).

Here, the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 in the present embodiment manage the map by dividing it into a plurality of meshes having a predetermined range.
The car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2
Use the same mesh, that is, a mesh having the same predetermined range and position. In addition, since the car navigation terminal 1 manages the map by dividing the map into meshes, the car navigation terminal 1 can calculate which mesh contains the position information passed from the position information acquisition unit 11,
In addition, it is possible to calculate base point position information of the mesh.

The map database 17 stores map data necessary for displaying a map in association with position information, as shown in FIG. 4, for example. That is, the mesh base point position information indicating the position information serving as the base point of the mesh having the predetermined range is stored in association with the map data. Here, a mesh number assigned to each mesh having the predetermined range and an area name indicating the name of an area to which the mesh belongs are also stored in association with each other. These map databases 17
The output means 15 can display the information as shown in FIG.

The user recommendation information database 25 stores, for example, position information indicating a position and user recommendation information in association with each other as shown in FIG. That is, the recommended information registration position information indicating the position of the user recommended information and the recommended information that is the user recommended information are stored in association with each other. Here, mesh base point position information indicating position information serving as a base point of the mesh is further stored in association with the mesh.

Next, in the information providing server 2, the server data communication means 21 receives the request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1 (step 301). Then, the server control means 22 determines whether the request received by the server data communication means 21 is related to a registration request for user recommended information or a search request (step 302). Here, the server control unit 22
Determines that the received request is for a registration request for user recommendation information, based on the fact that the received request is a registration request.

If the server control means 22 determines that the request is related to a registration request for user recommended information, the server control means 22 uses the recommended information data registration means 24 to add the received registration request to the received registration request. The position information, mesh base position information, and user recommended information are registered in the user registration information database 25 as recommended information registration position information, mesh base position information, and recommended information, respectively.
(Step 303). For example, the contents of the user registration information database 25 at this time are as shown in FIG. FIG.
The location information added to the registration request is (x, y) = (40 ° 37 ',
28 ° 7 ′), and the mesh base position information is (x, y) = (40 ° 3
0 ′, 26 ° 5 ′), and indicates the case where the user recommended information is “I need a great Buddha in Kamakura ...”.

When the registration of the user recommendation information and the like by the recommendation information data registration means 24 is completed, the server control means 22 sends the registration result as a response to the car navigation terminal 1 using the server data communication means 21. Transmit (step 304).

When the car navigation terminal 1 receives a response (registration result) from the information providing server 2,
(Step 208), the terminal control means 12 determines whether the received response is related to the registration result of the user recommended information or to the search result of the user recommended information having regionality (Step 209). Here, based on the fact that the received response is a registration result, the terminal control unit 12 determines that the received response is related to the registration result of the user recommendation information.

If the terminal control means 12 determines that the result relates to the registration result of the user recommended information, the terminal control means 12 displays the registration result by using the output means 15.
(Step 210). The display screen displays, for example, a message such as “Registration is completed” or the like, or displays a registration position together with a map using the map database 17. With these displays, the user can confirm the contents registered in the information providing server 2.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIG.
The operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 when searching for user recommended information will be described. In the car navigation terminal 1, when the user inputs a region name through the input unit 16 and instructs the information providing server 2 to search for the region name, the input unit 16 displays the region name and the user input. A search instruction is input to the terminal control means 12 (step 201).

Here, the method of inputting the area name may be a selection form from a menu, a voice input from a microphone, or the like, in addition to the input of text data. Also, the position information obtained by calculating the map displayed on the touch panel from the coordinates touched by the user, or not the input from the input means 16 but the position information of the current location obtained by the position information obtaining means 11 or the like. good. If the input is location information,
The terminal control means 12 searches the map database 17 using the map data search means 14, and obtains the area name corresponding to the position information.

When the information of the area name to be obtained is input from the input means 16, the terminal control means 12 determines whether the input information is related to the registration instruction of the user recommended information or the search instruction. Is determined (step 202). Here, based on the search instruction from the user, the terminal control means 12 determines that the input information relates to the search instruction for the user recommended information.

When the terminal control means 12 determines that the input information is related to the user recommended information search, the terminal control means 12 refers to the data stored in the map database 17 using the map data search means 14 and Is converted into mesh base position information indicating the position information of the base point of the corresponding mesh (step 205). Then, the terminal control means 12 adds the converted mesh base position information to the search request, transmits the search request to the information providing server 2 using the terminal data communication means 13 (step 206), and waits for a response (step 207). .

For example, if the contents of the map database 17 are as shown in FIG. 4 and the area name is input as "Kamakura", the base position information of the mesh is (x, y) = (40 ° 20 ', 26 ° 5 '),(Four
0 ° 30 ′, 26 ° 5 ′) meet the conditions, and the mesh base position information is added to the search request and transmitted to the information providing server 2.

Next, in the information providing server 2, the server data communication means 21 receives the request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1 (Step 301). Then, the server control means 22 determines whether the request received by the server data communication means 21 is related to a registration request for user recommended information or a search request (step 302). Here, the server control unit 22
Determines that the received request is related to a search request for user recommended information based on the fact that the received request is a search request.

If the server control means 22 determines that the request is related to a user recommended information search request, the server control means 22 uses the recommended information data search means 23 to receive the received position information (mesh base point position information). ) Is used as a key to search the user recommendation information database 25 for user recommendation information that matches the above-mentioned position information (mesh base point position information) as a search condition (step 305). And
When the search is completed, the server control unit 22 uses the server data communication unit 21 to perform the car navigation using the mesh base position information, the recommended information registration position information, and the recommended information (user recommended information) as search results. The data is transmitted to the terminal 1 (step 306).

For example, the user registration information database 25
Is the content shown in FIG. 6, the received mesh base position information is (x, y) = (40 ° 20 ′, 26 ° 5 ′), (40 ° 3
0 ′, 26 ° 5 ′), recommended information, recommended information registration position information, and mesh base position information that match (x, y) = (40 ° 30 ′, 26 ° 5 ′) are used as search results. Car navigation terminal 1
Will be sent to

When the car navigation terminal 1 receives a response (search result) from the information providing server 2,
(Step 208), the terminal control means 12 determines whether the received response is related to the registration result of the user recommended information or the search result of the user recommended information (Step 209). Here, the terminal control means 12
Based on the received response being a search result,
It is determined that the received response is related to the search result of the user recommended information.

If the terminal control means 12 determines that the information is related to the search result of the user recommendation information, it uses the output means 15 to display the user recommendation information of the search result (step 210). . The display screen is, for example, a text display of the user recommended information, or a display of the position of the search result together with the map using the map database 17 and the recommended information registration position information of the search result.
With these displays, the user can refer to the search results from the information providing server 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, adds the position information and the user recommendation information to the registration request, and sends the user recommendation information and the user recommendation information. By transmitting the position information corresponding to the information to the information providing server that holds the information in association with the information, the information providing server allows the administrator to map the user-recommended information with regionality and the position information to the user-recommended information database. Therefore, it is not necessary to register the user information and update the user recommendation information database, so that it is possible to reduce the workload of the administrator. In particular, in the present embodiment, the car navigation terminal and the information providing server both use the same mesh, that is, the mesh having the same predetermined range and position, and the car navigation terminal further registers mesh base position information. Since the information is added to the request, the information providing server does not need to calculate the mesh base point position information corresponding to the position information, so that the additional work of the administrator can be further reduced.

Further, according to the present embodiment, an output means for displaying and outputting information to the user is provided, and the registration result for the user recommended information registration request and the search result for the user recommended information search request are provided. By displaying, the registration result and the search result are displayed, so that the user can check and refer to the registration result and the search result.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the position information acquiring means for acquiring the position information of the current location is provided, the position information acquired by the position information acquiring means is added to the registration request. The user does not need to input the position information when registering the user-recommended information having regional characteristics, and the operation of the user at the time of registration can be simplified. Further, by configuring so that the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means is added to the search request when searching for user-recommended information with locality, the user can search for user-recommended information with locality. It is not necessary to input the position information when performing the operation, and it is possible to simplify the operation of the user at the time of the search.

Further, according to the present embodiment, by referring to the data stored in the map database, the area name inputted by the user is converted into mesh base point position information indicating the position information of the base point of the corresponding mesh. By adding the mesh base position information to the search request and transmitting it to the information providing server, that is, by adding position information based on the area name input by the user to the search request and transmitting it to the information providing server, Regardless of the location of the user, it is possible to make a search request for user-recommended information at a position desired by the user.

According to the present embodiment, by referring to the data stored in the map database, the area name input by the user is converted into mesh base point position information indicating the position information of the corresponding mesh base point. By adding the mesh base position information to the search request and transmitting it to the information providing server, that is, as the position information to be added to the search request, a mesh base position indicating the position information of one or more mesh base points having a predetermined range. By adding the information to the search request and transmitting the information to the information providing server, the information providing server determines the recommended information registration position information located within a predetermined range corresponding to the mesh base position information added to the search request. Since the associated user recommended information is searched, the probability that the user recommended information matches can be improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, a map database in which map data necessary for displaying a map is stored in association with position information is provided. By displaying the result, the user can refer to the registration result and the search result in association with the map.

According to the present embodiment, the information providing server receives the registration request transmitted from the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, and holds the position information and the user recommended information in association with each other. By registering the location information and the user recommendation information added to the received registration request in the user recommendation information database, the administrator of the information providing server can map the user recommendation information with the regionality and the location information. This eliminates the need to register in the user recommended information database or update the user recommended information database, so that the workload of the administrator can be reduced. In particular, in the present embodiment, both the car navigation terminal and the information providing server use the same mesh, that is, the mesh having the same predetermined range and position, and the registration request transmitted from the car navigation terminal includes: Further, mesh base position information is added to the registration request, and the information server further registers the mesh base position information in the user recommendation information database, so that the information providing server can determine the mesh base position corresponding to the position information. Since there is no need to calculate information or the like, it is possible to further reduce the additional work of the administrator.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the search request received by the information providing server is a search request to which position information has been added, and the user recommendation is made based on the position information added to the search request. By retrieving the user recommended information from the information database, the user can obtain the user recommended information according to the position information.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the information providing server receives a search request to which mesh base position information indicating the position information of the base point of one or more meshes corresponding to the area name is added, and performs the search. Based on the position information added to the request, that is, the position information having a predetermined range, the user recommendation information database is searched for the user recommendation information associated with the recommended information registration position information located within the predetermined range. Therefore, it is possible to improve the probability that the user recommended information matches.

In the present embodiment, the case where the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, the position information obtaining means obtains GPS data transmitted from an artificial satellite,
The case where the position information of the current location is calculated based on the acquired GPS data has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and another system using a satellite may be used. It is also possible to calculate rough position information of the current location from the base station position of the mobile communication system, and this may be used.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means is added to the registration request has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Calculated from the position information such as longitude and latitude input via the coordinates, coordinates of the user touching an arbitrary position on the map displayed on the touch panel, or coordinates of the position specified by a cross cursor or the like as shown in FIG. The obtained position information may be used. This makes it possible to request registration of user recommended information regardless of the location of the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where both the car navigation terminal and the information providing server use the same mesh, and the case where the mesh base position information is added to the registration request and the search result has been described. Without being limited, for example, without adding the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result, when the registration request and the search result are received, from the position information added to the registration request and the search result Mesh base point position information may be calculated. Further, the information providing server may be configured to hold only recommended information registration position information (position information) and recommended information (user recommended information). In this case, the recommended information data search means searches for recommended information (user recommended information) associated with recommended information registered position information (position information) that matches the position information added to the search request. become.

Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment,
When a user inputs a region name to a car navigation terminal, which is an information processing terminal, it is possible to obtain, as a search result, user recommendation information located in one or more meshes corresponding to the input region name. Next, a second embodiment in which search results are periodically obtained will be described.

In the second embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and in response to the car navigation terminal as the information processing terminal and a search request for the car navigation terminal. A case will be described in which an information providing system including an information providing server that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal is a car navigation system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, a feature of this embodiment is that the terminal data communication means 13 periodically, for example, every predetermined time and every predetermined movement distance, the terminal control means 12 uses the position information and the mesh base position. The point is that the search request to which the information and the user recommended information are added is transmitted to the information providing server 2 and the search result of the information providing server 2 is received. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 when searching for user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when the setting of the car navigation terminal 1 is set to an automatic reference mode for automatically displaying user recommended information, the car navigation terminal 1 periodically, for example, every predetermined time during traveling,
The terminal control means 12 requests the position information acquisition means 11 for position information for each predetermined moving distance. In response to this request, the position information acquisition unit 11 acquires the GPS data transmitted from the artificial satellite, calculates the position information of the current location from the acquired GPS data, and passes it to the terminal control unit 12.

The terminal control means 12 calculates the base position information of the corresponding mesh based on the position information passed from the position information obtaining means 11, adds the calculated mesh base position information to the search request, and adds Data communication means 13
And sends it to the information providing server 2 and waits for a response.

The information providing server 2 operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and transmits a search result in response to the search request to the car navigation terminal 1. When receiving the response (search result) from the information providing server 2, the car navigation terminal 1 operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the terminal control unit 12 uses the output unit 15 to recommend the user of the search result. Display information. As described above, the user can periodically obtain the user recommendation information in an area near the user's current location without inputting the area name.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the position information of the user's current location is periodically acquired, and the search request in which the base position information of the mesh based on the position information is added to the search request is generated. By transmitting the information to the information providing server and receiving the search result of the information providing server, the user can automatically and regularly refer to the user recommendation information in an area near the current location during traveling.

In the present embodiment, the case where the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, the position information obtaining means obtains GPS data transmitted from an artificial satellite,
The case where the position information of the current location is calculated based on the acquired GPS data has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and another system using a satellite may be used. It is also possible to calculate rough position information of the current location from the base station position of the mobile communication system, and this may be used.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means is added to the search request has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be position information such as longitude and latitude input through the means, position information obtained by calculating a map displayed on the touch panel from coordinates touched by the user, and the like. This makes it possible to request registration of user recommended information regardless of the location of the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where both the car navigation terminal and the information providing server use the same mesh and add the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result has been described. Without being limited, for example, without adding the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result, when the registration request and the search result are received, from the position information added to the registration request and the search result Mesh base point position information may be calculated. Further, the information providing server may be configured to hold only recommended information registration position information (position information) and recommended information (user recommended information). In this case, the recommended information data search means searches for recommended information (user recommended information) associated with recommended information registered position information (position information) that matches the position information added to the search request. become.

Embodiment 3 In the above embodiment, the user can obtain the user recommended information searched from the user recommended information database based on the position information added to the search request. Third Embodiment A case will be described in which filtering is performed with the user information of a user who has registered recommended information to obtain searched user recommended information.

In the third embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and in response to the car navigation terminal as the information processing terminal and a search request for the car navigation terminal. A case will be described in which an information providing system including an information providing server that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal is a car navigation system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, a feature of the present embodiment is that the terminal control means 12 transmits a registration request and a search request to each other.
Further, it is configured to add user information corresponding to the user recommended information. The user recommendation information database 25 is further configured to hold user information corresponding to the user recommendation information.

The terminal data communication means 13 transmits the registration request and the search request to which the above-mentioned local user information is added by the terminal control means 12 to the user recommendation information and the position information corresponding to the user recommendation information. The server data communication means 21 is configured to transmit the registration request and the search request to which the local user information is further added by the terminal control means 12. Is configured to receive the data.

The recommended information data registering means 24
Further, the local user information is configured to be registered in the user recommended information database 25, and the recommended information data search means 23 is further configured to search the user recommended information database based on the local user information. It is a point that was done. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 at the time of registering user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. As in the first embodiment,
In the car navigation terminal 1, the terminal control means 12
The position information passed from the position information acquisition unit 11, the base point position information of the mesh including the position information, and the user recommendation information passed from the input unit 16 are added to the registration request. In the present embodiment, the user further adds the user's gender, age, time zone, vehicle type, recommended level, and the like, which are input as the user information when inputting the user recommended information, to the registration request. Then, the terminal control means 1
2 transmits the registration request to the information providing server 2 using the terminal data communication means 13 and waits for a response.

Next, in the information providing server 2, when the server data communication unit 21 receives the request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1, the server control unit 22 recommends the server control unit 22 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Using the information data registration unit 24, the position information, mesh base position information, user recommendation information, and user information added to the received registration request are registered in the user registration information database 25. Thereafter, the operation is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 at the time of searching for user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. As in the first embodiment,
In the car navigation terminal 1, the terminal control means 12
Attach the mesh base position information to the search request. Further, in the present embodiment, the user adds the user's gender, age, time zone, vehicle type, recommended level, and the like, which are input as user information when inputting the user recommended information, to the search request. Thereafter, the terminal control means 12 transmits the search request to the information providing server 2 using the terminal data communication means 13, and waits for a response.

Next, in the information providing server 2, when the server data communication means 21 receives the request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1, the server control means 22 transmits the request to the user in the same manner as in the first embodiment. It is determined that the request is related to a search request for recommended information. Thereafter, in the present embodiment, the server control unit 22 uses the recommended information data search unit 23 to retrieve the received position information (mesh base point position information) and the user information from the user recommended information database 25 using the received information as keys. A search is made for user-recommended information that matches the position information (mesh base position information) and the user information that are search conditions. That is, the search is performed using the user information as filtering at the time of searching for the user recommended information. Thereafter, the operation is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, adds the position information and the user recommendation information to the registration request, and sends the user recommendation information and the user recommendation information. By transmitting the position information corresponding to the information to the information providing server that holds the information in association with the information providing server, the information providing server allows the administrator to map the user recommended information and the position information and register them in the user recommended information database. Since there is no need to update the user recommendation information database, it is possible to reduce the workload of the administrator. In particular, in the present embodiment,
The car navigation terminal and the information providing server both use the same mesh, that is, a mesh having the same predetermined range and position.
Furthermore, since the mesh base position information is added to the registration request, the information providing server does not need to calculate the mesh base position information corresponding to the position information, so that the additional work of the administrator can be further reduced. Become. Further, the user request corresponding to the user recommendation information is further added to the registration request, and transmitted to the information providing server which holds the user recommendation information in association with the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information. By doing so, it is possible to register user-recommended information as valuable information having various additional information in the information providing server. Since there is no need to register information in the user recommended information database or update the user recommended information database by associating information with user information,
It is possible to reduce the workload of the administrator.

According to the present embodiment, user information corresponding to the above-mentioned user recommendation information is further added to the search request, and the user recommendation information and the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information are added. Is transmitted to an information providing server for searching for user recommended information based on the position information and the user information, and the search result of the information providing server is received. It is possible to obtain a search result obtained by searching for user recommended information based on the information. That is, the user can refer to the user recommendation information suitable for each user's preference.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the information providing server receives the registration request transmitted from the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, and holds the position information and the user recommended information in association with each other. By registering the location information and the user recommendation information added to the received registration request in the user recommendation information database, the administrator of the information providing server can map the local recommendation information and the location information with the user recommendation information. This eliminates the need to register in the user recommended information database or update the user recommended information database, so that the workload of the administrator can be reduced. Further, in the present embodiment, the car navigation terminal and the information providing server both use the same mesh, that is, the mesh having the same predetermined range and position, and the registration request transmitted from the car navigation terminal includes: Further, mesh base position information is added to the registration request, and the information server further registers the mesh base position information in the user recommendation information database, so that the information providing server can determine the mesh base position corresponding to the position information. Since there is no need to calculate information or the like, it is possible to further reduce the additional work of the administrator. Further, in the present embodiment, the registration request received by the server data communication means is a registration request to which user information corresponding to the above-mentioned user recommendation information is added. Can be registered as valuable information with various additional information in the information providing server, and the administrator can associate user-recommended information with locality, location information, and user information to provide user-recommended information. Since there is no need to register in the database or update the user recommended information database, it is possible to reduce the workload of the administrator.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the search request received by the information providing server is a search request to which position information is added, and a user recommendation is made based on the position information added to the search request. By retrieving the user recommended information from the information database, the user can obtain the user recommended information according to the position information. In the present embodiment, the search request received by the information providing server is:
Further, the search request is a search request to which user information corresponding to the above-mentioned user recommendation information is added, and the user recommendation information is searched from the user recommendation information database by filtering based on the user information added to the search request. Thus, the user can obtain the user recommended information according to the position information and the user information. That is, the user can refer to the user recommendation information suitable for each user's preference.

In the present embodiment, the case where the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the user adds the user information input when inputting the user recommended information to the registration request and the search request has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, user information may be stored in a car navigation terminal in advance, and may be automatically added at the time of registration and search of user recommended information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where both the car navigation terminal and the information providing server use the same mesh, and the case where the mesh base position information is added to the registration request and the search result has been described. Without being limited, for example, without adding the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result, when the registration request and the search result are received, from the position information added to the registration request and the search result Mesh base point position information may be calculated. Further, the information providing server may be configured to hold only recommended information registration position information (position information) and recommended information (user recommended information). In this case, the recommended information data search means searches for recommended information (user recommended information) associated with recommended information registered position information (position information) that matches the position information added to the search request. become.

Embodiment 4 In the above embodiment, the user can obtain the user recommended information searched from the user recommended information database based on the position information added to the search request. Embodiment 4 in which a highly reliable search result can be obtained will be described.

In the fourth embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and in response to the car navigation terminal as the information processing terminal and a search request for the car navigation terminal. A case will be described in which an information providing system including an information providing server that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal is a car navigation system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, the characteristic feature of the present embodiment is that the recommended information data search means 23 changes the user recommended information stored in the user recommended information database 25 in accordance with the number of registrations. The configuration is such that ranking is performed, and user-recommended information is searched from the highest order.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 at the time of searching for user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. As in the first embodiment,
In the car navigation terminal 1, the terminal control means 12
The mesh base position information is added to the search request, and the search request is sent to the information providing server 2 by using the terminal data communication unit 13.
And wait for a response.

Next, in the information providing server 2, when the server data communication means 21 receives the request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1, the server control means 22 transmits the request to the user in the same manner as in the first embodiment. It is determined that the request is related to a search request for recommended information, and the recommended information data search unit 23 is used to use the received position information (mesh base point position information) as a key to provide the user recommended information database 2.
From 5, the user recommended information that matches the position information (mesh base point position information) that is a search condition is searched.

At this time, in the present embodiment, the recommended information data retrieving means 23 uses the user recommended information database 2
The user recommendation information stored in No. 5 is ranked according to the number of registrations, and the user recommendation information is searched in descending order. That is, for example, based on the recommended information registration position information of the user recommended information database 25, the same recommended information registration position information indicates the same recommended information (user recommended information), and the same recommended information. The ranking is performed in the descending order of the number of information registration position information, and the user recommended information is searched from the descending order. Thereafter, the operation is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the recommended information data search means ranks the user recommended information held in the user recommended information database according to the number of registrations. By searching for user recommended information in descending order, the greater the number of registrations, the higher the reliability of the data. Therefore, the user can refer to reliable user recommended information with a large number of registrations. .

In the present embodiment, the case where the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, based on the recommended information registration position information of the user recommended information database,
Although a case has been described where the ranking is performed in the descending order of the number of the same recommended information registration position information, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the user information is held in the user recommendation information database as described in the third embodiment, the ranking is performed in consideration of the user information such as the user's gender, age, and the like. May be searched for user recommended information.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which ranking is performed in accordance with the number of registrations, and user recommended information is searched in descending order. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The search may be performed in ascending order. As the number of registrations is smaller, the number of other users who know the information is smaller, so that the user can refer to unique (secret) user recommended information having a smaller number of registrations.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where both the car navigation terminal and the information providing server use the same mesh and add the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result has been described. Without being limited, for example, without adding the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result, when the registration request and the search result are received, from the position information added to the registration request and the search result Mesh base point position information may be calculated. Further, the information providing server may be configured to hold only recommended information registration position information (position information) and recommended information (user recommended information). In this case, the recommended information data search means searches for recommended information (user recommended information) associated with recommended information registered position information (position information) that matches the position information added to the search request. become.

Embodiment 5 FIG. In the above embodiment, the user can obtain the user recommended information searched from the user recommended information database based on the position information added to the search request. Embodiment 5 will be described, in which satisfaction information such as impressions and evaluations of the registered user recommended information is registered in the information providing server, and the registered satisfaction information can be obtained.

In the fifth embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and in response to a car navigation terminal as the information processing terminal and a search request for the car navigation terminal. A case will be described in which an information providing system including an information providing server that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal is a car navigation system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, a characteristic feature of the present embodiment is that the terminal control means 12 determines whether the user recommendation information received by the terminal data communication means 13 as a search result for the search request and the satisfaction of the user recommendation information. The configuration is such that the degree information is added to the re-registration request.

The user recommendation information database 25
Is that it is configured to further hold satisfaction level information for user recommended information. In the present embodiment, the user recommendation information database 25 holds the user recommendation information in association with the position information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user recommendation information.

Further, the terminal data communication means 13 sends a re-registration request to which the user recommendation information and the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information are added by the terminal control means 12, and transmits the user recommendation information and the user The configuration is such that the position information and the satisfaction level information corresponding to the recommended information are transmitted to the information providing server 2 that holds the information in association with each other, and the search result of the information providing server 2 is received.

The output means 15 is configured to display the user recommendation information received by the terminal data communication means 13 as a search result for the search request, together with satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. It is.

The recommended information data registering means 24
The point is that the satisfaction degree information added to the re-registration request transmitted by the terminal data communication means 13 is registered in the user recommendation information database 25.

The recommended information data search means 23
The point is that the user recommendation information and the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information are searched from the user recommendation information database 25.

Further, the server data communication means 21 receives the re-registration request to which the user recommendation information and the satisfaction information for the user recommendation information are added, and the recommendation information data search means 23 retrieves the request. The point is that the user recommended information and the search result are configured.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 at the time of registering the satisfaction level information for the user recommended information obtained as a search result will be described with reference to FIG.

For example, as described in the first embodiment, the search result of the user recommended information is displayed by using the output unit 15, and the user refers to the search result. Then, the user inputs satisfaction information such as impressions and evaluations for the user recommended information as the search result via the input unit 16 and re-registers the satisfaction information in the information providing server 2. Is input, the input unit 16 inputs the satisfaction degree information input by the user to the terminal control unit 12.

When the user recommendation information is input from the input means 16, the terminal control means 12 adds the satisfaction degree information passed from the input means 16 and the user recommendation information as the search result to the reregistration request. Then, the data is transmitted to the information providing server 2 using the terminal data communication means 13. Here, the user recommendation information as the search result added to the re-registration request may be an identifier indicating the user recommendation information.

In the information providing server 2, when the server data communication means 21 receives the re-registration request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1, the server control means 22 uses the recommended information data registration means 24 to receive the re-registration request. The satisfaction information added to the re-registration request is registered in the user registration information database 25 as the satisfaction information of the user recommended information added together with the satisfaction information. In this way, the user recommendation information and the satisfaction degree information are registered in association with each other.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 when searching for user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. As in the first embodiment,
In the car navigation terminal 1, the terminal control means 12
The mesh base position information is added to the search request, transmitted to the information providing server 2 using the terminal data communication means 13, and waits for a response.

Next, in the information providing server 2, when the server data communication means 21 receives the request transmitted from the car navigation terminal 1, the server control means 22 transmits the request to the user in the same manner as in the first embodiment. It is determined that the request is related to a search request for recommended information, and the recommended information data search unit 23 is used to use the received position information (mesh base point position information) as a key to provide the user recommended information database 2.
From 5, user recommendation information that matches the above-described position information (mesh base point position information), which is a search condition, and its satisfaction degree information are searched. When the search is completed, the server control unit 22 uses the server data communication unit 21 to store the mesh base position information, the recommended information registration position information, the recommended information (user recommended information), and the satisfaction degree information. The search result is transmitted to the car navigation terminal 1.

When the car navigation terminal 1 receives a response (search result) from the information providing server 2,
The terminal control unit 12 determines that the received response is related to the search result of the user recommendation information, as in the first embodiment, and uses the output unit 15 to output the user recommendation information of the search result. And its satisfaction information is displayed.
With these displays, the user can refer to the search results from the information providing server 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user recommendation information received as a search result by the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, and the satisfaction level information for the user recommendation information are included in the reregistration request. In addition, by registering the user recommendation information and the position information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user recommendation information and transmitting the information to the information provision server, the information provision server registers the satisfaction degree information. In addition, the administrator does not need to register the user recommendation information database with the user recommendation information database or update the user recommendation information database by associating the user recommendation information with the satisfaction level information. Can be reduced.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the user recommendation information received as a search result by the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, is displayed together with the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information, so that the user can be further improved. It is possible to refer to reliable user recommendation information that reflects the opinions of many users.

According to the present embodiment, the information providing server receives the re-registration request transmitted from the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, and handles the position information, the user recommendation information, and the satisfaction degree information. By registering the satisfaction degree information added to the received re-registration request in the user recommendation information database held based on the user recommendation information added together, the information providing server can Information can be registered, and the administrator of the information providing server needs to register the user recommendation information database or update the user recommendation information database in association with the user recommendation information and the satisfaction degree information. Since it is no longer necessary, the work load on the administrator can be reduced.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the information providing server holds the position information, the user recommendation information, and the satisfaction degree information in association with each other, and together with the user recommendation information, the degree of satisfaction with the user recommendation information. By retrieving information from the user recommendation information database, the user can refer to reliable user recommendation information in which more user opinions are reflected.

Although the present embodiment has been described with reference to a case where the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, the present invention is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, a case has been described where the car navigation terminal, which is the information processing terminal, does not wait for a response and does not display the registration result after transmitting the registration request. Instead, for example, as in the first embodiment, a response to a registration request may be waited and a registration result may be displayed.

In the present embodiment, the case where both the car navigation terminal and the information providing server use the same mesh, and the case where mesh base position information is added to the registration request and the search result has been described. Without being limited, for example, without adding the mesh base position information to the registration request and the search result, when the registration request and the search result are received, from the position information added to the registration request and the search result Mesh base point position information may be calculated. Further, the information providing server may be configured to hold only recommended information registration position information (position information) and recommended information (user recommended information). In this case, the recommended information data search means searches for recommended information (user recommended information) associated with recommended information registered position information (position information) that matches the position information added to the search request. become.

Embodiment 6 FIG. In the above embodiment, the user recommendation information is text data.
Embodiment 6 in the case where the user recommendation information is image data will be described.

In the sixth embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and in response to the car navigation terminal as the information processing terminal and a search request for the car navigation terminal. A case will be described in which an information providing system including an information providing server that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal is a car navigation system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, a feature of the present embodiment is that the input means 16 is configured to be capable of inputting, for example, image data photographed by a digital camera or the like.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. The car navigation terminal 1 acquires image data captured by a digital camera or the like by the input unit 16, adds the acquired data to the registration request as user recommended information, and transmits the information to the information providing server 2. The information providing server registers the image data added to the registration request as the user recommendation information in the user recommendation information database. The other operations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and the description will not be repeated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the input means is configured to be capable of inputting image data captured by a digital camera or the like, image data can be handled as user-recommended information. As a result, the user can register user-recommended information, which is richer in information, in the information providing server, and can refer to them.

Embodiment 7 FIG. In the above embodiment, the user recommendation information is text data or image data.
Will be described.

In the seventh embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information processing terminal is a car navigation terminal, and in response to the car navigation terminal as the information processing terminal and a search request for the car navigation terminal. A case will be described in which an information providing system including an information providing server that provides a search result to the car navigation terminal is a car navigation system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. In the car navigation system shown in FIG. 1, one car navigation terminal and one information providing server are shown, but a plurality of car navigation terminals and information providing servers may be provided.

In FIG. 1, a characteristic feature of the present embodiment is that the input means 16 is configured to be capable of inputting voice data acquired by a microphone or the like.

The output means 15 is further provided with a sound reproducing means such as a speaker, for example, so that the sound data can be output.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 when registering user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. The car navigation terminal 1 inputs voice data obtained by a microphone or the like through the input means 16, adds the data to the registration request as user recommended information, and transmits the information to the information providing server 2. Further, the information providing server registers the audio data added to the registration request as the user recommendation information in the user recommendation information database 25.
The other operations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and the description will not be repeated.

Next, the operation of the car navigation terminal 1 and the information providing server 2 at the time of searching for user recommended information will be described with reference to FIG. As in the above-described embodiment, when the car navigation terminal 1 sends a search request, the information providing server 2 sends the user recommendation information database 2 in which voice data is registered as the user recommendation information.
5 to retrieve the user recommended information, and transmit the retrieval result to the car navigation terminal 1.

In the car navigation terminal 1, the output means 15 reproduces and outputs the user recommendation information including the audio data as the search result. The other operations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and the description will not be repeated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the input means is configured to be capable of inputting voice data obtained by a microphone or the like, it is possible to handle voice data as user-recommended information. Therefore, the user can easily register more user-recommended information in the information providing server without troublesome input operations such as text input and image input.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the output means further includes audio reproduction means such as a speaker, and is configured to be capable of outputting the audio data. Since it is possible to handle the information, the user can easily refer to the user-recommended information which is richer in information without troublesome input operations such as text input and image input.

Further, the first to seventh embodiments have been described, but a configuration in which these are combined may be employed, whereby the effects described above can be obtained.

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As described above, according to the information processing terminal of the present invention, the terminal control means for adding the position information indicating the position and the user recommendation information input by the user to the registration request, A terminal data communication means for transmitting the registration request added by the means to an information providing server which holds the user recommendation information and the position information corresponding to the user recommendation information in association with each other; In the server, the administrator does not need to map and register the user recommendation information and the location information to register or update the information, so that it is possible to reduce the workload of the administrator.

Further, according to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
The terminal control means adds the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the registration request, the terminal data communication means, the registration request added by the terminal control means,
By transmitting the user recommendation information to the information providing server which holds the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information in association with each other, the user recommendation information becomes valuable information having various additional information. In addition to being able to register with the providing server, the information providing server eliminates the need for the administrator to register or update the user recommendation information, location information, and user information in association with each other. There is an effect that the work load can be reduced.

According to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
Output means for outputting and presenting information to the user, wherein the terminal control means adds the position information to the search request, and the terminal data communication means transmits the search request added by the terminal control means to the user recommendation information. And the location information corresponding to the user recommendation information is stored in association with the information provision server that searches for the user recommendation information based on the location information, and the search result of the information provision server is received. The output means outputs and presents the search result for the search request received by the terminal data communication means, so that the search result is output and presented, so that the user can refer to the search result. effective.

According to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
A location information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of the current location,
Since the position information added by the terminal control means is the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining means is added to the registration request and / or the search request. In addition, the user does not need to input position information when registering and / or searching for user-recommended information, so that the user operation can be simplified.

Further, according to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
Since the position information added by the terminal control means is the position information input by the user, it is possible to search for user-recommended information at a position desired by the user regardless of the location of the user. is there.

According to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
Since the position information added to the search request by the terminal control means is position information having a predetermined range, user-recommended information associated with position information located within the predetermined range is searched. There is an effect that the probability that recommended information matches can be improved.

According to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
The terminal control means adds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the search request, and the terminal data communication means sends a search request to which position information and user information are added by the terminal control means, The user-recommended information is associated with the position information and the user information corresponding to the user-recommended information, and is transmitted to an information providing server that searches for the user-recommended information based on the position information and the user information. By receiving the search result of the providing server, the user can obtain a search result of searching for the user recommended information based on the position information and the user information. That is, there is an effect that the user can obtain user recommended information suitable for each user's preference.

Further, according to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
The terminal control means adds, to the re-registration request, the user recommendation information received as a search result for the search request in the terminal data communication means and satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information, and the terminal data communication means By transmitting the re-registration request added by the terminal control means to an information providing server that holds the user recommendation information and the position information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user recommendation information in association with each other, The provision server can register the degree of satisfaction information and eliminates the need for the administrator to register and update the user recommended information and the degree of satisfaction information in association with each other. There is an effect that it can be reduced.

Further, according to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
A map database in which map data necessary for displaying a map is stored in association with position information is provided, and the output unit outputs and presents the search result together with a map based on the map database, so that a user can There is an effect that it is possible to refer to the search result in association with the map.

According to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
The terminal data communication means holds the user recommended information and the position information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user recommended information in association with each other, and searches for the user recommended information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the position information. By receiving the search result of the information providing server, the output unit outputs and presents the user recommendation information received by the terminal data communication unit as a search result for the search request together with satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. This has the effect that the user can refer to reliable user-recommended information in which more user opinions are reflected.

According to the information processing terminal of the next invention,
The terminal data communication means periodically transmits a search request added by the terminal control means to the information providing server and receives a search result of the information providing server, so that the user can automatically and periodically receive the search request. This has the effect that it is possible to refer to the user-recommended information.

Further, according to the information providing server of the next invention, the registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal with the position information indicating the position and the user recommended information added thereto, and the search request transmitted from the information processing terminal Server data communication means for receiving the request and transmitting a search result for the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request, and a user recommendation information database for holding the position information and the user recommendation information in association with each other Recommendation information data registration means for registering information added to the registration request received by the server data communication means in the user recommendation information database; and the search request received by the server data communication means. And a recommended information data search means for searching the user recommended information database based on the information added to the This eliminates the need for the administrator of the information providing server to map user-recommended information and location information and register it in the user-recommended information database or update the user-recommended information database. There is an effect that it can be reduced.

According to the information providing server of the next invention, the registration request received by the server data communication means is:
This is a registration request to which the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information is added. The user recommendation information database holds the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information. The recommended information can be registered in the information providing server as valuable information having various additional information, and the administrator associates the user recommended information with the location information and the user information and stores the recommended information in the user recommended information database. Since there is no need to register or update the user recommended information database, it is possible to reduce the workload of the administrator.

According to the information providing server of the next invention, the search request received by the server data communication means is:
The search request is a search request to which position information is added, and the recommended information data search means searches for the user recommended information from the user recommended information database based on the position information added to the search request. There is an effect that the user can obtain the user recommended information according to the position information.

Further, according to the information providing server of the next invention, the position information added to the search request received by the server data communication means has a predetermined range, and the recommended information data search means By searching the user recommendation information database for user recommendation information associated with any of the position information in the predetermined range based on the position information having a predetermined range added to the search request, There is an effect that the probability that the recommended information matches (can be searched) can be improved.

According to the information providing server of the next invention, the user recommendation information database holds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information, and the search request received by the server data communication means is: Since the search request includes the user information corresponding to the user recommended information, the user can obtain the user recommended information according to the user information. That is, the user:
It is possible to refer to user recommended information suitable for each user's preference

Further, according to the information providing server of the next invention, the server data communication means receives the re-registration request to which the user recommended information and the satisfaction degree information for the user recommended information are added, The user recommendation information database holds satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information, and the recommendation information data registration unit includes the satisfaction degree information added to the re-registration request received by the server data communication unit. Is registered in the user recommendation information database, the information providing server can register the satisfaction information, and the administrator of the information providing server associates the user recommendation information and the satisfaction information with the user information. There is no need to register in the recommendation information database or update the user recommendation information database, reducing the workload of the administrator. There is an effect that Rukoto becomes possible.

Further, according to the information providing server of the next invention, the user recommendation information database holds satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information, and the recommendation information data search means performs the user recommendation information search. In addition, by searching the user recommendation information database for satisfaction level information for the user recommendation information, the user can refer to reliable user recommendation information in which more user opinions are reflected. effective.

Further, according to the information providing server of the next invention, the recommended information data searching means ranks the user recommended information held in the user recommended information database, and By searching the user recommendation information database based on the above, there is an effect that the user can refer to reliable user recommendation information corresponding to the number of registrations.

Further, according to the information providing system of the next invention, one or more information processing terminals and one or more information providing terminals for providing search results to the information processing terminals in response to a search request for the information processing terminals In an information providing system including a server, at least one of the information terminals includes a terminal control unit that adds position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request, Terminal data communication means for transmitting the registered registration request to the information providing server, wherein at least one of the information providing servers transmits from the information processing terminal the location information indicating the location and the user recommended information added thereto The received registration request and the search request transmitted from the information processing terminal, and the search result for the search request is the information that transmitted the search request. Server data communication means for transmitting to the management terminal, a user recommendation information database for holding position information and user recommendation information in association with each other, and information added to the registration request received by the server data communication means And searching the user recommended information database based on information added to the search request received by the server data communication means. The provision of the recommended information data search means eliminates the need for the administrator to map and register the user's recommended information with the location information in the information providing server, thereby reducing the workload of the administrator. There is an effect that it becomes possible.

Further, according to the information processing method of the next invention, the terminal control step of adding the position information indicating the position and the user recommendation information inputted by the user to the registration request, The information providing server includes a terminal data communication step of transmitting the registered request to the information providing server that holds the user recommended information and the position information corresponding to the user recommended information in association with each other. This eliminates the need for the user to register and update the information by mapping the user recommended information and the position information, thereby reducing the workload of the administrator.

Further, according to the information providing method of the next invention, the position information indicating the position and the user recommendation information are added, and the registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal and the registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal are transmitted. A server data communication step of receiving a search request and transmitting a search result for the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request; and information added to the registration request received in the server data communication step A recommended information data registering step of registering the position information and the user recommended information in association with each other, and information added to the search request received in the server data communication step. A recommended information data search step of searching the user recommended information database based on the Since the user recommended information to position information and mapping needs to be or update registration disappears, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce the work load of the administrator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation outline of the car navigation terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation outline of the information providing server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing information stored in a map database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between map data stored in a map database and an area displayed by an output unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing information held in a user recommendation information database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an input operation of position information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car navigation terminal 2 Information providing server 11 Position information acquisition means 12 Terminal control means 13 Terminal data communication means 14 Map data search means 15 Output means 16 Input means 17 Map database 21 Server data communication means 22 Server control means 23 Recommended information data Search means 24 Recommended information data registration means 25 User recommended information database

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[Claims] 1. A terminal control means for adding position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request, and a registration request added by the terminal control means, An information processing terminal comprising: terminal data communication means for transmitting to an information providing server which holds position information corresponding to user recommendation information in association with the information. 2. The terminal control means adds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the registration request, and the terminal data communication means transmits the registration request added by the terminal control means to the user. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information processing terminal transmits the recommended information to the information providing server that holds the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommended information in association with each other. 3. An output unit for outputting and presenting information to a user, wherein the terminal control unit adds position information to a search request, and the terminal data communication unit transmits the search request added by the terminal control unit. , The user-recommended information and the position information corresponding to the user-recommended information are stored in association with each other, and the user-recommended information is transmitted to an information providing server that searches for the user-recommended information based on the position information. 3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs and presents a search result corresponding to the search request received by the terminal data communication unit. 4. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of a current location, wherein the position information added by said terminal control unit is the position information acquired by said position information acquisition unit. The information processing terminal according to claim 1. 5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the position information added by the terminal control means is position information input by a user. 6. The information processing terminal according to claim 3, wherein the position information added by the terminal control means to the search request is position information having a predetermined range. 7. The terminal control means adds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the search request, and the terminal data communication means adds position information and user information by the terminal control means. To the information providing server which holds the user recommendation information and the position information and the user information corresponding to the user recommendation information in association with each other and searches for the user recommendation information based on the position information and the user information. 7. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information is transmitted and a search result of the information providing server is received.
An information processing terminal according to any one of the above. 8. The terminal control means adds, to a re-registration request, user recommendation information received as a search result for the search request by the terminal data communication means and satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. The terminal data communication unit transmits the re-registration request added by the terminal control unit to an information providing server that holds the user recommendation information in association with the position information and the satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user recommendation information. The information processing terminal according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein: 9. A map database in which map data necessary for displaying a map is stored in association with position information, and the output means outputs and presents the search result together with a map based on the map database. The information processing terminal according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein: 10. The terminal data communication means holds user-recommended information in association with position information and satisfaction degree information corresponding to the user-recommended information, and stores the user-recommended information and satisfaction information corresponding to the position information. Receiving the search result of the information providing server for searching the degree information, the output means includes the user recommendation information received as the search result for the search request by the terminal data communication means together with the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. The information processing terminal according to any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein the information processing terminal performs output presentation. 11. The terminal data communication means periodically transmits a search request added by the terminal control means to the information providing server and receives a search result of the information providing server. The information processing terminal according to any one of claims 3 to 10, wherein 12. Receiving a registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal with the position information indicating the position and the user recommended information added thereto, and a search request transmitted from the information processing terminal,
Server data communication means for transmitting a search result corresponding to the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request; a user recommendation information database for holding position information and user recommendation information in association with each other; Means for registering information added to the registration request received by the means in the user recommended information database; information added to the search request received by the server data communication means And a recommended information data searching means for searching the user recommended information database based on the information providing server. 13. The registration request received by the server data communication means is a registration request to which user information corresponding to the user recommendation information is added, and the user recommendation information database stores the user recommendation information as the user recommendation information. 13. The information providing server according to claim 12, wherein the information providing server holds corresponding user information. 14. The search request received by the server data communication means is a search request to which position information has been added, and the recommended information data search means has a function based on the position information added to the search request. 14. The information providing server according to claim 12, wherein the user recommendation information is searched from the user recommendation information database. 15. The position information added to a search request received by the server data communication means has a predetermined range, and the recommended information data search means has a predetermined range added to the search request. 15. The information providing server according to claim 14, wherein based on the location information, the user recommendation information database is searched for user recommendation information associated with any one of the location information in the predetermined range. 16. The user recommendation information database holds user information corresponding to the user recommendation information, and the search request received by the server data communication means is a user request corresponding to the user recommendation information. The information providing server according to claim 14, wherein the search request is an added search request. 17. The server data communication means receives a re-registration request to which user recommendation information and satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information are added, wherein the user recommendation information database stores the user recommendation information. Holding the satisfaction information for the information, and the recommended information data registration means registers the satisfaction information added to the re-registration request received by the server data communication means in the user recommended information database. The information providing server according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein: 18. The user recommendation information database holds satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information, and the recommendation information data search means stores the user recommendation information and the satisfaction degree information for the user recommendation information. 17. The information providing server according to claim 12, wherein a search is performed from the user recommendation information database. 19. The recommended information data search means ranks the user recommended information held in the user recommended information database and searches the user recommended information database based on the ranking. 19. The information providing server according to claim 12, wherein a search is performed. 20. An information providing system, comprising: at least one information processing terminal; and at least one information providing server for providing a search result to the information processing terminal in response to a search request for the information processing terminal, wherein at least one The information terminal includes: a terminal control unit that adds position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request; and transmits the registration request added by the terminal control unit to the information providing server. Terminal information communication means, wherein at least one of the information providing servers includes: a registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal to which position information indicating a position and user recommendation information have been added; Server data communication means for receiving the searched search request, and transmitting a search result for the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request, A user recommendation information database that holds the position information and the user recommendation information in association with each other, and registers information added to the registration request received by the server data communication unit in the user recommendation information database. Recommended information data registering means; and recommended information data searching means for searching the user recommended information database based on information added to the search request received by the server data communication means. Characteristic information providing system. 21. A terminal control step for adding position information indicating a position and user recommendation information input by a user to a registration request, and the registration request added in the terminal control step is transmitted to the user recommendation information and A terminal data communication step of transmitting the position information corresponding to the user recommendation information to the information providing server which holds the information in association with the recommended information. 22. Receiving a registration request transmitted from the information processing terminal with the position information indicating the position and the user recommendation information added thereto, and a search request transmitted from the information processing terminal,
A server data communication step of transmitting a search result with respect to the search request to the information processing terminal that transmitted the search request; and information added to the registration request received in the server data communication step, as position information and user information. A recommended information data registration step of registering the recommended information in a user recommended information database that holds the recommended information in association with the recommended information, and the user and the user based on the information added to the search request received in the server data communication step. A recommended information data search step of searching a recommended information database.