JP2002183591A - Advertising information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct an advertising information providing system, enabling the store side to know the advertising effect and the advertisement provider side to acquire financial resource for business operation and releasing users from the troublesomeness of navigation operation. SOLUTION: This system is constituted to set a destination, on the basis of an identification number appended by each store 10 published by the advertisement provider 20, to receive arrival notice at the destination and to pay cooperation money to the advertisement provider 20 from each store 10 for each entry of the users 40 into the store or each purchase of goods.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an advertisement information providing system including a store, an advertisement provider, and an information terminal owned by a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At a general store or a tourist facility, an advertisement of its own store or a tourist facility is published by paying a predetermined publication fee to a publisher of a map information magazine. This has resulted in a considerable customer attraction effect.

[0003] On the other hand, a general user purchases this map information magazine, and if there is a store or tourist facility to which he / she wants to go, for example, sets a destination in his own navigation device and goes to the target store or tourist facility. be able to. 2. Description of the Related Art Recently, the performance of navigation devices has been remarkably improved, and portable navigation devices other than those mounted on vehicles have come to appear.

[0004]

However, in a store or a tourist facility, whether or not a user enters or visits a store after seeing the advertisement, even though the advertisement is posted with a relatively high publication fee. No one knows, and therefore
There is no way to know the effect of attracting customers to advertising.

[0005] In addition, the user sets a destination using a navigation device. At present, there is a type in which a user navigates by directly pointing on a map appearing on a display screen, or by setting an address or a telephone number. Most of them have a drawback that the input operation is troublesome. In addition, publishers and advertising companies want to set a higher publication fee and make a profit, but in order to increase the purchasing power for users, it was necessary to lower the price of the information magazine itself.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a user goes to a store at the information destination based on an information source issued by the advertisement company, the store side provides the cooperation to the advertisement company. By constructing a system that pays for advertising, the store side can know the advertising effect, the advertiser side can get the resources for business operation, and the user is free from the hassle of navigation operations It is an object of the present invention to provide an advertisement information providing system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an advertisement information providing system in which a reward is paid from a store to an advertising company even when a product is purchased at a store, and the advertisement information is linked to electronic commerce.

[0008]

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an advertisement providing apparatus for collectively managing advertisement information requested by a store by assigning an identification number to each of the stores. And an advertisement information providing system comprising: a navigation terminal device for guiding a mobile object, wherein the advertisement provider equipment provides a providing unit for providing the advertisement information to a user, and a signal transmitted from the navigation terminal device. Receiving means for receiving, wherein the navigation terminal device comprises: input means for inputting the advertisement information; guidance means for guiding a moving body to the store based on the advertisement information; and a predetermined range including the store. Sending means for sending an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when it arrives within,
It is characterized by including.

[0009] Further, the invention described in claim 30 is the present invention.
2. The advertisement information providing system according to 1, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes geographical position information of the store.

The invention according to claim 31 is the advertisement information providing system according to claim 2, wherein the navigation terminal device further comprises an extracting means for extracting geographical position information from the advertisement information, The guiding means,
The mobile unit is guided based on the geographical position information extracted by the extraction unit.

[0011] The invention described in claim 32 is the present invention.
1. The advertisement information providing system according to 1, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes a code number assigned to each advertisement provider.

[0013] The invention described in claim 33 is the present invention.
4. The advertisement information providing system according to 4, wherein the navigation terminal device further includes an extracting unit that extracts a code number from the identification information, and the sending unit transmits the code number to the code number based on the extracted code number. An arrival notification signal is transmitted to the advertisement provider equipment based on the notification.

The invention according to claim 34 is characterized in that, in the advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, the providing means provided in the advertisement provider equipment is provided by a paper medium.

[0015] According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the first aspect, the providing means provided in the advertisement provider equipment is an advertisement information terminal recording the advertisement information. Features.

The invention according to claim 36 is the advertisement information providing system according to claim 7, further comprising a portable information terminal device capable of inputting the advertisement information, wherein the portable information terminal device is provided with the advertisement. It is characterized by including acquisition means for acquiring the advertisement information from an information terminal, and transmission means for transmitting the advertisement information to the navigation terminal device.

According to a thirty-seventh aspect of the present invention, the advertisement information providing system according to the eighteenth aspect further comprises a store facility managed by the store, wherein the store facility includes electronic settlement means and transmission means. The portable information terminal device includes electronic payment means, and when the electronic payment means of the shop equipment and the electronic payment means of the portable information terminal make an electronic payment, the shop equipment or the portable information terminal Each of the transmitting means of the apparatus transmits a purchase notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment.

Further, the invention according to claim 38 further comprises a store facility managed by the store, the advertisement company facility includes a cooperation money claiming unit, and the shop facility includes a billing processing unit, The advertisement provider equipment, upon receiving the arrival notification signal, makes a claim for cooperation money to the store, and the store equipment performs a billing process in accordance with the request for the cooperation money. I do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus comprising:
The invention described in the above is a navigation terminal device that guides a mobile body based on the advertisement information issued by an advertisement provider facility that collectively manages the advertisement information requested by the store by assigning an identification number to each store and collectively managing the information. Input means for inputting the advertisement information, guidance means for guiding a mobile body to the store based on the advertisement information, and when reaching a predetermined range including the store, the advertisement provider equipment And a transmission means for transmitting an arrival notification signal.

According to a forty aspect of the present invention, in the navigation terminal device of the eleventh aspect, the input means is capable of inputting only the identification number given in the advertisement information. It is characterized by the following.

The invention according to claim 41 is the navigation terminal device according to claim 12, further comprising extraction means for extracting geographical position information from within the identification number, and wherein the guiding means includes: It is characterized in that a mobile object is guided based on geographical position information in a number.

The invention according to claim 42 is the navigation terminal device according to claim 12, further comprising extraction means for extracting geographical position information from within the advertisement information, and wherein the guidance means includes the identification means. It is characterized in that a mobile object is guided based on geographical position information in a number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising:
The invention described in Item 3 is an advertisement information terminal device provided in an advertisement provider device that collectively manages advertisement information requested by a store, wherein, for the advertisement information, geographical position information of the store provided for each store is provided. A database storage means for adding and storing an identification number including the identification information, a selection means for selecting the advertisement information, and a transmission means for transmitting the selected advertisement information.

The invention according to claim 44 is the advertisement information terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the identification number is a number recognizable as destination information in the navigation terminal device. .

[0024] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided.
According to the invention described in 5, the advertisement information requested by the store is moved to the store based on the identification information in the advertisement information issued by the advertisement provider equipment that collectively manages the store by assigning an identification number to each store. A recording medium storing a program for causing a navigation terminal device to execute a guidance step of guiding a body and a transmission step of transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the navigation terminal device reaches a predetermined range including the store. It is.

The invention described in claim 46 is the invention according to claim 46.
17. The recording medium according to claim 17, further comprising a termination step of terminating the program when the arrival notification signal is transmitted in the transmission step.

[0026] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided.
The invention according to claim 7, wherein the advertisement information requested by the store is provided with an identification number for each store and collectively manages the advertisement provider equipment; a communication carrier equipment in which base stations are arranged in predetermined areas; An advertisement information providing system, comprising: a mobile information terminal device that makes a predetermined contract with a communication carrier that manages communication carrier equipment, wherein the advertisement provider equipment provides the advertisement information to a user. Means, and receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the carrier equipment, wherein the carrier is a monitoring means for monitoring the current position of the portable information terminal device, from the portable information terminal device Receiving means for receiving the signal of the portable information terminal device, and sending means for sending an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the portable information terminal device reaches a predetermined range including the shop, Is before Input means for inputting the advertising information, characterized in that it comprises a transmitting means for transmitting the advertising information to the communication carrier equipment.

The invention according to claim 48 is the advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes geographical ordering information of the store.

[0028] According to a fifty-ninth aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the identification number in the advertisement information includes a code number assigned to each advertisement provider. And

According to a fifty-first aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the portable information terminal device receives the advertisement information from the front head input means when the advertisement information is input. The transmitting means transmits at least an identification number in the advertisement information to the communication carrier.

[0030] The invention described in claim 51 is the present invention.
20. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein the communication carrier equipment includes: an extraction unit that extracts geographical position information from advertisement information transmitted from the portable information terminal device; and a geographical location extracted by the extraction unit. Comparing means for comparing the position information and the geographical position information of the portable information terminal device monitored by the monitoring means, wherein the transmitting means is configured such that the portable information terminal device An arrival notification signal is transmitted to the advertisement provider equipment when it is detected that the advertisement has reached a predetermined range including a store.

According to a fifty-second aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the twenty-third aspect, when the communication carrier equipment receives the identification number from the portable information terminal device, Activating the comparing means.

According to a fifty-third aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the communication carrier equipment transmits the arrival notification signal to the monitoring means when the transmitting means transmits the arrival notification signal. Monitoring is terminated.

[0033] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a method according to claim 54
The invention described in the above is a communication carrier server communicably connected to an advertisement provider equipment that collectively manages the advertisement information requested by the store by assigning an identification number to each store and collectively manages the information. Monitoring means for monitoring the current position, receiving means for receiving a signal from the portable information terminal device, determining means for determining whether the portable information terminal device has reached a predetermined range including the store, Transmitting means for transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment.

According to a fifty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the telecommunications carrier server according to the twenty-sixth aspect, the monitoring means is configured to execute the processing when the receiving means receives the identification number from the portable information terminal device. , Monitoring is started.

According to a fifty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the communication carrier server according to the twenty-sixth aspect, the transmitting means determines that the portable information terminal device is within a predetermined range including the store by the determining means. When it is determined that the vehicle has arrived, an arrival notification signal is transmitted.

[0036]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each embodiment described below, the advertisement provider collectively manages the advertisement information of each store, and a general user who has acquired the advertisement information of each store provided by the advertisement provider is based on the advertisement information. This is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an advertisement information providing system in which a predetermined procedure is performed when visiting each store.

(I) First Embodiment First, a first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the advertisement information providing system according to the first embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 7 are diagrams for explaining the detailed structure of each block constituting the advertisement information providing system. And
FIG. 8 is an operation sequence chart showing an information providing process in the advertisement information providing system. First,
The overall configuration and operation of the advertisement information providing system according to the first embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the advertisement information providing system S1 of the first embodiment includes a store facility ST provided in a store 10, an advertisement provider facility SP provided in an advertisement provider 20, And a navigation terminal NA provided in the vehicle 30.

The store 10, the advertisement provider 20, and the vehicle 30
In the figure, the number is singular for the sake of simplicity. However, as shown in an embodiment described later, a plurality of stores, a plurality of advertisement providers, and a plurality of vehicles (navigation terminals) may be provided. .

The relationship between the store 10 and the advertisement provider 20 is such that information is supplied by wire, wirelessly, or other means. Further, the relationship between the advertisement provider 20 and the navigation terminal NA provided in the vehicle 30 is based on the identification number appended to the information providing magazine issued by the advertisement provider 20 and the navigation terminal NA is based on the identification number. A route search is performed based on destination information. It should be noted that predetermined program information, which will be described later, issued by the advertisement provider 20 is installed in the navigation terminal NA.

Next, the overall operation will be described. The advertisement information providing system S1 having the above-described configuration includes the advertisement provider 20
Issues an information providing magazine in which advertisement information of each store 10 is posted, and the information providing magazine has a predetermined identification number appended to each store. The user who has purchased the information providing magazine sets the identification number of the store attached to the information providing magazine in the navigation terminal NA, and the navigation terminal NA performs destination recognition based on the identification number and searches for a route. The vehicle 30 is guided based on the result. Then, when the vehicle 30 arrives at the store 10,
The navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal notifying the arrival notification to the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20, and the advertisement provider 20 collects cooperation money from the store 10 based on the arrival notification signal.

Next, the detailed configuration and operation of each block constituting the advertisement information providing system S1 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of the shop equipment ST provided in the shop 10.

The shop equipment ST includes a system control unit 101, an advertisement information creating unit 102, and an electronic settlement processing unit 10.
3. Wireless transceiver 104, Bluetooth transceiver 10
5 and a billing processing unit 106.

First, the advertisement information creation section 102 is a processing section for creating advertisement information of its own store, and is created using, for example, a personal computer. The advertisement information created by the advertisement information creation unit 102 is transmitted to the advertisement provider 20.
This transmission method may use a communication line,
Mailing is also acceptable.

Next, the electronic settlement processing unit 103 serves as a window for an electronic settlement procedure performed when the user purchases a product in the store. For example, the portable information terminal owned by the user and the electronic It is assumed that the settlement processing unit 104 performs settlement electronically. Next, the wireless transmission / reception unit 104
Is for transmitting and receiving a call signal by a portable information terminal and connecting to an Internet network, for example, and collectively transmits and receives radio signal information to and from the advertisement provider 20, the navigation terminal NA, or the portable information terminal owned by the user. It is done.

Next, the Bluetooth (Bluetooth) transmitting / receiving unit 105 can transmit / receive radio waves of a transmission method using weak radio waves in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band, and communicate with a Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit mounted on another terminal. Transmission and reception of radio waves.

Next, the billing processing section 106 pays a predetermined amount based on a cooperative money request command from the advertisement providing facility SP.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the detailed structure of the advertisement provider equipment SP provided in the advertisement provider 20.
The advertisement provider equipment SP includes an advertisement information reception unit 202, an advertisement information editing unit 203, a database DB 204, a wireless transmission / reception unit 205, and a billing unit 206, with a system control unit 201 at the center.

First, the advertisement information receiving unit 202 checks each store 1
0 accepts the requested advertisement information. The accepted advertisement information is transmitted to the advertisement information editing unit 203. The advertisement information editing unit 203 edits the advertisement information of each store 10 and provides 1
For example, a sales request is made to a bookstore, a convenience store, or the like as the information providing magazine 21 described later.

Next, the database DB 204 collectively manages the advertisement information of the stores 10 described above, and is stored in a database for each store like a list of information providing magazines shown in FIG. 5 described later. I have. This database DB2
04 is provided for the advertisement provider 20 to recognize the store visited by the user based on the arrival notification signal from the navigation terminal NA, and the format of the database is different for each information provider. You can decide freely.

Next, the wireless transmission / reception unit 205 transmits / receives a call signal using a portable information terminal or transmits / receives a radio signal using Bluetooth (Bluetooth), for example. The transmission and reception of wireless signal information with the portable information terminal owned by the user are performed collectively.

Next, the billing request unit 206 is a processing unit for requesting a cooperation fee from each store, and based on an arrival notification signal from the navigation terminal NA, requests the store visited by the user for the cooperation fee. It is doing.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the store 10 and the advertisement provider 20 in detail. As shown in FIG. 4A, a plurality of stores 10A, 10B, and 10C request the advertisement provider 20A to publish advertisement information of their own stores. That is, each of the stores 10A, 10B, and 10C pays a predetermined advertisement insertion fee determined by the advertisement provider 20A, and thereby the information providing magazine 21A issued by each advertisement provider 20A.
Ask them to post their store information. After editing the advertisement information of a plurality of stores, the advertisement provider 20A sells the information in the form of an information providing magazine 21A.

As will be described later, when the user who has purchased the information providing magazine 21A visits a store listed in the information magazine 21A, the advertisement information providing system S1 transmits the advertisement provider 20A from the store. In this system, the above-mentioned advertisement fee can be set at a relatively low price.

That is, for the advertisement provider 20A,
After releasing the information providing magazine 21A, the information providing magazine 21A
Since the cooperative money is paid from the store listed in the above, the advertisement publication fee may be reduced. Further, by lowering the advertisement insertion fee, there is a possibility that an additional advertisement insertion request from a store may be received.

Also, for the stores 10A, 10B, and 10C, the advertisement provider 20 can be used only when the advertisement publication fee is low and there is a user who has visited the information providing magazine 21A.
Since the cooperation fee is paid to A, the unnecessary publication fee is not paid.

FIG. 4B shows another advertisement provider 20 B
It shows a case where the information providing magazine 21B is issued,
In this figure, store 10A, store 10D, store 10E
Is requesting an advertisement for their store. Also in this case, when a user who purchases the information providing magazine 21B visits a store listed in the information providing magazine 21B, a cooperative fee is paid from the store to the advertisement provider 20B. ing.

Similarly, FIG. 4C shows a case in which another advertisement provider 20C publishes an information providing magazine 21C. In this figure, the store 10G, store 10H, store 10I makes an advertisement insertion request for its own store. Also in this case, when a user who has purchased the information providing magazine 21C visits a store listed in the information providing magazine 21C, a cooperation fee is paid from the store to the advertisement provider 20C. ing.

In this embodiment, the target of the advertisement posting request has been described as a store. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to post leisure facilities such as amusement parks and zoos and tourist facilities such as lakes and waterfalls. May be. The information providing magazine issued by the advertisement provider 20 is not limited to a single magazine, and a plurality of magazines may be issued.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a list of various types of advertisement information published in each information providing magazine. For example, FIG. 5A is a list of information providing magazines 21A issued by the advertisement provider 20A.
It consists of a store type, store information (store name, business hours, bargain information, etc.), a simple map, and an identification number. Of these, the type of store, store information (store name, business hours, bargain information, etc.), simple maps, etc. are stored in the store (10A to 1A).
0C) is the information provided to the advertisement provider 20A, and is appropriately edited by the advertisement provider based on the information. The store number and the identification number are numbers appropriately added by the advertisement provider. Here, by setting this identification number as the destination information of the navigation terminal,
The store is set as the destination, and the vehicle is guided to the store. This identification number will be described later.

FIG. 5B is a list of information providing magazines 21B issued by the advertisement provider 20B. For each store, store number, store type, store information (store name, business hours, bargain information, etc.) ), A simple map, and an identification number. The store type, store information (store name, business hours, bargain information, etc.), simple map, etc.
A or 10D) is information provided to the advertisement provider 20B, and is appropriately edited by the advertisement provider based on the information. The store number and the identification number are numbers appropriately added by the advertisement provider. Here, by setting this identification number as the destination information of the navigation, the store is set as the destination, and the vehicle is guided to the store.

Similarly, FIG. 5C shows the advertisement provider 20C
Is a list of the information providing magazines 21C issued by the company, and includes, for each store, a store number, a store type, store information (store name, business hours, bargain information, etc.), a simple map, and an identification number. Among them, the store type, store information (store name, business hours, bargain information, etc.), simple map, etc. are information provided by the store (10G or 10H) to the advertisement provider 20C, and based on the information, In this case, the advertisement provider has appropriately edited the information. The store number and identification number are
The number is appropriately added by the advertisement provider. Here, by setting this identification number as the destination information of the navigation, the store is set as the destination, and the vehicle is guided to the store.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for defining the above-mentioned identification numbers. The identification number of the present embodiment reflects the geographical position information of the store. For example, the region as shown in FIG. 6 is divided into meshes, and a predetermined store is assigned to each cell. For example, a given area is longitude,
If the cells are separated by a mesh according to the latitude and a code number as shown in FIG. 6 is given to each cell, the store 10A exists at the position of the latitude (001) and the longitude (001).

The store 10B is located at the latitude (005) and longitude (010). By adding the code number of the advertisement provider together with the code number for the geographical position information, the identification number for each store is obtained. That is, the structure of the identification number is expressed as a continuous value of the numerical value of (the code number of the information provider + the code number based on the latitude of the store + the code number based on the longitude of the store). As an example, in the case of the store 10A, an advertisement posting request is made to the advertisement provider 20A.
Is defined as (20A001001). Similarly, in the case of the store 10B, the identification number (2
0A005001).

Since the store 10A also requests the advertisement provider 20B to publish an advertisement, the advertisement information magazine 21B issued by the advertisement provider 20B contains (20B001001) as the identification number of the store 10A. Is defined. Note that the method of adding the identification numbers is an example, and other forms may be used. As will be described later, the navigation terminal NA uses the identification number to set the destination of the store, and recognizes the advertisement provider that notifies the arrival when arriving at the store.

As described above, the identification number of each information providing magazine shown in FIG. 5 is composed of the number for recognizing the geographical position information of each store and the advertisement provider who issued the information magazine. ing. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a navigation terminal NA provided on the vehicle 30 and serving as guidance means for guiding the vehicle to a predetermined destination.

As shown in FIG. 7, the navigation terminal NA according to the present embodiment includes a system control unit 301 serving as a system core serving as a time measuring unit, a detecting unit, a searching unit, and a comparing unit, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving unit. Unit 302, various sensor units 303 including a distance sensor for detecting the moving distance and speed of the vehicle, an angle sensor for detecting the turning angular speed of the vehicle, and VIC as acquisition means
S (Vehicle Information and Communication Syst
ems) a reception unit 304, a map information storage unit 305, an operation unit 306 as a route setting unit and a resetting unit, and a display unit 307 as a notification unit including a liquid crystal display or the like.
And a voice guidance unit 308 as a notification unit including a voice amplifier and a speaker, a storage unit 309 for temporarily storing information input from an operation unit and the like, and transmitting and receiving various wired or wireless information other than the above. Communication line transceiver 31
0 and a Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit 311 for transmitting / receiving a signal based on Bluetooth.

First, the GPS receiving unit 302
The navigation signal from the S satellite is received, and a GPS signal including the current time or the current position information of the vehicle is generated based on the position information and the like included in the received signal, and is output to the system control unit 301.

On the other hand, based on the detection results of the sensors included in the sensor section 303, the various sensor sections 303 independently calculate the current position of the vehicle (that is, the moving distance and the starting point starting from the starting point). A position signal indicating the current position obtained by integrating the moving directions is generated and output to the system control unit 301.

Thus, the system control unit 301
The current position indicated by the position signal is mainly used, the current position of the vehicle is detected while correcting the current position information or the like indicated by the GPS signal, and the current position is output to the display unit 307 as a display signal. A position mark or the like indicating the detected current position is displayed on the display screen.

On the other hand, the VICS receiving section 304 includes a VICS including traffic congestion information transmitted from a so-called VICS.
It receives the information, generates a VICS signal including the traffic congestion information and the like, and outputs it to the system control unit 301.

Further, a DVD-ROM (DVD-Read Only)
Memory) A map information storage unit 305 including a drive device or a hard disk drive device collectively stores map information displayed on the display unit 307 and used for navigation processing, searches for necessary map information, and outputs a map signal. Is generated and output to the system control unit 301.

Note that the data structure of the road information stored in the map information storage unit 305 includes the length of one side (the actual topography) as in the relationship between the store and the geographical position information described with reference to FIG. A mesh having an upper length that is reduced in accordance with the scale of the map) is stored in a vertically and horizontally continuous manner. At this time, a unique number is added to each mesh. In the present invention, this unique number is made to coincide with the identification number defined in FIGS.

Next, when the user performs a necessary operation on the operation unit 306 during execution of the navigation processing, the operation unit 306 generates an operation signal corresponding to the executed operation, and the system control unit Output to 301.

On the other hand, the display unit 307 is
Based on the display signal output from 01, information necessary for navigation processing is displayed and presented to a driver or the like. At this time, the information displayed on the display unit 307 includes the map information stored in the map information storage unit 305 (road information and point information indicating a road laying mode such as a road position and width, and information on a famous building). And the like.), Character information for travel guidance, time information such as estimated arrival time or current time, state information indicating the reception state of GPS radio waves, and the like.

The voice guidance unit 308 synthesizes guidance voices and the like necessary for navigation processing based on the voice control signal from the system control unit 301, and emits the voice into the vehicle interior.

In parallel with the processing of these constituent members, the system control unit 301 reads and displays the map information stored and stored in the map information storage unit 305 in addition to the above-described position mark display control processing. Display in section 307,
The voice guidance unit 308 controls the output of the guidance voice and the like, and comprehensively controls a route guidance process described later.

The storage unit 309 is a storage means which is constituted by a memory such as a RAM and stores destination information and registered point information registered by the user, an identification number of the present invention, and the like.

The communication line transmission / reception unit 310 is a communication interface unit for acquiring information such as the Internet, for example, and can externally acquire various information necessary for navigation, regional information, and the like.
It is also used for connection with communication devices such as portable information terminals.

On the other hand, the Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit 311
It can transmit and receive radio waves of a transmission method using weak radio waves in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band, and transmit and receive radio waves to and from a Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit mounted on another terminal.

Next, an operation sequence chart showing an information providing process in the advertisement information providing system S1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows the first
4 is a sequence chart cited for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and shows store equipment ST provided in the store 10;
And the advertisement provider equipment SP provided in the advertisement provider 20
And the respective operating relationships between the navigation terminal NA provided in the vehicle 30.

In the information providing process according to the first embodiment, first, the store 10 requests the advertisement provider 20 to post advertisement information (step S101). Upon receiving this, the advertisement provider 20 edits the advertisement information magazine for posting an advertisement (step S102), and sells the completed information provision magazine 21 (step S103). Although only the store 10 is shown in the sequence chart, the advertisement provider may collect advertisements from a plurality of stores and edit the information magazine as shown in FIG. Also,
One store may make an advertisement request to a plurality of advertisement providers.

Next, the user who purchased the sold advertisement information magazine owns the identification number of the store added to the advertisement information magazine when there is a store to be visited in the advertisement information magazine. An input is performed during the destination setting process of the navigation terminal NA (step S104).

For example, when the user purchases the advertisement information magazine 21A issued by the advertisement provider 20A, and when the user visits the store 10A, the identification number added to the store 10A of the advertisement information magazine 21A (20A00100
1) is input to the navigation terminal NA as destination information. This input operation may be performed by an input method using a remote controller or the like, an input using voice recognition, an input using a barcode, or inputting advertisement information (identification number) into a memory card using a personal computer or the like at home, and transmitting the card to the navigation terminal NA There is a method of inserting and inputting.

In the navigation terminal NA, the arrival notification program is started in response to the input of the identification number (step S).
105) Then, a signal of arrival notification is transmitted in step S108 described later. The navigation terminal NA
Then, a route search is performed based on the input of the identification number (step S106). That is, this identification number
As described above, since the geographical location information of the store is included, the navigation terminal NA performs a route search based on the location information. This allows
The navigation terminal NA starts navigation of the vehicle 30 (Step S107).

Next, the vehicle 30 moves to the destination (for example, the store 1).
0A), the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20 (step S1).
09). In the navigation terminal NA, the arrival notification program is started by inputting the identification number in step S104 described above (step S105), and as a result of the navigation by the above route search, the vehicle arrives at the predetermined mesh area including the destination. In this case, it operates to transmit the arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider based on the identification number.

That is, (20A001) is used as the identification number.
When “001” is set, the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20A when arriving at the store. In addition, in order for the advertisement provider 20A to recognize the store visited by the user,
It is preferable to superimpose the identification number input to the navigation terminal on the arrival notification signal. The advertisement provider 20A can recognize the store (for example, the store 10A) by the identification number included in the arrival notification signal.

As a specific notification method of this arrival notification program, for example, a communication line transmitting / receiving unit 310 built in the navigation terminal NA connects to the Internet and transmits arrival information to the server of the advertisement provider 20. Also, the wireless transmission / reception unit 104 installed in the store 10 is connected to the wireless transmission / reception unit 205 of the advertisement provider 20, and the communication line transmission / reception unit 310 with a built-in navigation is connected to the store 10
By communicating with the wireless transmission / reception unit 104, the communication result may be notified to the advertisement provider 20 or the like.

On the other hand, the navigation terminal NA terminates the arrival notification program by transmitting the arrival notification signal (step S110). That is, when the user purchases an information providing magazine and visits a store listed in the information providing magazine, the program ends its role. Note that some users may not visit the store in spite of the fact that the identification number has been entered, so the program is terminated when another destination is set or when a predetermined time has elapsed. You may make it do.

Next, the advertisement provider 20 having received the arrival notification signal derives store information from the identification number superimposed on the notification signal, and issues a request for cooperation money to the store (step). S111). The store 10 pays the cooperation money based on the billed amount (step S112).

For the store 10 side, the user
Since it is not possible to recognize whether or not the user has visited the store based on the advertisement information published in this information magazine, a mode in which the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal to the store as in step S113 may be adopted. In that case, it is sufficient that the above-mentioned arrival notification program includes a program for transmitting to the store.

As described above, the advertisement information provision system S1 of the first embodiment according to the present invention
When the user who has purchased the product visits the store 10, the store 10 pays a cooperation fee to the advertisement provider 20, so that the advertisement provider 20 publishes many stores. As a result, an enormous amount of cooperation money (running cost) can be obtained, and the corresponding amount can be used for discounting information providing magazines and advertising fees. Store 1
0 is a satisfactory mechanism for paying a cooperative fee to the advertisement provider 20 who guided the user to the store by looking at the information providing magazine. It is possible. In addition, since the user can set the destination of the store only by the identification number, the user is free from the trouble of the setting operation.

(II) Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment which is another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that FIG.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the advertisement information providing system according to the second embodiment, and FIGS. 10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining a detailed structure of each block constituting the advertisement information provision system. FIG. 13 or FIG. 14 is an operation sequence chart showing an information providing process in the advertisement information providing system. First, the overall configuration and operation of the advertisement information providing system according to the second embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 9, the advertisement information providing system S2 according to the second embodiment includes a store facility ST provided in the store 10, an advertisement provider facility SP provided in the advertisement provider 20, Advertising information terminal SP managed by the advertising provider 20
DB and a navigation terminal N provided in the vehicle 30
A and the communication carrier equipment T provided in the communication carrier 40
E and a portable information terminal CA that has made a predetermined contract with the communication carrier 40.

The blocks having the same numbers as those in the first embodiment are basically the same in structure as in the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, store 10, advertisement provider 2
0, the advertisement information terminal SPDB, the vehicle 30 (navigation terminal NA), the communication carrier 40, and the portable information terminal CA are singly shown for simplicity of description, but as in the embodiment described later, Stores, multiple ad providers, multiple advertising information terminals, multiple vehicles (navigation terminals),
A plurality of communication carriers and a plurality of portable information terminals may be provided.

In the relationship between the store 10 and the advertisement provider 20, information is supplied to each other by wire, wirelessly, or other means. In addition, the relationship between the advertisement provider 20 and the navigation terminal NA provided in the vehicle 30 is such that the navigation terminal NA uses the identification number for each store issued by the advertisement provider 20 and routes the destination according to the destination information based on the identification number. A search shall be made. Note that predetermined program information issued by the advertisement provider is installed in the navigation terminal NA as in the first embodiment.

Next, the overall operation will be described. The advertisement information providing system S2 having the above-described configuration includes the advertisement provider 20
Publishes the advertisement information of each store 10 on the advertisement information terminal SPDB managed by the user, and the advertisement information terminal SPDB is stored in a database with a predetermined identification number added to each store. . In addition, this advertising information terminal SPD
B is installed in, for example, a convenience store in a predetermined area where the store 10 is located, or a service area on an expressway. The advertisement information terminal SPD
The user visiting the place where B is installed browses the store information recorded in the advertising information terminal SPDB,
The store information of the store 10 that the user wants to visit is downloaded to his / her mobile information terminal CA. This download includes
Wireless communication by Bluetooth can be used.

Then, the navigation terminal NA mounted on the vehicle 30 for the user to visit the store 10
The identification number in the advertisement information is transferred. The navigation terminal NA performs destination recognition based on the identification number and guides the vehicle 30 based on the route search result. Thereafter, when the vehicle 30 arrives at the store 10, the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal notifying the arrival notification to the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20, and the advertisement provider 2
0 collects cooperation money from the store 10 based on the arrival notification signal.

Next, the detailed configuration and operation of each block constituting the advertisement information providing system S2 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of an advertisement information terminal SPDB managed by an advertisement provider 20. The advertisement information terminal SPDB provides the user with the advertisement information of each store.

The advertisement information terminal SPDB mainly includes a system control unit 251, an advertisement information storage unit 252, and a display unit 25.
3, a voice guidance unit 254, an operation unit 255, a communication line transmission / reception unit 256, and a Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 257. First, the advertisement information storage unit 252 is a database that stores advertisement information requested by each store 10,
The advertisement information edited by the advertisement information editing unit 203 in the advertisement provider equipment SP is recorded. Next, the display unit 253 is a monitor that displays the advertisement information, and is, for example, a liquid crystal monitor. It should be noted that a so-called touch panel function may be provided to facilitate a user's selection operation. Next, the voice guidance unit 254 performs a predetermined guidance voice or advertisement information based on a user's selection operation, and is notified through a speaker (not shown).

Next, the operation unit 255 accepts selection processing by the user, and is provided for selecting advertisement information desired by the user. The operation unit is also used to transfer information desired by the user to the portable information terminal CA.

Next, the communication line transmitting / receiving section 256 transmits / receives a call signal by a portable information terminal or transmits / receives the Internet, for example, and the portable information terminal owned by the advertisement provider 20 or the user. C
The transmission and reception of the information of the radio signal with A are performed collectively. Further, the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 257 can transmit / receive a radio wave of a transmission system using a weak radio wave of a 2.4 GHz band without a license, and transmits / receives a radio wave to / from a Bluetooth transmission / reception unit mounted on another terminal. Lastly, the system control unit 251 is a processing unit that performs collective control of each block described above.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the telecommunications carrier equipment TE provided in the telecommunications carrier 40. The telecommunications carrier equipment TE includes a base station 401, a switching network 40,
And a server 403.

First, the base station 401 is connected to the portable information terminal CA.
And relays transmission / reception signals to / from another portable information terminal CA, and is arranged for each small area called a cell. Although two base stations 401 are shown in the figure, there are actually many base stations. Also, the base station 401
Is connected to the switching network 402 via a dedicated line,
These form a network.

Next, the information server 403 establishes
The portable information terminal CA having a predetermined contract with 0 and its user are collectively managed. In addition, the information server 403
Each base station 401 manages the acquired geographical position information of the portable information terminal CA, so that the geographical position of each portable information terminal can be always grasped. FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the portable information terminal CA which makes a predetermined contract. The portable information terminal CA includes a transmission / reception unit 452, a display unit 45, and a system control unit 451.
3, operation unit 454, internal memory 455, microphone 456,
Speaker 457, GPS (Global Positioning System)
m) A receiving unit 458 and a Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit 459 are provided.

First, the transmission / reception unit 452 is capable of communicating with the base station 401 provided in the communication carrier equipment TE, and transmits / receives information. The display unit 453 is provided for displaying various information stored in the portable information terminal CA and displaying received various information.

Next, the operation unit 454 is provided for receiving various operations related to information processing. In the present embodiment, for example, the operation unit 454 is used to acquire advertisement information of a store from the advertisement information terminal SPDB. Used for the operation and for the operation for transferring the advertisement information to the navigation terminal NA.

The internal memory 455 is storage means for storing various information, and in this embodiment, has a function of storing the advertisement information described above. Also, GPS
The receiving unit 458 receives navigation radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites and generates a GPS signal including the current time or the current position information of the portable information terminal CA based on the position information and the like included in the received signal. Then, the signal is output to the control circuit 451. Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 459 requires no license.
It is capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a transmission method using weak radio waves in the 4 GHz band, and transmits and receives radio waves to and from a Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit mounted on another terminal.

Finally, the control circuit 451 controls the above blocks collectively. Next, an operation sequence chart illustrating an information providing process in the advertisement information providing system S2 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 13 is a sequence chart cited for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. The store equipment ST provided in the store 10 and the advertisement provider equipment provided in the advertisement provider 20 are shown. SP, an advertisement information terminal SPDB managed by the advertisement provider 20, a portable information terminal CA,
The respective operating relationships between the navigation terminals NA provided in the vehicle 30 are shown.

In the information providing process according to the second embodiment, first, the store 10 requests the advertisement provider 20 to post advertisement information (step S201). Upon receiving this, the advertisement provider 20 performs editing work to record the advertisement information in the advertisement information terminal (step S202), and records the completed advertisement information in the advertisement information terminal SPDB (step S203). In this sequence chart, only the store 10 is shown, but the advertisement provider 20 collects advertisements from a plurality of stores, and stores the advertisement information terminal SP.
It may be recorded in DB. Further, one store may make an advertisement request to a plurality of advertisement providers. The advertisement information terminal SPDB is installed in, for example, convenience stores nationwide, and the advertisement provider 20 edits advertisement information using a dedicated communication line.

Next, the user operates the advertisement information terminal SPDB installed in a convenience store or the like (step S204), so that the advertisement information of the store is displayed on the display section 253 of the advertisement information terminal SPDB (step S204). Step S205). The display of the advertisement information can be performed, for example, by genre, region, or the like, and the user can display the information desired by the user according to a predetermined operation procedure. Thereafter, the user performs a store information selection operation (step S206), and transfers the store information to the portable information terminal CA owned by the user (step S20).
7). Note that the transfer method at this time may be, for example, transfer by wireless communication using Bluetooth. Note that an identification number for each store is added to this store information as in the first embodiment.

Next, the user gets on the vehicle 30 and activates the navigation terminal NA to visit the store 10 from which the advertisement information has been acquired. After the navigation terminal NA is activated, the user transfers the advertisement information of the store 10 in the portable information terminal CA to the navigation terminal NA. (Step S208). This transfer process may be performed, for example, by the portable information terminal CA and the navigation terminal NA forming a Bluetooth communication network and using the communication network.
At this time, predetermined program information may be built in the portable information terminal CA, and the identification information may be automatically transferred when the navigation terminal NA enters the Bluetooth communication area.

Next, in response to the input of the identification number, the arrival notification program starts (step S209), and the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal in step S213 described later. The navigation terminal NA searches for a route based on the input of the identification number (step S210). For example, the advertising information terminal S
When the advertisement information is downloaded to the portable information terminal CA in order to visit the store 10A recorded in the PDB, the portable information terminal CA sends the information to the navigation terminal NA.
, The identification number (20A001001) is transferred by Bluetooth communication. In the navigation terminal NA,
Based on the geographical position information in the identification number, a destination is set and a route search is performed (step S21).
0). As a result, in the navigation terminal NA,
The navigation of the vehicle 30 is started (Step S21)
1).

Next, the vehicle 30 moves to the destination (for example, the store 1).
0A) (step S210), the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20 (step S2).
13). In the navigation terminal NA, the arrival notification program is started by the transfer of the identification number in step S208 described above (step S209), and as a result of the navigation by the route search, the vehicle arrives at the predetermined mesh area including the destination. In this case, it operates to transmit the arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider based on the identification number.

That is, (20A001) is used as the identification number.
When “001” is set, the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20A when arriving at the store. In addition, in order for the advertisement provider 20A to recognize the store visited by the user,
It is preferable to superimpose the identification number input to the navigation terminal on the arrival notification signal. The advertisement provider 20A can recognize the store (for example, the store 10A) by the identification number included in the arrival notification signal.

As a specific notification method of the arrival notification program, for example, a communication line transmitting / receiving section 310 built in the navigation terminal NA connects to the Internet and transmits arrival information to the server of the advertisement provider 20. Also, the wireless transmission / reception unit 104 installed in the store 10 is connected to the wireless transmission / reception unit 205 of the advertisement provider 20, and the communication line transmission / reception unit 310 with a built-in navigation is connected to the store 10
By communicating with the wireless transmission / reception unit 104, the communication result may be notified to the advertisement provider 20 or the like.

On the other hand, the navigation terminal NA terminates the arrival notification program by transmitting the arrival notification signal (step S214). That is, when the user purchases an information providing magazine and visits a store listed in the information providing magazine, the program ends its role. Note that some users may not visit the store in spite of the fact that the identification number has been entered, so the program is terminated when another destination is set or when a predetermined time has elapsed. You may make it do.

Next, the advertisement provider 20, which has received the arrival notification signal, derives store information from the identification number superimposed on the notification signal, and bills the store for an advertisement fee as a cooperation money. Is issued (step S215). The store 10 pays the cooperation money based on the charged amount (step S216).

On the store 10 side, the user
Since it is not possible to recognize whether or not the user has visited the store based on the advertisement information published in the information magazine, a mode in which the navigation terminal NA transmits an arrival notification signal to the store 10 as in step S217 may be adopted. In that case, it is sufficient that the above-mentioned arrival notification program includes a program for transmitting to the store.

As described above, the advertisement information providing system S2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention
The user who has acquired the advertising information from the PDB is
Is paid from the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20, so that the advertisement provider 20 can obtain a huge cooperation fee by recording many stores, It is possible to reduce the amount of advertising fee accordingly. In the store 10, the advertisement information terminal SP
It is a convinced mechanism that acquires information from the DB and pays the cooperation fee to the advertisement provider 20 who led the user to the store, and if the advertisement publication fee becomes low, it is possible to request more advertisements It becomes. Further, since the user can easily set the destination of the store by using the portable information terminal CA, the user is released from the troublesome setting operation.

(Modification of Second Embodiment) Next, a modification of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The sequence chart shown in FIG. 14 is a modified example of the sequence chart of the advertisement information providing system S2 of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

[0124] The advertisement information providing system S2 according to the present embodiment, based on the advertisement information acquired from the advertisement information terminal SPDB, when the user visits a store and purchases a product, the store provides the advertisement provider with the advertisement information. This is a system where cooperation fees are paid. FIG. 14 is a sequence chart cited for describing the operation of the modification of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 13, where the store equipment ST provided in the store 10 and the advertisement provider 20 It shows the respective operational relationships among the provided advertisement provider equipment SP, the advertisement information terminal SPDB managed by the advertisement provider 20, the portable information terminal CA, and the navigation terminal NA provided in the vehicle 30. . In this sequence chart,
Steps S201 to S2, which are the same steps as in FIG.
Description of 17 is omitted.

In step S212, when the user visits the store 10 where the advertisement information has been acquired and purchases a product from the store 10 (step S218), in the present embodiment, an electronic settlement process is performed (step S21).
9). This electronic payment processing is performed, for example, by using the portable information terminal CA.
It is assumed that the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 459 provided in the store and the wireless transmission / reception unit 104 provided in the store are connected by wireless communication, and the electronic payment processing unit 103 provided in the store is used.

When the electronic payment processing is performed, the store 10 transmits a purchase notification signal to the advertisement provider 20 (step S220). This purchase notification signal is sent to the store 10 in advance.
And the advertisement provider 20 make a predetermined agreement and set a program in which an identification number is transmitted from the user's portable information terminal CA when making an electronic payment based on the purchase of a product. Based on the reception of the identification number, the program is set so that the purchase notification signal is transmitted to the advertisement provider 20.

[0127] A purchase notification signal may be transmitted from the portable information terminal CA to the advertisement provider 20 at the time of electronic payment (step S221). Next, the advertisement provider 20, which has received the purchase notification signal, derives store information from the identification number superimposed on the notification signal, and issues a request for an advertisement fee as a cooperation money to the store ( Step S222). The store 10 pays the cooperation money based on the charged amount (step S
223).

As described above, the advertisement information providing system S2 according to the modification of the second embodiment according to the present invention is configured such that the user who has acquired the advertisement information from the advertisement information terminal SPDB
When visiting the store 10 and purchasing a product, the store 1
Since the amount of cooperation is paid to the advertisement provider 20 from 0, the advertisement provider 20 can obtain a huge cooperation money by recording a large number of stores, and accordingly, the advertisement publication fee is reduced accordingly. Can be turned around. Further, the store 10 acquires information from the advertisement information terminal SPDB, guides the user to the store, and pays a cooperation fee to the advertisement provider 20 when the purchase is completed. If the advertising fee is lower, more advertising requests can be made. Further, since the user can easily set the destination of the store by using the portable information terminal CA, the user is released from the troublesome setting operation.

In the modification of the second embodiment, the step of paying the cooperation money based on the arrival notification signal (steps S213 to S217) may not be performed. That is, the cooperation money may be paid only when the user purchases the product.

(III) (Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment which is another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the advertisement information providing system according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 16 or 17 is a diagram illustrating an operation sequence chart illustrating information providing processing in the advertisement information providing system. . First, the overall configuration and operation of the advertisement information providing system according to the third embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 15, the advertisement information providing system S3 of the third embodiment includes a store facility ST provided in the store 10, an advertisement provider facility SP provided in the advertisement provider 20, Advertising information terminal S managed by the advertising provider 20
It comprises a PDB, a telecommunications carrier facility TE provided in the telecommunications carrier 40, and a portable information terminal CA having a predetermined contract with the telecommunications carrier 40.

The blocks having the same numbers as those in the first and second embodiments have basically the same structure as those in the first and second embodiments, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this figure, the store 10, the advertisement provider 2
0, the advertisement information terminal SPDB, the telecommunications carrier 40, and the portable information terminal CA are singularly shown for simplicity of description, but as in the embodiment described later, a plurality of stores, a plurality of advertisement providers , A plurality of advertising information terminals, a plurality of communication carriers, and a plurality of portable information terminals.

The relationship between the store 10 and the advertisement provider 20 is such that information is supplied to each other by wire, wirelessly, or other means. Further, the relationship between the advertisement provider 20 and the portable information terminal CA is as follows.
A predetermined program, which will be described later, is activated by the identification number of each store issued by the company, and the identification number is transmitted to the communication carrier 40. Further, the relationship between the advertisement provider 20 and the communication carrier 40 is such that when the identification number of each store issued by the advertisement provider 20 is transmitted via the portable information terminal CA,
It is assumed that a predetermined program to be described later is started and an arrival notification signal is transmitted from the communication carrier 40 to the advertisement provider 20 at a predetermined timing.

Next, the overall operation will be described. The advertisement information providing system S3 having the above-described configuration includes the advertisement provider 20
However, the advertisement information of each store 10 is recorded in the advertisement information terminal SPDB managed by the user, and the advertisement information terminal SPDB is stored in a database with a predetermined identification number added to each store. . In addition, this advertising information terminal SPD
B is installed in, for example, a convenience store in a predetermined area where the store 10 is located, or a service area on an expressway. The advertisement information terminal SPD
The user visiting the place where B is installed browses the store information recorded in the advertising information terminal SPDB,
The store information of the store 10 that the user wants to visit is downloaded to his / her mobile information terminal CA. This download includes
Wireless communication by Bluetooth can be used.

[0136] Thereafter, when the user owning the portable information terminal CA visits the store, the communication carrier 40 transmits an arrival notification signal notifying that the user has visited the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20. The advertisement provider 20 collects cooperation money from the store 10 based on the arrival notification signal.

Next, an operation sequence chart showing information providing processing in the advertisement information providing system S3 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a sequence chart cited for explaining the operation of the third embodiment, and shows shop equipment S provided in the shop 10.
T and advertisement provider equipment S provided in the advertisement provider 20
P and the advertisement information terminal SP managed by the advertisement provider 20
It shows the respective operating relationships between the DB, the portable information terminal CA, and the communication carrier equipment TE provided in the communication carrier 40.

In the information providing process according to the third embodiment, it is assumed that the location registration process is performed at an arbitrary time interval between the portable information terminal CA owned by the user and the communication carrier 40. (Step S300).
This is because the plurality of base stations 401 and the portable information terminals CA provided in the communication carrier equipment TE perform the position registration processing with each other, and the information server 403 provided in the communication carrier equipment TE always It monitors the geographical location information of the portable information terminal CA.

Next, the store 10 first requests the advertisement provider 20 to post advertisement information (step S30).
1). Upon receiving this, the advertisement provider 20 performs editing work to record the advertisement information in the advertisement information terminal SPDB (step S302), and stores the completed advertisement information in the advertisement information terminal S.
Recording on the PDB (step S303). In this sequence chart, only the store 10 is shown, but the advertisement provider collects advertisements from a plurality of stores,
It may be recorded in the advertisement information terminal SPDB. Also, one store may make an advertisement request to a plurality of advertisement providers 20. The advertisement information terminal SPDB is installed in, for example, convenience stores nationwide, and the advertisement provider 20 edits advertisement information using a communication line.

Next, when the user operates the advertisement information terminal SPDB installed in a convenience store or the like (step S304), the advertisement information of the store is displayed on the display unit 255 of the advertisement information terminal SPDB (step S304). Step S305). The display of the advertisement information can be performed, for example, by genre, region, or the like, and the user can display the information desired by the user according to a predetermined operation procedure.

Thereafter, the user performs a store information selection operation (step S306), and the portable information terminal CA
(Step S307). Note that the transfer method at this time may be, for example, transfer by wireless communication using Bluetooth. Note that an identification number for each store is added to this store information as in the second embodiment.

In the portable information terminal CA, the information transfer program is started by receiving the identification number (step S308),
The identification number is transferred to the communication carrier 40 (step S
309). When the information server 403 provided in the communication carrier equipment TE receives the identification number transmitted from the portable information terminal CA, the communication carrier 40 starts the arrival notification signal program (step S310). The arrival notification program always compares the geographical position information of the store described in the identification number with the geographical position information of the portable information terminal CA (step S311), and the portable information terminal CA When the vehicle reaches the predetermined area including the 10 geographical position information (step S312: YES), an arrival notification signal is sent to the advertisement provider 20 (step S313).

Next, when the user visits the store 10 from which the advertisement information has been acquired, the information server 4 in the telecommunications carrier equipment TE.
03 detects that the portable information terminal CA has reached a predetermined area including the geographical location information of the store 10 (step S3).
312: YES), and sends an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20 (step S313). Note that the communication carrier 40 can recognize the store (for example, the store 10A) by the identification number included in the arrival notification signal in order to recognize the store visited by the user who owns the portable information terminal CA.

On the other hand, the communication carrier TE terminates the arrival notification program by transmitting the arrival notification signal (step S314). That is, when the user sets the advertisement information terminal SP
This program ends its role when visiting the store based on the advertisement information recorded in the DB.
Note that some users may not visit the store in spite of obtaining the advertisement information from the advertisement information terminal SPDB, so that the program is terminated when a predetermined time has elapsed as described later. You may do it.

Next, the advertisement provider 20, which has received the arrival notification signal, derives store information from the identification number superimposed on the notification signal and issues a request for cooperation money to the store (step). S315). The store 10 pays the cooperation money based on the charged amount (step S316).

[0146] For the store 10, the user
Since it is not possible to recognize whether or not the user has visited the store based on the advertisement information recorded in the advertisement information terminal SPDB, the information is read in step S3.
As shown in FIG. 17, a mode in which the communication carrier 40 transmits the arrival notification signal to the store 10 may be adopted. In that case, it is sufficient that the above-mentioned arrival notification program includes a program for transmitting to the store.

On the other hand, the information server 4 of the communication carrier equipment SP
03 is the geographical position information of the store 10 and the portable information terminal C
A is always compared with the geographical position information (step S3)
12) When the portable information terminal CA does not enter a predetermined area including the geographical position information of the store 10 even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the program (step S31).
8: YES), the program may be terminated (step S314). This is, for example, a measure when the user cancels going to the set store 10.

As described above, the advertisement information providing system S3 of the third embodiment according to the present invention
The user who has acquired the advertising information from the PDB is
Is paid from the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20, so that the advertisement provider 20 can obtain a huge cooperation fee by recording many stores, It is possible to reduce the amount of advertising fee accordingly. In the store 10, the advertisement information terminal SP
It is a convinced mechanism that acquires information from the DB and pays the cooperation fee to the advertisement provider 20 who led the user to the store, and if the advertisement publication fee becomes low, it is possible to request more advertisements It becomes.

In the present embodiment, the communication carrier 40 recognizes the position of the portable information terminal CA. However, if the portable information terminal CA is equipped with the GPS receiver 458, step S310 is performed. Step S314
Further, a program for performing each of the steps S317 and S318 may be incorporated in the portable information terminal CA.

(Modification of Third Embodiment) Next, a modification of the third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The sequence chart shown in FIG. 17 is a modified example of the sequence chart of the advertisement information providing system S3 of the third embodiment shown in FIG.

The advertisement information providing system S3 in the present embodiment, based on the advertisement information obtained from the advertisement information terminal SPDB, when the user visits the store, the portable information terminal CA owned by the user and the store 10 Performs Bluetooth authentication, a store 10 sends an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20 based on the authentication, and the store 10 pays the cooperation fee to the advertisement provider 20. Further, as described in the modification of the second embodiment, a case where a cooperation fee is paid from the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20 when the product in the store 10 is purchased is also illustrated.

FIG. 17 is a sequence chart cited for describing the operation of the modification of the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
T and advertisement provider equipment S provided in the advertisement provider 20
P and the advertisement information terminal SP managed by the advertisement provider 20
The respective operational relationships between the DB and the portable information terminal CA are shown. In this sequence chart, steps S301 to S30, which are the same steps as those in FIG.
The description of 7 is omitted.

When the user transfers the advertisement information to portable information terminal CA in step S307, a Bluetooth authentication program is activated in portable information terminal CA (step S308). That is, in the case of the present embodiment, the identification number of the store 10 further includes the store equipment ST in the store 10.
The device address number of the Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit 105 provided in the Bluetooth authentication program is added. In the Bluetooth authentication program, when the Bluetooth communication unit can communicate with the Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit having this address number, the Bluetooth authentication is performed (step (S309) Then, the identification number is sent to the store, and the store 10 sends an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20 based on the identification number (step S31).
1).

For example, when the advertisement information of the store 10A is downloaded to the portable information terminal CA, the user who owns the portable information terminal CA visits the store 10A to transmit and receive the Bluetooth transmission / reception installed in the store 10A. The unit 105 and the Bluetooth transmitting / receiving unit 459 of the portable information terminal CA automatically perform an authentication operation, and based on the authentication result, the store 10 transmits an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider 20. This arrival notification signal is sent from the portable information terminal CA to the advertisement provider equipment SP.
(Step S314).

Next, the advertisement provider 20, which has received the arrival notification signal, derives store information from the identification number superimposed on the notification signal and issues a request for cooperation money to the store (step). S312). The store 10 pays the cooperation money based on the billed amount (step S313).

Further, when the user purchases a product from the store 10 (step S315), in the present embodiment, an electronic settlement process is performed (step S316). This electronic payment processing is performed by the electronic payment unit 103 provided in the store, for example, in which the Bluetooth transmission / reception unit 459 provided in the portable information terminal CA and the wireless transmission / reception unit 104 provided in the store are connected by wireless communication. Shall be.

[0157] When the electronic payment processing is performed, a purchase notification signal is transmitted from the store 10 to the advertisement provider 20 (step S317). This purchase notification signal is sent to the store 10 in advance.
And the advertisement provider 20 make a predetermined agreement, and set a program such that an identification number is transmitted from the user's portable information terminal CA to the store 10 when an electronic payment is made based on the purchase of a product. In addition, in the store 10, based on the reception of the identification number, the program is set so that the purchase notification signal is transmitted to the advertisement provider 20.

[0158] It should be noted that a purchase notification signal may be transmitted from the portable information terminal CA to the advertisement provider 20 at the time of electronic payment (step S318).

Next, the advertisement provider 20, which has received the purchase notification signal, derives store information from the identification number superimposed on the notification signal and issues a request for cooperation money to the store (step). S319). The store 10 pays the cooperation money based on the charged amount (step S320).

As described above, the advertisement information providing system S3 according to the modification of the third embodiment according to the present invention is configured such that the user who has acquired the advertisement information from the advertisement information terminal SPDB
When visiting the store 10, the store 10 pays the cooperation money to the advertisement provider 20. Therefore, the advertisement provider 20 records a large number of stores to provide a huge cooperation money ( Running costs), which can be used to discount advertising fees. Further, the store 10 acquires information from the advertisement information terminal SPDB, guides the user to the store, and pays a cooperation fee to the advertisement provider 20 when the purchase is completed. If the advertising fee is lower, more advertising requests can be made. Also, the user
By using the portable information terminal CA, it is easy to set the destination of the store, so that the trouble of the setting operation is released.

In the modification of the third embodiment described above, the step of paying the cooperation money based on the purchase notification signal (steps S313 to S318) may not be performed. That is, the cooperation fee may be paid only when the user visits the store with the portable information terminal.

As described above, the present invention according to the first to third embodiments is applied to a case where the user who has acquired the advertisement information for each store 10 issued by the advertisement provider 20 visits the store, or When a product is purchased at a store, a cooperation fee is paid from the store to the advertisement provider. As means for detecting that the user who has acquired the advertisement information has visited the store, for example, a current position recognition function for navigation or a current position recognition function of the portable information terminal is used. Further, an electronic payment function is used as a means for detecting that the user has purchased a product at the store.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the store 10
Has been described as having a terminal, the advertisement provider 20 has a server, and the user 40 has a navigation terminal including a portable information terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least a terminal device having a considerable processing performance should be used. It can be realized by: An open network such as the Internet is used as a communication infrastructure for connecting the advertisement provider server, the shop terminal, and the user terminal. However, there is no particular limitation on the communication infrastructure.

[0164]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user visits a store at the information destination based on an information source issued by an advertisement provider, a cooperation fee is paid from the store to the advertisement provider. By the mechanism, the advertising effect can be known on the store side, the resources for the business operation can be obtained on the advertising provider side, and the user is released from the troublesome navigation operation.

[0165] Also, from the store side, the system pays a cooperative fee to the advertisement provider according to the number of people who visit the store by looking at the information magazine or browsing the information terminal. It becomes a mechanism to go. In addition, advertisement providers can earn huge running costs as income by advertising many stores, and this income can be used for advertising fees, so advertising costs are relatively low. Can be set.

[0166] Therefore, even in a small-scale store where the publication fee was high and the publication could not be published in the information magazine, it becomes possible to easily post an advertisement in one's own store. Furthermore, the general user is released from the complexity of the navigation operation, the identification number published in the information magazine is converted into a bar code, and the portable information terminal is automatically read by adding a bar code reading function.
Alternatively, it is conceivable to attach a digital camera to the portable information terminal and recognize the image of the identification number, thereby further improving the operability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an advertisement information providing system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of store equipment according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an advertisement provider device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a store and an advertisement provider according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an information providing magazine issued by the information provider according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram cited for explaining an identification number added to each store in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a navigation terminal according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sequence chart cited for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an advertisement information providing system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an advertisement information terminal managed by an advertisement provider according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a communication carrier equipment according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a portable information terminal according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a sequence chart cited for explaining the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a sequence chart cited for describing an operation of a modification of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an advertisement information providing system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a sequence chart cited for explaining the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a sequence chart cited for explaining an operation of a modification of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Store ST ... Store equipment 101 ... System control part 102 ... Advertisement information creation part 103 ... Electronic settlement part 104 ... Wireless transmission / reception part 105 ... BT transmission / reception part 106 ... Charge processing part 20 ... Advertising provider SP ... Advertising provider equipment 201 ... System control unit 202 ... Advertisement information receiving unit 203 ... Advertisement information editing unit 204 ... Database DB 205 ... Wireless transmission / reception unit 206 ... Billing request unit 21 ... Information providing magazine SPDB ... Advertisement information terminal 251 ... System control unit 252 ... Advertisement information storage Unit 253 Display unit 254 Voice guidance unit 255 Operation unit 256 Communication line transmission / reception unit 257 BT transmission / reception unit 30 Vehicle NA Navigation terminal 301 System control unit 302 GPS reception unit 303 Various sensor units 304 VICS Receiving unit 305 ... Map information storage unit 306 ... Operation unit 307 ... Table Unit 308 Voice guidance unit 309 Storage unit 310 Communication line transmission / reception unit 311 BT transmission / reception unit 40 Telecommunications carrier TE Telecommunications carrier equipment 401 Base station 402 Switching network 403 Information server CA Mobile information terminal 451 system control unit 452 transmission / reception unit 453 display unit 454 operation unit 455 internal memory 456 speaker 457 microphone 458 GPS reception unit 459 BT transmission / reception unit

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 23, 2001 (2001.8.2
3)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claim 14

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0008

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an advertisement providing apparatus for collectively managing advertisement information requested by a store by assigning an identification number to each store. And an advertisement information providing system comprising: a navigation terminal device for guiding a mobile object, wherein the advertisement provider equipment provides a providing unit for providing the advertisement information to a user, and a signal transmitted from the navigation terminal device. Receiving means for receiving, wherein the navigation terminal device comprises: input means for inputting the advertisement information; guidance means for guiding a moving body to the store based on the advertisement information; and a predetermined range including the store. And a transmitting means for transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when it reaches the advertisement provider equipment.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0009

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention described in claim 2 is the first invention.
Wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes geographical location information of the store.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0010

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0010] Further, the invention described in claim 3 is based on claim 2.
In the advertisement information providing system, the navigation terminal device further includes extraction means for extracting geographical position information from the advertisement information, and the guiding means based on the geographical position information extracted by the extraction means. And guides the moving body.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0011

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention described in claim 4 is the first invention.
, The identification number in the advertisement information includes a code number assigned to each advertisement provider.

[Procedure amendment 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0012

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention described in claim 5 is the same as the invention in claim 4.
Wherein the navigation terminal device further includes an extracting unit that extracts a code number from the identification information, and the transmitting unit is configured to output the code number based on the extracted code number. An arrival notification signal is transmitted to the advertisement provider equipment.

[Procedure amendment 7]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention according to claim 6 is the first invention.
3. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the providing means provided in the advertisement provider equipment is provided by a paper medium.

[Procedure amendment 8]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention described in claim 7 is the first invention.
3. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the providing means included in the advertisement provider equipment is an advertisement information terminal recording the advertisement information.

[Procedure amendment 9]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0015

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention according to claim 8 is the same as the invention according to claim 7.
The advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a portable information terminal device capable of inputting the advertisement information, wherein the portable information terminal device acquires the advertisement information from the advertisement information terminal, and the navigation terminal device And transmitting means for transmitting the advertisement information to the personal computer.

[Procedure amendment 10]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0016

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8.
In the advertisement information providing system according to the above, further comprising store equipment managed by the store, the store equipment includes an electronic payment means, a transmission means, the portable information terminal device includes an electronic payment means, When the electronic payment means of the store equipment and the electronic payment means of the portable information terminal make an electronic payment, the transmission equipment of the store equipment or the portable information terminal device sends the electronic payment means to the advertisement provider equipment. A purchase notification signal is transmitted.

[Procedure amendment 11]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the first aspect, store equipment managed by the store is further provided, and the advertisement company equipment includes a cooperation money claim means. , The shop equipment includes a billing processing means, the advertisement provider equipment, upon receiving the arrival notification signal, bills the store for cooperation money, the store equipment, the cooperation money It is characterized in that a billing process is performed along with the request.

[Procedure amendment 12]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0018] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is directed to claim 11.
The invention described in the above is a navigation terminal device that guides a mobile body based on the advertisement information issued by an advertisement provider facility that collectively manages the advertisement information requested by the store by assigning an identification number to each store and collectively managing the information. Input means for inputting the advertisement information, guidance means for guiding a mobile body to the store based on the advertisement information, and when reaching a predetermined range including the store, the advertisement provider equipment And a transmission means for transmitting an arrival notification signal.

[Procedure amendment 13]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0019

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the navigation terminal device according to the eleventh aspect, the input means can input only the identification number given in the advertisement information. It is characterized by the following.

[Procedure amendment 14]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0020

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the navigation terminal device according to the twelfth aspect, the navigation terminal device further comprises an extracting means for extracting geographical position information from within the identification number, and the guiding means comprises: It is characterized in that a mobile object is guided based on geographical position information in a number.

[Procedure amendment 15]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0021

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the navigation terminal device of the twelfth aspect, the navigation terminal device further includes an extraction unit for extracting geographical position information from the advertisement information, and the guidance unit includes the identification unit. It is characterized in that a mobile object is guided based on geographical position information in a number.

[Procedure amendment 16]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0022

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0022] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first aspect is provided.
The invention described in 5 is an advertisement information terminal device provided in an advertisement provider device that collectively manages advertisement information requested by a store, wherein the geographical position information of the store assigned to each store is added to the advertisement information. A database storage means for adding and storing an identification number including the identification information, a selection means for selecting the advertisement information, and a transmission means for transmitting the selected advertisement information.

[Procedure amendment 17]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0023

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The invention according to claim 16 is the advertisement information terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the identification number is a number recognizable as destination information in the navigation terminal device. .

[Procedure amendment 18]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0024

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0024] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is provided.
According to the invention described in 7, the advertisement information requested by the store is moved to the store based on the identification information in the advertisement information issued by the advertisement provider equipment that assigns an identification number to each store and collectively manages the information. A recording medium storing a program for causing a navigation terminal device to execute a guidance step of guiding a body and a transmission step of transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the navigation terminal device reaches a predetermined range including the store. It is.

[Procedure amendment 19]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0025

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0025] The invention described in claim 18 is the invention
17. The recording medium according to claim 17, further comprising a termination step of terminating the program when the arrival notification signal is transmitted in the transmission step.

[Procedure amendment 20]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0026

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0026] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is described.
The invention according to claim 9 is an advertisement provider facility that collectively manages the advertisement information requested by the store by assigning an identification number to each store and collectively manages the advertisement information; An advertisement information providing system, comprising: a mobile information terminal device that makes a predetermined contract with a communication carrier that manages communication carrier equipment, wherein the advertisement provider equipment provides the advertisement information to a user. Means, and receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the carrier equipment, wherein the carrier is a monitoring means for monitoring the current position of the portable information terminal device, from the portable information terminal device Receiving means for receiving the signal of the portable information terminal device, and sending means for sending an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the portable information terminal device reaches a predetermined range including the shop, Is before Input means for inputting the advertising information, characterized in that it comprises a transmitting means for transmitting the advertising information to the communication carrier equipment.

[Procedure amendment 21]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0027

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the identification number in the advertisement information includes geographical order information of the store.

[Procedure amendment 22]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0028

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the identification number in the advertisement information includes a code number given to each advertisement provider. And

[Procedure amendment 23]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0029

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0029] According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the portable information terminal device receives the advertisement information from the front head input means when the advertisement information is input. The transmitting means transmits at least an identification number in the advertisement information to the communication carrier.

[Procedure amendment 24]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0030

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0030] According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the communication carrier equipment is provided with geographical position information from advertisement information transmitted from the portable information terminal device. Extracting means for extracting the geographical position information extracted by the extracting means, and comparing means for comparing the geographical position information of the portable information terminal device monitored by the monitoring means, further comprising: The sending means sends an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the comparing means detects that the portable information terminal device has reached a predetermined range including the store. .

[Procedure amendment 25]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0031

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the twenty-third aspect, when the communication carrier equipment receives the identification number from the portable information terminal device, Activating the comparing means.

[Procedure amendment 26]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0032

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the advertisement information providing system according to the nineteenth aspect, the communication carrier equipment transmits the arrival notification signal to the monitoring means when the transmission means transmits the arrival notification signal. Monitoring is terminated.

[Procedure amendment 27]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0033

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0033] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a twenty-sixth aspect is provided.
The invention described in the above is a communication carrier server communicably connected to an advertisement provider equipment that collectively manages the advertisement information requested by the store by assigning an identification number to each store and collectively manages the information. Monitoring means for monitoring the current position, receiving means for receiving a signal from the portable information terminal device, determining means for determining whether the portable information terminal device has reached a predetermined range including the store, Transmitting means for transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment.

[Procedure amendment 28]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0034

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0034] According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the communication carrier server according to the twenty-sixth aspect, the monitoring means is provided when the receiving means receives an identification number from the portable information terminal device. , Monitoring is started.

[Procedure amendment 29]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0035

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, in the telecommunications carrier server according to the twenty-sixth aspect, the transmitting means determines that the portable information terminal device is within a predetermined range including the store by the determining means. When it is determined that the vehicle has arrived, an arrival notification signal is transmitted.

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Claims (28)

[Claims] 1. An advertisement information providing system comprising an advertisement provider facility for assigning an identification number to each store and collectively managing advertisement information requested by a store, and a navigation terminal device for guiding a mobile object. The advertisement provider equipment includes: a providing unit that provides the advertisement information to a user; and a receiving unit that receives a signal transmitted from the navigation terminal device. The navigation terminal device inputs the advertisement information. Input means, guidance means for guiding a moving object to the store based on the advertisement information, and transmission means for transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the vehicle reaches a predetermined range including the store. And an advertisement information providing system. 2. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes geographical position information of the shop. 3. The navigation terminal device further includes extraction means for extracting geographical position information from within the advertisement information, and the guiding means includes a mobile terminal based on the geographical position information extracted by the extraction means. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 2, wherein guidance is performed. 4. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes a code number assigned to each advertisement provider. 5. The navigation terminal device further comprises extraction means for extracting a code number from the identification information, and the transmission means is based on the extracted code number and is an advertisement provider facility based on the code number. 5. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 4, wherein an arrival notification signal is transmitted to the system. 6. The providing means provided in the advertisement provider equipment is provided by a paper medium.
The advertisement information providing system described in 1. 7. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the providing means provided in the advertisement provider equipment is an advertisement information terminal recording the advertisement information. 8. The portable information terminal device further comprising: a portable information terminal device capable of inputting the advertisement information, wherein the portable information terminal device acquires the advertisement information from the advertisement information terminal, and 8. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 7, further comprising: transmission means for transmitting advertisement information. 9. The shop facility further includes shop facilities managed by the shop, wherein the shop facility includes an electronic settlement unit and a transmission unit, the portable information terminal device includes an electronic settlement unit, and the shop facility has When the electronic payment means and the electronic payment means of the portable information terminal make an electronic payment, a purchase notification signal is sent to the advertisement provider equipment from the store equipment or each transmission means of the portable information terminal device. 9. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 8, wherein the advertisement information is transmitted. 10. The shop further comprises shop facilities managed by the shop, wherein the advertising company facility includes cooperation money claiming means, the shop facility includes billing processing means, and the advertisement provider facility comprises the arrival The advertisement information according to claim 1, wherein upon receiving the notification signal, the store requests a cooperation fee for the store, and the store facility performs a billing process in accordance with the request for the cooperation fee. Delivery system. 11. A navigation terminal device for guiding a mobile object on the basis of the advertisement information issued by an advertisement provider facility which collectively manages advertisement information requested by a store by assigning an identification number to each store and collectively managing the advertisement information. Input means for inputting the advertisement information, guidance means for guiding a mobile body to the store based on the advertisement information, and when the vehicle reaches a predetermined range including the store, the advertisement provider equipment A navigation terminal device, comprising: transmission means for transmitting an arrival notification signal. 12. The navigation terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the input unit is capable of inputting only the identification number given in the advertisement information. 13. An information processing apparatus, further comprising: extracting means for extracting geographical position information from within the identification number, wherein the guidance means guides a mobile unit based on the geographical position information in the identification number. Claim 12
A navigation terminal device according to claim 1. 14. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an extraction unit for extracting geographical position information from the advertisement information, wherein the guidance unit guides the mobile unit based on the geographical position information in the identification number. 15. The navigation terminal device according to claim 14, wherein: 15. An advertisement information terminal device provided in an advertisement provider facility that collectively manages advertisement information requested by a store, wherein an identification including the geographical position information of the store is given to the advertisement information for each store. An advertisement information terminal device, comprising: a database storage unit for adding and storing a number; a selection unit for selecting the advertisement information; and a transmission unit for transmitting the selected advertisement information. . 16. The advertisement information terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the identification number is a number recognizable as destination information in the navigation terminal device. 17. A mobile object is sent to the store based on the identification information in the advertisement information issued by the advertisement provider equipment that assigns an identification number to each store and collectively manages the advertisement information requested by the store. A recording medium storing a program for causing a navigation terminal device to execute a guiding step of guiding and a transmitting step of transmitting an arrival notification signal to the advertisement provider equipment when the navigation terminal device reaches a predetermined range including the store. 18. The recording medium according to claim 17, further comprising an end step of terminating the program when the arrival notification signal is sent in the sending step. 19. An advertisement provider facility for collectively managing advertisement information requested by a store by assigning an identification number to each store,
An advertisement information providing system, comprising: a communication carrier facility in which base stations are arranged for each predetermined area; and a portable information terminal device having a predetermined contract with a communication carrier that manages the communication carrier facility. The advertisement provider device includes: a providing unit that provides the advertisement information to a user; and a receiving unit that receives a signal transmitted from the communication provider device. The communication provider includes the mobile information terminal. Monitoring means for monitoring the current position of the device, receiving means for receiving a signal from the portable information terminal device, and when the portable information terminal device reaches a predetermined range including the store, the advertisement provider equipment Transmission means for transmitting an arrival notification signal to the mobile information terminal, wherein the portable information terminal includes input means for inputting the advertisement information, and transmission means for transmitting the advertisement information to the communication carrier equipment. Advertisement information providing system that. 20. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes geographical order information of a store. 21. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein the identification number in the advertisement information includes a code number assigned to each advertisement provider. 22. The portable information terminal device, when the advertisement information is input from the front head input means, the transmitting means transmits to the communication carrier at least an identification number in the advertisement information. 20. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein the advertisement information is provided. 23. An extraction means for extracting geographical position information from within advertisement information transmitted from the portable information terminal device, the communication service provider equipment, the geographical position information extracted by the extraction means, Comparing means for comparing with the geographical position information of the portable information terminal device monitored by a monitoring means, wherein the transmitting means is configured such that the comparing means causes the portable information terminal device to include a predetermined range including the store. 20. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein an arrival notification signal is transmitted to the advertisement provider equipment when it is detected that the advertisement information has arrived within the advertisement provider. 24. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 23, wherein said communication carrier equipment activates said comparison means when receiving said identification number from said portable information terminal device. 25. The advertisement information providing system according to claim 19, wherein when the transmission means transmits an arrival notification signal by the transmission means, the telecommunications carrier equipment ends the monitoring by the monitoring means. 26. A communication carrier server communicably connected to an advertisement provider facility for assigning an identification number to each store and managing the advertisement information requested by the store collectively, wherein Monitoring means for monitoring the position; receiving means for receiving a signal from the portable information terminal device; determining means for determining whether the portable information terminal device has reached a predetermined range including the store; and the advertisement A transmission means for transmitting an arrival notification signal to the provider equipment. 27. The communication carrier server according to claim 26, wherein said monitoring means starts monitoring when said receiving means receives an identification number from said portable information terminal device. 28. The transmitting means, when the discriminating means determines that the portable information terminal device has reached a predetermined range including the shop, sends an arrival notification signal. Item 29. A communication carrier server according to item 26.