JP2002207743A - Map information delivery device, map information delivery system, map information delivery method and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a map information delivery device, map information delivery system, map information delivery method and storage medium efficiently operable and deliverable of map information including the position of a building. SOLUTION: The position information of the building and the information of the years after construction of the building and others contained in a database retrievable by a retriever-side terminal are stored in this map information delivery device. The map information delivery device thus can receive a map information delivery request related to the retrieval result of the database from the retriever-side terminal, and transmit the map information with the corresponding position information added thereto to the retriever-side terminal. Individual forming information formable in the retriever-side terminal is stored in a map information memory part, so that a mark of building or the like individually formed by the retriever can be additionally displayed on existing map information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a map information distribution apparatus, a map information distribution system, a map information distribution method, and a storage medium for distributing map information corresponding to a database.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Customer information is used in home sales and advertising strategies. For example, using the address information included in the customer information, mark the customer's location on a map, and plan distribution of advertisements for new or renovated houses based on the distribution map of buildings by age. , Or a sales representative decides where to go. Conventionally, a map information providing service for providing a map image and information accompanying the map image is provided on the Internet, and is one of information collecting means.
An example of such a map information service is disclosed in
The technology described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 201764 is known. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-201764 discloses a technique for comparing place name information on a map to be displayed with place name information included in personal information, and displaying the map information and the personal information together if they match. It is shown.

[0003]

The above prior art has the following problems. First, it is a time-consuming task to create a distribution map of customers by marking locations on the map corresponding to address information included in the customer information. Therefore,
In some cases, we request a specialized research organization to obtain data such as customer distribution maps. Secondly, in the technology described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-201764, when the map information to be displayed and the place name included in the customer information match, the customer information is displayed together with the map. In addition, it was not possible to create a distribution map for marking on a map corresponding to a plurality of pieces of customer information extracted under conditions other than an address such as a purchase history, a customer's age, and gender. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a map information distribution device, a map information distribution system, a map information distribution method, and a storage medium that can be efficiently operated and can distribute map information including a position of a building. The purpose is to:

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 provides, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A map information storage device 13b for storing map information including latitude and longitude information; a map information storage unit 13b for storing map information including latitude and longitude information; Database 6 searchable at 43
A database storage unit 13c in which data including the position information of the building in 1, 62, and 63 and the age of the building is stored.
A receiving unit (for example, the transmission control device 14) for receiving a map information distribution request signal from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43; and the databases 61, 62 by the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43. , 63, when desired data is searched, search result obtaining means (for example, CPU 10) for obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the searched data, and the search result obtaining means ( For example, associating means (for example, the CPU 10) that associates the position information included in the search result information acquired by the CPU 10) with the latitude and longitude information on the map information stored in the map information storage unit 13b. )
And transmission means (for example, the transmission control device 14) for transmitting map information including the position associated by the association means (for example, the CPU 10) to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43. It is characterized by.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the map information including the latitude and longitude information is stored in the map information storage unit 13b, the map information to be distributed is stored in the map information to be distributed using the latitude and longitude information. The positions requested by the terminals 41, 42, and 43 can be indicated, and more accurate positions can be represented in the map information. Further, a receiving means for receiving a map information distribution request signal from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43, a database 61 including location information of the building and the building age of the building,
A database storage unit 13c in which 62 and 63 are stored;
Search result obtaining means for obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the searched data, and associating means for associating the position information included in the obtained search result information with map information. Since it is provided, it is possible to easily create map information to which position information included in the data of the search result is added. Then, the map information including the position associated by the associating means is transmitted to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43, and the map information is easily distributed to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43. it can. In addition, since the database storage unit 13c includes the building age of the building, map information in which the position of the building according to the building age is displayed in the map information can be easily distributed.

The databases 61, 62, and 63 include, for example, customer information in which information including customer names and addresses are stored, and demographic data classified by age, occupation, and the like. It is an aggregate of data in which information including information and the building age of the building is stored.

[0007] The map information is, for example, information relating to a topographic map composed of image information and latitude / longitude information, and is information for expressing geography with coordinate values and image data.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the map information distribution device 3 according to the first aspect, the receiving means (for example, the transmission control device 14) is transmitted from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43; It has a function of receiving data to be stored in the database storage unit 13c. When the data is received by the receiving unit (for example, the transmission control device 14), the data is stored in the database storage unit 13c. Information storage means (eg, CPU 10)
The information storage means (for example, CPU 10) comprises:
It is characterized by having a function of storing latitude and longitude information corresponding to position information of a building in the stored data.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the receiving means of the map information distribution device 3 comprises the searcher side terminals 41, 42,
43 and the database storage unit 13c
Is provided with a function of receiving data to be stored in the database storage unit 13c, and is provided with information storage means for storing the received data in the database storage unit 13c. In such a case, the searcher can easily register new data from the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43 in the database storage unit 13c. Further, since the information storage means has a function of storing latitude and longitude information corresponding to the position information of the building in the stored data, the stored position information in the data is converted to latitude and longitude information. The converted information is stored. Thus, the position information can be managed in the form of latitude and longitude information regardless of the format stored in the data, and the position information can be easily managed. Therefore, the management of the location information of the buildings in the databases 61, 62, 63 can be simplified, and the clear location can be easily specified.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the map information distribution device 3 according to the first or second aspect, the map information storage unit 1 is provided.
3b, the additional information is stored in association with the position information, and the additional information is stored in the searcher side terminals 41, 42,.
43 is stored including the individual creation information that can be created.

The additional information is information to be added to the topographic map, such as the position of a real building, the name of a resident, the name of an intersection, and the name of a commercial facility that can be a target, and is used when creating more detailed map information. This is information added to.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the additional information is stored in the map information storage section 13b in association with the position information, the additional information corresponding to the area of the map information to be distributed is provided. Can be easily associated with each other, and a detailed map can be provided. Also, since the additional information is stored including the individual creation information that can be created from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43, the searcher side terminal 41,
It is possible to provide map information in which the additional information created in steps 42 and 43 is associated. Therefore, it is possible to provide map information obtained by adding information desired by a searcher to ready-made map information,
It is possible to provide higher value-added map information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the map information distribution device 3 according to any one of the first to third aspects, the map information storage unit 13b is provided in response to a request from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43. A position information selecting means (for example, CPU 10) for selecting position information of a desired building from the user, and a position information of the building selected by the position information selecting means (for example, CPU 10) and a position information of the building included in the data. ,
A position information search unit (for example, CPU 10) that performs matching based on the latitude and longitude information associated with each position information and searches for the data including the position information of the building that matches the selected position information; The transmission unit (for example, the transmission control device 14) transmits data including the location information of the building searched by the location information search unit (for example, the CPU 10) to the searcher side terminals 41, 42,
43 is provided with a function of transmitting the message to the user.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the position information selecting means and the position information searching means are provided, the map information storage means is provided in response to a request from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43. The position information of the desired building is selected from the unit 13b, and the position information of the selected building and the position information of the building included in the data are determined based on the latitude and longitude information associated with each position information. Then, the data including position information matching the position information of the selected building can be searched. That is, data corresponding to the location information of the building designated on the map information can be easily searched from the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43. Further, since the transmitting means has a function of transmitting data including the position information searched by the position information searching means to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43, the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43, 43, data having position information matching the latitude / longitude information corresponding to the position information designated can be delivered.

[0015] A map information distribution system 1 according to the invention of claim 5
Is a searcher-side terminal 4 that requests distribution of map information relating to data retrieved from the databases 61, 62 and 63.
1, 42, 43, and the map information distribution device 3 according to any one of claims 1 to 4, are connected to a network 2, and the map information distribution device 3 and the searcher side are connected via the network 2. It is characterized in that terminals 41, 42 and 43 can be connected.

According to the invention of claim 5, the network 2
Via the map information distribution device 3 and the searcher side terminal 4
1, 42, and 43 are connectable, so that searcher-side terminals 41, 42, and 43 connectable to the map information distribution device 3.
, Map information can be easily distributed without any physical restrictions. Further, it is not necessary to store large-capacity map information in the searcher-side terminals 41, 42, and 43, and the map information can be easily distributed as needed, so that efficient map information can be obtained. Become.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIGS.
In response to a request from the searcher terminal 41,4,
A map information distribution method for distributing map information to the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43, wherein the map information storage step S20 stores map information including latitude and longitude information. A database storage step S10 for storing data including the location information of the building in 62 and 63 and the age of the building, and the searcher terminal 4
Receiving step S24 for receiving map information distribution request signals from the searcher-side terminals 41, 42, 43;
A search result obtaining step for obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the searched data when desired data is searched from the databases 61, 62, 63 by the 43; An associating step S27 for associating position information based on the latitude and longitude information associated with the search result information acquired in the acquiring step S25 with the map information stored in the map information storage unit; Transmission step S28 of transmitting map information including the position associated in S27 to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43.
And is characterized by including.

According to the map information distribution method of the present invention, the map information storing step S20, the database storing step S10, the receiving step S24, the retrieval result obtaining step S25, the associating step S27,
The transmission of the map information can be easily performed through the transmission step S28.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium (for example, the storage device 13) storing a computer-executable program for distributing map information, the map information storage storing map information including latitude and longitude information. Step S20,
A database storage step S10 for storing data including location information of buildings in the databases 61, 62, and 63 that can be searched by the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43; Side terminals 41, 42,
Receiving step S24 of receiving a map information distribution request signal from the database 43; and searching for the desired data from the databases 61, 62 and 63 by the searcher terminals 41, 42 and 43. A search result obtaining step S25 for obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the above, and position information based on the latitude and longitude information associated with the search result information obtained in the search result obtaining step S25, The map information storage unit 1
An association step S27 for associating the map information with the map information stored in 3b, and a transmission step S28 for transmitting map information including the position associated by the association step S27 to the searcher-side terminals 41, 42, and 43. A program including a process for realizing is stored.

According to the storage medium of the present invention, a computer-executable program for distributing map information is stored, and the map information storage step S20, the database storage step S10, the reception step S24,
Search result acquisition step S25 and association step S2
7 and a program including a process for implementing the transmission step S28, the map information storage step S20, the database storage step S10, the reception step The processing in S24, search result acquisition step S25, association step S27, and transmission step S28 can be automatically performed.

The storage medium is, for example, an optical one,
It is composed of a magnetic or semiconductor memory or the like. This storage medium is, for example, one that is fixedly provided in a storage device (for example, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, or the like) or one that is detachably provided (for example, FDD, MO, LD, D
VD, ZIP, etc.).

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the seventh aspect (for example, the storage device 13), map information including latitude / longitude information and the searcher-side terminals 41, 42, 43 can be searched. The present invention is characterized in that data including position information in a certain database 61, 62, 63 and the age of a building are stored.

According to the invention of claim 8, map information including latitude and longitude information, and positional information of buildings in the databases 61, 62 and 63 which can be searched by the searcher terminals 41, 42 and 43, Since the data including the age of the building is stored, the information stored in the storage medium is read by a computer, whereby the database 6 is stored.
The position information included in the map information and the data used for distribution of the map information corresponding to the data in 1, 62, and 63 can be easily obtained. Further, since the data of the building age is stored, information on the building age can be obtained in addition to the map information and the building position information.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a map information distribution device, a map information distribution system, and a map information distribution method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an example of an embodiment of a map information distribution device 3 and a map information distribution system 1 according to the present invention. The map information distribution system 1 according to the present invention includes a map information distribution device 3
, Network 2, and searcher-side terminals 41, 42, 43
, The customer information databases 61, 62, 63, the display devices 81, 82, 83, the printers 5, etc., and the map information distribution device 3 and the searcher terminals 41, 42, 43 use the Internet. Are connected by the existing network 2.

The searcher terminals 41, 42, 43 in the map information distribution system 1 are searcher terminals 41, 41 connected to the LAN including the customer information database server 61.
And a searcher-side terminal 42 directly connected to the network 2,
43. Note that the storage media of the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63 provided in the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43 are storage devices built in the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43, and removable storage media (for example, , MO, CD-R
OM, etc.) and other database storage devices (servers, etc.) are used as appropriate.

[0026] The map information distribution device 3 uses a WWW (World Wide).
Web) has a function as a server, and internally has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 as shown in FIG.
RAM (Random Access Memory) 11 and storage device 1
3 and a transmission control device 14, etc.
5 and various interfaces.

The CPU 10 registers various system programs and databases stored in the storage device 13, various application programs corresponding to map information distribution and display processing, and various types of input from the searcher terminals 41, 42 and 43. RAM1 stores various data according to the instruction signal.
1 according to the instruction and the input data.
Various types of processing are executed in accordance with the application programs stored in the RAM 1, and the processing results are temporarily stored in the RAM 11. The CPU 10 stores part or all of the processing result information in the result information storage unit 13d of the storage device 13.

The RAM 11 stores the storage device 13 in the CPU 10.
Forms a program storage area for expanding various data when executing a program stored in
A storage area for temporarily storing data relating to processing executed by the processing unit 10, a work area processed by an input instruction and input data, and the like are formed.

The storage device 13 is a hard disk device in which programs and data are stored in advance. The hard disk (storage device) of the hard disk device has a program storage unit 13a, a map information storage unit 13b, and a database storage unit. 13c and a result information storage unit 13d are provided. In the program storage unit 13a, in addition to a control program such as an OS (operating system),
Various application software including WWW server software is stored. The storage device 13 has a CD-ROM that can read and write data such as map information and a database.
It is an R drive device, and can write map information stored in the map information storage unit 13b and data stored in the database storage unit 13c into the storage device 13 by a predetermined program read by the CPU 10. I can do it.

The map information stored in the map information storage unit 13b includes vector (coordinate value) data and raster (image) data.
There is a data format, and each data is stored in a data format for a map display program. The map information is displayed on the screen by operating the viewer based on the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input by each browser after downloading the viewer.

Further, the map information composed of raster (image) data is divided into a plurality of layers such as terrain, buildings, roads, railways, etc., and each sign includes display information such as color. The layer displayed above can be selected.

More specifically, for example, a house map of 1/1500 manufactured by Zenrin and a national road map manufactured by Shobunsha (1/25000, 1/5
0000) are stored as electronic data. In addition, map data such as 1/25000 and 1/100000 is also stored.

The map data includes building information on schools, parks, buildings, and the like, and the landmarks on the map based on the map data are displayed. The building information including the landmark information is also stored in association with the latitude and longitude information. In addition, information such as the date when the building was built and the owner is stored in association with the building information. Further, information on the resident of each building is stored as house map information.

The database storage unit 13c stores information corresponding to the customer information stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, 63 that can be searched from the searcher terminals 41, 42, 43. That is, customer ID, customer name,
The location information and the building date of the house of the customer are stored.

The transmission control device 14 has a modem (MODE)
M: Modulator / DEModulator, terminal adapter (TA), router, etc., and searcher terminals 41, 42, 4 via a communication line such as a telephone line, an ISDN line, or a dedicated line.
3 and transmits / receives various information, a signal for requesting information acquisition, and the like.

The map information distribution device 3 having the above configuration is
It is connected to the network 2 (Internet) and has a function of transmitting map information to the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43 connected to the network 2 (Internet).

The searcher-side terminals 41, 42, and 43 have a configuration including a personal computer and the like.
M, a hard disk device, an input device, a transmission control device, display devices 81, 82, 83, a printing device 5, etc., and these are connected via a bus and various interfaces.

The CPU includes a system program stored in the hard disk device, various application programs corresponding to the display processing of the search results of the map information storage unit 13b or the customer information databases 61, 62, 63, the searcher terminal 41, Processing results and the like relating to information display transmitted from the map information distribution device 3 in accordance with various instruction signals transmitted from 42 and 43 are temporarily stored in the RAM, and the processing results are displayed on the display devices 81, 82 and 83. Processing is performed.

The RAM forms a program storage area for expanding various data when the CPU executes a program stored in the hard disk device, and a storage area for temporarily storing data relating to processing executed by the CPU. A work area or the like processed by the input instruction and the input data is formed.

A control program such as an OS (Operating System), a network 2
Application programs required for connection to the (Internet) are stored.

The input device is provided with a pointing device such as a mouse and a touch pen in addition to a keyboard, and is used for inputting a distribution request item of map information.

The transmission control device is constituted by a modem, a terminal adapter, a router, or the like, and obtains various information and information with the map information distribution device 3 via a communication line such as a telephone line, an ISDN line, or a dedicated line. Sends and receives the request signal.

The printing devices are the printers 5 and print the map information and the like transmitted from the map information distribution device 3 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU. Printing device 5 and searcher terminal 4
1, 42, and 43 are connected by a printer cable 9, a LAN cable 7, and the like.

The display devices 81, 82 and 83 are connected to the searcher side terminals 41, 42 and 43, for example, a CRT.
(Cathode Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal D)
isplay), etc., and according to the display control of the CPU,
The map information and the map information distribution request condition are displayed on the screen.

Next, a map information distribution method using the map information distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to an example in which map information relating to data of a customer information database relating to a house is distributed. First, as shown in FIG. 3, in step S20, map information is stored in the map information storage unit 13b of the map information distribution device 3.

Further, in step S10, the data of the customer information database is stored in the database storage section 13c. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when there is new customer information to be registered in the database storage unit 13c of the map information distribution device 3, the web page stored in the map information distribution device 3 is specified and the browser is specified. Then, a request signal for registering customer information is transmitted in step S1. In step S2, the map information distribution device 3 which has received the information registration request signal displays the information registration screen in step S3 on the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43.
Send the information necessary to output to. Next, in step S4, the web pages of the information registration screen as shown in FIG. 13 are displayed on the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43 that have received the information registration screen information. In step S5, the searcher inputs data such as the address and customer name of a customer to be newly registered and customer IDs corresponding to the data in the input fields 131 to 136 on the information registration screen of FIG. At this time, the address is divided into input fields 134 for inputting addresses sequentially from prefectures. When a button at the end of each input field 134 is selected, the input field 134 expands downward. , A list of the corresponding place names is displayed. The address is registered while selecting the corresponding place name or the like from the displayed place name list.

After all the data has been input in this way, the "register" button 137 is designated by an input means such as a pointing device, and the searcher side terminals 41 and 4 are designated.
2 and 43 are stored in customer information databases 61, 62 and 63. The results stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, 63 on the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43 are displayed on a display screen shown in FIG.

After confirming the contents of the displayed customer information,
When storing in the database storage unit 13c of the map information distribution device 3, the "register for service" button 141 is designated by an input device such as a pointing device, and in step S6, among the customer information newly input, The customer ID, customer name, location information, and delivery date are transmitted to the map information distribution device 3 as registration data. In step S7, the map information distribution device 3 that has received the transmitted registration information stores the registration information in the database storage unit 13c in step S10. At this time, if the position information included in the registration information includes the latitude / longitude information, the location information is directly stored including the latitude / longitude information. On the other hand, if the position information does not include the latitude / longitude information, a process of associating the position information with the latitude / longitude is performed in step S9, and then stored in step S10 as the latitude / longitude information.

The information on the delivery date of the house is used for calculating the building age of the house of the customer. In this way,
On the map information distribution device 3 side, the customer ID, name, position information, and construction date of the customer information of the searcher are stored in the database storage unit 13c.

As described above, the searcher terminals 41, 42, 4
3 and the data stored in the database storage unit 13c of the map information distribution device 3, the customer ID, the position information, and the building age are stored as common information, and the map information is stored. The conditions under which distribution is possible are in place.

Next, the procedure of map information distribution will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows an initial screen displayed by specifying a URL of a web page stored in the map information distribution device 3 when a searcher uses a map information distribution service. In FIG. 6, a display area A is a display area for displaying information distributed from the map information distribution device 3, and a display area B is a searcher terminal 4.
Customer information database 6 provided in 1, 42, 43
Information on the search of 1, 62 and 63 is displayed.

First, the customer information databases 61 and 6
If it is desired to distribute the map information for the search results of 2, 63, the customer ID of each searcher is input in the input field 601 on the right side of “loginID” displayed in the display area A on the initial screen shown in FIG. A password is entered in an input field 602 on the right side where "Password" is displayed. When the authentication information including the customer ID and the password is input, the "login" button 603 is designated by the input device of the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43, and the authentication information is transmitted to the map information distribution device 3. . If the transmitted user authentication number is approved, the user is connected to the map information distribution device 3 to use the map information distribution service.

Next, in step S21, a search is performed by designating certain conditions from the customer information databases 61, 62, 63 which can be searched by the searcher terminals 41, 42, 43. The customer data stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63 are searched for from “periodical patrol” 71, “by age” 72, and “nameplate search” 73, as shown in the screen of FIG. Search condition selection buttons 71, 72,
73 is provided, and any one of the following search conditions can be designated: regular patrol, age, and nameplate search.

The search condition for the periodic tour is a search based on the history of the sales representative visiting the customer stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63. 6 and FIG. 7,
An input box 77 for designating the building age is displayed on the right side. A plurality of periods are set in the column, and when a button 78 displayed on the right side of the input column 77 is pressed, the input column 77 expands downward, and the set period is displayed and can be selected.
For example, if you set the tour period to "24 months",
Relevant data (information of customers who have visited within the past 24 months) in the databases 61, 62 and 63 is searched.

The search condition by age is to search the building age data of the house stored in the customer information databases 61, 62 and 63.
When "by age" 72 is designated, input fields 91, 91 for designating the age of construction are displayed in the display area C as shown in FIG. A plurality of periods are set in the building age designation columns 91, 91, and can be selected at any time. For example, if the building age is set to “5 to 10 years”, the database 6
At 1, 62 and 63, data corresponding to the building date is searched. Further, if the user logs in to the map information distribution service, it is possible to search based on the building age information stored in the map information storage unit 13b.
That is, the search results displayed at this time are not limited to the information included in the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63.
The search result of the information stored in the map information storage unit 13b can be displayed.

The search condition for the nameplate search is to log in to the map information distribution service and search for a company name, a store name, a resident name, and the like included in the house map information stored in the map information storage unit 13b. When "Nameplate search" 73 is specified,
An input field 101 for inputting the name of the nameplate is displayed in the display area C. When a desired nameplate name is input to the input field 101 by an input device, the corresponding data is searched.

As described above, after one of the search conditions of “periodic patrol” 71, “by age” 72, and “nameplate search” 73 is specified, a search item is input. further,
Set the search target area.

Here, an example in which a search is performed with the search condition set to “periodic patrol” 71 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. When the user logs in to the map information distribution service, a map is displayed in the display area A in FIG. At this time, in the display area C, the designated items of the search are input.

In step S21, the tour period is set to "24 months" in the input field 77 for designating the tour period.
When performing a search from all the information stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63, the user selects the check box 75 on the left side of the position where "all" is displayed, and changes the color of the check box 75. Turn it over. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the map distributed after the searcher selects from the map specification buttons 81... For specifying the type of map in the display area A is displayed. When searching within the displayed map area, the user selects the check box 76 on the left side of the position where "in the display map" is displayed, and inverts the color of the check box 76.

When the search condition, the search item, and the search area are specified in this way, the "execute search" button 74 is specified by the input device, and the corresponding data is stored in the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43. Search for. Subsequently, step S22
, The search result is displayed in a display area B shown in FIG.

When the search result is obtained in step S22, the customer ID and the map information distribution request signal corresponding to the search result are transmitted to the map information distribution device 3 in step S23. Then, in step S24, the map information distribution device 3 that has received the customer ID and the map information distribution request signal acquires search result correspondence information corresponding to the corresponding customer ID in step S25.
Further, in step S26, map data including latitude and longitude information for each customer included in the search result correspondence information is obtained. Then, in step S27, the map information to be distributed is generated by associating the position information corresponding to the customer information with the map data. Step S27
The map information associated in step S2
At 8, it is transmitted to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43.

In step S29, the searcher side terminals 41, 42 and 43 which have received the map information, in step S30, store the map information in the searcher side terminals 41 and 4
And output to the display devices 81, 82, 83 or the printers 5 connected to the printers 2, 43. In the output map information, a mark m1 is displayed on the map as shown in a display area A of FIG. Note that, for example, all search results can be displayed on map information, and their positions can be displayed with different signs.

When the search is performed based on “by age” 72, the search procedure is also performed in the same manner as the “periodic patrol” 71.
Data corresponding to the specified building age and the search area is searched from the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63, and map information marked with a position corresponding to the search result is displayed in the display area A. ing.

As shown in FIG. 9, when there are too many search results to be simultaneously displayed in the display area B, a “Back” button 93 and a “Next” button 94 are provided on the left and right above the table. I have. This "Back" button 93
Is executed by pointing the pointer to the position of “N”, the web pages of the 20 tables before the currently displayed table are displayed, and “N
When the pointer is designated at the position of the "ext" button 94, the web page of the table indicating the next 20 cases is displayed. Also,
If there is no corresponding data as a result of the search, a message "No applicable record" is displayed.

When it is desired to display the address of one customer data from the search results on a map, "Map" provided for each title (customer name) of the customer data in the search result list is provided.
When the button 84... Is selected and designated by the pointing device, the customer ID of the customer information is displayed in the map information distribution device 3.
Sent to. The detailed map corresponding to the customer information generated by the map information distribution device 3 is stored in the searcher terminal 4.
1, 42, and 43, and displayed in the respective display areas A in FIGS. 8 and 9.

Next, a procedure for displaying detailed information of a desired customer from the obtained search results will be described. In a search result list displayed in each of the display areas B of FIGS. 8 and 9, a customer whose detailed information is to be displayed is displayed,
When the displayed name of the customer is selected and designated by the input device, such as moving the pointer on the screen to the position of the name of the customer with a mouse, the screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. FIG.
1 shows a screen for displaying personal details of the selected customer. On the personal detailed information screen, information such as the contract number, name, postal code, and address of the customer, the product code of the product purchased by the customer, the type of the product, and the delivery date of delivery of the product are displayed.

If the user wants to obtain detailed map information of the customer, he or she designates the "display map details" button 112, and the map information distribution device 3 generates the map information in the same manner as the operation when the "Map" button 84 is designated. The detailed map corresponding to the obtained customer information is transmitted to the searcher-side terminals 41, 42, and 43, and displayed in the respective display areas A in FIGS. If the user wants to change the position information including the address of the customer or the position on the displayed map, a “position correction” button 11
When "3" is designated, a registration screen for correcting and registering the position information is newly displayed so that the position usage can be corrected and registered. Then, when the displayed detailed information has been confirmed and the display of the detailed information is to be ended, when the "return to list" button 111 is designated, this detailed information screen is not displayed.

Next, a description will be given of a map information distribution method in the case of performing “nameplate search” 73. FIG. 10 shows a “nameplate search” 73.
An example is shown in which a search is performed using the condition of “1” as the name of the nameplate “Sasaki”. When "name tag search" 73 is designated, an input field 101 for the name tag name is displayed in the display area C. Here, "Sasaki" is input as the name of the nameplate using the input device, and the range of the position information to be searched is specified. That is, when searching from all the information stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, and 63, the user selects the check box 75 on the left side of the position where "all" is displayed and changes the color of the check box 75. Turn it over. On the other hand, when searching within the area of the map selected and displayed by the searcher in the display area A shown in FIG.
Check box 7 on the left side of the position where "in the display map" is displayed
6 is selected and the color of the check box 76 is inverted.

When the search condition, the search item, and the search area are specified in this way, when the “search execution” button 74 is specified by the input device, the search result is stored in the map information storage unit 13b of the map information distribution device 3. A process of searching for the corresponding data from the existing house map information database is performed.

Subsequently, on the display devices 81, 82 and 83 of the searcher terminals 41, 42 and 43, the search results are displayed in a display area B shown in FIG. When it is desired to confirm detailed information of desired data from the list of search results shown in the display area B, the position of the name of the customer shown in the list is designated by an input device such as a pointing device, and The customer details are displayed. In FIG. 10, when it is desired to enlarge and display the position of the house of a specific customer, the position of the serial number corresponding to the customer is specified by an input device such as a pointing device from a list of search results. The location of the house is displayed.

Next, a method of designating a distributed position on the map and distributing the corresponding customer data will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the map information distribution request screen shown in FIG. 12, in step S41, from the map display buttons 81 displayed at the bottom of the display area A,
When a button for displaying desired map information is selected, a map information distribution request signal is transmitted from the searcher terminals 41, 42, 43 to the map information distribution device 3.

The map information distribution device 3 having received the map information distribution request signal in step S42,
43, the map information corresponding to the request from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43 is stored in the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43;
43. In step S44, the searcher-side terminals 41, 42, and 43 receive the map information, perform predetermined display processing, and display the map information shown in the display area A in FIG. Is displayed. In the map displayed at this time, all the signs of the buildings are displayed in the same color (white). After the map is adjusted so that a desired area is displayed, in step S45, a sign of a desired building on the map displayed on the screen is selected and designated by a pointing device or the like on the map. Then, the sign of the building on the map is displayed in a different color from the signs of the other buildings. After designating the signs of all the buildings for which information is desired to be acquired, the “search execution” button 75 provided in the display area C is selected and designated by an input device such as a pointing device. Then, in step S46, the designation information signal is transmitted to the map information distribution device 3.

In step S47, the map information distribution device 3 having received the designation information signal collates the latitude and longitude information included in the designation information and acquires map information including the corresponding latitude and longitude information in step S48. Further, in step S49, the database storage unit 13
From the data stored in c, data having latitude / longitude information matching the latitude / longitude information included in the designated information is searched for and acquired. Then, in step S50, the client ID included in the data acquired in step S49 is transmitted to the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43.

At the searcher terminals 41, 42 and 43 which have received this customer ID in step S51,
At 52, the customer information databases 61, 62,
From the customer data stored in 63, customer data that matches the customer ID transmitted from the map information distribution device 3 is detected, and a display process is performed so as to be displayed in the display area B. Further, the customer data displayed on the display devices 81, 82, 83 are output to the printers 5 as necessary.

When the “CSV output” button 83 provided in the display area A in FIGS. 8 to 10 is selected, the data included in the search result list displayed in the display area B is displayed in CSV format (Comma Separated Value). Format) list. That is,
When the “CSV output” button 83 is selected, the display area A
Is transmitted to the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43, the position information included in the map information displayed in, and the output signal of the data in the database corresponding to the position information. The transmitted output signal is output to the display devices 81, 82, 83 of the searcher terminals 41, 42, 43 and the printers 5.

By the way, the search of the data stored in the customer information databases 61, 62, 63 provided in the searcher terminals 41, 42, 43 can be executed without connecting to the map information distribution device 3. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, when a search is performed by setting a search condition in the display area C, the search result is displayed in the display area B, but the map information is displayed in the display area A. Not to be.
In addition, the nameplate search for searching from the house map information stored in the map information storage unit 13b of the map information distribution device 3 cannot be used in a state where the map information distribution service is not connected.

Next, a description will be given of a method of registering the map additional information which is created independently by the searcher and can be added to the ready-made map information. When the "map drawing" button 82 provided in the display area A of FIGS. 8 to 10 is selected, a new browser is started up and a "map drawing" registration screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. In this registration screen, the display area 15A
, A map is displayed, edit designation buttons 151 to 154 are displayed in a display area 15B, and information to be displayed when map information is distributed can be selected in a display area 15C. The information selected from the list displayed in the display area 15B may be, for example, if "line" 173 is selected from the list in the display area 15B when additional display of the subway route position is desired, the subway route is added when the map information is distributed. Will be displayed as

First, when it is desired to add a building to the map information, an "add building" button 1 displayed on the display area 15B is displayed.
When 31 is designated, a desired building (object) can be drawn using the pointer displayed on the screen. As shown in FIG. 16, the pointer P
To the position where you want to draw the building on the map, and draw the frame while pressing the mouse. When the drawing of the frame is completed, the pointer P is positioned at a position inside the frame and double-clicked to update the screen as shown in FIG. That is, the inside of the drawn frame is shown in a color different from the color of the sign indicating another building, and an input field 171 for inputting a name to be displayed on the drawn building (object) is displayed in the display area 15B. You. In FIG. 17, as an example, when the display name is entered as “Suzuki” and the drawing content is registered, “O
When the "K" button 172 is designated, it is stored in the map information storage unit 13b of the map information distribution device 3. Thereafter, distribution of map information including this drawing content becomes possible in response to a request from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, 43. If the “CANCEL” button 174 is specified when the drawing content is not registered, the drawn information is not registered and the display of the drawing registration screen ends.

Similarly, when it is desired to add a road on the map, the “Add road” button 1 in the display area 15B is displayed.
When 33 is specified, a desired road (object) can be drawn using the pointer displayed on the screen. As shown in FIG. 18, the pointer P
To the position where you want to draw the road on the map, and draw a line while holding down the mouse. When the drawing of the line is completed, the pointer P is positioned at the position of the line and double-clicked to invert the color of the drawn line. When the drawn line (road) is registered, it is not shown, but when the “OK” button is designated as in the case of drawing the building, the line is stored in the map information storage unit 13b of the map information distribution device 3. Since then
In response to a request from the searcher side terminals 41, 42, and 43, map information including the drawing content can be distributed. In addition,
If the “CANCEL” button is specified when the drawing content is not registered, the drawn information is not registered and the display of the drawing registration screen ends.

Further, when it is desired to delete a sign of a building or a road drawn and added in the past, when the additional sign to be deleted is designated by a pointing device, the color of the additional sign is inverted. Subsequently, a “delete building” button 152 or a “delete road” button 154 shown in FIGS.
Is designated, the additional sign deletion request information is transmitted to the map information distribution device 3 and a process of deleting the information from the information stored in the map information storage unit 13c is performed.

The additional information of the building or the road is displayed only on the searcher side terminals 41, 42 and 43 which are drawn and registered, but other searcher side terminals which do not register the additional information. It is not displayed on 41, 42, 43. That is, the additional information is stored so as to be identifiable for each searcher, and can be distributed only to the relevant searcher.

According to such a map information distribution method, it is possible to easily distribute the map information corresponding to the search results of the customer information databases 61, 62, 63, and to easily confirm the position information of each customer. It can be carried out. In the distributed map information, data with different attributes can be displayed with different signs, so that the map information can be easily obtained as a map used for analyzing customer attributes. In addition, the searcher terminals 41, 42, and 43 do not need to store map information in advance, and can obtain map information as needed. Information can be obtained efficiently.

Further, since the additional information drawn on the searcher side terminals 41, 42 and 43 can be displayed on a map, for example, information on a ready-made map such as information on a building scheduled to be built in the future can be obtained. Can be added and displayed. Thus, for example, when planning a road expansion work or the like, the situation of land and buildings after the road expansion can be predicted on a map, and a city planning map can be easily created.

Further, since the database storage unit 13c stores the location information of the building and the age of the building, for example, as reference data for estimating the collapse of the building due to the earthquake, the information of the building may be used. Information on the age of construction can be easily obtained. In addition, since it is possible to obtain the location information and building age of buildings that do not have customer information,
Materials for acquiring new customers such as remodeling and rebuilding can be easily obtained.

In the example of the present embodiment, the databases 61, 62 and 63 are customer information databases.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a database attached to demographic data, a registry, or the like, and may be a database in which information including the location and age of a building is stored.

In addition to the method of inputting and registering registration information one by one, there is a method of transmitting a plurality of registration information to be registered at once. That is, a plurality of pieces of registration information to be registered are input one by one, and the R
A method of temporarily storing the data in the AM, inputting a plurality of data to be registered, and transmitting the data to the map information distribution device 3 can also be used. At this time, the file stored in a storage medium such as MO or FD is connected directly to the map information distribution device 3 and stored in the map information distribution device 3 without going through a network. You may. In addition to the method of selecting the corresponding place name from the list of place names, the place name can be directly input to each input field using an input device such as a keyboard.

The specific configuration such as the display screen examples shown in FIGS. 5 to 18 is not limited to the example of this embodiment. The search screen of the searcher terminal may be different from the browser displaying the map information, and the contents of the search screen are appropriately set by the searcher.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the map information including the latitude and longitude information is stored in the map information storage unit, the map information to be distributed is stored in the map information to be distributed using the latitude and longitude information. The position requested by the side terminal can be indicated, and a more accurate position can be represented in the map information. In addition, the receiving unit, the database storage unit, the search result obtaining unit, and the associating unit can easily generate map information to which information relating to the position and the building age of the desired data of the searcher is added. Can be created. Then, the map information can be easily distributed to the searcher side terminal by the transmission means.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained, and the searcher can easily add new data by the receiving means and the information storage means. Can be registered in the database storage unit. In addition, the information storage means stores the data in the form of latitude and longitude information regardless of the format of the position information in the data, so that the position information can be easily managed. Therefore, the management of the position information in the database can be simplified, and the clear position can be easily specified.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the same effect as in the first or second aspect can be obtained, and the additional information is stored in the map information storage section in association with the position information. Since the additional information is stored including the individual creation information that can be created by the searcher terminal, it is possible to provide map information in which the additional information created by the searcher terminal is associated. . Therefore, it is not only possible to easily provide a detailed map, but also to provide map information in which information desired by a searcher is added to ready-made map information, and it is possible to provide high-value-added map information. Become.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the same effect as any one of the first to third aspects can be obtained, and the position information selecting means and the position information searching means can perform the search. It is possible to retrieve data corresponding to the designated position information on the map information from the user side terminal.
Further, the transmission means can distribute data having position information matching the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the position information specified by the searcher side terminal.

According to the map information distribution system of the present invention, if there is a searcher-side terminal connectable to the map information distribution device, distribution of map information can be easily performed without being physically restricted. It can be carried out. Further, it is not necessary to store large-capacity map information in the searcher-side terminal, and the map information can be easily distributed as needed, so that efficient map information can be obtained.

According to the map information distribution method of the present invention, the map information storage step, the database storage step, the reception step, the search result acquisition step, the association step, and the transmission step Through these steps, it is possible to easily distribute the map information.

According to the storage medium of the present invention, a map information storage step, a database storage step, the reception step, and the search result acquisition step are executed by a program stored in the storage medium as needed. And the processes in the associating step and the transmitting step can be automatically performed.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the seventh aspect can be obtained, and the map information, the location information of the building in the database, and the building age of the building can be obtained. Since the stored data is stored in the storage medium, by reading the information stored in the storage medium into a computer, the map information used for distribution of the map information corresponding to the data in the database and the building of the building included in the data are stored. Location information and age of construction can be easily obtained.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a map information distribution system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the map information distribution device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the map information distribution device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the map information distribution device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining processing of the map information distribution device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Map information distribution system 2 Network 3 Map information distribution device 13b Map information storage part 13c Database storage part 41,42,43 Searcher side terminal 61,62,63 Database

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A map information delivery device for delivering map information to a searcher terminal in response to a request from the searcher terminal, the map information storage unit storing map information including latitude and longitude information. A database storage unit in which data including location information of a building and a building age in a database that can be searched by the searcher terminal is stored; and a map information distribution request signal from the searcher terminal. Receiving means for receiving, when desired data is searched from the database by the searcher side terminal, search result obtaining means for obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the searched data; The position information included in the search result information obtained by the search result obtaining means and associated with the latitude and longitude information is stored on the map information stored in the map information storage unit. And correlating means for attaching response, the map information distribution apparatus, characterized in that the map information including the position associated by the associating means and a transmitting means for transmitting to said searcher terminal. 2. The map information distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit has a function of receiving data transmitted from the searcher side terminal and to be stored in the database storage unit. When the data is received by the receiving unit, the data storage unit includes an information storage unit that stores the data in the database storage unit. The information storage unit includes a latitude corresponding to position information of a building in the stored data. A map information distribution device having a function of storing longitude information. 3. The map information distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the additional information is stored in the map information storage unit in association with the position information, and the additional information is stored in the searcher side terminal. A map information distributing apparatus characterized in that the map information distributing device is stored including individual creation information that can be created more. 4. The map information distribution device according to claim 1, wherein a position information of a desired building is selected from the map information storage unit in response to a request from a searcher terminal. Selecting means, and comparing the positional information of the building selected by the positional information selecting means with the positional information included in the data based on the latitude and longitude information associated with the respective positional information, Position information searching means for searching for the data including the position information matching the searched position information, wherein the transmitting means transmits the data including the position information of the building searched by the position information searching means to the searcher side. A map information distribution device having a function of transmitting to a terminal. 5. A searcher terminal for requesting distribution of map information relating to data retrieved from a database, and a map information distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the map information distribution device is connected to a network. A map information distribution system, wherein the map information distribution device and the searcher terminal are connectable via a network. 6. A map information distribution method for distributing map information to a searcher side terminal in response to a request from the searcher side terminal, comprising: a map information storage step of storing map information including latitude and longitude information; A database storage step in which data including location information of a building and a building age in a database that can be searched by the searcher terminal is stored; and a map information distribution request signal from the searcher terminal. A receiving step of receiving, when desired data is searched from the database by the searcher side terminal, a search result obtaining step of obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the searched data; The location information based on the latitude and longitude information associated with the search result information obtained in the search result obtaining step is recorded in the map information storage unit. And a transmitting step of transmitting map information including a position associated by the associating step to the searcher-side terminal. . 7. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program for distributing map information, wherein the map information storage step stores map information including latitude and longitude information; A database storage step in which data including location information of a building and a building age in a certain database is stored; a receiving step of receiving a map information distribution request signal from the searcher side terminal; and the searcher side terminal A search result obtaining step of obtaining search result information including position information of a building corresponding to the searched data when desired data is searched from the database by the search result; and a search result obtained by the search result obtaining step Location information based on the latitude and longitude information associated with the information is stored in the map information storage unit. Storing a program including a process of realizing a mapping step of associating on the map information, and transmitting a map information including a position associated by the mapping step to the searcher side terminal. Storage media. 8. The storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the map information includes latitude / longitude information, the position information of the building in a database searchable by the searcher side terminal, and the building age of the building. And a storage medium storing the following.