JP2002351882A - System and method for providing community information over communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide easy, latest information by providing community information reference articles as well map information. SOLUTION: The system comprises community selection means for selecting a predetermined community; classification selection means for selecting a predetermined classification; subject list selection means for displaying a list of subjects of reference articles related to a predetermined condition to allow a user to select any subject from the list of subjects; and reference article display means for displaying the contents of a reference article corresponding to a subject selected by the subject list selection means to provide the user with community information. The system further comprises map image display means for displaying a map image corresponding to the reference article displayed by the reference article display means to provide the user with community information to which a map image corresponding to the reference article is attached. The system further comprises reference article input means for inputting a reference article of any community information in a predetermined format to allow the user to add a community information reference article to the reference article data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a method for providing local information via a communication network such as the Internet, and more particularly to a method for providing local information suitable for a portable terminal such as a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable terminals such as mobile phones with a browser function, which are connected to a communication network, particularly the Internet, and are capable of browsing websites or web pages published on the Internet, have rapidly become widespread. .

[0003] Accordingly, information providing services for mobile phones with a browser function and the like are constantly expanding, and not only general social information such as news, but also gourmets introducing restaurants and fashion stores in each region. Attempts have also been made to provide regional information such as information, fashion information, etc., which is closely related to each region having a distinctive characteristic.

For example, on a website that provides gourmet information for introducing restaurants, a list of stores is generally displayed by selecting a region, a type of food, and the like from a menu, and a store name is displayed from the store list. By choosing
The contents of the article, such as the telephone number, address, map, budget amount, and comment of the selected store, are displayed.

[0005] However, in such gourmet information sites, fashion information sites, and the like, the regional information posted mainly includes information obtained by advertisement requests from stores and information obtained by independent interviews by a small number of people. In many cases, it is difficult to say that real living information is provided.
Reputation and reputation of local people). Also, usually, as the amount of posted information increases, the update of the posted information tends to be delayed, and the freshness of the information may be impaired.

[0006] For example, small shops without advertisements, hidden famous shops, shops frequently used by locals, shops with a reputation recently made, limited-time deals, or local people with advertisements. Is required to be able to provide live local information closely related to each region such as shops with poor reputation and the like at any time.

[0007] Therefore, for example, in addition to the function of the website for providing gourmet information for introducing general restaurants described above, the user can be introduced to local information, and additional registration of the posted information is possible. The one with the function described above has also been developed and is already in operation.

[0008] However, in the case of a mobile phone with a browser function, the mobile phone has an advantage of being convenient such as being able to carry it to the outside and connect to the Internet to quickly obtain various information. Therefore, the functional restrictions are large, the number of characters and image size that can be displayed on the screen are limited, and the lack of a pointing device such as a mouse also limits the input means, for example,
It is very difficult to perform an operation of indexing a specific position in a map image of a certain area by input from a mobile phone or the like.

For this reason, even if the user introduces local information and the introduction article can be additionally registered, the address is described in characters since it is basically only character information. It is difficult to say that it is a geographically specific display, and it is necessary to write down the address and then search on the map, etc. twice and three times, and the characteristics such as convenience of mobile phones etc. It can not be said that it is fully utilized, and eventually, the number of users does not increase so much, so the introduction articles of local information do not increase, and there are few places that contribute to the activation of commerce etc in each area is the current situation.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has been proposed in conjunction with providing local information to a user through a communication network, and providing local information from a user. By enabling additional registration of introductory articles, real live local information that is closely related to each region is obtained, and this is returned to the provision of local information to users. In addition to the provision of the above, mobile terminals such as mobile phones with a browser function have been able to input map information from the user side in a simple manner, which was difficult due to its functional limitations. When registering additional information about local information from the side, it is possible to specify an arbitrary position on the map image as map information, so that when providing local information to users, Can provide information By doing so, it is possible to provide easy-to-understand local information in a fresh state at all times, and furthermore, it is possible to contribute to the activation of commerce etc. in each area, and to provide a local information providing system via a communication network and its system The aim is to provide a method.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a system for providing regional information via a communication network according to the present invention comprises: introduction article data comprising an introduction article of predetermined area information; A system for providing desired area information to a terminal connected via a communication network from a server on which map image data composed of map images are recorded, wherein a predetermined area can be arbitrarily selected. Selection means, classification selection means for arbitrarily selecting a predetermined classification, and a list of titles of introductory articles related to predetermined conditions, and a title list for selecting any title from the list of titles Selecting means, and an introductory article display means for displaying the contents of the introductory article corresponding to the title selected by the title list selecting means, to provide the user with local information, Providing map image display means capable of displaying a map image corresponding to the introductory article displayed by the means, so as to provide the user with local information with a map image corresponding to the introductory article, and An introductory article input means is provided which enables an introductory article of any regional information to be input in a predetermined format, receives an introductory article of regional information from a user, additionally registers in the introductory article data, and inputs the introductory article. When inputting an introduction article by means, a predetermined map image is displayed, and map information input means capable of inputting map information indicating an arbitrary position in the map image is provided. The corresponding map information is additionally registered in the introduction article data.

That is, by receiving an introduction article of fresh local information from a user, the introduction article data in which the local information is stored is updated as needed, so that fresh local information can always be provided, and When the regional information is provided to the user, a map image corresponding to the local information introduction article can be displayed, and when the user receives the regional information introduction article, the geographical position of the introduction article on the map image is determined. By making it possible to input, when providing an introduction article of regional information entered by a user to other users, the geographical position of the regional information can also be displayed. It can be provided.

[0013] The map image is a map image showing a predetermined area, and the map image is divided into predetermined regions, and a predetermined region symbol is assigned to each region, and In the information input means, the area symbol is displayed together with the map image, and the area symbol can be arbitrarily selected. By selecting the area symbol, a predetermined area in the map image corresponding to the area symbol is displayed. Can be specified,
By specifying a predetermined area in the map image,
It is preferable that an area symbol corresponding to the specified area is input as map information.

That is, in a portable terminal such as a portable telephone,
Due to the lack of a pointing device such as a mouse, input means are restricted, and it is virtually impossible to indicate a specific position in a map image.
By preliminarily dividing the map image into predetermined regions and assigning a predetermined region symbol to each region, selecting one of the region symbols enables the corresponding map image to be displayed. Can be indexed, so that a specific position in a map image can be indexed even with a mobile phone or the like having a limited input means.

If the predetermined conditions in the title list selecting means are the area selected by the area selecting means and the classification selected by the classification selecting means, an introduction limited by the conditions of the area and the classification You will be able to select an article.

The map information input means allows input of map information indicating an arbitrary position in a map image of the area selected by the area selection means, and a predetermined condition in the title list selection means is set to the area selection. By using the area selected by the means and the map information input by the map information input means, it becomes possible to select an introductory article limited by the conditions of the area and the specific area in the area.

It is preferable that the introductory article data is obtained by separating the introductory articles by region and classification. This is because, by separating the introduction articles by region and classification, and recording them as separate files, a large number of introduction articles are not complicated, are organized, and have excellent maintainability.

The introductory article data has fields of area, classification, store name, store address, location of landmark, telephone number, budget amount, comment, introducer name, introducer mail address and / or map information. Preferably, records are stored. In particular, by providing the item of the place of the landmark, when the user uses the local information, in conjunction with the display of the map image described above, it is highly effective to serve as a guide for the user. Become.

It is preferable that the terminal is a portable telephone having a function of browsing a web page published on the Internet. The present invention relates to a notebook computer and a PDA
(Personal Digital assistants) etc. can be used, of course, but the present invention is the most effective in the present invention because it is possible to specify a geographical position on a map image even with a mobile phone having limited input means. It becomes a mode.

Further, in the provision of the regional information via the communication network of the present invention, introduction article data comprising an introduction article of predetermined regional information and map image data comprising a map image for each predetermined area are recorded. A method of providing desired area information from a server to a terminal connected via a communication network, wherein the area selection step (S1) of arbitrarily selecting a predetermined area and arbitrarily selecting a predetermined classification. Classification selecting step (S2) and the area selecting step (S
The area selected in 1) and the classification selecting step (S2)
Displaying a list of titles of introductory articles related to the classification selected in the above step, selecting a title from the list of titles (S3), and providing regional information to the user. An introductory article display step (S4) for displaying the content of an introductory article corresponding to the title selected in the title list selecting step (S3); and an introductory article display step (S
In the map image display step (S5) of displaying a map image corresponding to the introductory article displayed in 4), the local information is provided to the user, and when the introduction of the local information from the user is received, the region is referred to. A map information input step (S6a) for displaying a map image of the area selected in the selection step (S1) and inputting map information indicating an arbitrary position in the map image; The introduction article input step (S7) in which an introduction article can be input enables the introduction article of the regional information from the user to be additionally registered in the above-mentioned introduction article data.

A map information input step (S6b) for displaying a map image of the area selected in the area selection step (S1) and inputting map information indicating an arbitrary position in the map image; Title list selection step (S
In 3), a list of titles of introductory articles related to the area selected in the area selection step (S1) and the map information input in the map information input step (S6b) is displayed, and an arbitrary list is displayed from the list of titles. Is preferably selected.

That is, in the title list selection step (S3), in addition to displaying the list of introductory articles by limiting the conditions of the region and the classification, displaying the list of introductory articles by restricting the conditions of the region and the specific region in the region By doing so, more flexible search of local information is possible.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the illustrated example is merely illustrative, and various modifications may be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Needless to say, it is possible to make changes.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic device configuration in a system for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a server, which is connected to the Internet 9. The server 2
Is an HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) server (HTTP daemon) having a web page publishing function on the Internet.

In the recording means (not shown) such as a hard disk of the server 2, introduction article data 4 and map image data 6 are recorded. The introductory article data 4 is composed of a group of separate files in which the introductory articles are classified according to region and classification, and they are, respectively, region, classification, store name, store address, landmark location, telephone number, budget amount, comment, and introducer. Introductory articles are accumulated as records having items such as name, introducer mail address, map information, and the like as fields. The map image data 6 is composed of a group of map image files for each predetermined area or region.

Further, the server 2 has a CGI (Common)
Gateway Interface) processing means 8 is provided. C
The GI processing means 8 may appropriately select and use Perl language, C language, PHP language, or the like.

In the present invention, each web page is written in HTML (HyperText Markup Language), CH
TML (Compact HTML) to HDML (Handheld Devi
ce Markup Language) and other web page description languages (hereinafter referred to as HTML, etc.) as appropriate.

In the present invention, each of the means described below is constituted by the functions of the CGI processing means 8 to HTML and the like. However, techniques such as Java applets, Java scripts, and VB scripts are used. As long as the terminal can use, these may constitute a part or all of each means. In this case, the server 2 does not necessarily need the CGI processing means 8.

The terminal is not particularly limited as long as it can be connected to the Internet 9 and can browse a web page published on the server 2 via the Internet 9, and is not particularly limited. Personal
Various terminals such as Digital assistants) can be used, but in the present invention, the most effective mobile phone 10 with a browser function that has a restriction on input means such as the absence of a pointing device such as a mouse is most effective. And it is a useful aspect.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of a terminal according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a mobile phone with a browser function, which includes a monitor screen 12, an execution button 1
4, a cursor moving button 16 and a number button 18 are provided. On the monitor screen 12, a cover 20 which is a web page displayed first of the web site is displayed.

A moving link 22 is created on the cover 20, and a shortcut key 24 having a predetermined number (in the illustrated example, "0") is attached. The moving link 22 is operated by pressing the number of the shortcut key 24 by operating the number button 18 or by moving the cursor to the moving link 22 by operating the cursor moving button 16 and pressing the execution button 14. It is created to move to the link destination. The following various links are operated in the same manner.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a region selecting means 30 in the region information providing system via the communication network according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a classification selecting unit 40 and a title list selecting unit 50.

In FIG. 3, the area selecting means 30 displays a list of area names for each area such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Odaiba, Roppongi, Ginza and the like. A link is attached to each area, and area links 32a to 32f are formed. In addition, shortcut keys 34a to 34f are respectively attached, and the area links 32a to 32f can be arbitrarily selected. For example, if you want the local information of Shinjuku,
Local link 32a to Shinjuku (shortcut key 34
Select a).

When selecting a region on a nationwide scale by the region selecting means 30, first, the region is divided into regions such as the Tohoku region, the Kanto region, the Chubu region, the Keihan region, etc. What is necessary is just to select a city.

The classification selecting means 40 is provided for the area selected by the selecting means 30 (in the illustrated example, the area link 32 to Shinjuku).
cafe, lunch, Italian, French,
A list of business categories or industries such as Japanese food, clubs, fashion, miscellaneous goods, flowers, events, etc. is displayed. A link is provided for each classification, and classification links 42a to 42z are formed. Also, each of the shortcut keys 44
a to 44f are attached, and the classification links 42a to 42f
Arbitrarily can be selected. For example, if area information of a cafe category is desired, the category link 42a (shortcut key 44a) is selected.

As described above, the introduction article data 4 is:
Since the introductory article is made up of a group of separate files separated by region and classification, the region and classification are selected by the region selection means 30 and the classification selection means 40, and a predetermined file, for example, the region "Shinjuku" The file in which the introduction article of the regional information of the category “cafe” is recorded is specified.

The introductory article data 4 can store all of the introductory articles in one file instead of separate files separated by region and classification. In that case, the region and the What is necessary is just to search by the condition of classification, and to extract introduction articles.

In the above example, the area is selected by the area selecting means 30 and then the classification is selected by the classification selecting means 40. However, the order is changed, and after the classification is selected by the classification selecting means 40, the area is selected. The selection unit 30 may be configured to select a region.

Note that a search link 46 (shortcut key 48) is formed in the classification selecting means 40.
It will be described later for convenience of explanation.

The title list selecting means 50 displays a list of titles of articles introducing regional information in the category link 42a (area "Shinjuku" and category "cafe") selected by the category selecting means 40. In the illustrated example, the titles (in the illustrated example, store names) of the introduction articles belonging to the category “cafe” in the area “Shinjuku” are displayed in a list. A link is attached to each title, and title links 52a to 52f can be arbitrarily selected. For example, to display an introduction article of Cafe de XX, the title link 52c is selected.

It is preferable that the title list selecting means 50 is provided with an advertisement column 53 as appropriate, and that advertisements such as sponsors are posted here. A plurality of advertisement columns 53 may be provided, or may be omitted if unnecessary.

An introduction link 56 (shortcut key 58) is formed in the title list selection means 50, which will be described later for convenience of explanation.

FIG. 4 shows a title list selecting means 5 in the system for providing local information through a communication network according to the present invention.
FIG. 0 is a conceptual explanatory view showing an example of an introduction article display means 60 and a map image display means 70.

In FIG. 4, the introduction article display means 60
The content of the introduction article of the title selected in the title list selecting means 50 (the title link 52c of cafe de XX in the illustrated example) is displayed. In the illustrated example, a store name column 62, an address column 63, a landmark location column 64, and a comment column 68 are displayed. In addition, it is preferable to display the telephone number of the store and the like.

A map link 66 is formed on the introductory article display means 60 together with the display of the presence or absence of the map information. When the map link 66 is selected, the display shifts to the map image display means 70.

When there is a map image corresponding to the introduction article displayed by the introduction article display means 60, the map image display means 70 displays the map image 72 together with the address field 63 and the location field 64 of the mark. . As shown, address field 6
3. By simultaneously displaying the location column 64 of the landmark and the map image 72, it is easy for the user to navigate to the destination.

Next, a case of receiving an introduction article of local information from a user will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a conceptual explanatory view showing an example of the title list selecting means 50, the map information inputting means 80a, and the introduction article inputting means 90 in the system for providing local information via the communication network of the present invention. Since the title list selecting means 50 has already passed through the area selecting means 30 and the classification selecting means 40 (see FIGS. 3 and 6), the area and the classification have already been selected. It is.

As described above, the title list selecting means 50 has the introduction link 56 (shortcut key 58). By selecting this introduction link 56 (shortcut key 58), the map information input means 80a
Move to.

In the map information input means 80a, the map image 8
5 is displayed, but the horizontal dividing line 8
8a and the vertical division line 88b are divided into four regions. Each of these four regions is provided with a region symbol, "A2" in the region symbol column 86a, "A1" in the region symbol column 86c, and "B1" in the region symbol column 86b.
2 ", and" B1 "is added to the area symbol column 86d.

In the illustrated example, the image is divided into four regions. However, by providing a large number of horizontal dividing lines 88a and vertical dividing lines 88b, the region can be divided into six regions, eight regions, and the like. Good. Although the horizontal division line 88a and the vertical division line 88b in the illustrated example are straight lines, they may be divided by a curve or a circle.

On the upper screen of the map image 85, "A1", "A2", "B1" and "B2" corresponding to the above-mentioned four divided areas are displayed together with a message prompting selection. Also, the area symbols “A1”, “A2”, “B
A link is attached to each of "1" and "B2", an area link "82" is assigned to the area symbol "A1", an area link 82a is assigned to the area symbol "A2", and an area link 8 is assigned to the area symbol "B1".
2e, an area link 82b is formed in the area symbol "B2".

The area symbols "A1", "A2",
By selecting one of the area symbols “B1” and “B2”, one of the four divided areas in the map image 85 can be designated. For example, if the area of the area symbol “A2” is designated, the area link 82a is selected.

In this way, the area (for example, "Shinjuku")
(For example, “A2”) can be input as map information.

When it is not necessary to input map information,
An area symbol "none" (area link 82c) may be selected. In the above-described example, each area symbol is selected by forming each link in each area symbol.
The selection may be made by a radio button, a list box, a check box, or the like in the ML or the like.

The designation of the area of the map image 85 can be realized by other methods than the above. For example, the map image 85 is divided into four sections in advance as four map images.
By displaying these four map images side by side and forming a link for each of them, one out of the four map images is displayed.
Since one map image itself can be selected, a specific region can be indexed.

The introductory article input means 90 inputs the introductory article of the regional information in the area selected and designated by the map information input means 80a (in the illustrated example, the area link 82a is selected and the area symbol "A2" is designated). You can make input.

As input items in the introductory article, there are provided a store name column 91, a store address column 92, a mark location column 89, a telephone number column 94, a comment column 95, and an introducer name column 96. In addition, columns such as a budget amount and a mail address of an introducer may be provided. Each column is HT
It is created with a text box in ML or the like.

By pressing the introduction button 97, the input introduction article is additionally registered in the introduction article data 4 of the server 2. The reset button 98 is used to delete an incorrect input. When the introduction of the regional information in the introduction article input means 90 ends (the introduction button 97 is pressed), the title list selection means 5
Return to 0.

In the above example, after the map information is input in the map information input means 80a, the introduction article input means 90
Although the introduction article is input, the order may be changed, the introduction article may be input by the introduction article input unit 90, and then the area information may be input by the map information input unit 80a.

When a more detailed map area is to be indexed from the wide area map, the map information input means 80a
May be provided in a plurality of stages by changing the scale of the map image. For example, the area (for example, “East Exit”) in the area (for example, “Shinjuku”) is input by the first-stage map information input unit 80a.
Is specified, and a specific area (for example, “町 town”) in the area is specified by the second-stage map information input means 80a, and a street in the specific area is specified by the third-level map information input means 80a. (For example, “XX street”) may be specified.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a classification selecting means 30 in the system for providing local information through a communication network according to the present invention.
It is a conceptual explanatory view showing an example of map information input means 80b and title list selection means 50. The map information input means 8
0b is functionally the same as the above-described map information input means 80a, and the reference numerals and the like in the figure are the same.

In the example shown in FIG. 3 described above, the area is selected by the area selecting means 30 and the classification of the business or industry is selected by the classification selecting means 40, thereby limiting the area and the classification, and selecting the title list selecting means. Although a target introduction article is to be selected at 50 (see FIG. 3), instead of selecting a region by the region selecting unit 30 and then selecting a classification by the class selecting unit 40, the map information inputting unit 80b uses the map information input unit 80b. Title list selecting means 50 by limiting only a specific area in the area
To select the desired introductory article.

That is, as shown in FIG.
0 search link 46 (shortcut key 48)
To the map information input means 80b. The map information input means 80b can specify each of the divided areas in the map image as in the case of the above-described map information input means 80a.

When the map information input means 80b designates an area (area "A2" in the illustrated example) in the area ("Shinjuku" in the illustrated example), the title list selecting means 50 displays the area (the illustrated example) in the title list selecting means 50. In this example, the introduction article is extracted from the introduction article data 4 by limiting the conditions in the area (the area symbol “A2” in the illustrated example) in “Shinjuku”, and the introduction article list can be displayed and selected. .

That is, the title list selecting means 50 extracts the introduction article from the introduction article data 4 using the area and the classification as the limiting conditions and displays a list of the titles (in the case of FIG. 3). There is a case where an introductory article is extracted from the introductory article data 4 with a specific area in a region as a limiting condition, and a list of titles is displayed (in the case of FIG. 6).

If the map information input means 80b is necessary and sufficient only by the selection of the classification by the classification selection means 40,
It is not always necessary to install it, and in the above example,
Although the example in which the map information input means 80b is provided from the classification selection means 40 is described, the map information input means 80b may be provided from the title list selection means 50 or the cover 20.

Next, FIG. 7 is a conceptual explanatory view showing an example of each means in the system for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention as a whole. The overall transition of the screen display on the mobile phone 10 is shown, and a cover 20 is first displayed.

As described above, after the area is selected by the area selecting means 30 and the category is selected by the category selecting means 40, the title list selecting means 50 causes the introduction article of the area and the area information corresponding to the category to be selected. Titles are listed.

When the title introduction article is displayed, the title is selected, and the introduction article display means 60 displays the content of the introduction article. The image display means 70 displays a map image 72.

Further, from the title list selecting means 50, in order for the user to input an introduction article of the regional information, the map information input means 80a designates an area in the map image 85 and inputs the map information. The introduction article input means 90 enables the user to input an introduction article of the regional information from the user, whereby the introduction article data 4 (see FIG. 1) of the server 2 can be constantly updated.

Further, a map information input means 80b is provided from the classification selection means 40, and the condition of the introduction article is limited to a specific region in the area, and the title list selection means 5 is provided.
It is also possible to display a list with 0.

The map image 72 displayed by the map image display means 70 is an image obtained by enlarging each area divided into four areas of the map image 85, that is, the map information input means 80a One of the four divided areas of the map image 85, for example, an enlarged area of the area symbol "A2" (area link 82a) is the map image 7
To be 2.

The map image 85 in the map information input means 80a is hard to see because it is provided with a horizontal dividing line 88a and a vertical dividing line 88b (see FIG. 5).
Is required to display a wide area as much as possible because of the input of map information.
This is because the map image 72 in serves as a guide for the user, and it is preferable to display the surroundings as detailed as possible.

Accordingly, the map image data 6 (see FIG. 1) of the server 2 includes a map image 85 as a divided wide-area map image in the map information input means 80a, and a peripheral image in the map image display means 70. It is preferable that a map image 72 as an enlarged image for each divided area of the map image 85 for displaying a detailed map is stored.

Further, a general character search means (not shown) for searching characters such as a budget amount, a store name, a region name, a classification name and the like from the introduction article data 4 and displaying the result is shown in FIG.
0, area selection means 30, classification selection means 40 or title list selection means 50. In that case,
A general ordinary method may be used.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for providing local information through a communication network according to the present invention. Reference numeral 20 denotes a cover of a web page displayed at the beginning of the web site.

The area selection step S1 is a step of selecting an area by the area selection means 30 described above. The classification selecting step S2 is performed by the classification selecting means 3
0 is a step of selecting a classification.

The title list selecting step S3 is performed by the above-described title list selecting means 50.
1 and a step of displaying a list of the titles of the introduction articles of the regional information that match the area and the category selected in the category selection step S2, and selecting the title. It is also a step where input can be started.

[0109] The user can start inputting an article introducing regional information from the title list selection step S3.
The area selection step s1 and the classification selection step S already described above
This is because the region and the classification are designated by 2 and the user does not need to specify the region and the classification again when inputting the introduction article of the regional information, which is excellent in convenience.

The introduction article display step S4 is a step in which the introduction article display means 60 displays the contents of the introduction article of the title selected in the title list selection step S3. The map image display step S5 is a step of displaying, if the map information corresponding to the introductory article displayed in the introductory article display step s4 exists, the map image by the above-described map image display means 70.

The map information input step S6a is a step of specifying an area in a map image by the above-described map information input means 80a. Introduction article input step S
Reference numeral 7 denotes a step of inputting an introduction article of the regional information by the introduction article input means 90 described above. Upon completion of the entry, the procedure returns to the title list selection step S3 again.

The map information input step S6b is a step of designating an area in a map image by the above-described map information input means 80b. Introduction article input step S
In step 6b, after the area is selected in the area selection step S1, the specific area in the area is specified instead of selecting the classification in the classification selection step S2.

Therefore, in the title list selection step S3,
An introductory article is extracted from the introductory article data 4 with the region and classification as limiting conditions, and a list of titles is displayed. In some cases, a list of titles is displayed.

[0084]

As described above, according to the system for providing local information via the communication network and the method for providing the same according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the user with the local information via the communication network. By enabling additional registration of articles introducing regional information from the side, by obtaining actual living regional information closely associated with each region, and returning this to the provision of regional information to users, In addition to always providing fresh area information, mobile terminals such as mobile phones with a browser function can now input map information from the user side in a simple way, which was difficult due to its functional limitations. In addition, at the time of additional registration of an introduction article of local information from the user side, by making it possible to specify any position on the map image as map information, when providing local information to the user,
By making it possible to provide easy-to-understand local information in a fresh state by providing map information in conjunction with articles introducing local information, and contributing to the vitalization of commerce in each region. There is an advantageous effect that it is possible to provide a system and a method for providing regional information via a communication network as described above.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a basic device configuration in a system for providing regional information via a communication network according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a terminal in the system for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual explanatory diagram showing an example of a region selecting unit, a class selecting unit, and a title list selecting unit in a system for providing regional information via a communication network according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual explanatory diagram showing an example of a title list selecting unit, an introduction article displaying unit, and a map image displaying unit in the local information providing system via the communication network of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual explanatory view showing an example of a title list selecting unit, a map information input unit, and an introduction article input unit in the system for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual explanatory diagram showing an example of a classification selecting unit, a map information input unit, and a title list selecting unit in the system for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual explanatory diagram generally showing an example of each means in the system for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for providing local information via a communication network according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2: Server, 4: Introduction article data, 6: Map image data, 9: Internet, 10: Mobile phone, 12: Monitor screen, 14: Execute button, 16: Cursor move button, 18: Number button, 20: Cover, 22: move link, 24: shortcut key, 30: area selection means,
32a to 32f: Regional link, 34a to 34f: Shortcut key, 40: Classification selecting means, 42a to 42z:
Classification links, 44a to 44f: shortcut keys, 4
6: search link, 48: shortcut key, 50: title list selecting means, 52a to 52f: title link, 53:
Advertising column, 56: introduction link, 58: shortcut key, 60: introduction article display means, 62: store name column, 63:
Address field, 64: Location field of landmark, 66: Map link, 7
0: map image display means, 72: map image, 80a, 80
b: map information input means, 82a to 82e: area link,
85: map image, 86a to 86d: area symbol column, 88
a: horizontal dividing line, 88b: vertical dividing line, 90: introduction article input means, 91: store name column, 92: store address column, 93: landmark location column, 94: telephone number column, 95: comment column, 9
6: introducer name column, 97: introduction button, 98: reset button, S1: area selection step, S2: classification selection step, S3: title list selection step, S4: introduction article display step, S5: map image display step, S6a, S6
b: map information input step, S7: introduction article input step.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A server in which introductory article data including an introductory article of predetermined area information and map image data including a map image for each predetermined area are recorded and transmitted to a terminal connected via a communication network. Is a system for providing local information of a region, an area selecting means for arbitrarily selecting a predetermined area, a class selecting means for arbitrarily selecting a predetermined classification, and an introductory article relating to predetermined conditions. Title list selection means for selecting an arbitrary title from the title list, and an introductory article display for displaying the contents of the introductory article corresponding to the title selected by the title list selection means Means for providing local information to the user, and map image display means for displaying a map image corresponding to the introductory article displayed by the introductory article display means. An introduction article input means is provided to provide regional information with a map image corresponding to the event and to be able to input an introduction article of arbitrary regional information in a predetermined format, and to provide regional information from a user. In addition to receiving the introductory article and additionally registering it in the introductory article data, when the introductory article is input by the introductory article input means, a predetermined map image is displayed and map information indicating an arbitrary position in the map image is displayed. A map information input means that enables input is provided, and the map information corresponding to the introduction article of the regional information from the user is additionally registered in the introduction article data. Offer system. 2. The map image according to claim 1, wherein the map image is a map image indicating a predetermined area, the map image is divided into predetermined areas, and a predetermined area symbol is assigned to each area. In the map information input means, the area symbol is displayed together with the map image, and the area symbol can be arbitrarily selected. By selecting the area symbol, a predetermined area in the map image corresponding to the area symbol is selected. 2. An area can be specified, and by specifying a predetermined area in the map image, an area symbol corresponding to the specified area is input as map information.
A system for providing regional information via the communication network described. 3. The communication network according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined condition in said title list selecting means is an area selected by said area selecting means and a classification selected by said classification selecting means. A system for providing regional information via the Internet. 4. The map information input means enables input of map information indicating an arbitrary position in a map image for the area selected by the area selection means, and a predetermined condition in the title list selection means is set to a predetermined value. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the area selected by the area selecting means and the map information input by the map information inputting means are provided. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the introduction article data is obtained by classifying the introduction articles by region and classification. 6. The introductory article data includes fields for area, classification, store name, store address, place of landmark, telephone number, budget amount, comment, introducer name, introducer mail address, and / or map information. The system for providing local information through a communication network according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein records having the following are stored. 7. The system for providing local information through a communication network according to claim 1, wherein said terminal is a mobile phone having a function of browsing a web page published on the Internet. 8. A server connected to a terminal connected via a communication network from a server in which introduction article data including an introduction article of predetermined area information and map image data including a map image for each predetermined area are recorded. A region selecting step (S1) for arbitrarily selecting a predetermined region, a class selecting step (S2) for arbitrarily selecting a predetermined class, and the region selecting step (S1). ), A list of the titles of the introductory articles related to the area selected in step (S2) and the classification selected in the classification selection step (S2) is displayed.
A title list selecting step (S3) for selecting an arbitrary title from the list of titles, and an introduction corresponding to the title selected in the title list selecting step (S3) when providing regional information to the user. An introductory article display step (S4) for displaying the content of the article and a map image display step (S5) for displaying a map image corresponding to the introductory article displayed in the introductory article display step (S4) provide the user with an area. When providing information and accepting introduction of regional information from the user, a map image of the region selected in the region selecting step (S1) is displayed, and map information indicating an arbitrary position in the map image is displayed. Inputting map information (S6)
a) and an introductory article input step (S7) in which an introductory article of arbitrary area information can be input in a predetermined format, so that an introductory article of regional information from a user is additionally registered in the above-described introductory article data. A method for providing regional information via a communication network, characterized in that: 9. A map information input step (S6b) for displaying a map image of the area selected in the area selection step (S1) and inputting map information indicating an arbitrary position in the map image. In the title list selection step (S3), a list of titles of introductory articles related to the area selected in the area selection step (S1) and the map information input in the map information input step (S6b) is displayed. 10. The method for providing local information through a communication network according to claim 9, wherein an arbitrary title is selected from the list of titles.