JP2003263583A - Guide system, its system, its method, its program and recording medium recorded with program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guide system capable of favorably guiding to a shop by a high advertisement effect. <P>SOLUTION: A system member of an information processing system 1 operates a terminal device 3 and connects with a registration site server device 6 for inputting necessary items including personal information. The registration site server device 6 prepares customer information by the necessary items and point information regarding provided points and registers it as the point member. The member clicks an icon of 'Yorimichi-kun (Mr. side trip)' and transfers the point information and shop code information from the registration site server device 6 to a server device 5 for automatically preparing shop information. Connecting to the server device 5 by operation of the terminal device 3, according to request of a shop retrieval, shop position of the point member is displayed with higher visibility corresponding to use frequency than other shops. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guiding device for creating customer information having point information about points given to a user by a store and setting the user as a point member, its system, its method, The present invention relates to the program and a recording medium recording the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, with the spread of computers, various kinds of information can be acquired from home pages of various sites of WWW (World Wide Web) servers using the Internet.
For this reason, various companies post an advertisement display that guides companies to a part of the homepage by paying a predetermined advertisement fee to the homepage manager.

However, on a homepage that is particularly frequently used, that is, a homepage that has a large number of accesses and is browsed by a large number of users and that has a high advertising effect, a large number of advertisement displays are posted, which may reduce the advertising effect. There is. Since the area where the advertisement display is provided is limited, the advertisement fee for posting the advertisement display tends to be naturally high on a home page that is frequently used. From this, even if you place an advertising display at a large cost,
It is not clear whether the user who sees the advertisement display actually uses the company, and it is difficult to obtain an effective advertisement effect. Further, the mere display of advertisements may make users who use the home page feel annoyed.

On the other hand, when a user wants to search for a store to be used, a method of searching by the name of the store is known, but it is difficult to efficiently find the store desired by various users.

[0005]

As described above, it is difficult to obtain an effective advertising effect in the conventional configuration in which the advertisement display is posted. Further, the conventional store search method has a problem that it is difficult for a user to efficiently find a desired store.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a guiding device which can obtain a high advertising effect and can guide the user to a store satisfactorily.
It is an object to provide the system, the method, the program, and a recording medium recording the program.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guide device for guiding a user to a store, wherein the use information is used to obtain use information regarding the use frequency of the store used by the user. Based on the position information of the store information acquired by the acquisition unit, the store information acquisition unit that acquires the unique store information of the store that has the position information that specifies the position of the store, and the store information acquired by this store information acquisition unit, Based on the usage information acquired by the usage information acquisition means, the shop search means for searching for the shop located in the predetermined area and the shop searched by the shop search means are displayed in accordance with the usage frequency. And a display control unit that outputs a signal to be displayed in different display modes.

In the present invention, the store search means searches for a store located within a predetermined area based on the position information specifying the position of the store in the store information unique to the store acquired by the store information acquisition means, Based on the usage information on the usage frequency of the store used by the user acquired by the display information acquisition means by the display control means, in a display form with different visibility corresponding to the usage frequency of the searched stores, for example, A signal to be displayed on the display device of the terminal device is output. As a result, the desired store is satisfactorily searched according to the frequency of use of the user, the percentage of users using the searched store is increased, and a high advertising effect of the store is obtained. You will be directed to a well-searched store. Then, due to the increase in advertising effectiveness, it can be expected that the frequency of users' use will increase more reliably than in the conventional case where advertisements are simply posted on the site at a prescribed cost, and the effectiveness of the cost for advertising will increase. Can be expanded.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the guiding apparatus according to the first aspect, the utilization information acquisition means acquires point information regarding points given to the user from the store as utilization information regarding the frequency of use of the store. It is characterized by doing.

According to the present invention, the utilization information acquisition means
As the usage information regarding the usage frequency of the store, the point information regarding the points given by the user from the store is acquired. As a result, the user can easily manage the points, and the store can be searched with a simple configuration such as the number of points and the processing efficiency can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the guide device according to the first or second aspect, a setting input recognition means for recognizing an input operation for selecting a user's store and an input by the setting input recognition means. Store information processing means for associating selection information indicating that the user has selected with the store information of the store for which the operation is recognized, and the display control means changes the store based on the selection information of the store information. It is characterized by outputting a signal to be displayed with visibility.

According to the present invention, the selection information indicating that the user of the input operation recognized by the setting input recognition means has selected a store is associated with the store information by the store information processing means, and the display control means causes the store information to be stored. A signal for displaying the store with different visibility is output based on the selection information. By this, the display form of the store is set by the user's personal selection, the handling of the store information of the user is improved, the convenience of the user's store search, and the general purpose of the store search result are improved. The property is improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the guide device according to any one of the first to third aspects, a map information storage means for storing map information is provided, and the display control means stores the store in the map information. It is characterized by outputting a signal to be displayed above.

In the present invention, the display control means outputs a signal for displaying the store on the map information stored in the map information storage means. As a result, the searched store can be confirmed on the map, the position of the store can be easily recognized, and convenience is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the guiding device according to the fourth aspect, the current position information acquiring means for acquiring the current position information on the current position, and the current position acquired by the current position information acquiring means. A travel route search means for searching an assumed route from the current position to the searched store based on the map information stored in the map information storage means from the information and the store information of the store searched by the store search means. And the display control means outputs a signal for displaying the assumed route searched by the movement route search means with higher visibility than the display of other map information.

According to the present invention, the moving route searching means searches the current position information acquired by the current position information acquiring means and the store information of the store searched by the store searching means from the current position based on the map information. The expected route to the store is searched, and the display control unit outputs a signal for displaying the expected route with higher visibility than the display of other map information.
As a result, the expected route to the searched store is displayed with high visibility, which increases the user's inductiveness to the store,
A great advertising effect can be obtained.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the guidance device according to any of the first to third aspects, the display control means outputs a signal for displaying a list of stores.

In the present invention, the display control means outputs a signal for displaying a list of searched stores. This makes it easy to compare even if there are multiple searched stores,
The convenience is improved.

The invention according to claim 7 is the guiding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising display store number setting means for setting the number of stores to be displayed by the display control means to a predetermined number. It is characterized by having done.

In the present invention, the display store number setting means sets the number of stores displayed by the display control means to a predetermined number. As a result, even if a large number of stores are searched, it is possible to prevent the results from being difficult to see, and it is possible to obtain good store search results without hindering the position confirmation on the map in the map display and the comparative evaluation in the list display.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the guiding device according to the seventh aspect, the display control means displays the number of stores to be displayed when the number is larger than a predetermined number set by the display store number setting means. It is characterized by outputting a signal for randomly displaying a store.

In the present invention, when the number of stores to be displayed is larger than the predetermined number set by the display store number setting unit, the display control unit outputs a signal for randomly displaying the stores to be displayed. As a result, for example, the number of stores to be searched is limited, and it is prevented that the stores are not displayed even though they are searched for each search, increasing the chances of letting the user find a new store, Advertising effect is secured.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the guidance device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the store information acquisition means acquires the store information including the type information of the store, and the display control means: It is characterized in that a signal for displaying the stores searched by the store search means for each type is output based on the type information of the store information.

In the present invention, the display control means outputs a signal for displaying the store searched by the store search means for each type based on the store type information of the store information acquired by the store information acquisition means. This further facilitates the search for the store desired by the user and improves convenience.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the guidance device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects is connected to the guidance device such that at least a signal output from the display control means of the guidance device can be received. And a terminal device that includes a display device that displays a store in a display form having different visibility in accordance with the frequency of use based on a signal from the display control means.

According to the present invention, a display control can be performed on the guidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a high advertising effect of the store can be obtained, the user can be guided to a well searched store, and the use can be expanded. A terminal device provided with a display device for displaying the store in a display form having different visibility according to the frequency of use based on a signal from the means is connected. With this, by using the network, the search result of the store can be easily obtained, the convenience is improved, and the use can be easily expanded.

The invention described in claim 11 is a guidance method in which the guidance device according to claim 1 is expanded to a guidance method for guiding a user to a store by using a computer. While acquiring the usage information regarding the usage frequency of the store used by, acquires the unique store information of the store having the position information for specifying the position of the store, based on the position information of the acquired store information It is characterized in that the store located in a predetermined area is searched, and the store is displayed in a display form in which visibility is different according to the usage frequency based on the obtained usage information among the searched stores. As a result, the same operational effect as that of the first aspect of the invention can be enjoyed.

The twelfth aspect of the present invention is a guidance program that causes a computer to execute the guidance method according to the eleventh aspect.

According to the present invention, for example, a general-purpose computer can be installed in the computer to cause the computer to execute the guiding method according to the eleventh aspect, and the utilization of the present invention can be greatly promoted. .

A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a recording medium on which the guidance program according to the twelfth aspect is recorded so that it can be read by a computer.

According to the present invention, since the guidance program according to claim 12 for executing the guidance method according to claim 11 is recorded in the recording medium, the guidance program can be easily handled and the utilization of the present invention can be promoted. It can be significantly increased.

The invention according to claim 11 and claim 1
In the invention described in claim 2 and the invention described in claim 13, the number of computers is not limited to one, and for example, a configuration in which a plurality of computers are combined in a network form, an element such as a microcomputer, or a plurality of electronic components are mounted. It also includes a printed circuit board.

[0033]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of Information Processing System] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention in the present embodiment. Figure 2
It is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of a terminal unit which constitutes an information processing system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a navigation device that constitutes the information processing system. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a server device that constitutes the information processing system.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an information processing system serving as a guidance system. The information processing system 1 can share point information based on map information such as restaurants and recommended spots among predetermined friends. It is a system that processes point information for doing. The information processing system 1 includes a network 2, a terminal device 3, a navigation device 4, and a server device 5 as a guiding device.
The registration site server device 6 is provided.

The network 2 is, for example, TCP / IP.
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protoco
It is configured as the Internet or intranet based on general-purpose protocols such as l). A terminal device 3, a navigation device 4, a server device 5, and a registration site server device 6 as point member setting means are connected to the network 2.

The terminal device 3 is, for example, a general-purpose computer equipped with a computer main body, an input device, a display device, etc. (not shown), a mobile phone, or a PHS (Personal Handyp).
Hone System) and other mobile terminal devices. This terminal device 3 is installed with browser software and electronic mail software for browsing homepages on the Internet, which is the network 2.
Various information can be transmitted and received via. And
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, the terminal device 3 constitutes a terminal transmitting / receiving unit 11, a terminal storage unit 12, a terminal operation unit 13, a terminal display unit 14, a terminal voice guidance unit 15, and a computer main body. And a terminal control unit 16.

The terminal transmitting / receiving unit 11 has a terminal antenna 17, and transmits / receives signals between the networks 2. The terminal transmission / reception unit 11 is connected to the terminal control unit 16, outputs the received signal to the terminal control unit 16, and outputs the signal output from the terminal control unit 16 to the network 2.

The terminal storage section 12 readablely stores the information output from the terminal control section 16. For example, RA
An M (Random Access Memory), a drive that records information on a recording medium such as a hard disk, an optical disk, or a magnetic disk is used.

The terminal operation section 13 has various operation buttons (not shown) for appropriately operating the terminal device 3, such as a keyboard. By the input operation of these operation buttons, the terminal operation unit 13 appropriately outputs a predetermined signal to the terminal control unit 16, and sets and inputs various conditions such as the operation content of the terminal device 3. In addition, as the terminal operation unit 13,
For example, the terminal display unit 14
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which various conditions are set and input by an input operation using a touch panel provided in the, an input operation using voice, or the like.

The terminal display unit 14 is controlled by the terminal control unit 16 and appropriately displays as image data among the information output from the terminal control unit 16. Specifically, liquid crystal, organic EL (electoroluminescence), PDP (Plasma Displ
ay Panel), CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube), etc. are used.

The terminal voice guidance unit 15 has a sounding means such as a speaker (not shown). The terminal voice guidance unit 15 is controlled by the terminal control unit 16, and the terminal control unit 1
The voice data of the information output from 6 is output as voice from the sounding means.

The terminal control unit 16 is connected to various input / output ports (not shown), for example, an information transmission / reception port to which the terminal transmission / reception unit 11 is connected, a storage unit connection port to which the terminal storage unit 12 is connected, and a terminal operation unit 13. It has a key input port, a display control port to which the terminal display unit 14 is connected, a voice control port to which the terminal voice guide unit 15 is connected, and the like. Then, the terminal control unit 16 processes information transmitted / received to / from the network 2 via the terminal transmission / reception unit 11 by a program loaded on an installed OS (Operating System) that controls the operation of the entire terminal device 3. Specifically, the terminal control unit 16 includes a position setting unit as a current position information acquisition unit as a program loaded on the OS. The position setting means artificially recognizes a place or the like, which is a starting point set and input by the terminal operation unit 13, as a pseudo current position.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 4 includes a vehicle 20 such as a passenger car as a moving body.
Is installed in. The navigation device 4 is used in the vehicle 20.
It operates by being supplied with power from a battery (not shown) mounted in. The navigation device 4 includes a navigation transmitting / receiving unit 21 and a GPS (Global Positioning System).
m) receiving unit 22, moving state detecting unit 23, VICS (V
Vehicle Information and Communication System) information receiving unit 24, map information storage unit 25, and navigation operation unit 26.
A navigation display unit 27, a navigation voice guidance unit 28, and a navigation control unit 29.

The navigation transmitting / receiving unit 21 has a navigation antenna 31, and transmits / receives signals between the networks 2 by a wireless medium 32 such as radio waves, electromagnetic waves, light, sound waves as shown in FIG. The navigation transmission / reception unit 21 is connected to the navigation control unit 29, outputs the received signal to the navigation control unit 29, and outputs the signal output from the navigation control unit 29 to the network 2.

The GPS receiving section 22 includes a GPS antenna 3
4 is connected. The GPS receiver 22 receives navigation radio waves output from a GPS satellite, which is an artificial satellite (not shown), via a GPS antenna 34. And G
The PS receiver 22 calculates a pseudo coordinate value of the current position based on the received signal and outputs it as GPS data to the connected navigation controller 29.

The movement condition detector 23 includes, for example, a speed sensor, an azimuth sensor, and an acceleration sensor (not shown) provided in the vehicle 20, and detects the condition in which the vehicle 20 moves. Then, the movement state detection unit 23 detects the traveling state of the vehicle 20 with various sensors and outputs it to the connected navigation control unit 29 as various traveling state information regarding the traveling of the vehicle 20.

The VICS information receiving unit 24 uses a V (not shown).
It has an ICS antenna, and acquires information about traffic by this VICS antenna. Specifically, traffic information such as traffic jam, traffic accident, construction, traffic regulation, etc. is acquired from a road traffic information communication system (VICS) (not shown) by, for example, a beacon or FM multiplex broadcasting. Alternatively, the information may be acquired via the network 2.

The map information storage unit 25 stores the map information acquired from the server device 5 described later via the network 2 by the navigation transmission / reception unit 21, for example. The map information storage unit 25 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory).
Alternatively, a drive that records information on a recording medium such as a hard disk, an optical disk, or a magnetic disk is used.

The navigation operating section 26 is used for the navigation device 4 such as a command for displaying the running state of the vehicle 20.
Has various operation buttons (not shown) for appropriately operating the. In response to the input operation of these operation buttons, the navigation operation unit 26 appropriately outputs a predetermined signal to the navigation control unit 29 to set and input various conditions such as the operation content of the navigation device 4 and the setting of the destination. In addition, this navigation operation unit 2
The configuration of 6 is not limited to the input operation of the operation button, and may be configured to set and input various conditions by, for example, an input operation by the touch panel provided in the navigation display unit 27, an input operation by voice, or the like.

The navigation display unit 27 is controlled by the navigation control unit 29, and appropriately displays the image data among the information output from the navigation control unit 29. Specifically, similar to the terminal display unit 14 of the terminal device 3, liquid crystal, organic EL, PDP, CR
T or the like is used.

The navigation voice guidance unit 28, like the terminal voice guidance unit 15 of the terminal device 3, has a sounding means such as a speaker (not shown). The navigation voice guidance unit 28 is controlled by the navigation control unit 29, and causes the sounding means to output the voice data of the information output from the navigation control unit 29 as a voice.

The navigation control unit 29 has various input / output ports (not shown), for example, a GPS receiving port to which the GPS receiving unit 22 is connected, a 23 sensor connection port to which various sensors are connected, and a VICS to which the VICS information receiving unit 24 is connected. It has an information receiving port, a key input port to which the navigation operation unit 26 is connected, a display unit control port to which the navigation display unit 27 is connected, a voice control port to which the navigation voice guidance unit 28 is connected, and the like. Then, the navigation control unit 29 performs various controls by a program loaded on the OS that controls the operation of the entire navigation device 4. Specifically, a current position information acquisition unit (not shown), a travel route search unit, a display store number setting unit, which are programs to be deployed on the OS,
Is equipped with.

The current position information acquiring means calculates a plurality of current pseudo positions of the vehicle based on, for example, speed data and azimuth data of the vehicle 20 output from various sensors mounted on the vehicle 20. Further, the current position information acquisition unit recognizes the current pseudo coordinate value of the vehicle 20 based on the GPS data regarding the current position output from the GPS receiving unit 22. Then, the current position information acquisition means compares the calculated current pseudo position with the recognized current pseudo coordinate value, and calculates the current position of the vehicle 20 to be displayed on the map information displayed on the navigation display unit 27, for example. And recognize the current position. In addition to the current position of the vehicle 20 described above as the current position, the current position information acquisition unit artificially recognizes the departure place, which is the starting point set and input by the navigation operation unit 26, as the current position.

The moving route searching means sets a moving route from the current position acquired by the current position information acquiring means to the destination set and input by the navigation operation unit 26 based on map information described later. Note that this destination is not limited to the destination of the movement destination, and also includes a detouring store, which will be described later, and a movement route to the detouring store is set as an estimated route.

The display store number setting means indicates the number of stores to be displayed by an input operation of the navigation operation unit 26 when displaying a map display or a list display of the stores on the navigation display unit 27 based on the store information described later. Set.

On the other hand, the server device 5 is configured as a WWW (World Wide Web) server connected to the network 2, for example. As shown in FIG. 4, the server device 5 includes a server transmitting / receiving unit 41 and a system control device 42.
And storage means 43.

The server transmission / reception unit 41 uses the server antenna 4
5 for transmitting and receiving signals between the networks 2. The server transmission / reception unit 41 is connected to the system control device 42, outputs the received signal to the system control device 42, and outputs the signal output from the system control device 42 to the network 2.

The system control device 42 executes various programs to perform various processes for information transmitted / received to / from the network 2 via the server transmission / reception unit 41. Specifically, O
Group attribute information acquisition means (not shown), group identification information creation means, authentication means, information disclosure means, guide information output means, joining / withdrawal processing means, and store information as programs to be deployed on S A store information acquisition unit that also functions as a processing unit, a disclosure request recognition unit, a store position specification unit as a display control unit, a point conversion unit, a store usage recognition unit that also functions as a usage information acquisition unit, and a guidance fee. A billing unit and a store search unit are provided. Further, the system control device 42 is connected to the storage means 43, and outputs the acquired information to the storage means 43 to be stored therein as appropriate, and also acquires the information stored in the storage means 43 to be output to the network 2 as appropriate.

The group attribute information acquisition means of the system control device 42 acquires the group attribute information set and input by the terminal device 3 and received by the server transmission / reception unit 41 via the network 2. This acquired group attribute information is
It is output to the storage means 43.

The group identification information creation means of the system control device 42 recognizes that the group attribute information acquisition means has acquired the group attribute information, and creates unique group identification information corresponding to the acquired group attribute information. . The created group identification information is output by the server transmitting / receiving unit 41 to the terminal device to which the group attribute information is set and input via the network 2.

The authentication means of the system control device 42 stores the group attribute information and the group identification information, which are set and input by the terminal device and acquired by the server transmission / reception unit 41 via the network 2, in the storage means 43 described later. Match information.

The information disclosing means of the system controller 42 is
When it is recognized that the group attribute information and the group identification information acquired from the terminal device 3 by the authentication means are the same as the group information stored in advance in the storage means 43, the notification information stored in the storage means 43 is used as the notification information. It is possible to output or browse in response to a predetermined input operation from.

The guide information output means of the system control device 42 recognizes the predetermined setting input from the terminal device 3, and thereby the group attribute information and the group identification information together with the guide information for prompting to join the group. Three
Output, ie to deliver.

The joining / withdrawing processing means of the system control device 42 updates the group information by recognizing a signal from the terminal device 3 for deciding to join the group or a signal for deciding withdrawal. . That is, when a signal for deciding to join is recognized, the group attribute information corresponding to the group to be joined is associated with the personal information input together with the signal for deciding to join, and a new group is created. Update to information. In addition, when a signal for deciding withdrawal is recognized, among the personal information associated with the group attribute information corresponding to the group to be withdrawn, the personal information recognized together with the signal for deciding withdrawal The association is released and the group information is updated. The updated new group information is output and stored in the storage unit 43.

The store information acquisition means of the system control device 42 correlates the point information transmitted from the registration site server device 6 and received by the server transmission / reception unit 41 via the network 2 with the store identification information and acquires it as store information. . It should be noted that this store information is subjected to a process of associating with the group information in the case of the store information to be disclosed within the group, as the selection information as to whether or not to disclose within the group described above.

Here, as will be described later, the point information is information about points that the store gives to the user in association with the use of the store, that is, the number of points. The store identification information is unique information for identifying which store is the store to which the points are given. The store identification information is unique to each store and is associated with the position information of the store. Then, the acquired store information is output to and stored in the storage unit 43.

The disclosure request recognition means of the system control device 42 performs an input operation to the effect that the user requests the disclosure of the store information on the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3, so that the fact is notified via the network 2. The signal is received to recognize the store information disclosure request.

The store position specifying means as the display control means of the system control device 42 causes the user to output the store information by a predetermined input operation of the terminal operation section 13 of the terminal device 3 by the user. That is, the store position specifying means controls the acquired store information to be displayed on the terminal display unit 14 of the terminal device 3 or the navigation display unit 27 of the navigation device 4 in which the user is performing input, for example. Specifically, based on the position information that constitutes the input store information of the predetermined store and the map information stored in the storage unit 43 described later, the input store position is combined with the map information. Specify and output to the user,

The point conversion means of the system control device 42 converts the number of points given from each store into the same unit price. The conversion of the points is performed by converting the points of the point information transmitted from the registration site server device 6 using, for example, a coefficient corresponding to the store code information stored in the storage device (not shown). For example, each point is converted so that 1 point corresponds to a service of 100 yen.
Specifically, if there are A stores that can receive a service for 1000 yen at 500 points and B stores that can receive a service for 1000 yen at 1000 points, 2 system points at A stores and 2 stores at B stores. The system point is 1 point.

The point conversion means may convert the price used for giving one point to the same unit price. That is, for example, 50
If there is an A store that is awarded 1 point for 0 yen and a B store that is awarded 1 point for 1000 yen, the system point is 0.5 points for the A store and the system point is 1 point for the B store. . In addition, in the point conversion means, a coefficient to be converted is appropriately set, for example, when consumption tax is taken into consideration. That is, a process of converting the points given from each store so that they can be evaluated at the same unit price is performed.

The store use recognizing means of the system controller 42 recognizes that the user has used the store. As will be described later, for example, the user's use of the store indicates that information entered when making a reservation, ordering, or making a payment at the store, that the payment from an organization that manages the IC card used at the time of payment has been completed, etc. It is recognized by receiving a signal or the like. Further, the store use recognition means stores the frequency used by the user in the past in the storage means 43 or the like as usage information regarding the usage frequency. Further, the store usage recognition means recognizes the size of the number of points as usage information.

As will be described later, the guide fee requesting means of the system control device 42 requests payment of the fee from the store, for example, by outputting a signal to the terminal computer of the store or a predetermined financial institution to charge the fee. Control for.

The store search means of the system controller 42 is
Based on the position information of the store information, a process of searching for a store located within a predetermined area input by the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 is performed. In the case of a device having a function of searching for a store like the navigation device 4, the search result is output to the navigation device 4 in order to reduce the load of searching by the navigation device 4 or the navigation device 4 and outputting the result as appropriate. It may be displayed only.

The storage means 43 has, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magnetic disk or the like, and stores information output from the system control device 42. Then, in this storage means 43, a spot information database 46, a map information database 47 as a map information storage means,
And a personal data management database 48.

The spot information database 46 is a database having a table structure in which spot information output from the system control device 42, such as store name information, type information, store content information, and geographical position information, is recorded as one record. Configured as. The spot information database 46 can store not only the spot information acquired from the network 2 but also the spot information set and input by an input means (not shown) connected to the system control device 42.

The map information database 47 stores map information. This map information has a data structure as shown in FIG. 5, for example. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of map information.

In FIG. 5, MP is map information, and this map information MP has, for example, a plurality of mesh information M to which unique numbers are respectively added. The mesh information M has a set length of one side, that is, a length obtained by shortening the actual length on the terrain according to the scale of the map. Then, the map information MP is composed of a plurality of these mesh information M continuously arranged vertically and horizontally.

The road in the map information MP is formed in the map information MP in a state where, for example, two nodes N (black circles in FIG. 5) and a link L as a line segment connecting these nodes N are continuous. ing. Here, the node N corresponds to a nodal point such as an intersection, a bending point, a branch point, or a confluence of each road. The information about the node N is the position information of the position where the node N exists, such as latitude and longitude, the unique number added to each node N, and a plurality of links such as intersections and branch points. It has branch information indicating whether or not it is a branch position. The information on the link L has a unique number added to each link L (hereinafter, referred to as a link ID) and node information such as a unique number representing two nodes N connected by the link L. ing.

In the map information MP, a well-known feature information having a mark (not shown) showing a well-known place or building and position information such as latitude / longitude where the well-known place or building is located. Is provided. Furthermore, map information MP
Is also provided with name information such as names of intersections.

The map information MP is provided with a plurality of map information MP showing the same region and having different scales. Various pieces of information such as the node information, the link ID, the famous feature information, and the name information described above are provided for each of the map information MP having different scales. In addition, this map information MP
Can be appropriately updated by input means (not shown) connected to the system control device 42, for example, by adding new passage data.

The personal data management database 48 appropriately stores personal information, group information, and store information as notification information. That is, the personal data management database 48 includes a personal list table unit 51 as a personal information storage unit, a group list table unit 52 as a group information storage unit, and a store table unit 53 as a notification information storage unit. .

The personal list table section 51 is shown in FIG.
The personal information is stored as shown in FIG. Specifically, the personal list table unit 51 displays the user ID (Identificatio
n) A database having a table structure in which information, name information, address information, address information, acquisition point number information (system points in the figure) in the information processing system 1 and the like are recorded as one record. The system points shown in FIG. 6 are converted at the same unit price so that different stores have the same evaluation value.

The group list table section 52 stores group information as shown in FIG. 7, for example. Specifically, the group list table unit 52 includes group ID information as group identification information, password information as group identification information, group name information as group attribute information, creator information, member ID information, registration time information, It is configured as a database having a table structure in which registration date information and the like are recorded as one record. The creator information is, as shown in FIG. 7, linked to the personal information and is for associating the personal information with the group information.

The store table section 53 stores store information as shown in FIG. 8, for example. Specifically, the store table unit 53 stores the store code information which is the store identification information, the user ID information, the store genre information, the position information including the latitude information and the longitude information of the store as the point information, the acquired point information, Group ID information of the group to be disclosed (Fig. 8
(Public group ID) and the like are configured as a database having a table structure in which one record is recorded.
The store code information is associated with the store genre information and the spot information that is the store position information. Then, as described above, the system control device 42 associates the store code information with the acquired point information, and also associates the store genre information and the store position information based on the store code information to store the store table unit 5
3 is stored as one record.

On the other hand, the registration site server device 6 manages information about registered users and points in a so-called point system in which a store, which will be described later, gives points with added value. The registration site server device 6 is, for example, a server managed by a store, and like the server device 5, controls the entire device and transmits / receives information about points to and from a control unit (not shown) that transmits / receives information about points between the networks 2. And a point database (not shown) for accumulating. The control unit includes a personal information acquisition unit (not shown) for acquiring the personal information unique to the user, a customer information creation unit, and an input setting unit forming a setting input recognition unit.

The personal information acquisition means of the registration site server device 6 acquires necessary information including personal information set and input via the network by an input operation of the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3, for example.

The customer information creating means of the registration site server device 6 creates customer information by associating the necessary information and the point information of the user. The created customer information is output to the point database. The point database has a table structure that stores this customer information as one record.

The input setting means that constitutes the setting input recognition means of the registration site server device 6 is, for example, the icon of “Mr.
This is a configuration for linking with. Note that the input setting means is not limited to such a configuration of icons, and is, for example, a server device that recognizes an input operation of the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3 or the navigation operation unit 26 of the navigation device 4 that the user controls. Any configuration that recognizes the user's input operation for transferring the information to S5 is possible.

[Operation of Information Processing System] Next, the operation of the information processing system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Registration of System Member) First, the operation of member registration for using the information processing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the system member registration operation.

In order to use the information processing system 1, a user who wishes to use the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 accesses the system registration site (step S).
1). That is, the user who wants to use the terminal operates the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3 or the navigation operation unit 26 of the navigation device 4.
Is operated to connect to the server device 5 via the network 2, select a system registration site in the main site of the information processing system 1, and request connection.

The system controller 42 of the server device 5 is
The server transmission / reception unit 41 recognizes the connection request to the system registration site of the user who wants to use it (step S2), connects to the system registration site, and transmits a guide for prompting input of predetermined necessary items (step S3). The guidance transmitted in step S3 is received by the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 (step S4), and the user who wishes to use inputs predetermined information according to the guidance (step S5) and transmits it to the server 5 (step). S6).

The server 5 receives the necessary item information transmitted in step S6 (step S7), and the system controller 42 determines whether the necessary item information is appropriate (step S8). If it is determined in step S8 that the input information of the necessary items is not appropriate, the guidance for prompting the input again is transmitted (step S9). Then, the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 receives the guidance for prompting the user to input again (step S10), the process returns to step S5, and the user who wants to use the user input again according to the guidance for prompting the input.

When it is determined in step S8 that the input information on the necessary items is appropriate, the system control device 42 is configured as one record of the necessary items, as shown in FIG. 6, for example. The personal information is processed and registered in the personal list table section 51 of the personal data management database 48 (step S11). After that, the system control device 42 sends the registration information and the user ID and personal password information to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4, and the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 guide the registration completion and the user ID. By receiving the information of the personal password and the personal password (step S12), the system member registration process is completed.

(Registration of New Group) Next, an operation for registering a group in which users who are members of the information processing system 1 share information will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the group registration operation.

First, the user uses the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 to access the site for creating a new group (step S21). That is, the user operates the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3 or the navigation operation unit 26 of the navigation device 4, connects to the server device 5 via the network 2, and connects to the main site of the information processing system 1. The user selects a site for creating a new group in the main site and requests connection.

The system controller 42 of the server device 5
The server transmission / reception unit 41 allows the user to recognize a connection request to the site for creating a new group. Then, the system control device 42 transmits a guide for prompting the user to input the setting of the user ID and the personal password in order to confirm that the user is a member of the information processing system 1. The user inputs the user ID and the personal password previously acquired by the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 based on the transmitted guidance.

By inputting the user ID and the personal password, the system control device 42 of the server device 5 collates with the personal information stored in the personal list table portion 51 of the personal data management database 48. Then, the system control device 42 controls to connect the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 to the new group creation site of the server device 5 by authenticating that the member is a member (step S22).

Further, the user follows the instruction of the site for creating the accessed new group, and the terminal operation unit 1
3 and the navigation operation unit 26 are operated to input the name of the group to be registered (step S23). The inputted group name information is output from the terminal transmitting / receiving device of the terminal device 3 and received by the server transmitting / receiving unit 41 of the server device 5 via the network 2 (step S24).

In step S24, the group name information is collated by the system control device 42 with the group information stored in the group list table section 52 of the personal data management database 48. The system controller 42
It is determined whether or not there is the same name (step S2).
5).

When it is determined in step S25 that the group having the same name is not registered and can be registered, the system control device 42 automatically creates a group ID and a group password for the group. Then, the system control device 42, together with the user ID information of the operator who created the group, the created time information and date information, the group name information, the group ID information, and the group password as one record,
Processing for adding to the group list table section 52 of the personal data management database 48 is performed (step S26).

When the registration is completed by performing the processing of step S26 (step S27), the system controller 42
Is a URL (Universal Resource Locate) of a site for adding the registered group name, group password and member
The guidance including the information of r) is transmitted to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 (step S28). When the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 receive the transmitted registration end information (step S29), the process of creating a new group ends.

If the system control device 42 determines in step S25 that the group having the same name has already been registered, the input name has already been registered and another name will be input. The guidance is transmitted to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 (step S30). In the case of re-inputting (step S31) by the guidance for inputting another name from the server device 5 in step S30, the process returns to step S23.

If re-input is not performed in this step S31, the server device 5 is notified that the group registration is interrupted without re-inputting the name of another group (step S3).
2). The system controller 4 sends a signal not to re-input.
2 is received (step S33), the system control device 42 ends the registration process for creating the new group, outputs a guide to the effect that the registration process of the new group is interrupted to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4, and The registration process ends.

(Member Joining Guide to Group) Next, an operation for guiding a specific person to join a member of a registered group will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of adding a member of a group.

First, the founder or member of the group uses the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 to access the new member joining site (step S41).
That is, the founder or member of the group operates the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3 or the navigation operation unit 26 of the navigation device 4 to connect to the server device 5 via the network 2 and connect to the main site of the information processing system 1. Connecting. The founder or member of the group selects a new member joining site in the main site and requests connection.

The system controller 42 of the server device 5 is
The server transmission / reception unit 41 recognizes the connection request to the new member joining site. Then, the system control device 42
Sends a guide for prompting the user to enter the user ID and personal password in order to confirm that he is a member of the information processing system 1. The founder or member of the group inputs the user ID and the personal password previously acquired by the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 based on the transmitted guidance.

Then, the system control device 42 of the server device 5 receives the inputted user ID and personal password (step S 42), and uses the personal information stored in the personal list table section 51 of the personal data management database 48. Collation is performed to determine whether or not the user is a system member (step S43). When it is determined that the member is not a system member, access to the new member joining site is rejected and the process ends. In addition, if the user is prompted to enter the correct user ID and personal password, and if the number of input errors is a certain number of times, or if the access is canceled, the access to the new member joining site is stopped and the processing is terminated. Good.

When it is determined in step S43 that the user is a system member, the input user ID
And the fact that the personal password is authenticated is transmitted to the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4, and the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 is controlled to connect to the new group creation site of the server device 5 (step S44). Then, the founder or member of the group receives and confirms from the server device 5 that the user has been authenticated (step S4).
5) Enter the name of the group and the group password that are acquired in advance (step S46).

When the server device 5 receives the group name and the group password input by the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 in step S46 (step S47), the system control device 42 causes the group list table portion of the personal data management database 48 to be displayed. The group information stored in 52 is checked to determine whether or not the user is a group member (step S48). That is, the correctness of the entered group name and group password is determined. If the group name and the group password are incorrect and it is determined that the user is not a group member, access to the new member joining site is denied and the process ends. In addition, the user is prompted to enter the correct group name and group password, and if the user makes a mistake in inputting a predetermined number of times, or if he / she inputs an access suspension from the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4, the access to the new member joining site is suspended. Then, the processing may be ended.

If it is determined in step S48 that the group name and group password are correct group members, the fact that the group name and group password are authenticated is transmitted to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 (step S49). ). Then, the founder or member of the group receives and confirms the information indicating that the user has been authenticated from the server device 5 (step S50),
Enter the e-mail address of the user who wants to introduce the group according to the guidance (step S51).

When the server device 5 receives the mail address input in step S51 (step S5
2) Then, the system control device 42 mail-delivers a guide for enrolling in a group based on the inputted mail address (step S53). The guidance for enrolling in this group is, for example, the group name, the group password, and the information of the URL of the group site that has the information that only the members of the group can view.

Then, it is judged whether or not the distribution of the guidance for urging the user to join the group in step S53 is completed (step S54), and when the distribution process is recognized, the terminal device 3 or It transmits to the navigation apparatus 4 (step S55). When the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 receive the guidance of the end of the distribution processing (step S56), the processing of the member joining guidance of the group ends.

(Addition of New Member to Group) Next, the operation of adding a new member to a registered group will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of joining a new member of a group.

First, based on the group member joining guide acquired by the processing of the flowchart of FIG. 11 or the guide directly acquired from the founder or member of the group,
A user who is a system member uses the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 to access the new member joining site (step S61). That is, the user operates the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3 or the navigation operation unit 26 of the navigation device 4, connects to the server device 5 via the network 2, and connects to the main site of the information processing system 1. The user selects a new member joining site in the main site and makes a connection request.

The system controller 42 of the server device 5
The server transmission / reception unit 41 recognizes the connection request to the new member joining site. Then, the system control device 42
Sends a guide for prompting the user to enter the user ID and personal password in order to confirm that he is a member of the information processing system 1. The user inputs the previously acquired user ID and personal password based on the transmitted guidance.

Then, the system controller 42 receives the input user ID and personal password (step S62), compares them with the personal information stored in the personal list table portion 51 of the personal data management database 48, and the system Determine if you are a member (step S
63). When it is determined that the member is not a system member, access to the new member joining site is rejected and the process ends. Note that the user is prompted to enter the correct user ID and personal password, and if the user makes a mistake in the input a predetermined number of times, or if the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 inputs an access suspension, the access to the new member joining site is suspended. You may make it complete | finish a process.

When it is determined in step S63 that the user is a system member, the fact that the entered user ID and personal password have been authenticated is transmitted to the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4, and the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 is sent.
Is controlled to connect to the new group creation site of the server device 5 (step S64). Then, after the user receives and confirms the guide indicating that the user has been authenticated from the server device 5 (step S65), the user inputs the name of the group and the group password acquired in advance by the subscription guide mail or directly from the member ( Step S6
6).

When the server device receives the group name and the group password input by the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 in step S66 (step S67), the system control device 42 causes the group list table section 52 of the personal data management database 48 to be displayed. It is checked whether or not it is a registered group by collating with the group information stored in (step S68). That is, the correctness of the entered group name and group password is determined. When it is determined that the group name and group password are incorrect and there is no registered group, access to the new member joining site is rejected and the process ends. In addition, the user is prompted to enter the correct group name and group password, and if the user makes a mistake in inputting a predetermined number of times, or if he / she inputs an access suspension from the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4, the access to the new member joining site is suspended. Then, the processing may be ended.

If it is determined in step S68 that the group name and group password are correct group members, a message that the group name and group password have been authenticated and a question asking whether to join the group is displayed. Terminal device 3 and navigation device 4
(Step S69). Then, after receiving and confirming the guidance from the server device 5 (step S70), the user inputs whether or not to join the group according to the guidance (step S71).

If it is input that the user does not join in step S71, the process of joining a new member to the registered group ends. Further, if the user inputs that he / she joins in step S71, that effect is transmitted to the server device 5 (step S72), and the system control device 42 registers as a member (step S73). That is, the system control device 4
2 includes group name information and group ID information, together with the user ID information input in step S61, the time information and the date information when the data is created as a member registration process in the group list table portion 52 of the personal data management database 48. And group password 1
Process to add as one record.

Then, the system control unit 42 distributes the information that the new member has joined to the other members of the group to which the new member has joined (step S74). That is, the system control device 42 searches for the member ID information of the same group ID based on the group information recorded in the group list table section 52 of the personal data management database 48, and from the searched member ID information, the personal list. The new subscription guide is delivered based on the mail address information that constitutes the personal information stored in the table unit 51.

After the delivery of the mail is finished (step S75), the system control device 42 gives a guidance that the processing of the new subscription registration is finished and that the guidance is delivered to other members of the group, for example. The data is transmitted to the device 3 and the navigation device 4 (step S76). When the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 receive the transmitted guidance (step S77), the process of joining a new member is completed.

In step S74, the mail notifying the addition of the new member is distributed to the other members of the group, but it may not be notified. That is, for example, after the registration of the new member is completed in step S73, the fact is transmitted to the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4, and the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 receives the guidance in step S77, thereby ending the processing. You can also do it.

(System Member Point Management) Next, an operation for registering points, which is information of a user who is a member of the information processing system 1, will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a point system registration card for point card registration distributed from a store. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the point card registration operation. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a guide that prompts the user to input whether or not to publish store information to the group. Here, the point is the frequency used in the so-called point system, and specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the point is given by using a store 61 such as a restaurant or an electric appliance store, and the point is to some extent. Is one of the services of the store 61 in which various services are provided by accumulating.

When the user uses the store 61,
As shown in FIG. 13, a point system registration card 62 that authenticates registration for the point system handled by the store 61 is given from the store 61. As shown in FIG. 13, this point system registration card 62 records information on the name of the store 61, the registration ID given to each store 61, and the URL of the point card registration site that manages the point system. Has been done.

Then, the user who has acquired the point system registration card 62 registers for the point system.
That is, the user, as shown in FIG.
Using the navigation device 4 and navigation device 4, U of the point card registration site recorded on the point system registration card
Based on the RL information, the point card registration site is accessed via the network 2 (step S81).

The access to the point card registration site in step S81 is performed by the terminal operation unit 13 of the terminal device 3.
Or operating the navigation operation unit 26 of the navigation device 4,
It connects to the registration site server device 6 managed by the store 61 via the network 2 and connects to the main site of the point card registration site. Then, the newly registered site among the main sites of the point card registration site is selected and connected (step S82).

Furthermore, the user can operate the terminal operation unit 13 and the navigation operation unit 26 based on the guidance for prompting the input of predetermined necessary items.
Is operated to input necessary items (step S83).
Required items include, for example, the personal information described above,
The name, address, email address, etc. of the user.

The registration site server device 6 receives the necessary items input in step S83 (step S8).
4) Then, the received necessary items are accumulated as one record in a point database (not shown) and the point card is registered. Then, the registration site server device 6 gives the guidance that the point card registration is completed to the terminal device 3
Or to the navigation device 4 (step S8)
5). The guidance transmitted from the registration site server device 6 in step S85 is displayed on the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4.
Then, the user recognizes that the point card registration is completed.

Further, the user inputs and sets the information corresponding to the display provided in the point card registration site and prompting the user to input whether or not the information of the used store 61 is processed by the information processing system 1 (step S87). ). As an input as to whether or not to store the store information in the information processing system 1, for example, as an operation unit constituting a setting input recognition means for shifting to the information processing system 1 provided in the point card registration site, Operate the "Yorimichi-kun" icon.

Then, in step S87, "Yorimichi-kun"
If the icon is not operated and the store information is not shared by the information processing system 1, the point card registration process ends. Whether or not the "Yoromi Michi-kun" icon is operated is determined within, for example, a predetermined time after receiving the notification that the registration has been completed, or when the user performs a point card registration process using the terminal operation unit 13 or the navigation operation unit 26. It is ended by setting to end.

When the icon of "Yoromichi-kun" is operated in response to the guidance in step S87 (step S
88), the registration site server device 6 recognizes that, and the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 are connected to the information processing system 1.
A process of linking to the server device 5 constituting the server is executed (step S89). Furthermore, the registration site server device 6
Transmits the store information to the server device 5 together with the user registration information input in step S83 (step S9).
0).

The server device 5 having received the user registration information and the store information transmitted in step S90 (step S91) sends a signal for connecting to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 so that information can be transmitted and received. Terminal device 3
Or to the navigation device 4 (step S9
2). Then, the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 which have received the signal from the server device 5 (step S93),
In order to connect to the server device 5, the user ID and the personal password are input by operating the terminal operation unit 13 and the navigation operation unit 26 (step S94).

User I input in step S94
The server device 5 receives D and the personal password (step S95). Then, the system control device 42 of the server device 5 supplies the user ID and the personal password to
The personal information stored in the personal list table section 51 of the personal data management database 48 is checked to determine whether or not the user is a system member (step S96).

If it is determined in step S96 that the user is not a system member, the point card registration process ends. Note that the loyalty card registration process may be terminated when a guidance prompting the user to enter the correct user ID and personal password is provided, and if a predetermined number of input errors are made, or if access is canceled.

If it is determined in step S96 that the user is a system member, in order to create store information in the information processing system 1, the store 61 registered with the point card is used.
Is transmitted to the group of the information processing system 1 for guidance of inputting whether or not to publish (step S97). That is, the system control device 42 transmits the guidance as shown in FIG. 15, for example. The guidance of the group to be disclosed is based on the user ID recognized in step S95, for example.
The group to which the user subscribes is searched from the group list table section 52, and the name of the searched group is guided. Note that the guidance shown in FIG. 15 corresponds to the comment that the predetermined store 61 has been registered as a point card in the previous process, the name of the group that subscribes, and the name of the group for identifying the group to be disclosed. This is an example in which a plurality of check boxes 64 provided as above are displayed.

Then, the user operates the terminal operation unit 13 or the navigation operation unit 26 to input to which group the information of the store 61 registered with the point card is to be disclosed according to the guidance (step S98). The transmitted information is transmitted to the server device 5 (step S99). The server device 5 (step S100) that has acquired the information transmitted from the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 creates store information as shown in FIG. 8 and stores it in the store table unit 53 as one record. This store information is the store code transmitted in step S90, the genre code indicating the type of the store 61, and the latitude / latitude which is the position information of the store 61 retrieved from the store code based on the map information MP of the map information database 47. Along with the longitude information and the point number information, the user ID acquired in step S95 and the public group ID information acquired in step S are recorded as one record.

Then, in step S100, the fact that the store information has been created is transmitted to the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 (step S101), and the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 receives the notification (step S102). ,
The reward card registration process ends.

As described above, in order to share information only within the group, a specific group is created on the site based on the personal information and the group information. Therefore, for example, the specific store 61 is disclosed only to the members of the group. , The store 6
1 can be used as a hideaway store 61 without being crowded. Further, it is possible to prevent the complexity of the work of distributing the information of the store 61 to a specific member. Further, since the information about the store 61 is disclosed in the group by the map information MP as the information, it is possible to easily and efficiently accumulate and disclose the information.

(Use of Information in Information Processing System)
Next, a processing operation at the time of searching a store as the use of the accumulated information in the information processing system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of disclosing the store for which the point card is registered. FIG.
[Fig. 6] is a flowchart showing an operation of collecting a fee, which is an advertising cost when the user is guided to a store registered with a point card.

First, when the user obtains store information for eating, drinking, shopping, etc., the user uses the peripheral search process of the information processing system by the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4, as shown in FIG. The setting is executed (step S111). Due to the setting in step S111, the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 transmit a signal requesting execution of a peripheral search to the server device 5 (step S112).

When the server device 5 recognizes the signal requesting execution of the peripheral search (step S113), the system controller 42 of the server device 5 executes the peripheral search (step S114). As the peripheral search, for example, the current position information of the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 or the position information set and input as the destination is acquired. Then, based on various kinds of information about the store stored in the spot information database, the map information MP stored in the map information database 47, and the position information of the store information stored in the store table section 53 of the personal data management database 48. Then, the store 61 existing within the area of the predetermined radius from the current position is searched.

As a result of the peripheral search in step S114, it is determined whether the point card-registered store 61 exists (step S115). If it is determined that the point card-registered store 61 does not exist, the information of the store 61 included in the map information MP is directly transmitted to the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 (step S116). The terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4 which have received the transmitted information on the store 61 (step S1
17), the information is appropriately displayed on the terminal display unit 14 and the navigation display unit 27 (step S118), and the peripheral search process is terminated.

At the time of the display in step S118, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, a screen display prompting the determination of the display form is displayed.

Then, by operating the terminal operation unit 13 to select and display “display on map”, for example, based on the store information stored in the store table unit 53, the map information MP stores nearby stores. 61 is displayed by various icons and the like, and the display identifies the position of the store 61. Specifically, in the predetermined peripheral area from the current position, for example, in the map area of the screen displayed on the navigation display unit 27 of the navigation device 4, as shown in FIG. 6 stores
1. If the advertising stores are located, display them with different displays. In this case, for example, it is preferable to adopt a display form in which the visibility is higher in the order of the advertisement posting store, the group public store 65, and the point member store. It should be noted that in the group public store 65, different displays may be provided for each group. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19, a balloon display 67 is displayed from the icons of the stores 61 and 65.
The processing is performed so that the balloon display 67 is displayed by clicking the icon of the store 61 or 65, or as shown in FIG. 20, a display for explaining the icon display is displayed in a window display different from the map display. It may be processed.

By operating the terminal operation unit 13, for example, by selecting "display as a list" and inputting the setting, as shown in FIG. 21, the store 61 is displayed based on the store information.
Name, number of points, and system points converted at the same unit price are displayed in a list. Further, by operating the terminal operation unit 13, for example, selecting “display in map and list” and setting and inputting, display in both the above-mentioned “display in map” and “display in list” display modes. .

If there are many stores 61 to be displayed,
Since it becomes difficult to see the map display, for example, the number of stores 61 to be displayed is set by setting a limit on the program in advance so that 10 or less are displayed in the order of the most system points, or by the input operation of the terminal operation unit 13. The display mode may be made possible, or the display form may be made selectable depending on the type of store.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S115 that the point card-registered store 61 exists, the point card-registered store 61 is preferentially displayed (step S119). Then, as described above, the information processed in step S119 is transmitted to the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 in step S116, and is appropriately displayed.

More specifically, for example, the spot information database 46 of the storage means 43 is the point member stored in the store table section 53 and the store-related information such as the store name and position information of the store for which an advertisement is posted. When there are both stores, as shown in FIG. 22, the store that is a point member is displayed so as to be located at the beginning of the list, and a bold line is displayed at the position of the list of advertisement-published stores that are not point members. The display is controlled by dividing with.

Note that, in FIG. 22, the display for each type of store is not carried out, but three stores for point members and seven stores for advertisements are displayed.
This is an example of random display in which the items are displayed and the points member stores are arranged in descending order of system points. For example, in the case of a configuration in which 10 items are displayed, this random display can effectively display the advertising stores within a limited number of items when the items are set in the order closer to the current position or the Japanese syllabary order. It can be difficult. With this, when displaying the advertisement-published stores, it is preferable that the random display is normally displayed so that the list is displayed even if there are seven or more advertisement-published stores, and the advertising effect is increased.

The display ratio between the point member store and the advertising store can be set appropriately or can be set in advance. In addition, in ascending order of points, in order of stores closer to the current position, in order of increasing or decreasing frequency of use, in order of increasing expiry date of point members, and in point 2
Any list can be displayed such as the order of stores during the service period such as double giving, the order of opening hours, the order of the past orders or reservations, the order of the number of times of settlement, the order of the number of times of induction, and the like. In particular, by summarizing the usage status of the user and displaying the result in a list display, a list display more compatible with the user's use of the store 61 can be performed.

The point member store 61 and other advertisement-published stores are not limited to the thick lines, and the background color of the point member store 61 may be distinguished by different colors.

[0155] In addition, the store 61 for which the point card is registered
Is displayed with priority over other stores, that is, stores not registered with point cards, for example, when displayed in step S118, the icon of the store 61 is displayed larger than the icons of other stores, and has a different color. Any of the display methods that are easier for the user to visually recognize, such as a display by, a blinking display, a brighter display than the other, and a display with a sharper contour than the other without blurring can be performed.

Further, for example, a desired store 6 is displayed by random display.
1 may not be posted. Therefore, as the display form, it is preferable to display each type described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, display according to the type of the store 61 set and input by the terminal operation unit 13. For each type, various types are registered in the program in advance, or the type of the store 61 that is a point member is recognized and displayed by that type, for example, when the point member store 61 is an electronic store. Alternatively, the list may be displayed at an electronic store.

Furthermore, when it is recognized that it is a meal time zone by the time measuring means (not shown) provided in the terminal device 3 or the navigation device 4 for measuring time, a predetermined percentage of restaurants are listed in the list. It may be displayed by. Further, when the vehicle 20 is moved by using the navigation device 4, the rest timing may be set based on the moving distance, the time, the signal from the gyro sensor, etc., and the stores 61 serving as the rest points may be displayed in a list. .

Further, when registered as a store as notification information to be disclosed in the group, for example, as shown in FIG. 24, only the group public store display can be displayed in a list.

Further, as shown in FIG.
In combination with the random display shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 23, it is possible to divide and display the list part of the point member store, the list part of the group public store, and the list part of the advertised store. In this case, it is preferable that the list portions of the respective sections are divided into thick lines or the background is displayed in a different color so that they can be easily distinguished. Further, the group public stores can be displayed in the various display modes described above, such as in the order of the Japanese syllabary, for each group to be disclosed, or in the order of being closer to the current position. In addition, when the group public store is not in the vicinity, a display indicating that it is not in the vicinity may be displayed, or the advertisement-launched store may be displayed in the list without displaying as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23.

Further, the display form is not limited to the division in stores classified by the relationship with the user such as the point member store 61, the group public store, and the advertising store,
For example, it may be displayed according to the usage frequency, the search display frequency, the payment frequency, or the like, such as the order of stores frequently used by the user in the past as shown in FIG.

By the processing shown in the flow chart of FIG. 16, the point registration work in the store 61 is unnecessary, and the points and the customers can be easily managed by using the computer. In addition, 61 stores that have registered point cards
Is preferentially displayed, the user can easily search for the store 61 in which the point card is registered, the store usability using points can be improved, and the convenience can be improved. Moreover,
Displaying by the advertisement posting store has a large advertising effect as compared with the case where the advertisement is simply displayed on the WWW site, and the usage can be expanded.

(Information Processing in Guidance Guidance) Next, the processing operation at the time of guidance guidance as the use of the accumulated information in the information processing system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 27 is a flow chart showing the operation of guiding the user to the point card registered store.

When the user uses the navigation device 4 to move to a predetermined destination, he / she sets the movement route by the input operation of the navigation operation unit 26. To set this movement route,
Along with setting the destination, various route search conditions such as the shortest time route, the shortest distance travel route, and the congestion / regulation avoidance route are set. With this setting, the navigation control unit 29 recognizes the current position based on the GPS data, the speed data, the azimuth data, and the acceleration data, and based on the map information MP that previously acquires the moving route from the current position to the destination. Calculate and set the travel route.

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the navigation control unit 29 recognizes the related store 61 based on the information regarding the set destination (step S121). Then, the navigation control unit 29 controls to display guidance on the navigation display unit 27, for example, guidance for prompting the user to input whether or not to search the related store 61 (step S122). Specifically, if the destination is a golf course, prompting for input such as whether to go after buying a tool such as a golf ball, going after a meal, or practicing at a practice field. Give guidance.

Then, the user inputs that the related store 61 is searched, and the navigation control unit 29 is connected to the server device 5 to search the store 61 near the moving route.
The store information is transmitted to the navigation device 4. Then, the user sets the desired store 61 (step S
123). As a result, the navigation device 4
Add the store 61 set as a detour point to the route, reroute the route, and finally determine the route,
The navigation display unit 27 is appropriately displayed.

[0166] As a result of searching the related store 61, if there is a store 61 for which a point card has already been registered, as described above, even if it is displayed so as to have higher visibility than other stores. Good.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 28A, for example, when the store 61 is located in a predetermined peripheral area from the current position while traveling on a travel route set to a destination, Only the minimum information required for driving and the guide route leading to the store are displayed. That is, in the case where a store that is open to the group or a store 61 that is a point member is located in the map region of the screen displayed on the navigation display unit 27 of the navigation device 4 as the peripheral region,
As shown in FIG. 28B, a process of displaying the moving route and the guide route from the current position to the store 61, and not displaying the map information of other roads or the spot information of the building (or hiding the display) is performed. To do. Note that, as shown in FIG. 28B, the assumed route to the store 61 (dotted arrow in the figure) may be displayed.

As described above, the store 61 is displayed more clearly by not displaying information other than the minimum information necessary for traveling so as to guide the store to the group public store or the point member store 61. Therefore, the advertising effect can be further increased.

Further, when there are a plurality of point member stores 61, the icon representing the store 61 may be displayed in different icons depending on the number of points, for example. For example, as shown in FIG. 29, when the system points after conversion of the stores 61 of a plurality of point members are different, as shown in FIG. 30A, the larger the number of points, the larger the icon is displayed. You may let me. Even in this case, when performing the guidance process, the process shown in FIG.
As shown in 0 (b), it is processed so that only the minimum information necessary for traveling and information for guiding to the store are displayed.

Further, when the point member store 61 and the general advertisement posting store are located in a predetermined peripheral area from the current position, as shown in FIG. Differently from the advertisement posting store 65, the point member store 61 is processed so that the display is more visible. Regarding guidance to the stores 61, 65, for example, as shown in FIG. 31 (b), the guide route is displayed by displaying an assumed route (dotted arrow in the figure), or as shown in FIG. It is also possible to display only the minimum necessary information and information necessary for guidance. Further, as shown in FIG. 33, the processing is performed so as to guide only the point member store 61, or the guide display to the point member store 61 is more visually recognized than the guide display to the general advertisement insertion store 65. The display may be processed so as to have excellent properties.

In addition, as the processing for guiding to the point member store 61 other than the general spot information store, the group public store, or the advertised store, for example, as shown in FIG. 34, the vehicle 20 deviates from the assumed route. In this case, a process of rerouting (resetting) an assumed route for guiding may be performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 34A, when the vehicle 20 deviates from the assumed route without traveling on the initially set assumed route, the vehicle 20 travels as shown in FIG. 34B. If you recognize the direction and set another assumed route in the traveling direction, and if you deviate from the assumed route,
As shown in FIGS. 34 (c) and 34 (d), the assumed route is continuously rerouted until a U-turn is made,
It may be processed to attempt induction.

Further, as a guiding process, if there are a plurality of point member stores 61 other than the general spot information store, a group public store, or a plurality of advertising stores in the peripheral area, rerouting for guiding a plurality of times is carried out. However, in the case of further rerouting, a process of trying to guide to another store may be performed. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 35 (a), when there are two stores 61 in the traveling direction, an assumed route for guiding to the nearest store is set. And
When the vehicle 20 deviates from the assumed route, FIG.
As shown in, the traveling direction of the vehicle 20 is recognized and another assumed route in the traveling direction is set. Further, when the vehicle 20 deviates from another assumed route, as shown in FIGS. 35 (c) and (d), an assumed route for guiding to another store 61 located ahead in the traveling direction. Set up store 6
The process of trying to lead to 1 is performed.

Further, as the guiding processing, a shop 66 of general spot information (a shop which does not need to be guided or does not want to be guided) 66 to a predetermined peripheral area from the current position,
When there are a plurality of point member stores 61, the group public store, or the advertising store, which are the guide stores, the assumed route is set so as not to guide the general store 66. For example, as shown in FIG. 36, when a general store 66 is located on the expected route to the store 61 to which the user wants to guide, an icon of the general store 66 that is not desired to be guided is displayed as shown in FIG. Stores 6 which are not displayed (displays are hidden), or as shown in FIGS. 36 (b), (c), and (d), stores 6 to which general store 66 wants to guide
A process of setting an assumed route leading to 1 is performed. Such a guidance process is particularly effective when, for example, the store 61 to be guided and the store 66 not to be guided are in the same industry or competing stores, it is possible to further increase the advertising effect.

Then, as the guidance processing, when there are a plurality of point member stores 61, an assumed route for guidance may be set corresponding to the number of points. That is,
For example, as shown in FIG. 37 (a), when the number of system points is the same, a plurality of assumed routes are set, the assumed route is determined by the input operation of the navigation operation unit 26, and the determined assumed routes are set. The process of guiding based on. Also,
For example, as shown in FIGS. 37 (b) and 37 (c), when the number of system points is different, a process of setting an assumed route to be actively guided to the store 61 having a large number of system points is performed. Note that the route may be an assumed route that passes through the store 61 having a small number of system points.

The setting of the assumed route is not limited to the case where the navigation control unit 29 of the navigation device 4 processes.
For example, the system control device 42 of the server device 5 may perform processing, and the navigation device 4 may receive the processing result by the wireless medium 32 and display the result on the navigation display unit 27.

By the processing shown in the flow chart of FIG. 27, the chance of being guided to the store 61 to be stored as store information is improved, and the advertising effect can be expected greatly. In particular, since the store 61 related to the moving purpose is searched, the expectation of the advertising effect can be further increased. Then, the advertisement effect can be further increased by differentially displaying the search result in a display form having higher visibility than other stores.

Further, since it is used for the navigation device 4, it is possible to easily set a moving route including detour points in advance, and the convenience of the user can be improved. Then, in the case of searching for a store based on the current position while moving, it is not possible to be guided until it reaches the vicinity of the store 61 to detour, which may cause inconvenience such as sudden change of the moving route. Store 6 for moving purpose in advance
By searching for 1, you can get a comfortable movement.

(Operation for collecting fees by guidance) Next,
With reference to the drawings, an operation will be described with reference to the drawings, in which an advertisement posting store is a guide guiding store in FIG. 38 and a fee is collected from the advertisement posting store by guiding the advertisement to the advertisement posting store. FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing the operation of collecting a fee by guidance.

First, for example, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 27, point member stores 61 and group public stores 6
5. If the information processing for guiding the advertisement to the advertising store is carried out, the information processing operation ends, and the shop 6 to guide
It is determined whether the guidance guidance to 1 has been completed (step S131).

The recognition of the completion of the guidance guidance in step S131 is, for example, when the navigation device 4 of the navigation device 4 is operated to reserve, order, or make a payment in advance for the navigation device 4.
Signal sent from the terminal computer installed in the store 61, or a signal from the institution that manages the IC card used at the time of payment. The server device 5 recognizes the signal indicating that the settlement has been completed by the server device 5. As a specific example, as shown in FIG. 39, the touch panel of the navigation display unit 27 of the navigation device 4 is operated, or the operation of the navigation operation unit 26 is operated to set and input reservation or payment. The navigation control unit 29 recognizes this setting input and causes the server device 5 to output a signal indicating that the guidance has been completed.

In addition, as the recognition of the completion of the guidance guidance, even if the completion of the guidance guidance is recognized by recognizing that the server device 5 has reached the store 61 based on the position information based on various sensor information of the navigation device 4. Good. Furthermore, it can be recognized by setting input by the input means of the server device 5 by telephone contact from the store 61.

When the server device 5 recognizes that the guidance guidance is completed in step S131, the server device 5 carries out a process for acquiring a predetermined fee from the store 61. For example, the process of sending the billing documents, the procedure for withdrawing the fee at a predetermined financial institution, the process of displaying a message prompting the administrator of the information processing system 1 to perform these processes (step S132), and the process ends. .

[0182] As for the fee, if the customer is only guided, or if he / she actually makes a payment, the fee amount is set according to the number of users who are guided to the store 61, the fee amount is set according to the amount paid by the user, etc. Applicable. When the amount is set according to the number of users, the signal set and input in the navigation device 4, the signal of the number of people automatically detected by the number detection sensor installed in the store 61, and the terminal device at the time of payment The setting may be made based on the signal received by the server device 5, such as the output amount signal.

As described above, in the processing operation of the flow chart shown in FIG. 38, the store 61 not only notifies the related store 61 but also actively guides the store 61.
By notifying that the advertising performance is significantly increased, the advertisement posting effect can be greatly expected, and a new service providing business can be obtained by collecting the fee.

That is, as in the conventional case, the fee is collected for the actually induced result as compared with the case where the advertisement is simply posted on the home page, so that the advertising property is extremely high and the sales efficiency is improved. Therefore, it can be expected that the usage will be expanded easily.

[Effects of Information Processing System] As described above, in the information processing system 1 of the above-described embodiment, within the predetermined area based on the position information that specifies the position of the store in the acquired store information specific to the store. Based on the obtained usage information on the usage frequency of the store used by the user, the display form having different visibility corresponding to the usage frequency of the searched stores, for example, the terminal device 3 A signal to be displayed on the terminal display unit 14 or the navigation display unit 27 of the navigation device 4 is output. For this reason, it is possible to satisfactorily search for a desired store according to the frequency of use of the user, the percentage of users who use the searched store is increased, and a high advertising effect of the store can be obtained. Can be directed to the store searched by. Then, due to the increase in advertising effectiveness, it can be expected that the frequency of users' use will increase more reliably than in the conventional case where advertisements are simply posted on the site at a prescribed cost, and the effectiveness of the cost for advertising will increase. It can be expanded.

[0187] Then, since the use information regarding the use frequency of the store 61 is the point information regarding the points given by the user from the store 61, the user can easily manage the points, and the number of points can be easily changed. With the configuration, the store 61 can be easily searched, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Further, since the points are converted into the same unit price as the system points, a better store search can be performed.

[0188] Further, the selection information indicating that the user has selected the store 61 by the input operation of the user, for example, the store 61 to be disclosed to the group, is associated with the store information, and the store 61 is selected based on the selection information of the store information. Display with different visibility. Therefore, the store 6 can be selected by the user's personal selection.
Since the display mode 1 is set, the user's handling of the store information can be improved, the convenience of the user's store search and the versatility of the store search result can be improved.

Further, since the searched store 61 is displayed on the map information, the searched store 61 can be confirmed on the map, the position of the store 61 can be easily recognized, and the convenience can be improved. In particular, the assumed route from the current position to the searched store 61 is searched, and the assumed route is displayed with higher visibility than the display of other map information, that is, only the minimum necessary information for moving and the information for guiding are displayed. Display it. Therefore, store 6
The inducibility of users up to 1 is increased, and a large advertising effect is obtained.

Further, by displaying the searched stores in a list, even if there are a plurality of searched stores 61, it is easy to compare and the convenience can be improved.

Then, the number of stores 61 to be displayed is set to a predetermined number. Therefore, even if a large number of stores are searched, it can be prevented from being difficult to see, and it is possible to obtain good store search results without disturbing the position confirmation on the map in the map display and the comparative evaluation in the list display. .

Further, when the number of stores to be displayed is larger than the preset number, the stores to be displayed are randomly displayed, that is, randomly displayed. Therefore, for example, the number of stores to be searched is limited, and it is possible to prevent the stores from being displayed even though they are searched for each search, and it is possible to increase the opportunity for the user to find a new store. The effect can be secured.

Then, based on the store type information in the store information, the searched stores are displayed for each type. For this reason,
The search for the store desired by the user becomes easier, and the convenience can be improved.

Further, when the user inputs or clicks the icon of “Sideway-kun” of the registration site server device 6 by the setting input recognition means, the store information acquisition means of the system control device 42 of the server device 5 Store 6
The point information relating to points given to the user by 1 and the shop code information are associated with each other and acquired as shop information. Then, in response to the disclosure request from the user of the terminal device 3, the store position specifying means of the system control device 42 of the server device 5 specifies the position of the store 61 based on the store position information and the map information MP, and the terminal It controls to output store information such as displaying on the terminal display unit 14 of the device 3. Therefore, for example, the customer's customer information created by the registration site server device 6 in which the user registers the user as a point member through the registration procedure at the store 61, the point card registration site, etc. It is possible to easily recognize where the store 61 is, the number of points, and the like, and easily manage the store information of the store 61 that is the point member of the user. Further, since the user's store information can be easily managed, duplicate registration of the user can be prevented, the customer information to be stored becomes minimum and efficient, and the customer information in the store 61 can be easily managed. , The advertising effect will increase and you can expect great improvement in business performance.

Further, in the registration site server device 6,
When necessary information including personal information unique to the user is associated with the point information of this user to create customer information, and the user inputs and operates the icon of "Side-kun" on the point card registration site, The point information and the shop identification information of the shop 61 are output to the server device 5.
For this reason, the user simply operates the icon of “Sideway-kun” according to the input operation of the point card registration,
Store information can be automatically created by the server device 5, and the store 61
Also, it is possible to easily create and manage store information for facilitating management of points given from the store 61.

The server device 5 is connected to the network 2
A connection is possible with the registered site server device 6 via the. Therefore, the store 61 can handle customer information processed by the registration site server device 6 and the user can handle store information processed by the server device 5 by the terminal device 3 and the navigation device 4, respectively. Processing of information corresponding to different purposes and different handlings can be easily obtained, and quick handling of information by the construction of the network 2 is also easy, and the use can be easily expanded.

Further, the point card registration site of the registration site server device 6 is provided with an icon of "detour", and by operating this icon, information is stored in the server device 5 for creating and managing store information used by the user. Is output, so with a simple configuration of providing an icon, for example, the store 61
The store information can be automatically and easily created by using the point card registration site for saving the input work by, and the information management by the user and the store 61 and the advertising effect of the store 61 can be easily increased.

Further, in response to the store information disclosure request by the user's input operation from the terminal device 3, the store information about the store 61 specified based on the position information of the store and the map information MP is output to the user, for example, the terminal. It controls to display on the terminal display unit 14 of the device 3. Therefore, for example, the position of the store 61 is specified from the position information of the store 61 by the user's input operation, the point of the store 61 can be recognized from the point information of the store information, and the user can recognize the point of the store by the input operation of the disclosure request. The information about 61 can be easily recognized, the store information can be effectively used, and the advertising effect can be easily increased.

In the store information managed by the server device 5, the point conversion means of the system control device 42 converts the points given from each store 61 into the system points of the same unit price. As a result, even if there are a plurality of stores 61 that are point members, the points are converted into the same unit price, so that the points can be easily compared between the stores 61, and the recognition and management of information about the stores 61 is easy. You can

Then, when the store use recognition means of the system control device 42 of the server device 5 recognizes the user's use of the store, the induction fee request means of the system control device 42 sends a fee to the store 61 which has guided the user. Information for prompting payment is output to the store 61. Therefore, the store information of the user can be easily managed and a large advertising effect can be obtained, so that the user can use the store 61 to automatically perform the procedure for charging the fee for the advertising property used by the user. , Information processing can be easily managed.

When group attribute information unique to the group associated with the personal information input from the terminal device 3 is acquired, group identification information corresponding to this group attribute information is created and output to the terminal device 3. The group attribute information and the group identification information are stored as group information. Then, when the group attribute information and the group identification information are input from the terminal device 3,
When it is determined that the information is authentic and it is determined to be authentic, the notification information associated with the group attribute information can be browsed by the terminal device 3. Therefore, for example, it is possible to easily share information about the favorite store 61 as notification information only with limited friends, and use the favorite store 61 as a hideout store 61.
Information can be easily managed and disclosed in a discriminatory manner.

Further, only when the group attribute information different from the stored group attribute information is recognized, group identification information is created corresponding to the acquired group attribute information, and a new group is registered. As a result, the notification information can be associated with a plurality of different groups and can be shared only within the group, and the versatility and convenience can be improved.

Further, by recognizing a predetermined setting input from the terminal device 3, the group attribute information and the group identification information together with the guide information for prompting to join the group, for example, a predetermined friend such as a friend who wants to share the notification information. Output to the terminal device 3. For this reason, it is not necessary to separately distribute the guide, the work is easy, and the management of the group for differentially sharing the notification information shared within the group can be facilitated.

Further, based on the input (step S71) for deciding to join from the terminal device 3, the user ID and the individual for indicating that the user is a system member, which is the personal information inputted at the time of the input for deciding The password is stored in the group list table unit 52 of the storage unit 43 as new group information in association with the group information corresponding to the subscribed group. Therefore, when a new member joins the group, the process for sharing the store information, which is the notification information, is automatically updated, and no separate input process is required, and the store information is stored within a specific group. The process for sharing only can be done easily, and system management can be done easily.

The information processed by the information processing system 1 is store information having spot information specified by the map information MP stored in the map information database 47. Therefore, all the store information stored in the store table section 53 that is discriminatively shared only within a predetermined group has point information specified based on the map information MP, so that the store information can be easily stored. In addition to being grasped and used, it is not necessary to include the map information MP in the store information, and the map information MP is linked to the store information to facilitate the handling, and the storage load of the store table unit 53 that stores the store information is also increased. It can be reduced.

Furthermore, the point card registration process and the configuration in which the information on the registered stores 61 and the like is shared only within a predetermined group can be managed by one information processing system 1, and the configuration can be simplified and the processing efficiency can be improved. be able to.

The management of information relating to this personal information point is managed by the registration site server device 6 in the store 61, and the store information related to the store 61 is linked to disclose the disclosure in the server device 5 only within the group. Since the processing is performed, the information processing can be simplified and the processing efficiency can be improved.

[0208] In addition, since the point card registration site is provided with an icon of "Side way Mr." that links to the site of the information processing system 1, information for registering point cards and disclosing store information only to a predetermined group. It is possible to perform a series of processes, improve operability, and improve convenience.

[0209] Furthermore, by clicking on the icon of "Side Road Mr.", the registration site server device 6 and the server device 5 of the information processing system 1 are connected, and the point information and the store information become the map information MP of the information processing system 1. Since it can be linked and used as its own map information, store information and point information are widely used and convenience can be improved.

[0210] Further, it can be used as one of information for guiding guidance to the destination as processing of store information disclosed only in the group, and the use addition as a navigation system is added, so that convenience and advertisement can be improved. .

In order to construct the information processing system 1 by connecting the terminal device 3 and the registration site server device 6 to the server device 5 via the network 2, management of store information,
Information can be exchanged easily, such as managing the number of points, setting conditions for differentially disclosing store information, and acquiring store information from other members, improving convenience and expanding use. Can be planned.

[Modifications of the Embodiment] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and also includes the modifications described below within the range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

That is, although the store 61 has been described as the information to be processed, any information such as information about the outdoors such as fishing and camping, entertainment information such as festivals, season information such as astronomical observation information and special discount information may be used. You can create a group and share any information within that group only. Note that, as in the case of the store 61 described above, the map information MP is used for all the information associated with the point information, so that, for example, astronomical information held by an observatory, weather information held by the Meteorological Agency, etc. By adopting a processing configuration in which information processed based on specific information such as information is shared only within each group, it is preferable in terms of simplification of the configuration, improvement of processing efficiency, and advertisement property.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the structure in which only the group is open to the public, but may be any structure capable of efficiently guiding information to affiliated stores. In particular, it is not limited to the case where the point member store 61 is preferentially displayed, and any configuration in which the display is positively guided or the voice guidance is performed as the advertisement posting fee increases is possible.

Then, the registration method for using the information processing system 1 is not limited to the so-called online registration method shown in FIG. 9, but for example, a user who wishes to use it can send it by mail or call by phone. The necessary information can be transmitted to the administrator of the information processing system 1 so that the administrator can directly register the information in the server device 5.

Further, as the information processing of the member joining guide to the group, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a configuration has been described in which the founder or member of the group can deliver the new member joining guide. At the time of the guide delivery in step S53 shown, it is confirmed whether the guide can be delivered to the founder of the group, and the guide is delivered only when the approval is obtained, or when the group is created when the new group is created. As a configuration in which only a person who can obtain a predetermined password or the like, instead of determining whether or not the user is a group member in step S48 shown in FIG. 11, an operation for confirming whether or not the group is founder is used. Only the new member joining guide may be distributed.

Further, the configuration has been described in which when a new member joins, the member is notified by a series of operations.
For example, a process of separately delivering may be performed in response to a request from a new member, a request from the founder, or the like.

The points card registration process shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the peripheral search process shown in FIG. 16, the store search process shown in FIG. 27, and the fee collection process shown in FIG. 38 are provided. Instead, the configuration may be such that information is simply shared within the created group.

Further, the configuration for transmitting and receiving information via the network 2 has been described, but the system is not limited to the Internet, and a system is constructed by personal computers that are connected by wire such as LAN (Local Area Network). Can also be applied.

Furthermore, the information processing system 1 is not a system indispensable condition for the navigation device 4 and the terminal device 3, but it is necessary to provide information to be processed by the system such as creation of a group for sharing information within the group and information disclosure. Any available terminal may be connected.

Although the server device 5 and the registration site server device 6 for the point card registration process are described as separate units, the server device 5 may be configured to perform the point card registration process. According to this configuration, it is not necessary to store duplicated data such as personal information, and the configuration can be further simplified and the processing efficiency can be improved.

In addition, it is distributed in the form of an apparatus in which a program for causing a computer to execute the above processing is installed, or a recording medium in which the program is recorded and the program for reading out the program and causing the computer to execute the processing is recorded. May be. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily expand the use by using a general-purpose computer.

Although each process has been described as a separate operation, for example, in the case where the process of distributing the new member joining guide is continuously executed after the creation of the new group, for example, after the creation of the new group, the system member It is also possible to perform processing from the step S51 of distributing the guidance without performing the authentication to confirm that the above is true or the recognition of being a group member, and to eliminate the redundant configuration. With this configuration, processing efficiency and operability can be improved, and convenience can be improved.

Further, in the processing shown in FIG. 12, the processing step S74 for notifying the joining of a new member may be omitted. It should be noted that the notification of the joining of the new member can ensure the restriction of the information shared by the sharing members.

Also, the operation for joining a new member has been described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
For example, the same process can be performed when leaving a group. For example, in step S71, the presence or absence of withdrawal is confirmed at the time of determining the presence or absence of joining, and when the fact is transmitted to the server device 5 (step S72), the server device 5 is associated with the group information. The process of canceling the association of the personal information, specifically deleting the record of the input member ID (step S7)
3). Even in this case, the withdrawal guidance may be distributed to other members (step S74), or the distribution process may be omitted.

The configuration for supporting the traveling of the vehicle by mounting it on the vehicle as the navigation device 4 has been described, but it can be applied to, for example, being carried by a pedestrian and used for guiding the movement of the pedestrian.

Further, the configuration in which the navigation control unit 29 is provided in the navigation device 4 and mounted in the vehicle has been described. However, the navigation control unit 29 is separately provided in the server device 5 and data from various sensors mounted in the vehicle is provided. It is transmitted to the server device 5 via the communication means, and the system control device 42 of the server device 5 performs processing such as current position, movement route, or surrounding / store search, and displays guidance on the navigation display unit 27 or navigation voice. It can also be sounded by the sounding means of the guide unit 28. In this case, the number of components mounted on the vehicle is reduced, and the weight and size can be easily reduced.

[0228] Further, the navigation device 4 from the map information database 47 of the server device 5 via the wireless medium 32.
The map information is stored in the map information storage unit 25 of
The map information storage unit 25 may be configured using a driver or the like that appropriately reads the map information MP recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. It should be noted that in the above-described embodiment in which the map information MP is acquired through communication, the map information MP having a large amount of information
By providing the same in the server device 5, the navigation device 4 can be more easily reduced in weight and size.

The map information MP is not limited to the configuration using the link L described above, but may be any information form such as a combination of a node and information indicating the direction of branching from the node.

Further, the current position information acquisition means, the moving route search means and the display store number setting means are provided in the navigation control section 29 for processing. For example, they are provided in the system control apparatus 42 of the server apparatus 5 and processed by the server apparatus 5. The result may be displayed on the navigation display unit 27, or may be displayed on the terminal display unit 14 of the terminal device 3.

In addition, the specific structure and procedure for carrying out the present invention can be appropriately changed to other structures and the like within a range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[0232]

According to the present invention, when a user's input operation is recognized, the store has point information relating to points given to the user by the store and position information indicating the position of the store to identify the store. In order to identify the location of the store based on the store location information and the map information stored in the map information, the point card registration is performed at the store or the point card registration site etc. By using the customer information at the time of the procedure, it is possible to easily recognize where the store that is the point member of the user is and how many points it has, and to easily identify the store that becomes the point member of the user. Can be managed. Further, customer management can be facilitated by preventing duplicate registration of users in the store, and the advertising effect can be increased, which can greatly improve the business performance. Then, due to the increase in advertising effectiveness, it can be expected that the frequency of users' use will increase more reliably than in the conventional case where advertisements are simply posted on the site at a prescribed cost, and the effectiveness of the cost for advertising will increase. Can be expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of an information processing system according to an information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a terminal device in the one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a navigation device according to the one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a server device in the one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of map information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of a personal list table having a table structure in which personal information is recorded as one record in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of a group table having a table structure in which group information is recorded as one record in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of a store table having a table structure in which store information is recorded as one record in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a system member registration operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a new group registration operation in the one embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation for guiding a member to join a group in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation for newly joining a group in the one embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation for registering a point card of a system member in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation for registering a point card in the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen configuration for prompting a setting for disclosing the store information registered in the point card to the group in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation of using store information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a display prompting for setting input of a display form for displaying store information in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying the store information on a map in the one embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying the store information on a map in the one embodiment.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying the store information on the map in the one embodiment.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying a list of shop information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a form of display for displaying a list of store information in the embodiment.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying a list of store information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying a list of store information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying a list of store information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display for displaying a list of store information in the one embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an operation of using shop information in guidance guidance to a destination in the one embodiment.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of guidance guidance display in which the shop information is displayed in a map in the one embodiment. (A) Display state before guidance guidance (b) Display form during guidance guidance

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing the number of points of a guide-guided store in the embodiment.

[Fig. 30] Fig. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of guidance guidance display in which the store information is displayed as a map in the one embodiment. (A) Display state before guidance guidance (b) Display form during guidance guidance

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guide guidance display in which the shop information is displayed as a map in the embodiment. (A) Display state before guidance guidance (b) Display form during guidance guidance

FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guide guidance display in which the store information is displayed on a map in the embodiment.

FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing a form of guidance guidance display in which the shop information is displayed in a map in the embodiment.

FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing a form of guidance guidance display of a map of store information in the embodiment. (A) Display state during guidance guidance (b) to (d) Display form during guidance guidance after reroute

FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guide guidance display in which the shop information is displayed as a map in the embodiment. (A) Display state during guidance guidance (b) to (d) Display form during guidance guidance after reroute

FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guide guidance display in which the shop information is displayed as a map in the embodiment. (A) Display state at the time of guidance guidance not displaying the unguided stores (b) to (d) Display form at the time of guidance guidance without the shops not guided

[Fig. 37] Fig. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of guidance guidance displaying a map of store information in the one embodiment. (A) Display state at the time of guidance guidance for stores with the same number of points (b), (c) Display form at the time of guidance guidance for stores with different points

FIG. 38 is a flow chart showing an operation of receiving a commission when guiding and guiding to a store in the embodiment.

FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing one form of display when the guide completion to the store is carried out in the one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Guidance system that is a guidance system that also functions as a guidance device 3 Terminal device 4 that also functions as a guidance device 4 Navigation device that also functions as a guidance device 5 Server device that is a computer as a guidance device 42 Usage information acquisition means, store information acquisition System control device 47, which is a computer functioning as means, store information processing means, store search means, display control means, map information database MP map information as map information storage means

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A guide device for guiding a user to a store, wherein the use information acquisition unit acquires use information regarding use frequency of the store used by the user, and position information for specifying a position of the store. A store information acquisition unit that acquires unique store information of the store having a store and a store search that searches for the store located in a predetermined area based on the position information of the store information acquired by the store information acquisition unit And a display control for outputting a signal for displaying the store searched by the store searching unit in a display form having different visibility according to the use frequency, based on the use information acquired by the use information acquiring unit. A guiding device comprising: a means. 2. The guidance device according to claim 1, wherein the usage information acquisition unit acquires point information regarding points given to the user by the user as usage information regarding usage frequency of the shop. apparatus. 3. The guide device according to claim 1, wherein a setting input recognition unit that recognizes a user's input operation of selecting a store and a store whose input operation is recognized by the setting input recognition unit. Store information processing means for associating selection information indicating that the user has selected with the store information, and the display control means displays a signal for displaying the store with different visibility based on the selection information of the store information. A guidance device characterized by outputting. 4. The guide device according to claim 1, further comprising map information storage means for storing map information, wherein the display control means outputs a signal for displaying a store on the map information. A guiding device characterized by: 5. The guidance device according to claim 4, wherein current position information acquisition means for acquiring current position information regarding the current position, and current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition means,
And, from the store information of the store searched by the store searching unit, a moving route searching unit for searching an assumed route from the current position to the searched store based on the map information stored in the map information storing unit, The guide device is characterized in that the display control means outputs a signal for displaying the assumed route searched by the movement route search means with higher visibility than the display of other map information. 6. The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means outputs a signal for displaying a list of stores. 7. The guidance system according to claim 1, further comprising display store number setting means for setting a predetermined number of stores to be displayed by the display control means. apparatus. 8. The guide device according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit randomly displays the stores to be displayed when the number of stores to be displayed is larger than a predetermined number set by the display store number setting unit. A guidance device characterized by outputting a signal. 9. The guiding device according to claim 1, wherein the store information acquisition unit acquires store information including store type information, and the display control unit sets the type information of the store information. On the basis of,
A guidance device, which outputs a signal for displaying a store searched by a store search unit for each type. 10. The guidance device according to claim 1, wherein the guidance device is connected to the guidance device so as to be able to receive at least a signal output from the display control means of the guidance device. A guidance system, comprising: a terminal device including a display device that displays a store in a display form having different visibility according to a usage frequency based on a signal. 11. A guide method for guiding a user to a store by using a computer, wherein position information for identifying the position of the store while acquiring use information concerning the use frequency of the store used by the user. The specific store information of the store having the is acquired, the store located in a predetermined area is searched based on the position information of the acquired store information, and based on the acquired use information of the searched stores. And displaying the store in a display form having different visibility according to the usage frequency. 12. A guidance program that causes a computer to execute the guidance method according to claim 11. 13. A recording medium on which the guidance program according to claim 12 is recorded so that it can be read by a computer.