JP2004191281A - Motion picture image photographing point guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deliver motion picture images of waves to a user terminal in order that only selection of a motion picture image may provide guidance to a surfing point where the picture images have been photographed. <P>SOLUTION: When the user requests an information delivery center server to deliver information on a surfing point in a prescribed area, the center server delivers motion picture information corresponding to the requested motion picture image on the surfing point to the terminal of the user via the Internet, etc. The user terminal shows wave motion pictures corresponding to the picture information delivered from the center server by a list on a touch panel together with the names of the respective surfing points. When the user selects prescribed wave motion pictures, guidance is started on a route to the surfing point corresponding to the selected wave motion pictures. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a moving image photographing point guidance system, and more particularly to a moving image photographing point guidance system for guiding to a point where a desired moving image is photographed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional wave information distribution system in which an information distribution center distributes wave information to a terminal (user terminal) of a user's mobile phone or the like via a network, an information distribution center transmits desired information from a user terminal via a network. When the distribution request is received, the requested information is distributed to the user terminal via the Internet.
[0003]
Further, the wave information distribution system includes a user terminal, a server located at an information distribution center, and the Internet connecting these. The user accesses the server via the user terminal, determines a surf point to be confirmed, performs a predetermined operation on the screen of the user terminal, and requests distribution of the surf point information. The server receiving the request distributes information of the requested surf point to the user terminal via the Internet.
[0004]
In addition, the car navigation system, the video data transmitting device, and the server device are connected via the network, and the server device responds to the real video information from the video data transmitting device to the car navigation system based on the device selection information and the specified information specified by the user. Transmit video data. Then, a real-time video (for example, a parking lot of a restaurant) requested by the user is displayed on the monitor of the car navigation system. This allows a user to grasp the congestion state of a parking lot in a timely manner through real-time video (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-021368 A (FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above prior art has the following problems. That is, since the information to be distributed is a still image, the actual state of the waves may be different from the state of the waves imagined by the user. In addition, even if the state of the waves is known, it is not possible to arrive at the surf point smoothly due to being caught in traffic or getting lost, which may cause a loss of time.
Further, in the system described in Patent Literature 1, when a user specifies a destination such as a restaurant, an image of the parking lot is transmitted to the terminal, and cannot be applied when the destination is not determined. There was a problem.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and it is possible to convey accurate information based on a moving image to a user, and to smoothly move to a destination corresponding to a moving image selected by a user and arrive at the destination. Is what you can do.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a moving image photographing point guidance system which receives image information provided through an information distribution center that distributes image information corresponding to a moving image photographed at a predetermined point via a network. A moving image capturing point guiding system including a terminal, wherein the information distribution center includes a capturing unit that captures image information corresponding to a moving image captured at the point, a storage unit that stores the image information, and a request from the terminal. Distribution means for distributing predetermined image information to a terminal via a network in response to the request, wherein the terminal requests the information distribution center to distribute the predetermined image information, and the distribution means Display means for displaying image information distributed via the network; and image information displayed by the display means. Selection means for selecting the constant ones, characterized in that moving images corresponding to the image information selected by the selection means and a guide means for performing route guidance to the point taken.
Further, it is possible to further include a storage unit that stores the longitude and latitude information of each point where the moving image corresponding to the image information is captured, and the identification information of each point in association with each other.
Further, the guidance unit acquires the longitude and latitude information of the point where the moving image corresponding to the image information selected by the selection unit is captured from the storage unit, and performs route guidance to the point based on the longitude and latitude information. be able to.
Further, the moving image may be a moving image of a wave captured at a surf point.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a moving image photographing point guiding method, wherein an image distribution center for distributing image information corresponding to a moving image photographed at a predetermined point via a network is provided with the image information via the network. A method for guiding a moving image shooting point comprising a terminal, wherein the information distribution center includes a capturing step of capturing image information corresponding to a moving image captured at the point, a storing step of storing the image information, and a request from the terminal. A distribution step of distributing a predetermined image information to a terminal via a network in accordance with the requesting step, wherein the terminal requests the information distribution center to distribute the predetermined image information, and a distribution step A display step of displaying image information distributed via the network; A selection step of selecting a predetermined one from among the image information, characterized in that the moving images corresponding to the image information selected in the selection step and a guide step of performing route guidance to the point taken.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a moving image photographing point guidance program for receiving image information via a network from an information distribution center for distributing image information corresponding to a moving image photographed at a predetermined point via a network. A moving image shooting point guidance program for controlling a moving image shooting point guidance system including a terminal, wherein an information distribution center captures image information corresponding to a moving image captured at a point, and stores the image information. And transmitting the predetermined image information to the terminal via the network in response to a request from the terminal, and causing the terminal to distribute the predetermined image information to the information distribution center. Requesting the image, and the image distributed via the network in the distribution step A display step of displaying information, a selection step of selecting predetermined information from the image information displayed in the display step, and route guidance to a point where a moving image corresponding to the image information selected in the selection step is captured. And performing a guidance step of performing.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a user displays a menu including a moving image of a wave transmitted from a server on a screen of his / her own car navigation system, and guides the user to a surf point corresponding to a moving image selected from the menu.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a surf point guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention to which a moving image photographing point guidance system is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment includes a camera 1, an information distribution center server 2, and a user terminal (car navigation system) 3. The camera 1 transmits transmission information including moving image information corresponding to a moving image of a wave captured at each surf point to the information distribution center server 2 in real time via a network such as the Internet. The transmission information is information for displaying the moving image information of the wave of each surf point on the user terminal 3 on the user side, and includes the moving image information of the wave and information indicating the surf point corresponding to the moving image information.
[0011]
The information distribution center server 2 is used by an information distributor, is configured by an information processing device such as a workstation server, and transmits each surf transmitted in real time from the camera 1 installed at each surf point via the Internet or the like. It has a function to capture moving image information of point waves, and stores the captured moving image information of wave of each surf point for each corresponding area. Also, it receives area information indicating an area desired by the user transmitted from the user terminal 3 via the Internet or the like by a user's operation, and displays moving images of waves of all surf points included in the area corresponding to the area information. It has a function of delivering information to the user terminal 3 via the Internet or the like.
[0012]
The user terminal 3 is an information processing terminal such as a car navigation system or a personal computer having a car navigation function. The user terminal 3 includes a storage device and a touch panel (not shown), and a communication control unit that transmits and receives various information via the Internet. It is configured by a control unit and the like that controls each unit and realizes a car navigation function such as route guidance.
[0013]
The storage device (not shown) of the user terminal 3 stores map information and display data for displaying various selection screens, and the touch panel (not shown) displays various information and performs a selection operation. It has become. For example, the user can select an area by touching a desired area with a finger in an area menu constituting an area selection screen described later displayed on the touch panel. Further, the storage device stores position information (longitude / latitude information) of each surf point. This position information is used for guidance (route guidance) described later.
[0014]
Further, when the desired area is selected, the user terminal 3 automatically accesses the information distribution center server 2 via the Internet or the like, and among the moving image information of the waves provided by the information distribution center server 2, It has a function to capture video information of waves of surf points included in the selected area via the Internet or the like and display the list on a touch panel. In addition, since a list of the moving image information of the wave received from the information distribution center server 2 is displayed on the touch panel, by touching a portion on which the moving image information of the desired wave is displayed, the surfing on which the desired wave is standing is displayed. Points can be selected.
[0015]
In addition, when a predetermined one of the moving image information of the wave is selected, the user terminal 3 activates the car navigation function, sets a surf point corresponding to the moving image information of the selected wave as a destination, and sets Guidance (route guidance) to the surf point.
[0016]
When the user uses the user terminal 3 to select a desired area from the areas displayed on the touch panel, the user terminal 3 distributes requested area information requesting information on the desired area via the Internet or the like. It is sent to the center server 2. Upon receiving the requested area information transmitted from the user terminal 3, the information distribution center server 2 distributes the moving image information (image data) of the wave of each surf point in the area to the user terminal 3 via the Internet or the like. It has become.
[0017]
When the user terminal 3 receives the moving image information of the waves of each surf point distributed from the information distribution center server 2, the user terminal 3 displays the received moving image information of the waves of each surf point on the list touch panel. Thereby, the user can grasp the current wave state of each surf point almost in real time (a slight time lag exists) and in detail from the moving image.
[0018]
When the user selects desired wave moving image information from the wave moving image information listed on the touch panel of the user terminal 3 by a predetermined selection operation (touching the screen), the car is linked with the selection operation. The navigation function is activated, and guidance (route guidance) is started to a surf point corresponding to the moving image information of the selected wave (a surf point at which a moving image corresponding to the moving image information of the wave is captured). .
[0019]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, it is assumed that the user terminal 3 includes a touch panel. First, the camera 1 captures an image (moving image) of a wave at each surf point (step A1). Next, the camera 1 transmits moving image information corresponding to the captured moving image of the wave to the information distribution center server 2 via the Internet or the like (step A2). Next, the information distribution center server 2 stores the moving image information of the wave received from the camera 1 in a storage device (not shown).
[0020]
At this time, the information distribution center server 2 stores the moving image information of the waves in a storage device (not shown) for each area (step A3). Each of the areas includes one or a plurality of surf points, and moving image information of a moving image photographed at each surf point is stored in the storage device in association with the area corresponding to the surf point.
[0021]
On the other hand, the user performs a predetermined operation on the user terminal 3 to display a navigator screen including a navigator menu as shown in FIG. 3 on the touch panel. In this example, the navigator menu includes a “weather information” button, an “amusement” button, a “traffic information” button, and a “wave information” button.
[0022]
Now, when the user touches the “wave information” button in the navigator menu displayed on the touch panel of the user terminal 3 (step A4), an area selection screen including an area menu as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the touch panel. Is done. In this example, the area menu includes a "Hokkaido" button, a "Tohoku" button, a "Kanto" button, a "Tokai" button, a "Kansai" button, a "Shikoku" button, a "Kyushu" button, "Okinawa" button.
[0023]
Touching the button of the desired area (in this case, the "Kanto" button) in the area menu displayed on the touch panel (step A5), a more detailed area detail menu (Kanto) as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the touch panel. In this example, the area detail menu (Kanto) includes a “Ibaraki” button, a “Chiba” button, and a “Shonan” button.
[0024]
When the user touches the button of the desired area (the "Shonan" button in this case) in the area detail menu (Kanto) (step A6), the user terminal 3 automatically connects the Internet or the like to the information distribution center server 2. And transmits area information indicating the selected area (in this case, "Shonan") to the information distribution center server 2 (step A7).
[0025]
Upon receiving the area information transmitted from the user terminal 3, the information distribution center server 2 stores the moving image information of the wave of each surf point corresponding to the area indicated by the area information (in this case, "Shonan"). The information is read from the device, and the read moving image information of the wave is distributed to the user terminal 3 via the Internet or the like. (Step A8).
[0026]
When the user terminal 3 receives the moving image information of the wave of each surf point in the desired area (in this case, “Shonan”) distributed from the information distribution center server 2, the list is displayed on the touch panel. In this case, a wave moving image selection screen including a wave moving image menu (Shonan) as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the touch panel. The wave animation menu (Shonan) has the surf point “Kamakura” wave animation, “Kugenuma” wave animation, “Tsujido” wave animation, “Chigasaki” wave animation, “Oiso” wave animation, "Yugawara" wave animation. With these wave moving images, the user can grasp the state of the wave at each surf point almost in real time and in detail.
[0027]
When the user touches the wave moving image of the desired surf point displayed on the touch panel (step A9), the position information (longitude / latitude information) corresponding to the surf point corresponding to the selected wave moving image is stored in the user terminal 3. The information is read from the device, the position of the surf point is set as the destination, the car navigation function is activated, and guidance (route guidance) to the surf point is started (step A10).
[0028]
The user can smoothly move to and arrive at the surf point corresponding to the selected wave moving image by driving the car according to the route guidance of the user terminal 3.
[0029]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. A first effect is that the user can smoothly move to and reach a surf point where a desired wave is standing without any trouble. The effect is remarkable especially when going to the first surf point. The reason is that the user simply touches the desired wave movie in the wave movie menu displayed on the touch panel, the surf point corresponding to the wave movie is set as the destination, the car navigation function is activated, and the surf point is activated. This is because the route guidance up to is started, and if the guidance is followed, the user is guided to the surf point. The second effect is that since the selection items of the wave moving image menu are composed of moving images, wave information (wave height, wave state, and the like) can be reliably transmitted to the user. Is to be able to more reliably select the surf point on which the player is standing.
[0030]
Further, in the present embodiment, the user can pay a predetermined usage fee to a company operating the information distribution center server 2 on a monthly basis or the like according to the acquired information.
[0031]
In the above-described embodiment, a touch panel that can display information and can be operated to select information is used. However, a display device that displays information, operation keys, and the like can be used. It is.
[0032]
In the above embodiment, the position information indicating the position of the surf point corresponding to the moving image is stored in the storage device of the user terminal 3 in advance. The surf point position information corresponding to the moving image information may be delivered to the user terminal 3. In this case, it is possible to cope with a case where the position of the camera 1 (the position of the surf point) is changed, and even in such a case, it is possible to reliably guide the user to the surf point.
[0033]
Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to selection and guidance of surf points has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
[0034]
Further, the configuration and operation of the above embodiment are examples, and it goes without saying that the configuration and operation can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the moving image capturing point guidance system according to the present invention, the information distribution center captures image information corresponding to a moving image captured at a predetermined point, stores the image information, and stores a request from a terminal. Distributes a predetermined one of the image information to the terminal via the network according to the request, the terminal requests the information distribution center to distribute the predetermined one of the image information, and displays the image information distributed via the network Then, a predetermined one is selected from the displayed image information, and route guidance is performed to a point at which a moving image corresponding to the selected image information is captured. The user can convey accurate information, and the user can select the image information corresponding to the desired moving image and move smoothly to the point where the moving image was taken, It is possible to wear.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of a moving image shooting point guidance system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a navigator screen.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an area selection screen.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a detailed area selection screen.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a wave moving image selection screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 camera 2 information distribution center server 3 user terminal

Claims (6)

A moving image photographing point guidance system comprising: an information distribution center that distributes image information corresponding to a moving image photographed at a predetermined point via a network; and a terminal that receives the image information via the network. hand,
The information distribution center,
Capturing means for capturing the image information corresponding to the moving image captured at the point,
Storage means for storing the image information;
Distribution means for distributing a predetermined one of the image information to the terminal via the network in response to a request from the terminal,
The terminal is
Requesting means for requesting the information distribution center to distribute predetermined image information;
Display means for displaying the image information distributed via the network by the distribution means,
Selecting means for selecting a predetermined one from the image information displayed by the display means,
A moving image photographing point guidance system, comprising: guiding means for performing route guidance to the point where the moving image corresponding to the image information selected by the selecting means is photographed. The moving image according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing longitude and latitude information of each point where the moving image corresponding to the image information is captured and identification information of each point in association with each other. Image shooting point guidance system. The guidance unit acquires the longitude and latitude information of the point at which the moving image corresponding to the image information selected by the selection unit is captured from the storage unit, and routes to the point based on the longitude and latitude information. 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein guidance is provided. The moving image photographing point guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the moving image is a moving image of a wave photographed at a surf point. A method for inducing a moving image photographing point, comprising: an information distribution center that distributes image information corresponding to a moving image photographed at a predetermined point via a network; and a terminal that receives the image information via the network. hand,
The information distribution center,
A capturing step of capturing the image information corresponding to the moving image captured at the point,
A storage step of storing the image information;
A distribution step of distributing a predetermined one of the image information to the terminal via the network in response to a request from the terminal,
The terminal is
A requesting step of requesting the information distribution center to distribute a predetermined one of the image information;
A display step of displaying the image information distributed via the network in the distribution step;
A selecting step of selecting a predetermined one from the image information displayed in the displaying step,
Providing a route guidance to the point where the moving image corresponding to the image information selected in the selecting step is captured. Controlling a moving image shooting point guidance system including an information distribution center for distributing image information corresponding to a moving image shot at a predetermined point via a network, and a terminal receiving the image information via the network A moving image shooting point guidance program,
In the information distribution center,
A capturing step of capturing the image information corresponding to the moving image captured at the point,
A storage step of storing the image information;
Delivering a predetermined one of the image information to the terminal via the network in response to a request from the terminal,
In the terminal,
A requesting step of requesting the information distribution center to distribute a predetermined one of the image information;
A display step of displaying the image information distributed via the network in the distribution step;
A selecting step of selecting a predetermined one from the image information displayed in the displaying step,
A guidance step of performing a route guidance to the point where the moving image corresponding to the image information selected in the selecting step is captured.

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