JP2005077619A - Information distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the service of correcting map information when correction of map information is requested, and to perform charging according to the content of correction. <P>SOLUTION: A service request management device 20 of a user 10 transmits, via the Internet 12, service request data and map information relating to the request for correction of the map resulting from the difference in the geodetic system or the coordinate system of the map. When a data transmitter-receiver 22 of a service provider 11 receives this data, the map information is corrected by a data correction device 24 according to the content of the service request data, charging data according to the content of service request data is generated by a charging device 23, and the corrected map information and the generated charging data is transmitted from the data transmitter-receiver 22 to the service request management device 20 of the user 10 via the Internet 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system, and more particularly to an information distribution system that distributes map information via a communication network.

  Conventionally, when distributing map information, a user who paid a fee in advance to the information distribution source receives map information according to the user's instruction or operation from the information distribution source via a general public line such as the Internet. To be delivered.

  In the conventional map information distribution system, when the map information is distributed to the user, the service for correcting the position coordinates is provided. However, the map correction and the graphic distortion caused by the different geodetic system and coordinate system are applied. The map correction service that accompanies this was not considered.

  That is, as geodetic achievement 2000, the geodetic system used for the map is from the Japanese geodetic system (which approximated the earth to a spheroid based on the Tokyo position) to the world geodetic system (the actual center of gravity of the earth (According to surveying method revised on April 1, 2000), an error occurs between the map based on the Japanese geodetic system and the map based on the world geodetic system, and this error is corrected. There is a need to. In addition, the coordinate system used for maps etc. uses an absolute coordinate system in which the coordinates of the map are described with reference to the center position of the earth and multiple offset positions throughout the country, and each offset position is used as a reference from there. Some of them use a relative coordinate system in which coordinates are expressed by relative distances. In particular, in a map using a relative coordinate system, graphic distortion occurs in adjacent portions of each map, and this graphic distortion is corrected. There is a need.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a service for correcting map information when a correction of map information is requested, and to charge according to the content of the correction.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention corrects map information according to the content of service request information when receiving map information and service request information from a service request source via a communication network. Billing information is generated according to the content of the information or correction, and the corrected map information and the generated billing information are transmitted to the information receiving terminal specified by the service requester via the communication network. Is.

  When configuring the information distribution system, the following elements can be added.

  (1) The service request information includes a map correction request accompanying a different geodetic system / coordinate system of the map or a graphic distortion in the map when the map information is composed of a surveyed map. Include a request for map correction.

  (2) The service request information has a different geodetic system / coordinate system for each map when the map information is composed of a plurality of maps obtained by surveying and each map has an overlapping area. A map correction request accompanying the map or a map correction request accompanying the inclusion of a graphic distortion for each map.

  (3) The service request information is associated with a difference in the geodetic system / coordinate system of any of the maps when the map information is composed of a survey map, an aerial photograph map, or a satellite image map. A request for map correction or a request for map correction accompanying the inclusion of graphic distortion in any of the maps is included.

  (4) The service request information is configured such that the map information includes a survey map, an aerial photograph map, and a satellite image map, and the maps have areas that overlap each other. A request for map correction accompanying a different geodetic system / coordinate system for each map or a map correction request accompanying the inclusion of graphic distortion for each map is included.

  When the service request information includes a map correction request for matching the position coordinates between the maps and displaying each map in a superimposed manner, a billing information generating means for generating billing information includes the superimposed display. A map information correction unit configured to generate billing information according to the service request information including the map information correction unit for correcting the map information and matching the position coordinates between the maps; For example, the map information can be corrected according to the information to be configured.

  In configuring the information distribution system, the map information correcting means for correcting the map information can be configured with the following functions.

  (1) When the map information is corrected, the map information correction means executes association for reading out a file, URL, still image or moving image as an attribute to the position coordinates on the map.

  (2) The map information correcting means embeds position coordinates corresponding to each map in each map when correcting the map information.

  (3) The map information correcting means embeds information relating to a digital watermark in the map information when correcting the map information.

  When configuring each of the information distribution systems, the map information can be configured in association with a map on the navigation system.

  According to the above means, when the map information and the service request information from the service request source are received via the communication network, the map information is corrected according to the content of the service request information, and the content of the service request information or The billing information corresponding to the content of the correction is generated, and the corrected map information and the generated billing information are transmitted to the information receiving terminal specified by the service request source via the communication network. Map information corrected according to the contents can be provided to the service requester.

  For example, when the map information is composed of a surveyed map as service request information, a map correction request accompanying a different geodetic system / coordinate system of the map or a map correction accompanying the inclusion of graphic distortion in the map If the request is a map request, the map information is corrected according to the request, and the corrected map information is provided to the service requester. In addition, when the map information is corrected, it is possible to prevent falsification of the information by embedding information related to the digital watermark in the map information.

  According to the present invention, the map information corrected based on the service request information can be provided to the service request source.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information distribution system showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the service request source user 10 side has a service request management device 20, a geographic information device 21, a service request data database 30, and a map data database 31 as equipment under management of the user 10. An aerial photograph data database 32, a satellite image data database 33, a digital watermark added data database 38, and a charging data database 39 are provided. On the other hand, on the service provider 11 side, there are a data transmission / reception device 22, a billing device 23, a data correction device 24, a digital watermark adding device 25, and a corrected data database 34 as facilities under management of the service provider 11. A charging data database 35, a digital watermark added data database 36, and a received data database 37 are provided. The service request management device 20 of the user 10 and the data transmission / reception device 22 of the service provider 11 are connected to each other via a communication network, for example, the network 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the service request management apparatus 20 has a display screen 20a, and a plurality of menus 50, 51, etc. are displayed on the display screen 20a. When a menu for selecting service request information is selected from a plurality of menus 50, 51,..., The contents of the selected menu 50 (service request information) are displayed. When a registration button 53 is clicked after an arbitrary one is selected, data relating to the selected service request information is stored (registered) in the database 30 as service request data. Examples of the menu corresponding to the service request data include the following.

  (1) When the map information is composed of a map by surveying, a map correction request accompanying a different geodetic system / coordinate system of the map or a map correction request accompanying the inclusion of graphic distortion in the map.

  (2) When the map information is a plurality of maps obtained by surveying, and each map has a region that overlaps each other, a map correction request associated with a different geodetic system / coordinate system for each map or Request for map correction accompanying the inclusion of graphic distortion for each map.

  (3) When the map information is composed of a survey map, an aerial photograph map, or a satellite image map, either a map correction request or any map with a different geodetic or coordinate system of any map Request for map correction accompanying the inclusion of figure distortion.

  (4) When the map information is composed of a survey map, an aerial photograph map, and a satellite image map, and each map has an overlapping area, the geodetic system / coordinate system for each map is Request for map correction associated with different or map correction associated with inclusion of graphic distortion for each map.

  On the other hand, the database 31 stores map information data composed of survey maps, and the database 32 stores aerial photograph data when the map information is composed of aerial maps. The satellite image data is stored when the map information is composed of a map based on a satellite image. When the menu 50 is selected by the user 10 among the menus 50 and 51, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a map by surveying, a map by aerial photograph, or a map by satellite image is displayed. When a registration button 53 is clicked after any map item is selected and displayed in the display area 52, the content of the selected map is displayed in the display area 54 of the registered map. . In addition, when a menu for selecting data, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, menu 51 is selected, items for data selection are displayed in display area 52, and map data, aerial photograph data, satellite image data are displayed. When one of the data or a plurality of data is selected and the registration button 53 is clicked, the contents of the selected data are displayed in the registration data display area 55. The map information related to the selected map is transmitted to the service provider 11 via the Internet 12 together with the service request data.

  On the other hand, the data transmission / reception device 22 in the service provider 11 is configured to constitute an information receiving unit that receives map information and service request data (service request information) from the user 10 when the map information and service request data (service request information) are transmitted. It has become. When the data transmission / reception device 22 receives map information and service request information from the user 10, these pieces of information are stored in the database 37 as received data. The data correction device 24 is configured as a map information correction unit that corrects the map information received by the data transmission / reception device 22 in accordance with the contents of the service request data and stores the corrected map information in the database 34. For example, when the service request data is a map correction request associated with a different geodetic system / coordinate system of the map, the data correction device 24 receives data from the user 10 according to the map information generated based on the global geodetic system. The map information is corrected, and the corrected map information is stored in the database 34 as corrected data.

  On the other hand, the charging device 23 calculates expenses based on the contents of the service request data to generate charging data as charging information, and stores this charging data in the database 35.

  In addition, when the service request data makes the position coordinates between the maps coincide with each other and the map correction request for displaying each map in a superimposed manner, the data correction device 24 determines the position coordinates between the maps according to the service request data. And a function as map information correcting means for correcting the map information according to the information for displaying each map in a superimposed manner. In this case, the billing apparatus 23 generates billing data according to service request data for displaying each map in a superimposed manner, and stores the billing data in the database 35.

  Further, when correcting the map information, the data correction device 24 designates a storage location of an information resource such as a file, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator; file mounted on the Internet) as an attribute in the position coordinates on the map. 1), a function as map information correction means for executing association for reading out a still image or a moving image or embedding position coordinates corresponding to each map in each map.

  Further, the digital watermark adding device 25 constitutes a map information correcting means together with the data correcting device 24, and when correcting the map information, information relating to the digital watermark is embedded in the map information, and this information is used as the digital watermark added data in the database 36. It is supposed to be stored in. By embedding information related to the digital watermark in the map information, it is possible to prevent falsification of the information.

  In addition, while making the position coordinates between the maps coincide with each other, map correction for displaying each map in an overlapping manner and associating the position coordinates on the map for reading out files, URLs, still images or moving images, The process of embedding position coordinates corresponding to each map in each map and reading information relating to the digital watermark into the map information is performed by a request from the user 10, and these processes are executed. Then, the expense associated with this process is also added as billing data.

  When the billing data is generated and the map information is corrected, the data stored in the databases 34, 35, and 36 is transferred from the data transmitting / receiving device 22 to the service request management device (service request source information receiving terminal) 20 via the Internet 12. Sent to. In this case, the data transmission / reception device 22 constitutes an information transmission means for transmitting the corrected map information and billing information. When transmitting corrected map information and billing information from the data transmitting / receiving device 22, in addition to transmitting map information and billing information to the service request management device 22 as an information receiving terminal specified by the service request source, for example, The information receiving terminal under the control of the service requester is designated as the designated information receiving terminal, the map information is transmitted to the information receiving terminal, and the information receiving terminal of the financial institution with which the service requester is in business is designated as the designated information receiving terminal. The billing information can be transmitted to the information receiving terminal.

  When the service request management apparatus 20 receives data from the service provider 11, the corrected map information data is stored in a designated database among the databases 31, 32, and 33, and the digital watermark data is stored in the database 38. The accounting data is stored in the database 39. Accordingly, the service provider 11 can provide the corrected map information to the user 10. On the other hand, the user 10 pays the service provider 11 based on the billing data 39.

  According to the present embodiment, the map information is corrected according to the content of the service request information when the user 10 selects one of the menus related to the plurality of service requests, and the corrected map information is used. Can be provided to the user 10, and charging according to the content of the service request information can be performed to the user.

  In addition, it is possible to provide a service for preventing falsification of data by embedding information related to the digital watermark in the corrected map information.

  According to the designation of the user 10, a service for associating a file, a URL, a still image, or a moving image as an attribute with the position coordinates on the map can be performed.

  In the embodiment, the map information may be configured to be associated with a map on the navigation system.

It is a block block diagram of the information delivery system which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a map selection screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a display of a data selection screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 User 11 Service provider 20 Service request management apparatus 21 Geographic information apparatus 22 Data transmission / reception apparatus 23 Accounting apparatus 24 Data correction apparatus 25 Digital watermark addition apparatus 30 Service request management apparatus 31 Database for map data 32 Database for aerial photograph data 33 Database for satellite image data 34 Database for corrected data 35 Database for charging data 36, 38 Database for digital watermark added data 39 Database for charging data

Claims (11)

Information receiving means for receiving map information and service request information from a service request source via a communication network, and when the information receiving means receives the map information and the service request information, the contents of the service request information In response, the map information correcting means for correcting the map information, the charging information generating means for generating charging information according to the content of the service request information received by the information receiving means, and the map corrected by the map information correcting means An information distribution system comprising information transmitting means for transmitting information and charging information generated by the charging information generating means to an information receiving terminal specified by the service requester via the communication network. 2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the service request information includes a map correction request associated with a different geodetic system / coordinate system of the map when the map information includes a surveyed map, or An information distribution system comprising a request for map correction accompanying the inclusion of graphic distortion in the map. 2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the service request information includes a plurality of maps obtained by surveying, and each map has a region in which the maps overlap each other. An information distribution system comprising: a map correction request accompanying a different geodetic system / coordinate system or a map correction request accompanying a graphic distortion for each map. 2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the service request information includes a geodetic system of any one of the maps when the map information includes a survey map, an aerial photograph map, or a satellite image map. An information distribution system comprising a map correction request accompanying a different coordinate system or a map correction request accompanying graphic distortion in any one of the maps. 2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the service request information includes an area where the map information includes a survey map, an aerial photograph map, and a satellite image map, and the maps overlap each other. When configured, the information includes a map correction request accompanying a different geodetic system / coordinate system for each map or a map correction request accompanying a graphic distortion for each map Distribution system. 6. The information distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the service request information includes a map correction request for matching the position coordinates between the maps and displaying the maps in a superimposed manner, and the billing information generating means Generates billing information according to the service request information including the superimposed display, and the map information correcting means matches the position coordinates between the maps, and the map information according to the information for displaying the maps in a superimposed manner. An information distribution system characterized by correcting the above. The information distribution system according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, wherein the map information correcting means assigns an attribute to a position coordinate on the map when correcting the map information. An information distribution system characterized by executing association for reading a file, a URL, a still image, or a moving image. 6. The information distribution system according to claim 3, wherein the map information correction means embeds position coordinates corresponding to each map in each map when correcting the map information. Information distribution system. The information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the map information correction unit embeds information relating to a digital watermark in the map information when correcting the map information. Information distribution system. 10. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the map information is configured in association with a map on a navigation system. When the map information and the service request information from the service request source are received via a communication network, the map information is corrected according to the content of the service request information and billing information is generated, and the corrected map information And an information distribution method for transmitting the generated billing information to the information receiving terminal designated by the service requester via the communication network.

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