JP2006024228A - Information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow album data formed by relating characters, images and the like to map information to be easily created, registered and managed by a terminal such as a cellular phone. <P>SOLUTION: A user registering the album data accesses an album service server 10 via an information terminal 1 such as a cellular phone with a photographing function. The user retrieves map information related to his or her address and transmits a comment, a photograph or the like to be related to the map information to the service server 10. Information such as maps, characters and images becomes album data by being related to one another and is registered in an album database 71. When the album data are registered, e-mail of guide/notification is transmitted to preset predetermined members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management system capable of managing map information and information other than map information in association with each other and providing them to a user having a predetermined authority.

  For example, a map information providing service that searches a map information server installed on the Internet by inputting a destination address, the name of the nearest station, etc., and displays a desired map image has been conventionally known. Yes. The user can search for a map image of the meeting place or the destination and confirm it on the screen.

  In addition, as disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the map image obtained by the search is attached to an e-mail, or information specifying the location of the map image in the map information database ( A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) can be linked in the body of the e-mail to contact other users.

JP 11-259390 A JP 2001-188734 A

  In the prior art, when sending a map image and character information or image information other than the map image to the other party's terminal, it must be attached to an e-mail as an attached file or link information must be described in the text It ’s not easy to use.

  On the other hand, the information processing capability of mobile phones has been improved, and multifunctionalization has progressed. Mobile phones in recent years have become widespread as portable information terminals equipped with an imaging function in addition to conventional voice conversation and data communication functions. However, in the conventional map information providing service, as described above, the map image attached to the e-mail is only provided as disposable information, and mobile phones and portable information terminals with advanced functions have been developed. The function is not utilized.

  In addition, the user can contact a friend, an acquaintance, or the like of the event of the day at any time by attaching an image captured by a mobile phone or a map image obtained from a map information service to an e-mail. Thereby, various information such as memories of the travel destination can be shared among the group (community) to which the user belongs. However, information can only be shared between email recipients. Therefore, in order to share past information with new friends, acquaintances, etc., it is necessary to transfer e-mails transmitted in the past to new friends, which is troublesome. In the case of electronic mail, as a matter of course, only information stored in the terminal can be browsed, and necessary information cannot be taken out and browsed when necessary.

  However, if a website for exchanging information is provided and various information is stored and disclosed on this website, information can be shared within the group even if friends and acquaintances change. However, creating a web page and uploading it to a website is time consuming and inconvenient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information management system that can store map information and other information in association with each other, and can be browsed later. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information management system capable of sharing information including map information among a plurality of users. Further objects of the present invention will become clear from the embodiments described later.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information management system according to the present invention includes an information registration device and an information providing device. The information registration device associates the map information with information other than the map information, generates browsing information, and registers it in a predetermined storage area. The information providing apparatus provides browsing information registered in the storage area to a predetermined user.

  The map information includes multiple generations of map information with different times, and the browsing information is configured so that the map information and information other than the map information can be correlated in time. For example, the information may be configured and registered as browsing information in association with each other in advance. Further, the browsing information may include only information for temporally associating multiple generations of map information with information other than the map information. The latter includes, for example, a mode in which specific time specifying information is included in the browsing information. By using such browsing information, it is possible to specify the generation of the map to be used based on the time specifying information when the map information is provided.

  According to the present invention, information for browsing can be generated by associating information other than map information with past map information. Thereby, for example, the user goes to a place of memories such as his hometown, and generates text information, voice information, image information showing the current state, etc., and these latest information and past map information related to the memories. And browsing information can be generated.

  In a preferred embodiment, a map information providing device is further provided. The map information providing apparatus provides a predetermined range of map information in response to a search request.

  A user browses browsing information via, for example, various information terminals with a data communication function (a television receiver, a game machine, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, a personal computer, a fixed telephone, a facsimile machine, etc.). Can do. The browsing information can be transmitted directly to the user's information terminal, or can be transferred to another server or the like.

  The information terminal, the map information providing device, the information registration device, and the information providing device are connected to each other via a communication network so that bidirectional data communication is possible. Further, the map information providing apparatus, the information registration apparatus, and the information providing apparatus can be formed in the same computer (server), or can be realized on different computers.

  Here, “map information” includes not only the case where map data in the required range is distributed from the map server to the information terminal via the communication network, but also recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or memory. This includes the case where the information terminal reads out and uses the map data. That is, in the latter case, the information terminal reads and uses the map data from the recording medium connected to the information terminal. Furthermore, the map information includes various representation formats such as a plan view, a bird's-eye view, a bird's-eye view, and a three-dimensional view. When a bird's-eye view and a three-dimensional view are provided as map information, the user can change the map representation format. It is preferred that it be selectable. The scale of the map is preferably set manually or automatically.

  The “browsing information” is information in which map information and information other than the map information are associated with each other, and the browsing information actually provided can be generated at various timings. One method is to register the map information, other information, and the correspondence between them separately in the information registration device, and when there is a browsing request from the information terminal, other than the map information and the map information The information is read out, a browsing screen is generated, and provided to the information terminal. Another method is to generate and register a browsing screen (final browsing information) in advance when registering map information and information other than map information in the information registration apparatus.

  The map information providing apparatus has, for example, a database formed by hierarchizing a large number of map files having different mesh sizes, and provides a predetermined range of map information in response to a search request. For example, when a user inputs an address, a telephone number, or the like of a desired location via an information terminal, a map in a predetermined range including a location corresponding to the address or the telephone number is retrieved and provided.

  Alternatively, the map information providing device can search and provide a predetermined range of map information by receiving the current position information of the user. As the current position information of the user, for example, the location of the nearest base station when the user carries the mobile information terminal, or position data in the case of an information terminal with a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) can be cited. The range (scale, etc.) of the map provided by the map information providing apparatus can be appropriately changed by the user's operation.

  The information registration device generates browsing information by associating information input by the user via the information terminal with map information, and stores the browsing information in a predetermined storage area. Information input by the user is information other than map information, and examples thereof include character information, image information, audio information, and music information.

  In a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD, a dedicated storage area (directory) is set for each user or for each group, and one or more browsing information is stored in this dedicated storage area. Remembered. The browsing information can be created in a language such as HTML or XML, for example.

  Since the information providing device provides browsing information to the accessing information terminal, the user or the like can easily browse the registered browsing information. Note that the information providing apparatus can be configured as a WWW server, for example.

  The information registration device of the present invention may input time specifying information for specifying a desired time by the user and generate browsing information based on the time specifying information. Of course, it is also possible to constitute a system in which a user manually designates temporal correspondence between information other than map information and map information.

  The present invention can also be configured as a map information providing system that provides map information using the browsing information described above. This map information providing system refers to map information of a plurality of generations having different times, and specifies and provides map information of a generation to be associated with information other than map information based on browsing information. As described above, this map information may be provided at the time of a browsing request from the information terminal, or provided when a browsing screen as final browsing information is generated in advance. Also good.

  The present invention is configured as an invention of an information registration method, an information provision method, a map information provision method, etc. by providing various functions realized by the above-described information management system and map information provision system using a computer. Also good. The present invention can also be understood as a computer program for causing a computer to realize these functions. This program can be distributed, for example, by being fixed to a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, HDD, or memory, or can be distributed via a communication network.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

1. First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 9 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention. First, FIG. 1 shows an overall outline when the information management system according to the present embodiment is used in an album service system. FIG.

  As will be described later, this system includes an information terminal 1 on the sender side and an information terminal 2 on the viewer side, and an album service server (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “service server”) 10. . In the following description, a person who creates and registers album data (sender) is referred to as a user, and a person who browses registered album data (viewer) is referred to as a member and is distinguished for convenience.

  The information terminals 1 and 2 are configured as mobile phones, for example. The present invention is preferably used for a portable information terminal such as a cellular phone, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other terminals such as a desktop or notebook personal computer or a digital camera can also be used. The information terminals 1 and 2 are provided with display units 1A and 2A and operation units 1B and 2B, respectively, and are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication with the service server 10 via a communication network CN such as the Internet or a wireless communication network. Has been.

  The service server 10 includes an album data registration unit 20, an album browsing unit 30, a notification unit 40, a map information management unit 50, a design management unit 60, an album management unit 70, and a member information management unit 80.

  The album data registration unit 20 generates album data in response to an operation from the information terminal 1 and registers it in a predetermined storage area. As shown in FIG. 2, the album data registration unit 20 has a plurality of functions 21 to 27.

  Here, the album data registration unit 20 operates in cooperation with a WWW server via means such as CGI (Common Gateway Interface), and the information terminal 1 receives album data via a web browser. The registration unit 20 is configured to perform various inputs.

  When new member registration or member registration content is changed, the user inputs predetermined items. The member registration input function 21 delivers the item input by the user to the member information management unit 80. The member information management unit 80 updates the member database (abbreviated as “DB” in the figure) 81.

  Next, the user searches for map information, for example, by inputting all or part of the destination address, postal code, or telephone number to the map search information input function 22 via the information terminal 1. Can do. If the information terminal 1 has a GPS function, information on longitude and latitude detected by the GPS function can be used as search information. The search information input to the map search information input function 22 is delivered to the map information management unit 50. The map information management unit 50 searches the map database 51 based on the input search information, detects map information in a predetermined range, and returns it to the album data registration unit 20.

  Here, the map database 51 can store a map in another expression format such as a bird's-eye view, a bird's-eye view, and a three-dimensional view in addition to a normal plan view. For example, in the initial setting, a plan view can be automatically selected, and the user can manually select a map of another expression format. Further, for example, a plurality of types of maps having different expression formats may be associated with each other and registered in the album data, such as a plan view and a bird's eye view. Furthermore, the scale of the map can be set manually or automatically. Further, for example, the scales of a plurality of types of maps may be different and the scales may be changed manually or automatically, such as displaying a plan view with a large scale and a bird's eye view with a small scale.

  The user can input character information associated with the map information via the character input function 23. Examples of character information include titles and comments (explanations and impressions).

  Further, the user can associate a desired image with the map information via the image input function 24. For example, when the information terminal 1 has an imaging function, image information captured by the information terminal 1 can be uploaded to the service server 20 via the image input function 24. Alternatively, if the information terminal 1 can read data from a recording medium such as a PC card or a memory, the image information recorded on the recording medium can be uploaded to the service server 20. It is also possible to select and use image information (for example, an icon or a background image) prepared in advance in the service server 20.

  By using the design selection function 25, the user can select an album data layout including map information, character information, and image information. For example, a desired layout can be selected from a plurality of layouts prepared in advance in the design database 61 via the design management unit 60, or the selected layout can be customized. The layout to be selected is not limited to one. For example, it is possible to select two types of layouts, a layout for a personal computer having a large screen size and a layout for a portable information terminal having a small screen size.

  Alternatively, selectable layouts can be changed between an album used for business purposes and a private album. Specifically, in the case of an album for business purposes, the usable data size may be increased and a plurality of images may be pasted. Also, the maximum value of album data that can be registered in one album can be changed according to the purpose or the like.

  The user can specify a member who is allowed to browse album data and set a browsing authority level via the distribution destination designation function 26. The user can permit browsing of album data to a plurality of members registered in advance in the member database 81 or all or some of unregistered third parties. For example, the entire album data such as “Only family members can view”, “Only friends can view”, “Everyone can view”, “All family members can view”, “Third parties cannot view images”, etc. Alternatively, it is possible to set the level of browsing authority for a part. Further, for example, the browsing possible period can be set such as “only 3 days can be viewed”, “only 2 weeks can be viewed”, and the like. This period limitation can be changed depending on the type of the person to be viewed. Alternatively, it is also possible to specify in advance the date and time of transmission of the guidance notification. For example, usability is further improved by transmitting a guidance notification to a predetermined member at a specified date and time.

  Information on members who are allowed to view album data and information on viewing authority levels are delivered to the member information management unit 80. The member information management unit 80 updates the registered content of the member database 81.

  When the user instructs posting (registration), the album data registration function 27 associates the album data with the layout information, the distribution destination, and the information on the viewing authority level, and delivers them to the album management unit 70. The album management unit 70 registers album data in the album database 71. Map search information is registered as latitude / longitude information or mesh numbers.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents stored in the member database 81 and the album database 71.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the member database 81 includes identification information (ID) for identifying each member, a member's name and address, an e-mail address (e-mail), and a service server 20. Authentication information (password) for logging into and using the album service, the address of the album storage area assigned to each member, the viewing authority level of the entire album (separately public or private), A list of members permitted to browse and the like is stored in association with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the album database 71 manages each member's album, and manages the contents of each album, that is, each album data. As shown in FIG. 3B, the album database 71 of an album of a certain member has an album data title, album data storage address, data size, and album data viewing authority for each album data. Level, album data registration date (post date), number of times viewed (reference count), link information to map information displayed in album data, album data layout information, etc. are associated with each other. ing.

  Next, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a screen configuration provided by the album data registration unit 20.

  When a user who is a registered member of the album service accesses the service server 10 and completes predetermined authentication and reaches his / her album menu, the display unit 1A of the information terminal 1 displays a screen as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

A list of album data is displayed in the album menu (G1). A check box for selecting data is provided on one end side of the title name of each album data (G2), and a display section for the reference count is provided on the other end side (G2).
3). The album menu also includes an edit button G4 for shifting to an edit menu for registered album data, a delete button G5 for deleting album data, a post button G6 for registering new album data, and a cancel button. A button G7 is provided.

  FIG. 4B is a posting screen for registering new album data. On the posting screen, a location information display field G8 for displaying location information such as an address, postal code, latitude / longitude, a map display portion G9 for displaying map information in a range corresponding to the location information, and browsing of album data A delivery destination selection unit G10 for setting a delivery destination for guiding the user, a viewing authority level, and the like, a comment input unit G11 for inputting a comment text, and an image attachment unit G12 for attaching an image. .

  An example of the delivery destination selection unit G10 will be described in detail. The delivery destination selection unit G10 is a so-called pull-down menu. For example, when the distribution destination selection unit G10 is operated, names of friends, acquaintances, or groups registered in advance appear in a list format. The user can select one or a plurality of members or groups from the listed members or groups (a group of one or more members) as a person who gives permission to view album data.

  When the input of the map information, the comment, and the attached image is completed, the user operates the posting button G13 for confirming the posting. As a result, new album data is added to the user's album. When canceling the posting, the user operates a cancel button G14.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing when new album data is registered in the album service. In the figure, step is abbreviated as “S”.

  First, the user operates the information terminal 1 to access the service server 10 via the communication network CN (S1). When the information terminal 1 accesses, the service server 10 displays a top menu and requests input of authentication information (S2). The user transmits predetermined authentication information such as a member ID and a password from the information terminal 1 to the service server 10 (S3). If the authentication fails due to, for example, a password input error (S4: NO), an error process for re-entering authentication information is executed (S5).

  When the authentication is successful, the user generates new album data as follows, for example (S6 to S11). First, the user inputs position information (S6) and causes the service server 10 to search for map information (S7). Next, the user inputs characters (comments) associated with the map information (S8). Further, the user attaches an image associated with the map information (S9). As a result, new album data including map information, character information, and image information is generated. Then, the user sets members who are permitted to browse the album data, browsing authority level (public level), and the like (S10). Also, a design (layout) for browsing the album data is selected (S11).

  Note that the album data generation order is not limited to the above. For example, map information, character information, etc. may be input after selecting a design first, and the user can select or input data in a desired order. Also, the number of comments, images, and maps is not limited to one, and a plurality of images and map information can be included in the album data.

  When the generation of album data is completed, the user operates the posting button G13 (S12: YES). As a result, the service server 10 associates the map information, character information, image information, distribution destination, release level, layout, and the like with each other and registers them in the album database 71 (S14). In this way, the newly generated album data is additionally registered in the user's album. The user can continue to create album data until desiring to end the album operation (S13: YES).

  When the registration to the album is performed, the service server 10 sends an e-mail guidance notification to each member of the distribution destination designated by the user (S15). In this e-mail, for example, there was a new post “Title name: from my parents '” on **' s album. And the like, and a URL to the user's album.

  The member who has received such a guidance notice browses the album data by a browsing process as shown in FIG.

  The member who has received the guidance notification (S21) accesses the album of the service server 10 via the information terminal 2 (S22). The service server 10 checks the access level of the accessed album (browsing authority level set for the entire album) and determines whether it is open or private (including non-public) (S23). If browsing of the album is restricted (S23: YES), the user is requested to input authentication information (S24). When the authentication information is input from the information terminal 2 (S25), the service server 10 collates the authentication information and determines whether or not the member has browsing authority (S26). If the authentication is unsuccessful, error processing is performed (S27).

  When a member having browsing authority accesses (S26: YES), the user's album menu is displayed (S28). In this album menu, a list of album data is displayed as will be described later with reference to FIGS.

The member selects desired album data (S29). The service server 10 refers to the layout information, arranges map information, character information, and image information at predetermined positions, and provides album data to the members (S30). The member keeps browsing (S
31) Other album data can be browsed. When the member finishes browsing (S31: YES), the service server 10 updates the album database 71 in order to change the reference count of the album (S32).

  Next, FIGS. 7 and 8 show an example of an album data browsing screen. 7 shows a screen layout suitable for a portable information terminal having a small screen size, and FIG. 8 shows a screen layout suitable for a personal computer having a large screen size.

  First, referring to FIG. FIG. 7A shows an album menu screen of a certain user. In the album menu, a list of registered album data titles is displayed. The member can browse the album data of the selected title by selecting a desired title.

  FIG. 7B is an example of an album data display screen displayed when a certain title is selected. In order to display album data on a terminal having a small screen size such as a portable information terminal, the display screen is hierarchized. First, the title name of the album data, the attached image, and the comment are displayed on the first screen. If there are a lot of comments, scroll the screen to view them. In addition, a button G21 for moving to map information constituting a part of the album data is displayed on the screen.

When the member operates the button G21, the screen moves to the map screen as shown in FIG. In this map screen, a map image is provided from the map database 51 via the map information management unit 50. The displayed map is linked to the map database 51 via the map information management unit 50. Therefore, the map can be freely enlarged and reduced by operating the buttons G22 and G23. Although not shown, the map can be scrolled to move to a portion outside the display.

  FIG. 8 shows a layout when the screen size is large. As shown in FIG. 8A, an album menu can be generated by allocating and arranging album data titles at positions on a map related to album data.

  Also, the title display method can be changed according to the scale of the map. For example, on a small-scale national map, the number of registered album data is displayed in units of large regional blocks such as Kanto and Kansai, and the album title is displayed at each position on the map as the scale is increased. it can. Furthermore, in addition to the album title, a reduced image (thumbnail image) or icon of an image (such as an image captured by the user) in the album data may be displayed.

  When the member selects a desired title name, album data including comments, images, and more detailed map information is displayed as shown in FIG.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, it is possible to generate album data by easily associating character and image information input from the information terminal 1 with map information. Then, the album data can be registered in the service server 10 and viewed by other members.

  Therefore, for example, a user who owns a mobile phone having a photographing function and a network communication function accesses the service server 10 from a travel destination or the like, and adds a map of the visited place and an impression of the travel to the image photographed at the travel destination or the like. You can easily register it in your album.

  As a result, it is possible to easily register a travel diary, diary, etc. as digital contents in the album database 71, easily manage and edit records of one's life, and allow friends to browse. It is easier than the case where a travel report or the like is delivered to a friend or the like by an electronic mail with an image as in the past. Further, in the electronic mail system, the electronic mail is merely managed and stored in the mail server, and it is troublesome to allow members other than the person who delivered the electronic mail to view or edit the contents later. However, in the present embodiment, it is possible to easily register, edit, and manage information that associates maps, characters, and images.

  Further, when album data is registered, a guidance notification is automatically transmitted to the registered member from the service server 10, so that the user does not need to contact each member and allows the member to easily browse. be able to.

  In addition, access control such as publishing / non-disclosure (limited release) of the album is performed, so that it is possible to prevent a third party who has not established a certain level of trust with the user from browsing the album. This improves usability.

2. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG. 9 and FIG. In the following description, the same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. A feature of this embodiment is that access control is performed for each album data and each data (map information, character information, image information) constituting the album data.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the browsing process according to the present embodiment. In this process, after the access to the album is permitted (S26: YES) and the album menu is displayed (S28), when the member selects album data, the authentication operation is performed according to the viewing authority level. (S41-S43). The processing of S41 to S43 is also applied when browsing each data in the selected album data.

  That is, apart from the access restriction to the album itself, an access restriction to each album data can be set. As shown in FIG. 10A, for example, a display such as “secret” is added to the album data for which the user has set browsing restrictions. In addition, you may abbreviate | omit the display which shows such browsing restrictions.

  When members select album data for which browsing restrictions are set, only comments are displayed as shown in FIG. 10B, and authentication information (typically a password) is input for browsing images and maps. Is required. When the member inputs predetermined authentication information, as shown in FIG. 10C, other information (map and image) for which browsing restriction has been set is displayed.

  As described above, the user can set a viewing restriction for each album data constituting the album, and can further set a viewing restriction for each data constituting the album data. Therefore, usability is improved by finer access control.

3. Third Embodiment FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an album data registration process according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

  This embodiment is predicated on an information terminal having a GPS function, and is characterized in that GPS data is transmitted to the service server 10 when searching for map information (S51).

  It is not limited to the case where the GPS function is built in the information terminal in advance. It may be an information terminal that can be connected to a separate GPS device wirelessly or by wire. Further, for example, in the case of a mobile communication terminal in which a relatively large number of wireless base stations are arranged, such as PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), information for identifying a wireless communication base station existing in a communication area is provided as a service. Map information can also be searched by transmitting to the server 10.

4). Fourth Embodiment FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The feature of this embodiment is that an album is shared by a plurality of users.

  FIG. 12A shows a menu screen for a shared album. A plurality of users can post album data via each information terminal 1. Since the main part of the album data registration / browsing process is the same as that of the first embodiment, a description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, when a building, an icon, or the like displayed on the map is selected, the album title, posting date, contributor, the number of people who agree with the posted content, etc. are displayed in a list format.

  In this embodiment, since an album is shared by a plurality of users, the number of posts is larger than that of a private album of an individual user, although it differs depending on, for example, the number of users, the album operating history, the purpose of the album, and the like. Accordingly, when all the album titles are displayed on the map, the visibility is lowered, so that the hierarchies are hierarchized as shown in FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the latest predetermined number of album titles can be displayed.

  According to the present embodiment, since an album can be shared by a plurality of users, for example, community information such as regions and workplaces can be easily collected, managed, and distributed.

5. Fifth Embodiment A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A feature of the present embodiment is that album data can be generated using past map data in addition to the latest map data.

As shown in FIG. 13, the user can search for map data in a target range based on an address, telephone number, latitude and longitude, etc., and use it for album data.
Here, the map database 51 of the present embodiment has a time axis, and includes different types of map databases 51 (1) to (n) in terms of time.

  Therefore, in addition to space specifying information (for example, latitude / longitude and address) for specifying a desired geographical space, the user can specify time specifying information (for example, according to the Western calendar or Japanese calendar) for specifying a desired time. By inputting the age specification, etc., it is possible to use different types of map data in time.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the album database 71 includes a mesh number for specifying map data in a predetermined range in each map database for each era, character information other than map data associated with the map data, image information, Audio information is associated with other management information (title, storage destination address, data size, release level, posting date, reference count, layout, etc.).

  Thereby, since the user can generate album data using not only the current map data but also past map data, the degree of freedom of album creation is increased and the usability is improved.

  In the present embodiment, for example, “having a plurality of map databases managed according to age, specifying map information in a desired range of a desired age based on time specifying information and space specifying information input by the user, this specified It can also be expressed as an “information management system that generates browsing information by associating map information with information other than map information”.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications such as adding new additions and changes to the configuration of the embodiment. For example, the information associated with the map information is not limited to characters and still images. Album data can also be generated by associating other information such as moving images and music with map information.

  In each of the above embodiments, map information (search information to map data), character information, and image information are registered separately, and a browsing screen is displayed when there is a browsing request from an information terminal. Although the case where the information is generated and provided has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and when registering map information, character information, and image information, a browsing screen can be generated and stored in advance.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, map information and information other than map information can be registered and viewed in association with each other, and information can be shared between predetermined terminals.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic overall configuration of an album service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of an album data registration part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of a member database and an album database. It is screen explanatory drawing which shows the posting screen of an album menu and album data. It is a flowchart which shows the registration process of album data. It is a flowchart which shows the browsing process of album data. It is explanatory drawing which shows the browsing screen of an album. It is explanatory drawing which shows another browsing screen. It is a flowchart which shows the browsing process of the album data which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the album browsing screen in which access restrictions were set. It is a flowchart which shows the registration process of the album data which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of the album service system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows functionally the principal part of the album data service which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the map data managed according to the era, character information, image information, etc. are matched and album data is provided.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information terminal 2 ... Information terminal 10 ... Album service server 20 ... Album data registration part 30 ... Album browsing part 40 ... Notification part 50 ... Map information management part 51 ... Map database 60 ... Design management part 61 ... Design database 70 ... Album Management unit 71 ... Album database 80 ... Member information management unit 81 ... Member database

Claims (6)

An information registration device for generating browsing information configured to temporally associate both map information of a plurality of generations with different times and information other than the map information, and registering the information in a predetermined storage area;
An information providing device for providing browsing information registered in the storage area to a predetermined user via a communication network;
Information management system equipped with.   The information management system according to claim 1, wherein the browsing information is configured such that the map information and information other than the map information are associated with each other in a temporal manner. The information management system according to claim 1,
The information registration device can input time specifying information for specifying a desired time by a user, select one of the multiple generations of map information based on the time specifying information, and generate the browsing information Information management system. A map information providing system that provides map information using predetermined browsing information,
The map information includes multiple generations of map information with different times,
The browsing information is configured such that the map information and information other than the map information can be correlated in time.
A map information providing system that specifies and provides generation map information to be associated with information other than the map information based on the browsing information. A function for generating browsing information configured to temporally associate both map information of different generations with time and information other than the map information, and registering the information in a predetermined storage area;
A computer program for causing a computer to realize a function of providing browsing information registered in the storage area to a predetermined user via a communication network. A computer program for providing map information using predetermined browsing information,
The map information includes multiple generations of map information with different times,
The browsing information is configured such that the map information and information other than the map information can be correlated in time,
The computer program is
A function of reading the browsing information;
A function of referring to the map information;
A computer program for causing a computer to realize a function of specifying and providing generation map information to be associated with information other than the map information based on the browsing information.