JP2006139703A - Plant search system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant search system that enables a portable terminal to identify and search for a plant by narrowing down information on trees, leaves, flowers and fruits in a plant table with the aid of provided alternatives, position information and season information. <P>SOLUTION: A server has an alternative creation means for creating alternatives, and a server side transmission/reception means for transmitting the alternatives to the portable terminal. The portable terminal has a display means for displaying the alternatives, an input means for receiving selection inputs based on the displayed alternatives, and a portable terminal side transmission/reception means for transmitting selection information on selected alternatives to the server. The server further has a narrowing means for narrowing down corresponding plant data in a plant table in a database according to the selection information, and a plant data reading means for reading the plant data from the database. The display means displays the plant data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant search system, and more particularly to a plant search system that can easily acquire plant data by answering simple options based on actual plants.

  Currently, you can see plants everywhere on roads, mountain roads and fields. However, in order to figure out what kind of plants these plants are, it was necessary to search pictorial books etc. and to search steadily from their characteristics.

  On the other hand, with the spread of user terminals with cameras and digital cameras, systems have been devised that capture and search for plants as digital images.

[Patent Document 1] uses a clustering method to extract a flower and leaf image as a target from a digital image of flowers and leaves, and uses information obtained from the extracted flower and leaf images as a feature amount. Yes. The type of wild grass is discriminated by analyzing the feature quantities of various plants registered in the database in advance using a statistical method. In the recognition result, a system that obtains one wild grass name that is correct, or a system that displays several similar items on the screen and ultimately recognizes with the human eye. It is also possible to display information such as the type and information published in the plant dictionary.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-203242

  However, flowers and leaves are often clustered, and it is difficult for the system to identify which flower or leaf is the search target in normal shooting. In addition, since flowers and leaves have a three-dimensional structure, shadows are formed in normal shooting, and it is difficult for the system to determine an accurate shape. For this reason, in [Patent Document 1], “It is a flowering plant in which humans can clearly recognize flowers and leaves, and it is photographed when the flowers are in bloom.” And “Flowers and leaves are collected from a certain wild grass. Then, it is necessary to shoot the image by positioning it near the center of the black fabric (or drawing paper) (both described in [Patent Document 1] and paragraph [0007]).

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to search for information on trees, leaves, flowers, and fruits from a user terminal by specifying a plant by narrowing down a plant table from provided options, position information, and season information. Provide a plant search system.

  The present invention relates to a plant search system, and more particularly to a plant search system capable of easily obtaining the plant data by answering simple options based on an actual plant. A server including a database storing a plant table, which is a feature of each plant used in the search, and image data of each plant, and a user terminal owned by the user are connected via electronic communication means. A plant search system, wherein the server creates options for each of tree information, leaf information, flower information, and real information, and server-side transmission / reception means for transmitting the options to the user terminal And the user terminal displays the option, an input unit that receives a selection input based on the displayed option, And a user terminal side transmission / reception means for transmitting selection information for selecting an option to the server, and the server further narrows down the corresponding plant data from the plant table in the database based on the selection information. This is achieved by narrowing down means and plant data reading means for reading out the plant data from the database, and the display means displays the plant data.

  Further, the object of the present invention is that the tree information is at least tree height, deciduous / evergreen information, winter bud / top bud information and thorn information, or the leaf information is at least leaf shape, attachment method, edge. The information on the shape, deciduous and evergreen, and the foliage period, or the flower information is information on at least the color of the flower, how to flower, and the flower period, or the actual information includes at least the actual shape, the actual color and The information on the fruit period or the database further includes graphic data which is a simple explanatory diagram prepared for each option, and the option creation means includes the option including the graphic data corresponding to the option. Or the user terminal further includes a clock means for measuring date data, and the narrowing-down means determines the foliage period, flower period and fruit from the date data. By narrowing down the period from the plant table, or the user terminal further includes position information measuring means for measuring position information, and the narrowing means narrows down the plant table from the position information, or The image data further includes representative bark, flower and leaf images, and the option creation means creates options using the bark, flower and leaf images, or unknown plant data from the user terminal. When the server has unknown plant data registration means for storing the narrowed-down plant table as unknown plant data when an input to the effect is given, this is achieved more effectively.

  The present invention makes it possible to easily search which plant the search target is by selecting information on the tree, leaf, flower or fruit to be searched from the options provided from the server.

  Because it is possible to narrow down to more accurate plant data by searching for a single plant from many aspects, and the figure and image are also provided at the same time, the provided plant data is different from the search target Can also be easily noticed.

  Plants have many different subspecies and many with very similar shapes and appearances. Further narrowing down is possible by using the clock means and position information measuring means of the user terminal as auxiliary.

  On the other hand, new species have been discovered one after another in the plant, and the plant table to be searched that cannot be searched is accumulated on the server side, thereby greatly contributing to the discovery of new species.

  In these series of searches, by properly using graphics and photographs, not only helping the user to understand but also succeeding in reducing the amount of information to be transmitted and received.

  In the examples to be described later, the number of narrowing down the plant table in which plant data is provided is defined as 10 items, but it is possible to reach in a short time by exchanging graphic data related to options. It has become.

  The present invention is a system that has a plant table in a database in a server, returns plant data corresponding to the user terminal by narrowing down the plant data from the plant table based on options received from the user terminal.

  Hereinafter, it demonstrates using drawing.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram according to the present invention and an example of an internal configuration of a server and a user terminal.

The plant search system which is this invention has the structure by which the server 1 and user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n are connected through the electronic communication means.

The server 1 includes a database 10 storing plant tables, plant data, and graphic data, option creating means 11 for creating options for performing plant search, and options selected in the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n . a narrowing means 12 for narrowing the plant table based, the plant data reading means 13 for reading the plant data from the database 10, the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n and the server-side transmitting and receiving means 14 for transmitting and receiving data, the receiving The image search means 15 for searching plant data based on the obtained image, and the unknown plant data registration means 16 for newly registering information about plants that do not match even after the search into the temporary storage and database.

  The plant table is data in which the characteristics of each plant are tabulated, and the tree height, leaf shape, leaf attachment method, and the like are stored for each plant. The plant data is a description and image data of each plant, and stores an alias, a family / genus name, a name origin, and the like. The graphic data is a simple explanatory diagram of each option prepared for each option described later, and a simple explanatory diagram of typical bark, flowers, and leaves.

  The narrowing means 12 also monitors the number of narrowing results of the plant table. In addition, when a refinement search to be described later is performed for each input of options, it is desirable that the server 1 has a memory (not shown) that temporarily stores refined plant data as a search result.

User terminal ₂ 1 ... _{2 n} has a display unit 20 for displaying images and text to the user terminal ₂ 1 ... _{2 n} on the screen, an input means 21 for inputting the data is the user terminal ₂ 1 ... _{2 n,} The clock means 22 for measuring the date data, the position measuring means 23 for measuring the positions of the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n , the user terminal side transmitting / receiving means 24 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the server 1, and a plant by a camera or the like It is comprised from the imaging | photography means 25 which image | photographs an image.

Here, the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n are more preferably mobile phones, PDAs, and other portable devices because they can be used outdoors as long as electronic communication means can be used. Of course, it is not limited as long as it is a terminal that can be connected to the server 1 via electronic communication means, such as a desktop personal computer.

  FIG. 2 is an example of an item diagram of a plant table and plant data included in a database in the server.

  3 is an example of a plant table, FIGS. 4 to 7 are examples of plant data, and FIG. 8 is an example of graphic data.

As described above, the plant table is a feature of each plant used in the search, and the plant data is description and image data of each plant that is finally transmitted to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n . The graphic data is a graphic prepared so that each option can be easily understood.

  The plant table includes tree information, leaf information, flower information, and actual information as major items.

  Tree information includes large tree, high tree, small tree, shrub, small shrub as tree height, types of evergreen conifers, deciduous conifers, evergreen broadleaf trees, deciduous broadleaf trees, winter bud development as winter buds / top buds, winter buds somewhat There are open shoots, winter buds, small buds, top buds, small buds, large buds, and large buds.

  Leaf information includes non-divided leaves, split leaves, palm-shaped double leaves, feather-shaped double leaves, needle-shaped leaves, scale-shaped leaves, and special types of leaf information. There are sawed edges and whole edges as the shape of the edge, parallel veins, three-way veins, five or more palmar veins and feathery veins as leaf veins, deciduous trees and evergreen trees as fallen leaves and evergreens, and The foliage season is attached.

  The flower information includes pink, red, purple / blue, green, yellow / orange, white, and other flower colors as flower colors, and the general inflorescence, clustered inflorescence, scattered inflorescence, diffuse inflorescence, conical inflorescence, compound inflorescence There are scattered inflorescences, and a flower period is added.

  The actual information includes round shape, egg shape, bean shape, pine tree shape, acorn shape, tsubasa shape, and other real shapes as real shapes, and real colors are red, yellow, green, purple / blue, brown, black. In addition, the fruit stage of each plant is attached.

  Any one of these pieces of information is assigned to each plant in the plant table, and is used when narrowing down the selected options described later.

As plant data, plant names, alias names / genus names, origins of names, features, supplementary information, and the like are stored for each plant. Note that the data stored in the plant data may overlap with the information stored in the plant table. The plant data, after narrowing is performed, is transmitted to the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n as detailed plant data to the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n, is confirmed in the display unit 20.

  The incidental information includes the distribution area / elevation, the regional characteristics / soil quality, the shooting date of plant data, GPS information, and the like, and is used at the time of narrowing search.

Graphic data is prepared to help understand what state each selection indicates when the above options are transmitted to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

  9 to 11 are examples of flowcharts showing the operation of the present system.

FIG. 12 is an example of a selection screen displayed on the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

  The most efficient and easy-to-understand classification method is to classify plants using leaf information. Also in this system, first, the leaf information is used for narrowing down.

First, the option creating means 11 creates an option for “leaf shape” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S101). The “leaf shape” options are “undivided leaf”, “divided leaf”, “palmoid double leaf”, “feathered double leaf”, “needle leaf”, “scale leaf” and “special”. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “leaf shape” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 102). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing down means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table in the database 10, and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S103).

Next, the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “how to attach” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S104). The choices of “how to attach” are the above-mentioned “mutual”, “opposite”, “bundle” and “feather”. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “how to attach” stored in the database 10, and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 105). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S106). .

Next, the option creation means 11 creates an option for “edge shape” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S107). “Edge shape” options are “saw blade edge” and “all edges” described above. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “edge shape” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 108). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S109). .

Next, the option creation means 11 creates an option for “leaf vein” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S110). The choices of “leaf vein” are the above-mentioned “parallel vein”, “3 veins”, “5 or more palmar veins”, and “feather veins”. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “leaf veins” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 111). In the server 1, based on the selection information, the narrowing means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S112). .

Next, the option creation means 11 creates an option for “deciduous leaves / evergreen” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S113). The options for “deciduous and evergreen” are “deciduous tree” and “evergreen” mentioned above. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “deciduous leaves / evergreen” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 114). In the server 1, based on the selection information, the narrowing means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S115). .

Next, the narrowing-down means 12 acquires date data from the clock means 22 of the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S116). The clock means 22 may be included in the server 1. The narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) based on the date data (step S117). At this time, narrowing is performed using the foliage season of the plant table, the shooting date of the incidental information, and the items of GPS information. In the case of deciduous trees, the leaves change depending on the season, which is very effective.

In the case of a specific user terminal, the position information may be acquired by GPS (step S118). In this case, position information is measured by the position information measuring means 23 of the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S119) and transmitted to the server 1. The narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) based on this position information (step S120). At this time, the items such as the distribution area / elevation and regional characteristics / soil quality of the incidental information are used for narrowing down. Plant breeding areas differ from each other, and it is possible to narrow down according to the observation location. The position information is provided by being created choices position by narrowing means 12 to the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n, by the input means 21, or the map from the server 1 as a Web page to the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n The format may be generated by being transmitted and selected by the input means 21.

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S121), the plant data reading means 13 reads the corresponding plant data from the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step). S122), the display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends. Note that the order of steps S101 to 103, steps S104 to 106, steps S107 to 109, steps S110 to 112, steps S113 to 115, and steps S116 to 117 may be reversed. Further, the number of plant tables to be narrowed down can be arbitrarily determined.

When the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S121), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “tree height” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S123). . The options of “tree height” are “large tree”, “takagi”, “small tree”, “shrub”, and “small tree” described above. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “tree height” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 124). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S125). .

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S126), the plant data reading means 13 reads the corresponding plant data from the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S127). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

If the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S126), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “flower color” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S128). . The options for “flower color” are “Pink”, “Red”, “Purple / Blue”, “Green”, “Yellow / Orange”, “White”, “Other Flower Color”, and “None”. There is. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “flower color” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 129). In the server 1, based on the selection information, the narrowing means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S130). .

As a result, when the narrowed-down plant table becomes 10 or less (YES in step S131), the corresponding plant data is read from the database 10 by the plant data reading means 13 and transmitted to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S132). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

If narrowed plant table is 11 or more (step S131 NO), options preparing means 11 transmits, to create the option user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n for "flower per way" (step S133). The options for “Flowering” are the above-mentioned “general inflorescence”, “concentrated inflorescence”, “scattered inflorescence”, “dispersed inflorescence”, “conical inflorescence”, “compound inflorescence”, and “inflorescence” There is an item. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “how to have flowers” stored in the database 10, and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 134). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table having corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S135). .

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S136), the plant data reading means 13 reads the corresponding plant data from the database 10, and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S137). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

When the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S136), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “actual form” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S138). ). The choices of “actual shape” are “round shape”, “oval shape”, “bean shape”, “matsukasa shape”, “acorn shape”, “tsubasa shape”, “other real shape”, and “ There is an item of “None”. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and “actual form” graphic data stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 139). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S140). .

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S141), the corresponding plant data is read from the database 10 by the plant data reading means 13, and transmitted to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S142). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

If the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S141), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “real color” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S143). ). The “real color” options are “red”, “yellow”, “green”, “purple / blue”, “brown”, “black”, and “none”. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and “real color” graphic data stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server-side transmission / reception means 14 are returned to the server 1 (step 144). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table having corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S145). .

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S146), the plant data reading unit 13 reads the corresponding plant data from the database 10, and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S147). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

If the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S146), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “winter bud / top bud” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n ( Step S148). The choices for “Winter Bud / Top Bud” are “Winter Bud Opening”, “Winter Bud Slight Opening”, “Winter Bud Bud”, “Small Top Bud”, “Same Top Bud”, “Small Top Bud” It ’s “top bud size”. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these choices and graphic data classified as “winter buds / top buds” stored in the database 10 and transmits them to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 149). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table having corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S150). .

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S151), the plant data reading unit 13 reads out the corresponding plant data from the database 10, and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S152). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

If the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S151), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for “thorn” and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S153). . The choices for “thorn” are the “stem needle”, “leaf needle”, “leaf needle”, “stab”, and “bristle needle” described above. The option creation means 11 creates a Web page including these options and graphic data classified as “thorn” stored in the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are sent back to the server 1 (step 154). In the server 1, based on the selection information, the narrowing means 12 narrows down the plant table having the corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S155). .

As a result, if the narrowed plant table is 10 or less (YES in step S156), the corresponding plant data is read from the database 10 by the plant data reading means 13 and transmitted to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S157). ), The display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data, and the process ends.

If the narrowed plant table is 11 or more (NO in step S156), the option creation unit 11 creates an option for selecting whether or not to transmit the photographed image on the Web page, and the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 Transmit to _n .

If there is a selection to send a shot image (YES in step S158), the option creation means 11 provides an advisory on the Web page to send a shot image of the trunk, flower, and leaf (front and back) of the target plant. To the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n . The user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n capture these images using the imaging means 25 such as a camera and transmit them to the server 1 using the user terminal side transmission / reception means 24.

In the server 1 that has received the image, the image search means 15 refers to the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and collates with the plant data image stored in the database 10 to narrow down the plant data. . The narrowed plant data is transmitted to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n and ends (step S159).

If the photographed image is not transmitted (NO in step S158), the image data for “bark”, “flower” and “leaf” is extracted from the plant data corresponding to the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) as plant data reading means. 13 reads. The option creation unit 11 creates a Web page including the read “bark”, “flower”, and “leaf” image data as options, and transmits the web page to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S160).

  Note that if the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the image data in advance before the option creation means 11 creates the options using the date data described above, the image data suitable for the search is transmitted. More preferred. Since there are some plants that show different vegetation even if they are the same plant depending on altitude or region, it is also preferable that the above-described narrowing down based on the positional information is performed.

In the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have received this Web page, this Web page is displayed on the display means 20, and a corresponding option is selected using the input means 21. 24 and the server side transmission / reception means 14 are returned to the server 1 (step 161). In the server 1, based on this selection information, the narrowing-down means 12 narrows down the plant table having corresponding data from the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) and stores it in the memory (not shown) (step S162). .

As a result of the search based on the image data of “bark”, “flower” and “leaf”, if the narrowing result is 10 or less (YES in step S163), the plant data reading means 13 reads the corresponding plant data from the database 10, and the user It transmits to terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S165), and the display means 20 displays the transmitted plant data.

At this time, if there is corresponding plant data (YES in step S166), the process ends. If not (NO in step S166), an input indicating that the plant is an unknown plant is made from the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n through the input means 21 and notified to the server 1. At this time, the plant table stored in the memory (not shown) is stored by the unknown plant data registration unit 16 as the unknown plant table (step S167).

In addition, the input display for registering in the unknown plant data registration unit 16 needs to be included in the Web page on which the plant data provided from the server 1 is displayed, and the plant data reading unit 13 includes this input display, Plant data is provided to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

When the narrowing-down result is 11 or more (NO in step S163), the option creation unit 11 creates a web page for selecting whether or not to display the corresponding plant data, and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n .

If there is input information to display from the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (YES in step S164), the plant data is transmitted to the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n (step S165), and the input information not to display is displayed. If there is (NO in step S164), unknown plant data registration is performed in step S167.

  The plant table for which unknown plant data is registered is examined by experts. This examination result is input from input means of a terminal (not shown) locally connected to the server 1, and in the case of a new plant, plant data, plant table and graphic data are newly registered in the database and searched. Is possible.

If it is not a new plant, it is desirable that the plant data reading means 13 reads the corresponding plant data from the database 10 and transmits it to the user terminals 2 ₁ ... 2 _n that have registered unknown plant data.

  The detailed items of the plant data, the plant table, and the graphic data are not limited to the items described here, and may be further subdivided. Moreover, when a new plant is registered, choices may increase.

For convenience in this embodiment, although not known plant data registered has been described only when the plant data display after selecting the image data, even when the plant data corresponding it previously sent to the user terminal 2 ₁ ... 2 _n More preferably, the Web page includes an input display indicating that the plant is an unknown plant.

  Moreover, although the number of plant tables narrowed down when plant data is provided is described as 10 items, it is desirable that the number can be changed freely.

  Also, the order in which the options of steps S120 to 122, steps S123 to 127, steps S128 to 132, steps S133 to 137, steps S138 to 142, steps S143 to 147, steps S148 to 152, and steps S153 to 157 are provided varies. It doesn't matter.

1 is an example of an overall configuration diagram, an internal configuration of a server, and a user terminal according to the present invention. It is an example of the item table of the plant table and plant data contained in the database in a server based on this invention. It is an example of the plant table based on this invention. It is an example of the plant data based on this invention. It is an example of the plant data based on this invention. It is an example of the plant data based on this invention. It is an example of the plant data based on this invention. It is an example of the figure data based on this invention. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the flow of this system based on this invention. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the flow of this system based on this invention. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the flow of this system based on this invention. It is an example of the selection screen displayed on a user terminal based on this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server 2 User terminal 10 Database 11 Choice preparation means 12 Narrowing-down means 13 Plant data reading means 14 Server side transmission / reception means 15 Image search means 16 Unknown plant data registration means 20 Display means 21 Input means 22 Clock means 23 Position information measurement means 24 User Terminal side transmission / reception means 25 Imaging means

Claims (10)

A server including a database storing a plant table, which is a feature of each plant used in the search, and image data of each plant, and a user terminal owned by the user are connected via electronic communication means. A plant search system,
The server is
Option creation means for creating options for each of tree information, leaf information, flower information and real information;
Server-side transmission / reception means for transmitting the option to the user terminal;
The user terminal is
Display means for displaying the options;
Input means for accepting a selection input based on the displayed option;
The server further includes user terminal side transmission / reception means for transmitting selection information with the option selected to the server,
Narrowing means for narrowing down the corresponding plant data from the plant table in the database based on the selection information;
Plant data reading means for reading the plant data from the database;
The plant search system, wherein the display means displays the plant data. The plant search system according to claim 1, wherein the tree information is at least tree height, deciduous / evergreen information, winter bud / top bud information, and thorn information. The plant search system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the leaf information is at least leaf shape, attachment method, edge shape, leaf fall / evergreen, and foliage season information. The plant search system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the flower information is information on at least a flower color, a flowering method, and a flower period. The plant search system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the real information is information on at least a real form, a real color, and a fruit period. 6. The database according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the database further includes graphic data that is a simple explanatory diagram prepared for each option, and the option creation unit creates the option including the corresponding graphic data. The plant search system described in 1. The user terminal further includes clock means for measuring date data, and the narrowing means narrows down the foliage season, flower season and fruit season from the plant table from the date data. The plant search system according to Crab. The plant search system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the user terminal further includes position information measuring means for measuring position information, and the narrowing means narrows down the plant table from the position information. 9. The image data according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the image data further includes representative bark, flower and leaf images, and the option creating means creates options using the bark, flower and leaf images. Plant search system. The server has unknown plant data registration means for storing, as unknown plant data, the plant table that has been narrowed down when an input indicating that the data is unknown plant data is received from the user terminal. The plant search system according to Crab.

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