JP2007041822A - Data distribution method, server, program and browser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve easy information browsing and facilitate confirmation of locations when using detailed information. <P>SOLUTION: A top page creating function 28 sends a list of simplified guide information to a browser 12, including typical guide information and guide information number information for the same provider. In accordance with the designation of guide information by the browser 12, an intermediate function 30 requests the content of the designated guide information from a content server 40 that retains the content. A link embedding function 32 embeds information about links to a map into the name of an area or building included in the content coming from the content server 40, and sends this information to the browser 12. In accordance with a user's designation of the name of the area or building embedded in the information about the links to the map, the browser 12 requests a map showing the location of the name of the area or building from a map server 42 and displays the map. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data distribution method, system, program, and browser, and more specifically, to a data distribution method, system, program, and browser that use the WWW (World Wide Web) system.

  A WWW (World Wide Web) system that distributes contents such as text, images, moving images, and audio using the Internet is well known. There, by using a link or hyperlink to another file, it is possible to refer to content on the same server or a different server with a simple operation.

  Web content provided in this way can be used globally, but it can also be used for the purpose of distributing regional information. There is a strong request to confirm on the map.

  Among websites, there are sites that provide maps, so-called map sites. Briefly, the user accesses such a map site by his / her own operation, and confirms the location on the map using the place name or building as a key. Alternatively, a web content provider may separately contract with a map site operator and embed a link with a map in the web content so that a map of the location can be presented to the user.

In Patent Document 1, a map and information on a spot included in the map are acquired from a map site, a symbol indicating the spot is superimposed on the map, and a list of information related to the spot is displayed next to the map. The system to display is described. When one item of the symbol or list is selected, the item or symbol corresponding to the selected list is highlighted on the map.
JP 2003-107990 A (published April 11, 2003)

  When necessary, a method in which the user himself / herself accesses a map site, inputs a desired place name or building name, and displays a map of the location is cumbersome and burdensome to the user.

  Further, the method of embedding a link with a map in the web content provider itself is that the map is linked only to a place name or a building where the content provider has embedded the link with the map. That is, a link with a general-purpose map to a place name or a building cannot be realized.

  An object of the present invention is to present a simple data distribution method, a server and a program, and a browser for providing a user with a map name to a main place name and a building.

  The data distribution method according to the present invention includes a simplified guidance information list transmission step for transmitting a simplified guidance information list including representative guidance information and guidance information number information for the same provider to the browser, and the guidance information specified by the browser, A content requesting step for requesting the content from the content server that holds the content of the guidance information related to the designation, and receiving the content from the content server, and embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content A link embedding step to be transmitted to the browser, and a map display step for displaying a map indicating the location of the place name / building name in accordance with designation by the user of the place name / building name in which link information with the map is embedded It is characterized by comprising.

  The data distribution server according to the present invention extracts guide information that matches a search condition specified by a browser user from the guide information database and the guide information database, and displays representative guide information and guide information number information for the same provider. In accordance with the request from the browser, the simplified guidance information list transmitting means for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser, and in accordance with the designation of the guidance information by the browser, Content request means for requesting the content from the content server that holds the content of the guidance information according to the designation, the content from the content server, and the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content Embed and link embedding means to send to the browser Characterized in that it Bei.

  The data distribution server according to the present invention is extracted by a guidance information database, guidance information extraction means for extracting guidance information that matches a search condition specified by a user of the browser from the guidance information database, and guidance information extraction means. The detailed guidance information list generating means for generating the detailed guidance information list by sorting by priority, the provider of the guidance information, and the end of the guidance information, and the representative guidance for the same provider from the detailed guidance information list Request information from the browser, and a simplified guidance information list generating means for generating a simplified guidance information list for selecting the information and counting the number of guidance information items, sorting by priority and term, and generating the simplified guidance information list In accordance with the simplified guidance information list transmitting means for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser, In accordance with the request from the user, the detailed guidance information list transmitting means for transmitting the detailed guidance information list to the browser, and the content server holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation according to the designation of the guidance information by the browser Content request means for requesting, and link embedding means for receiving the content from the content server, embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting it to the browser. Features.

  The data distribution program according to the present invention extracts guidance information that matches a search condition specified by a browser user from a guidance information database, and generates a simple guidance information list including representative guidance information and guidance information number information for the same provider. In accordance with the request from the browser, the simplified guidance information list transmission function for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser, and the guidance information specified by the browser. A content request function for requesting the content from the content server holding the content and the content from the content server are received, and the link information with the map is embedded in the place name / building name included in the content and transmitted to the browser Realizing link embedding function on computer And features.

  The data distribution program according to the present invention includes a guide information extracting function for extracting guide information that matches a search condition specified by a user of the browser from the guide information database, and a priority from the guide information extracted by the guide information extracting function. The detailed guidance information list generation function for generating the detailed guidance information list by sorting at the end of the provider of the guidance information, and representative guidance information for the same provider from the detailed guidance information list is selected and guided According to the request from the browser, the simplified guidance information list generation function for generating the simplified guidance information list that counts the information number information, sorts by priority and end, and generates the simplified guidance information list, and the request from the browser In accordance with the simple guidance information list sending function that sends the list to the browser and the request from the browser, A detailed guidance information list transmission function for transmitting the detailed guidance information list to the browser, and a content request function for requesting the content from a content server holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation according to the designation of the guidance information by the browser A link embedding function for receiving the content from the content server, embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting the information to the browser.

  The browser according to the present invention includes a guide information list display frame for displaying a guide information list, a map display frame for displaying a map in a plurality of stages, a search condition specifying field for specifying a search condition for guide information, a communication with a server Communication means for displaying the guidance information list received from the server on the guidance information list display frame and displaying the map received from the map server on the map display frame. To do.

  According to the present invention, since the HTML file in which the link to the map is embedded in the place name / building name is presented to the user, the user simply clicks on the link, and the land / site specified by the place name / building name is displayed. Since the map including the location of the building is displayed, the location can be confirmed on the map. In addition, by displaying a wide and narrow multiple-level map, the location can be easily confirmed without a map enlargement / reduction operation.

  Further, it is possible to efficiently present only the contents that meet the user needs to the user while aggregating the websites according to a specific theme or application from a large number of websites.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. The data distribution system according to the present embodiment includes a client 10 including a personal computer, a portal site server 20 that provides a Web page serving as a portal site, and a content server 40 (40 ₁₎ that provides regional information and the like in characters and images. To 40 _n ) and a map server 42 for providing map data. The portal site server 20 corresponds to a data distribution server referred to in the claims.

  In this embodiment, data exchanged between the client 10, the portal site server 20, the content server 40, and the map server 42 is in an HTML format or an XML format that can describe links between files on the same server and different servers. It is assumed that it is expressed in a predetermined expression format such as In the following description, these representation formats are represented as an HTML format, the file is represented as an HTML file, and the data is represented as HTML data.

The client 10 can be connected to the portal site server 20, the content server 40 (40 ₁ to 40 _n ), and the map server 42 via a communication network represented by the Internet. The client 10 includes a web browser 12 and a monitor 14 that displays an image obtained by expanding an HTML file acquired by the browser 12 as basic elements.

The content servers 40 ₁ to 40 _n provide different contents. The content servers 40 ₁ to 40 _n are represented by the content server 40 except when it is particularly necessary to distinguish them.

  Specifically, the map server 42 is a server that transmits map data at a specified scale including a specified point in accordance with a WebGIS (Web Geographical Information System) query sequence.

  Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, since it is necessary to embed a link with a map in the character information provided by the content server 40, the portal site server 20 is connected between the web browser of the client 10 and the content server 40. Mediate communications. This mediation function can be realized in two ways. For example, the first method embeds an identifier indicating the content server 40 that is a content providing source in a page provided by the portal site server 20 to the client 10 and responds to a browsing request specifying a specific identifier from the client. In this conversion method, the portal site server 20 requests HTML data from the corresponding content server 40 and transmits the received HTML file to the client 10. The second method is a relay method in which the portal site server 20 functions as a so-called proxy server and relays communication between the WEB browser of the client 10 and the content server 40. In this embodiment, any of these methods can be applied as an intermediary function.

  In addition to the normal web server function (22 to 28), the portal site server 20 has an intermediary function 30 that mediates communication between the web browser 12 of the client 10 and the content server 40, and maps the content to be mediated to the map. A map link embedding function (32, 34) for embedding a link is provided.

  As the web server function, the server 20 includes a client identification function 22 for identifying the client 10 (the web browser 12) by a known cookie, a condition identification function 24 for identifying a search condition set by the user of the client using the web browser 12, The guidance information database 26 that holds guidance information to be included in the top page to be transmitted to the web browser 12, and the identification results of the client identification function 22 and the condition identification function 24 are applied to the guidance information database 26, and the top is transmitted to the web browser 12. A top page generation function 28 for generating an HTML file of a page and transmitting it to the web browser 12 is provided. The functions of the client identification function 22, the condition identification function 24, and the top page generation function 28 can be realized by functions provided in a known web server.

  The guidance information stored in the guidance information database 26 is, for example, regional information such as special sales information, special event information, local public information, recruitment, etc. The regional spread may vary from nationwide to prefectures. There can be various levels, such as units, municipalities, town-chome units, and city blocks.

  The mediation function 30 is a function that mediates a content request from the client 10 relating to any of the guidance information described on the top page of the portal site 20 to the corresponding content server 40. There are basically two methods.

  The map link embedding function includes a link embedding function 32 that embeds a map link (specifically, a query sequence to the map server 42) in the HTML file from the content server 40 and transmits it to the client 10, and a place name / building name and its name It consists of a place name / building name database 34 that stores the correspondence with the location (latitude / longitude or location data indicating the location on the map provided by the affiliated map server 42). The link embedding function 32 refers to the place name / building name database 34, searches for the place name / building name from the HTML file from the content server 40, and embeds a link with the map. That is, the link embedding function 32 includes a place name / building name search function for searching for a place name / building name from the input HTML file.

  The map link embedding function itself may be provided in the web browser 12 of the client 10. For example, the web browser 12 may be added as a helper application, plug-in, add-in, or applet of the web browser 12.

  FIG. 2 is a screen example of the top page generated by the portal site server 20. The top page basically includes a search condition designation field 50, a guidance information display frame 52, and a map display frame 54.

  The search condition designation column 50 designates regional wide / narrow conditions, that is, whether it is limited to the whole country, prefectures, municipalities, town chomes, or town blocks. Of course, in prefectures, municipalities, towns and streets, each of prefectures, municipalities, towns and streets can be designated individually. For example, it is possible to specify Tsurugashima City, Saitama Prefecture, and more specifically, it is possible to specify the town and streets of Tsurugashima City. A specific search target place name may be registered in the server 20 in advance as user registration or search basic conditions, or may be input in a separate window. The regional conditions once designated in the search condition designation column 50 are held by the browser 12 until changed.

  In the search condition designation field 50, other fields may be designated according to the application application of the present embodiment. For example, a tourist facility, a restaurant, a supermarket, etc. can be distinguished for tourism and daily use, and a workplace can be distinguished for in-house use. In addition, as a search condition, it is possible to specify the content disclosure period and the organization classification of the provider. The search condition shown in FIG. 2 is an illustrative example.

  In the guidance information frame 52, a list of guidance information stored in the guidance information database 26 that matches the search conditions specified in the search condition specification column 50 is displayed.

  In the map display frame 54, when the user of the client 10 clicks the place name or the building name with the map link of the HTML file in which the link with the map is embedded by the link embedding function 32, the location of the place name or the building name is displayed. A map showing is displayed. The map display frame 54 includes a detailed map subframe 54A, an intermediate map subframe 54B, and a wide area map subframe 54C, and three stages of maps can be simultaneously displayed through these subframes 54A, 54B, 54C. This makes it easier for the user to recognize the location without trying to enlarge or reduce the map.

  A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input field 56 of the browser 12 is arranged above the top page.

  The configuration of the guidance information database 26 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the guidance information database 26. The guidance information database 26 includes a management serial number field 60, a provider field 62, an information type field 64, a summary field 66, an expiration date field 68 (start field 68a and end field 68b), a region level code field 70, a region field. 72 and a URL field 74.

  In the serial number field 60, a serial number that is not duplicated with that for other management is set. In the provider field 62, character information displayed in the guidance information frame 52 as a provider, for example, the name of the provider is stored. The provider name does not have to be an actual name or name, but may be any name that can be externally specified, and is appropriately determined as a user of the portal site 20 according to a contract or the like.

  In the information type field 64, the type of information to be provided, for example, a record, information, information, advice recommendation, caution, warning alert, instruction, advertisement, recruitment and calling, is stored as a code. In the present embodiment, the priority of the guidance information list display is determined based on the data in the information type field. Separately, priority according to the degree of urgency (such as an alarm for a disaster) and the content (such as an instruction from the government) You may provide the field which prescribes | regulates a degree.

  Character information displayed as information in the guidance information frame 52 is stored in the summary field 66. The start field 68a of the expiration date field 68 defines the start of the period for displaying the guidance information, and the end field 68b defines the end. If there is no start, the start field 68a is left blank. Similarly, if there is no end, the end field 68b is left blank.

  In the region level code field 70, a numerical value corresponding to the region level of the region condition specified in the search condition specifying field 50 is set. 0 indicates the national level, 1 indicates the prefecture level, 2 indicates the municipal level, 3 indicates the town level, and 4 indicates the city level. On the other hand, the area field 72 stores character information of an area name corresponding to the area condition specified in the search condition specifying field 50. In the illustrated example, only a single region name can be set, but a plurality of regions can be set by providing a plurality of region code level fields 70 and region fields 72 in pairs. Such a configuration can be easily realized by using a relational database. Alternatively, a plurality of place names are separated by an appropriate delimiter, the area names are input into the area field 72, and in the same order, the area level codes are delimited by an appropriate delimiter and stored in the area level code field 70. It may be.

  In the URL field 74, a URL for providing content provided by the provider is described.

  In addition to these fields 60-74, the fields that specify the organization of the provider (national / local government, public institution / utility company, non-profit corporation, general company, volunteer group and individual / group), and creation date It has a field to define.

  The basic operation of this embodiment will be described. When the user of the client 10 inputs the URL of the portal site 20 in the URL input field 56 of the web browser 12, the web browser 12 transmits a signal requesting the top page to the portal site server 20. The server 20 uses the client identification function 22 to identify the user. The client identification function 22 identifies individual users using, for example, a cookie. The top page generation function 28 transmits a top page that matches the user designation to the web browser 12 if there is a user designation regarding the default top page, and a general top page to the web browser 12 if there is no user designation. Send.

  When the user of the client 10 inputs or specifies a local search condition in the search condition specification field 50, the web browser 12 transmits the input or specified search condition to the server 20. The server 20 recognizes the search condition using the condition identification function 24 and supplies the search condition to the top page generation function 28. The top page generation function 28 extracts guidance information that matches the search conditions from the guidance information database 26 according to the search conditions from the condition identification function 24, and transmits an HTML file including the extracted list of guidance information to the web browser 12. To do. The web browser 12 displays an HTML file including a list of guidance information in the guidance information frame 52. It is convenient to prepare a separate setting file for each user in the condition identification function 24, and set and save the default search area level and search area in advance in the setting page.

  FIG. 4 shows a screen example of the top page generated using the guidance information illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 4, the character information registered in the summary field 66 is displayed in the “information” column of the guidance information frame 52, and the character information of the provider registered in the provider field 62 is displayed in the “provider” column. Is displayed. In the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4, content guidance information from the same provider adds the total number of cases while representatively displaying one outline. As a result, it is possible to prevent a large number of guidance information from being displayed in a list. Since the content from the same provider is often similar or related information, it is better to collect the contents in the number of cases than to list them all. When the user requests a list of all cases, the top page generation function 28 transmits a list display of all cases to the guidance information frame 52.

  The guide information displayed in the guide information frame 52 is basically sorted and arranged in the order of priority and end, and those with high priority and those with close priority at the same priority are displayed at the top. Details of a method for generating a list of guidance information displayed in the guidance information frame 52 will be described later.

  When there is detailed explanation information in the guidance information, clicking on a predetermined location of the guidance information displays the explanation information in a pop-up window 58 as illustrated in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a link to the provider's website is added to the characters “homepage” in the pop-up window 58. However, this link is described or set so as to pass through the mediation function 30 of the portal site server 20 by a proxy or its means. When the user clicks on the link, the web browser 12 transmits a signal requesting the content of the clicked website to the portal site server 20 as a detailed request. In the guidance information having no explanation information, when a predetermined location of the guidance information is clicked, the web browser 12 transmits a signal requesting content for the clicked guidance information to the portal site server 20 as a detailed request.

The mediation function 30 refers to the guidance information database 26, reads the URL from the URL field 74 of the guidance information for which a detail request has been made, and transmits a content request signal to the content server. Here, a user that requested the content in the content server 40 ₁ as detailed information. Content server 40 ₁ in response to the request, transmits the HTML file of the content to the server 20.

Server 20 supplies the HTML file from the content server 40 ₁ to link embedded function 32. Link embedded function 32 refers to the place name, building name database 34, search the place name and building name that is included in the HTML file from the content server 40 _1, a link to the map server 42 to the searched place name, building name Embed (query sequence to WebGIS). Then, the link embedding function 32 transmits an HTML file in which a link to the map server 42 is embedded in the place name / building name to the web browser 12 as detailed information. The web browser 12 displays the received HTML file information on a pop-up window 58, a content display screen such as an empty display portion located below the guide information list in the guide information display frame 52, or the guide information display frame 52 itself. indicate.

  A link with a map is embedded in the place name / building name of the character information displayed on the content display screen. When the user of the client 10 clicks this link, the web browser 12 transmits a WebGIS query signal requesting a map of the location of the place name / building name to the map server 42. In response to the WebGIS query signal, the map server 42 transmits map data in three levels including the location of the place name / building name designated by the user to the web browser 12.

  The web browser 12 displays the most detailed map in the detailed map subframe 54A, the intermediate scale map in the intermediate map subframe 54B, and the widest area map in the wide area map subframe 54C. As a result, the user can easily recognize the location without trying to enlarge or reduce the map.

  A procedure for creating a list of guidance information displayed in the guidance information frame 52 will be specifically described. FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the guide information list creation procedure of the top page generation function 28.

  In the present embodiment, the server 20 can selectively transmit a simple guide information list and a detailed guide information list to the client 10. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the simple guide information list is a list display format in which one guide information is representatively exemplified for the same information provider and the number of pieces of guide information is added. On the other hand, the detailed guidance information list is a list display format that displays all guidance information that matches the search condition regardless of whether or not the information providers are the same. In a procedural manner, the server 20 first transmits a simple guide information list to the client 10, and then transmits a detailed guide information list to the client 10 according to a special instruction of the user of the client 10.

  Therefore, first, it is determined whether the request from the client 10 is a simple guide information list or a detailed guide information list (S1). As explained above, at the first access, the client 10 requests a brief guidance information list. The first access is, for example, a first access to the portal site 20 and a search condition change request.

  In response to a simple guide information list request, the top page generation function 28 extracts information that matches the search conditions set by the user of the client 10 from the guide information registered in the guide information database 26 and extracts it. A list of guidance information data (extraction guidance information list) 80 is stored in the hard disk or a memory for temporary storage (S2). At this time, the guidance information past the end is not extracted.

  The top page generation function 28 sorts the extraction guide information list 80 in the priority order of priority, the dictionary name of the name of the provider, and the order of early termination. Save in the memory for storage (S3).

  The top page generation function 28 counts the number of pieces of guide information of the same information provider in the detailed guide information list 82 and generates a guide information provisional list 84 that displays the earliest guide information as a single representative guide information. Then, it is stored in a hard disk or a temporary memory (S4). The guide information provisional list is a list in which the number of guide information items is added and the guide information excluding the representative guide information is deleted from the detailed guide information list 82 for each guide information provider.

  Further, the top page generation function 28 sorts the guidance information provisional list 84 in the order of priority priority and in the order of the end, and saves the sorting result as a simple guidance information list 86 in the hard disk or a memory for temporary storage ( S5). Thereby, the guidance information arranged in order of priority and end can be presented to the user of the client 10. The guidance information provisional list is sorted by priority, provider, and end. If this is presented to the user as it is, the guidance information list whose end has been around will be viewed, making it easy to miss important guidance information regarding the end. Therefore, in this embodiment, the list 84 is sorted again by priority and end in step S5. Thereby, guidance information can be shown in the order considered important for a user, without depending on a provider's name.

  Finally, the top page generation function 28 transmits the simplified guidance information list 86 to the client 10 in response to the request for the simplified guidance information list, and the detailed guidance information list 82 to the client 10 in response to the request for the detailed guidance information list. Transmit (S6). The top page generation function 28 prepares for the next request.

  For example, when the web browser 12 of the client 10 clicks on the number of providers in any one of the simplified guidance information lists, it sends a command requesting detailed guidance information to the server 20, and the server 20 displays the detailed guidance information list 82. Send to client 10. Of course, the server 20 may transmit a list of all guidance information of the provider whose number is clicked to the client 10. It is obvious that the user of the client 10 may be able to select the detailed degree of the guidance information list, and the user's operation for requesting the detailed guidance information list 82 may have various modes. it is obvious. For example, a button for requesting detailed information may be separately arranged at the right end or the left end of the subframe 52.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the detailed guidance information list 82. 8 shows an example of the guidance information provisional list 84 for the example shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 shows an example of the simplified guidance information list 86. 7 to 9 show only main items, and it goes without saying that information on other items is actually included. The priority in the list examples shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 is, for example, the value of the information type field of the database structure shown in FIG.

  The detailed guidance information list 82 shown in FIG. 7 is sorted by priority, provider name, and term. Accordingly, the guide information is listed in the same priority order in the order of the provider name and further in the end order. Step S4 is the list shown in FIG. 7, and counts the number of guidance information of the same provider name within the same priority, and the earliest guidance information at the end, that is, guidance information that is located at the top with the same provider name. The guidance information provisional list 84 is generated as shown in FIG. Finally, step S5 sorts the list shown in FIG. 8 by priority and end, and outputs a simplified guidance information list 86 having the contents shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 9, in the simplified guidance information list, within the same priority, the guidance information and the number of cases of the provider with the earlier term are listed first.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of three pieces of guidance information from the XX City Hall Sewerage Bureau. FIG. 11 shows an example of a simple guidance information list for the example shown in FIG. 10 and an example of a detailed guidance information list in which the simple guidance information list shown in FIG. 10 is expanded to display individual guidance information. In the simplified guidance information list shown in FIG. 11, one piece of guidance information with the earliest termination is illustrated, and the number of guidance information from the same XX City Hall Sewerage Bureau is displayed.

  Although the invention has been described with reference to specific illustrative embodiments, various modifications and alterations may be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims. This is obvious to an engineer in the field to which the present invention belongs, and such changes and modifications are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

It is a schematic block diagram of one Example of this invention. It is a screen structural example of the browser 12. FIG. The structural example of the guidance information database 26 is shown. 3 is a screen example of a top page generated using the guidance information illustrated in FIG. 2. It is an example of a screen in a state where explanation information is displayed in a pop-up window. Shows a flowchart of the guide information list creation procedure of the top page generation function 28. An example of the detailed guidance information list 82 is shown. The example of the guidance information provisional list 84 with respect to the example shown in FIG. 7 is shown. An example of the simplified guidance information list 86 for the example shown in FIG. 7 is shown. ○○ Shows three examples of guidance information from the City Hall Sewerage Bureau. The example of the simple guidance information list with respect to the example shown in FIG. 10 and the detailed guidance information list is shown.

Explanation of symbols

10: client 12: web browser 14: monitor 20: portal site server 22 client identification function 24: condition identification function 26: guidance information database 28: top page generation function 30: mediation function 32: link embedding function 34: place name / building name Database 40 (40 ₁ to 40 _n ): content server 42: map server 50: search condition designation column 52: guidance information display frame 54: map display frame 54A: detailed map subframe 54B: intermediate map subframe 54C: wide area map sub Frame 56: URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input field 58: Pop-up window 60: Management serial number field 62: Provider field 64: Information type field 66: Summary field 68: Expiration date field 68A: Start field 68B : Final field 70: region level code field 72: region field 74: URL field 80: extraction guide information list 82: detailed guide information list 84: guide information provisional list 86: simplified guide information list

Claims (21)

A simple guide information list sending step for sending a simple guide information list including representative guide information and guide information number information to the browser for the same provider;
A content requesting step for requesting the content from a content server holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation according to the designation of the guidance information by the browser;
A link embedding step of receiving the content from the content server, embedding link information with a map in a place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting the link information to the browser;
A data distribution characterized by comprising a map display step for displaying a map showing the location of the place name / building name in accordance with the designation by the user of the place name / building name embedded with link information with the map Method.   The data distribution method according to claim 1, wherein the simplified guide information list includes information on an end of the representative guide information.   2. A simplified guidance information list generating step for extracting guidance information that matches a search condition designated by a user of the browser from the guidance information database and generating the simplified guidance information list. 2. The data distribution method according to 2.   Furthermore, the detailed guidance information list transmission step (S6) which transmits the detailed guidance information list which displays the some guidance information about the same provider separately to the said browser is provided, The claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Data delivery method. Furthermore,
A guidance information extraction step (S2) for extracting guidance information that matches a search condition designated by the user of the browser from the guidance information database;
A detailed guidance information list generation step (S3) for generating the detailed guidance information list by sorting the guidance information extracted in the guidance information extraction step by priority, the provider of the guidance information, and the final period;
From the detailed guide information list, representative guide information is selected for the same provider, the guide information number information is counted, sorted by priority and end, and a simple guide information list for generating the simple guide information list is generated. Simplified guidance information list generation step (S5)
The data distribution method according to claim 4, further comprising:   The data distribution method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the map display step simultaneously displays a plurality of wide and narrow maps showing the location of the place name / building name.   The map display step receives and displays a map indicating the location of the place name / building name on the map server according to the designation of the place name / building name in which link information with the map is embedded. The data distribution method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A guidance information database (26);
Guide information that matches the search conditions specified by the browser user is extracted from the guide information database (26), and a simplified guide information list that generates representative guide information and guide information number information for the same provider is generated. Generating means;
In accordance with a request from the browser, a simplified guidance information list transmission means (28) for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser;
In accordance with the designation of the guidance information by the browser, content request means (30) for requesting the content from the content server (40) holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation;
Link embedding means (32) for receiving the content from the content server (40), embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting it to the browser
And a data distribution server.   9. The data distribution server according to claim 8, wherein the simplified guide information list includes information on the end of the representative guide information.   The data distribution server according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the simplified guide information list is sorted by priority and end of each guide information. Furthermore,
A detailed guide information list generating means for generating a detailed guide information list for individually displaying a plurality of guide information for the same provider;
Detailed guidance information list transmission means (28) for transmitting the detailed guidance information list to the browser according to the request from the browser
The data distribution server according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising:   The data distribution server according to claim 11, wherein the detailed guide information list is sorted by priority, provider, and end of each guide information. A guidance information database (26);
Guidance information extraction means (S2) for extracting guidance information that matches the search conditions designated by the user of the browser from the guidance information database (26);
Detailed guidance information list generation means (S3) for generating the detailed guidance information list by sorting the guidance information extracted by the guidance information extraction means by priority, the provider of the guidance information, and the final period;
Simplified generation of a simplified guidance information list that selects representative guidance information for the same provider from the detailed guidance information list, counts guidance information number information, sorts by priority and end, and generates the simplified guidance information list Guidance information list generating means (S5);
In accordance with a request from the browser, a simplified guidance information list transmission means (28) for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser;
In accordance with a request from the browser, detailed guidance information list transmission means (28) for transmitting the detailed guidance information list to the browser;
Content request means (30) for requesting the content from the content server (40) holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation according to the designation of the guidance information by the browser;
Link embedding means (32) for receiving the content from the content server (40), embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting it to the browser
And a data distribution server. Simple guide information list generation that extracts guide information that matches the search conditions specified by the user of the browser from the guide information database (26) and generates a simple guide information list including representative guide information and guide information number information for the same provider Function and
In accordance with a request from the browser, a simplified guidance information list transmission function (28) for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser;
A content request function (30) for requesting the content from the content server (40) holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation according to the designation of the guidance information by the browser;
Link embedding function (32) for receiving the content from the content server (40), embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting it to the browser
A data distribution program for causing a computer to realize the above.   15. The data distribution program according to claim 14, wherein the simplified guide information list includes information on an end of the representative guide information.   The data distribution program according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the simplified guide information list is sorted by priority and end of each guide information. Furthermore,
A detailed guidance information list generation function for generating a detailed guidance information list for individually displaying a plurality of guidance information about the same provider;
Detailed guidance information list transmission function (28) for transmitting the detailed guidance information list to the browser in accordance with a request from the browser
The data distribution program according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the computer is implemented.   The data distribution program according to claim 17, wherein the detailed guide information list is sorted by priority, provider, and end of each guide information. A guidance information extraction function (S2) for extracting guidance information that matches a search condition designated by the user of the browser from the guidance information database (26);
A detailed guidance information list generation function (S3) for generating the detailed guidance information list by sorting the guidance information extracted by the guidance information extraction function by priority, the provider of the guidance information, and the final period;
Simplified generation of a simplified guidance information list that selects representative guidance information for the same provider from the detailed guidance information list, counts guidance information number information, sorts by priority and end, and generates the simplified guidance information list A guidance information list generation function (S5);
In accordance with a request from the browser, a simplified guidance information list transmission function (28) for transmitting the simplified guidance information list to the browser;
In accordance with a request from the browser, a detailed guidance information list transmission function (28) for transmitting the detailed guidance information list to the browser;
A content request function (30) for requesting the content from the content server (40) holding the content of the guidance information according to the designation according to the designation of the guidance information by the browser;
Link embedding function (32) for receiving the content from the content server (40), embedding the link information with the map in the place name / building name included in the content, and transmitting it to the browser
A data distribution program for causing a computer to realize the above. A guidance information list display frame (52) for displaying a guidance information list;
A map display frame (54) for displaying the map in a plurality of stages,
A search condition designation field (50) for designating search conditions for guidance information;
Communication means for communicating with a server, the guidance information list received from the server being displayed on the guidance information list display frame, and the communication means for displaying a map received from the map server on the map display frame A browser characterized by   The browser according to claim 20, wherein the guidance information list display frame and the map display frame are juxtaposed.

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