JP2009134461A - Regional information distribution setting system, regional information distribution setting method and regional information distribution setting program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically set the distribution schedule of content according to the location transition of a user. <P>SOLUTION: This regional information distribution setting system 100 is configured of: an area determination part 110 for receiving current location information from a user terminal 200, and for collating the current location information with a regional program information database 126, and for determining whether or not the user terminal 200 is present in a distribution object area or a distribution release area of each regional information; a distribution setting part 111 for, when it is determined that the user terminal 200 is present in the distribution object area, reading the program table of a user from the program table database 125, and for setting the distribution of the regional information corresponding to the distribution object area in the program table; and a release setting part 112 for, when it is determined that the user terminal 200 is present in the distribution release area, reading the program table of the user from the program table database 125, and for, when the distribution of the regional information corresponding to the distribution release area is set in the program table, setting the distribution release of the regional information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a regional information distribution setting system, a regional information distribution setting method, and a regional information distribution setting program.

For example, providing information that requires immediacy, or providing a user with an information distribution system that supports prompt distribution of genre and area information specified by the user, and enables low cost In order to provide effective marketing information for planning sales strategies, the new arrival information stored in each category is stored on the server via the network. A new arrival information generation notification system that notifies a user who wishes to be notified of the occurrence of the occurrence of this occurrence via a network, an information communication system using the system (see Patent Document 1), and the like have been proposed.
JP 2002-251353 A

  The inventors have already developed a technology for setting a content distribution schedule as a program table for each user, which is used when a content distribution server performs content distribution to a mobile terminal. In this program guide, the user can freely set distribution contents and distribution time. However, on the other hand, the function of flexibly executing the distribution setting of regional information in the program table according to the change of the user's current location is not provided, and the distribution content and distribution time are fixed regardless of the location of the user. there were.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a technology that can automatically set a content distribution schedule in accordance with the location change of a user.

  The regional information distribution setting system of the present invention is a system for performing regional information distribution setting in accordance with the current location of the user terminal, and includes a communication device that communicates with the user terminal, and distribution content at each distribution time. A storage device for storing a program guide database for storing a predetermined program guide for each region, a regional program information database for defining a distribution target area and a distribution release area for each region information, and the user terminal from the user Area determination processing for receiving the current location information of the terminal, comparing the current location information with the regional program information database, and determining whether the user terminal is located in a distribution target area or a distribution cancellation area for each regional information; If it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution target area, the program guide of the user of the user terminal is stored in the program guide database. When it is determined that the user terminal is located in the distribution cancellation area by the distribution setting process for performing distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area in the program guide, and the determination, The program table of the user of the user terminal is read from the program table database, and if the distribution setting of the regional information corresponding to the distribution cancellation area is set in this program table, the distribution cancellation setting of the corresponding regional information is performed. And an arithmetic unit that executes a cancellation setting process.

  Further, in the regional information distribution setting system, the computing device receives distribution time arrival notification from the user terminal that stores distribution time information and detects the arrival of the distribution time, and the user of the user terminal In the program table database, the distribution table is specified in the program table database, the distribution content is specified to be distributed at the distribution time, and the distribution process of distributing the distribution content to the user terminal is executed. Also good.

  In the regional information distribution setting system, the distribution setting process may be configured to perform distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area for the latest distribution scheduled time in the user's program guide. Good.

  Further, in the regional information distribution setting system, the distribution setting process performs distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area for the latest distribution scheduled time in the user's program guide, and the latest information Information on distribution contents set in advance at the scheduled distribution time may be stored in the program change history database.

  Further, in the regional information distribution setting system, the cancellation setting process cancels regional information distribution setting corresponding to the distribution cancellation area for which distribution setting has been made in the user's program guide, and the program change history. In the database, the distribution content originally set for distribution at the regional information distribution time may be searched, and the distribution content searched here may be set for distribution at the corresponding distribution time instead of the regional information.

  Further, in the regional information distribution setting system, the computing device is present location information received from each user terminal and presence / absence of each user terminal in the distribution target area or distribution cancellation area determined according to the current location information Based on the movement history storing process and the movement history stored in the storage device, the user terminal moves the location from the predetermined distribution target area to the distribution cancellation area, and again A movement distance calculation process for identifying a case where the location has been returned to the distribution target area and calculating an average value of a movement distance between the distribution target area and the distribution cancellation area between the cases for the distribution target area; and the distribution target An area that is expanded outward from the boundary of the area by the width of the average value of the moving distance is the area number as the distribution cancellation area for the distribution target area Set in the information database, a release area management process may be to run.

  Further, in the regional information distribution setting method of the present invention, a computer that performs regional information distribution setting in accordance with the current location of the user terminal includes a communication device that communicates with the user terminal, and distribution content at each distribution time. A storage device that stores a program guide database that stores a predetermined program guide every time, a regional program information database that defines a distribution target area and a distribution release area for each regional information, and an arithmetic device, The current location information of the user terminal is received from the user terminal, the current location information is collated with the regional program information database, and the user terminal is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each regional information. Area determination processing for determining whether or not the user terminal is located in the distribution target area by the determination, the program table of the user of the user terminal It is determined that the user terminal is located in the distribution cancellation area by the distribution setting process that is read from the program table database and performs distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area in the program table, and the determination. If the program information of the user of the user terminal is read from the program guide database and the distribution setting of the regional information corresponding to the distribution cancellation area is set in the program guide, the distribution cancellation of the corresponding regional information is performed. And cancel setting processing for performing setting.

  In addition, the regional information distribution setting program of the present invention provides a communication device that communicates with a user terminal and distribution content at each distribution time for each user in order to perform regional information distribution setting according to the current location of the user terminal. In a computer comprising a program table database for storing a predetermined program table, a storage device for storing a regional program information database in which a distribution target area and a distribution cancellation area for each region information are stored, and an arithmetic unit, The current location information of the user terminal is received from the user terminal, the current location information is collated with the regional program information database, and the user terminal is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each regional information. And if it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution target area, the user number of the user terminal A table is read from the program table database, and in the program table, setting of distribution of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area is performed, and the determination determines that the user terminal is located in the distribution cancellation area. If the program information of the user of the user terminal is read from the program guide database and the distribution setting of the regional information corresponding to the distribution cancellation area is set in the program guide, the distribution cancellation of the corresponding regional information is performed. Performing the setting step.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the embodiments of the present invention and the drawings.

  According to the present invention, the content distribution schedule can be automatically set according to the location change of the user.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including a regional information distribution setting system in the present embodiment. A regional information distribution setting system 100 (hereinafter, system 100) in the present embodiment is a computer that performs regional information distribution setting according to the current location of a user terminal. For example, a portable terminal (hereinafter, this embodiment) that is a user terminal. In the embodiment, a content distribution server that distributes content (electronic data) to a mobile terminal can be assumed, and the mobile terminal 200 can be assumed to be a mobile phone. The content distributed by the system 100 to the mobile terminal 200 may be of any type, such as text, image, video, audio, and e-mail. Also, the content genre may be any type such as news, map information, movies, electronic books, software, advertisements, and various search results.

  The system 100 reads out a program 102 stored in a storage device 101 such as a rewritable memory to the memory 103 so as to realize a function of executing the regional information distribution setting method of the present invention, and executes it by the CPU 104 as an arithmetic unit. In addition, the system 100 has a protocol according to an input interface 105 such as various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer device, an output interface 106 such as a display and a speaker, and a network 140 between the mobile terminal 200 and the like. The communication means 107 responsible for the data communication is provided. The system 100 is connected to the mobile terminal 200 via the network 140 such as the Internet, a LAN, or a mobile phone network by the communication means 107, and executes data exchange.

  Next, functional units that are configured and held by the system 100 based on the program 102 will be described. The system 100 stores the program table database 125 that stores a program table in which distribution contents for each distribution time are predetermined for each user, and a regional program that defines a distribution target area and a distribution cancellation area for each region information. It is assumed that the information database 126 can be used.

  The system 100 receives the current location information of the mobile terminal 200 from the mobile terminal 200 that is the user terminal, collates the current location information with the regional program information database 126, and the mobile terminal 200 determines whether the location information for each regional information. An area determination unit 110 that determines whether the user is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area is provided.

  Further, when it is determined by the determination that the mobile terminal 200 is located in the distribution target area, the system 100 reads the program guide of the user of the mobile terminal 200 from the program guide database 125, and A distribution setting unit 111 configured to perform distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area in the program guide is provided.

  Further, when it is determined by the determination that the mobile terminal 200 is located in the distribution cancellation area, the system 100 reads the program guide of the user of the mobile terminal 200 from the program guide database 125, and If the distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution cancellation area is made in the program guide, a cancellation setting unit 112 that performs distribution cancellation setting of the corresponding regional information is provided.

  In addition, the system 100 receives distribution time arrival notification from the portable terminal 200 that stores distribution time information and detects the arrival of the distribution time, and displays the program table defined for the user of the portable terminal 200 as the program. A distribution unit 113 may be provided that is specified in the table database 125, specifies distribution content to be distributed at the distribution time in the program table, and distributes the distribution content to the portable terminal 200.

  Note that the distribution setting unit 111 of the system 100 may be configured to perform distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area for the most recent distribution scheduled time in the user's program guide.

  In addition, the distribution setting unit 111 of the system 100 performs distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area with respect to the most recent distribution scheduled time in the user's program guide, and the most recent distribution scheduled time. Information of distribution contents set in advance may be stored in the program change history database 127.

  In addition, the cancellation setting unit 112 of the system 100 cancels the distribution setting of the regional information corresponding to the distribution cancellation area that has been set for distribution in the user's program guide, and in the program change history database 127. Alternatively, the distribution content originally set for distribution at the distribution time of the regional information may be searched, and the distribution content searched here may be set for distribution at the distribution time instead of the regional information.

  In addition, the system 100 displays the current location information received from each mobile terminal 200 and the information on the presence / absence of the location of each mobile terminal 200 in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area determined according to the current location information. It is good also as providing the movement history storage part 114 stored in the memory | storage device 101 as.

  In addition, the system 100 is based on the movement history database 128 stored in the storage device 101, and the mobile terminal 200 moves from a predetermined distribution target area to a distribution cancellation area and returns to the distribution target area again. And a movement distance calculation unit 115 that calculates an average value of movement distances from the distribution target area between the cases to the distribution cancellation area for the distribution target area.

  In addition, the system 100 sets, in the regional program information database 126, an area expanded outward from the boundary of the distribution target area by the width of the average value of the moving distance as a distribution cancellation area for the distribution target area. The release area management unit 116 may be provided.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 200 that receives the content distribution from the system 100 reads out the program 202 stored in the storage device 201 such as a rewritable memory into the memory 203 and executes it by the CPU 204 as an arithmetic device. Further, the portable terminal 200 includes an input interface 205 such as various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer device, an output interface 206 such as a display and a speaker, and a communication unit 207 responsible for data exchange with the system 100, It has a clock function 208 for detecting the arrival of distribution time, a GPS function 209 for acquiring current location information, and the like. The portable terminal 200 connects to the system 100 via the network 140 such as the Internet, a LAN, or a cellular phone network by the communication means 207 and executes data exchange. In addition, the portable terminal 200 stores a list of delivery times of content predetermined for the user of the portable terminal 200 in the storage device 201, and detects the arrival of the delivery time with the clock function 208. Can do. In addition, the mobile terminal 200 that has detected the arrival of the delivery time transmits a delivery time arrival notification to the system 100. Further, the mobile terminal 200 obtains its current location information with the GPS function 209 at predetermined intervals, for example, and transmits it to the system 100.

  Note that each of the functional units 110 to 116 in the system 100 described so far may be realized as hardware, or may be realized as a program stored in an appropriate storage device such as a memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Good. In this case, the CPU 104 reads the corresponding program from the storage device 101 to the memory 103 and executes it in accordance with the program execution.

  In addition to the cellular phone network and the Internet, the network 140 is a system such as a LAN, ATM line, dedicated line, WAN (Wide Area Network), power line network, wireless network, public line network, serial interface communication line, etc. Various networks can be adopted as long as data communication is possible between 100 and the mobile terminal 200. If a virtual private network technology such as VPN (Virtual Private Network) is used, communication with improved security is established when the Internet is adopted.

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Next, the structure of the database used by the system 100 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data structure examples of (a) a program guide database, (b) a regional program information database, (c) a program change history database, and (d) a movement history database in the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing examples of data structures of (a) a distribution content database and (b) an area program automatic setting database in the present embodiment. It is assumed that these databases are configured in a storage device such as a hard disk drive that can be accessed by the system 100. Of course, it does not matter whether such a hard disk drive is an internal device of the system 100 or is on the network 140.

  The program guide database 125 is a database that stores a program guide in which distribution contents at each distribution time are predetermined for each user. The program guide database 125 is a collection of records in which, for example, the user ID is used as a key and the delivery time is associated with data such as the delivery order of the program delivered at each delivery time and the program code. In addition, when the regional information distribution setting method of the present embodiment is applied and regional information distribution is set according to the location of the user, the data item of the automatic setting flag set for the corresponding record Also equipped. In addition, a program protect flag data item for setting a program (content) to be excluded from the application of the regional information distribution setting method in accordance with the location of the user and setting the distribution of regional information is also provided.

  The regional program information database 126 is a database that defines a distribution target area and a distribution cancellation area for each regional information. The regional program information database 126 uses, for example, the program code corresponding to the regional information as a key, the program name of the regional information, the central coordinates of the distribution target area, the distribution target area (information on the distance range from the central coordinates), the distribution It has a data structure in which a release area (information on a distance range from the center coordinate) is stored in association with each other. With respect to the concept of the distribution target area and the distribution cancellation area, as illustrated in FIG. 7, an area obtained by extending the boundary of the distribution target area by a predetermined distance can be set as the distribution cancellation area. In the example in the figure, the distribution target area is wrapped in the distribution cancellation area. Of course, not only such an example, but also a distribution cancellation area may be mixed in an island shape within the distribution target area, or a distribution target area and a distribution cancellation area may exist completely independently.

  The program change history database 127 is a distribution set before the regional information is set in the program table in which the regional information corresponding to the distribution target area is set according to the location of the mobile terminal 200. It is a database that stores content information in a retreating manner. The program change history database 127 has a data structure in which, for example, a distribution time, a distribution order, and a program name in which the distribution contents have been previously set are associated with each other using a user ID as a key.

  Further, the movement history database 128 includes the current location information received from each mobile terminal 200, the reception time of the current location information, and the location of each mobile terminal 200 determined in accordance with the current location information in the distribution target area or the distribution release area. This is a database for storing presence / absence information. This movement history database 128 is, for example, a user ID indicating the user of the mobile terminal 200 that has entered and exited the distribution target area, and current location information, using information on the distribution target area (eg, the program code of the corresponding regional information) as a key. A data structure in which information on presence / absence in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area determined according to the transition history and the current location information is stored in association with each other.

  The distribution content database 129 is a database that stores the distribution content itself distributed to each mobile terminal 200. The distribution content database 129 is a collection of records in which content data is associated with, for example, a program code as a key. The system 100 reads the corresponding content from the distribution content database 126 based on the program guide in the program guide database 125 and transmits the data to the portable terminal 200.

  The regional program automatic setting database 130 is a database for setting whether or not automatic setting of regional information is permitted for each user in response to application of the regional information distribution setting method of the present embodiment. This regional program automatic setting database 130 uses a user ID as a key, a set of records in which data such as whether automatic setting is possible and data such as a region cancellation setting (setting not to automatically set a specific area) are associated with each other. It has become. When receiving the current location information from the mobile terminal 200, the system 100 refers to the record related to the user in the regional program automatic setting database 130, and only when the automatic setting item is “Yes”. Execute regional information distribution settings according to the information.

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Hereinafter, the actual procedure of the regional information distribution setting method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Of the various operations corresponding to the regional information distribution setting method described below, those related to the system 100 are realized by the program 102 that the system 100 reads into the memory 103 and executes. And such a program 102 is comprised from the code | cord | chord for performing the various operation | movement demonstrated below. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a processing procedure example 1 of the regional information distribution setting method according to the present embodiment.

  Here, it is assumed that the user is carrying the mobile terminal 200 and moving. Then, the mobile terminal 200 obtains its current location information from the GPS satellite with the GPS function 209 at predetermined intervals such as 10 minutes, and this current location information and user ID (in the storage device 201 of the mobile terminal 200). Store in advance: manufacturing number, mobile phone number, etc.) are transmitted to the system 100 (s100).

  On the other hand, the area determination unit 110 of the system 100 receives the current location information and user ID from the portable terminal 200, and uses the user ID (for example, user001) as a key in the regional program automatic setting database 130. A record related to the user “user001” is referred to (s101). If the automatic setting item is “Yes” in this record (s102: Yes), the process proceeds to step s103. When the automatic setting item is “NO” (s102: No), this flow is terminated.

  When the automatic setting item is “Yes” (s102: Yes), the area determination unit 110 uses the current location information (for example, latitude and longitude information) received from the mobile terminal 200 as the regional program information database 126. To determine whether the mobile terminal 200 is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each area information (s103).

  Subsequently, the distribution setting unit 111 of the system 100 determines that the mobile terminal 200 is located in a distribution target area (for example, an area corresponding to the program code “C001”) based on the determination (s103: Yes). ), It is determined whether the distribution target area that has been determined does not correspond to the region for which the region cancellation is set for the user ID in the regional program automatic setting database 130 (s104). For example, if the distribution target area is a rectangular area of 1 km in length and breadth centering on “Tokyo Station”, and the area set to cancel the area is “Yokohama Station”, the distribution target area is set to the area cancel setting. It can be determined that it does not correspond to the designated area.

  As a result of the determination, when the distribution target area corresponds to the area where the area cancellation is set (s104: Yes), this flow ends. On the other hand, as a result of the determination, if the distribution target area does not correspond to the region set to cancel the region (s104: No), the distribution setting unit 111 displays the program of the user “user001” of the mobile terminal 200 A table is read from the program table database 125 (s105). Then, in this program guide, the distribution setting of the regional information corresponding to the distribution target area is performed (s106).

  This distribution setting performs distribution setting of regional information (for example, “C001”) corresponding to the distribution target area for the latest distribution time (for example, “12:00”) in the user's program guide. Shall. At this time, the distribution setting unit 111 checks whether a program protect flag is set for the most recent distribution scheduled time, and if the program protect flag is set, the most recent distribution scheduled time It is assumed that the distribution setting of the area information is performed for the scheduled distribution time immediately after. Of course, if the program protect flag is set for the scheduled delivery time immediately after the latest scheduled delivery time, the regional information delivery setting is further made for the scheduled delivery time immediately after that. If the program protect flag is set at all scheduled delivery times, the flow ends.

  The distribution setting unit 111 sets the automatic setting flag “1” for the corresponding record in the program guide database 125, that is, the area information “C001” (s107). Then, the distribution setting unit 111 stores the information of the distribution content “H001” preset at the latest distribution scheduled time “12:00” in the program change history database 127 (s108).

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the user has carried the portable terminal 200 and the latest scheduled delivery time has arrived while staying in the distribution target area (area corresponding to the program code “C001”). In this case, the mobile terminal 200 detects the arrival of the delivery time using the clock function 208 and transmits a delivery time arrival notification to the system 100 (s109).

  On the other hand, the distribution unit 113 of the system 100 receives the notification of arrival of the distribution time from the mobile terminal 200 (s110), and identifies the program table defined for the user of the mobile terminal 200 in the program table database 125. (S111). Then, the distribution content “C001” is specified to be distributed at the distribution time “12:00” in the program table, and the corresponding distribution content is read from the distribution content database 129 and distributed to the mobile terminal 200 (s112). Thus, the distribution setting of the area information in the program guide is automatically made according to the mobile terminal 200, that is, the current location of the user, and the process up to the distribution is executed.

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FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a processing procedure example 2 of the regional information distribution setting method according to the present embodiment. Thereafter, the user carries the portable terminal 200, moves out of the distribution target area (area corresponding to the program code “C001”), and notifies the system 100 of the current location information and user ID. (S200). In this case, the area determination unit 110 of the system 100 receives the current location information and the user ID from the portable terminal 200, and uses the user ID (for example, user001) as a key, the regional program automatic setting database 130. A record relating to the user “user001” is referred to (s201). If the automatic setting item is “Yes” in this record (s202: Yes), the process proceeds to step s203. When the automatic setting item is “NO” (s202: No), this flow is terminated.

  When the automatic setting item is “Yes” (s202: Yes), the area determination unit 110 uses the current location information (for example, latitude / longitude information) received from the mobile terminal 200 as the regional program information database 126. In step S203, it is determined whether the mobile terminal 200 is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each area information.

  Subsequently, the distribution setting unit 111 of the system 100 determines that the mobile terminal 200 is located in a distribution cancellation area (for example, a cancellation area corresponding to the program code “C001”) by the determination (s203: Yes), the cancellation setting unit 112 of the system 100 reads the program guide of the user “user001” of the mobile terminal 200 from the program guide database 125 (s204). If the distribution setting of the area information (for example, “C001”) corresponding to the distribution cancellation area is set in this program guide, the distribution cancellation setting of the corresponding area information is performed (s205).

  The cancellation setting unit 112 cancels the distribution setting of the area information “C001” corresponding to the distribution cancellation area that has been set for distribution in the user's program guide, and in the program change history database 127, The distribution content “H001” that was originally set to be distributed at the distribution time “12:00” of the regional information “C001” is searched, and the distribution content “H001” searched here corresponds to the regional information “C001”. Distribution is set at the distribution time “12:00”.

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Next, a dynamic management method for the distribution cancellation area will be described. This distribution cancellation area can be fixedly set by default, for example, an area in which the distribution target area is expanded outward by 1 km from the boundary (“default distribution cancellation area” in FIG. 7). However, depending on the movement tendency of users entering / exiting the distribution target area, a situation may occur in which the setting of the distribution cancellation area is not suitable. For example, if the average tendency of users entering and exiting a certain distribution target area is to return to the distribution target area in a very short time after leaving the area outside by 2 km or more, For many users who use the distribution target area, the distribution setting and release of the same area information is repeated in a very short time, and interest in the area information itself is weakened. Can occur.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a processing procedure example 3 of the regional information distribution setting method according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a distribution target area and a distribution cancellation area according to the present embodiment. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a method of dynamically changing and setting the distribution cancellation area is adopted. Here, the movement history storage unit 114 of the system 100 includes the current location information received from each mobile terminal 200 and the presence / absence information in the distribution target area or the distribution release area of each mobile terminal 200 determined according to the current location information. Are stored in the storage device 101 as the movement history database 128.

  At this time, the movement distance calculation unit 115 of the system 100 uses a movement history database 128 stored in the storage device 101 so that a mobile terminal 200 corresponds to a predetermined distribution target area A (for example, regional information “C001”). The location is moved from the distribution target area) to the distribution cancellation area B, and the case where the location is returned to the distribution target area A again is specified (s300). In this case, the same user repeatedly moves from the distribution target area A to the distribution cancellation area B to the distribution target area A, and different users from the distribution target area A to the distribution cancellation area B to the distribution target area A. It is composed of the cases that moved.

  Then, the travel distance calculation unit 115 calculates the average travel distance from the distribution target area A to the distribution cancellation area B between the cases for the distribution target area A (s301). For example, the calculation processing includes the distance between the distribution target area A and the distribution cancellation area B, the latitude and longitude of the current location information in the distribution target area A, and the latitude and longitude of the current location information in the distribution cancellation area B. It may be calculated as the distance between the coordinates.

  In addition, the cancellation area management unit 116 of the system 100 sets an area expanded outward from the boundary of the distribution target area A by the width of the average value of the moving distance as a distribution cancellation area B for the distribution target area A. The local program information database 126 is set (s302). For example, if the average value of the moving distance is “2 km”, the outer periphery of the distribution target area A is enlarged by this “2 km” width, and a distribution cancellation area (“latest distribution cancellation area” in FIG. 7) Will be.

  By performing such dynamic setting of the distribution cancellation area, for example, periodically, for many users who use the distribution target area, the distribution setting and cancellation of the same area information are repeated in a very short time. It is easy to eliminate concerns that cause discomfort for the automatically set / distributed area information.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the content distribution schedule can be automatically set according to the location change of the user.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described concretely based on the embodiment, it is not limited to this and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a network block diagram including the area information delivery setting system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows each data structure example of (a) program schedule database, (b) area program information database, (c) program change history database, and (d) movement history database in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows each data structure example of (a) delivery content database and (b) area program automatic setting database in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process example 1 of the area information delivery setting method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process procedure example 2 of the area information delivery setting method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process procedure example 3 of the area information delivery setting method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the delivery object area and delivery cancellation | release area of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Regional information distribution setting system 101, 201 Storage device 102, 202 Program 103, 203 Memory 104, 204 CPU
105, 205 Input interface 106, 206 Output interface 107, 207 Communication means 108, 208 Clock function 110 Area determination unit 111 Distribution setting unit 112 Release setting unit 113 Distribution unit 114 Movement history storage unit 115 Movement distance calculation unit 116 Release area management unit 125 Program guide database 126 Regional program information database 127 Program change history database 128 Movement history database 129 Distribution content database 130 Local program automatic setting database 140 Network 200 Mobile terminal (user terminal)

Claims (8)

A system that performs regional information distribution settings according to the current location of the user terminal,
A communication device for communicating with the user terminal;
A storage device that stores a program guide database that stores a program guide in which delivery contents for each delivery time are predetermined for each user, and a regional program information database that defines a delivery target area and a delivery release area for each piece of regional information; ,
The current location information of the user terminal is received from the user terminal, the current location information is collated with the regional program information database, and the user terminal is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each regional information. Area determination processing to determine whether or not
When it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution target area, a program guide of the user of the user terminal is read from the program guide database, and the distribution target area in the program guide is read. Distribution setting processing for setting distribution settings for the corresponding region information,
When it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution cancellation area, the program table of the user of the user terminal is read from the program schedule database, and the program schedule is stored in the distribution cancellation area. If the corresponding regional information distribution setting has been made, a cancellation setting process for performing the distribution cancellation setting of the corresponding regional information, an arithmetic device that executes,
A regional information distribution setting system characterized by comprising:   The arithmetic device receives distribution time arrival notification from the user terminal that stores distribution time information and detects the arrival of the distribution time, and displays a program table for the user of the user terminal in the program table database. The distribution processing for specifying the distribution content to be distributed at the distribution time in the program table and performing distribution processing for distributing the distribution content to the user terminal is performed. Regional information distribution setting system.   3. The distribution setting process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area is performed for the most recent distribution scheduled time in the user's program guide. Regional information distribution setting system.   The distribution setting process performs distribution setting of regional information corresponding to the distribution target area with respect to the most recent distribution scheduled time in the user's program guide, and distribution set in advance at the most recent distribution scheduled time. 4. The regional information distribution setting system according to claim 3, wherein content information is stored in a program change history database.   The cancellation setting process cancels the distribution setting of the area information corresponding to the distribution cancellation area that has been set for distribution in the user's program guide, and at the distribution time of the area information in the program change history database. 5. The regional information distribution setting according to claim 4, wherein the distribution content originally set for distribution is searched, and the distribution content searched here is set for distribution at a corresponding distribution time instead of the regional information. system. The arithmetic unit is
A movement history that stores the current location information received from each user terminal and the presence / absence information of each user terminal in the distribution target area or the distribution release area determined according to the current location information as a movement history in a storage device. Storage processing;
Based on the movement history stored in the storage device, the user terminal moves the location from the predetermined distribution target area to the distribution cancellation area, identifies the case where the location is returned to the distribution target area again, about the distribution target area, A movement distance calculation process for calculating an average value of the movement distance from the distribution target area to the distribution cancellation area between the cases;
A release area management process for setting an area expanded outward from the boundary of the distribution target area by the width of the average value of the moving distance in the regional program information database as a distribution cancellation area for the distribution target area;
The regional information delivery setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A computer that performs regional information distribution settings according to the current location of the user terminal,
A communication device for communicating with the user terminal;
A storage device that stores a program guide database that stores a program guide in which delivery contents for each delivery time are predetermined for each user, and a regional program information database that defines a delivery target area and a delivery release area for each piece of regional information; And an arithmetic unit,
The current location information of the user terminal is received from the user terminal, the current location information is collated with the regional program information database, and the user terminal is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each regional information. Area determination processing to determine whether or not
When it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution target area, a program guide of the user of the user terminal is read from the program guide database, and the distribution target area in the program guide is read. Distribution setting processing for setting distribution settings for the corresponding region information,
When it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution cancellation area, the program table of the user of the user terminal is read from the program schedule database, and the program schedule is stored in the distribution cancellation area. If the corresponding regional information distribution setting has been made, the cancellation setting process for performing the distribution cancellation setting of the corresponding regional information,
A regional information delivery setting method characterized by executing In order to set the distribution of regional information according to the current location of the user terminal,
A communication device that communicates with a user terminal, a program table database that stores a program table in which distribution contents at each distribution time are predetermined for each user, and a distribution target area and a distribution cancellation area for each region information are defined. In a computer provided with a storage device for storing the regional program information database and an arithmetic device,
The current location information of the user terminal is received from the user terminal, the current location information is collated with the regional program information database, and the user terminal is located in the distribution target area or the distribution cancellation area for each regional information. Determining whether or not
When it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution target area, a program guide of the user of the user terminal is read from the program guide database, and the distribution target area in the program guide is read. A step for setting the distribution of the corresponding region information,
When it is determined by the determination that the user terminal is located in the distribution cancellation area, the program table of the user of the user terminal is read from the program schedule database, and the program schedule is stored in the distribution cancellation area. If the corresponding regional information is set to be distributed, the step of canceling the distribution of the corresponding regional information,
Regional information distribution setting program to execute.