JP2009245276A - Information providing system and information providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To highly precisely evaluate a menu and a restaurant by prompting a user who has used the restaurant to evaluate the menu highly likely to be used. <P>SOLUTION: This information providing system is configured of a server device 70 which retrieves a database on the basis of retrieval information from information terminal equipment 10, and which returns information on a shop and the evaluation guidance of the shop. The evaluation guidance includes the evaluation information on the merchandise in the shop, and the server device totals the evaluation information on the shop merchandise, and which converts it into the evaluation of the shop. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system for providing various store information from a server device to an information terminal device such as a car navigation device or a mobile phone.

  In recent years, search sites for searching restaurants such as restaurants using communication lines such as the Internet have been widely spread among users. In a search site for searching for a restaurant, a restaurant search is performed using the name, address, and telephone number of the restaurant, the type, genre, and food budget of the food and beverage handled at the restaurant as search items.

  When users who have not decided on a specific restaurant use these search sites, they usually select the area they want to use, perform a search based on the type of food and drink, genre, food and drink budget, etc. A desired restaurant is selected from the plurality of restaurants.

In recent years, such search sites are not limited to access from personal computers, but can be used using mobile phones that can be accessed via the Internet, cars, or navigation functions installed in mobile phones. Among the devices equipped with navigation functions, there are devices that lead to searched restaurants. In Patent Document 1, in an in-vehicle navigation device that receives a route from an information center to a destination, when the user does not clearly determine the destination, the information center has a destination setting frequency within a predetermined distance from the vehicle position. A communication-type navigation system that searches and introduces high facilities is disclosed.
JP 2003-50135 A

  A user who goes to a restaurant places an order for each item or a menu such as a course after viewing the menu at the restaurant. Thus, the final purpose of the user using the restaurant is to order a menu for each item as a purchase unit.

  However, in a conventional search site, it was possible to search for restaurants by name, address, location, meal genre, etc., but it was not possible to search for menus for each product. And it was not possible to evaluate the menu as a product for each item searched.

  Even in the communication-type navigation system described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to search for popular facilities located within a predetermined range from the vehicle position and introduce them to the user, but the destination setting for each search facility It is performed based on the frequency, and even if the facility in this document is a restaurant, the above-described problem in searching for a restaurant cannot be solved.

  The present invention is characterized in that the following configuration is used as a means in order to realize the above-described object for the restaurant.

An information providing system comprising a server device that searches a database based on search information from an information terminal device and returns store information of the store and an evaluation guide of the store, wherein the evaluation guide is a store product of the store The server apparatus is characterized in that the evaluation information of the store product is aggregated and converted into the evaluation of the store.

  Furthermore, in the information providing system of the present invention, the server device aggregates the evaluation of the store product selected at the store for each store product from the evaluation information of the store product, and the evaluation of the store is the store product. It is characterized in that it is calculated from the evaluation information regardless of the type of store product.

  Furthermore, in the information providing system of the present invention, the evaluation information of the store product is set so that the store product selected at the store is evaluated.

  Furthermore, in the information providing system of the present invention, the server device determines whether the store has entered or left the store based on position information of the information terminal device, and transmits the evaluation guidance to the information terminal device. It is said.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the user who selects the menu for each item provided in the restaurant in the search may be allowed to evaluate the menu selected in the search when the user actually uses the restaurant. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to save the user from having to select a menu to be eaten and allow the user to evaluate the menu at a suitable timing after eating and drinking. In addition, the evaluation of each menu by each person can be totaled to evaluate the menu, and the evaluation of the menu can be converted into the evaluation of the restaurant, which leads to the evaluation of the actually delicious restaurant.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d... Are information terminal devices, 30 is a base station control device, 50 is a communication line, 60 is a GPS satellite, and 70 is a server device.

  10a, 10c, 10d, etc. use a PHS or a mobile phone as the information terminal device of the present invention, and 10b,... Use an in-vehicle navigation device as the information terminal device of the present invention. Each of the radio base stations 20a to 20c has a radio base station service area and communicates with the information terminal devices 10a to 10d in each radio base station service area. Reference numeral 30 denotes a base station control apparatus that controls the radio base stations 20 a to 20 c in an integrated manner, and is connected to the server apparatus 70 via the communication line 50.

  Reference numeral 60 denotes a GPS satellite. Among the information terminal devices 10a to 10d in the present embodiment, some information terminal devices receive GPS signals from the GPS satellites 60 and calculate their positions to obtain position information. It has the function to acquire.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a main configuration of the information terminal device 10. As shown in the figure, the information terminal device 10 includes a CPU 1, a bus 2, a RAM 4, an input operation unit 5, an input unit 6, a voice control unit 8, a microphone 9, a speaker 12, a display control unit 14, a display 15, and a communication control unit. 16 and a GPS receiver 19 are provided. The CPU 1 executes various processes for each unit in the apparatus connected through the bus 2. The ROM 3 is a read-only memory that stores a program for controlling each part of the information terminal device 10. The RAM 4 is a random access memory that temporarily stores communication data including temporary programs, data, and images necessary for executing the programs.

  A function of acquiring current position information of the information terminal device 10 by GPS positioning by receiving a GPS signal in the information terminal device 10 and calculating its own position, and a navigation function of guiding a route to a destination by the acquired current position information A program for realizing the program can be stored in the ROM 3.

  The input operation unit 5 includes a key switch group or a touch panel arranged on a display, converts a user operation into a signal, and transmits the signal to the CPU 1 via the input unit 6 and the bus 2. The audio control unit 8 is a circuit that inputs and outputs audio, and inputs audio from the microphone 9 and outputs audio from the speaker 12. The display control unit 14 performs display control of the display 15 including liquid crystal display means. The communication control unit 16 communicates with the radio base stations 20a, 20b, 20c... Shown in FIG. The GPS receiver 19 receives radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites 60 shown in FIG. 1 and determines current position information of the information terminal device 10.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a main configuration of the server device 70 connected to the communication line 50. As shown in the figure, the server device 70 includes server control means 71, a store database 72, a user database 73, and input means 74.

  The server control means 71 exchanges various data with the information terminal device 10 connected via the communication line 50 or the like. In particular, in the present invention, information related to the menu is returned according to the search information sent from the information terminal device 10. Further, the server control means 71 can specify the radio base stations 20a to 20c with which the information terminal device 10 is communicating, and the radio base station service area covered by the specified radio base stations 20a to 20c. It is possible to specify the area where the communication terminal device 10 performing communication exists. It is also possible to acquire the detailed position of the information terminal device 10 by measuring the communication radio wave intensity of the plurality of radio base stations 20a to 20c... And the information terminal device 10.

  As shown in [Table 1], the store database 72 stores various store information for each restaurant and a plurality of menu information associated with the store information and a user database. The store information includes a store ID that uniquely identifies a restaurant, a store name, a genre of food and drink to be provided, location information (latitude and longitude) to be used for navigation, an address, a regional name, a telephone number, A store image, a map image indicating the location of the store, a store comment introducing the store, a meal price range per person, a store evaluation point given to the store, and the like are included. These store information is used to recommend a restaurant to the user.

  Moreover, menu information is the content regarding the menu provided as 1 goods provided at a restaurant, and as the information it includes, a menu ID that uniquely identifies the menu, a store ID that provides the menu, a menu name, A menu image obtained by photographing the menu, a price, a comment on the menu, a representative menu flag indicating a recommended menu of the restaurant, menu evaluation points, and the like are included. This menu information is associated with the store information by the store ID included therein.

  The user database 73 stores user information for each user as shown in [Table 1]. The user information includes a user ID that identifies the user, such as an ID unique to the information terminal device or a login ID, the user's name, age, address, email address, menu ID of the menu evaluated by the user, and evaluation cooperation points. Etc. are included.

  The input unit 74 is operated by an administrator of the server device 70, and registration and update processing of the store database 72 and the user database 73, management of the system of the server device 70, and the like are performed.

以上、本発明では、図３におけるサーバ装置７０から図２の情報端末装置１０に対して飲食店舗で提供されるメニューに関する情報が提供されることになるが、その実施例について、図４から図９を用いて説明する。

As mentioned above, in this invention, the information regarding the menu provided in a restaurant is provided with respect to the information terminal device 10 of FIG. 2 from the server apparatus 70 in FIG. 9 will be used for explanation.

  4 is a flowchart showing a main routine of search processing in the information terminal device 10, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a main routine of search processing in the server device 70. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a search information input screen in the information terminal device 10. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a selection / guidance process of the information terminal device 10. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a menu selection screen of the information terminal device 10. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a store selection screen of the information terminal device 10.

  When the information terminal device 10 is turned on, the main routine shown in FIG. 4 is started (step S100). First, in step S102, the current position information of the information terminal device 10 is acquired. The current position information of the information terminal device 10 is obtained by the processing of the CPU 1 based on the GPS signal acquired by the GPS receiving unit 19 described in FIG. As long as the information terminal device 10 is powered on, the location information may be acquired by periodically executing in the background, or the information terminal device 10 requests the server device 70 to search. It may be performed at an appropriate time.

  Note that the current position information does not necessarily have to be from the GPS receiver 19. As described above, the server device 70 can identify the position of the information terminal device 10 by the radio base stations 20a to 20c existing in various places communicating with the information terminal device 10. When determining the current position of the information terminal device 10, step S102 in the information terminal device 10 can be omitted.

  Next, in step S103, when the user gives an instruction to start a search, search information is input such as specifying a search mode type and inputting search items and search items. The user can select two search modes that use FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B as input screens as search mode types.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an input screen of a menu search mode that is a sample search that is one of the search modes. In this menu search mode, the server device 70 searches the menu in the vicinity of the information terminal device 10 and recommends it to the user. Reference numerals 103 and 107 are used to specify a search area, 103 is configured by a pull-down menu, and 107 is an input field in which a search area can be input. In the pull-down menu 103, position information can be automatically detected or manually input. When automatic detection is selected from the pull-down menu 103, the current position information acquired in step S102 of FIG. 4 or the current position information detected by the server 70 is used. On the other hand, when manual input is selected, a search area to be searched is determined based on the search area input by the user. The search area is determined based on the automatically acquired current position information or the manually input search area.

  When the user presses the search start button 109 without specifying any other search items (in the state of “no specification” shown in the pull-down menus 104 and 105), the current position position information and the menu for sample search are displayed. Search information including information indicating that the search has been performed using the search mode is transmitted to the server device 70 (step S104). Further, in this search mode, it is possible to specify a menu genre such as Western food, Chinese, Italian, etc. by operating the pull-down menu 104, and a menu price range by operating the pull-down menu 105, and include them in the search information. If they are specified, it is possible to perform a search by narrowing down conditions from a menu provided by a restaurant that exists in the vicinity of the information terminal device 10.

  The first to fourth menu tabs 101, 102, 103, and 104 are displayed at the upper part of the menu search mode input screen, and can be moved to various screens by pressing them. In the example of the display screen shown in FIG. 6A, a search end menu is displayed on the first menu tab 101. When this is pressed, the search is ended, and the information terminal device 10 performs mobile communication. In the case of a terminal, the screen returns to the standby screen, and in the case of an in-vehicle navigation device, the screen returns to the navigation screen. The fourth menu tab 104 has a function of moving to the store search mode input screen of FIG.

  FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an input screen of a store search mode that is one of the search modes. In this store search mode, the server device 70 searches for restaurants in the vicinity of the information terminal device 10 and recommends them to the user. As in the menu search, the user inputs information for determining the search area in the pull-down menu 103 and the input field 107, and does not specify other search items (illustrated in the pull-down menus 104 and 106). When the search start button 109 is pressed, search information including the current position information and information indicating that a search has been performed using the store search mode, as with the menu search, is displayed on the server device. (Step S104). In this search mode, it is also possible to include in the search information the genre of a restaurant such as Western food, Chinese, Italian, etc. by operating the pull-down menu 110, or the meal price range by operating the pull-down menu 111. When these are designated, it is possible to perform a search by narrowing down conditions from popular restaurants that exist near the current position of the information terminal device 10. The fourth menu tab 104 is different from the display screen shown in FIG. 6A in terms of the function of moving to the menu search input screen.

Next, the processing of the server device that performs the search based on the search information transmitted from the information terminal device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a main routine of the server device 70. In step S <b> 201, the function as the server device 70 is started to prepare for reception of search information from the information terminal device 10. When search information is received from the information terminal device 10 in step S202, a search area is set based on the acquired current position information of the information terminal device 10 in step S203. In the present invention, in order to search for menus of restaurants around the information terminal device 10, for example, within a predetermined distance centered on the position information, or by setting the area near the position information by referring to the map information as the search area To do. The predetermined distance may be a linear distance or a distance to one side of a geometric shape such as a circle having a predetermined radius. Subsequent search processing will be performed with respect to the restaurant in this search area. Note that the current position information used in step S203 may be the current position information measured by the information terminal device 10 itself, or which radio base station 20 the information terminal device 10 uses on the server device 70 side. The current position information may be determined by detecting the current position.

  In step S204, it is determined which search mode is requested. If the menu search mode is a sample search, the search type flag is set to menu search (step S205), and the menu search process in step S206 is performed. move on. On the other hand, if the store search mode is requested, the search type flag is set to store search (step S208), and the process proceeds to the store search process in step S209.

  In the menu search as the sample search in step S206, the menu information of the restaurant in the search area set in step S203 is appropriately extracted from the store database 72 as data having the menu image as the sample image. As this extraction method, for example, it is conceivable to extract a menu with a high menu evaluation point given to the menu information, or extract a flag with a representative menu flag set as a representative menu of the store. In addition to these, data is extracted as appropriate, for example, at random, but data without a menu image as a sample image is not a search target. If other conditions are set in the search information pull-down menus 104 and 105, a narrowed search is performed. A search result is created based on the extracted menu information and store information associated with the extracted menu information, and is transmitted to the information terminal device 10 that requested the search (step S207). The search result includes at least a menu image as a sample image and position information related to the sample image, and is returned to the information terminal device 10 as a search result of the sample search. Returning means that, for example, even if the information terminal device and the server device communicate wirelessly or by wire, the search result is notified from one to the other. Further, the position information related to the sample image means the position information of the store having the menu when the sample image is a menu. In the present embodiment, in this search result, various information for allowing the user to select a menu on the information terminal device 10 or for guiding the restaurant to the restaurant that provides the selected menu is embedded.

  In the popular store search in step S209, the store database 72 is searched in the same manner as the menu search. In this case, the store information in the search area is extracted with reference to the store information. As this extraction method, for example, it is conceivable to extract one having a high store evaluation point given to the store information, but the method can be appropriately determined as in the menu search. If other conditions are set in the search information pull-down menus 104 and 106, a narrowed search is performed. A search result is created based on the extracted store information, and is transmitted to the information terminal device 10 that requested the search (step S207). In this search result, various information for allowing the user to select a restaurant in the information terminal device 10 and guiding the user to the restaurant is embedded. In addition, you may include appropriately the menu information of the menu which can be provided in the extracted restaurant in this search result. If comprised in this way, the details of the menu provided in the searched store can be browsed also in the case of store search.

  The search result created by the server device 70 is transmitted to the information terminal device 10 that requested the search in step S207 of FIG. The search result is received by the information terminal device 10 (step S105 in FIG. 4), and the selection / guidance process (step S106 in FIG. 4) using the search result is executed in step S106. Now, the selection / guidance process in the information terminal device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and the selection screens shown in FIGS.

  The information terminal device 10 that has received the search result starts selection / guidance processing in step S400. First, the search result received in step S401 is read. In step S403, it is determined in which mode the search is requested. If the search is performed in the menu search mode, the process proceeds to step S404, and a plurality of search results are included. Of the menu information, the menu information having the first menu evaluation point is displayed on the screen of the information terminal device 10. In this embodiment, the display order using the menu evaluation points is adopted as described above. However, it is not always necessary to use the menu evaluation points. For example, the display order is randomly displayed or the restaurant closest to the portable information terminal 10 is used. May be displayed. That is, as long as a sample image is displayed on the portable information terminal 10 that is an information terminal device as a search result of the sample search, the display order is not limited to this.

  8A and 8B show the state of the display screen by menu search. On the left side of the display screen of FIG. 8A, 128 is a menu image as a sample image obtained by photographing the menu, and a menu price 129 is displayed below it. In the center of the display screen, a map image 116 of a restaurant that provides the menu is displayed. The map image 116 may be read from the server device based on the position information related to the sample image returned as the search result to the information terminal device, or the information terminal device 10 has the position information as a database in advance. If so, you can read from that database. Further, the map image 116 may be a store image included in the search result. In the information terminal device 10 having a navigation function, the information terminal uses the location information (latitude, longitude) of the store information. It may be created on the device 10 side. At that time, it is also conceivable to display the current position of the information terminal device 10 together. In the example of the figure, the circle is the current position of the information terminal device 10 and the star is the position of the restaurant. A distance 130 from the current position to the restaurant is also displayed below the map image 116. On the right side of the display screen, 117 is the ranking of the menu evaluation points, 131 is the menu name, 119 is the genre, 118 is the name of the restaurant that provides the menu, 121 is the store address, and 122 is the store phone number. The above display is created using appropriate information in the search result received by the information terminal device 10.

  In addition, operation buttons 123, 124, and 125 are arranged below the display screen. By operating the operation buttons 124 and 125, a plurality of menu displays in the search result can be switched and displayed. In the example shown in the figure, when it is determined that the operation button 125 is pressed (step S405), the screen is changed to the menu display of the next rank (second rank) (step S406). If it is determined that the operation button 123 has been pressed (step S407), it is determined that an intention to go to the restaurant that provides the displayed menu has been displayed, and guidance using the store information of the restaurant is provided in step S414. Is performed, the process is terminated (step S415). As guidance in this step S414, navigation for guiding a route from the current position of the information terminal device 10 to a restaurant with reference to map data is conceivable.

  The first to fourth menu tabs 101, 102, 103, and 104 are displayed at the top of the display screen, and can be moved to another display screen by pressing them. In this menu search mode, when the first menu tab 101 is pressed, the screen returns to the search screen, and when the second menu tab 102 is pressed, it is possible to move to another menu of the restaurant that provides the displayed menu. In this case, it is necessary to include other menu information of the restaurant in the search result in advance. When the third menu tab 103 is pressed, the screen moves to the store search mode screen as shown in FIG. 9A described later, and the details of the store providing the displayed menu are displayed. Further, when the fourth menu tab 104 is pressed, selection can be performed by switching to a screen display recommending a plurality of menus as shown in FIG. 8B.

On the display screen shown in FIG. 8B, a plurality of menu information can be browsed simultaneously. In the example shown in the figure, menus of the top four are displayed, and menu images, menu names, and menu prices are displayed in the order of menu evaluation points. Further, the display menu can be appropriately scrolled by operating the scroll bar 127 on the right side of the display screen. The triangle 126 is a marker indicating the currently selected menu, and in the example shown in the figure, the third-ranked menu name “soy sauce ramen” is selected. If it is determined that the operation button 123 at the lower right of the display screen has been pressed in this state (step S407), it is determined that an intention to go to the restaurant that provides the selected menu has been displayed, and in step S414, After the guidance using the store information of the restaurant that provides the menu is performed, the process ends (step S415).

  Next, the case where it searches by store search mode is demonstrated. Proceeding to step S409, the menu information in which the store evaluation point is ranked first among the plurality of store information included in the search result is displayed on the screen of the information terminal device 10. As for the display order, an appropriate display order can be adopted as in the menu selection mode.

  A state of the display screen by the store search is shown in FIG. On the left side of the display screen, 115 indicates a store image such as the exterior and interior of the store. A map image 116 of the restaurant is displayed at the center of the display screen. In the example of the figure, the circle is the current position of the information terminal device 10 and the star is the position of the restaurant.

  On the right side of the display screen, 117 is the rank of the store evaluation points, 118 is the store name, 119 is the genre of the restaurant, 120 is the detailed information and comments of the restaurant, 121 is the store address, and 122 is the store phone number. The above display is created using appropriate information in the search result received by the information terminal device 10.

  In addition, operation buttons 123, 124, and 125 are arranged below the display screen. By operating the operation buttons 124 and 125, a plurality of store information in the search result can be switched and displayed. In the example shown in the figure, when it is determined that the operation button 125 has been pressed (step S410), the screen is changed to the next ranking (second place) restaurant (step S411). If it is determined that the operation button 123 is pressed (step S412), it is determined that an intention to go to the displayed restaurant is displayed, and guidance using the store information of the restaurant is performed in step S414. Thereafter, the process is terminated (step S415).

  The first to fourth menu tabs 101, 102, 103, and 104 are displayed at the top of the display screen, and can be moved to another display screen by pressing them. Similar to the menu search mode, the first menu tab 101 has a function of returning to the search screen, and the second menu tab 103 displays the menu of the displayed restaurant, for example, FIG. 8 (A), (B). It can be viewed on a display screen as shown in FIG. In this case, the search result needs to include menu information in advance. The fourth menu tab 104 has a function of switching to another display form shown in FIG. 9B when pressed.

FIG. 9B is a diagram showing another display form that can be switched when the fourth menu tab 104 is pressed in FIG. 9A. On this display screen, a plurality of store information can be browsed simultaneously. In the example shown in the drawing, the top four restaurants are displayed, and for each, the store image, the store name, the genre, and the distance from the current position to the store are displayed. Further, it is possible to appropriately scroll the display store by operating the scroll bar 127 on the right side of the display screen. Further, the triangle mark 126 is a marker indicating the currently selected restaurant, and in the example shown in the figure, the second-ranked store name “Kakikukeko” is selected. If it is determined that the operation button 123 at the lower right of the display screen is pressed in this state (step S412), it is determined that an intention to go to the selected restaurant is displayed, and the store of the restaurant is determined in step S414. After the guidance using the information is performed, the process is terminated (step S415).

  After completing the above selection process, the information terminal device 10 transmits selection information for specifying the selected menu to the server device 70 in step S107 of FIG. As this selection information, a menu ID in the received search result can be considered. In the server device 70, after receiving the selection information (step S211), based on the received selection information, a guidance for prompting the user to evaluate the selected menu is transmitted. This guidance is transmitted to the information terminal device 10 of the user or another information terminal device 10 owned by the user at an appropriate timing after confirming that the user has opened the restaurant in step S212. The Rukoto.

  The confirmation of the restaurant opening in step S212 is performed based on the current position information of the information terminal device 10 requested to be searched. As described above, this current position information is based on detection by the GPS receiver 19 on the information terminal device side 10 or on which radio base station 20 the information terminal device 10 uses on the server device 70 side. Will be judged.

  As an example of detecting that a store has been opened, in the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, first, based on the current position information detected by the information terminal device 10, the user enters a restaurant that provides a selected menu. The store is confirmed (step S108). Thereafter, when it is detected that the information terminal device 10 has moved to another location, information indicating that the store has opened is transmitted to the server device 70 (step S109). In the in-vehicle information terminal device 10b, it is annoying to receive evaluation site guidance from the server device 70 during driving. Therefore, the information terminal device 10b has arrived at home or has been parked for a predetermined time or more. As an opportunity, information indicating that the store has opened may be transmitted to the server device 70.

  The server device 70 receives the information from the information terminal device 10 to confirm that the user who owns the information terminal device 10 has opened a store. In this example, the opening of the store is confirmed using the position information detected by the information terminal device 10, but in addition to this, the server device 70 side detects the position of the information terminal device 10 at any time to open the store. You may make it confirm.

  The server device 70 that has confirmed the store opening transmits an evaluation guide that is an evaluation guide of the store for the menu that is the selected store product to the user at an appropriate timing (step S213). The target for transmitting the evaluation guidance may be for the information terminal device 10 that has made the search request. In addition, if the user authentication is performed on the server device 70 side, an e-mail may be transmitted to an e-mail address registered in the user information.

  The evaluation guidance may be performed by describing a questionnaire for the selected menu in the e-mail itself and returning the e-mail, or by describing the URL of the evaluation site in the e-mail. The user who has received the URL of the evaluation site by e-mail accesses this to perform evaluation.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of an evaluation input screen in the information terminal device 10. In FIG. 10, 131 is the name of the user, 132 is the name of the restaurant used, 133 is the name of the selected menu, 134 is the menu image of the selected menu, and 135 is for evaluating the menu that is the store product. Radio switch 136 is a switch for selecting that another menu has been eaten, and 137 is a switch for transmitting an answer.

A menu image 134 of the menu selected in the search process is displayed, and an evaluation for the menu is prompted. The user performs five-level evaluation (evaluation information on store merchandise) with the radio switch 135 and presses the switch 137. In the example shown in the figure, evaluation “4” is selected. The selected evaluation is transmitted to the server device 70 when the switch 137 is pressed (step S111). For this reason, since the user evaluates and pushes down the switch 137, it is set to transmit the store product selected at the store.

  In this example, a menu other than the selected menu can be evaluated, and when the switch 136 is pressed, another menu of the restaurant can be evaluated. If comprised in this way, even if it does not eat the menu which the user selected in the search, evaluation of other menus provided in the same store becomes possible.

  The server device 70 that has received the evaluation in step S214 performs the evaluation aggregation process in step S215. In this evaluation aggregation process, the menu evaluation point for the menu and the store evaluation point for the store, that is, the evaluation of the store, are calculated based on the evaluation answered by the user. FIG. 11 is a table showing an example of this, but this table is an evaluation for a certain store, and describes a five-level evaluation that each person evaluated for each menu. In the example shown in the figure, Mr. A answers evaluation 4 to the menu 4 selected so far, and Mr. B answers evaluation 5 to both the menus 2 and 3. In addition, Mr. C answers evaluation 1 for menu 1, evaluation 3 for menu 2, and evaluation 4 for menu 3. By evaluating the evaluations performed by each person for each menu, the menu can be evaluated. In the example of the figure, the evaluation of each person is averaged, and for menu 1, an evaluation of 2.91 is calculated.

  Further, in this evaluation tabulation process, for example, the menu ID of the menu evaluated by the user is recorded as the menu ID that is answered in the user information. In this way, it is possible to prevent double evaluations by the same user thereafter, and to perform evaluation that accurately reflects the user's preferences. Further, if an evaluation cooperation point is given to the user who has performed the evaluation and some service is provided based on this point, the user can be motivated to evaluate the user.

  Moreover, the evaluation of the restaurant by menu evaluation can be performed by totaling the calculated evaluation for each menu for each restaurant. In this case, the evaluation of the menu, which is the store product selected at the store, is counted for each menu regardless of each evaluator, for example, Mr. A, Mr. B, etc., whereas Mr. A, Mr. B It is not different from the evaluation of store products regardless of, but the evaluation of store products is different from the evaluation of stores in that store evaluations are aggregated regardless of the type of menu that is store products. . That is, the server device aggregates the evaluation of the store product selected in the store for each store product from the evaluation information of the store product, and the evaluation of the store is the type of the store product from the evaluation information of the store product. Regardless of whether or not. Therefore, since the evaluation information of each store product of each person using the store is aggregated and evaluated, the overall quality of the store product provided in the store can be evaluated, and the most important thing is in the store. Stores can be evaluated based on the quality of the store merchandise to be. In the example of the figure, the evaluation of 3.98 stores is calculated by taking the average of each menu evaluation.

As described above, in the evaluation registration process (step S215) of the present invention, the menu actually selected in the search process is evaluated, so that the user does not have to spend time and can actually eat it. It is possible to collect evaluations for highly reliable menus. If this evaluation is used as a menu evaluation point in the search process, a popular menu can be recommended to the user. In addition, since the restaurant can be evaluated based on the evaluation of the menu, it is possible to actually judge a delicious restaurant. If this restaurant evaluation is used as a store evaluation point in the search process, a really delicious restaurant can be recommended to the user.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a user who has selected a menu for each item provided in a restaurant in the search can evaluate the menu selected in the search when the user actually uses the restaurant. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to save the user from having to select a menu to be eaten and allow the user to evaluate the menu at a suitable timing after eating and drinking. In addition, the evaluation of each menu by each person can be totaled to evaluate the menu, and the evaluation of the menu can be converted into the evaluation of the restaurant, which leads to the evaluation of the actually delicious restaurant.

  The sample search is characterized by searching and extracting data having sample images from a database, but the technical idea is not a search by characters or a specific genre like a conventional search, but a sample image as a search result. Any search can be shown to the user. For example, it is also possible to search a database and thin out only data that does not have a sample image and return data having the sample image to the information terminal device. It is included as an embodiment.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the information provision system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the outline of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows the main routine of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the main routine of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows the input screen of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the selection and guidance process of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the menu selection screen of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the store selection screen of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the evaluation input screen of an information terminal device. It is a figure which shows the evaluation total content of a server apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Information terminal device, 20 ... Wireless base station, 30 ... Base station control device, 50 ... Communication line, 70 ... Server device, 1 ... CPU, 2 ... Bus, 3 ... ROM, 4 ... RAM, 5 ... Input operation part , 6 ... Input unit, 8 ... Audio control unit, 9 ... Microphone, 12 ... Speaker, 14 ... Display control unit, 15 ... Display, 16 ... Communication control unit, 19 ... GPS reception unit, 71 ... Server control means, 72 ... Store database, 73 ... User database, 101, 102, 103, 104 ... Menu tab, 103, 104, 105, 106 ... Pull-down menu, 107 ... Search area input field, 109 ... Search start button, 115 ... Store image, 116 ... Map image, 117 ... Ranking, 118 ... Store name, 119 ... Genre, 120 ... Detailed information, 121 ... Store address, 122 ... Store phone number, 123 124, 125 ... operation buttons, 126 ... marker, 127 ... scroll bar, 128 ... menu image, 129 ... menu price, 130 ... distance to the store, 131 ... user name, 132 ... store name, 133 ... menu name, 134 ... store image, 135 ... radio button, 136 ... separate menu display switch, 137 ... reply transmission switch

Claims (8)

An information providing system comprising a server device that searches a database based on search information from an information terminal device and returns store information of the store and evaluation guidance of the store,
The evaluation guide includes evaluation information of store products of the store,
The said server apparatus totals the evaluation information of the said store goods, and converts it into the evaluation of the said store Information provision system. The server device sums up the evaluation of the store product selected at the store for each store product from the evaluation information of the store product,
The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation of the store is aggregated from the evaluation information of the store product regardless of the type of the store product. The information providing system according to claim 2, wherein the evaluation information of the store product is set so as to evaluate the store product selected in the store. 4. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the server device determines whether the store has entered or opened based on position information of the information terminal device, and transmits the evaluation guidance to the information terminal device. Information providing system described. An information providing program that is executed in a server device that searches a database based on search information from an information terminal device and returns store information of the store and evaluation guidance of the store,
The evaluation guide includes evaluation information of the store product of the store, totals the evaluation information of the store product, and converts it into the evaluation of the store. The evaluation of the store product selected at the store is totaled for each store product from the evaluation information of the store product,
The information providing program according to claim 5, wherein the evaluation of the store is totaled from the evaluation information of the store product regardless of the type of the store product. The information providing program according to claim 6, wherein the evaluation information of the store product is set so as to evaluate the store product selected at the store. 8. The information providing program according to claim 5, further comprising: determining whether the store has entered or opened based on position information of the information terminal device and transmitting the evaluation guidance to the information terminal device. 9. .

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