JP2010008969A - Signage information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare and provide a story connected to a real space by systematically and collectively processing a plurality of floor signages showing the presence of information about location. <P>SOLUTION: A signage ID obtained from a client terminal, where figures are annularly disposed with respect to the floor signages, signage data which consists of articles including texts and images corresponding to the signage ID, and route data which specifies the connection of the signage data are edited and stored in database. When the signage ID is input as a demand to retrieve the signage data, from the client terminal, the retrieval is carried out in the database on the basis of the signage ID, then, the corresponding signage data are transmitted to the client terminal and displayed on the client terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sign information processing apparatus and program, and more particularly, to a sign information processing apparatus and program for presenting floor sign information indicating that information regarding a location exists.

Using the “floor sign with a unique ID” installed in the real space, the information about the place where the floor sign is placed is held in association with the ID of the floor sign, and the location information is stored with the ID of the floor sign. There is an information guidance system having a function of searching and presenting (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2008-090811 A

  However, in the above conventional method, the floor markings are independent of each other, and there is no means for semantically relating the floor markings. Therefore, it was not possible to structure a plurality of floor signs together under a specific meaning.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and creates and reads a story associated with the real space by handling a plurality of floor signs indicating the presence of location information in an orderly manner. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sign information processing apparatus and a program that can be used.

  FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

The present invention (Claim 1) is a sign information processing apparatus that manages information associated with floor signs arranged in real space,
Specify the sign ID that is obtained from the client terminal 2 and that includes a sign ID in which numbers are arranged in a ring shape with respect to the floor sign, the sign data that consists of articles including sentences and photos corresponding to the sign ID, and how the sign data is to be linked Editing means 45 for editing the stored route data and storing it in the database 10;
When a marker ID is input from the client terminal 2 as a marker data search request, the database 10 is searched based on the marker ID, and the corresponding marker data is transmitted to the client terminal and displayed. And having.

Further, the present invention (Claim 2) includes information representing the direction to the next sign and order information in the route in the route data of the database 10,
In the search means 20,
It includes means for searching the route data in the database 10 based on the sign ID, and transmitting information indicating the direction to the next sign based on the order information to the client terminal together with the sign data for display.

  The present invention (Claim 3) is a sign information processing program for causing a computer to function as each means constituting the sign information processing apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2.

  As described above, according to the present invention, articles such as texts and photographs are stored in association with the sign ID of the floor sign indicating that information about the location of the real space exists, and a plurality of floor signs are further stored. By editing and storing the connected routes like a story, the viewer can browse the articles searched based on the sign IDs, and also follow the routes of a plurality of floor signs, Articles linked to can be read like a story.

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

  Terms used in this embodiment are shown below.

-Unique ID of floor sign installed in real space: "Sign ID"
・ Sentences and photos corresponding to signs: “Articles”
・ A sequence of two or more floor signs: “Route”
First, the floor sign will be described.

  FIG. 2 is an example of a floor sign having an ID based on an annular sequence.

  Four numbers are arranged in an annular shape. This circular sequence is the ID.

  In the case of FIG. 2, “2367”, “3472”, “6723”, and “7236” are handled as one ID representing the same place and the same floor sign.

  The individual numbers that make up the ID can also be used to indicate direction. In the case of FIG. 2, “direction 2”, “direction 3”, “direction 6”, and “direction 7” can be indicated.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the sign information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The sign information processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to a server of a server / client system, and is connected to a client terminal 2 such as a portable terminal used as a client.

  The sign information processing apparatus 1 includes a database 10 that stores information (articles), an article search / display unit 20 that searches and displays articles stored in the database 10, and a registration unit that registers information on articles and routes in the database 10. 30, a sign data editing unit 40 that edits sign data including articles, a route data editing unit 50 that edits route data, a communication unit 60 that communicates with the client terminal 2, and a sign / route table 70 that manages sign data and route data Is provided.

  As the client terminal 2, a portable terminal is used so that the work at the place where the floor sign is installed can be performed. In this embodiment, a cellular phone is used as an example of a portable terminal. A web browser provided in a mobile phone is used for article registration and browsing operations. To register a photo in an article, a camera function is required for the mobile phone.

  Next, the data structure in the database 10 will be described.

  In the present invention, sign data and route data are used. FIG. 4 is an example of sign data and route data in one embodiment of the present invention. The sign data has a sign ID and article information, as shown in FIG. The label ID is an annular number sequence, and a value normalized so that the smallest number is at the left end is used as the internal representation of the system. For example, the internal representation values of “2367”, “3672”, “6723”, and “7236” are “2367”. The article information includes an indicator indicating the location of a photo file (not shown) in the system and a sentence.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the route data holds reference information for the route ID, the sign data, number information indicating the direction to the next sign, and in-route order information. The reference information in the route data has a total order relationship. It is possible to refer to the same marker data from a plurality of routes.

  The operation in the above configuration will be described below.

<Article registration>
Next, processing in the registration unit 30 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart at the time of registration in one embodiment of the present invention.

  Step 101) When sign registration is selected from the client terminal 2, the communication unit 60 receives sign data for which the sign ID of the floor sign to be installed and the article information are not registered. On the other hand, if route editing is selected, the process proceeds to step 104.

  Step 102) The registrant of the client terminal 2 installs a floor sign.

  Step 103) The registration unit 30 registers the sign ID received in Step 101 in the database 10 and proceeds to Step 105.

  Step 104) When route editing is selected in Step 101, the route data editing unit 50 edits a route in which two connection methods of the floor marker A and the floor marker B are designated.

  Step 105) When the article information is acquired from the client terminal 2, the registration unit 30 registers an article including a sentence and a photograph corresponding to the installed floor sign in the sign data table of the database 10. Further, when the route information edited in the process of step 104 is acquired, the route data is registered in the route data table of the database 10.

  Below, the operation | movement at the time of registration in the sign information processing apparatus 1 and the client terminal 2 is demonstrated.

  FIG. 8 is a sequence chart at the time of sign data registration in one embodiment of the present invention.

  First, when the user of the client terminal 2 registers the sign information of the floor sign, the sign ID is entered in the sign ID input field 21 shown in FIG. 9 and the registration button 22 is pressed. By pressing the registration button 22, one “signature data having sign ID information and article information not registered” is generated (step 201), and the data is transmitted to the sign information processing apparatus 1 (step 202). ). The sign information processing apparatus 1 registers the sign ID information in the sign data table of the database 10 in the registration unit 30 (step 203).

  Subsequently, the client terminal 2 transits to a route edit screen shown in FIG. When the screen is changed, the article text is input to the text input field 33. When taking a picture using the camera function, the photograph taking button 32 is pressed (step 204). When the article registration button 34 is pressed, the article information of the sign data having the sign ID information (“2367” in the figure) is updated, and the screen changes to the sign ID registration screen as shown in FIG. Thereby, the updated article information is transmitted to the sign information processing apparatus 1 (step 205).

  When the above operation is performed from the client terminal 2, the sign information processing apparatus 1 receives the registration information from the client terminal 2 in the communication unit 60, and among these, the photograph is stored in a photograph file (not shown). Then, the storage location information is transferred to the registration unit 30 (step 206). The registration unit 30 additionally writes the storage location information of the text and the photograph in association with the marker ID in the marker data table of the database 10 (step 207).

<Edit route>
Next, the route editing operation will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence chart of an operation at the time of route editing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  When the route editing screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the client terminal 2, any one of “designation of direction to the next sign”, “deletion of reference information of sign data”, and “change of sign order” is performed. Do. “Direction to the next sign” is designated by a number. In the example of FIG. 12, it is specified that the sign “6541” is in the direction “6” as seen from the sign ID “2367”. The deletion check box 43 is used for designating a marker to be deleted from the route. The update of the route data related to “designation of the direction to the next sign” and “deletion of reference information of the sign data” is performed when the route registration button 45 is pressed (step 301). The “change in the order of the signs” is performed by selecting the order change link 44. When the order change link 44 is selected, the reference order in the route data is updated, and an operation for increasing the reference order of the marker data by one is performed. By such an operation, a sign ID, a route ID, and an update instruction are transmitted to the sign information processing apparatus 1 (step 302).

  When the sign information processing apparatus 1 acquires an instruction for updating the sign ID and the route data in the communication unit 60, the route data editing unit 50 searches the route data table of the database 10 based on the sign ID and the route ID. (Step 303) The direction or order corresponding to the update instruction is changed (Step 304). The sign information processing apparatus 1 transmits the updated content to the client terminal 2 via the communication unit 60 (step 305). The client terminal 2 displays the updated information on the screen (step 306). An example of the screen of the client terminal 2 displayed in this way is shown in FIG. When the screen of FIG. 13 is displayed, the direction of the label ID “3456” in the route data table is “3”, and the order is updated to “2”.

  By the above-mentioned article registration and route data editing process, a story fragment is described according to the installation location of the installed sign, and the story that develops along the route in real space by editing the connection method. Can be created.

<Browsing stories>
Next, a case will be described in which a story constructed by information (articles) of floor markers and route information already stored in the database 10 is browsed.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the operation at the time of browsing in one embodiment of the present invention.

  When the search button 52 is pressed after inputting the sign ID from the sign ID input field 51 on the browsing screen shown in FIG. 15 at the client terminal 2, the sign information processing apparatus 1 searches for the sign ID from the client terminal 2. A request is received (step 401). The article search / display unit 20 searches the marker data table of the database 10 based on the marker ID, and acquires an article corresponding to the marker ID. If the storage location of the photo file is indicated in the indicator data table, the photo is also acquired from the photo file (not shown). Further, the route data table is also referred to based on the sign ID, the next sign direction is acquired, and the article, photo, and sign direction are transmitted to the client terminal 2 as a search result. Thereby, the client terminal 2 displays the acquired data on the article display screen (step 402).

  Specifically, when the viewer inputs the sign ID “2367”, the sign information processing apparatus 1 searches the table of sign data based on the sign ID “2367”. First, the photograph of the article is acquired, and the direction “6” of the next sign is acquired from the route data table and transmitted to the client terminal 2. As a result, an article display screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the client terminal 2.

  As described above, at the time of browsing, a viewer can enjoy a story associated with a place by repeating the action of “finding a sign and searching and reading an article”.

  Also, the operation of the components of the sign information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is constructed as a program and installed in a computer used as the sign information processing apparatus (server) for execution or distributed via a network. It becomes possible.

  Further, the constructed program can be stored in a portable storage medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, or a CD-ROM, and can be installed or distributed in a computer.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications can be made within the scope of the claims.

  The present invention is applicable to a technique for providing information related to a sign on a designated route.

It is a principle block diagram of this invention. It is an example of the floor surface sign with ID by a toric sequence. It is a block diagram of the sign information processing apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the label | marker data and route data in one embodiment of this invention. It is a table structure of the marker data in one embodiment of the present invention. It is the table structure of the path | route data in one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart at the time of registration in one embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence chart at the time of the marker data registration in one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the label | marker ID registration screen of the client terminal in one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the article registration screen of the client terminal in one embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence chart of the operation | movement at the time of the route edit in one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the route edit screen of the client terminal in one embodiment of the present invention. It is the example of a screen after the route data change of the client terminal in one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the operation | movement at the time of the search in one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the screen at the time of browsing of the client terminal in one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the article display screen in one embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sign information processing apparatus 2 Client terminal 10 Database 20 Article search / display part 21 Sign ID input column 22 Registration button 23 Route edit button 30 Registration part 31 Sign ID
32 Photo button 33 Text entry field 34 Registration button 40 Sign data editing section 41 Sign ID
42 Input field 43 for specifying the next direction number 43 Deletion check box 44 Reorder link 45 Route registration button 50 Route data editing unit 51 Sign ID input field 52 Search button 60 Communication unit 61 Sign ID
62 Article Photo 63 Article Text 64 Displays Direction of Next Sign 65 Sign ID Input Field 66 Search Button

Claims (3)

A sign information processing apparatus that manages information by associating a floor sign placed in real space with information,
Specify the sign ID, which is obtained from the client terminal, with a sign ID in which numbers are arranged in an annular shape with respect to the floor sign, the sign data consisting of articles including sentences and photos corresponding to the sign ID, and how the sign data is connected Editing means for editing the route data and storing it in the database;
When the sign ID is input as a sign data search request from the client terminal, search means for searching the database based on the sign ID and transmitting the corresponding sign data to the client terminal for display. When,
A sign information processing apparatus comprising: The route data of the database is
It has information indicating the direction to the next sign and order information in the route,
The search means includes
Means for searching the route data in the database based on the sign ID, and transmitting information indicating the direction to the next sign based on the order information to the client terminal together with the sign data for display. The sign information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   A sign information processing program for causing a computer to function as each means constituting the sign information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

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