JP2010062613A5 - - Google Patents

Description

Tourist spot image information providing server, method and program

The present invention relates to a tourist spot image information providing server , a method, and a program for providing tourist spot image information and additional information desired by a user based on information such as position information input by the user.

  As a communication infrastructure such as the Internet is developed and spread to the society, a system that performs navigation using a map on a mobile phone or a portable electronic information terminal is used.

  For example, there is a system that provides limited information such as information stored in advance in an information storage unit of a portable electronic information terminal or information set by a user regarding directions to landmarks, landmarks, and the like.

Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 disclose an apparatus and a system that provide a tourist course set in advance for a terminal by communication with characters and images.

  In addition, a system that can provide a system that allows a user to store and display a trajectory of a user's movement along a tourist guide and information obtained in the movement process as a movement record, and to confirm a movement history and record. This is disclosed in Patent Document 3.

JP 2003-256431-A JP 2004-139560 A JP 2007-271837 A

However, not only to view the history of tourism in the above-described system, it was Tsu or be able to display the information of characters or pictures or the like which is added by the user to the tourist spot.

  Thus, in a society where mobile phones and portable electronic information terminals have become widespread, when a user actually goes to a tourist spot, the user can freely add additional information such as characters and pictures to the tourist spot image information. By displaying and sharing additional information and information on tourist spots on mobile phones and portable electronic information terminals among other people, services with higher added value (higher entertainment and enjoyment for users) can be provided. It becomes possible to provide.

  Also, if personal information can be added to the tourist spot image information, personal additional information is virtually added to the tourist spot. However, such a device or system has not been provided so far, although it does not contaminate actual tourist attractions.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a tourist spot image information providing server and method for providing tourist spot image information and additional information desired by a user based on information such as position information input by the user, and The purpose is to provide a program.

(1) A tourist spot image information providing server that is communicably connected to a terminal used by a plurality of users, and the tourist spot image information that the plurality of users can write over using the terminal is stored in the terminal and sights image information storage means stored in association with the position information, the position information receiving means for receiving the location information of the terminal of the user, the attraction image information stored on the basis of the received position information The tourist spot image information retrieval means for retrieving the tourist spot image information corresponding to the position information from the means, and the user who has transmitted the position information to the tourist spot image information retrieved by the tourist spot image information retrieval means Sightseeing spot image information transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal of
The additional information reception which receives the additional information which the user added using the terminal with respect to the tourist spot image information transmitted by the tourist spot image information transmitting means and associates the tourist spot image information with the additional information Means,
Tourist spot additional information storage means for storing tourist spot additional information in which the tourist spot image information and the additional information are associated by the additional information receiving means;
A plurality of tourist spot additional information providing means for providing the tourist spot additional information stored in the tourist spot additional information storage means to a terminal of a user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information. users, via the terminal, sights image, characterized by sharing the plurality of landmarks additional information added by the user with additional information superimposed with each of the terminal to the attractions image information Information service server.

According to the invention according to (1), based on the location information transmitted from the user terminal such as a mobile phone, the tourist spot image information of the place where the user terminal is located or the addition already added to the tourist spot image information Information and sightseeing spot image information are searched, sightseeing spot image information or sightseeing spot image information and additional information are transmitted to the user 's terminal , and the additional information added to the sightseeing spot image information by the user using the terminal is the sightseeing spot image. The information is stored in association with the information, and the tourist spot image information and additional information are provided to other users ' terminals .

In this way, according to the invention according to (1), when the user actually goes to the tourist spot, the user can freely add additional information such as characters and pictures to the tourist spot image information. By providing and sharing additional information and information on tourist spots on mobile phones and portable electronic information terminals, providing services with higher added value (higher entertainment and enjoyment for users) It becomes possible.

  In addition, personal information can be added to the tourist spot image information, and personal additional information is virtually added to the tourist spot. Since no is added, there is an effect of not polluting actual tourist spots.

(2) The tourist spot image information search means uses the tourist spot additional information to which the additional information is added from among tourist spots within a predetermined range from the position specified by the position information. The user who searches from the additional information storage means, and the tourist spot image information transmitting means transmits the location information to the tourist spot additional information when the tourist spot image information searching means searches the tourist spot additional information. The additional information receiving means receives the additional information when there is the additional information added by the user using the terminal to the tourist spot additional information, and receives the tourist spot additional information and The tourist spot additional information storage unit associates the additional information with the additional information receiving unit, and Sights image information providing server according to characterized in that it further stores the sights additional information pot additional information and the additional information is associated (2).

According to the invention of (2), based on the position information transmitted from the user's terminal such as a cellular phone, searching landmarks additional information places the terminal user is located, attractions additional information of the user The additional information transmitted to the terminal and further added to the tourist spot additional information by the user using the terminal is stored in association with the tourist spot additional information, and the tourist spot image information and additional information are provided to other users ' terminals .

Thus, according to the invention according to (2), when a certain user already adds additional information to the tourist spot image information using the user 's terminal , another user goes to the same tourist spot, The user can further add additional information to the tourist spot additional information to which the additional information is added (overwrite the tourist spot additional information: can be overwritten). Thereby, it becomes possible for a plurality of users to share the tourist spot additional information obtained by adding the additional information to the tourist spot image information by overlapping the tourist spot image information via the terminal of each user.

Tourism user the information overwriting with user went to the tourist spot spot additional information a terminal can be send to a friend or the like via the terminal, unique attractions image information providing server services company It becomes possible to provide a service that enhances user satisfaction.

(3) the position information receiving means further receives user confirmation information, the additional information receiving means, said user confirmation information, wherein Installing accept Rukoto the additional information if it is duly registered sights image information providing server according to (1) or (2) and.

According to the invention according to (3), the additional information receiving means has a function to be executed only when the received user confirmation information ( for example, user ID (IDentification)) is registered as legitimate (regular).

Since the user confirmation information is stored (registered) in advance in the tourist spot image information storage means , the tourist spot additional information storage means, etc. , the additional information reception means can easily confirm whether the user confirmation information is stored. Is possible.

In this way, according to the invention according to (3), it is possible to provide this service only to legitimate members whose user confirmation information is properly registered.

  (4) The tourist spot additional information providing means further receives user confirmation information, and provides the tourist spot additional information when the user confirmation information is properly registered. The sightseeing spot image information providing server according to any one of (3).

According to the invention according to (4), the sightseeing spot additional information providing means has a function to be executed only when the received user confirmation information (user ID) is properly registered.

Since the user confirmation information is stored (registered) in advance in the tourist spot image information storage means , the tourist spot additional information storage means, etc. , the tourist spot additional information providing means easily confirms whether the user confirmation information is stored. Is possible.

Thus, according to the invention of (4), attractions additional information providing unit, because it provides sights additional information to the user of the terminal transmitting the user confirmation information (user ID), the user confirmation information This service (sharing tourist spot additional information) can be reliably provided only to legitimate registered members, and the user check function can be used in combination with additional information receiving means. Is possible.

  (5) The location information receiving means further receives image information, and the sightseeing spot image information searching means changes the location information from the sightseeing spot image information storage means to the location information based on the received location information and the image information. The sightseeing spot image information providing server according to any one of (1), (3), and (4), wherein the corresponding sightseeing spot image information is searched.

  According to the invention according to (5), the image information is stored in the tourist spot image information storage means for determining the tourist spot image information desired by the user when there are a plurality of tourist spot image information based on the position information. Can be used for image authentication of tourist spot image information stored in

In addition, when the user is in the vicinity of the tourist spot, the tourist spot image information search means captures the tourist spot desired by the user by photographing a place where specific additional information at the tourist spot is to be added with a digital camera or the like. Spot image information can be easily retrieved from the tourist spot image information storage means .

(6) A method executed by a sightseeing spot image information providing server that is communicably connected to a terminal used by a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of users respectively correspond to position information received from the terminal . and sights image information storing step of writable sights image information is stored repeatedly using the terminal, a position information reception step of receiving the location information of the terminal of the user, received the position A tourist spot image information search step for searching the tourist spot image information corresponding to the position information in the tourist spot image information storage step based on information; and the tourist spot image information searched in the tourist spot image information search step The tourist spot image information transmitting step for transmitting the location information to the user, and the tourist spot Receiving the additional information by the user with respect to transmitted the sights image information in preparative image information transmitting step is added with the terminal, and the additional information receiving step of associating the said additional information and said landmarks image information , A tourist spot additional information storage step for storing tourist spot additional information in which the tourist spot image information and the additional information are associated in the additional information receiving step, and the terminal of the user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information A tourist spot additional information providing step of providing the tourist spot additional information stored in the tourist spot additional information storage step, so that the plurality of users can connect the tourist spot via the terminal. Things plurality of users with image information obtained by adding the additional information superimposed by using the terminal spot Sights image information providing method characterized by sharing the additional information.

According to the invention of (6), based on the location information received from the user 's terminal such as a mobile phone, the tourist spot image information of the place where the user 's terminal is located or the additional information already added to the tourist spot image information And the tourist spot image information is searched, the tourist spot image information, or the tourist spot image information and the additional information are transmitted to the user 's terminal , and the additional information added to the tourist spot image information by the user using the terminal is the tourist spot image information. And the tourist spot image information and additional information are also provided to the terminals of other users.

Thus, according to the invention according to (6), when the user actually goes to the tourist spot, the user can freely add additional information such as characters and pictures to the tourist spot image information using the terminal. Higher added value by displaying and sharing additional information and information on tourist spots on mobile phones and portable electronic information terminals among many people (higher entertainment and enjoyment for users) It becomes possible to provide services.

  In addition, personal information can be added to the tourist spot image information, and personal additional information is virtually added to the tourist spot. Since no is added, there is an effect of not polluting actual tourist spots.

  (7) A program that causes a computer to execute the method according to (6).

  According to such a configuration, the same effect as in (6) can be expected by causing the computer to execute the program.

  According to the present invention, when a user actually goes to a tourist spot, the user freely adds additional information such as characters and pictures to the tourist spot image information. By displaying and sharing information on a mobile phone or a portable electronic information terminal, it becomes possible to provide a service with higher added value (higher entertainment and enjoyment for the user).

  In addition, personal information can be added to the tourist spot image information, and personal additional information is virtually added to the tourist spot. Since no is added, there is an effect of not polluting actual tourist spots.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

[Entire system configuration]
1 shows a server device 10 and the user terminal 3 0 that consists of the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 shows one server device 10 and one user terminal 30. However , the information processing system 1 is not limited to this, and may be composed of a plurality of devices.
In the following description, the description that the user performs some processing is processing that the user causes the user terminal 30 to perform using the user terminal 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 310 (a plurality of CPUs such as a CPU 320 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus line 200, a communication I / O An F (I / F: interface) 330, a main memory 340, a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 350, an I / O controller 360, a hard disk 370, an optical disk drive 380, and a semiconductor memory 390 are provided. The hard disk 370, the optical disk drive 380, and the semiconductor memory 390 are collectively referred to as a storage device 410.

  The control unit 300 is a part that controls the server device 10 in an integrated manner, and appropriately reads and executes various programs stored in the hard disk 370, thereby cooperating with the hardware described above and various functions according to the present invention. Is realized.

  The communication I / F 330 is a network adapter when the server device 10 transmits / receives information to / from other devices such as the user terminal 30 via the network.

  The BIOS 350 records a boot program executed by the CPU 310 when the server device 10 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the server device 10, and the like.

  A storage device 410 such as a hard disk 370, an optical disk drive 380, and a semiconductor memory 390 can be connected to the I / O controller 360.

  The hard disk 370 stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the server device 10, a program for executing the functions of the present invention, a table to be described later, and the like. The server device 10 can also use an external hard disk (not shown) as an external storage device.

  As the optical disk drive 380, for example, a DVD-ROM drive, a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or a CD-RAM drive can be used. In this case, the optical disk 400 corresponding to each drive is used. A program or data can be read from the optical disk 400 by the optical disk drive 380 and provided to the main memory 340 or the hard disk 370 via the I / O controller 360.

  Note that the computer in the present invention refers to an information processing device including a storage device, a control unit, and the like, and the server device 10 includes an information processing device including a storage device 410, a control unit 300, and the like.

  Further, the server device 10 according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, so that it is based on GPS (global positioning system) information attached to the user terminal 30 such as a mobile phone, or GPS information and a mobile phone. Based on the image authentication using the image information photographed by the digital camera of the user terminal 30, such as the tourist spot image information of the place where the user is located or the additional information and the tourist spot image information already added to the tourist spot image information Search, send tourist spot image information, or tourist spot image information and additional information to the user, store additional information added by the user to the tourist spot image information in association with the tourist spot image information, and tour other users Provide spot image information and additional information, It has a function to share information and additional information with others.

  Here, a configuration for exhibiting the function will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG. The server device 10 as a sightseeing spot image information providing server includes a location information receiving unit 11 as a location information receiving unit, a sightseeing spot image information searching unit 12 as a sightseeing spot image information searching unit, and a sightseeing spot image information transmitting unit. Sightseeing spot image information transmitting unit 13, additional information receiving unit 14 as additional information receiving unit, sightseeing spot additional information providing unit 15 as sightseeing spot additional information providing unit, and sightseeing spot as sightseeing spot image information storage unit An image information database (DB (Database)) 16 and a tourist spot additional information database (DB) 17 as a tourist spot additional information storage means are provided.

  The position information receiving unit 11 has a function of receiving user position information or further image information.

The position information of the user specifies the position on the map by latitude information of north latitude calculated by GPS provided in the user terminal 30 carried by the user and longitude information of east longitude (in some cases, instead of latitude information of north latitude) The longitude information of the west longitude may be used instead of the latitude information of the south latitude and / or the longitude information of the east longitude).

  The image information is image information taken by a camera such as a digital camera attached to the user terminal 30 such as a mobile phone.

  Further, the position information receiving unit 11 further has a function of receiving user confirmation information (user ID (Identification)).

  The tourist spot image information search unit 12 has a function of searching for tourist spot image information corresponding to the location information from the tourist spot image information database 16 based on the received location information.

  The tourist spot image information database 16 is searched for tourist spot image information in the vicinity of the position on the map (position where the user is actually located) specified by the latitude information and longitude information of the position information.

As an example, since the location information (specified by latitude information and longitude information) is stored in association with the tourist spot image information in advance, it is determined in advance from the location where the user specified by the location information is actually located. The tourist spot image information search unit 12 can search for tourist spot image information within the range of the distance.

  More specifically, the sightseeing spot image information search unit 12 searches for the sightseeing spot image information closest to the position where the user specified by the position information is actually located, and in addition, searches for the position where the user specified by the position information actually exists. When there are a plurality of sightseeing spots within a predetermined distance range from the above, all of the plurality of sightseeing spot image information are searched, and all of the plurality of sightseeing spot image information are sent to the sightseeing spot image information transmission unit 13. May be output.

In the user terminal 30 held by the user, the user is because can select a desired attractions image information from the transmitted attractions image information.

  Further, it has a function of searching the tourist spot additional information storage database 17 for tourist spot additional information to which additional information is added from among tourist spots within a predetermined range from the position specified by the position information.

  This is because, when a user has already added additional information to the tourist spot image information using the user terminal 30, another user goes to the same tourist spot and the additional information is added to the tourist spot additional information. Further, the user can add additional information (overwrite the tourist spot additional information).

  Only different users may be allowed to overwrite the tourist spot additional information, but if the same user goes to the tourist spot multiple times, it will be overwritten each time the tourist spot is visited. You may accept writing.

  Furthermore, it has a function of searching for sightseeing spot image information corresponding to the position information from the sightseeing spot image information database 16 based on the position information and image information received by the position information receiving unit 11.

  The image information is image information obtained by photographing a sightseeing spot that the user desires to add additional information.

  This image information includes the tourist spot image information stored in the tourist spot image information database 16 in order to determine the tourist spot image information desired by the user when there are a plurality of tourist spot image information based on the position information. Used for image authentication. A technique such as pattern matching is used for image authentication.

  For example, when the user is in Kumamoto Castle, the tourist spot image information search unit 12 captures the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle by photographing the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle with a digital camera provided in the user terminal 30. As a result, it is possible to easily search from the tourist spot image information database 16.

  Further, the tourist spot image information search unit 12 searches the tourist spot image information or the tourist spot searched for the tourist spot image information or tourist spot additional information having the largest number of accesses from the plurality of tourist spot image information or tourist spot additional information searched. Additional information may be used.

  The tourist spot image information transmitting unit 13 has a function of transmitting the tourist spot image information searched by the tourist spot image information searching unit 12 to the user who transmitted the position information.

  The tourist spot image information transmitting unit 13 has a function of transmitting the tourist spot additional information to the user who has transmitted the position information when the tourist spot image information searching unit 12 searches for the tourist spot additional information.

  The additional information receiving unit 14 has a function of receiving additional information added by the user to the tourist spot image information transmitted by the tourist spot image information transmitting unit 13 and associating the tourist spot image information with the additional information.

  The user who has transmitted the location information receives the tourist spot image information transmitted by the tourist spot image information transmitter 13 by the user terminal 30, and uses the user terminal 30 to add additional information such as a message to the tourist spot image information. Append.

  If the additional information is text information such as a message (for example, there is a user's initial), the text information such as a message is written against the background of tourist spot image information (Ishigaki of Kumamoto Castle as an example). become.

  The text information is written by the user using a user interface such as a touch panel of the user terminal 30.

  However, the additional information is not limited to text information such as a message, and information such as image information and audio information is also possible.

  As an example of the image information, there is information such as an avatar symbolizing the user himself / herself, a user himself / herself photographed with a digital camera, and the like, and the image information is pasted on the tourist spot image information as additional information.

  The additional information receiving unit 14 associates the sightseeing spot image information and the additional information, but the association method can be performed by any method.

  For example, additional information and tourist spot image information can be associated with the tourist spot image information by associating a registration ID, GPS position information, and tourist spot image information data ID (details will be described later).

  The additional information receiving unit 14 receives additional information when there is additional information added (newly) by the user to the tourist spot additional information (transmitted by the tourist spot image information transmitting unit 13). It has a function of associating spot additional information with additional information.

  With this function, when the user has already added additional information to the tourist spot image information using the user terminal 30, another user goes to the same tourist spot, and the tourist spot additional information to which the additional information is added is added. Further, the user can add additional information (overwrite the tourist spot additional information).

  Similar to the tourist spot image information search unit 12, overwriting of tourist spot additional information may be permitted only by different users, but the same user visits the tourist spot multiple times. If you do, you may allow overwriting each time you visit a tourist spot.

  The additional information receiving unit 14 associates the tourist spot additional information with the additional information, but the association method can be performed by any method.

  As an example, if the new tourist spot additional information ID is associated with the new tourist spot additional information, and the new tourist spot additional information ID is associated with the previous tourist spot additional information ID associated with the new tourist spot additional information ID, New tourist spot additional information, new tourist spot additional information ID, tourist spot additional information ID, and GPS location information are associated (the tourist spot additional information ID and the GPS location information are added before the additional additional information is added). Already associated).

  By associating in this way, additional information (for example, the user's initial TK) and new additional information (for example, other information) are added to the sightseeing spot image information (for example, the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle) associated with the GPS position information. The tourist spot additional information providing unit 15 can search at high speed that the user's initial AA) is associated.

  Further, the additional information receiving unit 14 has a function of receiving additional information when user confirmation information (user ID) is properly registered.

  That is, it has a function of providing this service only to legitimate members whose user IDs are properly registered. Since the user ID is stored (registered) in the tourist spot image information database 16 and the tourist spot additional information database 17 in advance, the additional information receiving unit 14 can easily check whether the user ID is stored. It is.

  The tourist spot additional information providing unit 15 has a function of providing tourist spot additional information stored in the tourist spot additional information database 17 to a user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information.

  Since the tourist spot image information and the tourist spot additional information are also sent to other users (others) who are users who request transmission of the tourist spot image information, tourist spots such as messages written in the tourist spot image information with other people Additional information can be shared.

  In addition, when another person who has seen the tourist spot additional information such as a message written in the tourist spot image information is at the tourist spot, the tourist spot additional information such as a message is further added as (your own) additional information. It becomes possible to add to the tourist spot image information.

  In this case, the additional information to be newly added can be added to the left, right, top and bottom of the additional information before the new additional information is added.

  The tourist spot additional information providing unit 15 further has a function of receiving user confirmation information (user ID) and providing tourist spot additional information when the user confirmation information is properly registered.

  That is, it has a function of providing this service only to legitimate members whose user IDs are properly registered.

  The tourist spot image information database 16 stores tourist spot image information as image information (based on received position information) related to latitude information and longitude information for specifying a tourist spot by a position on a map. Have

  The tourist spot image information is image information of a tourist spot corresponding to the position information.

  An example is image information of the entire Kumamoto Castle, the top of Mt. Fuji, and more specifically, image information such as stone walls of Kumamoto Castle, a monument on the top of Mt. Fuji (details are easy to add). Will be described later).

These image information, the service provider (the or user) at any time during the advance or service, Ru stored in the attraction image information database 16 (registered).

  As an example, a user who has received image information such as the entire Kumamoto Castle and the summit of Mt. Fuji at the user terminal 30 can select a portion to which additional information is to be added and add the additional information to the tourist spot image information as image information. It is.

  In addition, when image information such as stone walls of Kumamoto Castle and a monument on the top of Mt. Fuji is easy to add additional information as an example, a part specified by image information such as a stone wall or a monument It is possible to write additional information in

  Furthermore, image information such as stone walls of Kumamoto Castle and stone monuments on the top of Mt. Fuji, which are easy for users to add additional information, is used as tourist spot background image data, and the additional information is written into the tourist spot background image data instead of the tourist spot image information. The tourist spot background image data and additional information may be transmitted and received between the user terminal 30 and the server device 30.

  The tourist spot image information database 16 has a function of storing user confirmation information (user ID).

These user confirmation information (user ID) is any time during the service provider in advance, or the service provider, the attraction image information database 16 Ru stored (registered).

  The tourist spot additional information database 17 has a function of storing the tourist spot additional information in which the tourist spot image information and the additional information are associated by the additional information receiving unit 14.

  The tourist spot additional information database 17 has a function of further storing the tourist spot additional information in which the additional information reception unit 14 associates the tourist spot additional information with the additional information.

  Further, the tourist spot additional information database 17 has a function of storing user confirmation information (user ID).

According to such a configuration, when the user actually goes to the tourist spot, the user freely adds additional information such as characters and pictures to the tourist spot image information, and the additional information and tourism among many people. displays information about spot mobile phones and portable electronic information terminal, by mutually shared, it is possible to provide a (entertainment, the degree of pleasure is high for the user) services with higher added value.

  In addition, personal information can be added to the tourist spot image information, and personal additional information is virtually added to the tourist spot. Since no is added, there is an effect of not polluting actual tourist spots.

[Processing procedure]
Here, a specific processing procedure that can be realized when the present invention is applied will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. The processing procedure shown below is an example, and there are innumerable processing procedures that can be realized in addition to this.

  Further, the server device 10 according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, so that it is based on GPS information attached to the user terminal 30 such as a mobile phone, or the user information 30 such as GPS information and a mobile phone. Based on the image authentication using the image information photographed by the digital camera, the tourist spot image information of the place where the user is located or the additional information already added to the tourist spot image information and the tourist spot image information are searched, and the tourist spot The image information or the tourist spot image information and additional information are transmitted to the user, the additional information added by the user to the tourist spot image information is stored in association with the tourist spot image information, and the tourist spot image information is added to other users. It has a function of providing information and sharing tourist spot image information and additional information with others.

  There is a case where a user goes to various tourist spots, uses the user terminal 30 such as a mobile phone at the place, and wants to introduce the place to a friend or the like via the user terminal 30 (also informs the friend of the place). You may want to) In this case, if the information written by the user is added to the tourist spot where he / she went out, the satisfaction of the user can be improved. Hereinafter, the server apparatus 10 (of the service provider) that performs such an operation will be described with reference to an operation flowchart.

  In step S <b> 1, the position information receiving unit 11 of the server device 10 receives user position information or further image information.

  In step S2, the tourist spot image information search unit 12 of the server device 10 searches the tourist spot image information database 16 for the tourist spot image information corresponding to the position information based on the positional information received in step S1.

  The tourist spot image information is image information of the entire Kumamoto Castle, the top of Mt. Fuji, and more specifically, image information of stone walls of Kumamoto Castle, a monument on the top of Mt. Fuji, etc., which the user can easily add additional information to.

  In step S3, the tourist spot image information transmitting unit 13 of the server device 10 transmits the tourist spot image information searched by the tourist spot image information searching unit 12 in step S2 to the user who transmitted the position information in step S1.

  The user who has received the tourist spot image information uses the user terminal 30 to access the tourist spot image information displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the user terminal 30 via a user interface such as a touch panel provided in the display unit. Then, text information such as characters and image information such as pictures are added as additional information and transmitted to the server device 10.

  Here, the additional information includes additional position information indicating at which position of the tourist spot image information the additional information is added.

  In step S <b> 4, the additional information receiving unit 14 of the server device 10 receives additional information added by the user to the tourist spot image information transmitted by the tourist spot image information transmitting unit 13.

  In step S5, the additional information reception unit 14 of the server device 10 associates the tourist spot image information and the additional information received in step S4 as tourist spot additional information (details will be described later).

  The additional information receiving unit 14 stores the associated tourist spot additional information in the tourist spot additional information database 17.

  In step S <b> 6, the sightseeing spot additional information providing unit 15 of the server device 10 receives information requesting transmission of sightseeing spot additional information from the user terminal 30.

  In this case, the user transmits a tourist spot additional information ID corresponding to the tourist spot additional information to the tourist spot additional information providing unit 15.

  In step S <b> 7, the tourist spot additional information providing unit 15 of the server device 10 transmits the tourist spot additional information stored in the tourist spot additional information database 17 to the user terminal 30 to a user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information. (provide.

  In this case, the tourist spot additional information providing unit 15 searches the tourist spot additional information database 17 for the tourist spot additional information based on the tourist spot additional information ID corresponding to the tourist spot additional information transmitted by the user terminal 30 in step S6. To do.

In step S8, further additional information reception section 14 of the server apparatus 10 determines whether it has received the additional information from the user terminal 30 that has transmitted the landmarks additional information Te step S7 smell.

Step S7 when receiving the additional information from the user terminal 30 that has transmitted the landmarks additional information Te smell (step S8: YES), the process proceeds to step S9, the additional user terminal 30 that has transmitted the landmarks additional information Te step S7 smell When the information is not received (step S8: NO (when the user only browses the tourist spot additional information displayed on the user terminal), the process ends.

In step S9, whether or not the received position information corresponding to the sights additional information from the user terminal 30 position information receiving unit 11 of the server device 10 transmits the landmarks additional information Te step S8 odor from the user terminal 30 to decide.

When receiving the position information corresponding to the sights additional information from the user terminal 30 that has transmitted the landmarks additional information in step S8 (step S9: YES), the process proceeds step S10, and transmits the landmarks additional information Te step S8 smell When the location information corresponding to the tourist spot additional information is not received from the user terminal 30 (step S9: NO ) (The user carrying the user terminal 30 is not at the tourist spot corresponding to the tourist spot additional information, so the user terminal 30 in the case) just browsing the sights additional information is displayed (it is not possible to write additional information) to the end.

  In step S10, the additional information reception unit 14 of the server device 10 associates the tourist spot additional information with the additional information received in step S8 as tourist spot additional information (details will be described later).

  The additional information receiving unit 14 stores the associated tourist spot additional information in the tourist spot additional information database 17.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a user actually goes to a tourist spot, the user can freely add additional information such as characters and pictures to the tourist spot image information. By displaying and sharing information on tourist spots on a mobile phone or a portable electronic information terminal, it becomes possible to provide a service with higher added value (higher entertainment and enjoyment for the user).

  In addition, personal information can be added to the tourist spot image information, and personal additional information is virtually added to the tourist spot. Since no is added, there is an effect of not polluting actual tourist spots.

[An example showing the overall concept]
Next, an example showing the overall concept will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the upper part of FIG. 5 (part corresponding to step S1), the user goes out to Kumamoto Castle, which is a tourist spot indicated by the image 51, and takes the touch panel incorporated in the display unit 31 of the user terminal 30a. Operate and send the location information of the user terminal 30a to the server device 10 to notify that the user is actually going to Kumamoto Castle, which is a tourist spot.

  In the middle part of FIG. 5 (part corresponding to step S2 to step S5), tourist spot image information (image information corresponding to the image 51 displaying the entire Kumamoto castle may be used) from the server device 10 as image information of the stone wall of Kumamoto castle ) Is transmitted to the user terminal 30a.

Then, the image information of the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle is displayed on the display unit 32 of the user terminal 30a (when image information displaying the entire Kumamoto Castle is transmitted, the user operates the touch panel of the user terminal 30a, The portion for displaying the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle is enlarged, and the portion for displaying the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle is displayed on the entire display unit 32).

  The user writes additional information (for example, “TK”, which is the user's initials in the interruption display unit 33 in FIG. 5) on the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle displayed on the display unit 32 using the touch panel.

  The display unit 33 displays a state in which the character portion “K” of the initial “TK” written by the user using the touch panel is being written.

  The server device 10 indicates the additional information written in the image of the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle (the additional information indicates in which part of the image information of the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle the position of the tourist spot image information). (Additional position information is included) indicating that additional information has been added to the image, and the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle and the initial “TK” character as additional information can be combined and displayed. The information stored in the storage device 410 (in this case as well, information in which the initial “TK” character is added as additional information to the stone wall portion of the image information displaying the entire Kumamoto Castle as tourist spot additional information) Is good).

  In the lower part of FIG. 5 (part corresponding to step S6 to step S10), when the user operating the other user terminal 30b accesses the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle (or the entire image of Kumamoto Castle), On the display unit 34 of the user terminal 30b, tourist spot additional information in which the character “initial”, which is additional information, is combined with the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle is displayed.

  Specifically, the tourist spot additional information ID (indicating information in which the character of the initial “TK” as additional information is combined with the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle) from the other user terminal 30b, (of Kumamoto Castle A registration ID indicating the image information of the stone wall or position information of the other user terminal 30b (in this case, it is necessary that the other user terminal 30b exists near the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle or Kumamoto Castle). When transmitted to the server device 10, the display part 34 of the other user terminal 30b displays tourist spot additional information in which the character “initial”, which is additional information, is combined with the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle. Thus, other users can also share image information in which the initial “TK” character, which is additional information, is combined with the stone wall image of Kumamoto Castle.

  When another user terminal 30b exists in the vicinity of Kumamoto Castle or the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle, the user carrying the other user terminal 30b further uses the touch panel or the like of the other user terminal 30b for the additional information. Then, the server device 10 stores the tourist spot additional information to which the additional information is added in the storage device 410.

[Tourist Spot Image Information, Tourist Spot Additional Information (Association between Tourist Spot Image Information and Additional Information) Data Structure]
Next, an example of the data structure of the tourist spot image information is shown in FIG.

  The tourist spot image information shown in FIG. 6A is associated with a registration ID, GPS position information, and a tourist spot image information data ID.

  In FIG. 6A, two tourist spot image information, an image representing a stone wall of Kumamoto Castle and an image representing a monument on the top of Mt. Fuji, are illustrated as tourist spot image information.

The registration ID is an ID given when the tourist spot image information is first registered in the storage device 410 of the server device 10 by the system provider (the user may register in some cases).

The registration ID, landmarks image information data ID to indicate where the sights image information is image information that indicates the sights are stored is associated. The actual state of the tourist spot image information can be searched from this tourist spot image information data ID.

  In FIG. 6A, an image representing a stone wall of Kumamoto Castle corresponds to the tourist spot image information data ID010, and an image representing a monument on the top of Mt. Fuji corresponds to the tourist spot image information data ID011.

  The registration ID and the sightseeing spot image information data ID are associated with GPS position information indicating the position of the sightseeing spot on the map.

  The GPS position information is represented by latitude information and longitude information. In the image showing the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle in the tourist spot image information data ID010, a combination of east longitude X1 degrees, north latitude Y1 degrees, east longitude X2 degrees, and north latitude Y2 degrees GPS position information is written.

  This is because Kumamoto of the tourist spot image information data ID010 is used as tourist spot image information when position information from (X1 degrees east longitude, Y1 degrees north latitude) to (X2 degrees east longitude, Y2 degrees north latitude) is input as position information. This is because image information of a castle stone wall is searched in the server device 10.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6A, the center point may be indicated by latitude information and longitude information, and radius information or diameter information centered on the center point may be written as GPS position information. The image information of the stone wall of Kumamoto Castle of the tourist spot image information data ID010 can be searched in the server device 10 for the position information within the distance indicated by the radius information or the diameter information from the center point.

  The tourist spot image information is stored (registered) in the tourist spot image information database 16.

  Next, an example of the data structure of the tourist spot additional information is shown in FIG.

  The tourist spot additional information ID, GPS location information, and tourist spot additional information data ID are associated with the tourist spot additional information shown in FIG.

  The tourist spot additional information ID is an ID given when the additional information receiving unit 14 in the server device 10 associates the tourist spot image information with the additional information.

In the tourist spot additional information ID, tourist spot additional information data for indicating a place where tourist spot additional information that is information obtained by combining tourist spot image information that is image information indicating a tourist spot and additional information is stored. ID is associated. From this tourist spot additional information data ID, the actual situation of the tourist spot additional information (information obtained by combining tourist spot image information and additional information) can be searched.

  Moreover, since the GPS location information is associated with the tourist spot additional information, the tourist spot additional information can be searched from the location information.

  Next, an example of the data structure of (new) sightseeing spot additional information is shown in FIG.

  The (new) tourist spot additional information shown in FIG. 6C is associated with the (new) tourist spot additional information ID, GPS position information, and (new) tourist spot additional information data ID.

  The (new) sightseeing spot additional information ID is an ID given when the additional information receiving unit 14 in the server device 10 associates (new) sightseeing spot image information with (new) additional information.

In the (new) sightseeing spot additional information ID, (new) additional information is added to the sightseeing spot additional information that is information obtained by combining the sightseeing spot image information that is image information indicating the sightseeing spot and the additional information. (new) landmarks additional information (new) landmarks additional information data ID for indicating a location that is stored is associated. From this (new) sightseeing spot additional information data ID, it is possible to search the actual situation (information combining the sightseeing spot image information, additional information and (new) additional information) of the (new) sightseeing spot additional information. .

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  In the present embodiment, the server device 10 has been described as having a hard disk 370 and an optical disk drive 380. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the server device 10 has no drive system, that is, a so-called zero spindle. Also good. In the case of such a configuration, the contents stored in the hard disk 370 are stored in the large-capacity semiconductor memory 390.

It is a figure which shows the information processing system comprised from the server which concerns on this embodiment, and a user terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of the server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart with which it uses for description about the process sequence by the server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the whole concept which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of tourist spot image information and a tourist spot additional information data structure.

1 the information processing system 10 server 30 the user terminal 11 position information receiving unit 12 attractions image information retrieval unit 13 attractions image information transmitting unit 14 adds information receiver 15 attractions additional information providing unit 16 attractions image information database 17 tourism spot the additional information database

Claims (7)

A tourist spot image information providing server that is communicably connected to a terminal used by a plurality of users,
Sightseeing spot image information storage means in which the tourist spot image information that the plurality of users can write over using the terminal is stored in association with the position information of the terminal ;
A position information receiving means for receiving the location information of the terminal of the user,
Sightseeing spot image information search means for searching the sightseeing spot image information corresponding to the location information from the sightseeing spot image information storage means based on the received location information;
Tourist spot image information transmitting means for transmitting the tourist spot image information searched by the tourist spot image information searching means to the terminal of the user who has transmitted the location information;
The additional information reception which receives the additional information which the user added using the terminal with respect to the tourist spot image information transmitted by the tourist spot image information transmitting means and associates the tourist spot image information with the additional information Means,
Tourist spot additional information storage means for storing tourist spot additional information in which the tourist spot image information and the additional information are associated by the additional information receiving means;
A plurality of tourist spot additional information providing means for providing the tourist spot additional information stored in the tourist spot additional information storage means to a terminal of a user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information. users, via the terminal, sights image, characterized by sharing the plurality of landmarks additional information added by the user with additional information superimposed with each of the terminal to the attractions image information Information service server. The tourist spot image information search means stores the tourist spot additional information to which the additional information is added from among tourist spots within a predetermined range from the position specified by the position information. The tourist spot image information transmitting means transmits the tourist spot additional information to the user who has transmitted the location information when the tourist spot image information searching means searches for the tourist spot additional information. The additional information receiving means receives the additional information when there is the additional information added by the user using the terminal to the tourist spot additional information, and receives the tourist spot additional information and the additional information. The tourist spot additional information storage means is connected to the tourist spot by the additional information receiving means. Sights image information providing server according to claim 1, the additional information and the additional information, characterized in that further storing the sights additional information associated. According the position information receiving means further receives user confirmation information, the additional information receiving means, wherein the only Rukoto with additional information accepted when the user confirmation information is duly registered The sightseeing spot image information providing server according to claim 1 or 2.   4. The tourist spot additional information providing means further receives user confirmation information and provides the tourist spot additional information when the user confirmation information is properly registered. The sightseeing spot image information providing server according to any one of the above.   The location information receiving means further receives image information, and the sightseeing spot image information searching means corresponds to the location information from the sightseeing spot image information storage means based on the received location information and the image information. The tourist spot image information providing server according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4, wherein tourist spot image information is searched. A sightseeing spot image information providing server connected to be able to communicate with terminals used by a plurality of users.
With respect to the position information received from the terminal, the tourist spot image information storage step in which the tourist spot image information that the plurality of users can write over using the terminal is stored,
A position information receiving step of receiving the location information of the terminal of the user,
A sightseeing spot image information search step for searching the sightseeing spot image information corresponding to the location information in the sightseeing spot image information storage step based on the received location information;
The tourist spot image information transmitting step for transmitting the tourist spot image information searched in the tourist spot image information searching step to the terminal of the user who has transmitted the position information;
Additional information reception for receiving additional information added by the user using the terminal to the tourist spot image information transmitted in the tourist spot image information transmitting step, and associating the tourist spot image information with the additional information Process,
A tourist spot additional information storing step for storing tourist spot additional information in which the tourist spot image information and the additional information are associated in the additional information receiving step;
A tourist spot additional information providing step of providing the tourist spot additional information stored in the tourist spot additional information storage step to the terminal of the user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information, Sightseeing spot image information providing, wherein a plurality of users share additional sightseeing spot information in which a plurality of users add additional information to the sightseeing spot image information using the terminal via the terminal the method of. A program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 6 .