JP2012123767A - Communication support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote communication between users by performing uniform display of position information on a user during use and input text information, on a Web page implementing a voice call function.SOLUTION: A communication support system includes: storage means for previously storing position information on a map and index data associated therewith; input means for allowing a user to input a region or location desired for communication; data retrieval means for retrieving data input through the input means or data similar to the input data from the index data stored in the storage means and reading position information previously associated with the retrieved character string; display means for performing display in association with the position information read by the data retrieval means; and a display system for displaying various information associated with the position information specified by a plurality of users on a screen.

Description

The present invention is intended to promote communication between users by centrally displaying the location information of a user in use and input text information on a Web page on which a soft IP phone based on P2P communication is implemented. Regarding the program.

Conventional P2P communication technology is widely used, such as Skype. A technique for displaying position information on a map on the Web is implemented by Google Map and Map View. OAuth authentication is implemented by “Twitter”.

These communication means only provide services for connecting communication information. When a user is interested in any place in the geography (for example, when he / she wants to communicate with local people), he / she uses a search engine to enter a region name / place name and perform a search. It is generally done. Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for searching an input character string in association with position information built in a database.

In addition, there are the following techniques for performing real-time communication on the Web among a plurality of users. Patent Document 2 proposes a method of displaying a communication mode between users on a widget on a display and managing it by a computer.

There are also platforms and methods for communicating between users participating in a network and automatically updating content in response to user responses. The above platform and method are proposed in US Pat.

Patent Document 4 proposes a system and method for connecting to P2P communication from various terminals.
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However, according to the position information search means as found in Patent Document 1, even if a keyword is entered and hit, it is not necessarily information on a location or region that the user originally desires to obtain.

In order to obtain the desired information, it is necessary to search from various viewpoints, so it was necessary to search for a long time or to give up without being able to narrow down the information.

In addition, real-time communication means such as those disclosed in Patent Documents 2, 3, and 4 do not necessarily directly link user attributes and interests with respect to the user's own location information, and the information obtained therefrom is noisy for the user. May contain.
In the disclosed technique of Patent Document 2, the association between the data being communicated and the position information that the user is interested in is not guaranteed, and a specific configuration for linking the two is not disclosed. In addition, a specific configuration in which information (including text, images, and sounds) associated with position information input by a plurality of users is displayed in real time on a widget on the display is not disclosed.
Also in the disclosed technique of Patent Document 3, the association between the content being communicated and the position information that the user is interested in is not guaranteed, and a specific configuration that connects the two is not disclosed. In addition, a specific configuration in which information (including text, images, and sounds) associated with position information input by a plurality of users is updated in real time with a widget on a display is not disclosed.
Even in the disclosed technique of Patent Document 4, the association between the content being communicated and the position information that the user is interested in is not guaranteed, and a specific configuration for linking the two is not disclosed.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to display a cross mark or icon near the desired area / location on the map and click on it. By doing so, it is possible to communicate with users interested in the area in various communication modes in real time, and various information linked to location information specified by multiple users is updated in real time on the widget Is to provide a communication support system.

The invention according to claim 1 is a means for preliminarily storing location information on a map and data associated therewith for connecting with a network capable of communication including voice calls, linked to information for identifying each user, The input means for inputting the region / location where the user wants to communicate, and the data input via the input means or data similar thereto are searched from the data stored in the storage means and searched. A communication support system comprising: data search means for reading position information associated with data in advance; and display means for displaying information related to position information read by the data search means.
The invention described in claim 2 is a program stored in the server 1 for realizing the invention of claim 1.
That is, a step of storing in a storage means in advance location information on a map and data associated therewith for connection with a network capable of communication including voice calls, linked to information for identifying each user, and the user communicates A step of inputting a region / location where the user wants to be searched, the input data or similar data is searched from the data stored in the storage means, and position information linked in advance to the searched data is read out It is a communication support program comprising a step and a step of performing display related to the read position information.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication support system according to the first aspect, the display means includes an update means for updating various information associated with position information designated by a plurality of users on a screen. It is.

Location information on the map for connecting with a network capable of communication including voice calls linked to information for identifying each user and data associated therewith, and the region / location where the user wishes to communicate Is input from the data stored in the storage unit, and is linked in advance to the input data. Since there is provided a data search means for reading position information and a display means for displaying the position information read by the data search means, each user is identified by OAuth authentication, and the user's active selection act or GPS The position information is acquired from the information. The position information is displayed as an icon on the Web page. The icon is associated with information (text information, position information) specifying each user, and can be connected through a P2P communication network. In addition, since various information linked to the location information specified by multiple users is displayed on the screen, a cross mark or icon is displayed near the desired area / location on the map and clicked there. By doing so, it is possible to communicate with users who are interested in the area.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entirety of a communication support apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a browser screen displayed on the information terminal of the user.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an enlarged screen 14 enlarged by pressing the enlarged display button.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the profile screen 20.
5 to 7 are diagrams showing the operation flow of the present invention.

Hereinafter, as the best mode for carrying out the present invention, communication between users is promoted by centrally displaying the location information of the user in use and the input text information on a Web page on which a voice call function is implemented. . At the time of login, each user is specified by OAuth authentication, and the position information is acquired by the user's active selection act or GPS information. The position information is displayed as an icon on the Web page. The icon is associated with information (text information, position information) for identifying each user, and is connected through a P2P communication network. Furthermore, various information associated with the position information designated by a plurality of users is displayed on the screen.
A solution that can be devised for the above problem is an apparatus that extracts a character string including a geographical element from a piece of information generated in real time and displays it on a map. However, extraction of a character string that ignores the communication context is essentially a graphical search, and does not extract the user's interests. In the present invention, the geographic information input by the user's active selection is accumulated in the first server 1, so that the displayed icon directly matches the interest of the user.
Next, it is also possible to devise a device that uses a global positioning system (GPS) to automatically link position information to information generated in real time and display it on a map.
However, in various ways of communication, the current location information is not necessarily the current interest of the user, and terminals equipped with the GPS system are limited. In the present invention, since geographic information is input by a user's active selection, interests can be mapped independently of GPS.
A communication support system that displays information on position information that a user desires to search will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the entire communication support system to which the present invention is applied. This device provides a first server 1, a second server 2 that provides a known service for providing map data (for example, Google Map View (registered trademark)), and provides user ID information via Oauth authentication. The third server 3 provides a known messaging service (for example, Twitter (registered trademark)), and the fourth server 4 is connected to a P2P communication network (for example, Skype (registered trademark)). Information terminals 5, 6, and 7 of users A, B, and C connected to these server groups are provided.

FIG. 2 shows a browser screen displayed on the information terminal of the user. A world map screen 8 is displayed on this screen. A world map 9 is displayed therein. On the world map, a cross mark X representing the center and a plurality of pins 10... Indicating that registered information of each registered user exists in advance are displayed.
Below the world map 9 is a return button 11 for returning to the current location determined by the user, a current location setting button 12 for setting the current location on the map, and a current location storage for registering the location on the map as registration information. Button 13 is displayed. An enlarge button is displayed in the upper left part of the figure.

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged screen 14 enlarged by pressing the enlarged display button. On this screen, an enlarged map 15 is displayed. Pre-registered icons 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d are displayed on the enlarged map. A user profile field 17 is provided on the right side of the enlarged screen 14. Normally, your profile that you are accessing is displayed, but when this icon is selected, you can modify the profile accordingly. When an arbitrary icon 16 is selected, the user profile is displayed corresponding to the icon.
When P2P communication is performed with the partner of the selected icon, the fourth server communication button 18 is clicked. When clicked, the screen changes to enable communication.
Clicking on it will display the shout message entry field. When the shout message button 19 is pressed after completing the message entry, a user name, time, comment input field, and the like are displayed. Furthermore, when registering the current location, words indicating other locations on the map can be input and stored. (Along with the operation of buttons 11, 12, and 13. FIG. 3 shows an example in which London and England are registered.)

FIG. 4 shows the profile screen 20. In the center of this screen, there is a column for displaying the shout message 19, and a column indicating the communication history 21 is provided on the left side of the column.
The user name and photo of the person you have contacted so far are displayed.
The user review 22 records reviews of people displayed on the screen.

5 to 7 are diagrams showing an operation flow of the present invention. In FIG. 5, when a user's browser screen is first opened and the first server 1 is accessed, a screen 8 is displayed.
Next, for user authentication, the third server 3 is accessed and ID information is acquired.
After the acquisition, the screen 8 is displayed again. The user can determine the current location at any desired location. When the present location is determined, the second server 2 is accessed and the position information data is transmitted. The screen 8 is displayed again, and the cross mark X is displayed. These data are stored in the memory of the first server 1 in association with the pin positions on the map. Next, go to A or B.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating steps in the case of performing P2P communication. First, when an enlarge button is pressed, an enlarged map 15, an icon 16, and a profile 17 are displayed. When the desired icon displayed is selected and clicked, the first server 1 is accessed, and the information registered in the corresponding icon is read from the memory of the first server 1. The information is displayed in the profile field, and by pressing the communication button 18, the fourth server 4 can be accessed and a call can be started.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing steps when performing shout on a map. First, when an enlarge button is pressed, an enlarged map 15, an icon 16, and a profile 17 are displayed. When the desired icon displayed is selected and clicked, the first server 1 is accessed, and the information registered in the corresponding icon is read from the memory of the first server 1. When the Shout message field 20 is displayed, text is input, and the Shout button 19 is pressed, the first server 1 is accessed, and then the second server 2 storing the map information is accessed, and the Shout message field 20 Is displayed on the map.

A program is installed in the server 1 so as to move the above steps.

1 First server 1
2 Second server 2
3 Third server 3
4 Fourth server 4
5 User A
6 User B
7 User C
8 World map 9 World map 10 Pin 11 Current location button 12 Current location setting button 13 Current location save button 14 Enlarged screen 15 Enlarged map 16a Icon 16b Icon 16c Icon 16d Icon 17 Profile column 18 Fourth server communication button 19 Shout message 20 Profile Screen 21 Connect history 22 User review

Claims (3)

Location information on the map for connection with a network capable of communication including voice calls, associated with information for identifying each user, and storage means for storing data associated therewith in advance, the region where the user wants to communicate An input means for inputting a location, and data inputted through the input means or data similar thereto are searched from the data stored in the storage means, and are linked in advance to the searched data. A communication support system comprising: data search means for reading out existing position information; and display means for performing display relating to the position information read out by the data search means. A step of storing in a storage means in advance location information on a map and data associated therewith for connection with a network capable of communication including voice calls, linked to information identifying each user, and the user desires communication A step of inputting a region / location; a step of searching the input data or data similar thereto from the data stored in the storage means, and reading out position information linked in advance to the searched data; A communication support program comprising: a step of displaying the read position information. 2. The communication support system according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes an updating means for updating various information associated with position information designated by a plurality of users on a screen.

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