JP2013149131A - Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device capable of providing a user with information corresponding to the user's activity area.SOLUTION: An information processing device comprises: a user position information storage unit 11 that stores a plurality of pieces of user position information being information on a user's position; an activity area information acquisition unit 13 that acquires activity area information being information indicating the user's activity area using the plurality of pieces of user position information; an output information storage unit 16 that stores output information being information to be output; and an output unit 18 that preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the activity area information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that provides information to a user.

  As a conventional information processing device, it is a movable device, and is a regional information output device that outputs regional information that is information related to a moving region, and outputs regional information based on a destination or a moving direction An area information output device is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-70558 A (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, the conventional information processing apparatus has a problem that appropriate information cannot be output according to the location where the user has moved in the past.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a user position information storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of user position information that is user position information, and an action that is information indicating a user's action range using the plurality of user position information. An action range information acquisition unit that acquires range information, an output information storage unit that stores output information that is information to be output, and an output unit that preferentially outputs output information corresponding to the action range information Information processing apparatus.

  With this configuration, the user's action range information can be automatically acquired using the user position information, and information corresponding to the action range information can be preferentially provided to the user. Thereby, for example, the user can easily acquire information corresponding to the action range without specifying the action range or the like.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus in which the output unit filters and outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information.

  With this configuration, the user can selectively acquire only information according to the action range.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the output unit sorts and outputs the output information so that the output information corresponding to the action range information is at the head.

  With this configuration, the output information corresponding to the action range information can be displayed at a position that is easily noticeable, and the output information corresponding to the action range information can be easily acquired.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus in which the output unit groups and outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information.

  With this configuration, the output information can be classified according to whether it is information related to the user's action range, and handling of information related to the action range can be facilitated.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a location specifying information acquisition unit that acquires location specifying information that is information specifying one or more locations included in the behavior range from the behavior range information. The output unit is an information processing apparatus that preferentially outputs output information including location specifying information.

  With such a configuration, output information related to the place of the action range can be preferentially output.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the output information is associated with position information that is information indicating a position, and the output unit indicates a position in an area indicated by the action range information. This is an information processing apparatus that preferentially outputs output information associated with position information.

  With this configuration, it is possible to preferentially output the output information associated with the position information indicating the position in the area indicated by the action range information.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus in which, in the information processing apparatus, output information output by an output unit is information of an electronic mail.

  With this configuration, it is possible to preferentially output an e-mail regarding the action range.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus in which the output information output by the output unit is SNS (social network service) information.

  With this configuration, it is possible to preferentially output SNS information regarding the action range.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus in which the output information output by the output unit is advertisement information.

  With this configuration, it is possible to preferentially output advertisement information related to the action range.

  Moreover, the information processing system of this invention is an information processing system which has a server apparatus and one or more information terminals, Comprising: A server apparatus is a user position in which the several user positional information which is the information of a user's position is stored Using the information storage unit, the current position information acquisition unit that receives the information on the current position of the user transmitted from the information terminal, and accumulates the user position information in the user position information storage unit, and a plurality of user position information, An action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information that is information indicating a user's action range, an output information storage unit that stores output information that is information to be output, and output information corresponding to the action range information And an output unit that outputs to the information terminal preferentially. The information terminal is acquired by a user current position information acquisition unit and a current position information acquisition unit that acquire information on a user's current position. A user current position information transmitting unit that transmits information on the current position to the server device, a user side receiving unit that receives output information transmitted from the server device, and a user side that outputs the output information received by the user side receiving unit An information processing system including an output unit.

  With this configuration, the user's action range information can be automatically acquired using the user position information, and information corresponding to the action range information can be preferentially provided to the user. Thereby, for example, the user can easily acquire information corresponding to the action range without specifying the action range or the like. In addition, processing by the information terminal can be reduced.

  Moreover, the information processing system of this invention is an information processing system which has a server apparatus and one or more information terminals, Comprising: A server apparatus is a user position in which the several user positional information which is the information of a user's position is stored Using the information storage unit, the current position information acquisition unit that receives the information on the current position of the user transmitted from the information terminal, and accumulates the user position information in the user position information storage unit, and a plurality of user position information, At least one of an action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information that is information indicating a user's action range, and place specifying information that specifies one or more places included in the action range indicated by the action range information or the action range information Output to the information terminal, and the information terminal includes a user current position information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the current position of the user and a current position information acquisition unit. A user current position information transmitting unit that transmits information on the current position to the server device, an output information storage unit that stores output information that is information to be output, action range information transmitted from the server device, or current Of the output information stored in the output information storage unit, the user side reception unit that receives at least one of the position information, and the action range information received by the user side reception unit or the current position information, It is an information processing system provided with the user side output part which outputs preferentially the output information corresponding to action range information.

  With this configuration, the user's action range information can be automatically acquired using the user position information, and information corresponding to the action range information can be preferentially provided to the user. Thereby, for example, the user can easily acquire information corresponding to the action range without specifying the action range or the like. In addition, processing by the information terminal can be reduced.

  According to the information processing apparatus and the like according to the present invention, it is possible to provide information corresponding to the user's action range to the user.

Block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention Flow chart for explaining the operation of the information processing apparatus Conceptual diagram of the information processing device The figure which shows the user location information management table | surface of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the map symbol information management table of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the map symbol information of the information processing device The figure which shows the location management information of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the schematic diagram which mapped the coordinate of the user position information of the information processing apparatus Schematic diagram showing the clustering result of the information processing device Schematic diagram showing action range information of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the action range information management table of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the place specific information management table | surface of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows the email management table | surface of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the email of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows the SNS information management table | surface of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the information of SNS of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the advertisement information management table | surface of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the information of the advertisement of the information processing apparatus Block diagram of a first modification of the information processing apparatus Block diagram of a second modification of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of the external appearance of the computer system in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer system

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.

  The information processing apparatus 1 includes a user position information storage unit 11, a current position information acquisition unit 12, an action range information acquisition unit 13, a map information storage unit 14, a location specifying information acquisition unit 15, an output information storage unit 16, and an output information reception unit. 17 and an output unit 18.

  The user position information storage unit 11 stores a plurality of pieces of user position information for at least one user. The user position information is user position information. The user position information is, for example, coordinates of a point where the user was present. The coordinates here are, for example, coordinates indicated by a combination of latitude and longitude. Further, the user position information may include user coordinates and information on the date and time when the coordinates are acquired. The date information described here is, for example, information including at least one of date (date, etc.) information and time information. Further, the date information may include day information. Each piece of user position information for one user may be considered as information indicating the history of the position (or destination) of this one user. Note that the user position information may include information such as an address that can identify the user's position instead of the user's coordinates. The user position information is, for example, the position information of the point where the user was acquired, which is acquired by a current position information acquisition unit 12 or the like described later. For example, when the user has the information processing apparatus 1, information indicating the current location of the information processing apparatus 1 acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 12 may be considered as user position information. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the current location information acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 12 is stored in the user location information storage unit 11 as user location information. The position information storage unit 11 may store user position information transmitted from an external device or the like, or user position information read from a storage medium or the like.

  The user position information storage unit 11 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. The same applies to other storage units.

  The current position information acquisition unit 12 acquires position information of the current location. For example, the current position information acquisition unit 12 acquires position information of the current location at every predetermined or indefinite timing specified in advance. In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 12 may acquire position information of the current location according to a trigger designated in advance. For example, the position information of the current location may be acquired by using a predetermined operation (for example, an operation of pressing any button or the like) as a trigger. The position information is, for example, information (hereinafter referred to as region identification information) that can identify the current region such as the coordinates of the latitude and longitude of the current location and the region name of the current location. Regardless of the size of the area. The area identification information is, for example, an area name, an address, a district name, a municipality name, an area name or an area code set in advance on a map or the like. In the present embodiment, as an example, the current position information acquisition unit 12 sequentially acquires and stores in the user position information storage unit 11 the current position information of the own device (information processing device 1). The case where it is used as user position information for one user who uses 1 will be described as an example. The current location information is sequentially stored in the user location information storage unit 11 as user location information in association with, for example, current date information. The date and time information can be acquired through, for example, a calendar (not shown), a clock (not shown), an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server, or the like (not shown).

  The current position information acquisition unit 12 acquires the position information of the current location by performing the same processing as that of a GPS (global positioning system) receiver, for example. Further, the position information may be acquired by a process similar to a process for detecting the position of a wireless LAN or a mobile phone. Further, the position information may be acquired by other processing.

  Note that the region identification information such as the region name described above is, for example, a region including the coordinates of the current location from information that manages the region identification information in association with coordinates that define the contour of the region indicated by this information. Can be obtained by searching. The information that manages the area identification information and the coordinates that define the outline of the area indicated by this information in association with each other may be, for example, map information stored in the map information storage unit 14 described later. A separately prepared database or the like may be used.

  The current position information acquisition unit 12 can be realized by a GPS receiver, for example. Moreover, it is realizable by the structure similar to the process part which performs the position detection of wireless LAN or a mobile telephone.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 uses the user position information of one user stored in the user position information storage unit 11 to acquire action range information that is information indicating the user's action range. The action range is, for example, a range where the user appears, a range where the user moves, a range where the user's location is detected, and the like, and in particular, a range where the user appears frequently. It may be considered that the appearance frequency here is high that the appearance frequency is equal to or higher than a threshold value. The frequency here may be considered as the number of times, or may be considered as the number of times per unit time (ratio). The action range information is information that defines an area (area) indicating the user's action range. For example, the action range information is information that defines the outline of an area indicating the user's action range. Specifically, it is a plurality of coordinate groups indicating an outline. This coordinate group may be a coordinate group that can define an outline, and may be, for example, a coordinate group similar to a coordinate group that designates a rectangular, circular, or free-form outline in so-called image editing software or the like. For example, if the area indicating the action range is a rectangular area, it may be a group of coordinates of the four vertices or a pair of diagonal coordinates. The action range information may be information other than the information of the area whose contour is specified in the coordinate group, as long as it can identify the area of the action range. For example, the action range information may be area identification information of the action range. good. The action range information may be a set of a plurality of points.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 is, for example, a plurality of pieces of user position information acquired within a predetermined period of one user (for example, a plurality of pieces of user position information associated with dates and times within a predetermined period. ) To obtain action range information. The period here is preferably the most recently specified period. In addition, a day of the week or a time zone specified in advance may be excluded. For example, the action range information acquisition unit 13 searches for user location information excluding user location information associated with date and time information indicating a day of the week designated in advance or date and time information included in a time zone designated in advance. Then, the action range information may be acquired using the detected user position information. Moreover, you may make it the action range information acquisition part 13 acquire the action range information outside a user's working hours, for example. In this case, for example, the action range information may be acquired by using the user position information in the time zone excluding the time zone considered to be working hours.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 may acquire the action range information by using the user position information. Hereinafter, the process of acquiring the action range information will be described with an example.

(1) When using clustering When a plurality of pieces of user position information are coordinates (for example, a combination of latitude and longitude) indicating the position of the user, the action range information acquisition unit 13 clusters these coordinates. Get action range information. For example, the action range information acquisition unit 13 clusters a plurality of coordinates indicated by a plurality of user position information using the shortest distance method or the center of gravity method. In addition, since the process etc. which cluster a some coordinate etc. are well-known techniques, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted here. For the shortest distance method, refer to the following non-patent literature, for example, “What is cluster analysis?” [Retrieved on November 8, 2011], Internet (URL: http: //www.vi.cs .is.nagoya-u.ac.jp / watanabe-lab / graduates / 04year / yabuta / research / clustering / clustering.html) ". As for the centroid method, for example, "" Cluster Analysis-Centroid Method-", [November 8, 2011 search], Internet (refer to the following non-patent literature) URL: http://www.ie.reitaku-u.ac.jp/~tak/datB/datB_clust.pdf) ". The action range information acquisition unit 13 may also cluster user position information using a clustering method other than the shortest distance method or the center of gravity method (for example, the longest distance method, the median method, the group average method, or the like). good.

  For example, the action range information acquisition unit 13 acquires action range information for each cluster obtained by clustering. That is, information indicating an area including coordinates belonging to each cluster is acquired as action range information. That is, the action range information can be acquired for each cluster. For example, the action range information acquires information indicating a minimum circumscribed rectangle including coordinates belonging to each cluster (specifically, a coordinate group indicating an outline of the minimum circumscribed rectangle) as the action range information. Alternatively, information indicating a rectangle obtained by expanding the minimum circumscribed rectangle by a predetermined size or ratio, an area indicated by an outline obtained by offsetting the outline of the minimum circumscribed rectangle, and the like may be acquired as action range information. For the process of obtaining the minimum circumscribed rectangle, refer to the following patent document “Patent document: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-63388 (paragraphs 0032, 0033, etc.)”.

  In addition, the action range information acquisition unit 13 indicates information indicating a region having a predesignated shape other than a rectangle including coordinates belonging to each cluster (specifically, a coordinate group indicating the contour of a region having a predesignated shape). May be acquired as action range information. For example, the largest closed area formed by connecting the coordinates belonging to the cluster with straight lines, curves, etc., an area obtained by expanding this area by a predetermined size or ratio, or an outline obtained by offsetting the outline of this area. You may acquire the information which shows the area | region to show as action range information.

  In the above, the action range information acquisition unit 13 may acquire the action range information only for clusters that satisfy the condition in which the number of coordinates included in the cluster satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, the action range information acquisition unit 13 is a cluster in which the number of coordinates is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value in each cluster, or from the largest number of coordinates to the order specified in advance. The action range information may be acquired only for a cluster or a cluster in which the ratio of the number of coordinates included in the cluster to the total number of coordinates is equal to or greater than a ratio specified in advance.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 obtains, for example, a region name, an address, an area name, an area code, and the like including coordinates constituting each cluster from map information stored in the map information storage unit 14 to be described later. You may acquire as action range information.

(2) Utilization of Appearance Frequency of Area Identification Information When a plurality of user position information is coordinates indicating a user position (for example, a combination of latitude and longitude), the action range information acquisition unit 13 includes a plurality of user position information A database for managing the area identification information including the coordinates respectively indicated by the map information storage unit 14 described later and the area identification information and information defining the area (for example, a coordinate group indicating an outline) in association with each other ( The number of appearances for each area identification information is totaled, and area identification information with a high appearance frequency or information indicating its outline is acquired as action range information. In addition, when each of the plurality of pieces of user position information is area identification information, the number of appearances for each area identification information is totaled, and the area identification information having a high appearance frequency or information indicating its outline is added to the action range information. Get as. Here, the high appearance frequency may be considered to be a case where the number of appearances for each area identification information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, or the number of appearances for each area identification information with respect to the number of all user position information. It may be considered as a ratio.

  For example, the range indicated by the map is divided into a plurality of rectangular areas in advance, and information that associates the area identification information of each area with the coordinate group that specifies the outline of the area is stored in a database (not shown) or the like. Keep it. The area identification information is information that can identify the area, and is, for example, an area name or an area code. This information may be previously stored in the map information stored in the map information storage unit 14. The outline of the area here may be considered as a range of latitude and longitude of the area since the area is rectangular. Then, area identification information corresponding to the area including the coordinates indicated by each user position information is acquired, and the number of times the same area identification information appears is counted for each area identification information. Then, using the count number, area identification information having a high appearance frequency (for example, area identification information whose count number is equal to or greater than a threshold value) or information indicating the area (for example, a coordinate group indicating an outline) is converted into an action range. Obtain as information. Instead of the rectangle, the area may be divided by another shape such as a hexagon.

  The map information storage unit 14 stores map information. The map information is map information. The map information usually has map symbol information that is an image of a map. The map symbol information is, for example, bitmap data (raster data) or vector data constituting the map, or a combination thereof. The file format of the map symbol information is not limited to the GIF format, JPEG format, PNG format, or the like. The map information may be an ISO kiwi map data format. The map information may include character strings such as place names written on the map, names of buildings, scenic spots, and places.

  The map information includes, for example, positional information indicating an absolute position, such as coordinate information having longitude and latitude of the area displayed by the map information, and the positional relationship between the areas indicated by the respective maps between the map information. It has position information indicating a relative position as can be seen. For example, you may have the positional information which defines the actual range and center point on the ground surface of the map which map information shows with the range of latitude and longitude. Further, for example, position information for managing the coordinates on the map indicated by the map information and the latitude and longitude values of the actual position on the ground surface indicated by the coordinates on the map may be included. The coordinates on the map may be considered as coordinates on the map symbol information. By using such position information, it is possible to appropriately convert coordinates on the map and coordinates (for example, latitude and longitude) on the ground surface (real space).

  The map information includes information for specifying a location such as an area or a point on the map indicated by the map information (for example, a place name, a prefecture name, a city name, an address, a building name, a landmark name, a station name, a road Name, store name, shopping street name, etc.). Here, the information for specifying the location is referred to as location specifying information. The location specifying information is usually character string information. However, it may be a code number or the like. The location specifying information may be considered to include the above-described area identification information. Further, the map information may include location management information having location identification information, a coordinate group indicating an area indicated by the location specification information, and coordinates indicating a point indicated by the location specification information in association with each other.

  The map information may be managed in association with the scale of the map, for example. Specifically, the map information has information on the scale value of the map output by the map information. Further, the map information may be prepared for each scale. Moreover, you may have several map symbol information from which the map information and the reduced scale about one area | region differ. The scale of the map here may be considered as information indicating the value of the scale of the map.

  The map information may have road information. The road information is information regarding the road indicated by the map. The map information may include so-called link data, node data, and the like. The map information may have other information.

  Here, the term “storage” is a concept including temporary storage. For example, temporarily storing map information acquired (for example, received) from an external server or the like via a network such as the Internet is also considered as storage here. The same applies to the output information storage unit 16 described later.

  The location specifying information acquisition unit 15 acquires location specifying information that is information for specifying one or more locations included in the behavior range from the behavior range information. The place here may be a point or a region. For example, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 acquires location specifying information indicating one or more locations included in the range (area) indicated by the action range information. For example, when the action range information acquired by the action range information acquisition unit 13 is a coordinate group indicating the outline of the area indicating the action range, it indicates one point associated with the coordinates in the area indicating the action range. Get location specific information. Alternatively, one or more place specifying information associated with information (for example, coordinate group) defining an area overlapping with the area indicating the action range is acquired. For example, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 acquires location specifying information from the map information stored in the map information storage unit 14 described above. For example, the location management information included in the map information overlaps with the range indicated by the action range information from the location specifying information stored in association with the coordinate group indicating the region or the coordinates indicating the point. Location specifying information associated with a coordinate group (or coordinates) indicating an area (or point) is acquired.

  For example, when the area indicated by the action range information acquired by the action range information acquisition unit 13 overlaps with a part of the area of Minato-ku, Tokyo indicated by the place management information, the place specifying information acquisition unit 15 selects “Tokyo Port You may acquire the place specific information called "ku". In addition, when the area includes coordinates indicating the location of the National Art Center, which is indicated by the location management information or the like, the location specification information acquisition unit 15 may acquire location specification information “National Art Center”.

  In addition, a database or the like having coordinates or a group of coordinates and location specifying information associated with the location management information in advance is stored in a storage medium (not shown) separately from the map information. Therefore, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 may acquire the location specifying information in the same manner as described above. It should be noted that such a database, the above-described map information, and the like are accumulated in a server device (not shown) on the network, and when the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 acquires the location specifying information, these Information necessary for obtaining the location specifying information may be obtained (received) by appropriately accessing the database and map information via a communication unit (not shown).

  When the action range information acquired by the action range information acquisition unit 13 is area identification information, the location identification information acquisition unit 15 may acquire the area identification information as it is as location identification information. In this case, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 may be omitted. In this case, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 may acquire location specifying information indicating a point in the area indicated by the area identification information that is the action range information in the same manner as described above.

  The location specifying information to be acquired by the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 may be specified in advance by the attribute of the location specifying information. The attribute of the location specifying information is, for example, the type of information indicated by the location specifying information (for example, a region name, a municipality name, a store name, a building name, etc.). Further, it is a genre such as a product or service provided at the place indicated by the place specifying information. For example, when the attribute or the like of the location identification information to be acquired is specified as the attribute “city name”, the location identification information acquisition unit 15 includes “ Only the location identification information whose “attribute” is “city name” is acquired. Further, for example, only location specifying information (for example, store name) whose “attribute” is “a store about fashion” may be acquired. The attribute of the location identification information may be managed in advance in association with the location identification information, for example, by location management information or management information (not shown), or may be determined from a character string or the like included in the location identification information. Anyway. For example, the attribute of the location management information may be managed by a tag attached to the location management information.

  The output information storage unit 16 stores output information that is information to be output by the output unit 18 described later. The output information may be any information as long as it can be output. For example, data types such as image data and text data are not limited. The output information includes, for example, information related to the location, such as information associated with the location information (eg, coordinates) (for example, information paired with the location information), information including a character string indicating the location, and the like. The associated information. The information associated with the position information may be information that can acquire a pair of position information and output information as a result. The output information is e-mail information, for example. The e-mail information is information including text or images, for example. The image may be considered to include a moving image. The same applies to the following. The output information is, for example, SNS (social network service) information. The SNS information is various information provided by the SNS. Here, what is called a miniblog is also considered to be a form of SNS. The SNS information is information including text or images. The SNS information may be information associated with position information (for example, coordinates) such as information indicating the position of the transmission source. The output information is, for example, advertisement information. The advertisement information is, for example, an advertisement displayed on the front of the monitor, a banner advertisement displayed on a WEB page, or the like, an advertisement displayed in application software, or the like. The advertisement information is information including text or an image. The advertisement information may be information associated with position information (for example, coordinates) indicating the position, such as the position of the transmission source. The fact that the output information is associated with the position information may mean that the output information includes the position information or that the position information is added to the output information. Here, the term “storage” is a concept including, for example, that the output information receiving unit 17 (to be described later) temporarily stores the output information for output information reception processing or the like.

  The output information receiving unit 17 receives output information transmitted from an external device or the like (not shown) via a network or the like. The output information receiving unit 17 may receive output information associated with the position information. The output information receiving unit 17 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by a means for receiving a broadcast. The output information receiving unit 17 may or may not include a communication device.

  The output unit 18 preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information from the output information stored in the output information storage unit 16 with respect to the output information not corresponding to the action range information.

  The output information corresponding to the action range information is, for example, output information including the location specifying information acquired by the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 described above. For example, the output unit 18 may preferentially output the output information including the location specifying information. Including the location specifying information here may include a character string that completely matches the location specifying information, or may include a character string that partially matches the location specifying information. For example, when the output information to be output by the output unit 18 is information such as e-mail, SNS, or advertisement, the action range information acquired by the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 from the output information to be output. Output information including corresponding place specifying information (place name, address, shop name, building name, landmark name, etc.) is detected, and the detected output information is preferentially output. However, the output information in this case needs to be information including a character string.

  In addition, when the output information stored in the output information storage unit 16 is information associated with position information, the output information corresponding to the action range information is, for example, the position in the area indicated by the action range information. It may be output information associated with the position information shown. For example, the output unit 18 may preferentially output the output information associated with the position information indicating the position in the area indicated by the action range information. For example, when the output information to be output by the output unit 18 is information such as SNS or advertisement and is associated with the position information, the location specifying information is selected from the output information to be output. Output information associated with position information (for example, coordinates) included in the area indicated by the action range information acquired by the acquisition unit 15 is detected, and the detected output information is preferentially output. The output information may be information having the above two or information having any one of the above.

  To output preferentially means to output the output information corresponding to the action range information so that other information can be easily recognized. Preferential output is a concept including, for example, outputting only output information corresponding to action range information. Preferential output is, for example, filtering and outputting output information corresponding to action range information.

  The preferential output is to output the output information corresponding to the action range information in a display mode that is easier to recognize than the other output information. For example, preferential output means that information is sorted and output so that output information corresponding to action range information is at the head. Sorting to be at the top means arranging to visually recognize that it is at the top, for example, output information corresponding to action range information is arranged above the list, For example, the output information corresponding to the action range information is displayed so as to be on the near side. Sorting so that it comes to the top may be considered to be output so that the output information corresponding to the action range information is higher.

  The preferential output means that output information corresponding to action range information is classified so as to be distinguishable from other information. For example, the preferential output may be output by grouping output information corresponding to the action range information. For example, associating a common tag or identification information with output information corresponding to action range information may be considered as grouping. Thereby, the output information corresponding to the action range information and other output information can be classified, and for example, the handling of the output information can be facilitated.

  When only output information corresponding to the action range information is acquired and output, the output unit 18 may delete the output information not corresponding to the action range information from the output information storage unit 16. For example, output information that is not stored in the output information storage unit 16 is not accumulated in the output information temporarily stored in the output information storage unit 16 during the reception process. Also good.

  The output described here refers to display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, storage in a recording medium, output to another processing device or other program, etc. It is a concept that includes delivery of processing results.

  The output unit 18 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a speaker. The output unit 18 may be implemented by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. Here, as an example, a case where only the user position information of one user is stored in the user position information storage unit 11 will be described.

  (Step S101) The current position information acquisition unit 12 determines whether it is time to acquire current position information. For example, when the current position information is set to be acquired at every time interval specified in advance, the time interval specified in advance from the time when the information processing apparatus 1 is activated or the time when the current position information is acquired last time. It is determined whether or not the acquisition timing is reached. Alternatively, it may be determined that it is the timing to acquire when a trigger specified in advance occurs. If it is time to acquire, the process proceeds to step S102, and if not, the process proceeds to step S104.

  (Step S102) The current position information acquisition unit 12 acquires current position information.

  (Step S103) The current position information acquisition unit 12 acquires the current time from a clock or the like, and accumulates user position information including the current position information and time acquired in step S102 in the user position information storage unit 11. The accumulation here is, for example, additional writing. Then, the process returns to step S101. Note that acquisition and accumulation of the current time may be omitted.

  (Step S <b> 104) The action range information acquisition unit 13 determines whether it is time to acquire action range information. For example, if the action range information is set to be acquired at a specific time on a specific day of the week, it is determined whether or not the current date has passed a specific time on a specific day of the week. In this case, it is determined that it is time to acquire action range information. In addition, when an instruction from the user is received by a reception unit (not shown), it may be determined that it is a timing to acquire. If it is time to acquire, the process proceeds to step S105. If it is not time to acquire, the process proceeds to step S108.

  (Step S105) The action range information acquisition unit 13 acquires a plurality of user position information stored in the user position information storage unit 11. The plurality of pieces of user position information acquired here are, for example, user position information having a time within a period preceding the current time by a predetermined period (for example, one month). And action range information is acquired using the acquired user position information. For example, the user coordinates indicated by each of the plurality of user position information are clustered to be divided into one or more clusters, and one or more clusters are sequentially selected from the one or more clusters in descending order of the number of coordinates included. Extraction is performed until the total number of coordinates reaches a predetermined ratio of all the acquired user identification information numbers. Further, for example, clusters that are equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio of all the acquired user identification information numbers may be extracted. And the information which shows the area | region containing the coordinate which comprises each one or more extracted clusters is acquired as action range information.

  (Step S106) The action range information acquisition unit 13 accumulates the action range information acquired in step S105 in a storage medium (not shown) such as a memory or a hard disk. The accumulation here is, for example, updating such as overwriting.

  (Step S107) The location specifying information acquisition unit 15 stores, in the map information storage unit 14, one or more location specifying information included in the range indicated by each behavior range information for each behavior range information acquired in Step S105. Get from the map information that is.

  (Step S108) The location specifying information acquisition unit 15 accumulates the location specifying information acquired in step S107 in a storage medium (not shown) such as a memory or a hard disk. The accumulation here is, for example, updating such as overwriting. Then, the process returns to step S101.

  (Step S109) The output information receiving unit 17 determines whether or not output information has been received. If received, the process proceeds to step S110. If not received, the process proceeds to step S111.

  (Step S110) The output information receiving unit 17 stores the output information received in step S109 in the output information storage unit 16. The accumulation here is, for example, additional writing. Then, the process returns to step S101.

  (Step S111) The output unit 18 determines whether or not an instruction to output the output information has been received via a not-shown receiving unit or the like. If an instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S112. If not, the process returns to step S101.

  (Step S112) The output unit 18 acquires output information including any one or more of the location specifying information accumulated in Step S108 among the output information stored in the output information storage unit 16. For example, output information having a character string including a character string indicated by one place specifying information is searched, and the detected output information is acquired.

  (Step S113) The output unit 18 indicates the range indicated by the action range information accumulated in step S106 from the output information associated with the position information among the output information stored in the output information storage unit 16. The output information associated with the position information indicating the position inside is searched, and the detected output information is acquired. Note that output information that overlaps with step S112 may be deleted, leaving one. Alternatively, the search here may be performed only for the output information that remains without being detected in step S112.

  (Step S114) The output unit 18 outputs the output information acquired in steps S112 and S113. For example, display. Note that the output unit 18 outputs (for example, displays) only a part of the title or the like of the output information in a list format, and this item is selected when the user selects an item corresponding to one output information of the list The other part of the output information corresponding to 1 may be output.

  (Step S115) The output unit 18 determines whether or not to end the output. For example, it is determined that the output is to be ended when a predesignated time has elapsed from the output, or when an instruction to end the output is received via a reception unit (not shown). If the output is to be terminated, the output is terminated and the process returns to step S101. If not, the process returns to step S115.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the output unit 18 selectively outputs only the output information detected in step S112 and step S113. However, in the present invention, the output detected in step S112 and step S112. The output information may be sorted and output so that the information is positioned at the head of the other output information.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the output unit 18 may output the output information detected in step S112 and the output information detected in step S113 in an identifiable display mode. For example, different marks may be displayed for each, or each character string, background color, and the like may be indicated by different colors and patterns.

  In the present invention, the output in step S114 may be a process of grouping and outputting the output information detected in steps S112 and S113.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process is terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described. A conceptual diagram of the information processing apparatus 1 is shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that the information processing apparatus 1 is a portable information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus 1 also serves as a so-called smartphone, and has a monitor 18a as a display device, and a touch panel (not shown) is provided on the monitor 18a. The information processing apparatus 1 is communicably connected to a plurality of other information processing terminals that transmit information serving as output information to the information processing apparatus 1 via a wired or wireless network. Here, the case where it is connected with the information processing terminal 2, the information processing terminal 3, and the information processing terminal 4 is shown as an example for description. However, the number of information processing terminals connected is not limited.

  FIG. 4 is a user position information management table for managing user position information stored in the user position information storage unit 11. In the user position information management table, “date and time” indicates the date and time when the user position information is acquired, and here, the date and time is expressed in a format of “year / month / date hour: minute”.

  FIG. 5 is a map symbol information management table for managing the map symbol information constituting the map information stored in the map information storage unit 14. The map symbol information management table has items such as “map ID”, “map symbol information”, “latitude”, and “longitude”. “Map ID” is identification information for managing map symbol information. “Map symbol information” is map symbol information, and here, the file name of the map symbol information is indicated. “Latitude” and “longitude” indicate the latitude and longitude of the center of the map indicated by the map symbol information. In the present embodiment, x1, x2,... Indicating latitude, y1, y2,... Indicating longitude, and the like each indicate an actual value. This also applies to the following.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of location management information for managing location specifying information included in the map information stored in the map information storage unit 14. This location management information is particularly location management information (herein referred to as region management information) for managing location specifying information for specifying a region (region). The area management information has items of “area identification information”, “coordinate group”, and “attribute”. “Regional identification information” is identification information for identifying one area, which is an area, and is the same as the above-described area identification information. The “coordinate group” is a plurality of coordinate groups that define the outline of one area indicated by the area identification information. “Attribute” is information indicating the attribute of the area identification information. For example, “sightseeing area name” is an attribute indicating that “region identification information” is a common name of a region called at the time of sightseeing. The “town name” is an attribute indicating that the corresponding “region identification information” is a town name on the address notation.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the location management information for managing the location specifying information included in the map information stored in the map information storage unit 14. This location management information is assumed to be location management information (herein referred to as location management information) for managing location specifying information for specifying a location. The point management information has items of “point identification information”, “coordinates”, and “attributes”. “Point identification information” is identification information for identifying one point. “Point identification information” is, for example, the name, address, or the like of a building, a store, a landmark, or the like at one point. “Coordinates” are coordinates that designate the position of one point indicated by the point identification information. “Attribute” is information indicating the attribute of the point identification information. For example, “shop” is an attribute indicating that the corresponding “point identification information” is the name of a shop that sells goods.

  When the user holds the information processing apparatus 1 in the activated state, the current position information acquisition unit 12 having the GPS stores the current position information indicated by latitude and longitude for each predetermined time. get. The current position information is obtained by associating the coordinates indicated by the acquired current position information with the date and time information acquired from a clock or the like in the information processing apparatus 1 (not shown) as user position information. Add to 11. Thereby, the records of the current position information management table shown in FIG. 4 are sequentially added.

  Here, as the timing for acquiring the action range information in advance, every Monday at 11:00 am is set in a storage medium (not shown), and the action range information acquisition unit 13 determines whether the current time has reached this time. Sequentially determine whether or not. When this time comes, the action range information acquisition unit 13 determines that it is time to acquire the action range information.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 searches the user position information storage unit 11 for user position information associated with the date and time within a period one month earlier from the current date and reads it into the memory or the like. For example, if the current date and time is “2011/12/5 11:00”, the date and time indicated by “date and time” is from the date and time “2011/11/5 11:00” one month later from here. Records that are within the period up to the current date “2011/12/5 11:00” are detected from the user location information management table shown in FIG. Then, the detected user position information is read from the action range information acquisition unit 13. Note that when reading, the "date and time" information in the user position information may not be read.

  8 plots the coordinates of the plurality of user position information read by the action range information acquisition unit 13 on the map symbol information managed in the map symbol information management table of FIG. It is the schematic diagram connected with the line in order. Note that the coordinates plotted here are for explanation, and are not necessarily plots of all user position information satisfying the conditions of the user position information in the user position information storage unit 11. The plurality of pieces of user position information read by the action range information acquisition unit 13 can be said to be information indicating the movement status of the user as illustrated in FIG.

  Next, the action range information acquisition unit 13 performs clustering such as the shortest distance method on the coordinates indicated by the user position information read into the memory. Since the clustering process is a known technique, a description thereof is omitted here. It is assumed that a plurality of clusters are obtained as a result of clustering.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the coordinates divided into clusters on the map symbol information as in FIG. In FIG. 9, coordinate groups respectively included in the closed dotted lines 91 to 94 indicate coordinate groups divided into a plurality of clusters.

  Next, the action range information acquisition unit 13 counts the number of coordinates included for each cluster obtained by clustering, and the number of coordinates of each cluster (each cluster indicated by dotted lines 91 to 94) is read. It is sequentially determined whether or not it exceeds 30% of the number of all coordinates, and clusters exceeding 30% are detected. This 30% is a threshold value and is specified in advance. Here, it is assumed that the clusters surrounded by the dotted line 92 and the dotted line 94 are each determined to exceed 30%.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 detects a minimum circumscribed rectangle that includes all of the coordinates included in the cluster surrounded by the dotted line 92, and acquires a coordinate group that specifies the outline of the rectangle. Similarly, for a cluster surrounded by a dotted line 94, a minimum circumscribed rectangle is detected, and a coordinate group for designating the contour is acquired.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating minimum circumscribed rectangles set in two clusters, respectively. The coordinate group that defines the contour of the minimum circumscribed rectangle 101 is a combination of the coordinates of the upper left corner (x1011 and y1011) and the coordinates of the lower right corner (x1012 and y1012) of the minimum circumscribed rectangle. Similarly, it is assumed that the coordinate group that defines the contour of the minimum circumscribed rectangle 102 is a combination of the coordinates of the upper left corner (x1021, y19021) and the coordinates of the lower right corner (x1022, y1022) of the minimum circumscribed rectangle.

  The action range information acquisition unit 13 stores the coordinate group specifying the contour acquired above in association with identification information of action range information automatically assigned for each cluster, and accumulates the information in a storage medium (not shown). The coordinate group accumulated in association with the identification information of the action range information is the action range information. The accumulation here is, for example, accumulation after overwriting or deleting information stored immediately before.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an action range information management table for managing action range information stored in a storage medium (not shown). The action range information management table has items of “action range ID” and “coordinate group”. “Action range ID” is identification information of action range information, “M001” indicates a range corresponding to the minimum circumscribed rectangle 101 in FIG. 10, and “M002” is a range corresponding to the minimum circumscribed rectangle 102 in FIG. Indicates. “Coordinate group” is action range information.

  Next, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 detects location specifying information indicating an area overlapping with the range indicated by the action range information, using the area management information illustrated in FIG. 6. For example, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 reads the value of the “coordinate group” whose “action range ID” is “M001” (that is, the behavior range information) from the behavior range information management table illustrated in FIG. Then, the value of the “coordinate group” is sequentially read out from each record of the area management information shown in FIG. 6, and the area indicated by the read “coordinate group” and the “coordinate group” read from the action range information above are obtained. It is determined whether or not the range (area) shown overlaps. And when it overlaps, "area identification information" contained in the same record as this area management information is acquired as location specifying information. If it is not included, the “region identification information” is not acquired. Then, at the time when the determination about the “coordinate group” acquired from each record of the area management information shown in FIG. 6 is completed, the next “action range ID managed in the action range information management table shown in FIG. "M002" is read out, and the same processing as above is repeated. Here, as an example, in the area management information shown in FIG. 6, only the area indicated by the area management information of the record whose “attribute” is “tourist area name” is the range indicated by the action range information. Is determined in advance to determine whether or not it overlaps with the range indicated by the above-mentioned action range information only for the record whose “attribute” value matches “tourist area name”. Assumed to be performed.

  Thereby, the location identification information acquisition unit 15 acquires, for example, the area identification information “Sannomiya” and the area identification information “Minokami Park” as the location identification information.

  Moreover, the place specific information acquisition part 15 detects the place specific information which shows the point contained in the range which action range information shows using the point management information shown in FIG. For example, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 reads the value of the “coordinate group” whose “action range ID” is “M001” (that is, the behavior range information) from the behavior range information management table illustrated in FIG. Then, the value of “coordinate” is sequentially read out from each record of the area management information shown in FIG. 6, and the read “coordinate” is the range (area) indicated by the “coordinate group” read from the action range information above. It is judged whether it is included in. If included, the “location identification information” included in the same record as the location management information is acquired as location specifying information. If there is no overlap, “point identification information” is not acquired. Then, at the time when the determination about the “coordinates” acquired from each record of the spot management information shown in FIG. 7 is completed, the next “action range ID” managed in the action range information management table shown in FIG. The “coordinate group” of “M002” is read, and the same processing as described above is repeated. Here, as an example, only the area indicated by the point management information of the record whose “attribute” is “Restaurant” in the area management information shown in FIG. 7 is included in the range indicated by the action range information. It is determined in advance whether or not it is a point included in the range indicated by the above-mentioned action range information only for a record in which the value of “attribute” matches “restaurant”. Shall.

  Thereby, the location specifying information acquisition unit 15 acquires, for example, area identification information “Stove Cafe” and point identification information “Grill Kobe” as location specifying information.

  The location specifying information acquisition unit 15 accumulates the acquired location specifying information in a storage medium (not shown).

  FIG. 12 is a location identification information management table for managing the location identification information acquired and accumulated by the location identification information acquisition unit 15.

  When an external information processing terminal or the like transmits output information, which is information to be output by the information processing apparatus 1, with the information processing apparatus 1 as a destination via, for example, a network or the like, the output information receiving unit 17 outputs the output information. Receive. The received output information is stored in the output information storage unit 16.

  For example, if the external information processing terminal 2 transmits an e-mail addressed to the information processing apparatus 1, the output information receiving unit 17 receives the e-mail as output information to be output, and receives the received e-mail. The information is stored in the output information storage unit 16 as e-mail information.

  FIG. 13 is an e-mail management table for managing e-mails that are output information stored in the output information storage unit 16. The e-mail management table has items of “ID”, “output information”, and “position information”. “ID” is identification information for managing output information. The “output information” is output information, and here, it is assumed that it is e-mail information. Here, for convenience of explanation, information such as a transmission source, transmission date and time, header information, and the like are omitted.

  Here, it is assumed that the user inputs an instruction for displaying an electronic mail, which is one of output information, to a reception unit (not shown).

  First, the output unit 18 reads “Sannomiya” that is the first value of the location specifying information shown in FIG. 12, and stores an e-mail having a character string that matches the character string “Sannomiya” as output information storage. The electronic mail stored in the unit 16 is searched. Specifically, a search is performed for items including the character string “Sannomiya” from the “output information” of each record shown in FIG. Then, the e-mail information as the detected “output information” is read out to a memory or the like. When reading, only the title of the e-mail may be read, or only the value of “ID” corresponding to the detected “output information” may be read once. Further, the same processing is performed for the second and subsequent values of the location specifying information shown in FIG. Then, the output unit 18 displays the detected electronic mail information on the monitor 18a. For example, only the titles of detected emails are displayed in a list.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an e-mail that is the output information detected above. Here, a list of e-mail titles is displayed. In this list, e-mail titles are arranged, for example, in order of date received. For example, when the title of one electronic mail is designated, the text of the electronic mail is displayed.

  In this way, the e-mail that is the output information is filtered and output by the location specifying information acquired using the action range information. As a result, the user can set e-mail information related to his / her action range, specifically e-mail information including a character string matching the location specifying information corresponding to his / her action range. It becomes possible to receive selectively without performing.

  Here, since the output information that is an e-mail is not associated with the position information, the output unit 18 does not filter the output information using the position information.

  Further, for example, a user other than the user who uses the information processing apparatus 1 at one point in the range where the “behavior range ID” is “M001” illustrated in FIG. Therefore, it is assumed that information on the SNS to be output from the information processing apparatus 1 is transmitted with the information processing apparatus 1 as a destination. At this time, it is assumed that the information processing terminal 3 acquires the current position information and transmits the SNS information in association with the current position information in the same manner as the current position information acquisition unit 12 described above. For example, it is assumed that the transmitted SNS information is text information. The output information receiving unit 17 receives the SNS information transmitted in association with the current position information, and accumulates it in the output information storage unit 16 as SNS information.

  FIG. 15 is an SNS information management table for managing SNS information that is output information stored in the output information storage unit 16. The SNS information management table has items of “ID”, “output information”, and “position information”. “ID” is identification information for managing output information. “Output information” is output information, and here it is assumed to be SNS information. Here, for convenience of explanation, information such as a transmission source, transmission date and time, header information, and the like are omitted. “Position information” is position information transmitted in association with output information, and is here assumed to be coordinates expressed by latitude and longitude. Normally, the position information indicates the position of the information processing terminal that is the transmission source when the output information (SNS information) is transmitted.

  Here, it is assumed that the user inputs an instruction for displaying SNS information, which is one of output information, to a reception unit (not shown).

  First, the output unit 18 reads “Sannomiya”, which is the first value of the location specifying information shown in FIG. 12, and outputs SNS information having a character string that matches the character string “Sannomiya” as output information. A search is performed from the SNS information stored in the storage unit 16. Specifically, a search is performed for items including the character string “Sannomiya” from the “output information” of each record shown in FIG. Then, the SNS information that is the detected “output information” is read out to a memory or the like. When reading, only the title of the SNS information may be read, or only the value of “ID” corresponding to the detected “output information” may be read once. Similarly, the same processing is performed for the second and subsequent values of the location specifying information shown in FIG. In addition, although the thing containing location specific information was searched from SNS information here, when the tag which shows the content, attribute, etc. of information is previously attached to SNS information, location specific information is attached to this tag. You may make it search the information of contained SNS. Further, information such as a flag indicating that detection has been performed may be added to the detected SNS information.

  Further, the output unit 18 sequentially reads “location information” corresponding to the SNS information excluding the SNS information detected above from the SNS information stored in the output information storage unit 16. It is sequentially determined whether or not the position is included in one of the two ranges indicated by the two action range information acquired by the action range information acquisition unit 13 shown in FIG. That is, the transmission source detects SNS information within the range indicated by the action range information. When “position information” is included in one of the two ranges, “output information” that is SNS information corresponding to this “position information” is read out to a memory or the like.

  The output unit 18 displays the SNS information detected and read out on the monitor 18a. For example, a part of each of the detected information of one or more SNSs is displayed as a list. In this list, SNS information is arranged, for example, in order of date received.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a display example of SNS that is output information detected as described above. Here, the top part of the SNS information is displayed in a list. For example, when one item of the list is designated, the entire SNS information may be displayed.

  In this way, the SNS information, which is output information, is filtered and output by the location specifying information acquired using the action range information. Furthermore, SNS information (output information) transmitted from the action range indicated by the action range information is also filtered and output. As a result, the user can select the SNS information related to his / her action range, specifically, the SNS information including the character string matching the location specifying information corresponding to his / her action range, and the user's action range. The transmitted SNS information can be selectively received without any particular setting or the like.

  Further, for example, another user at one point in the range where the “behavior range ID” shown in FIG. 11 is “M001” is sent from the information processing terminal 4 to the information processing device 1 as the destination. Suppose that information about the advertisement to be output is sent. At this time, similarly to the current position information acquisition unit 12, the information processing terminal 4 acquires the current position information and associates the current position information with each other and transmits the advertisement information. For example, it is assumed that the transmitted advertisement information is advertisement information composed of text information and an image, for example. The output information receiving unit 17 receives advertisement information transmitted in association with the current position information, stores the output information in association with the position information transmitted in association with the advertisement information as output information. Accumulate in part 16.

  FIG. 17 is an advertisement information management table for managing advertisement information as output information stored in the output information storage unit 16. The advertisement information management table has items of “ID”, “output information”, and “position information”. “ID” is identification information for managing output information. “Output information” is output information, and here, it is assumed that it is advertisement information. “Position information” is position information transmitted in association with output information, and is here assumed to be coordinates expressed by latitude and longitude. Usually, the position information indicates the position of the information processing terminal that is the transmission source when the output information (advertisement information) is transmitted.

  Here, it is assumed that the user inputs an operation or the like that displays advertisement information as one of output information to a reception unit (not shown). For example, it is assumed that an instruction for starting free software or the like to which an advertisement display function is added at startup is input to the reception unit or the like.

  First, the output unit 18 reads “Sannomiya”, which is the first value of the location specifying information shown in FIG. 12, and outputs information of an advertisement having a character string that matches the character string “Sannomiya” as output information. Search is made from advertisement information stored in the storage unit 16. Specifically, a search is performed for items including the character string “Sannomiya” from the “output information” of each record shown in FIG. Then, the value of “ID” corresponding to the detected “output information” is read out to a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). Similarly, the same processing is performed for the second and subsequent values of the location specifying information shown in FIG. Here, the information including the location specifying information is searched from the advertisement information. However, when the tag indicating the content or attribute of the information is previously added to the advertisement information, the location specifying information is added to the tag. You may make it search the information of the advertisement contained.

  Further, the output unit 18 sequentially reads “position information” corresponding to the advertisement information excluding the SNS information detected above from the advertisement information stored in the output information storage unit 16. It is sequentially determined whether or not the position is included in one of the two ranges indicated by the two action range information acquired by the action range information acquisition unit 13 shown in FIG. That is, the transmission source detects advertisement information within the range indicated by the action range information. When “position information” is included in one of the two ranges, “ID” corresponding to this “position information” is read out to a storage medium such as a memory.

  Next, the output unit 18 detects a duplicate of “ID” read to a storage medium such as a memory. Then, the overlapping “ID” is arranged at a position that is the head of the list (here, so as to be positioned at the top of the list). In addition, the order of arrangement | sequence of several "ID" which overlaps is not ask | required. For example, it may be arranged in ascending order of “ID”, or may be arranged in order of reception date of advertisement information corresponding to “ID”. Further, non-overlapping “IDs” of “IDs” read to a storage medium such as a memory are detected and arranged under the overlapping “IDs”. The order of the arrangement of a plurality of “IDs” that do not overlap is not limited as described above. Further, the “ID” of the advertisement information that has not been read out to the memory or the like is arranged under the above-mentioned non-overlapping “ID”. The order of the “ID” arrangement of the plurality of advertisement information that has not been read out to the memory or the like may be the same as described above.

  Then, the output unit 18 arranges the advertisement information stored in the output information storage unit 16 in a list in the order in which the “ID” of the advertisement information acquired above is arranged, and displays the information on the monitor 18a.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a display example of advertisement information which is output information detected as described above. Here, the detected advertisements are displayed in a list in the vertical direction. Instead of displaying the advertisement information as a list, the output unit 18 may switch and display the advertisement information in accordance with the order of the “ID” acquired above at a predetermined time or the like. good.

  Thus, when displaying the advertisement information as a list, the advertisement information (output information) including the location identification information acquired using the action range information and the advertisement transmitted from the action range indicated by the action range information are displayed. Information (output information) can be preferentially displayed at a higher level than other advertisement information. As a result, the user sees the advertisement information related to his / her action range with priority over the information of other advertisements. As a result, for the user, particularly the setting of the information of the advertisement including the character string matching the location specifying information corresponding to the user's action range and the information of the advertisement transmitted from within the user's action range, etc. It is possible to display with priority.

  When the output unit 18 outputs the output information associated with the position information, the output unit 18 obtains the map information of the area including the position information (for example, information including the map symbol information) from the map information storage unit 14. The output information may be output (for example, displayed) on the position (coordinates) corresponding to the position indicated by the position information associated with the output information on the map indicated by the map information. Note that outputting the output information on the position means outputting at least a part of the output information on the position, or outputting information indicating a link to the output information on the position. Good.

  Further, when outputting the output information including the location specifying information, the output unit 18 reads out a map of the region including the region and the position indicated by the location specifying information from the map information storage unit 14, and the map information is The output information may be output (for example, displayed) to the area or position indicated by the location specifying information on the map shown in the same manner as described above. When outputting the output information to the area indicated by the location specifying information, the position where the output information is output may be any position in the area indicated by the location specifying information on the map. For example, for each location specifying information The output position may be designated in advance.

  Here, when displaying e-mail and SNS information, only e-mail related to action range information and SNS information are filtered and displayed preferentially. Similarly, the e-mail and the SNS information may be displayed in a list so that the e-mail and the SNS information regarding the action range information are sorted so that the SNS information is higher.

  Similarly, instead of displaying the advertisement information as a list, only the information related to the user's action range information in the advertisement information may be filtered and preferentially displayed.

  Further, the output unit 18 groups and outputs the output information including the location specifying information detected as described above and the output information associated with the position information indicating the position within the range indicated by the action range information. You may do it. For example, common group identification information indicating that the detected output information belongs to the same group may be added and output to a storage medium (not shown) or an external device. Specifically, e-mail information selectively displayed in FIG. 14 may be output as information belonging to the same group, for example, with the same group identification information. The remaining group identification information may also be grouped as another group. By doing in this way, output information can be classified by whether it is information about a user's action range, and handling of information about an action range can be made easy.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, action range information indicating a user's action range is acquired using the user position information, and output information corresponding to the action range information is given priority over output information that does not correspond. Therefore, it is possible to preferentially provide output information useful for the user's behavior to the user.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.

  Further, although cases have been described with the above embodiments where the information processing apparatus is a stand-alone, the information processing apparatus may be a stand-alone apparatus or a server apparatus in a server / client system. In the latter case, the output unit or the reception unit receives an input or outputs a screen via a communication line.

  Hereinafter, a first modification of the present embodiment in which a part of the information processing device 1 is a server device will be described. FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system using the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment as a server apparatus. The information processing system 1000 includes a server device 1a that is communicably connected via a network or the like, and one or more information terminals 5. The information terminal 5 is an information terminal held by a user, for example. In addition, although the case where there is one information terminal 5 is shown here, a plurality of information terminals 5 may be provided.

  The server device 1a includes a user position information storage unit 11, a current position information acquisition unit 12, an action range information acquisition unit 13, a map information storage unit 14, a location specifying information acquisition unit 15, an output information storage unit 16, and an output information reception unit 17. The output unit 18 is provided. These have the same structure as each part of the information processing apparatus 1 of the said embodiment. However, the current position information acquisition unit 12 receives current position information from the information terminal 5. The output unit 18 transmits the acquired output information to the information terminal 5 via a network or the like.

  The information terminal 5 includes a user current position information acquisition unit 51, a user current position information transmission unit 52, a user side reception unit 53, and a user side output unit 54.

  The current position information acquisition unit 51 has the same configuration as that of the current position information acquisition unit 12, and a description thereof is omitted here.

  The user current position information transmission unit 52 transmits the user current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 51 to the server device 1a. The user current position information transmission unit 52 reads, for example, user identification information of a user who uses the information terminal 5 stored in a storage medium (not shown). Then, the user current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 51, information on the date and time when the user current position information is acquired, and the read user identification information are associated with each other and transmitted to the server device 1a. This user identification information is used for a search or the like when extracting user position information of one user. The user identification information may be address information such as the IP address or MAC address of the information terminal 5. The user current position information transmission unit 52 is realized by communication means, a driver thereof, and the like.

  The user-side receiving unit 53 receives output information transmitted from the output unit 18 of the server device 1a. For example, the output unit 18 receives the output information that preferentially transmits information corresponding to the action range information. The user-side receiving unit 53 can be realized by communication means or the like.

  The user side output unit 54 outputs the output information received by the user side reception unit 53. Output here means display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, storage on a recording medium, other processing device or other program, etc. It is a concept including delivery of processing results. The user-side output unit 54 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a printer. The output unit may be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  In such an information processing system 1000, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 51 of the information terminal 5 of each user is associated with the user identification information, and the user current position information transmission unit 52 transmits the server device. Sent to 1a. The server device 1a obtains action range information for each user identification information from the information terminal 5 in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information as a user identification. It transmits to the information terminal 5 corresponding to information. The user side receiving unit 53 of the information terminal 5 receives the output information, and the user side output unit 54 outputs (for example, displays) the output information.

  According to such a modification, the server apparatus 1a acquires the action range information of one or more users and preferentially transmits the output information corresponding to the action range information to the information terminal 5 of each user. Can do. Thereby, the processing by the information terminal 5 can be reduced. In addition, since the user position information is stored in the server device 1a, even if the user loses the information terminal 5, if the user acquires a new information terminal 5, the action range information is obtained using the previous user position information. It can be acquired.

  As described in the above embodiment, the information terminal 5 includes a map information storage unit similar to the map information storage unit 14, and the output information associated with the position information is You may enable it to display on the map which position information etc. show. The same applies to the following.

  Hereinafter, a second modification of the present embodiment in which a part of the information processing apparatus 1 is a server apparatus will be described. FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system using the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment as a server apparatus. The information processing system 1000 includes a server device 1b that is communicably connected via a network or the like, and one or more information terminals 6. The information terminal 6 is an information terminal held by a user, for example. In addition, although the case where there is one information terminal 6 is shown here, a plurality of information terminals 5 may be provided.

  The server device 1b includes a user position information storage unit 11, a current position information acquisition unit 12, an action range information acquisition unit 13, a map information storage unit 14, a location specifying information acquisition unit 15, and an output unit 19. These have the same structure as each part of the information processing apparatus 1 of the said embodiment. However, the current position information acquisition unit 12 receives current position information from the information terminal 5. The output unit 19 transmits the action range information acquired by the action range information acquisition unit 13 and the location specification information acquired by the location specification information acquisition unit 15 to the information terminal 6 via a network or the like.

  The information terminal 5 includes a user current position information acquisition unit 51, a user current position information transmission unit 52, an output information reception unit 61, an output information storage unit 62, a user side reception unit 63, and a user side output unit 64. Is provided.

  The current position information acquisition unit 51 and the current position information transmission unit 52 have the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 29, and will not be described here.

  The output information receiving unit 61 receives output information. The output information may be transmitted from the server device 1b, or may be transmitted from another device or the like (not shown). The output information receiving unit 61 is the same as the output information receiving unit 17 of the above embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In the output information storage unit 62, the output information received by the output information receiving unit 61 is accumulated. The output information storage unit 62 is the same as the output information storage unit 16 of the above embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The user side receiving unit 63 receives the action range information or the location specifying information transmitted from the output unit 19 of the server device 1b. The user-side receiving unit 61 can be realized by communication means or the like.

  The user-side output unit 64 uses at least one of the action range information and the location specifying information received by the user-side receiving unit 63, and the action of the server device 1b in the output information stored in the output information storage unit 62. The output information corresponding to the action range information acquired by the range information acquisition unit 13 is preferentially output. The configuration of the user side output unit 64 is based on the behavior received by the user side receiving unit 63 instead of using the behavior range information acquired by the behavior range information acquiring unit 13 or the location specifying information acquired by the location specifying information acquiring unit 15. Except for using at least one of the range information and the location specifying information, the output unit 18 is the same as the output unit 18 and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In such an information processing system 2000, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 51 of each user's information terminal 6 is associated with the user identification information, and the user current position information transmission unit 52 transmits the server device. Sent to 1b. The server apparatus 1b acquires action range information from the information terminal 5 for each user identification information, as in the above embodiment. The user-side output unit 64 of the information terminal 6 receives the output information and accumulates it in the output information storage unit 62, and outputs corresponding to the action range information acquired by the server device 1b in the accumulated output information. Output (for example, display) information preferentially.

  According to such a modification, the server apparatus 1b can acquire one or more user's action range information, and can transmit this action range information or location specifying information to the information terminal 6 of each user. Thereby, the processing by the information terminal 5 can be reduced. In addition, since the user position information is stored in the server device 1b, even if the user loses the information terminal 6, if the user acquires a new information terminal 6, the action range information is obtained using the previous user position information. It can be acquired.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component such as the action range information acquisition unit 13 and the location identification information acquisition unit 15 may be configured by dedicated hardware, or about components that can be realized by software. It may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  The software that realizes the information processing apparatus in each of the above embodiments is a program as described below. In other words, this program can access a user location information storage unit that stores a plurality of user location information that is user location information and an output information storage unit that stores output information that is information to be output. An action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information, which is information indicating a user's action range, using a plurality of user position information stored in the user position information storage unit, and corresponds to the action range information This is a program for functioning as an output unit that preferentially outputs output information.

  In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware. For example, a function that can be realized only by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in an acquisition unit that acquires information or an output unit that outputs information is not included in the function realized by the program.

  Further, the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. The above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

  21, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905 and an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, and the like. Is provided.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900. In FIG. 22, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and provides a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected. And a bus 915. The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to the LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus and the like according to the above embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 921 or the FD 922, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or the FD drive 906, and stored in the hard disk 914. May be forwarded. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus according to the above-described embodiment. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is suitable as an apparatus that outputs output information, and is particularly useful as an apparatus that preferentially outputs output information according to a user's action range. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 2, 3, 4 Information processing terminal 11 User position information storage part 12 Current position information acquisition part 13 Action range information acquisition part 14 Map information storage part 15 Location specific information acquisition part 16 Output information storage part 17 Output information reception Part 18 Output part

Claims (13)

A user position information storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of user position information, which are user position information, are stored;
An action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information that is information indicating a user's action range using the plurality of user position information;
An output information storage unit for storing output information that is information to be output;
An information processing apparatus comprising: an output unit that preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit filters and outputs output information corresponding to the action range information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit sorts and outputs the output information so that the output information corresponding to the action range information is first. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit groups and outputs output information corresponding to action range information. A location specifying information acquisition unit that acquires location specifying information that is information for specifying one or more locations included in the range of activity from the behavior range information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit preferentially outputs output information including the location specifying information. The output information is associated with position information that is information indicating a position,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit preferentially outputs output information associated with position information indicating a position in an area indicated by the action range information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output information output by the output unit is e-mail information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output information output by the output unit is SNS (social network service) information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output information output by the output unit is advertisement information. An information processing system having a server device and one or more information terminals,
The server device
A user position information storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of user position information, which are user position information, are stored;
A current location information acquisition unit that receives information on the current location of the user transmitted from the information terminal and accumulates the user location information in the user location information storage unit;
An action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information that is information indicating a user's action range using the plurality of user position information;
An output information storage unit for storing output information that is information to be output;
An output unit that preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information to the information terminal;
The information terminal
A user current position information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the current position of the user;
A user current position information transmission unit that transmits information on the current position acquired by the current position information acquisition unit to the server device;
A user-side receiving unit that receives output information transmitted from the server device;
A user side output unit that outputs the output information received by the user side reception unit,
Information processing system. An information processing system having a server device and one or more information terminals,
The server device
A user position information storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of user position information, which are user position information, are stored;
A current location information acquisition unit that receives information on the current location of the user transmitted from the information terminal and accumulates the user location information in the user location information storage unit;
An action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information that is information indicating a user's action range using the plurality of user position information;
An output unit that outputs to the information terminal at least one of the action range information or the place specifying information that specifies one or more places included in the action range indicated by the action range information;
The information terminal
A user current position information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the current position of the user;
A user current position information transmission unit that transmits information on the current position acquired by the current position information acquisition unit to the server device;
An output information storage unit for storing output information that is information to be output;
A user-side receiving unit that receives at least one of action range information or current position information transmitted from the server device;
Using at least one of the action range information and the current position information received by the user-side receiving unit, the output information corresponding to the action range information is preferentially output among the output information stored in the output information storage unit. A user-side output unit that outputs to
Information processing system. The user position information storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of user position information that is information on the user's position, and an action range information acquisition unit and an output information storage unit that stores output information that is information to be output And an information processing method performed using an output unit,
An action range information acquisition step in which the action range information acquisition unit acquires action range information, which is information indicating a user's action range, using a plurality of user position information stored in the user position information storage unit;
An information processing method comprising: an output step in which the output unit preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information. A computer accessible to a user location information storage unit storing a plurality of user location information as user location information and an output information storage unit storing output information as output target information;
An action range information acquisition unit that acquires action range information that is information indicating a user's action range using a plurality of user position information stored in the user position information storage unit;
A program for functioning as an output unit that preferentially outputs the output information corresponding to the action range information.

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