JP2013171334A - Related information display system, related information display control device, terminal device, program and related information display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display information related to contents and tags, etc. so that a user can discover relevance while enjoying an operation.SOLUTION: A related information display control device extracts first information or second information related to a key from first information storage means by defining prescribed first information or second information as the key, disposes the first information or the second information defined as the key at the center, and causes a user terminal to display a first screen on which the first information or the second information related to the key is disposed around the first information or the second information defined as the key. When the first information or the second information which does not exist at the center is selected on the first screen of the user terminal, the related information display control device disposes the selected first information or the second information at the center and causes the user terminal to display a second screen on which first information or second information related to the selected first information or second information is disposed around the selected first information or second information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for causing a user terminal to display content on a network and information related to the content.

  When a product is selected on a sales site on the Internet, there is a recommendation function for presenting a product related to the product. Such a recommendation function often presents a list of related products based on product information registered by the store operator and other products purchased by the user who purchased the product.

  On the other hand, there is a sales site having a function in which a user assigns keywords related to products as “tags”.

  When a tag is selected, products with the same tag as the selected tag are displayed in a list. At large stores, after grasping the contents of the product, keywords and relevance that are not in the product information are discovered, and classification using this information is also carried out. The tagging operation at the sales site takes a form in which the user performs such keyword assignment. Further, in Internet shopping, many users make purchase decisions while looking at opinions and purchase trends of other users such as user reviews and popularity rankings.

JP 2009-086859

  However, display of related information by recommendation in the prior art is made in a list format, so the display is simple, and the user cannot search for related content or find related information while enjoying operation. .

  In addition, a search using keywords in a free format widens the search, but it takes time for a store operator to add keywords that are not in the product information to all products. Therefore, it depends on tagging by the user, and it is necessary for the user to frequently use the tagging function, but not many tags have been given.

  In search on the Internet, when a search key is set, a large amount of content related to the key is often displayed. The user finishes looking through this large amount of information until he gives up, and then takes the next action. However, since there is a large amount of information that can be obtained with a single action, I do not feel like repeating such an action over and over. For this reason, in order to change the viewpoint from the initial purpose and obtain information on content of a genre that is not the purpose, the action of switching the search key has to be repeatedly performed, and the operation is complicated and inefficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and displays information related to content, tags, etc. so that the user can discover the relevance while enjoying the operation, An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that makes it possible to easily perform a search.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a related information display control device connected to a user terminal via a network,
The first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information arranged in the center is changed to the first information or the second information arranged in the center. A first screen arranged around is displayed on the user terminal;
In the first screen, when the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected, the selected first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the selected first information or the second information is selected. Related information display control, wherein a second screen in which the first information or the second information related to the two information is arranged around the selected first information or the second information is displayed on the user terminal. Configured as a device.

Moreover, the present invention is a related information display system comprising a related information display control device and a user terminal connected via a network,
The related information display control device,
First information storage means for storing each of the first information and the second information in association with the first information or the second information;
Using the first information or the second information as a key, the first information or the second information related to the key is extracted from the first information storage means, and the first information or the second information that is the key is arranged at the center. Then, display control information for causing the user terminal to display a first screen in which the first information or the second information related to the key is arranged around the first information or the second information as the key is created. Display control information creating means for
Transmitting means for transmitting the display control information to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
Display means for displaying data;
Receiving means for receiving the display control information from the related information display control device;
Display control means for displaying the first screen on the display means based on the display control information, and performing processing based on an operation on the first screen,
When the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected on the first screen, the display control means displays the information indicating the selected first information or the second information as the related information display control. To the device,
The display control information creation means places the selected first information or second information in the center, and selects the first information or second information related to the selected first information or second information. Display control information for causing the user terminal to display a second screen arranged around the first information or the second information is generated, and the transmission means transmits the display control information to the user terminal. You may comprise as a related information display system characterized by this.

  The present invention can also be configured as a related information display control device in the related information display system, a program thereof, and a related information display method executed by the related information display system.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, information related to the first information (eg, content) and the second information (eg, tag) is displayed so that the user can discover the relevance while enjoying the operation. At the same time, it is possible to provide a technique that makes it possible to easily add the second information and perform the search.

  More specifically, according to the embodiment in which the first information is content and the second information is a tag, the following effects are obtained.

  The usage of the relevance (tag) created by the user can be grasped visually. For this reason, it leads to the motivation for a user to create a relationship.

  When purchasing content, there are many cases where selection is made with reference to sales trends such as popularity ranking, but the system of this embodiment can visually grasp the popularity / unpopularity of the search route. Can give new values.

  The user can recommend specific content. For this reason, it is possible to make a more detailed recommendation close to the actual store.

  Anyone can search content intuitively like a game. Accordingly, a user who visits the store for the purpose of enjoying the search process is expected, and as a result, an effect of increasing the number of visits to the store is expected.

  Enriching “relevance” and making it easier to select expands the range of search. By performing the search while switching the relevance, it becomes easier to encounter content that is completely different from the original purpose. This makes it possible to enjoy the chance of discovery. In addition, you can enjoy searching even if there is no purpose.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a block diagram of a related information display control apparatus and a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the table stored in a content information storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of the table stored in a route passage information storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of the table stored in a user information storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of the table stored in a search result storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of the process for a screen display. It is a figure for demonstrating the process at the time of displaying the person who followed the same path | route. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of narrowing down of the information amount to display. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of the information arrangement position in a screen transition. It is a figure for demonstrating the display method in the case of displaying a search result using a user terminal as a controller. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the flow of a process in the case of displaying a search result using a user terminal as a controller. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the flow of a process in the case of displaying a search result using a user terminal as a controller.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is only an example, and the embodiment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the following embodiment. For example, in the present embodiment, an example in which the first information is content and the second information is a tag is shown, but the present invention is also applied to cases where the first information / second information is other than the content / tag. Is possible.

<Overall system configuration>
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a related information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the related information display system of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a related information display control device 1 and a user terminal 3 are connected via a network 2.

  The related information display control device 1 is a device that generates display control information for displaying content, related information, tags, and the like on the user terminal 3 and transmits the display control information to the user terminal 3. The user terminal 3 is a device that receives the display control information sent from the related information display control device 1 and displays content, related information, a tag, and the like, and is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. The network 2 is an IP network such as the Internet. The functional configuration of each device will be described later.

<Example of display screen>
(Basic display example)
Hereinafter, in this Embodiment, the screen displayed on the user terminal 3 based on the display control information received from the related information display control apparatus 1 is demonstrated. Below, what kind of screen is mainly displayed and what kind of screen transition is performed will be described. The operation of the related information display control device 1 for displaying will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the basic configuration of the screen displayed on the user terminal 3 includes a content center expression and a relevance center expression. As for “relevance”, the term “tag”, which is a sign indicating relevance, will be used below.

  FIG. 2 shows a screen example in the content-centered expression. As shown in FIG. 2, in the content-centric representation, the central content area (content A area in FIG. 2), the tag area (relation areas arranged around content A), and related items are displayed in the screen area of the user terminal 3. A content area (content area connected to each relation) and other tag buttons are visually connected and arranged as shown. In addition, an object including link information of content related to the tag is arranged around each tag area.

  In FIG. 2, for example, a full screen or a partial screen of a Web page is displayed in each content area. The link information object does not indicate the content, but indicates that there is content related to the tag. Each tag (relation) is a display indicating that there is a relationship between contents. For example, “relation A-B” indicates that content A and content B are related. Each tag may be displayed as “relation content name−content name” as shown in the figure, may be displayed as a keyword related to both contents, or may be other display, and is not limited to a specific display. As shown in FIG. 2 (the same applies to other screens), content and tags are displayed in different forms so that they can be distinguished. The content and the tag may be displayed so as to be distinguished by size and / or color.

  In the present embodiment, as “tag”, for example, bibliographic meta information (author, publisher, genre, etc.), collaborative filtering result (result indicating that there is a relation between contents and between contents and tags), arbitrary keyword (Tags assigned by the operator, tags assigned by the user, etc.).

  In the present embodiment, in the central content expression, the tag area and the related content area are each limited to one level with respect to the central content. However, the present invention is not limited to one level. For example, a terminal having a large screen is used. In some cases, the number of hierarchies may be increased.

  FIG. 3 shows a screen example of the tag center expression. As shown in FIG. 3, in the tag-centric representation, a tag (relation AC in the example of FIG. 3) that is a sign indicating a relationship, a related content area (each content area arranged around the tag), and other tags Buttons are arranged visually connected. In the present embodiment, the related content area is limited to one layer for the tag (relevance), but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a tag may be arranged around the tag, and a display in which these tags are connected may be used.

  In both cases of content-centric expression and tag-centric expression, buttons for performing detailed information display, purchase, bookmark, and other functions are arranged. However, it is not essential to place all these buttons.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 2, a “detail” button for displaying detailed information is arranged. When this “detail” button is selected (or the cursor is turned on), detailed information of the corresponding content is displayed.

  Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 2, a “have” button and a “worry” button are shown as examples. For example, the related information display control device 1 has storage means for storing a “having” list and an “interesting” list for each user, and information on contents related to the selection in the corresponding list of the corresponding user when a button is selected. Is stored. For example, when the “having” button is selected, the related information display control device 1 determines that the product corresponding to the corresponding content is owned by using the above list, and this information is displayed in subsequent displays. Control that content is not displayed becomes possible. In addition, when the “careful” button is selected, it is determined that the user is interested in the corresponding content, and control such as increasing the priority of the corresponding content is possible.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2, a “Like” button is arranged on the tag. By selecting “Like”, you can evaluate tags. For example, tag evaluation values for “Like!” Can be tabulated on the related information display control device 1 side, stored in storage means, and used as a determinant for extracting tags to be displayed.

  In the example of FIG. 3, a “details” button, a “buy” button, and a “save to checklist” button are shown. For example, by selecting a “Purchase” button, it is possible to transition to a sales site and purchase a product (such as a book) related to the content. In addition, by selecting the “Save in check list” button, it is registered in a predetermined list and can be referred to later.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the history is displayed at an easily accessible position in the screen in both cases of the content center expression and the tag center expression. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, a history in which the user of the user terminal 3 has selected content or tags in the order of content X, relation XZ, ... content B, relation SA, content A is displayed. Yes.

(Related content search)
Next, operations for searching for related contents on the screens of FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described.

  In the content center expression as shown in FIG. 2, when the related content area is selected or dragged to the center, the content center expression is switched to the content center expression centering on the related content area. Here, for example, when the user terminal 3 is a smartphone, the above “selection” means, for example, touching the corresponding area of the user terminal 3, and “drag to the center” means, for example, pointing to the corresponding area of the screen Move your finger to the center of the screen while touching. Of course, such an operation is merely an example, and it is possible to perform an equivalent selection and drag operation using a mouse, a keyboard, or the like. Note that both selection by touch and selection by dragging can be called “selection”.

  By switching to the content-centered expression centered on the related content area, tags, related content, objects, and the like related to the related content are displayed in the surroundings. That is, the related content is searched. Note that the information centered on the previous screen may or may not be shown on the next screen.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 2, when “content C”, which is related content, is selected, a transition is made to a content center expression screen centering on “content C”. That is, a screen in which tags are arranged around “content C”, which is the center, and contents and objects are arranged around each tag is displayed.

  In addition, when the tag area is selected or dragged to the center in the content center expression as shown in FIG. 2, the tag center expression is switched to the tag area as the center. By switching to the tag center expression centered on the tag area, related contents and tags related to the tag are displayed in the surroundings. That is, the related content is searched.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 2, when the tag “relation A-C” is selected, a transition is made to a tag center expression screen centered on “relation A-C”. FIG. 3 is an example of a tag center expression screen that is transitioned by selecting the tag “relation A-C” in FIG. In this case, “content A” that was at the center of the previous screen may be reduced and displayed near “relation AC” in the same direction as the previous screen (lower left of “relation AC”). .

  In the tag center expression as shown in FIG. 3, when the related content area is selected or dragged to the center, the content center expression is switched to the related content area. For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 3, when “content F” is selected, a transition is made to a content center screen centered on “content F”.

  In either case of content-centric expression or tag-centric expression, the display size of the content area can be changed according to, for example, the number of sales of the product or the like of the corresponding content. Further, the display size of the tag area can be changed according to the recommended degree of the number of times of selecting a “Like” button described later. In addition, the related information display control device 1 stores the number of times content and tags have been selected, and the display size can be determined according to the number of times. In addition to the size, the color and shape may be changed.

  In addition, the line expression connecting each region can be expressed by changing the thickness according to the number of times the user has passed the line. Thereby, the popularity of the travel route can be visually grasped. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, “the number of times of passing through the line” means that when a user selects “content F” after making the screen a central expression of “relation AC”, Count to increase the number of moves to "content F" by one. If the number of movements between “relation A-C” and “content F” is large, the line between “relation A-C” and “content F” is displayed thick. In addition to the thickness, the color may be changed according to the number of times of movement. Moreover, the shape which connects each area | region is not restricted to a line, What is necessary is just the shape which shows a connection.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a user who has passed the same route as himself (user of user terminal 3) can be displayed as “a person who has passed the same road”. For example, if you have transitioned from the “content C” central representation to the “relation AC” central representation, the “content C” central representation is the same as the “relation AC” central representation. Another user who has transitioned to the expression. This transition may display only users who have made the same transition within a predetermined time. In the above example, the users whose transitions in one section are the same are displayed, but only users whose transitions in a predetermined number or more are the same may be displayed. For example, if it is determined that two or more transitions display the same user, and the transition is performed in the order of “relation XC”, “content C”, and “relation AC”, “relation XC” , “Content C”, and “relation AC” are displayed in the order of transition. In addition, for users who have made a direct transition from “relation XC” to “relation AC”, the routes “relation XC” and “content C” including “content C” between “relation XC” and “relation AC”. , “Relation AC” may be transitioned.

  Note that it is also possible to communicate with the user by selecting a certain person on the screen. The means for communicating is not limited to a specific means, and for example, a communication means via e-mail or social network can be used. In addition, by selecting “person who has passed along the same path”, the user information of the corresponding user, a content list of interest that the user has made public, and the like may be displayed.

(Add content and tags)
In this embodiment, it is possible to add content and tags from the display screen by performing the operations described below.

  When the “other content tag” button is selected on the screen of FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. When the user terminal 3 is a smartphone, a keyboard may be displayed on the screen. In the upper area of the screen of FIG. 5, related contents and tags (keywords, etc.) that could not be displayed on the screen of FIGS.

  In the lower screen, an input field, a “search” button, and an “add” button are shown. For example, when a tag (keyword) is entered in the input field, a tag (keyword) related to the content to which the “other content tag” button is connected in the previous screen is registered. When content is entered in the input field, content related to the tag to which the “other content tag” button is connected in the previous screen is registered. When a keyword is input in the input field and the “Search” button is selected, a Web search for the keyword is executed, a content search result is displayed, and the selected content is registered as related content.

  In addition, when a recommended content related to a certain content (such as a book) is registered at a sales site for content that is transitioned by pressing the “Purchase” button on the screen of FIG. 3, for example, FIG. A screen is displayed. At this time, when the content center expression screen according to the present embodiment is displayed, the reason for registering the recommended content as a tag related to content A is displayed as shown in FIG. Recommended content AA is displayed as related content.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a tag center screen in which the recommended reason tag is selected in the content center expression of FIG. This example shows an example in which three contents corresponding to the recommended reason shown in the center are registered.

(Other screen display features)
In the present embodiment, movement and enlargement / reduction of display information associated with screen transitions are performed in a smooth and continuous manner, and the arrangement relationship (direction) of each information is kept from changing as much as possible before and after the transition.

  Further, information on the Internet may be searched and displayed using a content or tag arranged at the center as a search key.

  Furthermore, when displaying information on the Internet, display information may be extracted according to a predetermined condition and displayed while automatically switching the display information sequentially based on a predetermined display time. The display at that time may be displayed on a screen other than the search screen. This example will be described later.

<System configuration details>
Hereinafter, a system configuration example for realizing the screen display as described above will be described in more detail.

  FIG. 9 shows functional configurations of the related information display control device 1 and the user terminal 3 according to the present embodiment. It should be noted that the functional configuration shown in FIG. 9 shows main functions related to the present embodiment, and it is needless to say that an actual function (not shown) for realizing the operation is actually included. For example, the related information display control device 1 includes a user authentication function (not shown) that identifies a user with a user ID and a password. The “user ID” in the following description is authenticated and identified by the user authentication function.

(Related information display control device 1)
As shown in FIG. 9, the related information display control device 1 includes a processing control unit 11, a search function unit 12, a recommendation function unit 13, a communication function unit 14, a content information storage unit 15, a route passage information storage unit 16, and user information. A storage unit 17 and a search result storage unit 18 are provided.

  The processing control unit 11 creates display control information for causing the user terminal 3 to display a screen based on operation information received from the user terminal 3 using information stored in each storage unit. It is a functional unit that performs processing to transmit. In addition, the search function unit 12, the recommendation function unit 13, and the like are instructed to perform processing, the processing result is received, and the processing result is reflected in the display control information.

  The search function unit 12 is a function unit that performs a Web search by using tag information (keywords and the like) and content information (content names and the like) received from the user terminal 13 as keys. The search function unit 12 may perform a search by using an external search engine, or may include a search engine in the search function unit 12 and the search engine may perform a search process.

  The recommendation function unit 13 is a function unit that extracts content recommended for the user (a product or the like) according to the purchase history of the user, or extracts a content or tag related to a certain content or tag. . The recommendation function can be realized by, for example, a collaborative filtering method, but is not limited thereto.

  The communication function unit 14 is a function unit for communicating with the user terminal 3 via the network 2.

  The content information storage unit 15 is a storage unit that stores information related to content for performing screen display in the present embodiment. The route passage information storage unit 16 is a storage unit that stores route passage information on the screen. The user information storage unit 17 is a storage unit that stores, for each user, information on a route through which the user has passed. The search result storage unit 18 is a functional unit that stores search results obtained by the search function unit 12.

  The related information display control device 1 can be realized by causing one or a plurality of computers (servers) to execute a program describing the processing contents described in the present embodiment. That is, the function of each unit of the related information display control device 1 corresponds to the processing performed by each unit using hardware resources such as a CPU and a memory built in the computer constituting the related information display control device 1. This can be realized by executing a program to be executed. Further, the program can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (portable memory or the like), stored, or distributed. It is also possible to provide the program through a network such as the Internet or electronic mail.

(Example of table stored in each storage unit)
FIG. 10 shows an example of a table stored in the content information storage unit 15. As shown in FIG. 10, the table stores contents and information related to the contents. For example, in the example of FIG. 10, there are Relation-1 and Relation-2 as tags related to Content-A, Relation-1 is related to Contents-A and Contents-B, Relation-2 and This indicates that it is related to Relation-3. “Contents-A” is, for example, a URL for the corresponding content or a pointer to the URL. The same applies to other contents. “Relation-1” is identification information indicating a relationship, a keyword, and the like.

  FIG. 10 shows only information related to a small number of contents, but actually, information related to a large number of contents is included in the table. The table shown in FIG. 10 is formed on the basis of information obtained from a user's registration operation or a relationship analysis result by the recommendation function unit 13 or the like that can analyze the relationship between contents and keywords. Based on the information in this table, screen display such as the content center expression and tag center expression described above becomes possible.

  The table shown in FIG. 10 may be provided for each user (that is, for each user ID), may be provided as information common to all users, or may be provided with both. FIG. 10 of the present embodiment shows an example provided as information common to all users. The content information storage unit 15 also stores image information necessary for screen display.

  Note that the content purchase history information and the like of each user used by the recommendation function unit 13 may be stored in an external server (such as a purchase site server) or the content information storage unit of the related information display control device 1. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the data is stored in an external server.

  FIG. 11A shows an example of a table stored in the route passage information storage unit 16. As shown in FIG. 11A, the table stores a route ID, a start point, an end point, a passing time, and a passing user ID in association with each other.

  The route ID is, for example, an ID for identifying the content extracted by the process control unit 11 based on the information stored in the content information storage unit 15 between the related content and the tag, between the tags, and the content. Is granted. The route ID itself may be a content ID + tag ID, and the start point and the end point may be identified from the route ID information.

  For example, when the user of the user ID 1 passes the route of the route ID-A at the time T, the processing control unit 11 detects it based on the operation information from the user terminal 3, and displays the user in the route ID-A column. ID1 and time T are stored. Since the selected content or tag is recorded for each user in the route passage information storage unit 16, the number of selections for each content or tag is totaled from the route passage information storage unit 16, and the number of selections is stored in a memory or the like. It is good also as storing in a memory | storage means and using it for determination of the magnitude | size at the time of the display of a content or a tag. Further, for each user, a selection information storage unit that records the selected content or tag may be provided separately from the route passage information storage unit 16, and the number of selections may be aggregated by referring to the selection information storage unit.

  Further, the processing control unit 11 may count information within the totaling period for each route for each predetermined totaling period, and store a table in which the totaling information is collected in the route passage information storage unit 16. An example of the table is shown in FIG. The passing amount during the counting period in this example is an accumulation of the number of times of passing through the corresponding route during the corresponding counting period. By using this data, the thickness of the path displayed on the screen is determined. Note that raw tabulated data may be used as it is, or a relative value obtained by dividing by a predetermined number may be recorded and used.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a table stored in the user information storage unit 17. As shown in FIG. 12, the table stores a user ID, date / time, start point, and route ID. This information is obtained when the process control unit 11 receives the operation information from the user terminal 3 used by the user of the specific user ID, and identifies the start point and the route ID based on the operation information. To record. The processing control unit 11 can include the movement history in the display control information and display it on the user terminal 3 by referring to the information stored in the user information storage unit 17. Further, the information to be stored is not limited to the example of FIG. 12A, and for example, the start point and the end point constituting the route may be recorded together with the route ID. By using this user information, it is possible to extract another user who has followed the same movement route as that of a certain user. When content in the history is selected, detailed information on the content can be displayed. In addition, when content or a tag is selected, screens such as those shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 centered on the selection target may be displayed.

  Note that the table shown in FIG. 12B is used in search processing described later.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of a table stored in the search result storage unit 18. As shown in FIG. 13, the table stores keys (contents, keywords, etc.), search date and time, and searched information as search results by the search function unit 12. The process control unit 11 creates display control information including the search result by referring to the table stored in the search result storage unit 18, and transmits the display control information to the user terminal 3 or the like to display the search result. .

(User terminal 3)
The user terminal 3 is assumed to be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but a mobile phone or a PC may be used as the user terminal 3. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the user terminal 3 includes a data display control unit 31, a data display device 32, a communication function unit 33, a storage unit 34, and an input unit 35.

  The data display control unit 31 displays the image and information at an appropriate position on the data display device 32 based on the display control information received from the related information display control device 1, thereby showing the screen example described above. Display the screen. Further, the data display control unit 31 determines the size of the content and tag frame, the thickness of the route, the color, the shape, and the like based on the movement amount information included in the display control information received from the related information display control device 1. And display it properly. The information such as the size and the thickness may be included in the display control information received from the related information display control device 1 and display according to the display control information may be performed.

  The data display device 32 is a display and displays images and the like. The communication function unit 33 is a function unit for communicating with the related information display control device 1 via the network 2. The storage unit 34 stores data used in display processing and other processing. The input unit 35 is a functional unit for input, and is, for example, a hardware keyboard or a software keyboard displayed on the screen. The input unit 35 also has a function of identifying an operation (such as a touch) on the screen displayed on the data display device 32 and inputting the identified operation information into the device.

<System operation>
The basic operation of the system related to screen display will be described below with reference to the sequence diagram.

(Initial screen display operation)
For example, an operation for displaying the screen shown in FIG. 2 or 3 as an initial screen will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. In the following example, an example will be described in which the screen changes to the screen shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 by a predetermined operation from the sales site (store). For example, the transition may be made from a predetermined portal site.

(1) Initial screen display operation: Content-centric expression
First, the case where the content center expression screen (FIG. 2) is displayed will be described.

  It is assumed that the user terminal 3 accesses a sales site (store) and displays a content selection screen of the sales site. Further, it is assumed that the content selection screen shows an area for selecting content, a button for instructing a transition to the content center expression screen according to the present embodiment, and the like.

  The user selects specific content on the content selection screen, and performs an operation to instruct transition to the content center expression screen (step 1 in FIG. 14). Then, information indicating the selected content (selection information) is transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the related information display control device 1 (step 2).

  In the related information display control device 1 that has received the selection information, the processing control unit 11 acquires the selection information (step 3), extracts the content and tag information related to the content from the content information storage unit 15, and extracts the information. The passage amount information for the route corresponding to the information is extracted from the route passage information storage unit 16, and the image information, the information arrangement instruction information, the connection line thickness instruction information, etc., corresponding to the information are extracted. Display control information including it is created (step 4). Then, the process control unit 11 transmits display control information to the user terminal 3 using the communication function unit 14.

  In the user terminal 3 that has received the display control information, the data display control unit 31 performs display on the data display device 32 based on the display control information. Thereby, for example, a content-centered representation screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed.

  Note that the above example is an example in which information related to content and tags corresponding to the selection information has already been extracted and stored in the content information storage unit 15. In addition to the above processing, when the selection information is received, the recommendation function unit 13 acquires content and tag information related to the content, stores the information in the content information storage unit 15, and thereafter displays control information. Information for creation may be acquired from the content information storage unit 15.

  In addition, the process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 anticipates the next operation on the user terminal 3 and obtains the related information of information (tags and related contents) in the peripheral part by prefetching, It may be held in the same manner. Further, information acquired by prefetching may be included in the display control information. When the information acquired by prefetching is included in the display control information, the user terminal 3 may be able to display the next screen without accessing the related information display control device 1 again after the next operation. Get higher.

(2) Initial Screen Display Operation: Content Center Expression Next, a case where the tag center expression screen (FIG. 3) is displayed will be described. Since the basic flow of processing is the same as in the case of content-centered expression, the description will be given here along the sequence diagram of FIG.

  It is assumed that the user terminal 3 accesses a sales site (store) and displays a keyword selection screen for the sales site. Further, it is assumed that the keyword selection screen includes a region for selecting a keyword, a button for instructing a transition to the tag center expression screen according to the present embodiment, and the like.

  The user selects a specific keyword on the keyword selection screen and performs an operation for instructing a transition to the tag center expression screen (step 1 in FIG. 14). Then, information (selected information) indicating the selected keyword is transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the related information display control device 1 (step 2).

  In the related information display control device 1 that has received the selection information, the processing control unit 11 acquires the selection information (step 3), and extracts content and tag information related to the keyword (tag) from the content information storage unit 15. At the same time, the passage amount information about the route corresponding to the extracted information is extracted from the route passage information storage unit 16, and the image information corresponding to the information, the information arrangement instruction information, the connection line thickness instruction Display control information including information and the like is created (step 4). Then, the process control unit 11 transmits display control information to the user terminal 3 using the communication function unit 14.

  In the user terminal 3 that has received the display control information, the data display control unit 31 performs display on the data display device 32 based on the display control information. Thereby, for example, a screen of content center expression as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

  Note that the above example is an example in which information related to the keyword corresponding to the selection information has already been extracted and stored in the content information storage unit 15. As in the case of content-centric representation, in addition to the above processing, when the selection information is received, the recommendation function unit 13 acquires content and tag information related to the keyword and stores it in the content information storage unit 15. It is good also as storing after that and the information for display control information preparation from the content information storage part 15. FIG.

  Similarly to the case of content-centered expression, the processing control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 anticipates the next operation on the user terminal 3 and related information on information (tags and related content) in the peripheral part. May be acquired by pre-reading and stored in a memory or the like. Further, information acquired by prefetching may be included in the display control information.

(Display operation with screen change by user operation)
Next, a display operation accompanied by a screen change by a user operation will be described. As described above, as a method of changing the screen, there are a case where related content is selected and a case where a tag is selected. In addition, as each selection method, there are a case where the display area is selected by touching and a case where the display area is dragged to the center of the screen. In either case, the basic processing flow is as shown in FIG. 14 in which the related information display control device 1 creates display control information based on information from the user terminal 3 and transmits it to the user terminal 3. Since it is a flow, it demonstrates with reference to FIG. 14 in each following case.

(1) Screen change: When a related content area is touched and selected First, a case where a related content area is touched on a content-centered expression screen to select the related content will be described.

  It is assumed that the user terminal 3 displays a content-centric screen as shown in FIG. When the user touches the desired related content area (step 1), the selected content is identified based on the coordinates of the area touched by the data display control unit 31 of the user terminal 3, and the selected content information (selection information) is related. It is transmitted to the information display control device 1 (step 2).

  In the related information display control device 1 that has received the selection information, the process control unit 11 acquires the selection information (step 3), and is necessary for the screen display centering on the selected content as in the case of the initial screen. Information is extracted from each storage unit, and display control information is created (step 4).

  The related information display control device 1 transmits the created display control information to the user terminal 3 (step 5). In the user terminal 3 that has received the display control information, the data display control unit 31 smoothly moves the entire screen so that the selected content is centered based on the display control information, and the content center is centered on the selected content. An expression screen is displayed (step 6).

  Similar to the above-described example, in this case as well, it is possible to pre-read related information of information in the peripheral portion in anticipation of the next operation.

(2) Screen Change: When Dragging Related Content to the Center of the Screen Next, a case where the related content is dragged to the center of the screen on the screen of the content center expression will be described.

  It is assumed that the user terminal 3 displays a content-centric screen as shown in FIG. When the user drags a desired related content area, the entire screen moves so as to follow and pull the contact surface (step 1). During this operation, the data display control unit 31 in the user terminal 3 identifies selection / operation information, and the selected content information (selection information) being dragged is transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the related information display control device 1 (step) 2). For example, during the drag operation, the user terminal 3 transmits the selected content information and information on the position where the finger or the like is touching on the screen to the related information display control device 1 at regular time intervals.

  In the related information display control device 1, the process control unit 11 acquires selection information (step 3), and further acquires operation information (contact position on the screen).

  When recognizing that the selected content has entered the screen center area, the processing control unit 11 extracts information necessary for screen display centering on the selected content from each storage unit, and creates display control information ( Step 4).

  The related information display control device 1 transmits the created display control information to the user terminal 3 (step 5). In the user terminal 3 that has received the display control information, the data display control unit 31 displays a content center expression screen centered on the selected content based on the display control information (step 6).

  Similar to the above-described example, in this case as well, it is possible to pre-read related information of information in the peripheral portion in anticipation of the next operation.

  Further, in this example, the processing control unit 11 grasps the position of the selected content in the screen, grasps the size and position of the peripheral area vacated by the drag on the user terminal 3, and The number of pieces of related information corresponding to the size of the content is acquired, display control information is created, and the display control information is sequentially sent to the user terminal 3 and displayed on the user terminal 3 in response to dragging of the selected content. Also good. In this case, the user terminal 3 can display the related information smoothly from the peripheral portion according to the drag.

  In the above example, the related information display control device 1 determines whether the content has reached the center area of the screen by dragging. However, the data display control unit 31 of the user terminal 3 determines whether the content has been dragged. When it is detected that the content has reached the screen center area, it is determined that the content has been selected, and the selection information may be transmitted to the related information display control device 1.

(3) Screen Change: When Touching and Selecting Related Tag Areas Next, a case where a tag is touched and selected in the content-centered expression screen will be described.

  It is assumed that the user terminal 3 displays a content-centric screen as shown in FIG. When the user touches a desired tag area (step 1), the selected tag is identified based on the coordinates of the area touched by the data display control unit 31 of the user terminal 3, and the selected tag information (selection information) is related information. It is transmitted to the display control device 1 (step 2).

  In the related information display control device 1 that has received the selection information, the process control unit 11 acquires the selection information (step 3), and is necessary for the screen display centering on the selected tag as in the case of the initial screen. Information is extracted from each storage unit, and display control information is created (step 4).

  The related information display control device 1 transmits the created display control information to the user terminal 3 (step 5). In the user terminal 3 that has received the display control information, the data display control unit 31 smoothly moves the entire screen based on the display control information so that the selected tag is the center, and the selected tag is the center. A tag center expression screen is displayed (step 6).

  Similar to the above-described example, in this case as well, it is possible to pre-read related information of information in the peripheral portion in anticipation of the next operation.

(4) Screen change: When a related tag is dragged to the center of the screen Next, a case where a related tag is dragged to the center of the screen on the content-centered representation screen will be described.

  It is assumed that the user terminal 3 displays a content-centric screen as shown in FIG. When the user drags the desired tag area, the entire screen moves so as to follow the contact surface and be pulled (step 1). During this operation, the data display control unit 31 in the user terminal 3 identifies selection / operation information, and selection tag information (selection information) being dragged is transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the related information display control device 1 (step) 2). For example, during the drag operation, the user terminal 3 transmits the selected tag information and information on the position where the finger or the like is touching on the screen to the related information display control device 1 at regular time intervals.

  In the related information display control device 1, the process control unit 11 acquires selection information (step 3), and further acquires operation information (contact position on the screen).

  When recognizing that the selected tag has entered the screen center area, the process control unit 11 extracts information necessary for screen display centered on the selected tag from each storage unit and creates display control information ( Step 4).

  The related information display control device 1 transmits the created display control information to the user terminal 3 (step 5). In the user terminal 3 that has received the display control information, the data display control unit 31 displays a tag center expression screen centered on the selected tag based on the display control information (step 6).

Similar to the above-described example, in this case as well, it is possible to pre-read related information of information in the peripheral portion in anticipation of the next operation.
Further, in this example, the processing control unit 11 grasps the position of the selected tag in the screen, grasps the size and position of the peripheral area vacated by the drag on the user terminal 3, and The number of pieces of related information corresponding to the size of the information is acquired, display control information is created, and display control information is sequentially sent to the user terminal 3 and displayed on the user terminal 3 in response to dragging of the selected tag. Also good. In this case, the user terminal 3 can display the related information smoothly from the peripheral portion according to the drag.

(5) Screen change: When selecting related content area by touching In the tag-centered expression screen, the operation when touching the related content area and selecting the related content is the same as in the case of (1). In this case, however, the tag-centered representation screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed before selection, and the screen shifts from the tag-centered representation screen to the content-centered representation screen.

(6) Screen change: When dragging related content to the center of the screen The operation when dragging the related content to the center of the screen in the tag-centered representation screen is the same as in the case of (2). However, in this case, the screen of the tag center expression as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed before the drag selection, and the screen shifts from the tag center expression screen to the content center expression screen.

(Operation when displaying people who have followed the same route)
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, an operation example in the case of displaying “a person who has taken the same route” will be described with reference to FIG. 15. As a premise of this operation, it is assumed that the process control unit 11 stores route information in the user information storage unit 17 for each user. This route information is recorded by sequentially recording the selection information acquired in step 3 shown in FIG. The same applies to information storage in the route passage information storage unit 16. In the following example, the route passage information stored in the user information storage unit 17 is used, but the information stored in the route passage information storage unit 16 may be used.

  In the present embodiment, “person who has passed the same route” is displayed together with the content-centric representation screen or the tag-centric representation screen, and the basic processing flow is as shown in FIG. However, in order to include in the display control information information for displaying “a person who has passed the same route”, the process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 creates display control information (step 4 in FIG. 14). ) Performs the process shown in FIG.

  The process control unit 11 is a user other than the user of the target user terminal 3 who has previously selected the center information of the screen (the selection information acquired in step 3) on the user terminal 3 of interest. ) Route passage information is extracted from the user information storage unit 17 (step 401). Here, the “past” is assumed to be a predetermined period before the present.

  The process control unit 11 compares the route passing information of the user of the user terminal 3 of interest with the route passing information of other users acquired in step 401 (step 402).

  Then, based on a predetermined condition (the number of matching routes, etc.), another user having route passage information that matches the route passage information of the user of the user terminal 3 is extracted (step 403), and information on the other user is extracted. Display control information including (image information etc.) is created (step 404). For example, when the route of the user of interest is tag A-> content B, a user who has passed through tag A-> content B within a predetermined period is extracted, and that information is included in the display control information It is done.

  When the display control information is transmitted to the user terminal 3, for example, when a certain content is selected and the central expression screen of the content is displayed on the user terminal 3, Can be displayed.

(About details of screen display)
In the screen display of content-centric expressions and tag-centric expressions described so far, the number of information related to content (or tags) is generally so large that it does not fit on the screen. It is necessary to devise the arrangement and the arrangement.

  For example, regarding the content to be arranged around the tag arranged around the central content, even if a plurality of contents are extracted from the content information storage unit 15, only one content is displayed in accordance with the priority or the like. The content to be selected is displayed and the other contents are displayed as small objects having link information.

(1) About narrowing down tags In the content-centered display, the number of tags placed on one screen is limited to four. That is, the process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 creates display control information so that four tags extracted when creating display control information are arranged in one screen.

  When there are a number of tags that do not fit on one screen, a button for switching the screen to be displayed is displayed, and the page can be switched. That is, display control information is created so that such page switching is possible.

  Specifically, for example, priorities are assigned to the tags, and the tags are arranged at the following positions in the screen according to the priorities. Prioritization can be performed based on, for example, the number of times the tag has been selected, the number of times the “Like” button has been pressed, or the like.

Upper left of page n: 4n-3 in priority order Upper right: 4n-2 in priority order Lower left: 4n-1 in priority order Lower right: 4n in priority order For example, in the example shown in FIG. On the page, the first priority tag is arranged at the upper left, the second priority tag is arranged at the upper right, the third priority tag is arranged at the lower left, and the fourth priority tag is arranged at the lower right. Be placed. On the second page shown in (b), the 5th priority tag is arranged in the upper left, the 6th priority tag is arranged in the upper right, the 7th priority tag is arranged in the lower left, and priority is given in the lower right. The 8th place tag is arranged. In addition, it is good also as not displaying about the tag below a predetermined order | rank.

(2) About narrowing down content For example, in the content center expression screen, it is assumed that related content is arranged one by one through each tag.

  At this time, the content display priority is determined based on information such as the degree of relevance (which can be acquired by the recommendation function) and the number of sales, and one content with the highest priority is arranged.

  Further, for example, on the tag center expression screen displayed by screen transition by tag selection, the position where each content is displayed is related to the position where the first priority content is arranged on the previous screen. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17 (a), among the information existing on the previous screen, the content at the center on the previous screen, the tag, and the content ranked first in the priority order through the selected tag are shown in FIG. As shown in (b), it is also displayed on the tag center expression screen. In addition, these three elements are arranged at a position close to the positional relationship on the previous screen so that a natural movement occurs when the screen transitions from the previous screen to the tag center expression screen. That is, as shown in FIG. 17B, the content, the tag, and the content ranked first in the priority order through the selected tag in the center on the previous screen are arranged in the same positional relationship as the previous screen.

<Example of displaying search results as a separate screen and switching automatically>
(Overview)
In the present embodiment, when a content or tag is selected on the screen, in addition to being able to display each central expression screen as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the content or tag is selected by selecting a search mode. When selected on the screen, a search (Web search) using the content or tag as a key can be executed, and the search result can be displayed on the user terminal 3 or on another display device (TV, PC, etc.). . At the time of display, a plurality of contents obtained from search results can be switched and displayed at predetermined time intervals.

  An outline of a display method for displaying search results on a display device different from the user terminal 3, that is, using the user terminal 3 as a controller, will be described with reference to FIG.

  For example, the user terminal 3 displays the screens shown in FIGS. The user selects a search mode by selecting a predetermined button on the user terminal 3, and selects, for example, a specific tag (may be content).

  Then, the tag (keyword) is sent to the related information display control device 1, and the search function unit 12 of the related information display control device 1 performs a search using the keyword as a key, acquires the search result, and stores the search result storage unit. 18 to save. The process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 returns the search result (including a plurality of URLs as search results) to the user terminal 3. When the user performs an operation such as selecting a predetermined button by pointing the user terminal 3 toward the display device in the manner of operating the remote control of the television, information (display instruction) of the search result is sent to the display device. The display device sequentially displays the content corresponding to the URL included in the search result while switching. That is, the display instruction includes information instructing display while switching a plurality of contents included in the search result one by one at a predetermined time.

(Operation flow: first example)
As described above, a processing operation in a case where a search is performed by operating the user terminal 3 and a search result is displayed on a display device different from the user terminal 3 will be described.

  First, a first example will be described with reference to FIG. This example is an example corresponding to the above outline.

  First, the user performs search mode selection and keyword selection operations on the user terminal 3 (step 11). The keyword that is the selection information is sent to the related information display control device 1 (step 12), and the search function unit 12 of the related information display control device 1 performs a search using the keyword as a key (step 13), and the search result is displayed. It is acquired and stored in the search result storage unit 18.

  The process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 creates display control information including the search results (including a plurality of URLs as search results) (step 14), and returns the display control information to the user terminal 3 (step 15).

  On the user terminal 3, for example, a screen showing the search result (name of content, etc.) is displayed (step 16). When the user performs an operation such as selecting a predetermined button by pointing the user terminal 3 toward the display device in the same manner as when operating the remote control of the television (step 17), the display control information including the search result is displayed. (Information for display on the display device) is sent to the display device (step 18), and the display device acquires the content corresponding to the URL included in the search result and displays it in turn (step 19).

  Information transmission from the user terminal 3 to the display device can be realized by providing the user terminal 3 and the display device with existing communication functions such as Bluetooth and infrared communication.

(Operation flow: second example)
Next, with reference to FIG. 20, a second example of the processing operation when a search is performed by operating the user terminal 3 and the search result is displayed on a display device different from the user terminal 3 will be described.

  First, the user performs a search mode selection and keyword selection operation on the user terminal 3 (step 21). The keyword as selection information is sent to the related information display control device 1 (step 22), and the search function unit 12 of the related information display control device 1 performs a search using the keyword as a key (step 23), It is acquired and stored in the search result storage unit 18.

  The process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 creates display control information (information for display on the display device) including the search results (including a plurality of URLs as search results) (step 24). Then, it is transmitted to the display device (step 26). The display device acquires the content corresponding to the URL included in the search result, and displays it in turn while switching (step 26).

In the second example, a modification that performs the following processing may be employed.
The process control unit 11 of the related information display control device 1 displays the search result by referring to the table shown in (b) stored in the user information storage unit 17 shown in FIG. 12 after performing the search process. It is determined whether the terminal device to be operated is the user terminal 3 or another device. In this operation example, as shown in FIG. 12B, it is determined that it is “different”, and thereafter, the operations in steps 24 to 26 in FIG. 20 are performed. At this time, the address shown in the table of FIG. 12B is used to designate the transmission destination of the display control information including the search result.

<Other embodiments>
In the embodiment described so far, the example in which the related information display control device 1 displays a screen on the user terminal 3 has been described. Terminal device), the user terminal may create information for screen generation by its own function, and display the screens described so far.

  That is, in this embodiment, the first information or the second information is arranged at the center, and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information arranged at the center is arranged at the center. When the first screen arranged around one information or the second information is displayed, and the first information or the second information not in the center is selected on the first screen, the selected first information Alternatively, the second information is arranged around the first information, and the first information or the second information related to the selected first information or the second information is arranged around the selected first information or the second information. A terminal device for displaying the second screen is provided.

<Summary>
As described above, this specification is a related information display control apparatus connected to a user terminal via a network,
The first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information arranged in the center is changed to the first information or the second information arranged in the center. A first screen arranged around is displayed on the user terminal;
In the first screen, when the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected, the selected first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the selected first information or the second information is selected. Disclosed is a related information display control device that causes the user terminal to display a second screen in which first information or second information related to two information is arranged around the selected first information or second information.

  When the first information is selected on the first screen, the related information display control device displays a second screen in which at least one or more second information related to the first information is arranged around the user. When the second information is displayed on the terminal and the second screen is selected on the first screen, the second screen on which at least one or more first information related to the second information is arranged is displayed on the user terminal. Let

  When the first information is selected on the first screen, the related information display control device displays an object including link information to other first information related to the second information arranged around the second information. A second screen arranged around the information is displayed on the user terminal.

  Further, on the screen displayed on the user terminal by the related information display control device, the relationship between the first information or the second information and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information The sex is shown in a shape showing connection. In addition, a selection history of the first information or the second information may be displayed on a screen displayed on the user terminal by the related information display control device, and further, the first information or the first information made on the user terminal may be displayed. In some cases, information of a user who has made a selection along the same route as the two information selection routes may be displayed.

  Moreover, this specification discloses the related information display system provided with the related information display control apparatus and user terminal which are connected via a network.

The related information display control device,
First information storage means for storing each of the first information and the second information in association with the first information or the second information;
Using the first information or the second information as a key, the first information or the second information related to the key is extracted from the first information storage means, and the first information or the second information that is the key is arranged at the center. Then, display control information for causing the user terminal to display a first screen in which the first information or the second information related to the key is arranged around the first information or the second information as the key is created. Display control information creating means for
Transmitting means for transmitting the display control information to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
Display means for displaying data;
Receiving means for receiving the display control information from the related information display control device;
Display control means for displaying the first screen on the display means based on the display control information, and performing processing based on an operation on the first screen,
When the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected on the first screen, the display control means displays the information indicating the selected first information or the second information as the related information display control. To the device,
The display control information creation means places the selected first information or second information in the center, and selects the first information or second information related to the selected first information or second information. Display control information for causing the user terminal to display a second screen arranged around the first information or the second information is generated, and the transmission means transmits the display control information to the user terminal. .

When the first information is selected on the first screen, the display control information creating unit displays a second screen in which at least one or more second information related to the first information is arranged around the first information. Display control information for
When the second information is selected on the first screen, display control information for displaying the second screen around which at least one or more first information related to the second information is arranged is created. .

  When the first information is selected on the first screen, the display control information creating means extracts other first information related to the second information arranged around from the first information storing means, Display control information for displaying a second screen in which an object including link information to the other first information is arranged around the second information is created.

  The display control information creation unit selects one of the plurality of other first information extracted from the first information storage unit based on a predetermined condition, and selects the selected first information as the first information. Display control information for displaying a second screen to be displayed as first information, not as an object including link information, is created.

The related information display control device,
Route passage information storage means;
In the screen displayed on the user terminal, when the first information or the second information arranged in the vicinity is selected, the first information arranged in the center with the selected first information or the second information Or a means for storing information on a route connecting to the second information in the route passage information storage means as a selected route,
In the display control information, the display control information creating means is a shape that indicates the relationship between the first information or the second information and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information. And the thickness of the shape on the display screen is determined according to the number of times of selection of the corresponding route obtained by referring to the route passage information storage means.

The related information display control device includes means for recording the number of times of selection of the first information or the second information in the storage means when the first information or the second information is selected on the screen displayed on the user terminal. Prepared,
The display control information creating means determines the size of the first information or the second information in the display control information according to the selection number of the corresponding first information or second information.

The related information display control device includes a user information storage unit that stores a selection path of the first information or the second information on the screen displayed on the user terminal for each user,
The display control information creating unit creates information for displaying the selection history of the first information or the second information about the target user by referring to the user information storage unit, and includes the information in the display control information.

The related information display control device includes a user information storage unit that stores a selection path of the first information or the second information on the screen displayed on the user terminal for each user,
When the first information or the second information is selected by the user on the first screen displayed on the user terminal, the display control information creating means and the user's selected route information and the first information The selected route information of another user who has selected one information or the second information is acquired from the user information storage means, and the selected route information is compared to correspond to the selected route information that matches the selected route information of the user. The information of other users to be extracted is extracted, and the display control information is created so that the information of the other users is displayed as a user who has followed the same route.

  The related information display control device performs a search on the network based on a search request transmitted from the user terminal when the first information or the second information is selected on the screen displayed on the user terminal. Search means for performing is provided.

  The user terminal receives a search result by the search means from the related information display control device, and transmits a display instruction including the search result to a predetermined display device based on an operation by the user, thereby obtaining the search result. There is provided means for causing the predetermined display device to display the first information corresponding to.

  The display instruction includes information instructing display while switching a plurality of first information included in the search result one by one at a predetermined time, and the predetermined display device that has received the display instruction In accordance with the information, the plurality of pieces of first information are displayed while being switched.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the claims.

1. Related information display controller
11 Processing Control Unit 12 Search Function Unit
13 recommendation function unit 14 communication function unit 15 content information storage unit 16 route passage information storage unit 17 user information storage unit 18 search result storage unit 3 user terminal 31 data display control unit 32 data display device 33 communication function unit 34 storage unit 35 input Part

Claims (30)

A related information display system comprising a related information display control device and a user terminal connected via a network,
The related information display control device,
First information storage means for storing each of the first information and the second information in association with the first information or the second information;
Using the first information or the second information as a key, the first information or the second information related to the key is extracted from the first information storage means, and the first information or the second information that is the key is arranged at the center. Then, display control information for causing the user terminal to display a first screen in which the first information or the second information related to the key is arranged around the first information or the second information as the key is created. Display control information creating means for
Transmitting means for transmitting the display control information to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
Display means for displaying data;
Receiving means for receiving the display control information from the related information display control device;
Display control means for displaying the first screen on the display means based on the display control information, and performing processing based on an operation on the first screen,
When the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected on the first screen, the display control means displays the information indicating the selected first information or the second information as the related information display control. To the device,
The display control information creation means places the selected first information or second information in the center, and selects the first information or second information related to the selected first information or second information. Display control information for causing the user terminal to display a second screen arranged around the first information or the second information is generated, and the transmission means transmits the display control information to the user terminal. Related information display system characterized by that. When the first information is selected on the first screen, the display control information creating unit displays a second screen in which at least one or more second information related to the first information is arranged around the first information. Display control information for
When the second information is selected on the first screen, display control information for displaying the second screen around which at least one or more first information related to the second information is arranged is created. The related information display system according to claim 1. When the first information is selected on the first screen, the display control information creating means extracts other first information related to the second information arranged around from the first information storing means, 3. The display control information for displaying a second screen in which an object including link information to the other first information is arranged around the second information is created. Information display system. The display control information creation unit selects one of the plurality of other first information extracted from the first information storage unit based on a predetermined condition, and selects the selected first information as the first information. 4. The related information display system according to claim 3, wherein display control information for displaying a second screen to be displayed as the first information, not as an object including link information, is created. The related information display control device,
Route passage information storage means;
In the screen displayed on the user terminal, when the first information or the second information arranged around is selected, the first information arranged in the center with the selected first information or the second information Or a means for storing information on a route connecting to the second information in the route passage information storage means as a selected route,
In the display control information, the display control information creating means is a shape that indicates the relationship between the first information or the second information and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information. The thickness of the shape on the display screen is determined in accordance with the number of times of selection of the corresponding route obtained by referring to the route passage information storage means. The related information display system according to item 1. The related information display control device includes means for recording the number of times of selection of the first information or the second information in the storage means when the first information or the second information is selected on the screen displayed on the user terminal. Prepared,
The display control information creating means determines the size of the first information or the second information in the display control information according to the number of times of selection of the corresponding first information or the second information. The related information display system according to any one of 1 to 5. The related information display control device includes a user information storage unit that stores a selection path of the first information or the second information on the screen displayed on the user terminal for each user,
The display control information creation means creates information for displaying the selection history of the first information or the second information about the target user by referring to the user information storage means, and includes the information in the display control information. The related information display system according to claim 1, wherein: The related information display control device includes a user information storage unit that stores a selection path of the first information or the second information on the screen displayed on the user terminal for each user,
When the first information or the second information is selected by the user on the first screen displayed on the user terminal, the display control information creating means and the user's selected route information and the first information The selected route information of another user who has selected one information or the second information is acquired from the user information storage means, and the selected route information is compared to correspond to the selected route information that matches the selected route information of the user. The display control information is created so that the information of the other user is extracted and the information of the other user is displayed as a user following the same route. The related information display system according to any one of the above. The related information display control device performs a search on the network based on a search request transmitted from the user terminal when the first information or the second information is selected on the screen displayed on the user terminal. The related information display system according to claim 1, further comprising a search unit that performs the following. The user terminal receives a search result by the search means from the related information display control device, and transmits a display instruction including the search result to a predetermined display device based on an operation by the user, thereby obtaining the search result. The related information display system according to claim 9, further comprising: a unit configured to display the first information corresponding to the information on the predetermined display device. The display instruction includes information instructing display while switching a plurality of first information included in the search result one by one at a predetermined time, and the predetermined display device that has received the display instruction The related information display system according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of pieces of first information are displayed in accordance with the information. A related information display control device connected to a user terminal via a network,
The first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information arranged in the center is changed to the first information or the second information arranged in the center. A first screen arranged around is displayed on the user terminal;
In the first screen, when the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected, the selected first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the selected first information or the second information is selected. 2. Related information display control characterized in that a second screen in which first information or second information related to two information is arranged around the selected first information or second information is displayed on the user terminal. apparatus. When the first information is selected on the first screen, the user terminal displays a second screen in which at least one or more second information related to the first information is arranged,
When the second information is selected on the first screen, a second screen in which at least one or more first information related to the second information is arranged is displayed on the user terminal. The related information display control apparatus according to claim 12. When the first information is selected on the first screen, a second object in which an object including link information to other first information related to the second information arranged around the second information is arranged around the second information. The related information display control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the user terminal is displayed on the user terminal. On the screen displayed on the user terminal by the related information display control device, there is a relationship between the first information or the second information and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information. The related information display control device according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the related information display control device is shown in a shape indicating a connection. The selection history of the first information or the second information is displayed on a screen displayed on the user terminal by the related information display control device. Related information display control device. On the screen displayed on the user terminal by the related information display control device, the information of the user who has made a selection on the same route as the selection route of the first information or the second information made on the user terminal is displayed. The related information display control device according to claim 12, wherein the related information display control device is a control device. The first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information arranged in the center is changed to the first information or the second information arranged in the center. Display the first screen around you,
In the first screen, when the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected, the selected first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the selected first information or the second information is selected. 2. A terminal device that displays a second screen in which first information or second information related to two information is arranged around the selected first information or second information. The related information display control device in a related information display system comprising a related information display control device and a user terminal connected via a network,
First information storage means for storing each of the first information and the second information in association with the first information or the second information;
Using the first information or the second information as a key, the first information or the second information related to the key is extracted from the first information storage means, and the first information or the second information that is the key is arranged at the center. Then, display control information for causing the user terminal to display a first screen in which the first information or the second information related to the key is arranged around the first information or the second information as the key is created. Display control information creating means for
Transmitting means for transmitting the display control information to the user terminal,
In the first screen, when the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected, when the information indicating the selected first information or the second information is received from the user terminal,
The display control information creating means is arranged centering on the selected first information or second information, and selects the first information or second information related to the selected first information or second information. Display control information for causing the user terminal to display a second screen arranged around the first information or the second information is generated, and the transmission means transmits the display control information to the user terminal. The related information display control apparatus characterized by this. When the first information is selected on the first screen, the display control information creating unit displays a second screen in which at least one or more second information related to the first information is arranged around the first information. Display control information for
When the second information is selected on the first screen, display control information for displaying the second screen around which at least one or more first information related to the second information is arranged is created. The related information display control apparatus according to claim 19. When the first information is selected on the first screen, the display control information creating means extracts other first information related to the second information arranged around from the first information storing means, The display control information for displaying a second screen in which an object including link information to the other first information is arranged around the second information is created. Information display control device. The display control information creation unit selects one of the plurality of other first information extracted from the first information storage unit based on a predetermined condition, and selects the selected first information as the first information. The related information display control device according to claim 21, wherein display control information for displaying a second screen to be displayed as first information, not as an object including link information, is created. The related information display control device,
Route passage information storage means;
In the screen displayed on the user terminal, when the first information or the second information arranged around is selected, the first information arranged in the center with the selected first information or the second information Or a means for storing information on a route connecting to the second information in the route passage information storage means as a selected route,
In the display control information, the display control information creating means is a shape that indicates the relationship between the first information or the second information and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information. The thickness of the shape on the display screen is determined according to the number of times of selection of the corresponding route obtained by referring to the route passage information storage means. The related information display control apparatus according to Item 1. The related information display control device includes means for recording the number of times of selection of the first information or the second information in the storage means when the first information or the second information is selected on the screen displayed on the user terminal. Prepared,
The display control information creating means determines the size of the first information or the second information in the display control information according to the number of times of selection of the corresponding first information or the second information. 24. The related information display control device according to any one of 19 to 23. The related information display control device includes a user information storage unit that stores a selection path of the first information or the second information on the screen displayed on the user terminal for each user,
The display control information creation means creates information for displaying the selection history of the first information or the second information about the target user by referring to the user information storage means, and includes the information in the display control information. 25. The related information display control device according to any one of claims 19 to 24. The related information display control device includes a user information storage unit that stores a selection path of the first information or the second information on the screen displayed on the user terminal for each user,
When the first information or the second information is selected by the user on the first screen displayed on the user terminal, the display control information creating means and the user's selected route information and the first information The selected route information of another user who has selected one information or the second information is acquired from the user information storage means, and the selected route information is compared to correspond to the selected route information that matches the selected route information of the user. 25. The display control information is created so that information on other users is extracted and the information on the other users is displayed as a user following the same route. The related information display control apparatus according to any one of the above. The related information display control device performs a search on the network based on a search request transmitted from the user terminal when the first information or the second information is selected on the screen displayed on the user terminal. The related information display control apparatus according to any one of claims 19 to 26, further comprising search means for performing the following.   The program for functioning a computer as each means in the related information display control apparatus of any one of Claims 19 thru | or 27. To a computer connected to the user terminal via a network,
The first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the first information or the second information related to the first information or the second information arranged in the center is changed to the first information or the second information arranged in the center. A procedure for causing the user terminal to display a first screen arranged around,
In the first screen, when the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected, the selected first information or the second information is arranged in the center, and the selected first information or the second information is selected. A program for executing a procedure for causing the user terminal to display a second screen in which first information or second information related to two information is arranged around the selected first information or second information. A related information display method executed by a related information display system including a related information display control device and a user terminal connected via a network,
The related information display control device includes first information storage means for storing each of the first information and the second information in association with the first information or the second information,
The related information display control device extracts first information or second information related to the key from the first information storage unit using predetermined first information or second information as a key, A first screen in which the first information or the second information related to the key is arranged around the first information or the second information serving as the key is arranged on the user terminal. Creating display control information for display on
The related information display control device transmitting the display control information to the user terminal;
The user terminal receiving the display control information from the related information display control device;
When the user terminal displays the first screen on the display unit based on the display control information, and the first information or the second information that is not in the center is selected on the first screen, the user terminal Transmitting information indicating the selected first information or second information to the related information display control device;
The related information display control device places the selected first information or second information in the center, and selects the first information or tag related to the selected first information or second information. Creating display control information for causing the user terminal to display a second screen arranged around the first information or the second information, and transmitting the display control information to the user terminal;
The user terminal includes a step of displaying the second screen based on the display control information.

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