JP2013205198A - Position related data output device, method for outputting position related data, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly provide information related to a designated place and a specific portable terminal, while suppressing an amount of data to be stored.SOLUTION: A data output device 600 repeatedly acquires input data representing identification information and time information of a portable terminal, and terminal position information of the time (610); associates the pieces of information to each other and stores the pieces of information (620); generates and stores processing information associated with a previously designated place and the pieces of information of the portable terminal on the basis of a plurality of sets of terminal position information (640); upon request from the outside, generates processing information associated with a place designated by the request and the pieces of information of the portable terminal on the basis of the terminal position information and the processing information (635); and, according to the request, outputs data representing the processing information generated according to the stored processing information and the request (650 and 670). The input data include a plurality of sets of data representing the terminal position information in different systems. The data output device stores the plurality of sets of data by converting into data representing the terminal position information in a common system.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for accumulating and providing target position information associated with time information as needed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a navigation device that includes a platform unit including navigation hardware, a navigation OS, and a device driver, and a navigation application module 46 that operates on the navigation OS (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-208547 A

  However, in the above technique, provision of information regarding a specific area or point that cannot be associated with an individual user has not been considered. In addition, the problem of what information is prepared and stored in advance and what information should be generated and provided after being requested has not been sufficiently studied.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

1. According to one aspect of the present invention, a position related data output device is provided. This position related data output device
Terminal position acquisition unit capable of repeatedly acquiring input data representing identification information for identifying a portable terminal, time information representing time, and terminal position information representing the position of the portable terminal at the time When,
An original data storage unit capable of storing the terminal position information, the identification information, and the time information in association with each other;
Based on a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, to generate processing information associated with at least one of the information of the location specified in advance and the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in advance, A machining information preparation unit capable of storing;
In response to a request from the outside, based on at least one of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit and the processing information in the processing information preparation unit, information on the location specified in the request and the request A response generation unit capable of generating processing information associated with at least one of the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in
A data output unit capable of outputting, to the outside, output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated by the response generation unit in response to the request. And comprising.
The repeatedly acquired input data includes a plurality of sets of input data representing the terminal location information in different ways.
The original data storage unit can convert and store the plurality of sets of input data into data representing the terminal location information in a common manner.

  With such an aspect, the requested processing information can be provided to the outside more quickly than in an aspect in which all information to be output is generated and output after receiving a request from the outside. In addition, the storage capacity of the original data storage unit and the processing information preparation unit can be reduced as compared with an aspect in which all information to be output is generated and stored before receiving an external request. Furthermore, since the data representing the terminal location information that is the basis of the processing information is generated and stored in a common method, when processing information is generated after receiving a request from the outside, different methods are used. Compared to an aspect in which data representing terminal position information is stored, requested processing information can be quickly provided to the outside. Therefore, despite the fact that data representing terminal location information is input in a different manner, information relating to a specified location or a specific mobile terminal is quickly provided while keeping the amount of data to be stored small. can do.

2. According to another aspect of the present invention, the processing information preparation unit is a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, and the processing information preparation unit is provided in a first area on a map including the predesignated location The processing information is generated based on a plurality of sets of the terminal position information representing the included positions, and is stored in association with the information on the location designated in advance.
In response to the request, the response generation unit (i) includes a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, and the locations included in the second area including the location specified in the request A plurality of sets of the terminal position information to be expressed, and (ii) the processing information in the processing information preparation unit, which is generated based on the plurality of sets of the terminal position information representing positions included in the second region. Based on at least one of the processing information, the processing information is generated in association with the information on the location specified in the request.

  In such an aspect, the machining information preparation unit generates and stores machining information in advance for a place designated in advance. And a response production | generation part produces | generates process information about the place designated by the request | requirement from the outside which is not designated beforehand. The data output unit outputs output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated by the response generation unit. For this reason, even when a location is not designated in advance, processing information regarding the location can be provided in response to a request from the outside. On the other hand, compared with the aspect which produces | generates and memorize | stores machining information beforehand about all the places, the quantity of the information which a machining information preparation part memorize | stores can be reduced. And the process information regarding an area | region can be provided rapidly compared with the aspect which produces | generates process information about all the areas after a request | requirement.

  Processing information can also be generated and stored in advance for some locations not specified in advance.

3. According to another aspect of the invention,
The processing information preparation unit
A plurality of sets of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit, and the processing information is generated based on the plurality of sets of the terminal position information associated with the identification information of the predetermined mobile terminal. And stored in association with the identification information,
The processing information is not generated and stored based on a plurality of sets of the terminal position information associated with the identification information of other portable terminals.
In response to the request, the response generation unit is a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, and a plurality of sets of the terminal information associated with the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in the request Based on the terminal position information, the processing information is generated in association with the identification information of the portable terminal specified in the request.

  In such an aspect, the processing information preparation unit generates and stores processing information in advance for a predetermined mobile terminal. And a process information preparation part does not produce | generate process information beforehand about another portable terminal. For this reason, compared with the aspect which produces | generates and memorize | stores processing information beforehand about all the portable terminals, the quantity of the information which a process information preparation part memorize | stores can be reduced. And a response production | generation part produces | generates process information about the portable terminal which was not designated beforehand but was designated by the request | requirement from the outside. The data output unit outputs output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated by the response generation unit. For this reason, it is possible to provide processing information in response to a request from the outside even for a portable terminal that is not designated in advance. On the other hand, compared with the aspect which produces | generates and memorize | stores processing information beforehand about all the portable terminals, the quantity of the information which a process information preparation part memorize | stores can be reduced. And the process information regarding an area | region can be provided rapidly compared with the aspect which produces | generates process information about all the areas after a request | requirement.

  4). According to another aspect of the present invention, the time difference between the two sets of time information associated with the two sets of terminal location information obtained successively from the same mobile terminal is greater than the time threshold, And when the distance of the position which two sets of terminal position information represents is larger than a distance threshold, the original data storage part is the terminal acquired later from the position which the terminal position information acquired previously A route to a position represented by position information is determined with reference to a database, and information representing a position on the route is time information representing a time between times represented by the two sets of time information and the identification information Correspondingly, it is stored as the terminal location information.

  According to such an aspect, even when the terminal position information is not acquired for a predetermined time or more, it is possible to supplement the information on the position of the portable terminal during that time and store it in the original data storage unit. As a result, higher quality machining information can be generated and output to the outside as output data.

  5. According to another aspect of the present invention, when the positions represented by the plurality of sets of terminal position information of the same mobile terminal are unnatural, the original data storage unit is configured to store the plurality of sets of terminal position information. Are excluded from the objects to be stored in the original data storage unit.

  According to such an aspect, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the capacity of the original data storage unit is consumed by storing the terminal position information that is unnatural and illegal or highly likely to be an error. Can do.

  The original data storage unit is preferably excluded from a target for storing at least the terminal position information acquired last among the plurality of sets of terminal position information. With such a correspondence, it is possible to exclude terminal location information that is highly likely to be fraudulently acquired.

  6). According to another aspect of the present invention, the original data storage unit has the two sets of terminal positions with respect to a time difference represented by time information respectively associated with two sets of terminal position information of the same portable terminal. When the distance between the positions represented by the information is greater than a predetermined value, at least one of the two sets of terminal position information is excluded from the object stored in the original data storage unit.

  According to such an aspect, the terminal location information that represents an unnatural high-speed movement and is likely to be illegal or erroneous may be stored, so that the capacity of the original data storage unit may be consumed. Can be reduced.

  The original data storage unit is preferably excluded from the target for storing the terminal position information acquired later from the two sets of terminal position information. With such a correspondence, it is possible to exclude terminal location information that is highly likely to be fraudulently acquired.

  7). According to another aspect of the present invention, the original data storage unit stores the terminal position information in the original data storage unit when the position represented by the terminal position information can be represented by an unnatural number. Remove from memorized objects.

  8). According to another aspect of the present invention, the original data storage unit does not store some terminal position information among a plurality of sets of the terminal position information acquired successively, and some other terminals. Store location information.

  With such an aspect, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the capacity of the original data storage unit is consumed by storing a plurality of sets of terminal position information that match each other or have a small amount of change.

9. In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for outputting location related data using a computer.
This method
(A) repeatedly acquiring input data representing identification information for identifying a portable terminal, time information representing time, and terminal position information representing the position of the portable terminal at the time;
(B) associating the terminal location information, the identification information, and the time information with each other and storing them in an original data storage unit;
(C) generating processing information associated with at least one of pre-designated location information and pre-designated mobile terminal identification information based on the plurality of sets of the terminal location information stored , A step of storing in the processing information preparation unit;
(D) Information on the location specified in the request based on at least one of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit and the processing information in the processing information preparation unit in response to a request from the outside And using the computer to generate processing information associated with at least one of the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in the request,
(E) outputting the output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated in response to the request to the outside in response to the request; Is provided.
The repeatedly acquired input data includes a plurality of sets of input data representing the terminal location information in different ways.
The step (b) includes a step of converting and storing the plurality of sets of input data into data representing the terminal location information in a common manner using the computer.

10. According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer program for causing a computer to output position related data is provided.
Computer program
A function of repeatedly obtaining input data representing identification information for identifying a portable terminal, time information representing time, and terminal position information representing the position of the portable terminal at the time, and
A function of storing the terminal position information, the identification information, and the time information in association with each other in an original data storage unit;
Based on the plurality of sets of the terminal location information stored, processing information associated with at least one of information on a location specified in advance and the identification information on a mobile terminal specified in advance is generated, and processing information is generated. A function to memorize in the preparation section;
In response to a request from the outside, based on at least one of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit and the processing information in the processing information preparation unit, information on the location specified in the request and the request A function of generating processing information associated with at least one of the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in
In response to the request, a function of outputting output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated in response to the request to the outside;
Is a computer program for causing the computer to realize the above.
The repeatedly acquired input data includes a plurality of sets of input data representing the terminal location information in different ways.
The function of storing the terminal location information, the identification information, and the time information includes a function of storing the plurality of sets of input data by converting them into data representing the terminal location information in a common manner.

  The present invention can be realized in various forms. For example, a position related data providing system, a position related data providing apparatus, a position related data providing method, a position related information providing system, a position related information providing apparatus, and Location-related information providing method, information service system, information service device and information service method, computer program for realizing the functions of the system, device or method, and recording medium recording the computer program can do.

The figure which shows a part of structure of the information service system which is an Example of this invention. The figure which shows the structure in the 2nd service server 1000 which is a part of structure of an information service system. 7 is a flowchart showing processing when the location information input API 610 of the platform unit 600 stores location information, identification information, and time information of a mobile terminal in the location information history database 620.

A. Example:
A1. overall structure:
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a part of the configuration of an information service system that is an embodiment of the present invention. The information service system of the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal 100, a first service server 200, and a second service server 1000. These are connected to each other via a network. The second service server 1000 includes a location information service unit 300, a location information related API (Application Program Interface) 400, a statistical package unit 500, and a platform unit 600 not shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the location information service unit 300, the location information related API 400, the statistical package unit 500, and the platform unit 600 are realized by the same second service server 1000 in order to simplify the description. It was supposed to be. However, the location information service unit 300, the location information related API 400, the statistics package unit 500, and the platform unit 600 may be realized by two or more servers connected to each other via a network.

  The portable terminal 100 is carried by a general user. The mobile terminal 100 includes a position information acquisition unit 110. The portable terminal 100 can generate terminal position information representing its current position by the position information acquisition unit 110. The position information acquisition unit 110 can be more specifically a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit. Based on radio waves received from three or more satellites, the GPS unit can generate information representing its position along with information on its accuracy. The location information acquisition unit 110 identifies its location based on the intensity of radio waves received from mobile phone base stations and wireless LAN access points and information conveyed by radio waves, and generates current location information. It can also be.

  The first service server 200 is a server for business users to provide services to general users. For example, a business user provides a check-in service to a general user (see arrow S1 in FIG. 1). Specific contents of the check-in service will be described later. A service provided to a general user by a business user may be a paid service or a free service. Further, it may be a so-called “freemium” service that is free in principle and only a part of services is charged.

  The second service server 1000 is a server for an information service provider to provide services to business users and general users. For example, the information service provider provides a check-in service to a general user (arrow S2 in FIG. 1). That is, the service provided by the information service provider to the general user by the second service server 1000 and the service provided by the business user to the general user by the first service server 200 may be in conflict.

  In addition, the information service provider provides the analysis result information (hereinafter also referred to as “processing information”) related to the position information to the business user. More specifically, the information service provider provides analysis result information related to position information about a specific mobile terminal (general user) (see arrow S3 in FIG. 1). Further, the information service provider provides information on the analysis result related to the position information about the specific place (see arrow S4 in FIG. 1). Hereinafter, the processing of the first service server 200 and the second service server 1000 will be described in more detail.

  The first service server 200 performs the following processing in providing the check-in service. That is, the first service server 200 includes the terminal location information of the mobile terminal 100, the time when the terminal location information is acquired, and the user from the mobile terminal 100 of a general user who has a service provision contract with the business user. Data including an ID, information indicating “check-in”, and information indicating the content of the general user's speech is received. Then, the first service server 200 identifies the general user based on the user ID, and publishes the current position of the general user and the content of the statement along with the user name of the general user on social media. The first service server 200 issues a badge to the general user, for example. In FIG. 1, transmission of data including terminal location information is performed separately from the arrow S1 representing general exchange (including payment of consideration) regarding the service between the mobile terminal 100 and the first service server 200. In particular, it is indicated by the arrow Pi1. In the drawings of the present application, an arrow indicated by Pix (x is a positive integer) indicates transmission of data including terminal location information.

  In addition, when the first service server 200 receives data representing the terminal location information, the acquisition time of the terminal location information, the user ID, and the like from the portable terminal 100, the first service server 200 relates them to the location information of the second service server 1000. It transmits to API400 (arrow Pi2 of FIG. 1). And the 1st service server 200 is the general user who owns the portable terminal 100 produced | generated from the terminal position information, acquisition time, and user ID of a certain portable terminal 100 from the positional information relevant API400 at a predetermined timing. The information of the analysis result is acquired (arrow S3 in FIG. 1).

  The information acquired by the first service server 200 from the location information related API 400 includes, for example, (i) information on the place or store where the general user frequently visits, that is, “check-in”, and (ii) Information on the tendency of the store to “check in” often, (iii) Information about the company estimated to be the work place of the general user, (iv) Information about the place estimated to be the home of the general user, (v) Information about the general The information can be “daily life” including the user's home or work. In FIG. 1, transmission of data including terminal location information, apart from arrow S <b> 3 representing general exchange (including payment of consideration) regarding the service between the first service server 200 and the location information related API 400. Is indicated in particular by the arrow Pi2.

  The location information service unit 300 of the second service server 1000 performs the same processing as the first service server 200 in providing the check-in service. That is, the location information service unit 300, from the mobile terminal 100 of a general user who has a service provision contract with the information service provider, the terminal location information of the mobile terminal 100, the time when the terminal location information was acquired, Data including a user ID, information indicating “check-in”, and information indicating the content of the general user's speech is received. Then, the location information service unit 300 identifies the general user based on the user ID, and publishes the current location of the general user and the content of the statement along with the user name of the general user on social media. Then, the location information service unit 300 issues a badge to the general user, for example. In addition, in FIG. 1, transmission of data including terminal location information is performed separately from the arrow S2 representing general exchange (including payment of consideration) regarding the service between the mobile terminal 100 and the location information service unit 300. In particular, it is indicated by an arrow Pi3.

  When the location information service unit 300 receives data such as terminal location information, acquisition time, and user ID from the portable terminal 100, the location information service unit 300 transmits them to the location information related API 400 (arrow Pi4 in FIG. 1). The data transmitted from the location information service unit 300 to the location information related API 400 includes terminal location information, acquisition time, and user ID. What is the data transmitted from the first service server 200 to the location information related API 400? It is data of a different method. Also, the user ID is uniquely assigned separately from the service provided by the first service server 200.

  In this specification, “data” refers to a set of codes representing information in a predetermined method. For this reason, even data representing the same information can have different contents if the method is different. For example, even if the data contains information representing the same point, data representing the point according to the world geodetic system (The Japanese Geodetic Datum 2000), data representing the point according to the Japanese geodetic system, and address (text information) Therefore, the contents differ from the data representing the point. However, these data include information representing the same point.

  The location information service unit 300 relates to a general user who is the owner of the mobile terminal 100 generated from the location information related API 400 from the location information, acquisition time, and user ID of the mobile terminal 100 at a predetermined timing. Information on the analysis result is acquired (arrow S5 in FIG. 1). The information acquired by the location information service unit 300 from the location information related API 400 may include the same information as the information acquired by the first service server 200 from the location information related API 400. However, the method and items of the data received from the location information related API 400 by the location information service unit 300 are different from the data received from the location information related API 400 by the first service server 200. In addition, in FIG. 1, transmission of data including terminal location information is indicated by an arrow Pi4, in particular, apart from an arrow S5 representing a general exchange related to the service between the location information service unit 300 and the location information related API 400.

  On the other hand, the first service server 200 receives the package information representing the statistical analysis result regarding the location from the statistical package unit 500 of the second service server 1000 (arrow S4 in FIG. 1). The package information received by the first service server 200 includes, for example, (i) the number of general users who were in a certain place in a predetermined time interval, and (ii) age classifications of general users who were in a certain place in the predetermined time interval. Or (iii) distribution of general user's home or work place in a certain place in a predetermined time section, (iv) among general users in a certain place in a predetermined time section, It can be set as the analysis result of said (i)-(iii) about the general user who went to another specific place on the same day. Note that terminal location information associated with individual mobile terminals 100 is not exchanged between the first service server 200 and the statistical package unit 500 of the second service server 1000.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration in the second service server 1000 which is a part of the configuration of the information service system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the second service server 1000 includes the location information service unit 300, the location information related API 400, the statistical package unit 500, and the platform unit 600.

  The position information related API 400 transmits data representing the terminal position information, acquisition time, identification information, and the like of the mobile terminal 100 to the platform unit 600 (arrow Pi5 in FIG. 2). And the information of the analysis result regarding the general user corresponding to the identification information is received from the platform part 600 (arrow S6 in FIG. 2). Further, the location information related API 400 receives package information representing a statistical analysis result regarding the place from the platform unit 600 (arrow S7 in FIG. 2). The statistical package unit 500 also receives package information representing a statistical analysis result regarding the place from the platform unit 600 (arrow S8 in FIG. 2). However, the information received by the location information related API 400 from the platform unit 600 and the information received by the statistical package unit 500 from the platform unit 600 are different types of information. The types of such information are predetermined. Hereinafter, processing in the platform unit 600 will be described.

  The platform unit 600 includes a location information input API (Application Program Interface) 610, a location information history database 620, an analysis engine 630, a personal analysis database 640, a personal analysis acquisition API 650, a statistical analysis database 660, and a statistical analysis acquisition. An API 670 and a route network database 680 are provided.

  The location information input API 610 receives data such as terminal location information, its acquisition time, and user ID from the location information related API 400 (arrow Pi5 in FIG. 2). This reception is repeated as time passes. These data systems are acquired through a service provided by the first service server 200, and acquired through a service provided by the location information service unit 300 of the second service server 1000. And different.

  For example, in the service provided by the first service server 200, terminal location information is represented according to the world geodetic system (The Japanese Geodetic Datum 2000). On the other hand, in the service provided by the location information service unit 300 of the second service server 1000, terminal location information is represented according to the Japanese geodetic system. The position information input API 610 converts these data into data expressed according to the same method and stores the data in the position information history database 620 (arrow Pi6 in FIG. 2). Here, in the data stored in the position information history database 620, the position is expressed according to the world geodetic system.

  In addition, the ID of each general user is also converted into identification data assigned according to a single method assigned to each mobile terminal, regardless of the service from which the data was acquired. Similarly, the time information at which the terminal location information is acquired is also converted into time data according to a single method such as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) regardless of the service from which the data is acquired.

  The terminal location information, identification information, and time information are expressed in the unified data format described above, are associated with each other, and are stored in the location information history database 620 (arrow Pi6 in FIG. 2). That is, the position information history database 620 records that the general user represented by the identification information was at the position represented by the terminal position information at the acquisition time represented by the time information. Such information is accumulated over time.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal position information, identification information, and time information are expressed in the unified data format and stored in the position information history database 620 in association with each other. As a result, the following effects can be obtained. That is, when generating processing information based on terminal location information, time information, and identification information stored in association with each other in the location information history database 620, compared to an aspect in which data is accumulated in a different manner, Processing information can be generated quickly.

  A function unit of the position information input API 610 that receives data such as terminal position information, its acquisition time, and user ID from the position information related API 400 is shown as a data receiving unit 612 in FIG. A functional unit of the location information input API 610 that stores the location information, identification information, and time information of the mobile terminal in association with each other and stores them in the location information history database 620 is shown as a data storage unit 614 in FIG.

  Based on the terminal position information, time information, and identification information stored in the position information history database 620 (arrow Pi7 in FIG. 2), the analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis result regarding the specific mobile terminal 100. To do. More specifically, the analysis engine 630 is terminal location information stored in the location information history database 620 in association with the identification information of the designated mobile terminal, and the acquisition time is within a predetermined time interval. Processing information is generated based on the included terminal location information.

  The predetermined time period can be arbitrarily determined between a business user who provides a service on the first service server 200 and an information service provider on the second service server 1000. In addition, any time interval required by the location information service unit 300 of the second service server 1000 can be set. For example, the predetermined time interval can be the past seven days. Further, seven sets of machining information can be generated by adopting each of the past seven days as a predetermined time interval. Furthermore, as the predetermined time interval, the past one month, the past three months, or the past one year can be adopted. Furthermore, the processing information for the predetermined day of the past three months or the past year, or Further, it is also possible to generate processing information for the past three months, weekdays of the past year, or holidays and holidays.

  The processing information of the analysis result regarding the mobile terminal 100 generated by the analysis engine 630 includes, for example, (i) information on a place or store where the general user goes frequently, (ii) information on a tendency of the store where the general user goes frequently, (Iii) information about the company estimated to be the work place of the general user, (iv) information about the place estimated to be the home of the general user, and (v) “daily life” including the home and work of the general user. It can be information.

  The analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis result for the mobile terminal (general user) designated in advance from the first service server 200 via the location information related API 400. The generation of the processing information of the analysis result regarding the designated mobile terminal is performed, for example, every week. Then, the generated processing information of the analysis result related to the mobile terminal is stored in the personal analysis database 640 in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal (arrow Pi8 in FIG. 2). A functional part of the analysis engine 630 that performs such a function is shown as a first personal analysis engine 632 in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the analysis engine 630 does not generate processing information representing an analysis result in advance for a portable terminal other than the designated portable terminal, and does not store it in the personal analysis database 640. By setting it as such a process, compared with the aspect which produces | generates the process information showing an analysis result about all the portable terminals, and stores in the personal analysis database 640, the load of the analysis engine 630 can be reduced. Further, the capacity of the personal analysis database 640 can be reduced.

  The analysis engine 630 processes terminal position information, time information, and identification information stored in the position information history database 620, and analysis results regarding each mobile terminal (general user) stored in the personal analysis database 640. Based on the information, processing information representing the analysis result regarding the specific place is generated. By using the processing information stored in the personal analysis database 640, the processing information of the analysis result for the specific location is generated from only the terminal position information, time information, and identification information stored in the position information history database 620. Compared with the aspect which performs, the processing information of the analysis result regarding a place can be produced | generated rapidly.

  More specifically, the analysis engine 630 is terminal location information stored in the location information history database 620, the acquisition time is included in a predetermined time interval, and a predetermined location corresponding to a specified location. The processing information is generated based on the terminal position information indicating the position included in the area. The designated location can be arbitrarily determined between a business user who provides a service on the first service server 200 and an information service provider on the second service server 1000.

  When the designated place is a facility name or a store name, the predetermined area can be an area on the map occupied by the facility or the store. When the designated place is an address, it can be an area on the map represented by the address. Information of these areas can be held in advance by the platform unit 600 as polygon information. On the other hand, the predetermined time interval can be variously set in the same manner as the processing by the first personal analysis engine 632 described above.

  For example, (i) the number of general users who were in a certain place in a predetermined time interval, and (ii) the number of general users who were in a certain place in a predetermined time interval. The general user's age classification, the number of people by gender, (iii) the distribution of the general user's home or work place at a certain place in a predetermined time section, and (iv) the certain place in a predetermined time section. Among the general users, the analysis results of (i) to (iii) for general users who went to other specific places on the same day can be used.

  The analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis result for a place designated from the first service server 200 via the statistical package unit 500 in advance. The information is generated every week, for example. And the processing information of the analysis result regarding the generated place is stored in the statistical analysis database 660 in association with the position information of the place (arrow Pi10 in FIG. 2). A functional part of the analysis engine 630 that performs such a function is shown in FIG. 2 as a first statistical analysis engine 634.

  In this embodiment, the analysis engine 630 does not generate processing information representing the analysis result in advance for a place other than the designated place, and does not store it in the statistical analysis database 660. By performing such processing, it is possible to reduce the load on the analysis engine 630 as compared with an aspect in which processing information representing the analysis result is generated and stored in the statistical analysis database 660 for all locations. Further, the capacity of the statistical analysis database 660 can be reduced.

  In the case where there is a request for an analysis result for a specific mobile terminal 100 specified in advance from the position information related API 400, the personal analysis acquisition API 650 processes the analysis result for the specific mobile terminal 100 in response to the request. Information is extracted from the personal analysis database 640 and passed to the location information related API 400 (arrow S6 in FIG. 2). By performing such processing, the processing information of the analysis result relating to the specific mobile terminal 100 can be quickly obtained after the request, as compared with the aspect of performing analysis on the specific mobile terminal 100 after the request. Can be provided.

  On the other hand, when a mobile terminal that is not a mobile terminal specified in advance is specified and processing information of analysis results is requested from the position information related API 400, the analysis engine 630 is stored in the position information history database 620. Based on the position information of the mobile terminal that is present (arrow Pi7 in FIG. 2), the processing information of the analysis result regarding the specific mobile terminal 100 is generated. A functional part of the analysis engine 630 that performs such a function is shown as a second personal analysis engine 633 in FIG. The second personal analysis engine 633 can be a separate engine from the first personal analysis engine 632, or can be the same engine.

  The generated processing information of the analysis result related to the mobile terminal is passed to the personal analysis acquisition API 650 (arrow Pi9) via the personal analysis database 640 (arrow Pi8 in FIG. 2), and is passed to the location information related API 400 (same as arrow Pi9). Same as arrow S7). It should be noted that the processing information transferred to the personal analysis database 640 in this way may be deleted from the personal analysis database 640 after a predetermined period has elapsed.

  By performing such processing, analysis information processing information can be provided in response to a request from the location information related API 400 for a mobile terminal other than a mobile terminal designated in advance. In addition, the capacity required for the personal analysis database 640 can be reduced as compared with a mode in which all mobile terminals are analyzed in advance and the results are stored in the personal analysis database 640.

  When the statistical analysis acquisition API 670 receives a request for an analysis result for a place designated in advance from the statistical package unit 500, the statistical analysis database stores the processing information of the analysis result for the specific place in response to the request. The data is extracted from 660 and transmitted to the statistical package unit 500 (arrow S8 in FIG. 2). By performing such processing, it is possible to provide the processing information of the analysis result regarding the specific location promptly after the request, compared to the aspect of performing the analysis for the specific location after the request. it can.

  On the other hand, when there is a request for a predetermined analysis result for a location from the location information related API 400, the analysis engine 630 displays the terminal location information, time information, and identification information (stored in the location information history database 620). Based on the arrow Pi7) of FIG. 2 and the processing information of the analysis result regarding the mobile terminal stored in the personal analysis database 640, the processing information of the analysis result regarding the specific place is generated. Then, the generated processing information of the analysis result regarding the place is passed to the statistical analysis acquisition API 670 (arrow Pi11) via the statistical analysis database 660 (arrow Pi10 in FIG. 2), and passed to the position information related API 400. (Arrow S7). It should be noted that the processing information transferred to the statistical analysis database 660 in this way may be deleted from the statistical analysis database 660 after a predetermined period.

  Note that the location where the analysis result is requested from the position information related API 400 is not designated in advance. The location is specified at the time of request. In this way, in the analysis in which the processing information of the analysis result is passed to the position information related API 400, the type of analysis is determined in advance. Such an analysis is an analysis with a smaller processing load than an analysis in which an analysis result is passed to the statistical package unit 500, that is, an analysis in which an analysis result is prepared in advance. A functional unit of the analysis engine 630 that performs such a function is shown as a second statistical analysis engine 635 in FIG. Note that the second statistical analysis engine 635 may be a separate engine from the first statistical analysis engine 634, or may be the same engine.

  By performing such processing, it is possible to provide the processing information of the analysis result for a place other than a place designated in advance in response to a request from the position information related API 400. Further, the capacity required in the statistical analysis database 660 can be reduced as compared with the aspect in which the analysis is performed in advance for all locations and the results are stored in the statistical analysis database 660.

A2. Processing in the location information input API:
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing when the location information input API 610 of the platform unit 600 stores terminal location information, identification information, and time information in the location information history database 620. Here, in order to facilitate understanding of the technology, the description will be limited to the processing of data corresponding to the same identification information. However, in practice, the processing of FIG. 3 is repeatedly performed for the corresponding terminal position information and time information for each different identification information. 3 is performed every time terminal position information or the like is input to the position information input API 610.

  In step S10, the position information input API 610 obtains data representing terminal position information, identification information, and time information from the position information related API 400 (see arrow Pi5 in FIG. 2). Note that these data systems are based on whether each data is acquired through a service provided by the first service server 200 or through a service provided by the location information service unit 300 of the second service server 1000. It depends on what was acquired.

  In step S20, the position information input API 610 determines whether or not a predetermined time T has elapsed since data such as terminal position information was previously stored in the position information history database 620. Here, T is “1 minute”. If the predetermined time T has not elapsed, the process returns to S10. If the predetermined time T has elapsed since the data was stored in the position information history database 620, the process proceeds to step S20.

  By performing such processing, only a part of the terminal position information acquired continuously is accumulated. As a result, a large number of sets of terminal position information and related information data that have little change in position and are not worth accumulating are stored in the position information history database 620, and the storage capacity of the position information history database 620 is small. The situation where it is consumed can be prevented.

In step S30, the position information input API 610 determines whether the data of the terminal position information is represented by an unnatural number. More specifically, it is determined whether or not the number in the data is represented by a number that can be expressed by C × n ^m (C is a positive integer, n is 2 or 10, and m is an integer of 4 or more). The For example, when any one or more of latitude information, longitude information, and altitude information among the terminal position information is a number that can be expressed in C × n ^m , “the number in the data is C × n It corresponds to “represented by a number that can be expressed by ^m ”.

  If a certain number or more of the numbers in the terminal location information data can be expressed as such, the corresponding terminal location information data, identification information data, and time information data are discarded (step S40). ), The process returns to step S10. If the number of data that can be expressed as described above is less than a certain number, the process proceeds to step S50. Here, the “certain number” serving as the threshold is one. However, the “predetermined number” serving as the threshold may be another number such as 2 or 3.

  By performing such processing, unnatural information estimated to be generated artificially is stored in the position information history database 620, and the situation where the capacity of the position information history database 620 is consumed can be prevented. . Further, by removing unnatural information from the accumulation target, it is possible to improve the quality of the processing information of the analysis result generated by the analysis engine 630.

  In step S50, the location information input API 610 converts the data of the terminal location information, the identification information, and the time information into data of a common method that does not depend on the service from which the information is acquired. Here, the terminal location information is stored as data representing the location according to the world geodetic system. The time information is stored as data expressed in GMT. The ID of each portable terminal (general user) is also stored as data expressed by identification information based on a unified numbering.

  In step S60, the position information input API 610 determines whether the relationship between the positions represented by continuously acquired terminal position information is not unnatural. More specifically, a value obtained by dividing the distance between the positions represented by the two sets of terminal position information acquired successively by the interval of the acquisition times corresponding to the terminal position information acquired continuously, It is determined whether it is less than a predetermined threshold.

  If the above value is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the process proceeds to step S40. The position information data, identification information data, and time information data acquired this time are discarded, and the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, when the value obtained by dividing the distance between the positions represented by the continuously acquired mobile terminal position information by the time interval of the continuously acquired mobile terminal position information is less than the threshold, The process proceeds to step S80. Here, the threshold is assumed to be 400 km / h.

  By performing such processing, unnatural information representing high-speed movement that is impossible in practice is stored in the position information history database 620, and the situation where the capacity of the position information history database 620 is consumed is prevented. be able to. Further, by removing unnatural information from the accumulation target, it is possible to improve the quality of the processing information of the analysis result generated by the analysis engine 630.

  In step S70, the location information input API 610 determines (i) the time of the time information associated with the terminal location information acquired immediately before and the time of the time information associated with the terminal location information acquired this time. Has a time interval larger than a predetermined time threshold, and (ii) the distance between the position of the terminal position information acquired immediately before and the position of the terminal position information acquired this time is larger than the predetermined distance threshold. It is determined whether or not. The predetermined time threshold can be set to 1 hour, for example. The predetermined distance threshold can be set to 1 km, for example. However, these threshold values can be set to arbitrary values.

  If the determination result in step S70 is No, the process proceeds to step S90, and the terminal position information, identification information, and time information data acquired this time are stored in the position information history database 620. On the other hand, if the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to step S80.

  In step S80, the position information input API 610 interpolates the terminal position information. Specifically, the location information input API 610 uses the route network database 680 to indicate a route from the location represented by the location information of the mobile terminal acquired immediately before to the location indicated by the location information of the mobile device acquired this time. Browse and search. Then, position information representing one or more points on the searched route and time information of time estimated to have passed the point are calculated. Note that, as these points, a point that is estimated to be located every time T from the position represented by the position information of the mobile terminal acquired immediately before is selected.

  Thereafter, in step S90, the terminal position information and time information data acquired this time and the position information and time information data generated in step S80 are associated with the mobile terminal identification information acquired this time. Stored in the location information history database 620.

  By performing such processing, even when there is a time section in which the location information acquisition has failed in the mobile terminal 100 and the general user moves a long distance during that time period, the terminal location information during that time can be complemented. . As a result, the quality of the processing information of the analysis result generated by the analysis engine 630 can be improved.

  Note that the “second service server 1000” realizing the function of the “platform unit 600” in the present embodiment corresponds to the “position related data output device” in the “means for solving the problem”. In this embodiment, the data (see Pi 5 in FIG. 2) received by the position information input API 610 from the position information related API 400 corresponds to “input data” in “Means for Solving the Problem”. The “data receiving unit 612” corresponds to a “terminal position acquisition unit”. The “data storage unit 614” and the “location information history database 620” correspond to the “original data storage unit”. The “first personal analysis engine 632” and the “personal analysis database 640” and the “first statistical analysis engine 634” and the “statistical analysis database 660” correspond to the “processing information preparation unit”.

  The “second personal analysis engine 633” and the “second statistical analysis engine 635” correspond to the “response generation unit”. The “personal analysis acquisition API 650” and the “statistical analysis acquisition API 670” correspond to the “data output unit”. Data transmitted from the “personal analysis acquisition API 650” to the “location information related API 400” (see S6 in FIG. 2), and data transmitted from the “statistical analysis acquisition API 670” to the “location information related API 400” (see S7). The data (refer to S8) transmitted by the “statistic analysis acquisition API 670” to the “statistic package unit 500” corresponds to “output data”. The outside of the “platform unit 600” corresponds to “outside”.

B. Variations:
The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible.

B1. Modification 1:
In the above embodiment, the timing at which the mobile terminal 100 transmits information such as terminal location information is the timing at which a general user “checks in”. However, the timing at which the mobile terminal transmits information such as terminal location information may be other timing when receiving provision of service. Moreover, it is good also as transmitting information, such as terminal position information, regularly every fixed time. The time interval at that time can take various positive values such as 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 1 hour. Then, when transmitting information such as terminal location information, it is possible to transmit information such as the latest terminal location information, or to send all or selected information such as past untransmitted terminal location information. It is good to do.

B2. Modification 2:
In the above embodiment, the mobile location information is expressed according to the Japanese geodetic system and the world geodetic system. However, the mobile location information may be a coordinate system of the world geodetic system 1984 (WGS 84) or an international earth reference coordinate system (ITRF, de: International Terrestrial Reference Frame). Moreover, you may express a point with an address, a common name, etc.

B3. Modification 3:
In the above-described embodiment, the terminal position information or the like is not newly stored until the predetermined time T has elapsed since the last time it was stored in the position information history database 620, and the time exceeding the time T (1 minute) is exceeded. When the time has elapsed, the terminal location information and the like are newly stored. However, the aspect which accumulate | stores only one part among the terminal location information etc. which were acquired continuously can also be made into another aspect.

  For example, the time T can take various positive values other than 1 minute, such as 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 1 hour. Further, for example, it is also possible to newly store the terminal position information and the like after discarding without storing the predetermined number or more of terminal position information continuously acquired. Alternatively, it is possible to select and store information having the highest accuracy among a predetermined number or more of terminal position information acquired continuously.

B4. Modification 4:
In the above embodiment, when the position of the mobile terminal 100 represented by the terminal position information is represented by a number that can be expressed by C × n ^m (C is a positive integer, n is 2 or 10, and m is 4 or more) (Integer), the terminal position information is discarded (steps S30 and S40 in FIG. 3). However, a criterion other than such a criterion can be adopted to eliminate unnatural terminal position information.

  For example, in the above criteria, C may be 1 and may be a negative integer. Also, n can be other integers such as 3, 7, 11. And m can also be made into an integer of 1-3 or 5 or more.

  Also, when the altitude of the position represented by the terminal position information is higher than the first altitude threshold or lower than the second altitude threshold, the position (elevation) is unnatural. As an example, the terminal position information can be discarded. As the first altitude, any positive value such as 4000 m, 5000 m, or 100,000 m can be employed. Moreover, as a 2nd altitude, arbitrary negative values, such as -50m, -100m, -200m, are employable, for example.

  Further, for example, when the position represented by the terminal position information is a sea that is a predetermined distance or more away from the coastline, the terminal position information can be discarded as the position is unnatural. As the predetermined distance in that case, any positive value such as 200 m, 1000 m, 4000 m, or 10 km can be adopted. In addition, when the terminal location information represents a location outside the area where the business user provides services to the general user (for example, outside the area of Japan), this is excluded as unnatural terminal location information. You can also.

In the above-described embodiment, the position information input API 610, when the number in the terminal position information data is unnatural, the corresponding terminal position information data, identification information data, and time information data are Discarded (steps S30 and S40 in FIG. 3). However, the conditions for discarding terminal location information and the like, which are determined based on individual values in the data, may be other conditions. For example, the data discarding condition may be that any one of the terminal position information data, the identification information data, and the time information data is represented by an unnatural number. More specifically, the number in each data is represented by a number that can be expressed by C × n ^m (C and m are positive integers, n is 2 or 10), and the condition for discarding those data It can also be. In addition, when the time information represents a time earlier than the current time, the corresponding terminal location information data, identification information data, and time information data may be discarded.

B5. Modification 5
In the above embodiment, in step S60, the position information input API 610 indicates that the relationship between the positions represented by continuously acquired terminal position information represents a movement at a speed exceeding 400 km / h. The newly acquired terminal position information is discarded as being unnatural (step S40 in FIG. 3). However, the speed threshold may be other values such as 150 km / h and 300 km / h.

  This threshold value can also be set according to the moving means used by general users. 1st threshold in case of movement by foot, 2nd threshold in case of movement of general road by car, 3rd threshold in case of movement of expressway by car, 4th in case of movement by railway other than Shinkansen Two or more threshold values can be set according to the moving means, such as the threshold value of No. 5 and the fifth threshold value in the case of movement by Shinkansen. Note that “first threshold value” <“second threshold value” is preferable, and “second threshold value” <“third threshold value” is preferable. “First threshold” <“fourth threshold” is preferable, and “fourth threshold” <“fifth threshold” is preferable.

  Moreover, in the said Example, with respect to the difference of the time which the time information respectively matched with two sets of terminal position information showing the position of the said said portable terminal respectively, the said portable terminal of the said two sets of terminal position information represents If the distance between the positions is greater than the predetermined value, the terminal position information acquired later is discarded (steps S60 and S40 in FIG. 3). However, it is a standard that uses two or more sets of terminal position information, and a standard other than the above-mentioned standard can be adopted to eliminate unnatural information.

  For example, among the positions represented by continuously acquired terminal position information, the position p represented by the terminal position information that is not the first and not the last corresponds to the position represented by the terminal position information that is continuously acquired. When it is far from the plurality of positions than the determined threshold value, it is possible to assume that the position p is unnatural and the terminal position information representing the position p is discarded. As the threshold value determined according to the position represented by the terminal position information acquired continuously, for example, A times the distance between the two most distant points among the plurality of positions (A is a number of 1 or more) ). In addition, the criterion for determining whether or not the position is far from the position may be based on the distance from the center of gravity of the position. Moreover, it is good also considering the distance from the middle point of the two most distant points among those several positions as a reference | standard.

  In addition, when the situation that the angle of the bent part formed by the line connecting the three consecutive points is less than the predetermined threshold value occurs several times in succession, those positions are unnatural. It can be set as the aspect which discards the terminal position information showing those positions p. As the angle threshold value, for example, any angle such as 20 degrees, 10 degrees, and 5 degrees can be adopted. Further, as the threshold value of the continuous number, for example, any number of times such as 3 times, 4 times, and 5 times can be adopted.

  In addition, when removing unnatural terminal position information from the storage target according to the criteria for using two or more sets of terminal position information, the last acquired terminal position information is stored from the storage target as in the above embodiment. Alternatively, all terminal location information used for the determination may be excluded from the storage target. Also, some terminal position information may be excluded from the storage target. And you may remove from some memory | storage objects containing the terminal location information acquired at the end.

B6. Modification 6:
In the above embodiment, the terminal position information and the like are discarded in a predetermined case (steps S30, S40, and S60 in FIG. 3). The data at that time may be discarded before being stored in the position information history database 620, or once stored in the position information history database 620, the data may be deleted. That is, such data may be excluded from the storage or storage target in the recording medium.

  Further, the process from step S30 to step S40 in FIG. 3, the process from step S50, the process from step S60 to S40, and the process from step S70 to S80 are not limited to the order of the above-described embodiments, but are performed in an arbitrary order. be able to.

B7. Modification 7:
In the above embodiment, the terminal position information supplemented in step S80 in FIG. 3 is position information having the same time interval as the predetermined time in step S20. However, the terminal location information supplemented in step S80 in FIG. 3 may be location information having a time interval longer than the same time interval as the predetermined time in step S20, or location information having a short time interval. May be.

  However, it is preferable that the terminal position information to be complemented is position information having a time interval equal to or shorter than a predetermined time interval in which one of terminal position information acquired continuously is selected. With such an aspect, terminal location information is not increased unnecessarily. Further, it is more preferable that the terminal location information to be complemented is location information having the same time interval as a predetermined time interval in which one of the terminal location information acquired continuously is selected. If it is set as such an aspect, terminal location information can be complemented with the sampling density comparable as the terminal location information actually acquired.

B8. Modification 8:
In the above embodiment, the processing information of the analysis result related to the general user is generated every week, and is associated with the identification information of the general user and stored in the personal analysis database 640 (arrow Pi8 in FIG. 2). . Further, processing information of the analysis result regarding the place is generated every week, and is associated with the place information and stored in the statistical analysis database 660 (arrow Pi10 in FIG. 2). However, information that is generated and stored in advance prior to the request may be generated in another cycle. Further, the section of the terminal position information acquisition time taken into account when generating the processing information may include a time section before the time going back from the current time by the generation cycle. For example, the processing information generated based on the terminal position information for one month may be generated and updated every week.

B9. Modification 9:
In the above embodiment, the analysis engine 630 is the terminal position information stored in the position information history database 620 in association with the identification information of the designated mobile terminal, and the acquisition time is within a predetermined time interval. Processing information is generated based on the included terminal location information. The analysis engine 630 is terminal location information stored in the location information history database 620, and the acquisition time is included in a predetermined time interval and included in a predetermined region corresponding to a specified location. The processing information is generated based on the terminal position information indicating the position to be processed. However, the processing information may be other modes. For example, it is good also as producing | generating process information about the combination of a specific portable terminal and a specific place.

  Moreover, the number of the specific portable terminals that are the generation targets of the processing information of the set of analysis results may be one or more. The plurality of portable terminals may be owned by one person or may be owned by a plurality of persons. Whether one portable terminal is owned by one person or shared by a plurality of persons can be estimated to some extent by analyzing the one portable terminal and generating processing information. In addition, whether or not the owners of multiple mobile devices are family members or whether they are members of the same company or not, analyzes those multiple mobile devices and generates processing information By doing so, it is possible to guess to some extent.

  As a result, by generating processing information of analysis results for a combination of a specific plurality of mobile terminals and a specific one or more places, for example, processing information on the frequency of a family going to a certain series of shopping malls is generated. It is also possible to do.

  It is desirable that the generated processing information is stored in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal that is the object of analysis and the location information that is the object of analysis, and is output to the outside.

B10. Modification 10:
In the above embodiment, the analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis result for the mobile terminal (general user) designated in advance from the first service server 200 via the location information related API 400. In addition, the analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis result for a place designated from the first service server 200 via the statistical package unit 500 in advance. However, the portable terminal and the place where the processing information is generated in advance may be specified without using the location information related API 400 or the statistical package unit 500.

B11. Modification 11:
In the above embodiment, the analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis result for a portable terminal (general user) designated in advance and stores it in the personal analysis database 640 (arrow Pi8 in FIG. 2). For portable terminals other than the designated portable terminal, processing information representing the analysis result is generated in advance and is not stored in the personal analysis database 640.

  However, the analysis engine 630 may generate and store processing information representing the analysis result in advance for mobile terminals other than the designated mobile terminal. For example, processing information representing the analysis result can be generated and stored in advance for a mobile terminal associated with the designated mobile terminal. Examples of mobile terminals related to the specified mobile terminal include, for example, other mobile terminals owned by general users who own the specified mobile terminals, and mobile phones owned by families of general users who own the specified mobile terminals. It can be a terminal.

B12. Modification 12:
In the above-described embodiment, the analysis engine 630 generates processing information representing the analysis results for locations designated in advance from the first service server 200 via the statistical package unit 500 and stores them in the statistical analysis database 660. (Arrow Pi10 in FIG. 2). For places other than the designated place, processing information representing the analysis result is generated in advance and is not stored in the statistical analysis database 660.

  However, the analysis engine 630 may generate and store processing information representing an analysis result in advance for a place other than the designated place. For example, for a place related to a designated place, processing information representing an analysis result can be generated and stored in advance. As the place related to the designated place, for example, when the designated place is a facility, it can be a place of another facility competing with the facility. In addition, the place related to the designated place may be a place of one or more stations in the vicinity of the designated place.

B13. Modification 13:
The processing information generated by the analysis engine 630 includes primary processing information generated based on terminal position information in the position information history database 620 and the like, secondary processing information generated using the primary processing information, and secondary processing information. The information may be various information such as tertiary processing information generated using the processing information. However, when there is the first type of processing information and the second type of processing information generated based on the first type of processing information, the first type of processing information is generated in advance and stored in the storage unit. It is preferable to store the second type of processing information after it is requested. Moreover, it is preferable that the terminal position information that is the basis for generating the processing information is saved for generation of the processing information after acquisition. And the process information (including primary process information and secondary and subsequent multi-process information) generated based on the terminal position information may be generated and stored in advance, or may not be generated and stored in advance. Also good.

B14. Modification 14:
In the above embodiment, the information received by the location information related API 400 from the platform unit 600 and the information received by the statistical package unit 500 from the platform unit 600 are different types of information, and the types of these information are determined in advance. Yes. As described above, the analysis that generates and stores in advance and transmits the stored information according to the request and the analysis that generates and outputs the information according to the request are divided based on various viewpoints. be able to. For example, the former can be analyzed as a paid service. The latter can be analyzed as a free service or as an incidental service of other paid services. Moreover, the former and the latter can also be divided according to the other party who provides the processing information of the analysis result. In the above-described embodiment, the statistical package unit 500 does not transmit the analysis result processing information for which the location is specified at the time of the request. It may be output to the outside via 500. Furthermore, the former can be an analysis with a large processing load. The latter can be an analysis with a smaller processing load than the former.

B15. Modification 15:
The portable terminal in the information service system that is an embodiment of the present invention is preferably a portable terminal that can be carried by the user, obtain the current position, and perform a predetermined output to the user. This mobile terminal can be a mobile phone or a smartphone. In addition, a personal data assistant (PDA) or a notebook computer may be used as a device that does not have a telephone function. That is, the portable terminal may be any device that can be carried by the user, can acquire information on the current position, and can perform a predetermined output to the user based on the data.

B16. Modification 16:
In the above-described embodiment, the mode in which the mobile terminal uses the GPS to obtain the current position information has been described. However, the current position information is generated by GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), satellite positioning systems other than GPS, such as Galileo (in other words, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)). It may be. In addition, for example, when the terminal carried by the user is a mobile phone, the location information is generated based on the distance between the base station and the mobile phone obtained based on the strength of the radio wave between the mobile phone and the base station , You may go. In such an aspect, the terminal carried by the user may be an aspect that does not include the global navigation satellite system receiver. Furthermore, the component that generates the position information in the portable terminal carried by the user may be a mode in which a plurality of methods, for example, a method using a satellite positioning system and a method using a mobile phone base station are used in combination. it can.

  In other words, the component that generates the position information in the mobile terminal can be based on any principle or any system operated by any institution as long as the current position information can be specified. Good.

B17. Modification 17:
The service server of the information service system according to the embodiment of the present invention may be one device in which each component is housed in one housing. In addition, the service server can be configured as two or more devices whose constituent elements are connected to each other via a data communication line. For each function such as a function for acquiring data and a function for generating data, one or more arbitrary functions can be assigned to each device. Each function may be realized by one device, or two or more devices may be realized in cooperation.

B18. Modification 18:
In the above embodiment, the first service server 200 and the second service server 1000 can be realized as a computer having predetermined hardware for performing the above functions. In the above embodiment, a part of the configuration realized by hardware may be replaced with software, and conversely, a part of the configuration realized by software may be replaced by hardware. For example, a part of the function of the location information service unit 300 (FIG. 2) can be executed by the control circuit.

  A computer program that realizes such a function is provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a CD-ROM. The host computer reads the computer program from the recording medium and transfers it to the internal storage device or the external storage device. Alternatively, the computer program may be supplied from the program supply device to the host computer via a communication path. When realizing the function of the computer program, the computer program stored in the internal storage device is executed by the microprocessor of the host computer. Further, the host computer may directly execute the computer program recorded on the recording medium.

  In this specification, the host computer is a concept including a hardware device and an operation system, and means a hardware device that operates under the control of the operation system. The computer program causes such a host computer to realize the functions of the above-described units. Note that some of the functions described above may be realized by an operation system instead of an application program.

  In the present invention, the “computer-readable recording medium” is not limited to a portable recording medium such as a flexible disk or a CD-ROM, but an internal storage device in a computer such as various RAMs and ROMs, An external storage device fixed to a computer such as a hard disk is also included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Portable terminal 110 ... Location information acquisition part 200 ... 1st service server 300 ... Location information service part 400 ... Location information related API
500 ... Static package part 600 ... Platform part 610 ... Location information input API
612 ... Data receiving unit 614 ... Data storage unit 620 ... Location information history database 630 ... Analysis engine 632 ... Personal analysis engine 634 ... Statistical analysis engine 640 ... Personal analysis database 650 ... Personal analysis acquisition API
660 ... Statistical analysis database 670 ... Statistical analysis acquisition API
680 ... Route network database 1000 ... Second service server Pi1 to Pi11 ... Arrows indicating the flow of data including one terminal supplement S1 to S8 ... Arrows indicating service provision

Claims (10)

A position-related data output device,
Terminal position acquisition unit capable of repeatedly acquiring input data representing identification information for identifying a portable terminal, time information representing time, and terminal position information representing the position of the portable terminal at the time When,
An original data storage unit capable of storing the terminal position information, the identification information, and the time information in association with each other;
Based on a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, to generate processing information associated with at least one of the information of the location specified in advance and the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in advance, A machining information preparation unit capable of storing;
In response to a request from the outside, based on at least one of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit and the processing information in the processing information preparation unit, information on the location specified in the request and the request A response generation unit capable of generating processing information associated with at least one of the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in
A data output unit capable of outputting, to the outside, output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated by the response generation unit in response to the request. And comprising
The repeatedly acquired input data includes a plurality of sets of input data representing the terminal location information in different manners,
The original data storage unit is a position-related data output device capable of converting and storing the plurality of sets of input data into data representing the terminal position information in a common manner. The position-related data output device according to claim 1,
The processing information preparation unit is a plurality of sets of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit, and represents a plurality of sets of the terminals representing positions included in a first region on a map including the predetermined location Based on the position information, the processing information is generated and stored in association with the information on the location specified in advance.
In response to the request, the response generation unit (i) includes a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, and the locations included in the second area including the location specified in the request A plurality of sets of the terminal position information to be expressed, and (ii) the processing information in the processing information preparation unit, which is generated based on the plurality of sets of the terminal position information representing positions included in the second region. A position-related data output device that generates the processing information in association with information on a location specified in the request based on at least one of the processing information. The position related data output device according to claim 1 or 2,
The processing information preparation unit
A plurality of sets of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit, and the processing information is generated based on the plurality of sets of the terminal position information associated with the identification information of the predetermined mobile terminal. And stored in association with the identification information,
Based on a plurality of sets of the terminal position information associated with the identification information of other portable terminals, without generating and storing the processing information,
In response to the request, the response generation unit is a plurality of sets of the terminal location information in the original data storage unit, and a plurality of sets of the terminal information associated with the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in the request A position-related data output device that generates the processing information in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in the request based on the terminal position information. The position-related data output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The time difference between the two sets of time information associated with the two sets of terminal position information acquired successively from the same mobile terminal is greater than the time threshold, and the two sets of terminal position information are When the distance of the position to represent is greater than the distance threshold, the original data storage unit, from the position represented by the terminal position information acquired earlier, to the position represented by the terminal position information acquired later, The terminal position information is determined by referring to a database, and the information representing the position on the route is associated with the time information representing the time between the times represented by the two sets of time information and the identification information. A position-related data output device for storing. The position related data output device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The original data storage unit stores the original data storage for at least one set of the plurality of sets of terminal position information when the positions represented by the plurality of sets of terminal position information of the same mobile terminal are unnatural. Position-related data output device that is excluded from objects stored in the department. The position-related data output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The original data storage unit is configured such that a distance between positions represented by the two sets of terminal position information with respect to a time difference represented by time information respectively associated with two sets of terminal position information of the same portable terminal is A position-related data output device that, when larger than a predetermined value, excludes at least one of the two sets of terminal position information from a target stored in the original data storage unit. The position related data output device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The original data storage unit, when the position represented by the terminal position information can be represented by an unnatural number, excludes the terminal position information from the target stored in the original data storage unit, apparatus. The position related data output device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The original data storage unit does not store part of the terminal position information among a plurality of sets of terminal position information acquired in succession, and stores other part of the terminal position information. apparatus. A method of outputting position related data using a computer,
(A) repeatedly acquiring input data representing identification information for identifying a portable terminal, time information representing time, and terminal position information representing the position of the portable terminal at the time;
(B) associating the terminal location information, the identification information, and the time information with each other and storing them in an original data storage unit;
(C) generating processing information associated with at least one of pre-designated location information and pre-designated mobile terminal identification information based on the plurality of sets of the terminal location information stored , A step of storing in the processing information preparation unit;
(D) Information on the location specified in the request based on at least one of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit and the processing information in the processing information preparation unit in response to a request from the outside And using the computer to generate processing information associated with at least one of the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in the request,
(E) outputting the output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated in response to the request to the outside in response to the request; With
The repeatedly acquired input data includes a plurality of sets of input data representing the terminal location information in different manners,
The step (b) includes the step of converting and storing the plurality of sets of input data into data representing the terminal location information in a common manner using the computer. A computer program for causing a computer to output position related data,
A function of repeatedly obtaining input data representing identification information for identifying a portable terminal, time information representing time, and terminal position information representing the position of the portable terminal at the time, and
A function of storing the terminal position information, the identification information, and the time information in association with each other in an original data storage unit;
Based on the plurality of sets of the terminal location information stored, processing information associated with at least one of information on a location specified in advance and the identification information on a mobile terminal specified in advance is generated, and processing information is generated. A function to memorize in the preparation section;
In response to a request from the outside, based on at least one of the terminal position information in the original data storage unit and the processing information in the processing information preparation unit, information on the location specified in the request and the request A function of generating processing information associated with at least one of the identification information of the mobile terminal specified in
In response to the request, a function of outputting output data representing at least one of the processing information in the processing information preparation unit and the processing information generated in response to the request to the outside;
Is a computer program for causing the computer to realize
The repeatedly acquired input data includes a plurality of sets of input data representing the terminal location information in different manners,
The function of storing the terminal location information, the identification information, and the time information includes a function of converting and storing the plurality of sets of input data into data representing the terminal location information in a common manner, respectively. program.

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