JP2014006819A - Itinerary display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an itinerary display system displaying an itinerary, that facilitates acquisition of information needed for a tour from one web page and various application.SOLUTION: A database stores information associated with two or more of sightseeing spots, restaurants, sightseeing facilities, lodging facilities, and transportation means and maps showing the sightseeing spots, an itinerary display server includes: tour plan information receiving means of receiving various tour plan information from user terminals; first information processing means of acquiring suitable itinerary constituents matching the tour plan information by collating the tour plan information with information associated with the itinerary constituents stored in the database; and second information processing means of performing processing so as to arrange suitable itinerary constituents in one web page at predetermined places on a map for at least one day of the itinerary and to display the suitable itinerary constituents.

Description

  The present invention relates to an itinerary display system for displaying various information constituting one itinerary on one web page for at least one day of the itinerary.

  Traditionally, websites such as tourist spots, restaurants, tourist facilities, accommodations, transportation, travel agencies, etc. have uploaded their own websites, provided information on each handling field, and accepted reservation applications. It is well known. Then, when the URL or icon of those sites is introduced by an individual or company by pasting it on their homepage, when a visitor of the homepage clicks on the URL or icon, it will be linked to one of the linked websites. Connected automatically.

  In addition, as a map information-linked type accompanying information display system using a single-screen simultaneous display method, an icon placed in map image information adjusted to be displayed on a monitor without scrolling is operated by a pointer using a pointing device such as a mouse. By displaying information associated with the icon simultaneously with the map image information, it is disclosed that the associated information can be obtained while checking the connection with the position information on the monitor (Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-87134 A

However, the above conventional technique has the following problems.
Tourist spots, restaurants, tourist facilities, accommodation facilities, and traffic information are divided into different categories, and information is provided and reservations are applied for individually. Search was cumbersome and time consuming. When applying for a package tour of a travel agency, it is time consuming and time-consuming to understand the tour contents and compare plans because the entire picture of the tour cannot be grasped without reading a pamphlet of several pages on which itineraries and price lists are written. Because the local photos are only fragmented, it was difficult to select a plan after grasping a series of itinerary images in advance.

Information sites such as sightseeing, eating and drinking, lodging and transportation can only be operated as so-called search sites that simply publish or categorize a lot of information in the field of their own handling. It must be similar, making it difficult to differentiate from others.
Since accommodations, restaurants, and tourist facilities have a huge number of pages of other people's facilities and stores uploaded on the web, there are few opportunities to search other than searching by their own names, and browsing their own pages It has become difficult to increase the number.

  Travel agencies need to explain the tour contents with materials such as pamphlets covering several pages on the window and on the web page when receiving applications from customers, which is a factor that increases labor costs, The trouble of reading it has become one of the factors that lower the customer's willingness to purchase.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide an itinerary display system that displays an itinerary that allows easy acquisition of all information necessary for a trip from one web page. .

  In order to achieve the above object, an itinerary display server that manages an itinerary creation web page that can be accessed from a user terminal via the Internet, and a database that stores various types of information used when creating an itinerary are provided. It is an itinerary display system, wherein the database includes two or more of tourist spots, restaurants, tourist facilities, accommodation facilities, and transportation means (in the present specification, it is referred to as “journey component” together with the tourist spots). Information on a map that displays the tourist spot, and the itinerary display server receives from the user terminal various travel plan information such as the date and time of the trip and the tourist spot. The travel plan information received by the receiving means and the travel plan information receiving means is stored in the itinerary component stored in the database. A first information processing unit that obtains a suitable itinerary component that matches the travel plan information by collating with information to be displayed, and information related to a map that displays the tourist spot received by the travel plan information receiving unit Second information processing for processing to arrange and display the adapted itinerary component acquired by the first information processing means at a predetermined location on a map on one web page for at least one day of the travel schedule And an itinerary display system.

  According to the itinerary display system according to the present invention, the access to the itinerary component information and the reservation information is aggregated and displayed in one map on the web page for each travel plan. It is possible to easily obtain various necessary information from the top of the web page, thereby saving time.

  In a preferred aspect, the travel plan information includes various types of reservation information, and the second information processing means further receives the reservation information from the travel plan information receiving means, and uses the reservation information as at least one of travel dates. It is characterized in that a day is displayed at a predetermined location of one web page, or is processed so that it can be browsed when a predetermined location is clicked. According to such a configuration, the user can easily make various applications and confirmations from one web page.

  In the above aspect, the database stores information about each photograph or name of the itinerary component, and the second information processing unit obtains information about the photograph or name from the database, and the map It is preferable that the processing is performed so that the information is displayed at a predetermined location corresponding to the relevant itinerary component. According to such a configuration, the user can easily know in detail the itinerary component from the photograph or name on the map from the top of one web page.

  In the above aspect, it is further preferable that the itinerary display server includes a third information processing unit that performs processing so as to link to a homepage of the photo or name when the photo or name represented on the map is clicked. . According to such a configuration, the user can easily know the itinerary component in more detail from one web page by clicking on the photograph or name.

  Preferably, the second information processing means performs processing so that the itinerary component is displayed with an arrow or a number in order of the itinerary. According to such a configuration, the user can easily confirm the order of the itinerary by looking at the arrows and numbers.

  According to the itinerary display system of the present invention, the database stores information relating to the map displaying the itinerary components and the sightseeing spots, and various travel plan information sent from the user terminal is received by the travel plan information receiving means. The travel plan information and the information about the itinerary component stored in the database are collated, and the suitable itinerary component conforming to the travel plan information is displayed at a predetermined location on the map where the tourist spot is displayed for at least one day of the travel itinerary Since it is arranged and displayed on one web page, the user can easily obtain various information necessary for travel from one web page.

It is a block diagram of the itinerary display apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of AP server of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows 1 web page at the time of applying to 1 sightseeing spot. It is explanatory drawing shown about the case where 1 URL of FIG. 3 is clicked. It is explanatory drawing shown about the case where the photograph of 1 of FIG. 3 is clicked. It is explanatory drawing shown about the case where other URL of FIG. 3 is clicked. It is explanatory drawing shown about the case where the other photograph of FIG. 3 is clicked. It is explanatory drawing shown about the case where other URL of FIG. 3 is clicked. It is explanatory drawing which shows 1 web page at the time of applying to 1 sightseeing spot. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a case where “go by bus” in FIG. 9 is clicked.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an itinerary display system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an itinerary display device (corresponding to a “journey display system”) according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the itinerary display device 1 is connected to a user terminal 2 via the Internet 3 as a WAN (Wide Area Network). Note that the user terminal 2 is a communication terminal having a data communication function, and corresponds to a personal computer, a mobile phone terminal, or the like. Although there are a plurality of user terminals 2, only one is shown in FIG.

  The itinerary display device 1 is a server computer that is managed and operated by an itinerary display provider, and has a Web server function and a database function for storing a large amount of data. Although not shown, the itinerary display device 1 includes at least one CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory) functioning as a work area for the CPU, a ROM (Read ROM) in which a boot program for activation is recorded. Only Memory), an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk in which various programs and data are recorded, a communication interface used for data transmission / reception, and the like. The auxiliary storage device stores an OS (Operating System) program, various application programs, data recorded in a database, and the like, and these programs and data cooperate with hardware resources by CPU arithmetic processing. To realize various functions.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the itinerary display device 1 includes a data processing unit 12 as a functional unit realized based on the above-described various programs and hardware resources, and various types of data processed by the data processing unit 12. It has a database 14 to be recorded. The data processing unit 12 performs processing such as generation and processing of various data used in the itinerary display device 1, and includes a Web server 16 that processes access from the user terminal 2, and an application server (AP that executes an application layer program) Server) 18.

The database 14 stores information about tourist spots, restaurants, tourist facilities, accommodation facilities, transportation means (journey component), a map displaying the tourist spots, and photographs or names of the itinerary components.
The user terminal 2 usually includes an information input unit 21 used for inputting various instructions such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch panel, a display unit 22 that displays various instructions, images, and the like, and information. The control unit 23 receives instruction information from the input unit 21 and outputs display information to the display unit 22.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the AP server of FIG. The AP server 18 includes a travel plan information receiving unit 23 (corresponding to “travel plan information receiving unit”), a first information processing unit 25 (corresponding to “first information processing unit”), and a second. The information processing unit 27 (corresponding to “second information processing unit”) and a third information processing unit 29 (corresponding to “third information processing unit”) are configured with various functional units. . Then, the AP server 20 accesses the database 14 as necessary, and transmits information stored in the database 14 via the Web server 16.

  The travel plan information receiving unit 23 receives from the user terminal 2 various travel plan information such as travel date and time, sightseeing spots, and various reservation information. The first information processing unit 25 obtains various travel plan information such as the travel date and time and sightseeing spots sent from the user terminal 2 from the travel plan information receiving unit 23, and the travel plan information is stored in the database 14. The itinerary component conforming to the received travel plan information is obtained by collating with the information regarding the itinerary component.

  The second information processing unit 27 displays the itinerary component acquired by the first information processing unit 25 at a predetermined location on the map represented by the map information related to the sightseeing spot received by the travel plan information receiving unit 23. Processing is performed via the Web server 16 so that at least one day of the travel schedule is arranged and displayed on one Web page. Furthermore, various kinds of reservation information are received from the travel plan information receiving unit 23, and the reservation information is processed via the Web server 16 so as to be displayed at a predetermined location of one web page for at least one day of the travel schedule.

The second information processing unit 27 obtains information about the photograph or name from the database 14 and processes the information to be displayed at a predetermined location on the map corresponding to the itinerary component acquired by the first information processing unit 24. . Further, the second information processing means 27 further processes the itinerary component via the Web server 16 so that the itinerary is displayed in the order of the itinerary by an arrow or a number.
The third information processing unit 29 performs processing via the Web server 16 so as to link to the URL of the homepage of the photo or name when the photo or name represented on the map is clicked.

Hereinafter, based on the itinerary display system according to the present embodiment, one web page in the case of uploading on the web through the Internet line will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 shows one web page in which the present invention is applied to a certain tourist spot. In FIG. 3, circled numbers 1 to 4 indicate that a tourist spot is visited in this order, and an arrow indicates that a tourist spot is visited along this route. Specifically, first go to the sightseeing spot called “Hokuboku View Line” with the circled number 1, then follow the prefectural road 21 along the arrow, then follow the prefectural road 710 along the arrow, Stop at the number 2 restaurant "Ruccola" or "Romaran", then enter the prefectural road 137 along the arrow, then stop at the number 3 restaurant "Cheesecake Garden" and then follow the arrow After going along prefectural road 137, go to the sightseeing facility “UKAI Music Box Museum” with circled number 4, and then (A) accommodation facility “Kouyamatei Ubuya” or (B) accommodation facility “Kaze no Terrace” Indicates staying at “KUKUNA”.

As described above, for the itinerary of the first day in a certain travel plan, various necessary items are listed in order of the itinerary in one map on the web.
FIG. 4 shows that when the cursor is clicked on the official homepage URL pasted under the notation of the sightseeing spot “Kohoku View Line” 31 in FIG. 3, the official homepage of the sightseeing spot can be accessed.
FIG. 5 shows that when a cursor is clicked on a photograph pasted under the tourist spot “Hokube view line” 31 of FIG. 3, an enlarged photograph of the tourist spot can be opened.

FIG. 6 shows that when the user places the cursor on the introduction homepage URL pasted under the notation of the restaurant “Cheesecake Garden” 33 in FIG. 3 and clicks the mouse, the introduction homepage of the restaurant can be accessed.
FIG. 7 shows that an enlarged photograph of the restaurant can be opened by clicking the mouse on the photograph pasted under the notation of the restaurant “Cheesecake Garden” 33 in FIG.

Fig. 8 shows that you can access the official homepage of the accommodation facility by clicking the mouse on the official homepage URL pasted under the notation "Kouyamatei Ubuya" 35 shown in Fig. 3A. Show that you can.
Fig. 9 shows the access to the bus reservation mediator website (see Fig. 10) when the mouse is clicked on the "Go by bus" column of "Transport to Kawaguchiko" in the lower right corner of the map. Show that you can.

The itinerary display system according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention. In FIG. 3 and FIG. 9, the map is created from the viewpoint of easy viewing. However, for example, a map provided on a site of Yahoo (registered trademark) or Google (registered trademark) can be used legally as a base.
The itinerary display system of the present invention has the following effects.

[1] For each travel plan, access to itinerary component information and reservation information is displayed in one map on a web page, so the user can access one web page. From above, various information can be easily obtained and various applications can be made, saving time.
[2] Since itinerary component information is described in the order of the itinerary using arrows, numbers, etc., the user can easily grasp the entire itinerary by accessing the site from the mobile communication device terminal, for example, on the day of travel. Can save time.

[3] Since itinerary component information is aggregated in one map on the web page and displayed in the form of a figure finger along a series of itineraries, if this form is made standard, Users can easily compare travel plans.
[4] Itinerary component information is posted in a form on one web page for each travel plan, and each of the itinerary component information includes a photo, name, URL of a homepage, and a reservation page. Further, since the itinerary component information is written in the order of the itinerary with arrows or the like, the itinerary planner has the following economic effects.

(1) Each time a user who visits this page clicks the official homepage URL of the itinerary component information posted on this page and confirms the details, the fee income corresponding to the number of clicks is the itinerary If an advertising brokerage contract is made such that the constituent element information is paid to the itinerary planner, the itinerary planner can continuously earn income while uploading this page.
(2) Every time a user clicks on the URL of the reservation page posted on this page to make an accommodation reservation or a ticket reservation, the fee income corresponding to the reservation fee is charged from the subject of the reservation URL to the itinerary planner. If you have a booking brokerage agreement, such as paid to, itineraries can earn income continuously while uploading this page.

(3) Since the user can access the reservation page with one click on this page, the reservation contract rate within the page increases, and the customer can be prevented from flowing to other reservation sites.
(4) If a travel agency uploads its own travel plans in the form of this page and adopts an operating form that earns commission income in accordance with the series of systems described above, it will no longer sell and sell travel tours at the store's window. Since the need for reception is reduced, it is possible to reduce store maintenance costs and personnel costs, which have been required in the past.
In addition, while itinerary contents are posted in a single map on a web page, details can be opened and viewed and used by clicking on photos and various URLs pasted on the page. Therefore, the contents of the entire tour can be introduced on a single screen, and at the same time, a detailed information index can be provided in a linked format (URL for link), so that the appeal and explanatory power to the customer are greatly increased.

  [5] On the above itinerary map page, links to your homepage are displayed in the form displayed as one of the components of the itinerary. In addition to access by a single hotel name, etc., access from the itinerary map page can also be obtained, so an increase in the number of customers can be expected.

  [6] Since it is posted in one map together with other fields that make up the itinerary, such as sightseeing spots, restaurants, accommodation facilities, and traffic information, a tourist information site or restaurant introduction site In addition to visitors in their own fields, for example, accommodation introduction sites, visitors to sites in other fields can now see this site. Can increase the number of booking brokerage.

  The itinerary display system according to the present invention can be used as a system for providing an itinerary for easily obtaining information necessary for travel to a plurality of user terminals connected via the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Itinerary display apparatus 2 User terminal 12 Data processing part 14 Database 16 Web server 18 Application server (AP server)
23 Travel Plan Information Receiving Unit 25 First Information Processing Unit 27 Second Information Processing Unit 29 Third Information Processing Unit

Claims (5)

An itinerary display system comprising an itinerary display server that manages a web page for creating an itinerary that can be accessed from the user terminal via the Internet, and a database that stores various types of information used when creating an itinerary,
The database includes two or more of tourist spots, restaurants, tourist facilities, accommodation facilities, and transportation means (hereinafter referred to as “tour itinerary components” together with the tourist spots), and a map that displays the tourist spots. And stores information about
The itinerary display server
Travel plan information receiving means for receiving various travel plan information such as date and time of travel, sightseeing spots from the user terminal;
First information processing means for collating the travel plan information received by the travel plan information receiving means with information relating to the itinerary component stored in the database and obtaining a suitable itinerary component that matches the travel plan information; ,
The adapted itinerary component acquired by the first information processing means at a predetermined location on the map represented by the information relating to the map displaying the tourist spot received by the travel plan information receiving means is at least one of the travel dates. Itinerary display system characterized by having a 2nd information processing means processed so that it may arrange | position and display on one web page about a day. The travel plan information includes various types of reservation information,
The second information processing means further receives the reservation information from the travel plan information receiving means, and displays the reservation information at a predetermined location on one web page for at least one day of a travel schedule, or a predetermined location. The itinerary display system according to claim 1, wherein the itinerary is processed so as to be browsed when clicked. The database stores information about each photo or name of the itinerary component,
The second information processing unit obtains information on the photograph or name from the database, and processes the information to be displayed on the map at a predetermined location corresponding to the adapted itinerary component. The itinerary display system according to claim 1 or 2.   The said itinerary display server has a 3rd information processing means processed so that it may link to the homepage of the said photograph or name when the said photograph or name represented on the said map is clicked. Itinerary display system.   5. The itinerary display system according to claim 1, wherein the second information processing unit performs processing so that the itinerary component is displayed with an arrow or a number in order of the itinerary. 6.