JP2014106812A - Item display device, item presentation method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for more effectively connecting a user's interest to an action.SOLUTION: An item display device includes a first control means that displays a map containing a predetermined position on a first region, a second control means that displays an item associated with the predetermined position within the range from the predetermined position on a second region, and a third control means that visibly displays a link connecting the item and the position on the map of the item corresponding to the displayed map and item.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing technique for displaying an item, and more particularly to a technique for displaying an item in association with position information.

  In recent years, various information can be obtained by the spread of various media such as Web and social media. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for providing information from a site for an information provider and retrieving information from a site for a user in an information search system via the Internet or the like. By using this search system, the user can obtain information such as restaurants, other stores, and events that the user is interested in. The user goes to the restaurant, store, or event based on the obtained information, and the user's interest is linked to the action.

JP 2001-222551 A

  However, even when interesting information is obtained by the conventional technology as described above, the user does not always take action based on the information. For example, even if a user obtains information on a store or event that he / she is interested in, if the information on the store or event is not specifically linked to information for taking an action, the user may take action. It does not always happen.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, The subject is to provide the technique which links a user's interest to action more effectively.

  An item display device according to the present invention includes: a first control unit that displays a map including a predetermined position in a first region; and an item associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position. Second control means for displaying in the area, and third control for displaying a link that visually connects the item and the position of the item on the map according to the displayed map and item Means.

  An item display method according to the present invention is a method implemented by an information processing apparatus including a control unit, wherein the control unit displays a map including a predetermined position in a first region; A second control step in which the control unit displays an item associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position in a second region; and the control unit displays the map and the item being displayed. And a third control step for displaying a link that visually connects the item and the position of the item on the map.

  The program according to the present invention includes a first control means for displaying a map including a predetermined position in a first area on a computer, and an item associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position. Second control means for displaying in an area, and third control means for displaying a link that visually connects the item and the position of the item on the map according to the displayed map and item It is made to function as.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique which connects a user's interest to action more effectively can be provided.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on a terminal device in one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on a terminal device in one Embodiment. In one embodiment, it is a flow chart which shows control of processing performed with a terminal unit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the following description is merely an example, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto.

  In the description of the present embodiment, the “unit” may indicate a physical configuration, a functional configuration by software, or a configuration realized by both. In addition, functions of one configuration may be realized by two or more physical configurations, or functions of two or more configurations may be realized by one physical configuration.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the information processing system which concerns on one Embodiment is demonstrated. The information processing system 1 mainly includes information processing devices such as a server device 10 and terminal devices 20, 30, and 40. The terminal devices 20, 30, and 40 can communicate with each other via the server device 10 and the network N. In FIG. 1, three terminal devices are described. However, this is merely an example, and the number of terminal devices that can communicate with the server device 10 is arbitrary.

  The network N is a communication line for the server device 10 and the terminal devices 20, 30, and 40 to transmit and receive information to and from each other. The network N may be any of, for example, the Internet, a LAN, a dedicated line, a packet communication network, a telephone line, a corporate network, other communication lines, a combination thereof, and the like, which is wired or wireless It doesn't matter.

  The server apparatus 10 can be realized using an information processing apparatus such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. For example, the server device 10 functions as various function realizing means by executing a predetermined program stored in a memory or the like by the CPU. The server device 10 may be constituted by a single information processing device or may be constituted by a plurality of information processing devices distributed on a network.

  The terminal device 20 is preferably configured by a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PDA, or a notebook computer. However, the terminal device 20 may be configured by other information processing terminals. In addition, the terminal device 20 has one surface which functions as a display device by displaying various information. The terminal device 20 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 24, a storage unit 25, a display 26, and an operation unit 27 as main hardware configurations. The control unit 21 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 23. The terminal devices 30 and 40 have the same configuration as the terminal device 20.

  In the control unit 21, the CPU 22 controls the operation of various components included in the terminal device 20 by developing the program stored in the storage unit 25 and the like in the memory 23 and executing the program, and also controls the execution of various processes. To do. Details of processing executed in the control unit 21 will be described later.

  The communication unit 24 is a communication interface for communicating with various information processing apparatuses such as the server apparatus 10 via the network N. The communication unit 24 receives a signal necessary for the positioning process from a WiFi (wireless fidelity) station, a base station, a GPS satellite, or the like (not shown).

  The storage unit 25 is configured by a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 25 stores various programs and various information necessary for execution of processing in the control unit 21.

  The display 26 is a display device configured by liquid crystal, organic EL, or the like. A detailed example of display on the display 26 will be described later.

  The operation unit 27 is a user interface such as a touch panel and operation buttons for receiving an operation on the terminal device 20 from the user.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the functional configuration of the terminal device 20 according to an embodiment will be described. The terminal device 20 includes a current position calculation unit 211, an item display control unit 212, a map display control unit 213, a link display control unit 214, a weather information display control unit 215, and an item registration unit 216 as main functional configurations. In one embodiment, these functions are realized in the control unit 21 by the CPU 22 expanding and executing the program stored in the storage unit 25 or the like in the memory 23 and controlling the configuration of the terminal device 20. The

  The current position calculation unit 211 performs a positioning process based on signals received from a WiFi station, a base station, a GPS satellite, and the like (not shown), and performs a process of calculating information on the current position of the terminal device 20.

  The item display control unit 212 first acquires information on items associated with a position within a predetermined range (for example, within 500 m or 1 km) from the current position calculated by the current position calculation unit 211. Item information is acquired from the server apparatus 10 via the communication unit 24. Here, the item is registered as something that the user likes or wants to advertise in a certain place by an individual or a group (company, shop, restaurant, etc.). The item is set by associating position information of the item with information (photograph, comment, etc.) set by an individual or a group (company, shop, restaurant, etc.). The item information is stored in advance in the storage unit of the server device 10 via the terminal devices 20, 30, 40 or other information processing devices not shown.

  In addition, although the item display control part 212 decided to acquire the information of the item linked | related with the position within the predetermined range from the present position, it is not limited to this. The item display control part 212 is good also as acquiring the information of the item linked | related with the position within a predetermined range from arbitrary positions (for example, the position designated by the user). In addition, the items to be acquired can be narrowed down according to an instruction from the user. For example, it is possible to narrow down items so that only items registered by the user are acquired, or to narrow down items to be acquired by keywords.

  The item display control unit 212 further displays the acquired item information in a predetermined area of the display 26. When information about a large number of items is acquired and not all information can be displayed at once, the item display control unit 212 displays information about some of the items.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of item information displayed on the display 26 by the item display control unit 212. In this example, information about four items is displayed in the area 32 as an image. When the number of items that cannot be displayed in the area 32 has been acquired, images of other items can be dynamically displayed by horizontally scrolling the area 32 on the screen according to a user operation. Further, when an item image displayed in the region 32 is selected (for example, tapped), detailed information about the item can be displayed on the display 26 by the item display control unit 212.

  When a comment is set for an item, the comment can be displayed together with the item image. A display example of a comment set for an item is shown below the area 32 in FIG. In this example, only the comment set for the item displayed at a predetermined position (for example, the item displayed on the leftmost) among the plurality of items displayed in the region 32 is displayed. . The display method of the comment is not limited to this example, and any method can be used. For example, as shown in the lower part of the area 35 in FIG. 4, comments set for each item can be displayed.

  The map display control unit 213 displays a map including the current position (or an arbitrary position) calculated by the current position calculation unit 211 in a predetermined area of the display 26. The map image is acquired from an external device via the communication unit 24. In addition, the map display control unit 213 indicates the position set for the item displayed by the item display control unit 212 on the map with an icon (for example, a pin-shaped icon). The map display control unit 213 displays the map at a scale such that the positions of all items displayed on the display 26 are displayed on the map. When the item display control unit 212 changes the display of the item, the map display control unit 213 also changes the map scale according to the change. In other words, when the position of each item displayed on the map after the item display change is close to the position before the change, the map displays the position of all items on the map. The image is enlarged to a certain extent. On the other hand, when the position of each item displayed on the map after changing the display of the items is distributed farther than before the change, the map displays the position of all items on the map. It is reduced and displayed as much as possible.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a map displayed on the display 26 by the map display control unit 213. In this example, a plane map is displayed in the region 31. Moreover, as shown in the area | region 34 of FIG. 4, you may display a map in 3D. The displayed map can change the viewing angle in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in accordance with a user operation.

  The link display control unit 214 (the image thereof) displayed by the item display control unit 212 and the position of the item on the map displayed by the map display control unit 213 (a map corresponding to the item position information) A visible link connecting the upper position) is displayed on the display 26. When the display of the item and the map is changed, the link display control unit 214 makes the above visible according to the change (so that the item after the display change and the position of the item on the map are connected). Dynamic links are displayed dynamically. The link that is dynamically and visually displayed in this way is displayed by, for example, a line that connects the item and the position of the item on the map. In addition, the link can be displayed dynamically and visually by an arrow or an animation connecting the item and the position of the item on the map.

  In FIG. 3, a line is shown as an example of a link in which the item and the position of the item on the map are connected. In this example, a method for dynamically displaying a line will be described in detail. First, when the screen of the area 32 is horizontally scrolled according to a user operation, the item is connected to the item along with the item according to the horizontal scroll. The line moves smoothly. Further, when the screen of the area 32 is horizontally scrolled, the items disappear from one side of the area 32 and new items are newly displayed from the other side. In such a scroll process, when a new item is newly displayed from the side, an animation process is performed in which a pin icon falls from the sky to a position on the map corresponding to the newly displayed item. Thus, when a new item is newly displayed from the lateral side, there are items that are only partially displayed on both sides of the area 32, five items are displayed in the area 32, and five lines are also displayed. Will be. Further, when an item disappears from one side of the area 32, the pin icon on the map corresponding to the disappeared item and the line connected to the item disappear.

  In this way, by displaying a line (link) that dynamically and visually connects an item and a position on the map, the relationship between the item and the location set for that item can be grasped more visually. it can. As a result, the user is more strongly motivated to actually go to the place where the item is set. That is, by displaying a link connecting the displayed item information and the position on the map, the information (user interest) set in the item can be more effectively linked to the user's action.

  The link displayed by the link display control unit 214 may be highlighted according to a score set in advance associated with the item. For example, an arbitrary user can set an evaluation for an item registered by another person, and a high score can be set for an item having a high evaluation result.

  The weather information display control unit 215 displays the current weather information at the position of the displayed map at a predetermined position on the display 26. The weather information is acquired from an external device via the communication unit 24. In an area 33 in FIG. 4, an image corresponding to the current weather condition is displayed as current weather information. For example, when the current weather condition is clear, a clear sky image is displayed, a cloudy sky image is displayed when it is cloudy, a rain sky image is displayed when it is rainy, and a snow sky image is displayed when it is snowy. As in the example of FIG. 4, by displaying a sky image corresponding to the weather condition on the area where the 3D map is displayed, the user can grasp the state near the position corresponding to the item more realistically. be able to. For example, when a clear sky image is displayed, the user may feel more strongly that he / she wants to actually go to the place where the item is set. That is, by displaying the weather condition information at the map position together with the map and item information, the information (user interest) set in the item can be more effectively linked to the user's action. The weather information displayed by the weather information display control unit 215 is not limited to a sky image, but may be indicated by weather text information (including temperature), a color that gives an image of weather conditions, or the like.

  The item registration unit 216 transmits information about an item input by the user via the operation unit 27 to the server device 10 via the communication unit 24, and performs processing for registering the item.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of processing executed in the terminal device 20 will be described. Each processing step included in the processing flow described below can be executed in any order or in parallel as long as there is no contradiction in the processing contents. These steps may be added. Further, a step described as one step for convenience can be executed by being divided into a plurality of steps, while a step described as being divided into a plurality of steps for convenience can be grasped as one step.

  First, in step S <b> 11, the control unit 21 receives information on the current position calculated based on a signal received from a WiFi station, a base station, a GPS satellite, or the like via the communication unit 24, or a user via the operation unit 27. Get the information of the specified position. Furthermore, the control unit 21 acquires weather information corresponding to the acquired position information from the external device via the communication unit 24.

  In step S12, the control unit 21 acquires information on an item associated with a position within a predetermined range (for example, within 500 m or 1 km) from the position corresponding to the position information acquired in step S11. Item information is acquired from the server apparatus 10 via the communication unit 24.

  In step S13, the control unit 21 displays a map including a position corresponding to the position information acquired in step S11 in a predetermined area of the display 26. The map image is acquired from an external device via the communication unit 24. The details of the map display processing are as described in the description of the map display control unit 213.

  In step S <b> 14, the control unit 21 displays the item (information about the item such as an item image) acquired in step S <b> 12 in a predetermined area of the display 26. Details of the item display processing are as described in the description of the item display control unit 212.

  In step S <b> 15, the control unit 21 displays on the display 26 a visible link that connects the item (image thereof) and the position of the item on the map (the position on the map corresponding to the item position information). The details of the link display process are as described in the description of the link display control unit 214.

  In step S <b> 16, the control unit 21 displays an image corresponding to the weather information acquired in step S <b> 11 at a predetermined position on the display 26. The details of the display processing of the image corresponding to the weather information are as described in the description of the weather information display control unit 215.

  In step S <b> 17, when the control unit 21 receives an instruction to change the display of an item from the user via the operation unit 27 (for example, when the area 32 of FIG. 3 is scrolled), the control unit 21 displays the item according to the instruction. To change. The details of the item display change process are as described in the description of the item display control unit 212 and the description of FIG.

  In step S18, the control unit 21 changes the display of the map according to the display of the item changed in step S17. Details of the processing for changing the display of the map are as described in the description of the map display control unit 213.

  In step S19, the control unit 21 connects the item after the change of display and the position of the item on the map according to the change of the display of the item at step S17 and the change of the display of the map at step S18. Change the display of the link dynamically.

  In this way, by displaying a link that dynamically and visually connects an item and a position on the map, the user can more visually understand the relationship between the item and the location set for the item. it can. As a result, the user is more strongly motivated to actually go to the place where the item is set. That is, by displaying a link connecting information on the displayed item and a position on the map, the terminal device 20 more effectively links the information (user interest) set in the item to the user's action. be able to.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. The above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects, and is not construed as limiting. For example, the number of items displayed on the display 26 by the item display control unit 212 is not limited to four and is arbitrary. Further, the direction in which the area 32 or the area 35 on the screen is scrolled is not limited to the horizontal direction, but is arbitrary.

  The program of the present invention is realized by including a command for realizing the device according to the present invention. The program of the present invention can be installed or loaded on a computer through various recording media such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory, or via a communication network.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing system, 10 Server apparatus, 20, 30, 40 Terminal apparatus, 21 Control part, 22 CPU, 23 Memory, 24 Communication part, 25 Storage part, 26 Display, 27 Operation part

Claims (10)

First control means for displaying a map including a predetermined position in the first area;
Second control means for displaying an item associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position in a second area;
A display comprising: a third control means for displaying a link that visually connects the item and the position of the item on the map according to the displayed map and item. apparatus.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first control unit displays the map by changing a scale according to the displayed item.   The second control means displays a part of the plurality of items associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position in the second area, and displays the displayed item of the user. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is changed according to an instruction.   4. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth control unit configured to display an image corresponding to the weather information at the predetermined position in a third area. 5. The item is associated with score information about the item,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the link is highlighted according to the score of the items connected by the link.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined position is a current position.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the link is a line.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the link is an arrow or an animation. A method implemented by an information processing apparatus including a control unit,
A first control step in which the control unit displays a map including a predetermined position in a first area;
A second control step in which the control unit displays an item associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position in a second region;
The control unit includes a third control step of displaying a link that visually connects the item and the position of the item on the map according to the displayed map and item. A display method characterized by. Computer
First control means for displaying a map including a predetermined position in the first area;
Second control means for displaying an item associated with a position within a predetermined range from the predetermined position in a second area;
A program for functioning as third control means for displaying a link that visually connects the item and the position of the item on the map according to the displayed map and item.