JP2014120838A - Information distribution system and information distribution program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution system capable of distributing distribution information such as advertisement related to an imaged imaging object.SOLUTION: An information distribution system 1 comprises a portable information terminal 4 connected to the Internet 3, and a management server 8. The portable information terminal 4 comprises: imaging data acquisition means; imaging position data acquisition means; azimuth angle data acquisition means; imaging information transmission means for transmitting acquired imaging information 5; distribution information reception means for receiving distribution information 7 from the management server 8; and imaging distribution information display means for displaying imaging distribution information. The management server 8 comprises: object information storage means; distribution information storage means; imaging information reception means for receiving imaging information; imaging object identification means for identifying an imaging object 6; distribution information extraction means for extracting distribution information 7 corresponding to the imaging object; and distribution information transmission means for transmitting the extracted distribution information 7.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution system and an information distribution program.

  Using the camera function of a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone, smart phone, or tablet terminal, read images such as barcodes and two-dimensional barcodes printed on product catalogs, brochures, business cards, etc. There are a lot of advertising methods to promote access to the site. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of directly inputting the URL for accessing each site, and it is possible to easily obtain information on the URL by a simple operation of pointing the lens portion of the camera to a barcode or the like. Become. As a result, it is possible to dramatically increase the number of accesses to the PR site. However, the above advertising method requires preparing a large number of catalogs printed with barcodes, etc., and distributing the catalogs to many people. For this reason, the cost required for creating and distributing the catalog and the time required for the distribution are large.

  On the other hand, in recent years, the performance of the camera function of the portable information terminal has progressed, and the opportunity to easily take high-quality images has increased. For example, there are an increasing number of cases where a portable information terminal is used for a commemorative photo at a leisure facility such as an amusement park or a sightseeing spot with a famous place / historic site. In the case of a commemorative photo, a famous building (tower, shrine, temple, castle, etc.) in a tourist spot, or a natural scenery such as a mountain (eg, “Mt. Fuji”) or the sea is taken as the subject. An object is photographed alone, or a person standing in front of it is photographed against a photographing object as a background. In addition, the position (shooting point) where a building can be photographed neatly is determined in advance, and many tourists are shooting objects at the same shooting angle several thousand times a day. Was sometimes filmed. However, there has been no system that combines the shooting of these shooting objects with the distribution of advertisements and other information.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention specifies an imaging object captured by a portable information terminal and the like, and an information distribution system capable of distributing distribution information such as information related to a sponsor's advertisement corresponding to the imaging object, and The object is to provide an information distribution program.

  In order to solve the above problems, the information distribution system of the present invention is provided with “a user terminal and a management server respectively connected through a communication network, and the user terminal acquires shooting data obtained by shooting a shooting target”. An acquisition means, an imaging position data acquisition means for acquiring the imaging position data relating to the imaging position at which the imaging object was imaged, in conjunction with the imaging data acquisition means, and the imaging object that was imaged from the imaging position The azimuth angle data acquisition means for acquiring the azimuth angle data related to the azimuth and angle of the user terminal in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition means, and the acquired shooting data, the shooting position data, and the azimuth angle data are shot. As information, photographing information transmission means for transmitting to the management server through the communication network, and from the management server Distribution information receiving means for receiving received distribution information via the communication network, and shooting distribution information display means for displaying shooting distribution information obtained by combining the shooting data and the distribution information on the display of the user terminal. The management server includes object information storage means for storing a plurality of object information including object image data of the object to be imaged and object position data of the object to be imaged in an object information database, and the object A distribution information storage unit that stores the distribution information corresponding to each of the plurality of shooting objects in which object information is stored in a distribution information database, and the imaging information transmitted from the user terminal is received through the communication network. Based on the photographing information receiving means, the photographing data and the object image data, the photographing object is imaged. Image recognizing means for recognizing by processing, and position recognizing means for recognizing the photographing object from a relative positional relationship from the photographing position based on the photographing position data, the azimuth angle data, and the object position data. A shooting object specifying means for specifying the shooting object using at least one of the image recognition means and the position recognition means, and the distribution information corresponding to the specified shooting object from the distribution information database. A distribution information extracting unit for extracting, and a distribution information transmitting unit for transmitting the extracted distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network.

  Here, the user terminal has a wireless or wired communication function connectable to a communication network such as the Internet, and a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone is particularly exemplified. Moreover, what is necessary is just to be equipped with portability so that it can image | photograph the imaging | photography target object, such as a tablet-type terminal which has the said communication function and a camera function, a notebook-type personal computer, or a digital camera which has a wireless communication function.

  The photographic data acquisition means uses a camera mounted on the above-described portable information terminal or the like, and acquires photographic data with the lens unit facing the photographic object. Here, the acquisition of the shooting data is performed by detecting a state where the shooting target is focused on the shooting target and acquiring the shooting data at the detected timing, or by a user operating the user terminal. You may acquire at the timing which performed acquisition operation (For example, pressing operation of a shutter button etc.). On the other hand, the shooting position data acquisition means acquires, for example, information on the position of the user terminal, that is, latitude and longitude, as shooting position data using a GPS sensor or the like mounted on a portable information terminal. Here, the shooting position data is acquired at the same timing in conjunction with the acquisition of the shooting data. Further, the azimuth angle data acquisition means uses, for example, a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor mounted on a portable information terminal, and uses the azimuth (direction) and angle (in particular, the lens unit) of the user terminal (at the lens unit) when acquiring shooting data Elevation angle, depression angle) is acquired as azimuth angle data. The azimuth angle data is acquired at the same timing in conjunction with the acquisition of the shooting data, similarly to the shooting position data. Therefore, the shooting data, the shooting position data, and the azimuth angle data are acquired at the same time, and each include information related to the acquisition time.

  The photographing information transmitting means transmits photographing data, photographing position data, and azimuth angle data acquired at the same timing as photographing information through the Internet or the like, while the distribution information receiving means is extracted by the management server. Distribution information received via the Internet or the like. The shooting distribution information display means displays shooting distribution information obtained by combining shooting data shot with a camera and received distribution information. Here, the display of the shooting distribution information includes, for example, a display of a shooting target on the upper part of the display of the user terminal and a display of distribution information (for example, a sponsor's logo or sale information) on the lower part of the display. Examples of displaying characters such as sponsor names so as to be superimposed on each other. When the display of the portable information terminal has a touch panel function, a link for accessing a PR site for the product may be provided by touching the displayed distribution information portion.

  Here, the object to be photographed by the photographing data is exemplified by a famous building or leisure facility in a sightseeing spot. Further, it may be a natural landscape such as a mountain, sea, river, waterfall, etc., or a moon in the night sky, a planet such as Mars or Venus, a star such as an Arctic star, or a celestial object such as the Big Dipper.

  On the other hand, the object information database of the management server stores a plurality of pieces of object information for specifying the object to be imaged based on the transmitted image information, and performs image recognition on the object information. Therefore, object image data obtained by photographing the appearance shape of the object to be photographed and object position data relating to the latitude and longitude of the place where the object to be photographed is included. A subject to be photographed can be identified by comparing the subject information with the received photographing information.

  Specifically, the recognition of the photographic object by the image recognition means is performed by performing image recognition processing between the image of the photographic object included in the photographic data and the object image data, It recognizes matching points such as contour shapes, colors, and patterns. On the other hand, in the case of specifying the shooting object by the position recognition means, the shooting position and shooting direction by the user terminal are specified based on the shooting position data and the angle azimuth data, and the shooting object that can be shot from the shooting position and shooting direction. The relative position and distance are obtained, and it is further calculated from which shooting direction and shooting angle which shooting object is shot. In addition, when an object such as the moon is used as an object to be imaged, the object information includes information related to the operation trajectory of the object, thereby recognizing the object ascertained from the imaging position and the imaging direction at the imaging time. be able to. At this time, by using the image recognition means together, it is possible to further increase the specific accuracy of the photographing object. Note that the shooting target specifying unit specifies the shooting target at least one of the image recognition unit and the position recognition unit. For example, when the shooting position and the shooting target are close to each other, the position recognition is performed. It is expected that the accuracy of image recognition will be lowered when the accuracy of the image quality is low, or when the shooting position and the position of the shooting target are far apart. Therefore, the accuracy for specifying the object to be photographed can be improved by using the image recognition unit and the position recognition unit together as necessary.

  On the other hand, the distribution information extracting means refers to the distribution information relating to the specified shooting object from the distribution information database in which the distribution information corresponding to the shooting object whose object information is stored in the object information database is stored. To extract. Here, the distribution information is a part of public relations activities for information on advertising the sponsor company and its products stored in association with the object to be photographed in advance, or for local residents living in the vicinity of the object to be photographed. Or information provided for the purpose of evacuation guidance or the damage situation in the event of a natural disaster such as an earthquake or typhoon. It should be noted that the present system can be operated by advertising revenue from a sponsor company or the like that provides distribution information, and a user terminal to access may use this system free of charge.

  Therefore, according to the information distribution system of the present invention, based on the shooting information acquired by the user terminal, the shooting target is specified by the management server, and the distribution information stored correspondingly is extracted, and the user terminal Can be delivered to. As a result, by storing distribution information corresponding to the object to be photographed at a sightseeing spot or the like, every time the object to be photographed is photographed, Information about sponsored companies and specialties of tourist destinations can be provided. It is also possible to set a symbolic building in the city as an object to be photographed and provide administrative information and disaster information.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above configuration, the information distribution system according to the present invention corresponds to “the user terminal is limited distribution information generation means for generating limited distribution information specifying another user terminal as a distribution destination, and the imaging target object”. Terminal-side limited distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the limited distribution information thus transmitted to the management server through the communication network, wherein the management server receives the transmitted limited distribution information through the communication network. And limited distribution information reception registration means for registering in the distribution information database, and user terminal determination means for determining whether or not the user terminal that has transmitted the shooting information is the other user terminal, The distribution information transmitting means detects the reception of the photographing information from the limited user terminal, and transmits the user through the communication network. Be those transmitting the limited distribution information to the other user terminals is determined by the terminal determination means "may be.

  Therefore, according to the information distribution system of the present invention, it is possible to create limited distribution information specifying the distribution destination by the user terminal and register the limited distribution information in the management server. And when the other user terminal specified by the user terminal transmits imaging | photography information to the management server, the said other user terminal is discriminate | determined and limited delivery information is transmitted. Thereby, in other user terminals, shooting distribution information obtained by combining shooting data and limited distribution information is displayed.

  In addition to the above configuration, the information distribution system according to the present invention inputs “the user terminal inputs storage to the terminal-side storage unit that stores the shooting distribution information and the terminal-side storage unit that stores the shooting distribution information. Operation detection data transmitting means for detecting a storage operation and transmitting operation detection data to the management server through the communication network, and additional distribution information reception for receiving additional distribution information transmitted from the management server through the communication network And a shooting additional distribution information display unit that creates shooting additional distribution information in which the distribution information included in the shooting distribution information is replaced with the received additional distribution information, and displays the additional information on the display. The management server stores additional distribution information corresponding to each of the imaging objects in an additional distribution information database. The information storage means, the operation detection data receiving means for receiving the operation detection data through the communication network, the operation detection data, and the additional delivery information database, based on the identified photographing object. Additional distribution information extracting means for extracting additional distribution information and additional distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the extracted additional distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network ”may be included.

  Therefore, according to the information distribution system of the present invention, when the storage operation for inputting the storage of the shooting distribution information in the terminal-side storage unit is detected at the user terminal, the operation detection data is transmitted to the management server. When the management server receives such operation detection data, the additional distribution information is extracted from the additional distribution information database and transmitted to the user terminal. Here, the additional distribution information includes, for example, information that gives a privilege such as a discount coupon that can be used in the store or the like in addition to information related to the advertisement or promotion of the object to be photographed or its surrounding stores, or uses this system. Special sale information limited to users is included. Thereby, the opportunity which memorize | stores imaging | photography distribution information can be increased, and the effect of the advertisement which attracts a user, such as a store of a sponsor company, can be heightened.

  On the other hand, the information distribution program according to the present invention includes a "photographing data acquisition unit for acquiring shooting data obtained by shooting a shooting target, and shooting position data relating to a shooting position at which the shooting target is shot, in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition unit. Shooting position data acquisition means for acquiring, azimuth angle data acquisition for acquiring azimuth angle data relating to the azimuth and angle of the user terminal that has shot the shooting object from the shooting position in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition means Means, photographing information transmission means for transmitting the acquired photographing data, the photographing position data, and the azimuth angle data as photographing information to the management server through a communication network, distribution information transmitted from the management server, Distribution information receiving means for receiving through a communication network, and imaging that combines the imaging data and the distribution information As a shooting distribution information display means for displaying distribution information on the display of the user terminal, the user terminal connected through the communication network functions, and the object image data of the shooting object and the object of the shooting object Object information storage means for storing a plurality of object information including position data in an object information database, and storing the distribution information respectively corresponding to the plurality of imaging objects in which the object information is stored in the distribution information database A distribution information storage unit, a shooting information receiving unit that receives the shooting information transmitted from the user terminal through the communication network, and an image recognition process for the shooting target based on the shooting data and the target image data. Image recognition means for recognizing the image, and the shooting position data and the azimuth angle data Position recognition means for recognizing the object to be photographed from a relative positional relationship from the photographing position based on the object position data and the object position data, and using at least one of the image recognition means and the position recognition means A shooting object specifying means for specifying a shooting object, a distribution information extracting means for extracting the distribution information corresponding to the specified shooting object from the distribution information database, and the extracted distribution information for the communication The management server connected to the communication network functions as distribution information transmitting means for transmitting to the user terminal through the network.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above-described configuration, the information distribution program according to the present invention includes “a limited distribution information creating unit that creates limited distribution information specifying another user terminal as a distribution destination, and the limitation corresponding to the photographing object”. As the terminal-side limited distribution information transmitting means for transmitting distribution information to the management server through the communication network, the user terminal is further functioned, and the transmitted limited distribution information is received through the communication network and the distribution is performed. Limited distribution information reception registration means for registering in the information database, user terminal determination means for determining whether or not the user terminal that transmitted the shooting information is the other user terminal, and the shooting from the limited user terminal When reception of information is detected, it is determined by the user terminal determination means through the communication network. As the distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the limited distribution information to other user terminals, the management server is further functioned "or" terminal-side storage means for storing the photographing distribution information, the terminal of the photographing distribution information An operation detection data transmitting means for detecting a storage operation for inputting storage in the side storage means and transmitting operation detection data to the management server through the communication network; additional distribution information transmitted from the management server; Additional distribution information receiving means for receiving through the network, and additional shooting information distributed by creating the additional shooting information by replacing the distribution information included in the shooting distribution information with the received additional distribution information and displaying on the display As the display means, the user terminal is further functioned, and each corresponds to the photographing object. Based on the additional distribution information storage means for storing the additional distribution information in the additional distribution information database, the operation detection data receiving means for receiving the operation detection data through the communication network, the operation detection data and the additional distribution information database. Additional distribution information extracting means for extracting the additional distribution information corresponding to the identified imaging object, and additional distribution information transmission for transmitting the extracted additional distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network As a means, the management server may further function ".

  Therefore, according to the information distribution program of the present invention, it is possible to cause the user terminal and the management server to perform the above-described actions by starting the programs installed on the user terminal and the management server, respectively. Note that the installation of the information distribution program in the user terminal may be performed, for example, by downloading from a site where the information distribution program for the user terminal is registered in advance.

  According to the effect of the present invention, it is possible to identify a photographing object photographed by a user terminal such as a portable information terminal and to distribute distribution information corresponding to the photographing object from the management server.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the information delivery system of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the portable information terminal in an information delivery system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the management server in an information delivery system. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of each process of the portable information terminal and management server in an information delivery system. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of each process of the portable information terminal and management server in an information delivery system. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on creation and registration of each limited delivery information of a portable information terminal and a management server in an information delivery system. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a display of (a) imaging | photography delivery information, (b) imaging | photography additional delivery information, and (c) limited delivery information in a portable information terminal.

  Hereinafter, an information distribution system 1 and an information distribution program 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment is based on a plurality of portable information terminals 4 connected to the Internet 3 (corresponding to a communication network) through a wireless communication line A, and shooting information 5 acquired by the portable information terminal 4. A management server 8 connected to the Internet 3 is provided, which identifies a photographing object 6 photographed by the portable information terminal 4 and provides distribution information 7 corresponding to the photographing object 6 to the portable information terminal 4. . Here, the portable information terminal 4 has a lens unit 9 embedded in a part of the housing, a camera 11 for photographing the object 6 to be photographed, built in the housing, and position information of the portable information terminal 4 The GPS sensor 12 that can acquire the shooting position data 15 related to the camera and the azimuth angle data 17 that is built in the housing and that relates to the orientation and orientation of the portable information terminal 4 (particularly, the orientation and orientation of the lens unit 9). A “smart phone” including a possible gyro sensor 13 is used in the present embodiment. Here, the portable information terminal 4 corresponds to the user terminal of the present invention. Furthermore, the photographing object 6 is a photographing object photographed by the camera 11 of the portable information terminal 4, for example, a famous building of a sightseeing spot, a celestial object such as the moon / planet, or a mountain. There are natural scenery.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the portable information terminal 4 has, as its functional configuration, photographing data acquisition means for acquiring photographing data 10 by focusing on a photographing object 6 using a camera 11. 14, shooting position data acquisition means 16 for acquiring shooting position data 15 relating to the latitude and longitude of the shooting position at which the shooting object 6 was shot using the GPS sensor 12, and a mobile phone from the shooting position toward the shooting object 6. The azimuth angle data acquisition means 18 for acquiring the azimuth angle data 17 related to the direction (azimuth) and angle (elevation angle or depression angle) of the information terminal 4 (particularly the lens unit 9) using the gyro sensor 13, and the acquired photographing data 10 Shooting information transmitting means 1 for transmitting shooting position data 15 and azimuth angle data 17 as shooting information 5 to the management server 8 via the Internet 3. And the distribution information receiving means 20 for receiving the distribution information 7 corresponding to the photographing object 6 transmitted from the management server 8 through the Internet 3, and the received distribution information 7 and the photographing data 10 photographed by the camera 11. The image distribution information 21 is displayed on the display 23 with the touch panel function 22 of the portable information terminal 4.

  Here, the camera 11 of the portable information terminal 4 according to the present embodiment has a function of automatically focusing while adjusting the contrast with the surroundings by directing the lens unit 9 toward the photographing object 6. used. Therefore, the photographing data acquisition unit 14 performs the focusing process only by the user pointing the lens unit 9 toward the photographing target 6, and acquires the photographing data 10 at the time of focusing. That is, the user can acquire the shooting data 10 simply by pointing the lens unit 9 toward the shooting target 6. In addition, as used in conventional digital cameras, etc., by operating the autofocus with the shutter once "half-pressed", and then pressing the shutter twice with a stronger force A still image of the shooting object 6 may be acquired as shooting data 10. Here, the shooting position data 15 and the azimuth angle data 17 are acquired at the timing when the focus is achieved in conjunction with the acquisition of the shooting data 10. Further, the portable information terminal 4 can detect a movement of a finger on the display 23 of the portable information terminal 4 by a touch panel function 22 provided on the display 23 and can be arbitrarily operated.

  Furthermore, the portable information terminal 4 has, as another functional configuration, a limited distribution information creating unit 26 that creates limited distribution information 25 limited to other portable information terminals (limited portable information terminals) whose distribution destinations are specified, and creation The limited distribution information 25 is associated with the photographing object 6 and is transmitted to the management server 8 through the Internet 3. Thereby, when the photographing object 6 is photographed and the photographing information 5 is transmitted to the management server 8, the limited portable information terminal which is another portable information terminal specified by the portable information terminal 4 that created the limited distribution information 25 is displayed. The limited distribution information 25 is distributed, while the normal distribution information 7 is distributed to the portable information terminals 4 other than the other portable information terminals. Here, since the limited portable information terminal has the same functional configuration as that of the normal portable information terminal 4, detailed description thereof is omitted. The portable information terminal 4 that registers the limited distribution information 25 in advance transmits the limited distribution information 25 to the management server 8 and then sends registration completion information 28 indicating that the registration of the limited distribution information 25 from the management server 8 is completed. Registration completion information receiving means 29 is further provided. The registration completion information 28 includes, for example, information for designating a specific URL, and has a content that prompts the portable information terminal 4 to shoot the shooting target object 6 while pointing the limited URL to the limited portable information terminal. By sending an email containing the information, the user using the limited portable information terminal that has received the email can access the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment via the specified URL, and the specified limitation is specified. The distribution information 25 can be provided.

  Furthermore, as another functional configuration, the portable information terminal 4 stores the shooting distribution information 21 displayed on the display 23 in a storage medium and stores the shooting distribution information 21 in the storage medium, and the shooting to the terminal storage unit 30. When a storage operation for inputting the saving of the distribution information 21 is detected, operation detection data (not shown) related to the storage operation is returned from the operation detection data transmitting means 32 for transmitting to the management server 8 through the Internet 3 and the management server 8. The additional distribution information receiving means 34 for receiving the additional distribution information 33 to be transmitted through the Internet 3 and the shooting additional distribution information 35 in which the distribution information 7 included in the shooting distribution information 21 is replaced with the received additional distribution information 33 are created. In addition, it includes photographing additional distribution information display means 36 to be displayed on the display 23.

  That is, when the portable information terminal 4 detects a storage operation for inputting storage of the shooting distribution information 21 displayed by combining the shooting data 10 and the distribution information 7 to the terminal-side storage unit 30, the portable information terminal 4 starts a new operation from the management server 8. The additional distribution information 33 can be received. Here, the additional distribution information 33 is given as a privilege for storing the shooting distribution information 21, for example, information such as a discount coupon for a store or a product introduced in the distribution information 7, or Information on special sales and special offers limited to users. Thereby, the tendency to save the displayed photographic distribution information 21 and to receive additional distribution information 33 related to further benefits is strengthened. As a result, the PR effect of the company or the product that provides the distribution information 7 and the additional distribution information 33 is increased, and a high advertising effect can be exhibited.

  In addition, the photographing information transmission unit 19, the distribution information reception unit 20, the limited distribution information transmission unit 27, the registration completion information reception unit 29, the operation detection data transmission unit 32, and the additional distribution information reception unit 34 in the portable information terminal 4 are respectively It is connected to the terminal side communication means 37, and various information can be transmitted / received to / from the management server 8 via the terminal side communication means 37. Further, the acquired photographing information 5 is temporarily stored in the terminal-side storage unit 30. The temporarily stored shooting information 5 is deleted from the terminal-side storage means 30 when the saving of the shooting distribution information 21 or the activation of the present system is completed. In FIG. 2, the main functional configuration of the portable information terminal 4 is shown, but other hardware configurations such as a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and a battery are not shown.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the management server 8 has, as its functional configuration, object image data 38 composed of an image in which the appearance shape of the object 6 to be photographed is captured in advance, and the location (address, The object information 41 including the object position data 39 relating to the latitude and longitude) and the object basic data 40 relating to the details such as the name and height of the object 6 is previously stored for each object 6. Distribution information 7 corresponding to the object information storage means 43 stored in the object information database 42 and the plurality of object 6 stored in the object information 41 is associated with the object 6 and distributed. Distribution information storage means 45 stored in the information database 44, shooting information receiving means 46 for receiving shooting information 5 transmitted from the portable information terminal 4 through the Internet 3, and shooting information Based on the image data 10 and the object image data 38, the image recognition means 47, the image position data 15, the azimuth angle data 17 and the object position data 39 recognize the imaged object 6 by image recognition processing. A position recognizing unit for recognizing the object to be photographed 6 based on a relative positional relationship including a distance, an azimuth, and an angle of the object to be photographed from the photographing position of the terminal; Photographic object specifying means 49 for specifying the photographic object 6 using, distribution information extracting means 50 for extracting the distribution information 7 corresponding to the specified photographic object 6 from the distribution information database 44, and the extracted distribution Distribution information transmission means 51 for transmitting the information 7 to the portable information terminal 4 that is the transmission destination of the photographic information 5 through the Internet 3 is provided.

  Here, the object image data 38 is obtained by previously photographing the photographing object 6 from one direction or multiple directions, and the photographing object 6 captured in the photographing data 10 using the image recognition means 47 is recognized by image recognition. It is for identification. That is, the object image data 38 and the photographing data 10 are collated, and the coincidence point and the difference such as the appearance shape, the outline, the color, or the pattern are recognized, and whether or not the photographing object 6 is comprehensively determined. It is something to identify. On the other hand, the position recognizing means 48 calculates the azimuth and angle of the portable information terminal 4 at the shooting position directed from the shooting position data 15 and the azimuth angle data 17 included in the shooting information 5. The object 6 to be imaged in the image data 10 acquired by the above is specified. Note that the shooting target specifying unit 49 may be any unit that recognizes and specifies the shooting target 6 using at least one of the image recognition process and the position recognition process. However, depending on the relative positional relationship between the photographing position and the photographing object 6, there is a possibility that the recognition accuracy of each of the image recognition and the position recognition is remarkably lowered. For this reason, in the present embodiment, both the image recognition means 47 and the position recognition means 48 are implemented in parallel, and the photographing object 6 is specified based on the obtained recognition results. Thereby, the recognition accuracy of the photographing object 6 is increased.

  The distribution information database 44 pre-registers and stores distribution information 7 including information related to a plurality of advertisements and advertisements stored in advance in association with each photographing object 6 or information notifying the damage situation of a natural disaster. This is for extracting the distribution information 7 based on the shooting target 6 specified by the shooting target specifying means 49. For example, when the distribution information 7 related to the advertisement for the product PR is stored in association with the shooting object 6, information for advertising the company or the product corresponding to the specified shooting object 6 (logo, product name) For example, the company name) is extracted as distribution information 7 including characters, graphics, and the like. In the management server 8, the contents of the distribution information 7 stored in the distribution information database 44 can be easily changed. For example, when a natural disaster occurs, the damage status and the evacuation destination are related. The distribution contents may be switched so that information, information on safety confirmation, or the like is extracted as the distribution information 7. The extracted distribution information 7 is distributed to the transmission destination of the photographing information 5 through the Internet 3.

  In addition, as another functional configuration, the management server 8 receives the limited distribution information 25 transmitted from the portable information terminal 4 through the Internet 3 and registers the limited distribution information reception registration unit 52 in the distribution information database 44. Registration completion information transmitting means 53 for transmitting registration completion information 28 including information such as a specific URL to the portable information terminal 4 in which the limited distribution information 25 is registered, and the URL described in the registration completion information 28 The mobile information terminal discriminating means 54 (user terminal discriminating unit) discriminates the limited mobile information terminal that accesses the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, captures the imaging object 6 corresponding to the limited distribution information 25, and transmits the imaging information 5. Equivalent to the means).

  Moreover, the management server 8 is transmitted from the portable information terminal 4 and the additional distribution information storage means 56 which stores the additional distribution information 33 corresponding to the imaging | photography target object 6 in the additional distribution information database 55 as another functional structure. Operation detection data receiving means 57 for receiving operation detection data through the Internet 3 and addition for extracting additional distribution information 33 relating to the specified photographing object 6 from the additional distribution information database 55 based on the received operation detection data Distribution information extracting means 58 and additional distribution information transmitting means 59 for transmitting the extracted additional distribution information 33 to the portable information terminal 4 through the Internet 3 are provided.

  Here, the operation detection data transmitted from the portable information terminal 4 includes information on the shooting target 6 specified when the distribution information 7 is extracted, and the management server 8 once again detects the shooting target 6. The additional distribution information 33 corresponding to the photographing object 6 can be extracted without specifying. In addition, the object information storage unit 43, the distribution information storage unit 45, and the additional distribution information storage unit 56 are included in the management-side storage unit 60 in the present embodiment. Furthermore, in the management side storage means 60, when accessing the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment and the registration completion information 28 transmitted to the portable information terminal 4 when the limited distribution information 25 is registered, the portable information terminal 4 Member information 61 in which a unique ID for identifying the password and a password are registered is stored. In addition, the management server 8 includes management side communication means 62 for transmitting and receiving various types of information.

  Next, the processing flow of the portable information terminal 4 and the management server 8 in the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment will be described mainly based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5. Here, the object information database 42 and the distribution information database 44 of the management server 8 include object information 41 related to a plurality of shooting objects 6 that are the targets of commemorative shooting at a tourist spot such as a famous place / historic site or leisure facility. In addition, distribution information 7 and additional distribution information 34 corresponding to the photographing object 6 are stored in advance. Also, in the portable information terminal 4, the information distribution program 2 for the portable information terminal is downloaded from a dedicated site and installed as application software (so-called “application”).

  First, the information distribution program 2 installed in the portable information terminal 4 and the management server 8 is executed, and the information distribution system 1 is activated (step S1, step T1). When the information distribution system 1 is activated, the mobile information terminal 4 transmits member information 61 relating to the previously registered ID and password for terminal authentication to the management server 8, and the management server 8 stores the member information 61. The mobile information terminal 4 that receives and accesses the management server 8 is authenticated.

  The portable information terminal 4 whose member information 61 has been authenticated activates the camera mode of the camera 11. In this state, by directing the lens unit 9 toward the shooting target 6, the shooting target 6 is shot through the lens unit 9, and an image of the shooting target 6 is shot on the display 23. Then, a focused state is detected within a few seconds after the lens unit 9 is directed to the photographing object 6 (step S2). When such a focus match is detected, shooting data 10 relating to an image of the shooting object 6, shooting position data 15 relating to the latitude and longitude of the portable information terminal 4 when the shooting data 10 is acquired by the GPS sensor 12, and a gyro The sensor 13 acquires azimuth angle data 17 related to the azimuth and angle of the lens unit 9 of the portable information terminal 4 when the shooting data 10 is acquired (step S3, step S4, step S5). Thereby, acquisition of the imaging information 5 is completed (step S6). And the portable information terminal 4 transmits the imaging | photography information 5 acquired through the internet 3 (step S7). It should be noted that in the processing from step S2 to step S7, the user who uses the portable information terminal 4 does not need to perform any operation, and simply directs the lens unit 9 toward the photographing object 6 to adjust the photographing information 5 from focusing. Processing up to acquisition and transmission is automatically performed.

  On the other hand, after starting the information distribution system 1, the management server 8 detects whether or not the photographing information 5 is transmitted from the portable information terminal 4 whose member is authenticated (step T2). Here, when there is transmission of the shooting information 5 (YES in step T2), the shooting information 5 is received (step T3), and processing for specifying the shooting target 6 from the shooting information 5 is performed (step T4). On the other hand, when transmission of the shooting information 5 is not detected (NO in step T2), the process of step T2 is continued until the shooting information 5 is transmitted. The photographic object 6 is specified based on the photographic data 10 included in the photographic information 5 based on the image recognition process and / or the position recognition process from among a plurality of object information 41 stored in advance in the object information database 42. The photographed object 6 is identified. Here, since the specific processing of the photographing object 6 has already been described, details are omitted here, but in the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, the image recognition processing by the image recognition means 47 and the position recognition by the position recognition means 48 are performed. Both of these are performed, and the object 6 to be imaged is specified by combining the mutual recognition processing results. When the shooting target 6 is specified based on the shooting information 5 (YES in step T5), it is determined whether or not the portable information terminal 4 that has transmitted the shooting information 5 corresponds to the limited portable information terminal (step T6). ). On the other hand, when the shooting object 6 is not specified (NO in step T5), that is, the object information 41 related to the shooting object 6 that has been shot is not stored in the object information database 42, or the shooting data 10 In the case where the image is unclear and cannot be specified by the image recognition processing, or the information of the shooting position data 15 is unclear and the relative positional relationship with the shooting target 6 cannot be grasped, etc. The identification is not performed, and the process proceeds to step T14. As described above, since the mobile information terminal 4 does not perform any particular operation until the shooting information 5 is transmitted, new shooting information can be obtained by changing the direction of the lens unit 9 or moving the shooting position, for example. 5 can be acquired and transmitted to the management server 8 each time. Therefore, the processing from step S2 to step S7 is repeated until sufficient shooting information 5 for specifying the shooting target 6 is transmitted.

  The determination as to whether the portable information terminal 4 is a limited portable information terminal is made based on the member information 61 authenticated at the time of starting the program (details will be described later). If the portable information terminal 4 is normal (YES in step T6), the distribution information 7 corresponding to the photographing object 6 is extracted from the distribution information database 44 (step T7). On the other hand, when the portable information terminal 4 is a limited portable information terminal (NO in step T6), the limited distribution information 25 registered in advance from the distribution information database 44 is extracted (step T8). Thereafter, the extracted distribution information 7 (or limited distribution information 25, the same applies hereinafter) is transmitted to the portable information terminal 4 (step T9).

  On the other hand, the portable information terminal 4 detects the presence / absence of transmission of the distribution information 7 from the management server 8 (step S8). Here, when transmission of the distribution information 7 is detected (YES in step S8), the distribution information 7 is received, the shooting distribution information 21 combined with the shooting data 10 is created and displayed on the display 23 (step S9). ). On the other hand, if transmission of distribution information 7 is not detected (NO in step S8), the process proceeds to step S17. In the present embodiment, the distribution information 7 corresponding to the advertisement is displayed below the image of the photographed subject 6 (see FIG. 7A). In the case of the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, the processing from acquisition of the shooting information 5 in step S6 to display of the shooting distribution information 21 in step S9 is completed in about several seconds.

  Thereafter, the portable information terminal 4 detects the presence / absence of a storage operation for inputting saving of the photographic distribution information 21 to the terminal-side storage unit 30 (step S10). Here, when the storage operation is detected (YES in step S10), the photographic distribution information 21 is stored in the terminal-side storage unit 30 (step S11). Thereafter, operation detection data related to the storage operation is transmitted to the management server 8 (step S12). On the other hand, if no storage operation is detected (NO in step S10), the process proceeds to step S17.

  On the other hand, after transmitting the distribution information 7, the management server 8 detects whether or not operation detection data is transmitted from the portable information terminal 4 (step T10). If operation detection data is detected (YES in step T10), operation detection data is received (step T11), additional distribution information 33 is extracted from the additional distribution information database 55 (step T12), and the additional distribution is performed. Information 27 is transmitted to portable information terminal 4 (step T13). On the other hand, if no operation detection data is detected (NO in step T10), the process proceeds to step S14 to detect the presence / absence of an instruction to end the system. If there is an instruction to end (YES in step T14), the management server 8 The system is terminated (step T15). On the other hand, when the presence / absence of transmission of new imaging information 5 is detected (NO in step T14), the process returns to step T2.

  The portable information terminal 4 that has transmitted the operation detection data receives the additional distribution information 33 transmitted from the management server 8 (step S13), and converts the portion of the distribution information 7 of the stored shooting distribution information 21 into the additional distribution information 33. The replaced additional shooting distribution information 35 is created and displayed on the display 23 (see step S14, FIG. 7B). Thereafter, the presence / absence of a storage operation for inputting saving of the additional shooting distribution information 35 to the terminal-side storage means 30 is detected (step S15). If there is such an operation (YES in step S15), the additional shooting distribution information 35 is stored. (Step S16). On the other hand, when there is no storage operation for inputting save (NO in step S15), the process proceeds to step S17, where it is detected whether or not there is an instruction to end the system in the portable information terminal 4, and there is an instruction to end (YES in step S17). ), The system is terminated (step S18). On the other hand, when there is no instruction to end (NO in step S17), the process proceeds to step S2, and new photographing information 5 is acquired.

  As described above, according to the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, the photographing object 6 such as a tourist spot is photographed using the camera 11 of the portable information terminal 4 and is registered in advance by a sponsor company or the like. The distribution information 7 can be transmitted from the management server 8 in association with the object 6 to be imaged. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide information on advertisement in relation to a subject to be photographed several thousand times or more per day, and a great advertisement effect can be obtained. Note that photographing points for photographing a photographing object in many cases are often determined in advance, and are included in the object information 41 as object image data 38 of an image photographed from each photographing point. The identification accuracy of the object 6 based on 47 is increased. Further, by storing the shooting distribution information 21 created by combining the shooting data 10 and the distribution information 7 in the terminal-side storage unit 30, the additional distribution information 33 relating to the additional information is transmitted from the management server 8. . As a result, the number of users who store the photographic distribution information 21 and receive the additional distribution information 33 to which a privilege is given increases, so that the advertisement of the sponsor company or the like that provides the distribution information 7 and the additional distribution information 33 The effect of will be further enhanced. In addition, the cost required for the creation and distribution of the catalog and the time required for the distribution are unnecessary as compared with the advertisement using the catalog printed with the conventional barcode or the like. As a result, efficient advertising can be performed at low cost.

  Next, details of registration of the limited distribution information 25 by the portable information terminal 4 and the management server 8 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. It is assumed that the portable information terminal 4 has already accessed the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment and has received the transmission of the member information 61 and the authentication of the member information 61 described above. First, using the touch panel function 22 of the portable information terminal 4, information on the content of the message to be displayed and information on the photographing object 6 associated with the limited distribution information 25 are input to create the limited distribution information 25 (step) U1). Then, the created limited distribution information 25 is transmitted to the management server 8 through the Internet 3 (step U2).

  On the other hand, the management server 8 detects the presence or absence of transmission of the limited distribution information 25 created by the portable information terminal 4 (step V1), and when transmission of the limited distribution information 25 is detected (YES in step V1), The limited distribution information 25 is received and registered in the distribution information database 44 (step V2). Thereafter, registration completion information 31 indicating that the limited distribution information 25 has been registered is transmitted to the portable information terminal 4 that is the destination of the limited distribution information 25 via the Internet 3 (step V3). Thereby, the registration process of the limited distribution information 25 in the management server 8 is completed (step V4). The portable information terminal 4 receives the registration completion information 31 transmitted from the management server 8 (step U3). Thereby, the registration process of the limited distribution information 25 in the portable information terminal 4 ends (step U4).

  Here, the registration completion information 31 includes information specifying a specific URL. The content of the registration completion information 31 is notified to a limited portable information terminal capable of displaying the content of the limited distribution information 25 by mail transmission or the like. As a result, the portable information terminal 4 that has accessed the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment via a specific URL transmits the shooting information 5 related to the shooting target 6 specified when the limited distribution information 25 is registered. In this case, the limited distribution information 25 can be provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the month is set as the photographing object 6 and the limited distribution information 25 is registered, the limited distribution is performed to the portable information terminal 4 that has transmitted the shooting information 5 including the month. Information 25 can be transmitted. Thus, for example, by creating a proposal word or the like as the limited distribution information 25, the information can be transmitted to a specific partner through the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. Improvements and design changes are possible.

  For example, in the information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, the imaging object specifying unit 49 is shown as performing both image recognition processing and position recognition processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. At least one of 47 and the position recognizing means 48 may specify the object 6 to be photographed. In addition, the portable information terminal 4 (user terminal) that transmits the photographic information 5 is provided with a function of selecting a process for specifying the photographic object 6 by the image recognition means 47 or the position recognition means 48 or both, and the information related to the photographic information 5 May be transmitted. Thereby, it is possible to reduce a burden related to specifying the photographing object 6 on the management server 8 side. Moreover, in the information distribution system 1 of this embodiment, although what photographed the building in the actual sightseeing spot, the moon, etc. as the imaging | photography target object 6 was shown, it is not limited to this, For example, a building Alternatively, a photograph of a moon or the like or a model may be used as the photographing object 6. As a result, the shooting information 5 obtained by taking a photograph or the like is transmitted to the management server 8, whereby the management server 8 mainly identifies the shooting target 6 by the image recognition means 47 and transmits the distribution information 7. Can do.

1 Information distribution system 2 Information distribution program 3 Internet (communication network)
4 Mobile information terminal (user terminal)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Shooting information 6 Shooting target object 7 Distribution information 8 Management server 10 Shooting data 14 Shooting data acquisition means 15 Shooting position data 16 Shooting position data acquisition means 17 Direction angle data 18 Direction angle data acquisition means 19 Shooting information transmission means 20 Distribution information reception Means 21 Shooting distribution information 23 Display 24 Shooting distribution information display means 25 Limited distribution information 26 Limited distribution information creation means 27 Limited distribution information transmission means 28 Registration completion information 29 Registration completion information reception means 32 Operation detection data transmission means 33 Additional distribution information 34 Additional distribution information receiving means 35 Additional shooting information distribution 36 Additional shooting information display section 37 Terminal side communication means 38 Object image data 39 Object position data 40 Object basic data 41 Object information 42 Object information database 43 Object information Storage means 4 4 distribution information database 45 distribution information storage means 46 photographing information receiving means 47 image recognition means 48 position recognition means 49 photographing object specifying means 50 distribution information extracting means 51 distribution information transmitting means 52 limited distribution information receiving registration means 53 registration completion information transmission Means 54 Mobile information terminal discrimination means (user terminal discrimination means)
55 Additional distribution information database 56 Additional distribution information storage means 57 Operation detection data reception means 58 Additional distribution information extraction means 59 Additional distribution information transmission means

Claims (6)

A user terminal and a management server connected through a communication network,
The user terminal is
Photographing data acquisition means for acquiring photographing data obtained by photographing a photographing object;
Shooting position data acquisition means for acquiring shooting position data related to a shooting position at which the shooting target is shot in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition means;
Azimuth angle data acquisition means for acquiring azimuth angle data relating to the azimuth and angle of the user terminal that has shot the photographic object from the shooting position, in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition means;
Shooting information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired shooting data, the shooting position data, and the azimuth angle data as shooting information to the management server through the communication network;
Distribution information receiving means for receiving distribution information transmitted from the management server through the communication network;
Shooting distribution information display means for displaying shooting distribution information obtained by combining the shooting data and the distribution information on a display of the user terminal;
The management server
Object information storage means for storing a plurality of object information including object image data of the object to be imaged and object position data of the object to be imaged in an object information database;
Distribution information storage means for storing the distribution information corresponding to each of the plurality of photographing objects in which the object information is stored in a distribution information database;
Shooting information receiving means for receiving the shooting information transmitted from the user terminal through the communication network;
Image recognition means for recognizing the shooting object by image recognition processing based on the shooting data and the object image data, and the shooting position data, the azimuth angle data, and the object position data based on the object position data. A position recognition means for recognizing a shooting object from a relative positional relationship from the shooting position; a shooting object specifying means for specifying the shooting object using at least one of the image recognition means and the position recognition means; ,
Distribution information extraction means for extracting the distribution information corresponding to the identified photographing object from the distribution information database;
An information distribution system comprising: distribution information transmission means for transmitting the extracted distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network. The user terminal is
Limited delivery information creating means for creating limited delivery information specifying a delivery destination of another user terminal;
A terminal-side limited distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the limited distribution information associated with the photographing object to the management server through the communication network;
The management server
Limited distribution information reception registration means for receiving the transmitted limited distribution information through the communication network and registering the limited distribution information in the distribution information database;
A user terminal that transmits the shooting information further includes a user terminal determination unit that determines whether the user terminal is the other user terminal;
The delivery information transmitting means includes
The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the limited distribution information is transmitted to the other user terminal determined by the user terminal determination unit through the communication network. The user terminal is
Terminal-side storage means for storing the shooting distribution information;
Operation detection data transmission means for detecting a storage operation for inputting storage of the photographing distribution information in the terminal-side storage means, and transmitting operation detection data to the management server through the communication network;
Additional distribution information receiving means for receiving additional distribution information transmitted from the management server through the communication network;
Shooting additional distribution information display means for creating the shooting additional distribution information in which the distribution information included in the shooting distribution information is replaced with the received additional distribution information, and displaying on the display;
The management server
Additional distribution information storage means for storing in the additional distribution information database the additional distribution information corresponding to each of the photographing objects;
Operation detection data receiving means for receiving the operation detection data through the communication network;
Based on the operation detection data and the additional distribution information database, additional distribution information extracting means for extracting the additional distribution information corresponding to the identified photographing object;
The information distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising: additional distribution information transmission means for transmitting the extracted additional distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network. Shooting data acquisition means for acquiring shooting data obtained by shooting a shooting object, shooting position data acquisition means for acquiring shooting position data relating to a shooting position at which the shooting object is shot, in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition means, Azimuth angle data acquisition means for acquiring azimuth angle data related to the azimuth and angle of the user terminal that has shot the shooting object from the shooting position in conjunction with the shooting data acquisition means, the acquired shooting data, and the shooting Shooting information transmitting means for transmitting the position data and the azimuth angle data as shooting information to the management server via a communication network, distribution information receiving means for receiving distribution information transmitted from the management server via the communication network, and The shooting distribution information obtained by combining the shooting data and the distribution information is displayed on the display of the user terminal. As photographing delivery information display means for displaying Lee, together with the functioning of the user terminal connected through the communication network,
Object information storage means for storing a plurality of object information including object image data of the object to be imaged and object position data of the object to be imaged in an object information database, and a plurality of objects in which the object information is stored Distribution information storage means for storing the distribution information corresponding to each of the shooting objects in a distribution information database, shooting information receiving means for receiving the shooting information transmitted from the user terminal through the communication network, and the shooting data; Image recognition means for recognizing the imaging object based on the object image data by image recognition processing, and the imaging object based on the imaging position data, the azimuth angle data, and the object position data. Position recognition means for recognizing from a relative positional relationship from the shooting position, the image recognition means and the position recognition A shooting object specifying means for specifying the shooting object using at least one of the stages; a distribution information extracting means for extracting the distribution information corresponding to the specified shooting object from the distribution information database; and An information distribution program for causing a management server connected to the communication network to function as distribution information transmitting means for transmitting the distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network. Limited delivery information creating means for creating limited delivery information specifying other user terminals as delivery destinations, and terminal side for sending the limited delivery information associated with the object to be photographed to the management server through the communication network As a limited distribution information transmission means, further function the user terminal,
Limited distribution information reception registration means for receiving the transmitted limited distribution information through the communication network and registering it in the distribution information database, whether or not the user terminal that transmitted the imaging information is the other user terminal When the reception of the photographing information from the limited user terminal is detected, the limited distribution information is transmitted to the other user terminal determined by the user terminal determination unit through the communication network. 5. The information distribution program according to claim 4, further comprising causing the management server to function as the distribution information transmitting means. An operation for detecting a storage operation for inputting storage of the shooting distribution information in the terminal-side storage unit and storing operation detection data to the management server through the communication network. Detection data transmission means, additional distribution information reception means for receiving additional distribution information transmitted from the management server through the communication network, and the distribution information included in the shooting distribution information in the received additional distribution information As a shooting additional distribution information display means for creating a replacement shooting additional distribution information and displaying on the display, the user terminal further functions,
Additional distribution information storage means for storing the additional distribution information respectively corresponding to the photographing object in an additional distribution information database, operation detection data receiving means for receiving the operation detection data through the communication network, the operation detection data, and the Based on the additional distribution information database, additional distribution information extracting means for extracting the additional distribution information corresponding to the identified photographing object, and extracting the additional distribution information to the user terminal through the communication network 6. The information distribution program according to claim 4, further comprising causing the management server to function as additional distribution information transmission means for transmitting to the network.

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