JP2014135026A - Display system, server, terminal device, display method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display system for contribution information, a server, a terminal device, a display method and a program, all of which are designed to facilitate the selection of a contributor reflecting the taste of a user.SOLUTION: A display system comprises an SNS server 200 that is able to deliver contribution information, and a smart phone 100 that is able to display contribution information. The SNS server comprises: management means configured to receive contribution information and to manage the relation between a follow-up and a follower based on accumulating contribution information DB222 and follow-up information of a contributor from the smart phone; and user specifying means configured to specify a user who has to be informed that new contribution information has been provided; and new contribution information provision means configured to provide new contribution information. The smart phone comprises: contribution information display means configured to display contribution information and new contribution information; setting means configured to set a point included in contribution information as a destination; follow-up determination means configured to determine the contributor of contribution information as a follow-up; and informing means configured to inform the SNS server of the follow-up information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system, a server, a terminal device, a display method, and a program for displaying posted information posted by a poster.

  Various services using communication such as a portable multifunction terminal represented by a smartphone have been developed. Among them, in particular, social networking services (hereinafter referred to as SNS) such as Twitter (registered trademark) and Facebook (registered trademark) have become widespread. In SNS, a user posts various information using a smartphone, a mobile phone, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC), accumulates the posted information in an SNS server, and the information stored in the SNS server is stored by the user. You can browse. Since the user can associate the posted position with the posted content when posting, the SNS server includes the account for identifying the poster, the posting date and time, the positional information indicating the posted position, the posted content, etc. Post information is accumulated.

  A new arrival post information notification system that automatically performs selection of a notification target person and notification to a notification target person when a new post is made on an electronic bulletin board is disclosed (Patent Document 1). An information posting system that automatically selects a user and distributes the information to only a user who should truly distribute the information is disclosed (Patent Document 2). In this patent document 1, a viewer ID and a contributor ID are associated with each other, and when a contributor newly makes a posting, new arrival information is notified to the associated viewer's terminal.

  On the other hand, when the user gets on the vehicle, there is a request to continue using the SNS used in the portable terminal such as a mobile phone even in the vehicle, and the posted information acquired from the SNS server is displayed, and further from the own vehicle position An in-vehicle display device that provides route guidance to a position where a posted message is posted is disclosed (Patent Document 3).

JP 2003-256322 A JP 2009-42901 A JP 2011-247832 A

  In the route guidance function of a navigation device, it is common to provide guidance using a map, but such a method has a world view that is significantly different from a service that provides posted information such as word-of-mouth information. Therefore, by searching for a destination from the word-of-mouth information of a contributor such as a celebrity and causing the celebrity to provide route guidance, route guidance can be realized with an unprecedented view of the world. In this case, there is a desire for the user to give priority to the posted information of the poster that suits his / her preference over other posters. There is also a request to immediately view the posted information when the posted information is posted.

  In order to be able to browse post information from a poster of his / her preference without any zone, it is necessary to select such a poster in advance. However, when the number of contributors becomes large, searching for contributors that suit their preferences from among them, and setting these one by one is a very complicated task for the user.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a posting information display system, a server, a terminal device, a display method, and a program capable of facilitating selection of a poster reflecting user's preference.

  A display system according to the present invention includes a server capable of delivering post information and a terminal device capable of displaying post information from the server, and the server is posted by a contributor and includes at least point information. Receiving means for receiving post information including: storage means for storing received post information; transmission means for transmitting post information stored in the storage means to the terminal device; and preferences of the poster from the terminal device The management means for managing the relationship between the user of the terminal device and the contributor based on the information related to the poster's preferences, and when the receiving means receives the post information from the contributor, the posting A user specifying means for specifying a user who should be notified that a new post has been made based on the management result of the management means, and the user specifying means New posting information providing means for providing information on the new posting to the terminal device of the user, wherein the terminal device is the posting information transmitted from the transmitting means and the new posting information provided from the new posting information providing means. Post information display means for displaying post information, setting means for setting a point included in the displayed post information as a destination, and a point set as the destination when the setting means is executed Determining means for determining information related to the poster's preference based on a poster of posted information; and notifying means for notifying the server of information related to the poster's preference determined by the determining means. Preferably, the determination unit is configured so that, when the number of selections by a poster for posting information including a point set as a destination exceeds a certain number, the poster is included in the user's preference. Determine information about. Preferably, the determination means is configured so that the poster is included in the user's preference when the ratio of the poster's selection in all destination setting times performed within a certain period exceeds a certain value. Information about the poster's preferences is determined. Preferably, the setting means further includes a guider selection means for selecting a guider that guides a guide route to a destination, and the determination means displays information on the preferences of the poster based on the selected guider. decide. Preferably, the information regarding the poster's preference is identification information of a poster that the user follows. Preferably, the contributor is a predetermined person.

  The server according to the present invention distributes posting information to a terminal device, receiving means for receiving posting information posted by a poster and including at least point information, and storage means for storing the received posting information; In response to a request from the terminal device, a transmission unit that transmits the post information stored in the storage unit, and information related to setting a point included in the post information as a destination is received from the terminal device. Determining means for determining information related to the poster's preference based on the poster of the posted information including the point set as the destination, and the user of the terminal device and the poster based on the information regarding the poster's preference A managing means for managing the relationship; and when the receiving means receives the posting information from a contributor, a user who should be notified that there has been a new posting by the contributor. A user specifying means for specifying, based on the control result of the means, to the user of the terminal device the identified user identification means, and a new post information providing means for providing the new posts information.

  The terminal device according to the present invention is capable of displaying post information distributed from a server, and is a request unit that requests post information from the server, and is transmitted from the server in response to the request unit. A posting information display means for displaying the posted information, a setting means for setting a point included in the displayed posting information as a destination, and a point set as the destination when the setting means is executed. Determination means for determining information related to a poster's preference based on a poster's poster, notification means for notifying the server of information related to the poster's preference determined by the determination means, and the poster's preference New posting display means for displaying new posting notification information provided from the server based on the information.

  The display method according to the present invention is of a display system including a server capable of delivering post information and a terminal device capable of displaying post information from the server, wherein the server is posted by a contributor, A receiving step for receiving post information including at least point information; a storage step for storing the received post information; and post information stored in the storage step in response to a request from the terminal device to the terminal device. A transmission step of transmitting, a management step of receiving information on a poster's preference from the terminal device, and managing a relationship between the user of the terminal device and the poster based on the information on the poster's preference, and the reception When the posting information is received from the contributor by the step, a user who should be notified that the contributor has posted a new post And a providing step of providing the new posting information to the terminal device of the user specified in the user specifying step, and the terminal device sends the information to the server. A requesting step for requesting transmission of posted information, a first displaying step for displaying posted information transmitted from the transmitting step, a setting step for setting a point included in the displayed posted information as a destination, When the setting step is executed, a determination step of determining information related to the poster's preference based on a poster of posting information including a point set as a destination, and the poster's determined by the determination step A notification step of notifying the server of information relating to preferences, and a step of displaying the information of the new post provided by the providing step. It includes a display step.

  A program according to the present invention is executed by a terminal device capable of displaying post information distributed from a server, and requests the terminal device for post information from the server; A step of displaying the posted information transmitted from the server in response, a step of setting a point included in the displayed posted information as a destination, and setting the destination when the setting step is executed Determining information related to a poster's preference based on a poster who posted the posted information including the posted point, notifying the server of information related to the poster's preference determined by the determining step, and the posting Displaying the new post notification information provided from the server based on the information related to the user's preference.

  According to the present invention, when the point included in the posted information is set as the destination, the information related to the poster's preference is determined based on the poster who posted the posted information. The setting procedure can be facilitated. Moreover, since the posting information is distributed based on the information regarding the poster's preference, the user can quickly browse the posting information of the favorite poster.

It is a figure which shows an example of the utilization aspect of the display system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the display system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal structure of the display system of a present Example. It is a main functional block diagram of the control part of a smart phone. It is a flowchart explaining the operation example when posting contribution information from a smart phone. It is a figure which shows an example of the posting information produced | generated when a contributor contributes, such as a review. It is an example which displays contribution information on a map. It is an example which displays contribution information in the form of a list. It is an example which switches the display of the contribution information of the contributor by a tab. It is a main functional block diagram of the control part of a SNS server. It is a figure which shows an example of the database of the posting information comprised by an SNS server. It is a figure which shows an example of a submitter's database. It is a figure which shows an example of the management table of a follow / follower management part. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of creation and update of a management table. It is a flowchart explaining selection operation | movement of posting information. It is a flow explaining the display operation | movement of the posting information of the display system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement when selecting the contributor who follows by user operation. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a contributor list. It is a flow explaining the display operation | movement of the posting information of the display system which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a flow explaining the display operation | movement of the posting information of the display system which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The terminal device used in the display system of the present invention can be a smart phone (multifunctional mobile phone), a mobile phone, a notebook PC, a tablet PC, a personal computer, or other electronic device having a communication function. The terminal device has a function of setting a post information distributed from a server using a communication function or a point included in the post information as a destination. Further, the terminal device of the present invention can be used while a user is walking or in a moving body such as a vehicle. In the latter case, the terminal device is linked with an in-vehicle device installed in the moving body. Is possible. Further, the terminal device of the present invention has a function of posting post information, a navigation function, a function of reproducing audio / video data, and a function of receiving television / radio broadcasts, in addition to a function of displaying post information and guide route guidance information. Etc. can also be provided.

  A server used in the display system of the present invention is connected to a network such as the Internet or an intranet, and posts information from a poster or guide information of the poster itself is made into a database and posted information and guidance to a user who accesses the server. Information can be distributed. In a preferred embodiment, the contributor is a predetermined person or a celebrity, and posts information and guidance information by these celebrities are distributed to the user. A celebrity may be a celebrity who lives in the country or a specific area, a person of a specific age group, a person who has special expertise in a specific area, or a person who is popular in the country or a specific area. However, the contributor is not necessarily limited to such a celebrity, and may be a general person.

  The format of the posted information posted by the poster is arbitrary, but in a preferred embodiment, the posted information includes identification information for identifying the poster, posted content, a posting position of the posted person, or a position indicating the position of the posted content. Includes information, posting date, etc. However, the addition of position information is arbitrary, and the poster can omit the position information as necessary. In a preferred embodiment, the identification information for identifying the poster can include the poster's still image or video, and when the posting information is displayed on the terminal device, the poster's still image or video can be displayed.

  Next, a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 illustrates one usage mode of SNS (Social Network Service) realized in the display system of the present embodiment. In the figure, contributors P1, P2, and P3 such as talents, bloggers, celebrities, and celebrities upload information such as reviews that are of interest to them to the SNS server as post information. It is sequentially stored in the database DB. Preferably, contributors P1, P2, and P3 are persons registered in advance in the SNS, and each has unique identification information. The contributors P1, P2, and P3 upload post information using, for example, a smartphone.

  On the other hand, the users U1, U2, and U3 access the SNS server via, for example, a smartphone and download post information from the SNS server. Preferably, application software for using the SNS is installed in the smartphone, and by executing the application, access to the SNS server, download of posted information, display of posted information, and position specified by posted information The display of the guidance information up to is executed. In a preferred embodiment, after the user authenticates the user account to the SNS server, a post information distribution request is transmitted to the SNS server, and the SNS server distributes the post information. The posting information distributed to the smartphone is displayed on the display under the control of the application, and the users U1, U2, and U3 can browse the posting information of the posters P1, P2, and P3. The users U1, U2, and U3 can further set any of the displayed posted information as a destination. When the destination of the posted information is set, a guidance route to the destination is searched by the smartphone or the SNS server, and guidance of the guidance route is performed on the smartphone. In a preferred mode, the user U1 can select a contributor who matches his / her preference, browse post information of the contributor, and receive route information of the contributor.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the display system according to the present embodiment. In the guidance system 10 of the present embodiment, servers 20 and 30, smartphones 40, 50 and 60, a personal computer 70, and the like are connected to a network NW such as the Internet. The contributor can post post information to the SNS servers 20 and 30 via the smartphones 40 to 60 or the PC 70, for example. On the other hand, SNS users can also acquire post information and guide route guidance information from the servers 20 and 30 via the smartphones 40 to 60 and the PC 70 and display the post information and guide information on their terminals. Further, when the smartphone 50 is brought into the vehicle, the smartphone 50 is connected to the in-vehicle device 80 by connection means 90 such as USB or short-range wireless communication, and the posting information 82 and the guidance information are displayed on the display of the in-vehicle device 80. Can be displayed. Preferably, the SNS application 52 is mounted on the smartphones 40 to 60, and when the SNS is used, the application 52 is executed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration example of the display system according to the first embodiment. In this example, a poster posts posted information to the SNS server 200 using the smartphone 100, and a user receives the posted information from the SNS server using the smartphone 100 and displays it. Moreover, in the smart phone 100, it is possible to set the posting position included in the posting information as the destination and guide the guide route to the posting position.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the smartphone 100 includes an input unit 110 that inputs an instruction from a poster or a user, a display unit 120, a current position calculation unit 130 that calculates the current position of the smartphone 100, a server or the like via the Internet or the like. The basic configuration includes a communication unit 140 that performs data communication, a storage unit 150 that can store data and programs, a control unit 160 that controls each unit, and the like. Although not shown here, the smartphone 100 also includes an imaging camera that captures an image, a microphone that inputs sound, a speaker that outputs sound, and the like.

  The control unit 160 includes a microcontroller, a central processor, or the like, and preferably controls posting and displaying of SNS posting information by executing application software or a program prepared in advance. In a certain aspect, when a contributor visits a facility such as a restaurant, a store, or a hotel, the contributor posts word-of-mouth information such as a sentence, a still image, and a video regarding the facility. In a certain aspect, a user browses the contributor's word-of-mouth information distributed from the SNS server, sets a facility or the like introduced in the word-of-mouth as a destination, and receives guidance on the guidance route.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram included in the control unit 160 and shows basic functions executed when an SNS application is activated. The control unit 160 includes a posting information creation unit 180 that creates posting information based on information input from the input unit 110, a posting information transmission unit 182 that transmits the created posting information to the SNS server 200, and the SNS server 200. A post information request unit 184 that requests transmission of post information, a post information display unit 186 that displays post information, and a destination setting unit 188 that sets a position (for example, post position) included in the post information as a destination. And a follow determination unit 190 that determines a poster to be followed by the user, and a follow information notification unit 192 that notifies the SNS server of the determined follow information.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a posting operation for posting information. The contributor activates an application related to post information on the smartphone 100 (S100). This activation enables the smartphone 100 to communicate with the SNS server 200. Preferably, as a condition for using the SNS, login such as a user account for user authentication and a password is required. However, the user authentication is not limited to this timing and may be performed when posting information is transmitted. Further, user authentication is not always essential.

  With the activation of the application, the current position information of the smartphone 100 is acquired by the current position acquisition unit 130 (S102). The method for acquiring the current position information is performed using a known means. For example, if the smartphone 100 has a GPS receiver, the latitude and longitude coordinate information, and if the smartphone 100 has a self-contained navigation sensor such as a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor, the current position information is obtained from the position information. Is calculated. In addition to this, when the current position information of the smartphone 100 can be acquired from the outside via the communication unit 140, the current position information is used.

  When the posting information creation screen is selected from the menu or the like by the poster, the posting information creation unit 180 creates posting information based on the word-of-mouth information input from the input unit 110 (S104). Image and audio data are added to the posted information as necessary. When the input of post information is completed, the contributor selects whether to add the current position information in association with the post information (S106). Thereafter, when the posting is instructed by the poster, the posted information transmitting unit 182 transmits the created posted information to the SNS server (S108).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of post information created by the post information creation unit 180. The posted information includes a poster ID, posted date, posted content, and posted position information. The contributor ID is information for identifying the contributor, and for example, a user account, a user name, or the like used for authentication of the SNS server can be used. In addition to this, information that can identify a contributor, for example, a phone number of a smartphone or the like may be used. Here, a contributor P1 who is the owner of the smartphone is shown. The posting date / time is time information when the posting information is transmitted, and is, for example, information such as * month * day * hour * minute. This uses the clock information in the smartphone. The posted content can include text information input by the poster, image information captured by the poster using a smartphone, and audio information input by the poster using a smartphone. Image information and audio information are compressed by known compression means and can be processed into MPEG, JPEG, or the like. Posting position information is the current position information of the smartphone 100 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 130 as described above. However, when the user deselects the addition of the posting position information, the posting position information is not added to the posting information. These pieces of post information can be held in the storage unit 150 of the smartphone 100 for a certain period.

  Further, the posting position information is not necessarily limited to the position information acquired by the current position acquisition unit 130. In the example of creating the posting information described above, the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 130 of the smartphone 100 is added to the posting information in FIG. 6 as posting position information. You don't have to visit and post post information there. That is, posting information can be posted from a home PC or other places. In this case, the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 130 does not necessarily match the posting position. Therefore, the point information included in the posted information may be other than the position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 130. For example, when posting information is created, map data stored in the storage unit 150 of the smartphone 100 or the map distribution server is accessed, a facility or a point is selected therefrom, and the position or point of this facility is set as the posting position information. Is possible. Alternatively, when posting information includes a still image or a moving image (an image of the facility, an image of the sales product, etc.) regarding the facility in the posted content, the shooting position of these images should be the posting position information Is possible. In addition, at the time of creating the posting information, by extracting the character string of the posting content and the map data stored in the storage unit 150 or the map distribution server of the smartphone 100, information indicating the location such as the facility name and address is extracted, This extracted position can be used as posting position information. Further, the user can input post position information such as an address by himself / herself. As described above, the posted position information may be the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 130, the position information stored in the map data, or the position information input by the user. The posting position information is determined in the operation of step S106 in FIG. 5, and when changing to position information other than the current position by the current position acquisition unit 130, the user finally determines the posting position information. May be.

  Refer to FIG. 4 again. The posting information request unit 184 requests posting information from the SNS server 200 when the smartphone 100 is in a state capable of communicating with the SNS server 200. A weighted narrowing condition can be appropriately added to the post information request. In this case, the narrowing condition is also transmitted to the SNS server 200 in addition to the request. The narrowing-down conditions are, for example, post information of the selected poster, post information having post position information around the current position of the smartphone 100, post information not yet delivered to the smartphone, and posting within a certain period from the current time. Posted information. Such a narrowing-down condition is automatically set by a program for executing an SNS application, or can be set by a user.

  The posted information display unit 186 has a function of causing the display unit 120 to display the posted information created by the posted information creating unit 180 or the posted information distributed from the SNS server 200. Although the display mode of the posted information is not particularly limited, for example, if location information such as a posted position is added to the posted information, the posted information can be displayed on the map. Alternatively, the posted information can be displayed in a list.

  FIG. 7A is an example of displaying post information on a map. As shown in the figure, a surrounding map of the current position S is displayed on the display unit 120 of the smartphone, and the distributed posting information is displayed on the map. Here, the posting information to which the position information is added is the display target. Posting information includes, for example, face photographs 310 and 312 in which balloons 300 and 302 are written in the facilities H1 and H2 corresponding to the posting positions, and the posters can be identified in the notations 300 and 302, and posted contents 320 and 322, respectively. Is displayed. This display form is an example, and an icon may be displayed at a position where post information exists. A menu is displayed by the user selecting the balloon notation 300, 302, and when the entire posting information display is selected from the menu, a list form as shown in FIG. The display switches to the screen. In addition, when the smartphone 100 does not have a map database, the smartphone 100 can transmit the current position information to the SNS server 200, and the SNS server 200 can distribute map data around the current position to the smartphone 100. It is.

  When the user selects desired posting information on the display screen of FIG. 7A, a pop-up menu is displayed there. The user can set a posting position such as the facilities H1 and H2 referred to by the posting information as the destination by selecting the destination setting from the menu.

  FIG. 7B is an example in which posted information is displayed as a list. In this display mode, the posting information is displayed in a list form on the display unit 120 of the smartphone 100. In the case of FIG. 7B, regardless of the presence / absence of position information, all distributed post information is to be displayed. Each posting information is arranged in a line in the list, and each posting information displays an image 330 of a poster for identifying a poster, a posting content 340, a posting time 350, a posting position 360, and the like. . Further, a scroll key 370 for scrolling other post information that cannot be displayed and a destination setting key 380 for setting the post position of the selected post information as the destination are displayed. The posted information may be arranged in order from the current position, or may be arranged in order of poster ID and date of posting. This display mode is effective for a smartphone that does not have a map DB. It is also possible to switch to a map screen as shown in FIG. 7A by selecting a posting position 360 in the list screen. In the list display screen of FIG. 7B, by selecting desired posting information and inputting the destination setting key 380, the posting position of the posting information can be set as the destination.

  FIG. 7C shows still another display form. Tabs 390-1 to 390-n and 390-A are displayed on the display unit 120 of the smartphone. One tab is assigned to one contributor, and the display can be switched to the posted information of the corresponding contributor by selecting the tab. For example, when the user selects the tab 390-1, a list of posting information of the poster P1 corresponding to the tab 390-1 is displayed. When the last tab 390-A is selected, a list of post information of all the contributors P1-Pn is displayed. The list includes, for example, an unread flag that identifies posting content (including text, video, audio, etc.), posting position, posting time, and whether or not it was viewed by the user (or whether it is new information). ing. The scroll key 370 scrolls post information that cannot be displayed on the screen, and the destination setting key 380 sets the selected post information as a destination.

  In a preferred embodiment, the display form shown in FIG. 7C is displayed when the user determines a poster to follow. If the user decides to follow the posters P1 and P2, tabs of the posters P1 and P2 are displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 7C. Switching between contributors with tabs is effective when the number of contributors is small, but if the number of contributors reaches several hundred to several thousand, the tab corresponding to that number is displayed. Displaying is no longer realistic.

  Refer to FIG. 4 again. When the posting information is selected in the display mode as shown in FIG. 7A to FIG. 7C and designated as the destination, the destination setting unit 188 extracts the posting position included in the posting information, and the posting position is determined as the destination. Set to. If the smartphone has a function of searching for map data and a guidance route, the current position acquisition unit 130 searches for a guidance route from the current position S to the destination, and starts guidance of the guidance route. When the smartphone does not have map data or the like, the current location information and the set destination information are transmitted from the smartphone 100 to the SNS server 200, and the SNS server 200 uses the map DB 224 and the guide information DB 226. Then, the map data and the guide route information are distributed to the smartphone 100, and guidance to the destination is started on the smartphone side.

  When the posting position included in the posting information is set as the destination by the user, the follow determination unit 190 estimates that the poster who posted the posting information is a favorite for the user, and determines that the poster is to follow To do. For example, when the user browses the posting information of the poster P1 and sets the posting position included therein as the destination, the user's favorite is estimated to be the poster P1, and the follow determination unit 190 It is determined that the user follows the poster P1. Thus, when the posting information is set as the destination, the poster who posted the posting information is automatically determined to follow. However, some conditions may be weighted in determining the follow. For example, when the number of poster selections exceeds a certain number, the poster may be determined to follow. Furthermore, when the ratio of the selection of the contributor in the number of all destination settings performed within a certain period exceeds a certain value, the contributor may be determined to follow. The follow determination unit 190 can also change or cancel the follow determined in accordance with an instruction from the user. In the present embodiment, the user who browses the posted information is not determined to follow the posted information. This is because the user is only interested in the facility, and if the user is really interested in the contributor, it is considered that the posting position is set as the destination in order to meet the contributor. The follow decision unit 190 decides to follow each time the destination is set.

  The follow information notification unit 192 transmits the follow information determined by the follow determination unit 190 to the SNS server 200. Also, every time a destination is set, follow information is notified, but if the follower is not new, the notification of follow information can be omitted.

  Next, the SNS server 200 in FIG. 3 will be described. The SNS server 200 includes a basic configuration of a communication unit 210 that performs data communication with the smartphone 100 and the like via the network NW, a storage unit 220, and a control unit 230 that controls each unit. The communication unit 210 enables communication via the Internet or an intranet with a smartphone or other device on which an SNS application is activated, using a communication protocol such as TCP / IP. The storage unit 220 accumulates post information from contributors, a post information DB 222 in which post information is converted into a database, and a map DB 224 in which map data for distributing map data to a smartphone 100 or the like that does not include map data is converted into a database. And a guidance information DB 226 in which information for distributing the guidance route and guidance information to a smartphone 100 or the like that does not have a guidance route search function or a guidance function to the destination is databased. The control unit 230 includes a microcontroller, a central processor, or the like, and preferably controls SNS, database construction, communication, and the like by executing application software or a program prepared in advance.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing main functions of the control unit 230 of the SNS server. The control unit 230 includes a post information DB 222, a map DB 224, a database configuration unit 240 that configures a database of the guidance information DB 226, a follow information reception unit 242 that receives follow information from the smartphone 100, a user and the user based on the received follow information. A follow / follower management unit 244 that manages the relationship with a follower, a user identification unit 246 that identifies a user who should be notified of new post information based on the management information of the follow / follower management unit 244, New post information providing unit 248 that provides new post information to the user's smartphone 100 specified by the user specifying unit, and postable information and other information that can transmit information such as map data and guidance routes as necessary A transmission unit 250 is included.

  Upon receiving post information from the poster, the database configuration unit 240 sequentially accumulates the post information in the storage unit 220 and constructs the post information DB 222. FIG. 9A is an example of the posting information DB 222. Post information from various contributors P1 to Pn is registered in the post information DB 222. Each post information includes a contributor ID, post date / time, post content, post position information. Like the last contributor P3, if post position information is not associated with post information, the post information is Does not include posting position information. The control unit 230 can refer to such a database and search or sort the posting information based on the contributor's ID, the posting date and the like, or search the posting content using a keyword or the like. Although the setting of the flag is arbitrary, it is possible to determine whether it is new post information or unposted post information using the flag.

  FIG. 9B is an example of a contributor database included in the posting information DB. The database of contributors is created from contributors registered in advance in the SNS, or is created by extracting contributors from the posting information in FIG. 9A. In one example, as shown in the figure, for each contributor, the image and sound of the contributor himself and the profile information of the contributor are associated. Further, the SNS server 200 can transmit the whole or part of the contributor database shown in FIG. 9B to the smartphone 100 in response to the request from the smartphone 100.

  The map DB 224 includes information such as road map data and facility data. The road map data includes link data for identifying roads, intersection data indicating intersections, and the like. The facility data includes POIs such as restaurants, gas stations, hotels, and tourist attractions. In a preferred example, the road map data is managed in units of leaf having a certain latitude and longitude width, and the necessary road map data in leaf units can be provided to the smartphone 100 that does not hold the map DB.

  The guidance information DB 226 includes guidance information such as a right turn, a left turn, a straight ahead, and a U turn using speech, images, and the like by the poster himself. The guidance information DB 226 includes still images or videos indicating the direction of guidance by the poster, and voice data such as “Please turn left”, “Please go straight”, “Please turn right”, etc. Stored in Preferably, when the destination is set, the guide information of the poster determined to follow is automatically selected based on the follow information. However, the guide information of the poster can be arbitrarily selected by the user, and the information is notified from the smartphone 100 to the SNS server 200.

  When the follow information receiving unit 242 receives the follow information from the smartphone 100, the follow information receiving unit 242 provides the follow information to the follow / follower managing unit 244. The follow / follower management unit 244 manages the relationship between a poster as a follower and a user as a follow, that is, a poster who is followed for each user. FIG. 10 is an example of a management table of the follow / follower management unit 244. When the follow / follower management unit 244 receives follow information from the smartphone 100, the follow / follower management unit 244 searches for a user ID corresponding to the smartphone, and adds or updates a poster ID to be followed by the user ID. In the illustrated example, the posters that the user U1 follows are P2 and P3, and the posters that the user U2 follows are P1, P2, P3, and P7. The user U3 has not yet registered a follower to follow. Information in this management table is referred to by the user specifying unit 246.

  FIG. 11 shows a management table creation flow of the follow / follower management unit. When the follow / follower management unit 244 receives follow information from the smartphone (S200), the follow / follower management unit 244 identifies a user ID and a poster ID to be followed based on the follow information (S202). Next, the follow / follower management unit 244 refers to the management table shown in FIG. 10 and determines whether or not the poster ID to be followed is already registered for the corresponding user ID (S204). The poster ID is registered and the routine is terminated (S206).

  When the posting information from the poster is received, the user specifying unit 246 determines a user who should be notified of the new posting information of the poster based on the management table. In other words, the user specifying unit 246 specifies a user who has decided to follow the poster. In the example of FIG. 10, if new posting information from the poster P1 is posted, the user U2 and the user Un who have decided to follow the poster P1 are identified, and the poster P2 When the new posting information is posted, the user U1 and the user U2 who have decided to follow the poster P2 are identified. The new post information providing unit 248 provides new post information to the user specified by the user specifying unit 246. That is, when the posting information is received, the posting information is transmitted to the user specified by the user specifying unit 246.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of an operation flow for explaining a new posting information distribution operation. When posting information from a poster is received by the SNS server 200 (S300), the user specifying unit 246 identifies a poster ID of the received posting information (S302). Next, the user identification unit 246 refers to the management table shown in FIG. 10 and identifies the user ID corresponding to the contributor ID, that is, the user who has set the follow (S304). Next, the new posting information providing unit 248 refers to the posting information database 222 (FIG. 9), determines new posting information of the identified poster ID by referring to the flag, and makes a new posting to the identified user. Post information is transmitted (S308).

  Next, the overall operation of the display system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, when the SNS user uses the smartphone 100 to display the posted information on the display unit 120 of the smartphone and sets the posting position included in the displayed posted information as the destination, Shall be determined.

  The user activates SNS application software for using a service related to posted information on the smartphone 100 (S400). Thereby, user authentication is performed between the smart phone 100 and the SNS server 200 (S402). When the user authentication is completed, the posting information request unit 184 (FIG. 4) of the control unit 160 requests the SNS server 200 to distribute the posting information via the communication unit 140 (S404). The posting information distribution request can be made at an arbitrary timing, and is preferably automatically executed by the SNS application, but may be executed in response to an instruction from the user. Furthermore, if the smartphone is once user-authenticated, the posting information distribution request is not necessarily required, and when the SNS server 200 receives the posting information, the posting information is newly distributed to the user.

  When the SNS server 200 receives a posting information distribution request via the communication unit 210 (S406), the SNS server 200 transmits the posting information of the poster to the smartphone that has made the distribution request. The posted information to be transmitted can be selected by the user. For example, it is possible to limit to posting information at a certain distance from the current position of the smartphone, or to posting information within a certain time from the current time. In the former case, the current position information is transmitted from the smartphone 100 to the SNS server 200.

  When the smartphone 100 receives the posted information, the posted information display unit 186 displays the received posted information on the display unit 210 (S408). As described above, this display mode can be displayed on a map as shown in FIG. 7A, displayed as a list as shown in FIG. 7B, or switchable by a poster as shown in FIG. 7C. Is displayed. Next, the content of the posted information displayed on the display unit is browsed, and the contributor sets the posting position of the posted information of the favorite contributor as the destination (S410).

  When the posting position included in the posting information is set as the destination, the follow determination unit 190 identifies the posting person of the posting information set as the destination, estimates that the posting person is a favorite for the user, The poster is decided to follow (S412). Then, the follow information notification unit 192 transmits follow information to the SNS server 200 (S414). The follow information is received by the follow information receiving unit 242 of the SNS server 200 (S416), and the follow information is provided to the follow / follower managing unit 244. The follow / follower managing unit 244 follows the flow shown in FIG. The management table as shown in FIG. 10 is updated (S418). In this way, in response to the user setting the destination for the post information, the poster to be followed is automatically determined, so the user searches for the favorite poster each time and searches You are freed from the cumbersome task of setting a follower to follow.

  Thereafter, when post information from a poster is received and accumulated in the SNS server 200 (S420), the user specifying unit 246 follows the flow shown in FIG. A user who has a follow / follower relationship is identified, and it is determined whether or not it matches a user who follows the poster of the new post information (S422). If the user matches, the new post information is transmitted (S424). ) Delivered to identified users. The latest posting information of the poster is displayed on the display unit 120 of the smartphone that has received the distribution of the new posting information (S426). In this way, the poster that the user follows is set in the management table in advance, so when the poster who follows follows posts the post information, the post information is immediately delivered to the user, and the user You can know the latest word-of-mouth information of the poster.

  Next, an example of operation when manually setting a follower to follow is shown in the flow of FIG. In the smartphone 100, a menu screen for performing various settings and the like is displayed on the display unit 120 (S500). When a user input for setting follow is given from the menu screen, distribution of a contributor list is requested from the smartphone 100 to the SNS server 200, and the SNS server 200 refers to a contributor database as shown in FIG. 9B. Then, the poster data is transmitted to the smartphone 100. Upon receiving the poster data, the smartphone 100 displays the poster list on the display unit 120 (S502). FIG. 15 is a display example of a contributor list. The contributor list display screen 600 displays a contributor ID for identifying a contributor, an image and audio information of the contributor, a profile describing the characteristics of the contributor, and the like. For example, the contributors are arranged in the order of Japanese syllabary or the order of registration. The number of contributors varies depending on the scale of the SNS, but is expected to range from several hundred to several tens of thousands. Therefore, the information of the contributors that cannot be displayed on the screen is scrolled by the scroll key 610. Although not shown here, it is also possible to search for a contributor who inputs a keyword or the like and matches it. The user can decide to follow any poster by pressing the follow decision key 620.

  When a poster to be followed is searched by the user and determined by the follow determination key 620 (S504), the follow determination unit 190 (FIG. 4) determines to follow the poster, and the follow information notification unit 192 is determined. Notifies the SNS server 200 of the follow information (S506).

  In a normal manual follow decision operation, user operations such as displaying a menu screen, displaying a contributor list, and searching for and determining a contributor are required. In this embodiment, as described above, when a user operation is performed to set the posting position included in the posting information as the destination, the poster of the posting information is automatically determined to follow, so in effect, The operations from step S500 to S504 can be omitted.

  Further, when the follow setting is made, it is desirable to display the post information of the follower set as shown in FIG. 7C on the display unit 120 of the smartphone. As a result, the user can immediately view the latest post information of the posters to follow without searching.

  In the said Example, although the smart phone 100 showed the example which receives the information of a contributor list from the SNS server 200, when the smart phone 100 hold | maintains the information of such a contributor list, it is not necessarily posted from an SNS server. It is not necessary to receive information on the operator list. Moreover, in such a case, the information on the contributor list of the smartphone 100 can be appropriately updated with update information from the SNS server.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, when the destination is set, the poster of the posted information is automatically determined to follow. In the second embodiment, the guidance route to the destination is guided. When the guide to be selected is selected by the user, the guide is automatically determined to follow.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention. Steps S600 to S610 are the same as steps S400 to S410 of FIG. 13 in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. After setting the destination, the user selects a guide who guides the guidance route to the destination (S612). If the user does not select a guide, the guide is a contributor of post information with the destination set, but prefers a guide different from the post of the post information with the destination set. In some cases, a guide can be selected. The guide here is selected from the contributors, that is, the guiders and the contributors have an overlapping relationship. Therefore, for example, the guider is selected by causing the display unit 120 to display guider list information similar to the contributor list information as shown in FIG. Person can be selected. For example, the user can set a destination for the posted information by the poster P1, and can set the guidance of the guidance route by the guide P2.

  When the guide is selected, the follow determination unit 190 determines the guide (poster) to follow (S614). This is because when the user dares to select a guide different from the poster, the user is assumed to be a favorite guide. When the follow is determined, the follow information notification unit 192 notifies the SNS server 200 of the follow information.

  In a preferred embodiment, when a guider is selected, the guider selection information is notified to the SNS server 200, and the SNS server 200 refers to the guide information DB 226 (FIG. 3) and selects the corresponding guide information. Is distributed to the smartphone 100. Thereby, guidance of a guidance route can be performed using a guide person's own picture and sound. Other operations are the same as in the first embodiment.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first and second embodiments, the smartphone side has a function for determining follow, but in the third embodiment, the SNS server side has a function for determining follow.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the display system according to the third example of the present invention. In the figure, steps S700 to S710 are the same as those in the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof is omitted. When the smartphone 100 is set to set the posting position of the posted information as the destination (S710), the destination setting information is transmitted from the smartphone 100 to the SNS server 200. The destination setting information includes at least information for identifying posted information in which the destination is set. When the SNS server 200 receives the destination setting information, the SNS server 200 determines that the poster of the posted information is to follow (S714), and the determined follow information is provided to the follow / follower management unit 244, where the management table is updated. (S716). Subsequent operations are performed in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments.

  In addition, after the destination setting, as in the case of the second embodiment, when the user selects the guide route guide (S712), the guide selection information is notified to the SNS server 200, The SNS server 200 determines the follow based on the guider selection information (S714). As described above, in the third embodiment, the load on the smartphone side can be reduced by providing a function for determining follow on the SNS server 200 side.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention described in the claims. In addition, the present invention can include carrying out the first to third embodiments individually or in combination.

100: Smartphone 110: Input unit 120: Display unit 130: Current position acquisition unit 140: Communication unit 150: Storage unit 160: Control unit 180: Post information creation unit 182: Post information transmission unit 184: Post information request unit 186: Post Information display unit 188: Destination setting unit 190: Follow determination unit 192: Follow information notification unit 200: SNS server 210: Communication unit 220: Storage unit 230: Control unit 240: Database configuration unit 242: Follow information reception unit 244: Follow / Follower management unit 246: Post information selection unit 248: Information transmission unit

Claims (18)

A display system comprising a server capable of delivering post information and a terminal device capable of displaying post information from the server,
The server
Receiving means for receiving posted information including at least point information posted by a poster,
Storage means for storing the received post information;
Transmitting means for transmitting post information stored in the storage means to the terminal device;
Management means for receiving information on the poster's preference from the terminal device, and managing the relationship between the user of the terminal device and the poster based on the information on the poster's preference;
When the receiving means receives the posting information from the contributor, a user specifying means for specifying a user who should be notified that the contributor has a new post based on the management result of the managing means;
New posting information providing means for providing information on the new posting to the terminal device of the user specified by the user specifying means,
The terminal device
Post information display means for displaying the post information transmitted from the transmission means and the information of the new post provided from the new post information provision means;
Setting means for setting a point included in the displayed posted information as a destination;
When the setting means is executed, a determination means for determining information related to the poster's preference based on a poster who posted information including a point set as a destination;
And a notification means for notifying the server of information related to the poster's preference determined by the determination means. The determination means includes information on the poster's preference so that the poster is included in the user's preference when the number of times the poster's selection of the posting information including the point set as the destination exceeds a certain number The display system according to claim 1, wherein: The determination means determines that the posting is included in the user's preference when the ratio of the poster's selection in all the destination setting times performed within a certain period exceeds a certain value. The display system of Claim 1 which determines the information regarding a person's preference. The setting means further includes a guider selection means for selecting a guider who guides a guidance route to a destination, and the determination means determines information related to the poster's preference based on the selected guider. The display system according to claim 2 or 3. The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information related to the poster's preference is identification information of a poster that the user follows. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the poster is a predetermined person. A server that distributes posted information to a terminal device,
Receiving means for receiving posted information including at least point information posted by a poster,
Storage means for storing the received post information;
In response to a request from the terminal device, a transmission unit that transmits post information stored in the storage unit;
When information related to setting a point included in the posted information as a destination is received from the terminal device, information on a poster's preference is determined based on a poster who posted information including the point set as the destination. A determination means;
A management means for managing a relationship between a user of the terminal device and a poster based on information on the poster's preferences;
When the receiving means receives the posting information from the contributor, a user specifying means for specifying a user who should be notified that the contributor has a new post based on the management result of the managing means;
A new posting information providing unit that provides the new posting information to the terminal device of the user specified by the user specifying unit. The determination means further determines information related to the poster's preference based on the guider selection information when guider selection information for selecting a guide to guide the guide route to the destination is received from the terminal device. The server according to claim 7. A terminal device capable of displaying posted information distributed from a server,
Request means for requesting post information from the server;
Post information display means for displaying post information transmitted from the server in response to the request means;
Setting means for setting a point included in the displayed posted information as a destination;
When the setting means is executed, a determination means for determining information related to a poster's preference based on a poster who posted information including a point set as a destination;
Notification means for notifying the server of information related to the poster's preference determined by the determination means;
And a new posting display means for displaying new posting notification information provided from the server based on information related to the poster's preferences. The determination means includes information on the poster's preference so that the poster is included in the user's preference when the number of times the poster's selection of the posting information including the point set as the destination exceeds a certain number The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the terminal device is determined. The determination means determines that the posting is included in the user's preference when the ratio of the poster's selection in all the destination setting times performed within a certain period exceeds a certain value. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein information regarding a person's preference is determined. The setting means further includes a guider selection means for selecting a guider who guides a guidance route to a destination, and the determination means determines information related to the poster's preference based on the selected guider. The terminal device according to claim 9. A display method of a display system comprising a server capable of delivering post information and a terminal device capable of displaying post information from the server,
The server
A receiving step for receiving posting information posted by the poster and including at least point information;
An accumulation step for accumulating the received post information;
In response to a request from the terminal device, a transmission step of transmitting the post information accumulated in the accumulation step to the terminal device; and
A management step for receiving information related to a poster's preference from the terminal device, and managing a relationship between the user of the terminal device and the poster based on the information regarding the poster's preference;
When receiving the posting information from the poster by the receiving step, a specifying step for specifying a user who should be notified that the poster has a new post based on the result of the management step;
Providing a new posting information to the user terminal device specified in the user specifying step; and
The terminal device
A requesting step for requesting the server to transmit post information;
A first display step for displaying post information transmitted from the transmission step;
A setting step for setting a point included in the displayed posted information as a destination,
When the setting step is executed, a determination step for determining information related to the poster's preference based on a poster who posted information including a point set as a destination;
A notification step of notifying the server of information related to the poster's preference determined by the determination step;
A display method, comprising: a second display step of displaying information on the new post provided by the providing step. The determining step relates to the preferences of the poster so that the poster is included in the user's preference when the number of selections of the poster of the posting information including the point set as the destination exceeds a certain number The display method according to claim 13, wherein information is determined. The determining step may be configured such that, when the ratio of the poster's selection in all the destination setting times performed within a certain period exceeds a certain value, the poster is included in the user's preference. The display method according to claim 13, wherein information relating to a poster's preference is determined. A program executed by a terminal device capable of displaying post information distributed from a server,
In the terminal device,
Requesting posting information from the server;
Displaying post information sent from the server in response to the request;
Setting a point included in the displayed posted information as a destination;
When the step of setting is executed, determining information related to the preferences of the poster based on the poster of the posting information including the point set as the destination;
Notifying the server of information related to the poster's preferences determined by the determining step;
A program for displaying new posting notification information provided from the server based on information related to the preferences of the poster. The determining step relates to the preferences of the poster so that the poster is included in the user's preference when the number of selections of the poster of the posting information including the point set as the destination exceeds a certain number The program according to claim 16, wherein information is determined. The determining step may be configured such that, when the ratio of the poster's selection in all the destination setting times performed within a certain period exceeds a certain value, the poster is included in the user's preference. The program according to claim 17, wherein information relating to a poster's preference is determined.

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