JP2014157420A - Information providing device and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing system using position information that is highly convenient for both information provider and user.SOLUTION: An information providing device comprises: a storage unit which stores each item in association with first spot information indicating first position information related to the item and second spot information indicating second position information related to the item; and a notification unit which determines whether position information of a terminal device received from the terminal device and the first spot information satisfy a predetermined relation, and when they satisfy the predetermined relation, notifies the terminal device of information related to the item. Further, the notification unit determines whether the position information of the terminal device received from the terminal device and the second spot information satisfy a predetermined relation, and when they satisfy the predetermined relation, notifies the terminal device of information about the item.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for providing information to a terminal device held by a user based on position information.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of mobile phones and the like having a GPS function, services that provide information based on real locations using user location information have been provided. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes that event notification information to be executed at a store is distributed to a user who has moved to an area around the store. According to the information providing system described in Patent Document 1, position information that is periodically output by a portable terminal having a GPS function is acquired and accumulated for each user, and is performed at the store from the store terminal of the store. When a distribution request for notification of an event to be received is received, the position information group accumulated for each user is analyzed, and the distribution target person is selected from the users who have moved to the area around the store that issued the request. It is possible to select and distribute the notification information based on the distribution request to the distribution target person.

JP 2012-190352 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, when an information provider (store side) registers store information, only one piece of information regarding the store location can be registered for each store. For this reason, when stores are chain-expanded, it is necessary to register information regarding the location of the store for each chain store. For example, if a coffee shop is chained to three locations in Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ginza, the information provider has three stores, such as Shibuya store information, Shinjuku store information, and Ginza store information. It is necessary to individually register information on the system, which is inconvenient for the information provider.

  Moreover, in patent document 1, since notification information is distributed based on the positional information accumulated for each user, the user who is the recipient of notification information receives notification information regardless of his / her interest. After all, convenience is lacking. Moreover, in patent document 1, notification information is distributed based on a user's stay frequency and stay time. Therefore, for example, if the user is a regular customer of the Shibuya store of the coffee chain, the user can receive notification information regarding the event of the Shibuya store. However, if the user does not go to Shinjuku or Ginza, notification information regarding events at the Shinjuku store or Ginza store cannot be received. However, in general, the user is interested in the coffee chain, not the Shibuya store, so even if you are in Shinjuku or Ginza, it is better for the user that the information on the coffee chain is delivered. Convenience is high.

  As described above, in the service that provides information based on a real place using the conventional location information, information on the store is individually handled, and therefore, it is not convenient for both the information provider and the user. .

  In view of such a situation, the present invention is intended to provide an information providing apparatus using position information that is convenient for both the information provider and the user.

  Some aspects of the present invention provide, for one item, first spot information indicating first position information related to the item and second spot indicating second position information related to the item. Determining whether or not the storage unit that stores the information in association with the item, the position information of the terminal device received from the terminal device, and the first spot information satisfy a predetermined relationship, And a notification unit that notifies the terminal device of information related to the item when the information is satisfied, the notification unit further includes the position information of the terminal device received from the terminal device and the second spot information being predetermined. It is an information providing apparatus characterized by determining whether or not the relationship is satisfied and notifying the terminal device of information related to the item when the predetermined relationship is satisfied.

  Some other aspects according to the present invention are a storage unit that stores an item, and the item includes spot information indicating one or a plurality of pieces of position information related to the item, and a storage unit The favorite list for storing items registered as favorites by the user and the position list of the terminal device received from the terminal device are searched from the items stored in Notification that notifies the terminal device of information related to the item when there is an item that is registered as and there is an item in which at least one of the position information and the spot information included in the item satisfies a predetermined relationship And an information providing device.

  Further, according to some aspects of the present invention, there is provided an information providing method in an information providing apparatus, in which, for one item, first spot information indicating first position information related to the item, and an item A storage step of storing the second spot information indicating the second position information related to the item in association with the item, the position information of the terminal device received from the terminal device, and the first spot information. A notification step of determining whether or not the relationship is satisfied and notifying the terminal device of information related to the item when the predetermined relationship is satisfied, and the notification step further includes a terminal device received from the terminal device It is determined whether or not the position information and the second spot information satisfy a predetermined relationship, and if the predetermined relationship is satisfied, the terminal device is notified of information related to the item. To.

  Some other aspects of the present invention are a method of providing information in an information providing apparatus, and a first storage step of storing an item, wherein the item is one or more related to the item. A first storage step including spot information indicating position information; a second storage step for storing an item registered as a favorite by the user in the favorite list from among the stored items; and a terminal received from the terminal device The favorite list is searched based on the position information of the device, and the item that the user who owns the terminal device registers as a favorite, and the position information and at least one of the spot information included in the item have a predetermined relationship A notification step of notifying the terminal device of information related to the item when there is an item to satisfy, Obtain.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an excellent effect that it is possible to provide an information providing apparatus using position information that is highly convenient for both the information provider and the user.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an information providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the server apparatus 10 in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the terminal device 20 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the item and spot group which are memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 15 of the server apparatus 10. FIG. In this embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the favorite list 50 memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 15 of the server apparatus 10. FIG. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the item registration processing in this embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the item browsing process in this embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of a registration process to the favorite list 50 in this embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the information provision process of this embodiment. In this embodiment, an example of the information regarding the item displayed on the display 26 is shown.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the following embodiments are exemplifications for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention only to the embodiments. Furthermore, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an information providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system 1 includes a server device 10 and a terminal device 20-k (k ≧ 1), and the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 are configured to be communicable via a network N. Note that the number of terminal devices 20 that can communicate with the server device 10 is arbitrary. Further, in the present specification and the like, when there is no need to distinguish each terminal device, it is simply referred to as a terminal device 20.

  The server device 10 is configured by an information processing device such as a server computer and has a function of managing items stored in a database in the storage unit 15 and a function of providing information related to items to the terminal device 20.

  The server device 10 includes a processor 11, a communication unit 14, a storage unit 15, and the like as main hardware configurations, and the processor 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12, a memory 13, and the like. The processor 11 develops a program stored in the storage unit 15 or the like in the memory 13 and executes the program, thereby controlling the operation of each hardware resource included in the server device 10 and providing various processes or functions in the server device 10. To do. Details of functions implemented in the processor 11 will be described later.

  The communication unit 14 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal device 20 via the network N. The storage unit 15 is configured by a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 15 stores various programs and various information necessary for executing processing in the processor 11 of the server device 10. In the present embodiment, items, spot groups, and favorite lists are stored in the storage unit 15. The server device 10 may be constituted by a single information processing device or may be constituted by a plurality of information processing devices distributed on the network N.

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

  The terminal device 20 is a device that can access the server device 10 via the network N, and is preferably a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA having an e-mail function or a messenger function. (Personal Digital Assistance), laptop computers, and other mobile devices. However, the terminal device 20 may be configured by another information processing terminal such as a personal computer.

  The terminal device 20 includes a processor 21, a communication unit 24, a storage unit 25, a display 26, an operation unit 27, and the like as main hardware configurations, and the processor 21 includes a CPU 22, a memory 23, and the like. The processor 21 develops the program stored in the storage unit 25 or the like in the memory 23 and executes it, thereby controlling the operation of each hardware resource included in the terminal device 20 and realizing various processes or functions in the terminal device 20. To do. Details of functions executed in the processor 21 will be described later.

  The communication unit 24 is a communication interface for accessing the server device 10 via the network N. The communication unit 24 receives a signal necessary for the positioning process from a WiFi (wireless fidelity) station, a base station, a GPS satellite, or the like (not shown). The storage unit 25 is configured by a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores various programs and various information necessary for execution of processing in the processor 21. The display 26 is a display device configured by, for example, a liquid crystal or an organic EL. The operation unit 27 is an input interface such as a touch panel and operation buttons for receiving an operation on the terminal device 20 from the user.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server device 10 according to the present embodiment. The server device 10 implements each function shown below by operating each hardware resource constituting the device in cooperation with software stored in the memory 13.

  The item registration unit 101 has a function of registering a new item in the database in the storage unit 15. More specifically, when information including spot information of a new item is received from the terminal device 20, an item ID is assigned to the received information and registered in the database in the storage unit 15. In addition, it also has a function of correcting the contents of registered items in response to an instruction from the terminal device 20. The item registration unit 101 can register a spot group in which a plurality of pieces of spot information are grouped for one item.

  In addition, in this specification etc., an item refers to the content provided to a user one by one, and more specifically, an individual (including a general user) or a group (company, shop, food and drink) This information is registered as something that the user likes or wants to advertise at a certain place. Each item is registered by associating position information (spot information) of the target of the item with information associated with the item such as the title, description, and image of the item. The item information is registered in the storage unit 15 of the server device 10 via the terminal device 20 or another information processing device (not shown).

  The item extraction unit 102 has a function of searching for an item stored in the storage unit 15 and extracting an item corresponding to the browsing instruction.

  The favorite registration unit 103 has a function of managing the favorite list 50. For example, based on the information received from the terminal device 20, a predetermined item is added to a corresponding user's favorite list, or is corrected.

  The notification unit 104 has a function of notifying the terminal device 20 of the user of information such as notification when the user passes near the target of the favorite item.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the terminal device 20 in the present embodiment. The terminal device 20 realizes each function shown below by operating each hardware resource constituting the device in cooperation with software stored in the memory 23.

  The item posting unit 201 has a function of receiving input from the user, creating information including spot information of an item to be newly registered, and transmitting the information to the server device 10. The item posting unit 201 can select a spot group in which a plurality of pieces of spot information are grouped when setting spot information of an item.

  The browsing instruction unit 202 has a function of receiving an instruction input such as an item search condition or a link from the user and transmitting the input information to the server device 10 when the user browses the item.

  The current position acquisition unit 203 performs a positioning process based on signals received from a WiFi station, a base station, a GPS satellite, and the like (not shown), and acquires current position information of the terminal device 20 (hereinafter referred to as “terminal position information”). It has a function to do. The current position acquisition unit 203 has a function of transmitting the detected terminal position information and the terminal ID to the server device 10 when detecting that the terminal device 20 has moved to a different area.

  The item display control unit 204 displays the acquired item information in a predetermined area of the display 26. When information about a large number of items is acquired and not all information can be displayed at once, the item display control unit 204 displays information about some of the items.

  The favorite instruction unit 205 has a function for instructing the user to put a predetermined item into the user's favorite list.

  When the notification display control unit 206 receives a message from the notification notification unit 104 of the server device 10, the notification display control unit 206 has a function of displaying a notification based on the message on the display 26 of the terminal device 20.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of items and spot groups stored in the storage unit 15 of the server device 10 in the present embodiment. FIG. 4A shows an example of the table of the item storage unit stored in the storage unit 15, and FIG. 4B shows an example of the table of the spot group.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, each item has an item ID 41 for identifying the item, spot information 42 indicating the target position of the item, an item title 43, an item description (detailed information and User comments etc.) 44 and information such as images 45 related to the items are stored in association with each other. In addition, the data with which each item is provided is not limited to these, For example, you may provide other arbitrary information, such as the information regarding the effective period of an item.

  The item ID 41 is an identifier for uniquely identifying each item in the information providing system 1. When an item is newly registered from the terminal device 20 by the user, an item ID is automatically given on the server device 10 side. More specifically, when the user posts item information including spot information 42, title 43, description 44, and image 45 of the new item from the terminal device 20, the item registration unit 101 of the server device 10 An item ID is assigned to the information, and these are associated and registered in the storage unit 15.

  The spot information 42 is information (spot information) related to a place (spot) related to each item. In the present embodiment, the spot information includes location information such as a store address or latitude / longitude. However, the spot information is not limited to this, and may include information such as a store name. For example, if the item is related to a product, the location information of the store where the product is sold is registered as the spot information 42.

  In the present embodiment, a single spot or a plurality of spots can be associated with each item. When linking a single spot to an item, single spot information is set in the spot information 42. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4A, the information “(xxxxxxxx0, yyyy0)” of a single spot is added to the item 401 (item whose item ID is “I001”) titled “R Hills Beer”. "Is associated.

  On the other hand, when linking a plurality of spots to an item, a spot group is set in the spot information 42. Here, the spot group is a group of a plurality of pieces of spot information, and is data in a form registered in advance as preset information.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a spot group in the present embodiment. The group ID 421 is an identifier for uniquely identifying a spot group. The group name 422 is the name of the spot group. The spot information group 423 includes a plurality of spots included in the spot group. For example, in the case of “S Bucks”, a chain store with three stores in Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ginza, the spot information of Shibuya store, Shinjuku store, and Ginza for the spot group 4211 with the group name S Bucks. Three spot information can be grouped together like store spot information. Thus, the spot group named S-Bucks is data in a state in which spot information of a plurality of S-Bax stores is linked. When a spot group is newly registered, when the name of the registered spot group and a plurality of pieces of spot information included in the spot group are input by the registrant, the server apparatus 10 automatically sets the group ID. And are registered in the storage unit 15.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4A, the group ID “SG01” of the spot group “S Bucks” is associated with the item 404 (item ID “I004”) with the title “S latte”. It has been. Here, referring to FIG. 4B, the spot group 4211 identified by the group ID “SG01” has the group name “S Bucks” and a plurality of pieces of spot information “(xxxx1, yyyyyy1)”, “( xxxxxxx2, yyyy2) "and" (xxxx3, yyyy3) "are associated with each other.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when data is created in advance in the form of grouping a plurality of spot information and when an item is newly registered, when a plurality of spot information is associated with the item, A spot group can be selected. In this case, when registering an item for each product (for example, latte, cappuccino, etc.), it is only necessary to select a preset spot group instead of setting each piece of spot information individually.

  Needless to say, this embodiment can be applied to other than chain stores. For example, spot information of a plurality of beaches such as Kujukuri Beach and Enoshima may be registered together for a spot group related to a beach. In this way, by making it possible to register a plurality of spot information for one group at a time, rather than linking items to each place (store, etc.), one concept that has been upgraded It becomes possible to tie an item to.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the favorite list 50 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server device 10 in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the favorite list 50 includes a user ID 51 for identifying a user, a terminal ID 52 for identifying the terminal device 20 owned by the user, and a favorite item 53 registered in the favorite list by each user. Are stored in association with each other. In the example shown in the figure, a user 501 with a user ID “U01” has a terminal device 20 with a terminal ID “TT1”, and items with item IDs “I001” and “I004” as favorites. I remember it. That is, by referring to FIG. 4 together, it is understood that the user 501 puts the item 401 related to “R Hills beer” and the item 404 related to “S latte” in the favorites list.

  Hereinafter, the flow of the item registration process and the information provision process in this embodiment will be specifically described.

  FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing the flow of item registration processing in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the user can newly register an item in the storage unit 15 of the server device 10 from the terminal device 20.

  First, the item posting unit 201 of the terminal device 20 receives information on an item to be newly registered from the user (S61). At this time, the user inputs information including spot information of the new item via the operation unit 27. The item posting unit 201 transmits information including the input spot information to the server device 10 (S62).

  When the server device 10 receives information on the new item from the terminal device 20, the item registration unit 101 assigns an item ID to the new item (S63). Then, the item registration unit 101 registers the new item in the storage unit 15 by associating the assigned item ID with the information including the spot information of the new item received from the terminal device 20 (S64).

  FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing the flow of item browsing processing in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the user can access the server device 10 from the terminal device 20 and browse items stored in the storage unit 15.

  First, the browsing instruction unit 202 of the terminal device 20 receives an instruction input regarding browsing of an item from the user, and transmits it to the server device 10 (S71). For example, the user inputs a search condition including a keyword such as a place or a category of interest with respect to an item to be browsed via the operation unit 27. As the location information, the current location information of the user acquired by the current location acquisition unit 203 may be used. Further, instead of inputting the search condition, browsing of a desired item may be instructed by tapping a link displayed on the display 26 of the terminal device 20. In addition, it is possible to instruct the user to narrow down only to acquire items registered by himself / herself.

  When the server device 10 receives the information related to the item browsing instruction from the terminal device 20, the item extraction unit 102 extracts the item from the storage unit 15 based on the browsing instruction, and the extracted item information is the terminal device. 20 (S72). For example, when a search condition regarding a place or a current position is input as a browsing instruction, an item satisfying a predetermined condition is extracted by collating with spot information of the item.

  When receiving the item information from the server device 10, the terminal device 20 displays information on the received item on the display 26 under the control of the item display control unit 204 (S <b> 73). FIG. 10 shows an example of information regarding items displayed on the display 26.

  FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the flow of registration processing in the favorite list 50 in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, when a user finds an item of interest or an item of interest, the user can place the item in the user's favorites list.

  First, the favorite instruction unit 205 of the terminal device 20 receives from the user an instruction input to put the item being viewed in the favorite list (S81). For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when item information is displayed on the display 26, a button 271 for instructing entry into the favorites list is also displayed. Thereby, the user can instruct to put the item being viewed in the favorites list by tapping the button 271.

  When an instruction by the user is input, the favorite instruction unit 205 transmits a favorite registration request including the item ID of the item being browsed and the terminal ID of the terminal device 20 to the server device 10 (S82). The favorite registration unit 103 of the server device 10 updates the user's favorite list stored in the storage unit 15 based on the received favorite registration request.

  For example, when the user 502 with the user ID “U02” instructs to add the item 404 related to “S latte” to the favorites list, the favorite instruction unit 205 displays the terminal ID “TT2” of the terminal device corresponding to the user 502. ”And the item ID“ I004 ”of the item 404 are created and transmitted to the server device 10. On the server device 10 side, the favorite registration unit 103 adds the item ID “I004” to the favorite list of the user 502 based on the terminal ID “TT2” and the item ID “I004” included in the favorite registration request.

  Each user may be able to create a plurality of favorite lists. Thereby, for example, a favorite list related to restaurants and a favorite list related to miscellaneous goods can be managed separately.

  FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing the flow of the information providing process of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, when the user passes near the place indicated by the spot information associated with the item registered in the user's favorite list, to indicate that the target of the item is nearby Is displayed in a pop-up on the terminal device 20 of the user. For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the user with the user ID “U01” has registered the item 401 with the item ID “I001”, that is, the item 401 regarding “R Hills Beer” in the favorites list, When the user comes near a spot linked to “R Hills beer”, a reminder pops up on the terminal device 20 of the user, so that the spot linked to “R Hills beer” is near The user is notified that there is an error.

  In the present embodiment, a user likes an item associated with a spot group as spot information (for example, an item 404 associated with the group ID “SG01” of the spot group 4211 related to “S bucks” as spot information). If the terminal device 20 approaches the position indicated by any of the plurality of pieces of spot information included in the spot group, the notification pops up on the terminal device 20. That is, if the user has registered the item 404 regarding “S latte” in the favorites list, not only is the notification notified when he is near the Shibuya store, but the user moves to Shinjuku and goes to the Shinjuku store. The notification is notified when the user approaches, and the notification is also notified when the user moves to Ginza and approaches the Ginza store.

  Such a process is realized as follows, for example. First, when detecting that the terminal device 20 has moved to a different area, the current position acquisition unit 203 of the terminal device 20 transmits the detected terminal position information and the terminal ID to the server device 10 (S91). Whether or not the terminal device 20 has moved to a different area can be detected, for example, based on whether or not the terminal device 20 has entered a different base station area. Moreover, you may detect by whether it moved predetermined distance from the positional information on the terminal device 20 acquired at a certain time. Moreover, it is good also as what transmits a terminal location information and terminal ID to the server apparatus 10 regularly or irregularly instead of detecting having moved to a different area.

  Upon receiving the terminal location information and the terminal ID from the terminal device 20, the notification notifying unit 104 of the server device 10 first searches the favorite list 50 based on the terminal ID, and selects items registered in the user's favorite list. Extract (S92). Then, the spot information of each item registered in the favorites list is compared with the received terminal location information, and both satisfy a predetermined relationship (for example, the distance is within 500 m, the nearest station is the same). It is determined whether or not there is (S93). In the case of an item in which a spot group is registered as spot information, each of a plurality of spot information included in the spot group is checked against the terminal position information, and whether there is an item satisfying a predetermined relationship. to decide.

  As a result of the collation, if there is an item satisfying the predetermined relationship, a message notifying that a favorite item is nearby is transmitted to the terminal device 20 (S94). When the notification display control unit 206 of the terminal device 20 receives the message, the notification display control unit 206 pops up the notification on the display 26 based on the message (S95). At this time, the notification may use the function of the e-mail or message exchange app provided in the terminal device 20. In addition, even when the terminal device 20 is in the sleep state, it is preferable to pop up a notification on the display 26 at least temporarily. In step S93, if there is no item that satisfies the predetermined condition, the processing after step S94 is not performed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For this reason, the said embodiment is only a mere illustration in all points, and is not interpreted limitedly. For example, the above-described processing steps can be executed in any order or in parallel as long as there is no contradiction in the processing contents.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, in the information providing process, when the current position acquisition unit 203 of the terminal device 20 transmits the terminal position information to the server device 10, it is transmitted with the terminal ID that identifies the terminal device 20. Although demonstrated, it is good also as transmitting user ID which identifies the user of the terminal device 20 instead of terminal ID. In short, it is only necessary to send information that can identify which user's terminal device 20 the position information transmitted from the terminal device 20 is associated with, such as the user's telephone number or e-mail address. May be applied.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in the information providing process, when the target of the favorite item is near, the terminal device 20 displays the notification notifying that effect. However, the target of the favorite item is near In some cases, the terminal device 20 may be provided with explanations, advertisements, campaigns, coupons, or information such as arbitrary text, sound, and images, or a combination thereof.

  The timing for notifying the provision of information can be a time when a predetermined time (for example, one day) has elapsed since registration in the favorites list. Furthermore, a plurality of items are associated in advance according to the content of the item, and the terminal device 20 of the user who has put a certain item (first item) in the favorites list receives another item associated with the first item ( When the server apparatus 10 is requested for information related to the second item), the terminal apparatus 20 can be notified of information related to the first item. In this way, effective notification (for example, advertisement) is performed in a wider range by setting the timing of notification related to a certain item when information related to another item associated with a certain item is requested in advance. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information provision system, 10 Server apparatus (information provision apparatus), 11 Processor, 12 CPU, 13 Memory, 14 Communication part, 15 Storage part, 101 Item registration part, 102 Item extraction part, 103 Favorite registration part, 104 Notification notification part (Notification unit), 20 terminal device, 21 processor, 22 CPU, 23 memory, 24 communication unit, 25 storage unit, 26 display, 27 operation unit, 201 item posting unit, 202 browsing instruction unit, 203 current position acquisition unit, 204 Item display control unit, 205 Favorite instruction unit, 206 Notification display control unit, 271 button, 41 Item ID, 42 Spot information, 421 Group ID, 422 Group name, 423 Spot information group, 43 Item title, 44 Item description, 45 Image of the item, 50 Favorites list.

Claims (6)

For one item, first spot information indicating first position information related to the item and second spot information indicating second position information related to the item are associated with the item. A storage unit for storing
It is determined whether or not the location information of the terminal device received from the terminal device and the first spot information satisfy a predetermined relationship. If the predetermined relationship is satisfied, the terminal device stores the item in the item. A notification unit for notifying related information;
With
The notifying unit further determines whether or not the position information and the second spot information satisfy a predetermined relationship, and if the predetermined information satisfies the predetermined relationship, the notification unit associates the item with the item. An information providing apparatus for notifying information to be transmitted. An item storage unit for storing an item, wherein the item includes spot information indicating one or a plurality of position information related to the item,
Among the items stored in the item storage unit, a favorite list for storing items registered as favorites by the user,
The favorite list is searched based on the location information of the terminal device received from the terminal device, and the user who owns the terminal device registers as a favorite, and the location information and the spot information included in the item A notification unit that notifies the terminal device of information related to the item when there is an item satisfying a predetermined relationship with at least one of them;
An information providing apparatus comprising: A method for providing information in an information providing device, comprising:
For one item, first spot information indicating first position information related to the item and second spot information indicating second position information related to the item are associated with the item. Memory step for storing
It is determined whether or not the location information of the terminal device received from the terminal device and the first spot information satisfy a predetermined relationship. If the predetermined relationship is satisfied, the terminal device stores the item in the item. A notification step for notifying relevant information;
With
The notifying step further determines whether or not the position information and the second spot information satisfy a predetermined relationship. If the predetermined information satisfies the predetermined relationship, the terminal device relates to the item. An information providing method characterized by notifying of information to be performed. A method for providing information in an information providing device, comprising:
A first storage step of storing an item, wherein the item includes spot information indicating one or more positional information related to the item;
A second storage step of storing, in the favorites list, items registered as favorites by the user from among the stored items;
The favorite list is searched based on the location information of the terminal device received from the terminal device, and the user who owns the terminal device registers as a favorite, and the location information and the spot information included in the item A notification step of notifying the terminal device of information related to the item when there is an item satisfying a predetermined relationship with at least one of them;
An information providing method comprising:   The program for making a computer perform the information provision method of Claim 3 or 4.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 5 is recorded.

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