JP2015170060A - Terminal, server, information service system, and information service method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of providing positional information of a store where a terminal user can purchase a desired commodity easily, to the terminal user.SOLUTION: When an information service system receives predetermined data, first information related to a movable range of a terminal user, and positional information of the terminal user, from the terminal, among plural pieces of second information indicating positions of stores related to a commodity corresponding to the predetermined data, the system transmits the second information indicating the position of the store which is located in an area corresponding to the first information and positional information to the terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal, a server, an information providing system, and an information providing method, and in particular, a terminal, a server, and an information providing system that provide terminal users with product information and store location information where products can be purchased based on product images. , Information provision method.

  In general, a mobile terminal with a camera sends an image of a product photographed by the camera to a server, and the server searches product information and location information of a store where the product can be purchased based on an image received from the mobile terminal from a database or the like. In addition, an information providing technique for transmitting to a mobile terminal is known. The above-described information providing technology can provide the user of the mobile terminal with the product information of the product photographed by the camera and the location information of the store where the product can be purchased.

  The following Patent Document 1 is disclosed as an information providing system using the above information providing technology.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the information providing system of Patent Document 1 includes a terminal 500 and a server 510. The terminal 500 is a mobile terminal with a camera and has a GPS function. The server 510 stores information related to the product (hereinafter referred to as “product information”) and location information of a store from which the product can be acquired (hereinafter referred to as “acquisition location information”) in association with each other. ing.

  When the user of the terminal 500 captures a product with a camera provided in the terminal 500, the terminal 500 transmits the captured image to the server 510. Server 510 searches for product information and acquisition location information based on the product image transmitted from terminal 500, and transmits them to terminal 500. When the terminal 500 receives the product information and the acquisition location information from the server 510, the terminal 500 stores them in association with each other. Next, the terminal 500 acquires its position information by the GPS function. The terminal 500 determines in advance a distance between a first position (own position) indicated by the acquired position information and a second position (store position) indicated by the acquisition location information transmitted from the server 510 and stored. It is determined whether it is within the specified range (that is, within a predetermined range). When the terminal 500 determines that the distance between the first position and the second position is within a predetermined range, the terminal 500 displays product information and acquisition location information (store location information).

  As described above, the information providing system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 can provide the terminal user with location information of a store that is within a predetermined range from the terminal and is easy for the terminal user to acquire a product.

JP 2013-164773 A

  However, the information providing system of Patent Literature 1 has a problem that it does not always provide terminal users with location information of stores at which products can be easily obtained.

  This is because the information providing system of Patent Document 1 only provides store location information within a predetermined range determined in advance from the terminal, and does not provide store location information according to the movable range of the terminal user. Because. For example, for terminal users who do not have a wide range of movement, such as elementary school students and the elderly, location information for stores that are difficult to move may be provided. It was not always possible to provide store information that is easy to obtain.

  An object of this invention is to provide the terminal, server, information provision system, and information provision method which solve the said subject.

  In order to achieve the above object, the terminal of the present invention transmits predetermined data input regarding a product, predetermined first information regarding the movable range of the terminal user, and own position information to a predetermined server. And a receiving unit that receives the second information indicating the location of the store related to the product located in the area corresponding to the first information and the location information, which is returned from the server in response to the transmission. And a display unit for displaying information indicating the position of the store based on the second information.

  In order to achieve the above object, the server of the present invention responds to the predetermined data when receiving the predetermined data, the first information on the movable range of the terminal user, and the position information from the connected terminal. Of the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product, the first information and the second information indicating the position of the store located in the area corresponding to the position information are transmitted to the terminal.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information providing system according to the present invention has a terminal and a server connected, and the terminal includes predetermined data input regarding a product, predetermined first information regarding a movable range of a terminal user. , And a transmission unit that transmits its own location information to a predetermined server, and a store related to the product located in an area corresponding to the first information and the location information, which is returned from the server in response to the transmission. And a display unit that displays information indicating the location of the store based on the second information, and the server is a connected terminal. When receiving the predetermined data, the first information related to the movable range of the terminal user, and the position information, the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data. Information and the second information indicating the position of stores located in areas corresponding to the position information is a server to be sent to the terminal.

  In order to achieve the above object, the information providing method of the present invention, when receiving predetermined data from the terminal, first information relating to the movable range of the terminal user, and position information, a product corresponding to the predetermined data The second information indicating the position of the store located in the area corresponding to the first information and the position information is transmitted to the terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information provision system can provide the terminal user with the location information of the shop where it is easy to acquire goods.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the range determination table with which the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the information provision system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the range determination table 2 with which the information provision system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the information provision system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement (operation | movement of the location memory | storage part of the terminal with which an information provision system is provided) in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the information provision system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system in the 5th Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system of Patent Literature 1. FIG.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<< First Embodiment >>
In the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as in the information providing system of Patent Document 1, the terminal transmits product image data to the server, and the server converts the product image transmitted from the terminal to the product image. Based on the product information and the location information of the store that handles the product. The product information and store location information are hereinafter referred to as “related information”. However, the information provision system of this embodiment differs from the information provision system of patent document 1, and a terminal also transmits an age and sex (a terminal is preset) of a terminal user to a server. The server obtains a movable range of the terminal user based on the transmitted age and gender. The server extracts the related information including the location information of the store within the above-described movable range from the searched related information and transmits it to the terminal. The terminal displays related information transmitted from the server (that is, product information and location information of a store within a movable range) on a screen provided for itself. The terminal user can confirm the location information of the store within the movable range, that is, the location information of the store where the product is easily obtained, together with the product information.

  The configuration, function, and operation of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

[Description of configuration]
(1) Configuration of Information Providing System in First Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system in the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system of the present embodiment includes a terminal 10, a user information holding server 11, a range determination server 12, an information storage server 13, an information distribution server 14, and a network 15. .

  The terminal 10 is connected to the servers 11 to 14 described above via the network 15. The range determination server 12 is connected to the user information holding server 11 and the information storage server 13. The information distribution server 14 is connected to the information storage server 13.

(2) Functions of each part constituting the information providing system in the first embodiment of the present invention (2-1) Functions of the terminal 10 (2-1-1) Camera functions and user information registration functions (functions of the terminal 10) )
The terminal 10 is a mobile phone with a camera and has a general camera function. That is, the terminal 10 acquires an image taken by a camera provided in the terminal 10 as image data.

  In addition, after starting, the terminal 10 transmits user information set in advance by the terminal user to the user information holding server 11. This is because the user information is stored in the user information holding server 11.

  The above-described user information is personal information of the terminal user and includes the age and sex of the terminal user. Further, the user information includes a user ID (Identification). The user ID is a number that uniquely identifies the terminal 10 possessed by the terminal user, and may be, for example, a telephone number of the terminal 10 or an IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier). The terminal 10 converts the user information into a packet and transmits it.

  Hereinafter, “transmit” means that information or data is converted into a packet and transmitted. In the following, “receiving” means receiving a packet and acquiring information and data (transmitted information and data) from the received packet.

(2-1-2) Search request for related information and GPS function (function of terminal 10)
When the terminal 10 acquires the image data by the camera function, the terminal 10 requests the information storage server 13 to search for the product information of the product indicated by the image data and the location information of the store that handles the product (that is, search for related information). Specifically, the terminal 10 includes the acquired image data in a message that requests a search for related information, and transmits the image data to the information storage server 13.

  Further, the terminal 10 transmits the set user ID to the range determination server 12. As will be described later in “(2-4-1) User information acquisition function”, this is because the range determination server 12 can acquire user information from the user information holding server 11.

  The terminal 10 also has a GPS (Global Positioning System) function. When the terminal 10 transmits a message requesting retrieval of related information, the terminal 10 obtains its own position information by the GPS function, and transmits the obtained position information to the range determination server 12. The position information transmitted here will be described in “(2-3-2) movable range determination function” described later, but is notified from the range determination server 12 to the information storage server 13, and the information storage server 13 is connected to the terminal. It is used to obtain location information of stores that are within the user's movable range.

(2-1-3) Display function (function of terminal 10)
Upon receiving the distribution information, the terminal 10 extracts related information included in the distribution information, that is, store location information and product information, and displays the information on its own screen. The product information may include discount information.

(2-2) Network 15 Hereinafter, the network 15 will be described.

  The network 15 is a general network. The network 15 includes a general mobile communication network and the Internet. Although not shown, the mobile communication network and the Internet are connected via a gateway. The mobile communication network may be a network using a 3G (3rd Generation) method or an LTE (Long Term Evolution) method.

(2-3) Function of the user information holding server 11 The user information holding server 11 holds the user information and the user ID in association with each other, and when receiving the user ID from the range determination server 12, holds the user information in association with the user ID. It is a server that transmits user information to the range determination server 12. Specifically, the user information holding server 11 has the functions described in the following (2-3-1) to (2-3-2).

(2-3-1) User information storage function (function of user information holding server 11)
When the user information holding server 11 receives the user information (that is, the age, sex, and user ID of the terminal user) from the terminal 10, the user information holding server 11 associates and stores the user ID included in the user information and the user information itself.

(2-3-2) User information transmission function (function of user information holding server 11)
Further, when the user information holding server 11 receives a message requesting user information from the range determination server 12, the user information holding server 11 extracts the user ID included in the message and stores the stored user information in association with the extracted user ID. Transmit to the decision server 12.

  The user information holding server 11 may be installed on the Internet of the network 15.

(2-4) Function of Range Determination Server 12 The range determination server 12 acquires user information (that is, the age and sex of the terminal user), and the range in which the terminal user can move based on the acquired user information. It is a server that decides.

  Specifically, the range determination server 12 has the functions described in the following (2-4-1) and (2-4-2).

(2-4-1) User Information Acquisition Function (Function of Range Determination Server 12)
The range determination server 12 acquires user information from the user information holding server 11. Specifically, when a user ID is received from the terminal 10, the received user ID is included in a message requesting user information and transmitted to the user information holding server 11.

(2-4-2) Movable range determination function (function of range determination server 12)
When the range determination server 12 acquires user information from the user information holding server 11, the range determination server 12 acquires the age and sex of the terminal user included in the acquired user information.

  In the range determination server 12, a table for determining a movable range of the terminal user (hereinafter referred to as “range determination table”) is set by the administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a range determination table provided in the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the range determination table is a table in which a range in which the terminal user can move is associated with each age and sex. As shown in FIG. 2, the administrator of the information providing system according to the present embodiment sets, for each age / sex, the distance that a person of that age / sex can generally move as the movable range of the terminal user. Set.

  The range determination server 12 acquires the movable range of the terminal user corresponding to the acquired age and sex from the above-described range determination table. After receiving the position information of the terminal 10 from the terminal 10, the range determination server 12 transmits the acquired movable range and the position information of the terminal 10 received from the terminal 10 to the information storage server 13.

  The range determination server 12 may be installed on the Internet of the network 15.

(2-5) Function of Information Storage Server 13 The information storage server 13 is a server that searches for product information and store location information (ie, related information) based on the product image transmitted from the terminal. Therefore, the information storage server 13 has the function described in the following (2-5-1). Further, the information storage server 13 transmits, to the terminal 10, related information including location information of stores within a range in which the terminal user can move among the searched related information. Specifically, the information storage server 13 has a function described in the following (2-5-2).

(2-5-1) Related Information Search Function The information storage server 13 includes a database. In the database, product image data, product information, and store location information from which the product can be acquired are registered in association with each other. The administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment registers the above-described image data and the like in the information storage server 13. Further, the location information of the above-described store is represented by longitude and latitude. Further, the product information may include, for example, a product name (brand name), a product price, a product size, a product color, a product feature, and product image data.

  When the information storage server 13 receives a message requesting a search for related information (hereinafter referred to as a “search request message”) from the terminal 10, the information storage server 13 extracts and stores image data included in the received search request message. The information storage server 13 searches for product related information based on the stored image data. Specifically, the information storage server 13 inputs the stored image data into the database, reads out the product information registered in association with the image data and the location information of the store (that is, related information) from the database and acquires it. To do.

  At this time, the database performs a general matching process, and extracts the image data having the highest matching rate with the input image data from the image data registered in itself. Further, the database obtains product information registered in association with the extracted image data and store location information (that is, related information). The information storage server 13 reads and acquires related information obtained by the database after a predetermined time has elapsed after inputting the image data. The predetermined time is preset in the information storage server 13 by the administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment.

  If a plurality of related information is registered in the database in association with one image data, the information storage server 13 acquires the plurality of related information.

(2-5-2) Extraction function of related information including position information of stores in movable range (function of information storage server 13)
When the information storage server 13 acquires the related information, the information storage server 13 extracts and stores the related information including the position information of the store in the range in which the terminal user can move among the acquired related information. Specifically, the information storage server 13 extracts store position information from the related information for each acquired related information, and calculates the distance from the store location indicated by the extracted position information to the current location of the terminal user. . The information storage server 13 calculates the above distance by substituting the latitude / longitude indicated by the received location information of the terminal 10 and the latitude / longitude indicated by the extracted location information of the store into a known distance calculation formula. Also good. The well-known distance calculation formula may be, for example, a Hubeny distance calculation formula. If the calculated distance is within the movable range (movable distance) acquired in “(2-4-2) Determination of movable range” described above, the information storage server 13 extracts the position of the extracted store. Store related information including information.

  The information storage server 13 transmits all the stored related information to the information distribution server 14.

(2-6) Function of Information Distribution Server 14 Upon receiving the related information from the information storage server 13, the information distribution server 14 transmits the received related information to the terminal 10 as distribution information.

[Description of operation]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the information providing system of this embodiment will be described below using FIG.

(1) Pre-setting First, as shown in FIG. 3, the administrator of the information providing system according to the present embodiment stores product information or the like (that is, product image data and product) on the database of the information storage server 13. The information and the location information of the store from which the product can be acquired are set in association with each other (S1).

  This is because the information storage server 13 can acquire the product information of the product and the location information of the store based on the image data transmitted from the terminal 10 in S18 described later.

  Next, the terminal user sets user information (that is, his / her age, gender, user ID) in the terminal 10 (S2).

  The user ID included in the user information is a number that uniquely identifies the terminal 10 that the terminal user has, and the terminal user uses the telephone number of the terminal 10 or the IMEI of the terminal 10 as the user ID for the terminal 10. Can be set. When using the IMEI, the terminal user may open the back cover of the terminal 10 and confirm and set the 15-digit number described as “IMEI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” in the part where the battery is removed.

  After the above S2, the terminal 10 transmits the user information set in the above S2 to the user information holding server 11 (S3).

  When receiving the user information (that is, the age, sex, and user ID of the terminal user) from the terminal 10, the user information holding server 11 stores the user ID included in the user information and the user information itself in association with each other (S4). .

(2) Operation of Information Providing System of Present Embodiment (2-1) Transmission of Image Data, etc. Hereinafter, the terminal user who performed the above-described pre-setting in S2 captures the product with the camera provided in terminal 10 To do.

  When the terminal 10 acquires an image of a product photographed by the camera as image data, the terminal 10 transmits a user ID set for the product to the range determination server 12 (S10).

  This is because the range determination server 12 can acquire user information from the user information holding server 11 using the user ID as a key in S14 described later.

  Next, the terminal 10 transmits the acquired image data to the information storage server 13 (S11).

  Specifically, the terminal 10 includes the acquired image data in a message (hereinafter referred to as “search request message”) requesting the search for related information, and transmits the image data to the information storage server 13.

  Next, the terminal 10 obtains its own position information by the GPS function, and transmits the obtained position information to the range determination server 12 (S12).

  When the information storage server 13 receives the search request message transmitted from the terminal 10 in S11 described above, the information storage server 13 extracts and stores the image data included in the message (S13).

(2-2) Operation for obtaining a movable range of the terminal user Next, when the range determination server 12 receives the user ID and the position information (from the terminal 10 according to S10 and 12 described above), the range determination server 12 determines the received user ID. Then, it is included in a message requesting user information and transmitted to the user information holding server 11 (S14).

  This is because user information is acquired from the user information holding server 11.

  Next, upon receiving a message requesting user information, the user information holding server 11 extracts a user ID from the message, and associates the stored user information with the extracted user ID (after S4 described above). It transmits to the decision server 12 (S15).

  Next, when receiving the user information, the range determination server 12 obtains a movable range of the terminal user based on the received user information (S16).

  Specifically, the range determination server 12 performs the following processes (I) to (III).

  (I) First, when receiving the user information from the user information holding server 11, the range determination server 12 acquires the age and sex of the terminal user included in the received user information.

  (II) The range determination table is set in the range determination server 12 by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the range determination table is a table in which ranges that the terminal user can move are associated with each age and sex. The administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment sets the distance that a person of each age and sex can generally move as the movable range of the terminal user.

  (III) The range determination server 12 acquires the movable range (movable distance) of the terminal user corresponding to the age and sex acquired in (I) from the range determination table.

  Next, the range determination server 12 transmits the acquired movable range (in S16 described above) and the position information of the terminal 10 (received in S14) to the information storage server 13 (S17).

(2-3) Operation for Acquiring Related Information Next, when the information storage server 13 receives the movable range and the position information of the terminal 10 (by S17 described above), the product is based on the image data stored in S13. Product information and location information (that is, related information) of a store from which the product can be obtained (S18).

  Specifically, the information storage server 13 inputs the image data stored in S13 to the database, and reads related information registered in association with the image data (that is, product information and store location information) from the database. ,get. When a plurality of related information is registered in the database in association with one image data, the information storage server 13 acquires a plurality of related information.

(2-4) Operation for narrowing down to related information including position information of stores within the range in which the terminal user can move Next, the information storage server 13 is the terminal among the acquired related information (in S18 described above). Relevant information including location information of stores within the range in which the user can move is extracted and stored (S19).

  Specifically, the information storage server 13 performs the following processes (A) to (C) for each acquired related information.

  (A) First, the information storage server 13 extracts store location information included in the acquired related information.

  (B) Next, when the location information of the store is extracted, the information storage server 13 calculates the distance from the location (store location) indicated by the extracted location information to the current location of the terminal user. Specifically, the information storage server 13 substitutes the latitude / longitude indicated by the extracted position information and the latitude / longitude indicated by the position information of the terminal 10 (received in S18 described above) into a known distance calculation formula. Then, the above-mentioned distance is calculated. The well-known distance calculation formula may be a Hubeny distance calculation formula.

  (C) If the distance calculated in (B) is within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above), the information storage server 13 obtains the store location information in (A). The extracted related information is stored. If the distance calculated in (B) is not within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above), the information storage server 13 stores no related information. The above-described (A) to (C) are performed on the other related information acquired.

  Next, after the above-described S19, the information storage server 13 transmits all the related information (stored in S19) to the information distribution server 14 (S20).

(2-5) Operation for Displaying Location Information of Stores within Terminal User's Moveable Range Next, after the above-described S20, when the information distribution server 14 receives the related information, the received related information is used for distribution. Information is transmitted to the terminal 10 (S21).

  Next, when receiving the distribution information, the terminal 10 extracts the store position information and the product information from the distribution information, that is, related information, and displays them on its own screen (S22). The terminal 10 displays the image data included in the product information as an image.

  If the terminal user is willing to purchase by looking at the product information (that is, the product image, product brand name, product price, color, product characteristics, etc.) displayed on the terminal 10, Check location information. At this time, the terminal user can check the position information of the store within the range that can be moved from the current location, that is, the position information of the store where the product is easily obtained.

(3) Simplified operation of the information providing system of the present embodiment In the information providing system of the present embodiment, the terminal 10 transmits user information to the range determination server 12 instead of the user ID in S10 described above. Also good. In this case, the range determination server 12 can perform the above-described S16 without performing the above-described S14 and acquiring user information. The information providing system of the present embodiment can omit the processes of S14 and S15 described above.

(4) User information The above-described user information can include any information as long as the information affects the behavior of the terminal user. For example, the user information may include not only the age and sex of the terminal user, but also the physical condition of the terminal user and the presence or absence of a physical disorder. In that case, in (I) of S16 described above, the range determination server 12 acquires the quality of the terminal user's physical condition, the presence / absence of a physical disorder, etc. in addition to the age and sex of the terminal user from the received user information . The range determination server 12 includes a range determination table in which the range in which the terminal user can move is associated with the terminal user's age, sex, physical condition, and physical disability. The range determination server 12 determines whether the terminal user's movable range (movable distance) corresponding to the acquired terminal user's age, sex, physical condition, or physical disorder in S16 (III) above. ) From the range determination table.

(5) Operation when text data is input to the information providing system according to the present embodiment In the information providing system according to the present embodiment, as described in S10, the terminal 10 acquires the image data as described above. Although the operation of S22 is performed, the operation may be performed when text data is input to the terminal 10. In that case, the terminal user inputs the product name of the product to the terminal 10 from the user interface provided in the terminal 10.

  When the text data is input, the terminal 10 performs the following S50, S51, S53, and S58 instead of the above-described S10, S11, S13, and S18. As a result, the terminal of the terminal 10 can provide the product information of the product related to the input text data and the location information of the store within the range where the terminal user can move.

  First, although not shown, when text data such as a product name is input from the user interface, the terminal 10 transmits its own user ID to the range determination server 12 as in S10 described above (S50).

  Next, instead of the above-described S11, the terminal 10 includes the input text data in the search request message and transmits it to the information storage server 13 (S51).

  Next, when the information storage server 13 receives a search request message from the terminal 10 instead of S13 described above, the information storage server 13 extracts and stores text data included in the received message (S53).

  Next, when the information storage server 13 receives the movable range (by S17 described above) and the position information of the terminal 10, the information storage server 13 can acquire the product information of the product and the product based on the text data stored in S53. Store location information (that is, related information) is acquired (S58).

  Specifically, the information storage server 13 inputs the text data stored in S53 into the database, and reads related information (ie, product information and store location information) registered in association with the text data from the database. ,get. In the database, text data, product information, and store location information from which the product can be obtained are registered in association with each other. When text data is input, the database performs a general matching process, and extracts text data including the input text data from text data registered in the database. Further, the database obtains product information and store location information (that is, related information) associated with the extracted text data. The information storage server 13 reads and acquires related information obtained by the database after a predetermined time has elapsed since the text data was input.

  After the above-described S58, the information providing system of the present embodiment performs the above-described S19 to S22, and provides the product information of the product related to the text data and the location information of the store that handles the product. The store location information is location information of a store in a range in which the terminal user can move.

  In the above description, the terminal 10 is a mobile phone, but is not limited thereto. The terminal 10 may be a communication device having a general communication function. In addition, although not illustrated, the terminal 10 includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a display unit, the transmission unit performs the above-described S3, S10 to S12, and S51, and the reception unit performs distribution information in the above-described S22. May be received. In S22 described above, the display unit extracts store location information and product information from the distribution information received by the reception unit, and displays them on the screen of the terminal 10.

[Description of effects]
According to this embodiment, the information providing system can provide the terminal user with location information of a store from which products can be easily obtained.

  This is because the information providing system according to the present embodiment obtains a movable range of the terminal user and provides the terminal user with the location information of the stores within the range from the stores handling the products.

<< Second Embodiment >>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The range in which the terminal user can move varies greatly when the terminal user uses a moving means such as a train. For example, even if the terminal user is an elementary school student, if he / she gets on a train, the movable range is expanded. Therefore, in the information providing system of the second embodiment, it is estimated whether the terminal user is using a moving means such as a train, and the movable range of the terminal user when the estimated moving means is used is obtained. . The information providing system according to the second embodiment obtains position information of a store within the obtained movable range.

  The configuration, function, and operation of the information providing system according to the second embodiment will be described below.

[Description of configuration]
(1) Configuration of Information Providing System in Second Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the information providing system according to the second embodiment is not limited to the terminal 10, the range determination server 12, and the information storage server 13, but includes a terminal 20, a range determination server 22, and an information storage server. 23.

(2) Functions of each part constituting the information providing system in the second embodiment of the present invention (2-1) Functions of the terminal 20 The terminal 20 is provided in itself after transmitting the image data to the information storage server 23. When the position information is obtained by the GPS function, the position information is obtained again after a predetermined time. The terminal 20 transmits the obtained two pieces of position information to the range determination server 22. The transmitted two pieces of position information are used in the range determination server 22 to estimate what kind of moving means the terminal user is using. The predetermined time is preset in the terminal 20 by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment.

(2-2) Function of range determination server 22 (2-2-1) Estimation of moving means used by terminal user (function of range determination server 22)
When the range determination server 22 receives two pieces of position information from the terminal 20 and further receives user information from the user information holding server 11, first, the means for moving the terminal user of the terminal 20 using the received two pieces of position information. Is estimated.

  Specifically, the range determination server 22 first obtains the moving speed of the terminal user of the terminal 20 from the received two pieces of position information. The range determination server 22 obtains the distance between the locations indicated by the two received position information (hereinafter referred to as “between two points”) by a well-known distance calculation formula, and the distance depends on the movement between the two points. A value divided by time may be used as the moving speed of the terminal user of the terminal 20. As the above-described well-known distance calculation formula, the Hubeni distance calculation formula can be used. Note that the time required for the movement between the two points described above is equal to the time interval at which the terminal 20 measures the position information. The time interval at which the terminal 20 measures the position information is preset in the terminal 20 as a predetermined time, as described above in “(2-1) Function of the terminal 20”. The predetermined time is also set in the range determination server 22 in advance by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment. The range determination server 22 may use a set predetermined time as the time required for movement between two points.

  The range determination server 22 estimates moving means according to the moving speed. For example, the range determination server 22 estimates that the moving means is a bicycle if the determined moving speed is within a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km). Next, the range determination server 22 determines that the obtained moving speed is faster than a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km) (for example, 50 km) and both of the received two position information are on the track. If it is the same as the predetermined position information indicating the place, the moving means is estimated as a train. Predetermined position information indicating the location on the track is preset in the range determination server 22 by the administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment. The range determination server 22 determines that the obtained moving speed is faster than a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km) (for example, 50 km), and one or both of the received two pieces of position information are locations on the track. If the predetermined position information is not, the moving means estimates that the vehicle is a passenger car. Furthermore, the range determination server 22 estimates that the moving means is walking if the calculated moving speed is slower (for example, 4 km) than a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km). The speed of the predetermined range is set in the range determination server 22 by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment.

(2-2-2) Determination of the movable range of the terminal user (function of the range determination server 22)
The range determination server 22 obtains a movable range of the terminal user when using the estimated moving means from the received user information and the range determination table 2. The range determination table 2 is a table in which the moving means, the movable range, the age of the terminal user, and the gender of the terminal user are associated with each other. The range determination table 2 is set in the range determination server 22 by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment. The administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment moves the terminal user for each moving means by using the moving means to determine the distance that the terminal user of each age and gender can generally move. The range determination table 2 is set as a possible range. The range determination server 12 extracts the age and sex of the terminal user from the received user information, and determines the movable range of the terminal user corresponding to the estimated moving means and the extracted age and sex from the above range determination table. Ask.

  The range determination server 22 transmits the obtained movable range to the information storage server 23. The range determination server 22 also transmits the estimated moving means to the information storage server 23.

(2-3) Extraction of related information including position information of stores in movable range The information storage server 23 has the same function as the information storage server 13, and the movable range and the estimated movement When the means is received, similar to the information storage server 13, related information including location information of a store within the movable range of the terminal user is extracted and stored. However, if the moving means is a train, the information storage server 23 extracts only the location information of the stores along the train route from the extracted related information. The reason for extracting only the location information of the stores along the route is to avoid extracting the location information of the stores that are away from the route and are not movable. The method for obtaining only the location information of stores along the train route will be described in detail in [Description of operation] described later.

  Since configurations and functions other than those described above are the same as those of the information providing system to which the wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment is applied, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

[Description of operation]
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the information providing system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) Estimation of moving means used by terminal user First, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal 20 obtains its position information by the GPS function after the above-described S11, and a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses. Later, its own position information is obtained again, and the obtained two pieces of position information are transmitted to the range determination server 22 (S212).

  In the above-described S212, the terminal 20 adds the identifier (hereinafter referred to as “most recent identifier”) indicating that the measurement was performed most recently to the position information measured most recently among the two pieces of position information to be transmitted. To do. This is for the range determination server 22 to know which position information is the most recently measured position information in S217 described later.

  Next, upon receiving two pieces of position information from the terminal 20, the range determination server 22 includes the user ID received in S10 described above in a message requesting user information, and transmits it to the user information holding server 11 (S213). .

  Next, after S213, when the range determination server 22 receives the user information (from the user information holding server 11 through S15 described above), the range determination server 22 uses the user information and the two pieces of position information (received at S213 described above) as a terminal. The moving means of 20 terminal users is estimated (S214).

  Specifically, the range determination server 22 first obtains the moving speed of the terminal user of the terminal 20 from the received two pieces of position information (in S213 described above). The range determination server 22 obtains the distance between the locations indicated by the received two pieces of position information (that is, between the two points) by a well-known distance calculation formula, and divides the distance by the time taken for the movement between the two points. The obtained value may be used as the moving speed of the terminal user of the terminal 20. As the above-described well-known distance calculation formula, the Hubeni distance calculation formula can be used. The time taken for the movement between the two points described above is equal to the time interval at which the terminal 20 measured the position information. The time interval at which the terminal 20 measures the position information is preset in the terminal 20 as a predetermined time, as described above in “(2-1) Function of the terminal 20”. The predetermined time is also set in the range determination server 22 in advance by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment. The range determination server 22 uses a set predetermined time as the time required for movement between two points.

  Further, the range determination server 22 estimates that the moving means is a bicycle if the obtained moving speed is within a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km).

  Next, the range determination server 22 determines that the obtained moving speed is faster than a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km) (for example, 50 km) and both of the received two position information are on the track. If it is the same as the predetermined position information indicating the place, the moving means is estimated as a train. Predetermined position information indicating the location on the track is preset in the range determination server 22 by the administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment. The range determination server 22 determines that the obtained moving speed is faster than a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km) (for example, 50 km), and one or both of the received two pieces of position information are locations on the track. If the predetermined position information is not, the moving means estimates that the vehicle is a passenger car. Furthermore, the range determination server 22 estimates that the moving means is walking if the calculated moving speed is slower (for example, 4 km) than a predetermined range (for example, 8 km to 20 km). The speed of the predetermined range is set in the range determination server 22 by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment.

(2) Determination of the movable range of the terminal user using the moving means After the above-described S213, the range determining server 22 obtains the movable range of the terminal user using the moving means (S215).

  For example, the range determination server 22 may perform the following processes (i) to (iii).

  (I) First, the range determination server 22 acquires the age and sex of the terminal user included in the received user information (in S214 described above).

  (Ii) In the range determination server 22, as shown in FIG. 6, a range determination table 2 in which moving means, the age and sex of the terminal user, and the movable range of the terminal user are associated with each other. Is equipped. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the range determination table 2 provided in the information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  (Iii) The range determination server 22 includes a movable range (movable range) of the terminal user corresponding to the moving means estimated in S214 described above and the age and sex of the terminal user acquired in (i) above. Distance) is acquired from the range determination table 2.

  In the range determination table 2 of FIG. 6, the same age, sex, and movable range are associated with the moving means (passenger car and train), but the present invention is not limited to this. The range determination table 2 may be a table in which different ages, sexes, or movable ranges are associated with each moving means (passenger car and train).

  Next, after the above-described S214, the range determination server 22 transmits the acquired movable range to the information storage server 23 (S216).

  In S216 described above, the range determination server 22 also includes the two pieces of position information (position information of the terminal 20) (received in S214 described above) and the estimated moving means (in S214 described above) together with the information storage server 23. Send to. Further, the range determination server 22 transmits the position information measured most recently among the two pieces of position information to be transmitted, with the latest identifier described above.

  Next, when the information storage server 23 receives the estimated moving means, the movable range, and the two pieces of position information of the terminal 20 through the above-described S215, the information storage server 23 performs the above-described S18 and performs related information (product information and product information). Store location information) is acquired (S18).

  Next, the information storage server 23 extracts, extracts and stores related information including position information of stores within the movable range from the acquired related information (in S18 described above) (S217).

  Specifically, the information storage server 23 performs the processes (A) to (C) described above for each related information acquired (in S18 described above). However, if the received moving means is a train (in S18 described above), the following (D) to (G) are performed instead of the above (A) to (C). This is because, in the case of a train, the terminal user moves along a route, and therefore, if the location information of stores along the route is not obtained, the location information of stores that are not movable may be extracted.

  (D) First, the information storage server 13 extracts store location information included in the acquired related information.

  (E) When the location information of the store is extracted by (D) described above, the information storage server 23 calculates the distance from the location of the store to the current location of the terminal user. Specifically, the information storage server 23 uses a well-known distance calculation formula to calculate the latitude / longitude indicated by the extracted location information of the store and the latitude / longitude indicated by the location information of the terminal 20 (received in S18 described above). And the above distance is calculated. The well-known distance calculation formula may be a Hubeny distance calculation formula. The above-mentioned “latitude / longitude indicated by the position information of the terminal 20” is the latitude / longitude indicated by the position information to which the most recent identifier is assigned out of the two pieces of position information received in S18.

  (F) If the distance calculated in the above (E) is within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above), the information storage server 23 moves toward the traveling direction of the train. It is determined whether the store position exists within a predetermined angle.

  Specifically, the information storage server 23 indicates the line connecting the positions indicated by the two pieces of received position information (in S18 described above), the position indicated by the position information assigned with the latest identifier, and the position information of the store. An angle with the line connecting the positions (hereinafter referred to as “determination angle”) is obtained. The information storage server 23 determines whether the determination angle is within a predetermined angle.

  (G) If the determination angle is within a predetermined angle in (F) described above, the information storage server 23 stores related information obtained by extracting the location information of the store in (D). The information storage server 23 determines that the determination angle is not within a predetermined angle in the above (F), or the range calculated in the above (E) is the movable range (received in the above S18) (movable) If it is not within a certain distance), relevant information is not memorized.

(3) Another way of obtaining the moving speed of the terminal user of the terminal 20 (3-1) Outline description In the above-mentioned S214, the range determination server 22 receives two pieces of position information from the terminal 20, and Although the movement speed was calculated | required, three or more positional information may be received from the terminal 20, and the movement speed of a terminal user may be calculated | required from them. Since the range determination server 22 obtains the moving speed using more position information, the moving means of the terminal user can be obtained more accurately. The following “(3-1) Specific operation” shows the operation of the information providing system of this embodiment when the moving speed of the terminal user is obtained from three or more pieces of position information.

  Note that the operation shown in “(3-1) Specific operation” below actually measures the time taken to move between two points, unlike S214 described above. In S214 described above, the time (predetermined time) required for the movement between the two points has been set in the range determination server 22 in advance by the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment, but this setting is not necessary. The operation described below in “(3-1) Specific operation” can reduce the setting work of the administrator of the information providing system of this embodiment.

(3-1) Specific operation When three or more pieces of position information are received and the movement speed of the terminal user is obtained therefrom, the terminal 20 has a time measuring function and measures its own position information in the above-described S212. At the same time, the time is also measured by the timekeeping function. The terminal 20 stores the measured position information and time in association with each other, and transmits the position information and time to the range determination server 22 when a predetermined number or more are stored. The range determination server 22 arbitrarily extracts two pieces of position information and time out of the position information and time received in S213 described above, and calculates a time difference between the extracted times (that is, time taken for movement between the two points). Ask. The range determination server 22 obtains the distance between the locations indicated by the extracted two pieces of position information by a well-known distance calculation formula, and uses the value obtained by dividing the distance by the above-described time difference as the moving speed of the terminal user of the terminal 20. . The range determination server 22 repeats the above-described operation, that is, the operation for arbitrarily extracting two pieces of position information and time and determining the moving speed of the terminal user a plurality of times, taking the average for the calculated moving speed, and finally the terminal It is good also as a user's moving speed.

  Since other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Note that the terminal 20 may include a transmission unit similar to the terminal 10, and the transmission unit may perform the above-described S212.

[Description of effects]
According to the present embodiment, the information providing system can more accurately determine the range in which the terminal user can move and provide the terminal user with location information of a store from which products can be easily obtained.

  This is because the information providing system of the present embodiment estimates whether or not the terminal user is using a moving means such as a train, and obtains the movable range of the terminal user when using the estimated moving means. is there.

<< Third Embodiment >>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the call system according to the first and second embodiments, the location information of a store within a range that can be moved from the current location of the terminal user is provided. The call system according to the third embodiment provides location information of a store within a range in which the terminal user can move from a destination to which he or she is going. When the terminal user inputs a travel destination location as a destination, the terminal user can obtain location information of a store from which the target product can be easily obtained at the travel destination location.

  The configuration, function, and operation of the information providing system according to the third embodiment will be described below.

[Description of configuration]
(1) Configuration of Information Providing System in Third Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system in the third embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system of the third embodiment includes a terminal 30 and an information storage server 33 as shown in FIG. 7 instead of the terminal 20 and the information storage server 23.

(2) Functions of the parts constituting the information providing system in the third embodiment of the present invention (2-1) Functions of the terminal 30 The terminal user connects the destination to the terminal 30 via the user interface provided in the terminal 30. The longitude and latitude of the destination, that is, the position information of the destination can be input. When the location information of the destination is input, the terminal 30 includes the input location information of the destination in a search request message (described in S11 above) and transmits it to the information storage server 33.

(2-2) Function of Information Storage Server 33 Upon receiving the search request message, the information storage server 33 stores the location information of the destination included in the message. Thereafter, the information storage server 33 extracts and stores the location information of the stores within the movable range from the destination from the acquired related information. The method for extracting the location information of the store within the movable range from the destination is the same as the above-mentioned “(2-4-2) Extraction of product information according to the movable range of the terminal user”. However, “terminal 10” and “terminal user's current location” are read as “destination”.

  Since configurations and functions other than those described above are the same as those of the information providing system to which the wireless communication terminal according to the second embodiment is applied, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

[Description of operation]
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the information providing system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, although not shown, the terminal user inputs the latitude and longitude of the destination to the terminal 30. The terminal user can input the latitude and longitude of the destination, that is, the position information of the destination, into the terminal 30 with a user interface such as a numeric keypad.

  Next, when the location information of the destination is input, the terminal 30 receives the location information of the destination input by the terminal user after the above-described S10, as shown in FIG. The image data is included in the search request message and transmitted to the information storage server 33 (S311).

  Next, when receiving the search request message, the information storage server 33 stores the location information and image data of the destination included in the message (S312).

  Next, after the above-described S18, the information storage server 33, among the acquired related information (in the above-mentioned S18), the location information of the stores within the range in which the terminal user can move from the terminal user destination The related information including is extracted and stored (S313).

  Specifically, the information storage server 33 performs the following processes (a) to (c) for each related information acquired (in S18 described above). The processes (a) to (c) are the same as the processes (A) to (C) described above, and “the current location of the terminal user” and “terminal 10” in the processes (A) to (C) described above. Is replaced with "Destination".

  (A) First, the information storage server 33 extracts store location information included in the acquired related information.

  (B) Next, when the information storage server 33 extracts the location information of the store, the information storage server 33 calculates the distance from the location indicated by the extracted location information to the destination. Specifically, the information storage server 33 substitutes the latitude / longitude indicated by the extracted location information and the latitude / longitude indicated by the location information of the destination (stored in S312) into a known distance calculation formula. The above distance is calculated. The well-known distance calculation formula may be a Hubeny distance calculation formula.

  (C) When the distance calculated in (b) is within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above), the information storage server 33 obtains the store location information in (a). The extracted related information is stored. The information storage server 13 does nothing particularly if the distance calculated in (b) is not within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above). The above-described (a) to (c) are performed on the other related information acquired.

  Next, after the above-described S313, the information providing system of the present embodiment performs the above-described processing of S20 to S22, and stores location information within the range where the terminal user can move from the destination, product information, Is displayed on the screen of the terminal 30.

  Since other operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted. Note that the terminal 30 may include a transmission unit similar to the terminal 20, and the transmission unit may perform the above-described S311.

[Description of effects]
According to the present embodiment, the information providing system can obtain the location information of the store where the terminal user can easily obtain the desired product at the destination that the terminal user is about to go to.

  This is because the information providing system according to the present embodiment provides position information of stores within a range in which the terminal user can move from the destination, out of stores handling the product, when the position information of the destination is input. Because it does.

<< Fourth Embodiment >>
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The information providing system of the fourth embodiment obtains a location where the terminal user stays for a long time, and provides location information of a store within the range in which the terminal user can move from that location. A place where a person stays for a long time is generally a place (for example, a company, a school, a house, etc.) that is the center of life. In the situation providing system according to the fourth embodiment, position information of a store in a range where the terminal user can move from a place that is the center of life is provided. Therefore, in the information providing system of the fourth embodiment, a place where the terminal stays for a long time is obtained. Specifically, the terminal periodically measures and stores its own location information. When there is a predetermined number or more of the same position information as the measured position information in the stored position information, the terminal regards the position information as position information of a place where the user stays for a long time and notifies the server. The server provides store position information within a range where the terminal user can move from a place where the user stays for a long time.

  The configuration, function, and operation of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment will be described below.

[Description of configuration]
(1) Configuration of Information Providing System in Fourth Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment includes a terminal 40 and an information storage server 43 instead of the terminal 20 and the information storage server 23.

  In addition, the terminal 40 includes a location storage unit 45 as shown in FIG.

(2) Functions of the parts constituting the information providing system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention (2-1) Functions of the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 The location storage unit 45 provided in the terminal 40 is provided by the terminal user. Extract location information of places where you stay for a long time. Specifically, the location storage unit 45 measures and stores the position information of itself (terminal 40) at regular intervals using the GPS function. Each time the location storage unit 45 performs measurement, the location storage unit 45 counts the number of pieces of position information that are the same as the most recently measured position information in the position information stored in the past. The location storage unit 45 determines whether or not the counted number is a predetermined number or more. If the counted number is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, the location storage unit 45 outputs the most recently stored location information to the terminal 40 main body as location information on a location where the user stays for a long time. When the counted number is smaller than the predetermined number, the location storage unit 45 does not particularly output position information.

  In addition, even if there is position information in which the latitude and longitude are deviated from the most recently measured position information in the past stored position information, the location storage unit 45 is the latest if it is within a predetermined value. It may be counted that the position information is the same as the measured position information. The predetermined value is set in the location storage unit 45 by the manufacturer of the terminal 40.

(2-2) Function of Terminal 40 Main Unit The terminal 40 main unit outputs position information (hereinafter referred to as “long-time stay position information”) output from the location storage unit 45 (where the terminal user stays for a long time). Remember. The terminal 40 main body includes the long-time stay position information and the image data in the search request message and transmits them to the information storage server 43. (2-3) Functions of the information storage server 43 The information storage server 43 receives the search request message. Then, the long time stay position information included in the message is stored. Thereafter, the information storage server 33 extracts and stores position information of stores within the movable range from the location indicated by the long-time stay position information from the acquired related information. The method of extracting the location information of the store within the movable range from the location indicated by the long-time stay location information is the above-mentioned “(2-4-2) Extraction of product information according to the movable range of the terminal user” Is the same. However, “terminal 10” is read as “location where the user stays for a long time”, and “position information of terminal 10” is read as “long-time stay location information”.

  Since configurations and functions other than those described above are the same as those of the information providing system to which the wireless communication terminal according to the second embodiment is applied, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

[Description of operation]
10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the information providing system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

(1) Operation for extracting location information of a place where the terminal user stays for a long time In the information providing system of this embodiment, the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 performs the following extraction of the location where the terminal user stays for a long time: This is realized by performing the processing in S400 to S408.

  First, as shown in FIG. 10, the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 measures its own (terminal 40) position information by the GPS function after activation, and stores the measured position information (S400).

  Note that the above-described measurement and storage of the position information in S400 is repeatedly performed through S402 and S404, which will be described later, as shown in FIG.

  Next, after the above-described S400, the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 counts the number of pieces of position information that are the same as the most recently measured position information in the previously stored position information (S401). ).

  Note that in S401 described above, the location storage unit 45 may also regard the position information whose longitude / latitude is within the predetermined value and the position / position where the longitude / latitude is shifted within the predetermined value as the position information measured most recently. . The predetermined value is set in the location storage unit 45 by the manufacturer of the terminal 40.

  Next, the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 determines whether the number counted in S401 described above (hereinafter referred to as “count number”) is equal to or greater than a predetermined number (S402).

  The predetermined number is set in the terminal 40 by the manufacturer of the terminal 40.

  Next, in S402 described above, the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 determines that the count number is smaller than the predetermined number (No in S402), waits for a certain period of time (S403), and returns to S400 described above. The above-described S400 to S402 are performed again.

  The predetermined time may be, for example, 5 minutes. The predetermined time is set in the terminal 40 by the manufacturer of the terminal 40.

  On the other hand, when the count number is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (Yes in S402), the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 uses the most recently stored location information as the location information of the location where the user stays for a long time. The terminal 40 main body stores the output position information (S404).

  Next, the location storage unit 45 of the terminal 40 waits for a certain period of time (S405), returns to the above-described S400, and again executes the above-described S400 to S404.

  The fixed time used in S405 described above may be the same as the fixed time used in S403.

(3) Operation for providing location information of stores in a range in which the terminal user can move from a place where the user stays for a long time In parallel with the operation of the location storage unit 45 described above, the terminal 40 main body is as shown in FIG. In addition, after the above-described S10, the search request message includes the image data and the position information stored in the above-described S404 and transmits them to the information storage server 43 (S411).

  The position information stored in S404 described above is the position information of the place where the terminal user stays for a long time, that is, the long-time stay position information.

  Next, when receiving the search request message, the information storage server 43 stores the long-time stay position information and the image data included in the message (S412).

  After that, the information storage server 43 performs the above-described S18, acquires the related information, and then stores in the range where the terminal user can move from the location indicated by the long-time stay position information among the acquired related information. The related information including the position information is extracted and stored (S413).

  Specifically, the information storage server 43 performs the following processes (a1), (b2), and (c3) for each acquired related information. The processing of (a1), (b2), and (c3) is the same as the processing of (A) to (C) described above, but “terminal user's current location” is read as “location where the user stayed for a long time”, and “terminal” The “10 position information” is replaced with “long stay position information”.

  (A1) First, the information storage server 43 extracts store location information included in the acquired related information.

  (B2) Next, when the information storage server 43 extracts the location information of the store, the information storage server 43 calculates the distance from the location indicated by the extracted location information (location of the store) to the location where the user stays for a long time. Specifically, the information accumulation server 43 substitutes the latitude / longitude indicated by the extracted position information and the latitude / longitude indicated by the long-time stay position information stored in S412 into a well-known distance calculation formula. Calculate the distance. The well-known distance calculation formula may be a Hubeny distance calculation formula.

  (C3) If the distance calculated in (b2) is within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above), the information storage server 43 extracts the location information of the store in (a1). Related information is stored. If the distance calculated in (b2) is not within the movable range (movable distance) (received in S18 described above), the information storage server 43 stores no related information. The above-described (a1) to (c3) are performed on the other related information acquired.

  Next, after the above-described S413, the information providing system of the present embodiment performs the above-described processing of S20 to S22, and stores within a range that can be moved from a place where they stay daily for a long time, for example, from a company or school. Are displayed on the screen of the terminal 40.

  Since other operations are the same as those of the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The terminal 40 clears the position information stored in the location storage unit 45 when a predetermined operation is performed by the terminal user. The predetermined operation is defined by the manufacturer of the terminal 40. The terminal user can clear the position information stored in the place storage unit 45 by performing a predetermined operation when the place where the daily life is changed due to moving or the like. Further, the terminal 40 may include a transmission unit similarly to the terminal 20, and the transmission unit may implement the above-described S411.

[Description of effects]
According to the present embodiment, the information providing system can obtain location information of a store where a terminal user can easily obtain a desired product in a place where the terminal user stays for a long time on a daily basis (for example, a company or a school).

  This is because the information providing system according to the present embodiment obtains the location information of the place where the terminal user stays for a long time on a daily basis, that is, the long-time stay location information. This is because it provides location information of a store within a movable range from the indicated location.

<< Fifth Embodiment >>
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[Description of configuration]
(1) Configuration of Information Providing System in Fifth Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the information providing system in the fifth embodiment includes a terminal 100 and a server 110. The terminal 100 includes a transmission unit 101, a reception unit 102, and a display unit 103.

  The transmission unit 101 and the reception unit 102 of the terminal 100 are connected to the server 110. Display unit 103 is connected to receiving unit 102.

(2) Function of Terminal 100 The transmission unit 101 of the terminal 100 is configured to receive predetermined data input regarding the product, predetermined first information regarding the movable range of the terminal user, and own position information (hereinafter referred to as “each information”). Is transmitted to a predetermined server 110.

  The first information described above may be the age or sex of the terminal user. This is because age and gender generally affect the movable range of the terminal user. Further, the predetermined data described above may be image data of a product photographed by a camera.

  The receiving unit 102 of the terminal 100 returns second information indicating the position of the store related to the above-described product located in the area corresponding to the first information and the position information, which is returned from the server 110 in response to the transmission of each information. Receive.

  The “area” described above may be an area within a distance that the terminal user can move from the location indicated by the position information (corresponding to the first information). Further, the “store related to the above-described product” may be a store that handles the above-described product.

  The display unit 103 of the terminal 100 displays information indicating the location of the store based on the received second information.

(3) Function of Server 110 The server 110 receives each of the above-described information (that is, predetermined data, first information related to the movable range of the terminal user, and position information) from the connected terminal 100.

When the server 110 receives each information, the store located in the area corresponding to the first information and the position information of the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data described above. 2nd information which shows the position of is transmitted to the terminal 100.
The above-mentioned “store related to merchandise” may be a store handling merchandise.

[Description of operation]
First, the transmission unit 101 of the terminal 100 stores the above-described information (that is, predetermined data input regarding a product, predetermined first information regarding the movable range of the terminal user, and own position information) as predetermined. To the server 110.

  The first information described above may be the age or sex of the terminal user. Further, the predetermined data may be product image data taken by a camera.

  Next, the server 110 receives the above-described information from the connected terminal 100.

  Next, when the server 110 receives each piece of information, in the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data, the server 110 stores the information in the area corresponding to the first information and the position information. The second information indicating the position of the store where the shop is located is transmitted to the terminal 100.

  The above-mentioned “store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data” may be a store that handles the product as long as the predetermined data is image data of the product.

  In addition, the above-described area may be an area within a distance that the terminal user can move from the location indicated by the above-described position information (that is, the position of the terminal 10). In this case, the server 110 obtains a distance that the terminal user can move. The server 110 may include a table indicating the distance that the terminal user can move corresponding to the first information in order to obtain the distance that the terminal user can move. For example, if the first information is the gender and age of the terminal user, the server 110 may be provided with a table indicating the distance that the terminal user can move corresponding to the gender and age. The above table is set in the server 110 by the administrator of the information providing system of the present embodiment. The server 110 obtains the distance that the terminal user can move from the above table according to the gender and age (that is, the first information) of the terminal user received from the terminal 100. Then, the server 110 stores the second information indicating the position of the store within the distance that the terminal user can move from the position of the terminal 10 among the second information indicating the position of the store that handles the product of the image data. 100 may be transmitted.

  Next, the receiving unit 102 of the terminal 100 receives second information (returned from the server 110 in response to transmission of each information).

  Next, the display unit 103 of the terminal 100 displays information indicating the location of the store based on the second information received by the receiving unit 102.

  Note that the terminal 100 may display information indicating the location of the store from the server 110 by voice. In that case, the terminal 100 outputs information indicating the location of the store as sound from a speaker provided in the terminal 100.

[Description of effects]
According to this embodiment, the information providing system can provide the terminal user with location information of a store from which products can be easily obtained.

  This is because the information providing system of the present embodiment provides the terminal user with the location information of the store located in the area where the terminal user can move from the stores handling the product.

  The embodiment described above is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.

Furthermore, a part or all of each of the above embodiments can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.
(Appendix 1)
A transmission unit that transmits predetermined data input with respect to the product, predetermined first information about the movable range of the terminal user, and own position information to a predetermined server;
A receiving unit for receiving second information indicating a position of a store related to the product located in an area corresponding to the first information and the position information, which is returned from the server in response to the transmission;
And a display unit that displays information indicating the location of the store based on the second information.
(Appendix 2)
It has a GPS (Global Positioning System) function unit that measures its own location information,
The transmission unit transmits a plurality of the position information measured by the GPS function unit to the server;
The terminal according to supplementary note 1, wherein:
(Appendix 3)
The transmission unit further transmits input position information input by a user interface provided to the server to the server.
The terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 2, characterized in that:
(Appendix 4)
The transmission unit stores the position information measured by the GPS function unit at regular intervals, and corresponds to a location at a certain distance from the location indicated by the most recently stored location information among the stored location information. When the number of pieces of position information to be performed is a predetermined number or more, the position information stored most recently is transmitted to the server.
The terminal according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein
(Appendix 5)
When receiving predetermined data, first information about the movable range of the terminal user, and position information from the connected terminal, among the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data Transmitting the second information indicating the position of the store located in the area corresponding to the first information and the position information to the terminal;
A server characterized by that.
(Appendix 6)
The area is an area within a movable distance of the terminal user corresponding to the first information from a location indicated by the position information.
The server according to appendix 5, characterized by:
(Appendix 7)
The movable distance is a distance corresponding to the moving speed of the terminal user calculated from the received positional information of the plurality of terminals and the first information.
The server according to supplementary note 6, characterized by:
(Appendix 8)
The terminal and server are connected,
The terminal is the terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 4,
The server is the server according to any one of appendices 5 to 7,
An information providing system characterized by that.
(Appendix 9)
When receiving the predetermined data, the first information on the movable range of the terminal user, and the position information from the terminal, the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data, Transmitting the second information indicating the position of the store located in the area corresponding to the information of 1 and the position information to the terminal;
An information providing method characterized by the above.
(Appendix 10)
The area is an area within a movable distance of the terminal user corresponding to the first information from a location indicated by the position information.
The information providing method according to appendix 9, characterized in that:
(Appendix 11)
The movable distance is a distance corresponding to the moving speed of the terminal user calculated from the received positional information of the plurality of terminals and the first information.
The information providing method according to supplementary note 10, characterized by:
(Appendix 12)
The predetermined data is image data taken by a camera provided in the terminal, or text data input by a user interface provided in the terminal.
The terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, characterized in that:
(Appendix 13)
The first information is any or a combination of the age and sex of the terminal user, the moving means used by the terminal user, the physical condition of the terminal user, the presence or absence of physical disability,
The terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 4 or appendix 12, which is characterized by the above.
(Appendix 14)
The receiving unit receives product information of the product from the server;
The display unit displays the product information together with information indicating the position of the store.
14. The terminal according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 4, or supplementary notes 12 to 13.
(Appendix 15)
Along with the second information, product information of the product is also transmitted to the terminal.
The server according to any one of appendices 5 to 7, characterized in that:
(Appendix 16)
The store is a store that handles the product.
The server according to any one of supplementary notes 5 to 7, or supplementary note 15, which is characterized by the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Terminal 11 User information holding server 12 Range determination server 13 Information storage server 14 Information distribution server 15 Network 20 Terminal 22 Range determination server 23 Information storage server 30 Terminal 33 Information storage server 40 Terminal 43 Information storage server 45 Location memory | storage part 100 Terminal 101 Transmission unit 102 Reception unit 103 Display unit 110 Server 500 Terminal 510 Server

Claims (10)

A transmission unit that transmits predetermined data input with respect to the product, predetermined first information about the movable range of the terminal user, and own position information to a predetermined server;
A receiving unit for receiving second information indicating a position of a store related to the product located in an area corresponding to the first information and the position information, which is returned from the server in response to the transmission;
And a display unit that displays information indicating the location of the store based on the second information. It has a GPS (Global Positioning System) function unit that measures its own location information,
The transmission unit transmits a plurality of the position information measured by the GPS function unit to the server;
The terminal according to claim 1. The transmission unit further transmits input position information input by a user interface provided to the server to the server.
The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is a terminal. The transmission unit stores the position information measured by the GPS function unit at regular intervals, and corresponds to a location at a certain distance from the location indicated by the most recently stored location information among the stored location information. When the number of pieces of position information to be performed is a predetermined number or more, the position information stored most recently is transmitted to the server.
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When receiving predetermined data, first information about the movable range of the terminal user, and position information from the connected terminal, among the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data Transmitting the second information indicating the position of the store located in the area corresponding to the first information and the position information to the terminal;
A server characterized by that. The area is an area within a movable distance of the terminal user corresponding to the first information from a location indicated by the position information.
The server according to claim 5. The movable distance is a distance corresponding to the moving speed of the terminal user calculated from the received positional information of the plurality of terminals and the first information.
The server according to claim 6. The terminal and server are connected,
The terminal is the terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The server is a server according to any one of claims 5 to 7.
An information providing system characterized by that. When receiving the predetermined data, the first information on the movable range of the terminal user, and the position information from the terminal, the second information indicating the position of the store related to the product corresponding to the predetermined data, Transmitting the second information indicating the position of the store located in the area corresponding to the information of 1 and the position information to the terminal;
An information providing method characterized by the above. The area is an area within a movable distance of the terminal user corresponding to the first information from a location indicated by the position information.
The information providing method according to claim 9.

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