JP2018097006A - Information processing system, information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system that enables a user to intuitively determine whether a mesh displayed overlapped on a map is rain or snow.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: map acquisition means that acquires a map; weather information acquisition means that acquires weather information related to the map; and display control means that displays a mesh provided with areas indicating precipitation and rain/snow determination areas overlapped on the map on the basis of the weather information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.

  Conventionally, a technique is known in which a color scheme indicating the amount of rainfall and a color scheme indicating the amount of snowfall are separately defined, and a mesh painted with a color scheme for each weather is displayed on the map based on weather information. (For example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-77873 A

  However, in the conventional technology, since the distinction of weather is expressed by a color scheme, there are many types of colors, and in order to determine which color represents which weather, for example, it is displayed separately from a map. It is necessary to check with the colors in the legend and cannot be judged intuitively.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system, an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method capable of intuitively determining rain or snow on a mesh displayed on a map.

An information processing system according to the present invention includes:
Map acquisition means for acquiring a map;
Weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information according to the map;
Based on the weather information, display control means for displaying a mesh provided with a region indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discrimination region overlaid on the map;
Is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to intuitively discriminate rain or snow on a mesh displayed on a map.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a map acquired by the map acquisition unit. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a rain mesh. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a snow mesh. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a state in which rain and snow meshes are continuously arranged. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first modification of the snow mesh. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a second modification of the snow mesh. FIG. 9A is a diagram for explaining an example of drawing the mesh shown in FIG. FIG. 9B is a diagram for explaining another example of drawing the mesh shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining another example of drawing the mesh shown in FIG. FIG. 10B is a diagram for explaining another example of the mesh drawing illustrated in FIG. 7. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of drawing the mesh shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system according to the first modification of the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the information processing system according to the first modification of the embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system according to the second modification of the embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the information processing system according to the second modification of the embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the information processing system according to the second modification of the embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the information processing system according to the second modification of the embodiment. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system according to the third modification example of the embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a snow tile and a rain tile.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in each figure, the component which has an equivalent function is attached | subjected the same code | symbol, and detailed description of the component of the same code | symbol is not repeated.

(First embodiment)
An information processing system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a terminal device 2 and a server 3. The terminal device 2 and the server 3 are connected to each other via a network 4 such as the Internet so that they can communicate with each other. The network 4 may be either a wired line or a wireless line, and the type and form of the line are not limited. At least a part of the terminal device 2 and the server 3 is realized by a computer.

  The terminal device 2 is used by a user, and is, for example, an electronic device such as a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a notebook computer, or a desktop computer.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 2 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal control unit 22, a terminal storage unit 23, a terminal input unit 24, and a terminal display unit 25 which is an example of a display unit. ing. Each unit is connected to be communicable with each other via a bus. First, among the components of the terminal device 2, components other than the terminal control unit 22, that is, the terminal communication unit 21, the terminal storage unit 23, the terminal input unit 24, and the terminal display unit 25 will be described.

  The terminal communication unit 21 is a communication interface between the terminal device 2 and the network 4. The terminal communication unit 21 transmits and receives information between the terminal device 2 and the server 3 via the network 4.

  The terminal storage unit 23 is data storage such as an internal memory or an external memory (such as an SD memory card). Various data handled by the terminal control unit 22 are stored in the terminal storage unit 23. The terminal storage unit 23 is not necessarily provided in the terminal device 2, and may be provided in another device that is communicably connected to the terminal device 2 via the network 4.

  The terminal input unit 24 is an interface for the user to input information to the terminal device 2, and is, for example, a touch panel in a mobile terminal, a touch pad in a notebook computer, a keyboard, or a mouse.

  The terminal display unit 25 is an interface for outputting various information from the terminal device 2 to the user, and is a video display unit such as a liquid crystal display. Specifically, for example, the terminal display unit 25 displays a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for accepting an operation from the user.

  Next, the terminal control unit 22 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal control unit 22 includes a position acquisition unit 22 a that specifies an area to be displayed. The position acquisition unit 22a may be realized by a processor in the terminal device 2 executing a predetermined program.

  The position acquisition unit 22a acquires the current position information of the user of the terminal device 2 as an area to be displayed. The position acquisition unit 22a may determine and acquire the current position at predetermined intervals (for example, every second) based on positioning information obtained by radio navigation means such as GPS and beacons. Further, the position acquisition unit 22a may acquire the position coordinates and address of the current position input by the user via the terminal input unit 24 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 2. Here, the current position input by the user via the terminal input unit 24 may be a position where the user actually exists, and is a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user (for example, in Tokyo). It may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by the user. Specifically, the position acquisition unit 22a is designated to the user via the terminal input unit 24 on the map data display screen displayed on the terminal display unit 25 (for example, a touch operation on a touch panel type display unit). The coordinates obtained may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 2. Here, the position acquisition unit 22a may acquire the date and time information of acquiring the current position information together with the current position information of the user.

  The terminal control unit 22 transmits the current position information of the user acquired by the position acquisition unit 22 a to the server 3 through the terminal communication unit 21. The current position information of the user transmitted from the terminal device 2 is stored in the server 3.

  Next, the server 3 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server 3 includes a server communication unit 31, a server control unit 32, and a server storage unit 33. Each unit is connected to be communicable with each other via a bus.

  Among these, the server communication unit 31 is a communication interface between the server 3 and the network 4. The server communication unit 31 transmits and receives information between the terminal device 2 and the server 3 via the network 4. As shown in FIG. 1, when the external system 5 is connected to the network 4, the server communication unit 31 transmits and receives information between the external system 5 and the server via the network 4. Good.

  The server control unit 32 includes a map acquisition unit 32a that is an example of a map acquisition unit, a weather information acquisition unit 32b that is an example of weather information acquisition unit, and a display control unit 32c that is an example of display control unit. Yes. Each of these units may be realized by a processor in the server 3 executing a predetermined program. These parts will be described later.

  The server storage unit 33 is a fixed data storage such as a hard disk. The server storage unit 33 stores various data handled by the server control unit 32. For example, the server storage unit 33 stores a map database and a weather information database.

  The map database is map data storage means for storing map data. The map data stored in the map database may be map data such as national and local road maps and route maps. For example, the map data stored in the map database includes features displayed on the map (for example, buildings such as buildings, houses, and stations, roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coastal lines and lakeside lines, etc. , Sea, rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, land such as parks and outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative divisions, and city blocks, etc.) shape data, notes displayed on the map (for example, place names, addresses, etc.) , Phone numbers, facility names such as shops, parks and stations, names including landmarks, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains and forests, names such as roads, bridges and tunnels, route names, point information, and , Word-of-mouth information, etc., and symbols displayed on the map (for example, maps such as mountains, historic sites, temples, schools, hospitals, factories and cemeteries, gas stations, convenience stores, supermarkets) Shop signs such as tickets, restaurants, banks and post offices, traffic lights, toll road entrances, toll gates, service areas, parking areas and interchange signs, facilities such as parking lots, stations, hotels, museums and museums It may include data such as symbol data of appliances as well as word of mouth symbols).

  Here, the map data may be map data meshed according to a scale (for example, JIS standard first to third region division mesh data, 100 m mesh data, etc.). The shape of the mesh is not limited to a square or a rectangle (rectangle), but may be a polygon such as a triangle, pentagon, or hexagon. The map data may be map drawing image data such as a raster format or a vector format. These map data are stored in advance in the map database, and the server control unit 32 obtains the latest data from the external system 5 (external equipment such as a map providing server that provides map data) via the network 4. The map data downloaded periodically and stored in the map database may be updated.

  The weather information database is weather information storage means for storing weather information including precipitation information and precipitation type (rain or snow) in each region and each time zone. Here, the precipitation information and the precipitation type stored in the weather information database are information storing the precipitation and the precipitation type in association with the region and the time zone, and are one of the current value, the actual value, and the predicted value. Or two or more may be included. For example, precipitation information and precipitation type as predicted values are information of precipitation and precipitation type for each region that changes over time. In addition, the weather information stored in the weather information database includes weather, air temperature, sensory temperature, humidity, precipitation probability, wind, ultraviolet rays, photochemical smog and yellow dust scattering amount, pollen scattering amount, weather warning information, and Information about weather warnings may be included.

  These weather information is stored in advance in the weather information database, and the server control unit 32 periodically sends the latest data from the external system 5 (for example, a server such as the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather service) via the network 4. The weather information downloaded and stored in the weather database may be updated.

  In addition, as an example, the data on precipitation and precipitation type provided by the external system 5 such as a server of the Japan Meteorological Agency or private weather service is tabular data indicating precipitation and precipitation type in each region and each time zone, Data in text format, graphed data, original data of the graph, etc. The server control unit 32 downloads these data from the external system 5 and processes them, and the precipitation in mesh units or area units. Moreover, you may store the thing converted into precipitation type into the weather information database as precipitation amount and precipitation type information. In addition, when the precipitation and precipitation type data provided by the external system 5 is precipitation information data at a representative point (such as a place where an observation point is located), it is calculated by a known data interpolation method or interpolation method. And may be stored in a weather information database.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the server storage unit 33 stores precipitation area display information 33a and rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b in advance.

  The precipitation area display information 33a is information for displaying the precipitation area on each mesh of the map, and is, for example, a table that defines the correspondence between precipitation and color scheme. Specifically, for example, when the precipitation is less than 1 mm, “light blue”, when it is 1 mm to 5 mm, “blue”, when it is 5 mm to 15 mm, “dark blue”, when it is 15 mm to 30 mm, “ “Yellow” is associated with the color “orange” in the case of 30 mm to 50 mm, and “red” if it is greater than 50 mm. Note that colors that are similar colors and have different gradations (light shades) may be used for association as different colors as long as they are colors that can be immediately discerned by the user.

  The rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b is information for displaying the rain / snow discrimination area on each mesh of the map. For example, when the precipitation type is snow, the rain / snow discrimination area is displayed on the mesh. When the type is rain, the information represents a condition that the rain / snow discrimination area is not displayed on the mesh.

Note that the server storage unit 33 is not necessarily provided in the server 3 and may be provided in another device that is communicably connected to the server 3 via the network 4.
(Example of operation)

  Next, an example of the operation of the information processing system 1 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system 1.

  First, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the server control unit 32 acquires the current position information of the user acquired by the position acquisition unit 22a of the terminal device 2 from the terminal device 2 (step S10).

  The map acquisition unit 32a acquires map data related to the current position information acquired from the terminal device 2 based on the map database stored in the server storage unit 33 (step S11). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the map acquisition unit 32 a acquires map data divided by a predetermined size section (mesh) 10 centered on the position coordinates of the current position acquired from the terminal device 2. .

  The weather information acquisition unit 32b acquires weather information related to the map acquired by the map acquisition unit 32a based on the weather information database stored in the server storage unit 33 (step S12). The meteorological information includes precipitation and a precipitation type associated with the precipitation. The weather information may include one or more of the current value, the actual value, and the predicted value. The weather information acquisition unit 32b may acquire weather information for each mesh 10, or may organize the weather information acquired together for each mesh 10.

  The display control unit 32c determines whether or not the map acquired by the map acquisition unit 32a includes a mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to associate with weather information (the mesh 10 that has not been extracted in step S14 described later). Is determined (step S13).

  If it is determined that there is a mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to be associated with weather information (step S13: YES), the display control unit 33c has not yet attempted to associate with the weather information. Is newly extracted (step S14).

  And the display control part 32c makes precipitation into the mesh 10 extracted according to the precipitation area | region display information 33a memorize | stored in the server memory | storage part 33 based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition part 32b. The precipitation region 11 is displayed with the corresponding color scheme (step S15). In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the display control unit 32 c displays the precipitation region 11 by painting the entire surface of the mesh 10 with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation. Like the shape of the mesh 10, the shape of the precipitation region 11 and the rain / snow discrimination region 12 described later may be a square or a rectangle (rectangle), or a polygon such as a triangle, a pentagon, or a hexagon. May be. If the weather information of the extracted mesh 10 is not acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b, the display control unit 32c displays nothing on the mesh 10.

  Next, the display control unit 32c determines whether the precipitation type acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b is snow for the extracted mesh 10 (step S16).

  When it is determined that the precipitation type is snow (step S16: YES), the display control unit 32c applies the extracted mesh 10 to the extracted mesh 10 according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The rain / snow discrimination area 12 is displayed (step S16). In the example shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 32 c has a predetermined color scheme different from that of the precipitation region 11 on both the inside and the outside of the mesh 10 so as to surround at least a part of the precipitation region 11. The snow discrimination area 12 is displayed. Thereafter, the display control unit 32c returns the process to step S13.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the precipitation type is rain (step S16: NO), the display control unit 32c extracts the mesh 10 extracted according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. On the other hand, the process returns to step S13 without displaying the rain / snow discrimination area 12. As another variation when the precipitation type is determined to be rain (step S16: NO), the display control unit 32c performs (1) rain according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The snow discriminating region 12 may be displayed superimposed on the extracted mesh 10 without being colored, or (2) the rain / snow discriminating region 12 is colored according to precipitation (that is, the same color as the precipitation region 11). Thus, the extracted mesh 10 may be displayed in an overlapping manner.

  FIG. 6 shows a state where the meshes 10 whose precipitation type is rain are arranged next to each other, a state where the meshes 10 whose precipitation type is snow are arranged next to each other, and a mesh 10 whose precipitation type is rain and snow The state where the mesh 10 is arranged adjacent to each other is shown.

  Note that the rain / snow discrimination region 12 is not limited to a mode provided on both the inside and the outside of the mesh 10. The rain / snow discriminating region 12 may be provided on the outside, the edge, or the outer periphery of the precipitation region 11. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the rain / snow discrimination area 12 may be provided only inside the mesh 10 so as to surround at least a part of the precipitation area 11, or as shown in FIG. The snow discrimination region 12 may be provided only outside the mesh 10 so as to surround the entire precipitation region 11.

  When the rain / snow discriminating region 12 is provided only inside the mesh 10, as shown in FIG. 9A, the entire surface of the mesh 10 is painted with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation, so that the precipitation region 11 is provided. Later, a rain / snow discriminating region 12 may be provided on the entire surface of the mesh 10 so as to overlap a part of the precipitation region 11, or the center of the mesh 10 may be provided as shown in FIG. 9B. The rain / snow discrimination region 12 in which the entire surface is colored only inside the mesh 10 without overlapping the precipitation region 11 after the precipitation region 11 is provided by painting the portion with a color scheme according to the precipitation amount. May be provided. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 10A, the entire surface of the mesh 10 is painted with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation amount so that the precipitation region 11 is provided and then the mesh 10 overlaps with a part of the precipitation region 11. A rain / snow discriminating region 12 in which only a part (inner part of the mesh 10) is colored may be provided inside and outside, and as shown in FIG. 10B, the central part of the mesh 10 corresponds to the amount of precipitation. The rain / snow discrimination in which only a part (the inner part of the mesh 10) is colored inside and outside of the mesh 10 without being overlapped with the precipitation area 11 after the precipitation area 11 is provided by being painted with the color scheme. Region 12 may be provided. In the modes shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, the mesh 10 and the precipitation region 11 are equal. However, in the modes shown in FIGS. 9B and 10B, only the central portion of the mesh 10 is the precipitation region.

  When the rain / snow discrimination area 12 is provided only outside the mesh 10, as shown in FIG. 11, the precipitation area 11 is provided by painting the entire surface of the mesh 10 with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation. The rain / snow discrimination area 12 may be provided only inside the mesh 10 so as to overlap a part of the precipitation area 11.

  By performing the processing of steps S14 to S16 for each mesh 10 that has not yet been associated with the weather information, the precipitation area 11 is displayed on the terminal display unit 25 of the terminal device 2 as shown in FIG. And a screen for displaying the mesh 10 provided with the rain / snow discriminating region 12 on the map.

  When the server control unit 32 acquires time information input from the terminal device 2 by the user via the terminal input unit 24 (for example, a GUI slider displayed on the terminal display unit 25), the display is displayed. Based on the time information acquired from the terminal device 2, the control unit 32c may display the precipitation region 11 and the rain / snow discriminating region 12 corresponding to the precipitation and the current value of the precipitation type. The precipitation area 11 and the rain / snow discrimination area 12 corresponding to the actual value of the type may be displayed, or the precipitation area 11 and the rain / snow discrimination area 12 corresponding to the precipitation and the predicted value of the precipitation type may be displayed. Also good.

  Returning to step S13, if it is determined that there is no mesh 10 that has not yet been associated with weather information (step S13: NO), the server control unit 32 ends the process.

  By the way, as mentioned in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention, in the conventional technology, the distinction of the weather is expressed by the color scheme, so there are many kinds of colors and which color represents which weather. In order to determine whether or not, for example, it is necessary to compare with the color in the legend displayed separately from the map, and it cannot be determined intuitively.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the display control unit 32c displays the mesh 10 provided with both the rain region 11 and the rain / snow discriminating region 12 on the map. Whether the mesh 10 represents rain or snow can be determined intuitively without referring to the legend.

(First modification)
A first modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system 1 according to the first modification. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the information processing system 1 according to the first modification. The steps until the display control unit 32c displays the precipitation region 11 with the color scheme corresponding to the precipitation amount on the extracted mesh 10 (steps S10 to S15) are the same as those in the above-described embodiment. Is omitted.

  In the first modification, the server storage unit 33 displays the rain / snow discrimination area 12 in a color scheme for snowing on the mesh 10 when the precipitation type is snow, and the mesh 10 when the precipitation type is rain. Information representing a condition for displaying the rain / snow discrimination region 12 with a rain color scheme different from the snow color scheme is stored as the rain / snow discrimination region display information 33b.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the first modification, after displaying the precipitation region 11 with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation on the extracted mesh 10, the display control unit 32 c displays the extracted mesh 10. It is judged whether the precipitation type acquired by the weather information acquisition part 32b is snow (step S16).

  When it is determined that the precipitation type is snow (step S16: YES), the display control unit 32c applies the extracted mesh 10 to the extracted mesh 10 according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The rain / snow discrimination area 12 is displayed in a color scheme for snowfall (step S16). As shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 32 c may display the rain / snow discrimination region 12 with a snowfall color scheme on both the inside and the outside of the mesh 10, or as shown in FIG. 7, The rain / snow discrimination area 12 may be displayed only with the color scheme for snowfall on the inner side of FIG. 8, or the rain / snow discrimination area 12 with the color scheme for snowfall may be displayed only on the outer side of the mesh 10 as shown in FIG. May be. Thereafter, the display control unit 32c returns the process to step S13.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the precipitation type is rain (step S16: NO), the display control unit 32c extracts the mesh 10 extracted according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The rain / snow discriminating area 12 is displayed in a color scheme for rain (step S17). As shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 32 c may display the rain / snow discrimination area 12 with a color scheme for raining on both the inside and the outside of the mesh 10, and as shown in FIG. 7, The rain / snow discriminating area 12 may be displayed only with the color scheme for raining on the inside, or the rain / snow discriminating area 12 with the color scheme for raining may be displayed only on the outside of the mesh 10 as shown in FIG. May be. Thereafter, the display control unit 32c returns the process to step S13.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the precipitation region 11 is displayed on the terminal display unit 25 of the terminal device 2 by performing the processing of steps S <b> 14 to S <b> 17 for each mesh 10 that has not yet been associated with weather information. And a screen for displaying the mesh 10 provided with the rain / snow discriminating region 12 on the map.

  Also according to the first modified example as described above, the mesh 10 provided with both the region 11 indicating the precipitation amount and the rain / snow discriminating region 12 is superimposed on the map as in the above-described embodiment. Therefore, the user can intuitively determine whether each mesh 10 represents rain or snow without referring to the legend.

  In the first modification, the rain / snow discrimination area 12 is displayed in different colors depending on whether the precipitation type is snow or rain, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rain / snow discrimination area 12 may be displayed in a different shape (for example, the width of the rain / snow discrimination area 12) depending on whether the precipitation type is snow or rain, or if the precipitation type is snow and rain Depending on the case, the rain / snow discrimination area 12 may be displayed with a different operation (for example, blinking only in the case of snow).

(Second modification)
A second modification will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system 1 according to the second modification. FIGS. 16-18 is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed by the information processing system 1 which concerns on a 2nd modification.

  First, as illustrated in FIG. 15, the server control unit 32 acquires the current position information of the user acquired by the position acquisition unit 22a of the terminal device 2 from the terminal device 2 (step S20). Here, the server control unit 32 may acquire the bird's-eye view display command input by the user via the terminal input unit 24 from the terminal device 2.

  Based on the map database stored in the server storage unit 33, the map acquisition unit 32a acquires the map data of the bird's eye view display related to the current position information acquired from the terminal device 2 (step S21). For example, the map acquisition unit 32 a acquires the bird's-eye view display map data that is divided by a predetermined size section (mesh) 10 around the position coordinates of the current position acquired from the terminal device 2.

  The weather information acquisition unit 32b acquires weather information related to the map acquired by the map acquisition unit 32a based on the weather information database stored in the server storage unit 33 (step S22). The meteorological information includes precipitation amount, precipitation type associated with precipitation amount, and snow cover amount when the precipitation type is snow. The weather information acquisition unit 32b may acquire weather information for each mesh 10, or may organize the weather information acquired together for each mesh 10.

  The display control unit 32c determines whether or not the map acquired by the map acquisition unit 32a includes a mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to associate with weather information (the mesh 10 that has not been extracted in step S24 described later). Is determined (step S23).

  When it is determined that there is a mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to be associated with weather information (step S23: YES), the display control unit 33c has the mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to be associated with weather information. Is newly extracted (step S24).

  And the display control part 32c makes precipitation into the mesh 10 extracted according to the precipitation area | region display information 33a memorize | stored in the server memory | storage part 33 based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition part 32b. The precipitation region 11 is displayed with the corresponding color scheme (step S25). For example, the display control unit 32c displays the precipitation region 11 by painting the entire surface of the mesh 10 with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation. If the weather information of the extracted mesh 10 is not acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b, the display control unit 32c displays nothing on the mesh 10.

  Next, the display control unit 32c determines whether the precipitation type acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b is snow for the extracted mesh 10 (step S26).

  When the precipitation type is snow (step S26: YES), the display control unit 32c rains and snows the extracted mesh 10 according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The discrimination area 12 is displayed (step S26). For example, the display control unit 32 c displays the rain / snow discrimination region 12 in a predetermined color scheme different from the precipitation region 11 inside both the upper surface and the side surface of the extracted three-dimensional mesh 10.

  Next, the display control unit 32c displays the three-dimensional mesh 10 provided with the rain / snow discrimination region 12 at a height corresponding to the amount of snow based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b ( Step S27). Thereafter, the display control unit 32c returns the process to step S23.

  On the other hand, when the precipitation type is rain (step S26: NO), the display control unit 32c applies the extracted mesh 10 to the extracted mesh 10 according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The process returns to step S23 without displaying the rain / snow discrimination area 12.

  By performing the processing of steps S24 to S27 for each mesh 10 that has not yet been associated with weather information, the precipitation area 11 is displayed on the terminal display unit 25 of the terminal device 2 as shown in FIG. And a screen for displaying the mesh 10 provided with the rain / snow discriminating region 12 on the map.

  Returning to step S23, if it is determined that there is no mesh 10 that has not yet been associated with weather information (step S23: NO), the server control unit 32 ends the process.

  According to the second modification, since the display control unit 32c displays the three-dimensional mesh 10 related to snow at a height corresponding to the amount of snow, the user represents whether each mesh 10 represents rain or snow. It can be more intuitively determined based on the association with the fact that it does not accumulate rain but snow.

  In the second modification, when the server control unit 32 acquires an animation display command input by the user via the terminal input unit 24 from the terminal device 2, as illustrated in FIGS. 16 to 18. In addition, the display control unit 32c may display so that only the three-dimensional mesh 10 related to snow is sequentially stacked as time passes. According to such an aspect, the user determines very intuitively whether each mesh 10 represents rain or snow based on an association from the fact that rain does not accumulate but snow accumulates. be able to.

(Third Modification)
A third modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing system 1 according to the third modification. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of the snow tile 10a and the rain tile 10b. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and the first and second modifications, the rain / snow discrimination area 12 separate from the precipitation area 11 is displayed over the precipitation area 11, whereas the third modification In the example, tiles 10a and 10b in which the precipitation region 11 and the rain / snow discrimination region 12 are integrated are displayed. In FIG. 19, the process (steps S <b> 10 to S <b> 14) until the display control unit 32 c newly extracts one mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to associate with weather information is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. This is the same and will not be described.

  In the third modification, the server storage unit 33 stores a snow tile 10a and a rain tile 10b as shown in FIG. The snow tile 10a has both a precipitation area 11 indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discrimination area 12 for discriminating rain and snow, and the rain tile 10b has only the precipitation area 11. The server storage unit 33 represents a condition that the snow tile 10a is displayed on the mesh 10 when the precipitation type is snow, and the rain tile 10b is displayed on the mesh 10 when the precipitation type is rain. The information is stored as rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the third modification, after newly extracting one mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to associate with weather information, the display control unit 32 c determines the extracted mesh 10. Then, it is determined whether or not the precipitation type acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b is snow (step S35).

  When it is determined that the precipitation type is snow (step S35: YES), the display control unit 32c applies the extracted mesh 10 to the extracted mesh 10 according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The snow tile 10a is displayed (step S36a).

  Next, the display control unit 32c displays the precipitation region 11 of the snow tile 10a according to the precipitation region display information 33a stored in the server storage unit 33 based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b. Paint with a color scheme according to the amount of precipitation (step S37a). As another variation when it is determined that the precipitation type is snow (step S35: YES), a plurality of types of snow tiles 10a in which the precipitation region 11 is previously painted with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation are prepared. Is stored in the server storage unit 33, and the display control unit 33c acquires the snow tile 10a corresponding to the acquired precipitation amount from the server storage unit 33 based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b. And may be displayed on the mesh 10. Thereafter, the display control unit 32c returns the process to step S13.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the precipitation type is rain (step S35: NO), the display control unit 32c extracts the mesh 10 extracted according to the rain / snow discrimination area display information 33b stored in the server storage unit 33. The rain tile 10b is displayed on the screen (step S37a).

  Next, the display control unit 32c displays the precipitation region 11 included in the rain tile 10b according to the precipitation region display information 33a stored in the server storage unit 33 based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b. It is painted with a color scheme according to precipitation (step S37b). As another variation when it is determined that the precipitation type is rain (step S35: NO), a plurality of types of rain tiles 10b in which the precipitation region 11 is previously painted with a color scheme corresponding to the precipitation are prepared. Is stored in the server storage unit 33, and the display control unit 33c acquires, from the server storage unit 33, the snow tile 10b corresponding to the acquired precipitation amount based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 32b. And may be displayed on the mesh 10. Thereafter, the display control unit 32c returns the process to step S13.

  By performing the processing of steps S14 to S37a or S14 to S37b for each mesh 10 that has not yet been tried to be associated with the weather information, the precipitation area 11 and rain and snow are displayed in the terminal display unit 25 of the terminal device 2. A screen for displaying the mesh 10 provided with the discrimination region 12 on the map is displayed (see FIG. 12).

  Also according to the third modified example as described above, the mesh 10 provided with both the region 11 where the display control unit 32c indicates precipitation and the rain / snow discriminating region 12 is mapped as in the embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, the user can intuitively determine whether each mesh 10 represents rain or snow without referring to the legend.

  Note that at least a part of the information processing system 1 described in the above-described embodiment may be configured by hardware or software. When configured by hardware, a program that realizes at least a part of the functions of the information processing system 1 may be stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk or a CD-ROM, and read and executed by a computer. The recording medium is not limited to a removable medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk, but may be a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk device or a memory.

  Further, a program that realizes at least a part of the functions of the information processing system 1 may be distributed via a communication line (including wireless communication) such as the Internet. Further, the program may be distributed in a state where the program is encrypted, modulated or compressed, and stored in a recording medium via a wired line such as the Internet or a wireless line.

  Furthermore, the information processing system 1 may be caused to function by one or a plurality of information processing apparatuses. In the case of using a plurality of information processing devices, one of the information processing devices may be a computer, and the function may be realized as at least one means of the information processing system 1 by the computer executing a predetermined program.

  Further, in the method invention, all the steps (steps) may be realized by automatic control by a computer. In addition, progress control between processes may be performed manually by a computer while causing each process to be performed by a computer. Furthermore, at least a part of all the steps may be performed manually.

  Based on the above description, those skilled in the art may be able to conceive additional effects and various modifications of the present invention, but the aspects of the present invention are not limited to the individual embodiments described above. . Various additions, modifications, and partial deletions can be made without departing from the concept and spirit of the present invention derived from the contents defined in the claims and equivalents thereof.

1 Information Processing System 10 Mesh 10a Snow Tile 10b Rain Tile 11 Precipitation Area (Precipitation Area)
12 rain / snow discrimination area 2 terminal device 21 terminal communication unit 22 terminal control unit 22a position acquisition unit 23 terminal storage unit 24 terminal input unit 25 terminal output unit 3 server 31 server communication unit 32 server control unit 32a map acquisition unit 32b weather information acquisition Unit 32c display control unit 33 server storage unit 33a precipitation region display information 33b rain / snow discrimination region display information 4 network 5 external system

Claims (8)

Map acquisition means for acquiring a map;
Weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information according to the map;
Based on the weather information, display control means for displaying a mesh provided with a region indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discrimination region overlaid on the map;
Information processing system with   The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit discriminates rain or snow based on the presence / absence of a rain / snow discrimination region or the color of the rain / snow discrimination region.   The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit discriminates rain or snow in a rain / snow discrimination region provided on a side surface of the three-dimensional mesh in the case of bird's-eye view display.   The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control means displays a three-dimensional mesh related to snow at a height corresponding to the amount of snow in the case of bird's-eye view display. Computer
Map acquisition means for acquiring a map,
Weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information according to the map;
Based on the weather information, display control means for displaying a mesh provided with a region indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discriminating region superimposed on the map;
Information processing program to function as. An information processing system including a plurality of computers connected to be communicable,
Map acquisition means for acquiring a map;
Weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information according to the map;
Based on the weather information, display control means for displaying a mesh provided with a region indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discrimination region overlaid on the map;
In order to make the information processing system equipped with
An information processing program for causing at least one of the computers to function as at least one of the means. By multiple computers communicatively connected,
Map acquisition means for acquiring a map;
Weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information according to the map;
Based on the weather information, display control means for displaying a mesh provided with a region indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discrimination region overlaid on the map;
In order to construct an information processing system equipped with
An information processing apparatus comprising at least one of the above means. A map acquisition means for acquiring a map;
A meteorological information obtaining unit obtaining meteorological information related to the map; and
The display control means, based on the weather information, displaying a mesh provided with a region indicating precipitation and a rain / snow discrimination region overlaid on the map;
An information processing method comprising: