JP2020140167A - Information service system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information service system utilizing a city model.SOLUTION: The information service system comprises: an imaging unit 36 to capture an image including a shadow pattern generated by irradiating a 3-dimensionally shaped city model with light from a specific position and/or direction; a first transmission unit 311 to transmit, to an information service device, the shadow pattern included in the image captured by the imaging unit or an output value calculated on the basis of the shadow pattern; and a display control unit 312 to cause display of information corresponding to the shadow pattern on the basis of information returned from the information service device in response to the shadow pattern or the output value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing system.

When conducting city planning, urban design, and environmental planning, it is desirable for the government, companies, and residents to cooperate and exchange opinions. It is known that many people use a city model that reproduces the cityscape as one of the tools for sharing the image of the city of the present and the future.

Patent Document 1 describes that a model that reproduces a cityscape is used for a city simulation.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-295469

The production of a city model costs a certain amount of money, and it is desirable to make effective use of the produced city model.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system utilizing a city model.

The information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an imaging unit that captures an image including a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction on a city model having a three-dimensional shape, and imaging. The first transmitter that transmits the shading pattern included in the image captured by the unit or the output value calculated based on the shading pattern to the information providing device, and the information providing device returns in response to the shading pattern or the output value. It is provided with a display control unit that displays information corresponding to the shading pattern based on the information.

According to this aspect, the information processing device can display the information corresponding to the shadow pattern formed by the city model by utilizing the city model. By making it possible to provide such additional information, it is not possible to obtain not only the cityscape at one point reproduced by the city model, but also the city model itself, such as future cities, past cities, and city ground information. Information can also be provided to the user of the information processing apparatus.

Further, according to the present invention, when the city model is irradiated with light, additional information is displayed on the information processing device, while when the city model is not irradiated with light, the additional information is displayed on the information processing device. Since it is not displayed above, it is possible to provide the user of the information processing device with a highly entertaining experience that goes beyond merely providing additional information.

Further, according to the present invention, additional information is displayed on the information processing device only by the shading pattern generated by the irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction with respect to the city model, that is, in the city model. On the other hand, since the additional information is not leaked unless the light is irradiated from a specific position and / or direction, the additional information can be provided by a highly confidential method.

In the information processing device, the display control unit may superimpose and display the information returned by the information providing device on a part of the image captured by the imaging unit. According to this aspect, the information corresponding to the city model in the image can be superimposed and displayed at an appropriate place on the screen. For example, by receiving information on the three-dimensional shape of the building to be constructed from the information providing device, the user of the information processing device can visually recognize the influence on the surrounding environment.

The information providing device according to another aspect of the present invention includes a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction with respect to a city model having a three-dimensional shape, or an output value based on the shadow pattern. Information that is communicably connected to a storage device that has a corresponding table that stores information related to the city model that created the shadow pattern, and that is stored in association with the shadow pattern or output value received from the information processing device. It is provided with an acquisition unit that acquires the information from the corresponding table and a second transmission unit that transmits the information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus.

According to this aspect, it is possible to utilize the city model to provide the information processing device with information corresponding to the shadow pattern formed by the city model. By making it possible to provide such additional information, it is not possible to obtain not only the cityscape at one point reproduced by the city model, but also the city model itself, such as future cities, past cities, and ground information of cities. Information can also be provided to the user of the information processing apparatus.

Further, according to the present invention, additional information is provided to the information processing device by irradiating the city model with light, while additional information is provided to the information processing device when the city model is not irradiated with light. Since it is not provided, it is possible to provide the user of the information processing device with a highly entertaining experience that goes beyond merely providing additional information.

Further, according to the present invention, additional information is provided to the information processing apparatus only by the shading pattern generated by irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction with respect to the city model, that is, with respect to the city model. Since the additional information is not leaked unless the light is irradiated from a specific position and / or direction, the additional information can be provided by a highly confidential method.

A method performed by a computer according to another aspect of the present invention captures an image containing a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction with respect to a city model having a three-dimensional shape. The process, the process of transmitting the shading pattern included in the captured image or the output value calculated based on the shading pattern to the information providing device, and the information returned by the information providing device in response to the shading pattern or the output value. Based on this, it includes a step of displaying information corresponding to the shading pattern.

A program according to another aspect of the present invention includes a process of capturing an image including a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of a city model having a three-dimensional shape with light from a specific position and / or direction on a computer. Based on the process of transmitting the shading pattern included in the captured image or the output value calculated based on the shading pattern to the information providing device, and the information returned by the information providing device in response to the shading pattern or the output value. The process of displaying the information corresponding to the shading pattern is executed.

The information providing system according to another aspect of the present invention provides a city model having a three-dimensional shape, a lighting device that irradiates the city model with light from a specific position and / or direction, and information related to the city model. The information providing device is provided with the information providing device, and the information providing device provides information related to the city model based on the shadow pattern generated in the city model by the irradiation of the light of the lighting device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system utilizing a city model.

It is a schematic diagram of the information providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the terminal apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the server apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information providing processing which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of a city model with light.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting and interpreting the present invention. Further, the present invention can be modified in various ways as long as it does not deviate from the gist thereof. Further, those skilled in the art can adopt an embodiment in which each element described below is replaced with an equal one, and such an embodiment is also included in the scope of the present invention.

(System configuration)
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an information providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 100 includes a city model 10, a lighting device 20, a terminal device 30 (30a to 30N) (information processing device), and a server device 40 (information providing) that illuminate an area including the city model 10. The device) is provided. The terminal device 30 is configured to communicate with the server device 40 via the network N.

The city model 10 is a three-dimensional model created by creating a building, a house, a road, a railroad, a river, or the like included in a predetermined area at a desired scale. Further, the city model 10 may be output by a three-dimensional shape forming device such as a 3D printer.

The lighting device 20 is a lighting device that is installed at a specific position with respect to the city model 10 and directly illuminates at least a specific part of the area of the city model 10 from the specific position at a specific angle. When the lighting device 20 has directionality, the direction of the optical axis of the lighting device 20 may be adjusted so as to irradiate the city model 10 with light from a specific direction. When light is emitted from the lighting device 20, shadows due to the unevenness of the city model 10 are generated. Therefore, by irradiating the city model 10 with light from a specific position and / or direction, a specific shadow pattern is generated in at least a part of the area of the city model 10.

The terminal device 30 has a function of reading a shadow pattern generated by irradiating the city model 10 with light, and transmits the output value read from the shadow pattern to the server device 40. The output value may be the shadow pattern itself. Further, the terminal device 30 can display the information corresponding to the shading pattern based on the information returned by the server device 40 in response to the output value. The shading pattern may be one that records information by a pattern of a dark module by shading, and can be a sign for designating the content and display position of various content information including, for example, AR (Augmented Reality) content.

The server device 40 searches for information corresponding to the output value received from the terminal device 30, and returns the information to the terminal device 30.

(Terminal device configuration)
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the terminal device 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device 30 includes a terminal control unit 31 that controls the terminal device, a terminal communication unit 32 for connecting to the network N, a display unit 33 that displays various information, an operation unit 34 that accepts operations from the user, and a terminal storage unit 35. It also includes an imaging unit 36 that captures an image including a shadow pattern.

The terminal control unit 31 includes one or more processors such as a CPU and an MPU and peripheral circuits thereof, and controls the operation of the entire terminal device 30. The terminal control unit 31 is a terminal so that various processes of the terminal device 30 are executed in an appropriate procedure according to a program stored in the terminal storage unit 35 and according to an operation of the operation unit 34 or the like. It controls the operation of the communication unit 32, the display unit 33, and the like.

The terminal communication unit 32 includes a communication interface circuit and connects the terminal device 30 to the network N. The terminal communication unit 32 transmits the data supplied from the terminal control unit 31 to the server device 40, and supplies the data received from the server device 40 to the terminal control unit 31.

The display unit 33 displays an image corresponding to the image data supplied from the terminal control unit 31, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like, and constitutes a main part of the screen of the terminal device 30. The display unit 33 may be any device as long as it can display text, video, images, and the like, and examples thereof include a liquid crystal display and an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The operation unit 34 is configured to receive an operation from the user, and can be realized by, for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, or the like. Upon receiving an operation from the user, the operation unit 34 generates a signal corresponding to the operation and supplies the signal to the terminal control unit 31. The terminal device 30 requests the necessary operation by processing the operation signal by the user in the terminal control unit 31 or transmitting it to the server device 40 via the terminal communication unit 32.

The terminal storage unit 35 includes, for example, at least one of a flash memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, and stores a predetermined program, data, and the like used for processing by the terminal control unit 31. The terminal storage unit 35 may store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

The imaging unit 36 includes a camera capable of capturing an image including a shadow pattern, and when the user points the imaging unit 36 toward the shadow pattern, the image pickup unit 36 acquires an image including the shadow pattern.

Further, as shown in the figure, the terminal control unit 31 responds to the output value by the reading unit 310 that reads the output value from the shadow pattern and the terminal transmitting unit 311 that transmits the read output value to the server device 40. A display control unit 312 for displaying information corresponding to the shadow pattern is provided based on the information returned by the server device 40. For example, the reading unit 310 identifies the dark module based on the image captured by the imaging unit 36, and calculates the output value based on the pattern of the dark module. The output value calculated based on the shading pattern is not limited to a value such as a numerical value, but also includes a character string, an identifier, and the like.

(Server configuration)
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the server device 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Although FIG. 3 assumes a single server device 40 and shows only the necessary functional configurations, the server device 40 may be configured as a part of a multifunctional distributed system consisting of a plurality of computer systems. it can. As shown in the figure, the server device 40 includes at least a server control unit 41, a server communication unit 42, and a server storage unit 43.

The server control unit 41 includes a processor such as a CPU or MPU and its peripheral circuits, and controls the operation of the entire server device 40. The server control unit 41 includes a processing device that performs information retrieval and the like in cooperation with the database stored in the server storage unit 43 according to a program stored in the memory or the like.

The server communication unit 42 communicates between the server device 40 and the network N, supplies the data received from the terminal device 30 to the server control unit 41, and supplies the data supplied from the server control unit 41. It has a function of transmitting to the terminal device 30.

The server storage unit 43 is for storing various programs and various data. The server storage unit 43 includes a correspondence table 430 for storing the output value of the shadow pattern and the information based on the shadow pattern in association with each other. Here, the information based on the shading pattern may be related information related to the city model for which the shading pattern is created.

It is desirable that the correspondence table 430 has an output value and related information. Related information includes, for example, image data that reproduces a future city including buildings to be constructed, image data that reproduces a city at a certain point in the past, ground information of land in the city, and use of land in the city. Any information about the city, such as regional information, can be stored.

Further, as shown in the figure, the server control unit 41 has an acquisition unit 410 that acquires the information stored in association with the output value from the corresponding table 430, and a server that transmits the acquired information to the terminal device 30. It is provided with a transmission unit 411.

(Information provision processing)
The information providing process according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the future city is reproduced by associating the output value of the shadow pattern of the area 501 of FIG. 5 with the corresponding table 430 of the server device 40 before performing the information providing process described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the 3D image data to be used is stored.

The shadow pattern of FIG. 5 is formed by irradiating the city model 10 with illumination from the illumination device 20 installed at a specific position. Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the position guidance indicating the imaging position suitable for capturing the image including the shadow shown in FIG. 5 is installed in the space. The position guidance may be an indoor map showing the imaging position, a sign installed on the floor of the imaging position, or the like.

When a user who is installed on the floor at the imaging position and is located on a sign containing the character string "Let's take a picture of XX building from here" points the imaging unit 36 of the terminal device 30 toward XX building 502, a step is taken. In S401, the imaging unit 36 captures an image including the shadow pattern of the region 501.

In step S402, the reading unit 310 of the terminal device 30 identifies the dark module based on the image captured by the imaging unit 36, and calculates the output value based on the pattern of the dark module. In step S403, the terminal transmission unit 311 of the terminal device 30 transmits the output value calculated by the reading unit 310 to the server device 40.

Upon receiving the output value from the terminal device 30, in step S404, the acquisition unit 410 of the server device 40 acquires the related information stored in association with the output value from the correspondence table 430. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the acquisition unit 410 has acquired 3D image data that reproduces the future city of the city model 10 that created the shading pattern of the area 501.

In step S405, the server transmission unit 411 of the server device 40 transmits the information acquired by the acquisition unit 410 to the terminal device 30.

Upon receiving the information from the server device 40, in step S406, the display control unit 312 of the client terminal 10 displays the information corresponding to the shadow pattern based on the information returned by the server device 40 in response to the output value. To display. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 312 superimposes the 3D image data received from the server device 40 on a part of the image captured by the image pickup unit 36 and displays the 3D image data on the display unit 33, and displays it on the display unit 33. The user can visually recognize the original shape and the influence on the surrounding environment.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the display control unit 312 causes the display unit 33 of the terminal device 30 to display information corresponding to the shadow pattern has been described, but in another embodiment, the shadow pattern is displayed on any other display device. The information corresponding to may be displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which a city model in which different shadow patterns are formed depending on the imaging position is used and the position guidance is installed in the space has been described, but at an arbitrary imaging position around the city model. An urban model in which the same shading pattern is formed may be used.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system that provides information related to the city model from the server device 40 to the terminal device 30 by utilizing the city model. By making it possible to provide such additional information, it is not possible to obtain not only the cityscape at one point reproduced by the city model, but also the city model itself, such as future cities, past cities, and ground information of cities. Information can be provided to the user of the terminal device 30.

Further, according to the present invention, when the city model is irradiated with light, for example, an AR image as an example of additional information is displayed on the terminal device 30, while the city model is not irradiated with light. Since the AR image is not displayed on the terminal device 30, it is possible to provide the user of the terminal device 30 with a highly entertaining experience that goes beyond merely providing additional information. Providing this highly entertaining experience has an impact in a scene such as a presentation of a city plan, and can attract more users of the terminal device 30.

Further, according to the present invention, an AR image, which is an example of additional information, is displayed on the terminal device 30 for the first time by a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction with respect to the city model. That is, the AR image does not leak unless the city model is irradiated with light from a specific position and / or direction, so that additional information can be provided in a highly confidential manner. For example, in the case of a city planning presentation, it is desirable to provide additional information in a highly confidential manner to prevent leakage of the presentation content from the viewpoint of managing the additional information.

10 ... city model, 20 ... lighting device, 30 ... terminal device (information processing device), 31 ... terminal control unit, 310 ... reading unit, 311 ... terminal transmitting unit (first transmitting unit), 312 ... display control unit, 32 ... Terminal communication unit, 33 ... Display unit, 34 ... Operation unit, 35 ... Terminal storage unit, 36 ... Imaging unit, 40 ... Server device (information providing device), 41 ... Server control unit, 410 ... Acquisition unit, 411 ... Server Transmission unit (second transmission unit), 42 ... server communication unit, 43 ... server storage unit, 430 ... correspondence table, 100 ... information provision system, 501 ... area, 502 ... 〇 × building, N ... network

Claims (6)

An imaging unit that captures an image including a shadow pattern generated by irradiation of light from a specific position and / or direction with respect to a city model having a three-dimensional shape.
A first transmission unit that transmits the shadow pattern included in the image captured by the imaging unit or an output value calculated based on the shadow pattern to the information providing device, and
An information processing device including a display control unit that displays information corresponding to the shadow pattern based on the information returned by the information providing device in response to the shadow pattern or the output value. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit superimposes and displays the information returned by the information providing device on a part of the image captured by the imaging unit. A shadow pattern generated by irradiating a city model having a three-dimensional shape with light from a specific position and / or direction or an output value based on the shadow pattern, and information related to the city model that created the shadow pattern. Is communicably connected to a storage device that has a corresponding table that stores
An acquisition unit that acquires information stored in association with a shadow pattern or output value received from an information processing device from the corresponding table, and an acquisition unit.
An information providing device including a second transmitting unit that transmits information acquired by the acquiring unit to the information processing device. The method performed by the computer
A process of capturing an image including a shadow pattern generated by irradiating a city model having a three-dimensional shape with light from a specific position and / or direction, and
A step of transmitting the shadow pattern included in the captured image or an output value calculated based on the shadow pattern to the information providing device, and
A method including a step of displaying information corresponding to the shadow pattern based on the information returned by the information providing device in response to the shadow pattern or the output value. On the computer
A process of capturing an image including a shadow pattern generated by irradiating a city model having a three-dimensional shape with light from a specific position and / or direction, and
A process of transmitting the shadow pattern included in the captured image or an output value calculated based on the shadow pattern to the information providing device, and
A program that executes a process of displaying information corresponding to the shadow pattern based on the information returned by the information providing device in response to the shadow pattern or the output value. A city model with a three-dimensional shape and
A lighting device that irradiates the city model with light from a specific position and / or direction.
An information providing device that provides information related to the city model, and
With
An information providing system in which the information providing device provides information related to the city model based on a shadow pattern generated in the city model by irradiating the light of the lighting device.