JP2021056801A - Travel plan proposing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide more accurate travel plans by utilizing high-quality information from photo contributors and users in tourist spots.SOLUTION: A method for proposing travel plans to users, in which a server terminal receives information about travel plan generation conditions, including selection of image, from a user terminal, identifies image data related to the image based on the travel plan generation condition information, determines tourist spots based on the image data, and determines a travel plan based on the determined tourist spots. In addition, the server terminal refers to tourist spot data based on a keyword included in the image data, and determines tourist spots based on evaluation information included in the tourist spot data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a travel plan proposing method using photographs related to tourist spots.

In recent years, with the spread of photo posting applications, users often take pictures and post images while traveling by means such as smartphones, and other users who see the posted pictures visit the travel destination. It is often done.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a photograph posted by a photograph poster is collated with comments, attribute information, etc. of a viewer who viewed the photograph, marketing information is generated, and marketing data is provided to a travel agency or the like. The method is disclosed.

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However, since Patent Document 1 aims to generate marketing data for a travel agency, the focus is on increasing the motivation for posting photos and collecting the attribute information of viewers and the browsing log of posted photos. There is.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a more accurate travel plan by utilizing high-quality information of photographers and users in tourist spots.

In the method of proposing a travel plan to a user in one aspect of the present invention, the server terminal receives information on travel plan creation conditions including image selection from the user terminal, and based on the travel plan creation condition information, the above This includes identifying image data related to an image, determining a tourist destination based on the image data, and determining a travel plan based on the determined tourist destination.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a more accurate travel plan.

It is a block block diagram which shows the travel plan proposal system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block block diagram which shows the server terminal 100 of FIG. It is a functional block block diagram which shows the user terminal 200 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the user data stored in a server 100. It is a figure which shows an example of the image data stored in a server 100. It is a figure which shows an example of the tourist resort data stored in a server 100. This is an example of a flowchart relating to a travel plan proposal method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the user interface screen displayed on the user terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. This is an example of a flowchart relating to a tourist destination determination method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below do not unreasonably limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. Also, not all of the components shown in the embodiments are essential components of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment 1)
<Structure>
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing a travel plan proposal system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This system 1 is a server terminal 100 that provides a service that proposes a travel plan, a user terminal 200 that is a user of the service, and a photographer poster terminal 300 that is a user who posts a photo to the server terminal 100. And a tourist destination user terminal 400 that provides tourist destination information.

The server terminal 100, the user terminal 200, the photo poster terminal 300, and the tourist resort user terminal 400 are each connected via the network NW. The network NW is composed of the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like.

The server terminal 100 receives a photo post from a photo contributor, a photo contributor, through the photo contributor terminal 300, and collates the posted photo with the tourist destination information posted by the tourist destination user through the tourist destination user terminal 400. However, the tourist destination information related to the photograph is enriched, or the travel plan is made for the selections and requests received from the service user through the user terminal 200 based on the comments and evaluation information of the tourist destination user and the actual traveler. Provide information about the proposal. Alternatively, the server terminal 100 can also receive and store image data from a service provider associated with the server terminal 100 or an external database. The server terminal 100 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing. In the present embodiment, one server terminal is illustrated for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of servers may be used.

The user terminal 200 is an information processing device owned by a user user who uses the travel plan proposal service provided by the server terminal 100, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, etc., but is composed of a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like. You may.

As described above, the photo contributor terminal 300 is an information processing device owned by a user who posts a photo of a tourist spot or the like, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or the like, but is composed of a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like. You may.

As described above, the tourist spot user terminal 400 is an information processing device owned by a user who posts information about the tourist spot, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, etc., but is composed of a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like. Is also good.

Here, the tourist resort user terminal 400 may be a terminal of a travel agency, or may have a terminal of a travel agency in addition to the tourist resort user terminal 400. Further, a photograph may be posted from the user terminal 200 or the tourist resort user terminal 400, and information about the tourist destination may be posted together with the photograph from the user terminal 200 or the photo poster terminal 300. Further, when the service provider provides the photo by himself / herself or procures it from the outside, the photo poster terminal 300 can be omitted.

In the present embodiment, the system 1 includes a server terminal 100, a user terminal 200, a photo poster terminal 300, and a tourist spot user terminal 400, and a user, a photo poster, and a tourist spot user use each terminal. Although the configuration for performing an operation on the server terminal 100 will be described, the server terminal 100 may be configured as a stand-alone terminal, and the server terminal itself may be provided with a function for each user to directly perform an operation.

FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the server terminal 100 of FIG. The server terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for communicating with the user terminal 200, the photo poster terminal 300, and the tourist resort user terminal 400 via the network NW, and is, for example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) or the like. Communication is performed according to the communication rules.

The storage unit 120 stores programs for executing various control processes and functions in the control unit 130, input data, and the like, and is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. To. In addition, the storage unit 120 stores various data related to the user, the user data storage unit 121, the photo posted by the photo poster, or the data related to the photo provided by the service provider. It also has an image data storage unit 122, a tourist destination data storage unit 123, and the like that store data related to the tourist destination posted by the tourist destination user. Further, the storage unit 120 can temporarily store the data that has communicated with the user terminal 200, the photo poster terminal 300, and the tourist resort user terminal 400. A database (not shown) storing various data may be constructed outside the storage unit 120 or the server terminal 100.

The control unit 130 controls the entire operation of the server terminal 100 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 120, and is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and the like. Will be done. As the functions of the control unit 130, the instruction reception unit 131 that receives instructions from the user terminal 200 and the like, the user data management unit 132 that refers to and processes various data related to the user, and the photo posted by the photo poster. The image data management unit 133, which refers to and processes various data related to the above, and the tourist destination data management unit 134, which refers to and processes various data posted by the tourist destination user, and the travel plan for the user terminal 200. It has a travel planning processing unit 135 that generates and provides. The instruction receiving unit 131, the user data management unit 132, the image data management unit 133, the tourist destination data management unit 134, and the travel planning processing unit 135 are activated by a program stored in the storage unit 120 to be a computer (electronic computer). It is executed by the server terminal 100 which is.

The instruction receiving unit 131 is provided by the server terminal 100, and the user (enters a keyword or presses an icon) via a user interface such as a screen displayed on the user terminal 200 via a web browser or an application. When a predetermined request is made (such as by doing so), the instruction is received from the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 110.

The user data management unit 132 manages and processes various data related to the user (for example, user ID, basic user information, attribute information, travel plan information, travel history information, comment information, etc. shown in FIG. 4). I do.

The image data management unit 133 has various data related to the photograph posted by the photograph poster or the photograph prepared by the service provider (for example, the image ID, poster information (service provider information) shown in FIG. 5, and shooting). Manages and processes location information, tag information, photographer comments, traveler comments, etc.).

The tourist destination data management unit 134 has various data related to the tourist destination posted by the tourist destination user (for example, the tourist destination ID, the poster information, the tourist destination information, the tourist destination comment information, and the tourist evaluation shown in FIG. 6). Information, related image ID) is managed and processed.

The travel plan processing unit 135 generates a travel plan based on a request from the user, image data, and tourist destination data, and provides the travel plan to the user terminal 200.

FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram showing the user terminal 200 of FIG. The user terminal 200 includes a communication unit 210, a display operation unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

The communication unit 210 is a communication interface for communicating with the server terminal 100 via the network NW, and communication is performed according to a communication protocol such as TCP / IP.

The display operation unit 220 is a user interface used for the user to input an instruction and display text, an image, or the like according to the input data from the control unit 240, and the user terminal 200 is composed of a personal computer. In the case, it is composed of a display, a keyboard and a mouse, and when the user terminal 200 is composed of a smartphone or a tablet terminal, it is composed of a touch panel and the like. The display operation unit 220 is activated by a control program stored in the storage unit 230 and executed by a user terminal 200 which is a computer (electronic computer).

The storage unit 230 stores various control processes, programs for executing each function in the control unit 240, input data, and the like, and is composed of a RAM, a ROM, and the like. In addition, the storage unit 230 temporarily stores the communication content with the server terminal 100.

The control unit 240 controls the entire operation of the user terminal 200 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 230, and is composed of a CPU, a GPU, and the like.

The server terminal 100 may be configured to include the function of the display operation unit, and in this case, the server terminal 200 may not be provided with the user terminal 200.

Since the functional configurations of the photo poster terminal 300 and the tourist resort user terminal 400 are substantially the same as those of the user terminal 200, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user data stored in the server 100.

The user data 1000 shown in FIG. 4 stores various data related to the user. In FIG. 4, for convenience of explanation, an example of one user (a user identified by the user ID “10001”) is shown, but information of a plurality of users can be stored. Various data related to the user include, for example, basic user information (user's name, address, contact information such as e-mail address, other SNS account information, etc.), attribute information (general user, photo posting user, user gender, occupation). , Hobbies, travel preferences, etc.), Travel planning information (set travel search conditions, currently planned trips, etc.), travel history (sightseeing spots already visited, travel plans executed, etc.), comment information (sightseeing already visited) Comments on the land, evaluations, etc.) can be included.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of image data stored in the server 100.

The image data 2000 shown in FIG. 5 stores various data related to the photograph posted by the photograph poster or the photograph provided by the service provider. In FIG. 5, for convenience of explanation, an example of one image (an image identified by the image ID “20001”) is shown, but information about a plurality of images can be stored. As various data related to the image, for example, basic information (user ID, etc.) of the photo poster, shooting location information (place name, address, landmark name, etc.), tag information (keywords related to the shooting location (for example, "Kyoto") , "Buddhist temple", "silence", etc.), photographer's comment (poster's comment, rating, etc.), user / traveler evaluation information ("favorite", "like", comment, etc.). , The poster's information is not required for the photos provided by the service provider, and the photographer's comments are entered by the service provider who took the photo or who handles the photo. be able to.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of tourist destination data stored in the server 100.

The tourist destination data 3000 shown in FIG. 6 stores various data related to the tourist destination posted by the tourist destination user. In FIG. 6, for convenience of explanation, an example of one tourist spot (a tourist spot identified by the tourist spot ID “30001”) is shown, but information on a plurality of tourist spots can be stored. As various data related to tourist spots, for example, basic information (user ID, etc.) of a photograph poster, tourist spot information (place name, address, landmark name, etc.), tag information (keywords related to tourist spots (for example, for example). "Oita", "Ryokan", "Onsen", etc.), tourist destination comments (poster's comments, ratings, etc.), user / traveler evaluation information ("favorite", "like", depending on the user who actually went on a trip Comments, ratings, etc.) and related image IDs can be included.

Here, in order to improve the accuracy of the relationship between the image data and the tourist spot data, the image data is designed to include the tag information. However, when generating the tag information, for example, the user (or service provider) In addition to the generation by selection or input by, the shooting location information included in the image data and the text included in the photographer's comment may be automatically generated as tag information. In addition, tag information can be similarly generated for tourist destination data.

In addition, the poster of the tourist spot data can refer to the posted photo and input the related image ID as a part of the tourist spot data. In addition, when searching for tourist spot data based on the image data described later, the shooting location information included in the image data, the text included in the photographer's comment, and the sightseeing spot information and sightseeing included in the shooting location data. It is also possible to compare the texts included in the place comments and extract those with many matching or similar texts as tourist destination candidates.

<Processing flow>
The processing flow of the travel plan proposal method executed by the system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an example of a flowchart relating to the travel plan proposal method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Here, in order to use the system 1, the user accesses the server terminal 100 by using the web browser or application of the user terminal 200, and when using the service for the first time, the above-mentioned basic user information and the like are used. If the user account has already been acquired after inputting, the service can be used by logging in after receiving predetermined authentication such as inputting an ID and password. After this authentication, a predetermined user interface is provided via a website, an application, or the like, and the process proceeds to step S101 shown in FIG.

First, as the process of step S101, the instruction receiving unit 131 of the server terminal 100 receives predetermined information from the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 110 as a condition for creating a travel plan. As predetermined information, for example, the user responds to the input items required for travel planning, which are displayed in the user interface provided in the user terminal 200 and provided via the web browser or application shown in FIG. , Select or enter the required information. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, one or more images posted or provided by a photo contributor or a service provider stored in the image data storage unit 122 are displayed, and the user can display one or more desired images. Select or enter the number of travelers (breakdown), travel itinerary, budget (upper or lower limit), purpose (family trip, solo trip, couple trip, leisure, etc.) as additional information. Here, the images displayed for selection to the user may be displayed by random sampling, or may be displayed as images related to different types of tourist destinations, in descending order of evaluation by the user (in descending order of evaluation by the user). It can be displayed according to predetermined criteria such as the order of the number of favorites / likes, the order of the most comments), the order of newly posted, and the order of popular tourist destinations. It is also possible to display an image associated with the promotion activity of the tourist spot (for example, an image provided by the tourist office, an image related to the tourist spot where the promotion activity is performed).

Next, as the process of step S102, the travel plan processing unit 135 of the server terminal 100 is related to the travel plan condition information received from the user in the user management unit 132 and the image data selected by the user in the image data management unit 133. With reference to the information, the tourist destination is determined via the tourist destination data management unit 134. At this point, the travel planning processing unit 135 can also transmit information about the determined tourist destination to the user terminal 200.

FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart relating to a tourist destination determination method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S201, the travel planning processing unit 135 identifies an image selected by the user. For example, when the image selected by the user is a landscape photograph of an island, the image is specified by referring to the image data stored in the image data storage unit 122 using the image ID as a key. At this time, if the image presented in the user interface for selecting a photo in FIG. 8 is not a posted photo but an image image prepared by the service provider, the tag information associated with the image image (for example, "" Using the island ") as a key, the image data is searched and the image data having the same or similar tag information is specified. Further, the image prepared by the service provider can be treated as an image for determining a tourist destination candidate after S202 without specifying the posted image. Here, when the user selects one image, one or a plurality of images can be specified based on the one image, and when a plurality of images are selected, one for each image. Alternatively, a plurality of images can be specified.

Next, in S202, the travel planning processing unit 135 refers to the tourist destination data based on the image data and determines a plurality of tourist destination candidates. For example, the travel planning processing unit 135 can refer to tourist destination data based on the tag information of the specified image and determine a plurality of tourist destination candidates. For example, when the tag information of the image data includes "island", the travel planning processing unit 135 includes the tag information "island" as a key in the tourist destination data stored in the tourist destination data storage unit 123. Search for keyword or tag information contained in tourist spot information and tourist spot comments to identify some tourist spot data. In addition, when the tourist destination data includes information such as a related image ID, it is possible to specify the tourist destination data that matches the image ID included in the image data, or the shooting location included in the image data. The text included in the information and the photographer's comment is compared with the text included in the tourist destination information and the tourist destination comment included in the photographed location data, and the ones with many matching or similar keywords are extracted as tourist destination candidates. You can also do it. If the user selects multiple images as the travel plan creation condition, the same processing is performed for the multiple images, and if the extracted tourist destination candidates are all similar, the tourist destination is set as one destination. It may be recommended, or when tourist destination candidates that are not similar to each of the plurality of images are extracted, each tourist destination that is not similar can be recommended as a plurality of tourist destination candidates.

Next, in S203, the travel planning processing unit 135 refers to the evaluation information included in the extracted tourist destination data of the tourist destination candidate. The travel planning processing unit 135 refers to, for example, tourist destination comments and / or user / traveler evaluation information included in the tourist destination data. As these evaluation information, for example, the number of "favorites" and "likes", the presence or absence of comments, the content of comments, and rating information (for example, 5-grade evaluation, scoring out of 10 points) can be referred to. In addition, among the user's evaluations, in particular, the evaluations and comments by the travelers who actually visited and the users who live in the area can be selectively referred to. This is because the more accurate the information and evaluation are from the travelers who actually visited and the users who live in the area, and the more important the information can be obtained in advance by the users.

Next, in S204, the travel planning processing unit 135 determines a tourist destination candidate having a high evaluation as a tourist destination. As criteria for high evaluation, for example, in addition to highly evaluating those with a large number of "favorites" and "likes", those with comments are highly evaluated, the content of the comments is analyzed, and those with long comments are evaluated. Can be highly evaluated. In addition, the one with a high rating can be regarded as a high evaluation, and the scores may be added up based on a plurality of criteria. Alternatively, in particular, those with comments by travelers who actually visited or users residing in the area, and those with "favorites" and "likes" can be given priority and highly evaluated. In addition, the travel planning processing unit 135 displays related media articles together with the determined tourist destination, and displays a URL link to the media article so that the user can collect information about the tourist destination. It is possible to refer to whether or not this decision is made.

Alternatively, in S204, it is also possible to provide an option of presenting evaluation information to the user together with a plurality of tourist destination candidates and allowing the user to select a tourist destination without determining one of the plurality of tourist destination candidates. ..

In addition, as a modification, sightseeing based on the number of people, schedule, budget and / or purpose of the trip included in the conditions for generating the travel plan of the user received in S101 together with the evaluation information or regardless of the evaluation information. It is also possible to refer to the place data and / or the information related to the accommodation provided by the travel agency (not shown) and determine the matching place as a tourist destination.

Returning to FIG. 7, in S103, the travel planning processing unit 135 can be used based on the information on the determined tourist destination and the information such as the number of people, schedule, budget and / or purpose of the trip received from the user (illustration). (Not) Search for transportation and accommodation facilities, set travel routes, and determine travel plans by determining accommodation candidates. A plurality of travel plans may be proposed or one may be proposed according to the conditions selected by the user. When recommending a plurality of tourist destinations, it is possible to set a travel route for each tourist destination and determine accommodation candidates.

Finally, in S104, the travel plan processing unit 135 transmits the determined travel plan to the user terminal 200. Based on the received travel plan, the user can execute travel reservation and payment processing, change the conditions for creating the travel plan, and request the creation of the travel plan again.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by proposing a sightseeing spot based on the user's image selection, it is possible to make a travel proposal even to a user who does not have a concrete image, and at the same time, image data. By making a proposal for a tourist destination by referring to the information included in the tourist destination data, it is possible to provide a highly accurate travel proposal that is closer to the image that the user has.

Although the embodiments related to the disclosure have been described above, these can be implemented in various other embodiments, and can be implemented by making various omissions, substitutions, and changes. These embodiments and modifications, as well as those omitted, replaced and modified, are included in the technical scope of the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 Travel plan proposal system 100 server terminal, 110 communication unit, 120 storage unit, 130 control unit, 200 user terminal, 300 photo poster terminal, 400 tourist destination user terminal, NW network

Claims (5)

It is a method of proposing a travel plan to users.
The server terminal is
Receive information about travel planning conditions, including image selection, from the user terminal
Based on the travel plan creation condition information, the image data related to the image is specified, and the image data is specified.
Determine the tourist spot based on the image data,
A travel plan is decided based on the decided tourist destination,
How to propose a travel plan. The travel plan proposal method according to claim 1.
Determining a tourist destination based on the image data
A travel plan proposal method including determining a tourist destination by referring to tourist destination data based on a keyword included in the image data. The travel plan proposal method according to claim 2.
A travel plan proposal method, characterized in that determining a tourist destination is based on evaluation information included in the tourist destination data. The travel plan proposal method according to claim 1.
The travel planning conditions are
Determining the tourist destination is characterized in that it refers to an evaluation by a user who resides in the tourist destination or a user who visits the tourist destination based on the evaluation information included in the tourist destination data. Plan proposal method. The travel plan proposal method according to claim 1.
The travel planning conditions are
A travel planning proposal method that includes at least information about the number of people traveled by the user, travel itineraries, travel budgets, and travel objectives.

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