JP2023066835A - Computer program, display method, terminal device, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a computer program, a display method, a terminal device, and an information processing device.SOLUTION: A computer program causes a computer to perform the processing of: displaying a map on a screen; obtaining information about a registered spot that exists within the range of the displayed map, the information being transmitted from an SNS account of the registered spot; and displaying on the map the obtained information so as to correspond to a registered location of the registered spot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to computer programs, display methods, terminal devices, and information processing devices.

In Patent Document 1, when sightseeing spots and various facilities exist within a certain distance from the current position, image information and audio information explaining these sightseeing spots and various facilities are read from a storage medium and output to a display or speaker. Techniques are disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-183153

However, in Patent Document 1, the information provided to the user is information at the time it is written to the storage medium, not real-time information. If the update frequency of the information stored in the storage medium is low, the user cannot be provided with fresh information. Conversely, increasing the update frequency of information stored in a storage medium increases the workload on the side that provides information such as sightseeing spots and various facilities.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a computer program, a display method, a terminal device, and an information processing device capable of providing fresh information to users without increasing the workload of the information provider. intended to provide

A computer program according to one embodiment displays a map on a screen, acquires information transmitted from an SNS (Social Networking Service) account of the registered spot regarding registered spots existing within the range of the displayed map, and acquires the acquired information. A computer program for causing a computer to execute a process of displaying information on the map in association with the registered positions of the registered spots.

A display method according to one embodiment includes displaying a map on a screen, acquiring information transmitted from an SNS account of the registered spot regarding registered spots existing within the range of the displayed map, and transmitting the acquired information to the registered spot. is displayed on the map in correspondence with the registered position of the computer.

A terminal device according to one embodiment includes an acquisition unit that acquires information transmitted from an SNS account of a registered spot that exists within a range of a map that is displayed on a screen, and registers the acquired information with the registered spot. and a display control unit for displaying on the map in correspondence with the position.

An information processing device according to one embodiment includes a reception unit that receives input of location information of a spot to be displayed on a map and an SNS account of the spot, and a storage unit that associates and stores the received location information of the spot and the SNS account. a reading unit for reading from the storage unit location information and SNS accounts of spots existing within the display range of the map in response to a request to display the map; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display request source of the map.

According to the present application, fresh information can be provided to the user without increasing the workload of the information provider.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an overview of an information providing system according to Embodiment 1; It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a management server. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a user terminal; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the facility terminal; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of an SNS server. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of processing executed during spot registration processing; FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a registration screen. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a registered spot management DB; FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of the process performed at the time of information provision. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a display screen; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a display screen; FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for displaying detailed information; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a display screen in Embodiment 2; It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a digital signage. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 1st example of a display in a digital signage. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a second display example on digital signage; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a third display example in digital signage;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an outline of an information providing system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The information providing system according to Embodiment 1 includes a management server 10 , user terminals 20 , facility terminals 30 and SNS servers 40 . These servers and terminals are communicably connected to each other via a communication network NW.

The management server 10 is a server device for managing information on registered spots to be displayed on the map. The management server 10 provides information on registered spots to the user terminals 20 in response to requests from the user terminals 20 . The user terminal 20 is a portable terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal carried by the user. The user terminal 20 displays the registered spots on the map based on the registered spot information provided by the management server 10, and acquires the transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spots from the SNS server 40. The transmitted information is displayed on the map in correspondence with the registered position of the registered spot.

Here, a registered spot represents a spot registered in the management server 10 . The spots are arbitrary sightseeing spots and facilities such as leisure facilities, event venues, campsites, pastures, squares, shrines, temples, shops, government offices, welfare facilities, medical facilities, transportation facilities, parking lots, and bicycle parking lots. A manager or the like of a tourist spot or facility (hereinafter referred to as a registrant) uses the facility terminal 30 to register spot information in the management server 10 . Also, the SNS account of the registered spot is the SNS account officially used by the registered spot, and does not include the SNS accounts of general users who follow the registered spot.

Note that the registered spots are not limited to permanent spots, and may be spots set within limited-time events such as the Olympics and World Expo. The registered spots are not limited to sightseeing spots and facilities, and may be spots such as disaster sites, construction sites, etc., for calling users' attention.

A configuration example of the information providing system will be described below.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the management server 10. As shown in FIG. The management server 10 is, for example, a general-purpose or dedicated server computer, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, and the like.

The control unit 11 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The CPU of the control unit 11 controls the operation of the various hardware described above by expanding various programs pre-stored in the ROM or the storage unit 12 into the RAM and executing them, so that the entire apparatus serves as an information processing apparatus of the present application. make it work.

The control unit 11 is not limited to the above configuration, and may be a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), an arithmetic circuit or a control circuit having one or more volatile or non-volatile memories, etc. may be The control unit 11 may also have functions such as a clock that outputs date and time information, a timer that measures the elapsed time from when a measurement start instruction is given to when a measurement end instruction is given, and a counter that counts the number.

The storage unit 12 includes a storage device using a hard disk, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 12 stores a computer program executed by the control unit 11, various data acquired from outside, various data generated inside the device, and the like. In this embodiment, the storage unit 12 is provided with a registered spot management DB 12A (DB: DataBase) that stores information on registered spots. The information stored in the registered spot management DB 12A will be detailed later.

The communication unit 13 has a communication interface for connecting to the communication network NW. The interface provided in the communication unit 13 is, for example, a communication interface conforming to wireless communication standards such as WiFi (registered trademark), 3G, 4G, 5G, and LTE (Long Term Evolution). The communication unit 13 transmits various types of information to be notified to the outside, and receives various types of information transmitted from the outside to its own device.

The operation unit 14 includes input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, and receives input of various information. The control unit 11 performs appropriate control based on information input from the operation unit 14, and causes the storage unit 12 to store the input information as necessary.

The display unit 15 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel and an organic EL display panel, and displays information to be notified to the administrator based on control signals output from the control unit 11 .

The management server 10 does not need to be a single computer, and may be a computer system consisting of multiple computers and peripheral devices. Furthermore, the management server 10 may be a virtual machine that is virtually constructed by software.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the user terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The user terminal 20 is, for example, a terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal, and includes a control unit 21 , a storage unit 22 , a communication unit 23 , a position information acquisition unit 24 , an operation unit 25 and a display unit 26 . The user terminal 20 is preferably a portable terminal device, but may be a desktop personal computer or the like.

The control unit 21 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The CPU of the control unit 21 expands various programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 22 into the RAM and executes them, thereby controlling the operation of the various hardware described above, and the entire device is the terminal device (computer) of the present application. ).

Note that the control unit 21 is not limited to the above configuration, and may be configured as one piece of hardware (SoC: System On a Chip) that integrates a processor, memory, storage, communication interface, and the like. Further, the control unit 21 may have functions such as a clock that outputs date and time information, a timer that measures the elapsed time from when the measurement start instruction is given until when the measurement end instruction is given, and a counter that counts the number.

The storage unit 22 includes a storage device using flash memory, hard disk, or the like. The storage unit 22 stores various computer programs executed by the control unit 21, data necessary for executing the computer programs, and the like. In the computer program stored in the storage unit 22, when a map is displayed on the display unit 26, information regarding registered spots existing within the display range of the map is acquired from the SNS accounts of the registered spots, A display program PG is included for displaying the acquired information on the map in correspondence with the registered positions of the registered spots.

The program stored in the storage unit 22 may be provided by a non-temporary recording medium RM on which the program is readable. The recording medium RM is, for example, a CD-ROM, a USB memory, a portable memory such as an SD (Secure Digital) card. In this case, the control unit 21 reads various programs from the recording medium RM using a reading device (not shown) and installs the read various programs in the storage unit 22 . Also, the programs stored in the storage unit 22 may be provided by communication. In this case, the control unit 21 acquires various programs through the communication unit 23 and installs the acquired various programs in the storage unit 22 .

The communication unit 23 has a communication interface for connecting to the communication network NW. The communication interface provided in the communication unit 23 is, for example, a communication interface conforming to wireless communication standards such as WiFi (registered trademark), 3G, 4G, 5G, and LTE. The communication unit 23 transmits various types of information to be notified to the outside, and receives various types of information transmitted from the outside to its own device.

The location information acquisition unit 24 includes, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, receives radio waves transmitted from GPS satellites, and measures the current location of the user terminal 20 . The position information acquisition unit 24 outputs position information relating to the measured current position of the user terminal 20 to the control unit 21 .

The operation unit 25 includes input devices such as a touch panel and operation buttons, and receives various kinds of operation information and setting information. The control unit 21 performs appropriate control based on operation information input from the operation unit 25, and stores setting information in the storage unit 22 as necessary.

The display unit 26 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel and an organic EL display panel, and displays information to be notified to the user based on control signals output from the control unit 21 .

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the facility terminal 30. As shown in FIG. The facility terminal 30 is, for example, a terminal device such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal, and includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, a position information acquisition unit 34, an operation unit 35, and a display unit 36. Since the configuration of each hardware unit included in the facility terminal 30 is the same as the configuration of each hardware unit included in the user terminal 20, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the SNS server 40. As shown in FIG. The SNS server 40 is, for example, a general-purpose or dedicated server computer, and includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a communication unit 43, an operation unit 44, a display unit 45, and the like. Since the configuration of each hardware unit included in the SNS server 40 is the same as the configuration of each hardware unit included in the management server 10, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. It is assumed that account information of various users including registered spots and transmission information transmitted from each account are stored. Here, the SNS account information includes information such as the account name, account URL, introduction, and location.

The spot registration processing will be described below.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of processing executed during spot registration processing. When a registrant wishes to register a spot, the registrant makes a registration request to the management server 10 . At this time, the facility terminal 30 accepts the input of the SNS account through the operation unit 35 (step S101), and transmits a registration request including the SNS account to the management server 10 through the communication unit 33 (step S102). Here, the SNS account represents a URL designating an official SNS account used by tourist spots, facilities, and the like.

The management server 10 receives the registration request transmitted from the facility terminal 30 through the communication unit 13 (step S103). The control unit 11 of the management server 10 refers to the information included in the registration request, accesses the URL specified by the SNS account, and acquires the account information of the SNS account from the SNS server 40 (step S104). Here, the account information is SNS profile information set by the requester, and includes information such as account name, icon, introduction, location, and website (URL). The control unit 11 transmits screen data of the registration screen including the acquired account information to the facility terminal 30 from the communication unit 13 (step S105).

The facility terminal 30 receives the screen data of the registration screen through the communication unit 33 (step S106). Control unit 31 of facility terminal 30 displays a registration screen on display unit 36 based on the received screen data (step S107), and receives input of information to be registered (step S108).

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a registration screen. The registration screen includes the spot name, location, website URL, introduction, icon, registrant name, classification, address, phone number, business hours, regular holidays, SNS account, image 1, image 2, and spot pin. Including as Among them, the items of spot name, location, website, introductory text, and icon marked with an asterisk are information that can be obtained from the SNS server 40 when the SNS account is specified. should be automatically entered by Also, since the SNS account (URL) is information specified in advance by the registrant, it is preferable that the management server 10 automatically input the information. On the other hand, the spot classification (category), address, telephone number, business hours, regular holiday, image 1, image 2, and spot pin are information input from the registration screen. Here, a spot pin is an icon representing a spot. The registrant selects an icon representing a tourist spot or facility from a plurality of types of icons prepared in advance, and designates the position of the spot pin to be placed on the map. The location of the spot may be specified numerically by giving latitude and longitude, or graphically by moving the spot pin on the map. Image 1 and image 2 are images registered in advance by a registrant to introduce a spot.

The facility terminal 30 transmits the registration information received through the registration screen to the management server 10 from the communication section 33 (step S109).

The management server 10 receives the registration information transmitted from the facility terminal 30 through the communication unit 13 (step S110), and registers the received registration information together with the account information of the SNS account acquired in step S104 in the registered spot management DB 12A. (step S111). FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the registered spot management DB 12A. The registered spot management DB 12A associates and stores the account information of the SNS account designated by the registrant and the registration information input through the registration screen. Account information includes spot names, locations, websites, introductions, icons, and the like. The registration information input through the registration screen includes the classification of the registered spot, address, phone number, business hours, closed days, image 1, image 2, icon (spot pin) of the registered spot, location information, and the like.

In the registration procedure shown in FIG. 6, the registration screen is presented after receiving the registration request including the SNS account, and various information is received through the registration screen. May request registration information.

In the registered spot management DB 12A, the account information of the SNS account and the registration information set by the registrant are associated and registered. , the introductory text of the spot and other registration information may be registered in the registered spot management DB 12A without being associated with the SNS account.

Next, operations during operation of the information providing system will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of processing executed when providing information. When the display program PG is started by the user's operation or the like, the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 measures the current position of the own device by the position information acquisition unit 24 and displays a map of the range including the current position on the display unit 26. It is displayed on the screen (step S121). At this time, the map displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20 may be a map provided independently by the management server 10 . A map provided by an external web server that can be used by general users may also be used. In addition, the map displayed on the screen may be a nationwide map, such as a specific sightseeing area, a specific facility, an area including a specific street, a narrow area including a single municipality (municipalities). ), a wide-area area including multiple municipalities (wide-area cooperation super city), etc., may be a map of a limited area. Note that the scale of the map displayed on the screen is set with reference to the scale of the previous use or the default scale.

The control unit 21 requests the management server 10 to transmit information on registered spots existing within the range of the map displayed on the screen (step S122). At this time, the control unit 21 notifies the management server 10 of information on the current position of the user terminal 20, scale information of the displayed map, and the like.

In response to a request from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 of the management server 10 reads the information of the corresponding registered spot from the registered spot management DB 12A (step S123), and transmits the read information of the registered spot to the user terminal 20. (Step S124). The registered spots read out from the registered spot management DB 12A by the control unit 11 are registered spots existing within the range of the map displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20. FIG. The control unit 11 adjusts the map displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20 based on the position information of the registered spots registered in the registered spot management DB 12A, the current position notified from the user terminal 20, the scale of the map, and the like. Registered spots that are within range can be identified.

The user terminal 20 receives the registered spot information transmitted from the management server 10 (step S125). The control unit 21 displays the spot pins of the registered spots on the map based on the received information (step S126). That is, the control unit 21 may display the spot pin at the registered position of the corresponding registered spot.

If the registered spot displayed on the screen has an SNS account, the control unit 21 displays an icon indicating the SNS account of the registered spot (hereinafter referred to as a balloon icon) near the spot pin (step S127), The SNS server 40 is accessed to acquire transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of each registered spot (step S128). By accessing the SNS server 40, the control unit 21 can identify the date and time of transmission of the transmission information. You can decide whether or not When the outgoing information is new information, the control unit 21 may change the display mode of the balloon icon. For example, the display mode can be changed by changing the color of the balloon icon or blinking it. The control unit 21 causes the storage unit 22 to store the obtained transmission information of each registered spot.

The control unit 21 displays the pre-registration information and transmission information of the registered spots on the map with respect to the registered spots that satisfy specific display conditions (step S129). Here, a registered spot that satisfies a specific display condition is a registered spot positioned near the center of the screen (near the center of the displayed map). For example, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the position coordinates of the registered spots are within the area set near the center of the screen. should be displayed. Further, when the control unit 21 determines that the position coordinates of the registered spot are out of the area, the pre-registration information and transmission information may be hidden. When a user's selection operation (for example, a tap operation on the screen) is accepted, the registered spot for displaying the pre-registration information and transmission information is changed to the registered spot selected by the user.

The control unit 21 determines whether or not to end the display (step S130), and when it determines not to end the display (S130: NO), returns the process to step S121. That is, the control unit 21 changes the display range of the map according to the current position, and the spot pins of the registered spots existing within the display range after the change, and the transmission information reacquired from the SNS server 40 regarding the registered spots. etc. to update the screen. When determining to end the display (S130: YES), the control unit 21 ends the processing according to this flowchart.

10 and 11 are schematic diagrams showing configuration examples of the display screen. A map indicating the current position of the user terminal 20 is displayed on the display screen 100 shown in FIG. there is Also, for registered spots having SNS accounts, balloon icons 101B to 108B are displayed near the corresponding spot pins 101A to 108A. In the example of FIG. 10, registered spots represented by spot pins 101A to 103A and 105A to 108A have SNS accounts, so corresponding balloon icons 101B to 103B and 105B to 108B are displayed. Since the registered spot represented by the spot pin 104A does not have an SNS account, the corresponding balloon icon is not displayed. Further, in the present embodiment, when the information transmitted from the SNS account is new information, the display mode of the balloon icon is changed and displayed. In the example of FIG. 10, the display modes of balloon icons 101B and 108B are changed to indicate that the outgoing information sent from the corresponding SNS account is newly arrived information.

The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 displays the pre-registration information in the first display field 110 regarding registered spots that satisfy specific display conditions. The first display field 110 is arranged at a fixed position on the display screen 100 (at the bottom of the screen in the example of FIG. 10). The pre-registration information is information that is pre-registered in the registered spot management DB 12A of the management server 10 and that the user terminal 20 acquires from the management server 10 at the timing when the map is displayed. In the example of FIG. 10, the SNS account icon, spot name, business information, and phone number are displayed in the first display field 110 for the registered spot represented by the spot pin 103A positioned near the center of the screen.

In addition, the control unit 21 displays SNS transmission information in the second display field 120 for registered spots that satisfy specific display conditions. The second display field 120 is arranged corresponding to the registered position of the registered spot. The second display field 120 is preferably arranged near the corresponding spot pin, but if it is difficult to arrange it near the corresponding spot pin, a speech bubble, an arrow, or the like displays the SNS account of the corresponding registered spot. It is only necessary to clearly indicate that the information is sent from. In the example of FIG. 10, transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot is displayed in the second display field 120 for the registered spot represented by the spot pin 103A located near the center of the screen.

When a specific spot pin is selected by the user on the display screen 100, the information displayed in the first display field 110 and the second display field 120 are changed according to the selected spot pin. FIG. 11 shows a display example when the spot pin 101A is selected. That is, the pre-registered information of the registered spot corresponding to the spot pin 101A is displayed in the first display column 110, and the transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot is displayed in the second display column 120.

If the registered spot corresponding to the selected spot pin does not use SNS, pre-registered information pre-registered in the registered spot management DB 12A is displayed in the first display column 110 and the second display column 120. Just do it.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the detailed information display procedure. The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 determines whether or not a predetermined operation for displaying detailed information about registered spots has been received (step S141). For example, in FIGS. 10 and 11, when a selection operation on the first display field 110 is received, it is determined that a predetermined operation has been received. If the predetermined operation has not been received (S141: NO), the control unit 21 terminates the processing according to this flowchart.

When determining that the predetermined operation has been received (S141: YES), the control unit 21 acquires detailed information about the registered spot (step S142), and displays the acquired detailed information on the display unit 26 (step S143). For example, the control unit 21 accesses the SNS server 40 in order to acquire transmission information transmitted in the past from the SNS account of the registered spot, and displays the past transmission information acquired from the SNS server 40 as detailed information on the display unit 26. may be displayed. In addition, the control unit 21 uses an external web service to acquire information posted on the website of the registered spots, route information from the current location to the registered spots, mixed conditions of the registered spots, weather information near the registered spots, and the like. Information obtained from an external web service may be displayed on the display unit 26 as detailed information. Note that the control unit 21 may display the acquired detailed information in the second display field 120 or superimpose it on the entire screen.

As described above, in Embodiment 1, information on registered spots that exist within the range of the map displayed on the screen is acquired, and transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot is associated with the registered position of the registered spot. Since it is displayed with the map, it is possible to provide fresh information on the registered spots to the user who is browsing the map. In addition, since information is provided to the user by using SNS, there is no need to frequently update the information for this system, and the workload on the information provider side can be reduced.

In addition, in this Embodiment, in order to simplify description, although utilization of 1 type of SNS is assumed, multiple types of SNS may be utilized. In this case, multiple types of SNS account information and registration information are registered in the registered spot management DB 12A, such as the first SNS account information and its registration information, the second SNS account information and its registration information, and so on. The user terminal 20 acquires the transmission information transmitted from the account of the first SNS, the transmission information transmitted from the account of the second SNS, . indicate. Also, the user terminal 20 may display the balloon icon for the first SNS account, the balloon icon for the second SNS account, . . . with different icon types on the map.

(Embodiment 2)
In Embodiment 2, a configuration will be described in which, in addition to the transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot, the transmission information regarding the registered spot transmitted from the SNS account of the user is also displayed.
The overall configuration of the system and the internal configuration of each device are the same as those of the first embodiment, so detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the display screen 100 according to the second embodiment. The display screen 100 in Embodiment 2 is the same as that described in Embodiment 1, but differs from Embodiment 1 in that the second display field 120 includes a first tab 121 and a second tab 122. .

When the first tab 121 is selected by the operation unit 25, the second display field 120 displays transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot. That is, the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 acquires the transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the selected registered spot from the SNS server 40 by the same procedure as in the first embodiment, and transmits the acquired transmission information to the second Displayed in the display column 120 .

When the second tab 122 is selected by the operation unit 25, the second display field 120 displays transmission information transmitted from the user's SNS account. That is, the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 may acquire transmission information regarding registered spots transmitted from the user's SNS account from the SNS server 40 and display the acquired transmission information in the second display field 120 . In the example of FIG. 13, since the spot pin 103A is selected, transmission information transmitted by another user is displayed in the second display field 120 regarding the registered spot corresponding to this spot pin 103A.

The users whose transmission information is displayed in the second display field 120 may be limited to users approved in advance by the manager of each registered spot or users approved in advance by the management server 10.

Also, the control unit 21 may display an identifier (hashtag) for identifying each registered spot. For example, when receiving a long press operation of a spot pin, the control unit 21 may display the identifier of the registered spot corresponding to the spot pin. Alternatively, the control section 21 may display the identifier of the registered spot corresponding to the first display field 110 . A user acquires an identifier that identifies a registered spot, and posts posted information with the identifier attached from his or her SNS account, thereby externally disseminating information about the registered spot.

When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 displays the user's outgoing information in the second display field 120, by limiting the display to only the outgoing information to which the aforementioned identifier (hashtag) is attached, the system Only user (eg, pre-approved users) outgoing information can be provided to the user.

As described above, in the second embodiment, it is possible to display not only the information sent from the official SNS account of the registered spot, but also the information sent by the user regarding the registered spot.

(Embodiment 3)
Embodiment 3 describes an example of use in digital signage.

The information providing system according to Embodiment 3 includes digital signage 50 in addition to management server 10 , user terminal 20 , facility terminal 30 and SNS server 40 .

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the digital signage 50. As shown in FIG. The digital signage 50 is a large display device installed in a facility or outdoors, and includes a control section 51 , a storage section 52 , a communication section 53 , an operation section 55 and a display section 56 . Since the configuration of each hardware unit included in the digital signage 50 is the same as the configuration of each hardware unit included in the user terminal 20, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The digital signage 50 does not need to have a position information acquisition unit for measuring the current position of its own device, but information related to the installation position and orientation (orientation of the screen) of its own device is stored in the storage unit 52. shall be memorized.

As with the user terminal 20, the digital signage 50 acquires transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot regarding registered spots existing within the range of the map displayed on the display unit 56, and registers the acquired transmission information. Display on the map corresponding to the registered position of the spot.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a first display example on the digital signage 50. As shown in FIG. A display screen 200 shown in FIG. 15 displays a map of a range including the installation position of the digital signage 50, and spot pins 201 to 208 are displayed on the map for each of eight registered spots existing within the map range. It is The map displayed on the display screen 200 is preferably set in consideration of the installation position and orientation of the digital signage 50 .

The control unit 51 of the digital signage 50 acquires pre-registration information from the management server 10 regarding the registered spots corresponding to the spot pins 201 to 208, and transmits transmission information transmitted from the SNS account of each registered spot from the SNS server 40. get. The control unit 51 displays the acquired pre-registration information and SNS transmission information in the display field 210 arranged at a predetermined position of the display screen 200 (the lower part of the screen in the example of FIG. 15). In the first display example, the pre-registration information and transmission information of each registered spot are displayed in order for a predetermined time (for example, every 15 seconds). In addition, when the information of all registered spots within the range displayed on the map has been displayed, it will return to the first registered spot, and the pre-registered information and transmission information will be displayed again for a predetermined period of time in order from the first registered spot. do.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a second display example on the digital signage 50. As shown in FIG. In the second display example, information (pre-registration information and transmission information) regarding a plurality of registered spots is displayed in a list. Although the example of FIG. 16 shows an example in which information on two registered spots is displayed side by side in tiles, information on three or more registered spots may be displayed in a list.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing a third display example on the digital signage 50. As shown in FIG. In the third display example, information (pre-registration information and transmission information) about the selected registered spot is displayed in the display column 210, and information obtained from an external web service is displayed as an inline frame in another display column 220. shows an example. Information displayed in the display column 220 by the control unit 51 is arbitrary. For example, the control unit 51 may acquire information on congestion status of registered spots from an external web service and display it in the display field 220 . In addition, the control unit 51 may acquire the surrounding weather information from an external weather server and display it in the display field 220, or acquire and display information such as the operation status of trains and buses from the websites of transportation facilities. It may be displayed in column 220 .

As described above, in the third embodiment, digital signage can be used to efficiently present information on registered spots to users.

The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the meaning described above, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

10 management server 11 control unit 12 storage unit 12A registered spot management DB
13 communication unit 14 operation unit 15 display unit 20 user terminal 21 control unit 22 storage unit
PG display program 23 communication unit 24 position information acquisition unit 25 operation unit 26 display unit 30 facility terminal 40 SNS server 50 digital signage

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display the map on the screen,
Acquiring information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot with respect to the registered spot existing within the range of the displayed map,
A computer program for causing a computer to execute a process of displaying the acquired information on the map in correspondence with the registered positions of the registered spots. 2. The computer program according to claim 1, for causing said computer to execute a process of updating information displayed on said map in accordance with update of information transmitted from said SNS account. 3. The computer program according to claim 1 or 2, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying the information together with an icon representing the registered spot. Display an icon indicating the SNS account of the registered spot,
4. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, for causing the computer to execute a process of changing the display mode of the icon according to the presence or absence of newly arrived information transmitted from the SNS account. 5. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying the pre-registered information of the registered spot together with the information distributed from the SNS account. any one of claims 1 to 5 for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying detailed information of the registered spot and past information transmitted from the SNS account in accordance with a user's operation. The computer program described. 7. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying pre-registration information of the registered spot when the registered spot does not have an SNS account. Acquiring information about the registered spot transmitted from the approved user's SNS account,
8. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying the acquired information on the map in association with the registered positions of the registered spots. 9. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying the map according to the installation position of the display device and the orientation of the screen. 10. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying an inline frame within the screen. 11. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, for causing the computer to execute a process of sequentially displaying information transmitted from an SNS account of each registered spot with respect to a plurality of registered spots. 11. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, for causing the computer to execute a process of displaying, in a list, information transmitted from an SNS account of each registered spot with respect to a plurality of registered spots. display the map on the screen,
Acquiring information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot with respect to the registered spot existing within the range of the displayed map,
A display method in which a computer executes a process of displaying the acquired information on the map in association with the registered positions of the registered spots. an acquisition unit that acquires information transmitted from the SNS account of the registered spot, regarding the registered spot that exists within the range of the map displayed on the screen;
a display control unit that displays the acquired information on the map in association with the registered positions of the registered spots. a reception unit that receives input of location information of spots to be displayed on the map and SNS accounts of the spots;
a storage unit that associates and stores the location information of the received spot and the SNS account;
a reading unit that reads position information and SNS accounts of spots existing within the display range of the map from the storage unit in response to the map display request;
and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the read position information of the spot and the information of the SNS account to the map display request source.

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