JP2024082909A - COMPUTER PROGRAM, DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a computer program, display device, information processing device, and information processing method that can provide information on child spots even when a parent spot displayed on a map includes multiple child spots. [Solution] The computer program displays a parent spot including multiple child spots on a map, and when an operation on the displayed parent spot is accepted, causes a computer to execute a process of sending a request for child spot information on the multiple child spots included in the parent spot to a server, receiving the child spot information sent by the server, and displaying the received child spot information. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a computer program, a display device, an information processing device, and an information processing method.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that uses GPS signals, etc. to detect the position of a vehicle equipped with a navigation device, and if there are tourist spots or facilities within a certain distance from that position, outputs information about those tourist spots or facilities to a display or speaker.

JP 2001-183153 A

However, Patent Document 1 does not take into consideration the cases where there are many individual spots within a tourist spot or where there are many tenants within a facility.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a computer program, a display device, an information processing device, and an information processing method that can provide information on child spots even when a parent spot displayed on a map includes multiple child spots.

The present application includes multiple means for solving the above problem, and as one example, a computer program causes a computer to execute a process that displays a parent spot including multiple child spots on a map, and when an operation on the displayed parent spot is accepted, transmits a request for child spot information on the multiple child spots included in the parent spot to a server, receives the child spot information transmitted by the server, and displays the received child spot information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide information on child spots even when a parent spot displayed on a map contains multiple child spots.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a user terminal. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a configuration of a management server. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of spot management information. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of child spot attribute information. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an SNS server. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of account information. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a first example of a display process for information on a plurality of child spots included in a parent spot. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a first display example of an SNS linkage balloon. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a second display example of an SNS linkage bubble. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display process of information on a parent spot including multiple child spots. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of display of spot information related to a parent spot. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a second example of a display process for information on a plurality of child spots included in a parent spot. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a first display example of a tenant mode. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a second display example of the tenant mode. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a process for narrowing down a list display of child spots. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a narrowing down screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a third display example of the tenant mode. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a fourth display example of the tenant mode.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system according to this embodiment. The information processing system includes a management server 50 as an information processing device or server. The information processing system may also include a user terminal 10, a management terminal 20, and an SNS server 30. The management server 50, the user terminal 10, the management terminal 20, and the SNS server 30 are connected to each other via a communication network 1.

The management server 50 is a server for managing information on parent spots and multiple child spots contained in the parent spots to be displayed on a map. The management server 50 provides information on parent spots and child spots to the user terminal 10 in response to a request from the user terminal 10. In addition, the management staff can use the management terminal 20 to register information on parent spots and child spots in the management server 50.

A parent spot is, for example, a commercial facility such as a shopping mall, department store, or supermarket, and when the parent spot is a commercial facility, the child spots are the tenants or stores within the commercial facility. Note that parent spots are not limited to commercial facilities, and include, for example, leisure facilities such as amusement parks, aquariums, and zoos, event venues such as exhibitions, and tourist spots. In this case, child spots include individual attractions, booths, corners, buildings, gardens, etc. that exist within leisure facilities, event venues, or tourist spots. In this specification, a shopping mall is used as an example of a parent spot, and tenants and stores within the shopping mall are used as child spots.

The SNS server 30 is a server that provides a SNS (social networking service), and operators of registered parent spots and child spots who have SNS accounts can send SNS information. Examples of SNS include, but are not limited to, Twitter, Facebook, Line, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Note that the information sent by the operator may include SNS information of general users who follow the parent spot or child spot.

The management server 50 may be composed of multiple servers, the SNS server 30 may be composed of multiple servers, or the management server 50 and the SNS server 30 may be integrated into a single server.

The components of the information processing system are explained below.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 can be configured, for example, as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, etc. The user terminal 10 includes a control unit 11 that controls the entire user terminal 10, a communication unit 12, a memory 13, a display panel 14, an operation unit 15, a location information acquisition unit 16, and a storage unit 17.

The control unit 11 may be configured by incorporating a required number of IC (Integrated Circuit) chips, CPUs (Central Processing Units), MPUs (Micro-Processing Units), GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), etc. The control unit 11 may also be configured by combining DSPs (Digital Signal Processors), FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), etc.

The communication unit 12 is equipped with a communication module and has the function of communicating with the management server 50 and other devices via the communication network 1.

The location information acquisition unit 16 includes, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, receives radio waves transmitted from a GPS satellite, and measures the current location of the user terminal 10. The location information acquisition unit 16 outputs the measured location information of the user terminal 10 to the control unit 11.

The storage unit 17 can be configured, for example, with a hard disk or semiconductor memory, and stores a computer program 18 (program product) and required information (for example, information obtained from the management server 50).

The computer program 18 is an application program (tenant information provision app) that runs on the user terminal 10, and may be downloaded from an external device via the communication unit 12 and stored in the storage unit 17. The computer program 18 recorded on a recording medium (e.g., an optically readable disk storage medium such as a CD-ROM) may be read by a recording medium reading unit and stored in the storage unit 17. The computer program 18 may be deployed to be executed on a single computer or on multiple computers interconnected by a communications network.

The memory 13 can be configured with semiconductor memory such as SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), flash memory, etc. The computer program 18 can be expanded in the memory 13, and the control unit 11 can execute the computer program 18. The control unit 11 can execute processing defined by the computer program 18. In other words, the processing by the control unit 11 is also processing by the computer program 18.

The display panel 14 can be composed of a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, etc.

The operation unit 15 is, for example, configured as a touch panel, and can be used to operate icons displayed on the display panel 14, move and operate the cursor, input characters, etc.

The management terminal 20 can be configured, for example, as a personal computer. The management terminal 20 may also be a tablet terminal or a smartphone.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the management server 50. The management server 50 includes a control unit 51 that controls the entire management server 50, a communication unit 52, and a memory unit 53.

The control unit 51 may be configured by incorporating a required number of CPUs (Central Processing Units), GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), etc. The control unit 51 may also be configured by combining DSPs (Digital Signal Processors), FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), etc.

The communication unit 52 has a communication module and has the function of communicating with the user terminal 10, the management terminal 20, and the SNS server 30 via the communication network 1.

The storage unit 53 can be configured, for example, as a hard disk or semiconductor memory, and stores spot management information 54, child spot attribute information 55, etc.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of spot management information 54. As shown in Figure 4, the spot management information includes information showing the correspondence between parent spots and child spots included in the parent spot, and information associating each child spot with an SNS account. In the example of Figure 4, if the identifier of the parent spot is A, parent spot A includes child spots a1, a2, ..., an. Here, the symbols a1, a2, ..., an can be identifiers of the child spots. Also, the SNS accounts of child spots a1, a2, ..., an are Sa1, Sa2, ..., San. Although not shown, the SNS account of parent spot A can be SA. Also, it is assumed that spot management information 54 includes location information of the parent spots.

Similarly, parent spot B includes child spots b1, b2, ..., bm. The SNS accounts of child spots b1, b2, ..., bm are Sb1, Sb2, ..., Sbm. The SNS account of parent spot B can be SB.

The spot management information 54 allows the administrator to grasp the multiple child spots included in a parent spot, and the SNS accounts officially used by each small spot. The administrator can create and update the spot management information 54 using the management terminal 20. For example, even if a tenant or store in a large commercial facility closes or a new one opens, the correspondence between the parent spot and the child spots included in the parent spot can be kept up to date by updating the spot management information 54 as appropriate.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of child spot attribute information 55. As shown in Figure 5, child spot attribute information 55 includes the spot name, genre, floor, etc., associated with the identifier of the child spot. The genre is the type of product or service handled by the store or tenant (child spot). The floor indicates the floor of the store or tenant in the commercial facility. For example, the spot name of child spot b1 is XXX, the genre is entertainment, and the floor is 2F. The same is true for other child spots. When there are many tenants and stores in a large commercial facility, the child spot attribute information 55 can be used to classify the many tenants and stores into several groups. The administrator can create and update child spot attribute information 55 using the management terminal 20.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the SNS server 30. The SNS server 30 includes a control unit 31 that controls the entire SNS server 30, a communication unit 32, and a storage unit 33.

The control unit 31 may be configured by incorporating a required number of CPUs (Central Processing Units), GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), etc. The control unit 31 may also be configured by combining DSPs (Digital Signal Processors), FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), etc.

The communication unit 32 has a communication module and has the function of communicating with the management terminal 20 and the management server 50 via the communication network 1.

The storage unit 33 can be configured, for example, as a hard disk or semiconductor memory, and stores account information 34, etc.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of account information 34. As shown in Figure 7, the account information associates information such as an SNS update history, a spot name, a URL, a spot summary, and detailed information about the spot with the SNS account of the child spot. The SNS update history is, for example, an update history of information sent from the SNS account, and includes the update date and time, the update content, and the like (for convenience, only the most recent update date and time is shown in Figure 7). The spot name is the name of the tenant or store. The URL is the website of the tenant or store. The spot summary includes information introducing the tenant or store and images (photos), and the like. The detailed information about the spot includes explanatory information for introducing the tenant or store in more detail than the spot summary, the location of the tenant or store, regular holidays, contact information (telephone number), address, icon, image, and the like of the tenant or store. Note that the detailed information about the spot is not limited to the example in Figure 7. The administrator may create and update the account information 34 using the management terminal 20.

Next, we will explain the processing of the information processing system of this embodiment.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing a first example of a display process for information on multiple child spots included in a parent spot. In the first example shown in Figure 8, a SNS linkage bubble is displayed as information on the child spot. The SNS linkage bubble is a bubble icon for indicating an update to SNS information sent by the SNS account of the child spot. The user starts a tenant information providing app on the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 (control unit 11) displays a map on the first screen based on the location information of the user terminal 10 (S11). Here, the map displayed may be the vicinity of the current location of the user terminal 10, or the vicinity of a point specified by the user.

The user terminal 10 determines whether the parent spot is displayed on the map in the first screen (S12), and if the parent spot is not displayed on the map (NO in S12), continues processing in step S12. If the parent spot is displayed on the map (YES in S12), the user terminal 10 requests the management server 50 to provide the update status of the SNS information of the child spots included in the parent spot (S13).

When the management server 50 (control unit 51) receives a request for the update status of the SNS information from the user terminal 10, it requests the SNS server 30 for the account information of the child spot included in the parent spot (S14). When the SNS server 30 receives the request for the account information from the management server 50, it reads the account information from the memory unit 33 and transmits the read account information to the management server 50 (S15).

The management server 50 receives the account information (S16). The management server 50 stores the received account information in the storage unit 53. The management server 50 determines whether the SNS information of the child spot has been updated (S17). The determination of whether the SNS information has been updated can be performed, for example, as follows. That is, the time when the user terminal 10 requests the update status of the SNS information is set as the reference time, and it is determined whether the SNS information has been updated within a predetermined period of the past. The predetermined period may be set to an appropriate period such as 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month. Furthermore, when determining whether the SNS information of the child spot has been updated, the management server 50 may determine the number of updates during the predetermined period.

The management server 50 transmits the updated child spot information and account information to the user terminal 10 (S18). The user terminal 10 receives the child spot information and account information (S19) and displays a SNS linkage bubble corresponding to the updated child spot in the vicinity of the parent spot (S20). The user terminal 10 determines whether or not to end the display (S21), and if not (NO in S21), continues the processing from step S11 onwards, and if the display is to be ended (YES in S21), ends the processing.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a first display example of an SNS linkage bubble. The display screen 100 is the first screen in the process shown in Fig. 8, and a map is displayed on the display screen 100, and a spot pin 101 that shows a commercial facility that is a parent spot is displayed. That is, the spot pin 101 is a mark that shows a parent spot displayed on the map. Around the parent spot, SNS linkage bubbles 102 are displayed corresponding to each child spot that has had SNS information updated among multiple child spots included in the parent spot. Note that, although five SNS linkage bubbles 102 are displayed in the example of Fig. 9, the display positions and the number of SNS linkage bubbles 102 are not limited to the example of Fig. 9. In reality, the number of SNS linkage bubbles 102 displayed corresponds to the number of child spots that have had SNS information updated. In Fig. 9, the symbol 103 is a focus position icon that shows the focus position, and is displayed as a magnifying glass in Fig. 9. The focus position icon 103 will be described later.

As described above, the control unit 11 may display a SNS linkage pop-up indicating updates to SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of multiple child spots included in a parent spot around the parent spot on the map. This makes it possible to provide updates to SNS information as information on the child spots when a parent spot displayed on the map includes multiple child spots.

In the example of FIG. 9, one parent spot (spot pin 101) is displayed on the display screen 100, but the number of parent spots displayed is not limited to one, and multiple parent spots may be displayed. In this case, a number of SNS linkage bubbles 102 corresponding to the number of child spots may be displayed around each parent spot.

Figure 10 is a diagram showing a second display example of an SNS linkage bubble. The difference between the second display example and the first display example shown in Figure 9 is that in the second display example, the number of updates of SNS information is displayed in association with the SNS linkage bubble 102. For example, in the example of Figure 10, numbers indicating that the number of updates is 1, 2, 4, or 5 are written in the SNS linkage bubble 102 on the display screen 110.

As described above, the control unit 11 may change the display mode of the SNS linkage bubble 102 depending on the degree of updates to the SNS information. This makes it possible to visualize the bustling status of SNS updates for a tenant or store. Note that the display mode of the SNS linkage bubble 102 is not limited to a configuration in which the number of updates is superimposed on the SNS linkage bubble 102. For example, the size, shape, color, or pattern of the SNS linkage bubble 102 may be changed depending on the degree of updates to the SNS information.

The process shown in FIG. 8 above can encourage users to pay attention to commercial facilities (parent spots) that house multiple (many) tenants or stores (child spots) that are bustling with SNS updates. Next, we will explain how to provide information about commercial facilities (parent spots) in which the user has shown interest.

Figure 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display process for information on a parent spot that includes multiple child spots. The user terminal 10 (control unit 11) determines whether or not an operation has been performed on the spot pin of the parent spot on the first screen on which the map is displayed (S31), and if there has been no operation (NO in S31), continues the process of step S31. An operation on the spot pin of the parent spot is, for example, an operation of tapping the spot pin 101 in Figure 9 or Figure 10, but is not limited to a tap operation.

When an operation is performed on the spot pin (YES in S31), the user terminal 10 displays a second screen in which the spot pin of the parent spot on the map has been moved to a specified focus position within the display screen (S32), and enlarges and displays the map on the second screen according to the distance between the spot pin of the parent spot on the first screen and the focus position (e.g., the length on the screen) (S33). This allows the spot pin of the parent spot to be enlarged and displayed as necessary.

The user terminal 10 displays the spot information about the parent spot on the second screen (S34) and ends the process.

Figure 12 is a diagram showing an example of the display of spot information related to a parent spot. The display screen 120 is the second screen in the process of Figure 11, and the spot pin 121 of the parent spot has been moved to the vicinity of the focus position icon 103, which is a predetermined focus position within the display screen. In addition, the spot pin 121 of the parent spot is enlarged compared to Figure 9 or Figure 10. Spot information 122 related to the parent spot is displayed near the spot pin 121 of the parent spot. As shown in Figure 12, in addition to the spot name and an introduction to the spot, the spot information 122 displays a link 125 (written as "shop list" in the figure) for switching to tenant mode. The user can switch to tenant mode by operating the link 125 on the display screen 120.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12, spot information 123 regarding the parent spot may be displayed below the focus position icon 103 on the display screen 120. Note that displaying the spot information 123 is not essential and does not have to be displayed.

As described above, when the control unit 11 receives an operation for a parent spot on the map, it may move the parent spot for which the operation was received to a specified focus position on the display screen. This allows the parent spot to be displayed in an easy-to-see position on the display screen.

The control unit 11 may also display parent spot information about the parent spot on the map. This allows the user to receive information about the parent spot.

Figure 13 shows a second example of a process for displaying information on multiple child spots included in a parent spot. In the second example shown in Figure 13, a list of child spots is displayed as information on the child spots by switching to tenant mode.

The user terminal 10 (control unit 11) determines whether or not an operation has been performed on the parent spot on the second screen on which the map is displayed (S41), and if there has been no operation (NO in S41), continues the processing of step S41. An operation on the parent spot is, for example, an operation of tapping the link 125 in FIG. 12, but is not limited to a tap operation.

If an operation has been performed on a parent spot (YES in S41), the user terminal 10 sends a request for spot information of child spots included in the parent spot, including specific information identifying the parent spot, to the management server 50 (S42). The specific information can be an identifier of the parent spot.

The management server 50 (control unit 51) receives a request for spot information from the user terminal 10 (S43) and reads out spot information of a child spot corresponding to the parent spot identified by the identification information (S44). The spot information may be extracted, for example, from the account information obtained from the SNS server 30 and stored in the storage unit 53. The management server 50 transmits the read out spot information to the user terminal 10 (S45).

The user terminal 10 receives the spot information from the management server 50 (S46), displays a list of child spots (S47), and ends the process.

As described above, the management server 50 includes a control unit 51 and a storage unit 53 that stores parent spots in association with multiple child spots contained in the parent spots. The control unit 51 receives a request for child spot information including specific information that identifies the parent spot from a user terminal 10 (display device), and transmits child spot information regarding multiple child spots corresponding to the parent spot identified by the received specific information to the user terminal 10.

As described above, the control unit 11 displays a parent spot including multiple child spots on a map, and when an operation on the displayed parent spot is received, it sends a request for child spot information on the multiple child spots included in the parent spot to the management server 50, receives the child spot information sent by the management server 50, and displays a list of the child spots as the received child spot information.

This makes it possible to provide information on child spots even when a parent spot displayed on the map contains multiple child spots. In particular, even in cases where a large number of tenants and stores are housed in a large commercial facility, child spots such as tenants and stores can be displayed in a list to make them easier to view, improving user convenience.

Figure 14 is a diagram showing a first display example in tenant mode. The first display example shows an icon image display screen, and the display screen 130 displays a list of icons indicating all child spots (tenants and stores) included in a parent spot (XXX Mall in the example of Figure 14). The icons of child spots that are not displayed at once on the display screen 130 can be moved and displayed within the display screen 130 by moving the cursor 133. For child spots whose SNS information has been updated, an identifier indicating that an update has occurred ("UPDATE" in the example of Figure 14) is superimposed on a part of the icon of the child spot. Note that the identifier indicating that an update has occurred is not limited to the word "UPDATE" and may be any code, diagram, or symbol that indicates whether or not an update has occurred.

By operating the display switching icon 131, it is possible to switch to a list display screen of all child spots included in a parent spot. In addition, by operating the filtering icon 132, it is possible to display a filtering screen for filtering the child spots to be displayed. Details of the list display screen and the filtering screen will be described later.

When displaying a list of icons for child spots, the display order can be, for example, in descending order of the most recent updates to the SNS information. The display order of the child icons can also be in descending order of the most recent updates to the SNS information in a specified period of time in the past, with the time at which a request for updates to the SNS information was made from the user terminal 10 as the reference time.

Figure 15 is a diagram showing a second display example in tenant mode. The second display example shows a list display screen, and the icons and spot names (tenant or store names) of child spots are displayed in list format on the display screen 140. The icons and spot names of child spots that are not displayed at once on the display screen 140 can be moved and displayed within the display screen 140 by moving the cursor 143. The display screen 140 can be switched to by operating the display switch icon 131 of the display screen 130 shown in Figure 14. All child spots included in the parent spot can be switched to the icon image display screen exemplified in Figure 14 by operating the display switch icon 141. In addition, a filter screen for filtering the child spots to be displayed can be displayed by operating the filter icon 142.

As in the first display example, when displaying a list of icons for child spots, the display order can be, for example, in descending order of the most recent updates to the SNS information. The display order of the child icons can also be in descending order of the most recent updates to the SNS information in a specified period of time in the past, with the time at which a request for updates to the SNS information was made from the user terminal 10 as the reference time.

As described above, the control unit 11 may display list information of multiple child spots as child spot information. The list information as child spot information may include icons of the child spots, identifiers that identify whether SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the multiple child spots has been updated, and names of the child spots (e.g., names of tenants or stores). This makes it possible to provide information on tenants in an easy-to-understand manner even when a parent spot such as a commercial facility contains multiple (especially many) child spots such as tenants or stores.

The control unit 11 may also display a list of multiple child spots in the order of updates to the SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the multiple child spots. This allows the user to easily access child spots with recently updated SNS information.

When a parent spot contains many child spots, users may want to narrow down the child spots displayed in a list based on their purpose or preferences. Below, we will explain the process for narrowing down the list display.

Figure 16 is a diagram showing an example of a process for narrowing down the list display of child spots. The user terminal 10 (control unit 11) displays a list of child spots (S51). For the list display, see Figure 14 or Figure 15. The user terminal 1010 determines whether or not a narrowing down operation has been performed (S52), and if no narrowing down operation has been performed (NO in S52), continues the processing of step S52. The narrowing down operation is, for example, an operation on the narrowing down icons 132, 142.

If a narrowing down operation has been performed (YES in S52), the user terminal 10 displays a narrowing down screen (S53). The narrowing down screen will be described later. The user terminal 10 accepts narrowing down conditions in response to the user's operation on the narrowing down screen (S54) and requests child spot attribute information from the management server 50.

The management server 50 (control unit 51) receives a request from the user terminal 10 (S56), reads the child spot attribute information from the storage unit 53, and transmits the read child spot attribute information to the user terminal 10 (S57).

The user terminal 10 receives the child spot attribute information (S58), narrows down the child spots to be displayed in a list based on the specified filtering conditions and the child spot attribute information, displays the narrowed down list of child spots (S59), and ends the process.

Figure 17 is a diagram showing an example of a filtering screen 150. In the filtering screen 150, filtering conditions for filtering the child spots displayed in a list can be specified. The filtering conditions can be, for example, "no filtering specified," or a genre or floor can be specified. The specified conditions are applied by operating the "apply filtering" icon. Note that the filtering conditions are merely an example and are not limited to the example in Figure 17.

As described above, the control unit 11 may display selectable filtering conditions for narrowing down the multiple child spots to be displayed in a list, and display list information of the child spots based on the selected filtering conditions. In this way, when a parent spot includes multiple child spots, a list of child spots can be displayed according to the user's purpose and preferences.

18 is a diagram showing a third display example in the tenant mode. The display screen 160 of the third display example is displayed by selecting a desired icon from the icons of child spots displayed in FIG. 14 or FIG. 15. The display screen 160 mainly has two display areas. In the first display area (the upper area in the example of FIG. 18), summary information of the child spot corresponding to the selected icon is displayed. The summary information of the child spot includes, for example, introduction information 161 of the child spot, an icon 162 for displaying the contents of the SNS information, and the spot name 163 of the child spot. The introduction information 161 may be SNS information. In this case, the latest SNS information may be displayed. In the second display area (the lower area in the example of FIG. 18), a part 164 of the list of child spots displayed in FIG. 14 or FIG. 15 is displayed. In addition, by operating the icon 165, it is possible to return to the display screen shown in FIG. 14 or FIG. 15.

As described above, when the control unit 11 receives an operation to select multiple child spots displayed in a list, the control unit 11 may display SNS information including the names of the selected child spots. This allows the user to get an overview of child spots that interest or concern the user from among the child spots displayed in the list.

Figure 19 is a diagram showing a fourth display example in the tenant mode. The display screen 170 of the fourth display example is displayed by operating the spot name 163 of the child spot displayed in Figure 18 (in the example of Figure 18, "XXX Steak △△△ Store"). The display screen 170 displays detailed information 171 of the child spot. The detailed information 171 may include, for example, an image (photo) of the tenant or store, a selling point (description) such as a promotion or advertisement, a location (floor) within the parent spot (commercial facility), business hours, contact phone number, regular holidays, location, homepage, evaluation, word of mouth, and icons for displaying the contents of SNS information. Note that the detailed information is an example and is not limited to the example of Figure 19. In addition, by operating the icon 172, it is possible to return to the display screen shown in Figure 18.

As described above, when an operation is received for the name of a child spot on a display screen displaying summary information of the child spot, the control unit 11 may display detailed information including contact information for the child spot. This improves user convenience by providing detailed information about the child spot with a simple operation.

Each display screen in this embodiment is shown as being displayed on the display panel of a smartphone, but when displayed on a personal computer or tablet terminal, each display screen in this embodiment can be modified as appropriate according to the display panel of the personal computer or tablet terminal.

(Addendum 1) The computer program causes the computer to execute the following process: display a parent spot including multiple child spots on a map; when an operation on the displayed parent spot is received, send a request for child spot information on the multiple child spots included in the parent spot to a server, receive the child spot information sent by the server, and display the received child spot information.

(Appendix 2) The computer program in Appendix 1 causes the computer to execute a process to display a SNS link pop-up indicating updates to SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the multiple child spots around the parent spot on the map.

(Appendix 3) The computer program in Appendix 2 causes the computer to execute a process that changes the display mode of the SNS linkage pop-up depending on the degree of update of the SNS information.

(Appendix 4) In any one of appendices 1 to 3, the computer program causes the computer to execute a process in which, when an operation on a parent spot on a map is received, the parent spot is moved to a specified focus position on the display screen.

(Appendix 5) The computer program causes a computer to execute a process for displaying parent spot information about a parent spot on a map in any one of appendices 1 to 4.

(Appendix 6) In the computer program according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, the child spot information includes an identifier that identifies whether or not the SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the multiple child spots has been updated.

(Appendix 7) In the computer program according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, the child spot information includes list information of the multiple child spots.

(Appendix 8) The computer program in Appendix 7 causes the computer to execute a process to display list information of the multiple child spots in the order of updates of SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the multiple child spots.

(Appendix 9) The computer program causes the computer to execute a process in appendix 7 or appendix 8 to display selectable filtering conditions for narrowing down the number of child spots to be displayed in a list, and to display list information of child spots based on the selected filtering conditions.

(Appendix 10) In any one of appendices 7 to 9, when the computer program receives an operation to select multiple child spots displayed in a list, the computer executes a process to display SNS information including the names of the selected child spots.

(Appendix 11) In appendix 10, the computer program causes the computer to execute a process to display detailed information about the child spot, including contact information, when an operation on the spot name of the child spot is received.

(Appendix 12) In the computer program of any one of appendices 1 to 11, the parent spot includes a commercial facility, and the child spots include stores within the commercial facility.

(Addendum 13) The display device includes a control unit that displays a parent spot including multiple child spots on a map, and when an operation on the displayed parent spot is received, transmits a request for child spot information on the multiple child spots included in the parent spot to a server, receives the child spot information transmitted by the server, and displays the received child spot information.

(Addendum 14) The information processing device includes a control unit and a storage unit that stores a parent spot in association with multiple child spots included in the parent spot, and the control unit receives a request for child spot information including specific information that identifies the parent spot from the display device, and transmits child spot information regarding multiple child spots corresponding to the parent spot identified by the received specific information to the display device.

(Appendix 15) The information processing method includes storing a parent spot and multiple child spots contained in the parent spot in a storage unit in association with each other, receiving a request for child spot information including specific information identifying the parent spot from a display device, and transmitting child spot information regarding multiple child spots corresponding to the parent spot identified by the received specific information to the display device.

The matters described in each embodiment can be combined with each other. In addition, the independent claims and dependent claims described in the claims can be combined with each other in any and all combinations regardless of the citation format. Furthermore, the claims use a format in which a claim cites two or more other claims (multi-claim format), but this is not limited to this. They may also be written in a format in which multiple claims cite at least one other claim (multi-multi-claim).

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Communication network 10 User terminal 11 Control unit 12 Communication unit 13 Memory 14 Display panel 15 Operation unit 16 Position information acquisition unit 17 Storage unit 18 Computer program 20 Management terminal 30 SNS server 31 Control unit 32 Communication unit 33 Storage unit 34 Account information 50 Management server 51 Control unit 52 Communication unit 53 Storage unit 54 Spot management information 55 Child spot attribute information

Claims (15)

Display parent spots with multiple child spots on the map,
When an operation for a displayed parent spot is accepted, a request for child spot information for a plurality of child spots included in the parent spot is transmitted to a server;
receiving child spot information transmitted by the server;
Display the received child spot information,
A computer program that causes a computer to carry out processing. displaying an SNS link pop-up indicating updates of SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the plurality of child spots around the parent spot on the map;
2. A computer program product according to claim 1, which causes a computer to carry out a process. changing a display mode of the SNS linkage pop-up depending on the degree of update of the SNS information;
3. A computer program product according to claim 2, which causes a computer to carry out a process. When an operation for a parent spot on a map is received, the parent spot is moved to a predetermined focus position within the display screen.
A computer program product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which causes a computer to execute a process. Display parent spot information about the parent spot on the map,
A computer program product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which causes a computer to execute a process. The child spot information includes an identifier for identifying whether or not SNS information transmitted from the SNS accounts of the plurality of child spots has been updated.
A computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The child spot information includes list information of the plurality of child spots.
A computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. displaying a list of the plurality of child spots in the order of updates of SNS information sent from the SNS accounts of the plurality of child spots;
8. A computer program product according to claim 7, which causes a computer to carry out a process. Display the selection criteria for filtering multiple child spots displayed in a list,
Display a list of child spots based on the selected filter conditions.
8. A computer program product according to claim 7, which causes a computer to carry out a process. When an operation to select multiple child spots displayed in the list is received, SNS information including the spot names of the selected child spots is displayed.
8. A computer program product according to claim 7, which causes a computer to carry out a process. When an operation on the spot name of the child spot is accepted, detailed information including contact information of the child spot is displayed.
11. A computer program product according to claim 10, which causes a computer to carry out a process. The parent spot includes a commercial facility,
The plurality of child spots include a store within the commercial facility.
A computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A control unit is provided,
The control unit is
Display parent spots with multiple child spots on the map,
When an operation for a displayed parent spot is accepted, a request for child spot information for a plurality of child spots included in the parent spot is transmitted to a server;
receiving child spot information transmitted by the server;
Display the received child spot information,
Display device. A control unit;
a storage unit that stores a parent spot and a plurality of child spots included in the parent spot in association with each other,
The control unit is
receiving a request for child spot information including identification information identifying a parent spot from a display device;
transmitting child spot information regarding a plurality of child spots corresponding to the parent spot identified by the received identification information to the display device;
Information processing device. A parent spot and a plurality of child spots included in the parent spot are stored in a storage unit in association with each other,
receiving a request for child spot information including identification information identifying a parent spot from a display device;
transmitting child spot information regarding a plurality of child spots corresponding to the parent spot identified by the received identification information to the display device;
Information processing methods.

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