JP4595537B2 - Information processing system and information processing method, broadcasting station and program broadcasting method, mobile terminal and information transmission method, information processing apparatus and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system having a broadcast station, a mobile terminal, and an information processing center, and more specifically, information input on the mobile terminal side with respect to information superimposed on a broadcast signal transmitted from the broadcast station. The present invention relates to an information processing system stored in an information processing center.

  In recent years, mobile terminals such as in-vehicle navigation systems and mobile phones have become widespread, and there is a need to provide a service that informs the user of the mobile terminal about the location where these mobile terminals are currently located. . Here, as an example of the information regarding the place, for example, information such as “I can see the sea”, “I am in full bloom of cherry blossoms”, “Beautiful night view”, and “I can see fireworks”.

  Conventionally, when constructing a database in which the above-described information is associated with a place, it is necessary to send a large number of investigators to the site, collect reports from the investigators, and create a database.

Further, as a conventional technique, Patent Document 1 discloses that information on a place is collected by a special vehicle (probe car) equipped with various sensors, and the collected information is collected in an information processing center to obtain a place (area) and information. A system has been proposed in which the information is classified for each type and provided to the mobile terminal. In this system, the collected information is objective data that is directly acquired from a special vehicle for information collection. Therefore, the weight of each information is the same, and the calculation processing is performed. Depending on the absolute number of the acquired data, Identify improved information reliability.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-025130

  However, the method of collecting information by dispatching a large number of investigators to the site as described above has a problem that it takes a lot of manpower and labor, and it takes a lot of money to collect information.

  Further, in the system proposed in Patent Document 1, the information to be collected depends on human subjective judgment, for example, “whether it is a place where cherry blossoms can be seen” or “a place where fireworks can be seen” If the content is “No” or “Some traffic”, it is difficult to improve the reliability. Specifically, information with relatively large information volume (number) or large amount of information from local residents although traffic volume is low is generally not known (not listed in guidebooks, etc.) Yes, it can be judged as so-called secret information. However, as in Patent Document 1 described above, if the reliability of information is simply determined based on only the absolute number of information, the number of information in a secret place is more than the number of information such as a place with a high traffic volume. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is determined that sufficient reliability has not been obtained, and a well-known point is overlooked.

  In addition, even when collecting and accrediting places such as “places where cherry blossoms can be seen” and “places where fireworks can be seen”, including places where there is a secret spot, information on all of the authorized individual places (points) should be included in each information. When corresponding icons are displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal, the number of icons indicating similar information is displayed densely, which makes it difficult for the user to visually recognize.

  Therefore, the present invention is proposed in view of the above-described conventional situation, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing system and the like that can efficiently collect and process useful and reliable information. And

  The present invention is an information processing system having a broadcasting station, a mobile terminal that receives a broadcast signal from the broadcasting station, and an information processing center that processes information transmitted by the mobile terminal. The collection form is transmitted superimposed on the broadcast signal for presenting the broadcast program, and the program content of the broadcast signal is presented in response to the reception of the broadcast signal by the mobile terminal, and information collection is performed from the broadcast signal. Extract the form and present it to the user.

  When the mobile terminal accepts input of reply information to the information collection form from the user, the mobile terminal obtains position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal at the time when the reply information is input, and sends the reply information together with the reply information. The position information is transmitted to the information processing center in association with each other, and the information processing center receives the reply information and the position information from the plurality of mobile terminals, thereby accumulating the plurality of reply information and the position information.

  As a result, the information processing center collects a plurality of accumulated reply information for each position information, and recognizes the reliability of the reply information in the position information, thereby solving the above-described problem.

  According to the present invention, not only reply information but also location information is received from the mobile terminal, and the reply information can be aggregated for each location information to determine the reliability of the reply information. For each power location, highly reliable information can be collected and accumulated efficiently and at low cost based on the reply information returned from the user without dispatching an investigator or a special vehicle.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
The information processing system according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied is configured as shown in FIG.

  In the information processing system shown in FIG. 1, a navigation device (on-vehicle terminal) mounted on the vehicle 3 corresponds to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is an information device such as a mobile phone or various PDA devices. If it has the transmission / reception function which transmits / receives, and the position acquisition function which acquires the present position, it will not specifically limit.

  Also, in the information processing system described below, as information to be collected and accumulated, reply information to the contents of the questionnaire “whether or not it is a place where cherry trees can be seen” is assumed, but information to be collected and accumulated Is not limited to this example, for example, “whether it is a place where the sea can be seen” “whether it is a place where the night view is beautiful” “whether it is a place where the autumn leaves are in full bloom”, “fireworks” In addition to a questionnaire such as “whether or not a place can be seen”, any information may be used as long as it is information on a questionnaire regarding a specific place determined according to the user's subjectivity.

  Further, in the information processing system described below, an information collection form including questionnaire contents for collecting information is transmitted superimposed on a digital radio broadcast signal. It is not limited to such a transmission form. For example, it is assumed that a digital broadcast signal transmitted from a communication satellite / broadcast satellite or a digital broadcast signal transmitted simultaneously to a plurality of mobile phones is superimposed and transmitted. Also good.

[System overall configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system includes a digital radio broadcasting station (digital broadcasting station) 1, a radio tower 2, a vehicle (mobile terminal) 3, an information collection center (information processing center) 4, an information storage database with position information. 5. In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the information collection center 4 and the information storage database 5 with position information are separately illustrated, but the information storage database 5 with position information may be prepared in the information collection center 4. Moreover, the digital radio broadcasting station 1 may be used. The in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle 3 may be a digital radio receiver having a communication function, for example, a mobile phone having a digital radio reception function.

  For example, the digital radio broadcasting station 1 plans broadcast contents including a “cherry information corner”, generates a broadcast signal by recording a program by inviting a personality (facilitator) to a broadcast studio, and transmits the broadcast signal. . For example, if the information to be collected is “whether or not it is a place where you can see cherry blossoms,” for example, in the program you are broadcasting, “This is the corner for today ’s cherry blossom information. Send the cherry blossom information near you. "We will inform you of the program's original cherry information map from your voice. The time limit is 10 minutes" and ask the listeners (listeners and users) of the digital radio broadcast.

  The radio tower 2 transmits the broadcast content created by the digital radio broadcast station 1 as a digital broadcast signal.

  The vehicle 3 is equipped with an in-vehicle device that receives a digital radio broadcast signal broadcast from the radio tower 2, so that the broadcast content broadcast by the digital radio broadcast station 1 can be viewed. Further, as described above, for example, when a call for providing a questionnaire result for information related to “sakura information” is requested, the vehicle 3 is for collecting information including the contents of the questionnaire superimposed on the digital broadcast signal transmitted from the radio tower 2. The form is extracted, and the extracted information collection form is displayed on the display unit of the in-vehicle device and presented to the user (listener).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the information collection form 100 includes, for example, a questionnaire content message 101 that prompts the user to vote, such as “Look for a place to see cherry blossoms! The voting period is 10 minutes.” Four options of “before flowering”, “5 minutes blooming”, “3 minutes blooming”, and “full blooming” are displayed as the options 102 of the questionnaire to be voted (information to be collected). When any of the choices 102 is selected by the user, the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 transmits the information with position information including the position information acquired by the in-vehicle device and the return information that is the selection content to the information collection center 4. The information superimposed on the broadcast signal includes not only the information collection form but also the destination address (address of the information collection center 4) of reply information input to the information collection form. Send reply information to.

  The information collection center 4 accumulates a plurality of reply information and position information received from the in-vehicle devices of the plurality of vehicles 3, totals the accumulated reply information for each position information, Perform certification. Specifically, the information collection center 4 collects information with position information provided from each of the plurality of vehicles 3, and based on the road type information and the traffic volume information that can be estimated from the position information, the “cherry can be seen” Authorize a place in line with the contents of the questionnaire for the theme of “place (point)”, update the contents of the information storage database 5 with location information according to the result of the authorization, reply information on “points where cherry can be seen” and Processing such as providing the certification result to the digital radio broadcasting station 1 is performed.

  The information accumulation database 5 with position information accumulates information with position information transmitted from the vehicle 3 and received by the information collection center 4, and further, reply information regarding “the point where the cherry can be seen” which is authorized by the information collection center 4. This is a database for accumulating location information and certification results.

[Configuration of on-vehicle equipment in vehicle 3]
Next, an in-vehicle device that is a mobile terminal mounted on the vehicle 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle device includes a control unit 11 serving as a processing center, a position information acquisition unit 12, a display unit 13, an audio output unit 14, a transmission unit 15, a radio reception unit 16, a power management unit 17, and an operation. The unit 18 is connected, and information is exchanged between the control unit 11 and each of the units 12 to 18 to perform processing described later.

  The radio receiver 16 has a digital broadcast receiving function for receiving a digital broadcast signal transmitted from the digital radio broadcast station 1. When the radio receiving unit 16 detects a digital broadcast signal by the receiving antenna 16b, the radio receiving unit 16 decodes the digital broadcast signal encoded by the decoding unit 16a, collects audio information that is a program broadcast, and information collection. And data information including the form 100 for use. The decoding unit 16a has a function as a form extraction unit that extracts the information collection form 100 including the contents of the questionnaire from the digital broadcast signal.

  The operation unit 18 includes a switch for selecting a digital radio program received by the user and inputting reply information to the information collection form 100. The power management unit 17 is connected to the ACC signal (accessory signal) of the vehicle 3 and a battery power source, and performs power management of the in-vehicle device according to the state of the ACC signal.

  The audio output unit 14 receives the audio information output from the radio reception unit 16 to the control unit 11 and outputs the audio information of the received digital radio program. The display unit 13 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display and displays the channel number of the digital radio program currently being received, the received information collection form 100, and the like.

  The position information acquisition unit 12 has a function of acquiring position information indicating the current position of the in-vehicle device, and acquires position information obtained by using a positioning system such as GPS, for example. The information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 12 is preferably position information after performing position correction such as comparison processing (map matching) with map information prepared in advance.

  The transmission unit 15 associates the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 12 with the reply information (questionnaire result) input by the user by operating the operation unit 18 and transmits the information to the information collection center 4. The transmission unit 15 may be a communication device such as a mobile phone connected to the in-vehicle device by the user.

  The control unit 11 includes, for example, a ROM, a RAM, and a CPU. The control unit 11 executes a program stored in the ROM by the CPU and uses the RAM as a work area, whereby an information collection form storage unit 21, a reply time limit confirmation unit 22, Each function unit includes a transmission control unit 23, a display control unit 24, and an input reception unit 25.

  The information collection form storage unit 21 stores the information collection form 100 when the information collection form 100 sent from the radio reception unit 16 is within the reply time limit.

  The reply time limit confirmation unit 22 recognizes the reply time limit (the expiration date of the information collection form 100) added to the information collection form 100 sent from the radio reception unit 16, and if it is within the reply time limit, The information collection form 100 is stored in the information collection form storage unit 21. If the reply time limit has passed, the information collection form 100 stored in the information collection form storage unit 21 is discarded.

  The transmission control unit 23 receives the current position of the in-vehicle device acquired by the position information acquisition unit 12 when the user performs an input operation of reply information to the operation unit 18 in response to a request for information provision by the digital radio broadcast station 1. And the reply information input by the user are transmitted via the transmission unit 15.

  The display control unit 24 controls the display of the information collection form 100 related to the digital radio program being received on the display unit 13 and controls the display stop of the information collection form 100 displayed on the display unit 13. Do.

  The input receiving unit 25 receives a user operation input from the operation unit 18 and transmits reply information to the information collection form 100 input by the user to the transmission control unit 23.

[Operation in in-vehicle equipment]
Next, the operation of the vehicle 3 in the in-vehicle device will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the vehicle 3 is activated, the in-vehicle device determines whether or not the digital broadcast signal from the digital radio broadcasting station 1 is received (step S1), and if so, decodes the digital broadcast signal being received. (Step S2). In the present embodiment, as described above, it is assumed that the provision of a questionnaire result regarding “sakura information” is called for in digital radio broadcasting, and the radio receiving unit 16 decodes the received broadcast signal. The audio information decoded by the radio receiving unit 16 is output from the audio output unit 14.

  In addition, the radio receiving unit 16 checks whether or not the information collection form 100 is included in the decoded digital broadcast signal, and if it is included, extracts the information collection form 100 (Step S1). S3). In the case where the information collection form 100 is included, the display control unit 24 is linked with the broadcast program, for example, when the personality of the information collection form 100 is “Please send cherry information near you”. The display is instructed, and the information collecting form 100 is displayed on the display unit 13 in the form as shown in FIG. 2 (step S5).

  On the other hand, when the information collection form 100 is not included in the received digital broadcast signal, the in-vehicle device receives the digital radio broadcast of only the audio information and outputs the audio by the audio output unit 14 (step) S4).

  Next, in step S5, the message 101 and options 102 as shown in FIG. 2 are displayed to display the information collection form 100, and then the options 102 (for example, “5 minutes bloom”) in the information collection form 100 shown in FIG. Etc.) is selected by the operation of the operation unit 18 by the user (step S6), the input reception unit 25 informs the transmission control unit 23 of the selection result (reply information) of the questionnaire by the user. Thereafter, the control unit 11 causes the position information acquisition unit 12 to acquire position information indicating the current position of the in-vehicle device (step S7), and the transmission control unit 23 acquires the position information acquired and reply information input from the user. Are transmitted to the information collection center 4 via the transmitter 15 (step S8).

  On the other hand, when the information collection form 100 is displayed, if it is determined in step S8 that the display of the information collection form 100 is stopped by the operation of the operation unit 18, the input receiving unit 25 and the display control unit 24 The display of the information collection form 100 is stopped, and the process proceeds to step S9.

  Information provision from the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 to the digital radio broadcasting station 1 (information transmission to the information collection center 4) is performed while the program corner related to “sakura information” is being broadcast in the radio program, step S6. The reply information including the questionnaire result may be transmitted any number of times by repeatedly performing the process of step S8. Thereby, even if it is a case where the vehicle 3 drive | works and another cherry tree comes to be visible, reply information can be input and provided continuously by the user.

  If the control section 11 determines that the program corner related to “sakura information” in the radio program ends and becomes another program corner, the information collection form 100 linked to the program of the digital radio broadcasting station 1 is used. Is determined from the signal included in the digital broadcast signal (step S9), and the display control unit 24 switches the display on the display unit 13 from the information collecting form 100 to another (step S10).

  Thereafter, when the information collection form 100 is displayed in step S3 by the reply time confirmation unit 22, by confirming the information indicating the reply time limit attached to the information collection form 100, it is displayed up to the previous time. The validity period of the information collection form 100 that has been used is confirmed. If the reply time limit confirming unit 22 determines that the reply information is less than the time limit for sending the reply information to the information collecting center 4 by the information collecting form 100, the information collecting form 100 stores the information collecting form 100 in the information collecting form storage unit 21. Is stored without being discarded, and if it is determined that the time is not less than the time limit, the information collection form 100 stored in the information collection form storage unit 21 is discarded.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the time limit (valid period) for transmitting the reply information is set to 10 minutes, and the broadcast time of the program (corner) related to “sakura information” in the program is 10 minutes. When the time has elapsed, the information collection form 100 is discarded. In addition, for example, a call for information is made with a questionnaire such as “Find the ocean! Send me a place where you can see the ocean by this time next week”, and the validity period of the information collection form 100 is set to one week. If the display is completed, the information collection form 100 is stored in the information collection form storage unit 21 for an effective period of one week.

  The in-vehicle device that operates as described above performs the power management process shown in FIG. 5, operates in parallel with the operation process of the in-vehicle device shown in FIG. 4, and always operates while the in-vehicle device is operating. The process shown in FIG. 5 is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the power-on switch for the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 is operated and the in-vehicle device is activated (step S <b> 21), the power management unit 17 is activated to supply power to each part of the in-vehicle device. Is started (step S22). When an instruction to turn off the power of the in-vehicle device is input from the user after starting the power supply (step S23), or when the ACC signal is turned off (OFF) (step S24). The power management unit 17 stops power supply to each unit of the in-vehicle device (step S25), and the power management process ends.

  Information transmitted from the in-vehicle device operating as described above is received by the information collection center 4 and stored in the information storage database 5 with position information as shown in FIG. That is, when a digital broadcast signal is transmitted from the digital radio broadcast station 1, the ID information 111 given to the information collection form 100 superimposed on the digital broadcast signal and the place where the user inputs reply information are shown. The information collection center 4 is composed of position information 112, receiver information 113 indicating information related to the mobile terminal (such as the vehicle 3 and the mobile phone), and reply information (user response) 114 which is a questionnaire result input by the user. It is stored in the information storage database 5 with position information.

  Among them, the ID information 111 is information unique to each information collection form 100 that is given to the information collection form 100 when the digital radio broadcasting station 1 prompts the user of the vehicle 3 to provide information. 101 is information for identifying a theme of information to be collected such as a questionnaire content represented by 101. In the present embodiment, information is managed by associating ID information 111 when the digital radio broadcasting station 1 calls for provision of questionnaire results with ID information 111 when the user inputs reply information, and the ID information 111 It is possible to identify which information collection form 100 the reply information 114 input by the user corresponds to by determining the match.

[Information Collection Center Configuration]
Next, the configuration of the information collection center 4 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, only the part that mainly receives the reply information 114 transmitted from the vehicle 3 among the parts constituting the information collection center 4 is shown, and other parts that are not characteristic in the present embodiment are shown. The illustration is omitted. In the description of the information collection center 4, it is also assumed that an analysis process is performed based on a road type (national road, prefectural road, narrow street), which will be described later, and “a place where cherry trees can be seen (points)” is authorized.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the information collection center 4 includes a receiving unit 31 that receives information transmitted from the vehicle 3, and ID information 111, position information 112, receiver information 113 illustrated in FIG. The received information recognition unit 32 that recognizes the return information 114, the position information correction unit 34 that corrects the position information 112 when the position information 112 of the received return information 114 needs to be corrected, and the position information 112 are corrected. Road information database 35 to be referred to when performing correction, and information storage database 33 for storing position information 112 that does not need correction, other information 111, 113, 114, and corrected position information 112 .

  As a case where the position information correction unit 34 needs to correct the position information 112, for example, when the mobile terminal is an in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3, the position information 112 is away from the road. This is not necessary when the position information 112 transmitted from the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 is all information corrected by the map matching process by the navigation device.

  As another example that requires correction processing, the mobile terminal is a portable device such as a mobile phone, and the information transmitted to the information collection center 4 includes not only latitude and longitude information by the GPS system but also height information. There are cases. In this case, a building database is prepared in advance on the information collection center 4 side, and when there is no building that satisfies the acquired position information 112 and height information at the location indicated by the position information 112, the position information correction unit 34, it is necessary to perform a correction process on the acquired position information 112.

  In this case, the building satisfying the height information is searched from the buildings around the position indicated by the position information 112, and the position information correcting unit 34 uses the position information correcting unit 34 at the position where the building closest to the place indicated by the acquired position information 112 exists. The position information 112 is corrected. In this way, by collecting information regarding the “height” where the mobile terminal is located, for example, only when it is located above a predetermined floor of a building, “the sea can be seen” and “Mt. Fuji can be seen” It is possible to make such a determination.

[Information collection process]
Next, information collection processing in the information collection center 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The information collection center 4 first receives information including the reply information 114 transmitted from the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 by the receiving unit 31 (step S31), and is transmitted from the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 by the reception information recognition unit 32. The content of the information is recognized (step S32). Here, ID information 111, position information 112, receiver information 113, and reply information 114 as shown in FIG. 6 are recognized. Next, in step S33, the position information correction unit 34 determines whether correction processing for the position information 112 is necessary.

  Here, details of the process of determining whether or not the correction process is necessary in step S33 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the position information correction unit 34 determines from the receiver information 113 recognized in step S32 what kind of mobile terminal the terminal that transmitted the reply information 114 is (step S41), and the mobile terminal is mounted on the vehicle 3. If it is a device other than the device, it is determined that the correction process of the position information 112 is unnecessary (step S46), and the acquired position information 112 is stored in the information storage database 33 as it is without performing the correction process on the position information 112. (FIG. 8, step S35).

  On the other hand, when the receiver information 113 corresponds to the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3, the position information 112 identified by the reception information recognition unit 32 in step S32 is acquired (step S42), and the position information correction unit 34 acquires the position information 112. In order to determine whether or not the position information 112 is near the road, the road information database 35 is referred to (step S43).

  In this road information database 35, as shown in FIG. 10, mesh-like mesh areas 121 are set at predetermined intervals on a map, and it is determined whether each mesh area 121 is a road area 122 including a road. Information to be stored is stored. As a result of referring to the road information database 35, when the place indicated by the position information 112 is not the road area 122 and not near the road, it is determined that correction processing for the position information 112 is necessary (step S45), and the place indicated by the position information 112 Is corrected to the center position of the nearest road area 122 (step S34), and the ID information 111, the position information 112, the receiver information 113, and the reply information 114 (user response) are stored in the information storage database 33 as shown in FIG. Store (step S35).

  Here, it is assumed that the position information 112 includes both the position information 112 determined to be unnecessary in the position correction necessity determination process shown in FIG. 9 or the position information 112 corrected in step S34. Further, in FIG. 11, the contents of the information storage database 33 are represented by characters in order to make it easy to grasp the contents. However, the receiver information 113, the reply information 114, and the like are numbers and symbols meaning the contents. For example, the information may be stored in the information storage database 33.

  Next, a configuration for authenticating the reliability of the place (point) where the return information 114 is input based on the position information 112 in the information collection center 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which “a place (point) where a cherry can be seen” is recognized based on the information received and accumulated by the receiving unit 31 among the units constituting the information collection center 4. This information collection center 4 is a relatively minor place with a small amount of traffic by changing the weight for each return information 114 according to the road type (performing weighting) when certifying the place according to the contents of the questionnaire. Even so, it can be certified as a “place where you can see cherry blossoms”.

  In this embodiment, the weight for each reply information 114 is changed according to the road type. However, the traffic volume of the road indicated by the position information 112 is acquired based on the traffic volume survey data and the like. By changing the weight of each reply information 114 according to the traffic volume, a more accurate and reliable location may be identified.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the point certification unit in the information collection center 4 is provided by a user accumulated in the road type information database 35 ′ and the information storage database 33 for storing road type information in the map information shown in FIG. Based on the information, the earned points are calculated, the accreditation unit 41 that authorizes the location according to the contents of the questionnaire, the accreditation start instruction unit 42 that instructs the start of the accreditation process of the accreditation unit 41, and the authorization start instruction, The authorization information storage database 43 stores the reply information 114 certified by the certification unit 41. Here, the road type information database 35 ′ is a database that stores road types associated with road information in the road information database 35.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the authorization unit 41 performs a process of authorizing a location (point) according to the contents of the questionnaire from the plurality of position information 112 and reply information 114 transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle 3. Here, a process when the “point where cherry can be seen” is recognized based on road type (national road, prefectural road, narrow street) information corresponding to the place indicated by the position information 112 will be described.

  The certification unit 41 receives a plurality of reply information 114 to be certified from the certification start instruction unit 42 and a certification start instruction, and starts certification processing. The certification unit 41 refers to the information storage database 33 and becomes information to be certified. As a result, all the position information 112 and reply information 114 of the same ID information 111 are extracted (pick up) (step S51).

  Next, the certification unit 41 distributes the position information 112 corresponding to the picked-up position information 112 and the reply information 114 to each mesh area 121 on the map information, and totals the reply information 114 for each position information 112, The number of reply information 114 included in each mesh area 121 is calculated (step S52).

  Next, the certification | authentication part 41 is the mesh of the prefectural road area about the mesh area | region 121 of all the road areas 122 applicable to prefectural roads, and the mesh area 121 of all the road areas 122 applicable to narrow streets from the road classification information database 35 '. After multiplying the number of reply information 114 corresponding to the area 121 by a predetermined constant A, the acquired points in the mesh area 121 are integrated (step S53), and the reply information corresponding to the mesh area 121 in the narrow street area is obtained. After multiplying the number of 114 by a predetermined constant B, the acquired points in the mesh region 121 are integrated (step S54). Thereby, the weight for one reply information 114 corresponding to each mesh area 121 of each road area 122 is changed, and an acquisition point is given to each mesh area 121.

  Next, when the acquired points calculated in each mesh region 121 exceed a preset specified value, the mesh region 121 is recognized as a “point where the cherry can be seen”, and the “point where the cherry can be seen” The mesh area 121 is stored in the information storage database 5 with position information. Here, as the specified value to be compared with the acquired points of each mesh region 121, a value that can be determined to be reliable as a place along the contents of the questionnaire is set in advance based on past survey results. On the other hand, if the acquired point does not exceed the specified value, the “point where the cherry can be seen” is not reliable, and the information storage database with position information 5 is not stored.

  Then, the position information 112, the reply information 114, and the acquired points, which are recognized as the “points where cherry trees can be seen” stored in the information storage database 5 with position information, are fed back to the digital radio broadcast station 1 and the digital radio broadcast station 1 To the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle 3, it is possible to provide a result certified for the user of the vehicle 3.

  Here, the predetermined constant A and the predetermined constant B, which are weights for each mesh region 121, are set so as to satisfy the relationship of 1 <A <B, for example, so that the prefectural road has more traffic than the narrow street. It is possible to calculate the acquired points in consideration of the number of vehicles traveling on the road, and to recognize the location according to the contents of the questionnaire. In addition, the predetermined constants A and B, which are information weights, are changed according to the road type, but the weight increases as the traffic volume of each road increases using known data such as information such as traffic survey data. It is also possible to increase the number of acquired points by performing a weighting process for increasing the number of points, and to identify a place with higher reliability.

  As described above, the predetermined constants A and B for multiplying the prefectural road and the national road by the number of information are higher than those of the narrow streets, and the weight is increased as the road has a higher traffic volume. The more points you can get, the more points you earn, and only the highly reliable places that can be recognized by all users will be recognized as “points where you can see cherry blossoms”. be able to.

  On the other hand, in order to detect a minor place that is generally not well known, a weight that multiplies the number of reply information 114 of each mesh region 121 from which position information 112 corresponding to the reply information 114 is obtained. A predetermined constant is set to a low value when the road type is a national road, set to a high value when the road type is a narrow street, and set to an intermediate value when the road type is not a narrow street such as a prefectural road. Thereby, even if the number of reply information 114 of “points where cherry trees can be seen” obtained on the narrow street is small, the acquired points to be accumulated in each mesh region 121 can be set to a high value, It can be recognized as a “point where you can see cherry blossoms”.

Further, the weight may be changed by converting the ratio of the reply information 114 to the traffic volume using known traffic volume survey data. At this time, the certification unit 41
(Number of replies / traffic volume) x 100 [%]
When the number of replies exceeding the prescribed ratio is obtained, it can be recognized that the place is highly reliable as a “point where the cherry can be seen”.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
As described above in detail, according to the information processing system according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the information collecting form 100 including the questionnaire contents is presented to the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 and the information collecting system When the input to the form 100 is accepted, the position information 112 can be transmitted to the information collection center 4 and stored together with the reply information 114, and an investigator or special vehicle is dispatched for each of the places where the information is to be collected. Therefore, highly reliable information can be collected and stored efficiently and at low cost based on the reply information 114 returned from the user.

  Further, according to this information processing system, when the location along the contents of the questionnaire is authorized, the weight of each reply information 114 is changed, and the contents of the questionnaire are calculated from the weight and the number of reply information 114 in each mesh area 121. You can certify places along. Therefore, according to this information processing system, by changing the weighting for the reply information 114, it is possible to make a famous place that every user can recognize as a result in accordance with the contents of the questionnaire as a result of the questionnaire. Can be used as a result of the questionnaire.

  Specifically, the road type or traffic volume in the position information 112 transmitted together with the reply information 114 is acquired, the weight of the reply information 114 is changed according to the acquired road type or traffic volume, and the road type or traffic volume is changed. If any user obtains a certified result that is recognized as a result according to the questionnaire contents by changing the number of reply information 114 that is recognized as a place according to the questionnaire contents, the road type is a national road Further, by increasing the weight of the reply information 114 corresponding to the position information having a large amount of traffic, the earned points can be increased, and a questionnaire result at a famous place can be obtained except for a spot-like place.

  On the other hand, when it is desired to obtain a secret place as a recognition result, the number of reply information 114 is increased by increasing the weight of the reply information 114 corresponding to position information with a low traffic volume when the road type is a narrow street. Even if there are not many, it is possible to raise the earned points more than a place where a large amount of reply information 114 can be obtained in a famous place, and a spot-like place can be recognized.

  Thereby, for example, it is possible to perform analysis processing of information that places importance on or neglects information in a minor place with a small traffic volume.

  Furthermore, according to this information processing system, the information collection form 100 to which the expiration date information is added from the digital radio broadcast station 1 is transmitted by being superimposed on the broadcast signal, and the expiration date information added to the information collection form 100 is transmitted. Therefore, the information collection form 100 is stored for a period within the expiration date, and when the information collection form 100 is stored, the input of the reply information 114 to the information collection form 100 is received from the user and returned. Since the information 114 and the position information 112 are associated with each other and transmitted to the information collection center 4, the period for which the user is requested to provide information can be limited, and the information can be collected limited to a specific period. Further, the information collection form 100 in which the expiration date of the questionnaire is set can be held within the expiration date on the vehicle 3 side, and if it is within the expiration date, from the user an arbitrary number of times at an arbitrary time point You can get a questionnaire offer.

  Furthermore, according to this information processing system, the information collection center 4 transmits the certification result obtained by authorizing the location in accordance with the questionnaire contents in the position information 112 to the digital radio broadcasting station 1 and superimposes it on the broadcast signal to the vehicle. It is possible to provide a program to be transmitted to the in-vehicle device 3.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. In the following description regarding the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals or the same names, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the information processing system according to the second embodiment, the information collected at the information collection center 4 is based on the information (personal profile) related to the user who has input the reply information 114. It is characterized by discriminating whether or not it has been made by a user corresponding to a resident and emphasizing the return information 114 provided by the local resident, so as to recognize a so-called secret point.

[Configuration of in-vehicle equipment]
FIG. 14 shows a schematic configuration of the in-vehicle device according to the second embodiment. The configuration of the in-vehicle device shown in FIG. 14 is almost the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 3 except for parts specifically described below. For this reason, in FIG. 14, about the site | part equivalent to the structure shown in FIG. 3, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same name.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 in this information processing system has a configuration in which an in-vehicle device ID storage unit 51 is added in the control unit 11 to the in-vehicle device in the first embodiment. . The in-vehicle device ID storage unit 52 stores an in-vehicle device ID (identification information) that is unique (unique) information for identifying each in-vehicle device. This in-vehicle device ID is information used to specify an address or a region that is a profile of the individual user who provided the reply information 114 in the information collection center 4.

  The in-vehicle device in the present embodiment acquires the in-vehicle device ID stored in the in-vehicle device ID storage unit 51 when the transmission control unit 23 transmits the position information 112, the reply information 114, and the like to the information collection center 4, The in-vehicle device ID is transmitted to the information collection center 4 together with the position information 112 and the reply information 114.

  Further, the information collection center 4 performs a collection process of the return information 114 and a correction process of the position information 112 according to the process shown in FIG. Thereby, an information storage database having a structure as shown in FIG. 15 is generated. The information storage database shown in FIG. 15 is obtained by adding information related to the in-vehicle device ID 131 to the information storage database shown in FIG.

[Information Collection Center Configuration]
Next, the configuration of the information collection center 4 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration shown in FIG. 16 is substantially the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 12 except for the parts that will be specifically described below. For this reason, in FIG. 16, about the site | part equivalent to the structure shown in FIG. 12, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same name.

  The configuration of the information collection center 4 shown in FIG. 16 is different from the configuration shown in FIG. 12 in that a personal information database 61 is provided instead of the road type information database 35 '.

  The personal information database 61 has a structure as shown in FIG. 17, and stores in-vehicle device ID 131 and registered location information 132 indicating a registered location corresponding to this in-vehicle device ID 131.

  As the registered location information 132 in the personal information database 61, an address or an area that can be input or changed by the user himself / herself may be set. When the user purchases the vehicle 3 or the in-vehicle device from the manufacturer, the manufacturer side An address or area related to the user may be registered and used instead of the registered place information 132. In addition, the personal information database 61 is associated with a nickname (so-called radio name) used when a user provides information for a predetermined digital radio broadcast, and stores and registers an address and a region for use as registered location information 132. You may do it. In this case, when the information collection center 4 receives the reply information 114, the reply information 114 is provided by providing the user's radio name to the digital radio broadcasting station 1 together with the provided reply information 114. The user's radio name can be read out in the radio program, and an event or preference that prompts the user to provide reply information 114 can be realized.

[Location certification processing]
Next, a specific example of the process for identifying a place (point) in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the certification section 41 starts the point certification process by inputting the ID information 111 of the item to be certified from the certification start instruction section 42 and the certification start instruction, the positional information associated with the corresponding ID information 111 112, reply information 114 and in-vehicle device ID 131 are extracted from the information storage database 33 (step S61).

  Next, the certification | authentication part 41 compares the positional information 112 extracted by step S61, and the registration place information 132 which can be acquired from vehicle equipment ID 131 (step S62), and the positional information 112 used as the transmission place of the reply information 114 is the following. The reply information 114 included in the registered place information 132 is selected, and the weight for the corresponding reply information 114 is set as a predetermined value C.

  The predetermined value C is a constant having a value higher than the standard weight value “1” (C> 1), and the locality that can be determined from the fact that the origin of the reply information 114 is included in the registered place information 132. The weight value is determined according to how much people's opinions are respected.

  When you want a questionnaire result that greatly respects the opinions of the local people and wants to increase the points earned in each mesh area 121, and wants a questionnaire result that makes the predetermined value C a large number and does not respect the opinions of the local people very much The value of the predetermined value C may be a value close to 1. Thereby, the place along the contents of the questionnaire desired by the information collection center 4 or the digital radio broadcasting station 1 can be derived as the authorization result.

  Thereafter, the acquired points are added for each mesh area 121 (step S64), and the mesh area 121 (accredited mesh) from which the acquired points equal to or greater than the specified value are obtained is recognized as “a place where the cherry can be seen” (step S65). .

  In this place authorization process, if the location information 112 is not included in the registered place information 132, the acquired points may be weighted based on the road type described in the first embodiment. You can get clearer information about minor places that only local residents know.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
Furthermore, according to this information processing system, the vehicle 3 transmits the vehicle information ID 131 for identifying the vehicle 3 together with the reply information 114 and the position information 112 to the information collection center 4. When the registered location information 132 corresponding to the device ID 131 is acquired and the location indicated by the location information 112 is included in the acquired registered location, it is determined that the reply information 114 is information transmitted by the local people. It is possible to recognize the place as a secret place by increasing the weight for the reply information 114.

[Information display example]
Next, an example will be described in which a questionnaire result is provided to the user by feeding back to the user the reply information 114 accumulated as described above and the authorized location as the authorized result. Here, when the authorized place is displayed as an icon in each of the mesh areas 121 set in the map information, icons indicating the authorized place are densely displayed on the map information, and the visibility may be lowered. Therefore, in the following description, an example in the case of providing and displaying information without reducing visibility will be described.

  FIG. 19 shows a configuration of an icon arrangement processing unit for displaying icons. The icon arrangement processing unit shown in FIG. 19 is configured in the information collection center 4, determines the continuity of the mesh region 121 certified by the method described in the first and second embodiments, and determines each mesh region. 121 has a function of arranging icons related to the reply information 114 associated with 121.

  As illustrated in FIG. 19, the icon arrangement processing unit includes an icon information database 72, a continuity determination unit 73, an icon arrangement unit 71, and an authorized information storage database 74.

  The icon information database 72 is a database in which icons to be displayed are stored. For example, a cherry tree icon for displaying in a “place where cherry blossoms can be seen”, a firework icon for displaying in a “place where fireworks can be seen”, and the like are stored. ing.

  The continuity determination unit 73 takes out the mesh region 121 in which the acquired points accumulated in the authorized information storage database 74 are determined to be equal to or greater than the specified value, that is, the authorized mesh, and for example, the continuity of the mesh region 121 corresponding to a place where the cherry can be seen (Vertical, horizontal, diagonal contact) is determined. The authorized information storage database 74 may be configured to be included in the information collection center 4, but information stored in the information storage database 5 with position information may be used.

  The icon placement unit 71 has a function of determining a place where the icon is placed on the map, and the place where the icon is placed in the mesh area 121 on the map information according to the determination result of the continuity determination unit 73. decide.

  As shown in FIG. 20, such an icon arrangement processing unit is started when an instruction is input from the outside, or when a certified mesh is determined by the procedure described in the first and second embodiments. Then, the continuity determination unit 73 extracts the corresponding authorization information from the authorization information storage database 74. At this time, for example, when an icon related to “a place where cherry blossoms can be seen” is to be placed, the continuity determination unit 73 extracts a certification mesh of “a place where cherry blossoms can be seen” and is certified as a place where the cherry blossoms can be seen. Extracted mesh region 121 is extracted (step S71).

  Next, the continuity determination unit 73 determines the continuity of the extracted certified mesh region 121 (step S72).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 21, when there are certified meshes 142, 143, and 144, which are mesh regions 121 whose acquired points are determined to be equal to or greater than a specified value, on the map 141, the certified meshes 142, 143, and 144 are concerned. Are displayed as individual mesh regions 121 indicated by shading in FIG. In this example, certified meshes 142, 143, and 144 certified as “places where cherry trees can be seen” are shown by the procedure described in the first and second embodiments.

  In the certified mesh 144 and the certified mesh 143 shown in FIG. 21, the mesh region 121 has continuity in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions, respectively, and the continuity determining unit 73 determines that the mesh area 121 has continuity ( Step S72). Then, the continuity determination unit 73 determines a continuous certified mesh including the certified mesh 143 as a single certified mesh group and a continuous certified mesh including the certified mesh 144 as a single certified mesh group.

  Next, the icon placement unit 71 acquires the corresponding icon from the icon information database 72, and the certified mesh group including the certified mesh 144 recognized by the continuity determining unit 73 and the certified mesh group including the certified mesh 143, continuity. The icon is superimposed and displayed on the map 141 in the approximate center position of the certified mesh 142 that does not have (step S73).

  As a result, in the information collection center 4, as shown in FIG. 22, the icon 151 is superimposed on the map 141 and in the vicinity of the certified mesh 142, and the icon 152 is displayed at the approximate center of the certified mesh group including the certified mesh 143. The icon 153 is superimposed and displayed at substantially the center of the certified mesh group including the certified mesh 144. Such display data is, for example, stored in the information storage database 5 with position information, transmitted to the digital radio broadcast station 1, and fed back to the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 or introduced in a broadcast radio program. .

  According to such an information processing system, after the location according to the questionnaire content is authorized by the information collection center 4, the location information 112 corresponding to the plurality of reply information 114 authorized as the location along the questionnaire content is continuously obtained. If the plurality of pieces of position information 112 have continuity, display data in which a single icon indicating the reply information 114 is superimposed on the position on the map determined to have continuity Even if a lot of similar information is acquired in a nearby location, it is possible to prevent the icons indicating these information from being displayed closely on the map information, The visibility of information can be improved.

  Further, according to this information processing system, by determining the degree of continuity of the mesh area 121, for example, whether “a place where cherry blossoms can be seen” is an area having a certain extent of a large number of mesh areas 121 is determined. The information collection center 4 can determine whether the specific location is composed of one or a few mesh regions 121. As a result, according to this information processing system, the “place where cherry blossoms can be seen” consisting of a large number of mesh areas 121 can be recognized as a famous place, and the “place where cherry blossoms can be seen” consisting of a small number of mesh areas 121 can be recognized as a secret place Can be certified as a place.

  Next, another configuration example of the above-described icon arrangement processing unit will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 23, parts that are substantially the same as those in the configuration shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 23, this icon arrangement processing unit is characterized by assigning an authorized mesh to nodes and links used in, for example, a navigation device mounted on the vehicle 3 and arranging icons. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the icon arrangement processing unit in this example includes a link connection recognition unit 81, an authorized link extraction unit 82, and a node / link in addition to the icon arrangement unit 71, the icon information database 72, and the authorized information storage database 74. A database 83 is provided.

  The node / link database 83 includes information equivalent to the database used for the route search in the navigation device mounted on the vehicle 3, and stores information related to nodes representing intersections and information related to links connecting the nodes. It is a database.

  The authorized link extraction unit 82 extracts the authorized mesh certified by the procedure described in the first and second embodiments from the authorized information storage database 74 and includes the position of the authorized mesh and the node / link database 83. The link including the authorized mesh is identified by comparing the node and link position information.

  The link connection recognition unit 81 recognizes the link connection extracted by the authorized link extraction unit 82 and sends it to the icon arrangement unit 71. The icon arrangement unit 71 displays an icon based on the recognition result by the link connection recognition unit 81. Decide where to place.

  This icon arrangement process is started when an instruction is input from the outside, or when an authorized point is determined by the procedure described in the first and second embodiments, and the authorized link extracting unit 82 stores the authorized information storage. From the database 74, a corresponding authorized mesh (for example, in the case where an icon relating to “a place where cherry blossoms can be seen” is set as a placement target) is extracted (step S81).

  Next, the authorized link extracting unit 82 extracts a link including the extracted authorized mesh based on the extracted authorized mesh position information and the node information and link information obtained from the node / link database 83 (step S82).

  Next, the link connection recognition unit 81 recognizes the continuity of the link extracted by the authorized link extraction unit 82 (step S83). As a result of this recognition, the icon placement unit 71 determines that the center position of the plurality of links determined to be continuous determined in step S83 or the center of the single link that is not determined to have no continuity in step S83. Set (display) an icon at the position.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 25, the links 162, 163, and 164 at the positions where the certified mesh is included are displayed on the map 161, and are superimposed on the links 162, 163, and 164 so that “a place where the cherry can be seen” is displayed. Can be displayed. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 26, even when the link 182 on the map 181 has a curved shape, the icon 183 is superimposed and displayed at an intermediate position of the link 182.

  Such display data is, for example, stored in the information storage database 5 with position information, transmitted to the digital radio broadcast station 1, and fed back to the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 or introduced in a broadcast radio program. .

  According to such an information processing system, after the location according to the questionnaire content is authorized, the information collection center 4 obtains the position information 112 corresponding to the plurality of pieces of reply information 114 authorized as the location along the questionnaire content. The node information or link information stored in the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 is converted, the continuity of the node information or link information is determined, and if the plurality of node information or link information has continuity, the reply Display data in which a single icon indicating information 114 is superimposed on a position on a map determined to have continuity can be created.

[How to use information]
Next, a specific example of a technique for utilizing information collected and accumulated by the above-described procedure will be described.

  In the information processing system described above, the information collection form 100 is distributed to the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3, and the authorized mesh is authorized from the position information 112 added to the reply information 114 collected from the in-vehicle device to the information collection center 4, Further, the display data after the icon display is not only fed back to the digital radio broadcasting station 1 but also used for other purposes.

  Specifically, as an example of utilizing the certified mesh and display data, the information is sold to content providers such as electronic maps and various information media used in navigation devices.

  The information (database) accumulated by the processing described above is accompanied by a program brand of a program broadcasting digital radio broadcast (promoting information provision) as an added value. Then, a service provider is operated in the information collection center 4 to create a Web page in which the database information such as the content of the message 101 acquired in the above-described processing, the certified mesh, display data, etc. is associated with the provision fee of the database information. Thus, transmission to another personal computer is possible.

  On the other hand, when a content provider who purchases information accesses a Web page of a service provider that operates the information collection center 4, the content provider transmits information that pays a database usage fee as information consideration to the information collection center 4. On the other hand, the information collection center 4 transmits to the digital radio broadcasting station 1 information indicating that a part of the value of the information obtained from the content provider is paid as the information for the program brand. .

  Accordingly, it is possible to construct a business model in which information acquired by distributing the information collection form 100 is distributed by the operator of the information collection center 4, the operator of the digital radio broadcasting station 1, and the content provider.

  Further, as another example of utilizing the information created by the processing of the information collection center 4, the content provider attaches the position information 112 to the service provider that operates the information collection center 4 and the digital radio broadcasting station 1. A business model that requests the creation of a database is conceivable.

  In this case, information (data) that the content provider wants to collect is set in advance, and the service provider that is the information collection center 4 and the digital radio broadcasting station 1 are requested to collect the data. Then, the service provider creates an information collection form 100 for broadcasting, and transmits the information collection form 100 to the digital radio broadcasting station 1.

  On the other hand, the digital radio broadcasting station 1 calls for provision of information in the program to be broadcast and superimposes the information collection form 100 in the form of a data broadcast channel or data track on the digital broadcast signal to be transmitted. Send a signal.

  When the listener (user) of the program returns the position information 112 and the reply information 114 from the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 3 to the information collection form 100 in response to the call, the service provider can use the information collection center 4 described above. By performing processing, a database with location information 112 is constructed, and information collection / accumulation results are provided to the requesting content provider. At this time, the content provider can construct a business model in which the service provider is paid for database construction, and the digital radio broadcasting station 1 is paid for the broadcasting fee of the program to be broadcast. It is. In this case, the content provider may be a sponsor of the broadcast program.

  In addition, the above-mentioned embodiment is only an example at the time of applying this invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as the technical idea of the present invention is not deviated. is there.

  Here, using the information processing system described above, the information stored in the information processing center is sold to the content provider, and the information acquired from the content provider is paid to the information processing center and the digital broadcasting station. You can build a business model that distributes to each other. As a result, the collected information can be further utilized by the content provider, and the information processing center and the digital broadcasting station can obtain compensation by selling the information.

  In addition, the consideration of information may be distributed to the information processing center as an information provision fee and to the digital broadcasting station as a program brand usage fee. In addition, the price of information may be distributed to the information processing center as an information collection fee and to the digital radio broadcasting station as a broadcast usage fee.

1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display of the form for information collection displayed on the mobile terminal (vehicle equipment) in the information processing system. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle equipment shown as 1st Embodiment regarding the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows the operation processing of the vehicle equipment in the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows the power management process of the vehicle equipment in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the information collected by the information processing center (information collection center) in the information processing system. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the receiving part of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows the information collection process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows the position correction necessity judgment process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the content of the road information database prepared in the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the content of the information storage database prepared in the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the authorization part of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows the place (point) recognition process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle equipment shown as 2nd Embodiment regarding the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the content of the information storage database prepared in the information collection center in 2nd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the authorization part of the information collection center in 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the content of the personal information database prepared in the information collection center in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the point certification | authentication process of the information collection center in 2nd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the icon arrangement | positioning process part of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows the icon arrangement | positioning process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the authorization point set on map information by the icon arrangement | positioning process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the icon set and displayed on map information by the icon arrangement | positioning process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a functional block diagram which shows another structure of the icon arrangement | positioning process part of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the icon arrangement | positioning process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the icon set and displayed on map information by the icon arrangement | positioning process of the information collection center in the information processing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the icon set and displayed on map information by the icon arrangement | positioning process of the information collection center in the information processing system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital radio broadcasting station 2 Radio wave board 3 Vehicle 4 Information collection center 5 Information storage database 11 Control part 12 Position information acquisition part 13 Display part 14 Audio | voice output part 15 Transmission part 16 Radio reception part 16a Decoding part 16b Reception antenna 17 Power supply management part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Operation part 21 Information collection form memory | storage part 22 Reply deadline confirmation part 23 Transmission control part 24 Display control part 25 Input reception part 31 Reception part 32 Reception information recognition part 33 Information storage database 34 Location information correction part 35 Road information database 35 ' Road type information database 41 Accreditation unit 42 Accreditation start instruction unit 43 Accreditation information storage database 51 Storage unit 52 Storage unit 61 Personal information database 71 Icon placement unit 72 Icon information database 73 Continuity judgment unit 74 Accreditation information storage database 81 Link connection recognition unit 82 qualified link extraction unit 83 nodes / link database 100 for information collection form 101 message 102 choices 111 ID information 112 position information 113 receiver information 114 reply information 121 mesh region 122 road area 131-vehicle device ID
132 Registration location information 142,143,144 Certified mesh 151,152,153,171,172,173,183 Icon 162,163,164,182 Link

Claims (18)

An information processing system having a broadcast station, a mobile terminal that receives a broadcast signal from the broadcast station, and an information processing center that processes information transmitted by the mobile terminal,
The broadcast station comprises broadcast transmission means for superimposing and transmitting an information collecting form including questionnaire contents in accordance with the program contents on a broadcast signal for presenting a broadcast program,
The mobile terminal
Broadcast receiving means for receiving the broadcast signal;
Form extracting means for extracting the information collecting form from the broadcast signal received by the broadcast receiving means;
Presenting means for presenting the contents of a broadcast signal received by the broadcast receiving means, presenting the questionnaire contents by presenting the information collection form extracted by the form extracting means,
Information input means for receiving input of reply information for the information collection form presented by the presenting means from a user;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating a current position of the mobile terminal at the time when the reply information is input to the information input means;
An information transmission means for associating the reply information input to the information input means with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means and transmitting the information to the information processing center;
The information processing center
Information receiving means for receiving the reply information and the position information transmitted from the information transmitting means of the mobile terminal;
Information storage means for storing a plurality of the reply information and the position information received by the information receiving means;
To yield the number of return information for each location by aggregating a plurality of said reply information stored in said information storing means for each of the position information, which is set in advance for each position for the number of the reply information weighting To calculate a point for each position, and when the point for each position exceeds a specified value, information certifying means for certifying the position as a place according to the contents of the questionnaire ,
Map information storage means for storing map information including road type information indicating the road type of the road;
The information authorization unit refers to the map information stored in the map information storage unit, acquires the road type in the position information transmitted together with the reply information, and the road type is the number of vehicles traveling on the road. The information processing system is characterized in that the weighting is greatly changed as the number of road types is smaller . The information processing center
Determining the continuity of position information corresponding to a plurality of places authorized by the information authorization means;
When there is continuity in the plurality of position information, display data obtained by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the center of the plurality of positions on the map determined to have continuity. make,
When there is no continuity among the plurality of position information, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on each position on the map determined to have no continuity. The information processing system according to claim 1. The information processing center
Comparing a plurality of locations authorized by the information authorization means and position information of links connecting nodes indicating intersections, identifying a link including the location,
Recognizing the connection of the identified links;
When there is a link of the identified link , create a display data in which a single icon indicating the reply information is superimposed on the center of the links determined to have continuity ,
2. The information according to claim 1, wherein when there is no connection to the link, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the link that is determined not to be connected. Processing system. The broadcast transmitting means of the broadcast station adds expiration date information indicating an expiration date of the information collection form to the information collection form, and transmits the information collection form to which the expiration date information is added to the broadcast signal. And send it superimposed on
The mobile terminal
Expiration date identifying means for identifying the expiration date information added to the information collection form extracted by the form extraction means;
Form storage means for storing the information collection form for a period within the expiration date indicated by the expiration date information identified by the expiration date identification means,
When an information collection form is stored in the form storage means, the information input means accepts input of reply information to the information collection form from a user, and the information transmission means receives the reply information and the The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted to the information processing center in association with position information. The information processing center transmits a certification result certified as a place along the questionnaire contents to the broadcasting station,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcasting station superimposes the authorization result transmitted from the information processing center on a broadcast signal and transmits the result. An information processing method for an information processing system having a broadcasting station, a mobile terminal that receives a broadcast signal from the broadcasting station, and an information processing center that processes information transmitted by the mobile terminal,
The broadcast station transmits a broadcast signal for presenting a broadcast program by superimposing an information collection form including a questionnaire content along the program content,
In response to receiving the broadcast signal by the mobile terminal, the program content of the broadcast signal is presented and the questionnaire content is presented, and the information collection form is extracted from the broadcast signal and presented to the user. Then, when input of reply information to the information collection form is received from a user, position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal at the time when the reply information is input is acquired, and the reply information and Sending the information to the information processing center in association with the location information,
By receiving the reply information and the position information from the plurality of mobile terminals by the information processing center, the plurality of reply information and the position information are accumulated, and the plurality of accumulated reply information are stored in the position information. to yield the number of return information for each location by summing each, by multiplying a predetermined weighting for each position for the number of the reply information to calculate the points per the position of each corresponding position When the point exceeds the specified value, the position is recognized as a place along the contents of the questionnaire .
With reference to map information including road type information indicating the road type of the road, the road type in the position information transmitted together with the reply information is acquired, and the road type is a road type with a small number of vehicles traveling on the road. The information processing method is characterized in that the weighting is greatly changed . After accrediting the place along the contents of the questionnaire by the information processing center,
The information processing center
Determining the continuity of location information corresponding to a plurality of reply information authorized as a place along the contents of the questionnaire,
When there is continuity in the plurality of position information, display data obtained by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the center of the plurality of positions on the map determined to have continuity. make,
When there is no continuity among the plurality of position information, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on each position on the map determined to have no continuity. The information processing method according to claim 6 . After the information processing center recognizes a place along the contents of the questionnaire,
The information processing center
Compare the location along the questionnaire content and the position information of the link connecting the nodes indicating the intersection, and identify the link containing the location,
Recognizing the connection of the identified links;
When there is a link of the identified link , create a display data in which a single icon indicating the reply information is superimposed on the center of the links determined to have continuity ,
If there is no connection to the link, according to claim 6, characterized in that to create a single icon indicating the reply information, the display data is superimposed on the link determined that there is no connection Information processing method. The broadcasting station adds expiration date information indicating an expiration date of the information collection form to the information collection form, and transmits the information collection form with the expiration date information superimposed on the broadcast signal. And
The mobile terminal stores the information collection form for a period within the expiration date from the expiration date information added to the information collection form, and when the information collection form is stored, The information processing method according to claim 6 , wherein an input of reply information to the information collection form is received from a user, and the reply information and the position information are associated with each other and transmitted to the information processing center. By the information processing center, the authorization result that authorized the location along the questionnaire content in the location information is transmitted to the broadcasting station,
The information processing method according to claim 6 , wherein the broadcasting station superimposes the authorization result transmitted from the information processing center on a broadcast signal and transmits the result. An information processing apparatus that processes information transmitted from a mobile terminal that receives a broadcast signal for presenting program content from a broadcasting station,
Reply information generated from each of a plurality of mobile terminals, which is transmitted from the broadcasting station and received by each mobile terminal, and is input and generated by the user with respect to an information collection form including questionnaire contents in accordance with the program contents; Information receiving means for receiving position information indicating a current position of the mobile terminal at the time when the reply information is input;
Information storage means for storing the reply information and the position information received by the information receiving means;
To yield the number of return information for each location by aggregating a plurality of said reply information stored in said information storing means for each of the position information, which is set in advance for each position for the number of the reply information weighting To calculate a point for each position, and when the point for each position exceeds a specified value, information certifying means for certifying the position as a place according to the contents of the questionnaire ,
Map information storage means for storing map information including road type information indicating the road type of the road,
The information authorization unit refers to the map information stored in the map information storage unit, acquires the road type in the position information transmitted together with the reply information, and the road type is the number of vehicles traveling on the road. An information processing apparatus, wherein the weight of the reply information is changed greatly as the number of road types is smaller . Determining the continuity of position information corresponding to a plurality of places authorized by the information authorization means;
When there is continuity in the plurality of position information, display data obtained by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the center of the plurality of positions on the map determined to have continuity. make,
When there is no continuity among the plurality of position information, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on each position on the map determined to have no continuity. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 . Comparing a plurality of locations authorized by the information authorization means and position information of links connecting nodes indicating intersections, identifying a link including the location,
Recognizing the connection of the identified links;
When there is a link of the identified link , create a display data in which a single icon indicating the reply information is superimposed on the center of the links determined to have continuity ,
The information according to claim 11 , wherein when there is no connection to the link, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the link determined not to be connected. Processing equipment. Send the certification result that authorized the place along the contents of the questionnaire to the broadcasting station,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the broadcast station causes the authorization result transmitted from the information processing center to be superimposed on a broadcast signal and transmitted. An information processing method for processing information transmitted from a mobile terminal that receives a broadcast signal for presenting program content from a broadcasting station,
Reply information generated from each of a plurality of mobile terminals, which is transmitted from the broadcasting station and received by each mobile terminal, and is input and generated by the user with respect to an information collection form including questionnaire contents in accordance with the program contents; , Receiving position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal at the time when the reply information is input, and storing the reply information and the position information,
From the result of totaling the plurality of accumulated reply information for each position information, the location along the contents of the questionnaire is authorized,
Accumulated plurality of said reply information to yield the number of return information for each position information aggregated by the position information, by multiplying a predetermined weighting for each position for the number of the reply information corresponding When the point for each position is calculated and the point for each position exceeds the specified value, the position is recognized as a place in accordance with the contents of the questionnaire.
The road type in the position information transmitted together with the reply information is acquired from the position information received from the mobile terminal, and the weighting is greatly changed as the road type is a road type with a small number of vehicles traveling on the road. An information processing method characterized by the above. Determining the continuity of location information corresponding to the plurality of certified locations;
When there is continuity in the plurality of position information, display data obtained by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the center of the plurality of positions on the map determined to have continuity. make,
When there is no continuity among the plurality of position information, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on each position on the map determined to have no continuity. The information processing method according to claim 15 . Comparing the plurality of authorized locations with location information of links connecting nodes indicating intersections, and identifying links including the locations;
Recognizing the connection of the identified links;
When there is a link of the identified link , create a display data in which a single icon indicating the reply information is superimposed on the center of the links determined to have continuity ,
16. The information according to claim 15 , wherein if the link is not connected, display data is created by superimposing a single icon indicating the reply information on the link determined not to be connected. Processing method. Send the certification result that authorized the place along the contents of the questionnaire to the broadcasting station,
The information processing method according to claim 15 , wherein the broadcast station causes the authorization result transmitted from the information processing center to be superimposed on a broadcast signal and transmitted.

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