JP4717296B2 - Electronic map data management device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for providing electronic map data and a management method, and more particularly to a technique that enables a person whose information is posted on electronic map data to confirm the information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, the use of map data digitized so as to be usable by computers (hereinafter referred to as “electronic map data”) has become widespread. The electronic map data is used for displaying a map on a so-called personal computer, a vehicle-mounted navigation system, providing a map via the Internet, and creating a map as a printed matter. In particular, in the navigation system, the usefulness of the electronic map data is high in that the destination can be easily set and the route to the destination can be easily searched. In addition to being provided in a form stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, the electronic map data may be distributed via a network.
[0003]
The accuracy of information is important for electronic map data. In general, electronic map data is usually created in a state in which an owner (hereinafter referred to as a person to be posted) of a building or the like posted therein is not involved. Conventionally, if there is an error in the information posted, it has been individually corrected by an offer from the posted person.
[0004]
Electronic map data can provide detailed data. For example, it is also possible to supply map data with a house display for each house, such as a house map. It is also possible to include more detailed and personal information such as the household composition as well as the residence display.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When detailed information is provided in this way, depending on the content, there is a risk of being disadvantaged to the publisher. In particular, if incorrect information is provided without the participation of the publisher, there is a possibility of serious disadvantage. In order to avoid such an adverse effect, it is preferable to provide the posted person with means for easily confirming and correcting the posted information about himself / herself.
[0006]
On the other hand, for the following reasons, the electronic map data has a problem in making the posted person confirm the posted information. First, electronic map data including detailed information is data having valuable economic value. Therefore, even for the purpose of checking the posted information, presenting unlimited information to the posted person may impair the economic value of the electronic map data. Secondly, due to the nature of electronic map data, when browsing a specific building, the surrounding information is necessarily presented. When presenting information to a listed person to confirm posted information, information about the surrounding number of posted persons is also presented, which may cause problems from the viewpoint of confidentiality of information. .
[0007]
As described above, in the electronic map data, two conflicting requests, that is, a request for facilitating confirmation of information to the posted person, and the economic value of the electronic map data are protected, and the confidentiality of the information is ensured. There was a request. The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can satisfy these conflicting requirements regarding electronic map data.
[0008]
[Means for solving the problems and their functions and effects]
In order to solve at least a part of the above problems, in the present invention, in an information providing apparatus for providing electronic map data, a person whose information is posted on a map based on electronic map data is information It was set as the structure which can perform the browsing for confirmation for confirming. That is, the information providing apparatus includes a browsing unit, a request input unit, an authentication unit, and a browsing unit for confirmation. Here, a browsing part implement | achieves normal browsing by providing electronic map data according to the browsing request from the client connected to the information provision apparatus via the network. The request input unit inputs a confirmation request for confirming the contents of the electronic map data separately from the browsing request from the client. The authenticating unit authenticates whether or not the sender of the confirmation request is a posted person. The confirmation browsing unit provides the electronic map data to the client when the authentication is obtained. At this time, the amount of information included in the electronic map data is limited to a range necessary for the posted person to confirm information about himself / herself.
[0009]
By limiting the amount of information provided at the time of browsing for confirmation, it is possible to avoid providing surplus data to the posted person. That is, it is possible to make the posted person confirm the information while securing the economic value of the electronic map data and the confidentiality of the information.
[0010]
The information restriction method can take various forms. For example, consider a case where at least part of the electronic map data includes information unique to each posted person or information unique to a building owned by each posted person. The information unique to the recipient includes, for example, the name of the recipient. The information unique to the building includes, for example, the shape of a privately owned house. If this information is included in the electronic map data, at least one of the unique information related to the other person or the building will be prevented so that the person who sent the confirmation request cannot see the other person's information. The information can be restricted by concealing the part.
[0011]
As another aspect regarding the restriction of information, consider a case where information related to a person to be posted is presented at a certain posting position on electronic map data such as the location of a privately owned house. In this case, in the browsing for confirmation, it is possible to limit the information by providing a map including the posting position in an area narrower than that during normal browsing.
[0012]
As another aspect regarding the restriction of information, a case is considered in which a viewer can change the scale and display position of an electronic map during normal browsing. In such a case, in the browsing for confirmation, it is possible to limit information by making the degree of freedom for changing the scale and display position of the electronic map lower than in normal browsing.
[0013]
The limitation of information can take various modes, and the above modes may be combined as appropriate. Further, the restriction mode may be switched under various conditions. For example, it can be switched according to the style of the building in which the posted person resides. In the case of a private house, there is a possibility that confirmation of the shape and position is also required, but in the case of an apartment or other apartment house, the necessity for each resident to confirm the shape and position is relatively low. In this way, by switching the mode of restriction according to the style of the building, it is possible to realize information provision corresponding to the difference in information that the person wants to confirm. The conditions for switching are not limited to the style of the building.
[0014]
The present invention is particularly useful when the normal browsing is restricted when a certain browsing condition is satisfied. As browsing conditions, there may be considered personal conditions such that the viewer is a registered member, economic conditions such as charging for browsing, and the presence or absence of other rights (licenses) for browsing. By applying the present invention, it is possible to realize information confirmation by a posted person while protecting the interest on the electronic map data provider side by restricting normal browsing.
[0015]
The present invention may be configured as a management device that manages electronic map data by reflecting the result of confirmation by the information providing device in the electronic map data. In this case, in addition to the information providing apparatus having at least a part of the above-described features, a result input unit that inputs whether the information provided by the confirmation browsing unit is correct from the client, and a result that the information is positive It is desirable to provide a recording unit that records confirmation result data indicating that the information confirmed by the posted person is correct when it is input to the electronic map data. In this way, it is possible to identify information that has been confirmed by the recipient. The recording unit may be configured to associate a code indicating “correct” with the confirmed data, or delete a code indicating “unconfirmed” for the confirmed data. It is desirable that the recording unit also records the date and time of confirmation.
[0016]
On the other hand, if the information is incorrect, it is desirable to obtain correct information from the posted person and update the information. For example, by inputting an information correction instruction from a client, the posted person can correct the information. In this way, correction to correct information can be realized with a light burden.
[0017]
In this case, it is desirable to authenticate whether or not the sender of the correction instruction has the authority to correct the information. For example, an instruction input unit that inputs a reflection instruction to reflect the correction instruction in the electronic map data, an authority authentication unit that authenticates whether the issuer of the reflection instruction has the authority to correct the electronic map data, When the correction authority is confirmed, this can be realized by including a reflection processing unit that reflects the correction instruction according to the reflection instruction. In this way, falsification of information by an unauthorized person can be prevented. As a method of giving the correction authority, for example, for a privately owned house, a mode in which the correction authority is given only to the householder can be considered.
[0018]
On the other hand, the correction of information may be performed on the electronic map data provider side. For example, if the information is incorrect, a form for inputting correction data is sent to the posted person, and the provider side corrects the data based on the information acquired based on the form. A method is conceivable. By doing so, there is an advantage that it is easy to prevent falsification of data due to malicious intentions.
[0019]
In addition, the posted person can instruct permission to post information regardless of whether the information is correct or not. If the posting of information is not permitted, the information of the posted person is presented during normal viewing. It may be deleted from the information. By doing so, each posted person can protect his / her own privacy.
[0020]
The present invention can be configured in various aspects such as an information providing method and a management method in addition to the above-described aspects as the information providing apparatus and the management apparatus. You may comprise as a program which implement | achieves the function of an information provision apparatus and a management apparatus with a computer. Moreover, you may comprise as a recording medium which recorded these programs. The recording medium includes a flexible disk, CD-ROM, magneto-optical disk, IC card, ROM cartridge, punch card, printed matter on which a code such as a barcode is printed, an internal storage device of a computer (memory such as RAM or ROM). ) And external storage devices can be used.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The embodiment of the present invention will be described by dividing it into the following items.
A. Electronic map presentation system:
B. Normal information presentation process:
C. Confirmation information presentation process:
D. Modification of confirmation information presentation process:
E. Electronic map data maintenance:
F. effect:
[0022]
A. Electronic map presentation system:
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an electronic map presentation system as an embodiment. The electronic map presentation system includes an information providing apparatus 100 and a map database 200 that functions as a management apparatus. The information providing apparatus 100 and the map database 200 may be configured as an integrated apparatus, but in this embodiment, in order to allow access to the map database 200 by a larger number of information providing apparatuses 100, both are connected to a LAN (Local Area). Network). The electronic map data stored in the map database 200 is roughly divided into element data, attribute data, and confirmation result data. The contents of each data will be described later. The information providing apparatus 100 is connected to the Internet INT, and can present an electronic map in response to a request from an external client PC. The connection between the providing apparatus 100 and the client PC may use various networks such as a LAN. Further, the information providing apparatus 100 and the client PC may be configured integrally. Here, the client PC may be a workstation, or a mobile phone, a PDA, or other mobile terminal capable of wireless communication with the information apparatus 100.
[0023]
In this embodiment, the electronic map is presented in two modes: normal information presentation and confirmation information presentation. The former is a presentation mode in which the viewer is charged according to the map browsing. The latter is a free presentation mode, but is a limited presentation mode that is used by a posted person whose information is posted on a map to confirm information about the user.
[0024]
The functional blocks of the information providing apparatus 100 are shown in the figure. In the present embodiment, the information providing apparatus 100 is configured by a general-purpose computer having a network communication function, and each functional block shown in the figure is configured by software. However, the information providing apparatus 100 is configured by hardware using a dedicated circuit. It is also possible.
[0025]
The database management unit 130 reads data from the map database 200 and writes data to the map database 200. The request input unit 140 inputs a request regarding map display or the like from the client PC via the Internet INT. In this embodiment, two types of browsing requests corresponding to normal presentation and confirmation presentation are input. The authentication unit 150 receives a browsing request from the request input unit 140 and authenticates the viewer. Various methods can be used for authentication. For example, in the case of normal presentation, authentication using a so-called user ID and password can be applied. In the case of presentation for confirmation, since there is a possibility that a user ID or the like is not issued, authentication using a browser's address, name, etc. can be applied.
[0026]
As another authentication method, it is conceivable to use information for confirming the source of the confirmation request. In other words, the sender may be confirmed by the latitude and longitude indicated by a client terminal equipped with GPS or the like, or information unique to the communication terminal such as a telephone number in a mobile phone may be used.
[0027]
When the authentication is completed, the request input unit 140 passes the browsing request to the database management unit 130. When the database management unit 130 prepares data according to the request, the database management unit 130 passes the result to the information presenting unit 160 or the confirmation information presenting unit 170. The information presentation unit 160 normally presents information to the client PC via the Internet INT. The confirmation information presentation unit 170 also presents information to the client PC via the Internet INT, but appropriately processes the information and presents it for confirmation.
[0028]
The command input unit 110 inputs a command from a keyboard or other input device provided in the information providing apparatus 100. The display control unit 120 displays information on the display or the like of the information providing apparatus 100. The database management unit 130 can change the map database 200 in accordance with a command from the command input unit 110, and can display the result on the display control unit 120.
[0029]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the map database 200. Data stored in the map database 200 of the present embodiment is roughly divided into element data, attribute data, and confirmation result data. The element data is data for storing positions and shapes such as latitude and longitude for various buildings including roads and bridges. The element data is divided into various layers according to the type of building. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the management is roughly divided into three: public facilities, business facilities, and private houses. Public facilities refer to buildings for public use such as roads, bridges, and government offices. A business facility is a building for conducting various businesses such as stores, supermarkets, and theaters. A private house is a residence where an individual resides, and includes a detached house, an apartment, a condominium, and the like. However, these classifications are not strict, and may be appropriately associated with the contents of attribute data described later.
[0030]
The attribute data is data for specifying the type and name of each element data. The content of the attribute data may be common to all the element data, but in this example, in order to make it possible to set more specific and detailed attribute data, the content depends on the classification of public facilities, business facilities, and private houses. It was set. This content will be described later.
[0031]
The confirmation result data is a flag indicating whether or not the contents stored in the map database 200 have been confirmed by the posted person. As shown in the figure, the confirmation result data is set in association with each of the element data and the attribute data. The confirmation result data associated with the element data is data indicating the confirmation result of the shape and position, and the confirmation result data associated with the attribute data is the confirmation result of the contents of the attribute data regardless of the shape, position, etc. It becomes the data which shows. The confirmation result data may be individually associated with each data item such as shape and position. Further, the association with either element data or attribute data may be omitted.
[0032]
The map database 200 is updated as appropriate. The map database 200 may hold only the latest data obtained by updating, but in this embodiment, the data at each update stage is held as a history. Further, the map database 200 does not always hold only current or past data, and can also hold data corresponding to the future. For example, when a construction plan for a highway or the like is announced, highway data based on this plan can be sufficiently acquired even before the opening. The highway data acquired in this way is held in the map database 200 as future map data at the scheduled opening time.
[0033]
Here, the contents of the attribute data in the present embodiment will be described in order. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents that can be included as attribute data for public facilities. Attribute data related to public facilities is roughly classified into facility display information, building related information, and usage related information. The facility display information is information used for display on a map, and includes facility display, address, manager and the like. The building related information is information indicating the characteristics of the building itself, and includes information such as type, date of building, building style, number of floors, or height. The usage related information is information about users who can use public facilities, and includes information such as usage fees, target users, and available hours.
[0034]
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents that can be included as attribute data for a business facility. Attribute data related to business facilities is roughly classified into facility display information, building related information, and tenant information. The facility display information and the building-related information are almost the same as in the case of public facilities. In the case of business facilities, a telephone number is included in the facility display information in consideration of business convenience. The building-related information includes the number of tenants. Each tenant information is information for identifying a business operator in a business facility. When there are many stores such as a supermarket, each store is provided. The tenant information includes the shop name, number of floors, location, type of industry, number of employees, business hours, and the like.
[0035]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents that can be included as attribute data for a private house. Attribute data related to personal housing is roughly classified into housing display information, housing related information, and member information. The residence display information is information used for display on a map, and includes a residence display, an address, a building and floor number, a telephone number, and the like. The housing related information is information indicating the characteristics of the housing itself, and includes information such as type, date of construction, and architectural style. The member information is information about residents, and includes the number of residents, the name of the householder, the name of each constituent mark, the age structure, social authority, and the like. Social authority refers to information on special protection or treatment received in conducting social life, such as pensioners, infants, care recipients, persons with disabilities, and foreigners.
[0036]
3 to 5 are only examples of attribute data, and are not limited to these. Each element data may be provided with more detailed attribute data, or a part of the exemplified data may be omitted. Of course, these attribute data do not necessarily need to be acquired for all element data, and may be prepared within a range in which information is acquired.
[0037]
B. Normal information presentation process:
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of information presentation processing in a normal time. This is a process for presenting a map in response to a normal presentation request from a client PC. The processing of the client PC is shown on the left side, and the processing of the information presentation system is shown on the right side.
[0038]
First, the information presentation system presents a request input screen to the client PC (step S20). In this embodiment, it is presented in the form of a web page. The client PC can display this screen by the browser, and can transmit information necessary for map display as a map display request (step S10). The map display request includes information such as latitude, longitude, and display scale indicating the representative point of the map to be displayed.
[0039]
In response to this request, the information presentation system acquires data by referring to the map database 200 (step S22), and presents the data to the client PC in the form of a web page (step S24). The client PC displays the map using a browser (step S12). This map is mainly composed of element data. The attribute data may be displayed together as appropriate.
[0040]
The viewer can transmit a map display position and display scale change instruction from the client PC (step S14). In response to this instruction, the information presentation system appropriately acquires data (step S26), and outputs a map (step S28), thereby causing the client PC to perform a new map display (step S16). By appropriately repeating these processes, the viewer can perform map display of a desired position and display scale.
[0041]
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an output mode in a normal state. The display contents of the window WD on the client PC are illustrated. A map MAP is displayed, and an arrow Ar for moving the display position and a scale bar SC for changing the display scale are displayed around the map MAP. The viewer can change the display position and scale by operating these arrows Ar and scale bar SC with the mouse of the client PC.
[0042]
The map MAP is displayed in detail including the resident's name for each residence. In the figure, a, b,..., H each represent a resident of a private house. When the viewer clicks on Mr. c's house or the like, a pop-up window PU appears as shown below, and attribute information associated with Mr. c's house is displayed. Thus, the viewer can browse various detailed information based on the map data.
[0043]
The information presentation system performs a billing process for the viewer together with the map output. Billing can be made according to the time required for browsing, the amount of data output, and the like. In this embodiment, by restricting browsing by charging, the value of the detailed map database is protected and the privacy of the posted person is protected. Instead of charging, a restriction may be provided by a method in which browsing is permitted only to a pre-registered viewer.
[0044]
C. Confirmation information presentation process:
In the normal browsing described above, detailed data registered in the map database 200 can be browsed under certain conditions such as billing. On the other hand, if there is an error in the information registered in the map database 200, there is a possibility that it will be disadvantageous to the posted person. Therefore, in the system of the present embodiment, an information presentation mode is provided for the posted person to confirm information about himself / herself.
[0045]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the confirmation presentation process. The processing of the client PC is shown on the left side, and the processing of the information presentation system is shown on the right side. When the information presentation system presents a request input screen to the client PC (step S40), the client PC inputs a confirmation request, that is, an information presentation request for confirming posted information (step S30). ).
[0046]
When the confirmation request is received, the information presentation system presents a screen for inputting authentication information (step S42). This is because the issuer of the confirmation request authenticates whether or not it is a posted person. In this embodiment, authentication is performed using an address and a name in order to allow a viewer who has not received a user ID or the like to browse for confirmation. When the viewer transmits the authentication information from the client PC (step S32), the information presentation system authenticates whether or not the requester is a person to be posted based on the authentication information (step S44). This authentication can be performed based on whether or not there is attribute data that matches the obtained address, name, and the like. In addition to the address and name, personal information such as birthday may be used together. The address and name also serve to specify information to be confirmed.
[0047]
As a result of authentication, when it is determined that the request sender does not correspond to the posted person, the information presentation system displays that authentication is not possible (step S46), and ends the process. When it is confirmed that the person is a posted person, a screen for presenting information corresponding to the posted person is generated (step S48), and confirmation information is presented to the client PC (step S50). ). The posted person can confirm the content of information related to himself / herself by the client PC (step S34).
[0048]
Information for confirmation is presented by limiting the information presented so as not to impair the value of the map database 200. This is because if the information is presented without limitation in the information presentation for confirmation, the value of the map data is impaired despite the conditions imposed on the normal browsing. However, this restriction is made to the extent that the posted person can confirm the posted contents of information about himself / herself. Presentation of information for confirmation that satisfies these requirements can be realized in various modes exemplified below, for example.
[0049]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the first output mode when presenting confirmation information. It is a mode in which the residence display is omitted and output for personal houses other than the posted person. Here, the display when Mr. c confirms his / her information is illustrated. As is clear from the comparison with FIG. 7, the residence display is omitted for the houses excluding Mr. c's house. In order to facilitate the confirmation of Mr. c's home position, indications are left for relatively public facilities such as schools and parks. You may take the aspect which abbreviate | omits these displays. As for Mr. c's house, as shown by hatching, the shape of the house is also displayed, but other houses are simply displayed as rectangles. The display of the residence of Mr. c's house may be omitted at the beginning, and may be displayed by the posted person performing an operation such as clicking the mouse. In FIG. 7, the house shape display is omitted for the sake of illustration, but the shape is displayed for all houses during normal browsing.
[0050]
In the first output mode, the viewer can change the display position and display scale of the map by operating the arrow Ar and the scale bar SC. However, since the detailed information presented relates to Mr. c's home, even if the display position, scale, etc. are changed, information meaningful as a map is hardly obtained.
[0051]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a second output mode when presenting confirmation information. In this aspect, not only the home of the person to be posted, but also the display of the residence of the private house is performed in the same way as during normal presentation. However, the display range of the map is limited to a range narrower than that during normal browsing. If the map MAP is Mr. c himself, the map MAP is presented only in a range where the position of the home can be confirmed. Since the residence display and the like presented around Mr. c's house are known information for Mr. c, the value of the map data is not impaired. In the second output mode, the map position and display scale can also be adjusted. However, this adjustment can be performed only in a range where at least Mr. c's home is included in the map MAP.
[0052]
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a third output mode when presenting confirmation information. This is a mode in which changes to the map position and display scale are prohibited. In the initial display, the map is output in the same size and manner as the normal presentation (FIG. 7). However, the arrow and scale bar for adjusting the position are not displayed. By doing so, like the second output mode, Mr. c can restrict the presentation of information to a known range, and can protect the value of the map data.
[0053]
The output of confirmation presentation is not limited to the above three types, and many more modes can be applied. Moreover, it is good also as what uses the above-mentioned 3 types in combination suitably, or switches according to a viewer's request etc.
[0054]
D. Modification of confirmation information presentation process:
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a confirmation information presentation process as a modification. This is a process executed by the information presentation apparatus 100. The method of changing the method of information presentation according to the style of residence was illustrated.
[0055]
When this process is started, the information presenting apparatus 100 inputs authentication information (step S60), and determines whether browsing is possible (step S62). If browsing is not permitted, the process ends.
[0056]
If browsing is possible, the style is then input from the attribute data of the residence corresponding to the posted person (step S64). If the residence is a detached house (step S66), the map type display is performed in the manner shown in FIGS. When the residence is not a detached house, for example, in the case of an apartment, an apartment, etc., a list type display is performed instead of a map type display (step S67). A list type display example is also shown in the figure. As shown in the figure, the contents of the attribute data are presented in a list regardless of the map. A pop-up window may be opened at a corresponding location on the map, and attribute data may be displayed here.
[0057]
Generally, in the case of a detached house, it is necessary to check information including whether or not the position of the home is correct. On the other hand, in a housing complex such as a condominium or an apartment, there is little need for each resident to check the location. Each resident often only needs to check their own attribute data. In the presentation process of the modification, the presentation content can be switched according to the style of the house within a range that requires confirmation. As a result, it is possible to avoid presenting extra information to the posted person. Here, the case of switching in two ways has been illustrated, but it may be further subdivided.
[0058]
E. Electronic map data maintenance:
When the confirmation of information by the posted person is completed, it is preferable to reflect the confirmation result in the map database 200. In this embodiment, the confirmation result is reflected by the following processing.
[0059]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the confirmation result management process. This is a process executed by the information presentation apparatus 100. When there is an error in the information, the case where the posted person corrects the error is illustrated.
[0060]
The information presentation apparatus 100 inputs a confirmation result from the client PC (step S700). As the confirmation result, “correct” or “not” is input. When a posted person confirms information on a plurality of items of element data and attribute data, the confirmation result may be designated for all items or may be designated for each item.
[0061]
When the confirmation result is “correct” (step S72), the information presenting apparatus 100 sets a flag indicating “correct” in the confirmation result data (see FIG. 2) corresponding to the posted person (step S82). ). If the confirmation result is “No” (step S72), processing is performed for the posted person to correct the information. First, the information presentation apparatus 100 authenticates the correction authority (step S74). In this embodiment, the correction authority is granted only to persons in a certain position such as the head of a private house. In the case of a private house, there is a possibility that members other than the head of the household may confirm the information as a posted person. Judgment was made.
[0062]
If the viewer does not have correction authority (step S76), the data provision should not be permitted. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 100 sets a “No” flag in the confirmation result data (step S84), and performs processing. finish. When the viewer has the authority to correct (step S76), the information providing apparatus 100 inputs the correction data from the client PC (step S78), and corrects the element data and attribute data based on the correction data (step S80). . Since the information corrected based on the information obtained from the person to be browsed is determined to be correct, the information providing apparatus 100 sets “correct” in the confirmation result data (step S82) and ends the process. . By doing so, correction to accurate information can be realized relatively easily.
[0063]
E1. Maintenance as a variant:
FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a confirmation result management process as a modification. In the example (FIG. 13), the case where the posted person himself / herself modifies the data is illustrated. Here, an example of processing in which only the accurate information presentation is permitted for the posted person and no data correction authority is permitted is illustrated.
[0064]
The processing when the input of the confirmation result is “correct” is the same as the processing in the embodiment (FIG. 13) (steps S90, S92, S94). In the modification, the process when the input of the confirmation result is “No” is different from the embodiment. If the confirmation result is not input, the information presentation apparatus 100 transmits a correction format for presenting accurate information to the management side of the map database 200 to the client PC (step S95). Next, the information presenting apparatus 100 receives a modified format in which accurate information is input by the person to be posted (step S96). However, the input information is not reflected in the map database 200 at this time. “No” is set as the current status in the confirmation result data (step S97), and the process ends. The administrator of the information presentation system confirms the credibility of the content of the input information, and separately operates the information presentation apparatus 100 to reflect it in the map database 200. According to the modified example, highly credible information can be easily obtained from the viewer, and the map database 200 can be prevented from being falsified.
[0065]
F. effect:
According to the information presentation system of the present embodiment described above, it is possible to give an opportunity for information confirmation to the posted person without impairing the value of the map database 200. Therefore, for the posted person, inaccurate information is presented before the self is involved, and the risk of suffering a disadvantage can be suppressed.
[0066]
G. Variations:
In the above embodiment, the description has been made focusing on the display for the posted person to confirm the information about the private house. The present embodiment is not limited to such a case, but can also be applied when a person in charge of a business facility, public facility, or the like confirms information posted on each facility.
[0067]
In the embodiment, the case where information is confirmed and corrected is exemplified. Regardless of whether or not the information is accurate, the viewer may be able to request the stop of information presentation from the viewpoint of privacy protection. For example, a presentation stop request can be received by the same processing as shown in FIGS.
[0068]
As mentioned above, although the various Example of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to these Examples, and can take a various structure in the range which does not deviate from the meaning. For example, the above control processing may be realized by hardware in addition to software. In addition, various features exemplified in the embodiments may be appropriately omitted to configure the system.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an electronic map presentation system as an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a map database 200. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents that can be included as attribute data for public facilities;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents that can be included as attribute data for a business facility.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating contents that can be included as attribute data for a private house.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of information presentation processing in a normal time.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an output mode in a normal state.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a confirmation presentation process.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a first output mode when presenting confirmation information.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a second output mode when presenting confirmation information.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a third output mode when confirmation information is presented;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of confirmation information presentation processing as a modified example;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a confirmation result management process.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a confirmation result management process as a modified example.
[Explanation of symbols]
100: Information providing apparatus
110 ... Command input part
120 ... display control unit
130: Database management section
140 ... request input part
150: Authentication section
160 ... Information presentation section
170 ... confirmation information presenting section
200 ... Map database

Claims (9)

An information providing device for providing electronic map data,
A browsing unit that provides the electronic map data in response to a browsing request from a client connected to the information providing apparatus via a network;
A request input unit for inputting a confirmation request for confirming the content of the electronic map data separately from the browsing request from the client;
An authentication unit for authenticating whether the sender of the confirmation request is a posted person whose information is posted on a map based on the electronic map data;
A confirmation browsing unit for providing electronic map data to the client when the authentication is obtained,
The confirmation browsing unit is an information providing apparatus that provides the information amount included in the electronic map data by limiting the amount of information included in the posted person to a range necessary for confirmation of information related to the person. The information providing device according to claim 1,
The electronic map data includes, at least in part, information unique to each publisher or information unique to a building owned by each publisher,
The confirmation browsing unit is an information providing apparatus that conceals at least a part of the unique information related to a posted person excluding the posted person who has transmitted the confirmation request. The information providing device according to claim 1,
The confirmation browsing unit provides electronic map data for a predetermined area including a posting position of information related to the posted person,
The information providing apparatus in which the predetermined area is narrower than an area that can be browsed by the browsing unit. The information providing device according to claim 1,
The browsing unit can change the scale and display position of the electronic map according to the browsing request,
The confirmation browsing unit is an information providing apparatus in which the scale of the electronic map and the degree of freedom for changing the display position are lower than those of the browsing unit. The information providing device according to claim 1,
The confirmation browsing unit is an information providing apparatus that provides information with different restrictions depending on the style of the building in which the posted person moves. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The browsing unit is an information providing apparatus that performs the provision only when a certain browsing condition is satisfied. A management device for managing electronic map data,
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
From the client, a result input unit for inputting the correctness of the information provided by the confirmation browsing unit;
A management apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records, in the electronic map data, confirmation result data indicating that the information confirmed by the posted person is correct when a result in which the information is positive is input. The management device according to claim 7,
A management apparatus comprising a correction input unit that inputs an information correction instruction from the client when a result indicating that the information is negative is input. The management device according to claim 8, wherein
An instruction input unit for inputting a reflection instruction for reflecting the correction instruction in the electronic map data;
An authority authentication unit for authenticating whether the issuer of the reflection instruction has the authority to correct the electronic map data;
A management apparatus comprising: a reflection processing unit configured to reflect the correction instruction according to the reflection instruction when the correction authority is confirmed.

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