JP5015907B2 - Map search server, map search system, and map search method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a map search server, a map search system, and a map search method. In particular, the present invention relates to a server, a system, and a method for searching map data including place names included in a broadcast program.

  A system for searching a map on the web is known. In this system, when a user inputs a place name via the Internet, a map around the place name is displayed on the user's computer. The map displayed as a result of the search displays not only the map around the searched place name but also the surrounding information such as the location of the bank or post office.

  On the other hand, there are cases where various places in Japan and the world are introduced on a travel program broadcast on television. When a viewer who is interested in an area introduced in a program wants to refer to the area, the user connects to the Internet and uses a map search system. Even in such a case, the viewer may forget a detailed place name or the like as time passes, or it may be difficult to search because it may be remembered incorrectly. In this case, the viewers who are interested are lost the opportunity to visit the land, and as a result, the behavior of local people to promote the tourism and industry in the area by introducing them on television etc. is also useless. turn into.

Therefore, it is conceivable to record a travel program or the like and refer to it later. In such a case, an apparatus capable of receiving and recording information related to a program (hereinafter referred to as “program meta information”) transmitted together with the program broadcast, recording, listing, searching, and reproducing has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-236612 A

  However, even in such a case, it is necessary to reproduce the recorded program at the time of searching for the place name, which takes time and at the same time. Also, it is generally difficult to think about searching for an area introduced in a program until such time is spent. For this reason, it remains a problem in that local people's actions to promote tourism and industry in the area become useless by being introduced on television.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a server, a system, and a method capable of easily searching for a region and a place name introduced in a television program in map search.

  The present invention provides the following solutions.

  (1) A map search server for searching a map in response to a search request received from a client device, search request receiving means for receiving the search request from the client device, and map data for displaying a map image on the client device And map data extraction for extracting the map data corresponding to the search request from the map data stored in the search map storage means based on the search request. Means, and transmission means for transmitting the map data extracted by the map data extraction means to the client device, wherein the map data includes specific map data associated with a specific search word, and the specific search The word is the name of a broadcast program provided by wire or wireless, and the specific map data is the broadcast Based on the program meta information transmitted together with the set, the map search server, wherein the a map data including location name information included in the program meta information.

  Upon receiving a search request from the client device, the map search server according to the invention described in (1) extracts map data to be displayed on the client device from the search map storage unit based on the search word, and searches the extracted map data Send the request to the client device that accepted it. At this time, the map data includes specific map data associated with a specific search term indicating the name of the broadcast program. The specific map data is map data including place name information included in the program meta information distributed together with the broadcast program.

  Thus, when a search request is received from a client device using a specific search word, specific map data associated with the specific search word can be extracted and displayed on the client device. Further, since the specific search word indicates the name of the broadcast program, the map can be searched using the name of the broadcast program as the search word. Further, the specific map data is map data including place name information included in the program meta information transmitted together with the broadcast program. Therefore, when searching by the name of the broadcast program, the map of the region presented in the broadcast program is displayed. Can be displayed.

  (2) The map search server according to (1), wherein the specific map data is XML data.

  According to the invention according to (2), since the specific map data is XML data, the data capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the specific map data is created as image information.

  (3) A client device that has a display unit for displaying a map, connects to a network and transmits a search request, a map search server that searches for a map in response to a search request from the client device, and wired or wireless A specific map data generation server that generates specific map data from program meta information transmitted together with a provided broadcast program, wherein the specific map data generation server receives place name information and position information thereof. Location name detailed information storage means for storing, and location name extraction means for receiving the program meta information of the broadcast program and extracting the location name information included in the program meta information based on the location name information stored in the location name detailed information storage means And specific map data including the place name information from the place name information extracted from the program meta information, and a special map data indicating the name of the broadcast program. Specific map data generation means that is generated in association with a search term, and specific map data storage means that stores the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation means together with the specific search word, wherein the map search server includes: A map data for displaying map images on the client device and a search map data storage means for storing a search term for searching the map data; and the specific map data from the specific map data generation server is associated with the specific map data. Received together with the specific search word and stored in the search map data storage means, search request reception means for receiving the search request, and stored in the search map data storage means based on the search request Map data corresponding to the search request from the map data or the specific map data Map data extracting means for extracting, and transmitting means for transmitting the map data extracted by the map data extracting means to the client device, wherein the client device receives the map data received from the map search server in the display unit A map search system characterized by being displayed on the screen.

  The map search system according to the invention described in (3) includes a client device, a map search server, and a specific map search server, and can communicate with each other via a network. The specific map search server receives program meta information of a broadcast program provided by wire or wireless, extracts place name information included in the program meta information, and generates specific map data including the extracted place name information. This specific map data is associated with a specific search word indicating the name of the broadcast program in the program meta information, and these data are transmitted to the map search server and stored as map data in the search map storage means of the map search server. To do. In the map search server, when the map data is extracted from the search map storage unit based on the search request in response to the search request from the client device, and the extracted map data is transmitted to the client device, the client device displays the map data. Can be displayed.

  Thereby, the specific map search server creates specific map data related to the broadcast program based on the program meta information of the broadcast program as map data, and the map search server can extract the specific map data. Further, since the specific map data is associated with a specific search word indicating the name of the broadcast program, the map search server is associated with the specific search word when a search request is received from the client device using the specific search word. The specific map data can be displayed on the client device as a search result. That is, the user using the client device can search the map by the name of the broadcast program.

  (4) The map search system according to (3), wherein the specific map data is XML data.

  According to the invention according to (4), since the specific map data is XML data, the data capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the specific map data is created as image information.

  (5) Place name detailed information storage means for storing the place name information and its position information, and program meta information transmitted together with a broadcast program provided by wire or wireless, receive the place name information included in the program meta information A place name extracting means for generating a specific map data based on the place name information extracted from the program meta information, a search request receiving means for receiving a search request from a client apparatus, and a map image for the client apparatus. Map data to be displayed and search map data storage means for storing a search term for searching the map data, map data extraction means for extracting map data to be displayed on the client device based on the search request, and the extracted A map search method comprising: a transmission means for transmitting map data to a client device; The extraction means receiving the program meta information of the broadcast program and extracting the place name information included in the program meta information based on the place name information stored in the place name detailed information storage means, the specific map data generating means, Based on the place name information extracted from the program meta information and the position information stored in the place name detailed information storage means, specific map data including the place name information is generated in association with a specific search word indicating the name of the broadcast program. A step in which the search map data storage means stores the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation means in association with the specific search word as the map data, and a search request reception means receives a search request from the client device. Receiving the map data extraction means based on the search request, the search map data storage means A map for executing the step of extracting the stored map data, and the transmitting means transmitting the map data extracted from the search map data storage means by the map data extracting means to the client device that has received the search request. retrieval method.

  The map search method according to the invention described in (5) receives program meta information of a broadcast program, extracts place name information included in the program meta information, and creates specific map data from the place name information. The specific map data is stored as map data in association with a specific search word for searching the data. When a search request is received from the client device, map data is searched according to the search request and transmitted to the client device.

  As a result, the map data can be searched even when a search request with a specific search word is received from the client device. In addition, since the specific search word indicates the name of the broadcast program included in the program meta information from which the specific map data is created, a map related to the place name presented in the broadcast program can be easily obtained by searching with the specific search word. Can be displayed on the client device.

  (6) The map search method according to (5), wherein the specific map data is XML data.

  According to the invention relating to (6), since the specific map data is XML data, the data capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the specific map data is created as image information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a server, a system, and a method that can easily search for a region or a place name introduced in a television program in a map search.

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

<Overview>
An overall outline of the map search system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the map search system 1.

  The map search system 1 receives a program meta information from the broadcasting station 5 and creates a specific map data generation server 10 that generates a specific map, a map search server 20 that searches for a map, and a client device 30a that transmits a search request regarding the map. 30b and a network 40 to which these can be connected.

  The specific map data generation server 10 receives the program meta information of the broadcast program transmitted together with the broadcast program broadcast by the broadcast station 5. Then, the place name information included in the program meta information is extracted, and map data is created based on the extracted place name information. Hereinafter, the map data created based on the program meta information is referred to as specific map data. Then, the created specific map data is transmitted to the map search server 20.

  The map search server 20 receives a search request transmitted from the client devices 30a and 30b to search for a map, and returns a search result. At this time, the map search server 20 performs a search including the specific map data received from the specific map data generation server 10.

  The client devices 30a and 30b transmit a search request for searching a map to the map search server 20, receive the search result, and display it on a display unit (not shown).

  The client devices 30a and 30b (hereinafter collectively referred to as “client device 30”) are devices that can be connected to the network 40, such as a so-called personal computer 30a and a mobile terminal 30b including a mobile phone. It is not limited. Further, in this specification, each is shown as a single device, but each of the client devices 30a and 30b may be a plurality of devices.

<Specific map data generation server>
The specific map data generation server 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the specific map data generation server 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of specific map data. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a place name detailed information table stored in the place name detailed information storage unit 16. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a specific map data table stored in the specific map data storage unit 17.

  The specific map data generation server 10 includes a place name extraction unit 11, a specific map data generation unit 12, and a specific map data transmission unit 13 as processing units that perform processing. Moreover, it has the place name detailed information storage part 16 and the specific map data storage part 17 as a memory | storage part.

  The place name extraction unit 11 receives program meta information from the broadcast station 5 and extracts place name information included in the received program meta information. Specifically, the place name extraction unit 11 refers to the place name detailed information storage unit 16 and determines whether or not the word included in the program meta information corresponds to the place name information stored in the place name detailed information storage unit 16. To do. When the word included in the program meta information corresponds to the place name information, the place name etc. extracting unit 11 uses the place name detailed information storage unit 16 to store the position information (for example, coordinate data) stored in association with the place name information. Read from. At the same time, the place name extraction unit 11 extracts information such as a search name associated with specific map data as a specific search word (described later) from the received program meta information. Then, the place name extraction unit 11 sends the read information to the specific map data generation unit 12.

  Here, the program meta information refers to a data broadcast that the broadcast station 5 distributes together with the broadcast program. For example, the program meta information includes, for example, electronic program guides by EPG (Electronic Program Guide) and text information described and distributed by BML (Broadcast Markup Language). To tell.

  The specific map data generation unit 12 generates specific map data. Specifically, the specific map data generation unit 12 generates specific map data to be map data for causing the client device 30 to display a map, based on the place name information extracted from the program meta information by the place name extraction unit 11. .

  The specific map data generation unit 12 creates the information extracted from the program meta information by the place name extraction unit 11 as data expressing as XML data. For example, the specific map data is expressed as XML data as shown in FIG.

  In this XML data, at least the name of the broadcast program, the date and time of the broadcast program, the location information of the place name information, and the place name are described. “Tochigi_MAP01” shown in the <Mapdata> tag in FIG. 3 indicates position information read based on the place name information.

  Then, the specific map data generation unit 12 stores the generated specific map data in the specific map data storage unit 17.

  The specific map data transmission unit 13 transmits the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation unit 12 and stored in the specific map data storage unit 17 to the map search server 20. The timing for transmitting the specific map data can be arbitrarily determined. For example, each time the specific map data generation unit 12 generates specific map data, the specific map data may be transmitted to the map search server 20, or may be transmitted when a predetermined number of specific map data is generated. Further, when there is a transmission request from the map search server 20, the difference specific map data that has not been transmitted last time may be transmitted.

  The place name detailed information storage unit 16 stores place name information and position information thereof. Specifically, a place name detailed information table as shown in FIG. 4 is stored.

  The place name detailed information table will be described with reference to FIG.

  The place name detailed information table stores place name information and position information associated with the place name in advance. Here, the position information is coordinate data indicated by latitude and longitude in the present embodiment. Then, the place name detailed information table is referred to by the place name extraction unit 11, and the place name extraction unit 11 collates and extracts a word corresponding to the place name from the words included in the program meta information, or the position of the extracted place name. Read information.

  The place name detailed information table is composed of columns of prefecture name, place name, latitude, and longitude. Each row of the place name detail table constitutes place name information for one place name. In this embodiment, the “prefecture” column stores place name information in units of prefectures, but is not limited to this, even in local units such as the Kanto region and Kinki region, country units, continent units, etc. Good. In the “place name” column, the name of the area introduced in the broadcast program is stored. The “place name” column is not limited to this, and more detailed place names may be stored. For example, it may be a store name or a building name.

  In addition, the latitude and longitude can be described in units necessary for specifying the place name. The degree of description of the latitude and longitude is arbitrary by the administrator.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the specific map data storage unit 17 stores the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation unit 12. The specific map data storage unit 17 stores, for example, a specific search word for searching for specific map data as in the specific map data table shown in FIG. Here, a search term for searching for specific map data is a specific search term.

  The specific map data table will be described with reference to FIG. The specific map data table includes a “specific search term” column, a corresponding “specific map data” column, and a “date and time” column. In the present embodiment, each row of the specific map data table indicates that the specific search word and the specific map data are associated with each other.

  The “specific search term” column stores a specific search term for searching for the associated specific map data. The specific search term is specified by a name other than the place name. For example, there is program meta information from which specific map data is generated, and the name of a broadcast program broadcast together with the program meta information is adopted as a specific search word. Thereby, the map can be searched by the broadcast program name. In addition, a corner name or subtitle of a broadcast program, an appearance talent name, or the like may be adopted. These specific search terms are determined by the words included in the program meta information.

  In the column “specific map data”, the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation unit 12 is stored. In the “date and time” column, date information of the program meta information that is the source of generating the specific map data is stored. This date information is, for example, information indicating the broadcast date and time of a broadcast program broadcast together with the distribution of the program meta information. In addition, information included in the program meta information may be stored in the table.

<Map search server>
The map search server 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the map search server 20.

  The map search server 20 includes a specific map data reception unit 21, a search request reception unit 22, a map data extraction unit 23, and a map data transmission unit 24 as processing units. Moreover, it has the specific map data storage part 26 and the search map data storage part 27 as a memory | storage part.

  The specific map data receiving unit 21 receives the specific map data from the specific map data generation server 10 and stores it in the specific map data storage unit 26. At this time, the specific map data receiving unit 21 receives the specific map data together with the specific search word associated therewith. Then, the specific map data and the specific search word are stored in association with each other as a table similar to the specific map data table shown in FIG.

  The search request receiving unit 22 receives a search request for map search from the client device 30. When the search request receiving unit 22 receives the search request, the search request receiving unit 22 reads a search word included in the search request and sends it to the map data extracting unit 23.

  The map data extraction unit 23 searches the search map data storage unit 27 based on a search term included in the search request received by the search request reception unit 22 and extracts corresponding map data. At this time, the map data extraction unit 23 determines whether or not the search word corresponds to the specific search word. Specifically, the map data extraction unit 23 refers to the specific map data table in the specific map data storage unit 26, and the search word received by the search request receiving unit 22 together with the search request becomes the specific search word in the specific map data table. It is determined whether it is applicable.

  When the received search word corresponds to the specific search word, specific map data associated with the specific search word is extracted, and map data is created based on the position information included in the specific map data. . The map data is created based on the map information stored in the search map data storage unit 27. On the other hand, if not applicable, the map data corresponding to the search word is extracted with reference to the search map data storage unit 27.

  The map data transmission unit 24 transmits the map data extracted or created by the map data extraction unit 23 to the client device 30 that has received the search request. Thereby, the map data as the search result is displayed on the display unit of the client device 30.

  The specific map data storage unit 26 stores the specific map data received from the specific map data generation server 10 and related specific search terms. These are stored in the same table as the specific map data table as shown in FIG.

  The search map data storage unit 27 is a so-called database in which map data used for search is stored. These map data store map data classified by country, prefecture, region, etc., respectively. In addition, other information such as photographic images, other stores, public facilities, sightseeing spots, and the like are stored in association with each other. The specific map data storage unit 26 and the search map data storage unit 27 may be provided as one storage unit.

<Processing flow>
Processing performed by the specific map data generation server 10 and the map search server 20 in the map search system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of processing performed by the specific map data generation server 10. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing processing performed by the map search server 20.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the specific map generation process performed in the specific map data generation server 10 is demonstrated.

  First, in step S <b> 11, the place name extraction unit 11 determines whether or not program meta information is received from the broadcasting station 5. When the place name extraction unit 11 receives the program meta information (when it is determined YES in this step), the place name extraction unit 11 proceeds to step S12. If no program meta information is received (if NO is determined in this step), the process waits as it is.

  In step S12, the place name etc. extraction part 11 extracts place name information etc. from the received program meta information. Specifically, the place name extraction unit 11 first refers to the place name detailed information storage unit 16 to determine whether or not a word included in the program meta information corresponds to a place name registered in the place name detailed information table. . Then, the word corresponding to the place name information and the position information of the place name are extracted from the place name detailed information table and sent to the specific map data generation unit 12. Further, the place name extraction unit 11 extracts a word that becomes a specific search word such as a program name and a broadcast date from program meta information such as an electronic program guide, and sends it to the specific map data generation unit 12.

  In step S <b> 13, the specific map data generation unit 12 receives the process in the place name extraction unit 11 and generates specific map data. Specifically, the specific map data generation unit 12 creates XML data as shown in FIG. 3 based on the information extracted by the place name extraction unit 11.

  In step S <b> 14, the specific map data generation unit 12 stores the created XML data in the specific map data storage unit 17 together with the specific search word.

  In step S15, the specific map data transmission unit 13 reads the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation unit 12 from the specific map data storage unit 17, and transmits it to the map search server together with the related specific search word. When this process ends, the process of this flowchart ends.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the specific map data reception process performed in the map search server 20 is demonstrated.

  First, in step S21, the specific map data receiving unit 21 determines whether or not specific map data has been received. When the specific map data receiving unit 21 receives the specific map data (when determined as YES in Step S21), the process proceeds to Step S22. If the specific map data receiving unit 21 has not received the specific map data (if NO is determined in step S21), the process waits as it is.

  In step S <b> 22, the specific map data receiving unit 21 stores the received specific map data and related specific search terms in the specific map data storage unit 26. When this process ends, the process of this flowchart ends.

  With reference to FIG. 9, the map data search process performed in the map search server 20 is demonstrated.

  First, in step S <b> 31, the search request receiving unit 22 determines whether a search request from the client device 30 has been received. When the search request reception unit 22 receives a search request from the client device 30 (YES in step S31), the search request reception unit 22 proceeds to step S32. If the search request receiving unit 22 does not receive a search request (NO in step S31), the process waits as it is.

  In step S32, the search request receiving unit 22 receives a search request. Specifically, the search request receiving unit 22 extracts a search term included in the search request and sends it to the map data extracting unit 23.

  In step S33, the map data extraction unit 23 extracts map data to be returned to the client device 30 as a search result. Specifically, the map data extraction unit 23 determines whether or not the search term is a specific search term. If the search term corresponds to the specific search term, the corresponding map data is read from the specific map data storage unit 26, and the specific map data is read out. The map data including the place name included in is read from the search map data storage unit 27. If it is not a specific search word, map data corresponding to the search word is read from the search map data storage unit 27.

  In step S34, the map data transmission unit 24 transmits map data or specific map data to the client device 30 that has received the search request. As a result, a map as a search result is displayed on the display unit of the client device 30. When this process ends, the process of this flowchart ends.

  A display example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a display example displayed on the display unit 50 of the client device 30.

  The display unit 50 displays at least a search word input field 51, a search button 52, and a map display area 53.

  The search word input field 51 is a part where a user using the client device 30 inputs a search word. The user searches for a map to be displayed by inputting a word into the search word input field 51 using an operation device (not shown).

  The search button 52 is a button that triggers a search request to the map search server 20 after confirming the input to the search word input field 51. By clicking this button, a search request is transmitted to the map search server 20 together with the search word.

  The map display area 53 displays map data transmitted from the map search server 20 as a search result. In the case of this display example, a map searched by the search term “relaxed travel mood” is displayed. “Loose travel mood” is the name of a broadcast program broadcast by the broadcast station 5 in the past. Since this corresponds to a specific search word (see FIG. 5), specific map data associated with the specific search word is displayed in the map display area 53.

  In the map displayed in the map display area 53, marks 54a, 54b, 54c, and 54d are attached to the place names presented in the broadcast program. This mark is attached to main place names 54a, 54b, 54c, and 54d. Specifically, the place name is included in the program meta information distributed together with the broadcast program, and is the place name registered as “place name” in the specific map data (see FIG. 3). Thereby, the user who has seen the map can easily know which area has been taken up in the program.

  When this broadcast program is broadcast in a plurality of series, a broadcast date list 55 is displayed on the left side of the map display area 53. Here, it is possible to further select a broadcast program of a desired time by selecting a broadcast date.

<Hardware configuration>
The hardware configuration of the specific map data generation server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the specific map data generation server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The specific map data generation server 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1 (1010) constituting the control unit 101 (a plurality of CPUs such as CPU 2 (1012) may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus line 1005, communication An input / output device such as an I / F 1040, a main memory 1050, a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 1060, a USB port 1090, an I / O controller 1070, a keyboard and a mouse 1100, and a display device 1022 are provided.

  Storage means such as a tape drive 1072, a hard disk 1074, an optical disk drive 1076, and a semiconductor memory 1078 can be connected to the I / O controller 1070.

  The BIOS 1060 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1 (1010) when each server is started up, a program depending on the hardware of each server, and the like.

  The hard disk 1074 constituting the storage unit stores various programs for the specific map data generation server 10 to function as a server and programs for executing the functions of the present invention, and various databases (location name detailed information as necessary). Storage unit 16, specific map data storage unit, etc.) can be configured.

  As the optical disc drive 1076, for example, a DVD-ROM drive, a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or a CD-RAM drive can be used. In this case, the optical disk 1077 corresponding to each drive is used. A program or data can be read from the optical disk 1077 by the optical disk drive 1076 and provided to the main memory 1050 or the hard disk 1074 via the I / O controller 1070.

  The program provided to the specific map data generation server 10 is provided by being stored in a recording medium such as the hard disk 1074, the optical disk 1077, or a memory card. The program may be installed in the specific map data generation server 10 and executed by being read from the recording medium via the I / O controller 1070 or downloaded via the communication I / F 1040.

  The aforementioned program may be stored in an internal or external storage medium. Here, as a storage medium constituting the storage unit 107, in addition to the hard disk 1074, the optical disk 1077, or the memory card, a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MD or a tape medium can be used. Further, a storage device such as a hard disk 1074 or an optical disk library provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication line or the Internet may be used as a recording medium, and a program may be provided to the specific map data generation server 10 via the communication line. Good.

  Here, the display device 1022 displays a screen for accepting data input to the user, or displays a screen of a calculation processing result by the specific map data generation server 10, and includes a cathode ray tube display device (CRT), a liquid crystal display, and the like. A display device such as a display device (LCD) is included.

  Here, the input means accepts input by the user, and may be configured by a keyboard, a mouse 1100, and the like.

  The communication I / F 1040 is a network adapter that enables each server to be connected to a terminal via a dedicated network or a public network. The communication I / F 1040 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  Although the above example mainly demonstrated the specific map data generation server 10, each function can also be implement | achieved by installing a program in a computer and making the computer operate | move as a server apparatus. Therefore, the functions realized by the specific map data generation server 10 of the present embodiment can be realized by executing the above-described method by the computer, or by introducing the above-mentioned program into the computer and executing it. It is.

  The map search server 20 and the client device 30 also have the same configuration as the specific map data generation server 10 described above. Further, in the present embodiment, the client device 30 has been described with respect to an example realized by a so-called PC (Personal Computer). However, as long as the principle of the present invention is applicable, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Data Assistant), a game It may be realized by various terminals such as a machine.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the map search system which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the specific map data generation server which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the specific map data which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the place name detailed information table which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific map data table which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the map search server which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the specific map production | generation process which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the specific map data reception process which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the map search process which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the program edit server which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Map search system 10 Specific map data generation server 11 Place name extraction part 12 Specific map data generation part 13 Specific map data transmission part 16 Place name detailed information storage part 17 Specific map data storage part 20 Map search server 21 Specific map data reception part 22 Search request receiving unit 23 Map data extracting unit 24 Map data transmitting unit 26 Specific map data storage unit 27 Search map data storage unit 30a, 30b Client device 40 Network

Claims (4)

A client device having a display unit for displaying a map and transmitting a search request by connecting to a network;
A map search server that searches for a map in response to a search request from the client device;
A specific map data generation server that generates specific map data from program meta information transmitted together with a broadcast program provided by wire or wireless,
The specific map data generation server includes:
Place name detailed information storage means for storing place name information and position information;
Receiving the program meta information of the broadcast program, and extracting the place name information included in the program meta information based on the place name information stored in the place name detailed information storage means;
Specific map data generating means for generating specific map data including the place name information from the place name information extracted from the program meta information in association with a specific search word indicating the name of the broadcast program;
Specific map data storage means for storing the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation means together with the specific search word,
The map search server
Search map data storage means for storing map data for displaying a map image on the client device and a search word for searching the map data;
Specific map data receiving means for receiving the specific map data from the specific map data generating server together with the specific search word associated with the specific map data and storing the specific map data in the search map data storage means;
Search request accepting means for accepting the search request;
Map data extraction means for extracting map data corresponding to the search request from the map data or the specific map data stored in the search map data storage means based on the search request;
Transmission means for transmitting the map data extracted by the map data extraction means to the client device,
The said client apparatus displays the map data received from the said map search server on the said display part, The map search system characterized by the above-mentioned. The map search system according to claim 1 , wherein the specific map data is XML data. Place name detailed information storage means for storing place name information and position information;
A place name extracting means for receiving program meta information transmitted together with a broadcast program provided by wire or wireless, and for extracting place name information included in the program meta information;
Specific map data generating means for generating specific map data based on the place name information extracted from the program meta information;
Search request accepting means for accepting a search request from a client device;
Search map data storage means for storing map data for displaying a map image on the client device and a search word for searching the map data;
Map data extraction means for extracting map data to be displayed on the client device based on the search request;
A map search method comprising: transmission means for transmitting the extracted map data to a client device,
A place name extracting means for receiving program meta information of a broadcast program and extracting the place name information included in the program meta information based on the place name information stored in the place name detailed information storage means;
Based on the place name information extracted from the program meta information and the position information stored in the place name detailed information storage means, the specific map data generating means indicates the name of the broadcast program with the specific map data including the place name information. Generating in association with specific search terms,
The search map data storage means storing the specific map data generated by the specific map data generation means in association with the specific search word as the map data;
A step of receiving a search request from a client device by a search request receiving means;
A step of extracting map data stored in the search map data storage means based on the search request;
Transmitting the map data extracted by the map data extraction unit from the search map data storage unit to the client device that has received the search request;
Map search method to execute. 4. The map search method according to claim 3 , wherein the specific map data is XML data.

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