JP5019784B2 - Community generation / registration system and method based on location information log - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a community generation / registration system using a location information log, a method thereof, a server, a mobile communication terminal, and a program thereof.

  Services such as SNS (Social Networking Site) established for the purpose of expanding new friendships on the Web by introducing friends to each other are becoming widespread.

  These services include the ability to publish your profile and photos, the address book for registering newly created “friends”, the ability to introduce other friends to friends, the diary that can only be viewed by friends on the site, Functions such as bulletin boards and calendars used for exchanging messages on the Internet will be provided.

As a related prior art, by detecting the current position of the mobile communication terminal that can detect and detect the position of the person, collecting the locus information obtained by continuously acquiring the position information of the person, and analyzing this A proposal has been made to output the tendency of human flow in more detail (see Patent Document 1). There has also been proposed an action record automatic work system that creates its own action record such as a travel record without taking the labor of collecting information, editing, and updating by the creator (see Patent Document 2).
JP 2000-322402 A JP 2003-288354 A

  However, with the conventional technology, it has been necessary to search for a community in which the user is interested by searching for keywords. As a result, it was only possible to search and generate a community in which I was interested in a community that I was interested in.

  The present invention provides a community generation / registration system, a method, a server, a portable communication terminal, and a program thereof that facilitate a wide community search by generating / registering a community using a location data log, and that facilitates participation. With the goal.

  The present inventors have found that it is reasonable to use a location data log of a portable communication terminal owned by a community related to a spot where they often stop, and have completed the present invention described below. .

  (1) A community generation / registration system for generating / registering a community in a website configured by a mobile communication terminal and a server, wherein the mobile communication terminal acquires position data where the mobile communication terminal is located A data log acquisition unit; and a transmission unit that transmits the acquired location data log. The server uses the reception unit to receive the location data log, and uses the received location data log to generate and register a community. A community generation / registration system comprising: a generation / registration unit;

  According to the invention of (1), the position data log acquisition unit that continuously acquires the position data where the mobile communication terminal is located, and the transmission unit that transmits the position data log acquired continuously are provided. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the position data log related to the spot or the like where the user stopped. The server that has received this location data log uses this location data log to generate and register a community. Therefore, it helps to create and register a community that has some relationship to you and that you may be interested in.

  Here, the position data log acquisition unit preferably uses a GPS (Global Positioning System), but may use a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) base station network. Alternatively, a method using zone information used in a mobile phone may be used.

  (2) The portable communication terminal transmits the position data log for a certain period, and the server records the position data log for a predetermined number of times from the received position data log for the certain period. The community generation / registration system according to claim 1, further comprising: an extraction unit that extracts a spot; and a search unit that searches for a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit.

  According to the invention described in (2), the extraction unit provided in the server extracts spots where the position data log is recorded more than a predetermined number of times from the position data log for a certain period. The search unit searches for a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit. Therefore, a spot where a user of the mobile communication terminal frequently visits is extracted, and a community related to the spot is searched. The searched community is notified to the user of the mobile communication terminal. From among the notified communities, the user can apply and register for participation in the community that he / she thinks fits. It is also possible to create and register a new community without notifying the user. This is because there may be a community that is not conscious of the community at first but spread later.

  (3) When there is no existing community as a result of the search by the search unit, and there is a spot that can be a target of the community on a map in the vicinity of the position data log for a certain period, the generation / registration unit The community generation / registration system according to (2), further generating a community related to the spot.

  According to the invention described in (3), even when there is no existing community, when there is a spot that can be the target of the community on the map in the vicinity of the position data log for a certain period of time for the user of the mobile communication terminal The generation / registration unit further generates a community related to the spot. Therefore, there is an advantage that a new community is created without being bound by the existing community, a new friendship is born, and the life is enriched.

  (4) The mobile communication terminal includes a range setting unit that allows a user to set a spatial range of a spot that the user wants to be a community target, and is predetermined within the spatial range in which the position data log is set The generation / registration system according to (2) or (3), wherein the number of times existing in time is the number of visits of the user.

  According to the invention described in (4), it is possible to set a spatial range of spots that the user of the mobile communication terminal wants to be a community target. The spatial range varies depending on the nature of the spot. Therefore, it is possible to optimize the number of visits by setting a spatial range that the user thinks appropriate. The spatial range may be set not only by the user of the mobile communication terminal but also by an administrator who manages the community. In addition, the spatial range may be set with a circle or the like around the target spot, but may be set within a range where a normal person enters from a map.

  (5) The server further includes a server storage unit that stores the position data log, and a transmission unit that transmits the position data log to the mobile communication terminal. The server storage unit includes a position data log for a predetermined period. The extraction unit extracts a spot where the position data log is recorded a predetermined number of times or more from the stored position data log, and the search unit selects a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit. The community generation / registration system according to (2), wherein the transmitter transmits a request for participation in the community to the mobile communication terminal.

  According to the invention described in (5), when a spot where the position data log is recorded a predetermined number of times or more is extracted from the position data log of the user of the mobile communication terminal, the spot extracted by the extraction unit is related. The community is searched. When a search is made, the user is notified of a request to join the community. This is because it is so-called regular that the position data log is recorded more than a predetermined number of times, so it is desirable for such a person to participate in the community. It can also be set to automatically join the community.

  (6) The server further stores a community, a spot related to the community, and a participant of the community in the server storage unit, and sets the related spot from the location data log stored by the participant A visit number counting unit that counts the number of visits of the participant as the number of visits of the participant for a predetermined time within the determined spatial range, and a ranking setting unit related to the visit number (5) Community creation / registration system described in.

  According to the invention described in (6), in addition to the invention in (5), a visit number counting unit that counts the number of visits of the participant and a ranking setting unit related to the number of visits are provided. Therefore, it is useful in a community where it is appropriate to set the ranking according to the number of visits. Moreover, some privilege and privilege can be given to a person with high ranking. For example, virtual points can be assigned according to the number of visits to a spot targeted by the community, or the number of points can be used as an index of reliability of information transmitted by the person in the community. Furthermore, when the person with a high point contributes, the privilege displayed on the part conspicuous rather than other general users may be sufficient.

  (7) The portable communication terminal stores an amount of money in advance and an electronic money unit that can be purchased with the amount of money, and a purchase history unit that stores products and services purchased with the electronic money unit in association with the location data log. The community generation / registration system according to any one of (1) to (5), further including a purchase history search unit that searches for a target community based on where and what was purchased.

  According to the invention described in (7), in addition to the inventions described in (1) to (5), the mobile communication terminal associates the electronic money unit and the product / service purchased by the electronic money unit with the location data log. And a purchase history section for storing the information. The server further includes a purchase history search unit that searches the target community based on where and what was bought. Therefore, it becomes easy to search a community based on the purchase motivation of the user of the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, it becomes easy to participate in a community based on real life, and useful information can be obtained by participating. For example, breakfast is a community purchased at an XYZ convenience store in Roppongi Underpass.

  (8) A server capable of communicating with the portable communication terminal according to (2), wherein the server is predetermined from a receiving unit that receives a position data log for a predetermined period and the received position data log for a predetermined period. An extraction unit that extracts a spot in which the position data log is recorded more than once, a search unit that searches for a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit, and the received position data log and the search for a certain period of time A generation / registration unit that uses search results of the unit for generating / registering a community.

  The invention of (8) is a server that can be used for the invention of (2). By using it in the posted information evaluation system described in (2), there are similar effects.

  (9) When there is no existing community as a result of the search by the search unit, and there is a spot that can be the target of the community on a map in the vicinity of the position data log for a certain period, the generation / registration unit The server according to (8), further generating a community related to the spot.

  The invention of (9) is a server that can be used for the invention of (3). By using it in the posted information evaluation system described in (3), there are similar effects.

  (10) A server storage unit that stores the position data log and a transmission unit that transmits the position data log to the mobile communication terminal, the server storage unit storing a position data log for a predetermined period, The extraction unit extracts a spot where the position data log is recorded a predetermined number of times or more from the stored position data log, the search unit searches for a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit, and The server according to (8), wherein the transmission unit transmits a community (request to participate) to the mobile communication terminal.

  The invention of (10) is a server that can be used for the invention of (5). By using it in the posted information evaluation system described in (5), there are similar effects.

  (11) The server storage unit further stores a community, a spot related to the community, and a participant of the community, and a spatial area in which the related spot is set from the stored location data log of the participant. The server according to (10), further comprising: a visit count counting unit that counts the number of visits of the participant as the number of visits of a predetermined time within a range; and a ranking setting unit related to the visit count .

  The invention of (11) is a server that can be used for the invention of (6). By using it in the posted information evaluation system described in (6), there are similar effects.

  (12) The server can communicate with the mobile communication terminal according to (7), and further includes a purchase history search unit that searches for a target community based on where and what was purchased. Server.

  The invention of (12) is a server that can be used for the invention of (7). By using it in the posted information evaluation system described in (7), there are similar effects.

  (13) A community generation / registration method for generating / registering a community in a website configured by a mobile communication terminal and a server, wherein the mobile communication terminal continues the position data of the mobile communication terminal A location data log acquisition step for acquiring, and a transmission step for transmitting the location data log acquired continuously, wherein the server receives the location data log, and community the received location data log. A community generation / registration method comprising: a generation / registration step used for generation / registration.

  (14) Transmitting the position data log for a predetermined period to the mobile communication terminal; and the server stores the position data log for a predetermined number of times from the received position data log for the predetermined period. The community generation / registration method according to claim 13, further comprising: an extraction step of extracting a recorded spot; and a search step of searching for a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit.

  (13) The invention of (14) relates to a community generation / registration method. By using these methods, the same effects as described in (1) and (2) can be obtained.

  (15) A program for a mobile communication terminal used in a community generation / registration system for generating / registering a community on a website configured by a mobile communication terminal and a server, the mobile communication terminal including the mobile A program for executing a position data log acquisition step for continuously acquiring the position data where the communication terminal is located and a transmission step for transmitting the position data log acquired continuously.

  (16) A computer program for the server used in a community generation / registration system for generating / registering a community in a website configured by a mobile communication terminal and a server, the server including the mobile communication terminal The computer program which performs the receiving step which receives the position data log transmitted from the above, and the production | generation / registration step which utilizes the received said position data log for the production | generation / registration of a community.

The inventions of (15) and (16) relate to a program. By reading these programs into a mobile communication terminal or a server and operating them, the same effects as the invention of (1) can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, by creating and registering a community using a location data log, it is possible to facilitate a wide search of the community and to create and register a community that is easy to participate. Therefore, I had to search for and find the community I was interested in by using keywords, etc., so I could only search and generate the community I was interested in within the range I knew. What couldn't be done can be generated and participated in a wider range of communities.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the scope of claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are included. It is not necessarily essential for the solution of the invention.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a system configuration which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the concept of the present invention and the outline processing flow. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of a processing flow in the above-described system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the position data log. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the distribution of spots on the map according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of spot extraction and community name search by the position data log of the present invention. The present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 10 receives radio waves for position detection from a plurality of GPS satellites 20. In this figure, only one GPS satellite 20 is shown, but as is well known, it is necessary to receive radio waves from at least three, usually four or more GPS satellites 20, in order to specify the position. There is. The radio wave transmitted from the GPS satellite 20 includes various orbit information and highly accurate time data using an atomic clock. In order to obtain easy-to-handle position data such as the latitude and longitude of the current position from these pieces of information, it is necessary to cause the mobile communication terminal 10 to hold additional information obtained from the orbit information of the GPS satellite 20 and to perform complicated positioning calculations. is there. For this reason, the position data acquisition server 60 that is normally received by the base station 30 and connected via the public communication network 40 performs these positioning calculations, and the obtained results are converted into position data (latitude, longitude, altitude if possible) Etc.) is used for transmission to the mobile communication terminal 10. The positioning calculation can also be performed by the mobile communication terminal 10.

  The mobile communication terminal 10 transmits its own position data log such as latitude and longitude obtained by the position data log acquisition unit in this way to the Web server 70. The mobile communication terminal 10 may be a mobile phone as shown in FIG. 1, or may be a notebook computer having a GPS function. The mobile communication terminal 10 includes a position data log acquisition unit that continuously acquires position data where the mobile communication terminal is located, and a transmission unit that transmits the position data log acquired continuously. Specific examples of these configurations will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  The web server 70, the community management server 80, and the database server 90 are connected by a network 50. These servers include a receiving unit that receives a location data log and a generation / registration unit that uses the received location data log for community generation / registration. Note that the community management server 80 and the database server 90 described above may be configured as a single server or a plurality of servers, or may be included in the Web server 70. Specific examples of the hardware of the Web server 70, community management server 80, and database server 90 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the concept of the present invention and the flow of its outline processing. As shown in FIG. 2, the ID (Identification) of the mobile communication terminal 10 and the position data log acquired by the position data log acquisition unit are transmitted to the Web server 70 by the transmission unit. The Web server 70 requests the database server 90 to register the position data log using the ID as a key. The database server 90 notifies the Web server 70 of the registration completion of the position data log. The Web server 70 transmits an ID and a position data log registered in the community management server 80 to request registration of a community that can automatically participate. The community management server 80 registers a community that can automatically participate based on the ID and the position data log. The community management server 80 notifies the Web server 70 of the registered community counties. The Web server 70 notifies the registration completion of the community group that can automatically participate in the mobile communication terminal 10.

  It is also possible to request a search for a community that can participate and to be notified of the search result and participate in the desired community. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the flow of processing in the above-described system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and an example in this case will be described.

  First, the information communication terminal 10 transmits a positioning information request (position data request) to the position data acquisition server 60 periodically or by a user operation. This positioning information request includes GPS satellite information ("Almanac" which is rough orbit information of all GPS satellites and "Ephemeris" which is accurate orbit information of the GPS satellite itself) in this positioning information request Information on peripheral reference stations (stations serving as a reference among peripheral base stations) may be included.

  The position data acquisition server 60 performs a positioning calculation based on the received information (step S10), and returns a positioning result (data such as longitude, latitude, altitude, reliability, etc. can also be acquired). Alternatively, although not shown, the position data acquisition server 60 does not perform the positioning calculation, and the information communication terminal 10 can easily perform the positioning calculation using information from the nearest base station in order to facilitate the positioning calculation. The “assist data” to be transmitted may be transmitted to the information communication terminal 10 and the information communication terminal 10 may perform the positioning calculation.

  The information communication terminal 10 generates the position data log thus obtained (step S20), and transmits the generated terminal position data log and ID to the Web server 70. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the position data log. As shown in FIG. 4, the position data log is a history of data in which date / time data and position data are related. As shown in FIG. 4, data may be acquired continuously, or latitude, longitude, and altitude may be acquired as position data by sampling at regular intervals. The Web server 70 receives the transmitted data and transfers it to the database server 90 for registering the position data log using the ID as a key. The database server 90 stores the position data log (S30). After storage, the database server 90 notifies the registration completion to the Web server 70.

  Thereafter, the Web server 70 performs spot extraction (S40). The spot extraction is to extract a spot where the position data log is recorded a predetermined number of times or more from the received position data log for a certain period by the extraction unit provided in the Web server 70. A specific example of this extraction will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the distribution of spots on the map, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of spot extraction and community name search by the position data log of the present invention. A user of the mobile communication terminal 10 goes back and forth in a place where there are many spots as shown in FIG. When going back and forth, a position data log as shown in FIG. 4 is accumulated for a certain period.

  The position data log accumulated for a certain period is extracted by the extraction unit provided in the Web server 70. As shown in the example of FIG. 6, the number of times extracted for each position data is counted. In the example of FIG. The number of spots in the position data of 3 is 7 times, and the next is No. 2 times 5 times. If the predetermined number of times is three, No. 3 or more. 1 “I Museum”, No. 1 2 “XYZ convenience store”, No. 2 3 “ABC Sports Club”, no. 4 A spot of position data of “club HAR” is extracted.

  A community search based on the extracted spot is requested from the Web server 70 to the community management server 80. The search unit of the community management server 80 searches for a community group related to the spot (S50). In the example of FIG. 6, the communities “Chagar”, “Roppongi Underpass”, and “Fitness” are searched for the spots “I Museum”, “XYZ Convenience Store”, “ABC Sports Club”, and “Club HAR”. However, the community corresponding to the spot “club HAR” is not searched. It is thought that no community has been created yet.

  When a search is made, a notification of the search community group is sent from the community management server 80 to the Web server 70. The Web server 70 transfers the search community group notification to the mobile communication terminal 10. Looking at this, the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 inputs a request for participation registration to the community in which the user is interested, and the mobile communication terminal 10 transmits the request to the community management server 80 via the Web server 70. . The community management server 80 performs participation registration (S60), and returns a participation registration completion notification to the mobile communication terminal 10 via the Web server 70.

  In this manner, the location data log can facilitate a wide search of the community and facilitate registration for participation in the community. Therefore, because you had to search and find the community you are interested in by keywords etc., you can only search and generate the community you are interested in within the range that you know. It is possible to create and participate in the community in a wider range.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, when there is no existing community as a result of the search by the search unit, and there is a spot that can be the target of the community on the map in the vicinity of the position data log for a certain period, it is related to the spot. It is to generate more community.

  As described in the explanation of FIG. 6 above, the community corresponding to the spot “club HAR” has not yet been generated. In such a case, an appropriate community is generated. Specifically, it is considered that people who are middle-aged and older go from the name of the spot “club HAR” on the map. In this case, the name of the community corresponding to it is called from the expected name database of the community stored in the database server 90, and a temporary name is given. For example, “mature club”.

  In addition, when there is a spot that can be a target of the community on a map in the vicinity of the position data log for a certain period, a community related to the spot can be further generated. An example of this is shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of community generation according to the present invention.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of community generation according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 and No. 6 has “park” and “G practice field” as spots. Also for this spot, a temporary name is called from the expected community name database stored in the database server 90. For example, “Tai Chi G” and “I love golf”.

  In addition, the mobile communication terminal 10 includes a range setting unit that allows the user to set a spatial range of a spot that the user wants to be a target of the community, and the number of times that the position data log exists within a predetermined time range. Can also be the number of visits by the user. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the spatial range setting of spots according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, in the case of the spot “I Museum”, the latitude and longitude ranges are set as WX1 and WY1, and the plus / minus range of this value is set from the position data of the center of “I Museum”. be able to. Similarly, since the spot “park” has a wide range, WX5 and WY5 suitable for it can be set. The range may be set by drawing a range on the map screen.

  This generation increases the number of communities that can participate. As a result, friendships via the Web become active and the range of activities for individuals is expanded.

[Third embodiment]
In the third embodiment, the number of spot visits is counted from the stored location data log of the participants, and the ranking of the participants is set in relation to the number of visits.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of ranking setting in a community based on the number of visits according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, various communities are established at each spot. When exchanging emails or having conversations within a community, knowing how many times a spot related to the community has been visited will show how reliable that person's emails and conversations are. You can also see how they are in the community.

  The community management storage unit 80a, which is a server storage unit, further stores a community, spots related to the community, and participants of the community. Participant location data logs are stored in the database server 90a. A visit number counting unit that counts the number of visits of a participant as the number of visits of a predetermined time within a set spatial range of related spots from the position data log, and a ranking setting unit related to the number of visits Are provided in the community management server 80. The visit count counting unit and the ranking setting unit are realized by software that is read from the optical disc 1077 by the hardware of the server 100 in FIG. 11 to be described later, stored in the hard disk 1074, and read and operated when necessary. Can do.

  The number of visits counting section counts the number of visits to each spot of community members A, B, C, and D as shown in FIG. The ranking of the members A, B, C, and D is set by the ranking setting unit based on the counted visit count data. When each member browses such ranking, it is helpful in reading each member's conversation or email. Since the number of visits is personal information, it can be made private if it is not desired to be known by others.

  Since the number of visits is personal information, it can be made private if it is not desired to be known by others. On the other hand, in each community, it is possible to give a privilege or a privilege to a high ranking person. For example, virtual points can be assigned according to the number of visits to a spot targeted by the community, or the number of points can be used as an index of reliability of information transmitted by the person in the community. Furthermore, when the person with a high point contributes, the privilege displayed on the part conspicuous rather than other general users may be sufficient.

[Fourth embodiment]
In the fourth embodiment, products / services purchased by the electronic money unit are stored in association with the position data log, and the target community is searched based on where and what is bought.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the target community search from the purchase history part of the electronic money part of the present invention. The mobile communication terminal 10 of FIG. 1 further includes an electronic money unit that stores an amount in advance and can be purchased at the amount, and a purchase history unit that stores products and services purchased by the electronic money unit in association with a position data log. Prepare. The electronic money unit and the purchase history unit can be realized by storing software necessary for the hardware of the mobile phone 200 in FIG. 11 described later in the storage unit 240 and operating the control unit 230 when necessary. . The community management / server 80 further includes a purchase history search unit for searching for a target community based on where and what was purchased. The purchase history search unit can be realized by software that is read from the optical disk 1077 by the hardware of the server 100 described later, stored in the hard disk 1074, and read and operated when necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that an individual visits convenience store A ten times. The purchase history section indicates that the number of times of buying breakfast is 8 times and the number of times of buying bread is 1. It turns out that this person almost always buys breakfast at convenience store A. When the target community is searched from the data by the purchase history search unit, the community “Roppongi Underpass” is searched. This shows that this person can participate in the community “Roppongi Underpass”. In addition, the contents of the visit to department store C show that he bought a red shirt five times. On the other hand, the white shirt is once. It turns out that this person likes red shirts. When the target community is searched from the data by the purchase history search unit, the community “red shirt” is searched.

  Thus, electronic money is becoming widespread. Under such circumstances, the target community can be searched with reference to the individual purchase history.

[Hardware configuration of server]
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the Web server 70, community management server 80, and database server 90 described in FIG. The Web server 70, community management server 80, and database server 90 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1010 constituting the server 100 (a plurality of CPUs such as the CPU 1012 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus line 1005, a communication I / F 1040, main memory 1050, BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) 1060, USB port 1090, I / O controller 1070, keyboard and mouse 1100, and other input means and display device 1022.

  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 1010 when the Web server 70, the community management server 80, and the database server 90 are started, a program that depends on the hardware of the Web server 70, the community management server 80, and the database server 90, and the like.

  The hard disk 1074 constituting the storage unit stores various programs for the Web server 70, the community management server 80, and the database server 90 to function as servers, and a program for executing the functions of the present invention. Various databases 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 Web server 70, community management server 80, and database server 90 is provided by being stored in a recording medium such as the hard disk 1074, the optical disk 1077, or a memory card. This program is read from the recording medium via the I / O controller 1070 or downloaded via the communication I / F 1040 to be installed and executed on the Web server 70, community management server 80, and database server 90. May be.

  The aforementioned program may be stored in an internal or external storage medium. Here, as a storage medium constituting the storage unit 240, 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. In addition, 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 is used as a recording medium, and the program is transmitted via the communication line to the Web server 70, community management server 80, database server. 90 may be provided.

  Here, the display device 1022 displays a screen for accepting data input to the user or displays a calculation processing result by the server 100, such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT), a liquid crystal display device (LCD), or the like. Display devices.

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

  The communication I / F 1040 is a network adapter that enables the server 100 to be connected to the mobile communication terminal 10 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.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a mobile phone 200 as a typical example of the mobile communication terminal 10 described in this specification. The mobile phone 200 includes a GPS reception antenna 210, a GPS reception unit 212, a communication antenna 220, a mobile phone transmission / reception control unit 222, a control unit 230, a storage unit 240, a display unit 250, an operation unit 260, a call unit 270, and a microphone 272. , Speaker 274, and timer 280.

  Here, a GPS reception antenna 210 and a GPS reception unit 212 are provided as position data detection units. The GPS receiving antenna 210 may also be used as the communication antenna 220. A PHS mobile phone can be used as a position data detection unit by receiving radio waves from a plurality of nearest base stations, but a description thereof is omitted here.

  The control unit 230 stores the received signal from the GPS satellite in the storage unit 240, and obtains its own position data via the mobile phone transmission / reception control unit 222, so that the position data acquisition server (also referred to as a positioning server) has latitude, Requests positioning calculation of positioning data (position data) such as longitude. Alternatively, assist data for assisting the immediate calculation may be received from the position data acquisition server, and the mobile phone 200 may perform the positioning calculation.

  Furthermore, the mobile phone 200 generally includes an operation unit 260 that receives an operation from a user, a display unit 250 such as a liquid crystal screen or an LED, a call unit 270 that includes a microphone 272 and a speaker 274 for voice calls, And a clock unit 280 that records the current approximate time.

  In the above example, the community generation / registration system has been mainly described. However, the functions described above can be realized by installing a program in a computer and operating the computer as a server. Therefore, the community generation / registration system described as an embodiment in the present invention can also be realized by a mobile communication terminal, a server, and a method.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment and an Example, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. In addition, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention. For example, although the position data acquisition unit has been described using GPS, the position data acquisition unit using the PHS base station network can be similarly realized.

It is the figure which showed the outline of the system configuration | structure which is preferable one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the concept of this invention and the flow of the process of the outline. It is the figure which showed the detail of the flow of a process in said system of suitable one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a position data log. It is a figure which shows an example of distribution on the map of a spot. It is a figure which shows the example of the spot extraction by the positional data log of this invention, and a community name search. It is a figure which shows an example of the community production | generation of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the spatial range setting of the spot of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the ranking setting in a community from the frequency | count of visit of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of object community search from the purchase history part of the electronic money part of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a server. It is the figure which showed an example of the hardware constitutions of a mobile telephone as a typical example of a mobile communication terminal.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile communication terminal 40 Public communication network 60 Location data acquisition server 70 Web server 80 Community management server 90 Database server

Claims (15)

Is constituted by a mobile communication terminal and a server, a community generation and registration system for the generation and registration of the community in the Web site,
The mobile communication terminal is
A resulting portion preparative position data to obtain position data indicating a position of the mobile communication terminal,
A position data log for a certain period acquired by the position data acquisition unit , and a terminal side transmission unit for transmitting user identification information ;
With
The server
A receiving unit for receiving the position data log for the predetermined period and the identification information of the user ;
Storing the location data log received by the receiving unit, a community, a spot related to the community, a participant of the community, and a server storage unit for storing in association with each other;
An extraction unit that aggregates the position data for each matching position for the position data log stored in the server storage unit, and extracts a spot indicating a name corresponding to the position data for each of the aggregated position data; ,
A search unit for searching a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit;
A server-side transmitter that transmits a request for participation in the community searched by the search unit to the mobile communication terminal;
From the position data log corresponding to the participant stored in the server storage unit, the number of visits counting the number of visits of the participant as the number of visits of the participant for a predetermined time,
Community creation / registration system with The server
A ranking setting unit that sets the ranking of the participants in the community related to the spot, in descending order of the number of visits to the spot;
The community generation / registration system according to claim 1, comprising: For the position data where the aggregated value is a predetermined value or more, when there is no community corresponding to the spot corresponding to the position data, a generation / registration unit that generates a community in association with the spot is provided.
The community generation / registration system according to claim 1 or 2. The mobile communication terminal includes a range setting unit that allows a user to set a spatial range of a spot that the user wants to be a community target.
The generation / registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the number of visits of the user is a number of times that the position data log exists in a predetermined time within the set spatial range. The mobile communication terminal is
An electronic money part that stores an amount in advance and can be purchased with the amount;
And purchase history section for storing the products and services purchased by the electronic money unit and the position data log on the relevant Dzu only by,
Further comprising
The server
The community generation / registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a purchase history search unit that searches for a target community based on where and what was bought. A server capable of communicating with a mobile communication terminal,
A receiving unit that receives a position data log for a certain period and identification information of the user of the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal ;
Storing the location data log received by the receiving unit, a community, a spot related to the community, a participant of the community, and a server storage unit for storing in association with each other;
An extraction unit that aggregates the position data for each matching position for the position data log stored in the server storage unit, and extracts a spot indicating a name corresponding to the position data for each of the aggregated position data; ,
A search unit for searching a community related to the spot extracted by the extraction unit;
A transmission unit that transmits a request for participation in the community searched by the search unit to the mobile communication terminal;
From the position data log corresponding to the participant stored in the server storage unit, the number of visits counting the number of visits of the participant as the number of visits of the participant for a predetermined time,
A server comprising The server
A ranking setting unit that sets the ranking of the participants in the community related to the spot, in descending order of the number of visits to the spot;
The server according to claim 6, comprising: For the position data where the aggregated value is a predetermined value or more, when there is no community corresponding to the spot corresponding to the position data, a generation / registration unit that generates a community in association with the spot is provided.
The server according to claim 6 or 7 . The server according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising a purchase history search unit for searching for a target community based on where and what was bought. And the mobile communication terminal and the server, a community generation and registration method for the generation and registration of the community in the Web site,
Said portable communication terminal, the position data acquisition step of acquiring position data indicating a position of the mobile communication terminal,
A transmission step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits a position data log for a certain period of time acquired in the position data acquisition step, and user identification information ;
The server receives the position data log for the certain period and the identification information of the user ;
The server stores the location data log received in the receiving step, and stores a community, a spot related to the community, and a participant of the community in association with each other;
The server sums up the position data for each matching position in the position data log stored in the storing step, and extracts a spot indicating a name corresponding to the position data for each of the totaled position data. An extraction step;
A search step in which the server searches for a community related to the spot extracted in the extraction step;
A transmitting step in which the server transmits a request for participation in the community searched in the searching step to the mobile communication terminal;
From the position data log corresponding to the participant stored in the storing step, the number of visits counting the number of visits of the participant as the number of visits of the participant for a predetermined time,
Community creation / registration method for communities including   The community generation / registration method according to claim 10, further comprising a ranking setting step in which the server sets a ranking of participants in a community related to the spot in descending order of the number of visits to the spot.   The server includes a generation / registration step of generating a community in association with the spot when there is no community corresponding to the spot corresponding to the position data for the position data for which the aggregated value is a predetermined value or more. The community generation / registration method according to claim 10 or 11. A program to be executed by the generation and registration of your Keru community to the Web site to a mobile communication terminal and a server,
Said portable communication terminal, the position data acquisition step of acquiring position data indicating a position of the mobile communication terminal,
A transmission step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits a position data log for a certain period of time acquired in the position data acquisition step, and user identification information ;
The server receives the position data log for the certain period and the identification information of the user ;
The server stores the location data log received in the receiving step, and stores a community, a spot related to the community, and a participant of the community in association with each other;
The server sums up the position data for each matching position in the position data log stored in the storing step, and extracts a spot indicating a name corresponding to the position data for each of the totaled position data. An extraction step;
A search step in which the server searches for a community related to the spot extracted in the extraction step;
A transmitting step in which the server transmits a request for participation in the community searched in the searching step to the mobile communication terminal;
From the position data log corresponding to the participant stored in the storing step, the number of visits counting the number of visits of the participant as the number of visits of the participant for a predetermined time,
A program that executes   The program according to claim 13, wherein the server executes a ranking setting step of setting a ranking of participants in a community related to the spot in descending order of the number of visits to the spot.   When there is no community corresponding to the spot corresponding to the position data with respect to the position data for which the aggregated value is a predetermined value or more, the server is caused to execute a generation / registration step for generating a community in association with the spot. The program according to claim 13 or 14.

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