JP7363246B2 - Content providing device, content providing system, content providing method, program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a content providing device and the like that provides content images to users.

Content printing devices provide content images such as characters and landscapes to users as prints. Other devices that provide content images to users include photography devices that photograph the user, combine the user's image with the content image, and provide the combined image to the user (see Patent Documents 1 and 2, etc.) .

These content providing devices are sometimes installed in tourist facilities such as theme parks with many event spots, tourist spots with many tourist spots, etc., and they provide content images related to those event spots and tourist spots as content images. can be provided to the user.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-220814 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-148903

In conventional content providing devices, when a user selects a content image, the user selects a desired content image from among all existing content images provided by the device. However, there are a wide variety of content images provided by the content providing device, and there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to select a favorite content image from among them.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a content providing device etc. that allows a user to easily select a content image.

A first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a content providing device that provides content images to a user, in which existing content images are displayed in a selectable manner on a display unit, and selection of a content image by the user is accepted. The receiving means includes a receiving means, and an extracting means for extracting a recommended content image from among the content images based on user movement history information including information regarding location , and the receiving means extracts the recommended content image from the content images. The content providing apparatus is characterized in that the content image is preferentially displayed on the display unit and also receives selection of the content image that has not been extracted as the recommended content image by the extracting means .

In the present invention, in a content providing device that selectably displays content images and accepts selection of content images by a user, recommended content images based on the user's movement history at tourist facilities, tourist spots, etc. are preferentially displayed. I can do it. This supports content image selection, and the user can save time and effort associated with content image selection. Note that "displaying with priority" refers to displaying a certain content image to make it easier to find compared to other content images, and "recommended content image" refers to displaying content images that are preferentially displayed in this way. This refers to the content image that is displayed.

It is preferable that the movement history information is information indicating when and where the user was.
The movement history information includes, for example, information regarding time, so that it is possible to grasp where the user was and when. This makes it possible to extract and display recommended content images based on when and where the user was.

The movement history information may be obtained by having terminals installed at a plurality of locations read identification information of the user, and the content providing device may include a reading means for reading the identification information. desirable.
The user's movement history information can be obtained, for example, by reading identification information from a user terminal with a terminal installed at a tourist facility, etc. In this case, the content providing device reads the identification information and collects the corresponding movement history information. Recommended content images based on the content can be displayed preferentially.

The recommended content image includes, for example, a character that appeared at the location when the user was at the location, and the extraction means includes a character that appeared at the location when the user was at the location, and the extraction means includes a character that appeared at the location at the time when the terminal read the identification information. The types of characters that have appeared in the location are totaled between the times included in the movement history information, and the number of encounters between the user and the character is calculated and used to extract the recommended content image.
Thereby, an image of a character that the user has encountered at a tourist facility or the like can be displayed as a recommended content image.

The movement history information may be obtained by a position acquisition unit of a user terminal, and the extraction means calculates the user's stay time in each preset geographical range from the movement history information. However, a content image corresponding to the geographical range of the longest stay time may be extracted as the recommended content image .
In the present invention, movement history information can also be obtained using a GPS (Global Positioning System) function of a user terminal, and in this case, the above-mentioned terminal can be omitted.

The recommended content image is, for example, a content image corresponding to a time period in which the user was in the geographical area .
As a result, content images corresponding to the time period when the user was at that location are displayed as recommended content images from among content images of scenery at the same location but different time periods, such as daytime, evening, and night scenes. becomes possible.

It is also desirable that the content providing device provides the user with a composite image obtained by combining the content image with a user's image.
The content providing device is, for example, a content printing device that provides the content image itself to the user in the form of a printout, etc., but as described above, it photographs the user, combines the user's image with the content image, and prints the composite image. It may also be a photographic device provided to the user as an object or the like.

A second invention is a content providing system that includes a content providing device that provides a content image to a user, and a server, the server storing movement history information of the user including information regarding location in a storage unit, The content providing device includes a reception means for displaying existing content images in a selectable manner on a display unit and accepting a selection of a content image by a user , and a reception unit for selecting a content image from among the content images based on the movement history information. and an extracting means for extracting the recommended content images, the receiving means preferentially displaying the recommended content images on the display unit, and the receiving means displays the recommended content images on the display unit, and also displays the recommended content images that are not extracted as the recommended content images by the extracting means. This content providing system is characterized by accepting selections .
A second invention is a content providing system including the content providing device of the first invention.

In a third aspect of the present invention, a content providing device that provides content images to a user executes the step of displaying existing content images in a selectable manner on a display unit and accepting selection of a content image by the user, the content providing device , when receiving a selection of a content image by a user, extracting a recommended content image from among the content images based on movement history information of the user including information regarding location, and giving priority to the recommended content image on the display unit; The content providing method is characterized in that the content image is displayed as the recommended content image, and selection of the content image that is not extracted as the recommended content image is also accepted .
A third invention is a content providing method executed by the content providing device of the first invention.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a content providing device that provides content images to a user, a content providing device that displays existing content images in a selectable manner on a display unit, a receiving unit that accepts selection of a content image by the user, and a user that includes information regarding a location. A program that functions as an extraction means for extracting a recommended content image from among the content images based on movement history information of the content image, wherein the receiving means displays the recommended content image preferentially on the display unit. At the same time, the program is characterized in that it also accepts selections of the content images that have not been extracted as the recommended content images by the extraction means .
A fourth invention is a program for operating the content providing device of the first invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a content providing device and the like that allow a user to easily select a content image.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a content providing system 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server 3. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a content providing device 4. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the terminal 5. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating movement history information 300. An example of event information 400. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a content providing system 1. FIG. A flowchart showing the steps of a content providing method. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating generation of recommended content information 500. An example of a content image selection screen. An example of a content image selection screen. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a content providing system 1a. A diagram showing a content providing device 4a. A flowchart showing the steps of a content providing method. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating creation of a composite image 30. A diagram showing the configuration of a content providing system 1b. The figure which shows the hardware configuration of the user terminal 2a. A diagram explaining movement history information 300a. An example of recommended content information 500a. An example of a selection screen for content images 100. An example of extracting a recommended content image 100a. An example of a selection screen for content images 100.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

[First embodiment]
(1. Content provision system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a content providing system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. A content providing system 1 provides content images 100 to users who have sightseeed at a tourist facility such as a theme park, and a server 3, a content providing device 4, a terminal 5 of the tourist facility, etc. are connected via a network such as wireless. It has a configuration in which it is communicably connected.

Further, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the user goes sightseeing in a tourist facility while holding the user terminal 2. It is assumed that the user terminal 2 is, for example, a wristband-like wearable device, and a user ID is recorded as identification information that can identify the user.

The server 3 executes various processes in the content providing system 1. These processes will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 3 can be realized by a computer configured by connecting a control section 31, a storage section 32, a communication section 33, etc. via a bus. However, the configuration of the server 3 is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate. Further, the server 3 may be realized by a plurality of computers.

The control unit 31 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 32, a storage medium such as a ROM, to a work area on the RAM, and executes the program. ROM is a nonvolatile memory that permanently stores programs such as a boot program and BIOS, data, and the like. The RAM is a volatile memory that temporarily stores programs and data loaded from the storage unit 32, ROM, etc., and includes a work area used by the control unit 31 to perform various processes.

The storage unit 32 is a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, or the like, and stores programs to be executed by the server 3 during processing to be described later, data necessary for program execution, an OS, and the like. These programs and data are read and executed by the control unit 31 as necessary.

The communication unit 33 has a communication control device, a communication port, etc., and mediates communication via a network. The server 3 is communicably connected to a content providing device 4, a terminal 5, etc. via a network, and is capable of transmitting and receiving various data.

The content providing device 4 of this embodiment is a content printing device that provides a content image 100 to a user as a print or the like, and is installed at a tourist facility.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the content providing device 4. As shown in FIG. 3(a) is an example of the external appearance of the content providing device 4, and FIG. 3(b) is an example of the hardware configuration of the content providing device 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the content providing device 4 includes a control device 40, a display section 41, a billing section 42, a printer 43, a reading section 44, and the like.

The control device 40 is provided inside the content providing device 4 and controls the entire processing of the content providing device 4. The control device 40 can be realized by, for example, a computer having a control section, a storage section, and a communication section, and the content image 100 is stored in the storage section. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be adopted as appropriate.

The display unit 41 is realized by a display with a touch panel, etc., which also serves as an input unit of the content providing device 4. The display unit 41 displays various screens related to user operations and selections, and accepts input of instructions from the user on the screen.

The billing unit 42 includes a coin or bill slot, a change return slot, a receipt output slot, a receipt printer, etc. (not shown), and manages billing from users and issuance of receipts.

The printer 43 prints the content image 100 and is provided inside the content providing device 4 . The printed matter on which the content image 100 is printed is discharged to the printed matter outlet. There are no particular restrictions on the type of printer 43 or the number of printers installed.

The reading unit 44 reads the user ID recorded on the user terminal 2 when providing the content image 100 to the user. The reading unit 44 uses a reader that reads the user ID by performing short-range wireless communication using technology such as RFID, for example.

The terminal 5 is provided at each location within the tourist facility. The terminal 5 reads the user ID recorded on the user terminal 2 when the user tours the tourist facility.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the terminal 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal 5 has a configuration in which a control section 51, a storage section 52, a communication section 53, a peripheral device I/F (interface) section 54, etc. are connected via a bus. However, the configuration of the terminal 5 is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate.

The control section 51, storage section 52, and communication section 53 are substantially the same as the control section 31, storage section 32, and communication section 33 described above. The peripheral device I/F section 54 is a port that connects peripheral devices communicably, and in this embodiment, a reading section 55 is connected to the peripheral device I/F section 54.

The reading unit 55, like the reading unit 44 described above, reads the user ID recorded on the user terminal 2, and can use, for example, the same reader as described above.

(2. Movement history information 300 and event information 400)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, user movement history information 300 and tourist facility event information 400 are stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3.

The movement history information 300 is information regarding the movement history of the user within the tourist facility, and indicates where and when the user was located by recording information regarding the user's position and time.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating movement history information 300. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, for example, terminals 5 are installed at a plurality of locations a, b, c, etc. within the tourist facility, such as event spots and landmarks, and the user can When visiting places a, b, c, . . . , the user ID recorded in the user terminal 2 is read by the terminal 5.

Each terminal 5 transmits the read user ID to the server 3 along with information on the location a, b, c, ... where the terminal 5 is installed and the reading time of the user ID, and the server 3 receives the information from each terminal 5. Based on this information, movement history information 300 for each user is created.

FIG. 5(b) is an example of this movement history information 300, in which the user ID 301, the location 302 of the terminal 5 that read the user ID 301, and the reading time 303 of the terminal 5 that read the user ID 301 are linked. recorded.

This movement history information 300 makes it possible to know when and where the user was in the tourist facility. For example, in the example of FIG. 5(b), it can be seen that the user with user ID "1234" was at location a at time 10:00, at location b at time 10:45, and at location c at time 12:35. .

At the tourist facility, various events are held at the locations a, b, c, etc., and various characters appear at different times. The event information 400 is information regarding events at tourist facilities, and in this embodiment, in particular, characters that appeared in each time period at the locations a, b, c, . . . are recorded.

FIG. 6 is an example of event information 400, and in this embodiment, information on a location 401 in a tourist facility, a time zone 402, and an appearing character 403 are recorded in association with each other as the event information 400.

Location 401 is similar to location 302 described above.
The time zone 402 is a division of the time zone in which the character appears in the location 401.
Appearing characters 403 are records of characters appearing at the location 401 for each time period 402.

From this event information 400, it is possible to know which character appeared in which place and at which time. In the example of FIG. 6, for example, in the time period 402 from 10:00 to 11:00, characters A, B, C, and D appear at location a, character D appears at location b, and character D appears at location c. I know he didn't appear.

(3. Functions of content provision system 1)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the content providing system 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, in the content providing system 1, the content providing device 4 includes a reading means 410, an extracting means 420, a receiving means 430, an output means 440, and the like.

The reading unit 410 is for the control device 40 of the content providing device 4 to read the user ID 301 recorded in the user terminal 2 via the reading unit 44 .

The extraction means 420 is for the control device 40 of the content providing device 4 to extract recommended content images based on the user's movement history information 300 from the existing content images 100.

The receiving means 430 is configured so that the control device 40 of the content providing device 4 displays existing content images 100 in a selectable manner on the display unit 41 and accepts selection of the content images 100 by the user. In particular, in this embodiment, the recommended content image is displayed preferentially over other content images. Here, "displaying with priority" refers to displaying a certain content image to make it easier to find compared to other content images, and "recommended content image" refers to displaying a content image with priority in this way. This refers to the content image that is displayed.

The output means 440 is configured so that the control device 40 of the content providing device 4 prints out the content image 100 selected by the user using the printer 43, and provides the printed matter to the user.

(4. Content provision method)
Next, a content providing method in the content providing system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 8 and the like. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the steps of the content providing method, and steps S101 to S102 and S106 to S109 in FIG. 8 are executed by the control device 40 of the content providing device 4 by controlling each part of the content providing device 4. The control section 31 of the server 3 controls each section of the server 3 to execute other processing.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user tours a tourist facility while holding the user terminal 2, and the movement history information 300 at that time is created in the server 3 as described above. After sightseeing in the tourist facility, the user causes the reading unit 44 of the content providing device 4 to read the user ID 301 recorded on the user terminal 2. The content providing device 4 reads and acquires the user ID 301 with the reading unit 44 (S101), and transmits the user ID 301 to the server 3 (S102).

Upon receiving the user ID 301 (S103), the server 3 acquires recommended content information using the movement history information 300 and event information 400 corresponding to the user ID 301 (S104), and transmits it to the content providing device 4. (S105).

The recommended content information is information used by the content providing device 4 to extract recommended content images. In this embodiment, when acquiring recommended content information, first, as shown in FIG. 9(a), from the event information 400, a location 401 and a time zone 402 corresponding to the location 302 and reading time 303 of the movement history information 300 are acquired. Information about the appearing character 403 is extracted.

For example, if there is a record in the movement history information 300 where the location 302 is "a" and the reading time 303 is "10:00", the location 401 ("a") corresponding to the location 302 and the reading time 303 Information about the appearing character 403 is acquired for a time period 402 (“10:00-11:00”) including the time period 402 (“10:00-11:00”).

The information on the extracted characters 403 is totaled, and the total number of appearances for each character is calculated as the number of encounters between the user and the character, as shown in FIG. 9(b). In this embodiment, this number of encounters is used as recommended content information 500, and is transmitted to the content providing device 4 in S105. A character that has been encountered many times is a character that the user has encountered many times in tourist facilities, and can be estimated to be a character that the user likes.

When the content providing device 4 receives the above recommended content information 500 (S106), it uses the recommended content information 500 to extract recommended content images from the existing content images 100 (S107).

In S107, the recommended content information 500 can be used to extract, for example, the content image 100 of the character that has been encountered the most ("Character D" in the example of FIG. 9(b)) as the recommended content image.

Then, the content providing device 4 displays existing content images 100 including recommended content images in a selectable manner on the display unit 41, and accepts the user's selection of the content images 100 (S108).

FIG. 10 is an example of a content image 100 selection screen displayed on the display unit 41 of the content providing device 4 in S108. In this embodiment, the recommended content image 100a (for example, the content image 100 of "Character D") extracted in S107 is displayed on the selection screen that is displayed first, and by selecting the button indicated by reference numeral 411, other content images can be selected. The screen changes to a screen for selecting image 100. In this manner, in this embodiment, the recommended content image 100a is displayed preferentially over other content images 100 so that the user can easily find the recommended content image 100a.

When the content providing device 4 receives the selection of the content image 100, it prints the content image 100 according to the user's charge (S109) and outputs it as a print. In addition, the content providing device 4 can also output the content image 100 as data and download it to a user's mobile terminal or the like. Alternatively, the content image 100 may be uploaded to the server 3 so that the user can download it at a later date.

As described above, in this embodiment, the content providing device 4 that selectably displays the content images 100 and accepts the user's selection of the content images 100 prioritizes the recommended content image 100a based on the user's movement history. can be displayed. As a result, selection of the content image 100 is supported, and the user can save effort and time related to selection of the content image 100.

Furthermore, since the movement history information 300 includes information regarding the user's location and time, and it is possible to grasp where the user was and when, the recommended content image 100a can be extracted and displayed based on this information. can.

Further, in this embodiment, the user's movement history information 300 is obtained by reading the user ID 301 from the user terminal 2 with the terminal 5 installed at the tourist facility. The content providing device 4 can read the user ID 301 and preferentially display the recommended content image 100a based on the corresponding movement history information 300.

Further, in this embodiment, the recommended content image 100a is extracted based on the user's movement history information 300 and the event information 400, and for example, when the user is at the location a, b, c,... b, c, . . . , so that images of characters encountered by the user at tourist facilities can be displayed as the recommended content image 100a.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in this embodiment, the content image 100 is stored in the content providing device 4, but the content image 100 is stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3, and is transferred to the content providing device 4 when the content image 100 is provided to the user. It is also possible to distribute it. In this case, the server 3 may extract the recommended content image 100a from the recommended content information 500.

Further, in this embodiment, the number of encounters between the user and the character is used as the recommended content information 500 to extract the recommended content image 100a, but the method for extracting the recommended content image 100a is not limited to this.

For example, by combining movement history information 300 and event information 400, it is possible to estimate when, where, and what character the user saw (for example, in the example of FIG. 9, it is estimated that the user saw character D at location b at 10:45). For example, if an event in which the character appears is being held at that time and place, a content image 100 of the character with a background, clothes, etc. appropriate for the event is extracted as the recommended content image 100a. You can also.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, recommended content information 500 obtained on the server 3 side is sent from the server 3 to the content providing device 4, but movement history information 300 and event information 400 are also sent from the server 3 to the content providing device 4. , the recommended content information 500 may be obtained on the content providing device 4 side.

Further, the selection screen for the content image 100 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 10, and may be any screen that displays the recommended content image 100a preferentially over other content images 100.

As mentioned above, "displaying preferentially" means displaying a certain content image to make it easier to find it compared to other content images, so the recommended content image 100a is displayed as shown in FIG. The recommended content image 100a is not limited to being displayed separately from other content images 100; for example, the recommended content image 100a is displayed together with the other content images 100 as shown in FIG. It is also possible to do so.

In addition, the recommended content image 100a may be displayed larger than other content images 100, or as shown in FIG. 11(b), the words "Recommended!" A distinguishable display may be provided between the two. Another possible method is that when a button (not shown) for displaying the recommended content image 100a is pressed, a transition is made to a selection screen that displays only the recommended content image 100a.

In addition, as a method for reading the user ID 301, in addition to using short-range wireless communication means such as RFID as described above, for example, a bar code or two-dimensional code that encodes the user ID 301 on the display section of a user terminal such as a smartphone, etc. It is also possible to display this and optically read it with the reading unit of the terminal 5 or the content providing device 4.

Further examples of the present invention will be described below as second and third embodiments. In the second and third embodiments, configurations that are different from those described in the previous embodiments will be mainly explained, and similar configurations will be denoted by the same reference numerals in the figures and the description will be omitted. Further, the configurations described in each embodiment can be used in combination as necessary.

[Second embodiment]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of a content providing system 1a according to the second embodiment. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a photography device is used as the content providing device 4a.

The content providing device 4a (photographing device) photographs a user, combines the user's image with a content image, and provides the combined image to the user.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the content providing device 4a. FIG. 13(a) is an example of the appearance of the content providing device 4a, and FIG. 13(b) is an example of the hardware configuration of the content providing device 4a.

The content providing device 4a is a box-shaped photo taking device in which a user enters and takes pictures, and includes a control device 40, a display section 41, a billing section 42, and a printer 43 similar to the content providing device 4 of the first embodiment. In addition to the reading section 44, the image capturing section 45, illumination 46, background plate 47, etc. are included as components related to the user's photographing.

The photographing section 45 has a camera or the like provided inside the photographing window. For example, a high-resolution digital camera is used as the camera, but the camera is not limited to this.

The lighting 46 is the lighting used when photographing the user. The illumination 46 is, for example, a surface light source that emits white light, and is provided above the photographing section 45, but is not limited thereto.

The background board 47 is provided at the rear of the content providing device 4a (corresponding to the right side in FIG. 13(a)), and serves as a background when the user takes a picture. The background board 47 is composed of a panel or the like of a predetermined color.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the content providing method in the content providing system 1a. S201 to S202 and S206 to S211 in FIG. 14 are executed by the control device 40 of the content providing device 4a by controlling each part of the content providing device 4a. The control section 31 of the server 3 controls each section of the server 3 to execute other processing.

Also in this embodiment, the user tours the tourist facility while holding the user terminal 2, and the movement history information 300 at that time is created in the server 3 as described above. After sightseeing in the tourist facility, the user causes the reading unit 44 of the content providing device 4a to read the user ID 301 recorded on the user terminal 2. Hereinafter, the processes (S201 to S208) up to selecting the content image 100 in the content providing device 4a are the same as in the first embodiment (see S101 to S108 in FIG. 8), and in this embodiment, the same steps as in FIG. The selection of the content image 100 is accepted on the selection screen (S208).

When the content providing device 4a receives the selection of the content image 100, the content providing device 4a photographs the user according to the user's billing etc. (S209). Then, the user's image and the content image 100 selected in S208 are combined (S210), the combined image is printed, and a print is provided to the user (S211). As in the first embodiment, the composite image may be output as data and downloaded to a user's mobile terminal such as a smartphone, or may be uploaded to the server 3 so that the user can download it at a later date.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating creation of the composite image 30. In this embodiment, chromakey processing is performed to remove the color portion 201 of the background board 47 from the photographed image 20 obtained by photographing the user in S209 to extract the user's image 202. Then, a composite image 30 is created by combining the user's image 202 at a predetermined position of the content image 100 (recommended content image 100a in the example of FIG. 15) selected by the user.

As described in this embodiment, the content providing device is not only a content printing device that provides the content image 100 itself to the user in the form of a print or the like, but also a content printing device that photographs the user and combines the user's image 202 and the content image 100. , it may be a photographic device that provides the composite image 30 to the user in the form of a print or the like.

[Third embodiment]
(1. Content provision system 1b)
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the configuration of a content providing system 1b according to the third embodiment. The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that movement history information 300a is obtained using the position acquisition function of the user terminal 2a. The content providing system 1b has a configuration in which a server 3, a content providing device 4, a user terminal 2a, etc. are communicably connected via a network or the like, and the terminal 5 described above is omitted.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 2a. The user terminal 2a is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, and includes, for example, a control section 21, a storage section 22, a communication section 23, an input section 24, a display section 25, a camera 26, an audio input/output section 27, a position acquisition section 28, etc. A computer terminal is used, which is configured by connecting two computers via a bus. However, the configuration of the user terminal 2a is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate.

The functions of the control section 21, storage section 22, and communication section 23 are similar to those of the control section 31, storage section 32, and communication section 33 described above, and the storage section 22 stores an application program dedicated to this system.

The display section 25 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is provided with a touch panel as the input section 24. The camera 26 is a digital camera equipped with an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). The audio input/output unit 27 includes a microphone for inputting audio, a speaker for outputting audio, and the like.

The position acquisition unit 28 acquires the current position of the user terminal 2a. The position acquisition unit 28 may detect the position of the terminal using a signal from a satellite, such as GPS, or may detect the current position based on the radio wave intensity from a mobile phone wireless base station or a wireless LAN access point. You may.

(2. Movement history information 300a)
In this embodiment, the user operates the user terminal 2a to start an application, and then goes sightseeing at a tourist spot dotted with tourist spots. While the user is sightseeing, the user terminal 2a periodically transmits the position of the user terminal 2a at each time acquired by the position acquisition unit 28 to the server 3 along with the user ID 301 using the function of the application.

The server 3 associates the position of the user terminal 2a at each time with the user ID 301 and records it as user movement history information 300a. FIG. 18 shows this movement history information 300a on a map of tourist spots. The movement history information 300a records the position of the user terminal 2a at each time, and as shown by the flow line in FIG. 18, it is possible to know where the user was and when.

(3. Extraction and display of recommended content image 100a)
The procedure of the content providing method in the content providing system 1b is the same as that explained in FIG. 8, but in this embodiment, the server 3 uses the movement history information 300a corresponding to the user ID 301 to The stay time is determined and transmitted to the content providing device 4 as recommended content information.

Specifically, for example, on the server 3 side, as shown in FIG. 18, geographical ranges are set in advance for predetermined sightseeing spots I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, etc. within the tourist spot, and From the movement history information 300a, the server 3 calculates the time period during which the user was within the above range as the stay time for each tourist spot I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, etc., as shown in FIG. . Then, this staying time is transmitted to the content providing device 4 as recommended content information 500a.

Similar to the first embodiment, the content providing device 4 extracts the recommended content image 100a using the recommended content information 500a, displays the recommended content image 100a preferentially on the display unit 41, and displays the content image 100 by the user. Accept selection.

FIG. 20 is an example of a content image 100 selection screen displayed on the display unit 41. As shown in FIG. In this example, using the above recommended content information 500a, the content image 100 corresponding to the tourist spot VI (see FIG. 19) with the longest staying time is extracted from the existing content images 100, and is set as the recommended content image 100a. It is displayed in the same way as in FIG. Note that the content image 100 in this embodiment is a landscape of each tourist spot, etc.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as the content images 100 corresponding to the sightseeing spots VI, as illustrated in FIG. Since the time of stay at the sightseeing spot VI is in the evening ("15:18-16:12"), the image of the evening scene among these content images 100 is extracted as the recommended content image 100a. In this manner, in this embodiment, the time of stay (time zone) at each tourist spot is also used to extract the recommended content image 100a.

FIG. 22 is an example of another selection screen, and in this example, content images 100 are displayed in a form corresponding to sightseeing spots on a map of sightseeing spots. The recommended content image 100a is displayed larger than other content images 100. Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 22, regarding the content images 100 other than the recommended content image 100a, the longer the stay time, the larger the content image corresponding to the tourist spot is displayed.

Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 22, the number of content images 100 to be displayed differs depending on the length of stay at the tourist spot, and the longer the length of stay, the more content images 100 corresponding to the tourist spot are displayed. . Further, the user's movement history information 300a is also shown as a flow line followed by the user, and the user can recall his or her own sightseeing experience when selecting the content image 100.

As in the present embodiment, the movement history information 300a may be obtained by using the position acquisition function of the user terminal 2a, and in this case as well, the selection of the content image 100 is performed as in the first embodiment. It can be done easily.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, based on the movement history information 300a, content images 100 of scenes at the same location but different time zones, such as daytime views, evening views, and night views, are selected according to the time period during which the user stayed at the location. Since the content image 100 can be displayed as the recommended content image 100a, it is preferable that the scenery actually seen by the user in the relevant time period can be displayed as the recommended content image 100a. Furthermore, there is no need for the user to take photos at each tourist spot, and for example, even on a cloudy day, a landscape image of a sunny day can be provided.

In this embodiment, the position of the user terminal 2a at each time obtained by the position acquisition unit 28 of the user terminal 2a is transmitted to the server 3, and the movement history information 300a is created on the server 3 side. The location of the user terminal 2a may be stored in the user terminal 2a as a log, and this log may be used as the user's movement history information 300a.

In this case, for example, when the user receives the content image 100, the user directly transmits and inputs the movement history information 300a from the user terminal 2 to the content providing device 4, and the content providing device 4 transmits the movement history information 300a to the server 3. The server 3 then requests recommended content information 500a. Alternatively, the server 3 sends information such as the map of the tourist spot and the range of tourist spots to the content providing device 4, and the content providing device 4 uses this information and movement history information 300a to generate recommended content information 500a. You may ask for it. Note that in the case where the movement history information 300a is directly input from the user terminal 2 to the content providing device 4, it is not particularly necessary to read the user ID 301 on the content providing device 4 side.

Also, regarding the method of extracting the recommended content image 100a, for example, the content image 100 about a tourist spot that the user has visited is extracted as the recommended content image 100a, and the content image 100 about a tourist spot that the user has not visited is extracted as the recommended content image 100a. It is also possible to perform a process in which the movement history information 300a is not extracted, and in this case, information regarding time (“when”) is not necessarily required as the movement history information 300a.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an example has been described in which the content image 100 is provided to a user who has gone sightseeing at a tourist spot, but to a user who has moved inside a tourist facility such as a theme park or other facilities such as an event venue. Content image 100 can be provided in a similar manner. The same applies to the first and second embodiments in that the person to whom the content image 100 is provided and the location where the content image 100 is provided are not particularly limited.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is clear that those skilled in the art can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in this application, and these naturally fall within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1, 1a, 1b: Content providing system 2, 2a: User terminal 3: Server 4, 4a: Content providing device 5: Terminal 20: Photographed image 30: Composite image 100: Content image 100a: Recommended content image 300, 300a: Movement History information 301: User ID
302: Location 303: Reading time 400: Event information 401: Location 402: Time zone 403: Characters appearing 410: Reading means 420: Extraction means 430: Reception means 440: Output means 500, 500a: Recommended content information

Claims (10)

A content providing device that provides content images to a user,
a reception means for displaying existing content images in a selectable manner on a display unit and accepting selection of a content image by a user ;
Extracting means for extracting recommended content images from the content images based on user movement history information including information regarding location ;
has
The content providing device is characterized in that the accepting means displays the recommended content images preferentially on the display unit, and also accepts selections of the content images that have not been extracted as the recommended content images by the extracting means. . 2. The content providing device according to claim 1, wherein the movement history information is information indicating when and where the user was. The movement history information is obtained by having terminals installed at multiple locations read the user's identification information,
3. The content providing device according to claim 2, wherein the content providing device includes reading means for reading the identification information. The recommended content image includes a character that appeared at the location when the user was at the location,
The extraction means aggregates the types of characters appearing at the location where the terminal is installed at the time when the identification information is read by the terminal, between the times included in the movement history information, and collects the types of characters that appear at the location where the terminal is installed, and collects the types of characters that appear at the location where the terminal is installed at the time when the identification information is read by the terminal. 4. The content providing device according to claim 3 , wherein the number of encounters with the character is calculated and used for extracting the recommended content image . The movement history information is obtained by a position acquisition unit of the user terminal,
The extraction means calculates the user's stay time in each preset geographical range from the movement history information, and extracts the content image corresponding to the geographical range where the stay time is longest as the recommended content image. The content providing device according to claim 2, characterized in that : 6. The content providing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recommended content image is a content image corresponding to a time period in which the user was in the geographical area . 7. The content providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content providing apparatus provides the user with a composite image obtained by combining the content image with a user's image. A content providing system comprising a content providing device that provides content images to a user, and a server, the content providing system comprising:
The server stores movement history information of the user including information regarding location in a storage unit,
The content providing device includes:
a reception means for displaying existing content images in a selectable manner on a display unit and accepting selection of a content image by a user ;
Extracting means for extracting recommended content images from the content images based on the movement history information;
has
The content providing system is characterized in that the accepting means displays the recommended content images preferentially on the display unit and also accepts selections of the content images that have not been extracted as the recommended content images by the extracting means. . A content providing device that provides content images to a user,
displaying an existing content image in a selectable manner on a display unit and accepting a selection of a content image by a user;
When accepting a user's selection of a content image, the content providing device extracts a recommended content image from among the content images based on movement history information of the user including information regarding location, and extracts a recommended content image from the content images. A content providing method characterized by displaying preferentially on the display unit and also accepting selections of the content images that have not been extracted as the recommended content images . A content providing device that provides content images to a user,
a reception means for displaying existing content images in a selectable manner on a display unit and accepting selection of a content image by a user ;
Extracting means for extracting recommended content images from the content images based on user movement history information including information regarding location;
A program that functions by
The program is characterized in that the accepting means displays the recommended content images preferentially on the display unit and also accepts selections of the content images that have not been extracted as the recommended content images by the extracting means .

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