JPH11328223A - Information collection and retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give attributes to the same facility from various viewpoints and to eliminate the omission in retrieval when the facilities which provide the commodities and services via a network such as an internet are browsed. SOLUTION: This device includes a storage means which stores the facility identification information supplied from an information provider terminal and the contents information consisting of the facilities, commodities and/or services and value into a data base 2 as the individual information, a means 3 which associates the contents information of the individual information with a basic sorting table 1, and a means which retrieves the basic sorting table based on the facility, commodity/service and characteristic/value facility inputted from consumer terminal or a combination of them, browses the corresponding individual information out of the data base 2 and supplies this information to a display device of the consumer terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the Internet,
Using a car navigation network, other communication network, using a device for browsing facilities that provide goods and services, more specifically, information collected from information providers including providers of goods and services, The present invention relates to an information collecting and browsing apparatus for providing consumers with accurate and accurate information when requested.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A consumer terminal, such as a personal computer, accesses a database in which individual information of facilities, products, and services is accumulated via a network such as the Internet, and, for example, logically ORs a cuisine name, a movie title, etc. with a local keyword. 2. Description of the Related Art It is widely performed to input necessary information such as a logical product to detect necessary information, for example, the location of a facility such as a restaurant or a movie theater. However, if the classification of search engine providers is not very good, it is difficult to obtain the desired information accurately.

[0003]

In order to obtain the desired information accurately, if the individual information is included in a single classification item, the keyword cannot be searched if the classification information corresponds to another classification item. For example, if a French restaurant is categorized as a French restaurant item, the search will not be performed even if another product or service such as Italian-style cuisine is provided in the same restaurant. Therefore, it is desired to assign a classification to the same facility from various viewpoints so that there is no missing search. Further, even if predetermined information is obtained, the location must be searched from a map or the like, which is particularly inconvenient when the information is obtained from an on-vehicle or portable computer terminal. Therefore, it is desired to display an image of the searched facility location on a display device.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present inventor has found that an accurate search can be made possible by using a combination of a specific facility classification and a classification of goods / services and characteristics / values. Further, affordances (objects of the natural environment and the like other than the commercial activities) can be added to the concept of the product / service to expand the applicable range of the present invention. The present invention provides information on individual facilities, goods, services, affordances, and characteristics and values from information providers, including providers of goods or services, and collects and attaches classification codes to build a database. In addition, it enables accurate search and browsing with high search efficiency by using facilities, products, services, affordances, and characteristics and values as keywords. That is, the present invention provides a basic classification table memory that classifies facilities, goods / services (and affordances), and characteristics / values, a database that stores individual information, A consumer terminal for receiving the provision, an information provider terminal for providing information on the use facility to the database, a control device associated with the consumer terminal, the information provider terminal, and the storage device In the information collecting and retrieving apparatus, the control device includes facility identification information such as a store name and an address provided from an information provider terminal, and facility, product / service or affordance, and content information including characteristics / values. Registration means for storing in the database as individual information according to a predetermined format,
Prior to registration in the database, facilities, goods and services or affordances in the individual information,
Associating means for generating an identification code by associating the content information consisting of and the characteristic / value with the basic classification table, and a facility and a product / product desired by the consumer inputted from the consumer terminal.
The database is searched by a keyword composed of a combination of services or affordances, or a combination of these and characteristics / values, and individual information (that is, content information and facility identification information) having an identification code suitable for the database is read out from the database. Means for supplying to a display device of a consumer terminal. The display device of the consumer terminal includes a memory that stores map information, reads the map information from the memory, and displays a sign indicating a location of a facility that meets the search condition on a screen of the display device. It is preferable to do so. Here, the consumer terminal can be a portable terminal or a car navigation terminal. According to the present invention, the following advantages are obtained. (1) Since not only facilities and products or services but also information on characteristics and values is used, accurate information can be obtained. (2) The latest information can be obtained from the information provider every moment, and the latest database can be constructed. (3) The database uses facilities, goods and / or services or affordances, and characteristics and values as essential classification items, and is used when registering individual information of an information provider in the database and searching for the database by consumers. By referring to this classification item, an accurate and quick search can be achieved.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Facilities are facilities for selling goods and providing services, and include not only real stores but also virtual stores (restaurants, restaurants, bookstores, department stores, greengrocers, hotels, stations, etc.). . For example, if a user (consumer) of the apparatus wants to eat Chinese food, a Chinese restaurant is used as a primary keyword, and a secondary selection criterion is specified to search for an area. The name of the Chinese restaurant to be performed is listed, and a bird's-eye view map is displayed on the map displayed on the display device of the consumer's terminal together with a blinking sign indicating the location. However, since this does not provide enough information on the dishes to be served, the types of dishes, for example, the types of dishes such as Tianjin, Guangdong, and Beijing, and more specifically, the types of Beijing duck, etc., are simultaneously searched as a logical product or logical sum. Then
A more accurate search is possible because a specific restaurant name that matches the wish is obtained. Further, in the example of FIG. 4, a facility or place that provides a plurality of goods and / or services or affordances (in this case, large commercial facilities and bookstores)
The following shows an example of storing information. It turns out that this facility responds to requests for publication search services, for example, along with the purchase of books, and if you want to purchase men's clothing as well, search as a logical conjunction or disjunction as in the example above, It is possible to seek accurate answers for multiple purposes.
That is, in the present invention, in addition to the classification of the facilities, it is essential to use the classification of the commodity / service (cooking, car, book, etc., travel guide information, massage, etc.) or the affordance as required. As shown in FIG. 8, affordance here is the potential ability of the place to enable people's activities that do not fit into the classification of goods and services, and FIG. 9 shows an example of systematizing affordances. As can be seen, affordability is defined as providing a cityscape and the possibility of natural watching, if the cityscape and naturalwatching can be performed from a certain place. In the present invention, characteristics and values are further included in the classification. Here, the characteristic / value refers to the characteristic / value that the consumer desires for the object selected, for example, the quality, atmosphere, interior decoration, etc. of the dish are specifically defined. No matter how much information is left if it is left to the right choice, the information is not sufficient, so it is appropriately restricted and positioned in the basic classification table. For example, when searching with the above-mentioned two types of keywords, it is also possible to select from the classification of characteristics and values provided corresponding to the lower classification of the basic classification table. As a result, the information is narrowed down by the logical sum or the product of the facility and the product or service, and furthermore, the characteristics and values can be used in the form of a logical product, which helps to identify the target facility. The result obtained is
The map can be displayed together with the map on a display screen such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT of a car-mounted or personal mobile navigation map device, or the optimal route to the searched facility from the current location of the consumer is displayed on the screen. You may.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an outline of a search and browsing apparatus according to the present invention.
A basic classification table memory 1 for classifying goods, services, affordances, characteristics and values, a database 2 for storing individual information, and a consumer terminal for receiving the corresponding individual information in the database 2 by inputting a keyword. 4, an information provider terminal 5 for accessing the database 2 and providing information on the use facilities, and a control device 3 associated with the consumer terminal and the provider terminal and the storage device. You. The control device 3 has various functions, but as an essential component of the present invention, unique identification information (name, address, telephone number, FAX number, guide map, etc.) regarding the facility provided by the information provider. And information such as facilities (types of shops such as restaurants and high-paying restaurants), products / services (French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, duck cuisine, etc.) or affordances are stored in the database 2 as individual information according to a predetermined format. Registration means 31 for allowing the individual information to be stored in the database 2
Before storing the information in the individual information, the associating means 32 for associating the content information including the facilities, products / services / affordances, and characteristics / values with the basic classification table 1.
And the database 2 is searched according to a combination of facilities and goods and / or services and / or affordances and characteristics / values desired by the consumer input from the consumer terminal, and classification items (identification codes, identification codes, (Specifically, a classification code) is read out from the database 2 and the display device 4 of the consumer terminal 4 is read.
2 for searching. Further, the control device 3 may process the above contents as a control program in a distributed manner in the communication network (for example, to provide a part of the information processing function in the terminal).

The consumer terminal 4 has a CPU 41 and a screen input device for inputting a keyword or a keyboard 44 (an additional voice recognition device, if necessary, for extracting and using a keyword from the input voice). Has a display device 42 for displaying. The consumer terminal 4 further has a map memory 43 storing map information. In the case of a navigation device, a specific map is read from the memory 43 in accordance with the current position and the traveling direction reported from the position and route detection mechanism, and the display device 42 And displays a name indicating the location on the map of the facility that matches the search condition and the name and contents of the facility on the screen 42 of the display device. Preferably, a guide line display for displaying an optimal route to the facility may be displayed at the same time.

The information provider terminal 5 has a CPU 51, a screen input mechanism and a keyboard 52 (if necessary, a voice recognition device), a display device 53, and if necessary, a map memory 54. Using a predetermined registration format sent from the control device 3 when requested by the information provider or obtained at the time of subscription, the unique identification information of the individual facility (name or store name, address, business hours, parking lot, road, Access, telephone number, fax number, etc., and in the case of a disguise shop, the address is the domain name assigned by the provider), and the contents of the provider's individual information are facilities, goods / services or affordances, and characteristics Send the value item to the control device 3.

In the basic classification table 1, facilities, goods / services or affordances and characteristics / values corresponding to facilities, goods / services or affordances are classified and coded, and the operator of the control device 3 needs to change the market according to changes in the market. Updates will be made to accommodate the latest economic and social developments with significant changes. An example of such a classification table is shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an example of a classification code hierarchized according to various functional facilities by taking a dish as an example, and shows a classification of a product code, a facility code, and a characteristic / value code. The product code (assuming the classification code of the dish is 5) is, for example, Western science 5.02, French cuisine 5.
There is a hierarchy of 01, and the classification code of French cuisine is 5.0
2.01. The facility code is restaurant 02 or the like, and a more detailed classification code is possible. These two
Species classification is essential in the classification table used in the present invention. These are compared with the individual information to be stored in the database 2 and assigned to each item of the individual information. For the characteristic / value code, for example, the classification code 0 of the atmosphere is used.
3. Since the classification code of the elaborate room interior, which is a sub-classification, is 03, this specific characteristic / value code is 03.
03. Unique characteristic data (store name, photo, description, location, business hours, telephone, fax, parking lot, etc.) is recorded as individual identification information in the database as long as the registration format is satisfied. Among them, the location can specify map coordinates in the case of a consumer terminal that uses map information such as navigation.

The basic classification table 1 is used when the individual information of the service provider is provided, is compared with the individual information by the associating means 32, and when they match, the facility, product or service or affordance is classified into the classification assigned to the classification table. Converted to code. The classification code thus converted is stored in the database 2 together with the identification information by the registration means 31.
Registered in. For example, when an input character string such as "French cuisine" in FIG. 2 is input, a corresponding word in the classification table is searched, and when a match occurs, a code is assigned to a higher hierarchical structure including the same. In FIG. 2, it is 5.002.01, and the meaning of the hierarchy is food 5, western food 5.02, and French food 5.02.01.
And is stored in the database together with the identification information of the provider. Each layer can be used as a database search mode. In other words, unlike a case where a simple character string is converted into a database and the keyword is searched for, a systematic classification is performed, so that the same information can be used in a plurality of layers. Facilities, services, characteristics
The same goes for value. The basic classification table 1 also prevents the database from becoming too large by truncating unnecessary information. That is, if there is no match in the classification table, it should be periodically truncated, or a notification that registration is not possible should be returned to the service provider to prompt the selection of an appropriate classification,
I am satisfied with classification coding and registration of only other facilities, goods / services or affordances, and characteristics / values in the provided information.

The database 2 stores the classification code associated with the basic classification table 1 and the individual information to which the code is attached in accordance with an instruction from the registration means 31. In other words, classification codes and facilities, products and services or affordances,
And characteristic / value and facility identification information. The database 2 has the same classification structure as the basic classification table 1. For example, the associating means 32 compares the basic classification table with the individual information sent from the provider, and if there is a match, the specific part in the 5.02.01 hierarchy in the basic classification table 1 is added to that part as described above. A classification code is attached and stored. If another product is provided from the same provider, it is processed and registered in the same manner.
For example, 5.02.02 (Italian food) in addition to the above 5.02.01 is also registered in the database. FIG. 3 shows an example of the individual information registered as a data set (individual data set) in this manner. First 6 in the figure
One column is an essential registration item, and the second to fourth columns show the classification codes. Other fields can be expanded as needed.

Next, processing when a consumer accesses the database 2 will be described. For example, if a consumer sets a specific region and / or time limit and enters only the French code of a product code, all stores serving French food in a specific region are detected, and French and Italian food are displayed. If it is included as a logical sum as a keyword, a restaurant that offers French cuisine and / or Italian cuisine at the same time is detected. The search device 33 searches the database 2 after adding a specific region and / or time limit input from the consumer terminal 4 and has a facility having a classification code matching the search, in the above example, a French restaurant or Italy A restaurant is detected, and a restaurant that is a French restaurant but also serves Italian food is also detected, and individual information, that is, the content of a product or service, the location of a facility, a telephone number, and the like are displayed on the display device 42. . If you search for the logical product of a hotel restaurant and Italian food, you can find hotel restaurants that serve Italian food. By devising the classification in this way, it is possible to easily search the database. Further, by combining the characteristics and values, it is possible to extract facilities that more satisfy the desired characteristics and values.

Here, the characteristic / value code is a bit abstract, and there are individual differences. To explain, a person wants a product / or a service or an affordance.・ Because it is valuable. The goods / services or affordances have facilities or spaces as places to be provided. In order for a person to provide goods / services and affordances outside the home, facilities (including virtual shops) and spaces are required. Goods / services or affordances have unique characteristics / values and differ depending on the subjectivity of the consumer, but have characteristics / values that can be objectiveized. In the present invention, the objectiveized characteristics / values are a problem. For example, if you say, "... I want to eat a country-style meal in a chic atmosphere," for that person, "atmosphere" and "wind" are characteristics and values, and are listed in the hierarchy of classification. It is possible. These characteristics and values are common in various fields of activity (eg, eating, staying, playing, buying, etc.). However, since characteristics and values differ from person to person, it is possible to make subjective desires objective and search by listing them in a classification table and using them as a filter. As explained above, the basic classification table listed in FIG. 2 is suitable for this purpose. The basic classification table shown in FIG. 2 shows an example of the characteristic / value code that has been objectiveized in this way. FIG. 7 summarizes the differences in the search methods depending on the specificity of the user's desire. From the case where the specific target equipment is clear in the actual search, we want to do something abstractly. Various levels are assumed up to where to go. The choices can be organized in terms of verb, purpose (what), complement (where, how, when) of the required syntax. And when the search is performed, it shows what, where, and how it wants to be. As a result, facilities, products (services), and objects having characteristics and values corresponding to them can be extracted. For this reason, characteristics that are thought to be common to people
The value is extracted, and this is hierarchized and introduced as an objective characteristic / value in the basic classification table 1. FIG.
In these various cases, the relationship between which part of the search item (individual data set) is accessed by the control device to execute the search and propose a facility or space suitable for the search item is shown. First, at the middle level (Case-B), I want to eat something, but it is better to be rustic and simple,
If you do, classify the rustic, rustic, etc. in the basic classification table as the characteristic and value code of the dish, create an individual data set,
If the data is searchable, the search will
Appropriate facilities that preferentially search for parts of value and seek and provide food are retrieved from the database and provided (proposal)
It is done. At the abstract level (Case-
A) In the case of an abstract, such as wanting to spend something like this, a search is started from a place where an activity area or place having characteristics and values in line with the abstract request is proposed, whether to rest or eat. If a region, for example, eating is selected, it may be connected to Case-B. At a specific level, products, services, and affordances may be specifically searched. At this time, a more accurate facility can be extracted by confirming the combination of the characteristic / value code with a specific product name such as a dish name.

FIG. 4 systematically and more specifically depicts the apparatus corresponding to FIG. 1, and is substantially as described above. Supplementally, the identification information (name, address, etc.) of the individual facility is input as the registration condition, and the coordinate data indicating the location of the facility such as the shop is read out from the map data memory 54 using the location data of the individual facility to determine the coordinates. , And these are combined with the above-mentioned associated classification code and its original individual information, and are combined with data of a specific format.
Database 2 as one set (individual data set)
Register with. This individual data set can be moved as a set in the Internet through a server. On the other hand, in the search, when setting regional restrictions or time restrictions (such as business hours) as search conditions, or when using the surrounding area of the standard (default) self-location, individual data registered in the database The area is restricted from the map data memory 43 using the coordinates of the set as an address,
The data is combined with the search result based on the classification code to output the data set of the target facility. In addition, data exchange and data update between the information provider terminal and the consumer terminal and the control device can be performed through a network such as the Internet as shown in FIG. Further, the database, the control device, and the basic classification table may be of a distributed type as long as they have means for ensuring the sameness.

In the case of a car navigation system, a portable display device, or the like, the available screen is small, so that a part of the classification table is selected and / or combined and displayed on the search screen so as to be convenient for consumers. This may be used as support for search selection input for consumers. For example, among facilities, commodities, and characteristics / values, for example, a large category of facilities can be appropriately selected with a push button, a joystick, or the like of a display device. , A plurality of dishes belonging to a product category that is not a sub-category under a restaurant item as a facility are displayed in a tree shape. However, on a small screen, it is not possible to display all items of the lower classification, so that the lower classification is scrollable. For example, a restaurant is fixedly displayed, only a few dishes under it are displayed, and other dishes are scrolled with a scroll button or the like on the screen until a desired dish name appears. Then, by clicking on the name of the desired dish, the database is accessed and searched as a logical product of the facility (in this case, restaurant) and the product (in this case, a particular dish), or furthermore, the characteristic and value, and the desired search is performed. The selection result is displayed on the screen.

Next, a procedure for searching from a consumer terminal will be specifically described. User (consumer) as shown in FIG.
Advances the search based on the intentions of the basic request while interacting with the screen (or voice, the same applies hereinafter). In other words, the target “dish”, “buy”, etc., is selected, and the target “dish”... “French cuisine” or the like is selected, and the time and area range are determined (this is determined in advance. good).
Next, if you want to eat something, for example, if you want a place where you can talk quietly, select items of such conditions from the characteristic / value code (or indicate by voice).
As a result, a restaurant satisfying these series of conditions is selected. In addition to the individual identification information, such as a name, an address, a telephone number, and the like, an explanatory note and a photograph showing characteristics and values are displayed. On the other hand, in order to better match the search results to the needs, data on the user's basic characteristics (age, preference, lifestyle, place of life, etc.) and the user's stance at that time (public or private use, etc.) You can also give instructions.

FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the conditions specified and selected and each item of the individual data set of the database according to the search procedure described above. Here, action codes categorize actions (activities) such as "buy" and "eat and drink", and characteristic / value codes include product contents and attributes, space contents and attributes, atmosphere and environment, and service attributes. It has classification items such as price, grade, scale, and application. Some examples are as follows. The attributes of products are home cooking, rural style, organic ingredients, etc. for cooking, the attributes of space are classification of independent buildings, high-rise buildings, waterfronts, etc. The atmosphere and environment are entertainment, dance followers, etc. Classification and service attributes are self-service, wheelchair, etc. classification, price is lunch,
Classification of price range such as dinner, grade is three-star, four-star, etc. Scale is classification of the number of hotel rooms, etc. Usage is classification for family, business negotiation, etc. In addition, each item can be classified by a score. In this case, an evaluator code that can identify the evaluator can be added.

Further, as is apparent from FIG. 6, the request by the user (consumer) can be naturally arranged into a syntax structure (subject, verb, object, complement, etc.) expressing the intention. On the other hand, the structure of the data items of the individual data set to be searched adopts the same structure as the above syntax so that the user's intention can be more accurately understood (correspondence relationship shown in FIG. 6). By adopting the database configuration corresponding to the expression of the human request as described above, the data processing of the search on the screen or the search by the voice recognition can be simplified, and the more accurate target can be extracted. That is, the configuration of the search request and the configuration of the data storage are directly connected.

Another convenient mode of use by the consumer is to select a part of the classification table on the search screen and display it on the search screen so as to be convenient for the consumer as described above. If there are lower classes 01 to 09 (French food, Italian food, etc. are displayed together) below, it is impossible to display all of these items when the screen of the display device is small. Item 01
Only ~ 05 are displayed, the other parts are displayed as "others", and the display of individual items is omitted. Then, when the consumer clicks "Others", a restaurant or the like that provides dishes belonging to 06-09 is selected, or 01-05 is erased and 06-09 is displayed. When a specific item is determined, a search is performed in the same manner as in the previous section.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the database uses facilities, goods and / or services, and if necessary, affordances and characteristics / values as essential classification items.
When registering the individual information of the information provider in the database and searching for the database by the consumer, the individual information can be registered accurately and quickly, and the database is systematically classified. An extraction can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information collection and retrieval device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a basic classification table according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a drawing showing an example of a more specific basic classification table of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a more specific information collection and retrieval device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a search flow using the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram in which a system of use using the apparatus of the present invention is associated with a database.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining various levels of utilization of a characteristic / value classification used in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the concept of affordance used in the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of affordance used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Basic classification table 2 Database 3 Control device 4 Consumer terminal 5 Information provider terminal 31 Registration means 32 Association means 33 Search means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A basic classification table memory for classifying facilities, goods / services, and characteristics / values, a database for storing individual information, and a provision for receiving the corresponding individual information in the database by inputting a keyword. A consumer terminal, an information provider terminal for providing information on the use facility to the database, and a control device associated with the consumer terminal, the information provider terminal, and the storage device. In the information collection and retrieval device, the control device converts the individual facility identification information provided from the information provider terminal and the content information including facilities, products / services, and characteristics / values as individual information according to a predetermined format. Registration means for storing in a database; facilities, goods and services of the individual information before registration in the database And the content information composed of characteristic-value, the means associated for generating an identification code in association with the basic classification table, facilities consumer input from the consumer terminal desires,
The database is searched by a keyword composed of each of a product and / or a service and a characteristic / value or a combination thereof, and individual information having an identification code matching the keyword is read out from the database and supplied to a display device of the consumer terminal. Means for performing information collection and retrieval. 2. A basic classification table memory that classifies facilities, goods, services, affordances, and characteristics and values,
A database that stores the individual information, a consumer terminal for receiving the provision of the corresponding individual information in the database by inputting a keyword, and an information provider terminal for providing information on the use facility to the database, In the information collection and retrieval device configured from the consumer terminal and the information provider terminal and a control device associated with the storage device, the control device includes: individual facility identification information provided from the information provider terminal; Registration means for storing the facility, product / service / affordance, and content information comprising characteristics / values in the database as individual information according to a predetermined format; and before registering in the database, the facility in the individual information , Products, services, affordances, and characteristics
Associating means for generating an identification code by associating content information consisting of value with the basic classification table, a facility desired by a consumer inputted from the consumer terminal,
The database is searched by a keyword composed of each of goods and / or services and / or affordances and characteristics / values or a combination thereof, and individual information having an identification code suitable for the database is read out from the database to read the individual information of the consumer terminal. Means for supplying to a display device. 3. The display device of the consumer terminal has a memory that stores map information, reads the map information from the memory, and displays a location of a facility that matches the search condition on a screen of the display device. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein a sign is displayed. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the consumer terminal is a portable terminal or a car navigation terminal. 5. The means for associating the content information comprising facilities, products / services, and characteristics / values in the individual information with the basic classification table, the content information input from an information provider terminal and the basic classification The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a classification code is assigned to a match when compared with a table. 6. A display screen of a consumer terminal, wherein a classification item selected by a consumer and a lower position thereof are displayed in combination with a part of a plurality of classification items of the same system and / or a classification item of another system. Wherein the item at the position of the lower item is scrolled or switched and displayed, and a database is selected according to a combination of items of the same system and / or different systems selected by the consumer from among them. The apparatus according to any one of 1 to 5. 7. A database that stores individual facility identification information provided from an information provider terminal and content information including facilities, products / services, and characteristics / values as individual information according to a predetermined format. A consumer terminal for receiving the provision of the corresponding individual information in the database by keyword input, a facility desired by the consumer input from the consumer terminal,
The database is searched by a keyword composed of each of a product and / or a service and a characteristic / value or a combination thereof, and individual information having an identification code matching the keyword is read out from the database and supplied to a display device of the consumer terminal. And a means for systematically associating a subject, a verb, an object, and a complement inputted from a consumer terminal with a database. apparatus.