JP2002123540A - Web system linked to location information - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] It is an object to acquire a current position of a mobile terminal user and provide web contents according to the position information. SOLUTION: A content site 20 includes a position information acquisition unit 23 and a content generation unit 24. When a web access request is received from the mobile phone 50, the location information obtaining unit 23 is executed to obtain the area information of the mobile phone 50 from the area information system 40. The content generation means 24 acquires the target web content based on the identification number specified by the mobile phone 50. Further, based on the area information, the web content is narrowed down to information useful for the current location of the mobile terminal user and provided to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a configuration of a system for providing web content related to location information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the use of the web by mobile terminals such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants has been active. The advantage of web access from mobile devices is that you can get the information you want, where you want, at any time.

[0003] For example, when it is lunch time while away from home, the user connects to the Internet with a mobile phone and inputs information of a food or a store to be eaten to perform a search. Then, by referring to the information and location of each store displayed on the monitor of the mobile phone, it is possible to find the nearest store where you can eat your favorite dishes.

[0004] In addition, when going out and wanting to watch a movie by looking at an advertisement poster or the like, or wanting to watch a movie that has been a concern for a long time, a homepage that provides movie information, By referring to a movie theater homepage or the like, it is possible to find the nearest movie theater showing the target movie.

[0005] As described above, even if the user does not prepare to obtain information on a magazine or television by performing web access using a mobile terminal, he or she can search for a desired facility or object on the go. You can do it.

[0006]

However, the information obtained by the web access described above is general information. In other words, the user is not aware of the current location.

[0007] For this reason, if a store where a favorite dish can be eaten is searched, the search result will include a lot of unnecessary data. In other words, even if a large number of search results are output, stores that are actually available to the user (stores near the current position of the user) are not included in some of the information. is there.

For this reason, a troublesome operation of searching for effective information (a nearby shop) from many search results displayed on the monitor is required. In some cases, there may be no target store in the vicinity at all, but even in such a case, the troublesome work of sequentially referring to the search results is required.

As a method of solving this problem, there is a method of performing a search by region. However, in a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, it is necessary to realize a search by a simple operation as much as possible. Is not preferable.

[0010] In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a user with web content related to current location information of a portable terminal.

[0011]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a web content in response to an access request from a portable terminal.
It is characterized by comprising position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of the mobile terminal, and content generation means for generating web content related to the current position of the mobile terminal based on the position information.

[0012] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web system linked to the position information according to the first aspect, wherein the content generating means includes a designation means for designating a condition of necessary information to a user. Means for generating web content by narrowing down information that meets the designated condition by the position information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web system linked to the position information according to the second aspect, wherein the specifying means includes means for allowing a user to specify an identification number, and the content generating means includes: The information processing apparatus further includes means for generating web content by narrowing down information corresponding to the identification number by the position information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web system linked to the location information according to the third aspect, wherein the identification number includes a facility identification number assigned to each facility, and The information processing apparatus further includes means for generating, based on the facility identification number and the location information, web content related to a facility corresponding to a designated facility identification number existing around the current location of the mobile terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web system linked with the position information according to the third aspect, wherein the identification number includes a destination identification number indicating a destination, and the content generation means includes: Starting from a location based on location information,
It is characterized by including means for generating web content related to route information ending at a position corresponding to the designated destination identification number.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web system linked with the position information according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the portable terminal includes a portable telephone, and the position information acquiring means is provided. Acquiring the current position of the mobile phone from the area information table of the mobile phone.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web system linked to the location information according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the location information obtaining means uses a GPS provided in the portable terminal. And acquiring the current position of the portable terminal.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<1. Overall System Configuration> First, the system configuration of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the web system according to the present embodiment includes a website 10 including a content server 20, a database server 30, and the like, and an area information system 40 and the like.

As shown in the figure, the content server 20 is a WWW server application program (hereinafter, referred to as a WWW server application program).
A WWW server) 21 and a search unit 22.
Like a general Web server, the Web contents 25 can be made public on the Internet.

The web contents 25 are, for example, HTM
This is content data described in a page description language such as L (Hypertext Markup Language). In the present embodiment, the web content 25 includes content data created in a page description language compatible with a mobile phone, and the web browser 5 installed in the mobile phone 50.
1 enables display.

When the website 10 is accessed from a terminal such as a personal computer, the content provided by the ordinary page description language is provided.
The access target is not limited to the mobile phone 50.

Further, since there are a plurality of formats for the page description language compatible with the mobile phone, the web site 10 is provided with contents corresponding to the plurality of formats as needed to provide a service independent of the mobile phone model. Can be provided.

The database server 30 includes a database management system (hereinafter abbreviated as DBMS) 31 and an identification number database (hereinafter abbreviated as identification number DB) 32.

The identification number DB 32 is, as shown in FIG.
A table is provided in which an identification number 61 (in the figure, a code is described as a database item) and a page address (Internet address) 62 are associated with each other.

The page address 62 is a so-called URL indicating the location of the web content on the Internet.
(Uniform Resource Locators). In the figure, a relatively short address is shown as an example, but an actual address is often represented by a longer character string. In particular, the character string of the page address 62 becomes longer as the hierarchy becomes deeper. .

The identification number 61 is obtained by replacing the long page address 62 of these character strings with a numeral.
Although the identification number 62 is represented by an eight-digit number in the drawing, characters may be included.

The web content 25 of the content server 20 is provided with an identification number search page for enabling web access using the identification number 61, and receives an access request by the identification number 61 from a user. , And can provide desired web content.

More specifically, when an access request with the identification number 61 is received from the user, the search unit 22 is executed to request the database server 30 to perform a search process.
Then, the identification number 61 is stored in the database server 30.
Is executed, and the content server 20 receives the page address 62 as a search result. As a result, the web content 25 corresponding to the acquired page address 62 is transmitted as a response to the access request, and is displayed on the browser 51 of the portable terminal 50.

As described above, the website 1 of the present embodiment
0 indicates that upon receiving an access request using the identification number 61 from the user, the page address 62 of the corresponding web content (homepage) is acquired, and the content corresponding to the acquired page address 62 can be presented to the user. It is assumed that. However, it is of course possible to access the web by specifying a normal URL.

By using the identification number 61 in this way, particularly when accessing the web using a portable terminal such as a portable telephone, the troublesome input operation of the page address 62 is eliminated, and the convenience is improved. .

<2. Acquisition of location information> As shown in FIG.
It is a configuration to be connected to. The telephone network 1 is provided with an area information system 40.

The area information system 40 is a system that acquires the current position of each mobile phone, that is, information on which base station each mobile phone exists in the area range.
The area information of each mobile phone is recorded in the area information table 41. The area information table 41 is rewritten and updated every time the mobile phone moves to another area.

Thus, the current position of the mobile phone 50 can be known by referring to the area information table 41. In the present embodiment, the content server 20 can acquire the position information of the mobile phone 50 from the area information table 41.

Specifically, when a web access by the mobile phone 50 occurs, first, the location information acquisition means 23 provided in the content server 20 receives information for specifying the mobile phone 50. This specific information may be the telephone number of the mobile phone 50 or hardware information recorded in the ROM of the mobile phone 50.

Next, the location information acquiring means 23 refers to the area information table 41 to acquire location information (area information) of the mobile phone 50 by making an inquiry to the area information system 40.

Note that the mobile phone 50 itself may be provided with a function of acquiring position information from the area information system 40, and the website 10 may directly acquire the position information from the mobile phone 50.

In this manner, the website 10 of the present embodiment can acquire the location information indicating the current location of the access requesting mobile phone 50, and generates web content related to the location information as described later. In addition, it is possible to provide web content corresponding to the area of the mobile phone 50.

<3. Example 1 of Providing Service> Next, an example of a service for providing web content related to location information by the website 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the user 55 carries the mobile phone 50 and goes out.

On the other hand, various advertisements and posters are posted in public facilities, in cars such as trains and buses, and in stations. Then, as shown in FIG.
Is posted. The movie poster 70 displays the title of a movie (here, movie A), an advertisement, and the like. Further, the movie poster 70 displays a specific identification number 61A for the movie.

Assume that the user 55 sees the movie poster 70 and wants to watch the movie A. Therefore, the user 55
Accesses the identification number search page of the website 10 using the mobile phone 50 and inputs the identification number 61A.

In the content server 20, WWW
When the server 21 acquires the identification number 61A, the search unit 2
2 to execute a search process of the identification number DB 32 to obtain the corresponding page address 62. Further, by executing the position information obtaining means 23, the specific information of the mobile phone 50 is obtained, and further, by inquiring of the area information system 40, the position information (area information) of the mobile phone 50 is obtained.

Subsequently, the page address 62 and the acquired position information are passed to the content generation means 24. The content generation unit 24 obtains the web content 25 corresponding to the page address 62, and further narrows down the content of the web content 25 based on the position information to generate a new content.

For example, in this example, the identification number 61
Based on A, a page address 62 corresponding to the web content for movie A is obtained. The web content for the movie A includes information such as an introduction article of the movie, a list of movie theaters being shown, and a movie time at each movie theater. That is, information on all the movie theaters for movie A is included. Therefore, the content generation unit 24 extracts data related to the acquired position information from all the information and generates new content.

For example, if the current position information of the user 55 (area information of the mobile phone 50) is around Kyoto Station, the screening movie theater information (web contents) to be generated
Is to include only information about the movie theaters around Kyoto Station (or preferentially introduce information about movie theaters around Kyoto Station).

Thus, the user 55 can immediately know the nearest movie theater where the target movie can be watched. Since unnecessary information is not displayed much and only information having a high use value is displayed, the convenience is extremely high. In addition, by reducing unnecessary data transmission / reception, communication costs can be reduced.

FIG. 4 shows an example of screening information on movie A displayed on monitor 52 of portable telephone 50. Monitor 5
In FIG. 2, movie theaters showing movie A around Kyoto Station are sequentially displayed. Then, the movie A showing time in each movie theater is shown. Furthermore, if a movie theater name is selected, guidance to the movie theater or a route map may be displayed.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which a map around the target movie theater is displayed on the monitor 5. As described above, the map around the current position of the user is displayed, and the destination movie theater is displayed on the map, so that the user can easily find the target movie theater. The current position of the user may be displayed on a map.

In the present embodiment, the user 55 inputs the identification number 61A displayed on the movie poster 70 (from the movie poster 70, the identification number 61A).
User 55 accesses the search site of website 10 and, for example,
A method of retrieving movie information by menu selection and knowing the identification number of the target movie information may be used. Further, an identification number of each movie may be displayed on a magazine in which movie information is described.

Although the above-described example is used for the purpose of searching for the nearest movie theater, it is also useful for searching for other amusement facilities and restaurants. It can also be used to search for nearby events and bargain information.

It is effective to prepare an identification number indicating a chain store in a facility where the chain is developed, for example, a bowling alley, a movie theater, a karaoke store, and the like. The user can easily find the same chain store even in another area by inputting the chain store identification number of the store that he / she has used and liked previously.

It is convenient to provide an identification number for public facilities such as medical facilities and police (police boxes). For example, if a common identification number is prepared for a police box nationwide, the user can find the nearest police box by specifying the identification number indicating the police box, regardless of where he is in Japan. is there.

<4. Provided Service Example 2> Next, another example of a provided service of a web content related to location information will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, the user 55 has a mobile phone 50. Then, when the user 55 who is currently around Kyoto Station wants to go to Osaka Castle, the web content related to the position information of the present embodiment is used.

The user 55 uses the mobile phone 50 to access the identification number search page of the website 10. Then, the user performs a predetermined operation (for example, selects a menu of the route guidance service) and designates Osaka Castle as the destination. Thereby, the content server 20 of the website 10 has the identification number 61B (626) indicating Osaka Castle.
52523).

Alternatively, the identification number may be obtained from a tourist information board installed near the station. An identification number corresponding to each sightseeing spot is displayed on a sightseeing guide board which is installed in a station yard or the like and displays the names of sightseeing spots and guide information.

As a result, the user 55 can acquire the identification number 61B (6262323) of Osaka Castle from the tourist information board. Then, the user can access the website 10 with the mobile phone 50 and directly input the identification number 61B. Alternatively, a list of identification numbers may be described in a magazine or the like for tourist information.

In the content server 20, WWW
When the server 21 obtains the identification number 62B corresponding to Osaka Castle, it executes a search process of the identification number DB 32 and obtains the corresponding page address 62. Further, by executing the position information obtaining means 23, the specific information of the mobile phone 50 is obtained, and further, by inquiring the area information system 40, the position information of the mobile phone 50 is obtained.

Subsequently, the page address 62 and the acquired position information are passed to the content generating means 24. The content generation means 24 provides the user 55 with route guidance information (route information) from the web content 25 related to Osaka Castle obtained based on the page address 62 and the current location of the mobile phone 50 to the user 55. Create content about.

Here, the web contents 25 related to Osaka Castle are the nearest station of Osaka Castle, the time from the nearest station,
The data includes a route (map) and the like. (In this case, the content is not necessarily described in the page description language.) The content generating unit 24 uses the web content related to Osaka Castle to create route guidance information from the current position to Osaka Castle. is there.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the route guidance information displayed on the monitor 52 of the mobile phone 50. The monitor 52 includes
The train lines connecting from Kyoto Station to Osaka Castle are displayed in order, and the time required for each line is shown. further,
By selecting the "timetable" displayed for each route, the timetable of each station can be displayed. Alternatively, a time near the current time (for example, within 30 minutes from the present time) may be displayed for each route display.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user 55 can obtain the route guidance information only by specifying the place to be visited and the destination. That is, since the starting point is automatically acquired in the content server 20, the user 55
Does not need to specify its current location.

Thus, the user 55 can obtain useful information only by performing a menu operation or an input operation of an identification number while minimizing troublesome key operations.

Note that in the above-described example 2 of service provision,
In each case, the user 55 is required to input the identification number 61, but in the present embodiment, the access using the identification number 61 is not an essential requirement. That is, the user 55 may be configured to select a destination or facility by a predetermined menu operation using the mobile phone 55, or may be configured to select the destination or facility by direct character input. Good. However, in order to provide a simple and excellent operability service to the user 55, it is preferable to use an identification number. In particular, on mobile terminals such as mobile phones, character input is a very troublesome operation,
The merit of using the identification number is great.

<5. Modified Example> In the above-described embodiment, the position information of the mobile phone 50 uses the area information table 41 used in the telephone network of the mobile phone, but the mobile phone itself has a GPS function. May be mounted. According to this, the website 10 can acquire the position information directly from the mobile phone. The same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained when the GPS is used.

Further, the above-described embodiment may be applied to a car navigation system. An internet connection function may be added to the car navigation system and the mobile phone 50 may be replaced with the mobile phone 50 according to the above-described embodiment. As a result, in addition to the conventional function as a car navigation system, it becomes possible to browse web content related to position information having the same effect as in the present embodiment from inside the vehicle.

[0068]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing web contents in response to an access request from a portable terminal, wherein position information of the portable terminal is acquired and the current position of the portable terminal is obtained. Since the web content related to the location is provided, it is possible to provide the user with useful information that is carefully selected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user is allowed to specify the target web content, and in addition to the specified conditions, the web content is generated by performing a narrowing search based on location information. It is possible to provide web content that matches information.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the target web content is designated by allowing the user to input an identification number, so that a highly convenient service can be provided by a simple operation.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an identification number is assigned to each facility, and a content including a facility corresponding to the identification number near the current position of the portable terminal is generated based on the specified identification number and position information. Therefore, the user can easily obtain information on the target facility near the current position.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by specifying a destination by an identification number, contents relating to route information starting from position information and ending at a destination corresponding to the specified identification number are generated. Thus, the user can easily acquire the route information to the destination without specifying the current position.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a portable telephone is used as a portable terminal, and the current position of the user is obtained by using a position information table of the portable telephone. Therefore, an efficient system using an existing system is configured. I do.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the current position of the user is obtained by providing the portable terminal with GPS, so that the current position of the user can be accurately grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an identification number conversion table.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a service using the present embodiment for guidance information on amusement facilities.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of guidance information of an amusement facility displayed on a monitor of a mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of map information indicating the position of an amusement facility displayed on a monitor of a mobile phone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of service provision using the present embodiment for route guidance information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of route guidance information displayed on a monitor of a mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Website 20 Content server 23 Position information acquisition means 24 Content generation means 30 DB server 32 Identification number DB 40 Area information system 41 Area information table 50 Mobile telephone (mobile terminal) 61 Identification number 62 Page address

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A system for providing web content in response to an access request from a portable terminal, comprising: a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of the portable terminal; and the portable terminal based on the position information. Content generation means for generating web content related to the current location of
A web system linked to location information, comprising: 2. The web system linked to the location information according to claim 1, wherein the content generation unit specifies a condition of information required for a user; Means for generating web content by narrowing down information that meets a condition by the position information, a web system linked to position information. 3. The web system linked to the location information according to claim 2, wherein the specifying means includes means for causing a user to specify an identification number; Means for generating web content by narrowing down corresponding information based on the location information. 4. The web system linked with the position information according to claim 3, wherein the identification number includes a facility identification number assigned to each facility, and the content generation unit includes the facility identification number. Means for generating web content related to a facility corresponding to a designated facility identification number existing around the current location of the portable terminal based on the location information, and a web linked to location information. system. 5. The web system linked with the location information according to claim 3, wherein the identification number includes a destination identification number indicating a destination, and the content generation unit is based on the location information. Means for generating web content related to route information starting from a position and ending at a position corresponding to a designated destination identification number, a web system linked to position information. 6. The web system linked to the location information according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal includes a mobile phone, and the location information obtaining unit includes the mobile phone. A current position of the mobile phone is obtained from the area information table. 7. The web system linked to the location information according to claim 1, wherein the location information acquisition unit uses a GPS provided in the mobile terminal to perform the mobile communication. A web system linked to location information, characterized by acquiring the current location of a terminal.