JP2006134340A - server - Google Patents

Abstract

In providing an information service using a mobile phone, information on a building within a predetermined distance range from the terminal position of the user, service information on a store in a specific building in the field of view, and the like can be obtained. Make it possible to accurately grasp the direction of movement.
A service center 19 associates spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of a building in a three-dimensional space with facility information related to the building or a URL for obtaining service information of the facility information. Corresponding to the specific bubble data including the position information among the bubble data based on the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the terminal transmitted by the mobile terminal and the database 15 holding the attached bubble data And an providing unit 41 that provides the terminal with specific service information corresponding to the specific URL.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a server suitable for use in, for example, a location information service using a mobile terminal.

In general, when storing electronic data, a user (company or individual) uses a processing device such as a keyboard and a mouse. In order to express his intention, the user converts to another hardware, instructs the processing device, and searches and stores data according to the contents to be processed.
In recent years, with the widespread use of mobile terminals, mobile environments have been improved, and small GPS (Global Positioning System) modules that can measure human positions have become widespread and various services have been provided. A part of it is used as a route guidance service for measuring and informing where a user is located.

  However, when the user retrieves and stores the data, the user has to convert the user's intention once into data of another format, and according to this method, the data must be processed digitally. Therefore, the user cannot perform direct processing such as putting something that enters his or her field of view on the shelf. In other words, the user cannot search by analog sense such as “going north”, “relatively right / left”, “slightly right / front / backward”, so it is easy to become familiar with human senses. It is difficult to use.

For this reason, the user must perform digital processing when searching and storing data, although it is more convenient to operate in an analog sense, and the digital processing is special. There is a problem that it requires a lot of knowledge and experience.
In addition, the service of the mobile terminal is mainly for voice service, and since the display is small, it is not suitable for displaying the position where the user is.

Further, in the route guidance (navigation) service by voice, the user can grasp the position using a GPS module built in the mobile terminal or attached externally. For this reason, in the navigation service, it is possible for the system side to provide a route guidance “Please go north” as an absolute expression.
On the other hand, the direction in which the user is facing cannot be grasped, and therefore, the system cannot guide the user to “go straight ahead” as a relative expression in consideration of the user's position. For this reason, this service has a problem that it is difficult to navigate when east, west, south, and north cannot be grasped.

Further, when the moving speed is high like a vehicle, the moving direction of the user can be grasped by the Doppler effect generated between the GPS satellite and the portable terminal. However, there is a problem that the moving direction of the user or the vehicle cannot be grasped when the moving speed is low, such as walking, or when the user is stopped.
On the other hand, there is a problem that it is actually very difficult for a system operator to invest expensive equipment in order to grasp the movement of the user.

  The present invention was devised in view of such problems, and in providing an information service using a mobile phone, information on a building within a predetermined distance range from the user's terminal position, or in a specific building in the field of view. It is an object of the present invention to provide a server that can acquire service information of a certain store and can accurately grasp a user's moving direction.

  For this reason, the server of the present invention holds bubble data in which a spatial range information in a three-dimensional space and search information for obtaining provided service information are associated with each other in a system that provides information to a user terminal. An extraction unit that extracts specific search information corresponding to specific spatial range information including position information from spatial range information held by the database, based on the location information transmitted from the user terminal, and the extraction unit It is characterized by comprising a providing unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the extracted specific search information to the user terminal.

  The server of the technology related to the present invention obtains spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of an object in a three-dimensional space, and various information related to the object or service information related to the various information. Spatial range held by the database based on the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal and the database holding the bubble data associated with the address for An extraction unit for extracting a specific address corresponding to specific space range information including position information from the information, and a providing unit for providing the user terminal with specific service information corresponding to the specific address extracted by the extraction unit It is characterized by being composed.

  Furthermore, the server of the technology related to the present invention is for obtaining space range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of a building in a three-dimensional space and facility information related to the building or service information of the facility information. The database holds the bubble data associated with the uniform resource locator and the location information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal. Extraction unit that extracts specific uniform resource locator corresponding to specific bubble data including position information in bubble data, and specific service information corresponding to specific uniform resource locator extracted by extraction unit to user terminal It is characterized by having a providing section to provide.

At this time, a web information output unit that holds user information may be provided, and an address generation unit that generates an address for holding user information held in the web information output unit may be provided.
The server of the technology related to the present invention corresponds to the spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the target in the three-dimensional space, and the holding address of the message information provided inside the bubble diameter. A database that holds the attached bubble data, and an extraction unit that extracts message information held by the database based on position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal; And a providing unit that provides the user terminal with the message information extracted by the extracting unit.

Further, the database may be configured so that an address based on the spatial range information is an electronic mail address, and the spatial range information is held corresponding to the electronic mail address.
Furthermore, the user terminal of the technology related to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal, and the position information detected by the detection unit to the server. Corresponding to the specific spatial range information including the positional information among the spatial range information consisting of the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server for the transmitting unit to transmit and the positional information transmitted by the transmitting unit The receiver is configured to include a receiving unit that receives the specific service information and a display unit that displays the specific service information received by the receiving unit.

  In addition, the information providing service system of the technology related to the present invention relates to spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of an object in a three-dimensional space, various information related to the object, or various information related thereto. A server that holds bubble data associated with a service information holding address and a user terminal that is connected to the server via a network and displays various types of information searched using bubble data. Based on the location information transmitted from the user terminal and the location information transmitted from the user terminal, the database that holds the bubble data in which the information and the search information for searching the service information to be provided are associated, the position An extraction unit for extracting specific search information corresponding to the specific space range information including the information, and a special feature extracted by the extraction unit. A provision unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the search information to the user terminal, and the user terminal transmits a detection unit that detects the position information and the position information detected by the detection unit to the server And a receiving unit that receives specific service information held by the server, and a display unit that displays the service information received by the receiving unit. Yes.

  The information providing service method of the technology related to the present invention includes a measurement step in which the user terminal measures position information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal, and the user terminal in the measurement step. A measurement information transmission step for transmitting the position information and search conditions measured in this way to the server, and the latitude, longitude, altitude of the object in the three-dimensional space based on the position information transmitted by the server in the measurement information transmission step. And a plurality of specific service information from a plurality of bubble data in which space range information including the bubble diameter is associated with various information related to the object or an address for obtaining service information related to the various information. A search step for searching and outputting, and the server notifies the user terminal of a plurality of specific service information searched in the search step. It is characterized in that the search results are configured notification includes the step.

  Further, in the information providing service method of the technology related to the present invention, the user terminal measures the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal, and the user terminal performs the measurement step. A measurement information transmission step for transmitting the measured position information to the server, and a registration step for the server to write information on the position information and search object transmitted in the information transmission step to the database. It is characterized by.

According to the server of the present invention and the technology related to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Based on location information transmitted from a user terminal and a database that holds bubble data in which spatial range information in a three-dimensional space is associated with search information for obtaining service information to be provided An extraction unit that extracts specific search information corresponding to specific spatial range information including position information from among the spatial range information held by the database, and specific service information corresponding to the specific search information extracted by the extraction unit The user can easily obtain information on the store within the range that the user can see, and the user can point the user terminal at the building in front of the user. Product information sold by stores in the building can be obtained.

  (2) The server corresponds to the spatial range information consisting of the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space and the address for obtaining various information related to the object or service information related to the various information. The position information of the spatial range information held by the database is based on the database that holds the attached bubble data and the position information that has the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal. Since it is configured to include an extraction unit that extracts a specific address corresponding to the specific space range information included, and a providing unit that provides the user terminal with specific service information corresponding to the specific address extracted by the extraction unit, For example, an advertiser can advertise to a user with a user terminal, and an operator of an information providing service system can obtain an advertisement fee It can be provided, further, the user can be obtained freely and easily service information. Moreover, all three of an advertiser, a service operator, and a user can obtain a profit.

  (3) A uniform resource locator for the server to obtain spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the building in the three-dimensional space, and facility information related to the building or service information of the facility information The position information of the bubble data held by the database based on the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal An extraction unit for extracting a specific uniform resource locator corresponding to the specific bubble data including, and a providing unit for providing the user terminal with specific service information corresponding to the specific uniform resource locator extracted by the extraction unit Because it is configured, search objects such as buildings, floors of buildings, signboards, etc. For information, the user can be easily obtained, also, the user can obtain service information without investing the expensive equipment.

(4) An address generation unit that generates an address for storing user information held in the web information output unit can also be configured. In this way, a list of uniform resources locators can be managed and searched. Service information corresponding to the object can be provided accurately.
(5) The server stores the bubble data in which the spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the target in the three-dimensional space is associated with the message information holding address provided inside the bubble diameter. Extracted by a database to be held, an extraction unit for extracting message information held by the database based on position information having latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal, and extraction by the extraction unit A provision unit that provides the received message information to the user terminal, so that many users can register their information, and the operator of the service information provision system is personally A high service can be provided, and a user can receive a service with higher added value.

(6) The database can also be configured so that an address based on the space range information is an e-mail address, and the space range information is held in correspondence with the e-mail address. And information can be obtained quickly.
(7) A user terminal detects position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal, a transmission section that transmits position information detected by the detection section to the server, With respect to the position information transmitted by the transmission unit, specific service information corresponding to the specific spatial range information including the position information is received from the spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server. And a display unit that displays the specific service information received by the receiving unit, so that the user can easily obtain information about stores within the range that the user can see, The user can point the user terminal at a building in front of the user and obtain product information sold by a store in the building.

  (8) The information providing service system supports spatial range information consisting of the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of an object in a three-dimensional space, and various information related to the object or service information holding addresses related to the various information Building that enters the user's field of view because it is configured to include a server that holds attached bubble data and a user terminal that is connected to the server via a network and displays various types of information retrieved using bubble data. The user can easily search for things that the user is interested in based on an analog sense, and the user can obtain information on the objects, natural objects, and celestial objects located in the direction that he / she specified, Data such as voice can be obtained.

  (9) The information providing service method includes a measurement step in which the user terminal measures position information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal, and the position information measured by the user terminal in the measurement step. Information transmission step for transmitting the search condition to the server, and a space composed of the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space based on the position information transmitted by the server in the measurement information transmission step. Search that searches and outputs a plurality of specific service information from a plurality of bubble data in which range information is associated with various information related to an object or an address for obtaining service information related to the various information A search result notification step in which the server notifies the user terminal of the plurality of specific service information searched in the search step; Since provided with is configured, the user in addition to receive a value-added services, such as system operator can companies advertised.

  (10) In the information providing service method, the user terminal measures the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the terminal, and the user terminal uses the position information measured in the measurement step. The measurement information transmission step to be transmitted to the server and the registration step in which the server writes the information on the position information and the search object transmitted in the information transmission step to the database. Information about visible objects can be retrieved very easily and quickly.

(11) The database may be configured to hold, as bubble data, service information related to the public transport terminal and information related to the transport time, so that the user can easily obtain an accurate time. The user can get useful information from outside without entering the station and looking at the timetable and the information board.
(12) The database may be configured to update the information related to the transportation time according to the current time, and in this way, the user can obtain a more accurate transportation time and the service is improved.

(13) The database may be configured to sequentially update the three-dimensional spatial range information of the bubble data based on the position information transmitted from the moving object. In this way, the user obtains detailed information. be able to.
(14) a detection unit that detects position information having a latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of an object, and a transmission unit that transmits position information detected by the detection unit to the server; With respect to the position information transmitted by the transmission unit, specific service information corresponding to the specific spatial range information including the position information is received from the spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server. Since the receiving unit and the display unit for displaying the specific service information received by the receiving unit are provided, the search can be performed with an analog sense based on a human sense.

  (15) a user terminal that detects position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal; a transmission unit that transmits the position information detected by the detection unit to the server; With respect to the position information transmitted by the transmission unit, specific service information corresponding to the specific spatial range information including the position information is received from the spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server. Since the receiving unit and the display unit for displaying the specific service information received by the receiving unit are provided, the search can be performed with an analog sense based on a human sense.

(16) The detection unit may include an azimuth sensor that can measure the azimuth and a satellite information reception unit that can receive satellite information using the global positioning system. The user's moving direction can be grasped not only when the user's moving speed is high, but also when the user is slow or stopped.
(17) The detection unit may be configured to include an inclination sensor that can measure an inclination angle from the horizon of the user terminal. In this way, for example, a restaurant can provide a service without requiring special equipment. it can.

(18) A user hand discriminating unit that detects the number of fingers applied to the housing of the user terminal and discriminates the hand used by the user may be provided. The amount of information related to the orientation of the user terminal to be transmitted can be reduced.
(19) It may be configured to include a voice guidance unit that guides the location of provision of the specific service information received by the reception unit by means of a voice file. In this way, the server transmits the information to the user terminal. The amount of data to be reduced can be reduced.

(20) The transmission unit is configured to transmit the user's line-of-sight direction detected based on the tilt angle from the horizontal line of the user terminal to the server, and the server searches for a desired search object based on the line-of-sight direction. In this way, since the inclination angle of the user terminal is automatically detected, the user can receive the voice guidance service smoothly.
(21) The search step selects the second information bubble based on the first condition from the plurality of information bubbles indicating the image of the space occupation information of the bubble data based on the position information and the spatial range information of the bubble data. An extraction step for extracting, and an address for extracting a uniform resource locator corresponding to the third information bubble by selecting a third information bubble based on the second condition from the second information bubbles extracted in the extraction step An extraction step and a selection step for selecting and outputting specific service information corresponding to the uniform resource locator extracted in the address extraction step may be configured. Conditions can be set.

(22) The search step is extracted and output as in the following (i) to (v).
(I) It may be configured to extract, as a second information bubble, an intersection information bubble that intersects a search vector that represents a direction of a user terminal directed to the search target from a plurality of information bubbles, In this way, a building in the user's field of view can be easily searched, and a search that is independent of the size of the building is possible.

  (Ii) The extraction step is configured to extract a plurality of information bubbles located in the direction of the search vector as second information bubbles, and the selection step outputs all the second information bubbles. In this way, building owners can increase the search hit rate over other buildings by setting the bubble diameter larger, even if their building is smaller than the other buildings. Search regardless of building size is possible.

(Iii) The selection step may be configured to output a second information bubble that is within a predetermined distance range, and in this way, the user narrows down in order to obtain desired service information. Searchable.
(Iv) The extraction step may be configured to extract, as the second information bubble, the first visible object in the direction in which the user terminal is directed among the objects by using the map data. The data can be extracted in consideration of a more accurate arrangement, and the user can search for a building in his field of view.

(V) The extraction step may be configured to extract the second information bubble in consideration of the shape and arrangement of the search object, and in this way, the actual size and the like are reproduced. The building that the user wants to search can be accurately extracted, and the information on the foremost building is reliably extracted.
(23) After the search result notification step, the user terminal transmits a service information selected by the user among the plurality of specific service information notified in the search result notification step to the server; The user terminal may be configured to include a display step for displaying the service information selected in the selection information transmission step, and in this way, the user has useful information possessed by a building or the like in the field of view. Can be obtained directly.

(24) Even if the measurement step is configured to direct the user terminal to the information bulletin tower as the search object, and the information transmission step is configured to transmit a desired message input by the user. Well, in this way, it is possible to leave a message, for example, for other users in the meeting.
(25) The search result notification step may be configured such that the user can obtain information such as characters, images, and voices for the search object, and in this way, the operability is improved.

  (26) The information provision service method includes a map information acquisition step in which the communication terminal acquires map information, and a service provision location selection step in which the communication terminal selects a desired service provision location from the map information received in the map information acquisition step. And a generation step of generating bubble data in association with the location selected in the service providing location selection step, and the server connected to the communication terminal via the network. Registration is possible using a terminal, which improves convenience.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(A) Description of First Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system to which the present invention is applied. 1 is a system that provides information to a user terminal, and includes a service center 19 and a plurality of mobile terminals 11. In addition, a radio base station (radio tower) 10a, a radio network 10, a gateway server 13a, the Internet 12, a web server 13b, a DNS (Domain Name System) server 13c, and the like are connected.

The system 9 provides the following two types of services (a) and (b) in addition to the telephone service.
(A) A service for displaying information on a plurality of buildings in a predetermined distance range in a direction in which the mobile terminal 11 is directed on the mobile terminal 11 (hereinafter, referred to as service 1). For example, the user can obtain information related to a building in a range of 100 meters (100 m) from the terminal position by pointing the mobile terminal 11 in a desired direction.

(B) A service that causes the portable terminal 11 to display information related to a specific building designated by the portable terminal 11 (hereinafter, referred to as service 2). For example, the user can point the mobile terminal 11 to, for example, a building in front of the customer and obtain product information sold by a store in the building.
Further, according to the service 1, the user can obtain information on a building within 100 m from the user. According to the service 2, the user can obtain information about the building that is first seen in the direction of the user's line of sight, but cannot obtain information about the building behind the building.

In FIG. 1, a wireless network 10 is a mobile communication system operated by an operator.
The service center 19 is a space occupancy information (for example, an object in a three-dimensional space (for example, an object such as a building, a floor of a building, a signboard, or an object that moves in space) or a desired space latitude, longitude, altitude, and a bubble diameter described later ( (Space range information or space area information) and various information related to the object or URL (Uniform Resource Locator) associated with the information. It is a waste. Furthermore, this server can also include bubble data in which space occupation information of a desired space is associated with various information desired to be associated with the desired space or a URL associated with the various information. The bubble is a specific space in which the space occupancy information is in a three-dimensional space, which is a bubble that floats in the three-dimensional space, and reproduces an actual building using this. In general, a bubble is associated with a spherical shape, but is not limited to a spherical shape here.

The mobile terminal (user terminal) 11 is connected to the service center 19 via the Internet 12 and displays various types of information searched using the bubble data, and is a mobile phone, for example. The mobile terminal 11 is a subscriber terminal of the wireless network 10 and can freely access the service center 19.
The wireless base station 10a is connected to the mobile terminal 11 and the wireless network 10, and transmits and receives wireless signals. The gateway server 13a passes only the signal output by the server having a desired URL. The Internet 12 is connected to a large number of servers using a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (http). The web server 13b holds contents such as individuals and companies, and an example of the contents is as shown in FIG. Further, the DNS server 13c outputs an IP (internet protocol) address corresponding to the host name.

The system 9 shown in FIG. 1 has the same configuration in each modified example of the first embodiment described later, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the modified example of the third embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the service center 19 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, an example in which one server having the following units configures the service center 19 will be described. The service center 19 shown in FIG. 2 includes a database 15, a first receiving unit 16, a first transmitting unit 17, an extracting unit 40, a providing unit 41, a web information output unit 18b, a gateway unit (GW: Gateway) 18a, DNS. A (DomainName Server) unit 18c and a mail transmission / reception unit 18d are provided.

  Here, the database (space occupancy information / URL database) 15 is space occupancy information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of an object in a three-dimensional space, various information related to the object, or services related to the various information. It holds bubble data associated with a URL for obtaining information. The database 15 also has three-dimensional geographic data for processing the space occupancy information. Note that the database 15 is not necessarily provided in the service center 19 and may be held in a server at another location connected to the Internet 12. The database function is realized by a hard disk, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., although not shown.

  The various types of information related to objects are facility information related to buildings, such as store information in buildings, Tokyo Tower and those buildings, and station information of public transportation. The service information related to various information is service information of the facility information, for example, company product information of corporate buildings, opening information of Tokyo Tower, menus of restaurants and restaurants in the buildings, etc. Refers to timetable information. Here, the URL functions as an address for obtaining service information. In the following description, these are used in the same meaning unless otherwise specified. Considering the ease of construction of the database 15, it is more efficient to construct the database 15 by associating the space occupation information with the URL rather than directly associating the space occupation information with various information.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining data in the database 15 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The space occupancy information shown in FIG. 8 is information about objects such as buildings registered in advance by building owners, companies, restaurants, etc., and this bubble data includes latitude / longitude / altitude / bubble diameter, respectively. , A / X / 0/3. In addition, each URL can easily search for contents in which service information to be provided is written. In other words, a web site displaying service information related to an object is held in association with the URL.

That is, the database 15 is associated with, for example, 17 pieces of a plurality of space occupancy information (3D space range information) corresponding to a 3D space and a plurality of URLs (search information) for obtaining service information. The bubble data is held.
Therefore, the database 15 includes a plurality of space occupancy information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the target space corresponding to the three-dimensional space, and each of the space occupancy information and a plurality of holding addresses corresponding to a plurality of messages. For example, 17 pieces of bubble data are stored.

  Here, when the service center 19 receives the position information and the search distance range transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 in providing the service 1, bubble data corresponding to the building designated by the user using the position information. To search for a plurality of buildings, for example, 100 m in the north direction from the position of the mobile terminal 11, obtain a plurality of URLs corresponding to each of the plurality of buildings, and content held in the plurality of URLs Are transmitted to the mobile terminal 11 respectively.

Thereby, the service center 19 can provide service information about a building within 100 m from the user.
More specifically, the service center 19 searches the bubble data using the search vector V based on the position information. The search vector V is a vector from the terminal position toward a search object such as a building, building, store, or temple based on the position information transmitted by the mobile terminal 11. The search vector V is generated based on the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 by the service center 19, and the service center 19 includes a plurality of information bubbles (bubble data of the bubble data) intersecting the search vector V in the direction of the search object. Image of space occupancy information) is output as a search result. The service center 19 can also select service information of a store within a building within a predetermined distance range from among a plurality of information bubbles and transmit it to the mobile terminal 11.

  Further, when the service center 19 receives the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 in providing the service 2, the service center 19 generates a search vector V in the same manner as described above from the position and direction of the terminal. The information bubble that intersects with is searched, and the content specified by the user, such as a lunch menu provided by a restaurant, is transmitted to the mobile terminal 11. Thereby, the service center 19 can provide service information such as a store designated by the user.

Furthermore, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 7 and the like, the image of the space occupation information has a shape of a sphere, an elliptical sphere, or a quadrangular prism that conforms to the volume of the building. You can register. Further, the image can be set not only in a closed space (occupied space) but also in a predetermined range in the space or in an infinite range on one side.
Therefore, the database 15 holds a plurality of bubble data in which a plurality of space occupation information that can be set to an arbitrary size corresponding to the three-dimensional space and a plurality of URLs for obtaining service information are associated with each other. is doing.

When bubble data is written in the database 15, an image of space occupation information (information bubble) of the bubble data is generated, and when the bubble data is erased from the database 15, the information bubble is equivalent to disappearing. It has the effect of.
Next, in FIG. 2, the 1st receiving part 16 receives the positional information which has the latitude, the longitude, the altitude, the azimuth | direction, and the inclination angle which the portable terminal 11 transmitted. This function is realized by an input port, a CPU (Central Processing Unit: not shown), a ROM, a RAM, and the like of a personal computer or a workstation.

And the extraction part 40 contains positional information among the space occupation information which the database 15 hold | maintains based on the positional information which has the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth | direction, and inclination angle of the portable terminal 11 transmitted from the portable terminal 11. A specific URL (which means a specific address or specific search information) corresponding to specific space occupancy information (intersecting the search vector V) is extracted.
The providing unit 41 provides specific service information corresponding to the specific URL extracted by the extracting unit 40 to the mobile terminal 11. The providing unit 41 can provide (transmit) a URL to the mobile terminal 11 or provide a content name corresponding to the URL. This will be described later. As a result, the user can obtain information on a desired search object, and a complicated search becomes unnecessary.

  Accordingly, the service center 19 selects a URL corresponding to the space occupancy information including the position information among, for example, 17 pieces of space occupancy information held by the database 15 based on the database 15 and the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11. The extraction unit 40 to be extracted and the providing unit 41 that provides the mobile terminal 11 with service information corresponding to the URL extracted by the extraction unit 40 are configured.

  Accordingly, the service center 19 also provides a plurality of space occupation information including latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter corresponding to the three-dimensional space, and provision information registered in association with each space occupation information (for example, provision service information). The database 15 holds a plurality of bubble data associated with each of the above, the location information of the mobile terminal 11 transmitted from the mobile terminal 11, and the provision information registered in association with the location information in the database 15 Position information among a plurality of space occupancy information held by the database 15 based on the registration means to be registered as and the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the portable terminal 11 transmitted from the portable terminal 11 The extraction unit 40 that extracts each piece of provision information corresponding to the space occupancy information including the mobile terminal It will have been constructed to include a providing unit 41 for providing a 11.

  Then, the first transmission unit 17 (see FIG. 2), based on the position information from the mobile terminal 11 received by the first reception unit 16, out of the plurality of bubble data / URLs held by the database 15 This selects the bubble data / URL corresponding to the location information and transmits the service information displayed on the web site corresponding to the URL to the mobile terminal 11, and this function is provided in the personal computer or workstation. This is realized by an output port, CPU, ROM, RAM and the like.

  The web information output unit 18b holds contents such as individuals and restaurants (see FIG. 10), and includes a URL generation unit (address generation unit) 55 and a message storage unit 56. The URL generation unit 55 generates a URL that holds service information of the individual, company, etc. held in the web information output unit 18b. Accordingly, the service center 19 can manage the list of URLs by the URL generation unit 55 and can accurately provide service information corresponding to the search target. The message storage unit 56 will be described in a first modification of the first embodiment described later.

  The DNS unit 18c has a host name / IP address conversion table and outputs an IP address corresponding to the received host name. The mail transmitting / receiving unit 18d transmits / receives electronic mail (hereinafter may be abbreviated as mail), and as described in a second embodiment described later, 4 of latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter. It has a function of associating types of information with email addresses. Further, the gateway unit 18a has a known gateway function.

These functions are realized by the cooperation of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. Further, the service center 19 has the same configuration in each modified example of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the modified example of the third embodiment, which will be described later.
Each function of the service center 19 can be distributed.
FIG. 3 is another block diagram of the service center 19 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The service center 19 shown in FIG. 3 is an example in which each function is distributed to a plurality of servers with respect to the configuration of the service center constituted by one server shown in FIG. The service center 19 shown in FIG. 3 includes a gateway server 13a, a web server 13b, a DNS server 13c, a mail server 13d, a search server 13e, and a database 15.

Here, the gateway server 13a has the same function as the gateway unit 18a. Further, the web server 13b is the same as the web information output unit 18b, the DNS server 13c is the DNS unit 18c, the mail server 13d is the mail transmission / reception unit 18d, and the search server 13e is the same as the provision unit 41.
Furthermore, since the thing which has the same code | symbol as what was mentioned above has the same thing or a similar function, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. This configuration is the same in each modification of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the modification of the third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the mobile terminal 11 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 11 shown in FIG. 4 includes antennas 11d and 11e, a detection unit 21, a wireless module 11f, a control module 11g, a display unit 11h, a speaker 11i, and a microphone 11j.
Here, the antenna 11 d is a GPS antenna that receives a radio signal transmitted from a satellite, and the antenna 11 e transmits and receives a radio signal to and from the radio network 10.

The detection unit 21 detects position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal, and includes a GPS module (satellite information receiving unit) 11c, a geomagnetic sensor 11b, and a tilt sensor 11a.
The GPS module 11c can receive satellite information using a global positioning system. This satellite information is information on the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the mobile terminal 11. The GPS module 11c can control the direction of the antenna 11d.

  The geomagnetic sensor (orientation sensor) 11b can detect geomagnetism and measure the orientation. Here, the reference of the azimuth represents, for example, the direction in which the antenna 11e extends. The geomagnetic sensor 11b has a coil (not shown), and measures the geomagnetism based on the magnitude of the magnetic flux passing through the coil. In addition, since this measuring method is a well-known thing, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

Further, the tilt sensor (gyro sensor) 11 a can measure the tilt angle of the mobile terminal 11 from the horizontal line. The inclination sensor 11a detects the posture of the portable terminal 11 by cooperating with the gyro module.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of position information measurement of the mobile terminal 11 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 11 shown in FIG. 5 is placed at a position of latitude A, longitude B, and altitude 0, and It is directed in the Q direction. The inclination angle is an angle θ (θ is a real number between 0 and 90) that the major axis direction of the mobile terminal 11 forms with the horizontal plane. Here, the major axis direction is the extending direction of the antenna 11e.

  Thereby, the portable terminal 11 acquires latitude A, longitude B, altitude 0, the azimuth | direction measured by the geomagnetic sensor 11b, and inclination | tilt angle (theta), and transmits these positional information with respect to the service center 19. FIG. Then, the service center 19 extracts a URL corresponding to the specific space occupancy information including the position information from the space occupancy information held by the database 15 based on the position information, and content (service information) corresponding to the URL. ) It is transmitted to the portable terminal 11.

The definition of the inclination angle is the same in the first embodiment, each modification of the first embodiment, and the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, other inclination angles are used, which will be described later. In addition, the position information transmission procedure will be described later with reference to FIG.
Next, the wireless module 11f (see FIG. 4) transmits and receives wireless signals, and includes a second transmitter 22a and a second receiver 22b.

  This 2nd transmission part 22a transmits the positional information on the portable terminal 11 detected by the detection part 21 with respect to the service center 19, and the 2nd reception part 22b transmitted by the 2nd transmission part 22a. As for the position information, the specific service information corresponding to the specific space occupancy information including the position information is received from the space occupancy information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the service center 19. Is. Each of the second transmission unit 22a and the second reception unit 22b includes a wireless circuit.

  Further, the control module 11g controls the operation of each part of the portable terminal 11, and processes the data format for transmission / reception based on a predetermined protocol stack. This function is realized by a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. Is done. The display unit 11h displays the specific service information received by the second receiving unit 22b, and this function is realized by a window display. Furthermore, the speaker 11i outputs sound, and the microphone 11j inputs sound. These are all amplified by an amplifier (not shown). Therefore, the portable terminal 11 has functions of display, GPS reception, direction detection, and wireless signal transmission / reception.

  When receiving the service 1, the user directs the mobile terminal 11 in a predetermined direction and inputs the search distance range to the mobile terminal 11 as 100 m, for example. Then, the mobile terminal 11 acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 11, transmits the position information and the distance range to the service center 19, and receives service information from the service center 19. The user can also request the service center 19 to select and transmit service information in a store in a building within a predetermined distance range. Instead of inputting the distance range, the user can set the mobile terminal 11 to be within 100 m in advance. Alternatively, the service center 19 may be set to search in advance within 100 m.

Thereby, the user can obtain information on A building, B building, C building and three types of buildings in the direction of the user's line of sight or information related thereto.
Further, when receiving the service 2, the user points the mobile terminal 11 toward the 9th floor of the D building where the restaurant is located. Then, the mobile terminal 11 transmits the acquired location information to the service center 19 and obtains service information regarding the restaurant from the service center 19. Thereby, the user can obtain service information about a specific building.

Next, a service in which the service center 19 acquires desired service information from the location information of the mobile terminal 11 and provides the service information to the user will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the building arrangement according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The positions of the four buildings shown in FIG. 6 all have the same longitude and different latitudes. For example, building A is located in the range of latitudes A-1 to A + 1, and the center positions of building B, C stadium, and D tower are latitudes B, C, and D, respectively. The units of latitude and longitude are both ° (degrees), '(minutes), and "(seconds). The same applies to the following description.

And a user acquires and transmits position information using the portable terminal 11 in order to receive the service 1, for example, on the third floor of the A building.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image (information bubble) of the space occupancy information of bubble data according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Information bubbles 1 to 17 shown in FIG. 7 are represented by A to D shown in FIG. It represents the image corresponding to the building. Each of these information bubbles 1 to 17 corresponds to space occupancy information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object and various information related to the object or information such as URL related to the various information. It is attached.

  Here, information bubbles 1, 5, 8, and 9 represent A building, B building, C stadium, and D tower, respectively. An information bubble is generated in accordance with the space occupation information including the size of the building. The information bubble 1 has information bubbles 2, 3, and 4 therein. Each of these information bubbles 2, 3, and 4 represents an image corresponding to the floor of each floor of the A building.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining bubble data according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The numbers shown in FIG. 8 are identification numbers given to the information bubbles shown in FIG. Also, space occupancy information composed of latitude / longitude / altitude / bubble diameter is represented by A / X / 0/3, respectively. Here, A and B are frequencies.
Altitude 0 represents a case where the building is in contact with the ground, and altitudes 1, 2, and 3 represent values corresponding to true values (for example, 15 m, 30 m, and 45 m). For underground stores, the altitude is expressed using a negative value.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining other bubble data according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the space occupation information can also hold a true value. Also, the URL shown in FIG. 9 or a content name corresponding to the URL (for example, A building, C stadium) is transmitted to the mobile terminal 11, and when the user clicks the URL or content name, the content shown in FIG. Is displayed. In order to display the content name, it is possible to register the content name in advance in association with the URL.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of content according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The content shown in FIG. 10 is associated with the space occupation information and held in the web server 13b or the web information output unit 18b, and the user obtains service information.
The bubble diameter (see FIG. 8) represents the radius when the information bubble is spherical. When the information bubble is an ellipsoid, it represents the major axis and minor axis, and it is necessary to set values corresponding to each. Further, when the information bubble has a quadrangular prism shape corresponding to the volume of the building, it represents the width of the quadrangular prism. Note that bubble diameters 1, 2, and 3 in FIG. 8 both represent values corresponding to true values. In addition, it can also be made into a cylindrical shape as an information bubble.

FIGS. 11A to 11H are diagrams showing examples of building data according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and (A, B, C) shown in these figures are the centers of information bubbles. Position. Which position of the information bubble is set as the center position may be arbitrarily determined and used in a unified manner.
FIG. 11A shows a quadrangular prism, and the center position is the center of the bottom surface. D, E, and F shown in FIG. 11A represent a latitude width, a longitude width, and an altitude width, respectively, and have values of 20 m, 20 m, and 10 m, for example. These widths are stored in the database 15 in advance and are taken into consideration when generating an information bubble.

For example, in the (x, y, z) coordinates, the search vector V passing through the origin (0, 0, 0) is (x, y, z) = (0, 0, 0) + (V ₁ , V ₂ , V ₃ ). Here, V ₁ , V ₂ and V ₃ are the x, y and z components of the direction vector, respectively. Then, it is calculated whether the search vector V intersects within the solid width.
FIG. 11B shows a sphere, and the center position is the center of the sphere. When searching for an information bubble, the presence / absence of an intersection is detected using a formula representing a sphere and a formula representing a search vector V with the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the mobile terminal 11 as the coordinate origin.

For example, a sphere having a radius R centered at the origin (0, 0, 0) is represented by x ² + y ² + z ² = R ² . Then, the intersection is calculated using the expression of the search vector V and the expression of the sphere.
Accordingly, the service center 19 includes a database 15 holding a plurality of bubble data in which a plurality of space occupation information corresponding to a three-dimensional space and a plurality of URLs for obtaining service information are associated with each other, and a portable terminal 11 extracts the URL corresponding to the space occupancy information from among the plurality of space occupancy information held by the database 15 based on the search vector V obtained from the position information transmitted from 11, and the extraction unit 40 extracts the URL. The providing unit 41 that provides the mobile terminal 11 with service information corresponding to the URL is configured.

FIG. 11C shows an elliptic sphere, and the center position is the center of the elliptic sphere. An elliptical sphere having a major axis a and a minor axis b centered at the origin (0, 0, 0) is represented by (x / b) ² + (y / b) ² + (z / a) ² = 1. The In addition, the center position of the sphere shown in FIG. 11 (d) is the lowest point of the sphere, and the center position of the elliptic sphere shown in FIG. 11 (e) is the lowest point of the elliptic sphere. The center position of the sphere shown in FIG. 11 is the top point of the sphere, the center position of the elliptic sphere shown in FIG. 11G is the top point of the sphere, and the center position of the sphere shown in FIG. The lower point.

FIG. 11H shows a cylinder, and the center position is the center of the bottom surface. A cylinder having the origin (0, 0, 0) as the center position and a radius R and a height H is represented by x ² + y ² = R ² and (0 ≦ z ≦ H).
The range of information bubbles displayed by the service center 19 can be variously changed depending on the contract fee. When registering individually, the information bubble is basically within a radius of 5 m.

  Specifically, the radius, the major axis, and the minor axis of the sphere or ellipsoid shown in FIGS. 11B to 11G are changed. Further, for example, the space occupation information of the quadrangular prism shown in FIG. 11A can be set not only in the closed region but also in a wide range region in a direction parallel to the side labeled latitude E. In addition, as an example, the column space occupation information shown in FIG. 11H can be set to infinity above the center position in the z direction.

  As a result, the company in building A (see FIGS. 6 and 7) registers the URL of its own homepage for introducing its service contents in bubble data in association with, for example, the space occupation information of the company building. That is, the entire building A is registered as an information bubble 1, and three stores on the first floor, two stores on the second floor, and one store on the third floor in the building A are information bubbles 10 to 15, respectively. It is registered.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram of a service using bubble data according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the user points the mobile terminal 11 toward the building, the business contents of the company in the building are displayed on the mobile terminal 11 via the service center 19. The displayed contents include not only corporate advertisements but also restaurant menus.
Accordingly, company advertisements, restaurant menus, and reputations are registered in advance as bubble data, and the user transmits location information using the mobile terminal 11 as a search tag.

Thereby, the user can easily obtain a menu of a restaurant at a long distance. In addition, this makes it possible for the user to easily know service information of a store in the building from the outside of the building.
FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing examples of information display according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which service information in a plurality of buildings within a predetermined distance range searched by the service center 19 is displayed. Has been.

  And the display part 11h selects the item displayed about the search target object, and displays detailed information. In other words, the user can obtain more detailed information by selecting one item from the list of obtained objects. For example, in FIG. 13A, when the user moves the cursor to “C Stadium” and selects it, detailed information regarding C Stadium is displayed as shown in FIG. 13B. Of the list, those having detailed information are marked with * (free) and + (charged). For example, the free detailed information includes bargain information and a restaurant menu, and the paid detailed information includes tourist guide information and land prices.

In this way, the user can receive the service 1 and obtain various service information from a plurality of bubble data simply by pointing the mobile terminal 11.
As for the service 2, the user can obtain service information for restaurant registration in the designated building B.
Therefore, the user can search by analog sense based on human sense without performing digital processing as in the search service on the Internet 12, and the user can easily search for information on stores within the range that he can see. Can get to. That is, the user can obtain desired service information by an analog sense such as “this place” or “that place”.

In addition, the restaurant owner or the like registers the store space occupancy information and the URL as bubble data in the service center 19 without advertising the magazine or the like. Can be provided.
Since the information is disclosed in this way, the user can take out information on the object that the user can see very easily and quickly.

With the above configuration, the bubble data registration operation in the information providing service system of the technology related to the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a sequence for explaining registration in the information providing service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Data transmitted and received between the mobile terminal 11 and the service center 19 is schematically shown. It is displayed. Moreover, it is an example in case a user registers using the positional information on the portable terminal 11. FIG.

First, in step P1 shown in FIG. 14, the user selects (4) from a plurality of menus displayed on the mobile terminal 11 to start location registration (message location registration). Measure position information having the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the terminal using the above sensor group (measuring step).
Next, in step P2, the portable terminal 11 transmits the measured position information and terminal identification information to the service center 19 (measurement information transmission step).

  When the service center 19 receives the data (step P3), the service center 19 transmits a usage rule or the like to the portable terminal 11 (step P4). This rule allows the user to select whether to receive a paid service or a free service. For example, the user selects whether to use a large bubble diameter (for example, 5 m or more) or a small bubble diameter (5 m or less).

  Here, when the user selects a large bubble in anticipation of the advertising effect in step P5, the mobile terminal 11 displays parameters necessary for specific registration through the route (2). (Step P9). On the other hand, when the user selects a small bubble, the portable terminal 11 is prompted to input a message through the route (1) (step P6).

  When the user finishes the input in step P7, the message is transmitted to the service center 19, and the service center 19 writes the information on the transmitted position information and the search object in the database 15, respectively. (Registration step). Therefore, the service center 19 is configured to include location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 and registration means for registering provision information for registration in association with the location information in the database 15.

Here, the service center 19 converts space occupancy information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space into a URL, and writes this URL in the URL generation unit 55 of the web server 13b. Further, the service center 19 writes the content to be linked to the database 15.
Therefore, the information providing service method according to the technology related to the present invention receives the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 and the provision information for registering in association with the position information. The receiving step and the registration step of associating the location information received in the receiving step with the provided information search object and writing them in the database 15 are configured.

Then, the mobile terminal 11 displays that the registration is complete (step P8). This registration uses dedicated application software.
Thus, bubble data is generated by registration of a company or individual user.
The user can also register the bubble data by accessing the service center 19 via the Internet 12 using a personal computer (not shown).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a sequence for explaining registration using the personal computer to the information providing service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
First, the user accesses the service center 19 using a personal computer (step S1). Then, after the service center 19 performs an access process (step S2), the content of the home page of the service center 19 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 11 (step S3), and the content of the home page is displayed (step S4).

Here, the user selects a registration menu from the homepage, transmits the menu to the service center 19 (step S5), the service center 19 acquires map information (step S6), and carries the map information on the mobile phone. It transmits to the terminal 11 (step S7).
In step S8, the personal computer receives the map information (map information acquisition step).
In step S9, the personal computer selects the location of the building in which the service information is to be registered from the map information received in the map information acquisition step (service provision location selection step), and transmits the selected location to the service center 19. To do.

After processing by the service center 19 (step S10), a position information input request is transmitted to the portable terminal 11 (step S11), and a detailed input screen is displayed on the personal computer (step S12).
Then, the user transmits the bubble diameter, the number of publication days, the URL, etc. for determining the space occupancy information (step S13), and the service center 19 registers the bubble data (step S14) and registers it with the portable terminal 11. The completion is notified (step S15), and the user writes a content message to be registered (step S16). In step S14, if there is a URL such as a registered user's home page, the service center 19 transmits the URL. If there is no URL, the service center 19 transmits information to be provided.

  In step S14, the service center 19 connected to the personal computer via the network stores information to be provided from the mobile terminal 11 in the web server 13b and determines a URL corresponding to the storage location. Then, the service center 19 generates bubble data in association with the URL selected at the service providing location selection step (generation step). That is, the service center 19 generates a URL holding service information (step S17), associates the URL with the space occupation information, and registers it in the database 15 (step S18).

Therefore, the user can register using various communication terminals, and convenience is improved.
FIG. 16 is a view for explaining a bubble data fee system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The fee structure shown in FIG. 16 is contracted between the system operator and those who advertise using the system 9. Specifically, a small bubble diameter (5 m) is set to a low charge, and a large bubble diameter (100 m) is set to a high charge. Alternatively, the fee can be set according to the posting period.

Thus, for example, when the user wants to register service information about Tokyo Tower, the user can register from the personal computer regardless of the mobile terminal 11.
In addition, for the convenience of users with communication terminals, the system operator can set up information buildings and public buildings, such as Tokyo Tower, that have a size that matches the size of those buildings in advance. Basic information can also be set.

Next, a data flow when registering / retrieving service information by a user will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a data transmission / reception sequence according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of data transmission / reception between the mobile terminal 11 and the service center 19.
First, the user points the mobile terminal 11 in the direction to be searched, starts an operation for acquiring position information, specifies a search target (step Q1), GPS data, geomagnetic data (azimuth data), tilt data ( (Tilt angle) and altitude data are transmitted to the service center 19, respectively.

  Here, in the case of the service 1, the service center 19 compares the space occupancy information registered in advance based on the location where the user is located, the orientation of the mobile terminal 11, and the inclination angle data (inclination angle). (Step Q2). Based on the comparison result, the service center 19 selects and specifies, for example, three types of search results as a list of search results from buildings (buildings, stores, temples), mountains, rivers, etc. Step Q3), the search result is inserted into the data field and transmitted to the portable terminal 11.

In the case of the service 2, the service center 19 searches for service information such as a specific building and transmits the search result.
Further, the user selects the detailed information item that the user wants to know or want to see from the data transmitted from the service center 19 (step Q4), and transmits the selected data number to the service center 19. To do.

After step Q4, the service center 19 searches for content based on the selected data number and transmits detailed information to the mobile terminal 11.
Thereby, the user can obtain useful information possessed by a business or the like directly in the building in view.
Next, a service information search method will be described with reference to FIGS. The round objects shown in these figures represent the image (information bubble) of the space occupancy information of bubble data, and each is given a reference numeral.

  In the information providing service method according to the technology related to the present invention, the search step includes a plurality of information bubbles indicating an image of the space occupancy information of the bubble data based on the position information and the space occupancy information of the bubble data. One or more information bubbles (second information bubbles) are extracted from the inside based on the first condition described below (extraction step). That is, this extraction step is configured to extract the space occupation information that intersects the search vector V based on the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 from the plurality of space occupation information.

In this extraction, a crossing information bubble that intersects with the search vector V indicating the direction of the mobile terminal 11 directed toward the search object is extracted from a plurality of information bubbles as one or a plurality of information bubbles. ing. In other words, among a plurality of space occupation information intersecting with the search vector V, information within a predetermined distance range such as within 100 m is extracted.
One or more information bubbles (third information bubble) based on the second condition described below are selected from the one or more information bubbles extracted in the extraction step, and the one or more information bubbles are selected. The corresponding URL is extracted (address extraction step).

Next, the service information corresponding to the URL extracted in the address extraction step is selected and output (selection step).
And in order to provide said service 1 and service 2, a 1st condition and a 2nd condition are added and each search aspect is demonstrated using FIGS. 18-24 shown below. These multiple conditions enable extraction and selection according to the service.

In each aspect, the user is in the building A, and the building in the direction of the inclination angle θ is searched from there. These information bubbles 1, 2, and 3 are registered in advance by the service center 19 in association with the space occupancy information and the URL, respectively, by the owners of the buildings B, C, and D.
First, the aspect of the service 1 will be described.

  FIGS. 18A and 18B are diagrams for explaining the search mode of the service 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Upon extraction (extraction step), a plurality of information bubbles that are located in the direction of the search vector V are extracted as one or a plurality of information bubbles. Upon selection (selection step), one or more All information bubbles are output. In the service 1, the user can also search by changing the distance.

For this reason, even if the building B is smaller than the building C, the owner of the building B can set the bubble diameter larger and increase the search hit rate than the building C, thereby making the search independent of the size of the building. Is possible.
In this way, since the fee system is set based on the bubble diameter and the information posting period, companies or restaurants can advertise efficiently, and thus the user can see the contents according to the quality of information.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a search mode in which the distance is designated in the service 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 11 shown in FIG. 19 is provided at a position of latitude A and longitude B. In extraction (extraction step), a plurality of information bubbles, which are located in the direction of the search vector V, are extracted as, for example, 50 information bubbles. In selection (selection step), the 50 information bubbles are extracted. Among the information bubbles, for example, five information bubbles within a predetermined distance range within 100 m from the position (A, B) of the mobile terminal 11 are output.

The user can also select an information bubble registered between two points in the direction of the search vector V. Therefore, the user can narrow down in order to obtain desired service information.
Next, the aspect of the service 2 will be described.
FIGS. 20A and 20B are diagrams for explaining the search mode of the service 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Further, the bubble diameters of the information bubbles 1, 2 and 3 are not proportional to the actual size of the building.

Here, the search vector V shown in FIG. 20B intersects all of the information bubbles 1, 2, and 3 corresponding to the buildings B, C, and D, respectively. Accordingly, the building B shown in FIG. 20A is selected even though it is not in the user's search view.
Therefore, in the extraction (extraction step), by using the map data, the first visible object in the direction in which the portable terminal 11 is directed is extracted as the second information bubble among the objects (buildings and the like) ( Therefore, the extraction step is configured to extract the space occupation information that first intersects with the search vector V). This map data is stored in the database 15 in advance, and the providing unit 41 (see FIG. 2) or the search server 13e (see FIG. 3) uses the map data including the height information to build buildings B, C, and D. The heights h1 (m), h2 (m), and h3 (m) corresponding to each of these are acquired, and it is recognized that the first thing the user sees is the building C within the user's field of view.

Then, the providing unit 41 or the search server 13e preferentially extracts information about the building C as a search result, and transmits the information to the mobile terminal 11.
As a result, data can be extracted in consideration of a more accurate arrangement, and the user can search for a building in his / her field of view, and the service 2 is provided.
In providing the service 2, one or a plurality of information bubbles can be extracted in consideration of the shape and arrangement of the search object.

FIGS. 21A and 21B are diagrams for explaining other search modes of the service 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Each of the information bubbles 1, 2, and 3 corresponding to the buildings B, C, and D shown in FIG. 21B is registered with the same volume and size as the size and shape (FIG. 11A). See) and is extracted based on the map data.
As a result, the actual size and the like are reproduced, so that the user can accurately extract the building that the user wants to search, and the information on the foremost building is surely hit in the field of view. . That is, the information bubble of the building B is eliminated and the information of the building C is displayed.

Next, an information providing service method for the service 1 and the service 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a sequence for explaining the service 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A method for providing an information service to the mobile terminal 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step R1, the user selects a search item (what is written as “this information”) in order to search for a search object in the north direction in the field of view. And the portable terminal 11 measures the positional information which consists of the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth | direction, and inclination angle of the portable terminal 11 (measurement step).
Next, in step R2, the portable terminal 11 transmits the position information and search conditions measured in the measurement step to the service center 19 (measurement information transmission step). Here, the mobile terminal 11 also transmits the terminal identification information to the service center 19.

When the service center 19 receives the data (step R3), in step R4, the service center 19 obtains space occupancy information and service information based on the position information transmitted in the measurement information transmission step. A plurality of specific service information is searched for and output from the bubble data associated with the URL (search step).
The search in step R5 is based on the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11, and the coordinates (A, B) and 100m in the north direction from the mobile terminal 11 are selected from a plurality of information bubbles positioned in the direction of the search vector V. Based on the space occupancy information, one or more information bubbles are extracted (extraction step), and the plurality of information bubbles corresponding to the URL in the order from the mobile terminal 11 out of the extracted one or more information bubbles 3, 2, 5 (see FIG. 19) are selected to extract URLs corresponding to these information bubbles (address extraction step). Service information corresponding to the URL extracted in the address extraction step is selected and output (selection step).

In step R6, the service center 19 notifies the mobile terminal 11 of a plurality of specific service information searched in the search step (search result notification step). Here, with respect to the search object, the user can obtain information such as characters, images, and voices, and the operability is improved.
The portable terminal 11 displays the result (step R7), and the user obtains a plurality of items about the search object. Further, the user selects one from a plurality of items (step R8), and transmits the item to the service center 19 (step R9). The service center 19 searches for the content (step R10), transmits the search result to the mobile terminal 11 (step R11), the mobile terminal 11 displays the content (step R12), and the user displays the service information. obtain. Therefore, a building in the user's field of view can be searched based on the position and distance of the mobile terminal 11.

  Therefore, the information providing service method according to the technology related to the present invention is received at the reception step of receiving the position information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle transmitted from the mobile terminal 11, and received at the reception step. Based on location information, it corresponds to each of multiple space occupancy information consisting of latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter in 3D space, and multiple addresses to obtain various information or service information related to the various information A search step for searching and outputting one piece of various information or service information from a plurality of attached bubble data, and notifying the portable terminal 11 of the various information or service information searched in the search step A search result notification step is included.

Next, a method for a user to search for a restaurant in a building will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24A to 24E.
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a sequence for explaining the service information acquisition method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 24A to 24E are services according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows typically information acquisition. The user (searcher) shown in FIG. 24A searches for information on a restaurant on the top floor of the building (step Q10 shown in FIG. 23).

  Then, in step Q11, the user points the portable terminal 11 corresponding to the service toward the top floor of the building and presses a search button (not shown). This operation is equivalent to the operation of the user pointing the portable terminal 11 at the restaurant and clicking “(4) What information” in FIG. Further, in step Q12, the position information of the searcher is acquired (see FIG. 24B). Specifically, the position of the user is acquired as latitude A / longitude B / altitude C / direction D of the mobile terminal 11, respectively. Here, the direction D is acquired as north 0 / south 180, for example.

Next, in step Q <b> 13, the mobile terminal 11 transmits these information and search conditions to the service center 19. In step Q14, the service center 19 searches for target information. As shown in FIG. 24C, information bubbles 1, 2, and 5 are hit.
In step Q <b> 16, the service center 19 transmits the search result to the mobile terminal 11. In step Q17, the mobile terminal 11 displays the search result (see FIG. 24 (d)), and in step Q18, when the user selects 2, for example, in step Q19, the mobile terminal 11 The URL related to the designated user is transmitted to the service center 19, and in step Q20, the service center 19 transmits the web information to the portable terminal 11, and the information is displayed on the portable terminal 11 in step Q21. (See FIG. 24 (e)).

As described above, with respect to the building that enters the user's field of view, it is possible to easily search for an object that the user is interested in based on a human sense and based on an analog sense. Therefore, the user can obtain information related to the building (modeled object, natural object) located in the direction specified by the user.
In this way, the user can point the mobile terminal 11 in a desired direction and obtain information regarding a building within a range of 100 m from the terminal position. Further, the user can point the mobile terminal 11 to a building in front of the building and obtain product information sold by a store in the building.

Thus, the advertiser can advertise to the user having the mobile terminal 11, and the operator of the service center 19 can obtain the advertisement fee and provide the service. Furthermore, the user can obtain service information freely and easily.
Further, in this way, all three parties, the advertiser, the service operator, and the user, can benefit.

(A1) Description of the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention The information providing service of the first modification uses an information bulletin tower installed in front of a station or in a plaza, where a user leaves a message, for example. This is a service that functions as a waiting area, and will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 25, and 26.
The information providing service system of the first modified example has a posting server having a configuration similar to that of the service center 19 shown in FIG. Here, in FIG. 2, the message storage unit 56 holds a message input from the user, and includes, for example, a memory. Then, this message is written in the message storage unit 56 in association with the space occupancy information among the bubble data (the space occupancy information and the URL for obtaining the service information). ing.

Furthermore, the correspondence between this message and space occupation information is such that a plurality of messages are assigned to a plurality of small information bubbles provided inside the space occupation information, and individual URLs are assigned to the plurality of small information bubbles, respectively. Is to be granted. A message is held in each individual URL.
That is, the message (message information) specifies space occupancy information and corresponds to this space occupancy information.

  Accordingly, the system 9 provides information to the mobile terminal 11, and supports a plurality of space occupation information including latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of a target space corresponding to the three-dimensional space and a plurality of messages. Based on the database 15 holding a plurality of bubble data associated with each of the plurality of URLs and the position information of the portable terminal 11 transmitted from the portable terminal 11, one space occupation information is specified, This means that an extraction unit 40 for extracting a message corresponding to the space occupancy information and a providing unit 41 for providing the message extracted by the extraction unit 40 to the mobile terminal 11 are provided.

The bubble data registration procedure is the same as that described above. The message received by the first receiving unit 16 is searched for space occupancy information including the position information from the position information of the mobile terminal 11 and registered in the message storage unit 56 associated with the space occupancy information. It is.
On the other hand, based on the position information of the mobile terminal 11, the extraction unit 40 searches for space occupancy information including the position information, extracts a message from the message storage unit 56 associated with the space occupancy information, and The providing unit 41 provides the message to the mobile terminal 11, and the first transmission unit 17 transmits the message to the mobile terminal 11.

Accordingly, messages written by a plurality of users are individually held, and the user can obtain messages of other users, thereby realizing a function as a waiting area.
In addition, in each modification of 1st Embodiment, the same thing as said portable terminal 11 is used, and what has the same code | symbol as what was mentioned above has the same thing or a similar function. The duplicated explanation is omitted.

Hereinafter, a method in which the service center 19 functions as a posting server will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 25A and 25B are diagrams for explaining services according to the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The information bulletin tower 10b shown in FIG. 25A is a user's target.

In the first modification, when registering service information, first, the mobile terminal 11 measures position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal (measurement step). Moreover, the portable terminal 11 is directed to the information bulletin tower as a search object. And the portable terminal 11 acquires position information.
Next, the portable terminal 11 transmits the position information measured in the measurement step to the service center 19 (measurement information transmission step), and at the same time, a desired message input by the user is transmitted. Here, the portable terminal 11 transmits the acquired position information to the base station 10a (see FIG. 1) by a radio signal.

Next, the service center 19 writes information on the position information and the search object transmitted in the information transmission step in the database 15 (registration step). Here, in order not to overwrite the previously written information bubble, the service center 19 sets the space occupation information so that a plurality of information bubbles do not overlap.
Thus, messages are registered in the service center 19 from a plurality of users.

Further, in the first modification, the information providing service method of the technology related to the present invention searches the bubble data (posting tower bubble) of the posting tower, acquires the URL corresponding to the posting tower bubble, and adds the URL to the URL. The written service information and message are transmitted to the mobile terminal 11.
Thereby, for example, buying and selling information from a large number of users is transmitted and received, and the information display tower 10b functions as a waiting area.

FIG. 25 (b) shows information bubbles B1 and B2. This information bubble B2 is registered by the user (individual), and the bubble diameter is small. The information bubble B1 has a large bubble diameter and includes a large number of small information bubbles B2. That is, the information bubble B1 functions as a bulletin tower information bubble.
Thereby, when the user selects the information bubble B1, all or selected information bubbles B2 included in the information bubble B1 can be obtained.

Therefore, even when only two information bubbles B2 intersecting the search vector V from the user can be obtained, for example, the user can easily search for these small information bubbles B2.
FIG. 26 (a) is a diagram showing an example of bubble data according to the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2626 (b) is according to the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of an information display. Of the space occupancy information shown in FIG. 26 (a), information written at the highest level represents an information bubble B1, and the bubble diameter is, for example, 20 m. Anything written below it represents an information bubble B2, and the bubble diameter is 1 m. When the user clicks on the URL corresponding to the information bubble B1, all small information bubbles B2 included in the large information bubble B1 are displayed as shown in FIG. In addition, the information displayed on the display can be directly called by using the phone-to-function. The bubble diameter “1” can be set to 5 m, and the bubble diameter “2” can be set to 10 m.

In this way, the user can easily register information using the mobile terminal 11, and other users can easily obtain the information.
Accordingly, regional information and the like can be used effectively, the system operator can provide business or personal value-added services, and the user can receive higher value-added services. .

(A2) Description of Second Modification of First Embodiment of the Present Invention In the second modification, services at terminals of public transportation facilities such as railways and buses are described.
FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a service according to the second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. A user in the vicinity of the station shown in FIG. 27 can obtain necessary information using the mobile terminal 11.

Although not shown in the figure, the database 15 holds service information related to the public transport terminal and information related to the transport time as bubble data.
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an image (information bubble) of space occupancy information of bubble data according to the second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the information bubble shown in FIG. 28, each of the up / down time information and the station guide information are generated separately. Then, when the user points the mobile terminal 11 in each direction and makes the information bubble hit separately, the specific time in each direction is displayed on the mobile terminal 11.

Thereby, the user can easily obtain an accurate time. Also, the user can obtain useful information from outside without entering the station and looking at the timetable or the information board.
It should be noted that separately generated information bubbles can be represented by using one information bubble.
FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining a second example of a service according to the second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The station guidance information bubble shown in FIG. 29 is a large information bubble including an up / down time information bubble and station premises information (not shown). When the user selects this large information bubble, the up / down time information is collectively displayed on the mobile terminal 11.

Further, the database 15 updates information related to the transport time according to the current time. For example, the uptime is displayed in conjunction with the current time.
Thereby, for example, when an accident occurs, the time information bubble fluctuates every moment, so that the user can obtain a more accurate transportation time and the service is improved.
Although not shown, the present invention can also be applied to time management such as buses and taxis, and information bubbles can be provided for each up lane / down lane. Thereby, even if a bus or a taxi is involved in a traffic jam and cannot operate accurately, the current time is reflected and the user can obtain accurate information.

(A3) Description of Third Modification of First Embodiment of the Present Invention A third modification describes a service for a moving object such as a vehicle or a person who is walking. The database 15 is configured to sequentially update space occupancy information in bubble data based on position information transmitted from a moving object.
FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining a service according to a third modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle 52 and the walking person 53 shown in FIG. 30 individually generate and register bubble data.

That is, the vehicle 52 transmits the position information at that time to the service center 19 every predetermined time or every moving distance. Further, the person 53 also transmits the position information at that time.
FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an image (information bubble) of space occupancy information of bubble data according to the third modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The information bubble shown in FIG. 31 changes its position as the vehicle 52 or the person 53 moves. Note that the content held in the URL can also be updated sequentially.

As shown in FIG. 31, the information bubble is updated as the person moves, and the information bubble is updated as the car moves. Therefore, the database 15 is configured to sequentially update the space occupancy information of the bubble data based on the position information transmitted from the moving object (the vehicle 52 or the person 53).
Thereby, the user can obtain the information (for example, advertisement) which the vehicle 52 has by directing the portable terminal 11 to the vehicle 52 directly. Furthermore, since the information is updated frequently, the user can obtain detailed information.

(A4) Description of Fourth Modification of First Embodiment of the Present Invention This modification is an example of providing a service in an exhibition hall such as a museum.
FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining a service according to a fourth modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, and a painting 54 is provided in the art museum shown in FIG. The art museum is provided with a server (not shown) having a database. When the user points the mobile terminal 11 toward the painting 54, information about the painting 54 can be obtained.

Thereby, even in a small-scale facility, a service can be provided using the user's own mobile terminal 11.
In this modification, the mobile terminal 11 may be provided with the distance positioning sensor 11k.
FIG. 33 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to a fourth modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 41 shown in FIG. 33 is a mobile terminal having a function of measuring the distance between the object and the mobile terminal 41 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as measurement). This is the same as the portable terminal 11. In addition, as shown in FIG. 33, those having the same reference numerals as those described above have the same or similar functions, and therefore redundant description is omitted.

  Here, the distance positioning sensor 11k measures the distance between the portable terminal 41 and another object. When the user points the mobile terminal 41 toward the painting 54, the distance positioning sensor 11k measures the distance between the user and the painting 54. The portable terminal 41 transmits the distance to a server provided in the museum, and the server retrieves information within a desired distance range based on the distance, and the user obtains the desired information.

In addition, it can also set so that a user can input distance himself instead of this distance positioning sensor 11k.
Thereby, the amount of information transmitted from the portable terminal 41 to the server provided in the facility is reduced, and transmission / reception efficiency is improved. Accordingly, the server can allow access from a larger number of users and can improve the quality of service.

This modification can also be applied to providing information on amusement facilities at theme parks, information on constellations in planetariums, and information on geography and history in tourist destinations such as mountains, rivers, peninsulas and islands. it can.
In this case, the mobile terminal 11 (or the mobile terminal 41) sets a dedicated mode corresponding to each information. For example, the “constellation information search corner” mode is provided separately from the normal bubble data reception mode.

Thereby, the user can prevent confusion with normal bubble data, and can obtain appropriate information according to the place.
(A5) Description of Fifth Modified Example of First Embodiment of Present Invention In this modified example, a case where the mobile terminal 11 does not have the direction sensor 11b will be described.
FIG. 34 is a diagram for explaining a service according to the fifth modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The information bubble 3 shown in FIG. 34 exists between the other information bubbles 1 and 2 and is searched so as to come into contact with the information bubble 1 or 2 by increasing the bubble diameter. Here, the information bubble 3 is in contact with the information bubble 1 but is not in contact with the information bubble 2. Therefore, in this example, only the information bubble 1 is searched, and the extracted information is transmitted from the service center 19 to the mobile terminal 11.

Further, the bubble size of the space occupation information among the bubble data having the information to be kept secret is small, and the bubble diameter of the space occupation information among the bubble data having the advertisement information of the company can be set large.
Further, the bubble data is searched after the user specifies the bubble size. Therefore, a system operator such as a content provider can sell a specific spatial range to a company from the viewpoint of corporate advertisement. The sales price can be calculated from the space occupation information and the bubble diameter.

In this way, for example, even when the sensor group of the mobile terminal 11 breaks down, the user can search, and the search range can be changed simply by increasing the bubble diameter, so that simple information search is possible. .
(B) Description of Second Embodiment of Technology Related to the Present Invention The service of the second embodiment is the same as the service of the first embodiment, and data between the service center 19 and the mobile terminal 11 is transmitted by mail. It is different in that it is transmitted and received. Here, each of the mail server 13d (see FIG. 3) and the mail transmitting / receiving unit 18d (see FIG. 2) has a function (GPS mapping function) that associates latitude, longitude, altitude, bubble diameter, and mail address. .

  FIG. 35 is a conceptual diagram of a service according to the second embodiment of the technology related to the present invention. The system 9a shown in FIG. 35 includes space occupancy information composed of latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of an object (for example, a building, each floor of the building, a signboard, or an object that actually exists or moves in space). A service center 19 that holds data associated with various information related to an object or information such as a URL related to the various information is connected to the service center 19 via the Internet 12 and attached to the information. The information providing service system 9a includes a portable terminal (user terminal) 11 that can display the service information.

Then, the user shown in FIG. 35 writes the acquired information in the database 15 (see FIG. 2) using mail. For example, the user shown in FIG. 35 registers a recommended meal name by e-mail, and other users view the contents.
In addition, the database 15 stores data relating the latitude, longitude and altitude information of the mobile terminal 11 and the space occupation information as mail addresses, and holds bubble data corresponding to the mail addresses. .

That is, the location information itself is used as a mail address, and service information is directly associated with the mail address. Therefore, for example, it can be applied to a message board service at a station. The user can leave a message for other users in the meeting without writing the message on the blackboard of the station.
Further, the restaurant owner can register service information such as food and drink by linking to bubble data by himself / herself, thereby enabling the store owner to advertise the store to general users. Accordingly, since the company indicates the mail address as a destination of opinions or the like to the user, bubble data corresponding to the mail address is used.

  Accordingly, the present system 9 includes a plurality of space occupation information including latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the target space corresponding to the three-dimensional space, and a plurality of mail addresses corresponding to the plurality of messages and the space occupation information. The space occupancy information is specified based on the database 15 holding a plurality of associated bubble data and the location information of the mobile terminal 11 transmitted from the mobile terminal 11, and a message corresponding to the space occupancy information is extracted. And the providing unit 41 that provides the message extracted by the extracting unit 40 to the portable terminal 11.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a sequence for explaining registration in the information providing service system according to the second embodiment of the technology related to the present invention, and shows an example of registration using mail.
First, the portable terminal 11 displays an input screen (step A1), and when the user selects an address from the screen, the screen is switched to the input screen for the address (step A2). In step A3, when the user selects “mapping a message in space”, the mobile terminal 11 acquires position information and converts it into an e-mail address.

  Then, the user inputs a message (step A4) and transmits the mail to the service center 19. When the service center 19 receives the mail data (step A5), the bubble diameter or the like is selected as the minimum value (step A6) and written to the database 15 of the web server (GPS web server) 13b or the web information output unit 18b (step A6). A7).

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a sequence for explaining the information providing service according to the second embodiment of the technology related to the present invention. The mobile terminal 11, the mail server (GPS server corresponding to GPS mapping) 13d, and the web server (GPS web) are shown. Data transmission / reception to / from the server 13b is shown.
First, in step A10, a user (for example, a person in charge of a company) sets bubble data of a company profile of company F before the head office of company F in Tokyo. The position where the bubble data is set is 139 ° 46'01.4 "east longitude, 35 ° 40'46.1" north latitude, an altitude of 15 m, and a bubble diameter of 100 m. Then, the user provides an email address corresponding to this company profile. This address is, for example, E13946014N3540461H1500B10000@gps.nifty.ne.jp. Then, the user mails the search condition and the company profile to this address.

In step A11, the mail server 13d receives the above search conditions and the company profile, starts the search, and the attached file is registered in the web server 13b as the company profile.
Thereby, the user transmits a value indicating a predetermined range as a mail address, and bubble data including space occupation information in the range is searched.

In addition, this makes it possible to use a search tag called position, and the user can easily and quickly obtain information.
Here, for example, bubble data having a large bubble diameter is easily searched, but bubble data having a small bubble diameter is not easily searched. Therefore, the bubble diameter of bubble data having information to be kept secret is small, and the bubble diameter of bubble data having information to be advertised to as many users as possible such as a company profile can be set to be large.

  FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a sequence for explaining a search method according to the second embodiment of the technique related to the present invention. In step B <b> 1 shown in FIG. 38, the user performs a designated search using the mobile terminal 11. Here, the search conditions are the same as described above. And the portable terminal 11 transmits the conditions with respect to the web server 13b, and requests a search. For example, http://www.gps.nifty.ne.jp/Titles?qt=%C5%EC%B7%D0139%A1%EB46%A1%C701.6%A1%C9%CB%CC % BO% DE35% A1% EB40% A1% C746.5% A1% C9% B9% E2% C5% D9% A3% B10% A3% ED & SUBMIT = +% B8% A1% BA% F7 + & lk = noframes & svx = 100600 & col = JW.

  Next, in step B2, the web server 13b searches using the search condition, displays the hit data, and transmits the data to the mobile terminal 11. In step B3, the mobile terminal 11 searches for the data. The result hit candidate is displayed. The display example is as shown in display example B4. Subsequently, the user selects a supplement (step B5), and transmits the candidate to the web server 13b. In step B6, the web server 13b transmits the target file to the mobile terminal 11, and in step B7, the mobile terminal 11 displays the contents of the file. A profile (see B8) is obtained.

In this way, the e-mail address is used as a location tag, the message and data linked to the e-mail address are output to the user, and the user can obtain information on corporate advertisements, restaurant menus, and reputation. it can.
In addition, in this way, the user can search for information about buildings in his field of view with an analog sense such as “this direction”.

Furthermore, since the service is performed between the mobile terminal 11 and the web server 13b in this way, the restaurant can realize the service without requiring special equipment.
In addition, since the user searches by specifying the size of the bubble diameter as described above, a system operator such as a content provider can sell a specific spatial range to a company from the viewpoint of corporate advertisement. The sales price can be calculated from the space occupation information and the bubble diameter.

(C) Description of Third Embodiment of Technology Related to the Present Invention A system 9 of the third embodiment provides a route guidance service by voice. That is, the service center 19 recognizes the line-of-sight direction transmitted from the mobile terminal, transmits a target (eg, a signboard) that the user can see to the mobile terminal based on the map data, and is provided in the mobile terminal. The route is guided by a voice circuit.

  The system 9 of the third embodiment also includes space occupancy information including latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of an object (for example, a building, each floor of a building, a signboard, or an object that actually exists or moves in space). A server that holds data associated with various information related to the object or information such as URLs related to the various information, and service information attached to the information connected to the server via the network 12 An information providing service system including a portable terminal (user terminal) that can be displayed.

  FIG. 39 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention. A mobile terminal 31 shown in FIG. 39 is connected to the service center 19 via the network 12 and can display service information attached to information, and is a mobile phone, for example. And the portable terminal 31 is provided with the voice guidance part 23. Moreover, the detection part 21a which detects a terminal position is provided with the GPS module 11c, the geomagnetic sensor 11b, and the distance positioning sensor 11k, the inclination sensor 31c, the user discrimination | determination sensor ( User hand discriminating units) 31a and 31b.

In addition, what is shown in FIG. 39 and has the same code | symbol as what was mentioned above has the same thing or the same function, Therefore The duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted.
The voice guidance unit 23 guides the location where the specific service information is received, received by the second reception unit 22b, using a voice file. This function is realized by a ROM provided in the mobile terminal 31. That is, the voice guidance unit 23 has a plurality of types of voice files, and, for example, according to the identification information transmitted from the service center 19, for example, “go straight ahead”, “turn right at the next corner”, “next corner” You can output audio data such as “Turn left”.

  Thereby, the amount of data transmitted from the service center 19 to the mobile terminal 31 can be reduced. This also allows the mobile terminal 31 to transmit the attitude information of the mobile terminal 31 to the service center 19, and when the service center 19 notifies the user of the target object, instead of transmitting voice data. The identification information is transmitted, the desired audio file is reproduced, and the user is instructed.

  FIGS. 42A and 42B are views for explaining a tilt angle detection method according to a third embodiment of the technique related to the present invention. The tilt sensor 31c shown in FIG. 42 (a) detects the tilt of the user's head. Based on the inclination angle, the line-of-sight direction can be obtained. In addition, the user makes the line of sight, the portable terminal 31 and the search object be in a straight line.

The bottom surface of the mobile terminal 31 shown in FIG. 42B is inclined at an inclination angle α (α is a real number of 0 or more and 90 or less) from the horizontal plane when viewed from the front, and the user's line-of-sight direction is detected. It has become so. When the bottom surface of the portable terminal 31 is not horizontal, the inclination angle α represents an angle formed by a plane perpendicular to the vertical central axis passing through the casing of the portable terminal 31 and the horizontal plane.
The second transmission unit 22a of the mobile terminal 31 is configured to transmit the user's line-of-sight direction detected based on the tilt angle from the horizontal line of the mobile terminal 31 to the service center 19, and the service center 19 Based on the direction, a search object that the user wants to know is searched (service information that the user wants to know is extracted). Thereby, since the inclination angle of the portable terminal 31 is automatically detected, the user can smoothly receive a voice route guidance service.

  Furthermore, both of the user hand discrimination sensors 31a and 31b shown in FIG. 39 detect the number of fingers applied to the casing of the portable terminal 31 and discriminate the hand used (held) by the user. When the user has the mobile terminal 31, the inclination angle of the mobile terminal 31 when the human body is facing the front is opposite due to the difference between the right hand and the left hand. For this reason, the user can automatically detect the right and left of the hand holding the portable terminal 31 and obtain the inclination angle.

  FIG. 40 is a front view of the mobile terminal 31 according to the third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention, and the user identification sensors 31a and 31b are provided on the side surfaces of the housing. Each of the hand discrimination sensors 31a and 31b can be realized by using a device using a variable resistor, for example. That is, a device having a function of detecting the difference between one and four fingers by changing the resistance value only where the finger touches can be used.

  FIG. 41 is a view for explaining the user discrimination sensors 31a and 31b according to the third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention. The mobile terminal 31 shown in FIG. 41 is held by the right hand of the user. . The user identification sensor 31a determines that the number of fingers in contact with the housing is four, and the user identification sensor 31b determines that one finger is present. When the user changes the portable terminal 31 to the left hand, the user identification sensors 31a and 31b determine the number of fingers as four or one, respectively.

Therefore, the hand used by the user is automatically determined based on the determined combination of the numbers, thereby reducing the amount of information regarding the orientation of the mobile terminal 31 to be transmitted to the service center 19. it can.
FIG. 43 is a diagram for explaining a direction detection method according to the third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention, and is a view of the head from above the user. And the portable terminal 31 shown in this FIG. 43 acquires the direction which goes to the object 50 from the portable terminal 31 by a user's gaze direction (front) and geomagnetism. Here, the geomagnetism value is obtained by the geomagnetic sensor 11b provided inside the portable terminal 31 or outside the housing, and the direction D is obtained.

The second transmission unit 22a of the mobile terminal 31 is configured to transmit the user's line-of-sight direction detected based on the tilt angle from the horizontal line of the mobile terminal 31 to the service center 19, and the service center 19 A desired search object is searched based on the direction.
Thereby, the user's line-of-sight direction is recognized based on the map data, and the user obtains information on a target (such as a signboard) that the user can see. In addition, the voice guidance unit 23 reproduces a voice such as “turn right at the next corner” based on the identification information transmitted from the service center 19.

Accordingly, the mobile terminal 31 transmits the attitude information of the mobile terminal 31 to the service center 19, and the service center 19 notifies the user of the target object, and a desired audio file is played back. Is instructed. In addition to the geomagnetic sensor 11b, since the inclination angle of the mobile terminal 31 is taken into consideration, the service is realized.
Thereby, the terminal position is measured by the GPS module 11c, and the search vector V is measured by the geomagnetic sensor 11b and the tilt sensor 31c, and the three-dimensional direction of the portable terminal 31 is detected.

Moreover, by this, the measured value detected in the detection part 21a is correct | amended appropriately by adding the data by the inclination sensor 11a to the data by the geomagnetic sensor 11b. Therefore, a position with higher accuracy can be registered.
Furthermore, this makes it possible to grasp the user's moving direction not only when the user's moving speed is high, but also when the user is low or stopped.

With the above configuration, a service method according to the third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 44 (a) to 44 (c) and FIG.
44 (a) to 44 (c) are diagrams for explaining the attitude detection of the mobile terminal 31 according to the third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention, and FIGS. 44 (a) to 44 (c). The user is moving between the buildings shown in () (shown as square buildings).

First, the absolute position of the mobile terminal 31 shown in FIG. 44 (a) is detected by the GPS module 11c (shown by a black circle).
Next, the front orientation of the portable terminal 31 shown in FIG. 44 (b) is detected by the geomagnetic sensor 11b and the user identification sensor 31b (indicated by arrows).
Furthermore, the inclination angle of the portable terminal 31 shown in FIG. 44 (c) is detected by the inclination sensor 11a (see the arrow indicating the direction to the building).

  FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a sequence of service examples according to the third embodiment of the technology related to the present invention. First, the mobile terminal 31 requests the service center 19 for route guidance to a desired destination (step C1). The service center 19 searches for a route and requests location information from the mobile terminal 31 (mobile device). Then, the portable terminal 31 transmits the current position information to the service center 19 (step C3).

Then, the service center 19 notifies the instruction of the right or left information with a relative expression by voice based on the direction in which the mobile terminal 31 is currently facing (step C4). The position information is transmitted to the transmission service center 19 at intervals specified by the service center 19 (step C5).
Further, the service center 19 requests the portable terminal 31 to transmit the direction in which the portable terminal 31 is facing before a singular point such as an intersection (step C6). The azimuth is notified (step C7).

Furthermore, the service center 19 notifies the instruction of the right or left information in a relative expression from the direction in which the mobile terminal 31 is currently facing (step C8), and the mobile terminal 31 arrives at the destination ( Step C9).
In this way, geomagnetism, bearing, GPS information, tilt angle, and hand information used by the user are automatically detected and transmitted and received between the mobile terminal 31 and the service center 19, respectively. The user can efficiently reach a desired place.

Instead of detecting the user's hand, the right or left can be registered in the database 15 in advance.
FIG. 46 is a diagram for explaining another user hand discrimination method according to the third embodiment of the technique related to the present invention. The setting screen shown in FIG. 46 is displayed to the user, and the user sets the user. In other words, the mobile terminal 31 displays the hand to be used during a call, and the user selects it.

Therefore, the user's moving direction can be grasped not only when the user's moving speed is high, but also when the user is low or stopped.
Therefore, the user can receive such a service without investing expensive facilities.
Thus, since it is performed between the portable terminal 31 and the service center 19, a restaurant can implement | achieve a service, without requiring special equipment.

And, since the bubble data is registered and the user searches by specifying the size of the bubble diameter in this way, the system operator (for example, a content provider) can specify a specific spatial range from the viewpoint of corporate advertising, Can be sold to companies. The selling price can be calculated from the space occupation information and the bubble diameter.
In this way, the system 9 does not use expressions that are difficult for humans to grasp, but uses expressions such as “go north”, “relatively right / left”, “somewhat right / front / backward”. The route can be guided by an analog sense that is familiar to human senses.

(C1) Description of Modification of Third Embodiment of Technology Related to Present Invention The mobile terminal 31 in the third embodiment is not only a mobile phone capable of voice call but also a data communication terminal having only a data communication function. Can be used.
That is, the data communication terminal (not shown) of this modification is a user terminal that is connected to the service center 19 via the network 12 and can display the service information attached to the information, and includes the detection unit 21a described above. A second transmission unit 22a, a second reception unit 22b, and a display unit 11h are provided.

Then, the data communication terminal of the present modification has a voice guidance unit 23 that guides the route using a predetermined voice file for the location of the search object that provides the service information received by the second reception unit 22b. .
As a result, as with the portable terminal 31 described above, the data communication terminal transmits information about the attitude of the data communication terminal to the service center 19, and the service center 19 notifies the user of the target. The desired audio file is reproduced and instructed to the user.

As described above, since the search is performed based on the registered bubble data, the system operator can propose a corporate advertisement.
In addition, in this way, the system 9 can provide route guidance with an analog sense that is easily familiar to human senses, without using expressions that are difficult for humans to grasp.
(D) Others The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In addition to the above-mentioned various information related to objects, it is also possible for city halls, parks, amusement parks, historic buildings, and natural objects. Service information related to various types of information can also be related to life information, opening time information, attraction free time information, history commentary, sightseeing information, and the like.
The detection unit 21 (21a) can also be provided outside the mobile terminal 11 (31, 41). In this case, the detection unit 21 (21a) can detect the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and inclination of the detection target object. Position information having an angle is detected. Furthermore, in that case, the position information of the detection target object is not limited to latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle.

In addition, the database 15 can hold astronomical information such as constellations as spatial range information in a three-dimensional space, and provide these astronomical information as service information. In addition, the notation content of the database 15 can be variously changed according to the design policy other than the above.
Further, instead of the URL described above, a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) or URN (Uniform Resource Name) can be used as an address. As is well known, the URI is a name given to the resources of the Internet 12 using http uniformly, for example, an IP address representing a computer name that is a resource of the Internet 12. The URL is a URL in which a protocol to be applied to the resource is entered before the URI indicating the resource of the Internet 12, and the format is represented by “protocol: URI”. For example, http: //130.***, ftp: //130.***, gopher: //130.***, and the like. URN represents a unique address.

The mobile terminal 11 (the mobile terminal 31 or the mobile terminal 41) can access the service center 19 free of charge on the wireless network 10 based on a subscriber contract with a system operator, an advertisement, or the like.
Further, the user terminal is not limited to a mobile phone and a data communication terminal, and can be implemented even with a portable personal computer having a wireless transceiver. Therefore, registration in FIG. 15 can be performed using a mobile phone or a data communication terminal in addition to a personal computer. In FIG. 15, the map information can be recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) prepared in advance by the user and obtained from them.

In the first embodiment, for example, if there are modeling objects and natural objects before and after the search object specified by the user, the search condition is displayed including the display object and the number of the display objects is limited. You can also display a list.
In the third modification of the first embodiment, the person 53 registers his / her position information, thereby preventing lost children or managing the destination of the family who has gone out.

In the fourth modification of the first embodiment, it is also possible to register the performance piece and information about the piece as bubble data at the concert venue.
(E) Appendix (Appendix 1) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A database holding bubble data in which spatial range information in a three-dimensional space is associated with search information for obtaining service information to be provided;
Based on the position information transmitted from the user terminal, an extraction unit that extracts specific search information corresponding to the specific space range information including the position information from the space range information held by the database;
A server comprising: a providing unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the specific search information extracted by the extraction unit to the user terminal.

(Supplementary Note 2) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
Bubble data in which spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of an object in a three-dimensional space is associated with various information related to the object or an address for obtaining service information related to the various information A database that holds
Based on the positional information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal, the specific spatial range information including the positional information among the spatial range information held by the database. An extractor for extracting the corresponding specific address;
A server comprising: a provision unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the specific address extracted by the extraction unit to the user terminal.

(Supplementary Note 3) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
Spatial range information consisting of the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of a building in a three-dimensional space can be associated with a uniform resource locator for obtaining facility information related to the building or service information of the facility information. A database that holds bubble data;
Corresponding to specific bubble data including the position information among the bubble data held by the database based on the position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal An extractor for extracting a specific uniform resource locator;
A server comprising: a providing unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the specific uniform resource locator extracted by the extraction unit to the user terminal.

(Additional remark 4) The web information output part which hold | maintains user information is provided,
The server according to appendix 3, characterized by comprising an address generation unit for generating an address for holding the user information held in the web information output unit.
(Supplementary Note 5) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A database that holds bubble data in which spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of a target in a three-dimensional space is associated with a holding address of message information provided inside the bubble diameter;
An extraction unit for extracting the message information held by the database based on position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal;
A server comprising a providing unit that provides the user terminal with the message information extracted by the extracting unit.

(Appendix 6) The database is
The address based on the space range information is an e-mail address, and the space range information is held corresponding to the e-mail address, according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 5, Server.
(Appendix 7) The database is
The server according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 5, wherein the server is configured to hold service information related to a public transport terminal and information related to transport time as the bubble data.

(Appendix 8) The database is
The server according to appendix 7, wherein the server is configured to update information related to the transportation time according to the current time.
(Supplementary note 9)
The server according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 5, wherein the server is configured to sequentially update the three-dimensional spatial range information of the bubble data based on the position information transmitted from a moving object. .

(Supplementary Note 10) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A detection unit for detecting position information of the object;
A transmission unit that transmits the position information detected by the detection unit to a server;
A receiving unit that receives the specific service information corresponding to the specific spatial range information including the positional information among the spatial range information in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server, with respect to the positional information transmitted by the transmitting unit;
A user terminal comprising a display unit for displaying the specific service information received by the receiving unit.

(Supplementary Note 11) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A detection unit for detecting position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the object;
A transmission unit that transmits the position information detected by the detection unit to a server;
The position information transmitted by the transmission unit is specified corresponding to the specific space range information including the position information among the space range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server. A receiving unit for receiving service information;
A user terminal comprising a display unit for displaying the specific service information received by the receiving unit.

(Supplementary Note 12) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A detection unit that detects position information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the terminal;
A transmission unit that transmits the position information detected by the detection unit to a server;
The position information transmitted by the transmission unit is specified corresponding to the specific space range information including the position information among the space range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space transmitted by the server. A receiving unit for receiving service information;
A user terminal comprising a display unit for displaying the specific service information received by the receiving unit.

(Supplementary note 13)
An orientation sensor capable of measuring the orientation,
The user terminal according to any one of Supplementary Note 10 to Supplementary Note 12, characterized by comprising a satellite information receiving unit capable of receiving satellite information using a global positioning system.

(Supplementary note 14)
The user terminal according to any one of Supplementary Note 10 to Supplementary Note 12, characterized by comprising an inclination sensor capable of measuring an inclination angle of the user terminal from a horizontal line.
(Supplementary note 15) Supplementary note 10 to Supplementary note 12, characterized in that it is provided with a user hand discriminating section for detecting the number of fingers applied to the casing of the user terminal and discriminating the hand used by the user. The user terminal as described in any one of.

(Supplementary note 16) Any one of Supplementary note 10 to Supplementary note 12, further comprising a voice guidance unit that guides the location of the specific service information received by the reception unit using a voice file. The user terminal according to one.
(Supplementary Note 17) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
Holds bubble data in which spatial range information composed of latitude, longitude, altitude and bubble diameter of an object in a three-dimensional space is associated with various information related to the object or a service information holding address related to the various information. Server,
A user terminal connected to the server via a network and displaying the various information retrieved using the bubble data;
The server
A database holding bubble data in which the spatial range information is associated with search information for searching service information to be provided;
Based on the position information transmitted from the user terminal, an extraction unit that extracts specific search information corresponding to the specific space range information including the position information from the space range information held by the database;
A providing unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the specific search information extracted by the extraction unit to the user terminal;
The user terminal is
A detection unit for detecting the position information;
A transmission unit for transmitting the position information detected by the detection unit to the server;
A receiver for receiving the specific service information held by the server for the location information transmitted by the transmitter;
An information providing service system comprising a display unit for displaying the service information received by the receiving unit.

(Supplementary note 18) The transmission unit is configured to transmit the line-of-sight direction of the user detected based on an inclination angle from a horizontal line of the user terminal to the server,
18. The information providing service system according to appendix 17, wherein the server is configured to search for a desired search object based on the line-of-sight direction.
(Supplementary note 19) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A measurement step in which the user terminal measures position information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and tilt angle of the user terminal;
A measurement information transmission step in which the user terminal transmits the position information and search conditions measured in the measurement step to a server;
Based on the position information transmitted in the measurement information transmitting step, the server includes spatial range information including the latitude, longitude, altitude, and bubble diameter of the object in the three-dimensional space, and various information related to the object, A search step of searching for and outputting a plurality of specific service information from a plurality of bubble data associated with addresses for obtaining service information related to the various information,
An information providing service method characterized in that the server comprises a search result notification step of notifying the user terminal of the plurality of specific service information searched in the search step.

(Supplementary note 20) The search step includes
Extraction that extracts a second information bubble based on a first condition from a plurality of information bubbles indicating an image of the space occupation information of the bubble data based on the position information and the spatial range information of the bubble data Steps,
An address extraction step of selecting a third information bubble based on a second condition from the second information bubbles extracted in the extraction step and extracting a uniform resource locator corresponding to the third information bubble; ,
The information providing service according to claim 19, further comprising a selection step of selecting and outputting the specific service information corresponding to the uniform resource locator extracted in the address extraction step. Method.

(Supplementary note 21)
A crossing information bubble that intersects a search vector that represents a direction of the user terminal directed to a search object from the plurality of information bubbles is extracted as the second information bubble. The information provision service method according to appendix 20.
(Supplementary note 22) The extraction step is configured to extract, as the second information bubble, one located in the direction of the search vector from the plurality of information bubbles,
The information providing service method according to appendix 21, wherein the selecting step is configured to output all the second information bubbles.

(Supplementary note 23) The information providing service method according to supplementary note 22, wherein the selecting step is configured to output one of the second information bubbles within a predetermined distance range.
(Supplementary Note 24) The extraction step includes:
The information according to appendix 21, wherein the map data is used to extract, as the second information bubble, the object that appears first in the direction in which the user terminal is directed, among the objects. Provide service method.

(Supplementary Note 25) The extraction step includes:
The information providing service method according to appendix 21, wherein the second information bubble is extracted in consideration of the shape and arrangement of the search object.
(Supplementary Note 26) After the search result notifying step, the user terminal transmits service information selected by the user from the plurality of specific service information notified in the search result notifying step to the server. A selection information transmission step to be performed;
20. The information providing service method according to appendix 19, wherein the user terminal comprises a display step for displaying the service information selected in the selection information transmission step.

(Supplementary note 27) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A measurement step in which the user terminal measures position information having the latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth and tilt angle of the terminal;
A measurement information transmission step in which the user terminal transmits the position information measured in the measurement step to the server;
An information providing service method characterized in that the server comprises a registration step of writing information relating to the position information and the search object transmitted in the information transmission step into a database.

(Supplementary note 28) The measurement step is configured such that the user terminal is directed to the information bulletin tower as the search target,
28. The information providing service method according to appendix 27, wherein the information transmitting step is configured to transmit a desired message input by a user.
(Supplementary Note 29) The search result notifying step includes
20. The information providing service method according to appendix 19, wherein the user can obtain information such as characters, images, and voices about the search object.

(Supplementary Note 30) In a system for providing information to a user terminal,
A map information acquisition step in which the communication terminal acquires map information;
A service providing location selecting step for selecting a desired service providing location from the map information received by the communication terminal in the map information obtaining step;
A server connected to the communication terminal via a network includes a generation step of generating bubble data in association with the location selected in the service providing location selection step. Information service method.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system to which the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram of the service center which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is another block diagram of the service center which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the positional information measurement of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing typically building arrangement concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the space occupation information of the bubble data which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the bubble data which concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other bubble data which concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the content which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A)-(h) is a figure which shows an example of the building data which all concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of the service using the bubble data which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the information display which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, respectively. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the registration to the information provision service system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the registration using the personal computer to the information provision service system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the charge system of the bubble data which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence of the data transmission / reception which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the search aspect of the service 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, respectively. It is a figure for demonstrating the search aspect which designated distance with the service 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the search aspect of the service 2 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, respectively. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the other search aspect of the service 2 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, respectively. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the service 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the acquisition method of the service information which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A)-(e) is a figure which shows typically the service information acquisition which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, respectively. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the service which concerns on the 1st modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention, respectively. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the bubble data which concerns on the 1st modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention, (b) is an example of the information display which concerns on the 1st modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the service which concerns on the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the space occupation information of the bubble data which concerns on the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd example of the service which concerns on the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the service which concerns on the 3rd modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the space occupation information of the bubble data which concerns on the 3rd modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the service which concerns on the 4th modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable terminal which concerns on the 4th modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the service which concerns on the 5th modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of the service which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the registration to the information provision service system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the information provision service which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence for demonstrating the search method which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a front view of the portable terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the user identification sensor which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the detection method of the inclination angle which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the detection method of the direction which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. (A)-(c) is a figure for demonstrating the attitude | position detection of the portable terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure which shows the sequence of the example of a service which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other user identification method which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of the technique relevant to this invention.

Explanation of symbols

9, 9a System 10 Wireless network 10a Base station 10b Information posting tower 11, 31, 41 Mobile terminal 11a, 31c Inclination sensor 11b Geomagnetic sensor 11c GPS module 11d, 11e Antenna 11f Wireless module 11g Control module 11h Display unit 11i Speaker 11j Microphone 11k Distance measurement sensor 12 Internet 13a Gateway server 13b Web server 13c DNS server 13d Mail server 13e Search server 15 Database 16 First reception unit 17 First transmission unit 18a Gateway unit 18b Web information output unit 18c DNS unit 18d Mail transmission / reception unit 19 Service center 21, 21a Detection unit 22a Second transmission unit 22b Second reception unit 23 Voice guidance units 31a, 31b User discrimination sensor 40 Extraction unit 41 Provision unit 50 Body 52 Vehicle 53 Person 54 Painting 55 URL generator 56 Message storage

Claims (1)

In a system that provides information to user terminals,
A database holding bubble data in which spatial range information in a three-dimensional space is associated with search information for obtaining service information to be provided;
Based on the position information transmitted from the user terminal, an extraction unit that extracts specific search information corresponding to the specific space range information including the position information from the space range information held by the database;
A server comprising: a providing unit that provides specific service information corresponding to the specific search information extracted by the extraction unit to the user terminal.

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