JP7613774B1 - Information processing device, terminal device, information processing system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

It would be useful if data on a map could be easily shared within a group.
[Solution] The information processing device 100 is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers, and includes a storage unit 110 in which group feature information, which is feature information related to features and pre-recorded based on a user's state or behavior, is stored, a feature information acquisition unit 151 that uses the user identifier of the output destination user to acquire group feature information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier from the storage unit 110, and a feature information output unit 161 that outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with the output destination user. The information processing device 100 makes it possible to share data on a map within a group including multiple users.
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Description

This invention relates to an information processing device, a terminal device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program capable of providing map data.

The widespread use of personal computers, smartphones, and other portable information terminals, as well as car navigation systems used in vehicles, has made it easy for users to use map information.

Regarding the provision of such map information, for example, the following Patent Document 1 discloses a method of transmitting location information and search words from a terminal, receiving location and attribute information of stores and facilities, and displaying the received information on a map.

JP 2018-142019 A

In a group such as a particular organization, multiple users within the group may work together on activities related to a particular task or purpose. In such cases, it would be convenient if multiple users within the group could share information about locations and features related to their activities.

The object of this invention is to provide an information processing device, a terminal device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that enable sharing of map data within a group that includes multiple users.

The information processing device of the first invention is an information processing device that is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and includes a storage unit in which group feature information, which is feature information related to features and is pre-recorded based on a state or action of a user, is stored, a feature information acquisition unit that acquires from the storage unit group feature information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier using the user identifier of the output destination user, and a feature information output unit that outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with the output destination user.

This configuration allows data on a map to be shared within a group that includes multiple users.

The information processing device of the second invention is an information processing device that, compared to the first invention, includes a rule information acquisition unit that acquires input rule information input by a user, the input rule information specifying at least one specified attribute capable of recording attribute values for a feature, in association with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user, a rule information output unit that outputs rule application information used to accept input of an attribute value of the specified attribute from the user in association with a feature based on the input rule information to a user corresponding to the user identifier corresponding to the group identifier, and a specific input information storage unit that acquires the attribute value input by the user based on the rule application information, associates it with the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user, and stores it in the storage unit as group feature information.

This configuration allows attribute values of a specified attribute according to the input rule information entered by the user to be used within the group.

The information processing device of the third invention is an information processing device in which, compared to the second invention, the specific input information accumulation unit is configured to acquire specific related information acquired in association with the input of a specific attribute value input by a user for a feature, along with the attribute value of the specific attribute, and accumulate the acquired specific related information in the storage unit as group feature information, and the feature information output unit acquires output information about the feature using the attribute value of the specific attribute and the specific related information, and outputs the output information in association with the user to which the output is to be made.

With this configuration, output information using specific related information can be used within a group.

The information processing device of the fourth invention is an information processing device according to any one of the first to third inventions, in which the feature information output unit determines whether the group feature information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined feature condition, and outputs output information corresponding to the group feature information in an output format according to the result of the determination.

With this configuration, it is possible to output information in an output format that depends on whether or not the feature conditions are met.

The information processing device of the fifth invention is an information processing device according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, in which the storage unit records time information capable of identifying the time when the group feature information was recorded, the feature information acquisition unit acquires from the storage unit two or more pairs of group feature information corresponding to one group identifier and time information corresponding to the group feature information, the feature information output unit is configured to output output information based on the information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit, and the output information includes information for displaying two or more group feature information or information based on the group feature information in chronological order from the most recent to the oldest.

This configuration makes it possible to output information that can show data on a map in chronological order.

The information processing device of the sixth invention is an information processing device that, for any one of the first to fifth inventions, includes a list output unit that outputs a member list including one or more user identifiers of other users associated with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the target user who is the user to whom the output information is output so that the target user can check it, a mention operation receiving unit that receives a predetermined operation performed by the target user in association with one or more user identifiers included in the member list output by the list output unit and corresponding to an element on a map that the target user can check based on the output information, and a mention output unit that outputs information corresponding to the predetermined operation in association with the user corresponding to the user identifier associated with the predetermined operation based on the result of the reception by the mention operation receiving unit.

This configuration makes it possible to output information to specific other users in the group in response to a specific operation that corresponds to an element on the map.

The information processing device of the seventh invention is an information processing device according to the sixth invention, in which the storage unit stores status information on the status of each user in association with the user's user identifier, and the list output unit is configured to perform list construction processing to construct a member list according to the status information corresponding to each of the user identifiers included in the member list, and to output the member list constructed by the list construction processing.

This configuration allows the user to check the member list in a manner that suits their status.

The information processing device of the eighth invention is an information processing device according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, and includes a location information storage unit that acquires location information indicating a user's location and stores it in a storage unit in association with the user's user identifier, and a member information acquisition unit that acquires location information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the output destination user from the storage unit and acquires member information, which is information about other users in a group to which the output destination user belongs, using the location information, and the feature information output unit outputs the member information together with the output information in association with the output destination user.

This configuration makes it possible to output information about other users in the group to which the destination user belongs.

The information processing device of the ninth invention is an information processing device configured as compared to the eighth invention, in which the location information accumulation unit uses the acquired location information to determine whether or not a predetermined stay condition related to the user's location or user movement is satisfied, and if it is determined that the predetermined stay condition is satisfied, accumulates the stay information in a predetermined form in the storage unit in association with the user's user identifier, the member information acquisition unit acquires from the storage unit location information and stay information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the output destination user, acquires member information using the location information and stay information, and the member information is output to the output destination user as information related to the user corresponding to the stay information in an output form according to the stay information.

This configuration allows information about other users to be output in an output format that corresponds to the visit information.

The information processing device of the tenth invention is an information processing device in which, compared to any one of the first to ninth inventions, the group feature information is associated with a subgroup identifier capable of identifying a subgroup established within the group, and the feature information acquisition unit is configured to acquire from the storage unit group feature information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to a user identifier of the output destination user, the group feature information being associated with a subgroup identifier that identifies the output target.

With this configuration, map data shared within a subgroup established within a group can be viewed on the map.

The terminal device of the eleventh invention is a terminal device including a display device, a map drawing information acquisition unit that acquires map drawing information showing a map, an output information acquisition unit that acquires output information output from an information processing device according to any one of the above-mentioned inventions, and a terminal output unit that uses the map drawing information and the output information to cause the display device to display information based on the output information on the map.

With this configuration, map data shared within the group can be viewed on the map.

The information processing system of the twelfth invention is an information processing system including an information processing device and a terminal device capable of communicating with the information processing device and corresponding to one user identifier, the information processing system including a storage unit that stores group feature information, which is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and is feature information related to features and is prerecorded based on the state or behavior of the user, a feature information acquisition unit that acquires from the storage unit the group feature information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier corresponding to the terminal device, an output information acquisition unit that acquires the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information, a map drawing information acquisition unit that acquires map drawing information showing a map, and a terminal output unit that uses the map drawing information and the output information to output the map and information based on the output information to an output device provided in the terminal device.

With this configuration, data on a map shared within a group that includes multiple users can be viewed using a terminal device.

According to the present invention, data on a map can be shared within a group that includes multiple users.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Block diagram of the information processing system Block diagram of the information processing device FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of user information stored in a user information storage unit in the information processing apparatus; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of group information stored in a group information storage unit in the information processing device; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a feature information storage unit in the information processing device. A flowchart showing an example of the operation of the information processing device. A flowchart showing an example of a visit information accumulation process performed by the information processing device. A flowchart showing an example of an output information output process performed by the information processing device. A flowchart showing an example of a list output process performed by the information processing apparatus. 1 is a first flowchart showing an example of the operation of the terminal device. 2 is a second flowchart showing an example of the operation of the terminal device. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a map display screen of an application running on the terminal device. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining another specific example of a map display screen of an application running on the terminal device. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a group information display screen of an application running on the terminal device. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a timeline screen of an application running on the terminal device. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an aggregated list screen of applications running on the terminal device. Overview of the computer system according to the above embodiment. Block diagram of the computer system

Embodiments of an information processing device and the like will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that components with the same reference numerals in the embodiments perform similar operations, and therefore may not be described again.

The terms used below are generally defined as follows. The meanings of these terms should not always be interpreted as shown here, but for example, when they are explained individually below, they should be interpreted taking into account that explanation.

A feature refers to a natural or man-made object on a terrain. In the following embodiments, features may include, for example, houses, facilities, roads, a certain point or area itself, and a route (which may also be called a trajectory) that passes through two or more points. However, without being limited to this, features may also be interpreted as including objects, phenomena, events, etc. in the Earth's space, including the atmosphere, water, or underground. For example, weather information, etc. may also be interpreted as including features. A feature may also be said to be an item that can be associated with a position specified by information that specifies the position, such as longitude, latitude, and altitude. A feature may also be referred to as a geographically related element, or simply an element.

A user is someone who uses functions provided using an information processing device. A user is one person, but is not limited to this. A group of people who use functions provided using an information processing device as a single entity may be considered as a single user.

Two or more users may form a group. That is, a group is a group consisting of two or more people. A group may also be called an organization or a team. A group may be formed, for example, of an entire organization such as a company, a corporation, an organization, an educational institution such as a school, a government agency, a local government, or an association as a single unit, or may be formed as a department of such an organization. Furthermore, one or more users that form a group may or may not have attributes in common with each other, other than the fact that they form the group together.

The users who make up a group can be said to be members of that group. In other words, a group is made up of two or more members.

Note that when using an information processing device, a single user may or may not be allowed to be included in each of two or more groups.

An identifier for a certain item is a character or code that uniquely identifies that item. An identifier can be, for example, an ID, but any type of information can be used as long as it can identify the corresponding item. In other words, an identifier can be the name of the thing it represents, or a combination of codes that uniquely identify the thing.

Acquiring information may include acquiring items input by a user or the like, or may include acquiring information stored in another device. Acquiring information stored in another device may include acquiring information stored in another device via an API or the like, or may include acquiring information by performing scraping or the like on the contents of document files (including the contents of web pages) provided by other devices. It may also include acquiring information in a different format based on the original information, such as acquiring information by performing optical character reading on an image file.

Acquiring may include acquiring items input by a user or the like, or may include acquiring information stored in one's own device or another device (which may be information stored in advance or information generated by information processing performed on the device). Acquiring information stored in another device may include acquiring information stored in the other device via an API or the like, or may include acquiring the contents of a document file provided by the other device (including the contents of a web page, etc.). It may also include acquiring information in a different format based on the original information, such as acquiring information by performing optical character reading on an image. For example, it may include acquiring information represented by reading an image of a one-dimensional code, multi-dimensional code, etc.

In addition, the so-called machine learning technique may be used to acquire information. The machine learning technique can be used, for example, as follows. That is, a learning device (learning information) that receives a specific type of input information as an input and outputs a type of output information to be acquired is configured using the machine learning technique. For example, two or more pairs of input information and output information are prepared in advance, and the two or more pairs of information are provided to a module for configuring a machine learning learning device to configure the learning device, and the configured learning device is stored in a storage unit. The learning device can also be called a classifier. Note that machine learning techniques can be, for example, deep learning, random forest, SVM, etc. In addition, for machine learning, functions in various machine learning frameworks such as fastText, tinySVM, random forest, TensorFlow, and various existing libraries can be used. Acquiring information using such a learning device is sometimes called acquisition by machine learning.

The learning device is not limited to one obtained by machine learning. The learning device may be, for example, a table showing the correspondence between an input vector based on input information, etc., and output information. In this case, output information corresponding to a feature vector based on input information may be obtained from the table, or a vector approximating a feature vector based on input information may be generated using two or more input vectors in the table and parameters for weighting each input vector, and final output information may be obtained using output information and parameters corresponding to each input vector used in the generation. Obtaining information using such a learning device may be referred to as obtaining using a correspondence. Also, the learning device may be, for example, a function that represents the relationship between an input vector based on input information, etc., and information for generating output information. In this case, for example, information corresponding to a feature vector based on input information may be obtained by a function, and output information may be obtained using the obtained information. Obtaining information using such a learning device may be referred to as obtaining using a function.

The concept of outputting information includes displaying on a display, projecting using a projector, printing on a printer, outputting sound, outputting by vibration, emitting light, sending to an external device, storing on a recording medium, and passing the processing results to other processing devices or other programs. Specifically, it includes, for example, making it possible to display information on a web page, sending it as e-mail, and outputting information for printing.

The concept of accepting information includes the acceptance of information input from input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, or touch panel, the reception of information transmitted from other devices via wired or wireless communication lines, and the acceptance of information read from recording media such as optical disks, magnetic disks, and semiconductor memories.

Regarding various types of information stored in information processing devices, etc., the concept of updating includes not only changing the stored information, but also adding new information to the stored information and deleting part or all of the stored information.

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The outline of this embodiment is as follows. An information processing system using an information processing device enables members belonging to a specific organization or group to share and manage data on features, such as data on features or data associated with features (feature information sharing function). Data can be shared by all members of an organization or a subset of them in information sharing units. For example, the output mode of the data may be changed depending on whether the feature data shared within a group satisfies feature conditions.

Here, in this embodiment, the information processing system may have the following functions available. For example, within a group, specific input information input according to a predetermined input rule may be collected, and the collected specific input information may be used as shared data (specific input information reception function). Also, for example, within a group, a user may be able to output data on geographical features or specified information to other members selected using a list of members (mention function). Also, using the location information of each member of the group, member information on other members may be output to a single user (location acquisition function). In this case, when it is determined that a predetermined stay condition is satisfied based on the location information of each member, corresponding stay information may be accumulated, and based on that, member information showing a time series change in the status of other members may be output, or member information may be output in an output format according to the stay information.

The shared data is output to the terminal device used by each user, and is output on the terminal device in a manner that is recognizable by the user. In this case, for example, map drawing information is used to display the data of features on a map, allowing the user to easily confirm the data of features. Note that the output method is not limited to this.

Below, we will explain an example of the configuration of an information processing system using an information processing device configured in this way.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an information processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the information processing system 1 may be composed of an information processing device 100 and a terminal device 600 owned by a user. The information processing device 1 is used by two or more users. That is, the information processing system 1 may include two or more terminal devices 600. Other devices may also be included in the information processing system 1.

The information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600 can communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet.

Note that the terminal device 600 is, for example, a portable information terminal device such as a smartphone, but the terminal device 600 is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 600 may be a tablet-type information terminal device, a smart watch, VR goggles, a personal computer (PC) such as a laptop computer, or other devices. A user can use the information processing system 1 by using the terminal device 600. In the following example, the terminal device 600 is described assuming that a portable information terminal device such as a smartphone is used, but is not limited to this.

In this embodiment, each device of the information processing system 1 can communicate with external information providing devices 701, 702 via a network. Each device of the information processing system 1 can receive information transmitted from the information providing devices 701, 702. In this embodiment, for example, a map providing device 701 and a processing information providing device 702 are used as the information providing devices 701, 702. Note that the information processing system 1 may be configured to perform various operations using information held or acquired by each device without using these devices 701, 702.

In this embodiment, the map providing device 701 is a server device and has a map drawing information storage unit 711. The map drawing information storage unit 711 stores map drawing information indicating a map. The map drawing information is, for example, information used by an application running on a terminal device to draw a map, and more specifically, is a data set including elements such as geographic coordinates, shapes and names of roads, positions and heights of buildings, bodies of water and parks, and means of transportation. Note that this is not limited to this, and the information included in the map drawing information and its format are not important. The map providing device 701 is configured to be able to provide map drawing information to the information processing device 100 or the terminal device 600.

The map providing device 701 is, for example, a server operated by an external organization that provides a map information service, but is not limited to this. The map providing device 701 may be included in the information processing system 1.

The processing information providing device 702 is a server device and has a processing information storage unit 712. The processing information storage unit 712 stores processing information related to features. The processing information is, for example, measurement data or statistical data prepared in advance for a specific feature. The processing information may be information that is additionally used when performing a specific process for a feature, and for example, information used for judgment when a specific process involving judgment is performed may correspond to the processing information. The processing information is stored, for example, in association with a feature identifier that can identify the feature, but is not limited to this. For example, the processing information may be stored in association with a position specified by longitude, latitude, altitude, etc., or an area partitioned by a specified method. The processing information providing device 702 is configured to be able to provide the information processing device 100 with processing information corresponding to a feature identifier, position, or area. More specifically, the processing information may include, but is not limited to, the results of soil component analysis, water quality survey data, traffic flow, population density and other demographic information, temperature, air pressure and other meteorological information, tidal current information, mobile phone signal reception strength, and indicators of commercial activity.

The processing information providing device 702 is, for example, a server operated by a public institution or research institute that compiles surveys and statistics on geographical features, but is not limited to this. The processing information providing device 702 may be included in the information processing system 1.

The information providing devices 701 and 702 may be connected to the same network as the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600, etc., and thus be capable of communicating with the information processing device 100, etc., or may be connected to be capable of communicating with the information processing device 100, etc., via a network different from the network. In this case, the information providing devices 701 and 702 may be configured to be transmitted to the information processing device 100, and the information may be managed by the information processing device 100.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the information processing system 1. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the information processing device 100.

The configuration of the terminal device 600 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The terminal device 600 includes a terminal storage unit 610, a terminal receiving unit 620, a terminal acceptance unit 630, a terminal processing unit 640, an output device 661, a terminal transmission unit 670, and a sensor unit 680.

The terminal storage unit 610 stores information used in the operation of the terminal device 600, information acquired by the terminal device 600, etc.

In this embodiment, the terminal storage unit 610 stores a user identifier capable of identifying the terminal device 600. The user identifier is information capable of identifying the user who uses the terminal device 600. As the user identifier, various identifiers can be used, such as an identifier unique to each terminal device 600, an identifier unique to each piece of software running on the terminal device 600 (for example, an identifier identifying an account logged in for a function realized by the software), and an identifier identifying an account in a web service that can be used using the terminal device 600. More specifically, as the user identifier, various information can be used, such as account information of a user of an operating system that functions the terminal device 600, account information logged in to a web service that can be accessed by a web browsing function realized by the terminal device 600, and cookies provided from a web page accessed by the web browsing function.

The terminal receiving unit 620 receives information transmitted from the information processing device 100 or other devices via the network. The terminal receiving unit 620 stores the received information, for example, in the terminal storage unit 610, so that the device processing unit 640 and the like can acquire the information.

The terminal reception unit 630 receives various input operations for the terminal device 600 by a user who uses the terminal device 600. The operations are performed, for example, using an input device (not shown), but are not limited to this. The terminal reception unit 630 may receive input operations using voice input through a microphone, for example.

The device processing unit 640 performs various information processing operations using each part of the terminal device 600.

In this embodiment, the device processing unit 640 has a terminal acquisition unit 641 and a terminal output unit 650.

The terminal acquisition unit 641 acquires, for example, information received by the terminal receiving unit 620 and information accepted by the terminal accepting unit 630. The terminal acquisition unit 641 has, for example, an output information acquisition unit 642 and a map drawing information acquisition unit 643.

The output information acquisition unit 642 acquires group feature information or information based on group feature information as output information, as described below. In this embodiment, group feature information or information based on group feature information is output as output information from the information processing device 100, as described below. That is, in this embodiment, the output information acquisition unit 642 acquires output information output from the information processing device 100.

The map drawing information acquisition unit 643 acquires map drawing information. In this embodiment, the map drawing information acquisition unit 643 acquires map drawing information from the map providing device 701.

The terminal output unit 650 uses the map drawing information and the output information to output device 661 to output the map and the information based on the output information. In this embodiment, the terminal output unit 650 uses the map drawing information and the output information to display information on the display device 662 so that the information based on the output information is displayed on the map. This allows the user to see and confirm the information based on the output information displayed on the map. Note that the terminal output unit 650 may output information such that the information based on the output information is displayed at a position other than on the map. Even in this case, the user can easily confirm the information based on the output information displayed together with the map. Note that "displayed together with the map" may include a display mode in which the information is not displayed simultaneously with the map. For example, when an operation to identify a feature is performed on a screen on which a map is displayed, information based on the output information corresponding to the feature may be displayed.

The output device 661 includes a display device 662, which is a display device. The output device 661 outputs information, for example, by displaying the information on the display device 662. Note that the method of outputting information is not limited to this, and the information may be output by a method of outputting sound or the like from a speaker, a method of vibrating, a method of emitting light, or the like.

The device transmission unit 670 transmits information acquired by, for example, the device processing unit 640 via the network.

The sensor unit 680 detects the object to be detected and outputs the obtained information. The obtained information is stored, for example, in the terminal storage unit 610, etc.

In this embodiment, the sensor unit 680 includes a position information acquisition unit 681. The position information acquisition unit 681 is a position information sensor that can identify a position using, for example, a GPS. The position information acquisition unit 681 may be called a positioning unit. The sensor unit 680 may be said to acquire the user's position information. Note that a different reading device or measuring device may be used as the sensor unit 680.

The terminal device 600 transmits information to the information processing device 100 by the terminal transmission unit 670 based on the user's operation received by the terminal reception unit 630. For example, the terminal device 600 transmits the acquired location information to the information processing device 100. Also, for example, the terminal device 600 transmits information input by the user to the information processing device 100. Preferably, this information is transmitted in association with a user identifier stored in the terminal storage unit 610. In other words, it is preferable that the terminal device 600 transmits a user identifier capable of identifying the user using the terminal device 600 to the information processing device 100 in association with the information to be transmitted.

The terminal storage unit 610 may store a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier. The terminal device 600 may transmit to the information processing device 100 a group identifier that can identify the group to which the user using the terminal device 600 belongs, in association with the information to be transmitted.

Next, the configuration of the information processing device 100 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device 100 includes a storage unit 110, a receiving unit 120, a reception unit 130, a processing unit 140, and a transmission unit 170. The information processing device 100 is, for example, a server device.

The storage unit 110 includes a user information storage unit 111, a group information storage unit 112, and a feature information storage unit 113.

The user information storage unit 111 stores user information about the user. In this embodiment, the user information is stored in association with a user identifier that identifies the user who uses the information processing system 1. The user information may include various information. For example, the acquired location information, status information about the user's status, attribute values of other attributes, etc. may be included in the user information. The status information may be, for example, information indicating whether the user is able to respond to a call from another user, information indicating whether the user is working, waiting, taking a break, or off, information indicating whether the user is going to or coming home, etc., but is not limited to this. The user information may include, for example, information acquired by a wearable terminal worn by the user, information acquired from an external database in which user information is recorded, etc. The status information may also change automatically depending on the user's location, moving direction, moving time, etc. The user information may also be updated using, for example, information transmitted from the user or information acquired by the processing unit 140.

Figure 4 shows an example of user information stored in the user information storage unit 111 in the information processing device 100.

In the example shown in the figure, the user information includes attribute values such as the user's name, display name, status information, and the most recently acquired location information, which are recorded in association with a user identifier. Information indicating the date and time when the location information was acquired may also be recorded. For example, the past history of location information may also be recorded. In other words, location information indicating the route taken by the user may be recorded.

In this embodiment, multiple sets of location information and information such as the date and time of acquisition may be recorded, or only a predetermined number of combinations that meet a predetermined rule may be recorded. The predetermined rule may be set as appropriate, such as the first acquired information, the last acquired information, or the information acquired within a predetermined period of time since acquisition. In addition, as described below, the stay information may be recorded in association with the location information.

Returning to FIG. 3, the group information storage unit 112 stores group information about each group. In this embodiment, the group information is stored in association with a group identifier that identifies the group. The group information includes, for example, the user identifiers of two or more users who are members of the group. In this embodiment, the group information includes authority information that identifies the authority held by each member of the group. The authority information is, for example, information that indicates the association between information that identifies the authority and a user identifier that has the authority, but is not limited to this. The authority is, for example, authority related to group management operations, addition and deletion of members, name change, addition, editing and deletion of subgroups, addition, editing and deletion of input rule information, and whether or not statistical information can be viewed, but is not limited to this. In addition, the group information may include, for example, input rule information that specifies rules such as those described below.

In addition, subgroup information indicating subgroups included in the group may be stored as group information. For example, one or more subgroups may be provided in one group, and each subgroup may be configured to include one or more users of two or more users that make up the group. A subgroup may be said to be a subset of the members of the group. A group need not have subgroups. Subgroups may be provided within a group for each specific project, or for each unit of a group of users, such as a department, section, team, person in charge, or division. A subgroup may be said to be a channel of the group.

The subgroup information is stored in association with the group identifier. In this embodiment, the subgroup information may include, for example, a user identifier of a member who exercises the subgroup, associated with a subgroup identifier that identifies the subgroup. The subgroup information may include, for example, a display name of the subgroup, setting information such as whether or not information can be viewed by members outside the subgroup, and the like. Note that the subgroup identifier may be an identifier that can distinguish a subgroup from other groups within a group, or an identifier that can distinguish a subgroup within the entire information processing system 1.

Figure 5 shows an example of group information stored in the group information storage unit 112 in the information processing device 100.

In the example shown in the figure, the group information records, for example, the user identifiers of the members of the group associated with the group identifier, and flag information that can identify whether or not each member has administrator authority. Note that the method of classifying the authority and the specific content of each authority are not limited to this. For example, the group information may record the members of the group associated with the group identifier according to the authority each has. For example, in a case where there are two types of authority, either administrator or viewing only, the group identifier of the member who is the administrator and the group identifier of the member who can only view may be recorded, respectively.

In addition, in the example shown in the figure, when an input rule is used in a group, the input rule information is recorded in association with the group identifier of the group. The input rule information is recorded in the storage unit 110, for example, as a JSON format file, and can be identified by the group identifier. Note that the method of managing the input rule information is not limited to this.

In the example shown in the figure, subgroup information about subgroups set in a group is recorded in association with the group identifier of the group. As the subgroup information, for example, the subgroup identifier is recorded, but this is not limited to this. Other information may be included in the subgroup information.

Returning to FIG. 3, the feature information storage unit 113 stores group feature information used in each group. In this embodiment, the group feature information is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers, and is feature information related to features that is recorded in advance based on the state or behavior of the user. For example, the group feature information includes feature information that is recorded based on an input by a user who is a member of the group, and is associated with the user identifier of the user who made the input. Note that the user input may be the specification of a specific feature. The feature information included in the group feature information may include feature information recorded based on a detection result such as the user being in a specified state. The feature information may also include feature information recorded based on the user's behavior, such as the user's movement.

In this embodiment, the group feature information may be associated with a subgroup identifier. This makes it possible to identify which group each piece of feature information belongs to, and which subgroup within that group it belongs to. Note that since the group feature information is associated with a user identifier, and the subgroup identifier is associated with the user identifier, it may be considered that the group feature information is associated with the subgroup identifier that corresponds to the user identifier.

The feature information is information about a feature. The feature information includes, for example, information that can identify the feature. The feature information may also include other information about the feature. In this embodiment, the feature information may include, for example, location information such as longitude and latitude indicating the location of the feature, the name of the feature, information indicating the type of the feature, and user-input feature information specified by the user regarding the feature. The name of the feature may be, for example, a display name when displayed to the user, or a code indicating the feature used within a group. The type of feature is, for example, a classification result according to a classification method for features that is set in advance. For example, classification methods such as roads, intersections, shops, houses (detached houses), houses (apartment buildings), stations, mountains, ports, temples and shrines, etc. may be used, but are not limited to these. As the type of feature, classification methods such as whether it indicates an area, surface, boundary, etc., or by administrative division may be used. Examples of user-input feature information include specific input information input as described below, input text that is text information input by the user, and tag information that identifies tags added by the user. When a user classifies features using the classification method used for the types of features described above, the information may also be treated as information indicating the type of feature.

In such feature information, for example, location information or a combination of location information and name can be used as information that can identify a feature. Note that any of the above information that is not information that can identify a feature does not need to be included in the feature information. Furthermore, the feature information may be associated with a feature identifier that identifies the feature. The feature identifier may be an identifier that can identify a feature within the same group, or an identifier that can identify a feature in the entire information processing system.

In addition, each piece of feature information may include information specifying whether each member can access the information. For example, the information may include a user identifier that specifies the members who are allowed access or not allowed access, and information that specifies the authority to access the information.

Figure 6 shows an example of information stored in the feature information storage unit 113 in the information processing device 100.

In the example shown in the figure, the group feature information includes, for example, the user who input the information, the date and time of recording, and information indicating the specific content of the feature information, all associated with a group identifier. In addition, each piece of feature information is included in association with a subgroup identifier. Information indicating the specific content of the feature information may include, for example, location information of the feature, name, user-input feature information, etc., but is not limited to these.

In the example shown in the figure, for example, for each group, the specific input information, which is attribute value input, is accepted and recorded for a feature that is a tree, and the specific input information is accepted and recorded for a feature that is a fence. For example, for a group identified by "G025" used for the purpose of roadside tree survey, the specific input information of a feature of the type tree, such as "required treatment," "target for felling," or "healthy," is selected from options defined in the input rule information previously accepted. Also, for a group identified by "G011," the specific input information, such as "maintain status quo" or "required repair," is also selected from options defined in the input rule information previously accepted. In the figure, the information entered by the user together with each specific input information is recorded as input text.

By using this type of group feature information, it is possible to identify information such as feature information recorded in a group. Note that the storage format of group feature information is not limited to this.

Returning to FIG. 3, the receiving unit 120 receives information transmitted from another device. The receiving unit 120 stores the received information, for example, in the storage unit 110.

In this embodiment, for example, a user inputs information using the terminal device 600 and transmits the information to the information processing device 100. The receiving unit 120 can store each transmitted piece of information in the storage unit 110 in association with a user identifier. When receiving information from the terminal device 600, the receiving unit 120 can identify the user identifier of the user related to the transmission based on the transmitted information.

The reception unit 130 receives information input using an input means (not shown) connected to the information processing device 100. The reception unit 130 receives, for example, operations by an administrator of the information processing device 100. The reception unit 130 stores the received information, for example, in the storage unit 110.

It may be said that the reception unit 130 receives the information received by the receiving unit 120 as information input to the information processing device 100. It may be said that the reception unit 130 receives the user's operation performed using the terminal device 600. In other words, the input of information by the user to the information processing device 100 may be interpreted as meaning that the information is indirectly input by the user to the information processing device 100 via the terminal device 600 or the like, or may be interpreted as meaning that the information is directly input by the user to the information processing device 100 using an input means. In addition, the input of information to the information processing device 100 may be understood as the user's execution of a program that automatically generates information or the input of various information to a program to cause it to function. The input of information by the administrator of the information processing device 100 may also be understood in the same way.

The processing unit 140 includes a rule information acquisition unit 143, a rule information output unit 144, a feature information reception unit 145, a location information accumulation unit 147, a feature information acquisition unit 151, a member information acquisition unit 155, a feature information output unit 161, a list output unit 165, a mention operation reception unit 166, and a mention output unit 167. The feature information reception unit 145 includes a specific input information accumulation unit 146.

The processing unit 140 performs various types of processing. For example, various types of processing are processing performed by each part of the processing unit 140 as follows:

The rule information acquisition unit 143 acquires the input rule information input by the user in association with the group identifier corresponding to the user's user identifier. The rule information acquisition unit 143 records the acquired input rule information in the group information storage unit 112 in association with the group identifier.

The input rule information is information that specifies at least one predetermined attribute for which attribute values can be recorded for a feature. The predetermined attribute can be set for each group as appropriate depending on the nature of the feature for which the attribute value of the predetermined attribute is to be accepted and the purpose of collecting the attribute value. That is, in this embodiment, by setting feature input rules (which may also be called evaluation rules) for each group, the attribute values for the necessary attributes can be handled as feature information for each group. Hereinafter, the attribute values of the predetermined attributes specified by the input rule information may be referred to as specific input information. The specific input information may be information entered according to the input rule information. For example, the input rule information for the inspection work of trees (an example of a feature) placed in a park or the like may be capable of recording attribute values for predetermined attributes such as tree species, tree height, circumference, length unit, necessity of maintenance or work, presence or absence of disease and the name of the disease, inspection date, and inspection time. Also, for example, the input rule information for a fence (an example of a feature) installed on a public road or the like may be capable of recording attribute values for predetermined attributes such as necessity of repair work and necessary repair content. The input rule information is, for example, information that defines the attribute values that can be accepted for input for these specified attributes. The input rule information may be information that specifies the data type of the specified attribute, or information that sets acceptable input restrictions. In this case, the input rule information may be said to specify the values that the attribute can take, such as the possible values for options, whether symbols are allowed, whether Japanese or other languages are allowed, and the number of characters for text, and whether decimals, integers, value ranges, negative values, Boolean values, dates, times, or no values are allowed for numeric values. The input rule information may be information that specifies the evaluation method for geographical features from a specified perspective.

The input rule information may include information indicating acceptance conditions related to the attributes of features used to identify features for which specific input information is to be accepted. Acceptance conditions related to the attributes of features include, but are not limited to, for example, that the type of feature for which specific input information is to be accepted is a specified type, or that the feature for which specific input information is to be accepted is in a specified area.

In this embodiment, the rule information acquisition unit 143 may be configured to acquire processing rule information input by a user in association with input rule information. The processing rule information is, for example, information that specifies a processing method using specific input information and predetermined processing information. The processing rule information may be, for example, processing method specification information.

The rule information output unit 144 outputs rule application information to a user corresponding to a user identifier corresponding to a group identifier based on the acquired input rule information. That is, when a member of a group inputs specific input information about a feature, the rule information output unit 144 outputs rule application information. The rule information output unit 144 configures rule application information based on the input rule information. The rule application information is transmitted to the terminal device 600 used by the member, and is used when inputting the specific input information. That is, the rule application information is information used to accept input of specific input information related to a specified attribute from a user in association with a feature.

The rule application information is, for example, information for outputting options of attribute values that can be accepted as specific input information by the terminal device 600 for the type of feature that is the subject of input of specific input information, or information that specifies the range of attribute values that can be accepted for input, but is not limited to these. The rule application information may be a judgment criterion for determining whether or not the information is acceptable as specific input information.

The feature information receiving unit 145 is configured to receive feature information input by a user and store it in the storage unit 110. The feature information receiving unit 145 is configured to receive feature information in association with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier that input the feature information, and to store the information as group feature information in the feature information storage unit 113.

The feature information receiving unit 145 is configured to acquire specific input information by the specific input information accumulation unit 146. The specific input information accumulation unit 146 acquires attribute values, i.e., specific input information, input by the user based on the rule application information output by the rule information output unit 144. The acquired specific input information is then associated with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user who input the information, and accumulated as group feature information in the feature information storage unit 113.

In this embodiment, the specific input information accumulation unit 146 is configured to be able to acquire specific input information input by a user about a feature, and specific related information corresponding to the specific input information. It can also be said that the specific input information accumulation unit 146 is able to acquire specific related information that is information related to the input of attribute values that is the specific input information. The specific input information accumulation unit 146 is configured to accumulate the acquired specific related information together with the corresponding specific input information in the storage unit 110 as group feature information.

The specific related information is, for example, information input by the user together with the specific input information, that is, information input by the user and transmitted in association with the specific input information. For example, input text, etc., as shown in the example in FIG. 6 above, may be used as the specific related information. Note that the specific related information is not limited to this, and may be, for example, information acquired from the terminal device 600, etc., at the time of input. For example, it may be location information, etc., acquired at the time of inputting the specific input information. The specific related information may also be information about the user who inputted it, such as information about the user's condition, information about the user's age and career, information about the results of a questionnaire conducted in advance, etc. An image captured by a camera provided in the terminal device 600 may be used as the specific related information. The specific related information may simply be called additional information.

The rule information acquisition unit 143, rule information output unit 144, and feature information reception unit 145 accumulate feature information for each group to realize the specific input information reception function described above.

The location information accumulation unit 147 acquires location information indicating the user's location, and stores the information in the storage unit 110 in association with the user's user identifier. In this embodiment, information such as the date and time when the location information was acquired is accumulated in the user information storage unit 111 together with the location information, but this is not limited to this. The location information accumulation unit 147 acquires information transmitted from the terminal device 600 periodically, for example, but this is not limited to this. For example, the location information accumulation unit 147 may request the terminal device 600 to transmit the location information, causing the terminal device 600 to transmit the location information.

In this embodiment, the location information accumulation unit 147 has a function of accumulating stay information as follows. That is, the location information accumulation unit 147 uses the acquired location information to determine whether or not a predetermined stay condition is met. Then, when the location information accumulation unit 147 determines that the predetermined stay condition is met, it accumulates the stay information in a predetermined form in the storage unit 110 in association with the user identifier of the user. The location information accumulation unit 147 may be configured to accumulate the stay information acquired for each user as group information or group feature information in association with the group identifier of the user's group. In this case, the location information accumulation unit 147 may be configured to accumulate the location information acquired for each user as group information or group feature information in association with the group identifier of the user's group.

In this embodiment, the predetermined recording condition can be a stay condition related to the user's location or the user's movement. The stay condition may be, for example, a condition related to the result of comparing the user's movement distance from a predetermined time ago with a predetermined threshold. More specifically, for example, the movement distance at a predetermined time may be smaller than a predetermined threshold, or the distance from a predetermined point may not exceed a certain threshold for a predetermined time or more. The stay condition may also be a condition related to the relationship between the user's location at a predetermined time and a predetermined location, for example, the user has not left a predetermined area (which may be called a location) even at a predetermined time. The stay condition may also be, for example, the user has not arrived at a predetermined point or area even at a predetermined time. The predetermined recording condition may be updated appropriately depending on, for example, the time period or the situation of each user, or may include a condition related to the user's situation. The situation of each user may be, for example, the user's next task (which may be a visit destination or a check-in destination), the content of the current task, the task completion status, etc. In this case, the status of each individual user only needs to be identifiable from information stored in the storage unit 110 in association with a user identifier, or from information that can be acquired from the terminal device 600 at any time.

In addition, in this embodiment, the stay information of a predetermined mode can be information of a predetermined mode related to the status of the user's location or the status of the user's movement. The stay information is, for example, information corresponding to the time and the satisfied recording condition. Information corresponding to the satisfied recording condition is, for example, the following information. That is, when a stay condition corresponding to a certain time of staying in a predetermined area is used as the predetermined recording condition, information indicating a stay in the area and the time period can be the stay information. In this case, information regarding a feature corresponding to the area, information indicating a visit to the feature and the time period of the visit, etc. may be the stay information. Also, for example, when a stay condition corresponding to a visit to a feature corresponding to the user's task is used as the predetermined recording condition, information indicating that the task has been completed or that the task is being worked on can be the stay information.

The feature information acquisition unit 151 acquires group feature information corresponding to the group identifier of the group to be processed from the storage unit 110. In this embodiment, when outputting output information as described below, the feature information acquisition unit 151 uses the user identifier of the output destination user to identify the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier. In other words, it identifies the group of the output destination user. Then, the feature information acquisition unit 151 acquires group feature information corresponding to the group identifier from the feature information storage unit 113.

The feature information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to acquire from the storage unit 110 group feature information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the output destination user, the group feature information being associated with a subgroup identifier that identifies the output target. The subgroup identifier that identifies the output target is, for example, a subgroup identifier of a subgroup specified by the output destination user, etc., but may also be a subgroup identifier that has been identified in advance by a different method. This makes it possible to acquire group feature information shared within the subgroup and configure the output information when outputting output information as described below.

In this embodiment, when outputting output information, the member information acquisition unit 155 acquires member information of the group to which the output destination user belongs prior to outputting the output information. The member information may be, for example, information about other members of the output destination user's group.

In this embodiment, the member information includes, for example, information indicating the position of each member. That is, the member information acquisition unit 155 acquires, from the storage unit 110, position information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the output destination user. It may be said that the position information corresponding to the group identifier is position information corresponding to each of the user identifiers of the users corresponding to the group identifier. The member information acquisition unit 155, for example, identifies the user identifiers of other users corresponding to the group identifier, and acquires position information corresponding to each user identifier from the user information storage unit 111. If the user's position information is also stored as group information or group feature information, the member information acquisition unit 155 may acquire the position information from the group information or group feature information corresponding to the group identifier. Then, the member information acquisition unit 155 acquires the member information using the position information of each user.

The location information acquired by the member information acquisition unit 155 is, for example, the latest location information currently recorded, but is not limited to this. The member information acquisition unit 155 may also acquire location information at a specified time in the past.

The member information may include, for example, location information of individual users as well as information that can be obtained using location information. For example, information on features corresponding to the location information may be included in the member information. Also, for example, member information including information indicating whether each user is present within a specific feature or a specific area, or information regarding the destination user or users who are within a specific distance range from a specific feature may be obtained. The member information may include the display name, icon image, etc. of each user.

In addition, for example, the member information acquisition unit 155 may use the location information of the output destination user to acquire information indicating the distance and route to each user, and acquire member information including the acquired information.

The member information may also include information corresponding to the location information and the stay information. That is, the member information acquisition unit 155 may acquire location information and stay information corresponding to the group identifier from the storage unit 110, and acquire the member information using the location information and the stay information. The stay information corresponding to the group identifier may be said to be stay information corresponding to each of the user identifiers of the users corresponding to the group identifier. The member information acquisition unit 155, for example, identifies the user identifiers of other users corresponding to the group identifier, and acquires the stay information corresponding to each user identifier from the user information storage unit 111. If the user's stay information is also stored as group information or group feature information, the member information acquisition unit 155 may acquire the stay information from the group information or group feature information corresponding to the group identifier. The member information acquisition unit 155 can acquire the member information using the stay information of each user.

The member information acquisition unit 155 may also acquire status information of each member of the group and acquire member information using the acquired status information.

The member information may also include information indicating time-series changes in the status of other users in the group to which the output destination user belongs. For example, the member information acquisition unit 155 may acquire time-series location information in the past, and based on that, member information that can grasp the movement history of each user over a specified period of time may be acquired. The member information acquisition unit 155 may, for example, use location information and status information to acquire member information that can grasp which member is in what state and where. The member information acquisition unit 155 may, for example, use location information and stay information to acquire member information including information indicating time-series changes in the status of other users. The information indicating time-series changes in the status of other users may be information indicating the transition of status information, or may be information indicating the recording progress of stay information recorded from time to time for other users.

The member information may be configured so that information about the user corresponding to the stay information is output to the destination user in an output format according to the stay information. For example, the member information acquisition unit 155 may be configured to acquire the member information so that the state of the user is identified using the stay information and information about the user is output in an output format according to the identified state. The state of the user identified using the stay information may be, for example, whether or not the user has reached a specific location, or whether the user has stayed in a specific location for a specific period of time or more, or whether the user is moving.

When outputting the output information, the feature information output unit 161 outputs the output information using the group feature information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit 151. The output information is output in association with the user to which the output information is to be sent. For example, but not limited to, outputting the output information in association with the user means transmitting the output information to the terminal device 600 used by the user. In this embodiment, the terminal device 600 outputs information based on the output information, and the feature information output unit 161 may output the output information to the user using the terminal device 600 by transmitting the output information to the terminal device 600 used by the user. Note that outputting the output information in association with the user may mean, for example, storing the output information in the storage unit 110 or the like in association with the user identifier of the user, or transmitting it to another device. The output information is configured to be output in response to, for example, information requesting the output information being sent from the terminal device 600. For example, information requesting the output information may be transmitted when the user issues an instruction to change some display content to the terminal device 600, but is not limited to, this. For example, the output information may be output when a certain output condition is met, such as when a certain time arrives or when an instruction is given by another user.

The feature information output unit 161 may be configured to output the group feature information as output information, or may be configured to output information based on the group feature information as output information. Information based on the group feature information may be, for example, information that can be obtained using information included in the group feature information, and may include information corresponding to features. In other words, the output information can be information that can correspond to features on a map, and information that can be represented on a map. Specifically, the output information may be, for example, information that identifies features recorded in a group, or may include various information related to the features. It may also include specific input information input by a user, etc.

In this embodiment, the feature information output unit 161 is configured to obtain output information related to features using the specific input information and specific related information, and output the output information in association with the output destination user. This allows the output destination user to check the feature information of each feature that has been input according to the input rules defined within the group by the specific input information reception function.

The feature information output unit 161 may be configured to determine whether the group feature information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit 151 satisfies a specified feature condition, and output information corresponding to the group feature information in an output format according to the result of the determination. The determination may be performed for each feature, for example, but is not limited to this. For example, the determination may be performed collectively for two or more features in each specific area, two or more features of a common type, or two or more features of a common attribute value.

The predetermined feature condition is, for example, that feature information has been input as specific input information, but is not limited to this. For example, a complex condition may be set, such as a predetermined deadline having passed and the feature being in a predetermined state. The predetermined feature condition may be, for example, a condition determined using not only the feature information but also other information. For example, it may be determined that a feature is not visited by any member during a predetermined time period based on the location information of the feature and the member information. The predetermined feature condition may be that the feature information is a predetermined type of information and that the current weather information acquired separately is a predetermined weather. In addition, it may be determined that the processing information acquired for the feature is in a predetermined state using the processing information corresponding to the feature.

Outputting the output information in an output mode according to the judgment result means, for example, configuring the output information so that the display mode differs according to the judgment result when the display of information using the output information is performed by the terminal device 600, and outputting the output information. In other words, it may be said that the feature information output unit 161 configures the output information so that the display mode of the information performed by the terminal device 600 using the output information differs according to the judgment result. The different display modes include, for example, different sizes of characters, symbols, and figures, different fonts and weights of characters, and different colors, shades, and animations used for display, but are not limited to these. In addition, when the terminal device 600 outputs information using the output information by voice, the output information may be configured so that the tone, sound effects, volume, pitch, etc. are different. In addition, the different output modes may mean, for example, when feature information related to two or more features is included in the output information, the order in which each feature information is output (the order determined in the output information) is different. In addition, the different output modes may mean, for example, different output destinations. When the output of information using the output information is performed by the terminal device 600, the output information may be configured and output so that the output method differs depending on the judgment result, or the output information may be output in an output format depending on the judgment result.

The feature information output unit 161 may be configured to obtain authority information of the destination user, and output the output information according to the result of the determination of whether the destination user satisfies the authority conditions related to the authority. For example, the feature information output unit 161 may configure the output information by including feature information that the user can view, etc. based on the authority conditions in the output information, and not including feature information that the user cannot view, etc.

The feature information output unit 161 may be configured to, for example, determine whether feature information for each feature in the group feature information is associated with the user to which the output is directed, and output the output information in an output format according to the result of the determination. For example, the output information for feature information associated with the user to which the output is directed can be output in an output format different from the output format of the feature information for other users. This allows the user to easily recognize the feature information associated with the user. The feature information being associated with a user means, for example, that the user is assigned as the person in charge of taking an action on the feature information, but is not limited to this. For example, the user may be recorded as the person who took the action on the feature information, or the person who inputted the feature information.

In addition, when the rule information acquisition unit 143 acquires the processing rule information as described above, the feature information output unit 161 may be configured to acquire output information using specific input information input for each feature and processing information related to the feature based on the processing rule information. In this case, the feature information output unit 161 can acquire processing information corresponding to each feature from the processing information providing device 702 using information identifying the feature for each feature. Then, output information can be acquired using the specific input information and the processing information. For example, when a measurement value of a specific index for a feature is obtained as the specific input information, the processing information may be used together with the measurement value to acquire a calculated value to be included in the output information. This reduces the effort required to acquire a calculated value for each feature, and the output information including the calculated value can be easily used within the group.

In this embodiment, the feature information output unit 161 may be configured to output member information together with the output information in association with the user to which the output is to be sent. This allows the user to check information that corresponds to features on the map together with the member information. When the member information includes the position information of each user, it is possible to output information that allows easy recognition of the positional relationship between information that corresponds to features on the map and the position of the member. When the member information includes the position information of each user, the information of each user included in the member information may be understood as feature information.

In addition, in this embodiment, the feature information output unit 161 may be configured to be able to output output information based on time information that can identify the time when each piece of feature information was recorded (which may include the time when it was input or updated). This can be realized by the following configuration. That is, the feature information storage unit 113 records time information that can identify the time when the group feature information was recorded. The time information is stored, for example, in association with the group feature information. Furthermore, when the feature information acquisition unit 151 acquires information corresponding to one group identifier from the feature information storage unit 113, it acquires two or more pairs of group feature information corresponding to the group identifier and time information corresponding to the group feature information. That is, the feature information storage unit 113 usually stores multiple pairs of group feature information and time information for each group. When group feature information is acquired for any group, two or more stored pairs of group feature information and time information are acquired. When a set of group feature information and time information is acquired for one group, all sets stored in the feature information storage unit 113 in association with the group identifier of the group may be acquired, or only a part of the sets may be acquired. The feature information output unit 161 is configured to output output information based on the information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit 151. The feature information output unit 161 acquires output information using two or more sets of acquired group feature information and time information, and outputs the acquired output information. Here, the output information output by the feature information output unit 161 may include, for example, information for displaying two or more pieces of group feature information or information based on group feature information in chronological order from the most recent. By outputting such output information, for example, a timeline screen that displays feature information in chronological order, as described later, can be displayed on the terminal device 600. The output information may be information used when the terminal device 600 constructs a timeline screen, or may include an image showing the timeline screen. When outputting output information for displaying such a timeline screen on the terminal device 600, the feature information output unit 161 may be configured to display a predetermined number of group feature information or information based thereon from the most recent group feature information at that time. Also, group feature information or information based thereon for a period specified by the user may be displayed in chronological order. Also, group feature information or information based thereon that satisfies predetermined conditions regarding the type of group feature information or other attribute values may be displayed. When member information is output together with the output information, information such as the user's location information included in the member information may also be output as member information in association with the time information at which it was recorded. In this case, information such as the location information of each user can also be included in the timeline screen and displayed in chronological order.

For example, the feature information output unit 161 may obtain, from the group feature information, feature information of a feature specified by a member or a feature identified using group information or user information corresponding to the group identifier of the group, and determine whether the feature information satisfies a specified attention condition. In this case, the feature information output unit 161 may configure the output information so that information about the feature is output in an output format according to the determination result. Since the feature specified by the member or the feature information about the specified feature can be output in a format according to the determination result, it is possible to allow the member to easily recognize information about features that should be noted within the group.

The list output unit 165 outputs a member list including the user identifiers of one or more other users associated with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the output destination user so that the output destination user can confirm the member list. The member list is output, for example, when a display request corresponding to the output destination user is made, but may also be made periodically for the output target user. The display request may be configured to be made from the terminal device 600 in response to a specified operation by the user, but may also be made automatically when it is determined that the user has reached a specified state, for example.

In this embodiment, the list output unit 165 performs a list configuration process to configure a member list according to status information corresponding to each user identifier included in the member list. The list output unit 165 is configured to output the member list configured by the list configuration process. The status information is, for example, information indicating whether or not a response is possible, which can be obtained from user information stored in the user information storage unit 115, but is not limited to this. For example, the status information may be a distance calculated using the location information of the target user who performed the operation for outputting the member list and the location information of each user, or may be a distance from the user to a specific feature calculated using the location information of each user and feature information of a specific feature. The list configuration process includes, for example, a process of specifying the order of each user identifier in the member list by sorting from a predetermined perspective using the status information, but is not limited to this. The list configuration process may include a process of determining whether or not the status information of each user identifier satisfies a predetermined status condition, and determining whether or not to make the user a selectable target in the member list according to the determination result. The status condition may be, for example, a state in which communication is possible, or a distance from the user within a predetermined value, but is not limited to this.

When the member list is output in this manner, the target user can use the terminal device 600 to specify one or more members included in the member list as the destination (mention destination) and perform a mention operation. The mention operation includes, for example, an operation of specifying information to be sent. By the mention operation, the target user can send information to the destination. The information sent by the mention operation includes, for example, information about a feature, such as a message, a photo, a video, etc., but is not limited to this. The operation of specifying the information to be sent may be, for example, an operation of specifying a feature on a map, or an operation of inputting text to be sent or specifying an image. In receiving one mention operation, the order of the operation of specifying the destination and the operation of specifying the information to be sent does not matter. In this embodiment, the target user can perform an operation of specifying the information to be sent based on the output information output by the feature information output unit 161.

The mention operation receiving unit 166 receives a predetermined mention operation performed by a user (target user) to whom the member list is output. A mention operation is an operation performed by the target user in association with the user identifiers of one or more members included in the member list output by the list output unit 165.

Based on the result of the mention operation received by the mention operation receiving unit 166, the mention output unit 167 outputs information corresponding to the mention operation, i.e., information corresponding to the designation operation, in association with the user corresponding to the user identifier associated with the mention operation. In other words, the information specified by the mention operation is output to the mention destination member specified by the target user in the mention operation.

In this embodiment, the mention destination member can recognize that the information specified by the mention operation is addressed to him/her by receiving the output information using the terminal device 600 or the like. The mention destination member can recognize the information specified by the mention operation together with the output information output by the feature information output unit 161. Using the information shared within the group, two or more users in the group can easily contact each other. By making it possible to confirm the information specified by the mention operation on the map, information about features can be more easily shared within the group. Note that members other than the mention destination member may also be able to receive the information specified by the mention operation. In this case, it is preferable that the output mode of information for the mention destination member is different from the output mode of information for members other than the mention destination member. For example, when a mention operation is performed, a so-called push notification may be sent to the mention destination member. In addition, the information specified by the mention operation may be displayed on a list screen that can list information that has been sent to the mention destination member, so that the mention destination member can easily recognize the information addressed to him/her by looking at the list screen.

In this way, the above-mentioned mention function is realized by the list output unit 165, the mention operation receiving unit 166, and the mention output unit 167.

The transmitting unit 170 transmits information via the network to other devices constituting the information processing system 1. The transmitting unit 170 transmits information to be output to, for example, the terminal device 600 or other devices.

The storage unit 110, terminal storage unit 610, map drawing information storage unit 711, and processing information storage unit 712 are preferably non-volatile recording media, but can also be realized as volatile recording media. Each of these stores information acquired by the respective devices, but the process by which the information is stored is not limited to this. For example, information may be stored via a recording medium, information transmitted via a communication line, or information input via an input device may be stored.

The processing unit 140 and the device processing unit 640 described above can usually be realized by an MPU, memory, etc. The processing procedures of the processing unit 140 and the device processing unit 640 are usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, they may also be realized by hardware (dedicated circuitry).

In addition, the input means that can be used to input information that can be accepted by the acceptance unit 130 or the terminal acceptance unit 630 may be anything, such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. The acceptance unit 130 or the terminal acceptance unit 630 may be realized by a device driver for an input means such as a numeric keypad or keyboard, or control software for a menu screen, etc.

In addition, the receiving unit 120 and the terminal receiving unit 620 are typically implemented using wireless or wired communication means, but may also be implemented using means for receiving broadcasts.

In addition, the transmitting unit 170 and the terminal transmitting unit 670 are typically implemented using wireless or wired communication means, but may also be implemented using broadcasting means.

Next, an example of the operation of the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600 performed when a user uses the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, for example, a user can access the information processing device 100 using the terminal device 600 to output and check output information output from the information processing device 100 using the terminal device 600, and can also transmit the user's location information, specific input information, and the like to the information processing device 100. This allows the user to use each function realized by the information processing system 1.

When the information processing system 1 is used in this manner, the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600 perform various operations, for example, as follows. These operations are performed by the processing unit 140 and the terminal processing unit 640 executing control operations and the like using each unit. Depending on the operation of the information processing device 100, information such as the results of processing may be output to the terminal device 600 used by the user as appropriate.

Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the information processing device 100.

The following process is executed repeatedly, for example, at a predetermined time interval. Note that the process may be started each time the processing unit 140 determines that a predetermined start condition is satisfied.

(Step S11) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not input rule information has been received. If it is determined that input rule information has been received, the process proceeds to step S12; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S3.

(Step S12) The processing unit 140 stores the input rule information in association with the group identifier. The processing unit 140 may also store the reception rule information in association with the input rule information.

(Step S13) The processing unit 140 determines whether the timing for outputting the rule application information has arrived. If it is determined that the timing for outputting the rule application information has arrived, the process proceeds to step S14. If not, the process proceeds to step S15.

(Step S14) The processing unit 140 constructs rule application information based on the input rule information corresponding to the group identifier, and outputs it to the user corresponding to the group identifier.

(Step S15) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not feature information has been received. If it is determined that feature information has been received, the process proceeds to step S16; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S17.

(Step S16) The processing unit 140 stores the received feature information in association with the group identifier or user identifier.

(Step S17) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not location information has been received. If it is determined that location information has been received, the process proceeds to step S18; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S20.

(Step S18) The processing unit 140 stores the location information and date and time in association with the user identifier.

(Step S19) The processing unit 140 performs a stay information accumulation process.

Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the stay information accumulation process performed by the information processing device 100.

(Step S111) The processing unit 140 acquires information to be used for the judgment. For example, if the predetermined recording condition is related to the distance traveled or the time spent staying, past position information, etc. is acquired.

(Step S112) The processing unit 140 determines whether the acquired location information satisfies a predetermined recording condition. If it is determined that the acquired location information satisfies the predetermined recording condition, the process proceeds to step S113; if not, the stay information accumulation process ends.

(Step S113) The processing unit 140 acquires the stay information.

(Step S114) The processing unit 140 stores the visit information in association with the user identifier. Then, the process returns to the upper level processing.

(Step S20) Returning to FIG. 7, the processing unit 140 determines whether the output information output timing has arrived. If it is determined that the output information output timing has arrived, the process proceeds to step S21, and if not, the process proceeds to step S22.

(Step S21) The processing unit 140 performs output information output processing.

Figure 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the output information output process performed by the information processing device 100.

(Step S131) The processing unit 140 obtains group feature information corresponding to the group identifier.

(Step S132) The processing unit 140 obtains the location information of each member of the group using the user identifier of each member.

(Step S133) The processing unit 140 acquires member information using the location information of each member. Note that member information may also be acquired using visit information or status information corresponding to each member.

(Step S134) The processing unit 140 determines whether the group feature information satisfies the specified feature conditions.

(Step S135) The processing unit 140 configures the output information so that feature information determined to satisfy the feature conditions is displayed in a first manner, and feature information determined not to satisfy the feature conditions is displayed in a second manner.

(Step S136) The processing unit 140 sends the output information and member information to the terminal device used by the destination user. Then, the process returns to the upper level.

(Step S22) Returning to FIG. 7, the processing unit 140 determines whether or not a request to display the member list has been made. If it is determined that a request to display the member list has been made, the process proceeds to step S23; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S24.

(Step S23) The processing unit 140 performs list output processing.

Figure 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a list output process performed by the information processing device 100.

(Step S151) The processing unit 140 identifies the user identifiers of each member of the group.

(Step S152) The processing unit 140 obtains the status information of each member using the user identifier of each member.

(Step S153) The processing unit 140 extracts user identifiers whose status information satisfies a predetermined status condition.

(Step S154) The processing unit 140 sorts the extracted user identifiers based on the status information.

(Step S155) The processing unit 140 transmits the constructed user list. Then, it returns to the upper level processing.

(Step S24) Returning to FIG. 7, the processing unit 140 determines whether or not a mention operation has been received. If it is determined that a mention operation has been received, the process proceeds to step S25; if not, the series of operations ends.

(Step S25) The processing unit 140 outputs information according to the specified operation, in association with the user corresponding to the user identifier associated with the mention operation.

When the processing of step S25 is completed, the series of operations ends.

Figure 11 is a first flowchart showing an example of the operation of the terminal device 600. Figure 12 is a second flowchart showing an example of the operation of the terminal device 600.

The following process is executed repeatedly, for example, at a predetermined time interval. Note that the process may be started each time the device processing unit 640 determines that a predetermined start condition is satisfied.

(Step S61) The device processing unit 640 determines whether input of input rule information by the user has been accepted. If it is determined that input of input rule information has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S62; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S63.

(Step S62) The device processing unit 640 transmits the input rule information.

(Step S63) The device processing unit 640 determines whether the timing to transmit location information has arrived. If it is determined that the timing to transmit location information has arrived, the process proceeds to step S64, and if not, the process proceeds to step S65.

(Step S64) The device processing unit 640 acquires and transmits location information.

(Step S65) The device processing unit 640 determines whether or not rule application information has been received. If it is determined that rule application information has been received, the process proceeds to step S66; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S67.

(Step S66) The device processing unit 640 accumulates rule application information.

(Step S67) The device processing unit 640 determines whether output information has been received. If it is determined that output information has been received, the process proceeds to step S68; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S69.

(Step S68) The device processing unit 640 acquires the received output information.

(Step S69) The device processing unit 640 acquires map drawing information from the map providing device.

(Step S70) The device processing unit 640 displays on the display device.

(Step S71) The device processing unit 640 determines whether or not there is a request from the user to input feature information. If it is determined that there is an input request, the process proceeds to step S72; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S76.

(Step S72) The terminal processing unit 640 judges whether or not to accept specific input information. If it is judged that specific input information is to be accepted, the process proceeds to step S73, otherwise, the process proceeds to step S74. For example, when corresponding rule application information is received for a feature corresponding to an input request for feature information, it can be judged that specific input information is to be accepted. As an example, when rule application information, i.e., input rule information, is associated with a specific type of feature, and an input request is made for a feature corresponding to that type of feature, it can be said that the feature and the rule application information correspond to each other.

(Step S73) The device processing unit 640 uses the rule application information to accept the input of specific input information. Then, the process proceeds to step S75.

(Step S74) The device processing unit 640 accepts the input of feature information. Then, proceed to step S75.

(Step S75) The device processing unit 640 transmits the received specific input information or other feature information.

(Step S76) The device processing unit 640 determines whether the member list is being displayed. If it is determined that the member list is being displayed, the process proceeds to step S81; if not, the process proceeds to step S77.

(Step S77) The device processing unit 640 determines whether the timing to display the list has arrived, i.e., whether an operation to make a display request has been received. If it is determined that the timing to display the list has arrived, the process proceeds to step S78; if not, the series of operations ends.

(Step S78) The device processing unit 640 sends a list display request.

(Step S79) The device processing unit 640 determines whether or not a member list has been received. If it is determined that a member list has been received, the process proceeds to step S80; if not, the process waits until a member list is received.

(Step S80) The device processing unit 640 displays the received member list.

(Step S81) The device processing unit 640 determines whether or not a mention operation by the user has been accepted. If it is determined that a mention operation has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S82; if not, the series of operations ends.

(Step S82) The device processing unit 640 sends the received mention operation. This causes the information to be sent to the user specified by the information processing device 100.

When the processing of step S82 is completed, the series of operations ends.

In this embodiment, the display device 662 of the user's terminal device 600 displays a screen of an application for using the information processing device 100, and displays (outputs) information to the user and accepts information input operations by the user. That is, the user can use the information processing device 100 while displaying various screens on the terminal device 600. The screen transition is realized by the terminal device 600 and the information processing device 100 appropriately communicating with each other, or by the terminal processing unit 640 or the processing unit 140 of the terminal device 600 performing a control operation in response to a user operation accepted by the terminal acceptance unit 630 of the terminal device 600. This is performed, for example, using information that can be handled by a predetermined application such as a predetermined client application that operates on the terminal device 600. Information stored in the terminal device 600 or information transmitted from a device such as the information processing device 100 can be used. Note that the information processing device 100 may provide a web page that can be displayed on the terminal device 600, making it possible for the terminal device 600 to display information. Below, a specific example of a representative display screen will be described.

Figure 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a map display screen C10 of an application running on the terminal device 600.

Figure 13 shows an example of a state in which a map display screen C10 is displayed on the display device 662 of the user's terminal device 600. Such a screen is displayed using, for example, information such as output information transmitted from the information processing device 100, or map drawing information acquired from the map providing device 701. Note that, except for the output information transmitted from the information processing device 100, the source of information used to display the screen and the display method of the screen are not limited to the above and can be configured appropriately. Note that a user can use the feature information sharing function by transmitting a specific user identifier, etc. to the information processing device 100 and logging in to a web service that provides the feature information sharing function.

The map display screen C10 is a screen that allows the user to check information based on the output information along with the map. The map display screen C10 is a screen that is used to enable the use of various functions, such as sending individual information to the information processing device 100 and issuing various instructions and requests. In the example shown in the figure, the map display screen C10 displays multiple types of information in a hierarchical manner, each divided into layers. The user can select whether or not to display each layer, making it easier to see the information they want to check.

In the example shown in the figure, the map display screen C10 includes, for example, a group feature marker C13, which is a marker indicating the location of a feature, and a specific input information display C15, which is information based on specific input information and specific related information, on a map C11.

The group feature marker C13 indicates the location of a feature whose feature information has been accepted by a member so that it can be shared within the group. The image (icon) displayed as the marker varies depending on the feature information. In the example shown in the figure, a thumbnail image of a photo taken by a member and accepted as feature information is displayed as the group feature marker C13. When a user performs an operation to select the group feature marker C13, for example, a display showing the content of the feature information related to the corresponding feature is performed so that the user can confirm it. Also, by performing an operation to specify the group feature marker C13 in the mention operation as described above, the feature information can be output to the mentioned user.

The specific input information display C15 displays, for example, the contents of the specific input information and specific related information that have already been accepted at a location on the map C11 that indicates the position of the feature to be evaluated. In the example shown in the figure, it is displayed as text information, but the presence of the information may also be indicated by a marker or the like, similar to the group feature marker C13. The specific input information display C15 allows members to intuitively grasp the specific input information, etc. on the map C11.

In the example shown in the figure, the map display screen C10 includes operation images such as a group information button C91, a feature information input button C93, and an information switching menu C95. The user can use various specific functions by performing operations such as specifying these operation images.

The group information button C91 is a screen that displays a group information display screen C30 (shown in FIG. 15) that includes information about the group. The group information display screen C30 includes information about the group, and is configured to allow operation input and the like related to the group. Details will be described later.

The feature information input button C93 is a button that the user operates when inputting feature information. In the example shown in the figure, the feature information input button C93 includes, for example, the buttons "Track", "Point", and "Photo". By operating these buttons, the user can record feature information indicating the travel route (travel track) currently taken, input information about the feature at the current location, and record a photo of the feature at the current location. When inputting information about a feature, characters input by the user and tags to be tagged are accepted, but are not limited to these. When an operation is performed to input information about a feature to be input with specific input information, information such as options for attribute values that can be accepted as specific input information is displayed based on the rule application information, allowing the user to easily input specific input information.

The information switching menu C95 includes buttons that allow the user to specify whether to display the map display screen C10, to display a list screen for listing information based on the output information, i.e., feature information input by the group, or to display a settings screen. By operating these buttons, the user can display the desired screen and check or input information, change settings, and the like. In this embodiment, the list screen displayed is, for example, a timeline screen C40 (shown in FIG. 16) that displays information input by the user in chronological order and information recorded in the group. Details of the timeline screen C40 will be described later.

Figure 14 is a diagram illustrating another specific example of a map display screen C10 of an application running on the terminal device 600.

In FIG. 14, an example of a map display screen C10 with changed display contents is shown. That is, in the example shown in the figure, the map display screen C10 shows user position markers C17, C18 indicating the positions of the members. The user position markers C17, C18 are displayed based on the member information. The user position markers C17, C18 are images displayed on the map C10 at positions corresponding to the position information of each member. The user position markers C17, C18 may be images set by each user as their own icon image, but are not limited to this. Since the user position markers C17, C18 are displayed on the map, the user can easily grasp the position of each user. The display mode of the user position markers C17, C18 may correspond to the state of each user.

In the example shown in the figure, for users who are located within the range of the displayed map C11, a user position marker C17 is displayed at that position. On the other hand, for users who are located outside the range of the displayed map C11, a user position marker C18 is displayed with an arrow to indicate that they are outside the range. The user position marker C18 is displayed at a position on the edge of the displayed map C11 that is close to the user's position. This makes it easy to know that there are members who are away from the displayed point and the direction of their position.

In addition, such user position markers C17, C18 are displayed on the map display screen C10 while each user is making their own position information trackable by members. For example, when a user inputs feature information showing the route traveled using the feature information input button C93, their own position can be shared with other members.

Figure 15 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a group information display screen C30 of an application running on the terminal device 600.

15 shows a group information display screen C30 that is displayed on a part of the display device 662 when the group information button C91 is operated on the map display screen C10 shown in FIG. 14. In the example shown in the figure, the group information display screen C30 includes a member list C31 that shows the status of each member of the group. The member list C31 includes, for example, an icon image displayed for each member, a status display showing whether or not the member is in a responsive state (active state), and a confirmation time display showing the timing of the latest location information update. The status display may be performed by various methods, and may be performed by, for example, figures or symbols. For example, figures or icons such as a no parking mark indicating that the member does not want to be talked to, a check mark indicating that a task has been completed, or a flashing red circle mark indicating that an emergency has occurred may be used. In addition, the confirmation time display is displayed as information indicating how much time has passed since the location information was updated, but is not limited to this. The user can easily grasp the status of each member by checking the member list C31.

Here, the user can easily perform a mention operation by selecting the icon image of each member displayed in the member list C31. That is, by selecting an icon image, the user can specify the member as the mention destination, and further specify the information to be output. This allows the user to intuitively perform a mention operation.

Figure 16 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a timeline screen C40 of an application running on the terminal device 600.

16 shows a timeline screen C40 that is displayed on a part of the display device 662 when the information switching menu C95 is operated to display a list screen on the map display screen C10 shown in FIG. 13, for example. The timeline screen C40 displays the target information input by each member of the group in chronological order. For example, the target information includes information on features and information output by a mention operation. The target information is not limited to this, and a predetermined type of information related to the behavior and status of each member may be displayed. In addition, the user may be able to perform an operation to specify what information is to be included in the timeline screen C40, and the attributes of the target information. By displaying such a timeline screen C40, the user can efficiently grasp events within the group. Information that mentions the user himself or herself and other notification information may be displayed on the timeline screen C40 in a different display mode from the others.

The timeline screen C45 also includes an input reception section C45. The user can input information by specifying the input reception section C45, inputting the information to be transmitted, and performing an operation to complete the input (transmission operation). The input information can be treated as user-input feature information in the information processing device 100, for example, and displayed on the timeline screen C45.

In the example shown in the figure, information that may be included in the timeline screen C40 includes the contents of a message entered by a member specifying another member, and mention information (information output by a mention operation) C41, C42 indicating location information. The mention information C41 includes information indicating the destination specified by the mention operation and a message. The mention information C42 includes information indicating the destination specified by the mention operation and input text such as "Everyone, please come here" that was entered in conjunction with the specified location information. In addition, the following information is shown as other information that may be included in the timeline screen C40: A member has started recording the location information of that member (started recording a trajectory) and has finished recording. Information indicating the contents of a message entered by a member without specifying another member. Information indicating that a member has input feature information.

The feature information of the group may be displayed in a list format. For example, when the information switching menu C95 is operated to display a list screen on the map display screen C10, the feature information acquired as the group feature information of the group may be displayed in a list format. In addition, an aggregated list screen C50 may be displayed that aggregates such list screens from a specific perspective.

Figure 17 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an aggregated list screen C50 of applications running on the terminal device 600.

The aggregated list screen C50 is a screen that aggregates and displays the feature information entered within a group, for example, by day. In the example shown in the figure, the aggregated list screen C50 includes a summary image that visually displays the feature information corresponding to each day on a map. Note that the unit for aggregating information is not limited to this. Information may be aggregated by time period, week, month, or year. Information may also be aggregated by member, or by type or nature of feature information. With this aggregated list screen C50, the user can
Users can grasp events occurring within the group more efficiently. Users can grasp information more easily because a summary image is displayed.

In addition, by performing a detailed display operation on the aggregated list screen C50, each piece of information contained in the aggregated information may be confirmed.

The map display screen C10, the timeline screen C40, and the aggregated list screen C50 are each configured to be able to display information contents according to the information display range specified by the user. That is, if the user specifies the entire group as the information display range, or specifies a subgroup within the group as the information display range, it is possible to display only information related to the corresponding group or subgroup. The information display range may be specified, for example, by operating a specific portion of the group information button C91, but may also be specified by other methods.

As described above, according to this embodiment, feature information such as data related to features or data associated with features can be shared and managed among members belonging to a group. Multiple users can share with each other within a group information on points, features, trajectories, line shapes, and areas related to their activities, as well as comments, photos, videos, and the like linked to points. Since feature information that should be noted in the group can be appropriately identified for each group and used within the group, information on noteworthy features can be easily shared. As feature information that can be handled includes the current positions, trajectories, images, and information on each point of the members, the information processing system 1 can be used for various purposes within the group.

Specifically, the information processing system 1 can be used in the following situations, for example, and makes it possible to easily carry out business operations. Note that the following specific usage scenarios are examples, and the uses of the information processing system 1 are not limited to these.

For example, in the transportation industry, such as construction and fruit and vegetable distribution, it is as follows: Driving routes and parking ban information can be posted on a map, and photographs taken can be imported onto the map and used as evidence of the completion of work. In addition, by sharing the location of each truck or other means of transportation with customers, customers can easily understand the transportation situation. By having managers, drivers, customers, etc. become members of the same group, work can be carried out easily and services can be provided.

For example, in a group that manages infrastructure such as electricity, the situation is as follows. That is, up until now, there have been various issues, such as the complicated task of sharing on-site photos and associating them with locations, maps showing the locations of equipment and routes to reach them being managed on paper, and even if tools for viewing maps, tools for grasping the positions of workers, and tools for sharing on-site information are used, each requires the use of separate tools and methods. In contrast, by using the information processing system 1, various information such as the location of equipment, the location of work, the scope of work, and the route to reach can be displayed on a map on the terminal device 600 and shared within the group. In addition, information on each point before the investigation report, photos, etc. can be shared between members of the group. Therefore, even if members are replaced, it is easy to access the target location and check the completion record of work. In addition, since the current location or past location of other members can be easily grasped, it becomes easier for members to work together to carry out their work.

For example, in the case of public institutions conducting inspections and surveys of land use, the situation is as follows. That is, there is a problem that the on-site inspection work required for inspecting subsidies, such as subsidies for replanting fruit trees and subsidies for utilizing rice paddies, is very cumbersome. Also, for example, property tax surveys are generally conducted by visually inspecting the site based on the land address map and recording the information on a map with pencil, which is inefficient because it requires additional time to use the recorded information. In contrast, by using the information processing system 1, it is possible to share information showing the survey results, etc., by using the paddy field ledger and land address map as map drawing information and importing photos taken on-site into the map all at once and sharing them with members of the group.

For example, in the forestry field, it is as follows. Conventionally, to use maps electronically, it was necessary to introduce a specially configured system. In contrast, by using information processing system 1, existing information suitable for forestry, such as contour lines, forest compartments, forest plan maps, and forest registers, can be used as map drawing information, and by inputting feature information used by the group using the system, information that can be used for work can be shared within the group easily and at low cost. Furthermore, since input results for member information and feature information can be shared within the group while work is carried out, work can be carried out more efficiently.

For example, in the agricultural field, it is as follows. For example, in the past, it was difficult for a group or association led by a farm owner to report or understand the status of each field, such as information on what work is being done in which field. When pests or disease occur, it is necessary for the group to quickly understand and deal with it, but in such cases, sharing information is difficult. In response to this, by using the information processing system 1 and using information that classifies and indicates each field as feature information or map drawing information, and further making it possible to record the results of work and the occurrence of events in each area by linking them to their location with photographs, etc., it becomes easier to collect and understand this information within the group.

For example, in a group performing disaster response work, it is as follows. In such a group, communication between each site and headquarters is generally carried out by sending and receiving images and other information using e-mail, facsimile, etc., making it difficult to quickly grasp the damage status of roads, rivers, and other infrastructure during a disaster and to efficiently manage the response status. In contrast, by using the information processing system 1 and using information such as landslide warning areas and hazard maps held by local governments, etc. as geographical information or map drawing information, and by having each member of the group go to their own assigned location to record the situation and take photographs, etc., it becomes possible for the headquarters to grasp information in real time. Miscommunication of information is less likely to occur, and it is possible to quickly determine response measures and efficiently issue necessary instructions.

For example, in large-scale events held over a wide area, such as marathons, triathlons, trekking, bicycle races, and car rallies, the situation is as follows. In other words, in the group managing such an event, various members, including members of button tiers, are involved on the day, and mutual information sharing is generally done by old-fashioned voice calls or text messaging services, etc., making it difficult to efficiently report the situation or give necessary instructions. In contrast, by using the information processing system 1, information about the route, points, rescue headquarters, etc. related to the event can be shared within the group as feature information, and instructions and information can be recorded between members, making it easy to share current information and communicate with each other. For example, in the case of a marathon event, location information for the front and back, team leaders for each role, moving AEDs, etc. can be shared within the group in real time, allowing each member to take the necessary actions efficiently.

For example, in the guide business, such as ski guiding, it is as follows. In other words, in the information processing system 1, map drawing information such as contour lines and vegetation maps, and feature information showing lift maps and ski resort boundaries can be used to easily share information necessary for risk management and safety management with the members to be guided. Even when visibility is poor due to weather, etc., the shared position information of the members can be used to easily check the status of each member.

In this embodiment, it may be said that the information processing device 100 performs the following information processing method. The information processing method is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers, and is an information processing method performed using a storage unit in which group feature information, which is feature information related to features and is pre-recorded based on the state or behavior of a user, is stored, a feature information acquisition unit, and a feature information output unit, and includes a feature information acquisition step in which the feature information acquisition unit acquires from the storage unit, using the user identifier of the output destination user, group feature information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier, and a feature information output step in which the feature information output unit outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with the output destination user.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the information terminal device 600 may be said to perform the following information processing method together with the information processing device 100. That is, the information processing method is performed using a map drawing information storage unit in which map drawing information indicating a map is stored, an output device, a terminal acquisition unit, and a terminal output unit, and includes a map drawing information acquisition step in which the terminal acquisition unit acquires the map drawing information from the map drawing information storage unit, an output information acquisition step in which the terminal acquisition unit acquires the output information output by the feature information output unit, and a terminal output step in which the terminal output unit uses the map drawing information and the output information to display on the output device so that information based on the output information is displayed on the map.

The processing in this embodiment may be implemented by software. This software may be distributed by software download or the like. This software may also be recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk and distributed.

In this embodiment, the software for realizing the information processing device is a program as described below. In other words, this program is a program for causing a computer that is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and can access a storage unit in which group feature information, which is feature information related to features and is pre-recorded based on the state or behavior of a user, to function as a feature information acquisition unit that uses the user identifier of the output destination user to acquire from the storage unit the group feature information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier, and a feature information output unit that outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with the output destination user.

In addition, in this embodiment, the software that realizes the terminal device is a program as described below. This program causes a computer of a terminal device that can access a map drawing information storage unit in which map drawing information showing a map is stored and that is equipped with an output device to function as a map drawing information acquisition unit that acquires map drawing information, an output information acquisition unit that acquires output information output from an information processing device, and a terminal output unit that uses the map drawing information and the output information to display information based on the output information on a map on a display device.

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Figure 18 is an overview of the computer system 800 in the above embodiment. Figure 19 is a block diagram of the same computer system 800.

These figures show examples of computer configurations that execute the programs described in this specification to realize the information processing device and the like of the above-mentioned embodiments. The above-mentioned embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and computer programs executed thereon.

The computer system 800 includes a computer 801 including an optical disk drive, a keyboard 802, a mouse 803, and a monitor 804.

In addition to an optical disk drive (ODD) 8012, the computer 801 includes an MPU 8013, a bus 8014 connected to the optical disk drive 8012 etc., a ROM 8015 for storing programs such as a boot-up program, a RAM 8016 connected to the MPU 8013 for temporarily storing instructions for application programs and providing temporary storage space, and a hard disk (HDD) 8017 for storing application programs, system programs, and data. Although not shown here, the computer 801 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

A program that causes the computer system 800 to execute the functions of the information processing device of the above-mentioned embodiment may be stored on an optical disk 8101, inserted into the optical disk drive 8012, and then transferred to the hard disk 8017. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 801 via a network (not shown) and stored on the hard disk 8017. The program is loaded into the RAM 8016 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the optical disk 8101 or the network.

The program does not necessarily have to include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 801 to execute the functions of the information processing device of the above-described embodiment. The program only needs to include an instruction portion that calls appropriate functions (modules) in a controlled manner to obtain the desired results. How the computer system 800 operates is well known, and a detailed description will be omitted.

In the above program, the transmission step of transmitting information and the reception step of receiving information do not include processing performed by hardware, such as processing performed by a modem or interface card in the transmission step (processing that is performed only by hardware).

The computer that executes the above program may be a single computer or multiple computers. In other words, it may perform centralized processing or distributed processing.

In addition, in the above embodiment, two or more components present in one device may be physically realized on one medium.

In the above embodiment, each component may be configured with dedicated hardware, or, for components that can be realized by software, may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or semiconductor memory. During execution, the program execution unit may execute the program while accessing the storage unit or recording medium. The program may also be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or may be executed by reading a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (e.g., an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc.). This program may also be used as a program constituting a program product. The computer that executes the program may be a single computer or multiple computers. In other words, centralized processing or distributed processing may be performed.

In addition, in the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing in a single device (system), or may be realized by distributed processing by multiple devices (in this case, the entire system consisting of multiple devices performing distributed processing can be considered as a single "device").

In addition, in the above embodiment, the transfer of information between components may be performed, for example, by one component outputting information and the other component receiving information if the two components transferring the information are physically different, or, if the two components transferring the information are physically the same, by shifting from a processing phase corresponding to one component to a processing phase corresponding to the other component.

In addition, in the above embodiment, information related to the processing performed by each component, such as information accepted, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component, and information such as thresholds, formulas, and addresses used by each component in processing, may be temporarily or long-term stored in a recording medium (not shown) even if not specified in the above description. Furthermore, each component or a storage unit (not shown) may store information in the recording medium (not shown). Furthermore, each component or a reading unit (not shown) may read information from the recording medium (not shown).

In the above embodiment, if the information used by each component, such as the thresholds, addresses, and various setting values used by each component in processing, may be changed by the user, the user may or may not be able to change the information as appropriate, even if not specified in the above description. If the information is changeable by the user, the change may be realized, for example, by a reception unit (not shown) that receives a change instruction from the user, and a change unit (not shown) that changes the information in response to the change instruction. The reception unit (not shown) may receive the change instruction from an input device, may receive information transmitted via a communication line, or may receive information read from a specified recording medium.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible, which are also included within the scope of the present invention.

An embodiment may be constructed by appropriately modifying the combination of the components of the above-described embodiment and modified examples. For example, it is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment itself, and each component of the above-described embodiment and modified examples may be replaced with other components as appropriate. Some components or functions of the above-described embodiment and modified examples may be omitted.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the map drawing information is acquired from the map providing device, but the map drawing information may be stored in advance in a storage unit of the information processing device or in a terminal storage unit of the terminal device itself. Also, the feature information output unit may be provided in the terminal device, in which case information used by the feature information output unit may be transmitted from the information processing device or the like to the terminal device, and the feature information output unit in the terminal device may be configured to output output information using the transmitted information. The feature information acquisition unit may be provided in the terminal device.

The information processing system according to the above embodiment is an information processing system that includes an information processing device and a terminal device that can communicate with the information processing device and corresponds to one user identifier, and is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers, and includes a storage unit that stores group feature information, which is feature information related to features and is pre-recorded based on the state or behavior of the user, a feature information acquisition unit that acquires from the storage unit the group feature information corresponding to the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier corresponding to the terminal device, an output information acquisition unit that acquires the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information, a map drawing information acquisition unit that acquires map drawing information indicating a map, and a terminal output unit that uses the map drawing information and the output information to output the map and information based on the output information to an output device provided in the terminal device. Here, for example, the source of acquisition of the map drawing information is not limited to the map providing device, and the feature information acquisition unit and the feature information output unit may be provided in the terminal device or another user's terminal device, etc.

As described above, the information processing device of the present invention has the effect of being able to share data on a map within a group that includes multiple users, and is useful as an information processing device, etc.

1 Information processing system 100 Information processing device 110 Storage unit 120 Receiving unit 130 Accepting unit 140 Processing unit 143 Rule information acquisition unit 144 Rule information output unit 145 Land feature information acceptance unit 146 Specific input information accumulation unit 147 Position information accumulation unit 151 Land feature information acquisition unit 155 Member information acquisition unit 161 Land feature information output unit 165 List output unit 166 Mention operation acceptance unit 167 Mention output unit 170 Transmission unit 600 Terminal device 610 Terminal storage unit 641 Terminal acquisition unit 642 Output information acquisition unit 643 Map drawing information acquisition unit 650 Terminal output unit 661 Output device 662 Display device 701 Map providing device 711 Map drawing information storage unit

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a storage unit in which group feature information is stored, the group feature information being associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and relating to features and being feature information recorded in advance based on a state or action of a user;
a feature information acquisition unit that acquires, from the storage unit, the group feature information corresponding to a group identifier that corresponds to a user identifier of a destination user, using the user identifier of the destination user;
a feature information output unit that outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with a user of the output destination;
a list output unit that outputs a member list including user identifiers of one or more other users associated with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user of the output destination so that the user of the output destination can confirm the member list;
a mention operation receiving unit that receives a mention operation performed by a user of the output destination, the mention operation specifying one or more other users included in the member list output by the list output unit as a destination and specifying information on a feature to be transmitted to the destination;
An information processing device comprising: a mention output unit that outputs information corresponding to the mention operation to a user designated as a destination by the mention operation based on a result of reception by the mention operation reception unit. a rule information acquisition unit that acquires input rule information input by a user, the input rule information identifying at least one predetermined attribute for which an attribute value can be recorded with respect to a feature, in association with the group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user;
a rule information output unit that outputs rule application information used for accepting an input of an attribute value of the predetermined attribute from a user in association with a feature based on the input rule information to a user corresponding to a user identifier that corresponds to the group identifier;
2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a specific input information storage unit that acquires attribute values input by the user based on the rule application information, associates the attribute values with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user, and stores the group feature information in the storage unit. the specific input information accumulation unit is configured to accumulate, in the storage unit, the attribute value of the predetermined attribute input by a user for the feature, together with specific related information acquired in association with the input of the attribute value, as the group feature information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the feature information output unit acquires the output information related to the feature by using the attribute value of the predetermined attribute and the specific related information, and outputs the output information in association with the user of the output destination. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the feature information output unit determines whether the group feature information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined feature condition, and outputs the output information corresponding to the group feature information in an output format according to the determination result. time information capable of identifying a time when the group feature information was recorded is recorded in the storage unit;
the feature information acquisition unit acquires from the storage unit two or more pairs of the group feature information corresponding to one of the group identifiers and the time information corresponding to the group feature information;
the feature information output unit is configured to output the output information based on the information acquired by the feature information acquisition unit,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the output information includes information for displaying two or more pieces of grouped feature information or information based on the grouped feature information in chronological order from the most recent to the least recent. The storage unit stores status information regarding a status of each user in association with a user identifier of the user,
2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the list output unit is configured to perform a list construction process for constructing the member list in accordance with the status information corresponding to each of the user identifiers included in the member list, and to output the member list constructed by the list construction process. a location information storage unit that acquires location information indicating a user's location, and stores the location information in the storage unit in association with the user identifier of the user;
a member information acquisition unit that acquires, from the storage unit, location information corresponding to a group identifier that corresponds to a user identifier of a user of the output destination, and acquires member information, which is information about other users of a group to which the user of the output destination belongs, by using the location information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the feature information output unit outputs the member information together with the output information in association with the user of the output destination. The location information accumulation unit uses the acquired location information to determine whether or not a predetermined stay condition related to the user's location or the user's movement is satisfied, and when it is determined that the predetermined stay condition is satisfied, accumulates stay information of a predetermined aspect related to the user's location status or the user's movement status in the storage unit in association with the user identifier of the user,
the member information acquisition unit acquires, from the storage unit, location information and visit information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to a user identifier of a destination user, and acquires the member information using the location information and visit information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the member information is configured so that information relating to the user corresponding to the visit information is output to the user at the output destination in an output format according to the visit information. the group feature information is associated with a subgroup identifier capable of identifying a subgroup provided within the group;
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the feature information acquisition unit is configured to acquire from the storage unit the group feature information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to a user identifier of a user to which the output is to be made, the group feature information being associated with the subgroup identifier that identifies the output target. A display device;
a map drawing information acquisition unit for acquiring map drawing information indicating a map;
an output information acquisition unit that acquires output information and a member list output from the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9;
a terminal output unit that displays information on the display device by using the map drawing information and the output information so that information based on the output information is displayed on a map;
A terminal device comprising: a terminal processing unit that transmits to the information processing device a mention operation performed by a user, the mention operation specifying one or more other users included in one or more member lists included in the member list as a destination and specifying information regarding a feature to be sent to the destination. An information processing system including an information processing device and a terminal device capable of communicating with the information processing device and corresponding to a user identifier,
a storage unit in which group feature information is stored, the group feature information being associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and relating to features and being feature information recorded in advance based on a state or action of a user;
a feature information acquisition unit that acquires, from the storage unit, the group feature information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to a user identifier corresponding to the terminal device;
an output information acquisition unit that acquires the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information;
a list output unit that outputs a member list including user identifiers of one or more other users associated with a group identifier corresponding to a user identifier corresponding to the terminal device;
a map drawing information acquisition unit for acquiring map drawing information indicating a map;
a terminal output unit that uses the map drawing information and the output information to output the map and information based on the output information to an output device provided in the terminal device;
a mention operation receiving unit that receives a mention operation performed by a user of the terminal device, the mention operation specifying one or more other users included in the member list output by the list output unit as a destination and specifying information on a feature to be transmitted to the destination;
An information processing system comprising: a mention output unit that outputs information corresponding to the mention operation to a user designated as a destination by the mention operation based on a result of reception by the mention operation reception unit. An information processing method using a storage unit in which group feature information is stored, the group feature information being associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and relating to features and recorded in advance based on a state or action of a user, a feature information acquisition unit, a feature information output unit, a list output unit, a mention operation receiving unit, and a mention output unit,
a feature information acquisition step in which the feature information acquisition unit acquires, from the storage unit, the group feature information corresponding to a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the output destination user, using the user identifier of the user;
a feature information output step in which the feature information output unit outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with a user of the output destination;
a list output step in which the list output unit outputs a member list including user identifiers of one or more other users associated with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user of the output destination so that the user of the output destination can confirm the member list;
a mention operation receiving step in which the mention operation receiving unit receives a mention operation performed by the user of the output destination, the mention operation specifying one or more other users included in the member list outputted in the list output step as a destination and specifying information on a feature to be transmitted to the destination;
An information processing method including a mention output step in which the mention output unit outputs information corresponding to the mention operation to a user designated as a destination by the mention operation based on a result of the mention operation reception step. The method is further performed using a map drawing information storage unit in which map drawing information indicating a map is stored, an output device, a terminal acquisition unit, and a terminal output unit,
a map drawing information acquisition step in which the terminal acquisition unit acquires the map drawing information from the map drawing information storage unit;
an output information acquisition step in which the terminal acquisition unit acquires the output information output by the feature information output unit;
13. The information processing method according to claim 12, further comprising a terminal output step of displaying, on said output device, information based on said output information using said map drawing information and said output information. A computer that is associated with a group identifier corresponding to two or more user identifiers and that can access a storage unit in which group feature information is stored, the group feature information being feature information related to features and recorded in advance based on a state or action of a user,
a feature information acquisition unit that acquires, from the storage unit, the group feature information corresponding to a group identifier that corresponds to a user identifier of a destination user, using the user identifier of the destination user;
a feature information output unit that outputs the acquired group feature information or information based on the group feature information as output information in association with a user of the output destination;
a list output unit that outputs a member list including user identifiers of one or more other users associated with a group identifier corresponding to the user identifier of the user of the output destination so that the user of the output destination can confirm the member list;
a mention operation receiving unit that receives a mention operation performed by a user of the output destination, the mention operation specifying one or more other users included in the member list output by the list output unit as a destination and specifying information on a feature to be transmitted to the destination;
A program for functioning as a mention output unit that outputs information corresponding to the mention operation to a user designated as a destination by the mention operation based on a result of reception by the mention operation reception unit. A computer of a terminal device having a display device and capable of accessing a map drawing information storage unit in which map drawing information indicating a map is stored,
A map drawing information acquisition unit that acquires the map drawing information;
an output information acquisition unit that acquires output information and a member list output from the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9;
a terminal output unit that displays information on the display device by using the map drawing information and the output information so that information based on the output information is displayed on a map;
A program for causing the information processing device to function as a terminal processing unit that transmits a mention operation performed by a user, the mention operation specifying one or more other users included in one or more member lists included in the member list as a destination and specifying information regarding a feature to be sent to the destination.

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