JP6898121B2 - Map registration system, map registration method, information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a map registration system, a map registration method, and an information processing device.

With the development of outdoor maps, users can use electronic maps of any location using information processing devices. However, indoor maps are only available in areas that may be visited by an unspecified number of people, such as commercial facilities, public institutions, or parts of tenant buildings. This is because the need for map maintenance is low because only specific people such as employees move indoors, and the indoor layout is difficult to disclose for security reasons, and it is difficult for companies and institutions that maintain maps to obtain it. ..

On the other hand, there is also a need for indoor maps. For example, in a location management system that manages where an employee is in real time, the position of the employee can be acquired, but it is not possible to display in which room or aisle the employee exists without an indoor map. In addition, the security system needs to identify the location of the detected intruder. In addition, if there is an indoor map that displays the current position when the visitor moves indoors, the visitor is less likely to get lost.

For this reason, for facilities used by each company, each company creates an indoor map with map creation software or the like as needed. By pasting the created indoor map on the outdoor map, each company can use the indoor map together with at least the approximate location of the facility (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which a terminal uploads an indoor map to a server and registers an indoor map of an arbitrary facility in the outdoor map.

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However, the conventional indoor map registration method has a problem that the user registration work is not easy. For example, many facilities often have multiple floors (hierarchies), but indoor maps vary from floor to floor. Therefore, the user registers each floor, but if each floor is not accurately associated with the outdoor map, the location management system cannot correctly display the positions of employees and the like on the indoor map. For example, a person is in front of an elevator, but some floors appear to be in the aisle. Therefore, the user needs to finely adjust the position, orientation, and size of the indoor map so that the indoor map of each floor can be pasted accurately (at the same position), and the registration work is not easy.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a map registration system that facilitates map registration by a user.

The present invention is a map registration system in which a first information processing device registers a map in a second information processing device, and the first information processing device is a place where a map is registered and a reference map of the place. The reception that accepts the map identification information for identifying the reference map, the hierarchical information of the reference map, and the selection of the reference map, and accepts the coordinates, size, and orientation of the reference map in the second map on which the reference map is arranged. By designating the means and the coordinates, size, orientation, location, map identification information, and hierarchical information of the reference map of the reference map received by the reception means, the reference map to the second map can be designated. It has a registration requesting means for requesting registration from the second information processing apparatus.
In a state where the reference map to the second map is registered, where the MAP is registered, the map identification information for identifying a first map of the same said location as the reference map, the selection of the first map , selection of the reference map as a reference of arrangement, and receives the hierarchical information of the first map, before Symbol the place where reception unit receives the first of said map identification information of the map, the first The second information processing apparatus is requested to register the first map by designating the map , the identification information of the reference map which is the reference of the arrangement, and the hierarchical information of the first map.
The second information processing device is the reference map which is a map of the same place as the first map, and the reference map specified by the identification information of the reference map which is a reference for arrangement is the second. The layout of the first map transmitted from the first information processing apparatus is determined by the layout information that determines the coordinates, size, and orientation of the reference map, which is determined when the map is registered in. The first map is registered in the map storage unit in association with the location, the map identification information, and the hierarchical information of the first map.

It is possible to provide a map registration system that facilitates map registration by a user.

It is a figure which shows an example of the indoor map of a certain facility. This is an example of a diagram illustrating a work in which a user operates an information processing device to register an indoor map in an outdoor map. This is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of a map registration system. This is an example of a schematic hardware configuration diagram of a registration server and an information processing device. This is an example of a functional block diagram showing the functions of the map registration system in a block shape. This is an example of a diagram illustrating a method of acquiring two coordinates of an indoor map. This is an example of a diagram for explaining a method of acquiring an angle among the arrangement information. It is an example of the figure explaining the acquisition method of the size (vertical, horizontal). It is a figure which shows an example of the facility information edit screen. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing the procedure for displaying the facility name. It is a figure which shows an example of the facility information registration / update screen. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for registering a facility name. It is a figure which shows an example of the hierarchy information setting screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the hierarchy information registration / update screen. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for registering a hierarchy number and a hierarchy name. It is a figure which shows an example of a facility image registration / update screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the upload dialog. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for an information processing device to upload a new indoor map. This is an example of a diagram illustrating an outline of a location management system using an indoor map of a registered facility. It is an example of a figure explaining a preferable application example of a map registration method. This is an example of a diagram for explaining the arrangement of an indoor map by image processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the facility of the 3D model which set the indoor map.

Hereinafter, as an example of the embodiment for carrying out the present invention, the map registration system and the map registration method will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Outline of map registration system>
FIG. 1 shows an example of an indoor map 9 of a certain facility 60. FIG. 1A shows an indoor map 9 on the Nth floor of the facility 60, and FIG. 1B shows an indoor map 9 on the M floor of the facility 60. Facility 60 may have any number of floors. It is assumed that the indoor map 9 (first map) is created by drawing software, painting software, or the like, and is prepared in advance in a predetermined file format (for example, PNG file). Since an outsider often does not know the indoor map, in many cases, the user of the facility 60 creates the indoor map 9, but the creator of the indoor map 9 may be anyone.

FIG. 2 is an example of a diagram illustrating a work in which a user operates an information processing device 10 to register an indoor map 9 in an outdoor map 8.
(1) The user causes the information processing device 10 to display an outdoor map 8 (second map) including the facility 60. An indoor map 9 is created for this facility 60. The user specifies a floor, displays the indoor map 9 of this floor in the outdoor map 8, and adjusts the position, size, and angle of the indoor map 9. Specifically, the shape of the facility 60 is displayed on the outdoor map 8, and the indoor map 9 is fitted to this shape. When the user performs an operation of registering the position or the like, the position or the like of the floor of the facility 60 is registered in the registration server described later.
(2) Since the indoor map 9 on the floor is associated with the outdoor map 8, the coordinates 61 of the two points of the indoor map 9 are determined. The two points are, for example, diagonal vertices of the indoor map 9. Further, the size (vertical and horizontal lengths) 63 of the indoor map 9 is also determined from the coordinates. In addition, an angle 62 indicating how much the user has rotated the indoor map 9 is detected. The coordinates 61, size 63, and angle 62 of these two points will be referred to as placement information.
(3) When the user registers the indoor map 9 of another floor in the registration server, the registration server applies the layout information of the already registered floor to the indoor map 9 of the other floor. Therefore, if the user adjusts the arrangement information of the indoor map 9 on one floor, it is not necessary to determine the arrangement of the indoor map 9 on the other floor, so that the delicate arrangement adjustment of the indoor map 9 for each floor is unnecessary. Therefore, the registration work becomes easy.

<Terminology>
The same place of claims means a range covered by a plurality of maps in which at least a part of the area overlaps. Therefore, no exact match is required. For example, even if the shape of the building is narrower on the upper floors than on the lower floors, the different floors are in the same place.

"Diverting" means determining the placement of one map using the placement information of the other map. You can easily copy it. However, when the shapes of the other map and one map do not completely match, the arrangement information of the other map may be used according to the shape of one map.

<System configuration example>
FIG. 3A is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the map registration system 100 of the present embodiment. The map registration system 100 includes an information processing device 10 operated by a user and a registration server 30. These can communicate via network N. Communicatable means that it is not always necessary to communicate, and it is sufficient if communication is possible when it is necessary.

The configuration of network N differs depending on the user's work place, but it is constructed by a LAN installed in the facility where the user exists, a line provided by the line operator, and a provider network that connects to the Internet using the line. ing. The Internet is a network in which computers are connected on a global scale and networks around the world are interconnected.

The network N may be constructed either wired or wireless, and may be a combination of wired and wireless. Further, when the information processing device 10 has a circuit-switched communication function such as 3G, 4G, LTE, WiMAX, LAN is unnecessary, and the information processing device 10 can connect to the Internet via the lines of these line operators. .. When the registration server 30 is in the user's office, the network N can be constructed only by the LAN.

The registration server 30 is a server that receives the provision of the outdoor map 8 and the registration of the indoor map 9 to the information processing device 10. A server is a device that provides some data or some processing result in response to a request from a client device connected via a network. Although the registration server 30 shown in the figure is described as one device, the registration server 30 may support cloud computing. Cloud computing refers to a usage pattern of a computer in which resources on a network are used without being aware of specific hardware resources.

The information processing device 10 is a device operated by a user and may be called a terminal, a computer, a client, or the like. The information processing device 10 may have a communication function, an input function, and a display function, and any specific information processing device 10 may be used. As an example, a tablet terminal or a PC (Personal Computer) may be used. , Smartphones, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), wearable PCs such as sunglasses type shapes, and the like.

In the information processing device 10, browser software or application software dedicated to the map registration system 100 operates. The browser software can communicate with other systems, but it takes time and effort for the user to connect to the map registration system 100, and the update notification cannot be obtained. On the other hand, the dedicated application can communicate with the map registration system 100 at the time of activation, and since it has screen parts in advance, the amount of communication may be small. You can also receive update notifications. However, there is a demerit that the resource of the information processing apparatus 10 is consumed and an update is required.

A form in which the information processing device 10 communicates with the map registration system 100 by browser software and performs processing may be a form such as executing a Web application. The definition of the web application is not clear, but for example, it means that the registration server 30 dynamically constructs the web page in response to the user's request, or the web page operates in a script language such as JavaScript (registered trademark). Or point to. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the browser software and the dedicated application software are not particularly distinguished.

The user of the information processing device 10 is a natural person or a corporation that uses the map registration system 100. It may indicate one person in charge. For example, a tenant company entering the facility 60, an owner of the facility 60 (building owner), a management company of a commercial facility, a public organization, a local government, or the like is assumed. The map registration system 100 is provided by, for example, a company that manages and operates the outdoor map 8, but the provider is not restricted. From the perspective of the provider, the user is the customer. There is a one-to-many relationship between the user and the company that manages and operates the map registration system 100, and each user can register the indoor map 9 of any facility 60 in the registration server 30. Unless the user publishes the indoor map 9, the indoor map 9 registered by one user cannot be viewed by another user. Further, the map registration system 100 may be provided for a fee or free of charge.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the map registration system 100 may be completed by one information processing device 10. In this case, the information processing device 10 has map data, and the indoor map 9 is registered in this map data. Effective for users who have a reason why the indoor map 9 cannot be registered externally is a form.

<Hardware configuration example>
FIG. 4 is an example of a schematic hardware configuration diagram of the registration server 30. The registration server 30 includes a CPU 201 and a memory 202 that enables high-speed access to data used by the CPU 201. The CPU 201 and the memory 202 are connected to other devices or drivers of the registration server 30, such as the graphics driver 204 and the network driver (NIC) 205, via the system bus 203.

The graphics driver 204 is connected to the LCD (display device) 206 via a bus to monitor the processing result by the CPU 201. The LCD 206 is integrated with the touch panel. Further, the network driver 205 connects the registration server 30 to the network N at the transport layer level and the physical layer level to establish a session with the information processing device 10.

An I / O bus bridge 207 is further connected to the system bus 203. On the downstream side of the I / O bus bridge 207, a storage device such as an HDD (hard disk drive) 209 is used by IDE, ATA, ATAPI, serial ATA, SCSI, USB, etc. via an I / O bus 208 such as PCI. Is connected. HDD 209 stores a program 209p that controls the entire registration server 30. HDD 209 may be SSD (Solid State Drive).

Further, an input device 210 such as a keyboard and a mouse (called a pointing device) is connected to the I / O bus 208 via a bus such as USB, and receives inputs and commands by an operator such as a system administrator. ..

The hardware configuration of the registration server 30 shown in the figure does not have to be housed in one housing or provided as a group of devices, and it is preferable that the registration server 30 has a hardware element. Is shown. Further, in order to support cloud computing, the physical configuration of the registration server 30 of this embodiment does not have to be fixed, and hardware resources are dynamically connected / disconnected according to the load. It may be configured.

Even if the hardware configuration diagram of the information processing device 10 is the same as or different from that of the registration server 30, there is no problem in the description of the present embodiment.

<About functions>
FIG. 5 is an example of a functional block diagram showing the functions of the map registration system 100 in a block shape.

<< Information processing device >>
The information processing device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a terminal control unit 12, an arrangement information registration request unit 13, an operation reception unit 14, and a screen display unit 15. Each of these parts included in the information processing apparatus 10 is a function or means realized by the CPU 201 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 209p expanded from the HDD 209 to the memory 202 and controlling each part shown in FIG.

Further, the information processing device 10 has a storage unit 19 built in the HDD 209 or the memory 202 of FIG. A plurality of indoor maps 9 shown in FIG. 1 and the like are stored in the storage unit 19. The indoor map 9 may be held on the network.

The communication unit 11 transmits and receives various information to and from the registration server 30. For example, the indoor map 9 is transmitted, and screen information for displaying various screens is received. The communication unit 11 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p and controlling the network driver 205.

The terminal control unit 12 controls the overall operation of the information processing device 10. For example, the screen display unit 15 may display the screen, the operation received by the operation reception unit 14 may be reflected in the screen display unit 15, or the arrangement information registration request unit 13 may acquire the arrangement information. However, for convenience of explanation, the fact that the arrangement information registration request unit 13, the operation reception unit 14, or the screen display unit 15 is called by the terminal control unit 12 will be omitted. The terminal control unit 12 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like.

The screen display unit 15 analyzes the screen information transmitted from the registration server 30 and displays it on the LCD 206. The screen information includes HTML, JavaScript (registered trademark), and CSS when the information processing device 10 executes the browser software, and has information necessary for displaying the screen such as map data when the application software is executed. .. In either case, the screen information is screen information for the information processing apparatus 10 to display various screens on the LCD 206. The screen display unit 15 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p and controlling the graphics driver 204 or the like.

The operation reception unit 14 receives various operations on the information processing device 10 by the user. It accepts input of facility name, operation to the effect of registration, and decision of arrangement of indoor map 9. The operation reception unit 14 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p to control the input device 210 and the like.

The arrangement information registration request unit 13 acquires the arrangement information of the indoor map 9 arranged by the user from the operation reception unit 14 and the like, and requests the registration server 30 to register the arrangement information. Alternatively, the registration server 30 is requested to register the indoor map 9 together with the hierarchical name of the reference indoor map 9 (referred to as the reference map) and the arrangement information of the newly registered indoor map 9. The arrangement information registration request unit 13 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like.

<< Registration server >>
The registration server 30 includes a communication unit 31, a server control unit 32, a facility search unit 33, a map screen creation unit 34, a Web page creation unit 35, and an indoor map registration unit 36. Each of these parts included in the registration server 30 is a function or means realized by the CPU 201 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 209p expanded from the HDD 209 to the memory 202 and controlling each part shown in FIG.

Further, the registration server 30 has a storage unit 39 built in the HDD 209 or the memory 202 of FIG. The facility information DB 391, the map DB 392, and the indoor map DB 393 are constructed in the storage unit 39.

Information about the facility 60 is registered in the facility information DB 391, and the registration server 30 can search the facility 60. For example, an industry name, a facility name, an address, a zip code, a telephone number, facility coordinates, an icon representing the facility 60, and the like are registered in association with each other. The facility coordinates are the position information of the facility 60, and "latitude (X), longitude (Y)" are registered. The facility coordinates of the facility information DB 391 are the positions of the facilities 60 registered in advance, and the user separately registers the coordinates of the facility 60 in the indoor map 9.

The map DB 392 stores map data for drawing the outdoor map 8. The outdoor map 8 is a name for contrasting with the indoor map 9, and is a map in which various objects on the surface of the earth in an arbitrary area are scaled down with a certain promise and expressed on a plane using symbols and characters. Since the information displayed on the electronic map has many display targets such as divisions such as prefectures, green spaces and rivers, roads and railroads, symbols and notes, it can be classified into similar properties and drawn for each classification. It has become like. The display target classified into each or the state in which the display target is drawn is called a layer, and the electronic map is drawn by superimposing several layers. The map data of each layer is described in a format suitable for the display target among vector data and raster data. In addition, the map data is divided into meshes having known longitudes and latitudes, and one or more meshes are combined to create an electronic map. In the case of vector data, the positions of points, polylines, and polygons are defined by latitude and longitude. In the case of raster data, data corresponding to latitude and longitude is prepared according to the scale.

表１は、屋内地図ＤＢ３９３に登録されている情報を模式的に示す。屋内地図ＤＢ３９３は、ユーザＩＤ、施設名・座標、階層番号、階層名、屋内地図、及び、配置情報の各項目を有する。ユーザＩＤはユーザを識別又は特定するための情報である。ＩＤはIdentificationの略であり識別子や識別情報という意味である。ＩＤは複数の対象から、ある特定の対象を一意的に区別するために用いられる名称、符号、文字列、数値又はこれらのうち１つ以上の組み合わせをいう。

Table 1 schematically shows the information registered in the indoor map DB393. The indoor map DB393 has each item of user ID, facility name / coordinates, hierarchy number, hierarchy name, indoor map, and arrangement information. The user ID is information for identifying or identifying a user. ID is an abbreviation for Identification and means an identifier or identification information. An ID refers to a name, a code, a character string, a numerical value, or a combination of one or more of these, which is used to uniquely distinguish a specific object from a plurality of objects.

The facility name is a general common name for facility 60. The coordinates are the coordinates of the center of the facility 60 registered by the user. The hierarchy number is a numerical value indicating the floor of the facility 60, and integers representing underground and above ground are stored. The hierarchy name is the name of each floor. The item of the indoor map is the file name of the image data uploaded by the information processing device 10. The file format is not limited to PNG. Path and URI may be registered in the indoor map item instead of the file. The arrangement information is information regarding the arrangement of the outdoor map 8, and the arrangement of the outdoor map 8 in the indoor map 9 is specified. As described with reference to FIG. 2, the arrangement information is the coordinates (coordinates 1, coordinates 2), size (horizontal, vertical), and angle of the two points of the indoor map 9.

(Function of registration server 30)
The communication unit 31 transmits and receives various types of information to and from the information processing device 10. The communication unit 31 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p and controlling the network driver 205.

The server control unit 32 controls the overall operation of the registration server 30. For example, the facility search unit 33 may search for the facility 60, the map screen creation unit 34 may generate a map screen, the Web page creation unit 35 may generate screen information, or the indoor map registration unit 36 may generate an indoor map 9 or the like. Register the placement information. However, for convenience of explanation, the fact that the facility search unit 33, the map screen creation unit 34, the Web page creation unit 35, or the indoor map registration unit 36 is called by the server control unit 32 will be omitted. The server control unit 32 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like.

The facility search unit 33 searches the facility information DB 391 using the facility name, address, or telephone number transmitted from the information processing device 10, and acquires the facility coordinates. The facility search unit 33 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like. In the description of this embodiment, it is assumed that the search of the facility search unit 33 has been completed.

The map screen creation unit 34 creates an outdoor map 8 in a predetermined range. The predetermined range may be specified by the user, or may be centered on the facility 60. The map screen creation unit 34 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like.

The Web page creation unit 35 has an outdoor map 8 and an indoor map 9 for the browser software, and further generates screen information having various buttons, titles, input fields, etc., and for the application software, the outdoor map 8 and the like. Returns the screen information having the indoor map 9. The Web page creation unit 35 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like.

The indoor map registration unit 36 registers the indoor map 9 uploaded from the information processing device 10 and the arrangement information of the indoor map 9 in the indoor map DB 393. The indoor map registration unit 36 is realized by the CPU 201 executing the program 209p or the like.

<How to get placement information>
A method of acquiring the two coordinates of the indoor map 9 will be described with reference to FIG. The outdoor map 8 is created at a scale suitable for registration of the indoor map 9, but is divided into predetermined meshes and drawn for each mesh. Therefore, the information processing device 10 knows the coordinates of the vertices of the mesh. For example, since the coordinates of the vertices A (Xa, Ya), B (Xb, Yb), and C (Xc, Yc) of the mesh are known, the arrangement information registration requesting unit 13 can calculate the coordinates of the upper right vertex 65 of the indoor map 9. .. Let X0 be the number of pixels between vertices A and C, and let Xd be the number of pixels from vertex A to the upper right vertex 65. The coordinates of the upper right vertex 65 are calculated as follows.

Coordinates of the upper right vertex 65 = Xa + Xd × {(Xc-Xa) / (X0-Xd)}
If the same calculation is performed for the lower left apex 66, the coordinates of the lower left apex 66 of the indoor map 9 can be calculated.

A method of acquiring the angle of the arrangement information will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7A shows an indoor map 9 stored in a file. The upper side of the circumscribed rectangle of the indoor map 9 when stored in the file is facing north. Immediately after being uploaded to the registration server 30 and displayed on the LCD 206 of the information processing device 10, the indoor map 9 in the orientation stored in the file is superimposed and displayed on the outdoor map 8. In other words, the north is upward. The arrangement information registration requesting unit 13 detects the rotation angle with reference to the indoor map 9 in this state.

When the user adjusts the angle, the operation reception unit 14 creates the circumscribed rectangle 67 on the indoor map 9. The circumscribed rectangle 67 may be transparent or visualized. When the user rotates the indoor map 9, the operation reception unit 14 accepts the rotation, and the indoor map 9 and the circumscribed rectangle 67 rotate at the same time.

FIG. 7B shows a rotated circumscribed rectangle 67 and an indoor map 9. The angle 62 rotated from the state stored in the file is known because it is the angle received by the operation receiving unit 14 until the circumscribed rectangle 67 of FIG. 7 (a) is brought into the state of FIG. 7 (b). Therefore, the arrangement information registration request unit 13 can acquire the current angle 62 from the operation reception unit 14. The angle 62 in FIG. 7 is a value detected in the clockwise direction, but may be a value detected in the counterclockwise direction.

A method of acquiring the size (vertical, horizontal) will be described with reference to FIG. Since the coordinates of the two points of the indoor map 9 are obtained, the arrangement information registration requesting unit 13 can acquire the size (horizontal and vertical) by converting the coordinates between the two points into the distance [m].

<Screen example and registration procedure>
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the facility information editing screen 501. The facility information edit screen 501 is a screen for the user to newly register the facility 60 and edit the information regarding the registered facility 60. The user has logged in to the registration server 30 using the information processing device 10, and the user ID has already been specified. In order to perform the operation of registering the facility name of the facility 60, first, the facility information editing screen 501 of FIG. 9 is displayed on the LCD 206. In the description of the facility information editing screen 501, the description of items not directly related to the present embodiment will be omitted.

The facility information edit screen 501 has a facility name input field 502, a search button 503, a facility name display field 504, a new registration button 506, an edit button 507, and a hierarchy setting button 508. Note that some facilities 60 have already been registered in FIG.

FIG. 10 is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for displaying the facility name.
S1: A user who has an indoor map 9 to be registered inputs a part or more of the facility name in the facility name input field and presses the search button in order to search for the facility 60 from which the indoor map 9 is created. Note that "S1" means step 1.
S2: The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the input facility name and search request to the registration server 30.
S3: The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the search request, and the facility search unit 33 searches the indoor map DB 393.
S4: The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 returns a list of facility names suitable for the search to the information processing device 10.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the facility name display field 504, one or more facility names transmitted by the registration server 30 to the information processing device 10 and displayed by the screen display unit 15 are displayed. The user can press the edit button 507 to edit the information about the facility 60 that has already been registered. Further, when the new registration button 506 is pressed, information about the facility 60 including the new facility name can be registered. Further, when the hierarchy setting button 508 is pressed, the screen transitions to the screen of FIG. 13 to be described later, and information about the hierarchy can be set.

When the edit button 507 or the new registration button 506 is pressed, FIG. 9 transitions to the facility information registration / update screen 511 of FIG.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the facility information registration / update screen 511. The facility information registration / update screen 511 is a screen for editing or newly registering information related to the facility 60. When the edit button 507 is pressed in FIG. 9, since the facility 60 has already been registered, the registration server 30 receives the facility name and the map display request by pressing the edit button 507. The map screen creation unit 34 of the registration server 30 creates an outdoor map 8 in a predetermined range centered on the coordinates of the facility (at the time of new registration, the preset position is the center).

Further, the Web page creation unit 35 creates screen information for displaying the outdoor map 8 on the facility information registration / update screen 511, and the communication unit 31 transmits the screen information to the information processing device 10. The screen display unit 15 of the information processing device 10 analyzes this screen information and displays the facility information registration / update screen 511.

The facility information registration / update screen 511 has a facility name field 512, an address field 513, a search button 514, a map display field 516, and a registration button 515. When the edit button 507 is pressed, the facility name selected by the user in FIG. 9 is displayed in the facility name field 512. The user inputs the address of the facility 60 in the address field 513. The search button 514 is a button for the user to search for the facility 60 on the facility information registration / update screen 511 of FIG. Since the user can enter the facility name in the facility name field 512 and the address in the address field 513, the user can search for the facility 60 by pressing the search button 514 (either the facility information DB or the indoor map DB).

In the map display field 516, the outdoor map 8 generated by the screen display unit 15 in an optimum size according to the window size is displayed. The screen display unit 15 displays the center mark 517 in the center of the outdoor map 8. The user aligns the center of the facility 60 with the center mark 517.

The registration button 515 is a button for the user to register the facility name and the coordinates of the facility in the registration server 30.

FIG. 12 is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for registering a facility name. The same procedure may be used for editing the already registered facility 60 and for new registration.
S1: When the user presses the registration button 515, the operation reception unit 14 acquires the coordinates of the center mark 517 as the coordinates of the facility 60.
S2: The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name and the coordinates of the central mark 517 (coordinates of the facility) to the registration server 30.
S3: The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the facility name and the coordinates of the central mark 517 (coordinates of the facility 60), and the indoor map registration unit 36 registers the facility name and the coordinates of the facility 60 in the indoor map DB 393.

Now that the facility name can be registered in the registration server 30, the user can register the indoor map 9 of each floor. After that, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the hierarchical information setting screen 521. The hierarchy information setting screen 521 is a screen for registering hierarchy information in the facility 60. When the layer setting button 508 is pressed in FIG. 9, the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name to the registration server 30. The Web page creation unit 35 of the registration server 30 that has received the facility name creates screen information for displaying the hierarchical information setting screen 521, and the communication unit 31 transmits it to the information processing device 10. The screen display unit 15 of the information processing device 10 analyzes this screen information and displays the hierarchical information setting screen 521.

The hierarchy information setting screen 521 has a hierarchy name field 522, a search button 523, a new registration button 524, a hierarchy information display field 525, and an edit button 526. Note that in FIG. 13, the hierarchical information of multiple floors is already registered.

The hierarchy name field 522 is a field in which the user inputs a key for searching the hierarchy name. In a large facility with several tens of floors, it is difficult for the user to select the floor, so it can be selected by the floor name. The search button 523 is a button for searching the hierarchy by the hierarchy name. In the layer information display field 525, a layer number, a layer name, and an edit button 526 are displayed. The floor number is a number indicating the number of floors. The hierarchy name is the name of each hierarchy given by the user. The edit button 526 is a button for the user to edit the already registered hierarchy number and hierarchy name. The new registration button 524 is a button for the user to newly register the hierarchy number and the hierarchy name.

When the user presses the edit button 526 or the new registration button 524, the hierarchical information registration / update screen 531 of FIG. 14 is displayed. The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits a display request for the hierarchical information registration / update screen 531 to the registration server 30, and the communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives this. The Web page creation unit 35 of the registration server 30 creates screen information for the hierarchical information registration / update screen, and the communication unit 31 transmits the screen information to the information processing device 10.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the hierarchical information registration / update screen 531. The hierarchy information registration / update screen 531 is a screen for registering a hierarchy number and a hierarchy name. The hierarchy information registration / update screen 531 has a hierarchy number column 532, a hierarchy name column 533, and a registration button 534.

FIG. 15 is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for registering a hierarchy number and a hierarchy name.
S1: The user inputs the hierarchy number and the hierarchy name and presses the registration button 534.
S2: As a result, the communication unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the facility name, the layer number, and the layer name to the registration server 30.
S3: The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives these, and the indoor map registration unit 36 registers the layer number and the layer name in association with the facility name of the indoor map DB393. In this way, the layer number and layer name of each layer of the facility 60 are registered.

After that, the Web page creation unit 35 generates the screen information of the hierarchical information setting screen 521 of FIG. 13, and the communication unit 31 transmits it to the information processing device 10. Therefore, the process returns to FIG.

Next, the user causes the information processing device 10 to display the facility image registration / update screen 541 shown in FIG. FIG. 16 shows an example of the facility image registration / update screen 541, and FIG. 17 shows an example of the upload dialog 551.

The facility image registration / update screen 541 of FIG. 16 has an indoor map upload button 542, an attribute field 543, a registration button 544, a facility selection field 545, a hierarchy selection field 546, and a map display field 547. Although the indoor map 9 is displayed in FIG. 16, it is not displayed unless the indoor map 9 is registered. FIG. 16 shows a state in which the indoor map 9 that has already been uploaded is displayed.

First, it is assumed that no indoor map 9 is registered. The facility selection field 545 displays a list of facility names registered by the user, and the hierarchy selection field 546 displays a list of hierarchy names registered in the facility 60. When the user newly registers the indoor map 9, the user selects the facility 60 from the facility selection field 545. When the user selects the facility 60 from the facility selection field 545, the communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name to the registration server 30. The Web page creation unit 35 of the registration server 30 acquires the hierarchy information (mainly the hierarchy name) of all the floors registered in FIG. 14 from the indoor map DB 393, and the communication unit 31 transmits it to the information processing device 10.

Next, when the user selects the hierarchy selection field 546, the operation reception unit 14 accepts this operation, and the screen display unit 15 displays the hierarchy names received from the registration server 30 in a list. The user selects the hierarchy name for which the indoor map 9 is to be registered. The operation reception unit 14 receives the facility name and the hierarchy name. Further, the user presses the indoor map upload button 542 of FIG. As a result, the upload dialog 551 of FIG. 17 is displayed.

The entire screen of FIG. 17 is the same as the facility image registration / update screen 541 of FIG. 16, and the upload dialog 551 is superimposed on the facility image registration / update screen 541 of FIG. The upload dialog 551 has a file selection field 552, a reference image selection field 553, and an upload start button 554.

When the user presses the reference button 552a in the file selection field 552, the screen display unit 15 displays a file selection dialog. That is, the file storing the indoor map 9 of the storage unit 19 is displayed. When the user selects a file, the operation reception unit 14 accepts the file name, and the screen display unit 15 displays the file name in the file selection field 552.

The reference image selection field 553 is an input field for the user to select an indoor map 9 (for example, a map of a certain floor) that serves as a reference for arrangement information. The reference indoor map 9 is an indoor map 9 which is a diversion source (copy source) of the arrangement information of another indoor map 9. That is, the arrangement information of the file in the reference image selection field 553 is diverted (copied) to the arrangement information of the indoor map 9 in the file selection field 552. The reference image selection field 553 displays the hierarchical names received from the registration server 30 in a list. If the indoor map 9 is not registered, it may be left blank.

The upload start button 554 is a button for the communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 to send the indoor map 9 to the registration server 30. The operation reception unit 14 accepts the pressing of the upload start button 554, and the arrangement information registration request unit 13 acquires the indoor map 9 selected in the file selection field 552, and the facility name and hierarchy name selected by the user. The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name, the hierarchy name, and the indoor map 9 to the registration server 30 together with the registration request.

The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the registration request, and the indoor map registration unit 36 registers the indoor map 9 in the indoor map DB 393 in association with the facility name and the hierarchy name. In this way, the indoor map 9 is registered in the registration server 30.

After the upload is completed, the screen display unit 15 of the information processing device 10 closes the upload dialog 551, so that the screen returns to the facility image registration / update screen 541 of FIG.

When a new indoor map 9 is registered, the map screen creation unit 34 of the registration server 30 arranges the registered indoor map 9 in the center of the outdoor map 8 displayed in the current map display field 547, and arranges the registered indoor map 9. The screen information that can be dragged, resized, and rotated in 9 is created, and the communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 transmits it to the information processing device 10. Since the arrangement information (two coordinates) of the indoor map 9 has not been determined yet, it may be displayed in the center of the current outdoor map 8. The map screen creation unit 34 may create the outdoor map 8 by acquiring the coordinates of the facility 60 associated with the facility name from the indoor map DB 393. As a result, the facility 60 is displayed at the center of the outdoor map 8.

The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 receives the screen information, and the screen display unit 15 displays it in the map display field 547. In this way, the uploaded indoor map 9 is automatically transmitted to the information processing device 10, and the information processing device 10 can be displayed. Since the indoor map 9 registered without specifying the indoor map 9 that is the reference of the arrangement information is displayed as it is stored in the file, the angle is upward toward the north and the size is set to a predetermined initial value, for example. Set.

The user determines the arrangement of the indoor map 9 with respect to the outdoor map 8 by dragging, resizing, or rotating the displayed indoor map 9 with a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. The arrangement information registration requesting unit 13 acquires the arrangement information as described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. When the user presses the registration button 544, the operation reception unit 14 accepts this, and the arrangement information registration request unit 13 transmits the facility name, the hierarchy name, and the arrangement information to the registration server 30 together with the arrangement information registration request.

The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the arrangement information registration request, and the indoor map registration unit 36 registers the arrangement information in the indoor map DB 393 in association with the facility name and the hierarchy name. In this way, the arrangement information is registered in the indoor map 9. In this case, since the registered layout information is the same as the current layout of the indoor map 9, the registration server 30 does not have to update the outdoor map 8, but it may update it.

The user can register the arrangement information using the attribute field 543. The attribute column 543 has a name column 5431, a width column 5432, a vertical width column 5433, an angle column 5434, and a transparency column 5435. The name of the indoor map 9 is entered in the name field 5431. The width of the facility 60 is entered in the width column 5432. The vertical width of the facility 60 is input to the vertical width column 5433. An angle is input in the angle field 5434. The transparency of the indoor map 9 is input to the transparency column 5435. The two coordinates of the facility 60 can be adjusted with the cursor keys. Although not shown in FIG. 16, the coordinates of two points may be input. Therefore, the user can also set the arrangement information numerically.

The arrangement information input in the width field 5432, the height field 5433, and the angle field 5434 and the arrangement information set by the user by dragging or the like are more effective when they are set last.

A case where the facility image registration / update screen 541 of FIG. 16 is displayed with one or more indoor maps 9 registered will be described. When the user selects the facility 60 from the facility selection field 545, the communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name to the registration server 30. The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the facility name, the Web page creation unit 35 reads out the indoor map 9 and the layout information associated with the facility name, and uses the layout information on the outdoor map 8 centered on the facility coordinates. Therefore, the screen information on which the indoor map 9 is superimposed is created. The displayed indoor map 9 is, for example, the floor with a hierarchy number of 1 or more (ground floor) and the smallest floor (the floor registered earliest or the latest).

The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 receives the screen information, and the screen display unit 15 updates the facility image registration / update screen 541. As a result, the screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. When the user selects a hierarchy in the hierarchy selection field 546, the operation reception unit 14 accepts this, and the communication unit 11 transmits the facility name and the hierarchy name to the registration server 30 together with the acquisition request of the indoor map 9.

The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the acquisition request of the indoor map 9, and the Web page creation unit 35 reads the indoor map 9 and the layout information associated with the facility name and the hierarchy name from the indoor map DB 393. The Web page creation unit 35 creates screen information in which the indoor map 9 is superimposed according to the arrangement information at the center of the outdoor map 8 currently being displayed. In this way, the user can arbitrarily display the registered indoor map 9.

The registration server 30 may also transmit the indoor map 9 and the arrangement information of all floors to the information processing device 10 in advance. In this case, the information processing device 10 does not need to communicate with the registration server 30 every time the user selects a layer name in the layer selection field 546.

The upload dialog 551 in a state where one or more indoor maps 9 are registered will be described. It is assumed that the file is already selected in the file selection field 552 and the indoor map 9 as the reference of the arrangement information is selected in the reference image selection field 553. The operation reception unit 14 accepts the pressing of the upload start button 554, and the arrangement information registration request unit 13 sets the indoor map 9 selected in the file selection field 552, the facility name selected by the user, the hierarchy name, and the reference of the arrangement information. The hierarchical name of the indoor map 9 is acquired. The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name, the hierarchy name, the hierarchy name of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information, and the indoor map 9 to the registration server 30 together with the registration request.

The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the registration request, and the indoor map registration unit 36 registers the indoor map 9 in the indoor map DB 393 in association with the facility name and the hierarchy name. Further, the indoor map registration unit 36 reads out the layout information associated with the hierarchical name of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the layout information, and diverts (copies) it to the uploaded layout information of the indoor map 9.

As described above, when the user registers the indoor maps 9 of the plurality of floors in the facility 60, the map registration system 100 of the present embodiment diverts the arrangement information of the indoor map 9 which is the reference already registered, so that the user Can reduce the man-hours for registering the indoor maps 9 of the plurality of facilities 60.

<Operation procedure>
FIG. 18 is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure in which the information processing device 10 uploads a new indoor map 9. It is assumed that one or more indoor maps 9 have already been registered.
S1: The screen display unit 15 of the information processing device 10 displays the facility image registration / update screen 541.
S2: When the user selects the facility name, the operation reception unit 14 accepts it. At this point, the indoor map 9 of the facility 60 having the lowest hierarchy number is displayed.
S3: Next, when the user selects a hierarchical name, the operation reception unit 14 accepts it. The screen display unit 15 acquires the indoor map 9 of this hierarchy from the registration server 30 and updates the facility image registration / update screen 541. If the indoor map 9 of this hierarchy has not been registered yet, the screen is not updated.
S4: When the user presses the indoor map upload button 542, the operation reception unit 14 accepts this. The screen display unit 15 displays the upload dialog 551.
S5: When the user selects a file name, the operation reception unit 14 accepts the file name.
S6: When the user selects the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information, the operation reception unit 14 accepts the indoor map 9.
S7: When the user presses the upload start button 554, the operation reception unit 14 accepts this, and the arrangement information registration request unit 13 receives the facility name, the hierarchy name, the indoor map 9 (file name), and the indoor which is the reference of the arrangement information. Acquire the hierarchical name of the map 9.
S8: The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the facility name, the hierarchy name, the hierarchy name of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information, and the indoor map 9 to the registration server 30 together with the registration request.
S9: The communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 receives the registration request, and the indoor map registration unit 36 registers the indoor map 9 in the indoor map DB 393.
S10: The indoor map registration unit 36 copies the layout information of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the layout information to the layout information of the newly registered indoor map 9.
S11: A new indoor map 9 has been uploaded, but the coordinates are copied to this indoor map 9. The Web page creation unit 35 reads out the two coordinates of the uploaded indoor map, creates an outdoor map 8 centered on the centers of the two coordinates, and creates an outdoor map 9 with values whose angles and sizes are copied. The indoor map 9 arranged at the center of 8 is arranged. Further, screen information capable of dragging, resizing, and rotating the indoor map 9 is created, and the communication unit 31 of the registration server 30 transmits the screen information to the information processing device 10.
S12: The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 receives the screen information, and the screen display unit 15 updates the facility image registration / update screen 541 based on the screen information.

<Usage example>
FIG. 19 is an example of a diagram for explaining the outline of the location management system 200 using the indoor map 9 of the registered facility 60. A position detection device 72 that detects the position of each employee 71 is arranged in the facility 60 on the user side. As shown in FIG. 19, when the employee 71 moves in the facility 60, the position detection device 72 in each place and the mobile terminal 73 carried by the employee communicate with each other, and the mobile terminal 73 can detect the current location of the own device. In the present embodiment, the position detection device 72 may detect the current location by any mechanism, and there are, for example, IMES (Indoor MEssaging System) or a method of using the position information and radio wave strength of the electric field beacon.

The mobile terminal 73 periodically transmits the current location and the employee ID to the location management server 74. An indoor map 9 is registered in the location management server 74. Since the arbitrary coordinates of the indoor map 9 are calculated from the coordinates of the above two points, the position management server 74 can arrange the current location acquired from the mobile terminal 73 on the indoor map 9. At this time, the location management server can convert the employee ID into an employee name or the like.

The information processing device 10 downloads the indoor map 9 and displays it on the LCD 206. Since the position of the employee 71 is displayed on the indoor map 9, the user of the map registration system 100 can manage the individual and his / her location in real time by using the location management system 200.

The employee is an example and can manage the position of people (including animals) who can use the facility.

<Application examples other than facilities>
Although the registration of the indoor indoor map 9 is described in the above embodiment, the map registration system 100 is not limited to the registration of the indoor map 9 and can be applied. For example, it is well known that maps differ from time to time even in the same place. For example, the shape of Tokyo Bay has changed significantly with the times due to land reclamation, etc., but there are many cases where you want to know what kind of state it was in a certain era.

FIG. 20 is an example of a diagram illustrating a preferred application example of the map registration method. As shown in FIG. 20, the map registration system 100 of the present embodiment can be suitably applied to register the indoor map 9 for each era instead of the indoor map 9 for each floor of the facility 60. FIG. 20 schematically shows that a map of the same location can be registered as a map 81 of the Showa period, a map 82 of the Taisho period, a map 83 of the Meiji period, and a map of the Edo period 84. The user can select any era and see how the cityscape has changed with the era.

Registration of a map of such an outdoor place is effective for, for example, a tourist spot. A user who visits a tourist spot can grasp what happened in the old tourist spot on a map, which can be useful for understanding the tourist spot. In addition, tourist destinations will be able to provide information on each era of tourist destinations. In these cases, the hierarchy name (hierarchy number) is replaced by information that identifies the time.

In addition, the map registration system 100 can be applied to competition facilities and the like. Due to its size, the stadium is used for various events, not limited to sports. For example, a baseball stadium often becomes a venue for concerts and other sports such as martial arts, in addition to baseball. In this case, the layout in the stadium is usually changed depending on the content of the event. Therefore, if the user registers a map of the stadium for each type of event, it is possible to provide a visitor who visits the event venue with a map of the stadium laid out according to the event being held. In these cases, the hierarchy name (hierarchy number) is substituted with information that identifies the event.

In addition, the layout of the exhibition hall where various events are held also differs greatly depending on the content of the exhibition, but if the organizer registers a map of the exhibition hall for each exhibition, it is ideal for visitors who visit the exhibition hall. Map can be provided. In these cases, the hierarchy name (hierarchy number) is replaced by information that identifies the exhibition.

<Other examples of placement information>
It was explained that the arrangement information includes two coordinates, but the arrangement of the indoor map 9 on each floor can be matched without using the two coordinates. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is an example of a diagram for explaining the arrangement of the indoor map 9 by image processing.

Since FIG. 21A is an indoor map of the Nth floor and the Mth floor, the overall map is different. However, due to the structure of the facility 60, the positions of the stairs 75 and the elevator 76 are often common to each floor. If an area common to each floor is detected and the areas are matched, the indoor map 9 of each floor can be accurately registered in the outdoor map 8 with the same arrangement.

The communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 transmits the indoor maps 9 of all floors to the registration server 30. For example, the indoor map registration unit 36 of the registration server 30 performs pattern matching by a combination of extracting two sets from all the indoor maps 9. For example, the edge of the indoor map 9 is detected, and the pixels of the corresponding predetermined regions 77 of the indoor map 9 are compared. The absolute value of the difference between the pixel values at the same position in the predetermined area 77 or the sum of the squares thereof is obtained for each predetermined area 77. If they are exactly the same, the total value is zero.

Then, the total value is obtained for each of the predetermined areas 77 as many as the number of combinations from which the two sets are taken out. The indoor map registration unit 36 calculates the total value of the total values of the same predetermined area 77 as the total value between floors. The total value between floors of the predetermined area 77, which has no difference between all floors, is zero. Even if there is actually a slight noise or the like, it is possible to detect a predetermined area 77 where there is no difference between all floors as it is below the threshold value.

A predetermined area 77 in which there is no difference between all floors is referred to as a common area between floors. In FIG. 21A, four floor-to-floor common areas 78 are found on the indoor maps 9 on the N and M floors.

As shown in FIG. 21B, the indoor map registration unit 36 aligns the center of the floor-to-floor common area 78 with the indoor map 9 which is a reference for the arrangement information. In FIG. 21B, the indoor map 9 on the Nth floor is the indoor map 9 that serves as a reference for the arrangement information. The common area 78 between the two floors having the longest distance is taken out to generate a straight line 79. The straight line 79 of the other indoor map 9 is made to match the straight line 79 of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information. As a result, even if the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information is scaled or the angle is changed, the indoor map 9 to be adjusted is adjusted so as to have the same orientation as the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information. It can be made and the size can be matched.

The indoor map registration unit 36 identifies any two points (for example, the center of the common area 78 between floors) of the indoor map 9 in a matched state by using the coordinates of the outdoor map 8 to identify the indoor map 9 The arrangement of can be specified. In this way, if the center of the common area 78 between floors is known instead of the layout information of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the layout information, the indoor map 9 can be accurately registered in the outdoor map 8.

The indoor map registration unit 36 identifies any two points (for example, the center of the common area 78 between floors) of the indoor map 9 in a matched state by using the coordinates of the outdoor map 8 to identify the indoor map 9 The arrangement of can be specified. In this way, the indoor map 9 can be accurately registered in the outdoor map 8 by detecting the common area 78 between floors instead of the layout information of the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the layout information.

The size of the predetermined area 77 preferably includes a certain range of the stairs 75 and the elevator 76. If it is too small, the number of common areas 78 between floors to be detected becomes too large, and if it is too large, the common area 78 between floors may not be detected. Further, if there is a continuous common area 78 between floors, they may be connected.

<Three-dimensional display>
Maps that can be displayed three-dimensionally are known. Such a map represents a facility 60 such as a building with a three-dimensional model, and the user can see the building drawn with the three-dimensional model from an arbitrary starting point. The indoor map 9 of the present embodiment can be applied to the facility 60 of such a three-dimensional model. That is, by setting the height information on each floor, the information processing device 10 can display the facility 60 of the three-dimensional model in which the indoor map of each floor is attached to the floor surface of the facility.

FIG. 22 shows an example of a three-dimensional model facility in which an indoor map is set. In FIG. 22, the facility 60 is drawn in three dimensions. Since the user can change the viewpoint arbitrarily, the display can be viewed from directly above. An indoor map 9 is pasted as a texture on each floor of the facility 60. By displaying the floor above the floor of interest transparently (without drawing), the user can visually recognize only the indoor map 9 of any floor.

In addition, the indoor maps 9 on a plurality of floors can be displayed and compared with each other.

The three-dimensional display can also be applied to a whereabouts management system. By representing the employees, etc. in a three-dimensional model, the user can confirm the positions of the employees, etc. in three dimensions.

<Summary>
As described above, if the user adjusts the arrangement information of the indoor map 9 on one floor, it is not necessary to determine the arrangement of the indoor map 9 on the other floor, so that the arrangement of the indoor map 9 on each floor is delicate. Adjustment is not required, and the registration work of the indoor map 9 of the facility 60 having a plurality of floors becomes easy.

<Other suitable application examples>
Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to examples, the present invention is not limited to these examples, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. And substitutions can be made.

For example, the user may specify the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information in advance instead of selecting from the reference image selection field 553 each time the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information is uploaded. Further, without specifying, for example, the earliest registered indoor map 9 may be automatically set as the indoor map 9 which is the reference of the arrangement information.

The user can also upload a plurality of indoor maps 9 at one time. These plurality of indoor maps 9 are registered with the same arrangement information.

Further, the screen examples of FIGS. 9 to 17 and their transitions are only examples, and the correspondence between the information input by the user and the screen examples is limited and interpreted, and the conditions for the screen transition are limited to the present embodiment. It will not be done.

The operation reception unit 14 is an example of reception means, the arrangement information registration request unit 13 is an example of registration request means, the indoor map registration unit 36 is an example of registration means, and the information processing device 10 is the first. It is an example of an information processing device, and the registration server 30 is an example of a second information processing device. The layer number or layer name is an example of map identification information, and the indoor map DB393 is an example of a map storage unit. The Web page creation unit 35 is an example of screen information creating means, the communication unit 31 is an example of communication means, and the screen display unit 15 is an example of screen display means.

8 Outdoor map 9 Indoor map 10 Information processing device 30 Registration server 60 Facility 100 Map registration system 200 Location management system

Claims (11)

The first information processing device is a map registration system that registers a map in the second information processing device.
The first information processing device is
The place where the map is registered, the map identification information that identifies the reference map of the place, the hierarchical information of the reference map, and the reference in the second map in which the selection of the reference map is accepted and the reference map is arranged. Reception means for accepting map coordinates, size, and orientation,
The registration of the reference map to the second map is performed by designating the coordinates, size, orientation, location, map identification information, and hierarchical information of the reference map received by the reception means. It has a registration requesting means that requires a second information processing device,
With the reference map registered in the second map,
The location where the MAP is registered, the first map identifying information for identifying a map of the same said location as the reference map, the selection of the first map, the selection of the reference map as a reference of arrangement, and the Accepts the hierarchical information of the first map,
By designating the received location, the map identification information of the first map, the first map, the identification information of the reference map that serves as the reference for placement, and the hierarchical information of the first map, the said Requesting the registration of the first map from the second information processing device,
The second information processing device is
Determined when the reference map, which is a map of the same location as the first map and is specified by the identification information of the reference map which is the reference for placement, is registered in the second map. The arrangement of the first map transmitted from the first information processing apparatus is determined by the arrangement information that determines the coordinates, size, and orientation of the reference map, and the first map is used as the location. A map registration system including the map identification information and a registration means for registering in the map storage unit in association with the hierarchical information of the first map. The registration requesting means requests the second information processing apparatus to register one of a plurality of the first maps used in the same place.
The map registration system according to claim 1, wherein the registration means diverts the arrangement information associated with the reference map to a plurality of the first maps and registers the first map in the map storage unit. .. The reception means accepts the selection of the reference map,
The map registration system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the registration requesting means requests the second information processing apparatus to register the first map together with the map identification information of the reference map. The reception means does not accept the selection of the reference map,
When the registration requesting means requests the registration of the first map from the second information processing device,
The registration means registers the first map in the map storage unit with the arrangement information of the initial value, and registers the first map in the map storage unit.
The second information processing device is
A screen information creating means for creating screen information in which the first map is superimposed on the second map, and
It has a communication means for transmitting the screen information to the first information processing device.
The first information processing device is
It has a screen display means for displaying the first map superimposed on the second map on a display device based on the screen information.
When the reception means receives the arrangement of the first map with respect to the second map and further receives the operation to register, the reception means receives the operation.
The map registration system according to claim 3, wherein the registration requesting means requests the second information processing apparatus to register the arrangement information regarding the arrangement received by the receiving means. When the registration means registers the first map,
The screen information creating means creates the screen information in which the first map is superimposed on the center mark indicating the center of the second map.
The map registration system according to claim 4, wherein the screen display means displays the first map superimposed on the central mark of the second map on a display device. The arrangement information is information that determines the coordinates, size, and orientation of the first map.
The map registration system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the registration requesting means calculates the coordinates of the first map using the coordinates of the second map. The reception means is to move, resize, and resize the first map by the pointing device.
The map registration system according to claim 6, which accepts a change in orientation, or accepts a size change and a change in orientation by inputting a numerical value, and accepts the movement of the first map by a keyboard. Prior to the registration of the first map, the reception means receives the selection of the map identification information for each of the name of the place and the first map, and registers the map identification information in the second information processing device.
The screen display means displays on the display device the name of the place and the list of the map identification information acquired from the second information processing device.
The map registration system according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the reception means accepts selection of the name of the place and the map identification information from the list. When the place is a facility, the map identification information is information for identifying a hierarchy or a floor.
The map registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the place is an outdoor area, the map identification information is information for identifying an era. When the place is a stadium, the map identification information is information for identifying the type of event.
The map registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the place is an exhibition hall, the map identification information is information for identifying the contents of the exhibition. This is a map registration method performed by a map registration system in which the first information processing device registers a map in the second information processing device.
Performed by the first information processing device,
A second receiving means accepts the place where the map is registered, the map identification information for identifying the reference map of the place, the hierarchical information of the reference map, and the selection of the reference map, and the reference map is arranged. Steps for accepting the coordinates, size, and orientation of the reference map on the map, and
The reception means is the place where the map is registered, the map identification information that identifies the first map of the same place as the reference map, the selection of the first map, the selection of the reference map as the reference for placement, and the selection of the reference map. , The step of accepting the hierarchical information of the first map,
The registration requesting means specifies the coordinates, size, orientation, location, map identification information, and hierarchical information of the reference map received by the receiving means, and the reference to the second map. The step of requesting the registration of the map from the second information processing device, and
The registration requesting means designates the place received by the receiving means, the map identification information of the first map, the identification information of the reference map as the reference for placement, and the hierarchical information of the first map. Then, the step of requesting the registration of the first map from the second information processing device and
Performed by the second information processing device,
The registration means is the reference map which is a map of the same place as the first map, and the reference map specified by the identification information of the reference map which is the reference of arrangement is registered in the second map. The arrangement of the first map transmitted from the first information processing apparatus is determined by the arrangement information that determines the coordinates, size, and orientation of the reference map determined at that time, and the first A step of registering a map in the map storage unit in association with the location, the map identification information, and the hierarchical information of the first map.
Map registration method with.

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