JP7433955B2 - Information retrieval system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information retrieval system.

Conventionally, WORLD WIDE WEB search engines such as Google (registered trademark) and Yahoo (registered trademark) are known as this type of information search system, and desired information can be retrieved by inputting keywords into these WEB search engines. Search can be performed (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-175670

However, with such a web search engine, only those who own a WORLD WIDE web site are searched, so there is a problem in that it is not possible to search for stores that do not own a web site. Another problem is that it is not possible to easily search for stores listed on a website that are close to one's current location.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information search system that can easily search for various information including businesses and users such as stores that exist within a predetermined range from one's current location.

The present invention is an information retrieval system that includes a plurality of mobile terminals and a server that can communicate with these mobile terminals via a telecommunications network, and content information to be searched can be retrieved from any mobile terminal. The current location or specific location of the mobile terminal and the upload time of the content information are associated and uploaded to the server. Then, by inputting search condition information, search area, and search upload time range from each mobile terminal, the corresponding content information is extracted, and the extracted content information can be viewed on that mobile terminal and displayed on the display. executing a voice call via the telecommunications network with a mobile terminal that is a source of the content information displayed on the display by outputting a request for a voice call in response to the content information displayed on the display; I can do it .

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily search for various information including businesses such as stores and users existing within a predetermined range from one's current location.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information search system according to the present invention. 1 is a diagram showing an example of use of the information search system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a "home" screen displayed on the display of the mobile terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a general user's settings screen that is displayed when the "settings" button on the task bar at the bottom of the display is tapped. 4A is a diagram showing an example of a usage mode change screen displayed when the "general user" button in FIG. 4A is tapped. FIG. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of a store user setting screen displayed when the "Change mode to store user" button in FIG. 4B is tapped. It is a figure which shows an example of the usage mode change screen displayed when the "store user" button of FIG. 4C is tapped. 4C is a diagram showing an example of a favorites screen displayed when the "favorite user list" button in FIG. 4C is tapped. FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a congestion status setting screen displayed when the "Set store congestion status" button in FIG. 4C is tapped. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a new post screen (before input) that is displayed when the "post" button on the "home" screen in FIG. 3 is tapped. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of a new posting screen after inputting necessary information in a predetermined location in FIG. 5A. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a posting screen displayed when one of the postings on the "home" screen of FIG. 3 is selected. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of a screen (calling in progress) when a call is made from the posting screen of FIG. 6A. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of a screen (during a call) when a call is made from the posting screen of FIG. 6A. FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search condition setting screen that is displayed when the "Find a store" button on the task bar at the bottom of the display is tapped. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of a search result after executing a search on the "Find a store" screen in FIG. 7A. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the store information of user AAA among the search results of FIG. 7B. FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when the "View posts from this store" button in FIG. 7C is tapped. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search condition setting screen that is displayed when the “Find People” button on the task bar at the bottom of the display is tapped. 8A is a diagram illustrating an example of a search result after executing a search on the “Find People” screen of FIG. 8A. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the information of a user (Hiroshi) among the search results of FIG. 8B. FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when the "View posts by this user" button in FIG. 8C is tapped. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a top screen of a talk room that is displayed when the "Room" button on the task bar at the bottom of the display is tapped. 9A is a diagram showing an example of a talk room creation screen displayed when the "Create a room" button in FIG. 9A is tapped. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen displayed when the "created room" button in FIG. 9A is tapped. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen displayed when the "Listen to room conversation" button in FIG. 9A is tapped. FIG.

《Configuration of information retrieval system S》
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information retrieval system according to the invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of use of the information retrieval system according to the invention. The information search system S of this embodiment is capable of easily searching for hot information within a maximum of 24 hours sent by business entities such as stores and individuals existing in a short distance area with a maximum radius of about 10 km, for example. This is a system that can do this. Therefore, the information retrieval system S of this embodiment includes a server 1 installed with software that executes information retrieval processing, a plurality of mobile terminals 2 installed with application software that executes information retrieval processing, and a server 1 and a plurality of It includes a telecommunications network 3 that transmits and receives information to and from the mobile terminal 2.

Information transmitted by business entities such as stores includes the name and location of the store, such as "XX Burger Shibuya store," as well as the products sold and handled by the store, such as "Jumbo chicken nuggets now available! 6 pieces for ¥300." Examples include services, time-limited or area-limited products and services. In addition, information sent by individuals includes suggestions for local communities to have meals, play, play sports, and other activities, such as ``There will be a drinking party starting at 7pm.Let's meet in front of Ebisu Station!'' In the following embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, an individual who owns a plurality of mobile terminals U1 to U3 existing within a radius R of 3 km and a plurality of stores S1 to U0 who perform an information search, The present invention will be explained by taking as an example a case where hot information transmitted from S3 is searched.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information search system S of this embodiment includes a plurality of mobile terminals 2 and a server 1 that can communicate with these mobile terminals 2 via a telecommunications network 3. One mobile terminal 2 includes, for example, a smart phone, and includes a communication device 21 capable of communicating with the server 1 via the telecommunications network 3, a terminal control device 22, and a position detection device for acquiring the current position of the mobile terminal 2. It includes a device 23, an input device 24 for inputting information through user operations, a display 25 for displaying information, a camera 26, a speaker 27, and a microphone 28.

The mobile terminal 2 of this embodiment includes at least a CPU or MPU that is a calculation device, a ROM and/or hard disk that is a nonvolatile memory in which various software is written, and a volatile memory that temporarily stores various information. A certain RAM is provided. An operating system and a plurality of application software that run on the operating system are written in the ROM or hard disk. The computer software of the mobile terminal 2 of this embodiment is a type of application software, and operates on an operating system.

The position detection device 23 of the mobile terminal 2 is composed of a GPS receiver included in the smartphone, and outputs position information such as the current latitude and longitude of the mobile terminal 2 to the server 1 at a predetermined timing. The position detection device 23 may detect a more accurate position by combining a GPS receiver, a mobile network, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), and Bluetooth (registered trademark). The input device 24 of the mobile terminal 2 consists of an input keyboard (various input keyboards displayed on a touch-panel liquid crystal display) included in the smartphone, and allows the user of the mobile terminal 2 to input information by operating the input keys. The information is displayed on the display 25 of the mobile terminal 2 or output to the server 1. Note that the input device 24 may include a speaker 27 and a voice recognition device using a voice analysis program in addition to or in place of the input keys.

The display 25 of the mobile terminal 2 is a display included in a smartphone, and may be a touch panel liquid crystal display that also serves as the input device 24. The image displayed on the display 25 is controlled by the terminal control device 22. The camera 26 of the mobile terminal 2 consists of an outside camera and/or an inside camera that the smartphone has. When making a video call, which will be described later, the camera 26 of the mobile terminal 2 uses the inside camera to take a picture of the user, and the outside camera to take a picture of the surrounding scenery. and send the video along with audio information to the other party. The speaker 27 and microphone 28 of the mobile terminal 2 consist of a speaker and a microphone that are included in a smart phone. When making a voice call, which will be described later, the speaker 27 and the microphone 28 of the mobile terminal 2 are used to input one's own voice into the microphone 28 and transmit it to the other party. The audio is output from the speaker 27 and listened to.

The terminal control device 22 of the mobile terminal 2 is a controller that controls the mobile terminal 2 in an integrated manner, and outputs the current position information acquired by the position detection device 23 to the server 1 at a predetermined timing, and when the user performs an operation. In this case, the desired content information or desired search information is output to the server 1 via the input device 24. The predetermined timing for outputting the current location information acquired by the location detection device 23 to the server 1 is when the button B10 for uploading a new post in FIG. This is when the user shakes the terminal 2 and taps the button B36 for creating a talk room in FIG. 9B. The terminal control device 22 also displays information received from the server 1 and information input from the input device 24 on the display 25, and transmits an audio signal input to the microphone 28 to the server 1 or other mobile terminal 2. , outputs an audio signal transmitted from the server 1 or another mobile terminal 2 from the speaker 27.

The server 1 of this embodiment can be configured by a general-purpose computer, and includes at least a CPU or MPU that is an arithmetic unit, a ROM and/or a hard disk that is a nonvolatile memory in which various software is written, and a temporary storage of various information. RAM, which is a volatile memory for storing data. Alternatively, the server 1 may be configured with a cloud computer, and the cloud computer may be operated by a general-purpose computer.

The server 1 of this embodiment includes a communication device 11 that communicates with a plurality of mobile terminals 2 via a telecommunications network 3, a server control device 12, and a storage device 13 that stores information. The storage device 13 is composed of a memory that temporarily stores various information.

The server control device 12 of the server 1 stores the content information received from the plurality of mobile terminals 2 in the storage device 13 in association with the current location information of the mobile terminal 2 and the upload time at which the content information was stored. Further, the server control device 12 extracts the corresponding content information from the storage device 13 according to the search information, search area, and search upload time range received from the mobile terminal 2, and outputs the extracted content information to the mobile terminal 2. .

The telecommunications network 3 of this embodiment is comprised of an Internet network using a so-called carrier network and other wide area telecommunications networks.

《Mobile terminal screen display》
Next, a description will be given of the transition contents of the display screen of the mobile terminal 2 in which the application software of the information search system S of this embodiment is installed. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the home screen P1 displayed on the display 25 of the mobile terminal 2 according to the present invention.

A "+Post" button B1 is provided on the upper left side of the home screen P1 shown in FIG. 3, and when this post button B1 is tapped, the screen changes to a new content information posting screen P2 shown in FIG. 5A. In addition, the task bar at the bottom of the home screen P1 has, from the left, a "Search for a store" button B2, a "Search for a person" button B3, a "Home" button B4, a "Room" button B5, and a "Settings" button B6. It is being The home screen P1 shown in FIG. 3 is a screen that is displayed when the home button B4 is tapped.

Note that posted content information is displayed in the center of the screen of the display 25, and the content information displayed on the home screen P1 can be set for all posts, only text information, or only voice messages. You can choose between posts or only your own posts. Furthermore, when any post is tapped on the home screen P1, the screen changes to a content information posting screen P3 shown in FIG. 6A.

First, the setting screen P4 will be explained. When the settings button B6 provided on the task bar at the bottom of the home screen P1 in FIG. 3 is tapped, the screen changes to the settings screen P4 in FIG. 4A. In the information search system S of this embodiment, the usage modes set on the setting screen P4 include "usage mode as a general user" shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, and "usage mode as a store user" shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D. mode is set.

As shown in the screen in Figure 4B, the usage modes for a general user include wanting to talk to people nearby, searching for nearby shops, and searching for people who meet your needs. This mode is suitable for individuals who want to post about a store and connect with people who access or call in response to the post. In addition, if your post hits someone else's search, it will be displayed as a search result on the other person's mobile device 2 for a period of time you specify within the range of 5 minutes to 12 hours, and will not be displayed after that. It is. Posts from general users can be useful for a limited time, such as an invitation to a drinking party to meet at 7pm, and you can narrow down the information by stopping posts that are no longer useful. be.

On the other hand, the usage mode as a store user is a mode for users who are running a store, and basically allows you to view your current location (location information when searching for information, posting information, etc.). Location information) will be pinned on the map, visible to all users, and displayed in search results without any time limit. In addition, "store congestion status" can be registered as a function only for store users, and can be reflected in the results when a general user executes a search. This mode can be used to notify people near your store of your store's existence and encourage them to visit.

To change the screen that displays the usage mode for general users to the screen that displays the usage mode for store users, tap the "General User" button B8 on the usage screen for general users in Figure 4A, and switch to the screen in Figure 4B. After the transition, tap the "Change mode to store user" button B14. This causes a transition to the store user usage mode screen shown in FIG. 4C.

The general user usage mode screen shown in FIG. Button (or pull-down menu) to select the purpose of using the system B10, search hashtag setting button B11, homepage URL input space S3, setting button B12 to set the time to continue displaying in search results, location information published on a map A button B13 for whether to do so, and a favorite user list button B15 are provided.

When the required input items on the setting screen P4 are input, the save button B7 changes from the inactive state to the active state and becomes ready for input. By tapping this, the input items are stored in the storage device 13 of the server 1. The image setting button B9 is an image file selection button for uploading the user's own photograph or landscape painting. Text information is input using the input device 24 into the user name input space S1 and the self-introduction input space S2. The button (or pull-down menu) B10 for selecting the purpose of using this system is a button for inputting or selecting a purpose, such as "looking for friends to go out with." The search hashtag setting button B11 is a button for inputting a keyword to be set in addition to the content of the post so that the user's post frequently hits searches by other users.

The homepage URL input space S3 is a space for inputting text information of the URL of a homepage that the user establishes, if necessary. The setting button B12 for the length of time to continue displaying in the search results allows you to search on the other person's mobile terminal 2 for a period of time that you specify within the range of 5 minutes to 12 hours, when your post hits someone else's search. This button is used to set the time for displaying the result and not displaying it thereafter. The button B13 for whether to publish location information on a map is an ON/OFF button for setting whether or not to publish your location information on a map when a search result hits someone else's mobile terminal 2. If you turn it on, your location information will be made public on the map.

In contrast, the store user usage mode screen P5 shown in FIG. 4C includes a "Save" button B7, a "Store User" button B8, an image setting button B9, a store name input space S1, a store Input space S2 for introduction text, button (or input space, pull-down menu) B16 for selecting shop information such as shop genre category, genre description, average budget, number of customers, etc., input space S4 for store address, homepage URL There are provided an input space S3, a button B17 for using the store congestion status reflection function, a button B18 for setting the store congestion status, and a favorite user list button B15.

When the required input items on this setting screen P5 are input, the save button B7 changes from its previously inactive state to an active state and becomes ready for input. By tapping this, the input items are stored in the storage device 13 of the server 1. In addition, if you tap the "Store User" button B8 on the store user usage mode setting screen P5 of FIG. 4C, the screen will transition to the screen of FIG. If you want to change to the screen that displays the mode, tap the "Change mode to general user" button B14. This causes the screen to transition to the general user usage mode screen shown in FIG. 4A.

The image setting button B9 is an image file selection button for uploading a store photo or landscape painting. Text information is input using the input device 24 into the store name input space S1 and the store introduction input space S2. Button (or input space, pull-down menu) B16 for selecting shop information such as the shop's genre category, genre description, average budget, number of people serving, etc. can be used to select, for example, "Food" for the genre category, "Indian curry" for the genre description, etc. This button is used to input or select contents such as "~500 yen" for the average budget and "No specification" for the number of people to support. In the store address input space S4, text information is input using the input device 24. The home page URL input space S3 is a space for inputting text information of the URL of a home page established by the store, if necessary.

The store congestion status reflection function button B17 is a button that turns on/off the function that informs visitors of the current store congestion status from the store side, and when you tap the "Set store congestion status" button B18, the screen shown in Fig. 4F is displayed. The screen will change to the congestion situation setting screen P7, so by moving the cursor B19 for selecting the congestion situation to the position corresponding to the current congestion situation and tapping the publish button B20, information about the current congestion situation of the store will be displayed on the server. 1 and the information stored in the storage device 13 is updated. This makes it possible to encourage customers to visit the store at a time that is appropriate for the store's congestion status.

The favorite user list button B15 on the general user usage mode setting screen P4 in FIG. 4A and the favorite user list button B15 on the store user usage mode setting screen P5 in FIG. This is a button that displays the contents of other users who are registered as being likely to access the store (store) relatively frequently. If you tap this favorite user list button B15, you will be transferred to the favorite screen P6 in Figure 4E, and a list of other currently registered users will be displayed.If you tap on any user, if you are a general user, you will be shown in Figure 6A. If the user is a store user, the screen changes to a content information posting screen P3 shown in FIG. 7C.

Next, posting of content information will be explained. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of a new posting screen P2 (before input) that is displayed when the "+Post" button B1 on the home screen P1 in FIG. 3 is tapped. When the "+Post" button B1 is tapped on the home screen P1 in FIG. 3, a new post screen P2 in FIG. 5A is displayed modally. As shown in FIG. 5A, the new post screen P2 includes a "Register voice message" button B7, a post message input space S1, a post area input button B8, a post range input button B9, and a "Post" button. B10 is provided.

The new post here is a comment or tweet sent by the user of the mobile terminal 2 to other users of the mobile terminal 2. When the "Register voice message" button B7 is tapped, the user's voice is recorded. It becomes possible to input and record, and a voice message of about 12 seconds, for example, is output to the server 1 in association with other content information. When the voice message is registered and the screen shown in FIG. 5B is displayed, a "Play" button B11 and a "Redo" button B12 are displayed. When you tap the "Play" button B11, the registered voice message is played from the speaker 27. will be played. If you want to change the voice message, tap the "Redo" button B12 and re-record it.

In addition, when transmitting the posted content as text information, use the input device 24 of the mobile terminal 2 in the input space S1 of the posted message to write, for example, "I want to drink at Suehirocho tonight from 7:00 pm." Type something like "Gather around! I'll be waiting in front of the tire shop at the intersection of Suehirocho Station."

The posting area is information that specifies which point you want to post based on, and when you tap the input button B8 of the posting area, you have the option to enter your current location or a specified address, and when you select your current location, the mobile device The position information detected by the position detection device 23 of No. 2 is set. Further, when an address to be specified is selected, a space for text input is displayed, and a posting area is set by inputting text information of the address using the input device 24. The posting range is information that specifies the distance from the posting point set in the posting area to the destination, and when you tap the posting range input button B9, for example, 1km, 2km, 3km, 5km, 7km, 10km, etc. Distance can be selected.

These posting area and posting range are a guideline for how far content information such as a poster's message or tweet should be transmitted, and have appropriate values depending on the contents of the content. For example, in the above-mentioned invitation message to a drinking party, the number of people who can participate is limited depending on the meeting place and the time until the start, and if the time until the start is short, the posting range must be short. On the other hand, if there is enough time before the start of the invitation message to an event for a special hobby or taste, such as a mahjong tournament for the elderly, it is necessary to widen the posting range to reach a sufficient number of people. It may not be possible to secure the In this way, the posting area and posting range of this embodiment can be set with appropriate values depending on the contents of the content information.

In addition, in this embodiment, on the new posting screen P2, inputting a posting message, posting area, and posting range are mandatory items, and inputting a voice message is an optional item, so on the new posting screen P2, the posting message When the posting area and posting range are input, the "Post" button B10 changes from the inactive state to the active state and input can be made. When you tap this, the new posting screen P2 appears. The content information inputted in , the posting area and the posting range information are associated with each other and output to the server 1 . The server control device 12 of the server 1 stores this content information and information on the posting area and posting range associated therewith in the storage device 13. Note that the map information displayed on the new post screen P2 shown in FIG. It is not displayed in other cases.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of a post screen P3 that is displayed when one of the posts on the home screen P1 of FIG. 3 is tapped. When one post displayed in the center of the screen in FIG. 3 is tapped, the screen changes to a content information posting screen P3 shown in FIG. 6A. The post selected here has the nickname "Kayoko", the posting area is within 1 km from the point displayed on the map, the time it remains displayed in the search results is within 15 minutes, and the posted message is "Drinking party starts at 7:00 pm." Let's meet in front of Ebisu Station!''.

If there is a voice message in this post, the "Listen to voice message" button B21 will be activated, so by tapping this button B21, the voice information stored in the storage device 13 of the server 1 will be transferred to the mobile terminal 2. It can be viewed from the speaker 27 of. Further, if the user views the posting screen P3 shown in FIG. 6A and wants to call the poster, the user taps the "Call Now" button B22. As a result, the display screen of the display 25 transitions to the telephone calling screen P8 shown in FIG. 6B, and the terminal control device 22 of the mobile terminal 2 activates the telephone function using the Internet network, and The mobile terminal 2 is made to output a ring tone.

When the poster, who is the other party on the call, responds, the screen changes to a screen P9 in progress shown in FIG. If a video call is desired, the user uses a camera 26 such as an in-camera to transmit an image of himself or herself to the other party, while displaying image information sent from the other party on the display 25. To end the call, tap the "end call" button B23. Calls using such an Internet network can be realized, for example, by software compliant with WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication).

Next, store search will be explained. FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of the search condition setting screen P10 that is displayed when the "Find a store" button B2 on the task bar displayed at the bottom of the display 25 is tapped, and FIG. FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of the search result screen P11 after executing the search, and FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of the store information screen P12 when user AAA is tapped in the search results of FIG. 7B. , is a diagram showing an example of the screen P13 that is displayed when the "View posts from this store" button B27 in FIG. 7C is tapped.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the store search condition setting screen P10 is provided with search condition setting buttons B24 for setting the store genre, number of visitors, distance to the store, budget, etc. After making the settings (including content such as no restrictions), when a search is executed, the screen changes to a search result screen P11 shown in FIG. 7B. To execute the search, the shake function of the OS installed in the mobile terminal 2 may be used to execute the search, or a search execution button may be provided and tapped. FIG. 7B shows the results of a search by setting specific conditions such as "Curry" for the store genre, 2 people for the number of visitors, 1 km or less for the distance to the store, and 5000 yen or less for the budget using the search condition setting button B24. . The search results in Figure 7B display a summary list of the store name, genre, average budget, distance from the searched mobile device 2 to the store, and number of people available, and the current congestion status is displayed in color to the left of the store name. has been done. The current congestion status is displayed in color, for example, with a red circle indicating congestion, a yellow circle indicating slightly congested, a green circle indicating vacancy, and a black circle indicating unknown.

If the user wants to know more detailed information from the list display in FIG. 7B, tap the store. This transitions to the store information screen P12 shown in FIG. 7C. The store information screen P12 in FIG. 7C includes store name, genre, average budget, distance from the searched mobile terminal 2 to the store, number of customers available, as well as store and menu image information, store Posted messages, store addresses, and map information are displayed. Additionally, there are provided an "Add to Favorites" button B25, a "Call Now" button B26, and a "View posts from this store" button B27. When the "Add to Favorites" button B25 is tapped on this store information screen P12, the ID of the store is stored in the storage device 13 of the server 1 as a favorite of the user of the mobile terminal 2, and the setting screen of FIG. 4A is stored. It can be called up by tapping the favorite user list button B15 on P4.

Furthermore, if you tap the "Call Now" button B26 on this store information screen P12, the screen will transition to the telephone calling screen described in FIGS. 6B and 6C, and the terminal control device 22 of the mobile terminal 2 will: A telephone function using the Internet line is activated, and a ring tone is outputted to the mobile terminal 2 in the store. When the store that is the other party on the call responds, the screen changes to a screen in which the call is in progress, and the user's own voice is output to the other party through the microphone 28, and the voice of the other party is output from the speaker 27.

Furthermore, when the user taps the "View posts from this store" button B27 on the store information screen P12, the screen transitions to screen P13 in FIG. 7D, which displays a list of content information posted by the store named AAA. By making it possible to view more detailed information from among the search results listed in FIG. 7B, it is possible to contribute to store selection.

Next, a general user search will be explained. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of the search condition setting screen P14 that is displayed when the "Find People" button B3 on the task bar displayed at the bottom of the display 25 is tapped, and FIG. FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an example of the search result screen P15 after executing the search, and FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an example of the user (Hiroshi) information screen P16 when the user (Hiroshi) is tapped in the search results in FIG. 8B. , FIG. 8D is a diagram showing an example of the screen P17 that is displayed when the "View posts by this user" button B30 in FIG. 8C is tapped.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the general user's search condition setting screen P14 is provided with a search condition setting button B28 for setting the purpose of searching for a person, a hashtag, the distance to the general user (radius distance for searching for a person), etc. , After setting specific contents for these (including contents such as no restrictions), when a search is executed, the screen changes to a search result screen P15 shown in FIG. 8B. To execute the search, the shake function of the OS installed in the mobile terminal 2 may be used to execute the search, or a search execution button may be provided and tapped. In Figure 8B, the purpose of searching for people in the search condition setting button B28 is "going out," the hashtag is "drinking, playing, hangout, friends," and the distance to general users (search radius distance) is within 1 km. Shows the results of a search by setting specific conditions. The search results in FIG. 8B summarize and display a general user name, profile, distance from the searched mobile terminal 2 to the general user, and a time period to continue displaying in the search results.

If you want to know more detailed information from the list display in FIG. 8B, tap the general user (for example, "Hiroshi"). This transitions to the user information screen P16 shown in FIG. 8C. On the store information screen P16 in FIG. 8C, in addition to the general user name, profile, distance from the searched mobile terminal 2 to the general user, and the time to continue displaying in the search results, the user's posts are displayed in a summarized list. Messages and map display if allowed. Further, a "Call now" button B29 and a "View posts by this user" button B30 are provided. When the "Call Now" button B29 is tapped on this user information screen P16, the screen transitions to the telephone calling screen described in FIGS. 6B and 6C, and the terminal control device 22 of the mobile terminal 2 connects to the Internet line. Activates the telephone function using Hiroshi and causes the user's (Hiroshi) mobile terminal 2 to output a ring tone. Then, when the user (Hiroshi) who is the other party on the call responds, the screen changes to a screen where the call is in progress, and the user's voice is output to the other party through the microphone 28 and the voice of the other party is output from the speaker 27.

Furthermore, when the "View posts by this user" button B30 is tapped on this user information screen P16, the screen changes to screen P17 in FIG. 8D, and a list of content information posted by the user named Hiroshi is displayed. By allowing more detailed information to be viewed from among the search results listed in FIG. 8B, it is possible to contribute to the decisions of general users.

Next, talk rooms will be explained. 9A is a diagram showing an example of the talk room top screen P18 that is displayed when the "Room" button B5 on the task bar displayed at the bottom of the display 25 is tapped, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing the "Create a room" button shown in FIG. 9A. FIG. 9C is a diagram showing an example of the talk room creation screen P19 that is displayed when the "create" button B31 is tapped, and FIG. 9C is the talk room screen that is displayed when the "created room" button B32 of FIG. FIG. 9D, which is a diagram showing an example of P20, is a diagram showing an example of the talk room screen P21 that is displayed when the "Listen to room conversation" button B33 in FIG. 9A is tapped.

The talk room of this embodiment is a voice call space using WebRTC where multiple people, including users who are not acquainted, can have a voice call. When a talk room is created, users within the radius of the public area (area) can access the talk room, participate in voice calls, and exchange various information with strangers. The top screen P18 of the talk room in FIG. 9A is provided with a "Create a room" button B31, a "Created room" button B32, and a "Listen to the conversation in the room" button B33.

If you want to open your own talk room, tap the "Create Room" button B31 on the top screen P18. As a result, the screen on the display 25 transitions to the talk room creation screen P19 in FIG. 9B. This talk room creation screen P19 is provided with an input space S5 for a room title, an input space S6 for a room description, a button B34 for setting the room installation area, and a button B35 for specifying the accessible range (radial distance) to the room. ing. Text information is input using the input device 24 into the input space S5 for the room title and the input space S6 for the room description. The setting button B34 for the room installation area is a button for setting the center point at which the room will be opened, and the button B35 for specifying the accessible range (radial distance) for the room is for setting the area set using the setting button B34. This button is used to set the radius around the room installation area to which users the room will be made public. For example, input the room name as ``Room to talk about curry'', the room description as ``Curry lovers gather together!'', the room installation area as Sotokanda 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, and the radius distance as 1 km.

To access a room that you have created, tap the "Created Room" button B32 on the top screen P18. As a result, the screen of the display 25 changes to the talk room screen P20 of FIG. 9C, and a list of rooms created by the user is displayed. Then, by tapping one of the rooms, you can access the voice call space assigned to that talk room, and the voice signals from other users will be output from the speaker of the mobile device 2, as well as your own voice. Audio signals are input into the microphone and transmitted to other users. Thereby, voice calls can be made between a plurality of mobile terminals 2, and information such as a famous curry specialty store in the Sotokanda area can be exchanged.

In the talk room of this embodiment, a user can participate in a talk room created by another user as long as the user's mobile terminal 2 is within the specified radius distance. If the user wants to listen to conversations in multiple talk rooms one after another, tap the "Listen to conversations in rooms" button B33 on the top screen P18. As a result, the screen on the display 25 transitions to the talk room screen P21 in FIG. The content of the conversation is output from 27.

As described above, according to the information search system S of this embodiment, it is possible to easily search for various information including businesses and users such as stores that exist within a predetermined range from one's current location.

S...Information search system 1...Server 11...Communication device 12...Server control device 13...Storage device 2...Mobile terminal 21...Communication device 22...Terminal control device 23...Position detection device 24...Input device 25...Display 26...Camera 27 …Speaker 28…Microphone 3…Telecommunication network

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In an information retrieval system that includes a plurality of mobile terminals and a server that can communicate with these mobile terminals via a telecommunications network,
The mobile terminal includes a communication device that can communicate with the server via the telecommunications network, a position detection device that acquires the current location of the mobile terminal, an input device that inputs information by user operation, and information processing. , a display for displaying , a speaker, a microphone, and a terminal control device,
The terminal control device includes:
outputting the current position acquired by the position detection device to the server at a predetermined timing;
outputting desired content information or desired search condition information to the server via the input device when there is a user operation;
displaying information received from the server on the display;
The server includes a communication device that communicates with the mobile terminal via the telecommunications network, a storage device that stores information, and a server control device,
The server control device includes:
storing content information received from the mobile terminal in the storage device in association with the current position or specific position information of the mobile terminal and an upload time at which the content information was stored;
Extracting corresponding content information from the storage device according to search condition information, search area, and search upload time range received from the mobile terminal, outputting the extracted content information to the mobile terminal,
By outputting a request for a voice call in response to the content information displayed on the display, communication between the mobile terminal, which is the source of the content information displayed on the display, via the telecommunication line network is achieved. An information retrieval system that can perform voice calls . 2. The information search system according to claim 1, wherein the search range is content information existing within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal and within a predetermined search upload time range from the current time. 3. The information search system according to claim 2, wherein the search range is content information existing in a search area within a maximum radius of 10 km around the mobile terminal and within a maximum search upload time range of 24 hours from the current time. The mobile terminal further includes a camera,
The information retrieval system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an image captured by the camera is simultaneously output during the voice call. The information search system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the server controls real-time communication via the telecommunications network performed between the plurality of mobile terminals.

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