JP7670658B2 - APPLICATION PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an application program, an information processing system, and an information processing method.

Conventionally, there is known a technology for notifying a user of information according to a preset user action schedule. For example, a processing device has been proposed that, upon receiving execution information indicating an action performed by a user from a terminal device owned by the user, identifies the next action that the user plans to perform as a subsequent action, and transmits related information related to the identified subsequent action (e.g., a map of the area around the location where the subsequent action will be performed) to the terminal device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 3722787

However, the processing device described in Patent Document 1 was sometimes unable to dynamically change the content or layout of the information to be notified to the user based on the user's behavioral history.

The present invention has been made in consideration of these circumstances, and one of its objectives is to provide an application program, an information processing system, and an information processing method that can dynamically change the content and layout of information to be notified to a user according to the user's behavioral history.

One aspect of the present invention is an application program that causes a terminal device to execute the following processes: acquiring map information from an information processing device; displaying a map on a display unit of the terminal device based on the map information; determining the content and layout of information to be provided to a user who owns the terminal device based on the behavioral history of the user; and displaying the information to be provided to the user together with the map on the display unit according to the determined content and layout.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the content and layout of information to be notified to a user can be dynamically changed depending on the user's behavioral history.

1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of map information 171. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a navigation process performed by the information processing system 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of user information 272. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of spot information 172. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of posted information 173. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a main screen of a navigation application 271. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a recommendation screen. A figure showing an example of multiple cards displayed in a first card display area 281. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a plurality of cards displayed in the second card display area 282 when the terminal device 200 is located in the vicinity of a home. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a plurality of cards displayed in the second card display area 282 when the terminal device 200 is located in the vicinity of a workplace. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a plurality of cards displayed in the second card display area 282 when the terminal device 200 is not located near a home or workplace. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen for recommended information. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recommendation map. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a traffic map. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a gourmet map. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a search screen for a hash search. 13 is a flowchart showing a display process of a sheet 280 executed by the terminal device 200.

Below, with reference to the drawings, an embodiment of the application program, information processing system, and information processing method of the present invention will be described. For ease of explanation, the application program will be described as a navigation application that shows a route from a current location to a destination, but it may be an application other than a navigation application as long as it displays a map and a sheet, which will be described later.

1. System configuration
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 100 and a terminal device 200. The information processing device 100 and the terminal device 200 communicate with each other via a network NW. The network NW includes, for example, a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), the Internet, a provider device, a wireless base station, a dedicated line, or some or all of the above. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, the terminal device 200 and the information processing device 100 are shown independently, but some of the functions of the information processing device 100 described below may be included in the terminal device 200.

The terminal device 200 is a mobile phone such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal used by a user. The terminal device 200 functions as a navigation device by starting a navigation application (navigation program) 271 that cooperates with the information processing device 100. Note that although only one terminal device 200 is shown in FIG. 1, multiple terminal devices 200 may be connected to the network NW.

The information processing device 100 is a computer that provides route information indicating a route to a destination to the terminal device 200. The information processing device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a route search unit 120, and a storage unit 170.

The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for connecting to the network NW. The communication unit 110 is, for example, a network interface card.

The route search unit 120 is realized by, for example, a hardware processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program (software). The route search unit 120 may be realized by hardware (including circuitry) such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or may be realized by a combination of software and hardware. The program may be stored in advance in a storage device (a storage device with a non-transient storage medium) such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or flash memory, or may be stored in a removable storage medium (non-transient storage medium) such as a DVD or CD-ROM, and installed in the storage device by mounting the storage medium in a drive device.

The storage unit 170 is a HDD, flash memory, RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The storage unit 170 may be a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device that the information processing device 100 can access via the network NW. The storage unit 170 stores information such as map information 171, spot information 172, and posted information 173. In addition to this information, the storage unit 170 also stores weather information including information on rain clouds and precipitation. Details of the map information 171, spot information 172, and posted information 173 will be described later.

The terminal device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a display unit 220, an operation unit 230, a positioning unit 240, a control unit 250, and a memory unit 270.

The communication unit 210 is a wireless communication module that performs wireless communication with a wireless base station connected to the network NW. The display unit 220 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The operation unit 230 is a device that accepts operation instructions from a user. Note that the display unit 220 and the operation unit 230 may be configured as a touch panel display.

The positioning unit 240 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. The positioning unit 240 performs positioning based on radio waves received from a satellite to identify the position of the terminal device 200 (i.e., the user's position). The terminal device 200 may also estimate the position of the terminal device 200 from the position of a wireless base station with which the communication unit 210 can communicate.

The control unit 250 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing an application program stored in the storage unit 270. The control unit 250 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, ASIC, or FPGA that has the same functions as a processor executing a program, or may be realized by software and hardware working together.

The storage unit 270 is realized, for example, by a RAM, a ROM, a HDD, a flash memory, or a hybrid storage device that combines two or more of these. The storage unit 270 stores a navigation application 271 and user information 272. Details of the processing by the navigation application 271 and the user information 272 will be described later.

The terminal device 200 periodically (e.g., every few seconds) transmits the position of the terminal device 200 identified by the positioning unit 240 to the information processing device 100 as current location information. The terminal device 200 also transmits destination information set by the user to the information processing device 100 and acquires route information from the information processing device 100.

In FIG. 1, the information processing device 100 performs a route search in response to a request from the terminal device 200, and transmits route information to the terminal device 200. The map information 171 stored in the storage unit 170 of the information processing device 100 is, for example, information that represents roads as a collection of links.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of map information 171. Map information 171 is information in which information such as the coordinates of both ends of a link, connecting links, and the number of lanes is associated with a link ID, which is identification information for the link.

The information processing device 100 extracts map information (partial map information) of an area centered on the position of the terminal device 200 received from the map information 171, and transmits the extracted partial map information to the terminal device 200.

The control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 performs link matching processing on the partial map information received from the information processing device 100. The link matching processing is processing to determine which road, among the links included in the partial map information, the terminal device 200 is moving along (i.e., which link the user is moving along). Therefore, the link matching processing associates the position of the terminal device 200 (the user's position) with one of the links. The link matching processing is performed, for example, based on selecting the link closest to the position of the terminal device 200, while taking into account various factors. The control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 generates a navigation screen based on the partial map information received from the information processing device 100 and the result of the link matching processing. The control unit 250 also causes the display unit 220 to display the generated navigation screen.

2. Navigation Processing
3 is a sequence diagram showing the navigation process performed by the information processing system 1. First, the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 starts the navigation application 271, and the operation unit 230 accepts the setting of a destination by the user (S1). The terminal device 200 transmits current location information indicating the position of the terminal device 200 specified by the positioning unit 240 (hereinafter, "current location"), destination information indicating the destination, and a user ID to the information processing device 100 (S2). The user ID is identification information for identifying the user who uses the terminal device 200, and is included in the user information 272. The user ID is also acquired by user authentication.

The route search unit 120 of the information processing device 100 performs a route search using the current location information, the destination information, and the map information 171 (S3). The communication unit 110 transmits to the terminal device 200 the route information obtained as a result of the search, and partial map information of the area centered on the current location of the terminal device 200 (S4).

The control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 performs a link matching process on the current location information and the links included in the partial map information, and generates a navigation screen based on the result of the link matching process (hereinafter, the "link matching result") and the partial map information. The control unit 250 displays the generated navigation screen on the display unit 220 (S5).

The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200 periodically transmits the current location information and the link matching result to the information processing device 100 (S6). The communication unit 110 of the information processing device 100 transmits the partial map information corresponding to the current location information received from the terminal device 200 to the terminal device 200 (S7).

In this manner, the processes of S5 to S7 are repeatedly executed. The control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 determines whether or not the user has arrived at the destination based on the current location identified by the positioning unit 240. Note that the terminal device 200 may also determine that the user has arrived at the destination based on an input from the user.

When the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 determines that the user has arrived at the destination, it transmits a destination arrival notification to the information processing device 100 (S8). When the information processing device 100 receives the destination arrival notification from the terminal device 200, it ends the series of operations shown in FIG. 3.

<3. Various information>
The terminal device 200 of this embodiment not only displays a map, but also displays a sheet including information to be provided to the user. Various types of information used when displaying a sheet will be described below.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information 272. User information 272 is information about a user who uses terminal device 200. User information 272 is stored in storage unit 270 of terminal device 200. User information 272 includes a user ID, a user name, a home location, a workplace location, a search history, a purchase history, a reservation history, and a visit history.

The user ID is identification information for identifying the user. The user name is information indicating the name of the user. The home location is information indicating the location of the user's home. The workplace location is information indicating the location of the user's workplace. This information is set in advance by the user.

Search history is information about the history of strings searched by the user, such as the names of spots on a map. Purchase history is information about the purchase history of items purchased by the user, such as tickets for public transportation (planes, bullet trains, etc.). Reservation history is information about the history of reservations made by the user, such as restaurant reservations. Visit history is information about the history of places and spots the user has visited.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of spot information 172. Spot information 172 is stored in the storage unit 170 of the information processing device 100. Spot information 172 is information about spots (stores, stations, parks, etc.) on a map. Spot information 172 includes a spot ID, a spot name, location information, a genre, a spot image, and rating information.

The spot ID is identification information for identifying a spot. The spot name is information indicating the name of the spot. The location information is information indicating the location of the spot on a map. The genre is information indicating the genre of the spot (cafe, restaurant, etc.). The spot image is information regarding the image of the spot. For example, the spot image may be an address of image data. The rating information is information regarding the rating given by the user to the spot. For example, the user may give the spot a score out of 5 points, and the rating information may be the average of the scores given to the spot by multiple users.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of posted information 173. Posted information 173 is stored in the memory unit 170 of the information processing device 100. Posted information 173 is information related to the content of posts posted by users. Posts may be made in association with a specific spot, or in association with location information. Posts may also include text and images. Posted information 173 includes a post ID, a user ID, a spot ID, location information, text information, and image information.

The post ID is identification information for identifying the post. The user ID is information for identifying the user who posted, and is similar information to the user ID included in user information 272. The spot ID is information for identifying the spot to which the post was made, and is similar information to the spot ID included in spot information 172. The location information is information related to the location from which the post was made. When a user posts in association with a spot, the spot ID is included in post information 173, but when a user posts in association with a location where no spot exists, the location information is included in post information 173.

Text information is character information included in the content posted by a user. Image information is information about an image included in the content posted by a user. The image information may be a still image or a video. In addition, both the text information and image information may be included in the posted information 173, or either the text information or the image information may be included in the posted information 173.

<4. Main screen>
Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a main screen of the navigation application 271. When the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 reads out and executes the navigation application 271 from the storage unit 270, a map 293 with the position of the terminal device 200 at its center is displayed on the display unit 220. In addition, a sheet 280 including information to be provided to the user is also displayed on the display unit 220 together with the map 293. As shown in Fig. 7, the terminal device 200 displays the map 293 in a first area 291 at the top of the display unit 220, and displays the sheet 280 in a second area 292 at the bottom of the display unit 220.

The sheet 280 includes a first card display area 281, a second card display area 282, and a search area 283. The search area 283 is an area where a search string is input by the user. When a search string is input into the search area 283, multiple spots related to the input string are displayed on the map 293. When the user sets one of the multiple spots as a destination and instructs route guidance, the navigation process described in FIG. 3 is executed.

The first card display area 281 and the second card display area 282 display multiple cards for selecting information to be provided to the user. The user can scroll through the multiple cards by swiping their finger left or right across the first card display area 281 and the second card display area 282.

By selecting (tapping) one of the multiple cards displayed in the first card display area 281 or the second card display area 282, the user can display information corresponding to the selected card on the display unit 220. For example, when the user selects (tap) the recommended information card 284 in the second card display area 282, the terminal device 200 displays a recommendation screen including popular spots in the vicinity of the current location on the display unit 220.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a recommendation screen. The recommendation screen includes information about recommended spots in an area including the current location of the terminal device 200 (in the example of FIG. 8, ●● City, ◆◆ Prefecture). The current location information of the terminal device 200 is acquired by the positioning unit 240 of the terminal device 200. The terminal device 200 transmits the current location information to the information processing device 100. The information processing device 100 acquires information about spots in the vicinity of the current location of the terminal device 200 from the spot information 172 based on the current location information received from the terminal device 200. The information processing device 100 also transmits information about recommended spots in the vicinity of the current location of the terminal device 200 to the terminal device 200. For example, the information processing device 100 may transmit to the terminal device 200 the recommended spot information with a high score in the evaluation information included in the spot information 172. The terminal device 200 displays the recommended spot information received from the information processing device 100 on the recommendation screen on the display unit 220.

The user can check information about recommended spots in the vicinity of the current location of the terminal device 200 from the recommendation screen shown in FIG. 8. Information about the recommended spots includes a spot image, a spot name, rating information, and the distance from the current location. The user can scroll the recommendation screen by swiping the recommendation screen up or down with a finger. Information located at the top of the recommendation screen is preferentially displayed on the recommendation screen. Also, when the user scrolls the recommendation screen, information located at the bottom is displayed.

The terminal device 200 may rearrange the information included in the recommendation screen according to the search history included in the user information 272. For example, the terminal device 200 may refer to the user information 272 and preferentially display information in a genre that is frequently searched for by the user on the recommendation screen. Specifically, if the user frequently searches for the genre "yakiniku," the terminal device 200 may preferentially display spots related to yakiniku restaurants on the recommendation screen. This allows the user to efficiently grasp information about spots in a genre that interests them.

Although the recommendation screen includes information about recommended spots around the current location of the terminal device 200, other information may also be included. For example, the terminal device 200 may receive weather information around the current location (●● city, ◆◆ prefecture in the example of FIG. 8) from the information processing device 100, and if there are rain clouds around the current location, a rain cloud radar for the area around the current location may be displayed on the recommendation screen. In other words, the recommendation screen may include any information that is useful to a user at the current location of the terminal device 200.

In this way, the terminal device 200 displays recommended information for the area including the current location of the terminal device 200 on the display unit 220. By checking the recommendation screen, the user can efficiently grasp information such as recommended spots in the area.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of multiple cards displayed in the first card display area 281. Multiple cards related to the user's behavioral history are displayed in the first card display area 281. For example, the user's behavioral history may be a search history, a purchase history, a reservation history, or a visit history.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first card display area 281 may display a card for displaying reserved spots (stores), a card for displaying recently searched spots, a card for displaying information about purchased items (e.g., tickets, etc.), and the like. The first card display area 281 may also display cards for registering the location of the user's home or workplace. The user can scroll through multiple cards by swiping the first card display area 281 left or right with a finger.

10 to 12 are diagrams showing an example of multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282. For example, each of the multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282 may be a recommended information card 284 (FIG. 7) for displaying popular spots in the vicinity of the current location as recommended information, a spot card for displaying information about spots of a specific genre in the vicinity of the current location, a route guidance card for displaying route guidance to the destination, a timetable card for displaying a public transportation timetable, an operation information card for displaying operation information of public transportation, a raincloud card for displaying a raincloud radar in the vicinity of the current location, a crime prevention card for displaying information about crime prevention in the vicinity of the current location, or a thematic map card for instructing the display of a list of thematic maps related to a specific theme such as a fireworks map.

The terminal device 200 determines the content and layout of the multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282 based on the current time, the current location of the terminal device 200, and the user information 272 (home location, workplace location, etc.). For example, the terminal device 200 determines the content and layout of the multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282 based on whether the current time is morning, afternoon, or evening, whether the current location of the terminal device 200 is near the home or workplace, etc. This point will be explained in detail below.

Figure 10 is a diagram showing an example of multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282 when the current location of the terminal device 200 is in the vicinity of the home. As shown in Figure 10, when the terminal device 200 is located in the vicinity of the home, the terminal device 200 changes the arrangement of multiple cards in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The card arranged on the left side in Figure 10 is preferentially displayed in the second card display area 282. Also, when the user scrolls the second card display area 282, the card arranged on the right side in Figure 10 is displayed.

For example, if the current time is morning, it is possible that the user is about to leave for work, etc. For this reason, the terminal device 200 preferentially displays route guidance cards, timetable cards, and operation information cards in the second card display area 282.

For example, if the current time is noon, it is considered that the user is likely to have lunch soon. For this reason, the terminal device 200 preferentially displays spot cards for displaying spots such as lunch spots and cafes around the current location in the second card display area 282.

For example, if the current time is evening, it is considered that the user is likely to have dinner soon. For this reason, the terminal device 200 preferentially displays spot cards for displaying spots such as restaurants and cafes around the current location in the second card display area 282.

When rain clouds are present around the current location of the terminal device 200, the terminal device 200 may preferentially display a rain cloud card in the second card display area 282. In this case, the terminal device 200 may obtain weather information from the information processing device 100 and determine whether or not rain clouds are present around the current location of the terminal device 200 based on the obtained weather information.

Figure 11 is a diagram showing an example of multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282 when the current location of the terminal device 200 is in the vicinity of the workplace. As shown in Figure 11, even when the current location of the terminal device 200 is in the vicinity of the workplace, the terminal device 200 changes the arrangement of multiple cards between morning, midday, and evening.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of multiple cards displayed in the second card display area 282 when the current location of the terminal device 200 is neither near the home nor near the workplace. As shown in Fig. 12, even when the current location of the terminal device 200 is neither near the home nor near the workplace, the terminal device 200 changes the arrangement of multiple cards between morning, midday, and evening.

In addition, the terminal device 200 may preferentially display on the sheet 280, among the multiple cards, cards that are frequently used by the user. For example, the terminal device 200 may count the number of times each card is selected (tapped) by the user, and preferentially display cards with a high count in the second card display area 282.

However, it may be inconvenient for the user if the layout of multiple cards is changed every time the navigation application 271 is launched. For this reason, the terminal device 200 may allow the user to specify one of the multiple cards, and fix the order of the cards specified by the user to a specific position. For example, the terminal device 200 may display a card placement setting screen on the display unit 220, and fix the order of the cards specified by the user on the placement setting screen to the position specified by the user. This makes it possible, for example, to always place the route guidance card at the left end of the second card display area 282.

<5. Recommended information notification screen>
Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen of recommended information. For example, when the user visits an area including the current location of the terminal device 200 for the first time, the terminal device 200 displays a notification screen of recommended information for that area on the display unit 220. The terminal device 200 determines whether the user has visited the area including the current location (●● city, ◆◆ prefecture in the example of Fig. 13) for the first time based on the current location information acquired by the positioning unit 240 and the visit history included in the user information 272. When the terminal device 200 determines that the user has visited the area including the current location for the first time, it displays the notification screen shown in Fig. 13 on the display unit 220.

For example, the notification screen in FIG. 13 displays a window 285 notifying the user that it is the first time that the user has visited the area (●● City, ◆◆ Prefecture) that includes the current location. In the example shown in FIG. 13, a message such as "This is your first time visiting '●● City, ◆◆ Prefecture'" is displayed in window 285. When the user taps window 285, terminal device 200 displays the recommendation screen shown in FIG. 8 on display unit 220. By checking the recommendation screen, the user can efficiently get information such as recommended spots in an area, even if it is the first time that the user is visiting that area.

The notification screen is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 13. For example, when the user visits an area including the current location of the terminal device 200 for the first time in a long time, the terminal device 200 may display a notification screen of recommended information for that area on the display unit 220. In this case, a message such as "It's been a long time since I visited '●● City, ◆◆ Prefecture'" may be displayed in the window 285.

<5. Map display screen>
When the user wants to check the map 293 on the display unit 220, the user swipes the sheet 280 downward with a finger on the main screen shown in Fig. 7 described above. This makes it possible to widen the first area 291, which is the area in which the map 293 is displayed. On the map display screen displayed in the first area 291, various types of maps 293, such as a recommended map, a transportation map, a gourmet map, etc., can be switched and displayed.

Figure 14 is a diagram showing an example of a recommended map. A switch button 286 for switching the type of map 293 is displayed on the recommended map. The user can switch the type of map 293 displayed on the map display screen by tapping the switch button 286. For example, when the user selects "recommended" by tapping the switch button 286, the terminal device 200 displays the recommended map.

On the recommendation map, recommended spots around the current location are displayed as icons. The recommended spots shown on the recommendation map may be the same as the recommended spots included on the recommendation screen of FIG. 8. When the user taps an icon on the recommendation map, the terminal device 200 displays a details screen of the spot corresponding to the tapped icon on the display unit 220. For example, the details screen of the spot may display detailed information about the spot, such as opening hours and the address of the official website, and user reviews.

For example, the recommended map displays restaurant icons that indicate eating and drinking spots such as cafes and restaurants. The restaurant icons include pictures of cakes and coffee cups, so the user can easily understand what type of restaurant it is. The recommended map also displays event icons that indicate spots where events are being held. By checking the position of the event icon, the user can easily understand the location where the event is being held. The recommended map also displays shared spot icons that indicate spots that are shared with other users such as family and friends. By checking the position of the shared spot icon, the user can easily understand the location of spots that are of interest to other users such as family and friends.

Figure 15 is a diagram showing an example of a traffic map. When the user selects "traffic" by tapping the switching button 286, the terminal device 200 displays the traffic map.

The transportation map displays transportation spots around the current location as icons. For example, the transportation map displays bus stop icons, train station icons, bicycle parking lot icons, and parking lot icons. By checking the positions of these icons, users can easily understand the locations of bus stops, train stations, bicycle parking lots, and parking lots.

Figure 16 is a diagram showing an example of a gourmet map. When the user selects "Gourmet" by tapping the switching button 286, the terminal device 200 displays the gourmet map.

The Gourmet Map displays icons related to restaurants around the current location. For example, the Gourmet Map displays store icons for cafes, restaurants, etc. By checking the positions of these icons, users can easily find the locations of stores such as cafes and restaurants.

<6. User Submissions>
A post button 287 is displayed at the bottom of Fig. 16. When the user taps the post button 287, the terminal device 200 displays a post screen on the display unit 220. When the user selects (tap) one of the multiple spots on the map 293 and taps the post button 287, the terminal device 200 displays a post screen for posting a review or the like for the selected spot on the display unit 220. In the post screen, the user can input text information and image information.

The terminal device 200 transmits the user ID, the spot ID of the selected spot, and the text information and image information entered on the posting screen to the information processing device 100. When the information processing device 100 receives the user ID, spot ID, text information, and image information from the terminal device 200, it issues a new posting ID to identify this posting. After that, the information processing device 100 adds the posting ID, user ID, spot ID, text information, and image information to the posting information 173.

The terminal device 200 may display the posted content for the spot as a word-of-mouth review on the details screen of the spot. For example, when a user selects (tap) one of multiple icons displayed on the map 293, the terminal device 200 may display a details screen of the spot corresponding to the selected icon on the display unit 220. The terminal device 200 may also receive the posted content corresponding to the selected spot from the information processing device 100 and display it as a word-of-mouth review on the details screen of the spot.

The user can also post in association with a location where no spot exists. For example, when the user taps the post button 287 without selecting (tapping) any of the multiple spots on the map 293, the terminal device 200 displays a posting screen on the display unit 220 for posting reviews and other comments about the current location. In the posting screen, the user can input text information and image information.

The terminal device 200 transmits to the information processing device 100 the user ID, the location information (latitude, longitude) of the current location acquired by the positioning unit 240, and the text information and image information entered on the posting screen. When the information processing device 100 receives the user ID, location information (latitude, longitude), text information, and image information from the terminal device 200, it issues a new posting ID to identify this posting. After that, the information processing device 100 adds the posting ID, user ID, location information (latitude, longitude), text information, and image information to the posting information 173.

The terminal device 200 may display the posted content associated with the location information (latitude, longitude) on the map 293. For example, the terminal device 200 may display a pin indicating that there is a user post at a position on the map 293 that corresponds to the posted location information (latitude, longitude). In addition, in response to the user selecting (tapping) this pin, the terminal device 200 may receive the posted content corresponding to the selected pin from the information processing device 100 and display it on the display unit 220.

For example, when a user goes mountain climbing, spots related to mountain peaks and rest areas may exist on map 293, but spots related to view spots along the mountain trail may not exist on map 293. Even in such a case, the user can post information including a photo image taken at the view spot and text such as "The view from here is amazing" in association with the location information (latitude, longitude) of the current location. In other words, according to this embodiment, even if a spot does not exist, a user post can be made in association with location information (latitude, longitude), so that the posted content of a place where no spot exists can be shared among multiple users.

User posts can be searched from within the app. When searching, you can also perform a hash search using hashtags.

Figure 17 is a diagram showing an example of a search screen for hash search. For example, when a user enters hashtags such as "#goodview" and "#spiritual" into the search area 283 (Figure 7) and searches, the hash search search screen shown in Figure 17 is displayed. A map 293 with the current location of the terminal device 200 at its center is displayed at the top of the search screen. Icons corresponding to posts that were found in the search are displayed on the map 293. The size of the icon may be larger the more "likes" a post has.

In addition, concentric circles are drawn on the map 293 at positions 5 km and 10 km from the current location. This allows the user to easily grasp the approximate distance from the current location to the location where the user post was made.

A sheet 280 is displayed at the bottom of the search screen. The sheet displays a list of images that are search results hit by the hash search. When the user taps an image, the terminal device 200 displays the post content that corresponds to the tapped image on the display unit 220.

The terminal device 200 may display a thematic map related to the hashtag as a search result on the sheet 280. For example, when the search word "#spiritual" is entered, the terminal device 200 may display a thematic map such as "Spiritual map around ◆◆ prefecture" on the sheet 280 as a search result.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a hash search can be performed using a hashtag. In a hash search, posts associated with location information (latitude, longitude) can be searched for. Therefore, the terminal device 200 of this embodiment can display search results appropriate to the user's mood or words that come to mind.

<7. Sheet Display Processing>
18 is a flowchart showing a display process for the sheet 280 executed by the terminal device 200. The process of this flowchart is repeatedly executed at regular intervals after the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 starts up the navigation application 271.

First, the terminal device 200 acquires map information from the information processing device 100 (S10). Specifically, the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 controls the communication unit 210 to transmit a map information request to the information processing device 100. At this time, the terminal device 200 also transmits current location information indicating the position of the terminal device 200 to the information processing device 100. On the other hand, when the information processing device 100 receives the map information request and the current location information from the terminal device 200, it reads map information centered on the current location of the terminal device 200 from the storage unit 170 and transmits the read map information to the terminal device 200. This allows the terminal device 200 to acquire the map information.

Next, the terminal device 200 displays the map information acquired from the information processing device 100 on the display unit 220 (S11). After that, the terminal device 200 acquires the user's behavior history (S12). For example, the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 acquires the user information 272 from the storage unit 270, and acquires the user's behavior history (search history, purchase history, reservation history, etc.) included in the user information 272.

Next, the terminal device 200 determines the content and layout of the sheet 280 based on the user's behavior history acquired in S12 (S13). Specifically, the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 changes the content and layout of the multiple cards displayed in the first card display area 281 shown in FIG. 7 based on the user's behavior history.

The user's behavioral history may include at least one of the following: a purchase history of tickets purchased by the user, a reservation history of stores reserved by the user, and a search history of routes to destinations searched by the user.

The terminal device 200 may also determine the layout of multiple cards according to the date and time associated with tickets purchased by the user, based on the user's purchase history. For example, if the user's purchase history includes tickets for public transportation, the name of the public transportation (e.g., Shinkansen), the travel section (e.g., Tokyo to Shin-Osaka), and the departure time are displayed on the card. Also, cards with a date and time associated with the ticket (e.g., departure date and time) closer to the current date and time are preferentially displayed in the first card display area 281. This makes it possible to dynamically change the content and layout of the information to be notified to the user according to the user's behavioral history (ticket purchase history).

The terminal device 200 may also determine the layout of multiple cards according to the reservation date and time of the store made by the user based on the user's reservation history. For example, if the user's reservation history includes a restaurant reservation, the restaurant name and reservation date and time are displayed on the card. Also, cards with reservation dates and times closer to the current date and time are given priority for display in the first card display area 281. This makes it possible to dynamically change the content and layout of information to be notified to the user according to the user's behavior history (store reservation history).

The terminal device 200 may also determine the layout of multiple cards according to the expected arrival date and time at the destination, based on the user's search history for the route to the destination. For example, if the user's search history includes a search for a route to the destination, the name of the destination and the expected arrival date and time are displayed on the card. Also, cards with expected arrival dates and times closer to the current date and time are preferentially displayed in the first card display area 281. This makes it possible to dynamically change the content and layout of the information to be notified to the user according to the user's behavior history (search history for the route to the destination).

Then, the terminal device 200 displays the sheet 280 together with the map 293 on the display unit 220 according to the content and layout determined in S13 (S14). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, multiple cards are displayed in the first card display area 281 in the sheet 280 according to the determined content and layout. This makes it possible to display multiple cards in the sheet 280 with appropriate content and layout according to the user's behavioral history.

As described above, the navigation app (application program) 271 of this embodiment executes the following processes: causes the terminal device 200 to acquire map information from the information processing device 100; causes the terminal device 200 to display a map 293 on the display unit 220 of the terminal device 200 based on the map information; causes the terminal device 200 to determine the content and layout of information to be provided to the user based on the behavioral history of the user who owns the terminal device 200; and causes the display unit 220 to display the information to be provided to the user together with the map according to the determined content and layout. This makes it possible to dynamically change the content and layout of information to be notified to the user according to the user's behavioral history.

In this embodiment, the navigation app 271 has been described as an example of an application program that displays the map 293 and the sheet 280 on the terminal device 200, but the present invention may be applied to any app that has the function of displaying the map 293 and the sheet 280.

The above describes the form for carrying out the present invention using an embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 Information processing system 100 Information processing device 110 Communication unit (transmission unit)
170 Storage unit 171 Map information 172 Spot information 173 Posted information 200 Terminal device 210 Communication unit 220 Display unit 230 Operation unit 240 Positioning unit 250 Control unit 270 Storage unit 271 Navigation application 272 User information

Claims (6)

The terminal device
A process of acquiring map information from an information processing device;
A process of displaying a map on a display unit of the terminal device based on the map information;
A process of acquiring a behavior history of the user, the behavior history including a search history of a route to a destination searched by the user who owns the terminal device;
determining, based on the search history and the current date and time, the contents and layout of a sheet including a plurality of cards displaying the name of the destination and the estimated arrival date and time , such that the cards having the estimated arrival date and time closer to the current date and time are preferentially displayed ;
a process of displaying information to be provided to the user on the display unit together with the map in accordance with the determined content and layout;
An application program that executes The application program according to claim 1 , wherein the behavior history further includes at least one of a purchase history of tickets purchased by the user and a reservation history of stores reserved by the user. The terminal device,
3. The application program according to claim 2, further comprising a process for determining the layout of the plurality of cards according to a date and time associated with a ticket purchased by the user based on the purchase history. The terminal device,
3. The application program according to claim 2, further comprising a process for determining the layout of the plurality of cards in accordance with a reservation date and time of the store at which the user made a reservation, based on the reservation history. An application program according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ;
an information processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device;
An information processing system comprising:
The information processing device includes:
A storage unit that stores the map information;
a transmission unit that transmits the map information stored in the storage unit to the terminal device;
An information processing system comprising: A terminal device that executes an application program,
Obtaining map information from an information processing device;
displaying a map on a display unit of the terminal device based on the map information;
Acquire a behavior history of the user, including a search history of a route to a destination searched by the user who owns the terminal device;
determining, based on the search history and the current date and time, the content and layout of a sheet including a plurality of cards displaying the name of the destination and the estimated arrival date and time such that the cards having the estimated arrival date and time closest to the current date and time are preferentially displayed ;
displaying information to be provided to the user together with the map on the display unit in accordance with the determined content and layout.
Information processing methods.

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