JP4712624B2 - Information distribution apparatus, information distribution method, and information distribution program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution apparatus, an information distribution method, and an information distribution program.

Techniques have been proposed in which digital content including advertisements is distributed from a server or the like to a mobile terminal. For example, with regard to an information distribution system, environmental information and maps corresponding to location information for the purpose of realizing a system that distributes only information that a user wants and enables the information distributor to perform efficient information distribution. A local information collection module that collects information, a personal information registration module that registers personal information of users, an action history collection module that generates action histories from user location information and action contents, and analysis of action histories In response to a user's information distribution request, a behavior pattern analysis module that extracts a behavior pattern, a user's location information, environmental information corresponding to the location information, a behavior pattern, and a distribution target condition The distribution processing module that determines the information to be distributed to the user and distributes the distribution information of the determination result to the user, and the information storage unit that manages the information handled by each module Information distribution system having a (see Patent Document 1) it has been proposed.
JP 2002-342367 A

  The information distribution system described in Patent Document 1 is characterized in that information suitable for the situation and preference is distributed based on the user's environment, behavior pattern, personal information, and the like. For example, when distributing service information of a store or facility, it is possible to distribute information on the store or facility that matches the user's preference at a necessary time. However, the situation of stores and facilities is changing every moment, and even if it is useful information at a certain time, when time passes. It may change to useless information.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution system, an information distribution method, and an information distribution program for distributing useful information to a user according to the position of the user. And

  In this invention, the process regarding the information delivery according to the kind of the positional information transmitted from a user's portable terminal is performed. The present invention includes changing the processing depending on whether or not the position information is so-called GPS information. Further, it includes changing the type of information to be distributed and changing the search method and method of information to be distributed according to the type of position information. Moreover, the following aspects are also included in the present invention.

  The information distribution apparatus of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is provided with a fixed movement range storage unit that stores location information of a place where a user habitually moves, service information provided by the service provider, and provided by the service A location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information of the user or location information of an area designated by the user from a mobile terminal operated by the user; When the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is the current location information of the user, service information provided in the vicinity of the user is selected from the service information storage unit, and the location information acquisition is performed. When the position information acquired by the section is the position information of the area designated by the user, the position information of the place where the user habitually moves and the position information of the designated area In comprising a service information provided, and provide the information selection unit that selects from the service information storage unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting the service information which the provided information selecting unit selects the mobile terminal.

  In addition, the information distribution method of the present invention is such that a computer that distributes service information to a user's mobile terminal uses a mobile terminal that is operated by the user from the current location information of the user or an area specified by the user. If the acquired location information is the current location information of the user, service information provided in the vicinity of the user is read from a service information storage unit, and the acquired location information is If the location information of the area designated by the user, the service information provided in the area between the location information of the place where the user habitually moves and the location information of the designated area is read. The process is characterized by executing a process of transmitting the read service information to the portable terminal.

  Also, the information distribution program of the present invention provides the current position information of the user or the position information of the area designated by the user from the portable terminal operated by the user to the computer that distributes the service information to the portable terminal. If the acquired location information is the current location information of the user, service information provided in the vicinity of the user is read from a service information storage unit, and the acquired location information is the usage information. If the location information of the area designated by the user, reading service information provided in the area between the location information of the place where the user habitually moves and the location information of the designated area; And the step of transmitting the read service information to the portable terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to deliver useful information to a user according to a user's position.

=== System configuration ===
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including an information distribution system 100 in the present embodiment. An information distribution system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes, as an example, an application server 20 that includes functional units 110 to 114 that implement the present invention and mainly performs program execution processing, various databases 122 to 126, and a DBMS 121 (Database Management System). It is assumed that the database server 25 includes The application server 20 and the database server 25 may be integrated.

  In the following description, functionally similar components such as the CPU 104, the memory 103, the input / output interface 105, the communication unit 106, and the I / O unit 107 are denoted by the same reference numerals in the application server 20 and the database server 25. It is attached.

  Further, it will be described below that the application server 20 and the database server 25 cooperate to perform processing as the information distribution system 100 in the present invention.

  The information distribution system 100 of the present invention reads a program 102 stored in a program database 101 such as a rewritable memory to realize the function of executing the digital content distribution method of the present invention into the memory 103 and executes it by the CPU 104 as an arithmetic unit. To do.

  The information distribution system 100 includes various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer device, an input / output interface 105 such as a display, and a communication unit 106 that exchanges data with the portable terminal 200 and the like. is doing.

  The information distribution system 100 is connected to the portable terminal 200 and the like through the network 140 such as the Internet, a LAN, or a serial interface communication line by the communication unit 106, and executes data exchange. Between the various functional units of the information distribution system 100 and the communication unit 106, the I / O unit 107 executes data buffering and various mediation processes.

  Next, functional units configured and held by the information distribution system 100 based on the program 102 will be described. The information distribution system 100 can use a user database 122, a fixed movement range database 123, a service information database 124, a map database 125, and an action history database 126.

  The user information registration unit 110 registers user attribute information of each mobile terminal 200 in the user database 122. The attribute information includes a user ID, age, sex, home address, work address, and the like.

  The user information registration unit 110 registers position information of a place where the user habitually moves, such as the user's home or workplace, in the fixed action range database 123. In addition, the user information registration unit 110 selects and registers in the fixed movement range database 123 the nearest station where the user habitually moves such as the user's home or work.

  When the action history management unit 111 receives the position information of the user measured by the GPS device 150 or the like of each portable terminal 200, the action history management unit 111 adds a newly registered area including the received position information to the area already registered in the action history database 126. . An area registered in the action history database 126 is called a user area.

  In addition, the action history management unit 111 converts the date and time when the position information is received into a day of the week and a season and stores them in the action history database 126. Furthermore, the action history management unit 111 allocates the received date and time to a predetermined time zone. The time zone is classified according to the life rhythm such as morning, afternoon, evening, night, and midnight.

  The service information acquisition unit 112 acquires service information provided to the user from a facility or store terminal, and registers the service information in the service information database 124. The service information includes normal service information and time-limited service information. An example of service information with a time limit is a time service. In this embodiment, vacant seat information of movie theaters and restaurants is also included in the service information with time limit.

  The distribution request information receiving unit 113 transmits a distribution request receiving program that receives input of distribution request information to the mobile terminal 200. The mobile terminal 200 that has received the distribution request reception program displays an information selection screen as shown in FIG. When the user operates the selection screen and selects service information around the current location, the mobile terminal 200 acquires current position information from the GPS device 150 and creates distribution request information.

  When the user selects service information around the landmark, the portable terminal 200 transmits a landmark selection screen as shown in FIG. The landmark selection screen, for example, is a tree with large categories such as “Shibuya / Shinjuku / Ikebukuro” and each landmark such as “Shibuya Station / Yoyogi Gymnasium / Harajuku Station ...” You can narrow down by classification. When a landmark is selected by the user, the distribution request transmission unit creates distribution request information from the position information of the selected landmark.

  FIG. 3 is an example of distribution request information. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the distribution request information includes a mobile terminal user ID, position information, and a position information type indicating a position information acquisition source. When the position information type is “0”, it indicates that the position information has been acquired from the GPS device 150, and when the position information type is “1”, it indicates the position information of the landmark designated by the user. The mobile terminal user ID is used to identify a user, and may be an ID uniquely assigned by the information distribution system 100, or a unique ID or telephone number of a mobile phone.

  The distribution processing unit 114 distributes service information and map data corresponding to the distribution request information. The distribution request information includes either the current position information of the user or the position information of the landmark designated by the user. When receiving the current location information of the user as the distribution request information, the distribution processing unit 114 distributes the map information around the user and the service information around the user to the mobile terminal 200. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the area around the user is a quadrangle having coordinates of latitude ± 1 minute and longitude ± 1 minute centered on position information acquired by GPS. The distribution processing unit 114 reads the service information of stores and facilities included in the rectangle. The surrounding area may be a circle centered on position information, and the size of latitude and longitude is not limited to one minute.

  On the other hand, when the location information of the landmark specified by the user is received, the location between the user's location such as home or work and the landmark specified by the user is used as the landmark area, and it exists in the landmark area. The service information of the store or facility to be distributed is distributed to the mobile terminal 200.

  By the way, in areas where public transportation has developed, public transportation such as trains and buses are often used as transportation means. If you use public transportation, you get on and off at the station or stop, so you don't have to stop in the area between them. In consideration of this, the distribution processing unit 114 of the present embodiment searches for the nearest station of the user's location, the nearest station of the landmark, and the transit station between them using the route search. The area around the transit station is the landmark area. In addition, it is good also as a landmark area for the area around the road where a user moves by performing a road search for the area and the user who often move by car.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the landmark area around the nearest station is a rectangle with the position information at the center of longitude ± 1 minute and the coordinates of longitude ± 1 minute as a vertex. Of course, the size of longitude and latitude need not be 1 minute, and the figure need not be square. Other setting methods for the landmark area will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  In addition, the distribution processing unit 114 switches the type of map information distributed to the mobile terminal 200. More specifically, when the current location information or landmark area of the user is included in the user area, the distribution processing unit 114 determines that the user often visits the site, and a schematic map around the area. Is distributed to the mobile terminal 200. On the other hand, if the current location information or landmark area of the user is not included in the user area, the distribution processing unit 114 determines that the user has come for the first time and displays a detailed map around the area on the mobile terminal. 200. Further, the distribution processing unit 114 may distribute small scale map data and large scale map data instead of the approximate map and the detailed map.

  The distribution processing unit 114 displays the icon 1170 of the store or facility that provides the service listed in the service information 1160 on the map data to be distributed and distributes it to the mobile terminal 200. The distribution processing unit 114 displays, on the location in the map data 1150, one representative icon 1175 associated with the acquisition request command of the service information 1160 of each facility for a group of facilities that exist together in a predetermined range of locations. It is preferable that the information is distributed to the mobile terminal 200 so as to be displayed.

  In addition, the distribution processing unit 114 receives an instruction to move the cursor on the mobile terminal 200 display 250 in a predetermined direction from the mobile terminal 200, and selects a plurality of icons 1170 arranged on the map data 1150. The distribution processing unit 114 distributes the map data 1150 provided with the program 1151 for continuously moving the display in the certain direction for a certain period of time to the portable terminal 200.

=== Mobile Terminal 200 ===
On the other hand, the portable terminal 200 of the present invention reads the program 202 stored in the program database 201 such as a rewritable memory into the memory 203 and executes it by the CPU 204 as an arithmetic unit. The portable terminal 200 includes various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer device, an input / output interface 205 such as a display 250, and a communication unit 206 that exchanges data with the information distribution system 100. is doing.

  The portable terminal 200 is connected to the information distribution system 100 and the like via the network 140 such as the Internet, a LAN, or a serial interface communication line by the communication unit 206, and executes data exchange. The I / O unit 207 performs data buffering and various mediation processes between the various functional units of the portable terminal 200 and the communication unit 206.

  Next, functional units that the mobile terminal 200 configures and holds based on the program 202 will be described. The portable terminal 200 includes a distribution request transmission unit 210 that transmits distribution request information to the information distribution system 100.

  The distribution request transmission unit 210 downloads a service information distribution request reception program from the information distribution system 100 and displays a selection screen on the output interface 205. Then, the distribution request transmission unit 210 transmits the input contents from the user to the downloaded selection screen and the user position information measured by the GPS device 150 to the information distribution system 100. The distribution request reception program may be stored in the mobile terminal 200.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 200 includes a reception processing unit 211 that receives map data and service information transmitted from the information distribution system 100 and displays them on the output interface 205.

  In addition, when the mobile terminal 200 displays the map data, the mobile terminal 200 accepts an instruction to move the cursor on the mobile terminal 200 display 250 in a predetermined direction from the input interface, and a plurality of the mobile terminals 200 are arranged on the map data 1150. A selection movement processing unit 212 that continuously moves a selection display on each icon 1170 in the certain direction for a certain period of time is provided. As described above, the processing function of continuous movement of the icon 1170 in a certain direction for a certain period of time is not only realized by the selected movement processing unit 212 provided in the mobile terminal 200, but the map data 1150 is stored in the program 1151. An example realized by providing

  The mobile terminal 200 includes a scroll speed control unit 213 that scrolls the map data 1150 distributed from the information distribution system 100 from one end 251 to the other end 252 of the mobile terminal 200 display 250. This is preferable.

  Further, the mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment includes a Web browser 215 that accesses the information distribution system 100 assuming that the information distribution system 100 is a Web server and performs data communication based on an http request / response. Yes. The web browser 215 can output digital content 1100 or the like to the mobile terminal 200 display 250.

=== Terminal 300 provided in facility / store ===
On the other hand, the terminal 300 of the facility such as a store to be appealed for the service information 1160 reads the program 302 stored in the program database 301 such as a rewritable memory into the memory 303 and executes it by the CPU 304 as the arithmetic unit. Further, the terminal 300 includes various keyboards and buttons generally provided in a computer device, an input / output interface 305 such as a display, a communication unit 306 that exchanges data with the information distribution system 100, and the like. Yes.

  The terminal 300 is connected to the information distribution system 100 and the like through the network 140 such as the Internet, a LAN, or a serial interface communication line by the communication unit 306, and executes data exchange. Between the various functional units of the terminal 300 and the communication unit 306, the I / O unit 307 executes data buffering and various mediation processes.

  The service information transmission unit 310 transmits service information provided by a store or facility. The service information is input by, for example, an employee of a store or facility. The service information includes service information with time limit and normal service information. Examples of service information with a time limit include a time service that lowers the price of a product for a certain period of time and a service that lowers a charge during a time period when there are few users. In addition, as a service with a time limit, vacant seat information of movie theaters and restaurants is also included.

  Further, the terminal 300 includes a Web browser 311 that accesses the information distribution system 100 assuming that the information distribution system 100 is a Web server and performs data communication based on an http request / response. With this Web browser 311, it is possible to select various pieces of data associated with selection of service information 1160 to be inserted advertisements, registration examination requests for service information 1160, and the like.

=== Database structure ===
FIG. 6 is a configuration example of the user database 122. As shown in FIG. 6, the user database 122 includes a user ID column, a gender column, an age column, a home address column, and a work address column.

  FIG. 7 is a configuration example of the fixed movement range database 123. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixed movement range database 123 includes a user ID, a user's home location information column, a workplace location information column, a home nearest station, and a workplace nearest station.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration example of the service information database 124. As shown in FIG. 8, the service information database 124 includes a provider ID column of a store or facility that provides a service, a provider name column of a facility, a service content column, a time limit column, an area information column, a store or a column without a store. It has facility location information. The time limit column stores a time for providing a service with a time limit. The provision type column is used to distinguish between information provided when the user's current location information is acquired using the GPS function or information provided when the location information specified by the user is acquired. Stores the flag. The area type column stores information for specifying the area where the store or facility exists. In the present embodiment, the nearest station is stored as area information.

  FIG. 9 is a configuration example of the action history database 126. As shown in FIG. 9, the action history database 126 includes a user ID column, a user's past location information column measured by GPS, a user area column around the location, a date / time column where the location information was received, a day of the week, A column, a season column, and a time zone column are provided. User area management will be described later with reference to FIGS.

=== Operation of Information Distribution System ===
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information distribution system. First, service information is registered. The employee of the store or facility operates the terminal and transmits service information to the information distribution system (step S11). The service information includes service information that requires immediacy such as time-limited service information such as time service and vacant seat information. FIG. 11 shows an example of the data structure of service information. As shown in FIG. 11, the service information includes the provider ID of the service provider, the area type (the nearest station) of the store or facility, the service content, and time limit information. The information distribution system registers the acquired service information in the service information database 124 (step S12). The portable terminal 200 transmits distribution request information to the information distribution system (step S13). As shown in FIG. 3, the distribution request information includes the mobile terminal user ID, the coordinates of the position information, and the position information type. When the position information type is “1”, it is the position information of the landmark designated by the user, and when the position information is “0”, it means the current position information of the user acquired by GPS. .

  The information distribution system refers to the position information table of FIG. 12 and specifies the nearest station corresponding to the position information acquired as the distribution request information (step S14).

  When the position information type is “0” (step S15; YES), the information distribution system reads the service information of the stores and facilities around the nearest station identified in step S14 from the service information database 124 (step S16).

  When the position information type is “1”, that is, if the acquired position information is the position information of the user measured by GPS or the like (step S15; NO), the information distribution system reads the current action from the fixed action range database. The user's location (home, workplace) on the time and day of the week is selected (step S17), and the nearest station of the user's location is read (step S18). The information distribution system searches for a transit station by searching for a route between the nearest station of the location information specified in step S14 and the nearest station of the user's location (step S19). Next, the information distribution system reads the service information of the shops and facilities in the landmark area from the service information database 124 using the vicinity of the nearest station and the transit station as a landmark area (step S20).

  Next, the information distribution system selects map data depending on whether or not the current location information of the user is included in the user area of the user (step S21). The map data in step S21 and the service information selection process in step 22 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  The information distribution system reads the location information of the store or facility from the service information database 124, and adds an icon indicating the location of the store or facility on the map data selected in step S21 (step S22). The information distribution system distributes the service information read in step S16 or step S20 and the map data created in step S22 to the mobile terminal 200 (step S23).

=== Map data selection process ===
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining map data selection processing, and FIG. 14 is a selection condition table for determining combinations of selection conditions. In particular, FIG. 14A is a table for selecting a schematic map and a detailed map, and FIG. 14B is a table for selecting a small scale map and a large map instead of the schematic map and the detailed map. It is a table.

  If the position information type of the distribution request information is “1”, that is, if the acquired position information is the position information of the user measured by GPS or the like (step S31; YES), the distribution processing unit 114 It is determined that the user is near the position information, and the service information in the area around the position information is searched from the service information database 124. If the position information type is “1”, it is determined that it is possible to immediately arrive at a store or facility in the area around the position information, and service information with a time limit close to the current time is also searched (step S32). ).

  Next, the distribution processing unit 114 determines whether the position information is included in the user area. If the location information is included in the user area (step S33; YES), the distribution processing unit 114 determines that the user has come to an area around the location information, and receives the location information from the map database 125. Is read out (step S34), and the service information read out in step S32 and the approximate map are distributed to the portable terminal 200 (step S35).

  On the other hand, when the position information is not included in the user area in step S33 (step S33; NO), the distribution processing unit 114 determines that the area around the position information is the area where the user first came, and the map A detailed map is read from the database 125 (step S36), and the service information read in step S36 and the detailed map are distributed to the portable terminal 200 (step S37).

  In addition, when the position information type is “0” in step S31 (step S31; NO), the distribution processing unit 114 determines that it is going to the position information designated by the user, and is closest to the user's location. The service information around the station, the nearest station around the location information, and the transit station is read (step S38).

  Next, the distribution processing unit 114 determines whether the position information is included in the user area. If the location information is included in the user area (step S39; YES), the distribution processing unit 114 determines that the user has come to an area around the location information, and is closest to the map database 125. The schematic map around the station and the transit station is read (step S40), and the service information and the schematic map read in step S38 are distributed to the mobile terminal 200 (step S41).

  On the other hand, if the position information is not included in the user area in step S39 (step S39; NO), the distribution processing unit 114 determines that the area around the position information is the area where the user first came and used it. The detailed map of the nearest station of the person's location, the nearest station of the location information, and the vicinity of the transit station is read from the map database 125 (step S42), and the service information and the detailed map read in step S38 are carried. Distribute to the terminal 200 (step S43).

=== User Area Management Method ===
Next, a user area management method will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 shows an example in which an area obtained by adding the peripheral areas of the past location information of the user is used as the user area. When the action history management unit 111 acquires the position information of the user from the mobile terminal 200, the area around the position information, for example, an area having latitude ± 1 minute and longitude ± 1 minute centered on the position information is newly registered area And Then, the user area is updated by adding a new registration area to the user area already registered in the action history database 126. When quadrilateral new registration areas are added one after another, a polygonal user area is formed as shown in FIG. The action history management unit 111 registers the date and time when the position information is acquired together with the new registration area in the action history database 126. The behavior history management unit 111 deletes a newly registered area that has passed for a predetermined period, for example, one year from the behavior history database 126, and updates the user area.

  In the example of FIG. 16, the map data is divided into grid-like blocks in advance. Then, the behavior history management unit 111 registers the block including the user location information in the behavior history database 126. As described above, when blocks are registered one after another, a user area including a set of registered blocks is formed as shown in FIG. The action history management unit 111 registers the date and time when the position information is acquired together with the block in the action history database 126. The action history management unit 111 deletes a block for a predetermined period, for example, one year after registration, from the action history database 126 and updates the user area.

=== Setting method of landmark area ===
Next, another example of the user area management method and the landmark area setting method will be described. In the example of FIG. 17, when three or more landmarks are designated, the inside of the line connecting the landmarks is set as the landmark area. In FIG. 17, even if three or more landmarks are not designated, the nearest station of the user's home or work is read from the fixed movement range database 123 and connected to the designated landmarks to set a landmark area. May be.

  In addition, the example of FIG. 17 is also characterized by a user area management method. In the example of FIG. 17, the behavior history registration unit 111 registers landmarks close to the user's position information measured by GPS or the like in the behavior history database 126, and uses the inside of the line connecting the registered landmarks as the user area. . In the example of FIG. 17, the inside of a line connecting “Shinagawa Station / Kawasaki Station / Jiyugaoka Station” is set as the landmark area. As the user area, the inside of a line connecting “Oimachi Station / Omori Station / Jiyugaoka Station” is set. If the distribution processing unit 114 is a landmark area or a user area, the distribution processing unit 114 sets the distribution target of service information. In FIG. 17, the position of the distribution target store or facility is represented by a white star, and the position of the non-distribution target store or facility is filled with a star.

  In the example of FIG. 18, when two or more landmarks are specified, the inside of the line connecting the maximum and minimum longitudes and the maximum and minimum latitudes of the specified landmarks is set as the landmark area. It is set. In addition, even if two or more landmark areas are not specified, the nearest station of the user's home or work is read from the fixed movement range database 123, and the maximum value of the longitude of the landmark that is designated as the read nearest station, The inside of the line connecting the minimum value and the maximum and minimum latitude values is set as the landmark area.

  Further, the example of FIG. 18 is also characterized by a user area management method. In the example of FIG. 18, the behavior history management unit 111 registers landmarks close to the user's position information measured by GPS or the like in the behavior history database 126, and the maximum and minimum longitudes of the registered landmarks, and The inside of the line connecting the maximum and minimum latitude values is defined as the user area.

  In the example of FIG. 19, an area having a predetermined radius, for example, 500 m is used as the landmark area with the landmark area as the center. Further, the example of FIG. 19 is also characterized by a user area management method. In the example of FIG. 19, when the action history management unit 111 acquires the user's position information, the action history management unit 111 registers a landmark close to the acquired position information in the action history database 126, and has a predetermined radius around the registered landmark. The area is a user area. In the example of FIG. 19, a landmark area centered on “Shinagawa Station / Kawasaki Station” and a user area centered on “Oimachi Station / Omori Station / Kawasaki Station” are set.

  In the example of FIG. 20, a square centering on the landmark area is used as the landmark area. In the example of FIG. 20, when the action history management unit 111 acquires the user's position information, the action history management unit 111 registers a landmark close to the acquired position information in the action history database 126, and a rectangle centered on the registered landmark. Is the user area. In the example of FIG. 20, a landmark area centered on “Shinagawa Station / Kawasaki Station” and a user area centered on “Oimachi Station / Omori Station / Kawasaki Station” are set.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described concretely based on the embodiment, it is not limited to this and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a network block diagram including the information delivery system in this embodiment. It is an example of a screen which receives the input of distribution request information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of delivery request information. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting method of the area around a user's present location information. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting method of the landmark area around the nearest station. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a user database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a fixed movement range database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a service information database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an action history database. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of an information delivery system. It is a figure which shows the data structure of service information. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a positional infomation table. It is a flowchart explaining the selection process of map data. It is a table | surface explaining the combination of selection conditions. It is a figure explaining the management method of a user area. It is a figure explaining the management method of a user area. It is a figure explaining the setting method of a landmark area, and the management method of a user area. It is a figure explaining the setting method of a landmark area, and the management method of a user area. It is a figure explaining the setting method of a landmark area, and the management method of a user area. It is a figure explaining the setting method of a landmark area, and the management method of a user area.

Explanation of symbols

1 Application server (AP server)
2 Database server (DB server)
100 Information distribution system, system 101, 201, 301 Program database 102, 202, 302 Program 103, 203, 303 Memory 104, 204, 304 CPU
105, 205, 305 Input / output interface 106, 206, 306 Communication unit 107, 207, 307 I / O unit 110 User information registration unit 111 Action history management unit 112 Service information acquisition unit 113 Distribution request information reception unit 114 Distribution processing unit 121 DBMS
122 user database 123 fixed movement range database 124 service information database 125 map database 126 action history database 150 GPS device 200 portable terminal 210 distribution request transmission unit 211 reception processing unit 300 terminal 310 service information transmission unit 1150 map data 1160 service information 1170 icon 1175 Representative icon

Claims (6)

A fixed movement range storage unit for storing position information of a place where the user habitually moves;
A service information storage unit that stores service information provided by a service provider and location information where the service is provided;
A position information acquisition unit for acquiring the current position information of the user or the position information of a place designated by the user from a portable terminal operated by the user;
When the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is the current location information of the user, service information provided in the vicinity of the user is selected from the service information storage unit, and the location information acquisition unit Service information provided between the location information of the place where the user moves habitually and the location information of the designated location when the obtained location information is location information of the area designated by the user Providing information selection unit for selecting from the service information storage unit,
A transmission unit that transmits the service information selected by the provision information selection unit to the mobile terminal;
An information distribution apparatus comprising: The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an action history management unit that stores an area including the position information of the user acquired by the position information acquisition unit in an action history storage unit. The service information storage unit stores time-limited service information provided at a limited time as service information,
The provision information selection unit selects a service with a time limit corresponding to the time when the location information is acquired when the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is the current location information of the user. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1. The service information storage unit stores detailed information that explains each service in detail and simple information that briefly explains each service,
When the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is included in the area stored in the action history storage unit, the provision information selection unit reads simple information from the service information storage unit, and the location information acquisition unit The information distribution apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the acquired position information is not included in the area stored in the history storage unit, detailed information is read from the service information storage unit. A computer that delivers service information to a user ’s mobile device
A process of acquiring current position information of the user or position information of an area designated by the user from a portable terminal operated by the user;
If the acquired location information is the current location information of the user, service information provided in the vicinity of the user is read from a service information storage unit, and the acquired location information is designated by the user. If the location information of the location, a process of reading service information provided in the area between the location information of the location where the user habitually moves and the location information of the designated location,
The information delivery method characterized by performing the process which transmits the read said service information to the said portable terminal. To computers that deliver service information to mobile devices,
Obtaining from the mobile terminal operated by the user the current location information of the user or the location information of the area specified by the user;
If the acquired location information is the current location information of the user, service information provided in the vicinity of the user is read from a service information storage unit, and the acquired location information is designated by the user. If it is location location information, reading service information provided in an area between location information of the location where the user habitually moves and location information of the designated location;
Transmitting the read service information to the portable terminal.

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