JP2010026546A - Content provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content provision system allowing acquisition of content corresponding to a present position of a mobile terminal based on a detailed position, and allowing a user to register information related to the content. <P>SOLUTION: A server device stores content, and stores registration information associated with the content and registered associatively with position information. When the mobile terminal transmits its own terminal position information to the server device, a map corresponding to the transmitted terminal position information and the registration information included in a range of the map are transmitted from the server device, and the registration information is superposed and displayed on map information. A mark corresponding to the terminal position information is displayed in the center on the map. By performing operation to the displayed registration information, the corresponding content can be obtained from the server device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for acquiring content associated with a position where a mobile terminal is present with a mobile terminal.

In the past, various contents published on the Internet have been acquired by terminal devices. Recently, there are various ways of acquiring content. For example, using a terminal device equipped with GPS (Global Positioning System), the location information of the terminal device is transmitted to the content server, and the location information is converted from the content server. A technique for acquiring related contents has also been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-245053 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, content is associated with attribute information such as place name and date and time, and is not directly associated with position information such as latitude and longitude acquired by GPS. That is, since the content is associated with a wide range of place names or the like, there is a problem that the content cannot be acquired by specifying a detailed position. Further, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the user cannot register information related to the content in correspondence with the position information.

  In view of the above points, the present invention can acquire content corresponding to the current position of the mobile terminal based on the detailed position, and allows the user to register information about the content. It is an object to provide a content providing system.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the first aspect of the present invention, a system for acquiring content related to a position where a mobile terminal is present from a server device via a network, wherein the mobile terminal is connected to the mobile terminal. Position information acquisition means for acquiring terminal position information as position information, position information transmission means for transmitting the terminal position information, map information corresponding to the transmitted terminal position information, and the range of the map information Receiving means for receiving registration information registered in association with position information from the server device; display means for displaying the registration information on the map information based on the position information; and displayed on the map information. Content request means for requesting transmission of content corresponding to the registered information to the server device, and receiving from the server device according to the transmission request. Content registration means for registering the content, and the server device stores the content to be provided, and stores the registration information associated with any content and registered in association with the position information Storage means; map information corresponding to terminal location information received from the mobile terminal; and map presenting means for transmitting registration information registered in association with location information included in a range of the map information to the mobile terminal; A content acquisition system having content providing means for providing content corresponding to a transmission request received from the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the server device stores the content, stores the registration information associated with the content and registered in association with the position information, and the mobile terminal stores its own terminal location information. Is transmitted to the server device, receives and displays a map corresponding to its current position, displays registration information included in the map range, and requests content corresponding to the registration information. Therefore, the content corresponding to the current position of the mobile terminal can be acquired based on the detailed position.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, in the content acquisition system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal further includes comment input means for inputting a comment in association with the position information, and the server device is The information registration means for registering the comment received from the portable terminal as registered information in association with the received position information.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a comment is input in association with position information in a mobile terminal, and a comment received from the mobile terminal is registered as registration information in association with the received position information in a server device. Since it did in this way, it becomes possible for a user to register the information regarding a content.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to acquire content corresponding to the current position of the mobile terminal based on a detailed position, and it is possible for a user to register information about the content.

(1.1. Configuration of content providing system)
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a content providing system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 100 is a mobile terminal, 200 is a server device, 210 is storage means, 220 is map presentation means, 230 is content transmission means, 240 is information registration means, and 300 is a payment system.

  The mobile terminal 100 is a terminal device that includes a CPU, a storage device, a display device, a GPS function, and the like and can transmit and receive data to and from the server device 200 via a computer network such as the Internet, and the CPU executes a dedicated program. Thus, it functions as position information acquisition means, reception means, display means, content request means, and content registration means. Actually, it is realized by incorporating a dedicated program into a commercially available mobile phone having a function such as Internet connection. The server device 200 is a server computer having a Web server function, and includes a storage unit 210, a map presentation unit 220, a content transmission unit 230, and an information registration unit 240.

  The storage unit 210 is a storage device such as a hard disk built in or connected to a server computer that implements the server device 200, and stores information necessary for processing of the server device 200, information generated by processing of the server device 200, and the like. The map presenting means 220 presents a map of a predetermined range in a predetermined area to the mobile terminal 100 according to the position information received from the mobile terminal 100. The map presenting function by the map presenting means 220 is the same as the electronic map providing service already provided to the mobile phone or the like on the network, and is realized by a known technique. The content transmission unit 230 transmits the corresponding content to the mobile terminal 100 in accordance with the content transmission request transmitted from the mobile terminal 100. The information registration unit 240 registers the positional information received from the mobile terminal 100 and the input comment in the storage unit 210 in association with each other.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the storage unit 210. A large number of content data (in this embodiment, music data) is stored in the storage unit 210 and managed by a content master corresponding to the content data. FIG. 2A shows a content master. The content master is managed by each item of content ID which is identification information for identifying the content, song name, price, artist name, category to which the content belongs, address in the storage unit 210 in which the content data is stored. ing.

  This system can only be used by registered users. Therefore, the user performs membership registration in advance. When registering as a member, the user enters the member name. The member name is not limited to the real name, and may be a nickname or the like. The input member name is registered in the storage unit 210 as a member master as shown in FIG. 2B in association with a member ID which is identification information for identifying the member.

  In this system, information registered by the user in association with position information is managed as registration information. FIG. 2C shows an example of a registration work for managing registration information. As shown in FIG. 2C, the registration work includes a registration ID that is identification information for specifying the registration information, a member ID of the member who registered the registration information, and a content content associated with the registration information. It is managed by each item of ID, position information (latitude / longitude), and comments input by members.

  In addition, the storage unit 210 stores a plurality of pieces of map data for the whole country and screen data serving as a graphic interface in the portable terminal 100. Map information is managed in association with position information (latitude / longitude). The screen data is described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).

  The system is connected to the payment system 300 via a network. When information necessary for payment is transmitted from the system, the payment system 300 performs a payment process and transmits a payment end signal to the system. The payment system 300 is realized by a computer managed by a financial institution or the like. Since such a payment system is publicly known, detailed description thereof is omitted.

(1.2. Processing operation of content providing system)
Next, the processing operation of the content providing system shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, the user sets the portable terminal 100 held by the user to the content service mode. Then, the mobile terminal 100 starts an application program that executes the content service mode, and the mobile terminal 100 functions as a part of the content providing system. The mobile terminal 100 periodically acquires latitude / longitude position information by the built-in GPS function. However, when the mobile terminal 100 is set to the content service mode, the acquired position information indicates the position information of the mobile terminal 100. Information is transmitted to the server device 200. In the server device 200, when the terminal location information is received from the mobile terminal 100, map data in a predetermined range centered on the terminal location information received by the map presentation unit 220 is extracted, extracted from the storage unit 210, and the location information is transmitted It transmits to the original portable terminal 100.

  Further, the map presenting means 220 refers to the registered work in the storage means 210 with the position information (latitude / longitude) corresponding to the extracted map data range, and extracts the corresponding registered information. Then, the extracted registration information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 in association with the position information. When the mobile terminal 100 receives the map information, the mobile terminal 100 displays the map information on the screen of the mobile terminal 100. Further, the received registration information is displayed so as to overlap with the position on the map corresponding to the position information. The state of the display screen at this time is shown in FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the case where there is only one registration information in the range of the displayed map is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the song name, the registrant, and the time zone of the registration information are displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100. Among these, the song name corresponds to the song name of the content master, the registrant corresponds to the member name of the member master, and the time zone corresponds to the registration time zone of the registered work. In addition, a mark in which “X” is superimposed on a position corresponding to the position information of the mobile terminal 100 acquired by the GPS function is displayed as a current location mark indicating the current position of the mobile terminal 100. This current location mark is displayed in the center of the map.

  In the screen of FIG. 3, when the “warship march” portion, which is the title of the song with the underline displayed, is clicked, the mobile terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting a content preview screen to the server device 200 together with the registration ID. In the server device 200, the content providing unit 230 refers to the registered work with the received registration ID and acquires a comment and a content ID. Subsequently, the content providing unit 230 refers to the content master with the acquired content ID, and acquires the song name, price, album name, artist name, and image storage address. Further, the content providing unit 230 extracts the screen data of the content trial listening screen from the storage unit 210 in accordance with the request signal from the portable terminal 100, and the song name, price, album name, artist name, and image storage address are included in this screen data. It is incorporated and transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. In the portable terminal 100, the received screen data is displayed as a content preview screen by browser processing.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a content trial listening screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the content preview screen displays a song name, an album containing the song name, an artist who is playing or singing the song, a purchase price, a comment, and an image. Is displayed. As the image, for example, an image representing the music such as a photograph of a CD jacket is used.

  In the content audition screen of FIG. 4A, “trial audition” is displayed with an underline on the right side of the price. In the portion of the screen data of the content trial listening screen where “trial listening” is displayed, the content ID of the content and a command requesting the trial listening data are described. When the user wants to audition, when this part is clicked, the portable terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting the content ID and the audition data of the content to the server device 200. In the server device 200, the content providing unit 230 extracts the trial listening data corresponding to the received content ID from the storage unit 210 and transmits the data to the mobile terminal 100 in a streaming manner.

  The mobile terminal 100 performs streaming playback processing of the received trial listening data and outputs it as music from the speaker. In the case of trial listening data, the reason for streaming rather than downloading is to prevent data from remaining in the portable terminal 100. Since specific processing of streaming transmission and streaming reproduction is a known technique, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the streaming playback process of the trial data is completed, the mobile terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting the purchase confirmation screen for the music to the server device 200. In the server device 200, the content providing unit 230 extracts the screen data of the purchase confirmation screen corresponding to the received request signal from the storage unit 210 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 displays the received screen data as a purchase confirmation screen by browser processing.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchase confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the purchase confirmation screen is different from the content preview screen in that there is no comment and “Do you want to purchase?” Is displayed with an underline instead of “Preview”. But others are the same. When the user wants to purchase the music content on the purchase confirmation screen, when the user clicks on this part, the portable terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting the content purchase screen of the music to the server device 200. In the server device 200, the content providing unit 230 extracts the screen data of the content purchase screen corresponding to the received request signal from the storage unit 210 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 displays the received screen data as a content purchase screen by browser processing.

  FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a content purchase screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 4C, the content purchase screen is different from the purchase confirmation screen in that “Download” is displayed with an underline instead of “Do you want to purchase?” Are the same. When the user clicks on this portion on the content purchase screen, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the payment information to the server device 200 together with a signal requesting the content data of the music. In the server device 200, the content providing unit 230 transmits the received payment information to the payment system 300 and receives a payment end signal from the payment system 300. When receiving the payment end signal from the payment system 300, the server device 200 extracts the content data corresponding to the request signal from the mobile terminal 100 from the storage unit 210 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 100. The portable terminal 100 stores the content data received from the server device 200 in a built-in storage device.

  As described above, by using the content providing system, the user displays a map including the position where the user is present on the screen, and audition and acquisition of the content registered corresponding to the position included in the range. It can be performed. The content provided by the content providing system is prepared on the administrator side and registered in the storage unit 210, but is associated with the position information by the user. Next, registration of such information will be described.

  As described above, when the user sets the portable terminal 100 held by the user to the content service mode, the portable terminal 100 starts an application program that executes the content service mode, and the portable terminal 100 provides the content. Act as part of the system. And the portable terminal 100 transmits the positional information acquired by the built-in GPS function to the server apparatus 200, and displays the map information received from the server apparatus 200 on a screen. Further, the received content registration information is superimposed on the position on the map corresponding to the received position information and displayed as shown in FIG.

  In this state, when the user instructs the portable terminal 100 to input a comment, the portable terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting a content search screen to the server device 200 together with the position information. In the server device 200, the information registration unit 240 extracts the screen data of the content search screen from the storage unit 210, incorporates the received position information, and then transmits it to the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 displays the received screen data as a content search screen by browser processing.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of a content search screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 5A, on the content search screen, the current position of the mobile terminal 100 is displayed at the top, and information that enables the selection of a piece of music is displayed. For the position, the latitude and longitude are displayed. The song selection is divided into categories and artist names. The category can be selected from the displayed choices, and the artist name can be specified by narrowing down from units such as a-line and c-line. When the search button is clicked after the category and artist name are specified, the mobile terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting the content selection screen to the server device 200 together with information indicating the selected category and the specified artist. To do. In the server device 200, the information registration unit 240 extracts the song name specified by the category and artist and the screen data of the content selection screen from the storage unit 210 according to the received information indicating the category and artist, and incorporates the song name. Thereafter, the screen data of the content selection screen is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 displays the received screen data as a content selection screen by browser processing.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of a content selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. Also in FIG. 5B, the position information is displayed at the top as in the content search screen. In the song selection, a category and an artist name are specified, and a song name corresponding to the specified artist is displayed. When the selection button is clicked after the song name is selected, the mobile terminal 100 transmits a signal requesting a comment input screen to the server device 200 together with information indicating the selected song name. In the server device 200, the information registration unit 240 extracts the screen data of the comment input screen from the storage unit 210 according to the received information indicating the song name, incorporates the song name, and then transfers the screen data of the comment input screen to the portable terminal 100. Send. The mobile terminal 100 displays the received screen data as a comment input screen by browser processing.

  FIG. 5C is a diagram illustrating an example of a comment input screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. Also in FIG. 5C, the position information is displayed at the top as in the content search screen and the content selection screen. As shown in FIG. 5 (c), on the comment input screen, the song name selected on the content selection screen is displayed together with the artist name as [selected song]. A rectangular comment input field is displayed at the bottom of the comment input screen. In the comment input field, the user can input a comment in a text format. A rectangular portion indicated by shading in the upper right part of the comment input screen indicates an image. Similar to the respective screens shown in FIG. 4, this image uses an image representing the music, such as a photograph of a CD jacket.

  When the user inputs a comment in the comment input field and then clicks the registration button, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the input comment to the server device 200 together with the selected song name. In the server apparatus 200, the information registration unit 240 searches the storage unit 210 with the received song name, and registers the received comment in association with the song name. The comment registered in this way can be viewed by other users on the content trial listening screen of FIG.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, the GPS function is adopted as the position information acquisition means in the mobile terminal 100. However, for example, a base station represented by the “open i area” service provided by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. A position information specifying function using information may be used.

It is a block diagram of one Embodiment of the content provision system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage means. It is a figure which shows the mode of the map screen displayed on the portable terminal. 4 is a diagram showing a series of screens for content purchase displayed on the mobile terminal 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows a series of screens for the comment input displayed on the portable terminal.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Portable terminal 200 ... Server apparatus 210 ... Memory | storage means 220 ... Map presentation means 230 ... Content provision means 240 ... Information registration means 300 ... Payment system

Claims (7)

A system for acquiring content related to a position where a mobile terminal exists from a server device via a network,
The portable terminal is
Position information acquisition means for acquiring terminal position information which is position information of the mobile terminal;
Position information transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position information;
Receiving means for receiving, from the server device, map information corresponding to the transmitted terminal location information, and registration information registered in association with location information included in the range of the map information;
Display means for displaying the registration information on the map information based on the position information;
Content requesting means for making a transmission request for content corresponding to the registration information displayed on the map information to the server device;
Content registration means for registering the content received from the server device in accordance with the transmission request,
The server device
Storage means for storing content to be provided, storing registration information associated with any content and registered in association with position information;
Map presenting means for transmitting the map information corresponding to the terminal position information received from the portable terminal and the registered information registered in association with the position information included in the range of the map information to the portable terminal;
A content acquisition system comprising: content providing means for providing content corresponding to a transmission request received from the portable terminal to the portable terminal. The mobile terminal further has a comment input means for inputting a comment in association with the position information,
The content acquisition system according to claim 1, wherein the server device further includes an information registration unit that registers a comment received from the mobile terminal as registration information in association with the received position information. Prior to the content transmission request, the content requesting means in the portable terminal requests trial data and receives the trial data,
The content acquisition system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content providing means in the server device provides the trial listening data in accordance with a request for the trial listening data. A mobile terminal that acquires content related to a position where the mobile terminal exists from a server device via a network,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring terminal position information which is position information of the mobile terminal;
Position information transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position information;
Receiving means for receiving, from the server device, map information corresponding to the transmitted terminal location information, and registration information registered in association with location information included in the range of the map information;
Display means for displaying the registration information on the map information based on the position information;
Content requesting means for making a transmission request for content corresponding to the registration information displayed on the map information to the server device;
Content registration means for registering the content received from the server device in accordance with the transmission request;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: A server device that provides content related to a location where a mobile terminal exists to a mobile terminal via a network,
Storage means for storing content to be provided, storing registration information associated with any content and registered in association with position information;
Map presenting means for transmitting the map information corresponding to the terminal position information received from the portable terminal and the registered information registered in association with the position information included in the range of the map information to the portable terminal;
Content providing means for providing the mobile terminal with content corresponding to the transmission request received from the mobile terminal;
The server apparatus characterized by having.   The program for functioning a terminal device as a portable terminal of Claim 4.   A program for causing a computer to function as the server device according to claim 5.

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