JP7459316B1 - Application programs, information processing systems, and information processing methods - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an application program, information processing system, and information processing method that can more easily compare information about multiple POIs on a map. [Solution] An application program that causes a terminal device to accept an operation by a user for instructing the terminal device to comparatively display multiple POI information related to multiple POIs (Points of Interest) displayed on a map, generates a comparison screen that displays multiple POI information related to the multiple POIs in a manner that allows comparison for each item included in the POI information, in response to the user's operation, and displays the generated comparison screen on a display unit of the terminal device. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, techniques related to navigation devices that improve convenience by linking map data and information acquired from a network are known. For example, when a POI (Point of Interest) such as a facility displayed on a navigation map is selected, information related to the selected POI is acquired and displayed on the display, and the map data and network It has been proposed to improve convenience by linking the above information (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-106442

However, with the conventional technology, it may be difficult for a user to compare information displayed about multiple POIs on a map.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and provides an application program, an information processing system, and an information processing method that can more easily compare information about multiple POIs on a map. is one of the objectives.

One aspect of the present invention provides a method for a user to instruct a terminal device to comparatively display a plurality of POI information regarding a plurality of POIs (Points of Interest) displayed on a map. accept the operation, and in response to the operation of the user, generate a comparison screen that displays a plurality of POI information regarding the plurality of POIs in a manner that allows comparison for each item included in the POI information; The present invention is an application program that causes the comparison screen to be displayed on a display unit of the terminal device.

According to one aspect of the present invention, information about multiple POIs on a map can be easily compared.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of map content. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the basic processing flow of map content distribution in the information processing system 1. FIG. It is a 1st figure which shows an example of the comparison screen of a 1st aspect. FIG. 7 is a second diagram showing an example of a comparison screen in the first aspect. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a long press operation as an example of an operation in which the user selects a POI whose POI information is to be fixed within the display range of the comparison tab TAB1. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the map application 271 when a horizontal scrolling operation is performed on the comparison tab TAB1 in which any POI information is fixed. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a POI to be fixed is specified by a tap operation. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a multitask screen as an example of a user interface provided for the user to access a group of tasks managed by the map application 271. FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a comparison tab T2 as an example of a comparison screen of a second aspect that is displayed when task images T1 and T2 are selected on the multitask screen M1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of task management information. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of a 2nd comparison tab.

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 convenience of explanation, the application program will be described as a map application that displays information about POIs (Points of Interest) on a map, but it may be an application other than a map application as long as it handles information about POIs on a map. For example, the application program may be a navigation application that shows a route from a current location to a destination.

<1. System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 100 and a terminal device 200. Information processing device 100 and terminal device 200 communicate via network NW. The network NW includes, for example, some or all of a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, a provider device, a wireless base station, a dedicated line, and the like. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, the terminal device 200 and the information processing device 100 are shown independently; however, some of the functions of the information processing device 100 described below may be included in the terminal device 200. good.

The terminal device 200 is a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like used by a user. In the terminal device 200, a map application 271 (described later) that cooperates with the information processing device 100 is activated by a user operation. Note that although only one terminal device 200 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of terminal devices 200 may be connected to the network NW.

The information processing device 100 is a computer that provides the terminal device 200 with POI information indicating details of POIs on a map. The information processing device 100 includes a communication section 110, a content distribution section 120, and a storage section 170.

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

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

The storage unit 170 is an HDD, flash memory, RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. 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 and POI information 172. Map information 171 and POI information 172 are information used to generate map content. Details will be described later.

The terminal device 200 includes a communication section 210, a display section 220, an operation section 230, a positioning section 240, a control section 250, and a storage section 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 receives operation instructions from the user. Note that the display section 220 and the operation section 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 (that is, the user's position). Furthermore, the terminal device 200 may estimate the position of the terminal device 200 from the positions of wireless base stations 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. Note that the control unit 250 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, ASIC, or FPGA that has the same function as a processor executing a program, or may be realized by cooperation of software and hardware. You can.

The storage unit 270 is realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, a flash memory, or a hybrid storage device that is a combination of two or more of these. The storage unit 270 stores information such as a map application 271, a task image 272, and a task management table 273. Details of this information 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 search conditions for POIs set by the user to the information processing device 100, and obtains search results based on the search conditions from the information processing device 100.

In FIG. 1, an information processing device 100 generates data (hereinafter referred to as "map content data") for displaying map content on the terminal device 200 in response to a request from the terminal device 200, and transmits the data to the terminal device 200. do. The map content data is data used by the map application 271 of the terminal device 200, and the map application 271 displays map content on the terminal device 200 using the map content data. Map content is content that displays POI information on a map of a specific area. The specific area is an area displayed as map content. The specific area may be set to include a specific point or facility specified by the user, or may be a variable area that changes depending on the current location of the terminal device 200. The information processing device 100 recognizes a specific area by interpreting a request from the terminal device 200, and uses information such as map information 171 and POI information 172 stored in advance in the storage unit 170 to create map content related to the specific area. Generate data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of displaying map content. The display example in FIG. 2 is an example of map content that, in response to a POI being selected on the map screen G21, transitions to a detailed screen G22 that displays POI information regarding the selected POI. In the example of the map screen G21, the icon P21 represents the current location of the terminal device 200, and the icons C21 to C24 are examples of POIs. The POI displayed on the map screen G21 may be a specific POI specified by the user, or may be one or more POIs that match the search conditions specified by the user. Displaying such map content can be performed, for example, when the map application 271 accepts a POI selection operation by the user, transmits identification information of the selected POI to the information processing device 100, and the information processing device 100 receives the identification information. This can be realized by extracting the POI information about the POI recognized by the identification information from the POI information 172 and transmitting it to the terminal device 200 together with partial map information including the specific area.

2. Processing of information processing system
3 is a sequence diagram showing a basic process flow of map content distribution in the information processing system 1. First, the control unit 250 of the terminal device 200 starts the map application 271 in response to a user operation (S1). Immediately after starting, the map application 271 requests map content data for displaying initial map content from the information processing device 100 (S2), and in response to this request, the content distribution unit 120 of the information processing device 100 generates the initial map content data (S3) and transmits the generated map content data to the terminal device 200 (S4). The map application 271 causes the display unit 220 to display the initial map content based on the map content data received from the information processing device 100 (S5).

Note that the initial map content may include content regarding the initial value of the display target area. The initial value of the display target area may be automatically set based on the current position of the terminal device 200 or the position information of a preset specific point, or may be set automatically based on the current position of the terminal device 200 or the position information of a specific point set in advance, or when the map application 271 was used last time (last time used). The area to be displayed for the map content may be taken over. In addition, the initial map content may not display any POIs, may display the POIs that were displayed the last time it was used, or may display POIs that match the search conditions that were used last time. good.

Subsequently, the operation unit 230 accepts a user operation on the map application 271 (S6). For example, the operation unit 230 accepts an operation to change the display target area, an operation to specify or change POI search conditions, and the like. The map application 271 transmits a map content data update request to the information processing device 100 according to the content of the user operation input via the operation unit 230 (S7). In response to this request, the content distribution unit 120 of the information processing device 100 generates update data for the map content (S8), and transmits the generated update data to the terminal device 200 (S9). The map application 271 updates the display of map content based on the update data received from the information processing device 100 (S10).

For example, when an operation to change the display target area (for example, a swipe operation on the map) is performed, the map application 271 changes the range of the map displayed in the map content. Further, for example, when search conditions for POIs are specified (or changed), POIs that match the specified (or changed) search conditions are identified in the display target area and displayed on the map. The display of the POI may be a display of an image indicating the POI, or may be accompanied by a display of POI information. In addition, the map application 271 updates the display content of the map content as the terminal device 200 moves, by changing the display target area as needed and acquiring updated data as the terminal device 200 moves. You can.

In this way, the map application 271 after startup repeatedly executes steps S6 to S10, so that the terminal device 200 can accept operations such as changing the display target area and changing POI search conditions at any time. By acquiring update data according to changes from the information processing device 100 at any time, the display contents of the map content can be updated at any time.

The information processing system 1 of the present embodiment provides map content as described above to the user, and also easily compares POI information regarding POIs displayed on a map of the map content between a plurality of POIs. It is possible to provide a user interface (hereinafter referred to as a "comparison screen") that allows users to perform the following tasks. For example, the POI information comparison screen is realized by the content distribution unit 120 of the information processing device 100 generating map content data including the comparison screen and transmitting it to the terminal device 200. Further, for example, the POI information comparison screen can be realized by being incorporated into the program of the map application 271 of the terminal device 200. The POI information comparison screen may be realized by any method or by a combination of both methods as long as it can display a comparison screen in the manner described below.

Below, as examples of the configuration of a POI information comparison screen, we will explain a first type of comparison screen that compares POI information between multiple POIs displayed on the same map, and a second type of comparison screen that compares POI information between multiple POIs managed by each task across multiple tasks.

<3. Comparison screen of first aspect>
4 and 5 are diagrams showing a comparison tab as an example of a comparison screen in the first aspect. As described above, the comparison screen of the first aspect is a user interface for comparing POI information between a plurality of POIs displayed on the same map. The example in FIG. 4 shows a first comparison tab TAB4 as a comparison screen for POI information of four POIs 41 to 44 displayed on the same first map MAP1. The four POIs may be specified by the user or may match POI search conditions specified by the user.

In the first comparison tab TAB4 in this example, POI information INF41 and INF42 of POI41 and POI42 among the above-mentioned four POIs are arranged on the left and right in correspondence with each other using the same item. Display example G41 shows, as an example of a method of displaying the first comparison tab TAB4, the first comparison tab TAB4 is pulled out from the lower part of the screen of the display unit 220 that is displaying the first map MAP1. In this case, in a situation where a plurality of POIs are displayed on the first map MAP1, the map application 271 detects that a swipe operation from the bottom of the screen upwards is input using the operation unit 230, and selects the first comparison tab. It may be configured to display TAB4.

For example, the map application 271 may store in the terminal device 200 the POI information INF41-INF44 of each POI acquired from the information processing device 100 when displaying POI41-POI44 on the first map MAP1, and generate the first comparison tab TAB4 based on the POI information stored in the terminal device 200 in response to input of a display operation for the first comparison tab TAB4. Furthermore, the generation of the first comparison tab TAB4 is executed when POI41-POI44 are displayed on the first map MAP1, and may be generated in advance before the display operation for the first comparison tab TAB4 is input.

In addition, the map application 271 transmits the identification information of the POIs 41 to 44 displayed on the first map MAP1 to the information processing device 100 in response to the input of the display operation of the first comparison tab TAB4. The information processing device 100 may be requested to generate the first comparison tab TAB4. In this case, in the information processing device 100, the content distribution unit 120 responds to the request to generate the first comparison tab TAB4 by sending data (hereinafter referred to as "comparison tab data") for displaying the first comparison tab TAB4 on the terminal device 200 side. ) is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 200. In the terminal device 200, the map application 271 may display the first comparison tab TAB4 on the display unit 220 based on the comparison tab data received from the information processing device 100.

In this way, the generation of the first comparison tab TAB4 may be performed by the map application 271 operating on the terminal device 200, or may be performed by the content distribution unit 120 of the information processing device 100. In the following, for simplicity, the display processing of a similar first comparison tab will be explained assuming that the map application 271 of the terminal device 200 generates the first comparison tab. In the display process of the second comparison tab (second comparison tab), the information processing apparatus 100 may also generate the first comparison tab (and second comparison tab), as described here.

Display examples G42 and G43 represent a state in which the first comparison tab TAB4 pulled out from the bottom of the screen in display example G41 has been pulled up to the top of the screen. The entire display of the first comparison tab TAB4 does not necessarily need to fit within the screen size of the display section 220 of the terminal device 200. For example, the first comparison tab TAB4 may be configured to be vertically scrollable, as in display examples G42 and G43, and may be configured to display comparison information of a desired item by vertical scrolling. The first comparison tab TAB4 in display examples G42 and G43 is an example in which POI information items having the same items are displayed side by side with respect to POI41 and POI42. In this example, images IM, basic information BI, review ranking CR, route information RI, summary information OV, and access link CL to reviews are displayed for comparison. Note that a map display button B1 for returning to displaying the first map MAP1 may be displayed on the first comparison tab TAB4, as shown in display examples G42 and G43.

The word-of-mouth ranking CR here is a ranking display of the results of evaluations of POIs by an unspecified number of users through voting. Display example G42 is an example in which the first place evaluation result for POI41 is "secret spot" and the second place is "lively atmosphere", and the first place evaluation result for POI42 is "lively atmosphere" and the second place is "secret spot". In this way, the word-of-mouth ranking CR may be a ranking display of the evaluation results for each POI, or a ranking display of the evaluation results for all POIs. Also, in vertical scrolling of the first comparison tab TAB4, some items of POI information may be fixed as headings so that they do not scroll. Display example G43 shows a case in which the basic information BI is fixed as a heading.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the first comparison tab TAB5 is configured to be horizontally scrollable in addition to vertically scrolling, and is configured so that information on desired POIs can be displayed side by side by horizontal scrolling. You can. In FIG. 5, the first comparison tab TAB5 includes POI information INF51 to INF54 of all POI51 to POI54 displayed on the first map MAP1, and the display of POI information INF51 and INF52 among them is located within the display range. It represents the state of being. FIG. 5 schematically shows the entire vertical range of the POI information in which each item is arranged vertically, but what is actually displayed on the screen is inside the screen range D of the display unit 220. This is information that fits within. In the state of FIG. 5, the user can move the POI information INF53 or INF54 into range D of the display screen by horizontally scrolling the first comparison tab TAB5 to the left. Note that the map application 271 may be configured to fixedly display specific POI information within range D of the display screen. In this case, the first comparison tab TAB5 may be configured such that the POI information to be compared displayed next to the fixed POI information can be changed by a horizontal scrolling operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a long press operation as an example of an operation in which the user selects a POI whose POI information is to be fixed within the display range of the first comparison tab TAB6. Display example G61 in FIG. 6 shows a state in which the first comparison tab TAB6 displays POI information INF61 and INF62 in order from the left. POI information INF61 is POI information of POI61, and POI information INF62 is POI information of POI62. In this state, if an operation to press and hold the POI 62 on the first map MAP1 is input, the map application 271 fixes the POI information INF62 of the selected POI 62 at a predetermined position of the first comparison tab TAB6. Display example G62 represents a state in which POI information INF62 of POI62 selected as a fixing target is fixed to the left end of first comparison tab TAB6. As a result, in display example G62, POI information INF61 is displayed on the right side of fixed POI information INF62. Note that the map application 271 may be configured to highlight POIs whose POI information is fixed in the first comparison tab TAB6 on the first map MAP1.

Note that in the first comparison tab TAB6, not all POI information is necessarily displayed within the screen range of the display unit 220, and for some POIs, the POI information may be hidden outside the screen range. As described above, the first comparison tab TAB6 may be configured so that hidden POI information can be moved into the display range by horizontal scrolling (see FIG. 5). Such display control may be applied when the display of POI information for any POI is fixed to the first comparison tab TAB6, as in the example of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the map application 271 when a horizontal scroll operation is performed on the first comparison tab TAB7 to which any POI information is fixed. Display example G71 shows a state in which POI information INF71 and INF72 are displayed on the first comparison tab TAB7, and the display of POI information INF71 is fixed. In this state, hidden POI information may exist to the right of the non-fixed POI information INF72. Then, in the state of display example G71, if a swipe operation is performed to send POI information INF72 to the left, the map application 271 moves the hidden POI information placed to the right of POI information INF72 into the display range. let Display example G72 represents a state in which POI information INF73 is moved within the display range in place of POI information INF72 in the first comparison tab TAB7 by a swipe operation. Note that the swipe operation is an example of a scroll operation, but is not limited thereto. For example, the scroll operation may be realized by operating a scroll bar.

By being able to fix the display of POI information for a desired POI in this way, the user can easily compare the POI information for the POI of interest on the map and other POIs. Further, in the first comparison tab, by being able to switch POI information that is not fixed by scrolling, the user can easily switch POI information to be compared with fixed POI information. In this way, according to the comparison screen of the first aspect in this embodiment, the user can easily compare information about multiple POIs on the map.

The fixed display of POI information in the first comparison tab may be released by a long press operation similar to the operation of selecting the fixed target. Furthermore, the operation of selecting the POI to be fixed (hereinafter referred to as the "fixing operation") may be realized by an operation other than a long press. Furthermore, the operation of selecting POI information to be the target of comparison display with respect to the fixed POI information may also be realized by a long press or other selection operation. For example, a long press on another POI when certain POI information is displayed in a fixed state may be interpreted as an operation of making the POI information of that POI the target of comparison display.

Further, for example, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which POI information to be displayed for comparison is specified by a tap operation on a corresponding POI on the first map MAP1. The broken line arrow in the figure represents the correspondence between the POI on the first map MAP1 and the POI information displayed on the first comparison tab TAB8. Display example G81 represents a state in which POI information INF82 is displayed as a comparison display target for fixed POI information INF81. In this state, when the POI 83 displayed on the first map MAP1 is selected by a tap operation, the map application 271 causes the first comparison tab TAB8 to horizontally scroll to the right or left. The POI information INF83 of the selected POI83 is displayed on the right side of the POI information INF81 as a comparison display target.

Furthermore, the map application 271 may highlight, on the first map MAP1, POIs whose display of POI information is fixed in the first comparison tab. Furthermore, when a plurality of POIs to be fixed are selected, the map application 271 may fix the display of POI information for the plurality of selected POIs to the first comparison tab. Furthermore, the map application 271 may be configured to simultaneously display three or more pieces of POI information when displaying the first comparison tab. Furthermore, the map application 271 may change the number of POI information to be simultaneously displayed on the first comparison tab in response to a predetermined operation being performed. Furthermore, the map application 271 may be configured to simultaneously display a number of pieces of POI information specified by the above-mentioned predetermined operation on the first comparison tab.

<4. Comparison screen of second aspect>
The comparison screen of the second aspect is a user interface for comparing POI information among a plurality of POIs managed by each task among a plurality of tasks. The term "task" here means a unit for managing map content as different instances (substances). For example, a task is managed for each request to provide map content to the information processing device 100 that is generated in the terminal device 200. Tasks are not limited to those requesting specific types of map content. For example, a task may request POI information about a specified POI, search results for POIs that match specified conditions, or route information about a specified POI. It may also require. When the map application 271 has a function of managing POI information for each of multiple tasks (hereinafter referred to as "multi-task"), the comparison screen of the second aspect is used to compare POI information managed for each task between multiple tasks. It provides a user interface that allows comparisons.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a multitask screen as an example of a user interface provided for the user to access a group of tasks managed by the map application 271. The multitask screen M1 is a screen that selectably displays a list of tasks managed by the map application 271. The multitask screen M1 is displayed on the display unit 220 when a predetermined operation is performed on the map application 271.

For example, on the multitask screen M1, a list of images (hereinafter referred to as "task images") showing an outline of each task being managed is displayed. FIG. 9 is an example of a multitask screen M1 including task images T1 to T6 of first to sixth tasks #1 to #6. On the multitask screen M1, the map application 271 may display the task image by changing the image resolution as appropriate. The multi-task screen M1 may display task images of all tasks simultaneously within the screen range, or may display some task images within the screen range and display other task images by scrolling. It may be configured as follows. When any one task is selected from the list of displayed task images, the map application 271 transitions the selected task to an active state that can be operated by the user, and manages the other tasks as an inactive state. do. Generally, active tasks are executed in the foreground, and inactive tasks are executed in the background or paused.

The comparison screen of the second aspect is provided to enable comparison of POI information managed by each task between tasks managed by such a multitasking function. For example, the map application 271 may be configured to display the second aspect of the comparison screen in response to multiple tasks being selected on the multitask screen M1.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second comparison tab TAB10 as an example of a comparison screen of the second aspect that is displayed when certain two task images are selected on the multitask screen. Here, it is assumed that, of the two selected tasks, one is associated with POI 101 and POI 102 as POIs of interest, and the other is associated with POI 103 and POI 104 as POIs of interest. FIG. 10 shows a second comparison tab TAB10 that compares and displays POI information for these POIs 101 to 104. The example in FIG. 10 shows a state in which, among these POIs of interest, POI information INF103 and INF102 of POI103 and POI102 are displayed within the display range of the second comparison tab TAB10. The second comparison tab TAB10 may be configured to allow user operations similar to those of the first comparison tab (vertical scrolling, horizontal scrolling, operations such as fixing or unfixing POI information). While the first map MAP1 displays POIs of interest closed to a certain task, the second map MAP2 displays POIs of interest for a plurality of tasks.

Figure 10 shows an example in which the POIs that are of interest in the two selected tasks are displayed on the second map MAP2 together with the second comparison tab TAB10, but the second comparison tab TAB10 may be displayed in response to a swipe operation from the bottom to the top of the screen, as in the case of the first comparison tab. Also, displaying the second map MAP2 is not essential when displaying the second comparison tab TAB10. When multiple task images are selected on the multitasking screen, the map application 271 may transition the screen directly from the multitasking screen to the second comparison tab TAB10.

In order to display such a second comparison tab, it is necessary to manage at least POI information that can be compared and displayed for each task. Therefore, the map application 271 has a function of updating management information (hereinafter referred to as "task management information") of the POI that is the focus of each task, depending on the status of the task being executed. Note that the running task here refers to both an active task and an inactive task, and is a task that is managed to be in an active state or in a state that can transition to an active state. .

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of task management information. For example, the task management information is managed by a task management table 273 in which a task ID uniquely assigned to each task being executed is associated with an execution state, a task image ID, and a task state. The execution state represents the management state of the task being executed. Here, for example, it is assumed that each task is managed in either an active or inactive state. The task image ID is identification information of the task image. The map application 271 can access the entity of the task image based on the task image ID. The task image ID may be path information for accessing the task image.

The task state is information that indicates the operating state of the map content in each task. For example, the task state includes information such as the display range of the map, identification information of the POI of interest (POI_ID), the selection state, the contents of the comparison tab, and the display state of the comparison tab. Note that the POI of interest here means a POI that is identified through user operation in each task. For example, a specific POI that the user specifies on the map, or a POI extracted using search criteria specified by the user, is a POI of interest. On the other hand, structures such as buildings and roads that are simply displayed as part of the map are not POIs of interest.

Furthermore, the task status may be these pieces of information itself, or may be address information of a memory area that stores the operational status of the map content. The map application 271 can transition the execution state of the specified task to the active state by restoring the operational state of the task with reference to the task state. Furthermore, the map application 271 can recognize the POI of interest in each task by referring to the task status.

By managing the state of each task using such a task management table 273, when multiple tasks are specified on the multi-task screen M1, the map application 271 can share the POI information of the POI of interest of each task in a common A second comparison tab can be displayed by associating items.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the second comparison tab. The example in FIG. 12 shows the contents of the second comparison tab in the form of a comparison table TBL in which the same items of each POI information are expressed in the same line. The information in the comparison table TBL that falls within the screen range of the display unit 220 is displayed. Note that if there are non-common items in some POIs of interest, the map application 271 displays the relevant items as blank or "-" for the POIs of interest that do not have non-common items, as shown in FIG. You can do it like this. Conversely, the map application 271 may be configured to compare and display only common items and not display non-common items. Furthermore, the map application 271 may be configured such that display or non-display of non-common items can be changed by the user through settings or predetermined operations.

As described above, the map application 271 running on the terminal device 200 works in cooperation with the information processing device 100 to display the first comparison tab or the second comparison tab, making it easier to compare information about multiple POIs on the map.

<Modified example>
The order of arrangement of POI information on the comparison tab may be determined based on the positional relationship between the current position of the terminal device 200 and the POI. For example, in the case of FIG. 5, POI51 to POI54 are closest to the current position P51 of the terminal device 200 in the order of POI51, POI54, POI53, and POI52, so in this case, the map application 271 selects POI51, POI54, POI54 from the left in the comparison tab, It may be configured such that the POI information is displayed in the order of POI 53 and POI 52.

Further, such a method of determining the display order may be applied when the display of any POI information is fixed to the comparison tab. For example, in the above example, if the POI information INF51 of POI51 is fixed, the POI information of other notable POI52, POI53, and POI54 are arranged in the order of proximity from the current position P51 of the terminal device 200 (in the order of POI54, POI53, and POI52). It may be placed on the right side of the POI information INF51.

In addition, if the display of any POI information is fixed to the comparison tab, the order of arrangement of the POI information on the comparison tab is based on the fixed POI position instead of the current position of the terminal device 200. It may be determined based on For example, in the above example, if the POI information INF52 of POI52 is fixed, POI51, POI53, and POI54 are closest to POI52 in the order of POI53, POI51, and POI54, so in this case, the POI information of POI51, POI53, and POI54 is They may be arranged on the right side of the POI information INF 52 in order of proximity to the fixed POI 52 (in the order of POI 53, POI 51, and POI 54).

Furthermore, in such a display order determination method, the distance between the terminal device 200 and the POI, which is an index for determining the arrangement order, may be replaced with another index value. For example, another index value may be the degree of similarity between POIs. In this case, the degree of similarity between POIs may be determined using any method. For example, the degree of similarity may be determined based on the genre of the POI, the similarity of items, the closeness of each item value, or It may be determined by a combination of

In this case, the map application 271 first determines a POI that will serve as a reference for placement (hereinafter referred to as "standard POI"), calculates the degree of similarity of other POIs to the standard POI, and selects POIs in descending order of similarity. The information may be placed on the right side of the POI information of the reference POI. Note that the reference POI in this case may be determined based on the user's operation or may be determined based on the current position of the terminal device 200. For example, the reference POI may be a POI fixed to a comparison tab, or may be a POI located closest to the terminal device 200 among POIs of interest.

Another example of an index value is the evaluation value of each POI. In this case, the evaluation value of the POI may be determined based on any criteria. For example, the evaluation value may be determined based on the genre or item similarity, item values, etc., similar to the similarity described above, or may be determined by a combination of these. Also, for example, the evaluation value may be determined based on user word-of-mouth evaluations given to each POI, ranking results, etc.

In this case, the map application 271 may arrange the POI information in the comparison tab in the order of the POI with the highest evaluation value, or, as in the case of similarity, first determine the reference POI and calculate the evaluation value of each POI. POI information may be placed on the right side of the POI information of the reference POI in the order of POIs with high evaluation values. Note that in this case as well, the reference POI may be determined based on the user's operation or may be determined based on the current position of the terminal device 200.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which POI information is arranged to the right in the comparison tab in order of POI priority, but the direction in which POI information is arranged is not limited to the right. For example, POI information may be arranged to the left in order of POI priority. Also, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which POI information is arranged horizontally, but POI information may be arranged vertically.

Although the mode for implementing the present invention has been described above using embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments in any way, and various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. can be added.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Information processing system, 100... Information processing device, 110... Communication department, 120... Content distribution part, 170... Storage part, 171... Map information, 172... POI information, 200... Terminal device, 210... Communication department, 220... Display section, 230... Operation section, 240... Positioning section, 250... Control section, 270... Storage section, 271... Map application, 272... Task image, 273... Task management table

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The terminal device
A process of accepting a selection operation in which a user selects a desired plurality of POIs (Points of Interest) from the POIs displayed on a map , or a search operation in which a user specifies a search condition and searches the plurality of POIs for a plurality of POIs that match the search condition ;
generating, in a non-display state, a comparison screen that displays a plurality of pieces of POI information related to the plurality of POIs in a manner that allows comparison for each item included in the POI information , in response to the selection operation or the search operation;
a process of displaying the comparison screen on the display unit in such a manner that the comparison screen is pulled from an edge of the screen of the display unit into the inside of the screen in response to a predetermined operation performed by a user on the display unit displaying the map;
An application program for executing the following : to the terminal device,
determining the arrangement of the plurality of POI information displayed on the comparison screen based on the positions of the corresponding plurality of POIs;
The application program according to claim 1. The terminal device,
determining an arrangement of the plurality of pieces of POI information to be displayed on the comparison screen based on evaluations of the corresponding plurality of POIs;
2. The application program according to claim 1. to the terminal device,
accepting a selection operation for the plurality of POIs displayed on the map;
In response to the selection operation, fixing the display position of POI information on the comparison screen for the POI selected by the selection operation among the plurality of POI information displayed on the comparison screen;
The application program according to claim 1. The selection operation is an operation of selecting one of the POIs displayed on the map by long pressing or tapping.
The application program according to claim 4 . The application program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
an information processing device that provides the application program with information on the map and POI information regarding POIs on the map;
An information processing system equipped with. A terminal device that executes an application program,
A process of accepting a selection operation in which a user selects a desired plurality of POIs (Points of Interest) from the POIs displayed on a map , or a search operation in which a user specifies a search condition and searches the plurality of POIs for a plurality of POIs that match the search condition ;
generating, in a non-display state, a comparison screen that displays a plurality of pieces of POI information related to the plurality of POIs in a manner that allows comparison for each item included in the POI information , in response to the selection operation or the search operation;
a process of displaying the comparison screen on the display unit in such a manner that the comparison screen is pulled from an edge of the screen of the display unit into the inside of the screen in response to a predetermined operation performed by a user on the display unit displaying the map;
An information processing method for performing the above .

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