JPH11143905A - Information distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution system which can display in a real time vacant room information such as overnight accommodations on a map screen in graphics. SOLUTION: A provider of overnight accommodations 21-1 and 21-2 occasionally transmit current vacant room information on these accommodations by a phone. Then, the accommodations 21-1 and 21-2 are displayed in graphics on a map 33 in accompany with the current vacant room information, in the case that the information on the overnight accommodations are acquired from a user computer. For example, when the accommodation 21-1 has a vacant room, a part of the icon of the accommodation 21-1 becomes a blue display. Meanwhile, a part of the icon of the accommodation 21-1 becomes a red display when the accommodation 21-1 has no vacant room.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information distribution system for distributing information via the Internet or the like.
In particular, it relates to an information distribution system that updates the information on a telephone and displays the information in conjunction with a map.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there is a system for displaying a map when a user's computer accesses a server via the Internet. For example, if you specify Yokohama City, a map around Yokohama City is displayed, and there are marks for accommodations, restaurants, etc. on the map, and when you click the mark of the accommodations, information about the accommodations is displayed. You. The information on the accommodation facility includes, for example, the accommodation fee of the accommodation facility, the number of rooms, a still image of the exterior of the accommodation facility, and the like.

[0003]

However, in such a system, it is possible to know the location of the accommodation facility, but it is necessary to separately call the accommodation facility by telephone to determine which of the accommodation facilities is currently available. Needed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information distribution system capable of graphically displaying vacancy information of accommodation facilities and the like on a map screen in real time. Is to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a transmitting means for transmitting predetermined information, and a server for storing map data, various information and predetermined information transmitted from the transmitting means. The information distribution system is characterized in that when the server is accessed from a user computer, the information transmitted from the transmitting means is displayed as a graphic at any time in conjunction with the map data.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment. The information distribution system 1 includes an information providing unit 3, an information receiving unit 5, accommodation facilities 21-1,..., 21-n, the Internet 25, and the like. The information providing unit 3 includes a line control device 9, a vacancy information server computer 11, a vacancy information database 13, a Web server computer 15, a map database 17, an information database 19, and the like. The information receiving unit 5 has user computers 27-1,..., 27-n.

The vacancy information server computer 11 comprises telephones 23-1,..., 21-n in each accommodation facility 21-1,.
... process the vacancy information sent from 23-n and store it in the vacancy information database 13 via the Web server computer 15. If the accommodation facilities 21-1,... Have the Internet terminals 24-1,..., The vacant room information from the Internet terminals 24-1,. It can also be stored in the room information database 13.

[0008] The map database 17 holds map data, and the information database 19 holds various information. The map data is a map of each area, and is stored in different layers where road data, stores, and the like are located. Information database 1
The various information held in 9 includes information about the store, a still image of the store, and the like.

The Web server computer 15 combines the map data in the map database 17 with various information in the information database 19. Further, the Web server computer 15 reads the information held in the vacancy information database 13 as needed, and updates the icon information to the information database 19.

The accommodation facilities 21-1,..., 21-n are hotels and the like. User computers 27-1,..., 27-n
Is a general user's computer.

Next, an operation procedure of the information distribution system 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process when the vacancy information of the accommodation facility is updated from the accommodation facility 21 by telephone. For example, a case will be described where the vacancy information of the hotel is updated from the telephone 23-1 of the accommodation facility 21-1 which is a hotel.

Telephone 2 of accommodation facility 21-1 as a hotel
In step 3-1, vacancy information such as a facility number, a personal identification number, and a date is input using a touch-tone telephone according to the voice guidance (step 201). The input vacancy information of the hotel is stored in the vacancy information database 13 via the vacancy information server computer 11 (step 20).
2). The vacant room information can also be stored in the vacant room information database 13 from the Internet terminal 24-1 or the like via the Internet 25 and the Web server computer 15.

The Web server computer 15 reads the contents of the vacancy information database 13 as needed, and stores the changed icon information in the information database 19 (step 203). Therefore, the icon information stored in the information database 19 is real-time.

FIG. 3 shows the user computers 27-1,.
It is a flowchart which shows the process in the case of acquiring the information of the accommodation facility 21 from.

The user computer 27-1 accesses the Web server computer 15 (step 30).
1), a predetermined area is designated (step 302). For example, "Yokohama" is specified. User computer 27-1
Has a map 33 relating to this area in the map database 1
7 and displayed (step 303). FIG.
Is a diagram showing a screen 31 of the user computer 27-1, in which a map 33 around Yokohama is displayed.

As shown in FIG.
1-1 and 21-2 are icons representing accommodation facilities. The vacancy information of the accommodation facilities 21-1 and 21-2 is searched from the vacancy information database 19. For example, if the accommodation facility 21-1 still has vacancy at the present time, the accommodation facility 21-
Part of the icon 1 is displayed in blue. When the accommodation facility 21-2 is full, a part of the icon of the accommodation facility 21-2 is displayed in red.

When the vacancy status of the accommodation facility 21-1 is changed due to the reservation of the guest, etc., the accommodation information provider changes the telephone 23.
-1 is used to update the vacancy information, and the updated vacancy information is displayed as part of the icon of the accommodation facility 21-1 on the map 33. For example, when the accommodation facility 21-1 is full, the icon of the accommodation facility 21-1 on the map 33 is displayed in blue to red.

If the user is on the map 33, for example, the accommodation 21
When the icon of -1 is clicked, for example, the availability of the accommodation facility up to two weeks ahead is displayed in a list, and further detailed information can be obtained.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the vacancy information of the accommodation facility can be provided on the Internet 25 in real time in cooperation with the map 33.
The user can check at a glance which accommodation facilities are currently available. In the above-described embodiment, the vacancy information is divided into two types, ie, full and vacant, and is displayed. For a room, it can be displayed in blue. In addition, here, the vacancy information is described by simulating a traffic light, but the description is made with an example in a sense that the vacancy information is changed to a shape that is easy to grasp, and is expressed in other contents. You can also.

Further, not only the vacancy information of the accommodation facility but also other information can be graphically displayed on a map.
Further, desired information can be input by telephone from stores, facilities, and the like, not limited to the accommodation facility 21 and the like, and can be graphically displayed and updated on a map.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information distribution system capable of graphically displaying vacancy information of accommodation facilities and the like on a map screen in real time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing on the information providing side of the information distribution system 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing on the information receiving side of the information distribution system 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen 31 on a user computer 23-1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Information distribution system 3 Information providing unit 5 Information receiving unit 9 Circuit control unit 11 Vacancy information server computer 13 Vacancy information database 15 Web server computer 17 ...... Map database 19 ...... Information database 21 ...... Accommodation facilities 23 ...... Telephone 25 ...... Internet 27 ...... User computer

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A transmitting means for transmitting predetermined information, and a server for storing map data, various information and predetermined information sent from the transmitting means, wherein when the user computer accesses the server,
An information distribution system, wherein information transmitted from the transmitting means is graphically displayed as needed in conjunction with map data. 2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means is a telephone, and said predetermined information is inputted using a push button of said telephone. 3. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein said transmission means is a computer. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is vacancy information of an accommodation facility. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information sent from the transmitting means is stored in a vacancy information database, and then the server stores the predetermined information sent from the transmitting means as the various information. The information distribution system according to claim 1. 6. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the graphic representation of the predetermined information changes a display according to a status of the predetermined information.