JP2012063900A - Store information provision apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the reliability of information related to the positions of stores to be provided through a network and improve the search accuracy when searching a store and the like via the network.SOLUTION: In a store information provision apparatus 1, association means 24 determines whether coordinates of the latitude and the longitude of a store extracted from data in Exif format by latitude/longitude information extraction means 24 are included in a latitude range and a longitude range of each facility recorded on facility information recording means 22 or not and, when the store is included in either facility, allows store information recording means 23 to record information of the name of the facility and the like associated with store information of the appropriate store. When acquiring a request of the information related to the facilities from another user, transmission information extraction means 24 extracts the store information associated with information of the facility being an object from the store information recording means 23 and transmits to the user the store information extracted via information transmission means 20.

Description

  The present invention relates to a store information providing apparatus, and more specifically, store information that allows other users to search for comment information related to a store posted by one user in association with a facility such as a large shopping center. The present invention relates to a providing device.

  With the development of the Internet, not only companies but also individual users can send various information. For example, it is possible to transmit information by a blog or distribute a video by YouTube (registered trademark) by an individual.

  The information transmitted in this way by an individual may be information that has higher real-time characteristics and higher completeness than information provided by a company. For example, a site in which a company provides map information on the Internet and an individual user posts information on a specific store based on the map information is known (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).

  In this site, site management companies provide map information and official guidance information such as theme parks and shopping centers shown on the map. The user can post various impressions related to the theme parks, shopping centers, etc. as comment information in association with the map.

  Such posts by individual users are often accompanied by not only comments but also photos and videos taken by the user. With the widespread use of mobile phones with camera functions, anyone can easily take photos and videos, and image data and video data attached to comment information can be easily uploaded via mobile phone lines. This is because it has become possible.

  Generally, when a user provides information on a specific store, the location of the store is set by clicking and specifying the corresponding point on the map displayed on the screen or inputting the corresponding address by himself. By setting the store position, the provided information is associated with the position of the store that is the target of the information.

  On the other hand, other users can check post information associated with the corresponding store position by searching for the position of the store to be searched based on the map displayed on the screen. By performing store search via the Internet in this way, it is possible to know various information regarding the target store.

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  However, as described above, the information posted by the user is recorded by associating the address input by the user or the point selected on the map screen (for example, clicked on the map screen) as position information. It is supposed to be.

  For this reason, if the address entered by the user is incorrect, or if the point clicked on the map screen is a location that deviates significantly from the original store location, the incorrect location information is stored in the store information. It will be recorded in association. In such a case, there is a problem that even if another user inputs correct store position information, post information regarding the corresponding store cannot be obtained.

  Furthermore, the store which exists in each area does not necessarily continue a business in the place. For this reason, the corresponding store is often closed or newly opened as another store, and it is important to reflect when the information on the posted store is the information at the time.

  However, since the time when the user acquired information about the store and the time when the information was posted via the network do not necessarily match, information that has become unintentionally out of date will be registered as if it were recent information. There is also a fear. In this case, a user who uses the system recognizes information that has become obsolete as recent information. Recognizing old information as new information in this way may not only cause unforeseen disadvantages to the user, but also reduces the reliability of the information providing site. There was a risk that the posting and use of information would be impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and enhances the reliability of information related to the location of a store and the like provided by a general user via a network and searches for a store or the like via a network. It is an object of the present invention to provide a store information providing apparatus capable of improving the search accuracy of a store.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a store information providing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention provides, via a network, comment information about a store posted by one user and data recorded in Exif (registered trademark) format as store information. Information acquisition means, store information recording means for recording store information acquired by the information acquisition means, and the location where the data is recorded from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means Latitude / longitude information extracting means for extracting the latitude / longitude information of the facility, facility information recording means for recording the name of the facility where a plurality of stores can open, the latitude range and the longitude range that can be included in the site of the facility, and the latitude / longitude Each facility in which the latitude and longitude coordinates determined by the latitude and longitude information extracted by the information extracting means are recorded in the facility information recording means. It is determined whether or not it can be included in the latitude range and longitude range, and if there are coordinates included in the latitude range and longitude range of any facility, store information with latitude and longitude information corresponding to the coordinates Information relating to any facility from the other user via the network, and an association means for associating information such as the name of the facility that can be included in the site with the store information recording means Store information associated with information such as the name of the facility to be requested is extracted from the store information recording means, and the transmission information extracting means extracts the store information associated with the request information. It comprises an information transmission means for transmitting store information to the other user.

  Further, the store information providing apparatus according to the second invention includes information acquisition means for acquiring comment information related to a store posted by one user and data recorded in Exif format as store information via a network, Latitude / longitude for extracting the latitude / longitude information of the point where the data is recorded from the store information recording means for recording the store information acquired by the information acquisition means and the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means Information extraction means, recording date and time information extraction means for extracting the date and time when the data was recorded as recording date and time information from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means, and a facility where a plurality of stores can open Facility information recording means for recording a latitude range and a longitude range that can be included in the site of the facility and the site of the facility, and the latitude and longitude information extraction It is determined whether the latitude and longitude coordinates obtained from the latitude and longitude information extracted by the step can be included in the latitude range and longitude range of each facility recorded in the facility information recording means, When there are coordinates included in the latitude and longitude ranges of the facility, the store information including the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the coordinates is associated with information such as the name of the facility that can be included in the site, and When the association information to be recorded in the store information recording means and the information acquisition means acquire a request for information on any facility from another user via the network, information such as the name of the facility to be requested is provided. The associated store information is extracted from the store information recording means, and the extracted store information is recorded in the recording date and time information extracted by the recording date and time information extracting means. Transmission information extracting means for grouping for each predetermined number based on the recording date and time, and information transmitting means for transmitting the store information grouped by the transmission information extracting means to the other users. Features.

  Furthermore, the store information providing apparatus according to the third invention includes information acquisition means for acquiring comment information about a store posted by one user and data recorded in Exif format as store information via a network, and the information Store information recording means for recording store information acquired by the acquisition means, and recording date / time information for extracting the date / time when the data was recorded as recording date / time information from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means When the extraction unit and the information acquisition unit acquire a request for information related to the store recorded in the store information recording unit from another user via the network, the store information of the store to be requested is stored in the store information. Based on the recording date and time extracted by the recording means, and the extracted store information is extracted by the recording date and time information extraction means A transmission information extraction means for grouping each constant number, the shop information grouped by said transmission information extraction means, characterized in that it comprises an information transmitting unit that transmits to the other user.

  In the store information providing device described above, “information is posted by one user” means, for example, that predetermined information is obtained when the user operates a client terminal connected to the store information providing device via a network. Is uploaded (registered) to the store information providing apparatus.

  “Acquiring a request for information about a facility by a user” means, for example, a request to the store information providing apparatus when the user operates a client terminal connected to the store information providing apparatus via a network. This means that a request for downloading information on the target facility or browsing with a browser is made.

  Furthermore, “send information to other users” means that a user operates a client terminal connected to the store information providing apparatus via a network to download information recorded in the store information providing apparatus or This means that the browser can be browsed.

  Further, the above-described one user means a user who operates a client terminal that uploads information, and the other user means a user who operates a client terminal that downloads information. Therefore, one user and another user may be the same user or different users.

  In the store information providing device according to the first invention and the store information providing device according to the second invention, as described above, the latitude / longitude information is extracted and extracted from the data in Exif format posted as information about the store. Based on the latitude and longitude information, it is determined whether or not the store has been opened in the site of the facility. Since the latitude / longitude information is information generally calculated based on the GPS measurement function, the latitude / longitude information is highly accurate position information.

  For this reason, by setting and searching the store position using the latitude and longitude information, for example, information on the store location is registered as a point different from the original store position due to misunderstanding of the user, and the corresponding store. Can be prevented from being detected based on the location information of the store.

  Furthermore, since the store and the facility are associated with each other in relation to the latitude and longitude information of the store with high accuracy and the latitude range and the longitude range on the site of the facility, the store is opened in the facility by performing a search by the facility. Stores can be reliably extracted as search targets.

  Further, in the store information providing device according to the second invention and the store information providing device according to the third invention, the recording date information is extracted from the data in Exif format posted as information about the store, and the extracted recording date information Based on the above, a process of grouping the store information for each predetermined number is performed. Generally, when a user requests store information, information on the latest store tends to be emphasized. For this reason, by performing grouping based on the recording date and time information, information can be provided in order from the latest information.

  Furthermore, even when a request for information about a store is made by another user, it is possible to prevent a lot of store information from being displayed on the terminal screen at once, and the user can easily understand, It is possible to provide store information in a format that meets the user's request.

  In addition, information posted by one user is not always registered immediately after the user visits a store to be posted, but may be registered after a period of time has passed since the store was visited. . For this reason, if grouping is performed based on the posting date of information, old information may be classified as new information. However, since the recording date and time information recorded in the data in Exif format is information recorded on the basis of the data recording time (in the case of photo data and moving image data, when these images / moving images are taken), It can be said that the time lag of information is less likely to occur than on the basis of. For this reason, it becomes possible to classify | categorize on the basis of the date and time when the user visited the store by grouping the store information on the basis of the date and time extracted from the data in the Exif format.

It is the figure which showed schematic structure of the shop information system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the content displayed on a liquid crystal display, when the information terminal which concerns on this Embodiment accesses a shop information server via a network. It is the block diagram which showed schematic structure of the shop information server which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the process which CPU of the control part which concerns on this Embodiment analyzes the comment information etc. which were registered (contributed) by the user, and records it on a contribution information recording part. It is the flowchart which showed the process which CPU of the control part which concerns on this Embodiment extracts shop information from a shop information recording part and a contribution information recording part based on the search request of the information regarding a shop, and transmits to a user. . It is the figure which showed the image displayed on the liquid crystal display of the information terminal which concerns on this Embodiment, Comprising: (a) shows an example when there are few icons, (b) is the case where many icons are superimposed and displayed An example is shown. (A) is the figure which showed an example of the image displayed on a liquid crystal display, when a date button is pressed in the information terminal which concerns on this Embodiment, (b) is based on this Embodiment It is the figure which showed an example of the image displayed on a liquid crystal display, when a kind button is pressed in an information terminal. In the information terminal which concerns on this Embodiment, it is the figure which showed an example of the image displayed on a liquid crystal display, when a facility button is pressed, Comprising: (a) is an example when many icons are superimposed and displayed. (B) shows an example in which (a) is enlarged and displayed.

  Hereinafter, the store information providing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings by showing a store information system as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a store information system according to the present embodiment. The store information system 5 has a store information server (store information providing device) 1 having official information about the store and information posted by the user, and the user registers (posts) the store information in the store information server 1. And an information terminal 3 used for a user to obtain official information about a specific store and posted information from the store information server 1.

  The store information server 1, the information terminal 2, and the information terminal 3 are connected to each other via the network 4. In the store information system 5 according to the present embodiment, the Internet is used as the network 4. By using the Internet, the service provided by the store information server 1 can be provided to more users. Note that the network 4 is not limited to the Internet, and may be a network in which a connection partner is limited to a predetermined user, such as a LAN (local area network).

  The information terminal 2 and the information terminal 3 connect to the store information server 1 via the network 4 to search and browse information provided by the store information server 1 using a browser or the like (download information and display it on the display). And has a function of registering (posting and uploading) information about the store in the store information server 1. As the information terminal 2 and the information terminal 3, a general personal computer (personal computer) can be used as an example.

  In the store information system 5 according to the present embodiment, for convenience, the information terminal 2 that posts information and the information terminal 3 that searches and browses information are described separately. A configuration that also serves as the terminal 3, that is, a configuration in which posting of information and browsing of information are performed by the same information terminal may be used.

  Furthermore, the information terminal 2 or the information terminal 3 is not limited to a personal computer, and communication capable of transmitting and receiving information through the network 4 such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a board type PC (for example, iPad (registered trademark)). Any device can be used as the information terminal 2 and the information terminal 3.

  1 shows only one information terminal 2 and one information terminal 3 for convenience, the information terminal 2 and the information terminal 3 connected to the store information server 1 via the network 4 are respectively It is not limited to one unit, but two or more units may be connected.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 a of the information terminal 2 that has accessed the store information server 1 via the network 4. The information terminal 2 can access a web service provided by the store information server 1 by inputting a predetermined address into the browser.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the store information server 1 is accessed, the liquid crystal display 2a of the information terminal 2 displays a map window 10 in which a map is displayed in the center, and on the left side thereof is a map. An explanation window 11 showing explanation of the indicated store or sightseeing spot is displayed. Further, a search form 13 for specifying a region to be displayed on the map window 10 is provided above the explanation window 11, and “facility”, “address”, “ After selecting the “zip code” and “station” icons, information about the type of the selected icon is input into the input field 13a, and a search button 13b is pressed to display a map of the corresponding area on the map window 10. It is possible to make it.

  The map window 10 has a plurality of scale selection buttons 14 for changing the scale on the left side of the window, and an arrow button for moving and changing the map display position in the up / down / left / right (strictly, east, west, north, south) direction. 15 is provided. The user who operates the information terminal 2 can change the scale of the map displayed on the map window 10 by operating the scale selection button 14 to change the scale, and can enlarge and reduce the map. It becomes possible. Further, by operating the arrow button 15, the display content of the map displayed on the map window 10 can be moved and displayed in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  Further, on the upper right side of the map window 10, a display target limiting button 19 for narrowing down the pin icon 16 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) displayed on the map is provided. Specifically, a “date” button (date button 19a), a “type” button (type button 19b), and a “facility” button (facility button 19c) are provided. By pressing these buttons, the display number of the pin icon 16 and the image icon 17 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) described below can be limited. Details thereof will be described later.

  Further, a pin icon 16a is shown on the right side of the display target limiting button 19. The user can register (post) information regarding the movement position of the pin icon 16a in the store information server 1 by dragging the pin icon 16a to any position on the map. . Specifically, when there is a store where the user intends to register (post) information at the movement position of the pin icon 16a, the store name, store address, and comment regarding the store (for example, a recommended menu or the store) Etc.) can be input and registered (posted) with photo data relating to the store and video data relating to the store attached.

  When information about a store is registered by the user, the registered information is associated with information about a position on the map (for example, latitude / longitude information corresponding to a position on the map, hereinafter referred to as registered position information). Then, it is transmitted (posted) to the store information server 1 via the network 4.

  On the other hand, the information terminal 3 can display the same screen as the information terminal 2 described above on the liquid crystal display 3 a of the information terminal 3 by accessing the store information server 1 via the network 4. . On the displayed screen, a pin icon 16 is displayed at a point that has already been registered by another user so as to point to that point. The user can know that the information on the point has already been posted by the user due to the presence of the pin icon 16. When the user attaches photo data or moving image data, the image icon 17 formed by the captured photo or moving image capture screen is displayed instead of the pin icon 16. The presence of the image icon 17 makes it easy to know that photo data or moving image data has been posted.

  When the user clicks on any pin icon 16 or image icon 17 displayed on the screen, information corresponding to the clicked icons 16 and 17 is displayed in the explanation window 11. By checking the information displayed in the explanation window 11, the user can acquire information such as a store associated with the corresponding icon position. The display method of the pin icon 16 and the image icon 17 displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a of the information terminal 3 will be described later.

  Note that the information provided by the user is not limited to information related to the “store”, and any information can be used as long as the information is associated with the position on the map where the pin icon 16 or the image icon 17 is displayed. It may be. For example, rare buildings, works of art, mysterious structures, etc. that are provided at specific locations (positions) and do not move for a certain period of time. There may be.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the store information server 1. The store information server 1 includes a communication unit (information acquisition unit, information transmission unit) 20, a map information recording unit 21, a store information recording unit (facility information recording unit) 22, and a posted information recording unit (store information recording unit). 23 and a control unit (latitude / longitude information extraction means, association means, transmission information extraction means, recording date information extraction means) 24.

  The communication unit 20 has a role of performing transmission / reception processing of information acquired or provided via the network 4. More specifically, information related to the requested web screen (information such as a map image as shown in FIG. 2) by the information terminal 2 or the information terminal 3 or registration (posting, uploading) by the information terminal 2 It has a function of receiving information relating to a store, information relating to a store requested by the information terminal 3 from the information terminal 2 or the information terminal 3, and outputting the information to the information terminal 2 or the information terminal 3. . The communication unit 20 is configured by a general NIC (network interface card).

  Information received via the communication unit 20 is output to the control unit 24, and information output via the communication unit 20 is also output according to instructions from the control unit 24. In the control unit 24, the acquired information is confirmed, and the data acquired according to the information is recorded in any of the map information recording unit 21, the store information recording unit 22, or the posted information recording unit 23. By classifying and organizing the data acquired in this way into the recording units 21 to 23, the control unit 24 can efficiently manage, organize, search, and use the data.

  The map information recording unit 21, the store information recording unit 22, and the posted information recording unit 23 are recorded on a general recording medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a DVD-RAM, or a Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark). It is configured.

  In the map information recording unit 21, map information to be displayed on the liquid crystal displays 2 a and 3 a of the information terminal 2 and the information terminal 3 is recorded in response to a request from the information terminal 2 and the information terminal 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a map image of the map window 10 displayed on the liquid crystal displays 2a and 3a, icons 16 and 17 to be superimposed on the map image, intersection information superimposed on the map image, Railway information (station information), road information, etc. are recorded.

  Note that latitude and longitude information is recorded in association with this map information, and by specifying the latitude and longitude, it is possible to obtain a range of map information centered on the corresponding latitude and longitude. Yes. Further, the map image is recorded in association with postal code information or station name information of an area that can be shown as a map so that the target map information can be searched.

  This map information is updated to the latest information at regular intervals (for example, once every six months or once a year). For this reason, when a request for map information is made via the network 4, the latest map information is always provided in the map window 10. Since the map information is recorded in the map information recording unit 21 so as to be associated with the latitude / longitude information, the point of the corresponding latitude / longitude is displayed in the center of the map window 10 by designating the specific latitude / longitude. In this way, map information can be displayed.

  The store information recording unit 22 stores information related to stores and the like. Specifically, official guide information such as store name, address, telephone number, business hours, latitude / longitude information of each store is recorded. In addition, information related to the location of the store is incidentally recorded in the store information recording unit 22. For example, when the store A is opened in the shopping center X, the address of the store A is located in the site of the shopping center X.

  In this case, not only information related to the address (opening position) of the store A but also information about the shopping center X where the store A is opened is associated and recorded in the store information recording unit 22. Similarly, information on a store that opens in the shopping center X is recorded in association with information such as the name, address, telephone number, and business hours of the shopping center X. In this way, information on each store or shopping center is incidentally recorded in association with the location of the store, so that when the shopping center X is searched, the store A opened in the shopping center can be detected. It is also possible to detect the shopping center X by searching for the A store.

  Furthermore, latitude / longitude information indicating the site of the shopping center is recorded in the store information recording unit 22 as information about the shopping center. In general stores, a site to open a store is secured for each store, and there is only one corresponding store in the site. For this reason, in a general store, the location of the store can be specified by indicating the address of the site. In this way, in general stores, it is easy to pinpoint the location of the store using an address or the like, and even if the location is indicated by pinpoint, the site of the store almost spans multiple regions. Absent.

  However, in shopping centers, theme parks, etc., since the site area is wide, there is a possibility of spanning a plurality of address notations, and it is not always preferable to pinpoint the location. In addition, when a user registers (posts) information on a store opened in a shopping center, the relationship between the registered (posted) location information of the store and the location information of the shopping center where the store can be opened It is desirable that the sex is clear. For this reason, the store information recording unit 22 records the latitude / longitude range information that can be determined as the site of the shopping center as site information.

  Specifically, the latitude and longitude values (point information) included within the boundary area that can be determined to be within the premises of the shopping center are recorded together with the store name information as the location information of the shopping center. By recording the latitude / longitude information in the site in this way, it is possible to determine whether or not the information posted by the user is a store existing in the site of the shopping center.

  Note that the site information recorded in the store information recording unit 22 is not limited to a shopping center, and a facility group (for example, XX hot spring village, Xx Industrial Park, △△ Outlet Mall).

  In the posted information recording unit 23, facility information registered (posted) from the user's information terminal 2 to the store information server 1 via the network 4, specifically, a store name, a comment, an address input at the time of posting, The position information specified based on the click position on the map screen is recorded. In addition, when registering (posting) store information from the information terminal 2 to the store information server 1, image data and moving image data can be attached together with information such as comments. In addition, image (photo) data and moving image data are also recorded as store information.

  Here, in many cases, image data taken by a user with a digital camera, a mobile phone, or the like is recorded according to an Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format: registered trademark) format that is a digital file standard. Therefore, the posting information recording unit 23 includes shooting position information (latitude information and longitude information, which will be referred to as GPS position information hereinafter) extracted from data in Exif format by the control unit 24, and shooting date / time information ( Recording date and time information) is extracted and recorded as the store information described above.

  Thus, GPS position information and shooting date / time information are recorded in today's image data in accordance with the Exif format. As a condition for recording GPS position information in image data, it is necessary to provide a function for performing positioning based on GPS together with a camera function. However, many of today's digital cameras have a GPS positioning function. Yes. Furthermore, not only a digital camera but also a smartphone (for example, iPhone (registered trademark)) whose shipment volume is increasing, a camera function and a GPS positioning function are mounted as standard. In addition, a general mobile phone and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) are often equipped with a camera function and a GPS positioning function.

  For this reason, the position information (GPS position information) and the shooting date / time information (recording date / time information) measured based on the GPS by taking a photograph relating to the store with a camera (camera shooting section) having a GPS positioning function. Are automatically recorded as information in Exif format. Therefore, when the image data is attached to the comment information of the user, the control unit 24 reliably determines the shooting position (GPS position information) and the shooting date / time (shooting date / time information) of the shot photographic image from the image data. Can be extracted.

  The recording format in which the GPS position information and the shooting date / time information are recorded is not limited to the Exif format, and can be recorded in different recording formats. For this reason, even if the GPS position information and the shooting date / time information are recorded in other recording formats, the shooting position and the shooting date / time are determined by reading the recorded GPS position information and the shooting date / time information. It becomes possible to acquire with certainty. The GPS position information and the shooting date / time information can be recorded not only on the image data but also on the moving image data. For this reason, even when moving image data is attached to the comment information of the user, it is possible to acquire GPS position information and shooting date / time information in the same manner.

  The control unit 24 acquires and analyzes the information posted by the user via the communication unit 20 and records information in the store information recording unit 22 and the posted information recording unit 23 as necessary. And according to the request | requirement from the user acquired via the communication part 20, the control part 24 reads required information from the map information recording part 21, the store information recording part 22, and the contribution information recording part 23, and a user's It has a role of outputting information to the information terminal 3.

  The control unit 24 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) not shown. The CPU mainly performs control processing such as analysis, recording, reading, and transmission of information described above. The ROM records a program for executing the above-described processing, setting value information used for the processing, and the like. The RAM is used as a work area in the control processing of the CPU, and is used, for example, for temporarily recording information posted by the user.

  4, when the CPU of the control unit 24 acquires comment information registered (posted) by the user via the communication unit 20, the acquired information is analyzed and recorded in the post information recording unit 23. It is the flowchart which showed the process to perform.

  First, when acquiring information registered (posted) by the user via the communication unit 20, the control unit 24 temporarily records the acquired information in the RAM (step S.1). Then, the control unit 24 extracts information (such information as text information) input by the user such as a store name and comment information from the acquired information, and causes the posting information recording unit 23 to record the information. (Step S.2). Further, the control unit 24 extracts the registered position information obtained based on the address information input by the user or the position information on the map to which the pin icon 16 has been moved. The post information is recorded in the post information recording unit 23 in association with the text information recorded in step 2 (step S.3). Furthermore, the control unit 24 determines whether image data or moving image data is attached to the comment information (step S.4), and if image data or moving image data is attached (Yes in step S.4) ) Determines whether GPS position information or shooting date / time information is recorded in the image data or moving image data (step S.5).

  When the GPS position information or the shooting date / time information is recorded in the image data or the moving image data (Yes in step S.5), the control unit 24 obtains the GPS position information or the shooting date / time information from the image data or the moving image data. (Both information is extracted when both are recorded), and the post information is recorded in the post information recording unit 23 in association with the text information and the registered position information (step S.6).

  When the control unit 24 determines that the image data and the moving image data are not attached (No in step S.4), the image data or the moving image data is attached. When it is determined that both of the information are not recorded (No in step S.5), or when the post information recording unit 23 records the GPS position information or the shooting date / time information (step S.5). 6), the process of recording the comment information and the like shown in FIG.

  In this way, the control unit 24 extracts text information, registered position information, GPS position information, and shooting date / time information and records them in the posted information recording unit 23, so that another user can request a search for specific store information or the like. When (search process) is performed, it is possible to extract appropriate store information from the store information recorded in the posted information recording unit 23 and provide it to other users.

  FIG. 5 shows the store information recording unit 22 and the posted information recording unit based on the acquired search information when the CPU of the control unit 24 acquires a search request for information about the store from the user via the communication unit 20. 23 is a flowchart showing a process of extracting store information from 23 and transmitting it to the user.

  First, when acquiring the user request information regarding the store or the like via the communication unit 20, the control unit 24 temporarily stores the acquired information in the RAM (step S.11). And the control part 24 calculates | requires the map information which can show the shop used as a detection target from request information (step S.12).

  Specifically, when the user performs a search according to the screen displayed on the information terminal 3, as shown in FIG. 2, in the search form 13, the “facility”, “address”, “zip code”, “station” "Icon. Thereafter, the user inputs information regarding the type of the selected icon into the input field 13a and presses the search button 13b to request display of a map including the search target. When the “facility” icon is selected, the control unit 24 detects store information corresponding to the facility input in the input field 13a from the data recorded in the store information recording unit 22, and the detected store information. Accordingly, the latitude / longitude information of the store is obtained, and the map information centering on the corresponding latitude / longitude is obtained from the map information recording unit 21.

  Moreover, in the control part 24, when the "address" icon is selected, the map information recording part 21 calculates | requires the map information applicable to the address input into the input column 13a. Further, in the control unit 24, when the “zip code” icon is selected, the area of the corresponding zip code is centered on the map information recording unit 21 based on the zip code input in the input field 13a. Ask for map information. Further, when the “station” icon is selected, the control unit 24 obtains map information centered on the corresponding station from the map information recording unit 21 based on the station name input in the input field 13a.

  And the control part 24 calculates | requires the information of the shop etc. which can be displayed on the map image of the calculated | required map information from the shop information recording part 22, and also contributes the positional information on the shop already registered by the other user. The information is obtained from the information recording unit 23 and transmitted to the information terminal 3 (step S.13).

  The map information received from the control unit 24 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 a of the information terminal 3. Specifically, a map image based on the received map information is displayed on the map window 10 of the liquid crystal display 3a, and official information on typical facilities displayed on the map image is displayed on the explanation window 11. . Further, a pin icon 16 is displayed on the map window 10 of the liquid crystal display 3a at a point corresponding to the location information of the store that has already been registered by the user. In particular, an image icon 17 constituted by a captured image of a moving image or image is displayed instead of the pin icon 16 at the display position of a store to which image data or moving image data is attached by the user.

  Based on the explanation window 11 displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 a of the information terminal 3, the user can obtain official store information shown in the map image displayed on the map window 10. Further, when there is information on a store posted by another user, the pin icon 16 or the image icon 17 is superimposed on the map window 10. For this reason, the user can know that the comment etc. of the shop etc. which exist in the applicable position are contributed by other users by the presence of the pin icon 16 or the image icon 17.

  Here, when image data or moving image data is attached by the user, as described above, the CPU of the control unit 24 extracts the GPS position information and the shooting date / time information from the Exif information of the image data or moving image data, and extracts it. The GPS position information and the shooting date / time information thus recorded are recorded in the posted information recording unit 23 as store information. And the control part 24 is registered when transmitting the location information of the registered store to the information terminal 3 regarding the store information in which not only the registered location information but also the GPS location information is recorded in the posted information recording unit 23. GPS position information is transmitted instead of position information.

  As described above, the registered position information is address information input by the user or information determined by the user dragging (moving) the pin icon 16a and specifying a position on the map. For this reason, if the user who wants to register makes a mistake in the address, makes a mistake in the drag position of the pin icon 16a, or misunderstands the drag position of the address or the icon 16a, there is a place different from the original store position. It may be set as registered location information.

  However, since the GPS position information is position information set based on the GPS positioning function, the reliability is higher than the registered position information. Accordingly, by transmitting the GPS position information instead of transmitting the registered position information to the information terminal 3, the display position of the image icon 17 displayed on the map window 10 can be obtained with the accuracy obtained by the GPS positioning. It is specified by high position information. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the display position of the image icon 17 from being displayed at a point different from the original store position due to a user's misunderstanding or the like, and it is possible to improve the position accuracy of the image icon 17.

  FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are diagrams showing web images shown on the liquid crystal display 3 a of the information terminal 3. Specifically, in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the map information received from the control unit 24 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a, and the icons 16 and 17 are superimposed on the map image. Indicates the state. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), when the store information posted by the user is small, the icons 16 and 17 displayed on the map screen are a small number, so the adjacent icons 16 and 17 are overlapped and displayed. It is easy to select the respective icons 16 and 17 without being done.

  However, as shown in FIG. 6B, when there is a lot of information posted by the user, there are a large number of icons 16 and 17 displayed on the map screen, so the adjacent icons 16 and 17 overlap. Therefore, it is difficult to identify and select the icons 16 and 17 individually. In such a case, the user can reduce the number of displayed icons by pressing any one of the date button 19a, the type button 19b, and the facility button 19c of the display target limiting button 19.

  For example, when the date button 19a is pressed, as shown in FIG. 7A, a predetermined number of the dates when the store information is registered by the user in the newest order (for example, ten registration dates in the newest order). , 17 can be displayed. In FIG. 7 (a), when the date button 19a is pressed, the pin icon 16 and the image icon 17 with the new registered date are displayed for 10 items (latest 10 items), and further, the display target indicating the display contents In the explanation column 19d, “latest 10 cases (1 to 10)” is displayed. By pressing the date button 19a in this way, only the new date icons 16 and 17 can be displayed.

  Furthermore, by pressing the date button 19a in a state where “latest 10 items (1 to 10th)” is displayed, only the next 10 icons 16 and 17 are superimposed and displayed on the map image. “Next 10 items (11th to 20th)” is displayed in the target explanation column 19d. When the date button 19a is further pressed, only the next 10 icons 16 and 17 are displayed superimposed on the map image, and the next 10 items (21 to 30th) are displayed in the display target explanation column 19d. Display is made. In this way, by reducing the number of icons 16 and 17 displayed superimposed on the map image, it is possible to suppress the adjacent icons 16 and 17 from being displayed in an overlapping manner, and to make the icons 16 and 17 easy. Can be selected. When all the icons 16 and 17 are displayed in order of date, when the date button 19a is pressed, the latest 10 items are displayed again.

  Further, when the type button 19b is pressed, the icons 16 and 17 displayed based on the type of the store can be narrowed down. More specifically, the store information recording unit 22 records official store information, and the official information records the type of business operated by the corresponding store. Therefore, the type of store can be determined by obtaining the type of store read from the posted information recording unit 23 from the store information recording unit 22. As a category corresponding to this type, for example, a family restaurant (family restaurant), a convenience store (convenience store), a bookstore, a fresh food store, a gas station, a home appliance shop, parking, and the like are applicable.

  By pressing the type button 19b, as shown in FIG. 7B, for example, only the store icons 16 and 17 indicating a convenience store are superimposed on the map image, and the display target explanation column 19d displays “Convenience store”. Display is made. Further, when the type button 19b is pressed in a state where “convenience store” is displayed, for example, only the store icons 16 and 17 indicating the gas station are superimposed on the map image, and the display target explanation column When “Gas station” is displayed on 19d and the type button 19b is pressed, for example, only the store icons 16 and 17 indicating parking are superimposed on the map image, and the display target explanation column 19d. “Parking” is displayed.

  As described above, when the user acquires store information by pressing the type button 19b and selecting a store type, the store information of the type of business desired by the user can be searched quickly and easily in an easily understandable manner. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the facility button 19c is pressed, the icons 16 and 17 can be narrowed down based on the facility information of the store. As already described, the store information recording unit 22 records information related to the facility where the store is opened, such as a shopping center, in association with the store information. For this reason, based on the facility information (information such as a shopping center) recorded in the store information recording unit 22, it is possible to determine which facility each store opens (in which facility). It is also possible to search / extract detailed information on the target facility from the store information recording unit 22.

  Further, in the store information recording unit 22, latitude / longitude range information capable of determining whether or not the store is located (located) in the site of the shopping center is recorded as site information, and the posted information recording unit 23 includes Stored location information and GPS location information posted by the user are recorded. For this reason, based on the registered location information and GPS location information of the stores recorded in the posted information recording unit 23, it is possible to determine in which facility each store is opened (located in which facility) The detailed information of the facility to be determined can also be searched and extracted from the store information recording unit 22.

  When the facility button 19c is pressed by the user, the name of the facility shown in the map image is displayed in the display target explanation column 19d. In FIG. 8A, as an example, the AAA shopping center is shown in the display target explanation column 19d, and the border line portion 26 indicating the site of the AAA shopping center is indicated by a bold broken line in the map image (AAA shopping center). The icons 16 and 17 relating to the stores opened at the AAA shopping center are superimposed and displayed inside the boundary portion 26.

  In this way, by pressing the facility button 19c button, it is possible to extract a group of stores such as shopping centers, outlet malls, industrial parks, hot spring villages, etc., for each facility. It can be determined based on the displayed icons 16 and 17 whether or not there is a store. In addition, when there are many stores opened in a facility, as shown to Fig.8 (a), the icons 16 and 17 which adjoined may be displayed in the state which overlapped. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 8B, the map image displayed in the map window 10 can be enlarged and displayed so that the adjacent icons 16 and 17 do not overlap. It has become.

  Furthermore, since the boundary line portion 26 of the site of the facility is indicated by a thick broken line (the site is defined by a polygon), the location of the facility and the site shape can be easily determined visually. For this reason, when the icons 16 and 17 exist in the boundary part 26, it can be determined that the store of the corresponding icons 16 and 17 is surely opened in the corresponding facility.

  Further, by using the GPS position information as the position information of the store, the control unit 24 can determine whether or not the store exists in the site of the facility based on the position information with higher accuracy. For this reason, it is determined that a store that is not opened in the facility is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a in association with the facility due to a user's misunderstanding or the like, or a store that is opened in the facility is opened outside the facility. Thus, it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal display 3a from being displayed.

  As described above, on the liquid crystal display 3 a of the information terminal 3, the “date” button (date button 19 a), “type” button (type button 19 b), and “facility” button (facility button 19 c) are selected by the user. Since any one of the display target limitation buttons 19 may be pressed, the control unit 24 determines whether or not the display target limitation button 19 is pressed, that is, any button of the display target limitation button 19 from the information terminal 3. It is determined whether or not information indicating that is pressed has been received (step S.14 shown in FIG. 5). If it is determined that any of the display target limiting buttons 19 has been pressed, the control unit 24 temporarily records type information indicating the type of the pressed button from the received information in the RAM (step S). .15).

  Then, the control unit 24 determines whether or not the received type information is information indicating that the date button 19a has been pressed (date button pressing information) (step S.16). When the date button press information is received (Yes in step S.16), the control unit 24 superimposes and displays the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a based on the store information recorded in the posted information recording unit 23. The store information of the icons 16 and 17 to be extracted is extracted, and the registration date in the extracted store information is obtained as date information. In addition, when image data or moving image data is attached to the store information and the shooting date / time information is recorded in association with the store information, the control unit 24 prioritizes the registration date and sets the shooting date / time information to the date. Ask for information. Then, the control unit 24 groups the store information by 10 items from the newest date information, and transmits the grouped store information to the information terminal 3 via the network 4 (step S.17).

  Specifically, the control unit 24 sets the store information from the first to the tenth with new date information as the group 1, and displays “the latest 10 items (1 to 10th) displayed in the display target description column 19d. Is associated with the group 1. Similarly, the store information of the 11th to 20th items with the next newest date information is set as the second group, and the display content “next 10 items (11th to 20th)” displayed in the display target explanation column 19d. Associate information with the second group. Similarly, the next 21st to 30th store information is set as the third group, and the display content information “next 10 items (21-30th)” is associated. Store information grouped in this way is transmitted to the information terminal 3.

  In the information terminal 3, based on the information received from the control unit 24, only the corresponding ten store information icons 16 and 17 are superimposed on the map image, and the attached display content information is displayed in the display target explanation column. 19d is displayed. As described above, the display processing of the icons 16 and 17 is performed in the information terminal 3, so that the number of the icons 16 and 17 superimposed on the map image can be narrowed down in the new order of the date. It becomes possible to improve the visibility.

  On the other hand, when the information indicating that the date button 19a is pressed cannot be received (No in step S.16), the control unit 24 indicates that the received type information indicates that the type button 19b is pressed. It is determined whether it is information (type button pressing information) (step S.18). When the type button press information is received (Yes in step S.18), the control unit 24 superimposes and displays the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a from the store information recorded in the posted information recording unit 23. The store information of the icons 16 and 17 to be extracted is extracted, and the type information of the corresponding store is obtained from the store information recording unit 22 based on the extracted store information. And the control part 24 groups the store information applicable for every kind information, and transmits the grouped store information to the information terminal 3 via the network 4 (step S.19).

  Specifically, the control unit 24 classifies store information belonging to a common type into a common group, and displays information related to the type (type content information) in the display target description column 19d (for example, “convenience store”, Information such as “Family” is transmitted to the information terminal 3.

  In the information terminal 3, based on the information received from the control unit 24, only the store information icons 16 and 17 belonging to the corresponding type are superimposed and displayed on the map image, and the attached type content information is displayed in the display target explanation column 19 d. To display. By performing such display processing of the icons 16 and 17 in the information terminal 3, it is possible to narrow down the quantity of the icons 16 and 17 displayed superimposed on the map image according to the type of the store. In addition, since only common types of store information are superimposed and displayed, when the types of stores to be searched are limited in advance, it is possible to efficiently obtain a target store.

  Further, when it is determined that the type button 19b has not been pressed (No in step S.18), the control unit 24 uses the received type information as information indicating that the facility button 19c has been pressed (facility button pressed). Information) is determined (step S.20). When the facility button press information is received (Yes in step S.20), the control unit 24 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a among the facility information such as the shopping center recorded in the store information recording unit 22. The facility information that can be included in the map image is obtained, and the store information opened in the site of this facility is obtained from the store information recorded in the store information recording unit 22 and the posted information recording unit 23, and the information terminal 3 (Step S.21).

  Specifically, the control unit 24 extracts from the store information recording unit 22 a facility name such as a shopping center that can be shown in the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a. Then, the control unit 24 extracts store information associated with the extracted facility name from the store information recording unit 22. Further, the control unit 24 acquires latitude / longitude information indicating the site area of the facility from the store information recording unit 22, and stores location information based on the registered location information and GPS location information recorded in the posted information recording unit 23. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not the corresponding store exists in the facility. And the control part 24 extracts the store information of the store judged to exist in the site of the facility from the posted information recording unit 23, and collects the extracted store information for each facility name to the information terminal 3. Send.

  In the information terminal 3, each time the facility button 19c is pressed, the acquired facility name is displayed in the display target explanation column 19d, and the store icons 16 and 17 associated with the corresponding facility are superimposed on the map image. . Further, in the liquid crystal display 3a of the information terminal 3, the boundary line portion 26 of the site of the corresponding facility is indicated by a thick broken line so that the position of the facility and the facility range can be easily visually recognized. Thereafter, each time the user presses the facility button 19c, the facility name shown in the display target explanation column 19d is changed, and the boundary line portion 26 of the site of the changed and displayed facility is indicated by a thick broken line. Store icons 16 and 17 existing in the site are displayed in a superimposed manner.

  As described above, in the store information server 1 according to the present embodiment, the icons 16 and 17 to be superimposed and displayed on the map image of the liquid crystal display 3a can be selectively displayed by classifying and organizing by date, type and facility. As a result, the icons 16 and 17 can be visually judged easily.

  On the other hand, when the date button 19a, the type button 19b, the facility button 19c, and the like are not pressed on the display target limiting button 19, (No in step S.14, step S.16, step S.18, and step S.20). In the case of No), or when the date button 19a, the type button 19b, or the facility button 19c is pressed and the icons 16 and 17 displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a are narrowed down (step S.17). , Step S.19 and Step S.21), the control unit 24 selects (more specifically, clicks) one of the icons 16 and 17 superimposed on the map image of the liquid crystal display 3a. It is determined whether or not it has been done (step S.22).

  Specifically, when the icons 16 and 17 are selected by the user, information on the selected icon is output from the information terminal 3 to the control unit 24. For this reason, in the control part 24, it can be judged whether any icon 16 and 17 was selected by the presence or absence of acquisition of icon information. When any one of the icons 16 and 17 is selected (Yes in Step S.22), the control unit 24 acquires store information corresponding to the selected icons 16 and 17 from the posted information recording unit 23. Specifically, all information such as comment information already registered by the user, attached image data, and moving image data is acquired. And the shop information acquired from the contribution information recording part 23 is transmitted to the information terminal 3 (step S.23). And the control part 24 complete | finishes the process which provides information, such as a comment regarding the selected icons 16 and 17, to a user.

  In the information terminal 3, information such as comment information, image data, and moving image data acquired from the control unit 24 is displayed in the explanation window 11. The user can know the store information corresponding to the clicked icons 16 and 17 from the comments, images, videos, and the like displayed in the explanation window 11.

  As described above, in the store information server 1 according to the present embodiment, in order to classify and organize the icons displayed superimposed on the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 3a of the information terminal 3, the date buttons 19a, A display target limiting button 19 having a type button 19b and a facility button 19c is provided. By pressing any one of the display target limiting buttons 19, the number of icons 16 and 17 displayed in a superimposed manner can be narrowed down based on the date, type, and facility, so only the icons to be searched are displayed. Can be displayed efficiently, and each icon can be visually judged easily.

  Further, when narrowing down icons to be superimposed on the date by pressing the date button 19a, not only the date / time information in which information such as comments is registered by the user but also the shooting date / time information acquired from the data in Exif format. Can be used for classification. Information registered by other users is not necessarily registered immediately after a user visits a store or the like to be posted, but may be registered after a period of time has passed since visiting the store. However, there is a demand for a user who searches for information on a corresponding store to know new information that can correspond to the current store information. For this reason, when image data or moving image data is attached as registered store information, by classifying store information according to date and time based on the shooting date and time of a photo recorded in Exif format data, It becomes possible to classify on the basis of the date and time when the user visited the store.

  When the facility button 19c is pressed to narrow down icons to be superimposed on the basis of the facility, only the icon of the store existing in the target facility is displayed. If it is determined, store icons outside the facility are prevented from being displayed, and an efficient store search can be performed.

  Further, as a determination as to whether or not the store exists in the facility, not only the official store information recorded in the store information recording unit 22 but also the registered location information of the store input (set) by the user is of course. In the case where image data, moving image data, or the like is attached, whether or not the GPS position information is included in the latitude / longitude range in the facility site based on the GPS position information obtained from the information in the Exif format. Judgment can be made on the basis of. Thus, when a user registers by determining whether a shop exists in a facility based on GPS position information and latitude / longitude range information indicating the site of the facility recorded in advance It is possible to correct a mistake such as inputting wrong location information (such as an address) or entering different location information due to a misunderstanding, and to determine a store based on highly accurate GPS location information. .

  Furthermore, since the boundary line portion 26 of the site of the facility is indicated by a thick broken line (the site is defined by a polygon), the location of the facility and the site shape can be easily determined visually. For this reason, when the icons 16 and 17 exist in the boundary part 26, it can be determined that the store of the corresponding icon is surely opened in the corresponding facility.

  The store information providing apparatus according to the present invention has been described in detail with the store information server 1 as an example, but the store information providing apparatus according to the present invention has the configuration shown in the above-described embodiment. It is not limited. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the store information server 1 according to the above-described embodiment, when the date button 19a is pressed, the store information is grouped by 10 items in a new order based on the date, and the date button 19a is pressed. The case where the icons 16 and 17 corresponding to each group are displayed in a superimposed manner has been described. However, the icons 16 and 17 displayed in a superimposed manner in response to pressing of the date button 19a are not necessarily limited to a configuration in which the icons 16 and 17 are grouped in units of ten, even if the number of cases per group is less than ten. There may be more than 10 cases.

  Further, when the date button 19a is pressed, for example, store information registered within the last month, information registered during 1-3 months, information registered during 3-12 months, It may be configured to classify information to be superimposed and displayed at regular intervals, such as information registered before the year.

  When examining store information such as a comment posted by a user, the user generally wants to know the latest information. However, for example, there are cases where the user seeks information on a store that does not currently exist at the location (for example, a store that has been relocated to another location or a store that has already closed). In such a case, there is a demand for a method for efficiently searching for a comment or the like registered only for a certain period of time instead of the newest information. For this reason, it becomes possible to perform an efficient search by adopting a configuration in which store information is grouped at regular intervals.

  In particular, the map information recorded in the map information recording unit 21 must always be the latest information, and the old information is updated to new information, but the information recorded in the posted information recording unit 23 is not necessarily the same. It is not limited to the latest information. Even if it is old information, each store information can be utilized as effective information, such as a comparison of store transitions at the place where the store was opened.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where any one of the date button 19a, the type button 19b, and the facility button 19c is pressed has been described. However, by pressing these buttons in combination, for example, AAA shopping Only the icons 16 and 17 satisfying a plurality of requirements are displayed so that the stores opened in the center are displayed ten by date in order or the stores are opened in the AAA shopping center and only the restaurant is displayed. Can be superimposed on the map screen.

1 ... store information server (store information providing device)
2 ... Information terminal 2a (for registering store information) ... Liquid crystal display 3 (for information terminal for registration) ... Information terminal 3a (for searching store information) ... Liquid crystal display 4 (for information terminal for searching) ... Network 5 ... Store information system 10 ... Map window 11 ... Explanation window 13 ... Search form 13a ... Input field 13b ... Search button 14 ... Scale selection button 15 ... Arrow buttons 16, 16a ... Pin icon 17 ... Image icon 19 ... Display target limitation Button 19a ... Date button 19b ... Type button 19c ... Facility button 19d ... Display object explanation column 20 ... Communication section (information acquisition means, information transmission means)
21 ... Map information recording part 22 ... Store information recording part (facility information recording means)
23 ... Posting information recording part (store information recording means)
24... Control unit (latitude / longitude information extraction means, association means, transmission information extraction means, recording date information extraction means)
26 ... borderline part

Claims (3)

Information acquisition means for acquiring comment information about a store posted by one user and data recorded in Exif format as store information via a network;
Store information recording means for recording store information acquired by the information acquisition means;
Latitude / longitude information extracting means for extracting latitude / longitude information of the point where the data is recorded from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means;
Facility information recording means for recording the name of a facility where a plurality of stores can open and the latitude and longitude ranges that can be included in the site of the facility;
It is determined whether or not the latitude and longitude coordinates obtained from the latitude and longitude information extracted by the latitude and longitude information extraction means can be included in the latitude and longitude ranges of each facility recorded in the facility information recording means. If there are coordinates included in the latitude and longitude ranges of any facility, information such as the name of the facility that can be included in the site in the store information that includes the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the coordinates. And associating means for causing the store information recording means to record,
When the information acquisition means acquires a request for information on any facility from another user via the network, store information associated with information such as the name of the facility to be requested is stored in the store information record. Transmission information extracting means for extracting from the means;
Information transmitting means for transmitting the store information extracted by the transmission information extracting means to the other users;
A store information providing device comprising: Information acquisition means for acquiring comment information about a store posted by one user and data recorded in Exif format as store information via a network;
Store information recording means for recording store information acquired by the information acquisition means;
Latitude / longitude information extracting means for extracting latitude / longitude information of the point where the data is recorded from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means;
Recording date and time information extraction means for extracting the date and time when the data was recorded as recording date and time information from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means;
Facility information recording means for recording the name of a facility where a plurality of stores can open and the latitude and longitude ranges that can be included in the site of the facility;
It is determined whether or not the latitude and longitude coordinates obtained from the latitude and longitude information extracted by the latitude and longitude information extraction means can be included in the latitude and longitude ranges of each facility recorded in the facility information recording means. If there are coordinates included in the latitude and longitude ranges of any facility, information such as the name of the facility that can be included in the site in the store information that includes the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the coordinates. And associating means for causing the store information recording means to record,
When the information acquisition means acquires a request for information on any facility from another user via the network, store information associated with information such as the name of the facility to be requested is stored in the store information record. Transmission information extracting means for extracting the store information extracted by the means, and grouping for each predetermined number based on the recording date and time of the recording date and time information extracted by the recording date and time information extracting means;
Information transmitting means for transmitting the store information grouped by the transmission information extracting means to the other users;
A store information providing device comprising: Information acquisition means for acquiring comment information about a store posted by one user and data recorded in Exif format as store information via a network;
Store information recording means for recording store information acquired by the information acquisition means;
Recording date and time information extraction means for extracting the date and time when the data was recorded as recording date and time information from the data in the Exif format recorded in the store information recording means;
When the information acquisition unit acquires a request for information about the store recorded in the store information recording unit from another user via the network, the store information of the store to be requested is extracted from the store information recording unit. Transmission information extracting means for grouping the extracted store information for each predetermined number based on the recording date and time extracted by the recording date and time information extracting means;
Information transmitting means for transmitting the store information grouped by the transmission information extracting means to the other users;
A store information providing device comprising:

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