JP2004139468A - Group tourist display system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a group tourist display system enabling a person related to tourists to know how the tourists make a tour, while also enabling the person and the tourists to communicate. <P>SOLUTION: The system, which displays how tourists of a group tour make a tour, includes a group tour server connected to a network, a school client PC, and a client PC. The Website of the group tour server includes an area 54 to display images of the tourists, and areas 55a, 55b to display comments related to the images. The tourists can write desired comments in the area 55a using a predetermined client. People other than the tourists can write desired comments in the area 55b using the client PC. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a traveler display system and a program for a group tour that displays the travel status of the traveler in a group trip including a school excursion, and particularly to a traveler in a group tour in which family members other than the traveler can communicate with the traveler. It relates to a display system and a program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A school trip album posting system using the Internet that is of interest to the present invention is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.
[0003]
According to Patent Literature 1, a state of a destination during a school excursion is posted as a homepage via the Internet from the spot, and is used as a bulletin for the purpose of showing it to parents and school officials who have not gone on a trip. A travel album posting system is disclosed.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-279030 A (paragraph number 0005, FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described system has been provided for a group trip such as a conventional school trip.
[0006]
However, in a system such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1, although a parent of a student who is a traveler and related persons can know the state of the student, the student provides a comment based on his or her own experience to the child and I couldn't communicate.
[0007]
Further, in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the person in charge of the school shoots the landscape and the students, and only uniform images are provided to the parents and related persons.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and enables a related person to know the travel situation of a traveler, and travel in a group tour in which the related person and the traveler can communicate with each other. It is intended to provide a user display system and a program.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a system for displaying the travel status of a group traveler using a server and a client connected to a network. The server includes a first area for displaying an image of a traveler and a second area for displaying a comment related to the image, and a person other than the traveler writes a desired comment in the second area using a client. Is possible.
[0010]
According to the present invention, in a group trip such as a school trip, an image such as a photograph of a traveler is made public in the first area of the homepage of the server. The published image is provided with a second area for displaying a comment on the image. The parent or related person can write a comment in the second area with respect to the image of the student who is a child or the like, so that the related person can know the travel situation of the traveler and And tourists can communicate with each other. On a school excursion, students can continue their trip with peace of mind by seeing the comments of their parents.
[0011]
In general, school excursions usually have a fixed course, so that children have a common experience with their parents. In this case, when the parent sees an image in a specific place, such as the place where the child was impressed, he / she can communicate with the child by sharing his / her past experience with the child. Opportunities and family ties are stronger.
[0012]
Here, the “image” is not limited to a still image, and may be a moving image (video). The video may be a live video. Further, the comment may be audio data.
[0013]
The image of the traveler may be taken by the travel organizer, or may be contracted with an inn, a hotel, or the like, and have its employees take the image.
[0014]
Preferably, the second area further includes a third area displaying a comment of the traveler himself.
[0015]
Students who are traveling parties can also write their own comments, so that students can maintain communication with their peers during the trip. In addition, since the student who is a traveling party can also write, the students themselves can enjoy the trip more.
[0016]
The traveler may write a comment in the third area using the client. The client may be a mobile phone or a mobile personal computer.
[0017]
More preferably, the client is capable of taking an image, and the traveler uses the client to take the image and upload it to the server for display in the first area.
[0018]
Since the image photographed by the traveler is displayed in the first area of the server, various images are provided to the parent and related persons.
[0019]
In another aspect of the present invention, a server used in a system for displaying a travel situation of a group travel traveler using a plurality of clients connected to a network includes a first area for displaying an image of the traveler. And a second area for displaying a comment related to the image. A person other than a traveler can write a desired comment in the second area using the client.
[0020]
In still another aspect of the present invention, a program includes a step of receiving an upload of an image from a computer, a step of displaying the uploaded image in a first area on a homepage, and a step of displaying the uploaded image in a first area. Receiving a comment for the selected image, displaying the received comment in a second area adjacent to the first area, and publishing, via a network, a home page displaying the first and second areas. And performing the following steps.
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a traveler display system in a group trip according to one embodiment of the present invention. Here, a school excursion will be described as an example of a group trip.
[0022]
Referring to FIG. 1, a traveler display system for a group travel includes a group travel server (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a “server”) 11, a school client PC (PC) 12, a mobile phone 13, and a digital device having a communication function. It includes a camera 14 and a client PC 15, which are connected to the Internet 18 and can communicate with each other. Each of the devices connected to the group travel server 11 via the Internet 18 is called a client.
[0023]
The group travel server 11 has a homepage on which a homepage for a school excursion described later is provided, and displays images and / or videos (hereinafter, referred to as “images”) of travelers (students) who participated in the school excursion. .
The school-side client PC 12 is provided so that the school staff can upload images taken by professional school photographers contracted by the school on school excursions or staff of a travel agency to the group travel server 11 via the Internet 18. I have.
[0024]
The image of the traveler may be taken by hiring an employee or part-time job by contracting with an inn or hotel. By doing so, it is possible to reliably capture the time of a major event such as arrival at a ryokan, dinner, or departure.
[0025]
Parents of students participating in the school excursion and their related persons access the group travel server 11 through the client PC 15. A student participating in a school excursion may have a mobile phone 13 with a camera function or a digital camera 14 with a communication function, take an image, and transmit it to the group travel server 11 via the Internet 18. Note that the student may transmit the group travel to the group travel server 11 using the client PC 15, or the student's parent or a related person may transmit the group travel data to the server 11 using the mobile phone 13 or the digital camera 14. Good.
[0026]
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the contractor having the group travel server 11 and the school have registered in advance on a homepage the dates of school excursions and the like by contract. If necessary, the school has a school-specific project name and a corresponding password, and it is assumed that the password is also known to related persons such as the parents of the students.
[0027]
Next, the group travel server 11 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the group travel server 11. Referring to FIG. 2, a group travel server 11 is connected to CPU 21 for controlling the entire server 11, a ROM 22 for storing an OS or the like, a RAM 23 for temporarily storing data, and an input / output device connected to the CPU 21. An I / O interface 24, a storage device 25 connected to the I / O interface 24, such as a hard disk for storing programs, data and image data constituting a homepage described later; a display 26; a printer 27; And a connection device 28 such as a modem for connecting to the Internet 18.
[0028]
The client PC 15 and the school-side client PC 12 have basically the same configuration.
[0029]
Next, a screen display example of the travel status display system, which is a homepage of the group travel server 11, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display when the school client PC 12 accesses the group travel server 11.
[0030]
First, the user is prompted to enter a project number and a password unique to the school excursion of the school, along with the words "travel status display system" (A). The specific school name is specified by the project number and the password. Here, it is assumed that, for example, a school excursion of A elementary school.
[0031]
Next, an inquiry screen for the processing content is displayed (B). Specifically, the user selects, for example, a radio button to upload an image and a comment or to browse an image and a comment. Note that uploading of only images or only comments may be performed.
[0032]
In the case of uploading an image and a comment, a screen for inputting an event name (for example, an event name such as "at the time of getting on a train" or "at lunch"), a shooting date and a group name thereof (for example, one set, two sets, etc.) is displayed (C ). After inputting these data, the data transmission button 31 is pressed to transmit data to the group travel server 11.
[0033]
Note that the input of the event name, date and time, etc. may be made selectable according to the travel schedule determined in advance without preparing the input screen as described above. Such an example is shown in FIG. Here, an event name may be registered according to a predetermined schedule, and any event name may be selected by clicking on the event name.
[0034]
Also, as shown in FIG. 4B, a corresponding set name may be selected as a check box format.
[0035]
Next, an example of a screen display when a parent or a related person of a student accesses the group travel server 11 using the client PC 15 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of such a screen display. Referring to FIG. 5, (A) is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when the server for group travel is first accessed. Either “school trip” or “other group trip” can be selected as the travel situation.
[0036]
Here, when “school trip” is selected, the screen shown in FIG. A list of school names that are currently on a school excursion and are currently posted on the homepage is displayed. The student's parents or stakeholders select the desired school here. Here, the description will be made assuming that the elementary school A is selected.
[0037]
When elementary school A is selected, a screen for selecting "travel itinerary", "photo book", and "current state" is displayed (C). If necessary, a screen for inputting a password may be provided before this. As described above, this password is to be notified to the related persons such as the students' parents before the school excursion.
[0038]
Clicking on “Travel Itinerary” displays a travel itinerary, in which schedules (events) for each day are displayed. By clicking on the event, the image taken at that time can be accessed. Note that a live video may be used as the image.
Click "Photos" to display the names of various events during the trip. When a desired event is selected from among them, an image related to the event is displayed.
[0039]
Clicking on "current status" displays an image showing the current status of the students. This may be the live video described above or the latest image.
[0040]
When any of these is clicked, a screen for inputting a class name is displayed, although illustration is omitted. Then, a desired class name is input.
[0041]
Next, a specific display example when a class is specified will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display when a specific event is selected from “travel schedule” and “schedule” in FIG. 5C.
[0042]
Referring to FIG. 6, a plurality of selected images of the event “dinner” of one set of the A elementary school are displayed. That is, the display screen includes a class and event identification area 51, an image display area 52, and a comment display area 53.
[0043]
The comment display area 53 includes a student's comment area 53a and a comment display area 53b from the outside of the student's parent or related person. In the student comment area 53a and the external comment area 53b, the comment from the student and the external comment related to the plurality of images (images 1 to 8) displayed here are displayed together.
[0044]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display example when the parent or the related person selects the image 1 on the display screen of FIG. Referring to FIG. 7, here, one image 54, a student comment column 55a for displaying the comments of the students with respect to it, and a comment column 55b from the outside are included. Here, a voice may be pasted in the comment column.
[0045]
Next, the operation of the group travel server 11 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a main part of the operation of the group travel server 11. Referring to FIG. 8, first, it is determined whether or not there is an upload of an image from a contractor (for example, the person in charge of the school excursion at the A elementary school described above) to the homepage (step S11; steps will be omitted below). If there is an upload (YES in S11), an upload process is performed (S12), and image data is received (S13). Here, the upload process includes the data transmission process of FIG.
[0046]
Next, the image is developed on the homepage based on the received data (S14). Next, it is determined whether a comment has been transmitted (S15). If a comment is sent (YES in S15), it is determined whether the comment is from a traveler such as a student or an external person such as a parent or a related person, and recorded in a predetermined comment area according to each. (S16 to S18).
[0047]
Next, the upload process shown in S12 in FIG. 8 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the upload processing. Referring to FIG. 9, first, it is determined whether or not the project number and the password are predetermined (S21). If the project number and the password are predetermined (YES in S21), the school name is specified from the input data (S22), and a folder is created according to the data (S23).
[0048]
Here, it is assumed that attribute data such as “school name”, “class name”, “date and time”, and “event name” are assigned to each folder. Using these pieces of attribute data, images classified according to a desired classification are displayed.
[0049]
Next, the contents of the processing to be developed on the homepage shown in S14 of FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for developing on a homepage. Referring to FIG. 10, first, an organization name is specified (S31). Next, the uploaded image is pasted according to a predetermined display mode (S32). Specifically, it is assumed to be displayed in any one of the display modes of “for each class”, “for each event”, and “for each itinerary”. The display mode is not limited to these.
[0050]
Next, the configuration of data at the time of upload will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data configuration at the time of upload. Referring to FIG. 11, data 60 uploaded by the school-side client PC 12 and the like include group name specifying data for specifying a group name such as a school name, and an event for specifying an event such as “tour to A temple” or “lunch”. Name data, data specifying a shooting date / shooting place, set name data specifying a set of class names, etc., data for distinguishing images / videos, and individual image data. Since image data is transmitted together with these attribute data, development on a homepage is easily performed.
[0051]
Next, a description will be given of a processing procedure when a parent or a related person of a student participating in a school excursion sees an image displayed on a homepage and writes a comment in the image. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in such a case.
[0052]
Referring to FIG. 12, a case will be described in which a person concerned views an image on a homepage and makes a comment on a specific image. First, an image to be commented is specified by an image number on the screen shown in FIG. 6 (S51). Next, the attribute of the sender is specified. In this case, since it is a parent or a related person, the fact that it is a parent or a related person is input (S52). Next, a comment is input (S53).
[0053]
If a password is required, it is set (S54, S55), and transmitted to the group travel server 11 after creation (S56).
[0054]
Although the above is the case of the parent or the related person, the students, that is, the traveling parties may be able to comment on each image. Also in this case, the processing procedure is the same as that of FIG. However, in the attribute input of S52, unlike the parent or the related person, the attribute of the student or the teacher is entered as the attribute of the commenter. These inputs may be made selectable from data created in advance.
[0055]
According to the above-described embodiment, the example in which the upload of the image is performed by the school staff or the like has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the student uploads the image using the mobile phone 13 with a digital camera or the digital camera 14 with a communication function. You may make it upload to the travel server 11.
[0056]
In the above embodiment, a school trip has been described as an example of a group trip, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to any group trip.
[0057]
In the above embodiment, the case where the Internet is used as the network has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a closed network may be used.
[0058]
One embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. Various changes can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same or equivalent scope as the present invention.
[0059]
The following are examples of such modifications.
1. The system of claim 1, wherein the second area further includes a third area for displaying the comment of the traveler himself.
2. 2. The traveler display system in a group trip according to 1 above, wherein the traveler writes a comment in the third area using the client.
3. 2. The traveler display system for group travel according to claim 1, wherein a password can be set for the comment.
4. 2. The traveler display system for group travel according to claim 1, wherein the group travel is performed by a predetermined organizer, and the image is taken by the organizer.
5. The traveler display system for group travel according to claim 1, wherein one image is displayed in the first area.
6. 6. The traveler display system for a group trip according to 5 above, wherein, when a plurality of travelers are photographed in the image, the second area is provided for the plurality of photographed travelers.
7. A server used in a system for displaying a travel status of a group travel traveler using a plurality of clients connected to a network,
A first area for displaying an image of the traveler,
A second area for displaying comments associated with the image,
A server wherein a person other than the traveler can write a desired comment in the second area using the client.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a traveler display system in a group trip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a group travel server.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen display example when accessing a group travel server at the time of uploading.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example when accessing a group travel server at the time of uploading.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen display example when accessing a group travel server when browsing a screen.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display example when accessing a group travel server when browsing a screen.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example when one image is clicked.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing contents of the group travel server at the time of uploading.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing processing contents of an upload processing.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing content of a development process on a homepage.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data configuration at the time of upload.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing contents when browsing an image.
[Description of Signs] 11 Group travel server, 12 School client PC, 13 Mobile phone, 14 Digital camera, 15 Client PC, 18 Internet, 21 CPU, 22 ROM, 23 RAM, 24 I / O interface, 25 storage device, 26 Display, 27 Printer, 28 Modem

Claims (3)

A system for displaying the travel status of a group travel traveler using a server and a client connected to a network,
A first area for displaying an image of the traveler,
A second area for displaying comments associated with the image,
A traveler display system for group travel, wherein a person other than the traveler can write a desired comment in the second area using the client. 2. The group trip of claim 1, wherein the client is capable of capturing an image, and the traveler uses the client to capture an image and uploads the image to the server for display in the first area. Traveler display system. Against the computer
Receiving an upload of an image of a traveler on a given group trip;
Displaying the uploaded image in a first area on a home page;
Accepting a comment from an official of the traveler for the image displayed in the first area;
Displaying the received comment in a second area adjacent to the first area;
Publishing, via a network, a home page on which the first and second areas are displayed.

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