JP2006120053A - Position drawing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position drawing device that allows a user to recognize at a glance a plurality of places intended by the user by a few operations by the user.
A receiving unit that receives a first search keyword that is freely determined by a user, and section content information that specifies the contents of each of a number of sections in a predetermined area by using a first search keyword. A search section 6 that searches for a plurality of sections including the section position acquisition section 9 that acquires positions of a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from section position information that specifies the positions of a plurality of sections, Based on the position information of each of the plurality of sections including the first search keyword, the plurality of sections including the first search keyword are distinguished from the sections not including the first search keyword on the map of the region. And a drawing unit 11.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a position drawing apparatus that draws a position corresponding to a given keyword.

  Conventionally, companies and universities, for example, have announced their research and development content using poster sessions. Each visitor to this poster session has a request to listen to, know, etc. about a specific matter for each individual, and the place that satisfies the request is the target place and goes to the target place or multiple purposes Take action to go around the place.

  By the way, since there are lots of presentations in a relatively large area in the poster session venue, it is not easy for visitors to immediately check the target place (zone) and reach it. In addition, when there are a plurality of destination places, it is difficult to efficiently visit the plurality of destination places.

  Therefore, conventionally, signs that are hung on a wall, guide maps printed on paper, and the like are used as tools for efficiently bringing visitors to a target place.

  In addition, with the spread of computers and networks in recent years, a search for a target location by a visitor or a planned visitor himself / herself is performed, and as a result, the target location is displayed on a guide map and printed. There is also a guidance system (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed by the guidance system. This guidance system is a system that uses a hierarchical selection menu for searching for a target place. When the item 401 “Women's goods” displayed in the selection menu 400 that is the first hierarchy is selected, A selection menu 410 that is the second layer is displayed. When the item 411 “bag” displayed therein is selected, the guidance system displays a guidance map 420 in which the corresponding three stores are indicated by hatching.
JP 2003-323114 A

  However, in the above conventional guidance system, the number of items increases in proportion to the size of the venue or facility to be searched, and the hierarchy of selection menus also deepens, so a guidance map is finally displayed. The possibility that a long time will be required increases. In addition, since the conventional guidance system searches according to a predetermined selection menu, visitors or prospective visitors who use the guidance system, that is, users who use the guidance system are truly suitable for their own purposes. Difficult to search.

  In order to solve this problem, a system is also disclosed in which a search is performed with a free keyword determined by the user himself and a guide map showing one place corresponding to the search is displayed. However, in this case, since a single target location is displayed, when there are a plurality of target locations, the user cannot know a plurality of target locations at a glance. The search must be repeated multiple times.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a position drawing device that allows a user to recognize a plurality of locations intended by the user at a glance with few operations by the user.

  In order to achieve the above object, a position drawing apparatus according to the present invention is a position drawing apparatus that draws a position corresponding to a given keyword, and accepts a first search keyword determined freely by a user. Receiving means, search means for searching for a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from section content information for specifying the contents of each of a number of sections in a predetermined area by characters, and positions of the plurality of sections Based on the position information for acquiring the position of each of the plurality of sections including the first search keyword from the section position information for specifying the position, and information on the position of each of the plurality of sections including the first search keyword, Drawing means for drawing a plurality of sections including the first search keyword on a map of the area, distinguishing from the sections not including the first search keyword Characterized in that it comprises a.

  As a result, users can search for multiple destinations using keywords that are determined by themselves, and can recognize multiple destinations at a glance. Is possible.

  It should be noted that the present invention can be realized as a position drawing method using the characteristic means provided in the position drawing apparatus of the present invention as steps, or as a program for causing a computer to execute these steps. The program can be distributed via a storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a transmission medium such as the Internet.

  The present invention can provide a position drawing device that allows a user to recognize at a glance a plurality of locations intended by the user with few operations by the user.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the poster session venue search system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a poster session venue search system including a position drawing device. The poster session venue search system is a system that displays and prints information about sections (hereinafter simply referred to as “sections”) in which presentations are made in the venue where the poster session is performed. A keyboard 21, a mouse 22, a display device 31, and a printing device 32.

  The position drawing apparatus 1 is an apparatus that receives an instruction such as a search and executes a process corresponding to the instruction, and is realized by a computer, for example. The keyboard 21 and the mouse 22 are devices for a user to input instructions such as keyword input, search execution, and section selection to the position drawing device 1, and the display device 31 is operated by the position drawing device 1. The obtained search result is displayed on the device, and the printing device 32 is a device that prints the retrieved result obtained by the position drawing device 1.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the poster session venue search system. The poster session venue search system includes an input unit 20, a position drawing device 1, a display device 31, and a printing device 32.

  The input unit 20 is a processing unit for allowing a user to freely input free keywords and various instructions that are freely determined by the user, and includes a keyboard 21 and a mouse 22.

  As described above, the position drawing apparatus 1 is an apparatus that receives an instruction such as a search and executes a process corresponding to the instruction. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the reception drawing unit 2, the received content determination unit 3, and the selection Section extraction section 4, keyword analysis section 5, search section 6, venue guidance file storage section 7, search result list output section 8, section position acquisition section 9, map data file storage section 10, drawing section 11.

  The accepting unit 2 is a processing unit that accepts instructions input from the input unit 20 and selection information in keywords and search result lists. The search result list will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The received content determination unit 3 is a processing unit that transmits the keyword to the keyword analysis unit 5 and the selection information in the search result list to the selected section extraction unit 4 according to the instruction received from the reception unit 2.

  The selected section extraction unit 4 compares and contrasts the venue guidance file 70 stored in the venue guidance file storage unit 7 with the selection information in the search result list received from the received content determination unit 3. Is a processing unit that extracts position information of a section corresponding to, and transmits it to the section position acquisition unit 9. The venue guidance file 70 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The keyword analysis unit 5 analyzes the type and number of characters of the keyword received from the received content determination unit 3, appropriately converts the keyword into a format according to the specification of the search unit 6, and transmits the keyword to the search unit 6. It is a processing unit.

  The search unit 6 is a processing unit that searches for the venue guidance file 70 stored in the venue guidance file storage unit 7 and performs a search using the keyword received from the received content determination unit 3.

  The venue guidance file storage unit 7 is a storage device for storing the venue guidance file 70, and is realized by, for example, a hard disk.

  The search result list output unit 8 is a processing unit that transmits information related to the section searched by the search unit 6 to the drawing unit 11 and the section position acquisition unit 9.

  The section position acquisition unit 9 compares and contrasts the map data file 100 stored in the map data file storage unit 10 with the position information of the section received from the search result list output unit 8 or the selected section extraction unit 4, This is a processing unit that generates data for drawing a map by distinguishing a section corresponding to position information from other sections and transmits the data to the drawing unit 11. A specific example of the map data file 100 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The map data file storage unit 10 is a storage device for storing the map data file 100 and is realized by, for example, a hard disk.

  The drawing unit 11 uses the data necessary for the output of the search result list received from the search result list output unit 8 and the data for drawing the map received from the partition position acquisition unit 9, and uses the search result list and the map Is a processing unit that generates image display data for displaying the image and outputs it to the display device 31, and generates print data and outputs it to the printing device 32.

  FIG. 3 is a display example of a screen output to the display device 31 when the position drawing device 1 accepts a keyword search for information about sections in the venue. In addition, the information about the section is the information about the presentation theme (hereinafter referred to as “presentation theme”) and the presenter for all the sections in the poster session venue, and the information about the position in the venue. Means. Hereinafter, this information is referred to as venue guidance information. The venue guidance information is composed of information such as the presentation theme and presenter for each zone and a plurality of zone information about the location of the zone in the venue. The section information is described by characters. Details of the venue guidance information and the section information constituting the venue guidance information will be described later with reference to FIG.

  A poster session venue search screen 310 shown in FIG. 3 is an initial screen for receiving a search instruction from a user. The poster session venue search screen 310 includes a map display area 311, a keyword input field 312, a search execution button 313, and a search result list display area 314. The map display area 311 is an area for displaying a map of the entire venue with white as the background color. The keyword input column 312 is a column in which free keywords determined freely by the user are entered. The search execution button 313 is a button for starting a search when clicked by the user. The search result list display area 314 is an area for displaying a list of information on sections corresponding to the search. A display example of the screen on which the search result is output will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the map data file 100 stored in the map data file storage unit 10.

  The map data file 100 shown in FIG. 4 defines the entire venue on the XY plane, and each rectangle existing on the XY plane represents a section where the presentation is performed. In the example of FIG. 4, each section is a rectangle having the same size, and the position of each section is uniquely determined by the values of X and Y when the upper left vertex of each section is used as a reference. For example, if the values X = 250 and Y = 114 are used, the position of the section indicated by “N” in the figure is determined.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the venue guidance file 70 stored in the venue guidance file storage unit 7.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the venue guidance file 70 is a file in which venue guidance information composed of section information of all sections in the venue is recorded. As described above, the section information is information on the presentation theme and presenter for each section and information on the position of the section in the venue, and is a group of information in each row in FIG.

  The venue guidance information recorded in the venue guidance file 70 is roughly divided into the following three item parts, namely, a search and display item part 71, a search item part 72, and a display control item part 73. .

  The search and display item section 71 is a set of items to be searched and displayed as search results in the search result list display area 314, and includes a presentation theme and a section name. In this example, the partition name is a unique value, and the partition information can be specified by the partition name.

  The item section for search 72 is a set of items to be searched, and includes a summary of the presentation contents, the presenter name, the name of the presenter, and the name of the company and business unit to which the presenter belongs.

  The display control item section 73 is a set of items that specify the position of each section, and includes an X position and a Y position. By comparing and comparing the values of the X position and the Y position with the map data file 100 described with reference to FIG. 4, the position of each section in the venue is specified. The specified position is used when a section corresponding to the position is drawn on the map by the drawing unit 11.

  FIG. 6 is a display example of a screen in which the position drawing device 1 executes keyword search and outputs the result to the display device 31.

A poster session venue search screen 320 shown in FIG. 6 is a search result display screen for displaying a search result after execution of the search. FIG. 6 shows an example in which a search is performed using the search keyword “dvd” and 12 pieces of section information are applicable.

  The map display area 321 is an area for displaying a map of the entire venue corresponding to the search result. In the example of FIG. 6, only the background color of 12 sections corresponding to the search is changed from white to green (indicated by hatching in FIG. 6). The corresponding number display column 322 is a column for displaying the number corresponding to the search. In the example of FIG. 6, “12 cases” are displayed in response to the search result. The search result list display area 323 is an area for displaying the search results in a list format, that is, an area for displaying the search result list, and has a specification for displaying a maximum of 9 lines. However, if the number of search results is 9 or more, the user operates the scroll bar 325 displayed at the right end of the search result list display area 323 shown in FIG. Search results can be displayed. In the example of FIG. 6, nine sections of the twelve cases corresponding to the search are displayed. As described above, by operating the scroll bar 325 at the right end of the search result list display area 323, The remaining three cases can be displayed. The print button 324 is a button for outputting a result of processing performed by the position drawing device 1 by a user operation, such as a search result list or a map corresponding to the search result, to the printing device 32. Note that the scroll bar and the print button in the search result list display area also exist in FIGS. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, which will be described later as display examples of the screen. It plays the same role as described in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a display example of a screen output from the position drawing device 1 to the display device 31 when one piece of section information in the search result list is selected.

  The poster session venue search screen 330 shown in FIG. 7 is searched when the section information of the section name “D-3” is selected in the search result list display area 332 after the search result shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. It is a selection screen in the result.

  The map display area 331 is an area for displaying a map of the entire venue including the section corresponding to the search and the selected section. In the example of FIG. 7, the background color of the selected “D-3” is changed from green (represented by diagonal lines in FIG. 6) to red (represented by dots in FIG. 7). Has been. Note that the transition of the display screen including FIG. 7 will be described in detail in the following description of the operation.

  Next, the operation of the poster session venue search system configured as described above will be described. At that time, FIG. 8, display examples of the screen displayed by the display device 31 for the user by the position drawing apparatus 1 (existing FIGS. 3, 6, and 7) and data configuration examples (already FIG. 5) A free keyword “dvd” is input by the user and a search is performed using the example. As described in the explanation of FIG. 6, when a print button (for example, the print button 324 in FIG. 6) in the poster session venue search screen is clicked, the position drawing device 1 draws the position by the user's operation. The result of the processing performed by the apparatus 1 is output to the printing apparatus 32 and printed. Further, as described in the description of FIG. 2, the drawing unit 11 uses the same processing results performed by the search unit 6, the search result list output unit 8, and the section position acquisition unit 9 to display image display data and print data. Data is generated and output to the display device 31 and the printing device 32, respectively. As a result, the content displayed by the display device 31 is equivalent to the content printed by the printing device 32. Therefore, the flow of operations related to display will be described, and the description of the flow of operations related to printing will be omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of the position drawing apparatus 1 provided in the poster session venue search system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the position drawing apparatus 1 is activated, the search unit 6 extracts all section information (venue guide information) from the venue guide file 70 stored in the venue guide file storage unit 7, and the search result list output unit 8. Send to. The search result list output unit 8 extracts the section name and the “X position” and “Y position” that are the section position information for all the section information, and transmits them to the section position acquisition unit 9.
The section position acquisition unit 9 compares and contrasts the received section position information of all sections with the map data file 100 called from the map data file storage unit 10, and generates map drawing data with the section names added to all sections. Generate and transmit to the drawing unit 11. The drawing unit 11 generates a map (hereinafter referred to as “basic map”) having transparency except for the line representing the block and the characters of the block name from the map drawing data received from the block position acquisition unit 9. To the display device 31. As a result, the display device 31 displays the poster session venue search screen 310 which is an initial screen when receiving the search instruction shown in FIG.

  When the poster session venue search screen 310 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display device 31, the user uses the keyboard 21 to enter the free keyword “dvd” freely determined by the user himself into the keyword input field 312 of FIG. 3. The search execution button 313 for starting the search is clicked with the mouse 22. By the click, the accepting unit 2 accepts the keyword “dvd” and an instruction “search” (S1).

  The reception content determination unit 3 determines whether the instruction received from the reception unit 2 is a “search” instruction or a “selection” instruction (S2). In this example, since it is “search” (search in S 2), the received content determination unit 3 transmits the keyword “dvd” to the keyword analysis unit 5.

  The keyword analysis unit 5 analyzes whether the keyword “dvd” received from the received content determination unit 3 is a plurality of keywords or whether there is an unnecessary space before and after. In this case, the character string “dvd” is used as it is, It transmits to the search part 6 (S3).

  The search unit 6 compares and contrasts all section information (venue guide information) constituting the venue guide file 70 stored in the venue guide file storage unit 7 with the keyword “dvd” received from the keyword analysis unit 5. The section information including the keyword “dvd” is searched (S4). Then, the search unit 6 outputs the searched section information to the search result list output unit 8. In this example, the 12 pieces of section information corresponding to the search are transmitted to the search result list output unit 8 (S5).

  The search result list output unit 8 determines whether or not the number of pieces of section information received from the search unit 6 is 1 or more (S6). In this example, since the number of cases is 12, that is, 1 or more (YES in S6), the search result list output unit 8 searches and displays each section information received from the search unit 6 as shown in FIG. The “presentation theme” and “section name”, which are items in the item section 71, are extracted and transmitted to the drawing section 11 (S8). The search result list output unit 8 also extracts “X position” and “Y position”, which are items of the display control item unit 73, from each piece of piece information received from the search unit 6. (S8).

  The section position acquisition unit 9 compares and contrasts the map data file 100 called from the map data file storage unit 10 with the 12 “X positions” and “Y positions” received from the search result list output unit 8. Map drawing data for displaying the background color of 12 sections corresponding to the result in green is generated and transmitted to the drawing unit 11 (S9). Here, the map drawing data is data for displaying the “X position” and “Y position” for specifying the 12 sections and the background color of the 12 sections in green.

  The drawing unit 11 uses the 12 “presentation themes” and “section names” received from the search result list output unit 8 to generate a search result list as shown in the search result list display area 323 of FIG. 6 (S10). ). The drawing unit 11 also uses the map drawing data received from the block position acquisition unit 9 to generate a map indicating the background color of 12 blocks corresponding to the search result in green (S10). Further, the drawing unit 11 counts the number of cases corresponding to the search, and in this case, the data “12 cases” is output to the display device 31 together with the generated search result list and map (S10).

  As a result of the above operation flow, as shown in the poster session venue search screen 320 of FIG. 6, the display device 31 is composed of 12 section names corresponding to the search and presentation themes in the search result list display area 323. The search result list to be displayed is displayed, and “12” is displayed in the corresponding number display column 322. In the map display area 321, the display device 31 changes only the background color of the 12 sections corresponding to the search result from white to green (indicated by hatching in FIG. 6).

In contrast, the number of pieces of partition information received from the search unit 6 by the search result list output unit 8 is 0.
In other words, if the search result is 0 (NO in S6), the drawing unit 11 outputs “0” to the display device 31 (S7). In this case, the map display area 321 in FIG. 6 is the same display as the map display area 311 in FIG. 3 which is the initial screen before the search execution, and nothing is displayed in the search result list display area 323. In addition, “0” is displayed in the corresponding number display column 322.

  By the way, when the poster session venue search screen 320 of FIG. 6 is displayed by the display device 31, the user selects any of the 12 sections corresponding to the search displayed in the search result list display area 323. be able to. Therefore, the operation flow when the receiving unit 2 receives selection of one piece of section information from the search result list displayed in the search result list display area 323 (selected in S2) will be described next.

  For convenience of explanation here, the sixth line from the top of the search result list displayed in the search result list display area 323 by the mouse 22 operated by the user in the poster session venue search screen 320 shown in FIG. Assume that the line “D-3” is clicked. When the “D-3” row is selected in this way, the accepting unit 2 accepts selection position information that “D-3 row” has been selected and an instruction “selection” (S1).

  The received content determination unit 3 determines that the instruction is “selection”, and transmits the selected position information “D-3 row” to the selected section extraction unit 4 (selected in S2).

  The selected section extraction unit 4 extracts the section name “D-3” from the selected position information “D-3 row” received from the received content determination unit 3. Further, the venue guidance file 70 read from the venue guidance file storage unit 7 is compared with the extracted division name “D-3”, and the division position “D-3” “X position = 250” is compared. , Y position = 114 ”is extracted and transmitted to the section position acquisition unit 9 (S11).

  The block position acquisition unit 9 compares and contrasts the map data file 100 called from the map data file storage unit 10 and the data “X position = 250, Y position = 114” received from the selected block extraction unit 4. Section drawing data for displaying the background color of the section “D-3” in red is generated and transmitted to the drawing unit 11 (S12).

  The drawing unit 11 uses the partition drawing data received from the partition position acquisition unit 9 to generate a screen in which only the background color of the section “D-3” in the map display area 331 is changed from green to red. It transmits to the apparatus 31 (S13).

  As a result of the flow of the above operation, as shown in the poster session venue search screen 330 of FIG. 7, in the map display area 331, “D-3” selected by the user among the 12 sections corresponding to the search results. Only the background color of the section is changed from green (represented by diagonal lines in FIG. 7) to red (represented by dots in FIG. 7), and the remaining 11 sections remain green.

  As described above, the poster session venue search system, which is an embodiment of the present invention, accepts free keywords that the user decides freely, and searches for the section information in the venue with the free keywords. The map is displayed or printed with the background color of the section corresponding to the plurality of search results set to green and the background color of the section not corresponding to the search set to white. This allows the user to recognize at a glance the positions of a plurality of sections intended by the user by a single operation of the user, and the user can efficiently visit these sections. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, the poster session venue search system accepts selection of section information in the search result list by the user, and changes only the background color of the section corresponding to the selected section information from green to red in the map display. To do. As a result, a map is displayed or printed in which the background color of the section corresponding to the search result is green and the background color of the section selected from the section is red. This makes it possible for the user to mark, for example, a section of the plurality of sections where the highest priority announcement is made, and the user travels to other target sections based on the section. It is possible to make a more practical plan.

  In the above-described embodiment, the search unit 6 defines the basic specifications such as performing an AND search for a plurality of keywords separated by spaces without distinguishing between uppercase and lowercase letters of the keywords. However, the specification is not limited to this specification as long as it can be searched with free keywords.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the venue guidance file 70 may include information related to the presentation in the poster session and information about the position of each section in a single file. It is also possible to use a plurality of files that perform relations using a partition name or the like as a key.

  Further, although each section in the venue has been described in the case of a rectangle having the same size, each section may have a different shape and size. In this case, each section that the venue guidance file 70 has The shape, size, and position of each section need only be defined in the map data file 100 so that each section is specified by the position information.

  Further, the venue guidance file 70 does not have the location information of each zone, the map data file 100 has the zone name and the location information of the zone, and the search result list output unit 8 uses the zone name and map data of the venue guidance file 70. By comparing and comparing with the section names of the file 100, the position of each section may be determined.

  In the description of FIG. 6, in the search result list display area 323, the maximum number of pieces of section information corresponding to the search is set to nine. However, the maximum number of displays is determined according to the physical display area of the display device 31. It may be changed or the user can freely change it on the screen.

  In addition, the contents printed by the printing device 32 are the same as the contents displayed by the display device 31. For example, in the screen display, only the section name is displayed on the map. There may be a change such that each announcement theme is also added to each section and printed.

  In addition, the case where one piece of section information is selected from the search result list has been described with reference to FIG. 7, but a case where a plurality of selections are made from the search result list may be handled. .

  FIG. 9 is a display example of a screen that the position drawing device 1 outputs to the display device 31 when a plurality of pieces of section information in the search result list are selected after execution of the search.

  As shown in FIG. 9, two rows “D-3” and “E-2” are selected in the search result list display area 342 in the poster session venue search screen 340, and the map display area 341 is displayed. In FIG. 9, the background color of the two sections “D-3” and “E-2” is changed to red (represented by dots in FIG. 9). In this case, in the flowchart of FIG. 8, each process of S1, S2, S11, S12, and S13 corresponding to the operation from the input / instruction reception to the redrawing of the corresponding section is simply performed, and its application is easy. . Needless to say, it is possible to select three or more pieces of section information. Also. In this way, by making multiple selections, it is possible to select multiple high-priority or low-priority items from multiple target locations and mark them for users of this map. The convenience of becomes higher.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the search itself has been described only for an example in which the search is performed once. However, after the search is performed once, a keyword may be added to perform a narrow search.

  Here, the refined search is a search for a certain search result. Unlike an AND search that displays only search targets that match all of a plurality of keywords as a search result, a search by the first keyword is performed. In this search result display, the result corresponding to the search by the keyword input for narrowing down is obtained while leaving the result display. For this narrowing search, a storage device for narrowing search (hereinafter referred to as a second storage device) is prepared, and each component of the position drawing device 1 performs an operation described below with reference to FIG. Realized. Note that the “second storage device” uses, for example, a part of a main storage device such as a RAM of a computer that is the position drawing device 1 as a second storage device, or a storage device such as a hard disk for narrowing search. It is realized by preparing.

  FIG. 10 is a display example of a screen in which the position drawing device 1 outputs the result of the search first performed by the keyword “dvd” and then the narrowed search by the keyword “recorder” to the display device 31. is there.

  First, when a search using the keyword “dvd”, which is the first search, is performed, the received content determination unit 3 uses the keyword “dvd” received from the receiving unit 2 because the instruction is “search”. Write to the storage device. The 12 pieces of section information corresponding to the search are also written in the second storage device by the search unit 6.

  In this state, “recorder” is added to the keyword input field 352, that is, the search execution button 353 is clicked with “dvd recorder” written in the keyword input field 352.

  The reception content determination unit 3 receives an instruction of “search”, compares the keyword “dvd” written in the second storage device with the new keyword “dvd recorder” received from the reception unit 2, and immediately before It is confirmed that the keyword “recorder” has been newly added to the search keyword “dvd”, and a determination “refining search” is performed. The keyword “recorder” is transmitted to the keyword analysis unit 5, and “refining search” is performed. Is transmitted to the search unit 6.

  The keyword analysis unit 5 transmits the keyword “recorder” received from the received content determination unit 3 to the search unit 6. The search unit 6 receives an instruction “search refinement”, calls the 12 pieces of section information corresponding to the search result “dvd” from the second storage device, and compares the keyword “recorder” received from the keyword analysis unit 5. In contrast, the section information including the keyword “recorder” is searched. In this case, of the 12 cases, 3 cases (B-5, D-6, E-3) correspond, and the search result list output unit 8 outputs 12 pieces of division information with a narrowing flag set to only three pieces of division information. Send to. Note that the refinement flag is information corresponding to the refinement search if the flag is set, that is, if the value is “1”, and if the value is null, the refinement flag is information corresponding to only the first search. Is a data item indicating.

  The search result list output unit 8 extracts “presentation theme” and “compartment name”, which are items of the search and display item unit 71, from the received 12 pieces of section information. Then, only for the three pieces of section information for which the narrowing flag is set, underline addition is designated, search result list display data raised to the top of the list is generated, and transmitted to the drawing unit 11. Further, “X position” and “Y position” which are display control item parts 73 are extracted from the section information, and transmitted to the section position acquisition section 9 with the narrowing flag added.

  The section position acquisition unit 9 compares and contrasts the map data file 100 called from the map data file storage unit 10 with the 12 “X positions” and “Y positions” received from the search result list output unit 8. Map drawing data in which the background color of the three sections where the flag is set is yellow and the background color of the other sections is green is generated and transmitted to the drawing unit 11.

  The drawing unit 11 generates a search result list and a map corresponding to the narrow search result from the data received from the search result list output unit 8 and the section position acquisition unit 9 and counts the number of cases corresponding to the narrow search. In this case, the data “3” is output to the display device 31.

  As a result, in the map in the map display area 351 of FIG. 10, only the background color of the three sections (B-5, D-6, E-3) corresponding to the narrow-down search among the 12 cases is green (see FIG. 10 is represented by diagonal lines) to yellow (represented by a grid in FIG. 10), and the remaining nine cases remain green. In the search result list in the search result list display area 355, the corresponding three pieces of section information are underlined and displayed at the top of the list. Further, “3 cases” is displayed in the narrowed-down relevant number display field 354 in response to the narrowed search result.

  In this way, the section corresponding to the search result by the first keyword is displayed in a certain color, and only the section corresponding to the refinement search by the keyword added later is changed to another color and displayed while the display is left. Therefore, for example, a user's hierarchical request such as “I am interested in dvd and want to see the announcement about the recorder” can be returned as a hierarchical expression as it is. An easy-to-understand map can be provided.

  Further, in the poster session venue search screen 350 shown in FIG. 10, the keyword input field 352 is divided into a first keyword input field for initial search and a second keyword input field for narrow search. A display example is shown in FIG.

  In the poster session site search screen 360 shown in FIG. 11, there are a first keyword input field 362 for inputting a keyword for a search to be performed first and a second keyword input field 363 for inputting a keyword for performing a narrow search. Existing. In this example, “dvd” and “recorder” are input, and a narrowing search is performed.

  In this case, since the search condition is exactly the same as the refinement search described in FIG. 10, the map in the map display area 361 shown in FIG. 11, the number of cases displayed in the refinement relevant number display column 365, and the search result list display The search result list displayed in the area 366 is the map in the map display area 351 shown in FIG. 10, the number of cases displayed in the narrowed-down relevant number display field 354, and the search result list display area 355. It will be the same as the search result list.

  However, in the refined search described with reference to FIG. 10, since the keyword input is only one of the keyword input fields 352, the search is performed with the first keyword, and then the keyword is added and the refined search is performed. However, if the keyword entry field is divided into two, after entering the keywords in the first keyword entry field 362 and the second keyword entry field 363, the search execution button 364 is clicked only once. You can do it. In other words, when viewed from the user, it is possible to perform a narrowed search with a single search, which increases convenience. Further, even when the keyword input field is divided into two as shown in FIG. 11, after the keyword is input into the first keyword input field 362 and searched, the keyword is input into the second keyword input field 363, A two-stage procedure of performing a narrow search may be possible.

  Further, each of the first keyword input field 362 and the second keyword input field 363 accepts an AND search, so that further detailed narrowing can be performed.

  As described above, the form in which the narrow search by two keywords can be performed has been described in FIGS. 10 and 11. However, the narrow search may be a narrow search by three or more keywords. For example, if m is an integer of 3 or more, m In the case of a refinement search using individual keywords, the results of the refinement search up to the (m−1) th are regarded as the first search results, and it can be understood that the refinement search is performed using the mth keyword with respect to the first search results. As a result, it is possible to perform a refined search using three or more keywords. Even after execution of this narrowed search, the display may be changed by the user himself / herself making a selection in the search result list as described in FIG. FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows a display example when one piece of section information is selected from the search result list displayed in the search result list display area 355 of FIG. Is FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the poster session venue search screen 370, the line “D-3” is selected from the section information displayed in the search result list display area 372, and the map display area 371 The background color of the section “D-3” is changed to red (represented by dots in FIG. 12). Here, as described with reference to FIG. 9, a plurality of selections may be supported. By doing this, the user's arbitrarily selected section is displayed in different colors on one map, superimposed on the first search result display and the refined search result display, and from the user When viewed, it is possible to visually grasp the section that is the target of the user, divided into three stages. As a result, for example, when a large number of sections correspond to the first search and it is desired to visit as many sections as possible, the target section can be visited more efficiently.

  Further, as in the map display area 321 shown in FIG. 6, only the section name is displayed in each section in the map, but the total number of sections and the physical display area of the display device 31 Therefore, if visibility can be secured, information such as a presentation theme may be displayed at the same time. In addition, if visibility cannot be secured and information added to the section cannot be displayed in the section, the necessary information is displayed only when the display is enlarged by providing a display enlargement function. You may do that.

FIG. 13 is a display example of the screen when the map display area in the search result screen is enlarged.
In the poster venue search screen 380 shown in FIG. 13, by clicking the “+” button in the zoom button section 382, the section “D-3” selected in the search result list display area 384 is centered. The place is enlarged at a predetermined magnification, and a part of the presentation theme is displayed in the section. If this enlargement is further performed, there may be a step-by-step display function such as additional display of other information such as the presenter's name, and the center point for enlargement is not selected. Sometimes it may be the center point of the venue. In addition, in order to perform enlargement, a moving button unit 383 may be provided to provide a map scroll function for moving the map vertically and horizontally. By doing this, when the display in the map display area 381 is not the display of the entire venue because the map is enlarged, the map is scrolled while browsing the information on each section on the map, and the user himself It is possible to grasp the positional relationship of the sections selected by the search or selection performed. In this example, the announcement theme is displayed only in the section corresponding to the search result, but information such as the announcement theme may be displayed in all sections at the time of enlargement.

  When the map is enlarged or the map is scrolled, in the position drawing device 1, the reception unit 2 and the reception content determination unit 3 can select “enlarge”, “reduction”, or “ “Left”, “Right”, “Up” and “Down” instructions are accepted, “Map expansion” and “Map scroll” are determined, and these instructions are transmitted to the drawing unit 11. The map may be drawn according to the instruction.

  In the above description, colors such as “red”, “green”, and “yellow” are used as a method for clearly indicating a specific place in the display separately from other places. It is not limited. A technique of adding a background such as hatching or dots, an effect of blinking / lighting, or a change of the shape of the place itself such as 3D expression or enlargement alone or in combination may be used. Further, for example, a method of distinguishing by changing the blinking interval at the location A and the blinking interval at the location B may be used.

  Further, in the display of the result of the refinement search described with reference to FIG. 10, the three section information corresponding to the refinement search is “added underline”, but “change to bold” or “character” "Change color" may be used as long as it is an expression method that can distinguish between the section information corresponding to the narrowed search and the section information not corresponding to the narrowed search in the search result list.

  In addition to the keyboard 21 and the mouse 22 shown in FIG. 1, a touch panel type display that also serves as a display device may be used as an input device for inputting keywords and instructions such as search execution to the position drawing device 1. In this case, placing a software keyboard on the display screen eliminates the need for a keyboard and mouse, so if you have a large number of terminals in the venue and you want many visitors to use the terminals, etc. In addition to the advantage of having a small installation area, there is also an effect of reducing the burden on the administrator in terms of equipment maintenance.

  In addition, all forms can be implemented not only in a stand-alone computer system but also in a server / client system via a network.

  FIG. 14 is a server / client system configuration diagram in which the position drawing apparatus according to the present invention is used as a server, and is connected by a client PC via a network. The position drawing apparatus 1, a plurality of client PCs 201 to 203, and The network communication network 200 is connected to each other.

  The network communication network 200 may be the Internet. In this case, before the user goes to the poster session venue, the user performs a search using the client PC 201 at home, and sends necessary information such as a map to the client PC 201. It can be used such as outputting to the connected printing device 32 and going to the venue with the printout. If this server / client system is installed in the poster session venue, a plurality of client PCs are provided in the venue, and many users can use them simultaneously.

  In addition, we have explained the poster session venue as the target of the search, but the target may be an exhibition such as a motor show, a large commercial facility such as a department store, a shopping mall, etc. For example, the present invention may be applied to a search system for searching for tourist spots such as sights / historic sites for sightseeing spots, or searching for shops such as restaurants and cake shops for commercial areas.

  The position drawing apparatus according to the present invention exists on a daily basis, regardless of uses such as leisure and work, “efficiently visits a plurality of places in an unknown area, or knows a positional relationship between a plurality of places”. It is used for such purposes. Specifically, the position drawing device according to the present invention searches for a section where a presentation is performed in a poster session venue, as a poster session venue search device, etc., and in a large commercial facility such as a department store or a shopping mall, It can be used as a sales place search device or the like, or as a sightseeing spot search device or the like in a sightseeing spot.

It is a hardware block diagram of the poster session site search system of an embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of the poster session site search system of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen for receiving the search which the position drawing apparatus of embodiment outputs. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of a map data file. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a meeting place guidance file. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen which the position drawing apparatus of embodiment performs a keyword search and outputs the result to a display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen which a position drawing apparatus outputs to a display apparatus, when the division information in a search result list | wrist is selected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the position drawing apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen which a position drawing apparatus outputs to a display apparatus, when two or more division information in a search result list is selected. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen which a position drawing apparatus outputs to a display apparatus when narrowing-down search is performed. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a screen at the time of dividing a keyword input column into the 1st keyword input column for the first search, and the 2nd keyword input column for a narrow search. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a screen when one division information is selected from the search result list in the screen of a narrowing search result. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen at the time of carrying out the enlarged display of the map display area in a search result screen. 1 is a configuration diagram of a server / client system using a position drawing device as a server. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen by the guidance system currently disclosed by patent document 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Position drawing apparatus 2 Reception part 3 Reception content determination part 4 Selected division extraction part 5 Keyword analysis part 6 Search part 7 Venue guidance file storage part 8 Search result list output part 9 Division position acquisition part 10 Map data file storage part 11 Drawing part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Input part 21 Keyboard 22 Mouse 31 Display apparatus 32 Printing apparatus 70 Venue guidance file 100 Map data file 200 Network communication network 201-203 Client PC
310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380 Poster session venue search screen 311, 321, 331, 341, 351, 361, 371, 381 Map display area 312, 352 Keyword input field 313, 353, 364 Search Execution button 314, 323, 332, 342, 355, 366, 372, 384 Search result list display area 322 Applicable number display field 324 Print button 325 Scroll bar 354, 365 Filtered applicable number display field 362 First keyword input field 363 Second Keyword input field 382 Zoom button part 383 Move button part

Claims (10)

A position drawing device for drawing a position corresponding to a given keyword,
Accepting means for accepting a first search keyword freely determined by a user;
Search means for searching for a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from section content information for specifying the contents of each of a number of sections in a predetermined area by characters;
Position acquisition means for acquiring the position of each of a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from the section position information specifying the position of each of the plurality of sections;
Based on the position information of each of the plurality of sections including the first search keyword, the plurality of sections including the first search keyword are distinguished from the sections not including the first search keyword, A position drawing apparatus comprising: drawing means for drawing on a map. The drawing means distinguishes between a section including the first search keyword and a section not including the first search keyword using different colors, and draws the map on the map. Position drawing device. The position drawing device further includes:
Content acquisition means for acquiring the content of each section including the first search keyword from the section content information;
The position drawing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a list creation unit that creates a list of contents acquired by the content acquisition unit. The accepting means further accepts selection of any section from a plurality of sections including the first search keyword,
The drawing means further draws a section corresponding to the selection on the map, distinguishing from a section that does not correspond to the selection among a plurality of sections including the first search keyword. The position drawing apparatus according to 1. The accepting means further accepts a second search keyword freely determined by the user,
The search means further searches the partition content information for a partition including the first search keyword and the second search keyword,
The position acquisition means further acquires a position of a section including the first search keyword and the second search keyword from the section position information,
The drawing means further includes a section including the first search keyword and the second search keyword based on information on a position of the section including the first search keyword and the second search keyword. The position drawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position drawing apparatus draws the map separately from a section including only the first search keyword. The position drawing device further includes:
The position drawing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a section content storage unit that stores the section content information. The position drawing device further includes:
The position drawing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a section position storage unit that stores the section position information. The position drawing device further includes:
The position drawing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a map storage unit that stores the map. A position drawing method for drawing a position corresponding to a given keyword,
An accepting step of accepting a first search keyword freely determined by a user;
A search step of searching for a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from the section content information specifying the contents of each of a number of sections in a predetermined area by characters;
A position acquisition step of acquiring the positions of a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from the section position information specifying the positions of the plurality of sections;
Based on the position information of each of the plurality of sections including the first search keyword, the plurality of sections including the first search keyword are distinguished from the sections not including the first search keyword, A position drawing method comprising: a drawing step for drawing on a map. A program for drawing a position corresponding to a given keyword,
An accepting step of accepting a first search keyword freely determined by a user;
A search step of searching for a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from the section content information specifying the contents of each of a number of sections in a predetermined area by characters;
A position acquisition step of acquiring the positions of a plurality of sections including the first search keyword from the section position information specifying the positions of the plurality of sections;
Based on the position information of each of the plurality of sections including the first search keyword, the plurality of sections including the first search keyword are distinguished from the sections not including the first search keyword, A program for causing a computer to execute a drawing step for drawing on a map.

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