JP2014194640A - Electronic flier browsing device, method for browsing electronic flier, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To fully exhibit the utility as a flyer when a user selects an electronic flyer distributed in cooperation with map information.
A thumbnail image of an electronic flyer distributed by a store indicated by a store indication selected by an operation is displayed from among store indications indicating the position of the store on a map image, and the thumbnail image displayed is displayed. Therefore, the electronic leaflet designated as the browsing target by the operation is registered as the browsing target. In addition, when displaying the store guidance image with the store sign placed on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target and the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target are distributed. About the store indication of the store which is not done, it is made to display by a different mode, respectively.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic leaflet browsing device, an electronic leaflet browsing method, and a program.

Distribution of advertisement information to terminals using a network is performed. For example, Patent Document 1 describes the following sales promotion system.
In the sales promotion system described in Patent Literature 1, in response to a store information acquisition request from a user terminal, the store information providing server transmits a web page of map information around the address indicated by the user information. The user terminal uses the received Web page to display an image in which store icons are arranged on the map image. Further, the user terminal device transmits a store information Web page acquisition request to the store information providing server in response to a click operation on the store icon, and the store information providing server stores the store basic information (store name, address, phone number). And the like are transmitted to the user terminal, and the user terminal displays the received Web page.
Thereby, the user can know what kind of store is near the home, for example, and what kind of sale the store is doing.

JP 2008-217418 A

However, the advertisement information (electronic leaflet) distributed as described above is not all useful for the user, and includes information unnecessary for the user. For this reason, in the system which distributes an electronic leaflet, it is calculated | required so that a user's useful thing and an unnecessary thing can be selected from among the distributed electronic leaflets.
Therefore, in the sales promotion system described in Patent Document 1, the user selects the electronic leaflets to be distributed by inputting the search conditions such as the store name, the region, and the business type and narrowing down the stores. .

For example, a newspaper flyer or the like can be viewed by the user while selecting the contents one by one, so that even if the product is not conscious of the user himself, it can be noticed by the user and linked to purchase, for example. Has the utility of being able to
However, if an electronic leaflet is selected by narrowing down a store as in Patent Document 1, the electronic leaflet is selected before the contents of the electronic leaflet are confirmed. For this reason, although the electronic leaflet is distributed, the utility as the above-mentioned leaflet cannot be sufficiently exhibited.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to sufficiently exhibit the utility as a leaflet when a user selects an electronic leaflet distributed in cooperation with map information. And

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the electronic leaflet browsing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a store indication selected by an operation from store indications arranged so as to indicate a store location on a map image. Register a flyer thumbnail display section that displays thumbnail images of electronic flyers distributed by the store shown, and an electronic flyer corresponding to a thumbnail image designated from among the thumbnail images displayed by the flyer thumbnail display section. In order to display a browse target flyer management unit, a store guide image in which the store label is arranged on the map image, a store label of a store that distributes an electronic flyer registered as a browse target, and a browse target A store guide image display unit for displaying in different manners with store markings of stores that do not distribute registered electronic leaflets. Equipped with a.

  In the electronic leaflet browsing apparatus, the leaflet thumbnail display unit registers thumbnail images of electronic leaflets registered in the browsing target among the thumbnail images to be displayed in the browsing target. You may display by the aspect which shows this.

  In the electronic flyer browsing device, the browsing target flyer management unit may be configured to perform an operation for excluding an electronic flyer registered in the browsing target from the browsing target. The flyer is excluded from the browsing target, and the store guide image display unit is configured as a browsing target for the store indication of the store where all of the electronic flyers distributed by the electronic flyer being excluded from the browsing target are excluded from the browsing target. You may change to the aspect which shows that the electronic leaflet registered in is not delivered.

  Further, in the electronic leaflet browsing method as one aspect of the present invention, the store indicated by the store indication selected by the operation from the store indications arranged so as to indicate the position of the store on the map image is distributed. A flyer thumbnail display step for displaying a thumbnail image of an electronic flyer, a browse target flyer management step for registering an electronic flyer corresponding to a thumbnail image designated from among the thumbnail images displayed by the flyer thumbnail display step, as a browse target; In displaying the store guidance image in which the store sign is arranged on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target and the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target are displayed. Store guidance image display step for displaying in different manners depending on store indications of stores that are not distributed Equipped with a.

  In addition, the program as one aspect of the present invention is distributed to the computer by the store indicated by the store label selected by the operation from the store labels arranged to indicate the position of the store on the map image. A flyer thumbnail display step for displaying a thumbnail image of an electronic flyer, a browse target flyer management step for registering an electronic flyer corresponding to a thumbnail image designated from among the thumbnail images displayed by the flyer thumbnail display step, as a browse target; In displaying the store guidance image in which the store sign is arranged on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target and the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target are displayed. Store guide image display that is displayed in a different manner depending on store indications of stores that are not distributed It is intended for executing the step.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a user selects an electronic leaflet distributed in cooperation with map information, an effect that the utility as a leaflet is sufficiently exhibited can be obtained.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the electronic leaflet delivery system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the store guidance image displayed on the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment, and the example of a display mode of the thumbnail image of the electronic leaflet according to operation with respect to a store sign. It is a figure which shows the example of registration operation of the electronic leaflet of browsing object performed with respect to the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment, and the example of a display mode according to registration operation. It is a figure which shows the example of the aspect of the thumbnail image of the electronic leaflet displayed according to operation with respect to a store sign in the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode according to operation for browsing the electronic leaflet of browsing object in the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode according to operation for excluding an electronic flyer from the browsing object flyer list in the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the delivery status information which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment performs for the display of a shop guidance image. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment performs for the display of a store sign. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment performs according to operation of registration or exclusion of the electronic leaflet of browsing object. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment performs for the display of the thumbnail image of an electronic leaflet according to operation with respect to a store sign.

[Example of overall configuration of electronic leaflet distribution system]
FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of the electronic leaflet distribution system of the present embodiment. The electronic leaflet distribution system of this embodiment includes an electronic leaflet distribution server 100, a map server 200, and a terminal device (electronic leaflet browsing device) 300.
The electronic leaflet distribution server 100, the map server 200, and the terminal device 300 are each connected to the network 400. Thereby, the electronic leaflet distribution server 100, the map server 200, and the terminal device 300 can communicate with each other via the network 400.

The electronic leaflet distribution server 100 distributes the electronic leaflet to the terminal device 300. An electronic leaflet is advertising information obtained by digitizing a leaflet distributed on a paper medium, such as a newspaper folded leaflet.
The electronic leaflet distribution server 100 receives electronic leaflets from, for example, various stores and service providers that are advertisement sources. In submitting an electronic leaflet, for example, electronic leaflet data is transmitted to the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 from a terminal device (not shown) owned by the advertisement source. The electronic leaflet distribution server 100 stores the submitted electronic leaflet data and distributes the stored electronic leaflet data to the terminal device 300.

In addition, the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 of the present embodiment includes store information regarding a distribution source store that is distributing (publishing) an electronic leaflet, and electronic leaflet information about an electronic leaflet being distributed by each distribution source store. The distribution status information is transmitted to the terminal device 300.
The distribution status information is used to display a store guidance image on the terminal device 300. The store guide image is an image in which store signs are arranged on a map image. The store sign is a sign (mark, icon, etc.) indicating the position of the store.
The map server 200 stores the map information and transmits the stored map information to the terminal device 300 via the network 400.

The terminal device 300 is a network terminal used by a user. Specifically, the terminal device 300 is a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like.
In the terminal device 300 of the present embodiment, an electronic leaflet browsing application 310 is installed. The electronic leaflet browsing application 310 is application software for browsing an electronic leaflet distributed from the electronic leaflet distribution server 100. Further, the electronic leaflet browsing application 310 can display the store guidance image using the map information acquired from the map server 200 and the distribution status information acquired from the electronic leaflet distribution server 100.

  As described above, the store guide image is an image in which store indications indicating stores that are distributing electronic leaflets are arranged on a map image. In addition, the user can perform various operations related to browsing of electronic leaflets by operations on the store guide image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 300. As described above, the electronic leaflet browsing application 310 of the present embodiment can provide an operation screen linked with the map information when browsing the electronic leaflet.

  In addition, the terminal device 300 on which the electronic flyer browsing application 310 operates, e.g., sends an electronic flyer request in response to an electronic flyer browsing instruction operation performed on an operation screen including a store guide image. Transmit to the leaflet distribution server 100. In response to the reception of the electronic leaflet request, the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 transmits the designated electronic leaflet data to the requesting terminal device 300. The terminal device 300 on which the electronic leaflet browsing application 310 operates outputs the received electronic leaflet, for example, by display.

[Store guide image example]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 2-6, the example of a display aspect of the shop guidance image displayed on the terminal device 300 and the operation example with respect to a shop guidance image are demonstrated.
In the following description, the screen of the display unit 304 of the terminal device 300 is combined with a touch panel, and an operation can be performed by touching an operating tool such as a finger or a pen tablet on the screen of the display unit 304. Take as an example.

  In a state where the electronic leaflet browsing application 310 is operated on the terminal device 300, for example, when the user performs a predetermined operation for instructing display of the store guide image, the screen of the display unit 304 of the terminal device 300 is displayed on the screen. A store guidance image as shown in 2 (a) is displayed.

  In the store guidance image shown in FIG. 2A, a store sign MK1 is arranged on a map image. The store sign MK1 indicates the position of the store on the map according to the arranged position. The stores indicated by the store sign MK1 include, for example, stores that are currently distributing (opening) electronic leaflets by the electronic leaflet distribution server 100.

The store guide image can be scrolled in an arbitrary direction according to, for example, a slide operation performed by the user on the screen. The area range displayed as a map image is changed according to such an operation, and the store indicated by the store sign MK1 is also changed in accordance with the change of the display of the area range.
In the initial display of the store guide image, the reference position of the map image may be a registered position registered by the user in advance, such as at home or work place. Alternatively, the current position of the terminal device 300 may be used as the reference position by using a positioning function of the terminal device 300 or the like. Further, the user may be able to select either the registered position or the current position of the terminal device 300 by an operation as the reference position for the initial display.

In the store guide image, for example, not only stores that are distributing electronic leaflets but also stores that are not distributing electronic leaflets may be indicated by the store sign MK1.
In this case, for example, the color, size, pattern, and the like of the store sign MK1 indicating the store that is delivering the electronic flyer and the store sign MK1 indicating the store that is not delivering the electronic flyer are different. It is preferable. As a result, the user can easily visually distinguish between stores that are distributing electronic leaflets and stores that are not distributing electronic flyers.

Electronic leaflets are classified according to categories corresponding to, for example, the business type of the store. Then, about the store label MK1 which shows the store which is delivering an electronic flyer, you may change an aspect according to a category, such as changing a color according to the category of an electronic flyer.
Further, in response to a predetermined operation performed by the user, for example, the display of the store sign MK1 that is not delivering the electronic flyer is deleted, and only the store sign MK1 that is delivering the electronic flyer is displayed on the store guide image. May be. Further, only the store indication MK1 of the store that is delivering the electronic flyer of the specified category may be displayed on the store guide image in accordance with a predetermined operation for specifying the category.

The user can perform a touch operation on the store sign MK1 displayed in the store guide image. As the touch operation is performed on the store sign MK1, thumbnail images THN1 and THN2 are displayed on the store guide image as illustrated in FIG. 2B. In the following description, for example, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish thumbnail images, they are referred to as thumbnail images THN.
The thumbnail image THN is a reduced image of an electronic leaflet being distributed by a store corresponding to the store sign MK1 where the touch operation has been performed. FIG. 2B shows an example in which two thumbnail images THN1 and THN2 are displayed as thumbnail images THN. Thus, when the two thumbnail images THN1 and THN2 are displayed, the corresponding store indicates that the two electronic leaflets indicated by the thumbnail images THN1 and THN2 are currently being distributed. That is, the thumbnail image THN of the electronic leaflet displayed in response to the touch operation on the store sign indicates a list of electronic leaflets being distributed by the store.
By viewing the thumbnail image THN, the user can know the outline of the contents of the electronic leaflet being distributed by the store corresponding to the store sign MK1 for which the touch operation has been performed.
The thumbnail image THN may be displayed, for example, in a manner such as a balloon starting from the store sign MK1 where the touch operation is performed.

  Further, as shown on the upper side of the screen of FIG. 2B, the flyer title area AR1 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 304 in response to the display of the thumbnail image THN. In the flyer title area AR1, simple information related to the electronic flyer such as a title attached to the electronic flyer indicated by the thumbnail image THN and a comment attached by a contributor of the battery flyer is displayed.

  As understood from the description of FIG. 2, the user can display the thumbnail image THN by performing a touch operation on the store sign MK1. Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain roughly the content of the electronic leaflet for every shop.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the user registers electronic flyers that are interested by looking at the contents of the thumbnail image THN as browsing targets, and sorts electronic flyers that are not particularly interested to be excluded from browsing targets. be able to. By performing selection in this way, the user can browse one or more electronic leaflets registered as browsing targets collectively later. Hereinafter, an operation example for selecting electronic leaflets will be described.

The thumbnail image THN displayed as shown in FIG. 2B is, for example, an operation for deleting the thumbnail image THN (for example, on the map image) after the touch operation on the corresponding store sign MK1 is canceled. The display is continued without being erased until a touch operation is performed or until a predetermined time elapses.
In such a state where the display of the thumbnail image THN is continued, for example, the check area AR2 is displayed as shown on the right side of the screen of FIG. The check area AR2 is an area in which a thumbnail image THN of an electronic leaflet registered as a browsing target by the user is stored.
For example, if the user looks at the contents of the thumbnail image THN and wishes to browse the corresponding electronic leaflet later, the user performs an operation of registering the corresponding electronic leaflet as a browsing target. The registration operation to the browsing target is an operation of moving the thumbnail image THN of the electronic leaflet to be browsed to the check area AR2. Specifically, this operation may be a flick operation that quickly moves the finger touched on the thumbnail image THN of the electronic leaflet on the screen of the display unit 304 in the direction of the check area AR2.

In response to the operation of moving the thumbnail image THN to the check area AR2, the thumbnail image THN that is the operation target is displayed in the stored state in the check area AR2. The thumbnail image stored in the check area AR2 indicates that the corresponding electronic leaflet is registered as a browsing target.
The user touches the store sign MK1 to display the thumbnail image THN in the same manner for other stores, and if the user is interested in the contents indicated by the thumbnail image THN, the thumbnail image THN is displayed in the same manner as described above. An operation of moving to the check area AR2 may be performed. As a result, the user can sequentially register the electronic leaflets to be browsed by storing the thumbnail images THN in the check area AR2.

When a plurality of electronic leaflets are registered as browsing targets, they are stored in the check area AR2, for example, sequentially arranged from top to bottom in the order registered by the user.
As a specific example, FIG. 3B shows a state in which three thumbnail images THN2, THN11, and THN12 are arranged in order from the top in the check area AR2. This state indicates that the electronic leaflets corresponding to the thumbnail images THN2, THN11, and THN12 are registered in the browsing target in the order.

As can be seen by comparing FIG. 3 (a) and FIG. 3 (b), the three store markings MK1 in FIG. 3 (a) are respectively the store markings MK2a, MK2b, The mode is changed to MK2c. Specifically, the store markings MK2a, MK2b, and MK2c have a shape similar to the store marking MK1 and are displayed in a size larger than the store marking MK1.
In the following description, store indications MK2a, MK2b, and MK2c will be referred to as store indications MK2 unless otherwise distinguished.

The store sign MK2 indicates that an electronic leaflet distributed by the corresponding store is registered as a browsing target. On the other hand, the store sign MK1 indicates that the electronic leaflet distributed by the corresponding store is not registered as a browsing target.
Specifically, in FIG. 3B, the store indicated by the store sign MK2a is a store that distributes an electronic leaflet of the thumbnail image THN2 stored in the check area AR2. The store indicated by the store sign MK2b is a store that distributes electronic leaflets of thumbnail images THN11 stored in the check area AR2. The store indicated by the store sign MK2c is a store that distributes electronic leaflets of thumbnail images THN12 stored in the check area AR2.

Here, when a plurality of electronic leaflets are distributed by one store, electronic leaflets registered as browsing targets in a plurality of electronic leaflets and electronic leaflets not registered as browsing targets may be mixed. There is sex.
In such a case, if at least one electronic leaflet out of a plurality of electronic leaflets distributed by the store is registered for viewing, the store may be displayed by the store sign MK2. .

  Moreover, the display mode of store sign MK2 should just be visually distinguishable from store sign MK1, and is not specifically limited. For example, the store sign MK2 may have a different shape or a different color from the store sign MK1.

In the state where the thumbnail image THN is stored in the check area AR2 as shown in FIG. 3B, the user selects one of the thumbnail images THN stored in the check area AR2 and performs a touch operation. be able to.
In response to the touch operation on the thumbnail image THN in the check area AR2, for example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the store indication MK1 of the electronic leaflet distribution source store corresponding to the thumbnail image THN on which the touch operation has been performed is displayed. A balloon FD as a starting point is displayed. In the balloon FD, predetermined information about the store including the store name of the corresponding store is shown.
By displaying the balloon FD in this way, the user can confirm the store of the electronic leaflet distribution source corresponding to the thumbnail image THN stored in the check area AR2 together with the position thereof.

  Further, in the store guidance image of FIG. 3B, for example, a browsing instruction button BT1 is arranged at the lower left. In response to the operation on the browsing instruction button BT1, the terminal device 300 displays the image of the electronic leaflet corresponding to the thumbnail image THN stored in the check area AR2 when the operation on the browsing instruction button BT1 is performed. It is displayed on the screen of the display unit 304. An example of an electronic leaflet displayed on the screen of the display unit 304 in response to an operation on the browsing instruction button BT1 will be described later.

As described above, in the present embodiment, by performing a touch operation on the store sign on the map image, the approximate content of the electronic leaflet distributed by the store is confirmed by the thumbnail image THN, and is it interesting to yourself? Can be judged. If interested, the thumbnail image THN can be registered as an electronic flyer to be browsed by an operation of moving the thumbnail image THN to the check area AR2.
That is, in this embodiment, after confirming the contents of the electronic flyer, it is possible to select the electronic flyer to be browsed and the electronic flyer not to be browsed. Thereby, for example, the user can have an opportunity to check the contents of an electronic flyer of a category that is not usually interested in the stage before selection, and if the user is interested in the contents, it can be registered as a browsing reference. As described above, in this embodiment, when the electronic leaflets distributed in cooperation with the map information are selected, the user confirms the contents of the electronic leaflets to be selected, so that the utility as a leaflet is sufficiently exhibited. Is done.

FIG. 4A shows an example in which the store guidance image is displayed again after the thumbnail images THN2, THN11, and THN12 are stored in the check area AR2 by the operation described in FIG.
In the store guidance image of FIG. 4A, a store sign MK1 and store signs MK2a, MK2b, and MK2c are arranged at the same positions as in FIG. The user easily distinguishes the store that distributes the electronic flyer that he / she has registered for viewing from the stores displayed in the displayed area by looking at the store guide image of FIG. be able to.

When a touch operation is performed on the store sign MK2, for example, from the state of FIG. 4A, as shown in FIG. 4B, the two electronic leaflets being distributed by the store indicated by the store sign MK2 are displayed. Thumbnail images THN1 and THN2 are displayed.
The contents of the thumbnail images THN1 and THN2 shown in FIG. 4B as flyers are the same as those shown in FIG. 3A, for example. However, in FIG. 4B, the thumbnail image THN2 is displayed such that a notification image inf1 indicating that it has already been registered as an electronic flyer to be browsed is added. That is, the thumbnail image of the electronic leaflet registered as the browsing target is displayed in a mode indicating that it is registered as the browsing target.
On the other hand, the notification image inf1 is not added to the thumbnail image THN1, and is displayed in the same state as in FIG. The display of such an aspect indicates that the corresponding electronic leaflet is not registered as a browsing target.

  By displaying the thumbnail image THN in this way, the user can visually determine whether or not the corresponding electronic leaflet has been registered as a viewing target by looking at the thumbnail images THN1 and THN2. . Accordingly, for example, it is possible to prevent the user from performing the registration operation again regardless of the electronic leaflet registered as the browsing target.

And in this embodiment, the electronic leaflet registered as a browsing object can be browsed by the following operations, for example.
FIG. 5A shows a store guidance image in which a check area AR2 having the same contents as FIG. 3B is displayed. When viewing an electronic leaflet corresponding to the thumbnail image THN arranged in the check area AR2 in FIG. 5A, the user clicks the browse instruction button BT1 arranged in the store guidance image in FIG. Touch operation to.

In response to the touch operation on the browsing instruction button BT1, for example, a flyer image P corresponding to one electronic leaflet is displayed on the screen of the display unit 304 as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 5B, the flyer image P is displayed so as to be superimposed on the store guide image. For example, after the store guide image is deleted, the flyer image P is displayed. May be displayed.
The flyer image P displayed in this way can be enlarged and reduced according to operations such as pinch out and pinch in on the screen. In addition, when the image of the electronic leaflet does not fit on the screen due to the enlargement, the image of the electronic leaflet can be moved by a slide operation. The user can check the details of the advertisement content shown in the flyer image P while enlarging or reducing the flyer image P.

Further, the arrangement order of the thumbnail images THN from the top to the bottom in the check area AR2 in FIG. 5A, that is, the registration order to the browsing object corresponds to, for example, the display order when displaying as the flyer image P.
Specifically, by performing a touch operation on the browsing instruction button BT1 in FIG. 5A, an electronic leaflet image corresponding to the thumbnail image THN2 is first displayed. Then, in response to an operation for displaying the next flyer under the state in which the flyer image P corresponding to the thumbnail image THN2 is displayed, the screen of the display unit 304 displays the flyer image corresponding to the thumbnail image THN11. The display switches to P. Further, when the operation for switching to the display of the next leaflet is performed while the leaflet image P corresponding to the thumbnail image THN11 is displayed, the display is switched to the display of the leaflet image P corresponding to the thumbnail image THN12.
In addition, when an operation for returning to the display of the previous flyer is performed in a state where the flyer image P corresponding to the thumbnail image THN12 is displayed, the display is switched to the display of the flyer image P corresponding to the thumbnail image THN11.

Moreover, in the state where the check area AR2 is displayed on the store guidance image, an operation for excluding the electronic leaflet from the browsing target can be performed as follows.
That is, the user selects the thumbnail image THN corresponding to the electronic leaflet to be excluded from the browsing target among the thumbnail images THN arranged in the check area AR2, and moves the thumbnail image THN from the check area AR2 to the map image area. Perform a flick operation.
FIG. 6A shows an example in which the user performs a flick operation to move the thumbnail image THN11 from the check area AR2 to the map image area in order to exclude the electronic leaflet corresponding to the thumbnail image THN11 from the browsing target. Has been.

In accordance with the operation shown in FIG. 6A, the electronic leaflet corresponding to the thumbnail image THN11 is excluded from the browsing target. In addition, on the store guidance image, a display that reflects that it has been excluded from the browsing target is performed. Specifically, as shown in the check area AR2 of FIG. 6B, the thumbnail image THN11 is erased, and only the thumbnail images THN1 and THN12 are arranged.
Here, the store that distributes the electronic leaflet corresponding to the thumbnail image THN11 is indicated by the store sign MK2b in FIG. 6A. However, in the store indicated by the store sign MK2b, all electronic leaflets distributed by the above operation are excluded from browsing. In response to this, the store sign MK2b in FIG. 6A changes to a store sign MK1 as shown in FIG. 6B.

[Configuration example of terminal device]
FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the terminal device 300 according to the present embodiment. 7 includes a communication unit 301, a control unit 302, a storage unit 303, a display unit 304, and an operation unit 305.

  The communication unit 301 communicates with the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 and the map server 200 via the network 400.

The control unit 302 executes various controls and processes corresponding to browsing of electronic leaflets. The control unit 302 is a functional unit realized, for example, by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) included in the terminal device 300 to execute the program of the electronic leaflet browsing application 310.
The control unit 302 includes a map information acquisition unit 321, a distribution status information acquisition unit 322, a store guide image display unit 323, a flyer thumbnail display unit 324, a browse target flyer management unit 325, and an electronic flyer output unit 326.

The map information acquisition unit 321 acquires map information from the map server 200.
The map information acquisition unit 321 transmits a map information request including reference position information from the communication unit 301 to the map server 200 via the network 400 when acquiring map information. In response to the reception of the map information request, the map server 200 transmits map information within a certain range based on the position indicated by the reference position information included in the map information request to the terminal device 300. The map information acquired in this way is received by the terminal device 300, whereby the map information acquisition unit 321 can acquire the map information.

The distribution status information acquisition unit 322 acquires distribution status information from the electronic leaflet distribution server 100.
The distribution status information acquisition unit 322 transmits a distribution status information request from the communication unit 301 to the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 via the network 400 when acquiring the distribution status information. In response to receiving the distribution status information request, the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 transmits distribution status information indicating the current distribution status of the electronic leaflets of each store to the terminal device 300. The distribution status information acquisition unit 322 can acquire map information when the distribution status information transmitted in this way is received by the terminal device 300.

  The distribution status information acquisition unit 322 may transmit the distribution status information request including information on the same reference position as that included in the map information request. When the information on the reference position is included in the distribution status information request, the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 transmits the distribution status information of the stores located within a certain range based on the position indicated by the reference position information.

Here, a structural example of distribution status information will be described with reference to FIG. The distribution status information shown in FIG. 8 has a structure in which store ID, store location information, and electronic leaflet information are stored corresponding to each store.
The store ID is an identifier assigned so as to uniquely identify the corresponding store.
The store position information is information indicating the position of the corresponding store. The store position information indicates the position of the store by latitude and longitude, for example, corresponding to the map information indicating the position by latitude and longitude. For example, when the map information indicates a position by an address, the store position information may indicate the address.

The electronic leaflet information is information related to the electronic leaflet currently being distributed (opened) by the corresponding store. The electronic leaflet information stores an electronic leaflet ID, a distribution period, a thumbnail URI, an electronic leaflet data URI, and leaflet metadata for each electronic leaflet being distributed by the corresponding store.
The electronic leaflet ID is an identifier added so as to uniquely identify the corresponding electronic leaflet.
The distribution period indicates a distribution period (for example, distribution start date and distribution end date) of the corresponding electronic leaflet.
The thumbnail URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) indicates the location of the thumbnail image data of the corresponding electronic leaflet on the network. The thumbnail image data obtained by accessing the thumbnail URI is used as a thumbnail image THN displayed as shown in FIG. 2B, for example.
The electronic leaflet data URI indicates the location of the corresponding electronic leaflet data on the network. The data of the electronic leaflet acquired by accessing the electronic leaflet data URI is used as the leaflet image P displayed as shown in FIG. 5B, for example.
The leaflet metadata stores various metadata related to the corresponding electronic leaflet. The metadata stored as the leaflet metadata is, for example, category information indicating the category of the electronic leaflet, title information indicating the title of the electronic leaflet, and the like. The title information is used, for example, for displaying the flyer title area AR1.

Returning to FIG.
The store guide image display unit 323 uses the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit 321 and the distribution status information acquired by the distribution status information acquisition unit 322, and FIG. 2 (a), FIG. 4 (a), etc. The store guide image illustrated in the above is displayed.
Specifically, the store guide image display unit 323 generates a map image in the store guide image using the map information, and arranges images such as store indications MK1 and MK2 on the map image using the distribution status information. . At this time, the store guide image display unit 323 arranges store indications MK1 and MK2 on the map image at positions (latitude and longitude) indicated by store position information of the corresponding store in the distribution status information. The store guide image display unit 323 generates store guide images by arranging the store marks MK1 and MK2 on the map image in this way, and causes the display unit 304 to display the generated store guide images.

  Further, the store guide image display unit 323 displays the store guide image in which the store sign is arranged on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browse target, and the browse target. The registered electronic leaflets are displayed in different manners depending on the store sign of the store that is not delivering.

The leaflet thumbnail display unit 324 displays a thumbnail image of the electronic leaflet distributed by the store indicated by the store sign selected by the operation. That is, the flyer thumbnail display unit 324 displays the thumbnail image THN in response to a touch operation performed on the store signs MK1 and MK2, as illustrated in FIG. 2B or FIG. 4B. .
Specifically, the leaflet thumbnail display unit 324 acquires a thumbnail URI for each electronic leaflet associated with the store ID of the store corresponding to the store indication MK1 or MK2 where the touch operation is performed. The leaflet thumbnail display unit 324 acquires thumbnail image data for each acquired thumbnail URI, and displays the acquired thumbnail image data as a thumbnail image THN on the store guidance image.

The browsing target flyer management unit 325 manages the browsing target flyer. The browsing target flyer management unit 325 uses the browsing target flyer list when managing the browsing target flyers.
The browse target flyer list is a list of electronic flyers corresponding to the thumbnail images THN stored in the check area AR2 shown in FIG.
Specifically, the browse target flyer list stores electronic flyer IDs of electronic flyers registered as browse targets. The electronic leaflet ID in the browse target leaflet list is registered so that the order of registration is indicated, for example. The browse target flyer list is stored in the browse target flyer list storage unit 331 of the storage unit 303.

Also, the browse target flyer management unit 325 registers an electronic flyer corresponding to the thumbnail image designated from the thumbnail images THN displayed by the flyer thumbnail display unit 324 as the browse target.
Specifically, as described with reference to FIG. 3A, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 applies the thumbnail image THN to the moved thumbnail image THN according to the operation of moving the thumbnail image THN on the map image to the check area AR2. The corresponding electronic leaflet ID is acquired from the electronic leaflet information of the distribution status information. The browse target flyer management unit 325 registers the acquired electronic flyer ID in association with, for example, the last registration order in the browse target flyer list. Thereby, the electronic leaflet to be browsed is newly registered.

In addition, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 excludes the electronic flyer that is the target of the operation from the browsing target in response to the operation of excluding the electronic flyer registered as the browsing target from the browsing target.
Specifically, the browse target flyer management unit 325 corresponds to the moved thumbnail image THN according to the operation of moving the thumbnail image THN from the check area AR2 to the map image as described with reference to FIG. Delete the electronic flyer ID from the browse flyer list. Thereby, the electronic leaflet corresponding to the thumbnail image THN moved from the check area AR2 to the map image is excluded from the browsing target.

  Moreover, the browsing object flyer management part 325 controls the display content in the check area AR2 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 6, etc. using a browsing object flyer list. That is, the browse target flyer management unit 325 acquires the thumbnail URI associated with the electronic flyer ID indicated by the browse target flyer list from the distribution status information. The browse target flyer management unit 325 acquires the thumbnail image data by accessing the acquired thumbnail URI, and generates a thumbnail image using the acquired thumbnail image data. The browsing target flyer management unit 325 arranges the generated thumbnail images in the check area AR2 according to the registration order indicated by the browsing target flyer list.

  The electronic leaflet output unit 326 outputs the electronic leaflet so that the user can view the electronic leaflet. Specifically, the electronic leaflet output unit 326 is associated with the electronic leaflet ID indicated by the browsing target leaflet list in response to an operation on the browsing instruction button BT1 as described with reference to FIG. Electronic flyer data URI is acquired from distribution status information. The electronic leaflet output unit 326 acquires electronic leaflet data from each of the acquired electronic leaflet data URIs. The electronic leaflet output unit 326 causes the display unit 304 to display data of one electronic leaflet to be displayed among the acquired electronic leaflet data.

  The storage unit 303 stores various information used by the control unit 302. The storage unit 303 illustrated in FIG. 7 includes a browse target flyer list storage unit 331. The browse target flyer list storage unit 331 stores the browse target flyer list.

  The display unit 304 displays an image according to the control of the control unit 302. As can be understood from the above description, the display unit 304 can display images such as the store guidance image and the flyer image P illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 6 in accordance with the control of the control unit 302.

  The operation unit 305 receives an operation on the terminal device 300. The operation unit 305 of the present embodiment includes a touch panel provided so as to be integrated with the display unit 304, for example. By providing the touch panel, an operation by touching an operation body such as a finger on the screen of the display unit 304 can be performed.

[Example of processing procedure]
The flowchart of FIG. 9 shows an example of a processing procedure executed by the terminal device 300 for starting or updating an operation for starting display of a store guidance image.
The store guide image display unit 323 waits for an operation to start display of the store guide image or to scroll the map image in the store guide image (NO in step S101). Then, in response to the start of display of the store guide image or the scrolling operation of the map image (step S101—YES), the map information acquisition unit 321 acquires map information from the map server 200 (step S102).
In acquiring the map information from the map server 200, the map information acquisition unit 321 transmits a map information request including the reference position information to the map server 200 as described above. The reference position is, for example, a pre-registered position or a current position at the start of display. Further, when the scroll operation of the map screen is performed, the center position of the display on the map updated in accordance with the scroll may be used.
In response to receiving the map information request, the map server 200 transmits a certain range of map information to the reference position indicated by the reference position information. The map information acquisition unit 321 acquires the map information transmitted in this way.

Further, the distribution status information acquisition unit 322 acquires distribution status information from the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 (step S103).
In acquiring the distribution status information, the distribution status information acquisition unit 322 transmits a distribution status information request to the electronic leaflet distribution server 100. In response to receiving the distribution status information request, the electronic leaflet distribution server 100 transmits distribution status information indicating the current distribution status of the electronic leaflets of each store. The transmitted distribution status information is received by the communication unit 301. The distribution status information acquisition unit 322 acquires the received distribution status information from the communication unit 301.

Next, the store guidance image display unit 323 refers to the browse target flyer list stored in the browse target flyer list storage unit 331 (step S104).
Next, the store guide image display unit 323 executes a new display of the store guide image or an update display of the store guide image (step S105).
That is, the store guidance image display unit 323 displays a map image based on the map information acquired in step S102, and displays a store sign on the map image using the distribution status information acquired in step S103.

  In the process of FIG. 9, the terminal device 300 acquires map information and distribution status information from the map server 200 and the electronic leaflet distribution server 100, respectively, and displays a store guidance image. A store guide image may be displayed. That is, for example, the map server 200 acquires distribution status information from the electronic flyer distribution server 100, generates map information to which store information is added using the acquired distribution status information, and transmits the map information to the terminal device 300. The terminal device 300 displays a store guide image in which store indications are arranged using the received map information and store information added to the map information.

In the flowchart of FIG. 10, in step S <b> 105 of FIG. 9, the store guide image display unit 323 displays the store sign MK <b> 1 or the store sign MK <b> 2 shown in FIG. 4A based on the contents of the browse target flyer list. The processing procedure example for this is shown.
First, the store guidance image display unit 323 selects one processing target store from the stores indicated in the distribution status information (step S201).
Next, the store guidance image display unit 323 determines whether or not the electronic flyer being distributed by the processing target store is registered in the browse target flyer list (step S202). For this purpose, the store guide image display unit 323 determines whether or not the electronic flyer ID registered in the browse target flyer list is included in the electronic flyer information of the store to be processed in the distribution status information. Good.
When it is determined that the electronic leaflet being distributed by the processing target store is registered in the browsing target flyer list (step S202—YES), the store guidance image display unit 323 is located at the position of the processing target store on the map image. On the other hand, store indication MK2 indicating that it is a store to be checked is displayed (step S203).
On the other hand, when it is determined that the electronic leaflet being distributed by the processing target store is not registered in the browsing target flyer list (NO in step S202), the store guidance image display unit 323 displays the processing target store on the map image. A store sign MK1 indicating that the store is not checked is displayed for the position (step S204).

After executing the processing of step S203 or step S204, the store guidance image display unit 323 determines whether or not store indications have been displayed for all the processing target stores (step S205).
If there is still a store to be processed (step S205—NO), the store guidance image display unit 323 returns to step S201. As a result, the next store to be processed is selected as the processing target.
When the display of the store indications for all the stores to be processed is completed (step S205—YES), the control for displaying the store indications in the store guide image ends.

The flowchart of FIG. 11 is a terminal for displaying thumbnail images of electronic leaflets in response to operations on the store markings MK1 and MK2 shown in FIGS. 2B and 4B and for managing the browse-target leaflet list. The example of the process sequence which the apparatus 300 performs is shown.
The leaflet thumbnail display unit 324 waits for a touch operation on the store sign MK1 or the store sign MK2 shown in FIG. 2B, FIG. 4B, or the like (step S301-NO). Then, in response to the touch operation performed on the store sign MK1 or the store sign MK2, the leaflet thumbnail display unit 324 is an electronic flyer in which the store indicated by the store sign MK1 or the store sign MK2 on which the touch operation is performed is being distributed. Are displayed on the store guide image (step S302).

With the display of the thumbnail image THN of the electronic leaflet in step S302 being continued, the browsing-target leaflet management unit 325 determines whether or not an operation corresponding to the deletion of the thumbnail image THN and the check area AR2 has been performed. Determination is made (step S303).
When the operation corresponding to the deletion of the thumbnail image THN is not performed (step S303-NO), the browse target flyer management unit 325 registers the electronic flyer as the browse target, or excludes the electronic flyer from the browse target. (Step S304-NO returns to step S304 by step S303-NO).
As described with reference to FIG. 3A, the operation of registering the electronic leaflet as a browsing target is an operation of moving the thumbnail image THN of the electronic leaflet on the map image to the check area AR2. As described with reference to FIG. 6A, the operation of excluding the electronic leaflet from the browsing target is an operation of moving the thumbnail image THN of the check area AR2 onto the map image.

In response to an operation of registering an electronic flyer as a browsing target or an operation of excluding an electronic flyer from the browsing target (step S304—YES), the browsing target flyer management unit 325 displays a browsing target flyer list storage unit 331. Updates the browse target flyer list stored in (step S305).
That is, when an operation for registering an electronic flyer to be browsed is performed, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 sets the electronic flyer ID corresponding to the thumbnail image THN that is the target of the operation as the last in the browsing target flyer list. New registration is made corresponding to the order of registration.
On the other hand, when an operation to exclude registration of the electronic flyer to be browsed is performed, the electronic flyer ID corresponding to the thumbnail image THN that is the operation target is deleted from the browse flyer list. At this time, the registration order of the electronic flyer ID in the browse target flyer list is advanced in accordance with the deletion of the electronic flyer ID.

Further, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 changes the display of the thumbnail image THN in the check area AR2 so that the contents of the browsing target flyer list updated in step S305 are reflected (step S306).
That is, in the case where the electronic flyer ID is newly registered in the browse target flyer list in step S305, thumbnail image data corresponding to the newly registered electronic flyer ID is acquired. Then, the browse target flyer management unit 325 adds and displays the thumbnail image THN generated using the acquired thumbnail image data in the check area AR2.
Further, if the electronic flyer ID is changed to be deleted from the browse target flyer list in step S305, the thumbnail image THN corresponding to the deleted electronic flyer ID is deleted from the check area AR2.

Further, the browse target flyer management unit 325 changes the store label on the store guide image according to the content of the browse target flyer list updated in step S305 (step S307).
That is, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 has a store that distributes the electronic flyer registered as the browsing target in response to the change to newly register the electronic flyer ID in the browsing target flyer list in step S305. If added, the following processing is executed as step S307. That is, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 changes the store indication of the added store from the store indication MK1 to the store indication MK2.

In addition, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 stores the electronic signs registered in the browsing target for store indications of stores where all of the electronic leaflets distributed by the electronic flyer being excluded from the browsing target are excluded from the browsing target. The mode is changed to indicate that the flyer is not distributed.
Specifically, the browse target flyer management unit 325 newly creates a store where all of the distributed electronic flyers are not browsed because the electronic flyer ID is deleted from the browse target flyer list in step S305. If it is added, the following processing is executed as step S307. That is, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 changes the store labeling of the store where all of the newly distributed electronic leaflets are not the browsing target from the store labeling MK2 to the store labeling MK1.

  Then, for example, in response to an operation corresponding to the deletion of the display of the thumbnail image THN (step S303—YES), the flyer thumbnail display unit 324 displays the thumbnail image THN displayed on the store guidance image in step S302. Is deleted (step S308). Further, along with the deletion of the thumbnail image THN, the browse target flyer management unit 325 deletes the display of the check area AR2.

Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 12, in the process of step S302 of FIG. 11, the notification image inf1 is displayed in association with the thumbnail image THN corresponding to the electronic leaflet registered in the browse target flyer list (FIG. 4B). )) Is shown.
First, the browse target flyer management unit 325 acquires thumbnail image data to be displayed on the store guide image corresponding to the store sign MK1 or MK2 on which the touch operation has been performed (step S401). As described above, the browsing target flyer management unit 325 obtains the thumbnail URI for each electronic leaflet associated with the store at the position indicated by the store sign MK1 or MK2 where the touch operation has been performed. Obtained from delivery status information. Then, the browse-target flyer management unit 325 may access each acquired thumbnail URI and acquire thumbnail image data.

Next, the browse target flyer management unit 325 selects one thumbnail image data to be processed from the thumbnail image data acquired in step S401 (step S402).
The browsing target flyer management unit 325 acquires the electronic leaflet ID corresponding to the thumbnail image data selected as the processing target in step S402 from the distribution status information. Then, it is determined whether or not the acquired electronic flyer ID is included in the browse target flyer list (step S403).

When the electronic flyer ID is included in the browse target flyer list (step S403-YES), the browse target flyer management unit 325 corresponds the notification image inf1 to the thumbnail image THN generated from the thumbnail image data to be processed. Then, it is displayed on the store guide image (step S404). In this manner, the leaflet thumbnail display unit 324 displays the thumbnail image THN of the electronic leaflet registered as the browsing target among the thumbnail images THN to be displayed in a mode indicating that it is registered as the browsing target. .
On the other hand, when the electronic flyer ID is not included in the browse target flyer list (step S403-NO), the browse target flyer management unit 325 generates a thumbnail generated from the data of the thumbnail image to be processed without associating the notification image inf1. Only the image THN is displayed on the store guidance image (step S405).

After executing the processing of step S404 or step S405, the browsing-target flyer management unit 325 determines whether or not all the thumbnail images to be processed are displayed as thumbnail images THN (step S406).
If the thumbnail image data to be processed still remains (NO in step S406), the browse-target flyer management unit 325 returns to step S402. Thus, the thumbnail image data to be processed next is selected as the processing target.
When all the thumbnail image data to be processed is displayed (YES in step S406), the process of displaying the thumbnail image THN ends.

  The program for realizing the function of the control unit 302 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by the computer system and executed, thereby executing the control unit. The process 302 may be performed. Here, “loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system” includes installing the program in the computer system. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside that is accessible from the distribution server in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server is not limited as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and combined in the terminal device, or the distribution server that distributes each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electronic flyer delivery server 200 Map server 300 Terminal device 301 Communication part 302 Control part 303 Storage part 304 Display part 305 Operation part 310 Electronic flyer browsing application 321 Map information acquisition part 322 Distribution status information acquisition part 323 Store guidance image display part 324 Flyer Thumbnail display unit 325 Browse flyer management unit 326 Electronic flyer output unit 331 Browse flyer list storage unit 400 network

Claims (5)

A flyer thumbnail display unit that displays a thumbnail image of an electronic flyer distributed by the store indicated by the store sign selected by the operation from among the store signs arranged to indicate the position of the store on the map image;
A browse target flyer management unit for registering an electronic flyer corresponding to a thumbnail image designated from among the thumbnail images displayed by the flyer thumbnail display unit;
When displaying the store guide image in which the store sign is arranged on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target and the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target are distributed. An electronic flyer browsing device comprising: a store guide image display unit that displays the store signs of stores that are not in different manners. The flyer thumbnail display section
The electronic leaflet browsing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein among thumbnail images to be displayed, thumbnail images of electronic leaflets registered as browsing objects are displayed in a manner indicating that they are registered as browsing objects. The browsing target flyer management section
In response to the operation of excluding the electronic flyer registered as the browsing target from the browsing target, the electronic flyer targeted for the operation is excluded from the browsing target,
The store guide image display unit
A mode indicating that the electronic leaflets registered in the browsing target are not distributed for store indications of the stores in which all of the electronic leaflets distributed by the electronic leaflets being excluded from the browsing target are excluded from the browsing target The electronic leaflet browsing device according to claim 1 or 2. A flyer thumbnail display step for displaying a thumbnail image of an electronic flyer distributed by the store indicated by the store sign selected by the operation from among the store signs arranged to indicate the position of the store on the map image;
A browsing target flyer management step for registering an electronic flyer corresponding to a thumbnail image designated from among the thumbnail images displayed in the flyer thumbnail display step;
When displaying the store guide image in which the store sign is arranged on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target and the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target are distributed. An electronic flyer browsing method comprising: a store guide image display step for displaying in different manners depending on store indications of stores that have not been performed. On the computer,
A flyer thumbnail display step for displaying a thumbnail image of an electronic flyer distributed by the store indicated by the store sign selected by the operation from among the store signs arranged to indicate the position of the store on the map image;
A browsing target flyer management step for registering an electronic flyer corresponding to a thumbnail image designated from among the thumbnail images displayed in the flyer thumbnail display step;
When displaying the store guide image in which the store sign is arranged on the map image, the store sign of the store that distributes the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target and the electronic flyer registered in the browsing target are distributed. A program for executing a store guide image display step of displaying in different manners with store indications of stores that have not been performed.

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