JP2019185612A - Information providing device and information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] It is possible to easily find information desired by a user, display the information in an easy-to-view manner, and customize the information on a user-by-user basis, thereby improving user satisfaction and convenience. An information providing apparatus and an information providing method are provided. SOLUTION: Article information relating to facilities, sightseeing spots or events, etc. is analyzed by analyzing the user's interest tendency, and information suitable for the user's hobbies and preferences is selected and distributed (S101). When the user selects information (S102: Yes), the corresponding information is stored in association with the user (S103). Article information and related information relating to other facilities, sightseeing spots, events, and the like that are highly relevant to the stored selected information are extracted and distributed (S104). If there is a display request from the user (S105: Yes), the stored selected information and other information extracted as information related to the selected information are combined with the map and linked to the information terminal 2 of the user. It is displayed (S106). [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method, and more particularly, to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method for providing information on a facility, a sightseeing spot, an event, or the like including location information to a user.

With the development of communication lines such as the Internet and information terminals, systems that provide various information have been developed, and users can easily obtain all kinds of information by using these systems. Can do.
For example, when going on a trip or the like, it is possible to obtain information on a destination store, a tourist facility, etc. using an information terminal carried by the user.

  For example, Patent Document 1 includes a travel information providing server that provides travel information, a mobile terminal owned by a traveler, and a position detection server that detects a current position of the mobile terminal. Disclosed is a travel information providing system that provides various information related to travel to nearby stores and tourist facilities while confirming the current location of a mobile terminal using a position detection server when a travel information request is issued from a terminal Has been.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a sightseeing spot image information database in which sightseeing spot image information based on received position information is stored, a position information receiving unit that receives user position information, and sightseeing based on position information. A tourist spot image information search unit that searches for spot image information, a tourist spot image information transmitter that transmits tourist spot image information to the user who transmitted the location information, and additional information added by the user, and a tourist spot image Additional information reception unit that associates information with additional information, a tourist spot additional information database that stores tourist spot additional information, and a tourist spot additional that provides tourist spot additional information to a user who requests transmission of the tourist spot additional information A tourist spot image information providing server including an information providing unit is described.

JP 2002-157307 A JP 2010-0662613 A

However, in the systems and apparatuses shown in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, unnecessary information that the user is not interested in is often included in the provided information. At first glance, it seems to be excellent when the amount of information is large, but there is also the disadvantage that it becomes complicated and difficult to see when the amount of information is large. For this reason, the user may feel inconvenience and inconvenience, such as not being able to obtain the information he / she really wants, such as favorite articles and spot information. Moreover, even if the user finds information of interest, there is a problem that if the amount of information is large, it cannot be easily found when the user wants to search for the information again.
In addition, the information provided may be unilateral, or the information and the information may not be associated with each other and the search may be inconvenient. There was a disadvantage of lack of convenience.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to easily find information desired by the user and to display the information in an easy-to-view manner and to customize the information uniquely for the user. It is possible to provide an information providing apparatus and an information providing method capable of improving user satisfaction and convenience.

  According to the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the object is an information providing apparatus connected to an information terminal possessed by a user through a communication line, and the information providing apparatus includes at least a facility, a sightseeing spot, or a location including location information. Information distribution means for distributing first information, which is information related to an event, to the information terminal, and selected information selected by the user among the distributed first information is associated with the user and stored for each user. Information storage means, information extraction means for extracting second information that is information related to the stored selected information and that is information related to other facilities, sightseeing spots, or events including at least position information, and the selection And information display means for displaying the completed information and the second information on a map.

  According to the information providing method of the present invention, there is provided an information providing method for providing information to an information terminal possessed by a user connected by a communication line, wherein the computer includes at least location information, a facility, a sightseeing spot, or an event. Information distribution step for distributing first information, which is information related to the information terminal, and information for storing selected information selected by the user among the distributed first information in association with the user for each user A storage step, an information extraction step for extracting second information which is information related to the stored selected information and which is information related to other facilities, sightseeing spots or events including at least location information; and the selected This is solved by executing an information display step of displaying the information and the second information on a map.

In the information providing apparatus or information providing method of the present invention configured as described above, information (introduction article, coverage article, advertisement, information on facility, sightseeing spot or event that the user likes and selects from the distributed information. (Including discount coupons, etc.) and information related to the stored selected information is also extracted and displayed together to collect information according to each user's hobbies and preferences. It is possible to efficiently create a unique list that carries the guidebook function.
In addition, since the information includes location information such as an address, the selected information stored by the user and information related to the selected information can be displayed in conjunction with the map. In the above, the user can grasp a place such as a facility, a sightseeing spot or an event at a glance, and can use it conveniently.
Therefore, it is possible to increase added values such as entertainment and versatility, and to improve user satisfaction and convenience.

  In addition, when a suitable configuration is described for the information providing apparatus, the information providing apparatus is based on attribute acquisition means for acquiring the attribute of the user from an external database, and the storage history of the attribute and the selected information. It is preferable to further comprise information selection means for analyzing the user's interest tendency and selecting new first information to be distributed from the next time on.

In this way, the user's interest tendency is obtained by multiplying the user's attributes such as sex, age, hobbies, etc. acquired from an external database such as SNS and the storage history of the selected information selected and stored by the user in the past. Analyze. As a result, not only simply selecting the recommended information from the past saved history, but also considering a wide range of attributes that show the user's uniqueness, it is possible to select effective information with high accuracy that matches the user's hobbies and preferences. And can make recommendations. Since attributes are acquired from an external database, various information can be reflected.
Therefore, it is possible to increase added values such as entertainment and versatility, and to improve user satisfaction and convenience. In particular, the user side can easily find and obtain information desired by the user, while the information providing side also has an advantage that effective advertisement can be performed.

  In addition, when a suitable configuration is described for the information providing apparatus, the information providing apparatus analyzes each user's interest tendency based on the attribute of each user and the storage history of the selected information. It further comprises similarity degree evaluation means for evaluating the degree of similarity between users, and the information distribution means distributes information of another user having a high degree of similarity to the one user to the information terminal of the one user. Good.

In this way, the attributes of each user such as sex, age, hobbies, etc. acquired from an external database such as SNS are multiplied by the storage history of the selected information that each user has selected and stored in the past, and each user Are analyzed, and the degree of similarity between users based on the interest tendency is evaluated. As a result, the user can efficiently obtain information on the attributes of other users that match his / her hobbies and preferences, facilities, sightseeing spots, events, etc. stored by other users. You can easily find and connect.
Therefore, it is possible to increase added values such as entertainment and versatility, and to improve user satisfaction and convenience.

  In a preferred configuration of the information providing apparatus, the information providing apparatus may further include an information classification unit that classifies the stored selected information for each group having a predetermined common point.

As described above, by automatically classifying the stored selected information for each group having a predetermined common point such as a region or a genre, a more easily viewable list can be efficiently created.
Therefore, it is possible to increase added values such as entertainment and versatility, and to improve user satisfaction and convenience.

  In a preferred configuration of the information providing apparatus, the information providing apparatus may further include information editing means for the user to arbitrarily edit a part of the stored selected information.

In this way, by allowing the user to arbitrarily edit a part of the stored selected information, a unique list can be created for each user.
Therefore, it is possible to increase added values such as entertainment and versatility, and to improve user satisfaction and convenience.

  In a preferred configuration of the information providing apparatus, the information providing apparatus may further include information disclosing means for disclosing the stored selected information to other users.

In this way, by sharing the saved selected information open to other users, users can easily connect with influencers and friends that match their hobbies and preferences, and share each other's information Can do.
Therefore, it is possible to increase added values such as entertainment and versatility, and to improve user satisfaction and convenience.

  According to the information providing apparatus and the information providing method of the present invention, it is possible to easily find information desired by the user, display the information in an easy-to-see manner, and customize the information uniquely for the user. Satisfaction and convenience can be improved.

It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the service based on the information provision system containing the information provision apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram of the information provision system containing the information provision apparatus. It is the figure which showed the structure of the information provision apparatus from the function surface. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an information provision process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of recommendation processing. It is the figure which showed an example of the information screen displayed on the information terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the information screen displayed on the information terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the information screen displayed on the information terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the information screen displayed on the information terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the information screen displayed on the information terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the information screen displayed on the information terminal.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “the present embodiment”) will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present embodiment, by selecting and providing accurate information according to the user's hobbies and preferences, the information desired by the user can be easily found, and the information selected by the user from the information The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method that can be displayed in a complex manner and can be customized by the user.

<Outline of Information Providing System According to this Embodiment>
First, a schematic configuration of an information providing system S including an information providing apparatus (hereinafter, server 1) will be described.
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an outline of a service based on an information providing system S including a server 1. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the information providing system S including the server 1.

  The server 1 is incorporated in the information providing system S shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, people who are planning a trip, shopping, eating out, etc., or people who have actually visited a sightseeing spot on a trip etc. Etc. (hereinafter referred to as a user) and an administrator who performs maintenance, management, operation, etc. of the information providing system S and provides a service based on the information providing system S (hereinafter referred to as an information providing service) to the user. Used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing service of this embodiment includes a server 1, various external services linked to the server 1, and various external databases.
In the server 1, a system having a media transmission system and an existing EC linkage function, an EC (electronic commerce) mall system by single sign-on, and a DMP (data management platform) board system for information transmission / promotion / advertisement delivery are mutually connected. Data is shared and linked.
A system with a media transmission system and an existing EC linkage function can search, register, and update content between a media site and a CMS (content management system) with a database of customer information, article templates, content information, etc. Is doing.
The EC mall system with single sign-on performs product ordering, reservation, registration, update, etc. between the EC site and an EC management system with a database of customer information, product information, order / reservation information, etc. .
The information transmission / promotion / advertisement DMP board system performs data collection, analysis, advertisement management, advertisement distribution, mail marketing, and the like. Data collection is linked to external media sites and brokerage mall sites.

The server 1 distributes contents to external media such as SNS and links posts on the SNS. Moreover, social login data is data-linked from SNS or the like, and attributes such as user sex, age, and hobbies are linked. In addition, spot information related to facilities and sightseeing spots is linked from an external database.
The travel product sales site is linked to affiliates, and other existing services such as restaurant reservation sites, shopping sites, and electronic ticket sites also link data such as member information and product order / reservation information. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing system S of the present embodiment includes a server 1, a portable information terminal 2 possessed and operated by a user, a travel product sales site, a restaurant reservation site, a shopping site, The system mainly includes an electronic ticket site, various external services such as SNS and external media, and various databases, and these are connected to each other via a communication line N which is a communication network.

The communication line N includes, for example, a mobile network such as the Internet, 3G, 4G, and LTE, and connects the server 1, the information terminal 2, other external services, and an external database so that they can communicate with each other.
In addition, although the information terminal 2 is set as the structure connected one each, in reality, the state where multiple each is connected is assumed. Moreover, it is good also as a structure to which the other server and information terminal are connected.

The server 1 is configured by a server computer held by an administrator who is a supplier that provides information on facilities, sightseeing spots, events, and the like. The user can enjoy the functions and services provided by the server 1 via the communication line N. That is, the user communicates with the server 1 by operating each information terminal 2 and uses the function of the server 1. Further, the server 1 is not limited to the one constructed by one server device, and may be constructed using a plurality of server devices.
Details of the server 1 will be described later.

The information terminal 2 is provided with a data transmission unit and a reception unit for enabling transmission / reception of data, whereby the server 1 and the information terminal 2 can transmit / receive data via the communication line N. Further, the information terminal 2 of the present embodiment is compatible with a conventionally known satellite positioning system such as a global positioning system (GPS).
The information terminal 2 preferably has portability, but at least an input function for inputting, creating, and changing data, a data transmitting unit and a receiving unit for enabling data transmission and reception, and It is not particularly limited as long as it has a display unit for displaying received data and the like, and a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a game machine, etc. can be used. .

<Detailed Configuration of Server According to this Embodiment>
Next, the configuration of the server 1 will be described.
The server 1 includes at least a CPU as a calculation unit that performs control and data calculation / processing, a ROM as a read-only storage device, a RAM as a main memory (main storage device), and an external device that can communicate through a communication line N. It has a communication interface for transmitting / receiving data to / from devices and the like, a hard disk drive as an auxiliary storage device, and the like as constituent elements.

The server 1 is preinstalled with a program (hereinafter referred to as an information providing program) for exhibiting the function. When this information providing program is read and executed by the CPU, a function as an information providing apparatus is exhibited.
Here, the function of the server 1 is enjoyed by a user such as a user or an administrator. As a method for providing the function to the user, for example, a method such as a cloud service or an ASP service can be used. It is. The database server may be configured as a separate body. Further, it is preferable to perform system backup and database backup.

The hardware configuration of the server 1 is as described above. Hereinafter, the configuration of the server 1 will be described again from the functional aspect with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 in terms of functions.

The configuration of the server 1 will be described again in terms of functions. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 1 includes a user information database 11, an article information database 12, a related information database 13, a system management unit 14, a user management unit 15, and information selection. Unit 16, information distribution unit 17, information storage unit 18, information extraction unit 19, information display unit 20, information classification unit 21, information editing unit 22, information disclosure unit 23, and similarity evaluation unit 24. Have as.
These functional units are responsible for various processes executed by the server 1, and are configured by the cooperation of the above-described hardware constituent devices constituting the server 1 and the above-described information providing program. Hereinafter, each of the functional units of the server 1 described above will be described.

(User information database)
The user information database 11 is constituted by a hard disk drive, and in addition to attributes such as the user's name, gender, date of birth, age, hobbies, etc., profile images, profile introductions, user passwords, saved selected information (saved All necessary information regarding the user such as (history), information browsing history, product purchase history, etc. is stored in association with each user.
The user information database 11 may be provided in an external database server (not shown) separately from the server 1.

(Article information database)
The article information database 12 is configured by a hard disk drive, and stores article information such as introduction articles and coverage articles regarding facilities, sightseeing spots, events, and the like. Here, the facilities are, for example, hotels, inns, restaurants, department stores, specialty stores, amusement parks, theaters, art museums, museums, libraries, movie theaters, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, parks, gardens, stadiums, campgrounds. Including various facilities and spots. The tourist spots include all so-called tourist spots such as the sea, mountains, hot springs, temples and shrines. Events include all events and events such as concerts, sports events, trade fairs, fairs, fashion shows, festivals, handshake events and autograph sessions. These pieces of information include at least position information such as addresses.
The article information database 12 may be provided in an external database server (not shown) separately from the server 1.

(Related information database)
The related information database 13 is composed of a hard disk drive, and stores related information such as advertisements and coupons related to facilities, sightseeing spots or events. These pieces of information include at least position information such as addresses.
The related information database 13 may be provided in an external database server (not shown) separately from the server 1. In the present embodiment, the article information database 12 is provided separately, but the article information and the related information may be stored in one database as one information.

(System Management Department)
The system management unit 14 is a management function of the information providing system S, is implemented as a part of an application, and is used by an administrator or the like.
Specifically, it is possible to edit, register, and delete article information and related information. Also, article information and related information are obtained from an external database or the like that is communicably connected to the server 1 via the communication line N.

(User Management Department)
The user management unit 15 functions as an attribute acquisition unit, and receives user attributes and product purchase history from various external services and various databases such as SNS and external media connected to the server 1 via the communication line N. And the like are stored in the user information database 11 in association with each user.

(Information Selection Department)
The information selection unit 16 functions as an information selection unit, refers to the user information acquired by the user management unit 15, selects the user attribute, selected information (stored history) saved by the user, information browsing history, product purchase history, etc. Based on the above, the user's interest tendency is analyzed, and a process for selecting new information to be distributed to the user thereafter is performed.

(Information Distribution Department)
The information distribution unit 17 functions as an information distribution unit, and distributes the information selected for each user by the information selection unit 16 to the information terminal 2 of the user connected to be able to communicate with the server 1 via the communication line N. The process which performs is performed.
Note that the information here includes both the article information and the related information.

(Information storage)
The information storage unit 18 functions as an information storage unit, and from the information distributed by the information distribution unit 17 based on the signal transmitted from the information terminal 2 connected to the server 1 via the communication line N so as to be communicable. The selected information (clip article or the like) selected by the user possessing the information terminal 2 is associated with the user and stored in the user information database 11. That is, the selected information selected as information that the user is interested in is retained (clip function).

(Information extraction unit)
The information extraction unit 19 functions as an information extraction unit, and performs processing for extracting other information related to the information stored by the information storage unit 18.
It should be noted that other related information here refers to the tendency that many users view together, such as being close to the facility, sightseeing spot or event venue selected by the user or belonging to the same genre. This refers to information on other facilities, sightseeing spots, or events that are expensive, and includes both the above-described article information and related information.

(Information display section)
The information display unit 20 functions as an information display unit, and the selected information stored by the information storage unit 18 and other related information extracted by the information extraction unit 19 are displayed on the map based on the position information of the information. The information is displayed in conjunction with each other and is transmitted to the information terminal 2 that is communicably connected to the server 1 via the communication line N.
At this time, a route may be displayed on the map, and each facility, sightseeing spot, event or the like may be organically linked and displayed. Moreover, you may display the convenient route | root from a user's present location to those places, a moving means, distance, etc. The route display can be arbitrarily switched by the user.

(Information Classification Department)
The information classification unit 21 functions as an information classification unit, and performs processing for automatically classifying the selected information stored by the information storage unit 18 for each group having a predetermined common point such as a region or a genre.

(Information Editor)
The information editing unit 22 functions as an information editing unit, and allows the user to arbitrarily edit a part of the selected information stored by the information storage unit 18.
Specifically, the design of the list such as the order and arrangement of the stored article information and related information can be changed. In addition, editing such as changing an unvisited spot to a visited spot actually visited can be performed.

(Information Disclosure Department)
The information disclosing unit 23 functions as an information disclosing unit, and performs processing for disclosing the selected information stored by the information storing unit 18 and the selected information edited by the information editing unit 22 to other users. Here, the user can arbitrarily select whether the selected information is disclosed or not, and can limit the range of disclosure.

(Similarity Evaluation Department)
The similarity degree evaluation unit 24 functions as a similarity degree evaluation unit, and multiplies the attribute of each user stored in the user information database 11 and the storage history of the selected information selected and stored by each user in the past. Then, the interest tendency of each user is analyzed, and the process of evaluating the degree of similarity with other users based on the interest tendency is performed.

<Information providing method according to this embodiment>
Next, an information providing method according to the present embodiment will be described.
The information providing method according to the present embodiment is realized by using the server 1 that functions as a computer. In other words, the information providing method according to the present embodiment is applied to the information providing process executed by the server 1.

Hereinafter, as an explanation of the information providing method according to the present embodiment, the operation of the server 1 and the flow of processing in the information providing method will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the information providing process executed by the server 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of recommendation processing executed by the server 1. 6-9 is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the user's information terminal 2. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, article information such as an introductory article or a coverage article regarding a facility, a sightseeing spot or an event is distributed to the information terminal 2 connected to the server 1 (S101).
The information to be distributed here corresponds to the first information, and after analyzing the user's interest tendency, information suitable for the user's hobbies is selected and distributed. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, as a “recommended spot for you”, an introductory article with photos such as “patisserie XX” and “National Museum of Modern Art” is distributed and displayed on the user's information terminal 2 Let
The details of the process of selecting and distributing information suitable for each user (recommendation process) will be described later.

  Then, when a signal indicating that information has been selected is received from the information terminal 2 possessed by the user, that is, when it is determined that the user has selected the information from the distributed information (S102: Yes), this is applicable. The selected information is stored in the user information database 11 in association with the user (S103). Thereby, the selected information selected as the information that the user is interested in can be clipped. On the other hand, when a signal indicating that information has been selected is not received from the information terminal 2 possessed by the user, that is, when it is determined that the user has not selected the information from the distributed information (S102: No), The process is terminated as it is.

Next, other facilities that are highly related to the stored selected information, article information such as introductory articles and coverage articles about sightseeing spots or events, and other facilities and tourism that are highly related to the stored selected information Relevant information such as advertisements and coupons related to the ground or event is extracted and distributed (S104). Note that the information distributed here corresponds to second information.
For example, as shown in Fig. 7, “Anybody is a princess with flowers covered! Do you know the sanctuary of SNS, the village of XX?” “Do you know here? Other facilities and sightseeing that many users tend to view together, such as the SNS sights of Ginza that people know, etc., such as being close to the saved selected information or belonging to the same genre Information on the ground or event is distributed and displayed on the information terminal 2 of the user.

Subsequently, when a signal indicating a display request for the information is received from the information terminal 2 possessed by the user, that is, when it is determined that there is a display request from the user (S105: Yes), the selected information stored by the user And other information extracted as information related to the information are displayed on the user's information terminal 2 in association with the map (S106).
For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of spots are displayed on a map displayed on the screen of the information terminal 2 (marked with 図 in the figure). It is also possible to display the route from the user's current location (marked with a circle in the figure) acquired by the GPS function of the information terminal 2 to a predetermined destination. In addition, although not shown, a recommended route or the like in which the spots are organically linked can be displayed.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, a coupon ticket can be issued and displayed as other related information such as “Patisserie XX coupon ticket 50% OFF !!”. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which can reserve the shop from this page.

Here, in relation to the above-described information distribution (S101), details of a recommendation process for selecting and distributing information suitable for each user will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, first, user attributes and the like are acquired from various external services and various databases such as SNS and external media that are communicably connected to the server 1 via the communication line N (S201).
Next, when there is selected information selected and saved as information that the user is interested in, that is, when there is a saved history of the selected information (S202: Yes), the saved history is acquired from the user information database 11. (S203), the user's interest tendency is analyzed based on the user attributes and the storage history (S204). On the other hand, when there is no selected information selected and saved as information that the user is interested in, that is, when there is no saved history of the selected information (S202: No), the user's interest tendency is determined based on the user attributes. Analyze (S205).
As a result of the analysis, information to be recommended is selected for the user according to the calculated interest tendency (S206), and the selected information is distributed (S207).

  In addition, as recommendation processing, related information such as article information such as introduction articles and coverage articles about tourist spots or events, etc., which are close to the current location of the user acquired by the GPS function of the information terminal 2 possessed by the user, advertisements, coupons, etc. It may be distributed as a recommended spot.

Next, a list (my page) that summarizes selected information (such as clip articles) saved by the user will be described. This My Page functions as a guide book, and the content displayed on My Page can be disclosed to other users by sharing or linking with SNS or the like, for example.
10 and 11 are diagrams illustrating an example of a My Page screen displayed on the information terminal 2.

As shown in FIG. 10, the user's profile such as the user's photo, ID, and self-introduction is displayed on the top screen of My Page. In addition, information indicating the connection status with other users such as the number of followers, the number of followers, and messages is also displayed. The selected information saved by the user is displayed as a list.
The list is automatically classified. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the list is classified into genres such as “new open spot”, “reasonable spot”, “recommended foliage plant”, and the like.
Note that the user can arbitrarily edit the layout, configuration, priority display contents, and the like on the screen. For example, an original favorite list can be edited.
In addition, by preferentially displaying the information of other users who store the same information, it is possible to easily find users with common hobbies and preferences.

<Other functions>
Hereinafter, other functions provided in the information providing system S will be described.
The information providing system S according to the present embodiment can easily find information desired by the user, can display the information in an easy-to-view manner, and can be customized by the user. In order to improve performance, the following functions are also provided.

As the SNS cooperation login function, it is possible to log in without inputting a password on the information providing system S by performing login cooperation of the external SNS when the user registers as a member.
As a member setting function, a logged-in user can register / change his / her user name, profile image, and introduction text on the account setting screen.

As a clip article list function, by clicking a clip article tab on another user's My Page, a list of articles and the like that have been clipped by the target user can be displayed. By clicking the spot / desired spot tab of another user's My Page, it is possible to display a list of registered spots that the target user has visited / desired to go to. By clicking a spot displayed in the list, it is possible to transition to a spot detail screen displaying the corresponding spot information.
In addition, for the spot list that the user wants to go to, it is possible to perform actions such as deregistration, change to a spot that has been performed, and place in a folder. For the spot list performed by the user himself / herself, it is possible to perform actions such as deregistration, change to a desired spot, and place in a folder.
Furthermore, it is possible to register a spot list that has been visited / desired for another user's spot list. If you are not logged in during the above action, you will be directed to login or member registration. The number of registered spots is displayed on the spot / desired spot tab in My Page.

By selecting an article from the article list on each page as the article detail display function, the contents of the article can be displayed on the article detail page. The URL of the article detail page can be shared by various SNSs using the SNS share button. In addition, the information of the article creator can be browsed, and the article list created by the creator can be transitioned to.
With respect to the related spot of the article, it is possible to transition to the spot detail screen and display the content. In addition, it is possible to display a marker on the map by changing to the spot search screen.
The area / tag associated with the article can be selected, the article list page can be displayed, and the article list of the corresponding area / tag can be displayed.
For sponsored articles, the advertising client name is displayed. Also, the advertisement frame and the recommendation frame in the article detail page are hidden according to the setting. This setting can be set for each article.

As an article search function, articles and tags can be searched by inputting text into a search form on each page. At that time, by clicking the “view all” link, articles can be searched with the corresponding text and displayed on the article list page.
Also, by clicking the article list link from the person who wrote this article on the article detail page, the article of the person who created the displayed article is searched and displayed on the article list page.
The article list page uses long scrolling, and the next page is automatically read and displayed by scrolling to the bottom.

  By clicking the area name displayed on the top page, area list screen, article details, and the pickup area of each page as an article list function by area, you can display a list of articles below that area (lower level) Display articles linked to the area.)

  By clicking the tag name displayed on the header, top page, tag list, article details, and the pickup tag on each page, the articles below the corresponding tag can be displayed in a list (lower hierarchy) The article linked to the tag is also displayed.) When the target tag includes a lower-level tag, all the related tags are displayed as a list (only the lower-level tag is displayed). When each tag is clicked, a list of articles by tag of the corresponding tag is displayed.

  As a pick-up article list function, the data for all cases are displayed in the order in which the articles with the pick-up flag are set in the “pick-up” column on the top page. In the “Pickup” column, only one item is displayed with a slider, and all data can be displayed by sliding left and right.

  As a feature article list function, an article with a feature flag set is displayed in the “recommended feature” column of the top page, all articles list, article list page by area, and article list page by tag. When "See all" in the "Recommended feature" column is displayed, articles with the feature flag set are displayed on the article list page. On the feature article list page, the lead and key visual images set by the management tool are displayed.

  As an all-article list function, a list of newly arrived articles is displayed on the top page in descending order of update date, and when clicked, the article details page is displayed and the contents of the corresponding article are displayed. You can also click “View All Articles” to display the full article list page.

By selecting a spot from the spot list on each page as the spot detail display function, the contents of the spot information can be displayed on the spot detail page.
In the spot detail page, information on the selected spot is acquired from another database and displayed. Data to be displayed is acquired from a group of tables related to types such as sightseeing, hot spring, and event. As for the display contents, items to be displayed are switched depending on the type of sightseeing, hot spring, event or the like.
On the spot detail page, a map is displayed based on the position information of the target spot information, and the position of the spot is displayed with a marker on the map. The user can perform registration that he / she wants to go to the target spot.
On the spot detail page, a list of spots related to the rules below the parent-child information table for each information type of other databases is displayed. That is, when there are child spots, all the child spots are displayed. On the other hand, when there is no child spot, the parent spot and all its child spots (sibling spots) are displayed.
The spot details page displays “coupons” and “product guide frames” (electronic tickets, restaurants, accommodations, etc.) related to the target spot information based on predetermined rules, and can be transitioned to external sites by clicking To.

  As a registration function that you want to go to or go to, the user can select a spot from the list of related spots on the article detail page, spot detail page, spot on my page, spot to go to, recommended spot, etc. You can add to the spot you want to go to. You can refer to or delete the spot registered in the spot you want to go or want to go from the spot page you want to go to or the spot page you want to go to. It should be noted that, for each spot, it is possible to register only one of the places that you want to go or want to go, and not both.

As a spot search function, you can search for spots by entering text in the search form on each page. At that time, by clicking the “View All” link, a spot can be searched with the corresponding text and displayed on the spot search result list page.
In addition, by clicking an area name displayed in the spot details, spot information associated with the clicked area and its lower layer area is displayed on the spot search result list page.
As for the spot search, it is possible to maintain the spot search function of the existing external site and to make a transition from the external site. The search parameter may follow the existing search function.
The spot search result list page page is displayed by paging every few pages (for example, every 20 pages), and the display contents are switched by clicking the next page / previous page link.

As a spot list map display function, when you click “Search for a spot from the current location” in the header, the location information of the current location is acquired, and all spots (sightseeing spots, events, hot springs, etc.) within a radius of several meters are displayed on the map Display with a marker.
In addition, when the “details on the map” button of the article details is clicked, the related spots of the target article information are displayed with markers on the map. At that time, the center coordinates and zoom level are set so that all corresponding spots are displayed.
Click the marker displayed on the map to display the spot information at the bottom of the screen, and click to display the spot details screen. As spot information, a spot type, a spot image, a genre name, a spot name, and an address are displayed.

  As a product guidance frame display function, product data such as coupons, electronic tickets, and accommodation reservations are displayed on the spot detail page so that transition can be made by links to each site.

As an area list function, a list of “Directions” is displayed in the “Search by area” frame on the top page, and clicking it makes a transition to the article list page by area. The area list screen is displayed by clicking the “search from area” link itself.
On the area list screen, “direction” and “prefectures” in each direction are displayed in a list. By clicking on each name, you will be redirected to the article list page for that area.

  As a tag function, an arbitrary character string is registered as a keyword tag and linked to an article so that articles can be managed in categories. In addition, the tags can be managed hierarchically by having a parent-child relationship. At this time, the tag of the first hierarchy in which no parent tag is set is set as a top tag (top category).

As a tag list function, all tags in the first layer are displayed in the header, and when clicked, the page is moved to an article list page by tag, and an article linked to the corresponding tag is displayed.
Click “View All” in the popular recommended tags field on the top page to move to the tag list page. On the tag list page, all the tags of the first hierarchy and the second hierarchy are displayed, and when clicked, a transition is made to the tag-by-tag article list page, and an article associated with the tag is displayed.

As a recommended tag list function, a list of recommended tags set in the recommended tag / area management of the management function is displayed in the popular recommended tag column of the top page, article details / article list. Click to transition to the tag-specific article list page, and display the article associated with the tag.
In addition to the above, the recommended setting area is also displayed in the popular recommended tag column of the search result page. When an area is clicked, the display transitions to a list of articles by area in the corresponding area, and an article associated with the area is displayed.

  As a search result display function, you can search for articles, spots, and tags by entering text in the search form in the header of each page. The search results are tabbed by “article”, “spot”, and “tag”, and displayed in a list on each tab. A link to view all is displayed at the bottom of the tab, and the article and tag are transferred to the article search result page and the spot is transferred to the spot search result page, with the input character string taken over as a search condition.

In the above embodiment, the information providing apparatus and the information providing method of the present invention have been mainly described.
However, said embodiment is only an example for making an understanding of this invention easy, and does not limit this invention. That is, the present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes its equivalents.

1 server (information provision device)
2 Information terminal 11 User information database 12 Article information database 13 Related information database 14 System management unit 15 User management unit 16 Information selection unit 17 Information distribution unit 18 Information storage unit 19 Information extraction unit 20 Information display unit 21 Information classification unit 22 Information editing Section 23 Information disclosure section 24 Similarity evaluation section N Communication line S Information provision system

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An information providing apparatus connected to an information terminal owned by a user via a communication line,
The information providing apparatus includes:
Information distribution means for distributing, to the information terminal, first information that is information relating to a facility, a sightseeing spot or an event including at least position information;
Information storage means for storing the selected information selected by the user among the distributed first information in association with the user for each user;
Information extracting means for extracting second information which is information related to the stored selected information and which is information related to other facilities, sightseeing spots or events including at least position information;
An information providing device comprising: information display means for displaying the selected information and the second information on a map. The information providing apparatus includes:
Attribute acquisition means for acquiring the attribute of the user from an external database;
And further comprising information selection means for analyzing the user's interest tendency based on the attribute and the storage history of the selected information, and selecting new first information to be distributed next time. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1. The information providing apparatus includes:
Further comprising similarity degree evaluation means for analyzing the interest tendency of each user based on the attribute of each user and the storage history of the selected information and evaluating the degree of similarity between the users,
3. The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information distribution unit distributes information of another user having a high degree of similarity to the one user to the information terminal of the one user. The information providing apparatus includes:
The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an information classification unit that classifies the stored selected information for each group having a predetermined common point. The information providing apparatus includes:
5. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an information editing unit that allows the user to arbitrarily edit a part of the stored selected information. The information providing apparatus includes:
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an information disclosing means for disclosing the stored selected information to other users. An information providing method for providing information to an information terminal possessed by a user connected by a communication line,
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An information distribution step of distributing first information, which is information on a facility, a sightseeing spot or an event including at least position information, to the information terminal;
An information storage step of storing the selected information selected by the user among the distributed first information in association with the user for each user;
An information extraction step of extracting second information that is information related to the stored selected information and that is information related to other facilities, sightseeing spots or events including at least location information;
An information providing method comprising: performing an information display step of displaying the selected information and the second information on a map.

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