JP2956587B2 - How to register and supply advertising information - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information supply method using a computer system, and more particularly to a method of performing a hierarchical search, displaying a map, and supplying advertisement information of an advertisement object displayed on the map. Information supply method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the location of a store or the like has been posted on a map using printed materials (published materials, illustration maps, etc.), and at the same time, the advertisement content of the store or the like has been posted in a separate column / separate page. It is known to advertise the store or the like. It is also known that such information is stored in a storage medium (CD-ROM, floppy disk, or the like), distributed in the market, and displayed on a terminal of a computer system for advertisement. It is also known to advertise to viewers and listeners via one-way media such as television and radio.

[0003] However, in the method of performing advertisements using printed materials and storage media, a time lag of several weeks to several months occurs during a period from the advertisement request to the actual distribution and distribution of the printed materials and storage media. There is a problem that novelty and reliability as information are easily lost. For example, at the time of requesting an advertisement, a store that had been operating as usual may have stopped operating when printed materials were actually distributed. In such a case, there is a problem that the reliability of the entire printed matter is reduced, which not only causes distrust to the advertisement supplier but also causes confusion to consumers and the like who receive the advertisement.

[0004] In addition, in the one-way media, although the novelty and reliability can be secured to some extent, the reaction of viewers / listeners is difficult to obtain, the advertisement fee is generally expensive, and the procedure is complicated. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for an advertisement client of a small business form to place an advertisement.

Therefore, in order to solve these problems,
The present applicant previously proposed a method of providing advertisement information and a method of registering advertisement information for registering advertisement information by using a computer system using a communication network such as the Internet (July 1995). Filed on March 14, Japanese Patent Application No. 7-179227). According to this method, when an advertisement client operates a computer terminal and connects to an advertisement service page on the Internet, it is possible to interactively select a map such as an upper layer map → a middle layer map → a lower layer map. it can. In this case, the advertisement client selects the map to which his or her store belongs. And
When a predetermined operation is performed by designating one point on the map, the iconized store and the advertisement information on the store can be registered. Then, when the advertisement receiver connects to the advertisement service page, selects a map of a desired area, and further selects an iconized store from the map, information on the store is displayed.

[0006]

By the way, for example, there are many buildings around a station terminal where various stores such as a coffee shop, a clothing store and a grocery store are located. In a downtown area or a shopping district, many stores are adjacent. In such a densely populated area,
When a plurality of advertisement requesters register using the method described above, the iconized stores may overlap. For example, if XX coffee shop and XX coffee shop occupying the same building are registered, as shown in FIG. 25, the iconized XX coffee shop and XX coffee shop overlap on the map. I will. Therefore, there is a problem that the screen is very difficult to see, it is difficult to select one of them, and the advertisement is not smoothly provided.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to smoothly register and provide advertisements even in an area where stores are densely packed.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an advertisement information registration method for registering advertisement information by a computer system. Displaying a map based on the information and prompting the user to specify the position of the advertisement object on the map, and storing the coordinates of the advertisement object specified on the map one by one in association with the input advertisement information. Read the coordinates of the already registered advertising object, and determine whether or not the coordinates of the already registered advertising object are included within a predetermined range centered on the coordinates of the newly registered advertising object. A first icon indicating that there is one advertising object when the determining step determines that the coordinates of the advertising object already registered are included in the predetermined range. Instead, it characterized by comprising a step of storing information indicating that a plurality of advertising object to display a second icon indicating that it exists.

Further , in the invention according to claim 2,
Prompting the user to specify the position of the advertising object on the map
Is performed for the advertisement requester. Ma
In the invention according to claim 3, one advertisement target
A first icon indicating presence of an object and a plurality of advertisements
Using a second icon indicating that an elephant exists,
A computer system that provides advertising information
A method of supplying advertisement information, which is stored in the advertisement recipient.
Display the map based on the map information
Information indicating that the second icon is to be displayed
For the advertising object in which is stored the second eye,
To the advertising object for which the information is not stored.
In addition, the first icon is replaced with the location of the stored advertising object.
Select the desired advertising object by displaying each corresponding to the target
And associated with the selected ad feature
Reading the advertising information; and
Outputting to the advertisement recipient.
Features. In the invention according to claim 4 ,
In the advertisement information supply method of supplying advertisement information by a computer system, a map is displayed to an advertisement client based on map information stored in advance, and the position of an advertisement target is designated on the map. Prompting, and the coordinates of the advertising object located on the map,
Storing each one in association with the input advertising information,
The coordinates of the already registered advertisement object are read out, and it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the already registered advertisement object are included in a predetermined range centered on the coordinates of the newly registered advertisement object. If it is determined that the coordinates of the advertising object already registered in the predetermined range are included in the predetermined range, instead of the first icon indicating that one advertising object is present, Storing information instructing display of a second icon indicating that a plurality of advertising objects are present, while providing the advertising recipient with the stored map information. The second icon is displayed for an advertising object in which information for instructing to display the second icon is displayed, and the second icon is displayed for an advertising object in which the information is not stored. Is (1) displaying each of the icons corresponding to the stored coordinates of the advertising object to prompt the user to select a desired advertising object; and reading the advertising information associated with the selected advertising object. Outputting the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 5,
In the step of prompting the selection of the desired advertising object,
When displaying the second icon, the second icon
Characters are displayed together with names for distinguishing
You. In the present invention according to claim 6 , in the step of prompting the selection of the desired advertisement target, if the second icon is selected, the second icon is selected. And displaying the names of the plurality of advertisement objects based on the advertisement information of the plurality of advertisement objects. In the invention according to claim 7 ,
A list of names of a plurality of advertising objects corresponding to the second icons is displayed.

Further, in the invention according to claim 8 ,
In the step of prompting the selection of the desired advertisement object, when the second icon is selected, an enlarged map is displayed and a plurality of advertisement objects corresponding to the second icon are displayed. The first icon is displayed at a position where is present.

[0012] In the invention according to claim 9 ,
In the step of prompting the selection of the desired advertisement target, when the second icon is selected, a floor plan for each floor of the building corresponding to the second icon is displayed, and the second icon is displayed. A plurality of advertising objects corresponding to the icons are displayed for each floor using the first icon. Further, according to the invention of claim 10,
The first icon corresponding to the second icon
In the step of displaying each of the icons, the first icon is
Characters are displayed so that they do not overlap each other. Further, the invention according to claim 11 is characterized in that the number of advertising objects for the second icon is counted, and this number is displayed adjacent to the second icon.
Further, in the invention according to claim 12, a computer
Advertising information provided by the advertising system
In the payment method, the advertisement requester is
While encouraging power, map based on map information stored in advance
And specify the position of the advertising object on the map.
Prompting, and an advertisement located on the map
Each time the coordinates of the object are associated with the input advertising information,
Remembering, while for advertisers,
An icon indicating the stored advertising object is added to the map information.
When displaying a map based on
Position fingers of other advertising objects within a certain range around the coordinates
Determining whether or not the predetermined range has been established;
When the position of another advertising object is not specified in the box
Is the first eye indicating that one advertising object is present
Display the position of other advertising objects within the certain range.
If specified, multiple ad features exist
By displaying a second icon indicating that the
And prompting the user to select a desired advertising object.
Reading advertising information associated with the advertised object
And the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient.
And an output stage. Also, billing
In the invention described in Item 13, the computer system
Information supply method for supplying advertisement information by system
In, for the advertising recipients, remembers advertising object
Is displayed along with a map based on the map information.
A certain range around the coordinates of the advertising object
Whether the location of other advertising material is specified within
Determining the position of other advertising objects within the predetermined range.
If no placement has been specified, one advertising
Display a first icon indicating that the
When the position of another advertising object is specified in the box
Is a second indicating that multiple advertising objects are present
By displaying the icon, the desired advertising
Prompt for selection and associated with the selected advertising feature
Reading the read advertisement information, and the read advertisement information
Output to the advertisement recipient.
And features.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Before describing embodiments of the present invention, the positioning of the present invention will be described. Advertising is
A certain person advertises his / her products / services to potential consumers, etc.,
Provision of that information may be through a third party. The present invention is a part corresponding to such a “third party”. Next, in consideration of such a position of the present application,
The meaning of words and the like used in the following description is determined. For example, in the following description, a person who provides advertisement information, that is, a person who wants to advertise is referred to as an “advertisement requester”, and a person who receives advertisement information, that is, a person who can be a consumer or the like is referred to as “advertisement recipient”. I have. Here, the reason that "advertising client" is not regarded as "advertising provider" is that, from the viewpoint of "advertising recipient", both the present invention and "advertising client" become the same "advertising provider", which causes confusion. This is because there is a fear.

A. First Embodiment 1: Overall Configuration Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment. In this figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a server, which is connected to the Internet NET via a route control device and a telephone line. Reference numerals 101, 102,... Denote various terminals, which are connected to the Internet NET in the same manner as the server 10. Here, the terminals 101, 102,
Have input units such as a keyboard and a mouse, as well as display units such as a CRT and an LCD.

Next, a detailed configuration of the server 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server 10. In this figure, reference numeral 11 denotes control means, and CP
U and the like, and controls various parts, transfers data, performs various calculations, temporarily stores data, and the like. Reference numeral 12 denotes an input control unit that controls data input from a terminal connected via the Internet NET. Sign 1
An output control unit 3 controls data output to the terminal. Reference numerals 14 to 19 denote storage means, and the following files are stored and stored, respectively.

First, the storage means 14 stores a main program. Such a main program is used in the control means 11, and includes, for example, a program for displaying a guidance screen on a display unit of a terminal, a program for a fancy dress market for displaying only shops of a desired business type on a map, and a character search. And a download prevention program for preventing a large amount of information from being obtained in a short time, in addition to a search program for obtaining necessary information. The storage means 14 has a terminal 101,
Information such as impressions on the advertisement transmitted from 102,... Is temporarily stored.

Next, the storage means 15 stores a map file. The map file in the present embodiment is:
The hierarchical structure is a three-layer structure. The upper layer is a map of Japan, the middle layer is a map for each prefecture, and the lower layer is a section (for example, a municipal unit, a downtown unit) map. The maps in each layer are all represented in a bitmap format, and a file name is defined for each map.

The storage means 16 stores a character file. Such a character file is
It is composed of display character data, icon bitmap data, and the like, and is referred to at the time of operation described later. The icons in this example are roughly classified into normal icons and building icons. The normal icon indicates one store with one icon, while the building icon indicates that there are a plurality of stores within a certain range. The bitmap data of the normal icon is stored differently for each type of business. Also, the bitmap data of the building icon is created so as to be different from the color of the normal icon. For example, if the normal icon is displayed in red, the building icon is displayed in a conspicuous color such as yellow or green. Thus, the normal icon and the building icon on the display can be distinguished at a glance.

The storage means 17 stores a customer file. The customer file is created for each store registration number, and the customer file corresponding to one store registration number is a registrant ID, password, store information, map file name, (x, y) information, building icon It consists of information unique to each store, such as setting information. Of these, the store information further includes the store name, telephone number, fax number, itinerary (from the nearest station to the store), business information indicating the business type of the store, and network information to be referred to when linking with other information. It is composed of various kinds of information on the store to be advertised, such as link information indicating the destination of the information, and an advertisement message indicating the content of the advertisement. The advertisement information of the present application refers to an advertisement message in a narrow sense, but broadly refers to all information necessary for creating a customer file, which is higher than store information. Note that the store registration number is automatically given by the control means 11 when there is a registration from the terminal. The map file name and the (x, y) information are information indicating the location (coordinate) of the location of the store in the map file in the bitmap format. Stores in this example include facilities that provide services (for example, concert halls) and public facilities in addition to those that handle products. The building icon setting information is information indicating which building icon the store corresponds to, and is not set when a store is displayed with a normal icon. Therefore, by referring to the building icon setting information, it is possible to determine whether or not the store is to be displayed using the building icon, and which building icon the store is associated with.

The storage means 18 stores a map management file. FIG. 3 shows the data structure. The map management file includes a place name file, a station name file, and a target name file. First, in the place name file, information that stores a set of a place name, a map file name and a coordinate value corresponding to the place name is stored in advance.
The coordinate value is information indicating which point (coordinate) the place name is in the map file. Therefore, by referring to the place name file, the map information to be displayed can be specified from the place name.

Next, in the station name file, information that stores a set of a station name, a map file name and a coordinate value corresponding to the station name is stored in advance. This coordinate value is information indicating which point (coordinate) the station name is in the map file. Therefore, by referring to the station name file, the map information to be displayed can be specified from the station name.

In the target object name file, information in which a target object name, a map file name corresponding to the target object name and coordinate values are paired is stored in advance. The coordinate value is information indicating which point (coordinate) the target is in the map file. Therefore, by referring to the target object name file, a map to be displayed can be specified from the target object name. In addition, the target object name
Not only the specific building name but also a park name and a name indicating a certain area like the electric town shown in FIG. 3 are included.

An index file is stored in the storage means 19 shown in FIG. Figure 4 shows the data structure.
Shown in As shown in the figure, an index file is created for each store registration number, and stores therein keywords extracted from the customer file described above. Therefore, by referring to this index file, the store registration number can be specified from the keyword.

2: Description of Operation Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Here, the terminals 101, 102,... Are connected to and communicate with the server 10, and each of them functions as a terminal of an advertisement requester and a terminal of an advertisement receiver. The following description is based on the assumption that the terminal 101 is connected. When the terminal 101 is connected to the server 10, the control unit 11 detects this connection via the input control unit 12, and according to the main program, the terminal 101.
Control. FIGS. 5, 8, and 9 are flowcharts showing the operation of the main program.

2-1: Registration First, in order to explain the process of creating a customer file, it is assumed that the terminal operator is a new advertisement requester (or its agent). 2-1-1: New registration First, in step S1 shown in FIG.
1 displays a main menu screen as shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit of the terminal 101, and instructs the terminal operator to execute the processing of the present embodiment such as “map”, “virtual market”,
The user is prompted to select a desired process from “search” and “registration”. On the main menu screen, a mouse cursor MC is displayed, and various operations can be performed by clicking a predetermined place. For example, in any of the display area of the button 21 ₁ to 21 _4, clicking by positioning the mouse cursor MC, the process shown in the display area is performed, also triangular buttons 22U, 22D, 22L , 22R, when the mouse cursor MC is positioned and clicked, the rectangular display area defined by the vertices of the triangle is scrolled upward, downward, left, and right, respectively.

[0026] In this case, the terminal operator, after positioning the mouse cursor MC in the display area of the button 21 _4, performs a click operation to select the "registration" process. Then
Upon detecting this, the control means 11 advances the procedure to step Sb1 shown in FIG.
Control is performed to display a registration menu screen as shown in FIG. In this registration menu screen, it is possible to return to the main menu screen (step S1) by a predetermined operation. In the following steps Sb2 to Sb15, the user can return to the registration menu screen at any time by a predetermined operation.

[0027] Now, in the registration menu screen, "new registration", "update of already registered", is shown a check button 23 _{1-23 3} corresponding to each processing of "Deleting a registered", terminal operation Is prompted to select one of the processes. In response to this, the terminal operator, in order to select the processing of "new registration", by positioning the mouse cursor MC in the display area of the check button 23 ₁ Click, then in the display area of the input box 24 ₂ After locating and clicking, the registrant ID is input by the input unit. Thereafter, similarly, the terminal operator, after clicking by positioning the mouse cursor MC on the display area of input box 24 _3, inputs the password through the input unit. Then, when these operations are completed, the terminal operator positions the mouse cursor MC in the display area of the button 25 and clicks it to notify the server 10 of the completion.

With this operation, the procedure is changed to step Sb2.
The control means 11 checks whether or not the entered registrant ID and password have already been used by searching the already created customer file in order to avoid duplicate registration. Here, the control means 11
If it is determined that these have already been used, the procedure proceeds to step Sb15, and after performing control to display "ID or password is invalid" on the display unit of terminal 101, the procedure proceeds to step Sb15. Is returned to step Sb1 to display the registration menu screen again. On the other hand, the control means 11
If it is determined that it is not used, the process of the next step Sb3 is performed.

Here, the processing in step Sb3 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the control unit 11
Controls the terminal 101 to display the position designation screen, and prompts the terminal operator to designate the position of the store to be advertised (step S100). The map displayed here is based on the map file stored in the storage unit 15. In this case, for example, a section map shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the terminal of the operator. Then, the terminal operator points and clicks the position of the store to be advertised on the displayed map with the mouse cursor MC. Then, the control unit 11 acquires a code indicating the map and (x, y) information indicating the coordinates of the position specified on the map (step S110).

Thereafter, the control means 11 determines whether or not there is a store already registered within a certain range around the designated position of the store (step S120). Therefore, the control unit 11 accesses the customer file stored in the storage unit 17 and detects the number of stores already registered within a predetermined range. Note that the predetermined range is set to a range in which, when a plurality of icons are displayed, the icons cannot be distinguished due to overlapping. In this case, if the number of stores is one or more, the determination result is YES, and step S
Proceeding to 130, a building icon is registered. First,
If the number of registered stores in the predetermined range is 1, the customer file is accessed and the building icon setting information is added to the storage area of the store registration number corresponding to the registered store. In addition, since the store registration number does not exist in the customer file for the store whose position is newly specified in step S100, a new store registration number is added to the building icon setting information together with the advertisement information described later, and the customer file Write to. Next, if the number of registered stores is two or more within the predetermined range, the building icon setting information is already registered for the registered store, and therefore, the building icon setting information is stored only for a new store. Register. When the registration of the building icon is completed in this way, FIG.
The process proceeds to step Sb4 shown in FIG. If no registered store exists within the predetermined range, the determination result in step S120 is NO, and the process similarly proceeds to step Sb4.

In step Sb4, the control means 11
Controls the terminal 101 to display a store information input screen, and prompts the terminal operator to input store information. Thereafter, the control means 11 proceeds to step Sb5.
Then, the inputted store information is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101, and the terminal operator is prompted to confirm the contents. At this time, if the terminal operator re-enters the store information, the terminal operator performs a predetermined operation. Thereby, the control means 11
The control returns to the previous store information input screen, while if there is no error in the store information, the procedure proceeds to step Sb6.

In step Sb6, the control means 11
A message “registered” is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101, and the information input on the registration menu screen, the position designation screen, and the store information input screen is input as one customer file, particularly, the store information input. The information input on the screen is stored as store information
7 is stored. The store registration number given at this time is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101 under the control of the control means 11, and is notified to the terminal operator. Thereafter, the control means 11
Returns the procedure to the registration menu screen display of step Sb1. In this way, one customer file is created for the input made by the new advertisement client.

2-1-2: Change of Registered Registration By the way, after the registration and the creation of the customer file, the advertisement client sometimes wants to change the advertisement content with the lapse of time. In such a case, the ad requester serving as a terminal operator, in the registration menu screen of step Sb1 (refer to FIG. 7), in order to select the processing of the "change of registered", and click on the check button 23 ₂ the mouse cursor MC after, in the input box 24 _{1-24 3,} shop registration number, the registrant ID, password and input respectively, the click of a button 25 with the mouse.

By this operation, the control means 11 advances the procedure to step Sb7 shown in FIG. 5, and the registrant ID and password of the customer file corresponding to the inputted store registration number are replaced with the inputted registrant ID. Check that the password matches the password. Here, the control means 11
If it is determined that they do not match, the process proceeds to step Sb15 to control the display unit of the terminal 101 to display "ID or password is invalid", and then returns to step Sb1 to return to step Sb1. Display the registration menu. On the other hand, if the control unit 11 determines that they match, it performs the process of the next step Sb8.

In step Sb8, the control means 11
A store information input screen is displayed, and a customer file corresponding to the inputted store registration number is read, and information corresponding to the customer file is displayed. Thereby, the store information input screen corresponding to the customer file before the correction is restored. Then, when the terminal operator corrects or changes a desired portion of the store information, the control means 11 advances the procedure to step Sb9. In step Sb9, the control unit 11 displays the changed store information on the display unit of the terminal 101, and prompts the terminal operator to confirm the contents. At this time, as in the case of new registration, the terminal operator performs a predetermined operation if re-entering the store information. As a result, while the control returns to the previous store information input screen under the control of the control means 11, if there is no error in the store information, the procedure proceeds to step Sb10. In step Sb10, the control unit 11 displays “corrected” on the display unit of the terminal 101.
Is displayed, and the corrected store information is stored as a customer file having the same store registration number as before the correction.
Stored in 7 again. Then, after this, the control unit 11 returns the procedure to the registration menu screen display of step Sb1.

2-1-3: Deletion of Registered Registration Now, after the advertisement requester has registered and created the customer file, there are cases where the advertiser wants to abolish the advertisement due to various circumstances with the passage of time. In such a case, the terminal operator who is the advertisement requester clicks the mouse cursor MC on the registration menu screen (see FIG. 7) in step Sb1 shown in FIG. 5 so as to select the “delete registration” process. after you click on the 23 _3, to enter the store registration number, the registrant ID, password, respectively. Thereafter, the control means 11 advances the procedure to step Sb11, and the registrant ID and password of the customer file corresponding to the inputted store registration number match the entered registrant ID and password, respectively. Check if. Here, if the control means 11 determines that they do not match, it proceeds to step S
Proceeding to b15, control is performed to cause the display unit of the terminal 101 to display "ID or password is invalid", and the procedure returns to step Sb1 to display the registration menu again. On the other hand, if the control means 11 determines that they match, it performs the processing of the next step Sb12.

In step Sb12, the control means 11
Reads the customer file corresponding to the input store registration number, and stores the store information corresponding to the file in the terminal 101.
Is displayed on the display section, and the terminal operator is asked to confirm the contents of the customer file to be deleted. If it is incorrect, the procedure returns to the registration menu screen display of step Sb1, while if it is to be deleted, the process proceeds to step Sb13, and the control means 11 displays "really delete" on the display unit of the terminal 101. Display and confirm the deletion of the customer file. If it is not deleted at this stage, the procedure returns to the registration menu screen display of step Sb1, while if it is really deleted, the process proceeds to step Sb14, where the control means 11 deletes the customer file and
“Deleted” is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. Thereafter, the procedure returns to the registration menu screen display of step Sb1.

As described above, since the customer file can be easily registered, changed, and deleted by the operation of the advertisement requester, it is possible to always keep fresh store information, and to change and delete the store information. In the case of the store registration number, registrant ID
And password is required, so security is maintained. In the above, one customer file has been described. However, since a customer file can be created from another terminal or a different advertisement client, customer files of various types of business and customer files over a wide area are gradually accumulated. The Rukoto.

2-2: Receipt of Advertisement Next, how to advertise based on the customer file will be described. Also in this case, as in the case of registration, for convenience of explanation, description will be made assuming that the terminal 101 is connected to the server 10. Note that the process from the connection of the terminal 101 to the server 10 to the process of step S1 (display of the main menu screen) shown in FIG. 9 is the same as that at the time of registration, and a description of this process will be omitted. By the way, the reception of the advertisement according to the present embodiment is performed for the terminal operator who is the advertisement receiver by using “map”, “virtual market”,
It is assumed that the search is performed by three functions of “search”. Of these, "maps" search for stores primarily from a geographical perspective,
The "virtual market" searches for stores mainly in terms of the type of business, and the "search" searches for character strings in customer files, supplies information on the corresponding stores, and performs advertising. is there.

2-2-1: Search First, "search" will be described. In this case, the terminal operator receives the store information, the main menu screen (see FIG. 6) of the step S1 shown in FIG. 9, the click of a button 21 ₃ of "Search". Then, the control means 11
The procedure proceeds to step S2, and control is performed so that the search menu screen shown in FIG.
In this display, "Let's search from the map ,"
"Let's search by place name ,""Let's search by station name ,""Let's search by industry ," and "Let's search by free word ." Then, the terminal operator is prompted to select a desired process.

2-2-1: Map First, retrieval from a map will be described. In this case, the terminal operator, the search menu screen of step S2 shown in FIG. 9 (see FIG. 10), to click on the "map" 22 _1. Then, the control unit 11 causes the procedure to proceed to step S3, reads the upper-level map file from the storage unit 15, and prompts the display unit of the terminal 101 to restrict the area together with the Japan map based on the file. Control to display the message. FIG. 11 shows a screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101 at this time.

Here, it is assumed that the terminal operator positions the mouse cursor MC on Tokyo on the display map and clicks, for example. Then, the control means 11 causes the procedure to proceed to step S4, reads out the map file of Tokyo from the storage means 15 out of the map files of the middle layer from the storage means 15, and displays the Tokyo based on the file on the display of the terminal 101 based on the file Along with the map of the suburbs, control is further performed to display a message urging the user to limit the area. FIG. 12 shows a screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101 at this time. Assuming that the terminal operator positions the mouse cursor MC on “around Akihabara” on the display map and clicks on this screen, the procedure proceeds to the next step S5.

In step S5, the control means 11 first reads out a map file near Akihabara from the lower-level map file from the storage means 15 and specifies a map layer such as a road, a section, or a railway display. Generate. Next, the control unit 11 accesses the customer file stored in the storage unit 17 and extracts a store registration number that matches the map file name. Then, a layer for displaying an icon is generated based on the (x, y) information corresponding to the extracted store registration number. in this case,
The normal icon is selected in association with the type of business in the store information, such as a post office, department store, or convenience store. For stores in which building icon setting information is registered, nearby stores are grouped and a building icon is set for each group. Next, a layer for displaying the name is generated. For the normal icon, the name of the store is registered in the customer file, but the name of the store is displayed, and for the building icon, a name is assigned to each group and displayed. The name is automatically given such as congestion areas A and B so that it can be distinguished from other building icons. When a building icon is specially registered on the server side, names such as △△ plaza and ○ building are stored in the customer file and displayed. Further, the number of stores belonging to each building icon is displayed with reference to the customer file. The layers thus generated are superimposed and displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101.

FIG. 13 shows a screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101 at this time. By clicking the underlined character portion of the message shown on the display screen, the displayed map and icon are scrolled in the direction shown by the message. . This control is also performed by the control means 11. Button 3 on this display screen
If the user clicks on 1 with a mouse, the display shifts to a registration menu screen display for posting an advertisement.

In the figure, BI1 and BI2 are building icons, and "2" displayed adjacent to them indicates that two stores are occupied by the building icons BI1 and BI2. The congestion area A is displayed at the upper right of the building icon BI2, and this name is automatically given. On the other hand, OO building displayed on the upper right of the building icon BI1 is a name set on the server side. In the lower part P of the display unit, the store names corresponding to all the icons on the map are displayed. This allows the terminal operator to see at a glance whether or not the target store is on the map. For a store corresponding to the building icon, the name of the building icon is displayed together with the store name. In this example, "xx cafe (xx building), @ coffee shop (congestion area A)" is displayed, so that the location of the xx coffee shop and the @ coffee shop can be clearly distinguished. In the lower part P, “XX cafe (XX building), XX cafe (XX building)” are displayed, but since there is no other display of XX building, the terminal operator is XX. It can be seen that there are two stores registered for the building: XX coffee shop and XX coffee shop.

When the terminal operator wants the store information iconized on the screen, the terminal operator clicks the icon with the mouse. For example, the screen shows a building icon BI1 "OO building",
If the terminal operator wants the detailed information of "XX building", he or she clicks the mouse cursor MC on the building icon BI1 as shown in FIG. Then, the map shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. In this case, when the control unit 11 accesses the customer file of the store corresponding to the building icon BI1 and obtains the store name, the control unit 11 additionally displays the obtained store name on a layer for displaying the name. In this example, since the stores corresponding to the OO building are the two stores described above, these store names are displayed adjacent to the building icon BI1 as shown in FIG.
Next, when the terminal operator wants the store information on “XX cafe”, the mouse cursor MC is moved there and clicked as shown in FIG. With this operation, the control unit 11 advances the procedure to step S6, reads out the store information corresponding to the clicked name from the customer file, and displays the advertisement page on the display unit of the terminal 101. In this example, the store information corresponding to “XX cafe” is read, and the screen shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. In addition, a normal icon such as “XX department store” is displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 14, but if the terminal operator clicks on it with the mouse cursor MC, it coincides with this coordinate or is the closest. The customer file having the (x, y) information is searched and found, and further, the store information of the customer file is read, and the advertisement page is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. Furthermore, an advertisement page can be displayed from the store name displayed on the lower part P of the display unit. In this case, when the terminal operator moves the mouse cursor MC to a desired store name and clicks there, store information corresponding to the store name is read from the customer file,
The advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101.

As described above, the terminal operator, who is the advertisement recipient, clicks on the icon or store name while viewing the map displayed on the display unit and the icon or store name superimposed on the map. Store information can be obtained. The store information is modified by the advertisement client inputting a predetermined password. Therefore,
The time lag from the advertisement listing request to the actual distribution of the advertisement can be shortened, and the reliability of the advertisement information can be maintained. When a plurality of stores occupying one building are registered, or when stores are adjacent like a shopping street, building icons BI1 and BI2 are displayed. Since the corresponding store name is displayed, the advertisement can be smoothly provided even in an area where stores are densely packed.

2-2-1-2: Place Name Next, search from a place name will be described. In this case, the terminal operator, in the search menu screen of step S2 shown in FIG. 9 (see FIG. 10), "place name" 22 When you click _2, the display of the prefecture of the prefecture name list window (step S7) → Select → Display city / city list window (step S
8) → selection → display town / village name list window (S9) → select → map by section (step S5) to display a map by section. For example, if a place name is selected in the order of Tokyo → Chiyoda-ku, a prefecture name list window, a city / ward name list window, and a town / village name list window are sequentially displayed as shown in FIG. In each window, when the triangular buttons 22S and 22T are clicked using the mouse cursor MC, the place name is scrolled up and down. If the user selects "Kanda Sakuma Town" in the town name list window shown in FIG. 15, the control means 11 accesses the place name file shown in FIG. Here, "Akihabara Central" is stored as a map file name corresponding to "Kanda Sakuma-cho", and (X, Y) is stored as coordinates at which a map is to be displayed. Therefore, the control means 11
Reads the map information corresponding to “Chuo Akihabara” from the map file, and displays a predetermined map on the display unit of the terminal 101 based on the map information and the (X, Y) coordinate values. As a result, the screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display unit of terminal 101.

When the place names are sequentially selected in a hierarchical manner, a screen in which the iconized stores are arranged on the map is displayed. Then, the terminal operator clicks on the store iconized on this screen with a mouse to perform the same processing as the above-mentioned "search from map" (S6), whereby the terminal operator can obtain detailed information. Advertising information can be obtained. For example, on the map near Akihabara shown in FIG. 13, when the building icon BI1 is clicked, the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed, and when the を ク リ ッ ク coffee shop is clicked, the advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the terminal 101. Is done.

2-2-1-3: Station Name Next, search from the station name will be described. In this case, the terminal operator, in the search menu screen of step S2 shown in FIG. 9 (see FIG. 10), and click on the "station name" 22 _3, of the railway company name window display (step S10) →
A map for each section is displayed in the order of selection → display of line name window (step S11) → selection → display of station name window (step S12) → selection → display of section map (step S5). For example, assuming that the company name and the line name are selected in the order of Eidan line → Hibiya line, the railway company name window, the line name window, and the station name window are sequentially displayed as shown in FIG. When Akihabara is selected in the station name window, the control means 11 accesses the station name file shown in FIG. There, "Akihabara Central" is stored as a map file name corresponding to "Hibiya Line Akihabara Station", and (X, Y) is stored as coordinates at which a map is to be displayed. For this reason, the control means 11 reads the map information corresponding to “Central Akihabara” from the map file and, based on the map information and the (X, Y) coordinate values, displays a predetermined map on the display unit of the terminal 101. Display. As a result, the terminal 1
13 is displayed on the display unit 01. Here, if the building icon BI1 is clicked, the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. If the user clicks on the ○ cafe, the advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the terminal 101.

2-2-1-4: Target Name Next, retrieval from the target name will be described. This search is for a search from a target building or area (target). In this case, the terminal operator performs step S shown in FIG.
In the search menu screen (see FIG. 7) of “ 2.
Click on the name "22 _4. Then, the control means 11
The procedure proceeds to step S13, and control is performed so that the target object name list window is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. A list of target names is displayed in the target name list window.
One example is shown in FIG. In this window, triangular buttons 22S and 22T are displayed. If this button is clicked using the mouse cursor MC, the target object name is scrolled up and down.

For example, "Electric Town" is displayed in this window. If this window is clicked with the mouse cursor MC, the control means 11 advances the procedure to step S5 and is stored in the storage means 18. The target object name file in the map management file is accessed, and the map file name to which the target object name belongs and the coordinate value (X, Y) are obtained. Thereafter, the control means 11 accesses the map file stored in the storage means 15 based on the map file name, reads out the corresponding map file, and stores the coordinate values (X,
Control is performed so that a map centered on Y) is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. In this example, the map shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. Here, if the building icon BI1 is clicked, the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. If the user clicks on the ○ coffee shop, the advertisement page shown in FIG.
01 is displayed.

2-2-1-5: Business Type Next, search from business type will be described. In this case, the terminal operator, the search menu screen of step S2 shown in FIG. 9 (see FIG. 10), clicking on the 22 ₅ 'industry ", the control unit 11, the business listings window terminal 101
(Step S14).
A list of industry names is displayed in the industry list window.
The business name includes, for example, items related to accommodation, culture centers, restaurants, and so on. Then, when the displayed item is clicked using the mouse cursor MC, the control means 11 advances the procedure to step S15,
Control is performed so that the store name list window is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. In the store name list window, the corresponding store names are displayed in a list. When this is clicked, the control means 11
Advances the procedure to step S5, accesses the customer file, and acquires the map file name and the coordinate values (X, Y) corresponding to the shop name. Thereafter, the control unit 11 accesses the map file stored in the storage unit 15 based on the map file name, reads out the corresponding map file, and stores the map centered on the coordinate values (X, Y) on the terminal. 1
01 is displayed on the display unit.

On this screen, iconized stores are arranged on a map. When the terminal operator clicks the store iconized on this screen with a mouse, the above-mentioned “search from map” is displayed. Similar processing is performed (S
6). As a result, the terminal operator can acquire detailed advertisement information. For example, a map near Akihabara shown in FIG. 13 is displayed, and a building icon BI1 arranged there is displayed.
If the user clicks on, the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed, and if the user clicks on ○ cafe, an advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on terminal 101.

2-2-1-6: Free Word Search Next, a free word search will be described. In this case, the terminal operator, the search menu screen of step S2 shown in FIG. 9 (see FIG. 10), "Text Search" 22 ₆
When clicked, the control means 11 displays a search information input screen on the display unit of the terminal 101, and prompts the terminal operator to input search information (step S16). When the terminal operator inputs necessary information, a store name list window for displaying store names that match the search conditions is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. FIG. 19 shows an example of this store name list window. At the top of this list window, the number box 27
Is displayed, and the number of corresponding stores is displayed there.
Also, triangular buttons 22S, 22T are displayed on this display section.
Is displayed, and if this is clicked using the mouse cursor MC, the store name is scrolled up and down.

Here, when the store name displayed in the store name list window is clicked with the mouse cursor MC, the control means 1
1 advances the procedure to step S5, accesses the customer file stored in the storage unit 17, and acquires the map file name to which the shop name belongs and the coordinate value (X, Y). Thereafter, the control means 11 accesses the map file stored in the storage means 15 based on the map file name, reads out the corresponding map file, and stores the coordinate values (X,
Control is performed so that a map centered on Y) is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. For example, “XX department store” is displayed in the shop name list window shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the department store is a department store near Akihabara Station, and when this is clicked with the mouse cursor MC, a map shown in FIG. If the building icon BI1 arranged there is clicked, the screen shown in FIG. 14 will be displayed, and if XX cafe is clicked, the advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 will be displayed on the terminal 101.

2-2-2: Map Next, the "map" will be described. In this case, the terminal operator receives the store information, the main menu screen (see FIG. 6) of the step S1 shown in FIG. 9, by clicking the button 21 _one "map". Then, the control means 11
Similarly to the above-described “Search from map (2-2-1)”, the upper layer map file is read from the storage unit 15 and
In the display section of, along with the map of Japan based on the file,
Display a message prompting you to restrict the area. After that, according to the operation of the terminal operator, a prefectural map of the middle class and a divided map of the lower class are sequentially displayed. further,
When the terminal operator clicks the iconized store information displayed on the lower section map, the advertisement information at the store can be obtained. As described above, when “map” is selected on the main menu screen, the same operation as “search from map” described above is performed.

2-2-3: Virtual Market Next, the "virtual market" will be described. In this case, the terminal operator who receives the store information displays the main menu screen (see FIG. 6) in step S1 shown in FIG.
Click on the button 21 ₂ of "virtual market". Then, the control unit 11 performs control to display the virtual market menu screen on the display unit of the terminal 101. This screen is provided with a column for selecting the type of business, and when the terminal operator inputs a desired type of business, a search is performed in correspondence with only the input business.

Specifically, a store name list corresponding to the type of business is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101, and when a desired store name is selected from the list, a map to which the store belongs is displayed. In this case, one type of normal icon corresponding to the input business type is displayed. Further, the building icon is displayed if any of the stores corresponding to the building icon corresponds to the business type, but is not displayed if none of the stores correspond to the business type. In addition,
The selection of the display / non-display of the icon is performed by the control means 11 referring to the store information in the customer file. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the building icon BI1 includes “XX coffee shop, XX coffee shop” and the building icon BI2 includes “△△ coffee shop, × △ record shop”. When a record store is selected as the type of business, only the building icon BI2 is displayed.

By clicking an icon on the map in which only the desired type of business is displayed, the advertisement information of the store is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. As a result, in the “virtual market”, the terminal operator serving as the advertisement recipient can search only one or more desired industries. In the case where the number of customer files included in the map increases with time, if icons displayed on the same map are displayed for all types of business,
Although it is conceivable that the number of icons is so large that it is very difficult to see, in the present embodiment, such inconvenience can be avoided because the advertisement recipient can narrow down the types of icons to be displayed by selecting only desired industries. Further, as for the building icons given to a plurality of stores, only those containing the desired business type are displayed, so that the screen can be easily viewed.

B. Second Embodiment The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment except that a building icon is selected on the final lower-level map to display an advertisement page.
This is the same as the embodiment. Hereinafter, differences will be described.
It is assumed that the terminal operator has displayed the lower layer map shown in FIG. 13 on the display unit according to the search procedure described above. In this case, when the mouse cursor MC is moved to the building icon BI1 and clicked, the control means 11 causes the building icon BI1 to move.
The customer file of the store corresponding to 1 is accessed to acquire the store name, and these are displayed in the store name window in a list format. Specifically, the screen shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the display unit of terminal 101, and a store name window is displayed in area Q. In this example, all the stores corresponding to the building icon BI1 are displayed in the store name window, but when the number of stores is large, a part of them is displayed. In this case, by clicking the triangular buttons 33U and 33D, the character string scrolls up and down.

Here, when the terminal operator moves the mouse cursor MC to the character string in the store name window and clicks on it, an advertisement page corresponding to the store name is displayed.
For example, if the user clicks on the character string “XX cafe” displayed in the store name window, the advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. As described above, according to the second embodiment, when a building icon is selected, the store name associated therewith is scroll-displayed in the store name window, so that many stores are associated with the building icon. , The store name can be displayed efficiently.

C. Third Embodiment A third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except that a building icon displayed on a final lower-layer map is selected to display an advertisement page. Hereinafter, differences will be described. According to the above-described search procedure, the terminal operator
It is assumed that the lower map shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the display unit. This example corresponds to a building icon BI1, a XX coffee shop, XX
This is a case where a coffee shop, a beauty salon, a personal computer shop, and a book are registered. By the way, when each store is registered, as described in the first embodiment, (x, y) information indicating the position of the store is input in dot units. For this reason, (x,
y) It is extremely rare that the information completely matches. Therefore, at the time of registration, first, (x,
y) An icon is arranged based on the information, and this is
1 is displayed on the display unit. Here, if the location of the store is close, icons may be displayed overlapping. In this case, the terminal operator can correct the position of the icon while looking at the screen of the display unit, whereby the icons are arranged so as not to overlap with each other. FIG. 22 shows a screen after such correction.

In FIG. 21, when the mouse cursor MC is moved to the building icon BI1 and clicked, the control means 11 generates a layer including a map enlarged around the clicked building icon BI1. Next, the control unit 11 accesses the customer file of each store corresponding to the building icon BI1, and reads out (x, y) information, the store name, and the type of business. After that, the icon corresponding to the type of business is read from the character file stored in the storage means 16, and is arranged based on the (x, y) information to generate a layer related to the icon. Next, the shop name corresponding to each icon is arranged so as to be adjacent, and a layer related to the name is generated. Then, by superimposing these layers, a screen shown in FIG. 22 is generated, and this is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 101. Thereafter, when the terminal operator moves the mouse cursor MC to the icon and clicks the icon, an advertisement page corresponding to the mouse cursor MC is displayed. For example, if the icon corresponding to “XX cafe” is clicked, the advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. As described above, according to the third embodiment, when a building icon is selected, the map is enlarged and the normal icon is displayed there, so that the icons may overlap even in an area where stores are densely packed. There is no. As a result, the advertisement can be provided smoothly.

D. Fourth Embodiment As described in the first embodiment, the types of building icons include those registered on the server side and Internet NET.
Some are registered via. The fourth embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for a display mode when a building icon registered on the server side is selected. Hereinafter, differences will be described. It is assumed that the terminal operator has displayed the lower layer map shown in FIG. 21 on the display unit according to the above-described search procedure. In this case, it is assumed that the XX building is, for example, a five-story building, in which the XX cafe is on the first floor and the XX cafe is on the second floor. Here, the mouse cursor MC
Was moved to a building icon BI1, clicking there, the display unit of the terminal 101 is displayed the screen shown in FIG 3. In this screen, a triangular button 22
Clicking U, 22 D, so that the display of each floor is scrolled up and down. The display information is stored in the storage unit 16 in association with the building icon.
Are stored in advance in the character file, and the contents include a sketch showing the layout of each floor and a display showing the number of floors.

In this case, the control means 11 stores in the storage means 17
The customer file stored in the store icon is accessed, the address in the store information of each store corresponding to the building icon BI1 is referred to, and a sketch of the floor indicated by the address is displayed.
In the example, the other stores belonging to ○○ building if in all 5th floor, by clicking the button 22 U, 2 and fifth floors of sketch is displayed. Thus, the terminal operator can see at a glance which floor has the desired store. After this, the terminal operator moves the mouse cursor MC to the XX coffee shop on the first floor and clicks there,
The advertisement page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. If the user clicks on the “post / update / delete advertisement” button on the screen shown in FIG. 23, the screen shifts to the registration menu screen shown in FIG. 7 (see step Sb1 in FIG. 5) and the advertisement information is registered. Is possible. In this case, the position designation of the shop performed in this case is (x, y) information in the sketch of each floor.

[0067] Also, FIG. 2 4 instead of the screen shown in FIG. 2 3
May be displayed. In this case, since the floor plan of each floor is displayed in three dimensions, it is convenient to display, for example, two buildings connected on a certain floor. As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of stores are occupied in a building such as a building, a floor plan for each floor is displayed and a normal icon is arranged there, so that the terminal operator can There is an advantage that the number of floors at which the store is located can be known at a glance, which is convenient when going to the store.

E. Modifications The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above,
For example, the following modifications are possible. In each of the above embodiments, the server 10 and the terminal 10
Are connected via the Internet NET, but in the present application, the form of connection between them is not limited. In the embodiment, the terminal connected to the server 10 is the terminal 101, but may be other than the terminal 101. Further, in the embodiment, the terminal of the advertisement requester and the terminal of the advertisement receiver are the same terminal 101, but either terminal may be both.

In each of the above embodiments, the building icon is displayed in a different color from the normal icon.
You may make the building icon blink.
Any mode may be used as long as it can be identified as a normal icon.

In the first embodiment, when the advertisement information is deleted (deletion of the registered information: see 2-1-3), when the deletion is performed, the number of stores belonging to the building icon becomes one. , The building icon setting information of the store may be deleted. In this case, the remaining stores that have not been deleted are displayed as normal icons. Further, if the building icon setting information to be deleted is the one set on the server side, it is not deleted and the Internet NET is not deleted.
May be deleted only when the setting has been made through.

In the first embodiment, the building icon setting information for instructing the display of the building icon is registered in the customer file. However, it is not necessary to set this. In this case, first, when each icon is displayed together with the map, it is determined whether or not another store exists within a predetermined range with reference to the (x, y) information. If another store exists, a building icon may be displayed, while if there is no other store, a normal icon may be displayed. From this, the following invention is grasped.
In the method for supplying advertisement information in which the computer system supplies the advertisement information, the advertisement client is prompted to input the advertisement information, while displaying a map based on the map information stored in advance, and displaying the map on the map. While prompting the user to specify the position of the advertising target, and storing the coordinates of the advertising target located on the map one by one in association with the input advertisement information, When displaying the icon indicating the stored advertising object together with the map based on the map information, the position of another advertising object is designated within a certain range around the coordinates of the advertising object. Determining whether or not
If the position of another advertising object has not been designated within the certain range, a first icon indicating that one advertising object is present is displayed, and another advertising object within the certain range is displayed. When the position is specified, a step of prompting the selection of a desired advertisement object by displaying a second icon indicating that a plurality of advertisement objects are present;
A method for supplying advertisement information, comprising: reading advertisement information associated with a selected advertisement target; and outputting the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient.

In the above embodiment, when the building icon on the map is selected, the display mode is to enlarge the map in the third embodiment (see FIG. 22) and to display the sketch in the fourth embodiment. (FIGS. 23 and 2
4) may be used in combination. In this case, the (x,
y) referencing the information, determining the distance between them,
If each distance exceeds a predetermined value, the map is displayed in an enlarged manner. On the other hand, if each distance does not exceed a predetermined value, the map may be displayed in a sketch form. Here, the predetermined value may be set based on the size of the icon so that the icons do not overlap.

In the third embodiment, the position of each store belonging to the building icon is corrected at the time of registration in order to avoid duplication of the icons, and each store is displayed on a map enlarged according to the corrected (x, y) information. Is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the correction processing need not be performed. In this case, when the normal icons are arranged and displayed on the enlarged map, the normal icons may be automatically arranged so as not to overlap. That is, a normal icon is not displayed at the coordinates indicated by the (x, y) information of each store, and the icons are arranged near the store so that the icons do not overlap. In each case, multiple stores corresponding to the building icon
They are usually indicated by an icon where they exist.

[0074]

As described above, according to the invention specifying matter of the present invention, when registering an advertising object, the second icon for displaying a plurality of advertising objects can be designated. Even if the advertising objects are close to each other, these advertising objects can be displayed by the second icon, and the advertisement can be smoothly provided. When the second icon is selected, the name of the advertising object and the first icon are displayed, so that detailed contents can be easily known.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure of a map management file of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data structure of an index file according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a main operation of registration according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a main menu screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a registration menu screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation related to position designation in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing main operations of a main program of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a search menu screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen based on an upper-level map file in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen based on a middle-level map file in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen based on a lower-level map file in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen when a building icon is selected in the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a store information display screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of each list window displayed by searching from place names in the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of each list window displayed by searching from a route name in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a target object name list window displayed by searching from a target object name in the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a store name list window displayed in a free word search according to the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration when a building icon is selected according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen based on a lower-level map file according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration when a building icon is selected according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration when a building icon is selected in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen when a building icon is selected in the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a screen based on a lower-level map file in a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 server 11 control means 12 input control means 13 output control means 14 to 19 storage means 101, 102, 103, 104 terminals

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Tetsu Iwanaga 1-5-1, Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Takeda 1-15-1 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-8-138193 (JP, A) JP-A-4-24873 (JP, A) JP-A-8-503326 (JP, A) Maple Life Super Operating Manual (March 1995) Pp.29-33, p40, Keibun Iwasaki et al., Shobunsha Co., Ltd., “Personal database system using guide diagrams and pointers”, Journal of the Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 305-311 (Heisei 2 Yuji Tanihagi, "Online Multimedia Electronic Phonebook YPA", FUJITSU vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 75-79 (January 1995) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G06F 17/30

Claims (13)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for registering advertisement information in which advertisement information is registered by a computer system, comprising: displaying a map based on map information stored in advance, and prompting the user to specify a position of an advertisement target on the map; Storing the coordinates of the advertisement object whose position is specified on the map in association with the inputted advertisement information, and reading the coordinates of the advertisement object already registered and newly registering the advertisement object Determining whether the coordinates of the advertising object already registered are included in a predetermined range centered on the coordinates of the object, and including the coordinates of the advertising object already registered in the predetermined range. If it is determined that a plurality of advertisement objects are present, a second icon indicating that a plurality of advertisement objects exist is used instead of the first icon indicating that one advertisement object exists. Registering the advertisement information, characterized in that a step of storing the information for instructing to display. 2. A position finger of an advertisement object on the map.
It is important to note that the prompting
2. The advertisement information registration method according to claim 1, wherein the advertisement information is registered. 3. Indicates that one advertising object exists
Indicates that there is a first icon and multiple advertising objects
To the computer system using the second icon
Advertisement information supply method that provides more advertisement information
To the advertiser based on the stored map information.
Displaying the map and displaying the second icon
Advertising information in which information instructing
For the second icon, the information is stored.
For advertising objects that do not exist, the first icon is written.
Each is displayed corresponding to the coordinates of the remembered advertising object,
Prompts the user to select the desired advertising object, and reads the advertising information associated with the selected advertising object.
And outputting the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient.
Providing advertisement information, comprising the steps of:
Law. 4. An advertisement information supply method for supplying advertisement information by a computer system, wherein a map is displayed to an advertisement client based on map information stored in advance, and an advertisement target is displayed on the map. Prompting the user to specify the position of the object, storing the coordinates of the advertisement object specified on the map one by one in association with the input advertisement information, and reading the coordinates of the advertisement object already registered Determining whether or not the coordinates of the already registered advertising object are included in a predetermined range centered on the coordinates of the newly registered advertising object; and When it is determined that the coordinates of the advertising object included are included, it is determined that a plurality of advertising objects exist instead of the first icon indicating that one advertising object exists. And storing information instructing to display a second icon indicating the second icon. On the other hand, for the advertisement recipient, the map is displayed based on the stored map information, For the advertisement object in which the information instructing to display the second icon is stored, the second
And displaying the first icon corresponding to the coordinates of the stored advertising object for each of the advertising objects for which the information is not stored, and prompting the selection of the desired advertising object. And a step of reading advertisement information associated with the selected advertisement target; and a step of outputting the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient. . 5. A step for prompting selection of the desired advertisement target.
On the floor, when displaying the second icon,
A name for distinguishing the second icon is also displayed.
The advertisement information according to claim 3 or 4,
Supply method. 6. In the step of prompting the selection of the desired advertisement target, when the second icon is selected, the advertisement information of a plurality of advertisement targets corresponding to the second icon. The advertisement information supply method according to claim 3 , wherein the names of the plurality of advertisement objects are displayed based on the information. 7. The advertisement information supply method according to claim 6 , wherein the names of a plurality of advertisement objects corresponding to the second icons are displayed in a list. 8. In the step of prompting the user to select the desired advertisement object, when the second icon is selected, an enlarged map is displayed and a corresponding icon is displayed. Where there are multiple ad features,
5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first icons are displayed. 9. A step of prompting the user to select the desired advertisement target, and when the second icon is selected, a floor plan for each floor of the building corresponding to the second icon is displayed. 5. The advertisement information supply method according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of advertisement objects corresponding to the second icon are displayed for each floor using the first icon. 6. 10. The method according to claim 10, wherein said second icon corresponding to said second icon is
Displaying each of the first icons.
The feature is that icons are displayed so that they do not overlap each other.
The method for supplying advertisement information according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the advertisement information is supplied. Wherein said advertising number of objects with respect to the second icon counted, claims 3 to adjacent the second icon and displaying the number 10
The method for supplying advertisement information according to any one of the above. 12. Advertising information by a computer system
In the method of supplying advertisement information that supplies the advertisement information, the advertisement requester is prompted to input the advertisement information while the map information stored in advance is stored in the map information.
Display a map based on the target
Prompting the user to specify the position of the object;
The coordinates of the specified advertising object are related to the input advertising information.
While and a step of storing one by one in association with each other, for the advertisement recipient, an icon indicating the stored advertising object to the map information
When displaying a map based on
Position fingers of other advertising objects within a certain range around the coordinates
Determining whether or not another advertisement object has been designated within the certain range.
If not, it indicates that one advertising object exists
Displaying a first icon, and displaying another advertisement within the predetermined range;
If the location of the elephant is specified, multiple ad targets
Display a second icon indicating that an object is present
Thereby prompting the user to select a desired advertisement object, and reading the advertisement information associated with the selected advertisement object.
And outputting the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient.
Providing advertisement information, comprising the steps of:
Law. 13. Advertising information by a computer system
In the method of supplying advertisement information for providing the advertisement , the advertisement recipient is provided with an icon indicating the stored advertisement object.
When displaying a con with a map based on map information,
Another area within a certain range centered on the coordinates of the advertising object
A stage for determining whether or not the position of the notification object has been specified
Floor and the position of another advertising object is specified within the certain range.
If not, it indicates that one advertising object exists
Displaying a first icon, and displaying another advertisement within the predetermined range;
If the location of the elephant is specified, multiple ad targets
Display a second icon indicating that an object is present
Thereby prompting the user to select a desired advertisement object, and reading the advertisement information associated with the selected advertisement object.
And outputting the read advertisement information to the advertisement recipient.
Providing advertisement information, comprising the steps of:
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