POSITION-RELATED INFORMATION REGISTRATION APPARATUS, POSITION-RELATED INFORMATION REGISTRATION SYSTEM, POSITION-RELATED INFORMATION REGISTRATION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20130208007A1
• Filed: 02/07/2013
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: KUBO, Hiroaki, IMAIZUMI, Shoji, MINAMI, Takeshi, OZAWA, Kaitaku
• Application Number:
  US13/761,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20130208007A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/633
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A position-related information registration and display system can register position-related information in a position-related information management server using a first terminal, and display an air tag based on the position-related information on a second data terminal including an imaging unit. The first data terminal extracts a search keyword from content displayed on a first display unit, accesses a keyword information storage unit, acquires a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to the search keyword extracted from the content, and transmits a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server. The second data terminal acquires a position-related information piece corresponding to a location where the imaging unit performs imaging, from the position-related information management server, and displays an air tag based on the acquired position-related information piece in a superimposed manner in a captured image.

Claims

1. A position-related information registration and display system in which position-related information is registered in a position-related information management server on a network by a first data terminal, and an air tag based on the position-related information is displayable on a second data terminal that includes an imaging unit,

the first data terminal comprising:

a first display unit configured to display content to be registered;

an extraction unit configured to extract a search keyword from the content displayed on the first display unit;

a first acquisition unit configured to access a keyword information storage unit and acquire a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to the search keyword extracted from the content, the keyword information storage unit storing search keywords in association with position information pieces; and

a registration control unit configured to transmit a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a position-related information piece regarding the content,

the position-related information management server comprising;

a reception unit configured to receive the position-related information piece in addition to the registration request from the first data terminal; and

a storage unit in which the position-related information piece that has been received is registered, and

the second data terminal comprising;

the imaging unit;

a second display unit configured to display a captured image obtained by the imaging unit;

a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a position-related information piece that corresponds to a location where the imaging unit performs imaging, from the position-related information management server; and

a display control unit configured to display an air tag in a superimposed manner in the captured image, the air tag being based on the position-related information piece acquired by the second acquisition unit.

2. The position-related information registration and display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a geographic information management server,

the geographic information management server including

a geographic information storage unit storing geographic keywords in association with corresponding position information pieces that are position information pieces corresponding respectively to the geographic keywords,

wherein the extraction unit of the first data terminal is configured to extract a geographic keyword from the content displayed on the first display unit, and the first acquisition unit is configured to access the geographic information management server and acquire a corresponding position information piece that corresponds to the geographic keyword that has been extracted.

3. The position-related information registration and display system according to claim 2, wherein

the geographic keywords are geographic names.

4. The position-related information registration and display system according to claim 1, wherein

the display control unit of the second data terminal displays content that is associated with the position-related information piece acquired by the second acquisition unit, on the second display unit using the air tag.

5. The position-related information registration and display system according to claim 1, wherein

the first acquisition unit of the first data terminal acquires position information that is included in a position-related information piece that includes the search keyword among a plurality of position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server, as the corresponding position information piece, from the position-related information management server, and

the registration control unit causes the position-related information management server to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece, as a new position-related information piece regarding the content.

6. The position-related information registration and display system according to claim 5, wherein

the search keyword is a geographic name.

7. A position-related information registration system for registering position-related information in a position-related information management server, comprising:

a display unit configured to display content to be registered;

an extraction unit configured to extract a search keyword from the content displayed on the display unit;

an acquisition unit configured to access a keyword information storage unit and acquire a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to the search keyword extracted from the content, the keyword information storage unit storing search keywords in association with position information pieces; and

a registration control unit;

configured to transmit a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a position-related information piece regarding the content, and register the position-related information piece in the position-related information management server.

8. The position-related information registration system according to claim 7, wherein

the extraction unit is configured to extract a geographic keyword that is included in the content, as the search word.

9. The position-related information registration system according to claim 8, wherein

the keyword information storage unit storing geographic keywords in association with position information pieces, and

the acquisition unit is configured to acquire the corresponding position information piece, using the geographic keyword extracted by the extraction unit as the search keyword.

10. The position-related information registration system according to claim 7, wherein

the search keyword extracted from the content includes a geographic keyword, and

the acquisition unit is configured to transmit, to a geographic information management server, the geographic keyword extracted from the content and a search request for a position information piece that corresponds to the geographic keyword, and to acquire a position information piece that corresponds to the geographic keyword as the corresponding position information piece from the geographic information management server.

11. The position-related information registration system according to claim 7, wherein

the content includes data for recording a result of maintenance regarding a maintenance target apparatus,

the extraction unit is configured to extract, as the search keyword, a keyword that is specified in the content by a user and is at least one of a model, a serial number, and client name of the maintenance target apparatus, and

the acquisition unit is configured to access the keyword information storage unit and acquire the corresponding position information piece that corresponds to the search keyword.

12. A position-related information registration apparatus for registering position-related information in a position-related information management server, comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to access a keyword information storage unit and acquire a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to a search keyword that is extracted from content to be registered, the keyword information storage unit storing search keywords in association with position information pieces; and

a registration control unit configured to transmit a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a position-related information piece regarding the content, and register the position-related information piece in the position-related information management server.

13. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising

an extraction unit configured to extract the search keyword from the content.

14. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 13, wherein

the extraction unit is configured to extract a geographic keyword that is included in the content as the search keyword.

15. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

the keyword information storage unit have geographic keywords stored in association with position information pieces, and

the acquisition unit is configured to acquire the corresponding position information piece, using the geographic keyword extracted by the extraction unit as the search keyword.

16. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

an extraction unit configured to extract the search keyword from content displayed on a display unit.

17. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

the display unit includes at least one of a display part that is built into the position-related information registration apparatus and a display part that is connected to the position-related information registration apparatus.

18. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the search keyword extracted from the content includes a geographic keyword, and

the acquisition unit is configured to transmit, to a geographic information management server, the geographic keyword extracted from the content and a search request for a position information piece that corresponds to the geographic keyword, and to acquire a position information piece that corresponds to the geographic keyword as the corresponding position information piece from the geographic information management server.

19. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 13, wherein

the content includes data for recording a result of maintenance of a maintenance target apparatus,

the extraction unit is configured to extract, as the search keyword, a keyword that is specified in the content by a user and is at least one of a model, a serial number, and a client name of the maintenance target apparatus, and

the acquisition unit is configured to access the keyword information storage unit and acquire the corresponding position information piece that corresponds to the search keyword.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute the steps of:

a) accessing a keyword information storage unit and acquiring a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to a search keyword extracted from content to be registered, the keyword information storage unit storing search keywords in association with position information pieces; and

b) transmitting a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to a position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a position-related information piece regarding the content, and registering the position-related information piece in the position-related information management server.

21. A position-related information registration system for registering position-related information in a position-related information management server, comprising:

a display unit configured to display content to be registered;

an extraction unit configured to extract a search keyword from the content displayed on the display unit;

a transmission unit configured to transmit a search request in addition to the search keyword to the position-related information management server, the search request being a request to search for a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to the search keyword extracted from the content;

an acquisition unit configured to, based on a search result from the position-related information management server, acquire position information that is included in a position-related information piece that contains the search keyword among a plurality of position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server, as the corresponding position information piece; and

a registration control unit configured to transmit a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a new position-related information piece regarding the content, and register the new position-related information piece in the position-related information management server.

22. The position-related information registration system according to claim 21, wherein

the extraction unit is configured to extract the search keyword from the content, based on a specific mark that is given by an operator to a desired character area in the content.

23. The position-related information registration system according to claim 21, wherein

the content includes data for recording a result of maintenance of a maintenance target apparatus,

the position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server include a position-related information piece that associates the maintenance target apparatus with position information regarding a location of a client to which the maintenance target apparatus is delivered,

the extraction unit is configured to extract, as the search keyword, a keyword that is specified in the content by a user and that is at least one of a model, a serial number, and a client name of the maintenance target apparatus, and

the acquisition unit is configured to access the position-related information management server, acquire a position-related information piece that corresponds to the search keyword from among the position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server, and acquire position information that is included in the position-related information piece that has been acquired, as the corresponding position information piece.

24. A position-related information registration apparatus for registering position-related information in a position-related information management server, comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit a search request in addition to a search keyword that is extracted from content to be registered to the position-related information management server, the search request being a request to search for a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to the search keyword;

an acquisition unit configure to, based on a search result from the position-related information management server, acquire position information that is included in a position-related information piece that contains the search keyword among a plurality of position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server, as the corresponding position information piece; and

a registration control unit configured to transmit a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a new position-related information piece regarding the content, and register the new position-related information piece in the position-related information management server.

25. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising

an extraction unit configured to extract a search keyword from the content.

26. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 25, wherein

the extraction unit is configured to extract the search keyword from the content, based on a specific mark that is given by an operator to a desired character area in the content.

27. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising

an extraction unit configured to extract the search keyword from content that is displayed on a display unit.

28. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 27, wherein

the display unit includes at least one of a display part that is built into the position-related information registration apparatus and a display part that is connected to the position-related information registration apparatus.

29. The position-related information registration apparatus according to claim 24, wherein

the content includes data for recording a result of maintenance of a maintenance target apparatus,

the position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server include a position-related information piece that associates the maintenance target apparatus with position information of a client to which the maintenance target apparatus is delivered,

the extraction unit is configured to extract, as the search keyword, a keyword that is specified in the content by a user and is at least one of a model, a serial number, and a client name of the maintenance target apparatus, and

the acquisition unit is configured to access the position-related information management server, acquire a position-related information piece that corresponds to the search keyword from among the position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server, and acquire position information that is included in the position-related information piece that has been acquired, as the corresponding position information piece.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute the steps of:

a) transmitting a search request in addition to a search keyword that is extracted from content to be registered to the position-related information management server, the search request being a request to search for a corresponding position information piece that is a position information piece corresponding to the search keyword;

b) based on a search result from the position-related information management server, acquiring position information that is included in a position-related information piece that contains the search keyword among a plurality of position-related information pieces that have been registered in the position-related information management server, as the corresponding position information piece; and

c) transmitting a registration request in addition to the content and the corresponding position information piece to the position-related information management server, the registration request being a request to register information in which the content is associated with the corresponding position information piece as a new position-related information piece regarding the content, and registering the new position-related information piece in the position-related information management server.