POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION SYSTEM, POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION METHOD

• US 20100146454A1
• Filed: 11/29/2007
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ono, Takashi, Sugahara, Hiroto, Sekiya, Kayato
• Application Number:
  US12/443,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20100146454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/859
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The present invention is intended to provide a position-dependent information representation system which can allow persons other than evaluators to readily recognize at which positions the respective evaluators are evaluating information. Control device causes map/layout display means to display a map or a layout chart of a specified area in according to an instruction of the evaluator, and specifies an evaluation point specified by the evaluator in the display range of the map or the layout chart displayed according to an instruction of the evaluator. Information acquiring means acquires information data representing information of the evaluation point. Information representation section represents the information data. ID receiving means and information representation section connected to control device are connected through communication medium, such that the correspondence of the evaluation point to information representation section can be visually recognized, and information acquiring means transmits the acquired information data to information representation section.

Claims

1-29. -29. (canceled)

30. A position-dependent information representation system for representing information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

control unit for causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator; and

information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point; and

wherein said node comprises position-dependent information representing unit, that is connected to said control unit through a visible communication medium, for representing the information data acquired by said information acquiring unit.

31. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 30, wherein:

said position-dependent information representing unit includes representation unit ID transmitting unit for transmitting a representation unit ID to said control unit for distinguishing from other position-dependent information representing unit,

said representing unit ID transmitting unit transmits the representing unit ID to said control unit through the communication medium,

said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data and the representing unit ID received by said control unit to said position-dependent information representing unit, and

said position-dependent information representing unit represents the information data transmitted thereto when the transmitted representing unit ID matches its own representing unit ID.

32. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 30, wherein said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data to said position-dependent information representing unit through the communication medium.

33. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 30, wherein said communication medium is the evaluator.

42. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 30, wherein said control unit receives information indicative of an evaluation point from a tangible device which is placed on said display unit to indicate an evaluation point, and specifies an evaluation point based on the received information.

34. A position-dependent information representation system for representing information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

control unit for causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and for specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point; and

position-dependent information representing unit for representing the information data,

wherein said position-dependent information representing unit includes representing unit ID transmitting unit for transmitting a representing unit ID to said control unit for distinguishing from other position-dependent information representing unit,

said representing unit ID transmitting unit transmits a representing unit ID to said control unit,

said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data and the representing unit ID transmitted to said control unit to said position-dependent information representing unit, and

said position-dependent information representing unit represents the information data transmitted thereto when the transmitted representing unit ID matches its own representing unit ID.

35. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 34, comprising:

representing unit ID receiving unit for receiving a representing unit ID transmitted by said representing unit ID transmitting unit,

wherein said position-dependent information representing unit includes ID display unit for displaying a character or a color associated with its own representing unit ID, and

said control unit causes said display unit to display a character or a color which is the character or color associated with the representing unit ID received by said representing unit ID receiving unit and which is similar to a character or a color which is being displayed by said ID display unit.

36. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 35, wherein:

said ID display unit starts displaying the character or color associated with its own representing unit ID when said representing unit ID transmitting unit has completed processing for transmitting the representing unit ID, and

said control unit causes said display unit to display the character or color when said representing unit ID receiving unit has completed processing for receiving the representing unit ID.

40. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 35, wherein:

said ID display unit displays a blinked character or color in accordance with an operational situation of said position-dependent information representing unit, and

said control unit causes said display unit to display a blinked character or color in accordance with the operational situation of said position-dependent information representing unit.

41. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 35, wherein:

said ID display unit displays a blinked character or color in accordance with information data to be represented, and

said control unit causes said display unit to display a blinked character or color in accordance with the information data represented by said position-dependent information representing unit.

37. A position-dependent information representation system for representing information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

control unit for causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and for specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

evaluation point ID specifying unit for specifying an evaluation point ID for identifying an evaluation point in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point; and

position-dependent information representing unit for representing the information data,

wherein said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data and the evaluation point ID specified by said evaluation point ID specifying unit to said position-dependent information representing unit, and

said position-dependent information representing unit includes ID selecting unit for selecting a representing unit ID for distinguishing from other position-depending information representing unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator, and represents the information data transmitted thereto from said information acquiring unit when the evaluation point ID transmitted from said information acquiring unit matches the representing unit ID selected by said ID selecting unit.

38. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 37, wherein:

said position-depending information representing unit includes ID display unit for displaying a character or a color associated with a representing unit ID selected by said ID selecting unit, and

said control unit causes said display unit to display a character or a color which is the character or color associated with the evaluation point ID specified by said evaluation point ID specifying unit and which is similar to a character or a color which is being displayed by said ID display unit.

39. The position-dependent information representation system according to claim 37, comprising:

a plurality of position-dependent information representing unit,

wherein each position-dependent information representing unit represents information data transmitted thereto from said information acquiring unit when the evaluation point ID transmitted from said information acquiring unit matches a representing unit ID selected by said ID selecting unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator.

43. A position-dependent information representation control device for providing position-dependent information representing unit with information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

control unit connected to said position-dependent information representing unit through a visible communication medium, for causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator; and

information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point, and transmitting the information data to said position-dependent information representing unit.

44. The position-dependent information representation device according to claim 43, wherein:

said control unit receives a representing unit ID from said position-dependent information representing unit through the communication medium for distinguishing from other position-dependent information representing unit, and

said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data and the representing unit ID received by said control unit to said position-dependent information representing unit.

45. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 43, wherein said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data to said position-dependent information representing unit through the communication medium.

46. The position-dependent information representation device according to claim 43, wherein said communication medium is the evaluator.

54. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 43, wherein said control unit receives information indicative of an evaluation point from a tangible device which is placed on said display unit to indicate an evaluation point, and specifies an evaluation point based on the received information.

55. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 43, wherein said information acquiring unit or said control unit transmits the information data to a plurality of position-dependent information representing unit, respectively.

47. A position-dependent information representation control device for providing position-dependent information representing unit with information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

control unit connected to position-dependent information representing unit for representing information data, for causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point; and

representing unit ID receiving unit for receiving a representing unit ID from position-dependent information representing unit for distinguishing said position-dependent information representing unit from other position-dependent information representing unit,

wherein said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data and the representing unit ID received by said representing unit ID receiving unit to said position-dependent information representing unit.

48. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 47, wherein said control unit causes said display unit to display a character or a color which is the character or color associated with the representing unit ID received by said representing unit ID receiving unit and which is similar to a character or a color which is being displayed by said position-dependent information representing unit.

49. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 48, wherein said control unit causes said display unit to display the character or color when said representing unit ID receiving unit has completed processing for receiving the representing unit ID.

52. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 48, wherein said control unit causes said display unit to display a blinked character or color in accordance with an operational situation of said position-dependent information representing unit.

53. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 48, wherein said control unit causes said display unit to display a blinked character or color in accordance with information data represented by said position-dependent information representing unit.

50. A position-dependent information representation control device for providing position-dependent information representing unit with information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

control means for causing display means to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance unit with instructions of an evaluator, and specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

evaluation point ID specifying unit for specifying an evaluation point ID for identifying an evaluation point in accordance with instructions of the evaluator; and

information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point,

wherein said information acquiring unit transmits the acquired information data and the evaluation point ID specified by said evaluation point ID specifying unit to position-dependent information representing unit for representing the information data.

51. The position-dependent information representation control device according to claim 50, wherein said control unit causes said display unit to display a character or a color which is the character or color associated with the representing unit ID specified by said evaluation point ID specifying unit and which is similar to a character or a color which is being displayed by said position-dependent information representing unit.

56. A position-dependent information representation method for representing information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

a control step, where control unit causes display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and specifies an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

an information acquiring step of acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point; and

an information representing step, where the information data is represented by position-dependent information representing unit connected to said control unit through a visible communication medium,

wherein the information data acquired at said information acquiring step is transmitted to said position-dependent information representing unit.

57. A position-dependent information representation method for representing information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

a control step of causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

a representing unit ID transmitting step of transmitting an representing unit ID from position-dependent information representing unit to said control unit for distinguishing from other position-dependent information representing unit;

an information acquiring step of acquiring information data indicative of to information of the evaluation point; and

an information representing step of representing the information data by said position-dependent information representing unit,

wherein said information acquiring step includes transmitting the acquired information data and the representing unit ID received by said control unit to said position-dependent information representing unit, and

said information representing step includes said position-dependent information representing unit representing the information data transmitted thereto when the transmitted representing unit ID matches its own representing unit ID.

58. A position-dependent information representation method for representing information in accordance with a position, characterized by comprising:

a control step of causing display unit to display a map or a layout chart of a specified region in accordance with instructions of an evaluator, and specifying an evaluation point which is a position specified by the evaluator within a display range of the map or layout chart displayed on said display unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator;

an information acquiring unit for acquiring information data indicative of information of the evaluation point; and

an information representing step of representing the information data by position-dependent information representing unit,

wherein said control step includes specifying an evaluation point ID for identifying an evaluation point in accordance with instructions of the evaluator,

said information acquiring step includes transmitting the acquired information data and the evaluation point ID specified at said control step to said position-dependent information representing unit, and

said information representing step includes selecting a representing unit ID for distinguishing from other position-depending information representing unit in accordance with instructions of the evaluator, and representing the transmitted information data when the transmitted evaluation point ID matches the representing unit ID selected at said ID selecting step.