Server, user terminal, information providing service system and information providing service method for providing information in conjunction with a geographical mapping application

A server in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising:

• a database for holding a specific information page as bubble data, the bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object.
• the specific information page
• (a) having index information, as a DTD (Document Type Definition) information for robot retrieving, which includes a complement data that holds data relating to an access management or an access limitation of the user who complements the index information, which is written with a markup language, composed of a plurality of elements relating to attribute information,
• (b) being from out of information pages having attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to an object or service information relating to said various information, and
• (c) in which spatial range information composed of latitude, longitude, altitude and a bubble diameter of said object in a three-dimensional space is associated with address information for obtaining said service information;
• a retrieving unit for retrieving, by using the index information of the specific home page,
• (d) specific bubble data including
• (d1) coordinate information, and
• (d2) display object attribute information
• (e) on the basis of a mapping request including an address, a range desired to be displayed, an altitude, an angle of a viewpoint,
• (e1) having said coordinate information in the three-dimensional spare composed of latitude, longitude and altitude of an object displayed on said map and said display object attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said object,
• (e2) said mapping request being transmitted from said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space;
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• a notifying unit for notifying said user terminal of a mapping response having
• (f) said spatial range information,
• (g) said attribute information and
• (h) said address information, wherein (f) said spatial range information, (g) said attribute information and (h) said retrieval information being included in said specific bubble data which is retrieved in said retrieving unit.

A server in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising:

• a database for holding a specific home page as bubble data, the bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object, the specific home page
• (a) having DTD (document type definition) information, for robot retrieving, which includes a complement data that holds data relating to an access management or an access limitation of the user who complements the DTD information, which is written with a markup language, composed of a plurality of tags relating to attribute information.
• (b) being from out of home pages having said attribute information representing attributes of facility information relating to a building or service information of said facility information, and
• (c) in which spatial range information composed of latitude, longitude, and altitude and a bubble diameter of said building in a three-dimensional space is associated with a uniform resource locator for obtaining said service information;
• a retrieving unit for retrieving, by using the index information of the specific information document.
• (d) specific bubble data including
• (d1) coordinate information, and
• (d2) display object attribute information
• (e) on the basis of a mapping request including an address, a range desired to be displayed, an altitude, an angle of a viewpoint.
• (e1) having said coordinate information in the three-dimensional space composed of latitude, longitude and altitude of a building displayed on said map and said display object attribute information representing attributes of facility information relating to a building displayed on said map or service information of said facility information,
• (e2) said mapping request being transmitted from said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the building in the three-dimensional space;
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• a notifying unit for notifying said user terminal of a mapping response having
• (f) said spatial range information,
• (g) said attribute information and
• (h) said uniform resource locator of said specific bubble data.

A user terminal in a system providing information to said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display a map, said user terminal comprising:

• a map information outputting unit for outputting map information installed beforehand;
• a display unit for displaying an image of an object on the basis of said map information outputted from said map information outputting unit;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting
• (i) a mapping request to a server connected to said user terminal over a network, said mapping request having
• (a) coordinate information in the three-dimensional space on said object displayed on said display unit, and
• (b) display object attribute information representing attributes of service information to be provided by said object;
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• (ii) data including an address, a range, an altitude of a viewpoint or an angle of the viewpoint, which is desired to be displayed on said display unit according to instructions;
• a receiving unit for receiving a mapping response having
• (c1) spatial range information in the three-dimensional space corresponding to said coordinate information,
• (c2) attribute information representing attribute information of service information to be provided by said object, and
• (c3) retrieval information for obtaining said service information notified from said server in response to said mapping request;
• a mapping unit for displaying (d1) an image geometry and (d2) said map, said image geometry overlapped on said map at a position indicated by said spatial range information included in said mapping response on said display unit, said mapping unit representing the object in the three-dimensional space and displaying service information on said displaying unit, the service information being linked with the object;
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• a mapping data holding unit for holding (e1) said image geometry and (e2) said retrieval information, said image geometry displayed by said mapping unit being correlated with said retrieval information included in said mapping response, wherein
• said server holding a bubble data, being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object.

A user terminal in a system providing information to said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display a map, said user terminal comprising:

• a map information outputting unit for outputting map information on an object in the three-dimensional space installed beforehand;
• a display unit for displaying an image of said object on a screen on the basis of said map information outputted from said map information outputting unit;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting
• (i) a mapping request to a server connected to said user terminal over a network, said server holding a bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object, said mapping request having
• (a) coordinate information in the three-dimensional space composed of latitude, longitude and altitude of said object displayed on said display unit, and
• (b) display object attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said object or service information relating to said various information;
• and,
• (ii) data including an address, a range, an altitude of a viewpoint or an angle of the viewpoint, which is desired to be displayed on said display unit according to instructions to the server connected to said user terminal over a network;
• a receiving unit for receiving a mapping response having
• (c1) spatial range information composed of latitude, longitude,
• (c2) altitude and a bubble diameter of said object in the three-dimensional space corresponding to said coordinate information, and
• (c3) address information for obtaining said service information notified from said server in response to said mapping request;
• a mapping unit for displaying (d1) an image geometry and (d2) an image of said object, at a position indicated by said spatial range information included in said mapping response on said display unit, on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space, and displaying service information on said displaying unit, the service information being linked to the object;
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• a mapping data holding unit for holding (e1) said image geometry and (e2) said address information said image geometry displayed by said mapping unit being correlated with said address information included in said mapping response.

A user terminal in a system providing information to said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display a map, said user terminal comprising:

• a map information outputting unit for outputting map information on a building in the three-dimensional space installed beforehand;
• a display unit for displaying an image of said building on a screen on the basis of said map information outputted from said map information outputting unit;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting a mapping request to a server over a network, said server including bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object, said mapping request having
• (a) coordinate information composed of latitude, longitude, altitude and a bubble diameter in the three-dimensional space of said building displayed on said display unit, and
• (b) display object attribute information representing attributes of facility information relating to said building or service information of said facility information;
• (ii) data including an address, a range, an altitude of a viewpoint or an angle of the viewpoint, which is desired to be displayed on said display unit according to instructions to the server;
• a receiving unit for receiving a mapping response having
• (c1) spatial range information composed of latitude, longitude, altitude and a bubble diameter of said building in the three-dimensional space corresponding to said coordinate information, and
• (c2) a uniform resource locator for obtaining said service information notified from said server in response to said mapping request;
• a mapping unit for displaying (d1) an image geometry and an image of said building, at a position indicated by said spatial range information included in said mapping response, on said displaying unit, on said map which represents the object in three-dimensional space, and displaying service information, the service information being linked to the building on said display unit;
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• a mapping data holding unit for holding (e1) said image geometry and (e2) said uniform resource locator, said image geometry displayed by said mapping unit being correlated with said uniform resource locator included in said mapping response.

An information providing service system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising:

• a server for holding a specific information page as bubble data,
• the specific information page
• (a) having document type definition information,
• (b) being from out of information pages having attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to an object or service information relating to said various information and said document type definition information composed of a plurality of elements, and
• (c) in which spatial range information composed of a latitude of said object a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in three-dimensional space is associated with address information far obtaining said service information, said bubble data being able to (i) change size or shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object;
• said user terminal connected to said server over a network to display said various information retrieved using said bubble data;
• said server comprising:
• a database for holding said bubble data;
• a retrieving unit for retrieving, by using the index information of the specific information document, specific bubble data including
• coordinate information, and
• display object attribute information
• wherein said retrieving is performed on the basis of a mapping request transmitted from said user terminal, said mapping request having said coordinate information in the three-dimensional space composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, and an altitude thereof displayed on said map and having said display object attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said object or service information relating to said various information, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space, viewpoint;
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• a notifying unit for notifying said user terminal of a mapping response, said mapping response having said space region information, said attribute information, and said address information, wherein said space region information, said attribute information, and said address information included in said specific bubble data which is retrieved by said retrieving unit;
• said user terminal comprising:
• a map information outputting unit for outputting map information on an object in the three-dimensional space;
• a display unit for displaying an image of an object on a screen on the basis of said map information outputted from said map information outputting unit;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting a mapping request to said server connected to said user terminal over a network, said mapping request having
• space region information composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof, and a bubble diameter thereof in the three-dimensional space of an image of said object displayed on said display unit, and
• attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said object or service information relating to said various information;
• a receiving unit for receiving a mapping response having
• spatial range information composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof, and a bubble diameter thereof in the three-dimensional space corresponding to said space region information, and
• address information for obtaining said service information notified from said server in response to said mapping request;
• a mapping unit for displaying an image geometry and an image of said object at a position indicated by said space region information included in said mapping response, on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space, and displaying service information on said displaying unit, the service information being linked to the object of said map;
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• a mapping data holding unit for holding said image geometry and said retrieval information, said image geometry displayed by said mapping unit being correlated with said address information included in said mapping response.

An information providing service system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising:

• a database for holding a specific information page as bubble data, the specific information page
• (a) having document type definition information,
• (b) being from out of information pages having attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to an object or service information relating to said various information and said document type definition information composed of a plurality of elements, and
• (c) in which spatial range information composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in three-dimensional space is associated with address information for obtaining said service information, said bubble data being able to (i) change size or shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object;
• a user terminal connected to said database over a network to display said various information retrieved using said bubble data;
• a retrieving unit for retrieving by using the index information of the specific information document, specific bubble data including
• coordinate information, and
• display object attribute information
• said retrieving performed on the basis of a mapping request, said mapping request having said coordinate information in the three-dimensional space composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof and an altitude thereof displayed on said map, and having said display object attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said object or service information relating to said various information transmitted from said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space, viewpoint;
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• a notifying unit for notifying said user terminal of a mapping response having said spatial range information, said attribute information and said address information of said specific bubble data;
• said user terminal comprising:
• a map information outputting unit for outputting map information on an object in the three-dimensional space;
• a display unit for displaying an image of said object on a screen on the basis of said map information outputted from said map information outputting unit;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting a mapping request to a server connected to said user terminal over a network, said mapping request having coordinate information composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in the three-dimensional space displayed on said display unit and attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said object or service information relating to said various information to said server;
• a receiving unit for receiving a mapping response notified from said server in response to said mapping requests, said mapping response having spatial range information composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in the three-dimensional space corresponding to said spatial range information, and having address information for obtaining said service information;
• a mapping unit for displaying an image geometry along with an image of said object at a position indicated by said spatial range information included in said mapping response on said display unit, on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space, and displaying service information on said displaying unit, the service information being linked to the object of said map and said mapping request being transmitted from said user terminal;
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• a mapping data holding unit for holding said image geometry and said retrieval information, said image geometry displayed by said mapping unit being correlated with said address information included in said mapping response.

An information providing service method in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising the steps of:

• selecting an object displayed on a map, said map displayed by said user terminal;
• transmitting from said user terminal to a server connected to said user terminal over a network coordinate information relating to said selected object and display object attribute information representing attributes of service information to be provided by said object, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in three-dimensional space, the bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object;
• transmitting spatial range information, attribute information, and address information to said user terminal from said server on the basis of said transmitted coordinate information and display object attribute information;
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• displaying, on a display unit of said user terminal, an image geometry along with said object at a position indicated by said transmitted spatial range information.

An information providing service method in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising the steps of:

• displaying a map on a display unit displaying an image in said user terminal;
• selecting an object from map information displayed at said displaying step in said user terminal;
• transmitting a mapping request to a server connected to said user terminal over a network, said mapping request having
• coordinate information in three-dimensional space relating to said selected object, and
• display object attribute information representing attributes of service information to be provided from said user terminal, said mapping request including an address, a range desired to be displayed, an altitude, an angle of a viewpoint;
• retrieving by said server specific bubble data including coordinate information and display object attribute information, by using the index information of the specific information document, in which spatial range information composed of a latitude of said selected object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in three-dimensional space is associated with address information for obtaining service information provided by said abject on the basis of said transmitted mapping request, the bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object;
• notifying to said user terminal from said server a mapping response having said spatial range information and said address information of said retrieved specific bubble data;
• displaying an image geometry along with said object at a position indicated by said spatial range information included in said mapping response on said display unit in said user terminal;
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• providing said image geometry and said map displayed to said user terminal.

An information service providing method in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising the steps of:

• displaying a map on a display unit displaying an image in said user terminal;
• selecting an object from map information displayed at said displaying step in said user terminal;
• transmitting a mapping request to a server connected to said user terminal over a network, said mapping request, including an address, a range desired to be displayed, an altitude, an angle of a viewpoint having
• (a) coordinate information of said selected object composed of a latitude, a longitude, an altitude and a bubble diameter in three-dimensional space, and
• (b) display object attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to said selected object or service information relating to said various information from said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in the three-dimensional space;
• retrieving by said server specific bubble data including said coordinate information and said display object attribute information, by using the index information of the specific information document, in which spatial range information composed of a latitude of said selected object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in the three-dimensional space is associated with address information for obtaining various information relating to said object or service information relating to said various information on the basis of said transmitted mapping request, the babble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object;
• notifying to said user terminal from said server a mapping response having said spatial range information and said address information of said retrieved specific bubble data;
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• displaying an image geometry along with said object at a position indicated by said spatial range information included in said mapping response on said display unit of said user terminal on the basis of said notified specific bubble data.

An information providing service method in a system providing information to a user terminal being able to display a map comprising the steps of:

• recording a specific information page composed of a plurality of elements relating to attribute information, said specific information page from information pages having said attribute information representing attributes of various information relating to an object or service information relating to said various information in a database by said user terminal, said user terminal being able to display an information bubble which represents an image of spatial range information of the bubble data, overlapped on said map which represents the object in three-dimensional space, said bubble data being able to (i) change a size or a shape of itself, (ii) operate a generation, a disappearance and limit times of access, and (iii) detect a moving object;
• registering by a server, bubble data in which spatial range information composed of a latitude of said object, a longitude thereof, an altitude thereof and a bubble diameter thereof in the three-dimensional space is associated with address information for obtaining said service information on the basis of said information page recorded at said information page recording step;
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• providing information generated from said registered bubble data from said server to said user terminal.