Travelogue creation system

Abstract

To provide a system that creates a user's travelogue and facilitates its use.SOLUTION: A travelogue creation system 1 includes a travelogue creation device 10 that creates travelogues 13 based on a story 12 written in a novel-like style, and a user terminal 11 owned by a user 2. When a spot tag 120 set in the story 12 is selected, the user terminal acquires unique visit location information at the spot visited by the user 2 and transmits it to the travelogue creation device 10. The travelogue creation device 10 identifies a spot matching the visit location information as a visited spot when it receives the visit location information from the user terminal 11. The user terminal then associates and stores the visited spot with the spot tag 120 selected by user 2. The travelogue creation device generates a travelogue 13 by inserting information related to the visited spot into the section of the story 12 where the spot tag 120 is set.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present application relates to a system for creating a user's travel journal. [Background technology]

[0002] Travel support services have been proposed that provide users with travel plans and allow them to keep a record of their trips (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In conventional travel support services, users obtain travel plans from a server, and can record images taken by the user during their trip and comments on the images and comments and register them on the server. The travel records registered on the server can be used as information to be made public on social networking services (paragraph 109 of Patent Document 1), and can also be compiled into a book (paragraph 0013 of Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-139263 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-44552 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, conventional technologies only provide users with travel plans and allow them to record their trips, but do not encourage the use of travel journal creation services. Therefore, the present application aims to provide a system for users to create travel journals and to promote the use of this system. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The invention that solves the problem related to this application is a travelogue creation system that includes a travelogue creation device that publishes a story written in a novel-like style and creates a travelogue based on the story, and a user terminal carried by a user who creates the travelogue using the travelogue creation device. In the travelogue creation system of the present application, the story includes a spot tag associated with one or more spots, the user terminal displays the story on a display, and has a story viewing unit that, when the user selects the spot tag, obtains unique visited place information for places visited by the user and transmits the information to the travelogue creation device, the travelogue creation device has a travel history management unit that manages the user's travel history information, and a travelogue creation unit that creates the travelogue by referring to the travel history information, and when the visited place information is sent from the user terminal, the travel history management unit identifies the spots that match the visited place information as visited spots and stores the spot tag selected by the user in association with the visited spots, and the travelogue creation unit generates the travelogue by inserting information related to the visited spots into the part of the story where the spot tag is set. In the travelogue creation system of the present application, it is desirable that the travelogue creation device stores a spot name for each spot, and the travelogue creation unit creates the travelogue in which the spot name of the visited spot is embedded instead of the spot tag set in the story. In addition, in the travelogue creation system according to the present application, it is desirable that the travelogue creation device stores guide information for each of the spots, and the travelogue creation unit generates the travelogue in which the guide information for the visited spots is inserted into the location where the spot tag is set. Furthermore, in the travelogue creation system according to the present application, it is desirable that the travel history management unit of the travelogue creation device, upon identifying the visited spot, acquires real-time information of when the user visited the visited spot and stores the real-time information in association with the visited spot, and the travelogue creation unit generates the travelogue in which the real-time information associated with the visited spot is inserted into the location where the spot tag is set. Furthermore, in the travelogue creation system according to the present application, a selection tag that displays selectable phrases to be embedded in the story is set in the story, the story viewing unit of the user terminal has a function of transmitting the phrase selected by the user to the travelogue creation device when the user selects one of the phrases displayed by the selection tag, the travel history management unit of the travelogue creation device associates and stores the selection tag selected by the user with the phrase transmitted from the user terminal, and the travelogue creation unit preferably creates the travelogue in which the phrase associated with the selection tag is embedded in place of the selection tag set in the story. In addition, this application also claims patent rights to the travelogue writing device included in the travelogue writing system according to this application. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] In the present application, the travelogue creation device creates a novel-style travelogue that reflects the user's travel history, thereby promoting the use of the travelogue creation service provided by the travelogue creation device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a travel journal creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a user terminal. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a travel journal creation device. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a story. [Figure 5]FIG. 1 explains the operation of the travel journal creation system. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the travel journal creation system. [Figure 7] FIG. 3 explains the operation of the travel journal creation system. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 explains the operation of the travel journal creation system. [Figure 9] FIG. 5 explains the operation of the travel journal creation system. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a travel journal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention disclosed in this application, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the drawings are schematic diagrams drawn to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

[0009] Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a travelogue creation system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the travelogue creation system 1 according to this embodiment includes a travelogue creation device 10 that publishes a story 12 written in a novel-like style and creates a travelogue 13 based on the story 12, and a user terminal 11 carried by a user 2 who creates the travelogue 13 using the travelogue creation device 10. In Fig. 1, the travelogue creation device 10 and the user terminal 11 are each connected to a network 15.

[0010] In the travelogue creation system 1 according to this embodiment, the story 12 is data that serves as a template for the travelogue 13. The story 12 published by the travelogue creation device 10 is written in a novel-like style so that a novel-like travelogue 13 can be created. That is, the story 12 published by the travelogue creation device 10 uses a novel-like style and expressions. The reason why the story 12 published by the travelogue creation device 10 is written in a novel-like style is to encourage users 2 to use the travelogue creation service provided by the travelogue creation device 10. If the story 12 is written in a novel-like style, the travelogue 13 created based on the story 12 will also have a novel-like style. Creating a novel-like travelogue 13 can give the user 2 who created the travelogue 13 the feeling of being the protagonist of a novel, which can encourage use of the travelogue creation service provided by the travelogue creation device 10.

[0011] Furthermore, in the travelogue creation system 1 according to this embodiment, the travelogue creation device 10 creates a travelogue 13 that reflects the travel history of the user 2, such as the spots visited during the trip using the story 12. By reflecting the user 2's travel history in the travelogue 13, a highly original travelogue 13 can be created, and the user 2 can be encouraged to use the travelogue creation service provided by the travelogue creation device 10. Note that a spot refers to a place or attraction that should be visited at a travel destination. This includes tourist destinations, famous places, natural parks, historical buildings, museums, galleries, restaurants, commercial facility shopping areas, etc.

[0012] Next, the user terminal 11 and the travelogue creation device 10 that constitute the travelogue creation system 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0013] First, the user terminal 11 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the user terminal 11. The user terminal 11 owned by the user 2 is an item that the user 2 takes with him when he travels. For this reason, it is desirable that the user terminal 11 be a device that the traveling user 2 can easily carry. Furthermore, while the user 2 is traveling, the user terminal 11 accesses the travel diary creation device 10. For this reason, the user terminal 11 needs to have a function for communicating with the travel diary creation device 10 via the network 15. Considering this, a small device equipped with a wireless communication function such as mobile communication is suitable as a device that can be used as the user terminal 11 according to the present application. For example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer.

[0014] The user terminal 11 according to this embodiment includes the hardware shown in Fig. 2. The user terminal 11 also includes hardware necessary for the operation of the user terminal 11, such as a power supply unit that supplies power to the user terminal 11, which is not shown in Fig. 2.

[0015] The RAM 11b (Random Access Memory) is a memory that temporarily stores data when the user terminal 11 executes a computer program. The ROM 11c (Read-Only Memory) is a memory that permanently stores data and is not electrically rewritable. The NVM 11d (Non-volatile memory) is a memory that permanently stores data and is electrically rewritable. In a user terminal 11 such as a smartphone, an SSD (Solid State Drive) is used as the NVM 11d.

[0016] The network communication module 11e is a module that allows the user terminal 11 to connect to and communicate with the network 15. The network communication module 11e includes hardware and software that allows the user terminal 11 to connect to and communicate with the network 15. The user terminal 11 uses a wireless network communication module 11e. For example, the network communication module 11e is compatible with standards such as mobile communication (3G, 4G, 5G, etc.) and Wi-Fi.

[0017] The display 11f is a device that displays information. In the user terminal 11, a liquid crystal display, an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), or the like is used for the display 11f. The operation device 11g is a device used to operate the user terminal 11. The operation device 11g also includes an input device, such as a keyboard, that is used for inputting text. In the portable user terminal 11, a touch screen combined with the display 11f is mainly used as the operation device 11g.

[0018] The position detection module 11h is a circuit that detects the position information (latitude and longitude) of the user terminal 11. Methods for detecting the position information of the user terminal 11 include a method of detecting the position information of the user terminal 11 by analyzing a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal, a method of estimating the current position based on the position information of a WiFi access point to which the user terminal 11 can connect, and a method of measuring the signal strength from a wireless base station to which the user terminal 11 can connect and estimating the position information of the user terminal 11 using the principle of triangulation. The camera module 11i is a module that receives light to capture images and videos, and is composed of components such as a lens, an image sensor, and an image processing chip.

[0019] The processor 11a is a central part of the user terminal 11 and is an integrated circuit that performs complex calculations and data processing. A computer program that causes the processor 11a to function as the story browsing unit 110 according to the present application is stored in the NVM 11d of the user terminal 11. This computer program is installed in the NVM 11d in the form of an application. The processor 11a functions as the story browsing unit 110 according to the present application by executing this computer program.

[0020] The story viewing unit 110 provided in the user terminal 11 has a function of displaying the story 12 selected by the user 2 on the display 11f and transmitting information necessary for creating the travelogue 13 to the travelogue creation device 10. A user ID used to identify the user 2 is registered in the story viewing unit 110, and the travelogue creation device 10 uses this user ID to identify the user 2 operating the user terminal 11 that has accessed the travelogue creation device 10.

[0021] The story viewing unit 110 provided in the user terminal 11 has functions for transmitting information necessary for creating the travelogue 13 to the travelogue creation device 10, including a story selection function, a story display function, a visited place information acquisition function, a phrase selection function, and a travelogue creation instruction function.

[0022] The story selection function of the story viewing unit 110 included in the user terminal 11 is a function that displays a list of stories 12 published by the travelogue creation device 10 on the display 11f and allows the user 2 to select a story 12 using the operation device 11g. The stories 12 published by the travelogue creation device 10 are assigned story IDs used to identify the stories 12. When the story viewing unit 110 included in the user terminal 11 selects one of the stories 12 published by the travelogue creation device 10, it stores the story ID selected by the user 2 in the NVM 11d and then transmits the story ID of the story 12 selected by the user 2 to the travelogue creation device 10.

[0023] The story display function of the story browsing unit 110 included in the user terminal 11 is a function that displays on the display 11f the content of the story 12 selected by the user 2. For example, if the story 12 is provided in HTML format, the story display function is software that interprets the HTML and displays it on the display.

[0024] The visited place information acquisition function of the story viewing unit 110 provided in the user terminal 11 is a function that acquires visited place information unique to places visited by user 2 and transmits it to the travelogue creation device 10. The visited place information may be any information unique to the places visited by user 2. For example, location information of places visited by user 2 or photographic images of places visited by user 2 can be used as visited place information. The location information of places visited by user 2 can be acquired using the position detection module 11h of the user terminal 11. The photographic images of places visited by user 2 can be acquired using the camera module of the user terminal 11. If an individual identification medium (e.g., a two-dimensional barcode) encoding individual identification information is provided at places (spots) visited by user 2, the individual identification information can be used as visited place information.

[0025] The phrase selection function of the story browsing unit 110 included in the user terminal 11 is a function of transmitting a phrase selected by the user 2 from among the phrases displayed in a selectable manner in the story 12 to the travelogue creation device 10.

[0026] The travelogue creation instruction function of the story viewing unit 110 provided in the user terminal 11 is a function that, when the user 2 performs an operation to instruct the creation of a travelogue 13, sends a travelogue creation instruction including the story ID stored in the NVM 11d of the user terminal 11 to the travelogue creation device 10.

[0027] Next, we will explain the travelogue creation device 10. Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the travelogue creation device 10. A general-purpose server can be used as the travelogue creation device 10 according to the present application.

[0028] The travelogue creation device 10 according to this embodiment includes the hardware shown in Fig. 3. The travelogue creation device 10 also includes hardware necessary for the operation of the travelogue creation device 10, such as a power supply unit that supplies power to the travelogue creation device 10, which is not shown in Fig. 3.

[0029] The RAM 10b is a memory that temporarily stores data when the travelogue creation device 10 executes a computer program. The ROM 10c is a memory that permanently stores data and is not electrically rewritable. The storage 10d is a memory that permanently stores data and is electrically rewritable, with a large capacity. In a travelogue creation device 10 implemented using a general-purpose server, a hard disk or SSD is used as the storage 10d.

[0030] The network communication module 10e is a module that allows the travelogue creation device 10 to connect to and communicate with the network 15. The network communication module 10e includes hardware and software for connecting to and communicating with the network 15. A travelogue creation device 10 that is implemented using a general-purpose server uses the network communication module 10e that uses a wired connection.

[0031] The processor 10a is a central part of the travelogue creation device 10 and is an integrated circuit that performs complex calculations and data processing. A computer program that causes the processor 10a to function as the travel history management unit 100 according to the present application and a computer program that causes the processor to function as the travelogue creation unit 101 according to the present application are stored in the storage 10d of the travelogue creation device 10. The processor functions as the travel history management unit 100 according to the present application by executing the computer program that causes the processor to function as the travel history management unit 100 according to the present application, and further functions as the travelogue creation unit 101 according to the present application by executing the computer program that causes the processor to function as the travelogue creation unit 101 according to the present application.

[0032] The storage 10d included in the travelogue creation device 10 includes databases (DBs) used to create the travelogue 13, such as a story DB 102, a spot DB 104, and a travel history DB 103.

[0033] The story DB 102 is a DB that stores the stories 12 that are made public by the travel diary creation device 10. A story ID for identifying the story 12 is assigned to each story 12 stored in the story DB 102.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a story 12. As described above, the story 12 stored in the story DB 102 of the travelogue creation device 10 is data that serves as a template for the travelogue 13. The story 12 includes a document written in a novel-like style. Images (illustrations or photographs) that serve as illustrations can also be included in the story 12 in advance. In FIG. 4, an illustration 122 of an airplane is an image that has been included in the story 12 in advance.

[0035] The story 12 includes spot tags 120 associated with one or more spots. The spot tags 120 are set in the story 12 according to the travel route. The spots that the user 2 visits on a trip based on the story 12 are defined for each spot tag 120. Any number of spot tags 120 can be set in one story 12. In the story 12 shown in FIG. 4, four spot tags 120 are set, and the spots defined by the spot tags 120 are written to the right of the main text of the story 12 to distinguish them from the main text of the story 12. Note that when creating the travelogue 13, only the main text of the story 12 is used.

[0036] Each spot tag 120 provided in the story 12 is assigned a spot tag ID used to identify the spot tag 120. The spot tag 120 is identified by the spot ID. In FIG. 4, the spots defined by the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP1" are "Fukuoka Park" and "Fukuoka Tower." The spots defined by the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP2" are "Nagasaki Residence" and "Nagasaki Castle." The spots defined by the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP3" are "Kumamotoyama" and "Kumamoto Observatory." The spots defined by the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP4" are "Kagoshimayama" and "Kagoshima Ferry."

[0037] In this embodiment, each spot tag 120 provided in the story 12 is provided with a link for calling up a visited place information acquisition function of the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11. When the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 selects a spot tag 120 corresponding to a place visited by the user 2 using the operation device 11g, the story viewing unit 110 transmits to the travelogue creation device 10 a pair of the spot tag ID of the spot tag 120 selected by the user 2 and visited place information unique to the place visited by the user 2.

[0038] In addition to the spot tag 120, the story 12 includes a selection tag 121 that displays a selectable phrase to be embedded in the story 12. The selection tag 121 is assigned a selection tag ID used to identify the selection tag 121. The selection tag 121 is identified by the selection tag ID. In the story 12 shown in FIG. 4, a selection tag 121 with a selection tag ID of "SL1" is set. In the selection tag 121 with the selection tag ID of "SL1," two phrases ("scenery" and "blue sky") are displayed so that they can be selected. Note that although the phrases are shown as single words in FIG. 4, the phrases may also be short sentences.

[0039] In this embodiment, the selection tag 121 is provided with a link that calls up a phrase selection function of the story browsing unit 110 of the user terminal 11. In this embodiment, when the user 2 uses the operation device 11g to select one phrase displayed in the selection tag 121, the story browsing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 transmits to the travelogue creation device 10 a pair of the selection tag ID of the selection tag 121 from which the phrase was selected and the phrase selected by the user 2.

[0040] The spot DB 104 is a DB that stores attribute information of spots, for each spot defined by the spot tag 120 of the story 12, in association with the spot ID of the spot. The spot ID is information for identifying the spot. The attribute information of the spot includes the spot name, guide information, and spot identification information. The spot name is the name of the spot corresponding to the spot ID. The guide information is information that explains the spot corresponding to the spot ID. The guide information according to this embodiment includes a spot image (photo or illustration) of the spot taken in advance, and an explanation of the spot image.

[0041] The spot identification information is information used to identify spots visited by user 2 by comparing it with the visited place information transmitted from user terminal 11. The spot identification information corresponds to the visited place information acquired by user terminal 11. When the location information of user terminal 11 is used for the visited place information, the spot identification information becomes area information of the spot. In this case, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 searches the spot DB 104 for a spot ID whose attribute information includes area information that includes the location information transmitted from user terminal 11. When a photo image taken by user 2 is used for the visited place information, the spot identification information becomes a spot photo taken in advance of the spot. In this case, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 searches the spot DB 104 for a spot ID whose attribute information includes a spot photo that matches the photo image transmitted from user terminal 11. When individual identification information is used for the visited place information, the spot identification information becomes individual identification information stored in an individual identification medium provided in the spot. In this case, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 searches the spot DB 104 for a spot ID whose attribute information includes the same individual identification information as the individual identification information transmitted from the user terminal 11.

[0042] The travel history DB 103 is a DB that stores travel history information 14 relating to each user 2 who uses the travel diary creation device 10. The travel history information 14 of the user 2 includes the story ID of the story 12 selected by the user 2, the spot ID of the visited spot that the user 2 actually visited, the word or phrase selected by the user 2 in the selection tag 121, and the like.

[0043] The travel history management unit 100 provided in the travel diary creation device 10 is a function that manages the travel history information 14 of the user 2. The travel history management unit 100 provided in the travel diary creation device 10 updates the user's travel history information 14 based on information transmitted from the user terminal 11.

[0044] When the story ID is transmitted from the user terminal 11, the travel history management unit 100 provided in the travel diary creation device 10 adds the story ID received from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 operating the user terminal 11.

[0045] When a pair of a spot tag ID and visited place information is transmitted from the user terminal 11, the travel history management unit 100 included in the travel diary creation device 10 searches the spot DB 104 for spot identification information that matches the visited place information transmitted from the user terminal 11, thereby identifying the spot ID of a visited spot that is a spot that the user 2 has actually visited. The travel diary creation unit 101 included in the travel diary creation device 10 adds the pair of the spot tag ID and the spot ID of the visited spot transmitted from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 as information related to the visited spot.

[0046] The travel history information 14 can include real-time information of visited spots as information related to visited spots. The real-time information of visited spots is information indicating the situation when user 2 actually visited the visited spot. For example, the real-time information can be time information when user 2 visited the visited spot, weather information when user 2 visited the visited spot, etc. If an event such as a festival was being held at the visited spot when user 2 visited it, information related to this event can also be included in the real-time information. The real-time information can be obtained from a website that provides information to be included in the real-time information. The time information to be included in the real-time information is the date and time when visited location information is received from the user terminal 11. The weather information to be included in the real-time information can be obtained from a website that publishes weather information or a website that publishes information related to visited spots. Furthermore, the event information to be included in the real-time information can be obtained from a website that publishes information related to visited spots. When the travelogue creation unit 101 provided in the travelogue creation device 10 includes real-time information of visited spots in information related to visited spots, the travelogue creation unit 101 adds a pair of the spot tag ID and the real-time information of the visited spots sent from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2.

[0047] Furthermore, when the pair of the selected tag ID and the word / phrase is transmitted from the user terminal 11, the travel history management unit 100 provided in the travel diary creation device 10 adds the pair of the selected tag ID and the word / phrase to the travel history information 14 of the user 2.

[0048] When the travelogue creation unit 101 provided in the travelogue creation device 10 receives a travelogue creation instruction from the user terminal 11, it uses the travel history information 14 of the user 2 stored in the travel history DB 103 to create a travelogue 13 based on the story 12 selected by the user 2. The story 12 selected by the user 2 is the story 12 corresponding to the story ID included in the travel history information 14 of the user 2.

[0049] When creating a travelogue 13, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 obtains, from the story DB 102, a story 12 corresponding to a story ID included in the travel history information 14 of the user 2. Then, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 creates the travelogue 13 by inserting information obtained from the travel history information 14 of the user 2 into the story 12.

[0050] When creating a travelogue 13, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 executes a process of inserting information related to a visited spot into the location where the spot tag 120 is set, for each spot tag 120 set in the story 12. When inserting the spot name of a visited spot into the story 12 as information related to the visited spot, the travelogue creation unit 101 acquires a spot ID paired with the spot tag ID of the spot tag 120 into which the spot name is to be inserted from the travel history information 14 of the user 2, and acquires the spot name included in the attribute information associated with this spot ID from the spot DB 104. The travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 then embeds the spot name acquired from the spot DB 104 in place of this spot tag 120. When embedding the spot name in place of the spot tag 120, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 deletes the spot tag 120 from the story 12 and inserts the spot name in place of the deleted spot tag 120.

[0051] Furthermore, when inserting guide information of a visited spot into the story 12 as information related to the visited spot, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 inserts the guide information included in the attribute information associated with the spot ID paired with the spot tag ID of the spot tag 120 into which the guide information is to be inserted, into the location where the spot tag 120 is set. For example, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 inserts a spot image included in the guide information in association with a paragraph to which the spot tag 120 is set. Furthermore, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 inserts an explanatory text of the spot image included in the guide information as a document following the document to which the spot tag 120 is set.

[0052] Furthermore, when inserting real-time information of a visited spot into the story 12 as information related to the visited spot, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 inserts the real-time information associated with the spot ID paired with the spot tag ID of the spot tag 120 into which the real-time information is to be inserted, into the location where the spot tag 120 is set. For example, the travelogue creation unit 101 included in the travelogue creation device 10 inserts the real-time information as a document following the explanatory text of the guide information.

[0053] When a story 12 includes a selection tag 121, the travelogue creation unit 101 provided in the travelogue creation device 10 acquires a phrase paired with the selection tag ID of the selection tag 121 in which the phrase is to be embedded from the travel history information 14 of the user 2, and embeds the phrase acquired from the travel history information 14 of the user 2 in place of the selection tag 121.

[0054] Next, the operation of the travel journal creation system 1 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a first diagram illustrating the operation of the travel journal creation system 1, illustrating the operation when a story 12 is selected. FIG. 6 is a second diagram illustrating the operation of the travel journal creation system 1, illustrating the operation when a spot tag 120 is selected. FIG. 7 is a third diagram illustrating the operation of the travel journal creation system 1, illustrating the operation when a selection tag 121 is selected. FIG. 8 is a fourth diagram illustrating the operation of the travel journal creation system 1, illustrating the process of creating a travel journal 13 based on a story 12. FIG. 9 is a fifth diagram illustrating the operation of the travel journal creation system 1, illustrating the process following FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a travel journal 13.

[0055] First, the operation when selecting a story 12 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. When the user 2 performs an operation to select a story 12, the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 accesses the travelogue creation device 10 and displays a list of stories 12 made public by the travelogue creation device 10 on the display 11f (step S1).

[0056] When the user 2 uses the operation device 11g to select one story 12 from the stories 12 displayed on the display 11f (step S2), the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 stores the story ID of the story 12 selected by the user 2 in the NVM 11d (step S3), and then transmits the story ID of the story 12 selected by the user 2 to the travelogue creation device 10 (step S4). The travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 generates travel history information 14 of the user 2 in the travel history DB 103 (step S5), adds the story ID transmitted from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 (step S6), and the procedure of FIG. 5 ends.

[0057] Next, the operation when a spot tag 120 is selected will be described with reference to Fig. 6. A user 2 who visits one of the spots defined by the spot tag 120 set in a story 12 operates the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 to display the story 12 selected by the user 2 on the display 11f of the user terminal 11 (step S10).

[0058] When user 2 visiting a spot selects a spot tag 120 corresponding to the spot that user 2 visited from the spot tags 120 set in the story 12 displayed on the display 11f of the user terminal 11 (step S11), the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 acquires specific visited place information that is unique to the place visited by user 2 (step S12), and transmits a pair of the spot tag ID and visited place information of the spot tag 120 selected by user 2 to the travelogue creation device 10 (step S13).

[0059] When a pair of a spot tag ID and visited place information is transmitted from the user terminal 11, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 refers to the spot DB 104 and identifies a spot ID whose attribute information includes spot identification information that matches the visited place information transmitted from the user terminal 11 as the spot ID of a visited spot (step S14). When the travelogue creation unit 101 provided in the travelogue creation device 10 identifies the spot ID of a visited spot, the travelogue creation unit 101 adds the pair of the spot tag ID and the spot ID of the visited spot transmitted from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 who operates the user terminal 11, thereby storing the spot ID of the visited spot in the user's travel history information 14 (step S15).

[0060] Next, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 acquires real-time information of the visited spots (step S16), and adds the pair of the spot tag ID and the real-time information of the visited spots sent from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 operating the user terminal 11, thereby storing the real-time information in the user's travel history information 14 (step S17), and the procedure in Figure 6 is then completed.

[0061] Next, the operation when the selection tag 121 is selected will be described with reference to Fig. 7. When the selection tag 121 is set in the story 12 displayed on the display 11f in step S10 of Fig. 6 and the user 2 visiting a visited spot selects one of the selectable words in the selection tag 121 corresponding to the visited spot (step S20), the story viewing unit 110 of the user terminal 11 transmits a pair of the selection tag ID and the word selected by the user 2 to the travelogue creation device 10 (step S21).

[0062] The travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 adds the pair of selected tag ID and phrase sent from the user terminal 11 to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 operating the user terminal 11, thereby storing the pair of selected tag ID and phrase sent from the user terminal 11 in the travel history information 14 (step S22), and the procedure in Figure 7 is then completed.

[0063] Next, the operation when creating the travelogue 13 will be described with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. Fig. 8 shows the process related to the spot tag 120. Fig. 9 shows the process related to the selection tag 121.

[0064] When user 2, who has completed a trip based on story 12, operates the story viewing unit 110 of user terminal 11 to instruct creation of travelogue 13, the story viewing unit 110 of user terminal 11 sends the instruction to create travelogue 13 to travelogue creation device 10 (step S30).

[0065] Upon receiving the instruction to create the travelogue, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 starts creating the travelogue 13 (step S31). When the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 starts creating the travelogue 13, it retrieves the story 12 selected by the user 2 from the story DB 102 (step S32) and executes a loop process L1 that repeats for each spot tag 120 set in the story 12 selected by the user 2. The story ID of the story 12 selected by the user 2 is included in the travel history information 14 of the user 2.

[0066] In this loop processing L1, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 refers to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 to identify the spot ID that pairs with the spot tag ID of the spot tag 120 that is the target of the loop processing L1, and then obtains attribute information associated with the identified spot ID from the spot DB 104 (step L10).

[0067] Next, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 inserts guide information included in the attribute information acquired in step L10 of Fig. 8 into the location where the spot tag 120 targeted by the loop processing L1 is set (step L11). Next, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 inserts real-time information included in the travel history information 14 of the user 2 into the location where the spot tag 120 targeted by the loop processing L1 is set (step L12). Next, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 embeds the spot name included in the attribute information acquired in step L10 of Fig. 8 in place of the spot tag 120 targeted by the loop processing L1 (step L13). When the loop processing L1 has been executed for all spot tags 120 set in the story 12 selected by the user 2, the procedure of Fig. 8 ends.

[0068] The procedure shown in Fig. 9 is a procedure executed by the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 after the procedure shown in Fig. 8 has been executed. In the procedure shown in Fig. 9, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 executes a loop process L2 that is repeated for each selected tag 121 set in the story 12 selected by the user 2.

[0069] In this loop process L2, the travelogue creation unit 101 of the travelogue creation device 10 refers to the travel history information 14 of the user 2 to identify a phrase that pairs with the selected tag ID of the selected tag 121 that is the target of the loop process L2 (step L20), and then embeds the phrase identified in step L20 of Fig. 9 in place of the selected tag 121 that is the target of the loop process L2 (step L21). When the loop process L2 has been executed for all the selected tags 121 set in the story 12 selected by the user 2, the procedure in Fig. 9 ends.

[0070] Figure 10 is a diagram for explaining a travelogue 13. The travelogue 13 shown in Figure 10 is created from the story 12 shown in Figure 4. In the travelogue 13 shown in Figure 10, the inserted text is underlined and the inserted image is surrounded by a rectangle.

[0071] In the travelogue 13 shown in FIG. 10, the names of visited spots corresponding to the spot tags 120 are embedded in each location corresponding to the spot tags 120 set in the story 12 shown in FIG. 4. For example, "Fukuoka Tower" is embedded as the name of the visited spot in the location where the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP1" is set. Furthermore, in FIG. 10, a spot image included in the guide information corresponding to the spot tag 120 is inserted in association with the paragraph where the spot tag 120 is set. For example, an image of Fukuoka Tower is inserted as the spot image of the visited spot in association with the paragraph where the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP1" is set. Furthermore, in FIG. 10, an explanatory text of the guide information is inserted so as to follow the document of the story 12 where the spot tag 120 is set. For example, the explanatory text of Fukuoka Tower, the visited spot, "Fukuoka Tower is where the sea and sky meet" is inserted following the document where the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP1" is set, "The first destination is Fukuoka Tower in Fukuoka." Furthermore, in Figure 10, real-time information is inserted following the explanatory text of the guide information. For example, following the explanatory text of the guide information related to the spot tag 120 with the spot tag ID "SP1", "Fukuoka Tower is where the sea and sky meet", real-time information "Arrival time is 10:00 AM on the XXth month of the XX year. The weather is clear" is inserted. Furthermore, in Figure 10, the words selected by the selection tags 121 are embedded in each location corresponding to the selection tags 121 set in the story 12 shown in Figure 4. For example, in the location where the selection tag 121 with the selection tag ID "SL1" is set, "scenery" is embedded as the word selected by this selection tag 121. [Explanation of symbols]

[0072] 1. Travel journal creation system 10 Travel journal creation device 100 Travel History Management Department 101 Travel Journal Creation Department 102 Story DB 103 Travel History DB 104 Spot DB 11 User terminal 110 Story Viewing Section 12 Stories 120 Spot Tags 121 Selection Tags 13 Travelogue 14. Travel history information 15 Network 2 users

Claims

1. A travel journal creation device that publishes a story written in a novel style and creates a travel journal based on the story, and a user terminal that is owned by a user who creates the travel journal using the travel journal creation device, the story includes a spot tag associated with one or more spots; the user terminal includes a story viewing unit that displays the story on a display, and when the user selects the spot tag, acquires unique visited place information of a place visited by the user and transmits the acquired visited place information to the travel diary creation device; The travelogue creation device includes a travel history management unit that manages travel history information of the user, and a travelogue creation unit that creates the travelogue by referring to the travel history information, wherein when the visited place information is transmitted from the user terminal, the travel history management unit identifies the spots that match the visited place information as visited spots, and stores the spot tags selected by the user in association with the visited spots, and the travelogue creation unit generates the travelogue by inserting information related to the visited spots into the parts of the story where the spot tags are set. A travel journal creation system characterized by:

2. the travelogue creation device stores a spot name for each of the spots, and the travelogue creation unit creates the travelogue by embedding the spot name of the visited spot in place of the spot tag set in the story.

2. A travel journal writing system according to claim 1.

3. The travelogue creation system according to claim 2, characterized in that the travelogue creation device stores guide information for each of the spots, and the travelogue creation unit generates the travelogue in which the guide information for the visited spots is inserted into the locations where the spot tags are set.

4. The travelogue creation system of claim 3, characterized in that when the travel history management unit of the travelogue creation device identifies the visited spot, it obtains real-time information when the user visited the visited spot and stores the real-time information in association with the visited spot, and the travelogue creation unit generates the travelogue in which the real-time information associated with the visited spot is inserted into the location where the spot tag is set.

5. the story includes a selection tag that displays a selectable phrase to be embedded in the story, and the story browsing unit of the user terminal has a function of, when the user selects one of the phrases displayed by the selection tag, transmitting the phrase selected by the user to the travelogue creation device; the travel history management unit of the travelogue creation device associates the selected tag selected by the user with the phrase transmitted from the user terminal and stores the associated tag, and the travelogue creation unit creates the travelogue in which the phrase associated with the selected tag is embedded in place of the selected tag set in the story.

5. A travel journal writing system according to claim 1, wherein the travel journal writing system comprises: a travel journal writing system for writing a travel diary;

6. A travelogue writing device included in the travelogue writing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

7. A travelogue writing device included in the travelogue writing system according to claim 5.

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