Cartography systems and programs

Abstract

To provide a map creation system for easily creating a map that displays a customer name associated with customer information, as a nameplate, so as to be superimposed on the map.SOLUTION: An inventive map creation system 1 includes: a map database 2 which stores data on a map having a layered structure and related or associated with latitude longitude information; map data extraction means 3 which reads a map image layer from the map database 2; a customer management system 4 having a customer database 4b that stores data on a customer in relation to or association with a nameplate indicating the customer; latitude longitude conversion means 5 which extracts an address, or the like, of the customer from the customer database 4b to convert it to coordinates of longitude and latitude; customer nameplate image layer creation means 6 which creates a nameplate image layer showing a nameplate of the customer based on the coordinates of the customer; map image creation means 7 which creates a map image by superimposing the customer nameplate image layer on the map image layer; and output means 8 which outputs the map image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a map creation system, a map creation method, and a map creation program. More specifically, the present invention relates to a map creation system, a map creation method, and a map creation program that create maps by superimposing customer names related to or associated with customer information as nameplates on maps such as simplified maps or blank maps. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, techniques for displaying map information on a display screen are generally known. An example of such a technique is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

[0003] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-20244 (Patent Document 1) proposes a navigation system that enables a user to travel reliably along an intended route or a searched route according to a map screen.

[0004] This navigation system is A current location detection unit that detects a current location; a display unit for forming a map screen; a facility selection processing means for selecting a facility within a predetermined area set in correspondence with the current location; and highlighting notification processing means for highlighting the selected facility and notifying the operator of the selected facility. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-20244 A (Claims) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In recent years, from the perspective of personal information protection, it has become difficult to grasp personal information, and there are many restrictions on how it is handled, such as the need to confirm the individual's wishes. Therefore, it is difficult to create a map in which nameplates are displayed on the map.

[0007] In the navigation system described in Patent Document 1, it is difficult to ascertain personal information such as nameplates.

[0008] Furthermore, if it were possible to visualize sales results such as targets and actual results for each sales representative, it would be possible to support sales activities, but there are currently no systems or methods for creating maps that enable the visualization of sales results. Therefore, there is a need to develop a system and method for creating maps that can visualize such sales results.

[0009] In view of the current situation, this invention aims to provide a map creation system, a map creation method, and a map creation program that make it possible to display customer names associated with customer information superimposed as nameplates on maps such as simplified maps and blank maps. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] That is, the invention described in claim 1 of this invention is as follows: a map database having a layer structure and storing data on a map related to or associated with latitude and longitude information as a map image layer; a map data extraction means for reading the map image layer from the map database; Includes prospects a customer database storing data relating to customers in association with or in correspondence with nameplates representing said customers; latitude and longitude conversion means for extracting customer addresses, house numbers or telephone numbers from the customer database and converting them into latitude and longitude coordinates; a customer nameplate image layer creation means for creating a customer nameplate image layer that can be displayed by superimposing it on the map image layer, the customer nameplate image layer displaying the customer nameplate based on the coordinates of the customer; a map image creating means for creating a map image by superimposing the map image layer and the customer nameplate image layer so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer coincide with the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer; an output means for outputting the created map image; Equipped with Further, a business performance management system is provided, which has a business performance information management server for managing data on business performance or results, and a business performance database that cooperates with the business performance information management server and stores data on business performance or results in association with or in correspondence with information that can identify the customer, The sales performance information management server 、 configured to interface with said customer database; This is a map creation system characterized by the above.

[0011] The invention described in claim 2 of this invention is as follows: 2. The map creation system according to claim 1, The map is: It must be a simplified map or a blank map. The present invention is characterized by the following:

[0012] The invention described in claim 3 of this invention is as follows: 3. The map creation system according to claim 1, The map creation system includes: Furthermore, a customer information management server for managing data relating to the customer, A mobile terminal capable of communicating with the server via a network, The customer database includes: The server is configured to cooperate with the customer information management server. The present invention is characterized by the following:

[0013] The invention described in claim 4 of this invention is as follows: 3. The map creation system according to claim 1, The map creation system includes: A mobile terminal capable of communicating with the business performance information management server via a network is provided. The present invention is characterized by the following:

[0014] Claims of the invention 5 The invention described in Claim 1~ 4 In the map creation system according to any one of the preceding claims, The map creation system includes: A public information database is provided for storing public information data relating to land and / or buildings that have been made public by a predetermined means in association with or in correspondence with a predetermined symbol; The latitude and longitude conversion means A method for extracting addresses, house numbers, or telephone numbers of the land and / or building from the public information database and converting them into latitude and longitude coordinates; The map creation system includes: The map image layer may include a land and building image layer generating means for generating a land and building image layer in which the land and / or building are displayed as the predetermined symbol based on the coordinates of the land and / or building, the land and / or building being an image layer that can be displayed by being overlaid on the map image layer, The map image creation means The map image layer, the customer nameplate image layer, and the land and building image layer are configured to be superimposed on each other to create a map image so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer, the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer, and the latitude and longitude of the land and building image layer match. The present invention is characterized by the following:

[0015] Claims of the invention 6 The invention described in Claim 5 In the map creation system according to the present invention, The public information data is In the public information database, Land and / or buildings Stored in association with or in correspondence to a use or purpose, The map creation system includes: The system further comprises a classification means for classifying the public information data stored in the public information database into a plurality of groups for each of several uses or purposes, a determination means for determining whether or not there is any classified data that matches a predetermined use or purpose among the classified data classified by the classification means, and a selection means for selecting the classified data that is determined by the determination means to match the predetermined use or purpose, The latitude and longitude conversion means The address, house number or telephone number of the classification data selected by the selection means can be extracted and converted into latitude and longitude coordinates. The present invention is characterized by the following:

[0016] Claims of the invention 7 The invention described in Claim 5 or 6 In the map creation system according to the present invention, The public information database includes: Obtaining public information data on land and / or buildings that has been made public by a specified means for a specified period of time; The land and building image layer creation means includes: updating and creating said land and building image layer based on the acquired public information data; The map image creation means Creating map images based on updated land and building image layers The present invention is characterized by the following:

[0017] Claims of the invention 8 The invention described in storing data relating to a map having a layer structure in a map database in association with or in correspondence with latitude and longitude information; Includes prospects storing data about a customer in a customer database in association with or in correspondence with a nameplate representing said customer; a map extraction step of extracting a map image layer from the map database; A latitude and longitude conversion step of extracting customer addresses, house numbers, or telephone numbers from the customer database and converting them into latitude and longitude coordinates; a customer nameplate image layer creation step of creating a nameplate image layer in which the customer nameplate is displayed based on the coordinates converted in the latitude / longitude conversion step so that the nameplate image layer can be displayed by being superimposed on the map image layer extracted in the map extraction step; a map image creating step of creating a map image by superimposing the map image layer and the customer nameplate image layer so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer coincide with the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer; an output step of outputting the created map image; Run the following on your computer: The computer includes: A business performance management system is provided, the business performance management system having a business performance information management server for managing data on business performance or results, and a business performance database that cooperates with the business performance information management server and stores data on business performance or results in association with or in correspondence with information that can identify the customer, The sales performance information management server 、 configured to interface with said customer database; It is a map creation program that features: Effect of the Invention

[0018] The map creation system, map creation method and map creation program of the present invention are particularly configured in a computer, in which a map image creation means has a layer structure and creates a map image by overlaying a nameplate image layer that has data relating to a map (map image layer) that is associated or associated with latitude and longitude information, and a customer nameplate image layer that can be overlaid on the map image layer, and in which the customer nameplate associated or associated with the data relating to the customer is displayed at an appropriate position based on the customer's location information (latitude and longitude coordinates), so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer match the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer. Therefore, according to the present invention, a map on which nameplates are displayed can be easily created.

[0019] In the map creation system, map creation method, and map creation program of the present invention, the map can be selected to be a simplified map or a blank map, and more preferably a blank map. This configuration makes it possible to create a map in which only the necessary information, such as the nameplate, is prominently displayed, and the map (map image) created in this way can also be used as a residential map. Furthermore, the provider of the map image can provide such a map (map image) at low cost.

[0020] The map creation system can be configured to include a customer information management server that manages data regarding the customers, and a mobile terminal that can communicate with the customer information management server via a network, so that the customer database is linked to the customer information management server. With this configuration, it is possible to store customer data related to or associated with the nameplate, as well as photos including location information (latitude, longitude, etc.) from a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, in the customer database via the customer information management server from the mobile terminal.

[0021] Furthermore, the map creation system of the present invention can be further configured to include a sales performance information management server that manages data regarding sales performance or results, and a sales performance management system that cooperates with the sales performance information management server and has a sales performance database that stores data regarding sales performance or results in association with information that can identify the customer, and the sales performance information management server can be configured to cooperate with the customer database, and more preferably, the customer database can be configured to store data regarding the customer in association or correspondence with the nameplate representing the customer and information that can identify the customer. With this configuration, when the map image is output, the sales results or outcomes linked to the nameplates of customers and / or potential customers can be displayed at appropriate positions on the map image, thereby making it possible to visualize the sales results or outcomes on the map image.

[0022] In the map creation system, the map creation method, and the map creation program of the present invention, the customers may include potential customers who are considering doing business in the future. This configuration not only makes it possible to visualize sales results or outcome goals, but also promotes the creation of maps that display nameplates on the map, which has previously been subject to significant restrictions from the perspective of protecting personal information.

[0023] Furthermore, in the map creation system, the map creation method, and the map creation program, a public information database is provided that stores public information data relating to land and / or buildings made public by a predetermined means in association or correspondence with a predetermined symbol, and the map image creation means has a layer structure and stores map-related data (map image layer) associated with or corresponding to latitude and longitude information, and a customer nameplate image layer that can be displayed superimposed on the map image layer, and the customer nameplate associated with or corresponding to the customer data is displayed at an appropriate position based on the customer's position information (latitude and longitude coordinates). The method is configured to create a map image by overlaying the land and building image layer, which is a nameplate image layer displayed in an appropriate position based on the location information (latitude and longitude coordinates) of the land and / or building, and a land and / or building image layer that can be overlaid on the map image layer and is associated or associated with public information data regarding the land and / or building made public by a specified means, so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer, the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer, and the latitude and longitude of the land and building image layer match. Therefore, according to the present invention, a map can be easily created on which a nameplate and a predetermined symbol representing land and / or buildings are displayed. This makes it possible to create a more accurate map.

[0024] In the map creation system, map creation method, and map creation program, the public information data can be stored in the public information database in association with or corresponding to a specified use or purpose, and classified into a plurality of groups for each of several uses or purposes, so that the specified uses or purposes are displayed on a map image. This configuration allows users to create maps tailored to their individual needs.

[0025] In the map creation system, map creation method, and map creation program, public information data regarding land and / or buildings that have been made public by a specified means at specified time periods is stored in the public information database, and land and building image layers are updated and created based on the acquired public information data, making it possible to create (update) maps at specified time periods. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a map creation system according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a layer structure of a map image by the map creation system of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of the contents of a process performed in the map creation system of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another example of the overall configuration of the map creation system of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another example of the contents of the processing performed in the map creation system of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another example of the overall configuration of the map creation system of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display of business results or outcomes on a mobile terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a map image produced by the map production system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a map creation system according to the present invention will be described. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, and various improvements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0028] In Figure 1, the map creation system 1 of the present invention is composed of a map database 2, a map extraction means 3, a customer database 4b, a latitude and longitude conversion means 5, a customer nameplate image layer creation means 6, a map image creation means 7, and an output means 8.

[0029] The map database 2 stores map data and is composed of storage media such as a hard disk, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or a semiconductor memory, or an external storage in a server connected via a communication network such as the Internet. In the map database 2, various map data have a layer structure (map image layers) and are stored in association with or in correspondence with latitude and longitude information. The map data may be related or associated with the scale of the map display and the display size on the screen in addition to the latitude and longitude information.

[0030] As the map, various types of maps can be selected, such as a detailed map in which all shapes of roads, buildings, rivers, etc. within the map are described by vectors, or a macro map for car navigation systems in which the map is drawn with the center lines of roads, or preferably, a simplified map or blank map can be selected in which only landmark buildings, objects and roads that serve as landmarks when turning, and letters indicating their names are shown, with other unnecessary information deleted. More preferably, a blank map is selected as the map. With this configuration, the user can obtain only the information he or she needs at a low cost, and can easily check the information on the map without being confused by other information displayed on the map. Furthermore, providers can provide such maps (map images) at low cost.

[0031] The simplified maps and blank maps are commercially available at low prices, and such commercially available products can be used. Therefore, companies that have their own users can use the map images as residential maps at low cost.

[0032] The map extraction means 3 reads out predetermined map data from the map database 2 based on conditions (such as area, scale, and display size on the screen) inputted from an input means, for example. For example, when an address is input as a condition from the input means, this address is converted into latitude and longitude coordinate information by a predetermined conversion means, and the map extraction means 3 extracts map data that matches the coordinate condition. The map data read out from the map database 2 becomes a map image layer for creating a map image by superimposing it on a customer nameplate image layer, and is sent to a map image creating means 7 as described later.

[0033] The customer database 4b stores data relating to customers, and is composed of storage media such as a hard disk, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory, or an external storage in a server connected via a communication network such as the Internet.

[0034] The customer data may include, for example, but is not limited to, name, age, sex, address or house number, and telephone number. These data include at least data that enables conversion of addresses or house numbers, telephone numbers, etc. into latitude and longitude coordinates, and are stored in the customer database 4b in association with or corresponding to a nameplate representing the customer, for example the customer's surname.

[0035] In this embodiment, the customer database 4b constitutes a customer management system 4 in cooperation with a customer information management server 4a that manages data relating to the customers, as shown in FIG.

[0036] The latitude and longitude conversion means 5 extracts customer addresses and telephone numbers from the customer database 4b and converts them into latitude and longitude coordinates. In this embodiment, the latitude and longitude conversion means 5 holds data of a correspondence table between addresses and latitude and longitude coordinates, and converts addresses into latitude and longitude coordinate information.

[0037] The customer nameplate image layer creation means 6 creates a customer nameplate image layer that can be overlaid on the map image layer 12 and creates a nameplate image layer (customer nameplate image layer) 13 in which the customer's nameplate is displayed based on the coordinates of the customer. Specifically, the customer nameplate image layer creation means 6 creates a nameplate image layer in which the customer's nameplate is displayed in an appropriate position within a specified area by showing the locations of multiple customers within a specified area based on the customer's latitude and longitude coordinates (location information) converted by the latitude and longitude conversion means 5.

[0038] As shown in Figure 2, the map image creation means 7 creates a map image 14 by overlaying the map image layer 12 extracted by the map extraction means 3 and the nameplate image layer 13 created by the customer nameplate image layer creation means 6 so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer 12 match the latitude and longitude of the nameplate image layer 13. In the map image created in this manner, the nameplates are displayed prominently, and therefore this map image can be used particularly as a residential map.

[0039] The output means 8 outputs the map image created by the map image creation means 7, and outputs or displays the map image on a predetermined means such as a display or a printer.

[0040] In addition, using a known method, when the map image is clicked, only a specified range may be re-output based on the latitude and longitude information indicating the clicked position, or a specified displayed portion may be scrolled by scrolling or dragging operations. Furthermore, a number of map images may be created using a known method and then combined and output.

[0041] Next, an example of a procedure for creating a map image to be output or displayed will be described.

[0042] The map database 2 stores map data in advance in a layer structure in association or correspondence with latitude and longitude information, the scale of map display, and the display size on the screen. In addition, the customer database 4b stores data on customers in association with or in correspondence to the customer's name or title, address, and nameplate representing the customer.

[0043] When creating a map image, as shown in FIG. 3, first, conditions for the map image to be created, such as the area, are inputted from, for example, an input means (step S1). In this case, for example, when an address is input as a condition from the input means, the address is converted into latitude and longitude coordinate information by a predetermined conversion means (which holds data of a correspondence table between addresses and latitude and longitude coordinates).

[0044] Next, in step S2, the map extraction means 3 accesses the map database 2 and extracts the map data (layer) 12 that matches the input conditions.

[0045] On the other hand, in step S3, the latitude and longitude conversion means 5 converts the customer address in the customer database 4b into latitude and longitude coordinates.

[0046] Furthermore, in step S4, the customer nameplate image layer creation means 6 sets the installation position of the nameplate representing the customer based on the coordinates, and creates a customer nameplate image layer 13.

[0047] Next, in step S5, the map image creation means 7 creates a map image 14 by superimposing the map image layer 12 and the customer nameplate image layer 13.

[0048] Thereafter, the output means 8 outputs the map image as shown in FIG. 2, and the process ends (step S6).

[0049] In this invention, the map creation system 1 can be configured to include a public information database 15 that stores public information data regarding land and / or buildings made public by a specified means, a classification means 16, a determination means 17, a selection means 18, and a land and building image layer creation means 19 that creates an image layer 20 of the land and / or buildings that can be overlaid and displayed on the map image layer 12, as shown in Figure 4. In this embodiment, the public information database 15 is configured to cooperate with a public information management server 21 that manages data relating to the public information.

[0050] There are no particular restrictions on the public information data relating to land and / or buildings made public through the specified means, as long as it relates to land and / or buildings and has been made public through specified means, such as mass media such as TV, radio and newspapers, or network media such as electronic bulletin boards, blogs and SNS. Examples of the public information data include registry information and new construction information made public by government agencies, publicly available information regarding land and / or buildings owned by companies and public information that can be disclosed with the customer's consent, various public information such as industry-specific research information (company name, location, etc.) collected by companies (especially private research companies), statistical data, marketing data, telephone directory data, tourist information, Yellow Pages databases, and publicly available information regarding commercially available land and / or buildings. The public information data includes at least information that can be converted into the coordinates, such as the address or house number of the land or building, or a telephone number.

[0051] The public information database 15 stores public information data relating to land and / or buildings that have been made public by a predetermined means, in association with or in correspondence with predetermined symbols that represent the land and buildings. As the symbol, for example, the name of the owner of the land or building, the place name, the building name, etc. can be selected, and there is no particular restriction.

[0052] In the present invention, the public information data may include information regarding the use or purpose of the land and / or building.

[0053] The classification means 16 classifies the public information data stored in the public information database 15 into a plurality of groups according to use or purpose.

[0054] The determination means 17 determines whether or not there is any group classified by the classification means 16 that matches a use or purpose that has been input as a condition in advance or that matches a use or purpose that has been input as a condition via a specified input means (not shown) such as a keyboard or mouse.

[0055] The selection means 18 selects the one that is determined by the determination means 17 to match the use or purpose.

[0056] In FIG. 4, the latitude and longitude conversion means 5 is configured to extract the address, house number, and telephone number of the land and / or building from the public information database 15, or the address, house number, and telephone number of the land and / or building in the group selected by the selection means 18, and convert them into latitude and longitude coordinates.

[0057] The land and building image layer creation means 19 creates a land and building image layer 20, which is an image layer of the land and / or building that can be overlaid on the map image layer 12 and in which the land and / or building are displayed as the specified symbol based on the coordinates of the land and / or building. Specifically, the land and building image layer creation means 19 creates a land and building image layer 20 in which predetermined symbols representing the land and / or buildings are displayed at appropriate positions within a specified area by showing the arrangement of multiple lands and / or buildings within a specified area based on the latitude and longitude coordinates (location information) of the land and / or buildings converted by the latitude and longitude conversion means 5.

[0058] In a map creation system of such a configuration, as shown in Figure 4, the map image creation means 7 creates a map image by overlaying the map image layer 12 extracted by the map extraction means 3, the nameplate image layer 13 created by the customer nameplate image layer creation means 6, and the land and building image layer 20 created by the land and building image layer creation means 19, so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer 12, the latitude and longitude of the nameplate image layer 13, and the latitude and longitude of the land and building image layer 20 match. Therefore, in the map image created in this manner, in addition to the nameplates, symbols representing land and buildings are prominently displayed, making it possible to use this map image particularly as a residential map. The obtained map image can be outputted using the output means 8 in the same manner as described above.

[0059] Next, an example of a procedure for creating a map image to be output or displayed by the map creation system having the above configuration will be described.

[0060] The map database 2 stores map data in advance in a layer structure in association or correspondence with latitude and longitude information, the scale of map display, and the display size on the screen. In addition, the customer database 4b stores data on customers in association with or in correspondence to the customer's name or title, address, and nameplate representing the customer. Furthermore, the public information database 15 stores public information data relating to land and / or buildings in association or correspondence with the names of the land and / or buildings and predetermined symbols representing the land and / or buildings.

[0061] When creating a map image, as shown in FIG. 5, first, conditions for the map image to be created, such as the area, are inputted from, for example, an input means (step S11). In this case, for example, when an address is input as a condition from the input means, the address is converted into latitude and longitude coordinate information by a predetermined conversion means (which holds data of a correspondence table between addresses and latitude and longitude coordinates).

[0062] Next, in step S12, the map extraction means 3 accesses the map database 2 and extracts the map data (layer) 12 that matches the input conditions.

[0063] On the other hand, in step S13, the latitude and longitude conversion means 5 converts the customer address in the customer database 4b into latitude and longitude coordinates.

[0064] Furthermore, in step S14, the customer nameplate image layer creation means 6 sets the installation position of the nameplate representing the customer based on the coordinates, and creates a customer nameplate image layer 13.

[0065] In step 15, the classification means 16 classifies the public information data stored in the public information database 15 into a plurality of groups according to use or purpose.

[0066] In step 16, the determination means 17 compares the use or purpose that has been input in advance or the use or purpose that has been input using the input means with the use or purpose of the group classified by the classification means 16, and determines whether there is a match. In step 16, if there is a group that matches the use or purpose that has been input in advance or that has been input using the input means, the determination in step 16 is Yes.

[0067] On the other hand, if there is no group among the groups classified by the classification means 16 that matches the use or purpose that has been input in advance or the use or purpose that has been input using the input means, the judgment in step 16 will be No. Thereafter, for example, the use or purpose is input again, and further, comparison and judgment are performed in step S16.

[0068] If the determination in step S16 is Yes, the process proceeds to step S17, where the selection means 18 selects a group of predetermined uses or purposes.

[0069] Then, the process proceeds to step 18, where the latitude and longitude conversion means 5 converts the addresses of the land and / or buildings in the group into latitude and longitude coordinates.

[0070] Furthermore, in step S19, the land and building image layer creation means 19 sets the placement positions of predetermined symbols representing land and / or buildings based on the coordinates, and creates a land and building image layer 20.

[0071] Next, in step S20, the map image creation means 7 superimposes the map image layer 12, the customer nameplate image layer 13, and the land and building image layer 20 to create a map image.

[0072] Thereafter, the output means 8 outputs the map image and ends the process (step S21).

[0073] In the present invention, the map creation system 1 can be configured to be updated at predetermined intervals. For example, by configuring the public information database 15 to acquire public information data regarding new land and / or buildings that have been made public by a specified means at predetermined intervals, and by configuring the land and building image layer creation means to create the land and building image layer based on data including the acquired new public information data, it is possible to create a map image based on updated land and building image layers.

[0074] Furthermore, in this invention, the map creation system 1 can be configured to include a customer information management server 4a that manages data related to customers in cooperation with (for example, configured to be able to communicate with) the customer database 4b, and a mobile terminal 9 that can communicate with the customer information management server 4a via a communication line (network). With this configuration, data about customers related to or associated with the nameplate representing the customer, photos including location information (latitude, longitude, etc.) from a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, can be stored in the customer database 4b from the mobile terminal 9 via the customer information management server 4a. In this case, if it is determined that the location information assigned to the photograph matches the customer information stored in the customer database 4b, the photograph may be stored in the customer database 4b in association or correspondence with the nameplate representing the customer. Furthermore, a map image of a predetermined range may be transmitted to the mobile terminal based on location information from the mobile terminal. Examples of the mobile terminal include, but are not limited to, a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal.

[0075] Furthermore, in the present invention, the customers can include potential customers who are considering doing business in the future. In this case, data on the potential customer can be input using a predetermined input means and stored in the customer database 4b. The data regarding the potential customer is similar to the data regarding the customer, such as name or title, age, sex, address or house number, telephone number, etc., and these data are stored in the customer database 4b in association with or corresponding to a nameplate representing the potential customer, such as the surname of the potential customer.

[0076] Furthermore, data on the potential customer can be stored in the customer database 4b by transmitting the data to the customer information management server 4a using the mobile terminal 9. For example, data on the potential customer is sent from the mobile terminal to the customer information management server 4a together with GPS information of the potential customer. The data relating to the potential customer is then associated or associated in the customer database 4b with a nameplate representing the potential customer, for example the potential customer's surname.

[0077] In the present invention, the map creation system 1 is further connected to a business performance management system 10. It can be linked. In Figure 6, the sales performance management system 10 is composed of a sales performance information management server 10a that cooperates with the customer database 4b and manages data related to sales performance or results, and a sales performance database 10b that cooperates with the sales performance information management server 10a and stores data related to sales performance or results.

[0078] On the other hand, the information on the customer or potential customer stored in the customer database 4b is associated or associated with information capable of identifying the customer or potential customer, such as an identifier (for example, a customer number). The sales results database 10b can be composed of a storage medium such as a hard disk, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory, or an external storage in a server connected via a communication network such as the Internet, and stores data regarding sales results or outcomes in association with or in correspondence to information that can identify the customer or potential customer, such as an identifier for the customer or potential customer (e.g., a customer number).

[0079] Examples of data related to sales performance or results include, but are not limited to, the names of ordered or purchased products, the order or purchase amount, evaluation points or target values ​​awarded based on the product or contract amount, campaigns, etc., and rankings calculated by aggregating the evaluation points by product, by person in charge, by profitability, etc.

[0080] In a map creation system having such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 8, when the map image is output, sales results or outcomes linked to information that can identify customers and / or potential customers, such as identifiers, can be displayed at an appropriate position on the map image. For example, in FIG. 8, "10" is displayed as the score (points) for the sales result. As shown in FIG. 7, data relating to the business performance or results may be output or displayed separately.

[0081] In this embodiment, the sales performance information management server 10a is configured to be capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 9 via a communication line. With this configuration, a user (e.g., a sales representative) can access the sales performance information management server 10a from the mobile terminal 9, as shown in FIG. 7, and obtain most of the data stored in the sales performance database 10b, such as data related to sales performance or results, in real time.

[0082] Next, the map creation program according to the present invention will be described. A program for causing a control device such as a computer to execute the processing based on the above-described operations constitutes the program of the present invention.

[0083] As a storage medium for recording this program, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic recording medium, or the like can be used, and these may be configured as a ROM, a RAM, a memory card, or the like. [Industrial Applicability]

[0084] This invention relates to a map creation system, a map creation method, and a map creation program that create maps, and that enable customer names related to or associated with customer information to be displayed as nameplates superimposed on maps such as simplified maps and blank maps. Therefore, the image can be used in a wider range of applications as a map image, particularly as a residential map image. [Explanation of symbols]

[0085] 1. Mapping System 2. Map Database 3. Map data extraction method 4. Customer Management System 4a Customer Management Server 4b Customer database 5 Latitude and longitude conversion methods 6 Customer nameplate image layer creation method 7 Map image creation method 8 Output Method 9. Mobile Devices 10 Sales performance management system 10a Sales performance information management server 10b Sales performance database 11. Communication Lines 12 Map Image Layer 13 Customer nameplate image layer 14 Map images 15 Public Information Database 16 Classification means 17 Judgment means 18 Selection methods 19 Land and building image layer creation means 20 Land and Building Image Layer 21 Public Information Management Server

Claims

1. a map database having a layer structure and storing data on a map related to or associated with latitude and longitude information as a map image layer; a map data extraction means for reading the map image layer from the map database; a customer database that stores data about customers, including potential customers, in association with or in correspondence with nameplates representing said customers; latitude and longitude conversion means for extracting customer addresses, house numbers or telephone numbers from the customer database and converting them into latitude and longitude coordinates; a customer nameplate image layer creation means for creating a customer nameplate image layer that can be displayed by superimposing it on the map image layer, the customer nameplate image layer displaying the customer nameplate based on the coordinates of the customer; a map image creating means for creating a map image by superimposing the map image layer and the customer nameplate image layer so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer coincide with the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer; an output means for outputting the created map image; Equipped with Further, a business performance management system is provided, which has a business performance information management server for managing data on business performance or results, and a business performance database that cooperates with the business performance information management server and stores data on business performance or results in association with or in correspondence with information that can identify the customer, The business performance information management server is configured to cooperate with the customer database. A mapping system comprising:

2. The map is: It must be a simplified map or a blank map.

2. The map creation system according to claim 1,

3. The system further includes a customer information management server that manages data relating to the customer, and a mobile terminal that can communicate with the customer information management server via a network, The customer database includes: The server is configured to cooperate with the customer information management server.

3. A map creation system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

4. A mobile terminal capable of communicating with the business performance information management server via a network is provided.

3. A map creation system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

5. The map creation system includes: a public information database for storing public information data relating to land and / or buildings made public by a predetermined means in association with or in correspondence with a predetermined symbol; The latitude and longitude conversion means A method for extracting addresses, house numbers, or telephone numbers of the land and / or building from the public information database and converting them into latitude and longitude coordinates, The map creation system includes: The map image layer may include a land and building image layer creating unit that creates a land and building image layer in which the land and / or building are displayed as the predetermined symbol based on the coordinates of the land and / or building, the land and / or building being an image layer that can be displayed by being overlaid on the map image layer, The map image creation means The map image layer, the customer nameplate image layer, and the land and building image layer are configured to be superimposed on each other to create a map image so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer, the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer, and the latitude and longitude of the land and building image layer match.

5. A map creation system according to claim 1, wherein:

6. The public information data is stored in the public information database in association with or in correspondence with the use or purpose of the land and / or building; The map creation system includes: The system further comprises a classification means for classifying the public information data stored in the public information database into a plurality of groups for each of several uses or purposes, a determination means for determining whether or not there is any classified data that matches a predetermined use or purpose among the classified data classified by the classification means, and a selection means for selecting the classified data that is determined by the determination means to match the predetermined use or purpose, The latitude and longitude conversion means The address, house number or telephone number of the classification data selected by the selection means can be extracted and converted into latitude and longitude coordinates.

6. The map creation system according to claim 5,

7. The public information database includes: Obtaining public information data on land and / or buildings that has been made public by a predetermined means for a predetermined period of time; The land and building image layer creation means includes: updating and creating said land and building image layer based on the acquired public information data; The map image creation means Creating map images based on updated land and building image layers 7. A map creation system according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that

8. storing data relating to a map having a layer structure in a map database in association with or in correspondence with latitude and longitude information; storing data about customers, including potential customers, in a customer database in association with or in correspondence with nameplates representing said customers; a map extraction step of extracting a map image layer from the map database; A latitude and longitude conversion step of extracting customer addresses, house numbers, or telephone numbers from the customer database and converting them into latitude and longitude coordinates; a customer nameplate image layer creation step of creating a nameplate image layer in which the customer nameplate is displayed based on the coordinates converted in the latitude / longitude conversion step so that the nameplate image layer can be displayed by being superimposed on the map image layer extracted in the map extraction step; a map image creating step of creating a map image by superimposing the map image layer and the customer nameplate image layer so that the latitude and longitude indicated by the latitude and longitude information of the map image layer coincide with the latitude and longitude of the customer nameplate image layer; an output step of outputting the created map image; Run the following on your computer: The computer includes: A business performance management system is provided, the business performance management system having a business performance information management server for managing data on business performance or results, and a business performance database that cooperates with the business performance information management server and stores data on business performance or results in association with or in correspondence with information that can identify the customer, The business performance information management server is configured to cooperate with the customer database. A mapping program that features:

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