JP2003279366A - Navigation apparatus and navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation apparatus by which arbitrary information of a user can be simply registered, making it contingent to spot registration. <P>SOLUTION: Arbitrary speech information from the user is accepted, as contingent information on a registered spot, when designation of the position of a new registered spot from the user is accepted, while route guidance is performed. This is stored in a storage portion causing it to correspond to position information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a navigation device having a point registration function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A navigation device is generally a terminal mounted on a vehicle and is a CD-ROM or a DVD.
Read the map information stored in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM or the map information received from the map server via the mobile phone and display it on the display.
The user is guided to the destination while showing the current vehicle position and the optimum route to the destination on this map. The destination is set on the map by the user using the attached remote control. The position of the vehicle is GPS (Global Positioning Sy
stem) Receives a radio wave from a satellite, and calculates and obtains it based on position information obtained from it and information from a velocity pulse detector, a gyro sensor, etc. (not shown). The optimum route is calculated by using the vehicle position, the destination, and preset route search conditions.

Conventionally, a navigation device has a function of registering a point desired by a user on a map. In addition to the position information, the registration point information can be added with various information desired by the user, such as name, telephone number, type of display mark, presence / absence of alarm sound. The registration point is used to set the destination and also informs the user that the vehicle is passing by by sounding an alarm registered by the user when the vehicle is passing near the registration point. Used for such purposes.

A conventional point registration operation will be briefly described. The user designates a point to be registered on the map displayed on the display with a joystick or the like of the remote controller and depresses the center key of the joystick to instruct registration of the point. When a new point is registered in the built-in memory, the navigation device checks whether the number of memorable points exceeds the upper limit, and if the upper limit is not exceeded, the map coordinates of the point specified by the user are displayed. Store in memory. The map coordinates are latitude / longitude or specific coordinates of the map data. When the stored map information of the position of the registered location includes a facility and the like and the name of the facility or the like is included in the map information, the name is stored as the location name. If there is no facility or the like at the registration point and the name is not included in the map information, the nearby place name in the map information or the nearby facility name is stored.

Conventionally, once a registered point has been registered, by performing an editing operation later, the point name is changed, the telephone number is registered and changed, the type of display mark is selected, and the presence or absence of an alarm sound. It is also configured to be able to select the type, correct the coordinates of the spot, delete the registered spot, and the like.

[0006]

Since the conventional navigation device is supposed to temporarily stop the operation for registering a spot while traveling, as described above, the driver (user) desires to do so. The coordinates of the point are stored only by specifying the point. Therefore, when registering a spot, the spot name in the map information is registered as the spot name, not the arbitrary name of the user. By performing the editing work while the vehicle is stopped after the traveling is completed, it is possible to edit the user's arbitrary spot name and register or change the accompanying information.

However, when an attempt is made to edit a registration point after traveling, the user may not be able to remember what kind of place the registration point was and what purpose it was registered. Therefore, it is desired to store information such as a user's arbitrary memorandum as accompanying information when performing the operation of registering the location. In this case, it is conceivable to store the character information, but when inputting characters using the hard keys that a normal navigation device has, there are not enough keys,
Increasing the number of operations is unavoidable and requires a long time for input operations. Since the point registration operation is performed when the vehicle is temporarily stopped while the vehicle is driving, spending a long time for inputting a memo or the like may cause traffic congestion or the like.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation device which can easily register arbitrary information of a user in association with spot registration.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, when a new designation of a position of a registration point is accepted from the user while traveling, the user receives the additional information about the registration point from the user. Accept any voice information,
The voice information is stored in the storage unit in association with the position information.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) A navigation device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
2 is used for the explanation. The navigation device of the present embodiment is capable of registering a user's arbitrary voice or the like as accompanying information about the registration point.

First, the configuration of the navigation device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The navigation device 100 includes a main body 130.
And a remote controller 121. The main body 130 includes a control unit 101 and an ADPCM connected to the control unit 101.
Encoder 104, readable / writable memory 105, ADP
CM decoder 107, map information storage unit 117, display unit 1
16, operation keypad 115, remote control light receiver 11
4. GPS device 110 is provided. Further, the main body 130 is provided with the microphone 102 and the speaker 109. The microphone 102 is connected to the ADPCM encoder 104 via the A / D converter 103, and the speaker 109 is connected to the ADPCM decoder 107 via the D / A converter 108. In addition, in the main body 130,
A modem 112 for connecting a mobile phone 120, an interface 106 for a video camera 118, and an interface 113 for a memory card 119 are provided.

The control unit 101 includes a CPU 101a and a ROM.
By executing a control program stored in the ROM 101b in advance including 101b and 101b, processing for controlling each part of the main body 130 is performed and navigation operation is executed.

The readable / writable memory 105 is a readable / writable memory such as a hard disk, SRAM, flash memory, RAM or the like, and has an area (see FIG. 9) for storing registration point data registered by the user. In addition, the readable / writable memory 105 serves as an area for storing the map information when the mobile phone 120 obtains map information from a map server (not shown) via the Internet, and as a buffer and a work area when performing control processing. Also has areas to be used.

The map information storage unit 117 is, for example, a DVD.
-ROM, ROM, CD-ROM, mask ROM, etc., in which map information and the like are stored in advance. GPS device 11
0 receives the electric wave sent from the GPS satellite, and detects the present own vehicle position.

Remote controller 121 and keypad 115
Is a part that receives an operation instruction issued by the user to cause the navigation device 100 to execute a desired function. The remote controller 121 or the keypad 115 is equipped with a joystick and a plurality of keys. The operation accepted by the remote controller 121 is performed by the remote controller light receiving unit 11
4 to the control unit 101.

The display unit 116 is a display unit for displaying map information, a mark indicating a registration point, a mark indicating the current position of the vehicle, a mark indicating the destination, an optimum route, and the like.

The microphone 102 is a microphone for collecting an arbitrary voice of the user and converting it into an electric signal as accompanying information about the registration point. The ROM of the control unit 101
The voice recognition program is stored in advance in 101b, and C
By executing this program on the PU 101a, it is possible for the user to give an instruction to the navigation device 100 by voice. In this case, the microphone 102 can also be used as a voice recognition microphone.
Further, a microphone built in the mobile phone 120 connected to the modem 120 can be used instead of the microphone 102. Therefore, when the mobile phone 120 is to be connected to the navigation device 100 for use,
A configuration without the microphone 102 is also possible.

The A / D converter 103 converts the analog signal output from the microphone 102 into a digital signal, and ADP
It is delivered to the CM encoder 104. The ADPCM encoder 104 encodes the user's arbitrary voice, which has been digitalized and received from the A / D converter 103. Read / write memory 1 for encoded user-specified voice information
05 is stored in a predetermined area described later. The user's arbitrary voice stored in the readable / writable memory 105 is passed to the ADPCM decoder under the control of the control unit 101 and decoded. The D / A converter 108 converts the decoded user-specified voice information into an analog signal. The speaker 109 outputs the user's arbitrary voice information of the converted analog signal as voice. It is possible to perform voice guidance by storing in the ROM 101b of the control unit 101 a voice guidance program that guides the vehicle by voice during navigation operation. Further, the navigation device 100 may be provided with no speaker 109, and an audio speaker attached to the vehicle may be used instead of the speaker 109.

Next, the operation of the navigation device 100 according to this embodiment will be specifically described. CP of control unit 101
The U 101a controls each unit as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 by executing a program stored in the ROM 101b, and realizes guidance of the own vehicle, registration of points, and the like.

First, before traveling, a route search process is performed.
The control unit 101 causes the display unit 116 to display the map data read from the map information storage unit 117 or the map data received from the map server via the mobile phone. The user sets the destination on the map displayed on the display unit 116 by using the attached remote controller or the like. The control unit 101
The optimum route from the current vehicle position detected by the GPS device 110 to the destination is obtained by calculation based on preset route search conditions. The obtained optimum route is displayed on the display unit 1.
It is displayed on the map displayed on 16. The current vehicle position and destination are displayed on the map displayed on the display unit 116 by a preset icon.

While the vehicle is traveling, the control unit 101
Reads the reception data of the GPS device 110 at regular time intervals and calculates the current position (longitude / latitude) data of the vehicle (step 301). The map data centered on the calculated own vehicle position is read from the map information storage unit 117, or received from the map server via the mobile phone 120 and written in the drawing memory, so that the map and facility information included in the map data ( Icons, names, etc.) are displayed on the display unit 116. Then, in order to prevent the own vehicle from deviating from the optimum route, a route guidance process for notifying the user of the traveling direction is performed by voice or the like by a voice guidance program (step 302).

When the user desires the spot registration and performs the operation while traveling (including temporarily stopping) while performing the route guidance processing as described above, the spot registration processing is performed ( Steps 305 and 306). The user issues a location registration start instruction by using the remote controller 121 or the keypad 115.
Is operated by operating a predetermined key or by uttering a voice as a talk switch of a voice recognition function.

The point registration process is shown in FIG.
This will be specifically described with reference to the screen display example of FIG. When the operation of the point registration start instruction is accepted, the control unit 101 proceeds to step 1101 of FIG.
001 is displayed on the map screen of the display unit 116 as shown in FIG. The user moves the cursor 1001 to a point on the map screen to be registered with the joystick of the remote controller 121 or a predetermined key of the keypad 115, and presses an execution key such as the center key of the joystick to position the registration point. Is determined (FIG. 10 (b)). In response to this, the control unit 101
If the map data includes the facility name, place name, or the like corresponding to the determined position of the cursor 1001, the facility name, place name, or the like (100
2) is displayed, and a display 1003 for selecting “point registration” or “destination setting” is displayed on the screen of the display unit 116 to prompt the selection (FIG. 11A). At this time,
Along with the display 1003, a voice having a predetermined content can be played from the speaker 109 to prompt the user to make a selection. When the user selects "point registration" with the joystick of the remote controller 121 or a predetermined key of the keypad 115 and presses the execution key (step 1
In step 102), the process proceeds to step 1103. Note that FIG.
In FIG. 10A, the position designation operation of FIGS.
Since the operation is the same as the operation of setting the destination, FIG.
As described above, the "point registration" or the "destination setting" can be selected, but it is not always necessary to select, and it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the execution key is pressed to proceed to step 1103. In addition, when it is selectable, FIG.
When the user selects "destination setting" on the screen of (a), the destination setting process is executed.

At step 1103, the control unit 101
The read / write memory 105 is searched in advance for an area for storing registration point data, and the number of registration points already registered is detected. Then, when a new point is registered in addition to the already registered point, it is checked whether or not the upper limit of the number of registered points that can be stored in the readable / writable memory 105 is exceeded. If the upper limit is not exceeded, step 11
Go to 04.

Here, the structure of the area for storing the registration point data in the readable / writable memory 105 is shown in FIG.
Will be explained. In the readable / writable memory 105,
Area A and area B are secured. Area A is an area 901 for storing coordinate values of each registered location, location name, telephone number, icon type to be displayed, alarm type, voice memo presence / absence flag, voice memo storage destination start address, and voice memo storage destination byte count. An area 908 is secured in advance by the predetermined upper limit number of registration points. The area B is an area for storing a voice memo, and an area 9 for storing voice data of a predetermined length (for example, 30 seconds).
This is an area in which 09 is reserved in advance for the maximum number of registration points.

In step 1104 of FIG. 1, the control unit 10
1 is the cursor 1001 specified in step 1101
Area A of the memory 105 where the map coordinates of the point can be read and written.
It is stored in the area 901 inside. Further, the facility name, place name, etc. of the point displayed in FIG. 11A are stored in the area 902 as the point name. When the storage is completed, a display 1004 indicating that the registration is completed is displayed on the display unit 116 as shown in FIG. 11B, and the user is notified that the storage is completed by playing a predetermined sound from the speaker 109. Let us know. In addition, there are no facilities at the registration point,
If the name is not included in the map data, a nearby place name or a nearby facility name is stored in the area 902.

Next, the control unit 101 asks the user whether or not to register an arbitrary voice memo of the user as the accompanying information about the registration point as shown in FIG. 11 (c).
05 is displayed on the display unit 116, and a voice having the same content is also output from the speaker 109. In response to this, if the user selects “Yes” on the display 1005 with the remote controller 121 and the keypad 115 and presses the execute key,
Proceed to step 1106. In step 1106, the control unit 101 causes the display unit 116 to display a display 1006 that asks the user whether to start registration as illustrated in FIG. 12A, and also causes the speaker 109 to output a voice having the same content. If the user selects "Yes" and presses the execution key, registration is started. A voice arbitrarily selected by the user is converted into a signal by the microphone 102, converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 103, coded by the ADPCM encoder 104, and an area 909 corresponding to the registration point in the area B of the readable / writable memory 105. Are stored in order. At this time, the display 10 of FIG. 12B indicating that the registration is being performed.
07 is displayed on the display unit 116. Also, while storing data, the capacity and area 90
It is also possible to calculate the remaining time of the recordable time (for example, 30 seconds) from the total capacity of 9 and display it on the display unit 116 as shown in FIG. 7C. When the user presses the execution key to instruct the end of registration, or when the predetermined recordable time (for example, 30 seconds) has ended, as shown in FIG. An icon 1008 of a predetermined type is displayed at the coordinate position of the registration point, and the type of this icon 1008 is stored in the icon type area 904 of the readable / writable memory 105. Further, a flag indicating that there is a voice memo is written in the area 906, the capacity (the number of bytes) in which the voice data is actually stored is obtained in the area 909 in the area B, and the area 9 in the area A
Write to 08. The registration of the user's arbitrary voice data associated with the registration point is completed, and the point registration process (step 30
6) ends.

In step 1103, if the number of registrations exceeds the upper limit when a new location is registered, the fact that registration cannot be performed is displayed on the display unit 116, and
The user is informed by playing a predetermined voice from the speaker 109, and the process ends. Also, step 110
Display of whether the user wants to register voice data in 5 100
When "No" of 5 is selected and the execute key is pressed, the point registration processing is ended without registering the voice data. In this case, it is possible to add voice data after the traveling ends by the editing process described later.

When the point registration processing of step 306 in FIG. 3 is completed, and when the point registration operation is not performed in step 305, the process returns to the route guidance flow during traveling and proceeds to step 307. Step 307 is a process of checking whether or not the current vehicle position is close to the registered point, and if the current position is close, playing a voice memo or sounding an alarm.

The registration location approaching process of step 307 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the control unit 101 uses the GPS device 1
The coordinates of the current vehicle position are acquired from 10 (step 40
1), for all registration points stored in the readable / writable memory 105, the coordinate value is read from the area 901 of the area A, and the distance Length between the coordinates of the vehicle position acquired in step 401 and the coordinates of the registration point is calculated. (Step 402). The distance Length is the predetermined minimum distance Le
If there is a registration point shorter than ngth_th (step 40)
In 3), it is determined that the vehicle position is close to the registration point, and the process proceeds to step 404. In step 404, it is checked whether or not a flag with a voice memo is stored in the area 906 of the area A of the readable / writable memory 105 for the registration point. If a voice memo exists, step 405.
Then, referring to the area 907, the head address of the area 909 in which the voice memo is stored is checked, and the voice data in the area 909 is read. The read audio data is ADP
The speaker 109 is decoded by the CM decoder 107 and converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 108.
Is output as audio from. As a result, it is possible to reproduce an arbitrary voice memo of the user at the approaching registration point. The user can confirm what kind of place the registration point is by using the voice memo registered by the user.

On the other hand, in step 404, when there is no voice memo flag in the area A of the read / write memory 105 for the registration point, the voice memo of the user is not registered. move on. In step 406, it is checked whether the condition set by the user in advance is a condition for sounding an alarm,
If the condition is to sound an alarm, the process proceeds to step 407, and the alarm sound of the type stored in the area 905 is played from the speaker 109. Immediately after the location registration is performed, since the alarm type is not stored in the area 905, an alarm of a type preset in the initial setting is sounded. If the condition that the alarm does not sound is set in step 406, the registration point approaching process 307 is directly terminated.

If there is no registration point whose distance Length is shorter than the minimum distance Length_th in step 403, there is no registration point approaching the vehicle position, and the registration point approaching process is terminated. When the registration point approach processing 307 is completed, the process returns to step 301 of calculating the present location in FIG.

In FIG. 4, the voice memo is reproduced when the distance between the current location and the registration point is smaller than a predetermined distance. However, the voice memo reproducing method is limited to the method shown in FIG. It is not something that will be done. For example, during the route guidance processing, a voice memo is reproduced when the own vehicle is closer than a predetermined minimum distance to a registration point located on the optimum route and within a predetermined distance from the optimum route. be able to. Further, for example, when the user moves the cursor to a specific registration point and its periphery on the display screen, it is possible to reproduce the voice memo about the registration point.

The above is the operation of the navigation device 100 while the vehicle is running (route guidance). Considering that the point registration operation is temporarily stopped during driving, the facility name etc. included in the map data is registered as the point name of the registered point in order to ease the burden on the user of the operation. It Therefore, in the state where the vehicle is stopped after the traveling is completed (after the route guidance is completed), the navigation device 100 accepts the editing of the incidental information about the registration point by the operation of the user.

The editing process will be described with reference to FIG. When the user performs an operation of instructing editing with the remote controller 121 or the keypad 115, the control unit 101 displays a list of spot names of registered spots already registered in the area A of the read / write memory 105. Display on 116. When the user selects the location name of the registration point to be edited from the list with the joystick or the like of the remote controller 112 and decides the selection by pressing the center key or the like, the control unit 101 accepts the selected registration point (step 501). ), And a screen as shown in FIG. 8C is displayed on the display unit 116 to prompt the user to select an item to be edited (step 502). Voice memo displayed by the user 80
When 7 is selected, the control unit 101 determines in step 503.
Process.

The voice memo editing process in step 503 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The control unit 101 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8A, the display unit 116 is caused to display a screen for accepting selection of edit contents. On this screen, a display 701 of the spot name of the registration spot selected by the user as the editing target in step 501 and whether to newly input the voice data of the registration spot or confirm the already registered one, Displays 702 to 705 asking whether to erase or to end as it is.
Is displayed. When the user selects the input display 702 with the joystick or the like, the process proceeds to step 602, and a display 706 asking the user whether to start recording is displayed as shown in FIG. 7B. If the user selects “Yes” with the joystick or the like on the display 706 with the remote controller 121 and the keypad 115 and presses the execute key or utters a voice that serves as a talk switch of the voice recognition function, the process proceeds to step 603. , Start voice registration. Specifically, an arbitrary voice from the user is converted into a signal by the microphone 102, converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 103, coded by the ADPCM encoder 104, and registered at the registration point in the area B of the readable / writable memory 105. Are sequentially stored in the area 909 corresponding to. At this time, the display unit 116 is caused to display the display as shown in FIG. 7C including the display 707 for indicating that the registration is being performed and accepting the input end from the user. Also, while storing data, the capacity and area 90
The remaining time of the recordable time (for example, 30 seconds) is calculated from the total capacity of 9 and displayed as a display 708. When the user selects the input end display 707 with the remote controller 121 or the like to instruct the end of registration, or when the predetermined recordable time (for example, 30 seconds) ends, the process proceeds to step 604 to read / write. A flag indicating that there is a voice memo is written in the area 906 of the possible memory 105, the capacity (the number of bytes) in which the voice data is stored in the area 909 in the area B is written in the area 908 of the area A, and the voice memo editing process is performed. To finish. Accordingly, the user can input the voice memo even if the voice memo is not registered at the time of location registration. If the user selects “No” in the display 706 of FIG. 7B, the process returns to step 601.

On the other hand, in step 601, the confirmation display 70
When the user selects 3, the control unit 101 proceeds to step 605 and refers to the area 907 of the area A of the readable / writable memory 105 corresponding to the registration point selected by the user in step 501. Audio data 909 is read out, decoded by the ADPCM decoder 107, and output from the speaker 109. This allows the user to hear and confirm the registered voice memo.

Further, in step 601, an erasure display 70 is displayed.
When 4 is selected, the control unit 101 displays the information in FIG.
Display 80 that asks the user whether to delete
9 is displayed, and when the user selects “Yes” with the remote controller 121 or the like, the area 9 of the readable / writable memory 105 is displayed.
The voice data in area 09 is erased, and the voice memo presence / absence flag in the area 906 is rewritten to “no voice memo”.
The data of 8 is also deleted (step 606). During the erasing operation, a display 810 indicating that the erasing is being performed is displayed as shown in FIG.

After editing the voice memo, the control unit 101
The process proceeds to step 510 of FIG.
The display of (c) is displayed, and the user displays the edit end display 8
If 08 is selected, the registration point editing process is terminated. In addition, any of the edit displays 801 to 801 in FIG.
If 807 is selected, the process returns to step 502 to accept the selection.

If the user selects the name edit display 801 in FIG. 8C in step 502, step 5
In 04, name editing processing is performed. In the name editing process, the user's input of an arbitrary name is accepted. For inputting the characters of the name, for example, a button indicating the Japanese syllabary characters of the Japanese syllabary is displayed on the display 116, and the user accepts the operation of sequentially selecting the joystick of the remote controller 121. Further, the kanji conversion processing may be performed so that the kanji conversion is performed based on the inputted kana character. The input new name data is the readable / writable memory 10 for the registration point selected in step 501.
The area 902 of the point name data in 5 is overwritten. As a result, the name of the registration point can be rewritten from the name such as the facility name in the map data to any name desired by the user.

Further, in step 502, the user selects
When the display 805 for editing the telephone number in (c) is selected, the control unit 101 performs processing for editing the telephone number in step 505. In the telephone number editing process, the input of the telephone number desired by the user is accepted. For inputting a telephone number, for example, a ten key is displayed on the display 116 so that the user can operate the remote controller 1
The configuration is such that the operation of sequentially selecting by the operation of the joystick 21 or the like is accepted. The control unit 101 stores the input telephone number data in the telephone number data area 903 in the readable / writable memory 105 for the registration point selected in step 501. As a result, an arbitrary telephone number can be registered as the incidental information of the registration point.

Further, in step 502, the user selects
When the mark edit display 804 of (c) is selected,
The control unit 101 performs mark edit processing in step 506. In the mark editing process, the type of mark displayed as the icon indicating the registration point can be changed to the mark type desired by the user. For selecting the mark type, for example, a plurality of types of marks stored in advance in the readable / writable memory 105 are displayed side by side on the screen of the display 116,
The user selects a desired one by operating the joystick or the like of the remote controller 121. Control unit 101
Is the data indicating the selected mark type in step 5
The information is stored in the icon type area 904 in the read / write memory 105 for the registration point selected in 01. Thereby, the icon indicating the registration point on the displayed map can be changed to the mark of the type selected by the user.

Further, in step 502, the user selects
When the alarm edit display 802 in (c) is selected, an alarm edit process is performed in step 507. In the alarm editing process, the user can select an alarm sound to be played when the own vehicle approaches the registration point. To select an alarm sound, for example, a list of words or phrases that describe a plurality of types of alarm sounds stored in advance in the readable / writable memory 105 is displayed and displayed on the screen of the display unit 116, and the user operates the joystick or the like of the remote controller 121. A desired one is selected by. The control unit 101
Data indicating the type of the selected alarm sound is stored in the alarm type area 905 in the readable / writable memory 105 for the registration point selected in step 501.
As a result, when the host vehicle approaches the registration point selected in step 501, the alarm sound selected by the user is played.

Further, in step 502, the user selects
When the position correction display 806 of (c) is selected, the control unit 101 performs the position correction processing of the registration point in step 508. In the position correction process, the correction of the coordinates of the registration point on the map is accepted. The coordinates can be corrected by searching for a facility or the like that matches the spot name with the search function of the navigation device, or by scrolling using the joystick of the remote controller 121 by the user to move the icon of the registered spot to the desired position. It can be configured to be carried out by moving. The control unit 101 stores the corrected coordinates on the map in the area 901 of the coordinate value in the readable / writable memory 105 for the registration point selected in step 501. As a result, the position of the registration point can be corrected to the position desired by the user.

Further, in step 502, the user selects
When the deletion processing display 803 of (c) is selected, the control unit 101 performs the deletion processing of registration point data in step 509. The erasing process erases all the data in the areas 901 to 908 and the area 909 in the readable / writable memory 105 for the registration point selected in step 501.

Further, in step 502, the user selects
When the edit end display 808 in (c) is selected, the control unit 101 ends the registration point edit processing.

As described above, in the navigation device according to the first embodiment, a user's arbitrary voice memo can be registered as accompanying information when performing point registration during route guidance. As a result, even if the user pauses while driving to register the location, it does not take a long time to operate the navigation device and does not need to look at the screen. Can be attached. Therefore, even if the user forgets why the location was registered when editing the registration point later, by checking the voice memo, the user's arbitrary information (for example, the registration point Can be confirmed to the user)
The registration point can be edited easily.

Since the voice memo is reproduced as a voice when the own vehicle approaches the registration point, the user who is driving can record the voice of the registration point in the same manner as the voice of the route guidance. You can listen to any information you have registered as information. Therefore, the display unit 116
Since the user's arbitrary information about the registration point can be confirmed without confirming the screen of, there is also an advantage that the range of utilization of the registration point is expanded. As an example, when it is necessary to detour to the registration point and finish the errand, by registering the contents of the errand as a voice memo beforehand, if the own vehicle approaches the registration point Since the content flows as voice, the user can be informed that there is an errand and can be used.

As the readable / writable memory 105,
When a removable flash memory or the like is used, the flash memory may be removed from the navigation device 100, brought out of the vehicle, and edited by a personal computer such as a home or a workplace or a mobile phone. .
In this case, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 stored in the ROM 101b
The program for the flow editing process is stored in the memory of a personal computer or a mobile phone and executed. As a result, the registration points that were registered one by one in the middle of traveling
It is possible to edit while confirming the user's arbitrary information by voice memo with a personal computer or a mobile phone. By using this, it becomes possible to confirm the traveling route, collect arbitrary information during traveling by voice memo along the route, and the like.

Since the navigation device of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the memory card 119 and the mobile phone 120 can be connected, the information in the areas 901 to 908 and the area 909 at the registration points in the readable / writable memory 105 is The readable / writable memory 105
It is possible to edit the registration point outside the vehicle without attaching or detaching.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the voice data can be registered as the incidental information of the registration point, but it is built in the video camera 118 or the mobile phone 120 connected to the navigation device 100. It is also possible to have a configuration in which a video image or a still image captured by a camera is registered as incidental information of a registration point. In this case, like the audio data, the video (moving image) or still image captured from the video camera 118 or the mobile phone is
The data is stored in a video data storage area provided in advance in the readable / writable memory 105. By making it possible to register images and still images in this way, it is possible to leave images around the registration point as accompanying information, so use it as a point information along the route along the way with voice memos. You can In this case as well, it is possible to expand the utilization range by making it possible to edit the registration point information outside the vehicle.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a navigation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

The navigation system of the second embodiment includes a navigation device 100 which is an in-vehicle terminal and a personal information registration / distribution center 200 which is a server. In this embodiment, registration point data is registered and
Stored in distribution center 200.

The navigation device 100 has the same structure as that of the first embodiment. On the other hand, the registration / distribution center 200 includes a user information file storage unit 201, a user registration site database storage unit 202, a facility information database storage unit, a control unit 205, a server unit including a modem 209 and a bus 203, and a communication control unit 204. , Communication device 20
7 and a wireless communication station equipment portion including an antenna 208.

The navigation device 100 is connected to the registration / distribution center 200 by the connected mobile phone 120.
Register the registration point data by communicating with
Also receive delivery when necessary.

Navigation device 1 of the second embodiment
00 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, except that the structure of the storage area of the registration point data of the readable / writable memory 105 and the type of associated information are different from those of the first embodiment. There is. In the first embodiment, the storage area of the registration point data has an area for registering user's optional information (voice memo or image information) for each registration point. In this embodiment, the registration point data storage area is a registration point list area 1 as shown in FIG.
430 and an object area 1420.
The registration spot list area 1430 stores a spot information area 1400 that stores basic information such as coordinates of the registration spot, and data indicating the types and capacities of a plurality (upper limit n) of individual information associated with the registration spot. Individual information list area 14
10 and. In the registration spot list area 1430, the spot information area 1400 and the individual information list area 1410 are prepared in advance for the maximum number of registration spots set in advance. On the other hand, in the object area 1420, the registration / distribution center 2 registers the registration point data created by the point registration processing.
It is used to temporarily store data (object data) representing the content of individual information until it is delivered to 00 for storage and until the information is displayed or output as voice when the delivery is received. Therefore, the object area 1420 only needs to have a capacity for storing a maximum of n pieces of object information of individual information for one registration point, and does not need to be prepared for each registration point.

The object area 1420 may be prepared for each of two or more predetermined registration points. As a result, the content data of the individual information about the plurality of registration points designated by the user in advance can be received from the registration / distribution center 200 and stored in the object area 1420. In addition, the content data of the individual information about the registration points located on and around the optimum route is received in advance from the registration / distribution center 200 and the object area 142 is received.
0, or the content data of individual information about multiple registration points included in one screen of a map can be registered and
It is also possible to have a configuration in which it is received in advance from the distribution center 200 and stored in the object area 1420. As a result, individual information can be output quickly while traveling.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the spot information area 1400, coordinate values, registered spot names,
Areas 901 to 905 storing telephone numbers, icon types, and alarm types are included. In addition, in the present embodiment, in the spot information area 1400, an area 1401 for storing a registration spot ID that is a number (including a code) unique to the registration spot and an individual information item associated with the registration spot. An area 1402 for storing data indicating the number is included. The registration point ID is registered as described below.
This is the number specified by the distribution center.

The navigation device 100 of this embodiment
Can attach n pieces of individual information for each registration point. An individual information ID, which is a unique number (may include a code), is assigned to each of these individual information from the center 200. The individual information ID is stored in the area 1411 of the individual information list area 1410. Further, an area 1412 for storing data indicating a type such as whether the individual information is a sound or an image, an area 1413 for storing data indicating a start address of an object area 1420 in which the individual information is stored, an object An area 1414 for storing data indicating the data capacity is included in the individual information list area 1410.

On the other hand, in the user information file storage unit 201 of the registration / distribution center 200, the name of the user registered in advance and the ID number given to the user are stored for each user group as shown in FIG. ing.

Further, in the user registration place database storage unit 202 of the registration / distribution center 200, the registration point data received by communicating with the navigation device 100 of each user is stored as shown in FIG. The registration database includes a general-purpose information area 2110 for storing basic information about registration points, and a plurality of individual information areas 2120 for storing individual information individually registered by the user for the registration points.

In the general information area 2110, an area 2101 for storing the ID of the registration point, a name prepared by the center 200 for the registration point, and a reading of the name,
Areas 2102-2 for storing coordinate values and telephone numbers, respectively
105, an area 2106 for storing data indicating the number of pieces of individual information registered by the user for the registration point, and an area 2107 for storing IDs for the reference peripheral information prepared by the center 200 for the registration point. There is.

In the individual information area 2120, areas 2121 to 2124 for respectively storing the ID of the individual information, the registration / update date, the ID of the registered user, and the type, and the object data of the individual information are stored. Area 21
Includes 25.

In the navigation system of the present embodiment, the operation of the navigation device 100 during traveling is
Although it is similar to FIG. 3 of the first embodiment, the spot registration processing is performed as follows.

Control unit 101 of navigation device 100
1 receives the point registration process from the user during route guidance in the same manner as steps 1101 to 1106 of the point registration process of FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. The control unit 101 receives the coordinate value of the registration point, the registration point name, and the individual information (voice data or image data) from the navigation device 1.
Areas 901 and 9 in the readable / writable memory 105 in 00
02 and 1421 (see FIG. 14). In addition, the object type, the address at which the individual information is stored, and the capacity of the individual information are set in areas 1412, 1413, 141, respectively.
Store in 4.

Next, the control unit 101 controls the mobile phone 120.
To establish data communication with the center 200. The mobile phone 120 is the communication device 2 of the center 200.
A call is made to 07 to establish data communication. This data communication can be performed not only by direct communication using the antenna 208, the communication device 207, and the communication control unit 204, but also by Internet connection using a modem 209 and a public line network. When the data communication is established, the control unit 101 of the navigation device 100 transmits the group ID and the user ID previously given from the center 200 side, as shown in FIG. 15 (step 1501). The control unit 205 of the center 200 uses the group ID and the user I
Confirm D and notify communication permission (step 150).
2). The control unit 101 of the navigation device 100, after transmitting the data indicating that the registration point is newly registered, continues to the area 901 of the readable / writable memory 105.
The coordinate values of the registration point, the registration point name, the object data of the individual information, and the object type stored in 902, 1412, and 1421 are transmitted (step 1
503, 1504). The center 200 receives this,
Step 15 in the registration point database storage unit 202
The new registration points are stored in the areas 2104, 2102, 2125, and 2124 in the area corresponding to the group ID received in 01, respectively. Further, the registration date and the user ID are stored in areas 2122 and 2123, respectively. Further, the control unit 205 of the center 200 allocates the registration point IDs to the areas 2101 and 212, respectively.
1 and the navigation device 1
The registration point ID is notified to the 00 side (step 150).
5). The control unit 101 of the navigation device 100 respectively receives the registration point ID, the individual information ID, the reading name of the registration point, and the telephone number in the area 140 of FIG.
1, 1411, 902, and 903.

Further, the control unit 205 of the center 200, which has received the registration of the new registration point, retrieves and links the accompanying information by the processing of FIG. First, when the registration unit information data is received by the procedure of FIG. 15 (step 2601), the control unit 205 reads the coordinate value from the area 2104 of the registration value database storage unit 202 (step 2602), and the coordinate value thereof. And the names of the surrounding facilities and the like, the facility information database storage unit 20
6 is searched (step 2603). Then, using the names of the facilities as keywords, the home page or the like is searched through the database in the facility information database storage unit 206 and the Internet, and related information is collected (step 2604). The facility information database storage unit 20 adds new information to the collected information (reference peripheral information).
6 (step 2605). In addition, the information (reference peripheral information) collected in step 2604 stores information indicating the area stored in the facility information database storage unit 206 in the registration point database storage unit 202, and the reference peripheral information ID And stores the ID number in the area 2107 of the corresponding registration point data in the registration point database storage unit 202.

When the user of the navigation device 100 desires to distribute the reference peripheral information about the registration point, the user performs the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 101 of the navigation device 100 transmits a group ID / user ID after establishing data communication, and if communication permission is obtained (steps 1501 and 1502), a list of registration points. The data indicating the request for acquisition and the number of registration points (for example, n) included in the list are transmitted (step 23).
01). As a result, the center 200 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
As described above, the registration point already registered by the user and the presence / absence of individual information (voice memo in FIG. 10A) accompanying it,
The presence / absence of reference peripheral information is listed and transmitted to the navigation device 100 side (step 2303). The user of the navigation device 100 moves the joystick or the like of the remote controller 121 to select the spot information. Figure 25
(B) shows a state where the XX intersection is selected, but there is no voice memo registered and there is no peripheral information that can be referred to. FIG. 25C shows a state in which the XX parking lot is selected, but there are voice memos and reference peripheral information. Figure 25
In (c), when the user operates the joystick or the like and wishes to distribute the reference peripheral information, the center 200 causes the area 2107 in FIG.
Is read, the area address in which the reference peripheral information is stored is read from the ID, the information (reference peripheral information) of the corresponding address in the facility information database storage unit 206 is read, and the information is transmitted to the navigation device 200. The navigation device 100 receives this and outputs it from the display unit 116 and the speaker 109. This allows
The user can obtain the reference peripheral information as an image or a sound.

Further, while the navigation device 100 is traveling (during route guidance), the registration point approach processing 307 of FIGS. 3 and 4 is performed as follows. If the registration point is approaching in step 403 of FIG. 4, it is confirmed in step 404 whether the registration point has individual information by referring to the area 1402 in the readable / writable memory 105. If there is individual information, as shown in FIG. 22, the center 200 is called (steps 1501 and 1502), and data indicating the desire to acquire individual information, its registration point ID, and individual information ID are transmitted (step 2201). , 2202). In response to this, the center 200 reads the object data corresponding to the registration point ID and the individual information ID from the area 2125 of the registration point database 202 and transmits it to the navigation device (step 2203). The navigation device 100 stores the received object data in the area 1421 of the read / write memory 105.
In step 405 of FIG. 4, the voice memo (or image data) is reproduced by reproducing the data in the area 1421.

In this case, as described above, when the object area 1420 in FIG. 14 is secured for a plurality of registration points, the contents of the individual information about the plurality of registration points designated by the user in advance. If the data is received from the registration / distribution center 200 in advance and stored in the object area 1420 respectively, and when the own vehicle approaches the registration point, individual information about the registration point is stored in the object area 1420. The individual information (voice memo or image data) can be reproduced. In the case of this configuration, since only the individual information about the registration point designated by the user in advance is reproduced, there is an advantage that only the individual information necessary for the user can be selectively and rapidly reproduced.

When the object area 1420 is secured for a plurality of registration points, the individual information about the registration points located on and around the optimum route or all the registration points included in the map screen is displayed. It is also possible to receive the content data from the registration / distribution center 200 in advance and store it in the object area 1420 and reproduce the individual information about the registration point when the own vehicle approaches the registration point. is there. In the case of this configuration, the individual information can be output quickly while traveling. Further, in the navigation device 100 of the present embodiment, the processing of editing the registration point is almost the same as the flow of FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, but the editing processing 503 of the voice memo is performed.
Is performed by communicating with the center 200. In particular,
In the voice memo adding process, as shown in FIG. 16, after transmitting the data indicating the intention to add the individual information, the registration value ID and
Send individual information you want to add (steps 1601-1)
603). As a result, the center 200 stores the received object data 2125 in the area 2125 of the corresponding registration point and notifies the navigation device 100 of the individual information ID (step 1604). In the present embodiment, not only one voice memo but also n pieces of individual information can be attached to one registration point.

Further, in the processing of deleting individual information such as voice memo, as shown in FIG. 19, after transmitting the data indicating the intention of deletion, the registration point ID and the individual information ID to be deleted.
Is transmitted (steps 1901, 1902). In response to this, the center 200 deletes the corresponding individual information and notifies the navigation device 100 of the end of processing (step 1903).

Further, the processing for changing the contents of individual information is shown in FIG.
As described above, after transmitting the data indicating the intention to change the individual information, the registration point ID and the individual information ID to be changed are transmitted,
Then, the data type of the changed individual information and the object data are transmitted (steps 1701 to 1704). In response to this, the center 200 side receives the corresponding individual information I
The changed object data is overwritten in the area 2125 of the D object data, and the update completion is notified to the navigation device 100 (step 1705).

If the user wants to confirm what kind of individual information is stored as the individual information prior to the addition, deletion, change, etc. of the individual information, the individual information is sent from the center 200 by the procedure shown in FIG. Information list can be obtained. First, as shown in FIG. 24, the center 200 is called (steps 1501 and 1502), data indicating the intention to acquire the individual information list is transmitted, and the registration point ID for which the individual information list is desired and the individual information to be put on the list. Of the number m (steps 2401 to 240)
3). In response to this, the center 200 lists up to m pieces of the individual information registered by the user for the corresponding registration point, and sets their ID, registration / update date, and object type in the area of the registration point database storage unit 202. It is read out from 2121, 2122, 2124 and transmitted to the navigation device 100 (step 240).
4). The navigation device 100 displays the received list on the display unit 116, and when the user selects specific individual information and wants to reproduce it, notifies the center 200 to transmit the object data of the individual information. . The center 200 receives the data, reads the data from the object data area 2125, and transmits the data to the navigation device 100. The navigation device reproduces the received object data.

Also, the registration point deletion processing 509 of FIG.
Is performed in the form as shown in FIG. First, the navigation device 100 calls the center 200 (step 1
501, 1502), data indicating the intention to delete the registration point is transmitted, and the registration point ID is transmitted (step 180).
1, 1802). In response to this, the center 200 causes the individual information area 2 of the corresponding user ID at the corresponding registration point.
Erase all data in 120. If another user has not registered individual information about the registered location, the data in the general information area 2110 is also deleted and the navigation device 100 is notified of the end of processing (step 1803). In addition, the navigation device 100,
All the data in the areas 1400 and 1430 of the corresponding registration points in the own readable / writable memory 105 are also deleted.
This completes the deletion of the registration point.

In the navigation system of the second embodiment described above, the individual information such as voice memos and image data arbitrarily attached to the registration point data by the user is stored in the center 200 which is the server. As a result, in addition to the effect obtained by the navigation device of the first embodiment, even if the capacity of the readable / writable memory 105 of the navigation device 100 is small, a large number of registration points and a plurality of individual information for each registration point are provided. The effect of being able to register is obtained.

Further, the center 200 searches the peripheral facility information about the registered point by using the facility name, the peripheral facility name, etc. as a keyword, and links the search result to the registered point as reference peripheral information, thereby registering the registered point of the user. Information about surrounding facilities can be provided. As a result, the user can receive the distribution of the peripheral facility information simply by registering the location, which makes the navigation system highly convenient.

Further, in the second embodiment, since individual information such as voice memos and image data is registered in the center 200, the center 200 can be accessed from a personal computer or a mobile phone outside the own vehicle such as a home or a workplace. It is possible to edit individual information by performing data communication with. Therefore, individual information can be easily edited without removing the readable / writable memory 105 and connecting to a personal computer or the like. Further, the registered place list can be shared by a plurality of users (for example, sharing of customer information).

In the second embodiment, the center 2
By providing a map database storage unit at 00, it is also possible to serve as a map server.

[0082]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a navigation device capable of easily registering user's arbitrary information in association with spot registration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an operation of a point registration process in a navigation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation device according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation during traveling (during route guidance) in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a registration location approaching process in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a registration point editing process in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a voice memo editing process in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 (a), (b), (c) is the first of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example during a voice memo editing process in the navigation device of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 (a), (b), (c) shows the first of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example during a voice memo editing process in the navigation device of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a storage area of registration point data in the readable / writable memory 105 in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

10 (a) and 10 (b) are explanatory views showing a screen display example during the point registration processing in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

11 (a), (b), and (c) are explanatory views showing a screen display example during point registration processing in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

12 (a), (b), and (c) are explanatory views showing a screen display example during point registration processing in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation system according to a second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a storage area of registration point data in the readable / writable memory 105 in the navigation device 100 of the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a registration point center 20 in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when newly registering to 0. FIG.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the center of individual information in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when additionally registered in 0. FIG.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when changing the content of individual information in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when deleting a registered registration point in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. .

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when deleting already registered individual information in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. .

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a file structure of a user information file storage unit 201 of the center 200 in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a database of a user registration point database storage unit 201 of the center 200 in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a navigation device 100 and a center 2 when acquiring registered individual information in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the communication procedure with 00.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when acquiring a list of registered registration points in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. is there.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure between the navigation device 100 and the center 200 when acquiring a list of registered individual information in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. is there.

25 (a), (b), and (c) are the navigation systems according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example when the navigation device 100 selects information to be called from the registration point list acquired from the center 200. FIG.

FIG. 26 shows a process of searching peripheral facility information as reference peripheral information provided to the user when the center 200 receives a registration point in the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart shown.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Navigation device, 101 ... Control part, 102
… Microphone, 103… A / D converter, 104… ADPCM
Encoder, 105 ... Read / write memory, 106 ... Interface, 107 ... ADPCM decoder, 108 ...
D / A converter, 109 ... Speaker, 110 ... GPS device, 112 ... Modem, 113 ... Interface, 114
... remote control light receiving section, 115 ... keypad, 116 ... display section, 117 ... map information storage section, 118 ... video camera,
119 ... Memory card, 120 ... Mobile phone, 121 ... Remote control, 200 ... Individual information registration / distribution center, 201
... user information file storage unit, 202 ... user registration point database, 203 ... bus, 204 ... communication control unit,
205 ... Control unit, 206 ... Facility information database, 20
7 ... communication device, 208 ... antenna, 209 ... modem.

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Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing position information and accompanying information about a registration point, and a voice information receiving unit for receiving arbitrary voice information from a user as one of the accompanying information about the registration point, A navigation device, comprising: a control unit, wherein the control unit stores the voice information received by the voice information receiving unit in the storage unit in association with the position information. 2. The navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising a position designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a position to be registered as the registration point from a user, and an informing unit, wherein the control unit controls the position designation. A navigation device characterized in that, when the reception unit receives a position designation of the registration point from a user, the notification unit notifies the user that the voice information can be received as accompanying information. 3. The navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising a position designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a position to be registered as the registration point from a user, and an informing unit, and the control unit is set in advance. When the position specification receiving unit receives the position specification of the registration point from the user while guiding the vehicle along the route, the notification unit notifies the user that the voice information can be received as accompanying information. A navigation device characterized in that 4. The navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit for outputting voice information, wherein the control unit is stored in the storage unit. Read the location information of the registration point, find the distance to the current location,
When the distance is smaller than a predetermined minimum distance, the audio information stored in the storage unit corresponding to the position information is read out and output from the output unit. .. 5. The navigation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an output unit for outputting voice information, wherein the control unit is a vehicle along a preset route. When the host vehicle approaches the registration point located on the route and within a predetermined distance from the route during the guidance, the storage unit is associated with the position information when the own vehicle is closer than the predetermined minimum distance. A navigation device, characterized in that the voice information stored in is read out and output from the output unit. 6. The navigation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a reproduction point designation receiving unit that receives designation of the registration point to reproduce the voice information on a display map, and the voice information. Further includes an output unit for outputting, when the reproduction point designation receiving unit receives the designation of the registration point, the control unit stores in the storage unit in association with the position information of the registration point. A navigation device, characterized in that the voice information stored therein is read and output from the output unit. 7. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit has an area for storing the position information and an area for storing the voice information. A navigation device, which is prepared for each of a predetermined number of registration points. 8. A storage unit for storing position information and incidental information about a registration point, an arbitrary information reception unit for receiving arbitrary information from a user as incidental information about the registration point, and a control unit. The control unit stores the arbitrary information received by the arbitrary information receiving unit in the storage unit in association with the position information. 9. The navigation device according to claim 8, wherein the arbitrary information includes image information. 10. A method of registering a point of a navigation device, wherein when a user designates a position of a new registered point during route guidance, arbitrary audio information from the user is added as accompanying information about the registered point. A point registration method for a navigation device, which receives and stores the voice information in a storage unit in association with the position information. 11. An in-vehicle terminal and a server, wherein the in-vehicle terminal includes a position designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a position to be registered as a registration point from a user, and an optional information from the user as accompanying information about the registration point. A voice information accepting unit for accepting voice information, the server includes a storage unit for storing the position information and the voice information about the registration point, and the in-vehicle terminal is accepted by the position designation accepting unit. The position information and the voice information accepted by the voice information accepting unit, are delivered to the server via a wireless line,
The navigation system, wherein the server stores the voice information in the storage unit in association with the received position information. 12. An in-vehicle terminal and a server, wherein the in-vehicle terminal receives a position designation accepting unit for accepting a designation of a position to be registered as a registration point from a user, and a user's 1 as auxiliary information about the registration point. An arbitrary information reception unit that receives arbitrary information of one or more types, the server includes a storage unit for storing position information about the registration point and the one or more types of arbitrary information, and the in-vehicle terminal includes: , The position information received by the position designation receiving unit and the arbitrary information received by the arbitrary information receiving unit are transferred to the server via a wireless line, and the server associates the received positional information with the received position information. And storing the arbitrary information in the storage unit. 13. The navigation system according to claim 11, wherein the server includes a database and a control unit, and when the position information is received from the vehicle-mounted terminal, the control unit controls the position information. The navigation system is characterized by searching the database for relevant information about at least one of the registered location and the vicinity of the registered location, and transmitting the retrieved relevant information to the vehicle-mounted terminal. 14. A position designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a position to be registered as a registration point from a user, and a voice information receiving unit that receives arbitrary voice information from the user as incidental information about the registration point, The position information received by the position specification receiving unit and the voice information received by the voice information receiving unit are delivered to the server via a wireless line, and the voice is stored in the storage unit of the server in association with the position information. An in-vehicle terminal characterized by storing information. 15. A storage unit for storing position information and voice information about a registration point, receiving the position information and the voice information from a vehicle-mounted terminal via a wireless line, and receiving the position information. And the voice information are stored in the storage unit in association with each other. 16. The point registration distribution server according to claim 15, further comprising a database and a control unit, and when the position information is received from the vehicle-mounted terminal, the control unit indicates the position information. A spot registration / delivery server, which searches the database for relevant information about at least one of the registration spot and the vicinity of the registration spot, and transmits the retrieved relevant information to the vehicle-mounted terminal. 17. A method of delivering incidental information about a registration point, comprising: position information of a point to be registered from an in-vehicle terminal via a wireless line; and voice information and image information as the incidental information of the registration point. When the user-specified information including at least one of them is received, the position information and the user-specified information are stored in the storage unit in association with each other, and there is a distribution request from the in-vehicle terminal via a wireless line In the delivery method, the user's arbitrary information about the requested registration point is read from the storage unit and delivered to the in-vehicle terminal via a wireless line. 18. The distribution method according to claim 17, wherein the storage unit stores information related to at least one of the registration point indicated by the position information stored in the storage unit and the vicinity of the registration point. A search is made from a database stored in advance, information indicating that the searched related information is related to the registration point is stored in the storage unit, and a distribution request for the related information is sent from the vehicle-mounted terminal via a wireless line. When there is, the related information is read from the database and distributed to the vehicle-mounted terminal via a wireless line. 19. A method of distributing related information about a registration point, comprising receiving position information of a point to be registered from a vehicle-mounted terminal via a wireless line, storing the position information in a storage unit, Is searched from the database stored in advance in the storage unit for at least one of the registration point and the vicinity of the registration point, and the searched related information is related to the registration point. Storing the information shown in the storage unit, and when the vehicle-mounted terminal makes a request via a wireless line, reads the related information from the database and delivers the related information to the vehicle-mounted terminal via a wireless line. Delivery method to be. 20. The distribution method according to claim 19,
The related information includes facility information.