JP2012132785A - Additional display support method of gps spot displayed on display device of road traffic information receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an additional display support method in which a global positioning system (GPS) spot to be displayed is easily added on a display device of a road traffic information receiver.SOLUTION: In an additional display support method, an input picture of a 'large classification', a 'small classification', and a 'map' is displayed on a personal computer screen when the GPS spot conversion function included in a personal computer is started by the personal computer, items corresponding to the 'large classification' and the 'small classification', respectively are input by mouse click, latitude and longitude of a clicked position are automatically input by clicking a specific position on the 'map' with a mouse, automatic incorporation of the latitude and the longitude by the mouse click on the 'map' is executed by embedding an application program interface (API) of the Google Map, in application software developed by Adobe Air Company by using the personal computer..

Description

  The present invention relates to roads such as speed limit switching points, traffic control points, accident-prone areas, police stations, orbis speed limits, speed control machine positions, N system positions, 17-band radio waves, X / K radar wave information, etc. The present invention relates to a road traffic information receiving device that informs the driver of traffic information each time and promotes traffic compliance. Especially when a GPS spot is added to the display device provided in the receiving device, the GPS spot is displayed. The present invention relates to a method of adding a GPS spot in a display device that can be added by a simple method.

  The road traffic information receiving device associates roads in the country with latitude and longitude, stores the speed limit in the position registration data memory, and limits the road corresponding to the current position from the current position information received from the GPS module. By comparing the speed limit obtained in this way and the traveling speed of the vehicle received from the GPS module, it is possible to determine whether the speed limit is violated even on roads with different speed limits. In some cases, this is reported. For example, see Patent Document 1 relating to the prior application of the present applicant.

JP 2007-256165 A

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a known road traffic information receiving apparatus.
In the figure, 100 is a road traffic information receiving device, 110 is a solar battery, 111 is a power supply control unit, and 112 is a rechargeable battery that charges electric energy generated by rotating a generator with an automobile engine. Reference numeral 120 denotes a GPS module, which includes a GPS receiver 121 and a position detection / speed calculation unit 122. A received signal of the GPS receiver 121 is processed by the position detection / speed calculation unit 122, and the result is converted into distance / position / speed data. Transmit to the receiver 140. In the main control unit (CPU) 130, the distance / position / speed data receiving unit 140 and the calculation unit and the position / registered data memory 150 exchange signals. The position / registration data memory 150 stores road traffic information, highway / general road data, and speed limit data 150a for each road at positions corresponding to latitudes / longitudes throughout Japan.

  In addition, “road traffic information” here refers to the fixed speed radar type, speed measuring device (measuring camera), speed warning board, speed sensor, and sensor and loop sensor as the above speeding control device (orvis). Loop coil type equipped with "NH system", stealth type, phototube type or infrared type measurement sensor to measure the time a car passes through a certain section to determine the vehicle speed, mobile type Indicates the signal and information indicating the installation position of a radar-type cracker mounted on the patrol car roof.

A received signal from a high frequency receiver 161 serving as an X / K band radar receiver 160 is processed by a signal processor 161 a and input to the main controller 130.
Further, as the wireless receiving unit 170, a reception signal from the 350 MHz high frequency receiver 171 is sent to the signal level detector / detector 171a, and a signal having a predetermined signal level is detected and input to the main control unit 130.
In addition, a signal received by the 407 MHz high frequency receiver 172 is detected by a signal level detector 172a, and a signal having a predetermined signal level or higher is input to the main controller 130.
Similarly, the signal received by the 160 MHz band high frequency receiver 173 is detected by the signal level detector 173a, and the signal having a predetermined signal level or higher is input to the main controller 130.
An infrared light receiving unit 181 is provided as the infrared detection unit 180, and the received infrared signal is input to the main control unit 130.

  The main control unit 130 outputs an audible alarm signal to the audio output unit 191 and notifies the speaker 192. Further, the visual warning signal is converted into characters / graphics and output to the display device 193.

Next, the operation of the receiving apparatus of FIG. 7 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
When the receiving apparatus starts operation, the main control unit (CPU) 130 receives the current position and the current vehicle speed data of the host vehicle from the GPS module 120 (step 51), and the speed violation control received from the position registration data memory in step 52. Based on the installation position information of the machine, it is checked whether or not there is a speeding enforcement machine in the direction of travel.
In step 54, based on the position versus speed limit data received from the position registration data memory, it is checked whether the current vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit of the current location. "Is notified to the driver (step 56), the driver is prevented from accelerating and the process returns to step 51.
On the other hand, if the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit of the current location, not only the notification that the enforcement machine is nearby, but also a warning to reduce the speed because the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit. Further, at the time of the warning, a notification is made as to whether the speed limit is a general road or a highway (step 56), and the final judgment on whether or not to reduce the speed is left to the driver.

As described above, since the speed limit enforcement machine installation position and the road including the national highway are associated with the latitude and longitude and the speed limit is stored in the position registration data memory, the current position information received from the GPS module 120 From the above, it is possible to determine whether there is a speed violator in the vicinity and the speed limit of the road, and by comparing this speed limit with the traveling speed of the vehicle received from the GPS module 120, it is determined whether the speed limit is violated. It can be seen on different roads.
Such a result is conveyed by voice from the speaker 192 from the voice output unit 191 and is also displayed as characters and symbols on the display device 193.

<Display function of private facility on display device 193>
As described above, the display device 193 displays the installation position of the speeding enforcement machine or the like on the map for use by the driver. The display device 193 includes not only information related to road traffic but also position information (latitude / longitude) information of other “buildings and facilities” (hereinafter referred to as “GPS spots”) as “location registration data memory”. "Location registration data memory" is searched from the position (latitude / longitude) information from GPS information, and when the vehicle approaches the registered building or facility, a message to that effect is displayed on the display device 193. Like to do. However, GPS spots pre-registered in the “location registration data memory” are famous facilities and buildings, etc., and private facilities / buildings are not registered. That is not displayed on the display device.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and allows a user to add a private GPS spot as a GPS spot displayed on the display device of the road traffic information receiving apparatus. The object is to provide an additional display support method that can be used.

In order to achieve the above object, the first invention of the present application relates to a GPS spot additional display support method, and receives road traffic information in an automobile and notifies the driver of the traffic according to the received contents and reception status of the reception. A GPS module for calculating the position of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle, a position registration data memory for registering road traffic information corresponding to the position, and position and speed data from the GPS module. A CPU that receives and controls road traffic information corresponding to the current position from the location registration data memory; a notification unit that audibly notifies the driver of the road traffic information; and a visual notification to the driver In an additional display support method for GPS spots displayed on the display device on a road traffic information receiving device comprising a display device,
The PC has a GPS spot conversion function,
In the GPS spot conversion function, an input screen of “major classification”, “small classification”, and “map” is displayed on the personal computer screen when the GPS spot conversion function is started by the personal computer. ”And“ Small classification ”are entered by clicking the mouse, and the latitude and longitude of the clicked position are automatically entered by clicking the predetermined position on the“ map ”. Is,
To automatically import latitude and longitude by clicking the mouse on the “Map”, use the personal computer to embed Google Map's application program interface API into application software designed by Adobe Air. Can be executed by
The GPS spot data created by the GPS spot conversion function is taken out from the personal computer with an SD card and imported to the road traffic information receiving device, so that when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude, The GPS spot is displayed on the display device.

  Further, the second invention is the first invention, in which the latitude and the address of the address entered by entering the address of the predetermined position instead of clicking the mouse on the predetermined position on the “map” on the personal computer screen, The feature is that longitude is automatically input.

  The third invention is the first or second invention, wherein a clock-like disk with an arrow is displayed on the personal computer screen, and the tip of the arrow of the clock-like disk is moved to a position corresponding to a clock character by mouse dragging. By rotating and inputting this, the display device notifies the GPS spot only when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude from the direction of the arrow. .

  In addition, in a fourth invention according to the first to third inventions, when an “image registration” button is displayed on the personal computer screen and the “image registration” button is clicked, a plurality of images are displayed. By selecting an image with a mouse and inputting it to the personal computer, the selected image is displayed on the display device when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude.

  Further, in a fifth invention according to the first to fourth inventions, when a “sound registration” button is displayed on the personal computer screen and the “sound registration” button is clicked, a plurality of voices are exemplified, The voice is selected from the mouse and input to the personal computer, so that the selected voice is notified from the notification section that notifies the auditoryly when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude. It is said.

As described above, according to the first invention, the user can add a GPS spot very easily from a personal computer.
According to the second invention, when the address is known, the user can further easily add a GPS spot from a personal computer.
According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to easily perform the registration work of the approach direction of the automobile.
According to the fourth invention, it is possible to display a desired image when the vehicle approaches the GPS spot.
According to the fifth aspect, it is possible to play a desired sound when the automobile approaches the GPS spot.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating the flow of various data of the “GPS spot conversion” system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an example of a screen that appears when the GPS spot conversion tool according to the present invention is activated. FIG. 3 is an example in which a desired entry is made on the map display screen of FIG. FIG. 4 is an example of a screen that appears when the GPS spot conversion tool according to the prior invention is activated. FIG. 5 is a classification table that defines major and minor classifications of GPS spots to be registered. FIG. 6 is an example in which a desired entry is made on the screen of FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a known road traffic information receiving apparatus. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the operation of the receiving apparatus of FIG.

  Therefore, by registering private facilities / buildings in the “location registration data memory” in advance, “GPS spot conversion” is displayed on the display device 193 (FIG. 7) when the vehicle approaches it. The function was previously developed by the applicant.

<Installation of GPS spot conversion tool>
The GPS spot conversion tool is stored in a WEB server.
When the GPS spot conversion tool is not installed in the user personal computer, the user goes to the WEB server via the Internet and installs the GPS spot conversion tool from the WEB server.

<GPS spot conversion tool>
The GPS spot conversion tool is the following program.
On the screen launched by this conversion tool using a personal computer, the user fills in data consisting of the specified major and minor classifications and the latitude and longitude of the location (GPS spot) belonging to the minor classification, and possibly the direction of travel. Then, the GPS spot data created in this way is taken out from the personal computer with an SD card and imported to a road traffic information receiving device using GPS, so that when the GPS approaches the corresponding latitude and longitude, its display device It is a program that supports displaying the fact that it is a GPS spot.

<Procedure for adding GPS spots according to prior development>
When the user starts the personal computer and starts the “GPS spot conversion tool” installed in the personal computer, the screen shown in FIG. 4 appears on the display screen of the personal computer.
In FIG. 4, the display area is divided into a “file” display area, a “data input” area, a “list edit” area, and an “output” area.
In the “data input” area, “major category”, “minor category”, “latitude”, “longitude”, and angle entry frames for direction flags are displayed. In the “list editing” area, “add”, “edit”, “delete”, and “clear” buttons are displayed. In the “output” area, a drive selection frame of the SD memory is displayed.

First, “major classification” and “minor classification” in the “data input” area are entered. Major classification and minor classification mean the following classifications.
<Classification table for major and minor categories>
FIG. 5 is a classification table that defines major and minor classifications of GPS spots to be registered.
The major categories are classified into public facilities, educational facilities, gourmet spots, lodging facilities, cultural spots, hospitals, shopping spots, play spots, financial institutions, transportation facilities, and hot spots. The classification is hanging. For example, public facilities are classified into the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, prefectural governments, prefectural offices, city halls, ward offices, ... and other spots, and financial institutions are classified into banks, credit unions, post offices, and other spots. Spots of interest include night view spots, recommendations, danger zones, companies, and other spots.
Clicking the arrow to the right of the selection frame displays a large category of facilities (for example, public facilities, educational facilities, gourmet spots, financial institutions,...). Clicking "Financial institutions" selects financial institutions and fills in the large category selection frame.

<Entry of major and minor categories>
Therefore, when the arrow on the right side of the “major category” selection frame on the screen of FIG. 4 is clicked, examples belonging to “major category” are displayed, and a desired category (for example, financial institution) is clicked.
Next, click on the arrow to the right of the “Small category” selection frame located below the “Large category” selection frame. If selected, a family restaurant, fast food, soba restaurant, ramen restaurant, ...) will be displayed. In this case, since the financial institution was selected in the large classification, the bank, the credit union, the post office, and other spots are displayed in the small classification. For example, when the bank is clicked, the clicked bank is selected. Filled in the subcategory selection frame.

<Enter latitude and longitude>
Since there are a “latitude” entry frame and a “longitude” entry frame under the “small classification” selection frame in FIG. 4, the latitude and longitude of the Japanese geodetic system of the selected bank are entered. The latitude and longitude of the Japanese geodetic system can be found with map software. If you enter the address using “Geocoding” software on a personal computer, for example, “Latitude” and “Longitude” will be displayed on the personal computer screen. For example, the latitude of the selected bank is 35 degrees 30 minutes 40.8 seconds. If the longitude is 139 degrees 27 minutes 36.4 seconds, “353040.8” is entered in the “latitude” entry frame and “1392736.4” is entered in the “longitude” entry frame.

<Setting the direction flag>
The “traveling direction flag” is a system that guides only when the GPS spot is traveling from the direction of the angle set with respect to the traveling direction of the car. If the “traveling direction flag” is not set, Guide to progress from all directions.
There is a description of “Progress flag On / Off” under the “Longitude” entry frame in FIG. 4. If you click the flag setting frame next to it with the mouse, a “Re” point will be entered in the flag setting frame and the progress flag will be set Is done. If you don't want to set, check the flag setting frame. If you want to cancel the setting, click the setting frame again with the mouse.
When the “direction flag” is set, a number from 0 to 259 degrees in the clockwise direction is entered in the angle entry frame with 0 degrees north from the GPS spot. If the selected bank is proceeding from the direction of 300 degrees with 0 degrees north, enter "300".

<Clicking the “Add button”>
FIG. 6 shows an example of entry on the screen of FIG. 4 as described above.
If there is no problem with this, finally, when the “add” button in the list edit area is clicked, the new GPS spot is added to the list.

<Saving GPS spot edit file>
And the edit file of the GPS spot of the list | wrist to which the GPS spot was added as mentioned above is preserve | saved.

<Importing GPS spot data into the radar unit>
The GPS spot data created by the personal computer is inserted into the personal computer and output to the SD card. Then, the SD card is taken out from the personal computer, and the SD card of the road traffic information receiving device 100 (FIG. 7) is used. The GPS spot data is imported into the road traffic information receiving apparatus 100 by inserting into the slot.
In this way, when the vehicle approaches the registered GPS spot up to a predetermined distance (for example, two locations of 1000 m and 500 m), the voice output unit 191 of the road traffic information receiving device 100 (FIG. 7) ( From the speaker 192 (FIG. 7) of FIG. 7), the major classification “500m ahead, there is a spot of interest” is notified by voice, and the display device 193 (FIG. 7, FIG. 7) of the road traffic information receiving device 100 (FIG. 7). In FIG. 1), “approx. 500m to GPS spot” is displayed.

<Inconvenient points of the conventional "GPS spot conversion tool" system. >
As described above, according to the conventional “GPS spot conversion tool” system, the user registers the GPS spot in advance, and when the vehicle comes near the GPS spot, the fact is displayed on the voice and the display device. It becomes easy to use because it comes to do.
However, the inconvenience is that the latitude and longitude are examined and entered in the “latitude” entry frame and the “longitude” entry frame, respectively. Although the latitude and longitude can be easily checked in advance using a map software or the like, inputting those values without making a mistake is a time-consuming operation.
The present invention has been made to solve this inconvenience, and it is possible to easily enter latitude and longitude using a map displayed on a display device without checking latitude and longitude each time. It aims to provide a spot change system.

<Schematic configuration diagram of data flow of "GPS spot conversion" system of the present invention>
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating the flow of various data of the “GPS spot conversion” system of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, a user personal computer is connected to a WEB server via the Internet. The WEB server is provided with a “GPS data file”, “actual image data file”, and “public traffic control information file”, and GPS data, actual image data, and public traffic control information are stored in each file. .
A personal computer on the system side is connected to the WEB server, and the person in charge on the system side periodically sends new data on GPS data, live-action image data, and public traffic control information to these GPS data files, live-action image data files, public traffic. Uploaded to the specified folder of the control information file.
The user personal computer accesses the WEB server via the Internet, and automatically reads a GPS data file, a live-action image data file, and public traffic control information at the time of activation. If the data has been updated, the described data is automatically downloaded.
An SD card is inserted into the user personal computer, and the downloaded update data is stored in the SD card. Newly added GPS spots are also included in the update data.
The SD card in which the update data is stored is extracted from the user's personal computer and inserted into the SD card slot of the road traffic information receiving device provided on the dashboard of the car. The update data is registered in the location of the road traffic information receiving device. Save to data memory.

<Installation of GPS spot conversion tool>
When the GPS spot conversion tool is not installed in the user personal computer, the GPS spot conversion tool is first installed from the WEB server by going to the WEB server via the Internet. When the installation is completed, the personal computer is closed and started, and the GPS spot conversion tool is activated by selecting the GPS spot conversion tool from the start menu.

<Start-up screen at startup>
When the GPS spot conversion tool according to the present invention is activated, a screen as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, selection buttons for “HOME”, “various data download”, “interesting customization”, “digital photo frame”, and “GPS spot conversion” are arranged and displayed from the left in the upper row of the screen.
“HOME” is a button for accessing a homepage of a company that provides this function.
“Download various data” is a button of a function for downloading data such as GPS data, live-action image data, and public traffic control information.
“Interesting customization” is a button of a function for customizing the warning guidance image and sound displayed on the display device of the road traffic information receiving device to the user's preference.
The “digital photo frame” is a button of a function for changing a digital photo frame function image that can be set on the standby screen to a JPEC image prepared by the user.
“GPS spot conversion” is a function button according to the present invention, which is a function for editing GPS points from an actual map displayed on a display device of a personal computer and reflecting them on a road traffic information receiving device. The GPS points registered by the user can freely set images and voices guided there, and can create user-private GPS points.
In the GPS spot conversion function screen of FIG. 2, a map with the facility / building to be added is first displayed on the map display screen. Useable Google Map or Yahoo Map as the map to be used. Such a map is displayed on the map display screen in the GPS spot conversion function screen of FIG. Display the map and display the desired location while scrolling, zooming in and out. If the address is known, it can be displayed from the address. For example, if “Toranomon” is entered in the search field and a search is made, a map as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the map display screen of FIG. If you click the facility / building you want to add on the map on the displayed screen with the mouse, the latitude and longitude of the clicked point are immediately displayed in the latitude / longitude column below. When you click on the map on the displayed screen, the latitude and longitude of the clicked point are acquired as follows.

<How to get latitude / longitude of the point with mouse click>
By embedding Google Map API (Application Program Interface) in this application software designed by Adobe Air, the latitude and longitude (World Geodetic System WGS8) at that point can be acquired by executing a mouse click on Google Map. The application program interface is a procedural rule when using other programs when developing software on a platform such as an OS. In addition, the data called in this way is described in percentage notation on this application software.

<Entry of major and minor categories>
“Major classification”, “Small classification”, and “Flag to specify direction” are displayed on the right side of the screen of FIG. 3 on which the map is displayed. Since it has not been selected yet, the screen shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. If you click the arrow to the right of the “Large Classification” selection frame, examples that belong to “Large Classification” are “Public facilities, educational facilities, gourmet spots, lodging facilities, cultural spots, hospitals, shopping spots, play spots, financial institutions, etc.” , "Transportation, spot of interest" is displayed. Click on the desired category (for example, financial institution).
Next, when the arrow on the right side of the “small category” selection frame located below the “major category” selection frame is clicked, the facilities / buildings of the small category belonging to the lower level of the large category selected above are displayed.
In this case, since “Financial institution” is selected, “Bank, Shinkin Bank, Post Office, Other Spots” is displayed. Clicking on a bank, for example, will select the bank you clicked and select the subcategory selection frame. Will be filled in.

  In the conventional FIG. 4, “latitude” and “longitude” are checked and entered next, but in the present invention, by clicking a facility / building on the map, “latitude” and “longitude” are already set. The field in FIG. 3 is filled in.

<Setting the traveling direction flag>
In FIG. 2 of the present invention, there is a flag setting frame where “designate direction” is displayed. If the flag setting frame is clicked with the mouse, a “re” point is entered in the flag setting frame. A flag is set. If you don't want to set, check the flag setting frame. If the flag is not set, the GPS spot will guide the progress from all directions. If you want to cancel the setting, click the setting frame again with the mouse.
When the “specify direction” flag is set, a circular clock disk is displayed on the right side, and the arrow points upward (12 o'clock direction). If you place the cursor on the arrow at the tip of the arrow with the mouse and drag the arrow to the desired position (for example, the 7 o'clock position of the clock) and release it, the arrow points in the 7 o'clock direction (about south-southwest). In this way, direction designation can be easily set. If the arrow is set to 7 o'clock, the GPS spot will be guided only when the vehicle is moving from the center of the clock in the 7 o'clock direction (about south-south-west). Will not even guide you.
In FIG. 4 of the related art, a number from 0 to 259 degrees in the clockwise direction is entered in the angle entry frame with north at 0 degree centered on the GPS spot. Since it is only necessary to adjust the direction to a desired direction, designation of the direction becomes easy.

<Display of corresponding image at GPS spot notification>
In FIG. 2 of the present invention, further, an image can be registered. When the “Register image” button is clicked and the “Browse” button is clicked, various screen examples registered so far are displayed and displayed. The selected image example is displayed in the “image display area”. For example, if the GPS spot to be added is a bank, if a digital image in front of the bank is registered in advance, it is displayed in the “image display area”. If this is selected, when the company approaches the GPS spot, a digital image of the front of the bank is displayed on the display device of the road traffic information receiving device. By creating a “latitude / longitude vs. image data” list and registering it in the location registration data memory of FIG. 7, the latitude / longitude vs. image data list is searched each time from GPS location (latitude / longitude) information. However, when the latitude / longitude is hit, the corresponding image can be displayed in the image display area.

<Output of corresponding voice at GPS spot notification>
In FIG. 2 of the present invention, furthermore, voice can be registered. When the “sound registration” button is clicked and the “reference” button is clicked, various voice examples registered so far are played, and a selection is made. The voice example is played by voice. This creates a “latitude / longitude vs. voice data” list and registers it in the location registration data memory of FIG. 7 to search the latitude / longitude vs. voice data list from the GPS location (latitude / longitude) information each time. Then, when the latitude / longitude is hit, the corresponding voice can be notified from the voice output unit 191 to the speaker 192.

<Effects of image display and sound display>
Thus, by displaying with the corresponding image and the corresponding voice at the time of reporting the GPS spot, the target GPS spot can be grasped more accurately.

<Registering a spot>
If there is no problem, clicking the “Register Spot” button flag registers the new GPS spot.

<Save data>
Finally, clicking the “Save Data” button flag adds the new GPS spot to the list.

<Load data>
Clicking the “Read Data” button flag reads the GPS spot from the list.

<Load data>
After the read GPS spot data is output to the SD card, the SD card is taken out from the personal computer, inserted into the SD card slot of the road traffic information receiving device (radar body), and the GPS spot is imported to the radar body. .

<Guidance by road traffic information receiver>
As described above, since the latitude / longitude can be easily input by the function of the present invention, when the vehicle approaches the registered GPS spot from a specified angle direction (for example, two locations of 1000 m and 500 m) from a specified angle direction. From the speaker 192 (FIG. 7) of the sound output unit 191 (FIG. 7) of the road traffic information receiving apparatus 100 (FIG. 7), a large classification of “There is a spot of interest 500 meters ahead” is spoken, and the road The display device 193 (FIGS. 7 and 1) of the traffic information receiving device 100 (FIG. 7) can easily display “approx. 500 m to the GPS spot”.
Also, by registering the voice in FIG. 3, the speaker 192 (FIG. 7) guides with the registered original voice.
Also, by registering the image of FIG. 3, the original image registered in the display device 193 (FIGS. 7 and 1) is guided.

<Summary>
As described above, the present invention has the following two features.
(1) According to the present invention, the user's original GPS point can be edited using an actual map (for example, Yahoo Map, Google Map).
(2) According to the present invention, in addition to displaying the approach to the user's original GPS point with guidance voice and characters, the user's favorite image is displayed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Road traffic information receiver 110 Solar battery 111 Power supply control part 112 Rechargeable battery 120 GPS module 121 GPS receiver 122 Position detection / speed calculation part 130 Main control part (CPU)
140 Distance / Position / Speed Data Receiving Unit 150 Position / Registered Data Memory 160 X / K Band Radar Receiving Unit 170 Wireless Receiving Unit 180 Infrared Detecting Unit 191 Audio Output Unit 192 Speaker 193 Display Device

Claims (5)

A road traffic information receiving device for receiving road traffic information in a vehicle and notifying a driver according to the received contents and reception status of the reception, wherein the GPS module calculates the position of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle; , A position registration data memory for registering road traffic information corresponding to the position, and receiving position and speed data from the GPS module and obtaining road traffic information corresponding to the current position from the position registration data memory to perform control A GPS spot displayed on the display device by a road traffic information receiving device comprising: a CPU; an informing unit for informing the driver of the road traffic information; and a display device for visually informing the driver. In the additional display support method,
The PC has a GPS spot conversion function,
In the GPS spot conversion function, an input screen of “major classification”, “small classification”, and “map” is displayed on the personal computer screen when the GPS spot conversion function is started by the personal computer. ”And“ Small classification ”are entered by clicking the mouse, and the latitude and longitude of the clicked position are automatically entered by clicking the predetermined position on the“ map ”. Is,
To automatically import latitude and longitude by clicking the mouse on the “Map”, use the personal computer to embed Google Map's application program interface API into application software designed by Adobe Air. Can be executed by
The GPS spot data created by the GPS spot conversion function is taken out from the personal computer with an SD card and imported to the road traffic information receiving device, so that when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude, A GPS spot additional display support method displayed on a display device of a road traffic information receiving device, wherein the display device displays a GPS spot.   The latitude and longitude of the address entered by entering the address at the predetermined position are automatically entered instead of clicking the mouse at the predetermined position on the “map” on the personal computer screen. 2. The additional display support method for additionally displaying GPS spots according to claim 1.   A clock disk with an arrow is displayed on the personal computer screen, and the tip of the arrow of the clock disk is rotated and moved to a position corresponding to a clock character by dragging the mouse. 3. The GPS displayed on the display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device displays the GPS spot only when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude from a direction. 4. A method for supporting additional display of spots.   Displaying the “Register Image” button on the computer screen, and clicking the “Register Image” button, multiple images are displayed. Select an image with the mouse and enter it into the computer. The displayed image is displayed on the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the selected image is displayed on the display device when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude. GPS spot additional display support method.   When the “Register Voice” button is displayed on the personal computer screen and the “Register Voice” button is clicked, a plurality of voices are illustrated. By selecting a voice from the mouse and inputting it to the personal computer, 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein when the vehicle approaches the latitude and longitude, the selected sound is notified from the notification unit that notifies the auditory sound. 6. A method for supporting additional display of GPS spots displayed on a display device.

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