JP6220116B2 - Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program .

  Conventionally, in the display of a map, a technique for displaying a map area not displayed on a display screen by scroll display control or the like has been developed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a map is updated and displayed stepwise with a predetermined width along a route between two points.

  In Patent Document 2, the route map is scroll-controlled so that the virtual moving point moving on the route matches the input contact point, and the route related information is reached while scrolling. In this case, it is disclosed to notify the user by vibrating.

  Further, Patent Document 3 discloses searching for data associated with a position on the azimuth starting from the current location and included in a predetermined range from the azimuth.

JP 11-218427 A JP 2007-212975 JP 2011-71601A

  However, the conventional technique has a problem that a complicated operation is required for updating the map by scroll display or the like and acquiring information on a point accompanying the map update.

  For example, in the device described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to scroll by pressing a touch switch that designates a moving direction, but it is easy to search for point information and control the moving direction and speed associated with a map update. It had a problem that it could not be done. Further, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 2, the vehicle position mark is controlled to overlap the position touched by the finger, and the movement direction and speed cannot be controlled with a simple operation. Had. In addition, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 3, although the user's desired orientation can be detected by a six-axis sensor or the like that detects the tilt of the terminal, the movement of the virtual moving body is considered while considering the road shape and road condition. There was a problem that the direction and speed could not be controlled.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system capable of performing update of a map and acquisition of information accompanying the update of the map , An object is to provide an information processing program .

  In order to achieve such an object, the information output system of the present invention includes a map information storage unit that stores map information, an event storage unit that stores information relating to event points in association with the map information, and the map Map display control means for controlling the output section so that a map based on the map information stored in the information storage means is displayed, and a reference point on the map displayed on the output section via the input section Input control means for allowing a user to input a movement request, movement direction determination means for determining a movement direction based on the movement request, and the map when the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction An event point search means for searching the event storage means for the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on or within a predetermined range from the line, and the event Characterized in that and an event output control means for outputting to the output unit information about retrieved the event point by point search means.

  The information output system of the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the map display control means displays a mark at the reference point on the map, and the input control means is connected via the input unit. The movement request is input to the user by inputting a position for the mark displayed on the output unit.

  Further, the information output system of the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the event point search means matches the position of the mark that has moved on the map and the event point on the map. Information on the event point is output.

  The information output system of the present invention further comprises network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network in the information output system described above, wherein the event point search means is the traffic of the network data. The event point satisfying the predetermined condition on the line of the network or within the predetermined range from the line is searched.

  The information output system according to the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the map display control means refers to the map information storage means and searches for the map information relating to the reference point or the event point search. The map information relating to the event point searched by the means is output to the output unit.

  Further, the information output system of the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the map display control means refers to the map information storage means during scroll control from the original reference point to the event point, Or the map information at the time of scroll control which returns to the direction of the said original reference point via the said event point from the said original reference point is output to the said output part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Moreover, the information output system of the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the event point is a traffic jam point, a restriction point, a dead end, a T-junction, a guide point, a destination, an intersection, and the administrative world. It is characterized by being at least one.

  In the information output system according to the present invention, in the information output system described above, the moving direction determining means determines the moving direction along the route when there is a route, and when there is no route. The moving direction is determined along the traffic network from the original reference point based on the network data.

  The information output system of the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the map display control means outputs the output to the output unit based on the original reference point and the reference point during the scroll control. The scale of map information is determined.

  The information output system according to the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein the event point is an intersection, and the event output control unit is configured to detect the event point searched by the event point search unit as the event point. Detailed information is output to the output unit.

  The information output system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the information output system described above, the input control means displays an indication of the amount of movement around the mark when starting position input via the input unit. To do.

  The information output system of the present invention is the information output system described above, wherein there are a plurality of the reference points, and the map display control means displays a mark corresponding to each reference point on the map. Features.

  The information output system of the present invention is capable of communicating with the server device including at least the storage unit and the control unit and the terminal device including at least the input unit, the output unit, and the control unit in the information output system described above. In the information output system connected to the server device, the storage unit of the server device includes event storage means for storing information relating to event points in association with map information, and the control unit of the server device includes the terminal device. A movement request receiving means for receiving a movement request, a movement direction determining means for determining a movement direction based on the movement request, and a case where the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction. An event search unit that searches the event storage unit for the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on a line of the map or within a predetermined range from the line. Destination result search means, movement result information generation means for generating movement result information including information related to the event point searched by the event point search means, and the movement result information generated by the movement result information generation means. Movement result information transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal device, wherein the control unit of the terminal device controls the output unit so that a map based on the map information is displayed, and the input An input control unit that allows a user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit, and the movement request input by the input control unit is transmitted to the server device via the unit. Movement request transmitting means, movement result information receiving means for receiving the movement result information transmitted from the server apparatus, and movement result information receiving means The movement result information further received, characterized in that and an event output control means for outputting to the output unit.

  Further, the server device of the present invention is a server device having at least a storage unit and a control unit connected to a terminal device having at least an input unit and an output unit, wherein the storage unit corresponds to map information. In addition, an event storage means for storing information relating to event points, and the control unit is a reference on the map displayed on the output unit that is transmitted from the terminal device and is input via the input unit A movement request receiving means for receiving a movement request for a point, a movement direction determining means for determining a movement direction based on the movement request, and the reference point when the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction. Event point search means for searching the event storage means for the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on a map line or within a predetermined range from the line, and the event By transmitting movement result information generating means for generating movement result information including information related to the event point searched by the point searching means, and transmitting the movement result information generated by the movement result information generating means to the terminal device And movement result information transmitting means for outputting the movement result information to the output unit.

  Further, the terminal device of the present invention is a terminal device including at least an input unit, an output unit, and a control unit, which is communicably connected to a server device including at least a storage unit. The storage unit corresponds to map information. In addition, an event storage means for storing information relating to event points is provided, and the control section includes a map display control means for controlling the output section so that a map based on the map information is displayed, and the input section. Input control means for allowing the user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit, and a movement request for transmitting the movement request input by the input control means to the server device. On the line of the map when the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction determined based on the movement request transmitted from the server device and the transmission means Others characterized by comprising within a predetermined range from the line, and the movement result information receiving means for receiving the movement result information including information on a predetermined condition is satisfied the event point, the.

  The information output method of the present invention includes a map information storage means for storing map information, an event storage means for storing information relating to event points in association with the map information, a map display control means, and an input control means. An information output method executed in an information output system comprising: a moving direction determining means; an event point searching means; and an event output control means, wherein the map display control means is stored in the map information storage means. A map display control step for controlling the output unit so that a map based on the stored map information is displayed, and a reference on the map displayed on the output unit by the input control means via the input unit. An input control step for allowing a user to input a movement request for a point, and a movement direction determination step in which the movement direction determination means determines a movement direction based on the movement request. And when the reference point moves on the map according to the moving direction, the event point searching means finds the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on the line of the map or within a predetermined range from the line. An event point search step for searching from the event storage means, and an event output control step for the event output control means to output information related to the event point searched in the event point search step to an output unit. It is characterized by that.

  The information output method of the present invention is executed in an information output system in which a server device including at least a storage unit and a control unit, and a terminal device including at least an input unit, an output unit, and a control unit are communicably connected. In the information output method, the storage unit of the server device includes an event storage unit that stores information on an event point in association with map information, and is executed in the control unit of the terminal device The map display control step for controlling the output unit so that the map based on the map information is displayed, and the display unit displayed on the output unit via the input unit, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device. An input control step for allowing a user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map, and the input control means executed in the control unit of the terminal device A movement request transmission step for transmitting the movement request input by the server apparatus to the server apparatus, and a movement request reception step for receiving the movement request transmitted from the terminal apparatus, executed by the control unit of the server apparatus. And a moving direction determining step for determining a moving direction based on the movement request, executed in the control unit of the server device, and the map according to the moving direction, executed in the control unit of the server device. An event point search step of searching the event storage means for the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on a line of the map or within a predetermined range from the line when the reference point moves above, and the server device The event point searched by the event point search means, executed in the control unit of A movement result information generation step for generating movement result information including information, and movement for transmitting the movement result information generated by the movement result information generation means, which is executed in the control unit of the server device, to the terminal device A result information transmitting step, a movement result information receiving step for receiving the movement result information transmitted from the server device, executed in the control unit of the terminal device, and executed in the control unit of the terminal device. An event output control step of outputting the movement result information received by the movement result information receiving means to the output unit.

  The information output method of the present invention is an information output method executed in a server device having at least a storage unit and a control unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device having at least an input unit and an output unit. The storage unit includes an event storage unit that stores information related to the event point in association with the map information, and is transmitted from the terminal device, which is executed in the control unit, and is input via the input unit. A movement request receiving step for receiving a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit, a movement direction determining step for determining a movement direction based on the movement request, and the movement direction according to the movement direction. When the reference point moves on the map, the event point that satisfies the predetermined condition on the line of the map or within the predetermined range from the line is defined as the event An event point search step for searching from a memory means, a movement result information generation step for generating movement result information including information on the event point searched in the event point search step, and a generation result in the movement result information generation step A movement result information transmission step of causing the output unit to output the movement result information by transmitting the movement result information to the terminal device.

  The information output method of the present invention is an information output method executed in a terminal device having at least an input unit, an output unit, and a control unit, which is communicably connected to a server device having at least a storage unit. The storage unit includes an event storage unit that stores information on event points in association with the map information, and the output unit is executed in the control unit so that a map based on the map information is displayed. A map display control step to be controlled, an input control step for causing the user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit via the input unit, and input by the input control means A movement request transmission step for transmitting the movement request to the server apparatus; and a movement direction determined based on the movement request transmitted from the server apparatus. Accordingly, when the reference point moves on the map, a movement result information receiving step for receiving movement result information including information on the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on a line of the map or within a predetermined range from the line. It is characterized by including these.

  The program of the present invention includes a map information storage means for storing map information, an event storage means for storing information relating to event points in association with the map information, a map display control means, an input control means, a movement A program for causing an information output system comprising direction determining means, event point searching means, and event output control means to execute, wherein the map display control means is stored in the map information storage means A map display control step for controlling the output unit so that a map based on the map information is displayed, and the input control means, via the input unit, a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit An input control step for causing the user to input, and a movement direction determination step in which the movement direction determination means determines the movement direction based on the movement request. When the reference point moves on the map according to the moving direction, the event point searching means selects the event point satisfying a predetermined condition on the line of the map or within a predetermined range from the line. An event point search step for searching from the storage means, and an event output control step for the event output control means to output information on the event point searched in the event point search step to an output unit. Features.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a server device including at least a storage unit and a control unit, which is connected to a terminal device including at least an input unit and an output unit, to communicate with the program. The unit includes an event storage unit that stores information related to the event point in association with the map information, and the control unit transmits the output unit that is transmitted from the terminal device via the input unit. A movement request receiving step for receiving a movement request for a reference point on the displayed map; a movement direction determining step for determining a movement direction based on the movement request; and the reference point on the map according to the movement direction. The event storage means is searched for the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on the map line or within a predetermined range from the line when the object moves. An event point search step, a movement result information generation step for generating movement result information including information on the event point searched in the event point search step, and the movement generated in the movement result information generation step By transmitting the result information to the terminal device, a movement result information transmitting step for outputting the movement result information to the output unit is performed.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a terminal device including at least an input unit, an output unit, and a control unit, which is communicably connected to a server device including at least a storage unit, A map storage control step for controlling the output unit so that a map based on the map information is displayed in the control unit; And an input control step for causing the user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit via the input unit, and the movement request input by the input control means, The movement request transmission step to be transmitted to the server device, and the location according to the movement direction determined based on the movement request transmitted from the server device. A movement result information receiving step for receiving movement result information including information related to the event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on a line of the map or within a predetermined range from the line when the reference point has moved above; It is made to perform.

  The present invention also relates to a recording medium, wherein the program described above is recorded.

  According to this recording medium, the above-described method can be realized using a computer by causing a computer to read and execute a program recorded on the recording medium, and the same method as each of these methods An effect can be obtained.

  According to this invention, map information is stored, information related to the event point is stored in association with the map information, the output unit is controlled so that a map based on the map information is displayed, and via the input unit, When the user inputs a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit, determines the movement direction based on the movement request, and the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction, on the line of the map Alternatively, an event point that satisfies a predetermined condition within a predetermined range from the line is searched, and information regarding the searched event point is output to the output unit. Thereby, this invention has an effect that the update of a map and acquisition of the event information accompanying the update of a map can be performed by simple operation.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, the network data defining the traffic network is stored, and the event point on the traffic network line of the network data or within the predetermined range from the line is searched for the event point that satisfies the predetermined condition. There is an effect that it is possible to virtually perform movement according to an actual traffic network and acquire information on event points accompanying the movement.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, since the map information related to the reference point or the map information related to the searched event point is output to the output unit, the user can use the map or event point around the reference point. The effect is that the surrounding geography can be grasped.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, at the time of scroll control from the original reference point to the event point, or at the time of scroll control to return from the original reference point to the original reference point via the event point Since the map information is output to the output unit, the user can grasp the surrounding geography from the position of the original reference point to the event point.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, the event point is at least one of a traffic jam point, a restriction point, a dead end, a T-junction, a guide point, a destination, an intersection, and an administrative boundary. When performing these virtual movements, the person can easily find these points.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, when there is a route, the moving direction is determined along the route. On the other hand, when there is no route, the input position where the movement request is input based on the network data. The direction of movement is determined along the traffic network from the user, so the user can easily obtain information on event points when moving virtually along the route or moving along the traffic network. There is an effect that it can be acquired.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, the scale of the map information to be output to the output unit is determined based on the original reference point and the reference point under scroll control. The map can be displayed so as to include the reference point, and the user can easily obtain the entire map from the movement start point to the end point.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, the mark is displayed at the reference point on the map, and the movement request is input to the user by the position input with respect to the mark displayed on the output unit via the input unit. The user can easily perform an input operation by moving the mark on the map as a virtual moving body.

  According to the present invention, in the above, the event point is an intersection, and detailed information on the intersection searched as the event point is output to the output unit, so that the user can easily find the intersection. The intersection shape and guide map can be grasped in detail using thumbnails and the like.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, when there is an input to the detailed information of the intersection through the input unit, the information about the intersection is output to the output unit, so that the user is not detailed information about the intersection. There is an effect that it is possible to grasp the information and the like.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, since the predetermined condition is a time condition, it is possible to obtain event point information by outputting event point information every time a predetermined time is reached. There is an effect that can be done.

  Also, according to the present invention, in the above, when the position input via the input unit is started, the movement amount guideline is displayed around the mark, so that the user moves the reference point as a virtual moving body. There is an effect that it is possible to grasp an indication of what should be done.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above, there are a plurality of reference points, and a mark corresponding to each reference point on the map is displayed. There is an effect that the information of the event point can be grasped.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information output system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the information output system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map display screen on which the reference point mark “Ohajiki” is superimposed and displayed. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation example and a movement example of the reference point mark “Ohajiki” on the map shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed when the reference point mark “Ohajiki” moves outside the map display area at the beginning (time t0) at time t4. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of the display screen displayed when the reference point mark “Ohajiki” moves out of the map display area. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a transition example of the display screen displayed when the reference point mark “Ohajiki” moves outside the map display area. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of detailed processing of the terminal device 100 in processing of the information output system. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen by scroll control. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen transitioned from the display screen illustrated in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the screen transitioned from the display screen illustrated in FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of a screen transitioned from the display screen illustrated in FIG. 9. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a scale indicating the movement amount. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a plurality of reference point marks are displayed. FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information output apparatus 400 that is an information output system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the information output apparatus 400 according to the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information output system, a server device, a terminal device, an information output method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and processing of the information output system according to the present invention will be described in detail in the order of the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
First, an information output system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, the following first embodiment exemplifies an information output system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention as this information output system. In addition, the present invention is equally applicable to the information output system of other embodiments included in the scope of claims. For example, the form of function distribution on the server side and the terminal side in the information output system exemplified in the first embodiment is not limited to the following, and may be functional or physical in arbitrary units as long as similar effects and functions can be achieved. Can be distributed and integrated.

[Information output system configuration]
First, an example of the configuration of the information output system in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information output system in the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. In this embodiment, an information output system that provides communication-type navigation will be described as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a stand-alone type information output system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information output system according to the present embodiment schematically includes a server device 200 that can provide map information and the like, and one or a plurality of terminal devices 100 that are communicably connected. Composed. In FIG. 1, one terminal device 100 is representatively illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of terminal devices 100 having the same configuration may be provided. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication includes, for example, remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each part of the information output system is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the information output system according to the first embodiment, the server device 200 schematically includes a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206, and the terminal device 100 includes a position acquisition unit 112, An output unit 114, an input unit 116, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106 are provided.

[Configuration of Server Device 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the server device 200 receives a movement request transmitted from the terminal device 100, determines a movement direction based on the movement request, and the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction. The event point satisfying a predetermined condition on the line of the map or within the predetermined range from the line is searched from the storage unit 206, movement result information including information on the searched event point is generated, and the generated movement It has a function of transmitting result information to the terminal device 100. The server device 200 is connected to the terminal device 100 through the communication control interface unit 204 via the network 300 so as to be able to communicate with each other, and includes a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. The control unit 202 is a control unit that performs various processes. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line or a telephone line, and performs communication control between the server device 200 and the network 300. Has the function to perform. That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100 or the like via a communication line. The storage unit 206 is a fixed disk device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), and includes various databases and tables (a network database 206a, a map database 206b, an event database 206c, and A guidance database 206d).

  Among these components of the storage unit 206, the network database 206a is a network data storage unit that stores network data that defines a traffic network. Here, the network data stored in the network database 206a may be traffic network data of transportation such as route network data and in-facility network data in addition to road network data. Here, the network database 206a may function as an event storage unit that stores information on a node described later as an event point. These network data are stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the server device 200 periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, data is required in the control unit 202). The latest data is downloaded from the external device 600 (for example, a network data server that provides network data) via the network 300, and the network data stored in the network database 206a is updated. Good.

  Here, the road network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines the road network. For example, the node data of nodes that are nodes on the road network representation such as intersections and branch points, and between nodes Network data expressed by a combination with link data of a link that is a road section. The node data may include node coordinates, position coordinates such as latitude and longitude, node type, the number of links to be connected, connection node numbers, vehicle stop positions such as traffic lights and stop signs, intersection names, and the like. The link data includes link number, type of road to be connected, route number of national road, prefectural road, city road, etc., important route information, attribute information of administrative area where link exists, link length, road service status, abnormal Traffic restrictions such as traffic restrictions, vehicle weight restrictions, vehicle height restrictions, width, road width classification, number of lanes, speed limit, vehicle stop positions immediately before stop signs and railroad crossings, links such as overpasses, tunnels and bridges An internal attribute, required time, name, and the like may be included. In particular, the link data may include the link cost of the link. For example, the link data may include data related to charges such as the time, distance, and use fare charge data required to pass the road link. Good. Further, the road network data may include traffic regulation data, use fare data, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation data is data that defines various traffic regulations. For example, traffic regulation data such as roads that are damaged or road construction, traffic zones, and community zones that are installed to ensure traffic safety. Information such as prohibition of entry of vehicles and prohibition of entry of ordinary vehicles due to a connection path to private land may be included. In addition, when there is a change in the average passing speed and the speed limit due to factors such as weather such as rainy weather or when the road is closed, such speed data is also stored in the link data. Further, the use fare data may be information indicating fuel charges consumed when traveling by car, motorcycle, etc., tolls on toll roads such as national highways and exclusive roads, and the like. In addition, when the toll road fee fluctuates with holiday discounts, ETC discounts, high-speed free service, etc., the fare fee data used includes those fluctuating fee data. Further, the road network data may store position information such as latitude and longitude information of points such as facilities existing on a route when moving by car, motorcycle, bicycle, walking, or the like. In the network data, evaluation information may be stored in association with the node number, the link number, or the like in order to evaluate each guide route composed of nodes and links. As an example, traffic regulation data as information for evaluation is data that defines various traffic regulations. For example, it is a community installed to ensure vehicle safety due to road damage or road construction, traffic safety, etc. This includes information such as the prohibition of entry of ordinary vehicles by zones, etc., and the prohibition of entry of ordinary vehicles due to being connected to private land.

  The traffic network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a route network such as trains, buses, airplanes, and ships (for example, public transportation). As an example, the traffic network data may be route network data defining a train route network or route network data defining a bus route network. For example, the traffic network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a route network of each transportation facility such as a train, an airplane, a bus, a tram, a ropeway, a monorail, a cable car, and a ship. Node data of nodes that are nodes on the route network representation such as stop positions such as stations, airports, ports, and stops (such as bus stops), and railway lines, air routes, routes, and This is network data expressed by a combination with link data of a link such as a bus route. The node data includes a node number (for example, node ID, etc.), a node name (for example, a station name, a stop name, a stop name, a stop name, an airport name, a port name, Terminal name, etc.), node type, number of links to be connected, connection node number, name of station where the track intersects, timetable data, and position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, link ID), a start node ID, an end node ID, a type of station to be connected, a link length (for example, distance), a route number of a train, etc. Information, attribute information of administrative areas where links exist, road service status, abnormal weather traffic restriction section, vehicle weight restriction, vehicle height restriction, width, road width classification, number of lanes, average passage speed, speed limit, etc. In-link attributes such as overpasses, tunnels and bridges, and information such as names (for example, route names) may be included. In addition, when there is a change in the average passing speed and the speed limit due to fluctuation factors such as weather such as rainy weather, those speed data are also stored in the link data. Moreover, the traffic network data may include transportation fare fee data, boarding position data, and the like. Here, the fare charge data is, for example, information indicating the fare charge used when using various transportation facilities such as trains, airplanes, buses, trams, ropeways, monorails, cable cars, and ships. There may be. Here, the route may be a line connecting a starting point and a destination through which a transportation facility passes. A railroad is a transportation system that travels by being guided by fixed guideways (rails, guide rails, etc.) installed on the route, and transports passengers, cargo, etc. A ropeway, a monorail, a cable car, a linear motor car, or the like may be used. In addition, the route network data further includes the type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, express, rapid express, commuter express, commute express, commuter express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and Node data corresponding to nodes (for example, express stop stations, semi-stop stations, and rapid stop stations), and link data of links such as railway lines and bus routes connecting the nodes. Network data expressed by a combination of and may be included in association with the type. In addition, route network data includes location information (for example, latitude and longitude altitudes), shape information, and location information (for example, island platforms and relative platforms, etc.) , And entry / exit location information including attribute information (for example, the name and identification number of an entry / exit location such as a platform number) may be included. The route network data may include timetable data and boarding position data. Here, the boarding position data is, for example, a boarding position of a transportation facility in which a plurality of vehicles such as a train, a tram, a monorail, a cable car, and a linear motor car are connected (for example, a vehicle near a ticket gate, It may be information representing a vehicle at a convenient position, a vehicle with a low congestion rate, a female-only vehicle, or the like. In addition, the timetable data included in the network data may be information on timetables in units of transportation (for example, timetable data that defines transit times of stop points through which each transportation system passes). Timetable data (for example, timetable data that defines the arrival time of transportation via each stop point). Note that the timetable data may include information about a stop and a scheduled transit time for each route or service. Here, the timetable data may be information representing a timetable of each transportation facility such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. In addition, the timetable data further includes destination information (for example, final destination information) of transportation, and type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commute) Information including express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and normal). In addition, the timetable data further includes transportation departure and arrival times (for example, scheduled departure, transit and arrival times) at nodes on the route (that is, transportation stop points), transportation route names, Information including attribute information such as the name of a node on a route of transportation (that is, a stop point of transportation) may be used. Further, the timetable data includes transportation attribute information (for example, type and destination information) associated with each section (for example, one or a plurality of links) connecting nodes on the transportation route. You may go out. In addition, the timetable data may include boarding / alighting location attribute information such as a boarding / alighting location name and an identification number (for example, a platform number) used for getting on and off each transportation facility.

  The in-facility network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a route network in the facility. Here, in-facility network data includes, for example, stores, companies, offices, and toilets in buildings, entrances and exits for elevators and escalators, entrances and exits for facilities such as stairs, boarding entrances for airplanes, station Node data of nodes, which are nodes that connect passages between buildings, such as train locations on platforms and ticket gates at stations, and passages that connect nodes (such as inter-building communication passages) This is network data expressed by a combination of link data such as stairs, moving walkways, escalators, and elevators. Here, the node data includes a node number (for example, node ID, etc.), a node name (entrance / exit name, entrance / exit name, etc.), position coordinates such as latitude / longitude altitude, floor ID, node type (for example, entrance / exit, entrance / exit). Information on the number of links to be connected, connection node numbers, and the like. The link data includes a link number (for example, link ID, etc.), a start node ID, an end node ID, a link length, a width, a link type (for example, a passage connecting steps between nodes, a stairs, a slope, an escalator, an elevator, And a moving walkway), and information on barrier-free. Here, the facility may be an indoor building such as a station, an office building, a hotel, a department store, a supermarket, a museum, a museum, a school, an aquarium, an underground passage, a multistory parking lot, an underground parking lot, and an underground mall. . The facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication path, an outdoor parking lot, and an outdoor structure such as a zoo.

  The map database 206b is map information storage means for storing map map information. Here, the map information may be a map drawing image in a raster format of a plurality of scales, a map drawing image in a vector format, or the like. Further, the map information may be outdoor map information such as map information meshed according to a scale (for example, JIS standard first to third regional division mesh data, 100 m mesh data, etc.). The map information may include outdoor map information such as road maps and route maps in the whole country and each region. Further, the map information may further include indoor map information such as a floor guide map regarding a building having height information (for example, a multilevel parking lot, a station, a department store, a school, and the like). The map database 206b may function as a map information storage unit, and may function as an event storage unit that stores information about map objects described later as event points.

  The map database 206b may further store map object information related to map objects displayed on the map. Here, the map object information includes features displayed on the map (for example, buildings, houses, stations and other structures, roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coast lines, lake shore lines, etc. Lifeline, sea, river, lake, pond, swamp, park, and places such as outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative districts, and city blocks, etc.) Shape information (polygon or polyline, etc.), on map Notes (for example, place names, addresses, telephone numbers, names of facilities such as stores, parks, buildings, and stations, names including landmarks, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, and forests) , Names of roads, bridges, and tunnels, route names, point information, and word-of-mouth information, facility opening hours, store handling products, URL, photo data, coupon information, etc.) Displayed on the map Symbols (e.g. mountains, historic sites, temples, government offices, police stations, police boxes, fire stations, stations, medical institutions, museums, museums, schools, factories, and graveyards, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, Tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, and post office signs, road signals, toll road entrances, toll gates, service areas, parking areas, and interchanges Data such as symbol information such as a symbol such as a parking lot, a station, a hotel, a museum, a facility symbol such as a museum, and a review point symbol). Here, the shape information may include an image for drawing a map object (for example, a polygon and a polyline). The map information and the like are stored in advance in the map database 206b, and the control unit 202 of the server apparatus 200 periodically and / or in response to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, data is stored in the control unit 202). Necessary opportunity, etc.) Update the map information etc. stored in the map database 206b by downloading the latest data from the external device 600 (for example, a map providing server etc. providing map information) etc. via the network 300 May be.

  The event database 206c is an event storage unit that stores information related to event points in association with map information. Here, the event point is a point that can be associated with a map such as latitude and longitude and map coordinates. As an example, the event point may be at least one of a traffic jam point, a restriction point, a dead end, a T-junction, a guide point, a destination, an intersection, and the administrative world. Here, the event database 206c may store detailed information such as intersections and T-junctions (thumbnail such as image data such as guide signs). As described above, information on event points is not limited to being stored in the event database 206c, but the network database 206a stores information on intersections, T-junctions, dead ends, destinations, and the like as node data and the like. Alternatively, the map database 206b may store information related to administrative boundaries, and the guidance database 206d may store information related to guide points. As an example, the information regarding the event point stored in the event database 206c may be POI information. Here, in this embodiment, POI (point of interest) is a specific point, facility, area, or the like that is perceived by a person as a convenient place or a place of interest, such as a building, equipment, store, It may be a company, an office, a public facility, an amusement facility, an outdoor facility, a spot such as a tourist spot or a scenic spot, a feature, an area, or the like. In other words, in the present embodiment, the event database 206c stores POI information including information related to POI. The POI information includes at least POI point information (latitude, longitude, address, etc.) to be associated with the map information, as well as POI name (point name), category (type) attributes, address, telephone number, URL, business Includes information such as time information, handling product information, photo data, coupon information, word-of-mouth information, terms of use, availability, facility size information, latitude and longitude altitude of POI, POI ID, and date and time of update of the POI information. May be. Here, the stores include, for example, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, post offices, multi-storey parking lots, hotels and inns, etc. It may be an accommodation facility. The public facility may be, for example, a government office, a police station, a police box, a fire station, a station, a medical institution, a museum, a museum, a school, and the like. The entertainment facility may be, for example, a movie theater, a theater, an amusement park, a pachinko parlor, a casino, a racetrack or the like. The outdoor facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication passage, an outdoor parking lot, a zoo, or the like. The POI information is stored in advance in the event database 206c, and the control unit 202 of the server device 200 periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, data is required in the control unit 202). Update the POI information stored in the event database 206c by downloading the latest data from the external device 600 (for example, a POI information providing server that provides POI information) or the like via the network 300. Also good.

  Further, the information regarding the event point stored in the event database 206c may be traffic information. Here, the traffic information may include transportation operation information (for example, traffic jam information and delay information). For example, the operation information includes railway operation information, air operation information, ship operation information, and buses. Operation information etc. may be included. The operation information may include timetable data (operation time information) of transportation facilities. Further, the traffic information may be congestion degree data of transportation facilities such as buses and trains. For example, the congestion degree data may be data collected by a boarding IC card using a technique such as Felica (registered trademark). The traffic information may include road traffic information. Here, the road traffic information may include traffic jam information such as a traffic jam occurrence point, a traffic jam distance (such as a traffic jam start point and an end point), and a transit time between two points on the road (that is, travel time, etc.). Further, the road traffic information may include traffic obstacle information, traffic regulation information, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation information is data defining various traffic regulations.For example, traffic regulation during abnormal weather such as precipitation regulation, snow cover / freezing regulation, ultrasonic regulation, wind speed regulation, visibility regulation, etc., height Vehicle traffic regulations such as regulations and weight regulations, road construction and work, regulations during construction around roads, traffic zones that regulate traffic zones that can pass by time zone and vehicle type, and vehicle traffic due to road damage, etc. It may also include information such as a general vehicle entry prohibition by a community zone or the like installed to ensure traffic safety, and a general vehicle entry prohibition due to a connection path to private land. Further, the traffic regulation information may be traffic regulation information that makes it impossible or impossible for the vehicle traffic zone to travel due to construction, an accident, or a vehicle failure. The traffic information is stored in advance in the event database 206c, and the control unit 202 of the server apparatus 200 is periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) and / or according to processing by the control unit 202. (For example, when the control unit 202 needs data) The latest data is transferred to the external device 600 (for example, the National Police Agency, VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) (registered trademark), and ATIS via the network 300. (Advanced Traffic Information Service (registered trademark), Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC) (registered trademark), railway company, traffic information distribution server (service), etc.) The traffic information stored in the database 206c may be updated. Alternatively, the server device 200 may receive traffic information actively transmitted by the external device 600 or the like and store it in the event database 206c.

  The guidance database 206d is guidance information storage means for storing guidance information (such as voice guidance information and display guidance information). Here, the guidance database 206d may function as an event storage unit that stores guidance information regarding guide points as event points. As an example, the display guidance information included in the guidance information includes turn-by-turn (TBT), which is arrow navigation that displays guidance such as right and left turns on the screen, associated with guide points such as branch points for each traveling direction, Further, it may be character data that informs that the current position has approached the target at the guide point, and may be used when the terminal device 100 executes display guidance, for example. The display guide information may include detailed information such as map information of a low-scale map around the intersection (for example, an enlarged view of the intersection), a road sign image of a road sign, and a road display image of a road sign. Good. In addition, the voice guidance information included in the guidance information indicates that the traffic conditions have changed, such as “the surrounding road conditions have changed”, and that there is a traffic jam area around the current location. "Turn left at the next intersection" associated with a guide point such as a branching point, "New route found. New route found. Turn left 100m ahead" May be voice information such as “soon to be around the destination” when the current position approaches the destination at the guide point. For example, the terminal device 100 may be at the guide point. It may be used when executing voice guidance. It should be noted that the control unit 202 of the server device 200 sends the latest guidance information to the external device periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 202 (for example, when the control unit 202 needs data). You may download from 600 (guidance information provision server etc. which provide guidance information).

  The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 includes a movement request reception unit 202a, a movement direction determination unit 202b, an event point search unit 202c, a movement result information generation unit 202d, and a movement result information transmission unit 202f in terms of functional concept.

  Among these, the movement request receiving unit 202a is movement request receiving means for receiving a movement request transmitted from the terminal device 100. As an example, the movement request may be input data input via the input unit 116. For example, when the input unit 116 and the output unit 114 are configured as a touch panel, information regarding the history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen input via the input unit 116 may be used. In addition, the movement request includes an event search condition such as search input information (keyword, event category, etc.) for searching for a desired event point, and / or a line on which a reference point moves (hereinafter referred to as “movement line”). It may be a search range determination condition such as a predetermined range (a radius from a reference point, a distance from a moving line, a time, or the like) searched from.

  The movement direction determination unit 202b is a movement direction determination unit that determines a movement direction based on the movement request received by the movement request reception unit 202a. For example, the movement direction determination unit 202b may determine the movement direction based on a history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen received as a movement request. As an example, the movement direction determination unit 202b may determine the direction from the first contact point to the last contact point as the movement direction. The movement direction determination unit 202b may determine not only the movement direction but also a movement speed, a movement amount (movement distance), and the like based on the movement request. For example, the moving direction determination unit 202b may set the moving speed as the moving speed of the touching point on the map display screen based on the history of the touching point coordinates.

  Here, when there is a route such as a guide route, the movement direction determination unit 202b may determine the movement direction along the route. For example, even if the control unit 202 of the server device 200 searches for a route satisfying the route search condition including the departure point and the destination based on the network data transmitted from the terminal device 100 and stored in the network database 206a. Good. In such a case, the moving direction determination unit 202b may determine the moving direction along a previously searched route. On the other hand, when there is no route, the moving direction determination unit 202b may determine the moving direction along the traffic network from the original reference point based on the network data stored in the network database 206a. For example, the moving direction determination unit 202b may determine the moving direction along a road, a route, a facility route, or the like specified by the network data. In addition, the movement direction determination unit 202b may set a direction such as a road or a route closest to the direction obtained from the history of the contact point coordinates as the movement direction.

  Here, the event point searching unit 202c has a predetermined point on the moving line of the map or within a predetermined range from the moving line when the reference point moves on the map according to the moving direction determined by the moving direction determining unit 202b. Event point search means for searching the storage unit 206 for event points that satisfy the conditions. For example, when the reference point moves in the movement direction along the route or the traffic network, the event point search unit 202c is configured on the traffic network movement line (route or road) of the network data stored in the network database 206a. You may search for the event point which satisfy | fills a predetermined condition within the predetermined range from the said movement line. The event point search unit 202c may search from the network database 206a, search from the map database 206b, or search from the event database 206c as a search destination of event points. For example, the event point search unit 202c may search for nodes related to intersections, T-junctions, dead ends, destinations, and the like as event points from the network database 206a. Further, the event point search unit 202c may search for administrative boundaries and the like as event points from the map database 206b. Further, the event point search unit 202c may search for a traffic jam location, a regulation location, or the like as an event point from the event database 206c that stores POI information and traffic information. The event point search unit 202c may search for guide points as event points from the guidance database 206d. Further, the server device 200 may receive the current position information of the plurality of terminal devices 100, and the event point search unit 202c may search the current position indicated by the current position information of the other terminal devices 100 as the event point. Thereby, for example, if a user of another terminal device 100 is on the vehicle, the position of the preceding vehicle and the position of the subsequent vehicle can be searched.

  The predetermined condition may be an event search condition such as search input information (keyword, event category, etc.) included in the movement request by the movement request receiving unit 202a or stored in the storage unit 206 in advance. . The predetermined condition may be a time condition or a distance condition. For example, the event point search unit 202c acquires an event point every time the reference point moves on the map for a predetermined time or a predetermined distance according to the moving direction, moving distance, moving amount, or the like determined by the moving direction determining unit 202b. May be. The predetermined range searched from the movement line includes the radius from the reference point, the distance from the movement line, and the time included in the movement request by the movement request receiving unit 202a or stored in the storage unit 206 in advance. A search range determination condition that defines the above may be used.

  The movement result information generation unit 202d is a movement result information generation unit that generates movement result information including information related to event points searched by the event point search unit 202c. For example, when the event point search unit 202c searches for an event point such as an intersection, a T-junction, a dead end, or a destination from the network database 206a, the movement result information generation unit 202d includes information (intersection name) related to the event point. Further, movement result information including detailed information on intersections and the like may be generated. When the event point search unit 202c searches for an event point such as an administrative boundary from the map database 206b, the movement result information generation unit 202d includes information related to the event point (name of the administrative division of the destination (city name). Or the like) may be generated. In addition, when the event point search unit 202c searches the event database 206c for an event point such as a traffic jam location, a restriction location, or a POI, the movement result information generation unit 202d includes information on the event point (the traffic jam distance, traffic Movement result information including a restriction time zone, POI information, and the like may be generated. The movement result information generation unit 202d generates movement result information including guidance information (detailed information, etc.) for guide points when event information such as guide points is searched from the guidance database 206d by the event point search unit 202c. May be.

  Here, the movement result information generation unit 202d may further generate movement result information including map information. For example, the movement result information generation unit 202d acquires the map information related to the reference point or the map information related to the event point searched by the event point search unit 202c from the map database 206b and adds it to the movement result information. Also good. The movement result information generation unit 202d is displayed at the time of scroll control from the original reference point to the event point, or at the time of scroll control to return from the original reference point to the original reference point via the event point. Map information obtained from the map database 206b may be added to the movement result information. Further, the movement result information generation unit 202d may acquire map information on a scale based on the original reference point and the reference point under scroll control and add it to the movement result information. For example, the movement result information generation unit 202d may acquire map information including both the original reference point and the farthest reference point during scroll control. Note that the movement result information generation unit 202d may generate movement result information that causes a mark to be superimposed on a reference point on the map. For example, the movement result information generation unit 202d may generate movement result information that allows the mark to move on the map from the original reference point to the movement destination reference point. Further, the movement result information generation unit 202d may store a scale (such as a scale scale) that serves as a guide for the movement amount in the map information. The movement result information generation unit 202d may generate movement result information including the distance to the event point and the movement time.

  The movement result information transmission unit 202f is a display information transmission unit that transmits the movement result information generated by the movement result information generation unit 202d to the terminal device 100.

[Configuration of Terminal Device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 controls the output unit 114 so that a map based on the map information is displayed, and moves with respect to a reference point on the map displayed on the output unit 114 via the input unit 116. The request is input to the user, the input movement request is transmitted to the server apparatus 200, the movement result information transmitted from the server apparatus 200 is received, and the received movement result information is output to the output unit 114. It has a function. The terminal device 100 is, for example, a commercially available information processing device such as a desktop or laptop personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PHS, and a PDA, and a navigation terminal that performs travel route guidance and the like. (For example, a car navigation device). Here, the terminal device 100 may be equipped with an Internet browser or the like, or may be equipped with a route guidance application, a transfer guidance application, an information search application, or the like. Further, the terminal device 100 may include a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, or the like so that the current position can be measured in real time. Further, the terminal device 100 includes an output unit 114 and an input unit 116.

  Here, the output unit 114 may be display means for displaying a display screen of an application or the like (for example, a display and a monitor configured by liquid crystal or organic EL). Further, the output unit 114 may further include an audio output unit (for example, a speaker or the like) that outputs audio information as audio or a vibration output unit. Further, the input unit 116 may be, for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a keyboard, and a microphone that performs voice input. The input unit 116 is configured to be able to input a movement request for a reference point on the map displayed on the output unit 114. As an example, the output unit 114 and the input unit 116 may be a touch panel in which a display unit and a position input unit are integrally configured. That is, the input unit 116 is a position input unit that detects a contact point on the display screen. Here, the input unit 116 may be configured to detect a contact operation (slide operation, flick operation, etc.) from the history of contact points. As a method for detecting a contact point or a contact operation on the touch panel, a pressure-sensitive method for sensing a change in pressure, an electrostatic method for sensing an electric signal due to static electricity, or other methods can be applied. The input / output control interface unit 108 controls the position acquisition unit 112, the output unit 114, the input unit 116, and the like.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may be, for example, a signal receiving unit that receives a position information signal transmitted from the position transmitting device 500. Here, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS device that transmits a position information signal (GPS signal). Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a base station (for example, a mobile phone, a car phone, a PHS base station, or the like) that is a device for performing wireless communication with the terminal device 100. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be an IMES device that realizes an IMES (Indoor Message System) technology that enables indoor positioning using a position information signal having characteristics similar to those of a GPS signal. The IMES technology is a system developed from the framework of the quasi-zenith satellite, which is a positioning satellite system.

  Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a GPS repeater that transmits a GPS signal received outdoors indoors. Further, the position transmitting device 500 is arbitrarily installed on each floor of a building (for example, a multilevel parking lot) or an underground structure (for example, a subway station, an underground shopping area, an underground communication passage, and an underground parking lot). A small transmitter may be used. In addition, self-position information (position ID etc.) according to an installation place is allocated to this small transmitter. When the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitter as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, various short-range wireless methods such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system and Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, and the like. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a wireless LAN access point. In the present embodiment, the location acquisition unit 112 may receive wireless LAN signals and acquire access point identification information. Then, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the identification information unique to the access point acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. Here, the position information may indicate a relative position from a reference position in addition to the absolute position specified by the latitude and longitude.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may include a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, an orientation sensor, a distance sensor, and the like that detect a change amount (for example, a vector amount) of the terminal device 100. Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the speed with a speed sensor. The position acquisition unit 112 may detect acceleration with an acceleration sensor. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the azimuth (for example, east, west, south, north, heaven, ground, etc.) and inclination with an orientation sensor. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may detect the movement distance (displacement) with a distance sensor. Here, the speed sensor may be a laser Doppler vibrometer or the like, and may detect the speed of the terminal device 100 from a difference in frequency caused by the detected Doppler effect. The acceleration sensor may be a mechanical acceleration sensor, an optical acceleration sensor such as an FBG optical fiber type, and a semiconductor acceleration sensor such as a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) acceleration sensor. Further, as the direction sensor, a geomagnetic sensor that detects an absolute traveling direction, an optical gyro that detects a relative traveling direction, or the like may be used. In addition, the orientation sensor may be an electronic compass or the like that can acquire information related to orientation and inclination by combining a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor. Further, when the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for a vehicle, the distance sensor may generate a pulse signal in proportion to the number of rotations of the axle and detect a movement distance in proportion to the number of pulse signals.

  In addition, the position acquisition unit 112 may further include a communication device. When the terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal for a vehicle, the position of the vehicle is determined from the inter-vehicle communication of the communication device mounted on each vehicle. You may acquire the positional information which shows. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may acquire position information indicating the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the map information.

  The communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communicates between the terminal device 100 and the network 300. It has a function to perform control. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the server device 200 or the like via a communication line. Further, the network 300 has a function of mutually connecting the terminal device 100 and the server device 200 to an external device 600 such as an external map providing server or an external system. Network, general telephone line network, etc.), intranet, or power line communication (PLC).

  The storage unit 106 is a storage unit such as a large-capacity storage unit such as an HDD or an SSD and / or a small-capacity high-speed memory (for example, a cache memory) configured using an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or the like. Various databases, files, and tables may be stored. Here, the storage unit 106 may temporarily store various files and the like.

  Here, the storage unit 106 may store map information in advance like the map database 206b described above, or may store POI information in advance as in the event database 206c described above. Similarly, the guide information may be stored in advance. The control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 receives the latest data via the network 300 periodically and / or according to processing by the control unit 102 (for example, when the control unit 102 needs data). Map information, POI information, guidance information, etc. downloaded from an external device 600 (for example, a map providing server that provides POI information, etc.) and stored in the storage unit 106 may be updated. The storage unit 106 may store movement result information (map information, POI information, guidance information, etc.) received from the server device 200.

  The control unit 102 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 102 performs the information processing for performing various processes by these programs. In terms of functional concept, the control unit 102 includes a current position information acquisition unit 102a, a map display control unit 102b, an input control unit 102c, a movement request transmission unit 102d, a movement result information reception unit 102f, and an event output control unit 102g. .

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 102a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 116 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 116 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 102a is designated on the display screen based on the map information displayed on the output unit 114 by the user via the input unit 116 (for example, designation operation on the touch panel type output unit 114). The coordinates obtained may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. As an example, the current position information acquisition unit 102a acquires, as the current position information, information that defines the display area and range of the map being displayed, such as the center coordinates and scale of the map display screen displayed on the output unit 114. May be.

  The map display control unit 102 b is a map display control unit that outputs map information to the output unit 114. For example, the map display control unit 102b controls the output unit 114 so that a map based on the map information stored in the storage unit 106 is displayed. Here, the map displayed by the map display control unit 102b includes at least a reference point. The reference point is a virtual moving body that can move on the map, and the moving direction, the moving amount, the moving speed, and the like follow a user's movement request to be described later. Note that the reference point may perform inertial movement. For example, the movement speed determined based on the movement request is set as the initial speed, and the reference point stops at a point where the speed becomes zero at a constant deceleration in proportion to the distance. You may do it. When the reference point mark reaches an event point such as a destination, the map display control unit 102b may perform vibration output or sound output from the output unit 114 as vibration output means or sound output means.

  Here, the original reference point before inputting the movement request may be the current position based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a, and may be the starting point of the route search condition or the starting point of the route. Or any point on the displayed map (for example, the center coordinates of the map display screen). Further, the map display control unit 102b may display the reference point on the map or may not display it. Even when the reference point is not displayed, the control unit 102 calculates the position of the reference point and the like. In the case where the reference point is not displayed, the map display control unit 102b may perform control so as to be held at the coordinates of the original reference point before the operation on the display screen. Further, in this case, the map display control unit 102b may not output the information until the hit point as the reference point moves on the map outside the screen and hits the event point. At this time, the time until the event information at a distance close to the original reference point is displayed is shorter than the time until the event information at a distance far from the reference point is displayed. The user can grasp the distance from the original reference point to the event based on the time from the start of movement to the display of the event.

  The reference point is not limited to one and may be a plurality. In addition, although the reference point is one at the beginning, it may be divided into two or more when reaching a branch point or an event point. Here, the map display control unit 102b may change the map information to be output depending on the position of the reference point. When there are a plurality of reference points, they may be operated by a movement request at the same time, or each reference point may be operated independently. Note that the map display control unit 102b may display a map so that a plurality of reference points are included, or may assign a different map display area for each reference point. Further, even if there is only one reference point, the map display control unit 102b displays the map display screen including the original reference point before movement and the map display screen including the reference point being moved. May be. Further, the map display control unit 102b may output the map information related to the reference point to the output unit 114 with reference to the storage unit 106 that stores the map information, and refer to the storage unit 106 that stores the movement result information. Then, the map information relating to the event point may be output to the output unit 114. Further, the map display control unit 102b may perform scroll control or the like so that the map being displayed smoothly transitions with the movement of the reference point. For example, the map display control unit 102 b may output the map information during scroll control from the original reference point to the event point to the output unit 114 with reference to the storage unit 106. In addition, the map display control unit 102b displays the map information at the time of scroll control for returning from the original reference point to the original reference point through the event point so that the reference point appears to bounce at the event point. You may output to the output part 116. FIG. The map display control unit 102b may control the display area so that the reference point is at a predetermined coordinate on the display screen (for example, the center coordinate of the map display screen) during the scroll control. Alternatively, the map display control unit 102c may change the scale of the map displayed on the output unit 114 so that the original reference point and the reference point under scroll control are included. The map display control unit 102c may display a map scale. For example, the map display control unit 102c may superimpose and display a scale (such as a scale) on the map as a reference for the amount of movement of the reference point. Note that the map display control unit 102c may download it from an external device 600 (for example, a map information providing server that provides map information) or the like when the map information is not stored in the storage unit 106.

  The input control unit 102 c is an input control unit that allows the user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit 114 via the input unit 116. As an example, the input control unit 102c may acquire, as a movement request, an input position, an operation, or the like input via the input unit 116 such as a position input unit. For example, when the input unit 116 and the output unit 114 are configured as touch panels, the input control unit 102c includes information on the history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen input via the input unit 116 (slide operation, Information on flick operations, etc.) may be acquired. The input control unit 102c may cause the user to input a movement request through position input (slide operation, flick operation, etc.) to a mark indicating the reference point displayed on the output unit 114 via the input unit 116. As a result, the movement direction determination unit 202d of the server device 200 designates on the display screen based on the map information displayed on the output unit 114 by the user via the input unit 116 (for example, on the touch panel type output unit 114). Based on the movement request for the coordinate etc. that has been designated, etc., the movement direction can be determined by the flick operation direction or the like, or the movement amount or the like can be determined by the slide amount or the like. The input control unit 102c may acquire the drag movement amount or the like as a movement request so that the reference point mark flies in the opposite direction when it is released by dragging it to the front once, such as a pachinko operation. In addition, when the map display control unit 102c displays a scale or the like as a reference of the movement amount of the reference point, the map display control unit 102c may display the scale in front of the reference point (such as the destination direction) in principle. When playing by dragging to the back, a scale or the like may be displayed backward.

  In addition, the input control unit 102c allows the user to search through the input unit 116 for event search conditions such as search input information (keyword, event category, etc.) and / or criteria for searching for a desired event point. Search range determination conditions such as a predetermined range (radius from the reference point, distance from the moving line, time, etc.) searched for from the line along which the point moves may be input and added to the movement request. Further, the input control unit 102b may cause the user to input a search keyword by free word input or the like via the input unit 116 as the event search condition and / or the search range determination condition. Further, the input control unit 102b controls the user to perform voice input via the input unit 116 such as a microphone, and performs character recognition search input by performing voice recognition processing or the like based on the input voice data. Information may be acquired. Further, the input control unit 102b may display a list of POI categories and the like on the output unit 114, and acquire the category selected by the user via the input unit 116 as search input information. Note that the input control unit 102c may have the same function as the movement direction determination unit 202b described above, and the amount of movement, the movement speed, the movement direction, and the like determined from the data input via the input unit 116 are determined. You may acquire as a movement request. Further, the input control unit 102c acquires, as a movement request, an acceleration, a tilt, or the like caused by the user swinging (swinging) or tilting the terminal device 100 via the position acquisition unit 112 such as an acceleration sensor or a tilt sensor. May be. Note that the input control unit 102c is not limited to the movement request with respect to the stopped reference point, and may be allowed to perform an acceleration operation by a further flick operation on the moving reference point, or may be decelerated by a touch operation or the like. A movement request may be accepted so that an operation or a stop operation can be performed. In the above description, the example of performing the designation operation by touch on the touch panel type output unit 114 is mainly described. However, the input of the movement request is not limited to this, and the voice input to the input unit 116 such as a microphone is performed. By performing the input, a movement request such as a movement amount, a movement speed, or a movement direction may be input. For example, the input control unit 102b may acquire a wind noise input by a user blowing on the input unit 116 such as a microphone as a movement request such as a movement amount or acceleration. For example, the input control unit 102b may acquire the acceleration according to the volume of the wind noise as the movement request, or may acquire the movement direction according to the voice input direction from the stereo microphone as the movement request.

  The movement request transmission unit 102d is a movement request transmission unit that transmits a movement request input by the control of the input control unit 102c to the server device 200. Here, the movement request transmission unit 102d may transmit the updated movement request every time a movement request is input by the input control unit 102c.

  The movement result information receiving unit 102 f is movement result information receiving means for receiving movement result information transmitted from the server device 200. Here, the movement result information receiving unit 102d may store the received movement result information in the storage unit 106.

  The event output control unit 102g is an event output control unit that outputs the movement result information received by the movement result information receiving unit 102d to the output unit 114. For example, the event output control unit 102g outputs, to the output unit 114, information related to the event point searched by the movement of the reference point based on the movement request based on the movement result information received by the movement result information receiving unit 102d. May be. Here, the event output control unit 102g may display the event point with a mark or the like on the map, and may superimpose and display information (detailed information or the like) on the event point on the map (such as a pop-up display). The event output control unit 102g may display the event point mark and information about the event point (distance to the event point, travel time, etc.) at the timing when the reference point reaches the event point. Here, when the detailed information of the intersection is output to the output unit 114 as the event point, the event output control unit 102g receives an input (click, tap, etc.) via the input unit 116 for the detailed information of the intersection. If there is, information regarding the intersection (detailed information or the like) may be output to the output unit 114.

  In addition, when the movement result information includes POI information as an example, the event output control unit 102g may superimpose an icon or the like indicating the POI on the map based on the point information of the POI information. Note that the event output control unit 102g, when the user selects the POI displayed by an icon or the like by clicking the input unit 116 or the like, the detailed information (name, address, phone number) of the selected POI. , URL, etc.) may be displayed based on the POI information. When the movement result information does not include the POI information, the event output control unit 102g may display the POI based on the POI information stored in the storage unit 106, and provide the external device 600 (providing the POI information). POI information may be downloaded and displayed from a map information providing server or the like.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the information output system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

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Next, an example of processing of the information output system according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the information output system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, the map display control unit 102 b of the terminal device 100 displays on the output unit 114 a map on which the reference point mark is superimposed and displayed based on the map information stored in the storage unit 106. (Step SA-1). In the present embodiment, the reference point mark may be called “Ohajiki” because it can be operated like “Ohajiki” in the touch panel type output unit 114 and input unit 116. Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map display screen on which the reference point mark “Ohajiki” is superimposed and displayed. As shown in FIG. 3, the reference point mark “Ohajiki” is a virtual moving object that represents one point on the map. In the example of FIG. 3, “Ohajiki” is stationary.

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the input control unit 102c of the terminal device 100 causes the user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit 114 via the input unit 116 (step SA-2). . As an example, the input control unit 102c may acquire, as a movement request, information related to a history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen input via the input unit 116 (information related to slide operation, flick operation, etc.). . Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation example and a movement example of the reference point mark “Ohajiki” on the map shown in FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, when the user performs a flick operation to move the finger from time t0 to time t2 on the stationary reference point mark “Ohajiki” at time t0, the input control unit 102c includes the input unit 116. The contact point coordinate history by the flick operation on the reference point mark “Ohajiki” displayed on the output unit 114 is acquired as a movement request. Before the control based on the movement result information with respect to the movement request described later is performed, the map display control unit 102b moves the movement direction and movement speed according to the movement request as indicated by the reference point mark at time t3 in FIG. For example, display control may be performed so that the reference point mark is moved. Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed when the reference point mark “Ohajiki” moves outside the map display area at the beginning (time t0) at time t4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the reference point mark “Ohajiki” moves outside the initial map display area, the map display control unit 102b maintains the scale so that the moving reference point is included in the map. The area of the map to be displayed may be changed. Here, FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating transition examples of display screens displayed when the reference point mark “Ohajiki” moves out of the map display area. 6 shows a reference point mark at time t1, and FIG. 7 shows a reference point mark at time t2. Further, although the reference point mark at time t0 is displayed for convenience of explanation, it is not always necessary to display it.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, in this example, the map display control unit 102b displays both the reference point at time t0 and the reference point at time t1 in the map display area of the original scale. Will continue to be displayed at the same scale, but if both reference points cannot be displayed at the original scale, such as the reference point at time t2, the map scale and display area will be included so that both are included. To change. As shown in the distance / time display screens MA-1 and MA-2, the map display control unit 102b may superimpose and display the movement time and / or movement distance of the reference point on the map. Note that the items that are superimposed and displayed by the map display control unit 102b are not limited to the illustrated example, and for example, an average speed, a traveling cost, or the like may be output. As an example of the former, the map display control unit 102b may acquire the average speed of the link where the moving mark is located from the network database 206a and is received from the external device 600 such as VICS (registered trademark). May be obtained from the traffic information. As an example of the latter, the map display control unit 102b may calculate and display the travel cost for the route that has passed from the position of the original reference point to the position of the moving reference point. For example, when the moving body is an automobile, the map display control unit 102b determines the link cost (high speed price, gasoline fee, etc.) of the route traveled based on the network data stored in the network database 206a. The calculation may be performed in consideration of the fuel type and the like.

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the movement request transmission unit 102d of the terminal apparatus 100 transmits the movement request input by the control of the input control unit 102c to the server apparatus 200 (step SA-3).

  Then, the movement request receiving unit 202a of the server device 200 receives the movement request transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-4).

  Then, the movement direction determination unit 202b of the server device 200 determines the movement direction and the like based on the movement request received by the movement request reception unit 202a (step SA-5). For example, the movement direction determination unit 202b may determine the movement direction based on a history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen received as a movement request. As an example, the movement direction determination unit 202b may determine the direction from the first contact point to the last contact point as the movement direction. The movement direction determination unit 202b may determine not only the movement direction but also a movement speed, a movement amount (movement distance), and the like based on the movement request. For example, the moving direction determination unit 202b may set the moving speed as the moving speed of the touching point on the map display screen based on the history of the touching point coordinates. When there is a route such as a guide route, the movement direction determination unit 202b may determine the movement direction along the route, and when there is no route, the network stored in the network database 206a. The moving direction may be determined along a road or the like specified by the data. In addition, the movement direction determination unit 202b may set a direction such as a road or a route closest to the direction obtained from the history of the contact point coordinates as the movement direction. Here, the moving direction determined by the moving direction determining unit 202b is not limited to the direction from the departure point to the destination, and may be the direction from the destination to the departure point (reverse direction). Information from the position to the departure place, information from the current position to the following vehicle, and the like are output in the reverse direction.

  Then, the event point search unit 202c of the server device 200 is on the movement line of the map or within a predetermined range from the movement line when the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction determined by the movement direction determination unit 202b. The event point satisfying the predetermined condition is searched from the storage unit 206 (step SA-6). For example, when the reference point moves in the movement direction along the route or the traffic network, the event point search unit 202c is on the road of the traffic network of the network data stored in the network database 206a or within a predetermined range from the road. An event point that satisfies a predetermined condition may be searched. As an example, the event point search unit 202c may search for nodes such as intersections, T-junctions, dead ends, destinations, and the like as event points from the network database 206a, and the administrative boundaries as event points from the map database 206b. Etc. may be searched. Further, the event point search unit 202c may search the event database 206c for a traffic jam location, a restriction location, or the like as an event point, or may search for a guide point from the guidance database 206d as an event point. The event point search unit 202c may search for an event point that satisfies an event search condition such as search input information (keyword, event category, etc.) as a predetermined condition, and there is no target event point. Alternatively, an event point that satisfies a predetermined time condition or distance condition may be searched so that the event point appears.

  And the movement result information generation part 202d of the server apparatus 200 produces | generates the movement result information containing the information regarding the event spot searched by the event spot search part 202c (step SA-7). For example, when the event point search unit 202c searches for an event point such as an intersection, a T-junction, a dead end, or a destination from the network database 206a, the movement result information generation unit 202d includes information (intersection name) related to the event point. Further, movement result information including detailed information on intersections and the like may be generated. When the event point search unit 202c searches for an event point such as an administrative boundary from the map database 206b, the movement result information generation unit 202d includes information related to the event point (name of the administrative division of the destination (city name). Or the like) may be generated. In addition, when the event point search unit 202c searches the event database 206c for an event point such as a traffic jam location, a restriction location, or a POI, the movement result information generation unit 202d includes information on the event point (the traffic jam distance, traffic Movement result information including a restriction time zone, POI information, and the like may be generated. The movement result information generation unit 202d generates movement result information including guidance information (detailed information, etc.) for guide points when event information such as guide points is searched from the guidance database 206d by the event point search unit 202c. May be. Note that the movement result information generation unit 202d may add map information to the movement result information. For example, the map information related to the reference point or the map information related to the event point searched by the event point search unit 202c, It may be acquired from the map database 206b and added to the movement result information. The movement result information generation unit 202d is displayed at the time of scroll control from the original reference point to the event point, or at the time of scroll control to return from the original reference point to the original reference point via the event point. Map information obtained from the map database 206b may be added to the movement result information. For example, the movement result information generation unit 202d may generate movement result information that allows the reference point mark to move on the map from the original reference point to the destination reference point or destination. Further, the movement result information generation unit 202d may add a scale (such as a scale scale) that serves as a reference for the movement amount to the map information.

  Then, the movement result information transmission unit 202f of the server device 200 transmits the movement result information generated by the movement result information generation unit 202d to the terminal device 100 (step SA-8).

  And the movement result information receiving part 102f of the terminal device 100 receives the movement result information transmitted from the server apparatus 200 (step SA-9).

  Then, the event output control unit 102g outputs the movement result information received by the movement result information receiving unit 102d to the output unit 114 (Step SA-10). For example, the event output control unit 102g outputs, to the output unit 114, information related to the event point searched by the movement of the reference point based on the movement request based on the movement result information received by the movement result information receiving unit 102d. May be. Here, the event output control unit 102g may display the event point with a mark or the like on the map, and may superimpose and display information (detailed information or the like) on the event point on the map (such as a pop-up display). The event output control unit 102g may display the event point mark and information about the event point at the timing when the reference point reaches the event point. Here, when the detailed information of the intersection is output to the output unit 114 as the event point, the event output control unit 102g receives an input (click, tap, etc.) via the input unit 116 for the detailed information of the intersection. If there is, information regarding the intersection (detailed information or the like) may be output to the output unit 114.

  The above is an example of the process of the information output system in the first embodiment. Next, detailed processing in the terminal device 100 will be described. In addition, in step SA-10 mentioned above, you may control so that a process may be returned to step SA-1 again and the process mentioned above may be repeated. Here, FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of detailed processing of the terminal device 100 in processing of the information output system. It is assumed that the processing of the server apparatus 200 described above is performed in the background with the processing of the terminal apparatus 100, and the movement result information is updated. Here, detailed processing of the terminal device 100 will be described in order to show an example of screen transition when viewed from the terminal device 100.

  As shown in FIG. 8, first, the input control unit 102c sends a scroll instruction by a flick operation to the reference point mark displayed on the output unit 114 via the touch panel type input unit 116 as a movement request to the user. Input (step SB-1).

  And the map display control part 102b acquires the moving direction and moving speed according to the movement request (scroll instruction etc.) input by control of the input control part 102c (step SB-2). Here, the map display control unit 102b may determine the movement direction, the movement speed, and the like by the same processing as the movement direction determination unit 202b described above.

  Then, the map display control unit 102b performs scroll control so that the reference point mark moves on the map with the movement direction and movement speed according to the movement request (step SB-3). Here, the map display control unit 102b may determine the scroll speed, the scroll amount, and the like based on the movement speed and the like. For example, the map display control unit 102b may perform control so that the reference point mark decelerates at a constant rate in proportion to the distance, with the movement speed according to the movement request as the initial speed. Note that the map information and the like used for the scroll control may be stored in advance in the storage unit 106 or may be map information included in the movement result information transmitted from the server device 200. Here, FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen by scroll control.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the map display control unit 102b controls the scale of the map so that both the reference point at the initial time t0 and the reference point at the moving time t1 are included. At this time, the map display control unit 102b may display a pop-up screen MA-3 labeled “smooth!” If there is no event point such as a traffic jam point.

  Returning to FIG. 8 again, the map display control unit 102b determines whether or not the reference point has reached a stop position such as a traffic jam location on the map (step SB-4). For example, based on the movement result information, the map display control unit 102b determines that the stop position has been reached when the reference point reaches an event point (a guidance point, a destination, a traffic jam end, a traffic restriction point, or the like). Also good. Further, the stop position is not limited to this, and the stop position may be a position on the path of a predetermined distance calculated from the flick speed and direction input at the time of the scroll instruction.

  When the map display control unit 102b determines that the reference point has not reached the stop position such as a traffic jam location on the map (step SB-4, No), the terminal device 100 returns the process to step SB-1 and performs the above-described process. Repeat the process. Note that the input control unit 102c may be allowed to perform an acceleration operation by a further flick operation on the moving reference point mark, or accept a movement request so that a deceleration operation or a stop operation can be performed by a touch operation or the like. May be.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the reference point has reached a stop position such as a traffic jam location on the map (step SB-4, Yes), the map display control unit 102b executes a reference point mark rebound process (step SB-5). ). That is, when the reference point reaches the event point, the map display control unit 102b performs scroll control that reverses the moving direction of the reference point in the direction opposite to the direction in which the reference point has traveled. Here, FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen transitioned from the display screen illustrated in FIG. 9.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the map display control unit 102b reverses the scroll direction at the event point, and moves the reference position mark toward the reference point at the initial time t0 at time t2. As shown in FIG. 10, the event output control unit 102g may superimpose and display the traffic jam section SP1 and the traffic jam tail SP2 on the map. Note that the map display control unit 102b is not limited to this, and stops the control when the reference point reaches the event point without performing scroll control, and the map information and event information around the event point (the stop point of the reference point) Information may be output. In addition, the event output control unit 102g may be configured not to perform scroll control or stop control until it passes through a predetermined plurality of event points or until it passes a predetermined distance. In this case, the event output control unit 102g may collect and output information such as event information regarding a plurality of event points that have passed. Thereby, POI search along the route can be performed collectively. Further, the event output control unit 102g may display the traffic information pop-up screen MA-4 at the timing when the reference point reaches the event point. Here, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing another example of the screen transitioned from the display screen shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, when the event point is an intersection, the event output control unit 102g may display the thumbnail images MA-5, 6 at the intersection together with the intersection point SP3 on the map. The thumbnail image MA-5 shows an enlarged view of an intersection, and the thumbnail image MA-6 shows an image of a guide signboard installed at the intersection. Note that the detailed information output by the event output control unit 102g is not limited to this, for example, when the intersection illustration information showing an illustration when the intersection is viewed from the approach direction, or when the entrance of the expressway is viewed from the approach direction It may be highway entrance illustration information indicating the illustration of the above, or junction branching guide information indicating an illustration when the junction of the highway is viewed from the approach direction. When route guidance is being executed based on the guidance route, the event output control unit 102g may display the guidance route superimposed on the thumbnails described above. When there is an input (click, tap, voice input, etc.) via the input unit 116 for the intersection thumbnail information, the event output control unit 102g sends information (detailed information, etc.) about the intersection to the output unit 114. It may be output. In this case, as an example, the event output control unit 102g may perform control so that the thumbnail images MA-5 and MA-6 are switched and displayed, and the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a is displayed. Based on this, voice guidance information may be output. Further, the display control unit 102b may perform control to scroll the map to the intersection.

  Returning to FIG. 8 again, the terminal device 100 ends the process if there is an end instruction from the user via the input unit 116 (step SB-6, Yes), and if there is no end instruction (step SB-6, No). ), The process is returned to step SB-1, and the above-described process is repeated.

  The above is an example of detailed processing of the terminal device 100. In step SB-1 described above, when the movement request is input by the input control unit 102c, the map display control unit 102c may display a scale indicating the movement amount. Here, FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a scale indicating the movement amount.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in step SA-1 described above, the map display control unit 102b has a scale MA-7 indicating the distance on the map so that the user can move the reference point. May be displayed. In the above description, the case where there is one reference point has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there may be a plurality of reference points. Here, FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a plurality of reference point marks are displayed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 14, when the user performs a flick operation to move a finger from time t0 to time t2 on the marks A and B indicating the two reference points, the display control unit 102b Is controlled so as to move along the road where is located, and is controlled so that the mark A and the mark B are included at the time t2. Note that the map display control unit 102b may display a map so that a plurality of reference points are included, or may assign a different map display area for each reference point. In addition, the map display control unit 102b may initially set one reference point, and when it reaches an event point such as a branch, the map display control unit 102b may separate the reference point into a plurality of reference points that travel on different routes.

  Above, description of the process of the information output system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, an information output system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. Here, FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information output apparatus 400 which is the information output system in the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. Yes. Here, in the information output system according to the second embodiment, a configuration in which all the components are provided in one housing (stand-alone type) will be described as the route information providing device 400, but is not limited to this example. Each component may be provided in a separate casing and connected via the network 300 or the like to constitute a device as one concept (for example, cloud computing).

  In the second embodiment, all functions are integrated into the information output device 400, and the output unit 414 is controlled so that a map based on the map information stored in the storage unit 406 is displayed. When the user inputs a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit 414 via the, determines the movement direction based on the movement request, and the reference point moves on the map according to the movement direction A function that searches the storage unit 406 for an event point that satisfies a predetermined condition on the map line or within a predetermined range from the line, and outputs information related to the searched event point to the output unit 414. . As described above, the second embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the information output apparatus 400 is configured as a stand-alone type and performs processing alone.

[Configuration of Information Output Device 400]
First, an example of the configuration of the information output apparatus 400 in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 15, the information output device 400 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 412, an output unit 414, an input unit 416, a control unit 402, and a storage unit 406. Each unit of the information output device 400 may be connected to be communicable via an arbitrary communication path. The information output device 400 may be, for example, various navigation terminals such as a PND (Portable Navigation Device), various information processing devices such as a notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, PHS, or PDA. Good. Further, the information output device 400 may be connected to an external device so as to be able to communicate with each other via the network 300 via a communication control interface unit (not shown).

  In FIG. 15, the functions of the input / output control interface unit 408, the position acquisition unit 412, the output unit 414, and the input unit 416 are the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. . Further, each unit of the storage unit 406 (network database 406a, map database 406b, event database 406c, guidance database 406d, etc.) is also provided with each function except that it is provided in the information output device 400 instead of the server device 200. However, since it is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 15, each function of the control unit 402 is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the information output device 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type and the control unit 402 does not include each transmission / reception unit. This is basically the same as the embodiment.

  The control unit 402 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and required data. And the control part 402 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 402 has a functional concept in terms of a current position information acquisition unit 402a, a map display control unit 402b, an input control unit 402c, a movement direction determination unit 402d, an event point search unit 402f, a movement result information generation unit 402g, and an event An output control unit 402h is provided. The functions of these current position information acquisition unit 402a, map display control unit 402b, input control unit 402c, movement direction determination unit 402d, event point search unit 402f, movement result information generation unit 402g, and event output control unit 402h are as follows: Since it is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the information output device 400 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of Information Output Device 400]
Next, an example of processing of the information output system (information output apparatus 400) in the second embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the information output apparatus 400 according to the second embodiment. In addition, about the description similar to 1st Embodiment mentioned above, it may abbreviate | omit.

  As shown in FIG. 16, first, the map display control unit 402b causes the output unit 414 to display a map on which the reference point mark is superimposed based on the map information stored in the map database 406b (step SC- 1).

  Then, the input control unit 402c causes the user to input a movement request for the reference point on the map displayed on the output unit 414 via the input unit 416 (step SC-2). As an example, the input control unit 402c may acquire, as a movement request, information related to a history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen and the like (information related to slide operation, flick operation, etc.) input via the input unit 416. .

  Then, the movement direction determination unit 402d determines a movement direction and the like based on the movement request input by the control of the input control unit 402c (step SC-3). For example, the movement direction determination unit 402d may determine the movement direction based on a history of contact point coordinates on the map display screen input as a movement request. As an example, the movement direction determination unit 402d may determine the direction from the first contact point to the last contact point as the movement direction. The movement direction determination unit 402d may determine not only the movement direction but also a movement speed, a movement amount (movement distance), and the like based on the movement request. For example, the moving direction determination unit 402d may set the moving speed as the moving speed of the contact point on the map display screen based on the history of the contact point coordinates. When there is a route such as a guidance route, the movement direction determination unit 402d may determine the movement direction along the route, and when there is no route, the network stored in the network database 406a. The moving direction may be determined along a road or the like specified by the data. Note that the movement direction determination unit 402d may set a direction such as a road or a route closest to the direction obtained from the history of the contact point coordinates as the movement direction.

  Then, the event point search unit 402f has a predetermined condition on the moving line of the map or within a predetermined range from the moving line when the reference point moves on the map according to the moving direction determined by the moving direction determining unit 402d. An event point that satisfies the condition is searched from the storage unit 406 (step SC-4). For example, when the reference point moves in the moving direction along the route or the traffic network, the event point search unit 402f is on the road of the network of the network data stored in the network database 406a or within a predetermined range from the road An event point that satisfies a predetermined condition may be searched. As an example, the event point search unit 402f may search for nodes such as intersections, T-junctions, dead ends, destinations, and the like as event points from the network database 406a. Etc. may be searched. Further, the event point search unit 402f may search the event database 406c for a traffic jam location, a restriction location, or the like as an event location, or may search for a guide point as an event location from the guidance database 406d. Further, the event point search unit 402c may search for an event point that satisfies an event search condition such as search input information (keyword, event category, etc.) as a predetermined condition, and there is no target event point. Alternatively, an event point that satisfies a predetermined time condition or distance condition may be searched so that the event point appears.

  And the movement result information generation part 402g produces | generates the movement result information containing the information regarding the event spot searched by the event spot search part 402f (step SC-5). For example, when the event point search unit 402f searches the network database 406a for an event point such as an intersection, a T-junction, a dead end, or a destination, the movement result information generation unit 402g includes information (intersection name) related to the event point. Further, movement result information including detailed information on intersections and the like may be generated. In addition, when the event point search unit 402f searches for an event point such as an administrative boundary from the map database 406b, the movement result information generation unit 402d includes information related to the event point (name of the administrative division of the destination (city name). Or the like) may be generated. In addition, when the event point search unit 402f searches the event database 406c for an event location such as a traffic jam location, a regulation location, or a POI, the movement result information generation unit 402g includes information on the event location (the traffic jam distance, traffic Movement result information including a restriction time zone, POI information, and the like may be generated. The movement result information generation unit 402g generates movement result information including guidance information (detailed information, etc.) for guide points when event information such as guide points is searched from the guidance database 406d by the event point search unit 402f. May be. The movement result information generation unit 402f may add map information to the movement result information. For example, the map information related to the reference point or the map information related to the event point searched by the event point search unit 402f It may be acquired from the map database 406b and added to the movement result information. The movement result information generation unit 402g is displayed at the time of scroll control from the original reference point to the event point, or at the time of scroll control to return from the original reference point to the original reference point via the event point. Map information obtained from the map database 406b may be added to the movement result information. For example, the movement result information generation unit 402g may generate movement result information that allows the reference point mark to move on the map from the original reference point to the destination reference point or destination. In addition, the movement result information generation unit 402g may add a scale (such as a scale scale) that serves as a guide for the movement amount to the map information.

  Then, the event output control unit 402h outputs the movement result information generated by the movement result information generation unit 402g to the output unit 414 (Step SC-6). For example, the event output control unit 402h outputs, to the output unit 414, information related to the event point searched by the movement of the reference point based on the movement request based on the movement result information generated by the movement result information generation unit 402g. May be. Here, the event output control unit 402h may display the event location with a mark or the like on the map, and may superimpose and display information (detailed information or the like) on the event location on the map (pop-up display or the like). The event output control unit 402h may display an event point mark or information on the event point at the timing when the reference point reaches the event point. Here, when the detailed information of the intersection is output to the output unit 114 as the event point, the event output control unit 402h receives input (click, tap, etc.) via the input unit 416 for the detailed information of the intersection. If there is, information (such as detailed information) regarding the intersection may be output to the output unit 414.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the information output device 400 in 2nd Embodiment is finished. Note that a part of the processing similar to that in the first embodiment has been omitted, but the same applies to the second embodiment.

[Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be applied to various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be implemented.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  Further, regarding the terminal device 100, the server device 200, and the information output device 400, the illustrated components are functionally conceptual, and need not be physically configured as illustrated.

  For example, all of the processing functions provided in each device of the terminal device 100, the server device 200, and the information output device 400, in particular, the processing functions performed in the control unit 102, the control unit 202, and the control unit 402 are all of them. Alternatively, an arbitrary part may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic. Note that the program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a programmed instruction for causing a computer to execute the method according to the present invention, which will be described later. And mechanically read by the server device 200 and the information output device 400. That is, the storage unit 106 such as ROM or HDD, the storage unit 206, the storage unit 406, and the like are recorded with a computer program for giving various instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS (Operating System). Has been. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  In addition, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the server device 200, and the information output device 400 via an arbitrary network 300. It is also possible to download all or part of it.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and may be configured as a program product. Here, the “recording medium” is any memory card, USB memory, SD card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, MO, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, etc. Of “portable physical media”.

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. The “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but is distributed in the form of a plurality of modules and libraries, or in cooperation with a separate program represented by an OS (Operating System). Including those that achieve the function. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Various databases and the like (network databases 206b and 406a to guidance databases 206d and 406d) stored in the storage unit 106, the storage unit 206, and the storage unit 406 are a memory device such as a RAM and a ROM, and a fixed disk device such as a hard disk. The storage means such as a flexible disk and an optical disk stores various programs, tables, databases, web page files, and the like used for various processes and website provision.

  Further, the terminal device 100, the server device 200, and the information output device 400 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, and an arbitrary peripheral device is connected to the information processing device. You may comprise. Further, the terminal device 100, the server device 200, and the information output device 400 may be realized by installing software (including a program, data, and the like) that causes the information processing device to realize the method of the present invention.

  Furthermore, the specific form of distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of them may be functional or physical in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. Can be distributed and integrated. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and may be selectively implemented.

  As described in detail above, according to the present invention, an information output system, a server device, a terminal device, an information output method, and an information output system capable of performing update of a map and acquisition of information accompanying the update of the map, and Since the program can be provided, it is extremely useful in various fields such as an information device that supports navigation and an information processing field.

100 terminal device 102 control unit
102a Current position information acquisition unit
102b Map display control unit
102c Input control unit
102d Movement request transmission unit
102f Movement result information receiving unit
102g Event output control unit 104 Communication control interface unit 106 Storage unit 108 Input / output control interface unit 112 Position acquisition unit 114 Output unit 116 Input unit 200 Server device 202 Control unit
202a Movement request receiver
202b Moving direction determination unit
202c Event point search part
202d Movement result information generation unit
202f Movement result information transmission unit 204 Communication control interface unit 206 Storage unit
206a Network database
206b Map database
206c Event database
206d Guide database 300 Network 400 Information output device 402 Control unit
402a Current position information acquisition unit
402b Map display control unit
402c Input control unit
402d Moving direction determination unit
402f Event point search part
402g Movement result information generation unit
402h Event output control unit 406 Storage unit
406a Network database
406b Map database
206c Event database
206d Guide database 408 Input / output control interface unit 412 Position acquisition unit 414 Output unit 416 Input unit 500 Position transmitter

Claims (14)

Determining means for determining a moving direction, a moving speed, and a moving distance with respect to a reference point on a map from a history of contact point coordinates based on a user operation;
Based on the moving direction, the moving speed, and the moving distance, when the reference point moves on the map, a predetermined condition is satisfied on the map or the traffic network line or within a predetermined range from the line. An event point acquisition means for acquiring an event point;
Event output control means for outputting information on the event point to the output unit;
An information processing system comprising: The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the user's operation is a flick operation or a pachinko operation. 3. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the event point acquisition unit includes information about the event point when the position of the mark that has moved on the map matches the event point on the map. An information processing system characterized by outputting The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, wherein the event point acquisition means is the traffic of the network data. An information processing system for searching for the event point that satisfies the predetermined condition on a line of the network or within a predetermined range from the line. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
Map display control means for controlling the output unit so that a map based on the map information is displayed, wherein the map display control means is searched by the map information relating to the reference point or the event point acquisition means. The information processing system, wherein the map information relating to the event point is output to the output unit. The information processing system according to claim 5, said map display control means, the map information of the scroll control when returning from the original of the reference point via the Event point in the direction of the original reference point, the output The information processing system characterized by outputting to a part. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the event point includes a traffic jam point, a restriction point, a dead end, a T-junction, a guide point, a destination, an intersection, and an administrative boundary. The at least one event point is an intersection, and the event output control unit outputs detailed information of the intersection searched as the event point by the event point acquisition unit to the output unit. Information processing system.   7. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the map display control means determines a scale of the map information to be output to the output unit based on the original reference point and the reference point during the scroll control. An information processing system characterized by that. The information processing system according to claim 3, said determination means, at a position input start through the input unit, a measure of the movement amount, characterized in that to display around the mark, the information processing system. 7. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein there are a plurality of reference points, and the map display control means displays a mark corresponding to each reference point on the map. . Computer
Determining means for determining a moving direction, a moving speed, and a moving distance with respect to a reference point on the map from a history of contact point coordinates based on a user operation;
Based on the moving direction, the moving speed, and the moving distance, when the reference point moves on the map, a predetermined condition is satisfied on the map or the traffic network line or within a predetermined range from the line. Event point acquisition means for acquiring event points,
Event output control means for outputting information on the event point to the output unit;
Information processing program to function as An information processing system including a plurality of computers connected to be communicable,
Determining means for determining a moving direction, a moving speed, and a moving distance with respect to a reference point on a map from a history of contact point coordinates based on a user operation;
Based on the moving direction, the moving speed, and the moving distance, when the reference point moves on the map, a predetermined condition is satisfied on the map or the traffic network line or within a predetermined range from the line. An event point acquisition means for acquiring an event point;
Event output control means for outputting information on the event point to the output unit;
An information processing program for causing at least one of the computers to function as at least one of the means in order to cause an information processing system including the above to function. By a plurality of information processing devices connected to be able to communicate,
Determining means for determining a moving direction, a moving speed, and a moving distance with respect to a reference point on a map from a history of contact point coordinates based on a user operation;
Based on the moving direction, the moving speed, and the moving distance, when the reference point moves on the map, a predetermined condition is satisfied on the map or the traffic network line or within a predetermined range from the line. An event point acquisition means for acquiring an event point;
Event output control means for outputting information on the event point to the output unit;
An information processing apparatus comprising at least one of the above means for configuring an information processing system comprising: An information processing method executed by a computer,
A step of determining a moving direction, a moving speed, and a moving distance with respect to a reference point on the map from a history of contact point coordinates based on a user operation;
When the reference point moves on the map based on the moving direction, the moving speed, and the moving distance , the event point acquisition means is on a line of the map or the traffic network, or within a predetermined range from the line. Obtaining an event point that satisfies a predetermined condition;
An event output control means for outputting information on the event point to the output unit;
An information processing method comprising:

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