JPH05165401A - Map retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly provide the detail map and character information of a communicator destination to an acceptor by automatizing map retrieval setting a telephone number from a communicator as a retrieval key. CONSTITUTION:This system is comprised of a display device 1, a keyboard 2 for input, a map display controller 3, memory 4, a retrieval data base 5, a map data base 6, and an ISDH terminal 7. The retrieval of incoming data sent when a telephone arrives is performed by the retrieval data 5 based on the data, and a map address can be obtained from a retrieved retrieval data, and a map is retrieved from the map data base 6. Also, marking processing is applied to the map retrieved from the map data base 6 by using the marking address of the retrieved retrieval data, and the map is displayed on the display device 1. In such a case, the map display controller 3 obtains the map address by retrieving the retrieval data base 5 setting the telephone number of transmitted incoming information as a key.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a map search system for assisting in identifying the present location such as delivery of goods, and more particularly to a map search system for automating map search using a telephone number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional map search system, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-287150, the telephone station's jurisdiction town name information is searched from the number information of the leased line, An automatic search display method for displaying a map is known. According to this method, a map search for the corresponding place is performed from the telephone station jurisdiction information.

[0003]

The above-mentioned prior art is intended only for the leased line, and only the telephone number registered in advance can be searched. In addition, the display output is only a map of Machi-chome that corresponds to the dedicated line of the above registered telephone number. If you want to display a more detailed map, the address of the dedicated line user, subscriber name, etc. To display, the receptionist hears the lot number information from the contact person,
There was a problem that you had to enter it manually. Furthermore,
To confirm the contactor's whereabouts from the displayed map, the receptionist must identify and confirm the letters and symbols on the displayed map, and it takes time to determine the contactor's position. There was also a problem. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology and automate map search using a telephone number from a contact person as a search key. It is to provide a map search system capable of promptly presenting a detailed map and character information to the receptionist.

[0004]

The above object of the present invention is to provide a map database for storing map data, a search database for storing telephone numbers and their associated addresses, subscriber name data, and the aforementioned databases. In a map search system having means for searching and searching for a target map and means for displaying the searched map, means for acquiring the telephone number of the other party when a call is received is provided and acquired from each of the means. This is accomplished by a map search system characterized by searching and displaying a map corresponding to a telephone number.

[0005]

In the automatic map search system according to the present invention, in order to perform a map search by telephone number, a means for knowing the telephone number of the contact person is provided, and the telephone number obtained by this means is set as a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number. Search and display maps. If necessary, it is possible to mark the address of the contact person on the map. This allows the receptionist to quickly know the location of the contact person, the subscriber name, and the like.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a display device, 2 is an input keyboard, 3 is a map display control device, 4 is a memory, 5 is a search database, 6 is a map database, and 7 is ISD.
N terminal (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “apparatus”), 8 is an ISDN network,
Reference numeral 9 indicates another ISDN terminal. The outline of the operation of the system shown in the present embodiment is that the search database 5 searches for the corresponding data based on the incoming data sent when a call is received, and the searched search data is mapped from the map address to the map. The corresponding map is searched from the database 6. Further, the marking address of the retrieved search data is used to perform marking processing on the corresponding map retrieved from the map database 6 and display the map on the display device 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a file format related to the above-described automatic map search system. The incoming call data (incoming call information) in (a) is information on a telephone number received from a contact person. Here, ISDN caller number notification is used as a method for acquiring the telephone number information. The search database in (b) is a database in which the telephone number is used as a key, and the line number, map address, marking address, contact address, and other contact information are registered. FIG. 3 shows the flow from the incoming call to the display of the map on the display device. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. When the telephone call from the contactor is received, the contactor's data (incoming data) is acquired by the device 7 and transmitted to the map display control device 3 (step 101).

The map display control device 3 searches the search database 5 using the telephone number of the incoming call information transmitted as a key (step 102) to obtain a map address. next,
In step 103, based on this, the map data of the area where the corresponding telephone is installed is extracted from the map database 6. In step 104, the extracted map data is marked at the position where the corresponding telephone is installed based on the marking address in the search data previously obtained, and the map is displayed on the display device 1 (step 105). FIG. 4 is an example of a map display on the display device 1. The hatched portion on the map is an example of the marking indicating the position of the contact person. In addition, the character information displayed in the upper right of FIG.
This is an example in which the character information registered in the search database is searched and displayed on the display device 1 by a detailed character information display instruction or the like from the input device 2.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment, the telephone number of the contact person can be directly fetched from the incoming call information, and the map can be searched and displayed by using this as a key. Can also be displayed, which has the effect of significantly reducing the time from search to display. It is needless to say that the above embodiment is an example of the present invention and the present invention should not be limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to public line networks other than ISDN by using an appropriate telephone number reverse detection means.

[0010]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the map search is automated using the telephone number of the contact person as a search key, and the detailed map and character information of the contact person is promptly accepted. This has the remarkable effect of realizing a map search system that can be presented to the user.

[0011]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a file format according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a map display on the display device 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Display device, 2: Keyboard, 3: Map display control device, 4: Memory, 5: Search database, 6: Map database, 7: ISDN terminal (device), 8: ISDN network,
9: Other ISDN terminal (device).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A map database for storing map data, a search database for storing telephone numbers and associated addresses, subscriber name data, and means for searching each database to find a target map. In a map search system having means for displaying a searched map, means for acquiring the telephone number of the other party when a call is received is provided, and a map corresponding to the telephone number acquired from each means is searched and displayed. A map search system characterized by: 2. The map search system according to claim 1, wherein when the map is displayed, an address position on the map corresponding to the telephone number is marked and displayed. 3. The map search system according to claim 1, wherein when the map is displayed, the telephone number is displayed together with an address and a subscriber name associated with the telephone number. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the means for acquiring the telephone number of the other party when receiving the telephone call is means for utilizing the caller number notification of ISDN. Map search system.