CN101354263A - Navigation apparatuses and programs - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus, and a computer program product. The present invention to provide a technique to efficiently input data necessary in searching for a destination without having to change the screen depending on the search item such as the genre, the name, etc. In a navigation apparatus, destination data are narrowed down in accordance with an input search character string, for each of a plurality of search items. The resultant destination data narrowed down for each search item are stored in association with each search character string. Destination data included in common for all search character strings are extracted by performing a logical AND operation, and resultant extracted destination data are displayed as candidate destination points. A user is allowed to input search character strings in an arbitrary order the user wants, without concern for whether the search character strings are of a name, a genre, or an address.

Description

Guider and navigation program

Technical field

The present invention relates to guider and navigation program, for example relate to guider and navigation program that input of character string is retrieved corresponding object.

Background technology

In recent years, day by day in voguely utilize guider to come the technology of guided vehicle.

Guider, possess search path from origin to destination function, use sensors such as GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and gyroscope to detect the function of this vehicle location and on map, show the path that arrives the destination and the function of the current location of this vehicle etc.

Usually, in guider, as disclosed in the patent documentation 1, in destination data, preserve a plurality of projects (pronunciation of title, type, residence etc.), when the place name, facility name of retrieval destination etc., pronunciation by importing its title from touch-screen, residence, telephone number etc. contract and select candidate locations.

And if the retrieval that is through with and carries out based on pronunciation input and type, then tabulation shows the contract candidate locations of choosing of institute, the desirable destination of appointment from this tabulation in display frame.

Patent documentation 1: Japanese kokai publication hei 11-271084 communique

In this guider, wait according to the pronunciation (50 sound figure) of title and type, place name (residence) and to retrieve desirable place name and object.

But certainly needing to select is to utilize title and type, place name etc. which is retrieved.For example, when having imported " と う I I う (toukyou) ", owing to do not know as " the と う I I う (toukyou) " of the part of title or as the part of place name, so need specify search terms in advance.

In addition, guider in the past, for example, and in carrying out the process of 50 sound figure retrieval, also might be by further selection type and the input residence Selected Inspection rope object that contracts.

But, in each title retrieval (50 sound figure retrieval), type retrieval, residence retrieval, has different respectively searching pictures, when utilizing distinct methods to contract to select, need change to the different pictures of preparing for each retrieval, and need repeat this generic operation.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the objective of the invention is to, need not carry out the picture skip operation of each search terms such as type, title, and carry out the input operation of destination retrieval efficiently.

(1) to achieve these goals, technical scheme 1 of the present invention provides a kind of guider, it is characterized in that having: the destination data storage unit, and it stores a plurality of destination datas that comprise a plurality of search terms; The character input block, it imports searching character; The 1st menu unit of contracting, to being retrieved by the searching character of above-mentioned character input block input, and destination data that will be corresponding with searching character and each search terms are preserved accordingly according to each of above-mentioned a plurality of search terms for it; The 2nd menu unit of contracting, it uses by the above-mentioned the 1st destination data that menu unit and each search terms preserve accordingly that contracts, and contracts between above-mentioned a plurality of search terms and selects destination data; Display unit, it will be shown as the candidate destination by the above-mentioned the 2nd the contract destination data of choosing of menu unit that contracts; And the destination selected cell, it is selected above-mentioned shown candidate destination.

(2) technical scheme 2 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 1 described guider, it is characterized in that, when each input constituted each character of above-mentioned searching character, the above-mentioned the 1st contracted menu unit by the choosing of contracting of each search terms; Have the unit of expressing, it utilizes the above-mentioned the 1st menu unit of contracting, to not contract corresponding with searching character do not select the search terms of the destination data of object to express.

(3) technical scheme 3 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 2 described guiders, it is characterized in that having the search terms selected cell, in order to select search terms; Under the situation of having selected the search terms corresponding with searching character, the above-mentioned the 1st menu unit of contracting contracts in the scope of these search terms and selects destination data; The above-mentioned unit of expressing, the search terms of the destination data that will select object by will not contracting are made as and can not express by selection mode.

(4) technical scheme 4 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 1 described guider, it is characterized in that having the search terms selected cell, in order to select search terms; Under the situation of having selected the search terms corresponding with searching character, the above-mentioned the 1st menu unit of contracting contracts in the scope of these search terms and selects destination data.

(5) technical scheme 5 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 1 described guider, it is characterized in that having: keyword storage unit, and itself and above-mentioned each search terms are stored a plurality of keywords accordingly; The keyword display unit, it contracts to the keyword that comprises the above-mentioned searching character of importing in the keyword of above-mentioned storage according to above-mentioned each search terms and selects and demonstration; And the keyword selected cell, it is selected above-mentioned shown keyword; Above-mentioned purpose ground data storage cell, storage comprise a plurality of destination datas of the destination data that keyword more than 1 and above-mentioned search terms have set up corresponding relation; Under the situation of having selected keyword, the above-mentioned the 1st contracts menu unit to the destination data that comprises this keyword choosing of contracting.

(6) technical scheme 6 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 5 described guiders, it is characterized in that, when each input constituted each character of above-mentioned searching character, above-mentioned keyword display unit was to the contract choosing and showing of the keyword of each search terms; Have the 2nd and express the unit, it is not to selecting the search terms of the keyword of object to express with corresponding the contracting of above-mentioned searching character.

(7) technical scheme 7 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 6 described guiders, it is characterized in that, have the search terms selected cell in order to select search terms, the above-mentioned keyword display unit pair keyword corresponding with above-mentioned selected search terms shows.

(8) technical scheme 8 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 7 described guiders, it is characterized in that, the above-mentioned the 2nd expresses the unit, and the show state of the search terms by changing above-mentioned search terms selected cell is expressed the search terms of the keyword that selects object of not contracting.

(9) technical scheme 9 of the present invention provides as technical scheme 5 described guiders, it is characterized in that each keyword that above-mentioned keyword storage unit is stored is the word that is contained in the statement of above-mentioned a plurality of destination datas.

(10) technical scheme 10 of the present invention provides any described guider as technical scheme 5 to 9, it is characterized in that, corresponding to the content of above-mentioned purpose ground data, and with each project of title, residence, type at least 2 corresponding and generate above-mentioned keyword.

(11) technical scheme 11 of the present invention provides a kind of navigation program, be used to make computing machine as following unit performance function with destination data storage unit, the a plurality of destination datas that comprise a plurality of search terms of above-mentioned purpose ground data storage cell storage: the character input block, it imports searching character; The 1st menu unit of contracting, to being retrieved by the searching character of above-mentioned character input block input, and destination data that will be corresponding with searching character and each search terms are preserved accordingly according to each of above-mentioned a plurality of search terms for it; The 2nd menu unit of contracting, it uses by the above-mentioned the 1st destination data that menu unit and each search terms preserve accordingly that contracts, and contracts between above-mentioned a plurality of search terms and selects destination data; Display unit, it will be shown as the candidate destination by the above-mentioned the 2nd the contract destination data of choosing of menu unit that contracts; And the destination selected cell, it is selected above-mentioned shown candidate destination.

According to the present invention, by the choosing of contracting by each search terms pair destination data corresponding with searching character, preserve accordingly with each searching character, and the choosing of contracting is contained in the destination data in whole destination datas of preserving accordingly with searching character, need not wait each search terms redirect picture and specify search terms, just can contract and select destination data, so can carry out input operation efficiently by each search terms.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is system's pie graph of using the guider of present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the key diagram of the content of the destination data (location information) of representing that conceptually the destination data file is stored.

Fig. 3 is the key diagram of the content of the keyword of representing that conceptually the keyword data file is preserved.

Fig. 4 is the key diagram of expression input media and display.

Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of the content of expression destination setting processing.

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of content of the button display process of expression keyword.

Fig. 7 is the key diagram of the show state of example destination setting picture.

Fig. 8 is the key diagram of other show states of example destination setting picture.

Fig. 9 is the key diagram of another other show states of example destination setting picture.

Figure 10 is the key diagram of another other show states of example destination setting picture.

Figure 11 is the key diagram of the content of the destination data (location information) of representing that conceptually the destination data file in the guider of U.S.'s specification is stored.

Figure 12 is the key diagram of the key words content of representing that conceptually the keyword data file in the guider of U.S.'s specification is preserved.

Figure 13 is the input media in the guider of expression U.S. specification and the key diagram of display.

Figure 14 is the key diagram of the show state of the destination setting picture in the guider of example U.S. specification.

Figure 15 is the key diagram of other show states of the destination setting picture in the guider of example U.S. specification.

Figure 16 is the key diagram of another other show states of the destination setting picture in the guider of example U.S. specification.

Figure 17 is the key diagram of another other show states of the destination setting picture in the guider of example U.S. specification.

Symbol description: 10-current location pick-up unit; 20-information processing control device; The 40-input-output unit; The 41-input media; The 42-display; The 421-keyword column; The 421a-name label; 421b-residence label; The 421c-type label; The 422-input keyboard; 423-input character hurdle; 424-candidate number of packages hurdle; 425-revises key; The 426-return key; The 427-end key; Next word key of 428-; The 50-information-storing device; The 71-touch-screen.

Embodiment

Below, referring to figs. 1 through Figure 17, the preferred implementation in guider of the present invention and the navigation program is elaborated.

(1) embodiment summary

In the present embodiment, at the searching character of being imported, contract by each search terms and to select destination data.The destination data that will be contracted between each search terms and select is preserved accordingly with each searching character.

And, extract the destination data be contained in whole destination datas of preserving by each searching character (fetch logic with) out, and show as the candidate destination.

Thus, during searching character, be not limited to title in input, can be by unconsciously expecting that according to the user input type, place name (residence) are retrieved successively for the order (random order) of Given information.

For example, when based on " in Tokyo, fast food, be called " flower "? the shop " when this fuzzy storage is retrieved, don't you need flower as name ..?, place name ... Tokyo, type ... while fast food considers that like that search terms operate, and as long as according to want to Tokyo, the order of each searching character of fast food, flower imports successively, just can carry out needed retrieval.

In addition, in the present embodiment,, use keyword in order to import efficiently by the input operation of assisted retrieval character.

That is, in view of the searching object of guider is limited by particular words (title in place etc.), word shared in the pronunciation with a plurality of destination datas is extracted out with keyword as retrieval, and is saved in the keyword data file.

Releasing as keyword by word shared in the pronunciation with each destination data generates the keyword of retrieval usefulness, and preserves as keyword data.For example, the character of will be as a plurality of place names (pronunciation of destination) and using, various shared characters such as " The one ぱ one (su-pa-) ", " だ い Ga く (daigaku) ", " じ I う ほ う (jyouhou) ", " せ ん one (senta-) ", " ら ん ど (rando) ", " ぎ ん こ う (ginkou) ", " ゆ う え ん Chi (yuuenti) ", " ご Ru ふ (goruhu) " are extracted out as keyword.

On the other hand, give the keyword of retrieval usefulness to other destination data that becomes searching object.

In addition, each search terms (title of destination, residence, type) are generated keyword, and be saved in separably in the keyword data file.In addition, also give keyword to each destination data about title, residence, type.

And, when carrying out the destination retrieval, retrieval and the consistent keyword of being imported of character part, and show corresponding keyword.The keyword that this is shown is made as selectable button and shows, the corresponding keyword of user by selecting can omit input operation.For example, the input by utilizing the shortest 1 character and select 2 operations altogether to select 3 keywords more than the character just can be shortened operation.

And, in the present embodiment,, also can be made as retrieval based on the place ahead unanimity though adopt part consistent.

The choosing of contracting of destination data, be by the choosing of contracting of each search terms according to the searching character of being imported, and, to the choosing of contracting of any one destination data of each keyword of storing the choosing of being contracted, will utilize both and the logical OR (perhaps logical and) that selects data that contracts that selects that contracted is preserved as the candidate destination.

In addition, under the situation of having selected keyword, will contract and select object to be defined as the search terms corresponding, and selected keyword will be made as searching character contract and select destination data, and the choosing of contracting comprises the destination data of this keyword with selected keyword.

In each keyword in being stored in the keyword data file, preserve the keyword that is associated with this keyword as related keyword.Thus, as the candidate, also can retrieve according to the word in the destination pronunciation (title, residence, type) that is not included in as searching object.

Like this, the unit that is imported is not a character unit, also comprises the keyword and related keyword unit that can infer (choosing of contracting) according to input character, thus, can reduce input operation, and can the wideer place of range of search, the scenery that can import simply can be increased.

In addition, generate the keyword dictionary, can eliminate the too not enough of retrieval place, input that is suitable for navigating and retrieval by location information according to navigation usefulness.

(2) details of embodiment

(the 1st embodiment)

Fig. 1 is system's pie graph of using the guider of present embodiment.

This guider carries on vehicle, as shown in Figure 1, has current location pick-up unit 10, information processing control device 20, input-output unit 40 and information-storing device 50.

At first, current location pick-up unit 10 has following formation.Absolute orientation sensor 11 for example, for detecting the geomagnetic sensor which direction vehicle is positioned at by detecting the N direction based on magnet, gets final product so long as detect the unit of absolute orientation.

Relative orientation sensor 12 for example is to detect the sensor that whether has turned over the intersection, also can be mounted in optics rotation sensor and the revolving resistance potentiometer on the rotating part of bearing circle or be installed in the angular transducer of wheel portion.

In addition, also can use the gyro sensor that utilizes angular velocity to come detection angles to change.Promptly so long as the unit that can detect with respect to the angle of the relative variation of benchmark angle (absolute orientation) get final product.

Range sensor 13 for example also can be the rotation to the wheel sensor and the sense acceleration that detect and count and the sensor that carries out quadratic integral.As long as the unit of displacement that promptly can measuring vehicle.

GPS receiving trap 14 is the devices that receive from the signal of artificial satellite, can obtain the delivery time of signal, the positional information of receiving trap, the translational speed of receiving trap and the various information such as direct of travel of receiving trap.

Beacon receiving trap 15 is the devices that receive the signal that is sent by the dispensing device that is arranged on the locality.Particularly, VICS information can be obtained, the information relevant such as congestion information, current location information, parking lot information can be obtained with travelling of vehicle.

Data transmitting/receiving device 16 is to be used to utilize telephone line and electric wave and outside vehicle to communicate and carry out the device of message exchange.

For example, automobile telephone is arranged, the various methods of utilizing such as ATIS, VICS, GPS correction, inter-vehicular communication can the input and output and the relevant information of travelling.

Next, information processing control device 20 is the unit that carry out following control: based on from the information of current location pick-up unit 10, input-output unit 40 inputs and be stored in information the information-storing device 50, carry out computing and control, and, operation result is outputed to output units such as display 42, printer 43 or loudspeaker 44.

This information processing control device 20 has following formation.

Central processing unit (CPU) 21 carries out the unified computing and the control of guider integral body.

1ROM22 stores and the relevant program of navigating, and particularly stores and relevant Navigators such as current location detection, route searching, demonstration guiding.

Sensor input interface 23 is unit of accepting from the information of current location pick-up unit 10.

RAM24, be to be used to store by the destination information of input media 41 inputs described later, by information that the user imported such as location informations, and preserve by CPU21 and carry out the result of the result of computing and route searching based on user's input information or the storage unit of the cartographic information that reads in from information-storing device 50.

Communication interface 25 is to be used for input and output from the information of current location detecting unit 10, particularly the information that obtains from the outside is carried out the unit of input and output.

2ROM26 stores and the relevant program of navigating, and particularly stores the Navigator relevant with voice guide.

Image processor 27 is processing units that the Vector Message that will utilize CPU21 to handle is treated to image information.

Clock 28 carries out timing to the time.

Video memory 29 is storage unit by image processor 27 processed images information.

Speech processor 30 is handled the voice messaging that reads in from information-storing device 50, and outputs to loudspeaker 44.

Input-output unit 40 is made of following part: be used for importing destination, input media 41 by data such as places, search condition by the user; The display 42 of display image; The printer 43 of type information; And the loudspeaker 44 of output voice.Input media 41 is for example by the formations such as touch-screen, soft-touch control, operating rod (joy stick) and keyswitch in the front that is configured in display 42.

In display 42, show the current place map on every side and the driving path of various operation screen and arrival destination.

Information-storing device 50 is connected to information processing control device 20 via transmission path 45.

Information-storing device 50 stores map data file 51, crossing intersection data file 52, node data file 53, road data file 54, picture data file 55, destination data file 56, guiding locality data file 57, keyword data file 58 and other data file 59.

This information-storing device 50 generally by constituting as DVD-ROM, the CD-ROM of optical storage medium with as the hard disk of magnetic-based storage media etc., but also can be made of various information storage mediums such as photomagneto disk, semiconductor memories.

In the map data file 51, store map datums such as national road-map, each regional road-map or dwelling house map.Road-map is by different kinds of roads and ground object (facility etc.) formations such as main line road, super expressway, street roads.The dwelling house map is the avenue figure that shows the figure of profile of expression above-ground structures etc. and road name etc.So-called street road for example is national highway, the following narrow road of road width below setting of provincial road, is the road of not giving traffic restricted informations such as " one-way trips ".

In crossing intersection data file 52, store the data relevant such as the geographical position coordinates of intersection and title respectively with the intersection; In node data file 53, store the geographic coordinate data of each node that searching route is utilized on map etc.; The data relevant such as annexation between the position that in road data file 54, stores road and kind and track quantity and each road with road; In picture data file 55, store and take various facilities and the ground of going sightseeing, or main intersection etc. requires the place of Visual Display and the view data of the photo that obtains; In guiding locality data file 57, store the vectoring information that the content of the guiding display board that is arranged on the road and the guiding of take-off point etc. need the place of channeling conduct.

In destination data file 56, store enterprise that main go sightseeing ground and buildings, telephone directory put down in writing, cause place etc. and can be used as the place selected the destination and facility etc., the data of the object of retrieving about the destination.

Fig. 2 is the figure that conceptually represents to be stored in the content of the destination data (location information) in the destination data file 56.

As shown in Figure 2,, store index button, title, coordinate, telephone number, additional information etc. as destination data, and the keyword that uses in the present embodiment.

Index button is the pronunciation of destination " title ".This index button is corresponding with input media 41 (being 50 sound figure buttons of touch-screen in the present embodiment).

Coordinate is x, the y coordinate information that is made of the latitude of destination, longitude.Additional information stores the detailed data relevant with the destination.

With can distinguish each search terms with (title with, residence with, type with) the mode of keyword preserve keyword.

For keyword, preserve the keyword corresponding in each keyword described later with this destination.For example, the keyword of using as title, preserve keyword " つ く ば (tukuba) ", " だ い Ga く (daigaku) " for destination " University of tsukuba ", when in the destination being " preceding shop, station, カ Network De Na Le De Tokyo ", preserve keyword " か く ど な Ru ど (kakudonarudo) ", " と う I I う え I (toukyoueki) " etc.

The keyword that the residence is used, type is used is preserved the keyword corresponding with this destination similarly.Here, so-called type is the grade separation of each destination, mode with " eat, drink ", " buy, rent ", " lodging ", " visit, play ", " automobile related facility " etc. is classified, and the lower layer " buy, rent " is provided with " convenience store ", " supermarket ", " discount store ", " department store " etc., in advance which type is each destination regulation belonged to, and stores.

Each destination data is even the word that does not comprise in the pronunciation of its statement is sometimes also preserved contraction or diminutive etc. as keyword.For example, keyword as destination title " game center godling 00 main offices ", except " げ one む せ ん one (ge-musenta-) ", " こ Ga body (kogami) ", " ほ ん や (honsya) ", also store " the げ one せ ん (ge-sen) " of contraction sometimes as keyword.

In Fig. 1, keyword data file 58 stores corresponding with input character and keyword that be retrieved.

Fig. 3 is the figure that conceptually represents to be kept at the content of the keyword in the keyword data file 58.

As shown in Figure 3, identical with keyword in being kept at destination data file 56, in keyword data file 58, preserve the keyword of each search terms, promptly title with keyword, residence with keyword and type keyword.

Each keyword data has " word " (statement) and the pronunciation thereof corresponding with each destination data.

For keyword, for example " word " that comprise more than the specified quantity in the title of destination, residence etc. extracted out as keyword, but, in addition, will represent that also " こ ん び To (konbini) ", the contractions such as " げ one せ ん (ge-sen) " of expression " game center " of " convenience store ", the word of omission formula also generate as keyword.

In the present embodiment, as described later, will show as enter key corresponding to input character according to the contract statement (demonstration) of keyword of choosing of pronunciation.

And, priority stipulated in each keyword, this priority be used to determine to contract corresponding to input character keyword of choosing carries out the order of button when showing.In addition,, corresponding season, corresponding weather, corresponding time, classification and area are arranged, the conditional content corresponding with each project stipulated in each keyword as the change condition that is used for changing this priority according to the present situation (time, place etc.).

For example, regulation comprises the priority of candidate locations of keyword " chafing dish " for " 75 " since regulation corresponding season be " October～March ", if so in this period then priority from the 75 n points (for example, 3 points) that add regulation, priority change is 78.

In addition, also there is the keyword of having set related keyword in the keyword.This association keyword is the frequency high " word " that is transfused to as term with this keyword, for example " build ripple " at keyword, as " study column " with " the " center " etc., set part or all " word " that constitutes the statement of destination with this keyword.

For the related keyword in the present embodiment, when the user has selected the keyword of the choosing of being contracted corresponding to the character input, will show as ensuing candidate's (input candidate) the button of selecting at the related keyword of selected keyword.In addition, for related keyword, in the quantity of all keywords of the choosing of being contracted corresponding to character input during, show and the corresponding related keyword of keyword that contracts and select less than specified quantity (for example, can carry out the maximum quantity that picture shows).

As shown in Figure 3, related keyword is identical with keyword, has stipulated priority as required and has been used for the corresponding season that priority is changed, corresponding weather, corresponding time, classification, area.And, at each destination data, preserved related keyword as keyword, and it has been carried out the processing equal with keyword.

In the present embodiment, when keyword is selected the destination with related keyword as contracting with (And) condition, and retrieve.Promptly under the situation of having selected keyword A and related keyword a, contracting is elected to be the destination data that has A and a for keyword.

For each keyword that title is used, the residence is used, type is used, and between the related keyword, also select destination data as contracting with (And) condition.

In the guider that constitutes like this, as following, carry out route guidance.

Guider utilizes current location pick-up unit 10 to detect current location, and reads in the cartographic information around the current location from the map data file 51 of information-storing device 50, and is presented on the display 42.

And, if set the destination by destination setting processing described later, then the information processing control device is searched for the candidate of (computing) driving path from the current location to the destination for more than 20 time, and show on the map in being shown in display 42, if the driver has selected any one driving path, then, selected driving path obtains driving path (driving path is obtained the unit) among the RAM24 by being saved in.

In addition, information processing control device 20 also can send vehicle current location (or departure place of being imported) and destination to information processing centre, by being received in the driving path that arrives at the destination that information processing centre searches, obtains driving path.In this case, carry out communicating by letter of destination and driving path by communication interface 25 with communication.

In a single day vehicle travels, and then carries out route guidance by following the tracks of the current location that is detected by current location pick-up unit 10.

For route guidance, by and the driving path road corresponding data that search and the map match between the detected current location in current location pick-up unit 10, determine the vehicle location on the map, the map of vehicle current location periphery is presented in the display 42, and, on map, show the driving path and the current location that are searched.

In addition, according to the relation between driving path that searches and the current location, necessity to guiding, promptly, when lasting craspedodrome predetermined distance is above, the guiding of the driving path in the road change place of advancing that judges whether to stipulate etc. and aspect guiding etc. when needed, are carried out based on the demonstration of display 42 and the guiding of voice.

Next, the destination setting processing to present embodiment describes.

Fig. 4 is the figure of expression input media 41 and display 42.

As shown in Figure 4, in display 42, show the setting picture of destination and the various menu screens such as map picture around the current ground, and, in display frame, be provided with in (display) and can directly contact the touch-screen of clicking with finger.

At the fixed frame of the neighboring of display 42 configuration input media 41, be provided with the destination setting key 411 that the button (hardkey (hardkey)) that existed by physics constitutes and be used to show the map key 412 of the map picture around the current ground at the upper area of fixed frame.

Destination setting key 411 is to be used for the display setting destination and via the key of the destination setting picture of place etc. (below, be made as the destination).

If selected this destination setting key 411, the destination setting that then carries out in the present embodiment is handled.In addition,, be used for outside the route searching, use when also on map picture, showing the destination that determined and the candidate destination around the current ground except handling the destination of setting by the destination setting of present embodiment.

The display 42 of Fig. 4 shows the picture of the state that shown the destination setting picture.

In this destination setting picture, show keyword column 421, input keyboard 422, input character hurdle 423, candidate's number of packages hurdle 424, revise key 425, return key 426, end key 427 and next word key 428.

In keyword column 421, show the keyword (comprising related keyword) that contracts and select according to input character.The keyword that shows in keyword column 421 is shown as enter key, and can select this keyword by touching shown keyword.In addition, keyword is differently shown with related keyword.

Keyword column 421, each keyword column 421 that title is used, the residence is used, type is used is arranged, by selecting name label 421a, residence label 421b, type label 421c respectively, show the keyword of the keyword column corresponding 421 and the choosing of contracting at upper with selecting label.

In the present embodiment, utilize searching character and keyword with neither one and the corresponding label 421a～421c of search terms of the destination data of the choosing of being contracted be can not selection mode.By will become can not selection mode label, be set as non-demonstration (more plain showing) and come this is expressed (the 1st, the 2nd expresses the unit).

Input keyboard 422 is made of each key that is used to import 50 sound figure.And, also can be made as display digit key and function key.

Input character hurdle 423 shows by the input character of input keyboard 422 inputs and the keyword of selecting from keyword column 421.Input character and keyword are shown separably.

Show in candidate's number of packages hurdle 424 and utilize the shown input character in input character hurdle 423 and keyword and the number of packages of the candidate locations (destination data) of the choosing of contracting.

Revising key 425, is the key that uses when input character or selected keyword are made amendment.

Return key 426 is the keys that are used to turn back to last operation state before.

End key 427 is to be used for by input character with select keyword to contract key that the candidate locations of destination of choosing tabulates and show

Next word key 428 is the keys that use when finishing the input (specifying as searching character) of searching character and then importing other searching character with the character of having imported shown in input character hurdle 423.

At the keyword of not selecting to be presented in the keyword column 421, use next word key 428 when selecting destination data and only contract according to searching character.Under the situation of having selected next word key 428, be presented at character (except that the keyword of having selected, searching character) in the input character hurdle 423 when selecting as searching character, contract by each search terms (title, residence, type) and to select destination data, and by to its each fetch logic or (or logical and) and as selecting data to preserve with corresponding the contracting of this searching character.

In addition, as shown in Figure 4, in the destination setting picture, at upper left showing " free word (free word) ", this demonstration means, not only can from the starting import the statement of destination, can also be corresponding to keyword, related keyword and freely import.

Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of the content of expression destination setting processing.

In the process flow diagram of Fig. 5, the operation during as the setting destination does not comprise the situation of revising key 425 or return key 426 of supressing.Any moment before pressing end key 427 all can be pressed this two keys 425,426, revises 425 execution modifications of key processing if supress, if supress the processing that 426 execution of return key turn back to last operation.This processing also can be made as other programs.

Destination setting key 411 (step 11) that whether information processing control device 20, monitoring user have pressed (selection).If detect and supress destination setting key 411 (step S11: be), information processing control device 20 shows destination setting picture shown in Figure 4 (step 12), and whether supervision has imported character (step 13) from input keyboard 422.

Under the situation of having imported character (step 13: be), information processing control device 20, the character of being imported is presented at (step 14) in the input character hurdle 423, and from all keywords of keyword data file 58, the partly consistent keyword (step 15) of character (character string) that the choosing of contracting is shown with input character hurdle 423.Each keyword of use by name, the residence being used, type is used carries out the choosing of contracting of this keyword, and is saved in the regulation zone of RAM24.

Then, information processing control device 20, utilize the keyword of the input character shown in the input character hurdle 423 and the choosing of contracting, contract and select candidate destination (candidate locations), and be saved among the RAM24, and, in candidate's number of packages hurdle 424, show the contract quantity (step 16) of the candidate destination selected of institute.

Utilize input character to contract and select the candidate destination, be to be presented at input character hurdle 423 in the choosing of contracting of the index button (pronunciation of title is with reference to Fig. 2) of the consistent destination data of input character (more than the character) part.On the other hand, when utilizing keyword to contract to select, to the choosing of contracting of any one the destination data in all keywords of preserving the choosing of in step 15, contracting.

Utilize logical OR to utilize input character contract the choosing destination data and utilize keyword contract the choosing destination data synthesize, and will be contained in destination data in any one party, contract and select result (candidate destination) to be saved in the regulation zone of RAM24 as (input before the relative current time) based on input character and keyword.

In addition, be that example is illustrated so far to utilize the contract situation of choosing of logical OR, still, also can utilize the logical and choosing of contracting according to user's indication.In this case, the destination data that will comprise selected whole keywords selects the result as the contracting of input before the relative current time, is saved in the regulation zone of RAM24.

In addition, selecting object for contracting of candidate destination, when having imported initial the 1st character of searching character, is object with destination data file 56, afterwards, is the object choosing of contracting to be stored in candidate destination among the RAM24.Being that object contracts when selecting with RAM24, all deleted except that the candidate destination of the choosing of being contracted.

And, for the candidate destination of contract choosing, also can not be that whole destination datas are saved among the RAM24, but the ID of destination data is saved among the RAM24 as the contract candidate destination of selecting.In this case, further contracting when selecting, for the destination data corresponding, on one side with reference to destination data file 56 choosing of contracting on one side with the ID of RAM24.

Next, information processing control device 20 is made as the keyword of contract choosing selectable key and is presented in the keyword column 421, carries out the button display process (step 17) of keyword.

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of details of the button display process of expression keyword.

Information processing control device 20, the keyword (step 171) of each search terms that obtaining contracts in step 16 selects.

Then, information processing control device 20 is checked and to be selected the result as contracting of keyword, whether has do not have the object keyword search terms of (not having the keyword corresponding with input character), when existing, label 421a～421c that will be corresponding with these search terms is made as non-demonstration (step 172).

That is, be made as non-demonstration, come this is expressed, and the selection of this label is made as can not by the label that will not have the search terms of the keyword corresponding with input character.

Here, so-called non-demonstration, be meant that expressing is the search terms that do not have keyword, just do not comprise the situation that does not show corresponding label itself fully, also comprise more plain showing or flip displays or utilize the demonstration of the color different with the label that has keyword.

In addition, in the present embodiment, be set as non-demonstration and can not have selected this label, just be set as non-demonstration but can select label but also can be made as.In this case, if selected the label of non-demonstration, then owing to there not being corresponding keyword, so keyword column 421 is empty hurdle.

Next, 20 decisions of information processing control device are presented at the label (step 173) of upper.

In the present embodiment, showing at first at each search terms under the situation of keyword that promptly, under the situation of having imported 1 initial character, 421a is at upper for the decision name label.After, selecteed label is the label of upper, and is selecting other labels again, perhaps imported again other new searching characters (after selecting keyword, or after selecting next word) before during in all continue to be in upper.

Next, information processing control device 20, the keyword of search terms that will be corresponding with the upper label that is determined, in the keyword column 421 of this label, with the statement (with reference to Fig. 3) of keyword but be made as selection key and carry out button and show (step 174).

In addition, in keyword column 421, the choosing and showing of will the keyword consistent contracting with input character or selected the Keywords section, still, under the situation below the display object number of packages that the keyword of contract choosing is being stipulated, the related keyword of this keyword also is a display object.

In addition, in step 174, information processing control device 20 is presented under the situation in the keyword column 421 at the keyword with contract choosing, changes the priority of each keyword according to the present situation (corresponding season, weather, time, classification, area etc.).And, according to priority order from high to low after changing, in keyword column 421, keyword is carried out button and show.

Here, the button of so-called keyword shows, is meant keyword is shown in selectable mode.Particularly, the information processing control device 20 in the present embodiment is with press (click) of the touch-screen of shown keyword position, as selecting this keyword to detect.

Then, information processing control device 20 has judged whether to select any one (whether having clicked) (step 175) among label 421a～421c, and (step 175: the destination setting that) does not return Fig. 5 is handled under unselected situation.

On the other hand, under the situation of any one in having selected label 421a～421c (step 175: be), information processing control device 20 is presented at upper with selected label, and, button shows the keyword (step 176) that contracts and select at the search terms of correspondence, and turns back to the destination setting processing of Fig. 5.

Return Fig. 5, show (step 17) afterwards at the button of keyword, information processing control device 20 monitors next input (selection) (steps 18,20,21).

Under the situation of the keyword of having selected keyword column 421 (step 18: be), the input character that information processing control device 20 will be presented in the input character hurdle 423 changes to selected keyword (step 19).In this case, if in input character hurdle 423, shown other keyword, then after this keyword, show the new keyword of selecting by operation before this.In addition, in order to distinguish mutually, input character hurdle 423 shown keywords are presented in the frame with input character.

After being presented at selected keyword in the input character hurdle 423, information processing control device 20 turns back to step 15, carries out the choosing of the contracting (choosing (step 16) of contracting of step 15) and candidate destination of selecteed keyword.

In the step 15 after the step 19, (choosing of contracting in the keyword of the step 15) after the step 14 comprises the keyword of selected keyword to the choosing of contracting from be stored in RAM24.Deletion is contracted and is selected object keyword in addition.

For example, in keyword column 421, show " building ripple ", " Tu Pu ", " He Gang ", " passenger " as keyword at name label 421a ... state under selected under the situation that keyword " builds ripple ", contracting to select comprises that this keyword of " building ripple " " is built ripple (つ く ば (tukuba)) " and " University of tsukuba (つ く ば だ い Ga く (tukubadaigaku)) ", and from RAM24 other keyword " He Gang (つ Ru お か (turuoka)) ", " passenger (つ one り The と (tu-risuto)) " of deletion ....

Next, information processing control device 20 further contracts based on selected keyword and selects the candidate destination (step 16) that is stored among the RAM24.

That is, information processing control device 20 is that searching character contracts and selects the candidate destination with the pronunciation of selected keyword.This choosing of contracting, being object corresponding to the search terms that show the label of selecting keyword, and other search terms select object and deleted as non-contracting.Under the situation of above-mentioned example, the pronunciation " つ く ば (tukuba) " of " building ripple " with the selection keyword is a searching character, to be kept at candidate destination among the RAM24 corresponding to search terms " title " is the object choosing of contracting, and the candidate destination corresponding with other search terms " residence ", " type " is deleted.

In addition, information processing control device 20 utilizes the keyword (" building ripple " and " University of tsukuba " in above-mentioned example) of the choosing of contracting to carry out the choosing of contracting of candidate destination.In this case contract that also the situation with searching character is identical in choosing, be object with the search terms corresponding with showing the label of selecting keyword.

After the choosing of contracting of the candidate destination more than having carried out (step 16), the button display process (step 17) of the keyword that selects of carrying out in step 15, contracting.

Do not selecting keyword (step 18: not), and select under the situation of next word key 428 (step 20: be), information processing control device 20, character shown in the input character hurdle 423 (except the keyword of having selected, fixed other searching characters) is defined as searching character, return step 13, and monitor the input of the input character that is used for next searching character.

In addition, by the deterministic retrieval character, follow the input of this searching character and the choosing of in step 16, contracting successively, and the candidate destination (destination data) that will be kept among the RAM24 is defined as the candidate destination corresponding with this searching character.

In all not selected (step 18: not of keyword and next word key 428, step 20: not), and imported under the situation of character (step 21: not), information processing control device 20, return step 14, carry out the demonstration (processing that step 14) is later of input character.In this state, the input character that also will not be presented in the input character hurdle 423 is defined as searching character.

When selecting to finish under the situation of restrainting key 427 (step 21: be), information processing control device 20, from the choosing of step 16, being contracted, be kept at the final candidate destination of decision in the candidate destination (destination data) among the RAM24 according to each keyword and searching character.

That is, in RAM24, select keyword (step 18: be) at every turn, and during deterministic retrieval character (step 20: be),, preserve the candidate destination of the choosing of just in step 16, having been contracted before this by each keyword and searching character.

Information processing control device 20, by to the destination data that all comprises in each candidate destination corresponding with each keyword and searching character, be that destination data between each candidate destination is asked logical and, decide final candidate destination (step 22).

Next, in display 42 as the candidate destination that is determined and to the demonstration (step 23) of tabulating of each destination data.

Showing under the situation of destination data that as the candidate destination the preferential destination data that has keyword that shows exists between the destination data of keyword, showing according to the priority order from high to low of keyword.In addition, about priority, can be the order of the order of " あ い う え お (a, i, u, e, o) ", close current location, the predetermined parameter sequential scheduling that the user selects, also can utilize the additive method decision.

Then, information processing control device 20, the destination data that user in the candidate destination that is presented in the display 42 has been selected is set at final purpose ground (step 24), stores the regulation zone of RAM24 into, and end process.

With reference to Fig. 7 to Figure 10, the redirect of each picture that the destination setting of the present embodiment of above explanation is handled describes.

In destination setting picture shown in Figure 4,, then shown in (a) among Fig. 7, in input character hurdle 423, show " つ (tu) " (step 14) if imported character " つ (tu) " (step 13: be) from input keyboard 422.

In addition, according to each search terms of title, residence, type corresponding with input character " つ (tu) " and partly consistent keyword (step 15) of choosing that contracts.For example, under the situation of the search terms of title, corresponding with input character " つ (tu) " and the partly consistent keyword (title) " つ く ば (tukuba) " " つ Chi う ら (tutiura) " " つ Ru お か (turuoka) " " つ one り The と (tu-risuto) " of choosing contracts ....

And, be searching character with " つ (tu) " that is imported, contract according to each search terms of title, residence, type and select destination data, and, utilize each keyword to contract and select destination data (step 16) by each search terms.

And, the keyword of contract choosing is carried out button demonstration (step 17).

In this case, owing to be initial character input, so the name label 421a that will determine as acquiescence decision in upper (step 173), shows the keyword (title) " つ く ば (tukuba) " " つ Chi う ら (tutiura) " " つ Ru お か (turuoka) " " つ one り The と (tu-risuto) " with contract choosing in the keyword column 421 of name label 421a ... the statement of the keyword of correspondence " is built ripple " " Tu Pu " " He Gang ", " passenger " ... (step 174).

In addition, here establish, the keyword that a part comprises input character " つ (tu) " all exists in whole search terms of title, residence, type.

In Fig. 7～Figure 10, hand shape figure h represents the position of user-selected (click) in this picture.

If shown in (a) among Fig. 7, selected the keyword column 421 shown keywords of name label 421a " to build ripple " (step 18: be), then such shown in (b) among Fig. 7, (step 19) " built ripple " in the statement that shows selected keyword in input character hurdle 423, utilize selected keyword to contract to select keyword that (step 15) contracts and selects candidate destination (step 16).

In addition, for the input in character distinguish mutually, be presented at keyword and determined searching character in the input character hurdle 423, be displayed in the frame of oval (keyword, searching character) and rectangle (related keyword).

,, in keyword column 421, shown in (b) among Fig. 7, like that, show the keyword " University of tsukuba " that comprises " building ripple " here by selecting " building ripple ", and the related keyword of " building ripple " " " center " and " study column ".

And,, in the rectangle frame, show both to be shown related keyword separably by in oval frame, showing the keyword that shows in the keyword column 421.

If in Fig. 7 under the state shown in (b), further select character " い (i) " (step 18: not, step 20: not, step 21: not), then such shown in (c) among Fig. 8, in input character hurdle 423, show character " い (the i) (step 14) of being imported.In this case since selected keyword " build ripple ", so in input character hurdle 423, " build ripple " and show input character " い (i) " afterwards being shown as the keyword of having selected.

And, by each search terms contract again choosing and the partly consistent keyword of input character " い (i) ", because the label of current upper is name label 421a, so the statement of the keyword of display Name in keyword column 421 " profit " " imitation " ... (among Fig. 8 (c)).

If in this Fig. 8, in the setting picture of (c), further imported input character " body (mi) ", then from the keyword that selects is contracted in utilization " い (i) ", further carry out the choosing (step 15) that contracts based on " い body (imi) ".

In this case, shown in (d) among Fig. 8, like that, in the search terms of title, contract and select keyword " imitation ", " with U.S. wild " ..., and because name label 421a is the upper label, so be presented in the keyword column 421.

On the other hand, owing in the keyword corresponding, do not have the keyword that comprises " い body (imi) ", so residence label 421b and type label 421c are made as non-demonstration with the search terms of residence and type.

If in Fig. 8 in the setting picture of (d), not select to be presented at the keyword in the keyword column 421 and selected next word key 428 (step 20: be), the input character " い body (imi) " that then will be presented in the input character hurdle 423 is defined as searching character.

When the deterministic retrieval character, be presented in the oval frame by " い body (the imi) " character that will show in no frame mode in the input character hurdle 423, distinguish the character in the input.In addition, also can be made as the frame of other shapes or color in order to distinguish selecteed keyword.

On the other hand, if in Fig. 8 in the setting picture of (c), selected (click) residence label 421b (step 175: be), then such shown in (e) among Fig. 9, selected residence label 421b is changed to the upper label, and in keyword column 421, show corresponding input character " い (i) " and keyword (step 176) that the residence of the choosing of being contracted is used.

After, if in Fig. 9 in the setting picture of (e), selected the keyword " Ibaraki county " in search terms residences, and imported next character " か (ka) ", then such shown in (f) among Fig. 9, in input character hurdle 423, show selected keyword " Ibaraki county " on the next door that the keyword of having selected " is built ripple ", and show the character of being imported " か (ka) " on its next door.

In addition, like that, corresponding with the name label 421a of the upper of current time in keyword column 421 shown in (f) among Fig. 9, show and utilize the contract statement " odd person " " Kawasaki " " before the study column " " coffee " of keyword of choosing of title ....

And, if in Fig. 9 in the setting picture of (f), selected type label 421c, then such shown in (g) among Figure 10, selected type label 421c is made as upper, and in keyword column 421, shows and utilize contracted the keyword " school " of choosing of search terms type " to buy " " borrowing " " Karaoke " ....

Here, then such shown in (h) among Figure 10 if selected keyword " school ", in input character hurdle 423, show selected keyword " school ".

And after having selected keyword, under the situation of keyword that does not have the choosing of further contracting according to selected keyword " school " and related keyword, like that, keyword column 421 keeps empty hurdle shown in (h) among Figure 10.

If it is such shown in (h) among Figure 10, under the state of having selected a plurality of keywords, selected end key 427 (step 21: be), then to by select each keyword contract choosing each candidate destination fetch logic with, and the destination data decision that will be contained in whole candidates destination is final candidate destination (step 22).

In addition, the setting picture of (d) in Fig. 8, promptly, when selecting keyword " to build ripple ", and imported under the state of input character " い (i) " and " body (mi) " and selected under the situation of end key 427, identical with the situation of having selected next word key 428, " い body (imi) " is defined as searching character with input character.

And, will be included in corresponding to keyword and " build ripple " and destination data decision in the candidate destination of the candidate destination of the choosing of being contracted and the choosing of being contracted corresponding to determined searching character " い body (imi) " (this candidate destination by be that object and the destination data of the choosing of being contracted constitute with whole options) is final candidate destination.

More than, one embodiment of the present of invention are illustrated, but, be not limited to this in the present invention, can in the scope that claim is put down in writing, adopt other embodiments and variation.

For example, in illustrated embodiment, the situation of the keyword that comprises input character by demonstration being imported efficiently the character of retrieving is illustrated, and still, also can not use keyword.

In this case, handle in (Fig. 5) at destination setting, just no longer need the processing of step 15, step 17～step 19, in step 16, utilize each character (not determining) of having imported to carry out the choosing of contracting of destination data by each search terms (title, residence, type).

And, as illustrated in the embodiment, by selecting next word key 428 or selecting end key 427 to determine each searching character, follow the input of this searching character and the choosing of in step 16, contracting successively, be contained in any one and be stored in the destination data in the stored candidate destination among the RAM24, be the candidate destination corresponding with this determined searching character by each search terms.

And by selecting end key 427, the destination data (logical and) with being included in whole each candidate destination corresponding with each search terms determines to be final candidate destination.

In addition, in illustrated embodiment, following situation has been described: show keyword corresponding to the label 421a corresponding, 421b, 421c with each search terms, and by selecting keyword also to select search terms in the lump.

And following situation has been described: the label that will select object by will not contracting is made as non-demonstration and comes this is expressed.

Relative therewith, also can under the situation of not using keyword, in the destination setting picture, set the search terms options button (title key, residence key, type bonds) that is used to select search terms.And along with the input of input character, by the choosing of contracting successively of each search terms, the search terms of the destination data that selects object to not contracting come this is expressed by the search terms options button is made as non-demonstration.

In illustrated embodiment, as search terms, be that example is illustrated with title, residence, type 3, still, also can adopt any 2, or adopt the search terms more than 4.

In addition, in illustrated embodiment, the situation of preserving keyword in destination data is illustrated, still, also can be made as and gives ID (identifier), in destination data, preserve ID each keyword of keyword data file 58.

(the 2nd embodiment)

In the above-described first embodiment, illustrated that hypothesis is at the guider that uses in Japan.In detail, in the 1st embodiment, guider to Japanese specification is illustrated, and promptly utilizes 50 sound figure buttons as Japanese input unit to constitute input keyboard 422, and has stored in destination data file 56 with destination in Japan and retrieved relevant data.

But, use the environment of guider to be not limited in Japan.By input media 41 and each data requirement is corresponding with region foundation, can use the input function that utilize above-mentioned search terms label in each foreign country.

Therefore, in the 2nd embodiment,, the guider of U.S.'s specification is described as an example of the guider outside Japan.

Use the flow process that system constitutes, data constitute and destination setting is handled of the guider of the 2nd embodiment, identical with the 1st embodiment basically.

In the explanation of the 2nd embodiment, the formation that repeats with above-mentioned the 1st embodiment is used prosign, and omit its detailed explanation, describe at different parts.

Figure 11 is the figure that conceptually represents the content of the destination data (location information) stored in the destination data file 56.

As shown in figure 11, in the guider of U.S.'s specification, directly the name with destination data is referred to as the index button registration.In addition, the index button of U.S.'s specification, different with Japanese specification, utilize space etc. that each word is divided.

Index button is destination " title ", and this index button is corresponding with input media (being the latin alphabet key of touch-screen in the 2nd embodiment), in index button, though upper case character and lowercase character mix.But, retrieve in the mode of the difference of nonrecognition upper case character, lowercase character.

In the 2nd embodiment, the name storage of the destination data that the U.S. is domestic is in destination data file 56.

Figure 12 is the figure that conceptually represents to be stored in the content of the keyword in the keyword data file 58.Each keyword is made of the word of the title that constitutes each destination data.

As shown in Figure 12, in the guider of U.S.'s specification, also with the 1st embodiment similarly, each keyword regulation with the string representation of the Latin alphabet is had priority.

For example, because regulation comprises the priority of the candidate locations of keyword " Montana (Montana) " and is " 83 " that if the regulation region is " northwestward ", so in the northwestern currently scope, then priority changes to priority 86 from the 83 n points (for example 3 points) that add regulation.

In addition, in keyword, there is the keyword that further is set with related keyword.This association keyword is the high word of frequency that is used as the term input with this keyword, for example, set at keyword " Montana (Montana) " as " golf (golf) " or " university (university) " etc. constitutes the part or all of word of the statement of destination with this keyword.

In addition, according to the corresponding mode of country that uses object as guider and zone, set corresponding season of stipulating by keyword data file 58 during.For example, when using object as Japan, will being set at winter during Dec～February, is when being positioned at the Southern Hemisphere Australian, will to be set at winter during June～August using object.

In addition, also, set the corresponding time by keyword data file 58 regulations according to the mode corresponding with the zone with the country that uses object as guider.For example, in the countries and regions of introducing the daylight-saving time system, in the time of during the daylight-saving time, corresponding time set is 1 hour in advance.

Figure 13 is input media 41 ' and the figure of display 42 in the guider of expression U.S. specification.

In Figure 13, though for describing, the guider to U.S.'s specification is made as English statement, on the key and viewing area that have with the 1st embodiment (Fig. 4) identical function, and the symbol that mark is identical.

As shown in figure 13, input keyboard 422 ' constitute by each key of the Latin alphabet that is used to import A～Z.

Make like this input media 41 ' and the specification of each data with as U.S.'s corresponding navigation device of using object in, carry out and handle with the same destination setting of above-mentioned the 1st embodiment (Fig. 5, Fig. 6) and the button display process of keyword.

But, in the 2nd embodiment, use the character (character string) of input keyboard 422 ' input Latin alphabet, and the destination data file 56 and the keyword data file 58 of the above-mentioned U.S.'s specification of reference.

With reference to Figure 14 to Figure 17, the redirect of each picture that destination setting in the guider of U.S.'s specification, that illustrated in the 1st embodiment (Fig. 5) is handled describes.

If in destination setting picture shown in Figure 13,, then shown in (a) among Figure 14, in input character hurdle 423, show " C " from input keyboard 422 ' input Latin alphabet " C ".

Then, be searching character with " C " that is imported, contract according to each search terms of title, residence, type and select destination data, and, utilize each keyword to contract and select destination data by each search terms.And then the button that carries out the keyword of the choosing of contracting shows.

In this case, owing to be initial character input, so the name label 421a that determines as acquiescence is decided to be upper, in the keyword column 421 of name label 421a, show the keyword (title) " Center (center) " " California (California) " " Cartier (Cartel) " of the choosing of contracting ....

In addition, here, be located at and all exist part to comprise the keyword of input character " C " in whole search terms of title, residence, type.

In Figure 14～Figure 17, hand shape character h represents to be selected by the user position of (click) in this picture.

If it is such shown in (a) among Figure 14, selected to be presented at the keyword " Center (center) " in the keyword column 421 of name label 421a, then such shown in (b) among Figure 14, in input character hurdle 423, show the statement " Center (center) " of selected keyword, and utilize selected keyword to contract and select keyword, to the choosing of contracting of candidate destination.

Here, by selecting " Center (center) ", shown in (b) among Figure 14, like that, in keyword column 421, show the keyword " Center Station (key station) " that comprises " Center (center) " and related keyword " golf (golf) " and " university (university) " at " Center (center) ".

If under the state shown in (b), further input character " M " then shown in (c) among Figure 15, blocks the character " M " that demonstration is imported in 423 at input character in Figure 14.At this moment, owing to selected keyword " Center (center) ", show input character " M " in the back that is being shown as the keyword of having selected " Center (center) " so block in 423 at input character.

Then, by each search terms contract again choosing and the partly consistent keyword of input character " M ", because the label of current upper is name label 421a, thus in keyword column 421 keyword of display Name " Moon Club (moonlight club) " " Mercy Hote (mercy hotel) " " MabelCape (Mei Xier cape) " ....

If in this Figure 15, in the setting picture of (c), further imported input character " B ", the keyword of the choosing of then contracting, further carry out the choosing of contracting based on " MB " from utilizing input character " M ".

At this moment, shown in (d) among Figure 15, like that, in the title search terms, contract and select keyword " MbaikiClub (Mu Baiji club) " " Mbabane Hotel (Mbabane hotel) " ..., and be presented in the keyword column 421.

On the other hand, owing in the keyword corresponding, do not have the keyword that comprises " MB ", so residence label 421b and type label (category) 421c are non-demonstration with the search terms of residence and type.

If in Figure 15, in the setting picture of (d), do not select to be presented at the keyword in the keyword column 421, and select next word key 428, then the input character " MB " that shows in the input character hurdle 423 is defined as searching character.

When the deterministic retrieval character, be presented in the oval frame by the character that makes " MB " that show with no box form in the input character hurdle 423, with the character difference in the input.In addition, also can be in order can to distinguish mutually with selected keyword, and be made as the frame or the color of other shapes.

On the other hand, if in Figure 15 in the setting picture of (c), the residence label 421b that selected (click), then such shown in (e) among Figure 16, selected residence label 421b is changed to the upper label, in keyword column 421, show the residence keyword that is contracted and select corresponding to input character " M ".

After, if in Figure 16 in the setting picture of (e), selected the keyword " Montana (Montana) " in search terms residences, and imported next character " S ", then in input character hurdle 423, shown in (f) among Figure 16, like that, show selected keyword " Montana (Montana) ", and show the character of being imported " S " on its next door on the next door of the keyword of having selected " Center (center) ".Then, if selected name label 421a, then such shown in (f) among Figure 16, in keyword column 421, corresponding with the name label 421a of the upper of current time, show and utilize title and the statement " South Beach (south beach) " " SaturdayNight Club (club at night on Saturday) " of the keyword of the choosing of contracting ....

Then, if in Figure 16 in the setting picture of (f), selected type label (category) 421c, then such shown in (g) among Figure 17,421c is made as the upper label with selected type label (category), and shows the keyword " School (school) " " Station (station) " " Store (shop) " " Snack bar (snack bar) " that utilizes the search terms type to contract and selected in keyword column 421 ....

Here, then such shown in (h) among Figure 17 if selected keyword " School (school) ", in input character hurdle 423, show selected keyword " School (school) ".

In addition, after having selected keyword, under the situation of keyword that does not have the choosing of further contracting according to selected keyword " School (school) " and related keyword, like that, keyword column 421 keeps empty hurdle shown in (h) among Figure 17.

If it is such shown in (h) among Figure 17, under the state of having selected a plurality of keywords, selected end key (Enter) 427, then to by select each keyword contract choosing each candidate destination fetch logic with, the destination data decision that is contained in whole candidates destination is final candidate destination.

In addition, when the setting picture of (d) in Figure 15, promptly selecting keyword " Center (center) ", and imported under the state of input character " M " and " B " and selected under the situation of end key (Enter), identical with the situation of having selected next word key (Nextword) 428, " MB " is defined as searching character with input character.

And, will be included in corresponding to keyword " Center (center) " the candidate destination of the choosing of being contracted and the candidate destination of the choosing of being contracted corresponding to determined searching character " MB " (this candidate destination by be that object and the destination data of the choosing of being contracted constitute with whole options) in the destination data decision be final candidate destination.

In addition, also can change the display packing of the keyword of having selected that in input character hurdle 423, shows according to the label (search terms) of selecting time institute's reference.For example, also change the Show Color of keyword according to label (search terms), so that show when having carried out selection redly according to name label 421a, show yellowly when having carried out selection according to residence label 421b, show blue when having carried out selection according to type label 421c.In addition, Show Color can be set arbitrarily.And the technology of the Show Color of this change keyword also can be applicable in the guider of Japanese specification of the 1st embodiment.

So, by display packing,, also can easily visually discern the type of label in the selection source of keyword even the user is after having selected keyword according to label (search terms) change keyword.

Like this, in the guider of U.S.'s specification of the input Latin alphabet in input character hurdle 423, also can be when importing searching character in the same manner with embodiment 1, be not limited to title, but by unconsciously expecting that according to the user input type, place name (residence) are retrieved successively for the order (random order) of Given information.

In the 2nd embodiment, as an example of the guider outside Japan, the guider with latin alphabet key of importing corresponding to English (English) is illustrated, but the language that can import is not limited to this.

Also can be made as and language input arbitrarily such as German, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian corresponding navigation device.For example, when being that input media 41 has the corresponding keyboard 422 of phonetic input with Chinese under the situation corresponding to the guider of Chinese input.

As the language of input object, need not and as country (area) correspondence of the use object of guider.For example, also can use the guider of corresponding German input domestic in France.In this case, in destination data file 56 and keyword data file 58 etc., carrying out destination when retrieval data as searching object, i.e. data of storage and input language correspondence in the data (for example, the title of destination, keyword, residence etc.) that compare with input character.

And, in data, except that input language, also can store the corresponding data of language of using the country (area) of object with conduct as searching object.

In addition, not as the data of searching object, for example the data of additional information do not need to store the data corresponding to input language when carrying out the destination retrieval.In data not as searching object, for example, data both can have been stored corresponding to input language, also can store data corresponding to the language that becomes the country (area) that uses object, in addition, can also storage and the bilingual corresponding data of input language with the language that becomes the country (area) that uses object.

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1. guider is characterized in that having:

The destination data storage unit, it stores a plurality of destination datas that comprise a plurality of search terms; The character input block, it imports searching character; The 1st menu unit of contracting, to being retrieved by the searching character of above-mentioned character input block input, and destination data that will be corresponding with searching character and each search terms are preserved accordingly according to each of above-mentioned a plurality of search terms for it; The 2nd menu unit of contracting, it uses by the above-mentioned the 1st destination data that menu unit and each search terms preserve accordingly that contracts, and contracts between above-mentioned a plurality of search terms and selects destination data; Display unit, it will be shown as the candidate destination by the above-mentioned the 2nd the contract destination data of choosing of menu unit that contracts; And the destination selected cell, it is selected above-mentioned shown candidate destination.

2. guider according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

When each input constituted each character of above-mentioned searching character, the above-mentioned the 1st contracted menu unit by the choosing of contracting of each search terms; Have the unit of expressing, it utilizes the above-mentioned the 1st menu unit of contracting, to not contract corresponding with searching character do not select the search terms of the destination data of object to express.

3. guider according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Has the search terms selected cell, in order to select search terms;

Under the situation of having selected the search terms corresponding with searching character, the above-mentioned the 1st menu unit of contracting contracts in the scope of these search terms and selects destination data;

The above-mentioned unit of expressing, the search terms of the destination data that will select object by will not contracting are made as and can not express by selection mode.

4. guider according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Has the search terms selected cell, in order to select search terms;

Under the situation of having selected the search terms corresponding with searching character, the above-mentioned the 1st menu unit of contracting contracts in the scope of these search terms and selects destination data.

5. guider according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Have: keyword storage unit, itself and above-mentioned each search terms are stored a plurality of keywords accordingly; The keyword display unit, it contracts to the keyword that comprises the above-mentioned searching character of importing in the keyword of above-mentioned storage according to above-mentioned each search terms and selects and demonstration; And the keyword selected cell, it is selected above-mentioned shown keyword;

Above-mentioned purpose ground data storage cell, storage comprise a plurality of destination datas of the destination data that keyword more than 1 and above-mentioned search terms have set up corresponding relation;

Under the situation of having selected keyword, the above-mentioned the 1st contracts menu unit to the destination data that comprises this keyword choosing of contracting.

6. guider according to claim 5 is characterized in that,

When each input constituted each character of above-mentioned searching character, above-mentioned keyword display unit was to the contract choosing and showing of the keyword of each search terms;

Have the 2nd and express the unit, it is not to selecting the search terms of the keyword of object to express with corresponding the contracting of above-mentioned searching character.

7. guider according to claim 6 is characterized in that,

Has the search terms selected cell in order to select search terms;

The above-mentioned keyword display unit pair keyword corresponding with above-mentioned selected search terms shows.

8. guider according to claim 7 is characterized in that,

The above-mentioned the 2nd expresses the unit, and the show state of the search terms by changing above-mentioned search terms selected cell is expressed the search terms of the keyword that selects object of not contracting.

9. guider according to claim 5 is characterized in that,

Each keyword that above-mentioned keyword storage unit is stored is the word that is contained in the statement of above-mentioned a plurality of destination datas.

10. according to any described guider of claim 5 to 9, it is characterized in that,

Corresponding to the content of above-mentioned purpose ground data, and with each project of title, residence, type at least 2 corresponding and generate above-mentioned keyword.

11. a navigation program is used to make the computing machine with destination data storage unit as following unit performance function, a plurality of destination datas that comprise a plurality of search terms of above-mentioned purpose ground data storage cell storage:

The character input block, it imports searching character;

The 1st menu unit of contracting, to being retrieved by the searching character of above-mentioned character input block input, and destination data that will be corresponding with searching character and each search terms are preserved accordingly according to each of above-mentioned a plurality of search terms for it;

The 2nd menu unit of contracting, it uses by the above-mentioned the 1st destination data that menu unit and each search terms preserve accordingly that contracts, and contracts between above-mentioned a plurality of search terms and selects destination data;

Display unit, it will be shown as the candidate destination by the above-mentioned the 2nd the contract destination data of choosing of menu unit that contracts; And

The destination selected cell, it is selected above-mentioned shown candidate destination.

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