JP2001007925A - Method for utilizing map information and portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain transmission of a processed map by a portable telephone and to enter a retrieval condition using the map without imposing load on a map server by processing, storing received map information and transmitting the processed map information to other portable telephone. SOLUTION: The portable telephone 1 uses a map information read function 40 to read map information that is desired of transmission. The portable telephone 1 uses a map display function 41 to display the read map. The portable telephone 1 uses a map processing display function 42 to process a map while a user is observing the displayed image. Then the portable telephone 1 uses a map transmission function 43 to transmit the processed map to a portable telephone 2. The telephone 2 uses a map reception function 44 to receive the processed map and uses a map display function 45 to display the processed map. Thus, the telephone 1 transmits a map freely processed and edited to the portable telephone 2 to allow the portable telephone 1 to simply and quickly inform the portable telephone 2 information that cannot simply be expressed in languages.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a method for using map information and a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable telephones have not exchanged map information with each other. In order to obtain the same map information, it was possible to individually request the server that provides the map information and have the same map information. In addition, search for location information on a mobile phone can be performed using text information on a location such as an address entered using the numeric keypad of the mobile phone,
Alternatively, a search is performed using location information using a location information service of a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System).

In order to exchange location information between portable telephones, text information relating to a place such as an address entered using a numeric keypad of the portable telephone, or PHS (Personal
al Handy-phone System) exchanged location information using location information using location information services.

[0004]

However, even if the same map information can be provided to each other by requesting a server which individually provides the map information, the portable telephones exchange the map information held by each other. There was a problem that you can not do. In addition, there is a problem that searching for text information of a mobile phone or location information using a location information service of a PHS is troublesome and the location cannot be easily specified.

[0005] In addition, there is a problem that exchange of location information using text information of a mobile phone or location information service of a PHS is troublesome and it is difficult to exchange an accurate location. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enables transmission of a processed map by a mobile phone and input of search conditions using a map without burdening a map server. It is an object of the present invention to be able to exchange map information with each other.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for using map information, comprising the steps of receiving map information from a map server provided on a cellular phone network, and processing the received map information. A procedure for storing the processed map information, a procedure for storing the processed map information, and a procedure for transmitting the stored map information to another mobile phone. The received map information is processed, stored, and transmitted to another mobile phone. And

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for utilizing map information, comprising the steps of receiving map information from a map server provided on a cellular phone network, and displaying the received map information. The search is performed using the displayed map. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the map information utilization method, a procedure for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile phone network, a procedure for displaying the received map information, A step of adding location information, a step of transmitting the added location information to another mobile phone, adding location information to the displayed map information, and transmitting the added location information to another mobile phone Thereby, the mobile phone exchanges positional information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a portable telephone, a means for receiving map information from a map server provided on a portable telephone network, a means for processing the received map information, and a means for processing the processed map information. It has means for storing, and means for transmitting the stored map information to another mobile phone, wherein the map information received by the receiving means is processed, stored, and transmitted to another mobile phone.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a portable telephone, there is provided a means for receiving map information from a map server provided on a portable telephone network, and a means for displaying the received map information. A search request is made by using the map displayed by the means for displaying. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a mobile phone, a means for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile phone network, a means for displaying the received map information, and a method for displaying location information in the displayed map information. Means for adding the location information to the displayed map information, and transmitting the added location information to the other mobile phone. And exchanges location information with another mobile phone.

[0010]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a system for providing a map by providing a map server connected to a mobile phone network on a small screen of a mobile phone. This system, for example,
Mobile phone network 100, content providers 101, 10
2. Internet 103, map server 104, database 105, GW (gateway: gateway exchange) 10
7, GW 108, mobile networks 109 and 110, and mobile phone 111.

The GW 107 is a gateway server (gateway exchange of the mobile network 109) for communicating with the mobile phone 111, assigns a terminal ID to a request from the mobile phone 111, and sends a request to a specific terminal ID (mobile phone 111). Control for transmitting the response to the designated terminal is performed. In addition, protocol conversion is performed, and if necessary, the position information of the mobile phone 111 is inserted into the signal frame.

The GW 108 is, for example, a portable telephone 111
(For example, to identify a map server), and whether to permit access to the address is determined with reference to the customer DB 106 (for example, a map server). It is determined whether or not the access is from the mobile phone 111 having no access right at 104). If not permitted, the access is rejected (access from the mobile phone 111 without access right is rejected), and if allowed, the gateway relays to the address.

A response (for example, a response from the map server 104) is transmitted to the terminal (the mobile phone 111) of the transmission destination.
Is referred from the customer DB 106 to access the gateway 108. Customer DB1
Reference numeral 06 denotes a database having server (access-providing address) information accessible to the mobile phone 111 and customer information such as currently accommodated GW information.

The map server 104 is a server that generates information such as a map in response to a request access to which a terminal ID is assigned and transmits the information to a request source. The map server 104 can also be accessed from the Internet, but the mobile phone 111
It is connected via W108 and GW107. Even when provided outside the mobile phone network 100, the mobile phone 111 is connected via the mobile network 109, the GW 108, and the GW 107, and is equivalent to being provided inside the mobile phone network 100.

In the present invention, the map server is a server for generating and providing predetermined map information in response to a request, and one or more map servers are provided in a mobile telephone network. It also includes a server that obtains, stores, and provides map information from another map server. Content provider CP10
Reference numerals 1 and 102 denote servers that generate and distribute general information. Further, information according to a request of the GW 107 can be generated and distributed.

The database server 105 is a database for managing a mobile telephone network. In the present invention,
The map information location management server corresponds to this server. The mobile phone 111 operates the mobile phone 111, accesses the map server 104, acquires a desired map, and displays the map on the display of the mobile phone 111. In the present invention, the mobile phone 111 processes map information stored in the map information storage means for storing map information obtained from the map server 104 and transmits the processed map information to another mobile phone. Having means.

FIG. 2 shows the functions and processing flow of the portable telephone and the map server. For example, a case where the mobile phone 111 acquires a target map will be described. The mobile phone 111 uses the search condition input function 10 to input search conditions. After turning on the power, the mobile phone 111 switches to an input screen and inputs the address of the map server. The home page of the map server is displayed on the screen, and the access button is pressed to display the search display screen.

The search conditions include current location information, telephone number, and the like. Note that the current location information does not necessarily need to be input if the position of the mobile phone is always known in the mobile phone network. When the current location information is not input, for example, the GW 108 inserts the location information of the mobile phone 111 into the search condition. The mobile phone 111 uses the search request function 11
Send the search condition to the map server.

The search condition is transmitted to the map server 104 via the mobile network 109, the GW 108, and the GW 107 according to a predetermined protocol. The map server 104 uses the search reception function 12 to
The search request function is accepted. The map server 104 uses the map generation function 13 to
Generate a map that matches the search conditions.

The map server 104 has a map transmission function 14
To transmit the map to the mobile phone 111. The map is based on a predetermined protocol based on GW107, GW1
08, the mobile phone 1 via the mobile network 109
11 is transmitted. The mobile phone 111 uses the map receiving function 15 to receive map information.

The portable telephone 111 uses the map information storage function 16 to store the received map information in the map information storage means. The mobile phone 111 uses the map display function 17 to display a map on the display. Next, FIG. 3 shows the mobile phone 111, the GW 108 (i-mode GW), and the GW 107.
(Map server GW) shows a signal flow between the map server.

The mobile phone 111 transmits an information request frame composed of a request map type and the like to the GW 108 (20). The GW 108 receives the signal transmitted from the mobile phone 111 and transmits an information request frame to which the current location information and the ID of the mobile phone 111 are added to the GW 107 (2).
1).

The GW 107 receives the signal transmitted from the GW 108 and checks whether or not the ID of the mobile phone 111 has a right to access the map server by referring to the customer DB. When the mobile phone 111 has the right to access the map server, the mobile phone 111 transmits an information request frame including the current location information and the ID of the mobile phone 111 to the map server 104 (22).

After that, the map server 104 generates a map. The created map information is transmitted to the mobile phone 111 in the following procedure. In the processing result notification frame, the map information of the search result is transmitted from the map server 104 to the GW 107 (23). In the processing result notification frame, the map information of the search result is G
It is transmitted from W107 to GW108 (24).

The protocol information is converted by the GW 108, and the map information of the search result is transmitted to the mobile phone 111 (25). FIG. 4 shows an example of the map. This is a map using image icons. The present invention is based on the premise that the mobile phone has the map information received as described above. (First Embodiment) In a first embodiment, map information obtained from the map server 104 and stored in the map information storage means is read, processed, and transmitted to another mobile phone. Is a method of transmitting various information using a map.

FIG. 5 shows the functions and processing flow of the mobile phone 1 (mobile phone for transmitting map information) and the mobile phone 2 (mobile phone for receiving map information) according to the present embodiment. The mobile phone 1 uses the map information read function 40 to read the map information to be transmitted. The mobile phone 1 uses the map display function 41 to display the read map.

The mobile phone 1 has a map processing display function 42.
Use to edit the map while viewing the display screen. For example, when presenting a position such as a meeting place, a current position, and a location of a thing, a mark is given on a map. Also,
It can be freely drawn on a map, a plurality of maps can be superimposed to create another map, or another text or map can be pasted.

The portable telephone 1 transmits the processed map to the portable telephone 2 by using the map transmitting function 43. The mobile phone 2 uses the map receiving function 44 to receive the processed map. The mobile phone 2 uses the map display function 45 to display the processed map.

According to this embodiment, by freely processing and editing a map, and transmitting the processed and edited data to the other party's mobile phone, information which cannot be easily expressed in a language can be easily and quickly displayed. Can be notified. For example, a meeting place or the like can be quickly and easily notified simply by marking it on a map. (Second Embodiment) This is a method of receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile phone network, displaying the received map information, and performing a search using the displayed map.

FIG. 6 shows the functions and processing flow of the mobile phone 111 and the map server 104 in the present embodiment. The mobile phone 111 uses the map information reading function 40 to read out the map information to be transmitted. The mobile phone 111 uses the map display function 41 to
Display the read map.

The mobile phone 111 uses the search condition input function 20 to input search conditions while viewing the display screen. For example, the following search conditions are input. i. Regarding the input of the place, instead of the conventional input of a telephone number, an address and the like, a position on a map is designated and a place to be searched is input.

Ii. The search range is shown on a map. iii. The search target (attribute) is designated by pointing to the displayed mark on the map. The map server 104 receives the search request function using the search reception function 22.

The map server 104 has a map generation function 23
Is used to generate a map that matches the search conditions. The map server 104 uses the map transmission function 24 to
The searched map is transmitted to the mobile phone 111. The mobile phone 111 uses the map receiving function 25 to receive the map information.

The portable telephone 111 has a map display function 26.
To display a map on the display. (Specific Example) A more specific example of the present embodiment will be described. On the display screen, specify the search conditions Position: Point S on the map (JR Kamakura Station) Range: Enter 500m (You may enclose the range on the map) Symmetry: Parking lot If the search result is not specified), five search results were found. The display shown in FIG. FIG.
Is an example in which when the fifth instruction is given at that time, the name indicates "parking under snow".

According to this embodiment, information can be searched using a map. Since a search can be performed on the map while looking at the map, the input accuracy of the position is finer than the conventional search input, and the search accuracy is improved. It is easier to input than using the numeric keypad of a mobile phone. (Third Embodiment) This is a method of exchanging location information between mobile phones by adding location information to displayed map information and transmitting the added location information to another mobile phone.

In the third embodiment, as one of the processing and editing that can be freely performed on the map in the first embodiment,
This can be done by mutually exchanging maps with the mark of the specific position. In the present invention, the processed map data is, like the exchange of character data,
The data is transmitted to the other party's mobile phone via the gateway (GW108) of the mobile phone network.

FIG. 8A shows the map display.
(B) There are two display methods. (A) shows map information corresponding to a normal map, and (B) shows a summary of the map information. The mobile phone can select (A) or (B). The indication of the position on the map is performed by “*”, “×”, “⇒”, “→” or the like.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, by freely processing and editing a map and transmitting it to the other party's mobile phone, information which cannot be easily expressed in a language can be easily converted.・ I can be notified promptly. In addition, since information can be searched using a map, position input accuracy is finer than conventional search input, and search accuracy can be improved.

In addition, the position information can be input more easily than by using the numeric keypad of the portable telephone. In particular, notification of a specific location can be performed simply, quickly, and accurately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overall system that is a premise of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining functions and a flow of processing of a mobile phone and a map server on which the present invention is based.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a signal flow between a mobile phone, a GW 108, a GW 107, and a map server.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a search result on a map.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining two map display formats.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Map readout function 11, 15, 26, 41, 45 Map display function 12 Map processing function 13, 24, 43 Map transmission function 14, 25, 44 Map reception function 20 Map search condition input function 21 Search request function 22 Search reception function 23 Map generation function 40 Map readout function 42 Map processing function 100 Mobile phone network 101, 102 CP 103 Internet 104 Map server 105 Database 106 Customer database 107, 108 GW 109, 110 Mobile network 111 Mobile phone

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) G06F 15/40 370C 9A001 (72) Inventor Isao Miyagawa 3-19-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Tomoaki Ogawa 3-19-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Sugiyama 3-2-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Motohiro Machida 2-10-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. (72) Inventor Norio Nakamura 2-1-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo N (72) Inventor Toshiaki Sugimura 2-10-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo NTT F-Term (in reference) 2C032 HB05 HB25 HB31 HC11 HC27 HD03 HD12 5B075 ND07 PQ02 PQ05 UU13 5B089 GA11 GA25 HA01 HA10 HA11 JA22 JA32 JA33 JB0 3 KA01 KB06 LB04 LB14 5K024 AA76 BB04 CC11 DD01 DD02 DD06 EE01 FF04 GG10 5K101 KK03 KK16 LL12 MM04 MM05 MM07 NN02 NN18 NN22 NN25 QQ02 JJ05 BB17 TT17 TT02 TT02 TT02 903 KK60

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A procedure for receiving map information from a map server provided on a cellular phone network, a procedure for processing the received map information, a procedure for storing the processed map information, and a procedure for storing the stored map information to another mobile phone. A method of using map information, comprising a step of transmitting to a telephone, processing and storing received map information, and transmitting the processed map information to another mobile telephone. 2. A method for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile phone network and displaying the received map information, wherein a search is performed using the displayed map. How to use map information. 3. A procedure for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile phone network, a procedure for displaying the received map information, a procedure for adding location information to the displayed map information, and a location added. Has a procedure for transmitting information to another mobile phone, adding location information to the displayed map information, and transmitting the added location information to another mobile phone, thereby enabling location information between the mobile phones. A method of using map information, characterized by exchanging maps. 4. A means for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile telephone network, a means for processing the received map information, a means for storing the processed map information, and a method for storing the stored map information to another mobile phone. A mobile phone having means for transmitting to a telephone, processing and storing the map information received by said receiving means, and transmitting the processed map information to another mobile phone. 5. A system comprising: means for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile telephone network; means for displaying received map information; and using a map displayed by the means for displaying map information. A mobile phone characterized by making a search request. 6. A means for receiving map information from a map server provided on a mobile telephone network, a means for displaying the received map information, a means for adding position information to the displayed map information, an added position It has means for transmitting information to another mobile phone, adding location information to the displayed map information, and transmitting the added location information to another mobile phone, thereby enabling location information to be transmitted to another mobile phone. A mobile phone characterized by being exchanged.