JP2001108473A - Retrieval and output apparatus for point by telephone number, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely retrieve and guide to a point by inputting a telephone number by inputting the telephone number and information about the point other than the telephone number and collating them. SOLUTION: In this retrieval and output apparatus for point by telephone number, the telephone number is inputted, and information about the subscriber of the telephone number is retrieved and outputted. A storage means 3 by which at least the telephone number and the information about the subscriber are stored, an input means 1 by which the telephone number is inputted, a retrieval means 2 by which the information about the subscriber and information about a similar subscriber are retrieved according to the telephone number to be inputted by the input means, and an output control means 4 by which the output of the information about the subscriber to be retrieved by the retrieval means and the output of the information about the similar subscriber are controlled, are provided. The output control means 4 outputs the information about the subscriber of the telephone number and information about a plurality of subscribers similar to the subscriber, and it provides information about the point when both agree.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone number-based point search output device and a recording medium for inputting a telephone number, searching for and outputting subscriber point information corresponding to the telephone number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A telephone number is used for inputting a point such as a destination or a passing point of a navigation device. Such a device, when a telephone number is input, searches for point coordinates of a point corresponding to the telephone number, and displays a map centered on the point coordinates. However, since the telephone number is composed of a series of numbers, if the telephone number is recognized as an incorrect number or an incorrect number is entered when inputting, a map different from a point desired by the user is displayed. There is a problem that it is done.

Further, even if a map centering on a point desired by a user whose telephone number has been correctly input is displayed, the subscriber of the input telephone number may be a company such as a company, a store or a facility. The user can confirm that he or she has arrived at the desired point by recognizing the signboard or information board of the facility when actually moving to the vicinity of the point. If the person is an individual, there is no signboard or information board even if the person actually moves to that point, and if there is no nameplate, there is a problem that it is impossible to confirm that the point is the desired point.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a search and guidance by inputting a telephone number are performed by inputting and collating a telephone number and information relating to a point other than the telephone number. It surely does.

[0005] For this purpose, the present invention is a telephone number search and output device for inputting a telephone number, searching for and outputting information on the subscriber of the telephone number, and stores at least the telephone number and information on the subscriber. Storage means for performing
Input means for inputting a telephone number, search means for searching for information about the subscriber according to the telephone number input from the input means and information similar to the subscriber, and search means for inputting the telephone number Output control means for controlling output of information on the searched subscriber and information similar to the subscriber, the output control means combining a plurality of pieces of information similar to the subscriber together with the subscriber of the telephone number. Output.

[0006] Further, the information similar to the subscriber of the telephone number is information on a subscriber whose location is near the subscriber of the telephone number, and the search means determines that the subscriber and the location of the telephone number are close to each other. If multiple subscribers are not searched for, the block is expanded stepwise until the minimum block is searched multiple times, and the large block, municipalities, prefectures, or small blocks are searched until the small block is searched multiple times , Is gradually increased to adjacent small letters, is set in a circle or a rectangle around the subscriber's point of the input telephone number, and the range is expanded stepwise until a plurality of searches are made.

[0007] Further, the information similar to the subscriber of the telephone number is information on an individual subscriber of the same surname, and a plurality of information similar to the subscriber together with the subscriber of the telephone number are listed or displayed on a map. The information to be output and output is the name, initials, initials, postal code or address of the subscriber, and the list includes information on other subscribers similar to the information on the subscriber, and the list includes It is characterized in that a direction and a distance from a specific point are added to information on a person.

When the subscriber of the telephone number is a classified specific subscriber, the output control means outputs together with the subscriber of the telephone number a plurality of pieces of information similar to the subscriber. The storage means stores identification information for classifying the subscriber of the telephone number, and the output control means determines the identification information when the telephone number is input, and specifies the subscriber according to the determination. Controlling the output of information on the subscriber on condition that the information is input, and specifying the subscriber of the telephone number by inputting the specific information for specifying the subscriber when the identification information is information indicating the individual subscriber. It is characterized in that a match with specific information is determined, and information on the subscriber of the matched telephone number is output.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a point search and output device based on a telephone number according to the present invention. An input device 1 for inputting information on route guidance, a current position detecting device 2 for detecting information on a current position of the own vehicle. Information storage device 3 in which navigation data necessary for route calculation, display / voice guidance data necessary for route guidance, and programs (applications and / or OSs) are recorded, and route search processing as navigation data processing means. And central processing unit 4 that performs display / voice guidance processing necessary for route guidance and further controls the entire system, such as transmitting and receiving road information, traffic information, and information on the current position of the vehicle, An information transmitting and receiving device 5 for detecting and further transmitting and receiving information relating to the current position;
It comprises an output device 6 for outputting information relating to route guidance. That is, an example is shown in which the point search output device based on telephone numbers according to the present invention is applied to a navigation device.

The input device 1 has a function of inputting a destination and instructing the central processing unit 4 to perform a navigation process according to a driver's intention. As a means for realizing the function, a remote controller such as a touch switch or a jog dial for inputting a destination as a telephone number or coordinates on a map or requesting route guidance can be used. Further, the present invention includes a device for performing a dialogue by voice input, and functions as a voice input device. Further, a recording card reader for reading data recorded on an IC card or a magnetic card can be added. In addition, an information center that stores data necessary for navigation and provides information through a communication line at the request of the driver, and a portable type that has data such as map data, destination data, simple maps, and building shape maps A data communication device for exchanging data with an information source such as an electronic device can also be added.

The current position detecting device 2 obtains the current position information of the vehicle using a satellite navigation system (GPS), and detects the traveling direction of the vehicle in the absolute direction using, for example, geomagnetism. Sensor, a traveling direction of the vehicle, for example, a steering sensor, a relative direction sensor that detects the relative direction by using a gyro sensor,
For example, it comprises a distance sensor for detecting the traveling distance of the vehicle from the number of rotations of the wheels.

The information storage device 3 is an external storage device that stores navigation programs and data, and is composed of, for example, a CD-ROM. The program includes a program for performing a process such as a route search, a processing program shown in a flowchart described in the present embodiment, a display output control required for the route guidance, a program for performing an interactive guidance by voice input, and a program for performing the guidance. Data, a program for performing voice output control necessary for voice guidance, and data necessary for the program are stored. The stored data includes files such as map data, search data, guidance data, map matching data, destination data, registered point data, road data, image data of junctions such as intersections, genre-specific data, and landmark data. That is, all data necessary for the navigation device are stored. The present invention is also applicable to a type in which only data is stored in a CD-ROM and a program is stored in a central processing unit. Here, as the information storage device,
Although a CD-RAM has been described as an example, an optical disk such as a DVD-ROM, a magnetic disk such as a floppy disk, and a magneto-optical disk such as an MO may be used.

The central processing unit 4 includes a CPU for executing various arithmetic processing, a flash memory for reading and storing programs from the CD-ROM of the information storage device 3, and a program for performing program checking and updating of the flash memory (program reading). Means), the set point coordinates of the destination, and the road name code No. The RAM is configured to temporarily store the searched route guidance information and the data being processed. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, interactive processing by voice input from the input device 1 is performed, and a voice, a phrase read from the information storage device 3 based on a voice output control signal from the CPU, A voice processor that synthesizes a set of sentences, sounds, and the like, converts it into an analog signal, and outputs the analog signal to a speaker, a communication interface that exchanges input / output data by communication, and a sensor input interface that captures a sensor signal of the current position detection device 2 And a clock for writing date and time in the internal diagnostic information. Note that a program for performing the above-described update processing may be stored in an external storage device.

The program according to the present invention and other programs for executing navigation may all be stored in a CD-ROM as an external storage medium, or a part or all of these programs may be stored in a ROM 42 of the main body. May be. Various navigation functions are realized by inputting data and programs stored in the external storage medium as external signals to the central processing unit of the navigation apparatus main body and performing arithmetic processing.

The navigation device of the present invention stores a relatively large-capacity flash memory for reading a program from the CD-ROM of the external storage device and a program (program reading means) for starting up a CD as described above. Built-in small-capacity ROM. The flash memory retains stored information even when the power is turned off, that is, is a nonvolatile storage unit. Then, as a start-up process of the CD, the program of the ROM serving as the program reading means is started, the program stored in the flash memory is checked, and the CD-ROM of the information storage device 3 is checked.
Reads disk management information and the like. The program loading process (update process) is performed based on this information and the state of the flash memory.

The information transmitting / receiving device 5 is a GPS receiving device that obtains information using a satellite navigation system (GPS);
Using a VICS information receiving device, a mobile phone, a personal computer, etc. to obtain information using FM multiplex broadcasting, radio wave beacon, optical beacon, etc., enables bidirectional information exchange with an information center (for example, ATIS) and other vehicles. It is composed of a data transmitting / receiving device for communicating with the device.

The output device 6 has a function of outputting guidance information by voice and / or screen when the driver needs it, and a function of printing out data or the like subjected to navigation processing by the central processing unit 4. As means for this, the data processed by the central processing unit 4 and the information storage device 3
A memory for developing and drawing the data stored in the memory on the screen, a display for displaying the image data drawn in the memory, and printing out the data processed by the central processing unit 4 and the data stored in the information storage device 3 A printer and a speaker for outputting route guidance by voice are provided.

The display is composed of a simplified liquid crystal display or the like. The intersection enlarged map screen developed and drawn based on map display data and guidance data processed by the central processing unit 4, a destination name, a time, The distance, the traveling direction arrow and the like are displayed. The image data displayed on the display is 2
It is value image data (bitmap data), and the display data and the guidance data of the map processed by the central processing unit 4 are received using a communication line used for serial communication or the like, and are also used as other communication lines. After rendering and drawing in the memory in the output device 6, the designated display range is displayed on the screen of the display.

The display is provided in the instrument panel near the driver's seat, and the driver can check the current position of the vehicle by looking at the display and obtain information on the route from now on. . Also,
Although illustration is omitted, using a tablet including a touch panel, a touch screen, etc. on the display screen of the display,
By touching or tracing the screen, a point input, a road input, or the like may be performed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the overall flow of the navigation device according to the present invention. Central processing unit 4
When the program is read from the information storage device 3 and the route guidance program is started, the current position detecting device 2 detects the current position, displays a map around the current position, and displays the name of the current position. Are displayed (step S2). Next, target names such as place names and facility names,
A destination is set using a telephone number, an address, a registered point, a road name, and the like (step S3), and a route search from the current position to the destination is performed (step S4). When the route is determined, route guidance / display is repeated until the vehicle arrives at the destination while the current position is tracked by the current position detecting device 2 (step S5). If a detour setting is input before arriving at the destination, a search area is set, a re-search is performed in the search area, and route guidance is repeated until the vehicle arrives at the destination.

The location searching and outputting apparatus according to the present invention is capable of searching for a location by inputting a telephone number, setting, guiding a map, and the like. For example, it is determined whether the person is restricted, for example, an individual. If the name of the subscriber is a business, information on the location of the subscriber is output (point display, guidance, setting, etc.), and if the subscriber is an individual, the name of the subscriber is input. Under certain conditions such as this, information about the location of the subscriber is output. The output of information on the location of the subscriber is, for example, if the business is a store, a company, the name of a facility such as a facility, if an individual, the personal name or address is displayed, and then a map centered on the location is displayed, Further, in the case of inputting a point such as a destination or a waypoint, the destination is set as the destination based on the setting input of the point such as the destination. The condition required when the subscriber name is an individual is, for example, the entry of the subscriber name. When the entered subscriber name matches the subscriber name of the telephone number, for example, the telephone number and the subscriber name are entered. After displaying the address and the address, a map centering on the point is displayed, and the point can be set. If the subscriber names do not match, a message or notification sound to that effect is output. Further, when the user can respond to an input error or the like, the user inputs a subscriber name or a telephone number again.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of data used in the point search / output device based on telephone numbers according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of data for a town page and a hello page.

As shown in FIG. 3, the data used in the location search and output device using telephone numbers according to the present invention is composed of telephone number data, Japanese syllabary data, and location information data.
Then, the telephone number data stores the telephone number and the location information data offset in ascending order or descending order,
A search is performed when a telephone number is input, and point information data is acquired based on the point information data offset of the telephone number. The point information data offset indicates, for example, a storage address of the point information data. By using the telephone number data and the location information data as search data, when a telephone number is input, the location information data offset of the hit (matched) telephone number is searched, and the location information offset is determined based on the location information data offset. Is searched from the spot information data and displayed together with a map. The Japanese syllabary data stores the reading of the telephone number subscriber and the location name and the location information data offset in the order of the Japanese syllabary. The point information data is acquired based on the point information data offset. here,
The spot name is a facility name, a personal name, or the like.

The location information data is grouped by telephone number or alphabetical order of reading, and by address,
Information about the location of the subscriber of the telephone number, such as an address and location coordinates (x, y), and an identification flag are stored. In response to the input of the telephone number stored in the telephone number data and the Japanese syllabary data and the reading and location name, the address is used, for example, when outputting as confirmation information, and "Aichi" is 23 for each address hierarchy. “Okazaki City” is given a code like 202. The point coordinates are used, for example, when displaying a map centered on the point or when displaying the mark on the map.

The identification flag is for classifying a subscriber, and for example, classifies a telephone number as a restricted subscriber such as an individual or a non-restricted subscriber such as a business operator. Therefore, for example, based on the telephone directory, the town page (NTT
Trademark name, etc.)
The identification flag is set because there is no restriction since the data of the telephone directory of the Hello Page (NTT brand name, the same applies hereinafter) is private house data because it is data of a company such as a company. This is excitation, and it goes without saying that the identification information of the presence or absence of the restriction may be set based on another classification or division. And, as mentioned earlier, in the case of an unrestricted phone number, we immediately provide location information,
In the case of a restricted telephone number, the subscriber name is checked, and point information is provided based on the coincidence. When the address is displayed as characters on the screen, a code may be converted into characters using an address database stored separately.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the telephone number data, the Japanese syllabary data, and the point information data are divided into data for an unconstrained town page and data for a constrained hello page. In this case, the identification information for identifying the data of the town page or the data of the hello page set in the point information data shown in FIG. 3 becomes unnecessary. Therefore, when such a data structure is adopted, a town page or a hello page, that is, a restricted telephone number input or an unrestricted telephone number input or mode is selected, and a telephone number offset is determined based on the selection. It can also be configured to search.

Next, an example of a search and guidance process in the telephone number input mode performed using the above search data will be described. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of search and guidance processing in the telephone number input mode, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing for setting a point in the telephone number input mode.

In the telephone number input mode, a telephone number input screen is first displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (step S1).
1) When the telephone number is input, it is determined whether or not all digits, that is, 9 to 10 digits of a number, which differ in the number of digits depending on the region (step S12). If all the digits have not been entered, it is determined whether or not the local office number has been entered (step S13). If the local office number has not been entered, the input is reset (step S1).
4) For example, a beep is sounded to return to the telephone number re-input mode. If only the local station number has been input, a representative place is searched from the local station number and the point information is output (step S17).

If all digits of the telephone number have been entered, a search is performed using the telephone number data (step S15).
It is determined whether there is a number to be hit (step S1).
6). If there is no number to be hit, as in the input up to the local station number, a representative place is searched from the local station number and the point information is output (step S17). If the number is hit, it is further determined whether or not it is a registered point (step S18), and if it is a registered point, information as a registered point is output (step S19).
It is determined from the identification flag whether the subscriber name is an individual (step S20). The determination as to whether or not the location is a registered location may be performed by referring to a list of registered locations (not shown) or by setting information on the registered location in the identification flag.

If the subscriber name is a business, the facility name and address are output (step S21). If the subscriber name is an individual, a Japanese syllabary input screen is displayed (step S22). If there is an input of a personal name, the personal name is collated with the subscriber name of the previously searched telephone number to determine whether or not it matches the telephone number information (step S2).
3). If the subscriber names match, the personal point information relating to the subscriber of the input telephone number is output (step S25). If the subscriber names do not match, the subscriber mismatch is notified by a beep and a message or the like. Output (Step S24). Since the present applicant has already made some proposals on telephone number input and Japanese syllabary input, a description thereof will be omitted (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 8-94377 and 9-97226). ).

The location setting process based on telephone number input will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, when a telephone number is input (step S31), it is determined whether or not the telephone number data matches (step S32). If the data matches the telephone number data, it is further determined whether or not the data is town page data (step S33).
The corresponding facility name and coordinates are acquired from the point information data (step S34), and a map is displayed centering on the coordinates acquired together with the facility name to set a point (step S3).
5).

If the data is not town page data in the judgment of step S33, that is, if it is a hello page, for example, a selection screen of "individual house", "map around city office code", "address list" is displayed ( Step S36),
It is determined whether "Personal home" is selected (step S
37). If "Personal home" is selected, a personal name input screen is displayed (step S38), an input process of the personal name is performed (step S39), and it is determined whether the input telephone number matches the personal name. (Step S4)
0). If they do not match, the process returns to step S36. If they match, the coordinates are obtained from the point coordinate data (step S4).
1) A map is displayed centering on the acquired coordinates to set a point (step S42).

If the data does not match the telephone number data in the determination in step S32, a selection screen of "map of local area code" and "address list" is displayed (step S43).
It is determined whether or not the "local station number area map" has been selected (step S44). Note that this determination process is also performed when “Personal home” is not selected in step S37.

If the "map around the local office number" is selected in step S44, the representative coordinates of the local office number of the input telephone number are obtained (step S45), and the map is made centering on the obtained representative coordinates. Is displayed to set a point (step S46). If "address list" is selected, an address is selected in the address list (step S47),
The coordinates of the selected address are obtained (step S48),
A map is displayed centering on the acquired coordinates to set a point (step S49).

Further, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific screens and transition examples thereof. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a transition example of a screen when a destination is determined by setting a point, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a telephone number input screen, and FIG. 9 is an example of a selection screen displayed when a hit is made on a hello page FIG. 1, FIG.
0 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen displayed when there is no hit number and when the input is up to the local office number, and FIG.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a sound input screen, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen displaying facility names, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen displaying personal homes, and FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen displayed by a button. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a peripheral map display screen displayed based on representative position coordinates.

In the telephone number input mode, first, a telephone number input screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 8, the telephone number input screen includes a message area, an input display area,
Each area of the key input area is divided. In the message area, "You can enter a number with the remote control 10 key" is displayed, in the input display area, the input telephone number "0527011111" is displayed, and in the key input area, a number for inputting a number is displayed. Set and display numeric keypad, previous screen, back key to return to mode, backward key to back out digits for incorrect input and re-enter, search key to start search using entered numeric string as phone number are doing. When a number is entered using the numeric keypad on this screen and a search key is entered, a search is started, and a search is started depending on whether there is an input of 9 to 10 digits, an input up to a local office number, or an input up to a local office number. Branch.

First, when a 9- to 10-digit input is made, whether the number hit at the registration point, the town page or the hello page, or whether there is no hit number, as shown in FIG. When hit at the registered point, it can be set as the destination with the registered point name and transit to the destination map display. When hit at the town page, it can be set as the destination with the facility name, transit to the map display screen shown in FIG. The screen transitions to the selection screen shown in FIG. 9, and if there is no hit number, the screen transitions to the selection screen shown in FIG. In the case of input up to the local area code,
The screen transitions to the selection screen shown in FIG. 0, and if there is no input up to the local office number, a beep is emitted and the input is reset, and then the screen returns to the telephone number input screen shown in FIG.

The selection screen shown in FIG. 9 which is displayed when a hit is made on the hello page indicates that the telephone number is a telephone number of an individual subscriber who is restricted in providing information. This is a screen for selecting whether to display a map around the station number (052-701) or to select and input an address in the area to display a map of the address. Here, when a private house is selected, the screen is changed to a Japanese syllabary input screen shown in FIG. If the subscriber name is entered with the first name, full name, initials, etc. in the Japanese syllabary on the Japanese syllabary input screen, it is determined whether or not the telephone number matches the subscriber name. The pinpoints are displayed on a map as shown in FIG. Therefore, the destination is determined by selecting “go here”. However, if the telephone number does not match the subscriber name, a message such as "The input telephone number does not match the subscriber" is displayed, and then the screen returns to the selection screen shown in FIG.

In the selection screen shown in FIG. 9, "052-7
When the "01 peripheral map" is selected, the display transits to the local area code peripheral map display screen shown in FIG. 15, and when the address list is selected, the map display shown in FIG. You will be able to set the destination by transiting to the screen. The transition of the screen due to the selection of the surrounding map and the address list is the same from the selection screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the same name list displayed when a hit is made at a private home in the telephone number input.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a nearby personal home list displayed when a hit is made at a personal home in telephone number input, and FIG.
7 is a diagram showing an example in which a distance and a direction from a specific point are added to the list shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing when a same name list is output, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing when the processing is performed.

In the above embodiment, when a telephone number is entered and searched, if the subscriber of the telephone number has restrictions, the subscriber name, initials, surnames, etc., are input in Japanese syllabary and matched. , The subscriber point of the telephone number is pinpointed on the map, but in this case, a list display may be performed instead of the Japanese syllabary input, and the designation input may be performed from the list. For example, in the case of a subscriber name, a similar name, a name having the same surname as shown in FIG. 16 is searched in the vicinity and displayed in a list, and when a name different from the subscriber name of the input telephone number is designated and input, Perform mismatch processing. Therefore, if a plurality of searches are not performed in a certain area, until a plurality of searches are performed, the smallest block is used, for example, small-sized → large-sized → municipalities → prefectures, small-sized → adjacent small-sized fonts, centering on the subscriber point of the corresponding telephone number. The range may be expanded stepwise with a circle, rectangle, or polygon.

When a telephone number is hit at a private house, a plurality of private houses in the vicinity of the private house may be searched and displayed as a list as shown in FIG. Initials, initials, postal codes, addresses, and the like may be displayed, and further, a distance and a direction from a specific point may be added as shown in FIG. In this way, information on other subscribers similar to the information on the subscriber of the input telephone number as well as the same surname may be included as dummy information, or fictitious private homes may be prepared as data as dummy information. Alternatively, a random number generator or the like may be used to randomly extract the information and include it in the list. Of course, instead of the list display, each point may be displayed on the map, and the name, initials, initials, postal code or address of the subscriber may be displayed.
Furthermore, in the case of a hit at a private home, enter specific information that identifies the subscriber in order to remove restrictions on the telephone number, and provide specific information by matching the information. Instead of a house name, an address, initials, initials, postal code, etc. may be used. The range of the neighborhood may be a simple distance, or may be a straight distance within the same block.

In the processing for outputting the same family name list as described above, for example, a telephone number is inputted as shown in FIG. 19 (step S51), and a personal name corresponding to the inputted telephone number is obtained from the spot information data. Then (Step S5
2) A personal name having the same surname as the personal name acquired as the search range within the same small letter is searched (step S53). Depending on whether or not a plurality of searches have been performed (step S54), if a plurality of searches have not been performed, a search is performed with the range changed until a plurality of searches are performed (step S55), and a list is displayed when a plurality of searches are performed (step S56). . Thereafter, it is determined whether a personal name has been selected from the list (step S5).
7) Further, it is determined whether or not the subscriber name of the input telephone number matches the selected personal name (step S).
58). If they do not match, the process returns to step S51 where the telephone number is input again. If they match, the coordinates are obtained from the point information data (step S59), and a map is displayed centering on the obtained coordinates (step S59). S60),
The point setting processing ends. In the case of a mismatch, the screen may return to the selection screen shown in FIG.

In the process for outputting the nearby private house list, for example, as shown in FIG. 20, a telephone number is inputted (step S61), and coordinates corresponding to the inputted telephone number are obtained from the point information data. Then (Step S6
2) The distance from the acquired coordinates to the point coordinates of another private house within a predetermined range is calculated (step S63), and the private house name list is displayed in the order of shorter distance (step S6).
4). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a personal name has been selected from the list (step S65), and further, it is determined whether or not the subscriber name of the input telephone number matches the selected personal name (step S66). . If there is a mismatch,
Returning to step S61 for inputting the telephone number again, if they match, the coordinates are acquired from the point information data (step S67), a map is displayed centering on the acquired coordinates (step S68), and the point setting process is performed. To end. In the case of a mismatch, the screen may return to the selection screen shown in FIG. 9 in the same manner as the processing described with reference to FIG.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the phone number and the reading or the location name, the address, the location coordinates, and the identification information are provided as the location information data. May be provided, or guide data may be separately prepared, and offset information of the guide data may be provided. Also, the identification flag is provided in the location information data, but may be provided in the telephone number data, or is set according to whether it is a hello page or a town page of the telephone directory. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a subscriber is divided into several sections such as business offices, and identification information corresponding to the division is set.

Further, when the subscriber name is input, it has been described that the full name, surname, and initials are input in the Japanese syllabary. For example, name, kanji, romaji, initials, first name, middle name, family name, address, prefecture, state, city, city,
Various types of information that can be collated with search information by phone number, such as street name, zip code, gender, blood type, birthday, affiliated company and school name, e-mail address (all characters, up to ＠), personal authentication number, etc. It goes without saying that the information can be used as specific information for specifying the subscriber.

The input form of the telephone number and the specific information may be realized by voice input instead of numeric keypad input or list selection input. In this case, for example, if a telephone number is input by voice and a plurality of lists are displayed when the subscriber is an individual, the matching determination is performed by voice inputting alphanumeric characters added to the head of the list. This can be realized by:

Also, when the input telephone number is searched for the telephone number data and the subscriber name is an individual, the subscriber name is collated. Therefore, the identification flag is used as the telephone number data. May be stored together with the collation information. In this way, identification can be immediately performed by searching for telephone number data, and even when personal names need to be verified, only searching for telephone number data can be performed. Also, in the Japanese syllabary data, the reading and the point information offset are stored. However, all readings including the point name and the like may be read and used as search data for not only the personal name but also the facility name. In this way, for example, in the case of "Nagoya Railway", "Nagoya Tetsudo", "Meitetsu", and in the case of "Kansai International Airport", such as "Kansai Kokusaiku", "Kanku" By separately setting the common name and nickname reading data, any input can be handled.

[0049]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, there is provided a location search and output device based on a telephone number for inputting a telephone number, searching for and outputting information on a subscriber of the telephone number, Storage means for storing at least a telephone number and information about the subscriber; input means for inputting the telephone number; information about the subscriber and information similar to the subscriber according to the telephone number inputted from the input means. Search means for searching, and output control means for controlling the output of information about the subscriber searched by the search means in response to the input of the telephone number and information similar to the subscriber, the output control means comprising: When a subscriber of a number is output together with a plurality of pieces of information similar to the subscriber, when the telephone number is incorrectly recognized in the input of the telephone number or the telephone number is incorrectly input. Can be eliminated that the different points are displayed, it is guided to the point desired by the user. Further, when the information regarding the subscriber is output, the user can safely move to and confirm a desired point assuming that the information is correct.

Further, the search means expands the search range in a stepwise manner when a plurality of pieces of information on the subscribers and the subscribers near the point are not searched. The search range is from a minimum block to a plurality of pieces of information. , For example, gradually expand to small letters, municipalities, and prefectures until multiple searches are performed, gradually expand to adjacent small letters until multiple searches are performed from small letters,
Alternatively, an appropriate number of information can be output at all times because a circle or a rectangle is set around the subscriber's point of the input telephone number and the range is expanded stepwise until a plurality of pieces are searched. Even in the case of collating with the subscriber name information after inputting the telephone number, it is not necessary to input the Japanese syllabary simply by selecting from a plurality of retrieved information. Therefore, there is no problem that the input operation takes a long time for the input of the Japanese syllabary.

The information about the subscriber whose location is close to the subscriber is information relating to an individual subscriber having the same surname, and the output control means lists a plurality of pieces of information of the subscriber and the location close together with the subscriber. Or, the information to be output on a map and output includes the subscriber's name, initials, initials, postal code or address, and other information similar to the information about the subscriber in the list as dummy information, as a list, Since the direction and distance from the specific point are added to the information on the subscriber such as the subscriber's point of the input telephone number, the information in the system can be easily confirmed.

For example, when a telephone number subscriber is an individual, unlike a company, store, facility, or the like, it is not publicly disclosed. Searching and outputting information about the individual may be undesirable in terms of privacy.However, the present invention performs a match determination between the input telephone number and the specific information for identifying the subscriber, and In such a case, the personal information is controlled so as to be output, so that the privacy problem can be solved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for searching and outputting points by telephone number according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the overall flow of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of search data used for a point number search and output device based on a telephone number according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of data divided for a town page and a hello page.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of search and guidance processing in a telephone number input mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a process of setting a point in a telephone number input mode.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition when a destination is determined by setting a point.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a telephone number input screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen displayed when a hit is made on a hello page.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed when there is no number to be hit or when a local station number is input;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a Japanese syllabary input screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen for displaying facility names.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen for displaying a private house.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a peripheral map display screen displayed based on representative position coordinates.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen for displaying an address in a pinpoint manner.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a same name list displayed when a hit is made at a private home in inputting a telephone number.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a nearby personal home list displayed when a hit is made at a personal home in telephone number input.

18 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a distance and a direction from a specific point are added to the list illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process when outputting the same name list.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for describing an example of processing when a nearby private home list is output.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input device, 2 ... Current position detection device, 3 ... Information storage device, 4 ... Central processing device, 5 ... Information transmission / reception device, 6 ... Output device.

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[Claims] 1. A location search and output device based on a telephone number for inputting a telephone number, searching for and outputting information on a subscriber of the telephone number, and a storage means for storing at least the telephone number and information on the subscriber. Input means for inputting a telephone number, search means for searching for information about a subscriber according to the telephone number input from the input means and information similar to the subscriber, and search means for inputting a telephone number Output control means for controlling the output of information about the subscriber searched by and information similar to the subscriber,
The output control means outputs together with a subscriber of a telephone number, a plurality of pieces of information similar to the subscriber, and outputs a point search by a telephone number. 2. The point search output by telephone number according to claim 1, wherein the information similar to the subscriber of the telephone number is information on a subscriber near the point and the subscriber of the telephone number. apparatus. 3. The search means according to claim 2, wherein the search unit expands the search range in a stepwise manner when a plurality of pieces of information relating to the subscriber of the telephone number and the subscriber near the point are not searched. A point search output device based on the described telephone number. 4. The point search output device according to claim 3, wherein the search range is expanded stepwise from the smallest block until a plurality of blocks are searched. 5. The point search output device according to claim 4, wherein the search range is expanded stepwise from small letters to large letters, municipalities, and prefectures until a plurality of letters are searched. 6. The point search output device according to claim 4, wherein the search range is expanded stepwise from small letters to adjacent small letters until a plurality of small letters are searched. 7. The search range is set as a circle or a rectangle centering on the subscriber's point of the input telephone number, and the range is expanded stepwise until a plurality of searches are performed. A point search output device based on the described telephone number. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information similar to the subscriber of the telephone number is information on an individual subscriber having the same surname. 9. The storage means stores a plurality of pieces of information similar to information about the subscriber, and the search means searches the plurality of pieces of similar information as information similar to the subscriber of the telephone number. 2. The point search output device based on telephone numbers according to claim 1, wherein: 10. The point search by telephone number according to claim 1, wherein said output control means outputs a plurality of pieces of information similar to the subscriber together with the subscriber of the telephone number on a list or a map. Output device. 11. The information to be output includes a name of a subscriber,
The point search output device according to claim 10, wherein the device is an initial, an initial, a postal code, or an address. 12. The point search and output device according to claim 10, wherein a direction and a distance from a specific point are added to the information on the subscriber as the list. 13. The point search output device according to claim 10, wherein the specific point is a point of the subscriber of the input telephone number. 14. The output control means, when the subscriber of the telephone number is a specific subscriber classified, outputs together with the subscriber of the telephone number a plurality of information similar to the subscriber. The point search output device based on a telephone number according to claim 1. 15. The storage means stores identification information for classifying subscribers of a telephone number, and the output control means determines the identification information when a telephone number is input, and according to the determination, 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein output of information on the subscriber is controlled on condition that specific information for identifying the subscriber is input. 16. When the identification information is information indicating an individual subscriber, the output control means matches the identification information for identifying the subscriber of the telephone number by inputting the identification information for identifying the subscriber. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination is made and information about the subscriber having the matched telephone number is output. 17. A computer-readable recording medium storing a data and program for a telephone number-based point search output device for inputting a telephone number, searching for and outputting information on a subscriber of the telephone number, and A search program for realizing a function of searching for information relating to a subscriber and information similar to the subscriber according to the input telephone number, data having a telephone number and information about the subscriber, and A computer-readable recording medium on which is stored information on a subscriber retrieved by the retrieval means and an output control program for realizing a function of controlling output of information similar to the subscriber.