JP2002071373A - Route-guiding method for navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a route-guiding method for navigation devices which guide a user along a route to a suitable destination which is set in matching with the health condition of the user. SOLUTION: For guiding along a route from the current position to a prescribed restaurant, (1) information preventing the influences of at least corresponding positions and menus on the body to restaurants are previously stored on a recording medium, and (2) a navigator controller 7 acquires information about the physical examination of a user for retrieving restaurants, (3) calculates restaurant selection conditions suited for the physical condition of the user, based on the physical examination information, (4) makes references to the physical examination information to retrieve a restaurant satisfying the restaurant selection conditions, and (5) sets this restaurant to a destination to guide along the route.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a route guidance method for a navigation device, and more particularly to a route guidance method for a navigation device for setting a destination based on a result of a user's medical examination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various functions of a navigation apparatus have been improved with the spread thereof. As an example of an improved function, there is a destination search function for easily and quickly determining a destination desired by a user.

The destination search function includes, for example, a function for easily selecting a restaurant as a destination. This function stores the menu and the price of each product handled in the restaurant in advance together with the location information of the restaurant in the database of the navigation device, and when the user searches for the restaurant, the location and the menu are used. In this way, a restaurant can be selected from such as, and a restaurant to be used can be determined more easily and promptly.

[0004]

By the way, the above-mentioned destination search function merely sets a destination on the condition of a product or a location handled by a restaurant, and the purpose is to consider a user's health condition. It was not a land setting. For this reason, for example, when the user has high blood pressure or when the user tends to be obese, it cannot be said that an appropriate destination is set.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its object is to meet the user's health condition.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a route guidance method for a navigation device that can perform route guidance by setting an appropriate destination.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a route guidance method of a navigation device for guiding a route from a current position to a destination, and (1) at least a position and a body of a menu corresponding to a restaurant. Information indicating the degree of influence on the user is stored, (2) at the time of searching for a restaurant, health check information of the user is acquired, and (3) a restaurant suitable for the user's physical condition based on the health check information. Calculating selection conditions, and (4) searching for a restaurant satisfying the restaurant selection condition with reference to the storage information (impact degree information);
(5) The restaurant is set as a destination and route guidance is performed.
In this way, a restaurant that matches the user's health condition can be selected.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Outline of the Invention The outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the route guidance method of the navigation device according to the present invention, the storage medium 1 (for example, DVD-ROM or CD-ROM) stores restaurant information (restaurant name, location, and information indicating the degree of influence of the menu on the body, for example, "salinity." Additional information such as “conservative” and “conservative calorie” are stored in the storage unit. The navigation controller 7 obtains, for example, the user's health diagnosis information stored in the memory card 2 when searching for a restaurant (1). Then, (2) a restaurant selection condition suitable for the user's physical condition is calculated based on the health examination information acquired from the memory card 2, and (3) the storage medium 1
With reference to the additional information stored in, a restaurant that satisfies the restaurant selection condition is searched, and (4) the restaurant is set as the destination and route guidance is performed. By doing so, it is possible to provide a route guidance method of the navigation device that can select a restaurant that matches the user's health condition.

(B) Embodiment The configuration of a navigation device for realizing the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage medium storing map data and the like composed of road layers, background layers, character / symbol layers, and the like at different scales, 2 denotes a memory card, 3 denotes a storage unit, and 4 denotes data from the storage medium 1. 5 is a memory card reading device for reading data from the memory card 2, and 6 is a display device.

The storage medium 1 is, for example, a DVD-ROM or a CD-ROM, and stores restaurant data in addition to the map data. As shown in FIG. 1, the restaurant data includes, in addition to the store name and location data (address, telephone number, etc.) of each restaurant, data on products handled by the restaurant (hereinafter referred to as menu data). Is stored. In this menu data, in addition to the product name, a health parameter is stored for each product. This health parameter is determined based on the physical condition of the product (for example, "low salt", "low calorie", "low sugar", "high protein intake", "high dietary fiber", etc. , High blood pressure, obesity, etc.), additional information indicating that the menu is a menu using ingredients that can supply specific nutrition, and the like.

The storage unit 3 stores the restaurant data read from the storage medium 1 by the navigation controller 7 controlling the data reading device 4 and the navigation controller 7.
Is for storing the calculated data.

The memory card 2 stores health condition data obtained by a health check or the like as shown in FIG. This health condition data includes, in addition to information such as the user's date of birth and gender, information necessary for indicating the degree of health,
For example, it includes data indicating a health state such as height, weight, blood pressure, and body fat percentage.

Numeral 7 is a navigation controller having a microcomputer configuration, 8 is an input device for inputting a destination and other information, 9 is a vehicle speed detecting device for detecting a vehicle position, a traveling direction of the vehicle, and a vehicle speed, and 10 is a vehicle speed detecting device. This is a GPS receiver that detects the current position, vehicle direction, vehicle speed, and the like of the vehicle by satellite navigation.

The navigation controller 7 uses the map data stored in the storage medium 1 to draw a map image including the current position of the vehicle in a VRAM together with a vehicle position mark, and causes the display device 6 to display the map image. When the destination is input, the shortest route connecting the destination desired by the user from the current position, which is the departure point, using the map data, for example,
After automatic detection by a well-known horizontal search method and storage as a guidance route, the guidance route is drawn on the map image in a color different from that of the other roads and displayed together with the vehicle position mark to perform route guidance.

Further, the navigation controller 7
Reads out the health condition data recorded on the memory card 2 and stores it in the storage unit 3. Then, the navigation controller calculates a condition for searching a restaurant suitable for the user's health condition (hereinafter referred to as a restaurant selection condition) from the health condition data stored in the storage unit 3.

Here, the restaurant selection condition means that the navigation controller 7 searches the restaurant data stored in the storage unit 3 for a restaurant having a menu that matches the user's health condition. Condition. For example, as an example of a restaurant selection condition, blood pressure is shown in FIG.
Based on the maximal blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure as shown in the above, classification is made into "low blood pressure", "normal", "boundary hypertension", and "hypertension", and restaurants that match each are searched. That is,
If the maximum blood pressure is 160 or more and the minimum blood pressure is 95 or more, it is determined that the blood pressure is hypertension, and a search is made for a restaurant in which restaurant data stored in the recording medium 1 includes “salt control”.

(C) Process The operation of the route guidance method of the navigation device of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and a display example of FIG. If there is a leisure guide display operation, the navigation controller 7 controls the memory card reading device 5 and if the health condition data can be acquired from the memory card 2 (step 101), the health condition data is stored in the storage unit 3. It is stored (step 102), and an operation screen including the health condition data HDT is displayed as shown in FIG. Then, when the user operates the input device 8 and selects the “recommended restaurant guide (with personal information)” C from the displayed leisure guide menu items A to D,
The navigation controller 7 displays an operation screen as shown in FIG. 4B, calculates a restaurant search condition from the health condition data stored in the storage unit 3 (step 103), and stores the search condition in the storage unit 3. I do. Step 10
If the health condition data cannot be acquired from the memory card 2 in 1, the leisure guide menu excluding the "recommended restaurant guide (with personal information)" C is displayed (step 104).

Next, the navigation controller 7
Controls the data reading device 4 to read the restaurant data having the health parameter from the restaurant data stored in the storage medium 1 (step 105), and to extract the restaurant data that matches the restaurant search condition. Search (Step 1
06). Then, the navigation controller 7 stores only the restaurant data that matches the restaurant search condition in the storage unit 3 (step 107). If there is no restaurant data that matches the restaurant search condition in step 106, a message "No corresponding restaurant exists" is displayed, and the menu screen (FIG. 4A) is returned (step 106). 108).

Then, the navigation controller 7
Calculates the distance and the required time from the current location to the restaurant that meets the restaurant search condition (step 109), and as shown in FIG. 5A, the restaurant name from all the restaurant data that matches the condition. Is read, and step 109
A list is displayed together with the distance to the restaurant and the required time calculated in (Step 110).

Next, when the user selects a list of restaurants by operating the input device 8, the navigation controller 7 displays a menu of the selected restaurants as shown in FIG. 5B. indicate. When the user selects a restaurant by looking at the menu list, the distance to the restaurant, the required time, and the like (step 111), the navigation controller 7 sets the selected restaurant as a destination and sets a route. A search is performed (step 112), the search result is displayed on the display device 6, and route guidance is performed (step 113).

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, (1)
At least information indicating the degree of influence of the position and the menu on the body is stored in association with the restaurant, and (2) at the time of searching for the restaurant, acquiring the health check information of the user;
(3) A restaurant selection condition suitable for the user's physical condition is calculated based on the health examination information, and (4) the restaurant selection condition is satisfied by referring to the influence information on the body in the menu. A restaurant is searched, and (5) the restaurant is set as a destination and route guidance is performed, so that a restaurant that matches the user's health condition can be selected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a navigation device that implements the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing health condition data and restaurant search conditions stored in a memory card.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the navigation controller.

FIG. 4 is an example of a first operation screen of the navigation device.

FIG. 5 is an example of a second operation screen of the navigation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage medium 2 Memory card 3 Storage part 4 Data reading device 5 Memory card reading device 6 Display device 7 Navigation controller 8 Input device 9 Vehicle speed detecting device 10 GPS receiver

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A route guidance method for a navigation device for guiding a route from a current position to a destination, wherein at least information indicating a degree of influence of a position and a menu on a body is stored in association with a restaurant. At the time of retrieval, acquire the user's health check information, calculate a restaurant selection condition suitable for the user's physical condition based on the health check information, refer to the influence information on the body in the menu, and A route search method for a navigation device, comprising searching for a restaurant satisfying a restaurant selection condition, setting the restaurant as a destination, and performing route guidance.