JP2002131076A - Position display device and storage medium storing position display program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position display device and a storage medium storing a position display program capable of easily and quickly obtaining the position and road information of a destination or the like made a target by the minimum operation without performing complicated operation by an operator. SOLUTION: The position display device is provided with a key operation part 10 for inputting the current position of the operator and the destination position of a building or the like which the operator desires to know, and a position calculation part 15 for calculating a distance between the current position and the destination position on the basis of a coordinate value added to map data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a position display device and a storage medium storing a position display program, and more particularly, to a terminal device such as a portable telephone for easily and easily obtaining position information such as a destination and road information. The present invention relates to a position display device and a storage medium storing a position display program which can be obtained quickly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, communication networks typified by the Internet have developed, and various data such as characters, images, and voices are transmitted via communication networks.
In addition, mobile communication devices such as mobile phones and personal handy phones (PHS) (hereinafter, referred to as terminal devices for users).
Mobile phones are becoming smaller and more sophisticated, and in addition to the functions of a telephone, selectively receive and use necessary data from the above-mentioned data on the communication network via a public telephone network. It is possible to In addition, screen display based on various services provided from a server device provided on a communication network can be performed.

In particular, recent mobile communication devices have a display unit capable of displaying characters and images, and various displays can be performed on this display unit. As a communication service based on such display, for example, an operator accesses a server device storing map data via a communication network such as the Internet and downloads a map data of a designated place or area from the server device to a mobile communication device. There is a map information providing service that enables the display on the display unit by performing the operation.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional map information providing service, an operation for displaying downloaded map data on a display unit or an operation for searching for a target object or location from the displayed map is performed. Is required,
There is a problem in that a complicated operation must be performed in order to obtain the position of the destination and the road information required by the operator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a position display capable of easily and promptly obtaining a target position such as a destination and road information with a minimum number of operations without complicated operations by an operator. An object is to provide a storage medium storing a device and a position display program.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable device having an input section for inputting a current position of a mover and a destination position of the mover; A server provided with a memory unit that stores the location of the destination position, and a server that is provided in the server and that inputs the current position and the destination position and that is the same as the destination position. When there are a plurality of candidates including the same part in a part of the name or the name, the destination position selected based on a predetermined condition is displayed on the display unit, and the selected destination position is reached from the current position. A control unit that reads road information to be transmitted from the memory unit and transmits the road information to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device provides a position display device that receives the road information and displays the road information on the display unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further comprises a step of inputting a current position of a mobile user and a destination position of the mobile user from an input unit, and coupling the input position to the input unit via a communication network such as the Internet. Outputting the road information related to the destination position from the memory unit, and inputting the road information according to the destination position from the memory unit via the communication network and outputting the road information to the display unit of the mover. And a storage medium storing a position display program.

According to the present invention, when a desired place such as a building, a store or a structure and a current position are input to a control unit connected via a communication network, road information corresponding to a destination position is stored in the communication unit from the memory unit. To be provided to the mover. This makes it possible to easily and quickly obtain information such as the position of the destination and the like without any complicated operation.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a position display device and a storage medium storing a position display program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a position display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 transmits and receives data such as voice and image, and the mobile phone performs wireless communication with the mobile phone 1. Various types including a communication exchange 2, a location register 3 for temporarily storing information on a communication area to which the cellular phone 1 belongs, a relay exchange 4 for connecting the mobile communication exchange 2 to a telephone network 5, and a telephone network 5. 6 connected to the Internet, a server 7 for providing various data such as road information (described later), business information, etc. on map data and display objects linked to the map data connected to the Internet 6; GPS (Glo) providing position data (current position) of the telephone 1 by wireless communication
bal Positioning System) 8.

The mobile phone 1 has input keys for character strings and numbers, and directional keys for moving a cursor on the screen in four directions, up, down, left, and right.
A key operation unit 10 for inputting information (destination position) for specifying a building or the like that the operator wants to know; a radio circuit unit 11 for transmitting and receiving data such as voice, image and the like, and position data such as the current position via the antenna 11A; An audio circuit unit 12 that converts an operator's voice input through the microphone 12A, converts a signal based on the voice, and outputs the converted signal from the speaker 12B, and a liquid crystal panel having a predetermined display area. A display unit 13 for displaying characters, images, etc.
Various programs, temporary data,
And a storage unit 14 for storing personal data such as a telephone directory,
When there are a plurality of candidates for the destination position, a position calculation unit 1 that calculates the distance between each candidate and the current position of the operator
5 and a power supply unit 1 such as a lithium battery for supplying power to each unit.
6, an interface unit (I / F) unit 17 for exchanging data by connecting to an external device via a cable or the like, and a server 7 which controls the operation of each unit and which will be described later based on a current position and a destination position. CP for reading information (map data in this embodiment)
U18 is connected by an internal bus 19.

[0012] The destination location can be a branch,
Stores with multiple candidates (such as XX Bank, Convenience Store, etc.) and multiple candidates that have the same characters in part of their names (XX Stores, XX, XX Credit) In addition to safes, etc., stations with the same name but different locations due to differences in railway companies are included.

The road information includes one or more destination positions specified from the plurality of destination position candidates described above.
Roads, buildings, public facilities, rivers,
And location of waterways, air routes, time required from current location,
Includes coordinate values indicated by latitude and longitude. If a plurality of destination positions are targets, road information for each of them is indicated.

The display unit 13 outputs information on the destination position to the operator by using images, characters, sounds, and the like. In addition, the mobile phone 1 may be vibrated according to the operation situation.

The current position of the mobile phone 1 is determined by the GPS
In addition to the above input method, there is a method of receiving a transmission wave of the mobile phone 1 at three receiving stations and inputting a current position obtained by performing a position calculation using a trigonometric function or the like based on the radio wave intensity of the reception wave. .

At least one mobile communication exchange 2 is provided in a predetermined communication area, and communicates with a mobile phone 1 belonging to the communication area based on radio waves in a predetermined frequency band.

The location register 3 grasps information on the existence of the mobile phone 1 obtained by the mobile communication exchange 2 communicating with the mobile phone 1 at a predetermined cycle, and stores the information on the mobile phone 1 belonging to the communication area. When there is a call request, the mobile communication switch 2 in the communication area to which the mobile phone 1 belongs transmits a call code.

The relay exchange 4 transmits and receives electric signals based on voice and communication data to and from the mobile communication exchange 2 via signal lines.

The server 7 is provided with an HTML (Hyper-Text Mark)
up language) is stored in a storage unit (not shown). This map data is divided into page units of a predetermined size, and data such as coordinate values corresponding to the positions of buildings and the like displayed on the map, business information on opening and closing times of stores, and road information are stored. Has been added. The divided map data is URL for each page
(UniformResource Locators) are added and managed. The map data is displayed on the display unit 13 based on an application called a WWW browser installed in the mobile phone 1. The road information is, for example, a URL
Can be identified by adding a character string indicating road information.

FIG. 2 shows a position calculating unit 15 for calculating the distance between the current position and the destination position based on the coordinate value added to the map data, and When there is no known information, a candidate search unit 151 for searching for a candidate for a destination position based on a keyword input from the key operation unit 10 in relation to the destination position, and input information such as a calculation result and a keyword are input. It has a data memory 152 for temporarily storing data, and a calculation control unit 153 for controlling calculations based on detection conditions such as an area for detecting a destination position and a territory such as a jurisdiction area. Further, the current position may use position data input from the GPS 8.

Hereinafter, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, an operation when the operator has only uncertain information about the destination position (operation in the first case) and an operation when there are a plurality of candidates for the destination position (operation in the second case) Will be described.

FIG. 3 is a display screen displayed on the display unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 in the first operation, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a destination display process.

When the operator executes the destination position detection mode, a display screen 13A shown in FIG. The operator operates the key operation unit 10 in accordance with the display screen 13A and inputs the name of the destination position or a keyword as destination position information (hereinafter, referred to as destination position information) (S1).

At this time, the operator realizes that the destination position is XX Bank or XX Shinkin Bank and remembers it is not clear, and inputs only the stored XX part with a keyword. The current position was input by operating the operation unit 10 (S2).

The input destination position information (○) and the data of the current position are stored in the data memory 152 of the position calculating section 15.
Is stored in When the GPS 8 is designated at the time of inputting the current position, the wireless circuit unit 11 communicates with the GPS 8 and acquires the position of the mobile phone 1 as the current position. The CPU 18 reads the map data based on the input of the destination position information and the current position. At this time, the map data first read into the mobile phone 1 can be set to a predetermined data amount by, for example, initially setting a predetermined radial distance from the current position. Candidate search unit 15 of position calculation unit 15
1 searches for destination position candidates included in the map data based on the destination position information (S3).

If there is a candidate in the map data based on the destination position information (S4) and a plurality of candidates for the destination position are included (S5), the candidate search unit 151 will show in FIG. Thus, the plurality of candidates for the destination position are displayed on the display unit 13 (S6). In the figure, XX Bank is displayed, and the operator confirms that the destination position is XX Bank and instructs detection from the map data (S7).
The operation unit 150 confirms whether or not the bank is within business hours based on the operation command from the operation control unit 153, and executes a straight-line distance calculation from the current position (S8).
The operation result is stored in the data memory 152. In addition, the arithmetic control unit 153 acquires information such as a telephone number and an address added to the bank XX from the map data (S9) and outputs the information to the storage unit 14.

The CPU 18 creates display data based on the detected information using characters or the like in accordance with the size of the display unit 13 (S10), and as shown in FIGS. And the map including the bank 131A and the display data 13B are switched and displayed based on a scroll operation with the direction keys (S11). When creating the map data, a route for going to the bank 131A using a car or the like, a route on foot, or a route with the least congestion when creating the map data may be selected and created. . In the map shown in FIG.
The 位置 bank 131A, which is the destination position, blinks and the distance B from the current position is displayed at the bottom of the display unit 13. Further, in the display data 13B shown in FIG. 3D, road information to the ○ bank 131A by walking is displayed.

If the destination data is not included in the initially read map data, or if it is outside business hours, no candidate is displayed (S12), and input of map data in an enlarged range is requested. To perform a similar operation.

FIG. 5 shows a display screen displayed on the display unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 in the operation in the second case, and FIG. 6 shows a flowchart relating to the position display processing of the destination position.

When the operator executes the destination position detection mode, the display unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 displays a display screen 13A shown in FIG. The operator operates the key operation unit 10 in accordance with the display screen 13A to name the destination position (XX).
Bank) as destination location information (S1).
The current position is input (S2). The input destination position information and data of the current position are stored in the data memory 152 of the position calculation unit 15. When inputting this current position, GPS
When 8 is specified, the wireless circuit unit 11 communicates with the GPS 8 and acquires the position of the mobile phone 1 as the current position. CPU1
8 executes reading of map data based on the input of the destination position information and the current position. At this time, mobile phone 1
For example, the map data that is read first can be set to a predetermined data amount by initially setting a predetermined radial distance from the current position. The candidate search unit 151 of the position calculation unit 15 searches for destination position candidates included in the map data based on the destination position information (S3).

XX is added to the map data based on the destination position information.
Three branches of a bank (eg, AA branch, BB branch, and C
If the candidate (C branch) is included (S4), the candidate search unit 151 reads the coordinate values of the three branches from the map data and outputs the coordinate values to the calculation unit 150. The operation unit 150 confirms whether or not it is during business hours based on the operation command of the operation control unit 153, and executes a straight-line distance operation from the current position for the three branches of the XX bank (S5). The operation result is stored in the data memory 152. When the detection condition is set to detect the destination position closest to the current position, the arithmetic control unit 153 detects the BB branch closest to the current position based on the calculation result for the three branches ( S6) Information such as a telephone number and an address added to the BB branch is acquired from the map data (S7) and output to the storage unit 14.

The CPU 18 creates display data based on the detected information using characters or the like in accordance with the size of the display unit 13 (S8), and as shown in FIGS. And the display data 13B including the BB branch 134A and the display data 13B are switched and displayed based on the scroll operation with the direction keys (S9). In the map shown in FIG. 5B, the BB branch 134A, which is the destination position, blinks and the distance B from the current position is displayed below the display unit 13. In the display data 13B shown in FIG. 5C, road information to the の bank 134A by walking is displayed.

When the destination position is not included in the initially read map data, or when it is out of business hours, no candidate is displayed (S10), and input of the map data in the enlarged range is performed. Request and perform a similar operation.

FIG. 7 shows another configuration of the server 7, in which a position calculation unit provided in the mobile phone 1 is provided in the server. In this way, the server 7 may be provided with the calculation unit 70, the candidate search unit 71, the map data memory 72, and the temporary memory 73, and these may be controlled by the control unit 74. Such a configuration and function of the position calculation unit can be realized, for example, by providing a hard disk in the server 7, storing a program for performing calculation and candidate search, and further providing a map data memory and a temporary memory. Further, a program stored in the storage medium may be executed by reproducing the storage medium such as a CD-ROM by a reproduction apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process in which the server 7 shown in FIG. 7 calculates the distance from the current position to the destination position. In the case where there are a plurality of business offices of a courier service as candidates for the destination position. Will be described.

The control unit 74 includes a current position (Xm, Ym) (S1) previously input by the operator, and a range K
The position data (Xk, Yk) of the business office candidate in the area determined based on (S2) is input (S3), and the candidate search unit 71 is searched (S4). When a candidate for a business office is found, it is stored in the data memory 152 (S5).

The calculation unit 70 calculates the distance from the current position for the business office candidate (Xk, Yk) found by the candidate search unit 71 (S6), and includes the business office closest to the current position. Detected map data (S
7) The display data based on the information such as the telephone number and the address added to the business office is created in characters and the like according to the size of the display unit 13. The temporary memory 73 stores map data, display data, and data such as a marker for displaying the location of the business office on the map, and based on a read request input from the control unit 74, the mobile phone 73 at a predetermined timing. 1 (S8).

Here, when it is determined that there is no candidate, the same processing is performed after increasing the value of the range K (S9) to enlarge the area.

FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) show display examples of the business office C detected as the current position A, and the portable telephone 1 displays the map data, display data, and the map data received from the server 7. Based on data such as markers for displaying the business office C, the current position A and the business office C, and a line segment L connecting the two, are calculated according to the position of the map data. In addition, it is displayed on the display unit 13 as a display image 13C. Here, when a scroll operation is performed using the direction keys, the map data M including the current position A and the business office C is displayed as shown in FIG. 9B, and the line segment L and the distance D are not displayed. . This display image 13C is automatically set to a predetermined display magnification according to the distance between the current position A and the business office C, and is displayed.

The above-mentioned map data can be used for each area or divided into predetermined sections. For example, a map divided according to the territory of the business office as the destination position can be used together. . Hereinafter, the operation of detecting a destination position based on storing a map divided based on a territory in the map data memory 72 of the server 7 and using the divided map will be described.

FIG. 10 shows a division form of the map data.
(A) is a large classification showing the division unit for the whole of Japan,
(B) is a middle category that expands the large category for Hokkaido,
(C) shows the map data in which the small classification and the territory map T included in the middle classification are combined.

When the current position A is input, the candidate search section 7
1 detects a middle class b including the current position A from the map data of the whole of Japan, detects a small class c including the current position A from the middle class b, and generates a map T stored in the map data memory 72. The distance calculation is performed on the destination position candidates belonging to both the small classification and the map T in a superimposed manner. In FIG. 10C, the display screen 1 for the small classification c
3A, two territories T _A and T _B divided by the boundary line 132 are displayed, and two candidates 133 are displayed.
A and 133B are displayed. In this case, since the current position A belongs to the territory T _A , the candidate 133
B is out of scope. From this, the candidate 133A is detected as the destination position. For the detected destination position,
As described above, information such as the distance and the added telephone number and address can be detected from the map data and displayed.

According to the first embodiment, when the current position and the destination position are input, the distance calculation from the current position is performed using the coordinate values added to the map data to specify the destination position. Accordingly, even if a plurality of candidates exist for the destination position, it is possible to specify the destination position according to the operator's request. In addition, for a destination position having the same part in a name or the like, even if the operator has only ambiguous information, the destination position can be obtained from the map data with a minimum number of operations without a complicated operation. It can be easily and quickly known. As a result, the destination position cannot be detected due to erroneous recognition of the destination position information, and road information such as the distance from the current position to the destination position and the required time can be obtained even for a person who is unfamiliar with how to read the map. It can be obtained easily and quickly.

In the first embodiment, the operation for detecting the destination position closest to the current position has been described as a condition for detecting the destination position. For example, the destination position furthest from the current position, or the operation for detecting the destination position from the current position is described. A plurality of destination positions included in a predetermined distance range may be detected.

As described above, the calculation unit for performing the distance calculation can be provided in one or both of the mobile phone 1 and the server 7, but the memory capacity available in the mobile phone 1 and the high-speed calculation processing In consideration of the performance, it is preferable that the server 7 performs the candidate search and the distance calculation. Further, map data used for searching for a destination position may be stored in a plurality of servers 7. Thus, even in a situation where access to the server 7 is concentrated, it is possible to prevent the service from being stopped due to a failure such as a system down.

The destination position information input by the key operation unit 10 may be an e-mail address, a URL of a homepage, an address, or the like, in addition to the above.

For the display of the destination position, a blinking display and a sound explaining the display contents may be output together. If a display unit capable of color display is provided, the current position is displayed. The display color may be changed between the destination color and the destination position.

FIG. 11 shows a schematic configuration of a position display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As an alternative to a portable telephone, a personal computer 9 is connected via a line connection device 20 such as a modem or a terminal adapter. Relay exchange 4
Are different from the first embodiment in the configuration connected to the first embodiment, and the other configurations and functions are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the duplicated description will be omitted. The personal computer 9 has a CP for executing various arithmetic processing.
U, a display for displaying images, and an external storage medium (both not shown) connected to the main body and storing various programs.

According to the second embodiment, the destination position can be detected from the map data using the personal computer which can be connected to the server 7 via the line connection device. When a personal computer is used, in addition to inputting the current position as the current position, it is possible to easily detect a destination position where an arbitrary place (for example, a building such as a station) is set as the current position.

In the first and second embodiments, the map data is used as the data for detecting the destination position. However, instead of the map data, for example, characters including road information created by characters are used. The guidance may be searched based on the keyword and output as destination position data. When the destination position data is used, it can be displayed on the display unit in a display form such as a list display instead of the map display. The map display may be performed using a simplified map formed by a target such as a main road or a station.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the current position and the destination position of a mover are input, the display unit displays the road information related to the destination position on the display unit via the communication network. Thus, the operator can easily and quickly obtain the target position such as the destination position and the road information with a minimum operation without performing complicated operations.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a position display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a position calculation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 3A to 3D are front views showing a display screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile phone in an operation in a first case according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of destination display processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 5A to 5C are front views showing display screens displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone in the operation in the second case according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of destination display processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for calculating a distance from a current position to a destination position in the server shown in FIG. 5;

FIGS. 9A and 9B are front views showing display examples of a display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS.

FIGS. 10A to 10C are explanatory diagrams showing a division form of map data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a position display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, Mobile phone 2, Mobile communication exchange 3, Location register 4, Transit exchange 5, Telephone network 6, Internet
7, server 10, key operation unit 11A, antenna 11, wireless line unit 11, wireless circuit unit 12B, speaker 12A, microphone 12, audio circuit unit 13C, display image 13, display unit 13A, display screen 1
3B, display data 14, storage unit 15, position calculation unit 16, power supply unit 17, I
/ F section 18, CPU 19, internal bus 20, line connection device 7
0, arithmetic unit 71, candidate search unit 72, map data memory 73, temporary memory 74, control unit 132, boundary line 133A, candidate 133
B, candidate 150, operation unit 151, candidate search unit 152, data memory 153, operation control unit

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A portable device having an input unit for inputting a current position of a mover and a destination position of the mover, the portable device being connected to the portable device via a communication network such as the Internet, and determining a location of the destination position. A server provided with a stored memory unit, a plurality of candidates provided in the server, inputting the current position and the destination position, and including the same name or part of the same name as the destination position When there is, a destination position selected based on a predetermined condition is displayed on a display unit, and road information reaching the selected destination position from the current position is read from the memory unit and transmitted to the portable device. A position display device, comprising: a control unit that causes the mobile device to receive the road information and display the road information on the display unit. 2. The control unit, based on a distance from the current position input as the predetermined condition from the input unit, a required time range from the current position on foot, an area to which the current position belongs, and the like. 2. The position display device according to claim 1, wherein the destination position is selected. 3. The input unit stores the position of the current position as G
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input is performed based on position data output from a PS (Global Positioning System), a transmission source specifying device that specifies a transmission source based on a transmission wave transmitted from the portable device. Position display device. 4. The portable device is a portable telephone, a PDA
2. The position display device according to claim 1, wherein the position display device is a portable display assistant or a personal computer. 5. The position display device according to claim 4, wherein the mobile phone displays a map of a predetermined page on a display unit from a map server that stores map data in page units. 6. The mobile phone displays a map of a predetermined page from a map server that stores map data in page units on the display unit, and blinks the current position on the map. 5. The position display device according to claim 4, wherein: 7. The memory unit stores business information such as opening or closing of a store in addition to the location of the destination position, and the control unit is configured to store one of the road information at a current time that matches the business information. 2. The position display device according to claim 1, wherein a destination position is selected. 8. The display unit performs an image display including the current position and the destination position with respect to the road information or a character display from the current position with respect to the road information to the destination position. Item 2. The position display device according to Item 1. 9. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein at least one or two or more input units selected from a name, a URL, an e-mail address, a telephone number, an address, and the like of the destination position are input to the input unit. 2. The position display device according to claim 1, wherein the location stored in the memory unit is searched. 10. A step of inputting a current position of a mobile user and a destination position of the mobile user from an input unit, and a step of relating the destination position from a memory unit coupled to the input unit via a communication network such as the Internet. Storing a position display program including: outputting road information; and inputting the road information corresponding to the destination position from the memory unit via the communication network and outputting the road information to a display unit of the mobile user. A storage medium characterized by the above-mentioned. 11. The storage medium is a hard disk, C
10. The storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the storage medium is a portable recording medium such as a D-ROM.