JP2002197476A - Method and device for registering information, method and device for providing information, and method and device for display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve a place meeting matching required conditions, also to easily obtain the map information of the place and to include an accurate map simply in the case of providing guide information with a map included in the guide information. SOLUTION: Drawing information, to be added to the map information, is edited by using an editing tool acquired via a network in the case of registering the map information through the network. The edited drawing information is registered, while made to correspond to the position information of the map information via the network. When the guide information having the map information is accessed by a user terminal, a map information database center 1 retrieves the map information corresponding to the position information, and the drawing information is added to the map information and combined on the browser of the user terminal 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information registration method and apparatus for searching and displaying map information and related information using the Internet, an information providing method and apparatus, a display method and an apparatus, and the like. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The Internet includes WWW (World).
There is a service called d Wide Web for performing multimedia information search via a network based on hypertext combining character information, image information, audio information, and the like. Using the WWW, a huge variety of various information is provided from technical information and economic information to shopping information and restaurant information. In addition, there are a wide variety of WWW sites, from public institutions such as governments and local governments, to small companies and shops, and even individuals. It is expected that services using the WWW will increase dramatically in the future.

[0003] By using such a WWW service, shopping information, event information and the like can be easily obtained. However,
Even if such information is obtained, in order to actually visit the shop or the event venue, map information on where the shop or the event venue is is necessary. For this reason, when shopping information and event information are provided on the WWW, it is desirable to display the location of the store and the location of the event venue on a map. Since WWW can handle hypertext, a map near the location of the store or the event is prepared with image information, and if the location of the store or the event is indicated on the map, the map can be displayed in a predetermined manner. It can be attached to a predetermined position on the page.

[0004]

However, roads and terrain are very complicated. For this reason, it is very difficult for the creator of the WWW page to create a map of the neighborhood of a store or an event venue and paste it on a predetermined page. Also, maps drawn by the creator of the WWW page often lack accuracy.

[0005] Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a WWW site that provides map information for providing a service in which a map of the position is displayed by inputting position information such as latitude and longitude. If there is a WWW site that provides such map information, a user who has obtained shopping information, event information, and the like on the WWW opens a search page of the WWW that provides this map information and obtains location information of the shopping information and event information. By inputting, the location where the store is located and the location of the event venue can be known on the map.

However, in order to search for map information,
Absolute location information such as latitude and longitude is required. On the other hand, the information of the store or the event venue is information such as the name of the store or the venue, the telephone number, the address, etc.
Absolute location information such as longitude is rarely shown. Therefore, even if an attempt is made to use a WWW site that provides map information to search for the location of the map information of a store or an event venue, it cannot be used unless the absolute location information of the store or the event venue is known.

Further, a CD-ROM containing a map display application for storing map information and displaying a map near the place when the place is designated is already provided. Therefore, it is conceivable to use map information stored in such a CD-ROM or the like. By using such a CD-ROM application, it is possible to search for the location of map information of a store or an event venue.

Further, this CD-ROM can be used when preparing map information on a site that provides shopping information and event information on the WWW. In other words, at sites that provide shopping information and event information on the WWW, CD-ROM
The map information of the location of the store or the event venue is extracted from the map information stored in. Then, a shopping information and event information page is created, and a CD-
Paste the map information extracted from the ROM. In this way, the creator of the WWW can paste an accurate map on the page without drawing the map by himself.

However, the map information is constantly changing. New buildings are being built, old buildings are being demolished, and the state of the city is constantly changing. In addition, regional development and road development are constantly underway. As described above, using the map information stored on a CD-ROM or the like,
It is difficult to respond to such a change in map information. Further, as maps used in the WWW, maps of various scales in various regions are required, from maps of a wide range covering the whole world to detailed maps showing individual shops. CD-ROM has a limited data storage capacity,
It is difficult to meet such various demands.

Further, when a WWW page is created using map information stored on a CD-ROM, the map information may be used without permission and copyright may not be protected.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information registration method and apparatus, an information providing method and apparatus, a display method and an apparatus capable of receiving various services using a map.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information registration method and apparatus, an information provision method and apparatus, a display method and an apparatus which can easily create guide information including map information.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an information registration method and apparatus, an information providing method and apparatus, a display method and an apparatus capable of securely protecting the right of a creator of map information.

[0014]

According to the present invention, in a registration method for registering drawing information via a network, a step of editing drawing information to be added to map information, and a step of transmitting the edited drawing information via the network Registering the information in association with the position information of the map information.

According to the present invention, in an information registration apparatus for registering drawing information via a network, a transmitting means for transmitting an editing tool for editing drawing information to be added to map information in response to a request, and an editing tool An information registration apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives drawing information edited by a receiving terminal via a network; and a registration unit that registers the drawing information received by the receiving unit in association with position information of map information. .

According to the present invention, in an information providing method for providing map information linked to guide information requested by a receiving terminal, the drawing information edited at the receiving terminal and associated with the guide information is provided. A receiving step, a step of registering drawing information associated with the position information received in the receiving step, a step of searching for drawing information associated with guide information requested by the receiving terminal, An information providing method comprising: transmitting information and map information associated with drawing information to a receiving terminal.

According to the present invention, in an information providing apparatus for providing map information linked to guide information requested by a receiving terminal, drawing information edited at the receiving terminal and associated with the guide information is provided. Receiving means for receiving, registering means for registering drawing information associated with the position information received by the receiving means, searching means for searching for drawing information associated with guide information requested from the receiving terminal; An information providing apparatus comprising: drawing information that has been assigned; and a transmitting unit that transmits map information associated with the drawing information to a receiving terminal.

According to the present invention, in an information providing method for providing drawing information registered via a network, a step of receiving drawing information edited at a receiving terminal and associated with guide information, Registering the drawing information associated with the obtained position information in the drawing information database, searching the drawing information database for drawing information corresponding to the guide information requested from the receiving terminal, and corresponding to the searched drawing information. An information providing method including transmitting map information including position information and drawing information to a receiving terminal.

According to the present invention, in an information display method for displaying drawing information registered via a network, a step of requesting map information associated with desired guide information is provided. A display method including a step of receiving associated map information and drawing information, and a step of superimposing and displaying the map information and the drawing information.

According to the present invention, there is provided an information display device for displaying drawing information registered via a network, a transmitting means for requesting map information associated with desired guide information, and a guide information via the network. The display device includes a receiving unit that receives the map information and the drawing information associated with the map information, and a display unit that displays the map information and the drawing information in a superimposed manner.

For example, position information such as latitude and longitude,
A map information search source storing map information corresponding to the position information is provided. In addition, a location related information search source storing location information and related information related to the location information, such as information on a building or a shop at the location and merchandise in the shop, is provided. The map information search source and the position-related information search source are connected to the user terminal via, for example, the Internet. The user terminal searches for related information using the location related information search source, and displays a map of the place using the map information search source. As a result, for example, a store that meets the necessary conditions can be searched, and map information of the place can be easily obtained.

For example, position information such as latitude and longitude,
A map information search source storing map information corresponding to position information is provided. Further, an information search source in which information such as guide information is stored is provided. When a map is required for the guide information, the position information of the position is included as additional information. The user terminal searches for information, and if location information is included in the information, the map information of the location is sent from the map information search source and displayed in the guide information. This makes it possible to easily include an accurate map when providing the accompanying information such as guide information including the map.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Description will be made in the following order. 1. 1. Outline of system 2. Processing of location search service 3. Processing of guide information service to which map information is added 4. Data protection of map information database Modified example 6. 6. About map drawing information 7. Additional drawing editing application About statement format

1. FIG. 1 shows an overview of a system to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a map information database center. The map information database center 1 operates a WWW site that provides map information. Note that W
WW is a service for performing multimedia information search via a network based on hypertext combining character information, image information, audio information, and the like. To use WWW, an application program called a browser is used. In the WWW, hypertext is used for other sites, Gopher servers, FT
It can be easily linked to a P server. Therefore,
The term WWW service is http / gopher
It is widely used as a generic term for all data structures such as / ftp.

The map information database center 1 is provided with a server 11 connected to the Internet 10.
The server 11 stores map information corresponding to position information such as latitude and longitude. The map information stored in the server 11 is constantly updated so as to correspond to the map information that changes every moment. By using the map information WWW site of the map information database center 1, necessary map information can be obtained.

For example, assume that a user having a user terminal 15 that can connect to the Internet 10 wants to obtain map information. In this case, the browser of the user terminal 15 opens a WWW site operated by the map information database center 1. When you open the map information site,
As shown in FIG. 2A, a map information search page is sent from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 to the user terminal 15. On the user side, parameters of the map information to be obtained, for example, latitude, longitude, scale, and the like are input in the search page. When the parameters are input, desired map information is retrieved from the map information stored in the server 11. The map information is sent from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 to the user terminal 15, and a desired map is displayed on the display of the user terminal 15 as shown in FIG. 2B.

The amount of information required for displaying a map is enormous. For this reason, when sending all the information necessary for map display when sending map information from the server 11 of the map information database center 1, a long transfer time is required and the load on the network increases. Therefore, as will be described later, drawing information including numerical values and character strings for forming a drawing to be written on a map is sent.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a position search database center.
The location search database center 2 operates a WWW site for searching the location of a store or the location of an event venue. The position search database center 2 has a server 12, which stores a database for searching, for example, latitude and longitude information for addresses, major building names and store names, and latitude and longitude information for event venues. Have been. Also, this position search database center 2
The data of the server 12 includes information such as the business hours of the store, business contents, and products handled. If you use the WWW site of this location search database center 2,
For example, enter an address to search for latitude and longitude information,
Enter a major building name, store name, or event venue to search for latitude and longitude information, or vice versa, enter a location by latitude and longitude to search for an address, or enter a location by latitude and longitude. You can search for major building and store names. Further, it is possible to search for a store or the like that meets the conditions based on the business contents, business hours, and the like.

The location search database center 2 WW
By linking the W site with the WWW site of the map information database center 1, a search can be performed while directly displaying a map.

For example, it is assumed that the user wants to know the location of a shop that meets predetermined conditions. In this case, the user uses the browser of the user terminal 15 to operate the W operated by the location search database center 2.
Open WW site. When the site of the location search database center 2 is opened, data is sent from the server 12 of the location search database center 2 to the user terminal 15, and a WWW page for the location search is displayed on the display of the user terminal 15 as shown in FIG. Is done. The user enters necessary items on this search page. After the necessary items are entered, the server 12 of the position search database center 2 searches for latitude and longitude information on the location of the shop that meets the conditions based on the input items. The retrieved latitude and longitude information is sent to the map information database center 1. When the latitude and longitude information is sent to the map information database center 1, the map information corresponding to the position is searched from the map information stored in the server 11. This map information is linked to the location search WWW page. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3B, the input map of the shop is displayed on the display of the user terminal 15.

On the contrary, there is a case where the user wants to know the address or the telephone number of the place indicated on the map. In this case, the user uses the browser of the user terminal 15 to link the WWW site operated by the location search database center 2 and the WWW site operated by the map information database center 1, and displays a screen as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display of the terminal 15. Here, the point Pm on the map
When k is designated, the position information (latitude and longitude information) at this time is sent from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 to the server 12 of the position search database center 2. The server 12 of the location search database center 2 searches for location information corresponding to the location information. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, information related to the place is displayed.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a guide information database center. The guide information database center 3 operates a WWW site that provides guide information. The guide information database center 3 has a server 13 connected to the Internet 10. The server 13 stores guide information such as events and shopping.

When the user wants to obtain guide information for events, shopping, etc., the user operates the browser of the user terminal 15 to access the WWW operated by the guide information database center 3.
Open the site. When the site of the guide information database center 3 is opened, data is sent from the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 to the user terminal 15 and the WWW page of the guide information is displayed on the user terminal 15.
Is displayed on the display. Using the WWW page of such guide information, it is possible to know information such as events and shopping.

In such a WWW page of guide information, it may be desired to show shops, event venues, and the like on a map. Conventionally, when displaying the map information, it was necessary to prepare the map information on the guide information database center 3 side and paste it on the WWW page. However, in the system to which the present invention is applied, such a necessity exists. Absent. As the map information to be displayed in the guide information, map information stored in the server 11 of the map information database center 1 can be used.

That is, the WWW of the guide information shown in FIG.
Of the page, a map is displayed in a portion indicated by MAP. The map of this map MAP is map information extracted from the server 11 of the map information database center 1. That is, the guide information read from the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 and the map information extracted from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 are combined, and the guide including the map MAP as shown in FIG. The information page is displayed.

When the map from the map information database center 1 is synthesized in the WWW page of the guide information as described above, the WWW using the browser of the user terminal 15 is used.
You can compose a map in the page. Further, the creation of the map information and the superposition of the additional information may be performed by the map information database center 1. That is, the user terminal 15
When the guide information database center 3 is opened by the browser of, a search page for guide information is sent as shown in FIG. 6A. When the MAP button in this page is pressed, the corresponding map information is searched in the map information database center 1 and synthesized in the guide information database center 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the screen of the map is displayed on the display of the user terminal 15.

As described above, the system to which the present invention is applied is provided with the database center 1 for providing map information on the WWW. If the database center 1 that provides this map information is used, map information including the position can be extracted from position information such as latitude and longitude. In addition, the database center 1 that provides the map information searches the location of the place from the shop name or the name of the event venue by linking to the WWW page of the location search database center 2 or the guide information database center 3. This makes it possible to easily realize a service to be displayed on a map and embed map information in guide information.

2. About processing of location search service WWW of database center 1 which provides map information,
By linking to the WWW of the location search database center 2, the location of the place is searched from the shop name or the name of the event venue and displayed on a map, or the information of the shop at the place is displayed from the map location The processing at the time of performing is described below.

FIG. 7 is a state transition diagram showing the processing at this time. A search screen is sent from the server 12 of the location search database center 2 to the user terminal 15 (step S).
1). This search screen is displayed on the display of the user terminal 15 (step S2). Search conditions are input by a keyboard operation or a mouse operation, and the search conditions are transmitted from the user terminal 15 to the server 12 of the position search database center 2.
(Step S3). The server 12 of the position search database center 2 searches for a place that meets this condition (step S4), and sends the search result to the user terminal 15 (step S5). Then, position information (latitude, longitude) corresponding to the searched place is sent from the server 12 of the position search database center 2 to the server 11 of the map information database center 1 (step S6).
The server 11 of the map information database center 1 searches for map information corresponding to the position information (step S).
7). The map information drawing command is sent from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 to the user terminal 15 (step S8). The search result from the position search database center 2 and the map information from the map information database center 1 are sent to the user terminal 15. The search information and the map information sent to the user terminal 15 are linked by the browser and displayed on the screen (step S9).

FIG. 8 is a state transition diagram showing a process in which a map is displayed on the search screen, and when a position on the map is input, information related to the position is searched.

A search screen from the server 12 of the position search database 2 is sent to the user terminal 15 (step S11), and the server 1 of the map information database center 1
The map drawing data from 1 is sent to the user terminal 15 (step S12), linked by application software of a browser, and a search screen and a map are displayed on the screen (step S13). When the search position on the map is designated, the search position on the map is sent to the server 11 of the map information database center 1 (step S1).
4). In the server 11 of the map information database center 1,
The position information corresponding to the search position on this map is searched (step S15). Then, this position information is sent to the server 12 of the position search database center 2 (step S16). Server 1 of location search database center 2
In step 2, information of a place corresponding to the position information is searched (step S17). The information of the searched place is transmitted from the server 12 of the position search database center 2 to the user terminal 1.
5 (step S18). Then, the map information and the information of the searched place are linked by the browser and displayed on the screen (step S19).

3. Process of Guide Information Service with Map Information Added FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of adding map information to guide information. In FIG. 9, a search screen is sent from the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 to the user terminal 15 (step S21). This search screen is displayed on the display of the user terminal 15 (step S22). When search information is input on the user terminal 15 side by the user's keyboard operation or mouse operation, the search information is sent to the guide information database center 3 (step S23). The server 13 of the guide information database center 3 searches for guide information corresponding to the search information (step S2).
4). This guide information is sent from the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 to the user terminal 15 (step S25). The user terminal 15 decodes the searched guide information (step S26). A command for displaying a map using a map information database and map position information (specifically, latitude, longitude, and the like) are embedded in the guide information. According to the command and the map position information, the map information is requested to the map information database center 1 (step S2).
7).

Server 1 of map information database center 1
1 searches for the requested map according to the received map position information (step S28). Then, the map drawing data is stored in the server 11 of the map information database center 1.
Is sent to the user terminal 15 side (step S29).

Guide information from the guide information database center 3 and map drawing data from the map information database center 1 are sent to the user terminal 15. The search information of the guide information sent to the user terminal 15 side and the map drawing data from the map information database center 1 are linked by a browser and displayed on the screen (step S30).

FIG. 10 shows another example of the processing when the map information from the map information database center 1 is added to the page of the guide information database center 3. In this example, the creation of map information and the superposition of additional information are performed on the map information database center 1 side. In FIG. 10, the guide information database center 3
A search screen is sent from the server 13 to the user terminal 15 (step S41). This search screen is the user terminal 1
5 is displayed on the display (step S42).

When search information is input at the user terminal 15 by a user's keyboard operation or mouse operation, the search information is sent to the guide information database center 3 (step S43). Guide information database center 3
Server 13 searches for guide information corresponding to the search information (step S44). The retrieved guide information is sent from the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 to the user terminal 15 (step S45). In the user terminal 15, the searched guide information is decoded (step S46). The guide information includes a button for displaying map information.

When this button is pressed (step S4)
7) A map image display request is sent from the user terminal 15 to the server 11 of the map information database center 1 (step S48). The server 11 of the map information database center 1 searches for the requested map according to the received map position information (step S49). Then, the additional information is drawn over the map image (step S50). The drawing data on which the additional information is superimposed is sent from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 to the user terminal 15.
(Step S51). The received image is displayed on the user terminal 15 (step S52).

In this example, the map information database center 1 superimposes the map information and the additional information and sends them to the user terminal 15. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a special command for linking the map information on the browser side. There is no.

4. Data Protection of Map Information Database When the map information database center 1 is provided as described above, a WWW page having map information can be easily created without preparing map information in the guide information database center 3. . However, if the map information can be easily used, the copyright of the map created by the map information database center 1 may not be protected. Therefore, it is conceivable to perform a process as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 11, when search information is input in the guide information database center 3 by input from the user terminal 15 (step S61), a search is performed in the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 (step S6).
2). Then, the order number is transmitted from the server 13 of the guide information database center 3 to the user terminal 15 in the search result (step S63). At this time, the same order number is stored in the server 13 of the guide information database center 3.
Is sent to the server 11 of the map information database center 1 (step S64), and the order number is received by the map information database center 1 (step S6).
5).

The order number includes a code A issued by the map information database center 1 and an order serial number created by the guide information database center 3, and these two codes are further encrypted. This code A
Indicates that the map information database center 1 updates the map information database center every predetermined time (for example, every hour).
Is sent to the database center that has contracted with. After the issuance of the code A, order numbers including codes other than the code A are not accepted.

The user terminal 15 displays the search result sent from the guide information database center 3 (step S66), and outputs a map request corresponding to the search information,
The order number sent from the guide information database center 3 is transmitted to the map information database center 1 (step S67).

The map information database center 1 includes a guide information database center 3 and a user terminal 15.
Order numbers are accepted from two routes. The map information database center 1 compares the order number from the guide information database center 3 with the order number from the user terminal 15 (step S68). Since the same order number is transmitted from the guide information database center 3 to the user terminal 15 and the map information database center 1, the order numbers should match if they are used properly. It is determined whether the order numbers match (step S69). If the order numbers match, map information is searched (step S70), and the map information is sent to the user terminal 15 (step S71). ). And
The map information and the additional information are displayed on the user terminal 15 (Step S72). If the order numbers do not match, a rejection code is sent from the server 11 of the map information database center 1 to the user terminal 15 (step S7).
3). It is determined whether or not the rejection code has been accepted (step S74). If the rejection code has been accepted, the display of the map information is rejected (step S74).

5. Modified Example In the above-described example, an example is shown in which each database center is connected via the Internet as shown in FIG. 1, but the database center may have another connection form. This is shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, the user terminal 32 is connected to the server of the database center 31 via the Internet 33, and the server 24 is connected to the computer 20 in the database center 31. Inside the computer 20, a map search engine 21 as firmware and a position search engine 2
2 and a guide information service engine 23 for performing respective operations. In this case, the hardware is simply a computer itself, and each engine exists only as software, and it is not necessary for each engine to clearly specify the position of each command on a program. Therefore, even if each engine is not distinguished in the physical or program arrangement, an object that starts the operation of each engine operates according to the state transition diagram shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 described above. Fig. 1
The same operation as that of the above can be performed.

Further, the intermediate state between FIGS. 1 and 12 described above,
That is, it goes without saying that the map search engine and the position search engine are in the same computer, and only the guide information service engine may be in another database center. Further, as a network, in addition to the so-called Internet, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the so-called Internet, general computer communication services, dedicated line connection, and the like.

6. Regarding map drawing information As described above, when sending map information from the map information database center 1, drawing information is sent in order to increase the transfer speed and reduce the load on the network. The drawing information will be described.

A. Latitude and longitude format Latitude and longitude are expressed as follows. Latitude: Signed 4-byte integer Longitude: Signed 4-byte integer Expresses north latitude and east longitude as positive, and south latitude and west longitude as negative. When the angle is expressed in units of 1/2000 seconds, the maximum value is: + 180 × 60 × 60 × 2000 = 4D3F6400he
x, and the minimum value is −180 × 60 × 60 × 2000 = B2C09C00he
x, and the maximum value-minimum value is 360 × 60 × 60 × 2000 = 9A7EC800hex. This value effectively uses the four most significant bits. Further, since 4 bytes are the same as an integer processing unit of a computer, it is suitable for using a computer.

The above value is set to the perimeter of the middle equator (63781
67m), 2π × 6378167/360 × 60 × 60 × 2000
= 0.01546 (m). When a map is displayed on a screen of a personal computer having a screen configuration of 640 dots × 480 dots (1 dot = 1 pixel) at this resolution, the horizontal length of the screen is 640 × 0.01546 = 9.8944 (m), which is enough to represent the shape of a building on a map.

B. Communication Commands There are the following four types of communication commands. (1) Environment setting group (2) Drawing instruction group (3) Attribute designation group (4) Point designation group

Most of the drawing commands involve an argument for specifying an attribute number. There are two types of instructions: instructions only and instructions with arguments. Next, instructions of each group will be described below.

(1) Environment setting group a. Scale specification <Argument> Scale: Signed 4-byte integer Indicates the actual distance on the earth per 100 dots in the horizontal direction of the screen display in longitude intervals. The unit is the same as the latitude / longitude format.

<Operation> If the user has the display data of the actually designated scale, the display data is displayed according to the data. If the user does not have the display data, the display data of the near scale is displayed as it is, or the display data of the close scale is used. Convert display data to display data of a specified scale and display.

B. Display center position specification <Argument> Latitude: Signed 4-byte integer Longitude: Signed 4-byte integer Represents the center position of the map display.

<Operation> As shown in FIG. 13, map data is prepared and displayed such that the display center positions Xc and Yc are centered in the latitude and longitude directions.

C. Display frame size specification <Argument> Horizontal size: Unsigned 2-byte integer Vertical size: Unsigned 2-byte integer The size Xw, Yh (see FIG. 13) of the display frame is represented by the number of dots.

<Operation> The size of the display area when a map is displayed in the display window is shown (see FIG. 13).

(2) Drawing instruction group) a. Move graphic drawing point <Argument> Latitude: signed 4-byte integer Longitude: signed 4-byte integer

<Operation> The start point of the next drawing command (pointer, location mark, straight line, circle, polygon) is specified. The circle specifies the center position.

B. Pointer drawing <Argument> None <Operation> For the sake of explanation, a mark of a pointer pointing to a currently focused place is drawn. The image drawn at the point display position is a filled circle (●) of 16 dots × 16 dots when not specified. Only one pointer is displayed at a time. When a pointer drawing command is sent, the mark drawn by the previous command is deleted.

C. Location mark drawing <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number Attribute number specified by 0 to 31.

<Operation> A mark indicating a building or facility is drawn on a map. The indicated position is, for example, in a shop guide,
As the location of the shop, for example, the center of the site or the center of the part facing the front road is represented by latitude and longitude. The image drawn at the mark display position is 16 dots x 1
It is a 6 dot filled circle (●).

D. Straight line drawing <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number Attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Latitude: signed 4-byte integer Longitude: signed 4-byte integer Indicates the position of the end point for drawing a straight line.

<Operation> A straight line is drawn from the movement destination of the graphic drawing point movement or the end point of the line drawing toward the designated latitude / longitude position.

E. Circle drawing <Argument> Line drawing attribute number: Unsigned attribute number This is a line drawing attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Fill attribute number: Unsigned attribute number. This is a line drawing attribute number designated by 0 to 31. Radius: 1-byte unsigned integer The size of a circle in the longitude direction on the screen is represented by the number of dots.

<Operation> A circle is drawn with a given radius around the destination of the graphic drawing point movement.

F. Polygon drawing <Argument> Line drawing attribute number: Unsigned attribute number This is a line drawing attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Fill attribute number: Unsigned attribute number This is a fill attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Number of points: unsigned 1-byte integer Indicates the number of points that make up the polygon. However, the designation and the end point are treated as different points. Point coordinate data: Latitude: signed 4-byte integer Longitude: signed 4-byte integer A set of latitude and longitude continues for the number of points. The coordinates of each point of the polygon are represented by latitude and longitude.

<Operation> A polygon connecting the points is drawn. The start point specified by the argument is treated as a different point from the end point, and the polygon is not closed and the start point and end point are connected at the time of drawing. The character display of the map data may be displayed so as to overlap the polygon drawing so that the character is not erased by the filling of the polygon drawing.

G. Character string drawing <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number This is an attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Character string length: unsigned 1-byte integer The number of bytes in a character string. Character data: 1-byte or 2-byte characters x character string length

<Operation> A character string is displayed. The display position is
As shown in FIG. 14, the coordinate Ps specified by moving the graphic drawing point is the lower left corner of the character string.

H. Delete drawing contents <Argument> None <Action> Except for pointer display, deletes all additional information drawn on the map until then.

Even if the drawing content of the additional information is stored internally and the scroll or the magnification is changed, the additional information is drawn again at the position on the map. Further, when receiving the instruction to delete the drawing content, the drawing content of the additional information is deleted from the display, and the drawing information stored therein for redrawing is deleted. This prevents the map from being lost when additional information is displayed one after another.

I. Delete pointer <Argument> None

<Operation> The pointer display is turned off. The drawing contents other than the pointer do not change.

(3) Attribute Designation Group a. Display attribute of pointer drawing <Argument> Display color / foreground: RGB each unsigned 1-byte integer Display color / background: RGB each unsigned 1-byte integer Specify the color of point display in red, green, and blue levels. Flashing interval: 1 byte without sign (specified in units of 1/10 second) Specify the flashing interval of the pointer display. Blink interval is an integer
When the size is not 0, a mark for displaying a pointer is displayed or erased. When it is erased, it returns to the state before drawing the point display. Alternate flag: unsigned integer, size 1 byte When "1", the next alternate color is valid. When it is "0", it is invalid. Alternating color / foreground: red (R), green (G), blue (B), each unsigned 1-byte integer Alternating color / background: R, G, B, each unsigned 1-byte integer Symbol bit pattern: 16 bytes 16 × 16 symbols are represented. The data array is as shown in FIG. A bit of "1" draws a dot of foreground color, and a bit of "0" draws a dot of background color. However, only dots for which the next mask bit pattern is "1" are drawn (see FIG. 17). Mask bit pattern: 16 bytes Indicates a dot pattern of 16 × 16 dots. The data array is as shown in FIG. Only the position indicated by the bit with "1" is drawn according to the symbol bit pattern (see FIG. 17). Nothing is drawn at the position of the “0” bit, and as a result, it looks transparent as shown in FIG. 17C. Hot point indication: unsigned one-byte integer For the sake of explanation, the location pointed to is indicated by a symbol. FIG. 16 shows the correspondence between the value of the point instruction (0 to 8) and the position on the symbol.

<Operation> The color of the point display is alternately changed between “display color” and “alternate color”. After the display is started with one of the “display color” and the “alternate color”, the operation of changing to the other color is repeated when the time specified by the “flashing interval” has elapsed. However, blinking and alternating colors are used when a plurality of points are displayed, and only the last drawn point is used.

B. Symbol designation of location mark <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number Attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Symbol bit pattern: 16 bytes Indicates a symbol of 16 × 16 dots. The data array is as shown in FIG. Bits with "1" standing draw a foreground color dot, and bits with "0" render background color pixels. However, only pixels whose mask bit pattern is "1" are drawn (see FIG. 17). Mask bit pattern: 16 bytes Indicates a dot pattern of 16 × 16 dots. The data array is as shown in FIG. Only the position indicated by the bit with "1" is drawn according to the symbol bit pattern (see FIG. 17). Nothing is drawn at the position of the bit “0”, and as a result, it looks transparent as shown in FIG. 17C. Point indication: unsigned 1-byte integer Selects the position of the latitude and longitude indicated by the location mark drawing on the symbol. The correspondence between the value of the point instruction and the position on the symbol is as shown in FIG.

C. Line display attribute <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number Attribute number specified by 0 to 31 Line width: Unsigned 1 byte Expressed in dots. Color: red (R), green (G), blue (B), each without sign 1
Specify the byte integer color in three levels of red, green and blue. Line pattern: unsigned 2 bytes Only the position of the bit where "1" is set is drawn.
At the position corresponding to the bit of 0 ", nothing is drawn and it looks transparent. The bit arrangement pattern in the case of the dotted line is shown in FIG.

<Operation> The width, the color, and the pattern of the straight line drawing, the outline of the circle, and the outline of the polygon are specified. If not specified, it will be a solid line.

D. Fill attribute <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number This is an attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Pattern: Unsigned 1-byte integer × 8 array The bit array and pattern in the case of parallel oblique lines are shown in FIG. Display color / foreground: Unsigned 1-byte integer for each of R, G, and B Display color / background: Unsigned 1-byte integer for each of R, G, and B Specify the color in red, green, and blue levels.

<Operation> Designate an attribute for painting a circle or polygon. The display color / foreground specifies the color at the position corresponding to the bit “1” in the fill pattern, and the display color / background specifies the color at the position corresponding to the bit “0” in the fill pattern.

E. Display attribute of character string <Argument> Attribute number: Unsigned attribute number This is an attribute number specified by 0 to 31. Font size: unsigned 1-byte integer The height of a rectangle containing characters is represented by the number of dots. Display direction: Unsigned 1-byte integer Specify the direction of the string. 0: Right direction (from left to right) 1: Left direction (from right to left) 2: Vertical direction (from top to bottom) Specify in green and blue levels. Display color / background: R, G, B, unsigned 1-byte integers respectively Specify the background color of the character in red, green, and blue levels.

(4) Point designation group a. Point indication <Argument> Latitude: signed 4-byte integer Longitude: signed 4-byte integer

<Function> Sent when a point on a map is designated using a pointing device.

C. Restrictions on drawing (1) Vertical relationship of display When a plurality of display elements overlap, the drawing element according to a command sent later is placed above, and the already drawn element is covered. For example, if a polygon fills over a character display, the character becomes invisible, but which side is up must be managed by the side that sends the additional drawing information. However, pointer drawing is always at the top and is not hidden by other drawing elements.

(2) Storage of Display Contents When the user scrolls or changes the enlargement ratio, it is necessary to store the received drawing command group commands so that the received additional drawing information can be drawn again. However, the command of the drawing command group before receiving the drawing content deletion command does not generally need to be stored.

(3) Types of Display Attributes In order to facilitate the creation of applications, up to 32 display attributes can be used at a time.

7. Regarding additional drawing editing application The above-mentioned service can be further extended by using the additional drawing application. In other words, the additional drawing application can be used to display not only a simple mark indicating the position but also a more complicated representation of the display content superimposed and displayed on the map. Using this additional drawing application, the information registrant edits additional drawing elements such as characters, symbols, polygons, and straight lines to be drawn on the map, and registers the completed additional drawing elements via a network. . When the user accesses the map information database and displays the map, the additional drawing element retrieved from the additional drawing information database is drawn so as to be superimposed on the map, and the map image is provided to the user.

FIG. 20 illustrates the configuration of such an entire system. This map information service includes a database center (server) 51 that provides guide information, a map information database center 52 that provides map information, and a map information database 5 that constitutes the map information database center.
3. It comprises an additional information database 54, a homepage creator terminal 56, and a user terminal 57.

In order to simplify the operation of such a map information system, a homepage creator uses a homepage creator terminal 56 to add an additional drawing element to be superimposed and drawn on a map via the Internet 55 in the additional information database 54. And a homepage providing guide information is registered in the guide information database center 51.
The user accesses the guide information database center 51 via the Internet 55 and browses the guide information homepage. Furthermore, when displaying a map, the map information database center 52 is accessed. In the map information database center 52, the ID attached to the guide information
The additional information database is searched from the number, and the searched additional information is superimposed and drawn on the map image drawn by the map information database 53, and the Internet 55
Is transmitted to the user terminal 7 through.

A method of registering additional information in the map information system of the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the flow of the entire registration will be described.
The homepage creator accesses the map information database 53 through the Internet 55 to obtain an additional drawing editing application for registration. This is JAVA
(Registered trademark), a technology called Applet for distributing applications through a network already commercialized under the name of Active X is used. Alternatively, even if the application is stored in the homepage creator terminal as a single application in advance, it may be started. Next, the display position is moved using the map movement button 68, and the desired map is displayed by operating the enlargement button 66 or the reduction button 67. 58-6 on the map
5, and additional tools are drawn using the tools 69 to 71. When the editing of the additional drawing element is completed, it is registered in the additional information database.

FIG. 22 shows a method of editing additional information.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 22 illustrates an operation screen of the registration application. First, in FIG. 22, the range designation tool 58 is selected. Selection of each tool is performed by clicking a button corresponding to the tool with a mouse. The display of the selected tool from the tool 58 to the tool 65 changes, such as a change in the background color, indicating that the tool is selected. At this time, the cursor 73 is moved so as to overlap the additional drawing element already written on the map, in this case, the character string “ABC Shop”, and clicked with the mouse button to select this character string. Small squares are displayed at the four corners of the character string to indicate that they have been selected. When the mouse is moved while pressing the mouse button in this state, the character string moves following the movement of the cursor 73, and when the mouse button is released, the character string moves to that position. When the delete button 69 is pressed, the character string is deleted.

FIG. 23 illustrates the straight line tool 60. When the straight line tool is selected, the cursor 74 becomes a cross as shown. At this time, when the mouse button is pressed at point A and the button is pressed and moved to point B, a straight line connecting points A and B is drawn as shown in the figure. Here, when the mouse button is released, this straight line is registered in the application internally.

FIG. 24 illustrates the square tool 62. When the straight line tool is selected, the cursor 75 becomes a cross as shown. At this time, when the mouse button is pressed at the point C and the button is pressed and moved to the point D, a rectangle having the diagonal lines between the points C and D is drawn as shown in the figure. When the mouse button is released here, this rectangle is registered internally in the application.

FIG. 25 illustrates the moving tool.
When the movement tool is selected, the cursor 76 becomes a palm as shown. At this time, when the mouse button is moved to the point F, the map display is scrolled by the vector EF in the figure.

FIG. 26 illustrates the character entry tool 59. When the character entry tool is selected, the cursor 77 becomes I-shaped as shown. At this time, when a character string is input from the keyboard, the input character is drawn on the map.

FIG. 27 illustrates the circle tool. When the circle tool is selected, the cursor 78 becomes cross-shaped as shown. At this time, when the mouse button is pressed at the point G and the button is pressed and moved to the point H, a circle inscribed in a rectangle having the points G and H as a diagonal is drawn as shown in the figure. When the mouse button is released here, this circle is registered in the application internally.

The polygon tool 63 will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. When the polygon tool is selected, the cursor 79 becomes a cross as shown. At this time, press and release the mouse button at point I, then press and release at point J,
Similarly, when the operation is performed at the points K and L, the line segments IJ, JK, and KL are drawn as shown in FIG. Here, when the mouse button is quickly pressed twice, as shown in FIG.
A polygon having the vertices of J, K, and L is drawn, and this polygon is registered in the application.

FIG. 30 illustrates a method of specifying a color. When the color designation button 65 is pressed, a window shown in FIG. 30 is displayed. Small squares for specifying colors are displayed side by side on the window. Clicking on the square with the mouse specifies the color of the square, and the window is closed. Thereafter, when characters, straight lines, circles, polygons, and rectangles are drawn, they are drawn in the specified color.

FIG. 31 illustrates a method of selecting a line type. When the cursor is placed on the dotted line selection button 70 and the mouse button is pressed, a pop-up menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 31, and the image of the line corresponding to the currently selected dotted line type is inverted and displayed. . In this example, the top solid line is selected. Next, hold down the mouse button and move the cursor over a different type of line than the one that was originally inverted. Then, only the line below the cursor, such as 31B, is displayed in black and white inverted. Then, when you release the mouse button, the type of dotted line to which the cursor was initially set is selected. The straight lines to be drawn thereafter are drawn in the selected line type.

FIG. 31 illustrates a method of selecting the line thickness. When the cursor is placed on the line thickness selection button 71 and the mouse button is pressed, a pop-up menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 31A, and the line image corresponding to the currently selected line thickness is inverted. Is displayed. Hereinafter, the line thickness is selected by the same operation as the pop-up menu in FIG.

After all the drawing elements have been written, first, registration work is performed in the additional information center. The operation for registration is performed, for example, by displaying a pull-down menu 80 from a menu bar 81 as shown in FIG. 33 and selecting registration. When registration is selected from the pull-down menu, the following contents are registered in the additional information database 54 from the homepage creator terminal 56.

(1) Latitude and longitude of the center of the map (2) Scale of the map (3) Height and width of the map (4) Edited additional drawing element

When registration in the additional information database is completed, a window as shown in FIG. 33 is displayed, and the registration number of the additional information automatically assigned by the additional information database is displayed.

When the button for linking to the map is pressed, the homepage maker uses this number to call the map information database center. HTML (HyperT
The example described in extMarkup Language) is as follows.

<A href = "http://www.mapserver.com/cgi-
bin / displaymap? 1234567890 "><IMGsrc=" button.gif "></
A>

When this example is displayed on a homepage, FIG.
become that way.

FIG. 35 shows an example in which the additional information database is not used. In this case, the content to be superimposed and drawn on the map is described in a text file in HTML stored on the homepage server 58 and describing the homepage. Therefore, the additional drawing editing application has a function of displaying the edited result as a character string instead of the registration function.

This situation will be described with reference to FIG. 36 or FIG. A pull-down menu 80 is displayed from the menu bar 81, and data display is selected. As a result, a window 83 as shown in FIG. 37 is displayed, and the edited result is displayed in the text display 82 as a character string.

8. Statement format To express the edited result as a character string, connect the statements with individual functions. An example of a statement format will be described.

(1) map: scale, level, latitude, longitude, height; Specifies a map display method. Scale level: Indicates the scale level of the map. For example, 0 is the level of the widest area, 10 is the most detailed. Latitude and longitude: Latitude and longitude of the center of the map (in units of 0.1 degrees)

(2) COLOR: R, G, B The colors are specified by displaying red, blue, and green components. The drawing specification statement described later performs drawing with the color specified here. R: Red (0 to 255) G: Green (0 to 255) B: Blue (0 to 255)

(3) linetype: n; Specifies the type of line. The line type of the straight line drawing statement described after this statement conforms to the line type specified here. n: 0 is a solid line, 1 is a fine dotted line, 2 is a dashed line, and 3 is a rough dotted line.

(4) width: n; Specifies the thickness of the line. The line thickness of the line drawing statement described after this is described, and the line thickness of the border drawn by the rectangle, ellipse, and polygon drawing statements follow the line thickness specified here. n: The thickness of the line is represented by the number of pixels.

(5) line: x1, y1, x2, y2 Designating a straight line drawing x1: Latitude of starting point of line (in units of 0.1 degrees) y1: Longitude of starting point of line (in units of 0.1 degrees) x2: Latitude of the end point of the line (in units of 0.1 degrees) y2: Latitude of the end point of the line (in units of 0.1 degrees)

(6) oval: x1, y1, x2, y2 Specifies ellipse drawing. An ellipse is drawn that is inscribed in a rectangle whose diagonal is a line connecting position coordinate 1 represented by (x1, y1) and position coordinate 2 represented by (x2, y2). x1: Latitude of position coordinate 1 (0.1 degree unit) y1: Longitude of position coordinate 1 (0.1 degree unit) x2: Latitude of position coordinate 2 (0.1 degree unit) y2: Longitude of position coordinate 2 ( 0.1 degree unit)

(7) rect: x1, y1, x2, y
2: Specify rectangle drawing. A rectangle having a diagonal line drawn between a position coordinate 1 represented by (x1, y1) and a position coordinate 2 represented by (x2, y2) is drawn. x1: Latitude of position coordinate 1 (unit: 0.1 degree) y1: Longitude of position coordinate 1 (unit: 0.1 degree) x2: Latitude of position coordinate 2 (unit: 0.1 degree) y2: Longitude of position coordinate 2 (unit: 0.1 degree unit)

(8) poly: x1, y1, dx2, d
y2, dx3, dy3 ...; Specifies polygon drawing. A position coordinate represented by (x1, y1) is a start point, and dx2, dy2, dx described thereafter.
.., Dy3,... Represent a coordinate of each vertex of the polygon in pairs. However, it does not have the latitude and longitude of the coordinates, but has the value of the difference from the coordinates represented by the immediately preceding set. For example,
dx2. dy2 represents the difference between the latitude and longitude of the start point described before and the vertex of the next polygon.

When expressed by the formula, the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of each vertex of the polygon are represented by (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3, y
3)... Dx2 = x2-x1 dy2 = y2-y1 dx3 = x3-x2 dxy = y2-y1 Here, all coordinate values are in units of 0.1 degrees.

[0130] Using the edited result, link to the map
For example, the description in the M format is as follows. <FORMAT METHOD = "POST" ACTION = "http: /www.mapserver.
or.jp/cgi-bin/showmap "><INPUT TYPE =" HIDDEN "NAME =" DISP_PARAM "VALUE =" map: 7,135020459,3404301,400,300; poly: 135023
493,3405320,233,0,3, -30, -43,3; "><INPUTtype=" IMAGE "name =" map "src =" button.gif "></FORM>

With this description, the contents displayed on the web browser are the same as those in FIG. In this case, when the displayed button is pressed, a parameter named “DISP_PARAM” is added to the map information database using a mechanism called a “map: 7,135020459,3404301,400,3”.
00; poly: 135023493,3405320,233,0,3, -30, -43,3; ". The map information database superimposes on the map according to the received parameter values. Perform additional drawing and send map image data to the user's web browser.

[0132]

According to the present invention, for example, a map information search source is provided in which position information such as latitude and longitude and map information corresponding to the position information are stored. Further, there is provided a position related information search source that stores position information and related information related to the position information, such as information on a building or store at that position and merchandise in the store. The map information search source and the position related information search source, and the user terminal,
For example, connect via the Internet. At the user terminal,
The related information is searched using the position related information search source, and the map of the place is displayed using the map information search source. As a result, for example, a store that meets the necessary conditions can be searched, and map information of the place can be easily obtained.

According to the present invention, for example, the latitude,
A map information search source is provided in which position information such as longitude and map information corresponding to the position information are stored. Further, an information search source in which information such as guide information is stored is provided.
If this information requires a map, the location information for that location is included. The user terminal searches for information, and if a map is included in the accompanying information, the map information is sent from the map information search source and included in the accompanying information.
This makes it possible to easily display an accurate map when providing the accompanying information such as guide information including the map.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram used for describing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram used for describing screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram used for explaining screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram used for explaining screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram used for describing screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram used for describing screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a state transition diagram used for explaining screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a state transition diagram used for explaining a screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a state transition diagram used for explaining screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram used for explaining screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a state transition diagram used for explaining a screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram used for describing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram used for describing drawing information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram used for describing an editing application in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a block diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37 is a schematic diagram used for describing an editing application according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... map information database center, 2 ... location information database center, 3 ... guide information database center, 15 ... terminal

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Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A registration method for registering drawing information via a network, comprising the steps of: editing drawing information to be added to map information; and converting the edited drawing information to position information of the map information via a network. Registering information in association with each other. 2. The information registration method according to claim 1, wherein drawing information added to said map information is edited using an editing tool. 3. An editing tool for editing the drawing information,
3. The information registration method according to claim 2, wherein the information is received via the network in response to a request. 4. An information registering device for registering drawing information via a network, comprising: transmitting means for transmitting an editing tool for editing drawing information to be added to map information in response to a request; Information registration comprising: a receiving unit that receives the drawing information edited by the terminal via a network; and a registration unit that registers the drawing information received by the receiving unit in association with position information of the map information. apparatus. 5. The information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the drawing information edited in the receiving terminal is edited using an editing tool. 6. The information providing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a tool for editing the drawing information is transmitted in response to a request from the receiving terminal. 7. An information providing method for providing map information linked to guide information requested by a receiving terminal, wherein the drawing information edited by the receiving terminal and associated with the guide information is received. Registering the drawing information associated with the position information received in the receiving step; searching for drawing information associated with guide information requested by the receiving terminal; And transmitting map information associated with the drawn information to the receiving terminal. 8. The information providing method according to claim 7, wherein the drawing information edited by the receiving terminal is edited by using an editing tool. 9. An editing tool for editing the drawing information,
9. The information providing method according to claim 8, wherein the information is transmitted in response to a request from the receiving terminal. 10. An information providing apparatus for providing map information linked to guide information requested by a receiving terminal, wherein the drawing information edited by the receiving terminal and associated with the guide information is received. A registration unit that registers the drawing information associated with the position information received by the reception unit; and a search unit that searches for the drawing information associated with the guide information requested by the receiving terminal. An information providing apparatus, comprising: the searched drawing information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit map information associated with the drawing information to the receiving terminal. 11. The drawing information edited by the receiving terminal is edited by using an editing tool.
Information providing device according to the item. 12. The information providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein an editing tool for editing the drawing information is transmitted in response to a request from the receiving terminal. 13. An information providing method for providing drawing information registered via a network, comprising: receiving the drawing information edited by a receiving terminal, the drawing information being associated with guide information; Registering the drawing information associated with the obtained position information in a drawing information database; searching the drawing information database for drawing information corresponding to guide information requested from a receiving terminal; And transmitting the drawing information to the receiving terminal. 14. The drawing information edited in the receiving terminal is edited using an editing tool.
Information provision method described in. 15. The information providing method according to claim 14, wherein an editing tool for editing the drawing information is transmitted in response to a request from the receiving terminal. 16. An information display method for displaying drawing information registered via a network, comprising: requesting map information associated with desired guide information; and associating the guide information with the guide information via a network. A display method, comprising: receiving received map information and the drawing information; and displaying the map information and the drawing information in a superimposed manner. 17. An information display device for displaying drawing information registered via a network, comprising: transmitting means for requesting map information associated with desired guide information; A display device comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive associated map information and the drawing information; and a display unit configured to display the map information and the drawing information in a superimposed manner.