JP2002257557A - Car navigation system and car navigation method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] An object of the present invention is to provide a car navigation device and a car navigation method capable of transferring data such as a current position using an email. SOLUTION: A mail creating unit 8, a position information storing unit 9 for storing current position information, a position file creating unit 10 for converting the current position information into position file data, a file storing unit 11, and a mail transmitting unit 12 And the mail receiving unit 13
A received mail storage unit 14, a received mail list display unit 15 for displaying a received mail list, and a mail display unit 16
And a communication access unit 17 for accessing the Internet
And an attached file processing unit 18 for branching the processing depending on the type of the mail attached file, and a position file analyzing unit 19 for analyzing the position file data and extracting the current position information.
And a position information display unit 20 for displaying the position indicated by the current position information on the map, and a map information storage unit 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car navigation device for displaying a current position on a display screen and a car navigation method in the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional car navigation apparatus, when data such as a current position is to be transferred between a plurality of apparatuses, it is necessary to use a storage medium or a dedicated communication device.

[0003]

However, the method using a storage medium has a problem that it is complicated to use it between distant devices, and the method using a dedicated communication device is costly. There was a problem of this.

According to the car navigation device and the car navigation method, data such as a current position can be transferred using a function of Internet mail (e-mail, hereinafter, referred to as “mail”) which is now widely used in the car navigation device. Is required.

[0005] In order to satisfy this demand, the present invention provides a car navigation device capable of transferring data such as a current position using mail, and a car navigation device capable of transferring data such as a current position using mail. It is intended to provide a car navigation method.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a car navigation device according to the present invention comprises a mail creating section for creating a mail to be transmitted, a position information storage section for storing current position information, and a current position information. File conversion unit for converting a file into position file data, a file storage unit for storing an attached file, a mail transmission unit for transmitting the generated mail, a mail reception unit for receiving the mail, and a reception for storing the received mail. A mail storage unit, a received mail list display unit that displays a list of received mails, a mail display unit that displays the contents of the received mail, a communication access unit that accesses the Internet via a communication device,
An attachment file processing unit that branches processing according to the type of attachment file of the received mail, a position file analysis unit that analyzes position file data and extracts current position information,
It has a configuration having a position information display unit that displays the position indicated by the current position information on the map, and a map information storage unit that stores the map information.

As a result, a car navigation device capable of transferring data such as the current position using mail is obtained.

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a car navigation method according to the present invention is a car navigation method having a transmission step and a reception step, wherein the transmission step includes a mail creation screen display step of displaying a mail creation screen, Attachment file selection screen display step for displaying the attachment file selection screen based on the attachment file selection request, and when the current position is selected, the stored current position information is converted to an attached file and stored. Step, an input step of inputting a destination, a title, and a body, and an e-mail transmitting step of transmitting an e-mail with an attached file stored according to a transmission instruction,
A receiving step of receiving the mail in response to the request for receiving the mail and storing the received mail as a received mail;
Received list display step for displaying a list of received mails, mail display step for displaying received mails stored in response to a request for displaying received mails, and location information attached to received mails in response to a request for displaying attached files, and a map taken out And a position display step of displaying the information together with the information.

As a result, a car navigation method for transferring data such as the current position using mail is obtained.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A car navigation device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a mail creating unit for creating a mail to be transmitted, a position information storage unit for storing current position information,
A position file creator for converting the current position information into position file data, a file storage for storing the attached file, a mail transmitting unit for transmitting the generated mail, a mail receiving unit for receiving the mail, A received mail storage unit for storing, a received mail list display unit for displaying a list of received mails, a mail display unit for displaying the contents of the received mail, a communication access unit for accessing the Internet via a communication device, Attachment file processing unit that branches processing according to the type of attached file of the received mail, position file analysis unit that analyzes the position file data to extract the current position information, and position that displays the position indicated by the current position information on a map An information display unit and a map information storage unit for storing map information are provided.

With this configuration, it is possible to send and receive mail via the Internet, to send the current position information attached to the mail to the partner car navigation device, and to attach the mail to the mail in the own car navigation device. Since the current position information can be received, a storage medium and a dedicated communication device which were conventionally required can be eliminated, and the transfer of the current position information can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet. Has the effect of being able to.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car navigation device, comprising: a mail creating unit for creating a mail to be sent; a file storage unit for storing an attached file; a mail sending unit for sending the created mail; A mail receiving unit, a received mail storage unit for storing received mail,
Received mail list display section for displaying a list of received mails, mail display section for displaying the contents of received mails, communication access section for accessing the Internet via a communication device, and types of attached files of the received mails An address file storage unit for storing address book data, an address file creating unit for converting address book data into address file data, and analyzing the address file data into address book data. An address file analysis unit to be converted;
And an address book display unit for displaying address book data.

With this configuration, it is possible to send and receive mail via the Internet, to send an address book attached to the mail to the other party's car navigation device, and to use the address attached to the mail in the own car navigation device. Since the book can be received, a storage medium and a dedicated communication device which were required in the past can be eliminated, and the transfer of the address book can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet. Having.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car navigation device, comprising: a mail receiving unit that receives a mail; a received mail storage unit that stores a received mail; a received mail list display unit that displays a list of received mails; An e-mail display unit for displaying the contents of the received e-mail, an attached file processing unit for branching the processing according to the type of the attached file of the received e-mail, a position file analysis unit for analyzing the position file data and extracting the position information, A position information display unit for displaying the position indicated by the position information, a map information storage unit for storing map information, a network access unit for accessing a network via a network device, and a top for displaying an initial page of a search service A page display section,
A search unit for searching based on a keyword input on the initial page, a database unit for storing data searched by the search unit, a search result list display unit for displaying a list of search results by the search unit, and a list of search results , An address input screen display for inputting an e-mail destination, an e-mail data creation unit for creating e-mail data based on a search result by the search unit, and transmitting the e-mail data And a mail data transmission unit.

With this configuration, it is possible to display one item of the search result, and if the one item matches the request of the user, request by mail to transmit the location information of the one item. For example, when the one item is a specific movie theater, the user can be notified of the location together with the contents of the specific movie theater.

A car navigation method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a car navigation method having a transmission step and a reception step, wherein the transmission step includes a step of displaying a mail creation screen for displaying a mail creation screen, and selection of an attached file. Attachment file selection screen display step for displaying an attachment file selection screen based on the request, and when the current position is selected on the attachment file selection screen, the stored current position information is converted to an attachment file and stored. An information attachment step, an input step of inputting a destination, a title, and a text, and a mail transmission step of transmitting an e-mail by attaching an attached file stored in accordance with a transmission instruction. A mail receiving step of receiving mail and storing it as received mail; Received list display step for displaying a list of e-mails, e-mail display step for displaying received e-mails stored in response to a request for display of received e-mails, and location information attached to the received e-mails in response to a request for display of attached files to extract map information And a position displaying step for displaying the same.

With this configuration, it is possible to send and receive mail via the Internet, to send the current position information attached to the mail to the partner car navigation device, and to attach it to the mail in the own car navigation device. Since the current position information can be received, a storage medium and a dedicated communication device which were conventionally required can be eliminated, and the transfer of the current position information can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet. Has the effect of being able to.

A car navigation method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a car navigation method having a transmission step and a reception step, wherein the transmission step includes a step of displaying a mail creation screen for displaying a mail creation screen, and selection of an attached file. Attachment file selection screen display step for displaying an attachment file selection screen based on the request, and when address book data is selected on the attachment file selection screen, the stored address book data is converted into an attachment file and stored. An address book attaching step, an input step of inputting a destination, a title, and a text, and a mail transmitting step of attaching the address book data stored according to the transmission instruction and transmitting the mail are provided. Mail that receives mail upon request and stores it as received mail Receiving step, a receiving list displaying step for displaying a list of received mails, a mail displaying step for displaying received mails stored in response to a request for displaying received mails, and an address book attached to the received mails in response to a request for displaying attached files. Address book display step of taking out data and displaying address book data.

With this configuration, it is possible to send and receive mail via the Internet, to send an address book attached to the mail to the other party's car navigation device, and to use the address attached to the mail in the own car navigation device. Since the book can be received, a storage medium and a dedicated communication device which were required in the past can be eliminated, and the transfer of the address book can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet. Having.

A car navigation method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a car navigation method having a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step includes a top page displaying step of displaying a top page, and a transmitting step. A search result list display step of displaying a list of search results; a search result display step of displaying search results for each item in response to a request for the search result display;
An address input step of inputting an e-mail address using an address input screen displayed in response to a request for sending a place; The receiving step includes receiving an e-mail in response to a request for e-mail reception and storing the received e-mail as a received e-mail, displaying a list of received e-mails, and displaying a received e-mail stored in response to the received e-mail display request. It has a mail display step to be displayed, and a position display step to take out the position information attached to the received mail in response to the request for displaying the attached file and display it together with the map information.

[0021] With this configuration, it is possible to display one item of the search result, and if the one item matches the request of the user, request by mail to transmit the location information of the one item. For example, when the one item is a specific movie theater, the user can be notified of the location together with the contents of the specific movie theater.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a car navigation apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a central processing unit, 2 is a display device, 3 is a communication device, 4 is an input device, 5 is a main storage device, 6 is a secondary storage device, and 7 is a car for controlling a car navigation function. A navigation unit, 8 an e-mail creating unit for creating an outgoing e-mail, 9 a position information storage unit for storing current position information (current position information), 10 a position file creating unit for converting the current position information into position file data, 1
1 is a file storage unit for storing attached files, 12 is a mail transmission unit for transmitting mail, 13 is a mail reception unit for receiving mail, 14 is a received mail storage unit for storing received mail, and 15 is a received mail storage unit. A received mail list display section for displaying a list, 16 is a mail display section for displaying the contents of received mail, 17 is a communication access section for accessing the Internet via a communication device, and 18 is a type of attached file of the received mail. An attached file processing unit for branching the processing; 19, a position file analyzing unit for analyzing the position file data and extracting current position information;
Is a position information display unit for displaying the position indicated by the current position information on the map, 21 is a map information storage unit for storing map information, 2
2 is an address book storage unit for storing address book data, 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes an address file creating unit for converting address book data into address file data; 24, an address file analyzing unit for analyzing the address file data to convert it into address book data; and 25, an address book display unit for displaying address book data. is there.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a car navigation system in which the car navigation device of FIG. 1 is connected via the Internet.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 41 denotes the Internet, 4
2 and 45 are Internet providers, 43 and 46 are mail servers, and 44 and 47 are the car navigation devices of FIG.

The operation of the thus constructed and arranged car navigation device will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a reception operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 11 to 18 show display screens in the car navigation device of FIG. FIG.

First, the transmission operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user issues a mail creation request using the input device 4, the mail creation section 8 displays a mail creation screen (S101, mail creation screen display step). On this occasion,
The screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request for selecting an attached file using the input device 4, the mail creation unit 8 displays a screen for selecting an attached file (attached file selection screen display step). When “current position” is selected, the position file creating unit 10 converts the current position information stored in the position information storage unit 9 into a file, and
(S102, position information attaching step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. Next, the user inputs a destination, a title, and a text using the input device 4 (S103, input step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. Next, when the user issues a transmission instruction using the input device 4, the mail transmission unit 12 transmits the mail with the attached file stored in the file storage unit 11 (S104, a mail transmission step). . At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the display device 2.

Next, the receiving operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user issues a request to receive mail with the input device 4, the mail receiving unit 13 receives the mail and stores it in the received mail storage unit 14 (S201, mail receiving step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. The received mail list display unit 15 displays a list of received mails (S202, reception list display step).
At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the display device 2.
Next, when the user issues a request for displaying the received mail using the input device 4, the mail display unit 16 displays the received mail stored in the received mail storage unit 14 (S203, mail display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request for displaying an attached file on the input device 4, the attached file processing unit 18 extracts the current location information using the location file analysis unit 19, and
The position information display unit 20 displays the map information stored in the map information storage unit 21 (S204, position display step).
At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display device 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a mail creating unit 8 for creating a mail to be transmitted, a position information storage unit 9 for storing current position information, and converting the current position information into position file data. Position file creation unit 10, file storage unit 11 for storing attached files, mail transmission unit 12 for sending created mail, mail reception unit 13 for receiving mail, and received mail storage unit for storing received mail 14, a received mail list display unit 15 for displaying a list of received mails, a mail display unit 16 for displaying the contents of received mails, a communication access unit 17 for accessing the Internet via the communication device 3, An attachment processing unit 18 for branching the processing according to the type of the attached file of the e-mail, and analyzing the position file data to determine the current position. Position file analysis section 1 to retrieve the broadcast
9, a position information display unit 20 for displaying the position indicated by the current position information on the map, and a map information storage unit 21 for storing the map information. Since the current position information attached to the e-mail can be transmitted to the other party's car navigation device and the current position information attached to the e-mail can be received in the own car navigation device, a storage medium conventionally required And a dedicated communication device can be dispensed with, and the transfer of the current position information can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet.

(Embodiment 2) The configuration of the car navigation system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is the same as that of Embodiment 1 and is the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and the configuration of the car navigation system is the same as that of Embodiment 1. , The configuration shown in FIG.

The operation of the thus constructed and arranged car navigation device will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a reception operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 19 to 26 show display screens in the car navigation device of FIG. FIG.

First, the transmission operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user issues a mail creation request using the input device 4, the mail creation section 8 displays a mail creation screen (S301, mail creation screen display step). On this occasion,
The screen shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request for selecting an attached file using the input device 4, the mail creation unit 8 displays a screen for selecting an attached file (attached file selection screen display step). When "address book" is selected, the address file creation unit 23 converts the address book data stored in the address book storage unit 22 into address file data and stores the converted address file data in the file storage unit 11 (S302,
Address book attachment step). At this time, the display device 2 shown in FIG.
A screen indicated by 0 is displayed. Next, the user operates the input device 4
Is used to input the destination, title, and text (S303,
Input step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the display device 2. When the user issues a transmission instruction using the input device 4, the mail transmission unit 12 transmits a mail with the attached file stored in the file storage unit 11 attached (S304, mail transmission step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the display device 2.

Next, the receiving operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user issues a request to receive mail with the input device 4, the mail receiving unit 13 receives the mail and stores it in the received mail storage unit 14 (mail receiving step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 23 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, the received mail list display unit 15 displays a list of received mails (S402, reception list display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 24 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request to display the received mail using the input device 4, the mail display unit 16 displays the received mail stored in the received mail storage unit 14 (S403, mail display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 25 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request for displaying an attached file with the input device 4, the attached file processing unit 18 extracts the address book using the address file analyzing unit 24,
The address book display unit 25 displays the address book (S40).
4. Address book display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 26 is displayed on the display device 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a mail creating section 8 for creating a mail to be sent, a file storage section 11 for storing an attached file, a mail sending section 12 for sending the created mail, A mail receiving unit 13 for receiving mail, a received mail storage unit 14 for storing received mail, a received mail list display unit 15 for displaying a list of received mail, and a mail display unit for displaying the contents of received mail 16, a communication access unit 17 for accessing the Internet via the communication device 3, an attached file processing unit 18 for branching processing according to the type of attached file of the received mail, and an address book storage unit 22 for storing address book data. An address file creating unit 23 for converting address book data into address file data;
By having the address file analysis unit 24 that analyzes the address file data and converts it into address book data, and the address book display unit 25 that displays the address book data, it is possible to send and receive mail via the Internet. Since the address book attached to the e-mail can be transmitted to the other party's car navigation device while being attached to the e-mail, and the address book attached to the e-mail can be received in the own car navigation device, the storage medium and the dedicated communication conventionally required The device can be unnecessary, and
The transfer of the address book can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a car navigation system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 26 denotes a central processing unit;
Is a display device, 28 is a network device, 29 is an input device, 30 is a main storage device, 31 is a secondary storage device, 32 is a network access unit that accesses a network (for example, the Internet) via the network device 28,
33 is a top page display unit for displaying an initial page of the search service, 34 is a search unit for searching based on a keyword input by the user, 35 is a database unit for storing search data as data searched by the search unit 34, 36 Is a search result list display section for displaying a list of search results, 37 is a search result display section for displaying one item of search results, 38 is an address input screen display section for inputting a mail destination, and 39 is a search result based on the search results. The mail data creation unit 40 for creating mail data is a mail data transmission for sending mail data. Although not shown, the car navigation device in FIG. 3 includes the components 7 to 16 and 18 to 21 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a car navigation system in which the car navigation device of FIG. 3 is connected via the Internet.

In FIG. 4, 48 is the Internet, 4
9 is an Internet provider, 50 is a mail server,
Reference numeral 51 denotes the car navigation device shown in FIG. 3, 52 denotes a search site, and 53 denotes a personal computer.

The operation of the thus constructed and arranged car navigation system will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 27 to 35. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation (including a search operation) in the car navigation device in FIG. 3, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a reception operation in the car navigation device in FIG.
27 to 35 are screen diagrams showing display screens in the car navigation device of FIG.

First, the transmission operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user accesses the search site 52 using the Internet browser of the personal computer 53, the top page display section 32 displays the top page (S501, top page display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 27 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a search request using the input device of the personal computer 53, the search unit 34 searches the database unit 35 and displays a list of search results using the search result list display unit 36 (S502, Search result list display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 28 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, the user enters the personal computer 5
When a search result display request is issued using the input device of No. 3,
The search result display section 37 displays the search result for each item (S
503, search result display step). At this time, the display device 2
29 shows a screen shown in FIG. 29 (here, a screen showing information related to ABC cinema). Next, when the user issues a request for sending a place (here, a request to send place information of the ABC cinema) using the input device of the personal computer 53, the address input screen display section 38 displays an address input screen, Inputs a mail address using the input device of the personal computer 53 (S50).
4. Address input step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 30 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a mail transmission request using the input device of the personal computer 53, the mail data creation unit creates mail data based on the search result, and the mail data transmission unit 40 sends the mail (S505). , Email sending step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 31 is displayed on the display device 2.

Next, the receiving operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user issues a request to receive a mail using the input device 4, the mail receiving unit 13 receives the mail and stores it in the received mail storage unit 14 (S601, mail receiving step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 32 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, the received mail list display unit 15 displays a list of received mails (S602, reception list display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 33 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request for displaying the received mail using the input device 4, the mail display unit 16 displays the received mail storage unit 1
4 is displayed (S603, mail display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 34 is displayed on the display device 2. Next, when the user issues a request for displaying an attached file with the input device 4, the attached file processing unit 18
Extracts the current position information using the position file analysis unit 19, and the position information display unit 20 displays the map information stored in the map information storage unit 21 (S604, position display step). At this time, the screen shown in FIG. 35 is displayed on the display device 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a mail receiving unit 13 for receiving a mail, a received mail storage unit 14 for storing a received mail, and a received mail list display for displaying a list of received mails Unit 15, a mail display unit 16 for displaying the contents of the received mail, an attached file processing unit 18 for branching the processing according to the type of the attached file of the received mail, and a position for extracting the position information by analyzing the position file data A file analysis unit 19 and a position information display unit 20 for displaying the position indicated by the position information on the map
And a map information storage unit 21 for storing map information, a network access unit 32 for accessing a network via a network device 28, a top page display unit 33 for displaying an initial page of a search service, and an input on the initial page. Search unit 34 for searching based on keywords
A database unit 35 for storing data searched by the search unit 34, a search result list display unit 36 for displaying a list of search results by the search unit 34, and a search result display for displaying one item of the search results displayed in a list Unit 37, an address input screen display unit 38 for inputting a mail destination, a mail data creation unit 39 for creating mail data based on a search result by the search unit 34, and a mail data transmission unit 40 for sending mail data. And the search result 1
When an item is displayed, and the item matches the user's request, a request can be made by e-mail to transmit the location information of the item. For example, when the item is a specific movie theater The user can be notified of the location together with the contents of the specific movie theater.

[0050]

As described above, according to the car navigation device of the first aspect of the present invention, a mail creation unit for creating a mail to be transmitted, a position information storage unit for storing current position information, A location file creator that converts location information into location file data, a file storage that stores attached files, a mail sender that sends created emails, a mail receiver that receives emails, and stores received emails A received mail storage unit, a received mail list display unit for displaying a list of received mails, a mail display unit for displaying the contents of received mails, a communication access unit for accessing the Internet via a communication device, Attachment processing section that branches the processing according to the type of attached file of the e-mail, and the current position by analyzing the position file data By having a position file analysis unit that retrieves information, a position information display unit that displays the position indicated by the current position information on a map, and a map information storage unit that stores map information, transmission and reception of mail via the Internet is possible. It is possible to send the current position information attached to the e-mail to the destination car navigation device attached to the e-mail and to receive the current position information attached to the e-mail in the own car navigation device. Conventional storage media and dedicated communication devices can be dispensed with, and the advantageous effect that the current position information can be transferred with a simple configuration by using the Internet can be obtained.

According to the car navigation device of the second aspect, an e-mail creating section for creating an e-mail to be transmitted,
Displays a file storage unit for storing attached files, a mail transmission unit for transmitting created mail, a mail reception unit for receiving mail, a received mail storage unit for storing received mail, and a list of received mail. Received mail list display unit, mail display unit that displays the contents of received mail, communication access unit that accesses the Internet via a communication device, and attached file processing that branches processing according to the type of attached file of received mail An address book storage unit for storing address book data, an address file creating unit for converting the address book data into address file data, an address file analyzing unit for analyzing the address file data and converting it to address book data, By having an address book display section for displaying address book data It is possible to send and receive e-mail via the Internet, to send an address book attached to e-mail to a destination car navigation device, and to receive an address book attached to e-mail in the own car navigation device. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need for a storage medium and a dedicated communication device, which are conventionally required, and to obtain an advantageous effect that the transfer of the address book can be realized with a simple configuration by using the Internet.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a mail receiving unit for receiving mail, a received mail storage unit for storing received mail, and a received mail list display unit for displaying a list of received mails. A mail display unit that displays the contents of the received mail, an attachment file processing unit that branches the processing according to the type of the attached file of the received mail, and a position file analysis unit that analyzes the position file data and extracts the position information. A position information display unit that displays the position indicated by the position information on the map, a map information storage unit that stores the map information, and a network access unit that accesses a network via a network device.
A top page display section that displays the initial page of the search service, a search section that searches based on keywords entered in the initial page, a database section that stores data searched by the search section, and a list of search results by the search section. Search result list display part to perform and 1 of the search results displayed in the list
A search result display section for displaying items, an address input screen display section for inputting the destination of mail, a mail data creation section for creating mail data based on the search results by the search section, and a mail data for sending mail data. By having the transmission unit, it is possible to display one item of the search result, and when the one item matches the request of the user, request by e-mail to transmit the location information of the one item. For example, when one item is a specific movie theater, an advantageous effect that the user can be notified of the location together with the contents of the specific movie theater is obtained.

According to the car navigation method of the present invention, there is provided a car navigation method including a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step includes a mail creating screen displaying step for displaying a mail creating screen, and an attached file. Attachment file selection screen display step to display the attachment file selection screen based on the selection request of the user, and when the current position is selected on the attachment file selection screen, the stored current position information is converted into the attachment file and stored Location information attachment step
It has an input step of inputting a text, and an e-mail transmission step of transmitting an e-mail by attaching an attached file stored in accordance with a transmission instruction. An e-mail receiving step, an e-mail list display step of displaying a list of received e-mails, and an e-mail display step of displaying received e-mails stored in response to the received e-mail display request.
A position display step of extracting the position information attached to the received mail in response to the request for displaying the attached file and displaying the extracted information together with the map information, so that transmission and reception of the mail can be performed via the Internet. Since the location information can be transmitted to the other party's car navigation device and the current car navigation device can receive the current location information attached to the e-mail, the storage medium and the dedicated communication device which were conventionally required are unnecessary. In addition, there is an advantageous effect that the current position information can be transferred with a simple configuration by using the Internet.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car navigation method including a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step includes a mail creating screen displaying step for displaying a mail creating screen, and an attached file. Attachment file selection screen display step for displaying the attachment file selection screen based on the selection request of the user, and when the address book data is selected on the attachment file selection screen, the stored address book data is converted into the attachment file. An address book attaching step for storing, an input step for inputting a destination, a title, and a body, and a mail transmitting step for attaching the stored address book data according to a transmission instruction and transmitting the mail; Receives e-mail according to reception request and stores it as received e-mail E-mail receiving step, a received list display step for displaying a list of received e-mails, an e-mail display step for displaying received e-mails stored in response to a received e-mail display request, Having an address book display step of extracting address book data and displaying the address book data, so that transmission / reception of mail can be performed via the Internet, and the address book can be attached to mail and transmitted to the other party's car navigation device. In addition, since the address book attached to the mail can be received by the own car navigation device, the storage medium and the dedicated communication device which were required in the past can be eliminated, and the use of the Internet can be simplified. Address book transfer with a simple configuration Advantageous effect can be obtained.

According to the car navigation method of the present invention, there is provided a car navigation method including a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step is a top page displaying step of displaying a top page, and a database is provided by a search request. A search result list display step of displaying a list of search results in the section, a search result display step of displaying a search result for each item in response to a search result display request, and an address input screen displayed in response to a location sending request. An address input step of inputting an e-mail address, and an e-mail transmission step of generating e-mail data based on a search result in response to an e-mail transmission request and transmitting an e-mail, the receiving step includes receiving an e-mail in response to an e-mail reception request. Mail receiving step to store as received mail List display step for displaying a list of received mails, an e-mail display step for displaying received e-mails stored in response to a request for display of received e-mails, and taking out position information attached to the received e-mails in response to a request for display of an attached file and extracting the position information together with map information Display position display step to display one item of the search result,
If the item matches the user's request, it can be requested by e-mail to send the location information of that one item. For example, if that one item is a specific movie theater,
An advantageous effect is obtained in that the user can be notified of the location together with the contents of the specific movie theater.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a car navigation device according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a car navigation system in which the car navigation device of FIG. 1 is connected via the Internet.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a car navigation device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a car navigation system in which the car navigation device of FIG. 3 is connected via the Internet.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a receiving operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a receiving operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a receiving operation in the car navigation device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 17 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

18 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 20 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 21 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 22 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 23 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 24 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 25 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 1;

26 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 27 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device in FIG. 3;

FIG. 28 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 29 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 30 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device in FIG. 3;

FIG. 31 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device in FIG. 3;

FIG. 32 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device in FIG. 3;

FIG. 33 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 34 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device in FIG. 3;

FIG. 35 is a screen diagram showing a display screen in the car navigation device in FIG. 3;

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 1, 26 Central processing unit 2, 27 Display device 3 Communication device 4, 29 Input device 5, 30 Main storage device 6, 31 Secondary storage device 7 Car navigation unit 8 Email creation unit 9 Location information storage unit 10 Location file creation unit REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 file storage unit 12 mail transmission unit 13 mail reception unit 14 received mail storage unit 15 received mail list display unit 16 mail display unit 17 communication access unit 18 attached file processing unit 19 attached file analysis unit 20 location information display unit 21 map information storage Unit 22 address book storage unit 23 address file creation unit 24 address file analysis unit 25 address book display unit 28 network device 32 network access unit 33 top page display unit 34 search unit 35 database unit 36 search result list display unit 37 search result display unit 38 AD Enter the screen display unit 39 e-mail data creation unit 40 e-mail data transmission unit 41, 48 Internet 42,45,49 Internet provider 43,46,50 mail server 44,47,51 car navigation device 52 search site 53 personal computer

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Claims (6)

[The claims] An e-mail creating section for creating an e-mail to be transmitted, a position information storage section for storing current position information, a position file creating section for converting the current position information into position file data, and storing an attached file. A file storage unit, a mail transmission unit that transmits the created mail, a mail reception unit that receives the mail, a reception mail storage unit that stores the received mail, and a reception mail that displays a list of the received mail A list display unit, a mail display unit that displays the content of the received mail, a communication access unit that accesses the Internet via a communication device,
An attached file processing unit for branching processing according to the type of the attached file of the received mail, a position file analyzing unit for analyzing the position file data and extracting the current position information, and a position indicated by the current position information on a map And a map information storage unit for storing map information. 2. A mail creating unit for creating a mail to be sent, a file storage unit for storing an attached file, a mail sending unit for sending the created mail, a mail receiving unit for receiving the mail, A received mail storage unit for storing mail, a received mail list display unit for displaying a list of the received mails, a mail display unit for displaying the contents of the received mails, and communication for accessing the Internet via a communication device An access unit, an attached file processing unit that branches processing according to a type of an attached file of the received mail, an address book storage unit that stores address book data, and an address file creation that converts the address book data into address file data And an address for analyzing the address file data and converting it into address book data And Airu analysis unit, a car navigation system and having an address book display unit for displaying the address book data. An e-mail receiving unit for receiving the e-mail; a received e-mail storage unit for storing the received e-mail; a received e-mail list display unit for displaying a list of the received e-mails; An e-mail display unit to be displayed, an attached file processing unit for branching processing according to the type of an attached file of the received e-mail, a position file analysis unit for analyzing position file data and extracting position information, and the position information on a map. A position information display unit that displays a position indicated by a map information storage unit that stores map information, a network access unit that accesses a network via a network device, and a top page display unit that displays an initial page of a search service. A search unit for searching based on the keyword input on the initial page; , A search result list display section for displaying a list of search results by the search section, a search result display section for displaying one item of the search results displayed in the list, and input of a mail destination. A car navigation device comprising: an address input screen display unit; a mail data creation unit that creates mail data based on a search result by the search unit; and a mail data transmission unit that sends mail data. 4. A car navigation method having a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step includes a step of displaying a mail creating screen for displaying a mail creating screen, and a step of selecting an attached file based on a request to select an attached file. An attached file selection screen displaying step of displaying a screen; a position information attaching step of converting the stored current position information into an attached file when the current position is selected on the attached file selection screen; An input step of inputting a title and a text, and an e-mail transmitting step of transmitting an e-mail by attaching the stored attached file according to a transmission instruction, wherein the receiving step receives an e-mail according to a request for e-mail reception. Displays a mail receiving step to store as received mail and a list of the received mail A receiving list display step, a mail displaying step of displaying the stored received mail in response to a request for displaying received mail, and a position information attached to the received mail in response to a request for displaying an attached file, and displaying it together with map information. And a position display step. 5. A car navigation method having a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step includes a step of displaying a mail creating screen for displaying a mail creating screen, and a step of selecting an attached file based on a request for selecting an attached file. An attached file selection screen displaying step of displaying a screen; an address book attaching step of converting stored address book data into an attached file when an address book is selected on the attached file selection screen; An input step of inputting a title and a text, and a mail transmitting step of transmitting the mail by attaching the stored address book data according to a transmission instruction, wherein the receiving step receives a mail in response to a request for receiving a mail. Receiving the mail as a received mail, and receiving the mail. A receiving list displaying step of displaying a list, a mail displaying step of displaying the stored received mail in response to a request for displaying received mail, and an address taking out address book data attached to the received mail in response to a request for displaying an attached file. An address book display step of displaying book data. 6. A car navigation method having a transmitting step and a receiving step, wherein the transmitting step includes a top page displaying step for displaying a top page, and a search for displaying a list of search results in a database unit in response to a search request. A result list display step, a search result display step of displaying a search result for each item in response to a search result display request, and an address input step of inputting a mail address using an address input screen displayed in response to a request for sending a place; An e-mail transmission step of generating e-mail data based on the search result in response to a request for e-mail transmission and transmitting the e-mail; Step and a reception list table for displaying a list of the received mails A mail display step of displaying the stored received mail in response to a request for display of received mail, a position display step of extracting position information attached to the received mail in response to a request for displaying an attached file, and displaying it together with map information. A car navigation method comprising: