JP2003130672A - Information displaying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform schedule when approaching a point set within a period that the schedule is registered and to inform the existence of the schedule in advance of the day specified by the schedule registered. SOLUTION: The system includes a map information storing part storing map information, an input device inputting the schedule, a schedule storing part storing the schedule, a displaying device displaying a map 41, and a display controlling device displaying the existence of the schedule on the map 41 at prescribed timing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a navigation device installed in a vehicle such as an automobile, an optimum route from a set starting point to a destination is searched based on road map data and displayed on a display screen. It is supposed to do.

Furthermore, if a destination and a date of visiting the destination are registered in advance, a function of automatically searching for a route to the destination on the registered day and displaying the route on a display screen is provided. A navigation device having the same is also provided. In this case, the operator such as the driver of the vehicle is
Destinations such as tourist destinations and visited places are set and registered in advance, and the date of visiting the destination, for example, the date of the next holiday is input and registered. Then, the navigation device automatically searches for a route to the destination when the holiday comes, and the route is displayed on the display screen.

Thus, the operator can grasp an appropriate route to the destination and also grasp the route to the destination scheduled in advance without forgetting on the scheduled day.

[0005]

However, in the conventional navigation apparatus, the route to the destination cannot be grasped until the scheduled day. Therefore, it was not possible to grasp the schedule of visiting the destination in advance.

When a schedule for driving to a resort on a relatively early schedule, for example, one month after Sunday, is set, the operator may forget the schedule.
In this case, even if the operator operates the navigation device to set the resort in advance and to register the date of the Sunday, the resort is displayed on the display screen of the navigation device until Sunday. The route to is never displayed. Therefore, the operator will remember the schedule by looking at the display screen when the navigation device is activated on Sunday, and cannot grasp the schedule in advance.

Further, the conventional navigation device cannot cope with a schedule that does not require a strict date setting. For example, in the case of a schedule such as "I need to transfer the charge from my bank account within the next week", "I plan to ship the parcel at the post office within one week from today." Therefore, the operator could not register the date.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems,
An information display system that can notify the schedule when the user approaches a set point within the period when the schedule is registered, and also notifies that there is a schedule before the day on which the schedule is registered. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

To this end, in the information display system of the present invention, a map information storage section for storing map information, an input device for inputting a schedule, and a schedule storage section for storing the schedule, It has a display device for displaying a map and a display control device for displaying the existence of the schedule on the map at a predetermined timing.

In another information display system of the present invention, a server including the map information storage unit, a schedule storage unit and a transmission / reception unit, a first information terminal including the input device and the transmission / reception unit, and the display are further provided. The second information terminal includes a device, a display control device, and a transmission / reception unit.

In still another information display system of the present invention, a server further including the map information storage unit, the schedule storage unit and the transmission / reception unit, and information including the input device, the display device, the display control device and the transmission / reception unit. It consists of a terminal.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the timing is a period defined in the schedule.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the display device displays a calendar, and the display control device displays the period on the calendar.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the display control device further displays a point defined in the schedule on the map.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the display control device further displays a route to the point on the map.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the timing is before the date and time set in the schedule.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the timing is when the current position reaches a predetermined position.

In still another information display system of the present invention, the presence of the schedule is further notified by sound or display.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of the information display system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an information providing server as a server, which is configured in a computer including a computing means such as a CPU and an MPU, a storage means such as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk and an optical disk, and a communication interface. Note that the computer may be a so-called distributed server in which a plurality of computers are organically combined, instead of a single computer. Further, another system may be built in the computer. Furthermore, the information providing server 11 may be one of the systems built in another computer.

Reference numerals 12a and 12b denote information terminals as a first information terminal and a second information terminal operated by the operator. Although the number of the information terminals is actually large, in the present embodiment, for the sake of explanation, 12a
And 12b. In addition, the operator, for example,
Although it is a driver or passenger of a vehicle such as a passenger car, a truck, a bus, or a motorcycle, it may be a pedestrian, a user of public transportation, or any other person.

The information terminals 12a and 12b are C
Computing devices such as PU and MPU, storage devices such as semiconductor memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, liquid crystal display, LE
A display device such as a D display and a CRT, a keyboard, a joystick, a cross key, a push button, a remote controller, an input device such as a touch panel, a display control device for controlling the display device, and a transmission / reception unit such as a communication interface are provided. The information terminals 12a and 12b are
For example, a navigation device mounted on a vehicle such as a passenger car, a truck, a bus, a motorcycle, a stationary telephone, a mobile telephone, a PHS (Personal Hand).
y-phone system) phone, personal digital assistant, PDA (Personal Digital As)
Any computer such as a computer, a game machine, a digital television, etc. may be used.

Further, the information terminals 12a and 12b are
It may have a current position detection device (not shown). The current position detecting device is the information terminal 12a, 1
When 2b is, for example, a navigation device, it is generally a GPS (Global Positionin).
g System), geomagnetic sensor, distance sensor, steering sensor, beacon sensor, gyro sensor, etc. to detect the current position. Further, for example, in the case of a mobile phone, a mobile information terminal, etc., generally, the position of the base station is set as the current position based on communication with a base station in which the mobile phone, mobile information terminal, etc. are located. To detect. Furthermore, a GPS receiver can be attached to a mobile phone, a mobile information terminal, or the like.

The information providing server 11 and the information terminals 12a and 12b are communicably connected to each other via a network 27. The network 27 is
Wired or wireless public communication line network, dedicated communication line network, mobile phone line network, Internet, intranet, LAN
(Local Area Network), WAN
(Wide Area Network), satellite communication line network, or any other communication line, or a combination thereof may be used. Also, communication may be performed using CS broadcasting or BS broadcasting using a broadcasting satellite, communication may be performed using terrestrial digital television broadcasting, and FM
Communication may be performed using multiplex broadcasting, or communication may be performed using an optical beacon or a radio wave beacon installed beside the road.

The information display system according to this embodiment has the information providing server 11 and the information terminal 12a.
12b. The operator is a person who has been registered in the information display system in advance and has a registration ID. The information terminals 12a and 12b are also registered.

The information providing server 11 uses the information such as the place of departure and the destination transmitted from the information terminals 12a and 12b, and the information such as the route to the destination based on various other information. Various information of the information terminal 12
a, 12b, an information providing unit 13, a transmitting / receiving unit 1 for exchanging information with the information terminals 12a, 12b.
4. A terminal information storage unit 15 for sequentially storing the information for each of the information terminals 12a and 12b, and the information terminal 12
It has a terminal specifying unit 16 for specifying a and 12b based on the ID or the like.

Then, the information providing unit 13 has a map database 17 as a map information storage unit and a POI (Poi).
nt of Interest) database 18, road database 19, traffic information database 20 as a road traffic information storage unit, and P as a schedule storage unit.
IM (Personal Information Ma)
page) has a database 21 and the like.

Here, the map database 17 stores map information such as nodes, links, coordinates, facility names for drawing a map. In addition, the POI database 18 stores facility data, town page data, event data, etc. for searching points of origin, destinations, transit points, and the like. Furthermore, the road database 19
Stores data for searching a route such as a road search cost and a road type.

Further, the traffic information database 20 is
For example, in a road traffic information communication system called VICS, road traffic information such as traffic congestion information and road traffic information created by collecting information on traffic control systems such as police and Japan Highway Public Corporation are stored. To do. Further, the traffic information database 20 includes event schedule information such as planned venues and dates of events such as festivals, parades, and fireworks displays. For example, roads around stations and large commercial facilities can be identified every day except weekends. There may be a traffic jam at the time,
It is desirable to store statistical traffic information such as traffic congestion during the summer holidays and weather information such as weather forecasts created by the Japan Meteorological Agency on roads around the beach.

In the PIM database 21, personal files corresponding to each operator are created and stored, and each personal file has a schedule, calendar, address book, and telephone directory of each operator. Stores personal information such as a registration point list and memos. Here, in the personal file, a schedule file, a calendar file, an address book file, a phone book file for storing personal information such as a schedule, a calendar, an address book, a phone book, a registration point list, and memos, respectively. ,
Attribute files such as a registration point list file and a memo file are developed and constructed corresponding to the attributes of the personal information. The personal file is created for each operator who is registered in advance, but it may be created for each information terminal. When the operator has a plurality of registration IDs, the registration ID It may be created for each.

The map database 17 and the POI
The storage means of the information providing server 11, which stores the database 18, road database 19, traffic information database 20, PIM database 21, etc., is the information providing server 1.
It may be one internal storage medium or an external storage medium. In this case, the internal storage medium and the external storage medium are a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a magnetic drum, and a CD.
-ROM, MD, DVD-ROM, optical disk, MO,
It may be any type such as an IC card, an optical card, and a memory card.

Further, the information providing section 13 draws a map based on the map information, the map creating section 22 and the PO.
A POI search unit 23 that searches point information such as coordinate information, name, and address of a predetermined point such as a destination based on the information stored in the I database 18, the road database 19, the traffic information database 20, etc. It has a route search unit 24 for searching a route from the current position to the destination based on the information stored in.

Further, the information providing unit 13 creates or updates the schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registration point list, memo, etc. of each operator based on the information received from the information terminals 12a and 12b. A PIM processing unit 25 for performing or extracting information included in the schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registration point list, memo, etc.
Further, it has a transmission information creation unit 26 which edits or creates information to be sent to the information terminals 12a and 12b in response to a request from the information terminals 12a and 12b.

The information providing unit 13 has a destination setting unit, an estimated arrival time calculation unit, a comparison unit, etc. (not shown), and stores various programs such as a PIM program and a route search program. Where the PIM
The program is a personal schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registration point list, which is generally used in personal digital assistants, PDAs, personal computers, etc.
It is a program for managing memos and the like.

In this case, the destination setting unit is
When the positional information such as the passing point and the registered point is registered in the schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registered point list, memo, etc., the destination is set based on the positional information. In addition, the estimated arrival time calculation unit calculates the time at which the vehicle will arrive at the destination, that is, the arrival based on the information on the route searched by the route search unit 24, for example, the sum of required time data for each road section. Calculate the estimated time. In addition,
The estimated arrival time calculation unit may update the estimated arrival time at regular time intervals. At this time, the estimated arrival time may be recalculated in consideration of the latest traffic congestion information, traffic regulation information, etc. stored in the traffic information database 20. Then, the comparison unit compares the predicted arrival time with the desired arrival time.

On the other hand, the information terminals 12a and 12b are transmitting / receiving sections for transmitting / receiving information contained in the information providing server 11 to the schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registration point list, memos, and other information. And a display control device. Here, the display control device causes the display device to display the calendar and the map transmitted from the information providing server 11, and the information terminals 12a, 12 on the map.
Display the current location of b, destination, peripheral facilities, etc. Furthermore, the desired arrival time, estimated arrival time, destination name,
It is desirable to display various information such as address information, facility data, town page data, event data, road traffic information, event schedule information, statistical congestion information, weather information and the like.

Here, in the present embodiment, the information providing server 11 uses the map database 17, the database such as the PIM database 21 and the route search unit 24, and the PI.
The information terminals 12a and 12b have means such as the M processing unit 25.
In response to a request from the user, route search, schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registration point list, memo, etc. are created, updated, edited, etc.
2b, so that the information terminal 12
The configurations of a and 12b can be simplified. Therefore, the information terminals 12a and 12b can be reduced in size and weight, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The information terminals 12a and 12b may have a database such as the map database 17 and means such as a route search unit 24 to perform route search. In this case, the configuration of the information providing server 11 can be simplified and the operating cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, the POI database 18, the road database 19, the traffic information database 20, the PIM database 21, the POI search unit 23, and the PIM processing unit 2
5, destination setting unit, estimated arrival time calculation unit, comparison unit, etc.
Not the information providing server 11, but the information terminals 12a and 12b
Can have.

Next, the operation of the information display system having the above configuration will be described.

Here, the information providing server 11 includes a map database 17, a POI database 18, a traffic information database 20, a PIM database 21, a database such as an additional information database, and a route search unit 24, PI.
It has a means such as an M processing unit 25 and performs route search, creation, updating, editing, etc. of a schedule, calendar, address book, telephone directory, registration point list, memos, etc. in response to a request from the information terminal 12a. A case where the result is transmitted to the information terminal 12b will be described. In this case, it is assumed that the information terminal 12a is a mobile phone or a PHS phone, and the information terminal 12b is a navigation device mounted on a vehicle. The same operator operates the information terminal 12a and the information terminal 12b.

FIG. 1 is a first diagram showing a display screen of an information terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a second diagram showing a display screen of an information terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method of displaying information in the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the operator operates the information terminal 12a to input his / her own schedule, that is, the schedule for the next month, for example. The schedule includes work, study, hobbies, driving, travel, leisure,
It includes a schedule for sports, eating out, and sightseeing. In the present embodiment, for example, "finish the construction of the XX house within the next month.", "Rent a book from the library within a few days", and "visit the XX office within this month." Jobs such as: "Buy regular medicine at a pharmacy this week.", "Transfer charges from your bank account within next week.", "Send mail parcels to the post office within a week from today." , Study, hobby,
A schedule for associating and setting a specific location, a destination, a point such as a facility, and a specific period for sports, eating out, sightseeing, shopping, and chores will be described.

In this case, the operator operates the information terminal 12
The PIM program stored in “a” is activated, and the schedule input screen is displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12a. When the PIM program is not stored in the information terminal 12a, the operator accesses the information providing server 11 from the information terminal 12a via the network 27 and is stored in the information providing server 11. The PIM program is activated, the schedule input screen is acquired, and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12a.

Then, the operator inputs items such as a period, a spot, an action schedule, and a memo on the schedule input screen. In this case, on the schedule input screen, input fields corresponding to items such as a period, a spot, an action schedule, and a memo are displayed, and the operator inputs each item into the input field. Here, it is preferable that when the input field is selected, a Japanese syllabary input palette is displayed, and a period, a point, and a memo are input by selecting the sounds one by one. Then, when inputting a telephone number, an address, etc., a number input palette is displayed, and the telephone number, address, etc. may be input by selecting each number one by one.

When the PIM processing unit 25 of the information providing server 11 has a function of extracting a keyword relating to a period, a spot, etc. from a sentence written in natural language, a single input field is displayed on the schedule input screen. It may be done. In this case, the operator can also input the items in the form of a sentence such as a memo or memo on the schedule input screen. Then, the PIM processing unit 2
5 extracts a keyword relating to a period, a spot, etc. from a sentence written in natural language, and automatically assigns the keyword to an input field corresponding to the period, the spot, etc. Here, the period may be only a date and may not include time,
Information such as a strict address and position coordinates may not be included in the point. Further, the action schedule, memo, etc. may be omitted.

Subsequently, the operator operates the information terminal 12a to transmit the inputted items to the information providing server 11 via the network 27. Then, the transceiver 1
4 receives the transmission information from the information terminal 12a. At this time, the terminal identifying unit 16 determines the ID included in the transmission information.
The key is extracted and the personal file stored in the PIM database 21 corresponding to the information terminal 12a is specified. Here, it is assumed that the personal file is created corresponding to the operator, and the ID key is information for identifying the operator.

Further, the PIM processing section 25 extracts items such as a period, a spot, an action schedule, and a memo from the transmission information.
In this case, the PIM processing unit 25 uses the POI search unit 23.
To obtain the position coordinates of the point. Then, the PIM processing unit 25 uses the PIM database 21.
The personal file specified by the terminal specifying unit 16 is selected from the personal files stored in the item 1 to be accessed, and the items are stored in the personal file. In this case, in the present embodiment, the period is extracted, and items such as the period, the point (including the position coordinate), the action schedule, and the memo are registered in association with the period. As a result, the schedule entered by the operator is stored in the PIM database 2
No. 1 is registered in the personal file corresponding to the operator.

Next, the operator operates the information terminal 12b to confirm, for example, his / her schedule for the current month. In this case, the operator uses the information terminal 12b to
A schedule request is transmitted to the information providing server 11 via the network 27. Then, the transmitting / receiving unit 14 receives the transmission information from the information terminal 12b. At this time,
The terminal identifying unit 16 extracts the ID key included in the transmission information and identifies the personal file stored in the PIM database 21 corresponding to the information terminal 12b. Here, as described above, since the personal file is created corresponding to the operator, the ID key is information for identifying the operator.

Then, the PIM processing unit 25 determines from the schedule file in the specified personal file that the current month is 1
Extract items related to monthly schedule. Then, the above-mentioned matter is data-converted in the transmission information creation unit 26 and then transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 14 to the information terminal 12b. In addition, the PIM program is the information terminal 12
If not stored in b, the PIM program is attached to the above matter and transmitted.

Subsequently, the information terminal 12 which has received the above-mentioned matters
The display control device of b causes the display device to display a schedule including the above items as a schedule display screen 30 as shown in FIG. Here, on the schedule display screen 30, a calendar 34 indicating the current month, for example, September 2001, is displayed. Further, the schedule display screen 30 shows the current date and time (year / month / day / hour /
31), the last update date / time (year / month / day / hour / minute) 32, which is the date and time when the schedule was last updated, and the month (year / month) 33 indicated by the calendar 34.

Reference numeral 35 denotes an icon displayed in a frame corresponding to each date of the calendar 34, which indicates that a point is registered in association with the date. Reference numeral 36 denotes an icon displayed in a frame corresponding to each date of the calendar 34, which indicates that a memo is registered in association with the date. further,
Reference numeral 37 denotes a cursor, which borders the frame corresponding to each date, that is, the frame is thickly displayed. Further, 38 is a corresponding period display showing a period corresponding to a period registration point display 42 which will be described later, for adding a frame to a date included in the corresponding period of the calendar 34 or changing a color of the date. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1, it is displayed by adding a rod-shaped pattern that passes all dates included in the period.

On the other hand, the display control device of the information terminal 12b can cause the display device to display the map display screen 40 as shown in FIG. Here, a case where the map 41 around the current position of the information terminal 12b is displayed will be described. In this case, 43 is the information terminal 12b
Is a current position display showing the current position, and 42 is a period registration point display showing a period registration point as a point registered in association with the period. On the map 41, it is desirable to display destinations, points set as transit points, registered points that are frequently visited, facilities such as post offices, restaurants, landmarks, and the like.

In this embodiment, the information terminal 12b is used.
A period registration point display 42 of a period registration point existing within a predetermined range from the current position is displayed on the map 41. The predetermined range is, for example, a range having a radius N [km] from the current position. Here, the value of N can be appropriately set by the operator. In this case, the operator can grasp the period registration points existing in an arbitrary area range regardless of the wide range or the narrow range.

In addition, the operator selects, in place of the current position of the information terminal 12b, a point input and registered on the schedule input screen or an arbitrary point on the map, and the area around the selected point is selected. It is also possible to confirm the period registration point display 42 in. That is, when confirming the period registration point in the area around the current position, the current position can be set arbitrarily. In this case, the operator can easily grasp the period registration points existing around any point, even at points other than the current position.

In the present embodiment, when the current position is the current position of the information terminal 12b and N = 0.5, that is, within a radius of 500 [m] from the current position of the information terminal 12b. A case where the period registration point display 42 of the period registration points existing in the area is displayed on the map 41 will be described.

When the period registration point display 42 is displayed on the map 41, a corresponding period display 38 showing a period corresponding to the period registration point display 42 is displayed on the calendar 34 as shown in FIG. It Thereby, the operator can easily understand that it is necessary to stop at the period registration point indicated by the period registration point display 42 during the period corresponding to the corresponding period display 38. Even if the current time 31 is not included in the period corresponding to the period registration point even if the period registration point exists in an area within a radius of 500 [m] from the current position, the period registration point of the period registration point. The display 42 is not displayed on the map 41. That is, at the timing when the corresponding period comes, the period registration point display 42 indicating the existence of the schedule is displayed on the map 41.

Subsequently, when the period registration point display 42 is displayed on the map 41, a stop selection button 44 for selecting whether to stop at the period registration point is displayed on the map 41. Here, the stop-by selection button 44 includes a stop-by button 44a for selecting to stop and a stop-by button 44b for selecting not to stop. Then, the operator moves the cursor 37 to the stop button 4
By moving to 4a or the non-stop button 44b, it is selected whether or not to stop at the period registration point. In addition,
The stop-off selection button 44 may be single. In this case, when the cursor 37 is moved to the stop selection button 44, it is determined that the stop at the period registration point is selected.

Then, the information terminal 12b informs the information providing server 11 that the visit to the period registration point has been selected.
Then, the route search unit 24 starts the route search for the route from the current position indicated by the current position display 43 to the period registration point indicated by the period registration point display 42. Subsequently, the result of the route search is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 14 of the information providing server 11 to the information terminal 12b,
Route guidance is provided for the route searched by the information terminal 12b. Here, the route guidance may be performed by displaying the route on the map 41,
It may be done by voice. If the cursor 37 is moved to the stop-by button 44b and it is selected not to stop at the period registration point, neither route search nor route guidance is performed.

Here, in the present embodiment, the cursor 37 can be moved by the operator by operating the input device of the information terminal 12b.
For example, the cursor 37 may be moved vertically and horizontally by operating a joystick, a cross key, or the like, or a numeral indicating a date may be input and moved. If the display device is a touch panel, the operator may The finger may touch the frame indicating the date to move the frame. In FIG.
The cursor 37 indicates September 24, which corresponds to the current date and time 31.

The cursor 37 is the calendar 34.
When the cursor 37 is moved further upward in the state of being positioned at the top of the calendar, the calendar of the previous month, that is, August is displayed, and the cursor 37 is positioned at the bottom of the calendar 34. When the cursor 37 is moved further downward, the calendar for the next month, that is, October, is displayed.

Then, when the cursor 37 is moved to the date indicated by the corresponding period display 38, that is, from September 24 to September 28 and designated by an operation such as clicking, display control of the information terminal 12b is performed. The device displays a schedule display 50 corresponding to the corresponding period display 38 on the schedule display screen 30 of the display device, as shown in FIG. In this case, it is desirable that the schedule display screen 30 and the map display screen 40 be displayed at the same time vertically and horizontally, but when the screen size of the display device is small, they are displayed sequentially. Good. The map display screen 40 may be closed and the entire display device may be used as the schedule display screen 30.

The schedule display 50 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the timing to notify that the displayed schedule item has been registered by voice, screen display, etc., indicates that it is during the corresponding period. Column 51 is displayed. In addition, a scheduled date / time column 52 indicating a scheduled period of the schedule item, a name column 53 indicating a name of a point where the schedule item is scheduled, a memo column 54 indicating a memo regarding the schedule item, and an address of the point. Address column 55, TEL column 5 indicating the telephone number to be referred to
6, an input date field 57 showing the date on which the schedule item is input, and a sender indicating the sender when the schedule item is transmitted from a person other than the operator, as described later. A column 58 and a transmission date column 59 showing the date when the schedule item was transmitted are displayed.

As a result, the operator can easily understand the details of the entered schedule.

Next, the operation when the operator edits the items registered as the schedule will be described.

In the present embodiment, the items already registered as the schedule can be edited. In this case, the operator performs the same operation as when newly inputting a schedule, and opens the schedule input screen on the information terminal 1
It is displayed on the display device 2a. Then, when a schedule to be edited is designated from the already registered schedules, the schedule that has already been input is displayed on the schedule input screen. Then, the already entered and registered schedule is edited by changing or deleting the contents of the entered schedule or adding new items. In this case, the operation performed by the operator is similar to the case of newly inputting the schedule described above, and the items in the input fields corresponding to the date and time, the point, and the memo may be edited, or the personal When the information is input in natural language, the document input in natural language may be edited.

Subsequently, the operator operates the information terminal 12a to transfer the edited schedule to the network 2.
It is transmitted to the information providing server 11 via 7. Then, the transmission / reception unit 14 receives the transmission information from the information terminal 12a. At this time, the terminal specifying unit 16 executes the same processing as in the case of newly inputting the schedule described above, and specifies the personal file stored in the PIM database 21 corresponding to the information terminal 12a.

Then, the PIM processing unit 25 causes the PIM
The personal file specified by the terminal specifying unit 16 is selected from the personal files stored in the database 21 and accessed, and the schedule is stored in the personal file.

In this way, when editing a schedule that has already been input and registered, the operator need only perform the same operation as when newly inputting a schedule. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit the already registered schedule.

By the way, in the present embodiment, when the information terminal 12b stores the map information in the storage device and has the map creating section 22, the information terminal 12b creates the map 41 immediately. Display on the display device. When the information terminal 12b does not store the map information and does not have the map creation unit 22, the information terminal 12b is
The request for the map 41 is transmitted together with the point to the information providing server 11 via the network 27. Then,
The map creation unit 22 of the information providing server 11 accesses the map database 17 to display the period registration point display 42,
Map 4 including current position display 43 and stop-off selection button 44
Create 1. Then, the map 41 corresponds to the transmission information creation unit 2
After data conversion in 6, the data is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 14 to the information terminal 12b and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b.

The map creating section 22 may create the map 41 in advance when the schedule input by the operator is registered in the personal file. In this case, the PIM processing unit 25 extracts points included in the input schedule and sends them to the map creating unit 22. When the map 41 corresponding to the point is created, the PIM processing unit 25 stores the map 41 in the personal file of the operator in the PIM database 21 in association with the point and the date. This allows the map 41 created in advance to be transmitted when the items related to the schedule are transmitted to the information terminal 12b in response to the request from the information terminal 12b. Therefore, the information terminal 12b does not store map information,
Even if the map creating unit 22 is not provided, the information terminal 12b can immediately display the map 41 corresponding to the point on the map display screen 40.

Further, facilities around the point included in the schedule may be searched and displayed on the map 41. In this case, for example, when the operator inputs the type of facility related to the schedule, the facility of the type existing around the point is searched. Then, the information terminal 12b stores the POI information in the storage device,
When the information terminal 12b has the search unit 23, the information terminal 12b searches for facilities around the point and displays them on the display device.

On the other hand, when the information terminal 12b does not store the POI information and does not have the POI search unit 23, the information terminal 12b is sent to the information providing server 11 via the network 27 together with the point. Send a facility search request. Then, the POI search unit 23 of the information providing server 11 accesses the POI database 18 and
The facilities around the point included in the schedule are searched. Then, after the found facility is data-converted by the transmission information creating unit 26, it is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 14 to the information terminal 12b and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b.

The POI searching unit 23 may search the facility in advance when the schedule input by the operator is registered in the personal file.
In this case, the PIM processing unit 25 extracts the point,
It is transmitted to the POI search unit 23. Then, when a facility of a type related to the schedule existing around the point is searched, the PIM processing unit 25 stores the facility in the personal file of the operator in the PIM database 21 as the point and the date. Store in association. Thereby, when the items related to the schedule are transmitted to the information terminal 12b in response to the request from the information terminal 12b, the facility searched in advance can also be transmitted. Therefore, even when the information terminal 12b does not store the POI information and does not have the POI search unit 23, the information terminal 12b does not have the POI information.
Can immediately display the facilities around the point on the map display screen 40.

Further, a route to a point included in the schedule may be searched and displayed on the map 41. In this case, usually, the destination of the route is the point,
Although the route is searched with the departure place as the home, the destination and the departure place can be arbitrarily designated. Then, when the information terminal 12b stores road information and the like in the storage device and has the route searching unit 24, the information terminal 12b searches for a route to the point and displays it on the display device.

On the other hand, when the information terminal 12b does not store road information and the like and does not have the route searching unit 24,
The information terminal 12b transmits a route search request together with the point to the information providing server 11 via the network 27. Then, the route search unit 2 of the information providing server 11
4 accesses the road database 19 and searches for a route to the point. Then, after the searched route is data-converted by the transmission information creating unit 26, it is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 14 to the information terminal 12b and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b.

The route searching unit 24 may search the route in advance when the schedule input by the operator is registered in the personal file. In this case, the PIM processing unit 25 extracts the point and transmits it to the route searching unit 24. Then, when the route corresponding to the point is searched, the PIM processing unit 25 causes the PIM processing unit 25 to search.
The route is stored in the personal file of the operator in the database 21 in association with the point and the date. Thereby, when the matter related to the schedule is transmitted to the information terminal 12b in response to the request from the information terminal 12b, the route searched in advance can be transmitted. Therefore, the information terminal 12b does not store road information,
Even if the information terminal 12b does not have the route searching unit 24, the information terminal 12b can immediately display the route to the point on the map 41.

Here, the route searching unit 24 accesses the traffic information database 20 when searching for a route,
The route may be searched in consideration of traffic information such as traffic jam information and traffic regulation information stored in the traffic information database 20. Further, the route search unit 24 may search for a route by predicting the occurrence of traffic congestion based on the accumulated statistical information and scheduled event information. For example,
A road near a station or a large-scale commercial facility, and the specified time is a specific time every day except weekends, for example, the scheduled time to pass through a road that is statistically confirmed to cause traffic congestion in the evening. To do this, search for a route that avoids the road. In addition, since traffic jams are expected around places where events such as festivals, parades, and fireworks festivals are scheduled, a route that avoids roads around the places is searched for.

Further, the route searching unit 24 may search for a route based on weather information such as a weather forecast stored in the traffic information database 20. For example, when heavy rain is expected, a route that avoids a mountain road where slip accidents frequently occur may be searched.

The information terminal 12b stores traffic information such as traffic jam information, traffic regulation information, accumulated statistical information, scheduled event information, weather information such as weather forecast, etc. When the information terminal 12b includes the search unit 24, the information terminal 12b does not send the route search request to the information providing server 11, and the traffic information, the statistical information,
A route can be searched in consideration of event information, weather information, and the like.

When the operator designates the date indicated by the cursor 37, the information terminal 12b displays the map 41 corresponding to the registered point on the display device, and the traffic information and statistical information corresponding to the date. Information, event information,
Meteorological information and the like can be displayed on the road on the map 41.

In this case, the information terminal 12b transmits a request for various information such as traffic information, statistical information, event information, and weather information to the information providing server 11 together with the point. Then, the route search unit 24 of the information providing server 11
Accesses the traffic information database 20 to predict the occurrence of traffic congestion, traffic regulation, etc. based on the accumulated statistical information about roads around the point and scheduled event information. In this case, the traffic information such as the occurrence of traffic congestion and traffic regulation is predicted in consideration of the day of the week, the season, the time included in the action schedule, etc. corresponding to the date. Then, after the predicted various information corresponding to the date is data-converted by the transmission information creation unit 26, the data is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 14 to the information terminal 12b and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b.

Further, the predicted traffic information can be stored in the personal file of the operator in the PIM database 21 in association with the point and the date.

When the information terminal 12b stores traffic information such as traffic jam information, traffic regulation information, accumulated statistical information, scheduled event information, etc. in the storage device, the information terminal 12b is The various kinds of information can be predicted without transmitting the request for the various kinds of information to the information providing server 11.

When the operator designates the date indicated by the cursor 37, the information terminal 12b displays the map 41 corresponding to the registered point on the display device and displays the weather information corresponding to the date on the map 41. It can also be displayed on the road above.

In this case, the information terminal 12b sends a request for traffic information to the information providing server 11 together with the point. Then, the route search unit 24 of the information providing server 11
Accesses the traffic information database 20 to obtain weather information such as a weather forecast for the area around the point. Then, after the weather information corresponding to the date is converted by the transmission information creating unit 26, the weather information is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 14 to the information terminal 12b and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b.

Further, the weather information may be stored in the personal file of the operator in the PIM database 21 in association with the point and date.

When the information terminal 12b stores weather information such as a weather forecast in the storage device, the information terminal 12b does not send a request for weather information to the information providing server 11, The weather information can be displayed on a display device.

As described above, when the date is designated, the traffic information and the weather information corresponding to the date around the point associated with the date are displayed on the display device.
The traffic information and the weather information can be referred to when checking or changing the schedule.

When the operator designates a road on the map 41 displayed on the map display screen 40, the traffic information on the road can be displayed on the calendar 34.

In this case, the information terminal 12b transmits a request for traffic information to the information providing server 11 together with road data of the road. Then, the route search unit 24 of the information providing server 11 accesses the traffic information database 20 and predicts occurrence of traffic congestion, traffic regulation, etc. based on the accumulated statistical information about the road and scheduled event information. To do. Then, when traffic congestion, traffic regulation, etc. are predicted for the road, the date on which the traffic congestion, traffic regulation, etc. are predicted is extracted. Then, after the date is data-converted by the transmission information creating unit 26, it is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 14 to the information terminal 12b and displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b.

For example, if the autumn festival is scheduled to be held on September 28 in the area around the road designated by the operator, it is predicted that congestion will occur on the road on September 28. In this case, the display in the frame corresponding to September 28th can be changed. This allows the operator to know that traffic will be congested on the road on September 28, so that the schedule can be changed as necessary.

In this embodiment, the case where the information terminal 12a is operated to input the schedule and the information terminal 12b is operated to confirm the schedule has been described. However, the information terminal 12b is operated. Alternatively, the schedule can be input and the information terminal 12a can be operated to confirm the schedule. Further, the schedule can be input and confirmed by operating the same information terminal. The information terminal has a POI database 18, a road database 19, a traffic information database 20, a PIM database 21, and a POI search unit 2.
3, the PIM processing unit 25, the destination setting unit, the estimated arrival time calculation unit, the comparison unit, etc., the information providing server 11
You can enter and confirm the schedule without accessing.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case of confirming the schedule has been described. However, if the information stored in the PIM database 21 is not deleted, the schedule that has become past can be confirmed. it can. In addition, past drives, trips,
If you enter a specific place, destination, facility, etc. regarding leisure, sports, eating out, sightseeing, etc. with the date,
The information display system in this embodiment can also be used to display past records.

Next, the flowchart will be described. Step S1 It waits whether the radius is within 500 [m] from the current position. In step S2, it is determined whether the current date and time 31 is in the corresponding period. If it is the corresponding period, the process proceeds to step S3, and if it is not the corresponding period, the process is ended. Step S3: Display on the display device to inform that the corresponding period has come. Step S4: It is determined whether or not to stop at the period registration point. If the user wants to stop by, the process proceeds to step S5. If the user does not stop, the process ends. Step S5 The route is searched and guided.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the operator specifies a specific place, destination, facility or the like for work, study, hobbies, sports, eating out, sightseeing, shopping, chores, etc. If the point is present within a predetermined range from the current position, it is displayed on the map 41 as a period registration point by setting the period and the period in association with each other. Then, the period corresponding to the period registration point is displayed on the calendar 34.

Therefore, the operator can easily understand that it is necessary to stop at the period registration point displayed on the map 41 during the period displayed on the calendar 34. Therefore, even if the operator has a wide schedule, if the schedule is registered, the schedule is notified when the operator approaches the point within the registered period.
You can comply with your schedule.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to search for and display a route to the point, and to display predicted traffic information and weather information on the predetermined date around the point. Thus, when a date is specified,
Since the traffic information and weather information corresponding to the date around the point associated with the date are displayed on the display device, when the operator confirms or changes the schedule, the traffic information or the weather information is displayed. You can refer to the information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the calendar 34 and the map 41 are displayed on the display device of the information terminal 12b based on the schedule input to the information terminal 12a. Therefore, the calendar 34 and the map 41 can be displayed on the display device of the navigation device based on the operator's own schedule entered in the personal computer, the electronic notebook, the mobile phone, etc., and the navigation device can be operated. You can enter the date and destination without.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The description of the same configurations and operations as those of the first embodiment will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a first diagram showing a display screen of an information terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a second diagram showing a display screen of an information terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a third diagram showing a display screen of the information terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the fact that there is a schedule is notified in advance before the day on which the schedule is registered.

First, the operator operates the information terminal 12a to input personal information. Enter your future schedule, for example, your schedule for the next month. The schedule includes work, study, hobbies, driving,
It includes schedules for travel, leisure, sports, dining out and sightseeing. In the present embodiment, the schedule is a specific place, a destination, a place of a facility, an action at a destination, etc. for driving, traveling, leisure, sports, eating out, sightseeing, work, studying, hobbies, shopping, chores, etc. Is associated with the date and time.

Then, in order to notify the registered schedule in advance, advance notification of the schedule is set. Here, the timing at which the schedule is notified is before the date and time set in the schedule and is set in advance by the operator. However, in the present embodiment, the information terminal 12b is turned on the day before. A case where the schedule is notified immediately after the operation is described.

In this case, when the operator operates the information terminal 12b to turn on the power of the information terminal 12b, the display control device of the information terminal 12b is displayed on the display device as shown in FIG. The display screen 40 is displayed. When the information terminal 12b is a vehicle navigation device, the power is normally turned on automatically when the vehicle engine is started. Therefore, the operator operates the information terminal 12b to turn on the power. You don't have to. Then, a schedule advance notification display 46 is displayed on the map 41 around the current position on the map display screen 40. Here, on the advance notification display 46, an outline of the registered schedule is displayed and notified.

When the cursor 37 is moved to the advance notification display 46 and designated by an operation such as clicking, the display control device of the information terminal 12b displays the advance notification display 46 as shown in FIG. The corresponding schedule display 50 is displayed on the display device. In this embodiment, the report timing column 51 of the schedule display 50
Shows the timing when the schedule is notified. This allows the operator to easily understand the details of the entered schedule.

Here, it is desirable that the operator can appropriately set the timing at which the schedule is notified. In this case, the schedule may be set on a day-by-day basis, such as the day before the scheduled day, two days before, or the time such as the evening of the previous day, 18:00 to 22:00 of the previous day, or the morning of the day. The band may be set. The time zone can be set, for example, as shown in FIG. 7.

If the information terminal 12b has a current position detecting device, such as a navigation device or a mobile phone, the information terminal 12b can be located at the same place as when returning home at the previous day or when attending work at the same day. It is also possible to set conditions including. For example, if the schedule is set to be notified when returning to home on the previous day, a predetermined range around the home where the information terminal 12b is registered in advance on the previous day, for example, within a radius of 500 [m] from the home When entering the area, the registered schedule is notified.
Further, if the schedule is set to be informed when going to work on the day, the information terminal 12b is set on the day.
A predetermined range around the workplace where is registered in advance,
For example, when entering an area within a radius of 500 [m] from the work place, the registered schedule is notified. In addition,
It is also possible to set only the position as the condition for notifying the schedule. For example, when a station near a home, a favorite department store, a park or the like is set as a predetermined position in advance, and the information terminal 12b enters a predetermined range around the predetermined position, the schedule of the day or the next day is constantly notified. You can also do so.

Further, the form of advance notification of the schedule may be notification by displaying it on a display device, or notification by sound such as voice, specific music, or chime. For example, if the condition of advance notification of the schedule is to return home at the evening of the previous day, the announcement "Tomorrow, the company will have a meeting from xx o'clock" will be announced by the female secretary. It can be done by voice. In addition, it is desirable that the operator can appropriately set the voice type such as a male voice and a female voice. Furthermore, it may be possible to set a voice of a family member, a voice of a friend, a voice of an actor, a voice of a singer, etc., which are registered in advance.

[0111] Further, depending on the time of day, the notification by display and the notification by sound may be automatically switched, or the content to be notified may be automatically selected. For example, when the time zone is set as shown in FIG. 7, in the early morning,
The schedule for the day will be announced by sound, and the schedule for the next day will be displayed. Then, in the morning and the daytime, the schedule of the day is notified by sound and display, and the schedule of the next day is notified by the display. In addition, at night and midnight, the schedules for the current day and the next day are displayed and notified.

Further, the advance notice of the schedule is
It may be a notification by transmitting to another information terminal 12a. For example, the information terminal 12a is a mobile phone, PHS
When the device is a device that the operator always wears, such as a telephone, a personal digital assistant, or a PDA, or a device that the operator always operates, such as a personal computer installed at home or at work. Alternatively, the schedule may be notified by a display device, a speaker, or the like of the information terminal 12a.

The schedule transmitted from a person other than the operator, that is, another person may be registered and notified in advance. In this case, the other person is a person who is registered in the information display system in advance and has a registration ID. The other person is generally an operator's friend, acquaintance, family, etc., and is registered as a transmission / reception partner, that is, a friend in the operator's personal file stored in the PIM database 21. Is desirable, but
It does not have to be registered as a friend.

First, the other person sends a schedule from his own information terminal to the operator via the network 27 to the information providing server 11. Here, the schedule includes, for example, a date and time, a spot, etc. regarding a business meeting, a banquet, a party, a date, a meeting, and the like. When the sender is entered in the sender field, the schedule is recognized as a friend link and is stored in the friend link file. Here, the friend link is personal information transmitted from another person to the operator. The friend link file in which the friend link is stored is stored in the PIM database 21 in association with each personal file.

As a result, the operator can grasp not only the schedule created by himself but also the schedule transmitted from another person such as a friend, acquaintance, or family. Here, if the schedule transmitted from another person is a business conference, banquet, party, date, meeting, etc. in which the operator himself participates, the operator uses the schedule transmitted from the other person. Copy to your personal file.

As a result, the operator can store the schedule transmitted from another person such as a friend, acquaintance, or family member in his / her personal file as his / her own schedule and set advance notification of the schedule. Therefore, the operator can directly use the schedule transmitted from another person as his or her own schedule, and does not need to recreate the schedule, and does not feel bothersome.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the registered schedule is notified in advance by display or sound. Therefore, the operator can grasp the schedule in advance and is not rushed.

Further, since the operator can appropriately set the conditions for notifying the schedule, the operator can grasp the schedule in advance under the optimum conditions for himself. Further, since it is possible to set a notification by display or a notification by sound as a form in which the schedule is informed, the operator can grasp the schedule in advance in an optimum form for himself.

Therefore, the operator can surely and easily grasp the registered schedule in advance.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0121]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to notify at a predetermined timing that a schedule related to a point on a map is registered.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first diagram showing a display screen of an information terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an information display system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a second diagram showing a display screen of the information terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method of displaying information in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a first diagram showing a display screen of the information terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a second diagram showing a display screen of the information terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a third diagram showing a display screen of the information terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Information server 12a, 12b Information terminal 14 Transmitter / receiver 17 map database 21 PIM database 34 Calendar 41 map

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A map information storage unit for storing (a) map information, and (b) an input device for inputting a schedule.
(C) A schedule storage unit for storing the schedule, (d) a display device for displaying a map, and (e) a display control device for displaying the existence of the schedule on the map at a predetermined timing. And information display system. 2. (a) a server including the map information storage unit, a schedule storage unit, and a transmission / reception unit; (b) a first information terminal including the input device and the transmission / reception unit; and (c).
Second including the display device, the display control device, and the transmission / reception unit
The information display system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. An information terminal comprising: (a) a server including the map information storage unit, a schedule storage unit, and a transmission / reception unit; and (b) an information terminal including the input device, display device, display control device, and transmission / reception unit. The information display system described in 1. 4. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein the timing is a period set in the schedule. 5. The information display system according to claim 4, wherein the display device displays a calendar, and the display control device displays the period on the calendar. 6. The information display system according to claim 4, wherein the display control device displays a spot defined in the schedule on the map. 7. The information display system according to claim 6, wherein the display control device displays a route to the point on the map. 8. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein the timing is before the date and time set in the schedule. 9. The information display system according to claim 8, wherein the timing is when the current position reaches a predetermined position. 10. The information display system according to claim 8, wherein the presence of the schedule is notified by sound or display.