JP2003299136A - Azimuth display system for portable telephone terminal, portable telephone terminal with azimuth display function, azimuth display method in portable telephone terminal, program and computer readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an azimuth display system for portable telephone terminal arranged such that a user can appreciate the azimuth and the advancing direction definitely on the display of a portable telephone terminal by displaying the azimuth to a desired location and map information while matching the direction of the portable telephone terminal, a portable telephone terminal with azimuth display function, an azimuth display method in a portable telephone terminal, a program and a computer readable recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone terminal 1 inputs goal information and transmits the goal information, along with the current location of the terminal, to an azimuth display system 5 for a portable telephone terminal. The system 5 calculates the azimuth and distance to the goal from the current location, delivers the information of the azimuth and distance to the goal back to the portable telephone terminal 1. The portable telephone terminal receives the information of the azimuth and distance to the goal and, while setting the azimuth of a specified front of the portable telephone terminal detected from the earth magnetism as the azimuth of the front of the terminal, displays the azimuth to the goal by means of an arrow directing the goal to match the state facing the specified front of the potable telephone terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone terminal which is connected to a mobile phone terminal via a network so that a desired location or a direction to a destination can be adjusted according to the direction in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal faces. In the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals and the mobile phone terminal with the azimuth display function and the azimuth display function for displaying the azimuth toward a desired place or destination in accordance with the azimuth of the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal The present invention relates to a direction display method, a program, and a computer-readable recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various services are currently provided in mobile phones, and as one of the services, it is possible to display map information, that is, the map information of the current location, and the user can display it. You can clearly see where you are now by looking at the map information, and you can easily go to the desired place while looking at this map information.

[0003]

As described above, the mobile phone displays the map information as one of the services, but in the conventional display of the map information, only the map information is displayed. , If the direction the user is currently facing does not match the direction of the map information displayed on the mobile phone, the user may not know the direction in which he or she is facing. There is a problem that I do not know whether to move toward.

In order to solve this problem, the user always carries a compass such as a magnet indicating the direction with the mobile phone and moves it so that the direction of the map information displayed on the mobile phone matches the direction displayed by the compass. There is also a method of viewing the map information by rotating it, etc., but with this method, you must always carry the compass and adjust the direction of the map information displayed on the mobile phone to the direction displayed by the compass. Since it has to be rotated, it is very complicated and inefficient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above,
The purpose is to display the direction to the desired location or map information on the mobile phone terminal so that it matches the direction the mobile phone terminal is facing, and in what direction the user is facing A direction display system for a mobile phone terminal, a mobile phone terminal with a direction display function, a direction display method for the mobile phone terminal, a program, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. Especially.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 is connected to a mobile phone terminal through a network, and a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is aligned with the facing direction. A direction display system for a mobile phone terminal that displays the direction and distance to a destination on the mobile phone terminal, the mobile phone terminal receiving radio waves from a GPS satellite and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal. Position detecting means, input means for inputting destination information, transmitting means for transmitting the input destination information and current position information of the mobile phone terminal to the mobile phone terminal direction display system, and mobile phone terminal direction Receiving means for receiving the direction information and distance information to the destination returned from the display system, and the mobile phone when the geomagnetic field at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. An azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth at which the predetermined front end is facing as the terminal front azimuth, and the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces the received azimuth to the destination based on the detected front azimuth of the terminal. An azimuth / distance display means for displaying together with the distance to the destination by an arrow pointing from the current position to the destination so as to match the state, and the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals is transmitted from the mobile phone terminal. A direction / distance calculating means for receiving the destination information and the current position information and calculating the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination, and the calculated direction to the destination. The gist is to have a reply means for replying the information and the distance information to the mobile phone terminal.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the portable telephone terminal inputs the destination information and transmits the destination information and the current position information of the portable telephone terminal to the azimuth display system for the portable telephone terminal, The direction display system for mobile phone terminals calculates the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination, and returns the direction information and distance information to this destination to the mobile phone terminal. When the mobile phone terminal receives the returned direction information and distance information to the destination, it detects the geomagnetism and detects the predetermined front direction of the mobile phone terminal as the front direction of the terminal, and the direction to the destination. Is displayed together with the distance by the arrow pointing from the current position to the destination so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the direction of the user of the mobile phone terminal is which direction the user is facing. With can be clearly seen are of either the,
In addition, you can clearly see in which direction and how much distance you should move, and you can accurately reach your destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place.

Further, the present invention according to claim 2 is connected to a mobile phone terminal via a network, and the direction and distance to the destination are determined according to the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. A mobile phone terminal azimuth display system for displaying on a map information by a terminal, the mobile phone terminal receives an electric wave from a GPS satellite and an input means for inputting destination information, and displays the current position of the mobile phone terminal. The current position detecting means for detecting, the transmitting means for transmitting the detected current position information and the destination information to the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal, the geomagnetism at the current position are detected, and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. In the case of the mobile phone terminal, a direction detecting means for detecting the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing as the terminal front direction, and the current position mark returned from the mobile phone terminal direction display system. And map display rotating means for receiving the map information with the azimuth and distance display, and rotating and displaying the current position mark, the map information with the azimuth and distance display so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction. The azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal has a map information storage unit for storing map information, and receives current position information and destination information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal. A direction / distance calculating means for calculating the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination based on the information, and the surrounding map information including the received current position information as the map information. It is read from the storage means, the current position of the mobile phone terminal is indicated by the current position mark on this map information, the direction from this current position mark to the destination is indicated by the arrow, and from the current position Creating means for creating the current position mark indicating the distance to the target location, map information with direction and distance display, and reply means for returning the created current position mark, direction and map information with distance display to the mobile phone terminal It is a gist to have.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the mobile phone terminal transmits the destination information and the current position information to the mobile phone terminal direction display system, the mobile phone terminal direction display system recognizes the destination information. Based on the current position information, the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination are calculated, and the surrounding map information including the current position of the mobile phone terminal is read out and carried on this map information. The current position of the telephone terminal is indicated by the current position mark, the direction from this current position mark to the destination is indicated by an arrow, and the current position mark indicating the distance from the current position to the destination and the map information with distance and distance display are displayed. Create and send back the map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal receives the map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display, and The current position mark, direction, and map information with distance display are rotated and displayed to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal detected from the geomagnetism, so that the user of the mobile phone terminal displays the current information displayed on the map. Based on the position mark, direction and distance, you can clearly know which direction you should face and how much distance you should move to the destination, and even if you go to a strange place you can go to the destination accurately without hesitation You can

Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 3 is connected to a mobile phone terminal via a network, and carries the azimuth and distance to a desired place in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing. A mobile phone terminal azimuth display system for displaying on a phone terminal, wherein the mobile phone terminal receives radio waves from GPS satellites, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and outputs the current position information to the mobile phone terminal direction. The location information transmitting means for transmitting to the display system and the plurality of location candidate information transmitted from the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals are received, and desired location information is selected from the received plurality of location candidate information, and the portable location information is transmitted. Selected location information transmitting means for transmitting to the azimuth display system for telephone terminals, and predetermined of the mobile telephone terminal when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile telephone terminal is set substantially horizontal Azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth facing the front as a terminal front azimuth, and azimuth information from the current position to the place and distance information to the place transmitted from the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals, An azimuth / distance display means for displaying the azimuth to the location based on the terminal front azimuth along with the distance to the location with an arrow pointing from the current location to the location so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. The azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals has the current position information of the mobile phone terminal transmitted from the mobile phone terminal, and the user of the mobile phone terminal receives information on a plurality of location candidates related to the current position. Based on the multiple location information replying means for replying to the mobile phone terminal so that it can be selected, the location information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal and the current location information of the mobile phone terminal An azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating an azimuth from the current position of the portable telephone terminal to the place and a distance from the current position to the place, and carrying azimuth information from the calculated current position to the place and distance information to the place. It is a gist to have an azimuth and a distance reply means for replying to a telephone terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal returns to the mobile phone terminal information of a plurality of location candidates related to the current position information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal. When the mobile phone terminal receives multiple pieces of location candidate information, it selects the desired location information from the candidate information and sends it to the system. The mobile phone terminal direction display system uses the location information and the current location information from the mobile phone terminal. The direction and distance from the current position are calculated based on the and transmitted to the mobile phone terminal, the mobile phone terminal receives the direction and distance information from the current position, and the direction to the location is detected based on the front direction detected by the geomagnetism. Since the azimuth is displayed together with the distance by the arrow pointing from the current position to the location so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the user of the mobile phone terminal is facing You can clearly know which direction the direction is facing, and which direction and how much distance you should move, so that you can go to the destination accurately without hesitation even if you go to a strange place You can

The present invention according to claim 4 is for a mobile phone terminal for displaying the azimuth and distance to a desired place on the map information by the mobile phone terminal in accordance with the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. In the azimuth display system, the mobile phone terminal receives radio waves from GPS satellites, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and transmits the current position information to the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system. And a plurality of location candidate information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal direction display system, select desired location information from the received plurality of location candidate information, and transmit to the mobile phone terminal direction display system. The selected location information transmitting means and the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal is referred to as the terminal front direction. And the map information with the current position mark, the direction and the distance display returned from the direction display system for the mobile phone terminal, and the map information with the current position mark, the direction and the distance display is received by the terminal. A mobile phone terminal orientation display system has a map display rotating means for rotating and displaying the mobile phone terminal so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the frontal direction, and a map information storage means for storing map information and a mobile phone terminal. Multi-location information reply that receives the current location information of the mobile phone terminal sent from and returns information of multiple location candidates related to this current location to the mobile phone terminal so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select it And the direction and the current direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the place based on the location information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. Azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating the distance from the position to the place and surrounding map information including the current position information of the mobile phone terminal are read from the map information storage means, and the current position of the mobile phone terminal is displayed on this map. Shown by the current position mark, the direction from the current position mark to the location is indicated by an arrow, and a creating means for creating the current position mark indicating the distance from the current position to the destination and the map information with the direction and distance display, The gist of the present invention is to have a reply means for replying the created current position mark and map information with direction and distance display to the mobile phone terminal.

In the present invention according to claim 4, the azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal returns information of a plurality of location candidates related to the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal is When receiving multiple location candidate information,
The desired location information is selected from the plurality of location candidate information and transmitted, and when the mobile phone terminal direction display system receives the desired location information and the current position information from the mobile phone terminal, the direction and distance from the current position are displayed. Calculate and read out the surrounding map information including the current position of the mobile phone terminal, indicate the current position on this map with the current position mark, indicate the direction to the destination location with an arrow, and display from the current position to the destination. The current position mark indicating the distance, the azimuth and the map information with the distance display are created and sent back to the mobile phone terminal. Since the image is rotated and displayed according to the direction of the user, the user of the mobile phone terminal can see in which direction and how much distance based on the current position mark displayed on the map and the direction and distance. It is possible to know clearly whether the go to destination When you are moving, it is possible to accurately go to the destination without hesitation even to go to a strange place.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the mobile phone terminal is connected to the mobile phone terminal via a network and displays map information on the mobile phone terminal according to the direction in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal faces. In the azimuth display system, the mobile phone terminal receives radio waves from GPS satellites,
The current position detecting means for detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, the transmitting means for transmitting the detected current position information to the mobile phone terminal direction display system through the network, and the reply from the mobile phone terminal direction display system. The map display means for receiving and displaying the incoming map information and the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally Azimuth detecting means for detecting as, and rotating so that the map information displayed on the map display means based on the detected terminal front azimuth is aligned with the orientation of the mobile phone terminal, and indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. It has a map display rotating means for displaying together with the position mark,
The azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal receives map information storage means for storing map information and current position information of the mobile phone terminal transmitted from the mobile phone terminal, and obtains map information of the surrounding area including the current position. The gist of the present invention is to have map information replying means for reading out from the map information storing means and returning to the mobile phone terminal.

According to the present invention of claim 5, when the mobile phone terminal transmits the current position information to the mobile phone terminal direction display system, the mobile phone terminal direction display system displays the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. When the mobile phone terminal receives the map information and sends the map information of the surrounding area including the map information to the mobile phone terminal, the map information is rotated to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the direction of the front of the terminal detected by geomagnetism, and the mobile phone terminal is rotated. Since it is displayed together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the telephone terminal, the user of the mobile phone terminal can display his / her position or the position based on the map displayed in the direction of the mobile phone terminal and the current position mark displayed on the map. You can clearly know in which direction you are facing, and you can accurately reach your destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place.

Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 6 is a mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function for displaying the azimuth and distance to a destination in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, Current position detecting means for receiving radio waves from GPS satellites and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, input means for inputting destination information, the input destination information and current position information of the mobile phone terminal. Based on and, the direction and distance calculation means that calculates the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination, and the geomagnetism at the current position are detected, and the mobile phone terminal is set to be almost horizontal. Azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth facing the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal as a terminal front azimuth, and the azimuth toward the destination based on the detected front azimuth of the terminal. And summarized in that and a direction and distance display means for displaying together with the distance to the destination by the arrow toward the destination from the current position to match the state of the front faces.

According to the present invention of claim 6, the azimuth and the distance to the destination are calculated based on the destination information and the current position information, and the azimuth to the destination is calculated based on the front azimuth detected by the geomagnetism. Is displayed together with the distance by an arrow so that it matches the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know which direction the user is facing. Also, it is possible to clearly know in which direction and how much distance should be moved, and even when going to a strange place, it is possible to accurately reach the destination without hesitation.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone terminal having an azimuth display function for displaying the azimuth and distance to a destination on the map information in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal. And input means for inputting destination information, and G
A current position detecting means for receiving the radio wave from the PS satellite and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal; and a map displaying means for displaying the surrounding map information including the detected current position information,
An azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating an azimuth from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and a distance from the current position to the destination based on the destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, and geomagnetism at the current position. Azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth, and detecting the azimuth in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing when the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal, and the azimuth detecting means that is displayed based on the detected front azimuth of the terminal. The map information rotating means that rotates the map information to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal and displays it together with the current position mark that indicates the current location of the mobile phone terminal, and rotate it to match the orientation of this mobile phone terminal. An azimuth / distance display means for displaying an arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination on the displayed map information together with the distance to the destination. And effect.

According to the present invention of claim 7, the azimuth and distance to the destination are calculated based on the destination information and the current position information, the surrounding map information including the current position information is read, and this map is read. The information is displayed with the current position mark by rotating so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal detected by geomagnetism, and the arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination is displayed with the distance on this map information. Therefore, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know which direction and how much distance he / she can move to reach the destination based on the current position mark, direction and distance displayed on the map. Even if you go to a place, you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost.

Further, the present invention according to claim 8 is a mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function for displaying the azimuth and distance to a desired place in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing. , A current position detecting means for receiving a radio wave from a GPS satellite to detect the current position of a mobile phone terminal, and a user of the mobile phone terminal to select information on a plurality of place candidates related to the detected current position. And a direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the location based on the information of the location selected from the information of the plurality of presented location candidates and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. And the direction that calculates the distance from the current position to the location
A distance calculating means, an azimuth detecting means for detecting the geomagnetism at the current position, and an azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth facing a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal when the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal as a terminal front azimuth, and this detection An azimuth / distance display means for displaying the azimuth to the place on the basis of the terminal front azimuth, together with the distance to the place by the arrow pointing from the present position to the place so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. Having it is the gist.

According to the present invention of claim 8, a desired place is selected from the information of a plurality of place candidates related to the present position, and based on the information of the selected place and the present position, the present position is selected. The azimuth and distance are calculated, and the azimuth is displayed along with the distance by an arrow so that the azimuth can be matched with the state in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone is facing based on the azimuth detected by the geomagnetism. You can clearly see which direction you are facing, and also which direction and how much distance you need to move, so that you can accurately aim at the unknown place even if you go to a strange place. You can go to the ground.

Further, the present invention according to claim 9 is a mobile phone with an azimuth display function for displaying the azimuth and distance to a desired place on the map information in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing. A terminal, which is a terminal, receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite and detects a current position of the mobile phone terminal, and a user of the mobile phone terminal receives information on a plurality of place candidates related to the detected current position. A plurality of location information presenting means for presenting the information in a selectable manner, and the current location of the mobile telephone terminal based on the location information selected from the plurality of presented candidate location information and the current location information of the mobile telephone terminal, Azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating the direction to the place and the distance from the current position to the place, and a predetermined value for the mobile phone terminal when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally Azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth facing the front as a terminal front azimuth, map display means for displaying peripheral map information including the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, and the map information displayed based on the terminal front azimuth. And a map display rotating means for rotating the display so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal and displaying it together with the current position mark indicating the current location of the mobile phone terminal, and rotating the display so as to match the orientation of this mobile phone terminal. The gist of the present invention is to have an azimuth / distance display means for displaying an arrow from the current position toward the place on the map information together with the distance to the place.

According to the present invention of claim 9, a desired location is selected from a plurality of pieces of location candidate information related to the current location, and the current location is selected based on the selected desired location information and the current location information. The direction and distance from the position are calculated, and the map information of the surrounding area including the current position is rotated and displayed along with the current position mark so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction detected by geomagnetism. Since the arrow is displayed along with the distance from the current position to the place on the information, the user of the mobile phone terminal determines in which direction and in what direction the user is based on the current position mark and the direction and distance displayed on the map. You can clearly see if you can reach your destination after moving a distance, and you can accurately reach your destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone terminal having an azimuth display function for displaying map information in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal, which comprises a GPS.
Current position detection means for receiving the radio waves from the satellite and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, map display means for displaying the surrounding map information including the detected current position information, and detecting the geomagnetism at the current position. Azimuth detecting means for detecting, as a terminal front azimuth, an azimuth in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal,
A map display rotation means for rotating the displayed map information based on the detected front direction of the terminal so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal, and displaying the map information together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. Use as a summary.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the map information of the surrounding area including the current position is rotated and displayed together with the current position mark so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction detected by the geomagnetism. Therefore, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know his or her position and the direction in which the mobile phone terminal is directed based on the map displayed in the direction of the mobile phone terminal and the current position mark displayed on the map. You can do it, and even if you go to a strange place, you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost.

Further, the present invention according to claim 11 has azimuth detecting means for detecting the geomagnetism at the current position and detecting the azimuth based on the detected geomagnetism, and azimuth display means for displaying the detected azimuth. That is the summary.

According to the present invention of claim 11, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, the azimuth is detected based on the detected geomagnetism, and the detected azimuth is displayed.
The azimuth of the current position can be accurately known on the mobile phone terminal.

Further, the present invention according to claim 12 is an azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying an azimuth and a distance to a destination in accordance with an azimuth in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal faces. Receives radio waves from GPS satellites, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, inputs destination information, and based on the input destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, the current status of the mobile phone terminal. The direction from the position to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination are calculated, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, and the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. An azimuth is detected as a terminal front azimuth, and based on the detected terminal front azimuth, an arrow heading from the current position to the destination so that the azimuth toward the destination matches the state in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. And summarized in that the display with the distance to the destination.

According to the present invention of claim 12, the direction and distance to the target are calculated based on the destination information and the current position information, and the direction to the destination is calculated based on the front direction of the terminal detected by geomagnetism. Since the arrow is displayed along with the distance so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly see which direction the user is facing, In addition, you can clearly see in which direction and how much distance you should move, and you can accurately reach your destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place.

The present invention according to claim 13 is a direction display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying the direction to a destination on map information in accordance with the direction in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing, By inputting destination information, receiving radio waves from GPS satellites, detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, displaying surrounding map information including the detected current position information, and displaying the destination information and the mobile phone. When the azimuth from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the target are calculated based on the current position information of the terminal, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, and the mobile phone terminal is set to be almost horizontal The direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing is detected as the terminal front direction, and based on the detected front direction of the terminal, the displayed map information is rotated to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal. Then, it is displayed together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and the arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination is displayed on the map information displayed by rotating so as to match the direction of this mobile phone terminal. The point is to display it together with the distance to the ground.

According to the present invention of claim 13, the azimuth and distance to the destination are calculated based on the destination information and the current position information, the surrounding map information including the current position information is read out, and this map is read. The information is displayed with the current position mark by rotating so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal detected by geomagnetism, and the arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination is displayed with the distance on this map information. Therefore, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know which direction and how much distance he / she can move to reach the destination based on the current position mark, direction and distance displayed on the map. Even if you go to a place, you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost.

Further, the present invention according to claim 14 is an azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying an azimuth and a distance to a desired place in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal. , Receives radio waves from GPS satellites,
The current position of the mobile phone terminal is detected, and information of a plurality of place candidates related to the detected current position is presented so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select, and from the presented information of the plurality of place candidates. Based on the information of the selected location and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, the azimuth from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the location and the distance from the current position to the location are calculated, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, and the When the phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal, the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal faces is detected as the terminal front direction, and the direction to the place is determined by the predetermined direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the detected front direction of the terminal. The gist is to display it together with the distance to the place with an arrow pointing from the current position to the place so as to match the state where the front is facing.

In the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, a desired location is selected from a plurality of pieces of location candidate information related to the current location, and the current location is selected based on the selected location information and the current location. The azimuth and distance are calculated, and the azimuth is displayed along with the distance based on the terminal front azimuth detected by geomagnetism so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone matches the facing direction. You can clearly see which direction you are facing, and also which direction and how much distance you need to move, so that you can accurately aim at the unknown place even if you go to a strange place. You can go to the ground.

Further, the invention according to claim 15 is an azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying the azimuth to a desired place on the map information in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal. Receive the radio wave from the GPS satellite, detect the current position of the mobile phone terminal, present the information of a plurality of location candidates related to the detected current position so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select, Calculate the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the above location and the distance from the current position to the location based on the information of the selected location from the information of the presented candidate locations and the current location information of the mobile telephone terminal. Then, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, and the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing when the mobile phone terminal is set to be almost horizontal is detected as the terminal front direction. Display the map information of the surrounding area including the location information, and display it together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal by rotating the displayed map information based on the front direction of the terminal so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal. ,
The gist of the present invention is to display an arrow along with the distance to the place from the current position toward the place on the map information that is rotated and displayed so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal.

According to the present invention of claim 15, a desired location is selected from a plurality of pieces of location candidate information related to the current location, and the current location is selected based on the selected desired location information and the current location information. The direction and distance from the position are calculated, and the map information of the surrounding area including the current position is rotated and displayed along with the current position mark so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction detected by geomagnetism. Since the arrow is displayed along with the distance from the current position to the place on the information, the user of the mobile phone terminal determines in which direction and in what direction the user is based on the current position mark and the direction and distance displayed on the map. You can clearly see if you can reach your destination after moving a distance, and you can accurately reach your destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place.

The present invention according to claim 16 is a direction display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying map information according to a direction in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing.
It receives radio waves from PS hygiene, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, displays the surrounding map information including the detected current position information, detects the geomagnetism at the current position, and makes the mobile phone terminal almost horizontal. The direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal in the case of setting is detected as the terminal front direction, and the map information displayed based on the detected front direction is rotated to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal. The main point is to display it together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the map information of the surrounding area including the current position is rotated and displayed together with the current position mark so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction detected by the geomagnetism. Therefore, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know his or her position and the direction in which the mobile phone terminal is directed based on the map displayed in the direction of the mobile phone terminal and the current position mark displayed on the map. You can do it, and even if you go to a strange place, you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost.

Further, the gist of the present invention is to detect the geomagnetism at the current position, detect the azimuth based on the detected geomagnetism, and display the detected azimuth.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, the azimuth is detected based on the detected geomagnetism, and the detected azimuth is displayed.
The azimuth of the current position can be accurately known on the mobile phone terminal.

Furthermore, the gist of the present invention according to claim 18 is a program of a computer for carrying out the azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal according to any one of claims 12 to 17.

The gist of the present invention according to claim 19 is to record the program according to claim 18 in a computer-readable recording medium.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile phone terminal azimuth display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals shown in the figure is connected to the mobile phone terminal 1 via the Internet 3, and the azimuth and distance to the destination are adjusted in accordance with the azimuth in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal 1 is facing. Is displayed on the mobile phone terminal 1. More specifically, for example, FIG.
As shown in, the arrow indicates the direction to the destination such as "Tozai Line / Shin Fukushima" input by the user on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, and the distance to the destination is also shown at the bottom of the display screen. Like "5
50 M (meters) "is displayed so that the user of the mobile phone 1 can know the direction and distance to the destination even in an unknown place.

More specifically, the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals is, as shown in FIG. 1, a content server (SV).
51, an application server (SV) 53, a database group 55, a map information database 57, and a mail server (SV) 59.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the database group 55 includes position information composed of the user's X and Y coordinates, partner position information composed of the partner's X and Y coordinates, and the partner's destination. Position information management database (DB) 55a that stores the direction indicating the positional relationship, distance, corresponding map ID, etc. in association with the user ID, user name, mobile phone number, registered partner 1-x name and phone number 1 A user information management database (DB) 55b that stores ~ x corresponding to user IDs, a store name of a store that displays an advertisement together with map information on the display of the mobile phone terminal 1,
An advertisement information management database (DB) 55c that stores an address, a telephone number, position information composed of X and Y coordinates, advertisement information, a corresponding map ID, etc. in association with a store ID, and peripheral information at each place is a map ID. Corresponding to X coordinate, Y
A peripheral information management database (DB) 55d that stores coordinates, registered store IDs, station names, names, addresses, etc., and a zip code database (DB) 55e that stores position information consisting of X and Y coordinates corresponding to each zip code. , X-coordinate and Y of each address information such as prefecture, municipality, ward, street number, etc.
It is composed of an address database (DB) 55f that stores coordinates.

The map information database 57 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, a plurality of pieces of map information are stored in correspondence with the map ID.

Returning to FIG. 1, the portable telephone terminal 1 is
In addition to having current position detecting means for receiving the radio wave from the satellite 11 and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1, an input means for inputting destination information, such as a dial button, is provided. The transmitting means for transmitting the destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the mobile phone terminal direction display system, and the direction information and distance information to the destination returned from the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5. And a geomagnetic field at the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to detect the azimuth in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal as the terminal front azimuth. The azimuth detecting means, and the azimuth to the destination received from the azimuth display system 5 for the mobile phone terminal based on the detected front azimuth of the terminal, the predetermined positive direction of the mobile phone 1 And a direction and distance display means for displaying together with a distance in the arrow towards the destination to the destination from the current position to suit the state is facing.

The azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals
Is a direction / distance calculation that receives the destination information and the current position information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1 and calculates the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination. And means for returning the calculated direction information and distance information to the destination to the mobile phone terminal. Note that these means are the application server 5 of the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals shown in FIG.
3 is realized.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3, a process of registering a user or a shop using the azimuth display system 5 for a mobile phone terminal in the system will be described.

It is needless to say that the user who uses this system registers, but in the present embodiment, the registration of the store means the direction to the destination with respect to the user's mobile phone terminal 1 as described above. Although the distance is displayed, when the destination is, for example, a store, the advertisement of the store is also displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 when the store at the destination is displayed. It is carried out together with this, and the advertisement effect is to be obtained by this. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 12B, the destination is "Matsuya Electricity".
In this case, the advertisement of "Matsuya Denki" is displayed at the bottom of the display screen or is displayed in a scrolling manner. Note that FIG.
In (a), since the destination is Shinfukushima on the Tozai line, the Tozai line advertisement is displayed at the bottom of the display screen or is displayed in a scrolling manner.

In FIG. 3, first, the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 performs registration from the mobile phone terminal 1 via the Internet 3 in order to register to use the service of the orientation display system 5 for the mobile phone terminal. The azimuth display system 5 is accessed, and the user name, mobile number, registered partner information, etc. are transmitted to the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals (steps S1 and S3).

The mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 is accessed for service registration from the mobile phone terminal 1,
When the user name, mobile number, registration partner information, and the like are transmitted, these information are received, a user ID is assigned to the user, and these information are associated with the user ID and the user information management database 55b. (Step S5).

Note that the registered partner information is a partner that the user wants to set as a destination for inquiring, and this partner is a partner having a mobile phone terminal as an example in the present embodiment. The name and the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal are stored as shown in the user information management database 55b of FIG.

Further, when the user name, mobile phone number, registration partner information, etc. of the user are stored in the user information management database 55b in association with the user ID, it is also necessary to register the family and friends of the user. In some cases,
Confirmation of registration approval for these (step S7),
After the answer is obtained (step S9), it is registered in the user information management database 55b (step S11).

As described above, when the user registration is completed, the user ID of the assigned user is notified to the mobile phone terminal 1 of the user, and whether or not the partner registration is possible is also notified (step S13).

On the other hand, in order to register the above-mentioned store,
This store or company accesses the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals through the Internet 3 from the data processing device 7 for its own company or store, and requests registration.
The request for changing the registration, the request for deleting the registration, the advertisement request, etc. can be made (step S15).

The mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 registers, changes, deletes, and registers advertisement information of the store in the advertisement information management database 55c in response to each request from the company / store data processing device 7. And so on (step S
17). Note that the advertisement information management database 55c, as shown in FIG. 2, corresponds to the above information, such as store name, address, telephone number, position information composed of X and Y coordinates, advertisement information,
The corresponding map ID is stored corresponding to the store ID.

Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, a process when the user inputs a destination from the mobile phone 1 will be described.

When the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 is uncertain in which direction the destination he / she wants to go in a certain place such as a train station, and the distance to the destination is unknown. In order to use the service of accessing the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals from the mobile phone terminal 1 and acquiring the azimuth and distance to the destination, the mobile phone terminal 1 uses the current position detecting means. To receive radio waves from the GPS satellite 11 (step S2
1) The current position of the mobile phone 1 is detected from this GPS radio wave (step S23). Further, following this detection process, when the user performs a process operation for using the service of this system on the mobile phone terminal 1, for example, a service use process such as input of a special number or key operation (step S25), A destination input screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone 1, and the destination can be input according to the destination input screen.

As shown in FIG. 8, the portable telephone terminal 1
The destination can be input on the destination input screen on the display by using an address, a telephone number, a zip code, a station name, a store name, a company name, or the like. Further, in FIG. 8, a screen for selecting from a category of another embodiment described later is also partially displayed as a screen subsequent to the destination input screen, but selection from this category will be described later separately. To do.

In the destination input screen on the display of the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG. 8, the destination is input for each item as shown in FIG. The screen is changed to the detailed destination input screen that can be displayed. Therefore, when the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 selects one and inputs a destination on the detailed destination input screen shown in FIG. 9A, specifically, FIG.
As shown in (b), select the item "By station name", enter the station name "Tozai Line Shinfukushima" as the station name from the mobile phone terminal 1, and then operate the "Send" button. The current location information and the user I of the mobile phone 1 whose destination information "Shin Fukushima" has been detected as described above
It is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 via the Internet 3 together with D (step S27).

Upon receipt of the destination information, the current position information and the user ID from the mobile phone terminal 1, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 confirms the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 (step S29) and confirms the other party's position. Confirmation, that is, confirmation of the position of the destination of the other party, in this example, confirmation of the position of Shinfukushima on the Tozai Line (step S31).

When the destination is input by a zip code, the destination code is checked by searching the zip code database 55e shown in FIG. 2 with the input zip code, and the zip code database 55e. The X and Y coordinates corresponding to the input zip code registered in are set as partner positions.

When the destination is input in the confirmation of the partner position, the address database 55f shown in FIG. 2 is searched with the input address, and the address is registered in the zip code database 55e corresponding to this address. The X and Y coordinates that are set are set as the partner position.

Further, the processing in the case where the destination input is the name in the confirmation of the partner position will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the case of confirming the position of the other party, if the input of the destination is a name, the direction display system 5 for the mobile phone terminal
Searches the user information management database 55b using the user ID received from the mobile phone terminal 1 as a key, and confirms whether or not the input partner's name is registered (step S101). If the name of the other party is registered as a registered party in the user information management database 55b, the position is confirmed from the mobile phone number corresponding to this registered party (step S109), and the X coordinate and Y of this positional information are registered.
The coordinates are set as the partner position (step S110).

Further, in the determination of step S101,
If the other party's name is not registered in the user information management database 55b, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 searches the advertisement information management database 55c, and the entered name is registered in the advertisement information management database 55c. It is determined whether or not there is (step S103). The advertisement information management database 55c is actually searched by the store name.

If it is determined in step S103 that the name of the other party is registered in the advertisement information management database 55c, the X and Y coordinates of the position information set corresponding to that name are set as the other party's position. (Step S110).

Further, in the determination of step S103,
If the name of the other party is not registered in the advertisement information management database 55c, the peripheral information management database 55d
And determines whether or not the entered name is registered in the peripheral information management database 55d (step S
105). Note that the search for the peripheral information management database 55d is actually a search for the station name or the like. Therefore, when "Shin Fukushima on the Tozai Line" is input as the destination from the mobile phone 1 as in this example, the corresponding name can be detected by searching the peripheral information management database 55d. It is also possible to obtain its current position.

If it is determined in step S105 that the name of the other party is registered in the peripheral information management database 55d, the X and Y coordinates of the position information set corresponding to that name are set as the other party's position. (Step S110). If the name of the other party is not registered in the peripheral information management database 55d, an input error is returned to the user's mobile phone terminal 1 (step S107).

Further, the processing when the destination is input by the telephone number in the confirmation of the partner position will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

If the destination is a telephone number in the confirmation of the other party's position, the user information management database 55 is set with the user ID received from the portable telephone terminal 1 as a key.
b is searched and it is confirmed whether or not the partner telephone number is registered in the user information management database 55b (step S111). When the telephone number of the other party is registered in the user information management database 55b as a registered party, the telephone number of the registered party is read from the user information management database 55b, and the read party number X is read.
Position information including coordinates and Y coordinates is set as a partner position (steps S119 and S120).

Further, in the determination of step S111,
When the telephone number of the other party is not registered in the user information management database 55b, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 searches the advertisement information management database 55c,
The entered telephone number is the advertisement information management database 55c
It is determined whether or not it is registered in (step S11
3). If the result of this determination is that the telephone number of the other party is registered in the advertisement information management database 55c, the position information consisting of the set X and Y coordinates is set as the other party's position (step S120).

Further, in the determination of step S113,
When the telephone number of the other party is not registered in the advertisement information management database 55c, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 searches the peripheral information management database 55d, and the input telephone number is registered in the peripheral information management database 55d. It is determined whether or not (step S11)
5). If the result of this determination is that the telephone number of the other party is registered in the peripheral information management database 55d, the position information consisting of the set X and Y coordinates is set as the other party's position (step S120). If the telephone number of the other party is not registered in the peripheral information management database 55d, an input error is returned to the mobile phone terminal 1 of the user (step S117).

As described above, the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals can confirm the position of the other party, and when the position information of the other party is acquired, the current position of the user's mobile phone terminal 1 and the target of the other party. Based on the position of the object or the destination, the direction from the current position of the mobile phone 1 to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination are calculated (step S3).
3).

Then, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 transmits (distributes) the calculated direction information and distance information from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination to the mobile phone terminal 1 via the Internet 3. Yes (step S3
5). It should be noted that there is a method of distributing this information for each request from the user's mobile phone terminal 1 and a method of appropriately performing it at a fixed timing during connection, but either method may be used.

When the mobile phone terminal 1 receives the direction information and the distance information from the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5, the direction detecting means detects the geomagnetism at the current position,
When the mobile phone terminal 1 is set to be substantially horizontal, the direction in which the predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal 1 faces is detected as the terminal front direction. In addition, the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal 1 is
For example, the display screen of the mobile phone 1 may be in a certain direction or the direction in which the antenna is extending, but it is not normally defined exactly where the front is, so in the present embodiment, a certain fixed direction is assumed. Therefore, the direction in which the mobile phone terminal 1 is facing may be defined in any case.

Then, the mobile phone terminal 1 matches the direction to the destination received from the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 based on the detected terminal front direction with the predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal facing. As shown in FIG. 11A, the display screen of the mobile phone 1 is displayed along with the distance to the destination by the arrow pointing from the current position to the destination (step S37).

The mobile phone terminal 1 shown in FIG.
On the display screen of, the current position is indicated by a black circle current position mark in the center of the display screen, and the destination "Shin-Fukushima on the Tozai Line" is displayed at the top of the display screen. The direction toward the "Shin-Fukushima on the Tozai Line" of the ground is displayed by an arrow, and the distance is displayed as 550 M at the bottom of the display screen. By looking at such a display, the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 knows that if he / she goes 550M in the direction of the arrow, he can go to Shinfukushima on the Tozai line, which is the destination.

Further, as described above, when the direction and distance from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination are displayed on the display screen, the advertisement information regarding the destination and the route to the destination exist. The advertisement information of the store or the like, or the advertisement information of the store or the like existing in the range around the destination is registered in the advertisement information management database 55c shown in FIG.
If it is registered in c, this information is read from the advertisement information management database 55c, and for example, as shown in FIG.
It is also possible to display the azimuth information and the distance information by arrows at the bottom of the display or in a scroll format as shown in FIG.

In the example of FIG. 12 (a), the advertisement at the bottom of the direction and distance information of the destination Tozai line to Shinfukushima is, for example, "Please use the convenient Tozai line when going to Shinchi." It shows a case where an advertisement such as "is displayed." In the example of FIG. 12B, the destination is “Matsuya Electricity”, but advertising information of this Matsuya Electricity is displayed. In this way, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 can also collect the advertisement registration fee and the advertisement fee for the store, store, company, etc. that provided the advertisement in the mobile phone terminal 1.

Next, with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 5, the direction and distance information to the destination described in FIG.
Description will be made regarding a case of displaying the map information in an overlapping manner as shown in (b).

When the direction and distance information to the destination are thus displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 in a superimposed manner on the map information, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 has the above-mentioned configuration in addition to the above configuration. , The surrounding map information including the current position information received from the mobile phone terminal 1 is read out from the map information storage means, the current position of the mobile phone terminal is indicated on the map by the current position mark, and from this current position mark to the destination. Is indicated by an arrow, and means for creating map information with the current position mark and direction and distance display showing the distance from the current position to the destination, and the created current position mark, map information with direction and distance display It is necessary to further have a reply means for replying to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal 1 is for mobile phone terminal in addition to the above-mentioned configuration. The map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display returned from the position display system 5 is received, and the map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display is used based on the front direction of the mobile phone terminal 1. It is necessary to further have a map display rotating means for rotating and displaying so as to match the direction of the map.

Of the processing shown in FIG. 5, the processing from steps S21 to S33 is the same as the processing shown in FIG.
The same process is given the same step number, and the description thereof is omitted.

That is, in the processing up to step S33, from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 and the position of the destination which is the partner position, from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination and from the current position to the destination. When calculating the azimuth from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination in this way, the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal is then calculated. 5 is map information of a corresponding area around the mobile phone terminal 1 including both the current position and the destination, or, for example, the destination is too far from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 and If the map information including both the current position and the destination is so large that it is difficult to see when displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, at least the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 is displayed. The map information of the corresponding area including the surrounding area is fetched from the map information database 57, and the current position of the mobile phone 1 is indicated on the map information by a current position mark such as a black circle. A compass display screen information that is map information with a current position mark indicating the distance from the current position to the destination and a direction and a distance display is created (step S39).

Then, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 transmits the current position mark and the compass display screen information which is the map information with the azimuth and distance display created as described above to the mobile phone terminal 1 via the Internet 3. (Distribution) (step S41).

When the mobile phone terminal 1 receives the compass display screen information which is the map information with the current position mark, the direction and the distance display from the direction display system 5 for the mobile phone terminal, the current position mark, the map with the direction and the distance display. The compass display screen information, which is information, is rotated and displayed so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal 1 based on the terminal front direction of the mobile phone terminal 1 (step S43).

As a result, on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, as shown in FIG. 11B, for example, the current position mark consisting of a black circle on the map information and the direction from the current position mark to the destination are displayed. And the distance from the current position to the destination of 550M are displayed in an overlapping manner, and the map information in this case is adjusted to the direction of the mobile phone terminal 1 based on the terminal front direction of the mobile phone terminal 1. It is rotated and displayed, and the user looks at the map displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1,
If you look up at the city with your face up in front of the mobile phone terminal 1, you can see the same townscape as the displayed map information.

Further, as described above, when the direction and distance from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination are overlaid on the map information and displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, an advertisement regarding this destination is displayed. Information, advertisement information such as stores existing in the route to the destination, or advertisement information such as stores existing in a range around the destination is registered in the advertisement information management database 55c shown in FIG. If registered in the advertisement information management database 55c, this information is stored in the advertisement information management database 55c.
It is also possible to read out from c and display it at a corresponding position on the map where the direction information and distance information by arrows are displayed as shown in FIG. 12 (c), for example. Note that FIG.
In the example of (c), in addition to the direction and distance information to the destination ABC cake shop, the advertisement of the shop displays, for example, an advertisement sentence such as "Handmade cake". In this way, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 can also collect the advertisement registration fee and the advertisement fee for the store, store, company, etc. that provided the advertisement in the mobile phone terminal 1.

Next, referring to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, instead of inputting the destination described with reference to FIG. 4, a plurality of pieces of place candidate information related to the current position of the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 are obtained. A process of presenting to the mobile phone terminal 1 from the orientation display system 5 and allowing the user to select and input a desired place from the plurality of place candidate information. In this example, this process is called category selection input. The processing for this category selection input will be described. Also in this category selection input process, the process of displaying only the direction and distance information from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 and the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 are displayed. 2 of processing to display distance information on map information
Although there are two processes, FIG. 6 illustrates a process when there is no map information, that is, a process of simply displaying the azimuth and distance information from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1. The process of displaying the azimuth and distance information from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 on the map information will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

In this category selection input process, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 receives the current position information of the mobile phone terminal 1 transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1 and outputs a plurality of information related to the current position. A plurality of location information replying means for replying to the mobile phone terminal 1 so that the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 can select the information of the place candidate of the mobile phone terminal 1;
Azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating an azimuth from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the place and a distance from the current position to the place based on the location information selected by the user and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal transmitted from And a direction and distance reply means for returning the calculated direction information from the present position to the place and distance information to the place to the mobile phone terminal. The mobile phone terminal 1 has a radio wave from the GPS satellite 11. To detect the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 and transmit the current position information to the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5, and a mobile phone terminal direction display system 5.
Selected location information transmitting means for receiving a plurality of location candidate information transmitted from, selecting desired location information from the received plurality of location candidate information, and transmitting the selected location information to the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals, and the current location. The geomagnetism in
Azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set substantially horizontally, and a current position transmitted from the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5. To receive the direction information to the place and the distance information to the place, and adjust the direction to the place based on the terminal front direction of the mobile phone terminal 1 so that the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal 1 is oriented. It has an azimuth / distance display means for displaying together with the distance to the place with an arrow pointing from the current position to the place.

That is, in the category selection input process of FIG. 6, the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 accesses the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals from the mobile phone terminal 1 to use the service of category selection input. First, using the current position detection means in the mobile phone terminal 1,
Radio waves are received from the S satellite 11 (step S21), and the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 is detected from the GPS radio waves (step S23). Further, when the user performs a processing operation for using the service of the present system on the mobile phone terminal 1 following this detection processing, for example, a service use processing such as input of a special number or key operation (step S2).
6) On the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, as shown in FIG. 8, the input screen of "Destination input" and the selection screen "Select from category" below it are displayed.

Then, when the user designates and inputs "select from category" from the input screen displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, the category selection input is the current position information of the mobile phone terminal 1 and the user ID. At the same time, it is transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1 to the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 via the Internet 3 (step S
61). Upon receiving the category selection input, the current position information, and the user ID from the mobile phone terminal 1, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 first confirms the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 (step S63), and then the mobile phone terminal. Information on a plurality of place candidates (destination candidates) related to one current position is extracted from, for example, the peripheral information management database 55d (step S65). Note that the plurality of place candidate information related to the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 includes the station name, name, address, etc. included in the record of the corresponding map ID from the peripheral information management database 55d containing the current position information. A destination candidate list is created as a list. Then, the information of the plurality of place candidates which is the destination candidate list is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 1 so that the user of the mobile phone terminal 1 can select it (step S67).

When the mobile phone terminal 1 receives the destination candidate list, which is a plurality of place candidate information transmitted from the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals, the received destination candidate list is shown in FIG. 10, for example. As described above, the desired place information is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 and the desired place information is selectively input from the plurality of place candidate information in the destination candidate list (step S69). In FIG. 10, the destination candidate list when selecting from categories includes, for example, JR Osaka as a station name, Shin Fukushima on the Tozai line, Hankyu Department Store, Toyota Fukushima store as a name, and Kita-ku, Osaka City as an address.
1, 1-2, Kita-ku, Osaka, etc. are displayed.

When the user selects a desired location from the destination candidate list displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 with the mobile phone terminal 1, the destination information of the selected desired location is stored in the mobile phone. Direction display system 5 for mobile phone terminals from the phone terminal 1 via the Internet 3
(Step S71).

Upon receiving the desired location or destination selected by the user, which is transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1, the azimuth display system 5 for the mobile phone terminal confirms the location or destination of the other party (step). S73), based on the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 of the user and the position of the desired location or destination selected by the user who is the other party, the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination and the target from the current position The distance to the ground is calculated (step S75).

Then, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 transmits (distributes) the calculated direction information and distance information from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination to the mobile phone terminal 1 via the Internet 3. Yes (step S7
9). It should be noted that there is a method of delivering this information for each request from the user's mobile phone terminal 1 and a method of performing it at a fixed timing during connection, but any method may be used, as in the above description. is there.

When the mobile phone terminal 1 receives the direction information and the distance information from the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5, the direction detecting means detects the geomagnetism at the current position,
When the mobile phone terminal 1 is set to be substantially horizontal, the direction in which the predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal 1 faces is detected as the terminal front direction. Then, the mobile phone terminal 1 adjusts the direction to the destination received from the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 based on the terminal front direction so that the predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing. On the display screen of No. 1, the distance from the current position to the destination is displayed with the arrow pointing from the current position to the destination as shown in FIG. 11A (step S81).

Next, referring to the flow chart shown in FIG. 7, the azimuth and distance information to the destination, which is the desired location selected by the user in the category selection service described in FIG. A case will be described in which the display screen is displayed so as to be superimposed on the map information as shown in FIG. 11B, for example.

In this way, when the direction and distance information to the destination are displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 so as to be superimposed on the map information, the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5 has the above-described configuration. In the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals, the surrounding map information including the current position information of the mobile phone terminals is read from the map information storage means, and the current position of the mobile phone terminals is marked on the map with the current position mark. Shown by the arrow from the current position mark to the location, the current position mark indicating the distance from the current position to the destination and the creating means for creating map information with direction and distance display, and the created current The mobile phone terminal is further provided with a reply means for returning the map information with the position mark, the direction and the distance display to the mobile phone terminal. The map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display returned from the mobile phone is received, and this current position mark, direction and map information with distance display is rotated to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction. It is necessary to have a map display rotating means for displaying the information.

In the processing shown in FIG. 7, step S
The processing from 21 to S75 is the same as the processing shown in FIG. 6, and the same processing is given the same step number, and the description thereof is omitted.

That is, in the processes up to step S75, when the user selects the destination which is the desired place from the plurality of pieces of place candidate information and notifies the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system is displayed. 5, the direction and distance to this destination are calculated. When the direction from the current position of the mobile phone 1 to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination are calculated in this way, In the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5, the mobile phone terminal 1
Map information of the pertinent area including both the current position and the destination of, or the destination is too far from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 and both the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 and the destination. If the map information including “” is so large that it is difficult to see when it is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, at least the map information of the pertinent area including the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 is stored in the map information database 57. The current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 is indicated on the map information by a current position mark made of, for example, a black circle, the direction from the current position mark to the destination is indicated by an arrow, and the distance from the current position to the destination is indicated. The compass display screen information, which is the map information with the current position mark, the azimuth, and the distance display, is created (step S7).
7).

Then, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system 5 transmits the current position mark and the compass display screen information which is the map information with the azimuth and distance display created as described above to the mobile phone terminal 1 through the Internet 3. (Distribution) (step S79).

When the mobile phone terminal 1 receives the compass display screen information which is the map information with the current position mark, the direction and the distance display from the mobile phone terminal direction display system 5, the current position mark, the direction and the distance display map. The compass display screen information, which is information, is rotated so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal 1 based on the terminal front direction of the mobile phone terminal 1 and displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1 (step S83).

As a result, on the display screen of the mobile phone 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 11B, the current position mark consisting of a black circle on the map information and the direction from the current position mark to the destination are displayed. And the distance from the current position to the destination of 550M are displayed in an overlapping manner, and the map information in this case is adjusted to the direction of the mobile phone terminal 1 based on the terminal front direction of the mobile phone terminal 1. It is rotated and displayed, and the user looks at the map displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1,
If you look up at the city with your face up in front of the mobile phone terminal 1, you can see the same townscape as the displayed map information.

Further, as described above, when the direction and distance from the current position of the mobile phone terminal 1 to the destination are overlaid on the map information and displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 1, an advertisement regarding this destination is displayed. Information, advertisement information such as stores existing in the route to the destination, or advertisement information such as stores existing in a range around the destination is registered in the advertisement information management database 55c shown in FIG. If registered in the advertisement information management database 55c, this information is stored in the advertisement information management database 55c.
It is also possible to read out from c and display it as an advertisement such as "It's a handmade cake" on a map where direction information and distance information by arrows are displayed as shown in FIG. 12 (c), for example.

13 (a) and 13 (b) are the compass display which is the map information with the current position mark, direction and distance displayed on the display screen of the portable telephone terminal 1 as shown in FIG. 11 (b). It is the figure which expanded and illustrated the screen information with the whole cell phone 1 figure.

In FIG. 13A, the user holds the portable telephone terminal 1 so as to indicate the north direction, and the map information is also displayed so as to match the north direction. The current position of the user of the mobile phone 1 is shown as a user position by a mark similar to the sun, and the partner position is shown above the map information. The arrow shown is shown, and in the lower left of the map information, the direction is north-northwest and the distance is 5
00m, and the position of the registered store is shown near the center on the left side of the map information.

Further, in FIG. 13B, the user holds the portable telephone terminal 1 so as to indicate the northwest direction,
The map information is also rotated and displayed to match this northwest direction, and information such as user position, partner position, arrow pointing from user position to partner position, direction and distance information, registered store position, etc. is displayed on this map information. It is displayed.

In the above embodiment, the mobile phone terminal 1 is used.
Displays the current position, direction and distance to the destination,
Although the operation is performed in cooperation with the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals, if the mobile phone terminal 1 is provided with map information and the like, the azimuth display system 5 for mobile phone terminals is not used and the mobile phone It is easy for the terminal 1 alone to perform the same processing as in the above embodiment. In this case, the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 1 is as follows.

First, in the case of displaying the azimuth and distance from the current position without displaying the map, that is, in the case of displaying the azimuth and distance to the destination in accordance with the azimuth in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces. The mobile phone terminal receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite and detects a current position of the mobile phone terminal, and a current position detecting means for inputting destination information.
Azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination based on the input destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, Detects the geomagnetism at the current position,
When the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal, the azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth facing the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal as the terminal front azimuth, and the azimuth toward the destination based on the detected front azimuth of the terminal. A direction that is displayed along with the distance to the destination with an arrow pointing from the current position to the destination so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing.
A distance display means may be provided.

Further, when displaying the direction and distance from the current position with the map display, that is, when displaying the direction to the destination on the map information in accordance with the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. The mobile phone terminal includes an input means for inputting destination information, a current position detecting means for receiving a radio wave from a GPS satellite and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and the detected current position information. A map display means for displaying map information of the surrounding area, and a direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and a distance from the current position to the target based on the destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. Azimuth / distance calculation means and the geomagnetism at the current position are detected, and the azimuth in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal is detected as the terminal front direction. Azimuth detecting means, and a map display rotation for displaying the displayed map information based on the detected front direction of the terminal together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal by rotating so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal. Means and an azimuth / distance display means for displaying an arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination together with the distance to the destination on the map information that is rotated and displayed so as to be aligned with the orientation of the mobile phone terminal. All you have to do is prepare.

Furthermore, in the case of category selection input without displaying a map, that is, in the case of displaying the azimuth and distance to a desired place in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the mobile phone terminal is , A current position detecting means for receiving a radio wave from a GPS satellite to detect a current position of a mobile phone terminal, and a user of the mobile phone terminal to select information on a plurality of place candidates related to the detected current position. And a direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the location based on the information of the location selected from the information of the plurality of displayed location candidates and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. And an azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating the distance from the current position to the place, and a predetermined value for the mobile phone terminal when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. An azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth in which the face faces as the terminal front azimuth, and the current position so that the azimuth to the place is based on the detected terminal front azimuth so as to match the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal. It suffices to have an azimuth / distance display means for displaying together with the distance to the place by an arrow pointing from the to the place.

In case of category selection input with map display,
That is, when displaying the direction to a desired place on the map information in accordance with the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the mobile phone terminal receives radio waves from GPS satellites and Present position detecting means for detecting the present position of the device, and a plurality of place information presenting means for presenting information of a plurality of place candidates related to the detected present position so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select it, Based on the information of the selected location from the information of the plurality of candidate locations and the current location information of the mobile phone terminal, the orientation from the current location of the mobile phone terminal to the location and the orientation from the current location to the location Distance calculation means and a person who detects the geomagnetism at the current position and detects the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set substantially horizontal as the terminal front direction Detecting means, map displaying means for displaying surrounding map information including current position information of the mobile phone terminal, and rotating the mobile phone so that the displayed map information is aligned with the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction. A map display rotation means for displaying together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the telephone terminal, and an arrow pointing from the current position toward the location on the map information displayed by rotating so as to match the orientation of this mobile phone terminal. It suffices to have an azimuth / distance display means for displaying together with the distance to the place.

When the map information is simply displayed on the mobile phone terminal in accordance with the direction, the mobile phone terminal uses the GPS
Current position detection means for receiving the radio waves from the satellite and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, map display means for displaying the surrounding map information including the detected current position information, and detecting the geomagnetism at the current position. Azimuth detecting means for detecting, as a terminal front azimuth, an azimuth in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal,
A map display rotating means for rotating the displayed map information based on the detected front direction of the terminal so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal and displaying the map information together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. Good.

Further, when only the azimuth is displayed on the mobile phone terminal, the mobile phone terminal detects the geomagnetism at the current position, and the azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth based on the detected geomagnetism, and the detected azimuth. Azimuth display means for displaying.

The processing procedure of the azimuth display method in the mobile phone terminal of the above embodiment is used as a program, for example, C
Recording on a recording medium such as D or FD and incorporating this recording medium into a computer system, or downloading the program recorded on the recording medium to the computer system via a communication line, or installing from the recording medium, By operating a computer system with the program, it is of course possible to function as a device for carrying out the display method, and by using such a recording medium, its distribution can be improved. .

[0118]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the mobile phone terminal inputs the destination information and sends this destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal to the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal, the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal starts from the current position of the mobile phone terminal. The direction to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination are calculated, the direction information to the destination and the distance information are returned to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal returns the direction to the returned destination. When the information and distance information is received, the geomagnetism is detected to detect the predetermined front direction of the mobile phone terminal as the terminal front direction, and the direction to the destination is matched with the predetermined front direction of the mobile phone terminal. As shown by the arrow from the current position to the destination along with the distance, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know which direction the user is facing and which direction the user is facing. How much distance should I move to understand clearly, it is possible to accurately go to the destination without hesitation even to go to a strange place facing.

Further, according to the present invention, when the mobile phone terminal transmits the destination information and the current position information to the mobile phone terminal direction display system, the mobile phone terminal direction display system outputs the destination information and the current position information. Calculate the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the destination based on the map information of the surrounding area including the current position of the mobile phone terminal. The position is indicated by the current position mark, the direction from this current position mark to the destination is indicated by an arrow, and the current position mark indicating the distance from the current position to the destination and the map information with distance and distance display are created. The map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display is returned to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal receives the map information with the current position mark, direction and distance display and Display the map information with direction, direction, and distance by rotating it to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction detected from the geomagnetism, so that the user of the mobile phone terminal displays the current position displayed on the map. Based on the mark, direction, and distance, you can clearly know which direction you should face and how much distance you should move to reach your destination, and even if you go to a strange place, you can accurately reach the destination without hesitation. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, the azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal returns information of a plurality of location candidates related to the current position information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal to the mobile phone terminal, When receiving a plurality of location candidate information, the desired location information is selected from the candidate information and transmitted to the system, and the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals displays the current position based on the location information and the current position information from the mobile phone terminals. Calculate the direction and distance from and send to the mobile phone terminal,
The mobile phone terminal receives the azimuth and distance information from the current position, and based on the terminal front azimuth detected by the geomagnetism, the azimuth to the place is adjusted from the current position so that the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. Since the arrow pointing to the place is displayed together with the distance, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know which direction the direction he or she is facing is, and also in which direction and how much distance should the user move. You can clearly see whether it is good or not, and even if you go to a strange place, you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost.

According to the present invention, the azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal returns information on a plurality of place candidates related to the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal outputs the plurality of place candidate information. Upon reception, the desired location information is selected from the plurality of location candidate information and transmitted, and when the mobile phone terminal direction display system receives the desired location information and the current position information from the mobile phone terminal, the direction from the current position is received. And the distance is calculated, the surrounding map information including the current position of the mobile phone terminal is read, the current position is indicated on this map by the current position mark, the direction to the destination location is indicated by the arrow, and the current position The current position mark indicating the distance to the ground, the map information with the direction and the distance display is created and sent back to the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal ends the map information with the current position mark, the direction and the distance display. Since the display is rotated so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal based on the frontal direction, the user of the mobile phone terminal displays in which direction and how much based on the current position mark displayed on the map and the direction and distance. You can see clearly if you can go to the destination after moving the distance, and you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost even if you go to a strange place.

According to the present invention, when the mobile phone terminal transmits the current position information to the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system, the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system includes a map of the surrounding area including the mobile phone terminal current position information. When information is returned to the mobile phone terminal and the mobile phone terminal receives the map information, the map information is rotated so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal detected by geomagnetism, and the current status of the mobile phone terminal is displayed. Since it is displayed together with the current position mark indicating the position, the user of the mobile phone terminal is directed to his or her position and in which direction based on the map displayed according to the direction of the mobile phone terminal and the current position mark displayed on the map. You can clearly know whether you are there, and even if you go to a strange place you can get to the destination accurately without getting lost.

Further, according to the present invention, the azimuth and distance to the destination are calculated based on the destination information and the current position information, and the azimuth to the destination is calculated based on the front azimuth detected by the geomagnetism. Since it is displayed with an arrow along with the distance so as to match the predetermined front face of the user, the user of the mobile phone terminal can clearly know which direction the user is facing and which direction the user is facing. You can clearly see how much distance you should move toward and you can accurately reach the destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place, and also handle only with the mobile phone terminal without going through the system You can

According to the present invention, the azimuth and distance to the destination are calculated based on the destination information and the current position information, the surrounding map information including the current position information is read out, and this map information is detected by geomagnetism. Rotate to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal and display it with the current position mark.In addition, the arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination is displayed with the distance on this map information. Based on the current position mark displayed on the map, the direction and the distance, the user can clearly know which direction and how much distance he / she can move to reach the destination, and hesitate to go to an unknown place. Without going through the system, it can be processed only by the mobile phone terminal, and without going through the system. It can be treated only with a mobile phone terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, a desired place is selected from the information of a plurality of place candidates related to the present position, and the azimuth and distance from the present position are calculated based on the information of the selected place and the present position. Based on the terminal front azimuth calculated by the geomagnetism, the azimuth is displayed together with the distance by an arrow so as to match the state where the predetermined front of the mobile phone is facing, so that the user of the mobile phone is facing You can clearly see which direction the direction is facing, and which direction and how much distance you should move, so that you can go to the destination accurately without hesitation even if you go to a strange place In addition, it can be processed only by the mobile phone terminal without going through the system.

Further, according to the present invention, a desired place is selected from the information of a plurality of place candidates related to the current position, and the azimuth from the current position is selected based on the information of the selected desired place and the current position information. And the distance is calculated, and the surrounding map information including the current position is rotated and displayed along with the current position mark so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the terminal front direction detected by geomagnetism Since the arrow is displayed along with the distance from the position to the place, the user of the mobile phone terminal can determine the direction and distance to move based on the current position mark, direction and distance displayed on the map. You can clearly know whether you can go to the ground, you can accurately go to the destination without getting lost even if you go to a strange place, and you can also use the mobile phone without going through the system. It can be processed only by the terminal.

According to the present invention, the map information of the surrounding area including the current position is rotated and displayed together with the current position mark so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal detected by the geomagnetism. Users can clearly know their position and which direction they are facing based on the map displayed according to the direction of the mobile phone terminal and the current position mark displayed on the map, and can go to an unknown place. However, it is possible to accurately reach the destination without getting lost, and it is possible to perform processing only by the mobile phone terminal without going through the system.

Further, according to the present invention, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, the azimuth is detected based on the detected geomagnetism, and the detected azimuth is displayed. You can know.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone terminal azimuth display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a plurality of databases and a map information database that constitute a database group used in the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of registering a user or a shop using the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals shown in FIG. 1 in the system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing when a user inputs a destination from a mobile phone terminal in the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system shown in FIG.

5 is a flow chart showing a process of displaying the direction and distance information to the destination described in FIG. 4 on the map information on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal in the mobile phone terminal direction display system shown in FIG. is there.

6 shows a plurality of place candidate information related to the current position, instead of inputting the destination described in FIG. 4 in the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the category selection input process which selects and inputs a desired place from.

7 is a display of a mobile phone terminal showing direction and distance information to a destination, which is a desired place selected by a user in the service for selecting a category from the category described in FIG. 6, in the mobile phone terminal direction display system shown in FIG. It is a flow chart which shows the processing which is displayed on map as it overlaps on map information.

8 is a diagram showing a screen of a service for inputting a destination and selecting a category displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal in the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals shown in FIG.

9 is a diagram showing a destination input screen in which the destination input is displayed for each item while the destination input displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

10 is a diagram showing a selection screen from a category displayed on a display screen of the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 8 for each item.

11 is a diagram showing an arrow, a destination, and a distance from the current position displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal to the destination in the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG.

12 is a diagram showing an advertisement on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal in which the arrow pointing from the current position to the destination, the destination, and the distance are displayed in the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an enlarged view of the current position mark, compass display screen information, which is map information with azimuth and distance display, displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal together with the overall view of the mobile phone terminal. .

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process in the case where the destination input is a name in the confirmation of the partner position in the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing processing in the case where the destination input is a telephone number in confirmation of the other party's position in the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals shown in FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Mobile phone terminal 3 Internet 5 Direction display system for mobile phone terminals 55 databases 55a Location information management database 55b User information management database 55c Advertising information management database 55d Peripheral information management database 55e Postal code database 55f address database 57 Map information database

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. An azimuth for a mobile phone terminal, which is connected to the mobile phone terminal via a network and displays the azimuth and distance to a destination on the mobile phone terminal in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing. In the display system, the mobile phone terminal receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite and detects a current position of the mobile phone terminal, a current position detection means, an input means for inputting destination information, and the input purpose. Transmission means for transmitting the geographical information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal to the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal, and reception for receiving the azimuth information and the distance information to the destination returned from the azimuth display system for the mobile phone terminal And the terrestrial magnetism at the current position and the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set substantially horizontal is detected as the terminal front direction. A direction detecting means and an arrow pointing from the current position to the destination to match the received direction to the destination based on the detected front direction of the terminal with the state in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. The azimuth / distance display means for displaying together with the distance to, the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals receives the destination information and the current position information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal, and detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal. To a destination and a distance / direction calculating means for calculating the distance from the current position to the destination, and a reply means for returning the calculated direction information and distance information to the mobile phone terminal. Orientation display system for mobile phone terminals. 2. A mobile phone which is connected to a mobile phone terminal via a network and which displays the direction and distance to a destination on the map information on the mobile phone terminal in accordance with the direction in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. In the azimuth display system for a telephone terminal, the mobile telephone terminal has an input means for inputting destination information, a current position detecting means for receiving a radio wave from a GPS satellite and detecting a current position of the mobile telephone terminal, Transmitting means for transmitting the detected current position information and destination information to the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals, and a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally Azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth facing as the front azimuth of the terminal, and the current position mark, azimuth and distance display map returned from the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals Receive information,
A map display rotating means for rotating and displaying the current position mark, the direction and the map information with distance display based on the terminal front direction so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal, and the mobile phone terminal direction display system, , Map information storage means for storing map information, and receiving current position information and destination information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal, and based on this current position information and destination information Azimuth / distance calculation means for calculating the direction to the ground and the distance from the current position to the destination, and the surrounding map information including the received current position information is read from the map information storage means, and the mobile phone is placed on this map information. The current position of the terminal is indicated by the current position mark, the direction from this current position mark to the destination is indicated by an arrow, and the current position mark indicating the distance from the current position to the destination And a reply means for replying the created current position mark and the created map information with direction and distance display to the mobile phone terminal. Direction display system. 3. A mobile phone terminal, which is connected to a mobile phone terminal via a network and which displays the direction and distance to a desired place on the mobile phone terminal according to the direction in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. In the azimuth display system, the mobile phone terminal receives radio waves from GPS satellites, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and transmits the current position information to the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system. And a plurality of location candidate information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system, select desired location information from the received plurality of location candidate information, and transmit the selected location information to the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system. The selected location information transmission means and the geomagnetic field at the current position are detected, and the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces when the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontal An azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth as a front azimuth, and azimuth information from the current position to the place and distance information to the place transmitted from the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals are received, and based on the front azimuth of the terminal, the azimuth is sent to the place. Direction and distance display means for displaying the azimuth of the mobile phone terminal together with the distance to the location by the arrow pointing from the current position to the location so that the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing. The display system receives the current position information of the mobile phone terminal transmitted from the mobile phone terminal and enables the user of the mobile phone terminal to select information of a plurality of location candidates related to the current position. Based on the location information sent from the mobile phone terminal and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, An azimuth / distance calculating means for calculating an azimuth to the place and a distance from the current position to the place, and an azimuth for returning the calculated azimuth information from the current position to the place and distance information to the place to the mobile phone terminal. An azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal, comprising a distance returning means. 4. A azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal, which displays the azimuth and distance to a desired place on the map information with the mobile phone terminal in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal, The mobile phone terminal receives radio waves from GPS satellites, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and transmits the current position information to the mobile phone terminal azimuth display system, and a mobile phone terminal azimuth. Received a plurality of place candidate information transmitted from the display system, select the desired place information from the received plurality of place candidate information, and a selected place information transmitting means for transmitting to the mobile phone terminal direction display system, Orientation detection that detects the geomagnetism at the current position and detects the azimuth facing the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal when the mobile phone terminal is set to be almost horizontal as the terminal front azimuth Received and the stage, the current position mark and the direction and distance display with map information sent back from the azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal,
An orientation display system for a mobile phone terminal, comprising: a map display rotation means for rotating and displaying the current position mark, the map information with the direction and the distance display based on the terminal front direction so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal. Is a map information storage unit for storing map information and current position information of the mobile phone terminal transmitted from the mobile phone terminal, and receives information on a plurality of place candidates related to the current position from the user of the mobile phone terminal. To the location based on the location information sent from the mobile phone terminal and the current location information of the mobile phone terminal, based on the multiple location information replying means for replying to the mobile phone terminal so that the user can select Azimuth and azimuth / distance calculation means for calculating the distance from the current position to the location, and map information storage of the surrounding map information including the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. The current position of the mobile phone terminal is shown on this map with a current position mark, the direction from this current position mark to the above location is shown with an arrow, and the current position mark showing the distance from the current position to the destination And a reply means for replying the created current position mark and the created map information with direction and distance display to the mobile phone terminal. Direction display system. 5. A azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal, which is connected to a mobile phone terminal via a network and displays map information on the mobile phone terminal according to the direction in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing. The mobile phone terminal receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite and detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and the detected current position information is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal direction display system via the network. Transmission means, a map display means for receiving and displaying the map information returned from the azimuth display system for mobile phone terminals, and a mobile phone when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. Azimuth detecting means for detecting a direction in which a predetermined front of the telephone terminal is facing as a terminal front direction, and the map display based on the detected terminal front direction A map display rotating means for rotating the map information displayed on the means so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal and displaying the map information together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. The display system receives map information storage means for storing map information and current position information of the mobile phone terminal transmitted from the mobile phone terminal, and receives map information of the surrounding area including the current position from the map information storage means. A azimuth display system for a mobile phone terminal, comprising: map information replying means for reading out and replying to the mobile phone terminal. 6. A mobile phone terminal having an azimuth display function, which displays the azimuth and distance to a destination in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front of the mobile phone, and receives radio waves from GPS satellites. Current position detecting means for detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, input means for inputting destination information, and current position of the mobile phone terminal based on the input destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. Direction to the destination and the direction and distance calculation means for calculating the distance from the current position to the destination, and the predetermined value of the mobile phone terminal when the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally by detecting the geomagnetism at the current position. An azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth in which the front is facing as a terminal front azimuth, and an azimuth toward the destination based on the detected terminal front azimuth in accordance with a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal. Azimuth display function-equipped mobile phone terminal; and a direction and distance display means for displaying together with the distance to the destination by the arrow toward the destination from as the current position. 7. A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, which displays the azimuth and distance to a destination on map information in accordance with the azimuth in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, and inputs destination information. Input means, a current position detection means for receiving a radio wave from a GPS satellite to detect the current position of the mobile phone terminal, a map display means for displaying the surrounding map information including the detected current position information, and Based on the destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, the azimuth / distance calculation means for calculating the azimuth from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the target, and the geomagnetism at the current position. Azimuth detecting means for detecting, as the terminal front azimuth, the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone is facing when the mobile phone is set to be substantially horizontal, and the detected front azimuth of the terminal. Then, the map display rotating means for rotating the displayed map information so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone terminal and displaying the map information together with the current position mark indicating the current location of the mobile phone terminal, and aligning the orientation of this mobile phone terminal. A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, which has an azimuth / distance display means for displaying an arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination together with the distance to the destination on the map information rotated by . 8. A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function for displaying the azimuth and distance to a desired place in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal, which receives radio waves from GPS satellites. A current position detecting means for detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and a plurality of location information presenting means for presenting information of a plurality of location candidates related to the detected current position so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select the information. , Based on the information of the location selected from the information of the presented plurality of location candidates and the current location information of the mobile phone terminal, the direction from the current location of the mobile phone terminal to the location and the distance from the current location to the location. A direction / distance calculating means for calculating, and a direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal faces when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set to be substantially horizontal is referred to as a terminal front direction. And the distance from the current position to the place by the arrow pointing to the place so that the direction to the place is based on the detected front direction A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, characterized in that it has an azimuth / distance display means for displaying together. 9. A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, which displays the azimuth and distance to a desired place on the map information in accordance with the azimuth of which the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing. Current position detecting means for receiving the radio wave and detecting the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and a plurality of places for presenting information of a plurality of place candidates related to the detected current position so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select the information. An information presenting means, and a direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the place and a position from the current position based on the information of the place selected from the presented information of the plurality of candidate places and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. Azimuth / distance calculation means for calculating the distance to and the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal faces when the geomagnetism at the current position is detected and the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontal. Azimuth detecting means for detecting as a frontal direction, a map display means for displaying the surrounding map information including the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, and the displayed map information based on the frontal direction of the terminal to the direction of the mobile phone terminal. As described above, the map display rotating means for displaying together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal, and the map information displayed by rotating the current position on the map information rotated so as to be aligned with the direction of the mobile phone terminal. A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, which has an azimuth / distance display means for displaying an arrow toward a place together with the distance to the place. 10. A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, which displays map information in accordance with the direction in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the mobile phone terminal receiving radio waves from GPS satellites, A current position detecting means for detecting a position, a map display means for displaying the surrounding map information including the detected current position information, and a mobile phone when detecting the geomagnetism at the current position and setting the mobile phone terminal substantially horizontally. A direction detecting means for detecting the direction in which the predetermined front of the telephone terminal is facing as the terminal front direction, and rotating so that the displayed map information is aligned with the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the detected terminal front direction, A mobile phone terminal with an azimuth display function, comprising: a map display rotation means for displaying the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. 11. An azimuth display function, comprising azimuth detecting means for detecting geomagnetism at a current position and detecting an azimuth based on the detected geomagnetism, and azimuth displaying means for displaying the detected azimuth. Mobile phone terminal. 12. A azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal, which displays the azimuth and distance to a destination in accordance with the azimuth that a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the method comprising receiving radio waves from GPS satellites, The current position of the mobile phone terminal is detected and the destination information is input. Based on the input destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal, the direction and the current direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination are input. Calculates the distance from the position to the destination, detects the geomagnetism at the current position, detects the direction in which the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing as the terminal front direction when the mobile phone terminal is set to be almost horizontal, Based on the detected terminal front direction, the direction to the destination is indicated by the arrow pointing from the current position to the destination so as to match the predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal and the distance to the destination. Azimuth display method in a portable telephone terminal and displaying the. 13. A direction display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying the direction to a destination on map information in accordance with the direction in which a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal is facing, by inputting destination information, It receives radio waves from GPS satellites, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, displays the surrounding map information including the detected current position information, and displays the destination information and the current position information of the mobile phone terminal. Based on the calculation of the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the destination and the distance from the current position to the target, the geomagnetism at the current position is detected, and the predetermined value of the mobile phone terminal is set when the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. The azimuth in which the front is facing is detected as the terminal front azimuth, and based on the detected terminal front azimuth, the map information displayed is rotated so as to match the orientation of the mobile phone, and It is displayed with the current position mark indicating the current position, and the arrow pointing from the current position mark to the destination is displayed together with the distance to the destination on the map information that is rotated and displayed so as to match the orientation of this mobile phone terminal. An azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal, comprising: 14. A azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal, which displays the azimuth and distance to a desired place in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal, which receives radio waves from GPS satellites. , The present position of the mobile phone terminal is detected, the information of the plurality of place candidates related to the detected present position is presented so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select, and the information of the presented plurality of place candidates is presented. Calculate the direction from the current position of the mobile phone terminal to the location and the distance from the current position to the location based on the information of the location selected from the current location information of the mobile phone terminal, and detect the geomagnetism at the current location, When the mobile phone is set to be almost horizontal, the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone is facing is detected as the front direction of the terminal, and based on the detected front direction of the terminal, the direction to the above-mentioned location is detected. Azimuth display method in a portable telephone terminal and displaying with distance to suit the state in which a predetermined front of the mobile phone is oriented from the current position to the location arrow pointing to the location. 15. A azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying the azimuth to a desired place on map information in accordance with the azimuth of a predetermined front of the mobile phone terminal. The mobile phone terminal receives the information, detects the current position of the mobile phone terminal, presents information of a plurality of place candidates related to the detected current position so that the user of the mobile phone terminal can select, and presents the plurality of presented candidate places. Based on the information of the location selected from the information of the location and the current location information of the mobile phone terminal, the direction from the current location of the mobile phone terminal to the location and the distance from the current location to the location are calculated, and the geomagnetism at the current location is detected. However, when the mobile phone is set to be almost horizontal, the direction in which the predetermined front of the mobile phone is facing is detected as the device front direction, and the surrounding map including the current position information of the mobile phone is detected. The information is displayed, and the displayed map information is rotated so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal based on the front direction of the terminal and displayed together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. An azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal, wherein an arrow is displayed together with the distance from the current position to the place on the map information that is rotated and displayed so as to be aligned with the place. 16. A direction display method in a mobile phone terminal for displaying map information in accordance with a direction in which a predetermined front surface of the mobile phone terminal is facing, the method comprising receiving radio waves from GPS hygiene, and displaying the current state of the mobile phone terminal. It detects the position, displays the map information of the surrounding area including the detected current position information, detects the geomagnetism at the current position, and turns the predetermined front face of the mobile phone terminal when the mobile phone terminal is set almost horizontally. The current direction is detected as the front direction of the terminal, and the displayed map information is rotated based on the detected front direction of the terminal so as to match the direction of the mobile phone terminal and displayed together with the current position mark indicating the current position of the mobile phone terminal. An azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal, comprising: 17. A direction display method in a mobile phone terminal, which detects the geomagnetism at the current position, detects the direction based on the detected geomagnetism, and displays the detected direction. 18. A program for a computer that implements the azimuth display method in a mobile phone terminal according to claim 12. 19. A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 18 is recorded.