JP2004046424A - Geographical information providing system, geographical information providing method, geographical information providing program, and slip for electronic pen - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a geographical information providing system for easily providing a user with map-related geographical information as digital data by using an electronic pen as an input device. <P>SOLUTION: In this geographical information providing system, when the user uses an electronic pen to name a specific position on a printed matter printed with a map, its positional coordinates are transmitted to the providing system. Information on an actual position corresponding to the transmitted coordinates is acquired, and map data corresponding to the position is acquired and transmitted to the user's terminal device. By naming a desired position on the printed matter by using the electronic pen, the user can receive and display map data about the position at his/ her own terminal device. Further, by naming a specific starting position and a destination on the printed matter, it is possible to acquire information about a route between them on the terminal device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for acquiring data related to a map using a map and an electronic pen through a mobile phone, a PDA, and other terminal devices.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a form of a map to be referred to when a user confirms a road, two types of paper media or digital data can be considered. Normally, paper-based maps are compiled for each predetermined area and sold as books. On the other hand, a map of digital data can be searched on a predetermined website and browsed on a terminal used by the user.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a user refers to a map on a paper medium, the user can browse only at a predetermined scale. For example, when a user refers to a map described in a book, the user cannot refer to the map at any scale other than the map described in the book.
[0004]
In addition, when a user refers to a map of digital data, it is necessary to connect to a predetermined website and find and display a target map by himself, which is troublesome. It is difficult for an unfamiliar user to find a predetermined website and download digital data corresponding to a target map. Further, in the case of a terminal device such as a mobile phone which has a small input device and has difficulty in inputting characters, the user may input complicated characters such as an address in order to search digital data corresponding to a target map. Is very difficult.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and by using an electronic pen as an input device, a user can easily obtain geographic information related to a map as digital data. It is an object to provide an information providing system.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In one aspect of the present invention, a geographical information providing system includes an area where a map is printed, and a user designates the area with an electronic pen on a printed matter on which information specifying the area is printed. Receiving means for receiving writing position coordinates; a position information table storing correspondence between the writing position coordinates and position information relating to an actual position; and From the coordinates, position acquisition means for acquiring corresponding position information, a map table storing map data corresponding to the position information, and map data from the map table based on the position information acquired from the position information acquisition means. And a transmitting unit for transmitting the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit to a user terminal device.
[0007]
In the above geographic information providing system, when a user specifies a specific position on a printed matter on which a map is printed with an electronic pen, the position coordinates are transmitted to the geographic information providing system. Then, actual position information corresponding to the transmitted position coordinates is obtained, and map data corresponding to the position is obtained and transmitted to the user terminal device. Therefore, if the user specifies a desired position on the printed material with the electronic pen, the user can receive and display the map data of the position on his / her own terminal device.
[0008]
In one aspect of the above-described geographic information providing system, the map table stores map data of a preset scale, and the receiving unit further allows the user to select an electronic scale from the preset scale. Upon receiving the scale information specified by the pen, the map data obtaining means can obtain the map data from the map table based on the position information and the scale information. According to this, the user can obtain the map data of the reduced scale on the terminal device by specifying the specific position and selecting the desired scale.
[0009]
In another aspect of the present invention, the geographical information providing system is configured such that, in an area on which a map is printed, on a printed matter on which information specifying the area is printed, a user designates the place of departure using an electronic pen. Departure place receiving means for receiving the starting place writing position coordinates indicating the writing position coordinates, and destination receiving receiving the destination writing position coordinates indicating the writing position coordinates designated as the destination by the user with the electronic pen Means, a position information table storing a correspondence between the writing position coordinates and position information relating to an actual position, and a corresponding departure point from the departure point writing position coordinates with reference to the position information table. A departure place position information obtaining means for obtaining position information of a place, and a destination position information obtaining means for obtaining position information of a corresponding destination from the destination writing position coordinates with reference to the position information table. Means, a route table storing route information corresponding to the location information, route information acquisition means for acquiring route information based on the departure location information, the destination location information, and the route table; Transmitting means for transmitting the route information acquired by the information acquiring means to the terminal device of the user.
[0010]
In the above geographic information providing system, when the user specifies a starting point and a destination on a printed matter on which a map is printed, actual position information corresponding to the starting point and the destination is acquired, and route information between them is acquired. Then, the route information is transmitted to the terminal device of the user. Therefore, if the user specifies the departure place and the destination on the printed matter with the electronic pen, the user can receive and display the route information between them on his own terminal device.
[0011]
Here, the writing position coordinates can be transmitted from the terminal device of the user to the receiving unit. The position information can be information corresponding to latitude and longitude.
[0012]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a geographical map comprising: a position information table storing position information relating to an actual position corresponding to a writing position coordinate; and a map table storing map data corresponding to the position information. The geographical information providing method executed by the strategic information providing system includes a writing position coordinate designated by a user with an electronic pen on a printed matter on which information for specifying the area is printed in an area on which a map is printed. Receiving, and referring to the position information table, acquiring corresponding position information from the writing position coordinates, and acquiring map data from the map table based on the acquired position information. And transmitting the acquired map data to the terminal device of the user. According to this method, similarly to the above-described geographical information providing system, the user can specify and display the desired position on the printed matter with the electronic pen, and receive and display the map data of the position on his own terminal device. Can be.
[0013]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a position information table storing position information related to an actual position corresponding to a writing position coordinate, and a path table storing path information corresponding to the position information, In the geographical information providing method executed by the geographical information providing system provided, in the area where the map is printed, on a printed matter on which information specifying the area is printed, the user uses the electronic pen as a departure place. A step of receiving starting point writing position coordinates indicating designated writing position coordinates, and a step of receiving destination writing position coordinates indicating writing position coordinates specified as a destination by the user using an electronic pen; Referring to the position information table and acquiring the position information of the corresponding departure point from the departure point writing position coordinates, and referring to the position information table, Acquiring the location information of the corresponding destination from the location writing position coordinates; acquiring the route information based on the location information of the departure location, the location information of the destination and the route table; Transmitting the acquired route information to the terminal device of the user. According to this method, similarly to the above-described geographic information providing system, if the user specifies the departure place and the destination on the printed matter with the electronic pen, the user receives the route information between them on his own terminal device, Can be displayed.
[0014]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a geographical map comprising: a position information table storing position information relating to an actual position corresponding to a writing position coordinate; and a map table storing map data corresponding to the position information. The geographical information providing program executed by the geographical information providing system includes, in the geographical information providing system, a user in a printed matter on which information specifying the area is printed in an area where the map is printed. Receiving the writing position coordinates specified by the electronic pen, referring to the position information table, obtaining the corresponding position information from the writing position coordinates, based on the obtained position information, A step of acquiring map data from a map table and a step of transmitting the acquired map data to a terminal device of the user are executed. By executing this program, similarly to the above-described geographical information providing system, the user can specify a desired position on a printed matter with an electronic pen and receive and display the map data of the position on his own terminal device. can do.
[0015]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a position information table storing correspondence between position information related to an actual position corresponding to the writing position coordinates, and a path table storing path information corresponding to the position information. The geographical information providing program executed by the geographical information providing system comprising: in the geographical information providing system, in an area on which a map is printed, on a printed material on which information specifying the area is printed. Receiving the starting point writing position coordinates indicating the writing position coordinates specified by the user with the electronic pen, and the destination writing position coordinates indicating the area specified as the destination by the user with the electronic pen Receiving the position information of the corresponding departure place from the departure place writing position coordinates with reference to the position information table; and A step of obtaining position information of a corresponding destination from the destination writing position coordinates with reference to the information table, and obtaining route information based on the departure position information, the destination position information and the route table. And transmitting the acquired route information to the terminal device of the user. By executing this program, the user can specify the departure place and the destination on the printed matter with the electronic pen and receive the route information between them on his own terminal device, similarly to the above-mentioned geographic information providing system. And can be displayed.
[0016]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a form for an electronic pen filled in by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern is a dot pattern that is optically readable by the reading unit. An area, a map provided in the dot pattern area, and a check box provided in the dot pattern area in association with the map and designating information to be transmitted to the user terminal device.
[0017]
In this electronic pen form, when the user specifies a specific position on the map with the electronic pen and further specifies a specific check box, geographic information corresponding to the specification is transmitted to the user's terminal device.
[0018]
In the electronic pen form configured as described above, the information to be transmitted includes at least one of a destination on the map or a scale of the map. According to this, for example, the user can set a destination by designating a specific position on the map with the electronic pen. In addition, for example, the user can set the scale of the map by designating a specific check box. Therefore, geographical information according to the user's setting can be transmitted to the user's terminal device.
[0019]
In the electronic pen form configured as described above, the information to be transmitted further includes a departure point on the map, or information requested by the user is information relating to transfer to the destination, or information relating to walking. Includes designation of information. According to this, for example, the user can set a departure place by specifying a specific position on the map with the electronic pen and further specifying a specific check box. Also, for example, it is possible to set whether the geographical information that the user wants to acquire is information such as transfer using transportation or information such as required time on foot. Therefore, geographical information according to the user's setting can be transmitted to the user's terminal device.
[0020]
In the electronic pen form configured as described above, the check box includes a check box for selecting a terminal device that transmits the information. According to this, for example, by specifying a specific check box, the type of terminal device used by the user can be set. Although the terminal devices have different resolutions, memory capacities, processing speeds, and the like depending on the types, according to this, geographic information can be transmitted to the user's terminal device in consideration of the type of the terminal device used by the user. .
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
[Electronic pen]
First, the electronic pen will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a usage form of the electronic pen, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a structure of the electronic pen. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic pen 10 is used in combination with a special paper 20 on which a dot pattern is printed. The electronic pen 10 has a pen tip 17 similar to a normal ink pen, and a user writes characters and the like on the special paper 20 in the same manner as a normal ink pen.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic pen 10 includes a processor 11, a memory 12, a Bluetooth transceiver 13, a battery 14, an infrared LED 15, a camera 16, and a pressure sensor 18 therein. The electronic pen 10 has an ink cartridge (not shown) as a component similar to a normal ink pen.
[0024]
The electronic pen 10 does not convert the locus of the ink drawn on the special paper 20 by the pen tip portion 17 into data, but converts the locus coordinates of the movement of the electronic pen 10 on the special paper 20 into data. While the infrared LED 15 illuminates the vicinity of the pen tip 17 on the special paper 20, the camera 16 reads the dot pattern printed on the special paper 20 and converts it into data. That is, the electronic pen 10 can acquire, as image data or vector data, a stroke generated when the user moves the electronic pen 10 on the dedicated paper 20.
[0025]
The pressure sensor 18 detects the pressure applied to the pen tip portion 17 when the user writes characters or the like on the special paper with the electronic pen 10, that is, the writing pressure, and supplies the pressure to the processor 11. The processor 11 switches on / off the infrared LED 15 and the camera 16 based on the pen pressure data provided from the pressure sensor 18. That is, when the user writes a character or the like on the special paper 20 with the electronic pen 10, pen pressure is applied to the pen tip portion 17. Therefore, when the writing pressure equal to or more than the predetermined value is detected, it is determined that the user has started the description, and the infrared LED 15 and the camera 16 are operated.
[0026]
The camera 16 reads the dot pattern on the special paper 20 and supplies the pattern data to the processor 11. The processor 11 calculates X / Y coordinates on the dedicated paper 20 from the supplied dot pattern.
[0027]
The processor 11 acquires the pen pressure array data and the X / Y coordinate data while the user is being described, and stores them in the memory 12 in association with the time stamp (time information). Therefore, data corresponding to the description content of the user is stored in the memory 12 in chronological order. The capacity of the memory 12 can be, for example, about 1 Mbyte.
[0028]
All acquired data is held in the memory 12 until a transmission instruction is given by the user. Then, when the user gives a transmission instruction, the data in the memory 12 is transmitted by the Bluetooth transceiver 13 to the terminal device 25 located within a predetermined distance from the electronic pen 10. Basically, once a transmission instruction is given, the electronic pen 10 transmits all data stored in the memory 12 to the terminal device 25, so that the memory 12 is cleared. Therefore, if the user wants to transmit the same information to the terminal device 25 again after the transmission, the user needs to write the information on the special paper 20 again. In this case, the user only has to trace characters written on the dedicated paper 20 with an ink pen.
[0029]
The electronic pen 10 itself does not have a function button such as a transmission button, and a transmission instruction and other instructions are executed by a user checking a dedicated box provided at a predetermined position on the special paper 20 with the electronic pen 10. Is done. A transmission instruction is previously associated with the position coordinates of the dedicated box. When the processor 11 receives the position coordinates of the dedicated box, the processor 11 supplies the data in the memory 12 to the Bluetooth transceiver 13 and transmits the data to the terminal device 25. Let it do. Note that the electronic pen 10 does not have a display, buttons, or the like, but the completion of data transmission can be indicated by vibration of the electronic pen.
[0030]
The battery 14 is for supplying power to each element in the electronic pen 10, and for example, the power of the electronic pen 10 itself can be turned on / off by a cap (not shown) of the electronic pen.
[0031]
As described above, the electronic pen 10 has a function of acquiring coordinate data and writing pressure data corresponding to characters and the like written on the dedicated paper 20 by the user and transmitting the data to the nearby terminal device 25. Since the tip portion 17 is a normal ink pen, there is a feature that the content described on the dedicated paper 20 remains as an original original. That is, at the same time as describing the original paper, the contents can be digitized in real time in the form of coordinate data or the like.
[0032]
According to the standard functions of the electronic pen 10, the data obtained by the electronic pen 10 is in principle in the form of coordinate data or vector data, not text data. However, the electronic pen 10 has a function of converting only alphanumeric characters into text by describing it in a dedicated area provided on the dedicated paper 20 as a standard function. In the terminal device 25 and the like, it is of course possible to obtain text data from the coordinate data and vector data transmitted from the electronic pen 10 using a character recognition application.
[0033]
The electronic pen 10 can hold property information (pen information and pen owner information) on the pen itself and its owner, and can be referred to from an application. As the pen information, a battery level, a pen ID, a pen manufacturer number, a pen software version, a subscription provider ID, and the like can be held. The pen owner information can include a nationality, a language, a time zone, an email address, a free memory capacity, a name, an address, a fax / telephone number, a mobile phone number, and the like.
[0034]
Next, a method for acquiring X / Y data of the content described by the user with the electronic pen will be described. As described above, a predetermined dot pattern is printed on the dedicated paper 20. The camera 16 of the electronic pen 10 reads a dot pattern on the specialty paper 20 instead of reading a locus of ink written on the specialty paper 20 by the user. Actually, as shown in FIG. 1, the illumination area by the infrared LED 15 and the imaging area of the camera 16 (located in the illumination area) are shifted from the position where the pen tip 17 contacts the special paper 20.
[0035]
The dot pattern is printed with a special ink containing carbon or the like, and the camera 16 can recognize only the pattern using the special ink. Even when the ruled lines and frames are printed on the special paper with an ink (not including carbon) other than the special ink, the electronic pen does not recognize them. Therefore, when creating forms such as various application forms using the special paper, input frames, ruled lines, notes, and the like are printed with ink other than the special ink.
[0036]
In the dot pattern, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the position of each dot is associated with data. In the example of FIG. 3, two-bit information of 0 to 3 is displayed by shifting the position of the dot vertically and horizontally from the grid reference position (the intersection of the vertical line and the horizontal line). The position coordinates on the dedicated paper are determined by the combination of the information thus expressed. As illustrated in FIG. 4A, 36 dots are arranged in a grid within a range of 2 mm in length and width, and an array of data indicated by these dots (FIG. 4B) is printed on the dedicated paper. Are associated with the position coordinates. Therefore, when the camera 16 of the electronic pen 10 captures a dot pattern as shown in FIG. 4A, the processor 11 changes the data array shown in FIG. The acquired position coordinates on the dedicated paper (that is, the position of the dot pattern on the dedicated paper) corresponding thereto are calculated in real time. Note that the minimum unit for recognizing the dot pattern is 2 mm × 2 mm, and the camera 16 shoots about 100 times per second.
[0037]
Next, the special paper will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of the special paper. As shown in the drawing, the special paper 20 has a dot pattern 32 printed on a backing sheet 30, and a pattern 34 such as a ruled line printed thereon. The backing paper 30 is usually paper, and the dot pattern 32 is printed with a special ink containing carbon as described above. In addition, the design 34 is printed with ordinary ink or the like. The dot pattern and the design may be printed at the same time, or one of them may be printed first.
[0038]
An example of the design 34 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of a certain application form 36 in which a plurality of entry fields 38 and a transmission box 39 are printed. Although not clearly shown in FIG. 6, a dot pattern is actually printed on the entire surface of the application form 36, and an entry field 38 and a transmission box 39 are printed thereon with ordinary ink. The user may use the electronic pen 10 to fill in the necessary items in the entry fields 38 of the application form 36, as in a conventional application form, without being aware of the dot pattern.
[0039]
The area on the special paper 20 can be roughly divided into two types of areas. One is an entry area, in which the contents described by the electronic pen 10 are directly handled as information. In the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of entry fields 38 correspond to this. The other is a functional element, which executes an action, an instruction, and the like defined in advance for the area when the corresponding area is checked with the electronic pen 10. The transmission box 39 in the example of FIG. 6 corresponds to this.
[0040]
The transmission box 39 is used when giving an instruction to transmit data stored in the electronic pen 10 to the nearby terminal device 25 as described above. When the user checks the transmission box 39 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the transmission box. The pattern is associated with the transmission instruction, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 issues a transmission command of the data stored in the memory 12 to the Bluetooth transceiver 13.
[0041]
The assignment of the dot pattern is usually performed for each application (type of paper). That is, the dot patterns in a certain application do not overlap in one sheet, but the same application is printed with the same dot pattern. Therefore, when the user inputs necessary items with the electronic pen 10, it is possible to specify which item of the application form the input item is based on the coordinate data on the application form.
[0042]
As described above, by printing a predetermined design on the special paper on which the dot pattern is printed, various applications using the special paper can be created. If the user uses the electronic pen 10 to enter necessary items in a normal manner, the electronic data is automatically obtained.
[0043]
Next, transmission processing of data acquired by the electronic pen will be described. As described above, the communication function of the electronic pen 10 is based on Bluetooth. The communication function of the electronic pen 10 is based on a service server that handles data input to the dedicated paper 20 (in the case of a specific application, the application server is the server of the application). Therefore, data cannot be transmitted directly from the electronic pen 10. Therefore, the data acquired by the electronic pen 10 is transmitted from the terminal device 25 to the service server.
[0044]
The process at that time will be described with reference to FIG. The data obtained by the electronic pen 10 is mainly data of items input by the user, but usually does not include information on where the service server to which the data is transmitted is. Instead, information for specifying an application or a service related to the special paper is printed on the special paper, and the information is obtained from the special paper during a user's input operation. Therefore, the terminal device 25 that has received the input data from the electronic pen 10 first makes an inquiry to the inquiry server 26 to which service server 27 the data input for the dedicated paper should be transmitted. The inquiry server 26 has information of a corresponding service server for each dedicated paper, and in response to an inquiry from the terminal device 25, stores information (a URL or the like) of the service server 27 that performs services related to the dedicated paper. Reply to terminal device 25. Then, the terminal device 25 transmits the input data obtained from the electronic pen to the service server 27.
[0045]
[Geographic information provision system]
Next, a geographic information providing system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the geographic information providing system. The geographic information providing system shown in FIG. 7 transmits geographic information such as map data and route information to the map server 3 or the data server when the user specifies predetermined coordinates on the printed matter 4 using the electronic pen 10. The data is distributed as digital data from the processing server 5 to the terminal device 25 of the user.
[0046]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the geographic information providing system, a user terminal device 25, a data processing server 5, and a map server 3 are connected through a network 2. One preferred example of the network 2 is the Internet.
[0047]
First, an outline of a method of providing map data to a user as geographic information in the present system will be described.
[0048]
The user uses the electronic pen 10 to specify arbitrary coordinates on the map printed on the printed matter 4. The writing position coordinates corresponding to the designated coordinates are transmitted from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25, and transmitted from the terminal device 25 to the data processing server 5. The data processing server 5 performs a process of converting the writing position coordinates into latitude / longitude information corresponding to the actual latitude and longitude, and transmits the latitude / longitude information to the map server 3. The map server 3 transmits map data corresponding to the latitude / longitude information to the terminal device 25 of the user. Thus, the user can obtain desired map data. Although details will be described later, the user can also set the scale of the map data. Here, the map also includes a route map of transportation.
[0049]
Next, an outline of a method of providing route information as geographic information in the present system will be described. Here, the route information includes, for example, transfer information from the departure point to the destination when using transportation, and the time required for walking.
[0050]
The user uses the electronic pen 10 to specify any coordinates on the map printed on the printed matter 4 as the starting point. Further, the user uses the electronic pen 10 to specify any coordinates on the map printed on the printed matter 4 as the destination. Then, the user specifies the type of the route information, such as whether the route information to be acquired is transfer information using transportation or required time on foot. Further, the user transmits the writing position coordinates corresponding to the departure place and the destination and the type of the route information from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25. After that, the type of the route information and the writing position coordinates of the departure place and the destination are transmitted from the terminal device 25 to the data processing server 5. The data processing server 5 performs a process of converting the writing position coordinates into latitude and longitude information corresponding to the actual latitude and longitude. Further, the data processing server 5 transmits the route information that the user wants to acquire to the user terminal device 25 based on the latitude and longitude information of the departure place and the destination, and the type of the route information. Thus, the user can obtain desired route information.
[0051]
Next, each element will be described individually. First, the printed matter 4 will be described in detail. The printed material 4 is a paper medium, and may be, for example, a Kanto map in which a map of a predetermined range is printed on one page. Here, in the system of the present invention, the printed matter is created as the dedicated paper described above. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a predetermined dot pattern 32 is printed on the mount 30, and a map of a predetermined range is printed thereon. As described above, the dot pattern 32 is printed with ink containing carbon so that the electronic pen 10 can recognize it. On the other hand, since the design 34 such as an article or an image is printed with normal (carbon-free) ink, the electronic pen 10 does not recognize it.
[0052]
FIG. 8 shows an example of one page of the printed matter 4. As shown in the drawing, a map 40 of a predetermined range is printed on one page of the printed matter 4, and in this example, it is a map around Tokyo Station. The printed matter 4 has a different dot pattern printed on each page. Therefore, when the user uses the electronic pen 10 to write at a specific position on a specific page of the print 4, the electronic pen 10 writes at which coordinates on which page of the print 4 based on the dot pattern. Data that indicates whether or not the data has been loaded. That is, the electronic pen 10 generates data indicating the writing position coordinates and stores the data in the internal memory 12.
[0053]
Therefore, when the user opens the page illustrated in FIG. 8 in the printed matter 4 and writes, for example, a check 41 with the electronic pen 10 on the coordinates to specify the coordinates corresponding to Tokyo Station, the electronic pen 10 The inset position coordinates are acquired and stored in the memory 12. When the user checks the transmission box 42 provided on the printed matter 4, the writing position coordinates stored in the memory 12 are transmitted from the electronic pen to a predetermined terminal device.
[0054]
On each page of the printed material 4, a plurality of boxes such as a scale, a departure place, a destination, a transfer, and a walk are printed in addition to the transmission box 42 for transmitting the transmission command.
[0055]
The scale box 43 is used to specify the scale of the map data to be downloaded and displayed on the terminal device 25 when the user wants to acquire the map data. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, the scale box 43 is set to 1/3000, 1/6500, 2 / 11,000, 1/75000, 1/15000, wide area, and the like. After the user designates an arbitrary coordinate on the map by checking with the electronic pen 10 and puts a check in the arbitrary scale box with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the scale box. The pattern is associated with the scale, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 recognizes an arbitrary scale specified by the user.
[0056]
The departure place box 44 is used for recognizing that the user's designation of coordinates using the electronic pen 10 designates the departure place coordinates when the user wants to acquire route information. When the user designates an arbitrary coordinate on the map and checks in the departure place box 44 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the departure place box 44. The pattern is associated with the recognition of the departure place, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 recognizes that the coordinates are the departure place. In the above example, the user checks the departure place box 44 after designating arbitrary coordinates on the map. However, after checking the departure place box 44, the user designates arbitrary coordinates. Can also be set to
[0057]
The destination box 45 is used for recognizing that the user's designation of coordinates using the electronic pen 10 designates the coordinates of the destination when the user wants to acquire route information. When the user specifies an arbitrary coordinate on the map and checks the destination box 45 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the destination box 45. The pattern is associated with destination recognition, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 recognizes that the coordinates are the destination. In the above example, the user checks the destination box 45 after designating arbitrary coordinates on the map. However, after checking the destination box 45, the user designates arbitrary coordinates. Can also be set to
[0058]
The transfer box 46 is used when the user wants to acquire data relating to transfer using transportation as route information. After the start point and the destination are recognized, when the user checks the transfer box 46 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the transfer box 46. The pattern is associated with the type recognition of the route information, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 has the type of the route information “transfer”, and the user requests data related to the transfer using transportation. Recognize.
[0059]
On the other hand, the walking box 47 is used when the user wants to acquire data of a required time by walking as route information. After recognizing the departure place and the destination, when the user checks in the walking box 47 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the walking box 47. The pattern is associated with the type recognition of the route information, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 recognizes that the type of the route information is “on foot” and that the user is requesting the data of the time required for walking. I do.
[0060]
When the route information is obtained, the order of designating the departure place box 44, the destination box 45, the transfer box 46, the walking box 47, and the like depends on the design of the processing program prepared in the electronic pen 10 or the portable terminal 25. And various methods can be realized.
[0061]
Next, the data processing server 5 will be described in detail. The data processing server 5 is connected to a latitude / longitude DB 6 and a transfer DB 7. Although details will be described later, the data processing server 5 has a communication function via the network 2, a latitude / longitude information conversion function, a route information acquisition function, and the like.
[0062]
The latitude / longitude DB 6 stores the correspondence between the coordinates of the dot pattern printed on the printed matter 4 and the latitude / longitude indicating the position on the earth as shown in FIG. That is, when the user specifies a position on a page of the printed matter 4, information indicating the page and information of the position specified by the user are acquired by the electronic pen 10. The page is information on the page of the printed matter 4, for example, the page 1 in the case of the map shown in FIG.
[0063]
The latitude / longitude DB 6 is composed of dots X, Y, latitude and longitude. The dot X is the X coordinate of the dot pattern printed on the printed matter 4. On the other hand, the dot Y is the Y coordinate of the dot pattern printed on the print 4. As described above, the writing position coordinates when the user performs writing or the like on the printed matter 4 using the electronic pen 10 can be specified by the dot X and the dot Y. This is because the dot patterns of all pages printed on the printed matter 4 are different and unique.
[0064]
The latitude, on the other hand, represents up to 180 degrees east and west, respectively, based on the north-south line passing through Greenwich Observatory in England. The eastern direction is called east longitude and the west direction is called west longitude. The longitudes represent up to 90 degrees north and south, respectively, based on the equator. The north side of the equator is called north latitude, and the south side is called south latitude. Thus, a position on the earth can be uniquely represented by latitude and longitude.
[0065]
Thereby, the data processing server 5 can convert the writing position coordinates received from the terminal device 25 into latitude and longitude information indicating a position on the earth based on the latitude and longitude DB 6. That is, the data processing server 5 can grasp which position on the earth the coordinate specified by the user on the map of the printed matter 4 is.
[0066]
The transfer DB 7 is referred to by the data processing server 5 when the user requests transfer information using transportation as route information. The transfer DB 7, as shown in FIG. 10, includes a station ID, a station name, station range data, a destination station name, a required time, and a route. The station ID is identification information that can uniquely specify a station in Japan. The station name is the name of a station associated with a predetermined station ID. The station range data indicates which range of the position coordinates on the map printed on the printed matter 4 is closest to the predetermined station. For example, if the writing position coordinates specified by the user as the departure place with the electronic pen 10 are in the range of (x3, y3) to (x4, y4) as shown in FIG. The station is "Tokyo".
[0067]
The required time is the required time from the station corresponding to the station ID to the destination station when using the transportation. The route is a transportation system used from the station corresponding to the station ID to the destination station.
[0068]
Thereby, the data processing server 5 can acquire the nearest departure station and destination station based on the latitude and longitude information of the departure point and destination specified by the user. In addition, the data processing server 5 can acquire transfer information using transportation means as route information, for example, a required time and a route, based on the acquired departure station and destination station.
[0069]
Next, the map server 3 will be described in detail. The map server 3 is connected to the map DB 8. Although details will be described later, the map server 3 has a communication function via the network 2, a map data acquisition function, and the like.
[0070]
The map DB 8 stores map data for all over Japan based on latitude and longitude. Further, the map DB 8 stores map data of a plurality of preset scales. Thereby, the map server 3 can acquire the map data of the position and the scale requested by the user based on the latitude and longitude information and the scale information received from the data processing server 5. Here, the preset scale is the same as the setting of the scale box printed on the printed matter 4.
[0071]
[Geographic information provision processing]
Next, a geographic information providing process executed by the above geographic information providing system will be described with reference to FIG. 8 and FIGS. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the map data providing process in the geographic information providing process, and FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the route information providing process in the geographic information providing process. FIG. 8 shows a print example on the printed material 4 used in the map data providing process, and FIG. 13 shows a print example on the printed material 4 used in the route information providing process. FIG. 14 is a display example of geographic information on a user terminal device.
[0072]
First, the map data providing process in the geographic information providing process will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0073]
The user specifies a location by writing a check 41 on the map of the printed matter 4 using the electronic pen 10 (step S1). Further, the user checks an arbitrary scale box 43 from the plurality of scale boxes on the printed material 4 (step S2). Then, the user checks the transmission box 42 on the printed material 4 to transmit the writing position coordinates and the scale information from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25. Upon receiving the writing position coordinates and the scale information, the terminal device 25 adds its own terminal information (for example, a terminal address on the network 2) to the data processing server 5 and transmits it to the data processing server 5 (step S3). The reason for adding the terminal information is to provide the map server 3 with the destination information of the map data.
[0074]
The data processing server 5 receives the writing position coordinates, the scale information, and the terminal information, and converts the writing position coordinates into latitude and longitude information based on the latitude and longitude DB 6 (step S4). Then, the data processing server 5 adds the reduced scale information and the terminal information received from the terminal device 25 as they are to the converted latitude and longitude information, and transmits the converted information to the map server 3 (step S5).
[0075]
The map server 3 acquires corresponding map data from the map DB 8 based on the latitude / longitude information and the scale information received from the data processing server 5 (step S6). Then, the map server 3 transmits the acquired map data to the user terminal device 25 according to the terminal information received from the data processing server 5 (Step S7).
[0076]
The terminal device 25 of the user receives the map data from the map server 3 and displays it on the screen of the terminal device 25 as geographical information (see FIG. 14A), and stores the map data in the terminal device 25 in a predetermined manner. Processing is performed (step S8). In this way, the user can obtain a map with an arbitrary position and an arbitrary scale set as digital data.
[0077]
In the map data providing process in the geographic information providing process, when there is no check by the electronic pen 10 in the scale box, that is, when the scale is not designated by the user, the process is performed based on the preset scale. .
[0078]
Next, the route information providing process in the geographic information providing process will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0079]
The user specifies the place of departure by writing a check 51 on the map printed on the printed matter 4 using the electronic pen 10, and checks the departure place box 44 on the printed matter 4 (step S11). Next, the user specifies the destination location by writing a check 52 on the map printed on the printed matter 4 using the electronic pen 10, and checks the destination box 45 on the printed matter 4 (step S12). ). At this time, it does not matter whether the designation of the departure place and the destination is on one page of the printed matter 4 or not.
[0080]
Further, the user checks the transfer box 46 or the walking box 47 on the printed material 4 and specifies the type of the route information (step S13). Then, the user checks the transmission box 42 on the printed material 4 to transmit the writing position coordinates of the departure place and the destination and the type of the route information from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25. Upon receiving the writing position coordinates and the type of the path information, the terminal device 25 adds its own terminal information thereto and transmits it to the data processing server 5 (step S14).
[0081]
The data processing server 5 receives the writing position coordinates, the type of the path information, and the terminal information. Then, the data processing server 5 converts the writing position coordinates corresponding to the departure place into latitude and longitude information based on the latitude and longitude DB 6 (step S15). Further, the data processing server 5 converts the writing position coordinates corresponding to the destination into latitude and longitude information based on the latitude and longitude DB 6 (step S16).
[0082]
Then, the data processing server 5 performs processing based on the type of the route information. First, a case will be described in which the data processing server 5 recognizes "transfer" as the type of route information and determines that the user has checked the transfer box 46. The data processing server 5 acquires the nearest station of the departure point based on the latitude and longitude information of the departure point converted in step S15 and the transfer DB 7 (step S17). Further, the data processing server 5 acquires the nearest station of the destination based on the latitude and longitude information of the destination converted in step S16 and the transfer DB 7 (step S18). Then, the data processing server 5 searches the transfer DB 7 based on the departure point and the nearest station of the destination. The data processing server 5 acquires the required time and the route, which are the search results, as the route information (step S19).
[0083]
On the other hand, a case where the data processing server 5 recognizes “walk” as the type of the route information and determines that the user has checked the walk box 47 will be described. The data processing server 5 calculates the distance between the departure place and the destination based on the latitude and longitude information of the departure place converted in step S15 and the latitude and longitude information of the destination converted in step S16. Then, the data processing server 5 calculates the required time required for walking from the departure point to the destination based on the distance and the average speed of human walking, and obtains the calculated required time as the route information (step). S19). If it is determined that the user has checked the walking box 47, the data processing server 5 does not perform the processing of steps S17 and S18.
[0084]
It should be noted that since a method for acquiring these pieces of route information is known, further detailed description will be omitted. Further, the above acquisition method is an example, and the present invention is also applicable to a geographic information providing system that acquires route information by a method different from the above.
[0085]
Upon acquiring the route information in step S19, the data processing server 5 transmits the route information to the user terminal device 25 according to the terminal information (step S20).
[0086]
The terminal device 25 of the user receives the route information from the data processing server 5 and displays it on the display screen of the terminal device as geographical information (FIG. 14B), and performs predetermined processing such as storage in the terminal device. Is performed (step S21). Thus, the user can acquire the route information as digital data.
[0087]
In the above embodiment, the setting of the scale box 43 is "1/3000" or "1/6500", but "large", "medium", "small", or "within a radius of 500 m". Various settings can be made. According to this, it is possible to recognize and specify the range of the map data required by the user as a familiar feeling.
[0088]
Further, when the type of the route information is “transfer” in the above embodiment, the required time and route using the transportation from the departure place to the destination are displayed on the terminal device 25 as the route information. However, the route information is not limited to this. For example, various settings can be made, such as displaying the timetable of the nearest station of the departure place and the transportation cost from the departure place to the destination as the route information. It is.
[0089]
In the above embodiment, when the route type is “on foot”, the time required for walking from the departure place to the destination is displayed on the terminal device 25 as route information. However, the route information is not limited to these, and various settings such as a distance from a departure place to a destination can be made. Further, in addition to the route information, map data can be transmitted to the terminal device 25 together. Particularly when the user goes to the destination on foot, it is convenient to be able to display map data in addition to the route information.
[0090]
[Modification 1]
In the above embodiment, when a different dot pattern is printed on all pages of the printed matter 4 and the user designates a certain position on a certain page with the electronic pen 10, the identification information of the page can be obtained. Is configured. Instead, the same dot pattern is printed on each page of the printed matter 4 (however, no duplicate dot pattern is printed in one page), and the user specifies the page identification information. It can also be configured. In this case, as a method for the user to specify the page identification number, after transmitting the position information on the printed matter to the terminal device 25 with the electronic pen 10, the user operates the terminal device 25 and inputs the page number. it can. Alternatively, a page number input field may be provided for each page of the printed matter 4 and the user may specify the page number by inputting it. The page number designation field provided on the printed material 4 may be such that the user inputs a numerical value indicating the page number in a box of 2 or 3 digits indicating the page number, or a numerical value of 0 to 9 for each digit. The corresponding box may be printed, and the user may check the box of the corresponding numerical value. As a method of inputting a numerical value using such a printed material, for example, an ID input method described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-148749 can be applied.
[0091]
[Modification 2]
Further, in the above example, the user has the printed matter 4 on which the map is printed. However, the user is not necessarily required to attach the printed matter 4 to a station or other public place and use it by many users. You don't have to. Further, as in the above example, the information corresponding to the dot pattern printed on the printed material 4 does not necessarily need to be the latitude and longitude, and various information can be associated if the position can be recognized. For example, a subway route map may be printed on the printed matter 4 and the route map may be attached to a predetermined station premises.
[0092]
In that case, the user first specifies a departure station and a destination station on the route map using the electronic pen 10 owned by the user. Then, the user transmits the writing position coordinates corresponding to the departure station and the destination station from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25 owned by the user. Thereafter, the writing position coordinates corresponding to the departure station and the destination station are transmitted from the terminal device 25 to the data processing server. The data processing server acquires the path information based on the writing position coordinates, and transmits the path information to the user terminal device 25. Thus, the user can obtain desired route information. According to this, the user does not need to always have the printed matter 4 and can easily obtain the map data and the route information by using the printed matter 4 posted on a public facility or the like.
[0093]
[Modification 3]
Further, in the above example, as the terminal device used by the user, any mobile phone, personal computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), television, or the like having a browser function and a communication function via a network can be used. Therefore, a terminal selection check box for designating a terminal device of a user who receives geographical information such as map data and route information should be set on a printed material, for example, in a departure place box 44 shown in FIG. Can be. As such a terminal selection check box, for example, a mobile phone box, a PC box, a television box, and the like can be considered.
[0094]
Specifically, a case where a user requests map data of a destination will be described. First, the user uses the electronic pen 10 owned by the user to write a check on the map of the printed matter 4 to specify a location. Further, the user checks an arbitrary scale box from a plurality of scale boxes on the printed matter 4. Further, the user optionally checks, for example, a mobile phone box from the terminal selection check box on the printed matter 4. Then, the user transmits the writing position coordinates, the scale information, and the terminal selection information from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25. Upon receiving the writing position coordinates, the scale information, and the terminal selection information, the terminal device 25 adds its own terminal information to the information and transmits it to the data processing server 5.
[0095]
The data processing server 5 receives the writing position coordinates, the scale information, and the terminal selection information, and converts the writing position coordinates into latitude and longitude information based on the latitude and longitude DB 6. Then, the data processing server 5 transmits the converted latitude / longitude information, scale information, terminal selection information, and terminal information to the map server 3.
[0096]
The map server 3 acquires corresponding map data from the map DB 8 based on the latitude / longitude information, scale information, and terminal selection information received from the data processing server 5. Then, the map server 3 transmits the acquired map data to the terminal device 25 of the user according to the terminal information. Thus, the user can browse arbitrary geographic information on the user's terminal device 25.
[0097]
Here, the map data based on the terminal selection information means, for example, map data corresponding to a mobile phone as the terminal device 25 of the user. This is because the resolution, the memory capacity, the processing speed, and the like are different depending on the type of the terminal device 25, and thus the map data corresponding to the resolution of each terminal device 25 is provided to the user. The map data corresponding to each terminal device 25 may be stored in advance in the map server 3 for each type of terminal device, or the map server 3 may store the map data in each terminal device every time there is a request for map data. It may be converted to correspond. Further, not only the map data but also other geographic information can be associated with the user terminal device 25 (for example, the number of characters of the route information can be limited).
[0098]
According to this, the map server 3 can provide geographical information corresponding to the resolution of the terminal device 25 used by the user. Therefore, the user can comfortably browse arbitrary geographic information on his or her terminal device 25 without garbled characters.
[0099]
In the above example, the process of acquiring the latitude / longitude information from the writing position coordinates on the printed material 4 is performed in the data processing server 5, but it may be performed in the user's terminal device or the map server 3. is there. In the above-described geographic information providing process, it is preferable that the electronic pen 10 does not have ink when considering the reuse of a map.
[0100]
As described above, a map of a paper medium can be browsed only at a fixed scale. However, a map of digital data according to the present invention uses map data of a set scale at all terminal maps on a printed material. And can be provided to the user.
[0101]
Further, unlike the case of acquiring a map of conventional digital data, the user does not need to search for a map to be displayed on a predetermined website, and can easily check an arbitrary scale by checking the map on a printed matter. A map based on digital data can be obtained. Further, the user can easily obtain the route information by checking the map on the printed matter without searching for the route information on a predetermined website.
[0102]
According to this, the user does not need to search for map data and route information on the website, and can visually acquire map data and route information instead of character input by checking the map on the printed matter. it can. Therefore, in particular, in the case of a terminal device such as a mobile phone which is small and hard to input, the user does not need to perform complicated processing such as inputting an address, so that map data and route information can be easily obtained. That is, even a user who is not used to operating a personal computer or browsing the Web can easily obtain desired data.
[0103]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by using an electronic pen as an input device, a user can easily acquire geographical information related to a map as digital data. Therefore, even a user who is not used to operating a personal computer or browsing the Web can easily obtain desired geographic information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a usage pattern of an electronic pen.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a structure of an electronic pen.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a method of expressing information by a dot pattern printed on a dedicated paper.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a dot pattern and information corresponding to the dot pattern.
FIG. 5 shows a structure of a form formed of dedicated paper.
FIG. 6 shows an example of a form.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a geographic information providing system using an electronic pen and dedicated paper.
FIG. 8 shows a print example on a printed material used in the map data providing process.
FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a data structure of a latitude / longitude DB used in the geographic information providing system of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a transfer DB used in the geographic information providing system of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a map data providing process in the geographic information providing process.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a route information providing process in the geographic information providing process.
FIG. 13 illustrates a print example on a printed material used in the route information providing process.
FIG. 14 shows an example of display of geographic information on a user terminal device.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Network
3 map server
4 printed matter
5 Data processing server
6 Latitude and longitude database
7 Transfer Database
8 map database
10 Electronic pen
11 processor
12 memory
13 Transceiver
14 Battery
15 LED
16 Camera
17 Pen tip
20 Exclusive paper
25 Terminal device

Claims (13)

In the area where the map is printed, on a printed material on which information specifying the area is printed, a receiving unit that receives, by an electronic pen, a writing position coordinate specified in the area by a user,
A position information table storing correspondence between the writing position coordinates and position information related to an actual position;
Position acquisition means for referring to the position information table and acquiring corresponding position information from the writing position coordinates;
A map table storing map data corresponding to the position information;
Map data obtaining means for obtaining map data from the map table based on the position information obtained from the position information obtaining means,
A transmission unit for transmitting the map data acquired by the map data acquisition unit to a user terminal device. The map table stores map data of a preset scale,
The receiving means further receives, from the preset scale, scale information specified by the user with the electronic pen,
2. The geographic information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the map data acquiring unit acquires the map data from the map table based on the position information and the scale information. 3. In a printed matter on which information for specifying the area is printed in the area where the map is printed, the user receives, with the electronic pen, the starting point writing position coordinates indicating the writing position coordinates specified as the starting point. Departure point receiving means,
Destination receiving means for receiving, by an electronic pen, destination writing position coordinates indicating writing position coordinates specified as a destination,
A position information table storing correspondence between the writing position coordinates and position information related to an actual position;
A departure location information obtaining unit that obtains position information of a corresponding departure location from the departure location writing position coordinates with reference to the location information table;
Destination position information acquisition means for referring to the position information table and acquiring position information of a corresponding destination from the destination writing position coordinates,
A path table storing path information corresponding to the position information;
Route information acquisition means for acquiring route information based on the departure location information, the destination location information, and the route table;
A transmitting unit for transmitting the route information acquired by the route information acquiring unit to a terminal device of a user. The geographic information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the writing position coordinates are transmitted from the terminal device of the user to the receiving unit. The geographic information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the position information is information corresponding to latitude and longitude. Geography executed by a geographic information providing system comprising: a position information table storing position information relating to an actual position corresponding to a writing position coordinate; and a map table storing map data corresponding to the position information. Information provision method,
In the area where the map is printed, on a printed matter on which information specifying the area is printed, a step of receiving writing position coordinates specified by the user with the electronic pen,
Referring to the position information table and acquiring corresponding position information from the writing position coordinates;
A step of acquiring map data from the map table based on the acquired position information;
Transmitting the acquired map data to the user terminal device. Geography executed by a geographic information providing system comprising: a position information table storing position information relating to an actual position corresponding to a writing position coordinate; and a path table storing path information corresponding to the position information. Information provision method,
In a printed matter on which information for specifying the area is printed in the area where the map is printed, the user receives, with the electronic pen, the starting point writing position coordinates indicating the writing position coordinates specified as the starting point. Process and
A step of receiving destination writing position coordinates indicating writing position coordinates specified as the destination by the user with the electronic pen;
Referring to the position information table and acquiring the position information of the corresponding departure place from the departure place writing position coordinates;
Referring to the position information table and acquiring position information of a corresponding destination from the destination writing position coordinates;
A step of acquiring route information based on the position information of the departure place, the position information of the destination, and the route table;
Transmitting the acquired route information to the terminal device of the user. Geography executed by a geographic information providing system comprising: a position information table storing position information relating to an actual position corresponding to a writing position coordinate; and a map table storing map data corresponding to the position information. In the information providing program, in the geographic information providing system,
In the area where the map is printed, on a printed matter on which information specifying the area is printed, a step of receiving writing position coordinates specified by the user with the electronic pen,
Referring to the position information table and acquiring corresponding position information from the writing position coordinates;
A step of obtaining map data from a map table based on the obtained position information;
Transmitting the acquired map data to the user's terminal device. A geographic information providing system comprising: a position information table storing correspondence between position information related to an actual position corresponding to the writing position coordinates; and a path table storing path information corresponding to the position information. In the executed geographic information providing program, the geographic information providing system includes:
In a printed matter on which information for specifying the area is printed in the area where the map is printed, the user receives, with the electronic pen, the starting point writing position coordinates indicating the writing position coordinates specified as the starting point. Process and
A step of receiving destination writing position coordinates indicating an area designated as a destination by the user with an electronic pen;
Referring to the position information table and acquiring the position information of the corresponding departure place from the departure place writing position coordinates;
Referring to the position information table and acquiring position information of a corresponding destination from the destination writing position coordinates;
A step of acquiring route information based on the departure location information, the destination location information, and the route table;
Transmitting the obtained route information to the terminal device of the user. An electronic pen form written by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern,
A dot pattern area optically readable by the reading unit;
A map provided in the dot pattern area;
A check box provided in the dot pattern area in association with the map and designating information to be transmitted to the terminal device of the user. 11. The electronic pen form according to claim 10, wherein the information to be transmitted includes at least one of a scale of the map and a destination on the map. The information to be transmitted further includes a designation of the departure point on the map, or whether the information requested by the user is information relating to transfer to the destination or information relating to walking. The form for an electronic pen according to claim 11. 13. The electronic pen report according to claim 10, wherein the check box includes a check box for selecting a terminal device to which the information is transmitted.

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