JP2005172524A - Position information register search system, a position information register search server, and a position information register search method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system which can perform an individual setup of a specific original destination and position information of a user. <P>SOLUTION: A user terminal 20 which inputs information, a position information server 30 holding the information transmitted from the user terminals, and a navigation terminal 10 which displays the information derived from a position information server 30. Communication among them has become possible via a network. A user registers the name of a position, a position, the term of validity, and the description about a position into the position information server 30 from the user terminal 20, and searches a position using the navigation terminal 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a position information registration search system, a position information registration search server, and a position information registration search method for registering position information in a navigation system and performing a search using a keyword or the like.

  The number of users of the navigation system is expected to increase in the future due to the widespread use of car navigation systems and the start of navigation services for mobile phones, and further improvements in functions are expected in the future.

  Conventional methods for setting a destination in a navigation system include a) a method of displaying a map on the screen and setting the destination on the map, and b) using information such as a place name, address, and telephone number. A method of searching the location information corresponding to the information from the database and setting the destination by the user inputting, c) Displaying a list of public places and stores such as stations, hotels and convenience stores held in the database on the screen However, a method in which a user selects and sets a destination from among them is common.

  Conventionally, the database is generally built in the navigation system. However, due to the recent development of wireless technology, a server on the network holds the database, and the navigation system acquires the information from the server. Things are also becoming possible.

If attention is paid to the method c) among the above conventional methods, this method has three major problems.
The first problem is that the location information stored in the database is limited to public places and stores such as stations, hotels, and convenience stores. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the user to select a place other than these and set it as the destination, and the use of the navigation system is limited.

  The second problem is that each piece of position information held in the database is limited to a name, a position, etc., and cannot have arbitrary additional information. For this reason, even if the location of the supermarket or the shopping street can be provided to the user, there remains a problem that the sale information, the event information, the holding period, etc. cannot be provided to the user.

  A third problem is that a third party cannot freely register position information in a database managed by the position information server. This makes it difficult for an individual to register position information such as an individual store or a meeting place in the database, and hinders a more flexible use of the navigation system.

  As a prior document, Patent Document 1 is cited as one using the method of b). In Patent Document 1, a keyword (phone number, address, etc.) is input to search for a destination, and position information corresponding to the information is obtained from a server. However, the keyword in Patent Document 1 is only used for destination search.

Further, there is Patent Document 2 that uses the method c). In Patent Document 2, in order to facilitate the search for a destination facility, a keyword associated with the type of facility is used. The keyword in Patent Document 2 is only used for narrowing down the search target.
JP 2001-264095 A JP 2002-297028 A

  As described above, in the current navigation system, in the case of a method in which a list of public places and stores is obtained from the database of the navigation system and the user selects a desired destination from the list, the database The information registered in is limited to public places and stores such as stations, gas stations, and convenience stores, and the information about each store is also limited to the minimum necessary information such as location and name. For this reason, there are problems that destinations that can be selected by the user are greatly limited, and that necessary information for selection cannot be obtained sufficiently.

  With this background, the present invention allows the user to select and set a destination, and by inputting an arbitrary keyword, it is not limited to a public place or a store, but can be an arbitrary place such as a stand or a meeting place. By making it possible to search for places, and as a keyword search result, users can be provided with arbitrary information such as special sales and business hours information in addition to location and name. The purpose is to improve convenience when making a selection.

  In the present invention, as location information to be registered in the database managed by the location information server, in addition to the location and the location name, information such as a location description, information validity period, and the like can be obtained from a PC connected to the network. Can be registered easily, and when the user inputs a keyword into the navigation system, the location information server searches the database for location information that matches the keyword, and the user can select and set the desired destination from the search results. By doing so, a means for solving the conventional problems is provided.

  In the position information registration / retrieval system of the present invention, a position information server that holds position information, a navigation terminal that processes position information obtained from the position information server, and a user terminal that performs input are connected via a network. The position information and the information accompanying the position are registered in the position information server from the user terminal.

  In the location information registration / retrieval system of the present invention, the location information held by the location information server and the information associated with the location are deleted and changed from the user terminal.

  The position information registration / retrieval system of the present invention further includes a web server that holds multimedia contents, and the address of the web server is registered in the position information server from the user terminal as information accompanying the position. It is characterized by.

  The position information registration / retrieval system according to the present invention is characterized in that the position information and words of information associated with the position are input to the navigation terminal, and the position information server performs a search.

  The position information registration / retrieval server of the present invention is a server connected to a network, holds position information and information associated with the position, and registers, updates, and deletes the position information and the information associated with the position. Is performed by an instruction from a terminal connected to the network.

  In the location information registration / retrieval server of the present invention, the information associated with the location includes a location name, a location explanation, a valid period, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) associated with the location.

  The position information registration / retrieval method of the present invention includes a position information server that holds position information, a navigation terminal that processes position information obtained from the position information server, and a user terminal that performs input. The information and the information accompanying the location are registered in the location information server from the user terminal.

  In the position information registration / retrieval method of the present invention, the position information held by the position information server and the information associated with the position are deleted and changed from the user terminal.

  In the location information registration / retrieval method of the present invention, the system further includes a web server that holds multimedia contents, and the web server address is registered in the location information server from the user terminal as information accompanying the location. It is characterized by being.

  The position information registration / retrieval method according to the present invention is characterized in that the position information and a word / phrase included in the information associated with the position are input to the navigation terminal, and the position information server performs a search.

  According to the present invention, not only the user passively receives information, but also a user-specific navigation system and navigation utilization method can be constructed.

  A navigation system that allows users to register their own location information has been realized as follows.

<Configuration>
Referring to FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a navigation terminal 10, a user terminal 20, a position information server 30, a position information database 40, and a user ID management database 50.

  The navigation terminal 10, the user terminal 20, and the location information server 30 operate under program control and are connected to each other via a network 100 such as the Internet. The position information database 40 and the user ID management database 50 are connected to the position information server 30.

  The user ID management database 50 holds, in addition to personal information such as the name, address, and mail address of the location information provider, user IDs that the location information server 30 assigns to each location information provider.

  The position information database 40 holds position information including a position (latitude / longitude), a position name, a description of the position, and an effective period of the position information, and a user ID of the position information provider.

  The navigation terminal 10 is a terminal that provides a user with a navigation function via a graphical user interface, such as a car navigation terminal or a mobile phone terminal that can use a navigation service. Further, in addition to the normal navigation function, the navigation terminal 10 searches the location information server 30 for a destination that matches an arbitrary keyword input by the user, displays the result on the screen, and the user selects the destination. It has functions that can be selected and set.

  The position information server 30 has a function of searching the position information stored in the position information database 40 using the keyword transmitted from the navigation terminal 10 and returning the position information matching the keyword to the navigation terminal 10. The location information server 30 also owns a home page for location information management, and the location information provider updates the location information data held in the location information database 40 by accessing the home page of the location information server 30. It has functions that make it possible.

  The user terminal 20 is an information processing terminal such as a PC, and the location information provider accesses the home page of the location information server 30 to register, delete, or update the location information held in the location information database 40. it can.

<Registration of location information and additional information>
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
First, the operation when the location information provider registers location information in the location database 40 managed by the location information server 30 from the user terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The location information provider accesses the location information management homepage held by the location information server 30 from the user terminal 20 (step A1 in FIGS. 2 and 3). In response to this, the location information server 30 transmits a user ID / password input screen to the user terminal 20 (step A2). The location information provider inputs the user ID and password obtained in advance and transmits the information to the location information server 30 (step A3).

  For obtaining the user ID, the location information provider fills in the necessary information such as name, address, and mail address on the new ID issuance screen provided by the location information server 30, and the user ID newly assigned by the location information server 30 Is sent by e-mail.

  The location information server 30 searches and checks the user ID management database 50 to confirm whether or not the acquired user ID and password are correct (step A4). Transmits a user ID / password input screen to the user terminal 20 (step A5).

  When the user terminal 10 receives the screen for inputting the user ID / password, the processing from step A2 is repeated, and when the position information registration screen is received, it is displayed on the screen and proceeds to the next processing (step A6). ).

  When the user terminal 10 receives the location information registration screen, it displays it on the screen, and the location information provider displays the location, location name, validity period, location on the location information registration screen displayed on the user terminal 20. Is input to the location information server 30 (step A7).

  Here, as a means for inputting the position, in addition to the method of directly inputting the latitude and longitude, the address or telephone number is input, the map is downloaded from the position information server, and the position is specified on the map. Such a method is conceivable.

  The location information server 30 stores the location information sent from the user terminal 20 in the location information database 40 together with the user ID of the location information provider (step A8), and notifies the user terminal 20 of a registration completion screen (step A8). A9).

  In step 8, if the position transmitted from the user terminal 20 is an address, a telephone number, or a position on the map, the position information server 30 converts it into a latitude and longitude and stores it in the position information database 40. .

  This completes registration of the position information. However, the position information server 30 can respond to the deletion or change of the position information by transmitting the position information deletion screen or the position information change screen to the user terminal 20.

<Destination search and destination setting by keyword>
Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, an operation when the navigation terminal 10 inputs a keyword and sets a destination will be described. Since other functions of the navigation terminal 10 are the same as those of the conventional navigation system, description of the operation is omitted.

  When setting the destination in the navigation terminal 10, if the user selects a search by keyword (step B1 in FIG. 4), a keyword input screen is displayed on the screen of the navigation terminal 10 (step B2). Here, when the user inputs a keyword related to the destination, the keyword is transmitted to the position information server 30 (step B3).

  When inputting a plurality of keywords when inputting a keyword, it is possible to select whether the AND condition or the OR condition (whether to search for position information that satisfies each keyword at the same time or to search for position information that satisfies at least one).

  As an example, if three keywords “XX city”, “supermarket”, and “special sale” are designated by the and condition, only position information that satisfies the three keywords at the same time is searched. When the position information server 30 receives a keyword from the navigation terminal 10, whether the position information content (position, position name, position description) held in the position information database 40 includes the keyword, the position information is within the validity period. (Step B4).

  When matching position information is found, the position, position name, and position description of each position information is transmitted to the navigation terminal 10, and when position information matching the keyword is not found, there is no position information. This is transmitted to the navigation terminal 10 (step B5).

  When notified that there is no position information, the navigation terminal 10 displays the keyword input screen again and repeats the operation from Step B2 (Step B6 / None). If the user wants to set the destination by a method other than keyword input, the user can cancel keyword input and transition to another setting screen.

  When position information matching the keyword is transmitted from the position information server 30 (step B6 / present), the navigation terminal 10 displays the transmitted position information (position, position name, position description) on the screen. A list is displayed (step B7). The user checks the contents of the position information displayed on the screen, and if there is information to be set as the destination (step B8 / present), the user selects the position information to select the position information. The destination can be set to (step B9).

  If the desired position information is not found, the navigation terminal 10 displays the keyword input screen again and repeats the operation from Step B2 (Step B8 / None). If the user wants to set the destination by a method other than keyword input, the user can cancel keyword input and transition to another setting screen.

  In FIG. 5, operations corresponding to steps B <b> 3 to B <b> 5 are expressed using the navigation terminal 10, the position information server 30, and the position information database 40.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the location information provider can easily provide location information to which various information is added from a PC or the like connected to the network to car navigation. This makes it possible for a store or the like to include advertising information, or for an individual to register a meeting place.

  In addition, navigation system users can obtain a list of location information including various information related to location by keyword search, thereby setting destinations for public places and places other than stores. The destination can be selected and set with reference to special information included in the list of position information and additional information such as event guidance.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
<Configuration>
The configuration of the present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that the homepage server 60 connected to the network is included and the position information database 40 includes a URL related to the position as the position information.

  Next, an operation when the location information provider registers location information and an operation when the navigation terminal user sets a destination by keyword search will be described.

<Registration of location information and additional information>
In FIG. 7, the operation when the location information provider registers the location information using the user terminal 20 is the same as the above-described operation except for steps A5, A7 and A8 in FIG. In the position information database 40 of FIG. 3, a URL field is added in this embodiment.

  In step C5, the location information server 30 sends a location information registration screen that allows URL registration to the user terminal 20. In step C <b> 7, the information provider inputs position information including a URL related to the position on the position information registration screen, and the user terminal 20 transmits the position information to the position information server 30. In step C <b> 8, the location information server 30 stores location information including the URL received from the user terminal 20 in the location information database 40.

<Destination search and destination setting by keyword>
Next, an operation when the navigation terminal user sets a destination by keyword search will be described. In FIG. 8, operations other than steps B5, B7 and B8 in FIG. 4 are the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

  In step D5, when position information matching the keyword is found as a search result, the position information server 30 transmits URL information to the navigation terminal 10 in addition to the position information in the above-described embodiment. In step D7, the position information including the URL is displayed on the screen.

  In step D8, the navigation terminal user checks the contents of the position information displayed on the screen. Here, when the user wants to know more detailed information regarding the position, the user selects a URL including the position information. When the URL is selected, the navigation terminal 10 accesses the home page server 60 corresponding to the URL, and displays the information transmitted from the home page server 60 on the screen. Thereafter, the user can return to the position information list display screen and repeat the process of step D8.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the position information provided to the navigation terminal 10 can be combined with the information on the home page related to the position. As a result, the navigation terminal user can obtain more detailed information about the position, and the position information provider can provide more information to the navigation terminal user.

  The present invention can be applied to a navigation system such as a car navigation system.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the system in a 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of registration of the positional information and additional information in a 1st Example. It is a figure showing the operation | movement which registers a positional information and additional information to a positional information server from a user terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the search of the destination in 1st Example, and the destination setting. It is a figure showing the operation | movement which searches a position from a navigation terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of the system in a 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of registration of the positional information and additional information in a 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the search of the destination in 2nd Example, and the destination setting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Navigation terminal 20 User terminal 30 Location information server 40 Location information database 50 User ID management database 60 Homepage server 100 Network

Claims (10)

  A position information server that holds position information, a navigation terminal that processes position information obtained from the position information server, and a user terminal that performs input are connected via a network, the position information And a location information registration / retrieval system, wherein information associated with the location is registered in the location information server from the user terminal.   The position information registration / retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein the position information held by the position information server and information accompanying the position are deleted and changed from the user terminal.   The location according to claim 1, further comprising a web server that holds multimedia contents, wherein the address of the web server is registered in the location information server from the user terminal as information accompanying the location. Information registration search system.   The position information registration / retrieval system according to claim 3, wherein the position information and words included in the information associated with the position are input to the navigation terminal, and the position information server performs a search.   It is a server connected to the network, holds location information and information associated with the location, and registers, updates and deletes the location information and information associated with the location according to instructions from a terminal connected to the network. A location information registration and retrieval server characterized by being performed.   6. The location information registration / retrieval server according to claim 5, wherein the information associated with the location includes a location name, a description about the location, a validity period, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) related to the location.   In a system having a position information server that holds position information, a navigation terminal that processes position information obtained from the position information server, and a user terminal that performs input, the position information and the information associated with the position are the user A location information registration / retrieval method, wherein the location information is registered in the location information server from a terminal.   The position information registration / retrieval method according to claim 7, wherein the position information held by the position information server and information associated with the position are deleted and changed from the user terminal.   8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system further includes a web server that holds multimedia contents, and an address of the web server is registered in the location information server from the user terminal as information associated with the location. Location information registration search method described.   The position information registration / retrieval method according to claim 9, wherein the position information and words included in the information associated with the position are input to the navigation terminal, and the position information server performs a search.

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