JP2006031398A - Navigation server, cellular telephone set, navigation device and navigation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation server which is constituted so that a user can select a store based on the situation of the present store, and to provide a cellular telephone set, a navigation device and z navigation method. <P>SOLUTION: The navigation server 14 collects store information from a store site 16. The cellular telephone 12 requests a map image to the navigation server 14 after a navigation function is initiated, and displays the received map image for the user. In addition, the cellular telephone 12 requests a store list included in the displayed map image to the navigation server 14 after a store retrieval function is initiated, and displays the received store list. Furthermore, the cellular telephone 12 requests reservation application to the store to the navigation server 14 when any store is selected from the displayed store list. Then the navigation server 14 applies the reservation to the requested store site 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a navigation server, a mobile phone, a navigation device, and a navigation method, and more particularly to a navigation server, a mobile phone, a navigation device, and a navigation method having a function of displaying store information on a map.

  In recent years, mobile phones having not only communication functions but also Internet (including simplified Internet) connection functions and GPS (Global Positioning System) functions have been sold. Such a cellular phone has a so-called navigation function for grasping its own position by a GPS function and displaying surrounding information and a route to a destination input by a user.

  On the other hand, recent navigation devices not only guide route guidance, but also present various information such as restaurants, service stations (SS) and convenience stores (CS) on or near the route to the driver. Is becoming possible.

  However, mobile phones and navigation devices such as these only display the location of stores that exist around the current location. For this reason, there is a problem that the user is confused about which store to use and may confuse the driver.

As a technique for solving such a problem, for example, in Patent Document 1 shown below, it is possible to easily select a store that meets the user's needs by displaying the store's position and name as well as the notification of the store. Technology is disclosed.
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  However, simply displaying the advertisement of the store does not tell whether the store really meets the user's needs. For example, there are cases where the profits that the user can enjoy vary depending on the current store conditions, such as the store is very crowded and it takes time to enter the store, or the store itself is closed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a navigation server, a mobile phone, a navigation device, and a navigation method configured so that a user can select a store based on the current store situation.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides store information collection means for collecting store information via a predetermined network, map drawing means for drawing a map image to be displayed on a mobile phone, and map drawing means. A navigation server having a transmitting means for transmitting the drawn map image to the mobile phone, and a store list transmitting means for transmitting a list of stores included in the map image drawn by the map drawing means to the mobile phone; And a reservation application means for making a reservation in the store selected in the mobile phone via the predetermined network, and the list includes a vacancy status of the store and a waiting time. By providing the current situation of the store included in the displayed map image, particularly the availability and waiting time, to the mobile phone having the navigation function, more accurate information can be presented to the user. In addition, it is possible to easily select a store that best meets the needs of the user by making a reservation or the like based on the current state of the store displayed in this way.

  The present invention is also a navigation server having store information collecting means for collecting store information via a predetermined network, and stores a list of stores included in the map image drawn by the navigation device. A store list transmitting means for transmitting, and a reservation application means for making a reservation in the store selected in the navigation device via the predetermined network, and the list includes a store availability and a waiting time. Configured. By providing the current situation of the store included in the map image displayed on the navigation device, particularly the availability and waiting time, more accurate information can be presented to the user. In addition, it is possible to easily select a store that best meets the needs of the user by making a reservation or the like based on the current state of the store displayed in this way.

  Further, the present invention is a mobile phone having a receiving means for receiving a map image from a server connected via a predetermined network, and providing a navigation function to a user based on the map image received by the receiving means. A store list receiving unit that receives a list of stores included in the map image from the server, a store selection unit that allows a user to select any store from the list received by the store list receiving unit, Reservation request means for requesting the server to make a reservation for the store selected by the store selection means, and the list includes a store availability and waiting time. In a mobile phone equipped with a navigation function, more accurate information can be presented to the user by displaying to the user the current situation of the store included in the displayed map image, particularly the availability and waiting time. In addition, it is possible to easily select a store that best meets the needs of the user by making a reservation or the like based on the current state of the store displayed in this way.

  Further, the present invention is a navigation device connected to a server holding store information via a predetermined network, the position specifying means for specifying the current position, and the current position specified by the position specifying means. A map drawing unit for drawing a map image based on the map, a store list receiving unit for receiving a list of stores included in the map drawn by the map drawing unit from the server, and a list received by the store list receiving unit. Store selection means for allowing the user to select any store from the above, and reservation request means for requesting the server to make a reservation for the store selected by the store selection means, Configured to include latency. In the navigation device, it is possible to present more accurate information to the user by displaying to the user the current situation of the store included in the displayed map image, particularly the availability and waiting time. In addition, it is possible to easily select a store that best meets the needs of the user by making a reservation or the like based on the current state of the store displayed in this way.

  Further, the present invention is a navigation method for making a reservation in a store included in a displayed map image, the first step of collecting store information via a predetermined network, and included in the map image A second step of displaying a list of stores to the user, a third step of allowing the user to select any store from the list displayed in the second step, and a store selected in the third step. A fourth step of making a reservation through a predetermined network, and the list is configured to include store availability and waiting time. By displaying the current situation of the store included in the displayed map image, in particular, the availability and waiting time, to the user, more accurate information can be presented to the user. In addition, it is possible to easily select a store that best meets the needs of the user by making a reservation or the like based on the current state of the store displayed in this way.

  According to the present invention, a user can easily select a store based on the current store situation.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, Embodiment 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a configuration of a navigation system 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation system 10 includes a mobile phone 12, a navigation server 14, and store sites 161, 162, 163,. The mobile phone 12 and the navigation server 14 can communicate with each other via a wireless network. The mobile phone 12 and the radio base station 13 are connected by, for example, a public radio line, and the radio base station 13 and the navigation server 14 are connected by a normal network between the carrier and the Internet service provider. Further, the navigation server 14 and the shop sites 161, 162, 163,... Can communicate with each other via the Internet 15.

  In the above configuration, in this embodiment, a mobile communication terminal having a GPS function, for example, is employed in the mobile phone 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any electronic device that can cause the navigation server 14 to specify its current position can be applied. For example, even for a mobile phone not equipped with a GPS function, the location of the mobile phone 12 is specified from the positions of two or more radio base stations 13 and the intensity of radio waves received by the radio base station 13 or the mobile phone 12. This can be applied to the present invention if it can.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the mobile phone 12 employed in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 12 includes a transmission / reception unit 103, a reception level detection unit 104, a GPS processing unit 105, a storage unit 106, a control unit 107, a display unit 108, a speaker 109, a notification unit 110, and an operation unit 111. And a microphone 112.

  The transmitting / receiving unit 103 is connected to the antenna 101 and forms a wireless network with the wireless base station 13 to transmit / receive data. The reception level detection unit 104 detects the intensity level of the radio wave received by the transmission / reception unit 103, and calculates the optimum output intensity for communication. The GPS processing unit 105 receives a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS satellite by the antenna 102 and detects the latitude and longitude of the current position. The storage unit 106 stores a program for operating the control unit 107 and various processing results.

  The display unit 108 is configured by a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays map data received from the navigation server 14 in addition to a message to the user. The speaker 109 outputs the voice of the other party on the phone. The notification unit 110 notifies the user of an incoming call, e-mail, etc., as well as an alarm or battery exhaustion. The operation unit 111 is a user interface composed of a numeric keypad and direction keys. The microphone 112 inputs a user's voice during a call. The control unit 107 controls each unit described above and executes various processes as necessary.

  On the other hand, the navigation server 14 has a configuration as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the navigation server 14 includes a transmission / reception unit 121, a position specification unit 122, a map drawing unit 123, an icon generation unit 124, a guidance route drawing unit 125, a display information generation unit 126, a control unit 127, and a transmission / reception unit 128. A store information collection unit 129, a store information holding unit 130, and a map data storage unit 131.

  The control unit 127 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a microcomputer or a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 127 incorporates a navigation program (a program for performing a route search process to be described later and a display output control necessary for route guidance based on the program), and performs various processes related to navigation according to this program. Execute. However, for example, the above program can be stored in a hard disk drive, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or the like. In this case, the control unit 127 reads and executes it as necessary.

  The transmission / reception unit 121 transmits / receives data to / from the mobile phone 12 via the wireless base station 13. The position specifying unit 122 specifies the current position (latitude and longitude) from the data received from the mobile phone 12. The map drawing unit 123 specifies a drawing area based on the current position specified by the position specifying unit 122 and the scale of the map specified from the mobile phone 12, and based on this, the map data storage unit 131 is referred to to map the map. Draw an image. The icon generation unit 124 specifies a landmark such as a store existing in the drawing area specified by the map drawing unit 123 from the map data storage unit 131, and generates an icon for drawing this on the map. For example, when a destination is designated from the mobile phone 12, the guidance route drawing unit 125 calculates a guidance route from the current position to the destination and draws an image thereof. The display information generation unit 126 generates various menu screens (operation screens) and various marks such as a current position and a cursor according to the operation status, and also generates contents to be displayed on the mobile phone 12 as shown below.

  One transmission / reception unit 128 transmits / receives data to / from the store sites 161, 162, 163,. The store information collection unit 129 collects predetermined information from the store sites 161, 162, 163,... Regularly or in real time, and stores it in the store information holding unit 130. Note that the information held in the store information holding unit 130 is preferably in real time as much as possible. Here, data held in the store information holding unit 130, that is, data collected by the store information collecting unit 129 (referred to as store information) will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the store information includes store type (store type), store name, vacancy status (status of vacant seats, vacant rooms, vacant spaces, etc.) and waiting time predicted on the store side (vacancy status) / Waiting time), whether the reservation can be accepted, whether the reservation can be accepted, business hours of the store, and business information indicating whether today is a business day. Among these pieces of information, the store type, acceptability of store mate reservation, business hours, and business information are information predetermined for each store. Therefore, these pieces of information need not be updated at any time. For example, according to a schedule for each store registered in advance, the information can be updated by batch processing at night. On the other hand, the availability / waiting time is constantly updated while the store is in operation, and is updated, for example, in real time or every predetermined time such as 1 minute or 5 minutes.

  Next, services that can be enjoyed by the user according to the present embodiment will be described using a screen (display screen) displayed on the display unit 108 of the mobile phone 12. When the user activates the store search function, a pop-up window (w1) for selecting a store type is displayed on the display unit 108 as shown in FIG. When one of the store types is selected from the pop-up window (w1), the display unit 108 next displays the selected store type of the store included in the drawn map area as shown in FIG. A pop-up window (w2) showing a list is displayed. This list shows the name of the store (store name), the required time to each store, the availability and waiting time of the store, the total time of the required time and waiting time, and whether reservation is possible The availability of reservations and the business hours of the store are included. Note that the time required to reach the store changes depending on the means of transportation such as walking, bicycle or car (in the case of moving in the own vehicle 11 in FIG. 1). It may be configured to select whether to use any means of transportation. In the displayed list, stores whose days are closed are excluded.

  The user looks at the list displayed as described above, and selects any store where he / she wants to make a reservation. That is, each store in the list functions as an option. Note that the selection can be performed by, for example, key operation by the operation unit 111 or voice input from the microphone 112. When the user selects any store, a pop-up window (w3) as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 108 and confirms with the user whether or not to make a reservation. Further, when a reservation is made, a pop-up window (w4) as shown in FIG. 8 is always displayed on the display unit 108 to allow the user to confirm that the reservation is registered. The pop-up window (w4) may be configured to be displayed on the display unit 108 until the destination is reached or the reservation is canceled regardless of whether the store search function is activated. In addition, when a reservation is made by designating a time, it can be configured to notify the user of the reservation time by an alarm or the like. In addition, when a reservation is made, this may be notified to the user by e-mail, telephone (or automatic voice).

  In addition to the reservation application for entering the store as described above, for example, drinks and appetizers (courses etc. for course dishes) for restaurants etc., and room services etc. for hotels etc. should be ordered in advance. You may comprise so that it can do. In this case, after applying for a reservation in the pop-up window (w3), a pop-up window asking whether to place an order is displayed on the display unit 108. When an instruction to place an order is given in this pop-up window, the display unit 108 displays a menu of the store where the reservation is made. The user selects an item to be ordered from the displayed menu and transmits it. The transmitted order contents are transmitted to the store site via the navigation server 14 and accepted. The menu of each store is collected in advance in the navigation server 14 and held in the store information holding unit 130.

  Next, FIG. 9 shows exchanges between the mobile phone 12, the radio base station 13, the navigation server 14, and the store sites 161, 162, 163,... (In the following description, the reference number of the store site is 16). It will be described together with the sequence shown.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in this operation, communication is established between the navigation server 14 and the store site 16, and store information is collected constantly or periodically (n1 ← → s1). In addition, although it describes with n1 and s1 in drawing, this shall be repeated always or regularly also in subsequent operation | movement.

  When the navigation function is activated in the mobile phone 12, the mobile phone 12 sends information on the current position and the scale of the map, and a map image is requested (m1 → b1: map image request). Thus, the map image request transmitted from the mobile phone 12 is transferred to the navigation server 14 via the radio base station 13 (b1 → n2: request transfer). When the map image request is received, the navigation server 14 draws a map image on which store icons and other display information are superimposed based on the received information on the current position and scale (n3: map image drawing). Transmit to the mobile phone 12 (n4 → m2: map image response). Thereby, the drawn map image is displayed on the mobile phone 12.

  Next, when the store search function is activated in the mobile phone 12, the mobile phone 12 sends information on the store type selected on the screen shown in FIG. 5 and requests a store list (m3 → b2: store). List request). Thus, the store list request transmitted from the mobile phone 12 is transferred to the navigation server 14 via the wireless base station 13 (b2 → n5: request transfer). When the store list request is received, the navigation server 14 obtains the store information used when creating the map image from the store information holding unit 130 and creates a store list using this information (n6: store list creation). ). The navigation server 14 transmits the created store list to the mobile phone 12 (n7 → m4: store list response). This is automatically executed by a store list transmission unit including the display information generation unit 126, the control unit 127, and the transmission / reception unit 121 operating according to a predetermined algorithm registered in advance. On the other hand, a pop-up window (w2) including a store list as shown in FIG. This is automatically executed by a store list receiving unit including the transmission / reception unit 103 and the control unit 107 operating according to a predetermined algorithm registered in advance.

  The store list displayed as described above functions as an option as described above. That is, the display unit 108 for displaying a store list, the operation unit 111 or the microphone 112 for selecting any store from the list, and the control unit 107 function as a store selection unit. When any store is selected from the store list, the mobile phone 12 transmits a reservation request (m5 → b3: reservation request). That is, the control unit 107 and the transmission / reception unit 103 function as a reservation request unit. Thus, the reservation request transmitted from the mobile phone 12 is transferred to the navigation server 14 via the radio base station 13 (b3 → n8: request transfer).

  On the other hand, the navigation server 14 that has received the reservation request applies for reservation to the target store (n9 → s2: reservation application). This is automatically executed by the reservation application means including the control unit 127 and the transmission / reception unit 128 operating according to a predetermined algorithm registered in advance. When an application for a reservation is made in this way, the store site 16 that has received the application is notified that the application has been received (s3 → n10: reservation reception response). Further, when the reception of the reservation is notified from the store site 16, the navigation server 14 transmits the result to the mobile phone 12 (n11 → m4). Accordingly, the reservation status as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the mobile phone 12 (m7).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily select the store most suitable for the user's needs by displaying the current status of the store and making a reservation based on the current status. It becomes possible to make it.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, the configuration not specifically mentioned is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 10 is a system diagram showing a configuration of the navigation system 20 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the navigation system 20 includes a host vehicle 21, a wireless base station 23, a navigation server 24, the Internet 15, and store sites 161, 162, 163,. The own vehicle 21 and the navigation server 24 can communicate with each other via a wireless network. The own vehicle 21 and the radio base station 23 may be connected by a public radio line, for example, as in the first embodiment. The radio base station 23 and the navigation server 24 are connected via a normal network between the carrier and the Internet service provider. Further, the navigation server 24 and the store sites 161, 162, 163,... Can communicate with each other via the Internet 15 as in the first embodiment.

  In the above configuration, a navigation device 200 as shown in FIG. The navigation device 200 will be described below.

  In FIG. 10, a reading mechanism 201 is configured to read a recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM (Read Only Memory) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM storing map data and other guidance data. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a storage device such as a hard disk drive can also be applied.

  The operation unit 202 is configured for a driver to input various operations and settings to the in-vehicle navigation device 200. This may be configured individually such as a remote controller device or a control panel, or may be configured as a touch panel type input device formed integrally with a display unit 207 to be described later. Furthermore, it may be constituted by a microphone for voice input. The transmission / reception unit 203 includes an in-vehicle telephone for communicating with the navigation server 24 and various service centers. The VICS (road traffic information communication system) receiving unit 204 is configured to receive VICS information transmitted from a radio wave beacon or an optical beacon. A GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving unit 205 is configured to receive a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS satellite and detect the latitude and longitude of the current position of the vehicle. The self-contained navigation sensor 206 includes an angle sensor 206a including a gyro for detecting the vehicle direction, and a distance sensor 206b that generates a pulse for every predetermined travel distance. Detect speed.

  The display unit 207 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display type display device or the like, and displays various information such as a map, a guidance route, a current position of the vehicle, and other landmarks input from the in-vehicle navigation device 200 on the screen. It is the structure for. The speaker 208 is similarly configured to output voice guidance information and the like input from the in-vehicle navigation device 200. Note that the speaker 208 can also output music input from an audio device or the like.

  In the in-vehicle navigation device 200, the buffer memory 211 is configured to temporarily store map data and the like input from the reading mechanism 201 under the control of the control unit 217 described later. I / Fs (interfaces) 212, 213, 214, 215, and 216 are an operation unit 202, a transmission / reception unit 203, a VICS reception unit 204, a GPS reception unit 205, a self-contained navigation sensor 206, and an internal bus in the in-vehicle navigation device 200, It is the structure for connecting.

  The control unit 217 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a microcomputer or a CPU (Central Processing Unit). This control unit 217 has a built-in navigation program (a program for performing display output control necessary for route search processing and route guidance based thereon) described below, and in accordance with this program, the GPS receiving unit 205 and Based on the signal output from the self-contained navigation sensor 206, the current position of the vehicle is detected, map data to be displayed is read from the reading mechanism 201 to the buffer memory 211, or derived from the map data read to the buffer memory 211. Various processes related to navigation such as searching for a route are executed. However, for example, the above program can be stored in a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or the like. In this case, the control unit 217 reads and executes it as necessary.

  The map drawing unit 218 is configured to perform a map image drawing process using the map data read to the buffer memory 211. The display information generation unit 219 is configured to generate various menu screens (operation screens) and various marks such as vehicle position marks and cursors according to the operation status. The guide route storage unit 220 stores data on all nodes of the guide route searched for by the control unit 217 based on the starting point, destination and other search conditions, and data of guide routes changed during the search (hereinafter referred to as these Is referred to as guidance route data). The guide route drawing unit 221 is a configuration for reading the guide route data from the guide route storage unit 220 and drawing the guide route in a display mode (highlighted display using colors and line widths) different from other roads. . The icon drawing unit 222 is configured to perform an icon drawing process for instructing each landmark corresponding to each landmark data (also referred to as property data) included in the map data. The audio output unit 223 includes, for example, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and outputs an audio signal to the speaker 208 based on a signal from the control unit 217.

  The image composition unit 224 includes a guide route drawn by the guide route drawing unit 221 on the map image drawn by the map drawing unit 218, an operation screen and various marks drawn by the display information generation unit 219, and an icon drawing unit. In this configuration, icons or the like indicating each landmark drawn in 222 are appropriately overlapped and displayed on the display unit 7.

  On the other hand, the navigation server 24 has a configuration as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the navigation server 24 includes a transmission / reception unit 121, a position specification unit 122, a drawing range specification unit 230, a display information generation unit 126, a control unit 127, a transmission / reception unit 128, a store information holding unit 130, and a store information holding. Unit 130 and map data storage unit 231.

  In the above configuration, the transmission / reception unit 121, the position specification unit 122, the display information generation unit 126, the control unit 127, the transmission / reception unit 128, the store information collection unit 129, and the store information holding unit 130 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Then, explanation is omitted.

  The drawing range specifying unit 230 is the same as a part of the functions provided in the map drawing unit 123 in the first embodiment, and the map drawn in the navigation device 200 from the current position and scale information received from the navigation device 200. Identify image areas. Further, the data stored in the map data storage unit 131 may have the same contents as in the first embodiment, but at least information that can identify a store included in the map area to be drawn may be stored. On the other hand, the display information generating unit 126 specifies stores included in the range specified by the drawing range specifying unit 230 from the map data storage unit 231, and based on this, the pop-up displayed on the mobile phone 12 in the first embodiment. Generate data similar to windows. Therefore, the content of the pop-up window displayed on the navigation device 200 is the same as the content described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 in the first embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the navigation device 200, the radio base station 23, the navigation server 24, and the store sites 161, 162, 163,... (In the following description, the reference number of the store site is 16). 9 is similar to the sequence image request (m1 → (b1) → n2) to map image response (n4 → m2) omitted in the sequence shown in FIG. .

  As described above, also in this embodiment, it is possible to easily select the store that best meets the user's needs by displaying the current status of the store and making a reservation based on the current status. Is possible.

  In addition, the said Example 1 and Example 2 are only the examples for implementing this invention, This invention is not limited to these, Various deformation | transformation of these Examples is in the range of this invention. It is obvious from the above description that various other embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, a mobile communication network is applied as a network. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, vehicle-to-vehicle communication using a wireless local area network (LAN) (when an access point is used) Any network can be applied as long as it can transmit and receive data to and from each other (including the case of direct communication between vehicles).

1 is a system diagram illustrating a configuration of a navigation system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone 12 by Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation server 14 by Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the shop information hold | maintained at the shop information holding part 130 in Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen for a user to specify the kind of store of a search in Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the shop list displayed on the mobile telephone 12 in Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen at the time of making a reservation in the shop selected from the shop list displayed on the mobile telephone 12 in Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the reservation content displayed on the mobile telephone 12 in Example 1 of this invention. It is a sequence which shows the operation | movement in Example 1 of this invention. It is a system diagram which shows the structure of the navigation system 20 by Example 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus 200 by Example 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation server 24 by Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 20 Navigation system 11, 21 Own vehicle 12 Mobile phone 13, 23 Wireless base station 14, 24 Navigation server 15 Internet 16, 161, 162, 163, ... Store site 101, 102 Antenna 103, 121, 128, 203 Transceiver 104 reception level detection unit 105 GPS processing unit 106 storage unit 107, 127, 217 control unit 108, 207 display unit 109, 208 speaker 110 notification unit 111, 202 operation unit 112 microphone 122 position specifying unit 123, 218 map drawing unit 124 icon Generation unit 125 Guide route drawing unit 126, 219 Display information generation unit 129 Store information collection unit 130 Store information holding unit 131, 231 Map data storage unit 200 Navigation device 201 Reading mechanism 204 VICS Shin portion 205 GPS receiving unit 206 self-contained navigation sensor 206a angle sensor 206b distance sensor 211 buffer memory 212,213,214,215,216 I / F
220 Guide route storage unit 221 Guide route drawing unit 222 Icon drawing unit 223 Audio output unit 224 Image composition unit 230 Drawing range specifying unit w1, w2, w3, w4 Pop-up window

Claims (5)

Store information collecting means for collecting store information via a predetermined network, map drawing means for drawing a map image to be displayed on the mobile phone, and transmission for transmitting the map image drawn by the map drawing means to the mobile phone A navigation server having means,
Store list transmitting means for transmitting a list of stores included in the map image drawn by the map drawing means to the mobile phone;
Reservation application means for making a reservation through the predetermined network in the store selected in the mobile phone;
The list includes a store availability and waiting time. A navigation server having store information collecting means for collecting store information via a predetermined network,
Store list transmitting means for transmitting a list of stores included in the map image drawn by the navigation device to the navigation device;
Reservation application means for making a reservation through the predetermined network in the store selected in the navigation device;
The list includes a store availability and waiting time. A mobile phone having receiving means for receiving a map image from a server connected via a predetermined network, and providing a navigation function to a user based on the map image received by the receiving means,
Store list receiving means for receiving a list of stores included in the map image from the server;
Store selection means for allowing the user to select any store from the list received by the store list receiving means;
Reservation request means for requesting the server to make a reservation for the store selected by the store selection means,
The list includes a store availability and waiting time. A navigation device connected via a predetermined network to a server holding store information,
Position specifying means for specifying the current position;
Map drawing means for drawing a map image based on the current position specified by the position specifying means;
Store list receiving means for receiving a list of stores included in the map drawn by the map drawing means from the server;
Store selection means for allowing the user to select any store from the list received by the store list receiving means;
Reservation request means for requesting the server to make a reservation for the store selected by the store selection means,
The navigation apparatus characterized in that the list includes store availability and waiting time. A navigation method for making a reservation at a store included in a displayed map image,
A first step of collecting store information via a predetermined network;
A second step of displaying to the user a list of stores included in the map image;
A third step for allowing the user to select any store from the list displayed in the second step;
And a fourth step of making a reservation through a predetermined network in the store selected in the third step,
The navigation method according to claim 1, wherein the list includes store availability and waiting time.

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