JP2006053018A - Navigation system and spot registration display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system and a spot registration method capable of registering a spot easily. <P>SOLUTION: The control part 16 of the navigation system 100 searches the preset spot record matching with the searching condition received at the searching condition reception window (a) from the map data, and displays in a spot name list format 611 at the spot selection window 830 (b), and accepts the selection of preset spot record. New user set up spot record is prepared. The kind of spot, and inherent information of spots (coordinate, name of spot, address, telephone number, and others) are copied. The icon figure to be used for indicating on the map for the spot newly set by the user is registered which is specified according to the kind of spot (c). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for registering a point designated by a user in a navigation device.

  In the navigation device, as a technique for registering the point designated by the user, on the map represented by the map data held by the navigation device, the designation of the point from the user and the designation of the mark used for displaying the point are accepted and designated. The registered point is registered in association with the mark designated as the user setting point, and thereafter, the registered user setting point is appropriately displayed on the map by the registered mark in association with the user setting point. A technique is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

In general, the map data held by the navigation device has many points that are estimated to be of interest to the user as preset points, and is associated with a mark representing the type of the point used for displaying the preset point, or In many cases, preset point data registered without being associated with a mark is included in advance. Such preset point data can be selected as a destination by selecting a desired point from preset points, or a specific type of preset point can be set using a mark associated with the preset point. It is used for displaying on a map.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-162111

According to the technique of Patent Document 1, when a user wants to use a mark corresponding to the type of the point for displaying the user set point designated by the user, the user himself / herself is registered at the time of registration of the user set point. It is necessary to perform complicated operations for selecting and setting marks.
Further, it is conceivable that the user can select a desired point from the points included in the preset point data included in the map data in advance and can be registered as a user setting point. In such a case, the following problems occur.
That is, when a preset point selected by the user as a user setting point is displayed on the map by a mark associated with the preset point, the user setting point is also displayed by a mark associated with the user setting point. If it does, two marks will be displayed in duplicate about the same point. On the other hand, in such a case, if the user setting point is not displayed, it is determined which of the preset points whose marks are displayed on the map is the point that has been selected and registered as the user setting point in the past. It becomes impossible.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a user to easily register a location in a navigation device. In addition, another object of the present invention is to display a point registered in advance on a map so that the relationship with the point set by the user can be identified.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a preset point type that represents a type of the preset point and a preset point that represents the coordinates of the preset point, which are provided for each of a plurality of preset points that are points selected in advance. A navigation device that displays a map based on map data including preset point information including at least coordinates, a user-set point coordinate representing a user-set point coordinate that is a point set by the user, and the user-set point map Among the preset points indicated by the storage means storing the user setting point information including at least user setting point mark definition information for defining a graphic used as a mark to be displayed for each user setting point. To select a point to set as a user setting point A point selection receiving unit that receives the preset point coordinates indicated by the preset point information of the preset point received by the point selection receiving unit as user-set point coordinates, and a preset point of the preset point information of the preset point that has received the selection User setting point information including user setting point mark definition information that defines a figure determined according to the type is generated based on the preset point information of the preset point that has received the selection, and is registered in the storage unit When the registration unit and the user setting point are displayed on a map, the graphic defined by the user setting point mark definition information of the user setting point information registered in the storage unit is displayed in the user setting point mark information. A point to be displayed at the position on the map indicated by the user-set point coordinates It is obtained by a Display means.

  According to such a navigation device, the user can select a desired point from preset points and register it as a user set point. At the time of registration, a graphic corresponding to the type of the selected preset point is automatically set as a graphic used for a mark representing the user set point on the map. Therefore, the registration work of the user setting point of the user is facilitated.

  Here, in such a navigation device, in the point selection accepting means, a preset point that matches a condition specified by the user is searched based on the preset point information and presented to the user, and the preset point that is presented You may make it receive selection of the point set as said user setting point from among. The point selection accepting unit accepts designation of a point on the map from the user, searches for a preset point having preset point coordinates around the point where the designation is accepted based on the preset point information, and You may make it receive the selection of the point set as said user setting point from the preset point shown and shown.

  Further, such a navigation device is used when the map data includes preset point mark definition data that defines a correspondence between the preset point type and a graphic used as a mark for displaying the preset point on the map. In the user setting point registration unit, a preset point received by the point selection receiving unit, a user setting point generated based on the preset point information of the preset point, and the user setting point information registered in the storage unit, Is stored in the storage means, and when the preset point is displayed in the point display means, the correspondence information of the storage means is referred to and the corresponding point is set to the user setting point. If there is no preset point, the preset point information of the preset point Preset points corresponding to user-set points are displayed at the position on the map indicated by the preset point coordinates of the preset point information, with the figure defined by the preset point mark definition data corresponding to the preset point type. For the preset point information of the preset point, the preset point information indicated by the preset point information of the preset point or the figure is different from the figure defined by the preset point mark definition data. It is preferable to display at the position on the map indicated by the user setting point coordinates of the user setting point information of the user setting point corresponding to the preset point. Further, in this case, when the preset point is displayed on the map, the point display means, for a preset point corresponding to the user set point, a user set point of the user set point corresponding to the preset point. The figure defined by the user setting point mark definition information of information is used as the different figure, and the figure is used as the preset point coordinates indicated by the preset point information of the preset point or the user setting point information of the user setting point corresponding to the preset point. You may make it display on the position on the map which the user setting point coordinates show.

By doing in this way, about the preset point where the same point is registered also as a user setting point, a user can grasp immediately that the said preset point is also registered as a user setting point.
The navigation device may further include the user-set point when the map data includes preset point mark definition data that defines a correspondence between the preset point type and a graphic used as a mark for displaying the preset point on the map. Correspondence information indicating correspondence between the preset point received by the point selection receiving unit and the user setting point that is generated based on the preset point information of the preset point and registered the user setting point information in the storage unit in the registration unit Is stored in the storage unit, and when the point display unit displays both the preset point and the user setting point on a map, the correspondence information of the storage unit is referred to and the user setting point is displayed. For preset points that are not supported, the preset point The figure whose correspondence with the preset point type of the point information is defined by the preset point mark definition data is displayed at the position on the map indicated by the preset point coordinates of the preset point information, and corresponds to the user set point. For preset points that do not exist, it is preferable not to display the preset points on the map.

  In this way, for points where the same point is registered as a user set point or a preset point, a plurality of marks are overlapped for such a point by displaying a mark on the map only for the user set point. Can be prevented from being displayed on the map.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the navigation device, a user can easily register a spot. In addition, the points registered in advance can be displayed on the map so that the relationship with the points set by the user can be identified.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a navigation device according to the present embodiment.
As illustrated, the navigation device 100 includes a control device 1, an operation unit 2, a display device 3, a vehicle state sensor 4, and a GPS receiver 5. Here, the vehicle state sensor 4 is a sensor group that detects a vehicle state such as an azimuth sensor such as an angular acceleration sensor or a geomagnetic sensor, or a vehicle speed sensor such as a vehicle speed pulse sensor.

  Then, the control device 1 communicates with the user using the map data storage unit 11, which is a storage device such as a DVD drive or HDD that stores map data representing the map, the current state calculation unit 12, the operation unit 2, or the display device 3. A GUI control unit 13, a route search unit 14, a memory 15, a control unit 16, and a guide image generation unit 17 that control input and output between the two.

  However, the control device 1 described above may be a CPU circuit having a general configuration including peripheral devices such as a microprocessor, a memory, and other graphic processors and geometric processors in terms of hardware. In this case, each unit of the control device 1 described above may be realized as a process embodied by a microprocessor executing a program prepared in advance. In this case, such a program may be provided to the control device 1 via a recording medium or an appropriate communication path.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the contents of the map data stored in the map data storage unit 11.
Here, the map data is managed in units called “foliage” for each predetermined geographical area, and includes units provided corresponding to the geographical areas of the foliage or areas obtained by dividing the geographical area. Each unit represents a map of a corresponding geographical area or a divided area.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the map data includes the management data describing the relationship between each unit and the leaf and corresponding area, the production date and time of the map data, the basic map data representing the map, the route data, and various maps. And drawing resource data in which drawing data shared for drawing of the constituent elements is collected.

  The basic map data includes unit data for each unit described above, and unit management data that describes the relationship between each unit data and a leaf or corresponding area. Each unit data includes a road unit representing a road network in the unit, a drawing unit for defining a display map in the unit, and preset point data.

Here, in the road unit, the road is expressed as a set of links that are straight lines, and the end point of each link is a node. The road unit defines various attributes such as the coordinates of these links and nodes, and the route to which the link belongs.
Next, the drawing unit defines map display elements such as topographical figures, road figures, and building figures, and character strings to be displayed on the map such as building names, road names, and intersection names.
The preset point data is data representing a preset point that is a point previously selected by the map data producer and included in the map data, and has a preset point record provided corresponding to each preset point. Each preset point record includes a preset point number that is an identifier of the preset point, a point type that represents the type of the preset point such as a gas station, a station, a ramen shop, and point-specific information that represents information specific to the preset point. Stored. The point-specific information includes coordinates of the preset point, a point name indicating the name of the preset point, an address of the preset point, a telephone number of the preset point, and other information.

Next, the route data included in the map data has a route record provided for each road, and each route record includes a route number that is an identifier of the road, an expressway of each road, a national road, a prefectural road, etc. The route type and the road name of each road are described.
The drawing resource data includes preset point icon data, which is icon data used to display preset points on a map, and icon data, which is used to display user setting points (to be described later) on a map. Contains icon data for user setting points.

  And the preset point icon data has a preset point icon record provided for each icon figure which is a figure used as an icon for displaying the preset point on the map, and each preset point icon record includes: A graphic number that is an identifier of the icon graphic, a corresponding preset point type that indicates the type of a preset point that uses the icon graphic for displaying a point, and icon graphic data that is graphic data of the icon graphic are stored.

  The user setting point icon data includes a user setting point icon record provided for each icon figure which is a graphic used as an icon for displaying the user setting point on the map. The record includes a graphic number that is an identifier of the icon graphic, a default user setting point type that indicates the point type of the user setting point that is set as a default icon graphic for use in displaying the point, and graphic data of the icon graphic Are stored as icon graphic data. In the present embodiment, the point type is also set for the user setting point as will be described later.

  Here, in this embodiment, the preset point and the user setting point use different icon figures even if the point type is the same. That is, for example, for a preset point whose location type is a ramen store, the icon graphic 201 in the figure is used for display on the map of the preset location, and for a user set point whose location type is a ramen store, the icon 202 in the figure. The figure is used for displaying the user setting point on the map. In addition, as shown in the figure, it is preferable that the icon graphic used for a user-set point of a certain spot type is a graphic that expresses a symbol common to the icon graphic used for a preset spot of the same spot type more emphasized. . For example, in the illustrated example, an icon graphic 202 used for a user-set point whose location type is a ramen store is a symbol (a combination of ramen bowl and steam) included in the icon graphic 201 used for a preset location whose location type is a ramen store. Is emphasized by adding a frame line and a background color.

  Next, in the present embodiment, the memory 15 of the control device 1 is provided with a user setting point storage area, and data of the user setting point set by the user is registered in this user setting point storage area. . That is, the memory 15 stores a user setting point record provided for each user setting point. In each user setting point record, a user setting point number serving as an identifier of the user setting point, a corresponding preset point number, a point type indicating the type of the user setting point such as a gas station, a station, a ramen shop, and a use icon figure number The point unique information representing the unique information of the user set point is stored.

  Here, the corresponding preset spot number is set when the user set spot is set for a spot that is also registered as a preset spot, and the corresponding preset spot number is the same spot as the user set spot. The preset point number of the preset point record of the preset point is set. In addition, as the use icon figure number, the figure number of the icon record for the user setting point storing the icon figure data of the icon figure used for displaying the user setting point on the map is set. The point-specific information includes the user-set point coordinates, the user-set point name, the user-set point address, the user-set point phone number, etc. Information is included.

Details of the user setting point setting and registration operations will be described later.
Now, in such a configuration, the current state calculation unit 12 of the control device 1 repeatedly performs the following processing.
That is, the current state calculation unit 12 determines the previous position indicated by the road unit of the basic map of the map data read from the map data storage unit 11 with respect to the current position estimated from the outputs of the vehicle state sensor 4 and the GPS receiver 5. Map matching processing with the map around the current position is performed, and the most probable coordinates as the current position and the most probable direction as the current traveling direction are determined as the current position and the current traveling direction, respectively, and the memory Set to 15.

  Further, the control unit 16 receives a destination setting from the user via the operation unit 2 and the GUI control unit 13 in response to a user destination setting request, and sets this in the memory 15. Then, the route search unit 14 is made to search for a recommended route to the destination. The route search unit 14 reads the road unit data in the necessary geographical range from the map data storage unit 11, and obtains the minimum cost route from the current position set in the memory 15 to the destination, such as a minimum distance. A recommended route is calculated based on the cost model, and route data of the calculated recommended route is set in the memory 15.

In addition, when the current position set in the memory 15 becomes near the destination, the control unit 16 determines that the destination has arrived, and also performs processing for clearing the destination and the recommended route set in the memory 15. .
The guide image generation unit 17 then maps the map display range calculated by the control unit 16 according to the current position set in the memory 15 or the point designated by the user with the cursor and the map display scale set at that time. An image is drawn based on a drawing unit of map data stored in the map data recording unit. In addition, a guide image in which an icon representing a current position, a recommended route, a destination, an icon representing a preset point, or an icon representing a user setting point set in the memory 15 is generated on the drawn map image is displayed on the display device 3. indicate. Here, the guidance image generation unit 17 draws an icon representing a preset point and an icon representing a user setting point by an icon drawing process described later.

  FIG. 4a shows an example of the guide image 400 displayed on the display device 3 in this way. In the example shown, the display range of the map is determined based on the current position. The guide image 400 includes a current position mark 402 indicating the current position, an icon 411 indicating the preset point, and the like on the map image 401 around the current position. When the recommended route is set, a route graphic 403 representing the recommended route in the map display range is displayed on the map image 401 in the guide image 400, and the destination is included in the display range. In this case, the destination mark indicating the destination is also displayed on the map image 401.

Hereinafter, the setting and registration operation of the user setting point in the navigation apparatus 100 will be described.
First, the control unit 16 displays the point search button 421 on the guide image 400 via the GUI control in a state where the guide image 400 shown in FIG. 4A is displayed. Then, if the point search button 421 is operated by the user via the operation unit 2, a point search registration process for searching for a preset point is executed according to the conditions specified by the user.

FIG. 5 shows the procedure of this point search registration process.
As shown in the figure, in this process, first, a search condition reception window shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the display device 3 via the GUI control unit 13 to receive search conditions for preset points (step 502). Here, as search conditions for preset points, as shown in the figure, conditions for an arbitrary number of items such as a spot type, a spot name, an address, and a telephone number are received by an input box 601-604.

  If the cancel button 605 provided in the search condition window is operated (step 504), the search condition reception window is closed as it is and the processing is ended. On the other hand, if the search button 606 provided in the search condition window is operated (step 506), the search condition reception window is closed, and a preset point record that matches the search condition received in the search condition window is searched from the map data. (Step 508). Then, the search condition reception window is closed, the point selection window shown in FIG. 6b is displayed, and a list 611 of point names of each preset point record searched in the point selection window is displayed (step 510).

  Next, the selection of the spot name on the spot name list 611 of the preset spot is accepted (step 512). If any one of the spot names is selected on the list 611, the control unit 16 adds the coordinates of the preset spot record corresponding to the selected spot name to the selected spot reference area 615 provided in the spot selection window. A map of the surroundings is displayed, and the process of indicating the coordinates with temporary marks 616 on the map is also performed.

Now, after the point selection window is displayed, when the cancel button 612 provided in the point selection window is operated (step 514), the point selection window is closed as it is, and the processing is ended.
On the other hand, when any of the spot names on the list 611 is selected and the setting button 613 is operated to the destination provided in the spot selection window (step 516), the selected spot name is changed to the selected spot name. The coordinates stored in the corresponding preset point record are set in the memory 15 as the destination (step 536), the point selection window is closed, and the process is terminated.

  Further, when the registration button 614 provided in the point selection window is operated in a state where any point name is selected on the list 611 (step 518), the point selection window is closed and the memory 15 is displayed. A new user setting point record is generated in the work area secured in step (520). Then, the preset spot number of the preset spot record corresponding to the spot name selected on the list 611 is registered in the corresponding preset spot number of the new user setting spot record (step 522). In addition, the spot type of the preset user record corresponding to the spot name selected on the list 611 in the spot type of the new user set spot record and the spot specific information (coordinates, spot name, address, telephone number, and other information). Then, the point-specific information is copied (step 524).

  In addition, the user type in which the point type of the new user setting point record, that is, the point type of the preset point selected on the list 611, is registered as the default user setting point type in the use icon graphic number of the new user setting point record. The graphic number of the setting point icon record is set (step 526).

  Then, the contents of the new user setting point record in which the respective items are set as described above are displayed in the user setting point record editing window shown in FIG. 6c, and the editing is accepted (step 528), that is, the user setting point record editing window. At the start of display, the value of the corresponding item of the new user set point record is entered in the input box 621-625 of each item such as point name, point type, address, telephone number, and other information provided in the user set point record edit window. Is automatically entered. In the use icon selection box 626, the icon figure indicated by the icon figure data of the user set point icon record having the figure number set in the use icon figure of the new user set point record is displayed.

  If the value of each item is changed in each input box, the change is reflected in the value of the corresponding item in the new user setting point record. If the change button 627 provided beside the use icon selection box 626 is operated, a list of icon figures indicated by the icon figure data stored in each user setting point icon record shown in FIG. 6D is displayed. Then, the selection of the icon figure used for displaying the user setting point on the map is accepted, and the icon number of the icon figure record corresponding to the selected icon figure is used as the new user setting point record. The icon figure number is set, and the icon figure whose selection is accepted is displayed in the use icon selection box 626.

  Now, after the user setting point record editing window is displayed, if the cancel button 628 provided in the user setting point record editing window is operated (step 530), the new user setting point record is discarded as it is and the user setting is made. The point record edit window is closed and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the OK button 629 provided in the user setting point record edit window is operated (step 532), the new user setting point record stored in the work area of the memory 15 is stored in the user setting point storage area of the memory 15. To perform regular registration (step 534), close the user set point record edit window and end the process.

The point search registration process has been described above.
Note that the above-described point search / registration process eliminates steps 528 to 532 and stores the new user setting point record stored in the work area of the memory 15 without accepting the editing of the user's user setting point record. You may make it register normally by moving to 15 user setting point preservation | save areas.

  The control unit 16 displays the cursor 801 shown in FIG. 8 and displays the map image 401 when a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit 2 in the state where the guide image 400 shown in FIG. Accepts the specification of the upper position. Further, according to the user operation, scrolling the map display range, changing the map display scale, changing the map display range associated therewith, and the like are performed. Further, the control unit 16 displays a destination setting button 811, a point registration button 812, and a navigation button 813 on the guide image 400 via the GUI control unit 13. If the destination setting button 811 is operated, the point on the map represented by the map image 401 corresponding to the position of the cursor 801 is set in the memory 15 as the destination, the cursor 801 is deleted, and the guidance in FIG. Return to the image display state. When the navigation button 813 is operated, the cursor 801 is deleted as it is, and the display state of the guide image in FIG. 4a is restored.

On the other hand, when the point registration button 812 is operated, a point on the map represented by the map image 401 corresponding to the position of the cursor 801 is set as a cursor designated point, the coordinates are acquired, and the cursor 801 is deleted. Execute designated point registration processing.
FIG. 7 shows the procedure of the designated point registration process.
As shown in the figure, in this process, first, as shown in FIG. 8B, a temporary mark 821 is displayed at a point on the map image 401 corresponding to the cursor designated point (step 702). Then, a preset point record having coordinates around the cursor designated point is searched (step 704). Then, the point selection window 830 shown in FIG. 8c is displayed, and a list of point names of each preset point record searched for is displayed in the point selection window 830 (step 706), and the point names on the list of point names of the preset points Is selected (step 708). In addition, the buttons displayed on the guidance image 400 are changed to the setting button 831, the determination button 832, and the navigation button 813 by yourself.

  If the navigation button 813 is operated (step 710), the point selection window 830 is deleted as it is, and the display state of the guide image in FIG. 4a is restored. Also, as shown in FIG. 8d, if the decision button 832 is set with any point name selected on the list of the point selection window 830 (step 714), the point selection window 830 is closed. The process proceeds to step 716 and subsequent steps. The processing after step 716 is the same as the processing from step 520 of the point search registration processing.

  That is, a new user set point record is generated in the work area (step 716), and the preset point record corresponding to the point name selected on the list of the point selection window 830 is set to the corresponding preset point number of the new user set point record. The preset point number is registered (step 718), and the point type and the point specific information (coordinates, point name, address, telephone number, other information) of the new user set point record are selected on the list of the point selection window 830. The point type and the point specific information of the preset point record corresponding to the point name are copied (step 720). Further, the location type of the new user setting location record, that is, the location type of the preset location selected on the list of the location selection window 830, is registered as the default user setting location type in the use icon graphic number of the new user setting location record. The graphic number of the user-set point icon record being set is set (step 722). Then, the user setting point record editing window shown in FIG. 6c is displayed, and the editing of the contents of the new user setting point record in which each item is set as described above is accepted (step 724). If the cancel button 628 is operated (step 726), the new user setting point record is discarded as it is, the user setting point record editing window is closed, the processing is ended, and the guidance image 400 of FIG. 4a is displayed. Return. On the other hand, if the OK button 629 is operated (step 728), the new user setting point record stored in the work area of the memory 15 is registered by moving to the user setting point storage area of the memory 15 ( Step 730), the user set point record editing window is closed, the process is terminated, and the display returns to the guide image 400 of FIG. 4a.

  On the other hand, if the setting button 831 is operated by itself while the point selection window 830 of FIG. 8c is displayed (step 712), the point selection window 830 is closed and a new user setting point record is generated in the work area. (Step 732). Then, the coordinates of the cursor designated point are set to the coordinates of the point specific information of the new user set point record (step 724). Then, the process proceeds to step 724 and the subsequent steps, the user setting point record editing window is displayed, the editing of the contents of the new user setting point record in which only the coordinate item is set as described above is accepted, and the cancel button 628 is displayed. If operated (step 726), the new user set point record is discarded as it is, the user set point record edit window is closed to end the processing, and if the OK button 629 is operated (step 728), the memory 15 The new user setting point record stored in the work area is registered normally by moving it to the user setting point storage area of the memory 15 (step 730), the user setting point record editing window is closed, and the process ends. The display returns to the display of the guide image 400 of 4a.

The designated point registration process performed by the control unit 16 has been described above.
Next, a post-icon drawing process performed by the guide image generation unit 17 when the guide image 400 is generated in order to draw an icon indicating a preset point or an icon indicating a user setting point on the map image 401 will be described.
FIG. 9 shows a procedure of this icon drawing process.
As shown in the figure, in this process, first, a user set point record having coordinates within the map display range and a display target point type is extracted as a display target user set point record (step 902). Here, the display target point type is a type of a point for displaying an icon on the map image 401, which is determined in advance according to the setting of the navigation device 100 of the user.

  Next, the corresponding preset spot number registered in each extracted user setting spot record is set as a hidden preset spot number (step 904). Then, a preset point record having coordinates within the map display range and a point type of the display target point type is extracted as a display target preset point record (step 906). Next, the preset point record having the non-display preset point number as the preset point number is excluded from the display target preset point records (step 908).

  And the icon which the icon figure data of the icon record for the preset point icon record which the point classification of the preset point record has registered as the corresponding preset point type is registered at the position on the map image 401 corresponding to the coordinates of each display target preset point record. A figure is drawn (step 910). In addition, the icon graphic data of the user set point icon record in which the use icon graphic number of the user set point record is registered as a graphic number at a position on the map image 401 corresponding to the coordinates of each display target user set point record. The icon graphic shown is drawn (step 912).

Then, the processing returns to step 902.
Here, when the user setting point is not set, when the ramen store is set as the display target point type, the preset point icon 411 whose point type is the ramen store is displayed as shown in FIG. 4a. Shall.
Of the preset points, the preset point corresponding to the icon 411a is selected in the point search registration process or the designated point registration process described above and registered as a user setting point.

Then, in this case, as shown in FIG. 4B, the display of the guidance image 400 is replaced with the preset point icon 411a that is selected and registered as the user set point as shown in FIG. An icon 412 based on an icon figure of a user setting point representing a ramen shop is displayed. Therefore, a plurality of icons are prevented from being displayed for the ramen shop registered as both the preset point and the user set point.
Further, the user can immediately know from the display of the guide image 400 that the spot indicated by the icon 412 is a ramen shop that he has set as a user setting spot in the past.
Note that, in the above, for the spot points registered as both the user setting spot and the preset spot, the icon displayed in the user setting spot record of the user setting spot corresponding to the spot as the icon to be displayed on the map image 401. Although a figure is displayed, such a point is a point that is separately provided as a user set point and a preset point together with a point type as an icon to be displayed on the map image 401. Other icon figures representing the may be displayed.

  By the way, in the case where such a setting is made in the above icon drawing process when the user is allowed to set such that only the icon of the user setting point having the point type of the specific display target type is displayed, Simply draw the icon figure indicated by the icon figure data of the icon record for the user setting point record in which the use icon figure number of the user setting point record is registered as the figure number only for the user setting point record having the display target type as the point type. Just do it.

On the other hand, when the user is allowed to set such that only the icon of the user setting point having the specific display target type is displayed, the above icon drawing process may be performed.
Alternatively, in this case, in the icon drawing process described above, out of the preset point records having the display object type point type, the preset point record of the preset point that is not registered as the user set point (the preset point number of the preset point record) However, for any user-set point record, a preset point record that is not registered as a corresponding preset point number), the point type of the preset point record corresponds to the position on the map image 401 corresponding to the coordinates of the preset point record. Draws the icon graphic indicated by the icon graphic data of the preset point icon record registered as the preset point type, and the preset point record (preset point) that is the point registered as the user set point As for the preset point number in which the preset point number of the code is registered as a corresponding preset point number in any of the user-set point records), an icon to be displayed on the map image 401 is set as a user setting together with the point type. Other icon figures representing preset points registered as points may also be displayed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
As described above, according to this embodiment, the user can select a desired point from preset points and register it as a user setting point. In addition, at the time of registration, the location type, location name, location coordinates, and other information of the selected preset location are automatically inherited to the user-set location, and a figure corresponding to the inherited location type is displayed in the user setting. It is automatically set as a graphic used for an icon that represents a point on the map. Therefore, the registration work of the user setting point of the user is facilitated.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the map data which the navigation apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention hold | maintains. It is a figure which shows the data which the navigation apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention hold | maintains at memory. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen of the navigation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the point search registration process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows GUI used by the point search registration process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the designated point registration process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows GUI used by the designated point registration process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the icon drawing process which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control apparatus, 2 ... Operation part, 3 ... Display apparatus, 4 ... Vehicle state sensor, 5 ... GPS receiver, 11 ... Map data storage part, 12 ... Current state calculation part, 13 ... GUI control part, 14 ... Route Search unit, 15 ... memory, 16 ... control unit, 17 ... guide image generation unit, 100 ... navigation device, 400 ... guide image, 401 ... map image, 402 ... current position mark, 403 ... route figure.

Claims (7)

A navigation device that is mounted on a car and displays a map based on stored map data,
The map data is provided for each of a plurality of preset points, each of which is a pre-selected point, and includes at least a preset point type that represents the type of the preset point and a preset point coordinate that represents the coordinates of the preset point. Including point information,
The navigation device
At least user setting point coordinates representing coordinates of a user setting point which is a point set by the user, and user setting point mark definition information defining a figure used as a mark for displaying the user setting point on the map Storage means for storing user setting point information for each user setting point;
Among the preset points indicated by the preset point information, point selection receiving means for receiving selection of a point to be set as a user setting point;
A figure including a preset point coordinate indicated by preset point information of a preset point received by the point selection receiving unit as a user set point coordinate, and a figure determined according to a preset point type of the preset point information of the preset point receiving the selection User setting point information including user setting point mark definition information to be defined is generated based on the preset point information of the preset point that has received the selection, and is registered in the storage unit;
When displaying the user setting point on a map, the graphic defined by the user setting point mark definition information of the user setting point information registered in the storage means is the user setting point coordinate of the user setting point mark information. And a point display means for displaying at a position on the map. The navigation device according to claim 1,
The point selection receiving means searches for a preset point that matches a condition designated by the user based on the preset point information and presents it to the user, and sets the preset point as the user-set point from the presented preset points A navigation device characterized by receiving selection of a spot to be performed. The navigation device according to claim 1,
The point selection accepting unit accepts designation of a point on the map from the user, searches for a preset point having preset point coordinates around the point where the designation is accepted, and presents it to the user by searching for the preset point information. A navigation device that accepts selection of a point to be set as the user set point from among the presented preset points. The navigation device according to claim 1, 2, or 3,
The map data includes preset point mark definition data that defines a correspondence between the preset point type and a graphic used as a mark for displaying the preset point on a map,
The user setting point registration means corresponds to the preset point received by the point selection receiving means and the user setting point that is generated based on the preset point information of the preset point and registers the user setting point information in the storage means Is stored in the storage means,
The point display means refers to correspondence information of the storage means when displaying the preset points on a map, and for preset points that do not correspond to user-set points, preset point information of the preset points is preset. About the preset point corresponding to the user set point by displaying the figure whose correspondence with the point type is defined by the preset point mark definition data at the position on the map indicated by the preset point coordinate of the preset point information The preset point coordinates indicated by the preset point information of the preset point or the preset are different from the figure defined by the preset point mark definition data in correspondence with the preset point type of the preset point information of the preset point. User setting location corresponding to the location Navigation apparatus characterized by user setting point coordinates are displayed at the position on the map showing the user setpoint information. The navigation device according to claim 4,
When the preset point is displayed on the map, the point display means, for a preset point corresponding to the user set point, a user set point mark of the user set point information of the user set point corresponding to the preset point The figure defined by the definition information is used as the different figure, and the figure is the preset point coordinate indicated by the preset point information of the preset point or the user set point coordinate of the user set point information of the user set point corresponding to the preset point. A navigation device, characterized by being displayed at a position on the map shown. The navigation device according to claim 1, 2, or 3,
The map data includes preset point mark definition data that defines a correspondence between the preset point type and a graphic used as a mark for displaying the preset point on a map,
The user setting point registration means corresponds to the preset point received by the point selection receiving means and the user setting point that is generated based on the preset point information of the preset point and registers the user setting point information in the storage means Is stored in the storage means,
The point display means refers to the correspondence information of the storage means when displaying both the preset point and the user set point on a map, and for the preset point that does not correspond to the user set point, the preset point The figure defined by the preset point mark definition data corresponding to the preset point type of the preset point information is displayed at the position on the map indicated by the preset point coordinates of the preset point information, and corresponds to the user set point. A navigation device characterized by not displaying a preset point on the map for a preset point that has not been set. In a map display device that displays a map based on map data, a point registration display method for registering a user-selected point as a user-set point and displaying the registered user-set point on the map,
At least a preset point type representing a type of the preset point and a preset point coordinate representing a coordinate of the preset point, which are provided for each of a plurality of preset points, each of which is a preselected point, included in the map data A step of receiving a selection of a point to be set as a user setting point from among the preset points indicated by the included preset point information;
User-set point mark definition that includes the preset point coordinates indicated by the preset point information of the preset point that has received the selection as user-set point coordinates, and defines a figure that is determined according to the preset point type of the preset point information of the preset point that has received the selection Registering user set point information including information;
And displaying a figure defined by the user setting point mark definition information of the registered user setting point information at a position on the map indicated by the user setting point coordinates of the user setting point mark information. The point registration display method.