JP2009115786A - Navigation control device, navigation device, server and destination setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology which enhances availability by alleviating a user's manipulation burden, in the technology of transmitting position information to a navigation device using a mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A navigation control device which is mounted in the navigation device searching for a route and sets a destination from a plurality of pieces of the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal, includes an accepting means accepting the plurality of pieces of position information transmitting from the mobile terminal, a present position information acquiring means acquiring present position information about a present position of the navigation device, a sequencing means comparing the present position information acquired by the present position information acquiring means with the plurality of pieces of position information accepted by the accepting means and sequencing the plurality of pieces of position information based on the distance from the present position to the destination, and a destination setting means setting a destination based on the position information sequenced by the sequencing means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a navigation control device, a navigation device, a server, and a destination setting system.

A conventional navigation device mounted on a vehicle has a problem in that it is not convenient because information such as an address, a name, and a telephone number must be directly input from an operation unit when setting a destination. As a technique for solving such a problem, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for transmitting position information stored in an information storage unit of a portable terminal to a navigation device by infrared communication.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-22468

  A technique for transmitting position information stored in an information storage unit of a portable terminal to a navigation device by a transmission unit such as infrared communication is known. According to this technology, it is possible to perform route guidance by the navigation device using, for example, position information searched using a mobile terminal.

  On the other hand, commercial services using vehicles, such as real estate agent sales, bottling tours, and insurance business sales, are known. In such commercial services, the use of vehicles equipped with navigation devices has increased in recent years. Therefore, even in commercial services, if the above technology can be used, it is considered that business efficiency can be improved. According to the above technique, one or a plurality of pieces of position information can be transmitted from the mobile terminal to the navigation device. However, for example, in the business of a real estate agent, when using a navigation device for commercial services, such as introducing a plurality of properties to a customer at a time, it is more convenient to be able to register a plurality of location information at a time. In addition, simply sending multiple pieces of location information to the navigation device requires the navigation device to prioritize where the real estate agent's sales representative should go first. Is done.

  In the present invention, in view of the above-described problems, an object of the technology for transferring a plurality of pieces of position information to a navigation device using a mobile terminal is to improve convenience by reducing a user's operation burden.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, a plurality of pieces of position information transferred from mobile terminals are ranked, and a destination is set based on the plurality of pieces of position information that have been ranked.

Specifically, the present invention is a navigation control device that is installed in a navigation device that performs a route search and sets a destination from a plurality of pieces of position information transferred from a mobile terminal. Receiving means for receiving position information; current position information acquiring means for acquiring current position information relating to the current position of the navigation device; current position information acquired by the current position information acquiring means; and a plurality of positions received by the receiving means Comparing the position information and ranking the plurality of position information based on a predetermined condition including at least one of a distance from the current position to the destination and a required time from the current position to the destination And a destination setting means for setting a destination based on the positional information ranked by the ranking means.

  According to the present invention, since a plurality of pieces of position information can be received from a mobile terminal, the troublesomeness of setting a destination each time can be eliminated. In addition, according to the present invention, since the plurality of received position information and the current position information are compared, and the destination is set based on the plurality of position information ranked based on a predetermined condition, the user You can eliminate the hassle of ranking yourself. That is, the operation burden on the user can be reduced. In addition, when the navigation device in which the present invention is mounted is mounted on a vehicle used in commercial services using vehicles such as sales of real estate agents, patrol of bottling, sales of insurance business, etc., a plurality of positions at a time Information is transferred to the navigation device, and the transferred position information is set as a destination after being ranked based on distance information, for example, so that work efficiency can be improved.

  A plurality of pieces of position information transferred from the mobile terminal can be stored in association with information managed by the server. The plurality of position information can be described and transmitted in an e-mail, and the destination can be set by transferring the plurality of position information described in the transmitted e-mail from the portable terminal to the navigation device. That is, the navigation control device of the present invention exhibits better performance when used with a portable terminal that can communicate with a navigation device on which the navigation control device is mounted, and a server that transmits mail to the portable terminal. . Therefore, first, the server and the mobile terminal will be described.

  The server includes a storage unit having information associated with location information in advance, an extraction unit that extracts a plurality of predetermined information from the information stored in the storage unit, and describes the plurality of extracted predetermined information in an email. And a mail transmission means for transmission.

  Information with which location information is associated in advance is, for example, property information, store information, or the like with which longitude and latitude information as location information is associated. The extraction by the extraction means can be performed by the server based on predetermined search conditions such as area information, time information, and distance information. The description and transmission in the e-mail means that the position information indicating the location of the property and the store is described in the e-mail together with the property information and the store information. In the present invention, a plurality of pieces of position information can be simultaneously transmitted to the mobile terminal at a time by using mail.

  The mobile terminal receives a plurality of pieces of position information associated with each of a plurality of pieces of information described in a reception unit that receives the mail transmitted by the mail transmission unit and a plurality of pieces of information described in the mail received by the reception unit. And a transfer means for transferring. As a result, a plurality of pieces of position information described in the mail transmitted from the server can be simultaneously transferred to the navigation device.

  Next, each configuration of the navigation control unit of the present invention will be described. The accepting means accepts a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal. Transfer from the portable terminal can be performed by, for example, infrared communication. However, it is not limited to this. It may be electrically connected and may be either wireless or wired.

  The current position information acquisition means acquires current position information of a navigation device in which the navigation control device of the present invention is mounted. The current position may be acquired using, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) function provided in a conventional navigation device.

The ranking means ranks a plurality of position information transmitted from the mobile terminal. More specifically, the ranking means compares the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition means with a plurality of position information received by the reception means, and determines the distance from the current position to the destination and the current position. The plurality of pieces of position information are ranked based on a predetermined condition including at least one of the required time to the destination. For calculating the distance from the current position to the destination and the required time from the current position to the destination, the technology of the conventional navigation device can be used as appropriate. Note that the distance and required time from the current position to one destination differ depending on the guidance route. That is, the distance and required time from the current position to a certain destination vary depending on the search conditions (for example, whether or not the expressway is used). Therefore, when calculating a plurality of further guidance routes for each destination, for example, the most appropriate guidance route is selected after unifying search conditions such as whether or not the expressway is used, and the optimum route selected It is preferable to compare distances and required times in the guide routes. This enables more accurate comparison and ranking.

  The destination setting means sets the destination based on the plurality of pieces of position information that have been ranked by the ranking means. For example, when ranking is performed based on the distance from the current position to the destination, and ranking is performed in order of increasing distance, the destination with the shortest distance from the current position to the destination is the first. It will be set as the destination.

  Here, the present invention further includes traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information, and traffic information storage means for storing the traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition means, wherein the ranking means includes the traffic jam The plurality of pieces of position information may be ranked in consideration of the real-time traffic jam information acquired by the information acquisition unit and the traffic jam information stored in the traffic jam information storage unit.

  The traffic information acquisition unit acquires traffic information. For example, the traffic information may be acquired by using a VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) function provided in a conventional navigation device. When ranking is performed, more appropriate ranking can be performed by considering traffic jam information. Here, for example, when acquiring traffic information using VICS, real-time traffic information may cause an error between the actual congestion status and the acquired traffic information, such as a time lag. Therefore, in the present invention, not only real-time traffic jam information but also past traffic jam information is taken into consideration when ranking. The traffic jam information storage means stores the traffic jam information acquired by the traffic jam information acquisition means. For example, the traffic jam information storage means stores the congestion status for each guidance route divided into days of the week and time zones. What is necessary is just to memorize | store a congestion condition in steps, such as congestion and smoothness, for example. When ranking the position information, more appropriate ranking can be performed by considering the past traffic information stored in the traffic information storage unit.

  Here, this invention is good also as a navigation apparatus by which the navigation control apparatus mentioned above is mounted. Specifically, the present invention provides a navigation control unit that sets a destination from a plurality of position information transferred from a mobile terminal, and a display unit that displays a route to the destination set by the navigation control unit, The navigation control unit includes: a receiving unit that receives a plurality of pieces of position information transferred from the portable terminal; and a current position information acquisition unit that acquires current position information related to a current position of the navigation device. And the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition means and a plurality of position information received by the reception means, the distance from the current position to the destination and the required time from the current position to the destination, Ranking means for ranking the plurality of position information based on a predetermined condition including at least one of the position information, and the position information ranked by the ranking means Having, and destination setting means for setting a destination based.

Further, the present invention may be a destination setting system including the above-described navigation device, a portable terminal, and a server. By making the above-mentioned navigation device, portable terminal, and server function as a single system, the efficiency of operations in commercial services using vehicles such as sales of real estate agents, patrol of bottling, and sales of insurance operations can be improved. Can be improved.

  Here, in the above-described mode, the ranking is performed on the navigation device side. However, for example, a time lag may occur in VICS, and the server may be able to acquire real-time information more than the navigation device. Therefore, in the present invention, as a mode different from the mode described above, ranking may be performed on the server side when a plurality of pieces of position information are transmitted to the mobile terminal. More specifically, the present invention is a destination setting system for setting a destination of a navigation device by transferring position information included in information managed by a server to the navigation device via a portable terminal, A server that acquires a plurality of position information for setting a destination of the navigation device, and a server that ranks the plurality of position information acquired by the server-side position information acquisition means; Side ranking means, and mail transmitting means for describing and transmitting a plurality of pieces of position information ranked by the ranking means in a mail. And the said portable terminal receives the mail transmitted by the said mail transmission means, The transfer means which transfers the several positional information described in the mail received by the said receiving means to the said navigation apparatus, . Further, the navigation device includes a navigation control unit that sets a destination from a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal, a display unit that displays a route to the destination set by the navigation control unit, Is provided. Furthermore, the navigation control unit includes a receiving unit that receives a plurality of pieces of position information transferred from the portable terminal, and a plurality of pieces of position information that are received by the receiving unit, the position information being ranked by the server. And destination setting means for setting a destination based on the destination.

  In the present invention, it is possible to rank a plurality of pieces of position information on the server side. The plurality of pieces of position information for performing the ranking can be acquired from another computer, for example. Examples of the other computer include a computer installed at a sales office if it is a corporation, and a computer installed at home or the like if it is an individual. The other computer may be a mobile terminal. The server-side position information acquisition unit can acquire a plurality of pieces of position information by describing them in e-mail or the like from these other computers and transmitting them to the server. Further, the plurality of pieces of position information for ranking may be a plurality of pieces of position information received by the receiving unit of the navigation control device described above.

  The server-side ranking unit ranks the acquired position information. The ranking of the position information can be performed based on ranking reference information including at least one of the traffic jam information acquired by the server and the required time information to the destination, for example. Note that the mail transmission means of the server, the reception means of the portable terminal, the transfer means, the navigation control unit of the navigation device, the display unit, etc. are basically the same as the configuration in the above-described mode of ranking on the navigation device side. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  Here, the server side order changing means may execute the ranking again when there is an inquiry from the portable terminal. That is, ranking may be executed using an inquiry from a mobile terminal as a trigger. This allows ranking to be performed when necessary. The time when necessary is exemplified, for example, when the VICS reception status of the navigation device is lowered.

  Further, the position information may include waypoint information about a waypoint in addition to the current position information about the current position and the destination information about the destination. As a result, not only the destination setting but also the route to the destination can be set.

In addition, this invention is good also as a server or a navigation apparatus which comprises the destination setting system mentioned above. Moreover, the method or program which implement | achieves the process performed with the navigation control apparatus mentioned above, a server, and a portable terminal may be sufficient. Furthermore, the present invention may be a computer-readable recording medium that records such a program. In this case, the function can be provided by causing a computer or the like to read and execute the program of the recording medium. Note that a computer-readable recording medium is a recording medium that accumulates information such as data and programs by electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and can be read from a computer or the like. Say.

  According to the present invention, in the technique of transferring a plurality of pieces of position information to a navigation device using a mobile terminal, it is possible to improve convenience by reducing the operation burden on the user.

  Embodiments of a navigation control device, a navigation device, and a destination setting system according to the present invention will be described. In the following description, a case where the destination setting system of the present invention is applied to a business operation of a real estate agent will be described as an example. Therefore, the navigation device on which the navigation control device of the present invention is mounted is mounted on a vehicle driven by a salesperson of a real estate agent.

[First embodiment]
<Configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the destination setting system of the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the destination setting system 1 of the present embodiment includes a server 2, a portable terminal 3, and a navigation device 4 mounted on a vehicle 5.

(server)
FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the server 2. The server 2 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 11, a control unit 11 a, an operation unit 14, and a display unit 15. The control part 11a is comprised from the memory 13, the memory | storage part (hard disk drive) 12, the extraction part 16, and the mail transmission part 17 which describes the extracted some predetermined information in a mail, and transmits.

  The CPU 11 is connected to each hardware such as the storage unit 12 described above via a bus, controls the hardware such as the storage unit 12, and performs predetermined processing according to a control program stored in the ROM as the memory 13, for example. Execute.

  The storage unit 12 can be configured by a hard disk drive. The memory 13 includes a volatile RAM (Random Access Memory) and a nonvolatile ROM (Read Only Memory). The ROM includes a rewritable semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory).

  The operation unit 14 includes a computer input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device. The display unit 15 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display panel, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), an electroluminescence panel, or the like.

The storage unit 12 stores information associated with position information in advance. Here, FIG. 3 shows an example of a database stored in the storage unit 12. FIG. 3 is a database for business operations for real estate agents. This database is the name of the person in charge, the name of the property, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for each property, longitude and latitude, address, telephone number, building age, nearest station It consists of time, floor plan, and delivery date information. The delivery date information includes a promised time for handing over a key to the landlord and a visit time of a customer when visiting a property. Note that the destination setting system 1 of the present embodiment can cope with various types of business by providing in advance a database for each commercial service such as bottling tours and insurance business sales.

  The extraction unit 16 stores data based on the search conditions (address, telephone number, building age, time from the nearest station, floor plan, etc.) input by the salesperson of the real estate agent or the manager who distributes the business to the salesperson. Property information serving as a destination is extracted from information stored in the section 12.

The mail transmitting unit 17 describes the extracted plurality of property information in a mail (electronic mail) and transmits it. The format of the email is not particularly limited. Text format, HTML (HyperText Markup
(Language) format. The information described in the mail includes at least position information (longitude / latitude) as information for setting the destination in the navigation device 4 when transferred from the mobile terminal 3 to the navigation device 4. In addition, it is preferable to describe the location information together with a name (for example, a property name), a URL, etc., because it is impossible to identify where the position information is based only on longitude and latitude. In addition, a URL for managing property information for each salesperson, and a command for enabling transmission of longitude and latitude by pressing a transmission button 29 pasted on the transmitted mail may be described. Other information (for example, building age, time from the nearest station, floor plan) can also be used as an information source by being displayed on the display unit of the navigation device 4. Furthermore, it is preferable that a command for transferring a plurality of pieces of position information described in the mail from the portable terminal 3 to the navigation device 4 is described in the mail. Thereby, transfer from the portable terminal 3 to the navigation apparatus 4 can be performed easily. That is, in the mobile terminal 3, a plurality of pieces of position information can be transferred at a time without newly starting a unique application program for transferring the position information.

(Mobile device)
FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram of the mobile terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 3 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a control unit 21a, an operation unit 24, a display unit 25, and an interface unit 26 that can be connected to an external device. The control unit 21 a of the mobile terminal 3 includes a memory 23, a reception unit 27, and a transfer unit 28.

  The CPU 21 is connected to each hardware such as the memory 23 described above via the bus 20 and controls the hardware such as the storage unit 22 and performs predetermined processing according to a control program stored in the ROM as the memory 23, for example. Execute. The memory 23 includes a volatile RAM and a nonvolatile ROM. The operation unit 24 may be a general operation button necessary for operating the mobile terminal 3, and may be a touch display system. The interface unit 26 of the present embodiment is configured by an infrared port that can communicate with the navigation device 4. However, the interface unit 26 may be any one that can be electrically connected to the navigation device 4, and may be wired or wireless. The interface unit 26 may be a connector for connecting a cable, or may be a Bluetooth transmission unit.

  The memory 23 stores various control programs necessary for the mobile terminal 3. The memory 23 can also temporarily store a plurality of pieces of position information transmitted from the server 2. The receiving unit 27 receives mail transmitted from the server 2. In addition, the transfer unit 28 transfers a plurality of position information described in the mail received by the receiving unit 27 to the navigation device 4 by infrared communication. The receiving unit 27 and the transfer unit 28 can be configured as a computer program executed on the CPU 21. Further, the receiving unit 27 and the transfer unit 28 may be configured as dedicated processors.

Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of a display state of the mail transmitted from the server 2 to the mobile terminal 3 of a sales representative. As shown in the figure, the display section 25 of the portable terminal 3 manages the property name, delivery date information for each property, comment “Do you want to acquire property information”, and property information for each sales representative. URL information is displayed. Such mail is automatically transmitted by the server 2 at a predetermined time (for example, every morning at 8:00). The transmission time can be changed as appropriate on the server 2 side. In addition, the transmission of the mail is not automatic transmission, but may be manually transmitted by a manager who distributes the business to the sales staff at a desired time.

  In this embodiment, it is possible to shift to a Web page by selecting a URL displayed on the display unit 25 of the mobile terminal 3 shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of a Web page displayed on the display unit 25 of the mobile terminal 3 when the sales representative selects a URL necessary when acquiring a property he / she is in charge of. In the Web page shown in FIG. 6, the property information, the delivery date information for each property information, the comment “Do you want to start infrared communication?”, And the location information associated with each property information are transmitted. A transmission button 29 to be executed is displayed. In the Web page, the property information is rearranged in the order of early delivery time based on the delivery date information. The salesperson of the real estate agent confirms the property displayed on the Web page, and if this content is acceptable, a plurality of pieces of position information can be simultaneously transferred to the navigation device 4 by pressing the send button 29. it can. Note that the navigation device 4 needs to be ready for infrared communication in order to be able to receive position information from the portable terminal 3.

  If the sales representative selects the URL necessary for acquiring the property he is in charge of and the new property information is entered before the Web page is displayed, the new property information It can be displayed on a web page. Further, on the Web page, the order of the property information can be rearranged via the operation unit of the mobile terminal 3.

(Navigation device)
Next, the navigation device 4 mounted on the vehicle 5 will be described. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the navigation device 4. The navigation device 4 includes a disk playback unit 31, a memory card playback unit 32, a TV reception unit 33, a radio reception unit 34, a display 35, a GPS information reception unit 36, an operation unit 37, and an infrared communication unit 38. And a navigation control unit 30 electrically connected thereto.

  The disc playback unit 31 plays back content data recorded on an optical disc such as a CD or a DVD. The disc playback unit 31 can be configured by a CD / DVD deck. The memory card reproduction unit 32 reproduces content data stored in a mobile storage medium that can be attached to and detached from the navigation device 4 such as a USB memory or an SD memory card. The TV receiving unit 33 receives a DTV (Digital Television) broadcast or a one-segment broadcast. The TV receiving unit 33 can be configured by an existing tuner. The radio reception unit 34 receives FM broadcast, AM broadcast, VICS information, and the like. The radio receiving unit 34 can be configured by an existing tuner. The display 35 displays various information (for example, building age, time from the nearest station, floor plan) transferred from the mobile terminal together with the location information, for example, in addition to the map information and the guide route. The display 35 is preferably a touch panel system, but various existing displays can be applied. The GPS information receiving unit 36 receives GPS information. The GPS information receiving unit 36 can be configured by an existing GPS receiving antenna. The operation unit 37 transmits an electrical signal corresponding to the operation button to the navigation control unit 30 in accordance with a user operation. The operation unit 36 may be provided in the navigation device 4 or may be a remote controller that enables remote operation. The infrared communication unit 38 receives infrared rays output from the mobile terminal 3.

The navigation device 4 may be a so-called portable navigation that can be removed from the vehicle 5. In that case, the navigation device 4 may be configured to include a speaker and a memory card in addition to the above. The speaker outputs sound reproduced by the disk reproducing unit 31 and the memory card reproducing unit 32. Examples of the memory card include a mobile storage medium such as a USB memory or a memory card.

  Next, the navigation control unit 30 mounted on the navigation device 4 will be described. FIG. 8 shows a functional block diagram of the navigation control unit 30. In the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 8, the control unit that controls the disk playback unit 31 and the memory card playback unit 32 described above is not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the navigation control unit 30 includes a reception unit 41, a current position information acquisition unit 42, a ranking unit 43, a traffic jam information acquisition unit 44, a traffic jam information storage unit 45, and a destination setting unit. 46. The navigation control unit 30 can be realized by a computer including a CPU, a memory, and the like and a program executed on the computer.

  The receiving unit 41 receives a plurality of pieces of position information (longitudes and latitudes of the property A to E) and delivery date information for each piece of position information through infrared rays from the mobile terminal 3 received by the infrared communication unit 38. Note that information other than position information and delivery date information can be received by the receiving unit 41. The current position information acquisition unit 42 acquires current position information related to the current position of the navigation device 4 from the GPS information reception unit 36. The ranking unit 43 gives priority to the delivery date information, and the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 42 and the position information of the plurality of property information received by the reception unit 41 (longitude and latitude from the property A to E) And the position information is ranked based on a predetermined condition including at least one of the distance from the current position to the destination and the required time from the current position to the destination. The destination setting unit 46 sets the first destination based on the ranking of the position information, the VICS information acquired by the traffic jam information acquiring unit 44 described later, and the traffic jam information stored in the traffic jam information storage unit 45. The processing flow of the ranking unit 43 will be described later.

  The traffic jam information acquisition unit 44 acquires traffic jam information. That is, the traffic jam information acquisition unit 44 acquires the VICS information received by the radio reception unit 34. The traffic jam information storage unit 45 stores the traffic jam information acquired by the traffic jam information acquisition unit 44. Here, FIG. 9 shows an example of a database of traffic jam information. The database shown in FIG. 9 is configured by expressing the congestion status for each guidance route (route) in stages. In addition, the congestion situation is classified by time zone and day of the week. The congestion level indicates that the congestion level 5 is most congested. It is possible to perform more appropriate ranking without being influenced by errors due to time lag at the time of receiving VICS information, by creating a database of traffic jam information acquired in this way and considering traffic jam information when ranking location information It becomes.

  The traffic jam information acquisition unit 44 includes a volatile RAM and a nonvolatile ROM. In the navigation control unit 30, the reception unit 41, the current position information acquisition unit 42, the ranking unit 43, and the traffic jam information acquisition unit 44 can be configured as a computer program executed on the CPU 30a. . These may be configured as a dedicated processor.

<Processing flow>
Next, the destination setting process flow performed in the destination setting system 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 10 shows a destination setting process flow performed in the destination setting system 1.

  When the search condition is input from the operation unit 14 by the sales representative of the real estate agent or the manager who distributes the business to the sales representative, the destination setting process flow is started. When the search condition is input from the operation unit 14 and the destination setting process flow is started, the extraction unit 16 extracts the property information that matches the search condition from the property information stored in the storage unit 12 (see FIG. 3). Are extracted (step S01). When the extraction of the property information is completed, the process proceeds to step S02.

  A plurality of pieces of the extracted predetermined property information (in this embodiment, information related to the properties A to E) is described in a mail (e-mail) and transmitted (step S02). That is, the longitude / latitude and delivery date information corresponding to each of the properties A to E are described in the mail by the mail transmission unit 17 of the server 2. In addition to longitude and latitude, a URL for managing property information for each sales representative, and a command for enabling transmission of longitude and latitude and delivery date information by pressing the send button 29 pasted on the sent mail Is also described by the mail transmission unit 17. When the description in the mail is completed, the longitude / latitude and the like are transmitted to the portable terminal 3. When the transmission of the mail is completed, the process proceeds to step S03.

  In the present embodiment, the server 2 automatically extracts property information (information on properties A to E) according to the search condition, and the extracted property information is described in a mail and transmitted. A person who can access 2 (for example, an administrator who assigns a business to a sales person) may refer to the database, manually pick up predetermined information, write it in an e-mail, and send it.

  In step S03, the mail transmitted from the server 2 is received by the receiving unit 27 of the portable terminal 3. When the URL displayed on the received mail screen is accessed, a web page is displayed on the display unit 25 of the portable terminal 3 (see FIG. 6). Next, in step 04, a send button provided on the web page By pressing 29, a plurality of pieces of position information displayed on the web page are transferred to the navigation device 4 by infrared communication. When the transfer of the position information to the navigation device 4 is completed, the process proceeds to step S05. In this embodiment, the URL for managing the property information for each sales representative is accessed once and the position information is transferred by the send button 29 provided on the Web page. A send button 29 may be provided in the mail, and the position information may be transferred directly from the mail screen.

  In step S05, the reception unit 41 of the navigation device 4 acquires a plurality of pieces of position information (longitude and latitude from property A to E) and delivery date information for each property through infrared rays from the mobile terminal 3 received by the infrared communication unit 38. . When the acquisition of the position information and the like by the reception unit 41 of the navigation device 4 is completed, the process proceeds to step S06.

  In step S06, prioritizing the delivery date information, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 42 and the plurality of position information received by the reception unit 41 are compared, and the position information is determined based on a predetermined condition. Ranking is done. More specifically, the current position information (longitude / latitude) received by the GPS information reception unit 36 by the ranking unit 43 and a plurality of position information (longitude / latitudes from the property A to E) acquired by the reception unit 41 are obtained. They are compared, and ranking is performed in ascending order of distance. For example, when the distance from the current position to the property B is the shortest, the property B is the first destination.

  The acquisition of the current position information is repeated at a predetermined interval as a process different from the processes in steps S05 and 06. That is, the current position information is acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 42 as needed. The ranking unit 43 performs ranking by comparing the current position information acquired at predetermined intervals in this way with the plurality of position information acquired by the receiving unit 41.

  Next, in step 07, the current (real-time) traffic jam information is considered for the position information ranked in step 06. That is, the ranking unit 43 considers the current traffic jam information acquired by the traffic jam information acquisition unit 44, and performs ranking again as necessary. That is, when considering the current traffic jam information, the ranking unit 43 executes the ranking in consideration of the traffic jam information again when determining that the ranking of the position information performed in step S06 is not appropriate. When the ranking considering the current traffic jam information is completed, the process proceeds to step S08.

  In step 08, the past traffic information stored in the traffic information storage unit 45 is considered. That is, the ranking unit 43 further considers past traffic jam information with respect to the ranking in which the current traffic jam information is taken into consideration, and performs ranking again as necessary. For example, in step S06, the property B is ranked as the first destination, and the route E is selected as the guide route to the property E even if the current traffic jam information is not particularly crowded. In the case where the guidance of the property is in the afternoon on a weekend, a national holiday (see FIG. 10), the ranking is performed again in consideration of the congestion level. As a result, for example, ranking such as property C, property B, property A, property D, property E is performed. In this way, by considering not only the current traffic jam information but also past traffic jam information, it is possible to perform more appropriate ranking without being influenced by errors due to time lag or the like. When the ranking in consideration of past traffic jam information is completed, the process proceeds to step S09.

  The acquisition of the traffic jam information is repeated at a predetermined interval as a process different from the processes from step S05 to step S07. That is, the traffic jam information is obtained by the traffic jam information acquisition unit 44 acquiring VICS information acquired at intervals of, for example, 5 minutes. Moreover, in this embodiment, the acquired traffic jam information is memorize | stored at any time in the traffic jam information storage part 45 (refer FIG. 9). Therefore, the storage of the traffic jam information in the traffic jam information storage unit 45, that is, the database generation process illustrated in FIG. 9, may be performed as a process different from the processes from step S05 to step S07.

  In step S09, the destination is set based on the position information for which ranking has been executed. For example, when ranking such as property C, property B, property A, property D, property E is performed in step S08, the destination setting unit 46 sets the first destination as property C, and route guidance is performed. Be started. When the route guidance to the property C is completed, the route guidance of the property B set as the next destination is started. FIG. 11 shows the display state of the display 35 of the navigation device 4. The display 35 displays a route from the current location to the property C set as the first destination and other properties (Property C, Property B, Property A, Property D, Property E).

<Effect>
According to the destination setting system 1 of the present embodiment described above, a plurality of pieces of position information can be simultaneously received from the portable terminal, so that the troublesomeness of setting the destination each time can be eliminated. Further, according to the destination setting system 1 of the present embodiment, since the destinations are set after ranking based on the distance from the current position to the destination, the priority order of the plurality of position information is assigned to the real estate agent. It is not necessary for the sales person in charge to rank himself / herself, and the operation burden on the sales person of the real estate agent can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the business operation of the real estate agent.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the business of a real estate agent has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. The destination setting system can be suitably used for, for example, bottling and insurance business. In addition, for example, by installing the navigation device of the present invention in a rental car, it can be suitably used when a general user wants to go around a leisure resort.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the destination setting system according to the second embodiment will be described. Also in the second embodiment, a case where the destination setting system is applied to a business operation of a real estate agent will be described as an example. Unlike the first embodiment, the destination setting system according to the second embodiment uses a data processing device 100 installed at a sales office to convert a property list that a sales representative turns into a circulation list (including a plurality of position information). Create it and send it to the sales representative's mobile device. In addition, the destination setting system according to the second embodiment is mainly configured such that the order of a plurality of pieces of position information (a plurality of properties) included in the circulation list transmitted from the data processing device 100 is ranked by the server 2a. Features. This will be specifically described below. In addition, about the structure similar to the structure demonstrated in 1st embodiment, the detailed description shall be abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<Configuration>
FIG. 12 shows a schematic configuration of the destination setting system of the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the destination setting system 1a of the present embodiment includes a server 2a, a mobile terminal 3, a navigation device 4 mounted on a vehicle 5, and a data processing device 100.

(Data processing device)
FIG. 13 shows a hardware configuration of the data processing apparatus 100. The data processing apparatus 100 is realized by, for example, a personal computer and a computer program executed on the personal computer. The data processing apparatus 100 may be realized as a program on a server that provides services to a plurality of personal computers. The data processing apparatus 100 may be realized as a computer system in which a plurality of computers cooperate to provide functions. For example, the data processing apparatus 100 may be realized by one or more database servers, one or more simulators, and one or more web servers.

  The data processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 101, a memory 102, various interfaces 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113 and peripheral devices connected to the CPU 101 through these interfaces. In FIG. 13, a hard disk 104, an input device 106, a display device 108, a network interface 110, a removable storage medium drive device 112, and a memory card reader / writer 117 are shown as examples of peripheral devices.

  The CPU 101 executes a program expanded in the memory 102 and provides the function of the data processing apparatus 100. The memory 102 holds a program in a format that can be executed by the CPU 101. The memory 102 holds data processed by the CPU 101. The memory 102 is a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or the like. However, a flash memory may be used as the memory 102.

  The hard disk drive 104 accesses the hard disk and stores data processed by the CPU 101, programs executed by the CPU 101, and the like. The input device 106 is, for example, a character input device such as a keyboard, or a pointing device such as a mouse. The display device 108 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an electroluminescence panel, or the like.

  The network interface 110 is, for example, a LAN (local area network) board. The removable medium drive device 112 is a drive device such as a CD-ROM, DVD, flash memory card, or the like. Note that the program executed by the CPU 101 is normally stored in the hard disk and expanded in the memory 102 via the network interface 110 or the removable storage medium driving device 112. The configuration and operation of the memory card reader / writer 117 are the same as those of the card memory interface 17.

(Example of data processor screen)
Next, an example of a screen displayed on the navigation device 4 by the data processing device 100 will be described. FIG. 14 is an example of a position information management screen 200 for managing position information constituting the circulation list. In FIG. 14, in addition to the position information management screen 200, an edit input screen 250 is further displayed below the position information management screen 200.

  The position information management screen 200 includes a menu bar 202, a tab display unit 203, a list display field 206, and an operation button row 204 for operating the list display field 206. In the list display field 206, a list of position information managed by the data processing apparatus 100 is displayed. These pieces of position information can also be input manually from the input device 106 (for example, a keyboard). In addition, it is also possible to input to the input data processing apparatus 100 in the form of a CSV (Comma Separated Value Format) file from the outside through the network interface 110 or the removable storage medium driving device 112.

  As shown in the list display field 206, in this embodiment, the position information includes a write flag, a name, a read, a prefecture, a municipality 1, a municipality 2, a town area, a chome, a house number, a telephone number, an icon, and a genre. , Type and conversion fields. The structure of the position information file that the data processing apparatus 100 has on the hard disk is the same as the structure of the position information displayed in the list display field 206. One line of the list display column 206 displays one piece of position information.

  In the write flag field (in FIG. 14, a check box is displayed), it is possible to specify whether or not the position information is to be transmitted as a cyclic list. It is also possible to execute writing to the memory card by displaying a pull-down menu from the file menu of the menu bar 202 and executing the menu item “write to memory card” with the write flag checked. When a memory card can be inserted into the navigation device 4 side, the memory card can be inserted into the navigation device 4 to set the position information stored in the memory card as a destination.

  The name is the name of the position information. The name is used as identification information for the user to recognize the point. However, the name can also be called the name of the facility located at the point. For example, the names are a real estate name “Property A” and a real estate name “Property B” (a property name specified by an apartment or apartment name, or a contractor name). Yomi is a character string that clearly represents the reading of the name. The prefecture is the prefecture where the point is located. A municipality name is set in the municipality 1. In the municipality 2, if a ward exists, the name of the ward is set. If there are more town names or district names in the city, the town area is set with that name. For chome and house number, chome and address are set. The telephone number is set when there is a telephone at the facility at that point. The icon is an image symbol (also called a graphic object) that displays the position of the point on the screen. The position on the map where the icon is displayed is the latitude and longitude of the point. When the position information is written in the navigation device 4 and the route is guided to that point, the position on the map where the icon is displayed becomes the destination of the route guidance. The image symbol is reduced and displayed in the icon field of the list display field 206. The icon image can be selected from a list of icons provided by the data processing apparatus 100.

  The genre is information indicating a classification category for classifying the facility located at the location of the location information. In this embodiment, real estate is displayed as a genre, but the genre may be, for example, a restaurant, a zoo, an aquarium, a theme park, a convenience store, a golf course, or the like. The type indicates whether the location information is data that is commonly used between organizations or data that is used individually for each organization. An organization is, for example, one company. That is, “individual” indicates that the data is privately used only by the company. The individual data can include, for example, a company visit destination, a sales office, a rental car return destination, and the like.

  The tab display unit 203 displays tabs for selecting data to be displayed. For example, the sales office data can be displayed in the list display field 206 by a tab labeled sales office data. In addition, the facility data can be displayed in the list display field 206 by a tab labeled facility data.

  In the operation button row 204, operation buttons for the position information displayed in the list display field 206 are defined. In the example of FIG. 14, the position information added to the navigation device 4 is divided into sales office data and facility data and managed by the data processing device 100. Further, for example, when the all selection button is pressed with the mouse as the input device 106, a check mark is set in the check boxes of the write flags for all the position information displayed in the list display field 206. On the contrary, all the check marks are released by pressing the all release button. Thereby, a circulation list can be easily generated.

  Here, FIG. 15 shows an example of a circulation list. According to the data processing apparatus 100, a circulation list can be created based on the position information created by the data processing apparatus 100 or the position information stored in advance. In this aspect, the tour list is constituted by the name, longitude and latitude, but it may be readable by the navigation device 4, and may be a telephone number or the like.

(server)
Next, a server according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 shows a functional block diagram of the server 2a. The server 2a includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a control unit 11a, an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, and an interface unit 18. The control unit 11a includes a memory 13, a storage unit (hard disk drive) 12, an extraction unit 16, a mail transmission / reception unit 17a, a position information acquisition unit 19, a server side ranking unit 19a, and a reference information acquisition unit 19b.

  Differences from the server 2 according to the first embodiment will be described. The mail transmission / reception unit 17 a receives a mail transmitted from the data processing device 100 via the interface unit 18. The position information acquisition unit 19 acquires a plurality of position information constituting the circulation list from the received mail and stores it in the storage unit 12 or the memory 13. In other words, the circulation list created and transmitted by the data processing apparatus 100 is stored in the storage unit 12 or the memory 13 of the server 2a. In addition, when ranking is executed, the mail transmitting / receiving unit 17 a describes the circulation list after ranking in a mail and transmits the mail via the interface unit 18. The mail format is not particularly limited, and may be a text format or an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) format. The mail transmission / reception unit 17a and the location information acquisition unit 19 constitute server-side location information acquisition means of the present invention.

  The server-side ranking unit 19a ranks a plurality of pieces of position information based on reference information acquired by a reference information acquisition unit 19b described later. Ranking can be performed based on traffic jam information and time required information to the destination acquired by the reference information acquisition unit 19b. In this aspect, ranking is performed on a plurality of pieces of position information constituting the circulation list included in the mail from the data processing device 100, but the target of ranking is not limited to this. The server-side ranking unit 19a can also rank the position information extracted by the extraction unit 16. Details of the ranking will be described later.

(Mobile terminal / Navigation device)
Also in the destination setting system 2a according to the second embodiment, the configurations of the mobile terminal 3 and the navigation device 4 are the same as the destination setting system according to the first embodiment. Therefore, the description is omitted.

<Processing flow>
Next, the destination setting process flow performed in the destination setting system 1a according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 shows a destination setting process flow according to the second embodiment.

  In step S <b> 21, a circulation list is created using the data processing apparatus 100. In other words, a circulation list is created by operating the input device 106 while the manager who assigns the business to the sales person in charge of the real estate agent or the sales person looks at the screen displayed on the display device 108 of the data processing device 100. (See FIG. 14). When the creation of the circulation list is completed, the process proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, the created circulation list is transmitted by mail. That is, a plurality of pieces of position information (in this aspect, real estate position information) are described in the mail and transmitted. Here, FIG. 18 shows an example of a management screen for describing the created circulation list in the mail. When the tour list button of the tab display unit 203 on the point information management screen 200 (see FIG. 14) is pressed, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. In the screen shown in FIG. 18, a mail creation button is provided in addition to the created circulation list. When this mail creation button is pressed, a plurality of pieces of position information constituting the circulation list are described in the mail. FIG. 19 shows an example of an email template to be transmitted. When the mail creation button is pressed on the management screen shown in FIG. 18, the screen shown in FIG. 19 is launched. When a mail transmission button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 19, a plurality of described position information is transmitted. In this aspect, when a circulation list is created by the data processing apparatus 100, the circulation list is created in advance by a creator of the circulation list (a sales person of a real estate agent or a manager who distributes work to a sales person). Yes. That is, in this aspect, the order of the property A, the property B, and the property C is ranked. When the mail transmission is completed, the process proceeds to step S23.

  In step S23, a mail is received via the interface unit 18 by the mail transmission / reception unit 17a of the server 2a. That is, an email including a circulation list created by the data processing apparatus 100 is received. Subsequently, in step S <b> 24, the position information acquisition unit 19 acquires a plurality of pieces of position information constituting the circulation list from the received mail and stores them in the storage unit 12 or the memory 13. When the acquisition of the position information is completed, the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step S25, the server-side ranking unit 19a ranks a plurality of pieces of position information constituting the circulation list. That is, the server-side ranking unit 19a ranks a plurality of pieces of position information constituting the circulation list based on the reference information acquired by the reference information acquisition unit 19b. The reference information is, for example, traffic information related to a traffic jam or time information related to a time required to reach a destination. The reference information may be acquired by a reference information acquisition unit accessing a server that provides the reference information, or may be acquired by being distributed from a server that provides the reference information. In this aspect, when the circulation list is created by the data processing apparatus 100, the ranking of the property A, the property B, and the property C is performed in advance. For example, if there is a traffic jam on the route to the property B, and it is more efficient to guide the property C first, the server-side ranking 19a is the property A, property C, The ranking is performed like property B. As a result, when the data processing apparatus 100 creates a circulation list, the server 2a can perform ranking in consideration of information that has not been recognized (for example, traffic jam information, etc.). It becomes possible to carry out efficiently. When the ranking is completed, the process proceeds to step S26.

In step S26, the plurality of ranked position information are described in the mail and transmitted. That is, the server-side ranking unit 19a describes the order of the property A, the property C, and the property B and the longitude and latitude corresponding to each in the mail. At this time, in addition to the longitude and latitude, the URL where the property information for each sales representative is managed, and the send / receive button 29 attached to the sent mail can be sent to send the latitude / longitude and delivery date information. A command to do this is also described. When the description in the mail is completed, a plurality of pieces of position information are transmitted to the mobile terminal 3. When the transmission of the mail is completed, the process proceeds to step S27. In this embodiment, the server-side ranking unit 19a describes the mail, but the mail transmission / reception unit 17a may perform the description to the mail.

  In step S27, as in the first embodiment, the mail transmitted from the server 2a is received by the receiving unit 27 of the mobile terminal 3 (corresponding to step S03 in the first embodiment). When the URL displayed on the received mail screen is accessed, a web page is displayed on the display unit 25 of the portable terminal 3 (see FIG. 6). By pressing a send button 29 provided on the web page. A plurality of position information displayed on the web page is transferred to the navigation device 4 by infrared communication. When the transfer of the position information to the navigation device 4 is completed, the process proceeds to step S28.

  In step S28, the reception unit 41 of the navigation device 4 receives a plurality of pieces of position information (longitude and latitude of the property A, property C, property B) through the infrared rays from the mobile terminal 3 received by the infrared communication unit 38, and delivery date information for each property. Is acquired. And each is set as a destination in the order of Property A, Property B, and Property C. When the destination setting is completed, route guidance is started.

  According to the destination setting system 1a according to the second embodiment described above, a plurality of pieces of position information can be simultaneously received from the mobile terminal, so that the troublesomeness of setting the destination each time can be eliminated. Furthermore, according to the destination setting system 1a of the second embodiment, the server 2a ranks the plurality of pieces of position information constituting the circulation list created by the data processing apparatus 100 in consideration of traffic jam information and the like. Can be set as a destination. Therefore, the sales representative of the real estate agent does not need to prioritize the priorities of the plurality of location information, and the efficiency of the business operation of the real estate agent can be improved. Furthermore, since the server 2a can obtain more real-time information than the VICS information acquired by the navigation device 4, it is possible to further improve the efficiency of sales operations.

  In the second embodiment, the case of applying to the business of a real estate agent has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. The destination setting system can be suitably used for, for example, bottling and insurance business.

[Third embodiment]
The destination setting system according to the above-described embodiment may be configured as follows, for example. For example, the ranking performed by the server 2a according to the second embodiment may be performed when an inquiry from the mobile terminal 3 is received. Specifically, the server 2a may be accessed via the mobile terminal 3, and for example, an order may be given to rank the property A, property B, and property C. Such an aspect according to the third embodiment is useful when, for example, the road starts to become crowded after the start of route guidance, in either the first embodiment or the second embodiment. This is because the navigation device 4 can acquire VICS information, but there is a time lag in acquiring VICS information, and the server may be able to acquire information in real time.

Here, FIG. 20 shows a processing flow for ranking in the server in response to a request from the mobile terminal. In step S31, the server-side ranking unit 19a determines whether or not there is a request (ranking inquiry) from the mobile terminal 3. If there is a request, the process proceeds to step S32. On the other hand, if there is no request, the process ends. FIG. 21 shows an example of a Web page displayed on the display unit 25 of the mobile terminal 3 that requests ranking on the server. In the screen shown in FIG. 21, a plurality of pieces of position information (in this aspect, property A, property B, property C, etc.) stored in the storage unit 12 or the memory 13 of the server 2a are displayed. A check box is added, and the target to be requested can be selected. In the screen shown in FIG. 21, a comment “Do you require ranking / route search?” And a send button 29a for executing the request are displayed below the position information. The sales representative of the real estate agent confirms the property displayed on the Web page, and if this content is acceptable, the server 2a can be requested for ranking by pressing the send button 29a. In this aspect, an item “route search at server” is displayed below the item “ranking at server”. By providing a navigation function in addition to ranking in the server 2a, when this route search button is selected, a route search by the server becomes possible. The ranking target may be information that can be accessed via the mobile terminal 3. Therefore, it may be position information constituting the circulation list created by the data processing apparatus 100 in the second embodiment, or may be position information stored in advance in the server 2 of the first embodiment.

  In step S32 (corresponding to step S25 in the processing flow of the second embodiment), the server-side ranking unit 19a includes a plurality of items that constitute the circulation list based on the reference information acquired by the reference information acquisition unit 19b. Ranking position information. In step S33 (corresponding to step S26 in the processing flow of the second embodiment), the plurality of ranked position information are described in the mail and transmitted. Subsequently, in step S34 (corresponding to step S27 in the processing flow of the second embodiment), the mail transmitted from the server 2a is received by the receiving unit 27 of the mobile terminal 3. In step S35 (corresponding to step S28 in the processing flow of the second embodiment), the reception unit 41 of the navigation device 4 receives a plurality of pieces of position information (infrared) from the mobile terminal 3 received by the infrared communication unit 38. Position information) is obtained. Then, the destination is set according to the ranking. When the destination setting is completed, route guidance is started.

  According to the destination setting system according to the third embodiment, when a salesperson of a real estate agent is necessary, ranking can be performed by the server at his / her own timing. Therefore, for example, when the reception state of the VICS information in the navigation device 4 is not good, it is possible to set the destination in consideration of the real-time information that the server has.

[Modification]
The route may be specified when the traveling list is created by the data processing device 100 of the destination setting system according to the second embodiment. Thereby, in addition to the creation of the tour list and route guidance based on the created tour list, it is possible to specify the tour order and the tour route.

  Here, FIG. 22 is an example of a position information management screen 200 for managing position information constituting the circulation list. Basically, it is the same as the location information management screen 200 according to the second embodiment, but in this aspect, items related to the tour order and waypoints are provided on the edit input screen, Changes are possible. For example, by setting the tour order of the property A to 1 and the tour order of the property B to 2, it is possible to specify the tour order of the tour destination. In addition, by designating “XX intersection” as the waypoint of Property A, it is possible to designate a route (route) to the destination. That is, in the aspect of the first embodiment, the destination can only be set as a point, but in this aspect, it is possible to specify the route to the destination as a line. Note that the transit point may be information (for example, longitude / latitude information) that can be used when the navigation device 1 guides, or a plurality of points may be set.

Note that the processing of the server 2a when the waypoint is designated as described above may be performed according to the processing described in the second embodiment, that is, when the waypoint is not designated. In this case, the transit point may be recognized as one of the position information, and the ranking may be performed in consideration of traffic jam information and the like. However, in such processing, route guidance based on the designated route cannot be performed. Therefore, the server-side ranking unit 19a may determine whether there is information about a waypoint, and if there is a waypoint, the order may not be changed. Thereby, route guidance based on the route designated by the data processing apparatus 100 can be executed.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, the navigation control apparatus of this invention, a navigation apparatus, and the destination setting system are not restricted to these, These combinations can be included as much as possible.

A schematic configuration of the destination setting system is shown. The functional block diagram of a server is shown. An example of the database stored in a memory | storage part is shown. The functional block diagram of a portable terminal is shown. An example of the display state of the mail transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal is shown. An example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal is shown. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a navigation device. The functional block diagram of a navigation control part is shown. An example of the database of traffic jam information is shown. The processing flow performed by the destination setting system is shown. The display state of the display of a navigation apparatus is shown. The schematic structure of the destination setting system of 2nd embodiment is shown. 1 shows a hardware configuration of a data processing device. An example of the positional information management screen which manages the positional information which comprises a circulation list is shown. An example of a circulation list is shown. The functional block diagram of the server which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. The destination setting processing flow which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. An example of a management screen for describing a created tour list in an email is shown. An example of the template of the mail transmitted is shown. The processing flow which ranks in a server according to the request | requirement from a portable terminal is shown. An example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal which requests | requires ranking with a server is shown. An example of the positional information management screen which manages the positional information which comprises a circulation list is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Destination setting system 2 ... Server 3 ... Portable terminal 4 ... Navigation apparatus 5 ... Vehicle 10, 20 ... Bus 11, 21 ... CPU
12, 22 ... storage unit 13, 23 ... memory 14, 37 ... operation unit 15, 25 ... display unit 16 ... extraction unit 17 ... mail transmission unit 26 ... interface unit 27 ... Receiving unit 28 ... Transfer unit 29 ... Send button 30 ... Navigation control unit 31 ... Disc player 32 ... Memory card player 33 ... TV receiver 34 ... Radio receiving unit 35 ... Display 36 ... GPS information receiving unit 38 ... Infrared communication unit 41 ... Accepting unit 42 ... Current position information acquiring unit 43 ... Ranking unit 44 ... State information acquisition unit 45... Traffic information storage unit 46... Destination setting unit 101.
102. Memory 104. Hard disk drive 106. Input device 108. Display device 110. Network interface 112. Removable medium drive device 114. Memory card reader.

Claims (12)

A navigation control device that is mounted on a navigation device that performs a route search and sets a destination from a plurality of position information transferred from a mobile terminal,
Receiving means for receiving a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal;
Current position information acquisition means for acquiring current position information regarding the current position of the navigation device;
Compare the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition means and a plurality of position information received by the reception means, and out of the distance from the current position to the destination and the required time from the current position to the destination Ranking means for ranking the plurality of pieces of positional information based on a predetermined condition including at least one of the plurality of position information;
Destination setting means for setting a destination based on the positional information ranked by the ranking means;
A navigation control device comprising: Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information,
Traffic information storage means for storing the traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition means,
The ranking unit ranks the plurality of pieces of position information in consideration of real-time traffic jam information acquired by the traffic jam information acquisition unit and traffic jam information stored in the traffic jam information storage unit. Item 4. The navigation control device according to Item 1. A navigation control unit for setting a destination from a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal,
A display unit that displays a route to a destination set by the navigation control unit, and a navigation device comprising:
The navigation control unit
Receiving means for receiving a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal;
Current position information acquisition means for acquiring current position information regarding the current position of the navigation device;
Compare the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition means and a plurality of position information received by the reception means, and out of the distance from the current position to the destination and the required time from the current position to the destination Ranking means for ranking the plurality of pieces of positional information based on a predetermined condition including at least one of the plurality of position information;
And a destination setting means for setting a destination based on the position information ranked by the ranking means. The navigation control unit
Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information,
Traffic information storage means for storing the traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition means,
The ranking unit ranks the plurality of pieces of position information in consideration of real-time traffic jam information acquired by the traffic jam information acquisition unit and traffic jam information stored in the traffic jam information storage unit. Item 4. The navigation device according to Item 3. A destination setting system for setting a destination of a navigation device by transferring position information included in information managed by a server to the navigation device via a portable terminal,
The server
Storage means having information associated with location information in advance;
Extraction means for extracting a plurality of predetermined information from information stored in the storage means;
E-mail transmitting means for describing and transmitting a plurality of extracted predetermined information in e-mail,
The portable terminal is
Receiving means for receiving mail sent by the mail sending means;
Transfer means for transferring a plurality of position information associated with each of a plurality of information described in the mail received by the receiving means to the navigation device,
The navigation device
From a plurality of location information transferred from the mobile terminal, a navigation control unit for setting a destination,
A display unit that displays a route to the destination set by the navigation control unit,
The navigation control unit
Receiving means for receiving a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal;
Current position information acquisition means for acquiring current position information regarding the current position of the navigation device;
Compare the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition means and a plurality of position information received by the reception means, and out of the distance from the current position to the destination and the required time from the current position to the destination Ranking means for ranking the plurality of pieces of positional information based on a predetermined condition including at least one of the plurality of position information;
Destination setting means for setting a destination based on the position information ranked by the ranking means. The navigation control unit
Traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information,
Traffic information storage means for storing the traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition means,
The ranking unit ranks the plurality of pieces of position information in consideration of real-time traffic jam information acquired by the traffic jam information acquisition unit and traffic jam information stored in the traffic jam information storage unit. Item 6. The destination setting system according to item 5. A destination setting system for setting a destination of a navigation device by transferring position information included in information managed by a server to the navigation device via a portable terminal,
The server
Server-side position information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of position information for setting a destination of the navigation device;
Server-side ranking means for ranking a plurality of pieces of position information acquired by the server-side position information acquisition means;
E-mail transmitting means for describing a plurality of position information ranked by the ranking means in e-mail and transmitting the e-mail to the mobile terminal,
The navigation device
Receiving means for receiving a plurality of position information transferred from the mobile terminal;
A plurality of position information received by the receiving means, and a destination setting means for setting a destination based on the position information ranked by the server;
A destination setting system comprising: display means for displaying a route to the destination set by the destination setting means. A server in a destination setting system that sets position of a navigation device by transferring position information included in information managed by the server to the navigation device via a portable terminal,
Server-side position information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of position information for setting a destination of the navigation device;
Server-side ranking means for ranking a plurality of pieces of position information acquired by the server-side position information acquisition means;
A server comprising: a mail transmitting unit that describes a plurality of pieces of position information ranked by the ranking unit in a mail and transmits the mail to the portable terminal.   The server side ranking means ranks the plurality of position information based on ranking reference information including at least one of traffic jam information acquired by the server and time information to a destination. The server according to claim 8.   The server according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the server-side order changing unit re-executes the ranking when there is an inquiry from the portable terminal.   The server according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the position information includes route information about a waypoint in addition to current position information about a current location and destination information about a destination. A navigation device in a destination setting system for transferring position information included in information managed by a server to a navigation device via a mobile terminal and setting a destination of the navigation device,
Server-side position information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of position information for setting the destination of the navigation device, and server-side ranking for ranking the plurality of position information acquired by the server-side position information acquisition means Mail sent from the mail sending means of the server, and a mail sending means for sending a plurality of location information ranked by the ranking means to the mobile terminal by describing it in the mail Receiving means for receiving a plurality of pieces of position information described in the mobile terminal,
A plurality of position information received by the receiving means, and a destination setting means for setting a destination based on the position information ranked by the server;
A navigation device comprising: display means for displaying a route to the destination set by the destination setting means.

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