JP2009116370A - Map display device, its method and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a map display device and the like enabling a user to clearly recognize, even when facilities and the like are crowding on a map, the number of the facilities and location of each facility. <P>SOLUTION: The map display device displays, on the basis of drawing data for drawing a map and icon data for drawing an icon indicating a facility to be displayed on the map and including the position coordinates of the facility, a map containing the icon on a display means. The map display device comprises: a determination means for determining the overlapping state of a plurality of icons being displayed on the map on the basis of the position coordinates; an operation means operated by the user so as to arrange a plurality of different icons without overlapping each other; and a display control means for displaying, on the basis of the determination result by the determination means and the operation by the operation means, the plurality of icons on the display means in such a manner as not to overlap each other by automatically shifting the position of the plurality of different icons. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present application relates to a map display device and the like, and more particularly, to a technical field such as a map display device that displays a POI icon on a map.

  There are many map display devices that display a map on a display device such as a monitor and display road information of a predetermined area and location information of facilities on the map. Such a map display device has a function of displaying a POI icon indicating the presence of facilities such as banks, restaurants, parks, hotels, and gas stations on a map. Further, detailed information of a predetermined facility is associated with the POI icon, and the detailed information is displayed in a pop-up when the POI icon is selected by the user.

  However, in urban areas where many facilities exist, there are problems such as dense POI icons on the map, overlapping POI icons, and invisible roads on the map.

  In order to solve such a problem, for example, there is a navigation device that displays icons that are densely arranged in a certain place as representative icons, and a map display device that displays overlapping icons in a time-shifted manner (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 1). Or 2).

  When the POI icons overlap on the map or the POI icons are densely arranged on the map, the navigation device of Patent Document 1 displays the plurality of POI icons instead of one representative icon with a predetermined name. It has become. By selecting the representative icon, the original individual POI icon is displayed, or the detailed information of the POI icon corresponding to the original individual POI icon is displayed.

  In addition, the map display device of Patent Document 2 displays a high-priority item at the top after a predetermined time when the POI icons overlap on the map or when the POI icons are crowded on the map, In the order from the highest priority, the POI icons are displayed with a slight shift to the extent that they can be selected.

JP 2002-340588 A JP 2001-317955 A

  However, since the navigation device according to Patent Document 1 displays a dense icon as a representative icon, the user can recognize that there are a plurality of facilities at the position, but the number of facilities and a plurality of facilities can be recognized at a glance. There is a problem that the positional relationship of facilities cannot be recognized. In addition, in order to recognize the positional relationship of the facility, processing such as enlarging the map or selecting the representative icon is necessary.

  Moreover, since the map display apparatus according to Patent Document 2 displays overlapping icons in a time-shifted order in order of priority, there is a problem that the positional relationship between a plurality of facilities cannot be recognized simultaneously. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to select a POI icon of a facility with a low priority.

  Therefore, solving such a problem is an issue, and the present application provides a map display device and the like that can clearly recognize the number of facilities and the positions of the facilities even if the facilities are densely located on the map. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the map display device according to claim 1, the position data of the facility for drawing the drawing data for drawing the map and the icon indicating the facility to be displayed in the map A map display device for displaying a map including the icon on a display unit based on the icon data including the image data, and determining a degree of overlapping of the plurality of icons displayed on the map based on the position coordinates. Based on the determination means, the operation means operated by the user to arrange a plurality of different icons so as not to overlap each other, and the determination result by the determination means and the operation by the operation means, Display control means for automatically shifting the arrangement and displaying the plurality of icons on the display means so as not to overlap each other; And said that there were pictures.

  Further, the map display method according to claim 3 includes drawing data for drawing a map, icon data including position coordinates of the facility for drawing an icon indicating a facility to be displayed in the map, A map display method for displaying a map including the icon on a display unit based on the position coordinates, which is different from a determination step of determining the overlapping state of a plurality of icons displayed on the map based on the position coordinates. Based on the determination step of determining that the operation means operated to arrange the icons so as not to overlap each other is operated by the user, the determination result of the determination step and the determination result of the determination step, A display that automatically shifts the arrangement of overlapping icons and causes the display means to display the icons so that they do not overlap each other. Characterized in that it comprises a control step.

  Moreover, the map display program according to claim 4 includes drawing data for drawing a map, icon data including position coordinates of the facility for drawing an icon indicating a facility to be displayed in the map, The computer performs map display processing for displaying a map including the icon on a display unit based on the computer, and the computer determines, based on the position coordinates, the overlapping state of the plurality of icons displayed on the map. Determining means for determining that the operating means operated to arrange a plurality of different icons so as not to overlap with each other, a determination result by the determining means, and a determination by the determining means Based on the result, the arrangement of the icons overlapping each other is automatically shifted so that the icons are Become not the display is caused to function as a display control means for displaying on means to said.

  An information recording medium according to a fifth aspect records the map display program according to the fourth aspect.

It is a figure which shows an example of the map displayed on the display apparatus by the map display apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the map display apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing in the case of determining the overlapping condition of a POI icon. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of POI icon. It is a flowchart figure which shows the example of a display operation of the POI icon in the map display apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the example of a thumbnail map display in the map display apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the other example of a thumbnail map in the map display apparatus of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed on a display device by the map display device according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the map display device 2 of the present embodiment displays a POI (Point of Interest) icon 21 indicating the contents of a facility that functions as an “icon” of the present application on a map, and displays a predetermined on the map. When a plurality of POI icons 21 are densely arranged in a region, a representative icon (multi-icon 22) displaying a code corresponding to the plurality of POI icons 21 is arranged on the map instead of the plurality of POI icons 21. It is like that. The multi-icon 22 allows the user to easily recognize at a glance the number of facilities specified by the POI icon 21 at a place where a plurality of POI icons 21 are concentrated.

-Configuration of map display device-
First, with reference to FIG. 2, the structure of the map display apparatus in this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the map display device according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the map display device 2 includes a terminal device 5 including a display screen 4 for browsing a map, and map distribution for distributing map information to the terminal device 5 based on a request from the terminal device 5. The terminal device 5 and the map distribution server 10 are connected to the Internet 20 as an example of a communication network. When browsing the map, the terminal device 5 is connected to the map distribution server 10 via the Internet 20 and can exchange data with the map distribution server 10. The map distribution server 10 is connected to the terminal device 5 via the Internet 20 and can transmit predetermined data. Note that the communication network is not limited to the Internet 20, and may be, for example, a network constructed by a dedicated line.

  The terminal device 5 includes an output unit for a display screen 4 (monitor or the like) for outputting map information, a control unit including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and a predetermined key. It is configured to include an input unit, a communication unit, and the like. The terminal device 5 is a device generally called a general-purpose computer, for example, and is operated by a user.

  In such a map display device 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the user makes a browsing request to the map distribution server 10 by the terminal device 5 when browsing the map. The map distribution server 10 receives this browsing request and transmits map information to the terminal device 5 based on the browsing request. The terminal device 5 receives this map information and outputs the map information to the display screen 4. In this way, the user can browse the map distributed from the map distribution server 10.

  Next, the configuration and functions of the map distribution server according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for determining the degree of overlap of POI icons, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of POI icons.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the map distribution server 10 includes a map image database 11, a POI database 13, a POI display icon storage area 15, a calculation unit 17, a communication unit (not shown), and the like. This map distribution server 10 is a device generally called a general-purpose computer.

  In addition, “map data generation means”, “icon overlap determination means”, “representative icon data generation means”, “representative icon display control means”, “facility location determination means”, “thumbnail map” in “claims” The “data generation means”, “thumbnail map display control means”, and “icon display control means” correspond to the calculation unit 17, for example.

  The map image database 11 includes drawing data for drawing a map, and the drawing data includes terrain drawing data for drawing terrain, road drawing data for drawing roads, or detailed information about roads. It is configured with map information data such as road related information drawing data (for example, intersection information, signal information, etc.). The drawing data is hierarchized for each predetermined scale of the map, for example, from 1 / 1,000,000 to 1/1000. That is, a hierarchical database is constructed from the highest layer to Kanto, Tokyo, Chuo-ku.

  The POI database 13 is composed of POI icon data for drawing a POI icon indicating a facility or the like to be displayed in a map, and data related to an object such as a facility. POI icons indicate, for example, facility categories (hotels, restaurants, airports, stations, shopping centers, convenience stores, parks, sports facilities, hospitals, golf courses, etc.), general parking lots, public telephones, toilets, etc. Yes, the POI icon data is composed of data such as a name indicating a specific name of each facility, etc., and coordinates (longitude and latitude coordinates) indicating the position of each facility.

  The POI icon display database 15 is a file in which information relating to a display form for displaying a POI icon on a map is stored in a database. This display mode is, for example, a mode in which individual icons are displayed by associating a predetermined number with a single POI icon (hereinafter referred to as a “single icon”), or a plurality of densely arranged areas. A group icon is displayed by associating each POI icon with a predetermined serial number and displaying the range of the serial number (displaying the serial number by connecting the first and last numbers with ~ or-). A single icon in which a predetermined serial number is associated with each of a plurality of POI icons having the same form (hereinafter referred to as “multi-icon”), coordinates on the map (such as existing in the same building) It is distinguished by a form (hereinafter, referred to as “vertical display icon”) that is shifted in the vertical direction above. In general, the POI icon is displayed as a single icon. A single icon is formed in a square, and a multi-icon is formed in a horizontally long rectangle.

  The calculation unit 17 includes a CPU, a working RAM, and a ROM that stores various programs and data. The computer functions as the map distribution server 10 when the CPU executes a map display analysis processing program stored in, for example, a ROM (starts a map display analysis application). This map display analysis processing program is a processing program executed by the map distribution server 10 based on a user's browsing request transmitted from the terminal device 5.

  Further, the calculation unit 17 associates the drawing data stored in the map image database 11 with the POI icon data stored in the POI database 13 and generates map data that displays the POI icon on the map.

  In addition, when displaying the POI icon on the map, the calculation unit 17 assigns a predetermined number to the POI icon and displays the number in association with each POI icon as shown in FIG. ing. That is, the POI icon on the map is displayed on the map in a state where a predetermined number is displayed.

  Moreover, the calculating part 17 determines the overlapping condition of each POI icon at the time of displaying a POI icon on a map.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, this determination is made when the POI icons 18 are dense when the small distance between the vertical direction (Y) and the horizontal direction (X) is smaller than the set threshold value. Therefore, it is determined that they are overlapping.

  For example, assuming that the threshold is 25% of the side S of the single icon, if the larger of X or Y of the POI icon is smaller than 25% of the side S of the single icon, it is determined that the icons overlap. If the larger of X or Y of the POI icon is larger than 25% of the side S of the single icon, it is determined that the icons are not overlapped.

  That is, the calculation unit 17 determines that the POI icon 18 overlaps when the large value of the distance (X or Y) where the POI icon 18 does not overlap in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is smaller than the set threshold (for example, On the other hand, when the value of the distance (X or Y) where the POI icon 18 does not overlap in the vertical and horizontal directions is larger than the set threshold, the POI It is determined that the icons do not overlap (for example, as shown in FIG. 3B). As shown on the right side of FIG. 3A, when determining the overlapping state between POI icons having different shapes (for example, the case of the multi icon 18a and the single icon 18), the single icon for the multi icon 18a is used. It is determined whether or not the vertical deviation amount (X or Y) of 18 is larger than a set threshold value. Therefore, in the case as shown in FIG. 3A, it is determined that the POI icons overlap.

  When the calculation unit 17 determines that the POI icons do not overlap, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the calculation unit 17 places the single icon 21 at a predetermined position on the map and determines that the POI icons overlap. The multi-icon 22 is arranged at a predetermined position on the map. At this time, the calculation unit 17 assigns consecutive numbers to all POI icons on the map, and single icon data for drawing a single icon or a multi-icon that includes a number associated with each POI icon, or Generate multi-icon data. A single icon or multi-icon corresponding to the single icon data or multi-icon data is arranged so as to be superimposed on the map. Thus, a number associated with the icon is displayed on the single icon or the multi-icon. The multi-icon 22 is configured to display the range of the serial number.

  Moreover, the calculating part 17 determines whether several POI icons exist in the same position on a map. This determination is made based on whether or not the coordinates indicating the position of each facility specified by the plurality of POI icons are the same.

  When the calculation unit 17 determines that the coordinates indicating the location of the facility are different from each other, each POI icon included in the multi-icon is included in the drawing data in which the scale of the map near the multi-icon 22 is enlarged. The POI icon data for drawing is arranged in association with each other, thumbnail map data is generated, and a thumbnail map corresponding to the thumbnail map data is superimposed and displayed near the multi-icon. At this time, the POI icons (single icons) included in the multi-icon are arranged side by side on the map, and the scale of the map is expanded until the positional relationship between the POI icons can be specified (see FIG. 1). The thumbnail map is displayed when, for example, the multi-icon 22 is selected by the user using the pointer 30 or the like.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the coordinates indicating the location of the facility are the same, the calculation unit 17 superimposes a thumbnail map in the vicinity of the multi-icon on the map, similarly to the case where the coordinates are determined to be different. It is supposed to be displayed. At this time, the calculation unit 17 generates thumbnail map data by displacing each POI icon data included in the multi-icon in the vertical direction and arranging it in the drawing data. In addition, the thumbnail map is displayed, for example, when the multi-icon 22 is selected by the user with the pointer 30 or the like, as shown above, and as shown in FIG. A thumbnail map 35 generated by enlarging the map around the icon 22 is displayed, and a vertical display icon 23 is displayed on the thumbnail map 35 (see FIG. 4).

  Note that link information for displaying detailed information such as the name of the facility is embedded in the POI icon. When the POI icon is selected by the user, the POI icon is displayed near the POI icon. Detailed information about the specified facility is displayed.

-Operation of the map display device-
Next, a display operation example of the POI icon in the map display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the display operation of the POI icon in the map display device of this embodiment. For ease of understanding, reference numerals are assigned to portions corresponding to those in FIG. 1, but the embodiment is not limited thereby.

-1st Example-
First, the map display device 2 according to the present embodiment allows the map distribution server 10 to send a predetermined area to the terminal device 5 when the user makes a map distribution request to the map distribution server 10 using the terminal device 5. The map information of is to be distributed.

  First, the computing unit 17 of the map distribution server 10 extracts drawing data from the map image database 11 and extracts POI icon data associated with the drawing data from the POI database 13 (step S101).

  Next, when the POI icon data is arranged on the drawing data and the POI icon is displayed on the map, the arithmetic unit 17 determines the overlapping state of these POI icons (step S102). If it is determined that the POI icons overlap based on the determination result, a plurality of POI icons determined to overlap are grouped (multi-icon) (step S103). If it is determined that the POI icons do not overlap, the process proceeds to step S108, and the POI icon data is arranged on the map as a single icon.

  Next, the computing unit 17 associates consecutive ID numbers with each POI icon belonging to the multi-icon (step S104).

  Next, the calculation unit 17 extracts the start and end numbers of consecutive ID numbers, and generates a multi-icon that displays the range of the consecutive numbers by connecting the start and end numbers with “˜” or “−”. (Step S105).

  Next, the computing unit 17 acquires the centroid points of a plurality of POI icons including the respective POI icons from the coordinates of the respective POI icons belonging to the multi-icon, and specifies the centroid points as the multi-icon display position (step S106). ), The multi-icon is arranged on the map (step S107).

  Next, the calculation unit 17 determines whether or not all the POI icons to be displayed on the map have been arranged (step S108). If this determination is affirmed, the process ends. If this determination is negative, Returning to step S102, the process is repeated until all the POI icons to be displayed on the map are displayed.

  In this way, multi-icons with serial numbers are arranged at locations where POI icons are concentrated on the map, so a user using this map display device can easily determine the number of facilities at a glance. It can be easily identified.

-Second Example-
Next, a display operation example of the POI icon in the map display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a thumbnail map display example in the map display device of the present embodiment.

  First, the map display device 2 according to the present embodiment allows the map distribution server 10 to send a predetermined area to the terminal device 5 when the user makes a map distribution request to the map distribution server 10 using the terminal device 5. The map information of is to be distributed. The calculation unit 17 of the map distribution server 10 extracts drawing data from the map image database 11 and extracts POI icon data associated with the drawing data from the POI database 13. When the POI icon data is arranged on the drawing data and the POI icon is displayed on the map, when a plurality of POI icons are overlapped, a multi-icon is generated by the calculation unit 17 and the multi-icon is displayed on the map. The map information is arranged on the top to generate map information, and the map information is distributed to the terminal device 5.

  The present embodiment relates to processing for arranging a thumbnail map in the vicinity of the multi-icon when the multi-icon is selected by the user.

  First, when the multi-icon is selected by the user (for example, the pointer 30 is moved onto the multi-icon 22 as shown in FIG. 1), the calculation unit 17 of the map distribution server 10 displays the multi-icon near the multi-icon. A map (hereinafter referred to as a “thumbnail map”) in which the scale of the map in the vicinity where is placed is enlarged is arranged (step S201).

  Next, when the POI icons are arranged on the thumbnail map, the calculation unit 17 determines the overlapping state of these POI icons (step S202). If it is determined that the POI icon overlaps based on the determination result, the process proceeds to step S203. If it is determined that the POI icon does not overlap, the POI icon is arranged on the map to generate the thumbnail map 35. The thumbnail map 35 is arranged near the multi-icon 22 (see FIG. 1). In this way, the user can easily identify the positional relationship between the facilities.

Next, the calculation unit 17 determines whether or not the coordinates of the overlapping POI icons are the same (step S203). If the coordinates of the POI icons are the same, the process proceeds to step S205.
If not, the process proceeds to step S204.

  Next, the computing unit 17 determines whether or not the thumbnail map is at the maximum scale (step S204). If it is the maximum scale, the process proceeds to step S205, and if it is not the maximum scale, the process returns to step S201 and repeats the process.

  Next, the computing unit 17 moves (displaces) each POI icon in the vertical direction (up and down in the figure) according to the information (for example, address) of each facility belonging to the POI icon (step S205), on the map Then, the POI icon is arranged to generate a thumbnail map, the thumbnail map is arranged near the multi-icon (step S206) (see FIG. 4), and the process is terminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the pointer 30 is moved on the multi-icon 22 by the user, the thumbnail map 35 is arranged near the multi-icon 22 and the POI icon coordinates are overlapped when the POI icons overlap. Are determined to be the same, and if they are the same, the respective POI icons are shifted and moved in the vertical direction at the scale, and the POI icons are arranged on the map. If the POI icons are not identical but overlap, the thumbnail map is enlarged to the maximum scale, and if the POI icons still overlap, the POI icons are shifted in the vertical direction and moved on the map. A POI icon is arranged. Further, when it is determined that the POI icons have the same coordinates and the POI icons are not overlapped by the scale of the drawing data, they are displayed in this state (the POI icons are arranged in parallel). (See FIG. 1).

  In this way, the user who uses this map display device can easily identify the positional relationship between the facilities where the POI icons are concentrated on the map. Further, even if the facility exists at the same point, the map display device displays each POI icon by shifting in the vertical direction, so that the user can easily identify the positional relationship of the facility. be able to.

-Third Example-
Next, a display operation example of the POI icon in the map display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another display example of the thumbnail map in the map display device of the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in the second example, regardless of whether or not the coordinates of the POI icon arranged on the map are the same, the thumbnail map is arranged near the multi-icon, and the POI icon is displayed. If they overlap, the thumbnail map is enlarged at a predetermined rate up to the maximum scale. If the POI icons overlap at the maximum scale, the POI icons are shifted in the vertical direction and moved on the map. The POI icon is arranged and the process is terminated.

  Specifically, first, when the multi-icon is selected by the user (for example, the pointer is placed on the multi-icon), the calculation unit 17 of the map distribution server 10 is enlarged near the multi-icon at a predetermined scale. A thumbnail map is arranged (step S301).

  Next, when the POI icons are arranged on the thumbnail map, the calculation unit 17 determines the overlapping state of these POI icons (step S302). If it is determined that the POI icon overlaps based on the determination result, the process proceeds to step S303. If it is determined that the POI icon does not overlap, the POI icon is arranged on the map to generate a thumbnail map, and Place the thumbnail map near the multi-icon.

  Next, the calculation unit 17 determines whether or not the thumbnail map has the maximum scale (step S303). If the thumbnail map is the maximum scale, the process proceeds to step S304. If not, the process returns to step S301 to repeat the processing.

  Next, the computing unit 17 shifts each POI icon in the vertical direction according to the information (for example, address) of each facility belonging to the POI icon (step S304), arranges the POI icon on the map, and displays a thumbnail map. The thumbnail map is generated and placed near the multi-icon (step S305) (see FIG. 4), and the process is terminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the pointer 30 is moved on the multi-icon 22 by the user, the thumbnail map 35 is arranged near the multi-icon 22 and the POI icon coordinates are overlapped when the POI icons overlap. Regardless of whether the thumbnails are the same or not, if the thumbnail map is at the maximum scale, the POI icons are shifted and moved in the vertical direction to place the POI icons on the map, while the POI icons overlap. If it is determined that they are not, they are displayed in this state (the POI icons are arranged in parallel) (see FIG. 1).

  In this way, the user who uses this map display device can easily identify the positional relationship between the facilities where the POI icons are concentrated on the map. Further, even if the facility exists at the same point, the map display device displays each POI icon by shifting in the vertical direction, so that the user can easily identify the positional relationship of the facility. be able to.

2 Map display device 5 Terminal device 10 Map distribution server 17 Calculation unit 21 Single icon 22 Multi icon 23 Vertical display icon 35 Thumbnail map

Claims (5)

Based on the drawing data for drawing the map and the icon data including the position coordinates of the facility for drawing the icon indicating the facility to be displayed in the map, the map including the icon is displayed on the display means. A map display device that
Determination means for determining the overlapping degree of a plurality of icons displayed on the map based on the position coordinates;
Operation means operated by a user to arrange different icons so as not to overlap each other;
Display control means for automatically shifting the arrangement of a plurality of overlapping icons based on the determination result by the determination means and the operation by the operation means, and displaying the plurality of icons on the display means so as not to overlap each other; ,
A map display device characterized by comprising: The determination means determines whether or not there are a plurality of icons at the same coordinates on the map;
The display control means, when it is determined by the determination means that a plurality of icons exist at the same coordinates, the arrangement of the plurality of icons at the same coordinates is automatically shifted and displayed. The map display device according to 1. Based on the drawing data for drawing the map and the icon data including the position coordinates of the facility for drawing the icon indicating the facility to be displayed in the map, the map including the icon is displayed on the display means. A map display method for
A determination step of determining a degree of overlapping of a plurality of icons displayed on the map based on the position coordinates;
A determination step of determining that an operation means operated to arrange a plurality of different icons so as not to overlap each other is operated by the user;
Based on the determination result of the determination step and the determination result of the determination step, a display control step of automatically shifting the arrangement of a plurality of overlapping icons and causing the display means to display the plurality of icons so as not to overlap each other. When,
A map display method characterized by comprising: Based on the drawing data for drawing the map and the icon data including the position coordinates of the facility for drawing the icon indicating the facility to be displayed in the map, the map including the icon is displayed on the display means. A computer for performing map display processing,
The computer,
Determination means for determining the overlapping state of a plurality of icons displayed on the map based on the position coordinates;
Based on the determination means for determining that the operation means operated to arrange a plurality of different icons so as not to overlap each other is operated by the user, the determination result by the determination means, and the determination result of the determination means A map display program that functions as display control means for automatically shifting the arrangement of a plurality of overlapping icons and causing the display means to display the plurality of icons so as not to overlap each other.   A computer-readable information recording medium on which the map display program according to claim 4 is recorded.

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