JP2010117304A5

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Publication number: JP2010117304A5
Application number: JP2008292098A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-11-14
Publication date: 2010-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 2028-11-14

Claims

A route search server that includes at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device that includes at least a position detection unit, a display unit, a voice output unit, and a control unit that are communicably connected to the route search server via a network. A navigation system with which
The storage unit of the route search server is
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
The control unit of the route search server
The route search information stored in the route search information storage means is the guide route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including at least the departure point and the destination transmitted from the terminal device. The route search means for searching for and using the searched guide route and the guidance point and the voice data stored in the guidance point storage means corresponding to the guide route to the terminal device as route guidance data. With
The control unit of the terminal device is
Receiving means for receiving the route guidance data transmitted from the route search server;
Current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the terminal device detected by the position detection unit;
Map display means for displaying a map display screen on the display unit, including the guide route received by the receiving means, and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired by the current position acquiring means;
A traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating a traveling direction along the guidance route before and after the current position from the current position to the next guidance point among the guidance points received by the receiving means is superimposed on the map display screen and Arrow display means for displaying on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol displayed by the arrow display means when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points. Guidance point display means for superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
Voice guidance output means for executing the voice guidance by outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed by the guidance point display means via the voice output unit;
A navigation system characterized by comprising:

The navigation system according to claim 1,
The control unit of the terminal device is
When the distance from the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit to the next guide point is within a predetermined distance, the display unit further includes a display mode change unit that changes a display mode of the voice guidance location display symbol. A navigation system characterized by that.

The navigation system according to claim 2, wherein
The display mode changing means is
The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein when the voice guidance is executed by the voice guidance output means via the voice output unit, the display mode of the voice guidance location display symbol is changed.

The navigation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The control unit of the terminal device is
A navigation system, further comprising voice output mode changing means for changing a voice output mode of the voice data output by the voice guidance output unit via the voice output unit.

The navigation system according to claim 4, wherein
The voice output mode changing means is
The voice output mode of the voice data output via the voice output unit is changed by the voice guidance output unit according to the display mode of the voice guidance location display symbol changed by the display mode changing unit. A navigation system characterized by:

In the navigation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The guide point display means
When the voice guidance location display symbol is displayed on the display unit, the current position display symbol and / or the traveling direction display arrow symbol and the voice guidance location display symbol are displayed so as not to overlap. Navigation system.

Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
The route search information stored in the route search information storage means is searched for and searched for the guide route from the departure point to the destination satisfying the route search condition including at least the departure point and the destination. Route search means for generating, as route guidance data, the guidance route and the guidance point and the voice data stored in the guidance point storage means corresponding to the guidance route;
Current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position detected by the position detector;
Map display means for displaying a map display screen on the display unit including the guide route generated by the route search means and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired by the current position acquisition means;
Of the guide points generated by the route search means, a traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating a traveling direction along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point is superimposed on the map display screen. Arrow display means for displaying on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol displayed by the arrow display means when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points. Guidance point display means for superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
Voice guidance output means for executing the voice guidance by outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed by the guidance point display means via a voice output unit;
A navigation system characterized by comprising:

A terminal device that is connected to a route search server through a network so as to be communicable and includes at least a position detection unit, a display unit, an audio output unit, and a control unit,
The control unit
Route search condition transmission means for transmitting a route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination to the route search server;
It is set at each intersection on the guidance route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition transmitted from the route search server and transmitted from the route search server. Receiving means for receiving route guidance data including a guidance point for executing voice guidance and voice data output at the guidance point;
Current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the terminal device detected by the position detection unit;
Map display means for displaying a map display screen on the display unit, including the guide route received by the receiving means, and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired by the current position acquiring means;
A traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating a traveling direction along the guidance route before and after the current position from the current position to the next guidance point among the guidance points received by the receiving means is superimposed on the map display screen and Arrow display means for displaying on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol displayed by the arrow display means when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points. Guidance point display means for superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
Voice guidance output means for executing the voice guidance by outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed by the guidance point display means via the voice output unit;
A terminal device comprising:

A route search server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, connected to a terminal device including at least a position detection unit, a display unit, and an audio output unit through a network,
The storage unit
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
The control unit
The route search information stored in the route search information storage means is the guide route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including at least the departure point and the destination transmitted from the terminal device. A route searching means to search using,
Map display generation for generating a map display screen including the guide route searched by the route search means and a current position display symbol indicating the current position detected and transmitted by the position detection unit of the terminal device Means,
Of the guide points stored in the guide point storage unit corresponding to the guide route searched by the route search unit, the traveling direction is determined along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point. Arrow display generating means for generating a traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating;
The voice for identifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol generated by the arrow display generation means when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points; Guidance point display generation means for generating a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that guidance is executed;
The map display screen generated by the map display generation means, the traveling direction display arrow symbol generated by the arrow display generation means, and the voice guidance location display symbol generated by the guidance point display generation means, Display control means for superimposing the traveling direction display arrow symbol and the voice guidance location display symbol on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting to the terminal device;
By transmitting the voice data stored in the guidance point storage unit corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol generated by the guidance point display generation unit to the terminal device, the voice data is transmitted to the terminal device. Voice guidance output control means for executing the voice guidance by outputting via a voice output unit;
A route search server characterized by comprising:

A route search device comprising at least a position detection unit, a display unit, an audio output unit, a control unit, and a storage unit,
The storage unit
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
The control unit
Route search means for searching for the guide route from the departure place to the destination satisfying the route search condition including at least the departure place and the destination using the route search information stored in the route search information storage means. When,
Current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the route search device detected by the position detection unit;
Map display means for displaying a map display screen including the guide route searched by the route search means and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired by the current position acquisition means on the display unit;
Of the guide points stored in the guide point storage unit corresponding to the guide route searched by the route search unit, the traveling direction is determined along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point. Arrow display means for superimposing a traveling direction display arrow symbol shown on the map display screen and displaying it on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol displayed by the arrow display means when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points. Guidance point display means for superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
The voice guidance is executed by outputting the voice data stored in the guidance point storage means corresponding to the voice guidance place display symbol displayed by the guidance point display means via the voice output unit. Voice guidance output means;
A route search device comprising:

A route search server that includes at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device that includes at least a position detection unit, a display unit, a voice output unit, and a control unit that are communicably connected to the route search server via a network. A route search method executed in a navigation system comprising:
The storage unit of the route search server is
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
A route search condition transmission step for transmitting a route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination to the route search server, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device;
The guide route from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition transmitted from the terminal device in the route search condition transmission step executed in the control unit of the route search server is determined as the route A search is made using the route search information stored in the search information storage means, and the searched guide route and the guidance point and the voice data stored in the guide point storage means corresponding to the guide route are A route search step for transmitting to the terminal device as route guidance data;
A receiving step for receiving the route guidance data transmitted from the route search server in the route search step, executed in the control unit of the terminal device;
A current position acquisition step of acquiring the current position of the terminal device detected by the position detection unit, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device;
A map display screen including the guide route received in the reception step and the current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device. A map display step for displaying on the display unit;
A traveling direction display arrow indicating a traveling direction along the guidance route before and after the current location from the current position to the next guidance location among the guidance locations received in the reception step, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device. An arrow display step of superimposing a symbol on the map display screen and displaying the symbol on the display unit;
When the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two of the guide points, the control unit of the terminal device executes the control unit of the terminal device, and executes the direction display arrow symbol displayed from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol. A guidance point display step of superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol specifying the next guidance point on the map display screen and displaying the voice guidance location display symbol on the display unit;
By outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed in the guidance point display step, executed in the control unit of the terminal device, via the voice output unit, the voice guidance Voice guidance output step for executing,
A route search method, comprising:

A route search method executed in a navigation system,
The above navigation system
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data, a guide point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guide route, and at the guide point Guidance point storage means for correlating and storing output voice data, route search means, current position acquisition means, map display means, arrow display means, guidance point display means, voice guidance output means, ,
With
The route search means uses the route search information stored in the route search information storage means for the guide route from the departure place to the destination satisfying the route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination. A route search step for generating, as route guidance data, the searched guidance route and the searched guidance route and the voice data stored in the guidance point storage means corresponding to the guidance route;
The current position acquisition means acquires the current position detected by the position detector, a current position acquisition step;
The map display means displays a map display screen including the guide route generated in the route search step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step on a display unit. A map display step;
Of the guide points generated in the route search step, the arrow display means displays a travel direction display arrow symbol indicating a travel direction along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point. An arrow display step for superimposing on the display screen and displaying on the display unit;
When the guidance point display means includes the at least two guidance points, the next guidance point from the current position on the direction indication arrow symbol displayed in the arrow display step. A guidance point display step for superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that the voice guidance is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
The voice guidance output for executing the voice guidance by the voice guidance output means outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed in the guidance point display step via a voice output unit. Steps,
A route search method, comprising:

A route search method that is executed in a terminal device that is connected to a route search server through a network so as to be communicable and includes at least a position detection unit, a display unit, an audio output unit, and a control unit,
Executed in the control unit,
A route search condition transmission step of transmitting a route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination to the route search server;
It is set at each intersection on the guidance route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition transmitted from the route search server and transmitted at the route search condition transmission step. A receiving step for receiving route guidance data including a guidance point for executing voice guidance and voice data output at the guidance point;
A current position acquisition step of acquiring the current position of the terminal device detected by the position detector;
A map display step for displaying a map display screen including the guide route received in the reception step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step on the display unit;
A traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating a traveling direction along the guidance route before and after the current position to the next guidance point among the guidance points received in the reception step is superimposed on the map display screen. An arrow display step to be displayed on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guidance point from the current position on the traveling direction indication arrow symbol displayed in the arrow indication step when the traveling direction indication arrow symbol includes at least two guidance points. A guidance point display step of superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen and displaying it on the display unit;
A voice guidance output step for executing the voice guidance by outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed in the guidance point display step via the voice output unit;
A route search method, comprising:

A route search method executed in a route search server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected via a network to a terminal device including at least a position detection unit, a display unit, and an audio output unit. ,
The storage unit
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
Executed in the control unit,
The route search information stored in the route search information storage means is the guide route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including at least the departure point and the destination transmitted from the terminal device. A route search step to search using,
Map display generation for generating a map display screen including the guide route searched in the route search step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position detected and transmitted by the position detection unit of the terminal device Steps,
Of the guide points stored in the guide point storage means corresponding to the guide route searched in the route search step, the traveling direction is determined along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point. An arrow display generation step for generating a traveling direction display arrow symbol to be shown;
The voice for identifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol generated in the arrow display generation step when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points; A guide point display generating step for generating a voice guide point display symbol indicating that guidance is executed;
The map display screen generated in the map display generation step, the traveling direction display arrow symbol generated in the arrow display generation step, and the voice guidance location display symbol generated in the guidance point display generation step, A display control step of superimposing the traveling direction display arrow symbol and the voice guidance location display symbol on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting to the terminal device;
By transmitting the voice data stored in the guidance point storage means corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol generated in the guidance point display generation step to the terminal device, the voice data is transmitted to the terminal device. A voice guidance output control step for outputting the voice guidance and executing the voice guidance via a voice output unit;
A route search method, comprising:

A route search method executed in a route search device including at least a position detection unit, a display unit, an audio output unit, a control unit, and a storage unit,
The storage unit
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
Executed in the control unit,
A route search step for searching for the guide route from the departure point to the destination satisfying a route search condition including at least a departure point and a destination using the route search information stored in the route search information storage unit. When,
A current position acquisition step of acquiring the current position of the route search device detected by the position detection unit;
A map display step for displaying a map display screen including the guide route searched in the route search step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step on the display unit;
Of the guide points stored in the guide point storage means corresponding to the guide route searched in the route search step, the traveling direction is determined along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point. An arrow display step for superimposing a traveling direction display arrow symbol to be displayed on the map display screen and displaying it on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guidance point from the current position on the traveling direction indication arrow symbol displayed in the arrow indication step when the traveling direction indication arrow symbol includes at least two guidance points. A guidance point display step of superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
The voice guidance is executed by outputting the voice data stored in the guidance spot storage means corresponding to the voice guidance spot display symbol displayed in the guidance spot display step via the voice output unit. A voice guidance output step;
A route search method, comprising:

A program for causing a terminal device including at least a position detection unit, a display unit, a voice output unit, and a control unit, connected to a route search server to be able to communicate with each other via a network,
In the control unit,
A route search condition transmission step of transmitting a route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination to the route search server;
It is set at each intersection on the guidance route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition transmitted from the route search server and transmitted at the route search condition transmission step. A receiving step for receiving route guidance data including a guidance point for executing voice guidance and voice data output at the guidance point;
A current position acquisition step of acquiring the current position of the terminal device detected by the position detector;
A map display step for displaying a map display screen including the guide route received in the reception step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step on the display unit;
A traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating a traveling direction along the guidance route before and after the current position to the next guidance point among the guidance points received in the reception step is superimposed on the map display screen. An arrow display step to be displayed on the display unit;
The voice guidance for specifying the next guidance point from the current position on the traveling direction indication arrow symbol displayed in the arrow indication step when the traveling direction indication arrow symbol includes at least two guidance points. A guidance point display step of superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol indicating that is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
A voice guidance output step for executing the voice guidance by outputting the voice data corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol displayed in the guidance point display step via the voice output unit;
A program for running

A program for causing a route search server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, connected to a terminal device including at least a position detection unit, a display unit, and an audio output unit so as to communicate with each other via a network,
The storage unit
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
In the control unit,
The route search information stored in the route search information storage means is the guide route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including at least the departure point and the destination transmitted from the terminal device. A route search step to search using,
Map display generation for generating a map display screen including the guide route searched in the route search step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position detected and transmitted by the position detection unit of the terminal device Steps,
Of the guide points stored in the guide point storage means corresponding to the guide route searched in the route search step, the traveling direction is determined along the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point. An arrow display generation step for generating a traveling direction display arrow symbol to be shown;
The voice for identifying the next guide point from the current position on the travel direction display arrow symbol generated in the arrow display generation step when the travel direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points; A guide point display generating step for generating a voice guide point display symbol indicating that guidance is executed;
The map display screen generated in the map display generation step, the traveling direction display arrow symbol generated in the arrow display generation step, and the voice guidance location display symbol generated in the guidance point display generation step, A display control step of superimposing the traveling direction display arrow symbol and the voice guidance location display symbol on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting to the terminal device;
By transmitting the voice data stored in the guidance point storage means corresponding to the voice guidance location display symbol generated in the guidance point display generation step to the terminal device, the voice data is transmitted to the terminal device. A voice guidance output control step for outputting the voice guidance and executing the voice guidance via a voice output unit;
A program for running

A program for causing a route search device including at least a position detection unit, a display unit, an audio output unit, a control unit, and a storage unit to execute the program,
The storage unit
Route search information storage means for storing route search information including timetable data of transportation and road network data;
Guidance point storage means for storing a guidance point for executing voice guidance set at each intersection on the guidance route and voice data output at the guidance point in association with each other;
With
In the control unit,
A route search step for searching for the guide route from the departure point to the destination satisfying a route search condition including at least a departure point and a destination using the route search information stored in the route search information storage unit. When,
A current position acquisition step of acquiring the current position of the route search device detected by the position detection unit;
A map display step for displaying a map display screen including the guide route searched in the route search step and a current position display symbol indicating the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step on the display unit;
Of the guide points stored in the guide point storage means corresponding to the guide route searched in the route search step, the guide route before and after the current position to the next guide point.
An arrow display step of displaying a traveling direction display arrow symbol indicating a traveling direction along the road on the display unit in a superimposed manner on the map display screen;
When the traveling direction display arrow symbol includes at least two guide points, the next plan from the current position on the traveling direction display arrow symbol displayed in the arrow display step.
A guidance point display step for superimposing a voice guidance location display symbol for specifying an interior point and indicating that the voice guidance is executed on the map display screen to be displayed on the display unit;
The voice guidance is executed by outputting the voice data stored in the guidance spot storage means corresponding to the voice guidance spot display symbol displayed in the guidance spot display step via the voice output unit. A voice guidance output step;
A program for running