JP2013036764A - Terminal device, icon output method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that a conventional terminal device displays only spots along a route to a destination without detail spot information such as situations of spots.SOLUTION: A terminal device comprises: a map information storage unit for storing map information having one or more pieces of spot information having icons indicating spots on a map; a reception unit for receiving an output instruction for outputting map information; a map information acquisition unit for acquiring the map information from the map information storage unit according to the output instruction; an output unit for outputting the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit; and a travel information acquisition unit for acquiring travel information about travel of a moving body. The output unit can output different icons by the terminal device outputting different icons according to travel of a moving body equipped with the terminal device indicated by the travel information. Also, the output unit can output different icons according to situations of spots.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device that outputs different icons corresponding to points on a map.

  A navigation device that guides a user to a destination has been developed (see Non-Patent Document 1).

“Easy Navi”, [online], Pioneer Corporation, [Search July 12, 2011], Internet [URL: http://pioneer.jp/carrozzeria/rakunavi/]

  However, in the conventional terminal device, only the point along the route to the destination is displayed, and the state of a moving object such as a car, a motorcycle, a bicycle, or the state of the point is changed dynamically. , Could not know from the displayed point. For example, the user could not know where the point is in relation to the traveling direction of the moving body, the point related to the fuel remaining amount of the moving body, the sales situation of the point, the congestion situation of the point, etc. .

  The terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention is information relating to a map, a map information storage unit for storing map information having one or more point information having an icon indicating a point on the map, and an instruction for outputting the map information. A reception unit that receives an output instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit according to the output instruction, an output unit that outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit, and travel of the mobile object A travel information acquisition unit that acquires travel information that is information, and the output unit is a terminal device that outputs different icons according to the travel information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output different icons according to the traveling of the mobile body provided with the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device according to the second aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first aspect of the invention, the traveling information acquisition unit includes a traveling direction information acquisition unit that acquires traveling direction information indicating the traveling direction of the moving body, and an output unit. Is a terminal device that outputs different icons depending on whether the point is on the traveling direction side of the moving body or on the opposite side of the traveling direction.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output different icons according to the traveling direction of the moving body provided with the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device according to the third aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first aspect, the travel information acquisition unit includes fuel remaining amount information acquisition means for acquiring fuel remaining amount information indicating the fuel remaining amount of the moving body. The output unit is a terminal device that outputs different icons according to the remaining fuel amount information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output different icons according to the fuel remaining amount of the mobile body provided with the apparatus main body.

  The terminal device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is a map information storage unit that stores map information that is information relating to a map and that includes map information having one or more point information having an icon indicating a point on the map, and outputs the map information. A receiving unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit according to the output instruction, an output unit that outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit, and the situation of the point A point situation information acquisition unit that acquires point situation information that is information regarding the output, and the output unit is a terminal device that outputs different icons according to the point situation information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output different icons depending on the situation of the spot.

  Further, in the terminal device of the fifth invention, in contrast to the fourth invention, the point situation information acquisition unit acquires the business time information indicating the business hours of the point and the current time information indicating the current time, Based on the business hours and the current time, the business situation information acquisition means for judging the business situation of the point and obtaining the business situation information indicating the business situation is provided, and the output unit outputs different icons depending on the business situation. It is a terminal device.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output different icons according to the business situation at the point.

  Further, in the terminal device of the sixth aspect of the invention, in contrast to the fourth aspect of the invention, the point situation information acquisition unit includes a congestion situation information acquisition unit that acquires congestion situation information indicating the congestion situation of the point, and an output unit Is a terminal device that outputs different icons according to the congestion situation.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output different icons according to the congestion situation at the point.

  Further, in the terminal device of the seventh invention, each point information has two or more icons with respect to any one of the first to sixth inventions, and the output unit responds to the travel information or the point situation information. The terminal device outputs any one of two or more icons included in each point information being output.

  With such a configuration, any one of two or more icons can be output according to the travel information or the point situation information.

  The terminal device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention has one icon having one or more pieces of attribute information, which is information indicating an attribute of the icon, with respect to any one of the first to sixth aspects. The output unit is a terminal device that changes the attribute information of the icon in accordance with the travel information or the point situation information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to output icons having different icon attributes in accordance with traveling information or point situation information.

  According to the terminal device etc. by this invention, a different icon can be output according to driving | running | working of the mobile body with which an apparatus main body is equipped. Also, different icons can be output depending on the situation of the point.

Block diagram of terminal device 1 in the first embodiment Flow chart for explaining the overall operation of the terminal device 1 The flowchart explaining the output process of the icon according to the traveling direction information A flowchart for explaining an icon output process corresponding to the fuel remaining amount information The figure which shows the example of the same output management information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information Block diagram of terminal apparatus 2 in the second embodiment Flow chart showing the overall operation of the terminal device 2 The flowchart explaining the output process of the icon according to the same spot situation information The figure which shows the example of the same output management information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information Overview of computer system in each of the above embodiments Block diagram of a computer system in each of the above embodiments

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a terminal device and the like according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again. In addition, in a storage unit or the like in which predetermined information can be stored, the process in which information is stored in the storage unit does not matter. For example, information may be stored in a storage unit or the like via a recording medium. Information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in a storage unit or the like. Furthermore, information input via the input device may be stored in a storage unit or the like. In addition, the format, content, and the like of each information described in this embodiment are merely examples, and the format, content, and the like are not limited as long as the meaning of each information can be indicated.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, a terminal device that outputs different icons indicating points on a map according to travel information will be described. In the present embodiment, the terminal device is, for example, a navigation device mounted on a moving body (vehicle) such as a car, a motorcycle, or a bicycle, or a portable terminal held by a person.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a terminal device 1 in the present embodiment. The terminal device 1 includes a map information storage unit 11, a reception unit 12, a map information acquisition unit 13, a travel information acquisition unit 14, and an output unit 15. The travel information acquisition unit 14 includes a traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 and a remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142.

  The map information storage unit 11 can store map information. Map information is information about a map. Maps include, for example, topographic maps, topographic maps, geological maps, land use maps, housing maps, route maps, road maps, guide maps, aerial photographs and satellite photographs that can understand topographical features, roads, etc. Etc. are filled in.

  The map information is, for example, map image information. The image information is, for example, raster data or vector data. When the image information is raster data, the map information may have image information corresponding to a plurality of scales. The image information corresponding to a plurality of scales includes, for example, image information with a large scale, medium-scale image information, and image information with a small scale for the same area. The map information may be obtained by dividing the map into tiles. The map information may be in the KIWI format used in car navigation.

  The map information has one or more pieces of point information. The point information is information indicating points on the map. The point is, for example, a station, a facility, a landmark, a tourist spot, a temple, a temple, a restaurant, or other structures. The point information usually has a point identifier for identifying the point and one or more icons. “Having” may be “corresponding”. The point information may include point position information indicating the position of the point, point type information indicating the type of the point, and the like.

  The point identifier is, for example, ID information or point name information indicating the name of the point. The icon represents a pattern, a picture, a symbol, a character, or the like. The icon is usually a so-called image, but the format of the image is not limited. That is, the image may be raster data, vector data, or other data. The icon may have one or more pieces of attribute information indicating the icon attributes. The attribute is, for example, color, size, shape, or the like. The icon may have an icon identifier for identifying the icon. The point position information is position information indicating a position. The position information is, for example, longitude and latitude information indicating longitude and latitude, coordinate information indicating coordinates on a map, and altitude information indicating altitude.

  Further, the point information may include, for example, point direction information indicating the direction of the point, point road information indicating a road facing the point, and the like. The point direction information is, for example, point lane information, point absolute direction information, point azimuth angle information, and the like. The point lane information is information indicating the lane of the road that the point faces, and indicates whether the direction of the lane, the direction of the lane is the start direction of the road, or the end direction. The point lane information is, for example, “up”, “down line”, “up lane”, “north”, “west”, and the like. The point absolute direction information is information indicating the absolute direction of the point. The absolute direction is a direction determined without comparing with other directions. The point absolute direction information includes, for example, “north”, “south”, “northeast”, “southwest”, “east-northeast”, “southwest”. The point azimuth information is information indicating the azimuth of the point. The azimuth angle is an angle in the current direction when a certain direction is used as a reference. For example, when “north” is set to “0 °”, the point azimuth information is “180 °” for “south”, “90 °” for “east”, and “270 °” for “west”. The azimuth angle information is, for example, “+ 90 °”, “−90 °”, “180 rad”, “360 rad”, and the like. In addition, it is suitable for point information to have point direction information.

  The point road information is, for example, a road identifier. The road identifier is, for example, ID information or road name information indicating the name of the road.

  The map information storage unit 11 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The accepting unit 12 accepts an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information. Output instructions include, for example, an engine ON instruction, a power ON instruction, a map information display instruction, a map information scroll instruction, a map information type change instruction, a map information enlargement / reduction instruction, etc. Including. Also, these instructions are usually based on user operations on the terminal device 1. The operation is, for example, an operation of a button provided in the terminal device 1, a tap operation on the touch panel, a drag operation, a flick operation, a pinch-out operation, a pinch-in operation, or the like.

  In addition, reception means reception of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, reception of information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory This is a concept including reception of information read out from.

  The receiving unit 12 may receive an instruction other than the output instruction. An instruction other than the output instruction is, for example, a power ON instruction, a power OFF instruction, or the like. When the receiving unit 12 receives an instruction other than the output instruction, the terminal device 1 normally performs a process according to the received instruction.

  The input unit for the output instruction in the reception unit 12 may be anything such as a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a mouse, or a menu screen. The accepting unit 12 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, or control software for a menu screen.

  The map information acquisition unit 13 acquires map information from the map information storage unit 11 in accordance with the output instruction. For example, when the output instruction has the center position (latitude and longitude) of the map to be acquired, the map information acquisition unit 13 acquires map information corresponding to the longitude and latitude from the map information storage unit 11. Note that the method and procedure for acquiring map information are well-known and will not be described in detail.

  The map information acquisition unit 13 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the map information acquisition unit 13 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The travel information acquisition unit 14 acquires travel information that is information related to travel of the mobile object. The moving body is, for example, a car, a motorcycle, a bicycle, or a person. Traveling also includes walking. The human travel information is, for example, traveling direction information indicating the traveling direction of the moving body, remaining fuel information indicating the remaining fuel amount of the moving body, and the like. The travel information acquisition unit 14 normally acquires the travel information by a travel direction information acquisition unit 141 and a fuel remaining amount information acquisition unit 142 described later.

  The traveling information may be speed information indicating the speed of the moving object, acceleration information indicating the acceleration of the moving object, and the like.

  The travel information acquisition unit 14 can be usually realized by hardware (a dedicated circuit). The processing procedure of the travel information acquisition unit 14 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 acquires traveling direction information. The traveling direction information is, for example, lane information, absolute direction information, azimuth angle information, and the like. Lane information is information indicating the lane of the road on which the moving body is traveling, and indicates whether the direction of the lane or the traveling direction of the moving body is the starting direction or the ending direction of the road. . The lane information is, for example, “up”, “down line”, “up lane”, “north”, “west”, and the like. The absolute direction information is information indicating an absolute direction in which the moving body is traveling. The absolute direction is a direction determined without comparing with other directions. The absolute direction information includes, for example, “north”, “south”, “northeast”, “southwest”, “east-northeast”, “south-southwest”, and the like. Further, the azimuth angle information is information indicating the azimuth angle in which the mobile object is traveling. The azimuth angle is an angle in the current direction when a certain direction is used as a reference. For example, when “north” is set to “0 °”, the point azimuth information is “180 °” for “south”, “90 °” for “east”, and “270 °” for “west”. The azimuth angle information is, for example, “+ 90 °”, “−90 °”, “180 rad”, “360 rad”, and the like.

Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 uses, for example, the current position information indicating the current position, the road information included in the map information stored in the map information storage unit 11, and the absolute direction information described below. Lane information is acquired by the steps (1) to (7).
(1) Obtain current position information.
(2) The road information corresponding to the current position information is acquired from the map information.
(3) From the current position information and starting position information indicating the position of the starting point of the road included in the road information, starting direction information that is the direction of the starting point at the current position is calculated.
(4) End point direction information, which is the end point direction at the current position, is calculated from the current position information and end point position information indicating the position of the end point of the road included in the road information.
(5) The above-mentioned absolute direction information is acquired.
(6) It is determined whether the starting direction information calculated in (4) matches the absolute direction information acquired in (5). If they match, lane information indicating that the traveling direction of the moving body is the starting direction of the road is generated and acquired.
(7) It is determined whether the end point direction information calculated in (5) matches the absolute direction information acquired in (5). If they match, lane information indicating that the traveling direction of the moving body is the end point direction of the road is generated and acquired.

  Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 usually acquires the traveling direction information while the mobile body is traveling. Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 may always determine, for example, whether or not the traveling direction of the moving body has changed, and may acquire the traveling direction information when the moving direction has changed. In addition, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 may always determine whether or not the traveling direction information can be acquired from the moving body, and may acquire the traveling direction information when the traveling direction information can be acquired. The traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 only needs to be able to acquire the traveling direction information, and the method and procedure thereof are not limited.

  The traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 can be usually realized by hardware (dedicated circuit) such as a so-called GPS, a geomagnetic sensor, or a direction sensor, but may be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The remaining fuel information acquisition unit 142 acquires remaining fuel information. The remaining fuel information includes, for example, (1) information indicating the amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tank of the mobile body, and (2) the capacity of the fuel tank relative to the amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tank of the mobile body. Information indicating the ratio, (3) information indicating the remaining amount of fuel in a form. (1) is, for example, “10 L”, “20 liters”, “30 liters”, and the like. Also, (2) is, for example, “100%”, “50%”, “10%”, and the like. (3) is, for example, “more”, “less”, “somewhat”, and the like. The remaining fuel information may be information indicating the amount of fuel used by the mobile object.

  Further, the remaining fuel amount information acquiring unit 142 normally acquires remaining fuel amount information while the mobile body is traveling. In addition, the remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142 may always determine whether or not the remaining fuel amount of the mobile body has changed, for example, and may acquire the remaining fuel amount information when it has changed. Further, the remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142 may always determine whether or not the remaining fuel amount information can be acquired from the moving body, for example, and may acquire the remaining fuel amount information when it can be acquired. The remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142 may acquire the remaining fuel amount information from the moving body, and the method and procedure thereof are not limited.

  The fuel remaining amount information acquisition unit 142 is usually realized by hardware (dedicated circuit) such as a so-called fuel remaining amount sensor or a device that acquires the remaining amount of fuel from a fuel remaining amount meter mounted on the moving body. The processing procedure of the remaining fuel amount information acquiring unit 142 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The output unit 15 outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit 13. The map information usually has one or more pieces of point information. The point information usually has one or more icons. That is, the output unit 15 also outputs the spot information included in the map information and the icon included in the spot information.

  The output unit 15 outputs different icons according to the travel information acquired by the travel information acquisition unit 14. “Output different icons” means, for example, outputting one of two or more icons included in each point information being output. “Output different icons” means, for example, outputting an icon whose attribute has been changed. “Change the attribute” means, for example, changing attribute information of the icon and changing the color, size, shape, or the like of the icon.

  For example, when each point information being output has two or more icons, the output unit 15 outputs one of the two or more icons. Further, for example, when each point information being output has one icon, the output unit 15 outputs an icon in which the attribute of the icon is changed.

  In addition, for example, when certain point information includes a first icon and a second icon, and the first icon is output as an icon corresponding to the point information, the output unit 15 The second icon is output instead of the first icon. In addition, for example, when certain point information has a red icon and a red icon is output as an icon corresponding to the point information, the output unit 15 changes the icon color to blue. Is output.

  In addition, the icon output according to driving | running | working information is normally decided beforehand. That is, for example, the output unit 15 may include output management information including travel conditions that are conditions related to travel of the moving body and output information indicating icons that are output when the conditions are satisfied.

  The travel conditions are, for example, (1) “lane = point lane”, (2) “absolute direction⊥point absolute direction”, (3) “lane! = Point lane”, (4) “azimuth! , (5) “Remaining fuel amount <(10 L)”, (6) “Remaining fuel amount ≦ (40%)”, and the like. (1) indicates that the lane information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 matches the point lane information included in the point information. (2) indicates that the direction indicated by the absolute direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 and the direction indicated by the point absolute direction information included in the point information are orthogonal. That is, (1) and (2) indicate that the point exists on the lane side (traveling lane side) on which the moving body is traveling. Further, (3) indicates that the lane information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 does not match the point lane information included in the point information. (4) indicates that the azimuth angle indicated by the azimuth angle information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 and the azimuth angle indicated by the point azimuth angle information included in the point information are not orthogonal. That is, (3) and (4) indicate that the point exists on the opposite side (opposite lane side) of the lane in which the mobile object is traveling. (5) indicates that the fuel remaining amount indicated by the fuel remaining amount information acquired by the fuel remaining amount information acquiring unit 142 is less than 10 liters. (6) indicates that the fuel remaining amount indicated by the fuel remaining amount information acquired by the fuel remaining amount information acquiring unit 142 is 40% or less of the total fuel capacity.

  The output information includes, for example, (1) “travel lane”, (2) “opposite lane icon”, (3) “red”, (4) “× 120%”, (5) “display”, ( 6) “Hide”, (7) “Blink”, etc. (1) indicates that an icon indicating that the vehicle exists on the traveling lane side is output. (2) indicates that an icon indicating that the vehicle is on the opposite lane side is output. (3) indicates that a red icon is output. (4) indicates that an icon whose size is enlarged to 120% is output. (5) indicates that an icon is displayed. (6) indicates that the icon is not displayed. (7) indicates that a blinking icon is output.

  When the output management information is included, the output unit 15 outputs the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 or the remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142, or the output information corresponding to the traveling condition that satisfies the remaining fuel amount information. To get. And the output part 15 outputs the icon corresponding to each point information according to the said output information.

  In addition, when the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 acquires the traveling direction information, the output unit 15 converts the point direction information included in each piece of point information and the traveling direction information into point information that can be determined to exist on the traveling lane side. Only the corresponding icon may be output, or only the icon corresponding to the point information that can be determined to exist in the opposite lane may be output.

  Further, when the remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142 acquires the remaining fuel amount information, the output unit 15 may output an icon only when it can be determined from the remaining fuel amount information that the remaining fuel amount is large. The icon may be output only when it can be determined that the remaining amount of fuel is low.

  In addition, when the remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142 acquires the remaining fuel amount information, the output unit 15 corresponds to point information indicating a facility (for example, a gas station) related to fuel among the point information. Only icons may be output.

  Output is a concept that includes display on a display, projection using a projector, transmission to an external device, storage in a recording medium, delivery of a processing result to another processing device or another program, and the like. is there. In addition, regarding transmission, accumulation, and delivery of processing results, an output target is finally presented to the user.

  The output unit 15 may or may not include an output device such as a display. The output unit 15 can be realized by driver software for an output device or driver software for an output device and an output device.

  Next, the operation of the terminal device 1 will be described. Note that the i-th information in the predetermined information is described as “information [i]”. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the terminal device 1.

  (Step S201) The receiving unit 12 determines whether an instruction has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S202; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S205.

  (Step S202) The map information acquisition unit 13 determines whether or not the instruction received in step S201 is an output instruction. If it is an output instruction, the process proceeds to step S203; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S205.

  (Step S203) The map information acquisition unit 13 acquires map information from the map information storage unit 11 in accordance with the output instruction received in step S201.

  (Step S204) The output unit 15 outputs the map information acquired in Step S203, and returns to Step S201.

  (Step S205) The terminal device 1 performs a process according to the instruction received in Step S201, and returns to Step S201.

  (Step S206) The traveling information acquisition unit 14 determines whether it is the timing for acquiring the traveling information. If it is the acquisition timing, the process proceeds to step S207; otherwise, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S207) The travel information acquisition unit 14 acquires travel information.

  (Step S208) The output unit 15 determines whether or not the travel information acquired in Step S207 is traveling direction information. If it is traveling direction information, the process proceeds to step S209, and if not, the process proceeds to step S210.

  (Step S209) The output unit 15 outputs an icon according to the traveling direction information, and returns to step S201. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S210) The output unit 15 outputs an icon according to the fuel remaining amount information, and returns to step S201. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process may be terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an icon output process corresponding to the traveling direction information in step S209 of the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S301) The output unit 15 acquires point information included in the output map information. Here, it is assumed that m pieces of point information have been acquired.

  (Step S302) The output unit 15 acquires output management information. Here, it is assumed that n pieces of output management information have been acquired.

  (Step S303) The output unit 15 sets 1 to the counter i.

  (Step S304) The output unit 15 sets 1 to the counter j.

  (Step S305) The output unit 15 determines whether or not the traveling direction information acquired in Step S207 and the point direction information included in the point information [i] match the traveling condition included in the output management information [j]. To do. If they match, the process proceeds to step S306, and if not, the process proceeds to step S308.

  (Step S306) The output unit 15 acquires output information included in the output management information [j].

  (Step S307) The output unit 15 outputs an icon corresponding to each point information according to the output content indicated by the output information acquired in Step S306.

  (Step S308) The output unit 15 determines whether j is n. When it is n, it progresses to step S310, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S309.

  (Step S309) The output unit 15 increments j by 1, and returns to step S305.

  (Step S310) The output unit 15 determines whether i is m. When it is m, it returns to a high-order process, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S311.

  (Step S311) The output unit 15 increments i by 1, and returns to step S304.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an icon output process corresponding to the remaining fuel amount information in step S210 of the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S401) The output unit 15 acquires output management information. Here, it is assumed that n pieces of output management information have been acquired.

  (Step S402) The output unit 15 sets 1 to the counter j.

  (Step S403) The output unit 15 determines whether or not the remaining fuel amount information acquired in Step S207 matches the traveling condition of the output management information [j]. If they match, the process proceeds to step S404; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S405.

  (Step S404) The output unit 15 acquires output information included in the output management information [j].

  (Step S405) The output unit 15 determines whether j is n. When it is n, it progresses to step S406, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S407.

  (Step S406) The output unit 15 increments j by 1, and returns to step S403.

  (Step S407) The output unit 15 acquires point information included in the output map information. Here, it is assumed that m pieces of point information have been acquired.

  (Step S408) The output unit 15 sets 1 to the counter i.

  (Step S409) The output unit 15 determines whether or not the type information included in the point information [i] indicates “gas station”. If so, the process proceeds to step S410; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S411.

  (Step S410) The output unit 15 outputs an icon corresponding to the spot information [i] according to the output content indicated by the output information acquired in Step S404.

  (Step S411) The output unit 15 determines whether i is m. If m, the process returns to the upper process, and if not, the process proceeds to step S412.

  (Step S412) The output unit 15 increments i by 1, and returns to step S409.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the type information included in the point information [i] indicates “gas station”.

(Specific example 1)
Next, a specific example of the operation of the terminal device 1 will be described. In this specific example, it is assumed that the terminal device 1 is a navigation device (hereinafter referred to as “car navigation”) mounted on a moving body (vehicle) such as a car, a motorcycle, or a bicycle. Further, it is assumed that the output unit 15 holds the output management information shown in FIG. The output management information includes an ID (item name: ID) for uniquely identifying each record, a travel condition (item name: condition), and output information (item name: output). The map information output by the car navigation system is the map information output by the output unit 15 and is stored in the map information storage unit 11. In addition, the map information output by the output unit 15 corresponds to the output instruction received by the receiving unit 12 unless otherwise specified.

(Example 1)
First, it is assumed that the map information shown in FIG. 6 is output. In FIG. 6, it is assumed that the moving body is moving upward (north) in FIG. In FIG. 6, “G”, “S”, “P”, and “C” are the points indicated by the point information and icons corresponding to the points.

  Next, it is assumed that the traveling direction information acquisition unit 141 acquires traveling direction information indicating the traveling direction of the moving body, and acquires “north direction”.

  Next, the output part 15 acquires the output information corresponding to each point information of FIG. 6 from the output management information of FIG. Here, each piece of point information “G”, “S”, “P”, “C” in FIG. 6 is point direction information “Northward”, “Southward”, “Southward”, “Northward”, respectively. Suppose you have Then, the output unit 15 acquires, for each piece of point information, output information that satisfies the conditions of the traveling direction information and the point direction information from the output management information of FIG. As a result, the output unit 15 determines that the location information “G” and “C” satisfies the traveling condition “traveling direction = spot direction” of “ID = 011”, and the output information “ID = 011” Acquire the driving lane icon. Note that the output information “traveling lane icon” is an icon corresponding to each point, and means that an icon indicating that the vehicle is on the traveling lane side is output. Further, the output unit 15 determines that the location information “S” and “P” satisfies the traveling condition “travel direction! = Point direction” of “ID = 012”, and the output information “ID = 012” Get the opposite lane icon. The output information “opposite lane icon” is an icon corresponding to each point, and means that an icon indicating that the vehicle is on the opposite lane side is output.

  Next, for each piece of point information that is output, the output unit 15 displays an icon indicating that the corresponding output information is “traveling lane icon” and exists on the traveling lane side corresponding to the point. Output. Moreover, the output part 15 outputs the icon which shows that it exists in the opposite lane side corresponding to the said point about the point information about which the corresponding output information is "opposite lane icon" about the output point information. . As a result, the output unit 15 outputs an icon as shown in FIG.

  In this way, by outputting different icons according to the traveling direction of the moving body, the user can know whether or not he / she can stop at a point corresponding to the icon. For example, when a point corresponding to the icon exists on the traveling lane side, the user can easily stop at the point, or when the point exists on the opposite lane side, Can know that is difficult.

(Example 2)
Similarly to Example 1, it is assumed that the map information shown in FIG. 6 is output.

  Next, it is assumed that the remaining fuel amount information acquisition unit 142 acquires remaining fuel amount information indicating the remaining fuel amount of the mobile body and acquires “5L”.

  Next, the output unit 15 acquires output information corresponding to the fuel remaining amount information from the output management information of FIG. Then, the output unit 15 determines that the remaining fuel amount information “5L” satisfies the travel condition “remaining fuel ≦ 10L” of “ID = 031”, and acquires the output information “red” of “ID = 031”. To do. Note that the output information “red” means that a red icon is output.

  Next, the output unit 15 outputs a red icon corresponding to the point information related to the remaining fuel amount for each point information being output. Here, it is assumed that “G” is the point information related to the remaining amount of fuel among the pieces of point information in FIG. That is, it is assumed that the point information “G” in FIG. 6 has the point type information “gas station”. Then, the output unit 15 outputs a red icon corresponding to “G” in FIG. 6. As a result, the output unit 15 outputs an icon as shown in FIG.

  In this way, by outputting different icons depending on the remaining amount of fuel in the mobile body, the user can know whether or not fuel should be replenished and the existence of a point where fuel can be replenished.

  In this specific example, an example is shown in which different icons are output according to either the traveling direction information or the remaining fuel amount information, but different icons may be output according to both pieces of information.

  As mentioned above, according to the terminal device 1 by this Embodiment, a different icon can be output according to driving | running | working of a mobile body.

  Further, according to the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to output different icons depending on the traveling direction of the moving body.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 1 by this Embodiment, a different icon can be output according to the fuel remaining amount of a moving body.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 1 by this Embodiment, either of two or more icons can be output according to driving | running | working information.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 1 by this Embodiment, the icon from which the attribute of an icon differs can be output according to driving | running | working information.

(Embodiment 2)
In this Embodiment, the terminal device which outputs the different icon which shows each point on a map according to point status information is demonstrated. In the present embodiment, the terminal device is, for example, a navigation device mounted on a moving body (vehicle) such as a car, a motorcycle, or a bicycle, or a portable terminal held by a person.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram of terminal apparatus 2 in the present embodiment. The terminal device 2 includes a map information storage unit 11, a reception unit 12, a map information acquisition unit 13, a spot situation information acquisition unit 24, and an output unit 25. The spot status information acquisition unit 24 includes a business status information acquisition unit 241 and a congestion status information acquisition unit 242.

  The spot situation information acquisition unit 24 acquires spot situation information that is information related to the spot situation. The said point is a point which the point information which the map information which the below-mentioned output part 25 has output has has. The spot status information is, for example, sales status information indicating the sales status of the spot, congestion status information indicating the congestion status of the spot, and the like. The spot situation information acquisition unit 24 usually acquires these spot situation information by a business situation information acquisition unit 241 and a congestion situation information acquisition unit 242 described later.

  The point situation information acquisition unit 24 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the point situation information acquisition unit 24 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The business status information acquisition unit 241 acquires business status information of a point. The said point is a point which the point information which the map information which the below-mentioned output part 25 has output has has. The business status information includes, for example, (1) information indicating that it is within business hours or outside business hours, (2) information indicating that it is before, during, or after business hours, and (3) business. Information indicating the time until the start time, (4) Information indicating the time until the business end time, and the like. (1) is, for example, “within business hours”, “out of business hours”, “in business”, “in preparation”, and the like. (2) is, for example, “before business hours”, “before opening”, “during business hours”, “during opening”, “after business hours”, “after closing”, and the like. Also, (3) and (4) are time information indicating time. The business status information acquisition unit 241 normally acquires business time information indicating the business hours of the point and current time information indicating the current time. From the business hours and the current time, the above (1) to ( 4) The business status at the point indicated by the information is determined, and business status information indicating the business status is acquired. The business hours information is time zone information indicating a time zone. The time zone information includes start time information that is a business start time and end time information that is a business end time. The start time information, end time information, and current time information are time information indicating the time.

  For example, when acquiring the information of (1), the business situation information acquisition unit 241 determines whether or not the current time is within business hours. If it is within business hours, the business situation information acquisition unit 241 generates and acquires business situation information indicating that it is within business hours. If it is outside business hours, the business situation information acquisition unit 241 generates and acquires business situation information indicating that it is outside business hours.

  For example, when acquiring the information of (2), the business status information acquisition unit 241 determines whether or not the current time is during business hours. If it is during business hours, the business status information acquisition unit 241 generates and acquires business status information indicating that it is during business hours. If it is not during business hours, the business situation information acquisition unit 241 determines whether or not the current time is before business hours. If it is before business hours, the business status information acquisition unit 241 generates and acquires business status information indicating that it is before business hours. If it is not before business hours, the business status information acquisition unit 241 generates and acquires business status information indicating that it is after business hours.

  For example, when acquiring the information of (3), the business situation information acquisition unit 241 determines whether or not the current time is before business hours. If it is before business hours, the business situation information acquisition unit 241 subtracts the current time from the business start time to calculate and acquire information indicating the time until the business start time.

  For example, when acquiring the information of (4), the business situation information acquisition unit 241 determines whether or not the current time is during business hours. If it is during business hours, the business situation information acquisition unit 241 subtracts the current time from the business end time to calculate and acquire information indicating the time until the business end time.

  Further, the business status information may be business hours information.

  The business hours information may include, for example, each point information included in the map information stored in the map information storage unit 11, may be stored in an arbitrary storage area, or may be The situation information acquisition unit 241 may hold the information, or information transmitted from the outside (information that can be received from the outside). Further, the business status information acquisition unit 241 may be any method and procedure as long as it can acquire business status information.

  The business situation information acquisition unit 241 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the business situation information acquisition unit 241 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The congestion status information acquisition unit 242 acquires the congestion status information of the spot. The said point is a point which the point information which the map information which the below-mentioned output part 25 has output has has. The congestion status information includes, for example, (1) information indicating whether or not it is congested, (2) information indicating the degree of congestion, (3) information indicating the degree of congestion, (4) information indicating the number of free spaces, and the like. It is. The “degree of congestion” is, for example, the ratio of the total number of accommodated persons to the number of visitors when the point is a sports facility, or the ratio of the total number of seats to the number of persons entered when the point is a restaurant, for example. is there. In addition, the “vacant number” is, for example, the number of people who subtract the number of people from the total number of people when the point is a sports facility, or the number of people who enter the store from the number of seats when the point is a restaurant, for example. The number of people subtracted. (1) is, for example, “crowded”, “not crowded”, “full”, “vacant”, etc. (2) is, for example, “crowded”, “somewhat crowded”, “normal”, “somewhat vacant”, “vacant”, and the like. Further, (3) is, for example, “100%”, “50%”, “0.1” or the like. (4) is, for example, “100 people”, “50 seats”, “10”, and the like.

  The congestion status information is usually information transmitted from the outside (information that can be received from the outside). The outside is, for example, a server that distributes the congestion status of each point, each point, or the like. The congestion status information may be stored in an arbitrary storage area, for example, or may be held by the congestion status acquisition unit 242. Further, the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 may acquire the congestion status information, and the method or procedure thereof is not limited.

  The congestion status information acquisition unit 242 is normally realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a unit that receives a broadcast. The congestion status information acquisition unit 242 may be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The output unit 25 outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit 13. Note that the method and procedure for outputting the map information are the same as those of the output unit 15, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Further, the output unit 25 outputs different icons according to the spot situation information acquired by the spot situation information acquisition unit 24. Note that the method and procedure of outputting the icon are the same as those of the output unit 15, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In addition, the icon output according to point condition information is normally decided beforehand. That is, for example, the output unit 25 may include output management information including a spot situation condition that is a condition related to a spot situation and output information indicating an icon that is output when the condition is satisfied.

  The location condition conditions are, for example, (1) “business status = within business hours”, (2) “business status = in preparation”, (3) “time until opening <1 hour”, (4) “until closing” (Time ≧ 3 hours), (5) “congestion state = congested”, (6) “congestion level = slightly free”, (7) “congestion degree ≦ 40%” (1) indicates that the business status information acquired by the business status information acquisition unit 241 is information indicating business hours. (2) indicates that the business status information acquired by the business status information acquisition unit 241 is information indicating that preparation is in progress. Further, (3) indicates that the business status information acquired by the business status information acquisition unit 241 is information indicating the time until opening of the store and that the time is less than one hour. Further, (4) indicates that the business status information acquired by the business status information acquisition unit 241 is information indicating the time until closing and the time is 3 hours or more. (5) indicates that the congestion status information acquired by the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 is information indicating that the congestion is present. Further, (6) indicates that the congestion status information acquired by the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 is information indicating the congestion status, and the congestion status is slightly free. (7) indicates that the congestion status information acquired by the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 is information indicating the degree of congestion, and the congestion level is 40% or less.

  The output information includes, for example, (1) “congestion”, (2) “empty icon”, (3) “yellow”, (4) “× 80%”, (5) “display”, (6) “Hide”, (7) “Blink”, etc. (1) indicates that an icon indicating that it is congested is output. (2) indicates that an icon indicating that there is a vacancy is output. (3) indicates that a yellow icon is output. (4) indicates that an icon whose size is reduced to 80% is output. (5) indicates that an icon is displayed. (6) indicates that the icon is not displayed. (7) indicates that a blinking icon is output.

  When the output management information is included, the output unit 25 outputs the business status information acquired by the business status information acquisition unit 241 or the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 or the output information corresponding to the point status condition that satisfies the congestion status information. get. And the output part 25 outputs the icon corresponding to each point information according to the said output information.

  Further, when the business status information acquisition unit 241 acquires the business status information, the output unit 25 may output only an icon corresponding to the point information that can be determined to be in business based on the business status information. Only icons corresponding to point information that can be determined not to be in business may be output.

  Further, when the business situation information acquisition unit 241 acquires the business situation information, the output unit 25 may output only the icon corresponding to the point information for which the corresponding business situation information can be acquired among the point information.

  Further, when the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 acquires the congestion status information, the output unit 25 may output an icon only when it can be determined that the congestion status information indicates that the congestion status is present. The icon may be output only when it can be determined that there is not.

  Moreover, when the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 acquires the congestion status information, the output unit 25 may output only the icon corresponding to the point information for which the corresponding congestion status information can be acquired.

  The output unit 25 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a speaker. The output unit 25 can be implemented by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  Next, the operation of the terminal device 2 will be described. Note that the i-th information in the predetermined information is described as “information [i]”. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the terminal device 2. In FIG. 10, steps S1001 to S1005 are the same as steps S201 to S205 in FIG.

  (Step S1006) The point situation information acquisition unit 24 determines whether it is the timing of acquisition of the point situation information. If it is the acquisition timing, the process proceeds to step S1007, and if not, the process returns to step S1001.

  (Step S1007) The point situation information acquisition unit 24 acquires the point situation information.

  (Step S1008) The output unit 15 outputs an icon according to the spot situation information acquired in Step S1007, and returns to Step S1001. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 10, the process may be terminated by turning off the power or interrupting the process.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an icon output process corresponding to the spot state information in step S1008 of the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 11, steps other than step S1105 are the same as those other than step S305 in FIG.

  (Step S1105) The output unit 15 determines whether or not the spot situation information acquired in step S1107 matches the spot situation condition included in the output management information [j]. If they match, the process proceeds to step S1106; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1108.

(Specific example 2)
Next, a specific example of the operation of the terminal device 2 will be described. In this specific example, it is assumed that the terminal device 2 is a navigation device (hereinafter, car navigation) mounted on a moving body (vehicle) such as a car, a motorcycle, or a bicycle. Further, it is assumed that the output unit 15 holds the output management information shown in FIG. The output management information includes an ID (item name: ID) for uniquely identifying each record, a spot condition condition (item name: condition), and output information (item name: output). The map information output by the car navigation system is map information output by the output unit 25 and is stored in the map information storage unit 11. Further, the map information output by the output unit 25 is assumed to correspond to the output instruction received by the receiving unit 12 unless otherwise specified.

(Example 1)
First, it is assumed that the map information shown in FIG. 13 is output. In FIG. 13, “P”, “S”, “C”, and “G” are each a point indicated by the point information and an icon corresponding to the point.

  Next, it is assumed that the business situation information acquisition unit 241 acquires current time information indicating the current time and acquires current time information “10:00”.

  Next, the business status information acquisition unit 241 acquires business hours information included in each point information of FIG. Here, the point information “P”, “S”, “C”, and “G” in FIG. 13 are the business hours information “9:00 to 18:00” and “11:00 to 20:00”, respectively. , “9:00 to 20:00” and “12: 0 to 22:00”. Then, the business situation information acquisition unit 241 acquires the business hours information included in each piece of point information.

  Next, the business status information acquisition unit 241 acquires business status information corresponding to each piece of point information in FIG. 13 from the acquired current time information and the business status information. For the point information “P” and “C”, the output unit 25 indicates that the time indicated by the current time information is in the business hours (time zone) indicated by the business hours information, and is therefore in operation. Acquire business status information "In operation". The output unit 25 is preparing for the point information “S” and “G” because the time indicated by the current time information is outside the range of the business hours (time zone) indicated by the business hours information. Get business status information "Preparing".

  Next, the output part 25 acquires the output information corresponding to each point information of FIG. 13 from the output management information of FIG. For the point information “P” and “C”, the output unit 25 determines that the business status condition “business status = business” of “ID = 011” is satisfied, and the output information “business in progress” of “ID = 011”. Get icon. Note that the output information “in-service icon” is an icon corresponding to each point, and means that an icon indicating that it is in operation is output. Further, the output unit 25 determines that the location information “S” and “G” satisfies the business status condition “business status = in preparation” of “ID = 012”, and the output information “ID = 011” Get "Preparing icon". Note that the output information “in preparation icon” is an icon corresponding to each point, and means that an icon indicating that preparation is in progress is output.

  Next, the output unit 25 outputs, for each piece of point information being output, an icon indicating that the corresponding output information is “business icon” indicating that the corresponding point is in operation. . Moreover, the output part 25 outputs the icon which shows that it is preparing corresponding to the said point about the point information whose output information corresponding to the output point information is "in preparation icon". As a result, the output unit 25 outputs an icon as shown in FIG.

  Thus, by outputting a different icon according to the business situation of a point, the user can know the business situation of the said point. Thereby, the user can easily determine whether or not to stop at the point.

(Example 2)
Similarly to Example 1, it is assumed that the map information shown in FIG. 13 is output.

  Next, it is assumed that the congestion state information acquisition unit 242 acquires the remaining fuel amount information indicating the remaining fuel amount of the mobile body, and acquires “5L”.

  Next, the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 acquires the congestion status corresponding to each point information of FIG. For example, it is assumed that the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 acquires information indicating the congestion status of each point distributed by the server. As a result, the congestion status information acquisition unit 242 sets the congestion status information “100%”, “50%”, ““, ”for each piece of point information“ P ”,“ S ”,“ C ”,“ G ”in FIG. It is assumed that “50%” and “0%” have been acquired.

  Next, the output part 25 acquires the output information corresponding to each point information of FIG. 13 from the output management information of FIG. For the point information “P”, the output unit 25 determines that the business condition “congestion state = 100%” of “ID = 031” is satisfied, and acquires the output information “red” of “ID = 031”. Note that the output information “red” means that a red icon is output. Further, the output unit 25 determines that the location information “S” and “C” satisfy the business condition condition “congestion condition ≧ 50%” of “ID = 034”, and the output information “ID = 034” Get "Yellow". Note that the output information “yellow” means that a yellow icon is output. Further, the output unit 25 determines that the point information “G” satisfies the business condition “congestion state = 0%” of “ID = 032”, and obtains the output information “−” of “ID = 032”. To do. The output information “-” means that the color of the icon being output is not changed.

  Next, the output part 25 outputs the icon corresponding to each point information according to the corresponding output information about each point information currently output. As a result, the output unit 25 outputs an icon as shown in FIG.

  In this way, by outputting different icons according to the congestion status of the spot, the user can know the congestion status of the spot. Thereby, the user can easily determine whether or not to stop at the point.

  In this specific example, the output icon is output according to either the sales status information or the congestion status information. However, the output icon is output according to both types of information. May be.

  As mentioned above, according to the terminal device 2 by this Embodiment, a different icon can be output according to the condition of a spot.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 2 by this Embodiment, a different icon can be output according to the sales situation of a point.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 2 by this Embodiment, a different icon can be output according to the congestion condition of a point.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 2 by this Embodiment, either of two or more icons can be output according to point condition information.

  Moreover, according to the terminal device 2 by this Embodiment, the icon from which the attribute of an icon differs can be output according to point condition information.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication units existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or distributed by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. It may be realized by being processed.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the terminal device 1 in the said Embodiment 1 is the following programs. In other words, this program stores map information including one or more pieces of point information having icons indicating points on the map in a recording medium, and instructs the computer to output the map information. A receiving unit that receives an output instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit according to the output instruction, an output unit that outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit, and a moving body This is a program for functioning as a travel information acquisition unit that acquires travel information that is information relating to the travel of the vehicle, and the output unit is a program that outputs different icons in accordance with the travel information.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the terminal device 2 in the said Embodiment 2 is the following programs. In other words, this program stores map information including one or more pieces of point information having icons indicating points on the map in a recording medium, and instructs the computer to output the map information. A receiving unit that receives an output instruction; a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit according to the output instruction; an output unit that outputs map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit; This is a program for functioning as a spot situation information acquisition unit that acquires spot situation information that is information relating to the situation of the vehicle, wherein the output unit corresponds to each piece of spot information that is output according to the spot situation information It is a program that outputs an icon that is different from the icon being output.

  Note that the program does not include at least processing that is performed only by hardware.

  The program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed. Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

  Moreover, the computer which performs the said program may be single, and plural may be sufficient as it. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 16 is an overview of a computer system 9 that executes the above-described program to realize the terminal device or the like of the above-described embodiment. The above-described embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon.

  In FIG. 16, the computer system 9 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 9011, an FD (Flexible Disk) drive 9012, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a monitor 904.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram of the computer system 9. In FIG. 17, in addition to a CD-ROM drive 9011 and an FD drive 9012, a computer 901 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 9013 and a ROM (Read-Only Memory) 9014 for storing a program such as a boot-up program. A random access memory (RAM) 9015 connected to the CPU 9013 for temporarily storing application program instructions and providing a temporary storage space; and a hard disk 9016 for storing application programs, system programs, and data , A CD-ROM drive 9011, an FD drive 9012, a CPU 9013, and the like. Although not shown here, the computer 901 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 9 to execute the functions of the terminal device or the like of the above-described embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 9101 or FD 9102, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 9011 or FD drive 9012, and further stored in the hard disk 9016. May be forwarded. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 9016. The program is loaded into the RAM 9015 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 9101, the FD 9102, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS), a third-party program, or the like that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the terminal device according to the above-described embodiment. The program only needs to include an instruction portion that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 9 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the terminal device according to the present invention can output different icons according to the traveling of the moving body provided with the device main body. Moreover, it has the effect that a different icon can be output according to the situation of a point, and is useful as a navigation apparatus, a form terminal having a navigation function, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Terminal device 11 Map information storage part 12 Reception part 13 Map information acquisition part 14 Traveling information acquisition part 15, 25 Output part 24 Point situation information acquisition part 141 Travel direction information acquisition means 142 Fuel remaining amount information acquisition means 241 Business condition Information acquisition means 242 Congestion status information acquisition means

Claims (12)

A map information storage unit for storing map information having one or more pieces of point information having an icon indicating a point on the map, which is information relating to the map;
A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
In accordance with the output instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit;
An output unit for outputting the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit;
A travel information acquisition unit that acquires travel information that is information relating to travel of the mobile body;
The output unit is
A terminal device that outputs different icons according to the travel information. The travel information acquisition unit
Comprising travel direction information acquisition means for acquiring travel direction information indicating the travel direction of the mobile body;
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein different icons are output when the point exists on the moving direction side of the moving body and when the point exists on the opposite side of the moving direction. The travel information acquisition unit
Comprising fuel remaining amount information acquisition means for acquiring fuel remaining amount information indicating the fuel remaining amount of the mobile body;
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a different icon is output according to the fuel remaining amount information. A map information storage unit for storing map information having one or more pieces of point information having an icon indicating a point on the map, which is information relating to the map;
A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
In accordance with the output instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit;
An output unit for outputting the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit;
A point status information acquisition unit that acquires point status information that is information related to the status of the point,
The output unit is
A terminal device that outputs different icons in accordance with the point situation information. The point situation information acquisition unit
The business status information indicating the business status is obtained by obtaining the business time information indicating the business time of the point and the current time information indicating the current time, judging the business status of the point from the business time and the current time Provide business status information acquisition means to acquire information,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein different icons are output according to the business situation. The point situation information acquisition unit
Comprising congestion status information acquisition means for acquiring congestion status information indicating the congestion status of the point;
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein different icons are output according to the congestion state. Each point information has two or more icons,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein one of two or more icons included in each point information being output is output in accordance with traveling information or point state information. The point information has one icon having one or more attribute information which is information indicating an attribute of the icon,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the attribute information of the icon is changed according to the traveling information or the point situation information. On the recording medium,
Map information having one or more point information having an icon indicating a point on the map is stored.
An icon output method performed using a reception unit, a map information acquisition unit, an output unit, and a travel information acquisition unit,
A reception step for receiving an output instruction, which is an instruction for outputting map information;
A map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit in accordance with the output instruction;
An output unit that outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit; and
The travel information acquisition unit includes a travel information acquisition step of acquiring travel information that is information related to travel of the mobile body,
In the output step,
An icon output method in which the output unit outputs different icons according to the travel information. On the recording medium,
Map information having one or more point information having an icon indicating a point on the map is stored.
An icon output method performed using a reception unit, a map information acquisition unit, an output unit, and a point situation information acquisition unit,
A reception step for receiving an output instruction, which is an instruction for outputting map information;
A map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit in accordance with the output instruction;
An output unit that outputs the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit; and
A point situation information acquisition unit comprising a point situation information acquisition step of acquiring point situation information which is information relating to the situation of the point;
In the output step,
An icon output method in which the output unit outputs different icons according to the point situation information. On the recording medium,
Map information having one or more point information having an icon indicating a point on the map is stored.
Computer
A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
In accordance with the output instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit;
An output unit for outputting the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit;
A program for functioning as a travel information acquisition unit that acquires travel information that is information relating to travel of a mobile body,
The output unit is
A program for outputting different icons according to the travel information. On the recording medium,
Map information having one or more point information having an icon indicating a point on the map is stored.
Computer
A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
In accordance with the output instruction, a map information acquisition unit that acquires map information from the map information storage unit;
An output unit for outputting the map information acquired by the map information acquisition unit;
A program for functioning as a point situation information acquisition unit that acquires point situation information that is information relating to the situation of the point,
The output unit is
A program for outputting different icons according to the point situation information.

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