JP2013083583A - Method for processing screen display of deformed electronic map and program causing computer to implement method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for processing screen display which causes a screen of a mobile electronic terminal to display an electronic map deformed into a form different from an actual land form along with a current location mark.SOLUTION: The method for processing screen display causes a screen 42 of a mobile electronic terminal 10 to display an electronic map deformed into a form different from the actual land form and a current location mark representing a location of the mobile electronic terminal 10. In the electronic map, the display ratio such as an aspect ratio is converted according to an aspect ratio of the screen 42, so that the map entire body is fitted into the screen 42 and the map entire body can be browsed without using a scroll function. After coordinate transformation is performed for matching a coordinate system included in the current location information acquired from a GPS, with a coordinate system of the electronic map displayed on the screen 42, the current location mark 60 is displayed at an appropriate location on the electronic map.

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for displaying an electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual landform on a screen of a mobile electronic terminal together with a current position mark.

For example, maps such as a tourist guide map and a hot spring town map that have been deformed according to the purpose of use, such as the width and length of the road and the mounting angle, and have been displayed in a manner different from the actual terrain have been widely used. An electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual terrain Such a map is not suitable for accurately grasping the current location and destination, but for example, it is displayed large and wide on the main street, and small otherwise inconspicuous It is still very popular in combination with a design that is very easy to use and has an emotional design that will inspire travel.

On the other hand, mobile electronic terminals have been spreading at a remarkable speed and their functions have evolved over the past few years. Among them, the model called a smartphone in particular has a large screen that spreads over almost the entire surface of the case, and a number of applications (application software) that can be installed arbitrarily by the user. As a big advantage over mobile phones, sales volume is steadily increasing. However, current smartphones use a map or a satellite photograph in which the scale of the actual terrain is changed as a background map when using the GPS function. For this reason, when you are strolling around sightseeing spots and hot springs, you often see a scene looking for a destination while looking alternately at a printed guide map and smartphone.

Patent Document 1 introduces a technique related to a navigation system in which a deformed picture map is displayed on a mobile electronic terminal and the current position is displayed on the picture map. If this technology is used, the guide map can be displayed on the screen of the smartphone, and the current position can be displayed on the guide map.

JP 2002-181561 A

By the way, the technique introduced in Patent Document 1 relates to an in-vehicle navigation system, and has a primary purpose of reliable guidance to a destination. Therefore, the degree of deformation does not deviate from this purpose. For example, there is no suggestion that a map of a certain area is deformed and displayed in an aspect ratio that matches the screen size of the smartphone. Therefore, for example, when it is desired to provide sightseeing guidance for the entire peninsula, it is not suitable for applications in which the shape of the peninsula is deformed according to the screen size and displayed.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and a screen display processing method for displaying an electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual terrain together with a current position mark on the screen of the mobile electronic terminal, and its An object is to provide a program for causing a computer to execute the method.

A first aspect of the present invention is a screen display processing method for displaying an electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual terrain on a screen of a mobile electronic terminal together with a current position mark, and is an electronic map display target. Obtaining the aspect ratio of the screen of the mobile electronic terminal; obtaining the current position information of the mobile electronic terminal; converting the display ratio of the electronic map according to the aspect ratio of the obtained screen; Displaying the electronic map on which the display ratio is converted on the screen; and displaying a current position mark at a corresponding position on the electronic map displayed on the screen based on the acquired current position information. Is configured as a screen display processing method.

An electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual terrain (hereinafter referred to as deformed map) refers to the width and length of the road, the mounting angle, the size and position of the landmark facility or building, depending on the purpose of use. Is an electronic map displayed in a manner different from the actual terrain. The deformed map is an electronic map that emphasizes ease of use, such as information that is easier to see than the accuracy of the terrain, and is an area that requires stunning travel, such as a sightseeing spot guide and hot spring town guide Is used extensively.

In order to improve the convenience of the deformed map, it can be said that it is desirable to be able to view all the areas shown on the map on one screen without using a scroll function or the like. The present invention is configured so that the entire map can be displayed on one screen by converting the display ratio of the deformed map, particularly the aspect ratio, in accordance with the aspect ratio of the screen of the mobile electronic terminal to be displayed. ing.

The current position information of the mobile electronic terminal is obtained by using a GPS function installed in many mobile electronic terminals. In addition to this, if the mobile electronic terminal is in a communicable state, it can also be obtained by receiving a location information providing service from a base station owned by the carrier.

The acquired current position information includes latitude data and longitude data, and based on this, a current position mark indicating the location of the mobile electronic terminal is displayed at the corresponding position on the deformation map displayed on the screen. . However, a deformed map representing a terrain different from the actual terrain cannot use the acquired current position information as it is because the coordinate system indicating the latitude and longitude on the map is different from the actual coordinate system. Further, the coordinate map of the deformed map in which the display ratio is converted when the screen is displayed is further converted. When displaying the current position mark, the present invention matches the coordinate system included in the acquired current position information with the coordinate system of the deformed map displayed on the screen, and adds coordinate conversion to the acquired current position information. After that, it is configured to display at a corresponding position on the deformed map.

In addition to the above configuration, the present invention includes a step of displaying a guide pin at a specific position on an electronic map displayed on the screen, and a step of displaying guide information on the specific position associated with the guide pin on the screen. It can also comprise so that it may contain further.

The specific position on the electronic map displayed on the screen is a location of a facility or place specified in advance in the display area of the deformed map. The locations of these facilities and places are displayed on the deformed map with guide pins. Guide information related to facilities and places is associated with the guide pin. For example, by tapping the guide pin, the guide information is displayed by switching to the deformed map or displayed in a separate frame on the deformed map. The

In addition to the above-described configuration, the present invention may further include a step of displaying an electronic map representing an actual landform corresponding to a specific area including the specific position on the screen.

The specific area is an area including the specific position indicated by the guide pin and its periphery. Regarding these specific areas, electronic map data (hereinafter referred to as a real map) representing the actual topography is stored in advance or can be acquired from the outside using a communication function.

A second aspect of the present invention is a screen display processing method for displaying an electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual landform on the screen of a mobile electronic terminal together with a current position mark, and is an electronic map display target. Obtaining the aspect ratio of the screen of the mobile electronic terminal; obtaining the current position information of the mobile electronic terminal; converting the display ratio of the electronic map according to the aspect ratio of the obtained screen; Displaying the electronic map on which the display ratio is converted on the screen; and displaying a current position mark at a corresponding position on the electronic map displayed on the screen based on the acquired current position information. Is configured as a program that causes a computer mounted on a mobile electronic terminal to execute the screen display processing method.

According to the present invention, the entire electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual terrain is displayed on one screen, and the current position mark is displayed on the electronic map, so that a tourist guide map, a hot spring town map, etc. It is possible to realize a navigation system that can confirm the current current position while enjoying an emotional map design.

Block diagram showing device configuration of mobile electronic terminal Flow chart of image display processing in mobile electronic terminal Figure showing a display example of the deformation map Figure showing a display example of basic information Figure showing a display example of a detailed map Figure showing a display example of word-of-mouth information

FIG. 1 shows a device configuration of a mobile electronic terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile electronic terminal 10 includes a central processing unit 12, a main storage device 14, an auxiliary storage device 16, a network device 18, a drawing processing device 20, a touch panel display 22, a GPS unit 24, various operation buttons 26, and an external device interface 28. Has been. The external device interface 28 is a connection portion with an external storage device 30 such as a flash memory and an external input / output device 32 such as an external keyboard and an external display, and includes a connector having a predetermined shape.

The central processing unit 12 is constituted by a processor, and processes various information related to electronic map display according to a program. The main storage device 14 is an area into which a program and related data are loaded when the central processing unit 12 executes processing. These programs and related data necessary for the execution thereof are stored in the auxiliary storage device 16.

The related data includes electronic map data, guide information data, and mobile electronic terminal model data. These data can be downloaded from a download site on the Internet through the network device 18 or externally through the external device interface 28. input.

The electronic map data is data relating to an electronic map (hereinafter referred to as a deformed map) that has been deformed to a form different from the actual landform for an area that a person visits for amusement such as a tourist spot or a hot spring town. The deformed map is a deformed map that differs from the actual terrain, for example, a landmark that serves as a landmark or a road that is the main route of tourism, such as a cartoon picture that can be seen on a tourist guide map or hot spring town guide map. This is an electronic map.

The electronic map data includes natural terrain information such as mountains and rivers, traffic infrastructure information such as roads and railways, and city function information such as houses and facilities. These data include position information (latitude data and longitude data), but the position information is aligned with the coordinate system of the deformed map so that it is displayed correctly at the corresponding position on the deformed map. .

The mobile electronic terminal model data is data related to the screen of the mobile electronic terminal model that is the display target of the deformation map. The number of pixels (width × height) for each major mobile electronic terminal model is input in advance. The deformed map is optimized and displayed so as to be most readable according to the number of pixels and the aspect ratio of the screen to be displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when a deformed map of Itoshima Peninsula in Fukuoka Prefecture is displayed, the deformed map is displayed vertically in accordance with the aspect ratio of the screen 42 of the mobile electronic terminal 10. By doing in this way, the whole Itoshima district where the whole peninsula is a sightseeing spot (play spot) can be displayed on one screen. Thereby, since it becomes possible to recognize the whole image without using the scroll function or the zoom function, the convenience as a sightseeing spot guide map or a hot spring town guide map is improved.

The guide information data includes guide information related to a specific position on the deformed map. The specific position is a location of a facility, a sightseeing spot, or a play spot for which history data is input in advance, and is displayed by a guide pin 44 at a corresponding position on the deformed map as shown in FIG. When the guide pin 44 is tapped, a pop-up window 46 is displayed on the deformed map as shown in FIG. 4, and guide information is displayed in the window.

The pop-up window 46 has three menus, and display contents can be switched by tapping the three tabs at the bottom of the window, the basic information tab 48, the detailed map tab 50, and the word-of-mouth information tab 52. When the guide pin 44 is tapped, basic information is displayed as a default menu. The pop-up window 46 can be resized by tapping the size change button 54 on the upper right.
The pop-up window 46 shown in FIG. 4 has a default size, and if the size change button 54 is tapped in this state, it can be enlarged and displayed on the entire screen 42. Return to the default size by uploading again.

As basic information, when the specific position is a store, information such as a store name, a telephone number, a URL, an address, and business hours is displayed. The URL can be directly accessed through the network device 18 by tapping the tab. When the specific position is a tourist spot, a name, an image, a description, and the like are displayed. A memo function may be provided in the pop-up window 46 so that a comment can be arbitrarily entered.

When the detailed map tab 50 is tapped, the URL of the map provided by Google (registered trademark), Yahoo (registered trademark), etc. on the Internet is automatically accessed through the network device 18, and in the pop-up window 46 as shown in FIG. To display. The detailed map displayed in the pop-up window 46 is a real map representing the actual topography, so when you want to check the detailed road map connecting the current location and the destination, or the distance to the destination, etc. Can be used.

When the review information tab 52 is tapped, the review information of the website associated in advance is displayed in the pop-up window 46 through the network device 18. The notation on the Web site may be displayed as it is, or may be reconfigured according to the number of pixels on the screen 42 and displayed. Also, on the pop-up window 46, word-of-mouth information can be referred to and posted using an SNS service such as Twitter (registered trademark) or Facebook (registered trademark).

The central processing unit 12 displays a deformation map, guide pins 44, a pop-up window 46, and the like on the screen 42 through the drawing processing unit 20. At that time, the display is optimized according to the number of pixels of the screen 42. The optimization is performed with respect to the display aspect ratio of the default map, the text size, the size of the guide pin and the current location pin, and the like.

Further, the central processing unit 12 acquires the current position information (latitude data and longitude data) of the mobile electronic terminal 10 through the GPS unit 24, and displays the current position mark 60 at a corresponding position on the deformation map through the drawing processing unit 20. . At this time, the position information acquired through the GPS unit 24 is subjected to coordinate conversion in order to match the coordinate system of the deformation map with the change of the aspect ratio. Based on the position information after the coordinate conversion, the current position mark 60 is displayed at the corresponding position on the deformed map.

FIG. 2 shows an image display processing flowchart in the mobile electronic terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the program and various data necessary for the image display process have already been downloaded or installed.

In S <b> 1, when the program is activated by operating the touch panel display 22 or various operation buttons 26 of the mobile electronic terminal 10, the central processing unit 12 reads mobile electronic terminal model data from the auxiliary storage device 16. In S <b> 2, the central processing unit 12 optimizes the screen display according to the number of pixels of the screen 42 of the mobile electronic terminal 10. The optimization is performed with respect to the display aspect ratio of the default map, the text size, the size of the guide pin and the current location pin, and the like. In S <b> 3, the central processing unit 12 reads the electronic map data and the guide information data from the auxiliary storage device 16, and displays the optimized default map on the screen 42 through the drawing processing device 20.

In S <b> 4, the central processing unit 12 acquires current position information (latitude data and longitude data) of the mobile electronic terminal 10 through the GPS unit 24. In S5, the central processing unit 12 performs coordinate conversion so that the latitude data and longitude data acquired through the GPS unit 24 are matched with the coordinate system of the deformation map displayed on the screen 42, and the deformation is determined based on the converted coordinates. A current position mark 60 is displayed on the map. When there is a change in the latitude data and longitude data acquired through the GPS unit 24, such as when the user of the mobile electronic terminal 10 moves, the central processing unit 12 executes the coordinate conversion of S5 as needed.

S1 to S5 are image display processes that are automatically executed when the program is started. Since the real-time current location is displayed on the default map by these image display processes, the user of the mobile electronic terminal 10 confirms the accurate current location with the current location mark 60 while enjoying the ease of use of the deformed map. can do.

In S <b> 6, the user selects an arbitrary guide pin 44 from among the guide pins 44 displayed at a plurality of specific positions on the default map, and taps the screen 42. In S 7, the central processing unit 12 reads the guide information data relating to the specific position selected from the auxiliary storage device 16 and displays it in the pop-up window 46 through the drawing processing unit 20.
The default map is

In S <b> 8, the user selects the detailed map tab 50 in the pop-up window 46 and taps the screen 42. In S <b> 9, the central processing unit 12 reads the real map data from the external website through the network device 18 and displays it in the pop-up window 46. The real map data is often read from an external website, but data stored in advance in the auxiliary storage device 16 may be read. When the communication state is unstable, it becomes a stressful state such as a slow data communication speed. In such a case, it is more convenient to read the real map data from the auxiliary storage device 16. .

The user can refer to word-of-mouth information related to a specific position from an external website as necessary. If the mobile electronic terminal 10 is connected to the communication line, when the user taps the word-of-mouth information tab 52, the central processing unit 12 reads external word-of-mouth information through the network device 18 and passes through the drawing processing device 20. It is displayed in the pop-up window 46.

10 mobile electronic terminal 12 central processing unit 14 main storage device 16 auxiliary storage device 18 network device 20 drawing processing device 22 touch panel display 24 GPS unit 26 operation buttons 28 external device interface 30 external storage device 32 external input / output device 42 screen 44 Guide pin 46 Pop-up window 48 Basic information tab 50 Detailed map tab 52 Review information tab 54 Size change button 60 Current position mark

Claims (4)

A screen display processing method for displaying an electronic map deformed in a form different from the actual terrain on a mobile electronic terminal screen together with a current position mark,
Obtaining the aspect ratio of the screen of the mobile electronic terminal to be displayed on the electronic map;
Obtaining current position information of the mobile electronic terminal;
Converting the display ratio of the electronic map according to the aspect ratio of the acquired screen;
Displaying the electronic map with the display ratio converted on the screen;
Displaying the current position mark at a corresponding position on the electronic map displayed on the screen based on the acquired current position information.   The method according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying a guide pin at a specific position on the electronic map displayed on the screen; and displaying guide information regarding the specific position associated with the guide pin on the screen. Screen display processing method.   The screen display processing method according to claim 2, further comprising a step of displaying an electronic map representing an actual topography corresponding to a specific area including the specific position on the screen.   The program which makes the computer mounted in the mobile electronic terminal perform the screen display processing method in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.

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