JP2013096777A - Route search method, apparatus, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus enabling a user to input search condition information constituting a condition of a route search even with a narrow display area.SOLUTION: An apparatus provides a display device 201 with: a display control part 21 for displaying a route diagram of a transportation system and a menu image consisting of plural items for inputting search condition information constituting a condition of a route search; a main controller 27 for detecting a position of a user selection on the route diagram and causing the display control part 21 to display a menu image in which plural items are arranged annularly around the aforementioned position; and a route search condition setup part 26 for storing search condition information input by using the menu image in a setup table. Further, a network control part 23 transmits the search condition information stored in the setup table to an external device, thereby executing a route search process.

Description

  The present invention makes it easy to input information (hereinafter referred to as “search condition information”) that is a route search condition such as a departure point (departure station) and a destination (destination station) in a route search system for transportation. The present invention relates to route search technology.

  In addition to being used for planning in advance before going out by a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”), a route search system for transportation facilities has recently been increasingly used in places where the user goes out. When used on the go, mobile phones, smartphones, tablet PCs, etc. are often used. Mobile phones, smartphones, tablet PCs, and the like often have a small display screen, so that it is often impossible to ensure a sufficient display area such as a condition search screen for route search.

  In the situation where the display area cannot be secured, the display content is limited. Therefore, when more information is displayed, the display becomes finer as operations such as clicking become difficult. If expressed with a general select box, the problem of the display area can be solved. However, if an intuitive input method such as a map (route map) is used, it is necessary to separate input and selection and move the viewpoint. And complicated procedures occur.

  Patent Document 1 discloses, as an example of such a display method, an invention for improving user convenience by performing display for assisting subsequent information input while displaying predetermined information in a display area. It is disclosed. According to the present invention, an operation display unit that displays a history of character information that has been input in the past, that is, an operation content of the input history information, is displayed side by side on a character display unit for displaying input characters. The operation display unit is displayed with a narrower width than the character display unit.

JP 2010-26973 A

  In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the input history information is displayed with a narrower width than the character display unit, the conventional problem that an operation such as a click is difficult is not solved.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a main object of the present invention to provide a technique for solving the above-described problems and enabling a user to easily input search condition information even in a narrow display area.

  The route search method of the present invention that solves the above problem stores a menu image composed of a plurality of items for inputting search condition information as a route search condition, and stores the input search condition information. It is executed by a device having a setting table. In this method, a route map of transportation is displayed on a predetermined display device, and a position selected by the user on the route map is detected, and the plurality of items are arranged in a circle around the position. A step of displaying the menu image; a step of storing the search condition information input by the menu image in the setting table; and a route search based on the search condition information stored in the setting table. Causing the engine to perform.

  In the present invention, since the items of the menu image are arranged in a circle around the position selected by the user, even if the display area of the display device cannot be sufficiently secured, the menu image has a size that is easy for the user to use. Can be displayed. In particular, intuitive search conditions can be entered while looking at the route map without requiring screen switching.

For example, the menu image may be displayed by arranging the plurality of items around the position so that at least a part of the ring is multiplexed. For example, the items are arranged in a double or triple ring shape. By displaying in this way, many items can be displayed at once.
Further, when the menu image item is selected, the items of the other menu image may be displayed in a ring shape along the periphery of the menu image or around the selected item. Thus, by providing a so-called hierarchical menu image, a large number of items can be displayed.

  In the menu image, for example, a first menu image having items for inputting a starting point and a destination and a second menu image having items for inputting a search time are prepared. In this case, when inputting the starting point and the destination in the step of displaying the menu image, the items of the first menu image are arranged in a circle around the position selected by the user and the search time is input. When doing so, instead of each item of the first menu image, the item of the second menu image is displayed in a circle around the position. The starting point and the destination can be set by the first menu image. With the second menu image, it is possible to set the time of the route search such as the route search at that time, the route search by the first departure time, and the route search from the last train time.

The apparatus of the present invention includes a display control means for displaying a menu image composed of a plurality of items for inputting a route map of a transportation facility and search condition information as a route search condition on a predetermined display device, and a user Detects a position selected on the route map, and displays the menu image in which the plurality of items are arranged in a circle around the position by the display control means, and input by the menu image A setting table that stores the search condition information that has been set, and enables a route search based on the search condition information stored in the setting table.
The search engine for route search may be built in the device, or may be built in another device that can communicate via a network.

  The apparatus further includes an input history storage unit that stores, for example, the search condition information input from the menu image as an input history. With such a configuration, the main control means can display the input history stored in the input history storage means along the outer periphery of the annular menu image by the display control means. . By displaying the input history, the user can easily re-enter search condition information input in the past.

  A computer program according to the present invention stores a menu image composed of a plurality of items for inputting search condition information as a route search condition, and a computer having a setting table in which the input search condition information is stored. A process for displaying a route map of a transportation facility on a predetermined display device, and detecting the position selected by the user on the route map so that the menu image in which the plurality of items are arranged in a circle around the position is displayed. Processing for displaying, processing for storing the search condition information input by the menu image in the setting table, processing for causing a predetermined route search engine to perform a route search based on the search condition information stored in the setting table, Is a computer program for executing

  According to the present invention, since the search condition information is input by a menu image in which a plurality of items are arranged in a ring shape, the menu image can be displayed in a size that can be easily operated by the user even in a narrow display area. Input of search condition information becomes easy.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an operation route search system according to an embodiment. The functional block diagram of a portable terminal device. FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a setting table. The flowchart about the process sequence which performs route search by a portable terminal device. The illustration of a route map. The illustration figure of the state by which the setting menu was displayed. FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram when a departure station is set. The example figure when the destination station is set. The illustration figure of the state by which the search menu was displayed. FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a search result image. The display example figure of an input history. The example of setting of the departure place using the input history by gesture input. The example of setting of the departure place using the input history by gesture input. The example of setting of the departure place using the input history by gesture input. The example figure of the menu image in which a part overlaps. The other example figure of a setting menu.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the route search system of the present embodiment, in which characteristic portions are posted. The route search system 1 includes a route search server 10 connected to a digital network N such as the Internet as a main component.
A personal computer (PC) 30 as an example of an information terminal device can be connected to the digital network N. The mobile terminal device 20 as another example of the information terminal device is a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC or the like having data communication and data processing functions.

<Route search server>
The route search server 10 has a server body provided with a storage device, and is realized by the cooperation of the server body and a predetermined computer program. That is, the server main body reads and executes a computer program, thereby constructing an operation information DB (DB is an abbreviation for database, the same applies hereinafter) 120 in the storage device, and the server main body is connected to the data communication interface 100 and the route. It functions as the exploration tool 110.

  The operation information DB 120 stores transportation means network configuration information including routes and schedule information of transportation facilities (railways, buses, ships, airplanes, etc.), fare information, and a station list. This configuration information is updated as needed.

  The data communication interface 100 enables access to the route search tool 110 and the operation information DB 120 as internal processing, and enables bidirectional communication with the mobile terminal device 20 and the PC 30 as external processing. The portable terminal device 20 and the PC 30 are provided with a viewable hierarchical page screen. This hierarchical page screen is for performing route search Web services, and provides an environment for performing route search that satisfies the user by interactively specifying precise route search conditions between the system side and the user. Also provide. The route search result information can also be displayed on this page screen.

The route search tool 110 is also called a “search engine”, and when a search condition including a departure station and a destination station is received, a route from the departure station to the destination station based on the record information in the operation information DB 120. Search for candidates dynamically.
“Dynamic search” is a search for the next section where the route operation cost is the lowest starting from the departure station, that is, the next station or stop (in the following explanation, the stop is also included in the station). Is repeated in a chain like a ripple when a stone is thrown on the water surface. stop. Such a method is different from a method in which one or more routes from a departure station to a destination station are specified and then a route having an optimum operation cost is searched from the one or more routes.
The operating cost considered at the time of search is usually time. That is, a route candidate having the shortest time in the next section (between stations, walking section) is searched. However, in addition to time, distance, fare, or a combination thereof may be used as the operation cost.
The route search tool 110 also calculates a total operation cost of the route, for example, a total required time, for each of the plurality of routes searched based on the operation cost. You can also sort the routes.

<Mobile terminal device>
The portable terminal device 20 includes, for example, a general-purpose information terminal device that includes a storage device and includes the following components that are realized in cooperation with the computer program of the present invention. That is, the portable terminal device 20 reads and executes a computer program, thereby displaying a display control unit 21, an input unit 22, a network control unit 23, an input history management unit 24, and an input menu image storage unit 25 as shown in FIG. The route search condition setting unit 26 and the main control unit 27 are provided.

  The display control unit 21 displays a viewable hierarchical page screen provided from the route search server 10 on the display device 201 of the mobile terminal device 20. In particular, in this embodiment, a route map used for route search, and a menu image for inputting search condition information (information such as a departure station name, a destination station name, a transit station name, a search condition) that is information serving as a route search condition are displayed. . In the route map, there are displayed the departure and arrival points of vehicles in transportation such as railway stations, bus stops, and airports.

  The input unit 22 sends the input content to the main control unit 27 by a key operation or a touch panel provided in the display device 201. In particular, in this embodiment, search condition information can be input by performing a key operation or a touch panel input on the route map and menu image displayed on the display device 201.

  The network control unit 23 enables bidirectional communication with the route search server 10 via the digital network N. In this embodiment, search condition information, which is the content of a setting table described later, is transmitted to the route search server 10, and a route search result is received from the route search server 10 and sent to the main control unit 27.

  The input history management unit 24 saves the departure station name, the destination station name, and the transit station name as input histories in the input history storage unit 241 from the contents of the setting table. The input history management unit 24 stores this input history separately for, for example, a departure station, a destination station, and a transit station, and enables the input history of the departure station, the destination station, and the transit station to be read.

The input menu image storage unit 25 stores a menu image displayed on the display device 201 by the display control unit 21. The menu image is acquired from the route search server 10 and stored, for example, when accessing the route search server 10. After the route search, it may be deleted. In the present embodiment, a setting menu including items for inputting a departure place (departure station) and a destination (destination station), which are conditions for route search, and conditions for inputting conditions such as a route search time are input. Two menu images of the search menu including items are stored.
In addition, if it acquires from the route search server 10 and it displays on the display apparatus 201 as it is, the input menu image memory | storage part 25 will be unnecessary.

  The route search condition setting unit 26 stores and holds the content input by the menu image in the setting table. The contents of the setting table are sent to the route search server 10 as route search information indicating route search conditions at the start of the search, and are used for the route search. FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the contents of the setting table. In the setting table, the departure point, the destination, the waypoint, the search time (departure now, the first departure time, the last train time) that is the reference time for the search, and the presence / absence of use of the bus, airplane, and Shinkansen are written. If the departure place, the destination, and the search time are stored in the setting table, the minimum search condition information as a route search condition is obtained.

The main control unit 27 controls the operation of each component of the mobile terminal device 20. In this embodiment, each component is controlled in order to realize a series of processes for requesting a route search to the route search server 10 and displaying the search result.
In particular, in this embodiment, the main control unit 27 reads the setting menu and the search menu from the input menu image storage unit 25. Then, the display control unit 21 executes processing for displaying on the display device 201, and the input result from each menu is written into the setting table by the route search condition setting unit 26. Further, the contents of the setting table are transmitted to the route search server 10 via the digital network N by the network control unit 23. Further, the route search result received by the network control unit 23 from the route search server 10 via the digital network N is displayed on the display device 201 by the display control unit 21 in order to visually notify the user.

<Route search process>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a processing procedure for performing a route search by the mobile terminal device 20. S represents a process step.
When the user performs a route search using a transportation facility with the mobile terminal device 20, a route map is first displayed on the display device 201 (S10).
The mobile terminal device 20 obtains a route map from the route search server 10 and displays it, thereby enabling a route search using the latest route map at all times. The route map is created by using the traffic network configuration information in the operation information DB 120 in the route search server 10, so that the latest information is always reflected. The route map does not have to be a map as long as it shows the station, airport, stop, etc. FIG. 5 is an illustration of such a route map. In the example of FIG. 5, JR and private railway stations are connected by a line to represent a route.

When the user selects a station name by selecting a station name display position by key operation or screen touch from the route map (S12), the mobile terminal device 20 detects the selection by the input unit 22 and is selected by the user. A setting menu in which each item is arranged in an annular shape around the position is displayed (S14).
FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram showing a state in which the setting menu is displayed. In FIG. 6, “Koenji” station is selected from the route map, and each item of the setting menu is displayed in a circle around the “Koenji” station. In the example of FIG. 6, each item is represented by characters. However, the display area of the setting menu may be reduced by using icons to make the route map easier to see.
In the setting menu, in addition to the setting of the departure station and the destination station, an item capable of setting a transit station (passage point) is prepared. The setting menu also includes items for acquiring various information related to the selected position, such as exit information, transfer information, and station timetable of the selected position (“Koenji” station in the example of FIG. 6). . Further, an item for displaying an input history such as a station name input in the past from the mobile terminal device 20 ("designate station from history") is also prepared.

When the user selects “departure place setting” from the setting menu, the station name selected in step S12 is set as the departure station, and the route search condition setting unit 26 stores the departure place in the setting table. When “Destination setting” or “Destination setting” is selected, the station name selected in step S12 is similarly set to the destination station and the transit station, and is set by the route search condition setting unit 26. The destination and waypoint of the setting table are stored.
When setting the destination station and the transit station, the processes of steps S12 to S16 are repeated, and the user selects the destination station and the transit station from the route map, and a setting menu is displayed around the selected position. Is done.
In this manner, the station name is selected from the route map by the user, and the departure station, the destination station, and if necessary, the transit station are selected from the setting menu, thereby completing the input of the station name (S16: Y).
FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram when a departure station is set. In this example, “Koenji” station is set as the departure station. FIG. 8 is an exemplary diagram when the destination station is set. In this example, “Shinjuku” station is set as the destination station. The station names set as the departure station, the destination station, and the transit station are stored in the input history storage unit 241 as an input history by the input history management unit 24.

  Alternatively, the first selected station name may be automatically set as the departure station, the next selected station name as the destination station, and the next selected station name as the transit station. In this way, for example, in the setting menu of FIG. 6, the name of the station selected first is displayed as it is in the item “Departure point setting”. That is, by selecting the station name, the setting menu of FIG. 7 is displayed first. If the first selected station name is to be set as the destination station, the selected station name is set as the destination station by selecting “Destination Setting” from the setting menu of FIG. In such a case, if there is a previously set destination station, the setting of the destination station is updated. The station name is overwritten on the setting menu display. This is the same for any setting of the departure station, the transit station, and the destination station.

When selecting a station name, so-called gesture input is possible. “Gesture input” is an input method performed by, for example, selecting (touching) a menu item by sliding a finger while touching the screen. In the example of FIG. 7, without touching the “Koenji” station on the screen and without releasing your finger from the screen, select the “Departure point setting” item in the setting menu and then lift your finger off the screen. So “Koenji” is set as the departure station. Similarly, setting of the destination station and the transit station is performed by selecting the “Destination setting” and “Via-point setting” items in the setting menu by gesture input.
With the setting menu in which items are arranged in a gesture input and a ring shape, there is no need to switch the screen from the route map for setting the departure station and destination station, and the station name can be selected intuitively while viewing the route map. Is possible. Therefore, it is possible to easily set the departure station and the destination station, and it is possible to easily correct the station even if it is set incorrectly.
With gesture input, menu selection is easy even when the screen is small, and the number of touches during setting can be reduced. Gesture input does not require an accurate touch in dot units, and items that exist in the direction moved from the touched position are selected. For example, when “Departure point setting” is selected in FIG. 6, after touching “Koenji” station, it is only necessary to move the finger in the direction of the “Departure point setting” item. There is no need to move your finger to the enclosed area. Even if the finger moves to the outside of the ring, the direction may be in the direction of “departure point setting”.

  When the input of the station name is completed, the mobile terminal device 20 displays a search menu in which each item is arranged in an annular shape instead of the setting menu at the position where the setting menu is finally displayed (S18). FIG. 9 is an exemplary diagram showing a state in which the search menu is displayed. In FIG. 9, since the search menu is displayed after the target station is set, the items of the search menu are displayed in a circle around the “Shinjuku” station. In addition, the departure station, the destination station, and the transit station set in the setting menu are displayed outside the search menu. In this example, “Koenji” station is set as the departure station, “Shinjuku” station is set as the destination station, and no transit station is set. Similarly to the setting menu, the search menu may be displayed as small as possible by using icons instead of describing each item with characters. The display positions of the departure station, destination station, and transit station do not need to be around the search menu, and do not interfere with the user's operation as much as possible outside the display screen or inside the search menu circle. And it should just be a place where it is easy for a user to visually recognize.

  In the search menu, an item for specifying at which time the route search is performed is prepared. In the example of FIG. 9, items for performing route search (“depart now”), search for the last train, and search for the first train are prepared. In addition, an item for performing a route search by designating a departure time and an arrival time may be prepared. In the search menu, items about search conditions for performing a search are prepared. In the example of FIG. 9, items for setting availability of buses, air routes, and bullet trains are prepared. Like the setting menu, the search menu can be touched or gesture input.

  Among these items, the setting result of availability of buses, air routes, and bullet trains is stored in the setting table by the route search condition setting unit 26, but the route search is not immediately performed (S20, S22: N, S18). By touching the inside of the search menu circle after selecting each item for using the bus, air route, and bullet train, it becomes possible to select other items in the search menu. When the use of a bus, air route, or bullet train is set by touch or gesture input, the display state of the item changes (for example, changes in character color or font decoration), so that it can be visually confirmed that the item has been selected. ing.

When any of the items “depart now”, “search for the last train”, and “search for the first train” is selected, the route search condition setting unit 26 stores the item in the search time item of the setting table and immediately sets the setting table. Is sent to the route search server 10 via the digital network N by the network control unit 23. The route search server 10 performs a route search by the route search tool 110 based on the search condition information sent from the mobile terminal device 20 (S20, S22: Y).
By using the search menu, it is possible to perform a route search specifying a condition. Further, since the route search is performed by setting conditions from the search menu, it is not necessary to set conditions before setting the departure station and the destination station. Selection of each item from the search menu is also possible by gesture input.

  When the mobile terminal device 20 receives the route search result from the route search server 10, the mobile terminal device 20 displays the route search result on the display device 201 as an image that is visually understandable to the user (S <b> 24). FIG. 10 is an illustration of such a search result image. This example shows a route search result when the departure station is “Koenji” station and the destination station is “Shinjuku” station, and the departure is immediately (“September 27, 2011, 15:15”).

In addition, when “designate station from history” is selected in the setting menu, the mobile terminal device 20 uses the input history management unit 24 to store the input history of the departure station, the destination station, and the transit station from the input history storage unit 241. read out. The portable terminal device 20 causes the display control unit 21 to display the read input history in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the setting menu. FIG. 11 is a display example of such an input history.
The user selects a desired station name from such an input history, and then selects any of the items "Departure point setting", "Destination setting", and "Intermediate point setting", so that the departure station, A destination station and a transit station can be set. For example, if there is a desired departure station and destination station in the displayed input history, the departure station and destination station can be set from this screen, and input is further facilitated. For example, touching “Specify station from history” in the setting menu displays the input history, touching “Shin-Osaka” from the input history, and then touching “Departure point setting” in the setting menu "Shin-Osaka" station is set up on the ground. In the case of gesture input, the finger moves to the shaded area in FIG. 12 after the setting menu is displayed, so that “designate station from history” is selected and the input history is expanded as shown in FIG. When the finger moves to the part, “Shin-Osaka” station is selected as shown in FIG. 14, and when the finger moves to the hatched part in FIG. 14, “Shin-Osaka” station is set as the departure station. Similarly, a destination station and a transit station can be set.

In addition, when none of the departure station, the destination station, and the transit station is set, only the entry history of the departure station is displayed and the entry history of the destination station is displayed after the departure station is set. It may be. If the input history of the departure station, the destination station, and the transit station is appropriately displayed according to the input state of the station name, the convenience for the user is improved.
In addition, the input history displayed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the setting menu is displayed with the input history of the departure station on one side (for example, the right side) and the input history of the destination station on the other side (for example, the left side). Also good. In such a display, for example, when the input history selected first by the user is the input history of the departure station, the input history of the destination station is deleted and the input history of the departure station is displayed on the other side. It may be. That is, only the input history of either the departure station or the destination station is displayed according to the input history selected first by the user. By sequentially selecting the input history, it is possible to erase the input history previously selected and display an older input history.

In the present embodiment, the search condition information is transmitted to the route search server 10 and the route search server 10 performs a route search, and the portable terminal device 20 and the PC 30 function as a simple user input / output interface. However, the route search tool 110 and the operation information DB 120 may be built in the mobile terminal device 20 or the PC 30 so that the route search is performed by the mobile terminal device 20 or the PC 30 without using the route search server 10.
In this embodiment, the departure point is set from the setting menu. However, the nearest station of the current position of the mobile terminal device 20 may be set as the departure point using GPS (Global Positioning System). .

The setting menu and the search menu may be arranged in a plurality of layers as necessary. When one item is selected, another menu image in which items are arranged in a circle around the display position of the item is displayed. You may make it display. In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 5 to 9, only one round item is displayed, but in order to display more items, the menu image is displayed so that the ring is doubled and tripled. May be. In this case, the convenience is improved by displaying the items with higher usage frequency on the inner side.
FIG. 15 is a view showing an example of a menu image partially overlapped. In this menu image, items B to E are arranged on the inner ring, and item A is arranged on the outer side. In FIG. 15, the outer menu image is arcuate, but it may be a ring. In the case of a gesture input, in a portion where menu images are doubled as in item B, selection can be made within the range from the center of the ring to the inside of the outer menu image. Further, in a portion where there is no menu image on the outside as in item D, selection can be made within the range from the center of the ring to the outside of the ring.
In the part where the menu image is partially overlapped like items C and E, the range from the center of the ring to the inside of the outer menu image in the double part, and the part where there is no menu image outside, The range can be selected from the center of the ring to the outside of the ring.

  The items of the menu image may be arranged around a selected position on the route map in addition to arranging them in an annular shape. FIG. 16 shows an example of such a menu. In this example, the menu items are arranged in a circle and the characters are aligned in one direction to make each item easier to see.

  As described above, in this embodiment, each item of the setting menu and the search menu is displayed in a ring shape, so that even when the display screen size cannot be sufficiently secured as in the mobile terminal device 20, the size is easy to use for the user. Each menu can be displayed. In particular, since each item of the menu is displayed around the selected position, the selection is easy.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Route search system, 10 ... Route search server, 20 ... Portable terminal device, 30 ... PC, 100 ... Interface for data communication, 110 ... Route search tool, 120 ... Operation information DB, 21 ... Display control part, 201 ... Display Device 22 ... Input unit 23 ... Network control unit 24 ... Input history management unit 241 ... Input history storage unit 25 ... Input menu image storage unit 26 ... Route search condition setting unit 27 ... Main control unit

Claims (7)

A method executed by an apparatus having a setting table for storing a menu image including a plurality of items for inputting search condition information as a route search condition and storing the input search condition information. ,
Displaying a route map of the transportation on a predetermined display device;
Detecting the menu image in which the plurality of items are arranged in a ring around the position by detecting the position selected by the user on the route map;
Storing the search condition information input by the menu image in the setting table;
Causing a predetermined route search engine to perform a route search based on the search condition information stored in the setting table,
Route search method. The menu image in which the plurality of items are arranged so that at least a part of the ring is multiplexed around the position is displayed.
The route search method according to claim 1. By selecting the item of the menu image, the items of the other menu image are displayed in a ring shape along the periphery of the menu image or around the selected item.
The route search method according to claim 1 or 2. The menu image includes a first menu image having items for inputting a starting point and a destination and a second menu image having items for inputting a search time.
In the step of displaying the menu image,
When inputting a starting point and a destination, the items of the first menu image are displayed in a circular pattern around the position selected by the user,
When inputting the search time, instead of each item of the first menu image, the items of the second menu image are displayed in a circle around the position.
The route search method according to claim 1. Display control means for displaying a menu image composed of a plurality of items for inputting route map of transportation and search condition information as a route search condition on a predetermined display device;
A main control unit that detects a position selected by the user on the route map, and causes the display control unit to display the menu image in which the plurality of items are arranged in a ring around the position;
A setting table for storing the search condition information input by the menu image,
Enabling a route search based on the search condition information stored in the setting table;
apparatus. An input history storage means for storing the search condition information input by the menu image as an input history;
The main control means causes the display control means to display the input history stored in the input history storage means along the outer periphery of the annular menu image.
The apparatus of claim 5. A computer having a setting table in which a menu image including a plurality of items for inputting search condition information serving as a route search condition and storing the input search condition information is stored.
Processing to display a route map of transportation on a predetermined display device;
Processing for displaying the menu image in which the plurality of items are arranged in a ring around the position by detecting the position selected by the user on the route map;
Processing for storing the search condition information input by the menu image in the setting table;
Processing for causing a predetermined route search engine to perform a route search based on the search condition information stored in the setting table;
A computer program for running.

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