JP2013205222A - Navigation system, navigation method, server and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system and an information processing terminal which reduce a cost for infrastructure and automatically display guidance to a destination designated by a user on guide display devices installed on a passage way.SOLUTION: An information processing terminal 3 transmits a guide display device ID of a guide display device 9 to a server 5 when detecting an existence of the guide display device 9. The server 5 identifies a position of the guide display device 9 and obtains a distance between the guide display device 9 and a destination input by a user. The server also: generates a guide screen with an image of a facility to be the destination when the distance to the destination is no more than a constant value or the guide screen by synthesizing the image of a passage way to transit next or an arrow image indicating a direction of the passage way, a name of the destination and the distance to the destination when the distance to the destination is no less than the constant value; and transmits the guide screen to the information processing terminal 3. The information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guide screen to the guide display device 9. Then, the guide display device 9 displays the guide screen.

Description

The present invention relates to a navigation system or the like that dynamically provides route guidance to a destination.

  Conventionally, in facilities such as amusement parks, theme parks, exhibition halls, etc., users have been required to look for guide maps and information boards installed in the facilities to find where they want to go. A system for guiding a facility by a portable terminal using a Global Positioning System has been developed.

  For example, in the navigation system of Patent Document 1, a user supports facility excursions using a dynamically rewritable guidance display device. When the personal identification information recorded on the mobile terminal is received, the user who accesses the server and discriminates the circulating facility associated with the personal identification information and the information on the ranking of the circulating ranking, and possesses the portable terminal Is determined and displayed on the guidance display device.

JP 2003-132174 A

  However, in the method of Patent Document 1, the navigation system determines the destination where the user travels within the facility, and the user cannot determine the destination. Further, in the method of Patent Document 1, since the destination is automatically presented for each user, the navigation system needs to hold in advance attributes such as user preference and authority. Moreover, in the method of Patent Document 1, the mobile terminal possessed by the user and the guidance display device must be connected via a server, which increases the cost in terms of infrastructure.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the purpose thereof is to reduce the cost in terms of infrastructure and to the destination specified by the user on the guidance display device installed on the passage. To provide a navigation system or the like that automatically displays a guidance display.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the first invention displays an information processing terminal to which a destination is input, a server connected to the information processing terminal via a network, and route guidance to the destination. The information processing terminal determines whether the guidance display device is within a certain range when the guidance display request is input or the guidance display device is detected. And a destination transmission means for transmitting the identification information of the guidance display device and the destination to the server when the guidance display device is within a certain range, the server comprising the guidance display device. Position specifying means for specifying the position of the guidance display device from the identification information, route calculation means for calculating a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination, and guidance for the route Generating means for generating a surface; and guide screen transmitting means for transmitting the guide screen to the guide display device via the information processing terminal or the network, the guide display device including the guide screen It is a navigation system characterized by comprising display means for displaying.
According to the first invention, a guidance screen that does not include unnecessary information can be automatically displayed on a guidance display device installed at a branch point or the like of a passage for a user who has an information processing terminal.

The transmission unit further includes a guidance screen transfer unit that transmits the guidance screen to the information processing terminal, and the information processing terminal transfers the guidance screen received from the server to the guidance display device.
This eliminates the need for a network connection between the server and the guidance display device, thereby reducing the infrastructure for introducing the system.

The generation unit includes an image of the destination in the guidance screen when a distance from the position of the guidance display device to the destination is within a certain range.
Thereby, the user can easily recognize the destination.

When the distance is equal to or greater than a certain distance, the generation unit specifies a path through which a user passes next to go to the destination from the guidance display device, and displays an image of the path or an arrow indicating the direction to the path. The image and information on the destination are combined and included in the guidance screen.
Thus, the user can easily obtain information such as which path to turn to which direction and how far the destination is.

The second invention is composed of an information processing terminal to which a destination is inputted, a server connected to the information processing terminal via a network, and a guidance display device for displaying route guidance to the destination. A determination method for determining whether the guidance display device is within a certain range when the information processing terminal detects a guidance display request input or the guidance display device; and When the guidance display device is within a certain range, the terminal transmits the identification information of the guidance display device and the destination to the server, and the server uses the identification information of the guidance display device. A position specifying step for specifying the position of the guidance display device; and the server calculates a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination. A route calculation step; a generation step in which the server generates a guidance screen for the route; and a guidance screen in which the server transmits the guidance screen to the guidance display device via the information processing terminal or the network. A navigation method comprising: a transmission step; and a display step in which the guidance display device displays the guidance screen.
According to the second invention, it is possible to automatically display a guidance screen that does not include unnecessary information on a guidance display device installed at a branch point or the like of a passage for a user who has an information processing terminal.

A third invention is a server connected via a network to an information processing terminal to which a destination is input, and the position of the guidance display device is determined from the identification information of the guidance display device transmitted from the information processing terminal. A position specifying means for specifying, a route calculating means for calculating a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination, a generating means for generating a guide screen for the route, and the guide screen as the information processing terminal or Guidance screen transmission means for transmitting to the guidance display device via the network;
It is a server characterized by comprising.
According to the third invention, the navigation system of the first invention can be constructed and the navigation method of the second invention can be executed.

  A fourth invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a server connected via a network to an information processing terminal to which a destination is input, and identifying a guidance display device transmitted from the information processing terminal Position specifying means for specifying the position of the guidance display device from information, route calculation means for calculating a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination, generation means for generating a guidance screen for the route, A program for causing a server to function as a server, comprising: a guide screen transmitting unit that transmits a guide screen to the guide display device via the information processing terminal or the network. The server of the third invention can be obtained by installing the program of the fourth invention on a general-purpose computer.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a navigation system or the like that can reduce the infrastructure cost and automatically display a guidance display up to a destination designated by the user on a guidance display device installed on the passage.

The figure which shows the outline | summary of the navigation system 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Hardware configuration diagram of computer realizing information processing terminal 3 and server 5 The figure which shows the detail of the memory | storage part 12 of the server 5 The figure which shows the detail of the guidance display apparatus facility corresponding | compatible information table 21 The figure which shows the detail of the facility information table 22 The figure which shows the detail of passage information table 23 The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the information processing terminal 3 in the navigation system 1. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the server 5 in the navigation system 1. The figure which shows an example which displayed on the guidance display apparatus 9 the guidance screen which synthesize | combined the image of the arrow which shows the direction of a passage, the destination name, and the distance to the destination. The figure which shows an example which displayed on the guidance display apparatus 9 the guidance screen which synthesize | combined the path image, the destination name, and the distance to the destination The figure which shows an example which displayed the facility image on the guidance display apparatus 9 as a guidance screen The figure which shows the outline | summary of the navigation system 2 which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the information processing terminal 3 in the navigation system 2 The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the server 5 in the navigation system 2.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to components having substantially the same functional configuration, and redundant description will be omitted.

[First Embodiment]
First, a navigation system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of a navigation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the navigation system 1, the information processing terminal 3 detects the presence of the guidance display device 9 and transmits the identification of the destination and the guidance display device 9 to the server 5. The server 5 generates a guidance screen corresponding to the destination and transmits it to the information processing terminal 3. The information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guidance screen to the guidance display device 9, and the guidance display device 9 displays the guidance screen. The server 5 is connected to the information processing terminal 3 via the network 7.

  When the information processing terminal 3 detects a beacon including the guidance display device ID transmitted from the guidance display device 9 and detects the presence of the guidance display device 9, or the user presses a button or the like, the information display terminal 3 is requested to display the guidance. In this case, the destination input by the user and the received guidance display device ID are transmitted to the server 5 via the network 7. The information processing terminal 3 receives the guidance screen from the server 5 and transmits the received guidance screen to the guidance display device 9 wirelessly.

  The server 5 holds information such as a branch point of the passage, a guidance display device ID of the guidance display device 9 installed around the facility, and a position where the guidance display device 9 is installed. The server 5 searches the position where the guidance display device 9 is installed from the guidance display screen ID received from the information processing terminal 3, and calculates the distance from the position of the guidance display device 9 to the destination. The server 5 generates a guidance screen according to the retrieved guidance display device 9 and the distance to the destination. If the position of the guidance display device 9 and the destination are outside a certain distance, the server 5 searches for an image of the next path to be followed, determines the direction of the path, and generates a guidance screen. When the position of the guidance display device 9 and the destination are within a certain distance, the server 5 searches for an image of a facility or the like that is the destination, and generates a guidance screen. The server 5 transmits a guidance screen to the information processing terminal 3 via the network 7. The guidance screen may be dynamically generated by the server 5 each time, or may be stored in advance as image data.

  The guidance display device 9 is installed at a branch point of the passage or around the facility, and receives and displays a guidance screen transmitted from the information processing terminal 3. The guidance display device 9 transmits a beacon for the information processing terminal 3 to detect the guidance display device 9 at a constant period.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computer that implements the information processing terminal 3 and the server 5. Note that the hardware configuration in FIG. 2 is an example, and various configurations can be adopted depending on the application and purpose.
In the computer, a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, a communication unit 15, and the like are connected via a bus 16.

The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like.
The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 12, ROM, recording medium, etc. to a work memory area on the RAM, executes it, drives and controls each device connected via the bus 16, and is described later by the computer. Realize processing.
The ROM is a non-volatile memory and permanently stores programs, data, and the like.
The RAM is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores programs, data, and the like loaded from the storage unit 12, ROM, recording medium, and the like, and includes a work area used by the control unit 11 for performing various processes.

  The storage unit 12 is a flash memory or the like, and stores a program executed by the control unit 11, data necessary for program execution, and the like. Each of these program codes is read by the CPU of the control unit 11 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, and executed as various means.

The input unit 13 inputs data and includes an input device such as a touch panel and a key. An operation instruction, an operation instruction, data input, and the like can be performed on the computer via the input unit 13.
The display unit 14 includes a logic circuit or the like (video adapter or the like) for realizing a video function of a computer in cooperation with a display device such as a liquid crystal panel.
The communication unit 15 is a communication interface that mediates communication between the computer and the network 7, and communicates with other computers and the like via the network 7. The network 7 may be wired or wireless.
The bus 16 is a path that mediates transmission / reception of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating details of the storage unit 12 of the server 5.
The storage unit 12 of the server 5 includes a guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21, a facility information table 22, a passage information table 23, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21.
The guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21 is a table that holds information corresponding to the guidance display device 9 and the facility designated as the destination by the user. The guidance display device ID 31, the facility ID 32, the passage ID 33, the distance 34, the direction It has an arrow image 35 and the like.

The guidance display device ID 31 is an identifier uniquely given to the guidance display device 9.
The facility ID 32 is an identifier uniquely given to the facility.
The passage ID 33 is an ID for specifying the passage, and is assigned as follows. For example, when there are guidance display devices 9 on the east side and west side of a certain passage A, the passage of the passage A viewed from the guidance display device 9 on the east side and the passage of the passage A viewed from the guidance display device 9 on the west side are different in appearance. Therefore, different passage IDs are allocated.
The distance 34 is a distance between the guidance display device 9 specified by the guidance display device ID 31 and the facility specified by the facility ID 32.
The direction arrow image 35 is image data of an arrow indicating the direction of an adjacent passage that passes from the position where the guidance display device 9 specified by the guidance display device ID 31 is installed to the facility specified by the facility ID 32. .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of the facility information table 22.
The facility information table 22 is a table that holds data regarding facilities, and includes a facility ID 32, a facility name 41, a facility image 42, and the like.

The facility ID 32 is an identifier uniquely given to the facility, and is the same as the facility ID 32 of the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21.
The facility name 41 is the name of the facility specified by the facility ID 32.
The facility image 42 is image data of a facility specified by the facility ID 32.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing details of the passage information table 23.
The passage information table 23 is a table that holds data related to the passage, and includes a passage ID 33, a passage image 51, and the like.

The passage ID 33 is an identifier uniquely given to the passage to the facility, and is the same as the passage ID 33 of the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21.
The passage image 51 is image data of a passage specified by the passage ID 33.

Next, processing in the navigation system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the information processing terminal 3 in the navigation system 1.

The user inputs a destination facility in advance into the information processing terminal 3.
The control unit 11 of the information processing terminal 3 operates when a button is operated by the user and a guidance display is requested, or when a beacon including a guidance display device ID transmitted from the guidance display device 9 is detected (step S101). Yes), it is determined whether the intensity of the beacon from the guidance display device 9 is equal to or greater than a certain level (step S102). When the guidance display device 9 exists in the vicinity of the information processing terminal 3, the intensity of the beacon from the guidance display device 9 is equal to or higher than a certain level.

When the intensity of the beacon is equal to or higher than a certain level (Yes in Step S102), the control unit 11 of the information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guidance display device ID and the destination to the server 5 (Step S103).
When receiving the guidance screen from the server 5 (step S104), the control unit 11 of the information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guidance screen to the guidance display device 9 (step S105). The guidance display device 9 displays the guidance screen received from the information processing terminal 3.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the server 5 in the navigation system 1.
When the control unit 11 of the server 5 receives the guidance display device ID and the destination from the information processing terminal 3, the control unit 11 identifies the position of the guidance display device 9 corresponding to the guidance display device ID (step S201). The distance to the ground is calculated (step S202). The control unit 11 of the server 5 may search the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21 and obtain the received guidance display device ID 31 and the distance 34 corresponding to the facility ID 32 of the facility that is the destination.

  When the guidance display device 9 specified by the guidance display device ID 31 and the facility serving as the destination are not immediately adjacent, that is, when the distance 34 to the destination is a certain distance or more (No in step S203), the control of the server 5 is performed. The unit 11 specifies the next passage to go to the facility which is the destination from the position of the guidance display device 9 (step S204). The passage that passes next is a passage specified by the passage ID of the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21.

  The control unit 11 of the server 5 refers to the passage information table 23 to acquire the passage image 51 corresponding to the specified passage ID 33 or refers to the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21 and sets the specified passage ID 33 to the specified passage ID 33. The corresponding direction arrow image 35 is searched (step S205), the searched passage image 51 or the direction arrow image 35 is combined with the destination name and the distance to the destination, and transmitted to the information processing terminal 3 as a guidance screen (step S205). S206). When the information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guidance screen to the guidance display device 9, the guidance display device 9 displays the guidance screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a guidance screen in which an image of an arrow indicating the direction of a passage, a destination name, and a distance to the destination are combined is displayed on the guidance display device 9.
The guidance screen displayed on the guidance display device 9 of FIG. 9 indicates that the destination “Store A” passes through the passage on the right side of the guidance display board and is a 150-m road.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a guidance screen in which a passage image, a destination name, and a distance to the destination are combined is displayed on the guidance display device 9.
The guidance screen displayed on the guidance display device 9 of FIG. 10 shows a passage image in the traveling direction of the passage where the user is present, and indicates that the distance to the facility “Store A” as the destination is 30 m.

  When the guidance display device 9 specified by the guidance display device ID31 is close to the destination facility, that is, when the distance 34 to the destination is within a certain range (Yes in step S203), the control unit 11 of the server 5 The facility image 42 of the facility that is the destination is transmitted to the information processing terminal 3 as a guidance screen. When the information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guidance screen to the guidance display device 9, the guidance display device 9 displays the guidance screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example in which the facility image is displayed on the guidance display device 9 as a guidance screen.
The guidance screen displayed on the guidance display device 9 of FIG. 11 is a facility image 42 of the facility “A store” as the destination, and indicates that the user is in the immediate vicinity of the facility “A store” as the destination. .

As described above, in the navigation system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the guidance display device 9 is installed at a branch point or the like of the passage, and the user who has the information processing terminal 3 goes to the destination. By automatically displaying a guidance screen for the user, the user can easily obtain information such as which path to turn to which direction and how far the destination is. Moreover, since a guidance screen corresponding to the destination input by the user is displayed, there is no unnecessary information and it is easy to understand compared to general-purpose signs. Further, there is no need for fine calibration as in the conventional navigation system that displays the traveling direction on the information processing terminal 3.
Furthermore, since no network connection is required between the server 5 and the guidance display device 9, infrastructure development for system introduction is easy.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a navigation system 2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an outline of the navigation system 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the navigation system 2, the information processing terminal 3 detects the presence of the guidance display device 9 and transmits the identification of the destination and the guidance display device 9 to the server 5. The server 5 generates a guidance screen corresponding to the destination and transmits it to the guidance display device 9. The guidance display device 9 displays the received guidance screen. The server 5 is connected to the information processing terminal 3 and the guidance display device 9 via the network 7.

  The information processing terminal 3 is a portable terminal capable of positioning by GPS or WiFi. When the information processing terminal 3 detects a beacon including the guidance display device ID transmitted from the guidance display device 9 and detects the presence of the guidance display device 9, or the user presses a button or the like, the information display terminal 3 is requested to display the guidance. In this case, the destination input by the user and the received guidance display device ID are transmitted to the server 5 via the network 7.

  The server 5 holds information such as a branch point of the passage, a guidance display device ID of the guidance display device 9 installed around the facility, and a position where the guidance display device 9 is installed. The server 5 searches the position where the guidance display device 9 is installed from the guidance display screen ID received from the information processing terminal 3, and calculates the distance from the position of the guidance display device 9 to the destination. The server 5 generates a guidance screen according to the retrieved guidance display device 9 and the distance to the destination. If the position of the guidance display device 9 and the destination are outside a certain distance, the server 5 searches for an image of the next path to be followed, determines the direction of the path, and generates a guidance screen. When the position of the guidance display device 9 and the destination are within a certain distance, the server 5 searches for an image of a facility or the like that is the destination, and generates a guidance screen. The server 5 transmits a guidance screen to the guidance display device 9 via the network 7. The guidance screen may be dynamically generated by the server 5 each time, or may be stored in advance as image data.

  The guidance display device 9 is installed at a branch point of the passage or around the facility, and receives and displays a guidance screen transmitted from the server 5. The guidance display device 9 transmits a beacon for the information processing terminal 3 to detect the guidance display device 9 at a constant period.

The hardware configuration of the information processing terminal 3, the server 5, and the guidance display device 9 of the navigation system 2 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the information processing terminal 3, the server 5, and the guidance display device 9 of the navigation system 1 of the first embodiment. The hardware configuration is the same.
The storage unit 12 of the server 5 includes the same guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21, facility information table 22, passage information table 23, and the like as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the information processing terminal 3 in the navigation system 2.

The user inputs a destination facility in advance into the information processing terminal 3.
The control unit 11 of the information processing terminal 3 operates when a button is operated by the user and a guidance display is requested, or when a beacon including a guidance display device ID transmitted from the guidance display device 9 is detected (step S301). Yes), it is determined whether the intensity of the beacon from the guidance display device 9 is a certain level or more (step S302). When the guidance display device 9 exists in the vicinity of the information processing terminal 3, the intensity of the beacon from the guidance display device 9 is equal to or higher than a certain level.

  When the intensity of the beacon is equal to or higher than a certain level (Yes in step S302), the control unit 11 of the information processing terminal 3 transmits the received guidance display device ID and the destination to the server 5 (step S303).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the server 5 in the navigation system 2.
When the control unit 11 of the server 5 receives the guidance display device ID and the destination from the information processing terminal 3, the control unit 11 identifies the position of the guidance display device 9 corresponding to the guidance display device ID (step S401). The distance to the ground is calculated (step S402). The control unit 11 of the server 5 may search the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21 and obtain the received guidance display device ID 31 and the distance 34 corresponding to the facility ID 32 of the facility that is the destination.

  When the guidance display device 9 specified by the guidance display device ID 31 and the facility serving as the destination are not close to each other, that is, when the distance 34 to the destination is greater than or equal to a certain value (No in step S403), the control of the server 5 is performed. The unit 11 specifies the next passage to go to the facility which is the destination from the position of the guidance display device 9 (step S404). The passage that passes next is a passage specified by the passage ID of the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21.

  The control unit 11 of the server 5 refers to the passage information table 23 and searches for the passage image 51 corresponding to the identified passage ID 33, or refers to the guidance display device facility correspondence information table 21 and sets the identified passage ID 33. The corresponding direction arrow image 35 is searched (step S405), the searched passage image 51 or the direction arrow image 35 is combined with the destination name and the distance to the destination, and transmitted to the guidance display device 9 as a guide screen (step S405). S406). The guidance display device 9 displays the received guidance screen.

  When the guidance display device 9 specified by the guidance display device ID31 is close to the destination facility, that is, when the distance 34 to the destination is within a certain range (Yes in step S403), the control unit 11 of the server 5 Then, the facility image 42 of the facility as the destination is transmitted to the guidance display device 9 as a guidance screen. The guidance display device 9 displays the received guidance screen.

  As described above, in the navigation system 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the guidance display device 9 is installed at a branch point or the like of the passage, and the user who has the information processing terminal 3 goes to the destination. By automatically displaying a guidance screen for the user, the user can easily obtain information such as which path to turn to which direction and how far the destination is. Moreover, since a guidance screen corresponding to the destination input by the user is displayed, there is no unnecessary information and it is easy to understand compared to general-purpose signs. Further, there is no need for fine calibration as in the conventional navigation system that displays the traveling direction on the information processing terminal 3.

  The preferred embodiments of the navigation system and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

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Claims (7)

A navigation system comprising an information processing terminal to which a destination is input, a server connected to the information processing terminal via a network, and a guidance display device for displaying route guidance to the destination. ,
The information processing terminal
Determining means for determining whether the guidance display device is within a certain range upon detection of a guidance display request input or the guidance display device;
When the guidance display device is within a certain range, destination transmission means for transmitting the identification information of the guidance display device and the destination to the server;
Comprising
The server
Position specifying means for specifying the position of the guidance display device from the identification information of the guidance display device;
Route calculation means for calculating a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination;
Generating means for generating the route guidance screen;
Guidance screen transmission means for transmitting the guidance screen to the guidance display device via the information processing terminal or the network;
Comprising
The guidance display device
Display means for displaying the guidance screen;
A navigation system comprising: The transmission means transmits the guidance screen to the information processing terminal,
The information processing terminal
Guidance screen transfer means for transferring the guidance screen received from the server to the guidance display device;
The navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising:   The said production | generation means includes the image of the said destination on the said guidance screen, when the distance from the position of the said guidance display apparatus to the said destination is within a fixed value, The said guidance screen is characterized by the above-mentioned. Navigation system.   When the distance is equal to or greater than a certain distance, the generation unit specifies a path through which a user passes next to go to the destination from the guidance display device, and displays an image of the path or an arrow indicating the direction to the path. The navigation system according to claim 3, wherein an image and information on the destination are combined and included in the guidance screen. A navigation method in a navigation system comprising: an information processing terminal for inputting a destination; a server connected to the information processing terminal via a network; and a guidance display device for displaying route guidance to the destination. Because
When the information processing terminal detects a guidance display request input or the guidance display device, a determination step of determining whether the guidance display device is within a certain range;
A destination transmission step of transmitting the identification information of the guidance display device and the destination to the server when the information display terminal is within a certain range;
A position specifying step in which the server specifies the position of the guidance display device from the identification information of the guidance display device;
A route calculating step in which the server calculates a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination;
The server generates a route guidance screen; and
A guidance screen transmission step in which the server transmits the guidance screen to the guidance display device via the information processing terminal or the network;
A display step in which the guidance display device displays the guidance screen;
A navigation method comprising: A server connected via a network to an information processing terminal to which a destination is input,
Position specifying means for specifying the position of the guidance display device from the identification information of the guidance display device transmitted from the information processing terminal;
Route calculation means for calculating a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination;
Generating means for generating the route guidance screen;
Guidance screen transmission means for transmitting the guidance screen to the guidance display device via the information processing terminal or the network;
A server comprising: A program for causing a computer to function as a server connected to an information processing terminal to which a destination is input via a network,
Position specifying means for specifying the position of the guidance display device from the identification information of the guidance display device transmitted from the information processing terminal;
Route calculation means for calculating a route from the position of the guidance display device to the destination;
Generating means for generating the route guidance screen;
Guidance screen transmission means for transmitting the guidance screen to the guidance display device via the information processing terminal or the network;
The program for functioning as a server characterized by comprising.

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