JP2016029451A - Information guide system, information guide method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information guide system, information guide method, and computer program with which a facility can be more effectively guided.SOLUTION: An information guide system searches for a facility corresponding to search conditions designated by a user; displays, as guide information related to target facilities that are the facilities searched for, individual names individually specifying the target facilities, and when the target facilities belong to groups, group names specifying the groups to which the target facilities belong, in a list on a liquid crystal display in a predetermined number unit; displays a map image together with the individual names and group names on the liquid crystal display; and displays information specifying the positions of the target facilities the individual names of which are being displayed superimposed on the map image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an information guidance system, an information guidance method, and a computer program for guiding information related to a facility located on a map.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a navigation device is often mounted on a vehicle that provides vehicle travel guidance so that a driver can easily arrive at a desired destination. Here, the navigation device detects the current position of the vehicle by a GPS receiver or the like, acquires map data corresponding to the current position through a recording medium such as a DVD-ROM or HDD or a network, and displays it on a liquid crystal monitor. It is a device that can do. Further, in such a navigation device, information on facilities in the vicinity of the current position of the own vehicle or facilities in a specific area (for example, around the destination) is also guided. In recent years, some mobile phones, smartphones, tablet terminals, personal computers, and the like have functions similar to those of the navigation device.

  Here, when guiding information related to the facility, the facility that matches the condition desired by the user is searched based on the current position information of the vehicle and the condition input by the user, and the facility that meets the condition is guided. It is common. Further, when guiding the searched facility to the user, the names of the searched facilities are displayed in a list form, as in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-3203 and Japanese Patent No. 4723729, for example. This is done by displaying the location of the facility on a map.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2014-32013 (page 7, FIG. 6) Japanese Patent No. 4723729 (page 8, FIG. 6)

  Here, in the techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the facility information guided to the user is information related to individual facilities that satisfy the search condition. For example, in FIG. 6 of Patent Document 1, the name and position of a convenience store called “XX Mart ×× Store” are guided. However, when a facility search is performed, it is also assumed that the user desires to provide information on a group to which a higher-level facility belongs rather than information on individual facilities.

  In recent years, there are many facilities that are managed by chain stores (groups) that develop the same brands and services based on large capital in facilities across the country such as department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, and drug stores. Therefore, there may be many facilities of the same chain store that provide the same goods and services in the same area. In such a case, if the facilities of the same chain store meet the search condition and are displayed as a search result, only the facilities of the same chain store are continuously guided in a list form, which is necessary for the user. There was a problem that it was difficult to obtain useful information. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6 of the cited document 1, there are a large number of facilities (that is, facilities with very similar names) that differ only in the location of “XX” indicating the branch name among “XX Mart ×× stores”. A case where the information is guided in a list is also assumed.

  In addition, some users may want information on chain stores rather than information on individual facilities. For example, if the user wants only to go to a specific chain store, regardless of the location of the facility, whether or not there is a desired chain store in a specific area, and if so, how much There are cases where it is desired to know whether there are stores.

  The techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 display only information related to individual facilities that meet the search conditions in a list without considering the group to which the chain store or the like belongs. I was guiding. As a result, the guided information is difficult for the user to understand, and it is difficult for the user to obtain necessary information.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and more effectively guides facilities by guiding information on facilities searched in consideration of a group to which a facility such as a chain store belongs. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information guidance system, an information guidance method, and a computer program that make it possible to perform the above.

In order to achieve the above object, an information guidance system (1) according to the present invention searches facility information acquisition means (13) for acquiring facility information related to a facility, and a facility corresponding to a predetermined search condition based on the facility information. The facility search means (13) to perform, and as the guidance information regarding the target facility that is the facility searched by the facility search means, an individual name for individually specifying the target facility and the group to which the target facility belongs when belonging to a group And the facility guidance means (13) for displaying a group name for identifying the group name in a list on the display device (15) in a predetermined number of units, and the guidance information is displayed on the display device based on a user operation. Guidance switching means (13) for switching the target facility to be displayed, and a place for displaying a map image (54) together with the guidance information on the display device Display means (13) and position information guidance means (13) for superimposing and displaying on the map image information for specifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility for which the individual name is displayed on the display device. ), And the map display means displays the map image on a reduced scale including the positions of all the guidance facilities.
The “group” to which the facility belongs is, for example, a chain store such as a franchise, a group of stores operated by the same owner or parent company, a related group company, a parent company (head office) and its subsidiaries (branches, sales offices), the same There are sectarian temples.

  In the information guidance method according to the present invention, the facility information acquisition means (13) acquires the facility information related to the facility, and the facility search means (13) corresponds to a predetermined search condition based on the facility information. A facility search means, and a facility guide means (13) is a group of an individual name for individually identifying the target facilities and the target facilities as guidance information relating to the target facilities that are the facilities searched by the facility search means. The group name for identifying the group to which the user belongs to the display device (15) in a list on the display device (15), and the guidance switching means (13), based on the user's operation, A step of switching the target facility on which the guidance information is displayed on the display device, and a map display means (13) The step of displaying the map image (54) together with the guidance information, and the position information guidance means (13) specifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility on which the individual name is displayed on the display device And displaying the map image on a reduced scale including the positions of all the guidance facilities.

  Further, the computer program according to the present invention includes a computer, a facility information acquisition unit that acquires facility information about a facility, a facility search unit that searches for a facility that satisfies a predetermined search condition based on the facility information, and the facility As guidance information related to the target facility that is the facility searched by the search means, an individual name for individually specifying the target facility and a group name for specifying the group to which the target facility belongs when the target facility belongs to a group The facility guidance means for displaying the list on the display device (15) and the guidance switching means for switching the target facility for which the guidance information is displayed on the display device based on the user's operation. Map display means for displaying a map image (54) together with the guidance information on the display device, and for the display device The location information guide means for superimposing and displaying the information specifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility where the individual name is displayed is displayed on the map image, and the map display means are all The map image is displayed at a scale including the position of the guide facility.

  According to the information guide system, the information guide method, and the computer program according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the facility belongs to a group, the group name that identifies the group to which the facility belongs is listed as the guide information related to the searched facility. Therefore, it is possible to guide the information of the searched facility considering the group to which the facility such as a chain store belongs. As a result, even when there are a large number of facilities that meet the search conditions, the facility information can be easily guided to the user, and the user can easily obtain necessary information. Further, the user can easily grasp the position of the facility where the individual name is displayed in the list by referring to the displayed map image.

It is the block diagram which showed the navigation apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of facility data. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a group and a facility. It is a flowchart of the facility guidance processing program according to the present embodiment. It is the figure which showed the facility guidance screen displayed on a liquid crystal display in steps 5 and 6. FIG. It is the figure which showed the facility guidance screen displayed on a liquid crystal display in step 8,9. It is the figure which showed the example by which a facility mark is displayed overlappingly. It is the figure which showed the facility guidance screen displayed on a liquid crystal display in steps 12 and 13. FIG. It is the figure which showed the facility guidance screen displayed on a liquid crystal display in step 14,15.

  Hereinafter, an information guidance system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which the navigation system is embodied. First, a schematic configuration of the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a navigation device 1 according to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a current position detection unit 11 that detects a current position of a vehicle on which the navigation device 1 is mounted, a data recording unit 12 that records various data, A navigation ECU 13 that performs various arithmetic processes based on the input information, an operation unit 14 that receives operations from the user, a liquid crystal display 15 that displays guidance information about a map and facilities around the vehicle to the user, Communication is performed between a speaker 16 that outputs voice guidance related to route guidance, a DVD drive 17 that reads a DVD as a storage medium, and an information center such as a probe center or a VICS (registered trademark: Vehicle Information and Communication System) center. And a communication module 18.

Below, each component which comprises the navigation apparatus 1 is demonstrated in order.
The current position detection unit 11 includes a GPS 21, a vehicle speed sensor 22, a steering sensor 23, a gyro sensor 24, and the like, and can detect the current vehicle position, direction, vehicle traveling speed, current time, and the like. . Here, in particular, the vehicle speed sensor 22 is a sensor for detecting a moving distance and a vehicle speed of the vehicle, generates a pulse according to the rotation of the driving wheel of the vehicle, and outputs a pulse signal to the navigation ECU 13. And navigation ECU13 calculates the rotational speed and moving distance of a driving wheel by counting the generated pulse. Note that the navigation device 1 does not have to include all the four types of sensors, and the navigation device 1 may include only one or more types of sensors.

  The data recording unit 12 is also a hard disk (not shown) as an external storage device and a recording medium, and a driver for reading the map information DB 31 and a predetermined program recorded on the hard disk and writing predetermined data on the hard disk And a recording head (not shown). The data recording unit 12 may be configured by a memory card, an optical disk such as a CD or a DVD, instead of the hard disk. Further, the map information DB 31 may be stored in an external server, and the navigation device 1 may be configured to acquire by communication.

  Here, the map information DB 31 includes, for example, link data 33 relating to roads (links), node data 34 relating to node points, facility data 35 relating to facilities, map display data for displaying a map, intersection data relating to each intersection, and routes. It is a storage means in which search data for searching, search data for searching for points, and the like are stored.

  The link data 33 includes the width of the road to which the link belongs, the gradient, the cant, the bank, the road surface state, the number of lanes on the road, the number of lanes decreasing, The data representing the narrowing point, railroad crossing, etc., the corner, the radius of curvature, the intersection, the T-junction, the corner entrance and the exit, etc. The data representing the downhill road, the uphill road, etc. Regarding types, in addition to general roads such as national roads, prefectural roads and narrow streets, data representing toll roads such as highway automobile national roads, city expressways, automobile exclusive roads, general toll roads, and toll bridges are recorded.

  The node data 34 includes actual road branch points (including intersections, T-junctions, etc.) and the coordinates (positions) of node points set for each road according to the radius of curvature, etc. Node attribute indicating whether a node is a node corresponding to an intersection, etc., a connection link number list that is a list of link numbers of links connected to the node, and an adjacency that is a list of node numbers of nodes adjacent to the node via the link Data relating to the node number list, the height (altitude) of each node point, and the like are recorded.

Further, as the facility data 35, information related to a facility that is a departure place, a destination, a guidance target, and the like in the navigation device 1 is stored. For example, accommodation facilities such as hotels and inns, refueling facilities such as gas stations, commercial facilities such as shopping malls, supermarkets, shopping centers and convenience stores, entertainment facilities such as theme parks and game centers, restaurants, bars and pubs Information on facilities such as facilities, parking facilities such as public parking lots, transportation facilities, religious facilities such as temples and churches, public facilities such as museums and museums, and the like.
The facility data 35 includes, for each facility, a facility number that is an identifier of the facility, a facility name that indicates the name of the facility, and a facility genre that indicates the genre of the facility (such as “parking lot”, “post office”, and “restaurant”). It is composed of position coordinates indicating the position of the facility.

Here, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the facility data 35.
For example, in the example of the facility data 35 shown in FIG. 2, it is shown that “convenience store XX chain A branch (genre: convenience store)” corresponding to the facility number: “10001” exists at the point of coordinates (x1, y1). Show. Moreover, it is shown that “× ○ parking lot B town first (genre: parking lot)” corresponding to the facility number: “10002” exists at the point of coordinates (x2, y2). Similarly, information on other facilities is also stored.

  In addition, regarding the facilities belonging to any group among the facilities stored in the facility data 35, the data recording unit 12 also stores data that associates the facility with the group and the name of the group. . For facilities that do not belong to any group (for example, public facilities and privately-managed stores), information about the group is not stored.

  Here, the “group” to which the facility belongs is, for example, a chain store such as a franchise, a group of stores operated by the same owner or parent company, a related group company, a parent company (head office) and its subsidiaries (branches, sales offices), There are temples of the same denomination. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, each facility that is a chain store of “convenience store XX chain”, each facility that is a chain store of “parking lot × ○ chain”, and each chain store of “XX stand chain” The facilities are stored in association with the groups to which the facilities belong.

  When the navigation device 1 performs facility search processing as will be described later, the navigation device 1 uses the facility data 35 to search for a facility corresponding to a search condition (for example, area or genre) designated by the user. Various information (names and position coordinates) related to the facility corresponding to is extracted from the map information DB 31. And the landmark which shows the position of a facility with respect to the corresponding position of the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is displayed, or a list of facility names, distances from the current position, required time, etc. is displayed in a list form. By doing so, information on the facility is guided to the user. In addition, when the user performs an operation to set the facility to which the user is guided as a destination or waypoint, a guidance route in which the facility is set as the destination or waypoint is set.

  Further, when the facility corresponding to the search condition belongs to any group, the name of the group belonging to the first stage is displayed without displaying the name of the individual facility as described later. Then, when the name of the displayed group is selected by the user, the individual name of the facility belonging to the group selected as the second stage is newly displayed (see FIG. 6).

  The navigation ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 13 is an electronic control unit that controls the entire navigation device 1. The CPU 41 as an arithmetic device and a control device, and a working memory when the CPU 41 performs various arithmetic processes. Read out from the ROM 43 and the ROM 43 in which the RAM 42 storing the route data when the route is searched, the control program, the facility guidance processing program (FIG. 4) described later, and the like are recorded. An internal storage device such as a flash memory 44 for storing the program is provided. The navigation ECU 13 constitutes various means as processing algorithms. For example, facility information acquisition means acquires facility information related to a facility. The facility search means searches for a facility corresponding to a predetermined search condition based on the facility information. The facility guidance means includes, as guidance information related to the target facility that is the facility searched by the facility search means, an individual name that individually identifies the target facility and a group name that identifies the group to which the target facility belongs when the target facility belongs to a group. Then, a list is displayed on the display device in units of a predetermined number. The guidance switching unit switches a target facility that is a target on which guidance information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 based on a user operation. The map display means displays a map image together with the guidance information on the liquid crystal display 15. The location information guidance means superimposes and displays on the map image information for specifying the location of the guidance facility that is the target facility for which the individual name is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15.

  The operation unit 14 is operated when inputting a departure point as a travel start point and a destination as a travel end point, and includes a plurality of operation switches (not shown) such as various keys and buttons. Then, the navigation ECU 13 performs control to execute various corresponding operations based on switch signals output by pressing the switches. It is also used to enter facility search conditions and to select the name of the group displayed after the search. The operation unit 14 can also be configured by a touch panel provided on the front surface of the liquid crystal display 15. Moreover, it can also be comprised with a microphone and a speech recognition apparatus.

  The liquid crystal display 15 includes a map image including a road, traffic information, operation guidance, operation menu, key guidance, guidance route from the departure point to the destination, guidance information along the guidance route, news, weather forecast, Time, mail, TV program, etc. are displayed. Further, when a facility search is performed, it is also used when displaying information about the searched facility and information of a group to which the facility belongs. In place of the liquid crystal display 15, HUD or HMD may be used.

  Further, the speaker 16 outputs voice guidance for guiding traveling along the planned traveling route and traffic information guidance based on an instruction from the navigation ECU 13.

  The DVD drive 17 is a drive that can read data recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD or a CD. Based on the read data, music and video are reproduced, the map information DB 31 is updated, and the like.

  The communication module 18 is a communication device for receiving traffic information composed of information such as traffic jam information, regulation information, and traffic accident information transmitted from a traffic information center, for example, a VICS center or a probe center. For example, a mobile phone or DCM is applicable.

  Next, a facility guidance processing program executed by the CPU 41 in the navigation device 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the facility guidance processing program according to this embodiment. Here, the facility guidance processing program is executed when a predetermined operation for searching for a facility is received in the navigation device 1, searches for a facility that meets a condition desired by the user, and guides based on the searched facility. It is a program that performs. Note that the program shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 below is stored in the RAM 42 or ROM 43 provided in the navigation apparatus 1 and is executed by the CPU 41.

  First, in the facility guidance processing program, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 1, the CPU 41 acquires facility search conditions designated by the user. Here, when searching for a facility, the user first inputs a search condition using the operation unit 14. As a search condition, the location, name, genre, etc. of the facility can be specified. For example, if “periphery of own vehicle position” is designated as the location of the facility and “convenience store” is designated as the genre, convenience stores in the vicinity of the own vehicle position (for example, within 3 km) are searched.

  Next, in S <b> 2, the CPU 41 searches for facilities that meet the search condition acquired in S <b> 1 based on the facility data 35 stored in the data recording unit 12. For example, when “surrounding the position of the vehicle” as the location of the facility and “convenience store” as the genre are acquired as the search conditions, the location coordinates of each facility stored in the facility data 35 (FIG. 2) and the GPS 21 Are compared with the coordinates of the current position of the own vehicle detected by the above, and a facility in the vicinity (for example, within 3 km) of the current position of the own vehicle is extracted. Furthermore, only the facilities whose genre is “convenience store” among the extracted facilities are further extracted. Then, the finally extracted facility becomes a facility corresponding to the search condition.

  Subsequently, in S <b> 3, the CPU 41 specifies an individual name and a group name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15. Here, in the navigation apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the facility name and the facility position are particularly guided as the facility information corresponding to the search condition. Specifically, the names of the facilities searched in S2 (hereinafter referred to as “target facilities”) are displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 in a list form, and the positions of the facilities on the map image also displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 are displayed. The information (for example, mark) for specifying the is displayed.

  However, for the target facilities belonging to any group, basically the individual names of the facilities (hereinafter referred to as individual names) are not displayed, but the names of the groups to which the target facilities belong (hereinafter referred to as group names). ) Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15. Moreover, only one name is displayed for each group so that the group names are not duplicated. That is, when there are a plurality of target facilities belonging to the same group, the group name is not displayed for each target facility, but only one group name is displayed for each group. On the other hand, for a target facility that does not belong to any group, the individual name of the facility is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15. The individual names and group names are displayed by displaying them in a list form in predetermined units. Here, the predetermined number is the maximum number (hereinafter referred to as the maximum display number) at which individual names and group names can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 at a time. The maximum number of displays can be set as appropriate depending on the size of the screen of the liquid crystal display 15, and is, for example, six. The display order of the list may be in the order of the name in the order of the Japanese syllabary, may be in the order closer to the vehicle position, or may be in the order closer to the destination or the guide route when the destination is set. . Furthermore, the group names may be in the order of the group having the largest number of target facilities to which they belong.

  Therefore, in S3, for example, when the display order of the list is in the order of the Japanese syllabary, the CPU 41 compares the individual name of the target facility searched in S2 and the group name to which the target facility belongs, The names of the maximum display number are sequentially specified as individual names and group names to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15. In addition, when the total of the individual name of the target facility searched in S2 and the group name to which the target facility belongs is smaller than the maximum display number (for example, one or two), the target facility searched in S2 All of the individual names and the group names to which the target facility belongs are specified as individual names and group names to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15.

  If the total of the individual names of the target facilities searched in S2 and the group names to which the target facilities belong is equal to or greater than the maximum number of displays (for example, six) that can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 at first, Only the individual names and group names specified in S3 are displayed in a list on the liquid crystal display 15. However, it is possible to switch individual names and group names to be displayed by scrolling the displayed list based on the user's operation (S10).

  Next, in S4, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 is only the group name.

  If it is determined that the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 is only the group name (S4: YES), the process proceeds to S5. On the other hand, when it is determined that the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 includes an individual name (S4: NO), the process proceeds to S11.

  In S5, the CPU 41 displays the group names to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 on the liquid crystal display 15 in a list form.

  Further, in S6, the CPU 41 also displays a map image on the same screen as the group names displayed in a list form. The map image displayed for S6 may be a map image around the current position of the host vehicle, or if a destination is set, the map image may include a map around the destination and the entire guide route. good. In addition, when a facility search is performed under a search condition for searching for facilities in a predetermined area, a map image of the predetermined area may be used. Further, the scale of the map to be displayed may be a predetermined initial value (for example, 1/10000) or a scale set by the user.

Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the facility guidance screen 51 displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 in S5 and S6. FIG. 5 shows a facility guidance screen 51 that is displayed when “convenience store” in “around the vehicle position” is designated as a search condition.
As shown in FIG. 5, the facility guidance screen 51 is composed of two display areas: a left screen 52 that displays a map image around the vehicle position, and a right screen 53 that displays facility information of the searched facility.
The left screen 52 displays a map image 54 around the vehicle position. In addition, a vehicle position mark 55 indicating the current position of the vehicle is displayed superimposed on the map image. As described above, a map image other than the vicinity of the vehicle position may be displayed as the map image.
On the other hand, the right screen 53 is provided with an information display space 56 for displaying the searched individual names of the target facilities and the group names of the groups to which the target facilities belong in a list form. The example shown in FIG. 5 shows a case where only the group name is a display target. A scroll bar 57 is arranged beside the information display space 56. Then, by operating the scroll bar 57 up and down, the user can scroll the individual name and group name displayed in the information display space 56 and switch to another name. Further, when the user selects any group name displayed in the information display space 56 as described later, the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name are newly displayed in the information display space 56. (See FIG. 6).

  Next, in S <b> 7, the CPU 41 determines whether an operation for selecting any of the group names displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 has been received. For example, in the state where the facility guidance screen 51 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, when an operation for touching any group name displayed in the information display space 56 is received, an operation for selecting the touched group name is performed. It is determined that it has been accepted.

  And when it determines with having received operation which selects either of the group names currently displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 (S7: YES), it transfers to S8. On the other hand, when it is determined that an operation for selecting the group name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is not accepted (S7: NO), the process proceeds to S10.

  In S <b> 8, the CPU 41 newly displays the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name in a list form following the selected group name. In addition, scrolling is performed so that the selected group name is positioned at the top of the list.

  Next, in S <b> 9, the CPU 41 superimposes and displays information (for example, a mark) for specifying the position of the target facility (hereinafter referred to as a guidance facility) whose individual name is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 on the map image for each guidance facility. To do. Furthermore, the scale of the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is set to an appropriate scale (for example, all the guide facilities of all the guide facilities) where the positions of all guide facilities are included in the map image and the positions of the guide facilities can be grasped by the user. The position is changed to the maximum scale included in the map image).

Here, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the facility guidance screen 51 displayed after the “convenience store chain” as the group name is selected on the facility guidance screen 51 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the individual name of the target facility belonging to the “convenience store chain” group selected by the user is newly displayed in the information display space 56. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, there are four target facilities (“convenience store XX chain A branch”, “convenience store XX chain B branch”, “convenience store XX chain C branch”, “convenience store XX chain”). ○ Chain D branch ”) belongs to. The list is scrolled so that the selected “convenience store XX chain” is positioned at the top of the list.
On the other hand, in the map image 54 displayed on the left screen 52, facility marks 61 to 64 indicating the positions of facilities whose individual names are displayed in the information display space 56 are displayed. The alphabets displayed in the facility marks 61 to 64 correspond to the alphabets displayed in the information display space 56. For example, the location of the “convenience store XX chain A branch” is the facility mark 61 with “B” attached. Indicated by. Further, the scale of the map image 54 is the scale of all the facilities whose individual names are displayed in the information display space 56 (in the example shown in FIG. 6, “Convenience Store XX Chain A Branch”, “Convenience Store XX Chain B Branch”, “Convenience Store”). The location of “XX Chain C Branch” and “Convenience Store XX Chain D Branch”) is set to a scale included in the map image.

  In addition, when a plurality of facility marks 61 to 64 are displayed superimposed on the map image 54, if the display positions of the facility marks 61 to 64 overlap between the guidance facilities, the information display space 56 is higher in the list. The facility mark that specifies the position of the displayed guidance facility is displayed with priority. Specifically, the facility mark that specifies the position of the guidance facility displayed at the top of the list in the information display space 56 is drawn as a higher layer. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, “convenience store XX chain A branch” is the highest layer, “convenience store XX chain B branch”, “convenience store XX chain C branch”, and “convenience store XX chain D branch”. It becomes a lower layer in the order. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the display positions of the facility mark 61 of the “convenience store XX chain B branch” and the facility mark 62 of the “convenience store XX chain C branch” overlap, The “branch” facility mark 61 is displayed on the front.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, when the display positions of the facility marks 61 to 64 overlap between the guidance facilities, the facility mark identifying the position of the guidance facility displayed at the top of the list in the information display space 56, Although it is configured to draw as a higher layer, only the facility mark that specifies the position of the guidance facility displayed at the top of the list in the information display space 56 among the overlapping facility marks may be drawn. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, only the facility mark 61 of “Convenience Store XX Chain B Branch” may be drawn, and the facility mark 62 of “Convenience Store XX Chain C Branch” may not be drawn.

  When the individual name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is subsequently selected by the user, the CPU 41 provides detailed information on the target facility corresponding to the selected individual name (distance from own vehicle position, business hours, address). Etc.) and processing for setting the target facility as the destination is executed.

  On the other hand, in S <b> 10, the CPU 41 determines whether an operation for scrolling the individual name and the group name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 has been received. For example, in the state where the facility guidance screen 51 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, when an operation for moving the scroll bar 57 up and down is accepted, an operation for scrolling the individual name and group name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is accepted. It is determined that

  And when it determines with having received the operation which scrolls the individual name and group name which were displayed on the liquid crystal display 15, (S10: YES), it transfers to S3. Then, the individual name and group name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 are switched according to the accepted scrolling operation, and the processes after S3 are executed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation of scrolling the individual name and the group name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is not accepted (S10: NO), the facility guidance processing program is terminated.

  On the other hand, in S11 executed when it is determined in S4 that the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 includes the individual name, the CPU 41 determines that the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3. It is determined whether or not there is only an individual name. As described above, for the target facility that does not belong to any group, the individual name of the facility is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 from the beginning.

  When it is determined that the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 is only an individual name (S11: YES), the process proceeds to S14. On the other hand, when it is determined that the name to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 includes both the individual name and the group name (S11: NO), the process proceeds to S12.

  In S12, the CPU 41 displays the individual names and group names to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 in a list form on the liquid crystal display 15.

  Subsequently, in S13, the CPU 41 also displays a map image on the same screen as the individual names and group names displayed in a list form. In addition, information (for example, a mark) that specifies the position of the guidance facility whose individual name is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is displayed superimposed on the map image for each guidance facility. Furthermore, the scale of the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is set to an appropriate scale (for example, all the guide facilities of all the guide facilities) where the positions of all guide facilities are included in the map image and the positions of the guide facilities can be grasped by the user. The position is changed to the maximum scale included in the map image). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S7.

Here, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the facility guidance screen 51 displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 in S12 and S13. FIG. 8 shows a facility guidance screen 51 displayed when “drug store” in “around the vehicle position” is designated as a search condition.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the information display space 56 of the facility guidance screen 51, the individual names of the searched target facilities and the group names of the groups to which the target facilities belong are displayed in a list form. Then, by operating the scroll bar 57 up and down, the user can scroll the individual name and group name displayed in the information display space 56 and switch to another name. When the user selects any group name displayed in the information display space 56 as described above, the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name are newly displayed in the information display space 56. (S7 to S9, see FIG. 6). On the other hand, when an individual name is selected by the user, detailed information (distance from the vehicle position, business hours, address, etc.) of the target facility corresponding to the selected individual name is displayed, or the target facility is Execute the process set to.
In addition, in the map image 54 displayed on the left screen 52, facility marks 71 to 73 indicating the positions of the facilities where the individual names are displayed among the names displayed in the information display space 56 are displayed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8, three group names “XX Drug Chain”, “△△ Drug Store”, “△ ○ Shop Store”, “XX Pharmacy”, “XX Drugstore”, “XX” Since three individual names “Dispensing Pharmacy” are displayed, facility marks 71 to 73 indicating the positions of “XX Pharmacy”, “Ox Pharmacy”, and “XX Dispensing Pharmacy” are displayed. Further, the scale of the map image 54 is that of all the facilities whose individual names are displayed in the information display space 56 (“XX pharmacy”, “XX drugstore”, “XX dispensing pharmacy” in the example shown in FIG. 8). The position is set to a scale included in the map image.

  Further, when the facility marks 71 to 73 overlap with each other, the facility mark specifying the position of the guidance facility displayed at the top of the list by the information display space 56 is preferentially displayed in the same manner as in S9. Configure (see FIG. 7).

  On the other hand, in S14, the CPU 41 displays the individual names to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 specified in S3 on the liquid crystal display 15 in a list form.

  Subsequently, in S15, the CPU 41 also displays a map image on the same screen as the individual names displayed in a list form. In addition, information (for example, a mark) that specifies the position of the guidance facility whose individual name is displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is displayed superimposed on the map image for each guidance facility. Furthermore, the scale of the map image displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is set to an appropriate scale (for example, all the guide facilities of all the guide facilities) where the positions of all guide facilities are included in the map image and the positions of the guide facilities can be grasped by the user. The position is changed to the maximum scale included in the map image). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S10.

Here, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the facility guidance screen 51 displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 in S14 and S15. FIG. 9 shows a facility guidance screen 51 that is displayed when “park” in “around the vehicle position” is designated as a search condition.
As shown in FIG. 9, in the information display space 56 of the facility guidance screen 51, the individual names of the searched target facilities are displayed in a list form. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the scroll bar 57 is not displayed because the number of target facilities is smaller than the maximum display number that can display individual names and group names at once on the liquid crystal display 15. When the user selects any individual name displayed in the information display space 56 as described above, detailed information on the target facility corresponding to the selected individual name (distance from own vehicle position, business hours, (Address, etc.) is displayed, and processing for setting the target facility as the destination is executed.
On the other hand, in the map image 54 displayed on the left screen 52, facility marks 81 to 84 indicating the positions of the facilities with the individual names displayed in the information display space 56 are displayed. In addition, the scale of the map image 54 is the same for all facilities whose individual names are displayed in the information display space 56 (in the example shown in FIG. 9, “× ○ Park”, “XX Park”, “XX Park”, “× × Children Park ”) is set to the scale included in the map image.

  Further, when the facility marks 81 to 84 overlap each other, the facility mark for specifying the position of the guidance facility displayed at the top of the list is preferentially displayed by the information display space 56 as in S9. Configure (see FIG. 7).

  Then, the user visually recognizes the facility guidance screen 51 displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 8, and 9, so that information such as the name and position of the facility corresponding to the conditions desired by the user is obtained. Can be obtained. When the target facility belongs to any group such as a chain store, the group name is displayed first, and when the displayed group name is selected by the user, the individual target facility belonging to the group of the group name is displayed. Since the name is displayed, it is possible to grasp whether there is a group such as a chain store in a specific area, and if there is a group, it is also possible to grasp how many stores there are. It becomes.

  As described above in detail, the navigation apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the facility guidance method using the navigation apparatus 1 and the computer program executed by the navigation apparatus 1 search for a facility that satisfies the search condition specified by the user ( S2) As guidance information regarding the target facility that is the searched facility, an individual name for individually specifying the target facility and a group name for specifying the group to which the target facility belongs when the target facility belongs to a group are liquid crystal in a predetermined number of units. A list is displayed on the display 15 (S5, S8, S12, S14), while a map image is also displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 together with individual names and group names, and further, individual names are displayed. Information identifying the location of the facility is displayed superimposed on the map image (S9, S1). , S15), so it is possible to facilities such as chain stores is to guide the information of the search by taking into account the facility for the group to which it belongs. As a result, even when there are a large number of facilities that meet the search conditions, the facility information can be easily guided to the user, and the user can easily obtain necessary information. Further, the user can easily grasp the position of the facility where the individual name is displayed in the list by referring to the displayed map image.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the present embodiment, only the name of the facility or group is displayed in the information display space 56 of the facility guidance screen 51, but information other than the name of the facility or group may be displayed. For example, there are distance from the vehicle position, required time, genre, business hours, address, and the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the group name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is selected, the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the group name selected in succession to the selected group name are newly listed. However, only the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name may be newly displayed in a list form.

  In the present embodiment, when the group name displayed on the liquid crystal display 15 is selected, the selected group name is moved to the top of the list, but the position of the selected group name is not changed. It is also good. Further, when the group name and the individual name are displayed in a list at the same time, the group name may be displayed with priority (that is, displayed at the top of the list).

  In addition to the navigation device, the present invention can be applied to a device having a map image display function. For example, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a mobile terminal). Further, the present invention can be applied to a system including a server and a mobile terminal. In that case, each step of the above-described facility guidance processing program (FIG. 4) may be configured to be implemented by either a server or a portable terminal.

  Moreover, although the embodiment which actualized the information guidance system according to the present invention has been described above, the information guidance system can also have the following configuration, and in that case, the following effects can be obtained.

For example, the first configuration is as follows.
Facility information acquisition means for acquiring facility information related to a facility, facility search means for searching for a facility that meets a predetermined search condition based on the facility information, and guidance regarding a target facility that is a facility searched by the facility search means As facility information, a facility guide that displays an individual name for individually identifying the target facility and a group name for identifying the group to which the target facility belongs when the target facility belongs to a group in a list form on a display device in a predetermined number of units. And a map switching unit for switching the target facility for which the guidance information is displayed on the display device based on a user operation, and a map image together with the guidance information is displayed on the display device. Information for identifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility on which the individual name is displayed on the display device Anda position information guidance means for displaying superimposed on the map image, the map display means, and displaying the map image to scale including the positions of all of the information center.
According to the information guide system having the above-described structure, when the facility belongs to the group, the guide information regarding the searched facility is guided by displaying the group name specifying the group to which the facility belongs in a list form. It is possible to guide information on a facility searched in consideration of the group to which the facility belongs. As a result, even when there are a large number of facilities that meet the search conditions, the facility information can be easily guided to the user, and the user can easily obtain necessary information. Further, the user can easily grasp the position of the facility where the individual name is displayed in the list by referring to the displayed map image.

The second configuration is as follows.
The facility guidance means displays, as the first step, the group name of each group as the guidance information without displaying the individual name for the target facility belonging to any group, and the second step When the user's operation for selecting the group name displayed on the display device is received, the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name are newly displayed in a list form. It is characterized by.
According to the information guidance system having the above configuration, when the target facility belongs to any group such as a chain store, the group name is first displayed, and when the displayed group name is selected by the user, the group is displayed. Since the individual name of the target facility belonging to the group of names is displayed, it is possible to grasp whether there is a group such as a chain store desired in a specific area, and if there is a group, how many stores It is possible to grasp whether there is any.

The third configuration is as follows.
In the second stage, the facility guidance means newly displays the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name in a list in succession to the selected group name. And
According to the information guidance system having the above configuration, it is possible to display a list of facilities belonging to the group selected by the user and corresponding to the search condition so as to be easily grasped by the user in association with the group name. Become. Therefore, even when there are many facilities with similar names, it is possible to clearly identify and belong to the facilities belonging to the group selected by the user from other facilities.

The fourth configuration is as follows.
The facility guide means displays the selected group name at the top of the list in the second stage.
According to the information guidance system having the above configuration, it is possible to preferentially display the names of facilities belonging to the group selected by the user and corresponding to the search condition on the display device.

The fifth configuration is as follows.
The facility guide means, as the first step, displays the individual name as the guide information for the target facility that does not belong to any group.
According to the information guide system having the above configuration, when the target facility does not belong to any group such as a chain store, the individual name of the target facility is displayed from the beginning, so the user does not belong to any group. The facility can be easily identified and grasped.

The sixth configuration is as follows.
The facility guidance means preferentially displays a group name of a group having a large number of target facilities to which the group name belongs when displaying the group name as the guidance information.
According to the information guidance system having the above-described configuration, it is possible to preferentially guide information of a group that has a high possibility of becoming more useful information for the user because many facilities that satisfy the search condition belong.

The seventh configuration is as follows.
In the case where the position information guide means displays information for specifying the positions of a plurality of the guide facilities superimposed on the map image for each of the guide facilities, the display position of the information for specifying the position of the guide facilities is When overlapping between guide facilities, information specifying the position of the guide facility displayed at the top of the list by the facility guide means is preferentially displayed.
According to the information guidance system having the above configuration, even when the location of the guidance facility is adjacent and the information specifying the location of the guidance facility needs to be displayed overlapping each other, the information more useful to the user is given priority. It becomes possible to guide to.

1 Navigation device 13 Navigation ECU
15 Liquid crystal display 31 Map information DB
41 CPU
42 RAM
43 ROM
51 Facility Information Screen 54 Map Image 56 Information Display Space 57 Scroll Bar

Claims (9)

Facility information acquisition means for acquiring facility information about the facility;
Facility search means for searching for a facility corresponding to a predetermined search condition based on the facility information;
As guidance information related to a target facility that is a facility searched by the facility search means, an individual name for individually specifying the target facility and a group name for specifying the group to which the target facility belongs when a target facility belongs to a group are predetermined. Facility guidance means for displaying in a list on the display device in units of several units;
Guidance switching means for switching the target facility to which the guidance information is displayed on the display device based on a user operation;
Map display means for displaying a map image together with the guidance information on the display device;
Position information guidance means for superimposing and displaying on the map image information for specifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility on which the individual name is displayed on the display device;
The map display means displays the map image on a scale including the positions of all the guide facilities. The facility guidance means includes
As the first stage, for the target facilities belonging to any group, one group name is displayed as the guidance information for each group without displaying the individual name,
As a second stage, when the user's operation for selecting the group name displayed on the display device is received, the individual names of the target facilities belonging to the group of the selected group name are newly listed. The information guide system according to claim 1, wherein the information guide system is displayed. The facility guidance means includes
The said 2nd step WHEREIN: The individual name of the said object plant | facility which belongs to the group of the selected said group name is displayed on a list form newly in succession to the selected said group name. The information guidance system described. The facility guidance means includes
4. The information guidance system according to claim 2, wherein in the second stage, the selected group name is displayed at the top of the list. The facility guidance means includes
5. The information guidance system according to claim 2, wherein the individual name is displayed as the guidance information for the target facility that does not belong to any group as the first stage. 6. .   The said facility guidance means preferentially displays the group name of a group having a large number of target facilities to which the group name belongs when displaying the group name as the guidance information. The information guidance system described in Crab.   In the case where the position information guide means displays information for specifying the positions of a plurality of the guide facilities superimposed on the map image for each of the guide facilities, the display position of the information for specifying the position of the guide facilities is The information for specifying the position of the guidance facility displayed at the top of the list by the facility guidance means is displayed with priority when overlapping between guidance facilities. The information guidance system described in any one. A facility information acquisition means for acquiring facility information about the facility;
A facility search means for searching for a facility that satisfies a predetermined search condition based on the facility information; and
A group that identifies the group to which the facility facility belongs when the facility belongs to a group as the guidance information related to the target facility that is the facility searched by the facility search unit and the target facility belongs to the group Displaying the names in a list on the display device in a predetermined number of units;
A step of switching the target facility to which the guidance information is displayed on the display device based on a user operation;
A map display means displaying a map image together with the guidance information on the display device;
The position information guidance means includes a step of superimposing and displaying the information specifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility on which the individual name is displayed on the display device on the map image;
The map display means displays the map image on a scale including the positions of all the guide facilities. Computer
Facility information acquisition means for acquiring facility information about the facility;
Facility search means for searching for a facility corresponding to a predetermined search condition based on the facility information;
As guidance information related to a target facility that is a facility searched by the facility search means, an individual name for individually specifying the target facility and a group name for specifying the group to which the target facility belongs when a target facility belongs to a group are predetermined. Facility guidance means for displaying in a list on the display device in units of several units;
Guidance switching means for switching the target facility to which the guidance information is displayed on the display device based on a user operation;
Map display means for displaying a map image together with the guidance information on the display device;
Position information guidance means for superimposing and displaying on the map image information for specifying the position of the guidance facility that is the target facility on which the individual name is displayed on the display device;
As well as function
The computer program characterized in that the map display means displays the map image on a scale including the positions of all the guidance facilities.

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