JP2017173157A - Map display device, map display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support route guidance on an outdoor map.SOLUTION: There is provided a map display device that displays, on an outdoor map, a route searched by a server device connected via a network, the map display device comprising: reception means that receives route information indicating the route; and display means that displays the route received by the reception means on the map, wherein when a predetermined spot is included in the route, the display means displays information on the spot in an emphasized manner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a map display device, a map display method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for displaying a map and guiding a route to a destination desired by a user in a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a car navigation is known.

  In addition, there is known a technique for displaying information such as entrances and exits, ticket gates, elevators, escalators, and the like in a station when performing route guidance (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

Japanese Patent No. 4707860 JP2015-152359A JP 2014-190725 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, it is necessary to display a map of the station (that is, an indoor map) in order to display information such as the entrance and exit gates. Therefore, when an outdoor map is displayed on the terminal device, it is necessary to switch the display to the indoor map, which is troublesome.

  Further, the information such as the above-described entrances and ticket gates is information indicating the names and locations of the entrances and gates, for example. For this reason, there are cases where the user is unsure as to which direction he or she can reach after reaching the doorway or the ticket gate to reach the desired destination.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to support route guidance on an outdoor map.

  In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention is a map display device that displays a route searched by a server device connected via a network on an outdoor map, and indicates the route. Receiving means for receiving information, and display means for displaying the route received by the receiving means on the map, and when the display means includes a predetermined point, A map display device that highlights and displays information about points.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, route guidance on an outdoor map can be supported.

It is a figure showing the system configuration of an example of the map display system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure explaining a route guidance screen. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of an example of the client terminal and server apparatus which concern on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of an example of the map display system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of an example of guidance information. It is a sequence diagram of an example of route guidance processing concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart of an example of the acquisition process of the guidance icon which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the other example of guidance information. It is a figure which shows an example of a route guidance screen. It is a figure which shows the other example of a route guidance screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
First, the system configuration of the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of an example of a map display system according to the present embodiment.

  A map display system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a client terminal 10 and a server device 20, and is communicably connected via a wide area network N such as the Internet or a telephone line network.

  The client terminal 10 is various information processing apparatuses such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a game device, and a wearable terminal used by a user.

  The user can search the route from the departure point to the destination in the server device 20 by operating the client terminal 10 and setting search conditions such as a desired departure point and destination. Then, the client terminal 10 performs route guidance by displaying the searched route on an outdoor map (outdoor electronic map). The route may include a transit point that passes between the departure point and the destination in addition to the departure point and the destination. The transit point is, for example, various facilities set by the user.

  Thereby, the user can go from the departure place to the destination according to the route displayed on the outdoor map. That is, the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment provides route guidance from the departure point to the destination for the user of the client terminal 10. In the following description, when the map is simply expressed, it means an outdoor map.

  Here, the route may include a route (indoor route) on an indoor map in addition to a route (outdoor route) on an outdoor map. That is, when the searched route is, for example, a route passing through a station premises, an underground mall, or the like, the route includes an indoor route.

  The route includes a guidance point indicating a point or the like where a guidance icon is displayed. In addition, a guidance icon is a display component which displays the name of the entrance / exit of a station, an intersection, the name of various facilities, etc. on a map, for example.

  The server device 20 is an information processing device that searches for a route. The server device 20 searches for a route from the departure place to the destination based on the search condition set by the user in the client terminal 10. Then, the server device 20 superimposes the searched route on the map and displays it on the client terminal 10.

  Further, when a predetermined guide point is included in the plurality of guide points included in the searched route, the server device 20 causes the client terminal 10 to highlight the guide icon corresponding to the guide point. As a result, the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment allows the user to go to the destination at a predetermined guide point (for example, an entrance for going from the outside to the indoor, an entrance for going from the indoor to the outside). Reference information can be provided to the user.

  Although FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the client terminal 10 and the server device 20 are realized by different devices, the client terminal 10 and the server device 20 may be realized by a single device. .

  Here, an example of route guidance provided by the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a route guidance screen.

  A route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 2 is a screen that displays, for example, the vicinity of the destination 1100 in the route guidance for taking the user's current location as the departure location and heading from the departure location to the destination 1100. The route guidance screen 1000 is displayed on the client terminal 10.

  The route guidance screen 1000 displays a route 1200 to the destination 1100 on foot after arriving at “OO station” which is the nearest station of the destination 1100 using the “A line” which is a train route name. It is assumed that The route 1200 includes guide points N1 to N4.

  At this time, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment, for example, highlights the guidance icon 1300 at the guidance point N1 indicating “A line west exit ticket gate” on the route 1200. Similarly, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment highlights the guidance icon 1400 at the guidance point N2 indicating “B12 exit” on the route 1200, for example.

  Thus, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment highlights the guidance icons at predetermined guidance points such as the guidance point N1 indicating the ticket gate of the station indoors and the guidance point N2 indicating the exit from the indoor to the outdoor. . For this reason, on the outdoor map displayed on the client terminal 10, the user uses the ticket gate information (that is, the guidance icon 1300), the exit information (that is, the guidance icon 1400), etc. as a landmark, and gets off the train on the A line. After that, it is possible to easily grasp which ticket gate and which exit should be passed. As a result, the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment allows the user to reach a waypoint or a destination without switching to a map within the station (that is, an indoor map).

  Further, the ticket gate information, exit information, and the like highlighted on the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment are highly likely to be displayed on a guide board or the like installed in the station premises. For this reason, the user can check the ticket gates and exits that should be passed by checking the information such as the ticket gate information and exit information highlighted on the outdoor map as signs. It becomes possible to grasp easily.

  As described above, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment highlights and displays the guidance icon at the predetermined guidance point. For this reason, the user can easily know which direction to move after exiting the ticket gate of the station or exiting the exit of the station, for example. Therefore, the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment provides route guidance that does not cause the user to get lost, for example, in places where the user visits for the first time, complicated station premises such as entrances and exits, large shopping malls, and the like. Can do.

<Hardware configuration>
Next, the hardware configuration of the client terminal 10 and the server device 20 included in the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an example of the client terminal and the server device according to the present embodiment.

  The client terminal 10 illustrated in FIG. 3A includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, and a storage device 14. The client terminal 10 includes an input device 15, a display device 16, a communication device 17, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 18.

  The CPU 11 executes various programs and performs arithmetic processing. The ROM 12 stores a program and the like necessary at startup. The RAM 13 is a work area for temporarily storing processing performed by the CPU 11 and storing data. The storage device 14 stores various data, programs, and the like.

  The input device 15 is a touch panel, for example, and accepts various user operations. The display device 16 is a display or the like, and displays the processing result of the client terminal 10. The communication device 17 communicates with the server device 20 via the network N.

  The GPS receiver 18 receives a predetermined radio wave from the GPS and measures the latitude and longitude indicating the current location of the client terminal 10.

  The client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment can implement various processes to be described later by having the above hardware configuration.

  The server device 20 shown in FIG. 3B includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a storage device 24, an input device 25, a display device 26, and a communication device 27.

  The CPU 21 executes various programs and performs arithmetic processing. The ROM 22 stores a program and the like necessary at startup. The RAM 23 is a work area for temporarily storing processing performed by the CPU 21 and storing data. The storage device 24 stores various data, programs, and the like.

  The input device 25 is a keyboard or a mouse, for example, and accepts various operations. The display device 26 is a display or the like, and displays the processing result of the server device 20. Note that at least one of the input device 25 and the display device 26 may be connected to the server device 20 when necessary. The communication device 27 communicates with the client terminal 10 via the network N.

  The server device 20 according to the present embodiment can realize various processes described later by having the above hardware configuration.

<Functional configuration>
Next, the functional configuration of the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an example of the map display system according to the present embodiment.

  The client terminal 10 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes an input reception unit 101, a display control unit 102, and a communication unit 103. Each of these functional units is realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the client terminal 10 cause the CPU 11 to execute.

  The input receiving unit 101 receives various operations from the user. For example, the input receiving unit 101 receives an input operation for setting search conditions such as a departure place and a destination.

  The display control unit 102 displays various information. For example, the display control unit 102 displays a map for route guidance, a route on the map, a guidance icon, and the like. The display control unit 102 displays a map, a route on the map, a guidance icon, and the like by, for example, drawing and superimposing them on a plurality of layers, for example.

  The communication unit 103 transmits various requests to the server device 20 and receives responses to the requests. For example, the communication unit 103 transmits a search request including the search condition to the server apparatus 20 in response to the input receiving unit 101 receiving an input operation for setting the search condition. For example, the communication unit 103 receives a search response to the search request.

  The search response includes, for example, information about the map (map information) displayed by the display control unit 102, information about the route on the map (route information), a guidance icon, and the like.

  A server device 20 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a search processing unit 201, a guidance processing unit 202, and a communication unit 203. Each of these functional units is realized by a process that the CPU 21 causes one or more programs installed in the server device 20 to execute.

  In addition, the server device 20 includes a map information storage unit 204 and a guide information storage unit 205. Each of these storage units can be realized using the storage device 24, for example. Note that at least one of the map information storage unit 204 and the guidance information storage unit 205 may be realized using a storage device connected to the server device 20 via the network N.

  The search processing unit 201 searches for a route based on a search condition included in a search request received from the client terminal 10. That is, for example, the search processing unit 201 acquires route information indicating a route from the departure place to the destination included in the search condition. Note that the search processing unit 201 acquires route information indicating a route from the departure point to the destination and indicating the route via the route point when the route point is included in the search condition. The route information includes information (guidance point information) indicating one or more guidance points included in the route. However, the route information may not include information indicating guidance points.

  In addition, the search processing unit 201 acquires map information corresponding to the searched route (for example, map information of a surrounding map including the searched route) from the map information storage unit 204.

  The guidance processing unit 202 performs guidance icon acquisition processing. That is, the guidance processing unit 202 acquires a guidance icon corresponding to the guidance point information from the guidance information storage unit 205 when the route information acquired by the search processing unit 201 includes predetermined guidance point information. Here, the guidance processing unit 202 includes a determination unit 212 and an acquisition unit 222.

  The determination unit 212 determines whether the route information acquired by the search processing unit 201 includes the route information of the indoor route. That is, the determination unit 212 determines whether or not the route searched by the search processing unit 201 includes an indoor route. Further, when determining that the route includes an indoor route, the determination unit 212 further determines whether predetermined route information is included in the route information of the route. When the determining unit 212 determines that the predetermined guide point information is included, the acquiring unit 222 acquires a guide icon corresponding to the guide point information from the guide information storage unit 205.

  The communication unit 203 receives a search request from the client terminal 10 and transmits a search response to the search request. For example, the communication unit 203 transmits a search response including the route information and map information acquired by the search processing unit 201, and the guidance icon acquired by the guidance processing unit 202 to the client terminal 10.

  The map information storage unit 204 stores map information for displaying a map on the client terminal 10.

  Note that the map information is classified by the type of display target such as green spaces, rivers, roads, railroads, prefectures, etc., and is managed by information in which latitude and longitude are separated in a known mesh shape. The map information classified for each type of display target is displayed by being drawn for each mesh on a layer predetermined for each type according to the scale. Accordingly, the map displayed on the client terminal 10 is displayed by combining and superimposing one or more mesh-like layers on which map information classified for each type of display object is drawn.

  The guidance information storage unit 205 stores, for example, guidance information in which predetermined guidance point information such as a ticket gate or an entrance / exit of a station is associated with a guidance icon.

  Here, the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit 205 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of an example of guidance information.

  The guidance information shown in FIG. 5 is information in which predetermined guidance point information is associated with a highlighted guidance icon.

  For example, the guidance icon highlighted at the guidance point is associated with the guidance point information “Line A West Exit Ticket Gate” of “XX station”. Similarly, a guidance icon highlighted at this guidance point is associated with the guidance point information “Exit B12” of “XX station”.

  Note that in the guidance icon associated with the guidance point information “Line A West Exit Ticket Gate”, a dotted line 1301 and a dotted line 1302 indicate characters (for example, “straight”) according to the traveling direction of the route and display components (for example, “ A display component indicating straight travel ”) is displayed. Similarly, in the guidance icon associated with the guidance point information “Exit B12”, a dotted line 1401 and a dotted line 1402 display characters and display components corresponding to the traveling direction of the route, respectively.

  Thereby, for example, guidance icons can be highlighted on a map at predetermined guidance points such as a ticket gate of a station, an indoor / outdoor doorway, and the like.

<Details of processing>
Next, details of processing of the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram of an example of route guidance processing according to the present embodiment.

  First, the input receiving unit 101 of the client terminal 10 receives an input operation for setting search conditions (step S601). Here, the search condition includes, for example, a destination and a departure place desired by the user. Note that the search condition may include a waypoint desired by the user.

  For example, the latitude and longitude indicating the current location of the client terminal 10 measured using the GPS receiver 18 may be used as the departure place. Moreover, the present location measured based on the received intensity of the radio wave of the wireless LAN such as Wi-Fi may be used as the departure place.

  When the communication unit 103 of the client terminal 10 receives an input operation for setting a search condition by the input receiving unit 101, the communication unit 103 transmits a search request to the server device 20 (step S602). The search request includes the search condition set in step S601.

  When the search request is received by the communication unit 203, the search processing unit 201 of the server device 20 searches for a route based on the search condition included in the search request (step S603). That is, the search processing unit 201 searches for a route from the departure place to the destination included in the search condition, and acquires route information as a search result. In addition, when the waypoint is included in the search condition, the search processing unit 201 searches for a route from the departure place to the destination included in the search condition and passing through the place.

  In addition, the search processing unit 201 acquires map information corresponding to the searched route from the map information storage unit 204.

  Next, the guidance processing unit 202 of the server device 20 performs guidance icon acquisition processing (step S604).

  Details of the guidance icon acquisition process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an example of a guide icon acquisition process according to the present embodiment.

  The determination unit 212 of the guidance processing unit 202 determines whether an indoor route is included in the route (step S701). That is, the determination unit 212 determines whether the route information of the route searched for by the search processing unit 201 includes the route information of the indoor route.

  If it is determined in step S701 that the route includes an indoor route, the determination unit 212 determines whether or not the route includes a predetermined guide point (step S702). That is, the determination unit 212 determines whether or not the route information includes guidance point information included in the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit 205.

  In step S702, when the determination unit 212 determines that a predetermined guidance point is included, the acquisition unit 222 acquires a guidance icon corresponding to the guidance point information of the guidance point from the guidance information storage unit 205 ( Step S703). That is, the acquisition unit 222 acquires a guidance icon corresponding to the guidance point information included in the route information from among the guidance icons stored in the guidance information storage unit 205.

  Next, the guidance processing unit 202 specifies the direction of characters and display components displayed on the guidance icon acquired by the acquisition unit 222 according to the traveling direction of the route (step S704). That is, for example, the guidance processing unit 202 specifies the direction of characters and display components displayed on the guidance icon according to the traveling direction of the indoor route included in the route. Note that the characters and display components in the specified direction may be returned to the client terminal 10 together with the guidance icon, or may be returned to the client terminal 10 after setting the characters and display components to the guidance icon. Further, the processing in this step may be performed in the client terminal 10.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S701 that the route does not include the indoor route, or if it is determined in step S702 that the predetermined guide point is not included in the route, the guidance processing unit 202 ends the process. To do.

  As described above, the server device 20 according to the present embodiment acquires the guidance icon corresponding to the guidance point when a predetermined guidance point is included in the route, but is not limited thereto. For example, when the guide information shown in FIG. 8 is stored in the guide information storage unit 205, based on a predetermined guide point included in the route and a predetermined guide point paired with the predetermined guide point. A guidance icon specifying the direction may be acquired. In general, one or more other guide points are included between a predetermined guide point and a predetermined guide point paired with the predetermined guide point. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the next guide point after the predetermined guide point may be a predetermined guide point paired with the predetermined guide point.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Subsequent to step S604, the communication unit 203 of the server device 20 transmits a search response to the client terminal 10 (step S605). Note that the search response includes the map information and route information acquired by the search processing unit 201 and the guidance icon acquired by the guidance processing unit 202.

  Upon receiving the search response from the communication unit 103, the display control unit 102 of the client terminal 10 displays route guidance based on the map information, the route information, and the guidance icon included in the search response (step S606). . That is, the display control unit 102 causes the display device 16 to display the route guidance screen by superimposing the route based on the route information and the guidance icon on the map based on the map information.

  Here, the route guidance screen displayed on the client terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route guidance screen.

  The route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A is a screen displaying the vicinity of the destination 1100 in the route guidance for going from the departure location to the destination 1100, for example, starting from the current location of the user, as in FIG. It is. Further, it is assumed that a route 1200 including the guidance points N1 to N4 is displayed on the route guidance screen 1000, as in FIG.

  At this time, the display control unit 102, for example, similarly to FIG. 2, for example, a guidance icon 1300 at the guidance point N1 indicating “A West West Gate” on the route 1200 and a guidance icon at the guidance point N2 indicating “Exit B12”. 1400 is highlighted.

  Thus, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment highlights the guidance icon at a predetermined guidance point. Thereby, for example, after leaving the “Line A West Exit Ticket Gate” at “XXX Station”, the user can know in which direction the user can go to “B12 Exit”. Similarly, for example, after the user exits “B12 exit” of “XX station”, the user can know which direction to go to “XX intersection” near the destination 1100. it can.

  In the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, an arrow 1500 indicates that the route from the guidance point N1 to the guidance point N2 is simplified when the user follows the guidance icon 1300 from the guidance point N1 to reach the guidance point N2. It is shown in the generalized embodiment. Therefore, the arrow 1500 is irrelevant to the actual movement route when the user moves according to the guidance icon 1300 (that is, the route in the station from the “A line west exit ticket gate” to “B12 exit”). For this reason, the arrow 1500 may not be displayed on the route guidance screen 1000. In addition, instead of the arrow 1500, the route guidance screen 1000 includes various display components (for example, a message box, a human icon, etc.) indicating that the navigation point N2 is reached when moving from the guidance point N1 according to the guidance icon 1300. May be displayed.

  In the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, for example, when the user taps the guidance icon 1300 or the guidance icon 1400, the display control unit 102 displays the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9B. .

  A route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9B is a route guidance screen when the guidance icon 1300 and the guidance icon 1400 are not displayed. The route guidance screen 2000 includes a non-display icon 2100 indicating a non-display guide icon 1300 and a non-display icon 2200 indicating a non-display guide icon 1400. The route guidance screen 2000 includes a guidance icon 1300 and a redisplay icon 2300 for redisplaying the guidance icon 1400.

  On the route guidance screen 2000, for example, when the user taps the redisplay icon 2300, the display control unit 102 displays the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. Thus, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment can switch between displaying and hiding the guidance icon. As a result, the user can check, for example, facilities on the map that are not displayed hidden behind the guidance icon.

  Here, on the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A and the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9B, a hierarchy switching field 1600 is displayed. In the present embodiment, the map displayed on the client terminal 10 is an outdoor map (that is, a map on the ground), but the map displayed on the client terminal 10 according to the user's selection in the layer switching field 1600. May be switched. For example, when the user selects “B1” in the hierarchy switching field 1600, the client terminal 10 may display, for example, a map of the first basement of the station and a route on the map. Similarly, when the user selects “B2” in the hierarchy switching field 1600, the client terminal 10 may display, for example, a map of the second basement floor of the station and a route on the map.

  In the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, when the user taps the guidance icon 1300 or the guidance icon 1400, the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9B, when the user taps the re-display icon 2300, the screen changes to the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A. However, the screen transition operation between the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9 (a) and the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9 (b) is not limited to the above. Also good.

  That is, for example, when the user performs a map scale change operation on the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. Similarly, on the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9B, when the user performs a map scale change operation, the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG.

  Further, for example, in the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, an “iconize button” for hiding the guide icon 1300 and the guide icon 1400 is provided, and the user operates the “iconize button”. In such a case, the route guidance screen 2000 shown in FIG. At this time, when the user taps either the non-display icon 2100 or the non-display icon 2200 on the route guide screen 2000 shown in FIG. 9B, the route guide screen 1000 shown in FIG. You may make it transition.

  The route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A is displayed when, for example, the user moves along the searched route and the current position of the user reaches within a predetermined range from the guidance point N1. It may be displayed on the terminal 10. Thereby, for example, when the user gets on the train on the A line and reaches the vicinity of the guide point N1 of the station XX, the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. Can easily grasp which ticket gate should be exited after getting off the train.

  In addition, in the route guidance screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, on the outdoor map, the ticket gate information of the indoor station (that is, the guidance icon 1300) and the entrance / exit information that exits indoors to the outdoors (that is, the guidance icon 1400). And are highlighted. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the guidance icon 1300 or the guidance icon 1400 may be highlighted on an indoor map.

  Here, another example of the route guidance screen displayed on the client terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the route guidance screen.

  The route guidance screen 3000 shown in FIG. 10 is a screen that displays the vicinity of the departure point 3100 in route guidance for traveling from the departure point 3100 to the destination set by the user through the route 3200.

  It is assumed that the route guidance screen 3000 displays a route 3200 that travels from the departure point 3100 to “XX station” on foot and then moves to the nearest station of destination using “A line”. In addition, the route 3200 includes guide points M1 to M4.

  At this time, for example, the display control unit 102 highlights the guidance icon 3300 at the guidance point M3 indicating “B12 exit” on the route 3200. Similarly, the guidance icon 3400 at the guidance point M4 indicating “A line west exit ticket gate” is highlighted. Thus, the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment highlights the guidance icon when entering the facility from the ground or the like without being limited to the guidance icon when exiting from the facility such as the station or the like. Thereby, for example, after entering the subway station from the ground, the user can know in which direction he can move to reach the desired ticket gate.

<Summary>
As described above, the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment provides route guidance to the destination to the user. Moreover, the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment, for example, highlights on the map a guidance icon indicating which direction to move after entering / exiting the entrance / exit of a facility. For this reason, the user can reach a desired destination without hesitation by moving according to the route guidance displayed on the client terminal 10 even in a facility that is easily lost such as a subway station or a large shopping mall. Will be able to.

  Further, in the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, since the guidance icon for heading to the destination or waypoint is highlighted, for example, the map is switched to a map (indoor map) in a subway station. Thus, the user can reach the destination and the waypoint. Therefore, according to the map display system 1 according to the present embodiment, the user can reach a desired destination without switching the map or the like.

  The present invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Map display system 10 Client terminal 20 Server apparatus 101 Input reception part 102 Display control part 103 Communication part 201 Search process part 202 Guidance process part 203 Communication part 204 Map information storage part 205 Guidance information storage part 212 Determination part 222 Acquisition part N Network

Claims (8)

A map display device for displaying a route searched by a server device connected via a network on an outdoor map,
Receiving means for receiving route information indicating the route;
Display means for displaying the route received by the receiving means on the map;
Have
The display means includes
A map display device that, when a predetermined point is included in the route, displays information related to the point in an emphasized manner. The predetermined point is
When the route includes a first route indicating an indoor route and a second route indicating an outdoor route, the route is a point where the first route and the second route are switched. Item 2. The map display device according to Item 1.   The map display device according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined point is a point indicating a ticket gate of a station. The display means includes
The map display device according to claim 3, wherein a route between the switching point and a point indicating the ticket gate is displayed on the map in a simplified manner. Information on the point includes
The map display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein information indicating a direction to proceed next along the route at the predetermined point is included. A map display device for displaying a route on an outdoor map,
Search means for searching for the route;
Display means for displaying the route searched by the search means on the map;
Have
The display means includes
A map display device that, when a predetermined point is included in the route, displays information related to the point in an emphasized manner. A map display method used in a map display device for displaying a route on an outdoor map,
A search procedure for searching for the route;
A display procedure for displaying the route searched by the search procedure on the map;
Have
The display procedure is as follows:
A map display method in which, when a predetermined point is included in the route, information regarding the point is highlighted. On the computer,
A search procedure for searching for a route,
A display procedure for displaying the route on an outdoor map;
And execute
The display procedure is as follows:
A program that, when a predetermined point is included in the route, highlights and displays information about the point.

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