JP3056754U - Map media - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] The present invention can be used for persons with physical disabilities and elderly people with physical disabilities, because the location and route of facilities with facilities for the physically disabled can be easily checked. It is an object to provide an easy and convenient map medium. SOLUTION: The map medium of the present invention includes a paper or other print medium (10) and a map described on a surface of the print medium, wherein the map includes a road (11),
The facility (15) facing the road and the attribute information including the name of the road and the facility are displayed, and the map shows the presence of facilities that can be used by the physically handicapped in connection with the facility. Are displayed in identification figures (21 to 32) of clear shapes or colors so that they can be easily distinguished from other descriptions.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to the construction of maps, and more particularly to the construction of map media that can be easily used by persons with disabilities.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In general, a map displays to a user of the map a target place, facility and direction, a route to reach the destination, or a means of transportation such as a railroad or a road. Various types of maps have been created for various purposes. For example, a 1: 50,000 topographic map issued by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is used for mountain climbing. Road maps are prepared for car drivers. A map showing downtown buildings and their names is a convenient way to find restaurants, cinemas or hotels. In this specification, the term facility refers to a structure or a building including a building, a park or a sports stadium, an amusement park, a hospital, a school, a traffic organization, a bridge, a plaza, an amusement facility, and the like. Show.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 For people with physical limitations such as the range of activities and means of transportation, such as the physically handicapped, the maps commonly used by healthy people are difficult to use. This is because general maps are created according to the behavioral patterns of healthy people.

[0004] When a target place or building is found on a general map, a healthy person can select and use any route or means of transportation to reach that place. However, for example, a physically handicapped person has very little choice except for a wheelchair accessible route. For example, roads and passages with steep slopes cannot be used. Wheelchairs can only be used. On the second floor or higher of a building, the location with stairs is impossible, and is limited to the location with elevators and elevators.

[0005] It is unclear whether facilities available for physically handicapped persons are available for physically handicapped persons. For example, it is unknown on ordinary maps whether a washroom, an elevator, or a corridor is accessible to the physically handicapped.

[0006] Even when a physically handicapped person behaves with a caretaker of a healthy person, a route for moving the physically handicapped person is limited. This is because the caretaker and the physically handicapped need a certain wide passage or entrance to move together. It must also be a place or building with enough space for a car with a physically handicapped person to be able to side it. Also, the number of washrooms that can be used in wheelchairs is limited, and entrances with steps are not preferred. Such information cannot be known from a conventional map.

[0007] Conventional maps are not particularly conscious, but are naturally made for healthy people. Providing maps that are accessible to the physically handicapped is an urgent task to achieve a more affluent society.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a highly convenient map medium that is easy to use even for a physically handicapped person, a handicapped elderly person, and the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a map medium that can be used to find the location and route of facilities that can be used by physically handicapped persons.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The map medium of the present invention includes paper or other print medium, and a map written on the surface of the print medium. The map includes a road, facilities facing the road, and a road. And attribute information including the name of the facility, and the map is provided so that the existence of facilities that can be used by the physically handicapped in connection with the facility can be easily distinguished from other descriptions. It is displayed with a clear shape or color identification figure.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a map medium according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of the map of the present invention.

In the map medium of the present invention, a map is described by printing, stamping, engraving or sticking on the surface of paper, cloth, plastic, metal, wooden board or other printing medium 10.

On the surface of the print medium 10, roads 11, rivers 12, bridges 13, intersections 14, buildings 15, parks 16, subway entrances 17, post offices 18, and the like are displayed. The map depicts a grid that is divided into A, B, C, D, and E in the vertical direction (latitude direction) and 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the horizontal direction (longitudinal direction).

The building 15 is displayed as large and small black circles according to its actual size. However, in the present invention, the shape of the figure representing the building is not limited to a black circle, and other shapes and colors can be used. Adjacent to the display of the building 15, the name of the building 15, for example, "Central Post Office" is described. Names of major landmark buildings are written in relatively large letters.

[0015] A special graphic 20 is described in relation to the building 15 in facilities that are accessible or accessible to the physically handicapped among the major facilities. Some examples of special graphics 20 are described below the margins of the map.

For example, a graphic 21 is described in an ABC department store at C-1 of the map. Figure 21 is a figure showing that there are toilet facilities for both men and women who can be used in a wheelchair with a disabled person. Along with the graphic 21, it is described as character information that the number of floors where the washroom is located is the fifth floor.

Further, a figure 22 indicating that there is a sidewalk with a guide block (Braille block) for the visually impaired near the subway entrance 17 on the map B-2, and a path of the sidewalk are shown. A dotted line 40 is shown.

Accordingly, it can be seen that the user can walk along the guide block 22 from the subway entrance 17 to the central post office 18. At the intersection 14 on the way, a figure 23 indicating that there is a facility that emits a chime on the pedestrian crossing is described. Further, the central post office 18 has a figure 24 indicating that guide dogs are allowed.

In the facility named Garden Palace D-2 on the map, a figure 25 indicating that there is a slope on which a wheelchair can run is described, overlapping the figure of the washroom 21.

At the facility named C-3 sports center on the map, in addition to the figure of the washroom 21, a figure 26 indicating that there is a parking lot for the physically handicapped, and the entrance and exit are indicated by arrows 41 Are listed.

In addition to the figures described above, a figure 27 indicating that the facility is a disabled facility, a figure 28 indicating that there is a public telephone that can be wheelchair-accessed, a figure 29 indicating that the facility has a sign language service, a wheelchair A figure 30 indicating that there is an elevator that can be used, a figure 31 indicating that there is an entrance and exit where a wheelchair can be used, and a figure 32 that indicates an evacuation site at the time of disaster can be described. The present invention is not limited to the above figures. In addition, various other figures necessary for a healthy person shown in the column of the figure 20 are described.

These figures 20 are displayed in a salient shape or color on the map so that they can be clearly distinguished from other symbols and characters. In addition, these figures 20 may be printed on a map in advance, or prepared in a variety of types prepared by printing on a sticker having an adhesive applied to the back surface so that they can be added later. The user may put it on the map whenever the equipment is added or it is found that the equipment is available. Also. It would be possible to prepare a stamp engraved with the figure 20 and, like the seal, to stamp and display the map later.

Furthermore, the map of the above embodiment can be stored in a recording medium such as a CDROM in the form of digital data and displayed on a display device such as a car navigation system. In addition, the map of the present invention can be applied to maps with braille printed to reveal the presence of buildings and places with irregularities on the surface so that visually impaired people can use them. In other words, the identification figure of the present invention may be formed on the surface of the print medium with irregularities.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the specific examples described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that modifications and changes may be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Yes, such modifications and changes should belong to the attached utility model registration claims.

[0025]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, the location and route of facilities with facilities for the physically handicapped can be easily checked, and it is easy to use for the physically handicapped and the handicapped elderly, etc., and is highly convenient. You can get map media.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a map medium according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 print medium 11 roads 12 rivers 13 bridges 14 intersections 15 buildings 16 parks 17 subway entrances 18 post offices 21 to 31 Showing facilities available to the user

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 7, 1998

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims for utility model registration

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Utility model registration claims]

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A map medium including paper or other print medium and a map described on the surface of the print medium,
The map displays roads, facilities facing the road, and attribute information including the names of the roads and the facilities, and the map can be used by persons with disabilities in connection with the facilities. A map medium characterized by displaying a clear shape or color identification graphic so that the existence of a simple facility can be easily distinguished from other descriptions. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification figures of the facilities usable by the physically handicapped include at least a figure representing a toilet and an entrance provided for the physically handicapped. Map media. 3. The map medium according to claim 1, wherein character information related to the facility is described adjacent to the identification figure. 4. The map according to claim 1, wherein the identification graphic is described on a sticker having an adhesive applied to a back surface thereof so as to be able to adhere to the front surface of the print medium. Medium.