JP3224049U - Navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

A navigation system for shortening the arrival time at a destination is provided. A first navigation device includes a first screen for displaying a road map, and includes a destination input means, a current position acquisition means, a route guidance means, and a road map display means. The destination input means has a voice input function and acquires information on the address of the destination. The current position acquisition means acquires information on the current position of itself using GPS. The route guidance means determines a route from the current position to the destination using the information on the address of the destination and the information on the current position. The road map display means displays the current position on the first screen so as to overlap the road map. The second navigation device 200 includes a second screen 201 that displays a house map, and includes a current position acquisition unit 212 and a house map display unit 216. The current position acquisition means acquires information on the current position of itself using GPS. The housing map display means displays the current position on the second screen so as to overlap the housing map. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  This invention relates to a navigation system.

  A navigation device that guides a vehicle to reach a destination is widely used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent 6208274

  However, many navigation devices that are widely used end the guidance when they arrive near the destination. In particular, when a private home is a destination, although it is relatively easy to reach the vicinity of the destination by the guidance of the navigation device, it is not easy to arrive at the destination.

  For companies that provide home delivery services and the like, how to shorten the arrival time at the destination is a problem to be solved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a navigation system that facilitates arrival at a destination.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the navigation system of the present invention includes a first navigation device and a second navigation device.

  The first navigation device includes a first screen for displaying a road map, and includes destination input means, current position acquisition means, route guidance means, and road map display means. The destination input means has a voice input function and acquires information on the address of the destination. The current position acquisition unit has a function of acquiring information on the current position of itself using GPS (Global Positioning System). The route guidance means has a function of determining a route from the current position to the destination using information on the address of the destination and information on the current position. The road map display means has a function of reading road map information from the storage medium and displaying the road map information on the first screen as a road map, and displaying the current position on the first screen so as to overlap the road map.

  The second navigation device includes a second screen for displaying a house map, and includes a current position acquisition unit and a house map display unit. The current position acquisition unit has a function of acquiring information on its current position using GPS. The housing map display means has a function of reading out the housing map information from the storage medium and displaying it on the second screen as a housing map, and displaying the current position on the second screen so as to overlap the housing map.

  According to the navigation system of the present invention, the time required for inputting the destination can be shortened by using the voice input function. As a result, when using for home delivery service etc., many destinations can be visited in a short time.

  In this navigation system, since the second navigation device displays a house map, the user can determine an appropriate stop position of the delivery vehicle using the house map.

  Therefore, according to the navigation system of the present invention, it is possible to reach a more appropriate position earlier than the destination. Therefore, it can be efficiently delivered to a plurality of places, particularly when used for a home delivery service or the like.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the structural example of the navigation system of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the usage method of the navigation system of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the shape, size, and arrangement relationship of each component are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood. Hereinafter, a preferred configuration example of the present invention will be described, but it is merely a preferred example. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and many changes or modifications that can achieve the effects of the present invention can be made without departing from the scope of the configuration of the present invention.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the structural example of the navigation system of this invention is demonstrated. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams for explaining a configuration example of a navigation system according to the present invention. FIG. 1A shows the appearance of the navigation system. FIG. 1B shows a schematic block diagram of the navigation system.

  The navigation system 10 includes two navigation devices, a first navigation device 100 and a second navigation device 200. The navigation system 10 is used by being mounted on a delivery vehicle used in a home delivery service. Here, an example of an automobile will be described as a delivery vehicle, but the navigation system 10 may be mounted on a motorcycle and used.

  The navigation system 10 has two screens, a first screen 101 and a second screen 201. The first screen 101 is a screen provided in the first navigation device 100, and the second screen 201 is a screen provided in the second navigation device 200. Here, an example is shown in which the first navigation device 100 and the second navigation device 200 are mounted in one housing as the navigation system 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The first and second navigation devices 100 and 200 may each be configured by a housing on which a display screen is mounted, and the navigation system 10 may be configured by connecting the first and second navigation devices 100 and 200. In this case, as the 1st navigation apparatus 100 and the 2nd navigation apparatus 200, portable communication terminals, such as a smart phone and a tablet terminal, and a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus can be used.

  Here, the navigation system 10 includes a microphone and a speaker for voice input in addition to the first screen 101 and the second screen 201, but these arrangement locations are arbitrary, and illustration and description thereof are omitted here.

Further, as the input means of the navigation system 10, in addition to the destination input means 110 by voice input, input means such as screen display switching such as a scale is also used. About these input means other than the destination input means 110, since it can set arbitrarily suitably, description is abbreviate | omitted here. Similar to the destination input unit 110, the input may be performed by voice input, or the touch panel function provided on the first screen 101 or the second screen 201 may be used to input by touching a predetermined position on the screen. . Further, buttons and switches that are mechanically operated may be provided.

  The functions performed by the first and second navigation devices 100 and 200 are each provided in a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or an in-vehicle navigation device, or achieved by executing computer software. It is something that can be done.

  The first navigation device 100 includes destination input means 110, current position acquisition means 112, route guidance means 114, and road map display means 116.

  The destination input means 110 has, for example, a voice input function such as any suitable conventionally known microphone, and a voice recognition function achieved by execution of computer software. When the user speaks the address of the destination, the destination input means 110 acquires information on the address of the destination.

  The current position acquisition unit 112 has, for example, a signal receiving function for receiving signals from a plurality of artificial satellites and a function for acquiring information on the current position of the current position from the received signals, and a conventionally known GPS (Global Positioning) System) technology can be used.

  The route guidance unit 114 has a function of determining a route from the current position to the destination using the information on the target address acquired by the destination input unit 110 and the information on the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112. Have. As for the route from the current position to the destination, one route may be presented, or a plurality of routes may be presented and selected by the user.

  The road map display means 116 has a function of reading road map information 122 from a storage medium 120 such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The road map display means 116 reads the road map information 122 from the storage medium 120 and displays it on the first screen 101 as a road map, and displays the current position on the first screen 101 so as to overlap the road map.

  The first navigation device 100 can be realized using a conventional navigation device. The destination input means 110 can input a destination as well as a voice input as well as a touch panel. However, in many cases, the time required for inputting a destination is shorter for voice input than for operation using a touch panel. In a delivery service that needs to visit many destinations in a short time, the time required for inputting the destination should be as short as possible. For this reason, the first navigation apparatus 100 uses a voice input function.

  The second navigation device 200 includes a current position acquisition unit 212 and a house map display unit 216.

Similar to the first navigation device 100, the current position acquisition unit 212 can be configured using a conventionally known GPS technology. Residential map display means 216 receives detailed information such as an address, address, resident name, and building name from storage medium 220 such as HDD, SSD, DVD, etc.
It has a function of reading out the house map information 222.

  The house map display means 216 reads out the house map information 222 from the storage medium 220 and displays it on the second screen 201 as a house map, and displays the current position on the second screen 201 so as to overlap the house map. Here, the map displaying the house map information 222 may be simply referred to as a house map or a door-to-door display map.

  The current position acquisition unit 212 and the storage medium 220 may be shared by the first navigation device 100 and the second navigation device 200.

  Here, the conventional navigation device used as the first navigation device 100 has a function of displaying a map and a current position on a screen. However, in a map used in a conventional navigation device, the address is often not clearly displayed, and in particular, the name of a resident in a private house is not displayed. Therefore, it is difficult to grasp the final destination when used in a home delivery service or the like.

  On the other hand, in this navigation system, the second navigation device 200 displays the house map, so that the addresses and resident names around the current position are known.

  In general, a conventional navigation device provides guidance to the vicinity of a destination, but it cannot be said that the guidance is suitable for applications such as home delivery services. With conventional navigation devices, for example, when a delivery vehicle that provides a delivery service can stop, or when the destination is in a corner that faces two or more roads, it is close to the entrance and close to a convenient location for delivery. , Users can not grasp.

  On the other hand, in this navigation system 10, since the second navigation device 200 displays a house map, the user can determine an appropriate stop position of the delivery vehicle using this house map.

  As described above, according to the navigation system of the present invention, it is possible to reach a more appropriate position earlier with respect to the destination. Therefore, the navigation system of the present invention is effective particularly when delivering to a plurality of locations efficiently such as a home delivery service.

(how to use)
A method of using this navigation system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a method of using the navigation system of the present invention.

  The user inputs a destination using the destination input means 110 of the first navigation device 100 in step (hereinafter, step is represented by S) 10. Specifically, the destination is input when the voice input function is activated and the user speaks the address of the destination.

  In S20, the user operates the automobile according to the guidance of the first navigation device 100 and heads to the vicinity of the destination.

  When arriving near the destination, in S30, the user stops the operation of the vehicle by the guidance of the first navigation device 100, and confirms the house map of the second navigation device 200, that is, the second screen 201.

Thereafter, in S40, the user forms a route from the current location to the destination on the house map and determines the stop position of the delivery vehicle. The stop position of the delivery car is preferably near the entrance where the destination is a private house and the entrance of the building when the destination is an apartment house such as a condominium. At this time, in consideration of legal regulations, road width, the number of lanes, and the like, a position that can be stopped and does not hinder the passage of other vehicles is selected. In addition, for example, in the case of a road whose stop position is one lane or more on one side (two lanes in total), the route can be set so that the destination is on the left side with respect to the traveling direction.

  After determining the route and the stop position, in S50, the user appropriately checks the second screen 201 and operates the automobile to move to the destination.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Navigation system 100 1st navigation apparatus 101 1st screen 110 Destination input means 112 Present position acquisition means 114 Route guidance means 116 Road map display means 120, 220 Storage medium 122 Road map information 200 2nd navigation apparatus 201 2nd screen 212 Current position acquisition means 216 Housing map display means 222 Housing map information

Claims (1)

Including a first screen displaying a road map,
Destination input means having a voice input function and obtaining destination address information,
Current position acquisition means having a function of acquiring information on the current position of the self using GPS (Global Positioning System);
Route guidance means having a function of determining a route from the current position to the destination using the information on the destination address and the information on the current position; and
Road map display means having a function of reading road map information from a storage medium and displaying the road map information on the first screen as a road map and displaying the current position on the first screen superimposed on the road map. A navigation device;
Including a second screen that displays a residential map,
Current position acquisition means having a function of acquiring information on its current position using GPS, and
Housing map display means having a function of reading out the housing map information from the storage medium and displaying it on the second screen as a housing map and displaying the current position on the second screen so as to overlap the housing map. 2. A navigation system comprising: a navigation device.

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