JP4492277B2 - Navigation album system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a navigation album system capable of creating an electronic album in which digital image data is linked to position information of a moving route, and more particularly to a technique for displaying changes in weather during a travel period.

  In recent years, higher performance and lower prices of car navigation systems are progressing, and the number of vehicles equipped with car navigation systems is increasing. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the car navigation system displays a route to be traveled by setting a destination on the display, or stores a route traveled by a private vehicle, and the route Can be displayed on the display.

In Patent Document 1, image data and associates the audio data remembers as the additional information to the guidance route data and the actual traveling trajectory data to the destination, the display device guidance route data and locus data When displaying, the image data and music data associated with each other are output. This navigation device displays the current position detected by the position detector on the map by map matching processing, and when a destination or waypoint is input, performs a route search operation to display the guidance route data on the map. When this guide route is registered, additional information such as arbitrary image data related to the guide route is stored in association with the guide route according to the user's operation, and the stored additional information is selected in this way. It can be called and displayed automatically.

  On the other hand, in recent years, digital cameras have improved in performance and price, and when traveling to sightseeing spots etc. by vehicle, take digital cameras with them to take pictures of sights and historic sites. Taking snapshots is increasing. Then, the image data thus taken is stored in a recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD-R, an electronic album is created, and an image is displayed on a computer, a television monitor or the like for enjoyment.

  Normally, electronic albums are generally those in which digital image data is simply displayed as thumbnails or displayed on the screen in a slide show format, and when images taken when traveling around multiple sightseeing spots are reviewed at a later date, When it comes to recalling memories at the time of travel, it was difficult to immediately determine when and where the images were taken.

  Therefore, the present inventor has proposed a navigation album in which the car navigation system and the electronic album are fused so that the user can easily recall memories at the time of travel.

  Specifically, when the electronic album is opened, the navigation album displays the travel route data that the user has traveled on the vehicle on the day of travel as it is on the screen, and shows the current location on the screen as in normal car navigation ( When the vehicle symbol) moves along the travel route at the time of travel and arrives at a sightseeing point visited by the user, digital image data taken at that location is displayed as a thumbnail or a slide show.

As a result, the travel mood can be reproduced by tracing the route traveled by the private car at the time of travel on the screen as it is, and the current location cursor is displayed on the navigation album screen. Since it is displayed for the first time when moving to the ground, it is possible to relive the schedule from the departure date to the last date of the trip faithfully in the order of travel, and to easily reproduce the mood of the trip .
JP 2002-81955 A

  When the travel route is reproduced and the images taken at the respective sightseeing spots are displayed as in the navigation album, it is advantageous for the user to reproduce the travel feeling. There is a point to be improved. That is, in order to easily remind the user of memories at the time of travel, for example, information indicating changes in weather such as being hit by rain or snow during the travel period can be displayed in a conspicuous state in the navigation album. It is desirable to do so.

  The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to enable information indicating weather during a travel period to be displayed on a screen when a navigation album is created. .

  In order to achieve the object, in the present invention, information indicating the weather during the travel period is displayed on the display means in association with the movement route.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic album that is displayed on the display means by linking digital image data including data captured when moving along the movement route to the position information of the movement route specified by the navigation device. A navigation album system to be created,
Weather determination means for determining weather in the predetermined section based on weather information relating to a weather condition in the predetermined section in the travel route;
Image data indicating the weather determined by the weather determination means is linked to the predetermined section, and a cursor indicating the current location on the movement path displayed on the display means is displayed along the movement path when the album is reproduced. And a weather display means for displaying the image data indicating the weather linked to the predetermined section on the display means when moving in the predetermined section .

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the weather in the predetermined section is determined by the weather determination means based on the weather information related to the weather condition in the predetermined section in the movement route, and the image data indicating this weather is displayed in the predetermined section by the weather display means. And is displayed by the display means.

The invention of claim 2 is the navigation album system according to claim 1,
The weather determination means detects a section in which the wiper of the vehicle moving in the movement route is operating as a wiper operating section, determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is rain,
The weather display means is configured to display image data indicating rainfall on the display means linked to the wiper operating section.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the weather determination means detects the section in which the wiper of the vehicle moving on the moving route is operating as the wiper operation section, and determines that the weather in this section is rain, and the weather display means Thus, image data indicating rainfall is linked to the wiper operating section and displayed on the display means.

The invention of claim 3 is the navigation album system according to claim 2,
The weather determination means further acquires the outside air temperature in the wiper operating section, determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is snow when the outside air temperature is below freezing point,
The weather display means is configured to link image data indicating snowfall to the wiper operation section and display the image data on the display means when it is determined that the weather is snow. .

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the outside air temperature in the wiper operating section is acquired, and when the outside air temperature is below freezing, the weather determining means determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is snow, and the weather in the wiper operating section Is determined to be snow, image data indicating snowfall is linked to the wiper operating section by the weather display means and displayed on the display means.

The invention of claim 4 is the navigation album system according to claim 1,
The weather determination means is configured to determine the weather in the predetermined section based on weather information relating to the weather condition in the predetermined section in the travel route acquired through a telecommunication line.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the weather in the predetermined section is determined by the weather determination means based on the weather information related to the weather condition in the predetermined section in the travel route acquired through the telecommunication line.

The invention of claim 5 is the navigation album system according to claim 1,
Further comprising weather setting means for arbitrarily setting the weather in a predetermined section in the travel route by a user input,
The weather display means is configured to link the image data indicating the weather set by the weather setting means to the predetermined section and display it on the display means.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the weather in the predetermined section is arbitrarily set by the user by the weather setting means, and image data indicating this weather is linked to the predetermined section and displayed on the display means by the weather display means.

The invention of claim 6 is the navigation album system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
And a brightness changing means for changing the brightness of a background screen when displaying the predetermined section on the display means, based on information indicating a date and time when the predetermined section in the movement route is moved. And

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the brightness change means changes the brightness of the background screen when displaying the predetermined section on the display means based on the information indicating the date and time when the predetermined section in the movement route is moved. The

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the image data indicating the weather in the predetermined section in the travel route is linked to the predetermined section and displayed on the display means. When the current location cursor indicating the current location of the movement route on the display means moves to the predetermined section, for example, it is possible to perform a simulation in which rain or snow is falling on the screen. You will be able to recall your memories even from the weather conditions, and you can enjoy watching the album with a sense of reality.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is determined that the weather in the wiper operating section where the wiper of the vehicle moving along the moving path is operating is rain, and image data indicating rainfall is linked to the wiper operating section. When the navigation album is played back, when the current location cursor indicating the current location of the moving route is moved to the wiper operating section during the playback of the navigation album, it will rain on the screen. Simulation can be performed, memories will be recalled clearly from the weather conditions at the time of travel, and high satisfaction is obtained.

  According to the invention of claim 3, when the outside air temperature in the wiper operating section is below freezing, the weather in this section is determined to be snow, and image data indicating snowfall is linked to the wiper operating section and displayed. When the navigation album is played, a simulation is performed in which snow is falling on the screen when the current location cursor indicating the current location of the moving route is moved to the wiper operating section during navigation album playback. It can be done, and memories are clearly recalled from the weather conditions at the time of travel, and high satisfaction is obtained.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, since information indicating the weather condition in a predetermined section in the movement route is acquired through the telecommunication line, for example, a weather information distribution service via the Internet or the homepage of the Japan Meteorological Agency, etc. You can determine the weather of this predetermined section by accessing the weather information announced in, and downloading the weather information corresponding to the latitude and longitude of the predetermined section and the date and time information when moving the section More detailed weather information can be reflected in the navigation album.

  According to the invention according to claim 5, since the user arbitrarily sets the weather in the predetermined section in the movement route, the degree of freedom of setting for displaying the simulation on the navigation album is increased and more Detailed settings are possible, which is advantageous for increasing customer satisfaction.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the brightness of the background screen when the predetermined section is displayed on the display means is changed based on the date and time information when the predetermined section in the movement route is moved. For example, if the date and time is set at AM 10:00, the background screen is set to be bright, and if the date and time is set at PM 9:00, the background screen is set to be dark. It can express day and night, and the scene at the time of travel will be recalled more vividly, resulting in high satisfaction.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or its application.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a navigation album system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation album system includes a system main body B for inputting a signal from a GPS satellite received by an antenna unit A and a vehicle speed pulse signal from a vehicle speed sensor S mounted on a traveling drive system of the vehicle, and a map. A display C for displaying data and image data, a plurality of switches 1 for inputting necessary information, a speaker 2 for outputting audio information, an infrared sensor 4 for receiving an infrared signal from a remote controller 3, and image data An input / output terminal 5 for access and a drive unit E are provided.

  This navigation album system is provided in a vehicle such as a private car. The longitude / latitude of the vehicle even when the vehicle is running based on the signal from the GPS satellite and the vehicle speed pulse signal from the vehicle speed sensor S. Is obtained in real time, and the corresponding map data is displayed on the display C at a set enlargement ratio, and the position where the vehicle is present on the map data is displayed with a symbol or the like. Furthermore, by specifying a target point, a route to be traveled to reach that point is extracted and guided (navigated).

  The display C includes a liquid crystal display unit 6 and a touch panel unit 7 that detects a contact operation position. The plurality of switches 1 realize processing such as display mode switching including ON / OFF of the navigation album system. The remote controller 3 realizes necessary operations from a position separated from the system main body B. The speaker 2 is used for providing guidance in human language and for reproducing music data to be described later.

  The drive unit E acquires (reads) data from a semiconductor medium Ms such as a flash memory in which image data taken by the digital camera Cam is stored, and a plurality of types such as a CD-R and a DVD-R. And a disk drive 9 that enables acquisition and writing of data from the large-capacity disk-shaped medium Md. The semiconductor drive 8 preferably includes a plurality of insertion portions so as to be compatible with types of flash memories such as CompactFlash (registered trademark), SmartMedia (registered trademark), and Memory Stick (registered trademark).

  The input / output terminal 5 obtains image data stored in the digital camera Cam via a cable X such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard or an IEEE 1394 standard arranged between the digital camera Cam. To function. In the present invention, it is not excluded that the image data of the digital camera Cam is acquired wirelessly, but the image data may be transmitted using wireless, such as Bluetooth (Bluetooth).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this navigation album system. As shown in FIG. 2, the system main body B includes an input / output interface I / O that realizes access to information to the microprocessor. Data from the liquid crystal display unit 6, the touch panel unit 7, the plurality of switches 1, the speaker 2, the infrared sensor 4, the input / output terminal 5, the semiconductor drive 8, the disk drive 9, and the hard disk HD are accessed. A signal system is formed.

  The position detection means P captures the radio wave from the GPS satellite received by the antenna unit A and simultaneously captures the vehicle speed pulse signal from the vehicle speed sensor S, thereby obtaining the vehicle position data (longitude / latitude data) in real time. Is something to get.

  The hard disk HD stores image data grouped by destination and stores route data on which the vehicle has traveled. The hard disk HD functions as a map database as a map data storage unit for storing map data and a music database for storing music data. The destination may be set after the travel is finished, in addition to the destination set before the start of travel of the vehicle. Note that a semiconductor memory may be used instead of the hard disk HD.

  The processing device D includes a semiconductor memory RAM / ROM connected to a data bus from a microprocessor, a nonvolatile memory EEPROM, a map matching unit 11, a navigation unit 12, an image storage processing unit 13, a path storage processing unit 14, and link data generation. Means 15, output means 16, storage processing means 17, date information reading means 18, determination means 19, route display means 20, weather determination means 71, weather display means 72, and brightness change means 73 are provided.

  In order to realize control in this processing apparatus D, a control bus, an address bus, and the like are required in addition to the data bus, but for the purpose of avoiding complexity, the control bus, address bus, In addition, description of interfaces is omitted.

  The map matching unit 11 extracts map data corresponding to the position data from the position acquisition unit P from the map database stored in the hard disk HD and displays the map data on the display C at a preset magnification. Process.

  The navigation means 12 extracts a route to a preset destination from the map data and displays it on the map data displayed on the display C in a line.

  The image storage processing means 13 performs processing for storing image data acquired via the semiconductor drive 8, the disk drive 9, or the input / output terminal 5 in the hard disk HD.

  The route storage processing means 14 performs processing for storing route data R (see FIG. 13) corresponding to the route traveled by the vehicle in the hard disk HD. The route data R is assumed to be a file having a structure in which data indicating the coordinates of the vehicle at each sampling timing is stored. The route data R includes a plurality of coordinates serving as a base point, a traveling direction and a traveling speed set for each coordinate. It may be a vector data structure. When the route data R stored by the route storage processing means 14 is displayed on the display C, the route indicated by the broken line in FIG. 13 becomes the route data R, and the vehicle symbol V is indicated on the route data R. On this route data R, a plurality of sightseeing spots P1, P2, P3.

  The link data generation means 15 associates image data for each of the sightseeing spots P1, P2,... Set on the route data R in a state where the image association processing screen shown in FIG. The generated link data is saved in a file format, and the image data is displayed in the order of saving. The output means 16 performs processing for displaying image data associated with the route data R on the display C as will be described later.

  In addition, the storage processing unit 17 is configured when the selected route data R, a plurality of image data associated with the route data R, map data corresponding to the route data R, and associated music data exist. Performs processing for storing the music data and the output means 16 configured as a program in a storage medium such as the disk-shaped medium Md.

  The date information reading means 18 reads information indicating the shooting date and time from the Exif information added to the image data acquired via the semiconductor drive 8, the disk drive 9, or the input / output terminal 5, and shoots the image data. The date and time are specified.

  The determination means 19 determines the travel period by determining the oldest day as the departure date and the newest date as the final date among the shooting date and time information of the plurality of image data read by the date information reading means 18. is there.

  The route display means 20 reads the route data R traveled during the travel period from the hard disk HD based on the determination result of the determination means 19 and displays it on the display C.

  The weather determination means 71 determines the weather in the predetermined section based on the weather information related to the weather condition in the predetermined section in the route data R.

  The weather display means 72 links the image data indicating the weather determined by the weather determination means 71 to the predetermined section and displays it on the display C.

  The lightness changing means 73 changes the lightness of the background screen when displaying the predetermined section on the display C based on information indicating the date and time when the predetermined section in the route data R is moved. .

  The map matching means 11, navigation means 12, image storage processing means 13, route storage processing means 14, link data generation means 15, output means 16, date information reading means 18, determination means 19, route display means 20, weather The determination means 71, the weather display means 72, and the brightness change means 73 are assumed to be software (programs) developed on the semiconductor memory RAM, but some or all of them can be configured by hardware such as logic. is there.

[Specification of route data R]
Next, a procedure for specifying route data traveled during the travel period in the navigation album system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, in step S101, image data stored in a storage medium such as the semiconductor medium Ms or the disk-shaped medium Md is transferred to the hard disk via the semiconductor drive 8, the disk drive 9, or the input / output terminal 5. Input to HD.

  In the present embodiment, the image data is read only from the storage medium used by the user for shooting. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other members who traveled together may take a picture. The image data may also be read from the storage medium that has been used and additionally input to the hard disk HD. Of course, the image data may be input to the hard disk HD only from the storage media of other members.

  Next, in step S102, image data that the user determines is not necessary to be placed on the album is selected and deleted from the plurality of image data input to the hard disk HD.

  In step S103, it is determined whether Exif information including shooting date / time information is added to the input digital image data. If “YES” at step S103, the process branches to step S104.

  In step S104, the date information reading means 18 reads information indicating the shooting date and time from the Exif information, specifies the shooting date and time of the image data, and proceeds to step S105. In step S105, the determination means 19 determines the travel period by determining the oldest day as the departure date and the newest date as the final date among the shooting dates and times of the plurality of image data read by the date information reading means 18. .

  In step S106, the route display means 20 reads the route data R traveled by the vehicle within the travel period specified by the determination means 19 from the hard disk HD and displays it on the display C, thereby creating a navigation album. The specification of the route data R for is completed.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S103 is “NO”, the process branches to step S107, and a date input screen prompting the user to input the date of the travel period is displayed on display C in step S107. In step S108, the process waits until the date input is completed. When the date input is completed, the process branches to step S105.

  As described above, when the Exif information including the shooting date / time information is added to the digital image data, the user can input and specify the date of the travel period simply by inputting the digital image data into the navigation album system. Even if it is not, it is possible to automatically specify the route data R that has traveled within the travel period. For this reason, the burden on the user in creating the navigation album is reduced.

  Further, even when Exif information including the shooting date and time is not added to the digital image data, a date input screen prompting the user to input a date for the travel period is displayed on the display C, which is advantageous in preventing omission of date input. It is.

[Association between image data and sightseeing spot]
In the case of associating a snapshot photograph taken with the digital camera Cam with the tourist spot information where the photograph was taken during the trip, the processing menu 28 shown in FIG. Then, the “image data acquisition” button 21 is operated. In this processing menu 28, in addition to the “obtain image data” button 21, a “playback processing (actual running mode)” button 22, a “playback processing (replay mode)” button 23, and “save to media”. A button 24 and an “OK” button 25 are displayed.

  When the “acquire image data” button 21 is operated and the “OK” button 25 is operated, first, the association process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is executed.

  In the association process, in step S201, one of a plurality of image data acquired via the semiconductor drive 8 or the like is displayed on the image acquisition screen 27 shown in FIG. In step S202, candidates for the titles of sightseeing spot information ("USJ" and "Kaiyukan" in FIG. 5) recorded on the hard disk HD are displayed in a list below the image acquisition screen 27.

  The sightseeing spot title specifies the shooting date and time from the Exif information added to the image data displayed on the image acquisition screen 27, and the location information of the vehicle stopped at this shooting date and time is stored in the route storage processing means 14. By reading out from the stored route data R, candidates for the nearest sightseeing spot title at the position are displayed as a list. Then, by operating the scroll cursor 26, all the tourist destination title candidates can be confirmed.

  In step S203, it is determined whether the image data displayed on the image acquisition screen 27 needs to be associated with the tourist destination title. If the determination in step S203 is “YES”, the process branches to step S204, and “registration” is performed in the state where the title of the sightseeing spot where the image data displayed on the image acquisition screen 27 is captured is selected in step S204. "Button 29 is operated. As a result, the association between the image data displayed on the image acquisition screen 27 and the sightseeing spot title of the shooting location ends, and the process proceeds to step S205.

  If the determination in step S203 is “NO” (because the photo is not good or there are many photos with similar angles, etc.), the “Cancel” button 30 is operated to display the title of the tourist destination. The process branches to step S205 without associating the image data with.

  In step S205, it is determined whether the next image data exists. If the determination in step S205 is “YES”, the process branches to step S201, and the next image data is displayed on the image acquisition screen 27. . If the determination in step S205 is “NO”, the process of associating the image data with the tourist destination title is terminated.

  In this embodiment, in order to associate the captured image data with the route data R displayed on the display C, a tourist destination title close to the route data R is displayed, and image data is displayed with respect to the tourist destination title. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, the date and time information is read from the Exif information appended to the image data, and the position on the route data R that has stayed at this date and time is specified. The image data may be linked to the position on the route data R.

  Next, the image editing screen 31 shown in FIG. On the image editing screen 31, the image data associated with the tourist destination title is displayed one by one. A title bar 32 is displayed at the lower position of the image editing screen 31, and a sightseeing spot title (“USJ” in FIG. 7) associated with the image data is displayed at the left end of the title bar 32. The shooting date and time acquired from the Exif information of the image data is displayed at the right center position.

  At the right end of the title bar 32, an image associated with a sightseeing spot registered in advance for each sightseeing spot is inserted and combined, and a plurality of images are selected according to the user's preference. And can be switched.

[Procedure for associating weather information]
Next, a process for expressing a change in weather on the display C when the route data R is moved is performed. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, in step S301, weather information relating to the weather condition in a predetermined section in the route data R is acquired. In the present embodiment, specifically, a section in which the wiper is operated while moving on the route data R by the vehicle is detected as a wiper operating section, and the information is acquired.

  In step S302, the outside air temperature in the wiper operating section is measured by a thermometer or the like attached outside the vehicle.

  In step S303, it is determined whether or not the outside air temperature in the wiper operating section is below freezing point. If “YES” in step S303, the process branches to step S304, and in step S304, the weather determination means 71 determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is “snow”. Then, the process proceeds to step S305.

  If the determination in step S303 is “NO”, the process branches to step S306, and in step S306, the weather determination means 71 determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is “rain”.

  In step S305, the weather display means 72 associates the image data indicating the weather determined by the weather determination means 71 with the wiper operating section. As will be described later, the image data associated in this way is displayed on the display C while the vehicle symbol V is traveling in the wiper operating section on the route data R when the navigation album is reproduced (see FIG. 14). ).

  Next, another procedure for acquiring weather information related to the weather condition will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, in step S401, a database providing weather information is accessed through a telecommunication line such as the Internet. Specifically, it is conceivable to access weather information and the like announced on the homepage of the weather information distribution service and the Japan Meteorological Agency through the Internet.

  In step S402, the location information (longitude / latitude data) in the predetermined section of the route data R and the weather information related to the weather state corresponding to the date / time information when the section is moved are downloaded and acquired.

  In step S403, the weather determination means 71 determines the weather in the predetermined section based on the weather information.

  In step S404, the weather display means 72 associates the image data indicating the weather determined by the weather determination means 71 with the predetermined section.

  In this way, if the weather information in the predetermined section of the route data R is acquired through a telecommunication line such as the Internet, compared to the case where only the rain or snow weather is recognized by the operation of the wiper, for example, clear, More detailed weather judgment such as cloudy, thunder, typhoon, etc. can be performed, weather conditions at the time of travel can be reproduced more accurately on the navigation album, and it has an advantageous effect on recalling memories clearly can get.

  The procedure for reproducing the weather condition at the time of travel on the navigation album is not limited to the one in which the weather information determined by the weather determination means 71 is associated with the route data R. The user may arbitrarily set the weather information in the predetermined section of the data R by the weather setting means (not shown). In setting the weather, a list of images showing a plurality of weathers may be displayed on the display C, and the user may select one of them, or weather information from an external input device such as a touch panel or a keyboard. You may make it input directly.

  On the other hand, not only the weather conditions at the time of travel as described above are reproduced on the navigation album, but also the passage of time according to the progress of the vehicle symbol V on the route data R is visually displayed on the display C. If expressed, it is considered advantageous for recalling memories at the time of travel. Hereinafter, a process for visually expressing the passage of time on the display C will be described.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, in step S501, date / time information when a predetermined section of the route data R is moved is detected. Next, in step S502, the sunshine state of the predetermined section is determined based on the detected date and time information.

  In step S503, the brightness changing unit 73 changes the brightness of the background screen of the display C to the brightness according to the determined sunshine state. Specifically, when the date and time information in the predetermined section is PM 9:00, it is determined that it is night when the section is moved, so that the background screen of the display C is displayed darkly ( (See FIG. 15). As a method for determining the sunshine state, for example, it is conceivable that the sunrise or sunset time corresponding to the date and time information is acquired through the Internet and determined based on this information, or the user arbitrarily sets the time.

  In this way, if day and night are expressed on the display C based on the date and time information when the route data R moves in a predetermined section, an advantageous effect can be obtained in recalling memories at the time of travel more clearly. It is done.

[Other association procedures]
In the next process, the BGM set screen 40 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display C. When the user needs it, the “YES” button 41 is operated. When the “NO” button 42 is operated and the “YES” button 41 is operated, the song names stored in the music database are displayed in a list on the song name display unit 43, and when auditioning, the “trial listening” button 44 is displayed. The music data can be auditioned by the speaker 2 by operating the “OK” button 45 when the music selection is completed, and the music data is set as one BGM for the route data R. Then, the process proceeds to the next process. When music data is set in this way, different music data may be set for each tourist destination title. Further, for example, more detailed music data may be set, such as setting the BGM used in the movie “Jaws” to flow for the image data shot at the Joe's attraction in USJ.

  In the next process, a title input screen (not shown) is displayed on the display C. In the title input work, the tourist destination title selected previously is input as it is, so that the user does not have to work. When the user wants to correct to an arbitrary title, he / she can input necessary characters using the keyboard displayed on the title input screen.

[Launch Navigation Album]
As described above, after all the association between the image data and the sightseeing spot information is completed, the “save to media” button 24 is operated from the processing menu 28 to save the image data to the disk-like medium Md. The process to perform is performed, and a navigation album is created.

  When the navigation album is set on a computer in a general home, a title menu screen 50 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. On the title menu screen 50, a title display section 50A indicating the title of the album and a date display section 50B indicating the date of travel are displayed so that it is possible to determine when and where the electronic album is traveled. . Further, three menus of a navigation slide 51, a map slide 52, and a slide show 53 are displayed. As will be described later, the three menus have different image display methods.

  When the navigation slide menu 51 is selected, the screen is switched to a map display screen 60 as shown in FIG. On this map display screen 60, a timeline bar 61 and a plurality of playback control buttons 62 are displayed. By operating a playback button of the playback control buttons 62 or operating the timeline bar 61, A state in which the vehicle symbol V moves on the route data R is displayed with a reduced time (in a simulated state).

  Then, when the vehicle symbol V departs from the departure position St, travels on the route data R and arrives at the first sightseeing spot P1, it switches to an image display screen (for example, a display format as shown in FIG. 7), and the sightseeing The image data registered in association with the ground P1 is displayed at a preset interval in a preset order.

  Then, after all the image data registered in the sightseeing spot P1 has been viewed, the map display screen 60 shown in FIG. 13 is switched again, and the vehicle symbol V travels toward the next sightseeing spot P2. As described above, the image data registered in each of the sightseeing spots P1 to P3 in chronological order until the vehicle symbol V travels through all the sightseeing spots P1 to P3 and arrives at the arrival position G. I can enjoy it.

  Here, when image data indicating the weather at that time is linked to a predetermined section of the route data R (between sightseeing spots P1 and P2 in FIG. 14), the vehicle symbol V is displayed on the route data R. 14, image data 63 indicating the linked weather is displayed on the display C as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 14, rain clouds are displayed above the vehicle symbol V. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a simulation may be performed such that raindrops fall on the entire screen of the display C. In addition, the image data indicating the weather is not limited to a still image, and it is desirable that the image data is a moving image that simulates a raining or snowing state because the sense of reality is higher.

  In addition, the brightness of the background screen of the display C is changed based on the date / time information in order to express the change in the sunshine state according to the time when the route data R is moved. In FIG. 15, the state of PM 9:00 is represented, and the background screen of the display C becomes dark and the vehicle symbol V is traveling on the night road.

  Next, when the Map slide menu 52 is selected, the map display screen 60 is displayed as in the case of the navigation slide menu 51. Here, by selecting one of the registered sightseeing spots P1 to P3, only the image data associated with the selected sightseeing spot is displayed at a set interval in a preset order. It has come to be. Thereby, the image data of the sightseeing spot that the user wants to see can be quickly displayed.

  In the Map slide menu 52, the map display screen 60 is not displayed as in the case of the navigation slide 51, but a list of registered sightseeing spot titles is displayed and image data is displayed by selecting the title information. It doesn't matter if you do.

  When the slide show menu 53 is selected, the image data stored in the navigation album is displayed at a set interval in a preset order.

  Further, a “setting” button 54 is displayed on the title menu screen 50, and various settings such as switching of audio data can be performed by operating the “setting” button 54. ing.

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The navigation album system according to the present embodiment is mainly intended to create a navigation album on a disk-like medium Md or the like and view it on a general household computer or the like. Can be appreciated.

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 4, when the processing menu 28 is displayed on the display C and the “reproduction processing (actual driving mode)” button 22 of the processing menu 28 is operated, a list of tourist destination titles is selected. A screen (not shown) is displayed. By selecting the album title to be played and operating the “OK” button, the route data R corresponding to the title is designated, and the actual driving mode screen is displayed on the display C. Is done.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 13, when the vehicle symbol V comes close to the tourist spot P1 on the route data R as the vehicle travels, a new window is opened in a state where it overlaps a part of the map data, and the tourist spot P1 A plurality of associated image data is displayed in a preset order at a set interval, and when music data is associated, the music data is reproduced.

  Further, when the “playback processing (replay mode)” button 23 of the processing menu 28 displayed on the display C is operated, a selection screen is displayed in the same manner as described above, and an album title to be played back is selected and “OK” is displayed. ”Button is designated, the route data R corresponding to the title is designated, and the replay mode screen is displayed on the display C.

  This replay mode screen is the same as the map display screen 60 in FIG. 13 and can simulate the operation of the navigation album on the display C. Therefore, the navigation album data before storing the navigation album data on the disc-shaped medium Md is displayed. It is effective as a preview screen.

  As described above, when the actual driving mode is selected, when the vehicle approaches the sightseeing spot P1 set on the route data R, the image data associated with the sightseeing spot P1 is displayed on the display C. Therefore, the passenger can view the image data taken at the sightseeing spot P1 visited in the past. In this case, the vehicle does not need to travel on the route data R, and a plurality of image data is automatically displayed every time the vehicle approaches the sightseeing spot P1.

  In addition, when the replay mode is selected, the route data R is displayed on the map data displayed on the display C even when the vehicle is stopped, and the vehicle symbol V is moved on the route data R for simulation display. When the vehicle symbol V approaches the sightseeing spot P1, a plurality of image data set in the sightseeing spot P1 is automatically displayed, so that, for example, image data taken during a trip can be displayed for each sightseeing spot. ing.

  In this embodiment, the procedure for creating a navigation album using the car navigation system has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, only the route data R is acquired from the car navigation system. The route data R and the image data photographed with the digital camera may be stored in a personal computer in the home, and the navigation album may be completed by using the navigation album creation software installed in the computer.

  In the present embodiment, the position acquisition unit is configured to use a signal from a GPS satellite. However, the position acquisition unit is similar to the position acquisition method realized by, for example, a PHS mobile phone. By receiving radio waves from a plurality of radio wave transmission sources installed on the ground, the position of the vehicle may be acquired based on these transmission sources.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, although the system which acquires the route data R during a trip by car navigation was demonstrated, it is not limited to this, For example, it relates to this invention also to the information terminal carrying a portable navigation A navigation album system can be applied. In this case, instead of the vehicle symbol V indicating the current location in the route data R on the display C, a navigation album may be created using a person symbol indicating a person. Even when such an information terminal is used, as described above, a navigation album can be created after a trip by using the navigation album creation software of a personal computer in the home, and acquired on the Internet. A simulation display showing the weather condition based on the weather information can be reflected in the navigation album.

  As described above, the present invention is practical in that weather information during a travel period can be displayed on a screen in association with a travel route when a user creates an electronic album of photographs taken at a tourist spot. Therefore, it is extremely useful and has high industrial applicability.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the navigation album system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation album system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure which pinpoints the route data in the navigation album system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a process menu. It is a figure which shows the menu screen which performs an association process. It is a flowchart figure of an association process. It is a figure which shows the image data displayed on the album. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process for expressing the change of the weather at the time of the movement of route data on a display. It is a flowchart figure which shows another process for expressing the change of the weather at the time of the movement of route data on a display. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process for expressing time progress visually on a display. It is a figure which shows a BGM set screen. It is a figure which shows the title menu of a navigation album. It is a figure which shows a map display screen. It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the image data which shows a weather on a map display screen. It is a figure which shows the state which expressed time progress visually on the map display screen.

71 Weather determination means 72 Weather display means 73 Brightness change means B System body C Display (display means)
Cam Digital camera D Processing means E Drive unit HD Hard disk P Position detection means (navigation device)

Claims (6)

A navigation album system for creating an electronic album for linking digital image data including data photographed when moving along the movement route to position information specified by the navigation device and displaying it on a display means,
Weather determination means for determining weather in the predetermined section based on weather information relating to a weather condition in the predetermined section in the travel route;
Image data indicating the weather determined by the weather determination means is linked to the predetermined section, and a cursor indicating the current location on the movement path displayed on the display means is displayed along the movement path when the album is reproduced. A navigation album system comprising weather display means for displaying the image data indicating the weather linked to the predetermined section on the display means when moving in the predetermined section . In the navigation album system according to claim 1,
The weather determination means detects a section in which the wiper of the vehicle moving in the movement route is operating as a wiper operating section, determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is rain,
The navigation album system, wherein the weather display means is configured to link image data indicating rainfall to the wiper operating section and display it on the display means. In the navigation album system according to claim 2,
The weather determination means further acquires the outside air temperature in the wiper operating section, determines that the weather in the wiper operating section is snow when the outside air temperature is below freezing point,
The weather display means is configured to link image data indicating snowfall to the wiper operation section and display the image data on the display means when it is determined that the weather is snow. Navigation album system. In the navigation album system according to claim 1,
The navigation album is characterized in that the weather determination means is configured to determine the weather in the predetermined section based on weather information relating to the weather condition in the predetermined section in the travel route acquired through a telecommunication line. system. In the navigation album system according to claim 1,
Further comprising weather setting means for arbitrarily setting the weather in a predetermined section in the travel route by a user input,
The navigation album system, wherein the weather display means is configured to link image data indicating the weather set by the weather setting means to the predetermined section and display it on the display means. In the navigation album system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
And a brightness changing means for changing the brightness of a background screen when displaying the predetermined section on the display means, based on information indicating a date and time when the predetermined section in the movement route is moved. A navigation album system.

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