JP4794415B2 - Navigation device and information display method thereof - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a navigation device and an information display method thereof, and more particularly to a navigation device and desired information display method for displaying desired information of an object instructed by a touch operation.

The in-vehicle navigation device has a peripheral facility search function. When you want to go to a store or facility such as a convenience store, restaurant, station, bank, etc. around your vehicle position, display the menu, select the peripheral facility search mode from the menu, for example, select a restaurant, the navigation device will The restaurants within a predetermined distance (for example, 10 km) are searched, and as shown in FIG. 23, the names of the restaurants, the distances to the restaurants, and the direction arrows indicating the directions of the restaurants are displayed in a list. However, the conventional peripheral facility search requires a plurality of operations until a desired facility is specified, and there is a problem that the operation is troublesome and also displays a facility far from the route.
On the other hand, there is a facility search function that designates a road name and searches for facility information along the road. However, in order to perform a search using such a facility search function, it is assumed that the user knows the corresponding road name. However, when traveling in a place where the land is not known, the user hardly knows the road name, and the facility search function along the specific road is not convenient for the user. In addition, the facility search function along a specific road has a problem in that a plurality of operations are necessary until a desired facility is specified, as in the case of surrounding facility search, and the operation becomes troublesome.
As a prior art document, there is one in which the positional relationship between a peripheral facility and the vehicle position can be recognized at a glance (see Patent Document 1). In this prior art, a mark indicating a facility of a predetermined genre searched by the surrounding facility search is displayed together with the vehicle position mark at the facility location on the map on the screen. However, this conventional technique cannot solve the problems of the peripheral search and facility search along a specific road.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-292262

From the above, an object of the present invention is to enable display of a facility name list and a railroad station name list along a general road or a highway with a simple operation.
An object of the present invention is to display a route station name list centering on a station close to the own vehicle position among the stations on the designated railway line, and to provide route guidance to the designated station.
An object of the present invention is to display a distance to a station, a required time, whether it is an express or a limited express stop / pass, a transferable station, and the like.
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to display a parking lot around a designated station and provide transfer guidance from a designated station to a destination station.
An object of the present invention is to enable a walking route from a parking lot to a station and transfer guidance information from a designated station to a destination station to be transmitted to a user's portable information terminal.
An object of the present invention is to display a list of route station names when a plurality of railways are in parallel.
An object of the present invention is to display a route station name list corresponding to a map scale.
It is to be.
The object of the present invention is to display a facility name list centered on the facility close to the vehicle position among the instructed expressway interchange (IC), service area (SA), parking area (PA), etc. It is to guide the route to the designated facility.
An object of the present invention is to display a distance to a facility, a required time, and the like.

The present invention is a navigation apparatus that displays desired information by a touch operation and an information display method thereof.
In the first information display method of the present invention, at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen are touched within a predetermined time, or an object of interest is identified by tracing on the map, and the identified object If the object is a railway, use the railway line database to find two stations that are closest to the own vehicle position and the nearest station to the own vehicle position among the two stations. A route station name list having the station names of the closest stations in the middle is created and displayed in the order of passing stations, and the station names in the route station name list are displayed between the station names of the two stations closest to the own vehicle position. State that the vehicle location exists.
In the second information display method of the present invention, at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen are touched within a predetermined time, or the target object is identified by tracing the map, and the identified target If the object is an expressway, two of the identified expressway interchange (IC), service area (SA), and parking area (PA) facilities that are close to the location of the vehicle and the two facilities The facility closest to the vehicle position is obtained using the expressway database, a facility name list having the facility name of the closest facility in the middle is created and displayed in order of passing facilities, and the facility name in the facility name list It is clearly stated that the own vehicle position exists between the facility names of the two facilities near the own vehicle position.

The first navigation device of the present invention holds a map data storage unit for storing map data, names of stations constituting the railway line, station positions, train transfer stations, and transfer route names corresponding to the railway line names. A railroad database, a position detection unit for detecting the vehicle position, a touch panel display unit for displaying a map, a list of station names, etc., at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen are touched within a predetermined time, or a map is displayed A touch detection unit that detects that the vehicle has been traced, generates a map image around the vehicle position or around the specified point, displays the map image on the display screen, identifies the object instructed by the touch operation, and If the target object is a railway, among the instructed railway line stations, the two stations near the own vehicle position and the own station position among the two stations. The station name is obtained using the railway database, and a route station name list having the station name of the nearest station in the middle is displayed in order of passing stations and displayed on the map, and the station name in the route station name list, A control unit that performs control to specify that the vehicle position exists between two station names near the vehicle position.
The second navigation apparatus of the present invention includes a map data storage unit for storing map data, an interchange (IC), a service area (SA), and a parking area (PA) constituting the highway corresponding to the highway name. At least two points on the map displayed on the display screen, the name of the facility, the expressway database that holds the location of the facility, the position detection unit that detects the location of the vehicle, the touch panel display unit that displays a map and route facility name list A touch detection unit that detects that a user has touched or traced a map within a predetermined time, generates a map image around the vehicle position or around a specified point, displays the map image on the display screen, and instructs by the touch operation. If the designated object is a highway, the self-designated object of the designated highway is Using the expressway database, the two facilities closest to the location and the facility closest to the vehicle position of the two facilities are obtained, and a facility name list having the facility names of the closest facilities in the middle is created in order of passing facilities. And a control for clearly indicating that the vehicle position is between the facility names of two facilities that are the facility names in the facility name list and are close to the vehicle position. Department.

According to the present invention, it is possible to display a facility name list or a railway route station name list along a general road or an expressway by a simple operation that is simply touched and traced.
According to the present invention, it is possible to display a station name list centering on a station near the own vehicle position among the stations on the designated railway line, and to guide the route to the designated station.
According to the present invention, it is possible to display the distance to the station, the required time, whether it is an express or special express stop / passage, a transferable station, etc., so that the user can easily determine which station to go to. Can do.
According to the present invention, it is possible to display a parking lot around a designated station and provide transfer guidance from a designated station to a destination station.
According to the present invention, since the walking route from the parking lot to the station and the transfer guidance information from the designated station to the destination station can be transmitted to the user's portable information terminal, the user can go to the station even after getting out of the car, or You can definitely go to the destination station.
According to the present invention, if a plurality of railways are in parallel, each route station name list can be displayed by selection.
According to the present invention, when the scale ratio is large, the name of the stop station of the express or express is displayed, and when the scale ratio is small, the stop station of the ordinary vehicle is displayed. Can do.
According to the present invention, the facility name list is displayed centering on the facility close to the own vehicle position among facilities such as the designated expressway interchange (IC), service area (SA), parking area (PA), Route guidance to designated facilities can be provided.
According to the present invention, since the distance to the facility, the required time, etc. can be displayed, the user can easily determine which facility to go to.

(A) Outline of the Present Invention FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the present invention. A touch panel type display device 1 has its own vehicle CR traveling on a Itsukaichi road (general road) 3 near Kichijoji Station on the JR Chuo Line 2. The map MP is displayed. Here, if the finger 4 is traced on the JR center line 2 from left to right, for example, at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen by the touch detection unit (not shown) of the navigation device are within a predetermined time. It is detected that the touch or the map is traced, and the detected coordinates and the touch direction are input to the control unit. The control unit identifies whether the object instructed by the touch operation is a railroad, a highway, or a general road (in the example, a railroad is instructed). If the object instructed by the touch operation is a railway, the control unit uses the railway line database to find the nearest station (Kichijoji Station) from the own vehicle position among the line station names of the instructed railway (JR Chuo Line). The route station name list 5 having the station names (at the time of good luck) in the middle is created in the order of passing stations in the touch direction, and is displayed over the map MP.
When this route station name list 5 is displayed, two stations (Kichijoji Station and Nishi-Ogikubo Station) that are close to the vehicle location are obtained, and “own vehicle location” 6 is displayed between the two station names in the route station name list 5. The arrow 7 indicating the touched direction is displayed on the route station name list.
Although not shown, when the route station name list 5 is displayed, the distance to each station and the required time are displayed. Further, when this route station name list is displayed, express, special express stop stations and transferable stations are displayed in an identifiable manner. In addition, when the route station name list is displayed, if a plurality of railways are in parallel, each route station name list is displayed by selection. Further, when displaying the route station name list, when the map scale is large, the express stop station and the express train stop station are displayed, and when the map scale is small, the stop station of the ordinary train is displayed.
As shown in FIG. 1, when a predetermined station in the route station name list is instructed while the route station name list 5 is displayed, the control unit searches for a route to the station and identifies it on the map MP. Display as possible. When a predetermined station in the route station name list 5 is instructed, the control unit displays an enlarged view of the vicinity of the station, displays a menu for searching for a parking lot, and when a parking lot search is instructed by menu selection. A parking lot icon is displayed at the parking lot position around the designated station, and when a predetermined parking lot is designated, a walking route from the parking lot to the station is displayed. In addition, when a predetermined station in the route station name list 5 is instructed, the control unit displays a transfer menu, and when the transfer is instructed by menu selection, the target station setting screen is displayed and the target station is set. At the time, the transfer guidance from the instructed departure station to the destination station is searched and displayed.

(B) Navigation Device FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the navigation device of the present invention. The map storage medium 11 is, for example, a DVD, stores map information, the DVD control unit 12 reads the map information from the DVD 11 and inputs the map information to the control unit, and the position measurement device 13 uses a self-contained navigation sensor and a GPS receiver to detect the current vehicle position. Measure. The map information memory 14 stores map information around the vehicle position read from the DVD 11. As shown in FIG. 3, a map leaf (MP05) corresponding to the own vehicle position and a total of nine leaf leaves MP01 to MP09 including the surrounding leaf are held at least, and the map can be scrolled and displayed as the vehicle travels.
The database storage unit 15 stores various databases such as the railway line database RLDB, the expressway database HWDB, and the peripheral facility database POIDB. As shown in FIG. 4, the peripheral facility database POIDB has the name, position (latitude and longitude), genre, and other information (peripheral facilities) of POIs (stores, facilities, etc.) existing in the area corresponding to the leaf for each leaf. (Database) is saved.
When the own vehicle approaches the intersection, the voice guidance unit 16 outputs a message notifying that the intersection is approaching and a message notifying the right / left turn direction by voice. The remote controller 17 performs various settings and instructions by menu selection via the remote control interface 18. The control unit (CPU) 19 controls the entire navigation device, and also creates and displays a route station name list, which will be described later, creates and displays a facility name list along an expressway, and creates and displays a facility name list along a general road. Take control.

The ROM 20 stores various software and fixed data, and (1) guidance route search software, (2) route guidance software, (3) various list creation software, and the like are stored as software. The work RAM 21 temporarily stores guidance route data and various processing results. The display controller 22 generates a map image / guide route and the video RAM 23 stores an image generated by the display controller. The menu / list generator 24 generates various menus and various list images, and the image composition unit 25 synthesizes and outputs the images. The touch-type display device 26 displays an image output from the image composition unit, and includes a display screen (monitor) 26a such as a liquid crystal and a transparent touch panel 26b equipped on the display screen.
The touch detection unit 27 detects that the user has touched or traced at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen within a predetermined time, and inputs the touch position coordinates and the touch direction to the control unit. The telephone interface unit 28 transmits, for example, the walking route information from the parking lot to the station and the transfer guide information to the destination station created by the control unit 19 by Bluetooth to the portable mobile terminal owned by the user or the mobile phone 30.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the railway line database RLDB. The railway line database RLDB has a hierarchical structure, and the first storage unit M1 corresponds to the railway line name RLNM and the station name pointers of the stations constituting the railway line. SNPT and a transfer route pointer CLPT indicating a transfer route are stored. The second storage unit M21 stores detailed station information, and the station names STNM of all stations that make up a predetermined railway line (for example, JR Chuo Line) are listed in order of passage from the first station to the last station, and correspond to each station name. Stores station position (latitude and longitude) POS, special express / express stop / pass EXP, and parking lot pointer PKPT. The third storage unit M3 shows parking lot information existing around the station, and stores the parking lot name, location (longitude and latitude), address, business hours, fee, vacancy information, etc. of all parking lots around the station. To do. The fourth storage unit M22 stores a transfer station to another route and a transfer route name.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the expressway database HWDB. The expressway database HWDB is associated with the expressway name. (1) Interchange (IC), service area (SA), parking area (PA) constituting the expressway ) And other facility names POINM, (2) facility location (latitude and longitude) POS, and (3) facility type TYP, etc. The facility names are listed in order of passage from the first facility to the last facility. ing.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the touch detection unit 27. The multipoint touch detection unit 27a touches two or more different points on the touch panel surface within a predetermined time based on the touch position signals XS and YS output from the touch panel 26b. Detecting what has been done (referred to as multipoint touch, including traced cases). The touch point coordinate detection unit 27b obtains the X coordinate value and the Y coordinate value (x, y) of the touch point based on the position signals XS and YS output from the touch panel, and the signal output unit 27c indicates the touch direction at the time of multipoint touch. The touch direction and, for example, the coordinates (x, y) of the first touch point are output. The signal output unit 27c outputs only the coordinates (x, y) of the touch point if it is not multi-point touch.

(C) Information Display Control FIG. 8 is a rough processing flow of information display control of the present invention.
In the state where the map is displayed, the control unit 19 monitors whether the touch panel surface is touched (step 101), and checks whether the touch is a multipoint touch (step 102). If the touch is not multi-point, that is, if the touch direction is not input, a predetermined operation is executed based on the touch coordinates (step 103). On the other hand, in the case of multipoint touch, the touched object and map data are used to identify whether the touched object is a railway, a highway, or a general road, and depending on the touched object Then, a route station name list, an expressway facility name list, or a general road facility name list is created in the order of passage in the touch direction and displayed on the map (step 104).
FIG. 9 is a detailed processing flow of step 104 in FIG.
When the multipoint touch is performed, the control unit 19 identifies whether the touched object is a railway, a highway, or a general road with reference to touch coordinates and map data (step 201). If the touched object is a railway, the route name of the railway is obtained, and the railway station name list 5 (see FIG. 1) of the railway is created and displayed with reference to the railway line database RLDB (step 202). The station name list 5 is a railway station identified by a touch operation. The station closest to the vehicle position is obtained, the station names are arranged in the middle, and the station names are arranged in the order of passage in the touch direction. is there. Thereafter, predetermined information is retrieved and displayed at the request of the user. For example, when a predetermined station in the route station name list is instructed, a route to the station is searched and displayed (step 203).
On the other hand, if the touched object is a highway in step 201, the control unit 19 creates and displays a facility name list of facilities existing along the highway with reference to the highway database HWDB (step 201). 204). For example, the facility name is arranged by arranging the facility names centering on the facility close to the vehicle position among the facilities such as the interchange (IC), service area (SA), and parking area (PA) of the expressway indicated by the touch operation. Create and display a list. Thereafter, predetermined information is retrieved and displayed at the request of the user. For example, when a predetermined facility in the facility name list is instructed, a route to the facility is searched and displayed (step 205).
In step 201, if the touched object is a general road, the control unit 19 displays a genre selection screen and allows the user to input which facility to display (step 206). If the genre is input, the facility of the specified genre that exists along the general road instructed by the touch operation is obtained with reference to the peripheral facility database POIDB, and the facility name list of the facility is created. Are displayed (step 207). Thereafter, predetermined information is retrieved and displayed at the request of the user. For example, when a predetermined facility in the facility name list is instructed, a route to the facility is searched and displayed (step 208).

(D) Example of route station information display FIGS. 10-17 is explanatory drawing of the Example of a route station information display.
FIG. 10 shows a map of the vicinity of JR Kichijoji Station, and the vehicle CR is traveling on the Itsukaichi Road 52 near Kichijoji Station on the JR Chuo Line 51.
In order to display the list of train station names, the user traces the JR center line 51 displayed on the map MP in FIG. 10 with his / her finger, for example, from left to right. The touch detection unit 27 detects that multiple points have been touched, and inputs the detected coordinates and the touch direction to the control unit 19. The control unit 19 identifies whether the object instructed by this touch operation is a railway, a highway, or a general road.
Since the object instructed by the touch operation is a railway, the control unit 19 uses the railway line database RLDB to find the nearest station (Kichijoji Station) from the own vehicle position among the instructed railway (JR Chuo Line) 51 names. As shown in FIG. 11, a route station name list 54 having the station names (at the time of good luck) in the middle is created in the order of passing stations in the touch direction, and is displayed overlaid on the map MP. When the route station name list 54 is displayed, the control unit 19 obtains two stations (Kichijoji Station and Nishi-Ogikubo Station) that are close to the vehicle position, and places the vehicle position mark 55 between the two station names in the route station name list 54. indicate. In addition, the list is displayed so that the direction of Shinjuku / Tokyo is up in the figure so that the touch direction is up. The touch direction can also be displayed with an arrow as shown in FIG.
Further, when the route station name list 54 is displayed, the control unit 19 calculates and displays the distance D to each station and the required time T.
Further, when the route station name list 54 is displayed, the control unit 19 displays express / limited express stop stations and transferable stations with a predetermined mark (express mark EP, express mark SEM, transfer mark). Instead of the mark, the station name can be displayed in different colors so that the express / limited express station and the transferable station can be identified.
Further, when the route station name list 54 is displayed, the control unit 19 allows each route station name list to be displayed by selection if a plurality of railways are in parallel. Since JR Sobu Line 51 'is actually parallel to JR Chuo Line 51 in FIG. 10, a list of route station names is created and displayed in superposition, and tabs TB1 and TB2 are attached to each list. The tab is displayed with a railroad name attached, and when a predetermined tab is designated, control is performed so that the route station name list of the tab is displayed at the top.
Further, when displaying the route station name list 54, the control unit 19 displays only the names of express and stop stations when the map scale is large, and displays the station names of ordinary trains when the map scale is small. can do.

As shown in FIG. 11, when a predetermined station (Kichijoji in the figure) is instructed in the state where the route station name list 54 is displayed, the control unit 19 displays the screen as shown in FIG. In the left half, the enlarged map ELMP around the station indicated is displayed, and three menu buttons MB1 to MB3 for destination, parking, and transfer are displayed. The destination menu button MB1 sets the selected station (Kichijoji Station) as the destination and instructs to search for a route, and the parking lot menu button MB2 instructs to display a parking lot around the station The transfer menu button MB3 is used to instruct to perform transfer guidance to a destination station (target station) which will be designated later as a selected station.
In FIG. 12, when the destination menu button MB1 is selected, the control unit 19 searches for a route from the vehicle position to the selected station (Kichijoji Station), and displays the route RT on the map MP in an identifiable manner.

When the parking lot menu button MB2 is selected in FIG. 12, the control unit 19 refers to the parking lot data (M3 in FIG. 5) of the railway line database RLDB, as shown in FIG. Parking marks (ad balloon-shaped marks) A to E indicating, are displayed on the map in an identifiable manner. It is assumed that the parking lot to be displayed is within an Xkm radius around the station. This X can be changed by the user. If the user touches a predetermined parking lot mark A in FIG. 13, the control unit 19 displays detailed information PINF regarding the parking lot as shown in FIG. When a decision operation (not shown) is performed in this parking lot, the control unit 19 searches for a walking route WRT from the parking lot to the station and displays it on the map MP as shown in FIG. Displays the button MB4. If the screen transfer menu button MB4 is selected, the control unit 19 sends the image data having the walking route WRT of FIG. 15 to the mobile phone 30 via the telephone interface unit 28. Thereby, after getting out of the own vehicle, the user can display the image of FIG. 15 on the display screen of the mobile phone 30 and go to the station.
In FIG. 12, when the transfer menu button MB3 is selected, the control unit 19 creates and displays a get-off station input screen as shown in FIG. In this getting-off station input screen, in addition to the getting-off station (target station), a transit station can be selectively inputted. The getting-off station is specified by selecting a route from the route list displayed by selecting the route menu LNMN, and then selecting a station from the station list of the route. Alternatively, the map menu MPMN is selected and the destination station is displayed and specified. Or it specifies by inputting a station name directly. When the getting-off station is specified, the control unit 19 searches for the transfer guidance from the departure station to the getting-off station with reference to the railway line database RLDB and displays it as shown in FIG. If the screen transfer menu button MB5 is selected, the control unit 19 sends the transfer guidance information shown in FIG. 17 to the mobile phone 30 via the telephone interface unit 28. Thus, after the user gets out of the vehicle, the user can display the image of FIG. 17 on the display screen of the mobile phone 30 and go to the destination station.
The above embodiment is effective in the following scenes.
(1) When attending a meeting or event and sending a friend back to the nearest station,
(2) If you are traveling to Tokyo Station to get your family on the Shinkansen, the road is crowded and you are going down to a nearby station.
(3) If you park your car in the parking lot near the station two stops from the nearest station in order to see events such as fireworks displays, then use the train to go to the venue.
Is effective.

(E) Example of facility information display of expressway FIGS. 18-19 is explanatory drawing of the Example of the facility information display of a highway.
In FIG. 18, a map of the suburbs of Hachioji is displayed, and the host vehicle CR is traveling on a road RD near the Chuo Main Line (Central Expressway) 61.
In order to display the facility name list of the expressway, the user traces, for example, from the left to the right with the finger on the central expressway 61 displayed on the map MP in FIG. The touch detection unit 27 (FIG. 2) detects that a multipoint touch has been performed, and inputs the detected coordinates and the touch direction to the control unit 19. The control unit 19 identifies whether the object instructed by this touch operation is a railway, a highway, or a general road.
Since the object instructed by the touch operation is an expressway, the control unit 19 is the own vehicle among the instructed expressway 61 interchange (IC), service area (SA), parking area (PA) and the like. The facility closest to the location (Ishikawa PA) is obtained using the highway database HWDB, and as shown in FIG. 19, a facility name list 62 having the facility name (Ishikawa PA) in the middle is created in the order of passing facilities in the touch direction. , Overlay on the map MP. When the facility name list 62 is displayed, the control unit 19 obtains two facilities (Ishikawa PA and Hachioji IC) that are close to the vehicle position, and places the vehicle position mark 63 between the two facility names in the route station name list 62. indicate. In addition, the list is displayed so that the down direction is up in the figure so that the touch direction is up. The touch direction can also be displayed with an arrow. Further, when the facility name list 62 is displayed, the control unit 19 calculates and displays the distance D to each facility and the required time T.
In this state, when a predetermined facility (Hachioji IC) in the facility name list is instructed, the control unit 19 searches for a route RT from the vehicle position to the facility (Hachioji IC) and puts the route on the map MP. Display identifiable.

(F) Example of facility information display of general road FIGS. 20 to 22 are explanatory diagrams of examples of facility information display of a general road.
FIG. 20 shows a map of the area around Hachimangu Shrine in Kichijoji city, and the vehicle CR is traveling in the direction of the Hachimangu crossing on road RD1.
In order to display the convenience store existing along the road RD2, the user traces the road RD2 displayed on the map MP of FIG. 20 with his / her finger, for example, from the upper left direction to the lower right direction. The touch detection unit 27 (FIG. 2) detects that a multipoint touch has been performed, and inputs the detected coordinates and the touch direction to the control unit 19. The control unit 19 identifies whether the object instructed by this touch operation is a railway, a highway, or a general road.
Since the object instructed by the touch operation is a general highway, the control unit 19 displays a question screen for asking the genre of the facility to be searched and displayed as shown in FIG. For example, the user scrolls and selects a convenience store by the question. The control unit 19 creates a facility name list 71 by searching for a convenience store existing along the road RD2 in front of the vehicle and in the touch direction using the peripheral facility database POIDB, and displays it as shown in FIG. To do. When the facility name list 71 is displayed, the control unit 19 calculates and displays the distance D to each facility and the required time T. In this state, when a predetermined facility in the facility name list is instructed, the control unit 19 searches for a route from the vehicle position to the selected facility (convenience store), and displays the route on the map MP in an identifiable manner. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to display a facility name list or a railway route station name list along a general road or an expressway by a simple operation that is simply touched and traced.
According to the present invention, a station name list is displayed centering on a station near the own vehicle position among the stations on the designated railway line, route guidance to the designated station, a parking lot around the designated station, and getting off. You can display transfer information to the station.
According to the present invention, the facility name list is displayed centering on the facility close to the own vehicle position among facilities such as the designated expressway interchange (IC), service area (SA), parking area (PA), Route guidance to designated facilities can be provided.
According to the present invention, it is possible to display a facility name list of facilities existing in the traveling direction along the designated general road, and to perform route guidance to the designated facility.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing of this invention. It is a block diagram of the navigation apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the map information memorize | stored in map information memory. It is explanatory drawing of a periphery facility database. It is explanatory drawing of a railway line database. It is explanatory drawing of a highway database. It is explanatory drawing of a touch detection part. It is a rough processing flow of the information display control of this invention. It is a detailed processing flow of step 104 of FIG. It is Example explanatory drawing (own vehicle periphery map display) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (route station name list display) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (station periphery enlarged view display) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (station periphery parking lot display) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (detailed display of a parking lot) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (walking path display from a parking lot to a station) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (get-off station setting screen) of a route station information display. It is Example explanatory drawing (transfer guidance) of a route station information display. It is an Example explanatory drawing (own vehicle surroundings map display) of the facility information display of a highway. It is Example explanatory drawing (facility name list display) of the facility information display of a highway. It is an Example explanatory drawing of the general road facility information display (vehicle periphery map display). It is Example explanatory drawing (genre question screen) of the facility information display of a general road. It is Example explanatory drawing (facility name list display) of the facility information display of a general road. It is a conventional peripheral facility search result.

Explanation of symbols

1 Touch panel display device 2 Railway (JR Chuo Line)
3 Itsukaichi road (general road)
4 fingers 5 route station name list
MP map
CR vehicle position mark

Claims (8)

In an information display method of a navigation device that displays desired information by a touch operation,
Touch at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen within a predetermined time, or trace the map to identify the target object,
If the specified object is a railroad, among the station stations of the specified railroad, two stations that are closest to the vehicle position and the station that is the closest to the vehicle position of the two stations are Using a database,
A route station name list having the station name of the nearest station in the middle is created and displayed in order of passing station, and displayed.
It is a station name in the route station name list, and specifies that the vehicle position exists between the station names of two stations close to the vehicle position.
The information display method of the navigation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned . If there are multiple railways in parallel, each station name list is created and displayed in a superimposed manner, and a tab is attached to each list, and the railway name is displayed on the tab.
When a given tab is instructed, the route station name list of the tab is displayed at the top.
The information display method of the navigation device according to claim 1. When the scale of the map is large, the route list displays the stop station of the express train and the stop station name of the express train, and when the map scale is small, the name of the stop station of the ordinary train is displayed.
The information display method of the navigation device according to claim 1. In an information display method of a navigation device that displays desired information by a touch operation,
Touch at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen within a predetermined time, or trace the map to identify the target object,
If the identified object is an expressway, two of the identified expressway interchange (IC), service area (SA), and parking area (PA) facilities that are close to the vehicle location , Find the facility closest to the car position of the two facilities using the highway database,
A facility name list having the facility name of the closest facility in the middle is created and displayed in order of passing facilities,
The facility name in the facility name list, which clearly indicates that the vehicle position exists between the facility names of two facilities close to the vehicle position;
The information display method of the navigation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned . In a navigation device that displays desired information by a touch operation,
A map data storage unit for storing map data,
A railway database that holds the names of stations, station positions, train transfer stations, and transfer route names corresponding to railway line names,
A position detector for detecting the vehicle position,
Touch panel display unit that displays a map, a list of station names, etc.
A touch detection unit for detecting that at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen are touched within a predetermined time or the map is traced;
A map image around the vehicle position or around the specified point is generated and displayed on the display screen, and the object indicated by the touch operation is identified. If the indicated object is a railway, Of the instructed railway line stations, use the railway database to find two stations that are closest to the vehicle position and the closest station to the vehicle position of the two stations. together to create a route station name list in the passing station order displayed over the map with the, a station name in the line station name list, the vehicle position is located between the station name of the two stations close to the vehicle position A control unit that performs control to specify that,
A navigation device comprising: If there are a plurality of railways in parallel, the control unit creates and superimposes each station name list, adds a tab to each list, displays the railway name on each tab, and displays it. When a predetermined tab is instructed, the route station name list of the tab is displayed at the top.
The navigation device according to claim 5 . When the scale of the map is large, the control unit displays the stop station of the express train or the stop of the express train in the route list, and when the map scale is small, displays the name of the stop of the ordinary train.
The navigation device according to claim 5 . In a navigation device that displays desired information by a touch operation,
A map data storage unit for storing map data,
In correspondence to the highway name, interchange constituting the highway (IC), Service Area (SA), the facility name of the parking area (PA), the highway database holding facility location,
A position detector for detecting the vehicle position,
Touch panel display unit that displays a map and route facility name list,
A touch detection unit for detecting that at least two points on the map displayed on the display screen are touched within a predetermined time or the map is traced;
A map image around the vehicle position or around the specified point is generated and displayed on the display screen, and the object indicated by the touch operation is identified. If the indicated object is a highway, among facilities finger indicated highways, two and is located near the vehicle position, the nearest facility car position of the two facilities, determined using the highway database facility of the nearest facility A facility name list having names in the middle is created in the order of passing facilities and displayed on the map, and the facility names in the facility name list are between the facility names of two facilities that are close to the vehicle position. A control unit that performs control to specify that the vehicle position exists ,
A navigation device comprising:

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