JP5065702B2 - Destination setting system and destination setting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a destination setting system and a destination setting method for setting a destination in a navigation system of a mobile communication device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for setting a position obtained by a personal computer as a destination to a navigation device that is a mobile communication device has been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a navigation device that can set a destination found on the Internet in a navigation device and can quickly search for a route. Specifically, in the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, when access is made based on link information of a home page provided with link information including URL (Uniform Resource Locator), registration is performed based on the URL. The set position information is set as a destination in the navigation device.
JP 2002-55903 A

  However, in the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the position information registered based on the URL is set in the navigation device, so that an arbitrary position on the map cannot be set in the navigation device. If an arbitrary position on the map is set by the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, a homepage where the arbitrary position on the map is registered must exist. Thus, in the above method, it is not possible to set an arbitrary position on the map in the mobile communication device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object thereof is to provide a destination setting system and a destination setting method that can easily set an arbitrary position on a map as a destination in a mobile communication device. And

The destination setting system of the present invention includes a terminal device having at least first display means for displaying map information and transmission means for transmitting position information of a position directly selected on the map displayed by the first display means; Obtained from the management center on a management center having a management means for managing the location information sent from the terminal device, a second display means for displaying map information, and a map displayed by the second display means. anda mobile communication apparatus having a setting means for setting a position corresponding to the position information as the destination, the mobile communication device notifies the arrival at the destination which is the set to the control center, the The management means updates the visit information indicating that the destination has arrived and sets the destination information on the map displayed by the first display means for the place visited previously by setting the destination. Wherein the but it appears.

  According to this configuration, when an arbitrary position is selected in the map application in the terminal device or in the map on the browser, the position information is managed by the management center, and the position information is shared with the mobile communication device. Therefore, the position can be automatically set in the mobile communication device. That is, according to the destination setting system of the present invention, an arbitrary position on the map can be easily set as a destination in the mobile communication device.

In the destination setting system of the present invention, the management means manages the number of times the position on the map displayed by the first display means is selected, and the mobile communication device stores the position information for the number of times. It is preferable to display on the second display means in descending order.

  In the destination setting system of the present invention, the mobile communication device is preferably a car navigation terminal device or a portable terminal device.

The destination setting method of the present invention includes a step of directly selecting a specific position on a map displayed by the first display means of the terminal device, a step of transmitting position information of the selected position to a management center, A step of managing the position information in a management center; a step of acquiring the position information from the management center in a mobile communication device; and a map displayed on the second display means of the mobile communication device, And a step of setting the corresponding position as a destination, wherein the mobile communication device notifies the management center that the destination has been set, and visits that the destination has been set. The visit information is displayed on the map displayed by the first display means for a place visited by updating the information and setting a destination before .

  According to this method, when an arbitrary position is selected in the map application in the terminal device or in the map on the browser, the position information is managed by the management center, and the position information is shared with the mobile communication device. Therefore, the position can be automatically set in the mobile communication device. That is, according to the destination setting system of the present invention, an arbitrary position on the map can be easily set as a destination in the mobile communication device.

In the destination setting method of the present invention, the management center manages the number of times the position on the map displayed by the first display means is selected, and the mobile communication device stores the position information for the number of times. It is preferable to display on the second display means in descending order.

  According to the present invention, a specific position is directly selected on the map displayed by the first display means of the terminal device, the position information of the selected position is transmitted to the management center, and the position information is transmitted to the management center. Managing, acquiring the position information from the management center in the mobile communication device, and setting the position corresponding to the position information as a destination on the map displayed by the second display means of the mobile communication device, Any position on the map can be easily set as a destination in the mobile communication device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration for explaining a destination setting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a PC 1 as a terminal device, a management center 3 connected to the PC 1 via a network such as the Internet 2, and a PC 1 and the management center 3 connected to a network such as the Internet 2. The vehicle is mainly composed of a vehicle equipped with a car navigation system (car navigation system) 4 and a mobile terminal 6 connected to the PC 1 and the management center 3 via a network such as the Internet 2 and a mobile communication network 5.

  The PC 1 can communicate with the management center 3 and the car navigation 4 via the Internet 2 and can communicate with the portable terminal 6 via the Internet 2 and the mobile communication network 5. The PC 1 has a function capable of displaying a map in various map applications or on a browser.

  The management center 3 activates the destination setting application with the PC 1 and receives the position information of the position selected on the map in the PC 1 from the PC 1. In addition, the management center 3 starts a destination setting application with the car navigation 4 and the portable terminal 6, and downloads the position information uploaded by the user to the management center 3 to the car navigation 4 and the portable terminal 6.

  The car navigation system 4 acquires position information of its own device by GPS (Global Positioning System), and displays the position information superimposed on a map. In addition, the car navigation 4 starts a destination setting application with the management center 3 and acquires position information uploaded by the user to the management center 3. The mobile terminal 6 makes a call with another mobile terminal and transmits / receives mail to / from another mobile terminal or communication terminal. Further, the mobile terminal 6 activates a destination setting application with the management center 3 and acquires position information uploaded by the user to the management center 3.

  The network includes the Internet 2 and other networks such as LAN and WAN. The mobile communication network 5 is a network between the mobile terminal 6 and a communication terminal such as the PC 1 or the car navigation 4. The mobile communication network 5 includes a mobile packet communication network in addition to a normal mobile communication network.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the PC 1 in the destination setting system shown in FIG. Note that the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is simplified to explain the present invention, and it is assumed that the components mounted on a normal PC are provided.

  The PC 1 communicates with the control unit 11 that controls the entire apparatus, the management center 3 and the car navigation system 4 via the Internet 2, and between the portable terminal 6 via the Internet 2 and the mobile communication network 5. A communication control unit 12 for performing communication, a display unit 13 for displaying various data and information, and an operation unit 14 for performing various operations such as operations on the display unit, for example, position selection on a map displayed on the screen , And the application control unit 15 that activates various applications installed in the device or downloaded.

  The communication control unit 12 communicates with the management center 3 and the car navigation 4 via the Internet 2. In this case, the information on the position selected on the map displayed on the screen of the display unit 13 is uploaded to the management center 3. In addition, the communication control unit 12 communicates with the mobile terminal 6 via the Internet 2 and the mobile communication network 5.

  The display unit 13 displays at least map information. For example, the display unit 13 displays a map in a map application or on a browser. The operation unit 14 directly selects a position on the map displayed on the display unit 13. For example, the operation unit 14 selects directly by clicking or double-clicking an arbitrary position on the map.

  The application control unit 15 activates a destination setting application installed in the device or downloaded. The destination setting application in this case is an application for uploading position information corresponding to the position to the management center 3 by selecting an arbitrary position on the map displayed on the display unit 13 with the operation unit 14. Therefore, in this application, the position information of the position directly selected on the map displayed on the display unit 13 is transmitted to the management center 3 via the communication control unit 12.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the management center 3 in the destination setting system shown in FIG. The management center 3 communicates with the control unit 31 that controls the entire apparatus, the PC 1 and the car navigation 4 via the Internet 2, and between the portable terminal 6 via the Internet 2 and the mobile communication network 5. A communication control unit 32 that performs communication, a management unit 33 that manages location information sent from the PC 1, a mobile communication device that receives this service, that is, a registration unit 34 that registers the car navigation 4 and the portable terminal 6, and the device It is mainly composed of an application control unit 35 that activates various installed or downloaded applications.

  The communication control unit 32 communicates with the PC 1 and the car navigation 4 via the Internet 2 and communicates with the portable terminal 6 via the Internet 2 and the mobile communication network 5. In this case, the communication control unit 32 receives the information on the position selected on the map displayed on the screen of the display unit 13 in the PC 1, and the position information managed by the management unit 33 in the car navigation 4 or the portable terminal 6 to send.

  The management unit 33 manages the position information sent from the PC 1. In addition to the position information, the management unit 33 also determines how many times the user has set a specific position, that is, the number of times the user has selected on the map displayed on the screen and whether or not the user actually visited the place. to manage. For example, the management unit 33 has a table as shown in FIG. 4 for each user. Here, the position information (for example, address, latitude / longitude) of the position on the map displayed on the display unit 13 of the PC 1, the number of times set on the map, and the presence or absence of the actual visit are associated with each other. Note that the items associated in the table need only include at least position information, and can be changed as appropriate. The management unit 33 determines whether the position information selected by the PC 1 is included in the table. If the position information is not included in the table, the management unit 33 adds a column to the table as new position information. If so, the set number is incremented by one. Further, when the position is set as the destination in the car navigation 4 or the portable terminal 6 and the user has not visited yet, the car navigation 4 or the portable terminal 6 notifies the car navigation 4 or the portable terminal 6 that the place has been visited. When received, the visit “No” is changed to “Yes” in the table.

  The registration unit 34 performs registration processing for the car navigation 4 and the mobile terminal 6 to receive this service. There are no particular restrictions on the method of registration. When registration is performed by the registration unit 34, the user's mobile communication device such as the car navigation 4 or the portable terminal 6 can use this service. That is, it is possible to receive the position information directly selected on the map displayed on the screen of the PC 1.

  The application control unit 35 activates a destination setting application installed in the device or downloaded. The destination setting application in this case is an application for uploading position information corresponding to the position to the management center 3 by selecting an arbitrary position on the map displayed on the display unit 13 with the operation unit 14. Therefore, in this application, position information corresponding to the position selected on the map displayed on the display unit 13 is received via the communication control unit 32.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the car navigation 4 in the destination setting system shown in FIG. Note that the configuration shown in FIG. 5 is simplified to explain the present invention, and it is assumed that the components mounted on a normal car navigation system are provided.

  The car navigation system 4 includes a control unit 41 that controls the entire apparatus, a communication control unit 42 that communicates with the PC 1 and the management center 3 via the Internet 2, a display unit 43 that displays map information, and various operations. A destination that sets the position corresponding to the position information acquired from the management center 3 on the map displayed on the display unit 43 as a destination. It is mainly composed of a setting unit 46 and an application control unit 47 that activates various applications that are installed in the apparatus or downloaded.

  The communication control unit 42 communicates with the PC 1 and the management center 3 via the Internet 2. In this case, the communication control unit 42 receives the position information transmitted from the management center 3.

  The display unit 43 displays at least map information. The display unit 43 displays a position related to the position information acquired from the management center 3 on the map. Further, the display unit 43 displays the specific positions in the descending order of the number of times selected on the map displayed on the screen of the PC 1 based on the information acquired from the management center 3. In other words, the fact that the selected number of times is large is profiled as the user is interested, and the display unit 43 preferentially displays it.

  The destination setting unit 46 sets a position corresponding to the position information acquired from the management center 3 as a destination. That is, the destination setting unit 46 uses the position information acquired from the management center 3, that is, the position directly selected by the user on the map displayed on the screen of the PC 1, as the destination by the user's instruction or automatically. It is set and superimposed on the map displayed on the display unit 43. In addition, there is no restriction | limiting in particular about the display mode of a destination.

  The application control unit 47 activates a destination setting application installed in the device or downloaded. In this case, the destination setting application is an application that downloads the position information managed by the management center 3 and information on the number of settings to the car navigation 4. Therefore, in this application, information managed by the management center 3 is received via the communication control unit 42.

  The portable terminal 6 has the same configuration as that of the car navigation system 4 and displays map information on the display unit, and the position corresponding to the position information acquired from the management center 3 on the map displayed on the display unit is an object. Set as ground. For this reason, the portable terminal 6 has the same function as the car navigation 4 as a mobile communication device in this system.

  Thus, according to the destination setting system of the present invention, when an arbitrary position is selected in the map application on the PC 1 or on the map on the browser, the position information is managed by the management center 3 and the position information is selected. Is shared between the car navigation 4 and the portable terminal 6, the position can be automatically set in the car navigation 4 and the portable terminal 6. That is, according to the destination setting system of the present invention, an arbitrary position on the map can be easily set as a destination in the car navigation 4 or the portable terminal 6.

  Next, the destination setting method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the destination setting method according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7A to 7G are PCs in the destination setting system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 8A to 8F are diagrams showing examples of screen display in a car navigation system in the destination setting system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the destination setting method of the present invention, a specific position is directly selected on the map displayed by the first display means of the terminal device, and the position information of the selected position is transmitted to the management center. The location information is managed, the location information is acquired from the management center in the mobile communication device, and the location corresponding to the location information is displayed on the map displayed by the second display means of the mobile communication device as a destination. Set.

  First, the car navigation 4 for setting the destination is set. That is, terminal registration of the car navigation 4 is performed with respect to the management center 3 (ST11). In this case, registration processing is performed by the registration unit 34 of the management center 3, and the information of the registered car navigation 4 is updated in the management unit 33 (ST12). At this time, terminal registration may be performed from the car navigation 4 side, or terminal registration may be performed on the PC 1 side in a procedure as shown in FIGS.

  Next, the destination setting application is activated by the application control unit 15 of the PC 1 (ST13). Then, an arbitrary position is selected on the map displayed on the display unit 13. In this case, when an arbitrary position is clicked on the operation unit 14, information on the position (here, an address) is displayed as shown in FIG. When an arbitrary position is double-clicked on the operation unit 14, as shown in FIGS. 7E and 7F, a confirmation screen as to whether to set as a destination candidate is displayed. Then, by selecting “OK”, position setting (selection) is performed (ST14). Information on the selected position is transmitted to the management center 3 and managed by the management unit 33 of the management center 3. A plurality of destination candidates may be set.

Then, when to start the destination setting application in the application control unit 47 of the car navigation 4 (ST16), wherein, when log to input identification information, managed by the destination candidates, namely management unit 33 from the management center 3 Get location information. Specifically, the destination information is requested from the car navigation 4 side (ST17), and the management center 3 transmits the destination candidate information to the car navigation 4 in response to the request (ST18). And as shown in FIG.8 (c), the destination candidate is displayed on the display part 43 of the car navigation 4. FIG.

  Next, when the user selects one destination candidate, as shown in FIG. 8D, a confirmation screen as to whether or not to set as a destination candidate is displayed. Then, by selecting “OK”, the destination setting unit 46 performs destination setting as shown in FIG. 8E (ST19).

  When the vehicle arrives at the destination in accordance with the car navigation 4 with the destination set in this way, the car navigation 4 sends a signal indicating that the destination has arrived to the management center 3 as shown in FIG. (ST20). In the management center 3, the information (visit information) arriving at the set destination is updated by the management unit 33 (ST21). Thereby, the visit information can be shared in the destination setting application. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7 (g), the visit information is displayed for the places visited with the destination set before in the state where the destination setting application is activated on the PC 1.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be implemented with various modifications. For example, in the above embodiment, the operation when setting the destination candidate is a double click, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation when setting the destination candidate is an operation other than the double click. There may be. Moreover, unless it deviates from the scope of the present invention, the processing unit and the processing procedure can be appropriately changed and implemented. Other modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the destination setting system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of PC in the destination setting system shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the management center in the destination setting system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the table in the management part of the management center shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the car navigation system in the destination setting system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the destination setting method which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A)-(g) is a figure which shows the example of a screen display with PC in the destination setting system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A)-(f) is a figure which shows the example of a screen display in the car navigation system in the destination setting system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 PC
2 Internet 3 Management Center 4 Car Navigation 5 Mobile Communication Network 6 Mobile Terminal 11, 31, 41 Control Unit 12, 32, 42 Communication Control Unit 13, 43 Display Unit 14, 44 Operation Unit 15, 35, 47 Application Control Unit 33 Management Unit 34 Registration unit 45 GPS unit 46 Destination setting unit

Claims (5)

A terminal device having at least first display means for displaying map information and a transmission means for transmitting position information of a position directly selected on the map displayed on the first display means; and the position sent from the terminal device A management center having management means for managing information, a second display means for displaying map information, and a position corresponding to the position information acquired from the management center on a map displayed by the second display means A mobile communication device having setting means for setting as a location, wherein the mobile communication device notifies the management center that it has arrived at the set destination, and the management means includes the set destination. update the visit information indicative of the arrival, the location visited by setting previously destination, wherein the visit information on a map displayed in the first display means is displayed Target destination setting system. The management means manages the number of times the position on the map displayed by the first display means is selected, and causes the second display means to display the position information in the descending order of the number of times in the mobile communication device. claim 1 Symbol placement destination setting system, characterized in that. The mobile communication device, the destination setting system according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterized in that it is a car navigation terminal apparatus or a portable terminal device. Directly selecting a specific position on the map displayed by the first display means of the terminal device, transmitting the position information of the selected position to the management center, and managing the position information in the management center A step of acquiring the location information from the management center in the mobile communication device, and setting a location corresponding to the location information as a destination on a map displayed by the second display means of the mobile communication device. And the mobile communication device notifies the management center that it has arrived at the set destination, updates the visit information indicating that it has arrived at the set destination, and sets the previous destination The destination setting method is characterized in that the visited information is displayed on the map displayed by the first display means for the visited place. The management center manages the number of times the position on the map displayed by the first display means is selected, and causes the mobile communication device to display the position information on the second display means in descending order of the number of times. destination setting method of claim 4 Symbol mounting, characterized in that.

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