JP5149542B2 - Map generating apparatus and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic map display technology, and more particularly to an information processing technology that facilitates identification of a specific mark when a map is browsed.

  In leisure and shopping, whether or not there is a parking lot at the destination or around the destination is a very important factor in the recent automobile society. In order to further improve convenience, the current parking lot system can also search for a parking lot linked to an information terminal device such as a car navigation system or a mobile terminal device with a communication function. In this parking lot search, when a user inputs a destination to a car navigation system or the like, a parking lot around the destination is extracted and displayed on a map. In addition, there are models that can acquire the parking space availability in real time, and the red color is displayed when the parking space is full, and the blue color is displayed when the parking space is empty. I'm doing it. That is, the parking lot information is displayed on the map by being classified according to color so that it can be visually grasped, thereby securing the user's intended location and the lead to the parking lot.

As a technique related to the parking lot search system as described above, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-310585 is known.
This technology is a parking lot information display system for efficiently finding a parking lot around a destination set by a user. When a parking lot existing around a destination set by a user is searched, the parking lot to be searched is set. It is possible to efficiently find a parking lot by narrowing down the parking lot according to the order of parking fees or distance.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-310685

Maps displayed in car navigation etc. are displayed using various colors to distinguish roads and surrounding facilities. However, since the mark indicating the parking lot information is usually displayed on the color-displayed map, the color of the road and surrounding facilities and the parking lot mark may be mixed.
In particular, map information is also complicated in the city center where the land structure is complex, and thus the map is often displayed using a plurality of colors. By using multiple colors, the visibility of the map itself is improved. However, it becomes difficult for a user who searches for a parking lot to distinguish the destination or parking lot information, which is the original purpose, from other map information.

  Moreover, the user who uses a parking lot differs in the usage form. For this reason, the parking fee management side also provides parking fee plans having various characteristics according to the needs. For example, parking lot A that uses a rate plan where parking charges are collected at the unit price per hour, and parking lot B that uses a flat rate system (for example, a maximum charge of 1200 yen when parking for 12 hours) There are a parking lot C where credit card payment is possible, and a parking lot D where points are added to the point card according to the parking fee. The user should have appropriately selected a desired parking lot from the plurality of parking fee plans and service plans.

  For example, a user who parks a vehicle for a long time naturally wants to stop at the flat rate parking lot A. If it is a frequently used parking lot, there is no problem because the information on which parking lot is flat-rate is already remembered, but if you go to a land you do not know for driving or traveling, etc. You can't figure out what the rate plan is until you actually arrive at the site.

  Even if the parking plan and service plan are known in advance, the map information displayed on the car navigation etc. and the color of the parking lot mark will be mixed, making it very difficult to see and ease of use. There is a problem.

Moreover, although the technique described in patent document 1 is improving the efficiency of the parking lot search according to the objective, it cannot solve the problem mentioned above.
Therefore, there has been a demand for the appearance of a parking lot display technology that can easily grasp the characteristics of the parking lot such as a charge plan and a service plan for each parking lot.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a map generation technique that can easily grasp the characteristics of a parking lot such as a charge plan or a service plan for each parking lot.
An object of the invention described in claims 1 to 9 is to provide a map generation device that can easily grasp the characteristics of a parking lot such as a charge plan or a service plan for each parking lot.
An object of the invention described in claims 10 to 19 is to provide a computer program capable of easily grasping characteristics of a parking lot such as a charge plan or a service plan for each parking lot.

(Claim 1)
The invention according to claim 1 is a map provided with a spot database storing spot data related to a destination desired by a user, and a parking lot database storing parking data around the destination and the destination. A generating device is provided.
That is, the destination information receiving means for receiving the destination information transmitted from the terminal device associated with the user, the destination information is received based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving means, and the searched destination Related spot extraction means for extracting related spots related to the ground from the spot data stored in the spot database, and related spot list data as list data relating to the related spots extracted by the related spot extraction means, Related spot list data transmitting means for transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user, and related spots desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed when the terminal device receives the related spot list data. selection related spots are selected as is transmitted from the terminal device The related spot receiving means for receiving the selected related spot, the normal map data generating means for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving means, and the normal map data generating means The highlight map generating means for generating highlight map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data, the selection related spot received by the destination information receiving means and the parking lot database, and the selection and parking data acquisition means for acquiring the parking data around related spots, transmission and the parking data acquired in the parking data acquisition means, map data for the normal map data and the highlighting to the terminal device Map display information transmitting means to
Relates to a map generation apparatus comprising:

(Glossary)
The “terminal device” includes a personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone and a PDA, and a car navigation system having a communication function mounted on a vehicle.
“Spot data” refers to destinations searched by the user and facilities related to the destinations.
“Destination information” refers to, for example, facility names such as “Ueno Park”, “Gotemba”, “Shibuya Station”, place names, and station names.
The “normal map” is a color-displayed map that is generally popular.
The “highlight display map” is a map generated with a saturation different from that of the normal map. This includes black-and-white maps, grayscale maps, and maps with altered brightness and color balance.

(Function)
A destination setting screen is displayed on the display means of the user terminal device.
In this state, the user inputs the desired destination (“Ueno Park”, “Gotemba”, “Shibuya Station”, etc.) using the input means of the terminal device, and transmits it to the map generation device.
Upon receiving the destination information transmitted from the terminal device, the map generation device searches for a spot related to the destination information with reference to the spot database based on the received destination information. The related spot searched here is output as list data, and the list data is transmitted to the terminal device.
The terminal device receives the related spot list data sent from the map generation device and displays it on the display means. The user selects a spot as a destination from the list data of related spots, and transmits the selected related spot to the map generation device.
Upon receiving the related spot selected by the user related to the terminal device, the map generating apparatus generates normal map data based on the related spot. Further, highlighting map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data is generated. Further, the parking lot data around the destination is acquired with reference to the parking lot database, and the acquired parking lot data , the normal map data, and the highlight map data are transmitted to the terminal device.
When receiving the parking lot data and each map data , the terminal device acquires the map data and the parking lot data and displays them on the display means. The user can switch the map data displayed on the display means between normal map data and highlight map data as desired.

With conventional technology, when the user inputs a destination and browses the map, the parking lot data displayed on the map is mixed with road and building information around the map, and many colors appear on the map. Since the display is complicated, it is difficult to visually recognize the target information.
On the other hand, in the present invention, normal map data and highlight display map data are prepared in advance when a map is generated. When the user feels that the displayed map is difficult to see, the saturation is changed, for example, by switching from the normal map data to the highlight map data so that the map background is monochromatic. Thereby, it becomes easy to browse only the parking lot data around the selection-related spot , which contributes to improvement of map browsing.

(Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 is a map comprising a spot database storing spot data related to a destination desired by a user, and a parking lot database storing parking data around the destination and the destination. A generating device is provided.
That is, the destination information receiving means for receiving the destination information transmitted from the terminal device associated with the user, the destination information is received based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving means, and the searched destination Related spot extraction means for extracting related spots related to the ground from the spot data stored in the spot database, and related spot list data as list data relating to the related spots extracted by the related spot extraction means, Related spot list data transmitting means for transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user, and related spots desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed when the terminal device receives the related spot list data. selection related spots are selected as is transmitted from the terminal device The related spot receiving means for receiving the selected related spot, the normal map data generating means for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving means, and the normal map data generating means and highlighted map generating means with the normal map data for generating map data for highlighting the saturation is different, the selected relation by referring to the destination information selection related spots received by the receiving means and the parking database a first parking data acquisition means for acquiring the parking data around the spot, the relative usually the normal map data map data generating means has generated, the parking data corresponding position near the selected relation spot A parking lot mark placement unit for a normal map for placing a parking lot mark, and the first parking lot data acquisition unit , In the map display information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired parking lot data and the normal map data generated by the normal map data generating means to the terminal device related to the user, and the terminal device receiving the parking lot data and the like when you select the normal display change of the map data or highlighted map data received, the map display change request receiving means for receiving the map display change request, parking of the selected relation peripheral spot by referring to the parking database a second parking data acquisition means for acquiring car field data, and highlight parking mark arrangement means for arranging the parking marks on the resulting highlighted for on the map, the second parking data acquisition means has acquired Map display information transmitting means for transmitting the highlight map on which the parking lot data and the parking lot mark are displayed to the terminal device;
Is provided.
When the map display change request receiving unit receives the map display change request, the map display information transmitting unit transmits the highlight display map data generated by the highlight display map generating unit; Related to the map generation apparatus.

(Function)
The invention according to claim 2 is an invention in which the terminal device is applied to a mobile terminal device.
The display unit of the user of the terminal device, are displayed destination setting screen.
User in this state, the destination of the desired using the input means of the terminal apparatus ( "Ueno Park", "Gotenba", "Shibuya station", etc.) is input, and transmits to the map generating device.
Upon receiving the destination information transmitted from the terminal device, the map generation device searches for a spot related to the destination information with reference to the spot database based on the received destination information. The related spot searched here is output as list data, and the list data is transmitted to the terminal device.
The terminal device receives the related spot list data sent from the map generation device and displays it on the display means. The user selects a spot to be the destination from the list data of the relevant spot, sending the related spot was the selection to the map generating device.
Upon receiving the related spot selected by the user related to the terminal device , the map generating apparatus generates normal map data based on the related spot. In addition, referring to the parking lot database, the parking lot mark is arranged on the acquired normal map data by acquiring the parking lot data centering on the relevant spot. The acquired parking lot data and the normal map data with the parking lot mark are transmitted to the terminal device.
When the terminal device receives the parking lot data and the normal map data with the parking lot mark, the terminal device acquires the map data and the parking lot data and displays them on the display means. The user determines whether or not to change the map displayed on the display means, and when it is determined to change, selects the map data for highlight display . On the other hand, when not changing, normal map data is displayed.
If the user chooses to change highlighted map data, a change request to change the highlighted map data terminal device transmits.
Map generating apparatus receives the change request to the highlighted map data, based on the associated spot with the specified display types (the map for highlighting), generates a map data for highlighting. This highlighting map data is generated with a saturation different from that of normal map data .
Further, referring to the parking database to get the parking data around the relevant spots, arranged as parking marks the parking data to the highlighted map. The acquired parking lot data and the map data for highlighting with a parking lot mark are transmitted to the terminal device.
When the terminal device receives the parking lot data and the highlight map data with the parking lot mark, the terminal device displays the map on the display means.
The terminal device of the present invention is an invention applied to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA. That is, when data communication such as map information is performed on a mobile terminal, the received packet becomes large with reference to the current communication speed, and it takes a considerable time to display the data. For this reason, it is designed so that the data of the normal map and the highlight map generated by the map generation device are transmitted in two stages. With such a configuration, the advantages of the mobile terminal can be enjoyed. That is, the map information can be acquired instantly even when the computer is not present or when going out.

(Claim 3)
The invention according to claim 3 limits the map generation device according to claim 1 or claim 2.
That is, the highlighting map generated by the highlighting map generating means is generated in gray scale.

(Function)
Since the highlight display map is generated in gray scale, it becomes easy to identify related spots and parking lot information.
Note that the gray scale is “monochrome” in which an image is expressed only by light and darkness from white to black and does not include color information.

(Claim 4)
The invention according to claim 4 limits the map generation device according to claim 1 or claim 2.
That is, the highlighting map generated by the highlighting map generating means is a map having a lightness different from that of the normal map.

(Function)
The highlighting map is generated with higher or lower brightness of the map than the normal map. Note that the brightness is the degree of brightness. The closer to white, the higher the brightness, and the closer to black, the lower the brightness. Since the normal map and the highlight map are formed with different brightness, it is easy to identify related spots and parking lot information.

(Claim 5)
The invention according to claim 5 limits the map generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
That is, the parking lot information is created using various data stored in a parking lot database so that the parking lot information is displayed as a parking lot mark that can be distinguished from surrounding characters, figures, and symbols. .

(Function)
As a parking lot mark, primary colors such as red, blue and yellow can be arbitrarily set. Also, the shape of the parking lot mark can be arbitrarily set to a rectangle such as a circle, a cylinder, a cone, or a polygon. Since the parking lot information is displayed as a parking lot mark, the parking lot information is more conspicuous than the map information of other facilities, roads, etc., so that the identification becomes easy.

(Claim 6)
The invention according to claim 6 limits the map generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
That is, the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the parking plan by using various data stored in the parking lot database.

(Function)
For example, the red parking mark is classified according to the charge plan, such as a pay-per-use system, and the blue mark is a 24-hour flat rate system. The use form of the parking lot differs depending on the user, such as short-time parking or long-time parking. However, since the parking lot mark is displayed in different colors in this way, the type of parking lot corresponding to the usage pattern of the user can be seen at a glance, which is preferable because user needs can be satisfied.

(Claim 7)
The invention according to claim 7 limits the map generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
That is, the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the size of the parking lot by using various data stored in the parking lot database.

(Function)
For example, the yellow parking lot mark is a small parking lot with 10 or more parking lots, the green parking lot mark is a medium-sized parking lot with 50 or more parking lots, and the orange parking lot mark is 100 parking lots Color code with the above large parking lots. Basically, the larger the parking lot, the faster the vehicle enters and exits, so the rotation is faster. That is, if the user can grasp in advance the size of such a parking lot, only the large-scale parking lot can be displayed and set as the main parking lot. Moreover, even if it is a small-scale parking lot, it can park smoothly if it is a place with comparatively little congestion. Also, for the parking lot management side, it is preferable that the rotation of the parking lot is fast because the profitability is improved.

(Claim 8)
The invention according to claim 8 limits the map generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
That is, the parking lot mark is color-coded into a credit card payable parking lot and a point return parking lot by using various data stored in a parking lot database.

(Function)
For example, the pink parking lot mark is color-coded into a parking lot where credit card payment is possible, and the light blue parking lot mark is colored into a parking lot where points are redeemed.
When the user wishes to use a payment means or a parking lot with point reduction, it is displayed in different colors on the screen, which contributes to satisfying user needs.

(Claim 9)
The invention according to claim 9 limits the map generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
That is, the parking lot mark is formed so as to be distinguishable by visual recognition according to the parking lot type including the parking lot fee plan, the parking lot scale, and the parking lot settlement means.

(Function)
The parking lot type includes a parking fee plan, a parking lot scale, a parking settlement method, a parking lot service (point granting, etc.), and the like.
In the inventions according to claims 6 to 8, the parking lot type is identified for each color. However, in the invention according to claim 9, it is possible to identify other than colors. For example, a pattern is given to the parking lot mark, or the parking lot mark blinks.

(Claim 10)
The invention described in claim 10 provides a computer program for generating a map from spot data related to a destination desired by a user and parking data around the destination and the destination.
The program searches for the destination based on the destination information receiving procedure for receiving the destination information transmitted from the terminal device associated with the user, and the destination information received by the destination information receiving procedure. A related spot extraction procedure for extracting spot data from a spot database in which related spots related to the destination are stored, and related spot list data are created as list data related to the related spots extracted by the related spot extraction procedure. A related spot list data transmission procedure for transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user, and a related spot desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed when the terminal device receives the related spot list data. selection related spots are selected as the transmission from the terminal device A related spot receiving procedure for receiving the selected related spot, a normal map data generating procedure for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving procedure, and a normal map data generating procedure. The highlight map generation procedure for generating highlight map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data, the selection related spot received by the destination information reception procedure and the parking lot database, and the selection transmitting relevant spot and parking data acquisition procedure of the parking data to get around, and the parking data acquired in the parking data acquisition procedure, the map data and and map data for the highlight to the terminal device Sending information for map display,
Is a computer program that causes a computer to execute.

(Claim 11)
The invention described in claim 11 provides a computer program for generating a map from spot data related to a destination desired by a user and parking data around the destination and the destination.
The program is
Destination information reception procedure for receiving destination information transmitted from the terminal device associated with the user;
A related spot extraction procedure for searching for a destination based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving procedure and extracting spot data from a spot database in which related spots related to the searched destination are stored;
Creating related spot list data as list data related to related spots extracted by the related spot extraction procedure, and transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user,
The selected related spot is selected as the related spot desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed by the terminal device receiving the related spot list data, and the selected related spot transmitted from the terminal device is received. Related spot reception procedure,
A normal map data generation procedure for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving means;
A highlight map generation procedure for generating highlight map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data created by the normal map data generation procedure;
A first parking lot data acquisition procedure for acquiring parking lot data around the selection related spot with reference to the selection related spot received by the destination information reception procedure and the parking lot database;
With respect to the normal map data generated by the normal map data generation procedure, a parking lot mark placement procedure for a normal map that places a parking lot mark at a position corresponding to the parking lot data around the selection-related spot ,
A map display information transmitting step of transmitting the normal map data to which the parking data and the normal map data generation procedure the first parking data acquisition procedure has acquired is generated to the terminal device according to the user,
A map display change request reception procedure for receiving the map display change request when the display change of the normal map data or the highlighted map data received in the terminal device that has received the parking lot data or the like is selected;
A second parking lot data acquisition procedure for acquiring parking lot data around the selected relevant spot with reference to the parking lot database;
A parking lot mark placement procedure for highlighting that places a parking lot mark on the generated highlighting map;
The computer is caused to execute a map display information transmission procedure for transmitting to the terminal device the map for emphasis display on which the parking lot data acquired by the second parking lot data acquisition means and the parking lot mark are displayed.
Further, when the map display change request reception procedure receives a map display change request, the map display information transmission procedure transmits the highlight map data generated by the highlight map generation procedure. Let the computer run.

(Claim 12)
The invention according to claim 12 limits the computer program according to claim 10 or claim 11.
That is, the highlighting map generating means generates the highlighting map in gray scale.

(Claim 13)
The invention according to claim 13 limits the computer program according to claim 10 or claim 11.
That is, the highlighting map generated by the highlighting map generating means is a map having a lightness different from that of the normal map.

(Claim 14)
The invention according to claim 14 limits the computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 13.
That is, the parking lot information is created using various data stored in a parking lot database so that the parking lot information is displayed as a parking lot mark that can be distinguished from surrounding characters, figures, and symbols. .

(Claim 15)
The invention according to claim 15 limits the computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 14.
That is, the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the parking plan by using various data stored in the parking lot database.

(Claim 16)
The invention according to claim 16 limits the computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 14.
That is, the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the size of the parking lot by using various data stored in the parking lot database.

(Claim 17)
The invention according to claim 17 limits the computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 14.
That is, the parking lot mark is color-coded into a credit card payable parking lot and a point return parking lot by using various data stored in a parking lot database.

(Claim 18)
The invention according to claim 18 limits the computer program according to claim 10 or claim 14.
The parking lot mark is formed so as to be distinguishable by visual recognition according to a parking lot type including a parking lot charge plan, a parking lot scale, and a parking lot settlement means.

(Claim 19)
The invention according to claim 19 limits the computer program according to any one of claims 11 to 18.
That is, an application for a portable terminal is used.

(Function)
The invention described in claim 19 is an invention of a computer program for providing an application that can be used in a portable terminal.
An application composed of this computer program is formed so as to be downloadable to a mobile phone that has accessed the server.
If the downloaded application is executed on the mobile phone, it is possible to execute from the generation of the normal map and the highlight map to the display of the parking lot information and various parking lot marks on the mobile phone.

The computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 19 can be provided by being stored in a recording medium.
Here, the “recording medium” is a medium that can carry a program that cannot occupy space by itself. For example, a flexible disk, hard disk, CD-R, CD-RW, MO (magneto-optical disk), DVD ± R, DVD-RW, flash memory, and the like.
It is also possible to transmit from a computer storing the program according to the present invention to another terminal device through a communication line.

According to the first to ninth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a map generation device that can easily grasp the characteristics of a parking lot such as a charge plan or a service plan for each parking lot.
According to the invention described in claims 10 to 19, it is possible to provide a computer program that can easily grasp the characteristics of a parking lot such as a charge plan or a service plan for each parking lot.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on embodiments and drawings. The drawings used here are FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a map generation device and a personal computer, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the map generation device, and FIG. 3 is a normal map and a highlight map. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a switching state between a normal map and a highlight map (saturation change), and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing data processing with the map generation device, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing data processing with the mobile terminal device and the map generation device, and FIG. 7 is a mobile terminal device (application) and the map generation device. Is a flowchart showing the data processing.

(Map generator)
The map generation device 10 is a server that generates map information desired by a user via the Internet, and stores spot information related to destination information input from a personal computer (terminal device) 20 operated by the user in the spot database 50. When the user selects a list of the extracted spot data, the parking lot information is extracted from the parking lot database 60 based on the selected spot data, and the map includes the spot data and the parking lot information. Is an information processing apparatus that generates and outputs. As the map to be output here, a normal map and a highlight map are generated. Hereinafter, the configuration and function of the map generation device will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the map generation device 10.
The map generation apparatus 10 includes a CPU 11 that controls the entire map generation apparatus 10 and various arithmetic processes, a RAM 12 that temporarily expands and stores various data when writing various data, an operating system, application software, and various data. Storing unit 13, an input unit 14 such as a mouse or keyboard, a display unit 15 such as a display, a communication unit 16 connectable to an electric communication line such as the Internet or an intranet, and an output capable of outputting various data to a printer or the like And an input / output port 18 which is an input / output unit for various data.

As an external storage device of the map generation device 10, a spot database 50 and a parking lot database 60 are provided.
The spot database 50 stores spot data associated with place names and the like. This spot data includes destinations searched by the user and facilities related to the destinations. For example, facility names such as “Ueno Park”, “Tokyo Midtown”, “Gotemba”, “Shibuya Station”, “Shinjuku Station”, place names, and station names. These spot data are updated whenever new spots increase.

The parking lot database 60 stores parking lot information. This parking lot information is classified according to the type of parking lot, such as “parking fee plan”, “parking lot size”, “by parking settlement”, and “parking point”.
The “parking fee plan” includes a pay-as-you-go billing system where you are charged per parking time, and a flat fee system where you are charged a fixed amount within 24 hours.
The “parking lot size” includes a small parking lot with 10 or more parking spaces, a medium parking lot with 50 parking lots or a large parking lot with 100 parking lots or more.
“By parking lot settlement” includes cash parking, parking lots where credit card settlement is possible, and parking lots where electronic money settlement is possible.
“Parking point” refers to a parking lot that can be redeemed according to the parking fee. As a method of point reduction, for example, 1 point per 1 yen or 1 point per 100 yen is added. The points accumulated here can be used later when the parking fee is settled.

  In addition, the various parking lot information stored in this parking lot database 60 is provided by the parking lot management company, and the congestion situation etc. of the parking lot are updated in real time. That is, the user can easily park in the parking lot that provides the desired service while grasping the congestion status of the parking lot in addition to the information such as the charge plan and scale of the parking lot.

(Normal map)
The maps on the left side of FIGS. 3 and 4 show the normal map form.
Here, the normal map is a map having a general map display form in which map information such as roads and buildings is colored. Usual maps include paper maps, digital maps displayed when accessing the map browsing service via the Internet from a personal computer or mobile terminal device, maps displayed on the display of the car navigation system installed in the vehicle, etc. There is.

  The normal map in FIG. 3 is an example of map information displayed by the mobile terminal device, and is a display form when the destination is “Shibuya Station” and “Restaurant” around Shibuya Station is entered as a search keyword. . The spot data extracted from “Restaurant” includes four genres of “French”, “Italian”, “Japanese”, and “Chinese”, and each is arranged on the map by a ■ mark. The ■ mark on the normal map is arranged so as to overlap the map information such as the roads and buildings described above. For this reason, it can be seen that the color of the map information and the color of the “restaurant” information are mixed, and the visibility is low.

(Map for highlighting)
On the other hand, what is shown on the right side of FIG. 3 (right side of the normal map) is a diagram showing one form of the highlighting map, which is displayed in gray scale.
In this highlighting map, the ■ mark indicating “restaurant” information stands out because map information such as roads and buildings is grayscale compared to the normal map. The emphasis mark is also different for each genre, such as □ mark and □ mark with hatching. Therefore, it can be seen that the visibility of the target information is improved. Note that switching between the normal map and the highlight map is performed by operating a button on the mobile terminal device.

  The map shown in FIG. 4 is also an example of map information displayed on the mobile terminal device. FIG. 4 is a diagram generated when the destination is “Odaiba” and the “parking lot information” display function is turned on. “Parking information” is classified according to the price plan, parking scale, and service content. Here, the example is divided into “fixed rate charge”, “pay-as-you-go charge”, “credit settlement is possible”, and “large-scale parking lot”, and they are arranged on the map by different parking lot marks. As for the parking lot mark, there are a □ mark and a □ mark with a diagonal line as in FIG.

  The highlight map in FIG. 4 is a map generated with lower saturation than the normal map. Further, the parking lot mark on the normal map is arranged so as to overlap the map information such as the roads and buildings described above. For this reason, it can be seen that the color of the map information indicating the road or the building and the color of the “restaurant” information are not mixed and the visibility is high.

  Note that the difference between the highlight map and the normal map may be a change in brightness, a single color, or the like in addition to a change in saturation. In both cases, what is common as the purpose is to make map information showing roads and buildings inconspicuous, while parking information extracted from spot data related to the destination is visualized as a mark. That is, the information that the user wants to look for is conspicuous and the visibility is improved. Of course, it is preferable that the target spot can be grasped at a glance because the operability is improved.

(Display options)
In the “parking lot information” display function, when only the parking lot plan is selected, the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the parking lot plan.
For example, the red parking mark is a pay-per-use system, and the blue mark is a 24-hour flat rate system. The use form of the parking lot differs depending on the user, such as short-time parking or long-time parking. However, since the parking lot mark is displayed in different colors in this way, the type of parking lot corresponding to the usage pattern of the user can be seen at a glance, which is preferable because user needs can be satisfied.

When only the parking lot size plan is selected in the “parking lot information” display function, the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the size of the parking lot.
For example, the yellow parking lot mark is a small parking lot with 10 or more parking lots, the green parking lot mark is a medium-sized parking lot with 50 or more parking lots, and the orange parking lot mark is 100 parking lots Color code with the above large parking lots. Basically, the larger the parking lot, the faster the vehicle enters and exits, so the rotation is faster. That is, if the user can grasp the size of such a parking lot in advance, only the large-scale parking lot may be displayed and set as the main parking lot.
Moreover, even if it is a small-scale parking lot, it can park smoothly if it is a place with comparatively little congestion. Also, for the parking lot management side, it is preferable that the rotation of the parking lot is fast because the profitability is improved.

  The parking lot mark can be arbitrarily set such as primary colors such as red, blue and yellow, and blinking display. Also, the shape of the parking lot mark can be arbitrarily set such as a circle or a polygon. Further, the parking lot mark may be displayed blinking.

(computer)
With reference to FIG. 5, a series of processes in the map generation device 10 and the personal computer 20 will be described.
First, the destination setting screen is displayed on the display (display means) of the user's personal computer 20 (S101).
In this state, when the user uses the keyboard or mouse (input means) of the personal computer 20 to input a desired destination (S102), the personal computer 20 transmits the destination input to the map generation device 10 (S103). ). Destinations include "Ueno Park", "Gotemba", "Shibuya Station".

Upon receiving the destination information transmitted from the personal computer 20 (S104), the map generation device 10 refers to the spot database 50 based on the received destination information and searches for spots related to the destination information. It performs (S105). And the related spot searched here is output as list data (S106), and the list data is transmitted to the personal computer 20 (S107).
When the personal computer 20 receives the list data of the related spots sent from the map generation device 10 (S108), it displays the list data of the related spots on the display (S109).

  When a destination spot is selected from the related spot list data by the user (S110), the personal computer 20 transmits the selected related spot to the map generation apparatus 10 (S111). When the map generating apparatus 10 receives the related spot selected by the user related to the personal computer 20 (S112), the map generating apparatus 10 generates a normal map based on the related spot (S113).

Further, a highlight display map having a saturation different from that of the normal map is generated (S114). Then, the parking lot information around the destination is acquired with reference to the parking lot database 60 (S115), and the acquired parking lot information, the normal map and the highlight map are transmitted to the personal computer 20 (S116).
When receiving the parking lot information and each map (S117), the personal computer 20 acquires the map and parking lot information and displays them on the display (S118).

The parking lot information displayed here is displayed as a parking lot mark so as to be easily identified on the map when the user browses the map (S119). As the color of the parking lot mark, in addition to primary colors such as red, blue and yellow, a flashing parking lot mark can be appropriately selected and customized.
The user can change the display type of the map displayed on the display of the personal computer 20. That is, the user selects whether or not to change from the displayed normal map to the highlighted map (S120). When a change to the highlight map is selected by the user (S121), the personal computer 20 switches to the highlight map selected by the user (S122) and displays it on the display. This map switching is realized by switching the highlighting map, which is usually formed as a base of the map. On the other hand, when the change to the highlight map is not desired, the normal map remains displayed (S123).

That is, when the user inputs a destination and browses the map, the parking lot information displayed on the map is mixed with road and building information around the map, and many colors are displayed on the map. It was difficult to confirm the target information.
On the other hand, a normal map and a highlight map are prepared in advance when the map is generated. If the user feels that the displayed map is difficult to see, the saturation is changed, for example, the background of the map is monochromatic by switching from the normal map to the highlight map. Thereby, it becomes easy to browse only the target parking lot information, and it contributes to the improvement of the browsing property of a map.

(Mobile terminal device)
FIG. 6 shows processing when a map generated by the map generation device 10 is displayed on the mobile terminal device 30.
Here, the mobile terminal device is intended for a mobile phone or PDA having a communication function.
First, the destination setting screen is displayed on the display (display means) of the mobile terminal device 30 (S201).
In this state, when the user uses the operation button (input means) of the mobile terminal device 30 to input a desired destination (S202), the mobile terminal device 30 transmits the input destination to the map generation device 10. (S203). Destinations include "Ueno Park", "Gotemba", "Shibuya Station".

When the map generation device 10 receives the destination information transmitted from the mobile terminal device 30 (S204), the map generation device 10 refers to the spot database 50 based on the received destination information and finds a spot related to the destination information. A search is performed (S205). And the related spot searched here is output as list data (S206), and the list data is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 (S207).
Upon receiving the related spot list data sent from the map generation device 10 (S208), the mobile terminal device 30 displays the related spot list data on the display (S209).

  When the user selects a destination spot from the related spot list data (S210), the mobile terminal apparatus 30 transmits the selected related spot to the map generation apparatus 10 (S211). When the map generation device 10 receives the related spot selected by the user (S212), the map generation apparatus 10 generates a normal map based on the related spot (S213).

In addition, referring to the parking lot database 60, the parking lot information centering on the relevant spot is acquired (S214), and the parking lot mark is arranged on the generated normal map (S215). The acquired parking lot information and the normal map with the parking lot mark are transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 (S216).
When the mobile terminal device 30 receives the parking lot information and the normal map with the parking lot mark (S217), the mobile terminal device 30 acquires the map and the parking lot information and displays them on the display (S218).

The user determines whether to change the map displayed on the display (S219). If it is determined that the map is to be changed, the user selects a highlight map (S220). On the other hand, when not changing, a normal map is displayed (S221).
When the user's operation selects to change to the highlighted map, the mobile terminal device 30 transmits a change request to change to the highlighted map to the map generating device 10 (S222).

When the map generation device 10 receives a request for changing to the highlighting map (S223), the map generating device 10 generates a highlighting map based on the display type (highlighting display map) designated as the related spot (S224). This highlighting map is generated with a saturation different from that of the normal map.
Moreover, the parking lot information centering on a related spot is acquired with reference to the parking lot database 60 (S225), and the parking lot information is arranged as a parking lot mark on the highlight map (S226).

The acquired parking lot information and the highlighted map with the parking lot mark are transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 (S227).
When receiving the parking lot information and the highlight map with the parking lot mark (S228), the mobile terminal device 30 displays the map on the display (S229).

As described above, the mobile terminal device 30 is a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA. When data communication such as map information is performed on a mobile terminal, the received packet becomes large with reference to the current communication speed, and it takes a considerable time to display the data. For this reason, the normal map and the highlight map data generated by the map generation device 10 are designed to be divided into two stages and transmitted. With such a configuration, the advantages of the mobile terminal can be enjoyed. That is, the map information can be acquired instantly even when the computer is not present or when going out.
In the present embodiment, the generation of the highlight map is a process that is transmitted when a request is received from the mobile terminal device. However, as shown in FIG. May be generated. By making it like this embodiment, rationalization is aimed at by reducing the frequency | count of data transmission / reception.

(Mobile app)
FIG. 7 shows processing when the processing shown in FIG. 6 is used as an application and installed in the mobile terminal device 30.
First, the destination setting screen is displayed on the display (display means) of the user's mobile terminal device 30 (S301).
In this state, when the user uses the operation button (input means) of the mobile terminal device 30 to input a desired destination (S302), the mobile terminal device 30 transmits the input destination to the map generation device 10. (S303). Destinations include "Ueno Park", "Gotemba", "Shibuya Station".

When the map generation device 10 receives the destination information transmitted from the mobile terminal device 30 (S304), the map generation device 10 refers to the spot database 50 based on the received destination information and finds the spot information related to the destination information. A search is performed (S305). And the related spot searched here is output as list data (S306), and the list data is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 (S307).
Upon receiving the related spot list data sent from the map generation apparatus 10 (S308), the mobile terminal device 30 displays the related spot list data on the display (S309).

  When a destination spot is selected from the related spot list data by the user (S310), the mobile terminal device 30 transmits the selected related spot to the map generation device 10 (S311). When receiving the related spot selected by the user related to the mobile terminal device 30 (S312), the map generating apparatus 10 generates a normal map based on the related spot (S313).

Further, a highlighting map having a saturation different from that of the normal map is generated (S314). Then, the parking lot information around the destination is acquired with reference to the parking lot database 60 (S315), and the acquired parking lot information, the normal map, and the highlight map are transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 (S316).
When receiving the parking lot information and each map (S317), the mobile terminal device 30 acquires the map and the parking lot information and displays them on the display (S318).

  The parking lot information displayed here is displayed as a parking lot mark so as to be easily identified on the map when the user browses the map (S319). The user selects whether to change from the displayed normal map to the highlighted map (S320). When the change to the highlight map is selected by the user (S321), the mobile terminal device 30 switches to the highlight map selected by the user (S322) and displays it on the display. This map switching is realized by switching the highlighting map, which is usually formed as a base of the map. On the other hand, if the change to the highlight map is not desired, the normal map remains displayed (S323).

  In order to install an application in the mobile terminal device 30, a format pre-installed when the mobile terminal device 30 is manufactured can be considered in addition to a format of downloading using a communication function. When the application is upgraded, the latest application can be set to be downloadable from the map generation device 10.

It is the schematic which showed the relationship between a map production | generation apparatus and a personal computer. It is the block diagram which showed the hardware constitutions of the map production | generation apparatus. It is the schematic which showed the switching state of the normal map and the highlight map (grayscale). It is the schematic which showed the switching state of a normal map and the highlight map (saturation change). It is the flowchart which showed the data processing with a personal computer and a map production | generation apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the data processing with a mobile terminal device and a map production | generation apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the data processing with a mobile terminal device (application) and a map production | generation apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

10 Map generator 11 CPU
12 RAM 13 Storage unit 14 Input unit 15 Display unit 16 Communication unit 17 Output unit 18 Input / output port
20 PC 30 Mobile terminal device 50 Spot database 60 Parking lot database

Claims (19)

A map generation apparatus comprising: a spot database storing spot data related to a destination desired by a user; and a parking lot database storing parking data around the destination and the destination;
Destination information receiving means for receiving destination information transmitted from the terminal device associated with the user;
Related spot extraction means for searching for a destination based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving means and extracting a related spot related to the searched destination from the spot data stored in the spot database. When,
Creating related spot list data as list data related to related spots extracted by the related spot extracting means, and transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user;
The selected related spot is selected as the related spot desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed by the terminal device receiving the related spot list data, and the selected related spot transmitted from the terminal device is received. Related spot receiving means;
Normal map data generating means for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving means;
Highlighting map generating means for generating highlighting map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data created by the normal map data generating means;
Parking data acquisition means for acquiring parking data around the selection related spot with reference to the selection related spot received by the destination information receiving means and the parking lot database,
And the parking data acquired in the parking data acquisition means, and the map display information transmitting means for transmitting the normal map data and the map data for the highlight to the terminal device,
A map generation apparatus comprising: A map generation apparatus comprising: a spot database storing spot data related to a destination desired by a user; and a parking lot database storing parking data around the destination and the destination;
Destination information receiving means for receiving destination information transmitted from the terminal device associated with the user;
Related spot extraction means for searching for a destination based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving means and extracting a related spot related to the searched destination from the spot data stored in the spot database. When,
Creating related spot list data as list data related to related spots extracted by the related spot extracting means, and transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user;
The selected related spot is selected as the related spot desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed by the terminal device receiving the related spot list data, and the selected related spot transmitted from the terminal device is received. Related spot receiving means;
Normal map data generating means for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving means;
Highlighting map generating means for generating highlighting map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data created by the normal map data generating means;
First parking lot data acquisition means for acquiring the parking lot data around the selection related spot with reference to the selection related spot received by the destination information receiving means and the parking lot database;
With respect to the normal map data generated by the normal map data generation means, a parking lot mark arrangement means for normal map that arranges a parking lot mark at a position corresponding to the parking lot data around the selection-related spot ,
A map display information transmitting means for transmitting the normal map data to which the first said parking data acquisition means has acquired parking data and the normal map data generating means has generated to the terminal device according to the user,
Map display change request receiving means for receiving the map display change request when the display change of the normal map data or the highlighted map data received in the terminal device that has received the parking lot data or the like is selected,
Second parking lot data acquisition means for acquiring parking lot data around the selected relevant spot with reference to the parking lot database;
A highlighting parking lot mark placement means for placing a parking lot mark on the generated highlighting map;
Map display information transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal device a highlight display map in which the parking lot data acquired by the second parking lot data acquisition means and the parking lot mark are displayed;
With
When the map display change request receiving means receives a map display change request, the map display information transmitting means transmits the highlight display map data generated by the highlight map generating means. Generator.   The map generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the highlight display map generation unit generates the highlight display map in a gray scale.   The map generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the highlight display map generated by the highlight display map generation unit is a map having a brightness different from that of the normal map.   The parking lot information is created using various data stored in a parking lot database so that the parking lot information is displayed as a parking lot mark that can be distinguished from surrounding characters, figures, and symbols. The map production | generation apparatus in any one of Claims 1-4.   The said parking lot mark is color-coded according to the charge plan of a parking lot by using the various data accumulate | stored in the parking lot database, The claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Map generator.   6. The map generation according to claim 1, wherein the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the scale of the parking lot by using various data stored in a parking lot database. apparatus.   The said parking lot mark is color-coded into the parking lot in which a credit card payment is possible and the point return parking lot by using various data accumulated in a parking lot database. The map production | generation apparatus in any one.   The said parking lot mark is formed so that distinction by visual recognition is possible according to the parking lot type including a parking lot charge plan, a parking lot scale, and a parking lot settlement means. The map generation device according to any one of 8. A computer program for generating a map from spot data related to a destination desired by a user and parking data around the destination and the destination,
The program includes a destination information reception procedure for receiving destination information transmitted from a terminal device related to a user,
A related spot extraction procedure for searching for a destination based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving procedure and extracting spot data from a spot database in which related spots related to the searched destination are stored;
Creating related spot list data as list data related to related spots extracted by the related spot extraction procedure, and transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user,
The selected related spot is selected as the related spot desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed by the terminal device receiving the related spot list data, and the selected related spot transmitted from the terminal device is received. Related spot reception procedure,
A normal map data generation procedure for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot reception procedure;
A highlight map generation procedure for generating highlight map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data created by the normal map data generation procedure;
A parking lot data acquisition procedure for acquiring parking lot data around the selection related spot with reference to the selection related spot and the parking lot database received by the destination information receiving procedure,
And the parking data acquired in the parking data acquisition procedure, and the map display information transmitting step of transmitting the map data and and map data for the highlight to the terminal device,
A computer program that causes a computer to execute. A computer program for generating a map from spot data related to a destination desired by a user and parking data around the destination and the destination,
The program includes a destination information reception procedure for receiving destination information transmitted from a terminal device related to a user,
A related spot extraction procedure for searching for a destination based on the destination information received by the destination information receiving procedure and extracting spot data from a spot database in which related spots related to the searched destination are stored;
Creating related spot list data as list data related to related spots extracted by the related spot extraction procedure, and transmitting related spot list data to the terminal device related to the user,
The selected related spot is selected as the related spot desired by the user from the related spot list data displayed by the terminal device receiving the related spot list data, and the selected related spot transmitted from the terminal device is received. Related spot reception procedure,
A normal map data generation procedure for generating normal map data based on the selected related spot received by the related spot receiving means;
A highlight map generation procedure for generating highlight map data having a saturation different from that of the normal map data created by the normal map data generation procedure;
A first parking lot data acquisition procedure for acquiring parking lot data around the selection related spot with reference to the selection related spot received by the destination information reception procedure and the parking lot database;
With respect to the normal map data generated by the normal map data generation procedure, a parking lot mark placement procedure for a normal map that places a parking lot mark at a position corresponding to the parking lot data around the selection-related spot ,
A map display information transmitting step of transmitting the normal map data to which the parking data and the normal map data generation procedure the first parking data acquisition procedure has acquired is generated to the terminal device according to the user,
A map display change request reception procedure for receiving the map display change request when the display change of the normal map data or the highlighted map data received in the terminal device that has received the parking lot data or the like is selected;
A second parking lot data acquisition procedure for acquiring parking lot data around the selected relevant spot with reference to the parking lot database;
A parking lot mark placement procedure for highlighting that places a parking lot mark on the generated highlighting map;
A map display information transmission procedure for transmitting to the terminal device a map for emphasis display in which the parking lot data acquired by the second parking lot data acquisition means and the parking lot mark are displayed;
With
When the map display change request reception procedure receives a map display change request, the map display information transmission procedure transmits processing for transmitting the map data for highlight display generated by the map generation procedure for highlight display to the computer. A computer program to be executed.   The computer program according to claim 10, wherein the highlighting map generation unit generates the highlighting map in gray scale.   12. The computer program according to claim 10, wherein the highlighting map generated by the highlighting map generating unit is a map having a different brightness from a normal map.   The parking lot information is created using various data stored in a parking lot database so that the parking lot information is displayed as a parking lot mark that can be distinguished from surrounding characters, figures, and symbols. The computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 13.   The said parking lot mark is color-coded according to the charge plan of a parking lot by using the various data accumulate | stored in the parking lot database, The claim 10 characterized by the above-mentioned. Computer program.   The computer program according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the parking lot mark is color-coded according to the size of the parking lot by using various data stored in a parking lot database. .   15. The parking lot mark is color-coded into a credit card payable parking lot and a point return parking lot by using various data stored in a parking lot database. A computer program according to any one of the above.   The said parking lot mark is formed so that distinction by visual recognition is possible according to parking lot classification including a parking lot charge plan, a parking lot scale, and a parking lot settlement means. 14. The computer program according to any one of 14.   The computer program according to claim 11, wherein the computer program is an application for a portable terminal.

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