JP5165319B2 - Guide information file registration device, guide information file registration method, and guide information file registration program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for registering a guidance information file.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a road guidance system that provides image data for road guidance (for example, image data near an intersection, etc.) from a server device in response to a request from a terminal device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the route guidance system, when the server device receives a transmission request for image data together with position information from the terminal device, the server device provides image data related to the position information to the terminal device.

JP 2005-77214 A

  In the case of the road guidance system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the server device only provides image data corresponding to the position information. For example, when there are a plurality of facilities in the image data, it is difficult to identify a facility serving as a landmark. There was a problem.

  Examples of the problems to be solved by the present invention include those described above. An object of the present invention is to provide a guidance information file registration apparatus for registering a guidance information file that enables a mark to be presented in image data for road guidance.

The invention described in claim 1 is a guide information file registration device connected to a terminal device via a network, and includes map information holding means for holding map information including link information, image data , shooting position, and shooting An image file holding means for holding an image file including a direction ; an image data specifying means for specifying the image data; a mark range information acquiring means for acquiring mark range information relating to a mark range in the image data; and the mark range. A landmark name acquisition unit that acquires a landmark name that is a name of the user, a guidance operation information acquisition unit that acquires guidance operation information based on the image data, and a route to be followed according to the guidance operation information at a location indicated by the image data path information indicating the map information, the route information obtaining means that determine using the photographing position and the photographing direction, the image And identification information of the image data is over data specifying means specified, and the mark range information, and the mark name, and the guiding operation information, and guidance information file registration means for registering the guidance information file containing said route information, Guidance information provision request accepting means for obtaining route information from the terminal device and accepting a guidance information provision request; Guidance information file retrieving means for retrieving a guidance information file having the route information corresponding to the route information; Guidance information providing means for providing the terminal device with guidance information generated based on information held in the guidance information file searched by the information file search means , wherein the guidance information providing means provides the guidance information First, text information of information included in the guidance information file is presented first, and after the presentation of the text information, the terminal information is presented. And providing the guidance information when requested by the guidance information from the device.
The invention described in claim 3 is a guide file registration method executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network, a map information holding step for holding map information including link information, image data , An image file holding step for holding an image file including a shooting position and a shooting direction , an image data specifying step for specifying the image data, and a mark range information acquiring step for acquiring mark range information relating to a mark range in the image data; In the place indicated by the image data, a guide name acquisition step for acquiring a mark name which is the name of the mark range, a guide motion information acquisition means step for acquiring guide motion information based on the image data, path information indicating the path to go in accordance with the map information, route information that determine using the photographing position and the photographing direction A constant step, the identification information of the image data by the image data identifying means has identified, and the mark range information, and the mark name, and the guiding operation information, guidance information for registering the guidance information file containing said route information A file registration step, a guidance information provision request accepting step for obtaining route information from the terminal device and receiving a guidance information provision request, and a guidance information file search for retrieving a guidance information file having the route information corresponding to the route information. A guide information providing step of providing the terminal device with guide information generated based on information held in the guide information file searched in the guide information file search step , wherein the guide information providing step includes: Before providing the guidance information, first, the text information of the information included in the guidance information file is presented, and the text And providing the guidance information when requested by the guidance information from the terminal device after presentation of broadcast.
The invention according to claim 4 is a guide information file registration program that includes a computer and is executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network, and holds map information including link information An image file holding unit for holding an image file including image data , a shooting position and a shooting direction , an image data specifying unit for specifying the image data, and a mark for acquiring mark range information regarding a mark range in the image data In a place indicated by the image data, a range information acquisition unit, a landmark name acquisition unit that acquires a landmark name that is a name of the landmark range, a guidance operation information acquisition unit that acquires guidance operation information based on the image data, path information indicating the path to go in accordance with the guiding operation information, the map information, the photographing position and the photographing direction A route information obtaining means that determine using the identification information of the image data by the image data identifying means has identified, and the mark range information, and the mark name, and the guiding operation information, and the route information A guide information file registration means for registering a guide information file including a guide information provision request accepting means for obtaining route information from the terminal device and receiving a guide information provision request; and a guide having the route information corresponding to the route information. The computer as guide information file search means for searching for an information file, and guide information providing means for providing the terminal device with guide information generated based on information held in the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means was functional, the guidance information providing unit, prior to providing the guidance information, firstly the guide information file Presenting text information of the information contained, and providing the guidance information when requested by the guide information after presenting from said terminal device of said text information.

The invention according to claim 6 is a terminal device connected to the guide information file registration device via a network, and first request means for transmitting route information and a guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device Receiving the text information of the information included in the guide information file having the route information corresponding to the route information and displaying the text information, and receiving the request for the guide information after receiving the text information. The guide information generated based on the information held in the guide information file including the second request means to be transmitted to the file registration apparatus and the text information received by the text information reception means is received from the guide information file registration apparatus. Guidance information receiving means.
The invention according to claim 7 is a guide information acquisition method executed by a terminal device connected to a guide information file registration device via a network, wherein route information and guide information provision requests are sent to the guide information file registration device. A first requesting step for transmitting to, a text information receiving step for receiving and displaying text information of information included in a guide information file having route information corresponding to the route information, and after receiving the text information, Guide information generated based on information held in a guide information file including text information received by the text information receiving means, a second request step for transmitting a request for guide information to the guide information file registration device, A guide information receiving step for receiving the information from the guide information file registration device.
The invention described in claim 8 is a guide information acquisition program that is provided by a terminal device that includes a computer and is connected to a guide information file registration device via a network. First request means for transmitting to the information file registration device; text information receiving means for receiving and displaying text information of information included in the guide information file having route information corresponding to the route information; and After reception, the request information is generated based on the second request means for transmitting the request for the guide information to the guide information file registration device and the information held in the guide information file including the text information received by the text information receiving means. The computer as guide information receiving means for receiving guide information from the guide information file registration device. Characterized in that to function.

The invention according to claim 10 is a guide information file registration apparatus connected to a terminal device via a network, and a plurality of guide information files including a plurality of image files and text information related to each of the image files, A file holding means for holding information, a guide information providing request receiving means for receiving a guide information providing request from the terminal device, a guide information file searching means for searching for a guide information file corresponding to the guide information providing request, and the guide information Guidance information providing means for providing the terminal device with guidance information generated based on the information held in the guidance information file searched by the file search means, the guidance information providing means before providing the guidance information First, text information of information included in the guidance information file is presented, and after the text information is presented, And providing the additional information in the case where the end device a request for additional information of the guide information.
The invention according to claim 11 is a guide file registration method executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network, and includes a plurality of image files and a plurality of text information related to each of the image files. A file holding step for holding a guide information file, a guide information provision request receiving step for receiving a guide information provision request from the terminal device, and a guide information file search step for searching for a guide information file corresponding to the guide information provision request. A guide information providing step of providing the terminal device with guide information generated based on information held in the guide information file searched in the guide information file search step, wherein the guide information providing step includes the guide information First, text information of information included in the guidance information file is presented, and the text information is provided. And providing the additional information when there is later presented to from the terminal device requests for additional information of the guide information.
The invention according to claim 12 is a guide information file registration program executed by a device comprising a computer and connected to a terminal device via a network, wherein a plurality of image files and text associated with each of the image files File holding means for holding a plurality of guide information files including information, guide information provision request accepting means for accepting a guide information provision request from the terminal device, and guidance for searching for a guide information file corresponding to the guide information provision request The computer functions as an information file search means and a guide information providing means for providing the terminal device with guide information generated based on information held in the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means, and the guide Before providing the guide information, the information providing means first starts the guide information file. Presenting text information of the information contained in, and providing the additional information from the terminal apparatus after presentation when requested additional information of the guide information of the text information.
The invention according to claim 14 is a terminal device connected to the guide information file registration device via a network, wherein the request information providing request is transmitted to the guide information file registration device, and a request Text information receiving means for receiving and displaying the text information related to the guide information, and a second information request for sending additional information of the requested guide information to the guide information file registering device after receiving the text information. Requesting means, and guide information receiving means for receiving the additional information from the guide information file registration device.
The invention according to claim 15 is a guide information acquisition method executed by a terminal device connected to a guide information file registration device via a network, and transmits a guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device. A first requesting step; a text information receiving step for receiving and displaying text information related to the requested guidance information; and a request for additional information on the requested guidance information after receiving the text information. A second requesting step for transmitting to the registration device; and a guide information receiving step for receiving the additional information from the guidance information file registration device.
The invention according to claim 16 is a guide information acquisition program that is executed by a terminal device that includes a computer and is connected to a guide information file registration device via a network, and that registers a guide information provision request in the guide information file registration A first request means for transmitting to the device; text information receiving means for receiving and displaying text information related to the requested guide information; and a request for additional information of the requested guide information after receiving the text information. The computer is caused to function as second request means for transmitting to the guide information file registration apparatus and guide information reception means for receiving the additional information from the guide information file registration apparatus.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guidance information file registration device includes a map information holding unit that holds map information including link information, an image file holding unit that holds an image file including image data, and the image data. Image data specifying means for specifying, mark range information acquiring means for acquiring mark range information relating to the mark range in the image data, guide action information acquiring means for acquiring guide action information based on the image data, and guidance information About guidance information corresponding route information which is corresponding route information, guidance information corresponding route information determining means determined using the map information, association information of image data specified by the image data specifying means, and mark range information Guide information file registration for registering a guide information file including the guidance operation information and the guide information corresponding route information It includes a stage, a.

  The above guidance information file registration device is specifically applied to a car navigation device, a server device, and the like. The guidance information file registration device holds an image file including map information and image data in advance, and when the image data is selected by an input operation from a user, the image data specifying means Is identified. When the mark range of the image data is selected by an input operation or the like from the user, the mark range information acquiring unit acquires mark range information that is information regarding the selected mark range. Here, the mark range information is information (for example, coordinate values and the like) related to a graphic shape indicating the mark range. And when guidance operation information is input by input operation etc. from a user, guidance operation information acquisition means acquires the above-mentioned guidance operation information. Here, the guidance operation information is information that guides how to act on the mark, and examples thereof include “left turn” and “right turn”. And the guidance information corresponding | compatible route information determination means determines guidance information corresponding | compatible route information. Here, the guide information corresponding route information is a route corresponding to the guide information. Specifically, the guide information corresponding route information has a plurality of pieces of link information located around the photographing position of the image data and an order between the link information. And a guidance information file registration means produces | generates a guidance information file, and registers the said guidance information file. Here, the guidance information file includes the association information of the image data specified by the image data specifying unit, the mark range information acquired by the mark range information acquiring unit, the operation information acquired by the operation information acquiring unit, It is a file containing the guide information corresponding | compatible route information determined for the said guide information corresponding | compatible route information. The image data association information is information that can identify each image data, and is, for example, an image ID.

  As described above, the guide information file registration device generates a guide information file including predetermined image data and information regarding the mark range in the image data, and registers the guide information file. Therefore, the guidance information file registration device can provide guidance information with a mark on the image data in response to a provision request from a terminal device or the like. Therefore, the guidance information file registration device can provide information that is useful for the user of the terminal device as compared with the case of simply providing image data.

  In one aspect of the above guide information file registration device, the image file holds a shooting position and a shooting direction, and the guide information corresponding route information determining means further guides using the shooting position and the shooting direction. The information corresponding route information is determined.

  In this case, the guide information file registration device determines guide information corresponding route information from the shooting position, shooting direction, and guidance operation information of the image file. Thereby, the guidance information file registration apparatus can determine guidance information corresponding | compatible route information, without going through a user's input operation.

  In another aspect of the guide information file registration device, the guide information file registration device is connected to a terminal device via a network, acquires route information from the terminal device, and accepts a guide information provision request. The guidance information provision request receiving means, the guidance information file retrieval means for retrieving the guidance information file having the guidance information corresponding route information corresponding to the route information, and the guidance information file retrieved by the guidance information file retrieval means are held. Guidance information providing means for providing guidance information generated based on the information to the terminal device.

  In this case, when the guide information file registration device acquires route information from the terminal device and receives the guide information provision request, the guide information file search means of the guide information file registration device displays the route information corresponding to the guide information corresponding route information. The guide information file included in the route is searched, and the guide information providing means generates guide information using the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means, and provides the guide information to the terminal device. Therefore, the guidance information provision file registration device can provide guidance information according to the route of the terminal device.

  In another aspect of the guide information file registration apparatus, the guide information file registration unit further includes a mark related information acquisition unit that acquires mark related information that is information related to the mark, and the guide information file registration unit acquires the mark related information. The guide-related information acquired by the means is included in the guide information file, and the guide information providing means provides the guide information related to the guide information file before providing the guide information related to the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means. Provide information.

  In this case, the guide information file registration device includes the mark related information in the guide information file. The mark related information is information related to the mark, such as a name of a facility (for example, a landmark name) corresponding to the mark range. The guide information file registration device provides the mark related information before providing the terminal device with the guide information generated from the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means. As a result, the guide information file registration device provides the mark related information before providing the guide information, so it can be determined whether or not the terminal information user needs the guide information. Although the user of the apparatus does not need the guidance information, it can be prevented that the guidance information is provided.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a guide information file registration method includes: a map information holding step for holding map information including link information; an image file holding step for holding an image file including image data; and specifying the image data An image data specifying step, a mark range information acquiring step for acquiring mark range information relating to a mark range in the image data, a guide operation information acquiring means step for acquiring guide operation information based on the image data, and guide information About guidance information corresponding route information that is corresponding route information, a guide information corresponding route information determination step that is determined using the map information, association information of the image data specified in the image data specification step, and the mark range information A guide information file registration process for registering a guide information file including the guidance operation information and the guide information corresponding route information. And, equipped with a.

  Also according to the above method, a guide information file including predetermined image data and information on a mark range in the image data is generated and the guide information file is registered. In response to a provision request from a terminal device or the like, Guidance information with a mark attached to the image data can be provided.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a guide information file registration program executed by an apparatus including a computer, map information holding means for holding map information including link information, and an image for holding an image file including image data A file holding unit, an image data specifying unit for specifying the image data, a mark range information acquiring unit for acquiring the mark range information regarding the mark range in the image data, and a guide for acquiring guide operation information based on the image data Operation information acquisition means, guidance information corresponding route information that is route information corresponding to guide information, guidance information corresponding route information determining means that determines using the map information, and image data specified by the image data specifying means Including association information, the mark range information, the guidance operation information, and the guidance information corresponding route information. Guide information file registration means for registering the guidance information file, as causes the computer to function. By executing this program on a computer, the above guide information file registration device can be realized. The guidance information file registration program can be suitably handled in a state where it is recorded on a recording medium.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Schematic configuration of guidance information provision system]
In FIG. 1, the conceptual diagram of the guidance information provision system 1 is shown. In this embodiment, the guidance information providing system 1 includes a guidance information file registration device 100, an acquisition terminal device 400A (for example, a mobile phone, a navigation device, etc.) that acquires guidance information, and various types of information necessary for generating a guidance information file. The guidance information file registration device 100 and the terminal device 400 (acquisition terminal device 400A and registration terminal device 400B) are connected by a predetermined network.

  The guidance information file registration device 100 is specifically a server device, holds an image file including image data, and is based on various information input by a user's input operation of the registration terminal device 400B. Information associated with the image data (for example, an image ID), mark range information about the mark range in the image data (for example, coordinate values of the shape of the mark range, etc.), and mark related information that is information about the mark A guide file including information (for example, a landmark name related to the landmark) and guidance operation information (for example, left turn) is registered. When receiving the request for providing the guidance information 145 from the acquisition terminal device 400A, the guidance information file registration device 100 acquires the image data 131 with the landmark 141, the landmark name, and the guidance information 145 including the guidance operation. To the terminal device 400A.

  Therefore, when the mark 141 is a signboard of “XX trading”, the guidance information file registration device 100 asks the user of the acquisition terminal device 400A to set “XX trading as a mark, Please turn left ".

  As described above, the guidance information providing system 1 registers the guidance information file including the association information with the image data 131 held in advance by the guidance information registration apparatus 100, the mark range information of the image data, and the guidance operation information. When receiving the provision request for the guidance information 145 from the acquisition terminal device 400A, the guidance information 145 is generated based on the content of the guidance information file, and the guidance information 145 is provided to the acquisition terminal device 400A.

  Therefore, in the guidance information providing system 1, the guidance information registration device 100 generates a guidance information file including the association information of the image data 131 and the landmark range information, so that the guidance information provision from the acquisition terminal device 400A is provided. Upon request, guidance information 145 with a mark in the image data can be provided. That is, the guidance information registration apparatus 100 can provide the guidance information 145 including the image data 131 useful for the user as compared with the case of simply providing the image data.

[Guidance information file registration device]
FIG. 2 shows a configuration of the guidance information file registration apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The guidance information file registration device 100 holds an image file including a plurality of image data 131 taken by a camera mounted on a vehicle (for example, a map survey vehicle or a general vehicle), and a map information DB for managing map information, It is an apparatus that acquires various information necessary for generating a guide information file from the registration terminal device 400B, etc., generates a guide information file based on the acquired information, and registers the guide information file. The guidance information file registration device 100 is substantially constituted by a server device.

  The guide information file registration device 100 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 36, an input device 60, and a transmission / reception unit 70 as shown in the figure. The storage unit 36 is a hard disk or the like, and holds a map information DB 120, an image file 130, and a registered guide information file 140. The control unit 20 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and includes an image data specifying unit 101, a mark range information acquiring unit 102, a mark related information acquiring unit 103, a guidance operation information acquiring unit 104, and a guidance information corresponding route. The information determination unit 105 includes a guidance information file registration unit 106, a guidance information provision request reception unit 107, a guidance information file search unit 108, and a guidance information provision unit 109. That is, when the control unit 20 executes a predetermined program, the image data specifying unit 101, the mark range information acquiring unit 102, the mark related information acquiring unit 103, the guide operation information acquiring unit 104, and the guidance information corresponding route An information determination unit 105, a guidance information file registration unit 106, a guidance information provision request reception unit 107, a guidance information file search unit 108, and a guidance information provision unit 109 are realized.

  The map information DB 120 is a database that holds map information such as link information. The image file 130 is a file including image data 131, an image ID, a shooting position, and a shooting direction. The image ID refers to information that can identify each image data. The shooting position indicates the shooting position, and is latitude and longitude. The shooting direction indicates the direction at the time of shooting, and is, for example, an angle when north is 0 degree.

  The guide information file 140 is a file that holds information necessary for providing the guide information 145. Information stored in the guide information file 140 and a method for generating the guide information file will be described later.

  The image data specifying unit 101 specifies the image data 131 designated by the user's input operation of the registration terminal device 400B (hereinafter also simply referred to as the user's input operation) as the image data 131 associated with the guide information file.

  The mark range information acquisition unit 102 acquires information on the mark range specified by the user's input operation for the image data specified by the image data specifying unit 101. Here, the mark range information is a coordinate value or the like related to the shape of the mark range with a predetermined position of the image data 131 as the origin.

  The mark related information acquisition unit 103 acquires mark related information that is information related to the mark 141 in the designated image data 131 by a user input operation. The landmark-related information in this embodiment is a landmark name.

  The guide operation information acquisition unit 104 acquires specified guide operation information by a user input operation. Here, the guidance operation information means information guided based on the mark 141, and specifically, “left turn”, “right turn”, and the like.

  The guidance information corresponding route information determination unit 105 includes a shooting position, a shooting direction, and guidance operation information acquired by the guidance operation information acquisition unit 104 held by the image file 130 including the image data 131 specified by the image data specification unit 101. The route information corresponding to the guidance information is determined using the map information held in the map information DB 120.

  Here, the guide information corresponding route information is a route corresponding to the guide information 145, and specifically, a plurality of link information located around the photographing position of the image data 131 and the order between the link information. Have. Thus, if the guidance information file registration apparatus 100 holds the guidance information corresponding route information, the guidance information file registration apparatus 100 acquires the route information from the acquisition terminal device 400A and receives the guidance information 145 acquisition request. Since it is possible to determine whether or not the information-corresponding route information is included in the route information, it is possible to prevent unnecessary guidance information 145 from being presented to the acquisition terminal device 400A.

  The guide information file registration unit 106 generates a guide information file 140 and registers the guide information file 140 in the storage unit 36. The guide information file 140 includes an image ID that is the association information of the image data specified by the image data specifying unit 101, the mark range information acquired by the mark range information acquiring unit 102, and the mark related information acquired by the mark related information acquiring unit 103. Information, guidance operation information acquired by the guidance operation information acquisition unit 104, and guidance information corresponding route information determined by the guidance information corresponding route information determination unit 105. Further, the guide information registration unit 106 transmits the guide information providing address information corresponding to the guide information file 140 to the registration terminal device 400B via the transmission / reception unit 70. Here, as a specific example of the guidance information providing address, there is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or the like.

  The guidance information provision request accepting unit 107 obtains route information from the obtaining terminal device 400A and accepts a guidance information provision request.

  The guide information file search unit 108 searches the guide information file 140 in which the guide information corresponding route information is included in the route information acquired by the guide information provision request receiving unit 107.

  The guide information providing unit 109 generates guide information 145 based on information included in the guide information file 140 searched by the guide information file search unit 108, and provides the guide information 145 to the terminal device 400 via the transmission / reception unit 70. To do. The input device 60 is a means for the user to select and determine various menus. Specifically, a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

  The transmission / reception unit 70 exchanges data. Specifically, the guide information 145 is transmitted to the acquisition terminal device 400A, and various information necessary for generating the guide information file is received from the registration terminal device 400B.

  In the present embodiment having the above configuration, the image data ID corresponds to the association information.

[Guidance information file registration]
Next, registration of the guidance information file 140 will be described. The registration of the guide information file 140 here means that the guide information file 140 is generated using various information input from the registration terminal device 400B, and the generated guide information file 140 is registered.

  First, the image data specifying unit 101 specifies the image data 131 specified by a predetermined method as the image data 131 for guide information. In the specific example in which the image data 131 is designated, the guidance information file registration device 100 provides the registration terminal device 400B with map information with an image data icon indicating the location of the image data 131, and A user of the registration terminal device 400 designates the image data icon. FIG. 3A shows an example of the image data 131.

  When the range to be the mark 141 of the specified image data 131 is designated by the input operation of the user of the registration terminal device 400B, the mark range information acquisition unit 102 displays the mark range information that is information related to the mark range. get.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3B, when selection points P1 to P4 are designated by the user of the registration terminal device 400B, as shown in FIG. The unit 102 acquires the coordinate values of the selection points P1 to P4 with the predetermined location in the image data 131 as the origin (for example, the lower left of the image data). In the example of FIG. 3C, the mark range information acquisition unit 102 acquires coordinate values (X1, Y1), (X2, Y1), (X1, Y2), (X2, Y2).

  When a landmark name is input as information related to the landmark range by an input operation of the user of the registration terminal device 400B, the landmark related information acquisition unit 103 acquires the landmark name.

  And guidance operation information acquisition part 104 will acquire the guidance operation information, if guidance operation information is inputted by input operation of a user of registration terminal unit 400.

  And the guidance information corresponding | compatible route information determination part 105 determines guidance information corresponding | compatible route information using the link information contained in the map information of imaging | photography position, imaging | photography direction, guidance operation information, and map information DB120. An example of determining the guidance information corresponding route information will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 4, the shooting position of the image data 131 is the shooting position 201 and the shooting direction is the shooting direction 202. When the guidance motion information acquired by the guidance motion information acquisition unit 104 is a left turn, the guidance direction 143 is the guidance direction. This indicates that “when driving on the road corresponding to the link L0, please drive on the road corresponding to the link L2,” the guidance information corresponding route information determination unit 105 displays the guidance information. The corresponding route information is “link L0 to link L2”. Thus, the guidance information corresponding route information determination unit 105 automatically determines the guidance information corresponding route information based on the map information, the photographing direction, the photographing position, and the guidance operation information. Therefore, the guidance information file device 100 can automatically determine the guidance information corresponding route information without the input operation of the user of the registration terminal device 400B.

  Then, the guide information file registration unit 106 generates a guide information file 140 and registers the guide information file 140. The guide information file registration unit 106 includes an image ID corresponding to the image data 131 specified by the image data specifying unit 101 in the guide information file 140, the mark range information acquired by the mark range information acquiring unit 102, and mark related information. The landmark related information (for example, landmark name) acquired by the acquisition unit 103, the guidance operation information acquired by the guidance operation information acquisition unit 104, and the guidance information corresponding route information determined by the guidance information corresponding route information determination unit 105 are displayed. include. FIG. 5 shows an example conceptually showing the contents of the guidance information file 140.

  As described above, the guide information file registration apparatus 100 uses the image ID and the mark range information included in the guide information file 140 to obtain the information indicating the mark 141 in the image data. (For example, the acquisition terminal device 400A) can be presented.

  Therefore, the guide information file registration apparatus 100 can register the guide information file 140 that can provide image data including the mark 141 that is useful compared to the case of simply providing image data. .

[Guidance information file registration process]
Next, the procedure of the guidance information file registration process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This process is realized by the control unit 20 in the guidance information file registration apparatus 100 executing a program prepared in advance.

  First, when the user of the registration terminal device 400B performs a predetermined operation, the control unit 20 executes the program when detecting a predetermined command. When the user of the registration terminal device 400 designates the image data 131 in the image file 130 held in the storage unit 36, the image data identification unit 101 identifies the designated image data 131 (step) S1).

  Next, when a mark range is input for the image data 131 by the user of the registration terminal device 400B, the mark range information acquisition unit 102 acquires the coordinate value of the mark range as the mark range information (step S2). ).

  When the landmark name is input as the landmark related information by the user of the registration terminal device 400, the landmark related information acquisition unit 103 acquires the landmark name (step S3).

  When the guidance operation information is input by the user of the registration terminal device 400, the guidance operation information acquisition unit 104 acquires the input guidance operation information (step S4).

  And the guidance information corresponding | compatible route information determination part 105 determines guidance information corresponding | compatible route information based on an imaging | photography position, an imaging | photography direction, and guidance operation | movement information (step S5).

  Then, the guide information file registration unit 106 generates a guide information file 140, registers the guide information file 140 in the storage unit 36 (step S6), and ends the guide information registration process.

[Guidance information provision processing]
Next, guidance information provision processing will be described. In the present embodiment, the guidance information providing process is the guidance information file 140 corresponding to the route information after the guidance information registration device 100 receives a request for providing the guidance information 145 together with the route information from the acquisition terminal device 400A. , Generating guide information 145 using information contained in the searched guide information file, and providing the guide information 145 to the acquisition terminal device 400A.

  First, when the guide information provision request receiving unit 107 acquires route information from the acquisition terminal device 400A and receives a request for providing guide information 145, the guide information file search unit 108 determines that the route information corresponding to the guide information is the route information. The guide information file 140 included in the information is searched.

  Here, the route information is information including the order of links corresponding to the route from the departure point to the destination point. In addition, the fact that the guide information corresponding route information is included in the route information means that the route information passes through the links in the order defined as the guide information corresponding route information.

  Then, the guide information providing unit 109 generates guide information 145 using information included in the guide information file 140 searched by the guide information file search unit 108. Specifically, the guidance information providing unit 109 specifies the image data 131 corresponding to the image ID, specifies the mark range on the image data 131 based on the mark range information, and highlights the mark range. By adding the landmark name and the guidance operation information to the image data 131, the guide information 145 is generated. Then, the guide information providing unit 109 transmits the guide information 145 to the terminal device 400.

  Thereby, the guide information file registration device 100 can provide the terminal device 400 with the guide information 145 that clearly indicates the mark range in the image data 131. Therefore, the guide information file registration device 100 can provide useful information to the terminal device 400 as compared with the case where image data for road guidance is simply provided.

  As described above, the guidance information file registration apparatus 100 includes a map information holding unit that holds map information including link information, an image file holding unit that holds an image file including image data, and an image that specifies image data. Data specifying means, landmark range information obtaining means for obtaining landmark range information regarding the landmark range in the image data, guidance action information obtaining means for obtaining guidance action information based on the image data, and link information corresponding to the guidance action information The guide information corresponding route information determining means for determining the guide information corresponding route information using the map information, the association information of the image data specified by the image data specifying means, the mark range information, the guidance operation information, the guidance Guidance information file registration means for registering a guidance information file including information corresponding route information.

  According to this, the guide information file registration device 100 generates a guide information file including predetermined image data and information regarding a mark range in the image data, and registers the guide information file. Therefore, the guidance information file registration device can provide guidance information with the mark 141 added to the image data 131 in response to a provision request from a terminal device or the like.

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The guide information corresponding route information determination unit 105 automatically determines the guide information corresponding route information based on the shooting position information and the shooting direction information held in the image file 130 and the guide operation information acquired by the guide operation information acquisition unit 104. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the map information in the map information DB 120 is used to present a map near the shooting position of the image data 131 to the user, and the guide information corresponding route information. The road information corresponding to is selected, and the link information of the road selected by the user may be determined as the guide information corresponding route information.

  In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the guidance information file registration device 100 specifies image data in response to an operation by a user of the registration terminal device 400. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and guidance is provided. The guidance information file registration device 100 may specify image data in response to an operation via the input device 60 of the information file registration device 100.

  When providing guidance information, only text information (guidance information and landmark name) is presented first, and image data 131 is added when there is a request for provision of guidance information having image data from the acquisition terminal device 400A. Guidance information 145 may be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the guidance information file registration device 100 acquires image data and information on the landmark range in response to an operation by the user of the registration terminal device 400, and the guidance information file 140 is based on the acquired information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and batch processing is performed by referring to a list in which the identification information of the image data, the mark range information, and the like are registered in advance. Anyway.

  Although not specifically described in the above embodiment, the guide information file 140 may include destination information.

  In this case, the guidance information file registration device 100 can determine whether or not the destination is matched when the route information is acquired from the acquisition terminal device 400A. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary guidance information 145 from being presented to the terminal device 400 that has transmitted the route including the guidance information corresponding route information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the mark range information acquisition unit 102 acquires a coordinate value as the mark range information has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other information may be acquired. For example, when the mark 141 is a circle, the mark range information acquisition unit 102 acquires the coordinate value of the center point and the length of the radius.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a guidance information provision system. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of a guidance information file registration apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example which determines a mark range. It is a figure which shows the example which determines guidance information corresponding | compatible route information. It is a conceptual diagram of the content of a guidance information file. It is a flowchart of a guidance information file registration process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide information provision system 20 Control part 36 Storage part 60 Input device 100 Guide information file registration apparatus 101 Image data specific | specification part 102 Mark range information acquisition part 103 Mark related information acquisition part 104 Guidance operation information acquisition part 105 Guide information corresponding route information determination Unit 106 Guide information file registration unit 107 Guide information provision request reception unit 108 Guide information file search unit 109 Guide information provision unit 120 Map information DB
130 Image file 140 Guidance information file

Claims (17)

A guide information file registration device connected to a terminal device via a network,
Map information holding means for holding map information including link information;
Image file holding means for holding an image file including image data , shooting position and shooting direction ;
Image data specifying means for specifying the image data;
Mark range information acquiring means for acquiring mark range information regarding the mark range in the image data;
Mark name acquisition means for acquiring a mark name which is the name of the mark range;
Guidance operation information acquisition means for acquiring guidance operation information based on the image data;
At a location indicated by the image data, the route information indicating a route to go in accordance with the guiding operation information, the map information, the route information obtaining means that determine using the photographing position and the photographing direction,
Guide information file registration means for registering a guide information file including identification information of the image data specified by the image data specifying means, the mark range information, the mark name, the guidance operation information, and the route information; ,
Guidance information provision request accepting means for obtaining route information from the terminal device and accepting a guidance information provision request;
Guidance information file search means for searching for a guidance information file having the route information corresponding to the route information;
Guidance information providing means for providing the terminal device with guidance information generated based on information held in the guidance information file searched by the guidance information file search means ,
The guidance information providing means first presents text information of information included in the guidance information file before providing the guidance information, and the terminal device requests the guidance information after presenting the text information. A guide information file registering device that provides the guide information in some cases . The guidance information file registration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the text information includes the guidance operation information and a text of the landmark name. A guide file registration method executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network,
A map information holding step for holding map information including link information;
An image file holding step for holding an image file including image data , a shooting position and a shooting direction ;
An image data specifying step for specifying the image data;
A mark range information acquisition step of acquiring mark range information regarding the mark range in the image data;
A landmark name acquisition step of acquiring a landmark name that is the name of the landmark range;
A guidance action information acquisition means step for obtaining guidance action information based on the image data;
At a location indicated by the image data, the route information indicating a route to go in accordance with the guiding operation information, the map information, the route information determining step that determine using the photographing position and the photographing direction,
A guide information file registration step for registering a guide information file including identification information of the image data specified by the image data specifying means, the mark range information, the mark name, the guidance operation information, and the route information; ,
A guidance information provision request accepting step for obtaining route information from the terminal device and accepting a guidance information provision request;
A guide information file search step for searching for a guide information file having the route information corresponding to the route information;
Providing guidance information generated based on information held in the guidance information file searched in the guidance information file search step to the terminal device, and
In the guide information providing step, before providing the guide information, first, the text information of the information included in the guide information file is presented, and after the text information is presented, the terminal device requests the guide information. A guide information file registration method characterized by providing the guide information in some cases . A guide information file registration program that is provided by a computer and that is executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network ,
Map information holding means for holding map information including link information;
Image file holding means for holding an image file including image data , shooting position and shooting direction ;
Image data specifying means for specifying the image data;
Mark range information acquiring means for acquiring mark range information regarding the mark range in the image data;
Mark name acquisition means for acquiring a mark name which is the name of the mark range;
Guidance operation information acquisition means for acquiring guidance operation information based on the image data;
At a location indicated by the image data, the route information indicating a route to go in accordance with the guiding operation information, the map information, the route information obtaining means that determine using the photographing position and the photographing direction,
Guide information file registration means for registering a guide information file including identification information of the image data specified by the image data specifying means, the mark range information, the mark name, the guidance operation information, and the route information; ,
Guidance information provision request accepting means for obtaining route information from the terminal device and accepting a guidance information provision request;
Guidance information file search means for searching for a guidance information file having the route information corresponding to the route information;
Causing the computer to function as guide information providing means for providing the terminal device with guide information generated based on information held by the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means ;
The guidance information providing means first presents text information of information included in the guidance information file before providing the guidance information, and the terminal device requests the guidance information after presenting the text information. A guide information file registration program which provides the guide information in some cases . A storage medium storing the guide information file registration program according to claim 4 . A terminal device connected to the guidance information file registration device via a network,
First request means for transmitting route information and guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device;
Text information receiving means for receiving and displaying text information of information contained in a guide information file having route information corresponding to the route information;
Second request means for transmitting a request for the guide information to the guide information file registration device after receiving the text information;
Guidance information receiving means for receiving, from the guidance information file registration device, guidance information generated based on information held in a guidance information file containing text information received by the text information receiving means;
A terminal device comprising: A guide information acquisition method executed by a terminal device connected to a guide information file registration device via a network,
A first request step of transmitting route information and guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device;
A text information receiving step for receiving and displaying text information of information included in the guide information file having route information corresponding to the route information;
A second request step of transmitting a request for the guide information to the guide information file registration device after receiving the text information;
A guide information receiving step of receiving, from the guide information file registration device, guide information generated based on information held in a guide information file including text information received by the text information receiving means;
A guide information acquisition method comprising: A guide information acquisition program that is provided by a computer and that is executed by a terminal device connected to a guide information file registration device via a network,
First request means for transmitting route information and guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device;
Text information receiving means for receiving and displaying text information of information contained in a guide information file having route information corresponding to the route information;
Second request means for transmitting a request for the guide information to the guide information file registration device after receiving the text information;
Causing the computer to function as guidance information receiving means for receiving, from the guidance information file registration apparatus, guidance information generated based on information held in a guidance information file including text information received by the text information receiving means. Guidance information acquisition program characterized by A storage medium storing the guidance information acquisition program according to claim 8. A guide information file registration device connected to a terminal device via a network,
File holding means for holding a plurality of image files and a plurality of guide information files including text information related to each of the image files;
Guidance information provision request accepting means for accepting a guidance information provision request from the terminal device;
Guidance information file search means for searching for a guidance information file corresponding to the guidance information provision request;
Guidance information providing means for providing the terminal device with guidance information generated based on information held in the guidance information file searched by the guidance information file search means,
The guidance information providing means first presents text information of information included in the guidance information file before providing the guidance information, and requests the additional information of the guidance information from the terminal device after presenting the text information. A guide information file registering device that provides the additional information when there is. A guide file registration method executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network,
A file holding step for holding a plurality of image files and a plurality of guide information files including text information related to each of the image files;
A guidance information provision request accepting step for accepting a guidance information provision request from the terminal device;
A guide information file search step for searching for a guide information file corresponding to the guide information provision request;
Providing guidance information generated based on information held in the guidance information file searched in the guidance information file search step to the terminal device, and
The guide information providing step presents text information of information included in the guide information file before providing the guide information, and requests the additional information of the guide information from the terminal device after presenting the text information. A guide information file registration method characterized in that the additional information is provided when there is any. A guide information file registration program that is provided by a computer and that is executed by a device connected to a terminal device via a network,
File holding means for holding a plurality of image files and a plurality of guide information files including text information related to each of the image files;
Guidance information provision request accepting means for accepting a guidance information provision request from the terminal device;
Guidance information file search means for searching for a guidance information file corresponding to the guidance information provision request;
Causing the computer to function as guide information providing means for providing the terminal device with guide information generated based on information held by the guide information file searched by the guide information file search means;
The guidance information providing means first presents text information of information included in the guidance information file before providing the guidance information, and requests the additional information of the guidance information from the terminal device after presenting the text information. A guide information file registration program characterized by providing the additional information when there is any. A storage medium storing the guide information file registration program according to claim 12. A terminal device connected to the guidance information file registration device via a network,
First request means for transmitting a guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device;
Text information receiving means for receiving and displaying text information related to the requested guidance information;
Second request means for transmitting a request for additional information of the requested guide information to the guide information file registration device after receiving the text information;
Guidance information receiving means for receiving the additional information from the guidance information file registration device;
A terminal device comprising: A guide information acquisition method executed by a terminal device connected to a guide information file registration device via a network,
A first request step for transmitting a guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device;
A text information receiving step for receiving and displaying text information related to the requested guidance information;
A second request step of transmitting a request for additional information of the requested guide information to the guide information file registration device after receiving the text information;
A guide information receiving step for receiving the additional information from the guide information file registration device;
A guide information acquisition method comprising: A guide information acquisition program that is provided by a computer and that is executed by a terminal device connected to a guide information file registration device via a network,
First request means for transmitting a guide information provision request to the guide information file registration device;
Text information receiving means for receiving and displaying text information related to the requested guidance information;
Second request means for transmitting a request for additional information of the requested guide information to the guide information file registration device after receiving the text information;
A guide information acquisition program for causing the computer to function as guide information receiving means for receiving the additional information from the guide information file registration device. A storage medium storing the guidance information acquisition program according to claim 16.

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