JP5174753B2 - Route display system, terminal device, navigation server, route display device, route display method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, route display system, terminal device, the navigation server, a route display device, ROUTE display method, and a program.

  Conventionally, a navigation device that displays facility guidance ahead in the traveling direction on a display screen has been disclosed.

  For example, in the data display control device described in Patent Document 1, the current position and the traveling direction of the host vehicle traveling on a highway are detected, and a name of a predetermined number of facilities is displayed as data from the current position of the host vehicle. A technique for providing facility information and route guidance information to a user by displaying on a display screen of a control device is disclosed.

  Further, in the navigation device described in Patent Document 2, the current position and the traveling direction of the host vehicle traveling on the highway are detected, and only the point display information related to the service area or the parking area existing ahead of the traveling direction of the host vehicle is obtained. A technique for displaying in a specialized manner is disclosed.

  Further, in the navigation device described in Patent Document 3, a type of facility on the expressway can be selected, and a travel guide map that does not display other than the selected type of facility can be displayed. A technique for displaying a travel guide map including a desired point is disclosed.

JP-A-8-304085 JP 2005-134352 A JP 2007-147358 A

  However, in the data display control device described in Patent Document 1, although the technology for displaying the name of the facility in the oncoming lane is omitted, four facilities that are automatically nearest to the current position of the host vehicle are disclosed. Is displayed in a skewered form on the display screen (skewer display), so it is not possible to selectively display the facilities ahead of the four most recent facilities, and the information required by the user (for example, the facility name) , Facility type, etc.) cannot be selectively displayed.

  In addition, although the navigation device described in Patent Document 2 discloses a technique that displays the exit of an expressway in an auxiliary manner, the service area and the parking area on the expressway are displayed in a skewered manner. Therefore, there is a problem that interchanges and entrances on highways cannot be displayed in a skewered manner.

  Further, in the navigation device described in Patent Document 3, the facility display is omitted for each type of facility, and the facility of the selected type can be displayed in order from the current position of the host vehicle. However, there is a problem in that the facility display that the user wants to omit cannot be erased or turned on again. Therefore, in the navigation device, for example, when the user scrolls the screen to see a guide point far ahead during long-distance driving or the like, depending on the facility to be displayed, there are many scroll operations. However, it is difficult to display the nearest guide point and the farthest guide point to the current position of the vehicle on the same screen.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when performing vehicle travel guidance, the guide points displayed on the display screen can be selected, and a display screen including only the guide points required by the user is displayed. An object of the present invention is to provide a route display system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a route display device, and a route display method that can be used.

  In order to achieve such an object, the route display system of the present invention communicates with a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. A route display system connected in a possible manner, wherein the storage unit of the navigation server stores map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data, and point display information of guide points on the map data And a point display information storage means for specifying the travel route of the user of the terminal device using the map data stored in the map data storage means, From the point display information of the guide point stored in the point display information storage means, the plan that exists on the specified travel route The display guide data generating means for extracting the spot display information of the spot and generating display guide data that is a list of the spot display information of the extracted guide spot, and the display guide data generating means Data transmitting means for transmitting display guidance data to the terminal device, wherein the control unit of the terminal device receives the display guidance data transmitted from the navigation server, and the data receiving means. The display unit displays a display screen on which the point display information of some or all of the guide points included in the display guide data received by the display unit is displayed on the display unit. When an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the displayed display screen is selected via the input unit, The display of the point display information of the selected said guide point is displayed modified as hidden the display screen, characterized in that and a changing display means for displaying on the display unit.

  In the route display system according to the present invention, in the route display system described above, the traveling route includes a route from the current position to the destination, a route from the departure place to the destination, or the current position. It includes at least one of roads.

  The route display system of the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the point display information of a part of the guide points included in the display guide data received by the data receiving unit by the guide display unit. When the display screen displaying the above is displayed on the display unit, the change display unit is configured such that any of the guide points in the display guide data displayed on the display unit by the guide display unit is displayed on the input unit. When the user selects the next guide point that is not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data, the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is changed so as to be hidden. A display screen displaying the point display information is displayed on the display unit.

  The route display system according to the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the control unit of the terminal device is configured to input the guidance point displayed by changing the display so that the display is hidden by the change display unit. Or when the current position of the terminal device is at a predetermined position from the guide point displayed by changing the display so that the display is hidden by the change display means. It is further characterized by further comprising a re-display means for displaying the display screen on which the point display information of the guide point is displayed again on the display unit.

  The route display system according to the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the control unit of the terminal device includes any one of the guide points in the display guide data displayed on the display unit by the display guide unit. Is selected via the input unit, the information server further includes selection information transmission means for transmitting selection information about the selected guide point to the navigation server, and the storage unit of the navigation server includes the terminal The apparatus further comprises selection information storage means for storing the selection information transmitted from the apparatus.

  The route display system of the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the change display means hides the display of the selected guide point when the guide point is selected via the input unit. In the case where it is possible to hide the display based on a result of the determination, the display screen in which the display is changed is displayed on the display unit.

  The route display system according to the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the guide display means includes a line segment indicating the traveling route and the point display information of a predetermined number of the guide points based on the display guide data. And the display screen displaying at least a line segment connecting the icon and the line segment indicating the travel route and the icon is displayed on the display unit.

  The route display system of the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the display guide data further includes number data associated with the guide points included in the display guide data, and the guide display means. Is further characterized in that the display unit displays the display screen in which the number data is displayed in association with the guide point.

  The terminal device further includes a voice output unit, the display guidance data further includes voice guidance data associated with the guidance point, and the control unit of the terminal device includes the current position of the terminal device. Voice guidance output means for executing voice guidance by causing the voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point to be output via the voice output unit when the information is at a predetermined position from the guidance point. It is characterized by that.

  The route display system according to the present invention is the route display system described above, wherein the voice guidance output means displays the display screen displaying the point display information of the guide point on the display unit. The voice guidance is executed.

  The terminal device of the present invention is a terminal device that is connected to a navigation server so as to be communicable and includes at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit, and the control unit is transmitted from the navigation server. Included in the display guidance data received by the data receiving means and data receiving means for receiving display guidance data that is a list of point display information of guidance points existing on the travel route of the user of the terminal device Guidance display means for displaying the display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guide points on the display section, and the display guidance data of the display screen displayed on the display section by the guidance display means. When any of the above guide points is selected via the input unit, the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is hidden. A display screen that displays changed, characterized by comprising a changing display means for displaying on the display unit.

  The navigation server of the present invention is a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit, The unit comprises map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data, and point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data, The travel route of the user of the terminal device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and the specification is made based on the point display information of the guidance point stored in the point display information storage means. The point display information of the guide point existing on the travel route is extracted, and the display is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide point Display guide data generating means for generating internal data, guide display screen generating means for generating a display screen displaying the display guide data generated by the display guide data generating means, and generated by the guide display screen generating means By transmitting the display screen to the terminal device, guidance display control means for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device, and display on the display unit of the terminal device by the guidance display control means. When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen is selected via the input unit of the terminal device, the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is hidden. Changed display screen generating means for generating the changed display screen, and the display screen generated by the changed display screen generating means as the terminal device By transmitting, characterized in that and a change display control means for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device.

  The route display device of the present invention is a route display device including at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit, wherein the storage unit stores map data including at least road network data. Data storage means and point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data, and the control unit stores the travel route of the user of the route display device in the map data storage. The map data stored in the means is used for identification, and from the point display information of the guide points stored in the point display information storage means, the guide points that are present on the specified travel route are identified. Display guide data generating means for extracting point display information and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points; The display unit displays a display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guide points included in the display guide data generated by the display unit, and the display unit displays the display screen by the guide display unit. When an arbitrary guide point in the display guidance data on the displayed display screen is selected via the input unit, the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is changed so as to be hidden. Change display means for displaying the display screen displayed on the display unit.

  The route display method of the present invention is a route display system in which a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit are communicably connected. The route display method executed in the above, wherein the storage unit of the navigation server includes map data storage means for storing map data including road network data, and point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points The travel route of the user of the terminal device, which is executed by the control unit of the navigation server, is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage unit, and the point display information From the point display information of the guide point stored in the storage means, the guide point existing on the specified travel route is identified. A display guidance data generation step of extracting point display information and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points, and the display executed in the control unit of the navigation server A data transmission step for transmitting the display guide data generated in the guide data generation step to the terminal device, and the display guide data transmitted from the navigation server, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device. And the point display information of some or all of the guide points included in the display guide data received in the data reception step, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device. A guidance display step for displaying a display screen on the display unit, and the terminal device When any guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit in the guide display step executed in the control unit is selected via the input unit, the selection is performed. And a change display step of causing the display section to display the display screen that is changed and displayed so that the display of the point display information of the guide point is hidden.

  The route display method of the present invention is a route display method that is executed in a terminal device that is connected to a navigation server in a communicable manner and includes at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. A data receiving step for receiving display guidance data which is transmitted from the navigation server and is a list of point display information of guidance points existing on the travel route of the user of the terminal device; and the data receiving step The display unit displays a display screen on which the point display information of some or all of the guide points included in the display guide data received at is displayed on the display unit, and the display is performed at the guide display step. When any of the guide points in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the part is selected via the input unit, The display screen displaying modified as displayed above point display information of the selected said guide point is hidden, characterized in that it comprises a changing display step of displaying on the display unit.

  In addition, the route display method of the present invention is a route executed in a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit that is communicably connected to a terminal device that has at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. A display method, wherein the storage unit includes: map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data; and point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data. The travel route of the user of the terminal device, which is executed in the control unit, is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and is stored in the point display information storage means The point display information of the guide point existing on the specified travel route is extracted from the point display information of the guide point, and the extracted guide point A display guide data generating step for generating display guide data which is a list of the point display information, and a guide display screen generating step for generating a display screen displaying the display guide data generated in the display guide data generating step. And a guide display control step for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated in the guide display screen generating step to the terminal device, and the guide display control. When any of the guide points in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device in step is selected via the input unit of the terminal device, the selected A change display screen generation step for generating the display screen changed so that the display of the point display information of the guide point is hidden; By sending the display screen generated by the display screen generating step to said terminal apparatus, characterized by comprising a changing display control step of displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device.

  The route display method of the present invention is a route display method executed in a route display device including at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit, and the storage unit stores at least road network data. Use of the route display device, comprising: map data storage means for storing map data including data; and point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data. The user's travel route is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and the specified progress is determined from the point display information of the guide point stored in the point display information storage means. A display that extracts the point display information of the guide points existing on the route and generates display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points A guide for causing the display unit to display a display screen displaying the point display information of a part or all of the guide points included in the display guide data generated in the internal data generation step and the display guide data generation step When the arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit in the display step and the guide display step is selected via the input unit, the selected guide And a change display step of displaying the display screen displayed on the display unit while changing the display so that the display of the point display information of the point is hidden.

  According to this invention, the navigation server specifies the travel route of the user of the terminal device using the map data, and from the point display information of the guide point, the guidance point existing on the identified travel route. The point display information is extracted, display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points is generated, the display guide data is transmitted to the terminal device, and the terminal device displays the display guide transmitted from the navigation server. The data is received, the display screen displaying the point display information of a part or all of the guide points included in the display guide data is displayed, and an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data of the displayed display screen is selected. In this case, it is possible to display a display screen that is changed and displayed so that the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is hidden. As a result, the present invention uses a guide guidance data as a guide point data for a guide point of a facility or the like existing in front of the host vehicle traveling on an expressway or the like, and a process by so-called “skewer display” or the like. A guide (so-called “skewer map”) is displayed on the display screen, and on-demand process guide according to the situation, that is, the user, by selecting whether to display / hide the display information of the guide points necessary for the user. The effect is that it is possible to display a unique “kushi sashimi map” on the display screen.

  According to the present invention, the user's travel route includes at least one of a route from the current position to the destination, a route from the departure place to the destination, or a road where the current position exists. Can do. As a result, the present invention can display guidance ahead in the traveling direction for both a vehicle traveling on a specific guidance route and a vehicle traveling without setting a specific route. Play. That is, according to the present invention, the user's travel route may be specified by, for example, (1) setting a route from the current position to the destination, and (2) starting point (to the current position). It may be realized by setting a route from (not limited to) to the destination, or (3) may be realized by specifying a road that is actually traveling as a route.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when a display screen displaying the point display information of some of the guide points included in the display guide data is displayed, and any guide point in the displayed display guide data is selected, The display of the selected guide point is changed so that the display of the point display information is hidden, and the display screen displaying the point display information of the next guide point not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data is displayed. be able to. As a result, the present invention can display only the information of the guide point selected by the user, so even if the travel distance is long, the latest desired point display information and the vehicle's own vehicle information can be displayed without scrolling. There is an effect that it is possible to simultaneously display the point display information such as the vicinity of the destination ahead of the current position.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the guide point that is changed and displayed so that the display is hidden is selected again, or the current position of the terminal device is changed and displayed so that the display is hidden, the guide point that is displayed If it is at a predetermined position, it is possible to display a display screen on which the display information of the guide point is displayed again. Thereby, since this invention can display the display guidance data of the guidance point made non-display by the user's selection, it has an effect that the display change according to the situation such as traffic jam can be simplified. . Further, the present invention can automatically display the display guidance data of the guidance point when the host vehicle approaches a guidance point where information is not displayed, so that the user can know the current position of the own vehicle. The effect of making it easy to do.

  Further, according to the present invention, when an arbitrary guide point in the displayed display guidance data is selected, the terminal device transmits selection information about the selected guide point to the navigation server, and The storage unit can store selection information transmitted from the terminal device. Thus, the present invention uses, for example, the selection information that is set when the host vehicle has previously passed the same route and stored in the storage unit, so that, for example, the selection information in the display guidance data is hidden and displayed. Since the so-called “My skewering map” can be automatically generated and displayed, only necessary guide point information is displayed for users who go through the same route every day by commuting, etc. without troublesome selection operations. The display screen can be automatically displayed.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when a guide point is selected, whether or not the display of the selected guide point may be hidden is determined based on a predetermined condition, and the display may be hidden depending on the result of the determination. In addition, a display screen whose display has been changed can be displayed. As a result, the present invention cannot hide the guidance display of the guide point of a predetermined condition. For example, an entrance, exit, toll gate, branch point, etc. of a highway, a transit point set by a user, a destination, etc. Is set as the predetermined condition, there is an effect of making it easier for the user to grasp the point display information of the guide point that the host vehicle must pass through.

  Further, according to the present invention, a line segment indicating a user's travel route, an icon indicating point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on display guide data, a line segment indicating the travel route, and the icon It is possible to display a display screen that displays at least the line segment connected to. As a result, the present invention can display and display the display screen in a so-called “carp streamer”, so that the traveling road (for example, the route) and the display guide data are superimposed and displayed as “skewer display”. There is no need, and a straight line representing a traveling road can be displayed longer than in the case of “skewer display”, and a large number of changed icons can be displayed.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to display a display screen in which number data is displayed in association with guide points. As a result, the present invention has an effect of making it easy to grasp the number of guide points where the display guide data is hidden.

  Also, according to the present invention, when the current position of the terminal device is at a predetermined position from the guidance point, the voice guidance can be executed by outputting the voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point. As a result, the present invention can convey the point display information of the guide point not only to the display screen but also to the user by voice, so that the user can easily understand the point display information, and the vehicle alone There is an effect that the point display information can be grasped without the side-view driving even when the vehicle is on the road.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the display screen displaying the point display information of the guide point is displayed, voice guidance can be executed. Thereby, since this invention can avoid voice guidance with respect to the guidance point which the user determined that acquisition of point display information was not necessary and was hidden, it has the effect that a user does not feel annoyance. Play.

  In the above description, the route display system of the present invention has been described as an example. However, the same effect can be achieved in the terminal device, the navigation server, the route display device, and the route display method.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a route display system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the route display system in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change display process according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the redisplay process in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the navigation server in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the navigation server in the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the route display device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the route display device according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a route display system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a route display device, a route display method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, with regard to the configuration and processing of the present invention, the first embodiment (route display system), the second embodiment (navigation server (server-driven type)), and the third embodiment (route display device (stand-alone type)) ) In order.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment (route display system) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[Configuration of route display system]
First, an example of the configuration of the route display system according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the route display system in the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the route display system according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention schematically includes a navigation server 200 including at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206, and a display unit 114 and an input unit 116. And a terminal device 100 including at least the control unit 102 are communicably connected. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each part of the route display system is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

[Configuration of Navigation Server 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the navigation server 200 specifies the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 using the map data stored in the storage unit 206, and displays the location of the guide points stored in the storage unit 206. From the information, the point display information of the guide points existing on the identified travel route is extracted, display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points is generated, and the display guide data is transmitted to the terminal It has a function of transmitting to the apparatus 100. The navigation server 200 is connected to the terminal device 100 through the communication control interface unit 204 via the network 300 so as to be communicable with each other, and includes a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. The control unit 202 is a control unit that performs various processes, and generates display guide data. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and performs communication control between the navigation server 200 and the network 300. Has the function to perform. That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100 or the like via a communication line. The storage unit 206 is a storage unit such as a fixed disk device such as an HD (Hard Disk) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), and includes various databases and tables (a map database 206a, a point display information file 206b, a selection information file 206c, Voice guidance database 206d and the like).

  Among these components of the storage unit 206, the map database 206a is map data storage means for storing map data including road network data. Here, the map data stored in the map database 206a is, for example, an outdoor map such as map data meshed according to the scale (for example, first to third region division mesh data, 100m mesh data, etc.). It may be data. Further, the map database 206a may store outdoor map data such as road maps and route maps of the whole country and each region. Moreover, the map database 206a may further store indoor map data such as a floor guide map related to a building having height information (for example, a multistory parking lot). The outdoor map data and indoor map data may be image data for map drawing. These outdoor map data and indoor map data are stored in advance in the map database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically downloads the latest data via the network 300 and stores it in the map database 206a. Outdoor map data and indoor map data may be updated. Here, the road network data is network data expressed by a combination of node data of nodes that are nodes in the road network expression such as intersections and link data of road links that are road sections between nodes. The node data may include a node number, position coordinates such as latitude and longitude, a node type, the number of links to be connected, a connection node number, an intersection name, and the like. The link data includes the link number, the type of road to be connected, the route number of national roads, prefectural roads, city roads, etc., the important route information, the attribute information of the administrative area where the road link exists, the link length, the road service status, It includes traffic regulations such as traffic restrictions on abnormal weather, vehicle weight restrictions, vehicle height restrictions, width, road width classification, number of lanes, speed limit, in-link attributes such as overpasses, tunnels and bridges, and names, etc. Also good.

  The point display information file 206b is point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on map data. Here, the guide points are entrances, exits, toll booths, interchanges, junctions, service areas, parking areas, etc. of expressways (eg, expressway national highways, automobile-only roads, regional high-standard roads, etc.) and general roads. It may be an intersection, a branch point where a road such as a Y-junction or a T-junction branches, a facility such as a road station, etc., and if a guide route is set, it is a transit point, destination, etc. Also good. The point display information is information indicating the name of the guide point, type information, attached facility information such as a parking lot and a gas station, and the like, and may include information in any format such as text, sound, image, and video. .

  The selection information file 206c indicates that the guide point display information displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 has been selected via the input unit 116, or the point display information changed and displayed on the display unit 114. Is a selection information storage unit that stores selection information indicating that is selected via the input unit 116.

  The voice guidance database 206d is voice guidance data storage means for storing voice guidance data associated with the guidance points. Here, the voice guidance data is used when the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 executes voice guidance as described later. Further, the voice guidance data may be voice data regarding the point display information of the guidance point.

  The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 includes a position information receiving unit 202a, a display guide data generating unit 202b, a data transmitting unit 202c, a selection information receiving unit 202d, and a selection information storage unit 202e in terms of functional concept.

  Among these, the position information receiving unit 202a is position information receiving means for receiving the position information of the user of the terminal device 100 transmitted from the terminal device 100.

  In addition, the display guidance data generation unit 202b specifies the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 using the map data stored in the map database 206a, and displays the point display of the guide points stored in the point display information file 206b. Display guidance data generating means for extracting point display information of the guide points existing on the identified travel route from the information and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points is there. Here, the “traveling route” may include at least one of a route from the current position to the destination, a route from the departure point to the destination, or a road where the current position exists. The display guidance data may further include number data associated with the guidance points included in the display guidance data. The display guidance data may further include voice guidance data stored in the voice guidance database 206d associated with the guidance point.

  The data transmission unit 202 c is a data transmission unit that transmits the display guide data generated by the display guide data generation unit 202 b to the terminal device 100. Here, the data transmission unit 202c may further transmit the selection information stored in the selection information file 206c to the terminal device 100 based on the position information received by the position information reception unit 202a.

  In addition, the selection information receiving unit 202d receives selection information about the guidance point in the display guidance data on the display screen whose display is changed by the selection via the input unit 116 transmitted from the terminal device 100. It is a receiving means.

  The selection information storage unit 202e is selection information storage means for storing the selection information received by the selection information receiving unit 202d in the selection information file 206c.

[Configuration of Terminal Device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 receives display guidance data transmitted from the navigation server 200 and displays a display screen that displays the point display information of some or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data. 114, when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 is selected via the input unit 116, the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is hidden. In this way, the display unit 114 has a function of displaying the display screen changed and displayed as described above. The terminal device 100 is, for example, an information processing device such as a desktop or notebook personal computer that is generally commercially available, or a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, PHS, or PDA. In the present embodiment, the terminal device 100 is mainly an in-vehicle information processing terminal that performs car navigation, for example. Further, the terminal device 100 may include a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, or the like so that current position information can be acquired in real time. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes a display unit 114 (for example, a display or a monitor composed of a liquid crystal, an organic EL, or the like) that displays a display screen on which display guidance data received from the navigation server 200 is displayed. The terminal device 100 may include an input unit 116 (for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a keyboard, a microphone, or the like) that inputs a selection signal for display guidance data displayed on the display unit 114. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes an audio output unit 118 (for example, a speaker) that outputs audio guidance data received from the navigation server 200 as audio. The input / output control interface unit 108 controls the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the input unit 116, the audio output unit 118, and the like.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112, for example, the position information of the own vehicle received by the GPS receiver using the satellite navigation system (GPS), the direction of the vehicle detected by the direction sensor using the autonomous navigation system, etc. It is position acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the current position of the host vehicle based on information, distance information detected by a distance sensor, map data, and the like. Here, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the absolute traveling direction of the vehicle and an optical gyro that detects the relative traveling direction of the vehicle are used as the direction sensor. The distance sensor generates a pulse corresponding to the rotation of the vehicle and detects the travel distance based on the number of rotations of the wheel. Moreover, the position acquisition part 112 may acquire the positional information which shows the own vehicle position from the vehicle-to-vehicle communication of the communication apparatus mounted in each vehicle.

  The position acquisition unit 112 may be a position acquisition unit that receives a position information signal transmitted from the position transmission device 500, for example. Here, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS device that transmits a position information signal (GPS signal), and IMES that enables indoor positioning using a position information signal having characteristics similar to those of the GPS signal. It may be an IMES device that implements (Indoor Message System) technology. The IMES technology is a system developed from the framework of the quasi-zenith satellite, which is a positioning satellite system. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a small transmission device that is arbitrarily installed on each floor of a building (for example, a multilevel parking lot) or an underground structure (for example, a tunnel, an underground parking lot). Good. In addition, self-position information (position ID etc.) according to an installation place is allocated to this small transmitter. When the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitter as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, various short-range wireless methods such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system and Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, and the like. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may acquire access point identification information by receiving a wireless LAN signal or the like. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the identification information unique to the access point acquired by the position acquisition unit 112.

  The communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communicates between the terminal device 100 and the network 300. It has a function to perform control. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the navigation server 200 or the like via a communication line. The network 300 has a function of connecting the terminal device 100 and an external device such as the navigation server 200 to each other, and includes, for example, the Internet, a telephone line network (including a portable terminal line network and a general telephone line network), It may be an intranet, power line communication (PLC), or the like.

  The control unit 102 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 102 performs the information processing for performing various processes by these programs. The control unit 102 is functionally conceptually a position information acquisition unit 102a, a position information transmission unit 102b, a data reception unit 102c, a guidance display unit 102d, a change display unit 102e, a redisplay unit 102f, a selection information transmission unit 102g, and A voice guidance output unit 102h is provided.

  Among these, the position information acquisition unit 102 a is position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of the user of the terminal device 100. The position information acquisition unit 102 a detects the current position of the terminal device 100 based on the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 and / or the terminal device 100 detected by the direction sensor of the position acquisition unit 112. Information on the traveling direction of the user may be acquired as position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position, the departure point, and / or the position coordinates of the destination, etc., input by the user via the input unit 116 as position information. Here, the current position input by the user via the input unit 116 may be a position where the user actually exists, and a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user (for example, Tokyo It may be an arbitrary point such as a station or an airport in Osaka selected by a user in the area.

  The position information transmission unit 102 b is a position information transmission unit that transmits the position information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 102 a to the navigation server 200.

  The data receiving unit 102 c is a data receiving unit that receives display guide data transmitted from the navigation server 200. Here, the data receiving unit 102c may further receive selection information transmitted from the navigation server 200.

  The guidance display unit 102d is a guidance display unit that causes the display unit 114 to display a display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data received by the data receiving unit 102c. . Here, the guidance display unit 102d displays a line segment indicating the user's travel route, an icon indicating point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on the display guide data, and a line segment indicating the travel route and the icon. A display screen that displays at least the line segment connecting the lines may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, the guidance display unit 102d may further cause the display unit 114 to display a display screen in which the number data is displayed in association with the guidance point. In addition, the guidance display unit 102d may display on the display unit 114 a display screen that displays or changes the display guidance data for the guidance point based on the selection information received by the data reception unit 102c.

  In addition, the change display unit 102e, when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data displayed on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the guide display unit 102d is selected via the input unit 116, the selected guide. It is a change display means for causing the display unit 114 to display a display screen that is changed and displayed so that the display of the point display information of the point is hidden. Here, when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data displayed on the display unit 114 by the guide display unit 102d is selected via the input unit 116, the change display unit 102e is the point of the selected guide point. The display information may be changed so that the display information is hidden, and the display information of the next guide point that is not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, when the guide point is selected via the input unit 116, the change display unit 102e determines whether or not the display of the selected guide point may be hidden based on a predetermined condition. When the display may be hidden, the changed display screen may be displayed on the display unit 114. Here, the predetermined condition is that the selected guide point does not correspond to a guide point that is indispensable for route guidance such as an expressway entrance, an expressway exit, an expressway toll gate, a waypoint, and a branch point. It may be. In addition, the change display includes, for example, display guide data represented by an icon or the like being reduced and displayed on a part of the display screen by minimizing or the like, a part of the display guide data represented by the icon or the like (for example, The display guide data itself may be erased from the screen.

  Further, the re-display unit 102f selects the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 through the input unit 116 after the change display unit 102e changes the display of the guide point display information to be hidden. And / or the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 102a is changed and displayed so that the display of the point display information is hidden by the change display unit 102e. When the display point is at a predetermined position from the guide point based on the display guide data displayed on the unit 114, the display unit 114 is a re-display unit that displays a display screen on which the display guide data is displayed again.

  In addition, the selection information transmission unit 102g is selected when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the guide display unit 102d is selected via the input unit 116. This is selection information transmission means for transmitting selection information about the guide point to the navigation server.

  In addition, the voice guidance output unit 102h outputs voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point via the voice output unit 118 when the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point. Thus, voice guidance output means for executing voice guidance is provided. Here, the voice guidance output unit 102h may perform voice guidance when the display screen displaying the point display information of the guidance point is displayed on the display unit 114.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the path | route display system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Route display system processing]
Next, an example of processing of the route display system in the first embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the route display system in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, the location information acquisition unit 102 a of the terminal device 100 is configured to receive the current location and / or location of the terminal device 100 based on the location information signal received from the location transmission device 500 by the location acquisition unit 112. Information about the traveling direction of the terminal device 100 detected by the orientation sensor of the acquiring unit 112 is acquired as position information of the user of the terminal device 100 (step SA-1). Here, the position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position, the departure place, and / or the position coordinates of the destination input via the input unit 116 as the position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Good.

  Then, the location information transmission unit 102b of the terminal device 100 transmits the location information of the user of the terminal device 100 acquired by the location information acquisition unit 102a to the navigation server 200 (step SA-2).

  Then, the position information receiving unit 202a of the navigation server 200 receives the position information of the user of the terminal device 100 transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-3).

  Then, the display guidance data generation unit 202b of the navigation server 200 uses the map data stored in the map database 206a to indicate the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the location information received by the location information reception unit 202a. The point display information of the guide point existing on the travel route specified is extracted from the point display information of the guide point specified and stored in the point display information file 206b, and the point display of the extracted guide point is extracted. Display guide data which is a list of information is generated (step SA-4). Here, the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 includes at least one of a route from the current position to the destination, a route from the departure place to the destination, or a road where the current position exists. Also good.

  Then, the data transmitting unit 202c of the navigation server 200 sets the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the display guide data generated by the display guide data generating unit 202b and the position information received by the position information receiving unit 202a. When the corresponding past selection information is stored in the selection information file 206c, the selection information stored in the selection information file 206c is transmitted to the terminal device 100 (step SA-5).

  Then, the data receiving unit 102c of the terminal device 100 stores the display guide data transmitted from the navigation server 200 and the past selection information corresponding to the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 in the selection information file 206c of the navigation server 200. If stored, the selection information is received (step SA-6).

  And the guidance display part 102d of the terminal device 100 displays on the display part 114 the display screen which displayed the point display information of the one part or all the guidance points included in the display guidance data received by the data receiving part 102c ( Step SA-7). Here, the guidance display unit 102d displays a line segment indicating the user's travel route, an icon indicating point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on the display guide data, and a line segment indicating the travel route and the icon. A display screen that displays at least the line segment connecting the lines may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, the guidance display unit 102d may further cause the display unit 114 to display a display screen in which the number data is displayed in association with the guidance point. Further, based on the selection information received by the data receiving unit 102c, the display unit 114 may display a display screen that displays or changes display guidance data for the guidance point. Here, the voice guidance output unit 102h of the terminal device 100 is included in the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation unit 202b when the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point. Voice guidance may be executed by outputting voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point via the voice output unit 118. In addition, the voice guidance output unit 102h may perform voice guidance when the display screen displaying the point display information of the guidance point is displayed on the display unit 114.

  Here, an example of the display screen in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the present embodiment. Note that the example shown in FIG. 3 is not limited to the present embodiment, and can be similarly applied to other embodiments such as FIGS. 6 and 8.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, as an example, the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the guidance display unit 102d is the current position and traveling direction of the user of the terminal device 100 on the left side of the screen, and the scale is 200 m. The screen may be a screen in which three icons that are displayed on a map and that indicate point display information (for example, names) of guide points in the order from the current position on the right side of the screen are displayed in a skewered manner with straight lines indicating roads.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, as an example, the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the guidance display unit 102d has the current position and the traveling direction of the user of the terminal device 100 on the left side of the screen. A carp streamer displayed on a 200-meter map, with a straight line indicating the road on the right side of the screen as “Pole” and three icons indicating the point display information (for example, names, etc.) of the guide points in order from the current position as “Still” It may be a screen that is displayed in a shape (heading-up display).

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 determines that an arbitrary guidance point in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the guidance display unit 102d is input via the input unit 116 by the user. (For example, a selection operation on the touch panel type display unit 114) is determined (step SA-8).

  Then, the change display unit 102e of the terminal device 100 has an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 displayed by the guide display unit 102d in step SA-8. If it is determined that the selected information is selected via 116 (step SA-8: Yes), the display of the selected guide point is changed so that the display of the point display information is hidden, and the display screen included in the display guide data is displayed. The point display information of the next guide point that is not displayed is displayed on the display unit 114 (step SA-9). Here, the selection via the input unit 116 may be a batch selection for each predetermined group of guide points. In addition, when the guide point is selected via the input unit 116, the change display unit 102e determines whether or not the display of the selected guide point may be hidden. Judgment is made based on predetermined conditions such as entry points, expressway exits, expressway toll booths, waypoints, and points not required for route guidance such as junctions, etc. In such a case, the changed display screen may be displayed on the display unit 114.

  Here, an example of the change display process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change display process according to the present embodiment. Note that the example shown in FIG. 4 is not limited to the present embodiment, and can be similarly applied to other embodiments such as FIGS. 6 and 8.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the icon (Ebina SA) of the guide point display information displayed on the right side of the touch panel display unit 114 by the guide display unit 102d of the terminal device 100 is selected by the user. When touched, the change display unit 102e of the terminal device 100 closes the icon in the vertical direction and displays a thin icon on the display unit 114 as shown in FIG. You may display the icon which shows the point display information of the 4th guide point (Kashino Nakai IC) from the present position of 100 users. Here, the change display unit 102e of the terminal device 100 may display a small dot-shaped icon on a straight line indicating a road, as illustrated in FIG. By adopting the display format as shown in FIG. 4C, a large number of icons can be displayed on the display screen.

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 determines that an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 by the guide display unit 102d in step SA-8 is a user. If it is determined that the user has not selected via the input unit 116 (step SA-8: No), or the point display information of the guide point selected by the user by the change display unit 102e in step SA-9. When the display information of the next guidance point that is not displayed on the display screen included in the display guidance data is displayed on the display unit 114, the change display unit 102e The display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 is changed so that the display of the point display information is hidden, and is selected by the user via the input unit 116. Determines whether (step SA-10).

  Then, the re-display unit 102f of the terminal device 100 is displayed on the display unit 114 by the control unit 102 in step SA-10 so that the display of the guide point display information is hidden by the change display unit 102e. When it is determined that the display guide data on the display screen has been selected by the user via the input unit 116 (step SA-10: Yes), or the present based on the position information received by the position information receiving unit 102a When the position is at a predetermined position (for example, 1 km before) from the guidance point based on the display guidance data displayed on the display unit 114 by changing the display of the point display information to be hidden by the change display unit 102e, The display screen displaying the display guidance data again is displayed on the display unit 114 (step SA-11). Here, the selection via the input unit 116 may be a batch selection for each predetermined group of guide points. The voice guidance output unit 102h of the terminal device 100 displays the point display information of the guidance point when the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 is at a predetermined position (for example, 500m before) from the guidance point. When the display screen is displayed on the display unit 114, the voice guidance may be executed by outputting the voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point via the voice output unit 118.

  Here, an example of the redisplay process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the redisplay process in the present embodiment. Note that the example shown in FIG. 5 is not limited to this embodiment, and can be similarly applied to other embodiments such as FIGS. 6 and 8.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the icon (gray line) of the point display information changed and displayed on the right side of the touch panel display unit 114 by the guidance display unit 102d of the terminal device 100 is selected (touched) by the user. ), The re-display unit 102f of the terminal device 100 converts the closed icon into an icon indicating point display information (for example, name) of the guide point (Ebina SA) as shown in FIG. An icon indicating the point display information of the guidance point (Tsugano Nakai IC) farthest from the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 displayed on the display screen (that is, the fourth closest) is displayed. It may be hidden.

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the selection information transmission unit 102g of the terminal device 100 is changed by the control unit 102 in step SA-10 so that the display of the guide point display information is hidden by the change display unit 102e. When it is determined that the display guidance data on the display screen displayed in 114 has not been selected by the user via the input unit 116 (step SA-10: No), the display is performed by selection via the input unit 116. The selection information about the changed guide point is transmitted to the navigation server 200 (step SA-12).

  Then, the selection information receiving unit 202d of the navigation server 200 receives the selection information transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SA-13).

  Then, the selection information storage unit 202e of the navigation server 200 stores the selection information received by the selection information reception unit 202d in the selection information file 206c (step SA-14).

  Above, description of an example of the process of the route display system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment (navigation server 200 (server-driven type)) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, the navigation server 200 generates data to be displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100, and transmits these data to the terminal device 100, thereby displaying the display unit of the terminal device 100. 114 is functioning. As described above, the second embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the navigation server 200 performs server-driven processing.

[Configuration of the navigation server 200 (server-driven type)]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation server 200 (server-driven type) in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the navigation server 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal device 100 including at least a position acquisition unit 112, a display unit 114, an input unit 116, an audio output unit 118, and a control unit 102. Are configured to include at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206 that are communicably connected to each other. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. The navigation server 200 and the terminal device 100 are communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  In FIG. 6, the navigation server 200 identifies the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 using map data, and from the point display information of the guide point, the guidance point existing on the identified travel route. The point display information is extracted, display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points is generated, a display screen displaying the display guide data is generated, and the display screen is transmitted to the terminal device 100. Thus, the display screen is displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100, and an arbitrary guide point in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 is the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100. If the selected display point is selected via the terminal, a display screen that is changed so that the display of the display information of the selected guide point is hidden is generated, and the display screen is displayed on the terminal device. By sending to the 100, it has a function such as displaying the display screen on the display unit 114 of the terminal apparatus 100.

  The functions of the communication control interface unit 204 and the storage unit 206 (the map database 206a, the point display information file 206b, the selection information file 206c, the voice guidance database 206d, etc.) in the navigation server 200, and the position acquisition unit 112 in the terminal device 100. Since the functions of the display unit 114, the input unit 116, and the audio output unit 118 are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 6, the control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 is functionally conceptual, including a position information receiving unit 202a, a display guidance data generating unit 202b, a selection information receiving unit 202d, a selection information storage unit 202e, a guidance display screen generating unit 202f, a guidance display control unit 202g, and a change display. A screen generation unit 202h, a change display control unit 202i, a redisplay screen generation unit 202j, a redisplay control unit 202k, and a voice guidance output control unit 202m are configured. The functions of the position information receiving unit 202a, the display guidance data generating unit 202b, the selection information receiving unit 202d, and the selection information storage unit 202e are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Among these, the guidance display screen generation unit 202f is a guidance display screen generation unit that generates a display screen that displays the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation unit 202b. Here, the guide display screen generation unit 202f includes a line segment indicating the user's travel route, an icon indicating the point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on the display guide data, and a line segment indicating the travel route. You may generate | occur | produce the display screen which displayed the line segment which connected the said icon at least. Further, the guidance display screen generation unit 202f may further generate a display screen that displays the number data in association with the guidance points. Further, the guidance display screen generation unit 202f may generate a display screen that displays or changes the display guidance data for the guidance point based on the selection information stored in the selection information file 206c.

  Further, the guidance display control unit 202g transmits the display screen generated by the guidance display screen generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100, thereby causing the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 to display the display screen. It is.

  In addition, the change display screen generation unit 202h allows an arbitrary guidance point in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by the guidance display control unit 202g via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100. If selected, the change display screen generation means generates a display screen that is changed so that the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is hidden. Here, when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 is selected via the input unit 116 by the guide display control unit 202g, the change display screen generation unit 202h Change the display of the point display information of the selected guide point so that it is hidden, and generate a display screen that displays the point display information of the next guide point that is not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data Also good.

  Further, the change display control unit 202i transmits the display screen generated by the change display screen generation unit 202h to the terminal device 100, thereby changing the display control means for displaying the display screen on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100. It is.

  Further, the redisplay screen generation unit 202j changes the display information of the guide point so that the display of the guide point is hidden by the change display control unit 202i, and the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 is displayed. When the selection is made via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100 and / or the current position based on the position information received by the position information receiving unit 202a is hidden by the changed display control unit 202i. A re-display screen for generating a display screen on which the display guidance data is displayed again when it is at a predetermined position from the guidance point based on the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 It is a generation means.

  In addition, the redisplay control unit 202k transmits the display screen generated by the redisplay screen generation unit 202j to the terminal device 100, thereby causing the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 to display the display screen again. Means.

  In addition, when the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point, the voice guidance output control unit 202m transmits the voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point stored in the voice guidance database 206d to the terminal device. This is voice guidance output control means for executing voice guidance by transmitting to 100 and outputting via the voice output unit 118 of the terminal device 100. Here, the voice guidance output control unit 202m executes voice guidance when the display screen displaying the point display information of the guidance point is displayed on the display unit 114 by the guidance display control unit 202g or the re-display control unit 202k. You may let them.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of navigation server 200 (server-driven type)]
Next, an example of the process of the navigation server 200 according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, first, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 includes the current position of the terminal device 100 based on the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 and / or the position acquisition unit. Information about the traveling direction of the terminal device 100 detected by the direction sensor 112 is acquired as position information of the user of the terminal device 100 and transmitted to the navigation server 200 (step SB-1). Here, the position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the position coordinates of the current position, the departure place, and / or the destination input via the input unit 116 as position information.

  Then, the position information receiving unit 202a of the navigation server 200 receives the position information of the user of the terminal device 100 transmitted from the terminal device 100 (step SB-2).

  Then, the display guidance data generation unit 202b of the navigation server 200 uses the map data stored in the map database 206a to indicate the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the location information received by the location information reception unit 202a. The point display information of the guide point existing on the travel route specified is extracted from the point display information of the guide point specified and stored in the point display information file 206b, and the point display of the extracted guide point is extracted. Display guide data which is a list of information is generated (step SB-3). Here, the travel route of the user of the terminal device 100 includes at least one of a route from the current position to the destination, a route from the departure place to the destination, or a road where the current position exists. Also good. The display guidance data may further include number data associated with the guidance points included in the display guidance data.

  And the guidance display screen production | generation part 202f of the navigation server 200 produces | generates the display screen which displayed the display guidance data produced | generated by the display guidance data production | generation part 202b (step SB-4). Here, the guide display screen generation unit 202f includes a line segment indicating the user's travel route, an icon indicating the point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on the display guide data, and a line segment indicating the travel route. You may generate | occur | produce the display screen which displayed the line segment which connected the said icon at least. Further, the guidance display screen generation unit 202f may further generate a display screen that displays the number data in association with the guidance points. Further, the guidance display screen generation unit 202f may generate a display screen that displays or changes the display guidance data for the guidance point based on the selection information stored in the selection information file 206c.

  Then, the guidance display control unit 202g of the navigation server 200 transmits the display screen generated by the guidance display screen generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100, thereby causing the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 to display the display screen. (Step SB-5). Here, the voice guidance output control unit 202m of the navigation server 200, when the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point, the voice corresponding to the guidance point stored in the voice guidance database 206d. Voice guidance may be executed by transmitting the guidance data to the terminal device 100 and outputting the guidance data via the voice output unit 118 of the terminal device 100.

  Then, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 determines that an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by the guide display control unit 202g of the navigation server 200 is displayed by the user. It is determined whether or not a selection is made via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100 (for example, a selection operation on the touch panel type display unit 114) (step SB-6).

  And the control part 102 of the terminal device 100 makes the input part 116 of the terminal device 100 the arbitrary guidance points in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display part 114 by step SB-6 by a user. If it is determined that the selection command is selected (step SB-6: Yes), a selection command is transmitted to the navigation server 200 (step SB-7).

  And the change display screen production | generation part 202h of the navigation server 200 receives the selection command transmitted by the control part 102 of the terminal device 100 in step SB-7, and displays the point display information of the guidance point corresponding to the selection command. The display screen is changed so as to be hidden, and a display screen displaying the point display information of the next guide point not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data is generated (step SB-8).

  Then, the change display control unit 202i of the navigation server 200 transmits the display screen generated by the change display screen generation unit 202h to the terminal device 100, thereby causing the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 to display the display screen. (Step SB-9).

  And the control part 102 of the terminal device 100 determines that the display guidance data displayed on the display part 114 in step SB-6 was not selected by the user via the input part 116 of the terminal device 100 ( Step SB-6: No), or by transmitting the display screen generated by the change display screen generation unit 202h to the terminal device 100 by the change display control unit 202i of the navigation server 200 in Step SB-9. When the said display screen is displayed on the display part 114 of the terminal device 100 (step SB-9), it changes so that the display of the point display information of a guidance point may be hidden by the change display control part 202i of the navigation server 200, and a terminal device. The display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of 100 is sent to the terminal device 10 by the user. Via the input unit 116 of determining whether or not selected (step SB-10).

  And the control part 102 of the terminal device 100 changes so that the display of the point display information of a guidance point may be hidden by the change display control part 202i of the navigation server 200 in step SB-10, and it changes to the display part 114 of the terminal device 100. When it is determined that the display guidance data on the displayed display screen has been selected by the user via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100 (for example, a selection operation on the touch panel type display unit 114) (step SB- 10: Yes), a selection command is transmitted to the navigation server 200 (step SB-11).

  Then, the redisplay screen generation unit 202j of the navigation server 200 receives the selection command transmitted by the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 in step SB-11, or the current information received by the position information reception unit 202a. Guidance based on the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100 by changing the current position based on the position information so that the display of the point display information of the guidance point is hidden by the change display control unit 202i. When it is at a predetermined position (for example, 1 km before) from the point, a display screen that displays the point display information of some or all of the guide points included in the display guide data generated by the display guide data generation unit 202b is generated. A display screen on which the display guide data to be displayed is displayed again is generated (step SB-12).

  Then, the redisplay control unit 202k of the navigation server 200 transmits the display screen generated by the redisplay screen generation unit 202j to the terminal device 100, thereby displaying the display screen again on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100. (Step SB-13). Here, the voice guidance output control unit 202m of the navigation server 200 determines that the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the position information received by the position information receiving unit 202a is a predetermined position (for example, 500m before the guide point). ), And the display screen displaying the display guidance data of the guidance point by the re-display control unit 202k is displayed on the display unit 114 of the terminal device 100, it corresponds to the guidance point stored in the voice guidance database 206d. The voice guidance may be executed by transmitting the voice guidance data to the terminal device 100 and outputting the voice guidance data via the voice output unit 118 of the terminal device 100.

  And the control part 102 of the terminal device 100 changes so that the display of the point display information of a guidance point may be hidden by the change display control part 202i of the navigation server 200 in step SB-10, and it changes to the display part 114 of the terminal device 100. When it is determined that the display guidance data on the displayed display screen has not been selected by the user via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100 (step SB-10: No), the selection via the input unit 116 is performed. Selection information about the guide point whose display has been changed is transmitted (step SB-14).

  Then, the selection information receiving unit 202d of the navigation server 200 receives the selection information from the terminal device 100 (step SB-15).

  Then, the selection information storage unit 202e of the navigation server 200 stores the selection information in the selection information file 206c (step SB-16).

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment (route display device 400 (stand-alone type)) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the route display device 400 according to the third embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the route display device 400 according to the third embodiment.

  Note that, in the third embodiment, all the functions are integrated into the route display device 400, and the travel route of the user of the route display device 400 is stored in the storage unit 406 without being connected to the navigation server 200. From the point display information of the guide point specified using map data and stored in the storage unit 406, the point display information of the guide point existing on the specified travel route is extracted, and the extracted guide point is extracted. Display guidance data, which is a list of point display information, is generated, a display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guide points included in the display guidance data is displayed on the display unit 414, and displayed on the display unit 414. When an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the displayed display screen is selected via the input unit 416, the display of the point display information of the selected guide point is hidden. Change is displayed on the display unit 414 to display screen displayed on. Thus, the third embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the route display device 400 is configured as a stand-alone type and performs processing alone. In the present embodiment, the route display device 400 is mainly an in-vehicle information processing terminal that performs car navigation, for example.

[Configuration of route display device 400 (stand-alone type)]
First, an example of the configuration of the route display device 400 (stand-alone type) in the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the route display device 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes at least a position acquisition unit 412, a display unit 414, an input unit 416, an audio output unit 418, a control unit 402, and a storage unit 406. It is prepared for. Each unit of the route display device 400 is connected to be communicable via an arbitrary communication path.

  In FIG. 8, the functions of the communication control interface unit 404, the input / output control interface unit 408, the position acquisition unit 412, the display unit 414, the input unit 416, and the audio output unit 418 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, explanation is omitted. Further, each part of the storage unit 406 (the map database 406a, the point display information file 406b, the selection information file 406c, the voice guidance database 406d, etc.) is also provided in the route display device 400, not the navigation server 200, Since each function is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  As for each part of the control unit 402 (position information acquisition unit 402a to voice guidance output unit 402g, etc.), the route display device 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type, and the control unit 402 does not include each transmission unit. Except for this point, each function is basically the same as that of the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the control unit 402 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and required data. And the control part 402 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 402 is functionally conceptually a position information acquisition unit 402a, a display guidance data generation unit 402b, a guidance display unit 402c, a change display unit 402d, a re-display unit 402e, a selection information storage unit 402f, and a voice guidance output unit. 402g is comprised.

  Among these, the position information acquisition unit 402a is position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information of the user of the route display device 400. The position information acquisition unit 402 a displays the current position of the route display device 400 based on the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 412 and / or the route display detected by the direction sensor of the position acquisition unit 412. Information about the traveling direction of the device 400 may be acquired as position information of the user of the route display device 400. In addition, the position information acquisition unit 402a acquires the position coordinates of the current position, the departure place, and / or the destination input by the user via the input unit 416 as the position information of the user of the route display device 400. May be. Here, the current position input by the user via the input unit 416 may be a position where the user actually exists, and a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user (for example, Tokyo It may be an arbitrary point such as a station or an airport in Osaka selected by a user in the area.

  In addition, the display guidance data generation unit 402b specifies the travel route of the user of the route display device 400 using the map data stored in the map database 406a, and the point of the guide point stored in the point display information file 406b. Display guidance data generating means for extracting point display information of the guide points existing on the specified travel route from the display information, and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points It is. Here, the user's travel route may include at least one of a route from the current location to the destination, a route from the departure location to the destination, or a road where the current location exists. The display guidance data may further include number data associated with the guidance points included in the display guidance data. The display guidance data may further include voice guidance data stored in the voice guidance database 406d associated with the guidance point.

  In addition, the guidance display unit 402c is a guidance display unit that causes the display unit 414 to display a display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation unit 402b. It is. Here, the guidance display unit 402c includes a line segment indicating the user's travel route, an icon indicating point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on the display guide data, and a line segment indicating the travel route and the icon. A display screen that displays at least the line segment connecting the two lines may be displayed on the display unit 414. Further, the guidance display unit 402c may further cause the display unit 414 to display a display screen in which the number data is displayed in association with the guidance point. Further, the guidance display unit 402c displays the display guidance data about the guidance point based on the selection information stored in the selection information file 406c by the selection information storage unit 402f, or displays the display screen changed and displayed on the display unit 414. You may let them.

  Further, the change display unit 402d, when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 by the guide display unit 402c is selected via the input unit 416, the selected guide It is a change display means for causing the display unit 414 to display a display screen that is changed and displayed so that the display of the point display information of the point is hidden. Here, when an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data displayed on the display unit 414 by the guide display unit 402c is selected via the input unit 416, the change display unit 402d is the point of the selected guide point. The display information may be changed so that the display information is hidden, and the display information of the next guide point that is not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data may be displayed on the display unit 414. Further, when the guide point is selected via the input unit 416, the change display unit 402d determines whether or not the display of the selected guide point may be hidden based on a predetermined condition. When the display may be hidden, the display screen changed and displayed may be displayed on the display unit 414.

  In addition, the re-display unit 402e selects the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 via the input unit 416 by changing the display unit 402d so that the display of the guide point display information is hidden by the change display unit 402d. The current position of the user of the route display device 400 based on the current position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 402a is changed so that the display of the point display information is hidden by the change display unit 402d. When the user is at a predetermined position from the guidance point based on the display guidance data displayed on the display unit 414, the display unit 414 displays a display screen on which the display guidance data is displayed again on the display unit 414.

  The selection information storage unit 402f is selection information storage means for storing selection information in the selection information file 406c.

  The voice guidance output unit 402g outputs voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point via the voice output unit 418 when the current position of the user of the route display device 400 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point. Thus, voice guidance output means for executing voice guidance is provided. Here, the voice guidance output unit 402g may perform voice guidance when a display screen displaying the point display information of the guidance point is displayed on the display unit 414.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the route display apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of route display device 400 (stand-alone type)]
Next, an example of processing of the route display device 400 according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, the position information acquisition unit 402 a first detects the current position of the route display device 400 based on the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 412 and / or the position acquisition unit 412. Information about the traveling direction of the route display device 400 detected by the direction sensor is acquired as position information of the user of the route display device 400 (step SC-1). Here, the position information acquisition unit 402a uses the position coordinates of the current position, departure point, and / or destination input by the user via the input unit 416 as the position information of the user of the route display device 400. You may get it.

  Then, the display guidance data generation unit 402b specifies the travel route of the user of the route display device 400 based on the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 402a using the map data stored in the map database 406a, From the point display information of the guide point stored in the point display information file 406b, the point display information of the guide point existing on the identified travel route is extracted, and the list of the point display information of the extracted guide point is extracted. Is generated (step SC-2). Here, the travel route of the user of the route display device 400 includes at least one of a route from the current position to the destination, a route from the departure place to the destination, or a road where the current position exists. May be.

  And the guidance display part 402c displays on the display part 414 the display screen which displayed the point display information of the one part or all the guidance points contained in the display guidance data produced | generated by the display guidance data generation part 402b (step SC). -3). Here, the guidance display unit 402c includes a line segment indicating the user's travel route, an icon indicating point display information of a predetermined number of guide points based on the display guide data, and a line segment indicating the travel route and the icon. A display screen that displays at least the line segment connecting the two lines may be displayed on the display unit 414. Further, the guidance display unit 402c may further cause the display unit 414 to display a display screen in which the number data is displayed in association with the guidance point. Further, the guidance display unit 402c displays the display guidance data about the guidance point based on the selection information stored in the selection information file 406c by the selection information storage unit 402f, or displays the display screen changed and displayed on the display unit 414. You may let them. In addition, when the current position of the user of the route display device 400 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point, the voice guidance output unit 402g displays the guidance point included in the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation unit 402b. Voice guidance may be executed by outputting corresponding voice guidance data via the voice output unit 418. In addition, the voice guidance output unit 402g may perform voice guidance when a display screen displaying the point display information of the guidance point is displayed on the display unit 414.

  The control unit 402 selects an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 by the guide display unit 402c via the input unit 416 (for example, a touch panel type). It is determined whether or not a selection operation on the display unit 414 has been performed (step SC-4).

  In step SC-4, the change display unit 402d allows an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 by the guide display unit 402c by the control unit 402 to be input by the user. If it is determined that the selection is made via 416 (step SC-4: Yes), the display of the selected guide point is changed so that the display of the point display information is hidden, and the display screen included in the display guide data is displayed. The point display information of the next guide point that is not displayed is displayed on the display unit 414 (step SC-5). Here, when the guide point is selected via the input unit 416, the change display unit 402d determines whether or not the display of the selected guide point may be hidden based on a predetermined condition. When the display may be hidden by the above, the display screen changed and displayed may be displayed on the display unit 414.

  The control unit 402 selects an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 by the guide display unit 402c in step SC-4 via the input unit 416. If it is determined that it has not been performed (step SC-4: No), or the display screen that has been changed and displayed so that the display of the display guidance data is hidden by the change display unit 402d in step SC-5 is displayed on the display unit 414. If the display information on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 is changed by the change display unit 402d so that the display of the point display information of the guide point is hidden by the change display unit 402d, it is determined whether the display unit 416 is selected via the input unit 416. Determine (step SC-6).

  Then, the re-display unit 402e selects the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 through the input unit 416 after the change display unit 402d changes the display of the guide point display information to be hidden. And / or the current position of the user of the route display device 400 based on the current position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 402a is displayed on the display unit 414 by the change display unit 402d. If it is at a predetermined position from the guidance point based on the display guidance data changed and displayed, the display screen displaying the display guidance data again is displayed on the display unit 414 (step SC-7). Here, when the current position of the user of the route display device 400 is at a predetermined position from the guidance point, the voice guidance output unit 402g outputs the voice guidance data corresponding to the guidance point via the voice output unit 418. By doing so, voice guidance may be executed.

  Then, the selection information storage unit 402f changes the display information of the guide point to be hidden in step SC-6, and the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit 414 by the change display unit 402d is displayed. When it is determined that it has not been selected via the input unit 416 (step SC-6: No), selection information about the guidance point whose display has been changed by selection via the input unit 416 is stored in the selection information file 406c. (Step SC-8).

  Above, description of an example of the process of the path | route display apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be applied to various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be implemented.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  Further, regarding the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, and the route display device 400, each illustrated component is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated.

  For example, all of the processing functions provided in each device of the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, and the route display device 400, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit 102, the control unit 202, and the control unit 402, are all provided. Alternatively, an arbitrary part can be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or can be realized as hardware by wired logic. The program is recorded on a recording medium to be described later, and is mechanically read by the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, and the route display device 400 as necessary. In other words, the storage unit 206 such as the ROM or the HD, the storage unit 406, and the like store computer programs for giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, and the route display device 400 via an arbitrary network 300. It is also possible to download all or part of it.

  The program according to the present invention can also be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the “recording medium” is an arbitrary “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a Blu-ray Disc, or the like. It includes a “communication medium” that holds a program in a short period of time, such as a communication line or a carrier wave when a program is transmitted through a network represented by LAN, WAN, or the Internet.

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. Note that the “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, and functions are achieved in cooperation with a separate configuration such as a plurality of modules and libraries or a separate program represented by the OS. Including things. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Various databases and the like (map databases 206a and 406a, point display information files 206b and 406b, selection information files 206c and 406c, voice guidance databases 206d and 406d, etc.) stored in the storage unit 206 and the storage unit 406 are RAM, ROM A storage device such as a memory device such as a hard disk, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, and an optical disk, and stores various programs, tables, databases, web page files, and the like used for various processes and website provision.

  The terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, and the route display device 400 are connected to an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, and software (program, program) that causes the information processing device to implement the method of the present invention. (Including data etc.) may be implemented.

  Furthermore, the specific form of distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of them may be functional or physical in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. Can be distributed and integrated.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when performing driving guidance of a vehicle, the guide points displayed on the display screen can be selected, and the display screen including only the guide points required by the user is displayed. Can display a route display system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a route display device, and a route display method, which are extremely useful in various fields such as information devices supporting map display and information processing fields. .

100 terminal device 102 control unit
102a Location information acquisition unit
102b Location information transmitter
102c Data receiver
102d Information display part
102e Change display section
102f Redisplay part
102g selection information transmitter
102h voice guidance output unit 104 communication control interface unit 108 input / output control interface unit 112 position acquisition unit 114 display unit 116 input unit 118 voice output unit 200 navigation server 202 control unit
202a Position information receiving unit
202b Display guidance data generator
202c data transmission unit
202d Selection information receiver
202e Selection information storage unit
202f Guide display screen generator
202g Guide display control unit
202h Change display screen generator
202i change display control unit
202j Redisplay screen generation unit
202k re-display control unit 204 communication control interface unit 206 storage unit
206a Map database
206b Point display information file
206c Selection information file
206d Voice guidance database 300 Network 400 Route display device (stand-alone type)
402 control unit
402a Position information acquisition unit
402b Display guidance data generator
402c Information display part
402d Change display section
402e Redisplay section
402f Selection information storage unit
402g Voice guidance output unit 406 Storage unit
406a Map database
406b Point display information file
406c Selection information file
406d Voice guidance database 408 Input / output control interface section 412 Position acquisition section 414 Display section 416 Input section 418 Voice output section 500 Position transmitter

Claims (19)

A map data storage means for storing map data including road network data even without low,
A point display information storage means for storing point display information guide point on the map data,
The traveling path of the user of the end terminal apparatus, identified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, from the point display information stored the guide point in the point display information storage means, the Display guide data generating means for extracting the point display information of the guide points existing on the identified travel route and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points; ,
A guidance display means for a part contained in the generated the display guidance data or the display screen displaying the point display information of all the above guide point appears in Table radical 113 by the display guidance data generation means,
If any of the above guide point of the display guidance in the data of the display screen displayed on the display section is selected via the input section by the guide display means, the point display of the selected said guide point Change display means for displaying on the display unit the display screen displayed by changing the display of information to be hidden;
A route display system comprising: The route display system according to claim 1,
The above route is
The route from your current location to your destination,
The route from the starting point to the above destination, or
The road where the current location is,
A route display system including at least one of the above. The route display system according to claim 1 or 2,
When the display unit displays the display screen displaying the point display information of a part of the guide points included in the display guide data generated by the display guide data generation unit by the guide display unit,
The change display means is
When an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data displayed on the display unit by the guide display unit is selected via the input unit, the point display information of the selected guide point is displayed. The display unit displays a display screen that displays the point display information of the next guide point that is not displayed on the display screen included in the display guide data and is hidden. , Route display system. In the route display system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
If the guide point that is displayed changed as the display is hidden is selected again via the input section by the upper Symbol changing display means, or, the current position of the terminal device, by the changing display means Redisplay means for displaying on the display unit the display screen on which the point display information of the guide point is displayed again when the display point is at a predetermined position from the guide point displayed so as to be hidden.
A route display system, further comprising: In the route display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Selection information storage means for storing selection information about the guide point selected via the input unit;
If any of the above guiding point in the display guidance data displayed on the display section is selected via the input unit by the display guide means, said selecting said selection information about the selected said guide point Selection information storage means for storing in the information storage means ;
Further characterized in that example Bei a route display system. The route display system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The change display means is
When the guide point is selected via the input unit, it is determined whether or not the display of the selected guide point may be hidden based on a predetermined condition, and the display may be hidden depending on the result of the determination And displaying the display screen with the display changed on the display unit. In the route display system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The guidance display means is
At least a line segment indicating the travel route, an icon indicating the point display information of the predetermined number of the guide points based on the display guidance data, and a line segment connecting the line segment indicating the travel route and the icon A route display system, wherein the displayed display screen is displayed on the display unit. The route display system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The display guidance data further includes
Including number data associated with the guidance point included in the display guidance data,
The guidance display means further includes:
The route display system, wherein the display unit displays the display screen in which the number data is displayed in association with the guide point. The route display system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
On Symbol display guide data further,
Including voice guidance data associated with the guidance point ,
If the current position of the upper SL terminal is in the predetermined position from the guide point, and, when the display screen displaying the point display information of the guide point is displayed on the display unit, the guide point corresponding to the voice guidance data, by outputting via the voice output unit, voice guidance output means for performing a voice guidance to,
A route display system, further comprising: A terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit, connected to the navigation server so as to be communicable,
The control unit
Data receiving means for receiving display guidance data, which is a list of point display information of guidance points existing on the travel route of the user of the terminal device, transmitted from the navigation server;
Guidance display means for displaying on the display section a display screen displaying the point display information of a part or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data received by the data receiving means;
When an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit by the guide display means is selected via the input unit, the point display of the selected guide point is displayed. A change display means for displaying on the display unit a display screen displayed by changing the information display so as to be hidden;
A terminal device comprising: A navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit,
The storage unit
Map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data;
Point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data;
With
The control unit
The travel route of the user of the terminal device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and from the point display information of the guide points stored in the point display information storage means, Display guide data generating means for extracting the point display information of the guide points existing on the identified travel route and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points; ,
Guidance display screen generation means for generating a display screen displaying the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation means;
Guidance display control means for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated by the guidance display screen generating means to the terminal device;
If any of the guide points in the display guidance data on the display screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by the guide display control means is selected via the input unit of the terminal device, the selection A changed display screen generating means for generating the display screen changed so that the display of the point display information of the guide point is hidden,
Change display control means for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated by the change display screen generating means to the terminal device;
A navigation server comprising: A route display device comprising at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit,
The storage unit
Map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data;
Point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data;
With
The control unit
The travel route of the user of the route display device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage unit, and from the point display information of the guide point stored in the point display information storage unit, Display guide data generating means for extracting the point display information of the guide points existing on the specified travel route and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points When,
Guidance display means for displaying on the display unit a display screen displaying the point display information of a part or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation means;
When an arbitrary guide point in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit by the guide display means is selected via the input unit, the point display of the selected guide point is displayed. Change display means for displaying on the display unit the display screen displayed by changing the display of information to be hidden;
A route display device comprising: A route display method executed in route display system,
The route display system
Map data storage means for storing map data including road network data, point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points, display guide data generation means, guidance display means, change display means,
With
The display guidance data generation means identifies the travel route of the user of the terminal device using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and the guide guidance data stored in the point display information storage means The point display information of the guidance point existing on the specified travel route is extracted from the point display information, and display guidance data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide point is generated. A display guide data generation step to be performed;
The guide display means, the guide to be displayed in Table radical 113 display screen displaying the point display information for some or all of the guiding point included in the display guidance data generated by the display guidance data generation step A display step;
The changing display means, if any of the guide point of the display guidance in the data of the guidance display the display screen displayed on the display unit at step is selected through the input unit, which is the selected A change display step for causing the display unit to display the display screen displayed by changing the display of the point display information of the guide point so as to be hidden;
A route display method comprising the steps of: A route display method executed in a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit, connected to a navigation server in a communicable manner,
Executed in the control unit,
A data receiving step for receiving display guidance data, which is a list of point display information of guidance points existing on the travel route of the user of the terminal device, transmitted from the navigation server;
A guidance display step for causing the display unit to display a display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data received in the data reception step;
When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit in the guide display step is selected via the input unit, the point of the selected guide point A change display step for causing the display unit to display the display screen displayed by changing the display information so as to be hidden;
A route display method comprising the steps of: A route display method executed in a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit,
The storage unit
Map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data;
Point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data;
With
Executed in the control unit,
The travel route of the user of the terminal device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and from the point display information of the guide points stored in the point display information storage means, A display guidance data generation step of extracting the point display information of the guidance point existing on the identified travel route and generating display guidance data which is a list of the point display information of the extracted guidance point; ,
A guide display screen generating step for generating a display screen displaying the display guide data generated in the display guide data generating step;
A guide display control step for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated in the guide display screen generating step to the terminal device;
When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device in the guide display control step is selected via the input unit of the terminal device, A change display screen generation step for generating the display screen changed so as to hide the display of the point display information of the selected guide point;
A change display control step for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated in the change display screen generating step to the terminal device;
A route display method comprising the steps of: A route display method executed in a route display device including at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit,
The storage unit
Map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data;
Point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data;
With
Executed in the control unit,
The travel route of the user of the route display device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage unit, and from the point display information of the guide point stored in the point display information storage unit, A display guide data generation step of extracting the point display information of the guide points existing on the specified travel route and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points When,
A guidance display step for causing the display section to display a display screen displaying the point display information of a part or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data generated in the display guidance data generation step;
When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit in the guide display step is selected via the input unit, the point of the selected guide point A change display step for causing the display unit to display the display screen displayed by changing the display information so as to be hidden;
A route display method comprising the steps of: A program for causing a terminal device including at least a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit to be communicably connected to the navigation server.
In the control unit,
A data receiving step for receiving display guidance data, which is a list of point display information of guidance points existing on the travel route of the user of the terminal device, transmitted from the navigation server;
A guidance display step for causing the display unit to display a display screen displaying the point display information of some or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data received in the data reception step;
When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit in the guide display step is selected via the input unit, the point of the selected guide point A change display step for causing the display unit to display the display screen displayed by changing the display information so as to be hidden;
A program for running A program for causing a navigation server provided with at least a control unit and a storage unit to be communicably connected to a terminal device provided with at least a display unit, an input unit and a control unit,
The storage unit
Map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data;
Point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data;
With
In the control unit,
The travel route of the user of the terminal device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage means, and from the point display information of the guide points stored in the point display information storage means, A display guidance data generation step of extracting the point display information of the guidance point existing on the identified travel route and generating display guidance data which is a list of the point display information of the extracted guidance point; ,
A guide display screen generating step for generating a display screen displaying the display guide data generated in the display guide data generating step;
A guide display control step for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated in the guide display screen generating step to the terminal device;
When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device in the guide display control step is selected via the input unit of the terminal device, A change display screen generation step for generating the display screen changed so as to hide the display of the point display information of the selected guide point;
A change display control step for displaying the display screen on the display unit of the terminal device by transmitting the display screen generated in the change display screen generating step to the terminal device;
A program for running A program for causing a route display device including at least a display unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a storage unit to execute,
The storage unit
Map data storage means for storing map data including at least road network data;
Point display information storage means for storing point display information of guide points on the map data;
With
In the control unit,
The travel route of the user of the route display device is specified using the map data stored in the map data storage unit, and from the point display information of the guide point stored in the point display information storage unit, A display guide data generation step of extracting the point display information of the guide points existing on the specified travel route and generating display guide data that is a list of the point display information of the extracted guide points When,
A guidance display step for causing the display section to display a display screen displaying the point display information of a part or all of the guidance points included in the display guidance data generated in the display guidance data generation step;
When any of the guide points in the display guide data on the display screen displayed on the display unit in the guide display step is selected via the input unit, the point of the selected guide point A change display step for causing the display unit to display the display screen displayed by changing the display information so as to be hidden;
A program for running

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