JPH0261187B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a method for receiving directions from a current location where a telephone call is being made to a destination location (equipped with a telephone) using a telephone. The present invention relates to a route guidance service system.

[Prior art] Conventionally, when directions to a destination location (for example, a certain company B) are not available, the following methods have been used: (i) look up the directions on a map etc. and write them down in advance, or (ii) call company B. This had the disadvantage that it was time-consuming, as it required methods such as calling and asking for directions. In particular, when going to a completely unfamiliar place for the first time, if you get lost on the way, you may not know exactly where you are. The disadvantage was that it was not possible to accurately explain the current location.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Therefore, in the present invention, when going to a geographically unfamiliar place, you can easily find the route to the place without much effort, and even if you get lost and do not know your current location. The problem to be solved is to make it easily accessible. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a route guidance service system using a telephone that enables the above-mentioned operations.

[Means and actions for solving problems]

In the present invention, the current location of an inquirer who is inquiring for directions by telephone is determined from the telephone number of the telephone from which the inquirer made the call, and the destination location is determined from the telephone number of the telephone installed in the house, office, etc. at the destination location. The most important thing is to use a telephone number database to find the address where the telephone is installed, and then use a map database to obtain map information between the current location and the destination location and provide directions to the inquirer. Features.

〔Example〕

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

The figure is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a telephone, 2 is a display device, 3 is a telephone, 4 is a public communication network, 5 is a register circuit, and 6 is a telephone.
1 is a control device, 7 is a database, 8 is an automatic guide device, 9 is a reception control device, 10 is an input section, 11 is a display section, 12 is a database, and 13 is a manual guide device.

The display device 2 consists of a CRT or FAX, etc., and the automatic guide device 8 or the manual guide device 1
It has the function of displaying the guide map transmitted from 3. The automatic guidance device 8 is composed of a register circuit 5, a control device 6, and a database 7. The register circuit 5 automatically answers an incoming call from the telephone 1, and the inquirer A inputs the information from the telephone 1 via the public communication network 4. It has the function of receiving a PB (push button dial) signal, or the function of voice recognition and reception of the numbers spoken by the inquirer A.

The databases 7 and 12 store information indicating the correspondence between telephone numbers, addresses where telephones with the telephone numbers are installed, subscriber names of the telephones, and map information including the area of the addresses. . The control device 6 searches the database based on the telephone number DN _A of the telephone 1 at the current location and the telephone number DN _B of the telephone 3 at the destination location received by the register circuit 5 and selects both telephone numbers corresponding to the two telephone numbers. It has a function of determining an address and outputting a guide map showing the positions of both addresses to the display device 2 on the telephone 1 side.

On the other hand, the manual guide device 13 includes the reception control device 9,
Consisting of an input section 10, a display section 11, and a database 12, the reception control device 9 has the function of responding to an incoming call from the telephone 1 via the public communication network 4 by operator operation, and the function of responding to an incoming call from the telephone 1 via the public communication network 4, and the function of responding to an input by the operator from the input section 10. Search the database 12 based on the telephone number DN _A of the telephone 1 at the current location and the telephone number DN _B of the telephone 3 at the destination location provided by the inquirer A to find the address corresponding to both telephone numbers, It has a function of outputting a guide map showing the location of the address to the display unit 11 or the display device 2.

Note that the automatic guide device 8 and the manual guide device 1
3 is the same even if only one of the devices is installed or a plurality of devices are installed. Further, the databases 7 and 12 are the same even if they are shared by the automatic guide device 8 and the manual guide device 13, or by a plurality of devices. Further, the same applies whether the telephone 1 or the telephone 3 is a general telephone or a public telephone.

Because of this structure, inquirer A
From the telephone number DN _A of telephone 1 that made the call, and the telephone number DN _B of telephone 3 of destination company B, etc., the current location and destination location of inquirer A can be accurately displayed on the map. .

As a result, it is possible to accurately and easily know the route from the current location to the destination location using the telephone.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately display the current location and the destination location on the map based on the telephone number of the inquirer's current location and the telephone number of the destination location. This has the advantage that the inquirer can be guided accurately and easily on the route from the location to the destination location.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols, 1...Telephone, 2...Display device,
3... Telephone, 4... Public communication network, 5... Register circuit, 6... Control device, 7... Database,
8... Automatic guide device, 9... Reception control device, 10
...Input section, 11...Display section, 12...Database, 13...Manual guide device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A database storing location information of each subscriber telephone connected to a communication network and map information between the locations of each telephone, a register circuit having an automatic response function and a signal receiving function, and a control device. an automatic guide device consisting of and connected to the communication network,
When the automatic guidance device receives a call from a certain first subscriber telephone connected to the communication network, the register circuit automatically answers the call and records the subscriber number and purpose entered from the first telephone. The control device receives the subscriber number of the second subscriber telephone located at the location, and searches the database based on the received first and second subscriber numbers to determine the location of both the telephones. The method is characterized in that the location and the map information therebetween are known, the information is sent to the first subscriber telephone via a communication network, and the information is displayed on a display device attached to the telephone. Guidance service method. 2.Includes a database that stores location information of each subscriber telephone connected to the communication network and map information between the locations of each telephone, as well as an input section for inputting telephone numbers, a display section for displaying map information, and reception control. A manual guide device comprising a device is connected to the communication network, and a first
When the manual guidance device receives a call from a subscriber's telephone, the operator responds to the incoming call and sends the subscriber's number entered from the first telephone and a second subscriber's telephone located at the destination location. The reception control device searches the database based on the received first and second subscriber numbers to obtain the locations of the two telephones and map information therebetween. information is displayed on the display section, and the operator guides the operator to the first subscriber telephone according to the displayed map information from the first subscriber telephone position to the second subscriber telephone position. This is a route guidance service method that is characterized by the following: