JPH0511695A - Map transmission system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily obtain an outline map between two specified points by providing an image data generating means which holds only information on passing point positions as map information between the respective positions and generates an outline map image by using data. CONSTITUTION:A center is called, service is started, and a user inquires a point to be obtained through an audio response device 4. In this case, the user specifies codes in a code book with push buttons to specify the start point and end point. At the center, a push-button tone recognition device 5 recognizes the specified points, retrieves the start point and end point in a map data base 3, and retrieves a route. Then, a map is generated by using data on the retrieved points and data on the course and sent from the FAX 6 for reception to the user-side FAX 8 by utilizing a public telephone line 7. Consequently, the outline map connecting the two specified points can easily be obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a map transmission system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a map transmission system of this type, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-92561, the current position of the person who is inquiring about directions by telephone is the telephone number of the telephone that originated the call. Similarly, there is already a system that obtains location information from a database, using the destination location as the telephone number of a telephone installed there, and retrieves map information between the current location and destination location from the database to provide route guidance. Has been invented.

[0003]

However, in the above-described route guidance service, the map data is displayed on the display device as it is, so that the user or operator needs to confirm the route and select the route, which is difficult to use. There was a drawback.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of easily extracting a schematic diagram of a route connecting points designated by a user. I am trying.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a map transmission system of the present invention comprises a map database,
It comprises a starting point designating means, an ending point designating means, a route searching means, and an image data creating means.

[0006] The map database is composed of data for identifying a position, a database that stores the position information thereof, and a database that stores the map information between the positions. In particular, the map information between the positions is only the information of the passage point position. Is held in.

The starting point designating means is for designating a starting point.

The end point designating means is for designating a point as an end point.

The route search means is for searching a route connecting between designated points.

The image data creating means is for creating a schematic image from the route indicated by the data of the passage point position.

[0011]

According to the map transmission system of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the route within the range designated by the starting point designating means and the ending point designating means is searched from the map database by the route searching means, and the schematic image is created by the image data creating means. create.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram when applied to an information service using FAX as an embodiment of the map transmission system according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is a CPU of the map transmission system, 2 is an external storage device, 3 is a map database, 4 is a voice response device for guiding information service procedures by voice, and 5 is designated by a push tone from the user FAX. Push-tone recognition device for recognizing the received data, 6 is a reception FA on the center side
X and 7 are public telephone lines, and 8 is a FAX on the user side.

The map database 3 stores data for specifying a position, coordinates from the reference position and route information between each position, and a code is assigned to each point as data for specifying the position. Has been allocated.
The point code is assumed to be already held by the user as a codebook. The route data between each point is represented by information on the position of the passing point.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart of a processing method when the present invention is implemented. The procedure of the embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart.

A telephone is connected to the center and the service is started. In steps S9 to S10, the user inquires the desired point by the voice response device 4. Therefore, the user designates the start point and the end point by designating the code of the code book with the push button. In the center, S11
Then, the designated point is recognized by the push tone recognition device 5 and the starting point and the ending point are searched from the map database 3. In S12, the route is searched. And S13
Then, a map is created from the searched point data and route data, and in step S14, the reception FAX 6 sends the map to the user side FAX 8 using the public line 7.

[0017]

As is clear from the above description, the map transmission system of the present invention makes it possible to easily obtain a schematic map connecting two designated points.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to a claim of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 External Storage Device 3 Map Database 4 Voice Response Device 5 Pushtone Recognition Device 6 Center Reception FAX 7 Public Telephone Line 8 User FAX

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Katsumi Iida 15-1 Naesehiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City Brother Industries Ltd. (72) Inventor Ichiyo Takeuchi 15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City Brother Industries Incorporated (72) Inventor Michiyo Amano 15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City Brother Industries Ltd.

Claims (1)

What is claimed is: 1. A map database comprising a database storing data for specifying a position and position information thereof, and a database storing map information between positions, and a starting point is designated. Starting point specifying means for
In a map transmission system equipped with an end point designating means for designating an end point and a route searching means for searching a route connecting between the designated points, the map information between each position holds only the information of the passing point position. A map transmission system comprising image data creating means for creating a schematic image from the data.