JPH07287746A - Area name display system utilizing map - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display the name of an area by simple operation utilizing a map and to simplify the input of information annexed to an address by detecting the indication of a specific point on a displayed map, inputting the positional. information of the point and displaying the name of an area including the point based upon the inputted positional information. CONSTITUTION:A map information database 11 is divided in each section displayed on a menu list and constituted of map image information stored as image information and area data expressing the name of an area described in the map image as a character code. When one section is selected from the menu list and a map input method is selected, a processing part extracts the section from the database 11 and displays the extracted section on a display device 12. When a point in an area a-b-c-d-e-a (a to e are coordinate values) is indicated by an input indicating device, the name, e.g. town name data 'TOZAI-CHO 1-', of the area corresponding to ID in the database 11 is displayed in a data input area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data display method using a map, and more particularly to a method of displaying a name of a region to which a specific point on a map belongs by designating a specific point.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for inputting address data into a computer, a keyboard is used, a handwritten address is directly input, or a display screen for instructing one of a plurality of selection areas displayed on the display screen is displayed. There is an input method (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-46302).

[0003]

In the conventional address data input described above, it is necessary to input the address reading from the keyboard, input the address by kana-kanji conversion, and intervene the handwritten OCR. In addition, in the method of inputting via the display screen, it is not possible to geographically understand the area to be input, and it is easy to make an input error if there is an area with the same or similar name in the selected area of the area to be input There are drawbacks. Further, in the method introduced in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-46302, since the area name is written on the map or a graphic modeled on the map, it is necessary to modify the original map data display. There is a problem that it is not intuitive in the schematic diagram to input the address.

An object of the present invention is to display the name of an area by a simple operation using a map.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a means for displaying a map in which a designated area is divided into a plurality of areas and displayed, and a specific point on the displayed map is designated. Is detected and the position information of the point is input, and the area name display system using a map is provided with a unit that displays the name of the area to which the point belongs based on the input position information.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when a specific point on the map is designated, the area data can be searched from the position information of the point and the area to which the point belongs can be specified, so that the name of the area is displayed. It can be displayed in the address input area on the screen and used for address input data.

[0007]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the data structure of a map information database, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system of one embodiment of the present invention comprises a map information database 11, a display device 12, an input instruction device 13, a data input means 5, an input result file 14 and a processing section 15. , Processing unit 15
Is composed of a menu list means 1, a map search means 2, a map display means 3, a data input auxiliary means 4 and an input data storage means 6.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the data structure of the map information database 11 and the menu list displayed on the display device 12. Map information database 1
1 is divided into areas displayed in the menu list, and the map image information stored as image information or graphic information and the area name (town name) described on the map image are displayed in character codes. It is composed of the area data (town name data).

When one area is selected from the menu list and the "input by map" method is selected as the input method, the map search means 2 retrieves the map image information of this target area from the map information database 11, The display means 3 displays this on the display device 12. This map image information is expressed by being divided into a plurality of areas. For example, one area ab-c
-D-e-a (a, b, c, d, e are coordinate values respectively)
When the area ID (Koto A) is attached to the area surrounded by and the point in the area indicated by this (Koto A) is indicated by the input instruction device 13, it corresponds to the ID (Koto A) in the same map information database. The name of the area to be displayed, for example, the town name data "Tozai-cho 1-" is displayed in the data input area.

Next, the operation of the processing unit 15 of the system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the operator activates the menu list means 1 from the display device 12 (step (1)). Then, the menu screen 20 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display device 12 (step (2)). When at least one area is designated from the displayed area names using the input instruction device 13 through the data input means 5 (step (3)), a screen 21 as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

When the confirmation key section 21a is instructed by using the input instructing device 13, an input method selection screen 22 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device 12 (step (4)). As a method of inputting an address, it is possible to select input by a place name or input from a map. If you already know the town name, you may choose to enter the place name.

As shown in FIG. 7, the input selection unit 23a from the map is designated by using the input instruction device 13 (step (5)), and then the confirmation key portion 23b is input.
8 is used to activate the map retrieval means 2, retrieves the map image information of the area designated by the operator from the map information database 11, activates the map display means 3, and displays the screen as shown in FIG. 24 is displayed (step (6)).

Further, the operator uses the input instructing device 13 to designate at least one spot on the screen 24 as a data input target spot (step (7)). The data input assisting means 4 detects that this point has been designated, and obtains position information (coordinate values on the map) of that point. The data input assisting means 4 matches for each town whether the coordinate value of this point is included in each of the plurality of town areas registered as town name data as shown in FIG.
For example, when the selected area is “Koto-ku” and the specified point is within the range of the area ID “Koto A” surrounded by the points abcdea of the map image information. (Step (8)), the data input assisting means 4 refers to the town name data of the map information database 11 and refers to the area ID "Koto A".
The town name data "Tozai-cho 1-" corresponding to is displayed in the address input area. As a result, the screen 25 as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display device 12 (step (9)). The town name data corresponding to the designated data input target point is reflected in the address input area portion 25a.

After the operator confirms the displayed town name data (step (10)), the screen 2 shown in FIG.
6, the address information lacking portion (address, number, etc.) is additionally input to the address input area portion 25a by using the input instruction device 13 and the ten-key input portion 26b (step (1
1)). Data input is performed via the data input means 5.

Next, the operator operates the screen 27 shown in FIG.
The information associated with the specified address as follows (in this embodiment,
Land price data) is input to the address associated information input area 27a by using the input instruction device 13 and the ten-key input unit 27b (step (12)). Data input is performed via the data input means 5. The input address information and the information associated with the address are registered in the input result file 14 by the input data storage means 6 (step (13)).

Even if the above operation is completed, if there is information that has not been input in the displayed map, the process returns to step (6), and is repeatedly executed until the input is completed. Is continued until the input is completed (step (14)).

Next, if there is information that the other map has not been input, the process returns to step (1) and is repeatedly executed until the input is completed.
The process is continued until the information input for all the maps is completed (step (15)).

[0020]

As described above, the present invention can automatically display the name of the area to which the target point belongs from the map display screen. This makes it possible to simplify the input of address information and information associated with the address,
The data entry work can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data structure of a map information database and a relationship with a menu list.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing a display screen example (menu screen) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen (menu selection screen) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen (input method screen) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen (input method selection screen) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen (map image display screen) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

9 is a diagram showing a display screen example (address information input screen 1) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

10 is a diagram showing a display screen example (address information input screen 2) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

11 is a diagram showing a display screen example (address accompanying information input screen) of the display device in the system configuration shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Menu list means 2 ... Map search means 3 ... Map display means 4 ... Data input assistance means 11 ... Map information database 12 ... Display device 13 ... Input instruction device 24・ ・ ・ Map image display screen 25a ・ ・ ・ Address input area

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A means for displaying a map in which a designated area is divided into a plurality of areas and a position of the specified point on the displayed map is detected. An area name display system using a map, comprising means for inputting information and means for displaying a name of an area to which the point belongs based on the input position information.