JPH07306869A - Device and method for map display - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the usability by displaying address information on a map. CONSTITUTION:The map display device, which displays the map on the basis of map information, is equipped with an address information storage means 11 which stores the address information, a corresponding information storage means 17 where the address information stored in the address information storage means and the map information are stored corresponding to each other, and point display means 3, 5, and 7 which displays the map according to the map information corresponding to specified address information on the basis of the correspondence relation in the corresponding information storage means when the address information in the address information storage means is specified and displays the point corresponding to the address information specified in this map.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a map display device and a map display method for displaying a map, and particularly by displaying address information, memo information and main facility information in the map,
The present invention relates to a map display device and a map display method that can improve usability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of business information industry, an address book indicating the person in charge of a business partner, memo information indicating a simple comment, main facility information indicating a city hall, a museum, etc. are electrically registered and registered. A portable electronic notebook that can be displayed is used.

On the other hand, with the progress of the technology related to this kind of electronic notebook, a portable map display device for displaying an index map for index and a detailed map on the screen has been developed. Such an electronic notebook or map display device has a basic function equivalent to that of a paper notebook or a map, in which a desired address is searched from an address book of the electronic notebook, and a map is searched based on the search result. It is designed to be smaller and lighter, and is widely used especially for business people working outside.

[0004]

However, in the above map display device and the like, the address book and the map are completely independent systems, and as described above, when confirming the position of the address on the map, It is necessary to once search the address book, select a desired address, and search the address on the map, but this kind of work is very complicated.

For example, when searching for a certain company, when one company has a plurality of offices, when the companies are scattered in a plurality of buildings, and when one company is acquainted with a plurality of people When the address book and the map position do not have a one-to-one correspondence, such as in the case above, it is necessary to search for the address on the map while recalling the correspondence relationship between them.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a map display device and a map display method which can improve usability by displaying address information in a map. Another object of the present invention is to provide a map display device that can further improve usability by displaying memo information and main facility information in a map.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a map display device for displaying a map based on map information, an address information storage unit storing address information and an address information storage unit are provided. Corresponding information storage means for storing the stored address information and the map information in correspondence with each other, and when certain address information in the address information storage means is designated, based on the correspondence relationship in the correspondence information storage means And a point display means for displaying the map according to the map information corresponding to the specified address information and displaying the point corresponding to the specified address information in the map. .

The invention according to claim 2 is, in a map display device for displaying a map based on map information, memo information storage means in which memo information is stored, and memo stored in the memo information storage means. When a correspondence information storage unit that stores information and the map information in association with each other and a certain memo information in the memo information storage unit is designated, the designation is performed based on the correspondence relation in the correspondence information storage unit. The map display device is provided with a point display means for displaying a map according to the map information corresponding to the specified memo information and displaying a point corresponding to the specified memo information in the map.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is a map display device for displaying a map based on map information,
Main facility information storage means for storing main facility information, correspondence information storage means for storing the main facility information stored in the main facility information storage means and the map information in association with each other, and the main facility information storage When certain main facility information in the means is designated, based on the correspondence relationship in the correspondence information storage means, a map is displayed according to the map information corresponding to the designated main facility information, and within this map It is a map display device including a spot display unit that displays a spot corresponding to the designated main facility information.

In the memo information storage means, memo information may be classified and stored for each category. Also,
A landmark storage unit may be provided in which the landmarks displayed by the spot display unit and indicating the spots are stored for each category of the memo information.

Further, a keyword storage means for storing a keyword for each category, and a comment storage means for storing a comment for each keyword in the keyword storage means when memo information is stored in the memo information storage section. When a combination of a keyword and a comment is designated, a memo information search unit that searches the memo information corresponding to the designated combination by referring to the comment storage unit, and a search result by the memo information search unit May be provided in the map.

In the invention according to claim 7, a map is displayed based on the map information, and the address position stored in the address storage unit is registered in association with the map information, and the map is displayed in the map. A displayable map display method, wherein the registration process includes a step of designating an address position in the displayed map, and a step of inputting a part of a name corresponding to the address position. A map display method including a step of searching the address storage unit based on a part of the name and displaying the search result as a list, and a step of selecting a name from the list.

Further, in the invention according to claim 8, the map is displayed based on the map information, and the address position stored in the address storage unit is registered in association with the map information to perform a registration process in the map. A map display method that can be displayed, wherein as the registration processing, among the address positions in the address storage unit,
The step of designating a certain address position, the step of inputting a part of the name corresponding to this address position, the address storage unit is searched based on this part of the name, and the search result is made into a list. The step of displaying, the step of selecting a name from this list, the step of referring to the address book storage unit based on the selected name, and reading the address position corresponding to the name, and the step of reading the address position. And a step of displaying a map on the basis of map information to which the address position belongs, and a step of designating a certain address position in the displayed map.

[0014]

Therefore, according to the invention corresponding to claim 1, by taking the above means, the address information storage means in which the address information is stored, and the address information and the map information stored in the address information storage means are stored. Is provided correspondingly, and when the point display means designates certain address information in the address information storage means, the designated location information is designated based on the correspondence relation in the correspondence information storage means. The map is processed according to the map information corresponding to the address information, and the point corresponding to the designated address information is displayed in this map, so that a complicated manual search operation is omitted and the usability is improved. You can

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the memo information storage means for storing memo information, and the correspondence information storage for storing memo information and map information stored in the memo information storage means in association with each other. Means is provided, and when the point display means specifies a certain memo information in the memo information storage means, a map is displayed according to the map information corresponding to the specified memo information based on the correspondence relation in the correspondence information storage means. Since the display processing is performed and the point corresponding to the specified memo information is displayed in this map, a complicated manual search operation is omitted and the usability is improved as in the case of the operation corresponding to claim 1. be able to.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the main facility information storage means storing the main facility information, and the main facility information and the map information stored in the main facility information storage means are stored in association with each other. Corresponding information storage means
When certain main facility information in the main facility information storage means is designated, the point display means displays a map according to the map information corresponding to the designated main facility information based on the correspondence relationship in the correspondence information storage means. Since the point is processed and the point corresponding to the designated main facility information is displayed in this map, a complicated manual search operation is omitted and the usability is improved as in the case of the operation corresponding to claim 1. be able to.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, since the memo information is classified and stored in the memo information storage means corresponding to claim 2 in each category, the memo corresponds to the operation according to claim 2. It is possible to facilitate information retrieval.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 is provided with a landmark storage means for storing the landmarks displayed by the spot display means according to claim 2 and showing the spots for each category of the memo information. Therefore, in addition to the effect corresponding to claim 2, by displaying the category as a landmark, it becomes easy to grasp the position on the map, and it is suitable for grasping the positional relationship in each category while displaying a plurality of categories. It is possible to improve the sex.

The invention according to claim 6 is different from the invention according to claim 4 or claim 5 in that the memo information is stored in a keyword storage means and a memo information storage section in which a keyword is stored for each category. When a combination of a keyword and a comment is designated, the memo information retrieval means refers to the comment storage means to specify a comment for each keyword in the keyword storage means. The memo result corresponding to the combination is searched, and the search result display means displays the search result by the memo information search means in the map. Therefore, in addition to the action corresponding to claim 4 or claim 5, By searching by keyword, the field is limited by category, and the keyword search is performed within the limited field, so the search accuracy is ensured. Door can be.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7, the registration processing when registering the address position stored in the address storage unit in association with the map information is performed by designating a certain address position in the displayed map. Process, a part of the name corresponding to this address position is input, a process of searching the address storage part based on this part of the name and displaying the search result as a list. Since a name is selected, the process of selecting a name from the name is included, so by creating a list from the name, it is possible to save the trouble of manually searching the address book and efficiently associate the map position with the address book. .

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, the registration processing for registering the address position stored in the address book storage unit in association with the map information is performed by registering a certain address among the address positions in the address storage unit. The step of specifying the position, the step of inputting a part of the name corresponding to this address position, the step of searching the address storage section based on this part of the name, and displaying the search result as a list And a step of selecting a name from this list, a step of referring to the address book storage unit based on the selected name to read an address position corresponding to the name, and a step of reading the read address position. Since it includes the step of displaying the map based on the map information to which it belongs, and the step of designating a certain address position in the displayed map,
In addition to the effect corresponding to claim 7, a desired point can be designated from the map changed and displayed after the name is input, so that it is not necessary to search for a corresponding detailed map in advance, and continuous registration can be easily executed.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the map display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This map display device includes a database unit 1, an input processing unit 2, a search processing unit 3, a registration unit 4, a display processing unit 5, a list creation unit 6, a display unit 7, and a scroll control unit 8 in a portable device main body (not shown). Is equipped with.

Here, the database unit 1 stores the map information storage unit 11 in which the whole map information indicating the whole map for indexing and a plurality of detailed map information indicating the details of the whole map are stored, the company, and Address book storage unit 12 that stores the name, affiliation, postal code, address, telephone number, and fax number of an individual, and business information storage unit (main facility information storage unit) that stores business point names and their contents 13, a category list storage unit 14 that stores a plurality of different categories and keywords and landmarks corresponding to each category, and a landmark list storage unit 15 that stores a plurality of different landmarks (symbol marks) And the memo information indicating the category, the keyword corresponding to this category, and the comment corresponding to this keyword. A memo information storage unit 16 that is, the detailed map and these address book storage unit 1 in the map information storage unit 11
2. Business information storage unit 13 and memo information storage unit 16
And a combined information table (corresponding information storage means) 17 for storing combined information for combining the information in the above.

As shown in FIG. 2, the combined information table 17 includes map coordinates that specify a position on the detailed map in the map information storage unit 11 and names and addresses that specify information in the address book storage unit 12. , Combined information such that a business point name that identifies information in the business information storage unit 13, a keyword that identifies information in the memo information storage unit 14, the first two characters of a comment and a category, and a landmark correspond to each other. Is registered as. The information in the business information storage unit 13 is any information necessary for business, such as a company, a bank, a showroom, a factory, a building, etc., and also a hotel, shopping, amusement, public institution, wedding hall, etc. This is the information required in. In addition, necessary information, for example, in case of amusement, facility name, address, telephone number, opening hours, holidays, entrance fees, transportation, scale of parking lot, main events, etc.

The input processing unit 2 creates a display command, a search command, a list creation command, a registration command, a scroll command, or the like as an input command based on the operation of the wearer, and the created input command corresponds to its contents. The search processing section 3, the list creation section 6, the registration section, the display processing section 5, or the scroll control section 8 is provided. Here, the input processing unit 2 has a touch panel provided on the screen of the display unit 7, and creates an input command based on the display content of the screen and the coordinate position touch-operated on this screen. .

The search processing unit 3 has a function of searching the combined information table 17 in the database unit 1 based on the content of the input command received from the input processing unit 2 and sending the search result to the display processing unit 5.

The display processing unit 5 includes a search processing unit 3, an input processing unit 2, a list creation unit 6, a registration unit 4 or a scroll control unit 8.
It has a function of controlling the display unit 7 by executing display processing under control of the display unit 7.

The display section 7 has the function of displaying icons, map information, window screens, etc. under the control of the display processing section 5, and a liquid crystal panel is used here. Also,
Based on the list creation command received from the input processing unit 2, the list creation unit 6 refers to the display processing unit 5 and the database unit 1 to display a list of business points, address book or memo information in the map currently being displayed. It has a function of displaying on the display unit 7 through the processing unit 5.

The registration unit 4 selects one of the address list storage unit 12, the business information storage unit 13, the memo information storage unit 16 and the combined information table 17 of the database unit 1 based on the registration command received from the input processing unit 2. It has a function to register contents.

The scroll controller 8 has a function of controlling the display processor 5 so as to scroll the currently displayed screen based on a scroll command received from the input processor 2. Further, the display processing unit 5 has a function of controlling the display unit 7 so as to scroll the display screen according to an input command received from the scroll control unit 8.

Next, the operation of the map display device configured as described above will be described. In addition, the following operation explanation is (1) initial state, (2) registration of address book on map,
(3) Detailed map search, (4) Memo point registration, (5)
The process is performed in the order of searching for a memo spot, (6) displaying a landmark, (7) displaying a point list, and (8) category registration. (1) Initial state It is assumed that the power supply (not shown) is turned on by the operation of the wearer. The display processing unit 5 reads the whole map information from the map information storage unit 11 in the database unit 1 and executes the whole map display process, and the display unit 7 follows this display process, for example, as shown in FIG. LCD display of the whole map. In FIG. 3, a curved line 21 indicates a railroad line such as a Yamanote line and a Chuo line, and a plurality of frames 22 indicate boundaries of each detailed map.

Here, when a certain point P1 is touch-operated by the wearer with a pen tip or the like, the input processing unit 2 sends a display command of a detailed map to which the point P1 belongs to the search processing unit 3.

When the search processor 3 receives this display command,
The map information storage unit 11 of the database unit 1 is searched based on the display command, and the detailed map information indicated by the display command is given to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the display process of the detailed map based on the detailed map information, and the display unit 7 displays the detailed map as shown in FIG. 4, instead of displaying the entire map. Although this detailed map is shown in a simplified manner for the sake of simplicity, it is actually displayed in detail including place names and the like. The detailed map being displayed is a part of the detailed map given to the display processing unit 5, and can be scrolled.

For example, in the input processing unit 2, when one of the peripheral portions 23a to 23h of the screen is touch-operated by the wearer, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. Then, a scroll command for scrolling the screen is sent to the scroll controller 8. The scroll control unit 8 controls the display processing unit 5 in accordance with this scroll command to scroll the screen. When the end portion of the detailed map is touch-operated, the search processing unit 3 searches the map information storage unit 11 and sends detailed map information indicating the detailed map adjacent to the detailed map to the display processing unit 5. This allows
The screen scrolls across the boundaries of the detailed map.

At the bottom of this screen, a map button 31, a registration button 32, a search button 33, and a memo button 3 are displayed.
4 and a special button 35 are displayed. The map button 31 is for displaying an index map, and the registration button 32 is for registering a spot. The search button 33 is for searching and displaying a detailed map, and the memo button 34 is for recording memo information together with spot information. The special button 35 is for performing landmark display, point list display, and category display. The operation using these buttons in the apparatus of this embodiment will be described below. (2) Registering the address book on the map Here, first, description will be given using the first method of designating a point and then registering, and then searching the name to be registered from the address book storage unit 12. Then, the second method of designating and registering a point will be described. In addition, the device of this embodiment is
Both the second method and the second method can be used.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the first registration method. Now, in the input processing unit 2, FIG.
As shown in (a), the same point P on the screen
2 is touched twice (ST1) and registration button 3
When 2 is touch-operated (ST2), a registration command for starting the registration process for the point P2 designated by the touch operation in step ST1 is sent to the registration unit 4.

When the registration unit 4 receives this registration command, the registration unit 4 shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the name input window screen 41 is displayed on the display unit 7 via the display processing unit 5 (ST3).
On this name input window screen 41, as shown in FIG. 8C, a part of the name indicating the name or company name is pen-input by the pen input operation of the carrier (ST4).
At this time, the input processing unit 2 waits for the touch operation of the execute button 41a.

Here, in the input processing section 2, when a button is touch-operated by the wearer, it is judged whether or not the type of the touch-operated button is the execute button 41a (ST5), and the execute button 41a. If it is not the cancel button 41b, the registration process of the name and the spot is canceled (ST6), and the process is ended. When the determination in step ST5 indicates the touch operation of the execute button 41a, the name entered by the pen in step ST4. A list creation command for creating and displaying a list for the list is sent to the list creation unit 6.

Upon receiving this list creation command, the list creation unit 6 searches the names of all the items in the address book storage unit 12 of the database unit 1 for a prefix match based on the character string pen-input in step ST4 ( (ST7), it is determined whether or not there is a candidate for the corresponding name (ST8), and when there is a candidate for the name, a list is created for the names corresponding to the names entered by the pen among the names in the address book storage unit 12 ( S
T9), the display processing unit 5 is notified of the list. The display processing unit executes the window display processing of the list 42 as shown in FIG. 8D (ST10).

In the registration section 4, when a name or a company name is selected by touch operation from among the names displayed in the list 42 (ST11), this name and the map coordinates of the point designated in step ST1 are displayed. Is registered in the combined information table 17 (ST12), the registration completion display is executed (ST13), the display of the designated point P2 is erased, and the registration processing ends.

When it is determined in step ST8 that there is no corresponding candidate name, the display processing unit 5 displays the fact that there is no corresponding candidate (ST14).
A message is displayed asking whether to re-enter the name (ST1
5) As a result, when the name is input again, the name input window screen 41 is reset (ST16) and the process returns to step ST3. Also, the display processing unit 5 performs step ST15.
As a result, when the name is not re-input, the display of the name input window screen 41 and the designated point P2 is erased, and the registration process ends.

Next, as a second method, the address book storage unit 1
A method of searching for a name to be registered in 2 and then designating and registering a spot will be described. FIG. 9 is a flow chart for explaining the second registration operation. The substantially same parts as in FIG. 6 are given the suffix a and the detailed description thereof is omitted.
Here, only different parts will be described.

First, if the registration button 32 is touched without touching the displayed map (ST2a),
The name input window screen 41 is displayed (ST3
a). Then, the name is entered with the pen (ST4
a), when the execution button 41a is touched (ST5
a) As described above, the address book storage unit 12 is searched (ST7a), and the list 42 is created and displayed (ST).
9a, ST10a).

When a name is selected from the list 42 (ST11a), the search processing unit 3 causes the address list storage unit 1 to operate.
The address corresponding to the name selected in ST11a in 2 is searched, the search result is given to the display processing unit 5, and the display processing unit 5 changes the map currently displayed to the detailed map having the address point. Is displayed (ST21).

Thus, in the registration unit 4, when the desired point is designated on the changed detailed map by the operation of the carrier (ST22), the map coordinates and the name of the designated point are combined into the combined information table. Register in 17 (ST12a). Thereafter, the registration completion display is executed in the same manner as described above (ST13a).
The registration process ends.

As described above, in the second method, since the desired point is specified from the map changed and displayed after the name is input, it is not necessary to search for the corresponding detailed map in advance, and a plurality of map coordinates and names are used. This makes it easier to register groups of. (3) Search of detailed map FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a search operation of a detailed map including a point when the name or address of the point is designated.

Now, it is assumed that the wearer touches the search button 33 (ST31). The input processing unit 2 sends a search command to the search processing unit 3 based on the touch operation of the search button 33. Based on this search command, the search processing unit 3 sends a display command for displaying a search item selection window consisting of a name button and an address button to the display processing unit 5, and the display processing unit as shown in FIG. The display processing of the search item selection window 43 is executed (ST32).

Here, in the input processing unit 2, when a button is touched by the wearer in the search item selection window 43, it is determined whether or not the type of the touched button is the name button 43a. However, a display command is given to the display processing unit so as to display the address input window screen when the name button 43a is not displayed (ST33) (ST33).
34), the determination result of step ST33 is the name button 43.
When a is indicated, a display instruction for displaying the name input window screen 41 is given to the display processing unit 5.

The display processing section 5 displays the name input window screen 41 according to this display command (ST35).
Then, on the name input window screen 41, the name is pen-input by the operation of the carrier (ST36).

The input processing section 2 sends a list creation command to the list creation section 6 to create and display the list 42 for the names entered by the pen. List creation part 6
When this list creation command is received, the names of all the cases in the address book storage unit 12 of the database unit 1 are searched for a prefix match based on the character string input by the pen in step ST36 (ST37), and the corresponding name candidates are searched. Is checked (ST38), and when there is no name candidate, the display processing unit 5 is notified of a display command for displaying that there is no candidate, the search processing is terminated (ST39), and the determination in step ST38 determines that there is no name candidate. When indicating that there is, a list is created for each name in the address book storage unit 12 that corresponds to the name input by the pen (ST40), and the list is notified to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the display processing of this list 42 (ST41).

When the name or company name is selected by touch operation from the names displayed in the list 42 in the search processing section 3 (ST42), the name and its name are stored in the combined information table 17 according to this name. It is determined whether or not the map coordinates are registered (ST43), and when the map coordinates are not registered, the fact that the map coordinates are not registered is displayed through the display processing unit 5 (ST44), and the search process ends, but the map coordinates are not registered. When registered, detailed map information including the map coordinates is given to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the detailed map display processing based on the detailed map information (ST45).

As described above, the apparatus of this embodiment can retrieve and display the detailed map including the point corresponding to the name input by the pen. On the other hand, in step ST34, as shown in FIG.
When is displayed, on this address input window screen 44, as shown in FIG. 12 (g), the address is pen-input by the operation of the carrier (ST46).

The input processing unit sends a search command to the search processing unit 3 to search for the address entered by the pen. The search processing unit 3 searches the detailed map information in the map information storage unit 11 for a prefix match based on the character string of the address entered by the pen in step ST46 (ST47), and proceeds to step ST43. Thereafter, the detailed map is searched and the display process is executed in the same manner as described above. As described above, the apparatus according to the present embodiment can search and display the detailed map including the point corresponding to the pen-inputted address even when the address is pen-inputted. (4) Registration of Memo Point FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of registering memo information at a certain point.

Now, in the input processing section 2, the wearer
The same point on the detailed map screen is touched twice (ST5
1) and when the memo button 34 is touch-operated (ST
52), in step ST51, a registration command to start the memo information registration process for the point designated by the touch operation is sent to the registration unit 4.

Upon receiving this registration command, the registration unit 4 reads the category list from the category list storage unit 14 and
As shown in FIG. 14 (h), the category list 45 is displayed on the display unit 7 via the display processing unit 5 (ST53).

Here, in the input processing section 2, when any one of the categories in the category list 45 is selected by the touch operation of the wearer, a display command of the comment input screen for each keyword corresponding to this category is issued. It is sent to the display processing unit 5. Based on this display command, the display processing unit 5 searches the category list storage unit 14 for a keyword corresponding to the selected category, and based on the search result, FIG.
As shown in 4 (i), the comment input window screen 46 showing the comment input screen for each keyword is displayed (ST55). This comment input window screen 46
Then, as shown in FIG. 15 (j), the comment is pen-input by the pen input operation of the carrier.

Then, the input processing section 2 operates when the button on the window screen 46 is touched by the wearer.
It is determined whether or not the type of the touch-operated button is the execution button (ST56), and when the button is not the execution button but the cancel button, the process of registering the memo information at the designated point in step ST51 is canceled (ST57). )
When the process is completed and the determination in step ST56 indicates the touch operation of the execution button, a registration command of the memo information at the designated point in step ST51 is sent to the registration unit 4.

Based on this registration command, the registration unit 4 registers the map coordinates of the designated point and the memo information (keyword, the first two characters of the comment and the category) in the combined information table 17 (ST58), and also registers them. The display processing unit 5 is caused to execute the completion display of (ST59).

As described above, by designating the point and category on the detailed map, a comment can be recorded as memo information for each keyword corresponding to the category on the designated point. (5) Retrieval of Memo Point FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the retrieval operation of memo information registered at a certain point.

It is assumed that the wearer touches the memo button 34. The input processing unit 2 sends a search command to the search processing unit 3 according to the touch operation of the memo button 34 (ST61). The search processing unit 3 reads the category list from the category list storage unit 14 based on this search instruction and gives the category list to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the display processing of the category list 45 (ST
62).

Here, in the input processing unit 2, when any one of the categories in the category list 45 is selected by the touch operation of the carrier (ST63), the keyword and comment search input screen is displayed in a window. Is sent to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the display processing of the search input screen based on this display command (S
T64). Subsequently, on the search input screen, the keyword and the comment are pen-input by the operation of the carrier (ST
65).

The input processing unit 2 sends to the search processing unit 3 a search command to search for the keywords and comments entered by the pen. Upon receiving this search command, the search processing unit 3 searches for all keywords and comments in the memo information storage unit 16 of the database unit 1 based on the category selected in step ST63 and the character string pen-input in step ST65. At the same time (ST66), the presence or absence of the corresponding keyword and comment candidates is determined (ST66).
67), when the determination result indicates that there is no candidate, the display processing unit 5 is notified of a display command for displaying that there is no candidate, the process is terminated (ST68), and the determination in step ST67 indicates that there is a candidate. At the time of showing, of the memo information in the memo information storage unit 16, a list of names is created for those corresponding to the keywords and comments entered by the pen (ST6.
9) The display processing unit 5 is notified of the list. The display processing unit 5 executes the display processing of this list (ST70).

In the search processing section 3, when a name is selected by touch operation from among the names displayed in this list (ST71), the combined information table 17 is obtained according to this name.
The map coordinates of the name are searched from the inside, and the detailed map information including the map coordinates is given to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes a detailed map display process based on the detailed map information (ST72), a mark display process of a designated point corresponding to the map coordinates (ST73), and a window display process of the name. Is executed (ST74).

As described above, the apparatus of this embodiment can search for a point corresponding to the keyword and comment entered by the pen and display it together with the detailed map. After step ST74, when the wearer touches a button in the window screen, the input processing unit 2 determines whether the type of the touched button is an execution button (ST75). ), When the button is the cancel button instead of the execute button, the name display process in step ST74 is canceled (ST76), and the process ends, and step ST7
When the determination of 5 indicates the touch operation of the execution button, the display command of the memo information of the point is sent to the search processing unit 3.

In accordance with this display command, the retrieval processing unit 3 reads the memo information of the point from the memo information storage unit 16 and gives it to the display processing unit 5, and the display processing unit 5 executes the window display process of this memo information (ST77). ). Also, the memo information can be rewritten here. For example, the input processing unit 2 determines that one of the keywords on the screen is
When the touch operation is performed twice, a comment registration command for the keyword is sent to the registration unit 4. The registration unit 4 deletes the comment from the screen via the display processing unit 5 by the registration command, and thereafter, when the execution button is touched after the comment is newly input by the pen, the comment is displayed as memo information. The memo information is rewritten by registering it in the storage unit 16. Further, when the cancel button is touched by the wearer, the input processing unit 2 gives the display processing unit 5 a display instruction to return to the window display of the name at the point, thereby making the device of the present embodiment step ST74. Return to. (6) Display of Landmark FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the landmark display operation of a plurality of points selected from the categories of address book, business point and memo information, and FIG. 18 is a point where the landmark is displayed. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a reference operation of the information in FIG.

Now, assume that the special button 35 is touch-operated by the carrier. The input processing unit 2 uses this special button 3
According to the touch operation of 5, the display command of the function selection screen for selecting the three functions of the landmark display, the point list display, and the category registration is sent to the display processing unit (S
T81). The display processing unit, as shown in FIG.
Display processing of the function selection screen 47 is executed according to this display command (ST82).

Here, in the input processing section 2, when the "landmark display" on the function selection screen 47 is selected by the touch operation of the carrier (ST83), the categories of address book, business points and memo information are displayed. A display command for displaying the entry list indicating is sent to the list creation unit 6. The list creation unit 6 creates an entry list for the registered information in the combined information table 17 according to this display command, and the created result is displayed as the entry list 48 in the display processing unit 5 as shown in FIG. Is displayed via (ST84).

Then, in the entry list 48, the contents of the address book storage unit 12, the contents of the business information storage unit 13, and the memo are recorded by the page move operation by the list page move button 48a and the touch operation of the execute button 48b or the cancel button 48c. Some of the contents classified by the category in the information storage unit 16 are designated or de-designated as the landmark display contents, and the landmark display contents are fixed by two consecutive touch operations of the execution button (ST85. ).

Further, the input processing section 2 sends the display instruction of the landmark display contents to the search processing section 3. In the search processing unit 3, the combined information table 1 according to this display command.
7, the map coordinates of the point corresponding to the landmark display contents are searched, and the search result is given to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes step ST85 based on this search result.
A landmark display process for the contents selected in step S86 is executed (ST86).

As described above, the apparatus of this embodiment can display landmarks for desired contents in the categories of address book, business points and memo information. Next, in the input processing unit 2, when the landmark of a certain point is touch-operated by the operation of the wearer (ST87), the display processing command of the information of the point is sent to the search processing unit 3. The search processing unit 3 obtains the map coordinates of the point based on the display command and the current display content, searches the name of the point from the combined information table 17 according to the map coordinates, and displays the search result. Give to 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the window display process of the name of the point based on the search result (ST88).

Subsequently, the input processing section 2
When the button on the window screen is touch-operated, it is determined whether or not the type of the touch-operated button is the execution button (ST89). When the button is the cancel button instead of the execution button, the name display processing in step ST88. Cancel (ST90) to end the process, step ST
When the determination of 89 indicates the touch operation of the execution button, the display instruction of the information of the point is sent to the search processing unit 3.

In accordance with this display command, the search processing unit 3 reads the information of the point from the corresponding storage unit of the address book storage unit 12, the memo information storage unit 16 or the business information storage unit 13 and gives it to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the window display processing of this information (ST91). The information displayed in step ST91 is the name, company name, affiliation, zip code, address, telephone number, and fax number when the storage unit corresponding to the point is the address list storage unit 12, and memo information storage In the case of section 16, it is a keyword and a comment.

As described above, the apparatus of this embodiment can display the information of the designated point by designating the desired point in the landmark display. (7) Display of Point List FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining a list display of each information registered as address book information, business information or memo information on the entire map being displayed, and a search display operation of the point. .

Now, assume that the special button 35 is touch-operated by the carrier. The display processing unit 5, as described above,
Display processing of a function selection screen 47 for selecting three functions of landmark display, point list display, and category registration is executed (ST101).

Here, in the input processing section 2, when the "point list display" on the function selection screen 47 is selected by the touch operation of the wearer (ST102), a list creation command for creating a point list is issued. Is sent to the list creation unit 6. When the list creation unit 6 receives this list creation command, it reads the detailed map information currently displayed in the display processing unit 5 and searches the combined information table 17 for the name corresponding to the map coordinates included in this detailed map information. , The search result is sent to the display processing unit 5. Based on the search result, the display processing unit 5 lists the names of the respective information registered in the combined information table 17 in the map currently displayed and performs window display processing (ST103).

In the search processing unit 3, when a name is selected by touch operation from among the names displayed in this list (ST104), the combined information table 1 is created according to this name.
A map command of the name is searched from within 7, and a display command for scrolling the point corresponding to the map coordinate so as to be substantially the center is given to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 executes the scroll display process of the detailed map based on this display command (ST105), the mark display process of the designated point corresponding to the map coordinates (ST106), and the window display process of the name. Is executed (ST107).

As described above, in the range of the detailed map currently being displayed, the points registered in the combined information table 17 can be displayed as a list, and the points selected from this list can be displayed as marks and names. it can. Here, when the carry button touch-operates the execution button on the window screen (ST108), the information on the point is displayed as described above (ST109), and when the cancel button is touch-operated, the window screen opens. Erased (S
T110). (8) Category Registration FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining a category registration operation and a category deletion operation.

Now, assume that the special button 35 is touch-operated by the wearer. The display processing unit 5 executes the display processing of the function selection screen 47 as described above (ST11.
1). Here, in the input processing unit 2, when "category registration" is selected from the function selection screen 47 by the touch operation of the wearer (ST112), a display command of the category input window screen is sent to the display processing unit 5. To do. The display processing unit 5 executes the display processing of the category input window screen 49 in accordance with this display command, as shown in FIG. 22 (m) (ST113). This category input window screen 4
In 9, the category is pen-input by the pen input operation of the carrier (ST114).

Then, in the input processing section 2, when the wearer touches a button in the category input window screen, it is determined whether or not the type of the touched button is the execution button 49a ( In ST115), when the delete button 49b is used instead of the execute button 49a, a delete command for the category is sent to the registration unit 4, and when the execute button is used, the register command for the category is sent to the registration unit 4.
When the registration unit 4 receives a deletion command, the registration unit 4 registers the category corresponding to the category in the combination information table 17 and the registration of the category or the like in the category list storage unit 14 according to the deletion command. Delete (ST
116) The process ends.

On the other hand, when the registration unit 4 receives the registration command of the category, it sends a display command of the keyword item setting window for setting the keyword corresponding to the category to the display processing unit 5. The display processing unit 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the display process of the keyword item setting window screen 50 is executed based on this display command (ST1
17).

Here, in the input processing section 2, when the user touch-operates a button in the keyword item setting window screen 50, whether or not the type of the touch-operated button is the landmark setting button 50a. If the determination result does not indicate the landmark setting button 50a, the process proceeds to step ST121. If the determination result in step ST118 indicates the landmark setting button 50a, a landmark list display command is displayed. It is sent to the processing unit 5.

As shown in FIG. 23 (o), the display processing section 5 reads the landmark list information from the database section 1 according to this display command and executes the display processing of the landmark list window 51 (ST119). In the landmark list window 51, when an arbitrary landmark 51a of the displayed plural kinds of landmarks is selected by a touch operation of the wearer (ST120), FIG.
3 (p), this selected landmark 5
The display is canceled leaving 1a for registration.

Subsequently, on the keyword item setting window screen 50, the keyword corresponding to the category currently being registered is pen-input by the pen-entry operation of the wearer (ST1212), and then executed by the touch-operation of the wearer. The button 50b is touch-operated (ST12
2).

In the input processing section 2, the category entered by the pen on the category input window screen 49 and the keyword entered by the pen on the keyword item setting window screen 50 and the landmark list window 51 are selected by touching the execute button 50b. A registration command for registering the landmark 51a as a set is sent to the registration unit 4.

Based on this registration command, the registration unit 4 registers these categories, keywords and landmarks in the category list storage unit 14, and sends a display command of a message indicating registration completion to the display processing unit 5 for display processing. A registration completion message is displayed on the section 5 (ST123), and the category registration process ends.

As described above, the apparatus of this embodiment can register keywords and landmarks corresponding to categories. As described above, according to this embodiment, the map information storage unit 11, the address book storage unit 12, the business information storage unit 1
3, the database section 1 including the category list storage section 14, the landmark list storage section 15, the memo information storage section 16, and the combined information table 17 is provided.

As a result, as described in steps ST1 to ST16, when a part of the name is input after the desired point is designated by the wearer, the list creating section 6 changes the part of the name. Search the address storage section based on
The search result is displayed as a list, and when the name in the list is selected, the registration unit 4 registers this name and the map coordinates of the designated point in the combined information table. , It is possible to efficiently associate the map position with the address book by omitting the trouble of manually searching the address book.

Further, steps ST1a to ST1
As described in 22, when a part of the name is input by the carrier, the list creation unit 6 searches the address storage unit based on the part of the name and displays the search result as a list. Then, when the carrier selects a name in the list, a search of the search processing unit 3 displays the detailed map including the address corresponding to the name, and when a point in the detailed map is designated. Since the registration unit 4 registers the name and the map coordinates of the designated point in the combined information table, it is possible to specify the desired point from the map changed and displayed after the name is input, and thus it is necessary to search for the corresponding detailed map in advance. It is possible to easily carry out the continuous registration without the loss.

Further, steps ST31 to S
As described in T47, by the pen input operation of the wearer,
When the name or address is specified, the list creation unit 6 creates a corresponding list by the search processing unit 3 referring to the address book storage unit 12, and the name or address is specified by the touch operation of the carrier. Since the detailed map including the points corresponding to the designated name and the like is displayed by the search of the search processing unit 3, a complicated manual search operation can be omitted and usability can be improved.

In addition, steps ST51 to ST
As described in 59, when the registration unit 4 displays the category list, the user selects a category, and a comment is input for each keyword corresponding to the category, the category, the keyword, and the comment are combined in the combined information table. Since it is registered in 17, it is possible to facilitate the search of memo information.

Further, steps ST61 to S
As described in T77, when the category, the keyword, and the comment are input by the carrier, the search processing unit 3 performs a search to list the memo information corresponding to the input content,
When a name is selected from this list, the mark display of the point of the selected name is executed. Therefore, by limiting the field by category and performing a keyword search within the restricted field, the accuracy of the search can be improved. In addition to being able to secure the information, it is possible to omit the manual search operation of the map and the points on the map and further improve usability.

In addition, steps ST81 to ST
As described in 86, when a category of address information, business point information, and memo information is selected by the carrier, the search processing unit 3 performs a search to display the landmark in the selected content. Can be easily grasped, and the qualification of grasping the positional relationship in each category can be improved while displaying a plurality of categories.

Further, steps ST87 to S
As described in T91, when the displayed landmark is selected by the wearer, the search processing unit 3 performs a search to display the information corresponding to the selected landmark, so that a complicated manual search is performed. Work can be omitted and usability can be further improved.

Further, steps ST101 to S
As described in T110, the list creation unit 6 creates a list of information included in the detailed map currently displayed and registered in the combined information table, and when a name is selected from this list, this name is selected. Since the mark display and the scroll display of the point are executed, it is possible to omit the troublesome search work by human and further improve the usability.

Furthermore, as described in steps ST111 to 123, when the category, keyword and landmark are input by the carrier, the registration unit 4
Since these input contents are registered in the combined information table 17, it is possible to expect that the memo information can be easily searched, the position on the map can be easily grasped, and the eligibility of grasping the positional relationship can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the case where the fact that there is no candidate is displayed and the processing is terminated in step ST68 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and after displaying that there is no candidate, the same as in step ST15 and step ST16. Confirm the presence of re-entry and end the process when there is no re-entry,
Even if the window screen is reset and the process returns to step ST65 when there is re-input, the same effects can be obtained by similarly implementing the present invention. In addition, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0097]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the address information storage means in which the address information is stored, and the address information stored in the address information storage means and the map information are stored in correspondence with each other. When the address information in the address information storage means is designated, the spot display means responds to the designated address information based on the correspondence in the correspondence information storage means. Since the map is displayed and processed according to the map information and the point corresponding to the designated address information is displayed in this map, it is possible to provide a map display device capable of omitting a troublesome manual search operation and improving usability. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the memo information storage means in which the memo information is stored, and the correspondence information storage in which the memo information and the map information stored in the memo information storage means correspond to each other are stored. Means is provided, and when the point display means specifies a certain memo information in the memo information storage means, a map is displayed according to the map information corresponding to the specified memo information based on the correspondence relation in the correspondence information storage means. Since the display processing is performed and the point corresponding to the designated memo information is displayed in this map, the map display can improve the usability by omitting the troublesome search work by human like the effect of claim 1. A device can be provided.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the main facility information storing means storing the main facility information and the main facility information and the map information stored in the main facility information storing means are stored in association with each other. When a certain facility information in the facility information storage means is designated by the point display means, the designated facility information based on the correspondence relationship in the facility information storage means is provided. Since the map is displayed according to the map information corresponding to, and the point corresponding to the designated main facility information in this map is displayed,
Similar to the effect of the first aspect, it is possible to provide a map display device that can improve the usability by omitting a complicated manual search operation.

According to the invention of claim 4, claim 2
Since the memo information is categorized and stored in the memo information storage means, the map display device capable of facilitating the retrieval of the memo information can be provided in addition to the effect of the second aspect.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the landmark storage means for storing the landmarks displayed by the spot display means of claim 2 and indicating the spots for each category of the memo information is provided. In addition to the effect of claim 2,
By displaying the categories as landmarks, it is possible to provide a map display device capable of facilitating the grasp of the position on the map and improving the eligibility of grasping the positional relationship in each category while displaying a plurality of categories.

According to the invention of claim 6, claim 4
Alternatively, according to the invention of claim 5, when the memo information is stored in the keyword storage unit and the memo information storage unit that stores the keyword for each category, the comment storage unit stores the comment for each keyword in the keyword storage unit. When a combination of a keyword and a comment is designated, the memo information search means refers to the comment storage means to search the memo information corresponding to the designated combination, and the search result display means Since the search result by the memo information search means is displayed on the map, in addition to the effect of claim 4 or claim 5, by searching by category and keyword, the field is limited by the category and within the restricted field. Since the keyword search is performed, it is possible to provide a map display device that can ensure the accuracy of the search.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, the registration processing for registering the address position stored in the address storage unit in association with the map information is performed by designating an address position in the displayed map. Process, a part of the name corresponding to this address position is input, a process of searching the address storage part based on this part of the name and displaying the search result as a list. Since a name is selected, the process of selecting a name from the name is included, so by creating a list from the name, it is possible to save the trouble of manually searching the address book and efficiently associate the map position with the address book. A map display method can be provided.

According to the invention corresponding to claim 8,
The registration process when registering the address position stored in the address list storage unit in association with the map information corresponds to the step of designating a certain address position among the address positions in the address storage unit and the address position. A step of inputting a part of the name, a step of searching the address storage section based on the part of the name, displaying the search result as a list, and a step of selecting a name from the list, A step of referring to the address book storage unit based on the selected name and reading an address position corresponding to the name; and a step of executing a map display based on the map information to which the read address position belongs. , And the step of designating a certain address position in the displayed map is included. Therefore, in addition to the effect of claim 7, it is possible to designate a desired point from the map changed and displayed after the name is input. Find a detailed map Eliminate the necessity, it is possible to provide a map display method which can easily perform a continuous registration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a map display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a combined information table in the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the same embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the same embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the same embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the same embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart for explaining the operation in the same embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the example.

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen in the example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Database unit, 2 ... Input processing unit, 3 ... Search processing unit, 4 ... Registration unit, 5 ... Display processing unit, 6 ... List creation unit,
7 ... Display unit, 8 ... Scroll control unit, 11 ... Map information storage unit, 12 ... Address book storage unit, 13 ... Business information storage unit, 14 ... Category list storage unit, 15 ... Landmark list storage unit, 16 ... Memo Information storage unit, 17 ... Combined information table.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A map display device for displaying a map based on map information, wherein address information storage means storing address information, address information stored in the address information storage means and the map information correspond to each other. When correspondence information storage means to be stored in the correspondence information storage means and certain address information in the address information storage means are designated, map information corresponding to the designated address information based on the correspondence relation in the correspondence information storage means. And a point display means for displaying a map corresponding to the designated address information in the map. 2. In a map display device for displaying a map based on map information, memo information storage means storing memo information, memo information stored in the memo information storage means and the map information correspond to each other. Map information corresponding to the specified memo information based on the correspondence relationship in the correspondence information storage means when the correspondence information storage means stored in the correspondence information storage means and the memo information in the memo information storage means are specified. A map display device, comprising: a point display means for displaying the map according to the above and displaying a point corresponding to the specified memo information in the map. 3. A map display device for displaying a map based on map information, main facility information storage means storing main facility information, main facility information stored in the main facility information storage means, and the map information. And corresponding major facility information in the major facility information storage unit are designated, based on the corresponding relation in the corresponding information storage unit, the designated major A map display device comprising: a point display means for displaying a map according to the map information corresponding to the facility information and displaying a point corresponding to the designated main facility information in the map. 4. The map display device according to claim 2, wherein the memo information storage means stores memo information classified into categories. 5. The map display device according to claim 2, further comprising a landmark storage unit that stores a landmark displayed by the spot display unit and indicating a spot for each category of the memo information. And a map display device. 6. The map display device according to claim 4, wherein the keyword storage unit stores a keyword for each category, and the keyword is stored when memo information is stored in the memo information storage unit. When a comment storage means for storing a comment for each keyword in the storage means and a combination of the keyword and the comment is designated,
A memo information retrieval unit for retrieving memo information corresponding to the specified combination by referring to the comment storage unit, and a retrieval result display unit for displaying the retrieval result by the memo information retrieval unit in the map. A map display device characterized in that 7. A map display method capable of displaying a map based on map information, and registering an address position stored in an address storage unit in association with the map information and displaying the map in the map. The registration process includes a step of designating an address position in the displayed map, a step of inputting a part of a name corresponding to the address position, and the address based on a part of the name. A map display method comprising: a step of searching a storage unit and displaying the search result as a list; and a step of selecting a name from the list. 8. A map display method capable of displaying a map based on map information, and registering the address position stored in an address storage unit in association with the map information and displaying the map in the map. The registration process is based on a step of designating a certain address position among the address positions in the address storage unit, a step of inputting a part of a name corresponding to the address position, and a part of the name. Searching the address storage unit with a list and displaying the search result as a list, selecting a name from the list, and referring to the address book storage unit based on the selected name, A step of reading an address position corresponding to the name, a step of displaying a map based on the map information to which the read address position belongs, and a step of designating an address position in the displayed map Contains and Map display method, characterized in that.