JPH08278149A - Gps system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a system that is convenient from the viewpoint of operating properties and functional aspects by adding a recorder of maps and route data, and constituting it so as to make a self-traveling route or new data addable. CONSTITUTION: A photoelectromagnetic driver is added to a system, for example, as a recorder 8 of maps and route data. In addition, in order to materialize a communication function for making the transmitting and receiving of data achievable, an antenna 9 and a radio input-output means 10 are added, controlling them by a controller 5. In succession, map data and traveled routes developed on a CD-ROM of a compact disk read-only memory unit 7 are stroked in a storage medium such as a memory disk or the like of the recorder 8, whereby a travel locus becomes clarified, and the memory disk or the like stored with these data is used in another car and thereby a role of guidance is fulfilled. Moreover, a data base of a center being set up in a place separated is used as the recorder, the data recording also can be done in this way.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to correction data for each vehicle, a storage function of a passing route, and additional data of a map in a GPS system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional GPS has been commercialized as a vehicle-mounted radar by each company, and the market is expanding due to its usefulness. This system is convenient because it can know your current position using position sensing and map data, and depending on the amount of data, it currently has more accurate and versatile uses for CD-ROMs. However, the function of storing the free-running route and adding the map data does not exist in the existing systems.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, it was necessary to purchase a CD-ROM newly issued by the manufacturer in order to add the data to the existing data.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a GPS capable of recording additional data and a free-running route with the object of solving these problems of the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a display device, a keyboard, an input / output means, a man-machine interface, a controller, a GPS antenna, and a CD-ROM device storing map information, and a position from the GPS antenna. In the GPS system, which obtains the information and the controller controls the man-machine interface and the input / output means to display the map and the position information on the display device together with the map information of the CD-RON device. In addition to adding the recording device of the above, it is configured to be able to add a free-running route or new data.

Further, in order to realize a communication function for enabling data transmission / reception, an antenna and wireless input / output means are added.

[0007]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, in addition to the data of the CD-ROM device, it is possible to store the free-running route in the recording device and additionally record the map data. Further, data can be recorded by using a database of a center installed at a remote place by a wireless device such as an antenna and wireless input / output means as a recording device. Also, it becomes possible to receive data.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

1 to 3 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a GPS of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a locus display, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example when information is added.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a display device such as LCD, 1 is a keyboard for operating GPS, 3 is input / output means for the display device 1 and the keyboard 2, 4 is a man-machine interface, 5 is a controller, 6 Is a GPS antenna, 7 is a CD-ROM device storing map information, and the controller 5 obtains the position information from the GPS antenna 6 and the controller 5 combines the map information of the CD-ROM device 7 with the man-machine interface 4 It is a conventional GP to display the map and position information on the display device 1 by controlling the input / output means 3.
There is an S system and the device configuration. In addition to these conventional devices, the present invention adds, for example, a magneto-optical drive device as a map and route data recording device 8. Further, in order to realize a communication function for enabling data transmission / reception, an antenna 9 and wireless input / output means 10 are added and controlled by the controller 5.

Therefore, the map information shown in FIG.
R stored on the CD-ROM housed in the M device
However, the free-running route can be recorded in the added recording device 8 as trajectory data. Also, as shown in FIG.
On the D-ROM, data such as roads, which are not recorded, can be additionally recorded by self-propelling or by operating the keyboard 2.

The memory function of the free-running route will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the traveling path is clarified by storing the traveling route of the map data developed on the CD-ROM of the CD-ROM device 7 in the storage medium such as the MO disk of the recording device 8. And M that stored this data
By using an O-disk etc. with another vehicle, it plays the role of guidance. Further, if these data are stored as data in the MO disk of the recording device 8 installed in the company's main office by using the receiving function of the radio such as the antenna 9 and the radio input / output means 10, a large number of vehicles can be provided. Will be able to use this data. Also, if transmission is possible, update information can be added and communication is possible. Also, this self-propelled route information can be used as a tachograph.

The automatic acquisition of map data is used as follows.

The fineness of the data developed on the CD-ROM means the reduction scale of the map data, but considering the versatility, it is not possible to have fine data, and even if it has a large amount of data. I need it. In such a case, if data that is not on the map is input (data between data), it can be automatically registered as new data, so Users can create detailed maps. Although it is possible to add this function easily in the current system, it is also possible to use it together with the storage of the free-running route by using MO as these storage means.

[0017]

As described above, according to the configuration and method of the present invention, it is possible to provide a GPS which is more convenient in terms of operability and function. Further, if these additional data are registered and stored in a recordable disk such as a magneto-optical disk, the data can be used in other vehicles, which is effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a GPS embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a locus display.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example in the case of adding information.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 display device 2 keyboard 3 input / output means 4 man-machine interface 5 controller 6 GPS antenna 7 CD-ROM device 8 recording device 9 antenna 10 wireless input / output means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display device, a keyboard, an input / output means, a man-machine interface, a controller, a GPS antenna, a CD-ROM device storing map information, and a GP.
The controller gets the CD after receiving the position information from the S antenna.
-In the GPS system which displays the map and the position information on the display device by controlling the man-machine interface and the input / output means together with the map information of the ROM device,
A GPS system characterized by adding a recording device for a map and route data and adding a self-propelled route or new data. 2. The GPS system according to claim 1, further comprising an antenna and a radio input / output means for realizing a communication function for enabling data transmission / reception.