JPH10111650A - Map information display method and its device and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a map information display method and device capable of recognizing whether individual facilities are usable or not on a screen easily at use desiring date and time or at the point of a present time. SOLUTION: A use possibility decision means 14 decides whether individual facilities are usable or not by using facility use time information stored in a facility use time information storage means 12, the present time and the weekday and the date detected with a present time detecting means 13. A plotting means by use possibilities 15 determines marks expressing facilities to marks which are different in the case facilities are usable and in the case the facilities are not usable according to the judged result and produces a display content by synthesizing map information stored in a map information storage means 11 and the determined marks to display the content on a display means 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus and the like, and more particularly, to a map information display method and an apparatus for changing a screen display by determining the temporal availability of facilities, and an apparatus therefor. Recording media stored as a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional map information display device such as a navigation device, a facility, that is, a hospital, a store, a gas station, or the like, displays the name or type of the facility in a corresponding position on a map screen by characters or the like. In addition, for easy recognition, a mark is often displayed as shown in FIG. 23 using a mark for each facility type as shown in FIG. Further, when there is additional information in a mark such as a character or a symbol displayed on the screen, the mark is blinked, and the additional information is displayed on the screen when the display of the additional information is requested (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-16).
There is also a navigation device in which additional information such as business hours, addresses, and telephone numbers of facilities are stored in a storage means, and the additional information can be displayed on a screen by selecting a facility by an input means. . Regarding the parking lot, based on the information sent from the information center,
Currently, a function of changing the display mark for each empty car and easily recognizing the availability of the parking lot on the screen has been put to practical use.

[0003] In a route guidance method and device in a navigation device or the like, not only a method of directly inputting and specifying a destination, but also dividing a facility into a plurality of groups in advance and selecting the group by an input means. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-55483), which is currently in practical use.

[0004]

However, when a user using the map information display device searches for a particular type of facility, the location of the facility can be known on a general map display screen, but the individual facilities cannot be located. It was difficult to know the availability, such as whether or not the business was open on the desired date and time. Generally, when searching for a facility that the user wants to use, it is extremely important to determine the availability of the facility, such as whether the facility is open at the desired date and time.

[0005] For example, when a driver using a navigation device mounted on a moving body as a map information display device is driving while searching for a gas station to refuel or searching for a restaurant to eat. There is. In such a case, in the conventional navigation device, the facilities that are open and the facilities that are not open are displayed with the same mark on the screen, so when the facility actually arrives at the destination, the facility is There was a problem that it was not possible to use the service because it was closed after business hours and closed days.

Conventionally, information such as business hours is specified by specifying a specific facility on a map screen, reading additional information stored on an optical disk or the like, and displaying the additional information on the map screen each time. There are ways to find out if one is available. For example, JP-A-6-161351
In the method described in the publication, a mark indicating a facility or the like having additional information is blinking, and if the user wants to display the additional information, the user must indicate the facility desired to be displayed using the input means. It is a way to prompt.

In other words, according to the above-mentioned conventional technology, when a user of a map information display device wants to use a restaurant in a certain area at a predetermined date and time, for example,
Specifying the type of desired facility as "restaurant", displaying the location information of the corresponding restaurant as a mark on the map screen, then selecting the mark representing each restaurant to display additional information, and displaying the content By reading the information, availability information such as business hours was confirmed, and it was determined whether the information could be used at the desired date and time.

However, the above-mentioned method has a problem that it is necessary to display additional information in order to know the availability, which is an important item when searching for a facility. This is because the greater the number of facilities, the more difficult it is to work, and in the case of a navigation device mounted on a mobile object, the driver himself has to operate it, which has an effect on driving safety. Was.

Further, in the above method, in order to determine whether or not the facility is available on the desired date and time, the user himself / herself reads business hours information and the like included in the additional information for each facility. There is a need to. For example, if the business hours of a facility differ from day to day and there are irregular holidays, it takes time to read the additional information accurately and search for the desired facility from many facilities. There was a problem.

When a driver is searching for a gas station for refueling or driving while searching for a restaurant for meals, the facility is located as close as possible to the current location and is in operation. In many cases, it is necessary to know the locations and availability of a plurality of facilities included on the map screen on one screen at the same time. The method was difficult.

In a route guidance method in a navigation device or the like, not only a method of directly inputting and designating a destination but also dividing facilities into a plurality of groups in advance and selecting the group by an input means. There is a method of searching for a destination (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-55483), which is currently in practical use, but facilities similar to the above-mentioned problem are actually closed hours or closed days as destinations. There was a problem of doing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a map information display method and apparatus capable of easily recognizing available facilities, and a storage medium storing the methods as a program. Aim.

[0013]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a map information storage means for storing at least facility location information, a facility availability time and / or a facility availability time, and a day of the week. A facility use time information storage unit that stores facility use time information including at least one or more pieces of information of a date; a time input unit that can input or detect at least one of a time, a day of the week, and a date; Judgment of facility availability using time detection means, at least one of input or detected time, day of the week, and date and facility use time information stored in facility use time information storage means Determining the facility mark to be displayed based on the availability determination result obtained by the availability determination means and the availability determination result obtained by the availability determination means. Input / detection, comprising availability-based rendering means for creating display content by combining map information stored in the diagram information storage means, and display means for displaying display content created by the availability-based rendering means The facility's location can be easily determined by judging the availability of each facility at the specified time, etc., and distinguishing between the marks indicating available facilities and the marks indicating unavailable facilities on the map screen. And made it possible to read the availability.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a facility use time including at least one of time, day of the week, and date of facility availability and / or impossibility. Information is stored, and when at least one of time, day of the week, and date is input, facility availability is determined and displayed using the information and facility use time information. This is a map information display method that determines the mark of the mark based on the determination result, and combines the determined mark with the map information to create a display content. The availability of the facility at a specific point in time input by the time input means Can be easily determined on the map screen.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a map information storage means for storing at least facility location information, and at least one of a time, a day of the week, and a date for the facility availability or impossibility or both. Facility use time information storage means for storing facility use time information including one or more pieces of information; time input means capable of inputting at least one of time, day of the week, and date; and time input by the time input means Availability determining means for determining facility availability using at least one of the information of day, day of the week, and date and the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means; The facility mark to be displayed is determined based on the availability determination result obtained by the determination means, and the determined mark and the map information stored in the map information storage means are combined and displayed. A map information display device comprising: a possibility-based drawing unit for creating contents; and a display unit for displaying display contents created by the availability-based drawing unit, and a map information display device at a specific time point input by the time input unit. The facility availability can be easily determined on the map screen.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium storing the map information display method according to the first aspect,
By inserting this recording medium into the device, the availability of the facility at a specific point in time can be easily determined on the map screen of the device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a facility use time information including at least one or more of time, day of the week, and date of facility availability or impossibility or both is recorded on a recording medium. When at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date is detected, facility availability is determined using the information and facility use time information, and the facility is displayed. Is a map information display method in which a mark is determined based on the determination result, and the display content is created by synthesizing the mark with the map information, and the facility availability at the current time can be easily determined on a map screen.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in place of the time input means, a current time detecting means for detecting at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date is provided, and the availability judgment is performed. Means for using the facility using at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date detected by the current time detection means and the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means; This is a map information display device that determines the possibility, and can easily determine the facility availability at the current time point on a map screen.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium storing the map information display method according to the fourth aspect,
By inserting this recording medium into the device, it is possible to easily determine the facility availability at the present time on the map screen of the device.

The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is used in the map information display device according to claim 2 or 5, and the map information including at least the location information of the facility and the availability or non-usability of the facility. A storage medium storing facility use time information including at least one of time, day of the week, and / or date of both possible times, and is specified from the facility use information by inserting this recording medium into the apparatus. Judge the availability of facilities at the time of, make it possible to display the mark determined by the availability of facilities on the map screen from the judgment result and the map information, and copy and distribute this storage medium. Thus, many users can use the same facility use information with each device.

The invention according to claim 8 of the present invention relates to a map information display method which is used by being mounted on a mobile object and displays a travel route to a destination. The facility use time information including at least one of the time, the day of the week, and the date is stored, and the facility use time information is present within a certain range centered on the current position of the moving object and is selected in advance. Facilities as destination candidates, at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date
When two or more pieces of information are detected, the information and facility use time information are used to determine the availability of the facility that is a destination candidate, and map information that determines the facility determined to be usable as the destination. This is a display method, and when a certain type of facility is set as a destination, only facilities that are currently available can be targeted.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a map information display device which is mounted and used on a moving body and displays a guide of a moving route to a destination, the position for detecting the current position of the moving body. Detecting means; map information storing means for storing map information including road information and information on the location and type of facility; and at least one of time, day of week, and date when facility is available or not, or both A facility use time information storage unit that stores facility use time information including information about a current time, a day of the week, and a current time detection unit that can detect at least one of a date and a map information storage unit. A facility type input unit for selecting at least one or more types of the types of facilities that are present, and a facility type input unit that exists within a certain range around the current position detected by the position detection unit; A destination candidate search unit that searches the facility of the type selected by the facility type input unit from the map information storage unit as a destination candidate, and a current time, day of the week, and date detected by the current time detection unit. Using the at least one piece of information and the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means to determine the availability of the facility that is the destination candidate obtained by the destination candidate search means, Availability determining means for determining the facility determined to be possible as the destination, and the destination determined by the availability determining means, the current position of the moving object, and the road information stored in the map information storage means. A route calculating means for determining a route from the current position to the destination, and a destination determined by the availability determining means and a route determined by the route calculating means are combined to create a display content. A map information display device provided with a drawing means and a display means for displaying the display contents created by the drawing means, and targets only facilities that are currently available when a certain type of facility is set as a destination. It can be.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium storing the destination guidance method according to the eighth aspect,
By inserting this recording medium into the apparatus, when a particular type of facility is set as the destination, only facilities that are currently available can be targeted.

[0024] The invention according to claim 11 of the present invention comprises one or more map information display center devices and one or more map information display terminal devices, and the map information display center device determines whether or not facilities can be used. Facility use time information storage means for storing facility use time information including at least one of time, day of the week, and date for possible or both of them, and at least one of current time, day of the week, and date Current time detecting means for detecting the above, at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date detected by the current time detecting means, and facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means. And a transmitting unit for transmitting a usability determination result obtained by the usability determining unit, the map information comprising: Display terminal device, a map information storage unit that stores at least facility location information, a reception unit that receives a usability determination result from a transmission unit of a map information display center, and a usability determination result obtained by the reception unit Determining the facility mark to be displayed, and combining the determined mark with the map information stored in the map information storage means to create display contents. A map information display device having display means for displaying the displayed contents, the facility availability at the current time can be easily determined on a map screen, and the facility use time information can be displayed on the map information. The centralized management can be performed at the display center, and the map information display terminal device can be simplified.

The invention according to claim 12 of the present invention comprises one or more map information display center devices and one or more map information display terminal devices. Facility use time information primary storage means storing facility use time information including at least one of time, day of the week, and date of possible or both, and the facility use time information primary storage means. Transmitting means for transmitting facility use time information, wherein the map information display terminal device receives at least facility use time information from the map information storage means storing at least facility location information and the map information display center transmitting means. Receiving means, a facility use time secondary storage means for storing facility use time information obtained by the receiving means, and at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date. Current time detecting means for detecting the current time, at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date detected by the current time detecting means and the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information secondary storage means And a facility judging means for judging the usability of the facility by using the and the facility mark to be displayed based on the usability judgment result obtained by the usability judging means, and the decided mark and map information A map information display device comprising: a possibility-based rendering unit that combines the map information stored in the storage unit to create a display content; and a display unit that displays the display content created by the availability-based rendering unit. Yes, facility availability at the current time can be easily judged on the map screen, facility use time information can be centrally managed by the map information display center, and map information It is possible to simplify the 示端 terminal device.

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the first of the present invention
FIG. 1 shows a map information display device according to an embodiment.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a map information storage unit, which uses an optical disk device. Of course, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic storage device, or the like may be used. Reference numeral 2 denotes facility use time information storage means, which uses an optical disk device. As a matter of course, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic storage device, or the like may be used. Also, the same optical disk device may be used as 1 and 2. Reference numeral 3 denotes time input means, which uses a touch panel type input device for inputting by touching a finger. Alternatively, a keyboard used for a computer may be used. Instead of the keyboard, a number or a menu to be selected is displayed on the screen, the content is selected by a cursor movement switch, and the content selected by an enter switch is selected. May be used as an input. Alternatively, a voice recognition input device may be used. 4
Is a usability determining unit, 5 is a usability drawing unit, and 6 is a display unit. As the display means 6,
A liquid crystal panel is used. This may use a CRT display, a plasma display, a projector, or the like.

The operation of the thus constructed map information display device will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the time input means 3 is realized by a touch panel provided on the screen of the liquid crystal panel of the display means 6. The time input means 3 inputs, for example, a day of the week as Saturday and a time as 20:00.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means 2. In FIG. 3, “A restaurant” is open every day of the year, and its business hours are from 7:00 to 21:00 regardless of the day of the week and the date.
"B Restaurant" is open from 9:00 from Monday to Friday
Available until 7am, C department store is open Tuesday and 1st
The first day of the month and the second day of the month are unusable due to regular holidays, and other days are available from 10:00 to 20:00. If there is no information on any of the time, day of the week, and date, it may be considered that there is no designation for that item. For example, since the information in the first row of “A restaurant” has no information on the day of the week and the date, it may be considered that the information available from 7:00 to 21:00 is on all the days of the week and the date.

In FIG. 3, information on available and unavailable times, days of the week, and dates is stored. However, in order to reduce the stored information, as shown in FIG. May be stored as facility use time information.

Next, the operation of the availability determining means 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The availability determining unit 4 starts operating after being input by the time input unit 3. First, from among the facilities shown in FIG. 3 stored in the facility use time information storage means 2, a facility whose availability has not yet been determined is searched (S1). In this case, “A restaurant” is the relevant facility first. Next, since the corresponding facility exists, the process proceeds to the next process (S2). Next, "7:00 to 21:
It is determined whether “Saturday 20:00” is included in the range up to “00” (S3). In this case it is included.
Next, "21:01" which is a condition that the restaurant A cannot be used
It is determined whether "Saturday 20:00" input by the time input means 3 is included in the range from "6:59" to "6:59" (S4). This case is not included. Next, based on the determination results of the processing of S3 and S4, the availability is determined using the table of S5. In this case, since "A restaurant" is included in the usable condition and not included in the unavailable condition, it is determined that the restaurant is usable.

When the determination of “A restaurant” is completed, S
Returning to step 1, the facility stored in the facility use time information storage means 2 is searched for a facility whose availability has not yet been determined. In the content of FIG. 3, “B restaurant” is selected. Then, the processing from S2 to S5 is performed for “B restaurant” in the same manner as described above, and the availability is determined.

In this way, the above processing is repeated for all facilities stored in the facility use time information storage means 2, and when there is no facility whose availability has not been determined, the facility use possibility is determined. The operation of the determination means 4 ends.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the judgment result by the facility availability judgment means 4. In this case, the facilities determined to be available are “A restaurant”, “C department store”, “D gas station”, and “F parking”, and the facilities determined to be unavailable are “B restaurant” and “E restaurant”. Hospital. "

The judgment result obtained by the availability judging means 4 is sent to the availability classifying means 5. The availability classifying means 5 determines a mark to be used when drawing at the location of each facility on the map screen based on the determination result obtained by the availability determining means 4, and determines the determined mark and the map information storage means. 1 is combined with the map information, converted into display data that can be displayed by the display means 6, and the data is passed to the display means 6.

Here, FIG. 7 is a drawing showing the use possibility drawing means 5.
Are examples of marks used. In this example, for each mark such as restaurant (a), the upper row is a mark representing available facilities, and the lower row is a mark representing unavailable facilities.
A "cross mark" is superimposed on the mark indicating the available facilities.

FIG. 8 shows another example of a mark used by the availability drawing means 5. In this example, “CLOSE” is displayed on the mark indicating the available facilities in the upper row as shown in the lower row.
The superimposed character is a mark that indicates facilities that cannot be used.

FIG. 9 shows still another example of a mark used by the availability classifying means 5. In this example, as shown in the lower row, the mark indicating the available facilities in the upper row has the same design as that in the lower row.

FIG. 10 shows still another example of the mark used by the availability classifying means 5. In this example, as shown in the lower row, the mark indicating the available facilities in the upper row is the same in design and color, and the one with reduced brightness is used as the mark indicating the unavailable facility.

The display means 6 displays the display data passed by the availability-specific drawing means 5. FIG. 11 shows the display means 6 when the availability-specific drawing means 5 uses the mark of FIG.
5 is an example of the screen displayed in FIG.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
When you specify the date and time you want to use the facility, the marks indicating the available and unavailable facilities at that date and time are automatically changed and displayed, so the available facilities can be easily distinguished on the screen can do.

Although not described in the first embodiment, it is needless to say that there is a method of not displaying the mark but changing the mark for facilities that cannot be used. This method has the advantage that the number of marks displayed on the screen is reduced and the screen is easy to see.

Also, in the first embodiment, two types of marks are prepared for each type of facility: a mark used when available and a mark used when unavailable. May be prepared in advance, and when it is not available, the "cross mark" may be overwritten uniformly or the color tone or brightness may be changed regardless of the type of facility. This method has an advantage that the number of marks to be registered can be halved.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a map information display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 12, reference numeral 11 denotes a map information storage unit. Reference numeral 12 denotes facility use time information storage means.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a current time detecting means for detecting at least one of the current time, the day of the week, and the month and day, and is a calendar IC driven by a battery. This may utilize, for example, time information obtained from a satellite by GPS. 14 is a usability determining unit, 15 is a usability drawing unit, and 16 is a display unit. The map information storage means 11, the facility use time information storage means 12, the availability possibility drawing means 15 and the display means 16 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the present time, day of the week, and day of the week obtained by the current , The availability of the facility is determined by the availability determining means 14 using the date.

The operation of the map information display device configured as described above, which differs from the first embodiment, will be described below. The map information storage unit 11 and the facility use time information storage unit 12 operate in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

The current time, the day of the week, and the date are set to, for example, “August 3 Saturday 2
0:00 ”is detected. This detection operation may be performed all the time, or may be performed at an appropriate interval, for example, about one minute.

Next, the operation of the availability determining means 14 will be described with reference to FIG. The availability determining means 14 is periodically activated at an appropriate interval and starts operating. First, a facility whose availability has not yet been determined is searched for, for example, from the facilities shown in FIG. 3 stored in the facility use time information storage means 12 (S11). This is the same as in the first embodiment. Next, it is checked whether "A restaurant" of the relevant facility exists (S12). Next, "August 3 Saturday 20:00" detected by the current time detecting means 13 in the range of "7:00 to 21:00" which is the usable condition of the facility use time information on "A restaurant". Is determined (S13). In this case, it is assumed that it is included. In this process, the current time is used.
Is different from the embodiment of the present invention. Next, the “August 3” detected by the current time detection unit 13 falls within the range from “21:01 to 6:59” that is the unusable condition of “A restaurant”.
It is determined whether “Saturday, Sunday, 20:00” is included (S14). It is assumed that this case is not included. The difference from the first embodiment is that the current time is used in this processing. Next, based on the determination results of the processing in S13 and S14, the availability is determined using the table in S15. In this case, since "A restaurant" is included in the usable condition and not included in the unavailable condition, it is determined that the restaurant is usable.

When the determination of “A restaurant” is completed, S
Returning to step 11, the facility stored in the facility use time information storage means 12 is searched for a facility whose availability has not yet been determined. In the content of FIG. 3, "B restaurant" is selected. Therefore, as for “B restaurant”, S
The processing from S12 to S15 is performed to determine availability.

In this way, the above processing is repeated for all facilities stored in the facility use time information storage means 12, and when there is no facility whose availability has not been determined, the facility use possibility is determined. The operation of the determination means 14 ends. Subsequent operations of the usability drawing unit 15 and the display unit 16 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and examples of screens displayed on the display unit 16 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Is the same.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
Since the marks representing the currently available facilities and the unavailable facilities are automatically changed and displayed, the available facilities can be easily distinguished on the screen. Further, since the availability is determined using the current time, a time input operation is not required, and the apparatus is suitable for mounting on a mobile body such as an automobile.

In the second embodiment, it is assumed that the availability determining means 14 is started periodically at an appropriate interval. However, when the display area of the map screen is changed, the screen redrawing is performed. It may be activated when it becomes necessary.

(Embodiment 3) Next, a map information display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 14, reference numeral 21 denotes a position detecting means, which uses a position detecting device utilizing GPS. Further, the position may be detected by a signpost installed on a road and transmitting unique information for each place using radio waves or the like. Further, a magnetic nail embedded on a road may be used. Reference numeral 22 denotes a map information storage unit, reference numeral 23 denotes a facility use time information storage unit, and reference numeral 24 denotes a current time detection unit, each of which is the same as in the second embodiment.
Reference numeral 25 denotes facility type input means, which uses a touch panel type input device for inputting by touching a finger. Alternatively, a keyboard used for a computer may be used. Instead of the keyboard, a number or a menu to be selected is displayed on the screen, the content is selected by a cursor movement switch, and the content selected by an enter switch is selected. May be used as an input. Alternatively, a voice recognition input device may be used. 26
Is a destination candidate search unit, 27 is a usability determination unit, 28 is a route calculation unit, and 29 is a drawing unit. Reference numeral 30 denotes a display unit, which is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The operation of the map information display device configured as described above will be described below. Position detecting means 21
Detects the current position of the moving object. For example, the detected position is "140 ° 01'21" E, 38 ° 05'N.
03 ″ ”is detected. The map information storage means 22 stores information on the location and type of facility included in the map information as shown in FIG. In addition, the facility use time information storage means 23 stores the same information as in the first embodiment. The current time detecting means 24 operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the current time and the like are, for example, “Saturday, August 3,
20:00 ”is detected.

FIG. 16 shows an example of the facility type input means 25. In this example, the facility type input means 2 is provided by a touch panel provided on the screen of the liquid crystal panel of the display means 30.
5 is an example in which No. 5 is realized. This facility type input means 2
5, the type of facility is designated and input, for example, as "restaurant".

When the type of facility is input by the facility type input means 25, the destination candidate search means 26 selects the type of “restaurant” from the facilities stored in the map information storage means 22. A facility which exists within a certain range centered on the current position "140 ° 01'21" east longitude, 38 ° 05'03 "north latitude, for example, at a radius of 500 m is searched as a destination candidate. When the information stored in the map information storage means 22 is that shown in FIG. 15, for example, “A restaurant” and “B restaurant”
“G Hotel” and “Cafe H” are destination candidates, and “I Canteen” is not a candidate because it is far from the current position.

Next, the operation of the availability determining means 27 will be described with reference to FIG. The destination candidate search means 26 selects destination candidates “A restaurant”, “B restaurant”,
When “G hotel” and “cafe H” are obtained, the availability determining unit 27 starts operating. First, a facility whose availability has not yet been determined is searched for from among facilities that are candidate destinations (S21). Next, it is checked whether “A restaurant” of the corresponding facility exists (S22). Next, the available information of "A restaurant" is read from the facility use time information storage means 23 (S23). In this case, based on the contents of FIG.
1:00, and the unavailable condition is from 21:01 to 6:
It is read that it is 59. From S24 to S
The process up to 26 is the same as in the second embodiment, and the process ends when the determination is made for all the destination candidate facilities. In this case, it is determined that “A restaurant” and “G restaurant” are available, and “B restaurant” and “cafe H” are unavailable.

When the availability determining means 27 completes the availability determination of the destination candidate, the route calculating means 2
8 starts. The operation of the route calculation means 28 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the available destination candidate facility “A restaurant” obtained by the availability determination means 27
And "G Hotel" are searched for facilities for which route calculation has not been performed. In this case, “A restaurant” corresponds (S3
1). Next, it is determined whether there is a corresponding facility (S32).
In this case, since there is a corresponding facility, the current position obtained by the position detecting means 21 is set as a starting point, and the route is set using the map information stored in the map information storing means 22 with "A restaurant" as the destination. It is calculated (S33). Thereafter, the process returns to S31, and repeats S32 and S33 for "G Hotel",
The process ends.

The drawing means 29 includes the availability determining means 27
Is combined with the route calculated by the route calculating unit 28 to create display contents that can be displayed by the display unit 30.

The display means 30 receives the display contents created by the drawing means 29 and performs display. FIG. 19 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means 30. Since “B restaurant” and “cafe H” are outside business hours and cannot be used, they are not selected as destinations, and are not subject to route calculation. is not. The display of the mark indicating the facility is performed by the method according to the second embodiment.

As described above, according to the third embodiment,
When searching for a specific type of facility and selecting a destination to guide the route, only facilities that are currently available are considered as destinations, and guidance is given to facilities that are not available Has the advantage that it can be prevented.

In the description of the third embodiment, route guidance is performed using a plurality of available facilities as destinations. However, the distance and direction are calculated from the position of the moving object and the position of each facility. Then, a destination may be narrowed down from a plurality of available facilities, and finally a predetermined number, for example, only routes to one or two facilities may be guided. When the number of available facilities is large, the screen becomes difficult to see. However, if the destination facilities are further narrowed down using this method, there is an advantage that the screen can be easily seen.

(Embodiment 4) Next, a map information display device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 20, reference numeral 41 denotes a map information display center device (1), and reference numeral 42 denotes a map information display center device (2) having the same configuration. 43 is a map information display terminal device (1), 44 is a map information display device (2), and has the same configuration.

First, the map information display center devices 41 and 4
2 will be described. 45 is facility use time information storage means, 46 is current time detection means, and 47 is availability determination means, which are the same as those in the second embodiment. Reference numeral 48 denotes a transmitting unit, which is, for example, a wired communication facility laid from the center where the map information display center is installed to the road and a radio beacon connected to the wired communication facility and installed on the road.

Next, the map information display terminals 43 and 44
Will be described. 49 is a map information storage means;
Reference numeral 0 denotes a possibility-based drawing unit, and reference numeral 51 denotes a display unit, which are the same as those in the second embodiment. 52
Is a receiving means, for example, a radio beacon receiver for receiving information transmitted from a radio beacon installed on the road.

The operation of the map information display device configured as described above will be described below. The facility use time information storage means 45 has the contents as shown in FIG. 3 as in the second embodiment. However, in the present embodiment, when there are a plurality of map information display center devices, The information stored in the facility use time information storage means 45 in each of the map information display center devices 41 and 42 may be different. For example, the map information display center devices 41 and 42 are installed for each region, the map information display center device (1) 41 stores information on facilities in the region A, and the map information display center device (2) 42 stores Information on facilities in the area B is accumulated.

The current time detecting means 46 and the availability judging means 47 are the same as in the second embodiment. Transmission means 4
8 transmits the facility availability determination result obtained by the availability determiner 47 to the map information display terminal devices 43 and 44. For example, when the map information display centers are installed in each region as described above, the map information display center devices located in each region transmit the determination result to the map information display terminal device located in the corresponding region. I do. That is, the map information display terminal device (2) 4
4 and the map information display terminal device (1) 43 is located in the area B.
Exists, the map information display center device (1) 4
1 transmits the determination result to the map information display terminal device (2) 44, and the map information display center device (2) 42 transmits the determination result to the map information display terminal device (1) 43.

The receiving means 52 receives the availability judgment result transmitted from the transmitting means 48. The map information storage means 49 is the same as in the second embodiment. The use possibility drawing unit 50 performs the same operation as that of the second embodiment using the availability determination result obtained from the reception unit 52 and the map information storage unit 49, and the display unit 51 also performs the second operation. The same operation as in the embodiment is performed.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment,
Since the marks representing the currently available facilities and the unavailable facilities are automatically changed and displayed, the available facilities can be easily distinguished on the screen. In addition, since the facility use time information can be centrally managed by the map information display center as compared with the second embodiment, the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means 45 is changed with the change of the facility use time. There is an advantage that it is easy to rewrite time information. In addition, the map information display terminal device 43,
On the 44 side, there is no facility use time information accumulating means or availability determining means, so that there is an advantage that the map information display terminal device can be simplified.

According to the fourth embodiment, a radio beacon is used for the transmitting means 48 and the receiving means 52.
It goes without saying that an optical beacon, FM radio wave, mobile phone, PHS, satellite phone may be used. Transmission means 4
The communication between the communication unit 8 and the receiving means 52 may be performed at all times, or may be performed by connecting when necessary. Also,
In the present embodiment, the map information display terminal device (1) 43
Receives information from the map information display centers (1) 41 and (2) 42, which may be performed simultaneously or from only one place.

The map information display center devices 41, 42
Although the map information display terminal devices 43 and 44 are each composed of two units, the map information display terminal devices may be composed of a large number of map information display center devices and a large number of map information display terminal devices.

Next, a map information display device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 21, reference numeral 61 denotes a map information display center device (1).
62 is a map information display center device (2),
It has the same configuration. 63 is a map information display terminal device (1)
Numeral 64 denotes a map information display device (2) having the same configuration.

First, the map information display center devices 61 and 6
2 will be described. 65 is a facility use time primary storage means, 66 is a transmission means, for example, a wired communication facility laid from the center where the map information display center is installed to the road, and connected to the wired communication facility and installed on the road Radio beacon.

Next, the map information display terminals 63 and 64
Will be described. 67 is a map information storage means;
Reference numeral 8 denotes a current time detecting unit, 69 denotes a usability determining unit, 70 denotes a usability drawing unit, and 71 denotes a display unit, which are the same as those in the second embodiment. A receiving unit 72 is a radio beacon receiver that receives information transmitted from a radio beacon installed on the road, for example. 73 is a facility use time information secondary storage means.

The operation of the map information display device configured as described above will be described below. The facility use time information primary storage means 65 is the same as the facility use time information storage means 12 of the second embodiment, and has the contents as shown in FIG. If there is a map information display center device, the facility use time 1 in each of the map information display center devices 61 and 62 is used.
The information stored in the next storage means 65 may be different. For example, the map information display center devices 61 and 62
Is set for each area, and the map information display center device (1) 61 stores information of facilities in the area A, and the map information display center device (2) 62 stores information of facilities in the area B. Keep it.

The transmitting means 66 transmits part or all of the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information primary storage means 65 to the map information display terminals 63 and 64. For example, when the map information display center is installed for each region as described above, the map information display center devices existing in each region are provided with facility use time information by the map information display terminal device existing in the corresponding region. Send That is, when the map information display terminal device (2) 64 exists in the region A and the map information display terminal device (1) 63 exists in the region B, the map information display center device (1) 61 displays the map information. The facility use time information is transmitted to the terminal device (2) 64, and the facility use time information is transmitted from the map information display device (2) 62 to the map information display terminal device (1) 63.

The receiving means 72 receives the facility use time information transmitted from the transmitting means 66. The map information storage means 67 and the current time detection means 68 perform the same operations as in the second embodiment.

The facility use time information secondary storage means 73 stores the facility use time information received by the receiving means 72 in advance. The facility use time information is, for example, the content of FIG. The facility use time information secondary storage unit 73 converts the stored facility use time information to new content when receiving new information on the facility included in the already stored facility use time information. Update.

The availability determining means 69 uses the current time, day and date information obtained by the current time detecting means 68 and the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information secondary storage means 73. The same operation as that of the second embodiment is performed, and the availability-based drawing means 70 and the display means 71
The same operation as that of the embodiment is performed.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment,
Since the marks representing the currently available facilities and the unavailable facilities are automatically changed and displayed, the available facilities can be easily distinguished on the screen. In addition, since the facility use time information can be centrally managed by the map information display center as compared with the second embodiment, the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means 73 is changed when the use time of the facility is changed. There is an advantage that it is easy to rewrite time information.

According to the fifth embodiment, a radio beacon is used for the transmitting means 66 and the receiving means 72.
It goes without saying that an optical beacon, FM radio wave, mobile phone, PHS, satellite phone may be used. Transmission means 6
The communication between the receiver 6 and the receiving means 72 may be performed constantly, or may be performed by connecting when necessary. Also,
In the present embodiment, the map information display terminal device (1) 63
Receives information from the map information display centers (1) 61 and (2) 62, which may be done simultaneously or from only one location.

The map information display center devices 61 and 62
Although the map information display terminal devices 63 and 64 are each composed of two units, they may be composed of a number of map information display center units and a number of map information display terminal units.

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According to the present invention, as is apparent from the above embodiments, the available or unavailable state of the facility determined by the time, day of the week, and date is automatically determined and displayed on the map screen. The distinctive display has an effect that the target facility can be easily recognized. In addition, by performing route calculation with only available facilities as destinations, there is an effect of displaying a route with unusable facilities as destinations and preventing a mobile body from being erroneously guided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a screen display example of a time input unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a list showing an example of facility use time information stored in a facility use time information storage unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a list showing an example of simplified facility use time information stored in a facility use time information storage unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a usability determining unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a list diagram showing an example of a determination result by a usability determining unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark representing a facility used by the possibility-based drawing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mark representing a facility used by the possibility-based drawing means 4 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mark representing a facility used by the possibility-based drawing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mark example representing a facility used by the possibility-based drawing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a screen display example displayed on a display unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of a usability determining unit according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a list showing an example of facility location and type information included in the map information stored in the map information storage means in the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a screen display example of a facility type input unit according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of a usability determining unit according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of a route calculation unit according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a screen display example displayed on a display unit according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mark representing a facility according to a conventional method.

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing a screen display example of a map information display device according to a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Map information storage means 2 Facility use time information storage means 3 Time input means 4 Usability judgment means 5 Usability drawing means 6 Display means 11 Map information storage means 12 Facility use time information storage means 13 Current time detection means 14 Use Possibility determining means 15 Usability drawing means 16 Display means 21 Position detecting means 22 Map information storing means 23 Facility use time information storing means 24 Current time detecting means 25 Facility type input means 26 Destination candidate searching means 27 Usability determination Means 28 Route calculation means 29 Drawing means 30 Display means 41 Map information display center device (1) 42 Map information display center device (2) 43 Map information display terminal device (1) 44 Map information display terminal device (2) 45 Facility use Time information storage means 46 Current time detection means 47 Usability determination means 48 Transmission Step 49 Map information storage means 50 Usability drawing means 51 Display means 52 Receiving means 61 Map information display center device (1) 62 Map information display center device (2) 63 Map information display terminal device (1) 64 Map information display terminal Device (2) 65 Facility usage time information primary storage means 66 Transmission means 67 Map information storage means 68 Current time detection means 69 Availability determination means 70 Available drawing means 71 Display means 72 Reception means 73 Facility usage time information 2 Next accumulation means

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. Facility use time information including at least one of time, day of the week, and date of facility availability and / or impossibility of the facility is stored, and the time, day of the week, and date of the facility are stored. When at least one or more information is input, the availability of the facility is determined using the information and the facility use time information, the mark of the facility to be displayed is determined based on the determination result, and the determined mark and A map information display method that creates display content by combining it with map information. 2. Map information storage means for storing at least facility location information, and facility use time including at least one of time, day of the week, and date of facility availability and / or availability. Facility use time information storage means for storing information; time input means for inputting at least one of time, day, and date; and at least one or more of time, day, and date input by the time input means Determining means for determining facility availability using the information of the facility and the facility usage time information stored in the facility usage time information storage means, and the availability determination result obtained by the availability determination means Of the facility to be displayed according to the information, and the determined mark is combined with the map information stored in the map information storage means to create display contents. A map information display device comprising: a column; and display means for displaying display content created by the availability-specific drawing means. 3. A storage medium storing the map information display method according to claim 1. 4. Facility use time information including at least one of time, day of the week, and / or date of facility availability and / or availability is stored in a recording medium, and the current time, When at least one or more of the day of the week and date is detected, the availability of the facility is determined using the information and the facility use time information, the facility mark to be displayed is determined based on the determination result, and the map is determined. A map information display method that creates display content by combining it with information. 5. A current time detecting means for detecting at least one of a current time, a day of the week, and a date in place of the time inputting means, wherein the availability judging means is detected by the current time detecting means. 3. The facility availability is determined using at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date, and the facility use time information accumulated in the facility use time information accumulation means. Map information display device. 6. A storage medium storing the map information display method according to claim 4. 7. The map information display device according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the map information including at least the location information of the facility, and the time, day of the week, and date when the facility is available and / or unavailable. A storage medium storing facility use time information including at least one or more pieces of information. 8. A map information display method which is mounted on a moving body and is used to provide a guidance display of a moving route to a destination. Facility use time information including at least one or more pieces of information is accumulated, and a facility existing within a certain range around the current position of the moving object and selected in advance is set as a destination candidate. When at least one or more of the time, day of the week, and date is detected, the availability of the destination candidate facility is determined using the information and the facility use time information, and the facility is determined to be usable. A map information display method that determines a facility as a destination. 9. A map information display device which is mounted on a moving body and is used to provide guidance on a moving route to a destination, a position detecting means for detecting a current position of the moving body, road information and a position of a facility. And map information storage means storing map information including information on the type of facility and facility use time information including information on at least one of time, day of the week, and / or date of facility availability or both. The accumulated facility use time information accumulation means, the current time,
Current time detecting means for detecting at least one of the day of the week and date; facility type input means for selecting at least one of the facility types stored in the map information storing means; Destination candidate search means for searching a facility of the type selected by the facility type input means from the map information storage means as a destination candidate, which is located within a certain range around the current position detected by the detection means When,
The current time detected by the current time detecting means, the day of the week,
Using the at least one of the dates and the facility use time information stored in the facility use time information storage means, the availability of the facility which is a destination candidate obtained by the destination candidate search means is determined. Means for determining the facility determined to be usable as a destination, the destination determined by the availability determining means, the current position of the moving object, and the road stored in the map information storage means. Route calculating means for determining a route from the current position to the destination based on the information, and drawing for creating display contents by combining the destination determined by the availability determining means and the route determined by the route calculating means A map information display device comprising: means for displaying display contents created by a drawing means. 10. A storage medium storing the destination guidance method according to claim 8. 11. A map information display center device comprising one or more map information display center devices and one or more map information display terminal devices, wherein the map information display center device is capable of using and / or disabling facilities and / or the time and day of the week. A facility use time information storage unit that stores facility use time information including at least one piece of information of a date; a current time detection unit that detects at least one of a current time, a day of the week, and a date. The current time detected by the current time detecting means,
Availability determining means for determining facility availability using at least one or more of the day of the week and date and facility usage time information stored in the facility usage time information storage means; Transmission means for transmitting the usability determination result obtained by the means, wherein the map information display terminal device is used from a map information storage means storing at least facility location information and a transmission means of a map information display center. A receiving means for receiving the possibility determination result and a facility mark to be displayed are determined based on the availability determination result obtained by the receiving means, and the determined mark is combined with the map information stored in the map information storage means. A map information display device, comprising: a possibility-based drawing means for creating display contents by means of display; and a display means for displaying the display contents created by the availability-based drawing means. 12. A system comprising one or more map information display center devices and one or more map information display terminal devices, wherein the map information display center device is capable of using and / or disabling facilities, and the time and day of the week. Transmitting facility use time information primary storage means storing facility use time information including at least one piece of information among the dates; and transmitting facility use time information stored in the facility use time information primary storage means. Transmitting means, the map information display terminal device,
Map information storage means for storing at least facility location information, reception means for receiving facility use time information from the transmission means of the map information display center, and facility use time 2 for storing facility use time information obtained by the reception means Secondary storage means;
Current time detection means for detecting at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date; information of at least one of the current time, day of the week, and date detected by the current time detection means and facility use The availability information determining means for determining the facility availability using the facility use time information stored in the time information secondary storage means, and the availability determination result obtained by the availability determination means are displayed. A use-based rendering unit that determines a facility mark, combines the determined mark with the map information stored in the map information storage unit to create display contents, and a display content created by the availability-based draw unit. And a display means for displaying the map information.