JPH10170284A - Information transmitting device and information receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the user's burden by introducing such an arrangement that the parking area which should be used as destination originally can be set as the place of destination in case a running guidance is to be made to the specified facility displayed by the character announcement. SOLUTION: An information transmitting device 3 to transmit character information to an external receiving device 2 is furnished with a parking area code adding means 50 which adds a parking area code to exhibit whether the facility concerned has any parking area and eventually the position in case the parking area is a certain distance apart from the facility and a transmission means 52 to transmit the character information equipped with the parking area code, while an information receiving device 2 mounted in a car for receiving the character information transmitted from external transmission device 3 is furnished with a signal receiving means 53, display means 54, and a display control means 55 which allows the display means to display existence of parking area and its position on the basis of the parking area code when the received information contains the parking area code to show that the facility concerned is equipped with a parking area and eventually its position if it is a certain distance apart from the facility.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transmitting apparatus for transmitting character information to an external receiving apparatus by using radio waves such as text multiplex broadcasting, and an information transmitting apparatus mounted on a vehicle for receiving the transmitted character information. The present invention relates to an information receiving device to be displayed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in text multiplex broadcasting using FM radio waves or the like, there is a so-called "visible radio", for example. In the information transmitted in the teletext broadcasting, one screen in a fixed format (for example, three lines with 15 characters per line) is set as one page, and one program is composed of a plurality of pages. You. In this case, 1 of the above page
The second line is a header indicating the source of information, etc.
The line is used as a text displaying the content of the information.

Information transmitted by such teletext includes traffic information, weather information, facility information, event information, and the like. For example, in the case of event information, the user searches for a place such as a facility where the displayed event is performed using an atlas, or displays the information on an on-vehicle navigation device to go to the event venue.

Here, since the event information usually describes the center or entrance of the facility as a place where an event or the like is performed, a navigation device is used.
When providing guidance on the traveling route to the facility, the center or the entrance is set as the destination.

[0005]

However, if the center and the entrance are the destinations of travel guidance, the distance from the center and the entrance to the parking lot is large due to the large scale of the facilities and the like. In such a case, it is necessary to search for a parking lot after arriving at the above-mentioned center or entrance, and there is a problem that it takes time and effort for the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and when a traveling guide is provided to a predetermined facility or the like displayed by teletext, a parking lot which should be a destination is set as a destination. An object of the present invention is to provide an information transmitting device and an information receiving device that can be set and reduce the burden on the user.

[0007]

As shown in FIG. 10, an information transmitting apparatus 3 for transmitting character information to an external receiving apparatus 2 by using radio waves such as text multiplex broadcasting is disclosed in claim 1 of the present invention. A parking code addition means 50 for adding a parking code indicating the presence or absence of a parking lot of the facility according to the information and, if the parking lot is at least a predetermined distance from the facility, the position of the parking lot; And transmitting means 52 for transmitting the character information to which the code is added.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, when the facility according to the information has a plurality of parking lots, the parking lot code is displayed by arranging the parking lots in ascending order of the distance from the facility. It is characterized by having such a configuration.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, when the facility related to the information includes a plurality of parking lots, each parking lot has a small distance from the facility.
It is characterized in that it is arranged so as to be arranged in descending order of available space.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the parking lot code is configured to indicate the position of the parking lot relative to the facility. I have.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information receiving apparatus which is mounted on a vehicle and receives and displays character information transmitted from an external transmitting apparatus using radio waves such as text multiplex broadcasting. Receiving means 53 for receiving, display means 54 for displaying the received information, presence or absence of a parking lot of a facility related to the information in the received information, and if the parking lot is separated from the facility by a predetermined distance or more, When a parking lot code indicating the position of the parking lot is added, display control means 55 for displaying on the display means the presence / absence and position based on the parking lot code.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 9 are diagrams for explaining an information transmitting apparatus and an information receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a broadcasting apparatus including the transmitting and receiving apparatuses, and FIGS. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information transmitted from the transmitting device, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of the receiving device, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the receiving device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a broadcasting device for performing text multiplex broadcasting by FM broadcasting.
A receiving device 2 that receives and displays character information, and is equipped with a navigation function mounted on the vehicle and for guiding a traveling route to a predetermined destination, and a transmitting device 3 that wirelessly transmits information to the receiving device 2. And an input device 5 for inputting information to the transmitting device 3 via a telephone line 4 or the like.

From the transmitting device 3, data in the format shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, for example, is transmitted by the transmitting means as character information. This data represents one screen composed of a header 8 for designating a source and characteristics of information and a text 9 of information.
One program is composed of a plurality of pages.

FIG. 2 shows a menu page of a program, and FIGS.
Shows the content page of the program when the “1. Drive Information” program is selected and displayed on the menu page.
FIG. 5 shows the last code page of the program. "F1" is added to the header 8 of the content page in FIGS. 3 and 4 as an identification code for identifying the information content.

In the code page shown in FIG. 5, an event code (a...) Designating the facility identified on the content page and identified by the identification code (F1) is provided.
Is added. In addition, a code (P) indicating whether a parking lot is set up at the facility according to the information, “empty” or “full” indicating an empty state of the parking lot, and between the facility and the parking lot. When the distance is equal to or more than a predetermined value, a code "b .., c .., d .." indicating the position of the parking lot is added. That is, the transmitting device 3 functions as a parking lot code adding unit that adds a parking lot code indicating information about the parking lot.

Each of the parking lot position codes "b .., c."
・, D ・ ・ ”indicates the position of each parking lot relative to the above facility, that is, the distance from north to south, east, west, centering on the entrance to the above facility. In addition, they are arranged so as to be displayed side by side in descending order of available space.

Here, in addition to the method of adding each code as a visible character to the body 9 as shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), there is a method of adding a control code (APB) such as a back space which makes the display of subsequent characters invisible after the event code is transmitted. Also,
As shown in FIG. 7, each of the codes may be transmitted as a data unit different from the header 8 and the text 9.

Specifically, the receiving apparatus 2 shown in FIG.
There is a navigation device that can receive the teletext shown in FIG. The receiving device 2 includes a display 6 that functions as a display unit that displays the received character information.

The display 6 includes display units 6a to 6c for displaying the character information in three lines, and the traveling route (route guidance).
And a display section 6d for displaying the character information and the route information on the display 6 so that the display position, the display time, and the like can be arbitrarily changed.

The receiving device 2 includes operation function keys (preset switches) F1 to F5 (representative code 1).
1), a direction key (cursor key) 12 for moving a cursor and the like, an operation confirmation key 13, and a speaker 28 for outputting sound.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is a receiving unit including an antenna 16 for receiving a teletext signal transmitted from the transmitting device 3 and a tuner 18, a demodulation unit 19 for demodulating FM multiplexed data from the received signal, And a CPU 20 for controlling the display of information on the display 6 and the like.

The CPU 20 includes a ROM 22 as a storage device for storing a control program, received information, and the like, and a RAM.
23 and a CD-RO recording route information, facility information, etc.
M21 is connected thereto, and predetermined data is input and output.

The CPU 20 is connected to an audio converter 26 for converting the received character information into an audio signal. The audio signal is output from the speaker 28 via an amplifier (amplifier) 27. It has become.

The CPU 20 has a vehicle speed sensor 24 for detecting a vehicle speed via an I / F 25, a gyro sensor 30 for detecting a traveling direction and the like via an I / F 31, and furthermore, a current position. GPS receiver 3 to detect
2, the GPS antenna 33 is connected. The CPU 20 functions as display control means for displaying the presence / absence and position of a parking lot based on the detected current position and the received parking lot code. When it is set as, it functions as travel guidance means for performing travel guidance to the parking lot.

Next, the operation of the receiving apparatus 2 of the above embodiment will be described. In the receiving device 2, for example, “fm o
Saka ”and selecting and displaying a“ drive information ”program on the menu page shown in FIG. 2,
The program content page and code page shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 are displayed. And the event code of this code page (a
..) is searched from a storage device such as the CD-ROM described above and displayed on the display 6,
The location information of the facility is read, and the location of the facility is displayed as a predetermined mark (表示) on the map of the display 6 as shown in FIG.

Further, the parking lot position codes (b,..., C
.., d ..), the relative position of the parking lot with the facility is detected, and the detected position is displayed as a predetermined mark (P) on the map of the display 6.

Then, when a specific parking lot is set as the destination of the driving guidance based on the distance to the facility, the vacancy status, etc., the driving guidance to the destination parking lot is displayed. Is performed.

As described above, whether or not a parking lot is set up at the facility according to the information, whether the parking lot is full, and if the distance between the facility and the parking lot is a predetermined value or more, the parking lot is The parking lot code indicating the position of the parking lot is transmitted from the transmitting device 3 and received by the receiving device 2, and the parking lot information is displayed based on each of the codes, and the traveling guidance with the parking lot as the destination is performed. As a result, the user can save time and labor for searching for a parking lot.

When there are a plurality of parking lots, the parking lots are arranged and displayed in ascending order of the distance to the facility and in the order of vacancy. And the burden on the user can be further reduced.

In addition, as a method of specifying the position of the parking lot, the position of the parking lot is indicated by a relative position with respect to the facility, so that the absolute coordinate position data (longitude and latitude data) of the parking lot is transmitted. The transmission data amount can be reduced.

[0032]

As described above, in the information transmitting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the character information to which the parking code indicating the presence / absence and the position of the facility related to the information is added is transmitted. In the information receiving apparatus according to the invention, when the received information includes a parking lot code indicating the presence / absence and location of the facility related to the information, the presence / absence and location of the parking lot are determined based on the parking lot code. Since the display is performed, by setting the parking lot as the destination and performing the traveling guidance, the user can be guided to the parking lot that should be the destination instead of the entrance or the center of the facility. This has the effect of reducing the burden on the user.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the facility related to the information has a plurality of parking lots, the parking lot code is arranged so that the parking lots can be displayed in ascending order of the distance to the facility. According to the third aspect of the present invention, each parking lot can be arranged and displayed in ascending order of the distance to the facility and in descending order of the availability of the parking lot, so that the receiving device can securely park closer to the facility. There is an effect that traveling guidance can be provided to a suitable parking lot, and convenience for the user can be further improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the position of the parking lot is indicated by the relative position to the facility, there is an effect that the amount of transmission data can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a broadcasting device including an information transmitting device and an information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of information transmitted from the transmission device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information transmitted from the transmission device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information transmitted from the transmission device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information transmitted from the transmission device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of information transmitted from the transmission device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information transmitted from the transmission device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of the receiving device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the receiving device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the claims of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Information Receiving Device 3 Information Transmitting Device 50 Parking Lot Code Adding Means 51 Parking Lot Position Code Adding Means 52 Transmitting Means 53 Receiving Means 54 Display Means 55 Travel Guide Means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information transmitting apparatus for transmitting character information to an external receiving apparatus using radio waves such as teletext broadcasting,
Parking code addition means for adding a parking code indicating the position of the parking lot, if there is a parking lot of the facility according to the information, and if the parking lot is separated from the facility by a predetermined distance or more,
Transmitting means for transmitting the character information to which the parking lot code is added. 2. The parking lot code according to claim 1, wherein the parking lot code is arranged such that when the facility related to the information includes a plurality of parking lots, the parking lots are arranged in ascending order of the distance from the facility. An information transmitting device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The parking lot code according to claim 1, wherein when the facility related to the information has a plurality of parking lots, the parking lots are displayed in order of a distance from the facility and a vacant space. An information transmitting apparatus characterized by being configured as described above. 4. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the parking lot code is configured to display the position of the parking lot as a relative position to the facility. 5. An information receiving device mounted on a vehicle for receiving and displaying character information transmitted from an external transmitting device using radio waves such as text multiplex broadcasting, a receiving means for receiving the character information, Display means for displaying the received information; and, in the received information, the presence or absence of a parking lot of a facility related to the information, and a parking lot code indicating the position of the parking lot if the parking lot is separated from the facility by a predetermined distance or more. And a display control means for displaying the presence / absence and position of the parking lot on the display means based on the parking lot code when the information is added.