JPH11108676A - Message transmitter, message receiver, message transmitting and receiving system, and medium in which program for them is stored - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make position information attached to electronic mall easy to understand. SOLUTION: When position information is added to mail (S11), it is asked whether a descriptive text is to be inputted (S12). When it is not inputted, a title is made a legend (S13). When a descriptive text is inputted, it is asked whether the text is to be referred to (S14). When it is referred to, the part to be referred is selected and a descriptive text is formed (S15). When the text is not referred to, the descriptive text is inputted (S16). The descriptive text added to the position information and transmitted. The receiving side reads map data from the position information, and superposes the descriptive text on the read map, which are displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to transmitting and receiving messages, and more particularly to transmitting and receiving messages together with location data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various communication systems using computers have become widespread, and it has been proposed to transmit and receive e-mail using a portable terminal or an in-vehicle terminal. It is considered that such a terminal often wants to notify position data such as the current position of the terminal by e-mail. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H7-111541 discloses an apparatus for transmitting image data in which a current position is superimposed on a map by using a portable terminal having a map display function and a current position display function. With such a device, the position can be easily informed to the communication partner.

[0003] On the other hand, a navigation device is known as a vehicle-mounted device, and is mounted on many vehicles. In this navigation system,
Usually has a map database. Therefore, by transmitting data for specifying a position on a map, it is possible to specify the transmitted position using a map database on the receiving side. According to such a system, the data to be transmitted may be simple position data, which facilitates transmission and reception.

[0004]

However, the electronic mail and the navigation device are basically configured as separate systems. Therefore, in order to construct the system as described above, it is necessary to properly combine the processing of the e-mail with the processing in the navigation device. In particular, there is a problem that it is difficult to use if a map by the navigation device and a message received by the e-mail system are displayed separately.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to make it possible to effectively use map information sent thereto.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a message transmitting apparatus comprising: a transmitting message generating unit for generating a transmitting message to be transmitted to another terminal; Position data attaching means for attaching position data to be indicated, comment message input means for inputting a comment message to be displayed together with the position data, and another terminal as the transmission message, the comment message, and the position data as transmission data. And transmission means for transmitting data to

[0007] The present invention is characterized in that the comment message input means can create the comment message by citing a part of the transmission message.

Further, the present invention further comprises a registered point storage means for storing the position data and the point name data corresponding to the position data in association with each other, wherein the comment message can be created by referring to the point name data. It is characterized by being.

Further, a message receiving device according to the present invention is a receiving means for receiving a transmission message including a transmission message, a comment message and position data transmitted from another terminal, and associating the position data with map data. It is characterized by including association means, and display control means for displaying the comment message when displaying the associated map data.

[0010] Further, the present invention provides a receiving means for receiving a transmission message transmitted from another terminal, a transmission data including a title and position data, an associating means for associating the position data with map data, Display control means for displaying the title together with the display of the attached map data.

[0011] Further, the present invention provides a receiving means for receiving transmission data including a transmission message, a title, a comment message and position data transmitted from another terminal, and an associating means for associating the position data with map data. When displaying the associated map data,
Display control means for displaying the comment message or the title together.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the display control means displays a comment message when a comment message exists, and displays a title when no comment message exists.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the position data received by the receiving means can be used as a registration point in a navigation device, and is used as a registration point for setting a destination of the navigation device. .

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the position data received by the receiving means can be used as a registration point in a navigation device, and the title or comment message can be used as a heading of a registration point list. And

Further, in the message transmitting / receiving system according to the present invention, in a message transmitting / receiving system for transmitting / receiving a message between a plurality of terminals, one terminal creates a transmitted message and determines a position on a map for the transmitted message. Attach the position data shown, and further attach a comment message to be displayed along with this position data, send the transmission message, the comment message, and the position data as transmission data to other terminals,
Another terminal receives the transmitted transmission message including the transmitted transmission message, the comment message, and the position data, associates the received position data with the map data, and displays the associated map data. ,
The comment message is displayed together.

The present invention also relates to a recording medium on which the above-described transmission and reception operations are performed.

As described above, according to the present invention, a comment message is transmitted according to position information. Therefore, the receiving side can acquire the map data from the position information and display the map. Since the comment message can be displayed along with the map, the meaning of the position information can be clearly understood. Therefore, usability of the position information can be improved.

By creating a comment message by citing the contents of the message, the trouble of creating the comment message can be saved. In this case, the message body or the title may be quoted.

Further, a comment message is created by referring to the location name data in the registered location storage means which stores the location data and the location name in association with each other. By citing the data stored in advance in this way, it is possible to save the trouble of creating a comment message. It is preferable that the registered point storage means is used for setting a destination in a navigation device, for example. Thus, the data input for the navigation device can be used as it is.

Further, when the comment message is not input, the title of the message is used as the comment message on the receiving side, so that the description of the position information can be displayed even when the comment message is not input. Further, by using the transmitted / received position information as a registration point of the navigation, it is easy to set a destination in traveling related to the transmitted / received message. In addition, by using a comment message as a heading of the registered point list, input of the name of the registered point can be omitted.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the display control means displays a comment message or a title in priority to the display of map data. Therefore, in a portion where both the comment message and the map data are superimposed and displayed, the comment message is displayed,
It is possible to prevent characters and the like from overlapping and becoming difficult to see.

Further, the present invention further comprises a registered point storage means for storing the position data and point name data corresponding to the position data in association with each other, and the position data attaching means refers to the registered point storage means. And position data can be input. In this way, by directly referencing the position data stored in the registered point storage means, the operation of inputting the position data can be made more efficient. Further, as the registered point storage means, the registered point list used in the navigation device can be used as it is, and the efficiency of the input operation can be improved.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the comment message input means can input a comment message using the location name data in the registered location storage means. For example, by designating the location name in the registered location storage means, the location name can be used as a comment message and the corresponding location data can be input as location data to be transmitted.

The present invention also relates to a medium recording a program for transmitting or receiving a message. The medium may be in any form such as a CD-ROM as long as the medium can record a program. Further, the program may be provided by communication.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of this embodiment. The mobile phone 10 connects to a public telephone line by wireless communication. Note that a communication device that directly uses satellite communication can be used. The mobile phone 10 is connected to a modem 12. This modem 12
Performs data modulation and demodulation. Therefore, data communication can be performed using the mobile phone 10.

An electronic mail control unit 14 is connected to the modem 12. The e-mail control unit 14 manages e-mail such as transmission and reception of e-mail. The electronic mail control unit 14 is connected to a navigation control unit 16. The navigation control unit 16 performs various processes for route guidance.

A display unit 20, an operation unit 22, and a position information storage unit 24 are connected to the electronic mail control unit 14 and the navigation control unit 16. The display unit 20 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays a map and various texts. The operation unit 22 includes several switches and a touch panel provided on the front surface of the display unit 20, and inputs various kinds of information by a user operation. The position information storage unit 24 stores the position information attached to the transmitted / received e-mail and its description in association with each other.

Further, a map database 26 and a position detecting unit 28 are connected to the navigation control unit 16. The map database 26 stores nationwide map data. Further, the position detection unit 28 always detects the current position. The position detection unit 28 includes a GPS (global positioning system) device that detects a position from a radio wave from an artificial satellite, a DGPS (differential GP).
S) It is composed of a device and the like. It is also preferable to obtain more accurate position information by combining information from a roadside beacon, autonomous navigation, and the like.

In such a device, the search for the route to the destination, the display of the current position during travel, the display of the route, the travel guide, and the like are performed in the same manner as in a normal navigation device. When sending an e-mail, the operation unit 2
The user selects the screen for creating an e-mail according to the input from Step 2. Then, the user inputs a title, a destination, and a body, creates a transmission mail, and transmits the mail via the modem 12 and the mobile phone 10. On the other hand, when an e-mail is sent, the e-mail control unit 14 receives the e-mail via the mobile phone 10 and the modem 12 and displays it on the display unit 20. Also,
The sent e-mail can be read later by appropriately storing it in an e-mail reception list. The same applies to an electronic mail transmitted to another terminal. In this case, the electronic mail is stored as an electronic mail transmission list.

In the present embodiment, position information is transmitted and received. Therefore, this processing will be described with reference to FIG. When the user instructs to attach the position information to the outgoing mail, the position information is attached to the mail (S11). This position information is information on an absolute position such as latitude and longitude. Next, an inquiry is made as to whether or not an explanation (comment message) is to be input to the attached position information (S12). This inquiry is made by the display unit 20. If the answer to the inquiry in S12 is NO, the title of the mail is used as it is as an explanatory note (S13).

On the other hand, if YES in S12, an inquiry is made as to whether or not to refer to the text of the mail (S14). If the answer to this inquiry is YES, the mail text is displayed on the display unit 20, and the part to be referred to is selected and used as an explanatory note (S15). For example,
It is selected by specifying the range to be quoted. If NO in S14, the operation unit 2
An explanatory note is input using No. 2 (S16).

As described above, when the input of the description of the position information is completed, the title, the main body, the position information, and the description of the position information are combined into one mail and transmitted to the input destination. .

Here, FIG. 3 shows an example of such a description input screen. This screen is for inquiring about the input method of the description of the position information. in this way,
In addition to displaying "Please enter a description of the location information.", Buttons such as "Input description", "See description", "Original mail name", and "Same as title" are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Is provided, and by touching this, an input method is selected.

If the e-mail to be sent is a resend, forward, or reply e-mail and the original e-mail has location information attached to it, the description should be changed to "Please enter a description of the location information." Is displayed by default in the input field below the display. In other cases, the same name as the title of the mail is displayed as an explanatory text as it is.
Therefore, the name and title of the original mail can be input without performing a button operation. When the button is operated, the title and the description of the original mail are displayed in the input fields. By operating the text reference, the text is displayed, and the range can be specified here. Further, by touching the completion button, the explanation is fixed.

Here, when the title is used as the description, the input of the description may not be performed. In this case, the title is automatically taken in as the explanatory note on the receiving side because the explanatory note has not been input, and is used for display. That is, the e-mail control unit 14 on the receiving side checks whether or not a description exists, and if not, copies the title to the description. Then, the obtained explanation is used for displaying the position. In addition, the description is stored in the position information storage unit 24 together with the position information.

When the explanation input is touched on the screen of FIG. 3, the explanation input screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed.
Since the keyboard is displayed in this manner, a desired explanation can be input by touching the screen. By touching the completion button, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 3, and touching the completion button again completes the input of the description.
Then, when the input of the explanation is completed, the display returns to the transmission screen, and the transmission of the mail is actually performed according to the transmission instruction.

As described above, when the explanation is not input, the already input mail title or the like is automatically used as the explanation. In addition, the message body can be used. Therefore, the labor of input can be saved. In particular, in the case of an in-vehicle system, there are various restrictions that the input operation unit 22 cannot be made very large and the input time cannot be sufficiently long in many cases. According to this embodiment,
The usability of the in-vehicle electronic mail system can be improved. Note that it is also possible to use the text and title of another mail previously transmitted and received.

When the position information display screen is selected on the transmission screen, as shown in FIG. 5, a mark specified by the position information is displayed on a map centered on the position specified by the position information. Is displayed, and the input description is displayed below it. This screen is a screen for inputting position information, and is also used when inputting the first position information. That is, based on this screen, the position to be input is determined by the same operation as the setting of the navigation destination.
If the position is changed on this screen, the position information to be attached can also be changed.

Further, the position input in this way can be registered as a memory point and a destination for navigation. As a result, when the navigation screen is displayed, the position input for transmitting the e-mail is registered as a destination or a memory point, and the efficiency of the input operation on the navigation screen can be improved. Further, it is also preferable that the position information storage unit 24 is shared with a storage unit of a registered point used by the navigation control unit 16 for a normal navigation function. Thus, by storing the position information in the position information storage unit 24 in association with the description, the position information attached to the transmitted / received message can be used as it is in setting a destination in a normal navigation function. it can.
Then, the description is associated with the position information, and this is displayed on the registered point list, so that the input of the name of the registered point can be omitted.

The list of registered locations stores the location information in association with the location name (for example, the name of a facility such as a post office, home, or home).
By handling the data of the location name as the data of the description of the e-mail, the description can be easily created from the registered location list data already created, and the usability is further improved.

On the other hand, when an e-mail is received, the e-mail control unit 14 displays the text on the display unit 20. Further, the electronic mail control unit 14 sends the position information and the description to the navigation control unit 16. This allows
The navigation control unit 16 reads the corresponding map data from the map database 26. Then, a display screen is created based on the map data, the position information, and the description,
This is supplied to the display unit 20. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, the position mark and the description are superimposed and displayed on the map centering on the position specified by the position information. The scale of the map and the display center of the map can be changed and displayed according to the type of position information and the length of the description.

For a message sent without inputting a description, the e-mail control unit 14 takes in the title of the message as a description. Therefore,
The title automatically becomes the description.

Here, regarding the overall operation at the time of reception,
explain. If all the documents of the e-mail have been successfully received, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is stopped. If the vehicle is stopped, the text is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, at the top of the display, the time, presence / absence of location information, presence / absence of attached materials, sender, and title are displayed. Here, instead of directly displaying the text as shown in FIG. 7, the title, sender, date, etc. of each of the plurality of received e-mails may be displayed as an e-mail reception list. Further, by appropriately switching the screen by a predetermined input operation, it is possible to appropriately select whether to view the text or the e-mail list. At the bottom of this screen, a button called a map is displayed, and by touching this button, the map shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

When the vehicle is running,
The display reads "Cannot be displayed during running. Can be read aloud by voice." Further, if the reception of all the documents has failed, a message “The full text cannot be displayed because the e-mail is long. Only the received portion is displayed.” Is displayed.

Here, the position information added to the mail is
The position and the description are paired and stored in the position information storage unit 24. Therefore, the position information stored in the position information storage unit 24 can be used as a navigation destination or a waypoint. It can also be used as position information attached to another mail or its description. It should be noted that the position information and the description of the transmitted mail can also be stored in the position information storage unit 24. In this case, it is preferable to use the explanatory note as the title of the position information, which facilitates selection of the position information.

The electronic mail control unit 14 and the navigation control unit 16 are constituted by a computer, and operate by a program stored therein. Therefore,
The operation in the present embodiment is basically achieved by executing a predetermined program by a computer. And
This program may be stored in the computer in advance or loaded later. For example, the program is CD
-It is provided by a storage medium such as a ROM or communication, and can be loaded into a computer.

FIG. 8 shows an example in which a notebook personal computer, a desktop personal computer, and a vehicle-mounted terminal are used as terminals. As shown in FIG.
It is connected to a center 34 via a wired network 32.
This center 34 has an electronic mail server 34a inside.
And a communication interface (I / F) 34b. Therefore, the e-mail server 34a of the center 34
The communication interface 34b is connected to the wired network 32.

Further, the mobile communication station 3 is connected to the wired network 32.
6 are connected. The mobile communication station 36 performs wireless communication with various mobile terminals. In this example, the mobile phone 10
Wireless communication with the notebook computer 40 via the PC. In addition, wireless communication is performed with the in-vehicle system 38 via the in-vehicle mobile phone 10. Thereby, the desktop personal computer 30, the notebook personal computer 40, and the in-vehicle system 38
It is connected to a center 34 via a wired network 32 and exchanges electronic mail. For example, when the desktop personal computer 30 sends an electronic mail to the notebook personal computer 40, the electronic mail addressed to the notebook personal computer 40 is temporarily stored in the electronic mail server 34a of the center 34. Then, the notebook computer 40 receives an electronic mail addressed to itself from the electronic mail server 34a. At this time, the e-mail is accompanied by the position data and a description (comment message) of the position data. Therefore,
When the map is displayed on the notebook computer 40, the explanation is displayed. In addition, desktop PC 3
In the notebook computer 40, one computer functions as the e-mail control unit 14 and the navigation control unit 16 in FIG. Further, the position detector 28 may be omitted. Further, the map database 26 and the navigation function can be omitted. In this case, the map data may be provided from the center 34.

The programs in the desktop personal computer 30, the in-vehicle system 38, and the notebook personal computer 40 can be stored in the CD-ROM 44 or the like, and can be loaded into the computer of each terminal. Also,
The program may be supplied to each terminal by communication, or the initial program may be provided on the CD-ROM 44 or the like, and the version may be upgraded by communication.

[Description of Operation Example of Position Information Input] Next, an operation in a case where position data is attached using registered point data stored in the position information storage unit 24 will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In this example, the position information storage unit 24 is a list of registered points used in the navigation device. That is, in the navigation device, for a point that is frequently visited, such as a home and an office, the point can be stored in advance, and the destination can be set by a simple selection operation. In the present embodiment, location information is attached using this registered point list.

First, when sending an e-mail, the display unit 20
The user is asked "Do you want to attach location information to the mail to be sent?", And "Yes" or "No" is selected and displayed. If you select "Yes", the location information attachment screen will be displayed, with the message "Please select the location specification method", "Current location", "Destination", "Navi memory location", "Facility list" Is displayed.

When "Navi memory point" is selected, the navigation memory point is displayed as position information attachment. That is, a list for selecting memory locations such as "home", "Yamamotoya", "go-to shop", and "office" is displayed together with the display "Please select from memory locations". On this display, when "home shop" is selected, an inquiry screen for inputting a comment message (explanatory text) is displayed. That is,
A selection display of "Yes" or "No" is displayed together with a display "Do you want to enter a new description of the location information?"

When "No" is selected in response to the selection display, "Go-to shop" which is a display of a list for selecting a memory location is directly input as a comment message. Then, as a screen showing the mail position information, FIG.
As shown in the figure, a map around the “go-to shop” is displayed together with a mark indicating the position, and a comment message “go-to store” is displayed.

By such an operation, the attached position information can be easily input by selecting it from the pre-stored list of registered points. Furthermore, by selecting and inputting a comment message as an explanation of the input point as it is in the registered point list (point memory name) as it is, the task of inputting the comment message becomes very easy.

Here, in the display screen of the mail position information, the display of the comment message "Go to the store" gives priority to the display of the map data. That is, when there is a display of "XX town" as a map display,
For a portion that overlaps with the display of “My favorite store”, only the comment message of “XX town” is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent occurrence of a situation in which characters are difficult to read due to overlapping.

When the position information is attached together with the comment message in this way, the screen shifts to the transmission instruction screen, and the electronic message is transmitted in response to the input of the transmission instruction.

On the other hand, in the vehicle that has received the e-mail via the center 34 (see FIG. 8), as described above,
Based on the attached position information, map data is read out from the map database 26 (see FIG. 1) and displayed. In this case, the same position information display as that shown in FIG. 10 is performed. That is, a position mark and a comment message of “go-to shop” are displayed on the map display centered on the position information. Also in this case, the display of the comment message has priority over the display of the map data.

Also, in the e-mail from other terminals, a part corresponding to the comment message is displayed on the map screen of the navigation. However, even if an input switch for appropriately deleting the display of the comment message is set, Good.
The comment message may be deleted automatically after a predetermined period has elapsed or after a predetermined route has been completed.

Further, even if the comment message is deleted on the map screen, the user can return to the e-mail reception list and perform a predetermined input operation to read the e-mail text including the comment message again. Further, it is also possible to restore the comment message display on the map screen by a predetermined operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a description input screen for position information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen when inputting an explanation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of position information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting position information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of an electronic mail.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system using a personal computer or the like.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation of attaching position information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of position information.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 mobile phone, 12 modem, 14 e-mail control unit, 16 navigation control unit, 20 display unit, 2
2 operation unit, 24 position information storage unit, 26 map database, 28 position detection unit.

Claims (25)

[Claims] 1. A transmission message creation unit for creating a transmission message to be transmitted to another terminal; a position data attachment unit for attaching position data indicating a position on a map to the transmission message; A comment message input unit for inputting a comment message for displaying the position message together with the position data; and a transmission unit for transmitting the transmission message, the comment message, and the position data as transmission data to another terminal. Message transmitting device. 2. The message transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said comment message input means can create said comment message by citing a part of said transmission message. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: registered point storage means for storing the location data and location name data corresponding to the location data in association with each other, wherein the location data is referred to by referring to the location name data. A message transmitting device capable of creating a comment message. 4. A receiving unit for receiving a transmission message including a transmission message, a comment message, and position data transmitted from another terminal; a correspondence unit for associating the position data with map data; A display control means for displaying the comment message together with the display of the map data. 5. A receiving means for receiving transmission data including a transmission message, a title, and position data transmitted from another terminal, an association means for associating the position data with map data, and an associated map. And a display control means for displaying the title together when displaying the data. 6. A receiving means for receiving transmission data including a transmission message, a title, a comment message, and position data sent from another terminal, an associating means for associating the position data with map data, And a display control means for displaying the comment message or the title when displaying the obtained map data. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said display control means displays a comment message when a comment message exists, and displays a title when a comment message does not exist. Receiver. 8. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the position data received by said receiving means is usable as a registration point in a navigation device, and is used for setting a destination of the navigation device. A message receiving device, which is used as a registration point for a message. 9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the position data received by said receiving means can be used as a registration point in a navigation device, and said title or comment message can be used as a heading of a registration point list. A message receiving device, characterized in that: 10. A message transmission / reception system for transmitting / receiving a message between a plurality of terminals, wherein one terminal creates a transmission message, attaches position data indicating a position on a map to the transmission message, A comment message to be displayed along with the position data is further attached, and the transmission message, the comment message, and the position data are transmitted as transmission data to another terminal, and the other terminal transmits the transmitted message. Receiving the transmission data including the comment message and the position data, associating the received position data with the map data, displaying the associated map data, and displaying the comment message in the display. Characteristic message transmission / reception system. 11. A message transmission / reception system for transmitting / receiving a message between a plurality of terminals, wherein one terminal creates a transmission message with a title, and transmits position data indicating a position on a map to the transmission message with the title. Attach and transmit the transmitted message with title, comment message, and location data as transmission data to other terminals, and the other terminal receives the transmitted transmission message, including the transmitted transmission message, comment message, and location data. A message transmitting / receiving system, wherein the received position data is associated with the map data, the associated map data is displayed, and the title of the transmitted message is also displayed in the display. 12. A message transmission / reception system for transmitting / receiving a message between a plurality of terminals, wherein one terminal creates a transmission message with a title, and attaches position data indicating a position on a map to the transmission message with the title. Further, a comment message to be displayed together with the position data is further attached, and the transmission message, the comment message, and the position data are transmitted as transmission data to another terminal. Receiving the transmitted data including the transmitted message, the comment message, and the position data, associating the received position data with the map data, displaying the associated map data, and displaying the comment message or title in the display. It is characterized by displaying either one together Message transmission and reception system. 13. The message according to claim 12, wherein the display control means displays a comment message when a comment message exists, and displays a title when no comment message exists. Transmission / reception system. 14. The message transmission / reception system according to claim 10, wherein the comment message can be created by citing a part of the transmission message. 15. The system according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the position data received by the receiving means is usable as a registered point in a navigation device, and is used for setting a destination of the navigation device. A message transmission / reception system, which is used as a registration point for a message. 16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the position data received by said receiving means can be used as a registration point in a navigation device, and said title or comment message can be used as a heading of a registration point list. A message transmission / reception system, characterized in that: 17. A medium in which a transmission program for causing a computer to transmit a transmission message is recorded, wherein the transmission program causes a computer to input a transmission message to be transmitted to another terminal on a map. And a comment message to be displayed together with this position data, and the transmitting means transmits the transmitted message, the comment message, and the position data as transmission data to another terminal. A medium on which a transmission program characterized by the following is recorded. 18. A medium recording a receiving program for causing a computer to receive a message, wherein the receiving program includes a transmitting message, a comment message, and position data transmitted from another terminal to the computer by a receiving unit. Receiving the transmission data, associating the position data with the map data by associating means, and displaying the comment message together when displaying the map data associated by the display control means. Medium on which program is recorded. 19. A medium on which a receiving program for causing a computer to receive a message is recorded, wherein the receiving means receives a transmission message transmitted from another terminal, transmission data including a title and position data, A medium storing a receiving program, wherein the position data is associated with map data, and when the map data associated with the display control means is displayed, the title is displayed together. 20. A medium in which a receiving program for causing a computer to receive a message is recorded, wherein the receiving means receives transmission data including a transmission message, a title, a comment message, and position data transmitted from another terminal, The receiving program is characterized in that the position data is associated with the map data by the associating means, and the comment message or the title is displayed together when the map data associated by the display control means is displayed. Medium. 21. The medium according to claim 20, wherein the receiving program causes the computer to display, by the display control means, a comment message when a comment message exists, and to display a title when no comment message exists. A medium recording a receiving program characterized by being displayed. 22. The medium according to any one of claims 17 to 21, wherein the receiving program causes the computer to transmit the position data received by the receiving means to a registration point for setting a destination of a navigation device. A recording medium on which a receiving program characterized by being used as a recording medium is recorded. 23. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display control means displays a comment message or a title in priority to map data. Message receiver. 24. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a registration point storage unit that stores the position data and point name data corresponding to the position data in association with each other, and wherein the position data attachment unit stores the registration data. A message transmitting device characterized by being capable of inputting position data with reference to a point storage means. 25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said comment message input means is capable of inputting a comment message using said location name data in said registered location storage means. .