JPH11248470A - Car-carried navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car-carried navigation system which estimates the fortune of a vehicle using date to obtain desired information and enables the navigation, based on this information. SOLUTION: The car-carried navigation system comprises a CD-ROM 12 having stored map data, receiving processor unit 8 for a satellite navigation system which detects the present position of a vehicle, using the satellite navigation system, processing means 50 which forms a map image round the present position of the vehicle from the map data of the CD-ROM 12, and displaying the map image superposed on the vehicle's present position on a display 5, and estimation detecting means 60 which estimates the fortune of the vehicle using date about vehicle passengers, and displays various information obtd. from data about the passengers on the display 5, whereby when desired items are selected from various information, the vehicle's navigation is enabled from information about the selected items.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle navigation system, and more particularly, to estimate the use date of a vehicle from data relating to a vehicle occupant and provide various information extracted from a database based on the estimation result. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle navigation system capable of performing navigation based on the information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a vehicle navigation system of this type generally includes a satellite antenna, a device body that incorporates a satellite navigation system receiver and executes navigation processing, and a storage medium that stores map data. And a controller for performing various operations, and a display for displaying a map and other images. It is known that the means for taking in the map data is built in the apparatus main body or is configured to be connectable to the outside of the apparatus main body. Here, the map data is generally stored in a storage medium (map data storage medium) such as a CD-ROM or an IC card. It is.

Further, the receiver for the satellite navigation system functions as a vehicle position detecting means, and can detect the current position of the vehicle using the satellite navigation system. Further, the apparatus body forms a map image around the current position of the vehicle from the map data extracted from the map data storage medium based on the current position data of the vehicle from the vehicle position detection means, and forms the vehicle image on the map image. Is superimposed and displayed on the display means. In such an in-vehicle navigation system, while the vehicle is running, the current position of the vehicle is detected while receiving a signal from the satellite navigation system, and a predetermined position including the vehicle position is obtained from the map data recording medium based on the current position data. The map data of the range is read out and displayed on the display means including the current position of the vehicle, and the map data is moved while the current position of the vehicle is fixed on the screen as the vehicle moves, The current position of the vehicle can always be confirmed on a map, and the vehicle can be surely driven to a target location.

[0004] Such an in-vehicle navigation system is designed to prevent a user from being bored due to the fact that the navigation screen is not displayed immediately after the power is turned on, or the screen does not change during parking or traffic congestion. In the following, an image is provided in which an image selected at random from a plurality of images prepared in advance is displayed on a display means (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-1).
No. 59785). In this in-vehicle navigation system, the plurality of images prepared in advance include, for example, images of processing results of horoscopes and biorhythms.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional on-vehicle navigation system, when the speed becomes lower than a certain speed, a desired one of a plurality of images prepared in advance, for example, the result of the divination is obtained. Was merely displayed. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional system, since the result of the fortune-telling is not reflected in the navigation processing, a complicated operation is required even if the result is to be used. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle navigation system capable of estimating bad news regarding a vehicle occupant and obtaining information corresponding to good news from the estimation result.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle navigation system according to the present invention comprises: a map data storage medium storing map data; and a vehicle for detecting a current position of the vehicle. Position detecting means, display means for displaying image data, and a map image around the current position of the vehicle from map data extracted from the map data storage medium based on the current position data of the vehicle from the vehicle position detecting means. And a processing unit for superimposing the current position of the vehicle on the map image and displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display unit, a database having various types of information on a predetermined target, and estimating good and bad for the vehicle occupant. Estimating search means for detecting a predetermined object from the database and displaying predetermined information on the detected predetermined object on the display means. The one in which the features.

[0007] In the invention described in claim 2, the predetermined object is at least one of a restaurant, a hotel, a leisure spot, a gas station, a sightseeing spot, a shop, and a parking lot. , At least information on the location and name. In the invention according to claim 3, the estimating and retrieving means is configured to search for a bad luck by at least one of a feng shui divination, a biorhythm, a Western astrology, a four-prong mortality, a psychologist, an easy learner, a human divination, a palm divination, and a first and last name judgment. It is characterized by being estimated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the estimation search means estimates a good direction and detects a predetermined object existing in the estimated good direction from the database. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a route guidance unit is provided which sets a predetermined target searched by the estimation search unit as a destination and provides route guidance to the destination.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle navigation system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle navigation system 1 incorporates a satellite antenna 2, a reception processing unit for a satellite navigation system, a dead reckoning navigation unit, and a map data acquisition unit, and performs estimation search processing and navigation processing described later. The apparatus comprises a main body 3 to be executed, a controller 4 for performing various operations, a display 5 which is a display means for displaying a map and other images, and a speaker 6 for outputting a sound gundance.
It should be noted that the apparatus main body 3 has a built-in map data taking-in means 7, and this map data taking-in means 7 takes in map data from a storage medium storing map data (not shown) and gives it to the apparatus main body 3. It has become.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the on-vehicle navigation system. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 denotes a computer system. The computer system 30 includes a CPU 31 and a RAM 32.
, ROM 33, timer 34, interface 3
5, 36, a display controller 37, an audio processing unit 38, a flash memory 39, and a bus line 40 connecting these. Here, the reception processing unit 8 for the satellite navigation system, which is a vehicle position detecting means, is connected to the interface 35, and the satellite antenna 2 is connected to the reception processing unit 8 for the satellite navigation system. A dead reckoning processing unit 9 is connected to the bus line 40. The dead reckoning processing unit 9 includes an azimuth sensor 10 and a distance sensor 11.
And are connected.

The controller 4 is connected to the interface 36, and an operation command from the controller 4 is given to the CPU 31. Display controller 37 connected to the bus line 40
Is provided with a video RAM so that a display screen can be drawn under the control of the CPU 31. The display 5 is connected to an output terminal of the display controller 37. The bus line 40 is connected to a map data acquisition means 7.
Corresponds to a CD-ROM drive when the map data storage medium is the CD-ROM 12, and corresponds to an IC card connection socket when the map data storage medium is an IC card. An audio processing device 38 is connected to the bus line 40 so that an audio signal for gun dance is formed under the control of the CPU 31 and supplied to the speaker 6.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration centering on the processing means and the estimation search means. 3 and 2, the processing means 50 is such that the CPU 31
The processing means 50 periodically reads out the current position data of the vehicle from the reception processing unit 8 for the satellite navigation system, and executes the dead reckoning processing. The position data of the vehicle from the unit 9 is periodically read out, and based on the read out data, the CD-ROM 12 reads the CD-ROM.
Through a ROM drive (map data acquisition means) 7, map data in a predetermined range is extracted under the conditions specified by the controller 4, temporarily stored in the RAM 32, and a drawing command is given to the display controller 37. The R
Based on the map data of AM32, control is performed to form a map image around the current position of the vehicle and to superimpose the current position of the vehicle on the map image.

On the other hand, the estimation search means 60 is realized by causing the CPU 31 to execute a program relating to the estimation search processing in accordance with a command from the controller 4. The estimation search means 60 estimates the data relating to the vehicle occupants set by the controller 4 and the date and time from the timer 34 or the scheduled use date of the vehicle, and stores a database stored in the flash memory 39 based on the estimation result. Various kinds of information are obtained from the DB, and a drawing command is given to the display controller 37 to execute control for drawing the obtained information. That is, the estimation search means 60 can execute, for example, feng shui fortune-telling. When the date of birth of a vehicle occupant, for example, a driver, is set via the controller 4, the favorite star of the person is obtained from this date of birth Automatically set, find the azimuth for each date,
The database D stored in the flash memory 39 from the direction of the driving date based on the date data from the timer 34
B retrieves information on destinations of desired genres, and displays the information on the destinations in the display controller 37.
And a drawing command to the display controller 37. Thereby, the display controller 37 draws a display screen from the information on the destination and gives it to the display 5. Thereby, the display 5
For example, a list of restaurants located within a predetermined distance in a good direction occupied by feng shui is displayed.

Further, a target item (for example, a restaurant having a store name A) from various information (for example, a list of restaurants within a predetermined distance in a good direction) displayed on the display 5 is transmitted via the controller 4. When information MT (longitude and latitude of the restaurant) MT related to the selected item is given to the processing means 50 at the time of selection, the processing means 50 receives the information MD and the satellite navigation system reception processing unit 8 based on the information MD. From the CD-ROM 12 based on the current position data of the vehicle which is periodically read from the CPU, the current position data which is periodically read from the dead reckoning processing unit 9, and the read data. Means) fetching a predetermined range of map data under a condition designated by the controller 4 via the controller 7 and temporarily storing the map data in the RAM 32 By executing a control to give a drawing command to the display controller 37 to form a map image around the current position of the vehicle based on the map data in the RAM 32 and to superimpose the current position of the vehicle on the map image, Enables vehicle navigation.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the command menu 1 of the in-vehicle navigation system. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the command menu 1. FIG.
It is a figure showing an example of schematic composition of a feng shui compass used for feng shui fortune-telling. In these figures, the processing means 50 is a ROM 3
3 is provided to the display controller 37 with respect to the command menu screen,
An instruction to draw and superimpose a cursor is given to the display controller 37 (S41). Thereby, the display controller 37 renders the command menu screen and the sub-screen, and superimposes a cursor on a designated position on the rendering screen, and then gives the video data to the display 5. As a result, a command menu screen 500 as shown in FIG. The command menu screen 500 includes, in a frame 501 under the title “search”, “around own vehicle position”, “address”, “telephone number”, “facility”, “name”,
"Feng Shui" is displayed, and the cursor is displayed by inverting the cursor to the area of "Feng Shui" in black and white.

Further, the processing means 50 detects the cursor position (S42), and since the cursor position is at the position of "Feng Shui"(S42;"FengShui"), the sub-screen of Feng Shui is displayed on the R screen.
The data is taken out from the OM 33, and the data of the sub-screen is given to the display controller 37, and a drawing command is given to the display controller 37 (S43).
Thereby, as shown in FIG.
The sub screen 505 is displayed in the command menu screen 500. This sub-screen 505 displays “Today's Nakamiya star”, “Yoshi direction”, “Bad direction”, and “Date input”. When the cursor is set to "around the own vehicle position"(S42;"around the own vehicle position"), map data around the own vehicle position is displayed on the display 5 (S44). When the cursor is put on the "address"(S42;"address"), a map of a target position based on the address is displayed (S45). Further, when the cursor is moved to "telephone number"(S42;"telephonenumber"),
A map of the target position is displayed based on the telephone number (S46). In addition, when the cursor is put on "facility"(S42;"facility"), a map of a target position based on the facility is displayed (S47). When the cursor is put on the "name"(S42;"name"), a map of a target position is displayed based on the name (S4).
8).

A map of the destination to be taken from the data obtained in steps S45 to S48 is displayed, and a route that can be reached with the shortest distance from the current position of the vehicle or a route that passes through an empty route route And so on so that they can be navigated.
Here, "date input" on the sub screen 505 is selected by the controller 4 (S50; date), and when this date is input via the controller 4 (S51; YES), the estimation search means 60 operates to perform the estimation search. Means 60 immediately
In addition to automatically estimating the personal favorite star, the timer 34
From today's date information, the current day's Nakamiya star, good direction and bad direction are estimated (S52), and if the process is to be terminated (S5).
3; Y), end. Further, the above estimation result may be displayed as follows, for example. That is, the sub screen 50
When the controller 4 selects “Today's Nakamiya star” in 5 (S53; Nakamiya star), for example, the feng shui compass 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the Nakamiya star is displayed together with the compass 600 (S54). Alternatively, the sub screen 50
When the "good direction" in 5 is selected by the controller 4 (S53; good direction), for example, the feng shui compass 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the good direction is displayed on the compass 600 (S55). When the controller 4 selects “bad direction” on the sub screen 505 (S53; bad direction), for example, the feng shui compass 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the bad direction is displayed on the compass 600 (S52).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 9 and 10. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the estimation search processing operation. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the command menu 902. FIG. 10 shows a database DB in a flash memory.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of FIG. The estimation result of the wind and water estimated by the estimation searching means 60 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 32, for example. In this embodiment, for example, a search for a leisure spot, a restaurant, a shopping, or the like can be performed using the estimation result of the feng shui. Therefore, by executing this processing, the flowchart of FIG. 7 is executed. First, it is assumed that the estimation search means 60 estimates the fortune-telling of the driver by wind and water by executing the flowchart in FIG. 4 and stores the estimated fortune-telling in, for example, a predetermined area of the RAM 32.

As shown in FIG. 10, the database DB stores data 700a, 700b,
..., longitude and latitude data 701a, 701b, ...
, Data 702a, 702b,... Corresponding to the store names corresponding to these data 701a, 701b,... And various information 703a, 703b,. 39. Also,
Since the flash memory 39 is used, the database DB can be updated by a predetermined method at regular intervals. First, the estimation searching means 60 gives the display controller 37 the estimation result of the feng shui in the predetermined area of the RAM 32 and the data for drawing the command menu screen for each genre, and also gives the drawing command (FIG. 7). S71). Thereby, the display controller 37 draws a command menu screen and gives it to the display 5. As a result, the command menu screen 900 is displayed on the display 5 as shown in FIG. This command menu screen 90
On the main screen 901 of 0, the estimation result of the feng shui, for example, the driver's favorite star is "Ichihaku Mercury", and
Is displayed. In the sub-screen 902 of the command menu screen 900, “leisure spot”, “restaurant”, “shop”, “hotel”, “department store”, and “sightseeing” are displayed inside the frame “search”. ing.

In the main screen 901, “East” in the direction
Is currently displayed, and the “leisure spot” in this azimuth direction is displayed with the cursor inverted. Here, when the “leisure spot” is selected by the controller 4 (S72; YES), the estimation search means 60 fetches the current position data GD of the vehicle from the processing means 50 and stores it in a predetermined area of the RAM 32. (S73). Further, the estimation search means 60 determines the selected content (S74; leisure spot), searches the database DB in the flash memory 39, and finds the first designated store of the genre from the data 700a, 700b,. Select (S75). In addition, the estimation search means 60 executes a process of determining the azimuth based on the data 701a relating to the longitude and latitude of the store and the current position data GD and posting the distance to the store (S76). . Then, the estimation search means 60 determines whether the direction is a good direction (in this case, “east”) and within a predetermined distance (for example, 3 km) (S7).
7). Here, if the estimation search means 60 determines that the vehicle is in the azimuth direction and within a predetermined distance (S77; YES), data relating to the store is listed up (S78). Then, the estimation search means 60 determines whether or not all the information related to the genre in the database DB has been searched (S7).
9). If the search is not completed (S7
9; NO), the information of the store in the database DB is incremented so that the information of the next store can be taken in (S80). Then, the process of taking in the information of the designated store is executed again (S75).

By repeating the processing of steps S75 to S80, information on stores located in the right direction of the genre and within a predetermined distance from the current position is listed. Then, if all the information (in this case, “leisure spot”) for each genre in the database DB is searched (S79; YES), the leisure spots within a predetermined distance from the current position in the listed good directions are searched. Is displayed on the display 5 (S81), so that the driver can see the information of the leisure spot displayed on the display 5, hear the voice guidance of the leisure spot from the speaker 6, and the like. In the above selection judgment (S7
4), restaurants, shops, hotels, department stores, sightseeing, etc., are completely the same as or similar to the above-described processing, and therefore illustration and description are omitted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the data of the vehicle occupant is estimated from the data on the vehicle use date, and various information obtained from the database is displayed on the display means based on the estimation result. Thus, desired information can be extracted based on the result of the fortune-telling, and the information is displayed in a usable state. Next, with reference to FIG. 8, an operation in a case where a place to be visited is selected by looking at the information displayed on the display 5 in step S81 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for navigating based on the estimated search processing result. It is assumed that the information of the listed leisure spots is displayed on the display 5 by the estimation search means 60 executing the flowchart of FIG. 7 (S8 in FIG. 7).
1, S81 in FIG. 8). In this state, when the driver does not make any selection (S82; NO), it is assumed that the information on the leisure spot is repeatedly displayed (S81-S82; NO).

Here, assuming that the driver has selected a certain leisure spot from among the leisure spots displayed on the display 5 (S82; YES), the estimation searching means 60 instructs the processing means 50 to execute the latitude of the leisure spot. , Longitude data as a target value MT. Then
The processing means 50 calculates a route to the target leisure spot from the target value MT and the current position data, and presents the route to the display 5 (S8).
3). The processing means 50 extracts the current position data from the satellite navigation system reception processing unit 8 and the current position data from the dead reckoning navigation processing unit 9 at regular intervals, and uses the map data and the target value MT. Then, the navigation process is executed (S84). If the vehicle does not arrive at the destination (S85; NO), the navigation processing is continued (S84-S85; N).
O). When it arrives at the destination (S85; YES),
The process ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the data of the vehicle occupant is estimated from the data on the vehicle use date, and various information obtained from the database is displayed on the display means based on the estimation result. By selecting a predetermined item from the displayed information, navigation to the position of this item can be performed. In the above embodiment, the reception processing unit 8 for the satellite navigation system uses the GPS navigation system, but may use a DGPS system that can correct the position accurately. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the fortune-telling has been described as “feng shui”, but it can be realized by using biorhythm, western astrology, four pillars, pragmatics, easy learning, human fortune-telling, palmistry, name and name determination, and the like. For example, in this embodiment, fortune-telling is performed using Western astrology, and if a predetermined color is a lucky color, leisure spots or the like having this color are listed, and navigation is performed based on this information. You may make it. Also, by multiplying the result of the fortune-telling in Western Astrology and the result of the fortune-telling of Feng Shui, an example that satisfies these conditions is to list leisure spots, etc. You may make it.

[0025]

As described above, according to the on-vehicle navigation system according to the present invention, it is possible to estimate the luck of the vehicle occupant, and to display on the display means various information obtained from the database based on the estimation result. With this configuration, desired information can be extracted based on the result of fortune-telling, and the information is displayed in a usable state, which is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle navigation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the on-vehicle navigation system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example centered on a processing unit and an estimation search unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a processing operation of a command menu 1 of the in-vehicle navigation system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the command menu 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a feng shui compass used for feng shui fortune-telling in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the estimation search processing operation.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for navigating based on an estimation search processing result in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the command menu 2;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a database DB in a flash memory used in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Onboard navigation system 2 Satellite antenna 3 Device main body 4 Controller 5 Display 6 Speaker 7 Map data acquisition means 8 Receiving processing unit for satellite navigation system 9 Dead reckoning processing unit 10 Direction sensor 11 Distance sensor 12 CD-ROM 30 Computer system 31 CPU 32 RAM 33 ROM 34 Timer 35, 36 Interface 37 Display controller 38 Audio processor 39 Flash memory 40 Bus line

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A map data storage medium storing map data; a vehicle position detecting means for detecting a current position of a vehicle; a display means for displaying image data; and a current position of the vehicle from the vehicle position detecting means. Processing means for forming a map image around the current position of the vehicle from the map data extracted from the map data storage medium based on the data, and superimposing the current position of the vehicle on the map image and displaying the map on the display means; A database having various kinds of information on a predetermined object; and an estimating search means for estimating bad luck for a vehicle occupant, detecting a predetermined object corresponding to good luck from the database, and displaying predetermined information on the detected predetermined object on the display means. And a vehicle-mounted navigation system, comprising: 2. The predetermined object is a restaurant, a hotel,
The at least one of a leisure spot, a gas station, a sightseeing spot, a shop, and a parking lot, wherein the various information on the predetermined object includes at least information on a location and a name.
2. The in-vehicle navigation system according to 1. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the estimating and retrieving means estimates the bad luck by at least one of a feng shui divination, a biorhythm, a Western astrology, a four-pronged mortgage, a pragmatics, an easy learning, a human divination, a palm divination, and a first and last name judgment. The on-vehicle navigation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The estimation search means estimates a good direction,
4. The in-vehicle navigation system according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined object existing in the estimated good direction is detected from the database. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: route guidance means for setting a predetermined object searched by said estimation search means as a destination and performing route guidance to said destination. An in-vehicle navigation system according to claim 3 or 4.