JPH11257988A - Method for indicating information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve the course to a specified point quickly and accurately by displaying information for defining the specified point along with information indicative of the latitude and longitude thereof on an information providing medium. SOLUTION: An information column 1 being presented on an information magazine includes a column 6 displaying the latitude and longitude at a specific geographic point in the form of a GPS code in addition to a name display column 2, a contact address display column 3, a still image display column 4, and a comment display column 5. The latitude and longitude display column 6 displays information 7 of 6-7 digit numerals indicating the latitude by degree, minute and second and information 8 of 7-8 digit numerals indicating the longitude. A concrete position is displayed by inputting these numerals to a GPS navigation system. When information indicative of the latitude and longitude at passing points is displayed in combination, a route can also be specified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information display method, and more particularly, to an information display method for displaying input information for use in a navigation system, a device for providing geographic information, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method of displaying posted information often found in travel magazines and the like, a method of displaying information such as a photograph of a ryokan, service contents, an address and a telephone number is known.

In order to search for a specific geographical point based on the information displayed in this way, for example, a posted address can be confirmed on a map, or a telephone call can be made to a specific point, ie, a destination, so as to obtain transportation information. And detailed directions need to be obtained separately.

[0004] In recent years, GPS has been remarkably popularized.
(Global Positioning System
m) In a navigation system using the same, similar operations are required to search for a specific geographical point.

In the GPS navigation system, a search by genre, a search by address, a search by telephone number, a search by Japanese syllabary, and the like are known.
A search database is indispensable in any system, and some models cannot use an effective database.

That is, in the existing GPS navigation system, a specific geographical point cannot be searched unless the GPS code is converted into a genre-specific item, an address, a telephone number, or a 50-sound database. Is the current situation.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention makes it possible to quickly and accurately search for a specific geographical point or a route to a specific point using a GPS system without using a search database. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information display method for enabling the information display.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an information display method according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a system for displaying a specific geographical point or guiding a route to the specific point, and a geographical information. This is a method of displaying input information to be used by a device or the like that performs the operation, wherein information indicating a specific point and information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point are displayed on an information providing medium.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information display method of the first aspect, the information providing medium displays a still image.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information display method of the first aspect, the information providing medium displays a moving image.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information display method according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a commentary on the specific point is also displayed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information display method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the information indicating the latitude and longitude of a passing point for reaching the specific point is provided. Is also displayed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information display method according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the information is displayed on paper.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information display method of the sixth aspect, the paper is a business card.

According to an information display method according to claim 8 of the present invention, in the information display method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, information is displayed as an image.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information display method according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point or the passing point is represented by a bar code or the like. Was converted to a symbol, figure, or character string, and the converted symbol, figure, or character string was displayed.

Even if you own a GPS navigation system, if you do not know the GPS code of a specific geographical point to be actually used, you cannot enter the code into the system, and you can search by GPS. Can not. However, there is no specific information display method for a general system user to know the code of a specific geographical point to be actually used, and at present, the user cannot know the code.

On the other hand, according to the information display method according to the claims of the present invention, together with the information for determining the specific geographical point, the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point is displayed on the information providing medium as a GPS code. Then, the user can know the code of the specific point only by touching this information, and can input this code into the system.

The information providing medium of the present invention includes publishing,
Includes various information media related to newspapers, broadcasts, advertisements, and other types of business and printed materials other than media. Specific examples are as follows. Attach latitude / longitude information to the address of the content described in an information magazine (the theme of viewing, eating, playing, etc.). Attach latitude / longitude information as a telop to a video such as a television program, data broadcast, or text broadcast of a radio (the theme of travel, sightseeing, gourmet, etc.). Or attach latitude and longitude information along with a photo to the program introduction page of a TV guide magazine introducing the program. Write latitude and longitude information in business cards, company information, direct mail, etc. of companies, shops or facilities. Attach latitude / longitude information to Internet content that needs to be informed.

[0020]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

For example, when certain information is published in a certain information magazine, the information publication column 1 is allocated as follows.

First, a name display column 2 for displaying the name of information is provided, and the name of the information is described in characters in the name display column 2. For example, "OO inn" or "OO shop". In the name display column 2, according to the contents, a store name such as an accommodation facility or a restaurant, a company name, a group name, a personal name, a place name such as a sightseeing spot, and the like are described. An abstract name, such as autumn leaves, the sea, or a super-discount shop, which gives only an image of information, may be used. Any name can be included as long as it is recognized as information for determining the expected arrival point).

Next, there is provided a contact display column 3 for displaying general contact information such as an address or a telephone number at a geographical specific point. Address, telephone number, etc. are written in characters. Thus, the user can recognize where the destination is located, and can know detailed information using a telephone or the like.

Next, a still image display section 4 for displaying a still image such as a photograph is provided to give a user a more specific image relating to a specific geographical point. Still images can be freely adopted by known methods, such as images of destinations and contents of destinations and images of services provided by destinations, as used in known magazines and pamphlets. be able to. The information displayed in the still image display column 4 can be used as information for determining a specific point instead of or together with the information displayed in the name display column 2.

Next, an explanation display column 5 for displaying a more detailed explanation about a specific geographical point is provided. This is a means for adding additional information about a destination that cannot be expressed by a still image such as a photograph, for example, and is used for personal information, company information, Includes a description of any additional information, such as general features or service features.

In addition to the various display fields 2, 3, 4, and 5, a latitude / longitude display field (also referred to as a code display field) for displaying information indicating the latitude and longitude of a specific geographical point as a GPS code 6 Is provided. This information or GPS code is 6 digits consisting of degrees, minutes and seconds indicating latitude (when there is no number with the first decimal place in the unit of seconds) to 7 digits (when there is a number with the first decimal place in the unit of second) Information 7 consisting of numbers, and 7 digits consisting of degrees, minutes and seconds indicating longitude (when there is no number with the first decimal place in the unit of seconds) to 8 digits (when there is a number with the first decimal place in the unit of seconds) ) Is a geographical location or coordinate display information in combination with information 8 consisting of numbers, and by inputting this number code into a GPS navigation system or the like, a specific position on a map of a display unit of the system or the like is displayed. Can be displayed. Therefore, even if the destination is a place that the user does not recognize, or if the destination is a place where a lot number is not originally attached, it is possible to specifically display the location of the destination on a map. . In the example of FIG.
But

"N 36 ° 15'37.8""(" N "indicates north latitude and this character may be part of the information), and information 8 indicates longitude. But

[E134 ° 24′57.2 ″ ”(“ E ”indicates east longitude, and this character may be part of the information).

In the above embodiment, the case where information is published as an article or an advertisement in a commercial magazine has been widely and generally described. However, information provided by various information providing media can be used only by the GPS navigation system. As long as the information is provided, at least the information indicating the geographical specific point and the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point should be displayed as the GPS code. As an example of this, there is a case where only the name of a specific point and a GPS code are displayed, and a list can be created using only these, for example, information that can reliably grasp the location of the destination in a smaller information space. Can be displayed. As long as the information can determine the specific point, a still image such as a photograph or an illustration may be used in addition to the name as described above.

The information for determining a specific geographical point and the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point are described in the above-mentioned commercial magazines, pamphlets, flyers, and the like, as well as images by a personal computer, a television, a projector, or the like. Can be displayed by a display means using the as a medium.
For example, by displaying the information in a television program or on the Internet, the information can be displayed as a moving image instead of a still image.

In addition to the information for determining a specific geographical point and the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point,
If the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the passing point to reach the specific point is also displayed, the shortest route to reach the specific point can be displayed by collectively inputting them to the system, It is possible to display the route with the best view up to the specific point. For example, if a specific golf course is a specific point,
Starting from the nearest highway interchange, this is the first passage point, and the required number of second and subsequent passage points are set for each point so that the shortest route from this interchange to the golf course can be specified. Information indicating the latitude and longitude of these passing points is listed on the display. In this way, it is possible to specify a specific route by using only the information indicating the latitude and longitude.

A GPS code as information indicating the latitude and longitude of a specific geographical point can be easily output from a GPS information device, and this GPS code is converted into a bar code. In addition to the display, the GPS navigation system is provided with a barcode reader so that the user can perform an input operation without reading a number, and thus can search for position information with a simpler operation. At this time, the bar code conversion of the GPS code does not need to be complicated, and may be performed by a simple conversion method in which only the minimum number of digits indicating the latitude and longitude is converted to a bar code. Display methods other than barcodes, for example,
A symbol, graphic, or character string corresponding to a two-dimensional barcode, carla code, or video G code may be used.

[0033]

The present invention has the following effects.

That is, first, using the information of the latitude and longitude which is the original information of the GPS, the GPS system is used to quickly locate a specific geographical point or a route to the specific point while eliminating the need for a search database. It becomes possible to search accurately.

In order to search for a specific geographical point or a route to the specific point based on the information, for example, the posted address is confirmed on a map, or the destination is contacted by a telephone number to obtain information on transportation means. It is not necessary to separately obtain information such as information and detailed directions, and it is possible to quickly and accurately search for a specific geographical point or a route to the specific point using the GPS system.

Also, in a car navigation system using GPS, when searching for a specific geographical point or a route to a specific point, a specific geographical point or specific point is obtained using only the latitude and longitude information which is the original information of the GPS. Route can be quickly and accurately searched.

Searches by genre, search by address,
In any GPS navigation system, such as a GPS car navigation system that cannot use an effective database such as a search by telephone number or a search by Japanese syllabary, it is possible to search for a specific geographical point or a route to a specific point in a database-free manner. It becomes possible.

Further, even in a position where there is no telephone, such as a sunrise spot or a night view spot, or in a position where the address notation is too wide to be specified, a route can be specified by specifying a point. Also, even if the address notation changes or the telephone number changes due to land readjustment, route guidance can be performed.

In addition to the information for determining a specific geographical point and the information indicating the latitude and longitude of this specific point,
If the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the passing point to reach the specific point is also displayed, the shortest route to reach the specific point can be displayed by collectively inputting them to the system, This is effective because it can display the most scenic route up to the specific point.

Furthermore, if the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point is converted into a symbol, graphic or character string such as a bar code, and the converted symbol, graphic or character string is displayed, the user can An input operation can be performed without reading a number, so that position information can be searched with a simpler operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an information posting column according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Information display field 2 Name display field 3 Contact display field 4 Still picture display field 5 Explanation display field 6 Latitude / longitude display field 7,8 Latitude / longitude information

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A method for displaying input information for use in a system for displaying a specific geographical point or guiding a route to the specific point or a device for providing geographical information, the information for determining a specific point. And displaying information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point on an information providing medium. 2. The information display method according to claim 1, wherein the information providing medium displays a still image. 3. The information display method according to claim 1, wherein the information providing medium displays a moving image. 4. The information display method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a commentary on the specific point. 5. The information display method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying information indicating the latitude and longitude of a passing point for reaching the specific point. . 6. The information display method according to claim 1, wherein the information is displayed on paper. 7. The information display method according to claim 6, wherein the paper is a business card. 8. The information display method according to claim 1, wherein the information is displayed as an image. 9. The information display method according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the latitude and longitude of the specific point or the passing point is converted into a symbol such as a barcode, a graphic or a character string, and the conversion is performed. An information display method characterized by displaying a set symbol, figure or character string.