JPH11331417A - Navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation device for making a user able to perform an operation and communication without directly holding a telephone set in a hand. SOLUTION: This navigation device is provided with a means 21 for connecting the telephone set 26 and a control means 21 for controlling the communication of the telephone set 26 through the connecting means 21 and map-displays a present position on a display screen 23. An operation switch 17 for operating the telephone set 26 and a microphone 25 and a speaker 24 for performing the communication by the telephone set 26 are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a navigation device mounted on a vehicle or the like, which displays a current position on a display screen as a map, is connected to a telephone, and controls communication of the telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a vehicle is mounted on a vehicle, a position of the vehicle is displayed on a display screen in a map, and a destination, a stopover, etc. are set,
2. Description of the Related Art Navigation devices that automatically calculate a route from a current location to a destination and a waypoint and guide a vehicle along the route are widely used. Recently, a technique has been proposed in which a mobile phone, which has recently become widespread, is connected to the navigation device, and communication control of the mobile phone is performed from the navigation device. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2629286 proposes a communication control device that controls a telephone to make a dial call to various facilities displayed on a display screen as a map.

[0003]

In this communication control apparatus, a telephone is automatically dialed to make a call to facility information included in map data of a navigation apparatus, in which telephone number information is present. Yes, the user must hold the telephone directly in order to use the microphone and the speaker of the telephone itself to make a call. In addition, since the telephone is not controlled when receiving a call, the user directly touches the telephone when receiving a call. There is a problem that must be handled by hand.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the first invention to provide a navigation device that allows a user to operate and talk without directly holding a telephone. . A second object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device that includes a telephone and allows a user to operate and talk without directly holding the telephone. A third object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device capable of notifying a user of an incoming call by a ringtone and a display screen when the incoming call arrives. A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device which can notify a user of a telephone number of a called party when a telephone call is received. A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device capable of notifying a user of a name of a called party when a telephone call is received.

In a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device capable of automatically connecting a line when a telephone call arrives, and selecting between a mode for automatically connecting a line and a mode for not automatically connecting a line. Aim. In the seventh invention, the contents of the telephone directory stored in the storage means are added,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation device that can be corrected and deleted. It is an object of the eighth invention to provide a navigation device capable of adding, modifying and deleting the contents of a telephone directory stored in a telephone. In a ninth invention, there is provided a navigation device capable of retrieving a telephone number of a called party from a telephone directory of a commercially available recording medium when a telephone is received, and notifying a user of an owner name of the telephone number. With the goal.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a navigation device capable of storing a telephone number retrieved from a telephone directory on a commercially available recording medium and an owner name of the telephone number in a storage means. An eleventh invention aims to provide a navigation device that can automatically call the other party's telephone when the telephone arrives and the connected line is interrupted. A twelfth invention aims to provide a navigation device that can operate as an original navigation device even when a connected telephone is communicating.

[0007]

A navigation device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes means for connecting to a telephone, and control means for controlling communication of the telephone through the means, and displays a current position on a display screen as a map. The navigation device is characterized by comprising an operation switch for operating the telephone, a microphone and a speaker for making a telephone call with the telephone.

[0008] In this navigation device, the operation switch operates the telephone connected by the connecting means, and makes a telephone call using the microphone and the speaker. This allows the user to operate and talk without holding the telephone directly in his hand.

A navigation device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a telephone and control means for controlling communication of the telephone.
A navigation device that displays a current position on a display screen as a map, and an operation switch for operating the telephone,
A microphone and a speaker for making a telephone call with the telephone are provided.

[0010] In this navigation device, the operation switch operates the telephone provided, and a telephone call is made using a microphone and a speaker. This allows the user to operate and talk without holding the telephone directly in his hand.

[0011] The navigation device according to a third aspect of the present invention is a navigation device for outputting a ring tone when the telephone receives a call,
Display means for displaying the incoming call on the display screen.

In this navigation device, when the telephone arrives, the output means outputs a ring tone and the display means displays the fact on the display screen, so that when the telephone arrives, the call is received. This can be notified to the user by the display screen and the ring tone.

[0013] In a navigation apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the display means displays a telephone number of a called party.

In this navigation device, the display means displays the telephone number of the called party, so that when the telephone is received, the user can be notified of the called party's telephone number.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device for transferring a telephone number stored in the telephone set and an owner name of the telephone number, and transmitting the telephone number and the owner name transferred by the transfer means. Storage means for storing, and a first search means for searching the telephone number of the called party from the storage means when the telephone receives a call, wherein the display means searches the first search means. It is characterized by displaying the owner name of the telephone number.

In this navigation device, the transfer means transfers the telephone number stored in the telephone and the owner name of the telephone number, and the storage means stores the transferred telephone number and owner name. When the telephone arrives, the first retrieval means retrieves the telephone number of the called party from the storage means, and the display means displays the name of the owner of the retrieved telephone number. Thereby, when the telephone arrives, the name of the called party can be notified to the user.

The navigation device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized by further comprising means for connecting a line when the telephone arrives, and means for permitting the means to connect to the line.

In this navigation device, the line connecting means connects the line when the telephone arrives. Further, the permitting means permits the means for line connection to connect to the line. As a result, a line can be automatically connected when a telephone arrives, and a mode for automatically connecting a line and a mode for not automatically connecting a line can be selected.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device, comprising: means for correcting the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storage means; means for inputting the telephone number and the owner name of the telephone number; The storage device further comprises means for storing the telephone number and the owner name in the storage means, and means for deleting the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storage means.

In this navigation apparatus, the means for correcting corrects the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storage means, and the means for inputting and stores the telephone number and the owner name of the telephone number. Then, the input telephone number and the owner name are stored in the storage means, and the deleting means deletes the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storage means. Thus, the contents of the telephone directory stored in the storage unit can be added, modified, and deleted.

[0021] The navigation apparatus according to the eighth invention is further characterized by further comprising means for storing the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storage means in the telephone.

In this navigation device, since the storing means stores the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storing means in the telephone, the contents of the telephone directory stored in the telephone are added, corrected and deleted. be able to.

The navigation device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is configured such that, when the telephone arrives, the telephone number and the name of the owner of the telephone number are searched for the telephone number of the called party from the recording medium storing the telephone number. And the display means displays the name of the owner of the telephone number searched by the second search means.

In this navigation device, when the telephone arrives, the second retrieval means retrieves the telephone number of the called party from the recording medium in which the telephone number and the owner name of the telephone number are recorded, The display means displays the name of the owner of the searched telephone number. Thus, when the telephone arrives, the telephone number of the called party can be retrieved from the telephone directory of a commercially available recording medium, and the owner of the telephone number can be notified to the user.

A navigation device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention
The storage means stores the telephone number searched by the second search means and an owner name of the telephone number.

In this navigation device, the storage means stores the telephone number searched by the second search means and the owner name of the telephone number. Thus, the telephone number retrieved from the telephone directory of the commercially available recording medium and the owner name of the telephone number can be stored in the storage means.

[0027] The navigation device according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention comprises:
When the line connected to the telephone is terminated and the line connected to the line is interrupted, a means for transmitting a call to the telephone number of the line is further provided.

In this navigation device, when the telephone arrives and the connected line is interrupted, the transmitting means is:
Make a call to the telephone number on that line. Thus, when the telephone arrives and the connected line is interrupted, the other party's telephone can be automatically called.

The navigation device according to the twelfth aspect is
In any of the incoming, line connected, and outgoing states of the telephone, means for displaying a map of the current position on the display screen is provided.

In this navigation device, the map display means displays the current position on the display screen in a map regardless of whether the telephone is receiving, connecting, or calling.
Even when the telephone is communicating, it can operate as an original navigation device.

[0031]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This navigation device includes a distance sensor 10 for detecting a moving distance, a direction sensor 11 for detecting a traveling direction of a vehicle, and a plurality of GPS (Global Posisioning S).
ystem) A GPS sensor 12 for detecting the position of a vehicle based on a radio wave received from a satellite, travel distance information from a distance sensor 10, azimuth information from an azimuth sensor 11, position information from a GPS sensor 12, and a signal from a CD drive 22. A position detector 14 for detecting the current position of the vehicle based on the map information.

This navigation device also has a VIC
S (Vehicle Information and Communicatin System;
VI that receives traffic jam information from the traffic jam information providing service)
CS receiver, position information from position detector 14, VIC
Route calculation unit 1 that calculates the route to the destination based on the traffic jam information from the S receiver and the map information from the CD drive 22
5, the path information from the path calculation unit 15, the CD drive 2
And a route guidance unit 16 that creates and outputs guidance information for guiding the vehicle to a route based on the map information from the location information 2 and the position information from the position detection unit 14.

This navigation device also exchanges information with the position detecting unit 14, the route calculating unit 15, and the route guiding unit 16, receives information from the user via the operation keys 17, and processes the received information. An information processing unit 18 that outputs information as necessary, a memory 20 of the information processing unit 18, position information from the position detection unit 14, and a route calculation unit 1.
A map drawing unit 19 for drawing a map based on the route information from the PC 5 and the map information from the CD drive 22;
And a monitor 23 for displaying a map drawn by the user.

The navigation device is connected to a mobile phone 26, exchanges information with the information processing section 18, and controls a communication of the mobile phone 26 with a telephone control section 21.
And a microphone 25 and a speaker 24 that operate in place of the microphone and the speaker of the main body of the mobile phone 26 when the mobile phone 26 is connected. still,
The connection with the mobile phone 26 may be a wireless connection using radio waves, infrared rays, or the like.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an external appearance of a telephone operation panel 27 for operating the mobile phone 26 by the user, which is installed at a position where the user can easily see and reach the user, such as a steering wheel. On the telephone operation panel 27, a "call / call" switch 28 operated when making a call from the mobile phone 26 and connecting (off-hook) a line received by the mobile phone 26, A "stop / hang up" switch 29 that is operated to stop a called call and hang up during a call, and when a phonebook read from the mobile phone 26 into the memory 20 is displayed on the monitor 23. , Selection switches 30 and 31 for moving the cursor up and down on the telephone number, and a microphone 25 are arranged.

A "call / call" switch 28,
The “stop / hang up” switch 29 and the selection switches 30 and 31 are included in the operation keys 17. These switches are displayed on the monitor 23
It has the same function as the "take phone" switch, the "stop / hang up" switch, and the select switch, and the operation is the same regardless of whether the operation is performed on the telephone operation panel 27 or the screen of the monitor 23. It is. Note that the connection between the telephone operation panel 27 and the navigation device body may be a wireless connection using radio waves, infrared rays, or the like.

Hereinafter, the operation of the navigation device having such a configuration will be described. In the navigation device, the position detection unit 14 detects the current position of the vehicle based on travel distance information from the distance sensor 10, direction information from the direction sensor 11, position information from the GPS sensor 12, and map information from the CD drive 22. Then, it is displayed on a map drawn on the monitor 23. Further, the route calculation unit 15 calculates the route to the destination input from the operation keys by using the position information from the position detection unit 14, the traffic jam information from the VICS receiver, and the CD drive 2.
Calculated from the map information from 2. The route guidance unit 16
The guidance information for guiding the vehicle to the route, which is created based on the route information from the route calculation unit 15, the map information from the CD drive 22, and the position information from the position detection unit 14, is transmitted to the monitor 23 by the information processing unit 18. Display on the drawn map.

The operation of the navigation device when the mobile phone 26 is connected will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The information processing unit 18 is connected to a mobile phone 26 to the navigation device, and operates the mobile phone 2 by operating keys.
When the instruction to read the memory No. 6 is given, the memory read screen shown in FIG. When the "Yes" switch (memory reading start key) is operated on this memory reading screen (S2 in FIG. 3), parameters i and j are initialized to 1 (S4). At this time, the information processing section 18 backs up the contents of the telephone directory already stored in the memory 20.

Next, a processing loop starts (S6), and the information processing section 18 determines the parameter N determined by the capacity of the telephone directory in the memory of the mobile phone 26 and the capacity of the memory 20.
Is compared with the parameter j (S8), and when the parameter j is smaller, the content of the memory number j of the telephone directory of the mobile phone 26 is requested (S10). Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the telephone directory of the mobile phone 26 does not always have the data of the telephone number and the owner name corresponding to the memory number (TEL-ID). When the information of the telephone number and the owner name is stored in the memory of the memory number j of the telephone directory of the mobile phone 26 (S12) and is transferred to the telephone control unit 21, the information processing unit 18 The transferred data is displayed on the memory reading screen displayed on the monitor 23 as shown in FIG.

On the screen during the reading of the memory, the mobile phone 26 is displayed.
Is displayed together with the telephone number and the owner name, such as “10th memory Sato Hajime 0697722122”. Next, the information processing section 18 stores the telephone number and its owner name displayed on the memory reading screen in the item of ID = i of the telephone directory in the memory 20 (S14), and the parameters i, j
Are added (S16), the processing loop is ended once (S20), and the parameter N and the parameter j are compared (S8).

When there is no data of the telephone number and its owner name in the memory of the memory number j in the telephone directory of the mobile phone 26 (S12), the information processing section 18 adds 1 to the parameter j (S18). Completes one processing loop (S2
0), and compares the parameter N with the parameter j (S
8). Hereinafter, the information processing section 18 repeats the process from the beginning of the processing loop (S6) to the end of the processing loop (S20) until the parameter j becomes larger. The stored i telephone numbers and their owner names are sorted in the order of the Japanese syllabary of the owner name (S22), the memory reading is completed, and the backed up data is deleted. When the “navi” switch on the screen during the reading of the memory is operated, the information processing section 18 causes the monitor 23 to display a navigation screen (map screen), and executes the above-described processing independently of the monitor 23.

As a result, the telephone directory in the memory 20 is as shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the telephone numbers and their owner names are arranged in the order of consecutive ID numbers and in the order of the Japanese syllabary of the owner names. In the memory reading screen shown in FIG.
When the switch is operated, the backed up data is returned to the telephone directory in the memory 20, and the memory reading operation is stopped.

The information processing section 18 sorts the i telephone numbers and their owner names stored in the memory 20 in the order of the Japanese syllabary (S22) and terminates the memory reading. The displayed telephone directory operation screen is displayed on the monitor 23. On the telephone directory operation screen, when the user moves the cursor up and down by using the selection switch 32 to select a telephone number and its owner name and operates one-touch Nos. 1 to 3, the one-touch dials 1 to 3 are displayed. Is set. When the "delete" switch is operated, the selected telephone number and its owner name are deleted from the memory 20. When the "delete all" switch is operated, the telephone directory read from the mobile phone 26 is deleted. Is deleted, including the contents registered and modified.

When the "content change" switch is operated on the telephone directory operation screen, the information processing section 18 changes the selected telephone number and its owner name as shown in FIG. A content change screen is displayed on the monitor 23. By operating the "name / phone" switch on the content change screen, the change target is alternately switched to a name or a telephone number. When the change target is switched to the name, a character input switch 33 described later is displayed.

When a new registration to the telephone directory in the memory 20 is instructed by the operation keys, the information processing section 18 is turned on as shown in FIG.
0 is displayed on the monitor 23. After entering the phone number on the phonebook registration screen,
By operating the switch, a character input switch 33 as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. Character input switch 3
By inputting the name in step 3 and operating the "register" switch, the telephone number and its owner name can be newly registered in the telephone directory of the memory 20. In this case, the smallest number among the unused numbers of the TEL-ID of the telephone directory shown in FIG. 7 is added, and the ID number of the telephone directory in the memory 20 is changed accordingly.

As described above, the changed and newly registered telephone directory in the memory 20 is transferred to the mobile telephone 26 via the telephone control unit 21 and stored therein.
6 telephone directory. That is, the mobile phone 2
6 can be edited by the navigation device. In this case, a TEL-ID is specified for each telephone number and its owner name, and a write instruction is issued to the telephone control unit 2.
Just give it to 1.

When the portable telephone 26 receives an incoming call and receives the incoming call information via the telephone control unit 21 (S24 in FIG. 12), the information processing unit 18 determines whether or not the incoming call information includes the telephone number of the other party. (S26). When it is determined that the telephone number of the other party is not included in the incoming call information, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, an incoming message "calling" is displayed on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 (S
44). However, in this case, the telephone number of the other party and the name of the owner are not displayed. When the mobile phone 26 receives an incoming call, the information processing section 18 transmits the incoming call to the speaker 24.
Output from

When the information processing unit 18 determines that the telephone number of the destination is included in the incoming call information (S26), the information processing unit 18 searches the telephone directory (telephone list) in the memory 20 for an item whose telephone number matches. (S28). As a result of this search, if there is a match (S30), the owner name of the matching phone number is read (S32), and the incoming message "Phone is displayed on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 as shown in FIG. "Suzuki Jiro is hanging" is displayed (S34).

The information processing section 18 searches the telephone directory in the memory 20 for an item having a matching telephone number (S28). As a result of this search, if there is no matching item (S3)
0), the telephone directory (telephone list) stored in the CD-ROM loaded in the CD drive 22 is searched for an item whose telephone number matches (S36). As a result of this search, if there is a match (S38), the matching phone number and its owner name are stored in the phone book in the memory 20 (S40), and the owner name of the matching phone number is stored. Is read (S32), and as shown in FIG. 15, an incoming message "Calling Jiro Suzuki" is displayed on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 (S34).

When there is no match (S38), the information processing section 18 executes the monitor 23 as shown in FIG.
The incoming message "Calling" is displayed on the navigation screen (S42). However, in this case,
Display phone number instead of owner name.

The information processing section 18 displays the incoming message on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 (S34, S4).
2, 44), if the mode is the automatic incoming call mode (S4 in FIG. 13).
6) Request off-hook of the mobile phone 26 to the telephone control unit 21 (S48). If the mode is not the automatic incoming call mode, the operation waits for the operation key 17 to be operated (S50, S52, S52).
54), the operation key 17 is operated (S52), and the operated operation key (switch) is "call / call".
If the switch 28 has been pressed (S56), the telephone control unit 2
1 requests the mobile phone 26 to go off-hook (S4).
8). If the operated operation key (switch) is not the "call / call" switch 28 (S56),
The on-hook of the mobile phone 26 is requested to the telephone control section 21 (S58), and the information processing section 18 performs, as shown in FIG.
The end message "End the call" is displayed on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 for a predetermined time (S60).

After requesting off-hook of the mobile phone 26 to the telephone control section 21 (S48), the information processing section 18 erases the incoming call screen on the monitor 23 if the mobile phone 26 is busy (S62 in FIG. 14). (S64), the navigation screen is displayed and the counting of the call time is started (S6).
6). If the mobile phone 26 is not busy (S62),
A message corresponding to the state is displayed on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 (S78), and time measurement is started (S8).
6) Until the counting of the predetermined time is completed (S88), the mobile phone 26 waits until the mobile phone 26 enters the talking state (S62). When the measurement of the predetermined time is completed (S88) without the mobile phone 26 entering the talking state (S62), the monitor 23 is returned to the display of only the navigation screen (S80). When the mobile phone 26 is busy, the information processing section 18 (S6)
2) The call is made through the microphone 25 and the speaker 24.

After displaying the navigation screen and starting the counting of the call time (S66), the information processing section 18 starts a processing loop (S68).
When the "hang up the phone" switch 29 is operated (S7
0), a request is made to the telephone control unit 21 for the on-hook of the mobile phone 26 (S82), and a call end message "Call ended" is displayed on the navigation screen of the monitor 23 for a predetermined time (S84). If the "stop / hang up" switch 29 of the operation key 17 is not operated (S70) and the mobile phone 26 is not talking (S72), and if the incoming call does not include the caller number (S90). , Monitor 2
The end message "call ended" is displayed on the navigation screen 3 for a predetermined time (S84). If the telephone control unit 21 is not busy (S72), the mobile phone 26 goes on-hook.

When the "stop / hang up" switch 29 is not operated (S70), the mobile phone 26 is not in a call (S72), and the incoming call includes the caller ID, Determines (S90) whether or not the call has been interrupted based on the change in the radio wave intensity (for example, when the frequency gradually decreases, it can be determined that the call has been interrupted due to deterioration of the radio wave condition) (S92), and determined that the call has been interrupted. At this time, the telephone control unit 21 is requested to make a call to the caller number (S9
4) Wait for the mobile phone 26 to enter the talking state (S6)
2, S78, S86, S88). When the information processing unit 18 determines that the call is not interrupted (S92), the monitor 2
The end message "call ended" is displayed on the navigation screen 3 for a predetermined time (S84). If the telephone control unit 21 is not busy (S72), the mobile phone 26 goes on-hook.

If the mobile phone 26 is busy on a call (S72), the information processing section 18 executes the monitor 2 as shown in FIG.
The counted call time (S66) and the radio field intensity mark 34 based on the radio field intensity information from the mobile phone 26 are displayed on the navigation screen 3 (S66). Hereinafter, the information processing unit 1
8 is a process from the start of the processing loop (S68) to the end of the processing loop (S76), until the "stop / hang up" switch 29 of the operation key 17 is operated (S70), or Until the call stops (S7
2) Repeat.

[0056]

According to the navigation apparatus according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the user can operate and make a telephone call without directly holding the telephone.

According to the navigation device of the third invention, when a telephone call arrives, the user can be notified of the call arrival on the display screen and the ring tone.

According to the navigation device of the fourth aspect, when the telephone is received, the user can be notified of the telephone number of the called party.

According to the navigation apparatus of the fifth aspect, when the telephone arrives, the name of the called party can be notified to the user.

According to the navigation device of the sixth aspect, it is possible to automatically connect a line when a telephone is received, and to select a mode for automatically connecting a line and a mode for not automatically connecting a line. Can be.

According to the navigation device of the seventh aspect, the contents of the telephone directory stored in the storage means can be added, modified, and deleted.

According to the navigation apparatus of the eighth aspect, the contents of the telephone directory stored in the telephone can be added, modified, and deleted.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when a telephone call arrives, the telephone number of the called party is searched from the telephone directory of a commercially available recording medium, and the name of the owner of the telephone number is entered by the user. Can be notified.

According to the navigation apparatus of the tenth aspect, the telephone number retrieved from the telephone directory of the commercially available recording medium and the owner name of the telephone number can be stored in the storage means.

According to the navigation apparatus of the eleventh aspect, when the telephone arrives and the connected line is interrupted,
The other party's telephone can be automatically called.

According to the navigation apparatus of the twelfth aspect, it can operate as the original navigation apparatus even when the telephone is communicating.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of an embodiment of a navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the telephone operation panel.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a memory read screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a memory reading screen;

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram conceptually showing a telephone directory of a mobile phone.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram conceptually showing a telephone directory of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a telephone directory operation screen.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a content change screen.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a telephone directory registration screen.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a telephone directory registration screen when characters are input.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a screen when an incoming call is received.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a screen during a call;

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen at the end of a call.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 Position detection unit 17 Operation key (operation switch) 18 Information processing unit 19 Map drawing unit 21 Telephone control unit (control means, connecting means, transfer means) 22 CD drive 23 Monitor (display screen) 24 Speaker 25 Microphone 26 Mobile phone (Telephone) 27 Telephone operation panel (operation switch) 28 "Call / call off" switch 29 "Stop / call off" switch 30-32 selection switch 33 Character input switch 34 Signal strength mark

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI H04M 1/60 H04B 7/26 109Q (72) Inventor Isao Onishi 1-3-1 Shimaya, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Osaka Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A navigation device, comprising: means for connecting to a telephone; and control means for controlling communication of the telephone through the means, and a map displaying a current position on a display screen, wherein an operation switch for operating the telephone is provided. And a microphone and a speaker for making a telephone call with the telephone. 2. A navigation device, comprising: a telephone; and control means for controlling communication of the telephone, wherein the navigation device displays a current position on a display screen as a map, comprising: an operation switch for operating the telephone; A navigation device comprising a microphone and a speaker for making a call. 3. The navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for outputting a ring tone when the telephone receives a call; and display means for displaying the call on the display screen. 4. The navigation device according to claim 3, wherein said display means displays a telephone number of a called party. 5. A transfer means for transferring a telephone number and an owner name of the telephone number stored in the telephone, a storage means for storing the telephone number and the owner name transferred by the transfer means, First retrieval means for retrieving the telephone number of the called party from the storage means when the telephone arrives, wherein the display means displays the owner name of the telephone number retrieved by the first retrieval means. The navigation device according to claim 3, wherein the navigation device displays the information. 6. The navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for connecting to a line when the telephone receives a call; and means for permitting the means to connect to the line. 7. A means for correcting a telephone number and an owner name stored in the storage means, a means for inputting a telephone number and an owner name of the telephone number, and a telephone number and an owner name input by the means. 7. The navigation device according to claim 5, further comprising: a unit configured to store a telephone number and an owner name stored in the storage unit. 8. 8. The navigation device according to claim 7, further comprising: means for storing the telephone number and the owner name stored in the storage means in the telephone. 9. A telephone further comprising a second search means for searching for a telephone number of a called party from a recording medium in which a telephone number and an owner name of the telephone number are recorded when the telephone arrives, The navigation device according to claim 3, wherein the display unit displays an owner name of the telephone number searched by the second search unit. 10. The navigation device according to claim 9, wherein said storage means stores the telephone number searched by said second search means and an owner name of said telephone number. 11. The navigation device according to claim 4, further comprising a unit that, when the telephone arrives and a connected line is interrupted, transmits a call to a telephone number of the line. 12. The navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for displaying a map of a current position on the display screen in any state of the incoming call, the line connection, and the outgoing call of the telephone.