KR102526954B1 - Timepiece, method of display control, and program stored in storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present invention, the portable terminal 1 is a watch including an output unit 20 . In addition, portable terminal 1 includes a location information acquisition unit 52 and a display control unit 55 . The positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires positional information. The display control unit 55 displays a map image according to the positional information obtained by the positional information acquisition unit 52, superimposes the acquired needle image on at least a part of the map image, and outputs the image so as to be displayed at a position according to a predetermined time. Control part 20. As a result, in the mobile terminal 1, it is possible to display a map that can intuitively grasp a specific location while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

Description

Clock, display control method and program stored in storage medium

This application relates to a clock, a display control method, and a computer program stored in a storage medium.

Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-189531, a wrist-type display device imitating an analog watch, displaying an analog watch expressing the time with a needle image, and allowing the user to recognize the time exist.

However, in the technology described in Patent Literature 1 described above, although it is described that an analog watch display that displays the time by a needle image is performed, there is a problem that the amount of information that can be read by the user is small only with the analog watch display. For example, for travelers who need both map information and time information, a watch screen display capable of reading both map information and time information has been requested.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to perform display control capable of displaying a map image in a specific range while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic device including a display unit includes needle image acquisition means for obtaining a needle image, positional information acquisition means for acquiring positional information, and the positional information obtained by the positional information acquisition means. Display control means for controlling the display unit to display a map image to include a location, and to superimpose the rotation center of the needle image on the map image so that the rotation center of the needle image is the position of the location information, superimposed on the rotational arrangement for displaying the time. do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a display control method executed in a watch including a display unit includes a needle image acquiring step of acquiring a needle image, a positional information acquiring step of acquiring positional information, and the positional information acquired in the acquiring step. Controlling the display unit to display a map image to include the location of the location information, and display the rotation center of the needle image superimposed on a rotational arrangement for displaying time so that the rotation center of the needle image is the location of the location information on the map image A display control step is included.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a program stored in a computer-readable storage medium, the program includes an electronic device including a display unit, needle image acquisition means for obtaining a needle image, and positional information acquisition for acquiring positional information. means, and displaying a map image to include the position of the positional information obtained by the positional information acquiring means, and displaying the time so that the rotation center of the needle image is the position of the positional information on the map image. It functions as a display control means for controlling the display section so as to superimpose a display on a rotating arrangement.

The foregoing and other objects and novel features of the present invention are set forth in detail in the detailed description below taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

A deeper understanding of the present invention can be obtained when considered together with the following detailed description and the following drawings.
1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a portable terminal 1 according to an embodiment of a watch among electronic devices of the present invention.
2A and 2B are schematic diagrams showing display examples of the analog watch map display according to the present embodiment.
3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing display examples of analog clock map display according to this embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing an analog watch map display process among the functional configurations of the portable terminal 1 of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the flow of an analog watch map display process executed by portable terminal 1 of FIG. 4 having the functional configuration of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing analog clock map display processing in the second embodiment among the functional configurations of the portable terminal of FIG. 1 .
7 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an analog watch map display in which a map image centered on a destination of a schedule meeting a map update condition is set.
8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display updated from a map image centered on airport X to a map image centered on the destination (resort Y) of the next schedule.
9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of display updated from a map image centered on Resort Y to a map image centered on the destination (Z observatory) of the next schedule.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of analog watch map display processing in the second embodiment executed by the portable terminal of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG. 6;
11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of transition of a display screen when manually setting a destination.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a portable terminal 1 according to an embodiment of a watch among electronic devices of the present invention. Portable terminal 1 is configured as, for example, a smart watch.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a read only memory (ROM) 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, a bus 14, an input/output interface 15, and a GPS unit. 16, a sensor unit 17, an imaging unit 18, an input unit 19, an output unit 20, a storage unit 21, a communication unit 22, and a drive 23.

The CPU 11 executes various processes according to programs recorded in the ROM 12 or programs loaded into the RAM 13 from the storage unit 21 .

The RAM 13 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are connected to each other via a bus 14. An input/output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. To the input/output interface 15, a GPS unit 16, a sensor unit 17, an imaging unit 18, an input unit 19, an output unit 20, a storage unit 21, a communication unit 22, and a drive 23 are connected.

The GPS unit 16 receives GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites via a GPS receiving antenna (not shown). Based on the GPS signal received by the GPS unit 16, the CPU 11 acquires location information such as latitude, longitude, and altitude information indicating the current location of the device.

The sensor unit 17 performs various types of sensing such as gyro, acceleration, geomagnetism, and GPS, and outputs attitude information and position information.

Although not shown, the imaging unit 18 includes an optical lens unit and an image sensor.

The optical lens unit is composed of a lens that collects light in order to photograph a subject, for example, a focus lens or a zoom lens.

A focus lens is a lens that forms an image of a subject on a light receiving surface of an image sensor. A zoom lens is a lens that changes its focal length within a certain range.

The optical lens unit is also provided with a peripheral circuit for adjusting setting parameters such as focus, exposure, and white balance, as needed.

The image sensor is composed of a photoelectric conversion element, an AFE (Analog Front End), or the like.

The photoelectric conversion element is constituted by, for example, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) type photoelectric conversion element or the like. An object image is incident on the photoelectric conversion element from the optical lens unit. Then, the photoelectric conversion element photoelectrically converts (imaging) the subject image, accumulates image signals for a certain period of time, and sequentially supplies the accumulated image signals to the AFE as an analog signal.

The AFE performs various signal processing such as A/D (Analog/Digital) conversion processing on this analog image signal. A digital signal is generated by various signal processing and is output as an output signal of the imaging unit 18 .

An output signal of the imaging unit 18 is appropriately supplied as captured image data to the CPU 11 or an image processing unit (not shown).

The input unit 19 is composed of various buttons and the like, and inputs various types of information according to the user's instructional operation.

The output unit 20 is configured with a display, a speaker, or the like, and outputs an image or sound.

In the present embodiment, an input unit 19 capable of input operations such as a touch or swipe is overlapped with an output unit 20 serving as a display displaying images or icons to form a touch panel serving as an interface.

The storage unit 21 is constituted by a hard disk or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and the like, and stores various image data.

The communication unit 22 controls communication with other devices (not shown) via a network including the Internet.

In the drive 23, a removable medium 31 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is appropriately loaded. Programs read from the removable media 31 by the drive 23 are installed in the storage unit 21 as needed. Also, the removable media 31 can store various types of data such as image data stored in the storage unit 21 similarly to the storage unit 21 .

In the portable terminal 1 configured as described above, a clock display imitating an analog clock and displaying a needle image according to the time (hereinafter referred to as "analog clock display") and a map of a predetermined range are displayed on the back of the needle image. (Hereinafter referred to as "map display"). Meanwhile, a display displaying a map on the back of the analog clock display is hereinafter referred to as "analog clock map display".

In the analog watch map display of this embodiment, the center of the display area is set as the center of rotation of the needle image, and a predetermined position such as a designated position or current position is set. As a result, the user can recognize the analog watch without discomfort and intuitively grasp the predetermined location and map information surrounding the predetermined location.

2A to 2B and FIGS. 3A to 3B are schematic diagrams showing display examples of the analog watch map display according to the present embodiment.

In the analog watch map display, as shown in FIG. 2A , on the display surface of portable terminal 1, the upper side is the 12 o'clock direction of the analog watch display in the regular position facing the user, and the north of the map display. is indicated as the direction of the azimuth of

The analog watch display indicates that 12 hours elapse with each rotation of the hour hand, 60 minutes with each rotation of the minute hand image, and 60 seconds with each rotation of the second hand.

The map display is displayed on the display area with a predetermined location as the center and adjusted to a scale that fits a predetermined map area. In the present embodiment, the predetermined position is the current position, and the predetermined map area is an area including a peripheral area with the current location as the center of the display area from a location at the same time the previous day.

In addition, in the map display, you may configure so that a display may be changed according to the direction of a display surface in accordance with an actual orientation.

Also, at the current position of the map, which is the center of the display area, a mark M1 indicating the current position is displayed as shown in FIG. 2B. In this embodiment where the current position and the center of rotation of the needle image are the same position, the mark M1 is displayed without discomfort in the needle image of the second hand.

Further, guide lines GL1 and GL2 are displayed orthogonally so as to pass through the center of the display area (the current position and the center of rotation of the needle image). In the vicinity of the guide lines GL1 and GL2, numerical values of latitude and longitude indicating the location of the guide lines GL1 and GL2 on the map are displayed. Accordingly, the user can easily grasp the latitude and longitude of the current position at the intersection of the guide lines GL1 and GL2.

In addition, the date and the day of the week corresponding to the time are displayed at symmetric positions of the numerical display of latitude and longitude.

Further, in the map display, a movement trajectory from a predetermined time ago (for example, the previous day) may be displayed.

Further, in the map display, as shown in Fig. 3A, the land area R100 and the sea area R101 may be displayed differently. Altitude, temperature, time zone, day and night (morning/day/night), season, latitude and longitude, etc. may be separately displayed.

In addition, depending on the predetermined position (current position in this embodiment), for example, the design is changed to a design representative of the country to which the predetermined position belongs, the time is corresponded to the predetermined position, or the display is displayed. You may make it correspond to the language you speak.

Also, at the start of the analog clock display, the map display gradually approaches the predetermined map area from a position overlooking the predetermined map area at the time of displaying the final predetermined map area, as shown in FIG. 3B. An animation display with a zoom effect such as going is performed. Also, when displaying an animation, a production may be performed in which clouds are initially displayed, and the clouds are gradually pushed away so as to gradually approach the predetermined map area from a position overlooking a predetermined map area from a distance. Further, the zoom speed may be changed according to the size of a predetermined map area to be displayed.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing analog watch map display processing among the functional configurations of portable terminal 1 of FIG. 1 .

Analog watch map display processing refers to a series of processes in which a map image centered on a predetermined position is displayed on the back of the analog watch display.

When analog watch map display processing is executed, as shown in FIG. 4 , in CPU 11, time information acquisition unit 51, position information acquisition unit 52, map acquisition range setting unit 53, and map information acquisition unit 54 And, the display control unit 55 functions.

Also, in one area of the storage unit 21, a positional information storage unit 71, a map information storage unit 72, and a time display image storage unit 73 are set.

In the positional information storage unit 71, positional information sequentially acquired by the GPS unit 16 is stored. At least, the history of the current location information and the location information of the same time of the previous day is stored.

In the map information storage unit 72, map information including map images is stored.

In the image storage unit 73 for time display, image data for time display, such as a needle image necessary for displaying an analog watch such as an hour hand, a long hand, and a second hand, and a time index image, are stored.

The time information acquisition unit 51 acquires the current time measured by the CPU 11 or the like.

The positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires the current positional information output from the sensor unit 17 and the positional information of a predetermined time in the past stored in the positional information storage unit 71 . In this embodiment, positional information of the same time of the previous day (one day ago) is acquired as a predetermined time in the past.

The map acquisition range setting unit 53 sets the range of the map to be acquired from the acquired current location information and the location information at a predetermined time in the past. In this embodiment, a range including the current position and a predetermined position in the past is set as the acquisition range. The map acquisition range setting unit 53 sets the map range according to the total movement distance (movement distance of the movement route) from, for example, the acquired current location information and the location information at a predetermined time in the past. That is, as a result, the range of the map according to the total moving distance (moving distance of the moving route) is displayed.

The map information acquisition unit 54 acquires a map image of the range set by the map acquisition range setting unit 53 from the map information storage unit 72 . In this embodiment, a map image of a range including the current location and a predetermined location in the past is acquired.

The display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to display an image.

The display control unit 55 displays a map image within a range set by the map acquisition range setting unit 53 so that the final display form is display of a map image within the range set by the map acquisition range setting unit 53, and then an animation with movement such as gradually zooming. The output unit 20 is controlled to display, display the acquired map image on the back of the needle image, or display a guide. As a result, in the output unit 20, a display as shown in Figs. 2A and 2B is performed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of an analog watch map display process executed by portable terminal 1 of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG. 4 .

The analog watch map display process is initiated by the user's operation of starting the analog watch map display process to the input unit 19 .

In step S11, the time information acquiring unit 51 acquires the current time.

In step S12, the positional information acquisition unit 52 determines the current positional information output from the GPS unit 16 and the past predetermined time stored in the positional information storage unit 71 (in this embodiment, the same time as yesterday). Acquire location information.

In step S13, the map acquisition range setting unit 53 sets the range of the map to be acquired from the acquired current location information and the location information at a predetermined time in the past. The map acquisition range setting unit 53 acquires, for example, the current positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit 52 and the positional information at a predetermined time in the past according to the total movement distance (movement distance of the movement route). Set the range of the map to be played.

In step S14, the map information acquisition unit 54 includes a map including the current position and the acquired position at a predetermined time in the past (in this embodiment, the position at the same time as yesterday) from the map information storage unit 72. Acquire an image.

In step S15, the display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to arrange and display the needle image stored in the time display image storage unit 73 based on the current time (analog clock display).

In step S16, the display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to display an animation with a motion of zooming the map image so that the map image is finally acquired. For example, as an animation to be displayed, clouds are displayed so as to zoom from an overlooked position as if a predetermined position was viewed from space, and then the scale of the map to be finally displayed is to push through the clouds. mark to include an animation that zooms until

On the other hand, as an image displayed at the start of the zooming animation process, it is not a bird's-eye view of a predetermined position from space, but a display range corresponding to the movement range from a predetermined time (for example, the previous day). It may be configured so that animation processing for zooming is started from the display of the map image, and the map image to be finally displayed is displayed.

In step S17, the display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to display the acquired map image on the back side of the needle image (map display).

In step S18, the display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to display the guide at a predetermined position. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B , guides GL1 and GL2 indicating latitude and longitude, numerical values of latitude and longitude, and date are displayed on the map image.

In step S19, the CPU 11 determines, for example, whether or not to end the analog clock map display according to the presence or absence of an end operation to the input unit 19 by the user.

If the display of the analog clock map is not ended, a decision is made in step S19 to "No", and the process returns to step S11.

In the case of ending the analog watch map display, a decision is made in step S19 to Yes, and the analog watch map display is ended.

[Second Embodiment]

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the portable terminal 1 according to the first embodiment, the range of the map to be acquired is set from the current location information and the location information at a predetermined time in the past, and an analog clock map is displayed. In contrast, in the portable terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, an analog watch map is displayed by obtaining a map around the destination set in the schedule and displaying the obtained map on the back of the needle image.

Therefore, the hardware configuration of portable terminal 1 according to this embodiment is similar to that in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment. In addition, the functional configuration of portable terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes a schedule information acquisition unit 53A and a map update condition determination unit instead of the map acquisition range setting unit 53 among the functional configurations shown in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment. It differs from the first embodiment in that it includes 53B and that it includes a schedule information storage section 74. Hereinafter, a different part from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing the analog watch map display process of the second embodiment, among the functional configurations of portable terminal 1 in FIG. 1 .

In the analog watch map display processing of the second embodiment, a map around a destination set in a schedule is acquired, and a map image centered on the destination is displayed on the back of the analog watch display.

In the schedule information storage unit 74, information (schedule data) related to the schedule of the user to be subjected to the analog watch map display process is stored. As schedule data, various data such as data in the portable terminal 1, electronic device data such as a smartphone to which the portable terminal 1 is connected, or data stored in the cloud can be acquired and stored. Further, in addition to data explicitly stored as a schedule, data indirectly indicating a schedule, such as ticket data of a transportation facility, can be used as a target. On the other hand, it is a condition that the data of the schedule used here include information on a location where latitude and longitude can be specified.

The schedule information acquisition unit 53A acquires the user's schedule data at a set update timing (for example, every three hours). Then, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A stores the acquired user's schedule data in the schedule information storage unit 74. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the destination of the schedule stored in the schedule information storage unit 74 is the target of the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit 52.

The map update condition determination unit 53B determines the conditions for updating a map image displayed on the back of the analog watch display based on the user's current location information, the current time, the destination indicated in the schedule data, and the date and time of the schedule ( Hereinafter, it is determined whether or not the "map update condition") is satisfied. In this embodiment, the starting date and time of the schedule is within the first threshold period (herein, 90 days) from the current time, and the destination is at least the first threshold distance (herein, 30km) in a straight line from the current position. Among the distant schedules, when a schedule closest to the current time is newly detected, it is determined that the map update condition is satisfied.

In addition, when it is determined that the map update condition is satisfied, for the schedule on which the map image is displayed, when the current time is within the second threshold period (here, 6 hours) before the start of the schedule, the map update condition is newly set. Even if a schedule that satisfies is detected, update of the map image is locked. In this way, when the schedule is continuously set, the map image of the next destination is updated whenever the current destination is approached, and it is possible to suppress a situation in which the map image of the current destination cannot be referred to. However, in this embodiment, when the current location of the user is within the second threshold distance (here, 2 km) in a straight line from the destination of the schedule, it is determined that the user has arrived at the destination, and the map image It is assumed that the state in which update is locked is released. On the other hand, as a condition for determining that the user has arrived at the destination, in addition to determining that the user's current location is within the second threshold distance from the schedule destination, the current time is the third threshold period from the end time of the schedule (eg For example, it is also possible to determine whether or not they are approaching within 1 hour).

When the map update condition determination unit 53B determines that the map update condition is satisfied, the display control unit 55 determines that the map image displayed on the back of the analog clock display is centered on the destination of the schedule that satisfies the map update condition. It is updated with a map image.

With this configuration, in the present embodiment, when it is determined that the map update conditions are met, the analog clock map display shown in Fig. 7 is performed, for example.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an analog clock map display in which a map image centered on a destination of a schedule meeting a map update condition is set.

In the display example shown in Fig. 7, airport X is the destination of the next schedule, and an analog clock map display is performed with a map image centered on airport X as the background. In addition, at the position of 12:00 on the analog clock map display, the display area including the remaining time (number of days) until the start date and time of the next schedule and the remaining distance to the destination of the next schedule (hereinafter referred to as "remaining information display area" ) is displayed, and at the same time, an arrow indicating a drawing direction from the current position toward the destination is displayed.

In the state of the display example shown in FIG. 7, when the current time is within the second threshold period until the start date and time of the next schedule, the update of the map image is locked, and the next schedule that meets the map update condition Even if this is newly detected, the map image of the current destination is maintained. And, when the user approaches the destination according to the schedule, when the current location is within a second threshold distance in a straight line from the current destination, it is determined that the user has arrived at the destination, and a map centered on the destination of the next schedule updated with images.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of display updated from a map image centered on airport X to a map image centered on the destination (resort Y) of the next schedule.

In the display example shown in FIG. 8, a map image centered on the next destination Y resort is displayed, and in the remaining information display area, the remaining time to the next schedule (7 hours) and the remaining distance to the destination of the next schedule ( 68 km) is marked. Also, an arrow indicating a direction drawn from airport X toward resort Y is displayed.

Here, since the first threshold distance is set in the map update condition, the schedule in which the destination within the first threshold distance is set as a straight line distance from the airport X in FIG. 7 (specifically, the user's current location) is It is determined that the conditions for updating the map are not met.

For example, if a schedule with a destination of Q Park located 5km from Airport X is set between the schedule with Airport X as its destination and the schedule with Resort Y as its destination, the straight-line distance from Airport X Since is within the first threshold distance (30 km), it is determined that the schedule with Q park as a destination does not satisfy the map update condition, and the map image centered on Q park is not displayed.

In this way, it is possible to suppress a situation where it is determined that dependent schedules around the current destination satisfy the map update condition, and the map display is frequently updated.

In addition, in the state of the display example of FIG. 8, when the user approaches within the second threshold distance in a straight line from the Y resort after about 7 hours according to the schedule, a new schedule that satisfies the next map update condition It is updated as a map image centered on the detected Z observatory.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of display updated from a map image centered on Resort Y to a map image centered on the destination (Z observatory) of the next schedule.

In the display example shown in FIG. 9 , a map image centered on the Z observatory, which is the next destination, is displayed, and in the remaining information display area, the remaining time to the next schedule (1 day) and the remaining distance to the destination of the next schedule ( 52 km) is marked. Moreover, an arrow indicating the direction drawn from the Y resort toward the Z observatory is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of analog watch map display processing in the second embodiment executed by portable terminal 1 of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG. 6;

The analog watch map display process in the second embodiment is initiated by the user's operation of starting the analog watch map display process to the input unit 19.

In step S21, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A determines whether or not the set update timing (for example, every 3 hours) has come.

In the case where the set update timing has come, a decision is made in step S21 as "yes", and the processing proceeds to step S22.

If the update timing has not been set, it is determined as "No" in step S21, and the processing in step S21 is repeated.

In step S22, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A determines whether or not the destination has not been set. In the case where the destination has been set, the decision is "No" in step S22, and the processing proceeds to step S37.

In the case where the destination is not set, it is determined "yes" in step S22, and the processing proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A acquires schedule data of the user within the first threshold period from the current time.

In step S24, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A selects the schedule closest to the current time.

In step S25, the map update condition determining unit 53B calculates the remaining time (number of days).

In step S26, the positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires the latitude and longitude of the destination based on the schedule data.

In step S27, the map update condition determination unit 53B determines whether or not the latitude and longitude of the destination has been obtained.

If the latitude and longitude of the destination can be obtained, a decision is made in step S27 to Yes, and the processing proceeds to step S31.

If the latitude and longitude of the destination could not be acquired, a decision is made in step S27 to "No", and the processing proceeds to step S28.

In step S28, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A selects a schedule for the next time.

In step S29, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A determines whether or not there is no schedule data for the next time.

If there is no data of the schedule for the next time, it is determined in step S29 as "yes", and the processing proceeds to step S30.

If there is data of the schedule for the next time, it is determined as "No" in step S29, and the processing proceeds to step S25.

In step S30, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A sets the update timing of the analog clock map display (for example, 10 minutes later).

After step S30, the process proceeds to step S21.

In step S31, the positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires the latitude and longitude of the current position.

In step S32, the map update condition determination unit 53B calculates the straight-line distance between the current location and the destination based on the latitude and longitude of the destination and the latitude and longitude of the current location.

In step S33, the map update condition determining unit 53B reads the first threshold distance.

In step S34, the map update condition determination unit 53B determines whether or not the straight-line distance between the current position and the destination is greater than or equal to a first threshold distance.

If the straight-line distance between the current position and the destination is equal to or greater than the first threshold distance, a decision is made in step S34 as "yes", and the processing proceeds to step S35.

In the case where the straight-line distance between the current position and the destination is not equal to or greater than the first threshold distance, it is determined as "No" in step S34, and the process proceeds to step S28.

In step S35, the map update condition determination unit 53B sets the data of the selected schedule as the next destination.

In step S36, the display control unit 55 updates the analog watch map display.

After step S36, the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S37, the schedule information acquisition unit 53A acquires the user's schedule data corresponding to the current destination. In step S38, the map update condition determining unit 53B acquires the start date and time of the schedule corresponding to the current destination.

In step S39, the map update condition determination unit 53B determines whether or not the current time is within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule.

In the case where the current time is within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule, it is judged "yes" in step S39, and the process proceeds to step S40.

If the current time is not within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule, it is determined as "No" in step S39, and the process proceeds to step S28.

In step S40, the map update condition determination unit 53B determines whether or not the start time of the schedule corresponding to the current destination has passed.

If the start time of the schedule corresponding to the current destination has not elapsed, it is determined "No" in step S40, and the process proceeds to step S41.

If the start time of the schedule corresponding to the current destination has elapsed, it is determined "yes" in step S40, and the process proceeds to step S28.

In step S41, the map update condition determination unit 53B determines whether or not the current position is within a second threshold distance in a straight line from the destination of the schedule.

If the current position is not within the second threshold distance in a straight line from the destination of the schedule, it is determined as "No" in step S41, and the process proceeds to step S42.

If the current position is within the second threshold distance in a straight line from the destination of the schedule, a decision is made in step S41 to Yes, and the processing proceeds to step S28.

In step S42, the map update condition determination unit 53B locks the update of the map image.

After step S42, the process proceeds to step S30.

Through the above processing, in the portable terminal 1 according to the second embodiment, the map around the destination set in the user's schedule can be displayed on the analog watch map display prior to the schedule.

This makes it possible to provide the user with information on the next destination in advance.

In addition, among the schedules in which the destination is displayed on the analog watch map display, the start date of the schedule is within the first threshold value period from the current time, and the destination is out of the first threshold distance or more by a straight line distance from the current position. It is the closest schedule from time. Therefore, since a map image of a destination a certain distance away from the current location is displayed as a schedule set at a certain near time from the current time, the user can select and display a destination of an appropriate schedule.

In addition, when the current time falls within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule, even if a schedule that satisfies the map update condition is newly detected, update of the map image is locked.

In this way, when the schedule is continuously set, the map image of the next destination is updated whenever the current destination is approached, and it is possible to suppress a situation in which the map image of the current destination cannot be referred to.

In addition, after the update of the map image is locked, if the current location of the user is within the second threshold distance in a straight line from the destination of the schedule, it is determined that the user has arrived at the destination, and the update of the map image is locked. state is released.

In this way, it is possible to suppress continuous locking of update of the map image.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the current location is used to determine the destination to be displayed on the analog watch map display, but a residence may be used instead of the current location. In the case of using the residence, it is possible for the portable terminal 1 to estimate the location of the residence by the user inputting the location of the residence or by analyzing the user's daily behavior.

Further, in the second embodiment, regarding the configuration of locking the update of map information, when the current time falls within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule (here, 6 hours), the first time before the start of the schedule Among the schedules within 2 threshold periods, regardless of the currently displayed map image, the update may be locked after changing to the map image corresponding to the schedule closest to the current time.

In addition, the first threshold period, the first threshold distance, the second threshold distance, and the second threshold time may be set freely by the user, and by analyzing the contents of the schedule, the values are automatically changed It may also be determined by For example, when a business man uses the mobile terminal 1 according to the present invention for business purposes, it is possible to display the next destination in a span as short as possible. In such a case, when displaying a map image corresponding to the next schedule, it may be desirable to display even a short straight line distance between the destination and the current location. In this case, if the content of the schedule is analyzed and it is determined that the schedule is a business, the first threshold distance may be set short (for example, 5 km) accordingly, and the second threshold period may be set short ( For example, 2 hours) may be the same configuration. Moreover, it is good also as a thing which can set a threshold value freely according to a use by oneself.

[Modification 1]

In the first embodiment, a case where a map image around the current location having a map range according to the current moving distance from the past is displayed on an analog watch map display will be described as an example, and in the second embodiment, the destination of the schedule An example of displaying a map image of the surroundings on an analog watch map display was explained.

In contrast, a mode switching screen for switching between a mode for displaying an analog watch map according to the first embodiment and a mode for displaying an analog watch map according to the second embodiment is displayed, and depending on the user's mode selection, either mode is displayed. It is also good as displaying an analog clock map of . In this case, in addition to the functional configuration shown in FIG. 4, it is realized by making the functional configuration shown in FIG. .

With this configuration, the user can select and display a map image around the current location and a map image around the destination of the schedule, each of which has a map range according to the moving distance from the past to the present, depending on the purpose.

[Modification 2]

In the second embodiment, a case where a map image displayed on an analog clock map display is automatically set according to a map update condition has been described as an example.

In contrast, in the second embodiment and modification 1, when the mode of the second embodiment is selected, the destination to be displayed on the analog watch map display may be manually set.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of transition of a display screen in the case of manually setting a destination.

As shown in FIG. 11 , when manually setting a destination to be displayed on the analog watch map display, the menu screen is displayed by the display controller 55 when the user presses the watch face for a long time (eg, 3 seconds). do. The menu screen displayed at this time is a display screen for the user to select various items that can be manually set.

Next, when the user selects "map display" on the menu screen, the display control unit 55 displays a screen for designating the area of the map to be displayed (location designation screen). On the location designation screen, the user can select "current location" to specify the current location and "schedule" to specify the destination of the schedule.

In addition, when the user selects "schedule" on the location designation screen, the display control unit 55 displays a screen for selecting a schedule to be displayed as an analog clock map display (schedule list screen). On the other hand, when "current location" is selected on the location designation screen, the display control unit 55 switches the analog watch map display centered on the measured current location to the display screen using the watch face. On the other hand, on the schedule list selection screen, a list of user schedules is displayed, and the user can select any one of the schedules. As the data of the schedule displayed at this time, various data such as data in the portable terminal 1, electronic device data such as a smart phone to which the portable terminal 1 is connected, or data stored in the cloud may be targeted. In addition, among the data of this schedule, those in which the address (location information) explicitly input by the user is written are included.

Then, in the schedule list screen, when the user selects one schedule and the address (location information) of the destination is written in the schedule, the display control unit 55 displays an analog clock centered on the destination of the selected schedule. Switch to the display screen with the map display as the watch face. On this display screen, a map image centered on the destination of the selected schedule is displayed, and a pin indicating the position of this destination is displayed in the center of the display screen.

The map image of the destination manually set by the user remains displayed until the user performs an operation to switch the map image.

This makes it possible to appropriately display the map image of the position the user wants to display according to the request.

The portable terminal 1 configured as described above is a watch among electronic devices including the output unit 20 .

In addition, portable terminal 1 includes a location information acquisition unit 52 and a display control unit 55 .

The positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires positional information.

The display control unit 55 displays the map image based on the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit 52, and outputs the output unit 20 so as to superimpose and display a needle image at a position according to a predetermined time on the map image. Control.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, display control capable of displaying a map image within a specific range can be performed while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The location information acquisition unit 52 acquires location information of the current location of its own device (i.e., portable terminal 1).

The display control unit 55 displays a map image according to the location information of the current position, superimposes at least a part of the corresponding map image, and outputs the needle image acquired by the display control unit 55 to be displayed at a position according to a predetermined time. Control part 20.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, display control capable of displaying a map image within a specific range can be performed while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to display the map image so that the location corresponding to the location information is the center of the display area.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, display control capable of displaying a map image within a specific range can be performed while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The display controller 55 controls the output unit 20 to display the needle image so that the center of the display area is the rotation center of the needle image.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, display control capable of displaying a map image within a specific range can be performed while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The display controller 55 controls the output unit 20 to display guide lines on the map image.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, it is possible to display a map so that a specific location can be grasped intuitively while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The display control unit 55 displays a guide line indicating a predetermined direction with respect to the rotation center of the needle image.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, it is possible to display a map so that a specific location can be grasped intuitively while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The display control unit 55 displays a predetermined time in the time represented by the needle image and a predetermined direction of the map image so as to match, and corresponding to the matched time and direction, a guide line for the map image, and a needle The guide line for the image is shared and displayed.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, it is possible to display a map so that a specific location can be grasped intuitively while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

The positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires information about the user's moving range.

The display control unit 55 controls the output unit 20 to display an image according to the movement range acquired by the positional information acquisition unit 52 and the positional information.

As a result, in the portable terminal 1, it is possible to display a map so that a specific location can be grasped intuitively while maintaining the design of the display as an analog watch.

When displaying a map, the display control unit 55 displays two maps: a first map display screen displaying a map image according to location information, and a second map display screen displaying a map image wider than the first map display screen. The change processing of the display screen is displayed including animation.

In this way, in the portable terminal 1, the user can be made to recognize the change of the map display without discomfort through animation.

The display control unit 55 converts the process of changing the map display screen from the second map display screen to the first map display screen to the first map display screen by zooming from a position overlooking a predetermined position on the second map display screen. Mark to include animation.

In this way, in the portable terminal 1, the user can be made to recognize the change of the map display without discomfort through animation.

In addition, portable terminal 1 includes a schedule information acquisition unit 53A.

The schedule information acquisition unit 53A acquires schedule-related information.

The display control unit 55 displays a map image according to the location information of the destination of the schedule-related information acquired by the schedule information acquisition unit 53A, and superimposes the acquired needle image on at least a part of the map image to obtain a predetermined needle image. The output unit 20 is controlled to be displayed at a position according to time.

Accordingly, a map image around a destination set in the user's schedule can be displayed prior to the schedule.

This makes it possible to provide the user with information about the next destination in advance.

The positional information acquisition unit 52 acquires information about the user's moving range.

The display control unit 55 performs processing for controlling the output unit 20 to display an image corresponding to the movement range acquired by the positional information acquisition unit 52 and the positional information, according to the user's setting, and the schedule information acquisition unit 53A. The process of controlling the output unit 20 is switched so as to display a map image according to the location information of the destination of the schedule-related information. In this way, the user can select and display a map image around the current location and a map image around the destination of the schedule, each of which has a map range according to the moving distance from the past to the present, depending on the purpose.

In addition, portable terminal 1 includes a map update condition determining unit 53B.

The map update condition determination unit 53B determines whether or not to update the map image to be displayed on the output unit 20 based on the current location, the current time, and the destination and date and time of the schedule-related information.

The display control unit 55 updates the map image based on the determination result of the map update condition determination unit 53B.

This makes it possible to update the map image appropriately according to the schedule.

The map update condition determination unit 53B, by the schedule information acquisition unit 53A, provides information about a schedule whose start date is within a first threshold period from the current time and whose destination is a straight line distance from the current position by a first threshold distance or more. Among them, when information on a schedule closest to the current time is detected, it is determined that the map image is updated.

Accordingly, since a map image of a destination a certain distance away from the current location is displayed as a schedule set at a certain near time from the current time, the user can select and display a destination of an appropriate schedule.

After the map update condition judging unit 53B determines that the map image is updated, when the current time falls within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule, when a schedule satisfying the conditions for updating the map image is newly detected. Also, the update of the map image is suppressed.

In this way, when the schedule is continuously set, the map image of the next destination is updated whenever the current destination is approached, and it is possible to suppress a situation in which the map image of the current destination cannot be referred to.

The map update condition judging unit 53B determines whether the current location is within a second threshold distance in a straight line from the destination of the schedule-related information, or the current time is within a third threshold period from the end time of the schedule-related information. In this case, the update suppression of the map image is released.

Thereby, it is possible to prevent the update of the map image from being suppressed continuously.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and variations, improvements, etc. within the range capable of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the scale (map scale) for setting the range of the map image is configured to display the range according to the total movement distance (movement distance of the movement path), but is not limited to this. The straight-line distance of the start and end points of the movement may be used, or the distance of a stroke may be used. In addition, the map may be a frequently moved range from the movement history, in addition, a frequently moved range including the current position, or a range of past movement history, corresponding to the current time. It is good also as the range moved from the movement history of the same time in the past. For example, if there is a history of moving from point A to point B at 9:00 am every Wednesday, and the current time is 9:00 am on Wednesday, a map of the range from point A to point B is displayed.

Further, for example, the scale of the map may be determined from a moving distance during a predetermined period from a predetermined start time. In this case, the scale of the map may be the range according to the straight line distance between the starting point of the movement of the previous day and the point where the straight line distance is the maximum in one day.

In addition, the threshold value of the distance and the threshold value of the time in the above embodiment can be changed in various ways according to the purpose of setting them. For example, the 1st threshold distance, the 2nd threshold distance, and the 3rd threshold distance in 2nd Embodiment are set as a linear distance, and it is possible to set them as a stroke distance.

In addition, it is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and animation processing to zoom is not performed every time around map image display, and various conditions (displayed a specified number of times, displayed for a specified time, and an animation stop operation by the user were detected). If satisfied, it may be configured so that a map image is displayed without performing zooming animation processing.

In the above embodiment, the range of the map to be displayed is the same as the range of the map to be displayed. , For example, when it becomes possible to easily grasp the map to include geographical features including seas and mountains, landmarks, etc., by expanding the scope of the acquired/set map, acquisition・You may configure so that a map of a wider range than the range of the set map may be displayed. Further, the acquisition range and display range of the map image may be automatically set according to predetermined conditions, or may be configured to be manually set by a user's manual operation.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the map display, the display range or scale display of the map may be configured to be changeable later. In the map display, for example, after displaying a map image once, the display range may be changed such as moving the display position, changing the scale, or changing the direction according to user operations such as slide, zoom, and rotation. good night.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the map display is displayed with various projections such as, for example, Mollweide projection, Mercator projection, azimuthal equidistant projection, or the size of the display area. In consideration of this, it can be configured so that it is displayed with deformation (deformation) rather than detailed display. Further, the map image to be used can be structured so that detailed display is not required and a data amount that is as small as the minimum amount of information that the user can recognize the map is used. By using a map image with a small amount of data, an effect of preventing an excessive amount of information to the user and smoothing the drawing can be obtained.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the current time is displayed, but, for example, a specific time, a virtual time set by the user, a time that is out of the current time by a predetermined time (advancing/delaying), etc. can be configured Further, in the above embodiment, the map is configured to display a map image corresponding to reality from the current location, etc., but, for example, on a virtual map, map information of a range according to virtual location information is configured to be displayed. You can do it.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, only the displaying process may be performed by the portable terminal 1, and the process of creating a display image may be performed by an external device (server, smartphone serving as the main body, etc.).

In the above-described embodiment, portable terminal 1 to which the present invention is applied has been described as an example of a smart watch, but is not particularly limited thereto.

For example, the present invention can be applied to general electronic devices having an analog clock map display processing function. Specifically, for example, the present invention is applicable to notebook-type computers, printers, television receivers, video cameras, digital cameras, portable navigation devices, mobile phones, smart phones, portable game machines, and the like.

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or software.

In other words, the functional configuration of FIG. 4 is only an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it suffices if the portable terminal 1 has a function capable of executing the series of processes described above as a whole, and which function block is to be used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example in FIG. 4 .

Also, one functional block may be configured with one piece of hardware, one piece of software, or a combination thereof. The functional configuration in this embodiment is realized by a processor that executes arithmetic processing, and processors usable in this embodiment include those configured by various processing devices such as single processors, multiprocessors, and multicore processors. In addition, it includes a combination of these various types of processing devices and processing circuits such as Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).

When a series of processes are executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network or a recording medium to a computer or the like.

The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. Further, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose computer.

A storage medium containing such a program is constituted by the removable media 31 of FIG. 1 that is distributed separately from the main body of the device in order to provide the program to the user, and is provided to the user in a pre-embedded state in the main body of the device. media, etc. The removable media 31 is constituted by, for example, a magnetic disk (including a floppy disk), an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk. Optical disks are composed of, for example, CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), Blu-ray (Blu-ray; registered trademark) disk and the like. The magneto-optical disk is constituted by MD (Mini-Disk) or the like. Further, the storage medium provided to the user in a state of pre-installation in the main body of the device is composed of, for example, the ROM 12 in FIG. 1 in which the program is recorded, the hard disk included in the storage unit 21 in FIG. 1, and the like.

On the other hand, in this specification, the steps of describing a program recorded in a storage medium include not only processes performed in chronological order according to the order but also processes executed in parallel or individually, although not necessarily in chronological order. is to do

In the above, several embodiments of the present invention have been described, but these embodiments are only examples and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. The present invention can take other various embodiments, and in addition, various changes such as omissions and substitutions can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. These examples and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention described in this specification and the like, and are included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (18)

In an electronic device including a display unit,
needle image acquiring means for acquiring a needle image;
positional information acquisition means for acquiring positional information;
A rotation arrangement for displaying the time so that a map image is displayed to include the location of the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means, and the rotation center of the needle image is the location of the location information on the map image. Display control means for controlling the display unit to overlap display
Electronic devices that include.
According to claim 1,
and specifying means for specifying, as a moving range, a range including the positional information of the position of the electronic device at the current time acquired by the positional information acquisition means and the positional information at a predetermined time in the past.
According to claim 1,
The positional information acquisition means acquires positional information of the position of the electronic device at the current time;
The display control means displays a map image according to the location information of the position of the electronic device at the current time, and superimposes the map image on at least a part of the map image, so that the needle image acquired by the needle image acquisition means is predetermined. An electronic device that controls the display unit to display at a position according to the time of the user.
According to claim 1,
The display control means controls the display unit to display a map image such that a location corresponding to the location information is the center of a display area.
Electronics.
According to claim 1,
The display control means controls the display unit to display the needle image so that the center of the display area is the rotation center of the needle image.
Electronics.
According to claim 1,
The display control means displays a guide line indicating a predetermined direction with respect to the rotation center of the needle image.
According to claim 1,
The positional information acquisition means acquires information about a moving range of the user;
The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control means controls the display unit to display an image according to the movement range acquired by the positional information acquisition means and current positional information or positional information at a predetermined time in the past.
According to claim 1,
When displaying a map, the display control means includes two parts of a first map display screen displaying a map image according to the location information and a second map display screen displaying a map image wider than the first map display screen. An electronic device that displays switching processing of a dog's map display screen to include animation.
According to claim 8,
The display control unit performs a process of changing the map display screen from the second map display screen to the first map display screen by zooming from a position obtained by looking down a predetermined position on the second map display screen to the first map. An electronic device that causes a display to include an animation that changes to a display screen.
According to claim 9,
The display control means zooms in on the predetermined position on the second map display screen from an overlooked position and changes to the first map display screen according to the width of the range of the second map display screen, and the zoom speed of an animation that changes to the first map display screen. to change, electronic devices.
According to any one of claims 1 to 9,
further comprising schedule information acquisition means for acquiring information on the schedule;
The display control means displays a map image according to the positional information of the destination of the schedule-related information acquired by the schedule information acquisition means, superimposes it on at least a part of the map image, and, by the needle image acquisition means, An electronic device that controls the display unit to display the acquired needle image at a position according to a predetermined time.
According to claim 11,
The positional information acquisition means acquires information about a moving range of the user;
The display control means includes processing for controlling the display unit to display an image according to the movement range acquired by the positional information acquiring means and the positional information according to a user's setting, and by the schedule information acquiring means and switching processing for controlling the display unit to display a map image according to the positional information of the destination of the acquired schedule-related information.
According to claim 11,
and map update condition determining means for determining whether or not to update the map image to be displayed on the display unit based on the current location and the current time and the destination and date and time of the schedule-related information;
wherein the display control means updates the map image based on a determination result of the map update condition determination means.
According to claim 13,
The map update condition judging means, by means of the schedule information acquisition means, of the information about the schedule whose starting date and time is within a first threshold period from the current time and whose destination is at least a first threshold distance away from the current location, and determining to update the map image when information on the schedule closest to the current time is detected.
According to claim 14,
After determining that the map image is to be updated, the map update condition determination unit determines that the map image is updated, and if the current time falls within the second threshold period before the start of the schedule, a schedule that satisfies the condition for updating the map image is newly created. An electronic device that suppresses update of the map image even when detected.
According to claim 15,
The map update condition determining unit determines whether the current location is within a second threshold distance from the destination of the schedule-related information, or the current time is within a third threshold period from the end time of the schedule-related information; An electronic device that releases update suppression of a map image.
A display control method executed in a watch including a display unit,
A needle image acquisition step of acquiring a needle image;
a location information acquisition step of acquiring location information;
A map image is displayed to include the location of the location information acquired in the location information acquisition step, and the rotation center of the needle image is superimposed on a rotational arrangement that displays the time so that the location information is located on the map image. A display control step of controlling the display unit to display
Display control method comprising a.
In a program stored in a computer-readable storage medium,
The program includes an electronic device including a display unit,
needle image acquisition means for acquiring needle images;
positional information acquisition means for acquiring positional information; and
A rotation arrangement for displaying the time so that a map image is displayed to include the location of the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means, and the rotation center of the needle image is the location of the location information on the map image. Display control means for controlling the display unit to overlap display
A program that functions as

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