KR20000037195A - Method for Displying Any Local Map Automatically on Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic display method for local map on the internet is to provide desired information conveniently without the necessity of inputting an address or clicking a wide area map. CONSTITUTION: A user connects with a web server(101) operating a method for displaying local maps automatically on the internet and inputs his ID and password(102). A controller, based on the inputted ID, extracts a required and expected quantity of local addresses after identifying a member information DB(13) and a search history DB(14)(103). Referring to the first extracted address, the controller extracts a certain range of a local map(104) after identifying a map DB(15) and outputs it to the terminal of the user(105). After the member searches the local map, the controller inputs the address of the searched area to the search history DB(14) through an information management unit(106).

Description

{Method for Displying Any Local Map Automatically on Internet}

The present invention relates to a method of increasing user convenience in an electronic map service based on the Internet. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of increasing a user's convenience. The present invention relates to an electronic map automatic positioning method that enhances the user's convenience by automatically displaying a map of a region previously designated or read more than once.

As the number of Internet users increase rapidly, web servers providing various services are being built. Accordingly, the reality is that services that provide geographic or living information through the Internet are also being made.

However, the conventional geographic information service provides a detailed map showing major roads and main buildings of a specific area. In order to determine the 'area', a user inputs a 'area' name or a specific 'area' portion of a wide area map. There must be a step to click.

For example, an electronic map provided by MapQuest of the USA (www.mapquest.com) or a map provided by CityNet of Korea (www.citynet.co.kr) may be displayed in the same manner.

Therefore, the information user has to be inconvenient to enter an address or click on a wide area map in order to obtain map information of a specific area.

Accordingly, the present invention is to overcome the limitations of the prior art, in the electronic map information providing service through the Internet, so that the user can obtain the desired information more conveniently without having to enter the address or click on the wide area map It is an object to provide a method.

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method according to the invention.

2 is an exemplary view showing a device relationship in the method according to the present invention.

3 is an illustration of the structure of a database used in the method according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing a change of the screen according to the screen and the situation displayed when the method according to the present invention.

***** Explanation of Major References *****

1. Member 2. Web Server 10. Controller 11. Information Manager

12. Map Manager 13. Member Information DB 14. Search History DB 15. Map DB

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for automatically displaying a local map comprising an access step, a member registration step, an area address extraction step, and an area map display step in an electronic map service based on the Internet.

The access step is a step in which a user accesses a website providing an electronic map service through an internet network or other wired or wireless communication network. After the access stage, if the visitor is not a member, enter certain member information such as name, address, age, gender, occupation, etc., and if necessary, the address of the region of interest to the member, for example, the workplace or the place he visits frequently. In order to join the member by granting an ID and password to the user who meets the regulations (member registration step).

If the visitor is a member, the member address of the member information DB or the region of interest address entered by the member in advance is extracted by referring to the member's ID (region address extraction step), and a certain range centered on the address from the map DB, For example, an area map corresponding to a square in a radius of 300 m is extracted and displayed on a user's terminal (area map display step).

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object is an area of the Internet-based electronic map service, consisting of a connection step, membership registration / region of interest input stage, region address extraction stage and region map / region address display stage Provide automatic map display.

According to this, the user first accesses a website providing an electronic map service through an internet network or other wired or wireless communication network (access step). After the access step, if the accessor is not a member, enter predetermined member information such as name, address, age, gender, occupation, etc., and register the member by giving an ID and password to the accessor who meets the regulations (member registration step). . Subsequently, as a prerequisite for membership or after registration, the member may optionally enter one or two addresses of a region of interest, for example, a workplace or a frequently visited region (interest zone input step).

If there is one address of interest area, a map of a region corresponding to a square within a certain range, for example, a radius of 300m, is extracted from a map DB and displayed on a user's terminal. Is 2 or more, a predetermined range of local maps centered on the first address are extracted from the map DB and displayed on the user's terminal, and the remaining addresses are displayed on the user's terminal only. In this state, when the user clicks the remaining address button, the displayed area map is converted into an address name, and a range of area maps centered on the clicked remaining address is extracted from the map DB and displayed on the user's terminal. (Local address extraction and local map / region address display step).

Therefore, the address of the remaining address is linked so that the corresponding area map is called when the user clicks.

In addition, the present invention, in the electronic map service based on the Internet in order to achieve the above object, it comprises a connection step, membership registration step, search area address storage step, area address extraction step and area map / area address display step Provides automatic display of local maps.

According to this, the user first accesses a website providing an electronic map service through an internet network or other wired or wireless communication network (access step). After the access step, if the accessor is not a member, enter predetermined member information such as name, address, age, gender, occupation, etc., and register the member by giving an ID and password to the accessor who meets the regulations (member registration step). . After joining the member, if the member accesses the website operating the method of the present invention several times and receives the map information service, the member stores the local address and the frequency of the search (search region address storage step).

Subsequently, when the member accesses the website after the second time, a range of area maps centered on the addresses having the highest frequency of search are extracted from the map DB and displayed on the user's terminal, and the remaining address names are the frequency of search. The predetermined number is displayed on the user's terminal in order. If the user clicks on the remaining address button other than the displayed area map, the displayed area map is converted into an address name at a location according to the search frequency, and a range of area maps centered on the clicked remaining address are displayed. It is extracted from the map DB and displayed on the user's terminal (region address extraction step and region map / region address display step).

In the present invention, a method of extracting and displaying a specific area map from a wide area electronic map may use a known technique. For example, the electronic map display method disclosed in Patent Application No. 2000-6702 filed by the applicant of the present invention can be utilized. In addition, in the present invention, linking the local map corresponding to the address name and the address can also be applied to the conventional internet web production technology.

In addition, in the present invention, when the user wants to obtain local information other than the local map displayed automatically, the user may input an address in a separate input window.

Hereinafter, the method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a simplified flowchart of a method according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing an example of a device relationship involved in a process of operating the method according to the present invention.

As can be seen from the figure, when the user 1 is connected to the web server 2 operating the method according to the present invention, an ID and a password are input (steps 101 and 102). Of course, if the user is not a member to enter the predetermined information according to a separate registration routine and give the ID and password to register as a member.

The controller 10 searches the member information DB 13 and the search history DB 14 via the information manager 11 with reference to the input ID, and the residence address (or region of interest address) or search previously inputted by the member. A predetermined number of local addresses having a high frequency are extracted (step 103). Subsequently, the controller 10 queries the map DB 15 via the map manager 12 with reference to the extracted first address, extracts a range of local maps centered on the address, and uses the terminal of the member 1. (Step 104, 105).

On the other hand, after the member searches the area map, the controller 10 causes the information manager 11 to input the address of the searched area in the search history DB 14 (step 106). Of course, if the address of the searched area is stored in the search history DB 14, the number of searches of the area is increased by one. The method of the present invention is completed by the member 1 who has completed the search terminating the connection with the web server 2 which operates the method of the present invention (step 107).

Figure 3 illustrates the structure of the database is the core of the apparatus for operating the method according to the present invention.

In the present invention, the member information DB 13 stores various information related to the member, such as an ID, a password, a name, a residential address, and an address of a region of interest if necessary. The search history DB 14 stores the address of the search area that a specific member has searched so far and the number of times the search area has been searched together with the ID of the member. The map DB 15 stores map information of each region regarding identifiers, coordinate information, branch information, attribute information, and other information.

Here, the 'property information' means information on whether the number on the address information of the same record is a road, a forest, a full answer, a building, a building, an apartment, a house, or a public building. In the present invention, 'address' is an address appearing up to the number.

The DBs enable the method of the present invention while exchanging information with the controller 10, the information manager 11, and the map manager 12 according to the ID of the connected member 1.

4 is an exemplary view showing a screen displayed on the terminal of the member 2 and a change of the screen according to the situation when applying the method according to the present invention.

When the member (1) is connected to the web server (2) operating the method of the present invention, the controller 10 refers to the entered ID via the information manager 11 and the search history DB 14 of the member (1). Search for and extract a predetermined number of ROI addresses or local addresses with high search frequency pre-entered by the members. Subsequently, the controller 10 searches the map DB 15 via the map manager 12 with reference to the extracted first address (hereinafter referred to as A address) to generate a range of local maps centered on the address. Extract it and send it to the terminal of member 1 ('region map' window in the drawing). At the same time, local information corresponding to the sent area map is also displayed ('area map A' in the drawing). On the other hand, the remaining address names (called B, C, and D addresses in the drawing) are displayed in the form of buttons on the user's terminal in a predetermined number in order of frequency of search ('remaining address button' in FIG. 4).

If the user wants to search the C region instead of the displayed A region, the user clicks the C region button among the remaining address buttons. Then, in accordance with the above-described manner, the area map and the area information are converted to and displayed on the area C, and the area A is converted into the remaining address button form. This interface allows the user to easily search for maps and information of the area he or she is interested in or have searched for, at his convenience.

On the other hand, a window for manually inputting a local address is installed in order to search for a new local map displayed or not appearing in the remaining address button. When an address is input in the manual input window, the method of the present invention proceeds based on the input address.

According to the present invention, when a user searches for geographic information provided on the Internet, when a user connects and inputs an ID and password, an area map of his or her place of residence, a region of interest or a region that has been searched in the past is automatically displayed. The time and effort of searching for geographic information is greatly reduced.

That is, according to the present invention, the user can obtain desired information more conveniently without having to enter an address or click on a wide area map, thereby increasing the efficiency of information retrieval.

Claims (3)

In the electronic map service based on the Internet, Accessing the user; If the accessor is not a member, inputting predetermined member information to join the member; Extracting a member address of the member information DB or a region of interest inputted by the member in advance if the member is a member; And extracting a local map of a predetermined range centered on the address from a map DB and displaying the local map on a user's terminal. In the electronic map service based on the Internet, Accessing the user; If the visitor is not a member, inputting predetermined member information and one or more ROI addresses to join the member; Extracting the ROI address of the member information DB with reference to the member ID if the member; If there is one address of interest area, a region map of a predetermined range centered on the address is extracted from the map DB and displayed on the user's terminal. If the ROI address is 2 or more, extracting a region map of a predetermined range centered on the first address from the map DB and displaying it on the user's terminal, and displaying only the address of the address on the user's terminal; When the user clicks the remaining address button, the displayed area map is converted into an address name, and a region map of a predetermined range centered on the clicked remaining address is extracted from the map DB and displayed on the user's terminal; Automatic display of the area map, characterized in that configured to include. In the electronic map service based on the Internet, Accessing the user; If the accessor is not a member, inputting predetermined member information to join the member; If the member is a member, extracting the local address of the area map searched in the past and sorting the search frequency; From the map DB, a range of local maps centered on the addresses with the largest search frequency are extracted and displayed on the user's terminal. The remaining addresses are classified as more than a predetermined search frequency. Displaying on the terminal; When the user clicks the remaining address button, the displayed area map is converted into an address name at a position according to the search frequency, and a range of area maps centered on the clicked remaining address is extracted from the map DB. Displaying on the terminal; Automatic display of the area map comprising a.