KR20010062486A - Internet terminal device, and nevigation device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An internet terminal device is provided to receive merchandise ordered on the basis of store information and merchandise information obtained through the Internet at a store in short time. CONSTITUTION: This device consists of a self-vehicle location detecting means(51) detecting the location of a self-vehicle, a location information transmitting means(52) transmitting the location of the self-vehicle to a prescribed host computer through the Internet, a merchandise information receiving means(57) receiving store information in the vicinity of the location of the self-vehicle and merchandise information in the stores from the host computer through the Internet, a store information displaying means(55) displaying the store information on a display device, a store selecting means(56) selecting a store offering merchandise that a user is going to order among store information, a merchandise selecting means(59) selecting the merchandise that the user is going to order according to the instruction of the user and a merchandise ordering means(60) ordering the selected merchandise to the selected store through the Internet.

Description

INTERNET TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NEVIGATION DEVICE USING THE SAME}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an internet terminal device, and more particularly, to an internet terminal device with a product ordering function having a current position detection function by a car navigation device.

In recent years, the user's current position is displayed by using a global positioning system (GPS), which is a positioning system that receives a navigation radio transmitted to the ground wirelessly from a plurality of GPS satellites and detects the current position when a vehicle or the like moves. Car navigation devices that can be used are widely used.

In such a car navigation apparatus, an internet connection means is provided in order to obtain information about a store, such as a restaurant or fast food restaurant near a user's selected location or the current location, or information about a product provided at the store. Internet terminal devices such as Hanka navigation devices are known.

In the conventional Internet terminal apparatus, it is necessary for the user to actually order a product on the basis of the store information and the product information obtained through the Internet.

Therefore, when the store is crowded, it takes time to place an order, and in the case of a product prepared after accepting the order, it takes time to provide the product, and the user waits for a long time until the product is received from the store.

Provided is an internet terminal apparatus capable of acquiring store information of a user's current location or a desired location and product information to be handled through the Internet, and receiving a product ordered based on the information at a store in a short time.

1 is a diagram showing a system configuration including an Internet terminal device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the Internet terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing components in a product ordering operation according to the Internet terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a product ordering process by the Internet terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram showing a car navigation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a connection diagram of a car navigation apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart showing the operation and operation of the car navigation apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

8A to 8F are views showing a display screen of the car navigation apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

9: mobile phone

11: car navigation body

16: internet

17: store, product search server

19: Order Server

The Internet terminal apparatus includes: map information storage means for storing map information, a display device for displaying a map and a current location of the user on the map, an input device for inputting an instruction by the user, and internet connection means for connecting to the Internet; Current location detecting means for detecting the current location of the user, location information transmitting means for transmitting the detected current location of the user to a predetermined host computer via the Internet according to a user's instruction, and store information and stores around the current location. Product information receiving means for receiving, from the host computer, the product information provided by the Internet, store information display means for displaying the received store information on the display device, and the product for displaying the received product information on the display device. A store that provides information display means and products that a user wants to order in store information Means for selecting a product to be ordered by the user in the product information, product selection means for selecting a product to be ordered in the product information, and product ordering means for ordering the selected product to the selected store via the Internet It is provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. In addition, the same member is attached | subjected to the same member about these drawings, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Example 1)

1 shows a system configuration including an Internet terminal device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a terminal device, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing components in a product ordering operation by the terminal device, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a product ordering process by the terminal device.

In this embodiment, an example in which the Internet terminal device according to the present invention is applied to a car navigation device is described. However, the technique of the present invention is not limited to the car navigation device. The present invention is applied to various Internet terminal devices such as a navigation device used by pedestrians, a computer equipped with a current position detection function, and a portable information terminal.

As shown in Fig. 1, the car navigation device 4 (Internet terminal device) of the present embodiment is connected to the Internet 16 via a mobile communication device 14 (Internet connection means) such as a mobile phone, and the Internet. The shop / product search server 17 (host computer) connected to (16) and the order server 19 provided in the shop 18 can be accessed. The car navigation device 40 transmits the position information of the host vehicle to the store / product search server 17. In response to this, the store / product search server 17 searches the stores around the position and the products provided by the store, and transmits the store information and the product information to the car navigation device 40.

The car navigation device 40 includes a display device 3 that displays icons 32 and 33 of the shops on the map 30 together with the current location 31 on the basis of the received shop information, and the user commands the operation. The input device 2 which inputs is provided.

The input device 2 includes a cursor button 37 for selecting a store and a product, a confirmation button 39 for determining a selected store and a product, and a cancel button 38 for canceling a selection of a store or a product. Equipped. Then, when the user selects one store from the icons 32 and 33 of the store by the cursor button 37, and the user selects the store 32 and presses the confirmation button 39, the store is based on the store information and the product information. The name 35, the list 34 of goods provided at the store, and the image 36 of the goods are displayed on the display device 3. When the user selects one product from the list 34 of goods by the cursor button 37 and presses the confirmation button 39, the car navigation device 40 transmits the order information to the store 18.

Next, the hardware configuration of the Internet terminal apparatus of FIG. 1 is demonstrated using FIG. Car navigation apparatus of the present embodiment,

(a) a CPU 1 for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus,

(b) an input device 2 through which a user inputs an operation command to the CPU 1,

(c) the display device 3 on which the CPU 1 displays the processing result,

(d) The video controller 4b for temporarily storing the image controller transmitted from the controller 4a to the display device 3 and the graphics controller 4a for processing the image display of the display device 3 based on the input image information. A display control device (4) for controlling the display device (3);

(e) a GPS receiver 5a for positioning and outputting the position of the host vehicle by GPS,

(f) an independent navigation unit 5b capable of detecting the speed of the vehicle or the inclination of the left and right, and positioning the vehicle in a tunnel or the like that cannot receive navigation radio waves from the GPS satellites;

(g) an interface 5 for synthesizing the output of the GPS receiver 5a and the output of the self-supporting navigation unit 5b and converting the data into data that can be input and output to the CPU 1;

(h) an antenna 6 for receiving navigation radio waves from a GPS satellite,

(i) a CD-ROM (7) which is a map information storage means in which map information is recorded;

(j) a CD-ROM drive 8 for reading out information recorded on the CD-ROM 7,

(k) a ROM 9 in which a program controlling the CPU 1 and graphic data displayed on the display device 3 are recorded;

(l) a RAM 10 for storing data generated temporarily during the operation of the CPU 1,

(m) an audio output control device 11 that controls audio output based on a command from the CPU 1,

(n) a speaker 12 for outputting audio by the audio signal from the control device 11,

(o) a communication control device 13 that controls the transmission and reception of data based on an instruction from the CPU 1,

(p) a mobile communication device 14 such as a mobile phone for transmitting and receiving data to and from the communication control device 13 using a mobile phone communication network,

(q) CPU 1, input device 2, display control device 4, interface 5, CD-ROM drive 8, ROM 9, RAM 10, audio output control device 11 ) And a bus line 15 commonly connected to the communication control device 13.

The function of the goods order operation | movement by this car navigation apparatus is demonstrated using FIG.

The component of the product order operation function of the car navigation device,

(a) the input device 2,

(b) the display device 3,

(c) a GPS receiver 5a,

(d) the self-supporting navigation unit 5b,

(e) the host vehicle position detecting means 51 for detecting the coordinates (latitude, longitude, etc.) of the current host vehicle position based on the position information signal output from the receiver 5a and the unit 5b;

(f) position selection means 63 capable of selecting a desired position on the map;

(g) positional information transmitting means 52 for transmitting the target positional information output from the detecting means 51 or the selecting means 63 to the store / product search server 17 via the cellular phone network 53;

(h) store information receiving means 54 for receiving store information transmitted from the store / product search server 17 via the cellular phone network 53;

(i) merchandise information receiving means 57 for receiving merchandise information transmitted from the store and merchandise search server 17 via the cellular phone network 53;

(j) Store information display means for displaying the icons 32 and 33 of the store of FIG. 1 on the map 30 on the display device 3 based on the store information received by the store information receiving means 54 ( 55),

(k) a store selection means 56 through which the user can select a store via the input device 2,

(l) merchandise information display means 58 for displaying on the display device 3 the name, amount and image of the merchandise handled at the selected store based on the received merchandise information;

(m) product selection means 59 for allowing a user to select a product to be ordered via the input device 2,

(n) product ordering means 60 for transmitting the information ordered by the selection means 59 to the store selected by the selection means 56 to the store via the cellular phone network 53;

(o) Arrival time estimating means 61 for estimating the arrival time of the host vehicle to the store from the position information output from the host vehicle position detecting means 51 and the position information of the store selected by the store selecting means 56 and the current time. and,

(p) Arrival time transmission means 62 for transmitting the arrival time expected by the arrival time estimation means 61 to the store selected by the store selection means 56 via the cellular phone network 53.

Own vehicle position detecting means 51, position selecting means 63, positional information transmitting means 52, store information receiving means 54, product information receiving means 57, store information display means 55, store selecting means The product information display means 58, the product selection means 59, the product ordering means 60, the arrival time estimating means 61 and the arrival time transmitting means 62 are programs stored in the ROM 9; The CPU 1 processes the program according to the program, and these operations are executed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation is executed by program processing using the general-purpose CPU 1, but may be executed by a dedicated logic circuit.

The product ordering process in the car navigation device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

The host vehicle position detecting means 51 is each GPS satellite from the arrival times of radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites included in the navigation radio waves received by the GPS receiver 5a, and the arrival time of the route and the received radio waves that rotate around the earth. Calculate the distance to and detect the position of the host vehicle. When the navigation radio wave from a GPS satellite does not reach | attain in a tunnel or under an overpass, etc., the host vehicle position is detected by the speed of the host vehicle which is the output from the independent navigation unit 5b, and the inclination of right and left (step S1).

When detecting the host vehicle position or selecting the desired position by the position selecting means 63, the CPU 1 requests the positional information transmitting means 52 to transmit the positional information. Upon receiving this, the positional information transmitting means 52 transmits the positional information to the store / product search server 17 via the cellular phone network 53 (step S2).

Subsequently, the CPU 1 confirms whether or not the store information and the product information have been transmitted to the store information receiving means 54 and the product information receiving means 57 (step S3). When it is determined that they have been transmitted, the CPU 1 extracts the location (latitude, longitude), type or name of the store from the store information received by the store information receiving means 54, and maps an icon representing the store. Overlapping on the display, the display is displayed on the display device 3 (step S4). In addition, display is not limited to an icon, It may be the name of a store.

Subsequently, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the store is selected (step S5). The store is selected by the cursor button 37 or the confirmation button 39 of the input device 2. When the icons of a plurality of stores are displayed superimposed on a map, for example, one of the store icons is first blinked to make it a candidate. After that, the cursor of the candidate is switched by pressing the cursor button 37, the icon of the previous candidate is stopped blinking, and the icon of the new candidate is blinking. Then, the confirmation button 39 is pressed, and it is determined at that point that the candidate store is selected.

When a store is selected, the CPU 1 extracts a product provided at the store from the product information received by the product information receiving means 57, and displays the name, amount, and image of those products. (Step S6).

Subsequently, the CPU 1 determines whether a product has been selected (step S7). The product is selected, for example, by the cursor button 37 and the confirmation button 39 of the input device 2. A menu in the list is displayed on the display device 3 with the name of the product, and the first product is a candidate. Thereafter, the candidate product is switched by pressing the cursor button 37, and it is determined that the candidate product is selected at that time by pressing the confirmation button 39. FIG.

Next, the CPU 1 obtains an optimal route from the host vehicle position detected by the host vehicle position detecting means 51 and the position of the selected store, and estimates the time of arrival at the store based on the current time (step S8). .

In anticipation of the arrival time, the CPU 1 requests the product ordering means 60 and the arrival time transmitting means 62 to transmit the product order and the arrival time. As a result, the product ordering means 60 and the arrival time transmitting means 62 transmit the information of the product order and the arrival time to the store via the cellular phone network 53 (step S9).

As described above, according to the car navigation apparatus of the present embodiment, a desired product is ordered at the store based on the store information and the product information obtained through the car navigation apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to order while going out to an actual store, and to receive the ordered product at the store in a short time.

(Example 2)

Embodiment 2 of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 5-8F. In the apparatus of the second embodiment, a function of automatically cutting off communication is added to the Internet terminal or the car navigation apparatus of the first embodiment.

5 is a block diagram showing a car navigation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The car navigation device 11,

(a) an operation input unit 1 for inputting each operation,

(b) a central computing unit (CPU) 2 for controlling the whole operation or information,

(c) a map recording medium 3 supplied from the outside,

(d) a global positioning system (GPS) unit 4,

(e) the antenna 5 for the GPS unit 4,

(f) a menu screen and a body operation program incorporating operation comments related to communication;

(g) a ROM section 6 for storing various settings and screen display characters,

(h) a RAM unit 7 capable of storing or erasing a list of communication means such as a telephone number input by the operation input unit 1, various user settings, and externally input information;

(i) the display device 8 which displays the image data processed by the central processing unit 2 from time to time,

(j) portable telephones 9, such as a personal handyphone system (PHS) and a digital cellular telephone,

(k) A communication interface (I / F) 10 having an interface function with the telephone 9 is provided.

FIG. 6 is a connection diagram illustrating a car navigation apparatus of FIG. 5.

In FIG. 6, the antenna 5, the portable telephone 9, and the car navigation main body 11 are the same as in FIG. The apparatus further includes a wireless remote controller 12 as an external remote controller, a connection cable 13 for connecting the portable telephone 9 and the car navigation main body 11, and a power cable 14 connected to a power source. The display device 8 displays the display screen 15.

The function and operation of the car navigation device configured as described above will be described.

The operation input unit 1 is mounted on a main body or an external remote controller. The CPU 2 has a built-in communication modem function, and also functions as a communication modem for data communication. The GPS unit 4 frequently receives location information indicating the current position from the antenna 5. The CPU 2 combines the obtained position information with the map information of the map recording medium 3 to display the current position as a character on the corresponding latitude and longitude of the map screen. The portable telephone 9 communicates data connected to the car navigation main body 11, and transmits and receives location information, text information, image information, and voice information. The communication I / F 10 detects whether the portable telephone 9 is connected to the main body 11, the type of the telephone connected (whether it is a PHS device or a digital portable telephone), and the communication result or communication status of the data to be transmitted. And the CPU 2 is notified of their results. In the communication situation, the CPU 2 grasps in advance the data amount of information determined to be transmitted by the CPU 2, and compares the data amount with the remaining amount of the transmitted data returned from the communication I / F 10 and the data amount. Calculate the situation. The CPU 2 transmits a comment for disconnecting the line to the I / F 10 when the end of data communication is notified from the communication I / F 10. In addition, the CPU 2 selects the display contents recorded in the ROM unit 6 assigned to each communication situation, and continues to display the contents until a predetermined time or a predetermined operation is input. ).

Next, operation | movement of the car navigation apparatus of FIG. 5, FIG. 6 is demonstrated using FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation and operation of the car navigation device, and FIGS. 8A to 8F are display screens of the car navigation device.

First, the portable telephone 9 is connected to the car navigation main body 11 with the connection cable 13 (step S1, FIG. 8A). Next, the car navigation body 11 is operated via the wireless remote controller 12 and the operation input unit 1 to select a menu of communication relations (step S2, FIG. 8B). Select "Use communication function" here to confirm the menu. Subsequently, the user decides the contents to be communicated (e-mail, location information, message contents) and the destination (step S3, Fig. 8C). In addition, the display screen of FIG. 8C is a submenu of "Use notification function". The amount of data to be transmitted is recognized here based on the contents of the transmission (step S4). Subsequently, transmission is started by, for example, pressing an "execute" key of the wireless remote controller 12 (step S5). Then, the CPU 2 of the car navigation main body 11 outputs an automatic call comment, and the portable telephone 9 automatically calls the phone number at the designated place (step S6). Subsequently, the CPU 2 determines whether a call has been established (step S7). If it is determined that the call is established, data transmission is automatically started (step S8). During data transmission, text or icons indicating the state are displayed on the display screen of the display device 8 (Fig. 8D). In the meantime, the communication I / F 10 always monitors the timing at which data transmission ends (step 8). In step S7, when it is determined that a call is not established, such as during a call of the other party, a text or an icon indicating that the call cannot be established is displayed for a certain time, and the connection can be retried if the user desires to. 9, Figure 8e). In the case of retrying manually, the process returns to step S5. The screen of Fig. 8E is automatically erased after being displayed for a certain time. Subsequently, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the data transmission is finished based on the communication status notified from the communication I / F 10 (step S10). If it is determined that the data transmission has been completed, the CPU 2 outputs a call disconnection comment to the portable telephone 9 via the I / F 10 to disconnect the call (step S11). In that case, a text, an icon indicating the end of data transmission, or the time or amount of money required for data transmission are displayed on the screen of the display device 8 (step 12, Fig. 8F).

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the line is automatically disconnected when the transmission ends, no unnecessary communication fee is generated. In addition, since the user is notified that the line is disconnected, the user can accurately grasp the communication state. Therefore, the user does not need to operate the device during driving, thereby increasing the safety of the driver.

According to the present invention, the order can be ordered while going to the actual store, and the ordered product can be received at the store in a short time.

Claims (13)

An internet terminal device connected to a host computer storing store information and product information via the Internet, Map information storage means for storing a map; An input device to which a user's instruction is input, Internet access means for connecting to the Internet, Current position detecting means for detecting a current position of the user; A display device for displaying a map stored in the map information storage means and the current location; Location information transmitting means for transmitting a target location to the host computer via the Internet according to the user's instruction; Merchandise information receiving means for receiving merchandise information around the target location and merchandise provided in the merchandise included in the merchandise information from the host computer via the Internet; Store information display means for displaying the store information on the display device; Product information display means for displaying the product information on the display device; Store selection means for selecting a store in response to the user's instruction from the store information; Product selection means for selecting a product from the product information according to the instruction of the user; Commodity ordering means for ordering the commodity selected by the commodity selecting means through the Internet to the store selected by the store selecting means Internet terminal device comprising a. The method of claim 1, Arrival time estimating means for estimating the arrival time of the store location information contained in the store information received by the current location, the target location information and the merchandise information receiving means and the arrival time from the current time to the store; Arrival time transmission means for transmitting the arrival time to the store selected by the store selection means. Internet terminal device further comprising. The method of claim 1 or 2, And the target location is the current location. The method of claim 1 or 2, And a position selection means for selecting the target position on the displayed map in accordance with the instruction of the user. The method of claim 1 or 2, And said internet access means is a mobile communication device. The method of claim 5, The mobile communication device is a mobile terminal. The method of claim 1 or 2, The display device is an Internet terminal device for displaying an icon of a store overlaid on a map based on the store information. The method of claim 1 or 2, The display device is an Internet terminal device for displaying the name, amount and image of the product based on the received product information. A navigation device comprising the Internet terminal device according to claim 1. A car navigation device comprising the internet terminal device according to claim 1. The method of claim 1 or 2, Further comprising a communication interface connected to said Internet access means, The communication interface detects the remaining amount of data to be transmitted, It is determined based on the remaining amount of the data whether or not the transmission of the data to be transmitted has been completed. And when it is determined that transmission of the data to be transmitted is completed, the Internet terminal device which cuts the line and operates to display on the image that transmission of the data to be transmitted is completed. A navigation device comprising the Internet terminal device according to claim 11. A car navigation device comprising the internet terminal device according to claim 11.