KR20010103149A - Method for searching adjacency mutual on electron a map - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of searching for neighboring mutual searches on an electronic map, and requests a search target region screen by accessing an electronic map server that provides neighboring mutual search in an electronic map. The electronic map server extracts the search target region screen including the search region from the electronic map DB and outputs it to the PC according to the search target region screen request. Subsequently, as the user inputs a target region to be searched on the search target region screen, the electronic map server requests a click layer and a radius distance / industry selection used for mutual output of each industry. The electronic map server extracts the business selection screen including the industry name from the electronic map DB and outputs it to the PC according to the radius distance / business selection request. Then, when the user clicks the search area and the industry in the industry selection screen, the company's detailed information of the place where the mutual selection range of each industry is closest or the map accumulation of search results is at 8th level is extracted from the DB linked to the yellow page server. Output to. Therefore, it is possible to easily search for the same neighboring trade name as the industry type by the distance distance centering on the location of the area designated by the user, and also utilize the functions of the electronic map by using the trade name and the advertisement of the business type and the mutual distribution of each type of business. It can increase the added value.

Description

Neighboring mutual search method on electronic map {METHOD FOR SEARCHING ADJACENCY MUTUAL ON ELECTRON A MAP}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method of searching for adjacent mutual names on an electronic map, and more particularly, to a method of searching for the location of the same business name in a region designated by users and outputting the searched results on an internet-based electronic map.

In general, an electronic map accumulates geographic information hierarchically in an electronic map database (hereinafter referred to as DB) according to an accumulation rate, and a high level with a high accumulation rate and a low level with a small accumulation rate are hierarchical. The unit map of the level is displayed according to the user's request.

Such an electronic map is used as a vehicle navigation function or an internet map search function. That is, the vehicle navigation function provides a function of detecting the position of the vehicle and guiding the vehicle to a destination while displaying the position of the vehicle on an electronic map. In addition, the Internet map search function provides a map search function by an administrative area, a cross-business search by the electronic phone book and an address, and a function of displaying a search result on a map using a web browser.

Among them, the Internet map search function is a function of displaying an electronic map, cross-business search, and location on a map of search results, and its application model takes the form of displaying a location of individual traders linked to an electronic phone book.

Such a conventional application model is limited to mutual search based on location information input by a user or to individual search of trade names according to regions, and also has a problem in that a function of outputting searched trade names on an electronic map of the same area has a limitation. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to search all locations of the same type of business in an area designated by users in an electronic map based on the Internet, and output the searched results to search for mutual information around the area. The present invention provides a method of searching for adjacent mutual search on an electronic map.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of searching for a neighboring mutual search on an electronic map, the method comprising: accessing an electronic map server providing a neighboring mutual search on an electronic map, and requesting a search target region screen from the electronic map server; Extracting a search target region screen including a search region from a database linked to the electronic map server according to a search target region screen request and outputting the search target region screen to a personal computer; Requesting the electronic map server to select a click layer and a radius distance / industry type used for mutual output for each industry type by inputting a target area to be searched on the search object area screen; Extracting a business type selection screen including a business type name from a database linked to an electronic map server according to a radius distance / business type selection request and outputting the same to a personal computer; If you click on the search area and industry in the business selection screen, the company's detailed information of the location where the mutual selection range is closest to each industry or where the map accumulation of search results is located at 8th level is extracted from the database linked to the yellow page server, and output to the personal computer. It includes a step.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a method for performing a mutual search method on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed flowchart of a method of searching for a mutual mutual search on an electronic map according to the present invention;

3 is a screen in which a user selects a search target region by using a search window according to the present invention.

4 is a screen illustrating a search area output and a distance / industry selection according to the present invention.

5 is a screen showing that the trade name is output on the electronic map according to the industry search in accordance with the present invention,

6 is a screen outputting detailed information of a business type when clicking on a business type name on an electronic map according to the present invention.

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10: PC 20: Web Server

30: electronic map server 40: electronic map DB

50: Yellow Page Server 60: Yellow Page DB

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a block diagram for performing a method of searching for a mutual mutual search on an electronic map according to the present invention is shown. Blocks for performing the adjacent mutual search method include a plurality of personal computers (hereinafter, abbreviated as PCs) 10,..., A web server 20, an electronic map server 30, and electronics. The map DB 40, the yellow page server 50, and the yellow page DB 60 are included.

A plurality of PCs (10, ...) are personal computers used by the user, the dual PC 10 is connected to the Internet (A) through the dial-up networking in the window, then connected to the Internet (A In order to provide a service to search for a variety of information, that is, an adjacent business name on an electronic map, from the web server 20 by using a search window in the mutual search homepage (for example, FREE114.COM), The web server 20 is requested to search mutually according to the radius distance / industry.

The web server 20 is a server providing the PC 10 with each other adjacent on an electronic map to the PC 10 through the Internet A. The search target area screen required by the user who uses the PC 10, that is, the PC 10. In the preparation process for outputting to the monitor on the PC), the map image and the size outputted to the monitor on the PC 10, the size (width, height) of each layer, etc., the size and the left of the input map image / Requests the electronic map server 30 to generate the width, layer start coordinates, etc. of the screen output based on the size of the right function board, and in response thereto, displays the screen for the search area provided from the electronic map server 30. Transfer to PC 10 via Internet A. The layer is divided into a title layer, a map image layer, a left / right functional panel layer, a user input menu layer, a click layer, and the like.

In addition, the web server 20 requests the electronic map server 30 to select a click layer and a radial distance / type of industry used for mutual output of each industry type. Subsequently, the web server 20 transmits a screen for each industry type provided from the electronic map server 30 to the PC 10 through the Internet A in response to the click layer and the radial distance / business type selection request.

In addition, the web server 20 highlights the searched trade name as an anchor on the same map and outputs detailed information of the trade type when the location where the mutual selection range of each industry is closest or the map accumulation of the search result is 8 levels or more. Requests to the electronic map server 30. The web server 20 uses the yellow page DB 60 for the data requested from the yellow page server 50 to output the data requested through the PC 10 on the electronic map provided by the electronic map server 30. Perform a search via. The web server 20 displays the highlighted display screen as an anchor on the same map from the electronic map server 30 via the Internet A in response to the function of emphasizing the retrieved name as an anchor on the same map. In addition, the web server 20 transmits the detailed information of the business type provided by the yellow page server 50 on the electronic map provided by the electronic map server 30 in response to the request for outputting the detailed information of the business type. Transfer to PC 10 via Internet A.

The electronic map server 30 extracts the searched area from the electronic map DB 40 and transmits the searched area to the web server 20 according to the search target area request of the web server 20, and also the radius distance / of the web server 20. The electronic map DB 40 extracts the electronic map data from the electronic map DB 40 and transmits the electronic map data to the web server 20. Also, in response to a request for outputting detailed information of each business type of the web server 20, the yellow page DB 60 transmits the electronic map data. Extracts detailed information about each industry by type and transmits it to the web server 20.

The yellow page server 50 checks the business type selection range and the map level according to the request for highlighting the retrieved trade name provided from the web server 20 as an anchor on the same map. That is, when a business name is input from the user, after specifying the industry category code, it is determined whether the search range is the closest, and if the search range is the closest range, the closest trade name within the designated range is extracted from the yellow page DB 60. To the web server 20. On the other hand, if the search range is not the closest, the accumulation level value is determined through the electronic map server 30 according to the selection radius, and the neighboring company is extracted from the yellow page DB 60 within the determined range and the web server ( 20) to transmit.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2, the adjacent mutual search method on the electronic map which concerns on this invention which has the above-mentioned structure is demonstrated in detail.

First, the user turns on the power of the PC 10 and connects to the web server 20 via dial-up networking in a window program and the Internet A. FIG. Thereafter, the user moves to an address corresponding to a homepage (eg, FREE114.COM) providing an adjacent mutual search service on the electronic map (step 201).

When moving to the corresponding homepage, the web server 20 prepares to output the screen of the searched area, and the map image and size and the size of each layer (width) displayed on the monitor on the PC 10. , Height), etc., and the electronic map server 30 to generate the width of the screen and the layer start coordinates based on the size of the input map image and the size of the left and right functional panels (step 202). .

When the electronic map server 30 extracts a search region from the electronic map DB 40 and transmits the search region to the web server 20 according to the search target region request of the web server 20, the web server 20 is illustrated in FIG. 3. As described above, a screen for selecting a region to be searched is output to the PC 10 via the Internet A (step 203).

After that, the user inputs a desired search target area (eg, Seocho-gu or Seocho-gu, Seoul 1423-1, Seocho-dong, Seoul) and clicks the "Find" layer to select the click layer and radius / industry selection function used for mutual output by industry. A request is made to the digital map server 30 (step 204).

When the electronic map server 30 extracts a business type selected from the electronic map DB 40 according to the radius distance / business type selection request of the web server 20 and transmits the trade name to the web server 20, the web server 20 As shown in Fig. 4, a screen for selecting a search area output and a radius distance / business type is output to the PC 10 via the Internet A (step 205).

In the search area output and business selection screen of FIG. 4, when a user clicks a desired search area and business type (eg, the nearest place or pharmacy), the area where the mutual selection range is closest to each industry or the map accumulation level of the search result is 8 levels It is determined whether it is abnormal (step 206).

In the determination step 206, when the search range is closest or the map accumulation of the search result is 8 levels or more, the electronic map server 30 displays a function of highlighting the searched name as an anchor on the same map. Request (step 207).

On the other hand, the yellow page server 50 in accordance with the request to highlight the searched name provided from the web server 20 as the anchor on the same map, the yellow page DB ( 60, the web server 20 extracts the screen of the searched business name as an anchor on the same map to the PC 10 via the Internet A, as shown in FIG. Output (step 208).

In the determining step 206, if the search range is closest or the map accumulation of the search result is not more than 8 levels, the accumulation level value is determined according to the selection radius, and the yellow pages DB 60 is connected to each other within the determined range. Extracted from the PC 10 and output to the PC 10 through the web server 20 (step 209).

Thereafter, when a mutual information request searched by the user is input, the web server 20 requests the electronic map server 30 to output the detailed information on the trade name highlighted as an anchor on the same map (step 210).

The electronic map server 30, through the yellow page server 50, the address and phone number, which are detailed information about the trade name highlighted in the yellow page DB 60, in response to a request for outputting the detailed information about the highlighted trade name of the web server 20. And extracting a straight line distance from the current position and transmitting it to the web server 20 through the electronic map server 30, the detailed information about each other as shown in Figure 6 to the PC 10 via the Internet (A) Transmit (step 211).

Therefore, according to the present invention, by searching for the location of the same type of business in the area designated by the user on the Internet-based electronic map, and outputting the searched results to facilitate the mutual search around the area, the location of the area designated by the user himself As a result, it is possible to easily search for neighboring businesses that are the same as the business sectors in the unit of radial distance, and also increase the functionality and added value of the electronic map by utilizing the mutual and business advertisements and the mutual distribution of each industry by region.

Claims (5)

In a method of adjacent mutual search of an electronic map in an Internet network including a personal computer, a web server, an electronic map server, and a yellow page server, Accessing an electronic map server providing a mutual cross search on the electronic map, and requesting a search target region screen from the electronic map server; Extracting a search target region screen including a search region from a database linked to the electronic map server according to the search target region screen request and outputting the search target region screen to the personal computer; Requesting the electronic map server to select a click layer and a radial distance / industry type used for mutual output for each industry type as inputting a target area to be searched on the search object area screen; Extracting a business type selection screen including a business type name from a database linked to the electronic map server according to the radius distance / business type selection request, and outputting the business type selection screen to the personal computer; When the search area and the industry are clicked on the industry selection screen, the detailed information of the location where the mutual selection range for each industry is closest or the map accumulation of the search result is located at a specific level among a plurality of levels is extracted from a database linked to the yellow page server. And outputting the data to the personal computer. According to claim 1, In the industry selection screen, If the cross-reference range of each industry type is closest or the map accumulation of the search result is not located at the eighth level, the accumulation level value is determined according to the selection radius, and the adjacent trade-offs are determined in the database linked to the yellow page server within the determined range. And extracting and outputting the extracted information to the personal computer. According to claim 1, In the industry selection screen, The mutual mutual search method on the electronic map, characterized in that the location where the mutual selection range of each industry type is closest or the map accumulation of the search results at 8 levels is highlighted as an anchor on the same map. The method of claim 1, And said plurality of levels are from one level to nine levels, and said specific level is eight levels. The method of claim 3, wherein The mutually highlighted mutual name on the same map includes detailed information about an address, a telephone number, and a straight line distance from the current location.