TW201324217A - Devices and methods for displaying contact information on electronic map and mobile devices and computer readable storage mediums thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for displaying contact information on electronic map includes: an interface unit configured to get contact information; a first processing unit configured to generate a transparent contact map; a second processing unit configured to superimpose said transparent contact map to an electronic map; and a display unit configured to display said transparent map and said electronic map.

Description

Apparatus and method for displaying contact information on electronic map and mobile terminal and computer readable storage medium thereof

The present invention relates to the field of information processing, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for displaying contact information on an electronic map, and a mobile terminal including the same.

Different from the previous technology for displaying user's contact information in a list form, currently, in some systems, client applications or web application services, the user's contact information can be displayed in the form of a map. This type of technology currently uses a third-party map application interface (API, Application Program Interface) to load a point of interest (POI) onto a map, thereby enabling users to display the map in the form of a map. Contact information. Each point of interest here represents a personal information such as a contact and its contact details. However, some maps do not provide a common application interface for use by other applications, and in some cases or situations, due to the specific needs or choices of users, the maps that they can use may not provide such applications. Program interface. Therefore, for such third-party maps that do not provide a common application interface, it is impossible to load the focus onto such maps, which makes it impossible to display the user's contact information in the form of a map using existing technology.

In addition, even open maps that provide a common application interface do not provide a common application interface to accurately add latitude and longitude to the map. Therefore, there is a gap between the location of the focus and the actual location. This is because each country’s security considerations Graph providers generally do not provide an open, accurate latitude and longitude application interface. Therefore, for open maps that provide a common application interface, the location of the focus that is loaded onto the map is inaccurate.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for displaying contact information on an electronic map, comprising: an interface unit for obtaining a contact information of a user, wherein the contact information includes a latitude and longitude indicating a location of each contact respectively. a first processing unit, generating a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information indicating each contact location, such that a point on the transparent contact map and a contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the point Associated with; a second processing unit, superimposing the transparent contact map on the electronic map according to a latitude and longitude information of the electronic map, such that an overlapping point of the two maps has the same latitude and longitude information; and a display A unit that displays the electronic map and the transparent contact map that are superimposed.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal using the apparatus for displaying contact information on an electronic map.

The present invention also provides a method for displaying contact information on an electronic map, comprising: obtaining a contact information of a user, wherein the contact information includes a latitude and longitude information respectively indicating a location of each contact; The latitude and longitude information of each contact location generates a transparent contact map, such that a point on the transparent contact map is associated with a contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the point; according to a latitude and longitude information of the electronic map, Overlay the transparent contact map on the electronic map And causing the overlapping points of the two maps to have the same latitude and longitude information; and displaying the electronic map and the transparent contact map superimposed together.

The present invention also provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by an information processing device that, when executed, enables the information processing device to perform the method of displaying contact information on an electronic map.

A detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be given below. While the invention will be described in conjunction with the embodiments, it is understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments. Rather, the invention is to cover various modifications, equivalents, and equivalents of the invention as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

In addition, in the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail in order to facilitate the invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an apparatus 100 for displaying contact information on an electronic map in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the device 100 includes an interface unit 110 , a first processing unit 120 , a second processing unit 130 , and a display unit 140 . The interface unit 110 obtains a contact information of a user, and the contact information includes respectively indicating each A latitude and longitude information of the contact location. The first processing unit 120 forms a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information, so that a point on the transparent contact map is associated with contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the point. The second processing unit 130 superimposes the transparent contact map on an electronic map according to the latitude and longitude information of the electronic map, so that the overlapping points of the two maps have the same latitude and longitude information. The display unit 140 displays an electronic map and a transparent contact map that are superimposed together.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the interface unit 110 can serve as an interface for communicating with the outside world, and the interface unit 110 can obtain the contact information of the user in various manners. Since the device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied in various communication environments and/or communication devices, the contact information of the user can also be of various sources. For example, in one implementation of the apparatus 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus 100 is disposed in a mobile terminal such as a cell phone, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, or a multimedia playback device, and the interface unit 110 in the device 100 A list of contacts stored in the above mobile terminal can be obtained. In addition, in a case where the mobile terminal can be coupled/accessed to the Internet and/or an intranet, the interface unit 110 in the device 100 can also access the mobile terminal from the Internet and/or the intranet. Get the contact information you need.

However, regardless of the source contact information, it is necessary to ensure that the contact information includes latitude and longitude information indicating the location of each contact to implement the functions of the first processing unit 120 and the second processing unit 130.

In addition, the contact information obtained by the interface unit 110 may include the following information in addition to the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of each contact. At least one of the messages: a name for each contact, and/or a phone number for each contact, and/or a communication address for each contact, and/or an email address for each contact, And/or other personal information for each contact, and so on. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the "contact" referred to herein should be understood in a broad sense, that is, the "contact" is not necessarily an individual, but may also be a company, a unit, an organization, etc., and the present invention does not Limited.

In addition, the first processing unit 120 generates a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information obtained by the interface unit 110, so that a point on the transparent contact map and the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the point are associated. Wherein, the point on the contact map can be associated with all the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the point; or the point on the contact map and the latitude and longitude related to the point, in addition to the latitude and longitude information, can also be Contact information is associated. It should be noted that “transparent” as used herein means that when the contact map is overlaid on other maps, the user is not obstructed from viewing other maps.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first processing unit 120 may generate a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information obtained by the interface unit 110, wherein each of the obtained latitude and longitude information on the transparent contact map In the vicinity of a pair of longitude and latitude points, contact information related to longitude and latitude is displayed. The display of the contact information related to a certain longitude and latitude may be the display of all the information, or may be the thumbnail display after the information is folded, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Alternatively, in another embodiment in accordance with the invention, the first processing order The element 120 may also generate a labeled transparent contact map based on the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of the contact, wherein each of the markers on the transparent contact map is associated with contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the location of the marker, respectively.

For example, the first processing unit 120 may divide the contact information obtained by the interface unit 110 into multiple sets of contact information according to different contacts, that is, each set of contact information respectively corresponds to one contact, and different sets of contact information Respectively related to different contacts. A transparent contact map with a tag can then be generated based on the latitude and longitude of each contact location, and each tag can be associated with contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the location of the tag. Wherein, when different contacts have the same latitude and longitude position, each of the contacts having the same latitude and longitude may be separately set with a mark so that the mark has a one-to-one correspondence with the contact; or, it may be all the contacts having the same latitude and longitude. A flag is set in common so that the tag is associated with a plurality of contacts having latitude and longitude of the location of the tag. In addition, when the above-mentioned flag set is activated, the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the position where the activated mark is located may be displayed through the display unit 140.

It should be noted that the transparent contact map mentioned here is a transparent digital electronic map with latitude and longitude information. The main difference between the transparent digital electronic map and the general electronic map is that the map is transparent, but all points on the map. Both have latitude and longitude data available for recall.

In addition, the "starting" mentioned here can take many forms. For example, a cursor can be moved by the user on the display unit 140, and the marker is activated when the cursor is located on a certain mark or within a certain distance of the mark; for example, the user can move the cursor to select a range of areas, such as If one or more tags are within the region, one or more tags are activated; for example, the cursor can be clicked/double-clicked on a scrolling device to activate the tag, and so on.

In addition, the added mark can be transparent. For example, in an embodiment of the invention, when the added tags are all transparent tags, once the cursor is near the tag, an information frame related to the tag is popped up. Alternatively, the added mark may also be translucent or opaque, and each mark may also be displayed separately by using a different color or shape, etc., wherein the different colors or shapes may be according to the gender or province (region) of the contact/ The area is set up, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, when the mark is activated, the display unit 140 can display the contact information related to the activated mark in a plurality of ways.

For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the mark is activated, the contact information related to the mark may be displayed in the vicinity of the mark by a bubble floating out (or popping up an information frame or the like). Wherein, in the case that the mark corresponds to the plurality of sets of contact information, a plurality of bubble displays may be utilized, that is, each of the bubbles respectively corresponds to a set of contact information. Further, when a plurality of markers are activated, similarly, a plurality of bubbles may be employed to respectively display the contact information related to the marker in the vicinity of each marker.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when one or more tags are activated, a display interface of the display unit 140 can be switched, that is, switching from a map interface to a information interface, and using a list in the information interface. The method displays all contact information related to the currently activated mark. In addition, a display time can be preset to control the switching of the page. For example, when the display time expires, the display unit 140 automatically switches back to the last display. Map interface. In addition, the switching of the page can also be controlled by receiving an input command from the user.

As described above, after the required transparent contact map is generated, the transparent contact map can be superimposed on another electronic map through the second processing unit 130, and then the superimposed two maps are displayed by the display unit 140.

The electronic map mentioned here may be preset in the device 100 or may be externally received through the interface unit 110. In addition, the electronic map mentioned here can also have various forms. For example, the electronic map may be a digital electronic map provided by a user or a map provider (for example, Google Maps or Yahoo Map); or the electronic map may also be a scanned map obtained by scanning a real map, etc., the present invention Not limited to this.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a second processing unit 130 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the second processing unit 130 includes an adjustment subunit 210 and an overlay subunit 220.

The adjustment sub-unit 210 adjusts the size of the transparent contact map and/or the electronic map by using the same size such that the transparent contact map and the electronic map have the same scale. For example, the scale of the generated transparent contact map may be adjusted to be the same as the scale of the electronic map without changing the scale of the selected electronic map; instead, it may be adjusted according to the scale of the generated transparent contact map. The scale of the electronic map. In this way, the above two maps have the same display scale.

The overlay sub-unit 220 is configured to superimpose a transparent contact map on the electronic map by aligning points having the same latitude and longitude between the two maps. Through the above adjustment method, the two maps have the same ratio After the ruler, the position points with the same latitude and longitude on the two maps can be aligned, and the transparent contact map overlay is superimposed on the electronic map, so that the overlapping points between the two maps have the same latitude and longitude.

One possible example operation to implement the functions of the second processing unit 130 is exemplified below.

For example, the transparent contact map formed here ranges from 114 degrees 2 minutes 143 seconds west longitude, 32 degrees 32 minutes 74 seconds north latitude to 113 degrees 1 minute 32 seconds west longitude, and 30 degrees 45 minutes 108 seconds north latitude. A vector data or a graphic of a Google map of the same latitude and longitude range can be selected according to the size of the transparent contact map. It should be noted that if Google's map service provides a vector data interface of the map, the vector data of the corresponding map is obtained, and then the vector data is converted into a graphic; if there is no vector data interface, the direct interception is performed to make a slave. Google Maps file with 114 degrees 2 minutes and 143 seconds west, 32 degrees 32 minutes 74 seconds north latitude, 113 degrees 1 minute 32 seconds west longitude, 30 degrees 45 minutes and 108 seconds north latitude. In general, map providers provide an interface for map graphics files.

Then, the scale of the obtained Google map is adjusted through the adjustment sub-unit 210. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the Google Maps graphic file is scaled to the desired size.

Then, the size of the transparent contact map is changed to the same size through the adjustment sub-unit 210. Wherein, the transparent contact map here is a contact map obtained by adding the contact information to the corresponding latitude and longitude points of the transparent contact map by means of marking, and the marking can be added in the manner described above. And contact information, no longer repeat them here.

Then, the transparent contact map loaded with the contact information is superimposed on the Google map graphic through the superposition sub-unit 220, so that the upper left corner of the two maps are aligned with the upper left corner and the lower right corner is aligned with the lower right corner.

Thereby, the superimposed map function of the second processing unit 130 is realized.

3 is a block diagram showing the structure of an apparatus 300 for displaying contact information on an electronic map in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the device 300 includes a positioning unit 150 and a control unit 160 in addition to the interface unit 110, the first processing unit 120, the second processing unit 130, and the display unit 140. The positioning unit 150 can acquire a current location of the user; the control unit 160 controls a display range of the display unit 140 according to the current location.

The positioning unit 150 may be a positioning module (for example, a global positioning system) having a positioning function, or may be a positioning module capable of obtaining the latitude and longitude of the current location by using a location information provided by the mobile phone operator; or The received latitude and longitude manually input by the user is used as a module of the latitude and longitude of the user's current location, and so on. The invention is not limited thereto.

For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the user views the contact information by using the device 300, the current location of the user obtained by the positioning unit 150 can be utilized, and the display unit 140 is controlled by the control unit 160 to use the position as a display interface. The center of the map shows a map near this location. Wherein, a distance value may be preset for displaying the superimposed map within the range of the distance value of the obtained current position; or the display range may be determined according to the user's input or selection.

According to the above description, according to the above apparatus for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention, the contact information of the user may be Displayed as a visual map. The device forms a transparent, tagged contact map by using contact list information from mobile phones, laptops, personal digital assistants, multimedia playback devices or the Internet to overlay transparent contact maps on other electronic maps. Then, the contact information is displayed in the form of a visual map. Compared with the prior art, the device for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention can display contact information on an electronic map without requiring a map provider to provide a common application interface, and The contact information is loaded in latitude and longitude, so that the location of the contact displayed by the device is relatively accurate.

4 is a flow chart showing a method for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the method flow 400 for displaying contact information on an electronic map begins in step S410, and then proceeds to step S420.

In step S420, a contact information of a user is obtained, wherein the contact information includes a latitude and longitude information indicating each contact location, and then step S430 is performed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the user's contact information may be obtained from contact information stored in a mobile terminal (eg, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, or a multimedia playback device, etc.). In another embodiment of the present invention, the user's contact information may also be obtained through a network such as an Internet or an intranet.

In addition, the obtained contact information may include at least one of the following information in addition to the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of each contact: a name of each contact, and/or a call of each contact number A code, and/or a communication address for each contact, and/or an email address for each contact, and/or other personal information for each contact, and the like.

In step S430, a transparent contact map is generated according to the latitude and longitude information indicating each contact location, respectively, such that a point on the generated transparent contact map is associated with contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the point, and then executed. Step S440.

For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, step S430 may include: generating a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of the contact, wherein each of the obtained latitude and longitude information on the transparent contact map In the vicinity of a point corresponding to a longitude and latitude, contact information related to the longitude and latitude is displayed. In another embodiment of the present invention, step S430 may include: generating a transparent contact map with a mark according to the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of the contact, wherein each mark on the transparent contact map and the mark respectively The latitude and longitude related contact information of the location is associated, and when the mark is activated, the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the location of the activated mark is displayed.

In step S440, the generated transparent contact map is superimposed on the electronic map according to the latitude and longitude information of an electronic map, so that an overlapping point of the two maps has the same latitude and longitude information, and then step S450 is performed.

The electronic map is one of the following types of maps: a digital map provided by a user or a map provider; or a scanned map obtained by scanning a real map.

For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the transparent contact map may be superimposed on the electronic map in the following manner in step S440: adjusting a size through the transparent contact map and/or the electronic map to make the transparent The contact map has the same scale as the electronic map; and the transparent contact map is superimposed on the electronic map by aligning the points with the same latitude and longitude between the two maps.

In step S450, the electronic map and the transparent contact map superimposed together are displayed, and then step S460 is performed.

Method flow 400 ends at step S460.

In addition, in another specific implementation of the method flow 400, in addition to the step S410 to the step S460, the method may further include: acquiring a current location of the user; and controlling a display range according to the obtained current location.

The step of acquiring a current location of the user may be performed at any position between step S410 and step S460, that is, may be performed before/after any of steps S420 to S450.

Further, the step of controlling a display range according to the obtained current position may be performed in step S450 or may be performed after step S450.

For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the step of controlling the display range is performed together with step S450, wherein the step of controlling a display range according to the obtained current position may include: displaying by displaying the obtained current position as a display center An electronic map and a transparent contact map that are superimposed within a predetermined distance of the current location.

According to the above method for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention, the contact information of the user can be displayed in the form of a visual map, and the map provider can provide the public application interface in the electronic map. The contact information is displayed on it. In addition, since the contact information is loaded according to the precise latitude and longitude, the contact displayed by the method is utilized. The location is more accurate.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a method for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to another embodiment of the present invention. The application environment of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is a personal computer capable of coupling to a network, and the component client application of the Microsoft office suite software is installed on the computer.

As shown in FIG. 5, the method flow 500 for displaying contact information on an electronic map begins in step S510, and then proceeds to step S520.

In step S520, the user's contact list can be obtained from Outlook by synchronizing with Outlook. The contact list may include: a name, a gender, a communication address, a zip code, an email address, a mobile phone number, a work unit and a unit land number, a birthday, and a latitude and longitude information indicating the location of each contact respectively. Etc. Then, step S530 is performed.

In step S530, a labeled transparent contact map is generated according to the latitude and longitude information indicating each contact location, and the number of tags on the transparent contact map is equal to the number of contacts. Each tag is associated with all relevant information for one contact, and different tags are associated with different contacts. In addition, the female contact's mark is a circular mark, the male contact's mark is a square mark, and the mark of the contact of the same province (area) is randomly used in a certain color, and the contacts of different provinces (areas) The colors between the markers are different. Thus, a transparent contact map is formed, but the mark is not transparent. Then step S540 is performed.

In this embodiment, the electronic map to be superimposed by the user is true. A scanned map of the map. Therefore, in step S540, the longitude and latitude of the map portions of the scanned map (for example, the upper left, lower left, upper right, and lower right corners) can be obtained, and according to the longitude and latitude of the four corner points and the size of the scanned map. , calculate and get the scale size of the scanned map. Then the size of the fixed scan map is unchanged, and the size of the transparent contact map is adjusted according to the calculated scale of the scanned map, so that the scale of the transparent contact map is equal to the scale of the scanned map. Then, identifying four points on the transparent contact map that have the same longitude and latitude as the upper left, lower left, upper right, and lower right corners of the scanned map, and respectively identifying the four points with the above four of the scanned maps The corner points overlap, thereby superimposing the transparent contact map on the scanned map. At this point, each pair of overlapping points of the two maps have the same latitude and longitude. Then step S550 is performed.

In step S550, the user's current latitude and longitude position of the computer is obtained by using a GPS positioning device built in the computer or externally connected to the computer, and then step S560 is performed.

In step S560, the obtained current position is used as the display center of the computer screen, and the portion of the superimposed two maps within a predetermined distance (for example, 1 km) from the position is displayed. Then step S570 is performed.

Method flow 500 ends at step S570.

In addition, in a method for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to another embodiment of the present invention, the application environment may be a smart phone capable of coupling a network and having a built-in GPS positioning module. Similar to the method flow 500, a method of displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a smart phone, and a similar function may be implemented, in that the way of obtaining the contact list is from Outlook. Synchronous way Changed to the way it is obtained from the smartphone's address book/phonebook. The rest of the process is similar to the process flow 500, and details are not described herein again.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a mobile terminal comprising the above-described means for displaying contact information on an electronic map. The mobile terminal may be any one of the following devices: a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, or a multimedia playback device.

Each of the constituent units, subunits, and the like in the apparatus for displaying contact information on the electronic map according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured by software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof. In the case of being implemented by software or firmware, a program constituting the software or firmware may be installed from a storage medium or a network to a device having a dedicated hardware structure (for example, the general-purpose information processing device 600 shown in FIG. 6), and the information processing device is When various programs are installed, various functions of the above-described respective constituent units and subunits can be performed.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the structure of an information processing apparatus 600 for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, a central processing unit (CPU) 601 loads a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 602 or a program loaded from a storage unit 608 into a random access memory (RAM) 603. Perform various processing. In the random access memory 603, a material required when the central processing unit 601 performs various processes is also stored as needed. The central processing unit 601, the read only memory 602, and the random access memory 603 are coupled to each other via a bus 604. An input/output interface 605 is also coupled to bus bar 604.

The following component elements are also coupled to the input/output interface 605: an input unit 606 (including a keyboard, mouse, etc.), an output unit 607 (including a display such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc. , and Yang A sound unit or the like, a storage unit 608 (including a hard disk, etc.), a communication unit 609 (including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a data machine, etc.). The communication unit 609 performs communication processing via a network (for example, the Internet). A driver 610 can also be coupled to the input/output interface 605 as desired. A removable medium 611 (for example, a magnetic sheet, a compact disc, a magneto-optical disc, a semiconductor memory, etc.) can be mounted on the drive 610 as needed, so that the computer program read therefrom can be installed into the storage unit 608 as needed.

In the case where the above-described series of processing is implemented by software, a program constituting the software can be installed from a network (for example, the Internet) or from a storage medium (for example, the removable medium 611).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that such a storage medium is not limited to the removable medium 611 shown in FIG. 6 in which a program is stored and distributed separately from the device to provide a program to the user. The removable medium 611 includes a magnetic disk (including a floppy disk), a compact disk (including a CD-ROM and a digital versatile disk (DVD)), a magneto-optical disk (including a mini disk (MD)), and a semiconductor memory. Alternatively, the storage medium may be a read-only memory 602, a hard disk contained in the storage unit 608, etc., in which programs are stored and distributed to the user along with the device containing them.

In addition, the present invention also provides a program product storing an instruction code readable by an information processing device. When the instruction code is read and executed by the information processing apparatus, the method of displaying the contact information on the electronic map according to the embodiment of the present invention may be performed. Accordingly, various storage media (e.g., magnetic disks, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, etc.) carrying such a program product are also included in the disclosure of the present invention.

Displaying a contact on an electronic map as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention The device and method of information and the mobile terminal including the device can display the user's contact information in the form of a visual map. Compared with the prior art, the above technology according to an embodiment of the present invention does not require a map provider to provide a common application interface to display contact information on an electronic map. And, since the contact information is loaded according to the precise latitude and longitude, the contact position displayed by the above technique according to the embodiment of the present invention is relatively accurate.

In the above description of specific embodiments of the present invention, features described and/or illustrated with respect to one embodiment may be used in the same or similar manner in one or more other embodiments, in accordance with features in other embodiments. Combine, or replace, features in other embodiments.

It is emphasized that the term "comprising" or "comprises" or "comprising" or "an" The terms "first", "second", etc., which are used in conjunction with the ordinal, are not intended to mean the order or importance of the features, elements, steps or elements defined by these terms, but are merely configured for clarity of description. Identify between these features, elements, steps, or components.

Further, the methods of the various embodiments of the present invention are not limited to being performed in the chronological order described in the specification or shown in the drawings, and may be performed in other chronological order, in parallel or independently. Therefore, the order of execution of the methods described in the present specification does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

Although the invention has been described above by way of a particular embodiment of the invention, it is understood that those skilled in the art can Change, improve or equivalent. Such modifications, improvements, or equivalents are also considered to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Moreover, it is apparent that the various operational procedures of the above described methods in accordance with the present invention can also be implemented in the form of computer executable code stored in a storage medium readable by various information processing devices.

Moreover, the object of the present invention can also be achieved by providing a storage medium storing the above executable code directly or indirectly to a system or device, and reading a computer or a central processing unit (CPU) in the system or device. Exit and execute the above code.

In this case, as long as the system or device has the function of executing the program, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the program, and the program may be in any form, for example, the destination program, the program executed by the compiler, or the script provided to the operating system. Programs, etc.

The above-described information processing device readable storage media include, but are not limited to, various memory and storage units, semiconductor devices, magnetic disk units such as optical, magnetic, and magneto-optical disks, and other media suitable for storing information.

In addition, the client computer can also implement the present invention by being coupled to a corresponding website on the Internet and downloading and installing the computer program code according to the present invention into a computer and then executing the program.

Finally, it should also be noted that in this context, relational terms such as left, right, first and second are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, without necessarily requiring Or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "including", "comprising" or "comprising" or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that Programs, methods, articles, or equipment include not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such processes, methods, articles, or equipment. An element that is defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

100, 300‧‧‧ devices

110‧‧‧Interface unit

120‧‧‧First Processing Unit

130‧‧‧Second processing unit

140‧‧‧Display unit

150‧‧‧ Positioning unit

160‧‧‧Control unit

210‧‧‧Regulator subunit

220‧‧‧Superimposed subunit

400, 500‧‧‧ Method flow

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600‧‧‧Information processing device

601‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

602‧‧‧Reading memory

603‧‧‧ Random access memory

604‧‧ ‧ busbar

605‧‧‧Input/Output Interface

606‧‧‧ input unit

607‧‧‧Output unit

608‧‧‧ storage unit

609‧‧‧Communication unit

610‧‧‧ drive

611‧‧‧Removable media

The technical method of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments to make the features and advantages of the present invention more obvious. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an apparatus for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a second processing unit 130 according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of an apparatus for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the display of contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the invention; Method flow diagram; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an application example of a method for displaying contact information on an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is an implementation of an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention. A schematic diagram of the structure of the information processing apparatus 600 on which the contact information is displayed.

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110‧‧‧Interface unit

120‧‧‧First Processing Unit

130‧‧‧Second processing unit

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An apparatus for displaying contact information on an electronic map, comprising: an interface unit, obtaining a contact information of a user, wherein the contact information includes a latitude and longitude information respectively indicating a location of each contact; The unit generates a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information indicating each contact location, such that a point on the transparent contact map is associated with a contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the point; The processing unit superimposes the transparent contact map on the electronic map according to a latitude and longitude information of the electronic map, so that an overlapping point of the two maps has the same latitude and longitude information; and a display unit, the display is superimposed The electronic map and the transparent contact map. The device of claim 1, wherein the contact information further includes: a name of each contact; and/or a phone number of each contact; and/or a communication address of each contact And/or an email address for each contact. The device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first processing unit generates a labeled transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information indicating each contact location, wherein each of the transparent contact maps The tags are respectively associated with a contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the location of the mark, and the display unit displays the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the position at which the mark is activated when the mark is activated. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic map is a digital map provided by the user or a map provider; or a scanned map obtained by scanning a real map. The device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second processing unit comprises: an adjustment subunit, the transparent contact map is adjusted by adjusting a size of the transparent contact map and/or the electronic map And the electronic map has the same scale; and an overlay subunit, the transparent contact map is superimposed on the electronic map by aligning the two maps with the same latitude and longitude. The device of claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a positioning unit that acquires a current position of the user; and a control unit that controls a display range of the display unit according to the obtained current position. The device of claim 6, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the electronic map and the electronic map that are superimposed within a predetermined distance range of the current position, and the current position is a display center Transparent contact map. A mobile terminal comprising the device of any one of claims 1-7. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a number of assistants or a multimedia playing device. A method of displaying contact information on an electronic map, including: Obtaining a contact information of a user, wherein the contact information includes a latitude and longitude information respectively indicating a location of each contact; generating a transparent contact map according to the latitude and longitude information respectively indicating each contact location, so that the A point on the transparent contact map is associated with a contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the point; and the transparent contact map is superimposed on the electronic map according to the latitude and longitude information of the electronic map, so that the two maps The overlapping points have the same latitude and longitude information; and the electronic map and the transparent contact map superimposed together are displayed. The method of claim 10, wherein the contact information further comprises: a name of each contact; a phone number of each contact; a communication address of each contact; and/or each An email address of the contact person. The method of claim 10, wherein the transparent contact map is generated such that the point on the transparent contact map and the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the point are associated with: according to the indication The latitude and longitude information of each contact location generates a transparent contact map with a mark, wherein each mark on the transparent contact map is associated with a contact information related to a latitude and longitude of the position of the mark, respectively. And when the flag is activated, the contact information related to the latitude and longitude of the location where the mark is activated is displayed. The method of claim 10, wherein the electronic map is a digital map provided by the user or a map provider; or a scan map obtained by scanning a real map Figure. The method of claim 10, wherein the overlaying the transparent contact map on the electronic map comprises: adjusting the transparent contact map and/or a size of the electronic map to make the transparent contact The person map has the same scale as the electronic map; and the transparent contact map is superimposed on the electronic map by aligning the points with the same latitude and longitude between the two maps. The method of claim 10 or 11, further comprising: obtaining a current location of the user; and controlling a display range according to the obtained current location. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling the display range according to the obtained current position comprises: superimposing a display within the predetermined distance range of the current position by using the current position as a display center The electronic map and the transparent contact map. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by an information processing device that, when executed, enables the information processing device to perform the method of any one of claims 10-16.