WO2007043572A1

WO2007043572A1 - Route history storing apparatus and information processing terminal communicatable with the same

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Publication number: WO2007043572A1
Application number: PCT/JP2006/320302
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kazuhiko Iwai; Makoto Okada; Koji Arata; Hiroyuki Kubotani
Original assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2005-10-14
Filing date: 2006-10-11
Publication date: 2007-04-19
Also published as: JP2009008392A

Abstract

A route history storing apparatus wherein date-and-time information, which is included in contents such as image data acquired by, for example, a mobile information terminal such as a digital camera, and route history information are used to acquire positional information related to the contents and wherein the contents can be associated with the positional information and the destination of a vehicle driving can be established. There are included a current position determining part (108) that determines the current position of a vehicle; a display part (110) that displays, as a road map, a map data corresponding to the current position of the vehicle determined by the current position determining part (108); a data acquiring part (121) that acquires an image data related to a destination of the vehicle driving; a route history storing part (106) that stores the vehicle driving history information; and a destination establishing part (105) that establishes the destination of the vehicle driving, based on a comparison between the image data acquired by the data acquiring part (121) and the route history information stored in the route history storing part (106). When the comparison shows that the image data is coincident with the route history information, the associated positional information is used to associate the contents with the positional information and establish the destination of the vehicle driving.

Description

Specification

Route history storage device and information processing terminal capable of communicating therewith

Technical field

The present invention relates to a route history storage device that stores position information related to the position of a route traveled by a moving body as a history.

Background art

[0002] Conventionally, the current position of the vehicle is detected by a position detection unit using GPS (Global Positioning System), and the route from the current position to the destination is stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM. 2. Description of the Related Art A car navigation device is known that performs a calculation based on map data, displays a route on which a vehicle should go from now on a liquid crystal display together with a current position of the vehicle, and further provides route guidance by voice.

[0003] Further, in recent years, car navigation devices having a function of receiving and storing contents such as video, images, sounds, and characters from a portable information terminal such as a cellular phone have been proposed.

[0004] A conventional car navigation apparatus having a function of receiving and storing content representing video, images, sounds, characters, and the like has an image file storage area that stores an image file that can identify a facility, and a facility A transmission / reception unit including a storage unit including a position information storage area that stores position information, a display unit such as a CRT or LCD display, a transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives information, and a terminal processing unit that controls the operation of each unit. Receives information images incorporating facility location information and facility-related information as image-related information, stores the received information images in respective storage areas of the storage unit, and selects the selected information image on the display unit. The image is displayed, and the terminal processing unit reads the image file and location information included in the information image! And embeds the read location information in the image file. Has been proposed in which the position information of the vehicle is set as the destination of travel of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-229994

Disclosure of the invention Problems to be solved by the invention

[0005] However, in the conventional car navigation system, the location information of the facility included in the information image is obtained by using the information image in which the location information of the facility and the information related to the facility are incorporated in the received content. The destination is set in the map data using a personal computer, etc., and the facility incorporated in the information image can be specified. However, if the location information is not previously incorporated in the information image, the location of the facility is determined. I can't identify ヽ

[0006] The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and content information having date / time information or date / time information extracted from the content even if the position information is not included in the information image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a route history storage device that can easily specify position information by using an information processing terminal that can communicate with the route history storage device.

Means for solving the problem

[0007] The route history accumulation device of the present invention accumulates route history information in which position information relating to the position of a route traveled by a mobile body and date / time information indicating the date and time when the mobile object was located are associated with each other. Acquired from the data acquisition unit from the information storage unit, the data acquisition unit for acquiring the content having date / time information or the date / time information extracted from the content, and the route history information stored in the route history information storage unit And a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information corresponding to the date and time information.

With this configuration, it is possible to easily specify the position information using the content having the date / time information or the date / time information extracted from the content power.

[0008] Further, in the route history storage device of the present invention, the data acquisition unit acquires content having date information, and the position information of the route history information corresponding to the date information acquired from the data acquisition unit and the content It is configured to associate with.

With this configuration, by associating location information with the content, displaying content at the location indicated by location information on a digital map! You can apply it to a problem or set the destination from the content.

[0009] Further, in the route history storage device of the present invention, the data acquisition unit acquires content having date information, and the route history information storage unit acquires from the data acquisition unit. It has a configuration in which the location information of route history information corresponding to the date and time information and the content are associated and stored.

With this configuration, it is possible to easily identify the content and position information from the date and time information of the content such as a photo by referring to the history that associates the position information of the mobile object with the content and the date and time information. When content is displayed at the position indicated by the location information on the map, it can be applied to when and the destination can be set from the content.

[0010] Further, in the route history storage device of the present invention, the data acquisition unit acquires content having date information, and the position information of the route history information corresponding to the date information acquired from the data acquisition unit and the content And a content generation unit that generates content associated with position information.

With this configuration, the content associated with the position information is generated, so the content force position information can be easily specified.

[0011] In addition, the route history storage device of the present invention has a configuration including a data transmission unit that transmits the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit to a designated communication terminal. With this configuration, since the position information is returned to the communication terminal, the position information can be displayed in association with the date / time information or the content including the date / time information. The communication terminal that has received the position information can obtain the destination information when setting the destination with the car navigation device.

[0012] In addition, the route history storage device of the present invention has a configuration including a data transmission unit that transmits content associated with the position information generated by the content generation unit to a designated communication terminal. Yes.

With this configuration, since the content associated with the position information is returned to the communication terminal, the position information related to the content can be displayed. The communication terminal that has received the content associated with the position information can also acquire the destination information when setting the destination with the car navigation device.

[0013] In addition, the route history storage device of the present invention includes a display unit that displays map data corresponding to the position of the moving object as a road map, and the position information acquired by the position information acquiring unit. And a destination setting unit for setting as a ground. With this configuration, when the acquired date and time information and the route history information are compared and matched, the position information associated with the date and time information is extracted, and the extracted position information is set as a destination for traveling such as a vehicle. Can be displayed.

[0014] Further, the route history storage device of the present invention has a configuration in which the data acquisition unit acquires the content having date / time information or the date / time information extracted from the content power wirelessly or by wire from a communication terminal. Speak.

With this configuration, external data can be acquired from a communication terminal wirelessly or by wire.

[0015] Further, in the route history storage device of the present invention, content having date / time information or data corresponding to the content information extracted date / time information is input, and the data acquisition unit stores the input date / time information. It has a configuration for acquiring data corresponding to the content or date / time information extracted.

With this configuration, the date and time information is generated by designating the date and time, so that the position information corresponding to the date and time information can be easily specified.

In the route history storage device of the present invention, the content having date / time information or the content information extracted date / time information is stored in a memory card, and the data acquisition unit is stored in the memory card. In addition, the content having the date / time information or the content date / time information extracted is acquired.

With this configuration, the route history storage device can acquire data stored in the memory card.

[0017] The route history storage device of the present invention further includes a data transmission unit that transfers the route history information stored in the route history storage unit to a route history storage device or a communication terminal of another mobile unit. It has a configuration.

With this configuration, by transferring the route history information to the route history storage device or the communication terminal of another mobile unit, it is possible to set the travel destination in the other mobile unit or communication terminal.

[0018] Further, the communication terminal of the present invention extracts the date / time information from the content having the date / time information or the date / time information from the content and transmits the date / time information to the route history storage device. A communication unit, a data acquisition unit that acquires the transmitted location information in response to transmission of the data transmission unit, and the location information acquired by the data acquisition unit and the content And a data storage unit for storing.

With this configuration, content and position information can be associated and displayed on the screen of the communication terminal.

The invention's effect

[0019] The present invention provides a route history storage device, a navigation device, a drive recorder, and an information processing terminal capable of easily specifying location information using content having date / time information or date / time information extracted from content capability. For example, by referring to a history that associates location information of mobile objects such as vehicles with content and date / time information, the date / time information power of content such as photos can be easily related to content. Since the location information can be identified and the content can be associated with the location information, when the content is displayed at the location related to the content on the digital map, it can be applied at any time, such as photos The destination can be set from the contents of.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a database configuration in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the concept of the navigation device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the portable information terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing operations related to destination setting in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of returning destination location information to the portable information terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation device in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a database configuration in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

[Figure 9] Flowchart when generating route history information

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of returning content associated with location information to the portable information terminal. One chart

[11] Flowchart showing operations related to destination setting in Embodiment 2 of the present invention

Yes

The

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation for returning destination location information to the portable information terminal in the second embodiment of the present invention.

圆 13] Operation explanation diagram when sending location information etc. to a terminal different from the mobile information terminal that sent the content

Explanation of symbols

400 navigation equipment

101 Control unit

102 Communications department

103 Content storage

104 Time information acquisition unit

105 Destination setting section

106 Route history storage

107 Map data storage

108 Current position detector

109 Audio output section

110 Display

111 Operation input section

121 Data acquisition unit

122 Data transmitter

123 Location information acquisition unit

124 Content generator

200, 300 Personal digital assistant

211 Control unit

212 Data acquisition unit

213 Data transmitter 214 Data storage

215 Base Station Communication Department

216 Imaging unit

217 Call section

218 Display

219 Operation input section

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, a route history storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example of the route history storage device of the present invention as a navigation device. The route history storage device of the present invention may be mounted on a navigation device as in the embodiment of the present invention, or may be mounted on an information processing terminal such as a personal computer. . An embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example of a communication terminal of the present invention as a portable information terminal.

(Embodiment 1)

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the navigation device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a navigation device 100 according to the first embodiment is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a control unit 101, a content storage unit 103, a time information acquisition unit 104, a destination setting unit 105, a route. History storage unit 106, map data storage unit 107, current position detection unit 108, audio output unit 109, display unit 110, operation input unit 111, data acquisition unit 121, data transmission unit 122, position information acquisition unit 123, and content generation Part 124.

[0024] The control unit 101 includes a microcomputer such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM, and compares the content received from the portable information terminals 200A, 200B, and 300 with the route history information stored in the route history storage unit 106. Then, the destination of vehicle travel is calculated and the entire device is controlled. Portable information terminal 200 is a portable information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and portable information terminal 300 is a conventional portable information terminal.

[0025] The content storage unit 103 stores content representing video, images, sounds, characters, and the like acquired by the data acquisition unit 121 and the like, and is configured by a hard disk device. Yes.

[0026] The time information acquisition unit 104 acquires the current time using a force such as GPS.

[0027] The destination setting unit 105 sets position information such as longitude and latitude as the destination of travel of the vehicle.

[0028] The route history accumulating unit 106 accumulates route history information in which position information related to the position of the route traveled by the vehicle is associated with date / time information indicating the date / time when the vehicle was at this position. For example, the route history accumulation unit 106 stores route history information in which the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit 104 and the current position information detected by the current position detection unit 108 are associated with each other.

[0029] FIG. 2 shows an example of a database configuration stored as route history information. The date / time information is associated with the position information of latitude and longitude where the vehicle existed at the date / time. It is turned into.

[0030] Further, as the date / time information when the route history information is accumulated, the date / time corresponding to a specified time interval, an arbitrary time, or a time when a state change has occurred may be set.

[0031] The position information is not limited to longitude and latitude, and parameters such as sea level and altitude should be used.

[0032] The map data storage unit 107 downloads and stores map data on the network, and is configured by a hard disk device. Instead of downloading, map data stored in the DVD-ROM may be read and accumulated.

[0033] The current position detection unit 108 includes a GPS receiver, a vehicle speed sensor, and an azimuth sensor, and corrects the current position data and the azimuth data acquired from the GPS receiver with a sensor signal of the vehicle speed sensor and the azimuth sensor force. The current position of the vehicle is detected accurately.

[0034] The voice output unit 109 is configured by a speaker that outputs a search route guidance, a running guide, an operation explanation, a part of received content, and the like by voice.

[0035] The display unit 110 displays a vehicle current position mark, a road map, a part of received content, and the like, and is configured by a CRT or LCD display. [0036] The operation input unit 111 is configured by a touch panel or a remote control provided on the front surface of the display unit 110 for an operator to input an instruction, and operates an operator power S touch panel remote control or the like. Thus, a signal is input.

[0037] The data acquisition unit 121 includes, for example, a communication interface for communicating with the portable information terminals 200 and 300, a driver that reads memory card force data, and the like. The acquired date and time information is obtained.

[0038] The data transmission unit 122 includes, for example, a communication interface for communicating with the portable information terminal 200 or the portable information terminal 300, a driver that reads data from a memory card, and the like, and is stored in the content storage unit 103. It has a function of transmitting route history information stored in the content and route history storage unit 106 to a portable information terminal, a memory card, or another vehicle.

[0039] The position information acquisition unit 123 refers to the route history information stored in the route history information storage unit 106, and acquires position information corresponding to the date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit 121. Yes. The position information acquisition unit 123 may be implemented by an electronic circuit, but may be executed by the control unit 101 as a program module.

[0040] Note that the communication method between the navigation device 100 and the portable information terminal 200 such as a mobile phone or the portable information terminal 300 may be wired or wireless (Bluetooth, wireless LAN, etc.), and the SD memory without using communication. Information may be exchanged with a memory card such as a card or memory stick.

[0041] The navigation device 100 may be a portable terminal carried by a person or a terminal installed in a home regardless of being mounted on a vehicle. The position information is not limited to information related to the position of the vehicle, and may be information related to the position of a person or the like.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a process from the departure place to the destination for explaining the concept of the navigation apparatus of the present invention.

[0043] In FIG. 3, the vehicle equipped with the navigation device 100 departs from the departure point 201, parks at a stop 202 on the way, and the user moves to the shooting point 203 by walking, and at the shooting point 203 Personal digital assistant 200 such as a mobile phone with a camera or personal digital assistant 3 After taking a picture at 00, return to the drop-off point 202, travel to the next drop-off point 204, and after taking a picture at the shooting point 205 in the same way, arrive at the destination 206

[0044] For example, in 2005 * * 10th of March, we arrived at the landing point 202 at 9:00, moved to the shooting point 203 by walking, photographed at 10:00, and then moved to the landing point 202 at 11:00. In the case of departure, when the user gets off the vehicle, the time zone (9: 00-11: 00) does not change because the vehicle is parked. The accumulation unit 106 stores route history information having different contents of date and time information and the same position information. On the other hand, the shooting time is added as date / time information to a photograph taken with the portable information terminal 200 such as a cellular phone or the portable information terminal 300 at the shooting point 203.

[0045] If you want to go to the shooting point 203 again at a later date, 2005 * * March 10 at 10:00 on a mobile information terminal 200 such as a mobile phone 200 or a mobile information terminal 300. The date and time information (2005 * * 10th March 10:00) included in the photo is compared with the date and time information stored in the route history storage unit 106, and the vehicle is located at the matching date and time. For example, the specified location can be set as the destination of travel of the vehicle by the destination setting unit 105.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the portable information terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4, the mobile information terminal 200 includes a control unit 211, a data acquisition unit 212, a data transmission unit 213, a data storage unit 214, a base station communication unit 215, an imaging unit 216, a call unit 217, a display unit 218, And an operation input unit 219.

The control unit 211 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and navigates content including date / time information instructed from the operation input unit 219 or date / time information stored in the data storage unit 214. The data is transmitted to the device 100, the location information received from the navigation device 100 and the content transmitted by the data transmission unit 213 are associated with each other and stored in the data storage unit 214, or the entire mobile information terminal 200 is Control and so on. [0049] The data acquisition unit 212 includes, for example, a communication interface for communicating with the navigation device 100, a driver that reads memory card force data, and the like, and acquires data such as position information. .

[0050] The data transmission unit 213 includes, for example, a communication interface for communicating with the navigation device 100, a driver that reads memory card power data, and the like, and the date and time information stored in the data storage unit 214 is displayed. It also has a function to transmit the contents including the navigation device 100 and the memory card.

[0051] The data storage unit 214 includes the location information obtained from the data acquisition unit 212, the base station communication unit 21

5 Saves various data such as music data and image data obtained from the network via the network, image data obtained from the imaging unit 216, audio data recorded by the calling unit 217, etc. ing.

[0052] The base station communication unit 215 performs communication between the portable information terminal 200 and another portable information terminal or between the portable information terminal 200 and an arbitrary server via a wireless communication network.

The image capturing unit 216 is a digital camera or the like, and generates image data by photographing.

[0054] The call unit 217 is a speaker, a microphone, or the like, and makes a call with the other party.

[0055] The display unit 218 displays image data or displays contents related to the operation of the portable information terminal 200, and is composed of an LCD display or the like.

[0056] The operation input unit 219 is configured by buttons provided on the front surface of the display unit 218 for an operator to input instructions, and the operation content is displayed when the operator operates the buttons. Entered.

[0057] With respect to the navigation device 100 and the portable information terminal 200 configured as described above, an example of operations related to destination setting will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

[0058] First, as shown in the left part of FIG. 5, for example, the user of the portable information terminal 200A takes a picture when taking a picture as described in FIG. Is operated using the operation input unit 219 so as to be transmitted to the navigation device 100. The Then, the data transmission unit 213 transmits image data including date / time information to the navigation device 100 (S300).

Note that the mobile information terminal 200B or the mobile information terminal 300 may be the mobile information terminal 200A as the mobile information terminal for explaining an example of the operation in FIG. Further, although the image data has been described as the data to be transmitted to the navigation device 100, it may be content related to the place where the user wants to go, such as video, audio, or text.

Next, as shown in the right part of FIG. 5, the data acquisition unit 121 of the navigation device 100 receives the content related to the place from the mobile information terminal 200A such as a mobile phone (S301). . Next, the control unit 101 extracts date / time information included in the received content (S302).

In S300, control unit 211 extracts date / time information included in the content related to the desired location, and data transmission unit 213 transmits the extracted date / time information to navigation device 100. Also good. When the date / time information is transmitted to the navigation device 100, in S301, the data acquisition unit 121 receives the date / time information, and the operation proceeds to S303.

[0062] The control unit 101 compares the extracted date and time information with the date and time information in the route history information stored in the route history storage unit 106 (S303). For example, a comparison may be made as to whether or not there is a date and time in the route history information within the time before and after the date and time when the content force is extracted.

[0063] As a result of the comparison, if the date and time information corresponding to the extracted date and time information is not in the route history information (NO in S303), the process is terminated.

[0064] As a result of the comparison, if the date and time information corresponding to the extracted date and time information is in the route history information (YES in S303), the position information acquisition unit 123 extracts the position information associated with the date and time information. Then, the destination setting unit 105 sets the extracted position information as the destination of travel of the vehicle (S304), and ends the process.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the operation related to the destination setting. FIG. 6 illustrates an example of the operation of returning the location information of the destination of the navigation device 100.

[0066] Note that the operation from S300 to S303 is the same as that described in FIG.

. The portable information terminal for explaining an example of the operation in FIG. However, the portable information terminal 200B may be used.

[0067] When the date and time information corresponding to the extracted date and time information is found in the route history information as a result of the comparison in S303, the position information acquisition unit 123 extracts the position information associated with the date and time information and transmits the data. Unit 122 transmits the extracted position information to portable information terminal 200A (S305).

The data acquisition unit 212 acquires the position information returned from the navigation device 100 in response to the transmission from the data transmission unit 213 in S300 (S306). The data storage unit 214 stores the location information acquired by the data acquisition unit 212 in association with the content transmitted by the data transmission unit 213 (S307).

[0069] As described above, according to the navigation device of the present embodiment, the acquired date / time information in the content such as video, image, audio and text is compared with the date / time information stored in the route history information. If they match, the location information associated with the date and time information is extracted from the route history information, and the destination of the vehicle can be easily set using the extracted location information.

[0070] In addition, the navigation device 100 stores the position information indicating the destination associated with the content in the portable information terminal 200, so that the portable information terminal 200 associates the content with the position information and displays the display unit 218. Can be displayed.

[0071] Note that, in the present embodiment, the power described in the case of acquiring mobile information terminal content such as a mobile phone may be delivered to the navigation device from a memory card such as an SD memory card or a memory stick. .

[0072] This increases the degree of freedom in setting a destination by a card that can be carried around simply by transmitting / receiving content wirelessly or by wire.

[0073] Further, even if the content acquired from the portable information terminal or the memory card is not used, the date / time information or data corresponding to the data including the date / time information may be directly input from the operation input unit 111 of the navigation device itself or the like. Good. When the data is directly input, the data acquisition unit 121 acquires date and time information, and the control unit 101 compares the acquired date and time information with the date and time information stored in the route history information and matches the date and time. The position information associated with the information is extracted, and the destination setting unit 105 uses the extracted position information to Set the destination.

[0074] Furthermore, the control unit 101 transfers the content to the navigation device or other portable information terminal of another vehicle via the data transmission unit 122, thereby causing the navigation device or other portable information of the other vehicle. The same destination can be easily set on the terminal, or the navigation device 100 can easily make the same destination as other vehicles by having the content transferred from the navigation device of the other vehicle. Can be set.

[0075] (Embodiment 2)

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the navigation device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The navigation device 400 is obtained by adding a content generation unit 124 to the block diagram of the navigation device 100. The content generation unit 124 may be implemented by an electronic circuit, but may be executed by the control unit 101 as a program module.

[0076] Of the constituent elements constituting the navigation device in the second embodiment of the present invention, the same constituent elements as those constituting the navigation device in the first embodiment of the present invention are the same. Reference numerals are assigned and explanations thereof are omitted.

[0077] FIG. 8 shows an example of a database structure of route history information in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Route history storage unit 106 includes date and time information and a vehicle having V at that date and time. It stores route history information that associates the location information of latitude and longitude with the content.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart for generating the route history information shown in FIG.

In FIG. 9, steps S500, S501, S502, and S503 are the same as steps S300, S301, S302, and S303 in FIG.

[0079] First, the route history accumulating unit 106 is a fixed time interval (1 hour interval in FIG. 8), and the current position information detected by the current position detection unit 108 and the time information acquisition unit 10 when the current position is reached. Route history information associated with the date / time information acquired in 4 is accumulated (S601).

Next, the data transmission unit 213 transmits image data including date / time information to the navigation device 400 (S500). The data acquisition unit 121 of the navigation device 400 receives the content of the image data transmitted from the mobile information terminal 200A such as a mobile phone (S50). D o For example, it is assumed that the received content is image 1 shown in FIG.

Next, the control unit 101 extracts date / time information included in the received content (S502). For example, it is assumed that the extracted date and time information is 11: 10: 00: 00 on 05/15/05 as shown in FIG.

The control unit 101 compares the extracted date / time information with the date / time information in the route history information stored in the route history storage unit 106 (S503). For example, a comparison may be made as to whether or not there is a date and time in the route history information within the time before and after the date and time when the content force is extracted.

If the comparison result indicates that the date / time information corresponding to the extracted date / time information is not included in the route history information (NO in S503), the process is terminated.

[0084] When the date / time information corresponding to the extracted date / time information is found in the route history information (YES in S503) as a result of the comparison, the route history storage unit 106 displays the received content as shown in FIG. The information is stored in association with the relevant date and time information (S602), and the process is terminated.

[0085] For example, if there is a date and time in the route history information within 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after the date and time when the content power was extracted, the content is added to the route history information in association with the corresponding date and time. The As a specific example, the date and time of 11: 10: 00: 00 on 05 / XX / 05 corresponds to 11: 00: 00/05 / XX / 15 in the route history information. The contents of image 1 are stored in the route history information in association with 00.

[0086] The content generation unit 124 illustrated in FIG. 7 associates the position information corresponding to the date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit 121 with the content by referring to the route history information as illustrated in FIG. Now, content with location information added is generated! /

[0087] For example, when the position information of the route history information corresponding to the date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit 121 is the position information (X3, Y3) illustrated in FIG. Associates position information (X3, Y3) with image 1 and generates the contents of image 1 with position information (X3, Y3) added.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of returning the content associated with the position information to the portable information terminal for the navigation apparatus 400 and the portable information terminal 200 A in the second embodiment of the present invention. First, the data transmission unit 213 of the portable information terminal 200A transmits the date / time information extracted from the image data or the date / time information designated by the user to the navigation device 400 (S700). Here, the data acquisition unit 121 of the navigation device 400 receives the date and time information transmitted from the portable information terminal 200A (S701).

[0090] When the date / time information is received, the content generation unit 124 refers to the route history information stored in the route history information storage unit 106 as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not there is a date and time in the route history information at day and time (S702). For example, a comparison may be made as to whether or not there is a date and time in the route history information within a time before and after the date and time of the received date and time information.

Note that the data transmission unit 213 transmits the content including date / time information in step S700, the navigation device 400 extracts the date / time information included in the content, and the content generation unit 124 extracts the date / time extracted in step S702. It may be determined whether the date / time in the information has a date / time in the route history information.

As a result of the comparison, if the date / time in the received route date / time information is not the date / time in the route history information! (NO in S702), the process is terminated.

[0093] If the date / time of the received date / time information includes the date / time in the route history information (YES in S702) as a result of the comparison, the content generation unit 124 uses the position information corresponding to the received date / time information. The content associated with is generated (S703), and the data transmission unit 122 transmits the generated content to the portable information terminal 200A (S704).

[0094] The data acquisition unit 212 of the mobile information terminal 200A receives the content transmitted from the navigation device 400 (S705). For example, if the mobile information terminal 200A displays a map on the screen, the data acquisition unit 212 receives the content. Since the obtained content is associated with the position information, it is displayed at the position of the position information in the map and stored in the data storage unit 214 (S706).

[0095] If navigation device 400 displays a map on the screen, the content generated in association with the position information is navigated at a position on the map corresponding to the position information added to the content. It may be displayed on the screen of the Yon device 400.

[0096] As described above, the navigation device 400 receives the date / time information from the portable information terminal 200A and carries the content associated with the position information corresponding to the received date / time information. By transmitting the information to the band information terminal 200A, it is possible to apply when the content is displayed at the position indicated by the position information on the map, or to set the destination from the content.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an example of operations related to setting of a destination for navigation device 400 and portable information terminal 200A according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

In FIG. 11, steps S500, S501, S502, S503, and S504 are the same as steps S300, S301, S302, S303, and S304 in FIG.

In Embodiment 2 of the present invention, the control unit 101 extracts the date / time information extracted by the data acquisition unit 121 and the date / time information in the route history information stored in the route history storage unit 106. If the date and time information corresponding to the extracted date and time information is not in the route history information (NO in S503) as a result of the comparison, the acquired content and the content stored in the route history information are compared. Collate (S505).

[0100] As a result of the comparison, if the content acquired by the data acquisition unit 121 and the content stored in the route history information do not match (NO in S505), the process ends.

[0101] If the content acquired by the data acquisition unit 121 matches the content stored in the route history information as a result of the comparison (YES in S505), the location information acquisition unit 123 is associated with the acquired content. The extracted position information is extracted, and the extracted position information is set as a destination of travel of the vehicle by the destination setting unit 105 (S504), and the process ends.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the operation related to the destination setting, but FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the operation of returning the location information of the destination of the navigation device 400. Since the S500 force is the same as the operation described in FIG. 11 up to S505, the description is omitted.

[0103] If the date and time information corresponding to the extracted date and time information is found in the route history information as a result of the comparison matching in S503, or the content and route history acquired by the data acquisition unit 121 as a result of the comparison and matching in S505 When the contents stored in the information match, the location information acquisition unit 123 extracts the location information associated with the date information or the content, and the data transmission unit 122 uses the extracted location information as portable information. Transmit to terminal 200A (S506).

[0104] The data acquisition unit 212 performs navigation in response to the transmission from the data transmission unit 213 of S500. The position information returned from the device 400 is acquired (S507). The data storage unit 214 stores the positional information acquired by the data acquisition unit 212 in association with the content transmitted by the data transmission unit 213 (S508).

[0105] In S506, the data transmission unit 122 transmits the position information extracted by the position information acquisition unit 123 to the portable information terminal 200A. The content generation unit 124 uses the position information extracted by the position information acquisition unit 123. The content may be added to the content and generated as new content, and the data transmission unit 122 may transmit the generated content to the portable information terminal 200A.

[0106] For example, when the position information extracted by the position information acquisition unit 123 is the latitude X2 and the longitude Y2 in FIG. 8, the content generation unit 124 adds the latitude X2 and the longitude Y2 to the image 1 and newly adds them. The data transmission unit 122 transmits the generated content to the portable information terminal 200A.

[0107] If data transmission unit 122 transmits image 1 with location information added to portable information terminal 200A, and portable information terminal 200A displays a map (for example, a map on a website) on the screen, In S507, the data acquisition unit 212 acquires the image 1 returned from the navigation device 400, and then acquires the image at the position on the map corresponding to the position information (latitude X2 and longitude Y2) added to the image 1. 1 may be displayed.

In S506, the location information acquisition unit 123 extracts the date / time information or the location information associated with the content, and the data transmission unit 122 adds the date / time information or the location information associated with the location information in addition to the extracted location information. The content or one record of route history information may be transmitted to the mobile information terminal 200A. In this case, in S507, the data acquisition unit 212 acquires the information returned from the navigation device 400, and in S508, the data storage unit 214 receives the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 213, date / time information, and content information. Associate and save.

[0109] In addition, the operation of the navigation device 400 returning position information, route history information, and the like to the portable information terminal 2 OOA has been described, but the position information, route history information, and the like are transmitted to a terminal different from the portable information terminal 200A. May be sent. Figure 13 shows an operation diagram for this case. [0110] For example, in S500, address information indicating the address of portable information terminal 200B is transmitted together with the content. In S506, the data transmission unit 122 returns location information, location information and date / time information, route history information, or the like to the portable information terminal 200B based on the address information when the content is received in S501. Of course, the address information is not limited to the address of the portable information terminal 200B, and an arbitrary address can be set.

[0111] When mobile information terminal 200B receives and stores location information, location information and date / time information, or route history information returned from navigation device 400, the user of mobile information terminal 200B The location information, location information and date / time information, or route history information returned from the device 400 is displayed on the screen in association with the content, or the navigation device 400B is used for a navigation device different from the navigation device 400. Position information can be set as a destination.

[0112] As described above, according to the navigation device of the second embodiment, in addition to obtaining the same effects as those of the first embodiment, it is possible to obtain acquired videos, images, sounds, characters, and the like. Even if the date / time information is not included in the content, the date / time information already exists as route history information, the location information of the latitude / longitude where the vehicle existed at that date / time, and the contents are stored in a database. Therefore, it is possible to extract the position information associated when the contents of the received contents match, and to easily set the destination of travel of the vehicle using the extracted position information.

[0113] For example, when the navigation device of the second embodiment receives a photographic image without date / time information as content, if the same photographic image is already stored in the database, the navigation device searches for the same photo. The location information associated with the image can be extracted, and the location of the parking lot or the like that was parked when the same photo was taken can be set as the destination of the vehicle.

[0114] In the present embodiment, the content information such as video, image, audio, and text, the date and time information, and the position information are stored in a database, and the position information associated with the acquired content matches is obtained. The audio volume and sound mode of the audio device incorporated in the vehicle equipped with the navigation device of the present invention or the audio device incorporated in the navigation device of the present invention are extracted and set as the destination of the vehicle travel. Operation of the device by creating a database of various vehicle settings and position information such as the operation status of the device, such as the title, genre and singer name, air conditioner temperature setting, door mirror setting, seat position, etc. When the state and various setting information of the vehicle coincide with each other, it may be set as the destination of travel of the vehicle using the associated positional information. Industrial applicability

As described above, the navigation device according to the present invention can be acquired from the stored route history information and data acquisition unit without the user having to input and set specific location information such as a place name, address, and telephone number. The information on the date and time information contained in the content can be used to easily set the destination of vehicle travel, making it useful for car navigation devices and portable navigation devices.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] A route history information storage unit for storing route history information in which position information relating to a position of a route traveled by a mobile body and date information indicating the date and time when the mobile object is associated with the position, and date information A data acquisition unit for acquiring content or date / time information extracted from the content power;

A route history storage device comprising: a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information corresponding to date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit from route history information stored in the route history information storage unit.

[2] The data acquisition unit acquires content having date information,

2. The route history storage device according to claim 1, wherein the location information of route history information corresponding to the date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit is associated with the content.

[3] The data acquisition unit acquires content having date information,

3. The route history storage according to claim 2, wherein the route history information storage unit stores the location information of route history information corresponding to the date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit in association with the content. apparatus.

[4] The data acquisition unit acquires content having date information,

The route according to claim 2, further comprising: a content generation unit that associates the position information of the route history information corresponding to the date and time information acquired from the data acquisition unit with the content, and generates the content associated with the position information. History storage device.

[5] The route history storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a data transmission unit configured to transmit the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit to a designated communication terminal.

6. The route history storage device according to claim 4, further comprising a data transmission unit that transmits the content associated with the position information generated by the content generation unit to a designated communication terminal.

[7] A display unit that displays map data corresponding to the position of the moving object as a road map,

The position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit is set as the destination of the moving object A destination setting section;

5. The route history storage device according to claim 1, further comprising:

[8] The data acquisition unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the data acquisition unit acquires the content having date / time information or the date / time information extracted from the content power from a communication terminal wirelessly or by wire. The route history storage device described in 1.

[9] Content having date / time information or data corresponding to the extracted date / time information is input,

5. The data acquisition unit according to claim 1, wherein the data acquisition unit acquires content corresponding to the input date and time information or data corresponding to the content force extracted date and time information. Route history storage device.

[10] The content having date / time information or the extracted date / time information is stored in the memory mode,

5. The data acquisition unit according to claim 1, wherein the data acquisition unit acquires the content having the date / time information stored in the memory card or the date / time information extracted from the content power. 6. Route history storage device.

[11] The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a data transmission unit that transfers the route history information accumulated in the route history accumulation unit to a route history accumulation device or a communication terminal of another mobile unit. Item 4. The route history storage device according to any one of Items 4 to 4.

[12] A communication terminal capable of communicating with the route history storage device according to claim 5,

A data transmission unit for extracting date / time † blueprint from the content having the date / time † blueprint or transmitting the date / time information to the route history storage device;

A data acquisition unit for acquiring position information transmitted from the route history storage device in response to transmission of the data transmission unit;

A data storage unit that stores the location information acquired by the data acquisition unit in association with the content;

A communication terminal comprising:

[13] A navigation device comprising the route history storage device according to claim 1.

[14] A drive recorder comprising the route history storage device according to claim 1.

15. An information processing terminal equipped with the route history storage device according to claim 1.