JP4923781B2 - Point information presentation device and point information presentation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a spot information presentation device and a spot information presentation program.

Conventionally, a plurality of point information presentation devices that store information on a plurality of points and select and present information on some of the plurality of points in response to a user request have been proposed (for example, Patent Documents). 1-6). These point information presentation devices specify how much a certain point matches the user's request based on information given to the point in advance.
2004-340757 No. 2003-308407 2002-181576 2001-153672 publication No. 2004-309368 No. 2000-266551

  By the way, for each point, the user may independently determine how appropriate or when it is appropriate for the user to visit the point. For example, the user may think that the restaurant he wants to go on a rainy day is restaurant Y. Further, for example, the user may think that the most interesting point is the A point and the next interesting point is the B point. In some cases, an amusement park visited with a lover is an amusement park D.

  In the conventional map display device, it is impossible to reflect the appropriateness that the user thinks about visiting individual points in selecting the information to be presented.

  In view of the above points, the present invention provides information regarding the appropriateness of the user regarding visits to individual points in the point information display technique for selecting a part from a plurality of points and presenting information on the selected points to the user. The purpose is to reflect the selection of the point to be presented.

  The feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that the point information presentation device accepts and accepts input by the user of visit suitability information about the suitability of visiting the point for each of a plurality of points. The visit suitability information related to the input is recorded in the storage medium in association with the information specifying the point. Further, the point information presentation device selects a part of the plurality of points based on the visit suitability information for each of the plurality of points, and presents information on the selected part of the points to the user. .

  In this way, the point information presentation device receives and records visit suitability information about the suitability of visiting each point from the user, and selects a point based on the visit suitability information. Therefore, the point information presentation device can reflect the appropriateness that the user thinks about visiting each point in selecting a point to be the target of information presentation.

  In addition, the visit suitability information may include information on the height of the user's desire to visit the point, or information indicating a condition for making it more appropriate to visit the point. It may be included.

  Moreover, the point information presentation apparatus may be configured to accept an input of a narrowing condition for visit suitability information. At this time, the point information presenting apparatus may select a part of the plurality of points based on the narrowing-down condition relating to the received input. In this way, the user can directly input his / her intention to the visiting point at the two occasions of inputting the visit destination appropriateness information and inputting the narrowing condition.

  Moreover, the point information presentation apparatus may have a function of specifying its current position. At this time, the point information presentation device may select some of the plurality of points based on the distances from the current positions of the plurality of points. With this configuration, it becomes possible to select a more appropriate point according to the location of the point information presentation device.

  Moreover, the point information presentation apparatus may be configured to present information of some points together with the visit suitability information for each of the some points to the user. In this way, the user can confirm again the visit suitability information that the user has input in the past.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized in that, for each of a plurality of points, a visit relevance information receiving unit that accepts input by a user of visit relevance information about the appropriateness of visiting the point, the visit relevance information reception Recording means for recording the visit suitability information relating to the input received by the means in association with information for identifying the point in a storage medium, the plurality of the visit suitability information based on the visit suitability information for each of the plurality of points As a point information presentation program for causing a computer to function as a selection means for selecting a part of the points, and an information presentation means for presenting information on the part of the point selected by the selection means to the user, Can be caught.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of a vehicle navigation apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle navigation apparatus 1 includes a position detector 11, an image display device 12, an operation switch group 13, a speaker 14, a RAM 15, a ROM 16, a map data acquisition unit 17, and a control circuit 18.

  The position detector 11 includes a well-known sensor (not shown) such as a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope, a vehicle speed sensor, and a GPS receiver. The current position and direction of the vehicle based on the characteristics of each of these sensors. Is output to the control circuit 18. The image display device 12 displays an image based on the image signal output from the control circuit 18 so that the user can visually recognize the image.

  The operation switch group 13 includes a plurality of mechanical switches provided in the vehicle navigation device 1 and an input device such as a touch panel provided so as to overlap the display surface of the image display device 12. A signal based on the touch is output to the control circuit 18.

  The map data acquisition unit 17 includes a nonvolatile storage medium such as an HDD and a device that reads and writes data to and from the storage medium, and includes a program executed by the control circuit 18, map data for route guidance, and memory points Data etc. are memorized.

  The map data has road data and facility data. The road data includes link position information, type information, node position information, type information, information on connection relations between nodes and links, and the like. The facility data has a plurality of records for each facility, and each record includes data indicating name information, location information, lot number information, telephone number information, zip code information, facility type information, etc. of the target facility. Have.

  The memory location data has various information about each of a plurality of locations on the map. Specifically, the memory point data has a plurality of point records each corresponding to one point (hereinafter referred to as a memory point). Each point record includes the location of the target memory point, name information, location number information, facility type (classification of restaurant, bookstore, amusement park, etc.) information, telephone number information, icon type information, registration date information, additional information ( Equivalent to an example of visit relevance information).

  The icon type information is information for specifying the type of a pattern (that is, an icon) when the memory point is shown on the map image. The map data acquisition unit 17 has data of a plurality of icons corresponding to each of a plurality of types. The registration date / time information indicates the date / time when the location record was newly added to the memory location data.

  The additional information is information that reflects the user's evaluation on the appropriateness of visiting the memory point. One additional information has a plurality of fields each corresponding to one additional information category. The field for one additional information category has a value for the additional information category.

  FIG. 2 shows a table in which a plurality of additional information categories are associated with examples of evaluation values for these additional information categories. As shown in this figure, the additional information category includes a visit desire level, a companion condition, a visit purpose condition, a seasonal condition, a weather condition, and a period condition.

  The value of the visit desire level is a numerical value in five stages from 1 to 5, and the higher the value, the higher the degree that the user wants to visit the memory point. This degree of visit desire corresponds to an example of information on the height of the user's desire to visit a point. Note that there are also default values that do not belong to any of 1 to 5 as possible values of the visit desire level.

  The value of the companion condition is a value that specifies the type of the companion (no companion, date partner, family, friend, etc.). And when the companion with the companion who the value designates rides, it has shown that it is more appropriate to visit the point. In addition, as for the value that can be taken as a companion condition, the appropriateness of visiting the relevant point regardless of the companion, that is, regardless of the companion, is There is also a default value that indicates that it will not change.

  The value of the visit purpose condition is a value that specifies the purpose of the visit (play, work, visit, shopping, etc.). When the user has the purpose specified by the value, it is indicated that it is more appropriate to visit the point. In addition, as a possible value of the visit purpose condition, there is a default value indicating that the visit purpose is not questioned, that is, the appropriateness of visiting the point does not change regardless of the visit purpose.

  The value of the seasonal condition is a value that specifies the season when visiting. In the season specified by the value, it is more appropriate to visit the point. In addition, as a value which a seasonal condition can take, there is also a default value indicating that the season does not matter, that is, the appropriateness of visiting the point does not change in any season.

  The value of the weather condition is a value that specifies the weather when visiting. Then, it shows that it is more appropriate to visit the point under the weather specified by the value. In addition, as a value which the weather condition can take, there is also a default value indicating that the weather does not matter, that is, the appropriateness of visiting the point does not change regardless of the weather.

  The value of the period condition is a value that specifies the period of visit. In the period specified by the value, it is indicated that it is more appropriate to visit the point. In addition, as a value that the period condition can take, there is also a default value indicating that the period does not matter, that is, the appropriateness of visiting the point does not change regardless of the period.

  The values of the companion condition, the visit purpose condition, the season condition, the weather condition, and the period condition correspond to information indicating conditions for making it more appropriate to visit the point.

  A control circuit (corresponding to a computer) 18 executes a program for the operation of the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 read from the ROM 16 or the map data acquisition unit 17, and at the time of execution, the RAM 15, ROM 16, and map data acquisition Information is read from the unit 17, information is written to the RAM 15 and the map data acquisition unit 17, and signals are exchanged with the position detector 11, the image display device 12, the operation switch group 13, and the speaker 14.

  Specific processing performed by the control circuit 18 executing the program includes current position specifying processing, destination specifying processing, guidance route calculation processing, route guidance processing, memory location registration processing, memory location editing processing, and general setting processing. Etc.

  The current position specifying process is a process for specifying the current position and direction of the vehicle based on a signal from the position detector 11 using a known technique such as map matching.

  The destination specifying process is a process of specifying one point as the destination based on the operation of the operation switch group 13 by the user. Details of the destination specifying process will be described later.

  The guide route calculation process is a process for calculating an optimum guide route from the current position to the destination based on the current position specified by the current position specifying process and the destination specified by the destination specifying process.

  The route guidance process reads map data from the map data acquisition unit 17 and outputs an image in which the calculated guide route, destination, current position, etc. are overlaid on the map indicated by the map data to the image display device 12. This is a process for causing the speaker 14 to output a guidance voice for instructing a right turn, a left turn, etc., when necessary, such as when the host vehicle arrives before the guidance intersection.

  In the memory location registration processing, one point or one facility on the map is specified as a memory location based on a user operation on the operation switch group 13, and a point record of the memory location is added to the above memory location data. It is a process to register. Specifically, the map data acquisition unit 17 obtains a point record including a facility name, a facility location number, and a facility type if the facility data can be acquired from one point or facility location information specified based on the user's operation and facility data. Record additional memory location data.

  The memory point editing process is a process of editing (that is, changing, deleting, or adding) information on one of the registered memory points based on a user operation on the operation switch group 13. is there. For example, the additional information input by the user is added to one record in the memory location data.

  The general setting process is a process for accepting a user setting for the overall operation of the vehicle navigation device 1.

  Details of the memory point editing process will be described below. For this memory point editing process, the control circuit 18 executes the program 100 shown in FIG. The control circuit 18 starts the execution of the program 100 when the user operates the operation switch group 13 to request the start of the memory point editing process and specify the memory point to be edited.

  Here, the specification of the memory point to be edited may be realized by inputting information specifying the memory point such as a name, a lot number, and a telephone number by using the operation switch group 13, or the control circuit 18 may display an image. A plurality of memory points may be displayed in a list on the display device 12, and the user may select one of the plurality of memory points using the operation switch group 13, or the control circuit 18 may display an image. It may be realized by displaying a map on the device 12 and selecting an icon corresponding to a memory point on the map using the operation switch group 13.

  In executing the program 100, the control circuit 18 first displays a registration acceptance screen functioning as a graphical user interface on the image display device 12 in step 110.

  FIG. 4 shows this registration acceptance screen 30. The registration acceptance screen 30 allows the user to input characters by operating the operation switches 13 and the buttons 31, 32, 36, 37, 38 that can be selected by the user operating the operation switches 13. Fields 33, 34, and 35 are included. The control circuit 18 displays the name in the name field 33 if the memory point data includes name information of the memory point to be edited (hereinafter referred to as the target memory point). If the lot number information of the target memory point is included in the memory point data, the lot number is displayed in the lot number field 34. If the telephone number information of the target memory point is included in the memory point data, the telephone number is displayed in the telephone number field 35. Further, if the icon type information of the target memory point is included in the memory point data, an image corresponding to the icon type is displayed on the icon button 36.

  Subsequently, in step 120, based on the user's operation on the buttons 31, 32, 36, 37, and 38 and the fields 33, 34, and 35, editing of information on the target memory point is accepted. Specifically, based on the user inputting a character string in the name field 33, the character string is accepted as a new name of the target memory point. Further, based on the user inputting a character string in the lot number field 34, the character string is accepted as a new lot number of the target memory point. Further, based on the user inputting a character string indicating a number in the telephone number field 35, the character string is accepted as a new telephone number of the target memory point.

  Further, based on the selection of the icon button 36 by the user, the control circuit 18 causes the image display device 12 to perform display for accepting selection of the icon type, and the user uses the display to operate the operation switch. Based on the fact that the specific icon type is selected by operating the group 13, the specific icon type is accepted as a new icon type of the target memory point.

  Further, based on the user selecting the additional information category button 37, the control circuit 18 causes the image display device 12 to display to accept selection of the additional information category. As shown in FIG. 5, this display is realized in such a manner that a pull-down menu 371 is superimposed on the registration acceptance screen 30 and is extended downward from the additional information category button 37. The pull-down menu 371 includes a plurality of menu items 371a to 371f, each corresponding to one of the additional information categories. Specifically, the menu items 371a to 371f having the indications of “Desire to go”, “Needs of people to go with”, “Purpose of going”, “Season”, “Weather”, and “Time limit” are respectively visited. Corresponds to the categories of desire degree, companion condition, visit purpose condition, seasonal condition, weather condition, and period condition.

  When the user selects any one of the menu items 371a to 371f in the pull-down menu 371 using the operation switch group 13, the control circuit 18 causes the additional information category corresponding to the selected menu item. Is displayed in the additional information category button 37, as shown in FIG.

  Further, following the selection of the additional information category, based on the user selecting the additional information value button 38, the control circuit 18 displays a display for accepting the selection of the value for the previously selected additional information category. The image display device 12 is made to perform this. As shown in FIG. 7, this display is realized in such a manner that a pull-down menu 381 is superimposed on the registration acceptance screen 30 and extended downward from the additional information value button 38. This pull-down menu 381 includes a plurality of menu items 381a to 381e, and each corresponds to one of the values of the selected additional information category.

  Based on the user selecting one of the menu items 381a to 381e in the pull-down menu 381 using the operation switch group 13, the control circuit 18 sets the additional information corresponding to the selected menu item. The value is displayed in the additional information value button 38 as shown in FIG. 8 to accept the selection.

  Further, the control circuit 18 executes step 130 based on the user selecting the OK button 32, and edits the received information on the target memory point based on the user selecting the return button 31. The result of editing is discarded without reflecting the result in the memory point data, and then the execution of the program 100 is terminated.

  In step 130, the received editing result of the information on the target memory point is reflected in the memory point data. Specifically, the received editing result is overwritten and recorded in the point record of the target memory point in the memory point data. After step 130, the execution of the program 100 is terminated.

  By causing the control circuit 18 to execute the program 100 as described above, the vehicular navigation apparatus 1 inputs, for each of the plurality of memory points, additional information about the appropriateness of visiting the memory point by the user. Is received interactively using a graphical user interface (see steps 110 and 120), and the additional information related to the received input is recorded in one record of the memory location data in association with the information specifying the memory location (see FIG. Step 130). Note that the value of the additional information value not set by the user is a default value.

  Further, in the general setting process, the control circuit 18 displays a setting screen 70 as shown in FIG. The setting screen 70 includes a list of setting items and buttons 71 to 78 that can be selected by the user using the operation switch group 13 provided in each item of the list. Based on the selection of the button 72a, 72b, or 72c by the user, the control circuit 18 changes the size of characters displayed on the image display device 12 together with the map to large, medium, and small sizes, respectively. Further, based on the selection of the button 73a or 73b by the user, the automatic display function of the city highway map is turned on or off. Further, the lane list automatic display function is turned on or off based on the user selecting the buttons 74a and 74b. Further, based on the user selecting the button 75, the estimated arrival time display is switched on and off. Further, the list of setting items is scrolled up or down based on the user selecting the buttons 77 and 78. At this time, the display of the scroll indicator 79 is changed according to the scroll result.

  Further, based on the user selecting the button 76a, the control circuit 18 causes the image display device 12 to display the distance setting screen 80 shown in FIG. The distance setting screen 80 includes display units 81 and 82 and buttons 83 to 85 that can be selected by the user using the operation switch group 13. Based on the user selecting the button 83 or 84, the control circuit 18 increases or decreases the numerical value indicating the distance in the display unit 81 by a predetermined amount (for example, 100 meters), respectively. Further, based on the selection of the button 85 by the user, the distance currently displayed on the display unit 81 is accepted as the threshold distance, and then the setting screen 70 of FIG. The received threshold distance is displayed, and this threshold distance is recorded in the map data acquisition unit 17.

  Further, based on the selection of the button 76b by the user, the control circuit 18 displays the button 76b more conspicuously than the button 76a, and further deletes the threshold distance recorded in the map data acquisition unit 17, or Alternatively, the threshold distance value is overwritten with data indicating that there is no threshold distance. By causing the control circuit 18 to perform such general setting processing, the vehicle navigation device 1 interactively accepts an input by a user of a threshold distance using a graphical user interface, and threshold distance data relating to the accepted input. Or data indicating that there is no threshold distance.

  Further, based on the user selecting the button 71 on the setting screen 70, the control circuit 18 ends the general setting process.

  Next, the destination specifying process will be described. The control circuit 18 first displays a destination setting screen 49 as shown in FIG. 11 on the image display device based on a predetermined operation for starting the destination specifying process being performed on the operation switch group 13. 12 is displayed. The destination setting screen 49 has buttons 50 to 59 that can be selected by the user using the operation switch group 13. Based on the user selecting one of the buttons 51 to 55, the control circuit 18 performs a facility search based on the 50-sound input of the facility name, a facility search using the facility list display, a facility search based on the lot number input, Or facility search based on the zip code is performed. The facility search in these cases is a search for the facility recorded in the map data in the control circuit 18.

  Further, based on the user selecting one of the buttons 57, 58, 59, the control circuit 18 performs processing for selecting a point of the user based on the list of destinations set in the past, and surroundings of the current position. A process for selecting a user's spot based on the spot list of the user or a process for selecting a user's spot based on the map displayed on the image display device 12 immediately before the destination specifying process is executed. Yes.

  Further, based on the selection of the button 56 by the user, the control circuit 18 executes a process for setting the point searched from the memory point as the destination. The control circuit 18 repeatedly executes the program 200 shown in FIG. 12 for this processing. In the execution of the program 200, the control circuit 18 first accepts an input of a search condition by the user using the operation switch group 13 in step 210.

  Specifically, first, a memory point list display screen 60 as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the image display device 12. The memory location list display screen 60 includes a scroll indicator 95 and list items 96a to 96e in addition to buttons 61 to 69 that can be selected by the user using the operation switch group 13. Each of the list items 96a to 96e indicates one memory point being displayed in the list. Also, based on the user's selection of the buttons 68, 69, the list of memory points 96a-e is scrolled up or down. At this time, the display of the scroll indicator 95 is changed according to the scroll result.

  Further, based on the selection of the return button 67 by the user, the control circuit 18 displays the destination setting screen 49 on the image display device 12 again. Further, based on the fact that the user has selected the type order button 63, the facility type information of the memory points is adopted as an index used for ordering the list display of the memory points. Further, based on the selection of the mark order button 64 by the user, information on the icon type of the memory point is adopted as an index used for ordering the list display of the memory point. Further, based on the selection of the registration order button 65 by the user, information on the registration date and time of the memory spot is adopted as an index used for ordering the list display of the memory spot. Further, based on the selection of the distance order button 66 by the user, information on the distance from the current position of the memory point is adopted as an index used for ordering the list display of the memory point.

  Further, based on the user selecting the additional information category button 61, the control circuit 18 causes the image display device 12 to perform display for accepting selection of the additional information category. As shown in FIG. 14, this display is realized in such a manner that a pull-down menu 611 is superimposed on the memory location list display screen 60 and is extended downward from the additional information category button 61. In the pull-down menu 611, each of the plurality of menu items 611a to 611e corresponds to one of the additional information categories.

  When the user selects any one of the menu items 611a to 611e in the pull-down menu 611 using the operation switch group 13, the control circuit 18 causes the additional information category corresponding to the selected menu item. Is displayed in the additional information category button 61, as shown in FIG.

  Further, based on the selection of the additional information value button 62 subsequent to the selection of the additional information category, the control circuit 18 displays an image display for accepting selection of a value for the previously selected additional information category. Let the device 12 do it. As shown in FIG. 16, this display is realized as a pull-down menu 621 in a form that overlaps the memory point list display screen 60 and a form that extends downward from the additional information value button 62. This pull-down menu 621 includes a plurality of menu item menu items 621a to 621e, each corresponding to one of the values of the selected additional information category.

  Based on the user selecting any one of the menu items 621a to 621 in the pull-down menu 621 using the operation switch group 13, the control circuit 18 sets the additional information corresponding to the selected menu item. The value is displayed in the additional information value button 62 as shown in FIG. 17 to accept the selection.

  In step 220, the control circuit 18 accepts selection of a pair of additional information category and additional information value narrowing conditions, or when one index used for ordering the list display of memory points is adopted. Then, step 220 is executed.

  In step 220, if there is a set of additional information category and additional information value narrowing conditions currently accepted for selection, memory points are narrowed down based on the set. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, first, in step 212, it is determined whether or not the additional information category has been set, that is, whether or not the selection of the additional information category has already been accepted. If it is determined that it has been set, then in step 214, it is determined whether or not the additional information value has been set, that is, whether or not selection of the additional information value has already been accepted. If it is determined that it is already set, then in step 216, the memory points are narrowed down by comparing the value for the additional information category in the memory point data with the additional information value determined to be already set. Extract multiple memory points.

  For example, when the additional information category for which selection has been received is a visitor desire level and the additional information value for which selection has been received is 3, a memory point to be extracted is a memory point where the value of visitor desire level is 3 It is good only as well. Alternatively, in this case, the memory points to be extracted may be only the memory points where the visitor desire value is 3 or more.

  Also, for example, if the additional information category that received the selection is a companion condition, and the additional information value that received the selection is “go to friends”, the memory point to be extracted has the value of the companion condition “go to friends” Only the memory points marked "".

  Further, for example, when the additional information category for which the selection has been received is a period condition and the additional information value for which the selection has been received is “April 1”, the memory condition to be extracted is that the value of the accompanying person condition is April 1 Only memory points that have a period including

  If the determination result is negative in step 212 or 214, the control circuit 18 performs step 230 in FIG. 12 without performing narrowing down.

  Since this is the case, the memory location where the additional information value for the additional information category for which selection has been accepted is the default value is excluded from the narrowing down target and is not selected.

  Subsequently, in step 230, the display order of the memory points obtained as a result of the narrowing down in step 220 is determined based on the index adopted most recently as the index used for ordering the list display of the memory points. For example, when the most recently used index used for ordering the list display of the memory points is the distance, the narrowed-down memory points are ranked in order from the current position.

  Subsequently, in step 240, it is determined whether or not the distance threshold is set by the above-described general setting process based on whether or not the value of the distance threshold is recorded in the map data acquisition unit 17. If it is determined that the distance threshold is not set, then in step 260, the list of memory points 96 a to 96 b on the memory point list display screen 60 is displayed in the order determined in step 230, as a result of narrowing down the memory point group. A list is displayed in a portion e in a scrollable manner.

  If it is determined in step 240 that the distance threshold is set, then in step 250, the memory points are further narrowed down based on the distance threshold. Specifically, out of the memory points narrowed down in step 220 and ordered in step 230, the memory points far from the current threshold from the current position are excluded, and only the memory points narrowed down by the exclusion are included. Pack the order. Further, in step 240, the memory point groups narrowed down in this way are displayed in a scrollable list in the list items 96a to 96e of the memory point list display screen 60 in that order. After step 260, execution of the program 200 for one time is completed.

  By causing the control circuit 18 to repeatedly execute the program 200 as described above, the vehicular navigation apparatus 1 receives the selection condition of the memory point for the additional information (see step 210), and sets the selection condition to the memory point. By applying it to additional information in the data, etc., a part of the memory point is selected (see step 220), and the selected part is presented to the user in a list display format (see step 260). The display order is the order set by the user, such as the order from the current position (see step 230).

  In this way, the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 receives and records additional information about the appropriateness of visiting each point from the user, and selects a point based on the additional information. Therefore, the vehicular navigation device 1 can reflect the appropriateness that the user thinks about visiting each point in selecting a point to be presented for information.

  In addition, the vehicle navigation device 1 is configured to accept an input of a narrowing condition for additional information. Therefore, the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 selects some of the plurality of points based on the received narrowing conditions in addition to the input of the additional information received when editing the memory points. In this way, the user can directly input his / her intention to the visiting point at the two occasions of inputting additional information for editing the memory point and inputting the narrowing condition. Can do.

If the distance threshold is set (see step 240), only the memory points within the distance threshold from the current position are displayed among the memory points selected based on the additional information (see step 250). With this configuration, a more appropriate point can be selected according to the location of the vehicle navigation device 1. For example, it is possible to easily find a spot that happens to be close to a memory spot that has been set with a high degree of visit desire in the past and head to that spot.
(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, in step 210 of the program 200, only one set of additional information category and additional information value narrowing conditions can be set. However, in the present embodiment, a plurality of combinations of additional information categories and additional information value narrowing conditions can be set. Specifically, the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the control circuit 18 controls the memory location list display screen 60 ′ and composite search condition setting as shown in FIGS. The screen 90 is displayed, and further, in step 220 of the program 200, the process shown in FIG. 21 is executed instead of the process shown in FIG.

  More specifically, the control circuit 18 first displays a memory location list display screen 60 ′ as shown in FIG. 19 on the image display device 12 in step 210 of the program 200. The memory point list display screen 60 ′ is different from the memory point list display screen 60 shown in FIG. 13 in that it is selected by the user using the operation switch group 13 instead of the additional information category button 61 and the additional information value button 62. And an additional information condition setting button 97 that can be used.

  Based on the user selecting the additional information condition setting button 97, the control circuit 18 subsequently causes the image display device 12 to display a composite search condition setting screen 90 shown in FIG. The complex search condition setting screen 90 includes buttons 91, 92, 93a to f that can be selected by the user, and additional information category display images 94a to 94f. Each of the additional information value setting buttons 93a to 93f is a button corresponding to a visit desire level, a companion condition, a visit purpose condition, a season condition, a weather condition, and a period condition.

  Based on selection of one of the additional information value setting buttons 93a to 93f, the control circuit 18 displays a pull-down menu indicating the value of the additional information category corresponding to the additional information value setting button. On the basis of the fact that the user has selected one of the values, the selected value is accepted as a narrowing condition for the additional information category. The control circuit 18 uses the composite search condition setting screen 90 to repeatedly select and receive the additional information value setting button and the filtering condition regarding the additional information category, so that the control circuit 18 can make multiple sets of additional information at a time. It is possible to accept the setting of the category and additional information value narrowing-down conditions. Note that the additional information value narrowing condition for a group that has not received the narrowing condition setting is a default value, that is, a value indicating that no narrowing is performed.

  Further, the control circuit 18 holds information of one or more additional information categories and additional information value pairs received via the composite search condition setting screen 90 based on the user selecting the OK button 92. The memory point list display screen 60 ′ is displayed again, and then step 220 is executed. Further, based on the selection of the return button 91 by the user, the additional information received via the composite search condition setting screen 90 is discarded, and the memory location list display screen 60 'is displayed again.

  In step 220, as shown in FIG. 21, first, in step 310, a group corresponding to one additional information category is selected from a plurality of selected groups. Subsequently, in step 320, it is determined whether or not the additional information value narrowing condition for the selected set is a default value. If it is the default value, then step 360 is executed, and if it is not the default value, step 340 is executed subsequently.

  In step 340, a part of the memory point data is selected according to the additional information value narrowing condition for the selected set. Subsequently, in step 350, it is determined whether or not a set for all additional information categories has been selected. If selected, step 360 is executed, and if not selected, step 360 is executed. In step 360, a set for the additional information category not yet selected is selected, and then step 320 is executed again.

  In step 370, the memory points of the results narrowed down in step 340 are collected in a series of repetitions of steps 320 to 360. As a method of summarizing, a method of extracting a product set of those narrowed down may be used, or a method of extracting a union set may be used. When extracting a product set, only the memory points included in all of the narrowed-down results are set as the selected memory points. When extracting the union, the memory point included in any one of the narrowed down results is set as the selected memory point.

  In addition, a set of results of a combination of a plurality of narrowing-down results and a combination of product sets may be extracted. Specifically, a product set of memory points narrowed down by visit desires and memory points narrowed down by accompanying conditions, a set of memory points narrowed down by weather conditions and memory points narrowed down by seasonal conditions The union of, may be the selected memory point. In addition, the user may be able to set how to summarize a plurality of narrowing results. After step 370, execution of step 220 of program 200 ends.

  As described above, in step 220, for each of a plurality of selected groups (see steps 310, 350, 360), the narrowing condition for the additional information value of the pair is specified (step 320), and the memory location is determined according to the narrowing condition. (See step 340). Then, a plurality of narrowing results are collected, and the collected result is set as a selected memory point group (see step 370).

In each of the above embodiments, the vehicle navigation device 1 corresponds to an example of a point information presentation device, and the programs 100 and 200 correspond to an example of a point information presentation program. Further, the control circuit 18 of the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 functions as an example of a visit suitability information receiving unit by executing steps 110 and 120 of the program 100, and functions as an example of a recording unit by executing step 130. Then, by executing step 210 of the program 200, it functions as an example of a narrow-down condition receiving unit, by executing steps 220 to 250, it functions as an example of a selection unit, and by executing step 260, an information presenting unit Functions as an example. Further, the position detector 11 functions as an example of a current position specifying unit.
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As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the scope of the present invention is not limited only to the said embodiment, The various form which can implement | achieve the function of each invention specific matter of this invention is included. It is.

  For example, for the visit desire level, the default value of the additional information value may be 1.

  Further, the control circuit 18 may accept registration of the additional information of the memory spot together with the registration of the memory spot in the memory spot registration process.

  In the memory point editing process, the control circuit 18 accepts input of additional information values for a plurality of additional information categories at a time as in the additional information value narrowing condition in the second embodiment. May be.

  Further, the control circuit 18 does not necessarily accept the setting of the additional information value narrowing condition by the user in the destination specifying process. For example, even if the user does not input a narrowing condition, the ranking may be automatically performed according to the level of visit desire, and the higher order may be selected and displayed on the image display device 12.

  In addition, the storage medium for recording the additional information may be recorded in an EEPROM (not shown), for example, instead of the map data acquisition unit 17.

  Further, in step 260, the control circuit 18 may present the information on the selected memory point to the user together with additional information for each of the memory points. In this way, the user can confirm again the additional information that the user has input in the past.

  In addition, the additional information category is information on the appropriateness of visiting the target memory point as well as the visit desire level, accompanying conditions, visit purpose conditions, seasonal conditions, weather conditions, and deadline conditions. It may be a thing.

  The subject of the present invention is not limited to a vehicle navigation device. The present invention can be applied to any device as long as it is a point information presentation device that displays point information.

It is a hardware block diagram of the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the chart which matched the some additional information category and the example of the evaluation value about these additional information categories. 3 is a flowchart of a program 100 executed by a control circuit 18; It is a figure which shows the registration reception screen. It is a figure which shows the registration reception screen. It is a figure which shows the registration reception screen. It is a figure which shows the registration reception screen. It is a figure which shows the registration reception screen. It is a figure which shows the setting screen. It is a figure which shows the distance setting screen. It is a figure which shows the destination setting screen. It is a flowchart of the program 200 which the control circuit 18 performs. It is a figure which shows the memory location list display screen. It is a figure which shows the memory location list display screen. It is a figure which shows the memory location list display screen. It is a figure which shows the memory location list display screen. It is a figure which shows the memory location list display screen. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the process of step 220 of the program 200. FIG. It is a figure which shows the memory location list display screen 60 '. It is a figure which shows the composite search condition setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of step 220 of the program 200 in 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle navigation apparatus, 11 ... Position detector, 12 ... Image display apparatus,
13 ... Operation switch group, 14 ... Speaker, 15 ... RAM, 16 ... ROM,
17 ... Map data acquisition unit, 18 ... Control circuit, 30 ... Registration acceptance screen,
31, 67, 91 ... Back button, 32, 92 ... OK button, 33 ... Name field,
34 ... Lot number field, 35 ... Telephone number field, 36 ... Icon button,
37 ... Additional information category button, 38 ... Additional information value button, 49 ... Destination setting screen,
50-59, 70-78, 83-85 ... button,
60, 60 '... Memory point list display screen, 61 ... Additional information category button,
62 ... Additional information value button, 63 ... Type order button, 64 ... Mark order button,
65 ... Registration order button, 66 ... Distance order button, 68 ... Up scroll button,
69 ... Down scroll button, 70 ... Setting screen, 79, 95 ... Scroll indicator,
80: Distance setting screen, 81, 82 ... Display unit, 90 ... Compound search condition setting screen,
93a to f ... additional information value setting buttons, 94a to f ... additional information category display images,
96a to e ... list item, 97 ... additional information condition setting button,
100, 200 ... program,
371, 381, 611, 621 ... pull-down menu,
371a-f, 381a-f, 611a-f, 621a-f... Menu items.

Claims (9)

For each of a plurality of locations, visiting suitability information including information that specifies the purpose of visiting the site, a visiting adequacy information accepting means for accepting input from the user,
Recording means for recording the visit suitability information related to the input accepted by the visit suitability information accepting means in a storage medium in association with information for identifying the point;
Selection means for selecting a part of the plurality of points based on the visit suitability information for each of the plurality of points;
A point information presenting device comprising: information presenting means for presenting information on the partial points selected by the selecting means to the user.   2. The point information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visit suitability information includes information on a height of a user's desire to visit the point. For each of a plurality of points, at a height of three stages or more values of the desire of the user for that visiting the point - representing Visit suitability information including information, and visit suitability information accepting means for accepting input from the user ,
Recording means for recording the visit suitability information related to the input accepted by the visit suitability information accepting means in a storage medium in association with information for identifying the point;
Selection means for selecting a part of the plurality of points based on the visit suitability information for each of the plurality of points;
A point information presenting device comprising: information presenting means for presenting information on the partial points selected by the selecting means to the user. 4. The point information presentation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the visit suitability information includes information indicating a condition for making it more appropriate to visit the point. A narrowing condition receiving means for receiving an input by a user of the narrowing condition for the visit suitability information,
Said selection means further on the basis of the narrowing-down condition the refiners according to the input reception unit receives, as claimed in claim 1, wherein selecting a point of said portion of said plurality of locations The point information presentation apparatus as described in any one. It has a current position specifying means to specify its current position,
The selecting means further selects the part of the plurality of points based on the distance from the current position specified by the current position specifying means for each of the plurality of points. The point information presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The information presenting means, the information of the portion of the point, the with the visiting suitability information for each part of the point, any one of claims 1, wherein the presenting to the user 6 The point information presentation device described in 1. For each of a plurality of locations, visiting suitability information including information that specifies the purpose of visiting the site, visit adequacy information accepting means for accepting input from the user,
Recording means for recording the visit suitability information related to the input accepted by the visit suitability information accepting means in a storage medium in association with information identifying the point;
Selection means for selecting some of the plurality of points based on the visit suitability information for each of the plurality of points; and
A point information presenting program for causing a computer to function as information presenting means for presenting information of the part of points selected by the selecting means to a user. For each of a plurality of locations, visiting suitability information including information indicating a height of three stages or more values of the desire of the user for that visiting the point, visited adequacy information accepting means for accepting input from the user,
Recording means for recording the visit suitability information related to the input accepted by the visit suitability information accepting means in a storage medium in association with information identifying the point;
Selection means for selecting some of the plurality of points based on the visit suitability information for each of the plurality of points; and
A point information presenting program for causing a computer to function as information presenting means for presenting information of the part of points selected by the selecting means to a user.

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