JP5714853B2 - Road information distribution display system using mobile phone and display program for mobile phone used in road information distribution display system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention can display time-added road map information in which the time required for each point on the expressway traveling by simple operation is added to the belt-shaped road display according to the traffic jam situation, and can be used for the convenience of road traveling. The present invention relates to a road information delivery / display system using a mobile phone and a mobile phone display program used in the road information delivery / display system.

In recent years, with the development of GPS (Global Positioning System) compatible with VICS ( (registered trademark): road traffic information communication system), roads that are running on automobiles on mobile phone screens, car navigation device screens, etc. A simple road map information including road information such as traffic regulations and traffic conditions is displayed, and in particular, a system for the convenience of a user driving a car is realized and widely used.

  The applicant of the present application transmits the simple map information of the expressway selected and registered in advance by the user to the application operating on the mobile terminal on the user side as disclosed in Patent Document 1 in advance. Proposes a traffic information provision system for mobile terminals that draws and displays a map and displays the traffic and traffic conditions of highway routes selected and registered in advance by the user on the simple map as images and text .

Conventionally, however, in this type of technical field, for example, between individual ICs (interchanges) on a highway, information on required time between points on the road is obtained, and a mobile phone on the user side In addition to displaying simple road map information, individual time information between each point is displayed on the screen for the convenience of users traveling on the road, and the corner of the road map basic information display field on the mobile phone screen The desired route of the road on which the mobile phone operator is traveling under the technical element of displaying a submenu including multiple route selection items on the screen or displaying information on a desired selection result screen selected from the multiple routes. confirmation of the selection and the selection result is also a simplified, mobile phone operator tries to travel from now on the road information distribution to the convenience of the route selection to the destination was to further enhanced to Not see any display system is at present.

JP 2005-207921 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the time-added road map information in which the time required for each point traveling by the simple operation of the mobile phone operator is attached to the belt-like road display according to the traffic jam situation can be displayed on the screen. It can be used for the convenience of road driving, and a submenu including multiple route selection items is displayed at the corner of the display area of the road map basic information on the mobile phone screen, or a desired selection result screen selected from multiple routes Under the technical element of displaying the information of the mobile phone operator, it is also easy to select the desired route of the road on which the mobile phone operator is traveling and to confirm the selection result, and to the destination where the mobile phone operator intends to travel from now on There is no road information distribution display system using a mobile phone that further improves the convenience of route selection .

The present invention relates to a mobile phone operator-side operation key pre-registered for a road map information distribution service, a mobile phone including a display screen, a mobile phone communication network wirelessly connected to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone. Road map information distribution which is an application service provider comprising a mobile phone communication computer device operated by a mobile phone operator connected to a communication network, and a display program for mobile phone for distributing and displaying road information to the mobile phone Road information distribution display using a mobile phone having a road map information distribution computer device operated by an operator, the mobile phone communication computer device, and a communication network for communication with the road map information distribution computer device In the system, the road map information distribution computer device collects traffic jam information at each point on the road. CS and (R) information collection means, divided by the each point name on the plurality of road indication in the road area was, together comprising a strip road display connecting said each point in succession, the strip road based on the congestion information Road basic map information creating means for creating road map basic information with color-coded display, and calculating the required time between points on the plurality of roads based on the traffic jam information of each point, and calculating the required time Time-added road map information creating means for creating time-added road map information attached to the belt-like road display, the road map basic information, and the time-added road map information are displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone and necessary for display. submenu, the selected term including Do operate to perform the operation key key operation contents display menu, the selection of a plurality route to be displayed in the corner portion of the display section of the road map basic information An application server that stores transmittable in accordance with the transmission request from the mobile phone side mobile phone display program for distribution services, including selection result screen information for each route in accordance with the road map basic information, time A map information server that stores additional road map information , the operation key / key operation content display, menus, submenus, information on selection results screens for each route, and transmits the information in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side. The mobile phone includes a mobile phone communication network, a mobile phone communication computer device, a transmission / reception unit that communicates with a road map information distribution computer device via the communication network, and a mobile phone display program received by the transmission / reception unit; , Based on the storage unit storing the road map basic information and time-added road map information, and the mobile phone display program The road map basic information and the time-added road map information are selectively displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone according to the operation of the operation key of the mobile phone operator, and the time-added road map information displayed on the display screen is used. A mobile control unit for providing a required time between each point on the road for visual recognition of the mobile phone operator, and for providing a selection result screen of the route selected from the selection items of the plurality of routes for visual recognition of the mobile phone operator ; It has the most important feature.

According to the first or second aspect of the invention, in addition to easy recognition of the traffic jam location and the non-traffic traffic location by visually recognizing the road map basic information displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone, the mobile phone operator only by performing a simple switching operation, quickly the time required between each point of the highway viewing time additional road map information displayed on the display screen, it can be easily grasped, further, the cellular phone operator It is possible to realize and provide a road information distribution display system using a mobile phone that can simplify the selection of a desired route and the confirmation of the selection result of the road on which the vehicle travels and can greatly contribute to the convenience of road driving. it can.

According to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to realize and provide an application service providing type program capable of constructing the road information distribution display system described in claim 1 or 2 .

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an overall configuration of a road information distribution display system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the road map information distribution computer apparatus in the road information distribution display system using the mobile phone according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing an example of a mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing from the top menu to the sub menu display on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example from the top menu to the sub menu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a switching display example of the road map basic information and the time-added road map information on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an example of enlargement and reduction display of road map basic information and time-added road map information on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing of “view details of restriction information” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the screen transition of the display screen related to “view details of restriction information” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing screen transition of the display screen related to “to other map (map)” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the screen transition of the display screen related to “about operation method” and “notice” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the process from the menu display regarding the “route search” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment to the route 1 search result. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing screen transitions from menu display related to “route search” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment to the selection of the city center loop line. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen transition from the setting relating to “route search” in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment to the entire route map display. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of the three types of route overall views on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a route 1 search result screen on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen switching process from the route 1 to the Kanto high-speed overall view in the overall route view in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the outline character information regarding the route 1 in the submenu on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing a display example in which the selection item display of the route 1, route 2, and route 3 is lost from the entire route view on the display screen of the mobile phone in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a map switching process from the capital to Kanto express after the route 1 search result screen in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment is displayed on the display screen. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a map switching process from the capital high to the Kanto highway after the route 1 search result screen in the road information distribution display system according to the present embodiment is displayed on the display screen. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a map switching process from Kanto Expressway to Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway after the route 1 search result screen in the road information distribution display system according to the embodiment of the present invention is displayed on the display screen. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a map switching process from Kanto Expressway to Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway after the route 1 search result screen is displayed on the display screen.

The present invention is capable of displaying time-added road map information in which time required for each point traveling by a simple operation of a mobile phone operator is attached to a belt-like road display according to a traffic jam situation on the screen, and roads on a mobile phone screen Under the technical element of displaying a submenu including multiple route selection items in the corner of the map basic information display field or displaying information on a desired selection result screen selected from multiple routes, the mobile phone operator It is easy to select a desired route on the road to be traveled and to confirm the selection result, and the mobile phone operator uses a mobile phone that further enhances the convenience of route selection to the destination to be traveled. Operation keys and display screens for mobile phone operators who have registered in advance for the road map information distribution service for the purpose of realizing and providing a road information distribution display system Including a mobile phone, a mobile phone communication network wirelessly connected to the mobile phone, a mobile phone communication computer device operated by a mobile phone operator connected to the mobile phone communication network, and road information for the mobile phone. Road map information distribution computer device operated by a road map information distribution company that is an application service provider having a display program for mobile phone for distribution display, the mobile phone communication computer device, and the road map information distribution computer device A road information distribution display system using a mobile phone having a communication network for communication between the VICS and the road map information distribution computer device that receives and collects traffic congestion information at each point on the road (R) information receiving unit and the VICS consisting ® information storage unit VICS (registered Standard) information collecting means, and a display each point name on a plurality of roads, a simple source map information including a strip road display connecting said each point in succession, said each point latitude, in association with longitude information storage Road basic map information creating means comprising: a source map information database, and a road basic map information creating unit that creates road map basic information in which the belt-like road display is color-coded according to the traffic jam information based on the traffic jam information And a required time calculation unit for calculating the required time between the points on the plurality of roads based on the traffic jam information of the points, and the calculated required time is attached between the points on the belt-like road display. A road basic map information creating unit for creating time-added road map information, a time-added road map information creating means, and displaying the road map basic information and time-added road map information on the display screen of the mobile phone. In addition, operation keys and key operation contents display for performing operations necessary for display, menus, submenus including multiple route selection items to be displayed at the corners of the display area of the road map basic information, and each of the items corresponding to the selection items An application server for storing a mobile phone display program for distribution service created on the road map information distribution computer device side including information on a route selection result screen so as to be able to transmit in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side; the road map basic information, the time the additional road map information, the operation key key operation contents display, menus, sub-menus, and transmits in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side and stores the selection result screen information for each route A mobile phone communication network, a mobile phone communication computer device, and a communication information server. A transmission / reception unit that communicates with the road map information distribution computer device via the network, a display program for mobile phone received by the transmission / reception unit, the road map basic information, and time-added road map information; Based on the display program for mobile phone, the road map basic information and time-added road map information are selectively displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone according to the operation of the operation key of the mobile phone operator and displayed on the display screen. The time-added road map information provides the time required for each point on the road to be viewed by the mobile phone operator, and the route selection result screen selected from the multiple route selection items is displayed by the mobile phone operator. And a portable control unit for visual recognition .

  Hereinafter, a road information distribution display system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention and a program for the road information distribution display system will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the road information distribution display system 1 using the mobile phone 2 according to the present embodiment is operated by a mobile phone operator who has registered in advance to use the road information distribution display system 1. A mobile phone 2 including a key 3 and a display screen (display unit) 4 such as a liquid crystal display and having a wireless communication function; a known mobile phone communication network 31 wirelessly connected to the mobile phone 2; and the mobile phone communication network 31, a mobile phone communication computer device 41 operated by a mobile phone operator who has signed a contract regarding the use of the mobile phone 2 with the mobile phone operator, and various types of mobile phone 2 described in detail later Roads operated by road map information distributors, which are application service providers with mobile phone display programs for distributing and displaying information about roads A known communication network 51 such as the Internet for communicating between the figure information distribution computer device 61, the mobile phone communication computer device 41, and the road map information distribution computer device 61, and the mobile phone communication computer device 41. And a financial institution computer device 91 that is connected by a dedicated line and performs a fee collection process associated with the use of the mobile phone 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone communication network 31 has a known configuration including a mobile phone network 32 and a mobile phone base station 33.

As shown in FIG. 2, the road map information distribution computer device 61 is, for example, a VICS ( (registered trademark): road traffic information communication system) transmitted from each point of expressways in the Kanto region (Metropolitan Expressway and Kanto Expressway). VICS (registered trademark) information receiving unit 62 for receiving information, VICS (registered trademark) information storing unit 63 for storing received VICS (registered trademark) information, and highways in the Kanto region (Metropolitan Expressway and Kanto Expressway) Source map information DB that stores simple source map information including a display of each point name on a plurality of roads and a belt-like road display that continuously connects the respective points in association with the latitude and longitude information. and (database) 64, and the source source map information stored in the map information DB 64, a VICS (registered trademark) information stored in the VICS (registered trademark) information storage unit 63 Road map basic information that creates traffic map basic information that determines the traffic situation of each road and color-codes the belt-like road display of the source map information (for example, the traffic jam location is displayed in red, and the traffic jam location is displayed in green) Each point on the road based on the VICS (registered trademark) information stored in the creating unit 65, the first DB (database) 66 that stores the created road map basic information, and the VICS (registered trademark) information storage unit 63 The required time is calculated based on the required time calculation unit 67 for calculating the required time between, the road map basic information stored in the first DB 66, and the required time between the points calculated by the required time calculation unit 67. A time-added road map information creating unit 68 for creating time-added road map information attached to the belt-like road display, a second DB (database) 69 for storing the created time-added road map information, Create and create various related character information such as top menus, submenus, and various detailed information related to the hierarchical structure related to the submenus necessary for the operation of the road information distribution display system 1 using the mobile phone according to the embodiment Various related character information stored in the third DB (database) 71 and related character information creation terminal 70 for clerk operation to be incorporated in the display program for mobile phone, WEB server 72 connected to the communication network 51, and the mobile phone The map information server 73 reads out the basic road map information and the time-added road map information from the first DB 66 and the second DB 69 in response to a transmission request from the second DB 66 and transmits them to the mobile phone 2 via the WEB server 72. And created in advance necessary for the operation of the road information distribution display system 1 using the mobile phone according to the present embodiment. Necessary for displaying the mobile phone display program, that is, the road map basic information, time-added road map information, and various related character information on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 for the operation and visual recognition of the mobile phone operator. An application DB (database) 74 for storing a mobile phone display program, and reading the mobile phone display program from the application DB 74 in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone 2, via the WEB server 72, the mobile phone And an application server 75 that transmits the data to the network 2.
In FIG. 2, the description of “registered trademark” is omitted for the VICS information receiving unit 62 and the VICS information storage unit 63.

  The main contents of the display program for mobile phone are transmitted from the road map information distribution computer device 61 to the mobile phone 2 side in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone 2 side, and operation keys of the mobile phone 2 The process of assigning various operation functions to a plurality of operation keys in 3 and displaying various operation keys / key operation content displays corresponding to the assigned operation keys on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2, and the operation keys / keys The process of switching the screen display of the mobile phone 2 by a key operation corresponding to the operation content display, and the road map information distribution computer device 61 that is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone 2 side Processing for displaying road map basic information and time-added road map information on the screen of the mobile phone in accordance with the assigned key operation; It is intended to be executed under the control of the cellular phone control unit 10 of the cellular phone 2 side.

Next, a specific example of the mobile phone 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 2 includes an operation key 3 and a display screen 4 and is configured to be folded from the center.

  Note that the mobile phone 2 shown in FIG. 3 is an example, and it is needless to say that the mobile phone 2 is not limited to this.

  An example of key assignment for the operation keys 3 by the display program for mobile phone will be described below.

  As is well known, the operation key 3 has a group of 0 to 9 keys, up / down / left / right scroll keys 5, * key 6, # key 7, and the like.

  In this embodiment, based on the mobile phone display program, the “0” key in the numeric keypad group functions as a menu key, the “1” key in the numeric keypad group provides a route non-display function, and “3” in the numeric keypad group. Non-display function for erasing operation key / key operation content display, etc., which will be described later, for the “5” key in the numeric keypad group, and the like from the display screen 4 Assigned.

  Further, based on the mobile phone display program, an update function is assigned to the * key 6 and a time required for the # key 7 or a restriction display or event switching function is assigned.

  Further, in the operation key 3 shown in FIG. 3, an enter key 8 and a return key 9 are assigned as shown in the figure based on the display program for mobile phone, and the scroll key 5 is used to select an item in the menu. A function is assigned.

  The decision key 8 is assigned a selection content decision function, a map information enlargement / reduction function, and the like.

  Furthermore, the display screen 4 is configured to display various operation keys and key operation content displays based on the mobile phone display program.

  That is, corresponding to the “0” key, the operation key / key operation content display consisting of “0: menu” is displayed corresponding to “3: Kanto high-speed map switching” or “3: capital city”. The operation key / key operation content display composed of “high map switching” corresponds to the “5” key, and the operation key / key operation content display composed of “5: non-display” corresponds to the # key 7. , “#: Required time”, or “#: restriction display” or “#: event”, each operation key / key operation content display corresponding to the * key 6 and “*: update” operation Each key / key operation content display is displayed in the upper column of the map information display field of the display screen 4.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the entire mobile phone 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The mobile phone 2 includes an operation key 3 and a display screen (display unit) 4 described above, a mobile control unit 10 that performs overall control of the mobile phone 2 itself, and a known GPS (Global Positioning System). GPS information receiving unit 11 for receiving GPS information according to the position of the mobile phone 2 by the system), and storing the GPS information received by the GPS information receiving unit 11 while updating to the latest GPS information. GPS information storage unit 11A that transmits the power to the mobile control unit 10 and a power supply unit that supplies power necessary for the operation of the mobile phone 2 itself and that is turned on / off in response to an operation of a predetermined operation key of the operation keys 3 12 and a table for performing display control for various map information and various character information displayed on the display screen 4 while performing input control according to the operation of each operation key of the operation key 3. A RAM for temporarily storing the display control unit 14 and the mobile phone display program received from the road map information distribution computer device 61, the road map basic information, the time-added road map information, and the various related character information. A storage unit 15, a transmission / reception unit 16 that wirelessly connects to the mobile phone communication network 31 and transmits and receives various types of information, and a modulation and demodulation unit 17 that modulates transmission information and demodulates reception information. doing.

  Next, regarding the operation of the road information distribution display system 1 using the mobile phone 2 according to the present embodiment, the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 based on the mobile phone display program will be described with reference to FIGS. Each display mode will be described.

(Display A) From top menu to sub menu display;
From the top screen to the sub menu display on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The mobile phone operator distributes road map information via the mobile phone communication network 31, the mobile phone communication computer device 41, and the communication network 51 based on the ID and password set at the time of pre-registration using the mobile phone 2. Communication that logs in to the WEB server 72 of the computer device 61 is started, and a distribution request for the mobile phone display program, road map basic information, time-added road map information, and the like is made.

  In response to the distribution request, the application server 75 of the road map information distribution computer device 61 reads out the mobile phone display program from the application DB 74, and transmits a communication route opposite to the communication route described above via the WEB server 72. Then, the data is transmitted to the mobile phone 2.

  Further, the map information server 73 of the road map information distribution computer device 61 reads road map basic information from the first DB 66 and time-added road map information from the second DB 69, and the communication route described above via the WEB server 72. Then, the data is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 through a communication route opposite to the above.

  The mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 temporarily stores the received mobile phone display program in the storage unit 15, and based on the mobile phone display program, as shown in FIG. A top menu for selecting a plurality of divided road areas is displayed in a vertical arrangement on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2.

  The contents of multiple road areas are, for example, Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway (Metropolitan Expressway), Osaka High School (Hanshin Expressway), Kanto Expressway (Kanto Expressway), Chubu Expressway (Chubu Expressway), Kinki Expressway (Kinki Expressway) Consists of each item.

  When the mobile phone operator who sees the display of FIG. 6A operates the scroll key 5 to select the capital high school, as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying the initial screen of Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 based on the display program for mobile phones, a guidance message “Please select the position to be displayed in the center and then press the enter button (decision key)” Is also displayed for a short time (a few seconds).

  Next, the mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 displays, based on the display program for mobile phones, an initial screen of the capital city of the mobile phone 2 as shown in FIG. 6C. 4 displays a cursor (indicated by a square frame) for position selection.

  Here, when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 to move the cursor to a desired position in the initial screen of Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 Based on the mobile phone display program, road map basic information in the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway in the area corresponding to the determination operation by the mobile phone operator is displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG.

  At the top of the display section of the road map basic information on the display screen 4 at this time, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), "*: update", "0: menu" is based on the mobile phone display program. ”And“ #: required time ”operation keys and key operation contents are displayed side by side, and the upper part of the road map basic information display field is based on the mobile phone display program. The text information that “It is enlarged or reduced with the OK key” is displayed.

  When the mobile phone operator presses the “0” key in the operation key 3 on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 6D, the road map basic information is displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG. A submenu is displayed at the corner of the column. The items of this submenu are five items of “notification display” for “view details of restriction information”, “to other map (map)”, “route search”, and “operation method”. Specific contents thereof will be described later.

  When the * key 6 is pressed on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 6D, the road map basic information on the display screen 4 is updated to the latest road map basic information.

(Display Aspect B) Switching between road map basic information and time-added road map information;
When the mobile phone operator presses the # key 7 corresponding to “#: required time” on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 7A similar to the display screen 4 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 displays the display content of the display screen 4 based on the mobile phone display program as shown in FIG. While switching from the information display to time-added road map information in the same region, “#: required time” in the operation key / key operation content display is changed to “#: restriction display”.

  The mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 in the time-added road map information shown in FIG. 7B is based on the mobile phone display program, for example, the required time between Miyakezaka and Daikanmachi, which are the entrances and exits of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway. Are displayed on the green band display in two minutes and on the red band display in eight minutes. The same applies to the display of the required time between many other entrances.

  When the mobile phone operator presses the # key 7 on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 7B, the display content on the display screen 4 returns to the display content shown in FIG.

In this way, according to the road information distribution display system 1 using the mobile phone 2 according to the present embodiment, the road map basic information displayed on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 is visually recognized, and a traffic jam location, non-traffic traffic Of course, it is easy to grasp the location, and the mobile phone operator simply performs a simple switching operation to visually recognize the time-added road map information displayed on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 and The required time between each doorway can be grasped quickly and easily.
Furthermore, according to the road information distribution display system 1 using the mobile phone 2 according to the present embodiment, as will be described later, a plurality of route selection items are included in the corners of the display area of the road map basic information on the screen of the mobile phone. Under the technical element of displaying a submenu or displaying information on a desired selection result screen selected from multiple routes, the mobile phone operator selects the desired route and confirms the selection result. In addition, the convenience of selecting a route to a destination to be traveled by the mobile phone operator can be further enhanced.

  FIGS. 8A to 8C show the road map basic information and the time-added road map information on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 based on the mobile phone display program. .

  When the mobile phone operator presses the enter key 8 on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 8A similar to the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 7A, the display content of the display screen 4 is as shown in FIG. As shown to (b), it switches to the display which expanded the one part area | region (for example, Miyake hill vicinity) of time addition road map information. When the mobile phone operator further presses the enter key 8 on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 8B, the display contents shown in FIG. 8A are restored.

  In this way, a part of the time-added road map information is enlarged and displayed by the enlargement operation of the display screen 4 by the mobile phone operator in particular, so that the mobile phone operator can clarify the required time of the place desired by himself / herself. It is very easy to grasp the situation regarding the required time of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway when driving a car.

(Display mode C) Submenu: View details of regulation information;
Next, details of “submenu: see details of restriction information” will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the mobile phone operator presses the 0 key on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 10A similar to the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 8A, the mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 Based on the mobile phone display program, a submenu is displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG.

  Here, when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 to select “View details of restriction information” and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 of the mobile phone 2 displays the mobile phone display program. The details of the restriction information are displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10C shows an example in which the accident situation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Takahaneda Line and Tokyo Metropolitan Komukaijima Line is displayed. In the screen display shown in FIG. 10C, when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5, selects the Tokyo Metropolitan Takahaneda line and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 displays the mobile phone display. Based on the program, as shown in FIG. 10D, route detailed information (regulation location, accident situation, traffic jam information, etc.) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Takahaneda line is displayed on the display screen 4.

(Display mode D) Submenu: To another map (map);
Next, the details of “submenu: go to another map” will be described with reference to FIG.

  On the display screen 4 of the submenu shown in FIG. 11A similar to the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 10B, the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 to select “Go to another map”. When the selection key 8 is selected and the determination key 8 is pressed, the mobile control unit 10 is based on the mobile phone display program, as shown in FIG. The top menu is displayed.

(Display mode E) Submenu: Operation method and information display;
Next, the details of “submenu: operation method” will be described with reference to the upper column in FIG.

  As shown in the upper column (a) of FIG. 12, the time-added road map information similar to that shown in FIG. 7 (b) is displayed on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2, and the 0 key is pressed to display the submenu. When the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 and selects “About the operation method” and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 is based on the mobile phone display program, Character information such as map update is displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in the upper column (b) of FIG.

Next, the details of “submenu: notification display” will be described with reference to the lower column of FIG.
As shown in the lower column (c) of FIG. 12, the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 in a state where a submenu similar to that shown in the upper column (a) of FIG. When “display notification” is selected and the enter key 8 is pressed, the mobile control unit 10 displays the content of notification on the display screen 4 as shown in the lower column (d) of FIG. 12 based on the display program for mobile phone. Display character information.

(Display mode F) Submenu: Route search;
Next, the details of “submenu: route search” will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 and FIGS. 14 to 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14A, when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5, selects “Route Search” and presses the Enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 moves the mobile phone. 14 (b), character information for selecting a departure IC (interchange), which is a route search top screen, is displayed on the display screen 4, and then, as shown in FIG. 14 (c). The IC name selection item is displayed.

  When the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 on the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 14C, selects “Select from route” and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 moves the mobile phone. Based on the display program, an area selection screen is displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG.

  On the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 14 (d), when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5, selects "Metropolitan Expressway" and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 Based on the display program, as shown in FIG. 14 (e), a route selection screen such as a city center loop line belonging to “Metropolitan Expressway”, No. 1 Haneda Line, etc. is displayed on the display screen 4.

  When the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 on the display screen 4 for route selection shown in FIG. 14 (e), for example, selects “Central Loop Line” and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 displays an IC selection screen in which a plurality of IC names belonging to the city center ring line are listed and displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG. 14 (f) based on the display program for mobile phone.

  Next, on the display screen 4 for IC selection shown in FIG. 14 (f), when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5, for example, selects “Kurehatashi” and presses the enter key 8, Based on the display program for mobile phones, the mobile control unit 10 displays the character “Kurehatashi” as the departure point IC on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG. ”And“ Select from history ”are displayed, and a route search setting screen is displayed.

  When the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 on the display screen 4 for setting the route search shown in FIG. 15A, for example, selects “Select from route” and presses the decision key 8, the mobile control is performed. Based on the mobile phone display program, the unit 10 displays area selection screens such as Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway and Kanto Expressway on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG.

  When the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 on the display screen 4 for area selection shown in FIG. 15B and selects, for example, “Kanto Express” and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 Based on the mobile phone display program, as shown in FIG. 15C, a specific route selection screen listing route selection items such as Tomei and Chuo Expressway is displayed on the display screen 4.

  When the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 on the display screen 4 for selecting a specific route shown in FIG. 15C, for example, selects “Chuo Road” and presses the decision key 8, the mobile control is performed. Based on the mobile phone display program, the unit 10 displays an IC selection screen in which a plurality of IC names belonging to the central road are listed and displayed on the display screen 4 as shown in FIG.

  On the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 15D, when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5, for example, selects “Sagamiko” and presses the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 displays the mobile phone display. Based on the program, as shown in FIG. 15 (e), the display screen 4 displays “Departure IC” “Kuretsubashi” and the target IC “Sagamiko” as characters, and also selects the “Start Search” selection item. Display the route search setting screen.

On the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 15 (e), when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 to select “start search” and press the enter key 8, the mobile control unit 10 is used for the mobile phone. Based on the display program, as shown in FIG. 15 (f), an overall route map is displayed on the display screen 4, which is composed of road map basic information and additionally displayed with selection items of route 1, route 2 and route 3.
In the present embodiment, the entire route shown in FIG. 15 (f) is displayed in three modes as shown in FIGS. 16 (a), 16 (b), and 16 (c). These are displayed on the display screen 4 by the operation of the decision key 8 and can be confirmed.

  FIG. 17 shows a route 1 search result screen when the mobile phone operator operates the scroll key 5 to select route 1 and press the enter key 8.

  FIG. 18A shows a display screen 4 similar to the display screen 4 displaying the entire route diagram shown in FIG. 15F, and the mobile phone operator who viewed the display screen 4 shown in FIG. Presses MENU (the 0 key of the numeric keypad) to display a submenu as shown in FIG. 18B, and further selects route 1 in the map switching field and presses the enter key 8 to display the display screen 4 as shown in FIG. A whole Kanto Express route map shown in 18 (c) is displayed.

  FIG. 19A shows a display screen 4 similar to FIG. 18A, and the mobile phone operator who sees the display screen 4 shown in FIG. 19A presses MENU (the 0 key of the numeric keypad). When the submenu as shown in FIG. 19B is pressed to select route 1 in the summary display column and the enter key 8 is pressed, the display screen 4 displays the summary of route 1 shown in FIG. 19C. Is displayed.

  FIG. 20 shows a display example of the entire route diagram when the 0 key of the numeric keys is pressed. In this case, the selection item display of route 1, route 2, and route 3 is deleted from the display screen 4.

(Display mode G) Map (map) switching after route search;
The map switching from the capital high to the Kanto Express after the search result screen of route 1 as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display screen 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  It is assumed that the mobile phone operator gets in the car while holding the mobile phone 2, travels through the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 21, and travels toward the Sagamiko IC on the Chuo Expressway.

  When the distance between the Hachioji IC and the current location of the mobile phone 2 falls within the range of the distance reference based on a preset distance reference (for example, 5 km, etc.) (as conceptually shown in FIG. 22, the mobile phone 2 When the current location of the vehicle enters the gray zone indicating the Kanto Expressway area), as shown in FIG. 22, the operation key / key operation is performed at the upper part of the map display field of the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2 as shown in FIG. The contents display “3: Kanto high-speed map switching” is displayed.

  Here, when the mobile phone operator viewing the display screen 4 presses the 3 key on the numeric keypad as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 21, the mobile control unit 10 displays the display screen 4 on the basis of the mobile phone display program. The display is switched from the vicinity of Hachioji on the Chuo Expressway as shown in FIG.

  As a result, the mobile phone operator can see the time-added road map information belonging to Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway displayed on the display screen 4 and simply press the 3 key on the numeric keypad. It is possible to promptly switch to the additional road map information and accurately grasp the required time between each IC and the traffic jam situation.

  The case where the current location of the mobile phone 2 moves from the Metropolitan Expressway to the Tomei area, from the Metropolitan Expressway to the Kanetsu Expressway area, and from the Metropolitan Expressway to the Tohoku Expressway area, etc. is the same as described above.

  Next, contrary to the case described above, map switching from Kanto Expressway to Metropolitan Expressway will be described with reference to FIGS.

  It is assumed that the mobile phone operator gets in the car while holding the mobile phone 2 and is traveling toward the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway area, for example, near Tomei Kawasaki, Tomei.

  Then, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, based on a preset distance reference (for example, 5 km), for example, when the distance between the Tokyo Tollgate and the current location of the mobile phone 2 falls within the distance reference range (see FIG. 24). As conceptually shown, when the current location of the mobile phone 2 enters a gray zone indicating the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway area), as shown in FIG. 24, an operation key is displayed above the map display field of the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2. -“3: Metropolitan Expressway map switching” which is a key operation content display is displayed.

  Here, when the mobile phone operator viewing the display screen 4 presses the 3 key on the numeric keypad as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, the mobile control unit 10 displays the display screen 4 on the basis of the mobile phone display program. The display is switched to the display of time-added road map information that displays an area east of the Tokyo Tollgate in the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway area.

  As a result, the mobile phone operator can see the time-added road map information belonging to Tomei, which is one of the Kanto high-speed areas displayed on the display screen 4, and simply press the 3 key on the numeric keypad. It is possible to quickly switch to the time-added road map information of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway area, and to accurately grasp the required time between each IC and the traffic jam situation in the Metropolitan Expressway area.

  The case where the current location of the mobile phone 2 moves from the Chuo Expressway area to the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway area, from the Kanetsu Expressway area to the Metropolitan Expressway area, and from the Tohoku Expressway area to the Metropolitan Expressway area is the same as described above.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the road map basic information and the time-added road map information of Metropolitan Expressway and Kanto Expressway are switched and displayed on the display screen 4 of the mobile phone 2. Of course, each map information of another area such as high speed can be switched and displayed.

  The present invention can be applied to various types of mobile phones provided by a plurality of mobile phone operators, and has a system configuration using the mobile phone as described above, and a mobile phone having an information communication function. The present invention can also be applied as a road information distribution display system having a system configuration using an information terminal, a portable terminal in which a mobile phone and a portable notebook personal computer are combined, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Road information delivery display system 2 Mobile phone 3 Operation key 4 Display screen 5 Scroll key 6 * Key 7 # key 8 Enter key 9 Return key 10 Mobile control part 11 GPS information receiving part 11A GPS information storage part 12 Power supply part 13 Operation input Control unit 14 Display control unit 15 Storage unit 16 Transmission / reception unit 17 Modulation demodulation unit 31 Mobile phone communication network 32 Mobile phone line network 33 Mobile phone base station 41 Mobile phone communication computer device 51 Communication network 61 Road map information distribution computer device 62 VICS ( Registered trademark) information receiving unit 63 VICS (registered trademark) information storage unit 64 source map information DB
65 Road Map Basic Information Creation Unit 66 1st DB
67 Time required calculation part 68 Time additional road map information creation part 69 2nd DB
70 Related Character Information Creation Terminal 71 Third DB
72 WEB server 73 Map information server 74 Application DB
75 Application server 91 Financial institution computer equipment

Claims (3)

A mobile phone that includes pre-registered mobile phone operator operation keys and display screens for road map information distribution services;
A mobile phone communication network wirelessly connected to the mobile phone;
A mobile phone communication computer device operated by a mobile phone operator connected to the mobile phone communication network;
A road map information distribution computer device operated by a road map information distribution company that is an application service provider including a mobile phone display program for distributing and displaying road information to the mobile phone;
A communication network for communicating between the mobile phone communication computer device and the road map information distribution computer device;
A road information distribution display system using a mobile phone having
The road map information distribution computer device comprises:
VICS (registered trademark) information collection means that collects traffic information at each point on the road,
A road map basic information including a name display of each point on a plurality of roads in the divided road area and a belt-like road display continuously connecting the points, and a color-coded display of the belt-like road display based on the traffic jam information. Road basic map information creation means to create,
Required time is calculated, and the time additional road map information to create time additional road map information is attached to the required time in the strip road displayed between each point on said plurality of roads on the basis of congestion information of said each point Creating means;
The road map basic information, along with the display the time additional road map information on the display screen of the mobile phone, is to the operation key, key operation content display perform the required operation to display, menu, a corner of the display field of the road map basic information In response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side, a submenu including a selection item of a plurality of routes to be displayed on the part, and a display program for a distribution service including information on a selection result screen of each route corresponding to the selection item An application server for storing
The road map basic information, the time the additional road map information, the operation key key operation contents display, menus, sub-menus, and transmits in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side and stores the selection result screen information for each route A map information server;
Have
The mobile phone
A transmitting / receiving unit that communicates with a road map information distribution computer device via the mobile phone communication network, a mobile phone communication computer device, and the communication network;
A storage unit for storing the mobile phone display program received by the transceiver unit, the road map basic information, and the time-added road map information;
Based on the mobile phone display program, the road map basic information and the time-added road map information are selectively displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone according to the operation of the operation key of the mobile phone operator, and displayed on the display screen. The time-added road map information provides the time required for each point on the road to be viewed by the mobile phone operator, and the route selection result screen selected from the selection items of the plurality of routes is displayed on the mobile phone operator. A portable control unit for visual recognition ,
A road information distribution display system using a mobile phone, characterized by comprising: A mobile phone that includes pre-registered mobile phone operator operation keys and display screens for road map information distribution services;
A mobile phone communication network wirelessly connected to the mobile phone;
A mobile phone communication computer device operated by a mobile phone operator connected to the mobile phone communication network;
A road map information distribution computer device operated by a road map information distribution company that is an application service provider including a mobile phone display program for distributing and displaying road information to the mobile phone;
A communication network for communicating between the mobile phone communication computer device and the road map information distribution computer device;
A road information distribution display system using a mobile phone having
The road map information distribution computer device comprises:
VICS (registered trademark) information collecting means comprising a VICS (registered trademark) information receiving unit and a VICS (registered trademark) information storage unit for receiving and collecting traffic jam information at each point on the road;
A source map information database that stores simple source map information including a name display of each point on a plurality of roads and a belt-like road display that continuously connects the points in association with the latitude and longitude information. Road basic map information creating means comprising a road basic map information creating unit for creating road map basic information in which the belt-like road display is color-coded according to the traffic jam information based on the traffic jam information;
A required time calculation unit that calculates the required time between points on the plurality of roads based on the traffic jam information of each point, and a time addition that adds the calculated required time between the points on the belt-like road display A road basic map information creating unit for creating road map information, a time-added road map information creating means comprising:
The road map basic information and the time-added road map information are displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone, and the operation keys and key operation details display for executing the operations necessary for the display, menus, corners of the display column of the road map basic information are displayed. A mobile phone display program for a distribution service created on the road map information distribution computer apparatus side including a sub-menu including a plurality of route selection items to be displayed on the section and information on a selection result screen of each route corresponding to the selection items An application server that stores data in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side;
The road map basic information, the time the additional road map information, the operation key key operation contents display, menus, sub-menus, and transmits in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side and stores the selection result screen information for each route A map information server;
Have
The mobile phone
A transmitting / receiving unit that communicates with a road map information distribution computer device via the mobile phone communication network, a mobile phone communication computer device, and the communication network;
A storage unit for storing the mobile phone display program received by the transceiver unit, the road map basic information, and the time-added road map information;
Based on the mobile phone display program, the road map basic information and the time-added road map information are selectively displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone according to the operation of the operation key of the mobile phone operator, and displayed on the display screen. The time-added road map information provides the time required for each point on the road to be viewed by the mobile phone operator, and the route selection result screen selected from the selection items of the plurality of routes is displayed on the mobile phone operator. A portable control unit for visual recognition ,
A road information distribution display system using a mobile phone, characterized by comprising: A mobile phone including a display screen on the mobile phone operator side that has been pre-registered for the road map information distribution service;
A mobile phone communication network wirelessly connected to the mobile phone;
A mobile phone communication computer device operated by a mobile phone operator connected to the mobile phone communication network;
A road map information distribution computer device operated by a road map information distribution company that is an application service provider including a mobile phone display program for distributing and displaying road information to the mobile phone;
A communication network for communicating between the mobile phone communication computer device and the road map information distribution computer device;
A mobile phone display program used in a road information distribution display system using a mobile phone having
Delivered from the road map information distribution computer device to the mobile phone side in response to a transmission request from the mobile phone side,
A process of assigning various operation functions to a plurality of operation keys of the mobile phone, and displaying various operation keys / key operation content displays corresponding to the assigned operation keys on the screen of the mobile phone;
A process of switching the screen display of the mobile phone by a key operation corresponding to the operation key / key operation content display;
Display of each point name associated with latitude and longitude information on a plurality of roads in a divided road area transmitted from the road map information distribution computer device to the mobile phone, and a belt-like road display continuously connecting the points In addition, the road map basic information in which the belt-like road display is color-coded based on the traffic jam information and the time required between the points on the plurality of roads calculated on the basis of the traffic jam information of each spot are displayed in the belt-like road display. A process for displaying the attached time-added road map information on the screen of the mobile phone in accordance with the assigned key operation;
Menu necessary for operation, submenu including multiple route selection items to be displayed at the corner of the road map basic information display field, and information on the selection result screen of each route corresponding to the selection items is displayed on the mobile phone screen Processing to
Is executed on the mobile phone side, and a mobile phone display program used in a road information distribution display system using a mobile phone.