JPH0868657A - Guiding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate the setting of a destination by displaying a map for setting the destination based on the address and telephone number of the destination etc., and at the same time display the detailed position of the destination. CONSTITUTION: When a data reception part 38 inputs the address and telephone number of a destination from an electronic organizer, an operation processor 20 stores them at a RAM 203 and retrieves data which match an address list 245 and a telephone number list 246 at a storage 24. Then, a map including the retrieved address data and the telephone number is retrieved from a map database 241 and the retrieved map is displayed on an image display 32 along with the address and telephone number as a map around the destination. Then, when a user specifies a display screen, the processor 20 recognizes the coordinate position. Then, with a current position detected by the current position detector 26 as a starting point, the path to the destination is retrieved and is displayed on the screen and guided. Further, when the destination is near, a more detailed destination map appears for positively guiding the path.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guide device, and more particularly to a guide device capable of easily setting a destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a navigation device has been actively developed as a guide device for guiding a vehicle driver who is not guided on a road to a destination. In the navigation device, first, it is necessary to input the desired destination to the navigation device. The destination is input, for example, by inputting the area name or the telephone number of the destination. In the navigation device, when the area name or the like of the destination is input, the peripheral map corresponding to the area name or the like is called from the map database and displayed on the display. Then, the driver (operator) specifies a predetermined point on the displayed map, and the specified point is set as the destination (point set).

[0003]

However, when setting a destination point, it may not be known where the destination is on the map. In such a case, conventionally, it is necessary to search for the position of the destination on the map on the display screen, and it is also necessary to take out the address book or business card separately and confirm the position on the map. , It was troublesome to set the spot. The same problem may occur when the starting point (current position) is set by the point set.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a guide device which can easily set a point such as a destination or a place of departure.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the invention, input means for inputting destination information regarding one or more destinations, image display means for displaying image information, and input from the input means. Input from the input means together with the map drawing means for drawing the destination setting map corresponding to the destination information on the image display means, and the destination setting map drawn on the image display means by the map drawing means. Within the destination setting map drawn by the map drawing means, an address drawing means for drawing the address of the destination specified by the specified destination information on the image display means,
By designating a destination on the image, the guide device is equipped with a destination setting means for setting the destination to achieve the above-mentioned purpose. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the guidance device according to the first aspect, the destination information is at least one of a telephone number and a feature name, and an address storage unit stores an address corresponding to the destination information. The address drawing means achieves the object by drawing on the image display means the address stored in the address storage means corresponding to the destination information input from the input means. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the guide device according to the first aspect, the input means achieves the object by being a receiving device to which the destination information is input by data communication. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, input means for inputting destination information regarding one or more destinations, image display means for displaying image information, and destination setting corresponding to the destination information input from the input means. A map drawing means for drawing a use map on the image display means, a destination setting map drawn on the image display means by the map drawing means, and a purpose specified by the destination information input from the input means. An address drawing means for drawing the address of the place on the image display means, and a position corresponding to the destination information input by the input means or in the vicinity thereof in the destination setting map drawn by the map drawing means. A mark drawing means for drawing a destination setting mark; a moving means for moving the destination setting mark drawn by the mark drawing means on an image; The point where the mark for destination setting is drawn by a sign drawing means so provided in the guide device and a destination setting unit that sets as the destination to achieve the object.

[0006]

In the guiding device according to the first aspect, the map drawing means draws the destination setting map corresponding to the destination information input from the input means on the image display means. The address drawing means draws on the image display means the address of the destination specified by the destination information input from the input means, together with the destination setting map drawn on the image display means by the map drawing means. . The destination setting means sets the destination by designating a destination on the image in the destination setting map drawn by the map drawing means. In the guiding device according to the second aspect, the address drawing means draws the address stored in the address storage means, which corresponds to the destination information input from the input means, on the image display means. In the guide device according to claim 3,
The destination information is input to the receiving device by data communication. In the guide device according to claim 4, the map drawing means,
A destination setting map corresponding to the destination information input from the input means is drawn on the image display means. The address drawing means draws on the image display means the address of the destination specified by the destination information input from the input means, together with the destination setting map drawn on the image display means by the map drawing means. . The landmark drawing means draws a landmark for setting a destination at a position corresponding to the destination information input by the input means or in the vicinity thereof in the destination setting map drawn by the map drawing means. The moving means moves the destination setting mark drawn by the mark drawing means on the image. The destination setting means sets the point where the destination setting mark is drawn by the mark drawing means as a destination.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the guide device of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a guide device according to this embodiment. This guidance device is a CPU that makes various judgments and controls necessary for route guidance.
An arithmetic processing unit 20 having a (central processing unit) 201, a ROM 202 storing various programs therefor, and a RAM (random access memory) 203 as a working memory is provided. Arithmetic processing device 20
Is a storage device 2 via a bus line 22 such as a data bus.
4, the current position detection device 26, the input device 30, the image display device 32, the audio output device 34, and the data receiving unit 38.

The storage device 24 is a map database 24.
1, intersection data 242, road data 243, and
Other data 2 that stores information for each area such as photo information of characteristic points, hotels in each area, and tourist information
44 are provided. Further, an address list 245 for setting a destination by inputting an address and a telephone number list 246 for setting a destination by inputting a telephone number are stored in the storage device 24. The storage device 24 is a CD-RO.
Various data 241, 242, 24 using M as a storage medium
It stores 3, 244, 245, and 246. Note that this storage medium may be another storage medium as long as it has a large capacity, such as a hard disk, an optical disk,
A magneto-optical disk or the like may be used.

Here, the map database 241 is composed of drawing data for drawing a map in the image display device 32, and each drawing data is hierarchized for each scale of the map. For example, a database having a hierarchical structure is constructed from the topmost layer to Japan, the Kanto region, Tokyo, and Chiyoda ward. Intersection data 242
Is the name of the intersection, its coordinate position, data of the roads forming the intersection, and the like. The road data 243 is
The data is composed of the thickness of each road, the length of the road, prohibition information such as prohibition of entry, information not requiring guidance, etc., as data necessary for route guidance.

The address list 245 is composed of hierarchically-structured address data indicating a prefecture name, a municipality name, a large and small character name, etc., and the address of the lowermost large and small character name data is the map database 241. In, there is data indicating which map is located. That is, each large and small letter name data has address data of drawing data for drawing a map where the address is located. The telephone number list 246 is composed of telephone number data having a hierarchical structure showing an area code, a local number, and a subscriber number, and the subscriber number data in the lowest layer similarly has the telephone number in the map database 241. It has address data indicating whether it belongs to drawing data.

The current position detecting device 26 uses a satellite to measure the absolute position (coordinates represented by latitude and longitude) of the vehicle, which is a GPS (Global Positioning Sistem) receiving device 2.
61, a beacon receiving device 262 that receives position information from beacons arranged on the road, and an orientation sensor 263.
And a distance sensor 264. The GPS receiving device 261 and the beacon receiving device 262 can measure the position independently, but in other cases, the distance sensor 264 is used.
The position is measured by the combination of the direction sensor 263 and the direction sensor 263.

Here, the direction sensor 263 is, for example, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the geomagnetism to determine the direction of the vehicle, a gas rate gyro or an optical fiber that detects the angular velocity of the vehicle and integrates the angular velocity to determine the direction of the vehicle. A gyro sensor such as a gyro, a wheel sensor in which left and right wheel sensors are arranged, and a displacement amount of the azimuth is calculated by detecting the turning of the vehicle by the output pulse difference (difference of moving distance), etc. are used. . The distance sensor 264 uses various methods such as detecting and counting the number of rotations of the wheel, or detecting acceleration and integrating twice.

The voice output device 34 is for outputting guidance information by voice, and the signal processing unit 341 synthesizes a predetermined voice in accordance with a command from the arithmetic processing device 20,
The speaker 342 outputs the data. For example, if you want to turn right / left at the intersection 300m ahead / next, 300m before the intersection that is the guide point or just before the intersection.
Synthesize guidance information such as "Go straight."

The input device 30 is for inputting various operation commands to the guide device. In this embodiment, the input device 30 includes a function key and an image display device 32.
The touch panel is composed of a touch panel and the like for input operation by touching the display screen, but a keyboard, a mouse, a light pen, a joystick, a voice recognition device or the like may be used.

As the image display device 32, a CRT, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display or the like is used. A hologram device that projects a hologram on the windshield of a vehicle may be used. This image display device 3
Reference numeral 2 denotes various kinds of guidance information sent from the arithmetic processing device 20, that is, a map of the current position or the vicinity of the destination, the position of the destination, the current position of the vehicle, the searched route, and a photo image of the characteristic at the guide point. , Map database 24 of storage device 24
1 and other data 244 and the like are drawn and displayed. Further, when the vehicle approaches an intersection requiring a course change, an arrow indicating the distance to the intersection and the direction in which the course should be changed (right turn, left turn) is also displayed.

The data receiving section 38 is adapted to receive data of an address and a telephone number of a destination (hereinafter referred to as "destination specifying data") from an external terminal such as an electronic notebook by optical communication using infrared rays or the like. ing. This destination specifying data is received as detailed address data including large and small letters, for example, when the electronic notebook has detailed address data. The data receiving unit 38 may be one that receives data using FM radio waves or that receives data by wireless mobile communication.

The arithmetic processing unit 20 stores the addresses and telephone numbers matching the destination specifying data received by the data receiving unit 38 in the address list 245 and the telephone number list 24 of the storage unit 24.
The search starts from 6. As described above, the address data and the telephone number data obtained by the search include the address data indicating on which map in the map database 241 the address and the like are located. By searching the drawing data indicated by the address data and supplying it to the image display device 32, a map around the destination is displayed as the destination setting map. In addition, the arithmetic processing device 20 sets a predetermined point on the map around the destination displayed on the image display device 32 as a destination (a point set) by an operation by the driver, etc. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 203.

The arithmetic processing unit 20 is a current position detecting device 2.
The position where the vehicle is currently traveling is recognized as the position on the map by the data map matching process based on the coordinate data of the vehicle detected in 6 and the map database 241 of the storage device 24. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 20 uses the detected current position, the destination input via the data receiving unit 38, the intersection data 242 and the road data 243 of the storage device 24, and the like to create a navigation program stored in the ROM 202. Based on this, a travel route (guidance route) to the destination is searched. The arithmetic processing unit 20 determines the traveling direction of the vehicle from the searched route data and the current vehicle position detected based on the data of the current position detection device 26, and the determination result is displayed as the image display device 32 or the audio output device 34. It is designed to be supplied to. The searched route data is composed of road data to the destination, intersection data, etc.
It is designed to be stored in the AM 203.

FIG. 2 shows a storage area of the RAM 203. As shown in this figure, the RAM 203 has a route data storage area A in which searched route data is stored and a destination data storage area B in which coordinate data (destination data) of a set destination is stored. When,
A destination specifying data storage area C in which the destination specifying data received by the data receiving unit 38 is stored is provided.

Next, the operation of the embodiment thus constructed will be described. In the guidance device of the present embodiment, the destination is first set, and then the route to the set destination is searched for, thereby providing guidance along the searched route.

FIG. 3 shows the flow of processing performed by the guiding apparatus of this embodiment for setting a destination. First,
When the data receiving unit 38 receives the destination specifying data indicating the address and the telephone number of the destination from the electronic notebook or the like (step 1; Y), the arithmetic processing unit 20 stores the received destination specifying data in the RAM 203. Store in the destination specific data storage area C. Then, the address list 245 and the telephone number list 246 in the storage device 24 are searched for data that matches the destination address or telephone number indicated by the received destination specifying data (step 2), and the retrieved address data or telephone number is searched. Based on the address of the drawing data included in the data, the map database 241 is searched for the drawing data of the map including the destination (step 3).

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 20 causes the image display unit 32 to display the drawing data of the map obtained by the search as a map around the destination, and the RA on the map.
The address and telephone number as the destination specifying data stored in M203 are displayed (step 4). FIG. 4 shows the screen of the image display device 32 at this time.
As shown in this figure, on the display surface of the image display device 32,
A map around the destination and a detailed address 40 and telephone number 42 of the destination are displayed. Subsequently, the arithmetic processing device 20
Performs a destination point setting process using the screen shown in FIG. 4 (step 5). That is, when the driver or the like touches the position to be set as the destination on the map on the screen of FIG. 4 and specifies the point of the destination, the arithmetic processing device 20 recognizes the coordinate position (longitude, latitude). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the detailed address 40 of the destination including the large letters and small letters is displayed when the point is set.
The driver or the like can input while confirming the destination point at the displayed address 40.

The destination point may be designated by displaying a cursor on the screen and moving the cursor to a point to be set as a destination. In this case, the cursor can be moved by displaying an arrow indicating the moving direction of the cursor on the screen and touching the arrow, or by arranging the cursor on the cursor movement key of the input device 30 to move to this movement key. It may be performed by the key operation of. Alternatively, the cursor may be moved using a mouse, and a point may be set by clicking.

When the coordinate position of the destination is designated (step 5), the arithmetic processing unit 20 stores the coordinate in the RAM 203.
(Step 6) and the destination setting process ends. When the setting of the destination is completed, the guidance device sets the current position detected by the current position detection device 26 as a departure place, and the CPU 201 of the arithmetic processing device 20 executes a predetermined navigation program to reach the destination. Search for a route. Then, the route guidance to the destination is performed by displaying a map around the current location, the searched route, and an arrow indicating the course direction on the screen of the image display device 32.

The starting point may be set by setting a point on the map screen. That is, data such as an address that identifies the departure place is received from an external terminal such as an electronic notebook (see step 1 in FIG. 3), a map around the departure place is drawn on the image display device 32, and the address and telephone number are also included. Is displayed (see steps 2 to 4). Then, the driver specifies the point of departure on the displayed map while checking the address on the map screen (see step 5) so that the coordinates of the point are stored in the RAM 203 as the point of departure. To do. Further, a passing point on the way to the destination may be set by the same processing as steps 1 to 6.

As described above, in this embodiment, in the point set in the destination setting, the detailed address of the destination is drawn on the image display device 32 together with the map around the destination. Easy to find,
Detailed spot setting can be easily performed. Further, in the above embodiment, without using the input device 30 of the guide device,
Since the destination specifying data is obtained from the data receiving unit 38, the guide device can easily obtain a detailed address including large and small letters by using an electronic notebook or the like having an excellent man-machine interface. it can.

In the above embodiment, the destination designation data received from the electronic notebook or the like was displayed on the screen of the image display device 32 as the address or telephone number. However, instead of the destination designation data, the step 2 The address data and the telephone number data obtained by the search of may be displayed on the map screen when setting the point. In this case, by linking each address data of the address list 245 and each telephone number data of the telephone number list 246 with each other's address data, and making it possible to search the other data from one data, the address or telephone number Even when only one of them is received by the data receiving unit 38, both the address and the telephone number are displayed on the image display device 32.
May be displayed on the screen. As a result, even when only the destination telephone number is transmitted from the external terminal, both the telephone number and the address are displayed when the point is set.

Further, in the above embodiments, the destination specifying data such as the address and the telephone number is used as the destination information. However, for example, the name of a hotel, the name of a golf course, or the name of a public facility such as a city hall is used. The data receiving unit 38 may receive the name of the feature around the ground as the destination specifying data. In the above embodiment, the data receiving section 38 is used as the input means, and the destination specifying data is input from the data receiving section 38. However, the input using the touch panel of the input device 30 or the key input is performed. The destination address, telephone number, etc. may be input.

[0029]

According to the guide device of the present invention, spots can be easily set.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage area of a RAM in the arithmetic processing unit of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of the guide device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen on the image display device of the guide device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 arithmetic processing device 201 CPU 202 ROM 203 RAM 22 bus line 24 storage device 241 map drawing data 242 intersection data 243 road data 244 other data 245 address list 246 telephone number list 26 current position detecting device 261 GPS receiving device 262 beacon receiving device 263 Direction Sensor 264 Distance Sensor 30 Input Device 32 Image Display Device 38 Data Receiver

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting destination information regarding one or more destinations, an image display unit for displaying image information, and a destination setting map corresponding to the destination information input from the input unit. A map drawing means for drawing on the image display means, a destination setting map drawn on the image display means by the map drawing means, and a destination specified by the destination information input from the input means. By designating an address drawing means for drawing an address on the image display means and a destination setting map drawn on the image in the destination setting map drawn by the map drawing means,
A guide device, comprising: a destination setting means for setting the destination. 2. The destination information is at least one of a telephone number and a feature name, and comprises address storage means for storing an address corresponding to the destination information, wherein the address drawing means includes the input means. 2. The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the address stored in the address storage means corresponding to the destination information input from the device is drawn on the image display means. 3. The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is a receiving device to which the destination information is input by data communication. 4. An input unit for inputting destination information about one or more destinations, an image display unit for displaying image information, and a destination setting map corresponding to the destination information input from the input unit. A map drawing means for drawing on the image display means, a destination setting map drawn on the image display means by the map drawing means, and a destination specified by the destination information input from the input means. An address drawing means for drawing an address on the image display means; and a destination at a position corresponding to the destination information input by the input means or in the vicinity thereof in the destination setting map drawn by the map drawing means. A mark drawing means for drawing a place setting mark; a moving means for moving the destination setting mark drawn by the mark drawing means on the image; A guide device, comprising: a destination setting means for setting a point where a destination setting mark is drawn by the image means as a destination.