CN1769842A - Vehicle-mounted apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a vehicle-mounted apparatus whereby a user can easily select and use a Web site in accordance with a point associated with information provided by the Web site and the description of the information. According to the present invention, a precache control unit automatically downloads each Web page of a Web site associated with each point matching a predetermined condition to a page cache memory and displays site icons on respective points corresponding to the downloaded Web sites on a map image. In addition, the precache control unit displays the predetermined type of information extracted by analyzing the description of each Web page of each Web site in a balloon-shaped information window that pops up from the corresponding site icon. When the user selects one of the site icons, a Web browser displays the Web page of the Web site corresponding to the selected site icon.

Description

Car-mounted device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of technology that the Web website utilization of taking the user on automobile is supported.

Background technology

In some cases, the information terminal that will have the web browsing function is loaded on the automobile, and this web browsing function is used for by the Web website on the radio communication access the Internet and browses each Web webpage of Web website.

And, as the technology that the user's that uses this information terminal Web website utilization is supported, following technology has been well-known, this technology is in guider, make the location coordinates in URL on the Internet and the place relevant corresponding in advance with institute's canned data among this URL, store, near and the corresponding URL of location coordinates in the place in automatic visit and current location or the guiding recommended route, with the download of information (for example, patent documentation 1) in storer that is stored among this URL.In addition, adopt this technology, on the map that shows for the current location that guides relative user and recommended route, corresponding to the place of the corresponding location coordinates of URL on show following mark, and whether according to the URL from correspondence changes the display shape of this mark to storer download of information, above-mentioned mark represent be and the corresponding place of URL.And, select according to the user of this mark, demonstrate from be stored in storer the corresponding information that URL downloaded of this mark.

Patent documentation 1 Japanese patent laid-open 10-300490 communique

Generally speaking, for vehicle-mounted information terminal,, be to use the data rate of mobile telephone network lower though utilize mobile telephone network to carry out the connection of the Internet, and, need the long time to the download of the information such as Web webpage that come from Web website on the Internet.

Therefore, as above-mentioned patent documentation 1 described technology, if according to whether from the URL of correspondence with download of information to storer, make the mark shape corresponding that is shown on the map produce variation with each URL, then be varied to before expression downloads the shape finish at mark sometimes, need the long period.In addition, shown mark be varied to expression before downloading the shape finish during, the user can not distinguish whether normally carry out download from the URL corresponding to mark.And, the download from the URL corresponding with mark is being needed under the situation of long period for this reason, even if when normally having carried out download, the user feels also whether such worry is downloaded in normal execution sometimes.In addition, even when in downloading process problem having taken place, the user also can't be known the problem of download, therefore can not take the measure at its problem in advance.

At this, according to above-mentioned patent documentation 1 described technology, because show following mark on map, this mark represents to use the place of the URL visit relevant information of being stored, thus the user can be from the map the information of visit and interested ground spot correlation easily.

But,, can not know which kind of content is the information content that provides from the URL corresponding to mark be before browsing this information in that the user is actual according to this technology.And even for this reason can corresponding relevant place utilize information on the Internet, the content that but is difficult to tackle its information is used.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, technical matters of the present invention is, when the Web website with the ground spot correlation automatically performs the download of Web webpage, with form easily to the Web page download progress situation of user prompt from the Web website.

In addition, technical matters of the present invention is that the user who takes on automobile can select the Web website to be used according to the content both sides of providing the information place of being correlated with and the information that provides simply.

In order to finish above-mentioned problem, the present invention constitutes a kind of car-mounted device that is loaded on the automobile, comprising: navigation sector is used for displayed map, and carries out the route guidance at the user on shown map; Web browser is with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to; Storing mechanism stores following location information at a plurality of places, and this location information makes the location coordinates of expression place geographic coordinate and and provide corresponding with the URL of the Web website of this place relevant information and registers location information afterwards; Web page memory is used for preserving the Web webpage of above-mentioned Web website; Automatically mounted mechanism under, be used for using the URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in the place that meets specified requirements among the place that in above-mentioned storing mechanism, stores location information, visit this Web website by radio communication, and with the Web page download of this Web website in above-mentioned web page memory; Marking of control mechanism, be used for be registered in the corresponding position of location coordinates in the above-mentioned location information and be on the position on the map shown by above-mentioned navigation sector, show tags, in the above-mentioned location information also registration have above-mentioned automatic down mounted mechanism downloading the Web webpage or download after the URL of Web website, and according at the user of this mark operation, the Web webpage of above-mentioned Web browser is visited Web website that downloaded in the above-mentioned web page memory, corresponding with the above-mentioned mark of being operated by the user; Download progress situation indication mechanism, be used for the situation of progress gradually according to the Web page download of the Web website corresponding, each mark shape that is shown on the above-mentioned map is changed gradually with this mark.

According to this car-mounted device, the situation of progress gradually according to the Web page download of Web website, the shape of following mark is changed gradually, this mark is to be presented at for the Web webpage of accepting this Web website being utilized Web browser browse on the place of the Web webpage of downloading the related Web website, thereby the situation of downloading of progress gradually can be prompted to the user.Here, the situation of progress gradually that to download by the operation of this mark shape is prompted to user's form, aspect following, has good convenience, promptly can intuitively grasp corresponding relation between the progress situation of relevant place of Web website and download, and not need to download the required special-purpose display module of progress situation separately by the user.

Thereby, even the user is needing download under the situation of long period, when normally having carried out download, also can know its situation according to the variation of mark shape, therefore can not feel the whether normal so useless worry of download of carrying out.In addition, because can know the generation of download problem, so can take measure in advance at its problem from the grade that stops that mark shape changes.

In addition, in order to finish above-mentioned problem, the present invention constitutes a kind of car-mounted device that is loaded on the automobile, comprising: navigation sector is used for displayed map, and carries out the route guidance at the user on shown map; Web browser is with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to; Storing mechanism stores following location information at a plurality of places, and this location information makes the location coordinates of expression place geographic coordinate and and provide corresponding with the URL of the Web website of this place relevant information and registers location information afterwards; Web page memory is used for preserving the Web webpage of above-mentioned Web website; Automatically mounted mechanism under, be used for using the URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in the place that meets specified requirements among the place that in above-mentioned storing mechanism, stores location information, visit this Web website by radio communication, and with the Web page download of this Web website in above-mentioned web page memory; Marking of control mechanism, be used for be registered in the corresponding position of location coordinates in the above-mentioned location information and be on the position on the map shown by above-mentioned navigation sector, show tags, in the above-mentioned location information also registration have above-mentioned automatic down mounted mechanism downloading the Web webpage or download after the URL of Web website, and according at the user of this mark operation, the Web webpage of above-mentioned Web browser is visited Web website that downloaded in the above-mentioned web page memory, corresponding with the above-mentioned mark of being operated by the user; Web website map is as indication mechanism, be used near each shown on above-mentioned map mark position or and the above-mentioned map that is associated of each mark on the position on show following image, the reflection of the content that comprises in the Web webpage of the Web website that this graphical representation is corresponding with this mark or the part of this Web webpage or this Web webpage.

At this, this car-mounted device also can replace above-mentioned Web webpage map as indication mechanism, perhaps with above-mentioned Web webpage map as indication mechanism together, Web site information indication mechanism is set, be used near each shown on above-mentioned map mark position or and the above-mentioned map that is associated of each mark on the position on show following information, this information is to extract from the Web webpage corresponding to the Web website of this mark.

According to this car-mounted device, since near the mark position or and the above-mentioned map that is associated of each mark on the position on show following image or following information, the reflection of the content that comprises in the Web webpage of the Web website that this graphical representation is corresponding with this mark or the part of this Web webpage or this Web webpage, this information is to extract from the Web webpage corresponding to the Web website of this mark, and above-mentioned mark is at the Web webpage of downloading the related Web website or on the place after downloading, in order to accept by Web browser to the browsing of Web webpage of this Web website and the mark that shows, thereby the user can be known the information content that provides from the Web website corresponding to each mark to a certain extent from the demonstration of this image or information.Thereby, the both sides of the information content that the user can provide according to the relevant place of Web website with from the Web website, select interested Web website to be used by this simple operations of the operation of following mark, the above-mentioned upper and lower information of stating image or being extracted from the Web webpage in position that is marked on the map relevant with this Web website shows the reflection of the content that comprises in the part of this graphical representation Web webpage or this Web webpage or this Web webpage together.In addition, when showing from information that the Web webpage is extracted, under the situation that the just enough users of only shown information use, the user does not need operational label to utilize Web browser to carry out the more multioperation of browsing of this Web website and so on.

In addition, in order to finish above-mentioned problem, the present invention is used for constituting a kind of car-mounted device that is loaded on the automobile, comprising: navigation sector is used for displayed map, and carries out the route guidance at the user on shown map; Web browser is with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to; Storing mechanism stores following location information at a plurality of places, and this location information makes the location coordinates of expression place geographic coordinate and and provide corresponding with the URL of the Web website of this place relevant information and registers location information afterwards; Web page memory is used for preserving the Web webpage of above-mentioned Web website; Automatically mounted mechanism under, be used for using the URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in the place that meets specified requirements among the place that in above-mentioned storing mechanism, stores location information, visit this Web website by radio communication, and with the Web page download of this Web website in above-mentioned web page memory; Marking of control mechanism, be used for be registered in the corresponding position of location coordinates in the above-mentioned location information and be on the position on the map shown by above-mentioned navigation sector, show tags, in the above-mentioned location information also registration have above-mentioned automatic down mounted mechanism downloading the Web webpage or download after the URL of Web website, and according at the user of this mark operation, the Web webpage of above-mentioned Web browser is visited Web website that downloaded in the above-mentioned web page memory, corresponding with the above-mentioned mark of being operated by the user; Web station search mechanism, within the Web webpage that is used for from above-mentioned web page memory, being stored, the Web webpage that retrieval has following content, and make with the Web webpage that retrieves under the corresponding above-mentioned mark display shape of Web website different with other above-mentioned mark display shapes, foregoing meets the search key by user's appointment.

According to this car-mounted device, the user can retrieve the Web webpage of the content with information of interest from the web page memory behind the Web webpage of downloading the Web website.And, can know the Web website relevant place affiliated according to the mark display shape that shows on this place with the Web webpage that retrieves.

Thereby, the both sides of the information content that the user can provide according to the relevant place of Web website with from the Web website, select interested Web website to be used by this simple operations of the operation of following mark, show with the shape different on the above-mentioned position that is marked on the map of being correlated with other marks with this Web website.

In addition, in order to finish above-mentioned problem, the present invention is in the car-mounted device on being loaded into automobile, to possess: navigation sector is used for displayed map and carry out route guidance at the user on shown map; Web browser is with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to; Storing mechanism stores following location information at a plurality of places, and this location information is to make the location coordinates of expression place geographic coordinate and provide corresponding with the URL of the Web website of this place relevant information and to register location information afterwards; Icon generates mechanism, be used for to meet the place of specified requirements among the place that in above-mentioned storing mechanism, stores location information as the object place, at each object place, use the Web website URL that is registered in the location information in this object place, visit this Web website by radio communication, and obtain the Web webpage of this Web website, thereby the Web website URL that is registered in should the location information in object place is generated following icon, the reflection of the content that comprises in the Web webpage that this icon representation is obtained or the part of this Web webpage or this Web webpage; Icon display mechanism, be used at above-mentioned each object place, corresponding with the location coordinates registered in the above-mentioned location information in this object place and on the position on the shown map of above-mentioned navigation sector, show for this object place to generate the icon that mechanism generated by above-mentioned icon; Web site access control gear is used for according to the user's operation at the shown above-mentioned icon of above-mentioned icon display mechanism, makes the Web webpage of the corresponding Web website of the icon URL that above-mentioned Web browser visit and aforesaid operations cross.

According to this car-mounted device, because at the registered place that this Web website of the relevant information of providing is arranged, with this place corresponding map on the position on show following icon, this icon representation provide with the part of the Web webpage of this Web website of this place relevant information or this Web webpage or this Web webpage in the reflection of the content that comprises, thereby the user can be known the information content that provides from the Web website corresponding to each icon to a certain extent according to the demonstration of this icon.Thereby, the both sides of the information content that the user can provide according to the relevant place of Web website with from the Web website, select interested Web website to be used by this simple operations of the operation of following icon, this icon display is on the position on the map relevant with this Web website.

At this, when this car-mounted device shows recommended route represented on this map together in the recommended route of the destination that above-mentioned navigation sector search arrival is set by the user and with above-mentioned map, it is along the line also the place that meets above-mentioned specified requirements can be made as the recommended route that above-mentioned recommended route search mechanism searched out, and perhaps near the location coordinates this recommended route is registered to the place in the location information.

In addition, this car-mounted device also can be in above-mentioned navigation sector, for each place that stores location information in the above-mentioned storing mechanism, with the location information in this place in show the registered place mark on the position on the location coordinates corresponding map registered, and in above-mentioned icon display mechanism, for above-mentioned each object place, by generating the icon that mechanism generated by above-mentioned icon for this object place, replace to for this object place by the shown registered place mark of above-mentioned navigation sector, carry out the demonstration of this icon.

In addition, in order to finish above-mentioned problem, the present invention is in the car-mounted device on being loaded into automobile, to possess: navigation sector, be used for searching the recommended route of the destination that sets by the user, and represented above-mentioned recommended route on displayed map and the map; Web browser is with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to; Storing mechanism stores following location information at a plurality of places, and this location information is to make the location coordinates of expression place geographic coordinate and the corresponding and registration location information afterwards of URL with the Web website of this place relevant information is provided; Icon generates mechanism, be used for among the place that in above-mentioned storing mechanism, stores location information, near along the line or this recommended route of the recommended route that above-mentioned recommended route search mechanism is searched location coordinates is registered to place in the location information as the object place, at each object place, use the URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in this object place, visit this Web website by radio communication, and obtain the Web webpage of this Web website, thereby to the Web website URL that is registered in should the location information in object place, generate following icon, the reflection of the content that comprises in the Web webpage that this icon representation is obtained or the part of this Web webpage or this Web webpage; Icon configuration picture indication mechanism, be used for the corresponding order in proper order of pass through according to each the object place with along the driving of above-mentioned recommended route the time, display icon configuration picture, this icon configuration picture configuration pin generates each icon that mechanism generated to above-mentioned each object place by above-mentioned icon; Web site access control gear is used for making above-mentioned Web browser visit the Web webpage of the corresponding Web website of the icon URL that crosses with aforesaid operations according to the user's operation to the above-mentioned icon in the shown icon configuration picture of icon configuration picture indication mechanism.

According to this car-mounted device, because when setting out recommended route, near for recommended route the along the line or recommended route each place, demonstration is with pass through the icon configuration picture that order disposed of following icon by each place, this icon representation provide with the part of the Web webpage of this Web website of this place relevant information or this Web webpage or this Web webpage in the reflection of the content that comprises, thereby the user can be according to the demonstration of this icon configuration picture, grasp at once on recommended route is along the line, which kind of which kind of place exist in proper order with, with predetermined reference after offering.In addition, can browse providing, thereby obtain the more detailed information in this place by this simple operations of operation of icon with the Web website of its place relevant information.

At this, this car-mounted device also can comprise the place classification information that is used for representing the place classification in above-mentioned location information, and in above-mentioned icon configuration picture indication mechanism, each place classification shown in the place classification information that comprises in the location information at the object place, above-mentioned icon is generated each icon that mechanism generated classify, and be disposed on the above-mentioned icon configuration picture.Therefore, the user utilizes the Web website to become easy according to the place classification.

In addition, this car-mounted device also can dispose in the picture indication mechanism at icon, on above-mentioned icon configuration picture and above-mentioned icon together, show following distance or following predicted time, this distance is to arrive above-mentioned icon to generate the distance that mechanism has generated the object place of this icon, above-mentioned predicted time be generate the object place that mechanism generated this icon by above-mentioned icon before the needed time.

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, when the Web website with the ground spot correlation carries out the download of Web webpage automatically, can be to the user with form prompting with convenience Web page download progress situation from the Web website.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user who takes on automobile can select the Web website to be used according to the both sides of providing the information place of being correlated with and the information content that provides simply.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the related infosystem structure of expression embodiment of the present invention.

What Fig. 2 represented is map datum and the service data that the related onboard system of embodiment of the present invention keeps.

Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the processing carried out of expression the present invention's the 1st embodiment related onboard system.

Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of the demonstration example of the related onboard system of the present invention's the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of the demonstration example of the related onboard system of the present invention's the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of the processing carried out of expression the present invention's the 2nd embodiment related onboard system.

Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of the demonstration example of the related onboard system of the present invention's the 2nd embodiment.

Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of the processing carried out of expression the present invention's the 3rd embodiment related onboard system.

Fig. 9 is the synoptic diagram of the demonstration example of the related onboard system of the present invention's the 3rd embodiment.

Figure 10 is the process flow diagram of the processing carried out of expression the present invention's the 4th embodiment related onboard system.

Figure 11 is the synoptic diagram of the demonstration example of the related onboard system of the present invention's the 4th embodiment.

Figure 12 is the synoptic diagram of the demonstration example of the related onboard system of the present invention's the 4th embodiment.

Embodiment

Below, describe for embodiments of the present invention.

At first, the 1st embodiment is described.

Fig. 1 represents the infosystem structure that present embodiment is related.

As shown in the figure, structure of information system comprises: onboard system 1 is loaded on each automobile; The Internet 2 is used for taking in onboard system 1 by radio communication; A plurality of Web servers 3 are connected with the Internet 2.And, on each Web server 3, make up one or more Web websites that constitute by one or more Web webpages respectively.

In addition, onboard system 1 possesses: control device 10; Operating portion 11; Display device 12; Radio communication device 13 is used for being connected with the Internet 2; Vehicle-state sensor 14; GPS receiver 15.And the structure of control device 10 is, possesses: map datum storage part 101 is memory storages of HDD etc.; Current state operational part 102; GUI control part 103 is used for to using the operating portion 11 and the user of display device 12 and the input and output between each one of onboard system to handle; Route search section 104; Storer 105; Control part 106; Guiding image production part 107; Web browser 108; Communication control unit 109; Pre-high-speed cache control part 110; Memory cache device 111; Exterior terminal interface 112 is used for connecting exterior terminals 4 such as PDA or mobile phone (pocket telephone) 4, and making it can dismounting.

At this, radio communication device 13 for example is the mobile phone that is referred to as portable phone etc., and radio communication device 13 is connected with the Internet 2 by mobile telephone network in this case.In addition, vehicle-state sensor 14 is sensor combinations that aspect sensor and vehicle speed sensor etc. are used for detecting various vehicle-states, and this aspect sensor is angular acceleration transducer or geomagnetic sensor etc., and this vehicle speed sensor is a vehicle speed pulse sensor etc.

But, the part of top onboard system 1 can be used as the cpu circuit that possesses following general structure and constitutes on hardware, and this moment as each one that cpu circuit constituted as realizing that by carry out the step that preprepared program specialized by microprocessor above-mentioned general structure has the peripheral components of microprocessor, storer, other graphic process unit and geometrical processor etc.In addition, this in this case program also can offer cpu circuit by recording medium and suitable communication path.

Below, as shown in Figure 2, in map datum storage part 101, store the map datum and the service data of expression map.In addition, service data comprises the place record, this place record be for the place that has interest as the user previously selected a plurality of places set separately.And, storage in the record of place: the place identifier, give to the place is unique; The place classification is used for representing classifications such as the dining room in place or theme park; Place name is the title in place; Location coordinates is used for representing the latitude and longitude coordinates in place; Web website URL is used for representing the URL of Web website homepage (homepage) with the ground spot correlation; The telephone number in place; Location address is used for representing the address in place; The place describes in detail, is other various information relevant with the place.

And in this structure, the processing below the current state operational part 102 of onboard system 1 is carried out repeatedly.

That is to say, current state operational part 102 is for the current location of inferring according to the output of vehicle-state sensor 14 and GPS receiver 15, map match processing between the map around enforcement and the following current location etc., and will be similar to the most correct coordinate and be similar to the most correct direction as current location as current direct of travel, be defined as current location and the current orientation of advancing respectively, and be set in the storer 105, above-mentioned current location is shown in the map datum of being read from map datum storage part 101 and last determined current location.

In addition, control part 106 is accepted the setting of destination from the user by operating portion 11, GUI control part 103, and it is set in the storer 105 according to user's destination setting request.Then, if control part 106 has been accepted the setting of destination, then make route search section 104 search the recommended route of destination.Route search section 104 is read the map datum of necessary geographic range from map datum storage part 101, the current location that the shortest cost model computing that waits appointment sets from storer 105 according to distance is to the minimum cost route of destination, be used as recommended route, and the recommended route that calculates is set in the storer 105.

In addition, if set current location becomes near the destination in control part 106 storeies 105, then determine the destination and arrive, and the destination and the recommended route that are arranged in the storer 105 are removed processing.

Then, guiding image production part 107 is institute's map data stored in the data store according to the map, the map image of map making indication range, this map indication range are to be calculated by control part 106 according to the map displaying ratio chi that sets on current location set in the storer 105 and its moment point.In addition, on the map image of drawing out, generate the guiding image drawn following figure, and be shown on the display device 12, set current location, recommended route and destination in the above-mentioned diagrammatic representation storer 105 by GUI control part 103.

Fig. 3 a is used for representing so to be shown in the guiding image 300 on the display device 12, and expression on the map image 301 around the current location: current location mark 302 is used for representing current location; Route figure 303 is used for representing the recommended route that the map indication range is interior; Destination tag 304 is used for representing the destination.

Then, Web browser 108 is by communication control unit 109, radio communication device 13 and the Internet 2, to the Web website on the Web server 3, download by the Web webpage of the specified URL of user or pre-high-speed cache control part 110, and be shown on the display device 12.In addition, when the Web webpage of being downloaded is not stored in the memory cache device 111, this Web webpage is saved in the memory cache device 111.But, when the Web webpage by the specified URL of user or pre-high-speed cache control part 110 has downloaded in the memory cache device 111, do not carry out Web page download, and read this Web webpage, be shown on the display device 12 from memory cache device 111 from the Internet 2.Also have, as described below, in memory cache device 111, utilize pre-high-speed cache control part 110, by communication control unit 109, radio communication device 13 and the Internet 2, for each Web website is downloaded each the Web webpage that constitutes the Web website and stored.In addition, also download the information of finishing by pre-high-speed cache control part 110 storages in memory cache device 111, the Web site identity that whole Web page download are finished in the information representation Web website is finished in this download.

Below, the processing for pre-high-speed cache control part 110 is carried out describes.

Fig. 4 a represents that the pre-high-speed cache that pre-high-speed cache control part 110 is carried out starts the process of handling.

At this, this pre-high-speed cache starts to be handled when accessory power supply (ACC) connection by automobile has started onboard system 1, is just begun.

And as shown in the figure, in this is handled, check that at first the user sets the place and whether has been set in the storer 105 (step 402).Here, set the place as user in advance in storer 105, registration has the place identifier of the place record in the selected place of user.That is to say, if accepted setting request on the map that the user sets the place from the user by operating portion 11, GUI control part 103, then control part 106 is shown in Fig. 3 a, accept the appointment of arbitrary region 311 on the map image 301 of guiding image 300 from the user, and will have accept the place record of location coordinates in the zone 311 the place identifier be set in the storer 105, be used as the user and set the place.In addition, set request if accepted the retrieval that the user sets the place from the user by operating portion 11, GUI control part 103, then control part 106 is accepted as search key place name, place classification or address etc. from the user, and the place identifier that will comprise the place record of the content consistent with accepting search key is set in the storer 105, is used as the user and sets the place.That is to say that if for example specified " address=Tokyo " by the user as search key, then the place identifier of each place record that the address in the Tokyo is registered as location address is set in the storer 105, is used as the user and sets the place.

And when in storer 105, not setting this user and setting the place, enter into step 406.On the other hand, when in storer 105, having set the user and having set the place, extract the following place record among the place record shown in the place identifier that the user sets the place, and be each the place record that is extracted, startup is the pre-cache handles (step 404) of Object Web website with the Web website shown in the Web website URL of place record, enter into step 406, above-mentioned place record is that the whole Web webpages of Web website shown in the Web website URL that is registered in the record of place are not downloaded to the place record in the memory cache device 111 as yet.For this pre-cache handles, will be described below.Also have, whether whole Web webpages of Web website have downloaded in the memory cache device 111, are to finish information according to the download of memory cache device 111 to judge.

And in step 406, the action of supervision new settings recommended route in storer 105, if set new recommended route in storer 105, then with reference to the selected following place record of map datum (step 408), this place record has the location coordinates in the place relevant with recommended route.Here, the so-called place relevant with recommended route refers to, near the place destination and the recommended route etc.

Then, extract the following place record among the record of selected place, and be each the place record that is extracted, startup is the pre-cache handles (step 410) of Object Web website with the Web website shown in the Web website URL of place record, and above-mentioned place record is that each the Web webpage of Web website shown in the Web website URL that is registered in the record of place does not download to the place record in the memory cache device 111 as yet.Then, turn back to the supervision of the new recommended route setting of step 406.

Below, the pre-cache handles for after starting in step 404 that starts processing at pre-high-speed cache and the step 410 describes.

Fig. 4 b represents the process of this pre-cache handles.

As shown in the figure, in this pre-cache handles, at first by communication control unit 109, radio communication device 13 and the Internet 2, the Object Web website on the visit Web server 3, and the download (step 452) of the whole Web webpages of beginning Object Web website.The download of Object Web website is at first downloaded the Object Web website homepage shown in the Web website URL of Object Web website as the Object Web webpage, and following Web webpage downloaded successively as the Object Web webpage, this Web webpage be use among the link the other side Web webpage shown in the hyperlink that comprises in the Web webpage of being downloaded, its URL is the Web webpage of the URL below the file that directly comprises Object Web website homepage.And, later on by before not having the Object Web webpage of not downloading, carrying out repeatedly, download following Web webpage successively as the Object Web webpage, this Web webpage be use among the link the other side Web webpage shown in the hyperlink that comprises in each Web webpage of being downloaded, its URL is the Web webpage of the URL below the file that directly comprises Object Web website homepage.But when the Object Web webpage had stored in the memory cache device 111, the download of its Web webpage was omitted.Also have, each Web webpage is corresponding the storing in the memory cache device 111 of sign that makes the affiliated Web website of the URL of loading source and this Web webpage.

That is to say, the Web of Object Web website website URL with

" http://www.aaa.co.jp/home/ " or

「http://www.aaa.co.jp/home/bb.html」

When representing, at first with the Web website homepage shown in this Web website URL as the Object Web webpage after, the Web webpage that utilizes following hyperlink will be linked on the Object Web webpage is downloaded as the Object Web webpage successively, and this hyperlink is that URL among the interior hyperlink of Object Web webpage, its link the other side has the hyperlink that " http://www.aaa.co.jp/home/ " is used as initial character string.

Then, if begun the download of Object Web website, then by GUI control part 103, on the corresponding position of location coordinates on the map image 301 of guiding image 300, that write down with the place of the Web website URL that stores the Object Web website, show following website icon (step 454), this website icon representation will with the Web page download of the Object Web website of this ground spot correlation in the process of memory cache device 111 or download and finish.Also have, also can show the place name of being stored in the place record in the place corresponding with the Object Web website simultaneously this moment near the site map target.

Then, the download completion rate (step 456) of operand Web website, and according to the download completion rate that calculates makes the site map ennuple shape of the Object Web website that is showing change (step 458).Download completion rate and be as the download of the Object Web website of being distinguished before so far finish Web webpage number to the ratio of whole Web webpage numbers or the download of the Object Web website of being distinguished so far finish size of data to the ratio of total data size etc., ask for.But, if the Object Web website is a Web website of once having downloaded whole Web webpages before this, the download that then also can be used as the Object Web website when downloading at last before this finish Web webpage number to the ratio of whole Web webpage numbers or the download of the Object Web website when downloading at last before this finish size of data to the ratio of total data size etc., come computing to download completion rate.Perhaps, the whole Web webpage numbers and the data volume of this Web website also can be described in the homepage of each Web website, the download of finishing the Object Web website that Web webpage number asks for to the ratio of whole Web webpage numbers or according to this description as the download of the Object Web website of asking for according to this description is finished size of data to the ratio of total data size etc., comes computing to download completion rate.Also have, whole Web webpage numbers of Object Web website also can wait according to the Web webpage number in Web webpage that has titles such as " sitemap " in the Object Web website or the following Object Web website and ask for, or the like, the Web webpage number in this Object Web website be shown in the hyperlink that sets on " site map " character string in the Web webpage in the Object Web website and be contained in Web webpage number in the Object Web website shown in the hyperlink in the Web webpage in the Object Web website.

And Fig. 3 b is used for representing the website icon display of so carrying out.As shown in the figure, in this example, on 3 places on the map image 301, following website icon 321,322,323 adopts the corresponding shape of download completion rate with its Web website to show, these website icon 321,322,323 expressions will with the Web page download of the Web website of its ground spot correlation in the process of memory cache device 111 or download and finish.

At this, this website icon display be predefined shown in Fig. 3 c for example with downloading the corresponding shape of completion rate.Express on the left-hand right side from accompanying drawing, along with downloading completion rate from 0% variation that is varied to 100% site map ennuple shape.As shown in the figure, express in this example, its download completion rate of website icon increases, and data are full of drum.

Now turn back to Fig. 4,, monitor that then the generation (step 460) and the Object Web website of the selection operation of being made by the user of shown icon downloaded the generation of finishing (step 462) if demonstrate the website icon of Object Web website.

Then, taking place to carry out the processing of step 456 and 458 repeatedly before a certain, the download completion rate of upgating object Web website, and the corresponding site map ennuple of the download completion rate shape of the Object Web website after change and the renewal.

On the other hand, if finished the download of Object Web website, then finish the sign (step 464) of registry object Web website in the information in the download of memory cache device 111, and the generation (step 466) of the selection operation made by the user of the site map target of waiting for shown Object Web website, if the selection operation that the site map target is made by the user has taken place, has then entered into step 468.

On the other hand, during selection operation that the website icon that shown Object Web website taken place before the download of Object Web website is finished is made by the user (step 460), then stop the download (step 470) of Object Web website, and enter into step 468.

Then, if entered into step 468, then when Web browser 108 starts, it is not started, and be assigned to Web browser 108 by URL with Object Web website homepage, make Web browser 108 show these homepages, and turn back to the generation of the selection operation that the site map target of the monitored object Web website of step 466 made by the user.Also have, Web browser 108 is when the Web of the URL that will visit webpage has been saved in the memory cache device 111 as mentioned above, do not carry out the download from the Web website on the Internet 2 of this Web webpage, used and read in this Web webpage from memory cache device 111.

Fig. 3 d expresses, and is so demonstrated the state of Web webpage by Web browser 108.In illustrated example, user's selection operation of response website icon 321, Web browser 108 will the Web website homepages corresponding with website icon 321, are shown in the web browsing window 330 that Web browser 108 sets on guiding image 300.

Above, the pre-high-speed cache of carrying out for pre-high-speed cache control part 110 starts processing and pre-cache handles, is illustrated.Also have, pre-high-speed cache control part 110 is except that top processing, also carry out following processing etc., elapsed time (for example surpassed the fixed time after this was treated to the deletion download, 1 hour or 1 day) be stored in the Web webpage of the Web website in the memory cache device 111, and cooperate this deletion, the more newly downloaded information of finishing, thereby finish with the pre-cache handles of the Web website behind the deletion Web webpage, and delete the shown website icon of this pre-cache handles as the Object Web website.

As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, can change gradually by making place demonstration and the following site map target shape relevant with this Web website, give the user with the condition notification of progress gradually that the Web website is downloaded, this website icon utilizes Web browser 108 to browse to show in order to accept Web webpage to this Web website.Thereby, even the user is needing download under the situation of long period, also can when the download of normal execution Web website, know its situation according to the variation of site map ennuple shape, therefore do not download whether normally do not carry out so useless worry.In addition, because can be by stopping of changing of site map ennuple shape etc., know the generation of download problem, thereby can take measure in advance at its problem.At this, this operation by site map ennuple shape comes the user is downloaded the form of the prompting of state of progress gradually, it is the form that has good convenience in the following areas, be that the user can intuitively grasp the association between the progress situation of relevant place of Web website and download, and do not need to download the required special-purpose display module of progress situation separately.

Yet, in the superincumbent pre-cache handles, also can be simultaneously in the site map target of display object Web website, show the information of the Web webpage of being downloaded from the Object Web website.

For example shown in Fig. 5 a, to resolve the appointment classification information of being extracted to the Web web page contents that downloads to the Object Web website in the memory cache device 111, with the place name of being registered in the place record in the place corresponding or the title of Web website homepage etc. with this Object Web website together, be shown in from the set messagewindow 501 of site map target dialog box shape.For example, in illustrated example, following two messagewindows 501 show with the dialog box shape from corresponding website icon 321,323 respectively, above-mentioned two messagewindows, one demonstrates Web webpage from the Web website corresponding with website icon 321 as the business hours information of specifying classification information to extract, and another demonstrates Web webpage from the Web website corresponding with website icon 323 as the business hours information of specifying classification information to extract.

At this, the extraction of this appointment classification information from the Web webpage and for example wait to the demonstration of messagewindow 501 and to carry out by following processing, if this is treated to the appointment classification information of extracting is the business hours, then will be made as search key as the predetermined statements of statement relevant such as " business hours ", " opening the door the time ", " lockups " with the business hours, each Web webpage that search is downloaded, and the corresponding statement that searches, be extracted in the time statement part of describing in the Web webpage, be shown in the messagewindow 501.Also have, the Context resolution that downloads to the Web webpage of the Object Web website in the memory cache device 111 is that the Web webpage of each downloaded object Web website all carries out for the Web webpage of being downloaded before the extraction success of this appointment classification information with the extraction of specifying classification information.And, in the extraction success of specifying classification information, show info window 501.

In addition, when like this messagewindow 501 and website icon being shown together, search for the image of following image file, and when searching the sort of image, infer and the image that this image is this place guiding map, and setting " map " button 502 shows in messagewindow 501, above-mentioned image file is contained in some Web webpages of the Object Web website that downloads in the memory cache device 111, and has character strings such as " map ", " accessmap ", " annnaizu " in filename.Then, user's operation of " map " button 502 is somebody's turn to do in response, shown in Fig. 5 b, the image 503 that searches is shown on the guiding image 300.

Also have, the Web webpage is to adopt structured language such as XML/XHTML to be described, and (for example in the project category information that comprises each display element project category of expression Web webpage, label) time, can be according to this project category information, be shown in the search from the Web webpage and the extraction of the information such as business hours in the messagewindow 502, and the search and the extraction from image Web webpage of guiding map.

In addition, in the superincumbent pre-cache handles, also can replace the demonstration of top the sort of messagewindow 501, perhaps with the demonstration of top the sort of messagewindow 501 together, in company with the reflection (image) of website icon display object Web website homepage.

That is to say, in pre-cache handles, if the homepage of Object Web website is present in the memory cache device 111, then generate the image of the display map be used for representing this homepage, and on guiding image 300, make it website icon with the Object Web website as preview image and be associated and show.Fig. 5 c is used for representing that so performed preview image shows, in this example as shown in the figure, the preview image 511 of the Web website homepage that the preview image 511 of the Web website homepage that expression is corresponding with website icon 321 and expression and website icon 323 are corresponding, respectively and from corresponding website icon 321,323 extension line together, be shown in the guiding image 300 on.Also have, identical when selecting by the user when this preview image is selected by the user corresponding to the website icon of preview image 511, the Web website homepage corresponding to preview image 511 is shown on the Web browser 108.Also have,, also can replace the image of indicated object Web website homepage reflection, and use following image, the reflection of the contents such as image that comprise in the reflection of this homepage part of this graphical representation or this homepage as preview image.

So, the demonstration of preview image 511 by expression Web website homepage reflection and the appointment classification information extracted from the Web webpage of this Web website, the user can be provided by the information content to a certain extent that provide from corresponding to each site map target Web website.Thereby, the both sides of the information content that the user can provide according to the relevant place of Web website with from the Web website, on the position on the map relevant with this Web website, operating this simple operations by following site map target selects interested Web website to be used, above-mentioned website icon is to reach the appointment classification information of being extracted from the Web webpage with preview image 511 to be shown together, and the reflection of the content that comprises in the part of above-mentioned preview image 511 expression Web webpages or this Web webpage or this Web webpage.In addition, when showing, be that the user does not need active station point icon to utilize Web browser 108 to carry out the more multioperation of browsing of this Web website and so under the shown just enough users of the information situation about using from appointment classification information that the Web webpage is extracted.

And pre-high-speed cache control part 110 is except that top processing, if having sent to download from the user by operating portion 11, GUI control part 103 finishes the instruction of Web station search, then carries out the retrieval process shown in following.

That is to say, at first shown in Fig. 5 d, on guiding image 300, show retrieval window 520, and accept the input of search key from the user.Then, among the Web webpage of being preserved from memory cache device 111, retrieval comprises the Web webpage of search key, and extracts the Web website under the Web webpage that retrieves.

Then, make the shape of website icon display of the shape of website icon display of the corresponding Web website that is extracted and in addition Web website different.In the example of Fig. 5 d, website icon 521 and website icon 524 be with the Web webpage that comprises search key under the corresponding website icon of Web website, and show as shown in the figure, with the shape of more emphasizing than the website icon 522,523 of correspondence Web website in addition.

Also have, after the website icon that shows after producing difference is selected by the user, make corresponding to its site map target Web website homepage to be shown on the Web browser 108, this is with top identical.

So, the user just can be from the memory cache device 111 behind the Web webpage of downloading the Web website, the Web webpage that retrieval has the information of interest content.And, can know the Web website relevant place affiliated according to the shape that is shown in the website icon display on this place with the Web webpage that retrieves.

Thereby, the both sides of the information content that the user can provide according to the relevant place of Web website with from the Web website, operate this simple operations by following site map target and select interested Web website to be used, this site map is marked on to be emphasized on the position on the map relevant with this Web website to show.

Above, for the 1st embodiment of the present invention, be illustrated.

Below, the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described.

Pre-cache handles in the 2nd embodiment the infosystem that above-mentioned the 1st embodiment is related replaces to pre-cache handles shown in Figure 6.

In addition, in the guiding image production part 107 of onboard system 1, except the destination tag 304 of the current location mark 302 of expression current location, the route figure 303 of representing recommended route in the map indication range and expression destination, also on the map image 301 around the current location, generate the guiding image 300 of expression place icon, and be shown on the display device 12 by GUI control part 103.

On the position on the map image 301 shown in the location coordinates of the service data place record that the place icon display is stored in map datum storage part 101.In addition, as the shape of place icon, use corresponding among the ready figure of place institute in advance of all categories with the classification graph of a correspondence shown in the place classification of place record, the perhaps figure that sets of the place of writing down for each place by the user in advance.But, show that point diagram target place record is what to select according to user's setting accordingly among each place record of the service data of being stored in the map datum storage part 101.That is to say, guiding image production part 107 is according to user's setting, only show the place icon, perhaps only for record demonstration place, the place icon of location coordinates with close recommended route for place record with user-selected locality classification that goes out.

Fig. 7 a is used for representing so shown guiding image 300, expresses on map image 301: the place icon 701 of place record, and its place classification is the hotel; The place icon 702 of place record, its place classification is the dining room; The place icon 703 of place record, its place classification is the museum; The place icon 704 of place record, its place classification is the hand-pulled noodles shop; The place icon 705 of place record, its place classification is the hotel.Also have, this place icon also can be contained in the guiding image 300 and shows in above-mentioned the 1st embodiment.

Below, the pre-cache handles for the pre-high-speed cache control part 110 of onboard system 1 in this 2nd embodiment is carried out describes.

Fig. 6 is illustrated in the process of the pre-cache handles of carrying out in the 2nd embodiment.

As shown in the figure, pre-high-speed cache for Fig. 4 a starts the pre-cache handles of handling after each the Object Web website that sets starts respectively, if start, then by communication control unit 109, radio communication device 13 and the Internet 2, Object Web website on the visit Web server 3, and the download (step 602) of whole Web webpages of beginning Object Web website.The download of Object Web website is adopted and is carried out with the related identical method of pre-cache handles of above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, each Web web storage of being downloaded is in memory cache device 111, and the sign of the Web website under the URL that makes loading source and this Web webpage is corresponding.

Then, if finished the download (step 604) of Object Web website homepage, then from the homepage of being downloaded, generate the image (step 605) that uses as the place icon.Be used as the image that the place icon uses as this, both can use the image that all or part of reflection of homepage is dwindled into the appointed place icon sizes, also can use the image that the image that comprises in the homepage and satisfy specified requirements (rated condition) is dwindled into the appointed place icon sizes.Perhaps, in the time of also can in homepage, comprising the image that satisfies specified requirements, to dwindle into the image of appointed place icon sizes to its image as being used as the image that the place icon uses, and when the sort of image is not contained in the homepage, will dwindle into the image of appointed place icon sizes to all or part of reflection of homepage as being used as the image that the place icon uses.

At this, this being made as is used as the image that the place icon uses and the above-mentioned specified requirements that is contained in the image in the homepage is, is to be contained in image size in the homepage than the initial image that shows in the homepage of specifying among the big image of size.But the image file name that also can further make up its image on this condition comprises the condition of character strings such as " image ", " photo " etc., is used.But, the Web webpage be the project category information that adopts the described webpage of structured language such as XML/XHTML and comprise each display element project category of expression Web webpage (for example, label) time, can be according to this project category information, place distant view photograph relevant with the Object Web website that comprises in the extraction homepage or facility photo etc. are used as being used as the image that the place icon uses.

Also have, as being used as the image that the place icon uses, also can extract following image etc., be used as being used as the image that the place icon uses, this image packets is contained in the homepage, and the sign of this Object Web website that comprises in the expression homepage.This extraction is undertaken by method once: for example image file name is included the image of the image of " logo " character string as the expression markup sentence, the project category information when perhaps being described by structured languages such as XML/XHTML according to its homepage select the image that expression identifies.

And so, be used as the image that the place icon uses if generated, judge then whether the place icon corresponding with the Web website URL place record that stores the Object Web website is contained in the guiding image 300 (step 606), when being contained in wherein, control guiding image production part 107, the image (step 610) that makes its pattern modifying of being used as place icon use become in step 604, to be generated.On the other hand, when the place icon corresponding with the Web website URL place record that stores the Object Web website is not contained in the guiding image 300 (step 606), control guiding image production part 107, on position on the map image 301 of guiding image 300, corresponding with the location coordinates of the Web website URL place record that stores the Object Web website, the image that is presented in the step 604 to be generated is used as place icon (step 608).

Fig. 7 b expresses, and so demonstrates the state of following place icon, and this place icon uses the image that is generated from Object Web website homepage.Understand as the comparison between basis and Fig. 7 a, 701 and 703 are varied to the place icon of the image after the reflection of homepage is dwindled in use, and 705 be varied to the place icon of the image after the image that comprises in the homepage is dwindled in use.At this, for the user can easily distinguish use place icon and other place icons by image that homepage generates, use, is compared with other place icons 702,704 and to be emphasized to show by means of the method that adds frame, flicker etc. by the place icon 701,703,705 of image that homepage generates.

Now turn back to Fig. 6, pre-cache handles as mentioned above, if demonstrate the place icon (step 608,610) of use, monitor that then the generation of the selection operation that shown place icon is made by the user and the download of Object Web website finish (step 614) by Object Web website image that homepage generates.

Then, when selection operation that shown place icon made by the user had taken place (step 612), stop the download (step 620) of Object Web website before the download of Object Web website is finished.Then, enter into step 618.

On the other hand, when the download of Object Web website has been finished before the selection operation that shown place icon is made by the user takes place (step 614), enter into step 616, and wait for the selection operation that shown place icon is made by the user, enter into step 618 afterwards.

Then, in step 618, when Web browser 108 starts, it is not started, and be assigned to Web browser 108 by URL with Object Web website homepage, make Web browser 108 show these homepages, and turn back to the generation of the selection operation of making by the user of the place icon of step 616 monitored object Web website.

Fig. 7 c and Fig. 7 d express, so the state of the Web web displaying of being undertaken by Web browser 108.That is to say, in the example of Fig. 7 c, response utilizes user's selection operation of the place icon 705 of vernier 710 shown in Fig. 7 b, Web browser 108 will the Object Web website homepage corresponding with place icon 705, is shown in the web browsing window 740 that Web browser 108 sets on guiding image 300.Also having, as the place icon 705 employed images of Fig. 7 b enlarged drawing as the place icon of representing in Fig. 7 e 705, is the image that will be shown in after the image that homepage comprised 711 in the web browsing window 740 of Fig. 7 c dwindles.In addition, in the example of Fig. 7 d, response utilizes user's selection operation of place icon 703 of vernier 710, and Web browser 108 will the Object Web website homepage corresponding with place icon 703, is shown in the web browsing window 740 that Web browser 108 sets on guiding image 300.Also having, as the place icon 703 employed images of Fig. 7 b enlarged drawing as expression place icon 703 in Fig. 7 f, is the image that will be shown in after a homepage reflection part (the square part of front) in the web browsing window 740 of Fig. 7 c is dwindled.

Also have, top pre-cache handles also can download according to the Object Web webpage of beginning in step 602 in, only carry out the download of Object Web webpage homepage.

Above, be illustrated for pre-cache handles.

Also have, pre-high-speed cache control part 110 is except that top processing, also carry out following processing etc., elapsed time (for example exceeded the fixed time after this was treated to the deletion download, 1 hour or 1 day) and be stored in the Web webpage of the Web website in the memory cache device 111, simultaneously, the Web website of end after with deletion Web webpage is the pre-cache handles of Object Web website, and shape has been changed to the place icon of the image that this pre-cache handles generated in step 610, revert to place icon, or delete website icon shown in step 608 according to original place category setting.

Above, be illustrated for the 2nd embodiment of the present invention.

Also have, control part 106 is operated according to the user, generation comprises the html text of following guiding image 300, and the html text that is generated being transferred to the exterior terminal 4 that is connected with exterior terminal interface 112 by exterior terminal interface 112, above-mentioned guiding image is that image by the place icon of the image that homepage generated is used as mentioned above in expression shown in Fig. 7 b.Here, in this html text, on the place icon part in the guiding image 300 that in html text, comprises (with cutting apart the corresponding image section of place icon that guiding image 300 is generated), describe out in advance the link of following Web website URL, this Web website URL is registered in the place record corresponding with this place icon.So, just on the Web browser of exterior terminals such as PDA or mobile phone 4, the sort of guiding image 300 shown in the browse graph 7b is selected the place icon in the guiding image 300 simultaneously, just can visit the Web website with the ground spot correlation of its place icon.

As mentioned above,, can use the image that comprises in the image of expression Web homepage reflection or the homepage, be used as being used for the place icon of on map expression place or facility according to the 2nd embodiment.In addition, the user only selects this place icon, just can begin to browse the Web webpage with the Web website of the ground spot correlation shown in the selected place icon that goes out.Therefore, can improve the practicality of place icon and ornamental.

Below, describe for the 3rd embodiment of the present invention.

Pre-high-speed cache in the 3rd embodiment the infosystem that above-mentioned the 1st embodiment is related starts to be handled and pre-cache handles, replace to pre-high-speed cache shown in Figure 8 start handle, pre-cache handles and related Web prompting handle.

In addition, in the guiding image production part 107 of onboard system 1, on the map image 301 around the current location in the current location mark 302 of expression current location, expression map indication range the destination tag 304 of the route figure 303 of recommended route and expression destination, also generate the guiding image 300 of expression place icon, and be shown on the display device 12 by GUI control part 103.

Fig. 9 a is used for representing so to be shown in the guiding image 300 on the display device 12, here express, guiding image production part 107 is only set the situation that shows the place icon for the place record with near place classification of location coordinates and dining room and hand-pulled noodles shop the recommended route according to the user.As shown in the figure, in this example, in guiding image 300, on map image 301, show: the place icon 901 and 906 of place record, its place classification is the dining room; The place icon 902,903,904 and 905 of place record, its place classification is the hand-pulled noodles shop.

Below, start processing, pre-cache handles and related Web prompting for the pre-high-speed cache of in the 3rd embodiment, carrying out and handle by the pre-high-speed cache control part 110 of onboard system 1, describe.

At first, illustrate that pre-high-speed cache starts processing.

Fig. 8 a represents that pre-high-speed cache starts the order of handling.

As shown in the figure, start in the processing at this pre-high-speed cache, supervision is new settings recommended route (step 802) in storer 105, if in storer 105, set new recommended route, then with reference to map datum, siting record (step 804), this place record has the location coordinates in the place relevant with recommended route.Here, the so-called place relevant with recommended route, both can be made as the place of place record with near the location coordinates of recommended route, also can be made as the place that has near the location coordinates of recommended route and have the place record of following place classification, this place classification is the place classification that is set by the user out demonstration place icon.Here,, will have near the place of the place record of the place classification of location coordinates and dining room or the hand-pulled noodles shop recommended route, be made as the place relevant with recommended route as an example.

Then, be each selected place record, starting with the Web website shown in the Web website URL of place record is the pre-cache handles (step 806) of Object Web website.But,, then do not start pre-cache handles for the place record of unregistered Web website URL.And then starting with the Object Web Website Hosting of each the pre-cache handles after starting is the related Web prompting processing (step 808) of object.Then, turn back to the setting of the new recommended route of supervision of step 802.

Then, the pre-cache handles for start each place relevant with recommended route in step 806 describes.

Fig. 8 b represents the process of this pre-cache handles.

As shown in the figure, in this is handled, at first by communication control unit 109, radio communication device 13 and the Internet 2, the Object Web website on the visit Web server 3, the download (step 822) of the whole Web webpages of beginning Object Web website, and enter into step 824.But, in memory cache device 111, during the whole Web webpage of downloaded object Web website, do not begin to download, and enter into step 824 by original state.Also have, the download of Object Web website is adopted and is carried out with the related identical method of pre-cache handles of above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, and each Web webpage of being downloaded also is stored in the memory cache device 111, and the sign of the Web website under the URL that makes loading source and this Web webpage is corresponding.

And in step 824, judge whether the download of Object Web website homepage is finished.Also have, this judgement be to rely in memory cache device 111 storage object Web website homepage and the download that determines homepage is finished.Thereby when not beginning to download in step 822, the download that determines Object Web website homepage is immediately finished.

Then, if the download of Object Web website homepage is finished, then the download of registry object Web webpage homepage finishes (step 826), wait for and accept the download END instruction (step 828) that prompting is handled from related Web, wait for that perhaps the download of the whole Web webpages of Object Web website finishes (step 830), thus end process.

Above, for pre-cache handles, be illustrated.

Also have, top pre-cache handles also can be in the download of the Object Web webpage of beginning, only to carry out the download of Object Web webpage homepage in step 822.In addition in this case, step 828,830 will be omitted it.

Then, describe for related Web prompting processing.

Fig. 8 c represents the process that the related Web prompting is handled.

As shown in the figure, in this is handled, for the whole Object Web websites that start all the pre-cache handles after starting in the step of handling 806 at pre-high-speed cache, wait for that the download of homepage finishes to register (step 824) in the step 826 of pre-cache handles.

Then, if whole for the Object Web website, the download of having registered homepage finishes, and then downloads each homepage after finishing by registration and generates Web prompting with image (step 844).This Web prompting generates identical with the image that uses as the place icon in the generation of image and above-mentioned the 2nd embodiment.That is to say, as Web prompting image, the Web prompting that use dwindles into all or part of reflection of homepage appointment is with the image after the picture size, and the Web prompting that perhaps image that comprises in the homepage and satisfy specified requirements is dwindled into appointment is with the image after the picture size.

Then, the related Web hint instructions (step 846) that assigned operation by the user causes wait for to take place, if the related Web hint instructions has taken place, then generate the related Web prompt window, described related Web prompt window is at the place classification in each corresponding place, according to the order of passing through in the corresponding place when recommended route is walked, image is used in each Web prompting that is configured in the step 844 to be generated, and by GUI control part 103 it is shown on the display device 12 (step 848).Here, the so-called prompting with Web refers to the corresponding place of image, register the place of the place record behind the Web website URL of following Web website, this Web website has the homepage of generation Web prompting with the source of image, and the place classification in its place is to obtain according to the place classification of this place record, and the order of passing through in its place is to obtain according to the location coordinates of its place record and the recommended route that is stored in the storer 105.But, this also can be only with following Web prompting with image configurations in the related Web prompt window, the image in the place of destination one side is more leaned in each Web prompting that this Web prompting is in step 844 to be generated with image than current place with corresponding place among the image.

Fig. 9 b is used for representing so shown related Web prompt window.

As shown in the figure, be each place classification (hand-pulled noodles shop and dining room) in related Web prompt window 910, by its place pass through order demonstrate by with recommended route near the Web prompting that generated of the Web homepage of ground spot correlation with image 911 to 916.Here, in this related Web prompt window, under pointing out with image, Web is shown to the stroke distances in corresponding place.The trip distance is as the burst length on the recommended route the place that begins from current location on the immediate recommended route, asks for.Also have, also can replace this stroke distances, perhaps with this stroke distances together, estimate the running time of needs when being presented at the recommended route up train by institute before the corresponding place.

In addition, be provided with in this related Web prompt window: X button 921 is used for closing the related Web prompt window; Scroll button 922,923, the viewing area is used in the Web that is used for rolling prompting.Also have, the Web prompting is corresponding with the place of the 904 place icons of Fig. 9 a with image 911, the Web prompting is corresponding with the place of the 902 place icons of Fig. 9 a with image 912, the Web prompting is corresponding with the place of the 902 place icons of Fig. 9 a with image 913, the Web prompting is corresponding with the place of the 905 place icons of Fig. 9 a with image 914, the Web prompting is corresponding with the place of the 901 place icons of Fig. 9 a with image 915, and the Web prompting is corresponding with the place of the 906 place icons of Fig. 9 a with image 916.

Now turn back to Fig. 8, if demonstrate the related Web prompt window, then monitor the generation (step 850) of the related Web prompting END instruction that produces by the operation of closing button 921, and the Web in the related Web prompt window points out the generation of selecting with image (step 852).

Then,, then close related Web prompt window (step 858), and turn back to step 846, wait for the generation of next related Web hint instructions if related Web prompting END instruction has taken place.

On the other hand, if the selection (step 852) of Web prompting with image taken place, then to being that the pre-cache handles of Object Web website is sent and downloaded the instruction (step 854) that finishes with the Web website with following homepage, above-mentioned homepage has generated selected Web prompting image.Then, when Web browser 108 does not start, with its startup, and be assigned to Web browser 108 with the URL of the homepage of image by having generated the selected Web prompting that goes out, make Web browser 108 show this homepage, and turn back to step 850, according to the generation (step 852) that Web prompting in generation (step 850) that monitors related Web prompting END instruction and the related Web prompt window is selected with image, handle.

And Fig. 9 c expresses, so the state of the Web web displaying of being undertaken by Web browser 108.In the example of Fig. 9 c, the Web prompting that response utilizes vernier 930 to carry out user's selection operation of image 914, Web browser 108 shows the Web website homepage shown in the Web website URL that the place in the place corresponding with place icon 903 writes down in the web browsing window of being set by Web browser 108 940 on guiding image 300.

Above, prompting is handled for related Web, is illustrated.

Also have, this related Web prompting is handled when arriving destination etc. and cancelled recommended route, makes its end by control part 106.The end of following the related Web prompting to handle, the related Web prompt window is closed.

Above, for the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, be illustrated.

Below, the 4th embodiment of the present invention is described.

The 4th embodiment is handled the prompting of the related Web in above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment and is replaced to related Web prompting processing shown in Figure 10.

As shown in the figure, in this related Web prompting is handled, for the whole Object Web websites that start all the pre-cache handles after starting in the step of handling 806 at pre-high-speed cache, wait for that the download of homepage finishes to register (step 1002) in the step 826 of pre-cache handles.

Then, if whole for the Object Web website, the download of having registered homepage finishes, and then downloads each homepage after finishing by registration and generates Web prompting and use image, and make the Web prompting that generated point out place icon with the corresponding place of image be associated (step 1004) with image with this Web.This Web prompting is identical with above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment with the generation of image.In addition, so-called refer to the corresponding place of image with the Web prompting, register the place of the place record behind the Web website URL of following Web website, above-mentioned Web website has and generates the homepage that Web points out the source of using image.

Then, generate the related Web prompt window, and be shown on the display device 12 by GUI control part 103, in the related Web prompt window, according to the order passed through of when recommended route is driven a vehicle, pressing corresponding place, configuration comprises following figure and Web points out the location information viewing area of using image, described figure is generated at starting each place relevant with recommended route selected in the processing at pre-high-speed cache, as the figure that the ground dot pattern in this place uses, described Web prompting is that the Web website of being registered in writing down with the place in this place is (step 1006) that the Object Web website is generated with image.Also have,, just in the record of place, do not register the relevant place of recommended route of Web website URL, in the location information viewing area, only comprise and be used as the figure that the place icon uses for not using the relevant place of recommended route of image with generating the Web prompting.But, also can being disposed in the related Web prompt window a location information viewing area here following place, this place is destination one side is more leaned in corresponding place than current place place.In addition, the selected place relevant with recommended route is to prenotice to related Web prompting processing from pre-high-speed cache startup processing when related Web prompting processing starts in pre-high-speed cache startup processing.

And Figure 11 b is used for representing so shown related Web prompt window.

As shown in the figure, in the 3rd embodiment, when not showing the related Web prompt window, as showing guiding image 300 on the whole image of the display frame of Figure 11 display device that a is shown in 12, but when showing the related Web prompt window, display frame with display device 12 shown in Figure 11 b is divided into two zones, and shows guiding image 300 on a zone, shows related Web prompt window 1110 on another zone.Also have 1001～1106th in the accompanying drawing, place icon.

And near related Web prompt window 1110 each place recommended route, comprise with this place pass through the identical set location information viewing area 1120 of order of order, and show in each location information viewing area 1120: the Web prompting is with image 1111, is from generating with Web website homepage corresponding to the ground spot correlation of location information viewing area 1120; Figure 1112 is as employed with the place icon that image is associated with this Web prompting; Place ACK button 1113.In addition, on each location information viewing area 1120, also be shown to the place name registered in the place record in the stroke distances in corresponding place and corresponding place etc.Also have, also can replace this stroke distances, perhaps with this stroke distances together, estimate the running time of needs when being presented at the recommended route up train by institute before the corresponding place.

In addition, in this related Web prompt window 1110, scroll bar 1114 is set, is used for roll display is carried out in the demonstration of each location information viewing area 1120.

Turn back to Figure 10, if demonstrate related Web prompt window (step 1006), then monitor selection (step 1008) or the selection (step 1012) of place ACK button 1113 or the generation that the selection (step 1016) of image 1111 is used in the Web prompting of graphic icons 1001～1006 in the guiding image 300.

Then, if the selection (step 1008) of graphic icons 1001～1006 in the guiding image 300 has taken place, the demonstration of the related Web of then rolling prompt window 1110 is so that the location information viewing area 1120 in the place corresponding with the selected place icon that goes out is shown to central authorities' (step 1010) of related Web prompt window 1110.For example shown in Figure 12 a, if utilize vernier 1210 to select to have the place icon 1103 in the place of " city helps hand-pulled noodles " place name, the demonstration of the related Web of then rolling prompt window 1110 is so that the selected location information viewing area 1202 that goes out the place of place icon 1103 is shown to the central authorities of related Web prompt window 1110.In addition, this moment before the user's operation that next time occurs, the place icon graphic 1112 of the location information viewing area 1202 in the place of emphasizing to show that this has " city helps hand-pulled noodles " place name.

Then, when the selection of place ACK button 1113 has taken place (step 1012), emphasize to show the place icon (step 1014) in the place corresponding with following location information viewing area 1120, this location information viewing area 1120 comprises the selected place ACK button 1113 that goes out.For example shown in Figure 12 b,, then emphasize to show the place icon 1102 in this place if utilize vernier 1210 to operate the place ACK button 1113 of the location information viewing area 1203 in place with " tail river hand-pulled noodles " place name.

Then, when the selection of Web prompting usefulness image 1111 has taken place (step 1016), to being that the pre-cache handles of Object Web website is sent and downloaded the instruction (step 1018) that finishes with the Web website with following homepage, this homepage has generated selected Web prompting image.Then, when not starting Web browser 108, with its startup, and be assigned to Web browser 108 with the URL of the homepage of image by having generated selected Web prompting, make Web browser 108 show this homepage (step 1020), and turn back to step 1008, carry out the processing carried out according to the generation of following selection, above-mentioned processing comprises: monitor that graphic icons in the guiding image 300 selects (step 1008), place ACK button 1113 to select (step 1012) and Web prompting to select (step 1016) with image 1111.

And Figure 12 d expresses, so the state of the Web web displaying of being undertaken by Web browser 108.In the example of Figure 12 d, response utilizes the user selection operation of the Web prompting of vernier 1230 with image 1111 shown in Figure 12 c, Web browser 108 will be corresponding with place icon 1103 the Web website URL of place record in place shown in Web website homepage, be shown in the web browsing window 1240 that Web browser 108 sets on guiding image 300.

Above, for the 4th embodiment of the present invention, be illustrated.

According to the 3rd, the 4th top embodiment, the user can be by the demonstration of the Web of related Web prompt window 910/1110 prompting with image, grasps at once which kind of order which kind of place is on recommended route is along the line, so that predetermined reference after offering.In addition,, just can browse the Web website that is used to provide with its place relevant information, obtain the more detailed information in this place by this simple operations of operation of Web prompting with image.

Claims (10)

1. a car-mounted device is loaded on the automobile, it is characterized by,

Have:

Navigation sector is used for displayed map, and carries out the route guidance at the user on shown map;

Web browser is with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to;

The 1st storing mechanism stores following location information at a plurality of places, this location information be make the expression place the location coordinates of geographic coordinate with providing corresponding with the URL of the Web website of this place relevant information location information that register;

Control device, be used for and store the place of condition up to specification among the place of location information in above-mentioned the 1st storing mechanism as the object place, for each object place, use the URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in this object place, visit this Web website by radio communication, and obtain the Web webpage of this Web website, make corresponding the generating of URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in following icon and this object place, the reflection of the content that comprises in the Web webpage that this icon representation is obtained or the part of this Web webpage or this Web webpage

At above-mentioned each object place, the icon that will be generated this object place is shown on the following position, and the location coordinates of being registered in the above-mentioned location information in above-mentioned position and this object place is corresponding, and on the shown map of above-mentioned navigation sector.

2. car-mounted device according to claim 1 is characterized by:

Above-mentioned navigation sector search arrives the recommended route of the destination that is set by the user, and shows that above-mentioned map reaches recommended route represented on this map,

The place that meets the afore mentioned rules condition is, along near the registered place in location information of location coordinates the recommended route that is searched or this recommended route.

3. car-mounted device according to claim 1 is characterized by:

Above-mentioned navigation sector is at each place that stores location information in above-mentioned the 1st storing mechanism, with the location information in this place on the position on the location coordinates corresponding map registered, show the registered place mark.

4. car-mounted device according to claim 1 is characterized by:

Above-mentioned control device makes the Web webpage of the URL of the corresponding Web website of the addressable and above-mentioned icon that was operated of above-mentioned Web browser according to the operation of user to above-mentioned shown above-mentioned icon.

5. car-mounted device according to claim 1 is characterized by:

Above-mentioned location information comprises the place classification information of expression place classification,

Each place classification shown in the place classification information that comprises in the location information of above-mentioned control device according to the object place is classified to each icon that is generated, and is configured on the above-mentioned icon configuration picture.

6. car-mounted device according to claim 5 is characterized by:

Above-mentioned control device shows above-mentioned icon on above-mentioned icon configuration picture, and shows the distance that arrives the object place that has generated this icon, perhaps to by needed predicted time till the object place that has generated this icon.

7. car-mounted device according to claim 1 is characterized by:

Above-mentioned control device is at above-mentioned each object place, by the icon that will be generated for this object place, replaces to for this object place by the shown registered place mark of above-mentioned navigation sector, carries out the demonstration of this icon.

8. Web website utilization support method, in following car-mounted device, the utilization of Web website is supported, this car-mounted device possesses: navigation sector, be used for searching for the route of the destination that arrival sets by the user, and set, and displayed map and represented above-mentioned recommended route on this map as recommended route; Web browser, with visiting the Web webpage and showing the Web webpage that is had access to, this method has following step:

According to what store respectively for a plurality of places in advance, the location coordinates and the corresponding location information of registering of URL that provides with the Web website of this place relevant information of the geographic coordinate in expression place are provided, when above-mentioned navigation sector is set out above-mentioned recommended route, to store near the registered place in location information of above-mentioned location coordinates recommended route or this recommended route among the place of above-mentioned location information as the object place, and at each object place, use the URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in this object place, visit this Web website by radio communication, obtain the Web webpage of this Web website, make corresponding the generating of URL of the Web website of being registered in the location information in following icon and this object place, the reflection of the content that comprises in the Web webpage that this icon representation is obtained or the part of this Web webpage or this Web webpage.

9. Web website utilization support method according to claim 8 is characterized by:

Also have following step:

At above-mentioned each object place, on following position, show the step of the icon that is generated for this object place, the location coordinates of being registered in the above-mentioned location information in above-mentioned position and this object place is corresponding, and on the shown map of above-mentioned navigation sector;

According to the operation of user, make the step of the visit of above-mentioned Web browser and the Web webpage of the URL of the corresponding Web website of the above-mentioned icon that was operated to shown above-mentioned icon.

10. Web website utilization support method according to claim 8 is characterized by:

Also have following step:

According to when above-mentioned recommended route is travelled and the step of passing through order corresponding order display icon configuration picture each object place, this icon configuration picture disposes each icon that is generated for above-mentioned each object place;

According to the operation of user, make the Web webpage of the URL of above-mentioned Web browser visit and the corresponding Web website of the above-mentioned icon that was operated to the above-mentioned icon in the shown icon configuration picture.

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