JP2001356024A - Selection method for guide information in navigation display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a selection method for guide information in a navigation display which can set a destination on the basis of the guide information. SOLUTION: At least the kind of a required institution is set on the basis of information regarding a plurality of screen-displayed institution (A condition setting step). On the basis of the set kind of the institution, information on institutions within a prescribed range is extracted while the position of a destination which is set at present is used as a reference (A destination-periphery retrieval step). Institutions around the extracted destination are listed and displayed (A list display step). On the basis of the listed institutions, a prescribed institution is selected so as to be set as a destination. Thereby, the institutions around the destination which is set at present are listed on the basis of the guide information, and a final destination can be set on the basis of their list.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a navigation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An on-vehicle navigation device displays on a display screen map information such as a road network, background, attributes such as landmarks, road names, and administrative names, and displays the position of the vehicle on the map. In addition, it is configured to display the direction of the vehicle, the north direction, various distances, and the like. Then, after setting the current location and the destination on the map, navigation is executed. For example, guide information such as a landmark is generally as shown below. Information: Outlines and details of tourist information, historic sites, amusement facilities, parks, libraries, golf courses, tennis courts, etc. are displayed in text, pictures, photos, sounds, etc. Safety: Displays JAF, hospital, etc. for car accidents. Access: Information on airports, bullet trains, ferries, etc. is displayed. Highway: Displays information such as Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway, Urban Expressway, Interchanges such as Tomei and Meishin, and service areas. For these navigations, all switches or guidance information switches are selectively used.

[0003]

However, in the conventional navigation apparatus and method, since there is no efficient connection between the map database and the guide information database, the guide information around the currently set destination is directly transmitted. There was a drawback in that it was not possible to obtain it, and it took time to set the final destination, and it took time to select the destination. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of displaying guidance information on the position of a vehicle, the position of a destination, and direction on map information including landmarks as the vehicle moves. A condition setting step of setting at least a required facility type from information on the plurality of facilities displayed in the image, wherein the type of the set facility is selected. Based on the location of the currently set destination, a destination surrounding search step for extracting information on facilities within a predetermined range, and a list display step for listing and displaying facilities around the extracted destination And a destination setting step of selecting a predetermined facility from the listed facilities and setting the destination as a destination.

[0005]

In the condition setting step, at least the type of the required facility is set from the information on the plurality of facilities displayed in the image, and in the destination surrounding search step, the currently set facility is set based on the type of the set facility. Based on the position of the destination, information on facilities within a predetermined range is extracted. Then, the facilities around the extracted destination are listed up and displayed (list display step), and a predetermined facility is selected from the listed facilities and set as the destination.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a guidance information screen 2 on a display screen 1
In, each item information 3, access 4, safety 5, and highway 6 of the guide information are displayed, and these can be arbitrarily selected. This selection may be made by, for example, operating keys or a touch panel corresponding to the display. Here, if the information 3 is selected, the display area selection screen 7 is displayed next. Here, the location around the vehicle 8, the destination 9, and the nationwide area information 20
Are displayed, and any one of them can be displayed. Position data (latitude, longitude) is added to each database, and a position can be registered on a map from guide information and set as a destination as described later.

When the vicinity 8 of the vehicle position or the vicinity 9 of the destination is selected, the vehicle is located within a predetermined range with reference to the vehicle position when the vicinity 8 of the vehicle position is selected, and the destination when the vicinity 9 is selected. The guidance information is read, the information screen 10 is displayed, and various facilities are selectively displayed. If the accommodation facility 11 is selected here, the accommodation facility screen 1
2 is displayed, and various accommodation facilities are displayed. Now, if the predetermined accommodation facility 13 is selected, the predetermined accommodation facility 13 is selected.
Is displayed, and when the position setting 15 is selected, the predetermined accommodation facility 1 is displayed.
3 is set and registered as a destination. Thereby, the destination can be set directly from the guidance information. The other access 4, safety 5, and highway 6 items in the guide information screen 2 can also be set as destinations in the same manner as described above.

When an item is selected on the information screen 10, it is also possible to calculate the distance between the destination position and each facility position and display the calculated distance in ascending order of distance. The configuration in this case will be described later with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, when a destination periphery 9 is selected (step 50), landmarks around the destination are read from the database, and the information screen 10, accommodation facility screen 12, and predetermined accommodation facility display screen 14 are read as described above. Etc. are sequentially displayed and selected (Step 5
1). When the position setting 15 is selected (step 52), the position is stored in the memory (step 53),
The position is displayed on the map screen (step 54). If the position setting 15 is not set, the process ends.

In FIG. 3, when the destination periphery 9 is selected (step 55), landmarks around the destination are read from the database, and the information screen 10, the accommodation facility screen 12, and the predetermined accommodation facility display screen 14 are read as described above. And so on (step 56).
Then, the distance between the destination and the landmark is obtained from the position data (step 57), and the distance is listed in ascending order (step 58). The given landmark is selected,
When the position setting 15 is selected (step 59), the position is stored in the memory (step 60), and the position is displayed on the map screen (step 61). If the position setting 15 is not set, the process ends.

The details when the nationwide area selection 20 is selected on the display area selection screen 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the nationwide area selection 20 is selected, a nationwide area selection screen 16 is displayed as shown in FIG. 4, and the nationwide area is displayed. Here, when a predetermined area is selected, the screen is switched to a prefecture name selection screen 17. This example shows an example in which the Kanto area is selected, and the name of each prefecture in Kanto is displayed. If a prefecture name is selected here, the display shown in FIG. 1C is displayed, and various facilities are selectively displayed. Here, as described above, if the accommodation facility 11 is selected, the accommodation facility screen 12 is displayed, and various accommodation facilities are displayed. Similarly, if the predetermined accommodation facility 13 is selected, the predetermined accommodation facility 1 is selected.
A predetermined accommodation facility display screen 14 on which details of the predetermined accommodation facility 3 are displayed is displayed.
3 is set and registered as a destination. Thereby, the destination can be set directly from the guidance information. FIG. 5 shows a tree of each data described above.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the guidance information on the position of the vehicle and the position and direction of the destination is displayed on the map information including landmarks as the vehicle moves, and can be selected. In the method for selecting guidance information in the navigation display, a condition setting step of setting at least a required facility type from information on the plurality of facilities displayed in the image, and a current setting based on the set facility type A destination surrounding search step for extracting information of facilities within a predetermined range based on the position of the destination being performed; a list displaying step for listing and displaying facilities around the extracted destination; and A destination setting step of selecting a predetermined facility from the facilities and setting the destination as a destination. Has been listed the facilities around the destination is, there is an effect that can be set to the final destination from the list.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a tree diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: display screen, 2: guide information screen, 3: information, 4: access, 5: safety, 6: highway, 7: display area selection screen, 8: surroundings of own vehicle position, 9:
Around the destination, 10: Information screen, 11:
Accommodation facility, 12: Accommodation facility screen, 13: Predetermined accommodation facility,
14: predetermined accommodation facility display screen, 15: position setting, 16:
Nationwide area selection screen, 17: Prefectural name selection screen, 2
0: Nationwide area selection.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method of selecting guidance information in a navigation display in which guidance information on the position of a host vehicle and the position and direction of a destination is displayed on map information including landmarks as the vehicle moves, and is selectable. A condition setting step of setting at least a required facility type from the information on the plurality of facilities displayed in the image, and based on the location of the currently set destination based on the set facility type. A destination surrounding search step for extracting information of facilities in a predetermined range, a list display step for displaying a list of facilities around the extracted destination, and selecting a predetermined facility from the listed facilities, A method for selecting guidance information in a navigation display, comprising: a destination setting step of setting as a destination. 2. On the basis of the set type of facility,
A distance information calculation calculating step of calculating distance information from the position of the destination to the facility of the set type; and, based on the calculation result of the distance information, calculating the vicinity of the destination in ascending order of distance from the position of the destination. 2. The method for selecting guidance information in the navigation display according to claim 1, further comprising: a list display step of displaying the facilities in a list. 3. A method for selecting guidance information in a navigation display in which guidance information on the position of a vehicle and the position and direction of a destination is displayed on map information including landmarks as the vehicle moves and is selectable. An area setting step of setting whether the area of the facility required from the information about the plurality of facilities displayed in the image is around the position of the destination or not, and at least necessary from the information about the plurality of facilities displayed in the image A condition setting step of setting the type of facility to be set, and when the setting of the area is set around the position of the destination, based on the type of the set facility, within a predetermined range based on the position of the destination. A destination surrounding search step for extracting information on a certain facility; a list displaying step for listing and displaying facilities around the extracted destination; If the setting is not set around the position of the destination, the area is divided into a plurality of areas and displayed as an image. A search step of extracting information on facilities in the selected section, a list display step of listing and displaying facilities included in the extracted section, selecting a predetermined facility from the listed facilities, And a destination setting step of setting the destination as a destination of the navigation information.