JP2012189368A - Terminal device, method for changing map display, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which, in a conventional terminal device, display of a map is changed only in accordance with operation of a button or touch panel provided in a device body, therefore, for example, operation with both hands is required when the device body is larger than a palm of a hand.SOLUTION: A terminal device comprises: a map information storage capable of storing map information; a motion condition storage unit capable of storing a motion condition concerning motion of a housing of the terminal device; a reception unit for receiving an output instruction of the map information; an output unit for outputting the map information; a motion information acquiring unit for acquiring motion information concerning the motion of the housing of the terminal device; a determination unit for determining whether or not the motion information is consistent with the motion condition; a control unit for instructing to change the map information output by the output unit so that the map information corresponds to the motion condition. The output unit can change display of a map, by using the terminal device which, according to the instruction from the control unit, changes the output of the map information being output in accordance with the motion of a device body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device for displaying a map.

  Conventionally, a navigation system and apparatus have been developed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-117304 A

  However, in the conventional terminal device, only the display of the map is changed according to the operation on the buttons and touch panel provided in the device main body. For example, when the device main body is larger than the palm, it is necessary to operate with both hands. .

  The terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a terminal device that can perform navigation, and stores a map information storage unit that can store map information that is information related to a map, and an operation condition that is a condition related to the movement of the casing of the terminal device. An operation condition storage unit capable of receiving, an output unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information, an output unit that acquires and outputs map information from the map information storage unit according to the output instruction, and a terminal device A motion information acquisition unit that acquires motion information that is information related to the movement of the chassis, a determination unit that determines whether the motion information matches the motion condition, and a determination unit that determines that the motion information matches the motion condition And a control unit that instructs to change the map information output by the output unit so as to correspond to the operating condition, and the output unit is configured to output the map information output according to the instruction of the control unit. Out A terminal device to change.

  With such a configuration, the display of the map can be appropriately changed according to the movement of the apparatus main body.

  Further, the terminal device according to the second aspect of the invention has an inclination information acquisition unit that acquires inclination information that is information related to the inclination of the casing of the terminal device, and the operation information acquisition unit operates in accordance with the first aspect of the invention. The condition is a terminal device that is a condition including inclination information.

  With such a configuration, the display of the map can be appropriately changed according to the inclination of the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device of the third aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first aspect of the invention, the operation information acquisition unit has position information acquisition means for acquiring position information that is information related to the position of the terminal device, and the operation condition is The terminal device is a condition including position information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately change the display of the map according to the position of the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device of the fourth aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first aspect of the invention, the motion information acquisition unit has movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information that is information relating to the movement speed or movement acceleration of the terminal device. The operating condition is a terminal device that is a condition including movement information.

  With such a configuration, the display of the map can be changed according to the moving speed or moving acceleration of the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device of the fifth aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first aspect of the invention, the operation information acquisition unit has direction information acquisition means for acquiring direction information that is information related to the direction of the terminal device, and the operation condition is The terminal device is a condition that includes direction information.

  With such a configuration, the display of the map can be appropriately changed according to the orientation of the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device according to the sixth aspect of the invention, for any one of the first to fifth aspects, the control unit sends a scroll instruction that is an instruction to scroll the output map information to the output unit, The output unit is a terminal device that scrolls the map information in response to a scroll instruction.

  With such a configuration, the map can be scrolled according to the movement of the apparatus main body.

  Further, in the terminal device of the seventh invention, the control unit outputs a map type change instruction, which is an instruction to change the type of map information being output, to any one of the first to fifth inventions. The output unit is a terminal device that changes the type of map information in response to a map type change instruction.

  With such a configuration, the type of map can be changed according to the movement of the apparatus main body.

  In the terminal device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the map information has landmark information which is information relating to the landmark, and the control unit outputs the map information, as compared with any of the first to fifth aspects of the invention. A landmark information change instruction, which is an instruction to change the display or non-display of the landmark information included in the map information, is sent to the output unit, and the output unit changes the landmark information to be output in response to the landmark information change instruction. Is a terminal device.

  With such a configuration, the display of the landmark on the map can be changed according to the movement of the apparatus main body.

  In the terminal device of the ninth invention, the map information is three-dimensional or bird's-eye map information with respect to any one of the first to fifth inventions, and the control unit outputs the map information being output. An angle change instruction that is an instruction to change the angle is sent to the output unit, and the output unit is a terminal device that changes the angle of the three-dimensional or bird's-eye view map information to be output according to the angle change instruction.

  With such a configuration, the map can be displayed two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally according to the movement of the apparatus main body.

  According to the terminal device and the like according to the present invention, the display of the map can be appropriately changed according to the movement of the device main body. Thereby, the user can change the display of the map with one hand, for example.

Block diagram of terminal device 1 in the first embodiment Flow chart for explaining the overall operation of the terminal device 1 Flowchart explaining the operation information acquisition process The flowchart explaining the acquisition process of the map information change instruction The figure which shows the example of the same operation condition management information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information The figure which shows the example of the same map information Overview of the computer system Block diagram of the computer system

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a terminal device and the like according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again. In addition, in a storage unit or the like in which predetermined information or the like can be stored, the process in which information or the like is stored in the storage unit is not limited. For example, information or the like may be stored in a storage unit or the like via a recording medium. Information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in a storage unit or the like. Further, information input via an input device may be stored in a storage unit or the like. Further, in the present embodiment, the search is to detect information matching the search key, to acquire the detected information, from the information to be searched based on the search key, to detect the detected It means obtaining information associated with information, and is widely understood. In addition, the format, content, and the like of each information described in this embodiment are merely examples, and the format, content, and the like are not limited as long as the meaning of each information can be indicated.

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In the present embodiment, a description will be given of a terminal device 1 that acquires operation information and changes the display of a map according to stored operation conditions.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a terminal device 1 in the present embodiment.

  The terminal device 1 includes a map information storage unit 11, an operation condition storage unit 12, a reception unit 13, an operation information acquisition unit 14, a determination unit 15, a control unit 16, and an output unit 17.

  The motion information acquisition unit 14 includes an inclination information acquisition unit 141, a position information acquisition unit 142, a movement information acquisition unit 143, and an orientation information acquisition unit 144.

  The map information storage unit 11 can store map information. Map information is information about a map. Maps include, for example, topographic maps, topographic maps, geological maps, land use maps, housing maps, route maps, road maps, guide maps, aerial photographs and satellite photographs that can understand topographical features, roads, etc. Etc. are filled in. The map may be a plan view (two-dimensional), a three-dimensional view (three-dimensional), a bird's-eye view, or the like.

  The map information is, for example, map image information. The image information is, for example, raster data or vector data. When the image information is raster data, the map information may have image information corresponding to a plurality of scales. The image information corresponding to a plurality of scales includes, for example, image information with a large scale, medium-scale image information, and image information with a small scale for the same area. The map information may be obtained by dividing the map into tiles. The map information may be in the KIWI format used in car navigation.

  Moreover, the map information may have point information. The point information is information regarding points on the map. The point information includes, for example, a point identifier, point type information, point position information, point color information, and the like. A point identifier is information for identifying a point. The point type information is information indicating the type of point. The point position information is information indicating the position of the point. The point color information is information indicating the color of the point or the color of the point on the map indicated by the map information.

  The point identifier is, for example, a point ID or a point name. The point ID is ID information indicating an ID. The ID information is, for example, “1”, “23”, “007”, “P-023”, and the like. The point name is name information indicating the name. The name information includes, for example, “National Route 1”, “Tokyo Station”, “Mt. Fuji”, “Shinano River”, and the like. The point identifier may be a combination of a point ID, a point name, or the like.

  The point type information is, for example, category information or genre information. The category information is information indicating a category. The genre information is information indicating a genre. The genre information may be information indicating a subcategory. The category information includes “road”, “station”, “store”, “other”, and the like. The genre information includes, for example, “highway”, “general road”, “terminal station”, “local station”, “restaurant”, “convenience store”, “others”, and the like.

The point position information is position information indicating a position. The position information is, for example, longitude and latitude information, altitude information, coordinate information, coordinate axis information, distance information, and the like. The longitude and latitude information is information indicating latitude and longitude. The longitude and latitude information is, for example, “(12.34.56.78, 123.45.67.89)”, “(N12.34.56, E123.45.67)”, “(North 12.34. , East 123.45) "," (12 degrees north latitude, 123 degrees east longitude) ". The altitude information is information indicating altitude. The altitude information is, for example, “234 m”, “5,432 m”, “H456”, “altitude 789 m”, and the like. The coordinate information is information indicating coordinates. The coordinate information is, for example, “(X, Y) = (3,4)”, “(x = 4, y = 6)”, “(12, 24)”, and the like. Also,
The coordinate axis information is information indicating a coordinate axis. The coordinate axis information is, for example, “X axis”, “Y direction”, “Z”, and the like. The distance information is information indicating the distance. The distance information is, for example, “100 m”, “500 m”, “D1 km”, “distance 2.5 km”, and the like. The position information may be a combination of longitude and latitude information, altitude information, coordinate information, coordinate axis information, distance information, and the like.

  The point color information is color information indicating a color. The color information includes, for example, “red”, “Blue”, “255, 128, 64”, “#FFFEEDD”, “soft”, “bright”, “simplified”, and the like.

  The map information may have road information. Road information is information about roads. The road information includes, for example, a road identifier, speed limit information, road width information, road distance information, road position information, road color information, and the like. The road information may be point information, for example. A road identifier is information for identifying a road. The road identifier is, for example, a road ID or a road name. The road ID is ID information. The road name is name information. The name of the road is, for example, “National Route 15”, “Prefectural Route 35”, “Prefectural Road 23”, or the like. The speed limit information is information indicating a road speed limit. The speed limit information is, for example, “100 km / h”, “80 km / h”, “60”, and the like. The road width information is information indicating the width of the road. The road width information is, for example, “20 m”, “10 m”, “6.5”, and the like. The road distance information is information indicating a road distance. The distance of the road means, for example, the total length of the road or a straight line distance from the start point to the end point of the road. The road distance information is, for example, “40 km”, “65.4 km”, “50”, and the like. The road position information is information indicating the position of the road. The road position information is position information. The road position information may have two or more pieces of position information. That is, the road position information may include position information indicating the start point of the road and position information indicating the end point of the road. Further, the road position information may include position information indicating a point where the road indicated by the road information exists. The road color information is information indicating the color of the road or the color of the road on the map indicated by the map information. The road color information is color information.

  The map information may have landmark information. The landmark is, for example, a high-rise building such as a tower or a high-rise building, a temple, a famous place, a historic site, or another building. That is, the landmark information is information regarding these landmarks. The landmark information includes, for example, a landmark identifier, landmark position information, landmark altitude information, landmark color information, and the like. The landmark information may be point information. A landmark identifier is information for identifying a landmark. The landmark identifier is a landmark ID, a landmark name, or the like. The landmark ID is ID information. The landmark name is name information. The landmark names are, for example, “Tokyo Tower”, “Kyoto Tower”, “Tokyo Dome”, “Osaka Dome”, and the like. The landmark position information is information indicating the position of the landmark. The landmark position information is position information. The landmark height information is information indicating the height of the landmark. The landmark altitude information is altitude information. The landmark color information is information indicating the color of the landmark, the color of the landmark on the map indicated by the map information, and the like. The landmark color information is color information.

  Moreover, the map information may have fuel supply point information. The fuel supply point information includes, for example, a fuel supply point identifier, fuel supply point position information, fuel supply point scale information, fuel supply point color information, and the like. The refueling point information may be point information. The fuel supply point identifier is information for identifying a fuel supply point. The fuel supply point identifier is a fuel supply point ID, a fuel supply point name, or the like. The fuel supply point ID is ID information. The fuel supply point name is name information. The names of refueling points are, for example, “gas station ABC”, “EDF station”, “XYZ oil”, and the like. The fuel supply point position information is information indicating the position of the fuel supply point. The fuel supply point position information is position information. The fuel supply point scale information is information indicating the scale of the fuel supply point. The refueling point scale information is, for example, “400 m 2”, “15 m × 30 m”, “500 square meters”, and the like. The fuel supply point color information is information indicating the color of the fuel supply point, the color of the fuel supply point on the map indicated by the map information, and the like. The fuel supply point color information is color information.

  The map information is known as a two-dimensional online map, an electronic map, or the like, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The map information storage unit 11 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The operating condition storage unit 12 can store operating conditions. The operating condition is a condition related to the movement of the casing of the terminal device 1. The operation condition includes, for example, operation information, target information, determination type information, connection information, and the like. The operation information is information related to the movement of the casing of the terminal device 1. The target information is information indicating what the operating condition is. The determination type information is information indicating a type for determining whether or not a condition is satisfied. Moreover, connection information is information which shows how two or more driving conditions are connected.

  The motion information is, for example, inclination information, position information, movement information, direction information, and the like. The inclination information is information related to the inclination of the casing of the terminal device 1. The position information is information related to the position of the terminal device 1. The movement information is information related to the movement of the terminal device 1. The direction information is information related to the direction (orientation) of the terminal device 1.

  The tilt information is, for example, angle information, angular velocity information, tilt axis information, and the like. The angle information is information indicating an angle. The angular velocity information is information indicating the angular velocity. The tilt axis information is information indicating the tilt axis, and is information indicating the so-called rotation axis. The angle information is, for example, “+ 90 °”, “−90 °”, “180 rad”, “360 rad”, and the like. The angular velocity information is, for example, “180 ° / s”, “2π rad / s”, or the like. Further, the tilt axis information includes, for example, “X axis”, “Y direction”, “Z”, and the like.

  The tilt information may include two or more angle information, angular velocity information, tilt axis information, and the like. For example, when the tilt information includes angle information of 2 or more, the tilt information is, for example, “0 ° to 360 °”, “−180 ° to + 180 °”, and the like. Further, the tilt information may be a combination of angle information, angular velocity information, and the like.

  The position information is as described above. The position information may include two or more longitude and latitude information, altitude information, coordinate information, coordinate axis information, distance information, and the like. For example, when the position information includes longitude and latitude information of two or more, the position information is, for example, “(N12.34.56.78, E123.45.67.89) to (N13.45.67.89, E124”. .56.78.90) "and" (N34.56)-(E135.79) ". The position information may be a combination of longitude and latitude information, altitude information, coordinate information, coordinate axis information, distance information, and the like.

  The movement information is, for example, speed information or acceleration information. The speed information is information indicating the speed. The acceleration information is information indicating acceleration. The speed information includes, for example, “speed 75 km / h”, “V60 km / h”, “speed +30 km”, “−15 km / h”, “speed 90 m”, “120 m / s”, and the like. The acceleration information is, for example, “acceleration 9.8 m / s · s”, “10 m / s ＾ 2”, “+2 m / s · s”, “−1 m / s ＾ 2”, and the like. Here, “s · s” and “s ^ 2” mean the square of time.

  Note that the movement information may include two or more pieces of speed information, acceleration information, and the like. For example, when the movement information includes two or more pieces of speed information, the movement information is, for example, “45 km / h to 60 km / h” or “30 km / h−45 km / h”. Further, the movement information may be a combination of speed information and acceleration information.

  The azimuth information is, for example, absolute direction information, relative direction information, azimuth angle information, or the like. The absolute direction information is information indicating an absolute direction. The absolute direction is a direction determined without comparing with other directions. The relative direction information is information indicating a relative direction. The relative direction is a direction determined by comparing with other directions. The azimuth angle information is information indicating the azimuth angle. The azimuth angle is an angle in the current direction when a certain direction is used as a reference. As azimuth information, for example, when “north” is set to “0 °”, “south” is “180 °”, “east” is “90 °”, and “west” is “270 °”. The absolute direction information includes, for example, “north”, “south”, “northeast”, “southwest”, “east-northeast”, “south-southwest”, and the like. The relative direction information includes, for example, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “left front”, “right rear”, and the like. The azimuth angle information is angle information.

  The azimuth information may include two or more absolute direction information, relative direction information, azimuth angle information, and the like. For example, when the azimuth information includes two or more absolute direction information, the azimuth information is, for example, “northeast, north, northwest” or “northeast to northeast”. The azimuth information may be a combination of absolute direction information, relative direction information, azimuth angle information, and the like.

  Further, the operation information may have time information. Time information is information indicating time. The time information is, for example, date information or time information. Date information is information indicating a date. The time information is information indicating time. The date information includes, for example, “December 31, 2010”, “2011/02/03”, “20111414”, “February 23”, “0314”, and the like. The time information includes, for example, “23:59:59”, “12:03:04”, “123456”, “2:23”, “0314”, and the like.

  Note that the time information may include two or more date information, time information, and the like. For example, when the time information includes date information of two or more, the time information is, for example, “December 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011” or “January 1 to January 3”. is there. The time information may be a combination of date information or time information.

  The target information includes, for example, “tilt”, “position”, “movement”, “azimuth”, “angle”, “latitude / latitude”, “speed”, “acceleration”, “azimuth”, and the like. The determination type information includes, for example, “=”, “>”, “<”, “≧”, “≦”, and the like. The link information is, for example, “AND”, “OR”, “and”, “or”, or the like.

  The operating conditions are, for example, “tilt ≧ (X, + 45 °)”, “position = (N12.34.56.78, E123.45.67.89)”, “position = (Y, +200 m to +500 m)”. ”,“ Movement = (5 m / s ^ 2) ”,“ azimuth = (north) ”,“ {movement = (10 m / s)} AND {azimuth = (south)} ”,“ azimuth = {(east)) or (Northeast) or (Southeast)} ”. These are, in order, “the inclination of the terminal device 1 is + 45 ° or more about the X axis”, “the position of the terminal device 1 is 12.34.56.78 north latitude, 123.45.67 east longitude. 89 ”,“ the position after movement of the terminal device 1 is +200 m to +500 m in the Y-axis direction ”,“ the movement acceleration of the terminal device 1 is 5 m / s ^ 2, ”“ terminal ” “The orientation of the device 1 is north”, “the moving speed of the terminal device 1 is 10 m / s and the orientation of the terminal device 1 is south”, “the orientation of the terminal device 1 is It means “east, northeast, or southeast”.

  Further, the operation condition storage unit 12 may store operation condition management information. The operating condition management information is information for managing operating conditions. The operating condition management information includes, for example, operating conditions and a map information change instruction.

  The map information change instruction is an instruction to change map information. The map information change instruction is, for example, a scroll instruction, a map type change instruction, a landmark information change instruction, an angle change instruction, a point information change instruction, a map color change instruction, a road information change instruction, a fuel supply point information change instruction, a road For example, a color change instruction. The scroll instruction is an instruction to scroll the map information. The map type change instruction is an instruction to change the type of map information. “Changing the type of map information” means changing to different map information. The landmark information change instruction is an instruction to change the display or non-display of the landmark information. The angle change instruction is an instruction to change the angle of the map information. The point information change instruction is an instruction to change the display or non-display of the point information. The map color change instruction is an instruction for changing the color of the map information. The road information change instruction is an instruction to change the display or non-display of road information. The refueling point information change instruction is an instruction to change the display or non-display of the refueling point information. The road color change instruction is an instruction to change the color of the road information.

  The scroll instruction includes, for example, information indicating a direction in which the map information is scrolled. Examples of the scroll instruction include “scroll, X axis, −50”, “scroll, Y axis, +50”, “scroll, up, 50 px”, “scroll, down, 20 px”, and the like. These are: “Map information is scrolled by −50 pixels in the X axis direction”, “Map information is scrolled by +50 pixels in the Y axis direction”, “Map information is moved by 50 pixels above, It means “scrolling” and “scrolling the map information 20 pixels down”.

  The map type change instruction includes, for example, information indicating the type of map information. The map type change instruction is, for example, “map type change, 2D” or “map type change, bird's eye view”. These mean, in order, “change map information to a plan view” and “change map information to a bird's eye view”.

  The landmark information change instruction includes, for example, information indicating landmark information to be displayed or hidden. The landmark information change instruction includes, for example, “landmark, north, display”, “landmark, ID = (012,034,067)”, “landmark, disable, south”, “landmark, non-display, ID = (024,050) ”. These are, in order, “display only the landmark information in the north direction from the current position of the terminal device 1 on the map indicated by the map information”, “on the map indicated by the map information, the IDs are 012, 034, “Display landmark information indicated by 067”, “Hide landmark information in the south direction from the current position of the terminal device 1 on the map indicated by the map information”, “Map indicated by the map information” This means that among the landmark information displayed above, the landmark information with IDs of 024 and 050 is not displayed.

  The angle change instruction includes, for example, information indicating the angle of the map information. The angle change instruction is, for example, “angle, + 15 °”, “angle, X axis, + 30 °”, “rotation, Y axis, −45 °”, or the like. These are, in order, “add the angle of the map information by 30 ° with respect to the current angle”, “add the angle of the map information by 30 ° around the X axis”, “add the map information by Y It means “-45 ° rotation about the axis”.

  The point information change instruction includes, for example, information indicating point information to be displayed or hidden. The point information change instruction is, for example, “point, north, display”, “point, ID = (012, 034, 067)”, “point, Disable, south”, “point, non-display, ID = (024, 050) "and the like. These display, in order, “display only the spot information in the north direction from the current position of the terminal device 1 on the map indicated by the map information”, and “display the spot information indicated by IDs 012, 034, and 067”. "Hide the location information in the south direction from the current position of the terminal device 1 on the map indicated by the map information", "Hide the location information indicated by IDs 024 and 050" Means that.

  The map color change instruction includes, for example, information indicating the color of the map information. The map color change instruction is, for example, “map color change, red”, “map color change, yellow”, “map color, (255, 128, 64)”, “map color, #FFEEDD”, and the like. These are, in order, “change the color of the map information to red”, “change the color of the map information to yellow”, and “change the color of the map information to the color indicated by (255, 128, 64)”. "Changes the color of the map information to the color indicated by #FFEEDD". Further, the map color change information may include information indicating a process or procedure for changing the color of the color information included in the map information, for example.

  The road information change instruction includes, for example, information indicating road information to be displayed or hidden. The road information change instruction is, for example, “road, display, ID = (012,024,048)”, “road, enable, speed limit ≧ 40 km / h”, “road, road width ≦ 2 m, non-display”, etc. is there. These are, in order, “display road information with IDs 012, 024, 048”, “display road information with speed limit of 40 km / h or higher”, “hide road information with road width of 2 m or lower” Means "

  The fuel supply point information change instruction includes, for example, information indicating fuel supply point information to be displayed or hidden. The refueling point information change instruction is, for example, “Fueling point, display, ID = (011,022, 044)”, “Fueling point, Disable, area <100 m 2”, “Fueling point, North, display” And so on. These are, in order, “display refueling point information with IDs 011, 022, 044”, “hide refueling point information whose area is less than 100 square meters”, “map information indicates This means that only the refueling point information in the north direction is displayed from the current position of the terminal device 1 on the map.

  The road color change instruction includes information indicating the color of the road information. The road color change information includes, for example, “road color change, blue”, “road color change, red”, “road color, (192, 192, 64)”, “road color, #CCDDEE”, and the like. These are, in order, “change the color of the road information to blue”, “change the color of the road information to red”, and “change the color of the road information to the color indicated by (192, 192, 64)” "Changes the color of the road information to the color indicated by #CCDDEE".

  In addition, the operation condition and the map information change instruction are usually associated one to one. That is, the map information change instruction corresponding to the operation condition is determined so that the control unit 16 described later corresponds to the operation condition when the determination unit 15 described later determines that the operation information matches the operation condition. Is an instruction to be sent to the output unit 17 described later.

  The operating condition storage unit 12 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The accepting unit 13 accepts an output instruction. The output instruction is an instruction to output map information. The output instruction includes, for example, an instruction to display map information, an instruction to scroll map information, an instruction to change the type of map information, an instruction to enlarge / reduce map information, and the like. Also, these instructions are usually based on user operations on the terminal device 1. The operation is, for example, an operation of a button provided in the terminal device 1, a tap operation on the touch panel, a drag operation, a flick operation, a pinch-out operation, a pinch-in operation, or the like.

  In addition, reception means reception of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, reception of information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory This is a concept including reception of information read out from.

  Output is a concept that includes display on a display, projection using a projector, transmission to an external device, storage in a recording medium, delivery of a processing result to another processing device or another program, and the like. is there. In addition, regarding transmission, accumulation, and delivery of processing results, an output target is finally presented to the user.

  The receiving unit 13 may receive an instruction other than the output instruction. An instruction other than the output instruction is, for example, a power ON instruction, a power OFF instruction, or the like. When the reception unit 13 receives an instruction other than the output instruction, the terminal device 1 normally performs processing according to the received instruction.

  The input unit for the output instruction in the reception unit 13 may be anything such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a menu screen. The receiving unit 13 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

  The operation information acquisition unit 14 acquires operation information. The motion information is, for example, inclination information, position information, movement information, direction information, and the like. The motion information acquisition unit 14 usually acquires the motion information by using an inclination information acquisition unit 141, a position information acquisition unit 142, a movement information acquisition unit 143, and an orientation information acquisition unit 144, which will be described later.

  In addition, the timing of acquiring the motion information by the motion information acquisition unit 14 is usually immediately after the housing of the terminal device 1 has moved, but may be the case where the housing of the terminal device 1 has no motion. . For example, the operation information acquisition unit 14 acquires the operation information when the casing of the terminal device 1 is shaken by the user.

  For example, the motion information acquisition unit 14 may store the acquired motion information in an arbitrary storage area. In addition, the motion information acquisition unit 14 may calculate the motion information using, for example, motion information stored in an arbitrary storage area. That is, the motion information acquisition unit 14 may acquire motion information related to temporary movement of the casing of the terminal device 1 or may acquire motion information related to past movements of the casing of the terminal device 1. .

  The operation information acquisition unit 14 can usually be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit). The processing procedure of the operation information acquisition unit 14 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The inclination information acquisition unit 141 acquires inclination information. The inclination information acquisition unit 141 normally always determines whether or not the terminal device 1 is inclined, and acquires inclination information immediately after the terminal device 1 is inclined when it is determined that the terminal device 1 is inclined. In this case, the inclination information acquisition unit 141 may acquire inclination information immediately before the terminal device 1 is inclined. In addition, for example, the tilt information acquisition unit 141 may always determine whether the tilt information of the terminal device 1 can be acquired, and may acquire the tilt information of the terminal device 1 when it is determined that the tilt information can be acquired. Moreover, the inclination information acquisition means 141 may acquire inclination information using inclination information acquisition reference | standard information, for example.

  The inclination information acquisition reference information is information related to a reference for acquiring inclination information. The inclination information acquisition reference information includes, for example, position reference information and inclination reference information. The position reference information is information indicating a reference of the position of the terminal device 1 when acquiring the tilt information. Moreover, inclination reference information is information which shows the reference | standard of the inclination of the terminal device 1 at the time of acquiring inclination information.

  The position reference information includes, for example, information indicating what inclination state the terminal device 1 is to be “0 °”. The position reference information includes, for example, “horizontal”, “vertical”, “free”, “horizontal −45 °”, “vertical + 45 °”, and the like. These are, in order, “the terminal device 1 is in a horizontal state of 0 °”, “the terminal device 1 is in a vertical state of 0 °”, and “the terminal device 1 is stationary at an arbitrary inclination. “The state is set to 0 °”, “the terminal device 1 is set to −45 ° from the horizontal state is set to 0 °”, and “the terminal device 1 is set to be + 45 ° from the horizontal state is set to 0 °”. Means that.

  The inclination reference information is, for example, whether the terminal device 1 is inclined to which the inclination information is “+” or “−”, and the inclination information is “+” to which direction the terminal device 1 is inclined It has information indicating the case. The tilt reference information includes, for example, “(front, +) | (back, −)”, “(back, +) | (front, −)”, “front”, “rear”, and the like. These are, in order, “plus when terminal device 1 is tilted forward, minus when tilted back”, “plus when terminal device 1 is tilted backward, and when tilted forward. "The inclination information is positive when the terminal device 1 is inclined forward", "The inclination information is positive when the terminal device 1 is inclined backward." Means.

  For example, it is assumed that the position reference information is “horizontal” and the tilt reference information is “(front, +)”. In this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 is inclined “45 °” in the forward direction from the horizontal state, the inclination information acquisition unit 141 acquires “+ 45 °” as inclination information. Further, in this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 is inclined “30 °” in the back direction from the horizontal state, the inclination information acquisition unit 141 acquires “−30 °” as inclination information. For example, it is assumed that the position reference information is “free” and the inclination reference information is “(backward, +)”. In this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 is tilted “20 °” backward from a certain tilt state, the tilt information acquisition unit 141 acquires “+ 20 °” as tilt information. Further, in this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 is tilted “30 °” forward from a certain tilt state, the tilt information acquisition unit 141 acquires “−30 °” as tilt information.

  The inclination information acquisition reference information is normally held by the inclination information acquisition unit 141, but may be stored in an arbitrary storage area. Moreover, the inclination information acquisition means 141 may accumulate | store the acquired inclination information in arbitrary storage areas, for example. In addition, the inclination information acquisition unit 141 may calculate inclination information using inclination information stored in an arbitrary storage area, for example.

  The inclination information acquisition unit 141 can be usually realized by hardware (dedicated circuit) such as a so-called inclination sensor or a gyro sensor. The processing procedure of the inclination information acquisition unit 141 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The position information acquisition unit 142 acquires position information. The position information acquisition unit 142 normally always determines whether or not the terminal device 1 has moved, and if it determines that the terminal device 1 has moved, acquires position information after the terminal device 1 has moved. For example, the position information acquisition unit 142 may always determine whether or not the position information of the terminal device 1 can be acquired, and may acquire the position information of the terminal device 1 when determining that the position information can be acquired. Further, the position information acquisition unit 142 may acquire position information using, for example, position information acquisition reference information.

  The position information acquisition reference information is information related to a reference for acquiring position information. The position information acquisition reference information includes, for example, type information. The type information is information indicating the type of position information to be acquired. The type information is, for example, “point” or “between points”. These sequentially mean “acquiring position information indicating the current point of the terminal device 1” and “acquiring position information between points where the terminal device 1 has moved”.

  For example, it is assumed that the type information is “point”. In this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 is at a point indicated by “(N12.34.56.78, E123.45.67.89)”, the position information acquisition unit 142 displays “(N12.34. 56.78, E123.45.67.89) ”is acquired as position information. For example, assume that the type information is “between points”. In this case, for example, assuming that the terminal device 1 has moved from the point indicated by “(N45, E135)” to the point indicated by “(N46, E136)”, the position information acquisition unit 142 displays “(X , 1) (Y, 1) "is acquired as position information. In this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 has moved from the point indicated by “(N44, E135)” to the point indicated by “(N46, E137)”, the position information acquisition unit 142 displays “ 2√2 ”is acquired as position information.

  Note that the position information acquisition reference information is normally held by the position information acquisition unit 142, but may be stored in an arbitrary storage area. Further, the position information acquisition unit 142 may accumulate the acquired position information in an arbitrary storage area, for example. Further, the position information acquisition unit 142 may calculate the position information using, for example, position information stored in an arbitrary storage area.

  The position information acquisition unit 142 can be generally realized by hardware (dedicated circuit) such as a so-called GPS or a device that receives position information from a base station for mobile communication. The processing procedure of the position information acquisition unit 142 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The movement information acquisition unit 143 acquires movement information. The movement information acquisition unit 143 normally always determines whether or not the terminal device 1 is moving, and acquires movement information during movement of the terminal device 1 when determining that the terminal device 1 is moving. Further, the movement information acquisition unit 143 may always determine whether or not the movement information of the terminal device 1 can be acquired, and may acquire the movement information of the terminal device 1 when determining that the movement information can be acquired. Further, the movement information acquisition unit 143 may acquire movement information using, for example, a movement information acquisition reference.

  The movement information acquisition reference information is information related to a reference for acquiring movement information. The movement information acquisition reference includes, for example, type information. The type information is information indicating the type of movement information to be acquired. The type information is, for example, “point” or “between points”. These sequentially mean “acquiring movement information of the terminal device 1 at the current point” and “acquiring movement information between points where the terminal device 1 has moved”.

  For example, it is assumed that the type information is “point”. In this case, for example, when the terminal device 1 is moving at “1 m / s”, the movement information acquisition unit 143 acquires “1 m / s” as movement information. For example, assume that the type information is “between points”. In this case, for example, if the terminal device 1 moves at “1 m / s” at the point A and moves at “3 m / s” at the point B after the movement, the movement information acquisition unit 143 “2 m / s” is acquired as movement information.

  The movement information acquisition reference information is normally held by the movement information acquisition unit 143, but may be stored in an arbitrary storage area. Moreover, the movement information acquisition means 143 may accumulate | store the acquired movement information in arbitrary storage areas, for example. Further, the movement information acquisition unit 143 may calculate the movement information using movement information stored in an arbitrary storage area, for example.

  In addition, the movement information acquisition unit 143 determines whether the user having the terminal device 1 is moving on foot or on a so-called vehicle such as a train or a bus, based on the speed indicated by the acquired movement information. May be judged. For example, when the acquired movement information is “3 m / s”, the movement information acquisition unit 143 determines that “the user is moving on foot”. For example, when the acquired movement information is “40 km / h”, the movement information acquisition unit 143 determines that “the user is moving on a vehicle”.

  The movement information acquisition unit 143 can be usually realized by hardware (dedicated circuit) such as a so-called speed sensor or acceleration sensor. The processing procedure of the movement information acquisition unit 143 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The azimuth information acquisition unit 144 acquires azimuth information. The azimuth information acquisition unit 144 normally always determines whether or not the terminal device 1 has changed the azimuth, and when determining that the azimuth information has been changed, acquires the azimuth information immediately after changing the azimuth of the terminal device 1. Moreover, the azimuth | direction information acquisition means 144 may acquire the azimuth | direction information immediately before changing the azimuth | direction of the terminal device 1 in the said case. Further, for example, the direction information acquisition unit 144 may always determine whether or not the direction information of the terminal device 1 can be acquired, and may acquire the direction information of the terminal device 1 when it is determined that it can be acquired. Moreover, the azimuth | direction information acquisition means 144 may acquire azimuth | direction information, for example using azimuth | direction information acquisition reference | standard information.

  The azimuth information acquisition reference information is information related to a reference when acquiring azimuth information. The direction information acquisition reference information includes, for example, position reference information, direction reference information, type information, and the like. The position reference information is information indicating a reference of the position in the terminal device 1 when acquiring the direction information. In addition, the direction reference information is information indicating a reference of the direction of the terminal device 1 when acquiring the tilt information. The type information is information indicating the type of orientation information to be acquired.

  The position reference information includes, for example, information indicating a surface included in the casing of the terminal device 1, information indicating a part of the casing of the terminal device 1, and the like. That is, the position reference information includes, for example, information indicating which direction or part of the surface or part of the casing of the terminal device 1 is to be acquired. The position reference information includes, for example, “front”, “back”, “upper surface”, “lower surface”, “upper”, “lower”, and the like. These are, in order, “the reference of the position when acquiring azimuth information is the front of the terminal device 1”, and “the reference of the position when acquiring azimuth information is the back of the terminal device 1”. “The reference of the position when acquiring the orientation information is the upper surface of the terminal device 1”, “The reference of the position when acquiring the orientation information is the lower surface of the terminal device 1”, “ This means that the position reference when acquiring the position is the upper part of the terminal device 1, and “the position reference when acquiring the orientation information is the lower part of the terminal device 1”.

  The direction reference information is, for example, whether the terminal device 1 is directed to “+” or “−”, or the terminal device 1 is directed to “0 °”. 180 ° ”, or the direction information“ + ”has information indicating which terminal device 1 is facing. The direction reference information is, for example, “(east, +) | (west, −) | (north, 0) | (south, 180)”, “(right, +) | (left, −)”, “east” ”,“ Right ”, etc. These are, in order, “plus when terminal device 1 is facing east, minus when facing west, 0 ° north and 180 ° south”, “terminal device 1 “When the terminal device is facing the right direction, it is positive, and when it is facing the left direction, it is negative.” “The direction information is positive when the terminal device 1 is facing the east”. , “The direction information is positive when the terminal device 1 is directed to the right”.

  The type information includes, for example, information indicating whether to acquire absolute direction information, relative direction information, or azimuth angle information as azimuth information. The type information is, for example, “absolute”, “relative”, “azimuth”, and the like. These sequentially mean “obtaining absolute direction information”, “obtaining relative direction information”, and “obtaining azimuth angle information”. Further, the type information may include, for example, azimuth number information indicating the azimuth number when obtaining the absolute direction information. The direction number information is, for example, “4 directions”, “8 directions”, “16”, and the like.

  For example, it is assumed that the position reference information is “rear surface” and the type information is “absolute, four directions”. In this case, for example, if the back surface of the terminal device 1 faces north, the orientation information acquisition unit 144 acquires “north” as orientation information. Further, for example, the position reference information is “upper surface”, the direction reference information is “(east, +) | (west, −) | (north, 0) | (south, 180)”, and the type information is “ It is assumed that it is “azimuth”. In this case, for example, if the upper surface of the terminal device 1 faces west, the direction information acquisition unit 144 acquires “−90 °” as the direction information. In this case, for example, if the upper surface of the terminal device 1 faces south, the orientation information acquisition unit 144 acquires “± 180 °” as orientation information. For example, it is assumed that the position reference information is “front” and the type information is “relative”. In this case, for example, when the front of the terminal device is directed from north to east, the direction information acquisition unit 144 acquires “right” as direction information.

  The azimuth information acquisition reference information is normally held by the azimuth information acquisition means 144, but may be stored in an arbitrary storage area. Moreover, the azimuth | direction information acquisition means 144 may accumulate | store the acquired azimuth | direction information in arbitrary storage areas, for example. In addition, the azimuth information acquisition unit 144 may calculate the azimuth information using, for example, azimuth information stored in an arbitrary storage area.

  The azimuth information acquisition means 144 is usually realized by hardware (dedicated circuit) such as a so-called geomagnetic sensor or azimuth sensor. The processing procedure of the azimuth information acquisition means 144 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The determination unit 15 determines whether the operation information matches the operation condition. The operation information here is the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 14. The operating conditions here are operating conditions stored in the operating condition storage unit 12.

  For example, when the operation condition is stored in the operation condition storage unit 12, the determination unit 15 first acquires the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 14. Then, the determination unit 15 uses the acquired operation information as a search key, and searches the operation condition stored in the operation condition storage unit 12 for an operation condition that matches the acquired operation condition. Then, the determination unit 15 determines that the operation information matches the operation condition when the operation condition is acquired as a result of the search. The determination unit 15 determines that the operation information does not match the operation condition when the operation condition cannot be acquired as a result of the search.

  For example, when the operation condition management information is stored in the operation condition storage unit 12, the determination unit 15 first acquires the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 14. Then, the determination unit 15 uses the acquired operation information as a search key to search for an operation condition that matches the acquired operation information from the operation conditions included in the operation condition management information stored in the operation condition storage unit 12. Then, the determination unit 15 determines that the operation information matches the operation condition when the operation condition is acquired as a result of the search. The determination unit 15 determines that the operation information does not match the operation condition when the operation condition cannot be acquired as a result of the search. And the judgment part 15 acquires the map information change instruction | indication corresponding to the operation conditions which were able to be acquired as a result of determination.

  For example, it is assumed that the operation condition storage unit 12 stores the operation condition “direction = (south)”. Further, it is assumed that the motion information acquisition unit 14 acquires the direction information “south”. In this case, the determination unit 15 determines that the operation information matches the operation condition. For example, it is assumed that the operation condition management information “angle = (X axis, + 30 °) | (rotation, X axis, + 30 °)” is stored in the operation condition storage unit 12. Further, it is assumed that the motion information acquisition unit 14 acquires the tilt information “X axis, 30 °”. In this case, the determination unit 15 determines that the operation information matches the operation condition, and acquires a map information change instruction “rotation, X axis, + 30 °”.

  For example, it is assumed that only the operation condition “speed = 45 km / h” is stored in the operation condition storage unit 12. Further, it is assumed that the motion information acquisition unit 14 acquires the movement information “60 km / h”. In this case, the determination unit 15 determines that the operation information does not match the operation condition. Further, for example, it is assumed that the operation condition management information “position = (N24.35, E135.24) | (map type change, bird's eye view)” is stored in the operation condition storage unit 12. Further, it is assumed that the motion information acquisition unit 14 acquires the position information “N23.36, E136.25”. In this case, the determination unit 15 determines that the operation information does not match the operation condition, and does not acquire the map information change instruction “map type change, bird's eye view”.

  The determination unit 15 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the determination unit 15 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The control unit 16 instructs the later-described output unit 17 to change the map information output by the output unit 17. Here, “instructing to change map information” usually means sending a map information change instruction.

  The control unit 16 normally sends the map information change instruction acquired by the determination unit 15 to the output unit 17. That is, the control unit 16 acquires the acquired map information change instruction as a result of determining whether or not the operation information of the determination unit 15 matches the operation condition, and sends the map information change instruction to the output unit 17. . For example, when the determination unit 15 acquires a scroll instruction that is a map information change instruction, the control unit 16 sends the scroll instruction to the output unit 17. For example, when the determination unit 15 acquires a map type change instruction that is a map information change instruction, the control unit 16 sends the map type change instruction to the output unit 17. For example, when the determination unit 15 acquires a landmark information change instruction that is a map information change instruction, the control unit 16 sends the landmark information change instruction to the output unit 17. For example, when the determination unit 15 acquires an angle change instruction that is a map information change instruction, the control unit 16 sends the angle change instruction to the output unit 17.

  Moreover, the control part 16 may send map information change instruction | indication using operation condition management information, for example. In this case, the operation condition management information is normally held by the control unit 16, but may be stored in an arbitrary storage area. In this case, for example, the control unit 16 first acquires the operation information determined as a result of the determination by the determination unit 15 that the operation information matches the operation condition. Then, the control unit 16 uses the acquired operation information as a search key, and searches for an operation condition that matches the acquired operation information from the operation conditions of the stored operation condition management information. Then, the control unit 16 acquires a map information change instruction.

  For example, the control unit 16 may generate a map information change instruction from the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 14 and send the map information change instruction to the output unit 17. In this case, the control unit 16 may generate a map information change instruction using, for example, map information change instruction generation information. The map information change instruction generation information is information relating to a procedure or pattern for generating a map information change instruction. The map information change instruction generation information includes, for example, type information and a generation procedure. The type information is information indicating the type of operation information. The generation procedure is information indicating a procedure or pattern for generating a map information change instruction from the operation information. In addition, the type information and the generation information are usually associated one to one.

  The type information includes, for example, “inclination”, “position”, “movement”, “azimuth”, “angle”, “latitude / latitude”, “speed”, “acceleration”, “azimuth”, and the like. The generation procedure is, for example, “angle, θ × 0.5”, “scroll, d × 0.1”, “map type change, (V ≧ 5 m / s)”, “landmark, BRG”, etc. . Here, “θ” is a symbol indicating tilt information. “D” is a symbol indicating position information. “V” is a symbol indicating movement information. “BRG” is a symbol indicating azimuth information.

  For example, the control unit 16 first acquires type information indicating the type of the operation information from the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 14. Then, the control unit 16 acquires a generation procedure corresponding to the type information from the map information change instruction generation information using the type information as a search key. And the control part 16 produces | generates a map information change instruction | indication from the said production | generation procedure and the operation | movement information which the operation | movement information acquisition part 14 acquired.

  For example, it is assumed that the motion information acquisition unit 14 acquires the tilt information “50 °”. Further, it is assumed that the type information “tilt” and the generation procedure “angle, θ × 0.5” are associated with each other in the map information change instruction generation information. In this case, the control unit 16 acquires the generation procedure “angle, θ × 0.5” using “inclination” indicating that the information acquired by the motion information acquisition unit 14 is inclination information as a search key. Then, the control unit 16 replaces “θ” indicating the inclination information with the inclination information “50 °”, calculates “50 ° × 0.5”, and generates a map information change instruction “angle, 25 °”. To do.

  The map information change instruction generation information is normally held by the control unit 16, but may be stored in an arbitrary storage area.

  The control unit 16 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the control unit 16 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The output unit 17 outputs map information in response to the output instruction. That is, the output unit 17 first acquires the output instruction received by the receiving unit 13. And the output part 17 acquires the map information stored in the map information storage part 11 according to the said output instruction | indication. Then, the output unit 17 outputs the acquired map information.

  The output unit 17 changes the output of the map information in accordance with the map information change instruction. That is, the output unit 17 first acquires the map information change instruction sent by the control unit 16. And the output part 17 changes the content of the map information currently output according to the said map information change instruction | indication. And the output part 17 outputs the map information which changed the said content.

  For example, assume that the output unit 17 acquires a scroll instruction. In this case, for example, the output unit 17 moves the display range of the output map information in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, and scrolls the map indicated by the map information. For example, assume that the output unit 17 has acquired a map type change instruction. In this case, for example, the output unit 17 acquires map information that is map information stored in the map information storage unit 11 and is different from the output map information, and outputs the map information. Change the map type indicated by. For example, it is assumed that the output unit 17 has acquired a landmark information change instruction. In this case, the output unit 17 is, for example, landmark information included in the output map information, and the landmark information indicated by the landmark information change instruction is displayed, and other landmark information is displayed. Hide or change the display or non-display of landmark information on the map indicated by the map information. Further, for example, it is assumed that the output unit 17 has acquired an angle change instruction. In this case, for example, the output unit 17 acquires the output map information, performs an angle change process on the map information, outputs the map information subjected to the process, and outputs the map information indicated by the map information. Change the angle. In this case, for example, the output unit 17 determines whether or not the map information being output is a three-dimensional view or a bird's-eye view. Good. The angle changing process is a process for changing the inclination angle of the map indicated by the output map information.

  The output unit 17 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a speaker. The output unit 17 can be realized by driver software for an output device or driver software for an output device and an output device.

  Next, the operation of the terminal device 1 will be described. Note that the i-th information in the predetermined information is described as “information [i]”.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the terminal device 1.

  (Step S201) The receiving unit 13 determines whether an instruction has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S202; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S205.

  (Step S202) The receiving unit 13 determines whether or not the received instruction is an output instruction. If it is an output instruction, the process proceeds to step S203; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S204.

  (Step S203) The reception unit 13 outputs map information in response to the output instruction received in step S201, and returns to step S201.

  (Step S204) The terminal device 1 performs processing in accordance with the instruction received in step S201, and returns to step S201.

  (Step S205) The motion information acquisition unit 14 determines whether it is the timing for acquiring motion information. If it is the acquisition timing, the process proceeds to step S206. If not, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S206) The motion information acquisition unit 14 acquires motion information. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S207) The determination unit 15 acquires a map information change instruction. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S208) The determination unit 15 determines whether or not a map information change instruction has been acquired in step S207. If it can be obtained, the process proceeds to step S209. If not, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S <b> 209) The control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction acquired by the determination unit 15 to the output unit 17.

  (Step S210) The output unit 17 changes the map information being output in accordance with the map information change instruction from the control unit 16.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process may be terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation information acquisition process in step S206 of the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S301) The inclination information acquisition unit 141 determines whether it is the acquisition timing of inclination information. If it is the acquisition timing, the process proceeds to step S302; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S303.

  (Step S302) The inclination information acquisition unit 141 acquires inclination information, and returns to the higher-level process.

  (Step S303) The position information acquisition unit 142 determines whether it is the timing of acquisition of position information. If it is the acquisition timing, the process proceeds to step S304, and if not, the process proceeds to step S305.

  (Step S304) The position information acquisition unit 142 acquires the position information and returns to the upper process.

  (Step S305) The movement information acquisition unit 143 determines whether it is the acquisition timing of movement information. If it is an acquisition timing, the process proceeds to step S306, and if not, the process proceeds to step S307.

  (Step S306) The movement information acquisition unit 143 acquires the movement information and returns to the upper process.

  (Step S307) The azimuth information acquisition unit 144 determines whether or not it is the timing for acquiring the azimuth information. If it is the timing of acquisition, the process proceeds to step S308, and if not, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S308) The direction information acquisition unit 144 acquires the direction information and returns to the higher-level process.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not it is the acquisition timing for all of the tilt information, position information, movement information, and azimuth information, and all of the information determined to be the acquisition timing is acquired. Also good.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing map information change instruction acquisition processing in step S207 of the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S401) The determination unit 15 acquires the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 14.

  (Step S <b> 402) The determination unit 15 acquires the operation condition management information stored in the operation condition storage unit 12. Here, it is assumed that m pieces of operation condition management information have been acquired.

  (Step S403) The determination unit 15 sets 1 to the counter i.

  (Step S404) The determination unit 15 determines whether or not the operation information acquired in step S401 matches the operation condition of the operation condition management information [i]. If they match, the process proceeds to step S405, and if not, the process proceeds to step S406.

  (Step S405) The determination unit 15 acquires a map information change instruction included in the operation condition management information [i] as a map information change instruction.

  (Step S406) The determination unit 15 determines whether i is m. When it is m, it progresses to step S407, and when that is not right, it returns to a high-order process.

  (Step S407) The determination unit 15 increments i by 1, and returns to step S404.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process may return to the upper process after the process of step S <b> 405. That is, when one map information change instruction can be acquired, the process may be returned to the host process.

(Concrete example)
Next, a specific example of the operation of the terminal device 1 will be described. In this specific example, the terminal device 1 is assumed to be a mobile terminal. Further, it is assumed that the operating condition storage unit 12 stores the operating condition management information shown in FIG. The operation condition management information includes an operation condition and a map information change instruction. The map information output to the mobile terminal is map information output by the output unit 17 and is stored in the map information storage unit 11. Further, the map information output by the output unit 17 is assumed to correspond to the output instruction received by the receiving unit 13 unless otherwise specified. The map information output by the output unit 17 is north up, south down, west left, and east right unless otherwise specified, with the north-south direction being the X axis and the east-west direction being the Y axis. It shall be.

(Example 1)
First, it is assumed that the user tilts the mobile terminal 50 ° backward from the vertical state with the X axis as the center, with the map information shown in FIG. 6 being output to the mobile terminal. Then, the inclination information acquisition unit 141 determines that it is the acquisition timing of the inclination information, and acquires the inclination information “X axis, + 50 °”. At this time, it is assumed that, based on the inclination information acquisition reference information, the inclination information is defined such that “vertical state is 0 °” and “when it is inclined backward is positive”.

  Next, the determination unit 15 searches the operation condition management information in FIG. 5 for an operation condition that matches the inclination information “X axis, + 50 °” acquired by the inclination information acquisition unit 141, and operates with the operation of “ID = 011”. It is determined that the condition “slope ≧ (X, + 45 °)” is met. Then, the determination unit 15 acquires the map information change instruction “angle, + 30 °” of “ID = 011” in FIG. 5.

  Next, the control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “angle, + 30 °” acquired by the determination unit 15 to the output unit 17. As a result, the output unit 17 adds 30 ° to the inclination of the map information in FIG. 6 and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

  In addition, it is assumed that the user tilts the mobile terminal 50 ° forward from the vertical state with the X axis as the center when viewed from the user with the map information shown in FIG. 8 being output to the mobile terminal. Then, as described above, the inclination information acquisition unit 141 acquires the inclination information “X axis, −50 °”, and the determination unit 15 instructs the map information change instruction “angle, −10” of “ID = 012” in FIG. “30 °” is acquired, and the control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “angle, −30 °” to the output unit 17. And the output part 17 subtracts 30 degrees with respect to the inclination of the map information currently output, and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

  Note that the map information in FIGS. 6 and 7 is map information indicating a so-called bird's-eye view map. Moreover, the map information of FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 is map information which shows what is called a three-dimensional map.

(Example 2)
First, it is assumed that the user moves the mobile terminal 600 m northward with the mobile terminal in a state where the map information shown in FIG. 10 is output to the mobile terminal. Then, the position information acquisition unit 142 determines that it is the timing for acquiring the position information, and acquires the position information “north, +600 m”. At this time, it is assumed that the reference is “between points” for the location information based on the location information acquisition reference information.

  Next, the determination unit 15 searches the operation condition management information in FIG. 5 for an operation condition that matches the position information “north, +600 m” acquired by the position information acquisition unit 142, and the operation condition “ID = 024” “ It is determined that “position ≧ (X, +500 m)”. Then, the determination unit 15 acquires the map information change instruction “scroll, X axis, +50” of “ID = 024” in FIG.

  Next, the control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “scroll, X axis, +50” acquired by the determination unit 15 to the output unit 17. As a result, the output unit 17 moves the output map information of FIG. 10 by +50 in the X-axis direction, and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

  Further, it is assumed that the user moves the mobile terminal 550 m southward with the mobile terminal in a state where the map information shown in FIG. Then, as described above, the position information acquisition unit 142 acquires the position information “south, +550 m °”, and the determination unit 15 performs the map information change instruction “scroll, X axis, The control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “scroll, X axis, −50” to the output unit 17. Then, the output unit 17 moves the output map information of FIG. 11 by −50 in the X-axis direction, and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

(Example 3)
First, it is assumed that the user shakes the mobile terminal in the vertical direction at a speed of 5 m / s in a state where the map information shown in FIG. 11 is output to the mobile terminal. Then, the movement information acquisition unit 143 determines that it is the timing of acquisition of movement information, and acquires movement information “5 m / s”. At this time, it is assumed that the reference is “between points” for the movement information based on the movement information acquisition reference information.

  Next, the determination unit 15 searches the operation condition management information in FIG. 5 for an operation condition that matches the movement information “5 m / s” acquired by the movement information acquisition unit 143, and sets the operation condition “ID = 035” as “ It is determined that it matches the “movement = (5 m / s)”. Then, the determination unit 15 acquires the map information change instruction “map type change, bird's-eye view” of “ID = 035” in FIG. 5.

  Next, the control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “map type change, bird's eye view” acquired by the determination unit 15 to the output unit 17. As a result, the output unit 17 acquires the map information indicating the bird's eye view stored in the map information storage unit 11 and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

  In addition, it is assumed that the user shakes the mobile terminal in the vertical direction at a speed of 10 m / s in a state where the map information illustrated in FIG. 11 is output to the mobile terminal. Then, as described above, the movement information acquisition unit 143 acquires the movement information “10 m / s”, and the determination unit 15 instructs the map information change “map type change, 3D” of “ID = 036” in FIG. The control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “map type change, 3D” to the output unit 17. And the output part 17 acquires the map information which shows the solid map stored in the map information storage part 11, and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

(Example 4)
First, it is assumed that the user turns the back of the portable terminal to the north while the map information shown in FIG. 12 is output to the portable terminal. Then, the azimuth information acquisition unit 144 determines that it is the timing for acquiring the azimuth information, and acquires the azimuth information “north”. At this time, it is assumed that the reference is set to “back” as the direction information based on the direction information acquisition reference information.

  Next, the determination unit 15 searches the operation condition management information in FIG. 5 for the operation condition that matches the direction information “north” acquired by the direction information acquisition unit 144, and the operation condition “direction = direction” of “ID = 048”. (North) ”. Then, the determination unit 15 acquires the map information change instruction “Landmark, North” of “ID = 048” in FIG. 5.

  Next, the control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “Landmark, North” acquired by the determination unit 15 to the output unit 17. As a result, the output unit 17 displays only the landmark information that is north of the current position of the mobile terminal among the landmark information included in the output map information, and outputs the map information shown in FIG.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the user turns the back of the mobile terminal toward the south while the map information illustrated in FIG. 13 is output to the mobile terminal. Then, as described above, the direction information acquisition unit 144 acquires the direction information “south”, and the determination unit 15 acquires the map information change instruction “landmark, south” of “ID = 047” in FIG. The control unit 16 sends the map information change instruction “Landmark, South” to the output unit 17. And the output part 17 displays only the landmark information which is south from the present position of a portable terminal among the landmark information which the map information currently output has, and outputs the map information shown in FIG. At this time, the orientation of the map information may be changed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 14, north is down, south is up, west is right, and east is left.

  In this specific example, an example in which one map information change instruction is acquired for one operation information is shown, but two or more map information change instructions may be acquired for one operation information. In this case, the output unit 17 applies the change indicated by the two or more map information change instructions to the output map information.

  As described above, according to the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment, the user appropriately changes the map information by moving (tilting, changing the position, moving, changing the orientation) the casing of the terminal device 1. can do.

  In addition, the terminal device 1 in the said embodiment may change the display or non-display of road information, for example, and may change the color of road information. For example, the terminal device 1 may display road information in the traveling direction of the moving object, may display only road information indicating a road on which the moving object is traveling, or may be displayed when the moving object is traveling. You may change the color of the road information which shows a road.

  In addition, the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may be a stand-alone device, for example.

  In the above embodiment, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or distributed processing by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. May be realized.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, each component may be comprised by exclusive hardware, or about the component realizable by software, it may implement | achieve by running a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the terminal device in the said embodiment is the following programs. That is, in this program, map information that is information relating to a map and operation conditions that are conditions relating to movement of a casing of a terminal device capable of navigation are stored in a recording medium, and the computer outputs map information. A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction, an output unit that acquires and outputs the map information in response to the output instruction, and an operation information acquisition that acquires operation information that is information related to the movement of the casing of the terminal device And an output unit when the determination unit determines that the operation information matches the operation condition, and a determination unit that determines whether the operation information matches the operation condition. A program for causing map information to function as a control unit that instructs to change the map information so as to correspond to the operation condition, wherein the output unit is an instruction of the control unit Therefore, a program for changing the output of the map information to the output.

  The program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed. Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

  Moreover, the computer which performs the said program may be single, and plural may be sufficient as it. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 15 is an overview of the computer system 9 that executes the above-described program to realize the terminal device or the like of the above-described embodiment. The above-described embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon.

  In FIG. 15, the computer system 9 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 9011, an FD (Flexible Disk) drive 9012, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a monitor 904.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the computer system 9. In FIG. 16, in addition to a CD-ROM drive 9011 and an FD drive 9012, a computer 901 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 9013 and a ROM (Read-Only Memory) 9014 for storing a program such as a boot-up program. A random access memory (RAM) 9015 connected to the CPU 9013 for temporarily storing application program instructions and providing a temporary storage space; and a hard disk 9016 for storing application programs, system programs, and data , A CD-ROM drive 9011, an FD drive 9012, a CPU 9013, and the like. Although not shown here, the computer 901 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 9 to execute the functions of the terminal device or the like of the above-described embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 9101 or FD 9102, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 9011 or FD drive 9012, and further stored in the hard disk 9016. May be forwarded. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 9016. The program is loaded into the RAM 9015 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 9101, the FD 9102, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS), a third-party program, or the like that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the terminal device according to the above-described embodiment. The program only needs to include an instruction portion that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 9 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the terminal device according to the present invention can appropriately change the display of the map according to the movement of the device main body. Moreover, this has the effect that a user can change the display of a map with one hand, and is useful as a terminal device etc., for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal device 11 Map information storage part 12 Operation condition storage part 13 Reception part 14 Operation information acquisition part 15 Judgment part 16 Control part 17 Output part 141 Inclination information acquisition means 142 Position information acquisition means 143 Movement information acquisition means 144 Direction information acquisition means

Claims (11)

A terminal device capable of navigation,
A map information storage unit that can store map information that is information about the map;
An operation condition storage unit capable of storing an operation condition that is a condition related to the movement of the housing of the terminal device;
A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
In response to the output instruction, an output unit that acquires and outputs map information from the map information storage unit;
An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information that is information related to the movement of the housing of the terminal device;
A determination unit that determines whether the operation information matches the operation condition;
A control unit that instructs to change the map information output by the output unit to correspond to the operation condition when the determination unit determines that the operation information matches the operation condition; And
The output unit is
A terminal device that changes an output of the output map information in accordance with an instruction from the control unit. The operation information acquisition unit
Inclination information acquisition means for acquiring inclination information that is information on the inclination of the casing of the terminal device,
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation condition is a condition including the inclination information. The operation information acquisition unit
Having position information acquisition means for acquiring position information which is information related to the position of the terminal device;
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation condition is a condition including the position information. The operation information acquisition unit
Having movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information which is information relating to movement speed or movement acceleration of the terminal device;
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation condition is a condition including the movement information. The operation information acquisition unit
Having azimuth information acquisition means for acquiring azimuth information that is information relating to the azimuth of the terminal device;
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation condition is a condition including the direction information. The controller is
A scroll instruction that is an instruction to scroll the output map information is sent to the output unit,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the map information is scrolled according to the scroll instruction. The controller is
Sending the map type change instruction, which is an instruction to change the type of map information being output, to the output unit,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the type of map information is changed according to the map type change instruction. The map information has landmark information which is information about landmarks,
The controller is
Send the landmark information change instruction that is an instruction to change the display or non-display of the landmark information included in the map information being output to the output unit,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the landmark information to be output is changed in response to the landmark information change instruction. The map information is three-dimensional or bird's eye view map information,
The controller is
Sending an angle change instruction, which is an instruction to change the angle of the map information being output, to the output unit,
The output unit is
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an angle of three-dimensional or bird's eye view map information to be output is changed in accordance with the angle change instruction. On the recording medium,
Stores map information, which is information related to the map, and operating conditions, which are conditions related to the movement of the casing of the terminal device capable of navigation,
A map display change method performed using a reception unit, an output unit, an operation information acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a control unit,
An accepting step in which the accepting unit accepts an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
The output unit acquires and outputs the map information in response to the output instruction; and
An operation information acquisition step in which the operation information acquisition unit acquires operation information that is information related to the movement of the housing of the terminal device;
A determination step in which the determination unit determines whether or not the operation information matches the operation condition;
When the determination unit determines that the operation information matches the operation condition, the control unit instructs the map information output from the output unit to be changed to correspond to the operation condition. Comprising a control step,
In the output step,
The map display change method in which the output unit changes the output of the output map information in accordance with an instruction from the control unit. On the recording medium,
Stores map information, which is information related to the map, and operating conditions, which are conditions related to the movement of the casing of the terminal device capable of navigation,
Computer
A reception unit that receives an output instruction that is an instruction to output map information;
In response to the output instruction, an output unit that acquires and outputs the map information;
An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information that is information related to the movement of the housing of the terminal device;
A determination unit that determines whether the operation information matches the operation condition;
When the determination unit determines that the operation information matches the operation condition, the map information output by the output unit is caused to function as a control unit that instructs to change the map information to correspond to the operation condition. A program for
The output unit is
A program for changing the output of the output map information in accordance with an instruction from the control unit.

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