JP5340461B2 - Rest place guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user with a guide to a rest place set in accordance with human moving ability together with a recommended route. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular phone receives settings of user information indicating characteristics of a user, a starting point, and a destination from the user. A route search server searches for a recommended route from the starting point to the destination received by the cellular phone using footpath network data. The route search server, on the basis of the user information, determines acceptable cost data representing moving ability of the user and determines points which divide the recommended route into a plurality of sections in accordance with the acceptable cost data. The route search server determines a rest place around the points. The cellular phone provides the user with a guide to the determined rest place together with the recommended route. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for guiding a recommended route from a departure place to a destination, and more particularly, to a technique for guiding a rest place to a user together with the recommended route.

  Conventionally, in the field of car navigation systems, various techniques for displaying a resting place on a recommended route from a starting point to a destination have been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technology for automatically displaying a break area in the middle of a guide route when the total length of the guide route exceeds a preset upper limit distance. Patent Document 2 describes a technique for changing the set interval of break points according to the arrival status (for example, the beginning, middle, end, etc.) to the destination.

JP 2003-185451 A JP 2001-227968 A

  In recent years, with the improvement in performance of mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), it is possible for these mobile terminals to perform route search equivalent to that of a conventional car navigation system. Since the mobile terminal can be used when a person walks, a system for searching for a recommended route for pedestrians as well as a recommended route for vehicles has been put into practical use.

  It can be said that the running ability of the vehicle is relatively uniform as long as the speed limit exists. However, a person's mobility varies depending on the person's characteristics, such as gender and age. For this reason, even if an attempt is made to determine a resting place on the recommended route for walking, the ability to set a resting point in the conventional car navigation system cannot be applied as it is because the moving ability differs depending on the person.

  Considering such a problem, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to guide a user to a resting place determined according to a person's moving ability together with a recommended route.

SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.
The first aspect of the present invention is:
A resting place guidance system for guiding a recommended route from a starting point to a destination and a resting place,
Link state of the sidewalk is recorded by link data representing the sidewalk and node data indicating the end point of the sidewalk represented by the link data, and cost data representing a load applied when passing the sidewalk represented by the link data is included in the link data. A data storage unit for storing associated sidewalk network data;
An information input unit for receiving input of user information indicating characteristics of a plurality of users, information on the departure place, and information on the destination;
A route search unit that searches for the recommended route using the sidewalk network data;
Based on the user information, an allowable cost determining unit that determines allowable cost data representing the moving ability of each of the plurality of users;
A point determination unit that determines points for dividing the recommended route into a plurality of sections according to the allowable cost data;
Around the determined point, a rest location determination unit that determines the rest location;
An output unit for outputting the recommended route and the determined rest place;
It is a resting place guidance system provided with.
In such a resting place guidance system, allowable cost data is obtained based on user information indicating the user's characteristics. Then, according to the allowable cost data, the recommended route is divided into a plurality of sections, and a resting place is determined according to the divided points. Therefore, it is possible to guide the user to the resting place according to the user's moving ability together with the recommended route. Moreover, if it is a rest place guidance system of such a form, a rest place can be guided for every user according to each moving ability of a some user.

[Application Example 1] A resting place guidance system for guiding a recommended route from a departure place to a destination and a resting place,
Link state of the sidewalk is recorded by link data representing the sidewalk and node data indicating the end point of the sidewalk represented by the link data, and cost data representing a load applied when passing the sidewalk represented by the link data is included in the link data. A data storage unit for storing associated sidewalk network data;
An information input unit that receives input of user information indicating user characteristics, information on the departure place, and information on the destination;
A route search unit that searches for the recommended route using the sidewalk network data;
Based on the user information, an allowable cost determination unit that determines allowable cost data representing the moving ability of the user by the cost data;
A point determination unit that determines points for dividing the recommended route into a plurality of sections according to the allowable cost data;
Around the determined point, a rest location determination unit that determines the rest location;
A resting place guidance system comprising: an output unit that outputs the recommended route and the determined resting place.

  In the rest place guidance system according to the above aspect, allowable cost data is obtained based on user information indicating the user's characteristics. Then, according to the allowable cost data, the recommended route is divided into a plurality of sections, and a resting place is determined according to the divided points. Therefore, it is possible to guide the user to the resting place according to the user's moving ability together with the recommended route.

[Application Example 2] The resting place guidance system according to Application Example 1,
The data storage unit further stores a break facility database in which the location of a break facility that is a breakable facility is recorded,
The break place determination unit searches for a break facility existing around the point from the break facility database, and determines a break facility determined to exist by the search as the break place.

  In the rest place guidance system of the above aspect, it is possible to search for a rest facility around the points delimited according to the allowable cost data and output the rest facility as a rest place. Therefore, it is possible to guide a place suitable for the user to take a break.

[Application Example 3] A resting place guidance system according to Application Example 2,
When it is determined that the rest facility does not exist in the vicinity of the point, the rest place determination unit moves the point by a predetermined amount to the departure side on the recommended route, and again, A resting place guidance system for performing the search.

  In the rest location guidance system of the above aspect, even if it is determined that there is no rest facility around the point delimited according to the allowable cost data, the point is moved to the departure side and the rest facility is searched again. I do. Therefore, it is possible to guide the rest facility before the user's fatigue level increases.

[Application Example 4] The resting place guidance system according to Application Example 3, further comprising:
A resting place guidance system comprising: a positioning unit that measures the current position of the user; and a break determination unit that determines whether the user has taken a break based on the measured current position.

  According to the break place guidance system of such an aspect, it becomes possible to confirm whether the user has taken a break.

[Application Example 5] The rest place guidance system according to Application Example 4,
When the break determination unit determines that the user has taken a break at a place other than the break place, the route search unit searches the recommended route again with the other place as a departure point, And the rest place guidance system which makes the said rest place determination part determine a new rest place.

  With such a break place guidance system, even if the user takes a break at a place different from the guided break place, a new recommended route and a new break place are guided based on the place. be able to.

[Application Example 6] The rest place guidance system according to Application Example 4,
The break determination unit determines whether or not the user has passed the break place based on the measured current position, and determines that the user has passed the break place. The resting place guidance system that searches the resting facility database for the resting facility that is determined to exist by searching the resting facility database.

  With such a break place guidance system, it is possible to guide a new break place even when the user has passed the guided break place.

[Application Example 7] A resting place guidance system according to any one of Application Examples 1 to 6,
The break place guidance system includes a server device and a terminal device connected to the server device via a network,
The server device includes the data storage unit, the route search unit, the allowable cost determination unit, the point determination unit, and the rest place determination unit,
The said terminal device is a rest place guidance system provided with the said reception part and the said output part.

  If it is a rest place guidance system of such an aspect, a terminal device and a server apparatus can cooperate, and can guide a recommended route and a rest place to a user.

[Application Example 8] A resting place guidance system according to Application Example 7,
The server device transmits, to the terminal device, recommended route information in which the point determined by the point determination unit is added to the information representing the recommended route searched by the route search unit,
The terminal device receives the recommended route information, determines the rest location by the rest location determination unit, and outputs the recommended route and the determined rest location by the output unit.

  If it is a break place guidance system of such an aspect, the rest place can be determined on the terminal device side.

[Application Example 9] The rest place guidance system according to Application Example 7,
The server device transmits, to the terminal device, recommended route information in which the rest place determined by the rest place determination unit is added to information representing the recommended route searched by the route search unit,
The terminal device receives the recommended route information, and outputs the recommended route and the determined rest location by the output unit.

  If it is a break place guidance system of such an aspect, a server apparatus side can perform to the determination of a break place.

[Application Example 10] A resting place guidance system according to any one of Application Examples 1 to 6,
The break place guidance system includes a server device and a terminal device connected to the server device via a network,
The server device includes the data storage unit and the route search unit,
The said terminal device is a rest place guidance system provided with the said reception part, the said allowable cost determination part, the said point determination part, the said rest place determination part, and the said output part.

  In the break place guidance system of this aspect, the terminal device is mainly responsible for determining the allowable cost data and points for dividing the recommended route into a plurality of sections, and further determining the break place. Can do.

[Application Example 11] A resting place guidance method for guiding a recommended route from a departure place to a destination and a resting place,
The computer accepts input of user information indicating user characteristics, information on the departure place, and information on the destination,
The computer records the sidewalk connection state by link data representing the sidewalk and node data representing the end point of the sidewalk represented by the link data, and the link data represents a load applied when passing the sidewalk represented by the link data. Search for the recommended route using the sidewalk network data associated with the cost data,
Based on the user information, the computer determines allowable cost data representing the user's movement ability by the cost data,
The computer determines a point for dividing the recommended route into a plurality of sections according to the allowable cost data,
A computer determines the resting area around the determined point;
A rest location guidance method in which the computer outputs the recommended route and the determined rest location.

  Also by the rest place guidance method of the said aspect, it becomes possible to show a rest place according to a user's moving capability with a recommended route to a user similarly to the rest place guidance system mentioned above.

  In addition, the present invention can be configured as a computer program in addition to the above-described configuration as a resting place guidance system and a resting place guidance method. Such a computer program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. As the recording medium, for example, various media such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, a memory card, and a hard disk can be used.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the rest place guidance system. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the sidewalk network data 103. FIG. It is a flowchart of the route setting process routine in 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of an allowable cost table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a setting of a rest facility search point. It is a flowchart of the route guidance process routine in 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example by which the present position and the position of the resting facility were displayed on the display panel 202. FIG. It is a flowchart of a break confirmation processing routine. It is a flowchart of the route setting process routine in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart of the route guidance process routine in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the route guidance process routine in 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the method of searching a rest facility, moving a rest facility search point. It is a flowchart of the route setting process routine in 3rd Example. It is a flowchart of the route guidance process routine in 3rd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which showed to the user the break place for adults and the break place for children simultaneously.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order based on examples.
A. Schematic configuration of break place guidance system:
B. Example 1 (determining the location of a resting facility on the server side):
(B1) Route setting process:
(B2) Route guidance processing:
(B3) Break confirmation process:
C. Example 2 (determining a rest facility search point on the server side):
(C1) Route setting process:
(C2) Route guidance processing:
(C3) Modified example of route guidance processing:
D. Example 3 (determining the location of a resting facility dynamically on the terminal side):
(D1) Route setting process:
(D2) Route guidance processing:
E. Variations:

A. Schematic configuration of break place guidance system:
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a resting place guidance system 10 as an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the rest place guidance system 10 of the present embodiment is configured to include a route search server 100 as a server device, a map server 150, and a mobile phone 200 as a terminal device. The cellular phone 200 of this embodiment includes a GPS receiver 201, and can display a map and provide route guidance using the GPS receiver 201. Although only one mobile phone 200 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of mobile phones 200 may be included in the break place guidance system 10.

  The cellular phone 200 includes a GPS receiver 201, a display panel 202, a wireless communication circuit 205, an operation unit 206, a main control unit 210, and a call control unit 220.

  The main control unit 210 is a controller for controlling the overall operation of the mobile phone 200. The main control unit 210 includes a CPU 211, a RAM 212, and a ROM 213. The CPU 211 implements various processes to be described later by loading the control program stored in the ROM 213 into the RAM 212 and executing it.

  The GPS receiver 201 is a device that receives radio waves transmitted from artificial satellites that constitute a GPS (Global Positioning System / Global Positioning System). The main controller 210 measures the current position based on the radio wave received by the GPS receiver 201.

  The display panel 202 includes a liquid crystal display and a drive circuit that drives the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display has a resolution of, for example, 480 pixels · 640 pixels (VGA). The main control unit 210 controls the display panel 202 to display a map, a recommended route, a current position, and the like. The display panel 202 is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and various display devices such as an organic EL display can be employed.

  The wireless communication circuit 205 is a circuit for performing wireless data communication or voice communication with the base station BS. A route search server 100 and a map server 150 are connected to the base station BS via the Internet INT. The wireless communication circuit 205 can access the route search server 100 and the map server 150 via the base station BS.

  The call control unit 220 is a circuit that performs incoming calls and calls for voice calls, conversion of voice signals and electrical signals, and the like.

  The operation unit 206 includes a group of buttons such as a numeric keypad 206a and a cursor key 206b. By using these buttons, the user can input information on a departure place and a destination used for route search.

  The map server 150 includes a communication unit 152 that communicates with the mobile phone 200 via the Internet INT, a control unit 154 that includes a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and a storage device 155 that stores map data 156. .

  In the map data 156, data for the mobile phone 200 to display a map on the display panel 202 is recorded. The map data 156 is configured in a vector format having latitude and longitude as coordinates. The map data 156 includes data representing the shape of features such as buildings, roads, sidewalks, and tracks. When the acquisition request information for the map data 156 is transmitted from the mobile phone 200, the control unit 154 extracts data in the range specified by the mobile phone 200 from the storage device 155, and transmits it to the mobile phone 200 via the communication unit 152. Send. In the present embodiment, the map data 156 is recorded in the vector format, but may be recorded in the raster format.

  The route search server 100 includes a communication unit 102 that communicates with the mobile phone 200 via the Internet INT, a control unit 104 that includes a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and data in which a sidewalk network data 103 and a break facility database 107 are stored. And a storage device 105 as a storage unit. In the sidewalk network data 103, information indicating the connection state of the sidewalk is recorded. When the route search request information is transmitted from the mobile phone 200, the control unit 104 searches for a recommended route using the sidewalk network data 103 stored in the storage device 105.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic structure of the sidewalk network data 103. FIG. 2A shows an example of a sidewalk network constituted by four node data (N1 to N4) and four link data (L1 to L4). The node data represents points such as landmarks, intersections, branch points, and bending points, and the link data represents a sidewalk by line segments connecting these nodes.

  FIG. 2B shows a detailed configuration of link data. Each link data is associated with the number of node data constituting the link, the link cost, and attribute information. The link cost represents a load applied to the user when passing the sidewalk represented by the link. In this embodiment, the link cost is set according to the length of the sidewalk represented by the link. The link cost may be set according to the time required to pass the sidewalk represented by the link. The control unit 104 satisfies the various conditions received from the user (for example, conditions such as “not wet with rain” and “there are few stairs”), and the total cost of the link existing from the departure place to the destination. The recommended route that minimizes is searched using the well-known Dijkstra method. At this time, if a waypoint is designated, a recommended route via the waypoint is searched.

  The attribute information indicates the characteristics of the sidewalk represented by the link. In this embodiment, information such as flatness, slopes, stairs, escalators, moving sidewalks, and unpaved roads is recorded as attribute information.

  FIG. 2C shows a coefficient table in which a coefficient to be multiplied by the link cost according to the attribute information is recorded. This coefficient table is stored in the storage device 105 as part of the sidewalk network data 103. In this coefficient table, different coefficients are set depending on whether the user's moving means is walking or bicycle. For example, when the attribute information is “flat”, the coefficient is set to “1” both when walking and riding a bicycle. On the other hand, when the attribute information is “stairs”, the coefficient is set to “2” during walking. Therefore, the link set as “staircase” as attribute information has a probability of being halved as a route, compared to the link set as “flat”. When the attribute information is “stairs”, the coefficient is set to “1000” when riding a bicycle. That is, when riding a bicycle, the probability that the link is selected as a route is extremely low. Therefore, it is suppressed that the route including the stairs is searched when riding the bicycle. In the coefficient table shown in FIG. 2C, coefficients corresponding to moving means such as “wheelchair” and “stroller” may be set in addition to “walking” and “bicycle”.

  In addition to the sidewalk network data 103, the storage facility 105 of the route search server 100 stores a break facility database 107. In this break facility database 107, information on facilities set as “break facilities” as a genre (hereinafter referred to as “break facility information”) is recorded. A rest facility means a facility where a user can rest, such as a coffee shop, a restaurant, or a bench. The rest facility information includes, for example, information such as the type, name, position (longitude and latitude), telephone number, and address of the rest facility. The rest facility database 107 may include information on general facilities other than rest facilities such as shopping centers, public facilities, and parks.

  In the break location guidance system 10 of this embodiment, the route search server 100 searches for a recommended route from the departure point to the destination, and the mobile phone 200 performs route guidance according to the recommended route. In the present embodiment, at the time of this route guidance, break places are guided at intervals according to the user's ability to move. That is, when the distance to the destination is a long distance, a place where the user can take a break along the way is guided according to the moving ability of the user. Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described with respect to the processing content for guiding the user to the resting place.

B. Example 1 (determining the location of a resting facility on the server side):
In the first embodiment described below, a processing method for setting a break place in a recommended route on the route search server 100 side will be described.

(B1) Route setting process:
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a route setting process routine executed in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows both the process executed on the mobile phone 200 side and the process executed on the route search server 100 side. This route setting processing routine is executed, for example, when the navigation function of the mobile phone 200 is selected by the user.

  In this route setting processing routine, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as an information input unit displays a predetermined setting screen on the display panel 202, and receives an input of route search conditions from the user (step S100). Specifically, the CPU 211 accepts input of information regarding a departure place and a destination and user information. The user can specify the current position detected by the GPS receiver 201 as the departure point and the destination, for example. In addition, the user can specify the departure point and the destination from the map displayed on the display panel 202. Furthermore, the user can specify the starting point and the destination using a telephone number, a zip code, and an address. As user information, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 accepts input of age, sex, and moving means from the user. In this embodiment, it is assumed that “walking” or “bicycle” can be input as the moving means. Note that the user information may be registered as an initial setting in the mobile phone 200 by the user in advance before the process of step S100 is executed.

  When receiving the input of the search condition, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 transmits route search request information including data representing the input search condition to the route search server 100 (step S102).

  When the CPU of the route search server 100 as the route search unit receives the route search request information from the mobile phone 200 (step S104), the CPU uses the sidewalk network data 103 to find a recommended route from the designated departure point to the destination. Search is performed (step S106). At this time, if a waypoint is specified as a search condition, a recommended route including the waypoint is searched.

  When the route search is completed, the route search server 100 determines a cost (hereinafter referred to as “allowable cost”) at which the user can move at a time without a break according to the user information included in the route search request information (step “step”). S108). The route search server 100 refers to the allowable cost table stored in the storage device 105 to determine the allowable cost.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the allowable cost table. As shown in the figure, the cost that the user can move at a time without a break is defined in the allowable cost table according to the age, sex, and moving means of the user. For example, if the age is 30 years old, the gender is male, and the moving means is walking, the allowable cost is determined to be “3000” as illustrated. In this embodiment, the permissible cost is determined by referring to the permissible cost table. However, the permissible cost can be determined by multiplying a predetermined standard cost by a coefficient according to gender, age, and moving means. The cost may be calculated. In addition to the conditions shown in FIG. 4, for example, the type of shoes worn by the user (for example, sneakers, leather shoes, pumps, high heels, boots, etc.) and weather (for example, fine weather, cloudy weather, rainy weather, snow, Conditions such as strong winds, lightning, etc.) may be reflected in the allowable cost. In this way, for example, the allowable cost can be increased when wearing sneakers than when wearing high heels, and the allowable cost can be increased in fine weather rather than rainy weather. .

  When the allowable cost is determined in step S108, the CPU of the route search server 100 as the point determination unit in the present embodiment subsequently searches for a rest facility on the recommended route searched in step S106 (hereinafter, “ (Referred to as “rest facility search point”) (step S110). Specifically, the CPU of the route search server 100 determines the break facility search points as points that divide the recommended route into a plurality of sections so that the link costs between all the break facility search points are within the allowable cost. .

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of determining a rest facility search point. FIG. 5 exemplifies a straight path composed of 11 nodes (N1 to N11) from the departure point to the destination. Below the link between each node, the link cost of the link is shown. The CPU of the route search server 100 adds link costs in order from the departure point to the destination, and determines a point where the added link cost matches the allowable cost as a rest facility search point.

  When the rest facility search point is determined on the recommended route, the CPU of the route search server 100 as the rest place determination unit in the present embodiment searches the rest facility database 107 for the rest facility existing around each rest facility search point. (Step S112). Specifically, the CPU of the route search server 100 searches for a facility whose genre is “rest facility” in a predetermined search range centered on each rest facility search point. The search range is changed according to the moving means of the user. For example, if the user's moving means is walking, the rest facility is searched within a range of 100 m around each rest facility search point, and if it is a bicycle, the rest facility is searched within a range of 200 m around. If the genre “rest facility” does not exist in the rest facility database, the CPU of the route search server 100 uses a rest facility such as “restaurant”, “coffee shop”, or “bench” as more specific genres. You may search by designating a genre that includes facilities that can be used. In the present embodiment, the search range is changed according to the user's moving means, but, of course, a uniform search range may be applied regardless of the user's moving means.

  When the search of the rest facility is completed, the CPU of the route search server 100 starts from the departure place so as to pass through the rest facility closest to each rest facility search point among the rest facilities determined to exist within the search range. The recommended route to the ground is re-searched (rerouted) (step S114). Although the recommended route passing through the rest facility is a new search, the recommended route to the destination has been searched once in step S106. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is expressed as “re-search”. ing.

  When the recommended route passing through the rest facility is re-searched, the CPU of the route search server 100 transmits recommended route information representing the re-searched recommended route to the mobile phone 200 (step S116). Note that the recommended route information may include information indicating the type, name, position (latitude and longitude), telephone number, address, etc. of each rest facility.

  When receiving the recommended route information from the route search server 100 (step S118), the CPU of the mobile phone 200 as the output unit displays the received recommended route information on the display panel 202 (step S120). At this time, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 may graphically display the recommended route including the rest facility on the map, or display character information including the names of major intersections and rest facilities included in the recommended route. It may be displayed on the display panel 202. Of course, both graphic and character information may be displayed. When the recommended route information is displayed on the display panel 202, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 inquires of the user whether to start route guidance based on the displayed recommended route information (step S122). When receiving a route guidance start operation from the user, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 executes a route guidance processing routine described below based on the recommended route information received from the route search server 100 (step S124).

(B2) Route guidance processing:
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the route guidance processing routine executed in step S124 of FIG. When this route guidance processing routine is executed, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position using the GPS receiver 201 as a positioning unit (step S130). Then, map data corresponding to the measured current position is acquired from the map server 150 (step S132). At this time, if the map data is cached in the RAM 212, the acquisition of the map data from the map server 150 may be omitted.

  When the map data is acquired, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 subsequently performs route matching of the current position on the recommended route received from the route search server 100 (step S134). Route matching refers to a process of correcting the measured position to a position along the recommended route in order to eliminate the measurement error included in the current position data measured by the GPS receiver 201.

  After route matching, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 displays the recommended route, the current position, and the location of the rest facility on the display panel 202 (step S136). Specifically, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 displays a graphic representing the recommended route, a symbol indicating the current position, and a symbol indicating the position of the rest facility on the map data acquired in step S132. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the recommended route and the location of the rest facility are displayed on the display panel 202. The recommended route is indicated by a bold line, and the location of the resting facility is marked with a star. In addition, as shown in the upper left of FIG. 7, CPU211 of the mobile telephone 200 is good also as displaying the detailed information of the rest facility guided next on a screen.

  When the break facility position and the recommended route are displayed, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the break determination unit executes a break confirmation processing routine for confirming whether or not the user has actually taken a break at the break facility (step) S138). Details of this processing will be described later.

  When the break confirmation processing routine ends, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the current position has reached the destination (step S140). If it is determined that the destination has not been reached, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position again using the GPS receiver 201 (step S130). By doing so, the recommended route and the resting facility are guided to the user until the destination is reached. On the other hand, if the destination has been reached, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 ends the route guidance processing routine.

(B3) Break confirmation process:
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the break confirmation processing routine executed in step S138 of FIG. When this break confirmation processing routine is executed, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the break determination unit determines whether the user has stopped for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) based on the change of the measured current position. It is determined whether or not (step S150).

  If it is determined in step S150 that the user has stopped (step S150: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines whether the stop point is the position of the rest facility set on the recommended route. It is determined whether or not (step S152). If the stop point is the position of the rest facility (step S152: Yes), the user is resting at the planned rest facility, so the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 does not perform special processing. The break confirmation processing routine ends.

  If it is determined in step S152 that the stop point is not the position of the rest facility (step S152: No), the user may be resting at a place other than the rest facility determined on the recommended route. Therefore, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 displays a predetermined user interface on the display panel 202 to inquire the user whether the user is currently taking a break (step S154). As a result of this inquiry, when an operation indicating that the user is currently taking a break is accepted from the user, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 newly determines the position of the break facility between the current break point and the destination. Then, the user is inquired whether or not to perform reroute (step S156). When receiving an operation for performing reroute from the user, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 requests the route search server 100 to perform reroute (step S158). Upon receiving this reroute request, the CPU of the route search server 100 performs a process equivalent to the route setting process shown in FIG. 3 with the current position as the departure point. By doing so, a new recommended route and a new resting facility are determined from the current position to the destination. When the reroute is completed, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 ends the break confirmation processing routine. When an operation indicating that the user is not currently taking a break is received from the user in step S154, or when an operation indicating that no reroute is performed is received from the user in step S156, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 The break confirmation processing routine ends.

  When it is determined in step S150 that the user has not stopped (step S150: No), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 takes a break based on the current position measured by the GPS receiver 201. It is determined whether or not the position of the desired rest facility has been passed (step S160).

  If it is determined that the user has passed the rest facility (step S160: Yes), the user has not taken a rest at the rest facility set on the recommended route. The user is inquired whether or not to search for a rest facility closest to (step S162). As a result of this inquiry, when receiving an operation for searching for a resting facility from the user, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 causes the route search server 100 to search for a resting facility closest to the current position (step S164). Then, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 receives the search result from the route search server 100, and displays the location of the rest facility determined to exist (the location of the plurality of rest facilities when there are a plurality of rest facilities). The information is displayed on the panel 202 (step S166). When the selection of one rest facility by the user is accepted from the displayed rest facilities (step S168), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 reaches the destination from the current position via the selected rest facility. A new recommended route is rerouted to the route search server 100 (step S170). By executing such a series of processes, it is possible to prompt the user to take a break even if the user has passed the rest facility. If it is determined in step S160 that the user has not passed the rest facility, or if an operation not to search for a rest facility is accepted in step S162, or if the user does not select a rest facility in step S168. The CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 ends the break confirmation processing routine.

  In the first embodiment described above, the route search server 100 determines the user's moving ability as an allowable cost according to the user's age, gender, moving means, and the like. Then, the position of the rest facility is automatically determined between the departure point and the destination so as not to exceed the allowable cost. Therefore, even if the distance to the destination is long, the user can move with peace of mind without worrying about the presence or absence of a resting place.

  Further, in this embodiment, the break confirmation processing routine is executed, so that even if the user does not take a break at the initially set break facility, if the user takes a break in front of the break facility, a new one is created based on that point. A recommended route is searched. In addition, when the user passes the rest facility, the rest facility around the current position is guided. Therefore, the user can flexibly change the resting place without being restricted to the resting facility presented first.

  In this embodiment, the rest facility closest to the rest facility search point is searched, and the position of the rest facility is guided to the user. On the other hand, you may guide a user to the position of a rest facility search point as a rest place, without searching for a rest facility. Even if it is such an aspect, according to a user's moving ability, the standard of the point to rest can be guided.

C. Example 2 (determining a rest facility search point on the server side):
In the first embodiment described above, the recommended route information including the location of the rest facility is transmitted from the route search server 100 to the mobile phone 200. In contrast, in the second embodiment, recommended route information including a break facility search point is transmitted to the mobile phone 200 instead of the location of the break facility. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described in detail.

(C1) Route setting process:
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a route setting process routine executed in the second embodiment. In the route setting processing routine of the present embodiment, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the information input unit displays a predetermined setting screen on the display panel 202 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the route search condition is set. An input is received from the user (step S200). When receiving the input of the search condition, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 transmits route search request information including data representing the input search condition to the route search server 100 (step S202).

  When receiving the route search request information from the mobile phone 200 (step S204), the CPU of the route search server 100 as the route search unit uses the sidewalk network data 103 to obtain a recommended route from the designated departure point to the destination. Search is performed (step S206). At this time, if a waypoint is designated as the search condition, the CPU of the route search server 100 searches for a recommended route including the designated waypoint.

  When the route search is completed, the CPU of the route search server 100 as the allowable cost determination unit determines the allowable cost in the same manner as in the first embodiment according to the user information included in the route search request information (step S208). .

  When the allowable cost is determined, the CPU of the route search server 100 as the point determination unit in this embodiment determines a rest facility search point on the recommended route searched in step S206 (step S210). The method for determining the rest facility search points is the same as the method for determining the rest facility search points in the first embodiment (see FIG. 5). That is, the positions of the break facility search points are determined so that the link costs between all the break facility search points are within the allowable cost set in step S208.

  When the rest facility search point is determined on the recommended route, the CPU of the route search server 100 transmits recommended route information representing the recommended route for which the position of the rest facility search point is determined to the mobile phone 200 (step S214).

  When receiving the recommended route information from the route search server 100 (step S218), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 displays the received recommended route information on the display panel 202 (step S220). At this time, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 may graphically display the recommended route on the map, or display character information including the names of major intersections and rest facilities included in the recommended route on the display panel 202. May be. Of course, both graphic and character information may be displayed. When the recommended route information is displayed on the display panel 202, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 inquires of the user whether to start route guidance based on the displayed recommended route information (step S222). When receiving a route guidance start operation from the user, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 executes a route guidance processing routine described below based on the recommended route information received from the route search server 100 (step S224). By the series of processes described above, the route setting process routine in this embodiment is completed.

(C2) Route guidance processing:
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a route guidance processing routine in the second embodiment. When this route guidance processing routine is executed, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position (step S230) and acquires map data (step S232), as in the first embodiment. Route matching is performed on the recommended route (step S234). Then, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the output unit displays the recommended route, the current position, and the location of the rest facility on the map data in a superimposed manner (step S236). However, in the present embodiment, the position of the resting facility is searched in step S240, which will be described later. Therefore, when step S236 is first executed, the position of the resting facility is not displayed.

  Subsequently, the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the route-matched current position matches the rest facility search point determined on the recommended route (step S238). At this time, even if they do not exactly match, they may be determined to match if they are within a predetermined error range (for example, within 30 m).

  When it is determined in step S238 that the current position matches the break facility search point (step S238: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the break place determination unit in the present embodiment causes the route search server 100 to A rest facility existing around the rest facility search point (that is, the current position) is searched (step S240). Specifically, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 reads the latitude and longitude of the rest facility search point, the search range (for example, if the user's moving means is walking, 100 m around, and 200 m around the bicycle) As a result, a peripheral search specifying “rest facility” is performed. If the genre of “rest facility” does not exist in the break facility database, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 is a more specific genre such as “restaurant”, “coffee shop”, “bench”, etc. A genre that includes available facilities may be specified.

  The CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 receives the search result from the route search server 100 and determines whether or not it is determined that there is a resting facility (step S242). When it is determined that there is a rest facility (step S242: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines a recommended route through the rest facility closest to the rest facility search point among the rest facilities determined to be present. A reroute is requested to the route search server 100, and a new recommended route is received from the route search server 100 (step S244). In this way, the mobile phone 200 can guide the route to the rest facility to the user. In this embodiment, when it is determined that there is a resting facility, the route to the facility is automatically rerouted. However, information (location, name, etc.) of the resting facility that is determined to exist is determined. The information may be displayed once on the display panel 202 and rerouted after receiving a predetermined instruction from the user. In addition, when a plurality of rest facilities are searched, rerouting may be performed after receiving a selection of one of the rest facilities from the user.

  If it is determined in step S238 that the current position does not match the rest facility search point (step S238: No), if it is determined in step S242 that there is no rest facility (step S242: No), or step S244. After performing the reroute, the mobile phone 200 executes a break confirmation processing routine to determine whether the user has actually taken a break at the break facility determined to exist by the search. This break confirmation processing routine is the same as the processing content described in the first embodiment. If it is determined in step S242 that no resting facility exists, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 may search the resting facility again by expanding the search range.

  When the break confirmation processing routine ends, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the current position has reached the destination (step S248). If it is determined that the destination has not been reached, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position again using the GPS receiver 201 (step S230). By doing so, the recommended route and the location of the rest facility are guided to the user until the destination is reached. On the other hand, if the destination has been reached, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 ends the route guidance processing routine.

  In the second embodiment described above, the route search server 100 obtains the user's moving ability as an allowable cost according to the user's age, gender, and moving means, and searches for a rest facility so as not to exceed the allowable cost. The point position is determined on the recommended route. When the current position reaches this break facility search point, the mobile phone 200 causes the route search server 100 to search for a break facility existing in the vicinity, and guides the route to that facility. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, even if the distance to the destination is long, the user can move without worrying about the presence or absence of a resting place.

(C3) Modified example of route guidance processing:
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a modification of the route guidance processing routine shown in FIG. In the route guidance processing routine shown in FIG. 10, when it is not determined that there is a rest facility at the rest facility search point, in particular, no other rest facility is searched. On the other hand, in this modification, processing is performed so that the rest facility can be reliably guided. Hereinafter, details of the route guidance processing routine in this modification will be described. In addition, about the process similar to the process shown in FIG. 10, the same step number is attached | subjected to FIG.

  When the route guidance processing routine in the present modification is executed, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position (step S230) and acquires map data (step S232), as in the flowchart shown in FIG. ). Then, the recommended route, the current position, and the location of the rest facility are superimposed on the map data (step S236). However, since the location of the resting facility is searched in step S240b and step S242b, which will be described later, first, the superimposed display (step S236) on the map data such as the recommended route, the current location, and the location of the resting facility was executed. In some cases, the location of the break facility is not displayed.

  After displaying the current position on the display panel 202, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the position of 70% has been passed to the next break facility search point on the recommended route (step S238b). That is, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 takes the break that has just passed when the distance (or link cost) from the break facility search point (or departure point) that passed immediately before to the next break facility search point is 100%. It is determined whether or not a distance (or link cost) of 70% or more has progressed from the facility search point (or departure point).

  If it is determined in step S238b that 70% of the position has been passed (step S238b: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 searches for a resting facility existing around the next neighboring facility search point. (Step S240b). That is, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 searches for a break facility in advance even if the current position has not reached the next nearby facility search point. Then, when the search result is received from the route search server 100 and it is determined that a rest facility exists (step S242: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 selects the rest facility as in the second embodiment. The route search server 100 is requested to reroute the recommended route to be routed, and a new recommended route is received from the route search server 100 (step S244). Of course, also in this modification, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 once displays the information (location, name, etc.) of the resting facility determined to exist by the search on the display panel 202, and receives a predetermined instruction from the user. Reroute may be performed after that. In addition, when it is determined that a plurality of break facilities exist by the search, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 may perform reroute after receiving a selection of any break facility from the user.

  In step S242, when it is determined that there is no resting facility around the next resting facility search point (step S242: No), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 moves from the next surrounding facility searching point to the current position. In the meantime, the route search server 100 is made to search for the rest facility while moving the rest facility search point to the departure point side (step S242b).

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a method for searching for a rest facility while moving a rest facility search point. As shown in the figure, when it is determined that there is no rest facility around the next rest facility search point, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 gradually starts from the position (100%) of the next rest facility search point. (For example, 5% each), the rest facility search point is moved to the front side in the traveling direction. Then, the route search server 100 is made to search for a rest facility at the moved position. In addition, about the movement amount of a rest facility search point, you may enable it to determine a desired movement amount from the mobile telephone 200 by a user.

  If it is determined by the process of step S242b that a rest facility exists (step S243b: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 requests the route search server 100 to reroute the recommended route via the rest facility. A new recommended route is received from the route search server 100 (step S244). On the other hand, if it is determined that the rest facility still does not exist even after the process of step S242b (step S243b: No), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 skips the process of step S244.

  Finally, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 executes the break confirmation processing routine (step S246), and then determines whether or not the destination has been reached (step S248), as in the first and second embodiments. If the destination is reached, the route guidance processing routine is terminated.

  According to the modification of the route guidance processing routine described above, even when it is determined that there is no resting facility around the next resting facility search point, the location of the resting facility existing before that is guided to the user. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to guide the location of the rest facility before the user's fatigue level increases.

D. Example 3 (determining the location of a resting facility dynamically on the terminal side):
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the location of the rest facility and the location of the rest facility search point are determined on the route search server 100 side. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, the mobile phone 200 dynamically searches for a resting facility and guides its position at the time of route guidance. In this embodiment, the allowable cost table shown in FIG. 4 and the coefficient table shown in FIG. 2C are stored in the ROM 213 of the mobile phone 200.

(D1) Route setting process:
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a route setting process routine executed in the third embodiment. In the route setting processing routine of the present embodiment, first, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the information input unit displays a predetermined setting screen on the display panel 202 as in the first and second embodiments. An input of route search conditions is received from the user (step S300).

  When receiving the input of the search condition, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 transmits route search request information including data representing the input search condition to the route search server 100 (step S302). In this embodiment, the route search request information may not include user information indicating the user's age and gender.

  When receiving the route search request information from the mobile phone 200 (step S304), the CPU of the route search server 100 as the route search unit uses the sidewalk network data 103 to obtain a recommended route from the designated departure point to the destination. Search is performed (step S306). At this time, if a waypoint is designated as the search condition, the CPU of the route search server 100 searches for a recommended route including the designated waypoint. Then, the CPU of the route search server 100 transmits the searched recommended route to the mobile phone 200 as recommended route information (step S308). The recommended route information includes link cost and attribute information for each link data constituting the recommended route.

  When receiving the recommended route information from the route search server 100 (step S310), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 displays the received recommended route information on the display panel 202 (step S312). At this time, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 may graphically display the recommended route on the map, or display character information including the names of major intersections and rest facilities included in the recommended route on the display panel 202. May be. Of course, both graphic and character information may be displayed. When the recommended route information is displayed on the display panel 202, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 inquires of the user whether to start route guidance based on the displayed recommended route information (step S314). When an operation for starting route guidance is received from the user, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the allowable cost determination unit in the present embodiment determines the allowable cost according to the user information set in step S300 (step S316). . That is, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the CPU of the route search server 100 determines the allowable cost, but in this embodiment, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines the allowable cost. .

  When the allowable cost is determined, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 executes a route guidance processing routine based on the recommended route information received from the route search server 100 in step S310 (step S318). By the series of processes described above, the route setting process routine in this embodiment is completed.

(D2) Route guidance processing:
FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a route guidance processing routine in the third embodiment. When this route guidance processing routine is executed, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position (step S330) and acquires map data (step S332), as in the first and second embodiments. ) The current position is route-matched on the recommended route (step S334), and the recommended route, the current position, and the location of the resting facility are superimposed on the map data (step S336). However, since the location of the resting facility is searched in step S342, which will be described later, when the superimposed display (step S336) on the map data such as the recommended route, the current location, and the location of the resting facility is first executed. The location of the resting facility is not displayed.

  Subsequently, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 adds the link cost of the link including the route-matched current position (step S338). The link cost to be added is multiplied by a coefficient according to the attribute of the link and the moving means of the user with reference to the coefficient table stored in the ROM 213 (see FIG. 2). In this embodiment, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 multiplies the link cost by a coefficient. However, the CPU of the route search server 100 multiplies the link cost by a coefficient in advance. The recommended route information including the later link cost may be transmitted to the mobile phone 200.

  When the link cost is added, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines whether the accumulated link cost has reached the allowable cost (step S340). If it is determined that the accumulated link cost has reached the allowable cost (step S340: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 as the point determination unit in the present embodiment determines the current position as the position of the rest facility search point. And the route search server 100 is searched for a resting facility existing around the current position (step S342). Specifically, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 displays the longitude and latitude of the current position, the search range (for example, if the user's moving means is walking, 100 meters around, and around 200 meters if bicycle), and “ Make a search around the "rest facility". If the genre of “rest facility” does not exist in the rest facility database, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 can be used as a rest facility such as “restaurant” or “coffee shop” as more specific genres. You may specify a genre that includes.

  The CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 receives the search result from the route search server 100 and determines whether there is a rest facility (step S344). When it is determined that there is a rest facility (step S344: Yes), the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 reroutes the recommended route through the rest facility closest to the current position among the rest facilities determined to exist. A request is made to the route search server 100 to receive a new recommended route from the route search server 100 (step S346). In this way, the mobile phone 200 can guide the route to the rest facility to the user. In this embodiment, when it is determined that there is a resting facility, the route to the facility is automatically rerouted. However, the information (location, name, etc.) of the retrieved resting facility is temporarily It may be displayed on the display panel 202 and rerouted after receiving a predetermined instruction from the user. In addition, when it is determined that there are a plurality of rest facilities, rerouting may be performed after receiving a selection of one of the rest facilities from the user.

  After performing the reroute, the mobile phone 200 clears the link cost value accumulated so far (step S348). By doing so, it is possible to newly add the link cost to the next break facility to be guided.

  If it is determined in step S340 that the accumulated link cost is not the value immediately before reaching the allowable cost (step S340: No), or if it is determined in step S344 that there is no resting facility (step S344: No) Or, if the link cost is cleared in step S348, the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the user actually took a break at the searched break facility, so that a break confirmation processing routine is performed. Is executed (step S350). This break confirmation processing routine is the same as the processing content described in the first embodiment. If it is determined in step S344 that there is no rest facility, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 may search for a rest facility again by expanding the search range.

  When the break confirmation processing routine ends, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the current position has reached the destination (step S352). If it is determined that the destination has not been reached, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 measures the current position again using the GPS receiver 201 (step S330). By doing so, the recommended route and the location of the rest facility are guided to the user until the destination is reached. On the other hand, if the destination has been reached, the CPU 211 of the mobile phone 200 ends the route guidance processing routine.

  In the third embodiment described above, the mobile phone 200 dynamically searches for a rest facility by adding link costs. Therefore, the load on the route search server 100 can be reduced.

  In the route guidance processing routine of this embodiment, as shown in the modification of the second embodiment, there is an allowable cost along the recommended route from the rest facility that passed immediately before, around the point that has been advanced. When a resting facility to be searched is searched in advance and it is determined that there is no resting facility at that point, as shown in FIG. 12, the point for searching for a resting facility is gradually moved from the 100% position to the current position. It is also possible to search for a resting facility.

E. Variations:
Although the embodiments and various examples of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and examples, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Nor. For example, the following modifications are possible.

(Modification 1) In the above-described embodiment, the location of the rest facility is determined at a point corresponding to the user's mobility by receiving input of user information from the user in advance before performing the route search. . On the other hand, it is good also as guiding the rest place of a some user simultaneously by determining the place of a rest facility simultaneously according to each moving capability of a some user.

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which a resting place for adults and a resting place for children are presented to the user at the same time. The recommended route for adults shows the location of the rest facility set according to the adult's ability to move, and the recommended route for children shows the location of the rest facility set according to the child's ability to move It is shown. In this way, by simultaneously guiding the locations of the rest facilities of a plurality of users, for example, in a situation where an adult and a child are taking a walk together, it is possible to guide a rest place suitable for each. Become. Note that it is preferable to display the recommended route and the resting place with different colors for adults and children because it becomes easy to distinguish between adults and children.

(Modification 2) In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the link cost is multiplied by a predetermined coefficient according to the type of attribute information associated with the link data. We are looking for cost data. On the other hand, for example, the recommended route information may be compared with the altitude data added to the map data to obtain a gradient on the recommended route, and the link cost may be increased or decreased according to the gradient. With such an aspect, it is possible to obtain the link cost corresponding to the gradient by using the existing elevation data without adding new attribute information to the link cost.

(Modification 3) In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, when the link attribute is a slope or a staircase, a coefficient for increasing the link cost is set regardless of the direction. However, the coefficient may be set so as to increase the link cost in the uplink and to reduce the link cost in the downlink. Also, coefficients may be set for escalators and moving walkways according to the moving direction.

(Modification 4) In the above-described embodiment, a resting facility on the recommended route is displayed by a predetermined symbol (see FIG. 7). On the other hand, it is good also as displaying each area divided | segmented by a rest facility or a rest facility search point with a respectively different color. With such a display mode, it is possible to show the location of the rest facility to the user without displaying the rest facility with a symbol.

(Modification 5) In the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 5, the position of the break facility search point is determined in advance from the departure place to the destination, and then the break closest to each break facility search point is determined. Searching for facilities. On the other hand, the rest facility setting method shown in FIG. 12 may also be applied to the first embodiment. For example, in FIG. 5, first, a resting facility existing around a point where the first allowable cost is reached from the departure point is searched, and if it is determined that there is no resting facility, the search point is set to the first allowable cost. Gradually move to a position before the point where you reach, and search for rest facilities. If it is determined that there is a rest facility, a rest facility search point is determined at that position, and thereafter the same processing is repeated. By performing such processing, it is possible to reliably guide a resting facility at a position not exceeding the allowable cost.

(Modification 6) In the above-described embodiments and examples, the route search server 100 and the map server 150 are configured by separate servers. However, these may be constituted by a single server. The route search server 100 stores sidewalk network data 103 and a rest facility database 107, and the route search and the rest facility search are performed using these data. However, these data may be stored in separate servers, and each server may individually perform route search or rest facility search.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Rest place guidance system 100 ... Route search server 102 ... Communication part 103 ... Sidewalk network data 104 ... Control part 105 ... Memory | storage device 107 ... Rest facility database 150 ... Map server 152 ... Communication part 154 ... Control part 155 ... Memory | storage device 156 ... Map data 200 ... Mobile phone 201 ... GPS receiver 202 ... Display panel 205 ... Wireless communication circuit 206 ... Operation unit 210 ... Main control unit 211 ... CPU
212 ... RAM
213 ... ROM
220 ... Call control unit

Claims (1)

A resting place guidance system for guiding a recommended route from a starting point to a destination and a resting place,
Link state of the sidewalk is recorded by link data representing the sidewalk and node data indicating the end point of the sidewalk represented by the link data, and cost data representing a load applied when passing the sidewalk represented by the link data is included in the link data. A data storage unit for storing associated sidewalk network data;
An information input unit for receiving input of user information indicating characteristics of a plurality of users, information on the departure place, and information on the destination;
A route search unit that searches for the recommended route using the sidewalk network data;
Based on the user information, an allowable cost determining unit that determines allowable cost data representing the moving ability of each of the plurality of users;
A point determination unit that determines points for dividing the recommended route into a plurality of sections according to the allowable cost data;
Around the determined point, a rest location determination unit that determines the rest location;
A resting place guidance system comprising: an output unit that outputs the recommended route and the determined resting place.

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