JPH08292248A - Mobile communication navigation equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A simple and low-cost mobile communication navigation device that can reduce the communication cost and the transmission / reception power to display and confirm the own vehicle position information in a remote location or other vehicles in a timely and prompt manner. To get. [Structure] An own vehicle position detecting means 120 for receiving an electric wave from a plurality of GPS satellites 400a to 400d to obtain an own vehicle position of a moving body 100, a receiving means 130 for receiving transmission request data from a headquarters, and reception thereof. The transmission request data discriminating means 140 and the position information transmitting means 160 for transmitting the own vehicle position information to the head office based on the discrimination result of the discriminating means.
And the moving body 100.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a conventional mobile communication navigation apparatus. In the figure, 1 is a mobile unit and 2 is a head office. The mobile unit 1 has a plurality of GPs in the sky.
S (Global Positioning System, Global Positi
oning System) GPS receiver 11 that receives radio waves from satellites 400a to 400d and calculates positioning position coordinates, radio wave receiving unit 12, sensor unit 13 for self-contained navigation.
Own vehicle position detecting means 3 and signal / radio wave converter 1
4. A transmission unit 4 including a radio wave transmission unit 15 and a transmission command unit 5 including a controller unit 16 that aggregates and controls the position / communication information of these units are installed. Further, in the head office 2, the reception information discriminating unit 6 including the controller unit 21 and the switch input unit 22, and the display unit 7 including the display unit 23.
A transmission means 8 including a signal / radio wave converter 24 and a radio wave receiver 25 is installed.

Next, the operation will be described. In the mobile unit 1, the radio waves of the GPS satellites 400a to 400d are received by the radio wave reception unit 12, and the GPS receiver 11 calculates the positioning position. At this time, the distance / direction information is obtained from the sensor unit 13. Based on this information, the controller unit 16 calculates the position of the vehicle, the output signal from the controller unit 16 is converted into a radio wave by the signal / radio wave conversion unit 14, and the radio wave transmission unit 15 transmits it. In the headquarters 2, the radio wave reception unit 25
The radio wave from the mobile unit 1 is received by the signal / radio wave conversion unit 24.
In, the input signal is converted into signals such as the current position, speed, and direction of the moving body, and the controller unit 21 creates display data based on these signals, and the data whose display content is selected by the switch input unit 22 , Is displayed on the display unit 23.

[0004]

Since the conventional mobile communication navigation apparatus is constructed as described above, expensive communication means such as a telemeter is used and the mobile body position is constantly transmitted and received. Therefore, there is a problem that the cost of the entire system becomes very high, such as the cost of equipment and communication cost being high, and the amount of transmission / reception power consumption being high.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a simpler and lower cost mobile communication navigation apparatus by reducing communication cost and transmission / reception power. To do.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation device for receiving a radio wave from a plurality of GPS satellites to obtain a position of a vehicle of a mobile body. A reception means for receiving a transmission request from the headquarters, and a means for discriminating the received transmission request data,
The position information transmission means transmits the own vehicle position information to the headquarters based on the discrimination result of the discrimination means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus, wherein each means is provided in a mobile body, and a transmission request command means and a transmission means for requesting the mobile body to transmit its own vehicle position information, and the mobile body. The head office is provided with a position information receiving means and a received information discriminating means for receiving position information of the body, and a map searching means and a displaying means for displaying the received position information on a map.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus comprising: a position information transmitting means and a receiving means in the mobile body according to the first or second aspect;
A billing telephone is used as the transmission request transmitting means and the position information receiving means in the head office.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus, wherein the mobile body is provided with a transmission means for transmitting the transmission request data reception to the occupant, and a transmission switch which is manually operated by the occupant to instruct transmission. It is a thing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus which automatically detects a position information receiving means for a destination point, a setting and storing means for a plurality of destination points, and an optimum route to the destination points. The mobile body is provided with an automatic route searching means for searching, a route searching result information transmitting means, and a main body is provided with position information transmitting means of a destination and a route searching result information receiving means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus which automatically detects a position information receiving means for a destination point, setting and storing means for a plurality of destination points, and an optimum route to the destination points. The main body is provided with an automatic route search means for searching, a route search result information transmission means, and a moving body is provided with a destination position information transmission means and a route search result information reception means.

A mobile communication navigation apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention comprises a transmission means that limits the number of times of transmission of a vehicle position information transmission request or position information such as a destination point. The moving body according to any one of 6 is provided.

A mobile communication navigation apparatus according to the invention of claim 8 is an automobile telephone as a transmitting means or a receiving means according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
A mobile phone, an MCA radio, an amateur radio, or any other commercial radio is selected for use.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus as a receiving means according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, which receives a display (blinking or the like) or a sound (a beep or the like). It is provided with a receiving means for notifying.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication navigation apparatus comprising: a transmission means for limiting a transmission time during a vehicle position information transmission request or a position information transmission of a destination point. The moving body according to any one of the items 6 to 6 is provided.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transmission / reception power and communication cost can be reduced by transmitting the position of the mobile unit only when requested by the headquarters. A communication navigation device can be realized.

The head office in the second aspect of the present invention requests the mobile unit for its positional information only when necessary, so that transmission / reception power and communication cost can be reduced, and as a result, the mobile communication navigation device as a whole is inexpensive. Can be realized.

The billing telephone according to the invention of claim 3 is
By using a widespread telephone line only when necessary without using expensive wireless equipment, it is possible to quickly and quickly confirm the position of the mobile unit at the headquarters, and reduce transmission / reception power and communication costs. The device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and an inexpensive mobile communication navigation device can be realized as the entire device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the crew member discriminates the request from the headquarters by the notification state of the transmission means, and the crew member also manually operates the transmission switch to transmit the mobile unit position transmission command. By doing so, it is possible to transmit the position of the moving body only when necessary without using expensive automatic discrimination means or automatic transmission command means, and it is possible to reduce transmission / reception power and communication costs, and to simplify and reduce the cost of the device. Thus, an inexpensive mobile communication navigation device can be realized as the entire device.

Since the main body in the invention of claim 5 is provided with the position information transmitting means of the destination and the receiving means of the route search result information, the head office can instantly instruct the moving body of the destination. Since the optimum route to the destination point can be automatically searched and the driver of the moving body can be instructed and guided, efficient operation management of the moving body can be realized.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a main body is a position information receiving means for a destination point, a setting and storing means for a plurality of destination points, and an automatic route for automatically searching an optimum route to those destination points. With the provision of the search means and the means for transmitting the route search result information, the head office instantly grasps the destination point aimed by the mobile body, and the head office automatically searches for the optimum route to the destination point and informs the mobile body side. Therefore, it is not necessary to have an automatic search function on the moving body side, and the device on the moving body side can be inexpensive.

The head office or the moving body in the invention according to claim 7 is provided with a transmitting means for limiting the number of times of transmitting the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information such as the destination point, thereby reducing the transmission power. Can be planned.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the transmitting means or the receiving means is selected from among car telephones, mobile telephones, MCA radios, amateur radios, and other commercial radios, depending on the purpose. A communication system can be constructed.

The receiving means in the invention of claim 9 is
The user can easily confirm the reception by notifying the reception by the display (blinking etc.) and the sound (beep sound etc.).

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the head office or the mobile unit is provided with a transmission means for limiting the transmission time during the transmission of the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information such as the destination point, thereby reducing the transmission power. Can be achieved.

[0026]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a mobile communication navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle 100 shown in FIG. 1 has a vehicle position detecting means 12 for detecting the vehicle position.
0, receiving means 130 for receiving a request from the headquarters 200,
It is provided with a discriminating means 140 for discriminating the content of the received signal, a transmission instructing means 150 for instructing the transmission of the vehicle position according to a request, and a transmitting means 160. In addition, at the headquarters, the moving body 10
The transmission command means 250 and the transmission means 260 requesting the transmission of the own vehicle position to 0, the receiving means 230 and the received information discriminating means 240 for receiving the own vehicle position information from the moving body 100, and the received own vehicle position on the map. The map search means 280 and the display means 270 for displaying are provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a concrete example of the first embodiment. In the moving body 100, the GPS satellites 400a to 400 in the sky are provided as the vehicle position detecting means 120.
GPS that receives radio waves from d and calculates vehicle position coordinates
The receiver 101 and the antenna 102 constitute the transmission means and the reception means 160/130 as the modem 10
6, NCU105, car phone (billing phone) 103,
A transmission switch 107, a controller unit 109 for collecting and controlling the position / communication information of the transmission switch 107, and a monitor (display unit) 110 as a display unit 170 are installed as components of the transmission command unit and the determination unit 150/140. . Further, in the head office 200, a personal computer 209 and a transmission request switch 207, which constitute transmission instruction means and reception information discrimination means 250/240,
A map database storage unit 208 such as a CD-ROM is used as the map search means 280. Monitor 2 as display means 270
10 constitutes a receiving means and a transmitting / receiving means 230/260, and a modem 206 and a telephone (billing telephone) 20.
3 are installed.

Next, the operation will be described. Moving body 100
In, the radio wave from the GPS satellites 400a to 400d is received by the antenna 102, and G is received based on the received signal.
The vehicle position is calculated by the PS receiver 101. Headquarters 200
When there is a transmission request from the personal computer 209, the transmission request switch 207, the modem 206, and the telephone 203, based on the reception of the transmission request, the calculated own vehicle position information is sent to the controller unit 109 and the transmission switch 1.
07, modem 106, NCU 105, car phone 10
3, transmitted to the headquarters 200 through the transmitting antenna 102. Based on the received vehicle position information, the headquarters displays the vehicle position on the display monitor 210 together with the map information from the map database storage unit 208.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the own vehicle position transmission process in the moving body 100 of the first embodiment. First, in step ST310, it is determined whether or not there is a transmission request from the head office 200. If YES, the telephone line is connected in step ST320, and the transmission switch 107 is turned on in step ST330. Then, step S
At T340, it is determined whether GPS positioning is possible, and Y
If it is ES, the positioning position is calculated in step ST350,
In step ST360, the vehicle position is transmitted to the headquarters 200 or another vehicle. Next, in step ST370, the head office 20
It is judged whether or not the transmission request from 0 continues, and YE
If S is present, the processes of steps ST340 to ST370 are repeated. If there is no transmission request in step ST370, the transmission switch 107 is turned off in step ST380, and the telephone line is disconnected in step ST390. After that, the above processing is repeated.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the own vehicle position receiving process in the head office 200 of the first embodiment. First, in step ST410, the transmission request switch 207 is turned off.
If the number is N, the mobile unit 100 is automatically dialed in step ST420, the telephone line connection is waited for in step ST430, and if the connection is established, it is determined in step ST440 whether the reception of the vehicle position information data of the mobile unit 100 is completed. If so, in step ST450 the map database storage unit 2
The map image data around the vehicle position was searched and obtained from 08,
In step ST460, the vehicle position and the map image are displayed on the display monitor 210. Next, in step ST470, it is determined whether or not the transmission request is continued. If YES, the processes of steps ST440 to ST470 are repeated.
The transmission request switch 207 in step ST470 is turned off.
If so, the telephone line is disconnected in step ST480. After that, the above processing is repeated.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a specific example of the second embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 00 denotes another vehicle equipped with a display system. In the figure, 100 denotes the own vehicle as a moving body, and 300 denotes another vehicle as the headquarters. There is a G above the vehicle 100.
A GPS receiver 101 for receiving radio waves from the PS satellites 400a to 400d and calculating vehicle position coordinates, a receiving antenna 102, a modem 106 as a wireless communication means, and an NCU1.
05, the car telephone 103, the transmission antenna 104, the transmission switch 107, and the controller unit 109 that aggregates and controls the position / communication information of these.

Further, the other vehicle 300 receives the radio waves from the GPS satellites 400a to 400d in the sky and calculates the vehicle position coordinates by a GPS receiver 301 and a receiving antenna 302,
In addition to the equipment of the own vehicle 100 such as a modem 306 as a wireless communication means, an NCU 305, a car phone 303, a transmission antenna 304, a transmission request switch 307, and a controller unit 309 that aggregates and controls the position / communication information of these, C
A map database storage unit 308 such as a D-ROM, a transmission request switch 307, and a display system such as a display monitor 310 are installed.

Next, the operation will be described. Own vehicle 100
In, the radio wave from the GPS satellites 400a to 400d is received by the receiving antenna 102, and G is received based on the received signal.
The vehicle position is calculated by the PS receiver 101. Other vehicle 30
0 to controller unit 309, transmission request switch 30
7. When there is a transmission request through the modem 306 and the car telephone 303, based on the reception of the transmission request, the calculated vehicle position information is the controller unit 109, the transmission switch 107, the modem 106, the NCU 105, and the car telephone 10.
3 to the other vehicle 300. On the other vehicle side, the own vehicle position and the other vehicle position are displayed together with the map information from the map database storage unit 308 on the display monitor 310 based on the received own vehicle position information.

The own vehicle position transmission processing in the own vehicle 100 of the second embodiment corresponds to the case where the head office 200 is another vehicle 300 in the flowchart shown in FIG. .

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the own vehicle position receiving process in the other vehicle 300 of the second embodiment. First,
In step ST610, it is determined whether or not the transmission request switch 307 is ON, and if YES, it is automatically dialed to the own vehicle 100 in step ST620, and it is determined whether or not the telephone line is connected in step ST630. If YES, first in step ST641. It is determined whether the GPS of the other vehicle can be received. If YES, the other vehicle position (point A) is calculated in step ST642. Next, in step ST643, it is determined whether or not the reception of the own vehicle position (point B) data has been completed.
If S, points A and B in steps ST644 to ST646
It is determined which of the points is to be displayed, and step ST65
From 1 to ST653 from the map database storage unit 308,
Search and obtain map image data suitable for each case. Then, in step ST660, the display monitor 310
Display each vehicle position and map image on top. Next, in step ST670, it is determined whether or not to continue the transmission request, and YE
If it is S, the processes of steps ST641 to ST670 are repeated. If the determination in step ST670 is NO, that is, if the transmission request switch 307 is turned off, the telephone line is disconnected in step ST680. After that, the above processing is repeated.

FIG. 7 shows another configuration diagram of the moving body 100, which is a configuration in which the moving body 100 shown in FIG. 1 is newly provided with a route searching means 190.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the outline of the route search by the route search means 190, and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining the route search processing. In step ST810 of FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not the destination is set, and if YES, the current location is confirmed in step ST820, and the coordinates of the destination and the current location are stored in step ST830. Next in step ST84
If it is NO, the process proceeds to step ST890 to end the operation. If the result of the determination is YES, step ST850 determines that all the destinations are connected to the destination. Search for a route. Further, the distances of all the routes are calculated in step ST860, and step ST
In 870, the route with the shortest distance is selected from all the routes, and the route is stored / displayed in step ST880. For example, in FIG. 9, the route from the current location to the destination is A1-A2.
-If there are three types of A3, B1-B2, and C1-C2-C3, the route of B1-B2 with the shortest route distance is selected and stored / displayed.

FIG. 10 shows a moving body 1 having the structure shown in FIG.
00 or a flow chart of a target position transmission, an automatic route search, and a search route transmission process in the head office 200. In step ST1010, it is determined whether or not there is a destination position transmission from the head office 200 or the mobile unit 100.
If it is ES, the telephone line is connected in step ST1020, and the target position is received and stored in step ST1030. In step ST1040, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to search for a route to the destination. If YES, step S1040
A route search is performed at T1050, and step ST1060
Then, the search result is stored and transmitted to the headquarters 200 or the mobile unit 100. Next, in step ST1070, the destination and route are displayed on display unit 110 or 310. If there is no route search instruction in step ST1040, only the destination is displayed in step ST1070.
After that, the telephone line is disconnected in step ST1080. After that, the above processing is repeated.

FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the own vehicle position transmission process in the head office 200 or the mobile unit 100 provided with the transfer means that limits the number of times of transmitting the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information such as the target position. , Step S
At T1110, it is determined whether there is a transmission request from the head office 200. If YES, the telephone line is connected at step ST1120, and the transmission switch 1 is connected at step ST1130.
07 is turned on, and the transmission count N is reset to 0 times. Next, in step ST1140, it is determined whether GPS positioning is possible. If YES, the positioning position is calculated in step ST1150, the vehicle position is transmitted to the headquarters 200 in step ST1160, and the number of transmissions is N = in step ST1170. Let N + 1. Next, in step ST1180, it is determined whether the transmission request from the head office 200 is continued and N ≦ 3, and if YES, steps ST1140 to ST1140.
The process of ST1170 is repeated. Also, step ST1
When the determination in 180 is NO, the transmission switch 107 is turned off in step ST1190, and step ST110
0 turns off the telephone line. After that, the above processing is repeated.

FIG. 12 shows the moving body 100 or the head office 2 described above.
00, 300 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration newly installed, and three types of transmitting / receiving means 160a / 130a, 16
0b / 130b, 160c / 130c, transmission / reception switching means 191, and signal format conversion means 192 for converting and unifying different signal formats are provided, and as the transmission / reception means, different types such as car phones, mobile phones, MCA radios, etc. This is a device that can select a wireless device.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of the process of receiving the target position, the automatic route search, and the search route transmission process in the mobile unit 100 or the head office 200, which enables the user to easily confirm the reception by blinking display or sound. Step ST
In 1310, it is determined whether or not there is a destination position transmission from the head office 200 or the mobile unit 100, and if YES, the telephone line is connected in step ST1320, and step ST1320.
At 1330, the target position is received and stored, and at the same time, the completion of reception of the target position is notified by a beep sound. Next, in step ST1340, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to search for a route to the destination. If YES, step ST135
In step ST1360, the route search is performed and the search result is stored and the head office 200 or the mobile unit 1
Send to 00. Next, in step ST1370, monitor 1
The destination and the route are displayed in 10 or 210 in different colors or blinking so that the user can easily understand the receiving destination and the route to the destination. In addition, the above step ST1340
If the determination result is NO and there is no route search instruction, only the destination is color-coded or blinked in step ST1370. After that, the telephone line is disconnected in step ST1380.
After that, the above processing is repeated.

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of the own vehicle position transmission process in the headquarter 200 or the mobile unit 100 provided with the transmission means with a limited transmission time during the transmission of the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information of the target position. In step ST1410, it is determined whether there is a transmission request from the head office 200, and if YES, step S14
The telephone line is connected at T1420, and step ST1430
The transmission switch 107 is turned on, and the transmission time T is reset to 0 seconds. Then, in step ST1440, GPS
It is determined whether positioning is possible, and if YES, step S
A positioning position is calculated at T1450, and step ST1460 is calculated.
Then, the vehicle position is transmitted to the headquarters, and step ST1470
Then, the transmission time is set to T = T + 1. Next in step ST14
At 80, the transmission request from the headquarters 200 is continued, and T
It is determined whether ≦ 60 seconds, and if YES, step S
The processes of T1440 to ST1470 are repeated. If the determination in step ST1480 is NO, step ST
At 1490, transmission switch 107 is turned off, and at step ST1491 the telephone line is disconnected. After that, the above processing is repeated.

[0043]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, since the mobile unit is configured to transmit the position of the mobile unit only when there is a transmission request from the head office, transmission / reception power and communication cost are reduced. And an inexpensive mobile communication navigation device can be obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the head office is configured so as to request the position information of the mobile unit only when necessary, so that transmission / reception power and communication cost can be reduced and the mobile communication navigation can be inexpensive. There is an effect that the device can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the position of the own vehicle can be confirmed quickly and timely at the head office by using a widely used telephone line only when necessary without using expensive radio equipment. Since it was configured to be able to
There is an effect that transmission / reception power and communication cost can be reduced, the device can be simplified and the price can be reduced, and an inexpensive mobile communication navigation device can be obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the crew member is arranged to discriminate the transmission request from the head office in the moving body, and the crew member also issues the transmission command of the moving body position. Since the position of the mobile unit can be transmitted only when it is necessary without using the automatic transmission command means, the transmission / reception power and the communication cost can be reduced, the device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and the mobile unit can be inexpensive. There is an effect that a communication navigation device can be obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the head office can instantly instruct the moving body of the destination, and the driver of the moving body is instructed by automatically searching for the optimum route to the destination. Since it is configured so that guidance can be provided, there is an effect that efficient operation management of the mobile body can be realized.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the head office side instantly grasps the destination point aimed at by the mobile body, and the head office side automatically searches the optimum route to the destination point and informs the mobile body side. Since there is no need to have an automatic search function on the moving body side, there is an effect that the system on the moving body side can be made inexpensive.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 7, since the head office or the mobile unit is provided with the transmission means for limiting the number of times of transmitting the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information of the destination point, the transmission is performed. There is an effect that power can be reduced.

According to the invention described in claim 8, as a transmitting means or a receiving means, a car telephone, a mobile telephone, an MCA
The wireless communication system, the amateur wireless system, and the other commercial wireless system are selected and used. Therefore, it is possible to construct a communication system according to the purpose.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, since the reception can be confirmed by the display (blinking etc.) and the sound (beep etc.), the user can easily confirm the reception.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the headquarters or the mobile unit is provided with a transmission means for limiting the transmission time during the transmission of the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information such as the destination point. Therefore, there is an effect that transmission power can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a mobile communication navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a specific configuration diagram of the mobile communication navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of own vehicle position transmission processing in a moving body and an own vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of vehicle position reception on the head office side according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a specific configuration diagram of a mobile communication navigation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of own vehicle position reception processing on the other vehicle side according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is another configuration diagram of the moving body in FIG. 1. FIG.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a route searching means in the route searching means of FIG.

9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a route search means in the route search means of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a destination position reception / automatic route search / transmission process in the mobile unit or the head office having the configuration shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a host vehicle position transmission process in a head office or a mobile unit provided with a transfer unit that limits the number of times the host vehicle position information transmission request or the position information such as a target position is transmitted.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram in which equipment is newly added to the moving body or the head office in the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a target position reception, automatic route search, and searched route transmission processing in a mobile unit or a head office, which enables reception confirmation by blinking display, sound, and the like.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a host vehicle position transmission process in a head office or a mobile unit that includes a transmission unit that limits a transmission time during transmission of a host vehicle position information transmission request or position information of a target position.

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a conventional mobile communication navigation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 moving body, 103, 203 car telephone (billing phone), 107 transmission switch, 110 monitor (display means), 120, 220 own vehicle position detecting means, 130, 2
30 receiving means, 140 discriminating means, 160, 260
Transmission means, 200 headquarters, 240 reception information determination means,
270 display means, 400a-400d GPS satellites.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle position detection means for receiving radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites to obtain the vehicle position of a moving body, a reception means for receiving transmission request data from the headquarters, and the received transmission request data. The mobile communication navigation device, wherein the mobile body is provided with the discriminating means and the positional information transmitting means for transmitting the vehicle position information to the headquarters based on the discrimination result of the discriminating means. 2. A vehicle position detecting means for receiving radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites to obtain the vehicle position of a moving body, a receiving means for receiving transmission request data from the headquarters, and the received transmission request data. And a moving body having position information transmitting means for transmitting the own vehicle position information to the head office based on the determination result of this determining means, and a transmission requesting the moving body to transmit the own vehicle position information. A request command means and a transmission means, a position information receiving means and a received information discriminating means for receiving the position information of the moving body, and a map information searching means and a display means for displaying the received position information on a map. A mobile communication navigation device, comprising: 3. The mobile communication navigation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a billing telephone is used as the position information transmitting means and receiving means in the mobile body, and the transmission request transmitting means and position information receiving means in the head office. 4. The movement according to claim 1, wherein the moving body includes means for transmitting to the occupant the reception of the transmission request data from the headquarters, and a transmission switch for the occupant to manually transmit a transmission command. Body communication navigation equipment. 5. Position information receiving means for a destination, setting and storing means for a plurality of destinations, automatic route searching means for automatically searching for an optimum route to these destinations, and route search result information. 3. The mobile unit having the transmission means of 1., the location information transmission means of the destination, and the headquarters provided with the reception means of the route search result information.
The mobile communication navigation device described. 6. Position information receiving means such as a destination, setting and storing means for a plurality of destinations, automatic route searching means for automatically searching for an optimum route to these destinations, and route search results. The mobile communication navigation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a headquarters having information transmission means, position information transmission means at a destination, and a mobile body having means for receiving the route search result information. 7. The headquarter or mobile body according to claim 1, comprising a headquarters having a transmission means for limiting the number of times of transmitting the own vehicle position information transmission request or the position information such as a destination point. Mobile communication navigation device. 8. A mobile body or a headquarters comprising a transmitting means or a receiving means which can be used by selecting any one of a car phone, a mobile phone, an MCA radio, an amateur radio, and other commercial radios. 7. The mobile communication navigation device according to claim 6. 9. A mobile body or a headquarters provided with a receiving means capable of confirming reception by display or sound.
The mobile communication navigation device according to any one of 1. 10. The headquarter or mobile body according to claim 1, which comprises a head office or a mobile unit equipped with a transmission means that limits transmission time during transmission of a vehicle position information transmission request or position information of a destination point. The mobile communication navigation device described.