JPH09287964A - Mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a mobile communication system capable of navigating by a simple apparatus and easy operation. SOLUTION: When a position data request signal having the public channel telephone number 1c of a destination is input from a mobile communication terminal 1, the signal is transmitted to a central base station 4 via a base station 3, and the station 4 retrieves the destination position data 1d corresponding to the number 1c from a position information data base 6 and returns it to the terminal 1. The terminal 1 retrieves the map information of the area displayed by the data 1d from a map information data base and displays the peripheral map of the present position of a user or the peripheral map of the route to the destination based on it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to transmitting position information from a base station to a mobile communication terminal through a wireless line so that the user's current position information and destination are displayed on the mobile communication terminal. The present invention relates to a mobile communication system having a navigation function for displaying the position information of the.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, displaying map information and position information,
Navigation technology has been put into practical use, which provides geographical information between a user's current location and destinations.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional navigation system. In FIG. 5, 2 is a position display means, 5 is a map information database, 9 is a control device, 10
Is a target position input means, and 11 is a GSP (Grobal Positioni).
ng System) etc. to detect the current position. Also 5
a is destination position data, 5b is a map data request signal, 5
c is map data, 5d is user position data, and 5e is display position data.

In this conventional method, when trying to obtain the current position of the user and the geographical position information up to the destination by using the map information and the position information, the current position detecting means 11 first makes the current position of the user. Is detected and the user position data 5d is transmitted to the control device.

Further, the user inputs the destination position data 5a from the destination position input means 10 to the control device 9.

When the controller 9 receives the destination position data 5a and the user position data 5d, it sends the map data request signal 5
b is output to the map information database 5.

The map information database 5 searches the map data indicated by the map data request signal 5b and outputs the map data 5c to the control device 9.

The controller 9 creates the display position data 5e from the map data 5c and sends the display position data 5e to the position display means 2 to display the peripheral map of the user's current position and the position of the related map to the destination. Display information.

[0009]

As described above, in the conventional method, the user needs to input the destination position data, and the user knows the approximate geographical position of the destination in advance. Was the premise. Further, there is a problem that a large amount of map information data is required as a map information database at the user's own hand.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional method and to use the mobile communication terminal to input only the telephone number of the destination via the base station and the wireless communication line and the position of the destination. Get information, dramatically expand the range of use of navigation, facilitate user operation,
Moreover, the purpose is also to miniaturize the system at hand that the user must have at hand.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile communication system comprising a base station and a mobile communication terminal for making a call connection to the base station via a communication line. In the above, the base station stores search key receiving means for receiving a search key for geographical position information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, and geographical position information corresponding to the search key received by the search key receiving means. And a geographical position information transmitting unit for transmitting the geographical position information corresponding to the search key outputted by the geographical position information storing unit to the mobile communication terminal, The mobile communication terminal includes a search key transmitting means for transmitting a search key for the geographical location information of a destination to the base station, and a location for receiving the geographical location information transmitted by the geographical location information transmitting means. Corresponding to the target position information receiving means, the display position information converting means for converting the geographical position information received by the geographical position information receiving means into the display position information, and the display position information converted by the display position information converting means. The map information storage means for outputting the map information of the area to be used, and the display position information and the map information output by the map information storage means are used to detect the vicinity of the current position of the mobile communication terminal itself and the vicinity of the route to the destination. And a position display means for visually displaying position information.

Further, in the mobile communication system, the base station receives a search key for receiving a search key for geographical location information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, and the search received by the search key receiving means. Location information and map information storage means for outputting geographical location information and map information of the area corresponding to the key, and location information and map information corresponding to the search key output by the location information and map information storage means for the movement. The mobile communication terminal, comprising: position information and map information transmitting means for transmitting to the communication terminal,
Search key transmission means for transmitting a search key for geographical location information of the destination to the base station, and location information and map information reception for receiving the location information and map information transmitted by the location information and map information transmission means. Means, display position information converting means for converting the position information and map information received by the position information and map information receiving means into display position information, and the display position information converted by the display position information converting means Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal itself is provided with position display means for visually displaying position information near the current position and near the route to the destination.

Here, the search key is a postal code of a destination or a public telephone number of a general communication terminal at the destination.

In the mobile communication system, the base station includes an operator terminal for an operator to receive a search key for geographical location information transmitted by a call from the mobile communication terminal, and the search received by the operator terminal. Geographical position information storage means for outputting geographical position information corresponding to the key, and geographical position for transmitting the geographical position information corresponding to the search key output by the geographical position information storage means to the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal comprises a search key transmitting means for transmitting a search key for the geographical location information of a destination to the base station by telephone, and the mobile station for transmitting the geographical location information transmitting means. Geographical position information receiving means for receiving geographical position information, and display position information converting means for converting the geographical position information received by the geographical position information receiving means into display position information, The map information storage unit that outputs the map information of the area corresponding to the display position information converted by the display position information conversion unit, and the movement using the display position information and the map information output by the map information storage unit. And a position display means for visually displaying position information near the current position of the communication terminal itself and near the route to the destination.

In the mobile communication system, the base station receives the search key of the geographical position information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal by the operator and the operator terminal. Location information and map information storage means for outputting geographical location information and map information of the area corresponding to the search key, and location information and map information corresponding to the search key output by the location information and map information storage means. Position information and map information transmitting means for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal, search key transmitting means for transmitting a search key of the geographical position information of the destination to the base station, Position information and map information receiving means for receiving the position information and map information transmitted by the position information and map information transmitting means,
By inputting the display position information converting means for converting the position information and the map information received by the position information and map information receiving means into the display position information, and the display position information converted by the display position information converting means. A position display means for visually displaying position information in the vicinity of the current position of the mobile communication terminal itself and in the vicinity of the route to the destination.

Here, the search key is an address or zip code of a destination or a public telephone number of a general communication terminal at the destination.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A mobile communication system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a mobile communication system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a mobile communication terminal, 2 is position display means, 3 is a base station, 4 is a central base station, 5 is a map information database, 6
Is a location information database. Further, 1a is an upstream wireless line, 1b is an upstream wired line, 1c is a destination telephone number,
1d is destination position data, 1e is a downlink wired line, 1f is a downlink wireless line, 1g is display position data, 1h is a map data request signal, and 1j is map data. In the figure, the same functions as those in the conventional example of FIG.

The operation of this system will be described with reference to the drawings. Consider a case where the system provides position information of the user's current position and position information to the destination based on the destination information input by the user.

A position data request signal containing the destination public line telephone number 1c is input to the mobile communication terminal 1, and the position data request signal is sent from the mobile communication terminal 1 to the base station 3 via the up radio line 1a. Further, it is transmitted to the central base station 4 via the upstream wired line 1b. The central base station 4 selects the destination telephone number 1c in the position data request signal and sends it to the position information database 6.

The location information database 6 which has received the telephone number 1c of the destination retrieves the location information for this telephone number 1c and sends the retrieval result back to the central base station 4 as the destination location data 1d. The central base station 4 sends the destination position data 1d to the base station 3 via the downlink wired line 1e, and the base station 3 further sends the destination position data 1d to the mobile communication terminal 1 via the downlink wireless line 1f. . The mobile communication terminal 1 receives the destination position data 1d, creates display position data 1g therefrom, and uses this to display the position display means 2
To send to.

The position display means 2 sends a map data request signal 1h for fetching map information necessary for the map display of the area represented by the display position data 1g to the map information database 5 and receives the map data 1j. Display a map around the location and a map of the route to the destination.

In this system, the mobile communication terminal 1 uses the public line telephone number 1c of the destination as the destination position information and communicates with the central base station 4 to make the destination from the position information database 6 owned by the central base station 4. The geographic destination position data 1d corresponding to the public telephone number 1c is obtained, and this is used as search information in the mobile communication terminal 1 from the map information database 5 owned by the mobile communication terminal 1 The surrounding map information of the route to the ground was searched and the contents were displayed visually.

With this, the position information regarding the destination can be easily obtained only by inputting the public line telephone number of the destination.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a block diagram of Embodiment 2 of the mobile communication system of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a mobile communication terminal, 2 is position display means, 3 is a base station, 4 is a central base station, and 7 is a position information and map information database. Further, 2a is an upstream wireless line, 2b is an upstream wired line, 2c is a user's current position data and a destination telephone number, 2d is position data including map data,
Reference numeral 2e is a downlink wired line, 2f is a downlink wireless line, and 2g is display position data. In FIG. 2, the same functions as those in FIGS. 5 and 1 are given the same numbers as much as possible.

The operation of this system will be described with reference to the drawings. Consider a case where the system provides position information of the user's current position and position information to the destination based on the destination information input by the user.

A position data request signal containing at least the current position data and the public telephone number 2c of the destination is input to the mobile communication terminal 1, and the position data request signal is sent from the mobile communication terminal 1 to the base via the up wireless line 2a. Sent to station 3,
Further, it is transmitted to the central base station 4 via the upstream wired line 2b. The central base station 4 selects the current position data included in the position data request signal and the public telephone number 2c of the destination and sends it to the position information and map information database 7.

When the position information and map information database 7 receives the current position data and the public telephone number 2c of the destination, the position information for the public telephone number of the destination is searched and the user's current position up to the destination is searched. Position data 2d including map data for one screen around the position is sequentially transmitted to the central base station 4 until the destination is reached.

The central base station 4 sends the position data 2d to the base station 3 via the downlink cable line 2e, and the base station 3 further sends the position data 2d to the mobile communication terminal 1 via the downlink radio line 2f. The mobile communication terminal 1 receives this position data 2d, creates display position data 2g from this, and sends this to the position display means 2.

The position display means 2 reads and displays the user's current position peripheral map and the peripheral map of the route to the destination from the display position data 2g.

In this system, by inputting the current position data and the public telephone number 2c of the destination from the mobile communication terminal 1, the public telephone number of the destination from the positional information and map information database 7 owned by the central base station 4 is input. Geographical destination position information 2d including surrounding map information corresponding to
Using this, position information such as a user's current position peripheral map and a route peripheral map to the destination can be visually displayed on the mobile communication terminal 1.

With this, the position information and the map information regarding the destination can be easily obtained only by inputting the public telephone number of the destination, and the user does not need to have the map information at hand.

In the second embodiment, when the mobile communication terminal does not have a means for detecting its own current position, only the map information of the destination and its surroundings may be displayed.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the mobile communication system of the present invention. FIG.
, 1 is a mobile communication terminal, 2 is position display means, 3 is a base station, 4 is a central base station, 5 is a map information database,
6 is a position information database. Further, 8 is an operator, 3a is an upstream wireless line, 3b is an upstream wired line,
3c is a telephone number or address of the destination, 3d is destination position data, 3e is a down wired line, 3f is a down wireless line, 3
g is display position data, 3h is a map data request signal, 3j
Is map data and 3k is a position data request signal. FIG.
In FIG. 5, the same functions as those in FIG. 5, FIG. 1 and FIG.

The operation of this system will be described with reference to the drawings. Consider a case where the system provides position information of the user's current position and position information to the destination based on the destination information input by the user.

The user verbally gives the destination public line telephone number or address 3c from the mobile communication terminal 1 to the base station 3 via the ascending wireless line 3a and further to the operator 8 of the central base station 4 via the ascending wired line 3b. Make a call. The operator 8 inputs into the position information database 6 the position data request signal 3k for the destination public line telephone number or address 3c heard from the user.

The position information database 6 retrieves the position information of the destination from the position data request signal 3k, and the position information of this destination is used as the destination position data 3d to the central base station 4
Send to

At the central base station 4, this destination position data 3
d is sent to the base station 3 via the downlink wired line 3e, and the base station 3 further sends the destination position data 3d to the mobile communication terminal 1 via the downlink wireless line 3f. The mobile communication terminal 1 receives the destination position data 3d, creates display position data 3g from this, and sends this to the position display means 2.

The position display means 2 sends to the map information database 5 a map data request signal 3h for fetching map information in the range necessary for map display from the display position data 3g,
The map data 3j output by the map information database 5 is received, and position information such as a map around the current position of the user and a map around the route to the destination is displayed.

In the third embodiment, when the user verbally conveys the destination address or public line telephone number 3c from the mobile communication terminal 1 to the operator 8 of the central base station 4, the destination address or public line telephone The position information 3e for the number 3c is sent back, and by using this position information 3e to index the map information on the terminal side, the vicinity of the user's current position and the vicinity of the route from the current position to the destination are displayed on the mobile communication terminal 1. The map information of can be displayed visually.

Therefore, the map information regarding the destination can be easily obtained by only informing the operator of the destination address or public telephone number.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 4 is a block diagram of Embodiment 4 of the mobile communication system of the present invention. In FIG. 4, 1 is a mobile communication terminal, 2 is position display means, 3 is a base station, 4 is a central base station, and 7 is a position information and map information database. Further, 8 is an operator, and 4a
Is an upstream wireless line, 4b is an upstream wired line, 4c is a destination telephone number or address, 4d is position data including map data, 4e is a downstream wired line, 4f is a downstream wireless line, 4g is display position data, 4k is This is a position data request signal. Also in FIG. 4, the same functions as those in FIG. 5, FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG.

The operation of this system will be described with reference to the drawings. Consider a case where the system provides position information of the user's current position and position information to the destination based on the destination information input by the user.

The user verbally gives the destination public line telephone number or address 4c from the mobile communication terminal 1 to the base station 3 via the up radio line 4a and the operator 8 of the central base station 4 via the up wire line 4b. Make a call. The operator 8 creates a position data request signal 4k for the destination public line telephone number or address 4c heard from the user and inputs it into the position information and map information database 7.

Position information and map information database 7
Retrieves the location information of the destination from the location data request signal 4k, and sequentially sends the destination location data 4d containing map data for one screen around the user's current location until the destination arrives at the central base station. Send to 4.

In the central base station 4, this destination position data 4
d is sent to the base station 3 via the downlink cable line 4e, and the base station 3 further sends the destination position data 4d to the mobile communication terminal 1
To the downlink wireless line 4f. Mobile communication terminal 1
Receives this destination position data 4d, creates display position data 4g from this, and sends this to the position display means 2.

The position display means 2 extracts the map information in the range necessary for the map display from the display position data 4g and displays the position information such as the user's current position peripheral map and the peripheral map of the route to the destination. .

In the fourth embodiment, when the user verbally conveys the destination address or public line telephone number 4c from the mobile communication terminal 1 to the operator 8 of the central base station 4, the central base station 4 transmits the destination address. The destination position data 4d including the map data for the address or public telephone number 4c is returned. As a result, the user can obtain map information around the current position and around the route from the current position to the destination by using the mobile communication terminal 1
It can be viewed on the top.

Therefore, the map information relating to the destination can be easily obtained only by informing the operator of the address of the destination or the public telephone number, and the user does not need to have the map information at hand.

In the above embodiment, the address of the destination or the public line telephone number of the general communication terminal at the destination is used as the search key of the geographical position information, but the zip code has the same purpose as the telephone number. Can be used for

[0051]

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal uses the public line telephone number of the destination as the destination position information, communicates with the central base station, and owns the central base station. From the location information database, obtain the geographic destination location data corresponding to the destination public line telephone number, and use this as search information from the map information database owned by the mobile communication terminal to the user's current location and the current location to the destination. The map information around the route was searched and the contents were displayed visually.

Thus, the position information regarding the destination can be easily retrieved and obtained only by inputting the public line telephone number of the destination.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the current position data and the public telephone number of the destination are input from the mobile communication terminal, and the public telephone number of the destination is input from the position information and map information database owned by the central base station. The location information of the geographical destination including the surrounding map information corresponding to is output and sent back to the mobile communication terminal, and the location information such as the user's current location surrounding map and the route surrounding map to the destination is transmitted via mobile communication. Enable visual display on the terminal.

As a result, the position information and map information relating to the destination can be easily obtained simply by inputting the public telephone number of the destination, and the user does not need to have the map information at hand.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, when the user verbally notifies the operator of the central base station of the destination address or public line telephone number from the mobile communication terminal, the destination address or public line telephone number is transmitted. The position information is sent back to the mobile communication terminal, and by using this position information to index the map information on the mobile communication terminal side, the map information around the user's current position and around the route from the current position to the destination is displayed. Can be displayed visually.

Therefore, the map information on the destination can be easily obtained by only informing the operator of the destination address or public telephone number.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, when the user verbally notifies the operator of the central base station of the destination address or public telephone number from the mobile communication terminal, the central base station transmits the destination address or public telephone number. Destination position data including map data corresponding to the line telephone number is sent back. This allows the user to visually display the map information around the current position and around the route from the current position to the destination on the mobile communication terminal.

Therefore, the map information regarding the destination can be easily obtained by only informing the operator of the destination address or public telephone number.

According to these embodiments, the navigation can be easily realized by using the mobile communication terminal with a relatively simple operation, and the device which the user must have can be simplified. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a mobile communication system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of a mobile communication system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a third embodiment of a mobile communication system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a fourth embodiment of a mobile communication system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional navigation system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mobile communication terminal 2 position display means 3 base station 4 central base station 5 map information database 6 position information database 7 map information and position information database 8 operator 9 control device 10 target position input means 11 current position input means

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In a mobile communication system comprising a base station and a mobile communication terminal for making a call connection to the base station via a communication line, the base station is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal. Search key receiving means for receiving a search key for geographic location information, geographic location information storage means for outputting geographic location information corresponding to the search key received by the search key receiving means, and the geographic location information. Geographic location information transmitting means for transmitting geographic location information corresponding to the search key output by the storage means to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal retrieves the geographic location information of the destination. Search key transmitting means for transmitting a key to the base station, geographical position information receiving means for receiving the geographical position information transmitted by the geographical position information transmitting means, and the geographical position information receiving means. Display position information conversion means for converting the geographical position information received by the display position information, map information storage means for outputting the map information of the area corresponding to the display position information converted by the display position information conversion means, Position display means for visually displaying position information near the current position of the mobile communication terminal itself and near the route to the destination by using the display position information and the map information output by the map information storage means. A mobile communication system comprising: 2. In a mobile communication system comprising a base station and a mobile communication terminal that makes a call connection to the base station via a communication line, the base station is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal. Search key receiving means for receiving a search key for geographical position information, and position information and map information storage means for outputting geographical position information and map information of a region corresponding to the search key received by the search key receiving means. A position information and map information transmitting unit for transmitting position information and map information corresponding to the search key output by the position information and map information storage unit to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal is Search key transmission means for transmitting a search key for geographical location information of the destination to the base station, and the location information and map information transmitted by the location information and map information transmission means. Position information and map information receiving means for receiving information, display position information converting means for converting the position information and map information received by the position information and map information receiving means into display position information, and the display position information converting means The position display means for visually displaying the position information near the current position of the mobile communication terminal itself and near the route to the destination by inputting the display position information converted by Communications system. 3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the search key is a postal code of a destination or a public telephone number of a general communication terminal at the destination. 4. In a mobile communication system comprising a base station and a mobile communication terminal for making a call connection to the base station via a communication line, the base station is transmitted by a call from the mobile communication terminal. An operator terminal through which an operator receives a search key for geographical position information, a geographical position information storage unit for outputting geographical position information corresponding to the search key received by the operator terminal, and the geographical Geographic location information transmitting means for transmitting geographic location information corresponding to the search key output by the location information storage means to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal is the geographic location information of the destination. Search key transmitting means for transmitting the search key to the base station by telephone, geographic location information receiving means for receiving the geographic location information transmitted by the geographic location information transmitting means, and geographic location information receiving Display position information conversion means for converting the geographical position information received by the means into display position information; and map information storage means for outputting the map information of the area corresponding to the display position information converted by the display position information conversion means. Position display means for visually displaying the position information near the current position of the mobile communication terminal itself and near the route to the destination using the display position information and the map information output by the map information storage means. A mobile communication system comprising: 5. In a mobile communication system comprising a base station and a mobile communication terminal for making a call connection to the base station via a communication line, the base station is transmitted by a call from the mobile communication terminal. An operator terminal in which the operator receives a search key for geographical position information, and a position information and map information storage that outputs geographical position information and map information of a region corresponding to the search key received by the operator terminal Means and position information and map information transmitting means for transmitting position information and map information corresponding to the search key output by the position information and map information storage means to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal is Search key transmission means for transmitting a search key for geographical location information of the destination to the base station, and the location information and location transmitted by the location information and map information transmission means. Position information and map information receiving means for receiving diagram information, display position information converting means for converting the position information and map information received by the position information and map information receiving means into display position information, and the display position information conversion Position display means for visually displaying position information near the current position of the mobile communication terminal itself and near the route to the destination by inputting the display position information converted by the means. Mobile communication system. 6. The mobile communication system according to claim 3, wherein the search key is an address or a postal code of a destination or a public telephone number of a general communication terminal at the destination.