JP2001006083A - Route guidance or peripheral guidance method and route guidance or peripheral guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To eliminate the burden of creating route information for an information provider and to enable a user to easily acquire route information for a facility obtained by searching. Aim. A first search (10, 1) for a desired facility is performed.
According to 1, 22, 23, and 24), information such as a desired facility name, a telephone number, and an address to which a tag <map> for map search is added is acquired, and a search result is displayed (25). Then, <
When a facility name, a telephone number, and an address with “map>” are selected, the mobile phone refers to the map server address from the map, accesses the map server using the address, and displays a guide map for the desired facility. Request (10,1
1). A second search (12, 13, 14, 15) is performed, and a desired guide map is displayed on the display of the mobile phone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a route guidance method, a peripheral guidance method, and a route guidance method for acquiring information tagged with a map search by retrieval, selecting the information and accessing a map server. Peripheral guidance system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Specific facilities (for example, restaurants, department stores,
A search result of a movie theater, a public facility, or the like) includes only information such as a name, an address, and a telephone number, and route information is rarely provided. Also, when the route information is provided, the provider manually inputs the information. In addition, a search result when a search is performed using a peripheral facility (for example, a nearby Chinese store, a bag shop) as a key, the names of a plurality of nearby Chinese stores, the address of the store, the store, and the like. Only information such as telephone numbers can be obtained, and route information is rarely provided. Also, when the route information is provided, the provider manually inputs the information.

[0003]

As described above, even if information such as the name, address, and telephone number of a facility is obtained as a result of a search for a particular facility, the route to that facility is often unknown. I was struggling to get there. In addition, the provider,
Even when providing route information, manual input is required, and there is a problem that much labor is required for inputting.

[0004] The same situation applies to searches for facilities near the current location. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and eliminates the burden of creating route information for an information provider, and provides a user with simple route information for a facility obtained by searching. The purpose is to enable acquisition.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in the route guidance method, at least one of information of a specific facility name, a telephone number of the specific facility, and an address of the specific facility is searched for. Information obtained by tagging for one map search, and then information of the specific facility name, the telephone number of the specific facility, or the address of the specific facility tagged with the map search is obtained. Select, do a map search,
It is characterized in that a map as a result of the map search is displayed on a display of a mobile phone to provide route guidance.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the peripheral guidance, a search is performed for searching at least one map from information of a plurality of peripheral facilities, telephone numbers of the peripheral facilities, and addresses of the peripheral facilities. Get information tagged with,
Next, a name of the surrounding facility to which a tag for a map search is attached, a telephone number of the surrounding facility, or information on an address of the surrounding facility is selected, a map search is performed, and a map as a result of the map search is displayed. It is characterized in that it is displayed on a display of a mobile phone to guide around.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a route guidance or system including a search server provided on a public line network, a map server provided on a mobile phone network, and a plurality of mobile phones. The telephone accesses the search server and specifies a specific facility name, a telephone number of the specific facility,
And, among the information of the address of the specific facility, acquire information tagged with at least one map search, then select the tagged information, access the map server, Perform a map search using the information on the specific facility name, phone number of the specific facility, or address of the specific facility obtained as a result of the search, and display the map resulting from the map search on the display of the mobile phone to provide route guidance. Features.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a peripheral guidance system having a search server provided on a public line network, a map server provided on a mobile phone network, and a plurality of mobile phones. Accessing the search server to obtain information with a tag for at least one map search among data of a plurality of peripheral facilities, telephone numbers of the peripheral facilities, and addresses of the peripheral facilities, Next, the user selects the tagged information, accesses the map server, and performs a map search based on the information on the peripheral facility name, the peripheral facility telephone number, or the peripheral facility address obtained as a result of the search. In addition, a map obtained as a result of the map search is displayed on a display of the mobile phone to provide guidance on the periphery.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a system in which a map server connected to a mobile telephone network is provided and route guidance or peripheral guidance for providing route guidance or peripheral guidance to a searched facility is provided on a small screen of the mobile telephone.

This system is, for example, a portable telephone network 10
0, content providers 101 and 102, Internet 103, map server 104, database 105,
GW (Gateway: Gateway Exchange) 107, GW10
8, mobile networks 109 and 110, and a mobile phone 111. The GW 108 is a portable telephone 11
1 is a gateway server (gateway exchange of a mobile network) that performs communication of the first type, assigns a terminal ID to a request from the mobile phone 111, and specifies a specific terminal ID (the mobile phone 111).
Is transmitted to the designated terminal. In addition, protocol conversion is performed, and if necessary,
1 is inserted into the signal frame.

The GW 107 is, for example, a portable telephone 111
(For example, to identify a map server), and whether to permit access to the address is determined with reference to the customer DB 106 (for example, a map server). It is determined whether or not the access is from the mobile phone 111 having no access right at 104). If not permitted, the access is rejected (access from the mobile phone 111 without access right is rejected), and if allowed, the gateway relays to the address.

A response (for example, a response from the map server 104) is transmitted to the terminal (the portable telephone 111) of the transmission destination.
Is referred from the customer DB 106 to access the gateway 108. Customer DB1
Reference numeral 06 denotes a database having server (access-providing address) information accessible to the mobile phone 111 and customer information such as currently accommodated GW information.

The map server 104 is a server that generates information such as a route guide map in response to a request access to which a terminal ID is assigned and transmits the information based on the request. If the search is not possible using the search key, the fact is notified to the mobile phone 11 via the GW 107 or the like.
Return to 1.

The map server 104 can be accessed from the Internet, but the mobile phone 111 is connected via a mobile network 109, a GW 108, and a GW 107. Note that even if the mobile phone 111 is provided outside the mobile phone network 100, the mobile phone 111 can use the mobile network 109, the GW 108,
It is connected via the GW 107 and is equivalent to being provided in the mobile phone network 100.

Content providers CP101 and CP102
Is a server that generates and distributes general information. Also,
In the present invention, a general search server may be used. The general search server according to the present invention replies to a facility name, a telephone number, an address, and the like of a search result for a facility by attaching a tag for a map search in a map search. The database server 105 is a database for managing the mobile phone network 100 and the like.

When the owner of the mobile phone 111 wants to go to a specific facility, he operates the mobile phone 111 and accesses a general search server (for example, CP 101, 102).
A search is performed to obtain information such as a specific facility name, a telephone number of the specific facility, and an address of the specific facility. A tag (for example, map) for map search is attached to these pieces of information.

Next, the owner of the portable telephone 111 selects information on the specific facility name, the telephone number of the specific facility, or the address of the specific facility to which a tag for map search is attached, and The server accesses the server to perform a search, and displays a map as a result of the map search on a display of the mobile phone to obtain route guidance information. For example, a case where the user wants to go to a restaurant “○ △ □ ya” that only knows his name will be described. Access the general search server and enter the restaurant "○ △ □ ya"
2 to obtain information of "name" and "telephone number" to which a tag for map search is attached, for example, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2A shows an image to be displayed, FIG. 2B shows an example of an HTML source when a route guide map is requested by a telephone number, and FIG. This is an example of an HTML source when a map is requested by a restaurant name. The map may be requested with both the phone number and the restaurant name. Further, a map may be requested according to the address.

In FIG. 2, <map> is added as a tag for map search. When the owner of the mobile phone 111 selects the “telephone number” to which <map> is attached, the mobile phone 111 uses the map from the map, which is stored in advance in the mobile terminal or fixed on the network. Alternatively, the user refers to the address of the map server specified by a communication protocol such as a communication protocol such as HTTP, and accesses the map server 104 using the address. The map server 104 performs a search by “telephone number” and outputs a route guidance map as a search result.

Similarly, the owner of the mobile phone 111 performs, for example, a peripheral search for whether or not there is a delicious Chinese store in the vicinity. By accessing the server 104, a route guide map to the desired Chinese store can be obtained. FIG. 3 shows the functions and processing flow of the mobile phone 111, the general search server, and the map server 104. A case where a map of the restaurant “「 △ □ ”is acquired will be described.

(1) The mobile phone 111 uses the search condition input function 10 to input search conditions. Access the general search server, and after access, set the search condition to “○ △
□ ya ”. (2) The mobile phone 111 uses the search request function 11 to transmit search conditions to the general search server 101 or 102.

The search conditions are determined by a predetermined protocol via the mobile network 109, the GW 108, the GW 107, and the Internet 103 via the general search server 101,
02. (3) The general search servers 101 and 102 perform the search reception function 2
1 to receive the search request function.

(4) The general search servers 101 and 102 use the search function 22 to
Perform a search. (5) A search result as shown in FIG.
3 using the mobile phone 11 in the reverse route to the search request.
Send to 1. (6) The mobile phone 111 uses the search result receiving function 24 to receive the search result.

(7) The mobile phone 111 uses the search result display function 25 to display the search result. (8) Further, the mobile phone 111 uses the search condition input function 10 to input search conditions, and obtains the map information by using the search request function 11 in order to obtain map information.
First, a search request is made.

For example, in the information of the search result, “○ △ □
Ya ". When the user selects "△ @ ya" to which <map> is attached, the mobile phone 111 refers to the map server address from the map, accesses the map server 104 using the address, and enters "△ @ □". Request a guide map for "ya". (9) The map server 104 uses the search receiving function 12 to receive the search request function.

(10) The map server 104 uses the guide map generation function 13 to generate a guide map that matches the search condition. A range is determined based on the current location and the location of “△ @ △”, and a guide map of a predetermined range is generated from the map database. The guide map includes a starting point, a destination, a route, a landmark, and the like. Since the image is displayed on the mobile phone 111, an easy-to-view map is generated using icons.

At the same time, a guide message is automatically created.
A final guide map is generated by combining the guide map and the guide text. (11) The map server 104 uses the guide map transmission function 14 to transmit the guide map of “△ @ △” to the mobile phone 111. The guide map is based on a predetermined protocol,
The information is transmitted to the mobile phone 111 via the W107, the GW 108, and the mobile network 109.

(12) The portable telephone 111 uses the guide map receiving function 15 to receive the guide map of “△ @ △”. (13) The mobile phone 111 uses the guide map display function 16 and displays “○ △ □ ya” on the display of the mobile phone 111.
Display the guide map of. (Example of search for specific facility) (1) First search: First, the owner of the mobile phone searches for the location of "... hotel" to go to the famous "... hotel". .

[0029] The mobile phone 111 accesses a general search server (a database for introducing shops) and sets <map
> Acquire the phone number and address of the store to which the tag is attached. (2) Second search: Then, the mobile phone 111 reads “•
・ ・ Acquire route guidance for the restaurant. Mobile phone 111
Selects the telephone number or address of the store to which the <map> tag is attached, accesses the map server 100, and
Requests route guidance for "Restaurant".

The map server generates a route guidance map for “. The mobile phone 111 displays a route guidance map on its display. In the route guidance, when there is no input of the location of the mobile phone, a guide map is created starting from a representative facility. The specific facility name may be an abbreviated name other than the official name.

The general search server may be on the Internet or on a mobile phone network. The peripheral search is to search for facilities and the like under specific conditions around the current position. For example, a nearby movie theater or the like is searched. (Example of search for nearby facilities) (1) First search: First, the owner of the mobile phone searches for facilities and locations of “neighboring movie theaters” in order to go to a nearby movie theater.

The mobile phone 111 accesses a general search server (a database for introducing movie theaters) and sets <m
ap> Acquire the phone number and address of the movie theater with the tag attached. (2) Second search: Next, the mobile phone 111 acquires route guidance for a desired movie theater among the searched movie theaters.

The mobile phone 111 selects the telephone number or address of the movie theater to which the <map> tag is attached, accesses the map server 100, and requests the route guidance of the desired movie theater. The map server generates a route guidance map of the movie theater and transmits it to the mobile phone 111. Mobile phone 111
Displays a route guide map of a desired movie theater on the display.

In the route guidance, when there is no input of the location of the mobile phone, a guide map is created starting from a representative facility (for example, a station).

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, information with a tag for map search is obtained by search, and the information is selected to access a map server to provide route guidance or peripheral guidance. , The route information for the facility obtained by the search can be easily acquired.

The information provider does not need to create route information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a general search answer;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of performing a map search after a general search.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Search condition input function 11 Search request function 12, 21 Search reception function 13 Guide map generation function 14 Guide map transmission function 15 Guide map reception function 16 Guide map display function 22 Search function 23 Search result transmission function 24 Search result reception function 25 Search Result display function 100 Mobile phone network 101, 102 CP 103 Internet 104 Map server 105 Database 106 Customer database 107, 108 GW 109, 110 Mobile network 111 Mobile phone

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) G06F 15/403 310A 15/62 335 (72) Inventor Naoko Uemoto 3-19 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. 2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Shoichi Horiguchi 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Inventor Kazuhiro Sugiyama 3-72 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan No. 2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Motohiro Machida Inventor 2- 10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo NTT Mobile Communications Network Corporation (72) Inventor Norio Nakamura Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 2-10-1 NTT Mobile Communication Network Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiaki Sugimura 2-10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo NTT Mobile F-term (reference) in Communication Network Co., Ltd. FF33

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A search retrieves information tagged with at least one of a specific facility name, a telephone number of a specific facility, and an address of a specific facility by a search. The specific facility name with the tag for search, the telephone number of the specific facility, or the information of the address of the specific facility is selected, a map search is performed, and a map of the result of the map search is displayed on the mobile phone. A route guidance method characterized by displaying a route on a display to provide route guidance. 2. A search retrieves information tagged with at least one of a plurality of facility names in the vicinity, a telephone number of the surrounding facility, and an address of the surrounding facility; and Select the information of the surrounding facility name, the phone number of the surrounding facility, or the address of the surrounding facility with the tag for the map search, perform a map search, and carry the map of the map search result. A peripheral guidance method comprising displaying on a display of a telephone to provide peripheral guidance. 3. A search server provided on a public network,
A map server provided on a mobile phone network, and a route guidance system having a plurality of mobile phones, wherein the mobile phone accesses the search server to provide a specific facility name, a telephone number of a specific facility, and a specific facility. Of at least one of the address information, a tag-attached information for at least one map search is obtained. Then, the tagged information is selected, the map server is accessed, and the search result is obtained. Specific facility name obtained,
A route guidance system for performing a route search by performing a map search based on information on a telephone number of a specific facility or an address of a specific facility, and displaying a map obtained as a result of the map search on a display of a mobile phone. 4. A search server provided on a public line network,
In a peripheral guidance system having a map server and a plurality of mobile phones provided on a mobile phone network, the mobile phone accesses the search server to obtain a plurality of surrounding facility names, phone numbers of surrounding facilities, and surrounding areas. Obtain at least one tagged information for map search from the facility address data, select the tagged information, access the map server, and perform the search. The name of the surrounding facility obtained,
A peripheral guidance system that performs a map retrieval based on information on a telephone number of a peripheral facility or an address of a peripheral facility, and displays a map of a result of the map retrieval on a display of a mobile phone to perform peripheral guidance.