JPH0569771U - Position information input device for vehicle guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a position information input device of a vehicle travel guidance system capable of roughly inputting a destination and the like. [Structure] The memory card 24 stores the spot information corresponding to the contents described in the map book in the memory card 24, and designates the search conditions such as the map book name, page, area, and spot attribute corresponding to the map book. The spot information satisfying the search condition is searched from the spot information stored in 24, and the search result is displayed on the display unit 23 while being superimposed on the spread image of the map book, and the desired spot information in the search result is selected. Then, the selected point information is stored in the position information memory 12 as the position information of the current position or the destination. [Effect] Even when a beginner unfamiliar with the operation inputs the position information such as the destination, the position information can be easily input in a short time without any confusion.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a position information input device for a vehicle travel guidance system.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The applicant of the present application has proposed a vehicle traveling guide system and a vehicle traveling guide device in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-303404 and a position information input device of the vehicle traveling guide system in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-373.

A vehicle travel guide system in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-3303404 includes a paper map and a vehicle travel guide device. The paper map is divided into a plurality of areas, and area information corresponding to each area. The vehicle travel guide device includes a position information input unit that inputs position information of at least one destination, a position information storage unit that stores the position information, and a position detection unit that detects the position of the vehicle. A map information storage means for storing the plurality of area information of the paper sheet map as map information, and the map information stored in the map information storage means and the detection result of the position detection means. The vehicle travel guidance device includes a calculation means for obtaining area information and travel guidance information on the map corresponding to the position of the vehicle, and a display means for displaying a calculation result of the calculation means. The vehicle position and the traveling route are recognized by associating the calculated result with the area of the paper sheet map.

Further, the position information input device of the vehicle traveling guide system in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 3-373 is divided into a plurality of areas of the same rectangular shape, and on a paper map having area information corresponding to each area. A position information input device that is placed and that inputs position information of a designated point in the area to the vehicle travel guidance device, has a window having a shape corresponding to the one area, and has a shape slightly larger than the one area. A flat plate-shaped device main body, area selection means for selecting one of the plurality of areas, and the plane of the window are divided into a plurality of subdivided areas, and one subdivided area is divided by a finger or the like. Designated area detecting means for detecting that the area has been designated; information storage means for storing area information corresponding to each area and subdivision area information corresponding to each subdivision area; Information transmission for transmitting the area information of the selected area and the subdivision area information of the designated subdivision area to the vehicle travel guidance device based on the detection result of the rear detection means and the information stored in the information storage means. And means.

According to the above-mentioned configuration, by comparing the area information displayed on the vehicle travel guide device with the paper map, anyone can easily recognize the vehicle position by a simple operation. .. Further, the position information input device can be placed on the paper map, and the position information such as the destination can be easily input to the vehicle travel guide device.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the position information input device described above, when an inexperienced person who is not accustomed to the operation tries to input the position information such as the destination, it is confusing and it takes a little time to input. ..

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a position information input device for a vehicle driving guidance system, which can roughly input a destination and the like.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the position detecting means for detecting the position of a vehicle, the position information inputting means for inputting the position information of at least one destination, and the position information storing means for storing the position information. Location information storage means, map information storage means for storing vehicle road map data, detection results of the location detection means, and location information of the destination input to the location input means and the map information storage. In a position information input device of a vehicle travel guidance system, which comprises a calculation means for obtaining travel guidance information based on data stored in the means, and a display means for displaying a calculation result of the calculation means, Point information storage means for storing the point information corresponding to the contents described in, and the point stored in the point information storage means by designating a predetermined search condition corresponding to the paper map. A spot information searching means for searching spot information satisfying the search condition from the information, displaying a search result by the spot information searching means on the display means, and selectively displaying desired spot information in the search result. We propose a position information input device for a vehicle travel guidance system that includes position information selection input means to be stored in position information storage means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the position information input device of the vehicle traveling guide system according to the first aspect, the position of the vehicle traveling guide system in which the point information storage means is an IC card removable from the main body of the device. We propose an information input device.

Further, in a third aspect of the present invention, in the position information input device of the vehicle travel guidance system according to the first or second aspect, the display means displays the spread image of the paper sheet map and the image. A position information input device for a vehicle travel guidance system that displays the search result or the input point is proposed.

[0011]

[Action]

 According to claim 1 of the present invention, the spot information storage means stores spot information corresponding to the contents described in the paper map, for example, names of intersections, stations, etc. corresponding to the pages of the paper map, latitude and longitude. Information or the like is stored. In addition, the location information storage means stores the location information storage means by designating a predetermined search condition corresponding to the paper sheet map, for example, the number of pages of the paper sheet map or an attribute such as an intersection or a station. From the point information, point information satisfying the search condition is searched. Further, the position information selection / input means displays the search result by the above-mentioned spot information search means on the display means, and the desired spot information in the search result is selectively stored in the position information storage means. .. That is, only the designated one of the search results displayed on the display means is stored in the position information storage means.

According to the second aspect, the spot information storage means is composed of an IC card that can be removed from the main body of the apparatus, and can be exchanged corresponding to the paper sheet map, for example.

Further, according to the third aspect, the display unit displays the spread image of the paper sheet map, and displays the search result or the input point overlaid on the image.

[0014]

【Example】

 In this embodiment, for example, a paper map such as a map book provided corresponding to each prefecture is used, and the position information of the present location and a plurality of destinations is input from the map book to the vehicle travel guidance device. The case will be described below as an example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this map book is divided into large areas ER in which longitudes and latitudes are divided in a grid and do not overlap each other, and page numbers P are given. Each large area is printed on the spread of the map book, and further, within the large area ER, a unit length a in the longitudinal direction and the latitudinal direction, for example, in the case of a scale of 1 / 100,000, along the latitudinal line every 5 km A , B, C ... And the coordinates 1, 2, 3 ... are assigned along the longitude line. As a result, the large area ER is divided into small areas represented by coordinates such as (A-1) and (B-1). Since the map book is slightly larger than the A4 size, in the map book, the large area ER is represented by 35 cm in length and 50 cm in width, and the small area is represented by 5 cm in length and width. Furthermore, the small area is divided into multiple subdivision areas.

Further, in the vehicle traveling guide device main body, as will be described later, each map book name MN, the division length a in the longitude / latitude direction of the large and small areas displayed in each local book, and the history of the subdivision area. The division length b in the direction, the page number P of each large area ER, and the coordinates of the area reference point Q at the upper left corner are stored.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a vehicle travel guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a vehicle travel guide device main body (hereinafter referred to as a main body), which has a box shape (not shown) and is arranged in a console or the like near the driver's seat of the vehicle. Reference numeral 21 is a well-known GPS receiver, which is formed in a compact and portable shape. Further, it has a built-in battery and a liquid crystal display, and can be used as a single unit by connecting a portable antenna. The GPS receiver 21 is normally placed in the trunk of the vehicle except for an external antenna (not shown), receives radio waves from a plurality of satellites, and determines the vehicle position in the central processing unit 11 which will be described later in terms of longitude and Output as latitude data. A vehicle speed sensor 22 outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation speed of the wheel to the central processing unit 11. Reference numeral 23 is a display, 24 is a memory card, and 25 is a magnetic direction detector.

The main body 10 comprises a central processing unit 11 including a CPU, a position information memory 12, a map information memory 13, a memory card interface unit 14, an angular velocity sensor 15, a switch unit 16, and a display control unit 17. Has been done.

The position information memory 12 is composed of a RAM backed up by a battery, is connected to the central processing unit 11, and stores position information of the starting point and the destination input via the switch of the switch unit 16. Is stored. Further, the map information memory 13 is composed of a ROM connected to the central processing unit 11, and as map book information, as shown in FIG. 4, each large area ER when the whole country is divided by the large area ER. The map book name including the coordinates of the area reference point Q in the upper left corner of each and the large area ER are stored in the order of the large area numbers, and are included in the map book name, the unit length a, and the prefecture. The spread page number P of the atlas corresponding to a plurality of large areas ER is stored. Here, large area numbers are assigned in order from the large area ER having a large latitude in the coordinates of the area reference point Q, and large areas ER having the same latitude in the area reference Q points are in order from the large area ER having a large longitude in the reference point Q. A large area number is assigned. The memory card interface unit 14 is provided with a connector that fits into the memory card 24, and the memory card 24 and the central processing unit 11 are detachably connected to each other.

The angular velocity sensor 15 is composed of, for example, a gyro, detects the angular velocity ω applied to the vehicle, and outputs this value to the central processing unit 11 by digital data.

The switch unit 16 includes a select switch 161, an UP switch 162, a DOWN switch 163, a RIGHT switch 164, a LEFT switch 165, an ESC switch 166, a confirmation switch 167, a clear switch 168, and an alternate switch, which are momentary switches. The navigation selection switch 169 comprises a switch, and each switch is connected to the central processing unit 11. The navigation selection switch 169 has a built-in lamp that can be turned on by a signal from the central processing unit.

The memory card 24 comprises a non-volatile memory such as a ROM. As shown in FIG. 5, the memory card 24 stores data at a predetermined point in a map book, for example, a gas station. The names, coordinates, description pages, attributes, etc. of specific places such as intersections, hotels, and hot springs are stored in advance as map book information. That is, for example, a map book is provided corresponding to each prefecture, and a memory card 24 storing map book information is provided for each map book.

The magnetic azimuth detector 25 includes, for example, first and second geomagnetic sensors and an amplifier, and an output signal of the amplifier is input to the central processing unit 11. The first and second geomagnetic sensors are, for example, well-known fluxgate type geomagnetic sensors, which are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, and the first geomagnetic sensor detects the geomagnetic component in the traveling direction of the vehicle. And the second geomagnetic sensor is arranged to detect the lateral geomagnetic component of the vehicle. As a result, the first and second geomagnetic sensors output sinusoidal signals X and Y that are 90 degrees out of phase with each other, and the signal X is positive when the direction of the geomagnetism is from the right side of the vehicle to the left side. The signal Y is a positive voltage when the direction of the earth's magnetism is from the rear to the front of the vehicle. The azimuth can be determined by detecting the phases of these signals X and Y.

Next, the operation of the vehicle travel guide device having the above-described configuration will be described based on the display examples of FIGS. 6 to 10 and the control flowcharts of FIGS. 11 to 24. When the vehicle traveling guide device is used for going out or traveling in a vehicle, the switch panel 16 is operated to input the position information of the current position or the starting point and the destination in advance. These pieces of position information are input by the map book name, the spread page number P, the horizontal axis coordinate, the vertical axis coordinate, or the longitude / latitude data described above. In this case, when the apparatus is activated, the display 23 displays a menu screen SEL for selecting data input and display, as shown in FIG. At this time, since the "guidance" item is highlighted, the UP switch 162 or DOWN switch 163 is used to highlight the "input" item, and the enter switch 167 is pressed. As a result, the direct input screen IN 1 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. In this direct input screen IN1, the selection items of the input method j1 and the point number j2 are displayed in the first selection area SL1 on the right side of the screen, and the characters "direct input" are highlighted in the item of the input method j1. At the same time, the character "No. 00" is displayed in the item of the point number j2. Here, the position information of the current position or the departure position is input to "No. 00" in the point number j2, and the position information of the destination is input to the other point numbers.

Further, in the second selection area SL2 on the left side of the screen, as a target item for inputting the position information of the target point, the map book name k1, the second digit k2 of the facing page number, and the facing page number of 1 A digit k3, a horizontal axis coordinate k4, a horizontal axis coordinate auxiliary coordinate k5, a vertical axis coordinate k6, and a vertical axis coordinate auxiliary coordinate k7 are provided. Press UP key 162 or DO WN key 163 to select the input target item, and press RIGHT key 164 or LEFT key 165 to change the input target item content or number. The numbers are displayed. The display contents of each item are preset in the program of the central processing unit 11.

When inputting the position information on the direct input screen IN1, if the item of the point number j2 is reversed by UP or DOWN key 16 2,163 and the RIGHT or LEFT key 164,165 is pressed, the destination number is 0 to 0. It becomes endless between 20 and you can input the location information of the current location or destination corresponding to this number. After that, when the select switch 161 is pressed, the highlighted cursor indicating the input target position moves to the second selection area SL2, the map book name k1 is highlighted and the position information can be input. When the select switch 161 is pressed again, the cursor moves to the first selection area SL1. The input position information is stored in the position information memory 12 when the cursor is moved to the first selection area SL1 or when the confirmation switch 167 is pressed. Further, the menu screen SEL described above can be displayed by pressing the ESC switch 166.

Further, when the above-mentioned direct input is troublesome, it is possible to perform selection input by an image or a list. Move the cursor to the item of input method j1 and press RIGHT or LE FT key 164,165, and the characters of "image input" or "list input" are displayed in the item of input method j1.

When the character of “image input” is displayed in the item of the input method j1, the screen display is switched to the image input screen IN2. In the image input screen IN2, as shown in FIG. 8, the input method j1, the point number j2, the map book name j3, the map page spread page number j4, the area j5, and the attribute of the specific place are displayed in the first selection area SL1. Selection items such as j6 are displayed. Press UP key 162 or DOWN key 163 to select these items, and press RIGHT key 164 or LEFT key 165 to change the content or number of each selection item. The numbers are displayed. The display contents of each item are preset in the program of the central processing unit 11. When each item is set, the specific place selected by the attribute j6 existing in the corresponding area is displayed in the second selected area SL2 corresponding to the image of the map. That is, in the second selection area SL2, the coordinates of the map book are displayed on the upper part and the left part thereof, and the position of the specific place is displayed at the position corresponding to the coordinates. Here, by pressing the select switch 161, the cursor moves to the second selection area SL2, one of the displayed specific places is displayed in blinking, and the name of the specific place is displayed. The blinking specific location is the input target, press the enter switch 167 to enter the location information of this specific location, or press the UP key 162 or DOWN key to select another specific location. When you press 163, the specific location of the next candidate will blink. Further, when the image input screen IN2 is directly moved to the input screen IN1 or the list input screen IN3, the cursor may be switched according to the item of the input method j1. Further, by pressing the ESC switch 166, the above-mentioned menu screen SEL can be displayed.

When the character “list input” is displayed in the item of input method j1, the screen display is switched to the list input screen IN3. In the list input screen IN3, as shown in FIG. 9, in the first selection area SL1, as in the image input screen IN2, the input method j1, the point number j2, the map book name j3, the map book spread page number j4, Selection items such as area j5 and specific location attribute j6 are displayed. Press UP key 162 or DO WN key 163 to select these items, or press RIGHT key 16 4 or LEFT key 165 to change the content or number of each selected item. Alternatively, a number is displayed. The display contents of each item are preset in the program of the central processing unit 11. When each item is set, the name of the specific place selected by the attribute j6 existing in the area is displayed as a list. Here, by pressing the select switch 161, the cursor moves to the second selection area SL2, and one of the displayed names of the specific places is displayed in blinking. The blinking specific location is the input target.To enter the location information of this specific location, press the enter switch 167.To select another specific location, press UP key 162 or DOWN key 163. When is pressed, the name of the next candidate specific place is displayed in blinking. Further, when the list input screen IN3 is directly moved to the input screen IN1 or the image input screen IN2, the cursor may be switched according to the item of the input method j1. Further, by pressing the ESC switch 166, the menu screen SEL described above can be displayed. If you want to change or delete the position information on any of the input screens, modify only the changed part or press the clear switch 168 to delete the position information of the current position or destination to be input, and then press the enter switch 167. You can press.

When the vehicle is traveling and dead reckoning is performed without using the GPS receiver, or when the GPS receiver is used together with dead reckoning, the navigation selection switch 169 is turned on at the input current position. To

In addition, at the start of traveling or during traveling, “guidance” is selected on the menu screen SEL. As a result, the guide screen DSP shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. In the proposed screen DSP, in the first selection area SL1, there are selection items of the map book name m1, map page spread page number m2, area m3, specific location attribute m4, destination number m5, and current location m6. A portion other than the first selection area SL1 which is displayed is a position display area DP. The coordinates of the map book are displayed on the upper part and the left part of the position display area DP, and the current position, the destination, the specific position, etc. are displayed at the position corresponding to these coordinates.

To select each item, press UP key 162 or DOWN key 163 as described above. To change the content or number of each selected item, press RIGHT key 164 or LEFT key 165. The content or number of the next candidate is displayed. The display content of each item is preset in the program of the central processing unit 11. In the item of area m3, 0 and any area from A1 to J7 can be selected. When 0 is selected, the entire large area ER of page number m2 is displayed, and when any of A1 to J7 is selected, the corresponding small area is displayed. When the content of the attribute m4 of the specific place is changed, the specific place of the set attribute, for example, the position of an intersection or the like is displayed in the display area DP. In addition, the position of any destination can be displayed by selecting the item of the destination number m5, and which area is displayed by selecting the item of the current position m6 and pressing the enter switch 167. The large area ER including the current location is also displayed when you are in the area. Furthermore, when the area including the current location is displayed, the direction of travel is displayed as a vector on the symbol indicating the current location.

The driver may drive toward the destination based on the display on the display 23. Moreover, when the route to the destination is lost, the current position of the vehicle and the route to the destination can be recognized by looking at the map book based on the coordinates of the map displayed on the display 23. it can. Further, when leaving the vehicle, by removing the GPS receiver 21 and carrying it alone, it is possible to recognize its own position in latitude and longitude.

Next, details of the control of the central processing unit 11 will be described based on the control flow charts shown in FIGS. 11 to 24. Initially, the central processing unit 11 sets the variable H to 0 and each of the variables J, K, and M to 1 (S1), displays the menu screen SEL (S2), and then UP or DOWN. It is determined whether or not the switches 162 and 163 are turned on (S3). When the switches 162 and 163 are turned on, the cursor position for reverse display is changed corresponding to the switch (S4). After that, it is determined whether or not the confirmation switch 167 is turned on (S5). If not, the process proceeds to the process of S3. If it is turned on, it is determined whether or not the cursor position is in the "guidance" item. Is determined (S6). If the result of this determination is that the cursor position is in the "guidance" item, the processing moves to S136, which will be described later, and if the cursor position is not in the "guidance" item, it is considered to be in the input item and the direct input screen IN1 Is displayed (S7).

Next, the central processing unit 11 reads out the position information data stored in the position information memory 12 (S8), and at the same time, outputs the position information of the H-th current or destination to the second position. It is displayed in the selection area SL2 (S9). Next, the J-th selection item j1, j2 displayed in the first selection area SL1 is highlighted (S10). After that, it is determined whether or not the RIGHT switch 164 is turned on (S11), and when it is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S17 described later, and when it is turned on, it is determined whether the variable J is 1 or not. (S12). As a result of this determination, if the variable J is 1, the process proceeds to S54, which will be described later, and if the variable J is not 1, it is determined that the variable J is 2, and it is determined whether the variable H is 20 ( S13). As a result of this determination, when the variable H is not 20, 1 is added to the variable H (S14), and the process proceeds to S16 described later, and when the variable H is 20, the variable H is set to 0 (S15). , Display is updated (S16). That is, the numeral display of the spot number j2 is made to correspond to the variable H, and the position information corresponding to this spot number is displayed in the second selection area SL2.

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the LEFT switch 165 is turned on (S 17), and when it is not turned on, the process proceeds to the process of S 23 described later, and when it is turned on, the variable J is changed. It is determined whether it is 1 (S18). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is 1, the process proceeds to S95 described later, and when the variable J is not 1, it is determined that the variable J is 2 and it is determined whether the variable H is 0 or not. (S19). As a result of this determination, when the variable H is not 0, 1 is subtracted from the variable H (S20), and the process proceeds to S22 described later, and when the variable H is 0, the variable H is set to 20 (S21). , Display is updated (S22). That is, the numeral display of the point number j2 is made to correspond to the variable H, and the position information corresponding to this point number is displayed in the second selection area SL2.

After that, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the clear switch 168 is turned on (S23), and when the clear switch 168 is turned on, the position information of the Hth current place or the destination is obtained. It is deleted from the position information memory 12 (S24). When the clear switch 168 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the select switch 161 is turned on (S25). When it is not turned on, the process proceeds to S43, which will be described later, and when it is turned on, the second selection area is selected. The Kth input items k1 to k7 in SL2 are highlighted (S26), and it is determined whether or not the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are turned on (S27). As a result of this judgment, when the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are turned on, the contents of the Kth input items k1 to k7 are updated to the previous candidate or the next candidate (S28).

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the UP switch 162 has been turned on (S 29), the process proceeds to S 34, which will be described later, when the UP switch 162 is not turned on, and the variable K is 7 when turned on. It is determined whether or not (S30). As a result of this judgment, when the variable K is other than 7, 1 is added to the variable K (S31), and when the variable K is 7, the variable K is set to 1 (S32), and then the Kth input is made. Only items k1 to k7 are highlighted (S33). Further, it is determined whether or not the DOWN switch 163 has been turned on (S34), and if not turned on, the process proceeds to S39, which will be described later, and if turned on, it is determined whether or not the variable K is 1. (S35). As a result of this judgment, when the variable K is other than 1, 1 is subtracted from the variable K (S36), and when the variable K is 1, the variable K is set to 7 (S37), and then the Kth input item. Only k1 to k7 are highlighted (S38).

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the select switch 161 is turned on (S39), and when it is turned on, shifts to the processing of S41 described later, and when it is not turned on, the confirm switch 167 is turned on. It is determined whether it has been done (S40). As a result of this determination, when the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the position information of the H-th current position or destination is stored in the position information memory 12 (S41), and the process proceeds to S10. If the confirmation switch 167 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S42). If it is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1. If not, the process at step S26 is performed. Transition.

As a result of the determination in S25, when the select switch 161 is not turned on, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the UP switch 162 is turned on (S43), and when it is not turned on, S47 to be described later. When it is turned on, it is determined whether the variable J is 2 (S44). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 2, 1 is added to the variable J (S45), and when the variable J is 2, the variable J is set to 1 (S46), and then the DOWN switch 163 is turned on. It is determined whether or not (S47). As a result of this determination, if the DOWN switch 163 is not turned on, the process proceeds to S51 described later, and if it is turned on, it is determined whether or not the variable J is 1 (S48). As a result of this judgment, when the variable J is other than 1, 1 is subtracted from the variable J (S49), and when the variable J is 1, the variable J is set to 2 (S50), and then the confirmation switch 167 is turned on. It is determined whether it has been performed (S51). As a result of this determination, when the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the position information of the Hth current position or destination is stored in the position information memory 12 (S52). If the confirmation switch 167 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S53). If it is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1. If not, the process goes to step S10. Transition.

When the variable J is 1 as a result of the determination in S12, the central processing unit 11 displays the image input screen IN2 (S54), and at the same time displays the position information data stored in the position information memory 12. The reading (S55), the position information of the H-th current location or destination is displayed in the second selection area SL2 (S56). Then, the J-th selection item j1 to j6 displayed in the first selection area S L1 is highlighted (S57). After that, it is determined whether or not the RIGHT switch 164 is turned on (S58), and when it is not turned on, the process proceeds to S66 which will be described later, and when it is turned on, it is determined whether the variable J is 1 or not. (S59). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is 1, the process proceeds to S95 described later, and when the variable J is not 1, it is determined whether the variable J is 2 (S 60). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 2, the contents of the Jth selection item j1 to j6 displayed in the first selection area SL1 are updated to the previous candidate (S61), and the display is updated. (S62), the process proceeds to S66 described later. That is, the numeral display of the point number j2 is made to correspond to the variable H, and it has the attribute selected in the item of the attribute j6 of the specific place, and is written in the spread page number j4 of the map book with the map book name j3. The position of the specific place included in the area j5 is displayed as a symbol in the second selection area SL2. When the variable J is 2 as a result of the determination in S60, it is determined whether the variable H is 20 (S63). As a result of this determination, when the variable H is not 20, 1 is added to the variable H (S64), and the process proceeds to the process of S62. When the variable H is 20, the variable H is set to 0 (S65). , And proceeds to the processing of S62.

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the LEFT switch 165 is turned on (S 66), and when it is not turned on, shifts to the processing of S 74 which will be described later, and when it is turned on, the variable J is changed. It is determined whether it is 1 (S67). As a result of this determination, if the variable J is 1, the process proceeds to the process of S7, and if the variable J is not 1, it is determined whether the variable J is 2 (S68). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 2, the contents of the J-th selection item j1 to j6 displayed in the first selection area SL1 are updated to the next candidate (S69), and the display is updated. (S70), the process proceeds to S74 described later. That is, the numeral display of the point number j2 is made to correspond to the variable H, and the attribute selected in the item of the attribute j6 of the specific place is recorded in the spread page number j4 of the map book with the map book name j3. The position of the specific place included in the placed area j5 is symbolically displayed in the second selection area SL2. If the result of the determination in S68 is that the variable J is 2, it is determined whether or not the variable H is 0 (S71). As a result of this determination, when the variable H is not 0, 1 is subtracted from the variable H 1 (S72), and the process proceeds to S70, and when the variable H is 0, the variable H is set to 20 (S73). , And the process shifts to S70.

After that, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the clear switch 168 is turned on (S74), and when the clear switch 168 is turned on, the position information of the Hth current place or the destination is obtained. It is deleted from the position information memory 12 (S75). When the clear switch 168 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the select switch 161 is turned on (S76). When it is not turned on, the process proceeds to S84 which will be described later, and when it is turned on, the second selection area is selected. The display of one specific place in SL2 is displayed by blinking (S77), and it is determined whether or not the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are turned on (S78). If the result of this determination is that the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are turned on, the specific location of the input target is updated, and the next candidate or the previous candidate's specific location is displayed in blinking (S79).

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the select switch 161 is turned on (S80), and when it is turned on, the process proceeds to the process of S82 described later, and when it is not turned on, the confirm switch 167 is turned on. It is determined whether it has been done (S81). As a result of this determination, when the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the position information of the specific place that is blinking is stored in the position information memory 12 as the position information of the H-th present position or destination (S82), The process moves to S54. If the confirmation switch 167 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S83). If it is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1. If not, the process goes to step S77. Transition.

As a result of the determination in S76, when the select switch 161 is not turned on, the central processing unit 11 determines whether the UP switch 162 is turned on (S84), and when it is not turned on, S88 which will be described later. When it is turned on, it is determined whether the variable J is 6 (S85). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 6, 1 is added to the variable J (S86), and when the variable J is 6 the variable J is set to 1 (S87), and then the DOWN switch 163 is turned on. It is determined whether or not (S88). As a result of this determination, when the DOWN switch 163 is not turned on, the process proceeds to S92 described later, and when it is turned on, it is determined whether or not the variable J is 1 (S89). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 1, 1 is subtracted from the variable J (S90), and when the variable J is 1, the variable J is set to 6 (S91), and then the confirmation switch 167 is turned on. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (S92). As a result of this determination, when the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the position information of the Hth current position or destination is stored in the position information memory 12 (S93). When the confirmation switch 167 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S94). When the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1. When it is not turned on, the process goes to step S54. Transition.

As a result of the determination in S18 or S59, when the variable J is 1, the central processing unit 11 displays the list input screen IN3 (S95) and the position stored in the position information memory 12 at the same time. The information data is read (S96), and the position information of the Hth current place or destination is displayed in the second selection area SL2 (S97). Then, the J-th selection item j1 to j6 displayed in the first selection area SL1 is highlighted (S98). After that, it is determined whether or not the RIGHT switch 164 is turned on (S99), and when it is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S107 described later, and when it is turned on, it is determined whether the variable J is 1 or not. Yes (S100). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is 1, the process proceeds to S7, and when the variable J is not 1, it is determined whether or not the variable J is 2 (S101). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 2, the contents of the J-th selection item j1 to j6 displayed in the first selection area SL 1 are updated to the previous candidate (S102), and the display is updated. (S103), the process proceeds to S107 described later. Immediately, the number display of the point number j2 corresponds to the variable H, and it has the attribute selected in the item of the attribute j6 of the specific place, and it is described in the spread page number j4 of the map book with the map book name j3. The names of the specific places included in the selected area j5 are displayed in the form of a list in the second selection area SL2. When the variable J is 2 as a result of the determination in S101, it is determined whether the variable H is 20 (S104). As a result of this determination, when the variable H is not 20, 1 is added to the variable H (S105), and the process proceeds to the step S103, and when the variable H is 20, the variable H is set to 0 (S106). Then, the process shifts to S103.

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the LEFT switch 165 is turned on (S 107), and when it is not turned on, shifts to the processing of S 115 which will be described later, and when it is turned on, the variable J is changed. It is determined whether it is 1 (S108). As a result of this determination, if the variable J 1 is 1, the process proceeds to S54, and if the variable J 1 is not 1, it is determined whether the variable J 2 is 2 (S109). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 2, the contents of the Jth selection item j1 to j6 displayed in the first selection area SL1 are updated to the next candidate (S110), and the display is updated. (S111), the process proceeds to S115 described later. That is, the numeral display of the point number j2 is made to correspond to the variable H, and it has the attribute selected in the item of attribute j6 of the specific place, and is described in the page number j4 of the map book with the map book name j3. The names of the specific places included in the selected area j5 are displayed in the form of a list in the second selection area SL2. When the variable J is 2 as a result of the determination in S109, it is determined whether the variable H is 0 (S112). As a result of this determination, when the variable H is not 0, 1 is subtracted from the variable H (S113), and the process proceeds to S111, and when the variable H is 0, the variable H is set to 20 (S114). , And proceeds to the processing of S1 11 above.

After that, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the clear switch 168 is turned on (S115), and when the clear switch 168 is turned on, the positional information of the Hth current place or the destination is obtained. It is deleted from the position information memory 12 (S116). If the clear switch 168 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the select switch 161 is turned on (S117). If it is not turned on, the process proceeds to S125, which will be described later, and when it is turned on, the second selection area is selected. The name of one specific place in SL2 is highlighted (S118), and it is determined whether or not the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are turned on (S119). If the result of this determination is that the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 have been turned on, the specific location of the input target is updated, and the next candidate or the previous specific location is highlighted (S120).

Next, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the select switch 161 is turned on (S121), and when it is turned on, the process proceeds to the process of S123 which will be described later, and when it is not turned on, the confirmation switch is turned on. It is determined whether 167 is turned on (S122). As a result of this determination, when the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the position information of the highlighted specific place is stored in the position information memory 12 as the position information of the H-th current position or destination (S123). , And proceeds to the processing of S95. If the confirmation switch 167 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S124). If it is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1. If not, the process of step S118 is performed. Move to.

As a result of the determination in S117, if the select switch 161 is not turned on, the central processing section 11 determines whether or not the UP switch 162 is turned on (S125), and if not turned on, it will be described later in S129. When it is turned on, it is determined whether the variable J is 6 or not (S126). If the result of this determination is that the variable J is not 6 then 1 is added to the variable J (S127), and if the variable J is 6 the variable J is set to 1 (S128) and then the DOWN switch 163 is turned on. It is determined whether it has been done (S129). As a result of this determination, if the DOWN switch 163 is not turned on, the process proceeds to S133 described later, and if it is turned on, it is determined whether or not the variable J is 1 (S130). As a result of this determination, when the variable J is other than 1, 1 is subtracted from the variable J (S13 1), when the variable J is 1 the variable J is set to 6 (S132), and then the confirmation switch 167 is turned on. It is determined whether or not (S133). As a result of this determination, when the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the position information of the H-th present position or destination is stored in the position information memory 12 (S134). When the confirmation switch 167 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S135). When the confirmation switch 167 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1. If not, the process proceeds to step S95. Suru

As a result of the determination in S6, when the cursor is on the “guidance” item, the central processing unit 11 determines whether the vehicle is present based on the position information stored in each memory and the signal from each sensor. The position and the position of the destination are displayed. That is, the central processing unit 11 displays the guide screen DSP (S136), and reversely displays the Mth selection item in the first selection area SL1 (S137). After that, it is determined whether or not the navigation selection switch 169 is on (S138), and when it is off, the process proceeds to S145 described later. When the navigation selection switch 169 is turned on, after the navigation selection lamp is turned on (S139), the rotation speed F of the wheel is counted based on the pulse from the vehicle speed sensor 22 (S140), and the rotation speed is determined. The traveling distance L is calculated from F (S141). Further, the angular velocity ω is input from the angular velocity sensor 14 (S142), and the traveling direction of the vehicle is detected based on the signal from the magnetic direction detector 25 (S143). The distance L, the angular velocity ω, and the traveling direction are used as a vector. The calculation is performed to calculate the longitude / latitude (E1, N1) of the vehicle position (S144). The above-described processing of S140 to S144 is repeated every predetermined time, for example, every 500 ms.

After that, the central processing unit 11 determines whether or not the GPS receiver 21 is receivable, that is, whether or not the reception state of the radio wave in the GPS receiver 21 is good (S145), When reception is not possible, the latitude / longitude (E1, N1) calculated in the process of S144 is set as the latitude / longitude (E, N) of the current position of the vehicle (S146), and then the process proceeds to S149 to be described later. When it is possible to receive, the latitude and longitude (E2, N2) is input from the GPS receiver 21 (S147), and the longitude and latitude (E2, N2) is used as the longitude and latitude (E, N) of the current position of the vehicle. It is set (S148). This latitude / longitude (E, N) data is held by the central processing unit 11 for a predetermined time.

Next, the central processing unit 11 displays the current position of the vehicle in the position display area DP of the guide screen DSP and displays the traveling direction thereof as a vector (S149). Further, the current position information of the vehicle stored in the position information memory 12 is updated based on the calculation result (S150), and it is determined whether or not the UP switch 162 is turned on (S151). As a result of this determination, when the UP switch 162 is not turned on, the process proceeds to the processing of S155 described later, and when it is turned on, it is determined whether the value of the variable M is 6 or not (S152). As a result of this determination, when the value of the variable M is other than 6, 1 is added to the value of the variable M (S153), and when the value of the variable M is 6, 1 is set as the value of the variable M (S154 ), It is determined whether the DOWN switch 163 is turned on (S155). As a result of this determination, when the DOWN switch 163 is not turned on, the process proceeds to S159 described later, and when it is turned on, it is determined whether the value of the variable M is 1 (S156). As a result of this judgment, when the value of the variable M is other than 1, 1 is subtracted from the value of the variable M (S157), and when the value of the variable M is 1, 6 is set as the value of the variable M ( In step S158, it is determined whether the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164 and 165 are turned on (step S159). As a result of this determination, if the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are not turned on, the process proceeds to S168 described later.

When the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164 and 165 are turned on, the central processing unit 11 determines whether the value of the variable M is 4 (S160). With this, it is determined whether or not the cursor is included in the item of the attribute m4 of the specific place. As a result of this determination, when the value of the variable M is 4, the attribute m4 of the specific place is updated to the previous candidate or the next candidate (S161), and at the same time as this attribute, the map book name m1 and page number m2 The position of the specific place existing in the area m3 is displayed on the guide screen DP (S162). After that, the processing shifts to S168 described later.

When the value of the variable M is not 4 as a result of the determination in S160, the central processing unit 11 determines whether the value of the variable M is 5 (S163). With this, it is determined whether or not the cursor is on the item of the destination number m5. When the value of the variable M is 5 as a result of this determination, the destination number m5 is updated to the previous candidate or the next candidate (S164), and the destination position corresponding to this number is displayed on the guidance screen DP. After that (S166), the process proceeds to S168, which will be described later. At this time, if the position of the designated destination is outside the area displayed on the guide screen DP, the area where the destination exists is displayed on the guide screen DP and the map book name m1 of the selected item is displayed. , Page number m2 and area m3 are also displayed correspondingly.

When the value of the variable M is not 5 as a result of the determination in S163, the central processing unit 11 determines whether the value of the variable M is 6 (S166). Thereby, it is determined whether or not the cursor is at the item of the current position m6. As a result of this determination, when the value of the variable M is 6, the processing shifts to S136, the large area EQ including the current position is displayed on the guide screen DP, and the current position and the heading of the vehicle are displayed as a vector. The display of each selection item m1 to m6 should correspond to this. When the value of the variable M is other than 6, the area corresponding to the selection content of each of the selection items m1 to m6 is displayed and the position information in the area is displayed (S167).

As a result of the determination in S159, if the RIGHT or LEFT switches 164, 165 are not turned on, the central processing unit 11 determines whether the ESC switch 166 is turned on (S168). If it is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S136.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to directly input the position information of the present location and the destination on the input screen IN1, and at the same time, it is displayed on the image of the map book on the image input screen IN2 or the list input screen IN3. By selecting the location of the specified location or by selecting the name of the specified location displayed in the list, it is possible to roughly input the location information such as the destination. Even when the location information such as the destination is input, the location information can be easily input in a short time without any confusion. In addition, since the position of the specific place is displayed on the image input screen so as to be superimposed on the image of the map book, the position of the specific place can be easily recognized. Further, the type of the specific place can be arbitrarily selected according to its attribute, and only the specific place existing in the designated area can be selected, so that the labor of input can be further reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the area on the map book is a square with one side of 2.5 km or 500 m, but in the suburbs, if the area of one side of 2.5 km is seen on the map, the vehicle position is sufficient. And the traveling path can be recognized. In addition, in urban areas, the area of 500 m on each side can be mapped to a map, and if the size of the road and surrounding conditions such as road signs are checked, the position of the vehicle and the driving route can be easily recognized. it can.

Therefore, as described above, by expressing the position using the area, it is possible to obtain sufficient information for recognizing the position of the vehicle and the traveling path. Further, since an expensive storage medium such as a CD-ROM is not used, the cost is much lower than that of the conventional vehicle travel guide device, and it can be generally used.

The area range and the like in the present embodiment are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in this embodiment, the map book and the memory card 24 are provided for each prefecture, but the map information for all the countries may be stored in one memory card 24.

It is also easy to input the data of the road-to-vehicle communication system such as the sign post and the beacon to show the position on the map.

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[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, since only the designated one of the search results by the point information search means is stored in the position information storage means as the position information of the destination, etc. Even if a beginner who is not familiar with the system inputs the location information such as the destination, he / she can easily enter the location information in a short time without any confusion.

Further, according to claim 2, in addition to the above effects, the spot information storage means is composed of an IC card that can be detached from the apparatus main body, and can be exchanged according to the paper sheet map. The cost of the device body can be reduced.

Further, according to claim 3, in addition to the above effect, the spread image of the paper map is displayed by the display means, and the search result or the input point is displayed over the image. Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize the position of the destination or the like, which is a very excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of a map book used in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a map book used in one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a vehicle travel guide device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of map information stored in a map information memory according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of spot information stored in a memory card according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an information input screen in one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an information input screen according to an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an information input screen in one embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an information input screen in one embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an information input screen in one embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a control flowchart in one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Vehicle traveling guide device main body, 11 ... Central processing unit, 12
... Position information memory, 13 ... Map information memory, 14 ... Memory card interface, 15 ... Angular velocity sensor, 16 ...
Switch section, 17 ... Display control section, 21 ... GPS receiver,
22 ... vehicle speed sensor, 23 ... indicator, 24 ... memory card, 25 ... magnetic direction detector.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A position detecting means for detecting the position of a vehicle,
Position information input means for inputting position information of at least one destination, position information storage means for storing the position information, map information storage means for storing vehicle travel road map data, and position detection means of the position detection means. Display means for calculating travel guidance information based on the detection result and the position information of the destination input to the position input means and the data stored in the map information storage means, and the calculation result of the calculation means. In a position information input device of a vehicle travel guidance system including a display unit, a point information storage unit that stores point information corresponding to the contents described in the paper map, and a predetermined search condition corresponding to the paper map. By specifying the spot information stored in the spot information storage unit, the spot information searching unit searches for spot information satisfying the search condition; And a position information selection / input unit for displaying the search result on the display unit and selectively storing desired spot information in the search result in the position information storage unit. Location information input device for guidance system. 2. The position information input device for a vehicle travel guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the spot information storage means is an IC card removable from the main body of the device. 3. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a spread image of the paper sheet map and displays the search result or the input point in an overlapping manner with the image. Position information input device for vehicle driving guidance system.