JP5850791B2 - Electronic device, electronic processing system, display program, and display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to display of POI (Point of Interest) information such as facilities, sights, and sightseeing spots in a navigation device or an electronic device having a navigation function.

  The navigation device has a function of displaying an icon such as a facility on the map as POI information. Such POI information is basically stored in a local storage medium (HDD or the like) of the navigation device and may be inferior in freshness or detail as compared with the latest information unless updated. In addition, the WWW (World Wide Web) web page on the Internet provides a lot of information such as sights, sightseeing spots, restaurants, hotels, etc. In navigation devices equipped with communication functions, such a web page can be accessed. The latest information can be acquired by accessing.

  For example, in the car navigation system of Patent Document 1, a character string such as an address or a telephone number of a facility or the like introduced on a web page on the Internet is automatically extracted via a communication device, and the extracted character string is converted into the extracted character string. Based on the latitude and longitude of the facility using the search server, the facility or the like can be displayed or set as the destination using the retrieved latitude and longitude. Further, in the navigation system of Patent Document 2, when a server POI list is acquired from a server and there is a POI that is not stored in the terminal device, the POI information is requested and stored in the terminal device. The POI is updated. In Patent Document 3, facility information acquired by a personal computer owned by an individual or facility introduction information captured by a digital camera is stored in a storage medium such as an SD card, and the facility information, facility introduction information, or the like is stored in the navigation device from the storage medium. The information can be captured and displayed on the navigation device.

JP 2000-337911 A JP 2006-162691 A JP 2009-264944 A

  The navigation device holds POI information in its own storage medium, acquires the latest POI information from the server as in Patent Document 2, or POI information from a storage medium such as an SD card as in Patent Document 3. Can be obtained. However, the POI information acquired from the server does not necessarily cover all the POI information existing on the road map, and may be inferior to the local POI information of the navigation device in terms of information coverage. Further, when displaying either the local POI information of the navigation device or the POI information acquired from the server or the like, the POI information must be selected and the POI information cannot be confirmed at the same time. There is a problem of poor usability.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an electronic apparatus, an electronic processing system, a display program, and a display method capable of displaying the spot information owned by itself and the spot information acquired from the outside The purpose is to provide.

  An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a navigation function, and includes a communication unit that enables wireless data communication with the outside, and a storage unit that stores first point information such as a sightseeing spot, a sight, or a facility. First identification information display means for displaying first identification information for identifying the first point information on a road map in the display area, and at least first identification information displayed in the display area Genre of the first point information corresponding to, and a search means for searching for information via the communication means based on the genre, and a second included in the display area from the information searched by the search means Extraction means for extracting the point information, and second identification information display means for displaying second identification information for identifying the second point information on the road map in the display area. The above Second identification information further includes a search identification information for identifying said search means when performing a search based on the genre.

  Preferably, the search means includes at least one search application, and the second identification information includes search identification information for identifying the search application. Preferably, the search means includes a plurality of search applications corresponding to a plurality of genres, and the search means searches for information by selecting a search application corresponding to the identified genre. Preferably, the second identification information includes at least an icon as search identification information for identifying a search application used for the search means. Preferably, the second identification information includes at least a character string as search identification information for identifying a search application used for the search means. Preferably, the second identification information includes attribute information of the second point information.

  Preferably, the electronic device further includes storage means for storing second point information extracted by the extraction means, and the second identification information is included in the second point information stored in the storage means. Linked with related information. Preferably, the related information includes detailed information of second point information. Preferably, the electronic device further includes setting means for setting the first point information to display or non-display based on the genre, and the search means identifies the genre displayed in the setting means. Preferably, the electronic device further includes determination means for determining whether or not the second spot information extracted by the extraction means matches the displayed first spot information, and the second identification information display The means displays the second identification information adjacent to the first identification information when the judgment means judges that they match. Preferably, the electronic device further includes determination means for determining whether or not the second spot information extracted by the extraction means matches the displayed first spot information, and the second identification information display The means synthesizes and displays the second identification information and the first identification information when it is determined by the determination means that they match.

  An electronic processing system according to the present invention includes the electronic device having the above-described configuration and at least one server connected to the electronic device via the communication unit, and the search unit searches for desired information from the server. To do.

  The display program according to the present invention is executed by an electronic device including a navigation function, a communication unit that enables wireless data communication with the outside, and a storage unit that stores first point information such as a sightseeing spot, a sight, or a facility. A step of displaying first identification information for identifying the first point information on a road map in the display area, and at least corresponding to the first identification information displayed in the display area Identifying the genre of the first point information to be performed, searching for information via the communication means based on the identified genre, and second point information included in the display area from the searched information And a step of displaying second identification information for identifying the second point information on a road map in the display area, Identification information further includes a search identification information for identifying said search step when performing a search based on the genre.

  The display method according to the present invention is in an electronic apparatus including a navigation function, a communication means that enables wireless data communication with the outside, and a storage means that stores first point information such as a sightseeing spot, a sight, or a facility. A step of displaying first identification information for identifying the first point information on a road map in the display area; and at least a first identification information corresponding to the first identification information displayed in the display area. A step of identifying a genre of one point information, a step of searching for information via the communication means based on the identified genre, and extracting second point information contained in the display area from the searched information And displaying second identification information for identifying the second point information on a road map in the display area, the second identification Broadcast further includes a search identification information for identifying said search step when performing a search based on the genre.

  According to the present invention, the first point information owned by the user is displayed as the first identification information, and the second point information acquired from the outside is displayed as the second identification information. Can simultaneously recognize the first spot information held by itself and the second spot information acquired from the outside in the display area. Also, by searching for the second point information from the outside, it is possible to acquire useful or latest point information that is not owned by itself, and more comprehensively include the point information included in the display area. it can. Furthermore, since the second identification information includes the search identification information for identifying the search means, the user can recognize the preference of the second point information.

It is a figure explaining the structural example of the information processing system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information processing terminal which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the road map display function of the navigation function by the Example of this invention. It is a structural example of the data of internal POI information. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an external POI information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an external POI information extraction unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a structure of the data of external POI information. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a duplicate POI determination unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the icon linked | related with the search application by the Example of this invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an external POI information display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the external POI information by the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the external POI information by the Example of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The information processing terminal according to the present invention is mounted on a vehicle or the like as a moving body and used there. The information processing terminal of the present invention is not limited to a terminal or device fixed in advance on a mobile body, but may be a portable or portable terminal or device that can be brought into the mobile body. In a preferred embodiment, the information processing terminal can be a multi-function terminal having a data processing function, a data communication function, a data output function, etc., for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a palmtop type, a laptop type Or a notebook computer. The information processing terminal may be capable of executing various applications by a program, and may have a navigation function, a playback function of media data such as music and images, a search function, and the like. These functions may be downloaded from an external server or the like, and these functions can execute processing using data received from an external server or the like.

  1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining an outline of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. An information processing system 10 shown in FIG. 1A includes an information processing terminal 20 placed on a moving body such as an automobile or a two-wheeled vehicle, and servers 40 to 40n connected to the information processing terminal 20 via a wireless communication network 30. It has.

  The wireless communication network 30 includes a base station 32 that emits a radio signal at a constant intensity, and a network 34 such as the Internet connected to the base station 32. The information processing terminal 20 existing in the area covered by the base station 32 enables wireless data communication with various servers 40 to 40n via the wireless communication network 30. For communication between the information processing terminal 20 and the base station 32, wireless communication such as a public wireless network or LAN, WAN, WiFi, or the like can be used. The servers 40 to 40n provide web pages on the Internet URL, for example.

  In the information processing system 10A shown in FIG. 1B, the information processing terminal 20 includes a communication terminal 20A and a navigation device 20B. The mobile terminal 20A is a multifunctional terminal such as a smartphone, and has a communication function and a function for processing other applications. The navigation device 20B is for in-vehicle use, and the navigation device 20B is connected to the mobile terminal 20A, and can be connected to the server 40 via the network 34 by using the function of the mobile terminal 20A.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a typical configuration of the information processing terminal 20 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the information processing terminal 20 includes an input unit 100 that receives input from a user, a wireless communication unit 110 that enables wireless data communication with the outside, and position detection that detects the current position of the information processing terminal 20. Unit 120, display control unit 130 for displaying image data on a display, audio output unit 140 for outputting sound from a speaker, media playback unit 150 for reproducing media data such as audio data and image data, and execution of programs and application software A control unit 160 that controls each unit, a search application holding unit 170 that holds a search application for searching for information from a predetermined site on the Internet via the wireless communication unit 110, a program memory 180 that stores program data, A data memory 190 for storing the data of That. Furthermore, although not shown here, an interface that enables wired data communication with other electronic devices can also be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication unit 110 establishes communication with the servers 40 to 40 n via the wireless communication network 30 and further closes with other electronic devices existing around the information processing terminal 20. Distance wireless communication may be established. When the information processing terminal 20 includes a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal, the position detection unit 120 detects absolute position information such as the latitude and longitude of the information processing terminal calculated from the GPS signal. In addition to this, the position detection unit 120 acquires position information from a GPS receiver mounted on the vehicle, or acquires position information from a server or other position information distribution device installed on a road surface. It may be.

  The media playback unit 150 has a function of playing back audio data and image data recorded on a CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, memory medium, data memory 180, etc., and a function of receiving and playing back TV broadcasts and radio broadcasts.

  The search application holding unit 170 holds one or a plurality of search application software. In a preferred embodiment, each search application searches for information according to each genre or category, for example, a search application searches for information about restaurants, and a search application searches for information about hotels. Then, a certain search application searches for information on sightseeing spots. When search applications are held by genre or category, the search application holding unit 170 can hold a management table in which an identification code for identifying a search application and a corresponding genre identification code are associated with each other. However, one search application is not necessarily limited to one genre, and one search application may search for information in a plurality of genres. In this case, a single search application includes a plurality of search applications. Genre identification codes are associated with each other.

  The search application may be stored in advance in the information processing terminal 20, or may be downloaded from the server by the user. In a preferred embodiment, a search application icon is displayed on the display of the information processing terminal 20, and the user can start the search application by selecting the icon. In still another preferred aspect, when the navigation function is being executed, the control unit 160 refers to the management table, selects a predetermined search application, automatically starts the application, and searches for information.

  The program memory 180 stores a program for controlling the wireless communication unit 110, a program for controlling the media playback unit 150, a program for controlling the navigation function, and the like. The program stored in the program memory 180 is executed by the control unit 160.

  The data memory 190 stores various data. The data memory 190 includes a non-volatile storage medium (for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk) that stores data even when the power is turned off. Data acquired from the server via the unit 110 can be held.

  As described above, the information processing terminal 20 includes the navigation function. When the position detection unit 120 detects the current location of the information processing terminal 20, the information processing terminal 20 displays a road map around the current location on the display. When the destination is set, the route to the destination is searched and the route to the destination is guided. As the road map data displayed on the display, the data held by the information processing terminal 20 can be used, or the data distributed from the server 40 can be used.

  Next, the road map display function included in the navigation function will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the road map display function 200 according to this embodiment. The road map display function 200 of the present embodiment displays local POI information held by the information processing terminal 20 on the road map when the road map around the current location is displayed in the display area of the display. The POI information acquired from the Internet can be displayed. Here, for convenience of explanation, local POI information held by the information processing terminal 20 is referred to as internal POI information, and POI information acquired from the outside such as the Internet is referred to as external POI information. The POI information is a generic name that represents information related to various points such as sightseeing spots, sights, and facilities.

  The internal POI information storage unit 210 stores the internal POI information in the data memory 190. For example, the internal POI information can have data as shown in FIG. That is, the internal POI information includes identification data for identifying POI information, POI information attribute data (for example, name, address, telephone number, presence / absence of series, coordinate data indicating latitude, longitude, etc. of POI information), POI It includes icon data when displaying information, genre data indicating the genre and category of POI information, update date / time data in which POI information is updated, and detailed data of POI information (explanation of sightseeing spots, sights, facilities, etc.) Can do.

  The display genre setting unit 220 sets the genre of the displayed POI information and holds the setting information. This setting can be made by the user. For example, only the genre of the restaurant can be displayed and the others can be set to non-display.

  When the road map is displayed in the display area of the display, the internal POI information display unit 230 reads the internal POI information to be displayed on the road map from the internal POI information storage unit 210 and displays it. In a preferred example, when the current position is detected by the position detector 120, a road map around it is displayed. The internal POI information display unit 230 searches for internal POI information included in the display area or the coordinates of the road map to be displayed, and displays the icon image on the road map.

  The external POI information search unit 240 activates a search application held in the search application holding unit 170 and searches for external POI information from a server on the Internet via the wireless communication unit 110. In a preferred embodiment, the search for external POI information is performed by background processing when a road map around the current location is displayed on the display. In addition to this, when the user searches for nearby facilities, when setting the destination, the external POI information may be searched, or when the user gives an instruction, the search is performed. It may be.

  In a further preferred aspect, the external POI information search unit 240 identifies the genre of the internal POI information displayed on the road map, and searches for information using the identified genre as an identifier. Alternatively, the genre set for display in the display genre setting unit 220 may be identified, and information may be searched using this as an identifier. In a preferred embodiment, when the search holding application holding unit 170 holds search applications of a plurality of genres, the search application corresponding to the identifier is selected with reference to the management table described above, and the search application is Search for information on the accessed URL or web page. If a search application is not prepared for each genre, an arbitrary search application is started and information is searched from a server on the Internet using the above identifier as a search keyword. Data retrieved by the external POI information retrieval unit 240 is stored in the data memory 190.

  FIG. 5 shows an operation flow of the external POI information search unit 240. Here, an example is shown in which a search is activated when a road map around the current location is displayed. When the road map of the current location is displayed (S101), the external POI information search unit 240 starts operation in the background process and identifies the genre of the displayed internal POI information (S102). As described above, this identification is performed from the internal POI information displayed on the road map or from the setting information of the display genre setting unit 220. Next, the external POI information search unit 240 searches whether the search application corresponding to the identified genre, that is, the identifier, is held by the search application holding unit 170 (S103). For example, when the genre is “restaurant”, the search application holding unit 170 checks whether or not the search application for searching for a restaurant is held. This check is performed by referring to the management table held in the search application holding unit 170 as described above.

  When a search application corresponding to the identifier is found, the search application is started, information is collected from the accessed website on the Internet (S106), and the collected information is stored in the data memory 190. (S107). On the other hand, if a search application corresponding to the identifier is not found, an arbitrary search application or browser is started, information is searched and collected using the identifier as a keyword (S106), and the collected information is data It is stored in the memory 190 (S107).

  Next, the external POI information extraction unit 250 will be described. The external POI information extraction unit 250 extracts external POI information from the information searched by the external POI information search unit 240. Here, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, it is assumed that the POI information relates to the restaurant.

  First, the external POI information extraction unit 250 extracts restaurant-specific information such as a name, a zip code, an address, a telephone number, and a URL (WWW) from the character string and tag information of the restaurant introduced on the web page. . Next, the restaurant coordinates (latitude and longitude) are searched using the restaurant name, address, telephone number, and the like as search elements. For example, first, it is searched whether there is a matching restaurant in the database of the internal POI information storage unit 210. If there is a matching restaurant, the coordinates are determined. If there is no match, the coordinates of the restaurant are searched using a position search server using a browser as in Patent Document 1. If the search is still not possible, the coordinates may be predicted from the restaurant address. If the coordinates can be retrieved, then the external POI information extraction unit 250 narrows down the restaurants having the coordinates in the display area of the road map from those restaurants. Thus, a restaurant that can be displayed in the display area of the road map is selected.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the extraction operation of the external POI information extraction unit. The unique information of the external POI information is extracted from the information searched by the external POI information search unit 240 (S201), and then the coordinates of the external POI information are identified based on the extracted unique information (S202). Next, the external POI information extraction unit 250 compares the road map display area with the coordinates of the external POI information (S203), and determines whether the external POI information is within the display area (S204). If the coordinates are within the display area, they are extracted as displayable external POI information (S205). In this way, all external POI information that can be displayed is extracted from the retrieved information (S206).

  The external POI information extracted by the external POI information extraction unit 250 is stored in a data configuration example as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the external POI information includes data identifying the external POI, attribute data of the external POI (for example, name, address, telephone number, etc.), and identification data (or genre) of the search application that searched the external POI information. ), Acquisition date data acquired from the Internet, evaluation introduced on the web page, detailed data such as word-of-mouth, URL of the web page, and the like. The genre here is an identifier at the time of search.

  Next, the operation of the duplicate POI determination unit 260 will be described based on the flow of FIG. The duplicate POI determination unit 260 compares the external POI information extracted by the external POI information extraction unit 250 with the internal POI information displayed on the road map (S301). In this comparison, whether or not the coordinates included in the POI information match is compared. If they match, the attribute (for example, name) may be compared. For example, there may be a plurality of different facilities in the same building, and even if the coordinates match, the facilities are not always the same. If the external POI information matches the internal POI information (S302), a flag is set in the external POI information so that it can be determined (S303). In this way, it is determined whether or not all the extracted external POI information overlaps with the internal POI information (S304).

  Next, the external POI information display unit 270 will be described. The external POI information display unit 270 displays an icon or the like on the road map in the display area so that the presence of the extracted external POI information can be identified. Therefore, first, the external POI information display unit 270 determines what icon to display the external POI information. In a preferred embodiment, the external POI information display unit 270 enables the user to recognize how the external POI information has been searched. That is, if the external POI information is extracted from the Internet by a search application held in the information processing terminal 10, an icon that can identify the search application is displayed. The search application is likely to be registered in the information processing terminal by the user himself, and the search result in that case is estimated to be POI information that the user can trust. If an icon that can identify the search application is included in a site or web page with a URL on the Internet, the image data of the icon is taken in along with other data and stored in, for example, “details” in FIG. In this case, the icon can be determined from the tag of the web page. On the other hand, since an icon that can identify a search application is not necessarily acquired from the Internet, in that case, image data of the icon is prepared in advance, and image data of the corresponding icon is prepared from the icon data. select. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the external POI information display unit 270 stores the identification code of the search application held in the information processing terminal 20 and the image data of the icon corresponding thereto in the data memory 190, and stores the external POI information. The image data of the icon corresponding to the search application used for the search is selected. The image data of the icon shown in FIG. 9 can be the same as the image data of the icon of the search application displayed on the display of the information processing terminal 20 when the navigation function is not activated.

  Next, the external POI information display unit 270 determines the display mode of the external POI information. The external POI information display unit 270 displays its own icon at the corresponding coordinates in the case of non-overlapping POI information based on the determination result of the overlapping POI determination unit 260, while in the case of overlapping external POI information. In an embodiment, the external POI information icon is displayed adjacent to the internal POI information icon. In another preferable aspect, the icon of the overlapping external POI information is displayed in a form that is combined with the icon of the internal POI information. In this case, it is desirable that the external POI information icon be synthesized so that the icon of the internal POI information can be distinguished from the icon of the internal POI information. In still another preferred embodiment, the icon of the internal POI information is overwritten, and the icon of the overlapping external POI information is displayed. Which display mode is selected is arbitrary, and the selection can be determined by the user.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the external POI information display unit 270. The external POI information display unit 270 determines whether or not the image data of the original icon is included in the external POI information (S401). If included, the image data of the icon is selected (S402). If not, an image data of an icon corresponding to a search application prepared in advance is selected with reference to a table as shown in FIG. 9 (S403). Next, the external POI information display unit 270 determines whether or not the external POI information overlaps the internal POI information with reference to the set flag (S404). If the external POI information overlaps, the external POI information display unit 270 follows a predetermined display mode. The external POI information icon is displayed at the coordinates (S405). If there is no overlap, the external POI information icon is displayed alone at the coordinates (S406). In this way, all external POI information icons are displayed in the display area (S407).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the external POI information is displayed in addition to the internal POI information, so that the user can have the external POI information with freshness that is not held in the information processing terminal 20 together with the internal POI information. Can be seen at the same time. In addition, since the icon of the external POI information identifies the search application, the user can evaluate the reliability of the external POI information.

  In the above example, the external POI information display unit 270 displays the external POI information icon. However, when the external POI information overlaps with the internal POI information, the external POI information icon is not necessarily displayed. Character information that can identify the search application may be displayed without displaying. For the user, it is only necessary to know the search attribute of the external POI information.

  FIG. 11 shows a display example of the external POI information display unit. FIG. 11A1 shows a state in which a road map around the current location M is displayed in the display area 300. FIG. In this display area 300, an internal POI A icon 310 and an internal POI B icon 320 are displayed. Here, the internal POI A is a restaurant, and the internal POI B is a hotel. From such a display state, the external POI information search unit 240 is activated.

  The external POI information search unit 240 identifies “restaurant” and “hotel” as genres of the internal POI information displayed in the display area 300, and selects a search application corresponding to this genre. The search application R corresponding to the restaurant accesses the determined URL and collects information about the restaurant therefrom. On the other hand, the search application H corresponding to a hotel accesses a predetermined URL and collects information about the hotel from there. If there are no search applications R and H applicable to restaurants and hotels, start a normal browser and search for restaurants and hotels on the Internet using “restaurant” and “hotel” as searchers. To do. Alternatively, a predetermined restaurant search server or hotel search server may be accessed, and information about the restaurant and hotel may be collected therefrom. If the number of hits by search is large, the number of hits may be limited to a certain number. In that case, use the city names included in the addresses of internal POI A and B as searchers to narrow down matches. You may do it.

  FIG. 11A2 is a display example of the searched external POI information. Looking at the difference from (A1), new icons 312 and 330 are added as external POI information. The icon 312 represents the external POI A that overlaps with the internal POI A, and is displayed adjacent to the icon 310. The icon 312 is a form for identifying the search application R used when searching for a restaurant that is the internal POIA. The icon 330 is a new restaurant that did not exist in the internal POI information, and is displayed as an external POIC. Similar to the icon 312, the icon 330 is also configured to identify the search application R used when searching for a restaurant.

  FIGS. 11B1 and 11B2 show examples in which external POI information and internal POI information are combined and displayed. An icon 312 is synthesized and displayed so as to overlap the icon 310 of the internal POIA. In this case, both the icon 310 and the icon 312 can be visually recognized by performing transparent processing on one of them. The icon 330 is displayed as it is because it does not overlap.

  FIGS. 11C1 and 11C2 show examples of displaying a character string, an evaluation mark, etc. for identifying external POI information. In the vicinity of the icon 310 indicating the internal POI A, a character string (taste log) 314 is displayed so that the external POI A can be found by the search application R. Furthermore, a mark (star) indicating evaluation as introduction information regarding the external POI A may be displayed. The form of the icon 332 indicating the external POI C is arbitrary, but here it is displayed in the form of an icon similar to the internal POI, but at least the external POI C has been searched by the search application R. An understandable character string 332 is displayed, and the introduction information is also displayed.

  The external POI information displayed in the display area in this way can be set as a destination or a stop-by place by referring to the coordinates, like the internal POI information. Further, since the external POI information has a data configuration as shown in FIG. 7, the icon may be linked to data (related information) included in the external POI information. For example, by selecting an icon displayed by the user, the word-of-mouth information or photo of the restaurant included in the detailed information of the external POI information may be displayed. Further, when an icon is selected, the display may be switched to the web page of the site of the URL by referring to the URL included in the external POI information.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, in addition to the internal POI information held by the information processing terminal 20, the user can view the external POI information acquired from the search application that can be used by the user, The trouble of selecting POI information and external POI information can be saved.

  Next, another display example by the external POI information display unit 270 will be described. In this example, when the external POI information display unit 270 searches for new external POI information that does not exist in the internal POI information, the external POI information is not an icon derived from the search application but an attribute of the external POI information. Display with the derived icon. In a preferred embodiment, when the external POI information includes information indicating that it is a chain or chain store, the external POI information display unit 270 displays the same icon as that of the chain or chain store used for the internal POI information. . For example, when the external POI information is a series of A restaurant, it is displayed using a representative icon indicating the series. However, information derived from the attribute of the external POI and information for identifying the search application may be displayed together.

  In another preferred embodiment, when the external POI information does not belong to a group or chain store, a typical icon representing the genre of the external POI information is displayed. For example, if the genre of the external POI information is a restaurant, an icon representing a typical restaurant is displayed. If the external POI information is a hotel, an icon representing a typical hotel is displayed. If necessary, the external POI information display unit 270 prepares image data of an icon representing a chain store or a series, a typical icon representing a genre in advance, and selecting such data from the Internet or such on the Internet. A typical icon may be searched and acquired. Also in this case, it may be displayed together with information for identifying the search application.

  FIG. 12A shows an example in which the external POI information is displayed as a series icon, and the icon 344 indicating the external POI C has a form for identifying the series A. FIG. 12B shows an example in which the external POI information is displayed as a typical icon representing a genre, and the icon 346 indicating the external POI C has a form for identifying a typical restaurant.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention described in the claims. Deformation / change is possible.

10: Information processing system 20: Information processing terminal 30: Wireless communication network 32: Base station 34: Network 40: Server 200: Road map display function 210: Internal POI information storage unit 220: Display genre setting unit 230: Internal POI information display Unit 240; external POI information search unit 250: external POI information extraction unit 260: duplicate POI determination unit 270: external POI information display unit 300: display areas 310, 312, 320, 330, 332, 334, 336: icon 314: characters Column

Claims (21)

An electronic device including a navigation function,
A communication means for enabling data communication with the outside;
Storage means for storing first point information such as a sightseeing spot, a sight, or a facility;
First identification information display means for displaying first identification information for identifying the first point information on a road map in a display area;
Search means for identifying the genre of the first point information corresponding to at least the first identification information displayed in the display area, and searching for information via the communication means based on the genre;
Extraction means for extracting second point information included in the display area from information searched by the search means;
A second identification information display means for displaying second identification information for identifying the second point information on the road map in the display area;
The electronic device further includes search identification information for identifying the search means when a search is performed based on the genre. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the search unit includes at least one search application, and the second identification information includes search identification information that identifies the search application. The search unit includes a plurality of search applications corresponding to a plurality of genres, and the search unit searches for information by selecting a search application corresponding to the identified genre. Electronic equipment. 4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second identification information includes an icon as search identification information for identifying at least a search application used in the search unit. 5. 5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second identification information includes a character string as search identification information for identifying at least a search application used in the search unit. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second identification information includes attribute information of the second point information. The electronic device further includes storage means for storing the second point information extracted by the extraction means, and the second identification information is related information included in the second point information stored in the storage means. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is linked to the electronic device. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the related information includes detailed information of second point information. The electronic device further includes setting means for setting display or non-display of the first point information based on a genre, and the search means identifies a genre displayed in the setting means. Electronic devices. The electronic device further includes determination means for determining whether the second spot information extracted by the extraction means matches the displayed first spot information,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second identification information display unit displays the second identification information adjacent to the first identification information when the determination unit determines that they match. The electronic device further includes determination means for determining whether the second spot information extracted by the extraction means matches the displayed first spot information,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second identification information display unit combines and displays the second identification information and the first identification information when it is determined by the determination unit that they match. . An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
Having at least one server connected to the electronic device via the communication means;
The electronic processing system, wherein the search means searches for desired information from the server. A display program executed by an electronic device including a navigation function, a communication unit that enables wireless data communication with the outside, and a storage unit that stores first point information such as a sightseeing spot, a sight, or a facility,
Displaying first identification information for identifying the first point information on a road map in a display area;
Identifying at least the genre of the first point information corresponding to the first identification information displayed in the display area;
Retrieving information via the communication means based on the identified genre;
Extracting second point information included in the display area from the retrieved information;
Displaying second identification information for identifying the second point information on a road map in the display area,
The display program, wherein the second identification information further includes search identification information for identifying the step of searching when a search is performed based on the genre. The display program according to claim 13, wherein the searching includes selecting a search application corresponding to the identified genre from a plurality of search applications corresponding to a plurality of genres. The display program according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the second identification information includes an icon as search identification information for identifying at least the search application used in the searching step. The display program according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the second identification information includes a character string as search identification information for identifying at least a search application used in the searching step. The display program according to claim 13, wherein the searching step is processed in the background. A display method in an electronic device comprising a navigation function, communication means for enabling wireless data communication with the outside, and storage means for storing first point information such as a sightseeing spot, a sight, or a facility,
Displaying first identification information for identifying the first point information on a road map in a display area;
Identifying at least the genre of the first point information corresponding to the first identification information displayed in the display area;
Retrieving information via the communication means based on the identified genre;
Extracting second point information included in the display area from the retrieved information;
Displaying second identification information for identifying the second point information on a road map in the display area,
The display method, wherein the second identification information further includes search identification information for identifying the step of searching when a search is performed based on the genre. The display method according to claim 18, wherein the searching step includes a step of selecting a search application corresponding to the identified genre from a plurality of search applications corresponding to a plurality of genres. The display method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the second identification information includes an icon as search identification information for identifying at least the search application used in the searching step. 21. The display method according to claim 18, wherein the second identification information includes a character string as search identification information for identifying at least the search application used in the searching step.

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