Position information presentation device, position information presentation method and program to present position information

• US 20030055716A1
• Filed: 09/05/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kubota, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,107,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A position information presentation device comprises a position information acquisition part which acquires position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal, an information inspection part which retrieves inspected information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal, a position associated information memory part which memorize a title or a content of information presented by the information inspection part as a position associated information by associating with the acquired position information, a position associated information readout part which reads the position associated information corresponding to information which should be presented from the memorized position associated information as a key of the title or the content of the information, and a position associated information presentation part which presents position information which is included in the read position associated information as map information.

Claims

1. A position information presentation device comprising:

a position information acquisition part configured to acquire position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal;

an information inspection part configured to retrieve inspected information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal;

a position associated information memory part configured to memorize a title or a content of information presented by the information inspection part as a position associated information by associating with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition part;

a position associated information readout part configured to read the position associated information corresponding to information which should be presented from the position associated information memorized in the position associated information memory part as a key of the title or the content of the information; and

a position associated information presentation part configured to present position information which is included in the position associated information read by the position associated information readout part as map information.

2. The position information presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising

a map information memory part configured to memorize map information, wherein

the position associated information presentation part displays the position information based on the map information memorized on the map information storage part.

3. The position information presentation device according to claim 1, wherein,

the position associated information memory part memorizes additional information when inspection request to the information inspection part as an attribute value in addition to the position associated information, and

the position associated information presentation part classifies and presents position information which should be presented according to the attribute value added to the position associated information.

4. The position information presentation device according to claim 3, further comprising

a map information memory part configured to memorize map information, wherein

the position associated information presentation part displays the position information based on the map information memorized on the map information storage part.

5. The position information presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising

a position associated information conversion part configured to convert position information included in the position associated information read by the position associated information readout part into a conversion value according to a selected predetermined index, wherein

the position associated information presentation part presents the conversion value of the position information converted by the position associated information conversion part as map information.

6. The position information presentation device according to claim 5, further comprising

a map information memory part configured to memorize map information, wherein

the position associated information presentation part displays the position information based on the map information memorized on the map information storage part.

10. The position information presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising

a search part configured to search path information at a point which becomes destination from position information which is included in the position associated information read by the position associated information readout part referring to map information, wherein

the position associated information presentation part presents the path information searched by the search part.

7. A position information presentation device comprising:

a position information acquisition part configured to acquire position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal;

an information inspection part configured to retrieve inspected information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal;

a history information memory part configured to memorize a title or a content of information presented by the information inspection part as history information by associating with position information acquired by the position information acquisition part;

a history information readout part configured to read the history information corresponding to information which should be presented from the history information memorized in the history information memory part as a key of the title or the content of the information; and

a presentation part configured to present position information which is included in the history information read by the history information readout part, and user'"'"'s situation corresponding to the position information, as map information.

8. The position information presentation device according to claim 7, further comprising

a situation judgment part configured to judge user'"'"'s situation based on position information and the map information, the position information acquired by the position information acquisition part, wherein

the history information memory part is associated with the user'"'"'s situation judged by the situation judgment part and memorized as history information in addition to the title or the content of information presented by the information inspection part to position information acquired by the position information acquisition part.

9. The position information presentation device according to claim 7, further comprising

a map information memory part configured to memorize map information, wherein

the position associated information presentation part displays the position information based on the map information memorized on the map information storage part.

11. A position information presentation method comprising:

acquiring position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal;

retrieving inspected information and presenting a title or a content of information in which inspection is requested for a portable terminal;

associating with the acquired position information and memorizing a title or a content of presented information as a position associated information;

reading the position associated information corresponding to information which should be presented from the position associated information memorized as a key of the title or the content of the information; and

presenting position information which is included in the read position associated information includes as map information.

12. The position information presentation method according to claim 11, further comprising

converting position information included in the read position associated information into a conversion value according to a selected predetermined index, wherein

presenting the associated information includes presenting the conversion value of the converted position information as map information.

15. The position information presentation method according to claim 11, further comprising

searching path information at a point which becomes destination from position information which is included in the read position associated information referring to map information, wherein

the searched path information is presented.

13. A position information presentation method comprising:

acquiring position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal;

retrieving information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal;

associating with the acquired position information and memorizing a title or a content of presented information as history information;

reading the history information corresponding to information which should be presented from the memorized history information as a key of the title or the content of the information; and

presenting position information which is included in the read history information, and user'"'"'s situation corresponding to the position information, as map information.

14. The position information presentation method according to claim 13, further comprising

judging user'"'"'s situation based on the acquired position information and the map information, wherein

memorizing as history information contains associating with the user'"'"'s situation and memorizing as history information in addition to the title or the content of presented information to acquired position information.

16. A program executable by the computer comprising:

a function to acquire position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal;

a function to retrieve inspected information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal;

a function to associate with the acquired position information and memorizes a title or a content of acquired information as a position associated information;

a function to read the position associated information corresponding to information which should be presented from the memorized position associated information as a key of the title or the content of the information; and

a function to present position information which is included in the read position associated information includes as map information.

17. The program according to claim 16, further comprising

a function to convert position information included in the read position associated information into a conversion value according to a selected predetermined index, wherein

the conversion value of the converted position information is presented as map information.

18. The program according to claim 16, further comprising

a function to search path route information at a point which becomes destination from position information which is included in the read position associated information referring to map information, wherein

the searched path route information is presented.

19. A program executable by the computer comprising:

a function to acquire position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal;

a function to retrieve inspected information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal;

a function to associate with acquired position information and memorizes a title or a content of presented information as history information;

a function to read the history information corresponding to information which should be presented from the memorized history information as a key of the title or the content of the information; and

a function to present position information which is included in the read history information, and user'"'"'s situation corresponding to the position information, as map information.