Item search device
First Claim
1. An item search device comprising:
- an electronic map data storage means for storing map data including a facility name and an area name as a search item;
a search means for searching the search item;
a reference point setting means for setting a reference point in the map data;
a distance calculation means for calculating a distance from the reference point to a location of the search item;
a rank means for ranking the search item based on a distance from the reference point;
a representation means for determining a representation of the search item according to a rank of the search item; and
a display means for displaying the representation of the search item.
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Abstract
An item search device of the present invention includes, for an improvement of the usability of the item search device by facilitating an item search for a user, an electronic map data storage function for storing map data including a facility name and an area name as an object of an item search, a search function for searching a search item, a start point setting function for setting a start point in the map data, a distance calculation function for calculating a distance from the start point to a location of the search item, a rank function for ranking the search item based on the distance from the start point, a representation function for determining a representation of the search item according to a rank of the search item and a display function for displaying the representation of the search item.
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12 Claims
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1. An item search device comprising:
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an electronic map data storage means for storing map data including a facility name and an area name as a search item;
a search means for searching the search item;
a reference point setting means for setting a reference point in the map data;
a distance calculation means for calculating a distance from the reference point to a location of the search item;
a rank means for ranking the search item based on a distance from the reference point;
a representation means for determining a representation of the search item according to a rank of the search item; and
a display means for displaying the representation of the search item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An item search device comprising:
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an electronic map data storage means for storing map data including a facility name and an area name as a search item;
a search means for searching the search item;
a rank means for ranking the search item based on an item location of the search item;
a representation means for determining a representation of the search item according to a rank of the search item; and
a display means for displaying the representation of the search item. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An item search device comprising:
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an information storage means for storing facility information;
a condition input means for accepting a search condition for a search item from a user;
a priority retrieval means for retrieving a priority of the facility information stored in the information storage means;
a search means for searching the search item of the facility information by using the search condition;
a representation means for modifying a representation of the facility information in a list of the search items according to the priority of the facility information; and
a display means for displaying the list by using the representation of the facility information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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