Output control device, method thereof, program thereof, and recording medium storing the program

• US 20060064243A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Hirose, Koji
• Application Number:
  US11/166,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20060064243A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A processor (270) of a navigation device (200) acquires contents data, and displays it on a display (420) of an output device (400). The processor (270) acquires program linked data of the contents data output by the output device (400). When the processor (270) recognizes that the contents data of the program linked data has a character string of location point character string information, acquires map information corresponding to the location points shown by the character strings as contents related map information, and displays it on the display (420) of the output unit (400).

Claims

1. An output control device, comprising:

a program data acquirer that acquires program data including image data;

a contents data acquirer that acquires contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

a display controller that controls to display the image data on a display unit;

a searching section that searches for location point information relating to a location point from the contents data; and

a map information acquirer that acquires map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of searched location point information, wherein

the display controller controls to display the acquired map information on the display unit.

2. The output control device according to claim 1, wherein the display controller controls to display the map information in place of at least a part of the image data displayed on the display unit.

3. The output control device according to claim 1, wherein

the map information includes coordinate information relating to coordinates of the location point, and

the map information acquirer acquires map information having the coordinate information corresponding to the location point of the searched location point information.

4. The output control device according to claim 1, wherein

the map information includes map location point character data indicating the location point, and

the map information acquirer acquires map information that includes the map location point character data indicating the location point of the searched location point information.

5. The output control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a distribution date and time information acquirer that acquires distribution start date and time information relating to date and time at which distribution of the program data is started and distribution termination date and time information relating to date and time at which the distribution of the program data is terminated, wherein

the display controller starts displaying of the map information at the date and time of the distribution start date and time information, and completes displaying of the map information at the date and time of the distribution termination date and time information.

6. The output control device according to claim 1, wherein the display controller terminates displaying of the map information when recognizing that a predetermined period of time or more is elapsed since the displaying of the map information is started.

7. The output control device according to claim 1, wherein the display controller controls the display unit to display map associated information relating to the location point, the display map associated information being associated with the map information and then acquired.

8. The output control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a route location point information acquirer which acquires route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves, wherein

the searching section recognizes the route location point information as the location point information, and searches the recognized location point information from the contents data.

9. The output control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a landscape location point information recognizer which acquires landscape information relating to landscape outside the movable body and recognizes landscape location point information relating to a location point present in the landscape of the acquired landscape information, wherein

the searching section recognizes the landscape location point information as the landscape location point information and searches the recognized location point information from the contents data.

10. The output control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a current-position information acquirer that acquires current-position information relating to a current-position of the movable body;

a route searching section that searches a route from the current-position to the location point based on the current-position information, the location point information searched by the searching section, and the map information; and

a route output controller that controls to output the searched route by a route output unit.

18. The output control device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage controller which controls a storage to store the map information corresponding to the program data together with the program data.

20. The output control device according to claim 18, further comprising:

a map correspondent program acquirer which searches for the map information displayed on the display unit from the storage and acquires program data corresponding to the searched map information; and

a map correspondent program output controller which controls a map correspondent program output section to output the program data acquired by the map correspondent program acquirer.

22. The output control device according to claim 18, further comprising:

a current-position information acquirer that acquires current-position information relating to a current-position of the movable body;

a current-position correspondent program acquirer which searches the map information including the current-position information relating to the current-position of the movable body and acquires the program data corresponding to the searched map information; and

a current-position correspondent program output controller which controls a current-position correspondent program output section to output the program data acquired by the current-position correspondent program acquirer.

24. The output control device according to claim 20, further comprising:

a current-position information acquirer that acquires current-position information relating to a current-position of the movable body;

a current-position correspondent program acquirer which searches the map information including the current-position information relating to the current-position of the movable body and acquires the program data corresponding to the searched map information; and

a current-position correspondent program output controller which controls a current-position correspondent program output section to output the program data acquired by the current-position correspondent program acquirer.

11. An output control device, comprising:

a route location point information acquirer that acquires route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves;

a map information acquirer that acquires map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the route location point information;

a display controller which controls to display the map information on a display unit;

a program data acquirer that acquires program data including image data;

a contents data acquirer that acquires contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data; and

a searching section that searches the route location point information from the contents data, wherein

the display controller controls to display image data of the program data corresponding to the contents data in which the route location point information can be searched.

12. The output control device according to claim 11, wherein the display controller controls to display the image data in place of at least a part of the map information displayed on the display unit.

13. The output control device according to claim 11, further comprising:

a distribution date and time information acquirer that acquires distribution start date and time information relating to data and time at which distribution of the program data is started and distribution termination date and time information relating to date and time at which the distribution of the program data is terminated, wherein

the display controller starts displaying of the image data at the date and time of the distribution start date and time information, and terminates displaying of the image data at the date and time of the distribution termination date and time information.

14. The output control device according to claim 11, wherein the display controller terminates displaying of the map information when recognizing that a predetermined period of time or more elapsed since the displaying of the image data is started.

15. The output control device according to claim 11, wherein the display control device controls the display unit to display program associated information relating to the program data, the display program associated information being associated with the program data and then acquired.

16. The output control device according to claim 11, further comprising a contents data output controller that controls the contents data output section to output the contents data.

17. The output control device according to claim 11, further comprising:

a landscape location point information recognizer which acquires landscape information relating to the landscape outside the movable body and recognizes landscape location point information relating to a location point present in the landscape of the acquired landscape information, wherein

the searching section recognizes the landscape location point information as the landscape location point information and searches the recognized location point information from the contents data.

19. The output control device according to claim 11, further comprising a storage controller which controls a storage to store the map information corresponding to the program data together with the program data.

21. The output control device according to claim 19, further comprising:

a map correspondent program acquirer which searches for the map information displayed on the display unit from the storage and acquires program data corresponding to the searched map information; and

a map correspondent program output controller which controls a map correspondent program output section to output the program data acquired by the map correspondent program acquirer.

23. The output control device according to claim 19, further comprising:

a current-position information acquirer that acquires current-position information relating to a current-position of the movable body;

a current-position correspondent program acquirer which searches the map information including the current-position information relating to the current-position of the movable body and acquires the program data corresponding to the searched map information; and

a current-position correspondent program output controller which controls a current-position correspondent program output section to output the program data acquired by the current-position correspondent program acquirer.

25. The output control device according to claim 21, further comprising:

a current-position information acquirer that acquires current-position information relating to a current-position of the movable body;

a current-position correspondent program acquirer which searches the map information including the current-position information relating to the current-position of the movable body and acquires the program data corresponding to the searched map information; and

a current-position correspondent program output controller which controls a current-position correspondent program output section to output the program data acquired by the current-position correspondent program acquirer.

26. An output control method for controlling a computing section to display map information on a display unit, the method executed by the computing section comprising the steps of:

acquiring program data including image data;

acquiring contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

controlling the display unit to display the image data;

searching location point information relating to a location point from the contents data;

acquiring the map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the searched location point information; and

controlling the display unit to display the acquired map information.

27. An output control method for controlling a computing section to display image data of program data which includes the image data, the method executed by the computing section comprising the steps of:

acquiring route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves,

acquiring map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the route location point information;

controlling the display unit to display the map information;

acquiring the program data;

acquiring contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

searching the route location point information from the contents data; and

controlling the display unit to display the image data of the program data corresponding to the contents data by which the route location point information can be searched.

28. An output control program that makes a computing section function as an output control device,

the output control device including:

a program data acquirer that acquires program data including image data;

a contents data acquirer that acquires contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

a display controller that controls to display the image data on a display unit;

a searching section that searches for location point information relating to a location point from the contents data; and

a map information acquirer that acquires map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of searched location point information, wherein

the display controller controls to display the acquired map information on the display unit.

29. An output control program that makes a computing section function as an output control device,

the output control device including:

a route location point information acquirer that acquires route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves;

a map information acquirer that acquires map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the route location point information;

a display controller which controls to display the map information on a display unit;

a program data acquirer that acquires program data including image data;

a contents data acquirer that acquires contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data; and

a searching section that searches the route location point information from the contents data, wherein

the display controller controls to display image data of the program data corresponding to the contents data in which the route location point information can be searched.

30. An output control program executing by a computing section an output control method for controlling a computing section to display map information on a display unit,

the method executed by the computing section including the steps of:

acquiring program data including image data;

acquiring contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

controlling the display unit to display the image data;

searching location point information relating to a location point from the contents data;

acquiring the map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the searched location point information; and

controlling the display unit to display the acquired map information.

31. An output control program executing by a computing section an output control method for controlling a computing section to display image data of program data which includes the image data

the method executed by the computing section including the steps of:

acquiring route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves,

acquiring map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the route location point information;

controlling the display unit to display the map information;

acquiring the program data;

acquiring contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

searching the route location point information from the contents data; and

controlling the display unit to display the image data of the program data corresponding to the contents data by which the route location point information can be searched.

32. A recording medium storing an output control program in a manner readable by a computing section,

the output control program making a computing section function as an output control device,

the output control device including:

a program data acquirer that acquires program data including image data;

a contents data acquirer that acquires contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

a display controller that controls to display the image data on a display unit;

a searching section that searches for location point information relating to a location point from the contents data; and

a map information acquirer that acquires map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of searched location point information, wherein

the display controller controls to display the acquired map information on the display unit.

33. A recording medium storing an output control program in a manner readable by a computing section,

the output control program making a computing section function as an output control device,

the output control device including:

a route location point information acquirer that acquires route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves;

a map information acquirer that acquires map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the route location point information;

a display controller which controls to display the map information on a display unit;

a program data acquirer that acquires program data including image data;

a contents data acquirer that acquires contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data; and

a searching section that searches the route location point information from the contents data, wherein

the display controller controls to display image data of the program data corresponding to the contents data in which the route location point information can be searched.

34. A recording medium storing an output control program in a manner readable by a computing section,

the output control program executing by a computing section an output control method for controlling a computing section to display map information on a display unit,

the method executed by the computing section including the steps of:

acquiring program data including image data;

acquiring contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

controlling the display unit to display the image data;

searching location point information relating to a location point from the contents data;

acquiring the map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the searched location point information; and

controlling the display unit to display the acquired map information.

35. A recording medium storing an output control program in a manner readable by a computing section,

the output control program executing by a computing section an output control method for controlling a computing section to display image data of program data which includes the image data,

the method executed by the computing section including the steps of:

acquiring route location point information relating to a location point in the vicinity of a route on which a movable body moves,

acquiring map information corresponding to a specific region including the location point of the route location point information;

controlling the display unit to display the map information;

acquiring the program data;

acquiring contents data relating to contents of the program data distributed together with the program data;

searching the route location point information from the contents data; and

controlling the display unit to display the image data of the program data corresponding to the contents data by which the route location point information can be searched.