PORTABLE TERMINAL, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

• US 20120316777A1
• Filed: 06/04/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: KITTA, Noriyuki
• Application Number:
  US13/487,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20120316777A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/431
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio

Abstract

A portable terminal includes: a wireless communication unit which performs transmission and reception of data with a portable external instrument by wireless communication; a control unit which requests navigation data from the portable external instrument at a previously set request timing to obtain the navigation data therefrom; a display unit which performs a display based on a control signal from the control unit; and a detection unit which detects an orientation, wherein the control unit (i) allows the display unit to display orientation information included in the navigation data, in accordance with orientation data obtained based on a signal from the detection unit, and (ii) allows the display unit to display navigation data including at least a display in a travelling direction, that is simple in comparison with the navigation data displayed by the portable external instrument, based on the navigation data obtained from the portable external instrument.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit which performs transmission and reception of data with a portable external instrument by wireless communication;

a control unit which requests navigation data from the portable external instrument at a previously set request timing, and obtains the navigation data from the portable external instrument by using the wireless communication unit;

a display unit which performs a display based on a control signal from the control unit; and

a detection unit which detects an orientation,

wherein the control unit (i) allows the display unit to display orientation information included in the navigation data obtained from the wireless communication unit, in accordance with orientation data obtained based on a signal from the detection unit, and (ii) allows the display unit to display navigation data that is simple in comparison with the navigation data displayed by the portable external instrument, the simple navigation data including at least a display in a travelling direction, based on the navigation data obtained from the portable external instrument by the wireless communication unit.

2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation unit which receives an input operation of a user,

wherein, based on an operation signal from the operation unit, the control unit allows the wireless communication unit to perform a request regarding transmission of the navigation data to the portable external instrument.

3. The portable terminal according to claim 1,

wherein, in a case of obtaining, from the portable external instrument, a signal indicating a reception failure of radio waves from positioning satellites, the radio waves being necessary to create the navigation data, then the control unit obtains, from the portable external instrument, route information toward a position where it is possible to receive again the radio waves from the positioning satellites, and then allows the display unit to display the route information.

4. The portable terminal according to claim 2,

wherein, in a case of obtaining, from the portable external instrument, a signal indicating a reception failure of radio waves from positioning satellites, the radio waves being necessary to create the navigation data, then the control unit obtains, from the portable external instrument, route information toward a position where it is possible to receive again the radio waves from the positioning satellites, and then allows the display unit to display the route information.

5. The portable terminal according to claim 1,

wherein, in a case of obtaining, from the portable external instrument, a signal indicating a reception failure of radio waves from positioning satellites, the radio waves being necessary to create the navigation data, then the control unit obtains provisional navigation data from the portable external instrument, and then allows the display unit to display the provisional navigation data.

6. The portable terminal according to claim 2,

wherein, in a case of obtaining, from the portable external instrument, a signal indicating a reception failure of radio waves from positioning satellites, the radio waves being necessary to create the navigation data, then the control unit obtains provisional navigation data from the portable external instrument, and then allows the display unit to display the provisional navigation data.

7. A navigation system comprising:

a portable external instrument; and

the portable terminal according to claim 1,

the portable external instrument including;

an external wireless communication unit which performs transmission and reception of data with another instrument by wireless communication;

a positioning data receiving unit which receives and decodes radio waves from positioning satellites, and obtains current position data;

a map data storage unit which stores map data;

an input unit which sets and inputs a movement destination; and

a navigation data creation unit which decides a movement route and creates navigation data based on the current position data obtained by the positioning data receiving unit, on the map data, and on the movement destination,

wherein the control unit obtains the navigation data, the navigation data being created by the navigation data creation unit of the portable external instrument, by the wireless communication between the external wireless communication unit and the wireless communication unit, and then allows the display unit to display the simple navigation data.

8. The navigation system according to claim 7,

wherein, in a case where the positioning data receiving unit fails to receive the radio waves from the positioning satellites, then based on the map data, the navigation data creation unit calculates a re-reception enabled spot where it is possible to receive the radio waves from the positioning satellites, and sets route information toward the re-reception enabled spot.

9. The navigation system according to claim 8,

wherein the map data includes map data of underground markets and underground passages, and height data of buildings.

10. A navigation system comprising:

a portable external instrument; and

the portable terminal according to claim 5,

the portable external instrument including;

an external wireless communication unit which performs transmission and reception of data with another instrument by wireless communication;

a positioning data receiving unit which receives and decodes radio waves from positioning satellites, and obtains current position data;

a map data storage unit which stores map data;

an input unit which sets and inputs a movement destination;

a navigation data creation unit which decides a movement route and creates navigation data based on the current position data obtained by the positioning data receiving unit, on the map data, and on the movement destination;

a movement orientation detection unit which detects a movement direction; and

a movement vector calculation unit which calculates a movement amount by using the movement direction, a movement time and a predetermined parameter,

wherein, in a case where the positioning data receiving unit fails to receive the radio waves from the positioning satellites, the navigation data creation unit calculates a current position by adding the movement amount calculated by the movement vector calculation unit to latest current position data obtained by the positioning data receiving unit, and then creates the provisional navigation data.

11. The navigation system according to claim 7,

wherein the navigation data creation unit creates the navigation data at a predetermined interval, and

the control unit requests the navigation data from the portable external instrument only in a case where current conditions coincide with preset conditions.

12. The navigation system according to claim 10,

wherein the navigation data creation unit creates the navigation data at a predetermined interval, and

the control unit requests the navigation data from the portable external instrument only in a case where current conditions coincide with preset conditions.

13. A storage medium which stores a program which allows a computer, including a wireless communication unit performing transmission and reception of data with a portable external instrument by wireless communication;

a display unit; and

a detection unit which detects an orientation, to function as;

a control unit which requests navigation data from the portable external instrument at a previously set request timing, and obtains the navigation data from the portable external instrument by using the wireless communication unit,

wherein the control unit executes processing for (i) allowing the display unit to display orientation information included in the navigation data obtained from the wireless communication unit, in accordance with orientation data obtained based on a signal from the detection unit, and (ii) allowing the display unit to display navigation data that is simple in comparison with the navigation data displayed by the portable external instrument, the simple navigation data including at least a display in a travelling direction, based on the navigation data obtained from the portable external instrument by the wireless communication unit.