Information processing device, information processing method and information processing program

• US 7,490,294 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2003
• Issued: 02/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Okada, Shizue
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Dennis-Doon
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAUDHURI, ANITA
• Application Number:
  US10/348,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20030164822A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,212 Days
• Field of Search: 345/204, 709/217, 715/501.1, 715/762, 715/763, 715/764, 340/990, 340/995, 701/200
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/102 using electrical means

Abstract

An information processing device which enables display of guide information made up of characters, images and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, in association with user information made up of texts and images recorded by the user, is provided. User information in the form of text data as well as guide information is displayed in an explanation display part. A photograph or illustration of facilities is displayed in an image display part. A map showing routes to facilities of interest from principal public facilities is displayed in a map display part. Since the latitude and longitude is recorded in map data irrespective of whether its format is a vector format or image format, the position of the facilities can be displayed from positioning information acquired from other equipments. Moreover, the setting of destinations and navigation including route guide are possible.

Claims

1. An information processing device for processing guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the device comprising:

storing means for storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

recording means for recording the guide information and the user information separately on the storing means;

linking means for adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

updating means for temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the links, by writing a new version of the guide information to the storing means without modifying the user information; and

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

display means for displaying the guide information and displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

control means for causing the display means to display a present position mark corresponding to positioning information obtained by measuring a present position of the device, and routes to the destinations and facilities of interest.

2. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a present position measuring means for acquiring the positioning information.

3. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein positions of the destinations and facilities of interest are read from the map data in the guide information.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the new version of the guide information includes new business hours for a facility.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the new version of the guide information includes one or more of:

updated information on how to make a phone call in a foreign country; and

updated dictionary information or language information for the foreign country.

6. An information processing device for processing guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the device comprising:

storing means for storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

recording means for recording the guide information and the user information separately on the storing means;

linking means for adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

updating means for temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information to the storing means without modifying the user information; and

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

display means for displaying the guide information and displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

control means for saving the user information and the guide information to an external recording medium, or outputting the user information and the guide information to an external interface.

7. The information processing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control means causes the display means to display the user information, a present position mark corresponding to positioning information acquired by measuring a present position of the device, and routes to the destinations and facilities of interest, as well as the guide information.

8. An information processing method for processing guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the method comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

displaying the guide information in association with the user information.

9. The information processing method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

checking, from a recording medium storing at least the guide information and selectively storing the user information related to the guide information, the presence or absence of the user information; and

displaying only the guide information or the guide information and user information in accordance with the presence or absence of the user information.

10. An information processing method for processing guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the method comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

temporarily saving the link separately from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

displaying images taken by a user in place of the one or more images included in the guide information.

11. An information processing method for processing guide information with a device, the guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the method comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information; and

displaying a present position mark corresponding to positioning information obtained by measuring a present position of the device, and routes to the destinations and facilities of interest.

12. An information processing method for processing guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the method comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information; and

saving the user information and the guide information to an external recording medium, or outputting the user information and the guide information to an external interface.

13. A computer readable medium storing an information processing program for causing an information processing device to process guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the process comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

displaying the guide information in association with the user information.

14. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the process further comprises:

checking, from a recording medium storing at least the guide information and selectively storing the user information related to the guide information, the presence or absence of the user information; and

displaying only the guide information or the guide information and user information in accordance with the presence or absence of the user information.

15. A computer readable medium storing an information processing program for causing an information processing device to process guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the process comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

linking means for adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

displaying images taken by a user in place of the one or more images included in the guide information.

16. A computer readable medium storing an information processing program for causing an information processing device to process guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the process comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

displaying a present position mark corresponding to positioning information obtained by measuring a present position of the device, and routes to the destinations and facilities of interest.

17. A computer readable medium storing an information processing program for causing an information processing device to process guide information including one or more characters, images, and map data related to destinations and facilities of interest, the process comprising:

storing the guide information and user information, the user information including text entered by the user;

adding a link, connecting the guide information to the user information, to the guide information;

separately recording the guide information and the user information;

temporarily saving the link separate from the guide information;

updating the guide information, after temporarily saving the link, by writing a new version of the guide information without modifying the user information;

writing the saved link into the updated guide information upon completion of updating the guide information;

displaying the guide information;

displaying the user information including the text entered by the user; and

saving the user information and the guide information to an external recording medium, or outputting the user information and the guide information to an external interface.