JP2001175723A - Internet terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable a store to receive goods ordered based on store information and product information obtained through the Internet in a short time. A vehicle position detecting means for detecting a vehicle position.
1, position information transmitting means 52 for transmitting the position of the vehicle to a predetermined host computer via the Internet, product information receiving means 57 for receiving store information around the vehicle position and product information at the store from the host computer via the Internet, The store information display means 55 for displaying store information on the display device, the product information display means 58 for displaying product information on the display device, and the product to be ordered by the user from the store information are provided. It comprises a store selecting means 56 for selecting a store, a product selecting means 59 for selecting a product to be ordered by the user according to a user's instruction, and a product ordering means 60 for ordering the selected product to the selected store via the Internet. .

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an Internet terminal device, and more particularly to an Internet terminal device such as a car navigation device with a product ordering function having a current position detecting function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a plurality of GPs have been
GPS (Gl), a positioning system that receives navigation radio waves transmitted from the S satellite to the ground and detects the current position
2. Description of the Related Art Car navigation devices that can display the current position of a user using an obal Positioning System (global positioning system) have been widely used.

[0003] In such a car navigation device, the Internet is used to acquire information about a store such as a restaurant or fast food near the position selected by the user or the current position, or information about a product provided at the store. There is an Internet terminal device which is a car navigation device provided with connection means.

[0004]

However, in the conventional Internet terminal device described above, when a user wants to order a product based on store information and product information obtained through the Internet, the user actually goes to the store and places an order. Must.

[0005] Since it is necessary to actually go to the store and place an order as described above, it takes time to place an order when the store is crowded, or in the case of a product prepared after receiving the order, Since it may take a long time to provide the product, the user may have to wait a long time after arriving at the store until receiving the product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an Internet terminal device capable of receiving a product ordered based on store information and product information obtained through the Internet in a store in a short time.

[0007]

In order to solve this problem, an Internet terminal device of the present invention displays a map information storage means storing map information, a map and a current position of a user on the map. A display device, an input device for inputting an instruction by a user, an Internet connection unit for connecting to the Internet, a current position detection unit for detecting the current position of the user, and a current position detected by the current position detection unit. Position information transmitting means for transmitting to a predetermined host computer via the Internet in response to the instruction of the product, product information receiving means for receiving store information around the current location and product information provided at the store from the host computer via the Internet, Store information table for displaying store information received by the information receiving means on a display device Means, merchandise information display means for displaying merchandise information received by the merchandise information receiving means on a display device, and a store providing merchandise to be ordered by the user from among the store information received by the merchandise information receiving means , A product selection means for selecting a product to be ordered by the user from the product information received by the product information receiving means, and a product selected by the product selection means. And a product ordering means for ordering through the Internet to the store selected by the store selecting means.

[0008] Further, the Internet terminal device of the present invention is a map information storage means in which map information is stored, a display device for displaying a map and a current position of the user on the map, and an input device for inputting an instruction by the user. Internet connection means for connecting to the Internet, position selection means for selecting a position on a map in accordance with a user's instruction, and a position selected by the position selection means in accordance with a user's instruction. Position information transmitting means for transmitting to the computer via the Internet, product information receiving means for receiving store information around the selected position and product information provided at the store from the host computer via the Internet, and store information received by the product information receiving means Store information display means for displaying the A merchandise information display means for displaying the received merchandise information on the display device, and a store for selecting a store providing the merchandise to be ordered by the user from among the store information received by the merchandise information receiving means in accordance with a user instruction Selecting means, a product selecting means for selecting a product to be ordered by the user from the product information received by the product information receiving means in accordance with the user's instruction, and a store selecting the product selected by the product selecting means by the store selecting means And a product ordering means for ordering through the Internet.

[0009] As a result, the desired product is ordered from the store based on the store information and the product information obtained through the Internet terminal device, so that the order can be made without actually going to the store. It is possible to receive the goods ordered based on the store information and the goods information obtained through the store in a short time.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a map information storage means in which map information is stored, a display device for displaying a map and a current position of the user on the map, An input device for inputting an instruction, an Internet connection means for connecting to the Internet, a current position detection means for detecting a current position of the user, and a predetermined current position detected by the current position detection means in accordance with the user's instruction Position information transmitting means for transmitting to the host computer via the Internet, merchandise information receiving means for receiving store information around the current position and merchandise information provided at the store from the host computer via the Internet, and merchandise information receiving means Store information display means for displaying store information on the display device, received by the product information receiving means Product information display means for displaying the product information on the display device, and a store selection for selecting a store providing a product to be ordered by the user from the store information received by the product information receiving means in accordance with a user instruction Means, a product selecting means for selecting a product to be ordered by the user from the product information received by the product information receiving means according to a user's instruction, and a product selected by the product selecting means to the store selected by the store selecting means. This is an Internet terminal device that has a product ordering means for ordering through the Internet, and since the desired product is ordered from the store based on the store information and the product information obtained through the Internet terminal device, it is actually dispatched to the store. Orders can be placed without the need for store information and product information obtained through the Internet. The have the effect that it is possible to receive in a short time at the store order items in a group.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a map information storage means for storing map information, a display device for displaying a map and a current position of a user on the map,
An input device for a user to input an instruction; an Internet connection unit for connecting to the Internet; a position selection unit for selecting a position on a map according to the user's instruction; and a user selecting a position selected by the position selection unit. Position information transmitting means for transmitting to a predetermined host computer via the Internet in accordance with the instruction of the above, product information receiving means for receiving store information around the selected position and product information provided at the store from the host computer via the Internet, Store information display means for displaying the store information received by the information receiving means on the display device, product information display means for displaying the product information received by the product information receiving means on the display device, and store information received by the product information receiving means From the store information, select the store that provides the product that the user wants to order. Store selection means for selecting by the user's instruction, product selection means for selecting the product to be ordered by the user from the product information received by the product information reception means, and store selection for the product selected by the product selection means. An Internet terminal device having a product ordering means for ordering the store selected by the selecting means through the Internet, wherein the desired product is ordered from the store based on the store information and the product information obtained through the Internet terminal device. Therefore, it is possible to place an order without actually going to the store, and it is possible to receive the ordered product at the store in a short time based on the store information and the product information obtained through the Internet. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the store position information included in the store information received by the product information receiving unit and the current position detected by the current position detecting unit. Arrival time estimating means for estimating the time of arrival at the store from the current time and the arrival time, and the arrival time estimated by the arrival time estimating means when transmitting an order to the store selected by the store selecting means via the Internet. An Internet terminal device provided with time transmitting means, and has an effect that it is possible to transmit an estimated arrival time at a store.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In these drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description is omitted.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration including an Internet terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the Internet terminal device of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing components in a product ordering operation by the Internet terminal device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a product of the Internet terminal device of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an order process.

In this embodiment, a case is described in which the Internet terminal device according to the present invention is applied to a car navigation device. However, the present invention is not limited to a car navigation device, such as a computer or a portable information terminal having a current position detection function,
It can be applied to various Internet terminal devices.

As shown in FIG. 1, a car navigation device (Internet terminal device) 40 of the present embodiment
A store / merchandise search server (host computer) 17 connected to the Internet 16 via a mobile communication device (Internet connection means) 14 such as a mobile phone, and an order receiving server installed in the store 18 19 can be accessed. When the car navigation device 40 transmits the position information of the vehicle to the store / product search server 17, the store / product search server 17 responds to the request by providing the information to the stores near the position and the stores. A search is made for a product that is present, and store information and product information that are the search results are transmitted to the car navigation device 40.

The car navigation device 40 displays the store icons 32 and 33 on the map 30 based on the received store information.
A display device 3 which is displayed together with the current position 31 on the
An input device 2 for a user to input operation commands and the like.

The input device 2 includes a cursor button 37 used for selecting a store or a product, a confirm button 39 for confirming the selected store or a product, and a cancel button 38 for canceling the store or product selection. . When the user selects one store (the store 32 in this case) from the store icons 32 and 33 with the cursor button 37 and presses the confirm button 39, the store name 35 and the store name are displayed based on the store information and the product information. List of products offered in 34,
The image 36 of the product selected by the user is displayed on the display device 3. Then, the user presses the cursor button 37
When one product is selected from the product list 34 and the confirm button 39 is pressed, the order information is transmitted from the car navigation device 40 to the store 18.

Next, the hardware configuration of the Internet terminal device of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

The car navigation device according to the present embodiment has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) for controlling the operation of the entire device.
1, an input device 2 for a user to input an operation command or the like to the CPU 1, a display device 3 for the CPU 1 to display and output a processing result, and a screen display process of the display device 3 based on input image information and the like. A video RAM for temporarily storing the graphic controller 4a and image data input from the graphic controller 4a and displayed on the display device 3
4b, a display control device 4 for controlling the display operation of the display device 3, a GPS receiver 5a for locating and outputting the position of the own vehicle by GPS, and detecting the speed and inclination of the own vehicle. By combining the input from the GPS receiver 5a and the input from the self-contained navigation unit 5b, the input from the self-contained navigation unit 5b and the input from the self-contained navigation unit 5b that enable the position of the own vehicle to be measured even in a tunnel or the like where the navigation radio wave from the GPS satellite cannot be received CPU
Interface 5 for converting to data that can be input / output to / from 1
An antenna 6 for receiving a navigation radio wave from a GPS satellite; a CD-ROM (read-only compact disk memory) 7 serving as map information storage means for storing map information and the like; A CD-ROM drive 8 for reading and outputting information
ROM 9 in which a program for controlling CPU 1 and graphic data to be displayed on the display device 3 are recorded, and a RAM 10 for storing data and the like generated temporarily when the CPU 1 operates.
A sound output control device 11 for controlling sound output based on a command from the CPU 1; and a speaker 12 for outputting sound based on a sound signal input from the sound output control device 11.
A communication control device 13 that controls transmission and reception of data based on a command from the CPU 1, a mobile communication device 14 such as a mobile phone that transmits and receives data input and output from the communication control device 13 using a mobile phone communication network, CPU 1, input device 2, display control device 4, interface 5, CD-RO
The M drive 8, the ROM 9, the RAM 10, the audio output control device 11, and the bus line 15 commonly connected to the communication control device 13 are provided.

Next, a functional configuration of a product ordering operation by the car navigation device having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, a functional configuration of a car ordering operation of the car navigation device includes an input device 2,
The display device 3, a GPS receiver 5a, a self-contained navigation unit 5b, and a self-detection device that detects coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the vehicle position based on position information signals output from the GPS receiver 5a and the self-contained navigation unit 5b. Vehicle position detecting means (current position detecting means) 51; position selecting means 63 capable of selecting a desired position on a map;
Alternatively, a position information transmitting means 52 for transmitting position information output from the position selecting means 63 to the store / product search server 17 via the mobile telephone network 53, and a mobile telephone network 53
Store information receiving means 54 for receiving the store information sent from the store / product search server 17 (FIG. 1) via the Internet, and the product sent from the store / product search server 17 via the mobile phone network 53 Product information receiving means 5 for receiving information
7 and the store icons 32, 33 (FIG. 1) on the map 30 based on the store information received by the store information receiving means 54.
Store information display means 55 displayed on the display device 3 in a superimposed manner (FIG. 1), store selection means 56 for allowing the user to select a store by the input device 2, and product information receiving means 57
The product information display means 58 for displaying the names, prices, images, etc. of the products handled in the store selected by the store selection means 56 on the display device 3 based on the product information received from Product selection means 59 for enabling selection of a product to be selected, and information for ordering the product selected by the product selection means 59 to the store selected by the store selection means 56 via the mobile phone network 53. Item ordering means 60 to be transmitted to the vehicle, position information output from the vehicle position detecting means 51 and the store selecting means 5
6: an arrival time estimating means 6 for estimating the time at which the vehicle will arrive at the store from the position information of the store selected by 6 and the current time.
1 and an arrival time transmitting means 6 for transmitting the arrival time predicted by the arrival time predicting means 61 to the store selected by the store selecting means 56 via the mobile telephone network 53.
2 is provided.

The vehicle position detecting means 51, the position selecting means 63, the position information transmitting means 52, and the store information receiving means 5
4. Product information receiving means 57, store information displaying means 55, store selecting means 56, product information displaying means 58, product selecting means 59, product ordering means 60, arrival time predicting means 61, and arrival time transmitting means 62 are stored in ROM 9. It is composed of stored programs, and the operation is executed by the CPU 1 performing processing according to the programs.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a general-purpose CP is used.
Although the operation is performed by the program processing using U1, the operation may be performed by a dedicated logic circuit.

Referring to FIG. 4, a description will be given of a product ordering process in the car navigation device of the present embodiment configured as described above.

The vehicle position detecting means 51 is provided with a GPS receiver 5.
a) Calculate the distance to each GPS satellite from the arrival times of the radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites, the orbit around the earth and the arrival time of the received radio wave included in the navigation wave received by a, and detect the position of the vehicle. I do. When the navigation radio wave from the GPS satellite does not reach under a tunnel, an elevated road, or the like, the position of the own vehicle is detected based on the speed of the own vehicle output from the self-contained navigation unit 5b and the right and left inclination (S1). .

When the position of the own vehicle is detected in this way, or when the position is selected by the position selecting means 63, the CP
U1 requests the position information transmitting means 52 to transmit the position information. In response to this, the position information transmitting means 52 transmits the position information to the store / product search server 17 via the mobile phone network 53 (S2).

Next, the CPU 1 checks whether or not the store information and the product information have been transmitted to the store information receiving means 54 and the product information receiving means 57 (S1).
3).

If it is determined that the store information and the product information have been transmitted, the CPU 1 extracts the store position (latitude / longitude), type, name, and the like from the store information received by the store information receiving means 54. Then, the icon representing the store is displayed on the display device 3 while being superimposed on the map (S4).
Note that what is displayed is not limited to icons, and may be a list of store names.

Next, the CPU 1 determines whether or not a store has been selected (S5). The selection of a store is performed by, for example, the cursor button 37 and the enter button 39 of the input device 2. When the icons of a plurality of stores are displayed on the map, for example, first, the icon of any one of the stores is blinked and set as a candidate. After that, the candidate store is switched by pressing the cursor button 37, the blinking of the icon of the previous candidate is interrupted, and the blinking of the icon of the new candidate is started. Then, by pressing the confirm button 39, it is determined that the candidate store at that time is selected.

When a store is selected, the CPU 1 extracts the products provided at the store from the product information received by the product information receiving means 57, and displays the names, amounts, images, and the like of the products. Display on the display device 3 (S
6).

Next, the CPU 1 determines whether or not a product has been selected (S7). The selection of a product is performed by, for example, the cursor button 37 and the confirmation button 39 of the input device 2. In other words, a menu listing the names of the products is displayed on the display device 3, and the top product is first set as a candidate. Thereafter, by pressing the cursor button 37, the candidate products are switched, and by pressing the confirmation button 39, it is determined that the candidate product at that time is selected.

Next, the CPU 1 detects the vehicle position detecting means 51.
Then, an optimal route is determined from the vehicle position detected and the location of the selected store, and the time of arrival at the store is predicted based on the current time (S8). The current time is indicated by the GPS receiver 5
The distance to each GPS satellite is calculated from the arrival times of the radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites included in the navigation radio wave received by a, the orbit around the earth, and the arrival time of the received radio wave.

When the arrival time is predicted, the CPU 1 requests the commodity ordering means 60 and the arrival time transmitting means 62 to transmit the commodity order and the arrival time. Thereby, the commodity ordering means 60 and the arrival time transmitting means 62 transmit the commodity order information and the arrival time to the store via the mobile phone network 53 (S9).

As described above, according to the car navigation device of the present embodiment, the desired product is ordered from the store based on the store information and the product information obtained through the car navigation device. It is possible to place an order without going to a store, and the store can receive the ordered product based on the store information and the product information obtained through the Internet in a short time.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, a desired product is ordered from a store based on store information and product information obtained through the Internet terminal device. This makes it possible to place an order without using the store information, and it is possible to obtain an effective effect that a store can receive a product ordered based on store information and product information obtained through the Internet in a short time.

If the arrival time estimating means and the arrival time transmitting means are provided, it is possible to obtain an effective effect that the estimated arrival time at the store can be transmitted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration including an Internet terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the Internet terminal device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing components in a product ordering operation by the Internet terminal device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a commodity ordering process by the Internet terminal device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

2 input device 3 display device 7 CD-ROM (map information storage means) 14 mobile communication device (internet connection means) 30 map 31 current position 40 car navigation device (internet terminal device) 51 own vehicle position detection means (current position detection means) 52) Position information transmitting means 55 Store information displaying means 56 Store selecting means 57 Product information receiving means 58 Product information displaying means 59 Product selecting means 60 Product ordering means 61 Arrival time estimating means 62 Arrival time transmitting means 63 Position selecting means

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A map information storage means in which map information is stored, a display device for displaying a map and a current position of the user on the map, an input device for inputting an instruction by the user, and connection to the Internet. Internet connection means, current position detection means for detecting the current position of the user, position information transmission means for transmitting the current position detected by the current position detection means to a predetermined host computer via the Internet in accordance with a user's instruction, Product information receiving means for receiving store information around the current position and product information provided at the store from the host computer via the Internet; and a store for displaying the store information received by the product information receiving means on the display device. Information display means; and product information received by the product information receiving means. Merchandise information display means to be displayed on the display device; and store selection means for selecting a store that provides a product to be ordered by the user from the store information received by the merchandise information receiving means according to a user instruction. A product selecting means for selecting a product to be ordered by the user from the product information received by the product information receiving means according to a user's instruction; and a store selecting the product selected by the product selecting means by the store selecting means. And an article ordering means for ordering through the Internet. 2. A map information storage means in which map information is stored; a display device for displaying a map and a current position of the user on the map; an input device for inputting an instruction by the user; and connection to the Internet. Internet connection means, position selection means for selecting a position on a map in accordance with a user's instruction, and position for transmitting the position selected by the position selection means to a predetermined host computer via the Internet in accordance with the user's instruction Information transmitting means, merchandise information receiving means for receiving store information around the selected position and merchandise information provided at the store from the host computer via the Internet, and store information received by the merchandise information receiving means on the display device. Store information display means to be displayed on the product, the product received by the product information receiving means Product information display means for displaying information on the display device, and a store selection for selecting a store providing a product to be ordered by the user from the store information received by the product information receiving means according to a user's instruction. Means, a product selecting means for selecting a product to be ordered by the user from the product information received by the product information receiving means in accordance with a user instruction, and a product selected by the product selecting means selected by the store selecting means. An Internet terminal device, comprising: a product ordering means for ordering a store through the Internet. 3. An arrival time estimation for estimating a time of arrival at a store based on a current position detected by the current position detection unit, store position information included in store information received by the product information reception unit, and a current time. Means for transmitting an arrival time predicted by said arrival time prediction means to said store when an order is made to the store selected by said store selection means via the Internet, said arrival time transmission means being provided. 2. The Internet terminal device according to 1.