A facility searching technique easier to operate and having high degree of freedom. A facility searching device is constructed from a database on map information, a database relating to various kinds of facilities and including positional information of the facilities, a display unit for displaying,
A facility searching technique easier to operate and having high degree of freedom. A facility searching device is constructed from a database on map information, a database relating to various kinds of facilities and including positional information of the facilities, a display unit for displaying, based on the map information, a map of a predetermined area, a pointing device for inputting a position located on the displayed map, a voice input unit for inputting by voice an instruction relating to search for facilities, and unit (25, 29, 30, 31) for performing the search for facilities upon receiving the input of a position or the input of an instruction (steps 21-22, 24, 26, 27, 28), the search being based on the inputted position and the instruction.
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1. A facility searching device comprising: a database related to map information;a facility database related to various genres of facilities, the database including positional information of each of the genres of facilities;a display unit adapted to display a map for a predetermined area on the basi
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A facility searching device comprising: a database related to map information;a facility database related to various genres of facilities, the database including positional information of each of the genres of facilities;a display unit adapted to display a map for a predetermined area on the basis of the map information;a pointing device for implementing a positional input on a displayed map;a voice input unit adapted to implement voice input;a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under a genre name indicating a genre to which any facility in the facility database belongs;a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not an input of a plurality of positions indicating a certain road on the map has been made as the positional input; anda search unit adapted to respond if it has been determined within a predetermined time that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name and that an input of a plurality of positions has been made as the position input, to implement a search for facilities which belong to the genre and which exist along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road,wherein the input of a plurality of positions is an operation for moving a point position by the pointing device which pointing on the map, andwherein it is determined that an input of a plurality of positions has been made as the position input, if the plurality of positions are within a predetermined distance from the road. 2. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising a position detection unit for acquiring a current position of the facility searching device, wherein the search unit operates to implement the search for facilities on a current position basis on the basis of the inputted genre name if it has been determined that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name. 3. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit for determining whether only one position is inputted as a positional input if the positional input within the predetermined time is made and it is determined that a word inputted by the voice input falls under the genre name, wherein if it is made that only one position is inputted as a positional input, the search unit operates to implement the search for facilities on the one position basis on the basis of the inputted genre name. 4. The facility searching device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that an input of a plurality of positions has been made as the positional input when the plurality of positions exist within a predetermined distance from the road and a lastly inputted position of the plurality of positions exist on the road. 5. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit for determining whether or not a plurality of positions indicating a certain area on the map has been made as a positional input if the positional input within the predetermined time is made and it has been determined that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name, wherein if it is determined that a plurality of positions have been made as a positional input, the search unit operates to implement the search for facilities included in the certain area on the basis of the inputted genre name. 6. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit for determining whether or not a plurality of positions on the map are inputted as a positional input and the plurality of positions indicate no road and area on the map, if the predetermined input within the predetermined time has been made and it has been determined that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name, wherein if it has been that a plurality of positions are inputted as a positional input, the search unit operates to implement the search for facilities using as a basis a position intermediate between firstly and lastly inputted positions of the plurality of positions on the basis of the inputted genre name. 7. The facility searching device according to claim 1, wherein the input of the plurality of positions is performed by a drag operation. 8. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit for determining whether or not an input tracing a single road or a plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other on the map has been made as a positional input by the pointing device if the positional input within the predetermined time has been made and it has been determined that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre, wherein if it has been determined that the input tracing has been made a positional input by the pointing device, the search unit operates to search for facilities on the basis of the inputted genre name, the facilities being along the one or plurality of roads or existing within a predetermined distance from the one or plurality of roads. 9. The facility searching device according to claim 1, the search for the facilities existing along the roads or within a distance from the roads is implemented in a range from a beginning position to an end position of the input tracing a single road or the like. 10. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising an input determination unit for determining whether an input of only two positions by a first pointing operation and a second pointing operation made within a predetermined time from the first pointing operation if the positional input within the predetermined time has been made and it has been determined that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name and a determination unit for determining whether or not the two positions are on an identical road if it has been made that the input of only two positions has been made by the input determination unit, wherein if it has been determined that the two positions are on an identical road, the search unit operates to implement the search for the facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road on the basis of the inputted genre name. 11. The facility searching device according to claim 10, wherein the search for the facilities existing along the road or with a predetermined distance from the road is implemented in an area between the two positions. 12. The facility searching device according to claim 10, wherein if it has been determined that the two positions are not on an identical road, the search unit operates to implement the search for facilities on an intermediate position basis for the two positions on the basis of the inputted genre name. 13. The facility searching device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit for determining whether or not an input of three or more positions by three or more pointing operations has successively made without leaving time spaces more than a predetermined time if the positional input within a predetermined time has been made and it has been determined that a word inputted by the voice unit falls under the genre name, wherein if it has been determined that an input of three or more positions has been successively made, the search unit operates to implement the search for facilities existing a triangular area or a polygonal area having its vertexes three or more positions on the basis of the inputted genre name. 14. The facility searching device according to claim 1, wherein the voice input unit shifts to an input acceptable state, in which an input of a genre name by voice can be accepted, in response to the input of a position on the displayed map. 15. The facility searching device according to claim 14, wherein the shift to the input acceptable state is performed after outputting a predetermined voice in response to the input of the position. 16. The facility searching device according to claim 1, wherein if the number of facilities searched by the search unit is more than a predetermined number, a voice for prompting to make a voice input of a name for narrowing a searching range is outputted, and the voice input of the name is accepted to narrow the searching range. 17. The facility searching device according to claim 1, if a word inputted by the input unit falls under a word indicating a predetermined utilization purpose, the input is regarded as being an input of a predetermined plurality of genre names corresponding to the utilization purpose and it is determined that a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name. 18. The facility searching device according to claim 1, wherein the search for the facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is implemented within an area of the roads that are displayed by the display unit. 19. A navigation device which has the facility searching device recited in any of claims 1 to 18 and which shares a map database of the facility searching device. 20. A computer readable medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to function as the determination unit adapted to determine whether or not a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under a genre name indicating a genre to which any facility in the facility database belongs and search unit recited in any of claims 1 to 18. 21. A facility searching method to be performed by a computer having a map database for map information and a facility database including positional information of each of various genres of facilities, the facility searching method comprising the steps of: displaying on a display unit a map for a predetermined area on the basis of the map database;accepting an input for positions on the displayed map via a pointing device;accepting an input by voice;determining firstly whether or not a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under a genre name indicating a genre to which any facility in the facility database belongs;determining secondly whether or not an input of a plurality of positions indicating a certain road on the map has been made as the positional input; andsearching facilities which belong to a genre and which exist along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road, in response to that it has been determined within a predetermined time that, a word inputted by the voice input unit falls under the genre name and that an input of a plurality of positions has been made as the positional input,wherein the input of a plurality of position is an operation for moving a point position by the pointing device which pointing on the map, andwherein if the plurality of positions are within a predetermined distance from the road, it is determined that an input of a plurality of positions has been made as the positional input. 22. A facility searching device comprising: a search unit configured to determine whether an input, which is input through a touch panel, on a displayed map is an encircling operation indicating an operation to encircle an area in the displayed map or a tracing operation indicating an operation to trace a road in the displayed map, search a facility that exists within the area if it is determined that the input is the encircling operation, and search a facility that exists along the road or within a first predetermined distance from the road if it is determined that the input is the tracing operation indicating the operation to trace the road, whereinthe search unit is configured to determine whether the input is the tracing operation indicating an operation to trace a plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other in the displayed map, and, if it is determined that the input is the tracing operation indicating the operation to trace the plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other in the displayed map, search a facility that exists along the plurality of roads or exists within a first predetermined distance from the plurality of roads, andthe search unit is configured to determine an input of a plurality of positions is the tracing operation when the plurality of positions exist within a second predetermined distance from the road. 23. The facility searching device according to claim 22, wherein the search unit is configured to search a facility that exists in an area within the first predetermined distance from a middle point between a beginning position of the input and a final position of the input when one of the plurality of positions does not exist within the second predetermined distance from the road. 24. The facility searching device according to claim 22, wherein the search unit is configured to search a facility that belongs to a genre designated by a user. 25. The facility searching device according to claim 24, wherein the genre is designated by using a voice input unit that converts an utterance by the user into a sound signal. 26. The facility searching device according to claim 24, wherein the search unit is configured to determine whether or not the touch panel is touched within a predetermined time from a time at which the genre is designated, and search a facility that belongs to the genre on the basis of the input through the touch panel when it is determined that the touch panel is touched within the predetermined time. 27. The facility searching device according to claim 24, wherein the search unit is configured to determine whether or not the touch panel is touched within a predetermined time from a time at which the genre is designated, and search a facility with respect to a current position when it is determined that the touch panel is not touched within the predetermined time. 28. The facility searching device according to claim 22, wherein the input is input through a touch panel. 29. A facility searching method comprising: determining whether an input, which is input through a touch panel, on a displayed map is an encircling operation indicating an operation to encircle an area in the displayed map or a tracing operation indicating an operation to trace a road in the displayed map;searching a facility that exists within the area if it is determined that the input is the encircling operation and searching a facility that exists along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road if it is determined that the input is the tracing operation indicating the operation to trace the road, whereinthe determining determines whether the input is the tracing operation indicating an operation to trace a plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other in the displayed map,the determining determines that an input of a plurality of positions is the tracing operation when the plurality of positions exist within a second predetermined distance from the road, anda facility is searched that exists along the plurality of roads or exists within a predetermined distance from the plurality of roads if it is determined that the input is the tracing operation indicating the operation to trace the plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other in the displayed map. 30. A non-transitory computer readable medium including program instructions for searching a facility, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform: determining whether an input, which is input through a touch panel, on a displayed map is an encircling operation indicating an operation to encircle an area in the displayed map or a tracing operation indicating an operation to trace a road in the displayed map, whereinthe determining determines whether the input is the tracing operation indicating an operation to trace a plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other in the displayed map, andthe determining determines that an input of a plurality of positions is the tracing operation when the plurality of positions exist within a second predetermined distance from the road, andsearching a facility that exists within the area if it is determined that the input is the encircling operation and searching a facility that exists along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road if it is determined that the input is the tracing operation indicating the operation to trace the road, whereinthe searching searches a facility that exists along the plurality of roads or exists within a predetermined distance from the plurality of roads if it is determined that the input is the tracing operation indicating the operation to trace the plurality of roads intersecting or connected with each other in the displayed map. 31. A navigation device comprising the facility searching device according to claim 22.
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