JP2008152364A - Information providing device, information providing method, information providing program and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guide the movement inclination of a user that includes an arbitrary spot within a ranged basic action. <P>SOLUTION: An information providing device 100 acquires information related with the movement history of a traveling object and the action base of the user of the traveling object for each of arbitrary spots by an acquisition part 101. When the information related to the movement history of the traveling object and the action base of the user of the traveling object for each arbitrary spot is acquired, the movement frequency of the traveling object at an arbitrary spot, existing within the basic action range, is calculated by a calculation part 103, from the information related to the acquired movement history of the traveling object and the action base of the user of the traveling object. Successively, the information related to the movement frequency is output from the movement frequency of the traveling object at an arbitrary spot that exists within the calculated basic action range, by an output part 106. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a computer-readable recording medium. However, use of the present invention is not limited to the above-described information providing apparatus, information providing method, information providing program, and computer-readable recording medium.

  Conventionally, for example, a route from a current position to a destination point is set, a navigation device that guides the route, and information is collected from a plurality of navigation devices, and the collected information is sent to a plurality of navigation devices that want to receive the information. There is an information management server for transmission (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). The information collected by the information management server from the navigation device is, for example, current position information, information on the position of the congested point and the length of the traffic jam (hereinafter referred to as “traffic jam information”). For example, the information management server transmits information received from a navigation device such as traffic jam information to another navigation device.

  Conventionally, for example, there is a navigation device that guides a route from a current position to a destination point set by a user or the like. When a destination point is set using such a navigation device, the user searches for the destination point by inputting the address, name, telephone number, etc. of the destination point. Conventionally, such navigation devices include navigation devices that make it easy to search by classifying destination points by genre, region, or the like.

JP 2005-17035 A

  However, in the prior art described in Patent Document 1 described above, the user can know the position of the traffic jam and the length of the traffic jam by referring to the traffic jam information received from the information management server. For example, there is a problem that it is not possible to know an effective escape route that only local residents living near the point where the traffic jam is known, and the traffic jam can not be avoided effectively. As an example.

  Conventionally, a user can search for a destination if he knows the address, name, phone number, etc. of the destination. For example, if he wants to go to a well-reputed facility in the area he / she travels, There was a problem that it was annoying to collect information by himself using books, magazines or the Internet.

  In order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, the information providing apparatus according to claim 1 acquires, for each arbitrary point, information regarding a movement history of a moving object and a behavior base of a user of the moving object. And the movement frequency of the moving body at the arbitrary point existing within a predetermined range (hereinafter referred to as “basic action range”) from the action base using the means and the information acquired by the acquisition means. It is characterized by comprising: a calculation means; and an output means for outputting information relating to the movement frequency calculated by the calculation means.

  The information providing method according to claim 7 includes an acquisition step of acquiring information on a movement history of a mobile object and an action base of a user of the mobile object for each arbitrary point, and information acquired by the acquisition step And calculating the movement frequency of the moving body at the arbitrary point existing within a predetermined range (hereinafter referred to as “basic action range”) from the action base, and calculated by the calculation process. An output step of outputting information relating to the movement frequency.

  An information providing program according to claim 8 causes a computer to execute the information providing method according to claim 7.

  A computer-readable recording medium according to a ninth aspect records the information providing program according to the eighth aspect.

  Exemplary embodiments of an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Schematic configuration of information providing device)
First, a schematic configuration of the information providing apparatus will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information providing apparatus 100 includes an acquisition unit 101, a recording unit 102, a calculation unit 103, a specifying unit 104, a determination unit 105, and an output unit 106.

  The acquisition part 101 acquires the information regarding the movement history of a moving body, and the action base of the user of the said moving body for every arbitrary points. Here, the movement history is, for example, information on the position of the point where the moving body has moved and the number of times the moving body has moved the point (hereinafter referred to as “the number of movements of the moving body”). The action base of the mobile object is, for example, a point that is a base in an area where the user of the mobile object lives daily such as at home or work and is registered by the user. Arbitrary points are points on the map, for example, points on public roads and places where there is no restriction for moving objects, such as points that can identify public facilities, stores, event venues, etc. . The recording unit 102 records information on the movement history and the action base acquired by the acquisition unit 101.

  The calculation unit 103 uses the information acquired by the acquisition unit 101 to calculate the moving frequency of the moving object at any point existing within the basic action range. Here, the movement frequency is, for example, the number of movements of the moving body at an arbitrary point within the basic action range. Further, the calculation unit 103 calculates, as the movement frequency, the ratio of the number of movements of the moving object at any point existing within the basic action range to the number of movements of all the moving objects that have moved the arbitrary point. Also good.

  The specifying unit 104 specifies a point where the moving frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold according to the moving frequency calculated by the calculating unit 103. For example, when the movement frequency is the number of movements of a moving body at an arbitrary point existing within the basic action range, the number of movements of the moving body at an arbitrary point existing within the basic action range is The number that is equal to or greater than a predetermined percentage of the number of movements of all the moving objects that have moved is set as a threshold value. Here, the predetermined ratio can be an arbitrary value set by the navigation device manufacturing side, for example, when the navigation device is manufactured.

  For example, when the movement frequency is the ratio of the number of movements of a moving body at an arbitrary point existing within the basic action range to the number of movements of all the moving bodies that have passed the arbitrary point, the basic action A ratio in which the ratio of the number of movements of a moving body at an arbitrary point within the range to the number of movements of all the moving bodies that have passed through the arbitrary point may be a predetermined ratio or more may be used as a threshold value.

  The determination unit 105 determines whether or not the specific point is a point on the road. If the specific point is a point on the road, the determination unit 105 sends information to the output unit 106 indicating that information related to a route passing through the specific point is output. In addition, the determination unit 105 determines whether or not a facility exists at the specific point. If the specific point is a facility, the determination unit 105 sends information indicating that information about the facility is output to the output unit 106.

  The output unit 106 outputs information related to the movement frequency calculated by the calculation unit 103. The information regarding the movement frequency is, for example, information representing the movement frequency as a number. Further, the output unit 106 may output information on a point that satisfies a predetermined condition when the determination unit 105 determines that an arbitrary point satisfies the predetermined condition. Here, the output refers to, for example, reproducing information relating to the movement frequency in a state that can be recognized by the user via a user interface unit (not shown). Further, for example, information on the movement frequency may be output by transmitting information on the movement frequency to a terminal having a user interface unit such as a display or a speaker.

(Processing procedure of information providing apparatus 100)
Next, a processing procedure in the information providing apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the information providing apparatus 100. The flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is performed, for example, when a user receives an instruction to perform processing. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 2, first, the information providing apparatus 100 waits until it acquires information related to the moving history of the moving object and the user's action base (step S201: No loop).

  In step S201, when the information providing apparatus 100 acquires information regarding the movement history of the moving object and the user's action base (step S201: Yes), the information providing apparatus 100 uses the acquired information to exist within the basic action range. The moving frequency of the moving body at an arbitrary point is calculated (step S202). After calculating the movement frequency, the information providing apparatus 100 outputs information regarding the calculated movement frequency (step S203), and ends a series of processes.

  As described above, according to the information providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to guide the movement tendency of the user who includes the arbitrary point within the basic action range for each arbitrary point. Thereby, the user can select the point to move, referring to the movement tendency of the user who includes an arbitrary point in the basic action range.

  Moreover, according to the information providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above, the number of movements of the moving body at an arbitrary point existing within the basic action range can be calculated as the movement frequency. Thus, for example, the user sets a predetermined condition using, for example, the number of movements of a moving body at an arbitrary point within the calculated basic action range, and outputs only information on the point that satisfies the condition. Can be helpful.

  Further, according to the information providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above, as the movement frequency, all the moving bodies that have moved the arbitrary point in the number of movements of the moving body at the arbitrary point existing within the basic action range. The ratio to the number of movements can be calculated. As a result, the user uses, for example, the ratio of the number of movements of a moving object at any point existing within the calculated basic action range to the number of movements of all moving objects that have moved at the arbitrary point. It is possible to set a predetermined condition and output only the information of the point satisfying the condition for reference.

  Moreover, according to the information providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above, it is possible to specify a point where the movement frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and to output information regarding the specified point. Further, according to the information providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above, it is determined whether or not the specific point is a point on the road, and when it is determined that the specific point is a point on the road, the specific point is specified. Information about the route passing through the point can be output. Thereby, the user can refer to the information regarding the route passing through the specific point whose movement frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold.

  Moreover, according to the information providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above, it is determined whether or not a facility exists at a specific point. When it is determined that a facility exists, information on the facility can be output. . Thereby, the user can refer to the information regarding the facility which exists in the specific point whose movement frequency is more than a predetermined threshold value. In the information providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the case where all the constituent units are integrally provided has been described as an example. However, for example, each constituent unit can communicate via a communication line network such as the Internet. It may be provided as a separate body in the state.

  Next, an example of the information providing apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiment will be described. The present example is an example in which the information providing apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiment is applied to a network system including a server connected to the Internet and a navigation device mounted on a vehicle. In this embodiment, a case where a home point is registered as an action base of a user of the navigation apparatus will be described as an example.

(Schematic configuration of network system)
First, the schematic configuration of the network system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the network system according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the network system 300 according to the embodiment includes an information distribution server 311 installed in an information distribution company 310 and a navigation device (see FIG. 5) mounted on a vehicle 320. The information distribution server 311 and the navigation device can communicate with each other via a communication network 301 such as the Internet.

(Hardware configuration of information distribution server)
Next, the hardware configuration of the information distribution server 311 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information distribution server 311. As shown in FIG. 4, the information distribution server 311 includes a CPU 401, a ROM 402, a RAM 403, a magnetic disk drive 404, a magnetic disk 405, an optical disk drive 406, an optical disk 407, an input device 408, and a video I. / F409, a display 410, and a communication I / F411. Each component 401 to 411 is connected by a bus 420.

  First, the CPU 401 governs overall control of the information distribution server 311. The ROM 402 stores programs such as a boot program and a data analysis program. The RAM 403 is used as a work area for the CPU 401. That is, the CPU 401 controls the entire information distribution server 311 by executing various programs recorded in the ROM 402 while using the RAM 403 as a work area.

  The magnetic disk drive 404 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the magnetic disk 405 according to control of CPU401. Data written under the control of the magnetic disk drive 404 is recorded on the magnetic disk 405. As the magnetic disk 405, for example, an HD (hard disk) or an FD (flexible disk) can be used.

  The optical disk drive 406 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the optical disk 407 according to control of CPU401. The optical disc 407 is a detachable recording medium from which data is read according to the control of the optical disc drive 406. As the optical disc 407, a writable recording medium can be used. In addition to the optical disk 407, the removable recording medium may be an MO, a memory card, or the like.

  As an example of information recorded on the magnetic disk 405 or the optical disk 407, the number of movements described in the above-described embodiment, information on the user's home point, and the like can be given. In other words, the information distribution server 311 receives the movement history and information on the home location transmitted from the plurality of navigation devices, and then accumulates and records the information on the magnetic disk 405 or the optical disk 407.

  Examples of the input device 408 include a remote controller having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. The input device 408 inputs data corresponding to the key selected by the user into the apparatus.

  The video I / F 409 is connected to the display 410. Specifically, the video I / F 409 includes, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display 410, a buffer memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM) that temporarily records image information that can be displayed immediately, and a graphic controller. Based on the output image data, the display 410 is configured by a control IC or the like.

  The display 410 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various data such as characters and images. As the display 410, for example, a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, or the like can be used.

  The communication I / F 411 is connected to the network via wireless and functions as an interface between the information distribution server 311 and the CPU 401. The communication I / F 411 is further connected to a communication network such as the Internet via wireless, and also functions as an interface between the communication network and the CPU 401.

  Communication networks include LANs, WANs, public line networks and mobile phone networks. Specifically, the communication I / F 411 includes, for example, an FM tuner, a VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) / beacon receiver, a radio navigation device, and other navigation devices. Get road traffic information such as regulations. VICS is a registered trademark.

(Hardware configuration of navigation device)
Next, the hardware configuration of the navigation apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the navigation apparatus. As shown in FIG. 5, the navigation apparatus 500 includes a CPU 501, ROM 502, RAM 503, magnetic disk drive 504, magnetic disk 505, optical disk drive 506, optical disk 507, and audio I / F (interface) 508. , A microphone 509, a speaker 510, an input device 511, a video I / F 512, a display 513, a camera 514, a communication I / F 515, a GPS unit 516, and various sensors 517. In addition, the components 501 to 517 are connected by a bus 520, respectively.

  First, the CPU 501 governs overall control of the navigation device 500. The ROM 502 stores programs such as a boot program, a current location specifying program, a route search program, a route guidance program, a voice generation program, a map information display program, a communication program, a database creation program, and a data analysis program. The RAM 503 is used as a work area for the CPU 501. That is, the CPU 501 controls the entire navigation device 500 by executing various programs recorded in the ROM 502 while using the RAM 503 as a work area. The current location specifying program, for example, specifies the current location of the vehicle (current location of the navigation device 500) based on output information from a GPS unit 516 and various sensors 517, which will be described later.

  The route search program uses map information recorded on the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507, which will be described later, to determine an optimum route from the departure point to the destination point, and a detour route when the optimum route is deviated. Let them search. Here, the optimum route is a route with the lowest cost to the destination point or a route that best meets the conditions specified by the user. The guidance route searched by executing the route search program is output to the audio I / F 508 and the video I / F 512 via the CPU 501.

  The route guidance program includes guidance route information searched by executing the route search program, vehicle current location information specified by executing the current location specifying program, and a map read from the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disc 507. Based on the information, real-time route guidance information is generated. The route guidance information generated by executing the route guidance program is output to the audio I / F 508 and the video I / F 512 via the CPU 501.

  The voice generation program generates tone and voice information corresponding to the pattern. That is, based on the route guidance information generated by executing the route guidance program, the virtual sound source corresponding to the guidance point is set and the voice guidance information is generated. Voice guidance information includes, for example, a warning that a right / left turn point should turn right and left according to the route, a warning that the vehicle should decelerate before the right / left turn point, information about a detour route when a right / left turn fails, Guidance information to the effect that it should be turned back if it fails to turn right or left is included. The generated voice guidance information is output to the voice I / F 508 via the CPU 501. The map information display program causes the display 513 to display map information read from the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507 by the video I / F 512.

  The magnetic disk drive 504 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the magnetic disk 505 according to control of CPU501. Data written under the control of the magnetic disk drive 504 is recorded on the magnetic disk 505. As the magnetic disk 505, for example, an HD (hard disk) or an FD (flexible disk) can be used.

  The optical disk drive 506 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the optical disk 507 according to control of CPU501. The optical disk 507 is a detachable recording medium from which data is read according to the control of the optical disk drive 506. As the optical disc 507, a writable recording medium can be used. In addition to the optical disk 507, the removable recording medium may be an MO, a memory card, or the like.

  One example of information recorded on the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507 is map information used for route search / route guidance. The map information includes background data representing feature points (features) such as buildings, rivers, and point surfaces, and road shape data representing the shape of the road. The map information is displayed two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally on the display screen of the display 513. Drawn.

  The road shape data further includes traffic condition data. The traffic condition data includes, for example, the presence or absence of traffic lights or pedestrian crossings for each node, the presence or absence of a highway entrance or junction, the length (distance) for each link, road width, direction of travel, road type (highway, Information on toll roads and general roads).

  In the traffic condition data, past traffic information obtained by statistically processing past traffic information based on seasons, days of the week, large holidays, and times is recorded. The navigation device 500 obtains information on a traffic jam that is currently occurring from road traffic information received by a communication I / F 515 described later, and can predict a traffic jam situation at a specified time based on past traffic jam information. Become.

  In this embodiment, the map information is recorded on the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The map information is not recorded only on the one integrated with the hardware of the navigation apparatus 500, and may be provided outside the navigation apparatus 500. In this case, the navigation apparatus 500 acquires map information via a network through the communication I / F 515, for example. The acquired map information is recorded in the RAM 503 or the like.

  The audio I / F 508 is connected to a microphone 509 for audio input and a speaker 510 for audio output. The sound received by the microphone 509 is A / D converted in the sound I / F 508. In addition, sound is output from the speaker 510. Note that the sound input from the microphone 509 can be recorded as sound data on the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507.

  Examples of the input device 511 include a remote controller having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. The input device 511 inputs data corresponding to the key selected by the user into the apparatus.

Video I / F 512 is connected to display 513 and camera 514. Specifically, the video I / F 512 includes, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display 513 and a VRAM (Video) that temporarily records image information that can be displayed immediately.
RAM) and a control IC that controls display 513 based on image data output from the graphic controller.

  The display 513 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various data such as characters and images. As the display 513, for example, a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, or the like can be used. A plurality of displays 513 may be provided in the vehicle, for example, for the driver and for a passenger seated in the rear seat.

  The camera 514 captures images inside or outside the vehicle. The image may be either a still image or a moving image. For example, a camera 514 captures the behavior of a passenger inside the vehicle, and the captured image is recorded on a recording medium such as the CPU 501 or the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507 via the image I / F 512. Output to.

  The camera 514 captures a situation outside the vehicle, and outputs the captured video to a recording medium such as the magnetic disk 505 or the optical disk 507 via the video I / F 512. The video output to the CPU 501 is used for determining the specific behavior of the passenger, for example. The video output to the recording medium is overwritten and stored as a drive recorder image.

  The communication I / F 515 is connected to a network via wireless and functions as an interface between the navigation device 500 and the CPU 501. The communication I / F 515 is further connected to a communication network such as the Internet via wireless, and also functions as an interface between the communication network and the CPU 501. The communication I / F 515 receives a television broadcast or a radio broadcast.

  Communication networks include LANs, WANs, public line networks and mobile phone networks. Specifically, the communication I / F 515 includes, for example, an FM tuner, a VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) / beacon receiver, a radio navigation device, and other navigation devices. Get road traffic information such as regulations. VICS is a registered trademark.

  The GPS unit 516 receives radio waves from GPS satellites and calculates information indicating the current location of the vehicle. The output information of the GPS unit 516 is used when the current position of the vehicle is specified by the CPU 501 together with output values of various sensors 517 described later. The information indicating the current location is information for specifying one point on the map information such as latitude / longitude and altitude.

  The various sensors 517 output information that can determine the position and behavior of the vehicle, such as a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, and an angular velocity sensor. The output values of the various sensors 517 are used by the CPU 501 for specifying the current location of the vehicle and measuring the amount of change in speed and direction.

  The acquisition unit 101 of the information providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 is performed by the CPU 401 and the communication I / F 411, and the recording unit 102 is performed by the CPU 401, the magnetic disk drive 404, the magnetic disk 405, the optical disk drive 406, and the optical disk 407. Thus, the calculation unit 103 can be realized by the CPU 401 and the RAM 403, the specification unit 104 can be realized by the CPU 501 and the RAM 503, the determination unit 505 can be realized by the RAM 503, and the output unit can be realized by the CPU 501, the audio I / F 508 and the video I / F 512.

(Processing procedure in network system 300)
Next, a processing procedure in the network system 300 will be described. The processing in the network system 300 is realized by the information delivery server 311 and the navigation device 500 performing each processing described below.

(Processing procedure of navigation device (part 1))
First, a processing procedure (part 1) of the navigation device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6A is a flowchart of the processing procedure (part 1) of the navigation device 500 according to the present embodiment. The processing procedure of the navigation device 500 shown in FIG. 6A is, for example, when the navigation device 500 is turned on or when the user instructs to transmit information to the information distribution server 311. Etc.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6A, first, it is determined whether or not the home point is registered in the navigation device 500 by the user (step S611). If it is determined that the home location is registered (step S611: Yes), the movement history of the mobile body equipped with the navigation device 500 and the information about the home location are associated with each other and transmitted to the information distribution server 311 (step S612). Specifically, in step S612, for example, information that can identify the route traveled by the mobile body equipped with the navigation device 500, the home location registered in the navigation device 500, and each navigation device can be identified. Send information in association.

  In step S612, the navigation device 500 associates the movement history with the information on the home location and transmits the information to the information distribution server 311, and then ends the series of processes. If it is determined in step S611 that the home location is not registered (step S611: No), the series of processing ends.

(Processing procedure of information distribution server)
Next, a processing procedure of the information distribution server 311 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6B is a flowchart of the processing procedure of the information delivery server 311 according to the present embodiment. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6B, first, the information distribution server 311 waits until it receives the movement history and the information related to the home point transmitted from the navigation device 500 by the processing procedure shown in FIG. (Step S621: No loop).

  When the information regarding the movement history and the home location is received (step S621: Yes), the information regarding the movement history and the home location is recorded (step S622). After recording the movement history and information on the home location, the number of movements of the moving body on a predetermined road or facility is acquired from the recorded movement history (step S623). After obtaining the number of movements of the moving body, the movement frequency on a predetermined road or facility is calculated (step S624). After calculating the movement frequency on a predetermined road or facility, the information distribution server 311 transmits information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body to the navigation device 500 (step S625), and ends the series of processes.

(Processing procedure of navigation device (part 2))
Next, a processing procedure (part 2) of the navigation device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6-3 is a flowchart of the process procedure (part 2) of the navigation device 500 according to the present embodiment. The processing procedure of the navigation device 500 shown in FIG. 6-3 is performed, for example, when an instruction to update information is given by the user. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6C, first, the navigation apparatus 500 waits until it receives information about the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving object from the information distribution server 311 (step S631: No loop).

  When the information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving object is received from the information distribution server 311 (step S631: Yes), the road satisfying the loop-out condition is determined from the information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the received moving object. It is determined whether or not there is (step S632). Here, the conditions for the exit path are, for example, roads other than the predetermined main road, in which the moving body moves more than a predetermined number of times and the moving frequency exceeds a predetermined value. For example, a specific example of the conditions of the exit route is that the target road is other than the national road and the prefectural road, and the moving number of the moving object of the target road is more than twice as many as the surrounding similar roads. Yes, it is a road that satisfies the condition that the movement frequency is 80% or more.

  If it is determined from the received information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency that there is a road that satisfies the exit route (step S632: Yes), the road that satisfies the condition is output as an exit (step S633). In step S633, the navigation apparatus 500 outputs the road that satisfies the condition of the exit path as the exit path, and then proceeds to step S634. If it is determined in step S632 that there is no road that satisfies the exit route condition (step S632: No), the process proceeds to step S634 as it is.

  Next, it is determined from the received information on the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body whether there is a facility that satisfies the nationally famous facility conditions (step S634). Here, the nationally famous facility condition is, for example, a facility in which the number of movements of the moving body is not less than a predetermined number and the movement frequency is not more than a predetermined value. If it is determined from the received information on the number of movements and the frequency of movement that there is a facility that satisfies the nationally famous facility (step S634: Yes), the facility that satisfies the condition is famous nationwide. Is output as a new facility (step S635). For example, when a specific example of the condition of a facility that is famous nationwide is shown, the number of movements of the moving body of the target facility is 10 times or more compared to the similar facilities in the vicinity, and the movement frequency is 1 It is a facility that meets the following conditions.

  In step S635, the facility that satisfies the condition is output as a nationally famous facility, and the process proceeds to step S636. If it is determined in step S634 that there is no facility that satisfies the nationally famous facility condition (step S634: No), the process directly proceeds to step S636.

  Next, it is determined from the received information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body whether or not there is a facility that satisfies the condition of a well-reputed facility (step S636). Here, the condition of a facility having a good reputation in the local area is, for example, a facility where the number of movements of the moving body is a predetermined number or more and the movement frequency is a predetermined value or more. If it is determined from the received information on the number of movements and the frequency of movement that there is a facility that satisfies the conditions of a well-established facility in the local area (step S636: Yes), the facility that satisfies the condition is reputed locally. It outputs as a good facility (step S637). For example, a specific example of the conditions of a well-established facility in the local area indicates that the number of movements of the moving object of the target facility is more than five times that of the similar facilities in the vicinity and the movement frequency is 5 It is a facility that satisfies more than 20%.

  In step S637, the facility that satisfies the condition is output as a well-reputed facility in the local area, and then the series of processes is terminated. If it is determined in step S636 that there is no facility that satisfies the condition of a well-reputed facility in the local area (step S636: No), the series of processing is terminated as it is.

  As described above, according to the information distribution server 311 of the present embodiment, the number of movements of a moving object on a predetermined road or facility is acquired from the movement history received from the navigation device 500 and information on the home location, and the movement frequency is acquired. Can be calculated. In addition, information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving object can be transmitted to the navigation device 500. Thereby, the navigation apparatus 500 can guide the user based on the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body by receiving and outputting information on the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body of the predetermined road or facility. it can.

  Further, according to the navigation apparatus 500 of the present embodiment described above, from the information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body received from the information distribution server 311, the road satisfying a predetermined condition is taken as a path from the speaker 510 or the display 513. Can be output. Accordingly, the user can know an effective loophole that only a local resident who lives near the point where the traffic jam occurs, for example, to avoid the traffic jam.

  In addition, according to the navigation apparatus 500 of the present embodiment described above, a facility that satisfies a predetermined condition from information on the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body received from the information distribution server 311 is regarded as a nationally famous facility. The data can be output from the speaker 510 or the display 513. Thereby, the user can know a desired facility, without carrying out a troublesome operation, for example, when he wants to go to a famous facility nationwide.

  In addition, according to the navigation apparatus 500 of the present embodiment described above, a facility that satisfies a predetermined condition is regarded as a well-established facility locally based on the information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body received from the information distribution server 311. 510 or the display 513. Thereby, the user can know a desired facility, without carrying out a troublesome work, for example, when he wants to go to the reputable facility of the area which went on a trip.

  In this embodiment, the example of outputting information on loopholes, nationally famous facilities, and locally reputable facilities has been described as an example. However, the information to be output is the loopholes shown in this embodiment and nationwide. Not limited to well-known facilities and reputable facilities locally. Further, for example, when the user gives an instruction to limit the information to predetermined information such as “I want only information on loopholes”, only the instructed information may be output and the processing may be finished as it is. . In that case, since the amount of information to be processed is small, the processing time can be shortened.

  Also, for example, if the user gives an instruction to limit information to only the desired area, such as “I want information about XX prefectures ▲ and city”, information on only the specified area It may be received from the distribution server 311. In that case, since the amount of information to be received is small, the communication time can be shortened.

  Further, the predetermined condition shown in the present embodiment is not limited to the condition shown in the present embodiment. By further narrowing and increasing the conditions, the accuracy of the output information can be increased. For example, by adding a condition of “a road where the number of traffic lights is equal to or less than a predetermined number” to the condition of the exit path shown in the present embodiment, it is possible to output information on the exit path with higher accuracy. The predetermined condition may be registered in advance in the navigation device 500 by the manufacturer of the navigation device 500, or the user of the navigation device 500 may set an arbitrary condition.

  In addition, for example, when the user thinks “I want a list of famous pasta shops nationwide”, the navigation device 500 has received only information on facilities that satisfy the conditions of famous pasta shops nationwide. It is good also as extracting from the frequency | count of a movement and a movement frequency, and displaying on the display 513 as a list | wrist.

  In the present embodiment, the navigation device 500 receives the information regarding the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving body transmitted from the information distribution server 311, and the navigation device 500 outputs a road or facility that satisfies a predetermined condition. The information distribution server 311 extracts information on roads and facilities that satisfy predetermined conditions from information on the number of movements and the movement frequency of the moving object, and transmits the extracted information to the navigation device 500. It is good. In addition, since information that identifies a user's home is not disclosed, the protection of the user's privacy is protected.

  The information providing method described in the present embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the information provision apparatus of embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the information providing apparatus 100. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the network system of an Example. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information distribution server 311. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence (the 1) of the navigation apparatus 500 concerning a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the server 311 for information delivery concerning a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence (the 2) of the navigation apparatus 500 concerning a present Example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information provision apparatus 101 Acquisition part 102 Recording part 103 Calculation part 104 Identification part 105 Judgment part 106 Output part

Claims (9)

An acquisition means for acquiring, for each arbitrary point, information on the movement history of the moving object and the action base of the user of the moving object;
Using the information acquired by the acquisition means, the moving frequency of the moving object at the arbitrary point existing within a predetermined range (hereinafter referred to as “basic action range”) from the action base of each moving object is calculated. A calculating means for calculating;
Output means for outputting information on the movement frequency calculated by the calculation means;
An information providing apparatus comprising: The calculating means includes
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving frequency is calculated as the number of times the moving body has moved around the arbitrary point existing within the basic action range. The calculating means includes
The movement frequency is calculated by calculating a ratio of the number of movements of the moving object that has moved the arbitrary point existing within the basic action range to the number of movements of all the moving objects that have moved the arbitrary point. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1. In accordance with the movement frequency calculated by the calculation means, comprising a specifying means for specifying a point where the movement frequency is a predetermined threshold value or more,
The output means includes
Furthermore, the information provision apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 which outputs the information regarding the point specified by the said specific means. A determination means for determining whether or not a point specified by the specifying means (hereinafter referred to as “specific point”) is a point on the road;
The output means includes
5. The information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the determination unit determines that the specific point is a point on a road, information on a route passing through the specific point is output. A determination means for determining whether or not a facility exists at the point specified by the specifying means (hereinafter referred to as “specific point”);
The output means includes
The information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the determination unit determines that a facility exists, information on the facility is output. An acquisition step of acquiring information on the movement history of the moving object and the action base of the user of the moving object for each arbitrary point;
A calculation step of calculating a movement frequency of the moving body at the arbitrary point existing within a predetermined range (hereinafter referred to as “basic action range”) from the action base using the information acquired by the acquisition step; ,
An output step of outputting information on the movement frequency calculated by the calculation step;
An information providing method comprising:   An information providing program for causing a computer to execute the information providing method according to claim 7.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the information providing program according to claim 8 is recorded.

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