JP2008107927A - Vehicle information transfer system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a vehicle information exchange system that enables support for touring whose destinations are generally determined and can provide richness different from the use of a car navigation system.
A vehicle information transmission / reception system according to the present invention holds information on local traffic and excursions as general local information and regional video information with freshness, receives a question, and processes the information by a tooling individual information generating means. And a touring vehicle including a touring information processing apparatus for transmitting an answer to the question, a car navigation apparatus and a transmitting / receiving apparatus for receiving the question and transmitting the answer. The user transmits the destination and the individual intention of touring from the vehicle to the touring information processing apparatus, and uses the touring individual information that is a reply from the touring information processing apparatus.
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Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle information transmission / reception system that includes an information transmission / reception station that provides detailed information related to touring, and that transmits / receives information to / from a user such as a vehicle passenger having a car navigation function.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle information transmission / reception system that uses a car navigation device to enable transmission / reception of information for comfortably enriching touring during parking during touring.

As a system for providing information related to touring, there is an information providing service for car navigation. This is because the car navigation system and the server are connected via a wireless network, and various facility information stored on the server is searched from the car navigation system. If the desired facility is found, that point is routed to the destination. It is registered in the car navigation system as a ground and performs route guidance. In general, recording and updating of information on a server is performed by a specialized operator in a certain cycle, and thus various facility information stored is general information as described in a tourist information magazine. .
There are the following proposals related to the above system.
The invention of the map information processing system described in Patent Document 1 includes travel record information (travel position information of a car from a departure place to an arrival place, loop-out information, road information not shown on a map, recommended route information from a departure place to an arrival place, (Including photograph information taken during traveling and traveling comment information) is registered in a server and used for route creation information for another user.
The invention of the regional information provision and history storage system and method described in Patent Document 2 creates, uploads, and stores travel images, images, sounds, and comments on a server as travel reports. It is disclosed that the latest information can be provided to other users who are regularly updated and viewed. There is no disclosure regarding vehicles.
The invention of the terminal device and the image information server described in Patent Document 3 discloses that the latest road situation by the in-vehicle camera is captured and uploaded to the server, and other vehicles can be used.

JP 2002-081951 A JP 2003-045452 A JP 2005-004480 A

In the case of the previous information providing service for car navigation, the driver himself / herself needs to search for desired information from a large amount of facility data stored in the server. For this reason, the search operation is cumbersome and time-consuming, and the driver can only deal with a situation where the driver himself / herself makes some plans in advance and searches for necessary information.
Further, since information is collected, added, and updated on the server management side, the freshness of the information is low, and the value of the information itself tends to be low, as is the information that can be obtained from a magazine or the like.

  As described above, many people can now collect video / sound and other information via the Internet. Using this, it is possible to organize and plan various information on travel destinations. In addition, by connecting a mobile phone to the vehicle-mounted device, it is also possible to access the Internet from the vehicle-mounted device and acquire information. However, when trying to acquire information using the vehicle-mounted device, there are problems such as an interface, and it takes time and effort to search for event information and facility information. In addition, when a mobile phone or the like is used, large-capacity data transfer is difficult. When traveling by car, it is necessary to collect and prepare information before the start of movement, and changes during the touring are almost impossible. It is not in a situation where you can touring with a so-called wobble.

  A main object of the present invention is to provide an information exchange system for a vehicle that can support touring whose destination is generally determined and can provide richness different from the use of a car navigation system. A specific object of the present invention is to use destination information and travel history of a car navigation system centering on information exchange at a roadside station (PA, drive-in), but a car that inputs a clear destination. Unlike navigation systems, it is possible to support dynamic and flexible tooling. A more specific object of the present invention is to enable the use of not only a vehicle passenger who does not have a car navigation system but also a motorcycle or bicycle passenger and a mobile phone by configuring the delivery system as described above. It is to be.

In order to achieve the above object, the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 1 according to the present invention holds information on local traffic and excursions as local general information and regional video information with freshness, receives questions, and tooling. A tooling information processing apparatus that processes the information by an individual information creating means and transmits an answer to the question;
A vehicle navigation system including a car navigation device and a touring vehicle that receives a question and transmits a response, and a vehicle information exchange system comprising:
The user is configured to transmit the destination and the individual intention of touring from the vehicle to the touring information processing apparatus and use the touring individual information that is a response from the touring information processing apparatus.

The vehicle information transfer system according to claim 2 of the present invention is the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 1,
The tooling information processing apparatus is characterized by including tooling general information creating means for holding the community general information and the regional video information with freshness and creating tooling general information based on the information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle information transmission / reception system according to the first aspect.
The touring vehicle includes video information acquisition means and means for specifying acquisition information and providing the acquired information to the touring information processing apparatus.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle information transmission / reception system according to the third aspect of the present invention.
The touring vehicle is characterized in that information is acquired by a video camera, image-processed and stored in video information storage means.

The vehicle information transfer system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 4,
Means provided to the tooling information processing apparatus includes a transmission information processing unit, a transmission permission / inhibition determination unit, a transmission management unit, and an information transmission I / F.
The video information stored in the video information storage means is processed by the transmission information processing unit, and the transmission management unit transmits to the tooling information processing apparatus via the information transmission I / F according to the determination of the transmission permission determination unit. It is characterized by being configured to do so.

The vehicle information transfer system according to claim 6 of the present invention is the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 2,
We have information transfer stations in places related to roads,
The information exchange station includes an information exchange interface between the information exchange station and a user,
The present invention is characterized by comprising presentation means for presenting the general tooling information and the individual tooling information for the question input through the interface.

The vehicle information transfer system according to claim 7 of the present invention is the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 6,
A vehicle occupant not equipped with a navigation system is configured to be able to acquire the touring individual information by receiving by wired or wireless connection, writing to a storage medium, or printing out at the information transfer station. Yes.

According to the present invention, the user inputs the intention of tooling to the system, and based on this, the system proposes a plurality of plans including related information based on the latest information at that time. The user only needs to select it, and the user does not have to bother searching for tooling related information and formulating a tooling plan.
In addition, users of vehicles with devices and users of vehicles without devices can use this system to change the touring plan according to the latest information at that time for each information transfer station that stops and enjoy the touring more Can do.
Furthermore, the user can use the tooling plan including the related information provided by this system in various output forms.

  Hereinafter, the system according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle information exchange system according to the present invention.
The vehicle information exchange system includes: regional general information, local video information with freshness, touring general information creation means, touring general information presentation means, touring individual information creation means, touring intention individual information input means, touring individual information presentation / output means , Comprising tooling information selection means.
A range surrounded by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 4 is a touring information processing apparatus, and is composed of area general information, area video information with freshness, touring general information creating means, and touring individual information creating means.

The general area information includes congestion information on routes and points related to the information transmission / reception station, area information, event information, and information acquisition time.
The congestion information includes information such as the congestion status on the route related to the information transmission / reception station and the congestion status of points such as sightseeing spots.
The regional information includes information such as the type of service such as local weather information, road regulation information, landscape location / delicious location / dangerous location related to the information exchange station.
The event information includes information on events (fireworks display, summer festival, etc.) in the area related to the information transfer station.
Area-related video information with freshness is information related to the route related to the information transfer station (route section, point, route vicinity, etc.), information related to the shooting section or point of the video or the route nearby, shooting time, information registration time Contains information such as the time of day.

The tooling intention individual information input means is a part for inputting the tooling intention individual information to the vehicle information delivery system.
The tooling intention individual information is information that embodies the tooling intention for each user created by the tooling intention individual information input means.
The tooling individual information creating means is a part for creating tooling individual information from the tooling intention individual information, the area general information, and the area video information with freshness.
The tooling individual information is a plurality of proposal plans that are different for each user created by the tooling individual information creating means.
The tooling individual information presentation / output means is a part for presenting and outputting the tooling individual information created by the tooling individual information creating means on a display device for each user.
The tooling information selection means is a part for selecting a plan that the user wants to use from the tooling individual information presented / output for each user by the tooling individual information presenting / outputting means.
Touring general information is a means to select the general tooling information presentation means, and represents an interface that displays the intention of `` I want to go here '' by looking at the advertisement (point / route) displayed on the monitor installed outside the car It is what you are doing.
The tooling general information creating means is a part that extracts a video recommended to the user at that time from the regional general information and the regional video information with freshness and reproduces it as a program.
The tooling general information presenting means is a part for displaying the general information on the tooling created by the tooling general information creating means on a display device or the like and presenting the information to the user.
The information transmission / reception station functions as one output means of the touring information processing apparatus or as an interface with a user other than the touring vehicle.
As a display means, the tooling information processing apparatus arranges, for example, an information transmission / reception station in a road station, a service area (SA), or a parking area (PA).

In the vehicle information exchange system, a tourist who uses a vehicle having a device such as a car navigation system that uses the information obtained by this system can use the information at the information exchange station and uses the output information even after leaving the information exchange station. It can be changed from simple movement to enjoyment of touring. It is also possible to use information obtained at each information transfer station up to the destination as update information.
In addition, even if you are away from the information transfer station, if you have a vehicle-mounted device such as a car navigation system that uses the information obtained by this system and can connect to the information transfer station wirelessly, you can use the vehicle-mounted device such as a car navigation system Display, presentation, individual information input, information selection, etc. can be the same as what can be done at the information transfer station.

On the other hand, even tourists who use vehicles (passenger cars, motorcycles, bicycles, etc.) that do not have on-vehicle equipment such as car navigation systems that use the information obtained by this system can use the information at the information transfer station, and print output information on paper Since the information can be used even after leaving the information transfer station, the touring can be made more enjoyable.
The display device according to the present invention and the pair of input devices used together with the display device can be considered as a terminal (device) of the vehicle information transfer system when viewed from the user.
Further, when viewed from the system, a pair of a display device and an input device that is an interface with a user can be said to be a terminal (device).

The tooling information processing apparatus according to the present invention can be connected to a user terminal or a touring vehicle installed in an information transfer station by wire or wirelessly. This only differs in hardware connection form to the network or the like used in the system, and there is no functional difference from the viewpoint of the user. For example, when viewing a homepage via the Internet on a personal computer, users can use the Internet without being aware of whether the communication line in the middle is wired or wireless (without being aware of the form of communication in the middle). It is similar to the case where no functional difference is felt when viewed.
When viewed from the touring information processing apparatus, the touring vehicle is not the same as the user terminal installed in the information transfer station, but is connected as one of different types of terminals.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the tooling intention individual information input means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention.
Tooling intention individual information input means includes route information including navigation information (hereinafter referred to as navigation information) and general tooling information, tooling attributes, question information, question / answer screen generation, tooling intention individual information generation, and tooling intention individual information. Composed.
In the tooling intention individual information generation, the tooling intention individual information is generated from the question based on the question information and the user's answer based on the two types of information of the tooling attribute and the route information.
The touring attribute includes information that does not exist in the route such as the passenger's configuration (individual / family) and mood (relaxed / harly).
The route information includes information (navigation information) on points / routes already set in the in-vehicle navigation system and point / route information presented as general tooling information selected by the user.

The tooling general information in the tooling intention individual information input means is synchronized with the content presented on the large screen or the like as the tooling general information in the tooling general information presenting means, and the point or route presented when the user inputs it Is registered as route information.
The generated tooling intention individual information is evaluated by prior evaluation of the tooling intention individual information. When an appropriate plan is not generated, question information for plan review (addition or deletion of information) is generated. The question / answer screen generation creates and presents a screen on which the user inputs an answer related to the question information.
The answer information input by the user is sent to the tooling intention individual information generation to generate the tooling intention individual information again.
The question information includes questions for reviewing individual plans for each user.
The answer information includes answers related to individual question information for each user.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the tooling individual information creating means of the vehicle information delivery system according to the present invention.
The tooling individual information creation means includes question information, route addition request generation, route deletion request generation, tooling intention individual information, tooling intention individual information prior evaluation, tooling information creation, tooling individual information, and tooling information cache.
The tooling intention individual information pre-evaluation evaluates the tooling intention individual information and evaluates whether the information necessary for generating the plan is sufficiently provided.
Based on the evaluation result, question information is created by generating a route addition request or a route deletion request. For example, if nothing is registered, “addition of information” is requested.
On the other hand, if a lot of registrations are made and it is determined that the plan is inappropriate from the general area information (such as congestion information), it is necessary to request “deletion of information”.
In the creation of the touring information, the touring individual information including a plurality of plans is generated by utilizing the local general information and the regional video information with the freshness level based on the touring intention individual information after the prior evaluation. The generated tooling individual information is temporarily stored in the tooling information cache.
The tooling information cache is a temporary storage location for tooling individual information.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the touring individual information presentation / output means and the touring information selection means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. In the figure, a range surrounded by a one-dot chain line is tooling individual information presenting / outputting means, and a range surrounded by a two-dot chain line is tooling information selecting means.
The tooling individual information presentation / output means is configured in a data format corresponding to tooling individual information, tooling information conversion, and output format.
The tooling information selection means includes display devices having different forms, and input devices such as switches and mice.
In the tooling information conversion, tooling individual information is input, converted into a data format corresponding to an output format such as a navigation screen or a mobile phone, and output.
Necessary data is registered in the navigation by selecting the plan included in the touring individual information on the navigation screen or mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the touring general information creating means and the touring general information presenting means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. In the drawing, a range surrounded by a one-dot chain line is a tooling general information creating unit, and a range surrounded by a two-dot chain line is a tooling general information presenting unit.
The tooling general information creating means is composed of a presentation program evaluation, a program queue, and program reproduction.
In the presented program evaluation, a video recommended to the user (driver) at that time is extracted from the local general information and the regional video information with freshness, and added to the program queue.
The program queue can be configured by specifying the programs to be played back and their playback order.
In the program reproduction, the program in the program queue is reproduced, and the reproduced information is passed to the tooling general information presenting means.
When the reproduction of the program ends, an end notification is given to the presented program evaluation.
The tooling general information presenting means can be composed of a display device for displaying information and a voice device for voice guidance, and presents (reproduced program) information passed from the tooling general information creating means to the display device and the sound device.
The display device is a liquid crystal display device, a CRT monitor display device, a screen display device using a projector, or the like, and is a general information presentation screen for presenting general information.
The audio device can be composed of an audio amplifier and a speaker.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of a series of flows from input of tooling intention individual information to creation / presentation / output of tooling individual information in the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention.
The tooling individual information creating means exchanges data with the tooling intention individual information input means and the tooling individual information presentation / output means. Evaluate whether the system has sufficient information necessary to generate the plan proposed to the user, and determine that the system has sufficient information necessary for generating the plan as a result of interaction with the tooling intention individual input means Then, based on this touring intention individual information, tooling individual information including a plurality of generated plans, a plurality of proposed plans in which regional general information related to the route, and regional video information with freshness are combined is generated.

An example of use in a drive will now be described.
Personal information such as the gender, date of birth, hobbies, etc. of the driver is input in advance as personal information in the initial setting of the car navigation system using the information obtained by this system (FIG. 14 (1)).
Enter the destination point in the car navigation system when you leave for the drive. When there are a plurality of destinations or there is a place that you want to go to before reaching the destination, a plurality of destination points are input ((2) in FIG. 14).
When a car enters each wireless area such as Road Station, SA, PA, the tooling intention individual information input means is activated. Here, the current state of the passenger, such as the passenger's configuration and mood, is input and included in the touring attribute including the user's personal information. In addition, based on local general information such as sightseeing spots and event information and regional video information with freshness, the user wants to browse touring general information consisting of video recommended to the user at that time, and the user wants to go from there Can be used as a destination point ((3) in FIG. 14).
Tooling intention individual information is generated from the question based on the question information and the user's answer based on the touring attribute and the destination point registered at the time of departure and entry into the wireless area, that is, route information ((4) in FIG. 14). .
The generated tooling intention individual information is transferred to the tooling individual information creating means, and it is evaluated whether information necessary for generating the proposal plan is provided. In the proposed plan, when searching for the destination point desired by the user, the optimum route is determined based on time and location constraints, and in addition, a point suitable for a detour around the route is searched based on the convenience and intention of the time. . These are proposed as model routes. From the above, for example, if there is no route information, a proposal is impossible, and the user is requested to add a destination point. On the other hand, if there is too much route information, it is impossible to add a detour point due to time constraints, or it is not possible to go around all the destination points desired by the user, so the user is requested to reduce the number of destination points (see FIG. 14 (5)).

When it is determined that there is room to propose a plan, several proposed plans, that is, model routes, are generated based on system determination from information at that time. In that case, the local general information and the regional video information with freshness are utilized. The local general information and the regional video information with freshness are in a content database, and information on tourist destinations, facilities, roads related to routes and weather at destinations is accumulated in various media such as text, audio, and video. Yes. Each content includes a genre such as a restaurant, a sightseeing spot, a recreation area, and location information, and if it is a sightseeing spot, an estimated time required for visiting the place. When generating a model route, inquires of the local general information and the regional video information content database with freshness from each information obtained from the user, picks up the content that seems to match the search information, and in the order of route travel Present it by reconfiguring it. These model root contents promote the image that the user actually drives when selecting a plan, or become a material for selection. For example, if you leave your home in the morning and set your destination as a hotel where you will stay that day, you will be able to stay in the room until you arrive at the time of arrival, you want to detour where you can enjoy it, and your wife and two children ( When conditions such as “family trips” are determined by the system, a zoo or a route with a place to eat is proposed. At that time, videos such as zoo introduction video, event information, and basic information on meals are presented by the touring individual information presentation / output means. The data of the plurality of proposal plans is passed to the tooling individual information presentation / output means as tooling individual information ((6) in FIG. 14).
The touring individual information passed from the touring individual information creating means is converted into a data format corresponding to the output format such as a navigation screen or a mobile phone. The user acquires touring individual information from the output medium he has and selects a desired plan from the proposed plans. By selecting a plan, necessary data is registered in the navigation, and a series of exchanges is completed.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an example of creation / presentation of general tooling information in the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention.
An example of use in a drive is described below. When a car enters each wireless area such as Road Station, SA, PA, etc., the program evaluation will be activated, and the destination points entered in the car navigation system when leaving for driving, the initial car navigation system using the information obtained by this system, etc. The personal information entered in the settings is automatically taken up (1 in FIG. 15).
In the evaluation of the presented program, the user's information is related to the user's drive by judging the situation such as the positional relationship between the user and the destination, time restrictions, recommendations of information senders such as sightseeing spots and road stations, etc. To do. For example, destination weather and road surface conditions, route traffic jam information, event information near the destination or near the route, and the like. Inquires of the content DB based on the information obtained from the search results, searches for content that makes the user want to go here or want to go here from the local general information and local video with freshness. To extract. The extracted content information is transferred to the program queue as a program (2. in FIG. 15).
The program queue adds the received program to the reproduction order list and passes it to the program reproduction. In the program reproduction, the program in the program queue is reproduced according to the reproduction order list (3 in FIG. 15).
The reproduced program is not dedicated to individual users but is a general program for many users to watch and is general tooling information. When the capacity of the program queue is limited and the additional program exceeds the limited capacity, the programs are deleted in order from the oldest program in the playback order list until the capacity is within the capacity range so that additional programs can be entered. When the reproduction of the program is completed, the program is basically deleted from the reproduction order list, but the program may not be deleted so that the number of programs to be reproduced does not fall below a certain number. This is because a certain number of programs are always played back.
The reproduced program is transferred to the tooling general information presenting means, displayed on a general information presenting screen such as a large screen, and voice-guided by an audio device or the like. The reproduced tooling general information can be viewed on various media of the tooling general information presenting means. For example, KIOSK terminals installed in roadside stations and wireless areas such as SA and PA (terminals that can search for nearby tourist information, areas, weather, and road conditions on a touch panel display that is always connected to the Internet) It is distributed to a car navigation system equipped with a vehicle information transfer system, a personal mobile phone, etc. (4 in FIG. 15).

The addition / update of information is basically performed by a system or a person who limited information operations of the system.
To obtain regional general information, the address of the Internet information source is registered in advance, and the server acquires information from the registered address automatically / periodically (at a fixed time interval or set time). Time is added as additional information. The server refers to the information acquisition time and presents the latest one to the user.
In a special case, information that does not appear on the Internet is input to the system and used by a person who limited information operation of the system.
The general area information can be left on the server for a certain period or a certain number of times so that it can be seen retroactively, and the rest can be deleted.
The regional video information with freshness is added to the server at any time, the time at the time of registration is also added as information, the server refers to the shooting time of the video information, and basically uses the video information with the latest shooting time. In a specific case, it is not photographed video information at the latest time. For example, when the weather is bad, video information when the weather is good may be used as video information such as a landscape. Depending on the time of day, night-time video information such as night scenes such as urban areas and skyrockets may be used. In such a specific case, an operation of information handled is performed based on the judgment of the system or the system information limited person of the system.
The addition (or upload) of the regional video information with the freshness level to the server can be performed by the user from not only the information transmission / reception station but also from anywhere via the Internet line. For example, after touring, video information can be uploaded from home via a personal computer via an Internet line, and necessary information can be input to obtain regional video information with freshness.
The regional video information with freshness is collected and used as valuable content on the server. For example, images of landscapes and the like can be enjoyed in different scenery from the collected images by collecting different images from season to season.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of a touring vehicle of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. A transmission / reception apparatus that receives a question and transmits an answer can be divided into information receiving means that is a receiving apparatus and means that is provided to a tooling information processing apparatus that is a transmitting apparatus.
In the figure, the touring vehicle includes a car navigation device, a transmission / reception device, video information acquisition means, and means for specifying the acquisition information and providing it to the touring information processing apparatus.
In addition to the vehicle body for touring, the touring vehicle includes video information acquisition means, video information storage means, map database, navigation means, means for providing to the tooling information processing device, information receiving means, input means, video display means, audio Output means.
The map database stores electronic map information and information on various facilities displayed on the map. The navigation means is a navigation device having the functions of a general car navigation system, and specifies the vehicle position based on information from the GPS sensor, gyro sensor, vehicle speed sensor, and other BUS on the vehicle side, and maps Matching with road information recorded in the database is performed, the vehicle position, route, various facilities, video information, etc. are displayed on the video display means, and voice guidance is provided by the voice output means according to the situation. The navigation means also provides means for providing the tooling information processing device with the current state of the current position and information recorded in the map database, such as longitude / latitude of the current position, destination, route information, and peripheral facility information, and video It has a function to provide to the information acquisition means.
The video display means can be composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like, and displays image information, video information, and the like.
The voice output means can be composed of a voice signal amplifier and a speaker, and performs voice amplification of voice signals such as voice guidance.
The input means is a device that accepts an input from a driver, such as a remote controller, a controller button or a touch panel connected by wire.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the video information acquisition means of the touring vehicle of the vehicle information delivery system according to the present invention. In the figure, the video information acquisition means is a range surrounded by a dotted line, and comprises a camera, a video input interface (hereinafter referred to as video input I / F), an image processing unit, an information storage management unit, and a video information storage unit. Is done.
The video information acquisition means is an image output from a camera connected to a touring vehicle (installed in a touring vehicle or held by a passenger) continuously or at a preset time period, or output from a navigation means. Acquired via the video input I / F according to the situation of the car or the instruction from the driver input by the input means, or acquired via the video input I / F the camera video taken away from the touring vehicle, The image processing unit has a function of storing uncompressed or predetermined compression and storing the information from the navigation unit in the video information storage unit via the information storage management unit. The information storage management unit has a function of storing the current state output from the navigation means and the information recorded in the map database in association with the video information when recording the video.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of means provided to a touring information processing apparatus for a touring vehicle of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. The means to be provided to the tooling information processing apparatus in the figure is a range surrounded by a dotted line, and includes a transmission enable / disable determining unit, a transmission information processing unit, a transmission management unit, and an information transmission interface (I / F).
The means for providing to the tooling information processing apparatus has a function of providing the video information recorded in the video information storage means to the tooling information processing apparatus at a stage where communication with the tooling information processing apparatus is possible. Communication with the tooling information processing device is performed when the radio wave status is monitored and transmission becomes possible, or when the wired connection is confirmed with the tooling information processing device or its network This is performed when the vehicle has reached the communication environment and preparation for communication is completed, and the driver's instruction is given by the input means.
The information receiving unit has a function of acquiring the general tooling information created by the tooling information processing apparatus wirelessly or by wire. Information is received when a communication with the tooling information processing apparatus is established, a request for new information is made to the tooling information processing apparatus, and it is performed when there is new information, or by the driver via the input means. This is performed when an update instruction is given. Information acquired from the tooling information processing apparatus is recorded in the video information storage means.
The video information storage unit has a function of recording / holding the video acquired by the video information acquisition unit and recording / holding the information acquired by the information reception unit. Newly acquired video is recorded as needed, but if the storage capacity is exceeded, old video is deleted in order and new video is added. Also, when saving the video, set the recording period and delete it when the retention period has passed, or delete the video when the recorded video is transmitted by means provided to the tooling information processing device In addition, when new information is acquired and recorded by the information receiving means, the past information is deleted, or the functions are used together to secure the capacity.

When a touring vehicle is moving to a tourist spot or the like and a scenery / scenery that can only be seen in that season is found, the driver operates the input means to instruct video shooting of the scenery. The video information acquisition means that has received the shooting start instruction from the input means acquires video from a desired camera attached to the touring vehicle, and records it in the video information storage means. At that time, the navigation means records the current position (longitude / latitude), destination, and time of the vehicle in association with the video information. When the driver further moves and arrives at the roadside station, the driver confirms that the means provided to the touring information processing apparatus is connected to the wireless network, and then the driver records the scenery / landscape video recorded in the video information storage means. Information and information on the vehicle position, destination, and time at the time of shooting are transmitted to the tooling information processing apparatus via the network. At that time, if there is new information in the tooling information processing apparatus, the video and other general information is acquired through the network, stored in the video information storage means, and the new information is recorded in the navigation means. Notify that. The navigation means processes the stored new information into the layout shown in FIG. 8 in accordance with a predetermined format, and performs display on the video display means and sound output from the sound output means. Further, when the acquired information includes information on facilities and routes, a screen menu as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and selection from the driver is accepted by the input means. When there is an input from the driver, information such as video information regarding routes and spots as shown in FIG. 10 is presented on the display device. When the driver uses the input unit to select a plurality of presented routes, the navigation unit calculates a route based on the destination and waypoint information and starts route guidance.
In the previous example, the video was shot using a camera fixed to the touring vehicle. However, the video was shot using a general video camera, taken into the touring vehicle via the video information acquisition means, and the touring. It is also possible to transmit to the information processing apparatus. In this case, the video camera and the touring vehicle are connected wirelessly or by wire, and the driver gives an instruction via the input means, whereby the video is acquired and recorded in the video information storage means. About the operation | movement after performing acquisition, it is the same as that of the case where the camera fixed to the touring vehicle is used.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a display example of the tooling general information presenting means of the vehicle information delivery system according to the present invention.
The tooling general information created by the tooling general information creating means is displayed on the display device as information on each point according to a predetermined format in the tooling general information presenting means, and a voice announcement is presented. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, various types of information such as local video information with freshness of the point A, general area information, and advertisement information are displayed on the screen and a voice announcement is presented. The video is a moving image, but in some cases it is a still image. When the time predetermined by the system elapses, the information on the point A is presented in order of the point B, the point C,.
In addition, even if you are away from the information transfer station, if you have a device such as a car navigation system that uses the information obtained by this system and can connect to the information transfer station wirelessly, it will be displayed on a display device such as a car navigation system, It is also possible to present.
In this way, the touring general information presentation means not only provides information such as road conditions and weather to the destination, but also provides various information including the periphery of the route to the destination. You can enjoy touring.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of the tooling intention individual information input means of the vehicle information delivery system according to the present invention.
Those who are touring will select the route plan to their destination in consideration of the time margin to their destination with reference to the information presented by the general tooling information creation means. .
In the tooling intention individual information input means, for example, the user of the present system inputs necessary items with the input device in accordance with the screen menu or voice announcement of the display device as shown in FIG. The input device can be configured by an input switch corresponding to a GUI (graphic user interface), a mouse, a touch panel attached to the front surface of the display device, a voice interface by a voice recognition device, and the like.
The user of this system selects a route after inputting the required items. In the plan to leave it to the system selection, select several more options. In the route input plan, enter some stop points.
In addition, even when you are away from the information transfer station, if you have a device such as a car navigation system that uses the information obtained by this system and you can connect to the information transfer station wirelessly, it will be displayed on the display device such as a car navigation system and you will receive a voice announcement. The presented content can be input using an input device such as a car navigation system.
In this way, the tooling intention individual information input means inputs the tooling intention of the individual user of this system to the system as individual information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of presentation of the tooling individual information presentation / output means of the vehicle information transmission / reception system according to the present invention.
In the presentation of the tooling information presentation / output means, for example, several route plans created by the tooling individual information creation means are displayed on the screen of a display device as shown in FIG. 10 and presented by voice announcement. The route map includes information on the route to the destination, the stop point, and surrounding information.
In addition, even if you are away from the information transfer station, if you have a device such as a car navigation system that uses the information obtained by this system and can connect to the information transfer station wirelessly, it will be displayed on the display device such as the car navigation Presented information can be viewed.
In this way, in the presentation of tooling individual information presentation / output means, it is possible to make the touring fun by giving the user of this system a choice by proposing several routes without narrowing down to one route plan. it can.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of the tooling information selection means of the vehicle information delivery system according to the present invention.
The tooling information selection means prompts the user to select a desired route plan by voice announcement with respect to the route plan presented by the touring individual information presentation / output means, and makes the display information of the route plan selected and input by the selection device stand out. . The selection device can be shared with the input device.
For example, in FIG. 11, the route plan 2 is highlighted by being surrounded by a dotted line, but the selected route plan can be displayed and highlighted on one screen. If you want to reselect, you can go back to the original screen and reselect.
In addition, even if you are away from the information transfer station, if you have a device such as a car navigation system that uses the information obtained by this system and can connect to the information transfer station wirelessly, the contents displayed on the display device such as the car navigation system Then, the user is prompted to select a desired route plan by voice announcement, and the display information of the route plan selected and input by an input device such as a car navigation system is made conspicuous.
In this way, the tooling information selection means can prevent mistakes such as an erroneous operation by making the route plan selected by the user of this system clearly and clearly (conspicuous).

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing various modes of output of the touring individual information presentation / output means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention.
In the output of the touring individual information presenting / outputting means, the route plan selected by the touring information selecting means is outputted to a predetermined place (device installed in the vehicle) by a wireless / wired / storage medium. A mobile phone can be used as an output destination other than the vehicle. If the vehicle does not have an apparatus, printed output on paper is also possible. In addition, a line such as a LAN can be used for wireless / wired.
In this way, both the vehicle user with the device and the vehicle user without the device can use this system to enjoy the touring more.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a scene of a touring information exchange station of the vehicle information exchange system according to the present invention.
Individual information and destinations are set at the roadside station, and general area information, regional video information with freshness, general information about routes, route video information with freshness, and the like can be obtained.
Information (information selected by the user by viewing the display of the touring information presentation / output means) can be sent wirelessly to the car, transferred to a portable terminal (eg PDA or portable video player), printed on paper, It can be sent to a mobile phone or the like (see FIG. 12).
As shown in FIG. 13, a large screen is provided with a plurality of input terminals ((1), (2), (3)), and information can be registered and viewed by sharing the screen. The in-frame display portions near (4), (5), and (6) in the large screen in the figure are displays corresponding to (1), (2), and (3) of the input terminal, respectively.
Specifically, information that can be obtained includes basic information such as the weather at the destination, tourism infomercials (a combination of information unique to each tourist destination, event information, profit information, etc.) There are video contents with a mechanism that allows you to set a destination or purchase a ticket when you want to go, and connect it to immediate action), time service information, discount ticket information, etc.
In addition to the large screen sharing type as shown in the figure, you can also use KIOSK terminals that allow you to search for nearby tourist information, areas, weather, and road conditions on a touch panel display that is always connected to the Internet.

  The vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention can be widely used in the fields of automobile industry, transportation, and touring services.

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the touring intention individual information input means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the touring individual information preparation means of the information transfer system for vehicles by the present invention. It is a block diagram of the touring individual information presentation / output means and the touring information selection means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the touring general information creation means and the touring general information presentation means of the vehicle information transfer system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the image | video information acquisition means of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is a block diagram of the means provided to the touring information processing apparatus of the information transfer system for vehicles by the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the touring general information presentation means of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the touring intention individual information input means of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the presentation of the touring individual information presentation / output means of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the touring information selection means of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the various aspects of the output of the touring individual information presentation and output means of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the scene of the touring information transfer station of the vehicle information transfer system by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a series of flows from the touring intention separate information input of the vehicle information transfer system by this invention to preparation, presentation, and output of touring individual information. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of preparation and presentation of the touring general information of the information transfer system for vehicles by this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the touring vehicle of the vehicle information transfer system by this invention.

Claims (7)

A tooling information processing apparatus for holding information on local traffic and excursions as regional general information and regional video information with freshness, receiving a question, processing the information by a tooling individual information creating means, and transmitting an answer to the question; ,
A vehicle navigation system including a car navigation device and a touring vehicle that receives a question and transmits a response, and a vehicle information exchange system comprising:
A vehicle information transmission / reception system configured such that a user transmits an individual intention of a destination and a touring from the vehicle to the touring information processing apparatus, and uses the touring individual information which is a response from the touring information processing apparatus. In the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 1,
The touring information processing apparatus includes the touring general information creating means for holding the area general information and the area video information with freshness, and creating the touring general information based on the information. . In the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 1,
The said touring vehicle is provided with the image | video information acquisition means and the means which specifies acquisition information and provides to the said touring information processing apparatus, The information transfer system for vehicles characterized by the above-mentioned. In the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 3,
An information exchange system for vehicles, wherein the touring vehicle is configured to acquire information with a video camera, perform image processing, and store the information in video information storage means. In the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 4,
Means provided to the tooling information processing apparatus includes a transmission information processing unit, a transmission permission / inhibition determination unit, a transmission management unit, and an information transmission I / F.
The video information stored in the video information storage means is processed by the transmission information processing unit, and the transmission management unit transmits to the tooling information processing apparatus via the information transmission I / F according to the determination of the transmission permission determination unit. An information transmission system for a vehicle, characterized in that it is configured as described above. In the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 2,
We have information transfer stations in places related to roads,
The information exchange station includes an information exchange interface between the information exchange station and a user,
An information exchange system for a vehicle, comprising: presenting means for presenting the general tooling information and the individual tooling information for the question input through the interface. In the vehicle information transfer system according to claim 6,
A passenger of a vehicle not equipped with a navigation system is configured to be able to acquire the touring individual information by receiving it by wired or wireless connection, writing to a storage medium, or printing out at the information transfer station. Vehicle information transfer system.

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