JP2010091464A - In-vehicle information notification controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently notify a driver of a vehicle of information necessary for the driver at first in superposition notification and concurrent notification of various kinds of versatile information to be notified to the driver. <P>SOLUTION: An information notification method determining section 11e determines a method of notification of information to be output to a display section 17a and/or a sound output section 17b on the basis of determination results of a notification information kind determining section 11b, a traveling condition determining section 11c and an in-vehicle device operating condition determining section 11d. In one sample of the notification method, providing type notification information in no relation to a vehicle 1 is displayed in a detail display mode on a display section 17a only during stopping of the vehicle, but is not displayed thereon during traveling of the vehicle. While replay sound is output from a sound output section 17b by replaying of an audio device 16, notification by sound is not performed even when the providing type notification information is notification information with sound. When traveling related notification information in relation to driving of the vehicle 1 is notification information with sound, the output of the replay sound from the sound output section 17b is interrupted and the notification by sound is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle information notification control apparatus that performs notification control of superimposition notification and simultaneous notification of various types of information notified to a vehicle driver.

  In recent years, VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System, road traffic information communication system, registered trademark, the same applies hereinafter) and DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications, road-to-vehicle communication, the same applies hereinafter) are used to drive vehicles such as automobiles. Services that deliver useful traffic information to drivers in real time are becoming popular. In addition, not only traffic information but also a system for notifying drivers in real time of various facility information, event information, and the like around the traveling position of a vehicle is becoming widespread.

  Traffic information, various facility information, and event information are displayed on the display screen of the in-vehicle display device. However, depending on the information type, there may be an utterance voice output from an acoustic output device synchronized with the in-vehicle display device. . In this way, the driver can recognize traffic information, various facility information, and event information in a timely manner and use it as reference information for driving.

  By the way, the vehicle-mounted display device and the sound output device also output map information and guide sound related to the route guide by the car navigation device. The driver can drive along the route guide according to the map information displayed on the display screen of the in-vehicle display device and the guide voice output from the sound output device.

  And as a prior art, taking into account the environmental situation of the vehicle and the behavior of the vehicle, the optimal output device is selected from either the in-vehicle display device or the sound output device, and the various types of information as described above are appropriately An in-vehicle information providing apparatus that can be transmitted to a driver has been proposed.

JP-A-9-287974

  However, in the related art represented by the above, if a lot of various information is notified one after another through the in-vehicle display device and the sound output device, the driver may be confused. In particular, when there is a large amount of information to be notified, other information is superimposed and notified (hereinafter referred to as superimposition notification) during notification of different types of information, or a plurality of information is simultaneously notified (hereinafter referred to as simultaneous notification). ), There is an inconvenience that information that the driver needs first cannot be sufficiently transmitted.

  Therefore, the in-vehicle information notification control device disclosed is made to solve the above-described problem (problem), and relates to the superimposition notification and simultaneous notification of various information to be notified to the driver of the vehicle. The purpose is to ensure that the information that the driver needs first is sufficiently communicated.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the disclosed in-vehicle information notification control device provides distribution information and / or information from an information acquisition device that acquires distribution information distributed to a vehicle and input information input from the in-vehicle device. Alternatively, the input of the input information is accepted, and it is determined whether the distribution information and / or the information type of the input information for which the input is accepted is information related to driving of the vehicle or information not related to driving of the vehicle. Determining the driving state of the vehicle, determining the driving environment of the vehicle, determining the operating state of the interior electrical equipment mounted on the vehicle, determining the information type and / or determining the driving state and / or determining the driving environment and / or operating state According to the determination result of the determination, the distribution information that has been accepted and / or the output device that outputs the input information, the distribution information and / or the notification timing of the input information, and the distribution information and / or It determines the notification method comprising the notification form input information, it is an requirement to notify the distribution information and / or input information to the driver in accordance with the determined the notification method.

  According to the disclosed in-vehicle information notification control device, the driver firstly transmits information that is first required for a superimposition notification and a simultaneous notification of a wide variety of information in a priority and appropriate notification method and at an appropriate notification timing. Therefore, there is an effect that information is reliably transmitted to the driver while driving safety is maintained, and an excessive amount of information is suppressed to reduce the troublesomeness of the driver.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment according to an in-vehicle information notification control device will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the configuration of an in-vehicle information notification control device according to an example of an embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of an in-vehicle information notification control device according to an example of an embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, an information notification device 10 according to an example of the embodiment is connected to a travel control device 20 via a vehicle-mounted network 100 in a vehicle 1 so as to be communicable. The travel control device 20 controls various devices such as a drive device (not shown) and a brake device (not shown) of the vehicle 1 and is connected to various sensors related to the travel of the vehicle 1.

  In one example of the embodiment, the travel control device 20 includes an air conditioning control device 21 that controls air conditioning equipment (not shown) in the vehicle interior of the vehicle 1, a vehicle speed sensor 22 that acquires the vehicle speed of the vehicle 1, An outside air temperature sensor 23 that obtains the outside air temperature, a compartment air temperature sensor 24 that obtains the inside air temperature of the vehicle 1, and an outside noise measuring device 25 that measures outside vehicle noise of the vehicle 1 are connected.

  The information notification device 10 includes an information notification arbitration control unit 11, an in-vehicle network interface unit 12, an input interface unit 13a, and an output interface unit 13b. The information notification device 10 is connected to a car navigation device 14, a road traffic information acquisition device 15, and an audio device 16 via an input interface unit 13 a.

  In addition, the information notification apparatus 10 includes a display unit 17a that is a display device (any display device such as a cathode ray tube display, a liquid crystal display, or a head-up display) and an audio output such as a speaker via the output interface unit 13b. The part 17b is connected.

  The car navigation device 14 includes a vehicle position acquisition unit 14a that acquires a current position of the vehicle using a positioning system such as GPS (Global Positioning System), a map information storage unit 14b that stores map information, and a television. Broadcast wave receiving unit 14c for receiving broadcasts and radio broadcasts, weather information receiving unit 14d for receiving weather information distributed wirelessly, and various notification information for receiving various information such as news, spot (facility) information and event information It has a receiving unit 14e and an Internet communication control unit 14f for controlling Internet communication.

  The broadcast wave receiving unit 14c, the weather information receiving unit 14d, the various notification information receiving unit 14e, and the Internet communication control unit 14f are not necessarily included in the car navigation device 14. 14 may be a separate device.

  The road traffic information acquisition device 15 is a device that receives and acquires road traffic information distributed using a communication infrastructure such as VICS and DSRC. Here, the road traffic information includes accident information, traffic jam information, traffic regulation information, and the like that have occurred on a roadway on which the vehicle 1 passes or a roadway scheduled to pass according to a route guide by the car navigation device 14.

  The audio device 16 is an audio / visual device that reproduces images and / or sounds stored in various storage media and outputs them to a predetermined output device.

  Various images and sounds output from the car navigation device 14, images and sounds related to road traffic information output from the road traffic information acquisition device 15, and images and / or sounds output by the acoustic device 16 are output. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the connection relationship is output from the display unit 17a and the audio output unit 17b. That is, the car navigation device 14, the road traffic information acquisition device 15, and the acoustic device 16 share the information notification device 10, the display unit 17a, and the audio output unit 17b. However, the car navigation device 14, the road traffic information acquisition device 15, and the sound device 16 may be connected to their respective sound output units.

  The information notification arbitration control unit 11 is a control device such as a microcomputer. The information notification arbitration control unit 11 includes a notification information acquisition unit 11a, a notification information type determination unit 11b, a traveling state determination unit 11c, an in-vehicle device operating state determination unit 11d, an information notification method determination unit 11e, and information notification control. Part 11f and in-vehicle device operation control part 11g.

  The notification information acquisition unit 11a receives the vehicle position information, map information, route guide information, intersection guide information, television broadcast program information or radio broadcast program information, weather information, from the car navigation device 14 via the input interface unit 13a. Various notification information and information via the Internet are acquired. Further, the notification information acquisition unit 11a acquires road traffic information from the road traffic information acquisition device 15 via the input interface 13a.

  The notification information type determination unit 11b determines the information type of the information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 11a, the urgency of the information, and information accompanying the information. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2A, the information type is roughly classified into travel system notification information and provision system notification information.

  The traveling system notification information is information related to the driving of the vehicle 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, there is guide information of a navigation device, traffic jam information, road regulation information, and the like. Such information is given the urgency of the information as shown in the figure. There are three levels of information urgency, for example, “high”, “medium”, and “low”. The level of urgency is “high”> “medium”> “low”.

  For example, as shown in the figure, the emergency information “medium” is assigned to the guide information 1 of the navigation device, and the emergency information “high” is assigned to the traffic jam accident information 1. According to the level of urgency, for example, when the traffic jam information 1 is acquired while the guide information 1 of the navigation device is being output from the display unit 17a and the voice output unit 17b, the traffic jam information is given priority over the guide information 1 of the navigation device. 1 is output from the display unit 17a and the audio output unit 17b.

  For example, “the traffic accident information 1 is output from the display unit 17a and the voice output unit 17b in preference to the guide information 1 of the navigation device” refers to, for example, the guide information 1 of the navigation device to the display unit 17a and the voice output unit 17b. The output may be temporarily stopped and the traffic jam information 1 may be output from the display unit 17a and the audio output unit 17b. Alternatively, the display unit 17a displays the traffic jam information 1 superimposed on the display of the guide information 1 of the navigation device, and the audio output of the audio output unit 17b temporarily stops the output of the guide information 1 of the navigation device, It is good also as outputting traffic accident information 1.

  The provision system notification information is information not related to the driving of the vehicle 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, there are event information, news, spot information, and the like. The urgency of the information is also given to these pieces of information as shown in FIG. The provision system notification information is less urgent than the travel system notification information.

  As shown in FIG. 2-2, the event information includes information related to the date and time of the holding period. Information regarding the date and time of the holding period is information accompanying the event information. As shown in the figure, for example, the event information 1 is held for "2008/07/20 10: 00 to 2008/07/27 18:00".

  As shown in FIG. 2-3, the spot information includes information related to the recommended time zone. Information relating to the recommended time zone is information accompanying the spot information. As shown in the figure, for example, the recommended time zone of the spot information 1 is “6:00 to 12:00”. The recommended time zone is a time zone in which various facilities specified by the spot information can be used, or a time zone suitable for use in various facilities. For example, when the spot information specifies a restaurant, the business hours of the restaurant are indicated.

  The traveling state determination unit 11 c is configured to detect the vehicle speed of the vehicle 1 acquired from the vehicle speed sensor 22, the outside temperature acquired from the outside temperature sensor 23, the cabin temperature obtained from the cabin temperature sensor 24, and the outside noise obtained from the outside noise measuring device 25. , The current position of the vehicle 1 acquired from the own vehicle position acquisition unit 14a, and the system date and time (calendar information including day information) managed by the information notification mediation control unit 11 are determined.

  The in-vehicle device operation status determination unit 11 d determines the operation state of the interior electrical equipment mounted on the vehicle 1. The interior electrical equipment mounted on the vehicle 1 determines, for example, the operating status of the acoustic device 16 and an air conditioner (not shown) in the passenger compartment.

  The operating status of the acoustic device 16 is, for example, whether or not it is operating, whether or not an image is being displayed on the display unit 17a, whether or not sound is being output from the audio output unit 17b, If sound is being output from 17b, what volume is being output, and so forth. The operating state of the air conditioner in the passenger compartment is, for example, whether or not the air conditioner is in operation, what temperature is set as the set temperature if the air conditioner is in operation, and the like.

  The information notification method determination unit 11e is configured to display information to be output to the display unit 17a and / or the audio output unit 17b based on the determination results by the notification information type determination unit 11b, the traveling state determination unit 11c, and the in-vehicle device operation state determination unit 11d. Determine the notification method.

  The notification method determined by the information notification method determination unit 11e is as follows, for example. That is, the notification method is switched between the traveling system notification information and the provision system notification information. Specifically, in one example of the notification method, the provision system notification information is output only to the display unit 17a, while the traveling system notification information is output from both the display unit 17a and the voice output unit 17b. To notify the person. At this time, if the level of the noise outside the vehicle is equal to or greater than a certain value X [dB], the sound may be output from the sound output unit 17b at a volume that can be heard by the driver.

  In addition, as an example of the notification method, if the reproduction sound is being output by the audio output unit 17b by the reproduction of the acoustic device 16, the notification by the audio is not performed even if the providing system notification information is the notification information accompanied by the audio. On the other hand, even when the playback sound is being output by the sound output unit 17b due to the playback of the sound device 16, if the traveling system notification information is notification information accompanied by sound, the output of the playback sound from the sound output unit 17b is temporarily stopped. Even if you do, you will be notified by voice. This is to ensure driving safety first.

  An example of the notification method is whether to perform the notification itself (screening of notification information or selection of one notification information from a plurality of notification information), and when performing notification, both the display unit 17a and the audio output unit 17b or One of them is used for notification, or how notification timing is set when notification is performed. Further, how to set the volume when the notification is output from the voice output unit 17b, and how to set the utterance speed when the notification information includes voice.

  In addition, as an example of the notification method, if the intersection guidance by the car navigation device 14 is being output from the display unit 17a and the voice output unit 17b, the providing system notification information is not notified. This is because the intersection guidance is important information related to driving, while the provision system notification information is information not related to driving. In this case, the provided notification information may be output from the display unit 17a and / or the audio output unit 17b after the intersection guidance is output from the display unit 17a and the audio output unit 17b.

  In addition, as an example of the notification method, if the intersection guidance by the car navigation device 14 is being output from the display unit 17a, the providing system notification information is not output from the display unit 17a.

  In addition, as an example of the notification method, if the intersection guidance by the car navigation device 14 is being output from the voice output unit 17b, the voice output unit of the provision type notification information is provided even if the provision type notification information is notification information accompanied by voice. The output from 17b is not performed.

  Also, as an example of the notification method, when the providing system notification information is event information, only the date and time between the event holding period Y (Y represents day, hour, and minute) and the event holding period end date and time are displayed. Further, when the provided system notification information is spot information, only the spot information whose current time is within the recommended time zone (see FIG. 2-3) is selected and notified.

  In addition, as an example of the notification method, when intersection guidance by the car navigation device 14 is being output from the voice output unit 17b, appropriate utterance content and utterance start are considered in consideration of the amount of utterance information of the intersection guidance and the vehicle speed of the vehicle 1. The timing and utterance speed are set so that the driver is notified of the utterance information of the intersection guidance at an appropriate timing.

  In addition, as an example of the notification method, the provided system notification information is output in detail from the display unit 17a only when the vehicle is stopped, and is not output while the vehicle 1 is traveling. In addition, as an example of the notification method, the provision system notification information may be displayed on a part of the display screen of the display unit 17a when new information is received or update information is received when the vehicle 1 is traveling. A symbol such as an icon indicating reception of new information or reception of updated information is displayed to notify the driver.

  An example of the notification method is when the passenger compartment temperature exceeds a certain value Z1 (for example, 28 degrees Celsius) or when the outside air temperature exceeds a certain value Z2 (for example, 35 degrees Celsius). Since there is a possibility that the person is frustrated by the heat, the sound volume is suppressed to a certain value W [dB] or less in the case of notification of outputting sound from the sound output unit 17b. This can prevent the driver's psychological state from being reversed.

  An example of the notification method is to output notification information from the display unit 17a and notify when sunlight is detected from the front through a windshield (not shown) of the vehicle 1 by an optical sensor (not shown). However, since it is difficult to visually recognize, detailed notification information is output from the voice output unit 17b to notify the driver instead.

  Furthermore, the information notification method determination part 11e determines the information notification method, and also determines the control information for controlling the operating state of the interior electrical equipment as necessary. For example, the control information for controlling the sound output and the sound output amount by the reproduction of the sound device 16 such as temporarily stopping the sound output from the sound output unit 17b by the sound device 16 during the notification of the notification information accompanied by the sound. To decide. Further, control information for controlling the air conditioner in the passenger compartment is determined so that the passenger compartment temperature becomes a comfortable temperature and the driver improves the accuracy of visual recognition and / or listening to the notification information, particularly the traveling system notification information.

  The information notification control unit 11f outputs the notification information from the display unit 17a and / or the audio output unit 17b via the output interface unit 13b according to the notification method determined by the information notification method determination unit 11e. The in-vehicle device operation control unit 11g controls the operation state of the interior electrical equipment according to the control information determined by the information notification method determination unit 11e.

  Next, information notification control processing executed by the information notification device 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an information notification control processing procedure. As shown in the figure, first, the notification information acquisition unit 11a determines whether notification information has been acquired (step S101). When it is determined that the notification information is acquired (Yes at Step S101), the process proceeds to Step S102, and when it is not determined that the notification information is acquired (No at Step S101), Step S101 is repeated.

  Subsequently, the traveling state determination unit 11c acquires the traveling state, the current position, and the surrounding situation of the vehicle 1 (step S102). The traveling state of the vehicle is, for example, the date and time during driving of the vehicle 1 (during traveling and when stopped), the day of the week, the vehicle speed, the passenger compartment temperature, and the like. The peripheral situation is the geographical condition of the current location based on the outside temperature of the vehicle 1, the map information acquired from the map information storage unit 14b of the car navigation device 14 and the current position of the vehicle 1.

  Subsequently, the in-vehicle device operating status determination unit 11d acquires the operating status of the interior electrical equipment mounted on the vehicle 1 (step S103). Subsequently, the notification information type determination unit 11b determines the information type of the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 11a, the urgency level of the information, and the information accompanying the information (step S104).

  When the notification information type determination unit 11b determines that the information type of the notification information is travel system notification information (Yes at Step S104), the process proceeds to Step S105. On the other hand, when the notification information type determination unit 11b does not determine that the information type of the notification information is traveling system notification information (that is, when it is determined that the notification information type is provision system notification information, step S104 is negative), the process proceeds to step S112. Move.

  In step S105, the information notification method determination unit 11e considers the current position of the vehicle 1, the surrounding situation, and the urgency of the notification information, and performs screening of the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 11a or a plurality of notification information. Select one piece of notification information.

  Subsequently, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines whether or not the traveling system notification information selected in step S105 is notification information accompanied by voice notification (step S106). If it is determined that the notification information is accompanied by voice notification (Yes at Step S106), the process proceeds to Step S107. If it is not determined that the notification information is accompanied by voice notification (No at Step S106), the process proceeds to Step S111. In step S107, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines whether or not the in-vehicle device operation status determination unit 11d determines that the acoustic device 16 is operating.

  When it is determined that the acoustic device 16 is operating (Yes at Step S107), the process proceeds to Step S108, and when it is not determined that the acoustic device 16 is operating (No at Step S107), the process proceeds to Step S109.

  In step S108, the in-vehicle device operation control unit 11g temporarily stops output from the audio device 16 to the audio output unit 17b. Subsequently, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines the speech notification utterance speed in consideration of the current position of the vehicle 1 and the surrounding situation. Subsequently, the information notification control unit 11f outputs a voice notification from the voice output unit 17b with the operating status of the in-vehicle device and the speech speed determined in Step S109 (Step S110). In step S111, the information notification control unit 11f displays a notification message on the display unit 17a. When this process ends, the information notification control process ends.

  In step S112, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines whether or not the vehicle 1 is determined to be traveling by the traveling state determination unit 11c. When it is determined that the vehicle 1 is traveling (Yes at Step S112), the information notification control unit 11f displays an icon indicating that the notification information has been acquired on a predetermined part of the display screen of the display unit 17a ( Step S113). When step S113 ends, the information notification control process ends.

  When it is not determined that the vehicle 1 is traveling (No at Step S112), the information notification control unit 11f determines whether the notification information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 11a is event information or spot information. Determination is made (step S114). When it is determined that it is event information or spot information (Yes at Step S114), the process proceeds to Step S115, and when it is not determined that it is event information or spot information (No at Step S114), the process proceeds to Step S117.

  In step S115, the information notification method determination unit 11e screens notification information based on the current time. That is, a spot that can be used at the current time or an event that is currently being held is selected so that unnecessary notification information is not notified in consideration of the time.

  In step S116, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines whether or not there is notification information that should be notified even in the process of step S115. When it is determined that there is notification information to be notified (Yes at Step S116), the process proceeds to Step S117, and when it is determined that there is no notification information to be notified (No at Step S116), the information notification control process ends.

  Subsequently, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines whether or not the provision-type notification information is notification information accompanied with a voice notification (step S117). If it is determined that the notification information is accompanied by voice notification (Yes at Step S117), the process proceeds to Step S118. If it is not determined that the notification information is accompanied by voice notification (No at Step S117), the process proceeds to Step S120. In step S118, the information notification method determination unit 11e determines whether or not the in-car device operation status determination unit 11d determines that the acoustic device 16 is operating.

  When it is determined that the acoustic device 16 is operating (Yes at Step S118), the process proceeds to Step S120, and when it is not determined that the acoustic device 16 is operating (No at Step S118), the process proceeds to Step S119.

  In step S119, the information notification control unit 11f outputs a voice notification from the voice output unit 17b. Subsequently, in step S120, the information notification control unit 11f displays a notification message on the display unit 17a. When this process ends, the information notification control process ends.

  The in-vehicle information notification control device disclosed includes distribution information (for example, road traffic information, spot information, event information, etc.) distributed to the vehicle and input information input from the in-vehicle device (route guide information from the car navigation device 14). An information input unit that receives input of distribution information and / or input information from an information acquisition device for acquiring intersection information, television broadcast program information, radio broadcast program information, weather information, Internet homepage information, etc. Information type determination for determining whether the distribution information received by the input unit and / or the information type of the input information is information related to driving of the vehicle or information not related to driving of the vehicle And the running state of the vehicle (for example, vehicle speed, current position, current position map information (terrain information), etc.) A traveling state determination unit that determines a traveling environment of the vehicle (for example, an outside air temperature, a cabin temperature, a weather at the current position, and the like), and an interior electrical device (for example, a car) that is mounted on the vehicle. An operation state determination unit that determines an operation state of the information acquisition function other than the route guide and the intersection guide acquired by the navigation device 14 and the sound device 16), the information type determination unit and / or the traveling state determination unit, and / or The distribution information received by the information input unit and / or the output device that outputs the input information according to the determination result of the driving environment determination unit and / or the operation state determination unit, the distribution information, and / or Or notification timing of the input information (for example, notification immediately, notification after stopping, notification after a certain period of time, etc.), and Notification method for determining a notification method including a notification mode of the distribution information and / or the input information (for example, image display, icon display when displaying images, detailed display, audio output, etc.) A determination unit; and a notification control unit that notifies the driver of the distribution information and / or the input information according to the notification method determined by the notification method determination unit.

  According to the on-vehicle information notification control device described above, it is possible to reliably transmit distribution information and input information to the driver while maintaining driving safety, and to reduce the burden on the driver by suppressing an excess of information. it can.

  The disclosed in-vehicle information notification control device controls the operation of the interior electrical equipment according to the notification method determined by the notification method determination unit (for example, temporarily stops the sound output of the sound device 16 or And an air conditioner (not shown) to maintain the passenger compartment temperature at a comfortable temperature).

  According to the on-vehicle information notification control device described above, the environment for delivering the distribution information and / or input information to the driver is appropriate or comfortable, and the visibility of the driver's notification display and / or the ability to listen to the notification sound is improved. (Ease of hearing) can be improved.

  Further, the in-vehicle information notification control device disclosed includes an urgency determining unit that determines whether or not the distribution information and / or the input information is urgent, and the notification method determining unit is operated by the urgency determining unit. When it is determined that the delivery information or the input information is urgent, the determination result of the information type determination unit and / or the traveling state determination unit and / or the traveling environment determination unit and / or the operation state determination unit Regardless of the delivery information or input information determined to be urgent, the output device gives priority to output, and the operation control unit controls the interior electrical equipment (for example, the acoustic device 16). The transmission of the delivery information or the input information determined to be urgent is ensured to the driver (for example, the sound output of the sound device 16 from the sound output unit 17b is temporarily stopped and the output volume of the notification information is The bigger That, etc.).

  According to the on-vehicle information notification control device described above, the environment for transmitting urgent distribution information and / or input information to the driver is appropriate, the visibility of notification display to the driver and / or the notification voice is provided. It is possible to reliably transmit information while ensuring the audibility (easy to hear).

  Although an example of the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be. In addition, the effects described in the exemplary embodiment are not limited to the above.

  In addition, among the processes described in the example of the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or have been described as being manually performed. All or a part of the processing can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, the control procedure, the specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the exemplary embodiment can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  Each component of each illustrated device is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

  Furthermore, each or all of the processing functions performed in each device are made up of a CPU (Central Processing Unit, or a microcomputer such as an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), MCU (Micro Controller Unit)) and the like. It may be realized by a program that is analyzed and executed by a CPU (or a microcomputer such as an MPU or MCU), or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle-mounted information notification control apparatus concerning an example of embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information classification and urgency of notification information. It is a figure which shows an example of a response | compatibility with event information and a holding period. It is a figure which shows an example of a response | compatibility with spot information and a recommended time slot | zone. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an information notification control processing procedure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 10 Information notification apparatus 11 Information notification mediation control part 11a Notification information acquisition part 11b Notification information determination part 12 Car-mounted network interface part 13a Input interface part 13b Output interface part 14 Car navigation apparatus 14a Own vehicle position acquisition part 14b Map information storage part 14c Broadcast wave receiving unit 14d Weather information receiving unit 14e Various information receiving unit 14f Internet communication control unit 15 Road traffic information acquisition device 16 Acoustic device 17a Display unit 17b Audio output unit 20 Travel control device 21 Air conditioning control device 22 Vehicle speed sensor 23 Outside air temperature Sensor 24 Car interior temperature sensor 25 Outside vehicle noise measuring device 100 In-vehicle network

Claims (3)

An information input unit that receives distribution information and / or input of the input information from an information acquisition device that acquires distribution information distributed to a vehicle and input information input from an in-vehicle device;
Information that determines whether the distribution information received by the information input unit and / or the information type of the input information is information related to driving the vehicle or information not related to driving the vehicle. A type determination unit;
A traveling state determination unit that determines a traveling state of the vehicle;
A traveling environment determination unit that determines a traveling environment of the vehicle;
An operation state determination unit for determining an operation state of the interior electrical equipment mounted on the vehicle;
According to the determination result of the information type determination unit and / or the traveling state determination unit and / or the traveling environment determination unit and / or the operation state determination unit, the distribution information received by the information input unit and An output device that outputs the input information, a notification method determining unit that determines a notification method including a notification timing of the distribution information and / or the input information, and a notification mode of the distribution information and / or the input information; ,
An in-vehicle information notification control device comprising: a notification control unit that notifies the driver of the distribution information and / or the input information according to the notification method determined by the notification method determination unit.   The in-vehicle information notification control device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation control unit that controls an operation of the interior electrical equipment in accordance with the notification method determined by the notification method determination unit. An urgency determination unit that determines whether the delivery information and / or the input information is urgent;
When the urgency determining unit determines that the distribution information or the input information is urgent, the notification method determining unit is configured to determine the information type determining unit and / or the traveling state determining unit and / or the traveling environment. Regardless of the determination result of the determination unit and / or the operating state determination unit, the distribution information or input information determined to be urgent is preferentially output from the output device,
The said operation control part controls the said interior electrical equipment, and ensures the transmission property to the driver | operator of the delivery information or input information determined to have the said urgency. In-vehicle information notification control device.

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