JP2013195340A - Navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to reduce the trouble of setting a waypoint when returning home to a home while delivering a passenger to the home or a station.
A mobile phone information storage unit stores phone number information and position information of a mobile phone in association with each other. The telephone number information acquisition unit 21 acquires the telephone number information of the mobile phone of the passenger in the mounted car by communicating with the mobile phone via the short-range wireless communication unit 19. The waypoint setting unit 22 reads position information corresponding to the passenger's phone number information acquired by the phone number information acquisition unit 21 from the mobile phone information storage unit 14, and sets the read position information as a waypoint. The route search unit 23 stores map information for a route to reach the destination set from the current position detected by the GPS receiver 11 or the like via the route set by the route setting unit 22. A search is performed with reference to the map information stored in the unit 12.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus for performing route guidance via a waypoint set up to a destination.

  Conventionally, in an in-vehicle navigation device that provides route guidance to a set destination, location information of the home of the car owner can be registered in advance and the home can be set as the destination by a simple operation. It has various functions.

  However, for example, when four people ride in one car and go to golf and go home, the owner of the car does not go home directly, but sends the passengers to their homes and the stations they use. Sometimes you need to go to your home.

  In such a case, the conventional navigation apparatus has a problem in that it is necessary to perform route search after setting the location information of the homes and stations of the three passengers to be delivered by way of a manual operation. In addition, when setting three waypoints, set the waypoints in consideration of the order in which each route point can be routed and the passengers can be efficiently delivered to the home. There was a problem that had to be done.

  In order to solve such problems, when the passenger's railway exit station that is delivered by car is specified, the station on the same railroad track as the specified exit station is searched as the boarding station and route guidance is performed. A navigation device has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4252407

  However, in the navigation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, it is not necessary to search for a station where the passenger is sent and delivered, and it is necessary to specify the passenger's exit station that needs to be delivered. Therefore, when returning home to the home while delivering the passenger to the home or the station, it does not reduce the trouble of setting the waypoint.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device capable of reducing the trouble of setting a waypoint when returning home to a home while delivering a passenger to the home or a station.

In order to achieve the above object, a navigation device of the present invention includes a current position detecting means for detecting a current position,
Storage means for storing the identification number information and position information of the mobile phone in association with each other;
A communication means for communicating with a device within the communication range;
Obtaining means for obtaining identification number information of a mobile phone of a passenger of an automobile mounted by communicating with the mobile phone via the communication means;
Location information corresponding to the passenger identification number information acquired by the acquisition means is read from the storage means, and the waypoint setting means for setting the read position information as a waypoint;
A route search means for searching for a route to reach the set destination from the current position detected by the current position detection means via the waypoint set by the waypoint setting means;
Route guidance means for performing route guidance to a destination based on the route searched by the route search means.

  According to the present invention, identification number information of a mobile phone owned by a passenger is acquired by short-range communication, and position information associated with the identification number information is automatically set as a transit point. Therefore, when returning home to the home while delivering the passenger to the home or the station, it is possible to reduce the time and labor for setting the waypoint.

  In the navigation device of the present invention, the acquisition unit acquires the identification number information of the mobile phone that can communicate with the communication unit when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a certain speed as the identification number information of the passenger's mobile phone. Anyway.

  According to the present invention, in order to obtain the identification number information of the mobile phone capable of communication as the identification number information of the passenger's mobile phone in a state where the vehicle equipped with the navigation device is moving at a certain speed or higher, It is possible to prevent a situation in which the telephone number information of a mobile phone other than the passenger is mistakenly acquired and set as a transit point.

  In the navigation device of the present invention, the acquisition unit acquires the identification number information of the mobile phone that can be communicated by the communication unit even when moving a certain distance or more as the identification number information of the passenger's mobile phone. May be.

  According to the present invention, since the identification number information of the mobile phone that can communicate even when the vehicle equipped with the navigation device moves more than a certain distance is acquired as the identification number information of the passenger's mobile phone, It is possible to prevent a situation in which the telephone number information of other mobile phones is acquired and set as a transit point.

  Further, the navigation device of the present invention is configured such that, when communication with a new mobile phone is enabled by the communication means, the current position detected by the current position detection means when communication with the mobile phone is enabled for the first time. Registration means for registering the location information in the storage means in association with the identification number information of the mobile phone may be further provided.

  According to the present invention, since the identification number information and the position information of the mobile phone are automatically registered by the registration means, it is troublesome to register the identification number information and the position information of the mobile phone in association with each other by a manual operation. Can be omitted.

  Furthermore, in the navigation device according to the present invention, the route search means sequentially passes through the plurality of waypoints in an order that can efficiently reach the destination when a plurality of waypoints are set by the waypoint setting means. Search for such a route.

  According to the present invention, when traveling to a destination via a plurality of waypoints, a route that can efficiently reach the destination is automatically searched. It is possible to reach the destination efficiently without specifying it.

  Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an effect that it is possible to reduce time and labor for setting a waypoint when returning home to a home while delivering a passenger to the home or a station.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the telephone number information and location information which are memorize | stored in the mobile telephone information storage part in FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when registering cellular phone information in advance in a cellular phone information storage unit in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when route search and route guidance are performed in the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship of the some mobile phone which exists in the motor vehicle carrying a navigation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the inquiry of whether to set a passenger as a stopover. It is a figure which shows the order at the time of setting the positional information corresponding to the some mobile phone shown in FIG. 5 as a waypoint. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which displayed the path | route shown in FIG. 7 on the map. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, a case where telephone number information is used as identification number information of a mobile phone will be described.

[First embodiment]
First, a navigation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 10 of the present embodiment includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 11, a map information storage unit 12, an audio output unit 13, a mobile phone information storage unit 14, a display Unit 15, operation unit 16, storage unit 17, vehicle speed detection unit 18, short-range wireless communication unit 19, and control unit 20.

  The GPS receiver 11 detects the current position and the traveling direction of the navigation device 10. For example, the GPS receiver 11 receives radio waves including time information and position information from three or more GPS satellites orbiting the earth. It operates as current position detecting means for detecting the current position by processing.

  The map information storage unit 12 includes road data including information such as road type, number of lanes, road width, facility data including information on the location, type, and name of facilities such as convenience stores and gas stations, Map information such as terrain data including information such as lake and river shapes, administrative boundary information, and the like is stored.

  The voice output unit 13 includes a voice guidance for route guidance, a speaker that outputs voice necessary for operation of the navigation device 10, a buzzer sound such as a warning, and the like.

  In the mobile phone information storage unit 14, phone number information and location information of the mobile phone are stored in advance in association with each other based on a previous operation by the user. The user associates the phone number information of mobile phones such as friends and acquaintances who may be riding in his / her car in the future with the location information of the places where the friends and acquaintances want to be delivered (for example, at home or at stations used). And stored in the mobile phone information storage unit 14 in advance. Specifically, the user inputs the phone number of a mobile phone such as a friend or acquaintance through the operation unit 16, and designates the location where the friend, acquaintance or the like is to be delivered on the map data. The information and the position information are associated with each other and stored in advance in the mobile phone information storage unit 14.

  An example of telephone number information and position information stored in the mobile phone information storage unit 14 is shown in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2, for example, the location number information “34-Yokohama-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Pref. △ Δ-34” is associated with the telephone number information “090-1234-5678” of the mobile phone. Yes. In the example shown in FIG. 2, description is made using a case where address display is stored as position information, but latitude and longitude information may be stored as position information.

  Note that the map information storage unit 12 and the mobile phone information storage unit 14 do not need to be configured independently, and may be realized on the same HDD device, for example.

  The display unit 15 displays a map image based on the map information stored in the map information storage unit 12, a route searched by the route search unit 23, a current position mark indicating the current position, and the like, and an input operation by the operation unit 16. For example, a liquid crystal panel. In addition, the display part 15 can also be provided with the function of the operation part 16 by using a touch panel.

  The operation unit 16 is operated by the user, and is used when route search conditions such as a destination and a waypoint, and mobile phone information including telephone number information and position information are input to the mobile phone information storage unit 14.

  The storage unit 17 stores various information such as a route searched for reaching the destination and a destination set via the operation unit 16, and is configured by a storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The In addition, it is not necessary to set it as the independent structure as the memory | storage part 17, For example, RAM of the control part 20 is good also as the memory | storage part 17. FIG.

  The vehicle speed detection unit 18 receives a vehicle speed pulse signal and detects the vehicle speed of the mounted vehicle.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 19 has a function of transmitting / receiving various types of information to / from devices existing within the communication range by performing short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). Such a short-range wireless communication unit 19 is originally provided for performing a hands-free call or the like and is not a function purposely provided for the present invention.

  The control unit 20 includes a processor including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (all not shown), executes predetermined processing based on a control program recorded in the ROM and RAM, and operates each unit of the navigation device 10. To control. In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 has been described as reading and executing a control program recorded in the ROM or RAM. However, the control program is stored in various magnetic storage media and provided to the control unit 20. It is also possible to do.

  And the control part 20 implement | achieves the function structure of the telephone number information acquisition part 21, the waypoint setting part 22, the route search part 23, and the route guidance part 24 by executing said control program. .

  The control unit 20 is detected not only by the current position detected by the GPS receiver 11 but also by the vehicle speed, acceleration sensor, and angular velocity sensor (none of which are not shown) of the host vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detection unit 18 described later. The position information may be supplemented using the acceleration or angular velocity. In this case, the GPS receiver 11, an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, or the like constitutes a current position detection unit that detects the current position.

  The telephone number information acquisition unit 21 acquires the telephone number information of the mobile phone of the passenger of the vehicle on which the navigation device 10 is mounted by communicating with the mobile phone via the short-range wireless communication unit 19. To do. The telephone number information acquisition unit 21 carries the mobile phone number information that can be communicated by the short-range wireless communication unit 19 when the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection unit 18 is equal to or higher than a certain speed, for example, 20 km / h or more. As phone number information of the user's mobile phone.

  Further, the telephone number information acquisition unit 21 acquires the telephone number information of the mobile phone that has moved together with the automobile on which the navigation device 10 is mounted for a certain distance as the telephone number information of the passenger's mobile phone. Also good. That is, the telephone number information acquisition unit 21 acquires the telephone number information of the mobile phone that can be communicated by the short-range wireless communication unit 19 even when the mobile phone has moved a certain distance or more as the telephone number information of the passenger's mobile phone. Also good.

  In this way, only the phone number information of a mobile phone that can communicate by short-range wireless communication when the vehicle speed is above a certain speed or the phone number information of a mobile phone that has moved more than a certain distance together with the automobile is stored in the passenger's mobile phone. By acquiring as phone number information, the phone number information etc. of mobile phones owned by people who just sent off without getting into the car or who just passed by the stopped car Thus, it is possible to prevent a malfunction that is acquired as the telephone number information of the passenger's mobile phone.

  The waypoint setting unit 22 reads position information corresponding to the passenger's phone number information acquired by the phone number information acquisition unit 21 from the mobile phone information storage unit 14, and sets the read position information as a waypoint.

  The route search unit 23 reaches the destination set by the user via the operation unit 16 from the current position detected by the GPS receiver 11 via the route set by the route setting unit 22. Is searched with reference to the map information stored in the map information storage unit 12.

  When a plurality of waypoints are set by the waypoint setting unit 22, the route search unit 23 searches for a route that sequentially passes through the plurality of waypoints in an order that can efficiently reach the destination. For example, the route search unit 23 selects a route order that allows the vehicle to travel to the destination via the set route points at the shortest distance. In addition, the route search unit 23 selects the route order of the waypoints so that the time to reach the destination via all the set route points is the shortest. Further, the route search unit 23 takes into account not only the length of the travel distance and the travel time but also the ease of travel on the road selected as the route, the number of right / left turns and the number of signals passing through to the destination. A route that can be reached efficiently may be selected.

  The route guidance unit 24 includes information on the current position obtained from the GPS receiver 11, information on the current position identified based on the vehicle speed information detected by the angular velocity sensor, the acceleration sensor, the vehicle speed detection unit 18, and the route. Based on the route searched by the search unit 23, route guidance to the destination is performed. Specifically, the route guidance unit 24 performs route guidance by controlling the display unit 15 and the voice output unit 13.

  Next, the operation of the navigation device 10 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the operation when registering cellular phone information in the cellular phone information storage unit 14 in advance will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the user operates the operation unit 16 to register the phone number information of a friend or acquaintance's mobile phone that may be accompanied (step S101), and register the location information to be associated with the mobile phone number ( Step S102). Then, the telephone number information and the position information of the cellular phone are stored in the cellular phone information storage unit 14 in association with each other as shown in FIG.

  If there is further mobile phone information to be registered, the processes in steps S101 and S102 are repeated (step S103).

  Next, the operation when the actual route search and route guidance are performed in the state where the cellular phone information as shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the cellular phone information storage unit 14 in advance by such processing is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  In the following description, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 31 (090-9999-9999) of the user and three mobile phones 32 of the passenger (090- 5555-5555), mobile phone 33 (090-2222-2222), and mobile phone 34 (090-9876-5432), a total of four mobile phones will be described.

  First, when the user instructs a route search to the home by operating the operation unit 16 or the like (step S201), for example, a display as shown in FIG. An inquiry is made as to whether or not to set (step S202).

  In this step S202, if it is selected to set the registration point of the passenger's mobile phone as a transit point, whether or not a mobile phone other than the owner is present in the vehicle by communication by the short-range wireless communication unit 19 Is determined (step S203).

  In addition, since the telephone number information of the mobile phone of the person or his / her family is separately registered in advance for the purpose of performing a hands-free call or the like, the mobile phone confirmed through the communication by the short-range wireless communication unit 19 It is possible to determine whether it belongs to the person or his family.

  If a passenger's mobile phone other than the person in question is detected in step S203, the telephone number information acquisition unit 21 acquires the telephone number information of the mobile phone, and the acquired telephone number information is stored in the mobile phone information storage unit. 14 is determined (step S204).

  And when it determines with the telephone number information acquired in step S204 being memorize | stored in the mobile telephone information storage part 14, the waypoint setting part 22 sets the positional information corresponding to all the acquired telephone number information. It is set as a transit point (step S205).

  For example, in the case of an example in which four mobile phones 31 to 34 are present in the vehicle as shown in FIG. 5, the waypoints as shown in FIG. 7 are set. In the setting of the waypoints shown in FIG. 7, the waypoint setting unit 22 selects the route order of the waypoints 1 to 3 so that the route can reach the destination efficiently.

  Then, the route search unit 23 performs route search (route search) based on the set waypoints and destinations, and route guidance based on the obtained route is started by the route guide unit 24 (step S206).

  FIG. 8 shows how the route guidance is performed based on the setting of the waypoints and destinations as shown in FIG. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, a route that travels to the home that is the destination via the waypoints 1 to 3 is displayed, and route guidance that travels along this route is performed.

  In the navigation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the telephone number information of the mobile phone owned by the passenger is acquired by short-range communication, and the position information associated with the telephone number information is automatically used as a transit point. Is set.

  In recent years, most people have mobile phones, and more and more models have a Bluetooth (registered trademark) function. Therefore, if the information on the mobile phone numbers of acquaintances and friends who may ride in advance and the location information of the place to be delivered are associated with each other and stored in the mobile phone information storage unit 14, the passengers can be stored at home or at the station. It is possible to greatly reduce the trouble of setting a waypoint when returning home while delivering.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a navigation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the navigation device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The navigation device 10a of this embodiment is different from the navigation device 10 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that the control device 20 is replaced with a control device 20a. Further, the control device 20a in the navigation device 10a of the present embodiment is different from the control device 20 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that a mobile phone information registration unit 25 is configured. In FIG. 9, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the first embodiment described above, the process of storing the telephone number information and the position information of the mobile phone in association with each other in the mobile phone information storage unit 14 is performed manually by the user. However, the navigation device 10a of the present embodiment is different in that the trouble can be omitted by using the mobile phone information registration unit 25.

  When the mobile phone information registration unit 25 is able to communicate with a new mobile phone by the short-range wireless communication unit 19, the mobile phone information registration unit 25 obtains the location information of the current position when communication with the mobile phone is enabled for the first time, The information is stored in the mobile phone information storage unit 14 in association with the telephone number information of the mobile phone.

  Since communication is started between the person's mobile phone and the short-range wireless communication unit 19 at the time when the person gets into the car, the position information of the place where the short-range wireless communication unit 19 is first communicable Is likely to be location information of the owner of the mobile phone, such as the home or the station used. Therefore, by associating this location information with the mobile phone and registering it in the mobile phone information storage unit 14, it is possible for the user to bother to enter the mobile phone number with the numeric keypad and to input location information. It becomes.

  When performing such a function, when the short-range wireless communication unit 19 detects a new mobile phone, whether or not to store the mobile phone number information and the current location information in association with each other? The phone number information and the location information may be stored in the mobile phone information storage unit 14 only when the user is OK.

[Modification]
The first and second embodiments have been described using the case where the telephone number information of the passenger's mobile phone is acquired using short-range wireless communication, but the present invention is limited to such a configuration. Is not to be done. Any other communication method such as infrared communication or wireless LAN can be used as long as it is a communication method capable of exchanging cellular phone number information with a cellular phone.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the telephone number information is used as the identification number information of the mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The same can be applied to the case where a serial number, a mobile phone identification ID, a model number, or the like is used as identification number information.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a Navigation apparatus 11 GPS receiver 12 Map information storage part 13 Voice output part 14 Mobile phone information storage part 15 Display part 16 Operation part 17 Storage part 18 Vehicle speed detection part 19 Near field communication part 20, 20a Control part 21 Telephone Number information acquisition unit 22 Route setting unit 23 Route search unit 24 Route guidance unit 25 Mobile phone information registration unit 31 to 34 Mobile phone

Claims (5)

Current position detecting means for detecting the current position;
Storage means for storing the identification number information and position information of the mobile phone in association with each other;
A communication means for communicating with a device within the communication range;
Obtaining means for obtaining identification number information of a mobile phone of a passenger of an automobile mounted by communicating with the mobile phone via the communication means;
Location information corresponding to the passenger identification number information acquired by the acquisition means is read from the storage means, and the waypoint setting means for setting the read position information as a waypoint;
A route search means for searching for a route to reach the set destination from the current position detected by the current position detection means via the waypoint set by the waypoint setting means;
Route guidance means for performing route guidance to a destination based on the route searched by the route search means;
A navigation device comprising:   The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires identification number information of a mobile phone that can be communicated by the communication unit when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a certain speed, as identification number information of a passenger's mobile phone.   The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires identification number information of a mobile phone that can communicate with the communication unit even when the mobile unit has moved a certain distance or more as identification number information of a passenger's mobile phone.   When communication with a new mobile phone becomes possible by the communication means, the position information of the current position detected by the current position detection means when the first communication with the mobile phone becomes possible is obtained. The navigation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising registration means for registering in the storage means in association with identification number information.   The route search means searches for a route that sequentially passes through a plurality of waypoints in an order that can efficiently reach the destination when a plurality of waypoints are set by the waypoint setting means. 5. The navigation device according to any one of 4 to 4.

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