JP2022078573A - Information providing device, information providing method, information providing program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide, when there is a place according to the preference of a certain person, information on the place to a person who rides on a vehicle, while preventing the certain person from realizing the provision of the information.SOLUTION: When at least one of a plurality of predetermined people rides on a vehicle, an information providing device identifies a non-riding person who does not ride on the vehicle, acquires information on the preference of the non-riding person, and when there is a preference place according to the preference indicated by the preference information, notifies non-riding person information indicating the non-riding person and preference place information related to the preference place.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present application relates to a technical field of an information providing method for providing information on a place according to a person's taste to a passenger of a vehicle.

Conventionally, a navigation device for guiding a vehicle to a destination is known. Further, there is also known a technique of searching for a facility that suits the taste of a vehicle occupant such as a driver from the vicinity of the current position and providing information on such facility to the occupant. For example, in Patent Document 1, the genre of the facility preferred by the user is investigated, and the logo mark of the facility desired by the user in this searched genre is given priority over the logo marks of other facilities of the same genre. The navigation device to be displayed on the computer is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-161652

By the way, if it turns out that there is a store that suits the tastes of the acquaintance of the person in the vehicle in a place that can be reached by the vehicle, the passenger can use the store as a gift for the acquaintance. Motivates you to buy a product. However, if the acquaintance who receives the gift is also in the vehicle, the acquaintance will know the contents of the gift even before receiving the gift. For example, the gift giver may want to keep the gift secret until the gift is given.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and one example of the problem is that when there is a place according to a person's taste, he / she is in a vehicle so as not to be known to that person. The purpose is to provide an information providing device, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a recording medium capable of providing information about the place to a person.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is described in that when at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is boarding a vehicle, the invention is boarding the vehicle among the plurality of persons. According to the non-passenger identification means for identifying the non-passenger, the preference information acquisition means for acquiring the preference information indicating the specified non-passenger's preference, and the preference indicated by the acquired preference information. When there is a preferred place for providing a product, the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preferred place information regarding the preferred place are provided with a notification control means for notifying the preferred place. It is a characteristic information providing device.

The invention according to claim 6 is a method of providing information executed by a computer, in which, when at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is in a vehicle, the said vehicle is among the plurality of persons. A non-passenger identification step for identifying a non-passenger who is not on board, a preference information acquisition step for acquiring preference information indicating the specified non-passenger preference, and the preference indicated by the acquired preference information. When there is a preferred place for providing a product, the notification control step for notifying the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preferred place information regarding the preferred place is included. It is characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 7 is a non-passenger who does not board the vehicle among the plurality of persons when at least one of the plurality of predetermined persons is boarding the vehicle. It is a non-passenger identification means for specifying, a preference information acquisition means for acquiring preference information indicating the specified non-passenger's preference, and a preference place according to the preference indicated by the acquired preference information. When there is a preferred place for providing the product, the information is characterized by functioning as a notification control means for notifying the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preferred place information regarding the preferred place. It is a provided program.

The invention according to claim 8 is a recording medium characterized in that the information providing program is recorded in a computer-readable manner.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the outline structure of the information providing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the vehicle which concerns on Example. (B) is a block diagram showing an example of a navigation device according to an embodiment. (A) is a diagram showing an example of people registered in the navigation device according to the embodiment. (B) is a diagram showing an example of notification of information according to an embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing by the navigation apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

First, a mode for carrying out the present application will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an outline configuration of an information providing device according to an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing device D according to the embodiment includes a non-passenger identification means 1, a preference information acquisition means 2, and a notification control means 3.

In this configuration, when at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is boarding a vehicle, the non-passenger identification means 1 is a non-passenger who is not boarding the vehicle among the plurality of persons. To identify.

The preference information acquisition means 2 acquires preference information indicating the preference of the non-passenger specified by the non-passenger identification means 1.

The notification control means 3 is a preference place according to the preference indicated by the preference information acquired by the preference information acquisition means 2, and is specified by the non-passenger identification means 1 when there is a preference place for providing the product. The non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the favorite place information regarding the favorite place are notified.

As described above, according to the operation of the information providing device D according to the embodiment, the information about the place according to the preference of the person who is not in the vehicle and the information indicating the person are in the vehicle. Notify people. Therefore, when there is a place according to a person's taste, it is possible to provide information about the place to the person in the vehicle so that the person does not know.

Next, specific examples corresponding to the above-described embodiments will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the embodiment is applied to a navigation device that can be mounted on a vehicle.
[1. Navigation device configuration]
FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment. FIG. 2B is a block diagram showing an example of the navigation device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of people registered in the navigation device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of notification of information according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the navigation device according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 10 according to the embodiment can be mounted on the vehicle 30. The navigation device 10 may mainly perform processing for guiding the vehicle 30 to the destination.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the navigation device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, a display 14, a speaker 15, a microphone 16, an input unit 17, and an interface unit 18. And prepare. The control unit 11 to the interface unit 18 are connected via the bus 19.

The control unit 11 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. The CPU reads and executes various programs stored in the ROM and the storage unit 12, so that the control unit 11 executes various processes described later.

The storage unit 12 is composed of a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory. Various programs for controlling the navigation device 10 are stored in the storage unit 12. The various programs may be read from a recording medium, for example, via a drive device (not shown), or may be downloaded from a predetermined server device via a network.

Further, road data and POI (Point of Interest) data are stored in the storage unit 12. Road data is data related to roads. For example, the road data may indicate the type, distance, shape, etc. of each road, as well as the connection state between the roads, the latitude and longitude of the connection point of the road, and the like. POI information is data about points of interest. Examples of such places include stores, facilities, landmarks, residences and the like. The POI information may include the name, latitude and longitude, address and other attributes of each point. In the case of a store, examples of the attributes include a store category, a product sold at the store, or a product category.

Further, the storage unit 12 may store information about each of the plurality of people registered in the navigation device 10. The plurality of registered persons may include, for example, the owner of the vehicle 30 and at least one person who has an acquaintance with the owner. The person who has an acquaintance relationship with the owner may be, for example, any of the owner's family, relatives, friends, lovers and other acquaintances. A person registered in the navigation device 10 is called a registrant. The information of each registrant stored in the storage unit 12 may include, for example, a registrant ID, attribute information, feature information, and preference information. The registrant ID is identification information for identifying the registrant. The navigation device 10 may automatically determine the registrant ID. The attribute information may include, for example, the name of the registrant, the date of birth, and the like. Further, the attribute information may include relational information. The relationship information is information indicating the relationship between the target registrant and another registrant. Examples of relationships include couples, parents and children, relatives, friends, etc. The characteristic information is information indicating the characteristics of the registrant. The feature information is information used to identify the registrant when the registrant is on board the vehicle 30. The feature information may be, for example, information indicating the face of the registrant. Examples of information indicating a face include a face feature vector and face image data. The feature vector may be extracted from, for example, facial image data by using an algorithm such as SIFT (Scale Invariant Feature Transform) or SURF (Speeded Up Robust Features). The preference information is information indicating the preference of the passenger. For example, the preference information may indicate a product or product category that the registrant likes, or a store or store category that the registrant likes. The information of each registrant may further include schedule information. Schedule information is information indicating the schedule of the registrant. For example, the schedule information may include a text indicating the matter and a date for each matter scheduled. Furthermore, the storage unit 12 may store the dates of holidays and general anniversaries.

The communication unit 13 controls communication with other devices by wireless communication. The communication unit 13 may include, for example, a network adapter, an antenna, or the like. For example, the communication unit 13 may be able to connect to a network such as the Internet via a base station (not shown). Further, for example, the communication unit 13 may be able to communicate with a portable terminal device. Examples of portable terminal devices include mobile information terminals such as smartphones and tablet computers, mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and the like.

The display 14 displays various information based on the control by the control unit 11. The display 14 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like. The speaker 15 outputs various sounds based on the control by the control unit 11. The microphone 16 collects voices such as voices spoken by passengers of the vehicle 30, and converts the collected voices into voice signals. The microphone 16 outputs an audio signal to the control unit 11. The input unit 17 is composed of, for example, a touch panel, buttons, switches, and the like, and outputs an operation signal indicating the operation content by the passenger of the vehicle 30 to the control unit 11.

The interface unit 18 is connected to the vehicle speed sensor 21, the acceleration sensor 22, the gyro sensor 23, the GNSS sensor 24, and the camera 25. The interface unit 18 performs interface processing between the navigation device 10 and the vehicle speed sensor 21 to the camera 25. Each of the vehicle speed sensor 21 to the camera 25 is mounted or installed on the vehicle 30.

The vehicle speed sensor 21 detects the traveling speed of the vehicle 30 and outputs speed information indicating the detected speed to the interface unit 18. The acceleration sensor 22 detects the acceleration of the vehicle 30 and outputs acceleration information indicating the detected acceleration to the interface unit 18. The gyro sensor 23 detects the angular velocity of the vehicle 30 and outputs the angular velocity information indicating the detected angular velocity to the interface unit 18. The GNSS sensor 24 uses a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) to receive a signal transmitted from a navigation satellite (not shown), calculates the position of the vehicle 30 based on this signal, and indicates the calculated position. Position information (for example, latitude and longitude) is output to the interface unit 18. The GNSS used may be, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) or another system. The camera 25 is composed of, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor or the like, captures an image inside the vehicle 30, and outputs video data indicating the captured image to the interface unit 18. This video data may be a still image or a moving image. The inside of the vehicle 30 is a space where the seats provided in the vehicle 30 are located. For example, the camera 25 may be installed in the vehicle 30 so that no matter which seat a person is sitting on, the face of that person can be photographed.
[2. Functions of the control unit of the navigation device]
[2-1. Route guidance]
The control unit 11 may search for a point that matches the search condition specified by the passenger of the vehicle 30 based on the POI information stored in the storage unit 12. Examples of search conditions include names, categories, regions, addresses, and the like. When the searched point is set as the destination by the passenger, the control unit 11 may search for a movement route to the destination based on the road data. For example, the current position of the vehicle 30 may be periodically calculated by the GNSS sensor 24, the position information indicating the current position may be acquired from the GNSS sensor 24, and the current position may be stored in the storage unit 12. Then, the control unit 11 may update or correct the position information stored in the storage unit 12 based on the information output from the vehicle speed sensor 21, the acceleration sensor 22, and the gyro sensor 23. The control unit 11 may search for a movement route from the current position to the destination by using a route search algorithm such as Dijkstra's algorithm. The control unit 11 causes the display 14 to display at least a part of the map around the current position and the movement route. Then, the control unit 11 controls the display 14 and the speaker 15 to perform route guidance to the destination. Once the travel route is set, the passenger can add additional stopovers. When the waypoint is added, the control unit 11 searches for a movement route for moving to the destination through the waypoint.
[2-2. register]
The control unit 11 executes a process for registering each of the plurality of people in the navigation device 10 as a registrant. This process may at least include storing, for example, attribute information and feature information in the storage unit 12. By storing this information, as will be described later, the control unit 11 can determine whether or not each registrant is on the vehicle 30. For example, the passenger of the vehicle 30 may input the attribute information into the navigation device 10 by operating the input unit 17 or by voice inputting to the microphone 16. Further, the passenger may have the camera 25 take an image of the passenger's face. The control unit 11 may extract the feature amount vector of the photographed face and generate the feature information. The control unit 11 may store the input attribute information and feature information in the storage unit 12 in association with, for example, the registrant ID automatically generated by the control unit. Further, the passenger may input the passenger's preference information and schedule information by operating the input unit 17 or by inputting voice to the microphone 16. The control unit 11 may store the input preference information and schedule information in the storage unit 12 in association with the registrant ID.

The control unit 11 may acquire at least one of attribute information, feature information, preference information, and schedule information from a portable terminal device possessed by the passenger. The control unit 11 may acquire information directly from the terminal device by wireless communication, or may acquire information from the terminal device via a predetermined server device on the network. For example, a dedicated application for linking with the navigation device 10 may be installed in the terminal device. For example, at least one of the attribute information, preference information and schedule information may be input to the terminal device and stored in advance by the passenger using a standard application of the terminal device. For example, the passenger launches the application for cooperation and selects the registration of the passenger from the displayed menu. Then, the occupant may photograph the occupant's face with a camera provided in the terminal device. The terminal device transmits the image data of the photographed face and the information stored in the terminal device to the navigation device 10. The control unit 11 generates feature information from image data, associates the feature information with other information, and stores the feature information in the storage unit 12.

The control unit 11 may acquire at least one of attribute information, preference information, and schedule information from a predetermined system accessible via a network such as the Internet. The predetermined system may be, for example, a system that provides some service to the members of the system through a network. The predetermined system may be a system capable of collecting information and actions of members of the system through a network. An example of a predetermined system is an SNS (Social Networking Service). For example, the passenger of the vehicle 30 operates the terminal device to access the system by using the application for cooperation, and gives the navigation device 10 permission to access the information registered in the system. Members of such systems often register their attribute information in the system. Further, in the case of SNS, if the members have an acquaintance relationship with each other, the relationship may be registered by the member. Further, in such a system, a member may be able to register the member's preference. Alternatively, it may be possible to identify a member's preferences based on the member's behavior within the system. For example, by analyzing the information posted to the system by the member, by analyzing the posts of others who like or retweet the members, or by analyzing the attributes of others who posted the posts. , The preference of the member can be specified. The member's preference may be specified by the system or the navigation device 10. Further, such a system may have a schedule function, and the schedule of each member can be registered. Preference information and schedule information may be updated at any time in the target system. Therefore, the control unit 11 acquires information from the system, for example, periodically or when it is determined that the registrant is on the vehicle 30, and updates the information stored in the storage unit 12. May be good.
[2-3. Information provision]
When at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is aboard the vehicle, the control unit 11 identifies a non-passenger who is not aboard the vehicle 30 among the plurality of persons. The predetermined person may be a registrant. For example, the control unit 11 may have the inside of the vehicle 30 photographed by the camera 25 at all times or periodically while the power of the navigation device 10 is ON. The control unit 11 may acquire video data in the vehicle 30 taken by the camera 25. Further, the control unit 11 may acquire feature information indicating the face of each registrant from the storage unit 12. Then, the control unit 11 identifies that at least one of the plurality of registrants is on the vehicle 30 and identifies the non-passenger based on the acquired feature amount information and video data. May be good. For example, the control unit 11 may determine whether or not a person is reflected in the image in the vehicle 30 by using an algorithm for detecting a general object or estimating the posture of the human body. When a person is shown in the image in the vehicle 30, for example, the control unit 11 identifies the face of the person from the image and compares the identified face with the face indicated by each feature information. For example, the control unit 11 may extract a facial feature amount from the image in the vehicle 30 and calculate the degree of similarity between the extracted feature amount and the feature information. The control unit 11 may determine that the registrant whose similarity is equal to or higher than a predetermined value and whose similarity is calculated to be the highest is the person shown in the image in the vehicle 30. In this way, the control unit 11 identifies each registrant who is on the vehicle 30. The control unit 11 identifies, among the registrants, a person who is not determined to be on the vehicle 30 as a non-passenger.

The control unit 11 acquires preference information indicating the preference of the specified non-passenger. For example, the control unit 11 may acquire the preference information stored in the storage unit 12. Alternatively, when the navigation device 10 can access the information of the predetermined system described above, the control unit 11 may acquire the preference information from the server device that manages the system via the network.

The control unit 11 is a preference place according to the preference indicated by the acquired preference information, and when there is a preference place for providing the product, the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preference place information regarding the preference place , And let you know. For example, the control unit 11 acquires the attributes of the store from the POI information stored in the storage unit 12. When the taste of the non-passenger and the attribute of the store match or are similar, the control unit 11 may specify the store as a preference place according to the preference of the non-passenger. The preference place according to the preference of the non-passenger may be a store or a product that the non-passenger prefers and a store in which the store or the product of the store matches or is similar. Further, the preference place according to the preference of the non-passenger may be a store where the category of the store or product preferred by the non-passenger matches or is similar to the category of the store or the product sold at the store. .. The non-passenger information may include, for example, the name or designation of the non-passenger. The designation may be determined based on, for example, the relationship between the passenger and the non-passenger of the vehicle 30. For example, if the passenger is a husband and the non-passenger is a wife, the name of the non-passenger may be "wife". The preference location information may include, for example, a message indicating that the preference location exists or that the preference location is nearby. In addition, the favorite place information includes the name of the favorite place, the category, the product for sale, the position, the moving distance of the vehicle 30 from the current position, the moving time of the vehicle 30 from the current position, or other attributes of the favorite place. But it may be. The combination of the non-passenger information and the preferred location information may include, for example, a message indicating that there is a location according to the preference of the non-passenger. The control unit 11 may output at least one of the non-passenger information and the favorite place information by voice from the speaker 15 or display it on the display 14. Further, the control unit 11 may transmit at least one of the non-passenger information and the favorite place information to the portable terminal device possessed by the passenger. In this way, the information indicating the non-passenger and the information regarding the location according to the preference of the non-passenger are provided to the passenger of the vehicle 30. Therefore, the passenger is motivated to purchase the goods to be sent to the non-passenger at that place. In addition, the passenger can purchase the gift and keep the contents of the gift secret from the non-passenger.

When the passenger is different from any registrant, the control unit 11 does not have to notify the non-passenger information and the favorite place information. If the passenger is not in an acquaintance relationship with the non-passenger, the passenger is unlikely to purchase the goods for the non-passenger even if the non-passenger information and the preferred location information are provided. Further, when the control unit 11 cannot determine that an acquaintance relationship is established between the passenger and the non-passenger based on the attribute information of the passenger or the non-passenger, the non-passenger information and the non-passenger information and It is not necessary to notify the favorite place information.

The control unit 11 may acquire position information indicating the position of the vehicle 30. Further, the control unit 11 may acquire the position information indicating the position of the specified favorite place from the POI information of the favorite place. Then, the control unit 11 may notify the non-passenger information and the favorite place information when there is a favorite place within a predetermined range based on the position of the vehicle 30. If the preferred location is closer to the current position of the vehicle 30, the passenger is more motivated to go to the preferred location. The predetermined range based on the position of the vehicle 30 may be within a circle having a predetermined radius from the current position of the vehicle 30. Alternatively, the predetermined range based on the position of the vehicle 30 may be within the range in which the moving distance of the vehicle 30 from the current position is within the predetermined distance. The calculation of the travel distance takes into account the travel route to that location. Alternatively, the predetermined range based on the position of the vehicle 30 may be within the range in which the movement time of the vehicle 30 from the current position is within the predetermined time. In addition to the travel route, the congestion status of the road, the speed limit, the signal, and the like may be taken into consideration in the calculation of the travel time.

The control unit 11 may acquire related date information indicating a date that may be related to the identified non-passenger. A day that may be related to a non-passenger may be, for example, a day that causes the passenger to want to purchase a gift for the non-passenger. Examples of such days were the non-passenger's birthday, wedding anniversary, the day when the passenger and the non-passenger met, the day when the non-passenger had the first specific event, and the specific event. The day after the specified number of days, the day when there was an event related to the work of the non-passenger, the day when there was a school event for the non-passenger, the Respect for the Aged Day when the non-passenger is an elderly person, the non-passenger is not yet This includes children's days when they are adults. The control unit 11 may acquire the date of birth of the non-passenger as the related date information. Further, the control unit 11 may acquire the schedule information of the non-passenger as the related date information. Further, the control unit 11 may acquire the passenger's schedule information as the related date information. For example, there are cases where things related to non-passengers are registered in the passenger's schedule information. For example, if the passenger is a husband, the non-passenger is a wife, and a wedding anniversary is registered in the passenger's schedule, it indicates a date that may be related to the non-passenger. Also, for example, if the passenger is a parent, the non-passenger is a child, and the passenger's schedule includes a day with a child's school event, it may be relevant to the non-passenger. Indicates the day. The control unit 11 may acquire the date of birth or schedule information from the storage unit 12. Alternatively, when the navigation device 10 is accessible to the information of the predetermined system described above, the control unit 11 may acquire the date of birth or schedule information from the server device that manages the system via the network. .. The control unit 11 may also acquire the date of a holiday as the related date information.

The control unit 11 has a preference place according to the preference of the non-passenger, and when the number of days from the present time to the date indicated by the acquired related date information is not more than a predetermined number of days, the non-passenger information and preference. The location information may be notified. The near days of things that may be related to non-passengers motivate passengers to purchase goods to send to non-passengers. Examples of the predetermined number of days include 0 days (today is the day), 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, and the like. The control unit 11 may notify the non-passenger information and the favorite place information only when the day that may be related to the non-passenger is a day after today or a future day. The notified non-passenger information may further include information regarding the days that may be relevant to the non-passenger. This information may include, for example, a message indicating that a date that may be relevant to a non-passenger is near, may include the date of that date, or may include the number of days remaining until that date.

After notifying the non-passenger information and the favorite place information, the control unit 11 may process the favorite place so that it can be set as a destination or a waypoint. For example, the control unit 11 informs the speaker 15 or the display 14 of a message inquiring whether or not to set the preferred place as the destination or the waypoint. In response to this, the passenger of the vehicle 30 selects whether or not to set the preferred place as the destination or the waypoint by operating the input unit 17 or by inputting voice to the microphone 16. When the favorite place is set as the destination or the waypoint, the control unit 11 searches for a route.

Next, a specific example will be described. As shown in FIG. 3A, persons 41 and 42 are registered in the navigation device 10. Person 41 is a husband and person 42 is a wife. At one point, as shown in FIG. 3B, the person 41 is driving the vehicle 30, and the person 42 is not in the vehicle 30. At this time, the navigation device 10 determines that the person 42 is a non-passenger based on the image taken by the camera 25. Further, the navigation device 10 determines that the passenger and the non-passenger are a married couple based on the attribute information of the person 41 or 42. Person 42 recently liked a post from an accessory shop on social media. The navigation device 10 acquires preference information indicating that the person 42 likes the accessory shop from the SNS. Further, the navigation device 10 recognizes from the schedule information of the person 41 or 42 that the number of days until the wedding anniversary is less than or equal to the predetermined number of days. Further, the vehicle 30 has a moving distance from the accessory shop within a predetermined distance. Therefore, the navigation device 10 notifies the message, for example, "Next weekend is a wedding anniversary. There is a recent wife's favorite accessory shop nearby." As non-passenger information and favorite place information by the speaker 15. Let me.
[3. Navigation device operation]
Next, an operation example of the navigation device 10 will be described. The control unit 11 executes the process shown in FIG. 4 according to various program codes included in the program stored in the storage unit 12. The process shown in FIG. 4 is started, for example, when the power of the navigation device 10 is turned on.

First, the control unit 11 acquires the feature information of each registrant from the storage unit 12 (step S1). Further, the control unit 11 causes the camera 25 to take an image of the inside of the vehicle 30 and acquires the image data from the camera 25 (step S2). The control unit 11 calculates the degree of similarity between the feature information of each registrant and the facial feature vector extracted from the video data. The control unit 11 determines whether or not at least one of the registrants is on the vehicle 30 based on the calculation result of the similarity (step S3). When at least one of the registrants is on the vehicle 30 (step S3: YES), the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is a non-passenger who is not on the vehicle 30 among the registrants (step S3: YES). Step S4).

When there is a non-passenger (step S4: YES), the control unit 11 acquires the schedule information of the passenger and the non-passenger and the date of birth of the non-passenger from the storage unit 12 (step S5). The control unit 11 identifies a day that may be related to a non-passenger based on the acquired information. Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of days from the present time to the day that may be related to the non-passenger is equal to or less than the predetermined number of days (step S6).

When the number of days until the day that may be related to the non-passenger is not more than a predetermined number of days (step S6: YES), the control unit 11 acquires the preference information of the non-passenger from the storage unit 12 (step S7). Further, the control unit 11 acquires the latest position information of the vehicle 30 from the storage unit 12 (step S8). Next, the control unit 11 has attribute information of each store in which the moving distance of the vehicle 30 from the current position is within a predetermined distance based on the acquired position information and the road data and POI information stored in the storage unit 12. (Step S9). Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is a preference place according to the preference of the non-passenger in the store within a predetermined distance from the vehicle 30 based on the acquired preference information and the attribute information of each store. (Step S10). When there is a favorite place (step S10: YES), the control unit 11 notifies the non-passenger information and the favorite place information by the speaker 15 (step S11). At this time, the control unit 11 stores the flag information indicating that the information has been provided for the specified favorite place in the storage unit 12. The favorite place information about the favorite place where the flag information is stored will not be notified in the future.

Next, the control unit 11 notifies the speaker 15 of a message inquiring whether or not to set the preferred place as the destination. If another destination has already been set, the control unit 11 inquires whether or not to set the preferred place as the waypoint. Then, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the passenger has selected to set the preferred place as the destination based on the passenger's operation on the input unit 17 or the voice input to the microphone 16 (step S12). .. When it is selected to set the preferred place as the waypoint (step S12: YES), the control unit 11 sets the preferred place as the destination (step S13) and executes the route search. Then, the control unit 11 starts route guidance according to the searched route (step S14).

Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the power of the navigation device 10 has been turned off (step S15). If none of the registrants are on board the vehicle 30 (step S3: NO), or if there are no non-passengers (step S4: NO), the number of days until the day that may be related to the non-passenger is less than or equal to the predetermined number of days. If not (step S6: NO), if there is no preferred location (step S10: NO), or if setting the preferred location as the destination is not selected (step S12: NO), the process is stepped. Proceed to S15. If the power is not turned off (step S15: NO), the process proceeds to step S1. When the power is turned off (step S15: YES), the process shown in FIG. 4 ends.

As described above, when the navigation device 10 according to the embodiment has at least one of a plurality of predetermined registrants on board the vehicle 30, the navigation device 10 identifies a non-passenger among the plurality of registrants. You may. Further, the navigation device 10 may acquire the preference information of the non-passenger. Further, when the navigation device 10 has a preference place according to the preference indicated by the preference information, the non-passenger information and the preference location information may be notified. In this case, if there is a place according to a person's taste, it is possible to provide information about the place to the person in the vehicle so that the person does not know.

Further, the navigation device 10 may acquire the position information of the vehicle 30. Further, when the navigation device 10 has a preferred place within a predetermined range based on the position of the vehicle 30 indicated by the position information, the non-passenger information and the preferred place information may be notified. In this case, since the preferred place is relatively close to the position of the vehicle 30, it is possible to increase the possibility that the passenger will go to that place.

Further, the navigation device 10 may acquire related date information indicating a date that may be related to a non-passenger. Further, when the navigation device 10 has a favorite place and the number of days from the present time to the day indicated by the related day information is not more than a predetermined number of days, the non-passenger information and the favorite place information may be notified. In this case, it is relatively close to the day when it may be related to the non-passenger, so that the passenger is more likely to purchase the goods to be sent to the non-passenger.

Further, the navigation device 10 may acquire feature information indicating the faces of each of the plurality of registrants. Further, the navigation device 10 may acquire an image of the inside of the vehicle 30 taken by the camera 25. Further, the navigation device 10 may specify that at least one of the plurality of registrants is on the vehicle 30 and specify a non-passenger based on the feature information and the acquired video. .. In this case, by using the image inside the vehicle 30, it is possible to improve the identification accuracy of passengers and non-passengers.
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In the above-described embodiment, the feature information is information indicating the face of the registrant. However, the feature information may be information indicating features other than the face. For example, the feature information may be information indicating the voice, iris, or fingerprint of the registrant. For example, the passenger inputs the voice of the passenger into the microphone provided in the microphone 16 or the portable terminal device possessed by the registrant. The control unit 11 may generate a feature vector of the voice by performing a Fourier transform or the like on the input voice. In this way, the control unit 11 generates a feature amount indicating the characteristics of the voice of the registrant. The control unit 11 may constantly collect the sound emitted in the vehicle 30 by the microphone 16 while the power of the navigation device 10 is turned on. Then, the control unit 11 may identify the passengers and non-passengers of the vehicle 30 based on the feature vector of the collected voice and the feature information of each registrant.

Alternatively, for example, when the power of the navigation device 10 is turned on, the control unit 11 displays a list of registrants on the display 14 and selects which of the registrants is in the vehicle 30 for the passenger. You may let me. In this case, feature information is unnecessary.

The control unit 11 may notify the non-passenger information and the preferred place information when the preferred place is within a predetermined range based on the movement route set for the vehicle 30 to move to the destination. In this case, since the preferred place is relatively close to the point where the vehicle 30 is scheduled to pass, it is possible to increase the possibility that the passenger will go to that place. The range within a predetermined range based on the movement path may be, for example, within a circle having a predetermined radius from a certain point on the movement path, or the movement distance from a certain point on the movement path is within a predetermined distance. It may be within a range, or may be within a range in which the travel time from a certain point on the travel path is within a predetermined time. A certain point on the travel path may be a destination, a waypoint, or any other point.

In the above-described embodiment, the information providing device D of the embodiment is applied to the navigation device 10. However, the information providing device D may be applied to a server device capable of communicating with the navigation device 10 via a network. In this case, at least one of the registrant's attribute information, feature information, preference information, and schedule information may be stored in the server device. The server device may, for example, acquire data of a video image taken by the camera 25 from the navigation device 10 to identify passengers and non-passengers of the vehicle 30. Further, the server device may notify the non-passenger information and the favorite place information by the navigation device 10 by transmitting a command to the navigation device 10.

1 Non-passenger identification means 2 Preference information acquisition means 3 Notification control means D Information providing device 10 Navigation device 11 Control unit 12 Storage unit 13 Communication unit 14 Display 15 Speaker 16 Microphone 17 Input unit 18 Interface unit 21 Vehicle speed sensor 22 Acceleration sensor 23 Gyro sensor 24 GNSS sensor 25 Camera 30 Vehicle

Claims (8)

When at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is in a vehicle, a non-passenger identification means for identifying a non-passenger who is not in the vehicle among the plurality of persons, and a non-passenger identification means.
A preference information acquisition means for acquiring preference information indicating the preference of the specified non-passenger, and
When there is a preference place according to the preference indicated by the acquired preference information and there is a preference place for providing the product, the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preference place information regarding the preference place , And a notification control means to notify
An information providing device characterized by being provided with. Further provided with a position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the vehicle,
The notification control means is characterized in that when the preferred place is within a predetermined range based on the position indicated by the acquired position information, the non-passenger information and the preferred place information are notified. Item 1. The information providing device according to item 1. When the preferred place is within a predetermined range based on the route set for the vehicle to move to the destination, the notification control means notifies the non-passenger information and the preferred place information. The information providing device according to claim 1 or 2. Further provided with a related date information acquisition means for acquiring related date information indicating a date that may be related to the identified non-passenger.
When the notification control means has the preferred place and the number of days from the present time to the date indicated by the acquired related day information is not more than a predetermined number of days, the notification control means obtains the non-passenger information and the preferred place information. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information providing device is characterized. Face information acquisition means for acquiring face information indicating the faces of each of the plurality of people, and
An image acquisition means for acquiring an image of the inside of the vehicle taken by a camera placed on the vehicle, and an image acquisition means.
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The non-passenger identification means identifies that at least one of the plurality of persons is in the vehicle based on the acquired face information and the acquired video, and the non-passenger identification means is used. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the person is specified. In the method of providing information performed by a computer
When at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is in a vehicle, a non-passenger identification step for identifying a non-passenger who is not in the vehicle among the plurality of persons, and a non-passenger identification step.
The preference information acquisition step for acquiring preference information indicating the preference of the specified non-passenger, and
When there is a preference place according to the preference indicated by the acquired preference information and there is a preference place for providing the product, the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preference place information regarding the preference place , And a notification control step to notify
An information providing method characterized by including. Computer,
When at least one of a plurality of predetermined persons is in a vehicle, a non-passenger identification means for identifying a non-passenger who is not in the vehicle among the plurality of persons, and a non-passenger identification means.
A preference information acquisition means for acquiring preference information indicating the preference of the specified non-passenger, and
When there is a preference place according to the preference indicated by the acquired preference information and there is a preference place for providing the product, the non-passenger information indicating the non-passenger and the preference place information regarding the preference place , And a notification control means to notify
An information provision program characterized by functioning as. A recording medium comprising recording the information providing program according to claim 7 in a computer-readable manner.

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