JP2005339279A - On-vehicle terminal device, content recommendation system, center server, content recommendation method, and content recommendation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content proper to a user by processing the timing of retrieving a content and providing the content to the user according to the user's state, the state of the user's vehicle, and the circumferential state of the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: This system comprises a storage means collecting user information, probe information and car navigation information by an on-vehicle terminal, and recording the collected user information, probe information and car navigation information as user contexts and environmental contexts; a means extracting, based on the contexts recorded in each storage means, a condition for retrieving a content to be provided to the user; and a means retrieving the content from the content storage means based on the condition. By using the user contexts and the environmental contexts, information and contents are provided from a center to the on-vehicle terminal through communication by a cellular phone or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for providing information and contents from a center to an in-vehicle terminal through communication such as a mobile phone. More specifically, the present invention uses a user context and an environment context to inform the user of the user status and the user's vehicle. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an in-vehicle terminal device, a content recommendation system, a center server, a content recommendation method, and a content recommendation program that process content search and content provision timing according to the situation and the situation around the car and provide appropriate content for the user. .

As an example of the prior art, by constructing a mechanism for automatically performing operation of car navigation, air conditioning equipment, AV equipment, etc. using time information, position information, and vehicle information, time, place, vehicle There is an “in-vehicle device control device” capable of presenting timely information according to information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-318544 A

  However, in the conventional system, the functions of searching for content and providing content according to information on the age, gender, preference, etc., information and history of content browsing history, and the position of the vehicle registered in advance by the user are limited. In addition, there has been a problem that based on the probe information and the car navigation information, it is not possible to provide the content in consideration of the timing of content search and content provision based on the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and collects user information, probe information, and car navigation information in an in-vehicle terminal, and records them as a user context environment context based on the collected user information, probe information, and car navigation information. By having a storage means, a means for extracting a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on the context recorded in each storage means, and a means for searching for content from the content storage means based on the condition As a system for providing information (contents) from the center to the in-vehicle terminal through communication such as a mobile phone, the user context and the environment context are used, and the user's state, the state of the user's vehicle, and the surroundings of the vehicle Search and provide content according to the situation That timing processes, and to provide appropriate content to the user.

  In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1 is an in-vehicle terminal device mounted in a vehicle, and information collecting means for collecting user information about the user and environmental information about the user's vehicle, Information storage means for recording the collected user information and environment information, condition extraction means for extracting a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on each information recorded in the information storage means, and based on the extraction condition Content search means for searching for content from the content storage means, and the timing of content search and content provision suitable for the user is determined according to the user's condition, the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the car. It is characterized by processing.

  The invention described in claim 2 is an in-vehicle terminal device mounted in a vehicle, and is connected to a vehicle sensor and collects probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, and a travel route. Search, record the driving history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, display the car navigation information including the history information, traffic jam, road around the current location and the destination, and user information about the user Car navigation function unit for collecting vehicle information, probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, in-vehicle terminal storage means for recording car navigation information and user information received from the car navigation function unit, and outputting user information, probe information and car navigation information The user information input from the in-vehicle terminal processing unit and the in-vehicle terminal processing unit to As information, an information analysis unit that generates environment information based on probe information and car navigation information, an information storage unit that records new user information and environment information generated by the information analysis unit, and new user information and environment An information processing unit that outputs a provision timing for providing content to the user based on the information and a condition for searching for the content to be provided to the user, and a content storage unit in which POI information relating to the store or facility is recorded And a content recommendation unit that retrieves the optimum content from the content storage unit in accordance with the content search condition input from the information processing unit, and the content recommendation unit is provided timing from the information processing unit In accordance with the instruction, the searched content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal processing unit, and the in-vehicle terminal processing unit The retrieved content received from the parts sent to the car navigation function unit, car navigation function unit, and displaying the retrieved content has been received from the vehicle terminal unit on the display.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, when the in-vehicle terminal processing unit satisfies a certain capacity of the recorded probe information and the car navigation information in real time, a regular time, and the terminal by the user. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the information processing unit senses a trigger from the user information and the environment information recorded in the information storage means, and based on the contents of the user information and the environment information, Determine what state the user's condition, vehicle situation and surroundings of the vehicle are, determine the provision timing to provide the content to the user, and determine the user's condition, vehicle condition and vehicle status By predicting the destination of the surrounding situation, a provision timing instruction and a condition for searching for contents to be provided to the user are output.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. It is characterized by that.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the browsing information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means to the information analyzing unit, and the information analyzing unit records the browsing information as a history. The information is recorded in information storage means.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the car navigation function unit displays the object information when the object information indicating the next action is set by the user. The information is transmitted to the information processing unit via the processing unit, and the information processing unit extracts past history information indicating the user's behavior pattern from the information storage unit based on the purpose information, and performs an estimation process.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information storage means includes a user information storage unit for storing user information, and an environment information storage unit for storing environment information. It is characterized by having.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the user information includes user profile information indicating a user's age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc., and web browsing Including information, browsing information of the provided content, history information indicating visited place information, and schedule information such as schedule of the day, schedule of the day, etc., and information registered by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device in advance, and the user It is the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the environmental information includes the time, the position of the vehicle, the vehicle speed, the wiper, the fuel amount, the brake, etc. Probe information to show, travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location around, destination around, information registered in the car navigation such as traffic congestion, etc., and travel distance that can be collected by the function of the car navigation, travel route, Car navigation information indicating the situation around the vehicle, such as a travel location, and the like, which is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the user's use process.

  The invention described in claim 11 is a content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, the in-vehicle terminal device is connected to a vehicle sensor, and probe information relating to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor. A vehicle information collection unit that collects information in real time, searches a travel route, records a travel history and a history of a car navigation operation by a user as history information, history information, traffic congestion, road information around the current location, and road information around the destination , A car navigation function unit that displays car navigation information, probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, in-vehicle terminal storage means for recording car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit, and a user based on the probe information and the car navigation information In-vehicle terminal processing unit for transmitting search instruction information for instructing search for content to be provided to the user, and a search instruction An in-vehicle terminal communication unit that transmits information to the center server via the network, and the center server relates to the center communication unit that receives search instruction information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network, and stores and facilities. A content storage unit in which POI information is recorded, and a content recommendation unit that searches for optimal content from the content storage unit according to the search instruction information and transmits the search content to the center communication unit. The search content received from the content recommendation unit is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit, the in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content to the car navigation function unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit, and the car navigation function unit transmits the search content. It is characterized by displaying.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the eleventh aspect of the invention, the in-vehicle terminal processing unit is operated by the user when the recorded probe information and the car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity in real time, at a regular time. When the operation is performed, the timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case is processed.

  The invention described in claim 13 is the invention described in claim 11 or 12, characterized in that after the content is provided, browsing information browsed by the user is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. .

  The invention according to claim 14 is a content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and the in-vehicle terminal device is connected to a vehicle sensor, and probe information relating to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor. A vehicle information collection unit that collects information in real time, searches a travel route, records a travel history and a history of a car navigation operation by a user as history information, history information, traffic congestion, road information around the current location, and road information around the destination , A car navigation function unit for displaying car navigation information, probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, vehicle-mounted terminal storage means for recording car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit, and a center server for the probe information and car navigation information. An in-vehicle terminal processing unit for processing the timing to output to the probe, and a probe recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means An in-vehicle terminal communication unit that transmits information and car navigation information to the center server via the network in accordance with the timing at which the in-vehicle terminal processing unit has processed the center server from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network. The situation of the user's vehicle based on the probe information and the car navigation information received from the center communication unit that receives the probe information and the car navigation information, the content storage means in which the POI information relating to the store or facility is recorded, and the in-vehicle terminal processing unit And the situation of the surroundings of the vehicle, the search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, the timing of providing the provided content, and the prediction of the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation of the surroundings of the user, respectively. For providing content to users and searching for content to be provided to users An information processing unit that transmits a search condition, and searches for the optimum content from the content storage unit based on the search condition received from the information processing unit, and the search content is transmitted according to the provision timing instruction received from the information processing unit. A center communication unit that transmits the search content received from the content recommendation unit to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit, and the in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit. To the car navigation function unit, and the car navigation function unit displays the search content.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the in-vehicle terminal processing unit according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention is configured so that the in-vehicle terminal processing unit performs a terminal operation by the user when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity. When the operation is performed, the timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case is processed.

  In the invention described in claim 16, in the invention described in claim 14 or 15, the browsing information browsed by the user after the content is provided is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. .

  The invention described in claim 17 is the invention described in any one of claims 14 to 16, characterized in that the content is provided by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  The invention according to claim 18 is a content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, the in-vehicle terminal device is connected to a vehicle sensor, and probe information relating to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor. A vehicle information collection unit that collects information in real time, searches a travel route, records a travel history and a history of a car navigation operation by a user as history information, history information, traffic congestion, road information around the current location, and road information around the destination , A car navigation function unit that collects user information about the user, probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, and car navigation information and user information received from the car navigation function unit Memory means and timing for outputting user information, probe information and car navigation information to the center server The user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal processing unit and the in-vehicle terminal storage unit are transmitted to the center server via the network according to the timing processed by the in-vehicle terminal processing unit. An in-vehicle terminal communication unit, and the center server receives user information, probe information, and car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network, user information received from the center communication unit, and Information storage means for recording environmental information combined with probe information and car navigation information, content storage means for recording POI information relating to stores and facilities, and user vehicles based on user information and environmental information in the information storage means Status of the vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle, search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, And determining the timing of providing the content to the user by searching for the vehicle status and predicting the situation of the user's vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle, and a search condition for searching for the content to be provided to the user Based on the search condition received from the information processing unit and the information processing unit, search for the optimum content from the content storage means, and transmit the search content to the center communication unit according to the provision timing instruction received from the information processing unit The center communication unit transmits the search content received from the content recommendation unit to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit, and the in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content to the car navigation system via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit. The function is transmitted to the function unit, and the car navigation function unit displays the search content.

  According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the eighteenth aspect, user information, probe information, and car navigation information are collected from a vehicle information collecting unit and a car navigation function unit, and recorded in an in-vehicle terminal storage unit. And

  The invention according to claim 20 is the invention according to claim 19, wherein the information processing section senses a trigger from user information, probe information and car navigation information recorded in the information storage means, and based on the contents of each information A process for determining conditions for estimation and content search to be provided to the user is performed.

  The invention according to claim 21 is the invention according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. It is characterized by that.

  The invention described in claim 22 is the invention described in claim 21, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the browsing information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means to the information analyzing unit, and the information analyzing unit records the browsing information in the history. The information is recorded in information storage means.

  The invention according to claim 23 is the invention according to any one of claims 18 to 22, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing unit has a certain capacity of the recorded probe information and the car navigation information in real time, a regular time. It is characterized by processing the timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the terminal operation is performed by the user when the condition is satisfied.

  The invention according to claim 24 is the invention according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the content is provided by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, the in-vehicle terminal device is connected to a vehicle sensor, and probe information relating to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor. A vehicle information collection unit that collects information in real time, searches a travel route, records a travel history and a history of a car navigation operation by a user as history information, history information, traffic congestion, road information around the current location, and road information around the destination , A car navigation function unit that collects user information about the user, probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, and car navigation information and user information received from the car navigation function unit Memory means and timing for outputting user information, probe information and car navigation information to the center server The user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal processing unit and the in-vehicle terminal storage unit are transmitted to the center server via the network according to the timing processed by the in-vehicle terminal processing unit. An in-vehicle terminal communication unit, and the center server receives user information, probe information, and car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network, and the user information input from the center communication unit. Information analysis unit for generating new user information and probe information and car navigation information together as environment information in a predetermined format, information storage means for recording new user information and environment information, stores and facilities Content storage means in which POI information is recorded, and new user information and environment stored in the information storage means Based on the information, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle, the search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, the timing of providing the provided content are determined, respectively, and the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle An information processing unit that transmits a search condition for content search to be provided to the user, and a search condition received from the information processing unit. A content recommendation unit that searches the content storage unit for optimal content and transmits the search content to the center communication unit in accordance with the provision timing instruction received from the information processing unit. The search content received from is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit, and the in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content. And transmitted to the car navigation function unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit, and the car navigation function unit displays the search content.

  The invention described in claim 26 is the invention described in claim 25, wherein the user information, probe information, and car navigation information are collected from the vehicle information collection unit and the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. And

  According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the twenty-fifth aspect, the information processing unit senses a trigger from user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the information storage means, and based on the contents of each information A process for determining conditions for estimation and content search to be provided to the user is performed.

  The invention according to claim 28 is the invention according to any one of claims 25 to 27, wherein the browsing information browsed by the user after content provision is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 29 is the invention according to claim 28, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the browsing information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means to the information analyzing unit, and the information analyzing unit records the browsing information as a history. The information is recorded in information storage means.

  The invention according to claim 30 is the invention according to any one of claims 25 to 29, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing unit has a certain capacity for the real time, the regular time, the recorded probe information and the car navigation information. When the condition is satisfied, when the terminal operation is performed by the user, the timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means is processed.

  The invention described in claim 31 is the invention described in any one of claims 25 to 30, characterized in that the content is provided by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  According to a thirty-second aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the twenty-fifth to thirty-first aspects, the information storage means receives user information from an information processing apparatus connected via a network, and holds the user information in advance. It is characterized by updating and adding.

  The invention according to claim 33 is the invention according to any one of claims 25 to 32, wherein the car navigation function unit displays the purpose information when the user sets the purpose information indicating the next action. The information is transmitted from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit to the center communication unit via the processing unit, and the center communication unit transmits the received purpose information to the information processing unit. It is characterized in that past history information indicating an action pattern is extracted and an estimation process is performed.

  The invention according to claim 34 is the invention according to any one of claims 11 to 33, wherein the user information includes user profile information indicating a user's age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc., and web browsing Including information, browsing information of the provided content, history information indicating visited place information, and schedule information such as schedule of the day, schedule of the day, etc., and information registered by the user in advance from the car navigation function unit, and the user It is the information automatically recorded by the car navigation function unit in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal.

  The invention described in claim 35 is the invention described in any one of claims 11 to 33, wherein the environmental information includes the time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc. Probe information shown, travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic jam, and other information registered in the car navigation system, and the travel distance, travel route, and travel that can be collected by the car navigation function Vehicle navigation information that indicates a situation around the vehicle such as a place, and the like, which is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal by the user.

  A thirty-sixth aspect of the invention is the invention according to any one of the eleventh to thirty-fifth aspects, wherein the vehicle-mounted terminal device includes at least one of an information storage unit, an information analysis unit, and an information processing unit. And

  The invention according to claim 37 is the invention according to any one of claims 18, 25, 32, and 36, wherein the information storage means includes a user information storage unit for storing user information and an environment for storing environment information. And an information storage unit.

  The invention according to claim 38 is a center server device used in the content recommendation system according to any one of claims 11 to 37.

  The invention according to claim 39 is a content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle, the information collecting step collecting user information relating to the user and environmental information relating to the user's vehicle, An information storage step for recording user information and environmental information, a condition extraction step for extracting a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on each information recorded in the information storage step, and a content storage based on the extraction condition A content search step for searching for content from the step, and processing the timing of content search and content provision suitable for the user according to the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the car It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 40 is a content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle, the vehicle information collecting step for collecting probe information relating to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, and the travel route search The car navigation system records the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, and collects the car navigation information including the history information, the traffic jam, the road around the current location, the road around the destination, and the user information about the user. An information collection step, an in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording probe information, car navigation information and user information, an in-vehicle terminal processing step for processing timing for outputting user information, probe information and car navigation information, and new user information User information includes environmental information based on probe information and car navigation information. Information analysis step to be generated, information storage step for recording new user information and environmental information, indication of provision timing for providing content to the user based on the new user information and environmental information, and content to be provided to the user An information processing step for outputting a condition for searching for content, and a content recommendation step for searching for an optimal content related to a store or a facility according to the condition for content search. The searched content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device in accordance with the instruction of the provision timing of the step.

  The invention according to claim 41 is the invention according to claim 40, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed by the user when the recorded probe information and the car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity in real time, a regular time, and the recorded information. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention according to claim 42 is the invention according to claim 40, wherein the information processing step detects a trigger from the user information and the environment information, and based on the contents of the user information and the environment information, Judge what the situation around the vehicle is, determine the provision timing for providing content to the user, and predict the destination of the user, the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle In this manner, a provision timing instruction and a condition for searching for contents to be provided to the user are output.

  The invention described in claim 43 is the invention described in any one of claims 40 to 42, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  In the invention according to claim 44, in the invention according to any one of claims 40 to 43, when the purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user, the information is stored in the information storage step based on the purpose information. It is characterized in that past history information indicating the behavior pattern is extracted and estimation processing is performed.

  According to a 45th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the 39th to 44th aspects, the information storage step includes a user information step for storing user information and an environmental information step for storing environmental information. It is characterized by having.

  The invention described in claim 46 provides the user profile information indicating the user's age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc., and web browsing information in the invention described in any one of claims 39 to 45 Information including content browsing information, history information indicating visited place information, and schedule information such as schedule of the day, schedule of the day, etc., and information registered by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device in advance, and the in-vehicle terminal device of the user It is the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the use process.

  According to a 47th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the 39th to 45th aspects, the environmental information includes the time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc. Probe information to show, travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location around, destination around, information registered in the car navigation such as traffic congestion, etc., and travel distance that can be collected by the function of the car navigation, travel route, Car navigation information indicating the situation around the vehicle, such as a travel location, and the like, which is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the user's use process.

A 48th aspect of the present invention is a content recommendation method in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and provides optimal content to a user in the vehicle. Vehicle information collection step that collects probe information about the vehicle in real time, search the travel route, record the travel history and the history of car navigation operations by the user as history information, history information, traffic jam, current location, destination Car navigation information collection step for collecting car navigation information including surrounding road information, in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording probe information and car navigation information, and search for content to be provided to the user based on the probe information and car navigation information In-vehicle terminal processing step for transmitting search instruction information for instructing search instruction information And a vehicle terminal communication step of transmitting to the center server through the network,
The center server includes a center communication step of receiving search instruction information via a network, and a content recommendation step of searching for optimum content related to a store or facility according to the search instruction information and transmitting the search content. The content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal.

  According to a 49th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the 48th aspect, when the in-vehicle terminal processing step satisfies a certain capacity of the recorded probe information and car navigation information in real time, a regular time, and the terminal by the user. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention according to claim 50 is the invention according to claim 48 or 49, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  52. The content recommendation method according to claim 51, wherein the in-vehicle terminal device and the center server are connected via a network, and provide the optimum content to the user in the vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle terminal device includes a vehicle sensor. Vehicle information collection step that collects probe information about the vehicle in real time, search the travel route, record the travel history and the history of car navigation operations by the user as history information, history information, traffic jam, current location, destination Car navigation information collection step for collecting car navigation information including surrounding road information, in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording probe information and car navigation information, and timing for outputting probe information and car navigation information to the center server The in-vehicle terminal processing step, probe information and car navigation information Based on the probe information and the car navigation information, the in-vehicle terminal communication step for transmitting to the center server via the network, the center communication step for receiving the probe information and the car navigation information via the network at the center server, and the probe information and the car navigation information. The situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, the search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, the timing for providing the provided content are determined, and the destination of the situation of the user and the situation around the vehicle is predicted. Thus, based on the information processing step for transmitting the search timing for providing the content to the user and the search condition for searching the content to be provided to the user, the optimal content related to the store or facility is searched based on the search condition. Search content according to the instructions It has a content recommendation method comprising: signal, a, and transmits the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 52 is the invention according to claim 51, wherein in the in-vehicle terminal processing step, when the real time, the regular time, and the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, the terminal is operated by the user. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention according to claim 53 is the invention according to claim 51 or 52, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  The invention according to claim 54 is the invention according to any one of claims 51 to 53, characterized in that the content is provided by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  The invention according to claim 55 is a content recommendation method in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and provides optimal content to a user in the vehicle. Vehicle information collection step for collecting probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, searching for the travel route, recording the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, history information, traffic A car navigation information collecting step for collecting traffic information, road information around the current location, road information around the destination, and user information about the user, an in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information; , Which outputs user information, probe information, and car navigation information to the center server In-vehicle terminal processing step for processing the user information, in-vehicle terminal communication step for transmitting user information, probe information, and car navigation information to the center server via the network according to timing, and in the center server, the user information via the network A center communication step for receiving probe information and car navigation information, an information storage step for recording user information and environmental information combining the probe information and car navigation information, and a situation of the user's vehicle based on the user information and environmental information. And the situation of the surroundings of the vehicle, the search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, the timing of providing the provided content, and the prediction of the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation of the surroundings of the user, respectively. Instructions on the timing to provide content to users and users An information processing step for transmitting a search condition for searching for content to be provided to the content, a content recommendation step for searching for the optimum content related to the store or facility based on the search condition, and transmitting the search content in accordance with a provision timing instruction; And transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device.

  According to a 56th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the 55th aspect, the information processing step senses a trigger from user information, probe information, and car navigation information, and estimates the situation based on the contents of each information and the content to be provided to the user It is characterized in that a process for determining a search condition is performed.

  According to a 57th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the 55th aspect, the in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed by the user when the recorded probe information and the car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity in real time, a regular time, and the recorded information. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention according to claim 58 is the invention according to any one of claims 55 to 57, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  The invention according to claim 59 is the invention according to any one of claims 55 to 58, characterized in that the content is provided by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  The invention according to claim 60 is a content recommendation method in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and provides optimum content to a user in the vehicle. Vehicle information collection step for collecting probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, searching for the travel route, recording the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, history information, traffic A car navigation information collecting step for collecting traffic information, road information around the current location, road information around the destination, and user information about the user, an in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information; , Which outputs user information, probe information, and car navigation information to the center server In-vehicle terminal processing step for processing the user information, in-vehicle terminal communication step for transmitting user information, probe information, and car navigation information to the center server via the network according to timing, and in the center server, the user information via the network A center communication step for receiving probe information and car navigation information, an information analysis step for generating user information as new user information, and combining probe information and car navigation information as environment information in a predetermined format, and a new Information storage step for recording user information and environmental information, and based on the user information and environmental information, the user's vehicle situation and surrounding situation, search conditions for content to be provided to the user, and provided content are provided Judgment of timing and user's vehicle An information processing step for transmitting a search condition for providing content to the user and a search condition for content search to be provided to the user by predicting the situation and the situation surrounding the vehicle, and the search condition And a content recommendation step of searching for optimal content related to a store or facility and transmitting the search content in accordance with an instruction of provision timing, and transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 61 is the invention according to claim 60, wherein the information processing step senses a trigger from user information, probe information and car navigation information, and estimates the situation based on the contents of each information and the contents to be provided to the user It is characterized in that a process for determining a search condition is performed.

  The invention according to claim 62 is the invention according to claim 60, wherein in the in-vehicle terminal processing step, when the real time, the regular time, and the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, the terminal is operated by the user. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention described in claim 63 is the invention described in any one of claims 60 to 62, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  The invention according to claim 64 is the invention according to any one of claims 60 to 63, wherein the content is provided by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  According to a 65th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the 55th to 64th aspects, the information storing step receives user information from an information processing apparatus connected via a network, and holds the information in advance. It is characterized by updating and adding information.

  In the invention according to claim 66, in the invention according to any one of claims 49 to 65, when the purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user, the information is stored in the information storage step based on the purpose information. It is characterized in that past history information indicating the behavior pattern is extracted and estimation processing is performed.

  The invention described in claim 67 is the invention described in any one of claims 55, 60, 65, wherein the information storing step includes a user information step for storing user information, and an environment information step for storing environment information. It is characterized by having.

  The invention according to claim 68 is the invention according to any one of claims 49 to 67, wherein the user information includes user profile information indicating a user's age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc., and web browsing Including information, browsing information of the provided content, history information indicating visited place information, and schedule information such as schedule of the day, schedule of the day, etc., and information registered by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device in advance, and the user It is the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 69 is the invention according to any one of claims 49 to 67, wherein the environmental information includes the time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc. Probe information to show, travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location around, destination around, information registered in the car navigation such as traffic congestion, etc., and travel distance that can be collected by the function of the car navigation, travel route, Car navigation information indicating the situation around the vehicle, such as a travel location, and the like, which is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the user's use process.

  The invention according to claim 70 is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute optimal content for a user in a vehicle, and collects user information about the user and environmental information about the user's vehicle. Information collection processing, information storage processing for recording the collected user information and environment information, and condition extraction processing for extracting conditions for searching for content to be provided to the user based on each information recorded in the information storage processing And a content search process for searching for content from the content storage process based on the extraction condition.

  The invention according to claim 71 is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute an optimal content for a user in a vehicle, and for collecting vehicle information in real time from vehicle sensors. A collection process, a travel route is searched, a travel history and a car navigation operation history by a user are recorded as history information, car navigation information including history information, traffic congestion, road information around the current location, and around the destination, and Car navigation information collection process for collecting user information about the user, in-vehicle terminal storage process for recording probe information, car navigation information and user information, and in-vehicle terminal process for processing timing for outputting user information, probe information and car navigation information Process and user information as new user information. Information analysis processing for generating environmental information based on navigation information, information storage processing for recording new user information and environmental information, and instructions for providing timing to provide content to the user based on the new user information and environmental information Information processing for outputting conditions for searching for content to be provided to the user, content recommendation processing for searching for optimal content related to a store or facility according to the conditions for content search, and content recommendation processing Then, according to the instruction of the provision timing of the information processing, the computer is caused to execute the content transmission processing for transmitting the searched content to the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 72 is the invention according to claim 71, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing is performed by the user when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity in real time, regular time, and recorded information. The timing of outputting user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means in any case when the operation is performed is characterized.

  The invention according to claim 73 is the invention according to claim 71, wherein the information processing process detects a trigger from the user information and the environment information, and based on the contents of the user information and the environment information, Judge what the situation around the vehicle is, determine the provision timing for providing content to the user, and predict the destination of the user, the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle Thus, the computer is caused to output a provision timing instruction and a condition for searching for contents to be provided to the user.

  The invention according to claim 74 is the invention according to any one of claims 71 to 73, further causing the computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  The invention according to claim 75 is the invention according to any one of claims 71 to 74, wherein in the information storage processing based on the purpose information, when the purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user, The past history information indicating the behavior pattern is extracted, and the estimation process is executed by the computer.

  The invention according to claim 76 is the invention according to any one of claims 70 to 75, wherein the information storage processing includes: user information processing for storing user information; and environment information processing for storing environment information. Let the computer run.

  The invention according to claim 77 is the invention according to any one of claims 70 to 76, wherein the user information includes user profile information indicating a user's age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc., and web browsing Including information, browsing information of the provided content, history information indicating visited place information, and schedule information such as schedule of the day, schedule of the day, etc., and information registered by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device in advance, and the user It is the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 78 is the invention according to any one of claims 70 to 76, wherein the environmental information is about the situation of the user's vehicle such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc. Probe information to show, travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location around, destination around, information registered in the car navigation such as traffic congestion, etc., and travel distance that can be collected by the function of the car navigation, travel route, Car navigation information indicating the situation around the vehicle, such as a travel location, and the like, which is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the user's use process.

  The invention according to claim 79 is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute so that an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network and provide optimum content to a user in a vehicle, In the in-vehicle terminal device, vehicle information collection processing that collects probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, the travel route is searched, the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user are recorded as history information, history information, Based on car navigation information collection processing that collects car navigation information including traffic congestion, road information around the current location, and around the destination, in-vehicle terminal storage processing that records probe information and car navigation information, and probe information and car navigation information In-vehicle that transmits search instruction information that instructs the user to search for content to be provided In accordance with the end processing, the in-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting the search instruction information to the center server via the network, the center communication processing for receiving the search instruction information via the network at the center server, and the store according to the search instruction information And a content recommendation process for searching for the optimum content related to the facility and transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 80 is the invention according to claim 79, wherein in-vehicle terminal processing is performed by the user when real time, regular time, recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity. When the operation is performed, the computer is caused to process the timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit in any case.

  The invention according to an 81st aspect is the invention according to any one of the 79th to 80th aspects, further causing the computer to execute a browsing information collecting process for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  The invention according to claim 82 is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute so that an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network and provide optimum content to a user in a vehicle, In the in-vehicle terminal device, vehicle information collection processing that collects probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, the travel route is searched, the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user are recorded as history information, history information, Car navigation information collection processing that collects car navigation information including traffic jams, road information around the current location, and destinations, vehicle-mounted terminal storage processing that records probe information and car navigation information, and probe information and car navigation information In-vehicle terminal processing that processes the timing to output to the server, probe information and In-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting car navigation information to the center server via the network according to timing, center communication processing for receiving probe information and car navigation information via the network at the center server, probe information and car navigation information On the basis of the conditions of the user's vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle, the search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, the timing for providing the provided content, and the conditions of the user's vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle. Optimizing stores and facilities based on the information processing process that sends the search timing for content search to be provided to the user and the search timing for content search to be provided to the user by predicting the destination Search content, and follow the instructions on the provision timing. Executing a content recommendation process of transmitting Ntsu to the in-vehicle terminal device, to the computer.

  The invention according to claim 83 is the invention according to claim 82, wherein in-vehicle terminal processing is performed by a user when real time, periodic time, recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity. When the operation is performed, the computer is caused to process the timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit in any case.

  The invention according to an 84th aspect is the invention according to the 82nd or 83rd aspect, further causing the computer to execute a browsing information collecting process for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  According to an 85th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the 82nd to 84th aspects, the computer is caused to provide the content by one of push distribution and pull distribution.

  The invention according to claim 86 is a content recommendation program in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and provides optimum content to a user in the vehicle. Vehicle information collection processing that collects probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, a travel route is searched, the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user are recorded as history information, history information, traffic Car navigation information including traffic information, road information around the current location, and roads around the destination, and car navigation information collection processing for collecting user information about the user, vehicle-mounted terminal storage processing for recording probe information, car navigation information, and user information , Timing to output user information, probe information and car navigation information to the center server In-vehicle terminal processing to be processed, in-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting user information, probe information, and car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing, and in the center server, user information and probe via the network Based on the user information and the environment information, the center communication process for receiving the information and the car navigation information, the information storing process for recording the user information and the environment information including the probe information and the car navigation information, and the vehicle Content to the user by judging the surrounding situation of the user, the search conditions for the content to be provided to the user, the timing of providing the provided content, and predicting the situation of the user's vehicle and the surrounding situation of the vehicle. Instructions on when to provide the content and content to be provided to the user An information processing process for transmitting a search condition for search; a content recommendation process for searching for optimal content related to a store or facility based on the search condition; and transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device according to an instruction of provision timing; Is executed on the computer.

  The invention according to claim 87 is the invention according to claim 86, wherein the information processing process detects a trigger from user information, probe information and car navigation information, and estimates the situation based on the contents of each information and the contents to be provided to the user Causes a computer to execute processing for determining search conditions.

  The invention according to claim 88 is the invention according to claim 86, wherein in-vehicle terminal processing is performed by the user when real time, regular time, recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity When the operation is performed, the computer is caused to process the timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit in any case.

  The invention according to claim 89 is the invention according to any one of claims 86 to 88, further causing the computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  The invention according to claim 90 is the invention according to any one of claims 86 to 89, and causes a computer to provide content by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  The invention according to claim 91 is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute so that an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network and provide optimal content to a user in a vehicle, In an in-vehicle terminal device, connected to a vehicle sensor, a vehicle information collection process for collecting probe information related to the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time, a travel route is searched, and a travel history and a history of car navigation operations by the user are used as history information. Car navigation information collection processing for collecting and recording car navigation information including history information, traffic congestion, road information around current location and destination, and user information related to users, probe information, car navigation information and user information In-vehicle terminal storage process for recording user information, probe information, and car navigation information In-vehicle terminal processing for processing the timing to output to the center server, in-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting user information, probe information and car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing, and in the center server, Center communication processing for receiving user information, probe information, and car navigation information via the network, user information as new user information, and probe information and car navigation information together as environment information are generated in a predetermined format. Information analysis processing, information storage processing for recording new user information and environmental information, user vehicle status and surrounding conditions based on user information and environmental information, and search conditions for content to be provided to the user , Determine the timing of providing the provided content, and An information processing process for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of a provision timing for providing the content to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle; Based on the search condition, the computer is caused to search for the optimum content related to the store or facility, and the content recommendation process for transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device according to the instruction of the provision timing is executed by the computer.

  The invention according to claim 92 is the invention according to claim 91, wherein the information processing process senses a trigger from user information, probe information and car navigation information, and estimates the situation based on the contents of each information and the contents to be provided to the user Causes a computer to execute processing for determining search conditions.

  The invention according to claim 93 is the invention according to claim 91, wherein the in-vehicle terminal processing is performed by the user when the recorded probe information and the car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity in real time, a regular time, and the recorded information. When the operation is performed, the computer is caused to process the timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit in any case.

  The invention according to claim 94 is the invention according to any one of claims 91 to 93, further causing the computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.

  According to a 95th aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the 91st to 93rd aspects, the computer is caused to provide content by either push distribution or pull distribution.

  The invention according to claim 96 is the invention according to any one of claims 86 to 95, wherein the information storing process receives user information from an information processing apparatus connected via a network and holds the information in advance. Causes the computer to update and add information.

  In the invention according to claim 97, in the invention according to any one of claims 80 to 96, when the purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user, in the information storing process based on the purpose information, The past history information indicating the behavior pattern is extracted, and the estimation process is executed by the computer.

  The invention according to claim 98 is the invention according to any one of claims 86, 91, 96, wherein the information storage processing includes user information processing for storing user information and environmental information processing for storing environment information. Are further executed by the computer.

  The invention according to claim 99 is the invention according to any one of claims 80 to 98, wherein the user information includes user profile information indicating a user's age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc., and web browsing Including information, browsing information of the provided content, history information indicating visited place information, and schedule information such as schedule of the day, schedule of the day, etc., and information registered by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device in advance, and the user It is the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 100 is the invention according to any one of claims 80 to 98, wherein the environmental information is information on a situation of the user's vehicle such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc. Probe information to show, travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location around, destination around, information registered in the car navigation such as traffic congestion, etc., and travel distance that can be collected by the function of the car navigation, travel route, Car navigation information indicating the situation around the vehicle, such as a travel location, and the like, which is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the user's use process.

  The invention according to claim 101 is the invention according to any one of claims 82 to 98, wherein at least one of the information storage processing, the information analysis processing, and the information processing is performed on a computer of the in-vehicle device. Let it run.

  According to the present invention, as a first effect, by using an environment context and a user context, content that is considered to be necessary according to the state of the user, the situation of the user's vehicle, and the situation around the vehicle is searched. In addition, content can be provided to the user in a timely manner.

  According to the present invention, as a second effect, by using the environment context and the user context, the user's purpose can be estimated from the purpose information set by the car navigation, and the POI information can be provided.

  According to the present invention, as a third effect, it is possible to reduce the processing in the in-vehicle terminal by determining and processing the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle on the center side.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Characteristics of the invention)
The present invention uses a user context and an environment context for a driver and a passenger (hereinafter referred to as a user) via an in-vehicle terminal mounted on the vehicle, and based on these two contexts, the user state, the user's vehicle It searches for information (hereinafter referred to as content) according to the situation and the situation around the vehicle, and processes the timing for providing the content, thereby providing content appropriate for the user.

  User context (user information) refers to user profile information such as age, gender, occupation, hobbies / preferences, history information including the history of browsing information provided on the web and provided content, location information visited, schedule of the day, future This is information related to the user, such as information registered by the user in advance from the car navigation function unit or information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal by the user. The user context is the same as that used in Examples 1 to 8 described below.

  The environment context (environmental information) refers to the user's vehicle status (hereinafter referred to as probe information) such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc., travel history, route to the destination, and surroundings of the current location. , Information about the destination, traffic jams, and other information registered in the car navigation function section and the surroundings of the vehicle that can be collected by the car navigation function section (hereinafter referred to as car navigation information). Information. This environmental context is the same as that used in Examples 1 to 8 described below.

  Referring to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a vehicle information collection unit 1, a car navigation function unit 2, an in-vehicle terminal processing (in-vehicle terminal processing unit) system 3, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 4, and a context analysis system (context analysis) Unit) 5, a context processing system (context processing unit) 6, a content recommendation system (content recommendation unit) 7, a content storage unit 8, a user context storage unit 9, and an environmental context storage unit 10, It is mounted in the vehicle as a terminal. The vehicle information collection unit 1 is connected to a vehicle sensor or the like. Description will be made with reference to each of these devices and systems.

  The vehicle information collection unit 1 has a function of collecting probe information such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, wiper, etc. in real time by sensors installed in the vehicle. Is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 4.

  The car navigation function unit 2 records a function of displaying the content received from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 on the display of the in-vehicle terminal, a route search function for searching for a travel route, a history of the travel route, and a history such as a car navigation operation by the user. Collected car navigation information that has functions similar to car navigation systems currently available, such as a history recording function, traffic information, road information around the current location, around the destination, and display of store / facility information such as POI information Is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 4. In addition, the car navigation function unit 2 has a function in which user information is registered in advance by a user.

  The information obtained by the car navigation function unit 2 includes the route search function, the route to the destination, the distance to the destination, the traffic jam to the destination, and the history recording function, the travel distance, the travel route, the travel This is travel history information such as a location and car navigation operation history information such as a browsing operation of content displayed on the in-vehicle terminal and a content search operation. Here, the content browsing operation information collected from the car navigation function unit 2 is a part of the user information, and the other information is the car navigation information.

  The in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 has the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 4 in real time, regularly (minute, time unit, etc.), and the recorded probe information and car navigation information are constant. When the capacity is satisfied, when the user performs a terminal operation, etc., the function for processing the timing for transmitting each information, the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information are sent to the context analysis system 5 and the context processing system 6. It has a function to transmit and a function to receive content from the content recommendation system 7.

  The in-vehicle terminal storage unit 4 stores probe information, car navigation information, information registered in advance in the car navigation, and the like.

  The context analysis system 5 inputs user information, probe information, and car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3, functions to process the input information into a user context and an environment context, and the user context to the user context storage means 9, A function of recording the context in the environment context storage unit 10;

  Based on the information in the user context storage unit 9 and the environment context storage unit 10, the context processing system 6 determines the state of the user, the state of the vehicle of the user, and the state of the surroundings of the vehicle. A function for determining the timing of providing content to the user, a situation estimation function for predicting the user's state, the situation of the user's vehicle, and the situation around the vehicle, and providing the contents to the user from these two functions And a search condition for searching for content to be provided to the user is transmitted to the content recommendation system 7.

  The content recommendation system 7 searches the optimum content from the content storage means 8 and the like according to the search conditions for searching the content input from the context processing system 6 and the searched content to the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3. It has a function to transmit. At this time, it is assumed that the searched content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 in accordance with a timing instruction provided to the user from the context processing system 6.

The content storage means 8 stores POI information such as stores and facilities.
The user context storage unit 9 records user information processed by the context analysis system 5 as a user context. Here, the user context is information such as user profile information such as age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, history information, schedule information, and information registered in advance by the user when using the system.

  The environment context storage unit 10 records the probe information and car navigation information processed by the content analysis system 5 as an environment context.

The operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
Here, a method of providing information on a gas station by a push method by using travel route information and user information, which is one of car navigation information, from fuel remaining amount information, which is one of probe information, is taken as an example.

  User information recorded in the user context storage unit 9 and probe information and car navigation information recorded in the environment context storage unit 10 are collected by the vehicle information collection unit 1 and the car navigation function unit 2, and the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 4 (Step A1), the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 transmits information to the context analysis system 5 (step A2), and the context analysis system 5 processes the user information into the user context, and stores it in the user context storage means 9. Record, process probe information and car navigation information into an environmental context, and record them in the environmental context storage means 10 (step A3). From the information recorded in the storage means, the context processing system 6 senses a trigger (step A4), and based on the content, estimates the situation (step A5) and determines the conditions for content search to be provided to the user (Step A6).

  First, the context processing system 6 senses probe information of “low fuel amount” from the environmental context storage means 10 (step A4), extracts a route from the car navigation information to the destination, and from the user context storage means 9, Extract information on gas stations that users often use. Here, the context processing system 6 estimates that it is better to recommend refueling at a gas station before the fuel runs out from the travelable distance (step A5). A search instruction for a gas station up to this place (until the gasoline runs out) on the route and an instruction for timing for providing information on the searched gas station are transmitted to the content recommendation system 7 (step A7).

  Here, the location of the gas station and the timing of the provision are processed in consideration of the distance to the destination, the distance from the current location to the gas station, the estimated arrival time, and the available distance in the current fuel level. It shall be.

  The content recommendation system 7 that has received the instruction information searches for a gas station frequently used by the user in accordance with the instruction from the context processing system 6 (step A8), and is mounted on the vehicle at a timing based on the instruction from the context processing system 6. The information is transmitted to the terminal processing system 3 (step A9), and the information on the gas station is displayed on the display of the in-vehicle terminal via the car navigation function unit 2 (step A10).

  After the content is provided, the information on the gas station viewed by the user is collected by the car navigation function unit 2 and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 4 (step A11). The in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 transmits the information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 4 to the context analysis system 5 (step A12), and the context analysis system 5 uses the browsing information as history information (here, processed at the center). (History information on browsing contents of the provided gas station) is recorded in the user context storage means 9 (step A13).

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, by using the environment context and the user context, content that seems to be necessary according to the state of the user, the situation of the user's vehicle, and the situation around the car is provided. It is possible to search and provide content to the user in a timely manner.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, when the user sets a purpose with the car navigation system, the context processing system 6 refers to past history information such as the user's behavior pattern recorded in the user context storage unit 9 from the purpose information, The user then estimates what the user wants to do.

  Therefore, the optimal content is searched for the purpose set by the user from the car navigation information and the past history information of the user, and the purpose information detected by the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 from the in-vehicle terminal storage means is transmitted to the context processing system 6. This is different from the first embodiment described above in that the next purpose is predicted from the purpose and information is provided by pull distribution.

With reference to FIG. 3, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with respect to a method for inferring the user's purpose by setting the purpose from the car navigation system and providing POI information.
Here, for example, a method of predicting user behavior, searching for optimum content, and providing information by pull distribution is used for the purpose of the user who wants to play sports.

  The operations until the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information are recorded in the user context storage unit 9 and the environment context storage unit 10 are the same as those in the first embodiment (steps A1 to A5). First, the user sets the purpose of “want to play sports” in the car navigation function unit 2 (step B1). The set purpose information is transmitted to the context processing system 6 via the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 (step B2). The context processing system 6 extracts history information “hot spring after sports” from the user context storage means 9 from the received purpose information, and performs an estimation process (step B3). Here, the context processing system 6 transmits a search instruction for a sports facility and a search instruction for a hot spring facility in the vicinity thereof to the content recommendation system 7 (step B4).

  The content recommendation system 7 that has received the instruction information searches for a sports facility and a hot spring facility in the vicinity thereof in accordance with the instruction from the context processing system 6 (step B5), and obtains information on the sports facility and information on the hot spring facility. The information is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal processing system 3 (step B6), and the information on the sports facility and the information on the hot spring facility are displayed on the display of the car navigation function unit 2 (step B7). The recording of the history information after providing the content is the same as in the first embodiment (B8 to B10).

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, by using the environment context and the user context, the user's purpose can be estimated from the purpose information set by the car navigation system and the POI information can be provided.

Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, compared with the first embodiment, the system processing is divided into an in-vehicle terminal and a center server device (hereinafter referred to as a center) possessed by the center, which has a client-server function via the Internet and utilizes probe information. The difference is that the content search according to the situation of the user's vehicle is processed at the center, and the content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal through wide area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC.

  Referring to FIG. 4, a vehicle information collection unit 201, a car navigation function unit 202, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 203, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 204, a content recommendation system 205, a content storage unit 206, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207. And the center communication unit 208. Description will be made with reference to each of these devices and systems.

  The in-vehicle terminal includes a vehicle information collection unit 201, a car navigation function unit 202, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 203, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 204, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207. The in-vehicle terminal is installed in the vehicle. It is connected to a vehicle sensor or the like.

  The center includes a content recommendation system 205, content storage means 206, and a center communication unit 208.

  The vehicle collection unit 201 has a function of collecting probe information such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel remaining amount, brake, and the like in real time from a vehicle sensor or the like. 204.

  The car navigation function unit 202 has a function for displaying the content received from the center on the display of the in-vehicle terminal, a route search function, a history recording function such as a driving route and a car navigation operation, a traffic jam, a current location, a destination, POI information, etc. These functions are similar to car navigation systems that are currently popular, such as road information and store information display functions, and the collected information is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 204. Information that can be obtained and utilized by the car navigation function unit 202 includes the route search function, the route to the destination, the distance to the destination, and the history recording function, the travel history information such as the travel distance, the travel route, and the travel location. It is.

  The in-vehicle terminal processing system 203 fills the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 204 with a certain capacity in real time and regularly (minute, time unit, etc.) and the recorded probe information and car navigation information. A function for processing the timing for transmitting information, such as when a user performs a terminal operation, a function for determining content to be searched based on probe information, and a function for receiving content from the content recommendation system 205 Have

  The in-vehicle terminal storage unit 204 stores probe information and car navigation information, information registered in advance in the car navigation system, and the like.

  The content recommendation system 205 has a function of searching for optimal content from the content storage unit 206 and the like, and a function of transmitting the searched content to the center communication unit 208.

The content storage unit 206 stores POI information such as stores and facilities.
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207 is connected to the center communication unit 208 via wide-area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow-area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC, and provides a function for transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center, and to a user. It has a function of determining a condition for searching for contents to be performed. Moreover, the timing which transmits the information recorded on the vehicle-mounted terminal storage means 204 to a center transmits according to the timing which the vehicle-mounted terminal processing system 203 processed as above-mentioned.

  The center communication unit 208 is connected to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207 through wide-area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow-area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Further, it has a function of receiving search instruction information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207 and a function of transmitting content searched in the center to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207.

The operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
Here, an example of a method of using the driving route information, which is one of the car navigation information, from the fuel remaining amount information, which is one of the probe information, and providing information on the gas station from the center to the in-vehicle terminal by a push method. Take it.

  First, in the in-vehicle terminal, the in-vehicle terminal processing system 203 senses probe information of “low fuel level” from the in-vehicle terminal storage means 204, extracts route information from the car navigation information to the destination, and a gas station on the route. Is transmitted to the center communication unit 208 via the network via the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207. At the center, the content recommendation system 205 that has received the instruction information searches for a gas station on the route in accordance with an instruction from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 203, and via the center communication unit 208 to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 207 through the network. The information on the gas station is displayed on the display of the in-vehicle terminal via the car navigation function unit 202.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, by using the environmental context, content that is considered to be necessary according to the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle is searched, and the content is provided to the user. be able to.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, compared with the third embodiment, the context processing system 309 is provided, the condition determination for searching for the content to be provided to the user is processed at the center, and the timing determination processing for providing the content to the user is performed. This is different in that a situation estimation process for predicting the destination of the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle is performed.

  Referring to FIG. 5, a vehicle information collection unit 301, a car navigation function unit 302, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 303, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 304, a content recommendation system 305, a content storage unit 306, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307. And a center communication unit 308 and a context processing system 309. Description will be made with reference to each of these devices and systems.

  The in-vehicle terminal includes a vehicle information collection unit 301, a car navigation function unit 302, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 303, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 304, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307, and is installed in the vehicle. It is connected to a vehicle sensor or the like.

  The center includes a content recommendation system 305, content storage means 306, a center communication unit 308, and a context processing system 309.

  The vehicle collection unit 301 has a function of collecting probe information such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel remaining amount, brake, and the like in real time from a vehicle sensor or the like. Record in 304.

  The car navigation function unit 302 displays the content received from the center on the display of the in-vehicle terminal, the route search function, the history recording function such as the driving route and the car navigation operation, the traffic jam, the current location, the destination, the POI information, etc. These functions are similar to car navigation systems that are currently popular, such as road information and store information display functions, and the collected information is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 304. Information obtained and utilized by the car navigation function unit 302 includes a route search function, a route to a destination, a distance to the destination, a history record function, a travel history information such as a travel distance, a travel route, a travel location, etc. It is.

  The in-vehicle terminal processing system 303 fills the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 304 with a certain capacity in real time and periodically (minute, time unit, etc.) and the recorded probe information and car navigation information. When the terminal is operated by the user, it has a function of processing the timing of transmitting information and a function of receiving content from the content recommendation system 305.

  The in-vehicle terminal storage unit 304 stores probe information and car navigation information, information registered in advance in the car navigation, and the like.

  The content recommendation system 305 has a function of searching for optimal content from the content storage unit 306 and the like, and a function of transmitting the searched content to the center communication unit 308.

The content storage unit 306 stores POI information such as stores and facilities.
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307 is connected to the center communication unit 308 through wide area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Moreover, the timing which transmits the information recorded in the vehicle-mounted terminal memory | storage means 304 to a center transmits according to the timing which the vehicle-mounted terminal processing system 303 processed as mentioned above.

  The center communication unit 308 is connected to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307 via wide-area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow-area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Further, it has a function of receiving lobe information and car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307 and a function of transmitting content searched in the center to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307.

  Based on the probe information from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 303, the context processing system 309 determines the state of the user's vehicle situation and the situation around the vehicle, and searches for content to be provided to the user. A function for determining the conditions of the user, a function for determining the timing for providing the content, a function for estimating the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, and a function for providing the content to the user from these two functions And a function for transmitting to the content recommendation system 305 an instruction for the timing of the content and a condition for searching for the content to be provided to the user.

  First, in the in-vehicle terminal, the in-vehicle terminal processing system 303 detects the probe information “low fuel amount” from the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 304 and transmits the probe information to the center communication unit 308 through the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 307 through the network. At the center, the context processing system 309 that has received the probe information of “low fuel level” extracts the route from the car navigation information to the destination, and recommends refueling at the gas station before running out of fuel from the available distance. I presume it is better. A search instruction for a gas station up to this place on the route (until the gasoline runs out) and a timing instruction for providing information on the searched gas station are transmitted to the content recommendation system 305.

  Here, the location of the gas station and the timing of the provision are processed in consideration of the distance to the destination, the distance from the current location to the gas station, the estimated arrival time, and the available distance in the current fuel level. It shall be.

  The content recommendation system 305 that has received the instruction information searches for a gas station in accordance with an instruction from the context processing system 309, and at a timing based on the instruction from the context processing system 309, the in-vehicle terminal through the network via the center communication unit 308. The information is transmitted to the communication unit 307 and the information on the gas station is displayed on the display of the in-vehicle terminal via the car navigation function unit 302.

  Further, although an embodiment using push delivery has been described here, a method of providing information by pull delivery is also conceivable.

  In this embodiment, the context processing system 309 is provided on the center server side, but may be provided on the in-vehicle terminal.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the environment context is used to search for content that seems to be necessary according to the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle. Content can be provided. Moreover, the process in an in-vehicle terminal can be reduced by determining and processing the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle on the center side.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Compared with the third embodiment, the present embodiment includes a user context storage unit 410 and an environment context storage unit 411, and accumulates past history information, uses the environment context, and the user context, thereby In addition, it differs in that the search of the content that seems to be necessary according to the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle is processed at the center, and the context processing system 409 detects the trigger.

  Referring to FIG. 6, a vehicle information collection unit 401, a car navigation function unit 402, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 403, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404, a content recommendation system 405, a content storage unit 406, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 407. A center communication unit 408, a context processing system 409, a user context storage unit 410, and an environment context storage unit 411. Description will be made with reference to each of these devices and systems.

  The in-vehicle terminal includes a vehicle information collection unit 401, a car navigation function unit 402, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 403, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 407, and is installed in the vehicle. It is connected to a vehicle sensor or the like.

  The center includes a content recommendation system 405, a content storage unit 406, a center communication unit 408, a context processing system 409, a user context storage unit 410, and an environment context storage unit 411.

  The vehicle information collection unit 401 has a function of collecting probe information such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel remaining amount, brake, and the like in real time from a vehicle sensor or the like. Record in means 404.

  The car navigation function unit 402 has a function for displaying the content received from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 403 received from the center on the display of the in-vehicle terminal, a route search function, a history recording function such as a driving route and a car navigation operation, a traffic jam, and the current location It has functions similar to currently used car navigation systems such as a destination area, a display function of POI information, road information and store information, and the collected information is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 404. The information obtained and utilized by the car navigation function unit 402 includes the route search function, the route to the destination, the distance to the destination, the traffic jam to the destination, and the history recording function. Travel history information such as a travel location, and car navigation operation history information such as a browsing operation of content displayed on the in-vehicle terminal and a content search operation. Here, content browsing operation information collected from the car navigation function unit 402 is a part of user information, and other information is car navigation information.

  The in-vehicle terminal processing system 403 has a certain amount of recorded probe information and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404 in real time and periodically (minute, time unit, etc.). It has a function of processing the timing of transmitting information, such as when the capacity is satisfied or when a terminal operation is performed by the user.

  The in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404 stores probe information, car navigation information, information registered in advance in the car navigation system, and the like.

  The content recommendation system 405 transmits the searched content to the in-vehicle terminal processing system 403 according to the content search conditions input from the context processing system 409 and the function for searching for the optimal content from the content storage unit 406 and the like. Has the function of At this time, it is assumed that the searched content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal processing system 403 in accordance with a timing instruction provided to the user from the context processing system 409.

The content storage unit 406 records POI information such as stores and facilities.
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 407 is connected to the center communication unit 408 via wide-area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow-area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Moreover, the timing which transmits the information recorded in the vehicle-mounted terminal memory | storage means 404 to a center transmits according to the timing which the vehicle-mounted terminal processing system 403 processed as mentioned above.

  The center communication unit 408 is connected to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 407 via wide-area communication such as a mobile phone and narrow-area communication such as wireless LAN and DSRC, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Further, it has a function of receiving lobe information and car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 407, and a function of transmitting content searched in the center to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 407.

  Based on the information in the user context storage unit 410 and the environment context storage unit 10, the context processing system 409 determines what state the user's state, the user's vehicle situation, and the surrounding situation of the vehicle are, A function for determining the timing of content provision, a situation estimation function for predicting the user's condition, the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, and the timing of provision of contents to the user from these two functions It has a function of transmitting an instruction and conditions for searching for content to be provided to the user to the content recommendation system 405.

  The user context storage unit 410 records user information received from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 403. Here, the user context is information such as a user profile such as age, sex, occupation, hobby / preference, history information, schedule, and the like, and information registered in advance by the user from the car navigation function unit when using the system.

  The environment context storage unit 411 records probe information and car navigation information received from the in-vehicle terminal processing system 403.

  User information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the user context storage unit 410 and the environment context storage unit 411 are collected by the vehicle information collection unit 401 and the car navigation function unit 402, and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404. The terminal processing system 403 records the information in the user context storage unit 410 and the environment context storage unit 411. From the information recorded in the storage means, the context processing system 409 detects a trigger, and based on the content, performs a process of determining a condition for condition estimation and content search to be provided to the user.

  First, the context processing system 409 detects probe information of “low fuel amount” from the environment context storage unit 411, extracts a route from the car navigation information to the destination, and is frequently used by the user from the user context storage unit 410. Extract information on gas stations. Here, the context processing system 409 estimates that it is better to recommend refueling at a gas station before the fuel runs out from the travelable distance. A search instruction for a gas station up to this place on the route (until the gasoline runs out) and an instruction for timing for providing information on the searched gas station are transmitted to the content recommendation system 405.

  Here, the location of the gas station and the timing of the provision are processed in consideration of the distance to the destination, the distance from the current location to the gas station, the estimated arrival time, and the available distance in the current fuel level. It shall be.

  The content recommendation system 405 that has received the instruction information searches for a gas station frequently used by the user in accordance with an instruction from the context processing system 409, and at a timing based on the instruction from the context processing system 409, the in-vehicle terminal processing system 403 The information on the gas station is displayed on the display of the in-vehicle terminal via the car navigation function unit 402.

  After providing the content, the information on the gas station viewed by the user is collected by the car navigation function unit 402 and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404 (step A). The in-vehicle terminal processing system 403 records information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 404 in the user context storage unit 410 and the environment context storage unit 411.

  In addition, although the embodiment by push distribution is described here, it is also conceivable that the pull distribution described in the second embodiment provides information in the same procedure.

  In the present embodiment, the context processing system 409, the user context storage unit 410, and the environment context storage unit 411 are provided on the center server side, but may be provided on the in-vehicle terminal side or any of them.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the user context and the environment context are used to search for contents that are considered to be necessary according to the state of the user, the situation of the user's vehicle, and the situation around the car. In addition, content can be provided to the user in a timely manner.

Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, as compared with the fourth embodiment, a context analysis system 512 is provided. The user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information are processed, the processed user information is sent to the user context storage means, and the probe information and the car navigation information are sent to the environment. It differs in that it is recorded in a predetermined format in the context storage means. Further, the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a client / server type is provided.

  Referring to FIG. 7, this embodiment includes a vehicle information collection unit 501, a car navigation function unit 502, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 503, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 504, a content recommendation system 505, a content storage unit 506, The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507, the center communication unit 508, the context processing system 509, the user context storage unit 510, the environment context storage unit 511, and the context analysis system 512 are configured. Description will be made with reference to each of these devices and systems.

  The in-vehicle terminal includes a vehicle information collection unit 501, a car navigation function unit 502, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 503, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 504, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507. The in-vehicle terminal is installed in the vehicle. It is connected to a vehicle sensor or the like.

  The center includes a content recommendation system 505, a center communication unit 508, a context processing system 509, a user context storage unit 510, an environment context storage unit 511, a content analysis system 512, and a context analysis system 512.

  The vehicle information collection unit 501 has a function of collecting probe information such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel remaining amount, brake, and the like in real time from a vehicle sensor or the like. Record in means 504.

  The car navigation function unit 502 has a function of displaying the content received from the center on the display of the in-vehicle terminal, a route search function, a history recording function such as a driving route and a car navigation operation, a traffic jam, a current location, a destination, a POI information, etc. These functions are similar to car navigation systems that are currently popular, such as road information and store information display functions, and the collected information is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 504. Information obtained and utilized by the car navigation function unit 502 includes information such as the route to the destination, the distance to the destination, and traffic congestion to the destination from the route search function, and the travel distance and travel route from the history recording function. Travel history information such as a travel location, and car navigation operation history information such as a browsing operation of content displayed on the in-vehicle terminal and a content search operation. Here, the content browsing operation information collected from the car navigation function unit 502 is a part of the user information, and other information is the car navigation information.

  The in-vehicle terminal processing system 503 has a certain amount of recorded probe information and car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 504 in real time and periodically (minute, time unit, etc.). It has a function of processing the timing of transmitting information, such as when the capacity is satisfied or when a terminal operation is performed by the user.

  The in-vehicle terminal storage unit 504 records probe information, car navigation information, information registered in advance in the car navigation, and the like.

  The content recommendation system 505 transmits the searched content to the center communication unit 4 from the content storage unit 506 and the like according to the content search conditions input from the context processing system 509. It has a function. At this time, it is assumed that the searched content is transmitted to the center communication unit 508 in accordance with a timing instruction provided to the user from the context processing system 509.

The content storage unit 506 stores POI information such as stores and facilities.
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507 is connected to the center communication unit 508 through communication such as a mobile phone, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Moreover, the timing which transmits the information recorded in the vehicle-mounted terminal memory | storage means 504 to a center transmits according to the timing which the vehicle-mounted terminal processing system 503 processed as above-mentioned.

  The center communication unit 508 is connected to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507 via communication such as a mobile phone, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. It has a function of receiving probe information, car navigation information, and user information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507, and a function of transmitting content searched in the center to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507.

  Based on the information in the user context storage unit 510 and the environment context storage unit 511, the context processing system 509 determines the state of the user and the situation of the user's vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle, A function for determining the timing of content provision, a situation estimation function for predicting the user's condition, the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, and the timing of provision of contents to the user from these two functions It has a function of transmitting an instruction and conditions for searching for content to be provided to the user to the content recommendation system 509.

  The user context storage unit 510 records the user context processed by the content analysis system 512 from the user information. Here, the user context is information such as user profile such as age, sex, occupation, hobby / preference, history information, schedule, etc., and information registered in advance by the user when using the system.

  The environment context storage unit 511 records probe information and car navigation information processed by the content analysis system 512 as an environment context.

  The context analysis system 512 receives user information, probe information, and car navigation information from the center communication unit 508, processes the user context (new user information) or environment context into a predetermined format, and converts the user context into the user context. The storage unit 510 has a function of recording the environment context in the environment context storage unit 511.

  Referring to FIG. 9, user information, probe information, and car navigation information recorded in the user context storage unit 510 and the environment context storage unit 511 are collected by the vehicle information collection unit 501 and the car navigation function unit 502, and the in-vehicle terminal storage unit The in-vehicle terminal processing system 503 transmits the information to the center communication unit 508 via the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507 (step C2). In the center that has received the information, the center communication unit 508 transmits the information to the context analysis system 512 (step C3). The context analysis system 512 processes the information into a predetermined format, and the user context storage unit 510 and the environment context storage unit 511. (Step C4). From the information recorded in the storage means, the context processing system 509 detects a trigger (step C5), and based on the content, estimates the situation (step C6) and determines the conditions for content search to be provided to the user. (Step C7).

  First, the context processing system 509 senses probe information of “low fuel level” from the environmental context storage unit 511 (step C5), extracts a route from the car navigation information to the destination, and from the user context storage unit 510, Extract information on gas stations that users often use. Here, the context processing system 509 estimates that it is better to recommend refueling at a gas station before the fuel runs out from the travelable distance (step C6). A search instruction for a gas station up to this place on the route (until the gasoline runs out) and an instruction for timing for providing information on the searched gas station are transmitted to the content recommendation system 505 (step C7).

  Here, the location of the gas station and the timing of the provision are processed in consideration of the distance to the destination, the distance from the current location to the gas station, the estimated arrival time, and the available distance in the current fuel level. It shall be.

  Upon receiving the instruction information, the content recommendation system 505 searches for a gas station frequently used by the user in accordance with the instruction from the context processing system 509 (step C8), and at the timing based on the instruction from the context processing system 509, the center The information is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507 via the network via the communication unit 508 (step C9), and the information on the gas station is displayed on the display of the in-vehicle terminal via the car navigation function unit 502 (step C10).

  In the in-vehicle terminal, the information on the gas station viewed by the user is collected by the car navigation function unit 502 and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 504 (step C11), and the in-vehicle terminal processing system 503 receives the center communication unit via the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507. It transmits to 508 (step C12).

  In the center, the browsing information received from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507 is transmitted to the context analysis system 512 via the center communication unit 508, and the context analysis system 512 records the browsing information as history information in the user context storage unit 510 ( Step C13).

  In addition, although the embodiment by push distribution is described here, it is also conceivable that the pull distribution described in the second embodiment provides information in the same procedure.

  In this embodiment, the context processing system 509, the context analysis system 512, the user context storage unit 510, and the environment context storage unit 511 are provided on the center server side, but may be provided on the in-vehicle terminal side. It may be provided.

  As described above, according to the sixth embodiment, by using the environment context and the user context, content that seems to be necessary according to the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle of the user, and the situation of the surroundings of the car can be obtained. It is possible to search and provide content to the user in a timely manner.

Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The present embodiment is different from the sixth embodiment in that a PC 613 is provided and the user can change and add user information via the PC 613, and more detailed user information is recorded.

  Referring to FIG. 8, in this embodiment, a vehicle information collection unit 601, a car navigation function unit 602, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 603, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 604, a content recommendation system 605, a content storage unit 606, The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 607, the center communication unit 608, the context processing system 609, the user context storage unit 610, the environment context storage unit 611, the context analysis system 612, and the PC 613 are configured. Description will be made with reference to each of these devices and systems.

  The in-vehicle terminal includes a vehicle information collecting unit 601, a car navigation function unit 602, an in-vehicle terminal processing system 603, an in-vehicle terminal storage unit 604, and an in-vehicle terminal communication unit 607. The in-vehicle terminal is mounted in the vehicle. It is connected to a vehicle sensor or the like.

  The center includes a content recommendation system 605, a center communication unit 608, a context processing system 609, a user context storage unit 610, an environment context storage unit 611, a content analysis system 612, and a context analysis system 612.

  The PC 613 is connected to the user context storage unit 610 in the center via a network or the like.

  The vehicle information collection unit 601 has a function of collecting probe information such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel remaining amount, brake, etc. in real time from a vehicle sensor or the like. Record in means 604.

  The car navigation function unit 602 has a function of displaying the content received from the center on the display of the in-vehicle terminal, a route search function, a history recording function such as a driving route and a car navigation operation, a traffic jam, a current location, a destination, a POI information, etc. These functions are similar to car navigation systems that are currently popular, such as road information and store information display functions, and the collected information is recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means 604. The information obtained and utilized by the car navigation function unit 602 includes the route search function, the route to the destination, the distance to the destination, the traffic jam to the destination, and the history recording function. Travel history information such as a travel location, and car navigation operation history information such as a browsing operation of content displayed on the in-vehicle terminal and a content search operation.

  Here, the content browsing operation information collected from the car navigation function unit 602 is a part of the user information, and other information is the car navigation information.

  The in-vehicle terminal processing system 603 has probe information, car navigation information, and user information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit 604 in real time, regularly (minute, time unit, etc.), and the recorded probe information and car navigation information are constant. This function has a function of processing the timing of transmitting information, such as when the terminal capacity is satisfied, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user.

  The in-vehicle terminal storage unit 604 records probe information, car navigation information, information registered in advance in the car navigation, and the like.

  The content recommendation system 605 transmits the searched content to the center communication unit 4 from the content storage unit 606 and the like according to the content search conditions input from the context processing system 609. It has a function. At this time, it is assumed that the searched content is transmitted to the center communication unit 608 in accordance with a timing instruction provided to the user from the context processing system 609.

The content storage unit 606 stores POI information such as stores and facilities.
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit 607 is connected to the center communication unit 608 via communication such as a mobile phone, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. Moreover, the timing which transmits the information recorded in the vehicle-mounted terminal memory | storage means 604 to a center transmits according to the timing which the vehicle-mounted terminal processing system 603 processed as mentioned above.

  The center communication unit 608 is connected to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 607 via communication such as a mobile phone, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the in-vehicle terminal and the center. It has a function of receiving probe information, car navigation information, and user information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 607, and a function of transmitting the content searched in the center to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 607.

  The context processing system 609 determines, based on the information in the user context storage unit 610 and the environment context storage unit 611, what the state of the user and the state of the user's vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle are, A function for determining the timing of content provision, a situation estimation function for predicting the user's condition, the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, and the timing of provision of contents to the user from these two functions It has a function of transmitting an instruction and conditions for searching for content to be provided to the user to the content recommendation system 609.

  The user context storage unit 610 has a function of recording user context processed by the content analysis system 612 from user information and processing and recording user information received from the PC 613. Here, the user context is information such as user profile such as age, sex, occupation, hobby / preference, history information, schedule, etc., and information registered in advance by the user when using the system.

  The environment context storage unit 611 records probe information and car navigation information processed by the content analysis system 612 as an environment context.

  The context analysis system 612 inputs user information, probe information, and car navigation information from the center communication unit 608, functions as a user context (new user information) or an environment context, and processes the user context as a user context. The storage unit 610 has a function of recording the environment context in the environment context storage unit 611.

  The PC 613 is connected as a function for changing and adding user information by itself by connecting the PC possessed by the user to the center via a network or the like. The PC 613 is not limited to the present embodiment, and may be any information processing device having a communication function, and may be a mobile communication terminal such as a portable terminal.

The operation of the embodiment is the same as that of the embodiment 6.
In addition, although an example of push delivery is described here, it is also possible to provide information for pull delivery described in Example 2 in the same procedure.

  In this embodiment, the context processing system 609, the context analysis system 612, the user context storage unit 610, and the environment context storage unit 611 are provided on the center server side, but may be provided on the in-vehicle terminal side. Each unit and each system can be arbitrarily provided on the center server side or the in-vehicle terminal side, respectively.

Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, when the user sets a purpose with the car navigation system, the context processing system 509 refers to past history information such as the user's behavior pattern recorded in the user context storage unit 510 from the purpose information, and “ The user then estimates what the user wants to do.

  Therefore, from the car navigation information and the user's past history information, the optimum content is searched for the purpose set by the user, the purpose information is transmitted from the in-vehicle terminal to the context processing system 509, and the next purpose is determined from the purpose. This is different from the above-described sixth embodiment in that information is predicted and provided by pull distribution. The processing is the same as the operation described in the second embodiment, but is different in that a client / server type method is adopted. The pull delivery operation here can also be applied to the sixth and seventh embodiments.

  With reference to FIGS. 7 and 10, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with respect to a method for inferring the user's purpose based on the purpose setting from the car navigation system and providing POI information.

  Here, for example, a method of predicting user behavior, searching for optimum content, and providing information by pull distribution is used for the purpose of the user who wants to play sports.

  The operations until the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information are recorded in the user context storage unit 510 and the environment context storage unit 511 are the same as those in the sixth embodiment (steps D1 to D4).

  First, the user sets the purpose of “want to play sports” on the in-vehicle terminal (step D5). The set purpose information is transmitted to the context processing system 509 via the center communication unit 508 (step D6). The context processing system 509 extracts history information “hot spring after sport” from the user context storage means 510 from the received purpose information, and performs an estimation process (step D7). Here, the context processing system 509 transmits a sports facility search instruction and a hot spring facility search instruction in the vicinity thereof to the content recommendation system 505 (step D8).

  The content recommendation system 505 that has received the instruction information searches for a sports facility and a hot spring facility in the vicinity thereof in accordance with an instruction from the context processing system 509 (step D9), and obtains information on the sports facility and information on the hot spring facility. Then, the data is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507 via the center communication unit 508 (step D10). The in-vehicle terminal processing system 503 receives information via the in-vehicle terminal communication unit 507, and displays sports facility information and hot spring facility information on the display of the car navigation function unit 502 (step D11).

  The recording of the history information after providing the information is the same as that in the sixth embodiment (Steps D12 to D14).

  As described above, according to the eighth embodiment, by using the environment context and the user context, the user's purpose can be estimated from the purpose information set by the car navigation system, and the POI information can be provided.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, it is not limited to the said Example, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of Example 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 5 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 6 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 7 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of Example 6 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of Example 8 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601 Vehicle information collection unit 2, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602 Car navigation function unit 3, 203, 303, 403, 503, 603, 608 In-vehicle terminal processing system (unit)
4, 204, 304, 404, 504, 607 On-vehicle terminal storage means 5, 405, 512, 612 Context analysis system (part)
6, 309, 409, 509, 609 Context processing system (part)
7, 205, 305, 505, 605 Content recommendation system (part)
8, 206, 306, 406, 506, 606 Content storage means 9, 410, 510, 610 User context storage means 10, 411, 511, 611 Environmental context storage means 207, 307, 407, 507, 603 In-vehicle terminal communication unit 208 , 308, 408, 508, 604 Center communication unit 613 PC

Claims (101)

An in-vehicle terminal device mounted in a vehicle,
Information collecting means for collecting user information about the user and environmental information about the user's vehicle;
Information storage means for recording the collected user information and environmental information;
Condition extracting means for extracting a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on the information recorded in the information storage means;
Content search means for searching for content from content storage means based on the extraction condition,
An in-vehicle terminal device that processes a search for content suitable for the user and a timing for providing the content according to the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle of the user, and the situation around the vehicle. An in-vehicle terminal device mounted in a vehicle,
A vehicle information collection unit connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time;
Search the travel route, record the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, and display the car navigation information including the history information, traffic jam, the road around the current location, the road around the destination, A car navigation function unit that collects user information about the user;
In-vehicle terminal storage means for recording the probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, the car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit, and the user information;
An in-vehicle terminal processing unit that processes timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information;
An information analysis unit that generates the user information input from the in-vehicle terminal processing unit as new user information, and generates environmental information based on the probe information and the car navigation information;
Information storage means for recording the new user information and the environment information generated by the information analysis unit;
Based on the new user information and the environment information, an information processing unit that outputs a provision timing instruction for providing content to the user and a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user;
Content storage means in which POI information about stores and facilities is recorded;
A content recommendation unit that retrieves the optimum content from the content storage unit in accordance with the search condition for the content input from the information processing unit;
The content recommendation unit transmits the searched content to the in-vehicle terminal processing unit in accordance with the provision timing instruction from the information processing unit,
The in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the searched content received from the content recommendation unit to the car navigation function unit,
The car navigation function unit displays the searched content received from the in-vehicle terminal processing unit on a display.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit is in any of the following cases: real-time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 2, wherein timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit is processed.   The information processing unit senses a trigger from the user information and the environment information recorded in the information storage unit, and based on the contents of the user information and the environment information, the user status, the vehicle status, and the It is determined what the situation around the vehicle is, the provision timing for providing content to the user is determined, and the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle, and the situation around the vehicle The vehicle-mounted terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the in-vehicle terminal device outputs a condition for searching for the content to be provided to the user and an instruction of the provision timing by predicting the content.   The in-vehicle information according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein after the content is provided, browsing information browsed by the user is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit. Terminal device.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the browsing information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit to the information analysis unit, and the information analysis unit records the browsing information as history information in the information storage unit. The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 5. The car navigation function unit transmits the purpose information to the information processing unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit when the purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user.
The information processing unit extracts past history information indicating the user's action pattern from the information storage unit based on the purpose information, and performs an estimation process. The in-vehicle terminal device according to the item. The information storage means includes
A user information storage unit for storing the user information;
An environmental information storage unit for storing the environmental information;
The vehicle-mounted terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by comprising: The user information is
User profile information indicating the age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc. of the user;
Web browsing information, provided content browsing information, history information indicating visited location information, etc.,
Including schedule information such as the schedule of the day and the schedule of the future,
The information registered in advance by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device and the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device by the user. The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 1. The environmental information is
Probe information indicating the status of the user's vehicle, such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc.
Vehicle history, travel distance, travel route, travel location, etc. Information collected from the car navigation system, such as travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic congestion, etc. Car navigation information showing the situation around
The in-vehicle terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the in-vehicle terminal is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal during the use process of the user. A content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network,
The in-vehicle terminal device is
A vehicle information collection unit connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time;
A car navigation function that searches for a travel route, records a travel history and a history of a car navigation operation by a user as history information, and displays car navigation information including the history information and road information around a traffic jam, a current location, and a destination. And
Vehicle-mounted terminal storage means for recording the probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit and the car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit;
An in-vehicle terminal processing unit that transmits search instruction information that instructs the user to search for content to be provided based on the probe information and the car navigation information;
An in-vehicle terminal communication unit that transmits the search instruction information to the center server via the network;
The center server is
A center communication unit that receives the search instruction information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network;
Content storage means in which POI information about stores and facilities is recorded;
A content recommendation unit that searches for optimal content from the content storage unit according to the search instruction information, and transmits the search content to the center communication unit;
The center communication unit transmits the search content received from the content recommendation unit to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit,
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content to the car navigation function unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit,
The content recommendation system, wherein the car navigation function unit displays the search content.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit is in any of the following cases: when the terminal operation is performed by the user when the recorded probe information and the car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, in real time, at a regular time, The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 11, wherein timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means is processed.   The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein browsing information browsed by the user after the provision of the content is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit. A content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network,
The in-vehicle terminal device is
A vehicle information collection unit connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time;
A car navigation function that searches for a travel route, records a travel history and a history of a car navigation operation by a user as history information, and displays car navigation information including the history information and road information around a traffic jam, a current location, and a destination. And
Vehicle-mounted terminal storage means for recording the probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit and the car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit;
An in-vehicle terminal processing unit that processes timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server;
An in-vehicle terminal communication unit that transmits the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit to the center server via the network according to the timing processed by the in-vehicle terminal processing unit; Have
The center server is
A center communication unit that receives the probe information and the car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network;
Content storage means in which POI information about stores and facilities is recorded;
Based on the probe information and the car navigation information received from the in-vehicle terminal processing unit, the situation of the user's vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, the search condition for the content to be provided to the user, and the provided content are provided. For determining the timing of providing the content to the user and searching for the content to be provided to the user by judging the timing and predicting the situation of the user's vehicle and the surrounding situation of the vehicle, respectively. An information processing unit that transmits the search condition of
Based on the search condition received from the information processing unit, the optimal content is searched from the content storage means, and the search content is transmitted to the center communication unit in accordance with the provision timing instruction received from the information processing unit. A content recommendation section,
The center communication unit transmits the search content received from the content recommendation unit to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit,
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content to the car navigation function unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit,
The content recommendation system, wherein the car navigation function unit displays the search content.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit is in any of the following cases: real-time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 14, wherein timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit is processed.   16. The in-vehicle terminal device according to claim 14, wherein browsing information browsed by the user after the provision of the content is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit.   The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the content is provided by one of push distribution and pull distribution. A content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network,
The in-vehicle terminal device is
A vehicle information collection unit connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time;
Search the travel route, record the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, and display the car navigation information including the history information, traffic jam, the road around the current location, the road around the destination, A car navigation function unit that collects user information about the user;
In-vehicle terminal storage means for recording the probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, the car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit, and the user information;
An in-vehicle terminal processing unit that processes timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication that transmits the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means to the center server via the network according to the timing processed by the in-vehicle terminal processing unit. And
The center server is
A center communication unit that receives the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network;
Information storage means for recording the user information received from the center communication unit and the environment information combining the probe information and the car navigation information;
Content storage means in which POI information about stores and facilities is recorded;
Based on the user information and the environment information of the information storage unit, the user's vehicle status and vehicle surroundings, conditions for searching for content to be provided to the user, and timing for providing the provided content are determined, respectively. In addition, by predicting the situation of the vehicle of the user and the surroundings of the vehicle, an indication of a provision timing for providing content to the user and a search condition for searching for the content to be provided to the user are provided. An information processing unit to transmit;
Based on the search condition received from the information processing unit, the optimal content is searched from the content storage means, and the search content is transmitted to the center communication unit in accordance with the provision timing instruction received from the information processing unit. A content recommendation section,
The center communication unit transmits the search content received from the content recommendation unit to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit,
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content to the car navigation function unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit,
The content recommendation system, wherein the car navigation function unit displays the search content.   19. The content recommendation system according to claim 18, wherein the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information are collected from the vehicle information collection unit and the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit. .   The information processing unit detects a trigger from the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the information storage unit, and estimates a situation based on the contents of each information and searches for a content to be provided to the user. 20. The content recommendation system according to claim 19, wherein a process for determining a condition for the determination is performed.   The content according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein after the content is provided, browsing information browsed by the user is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit. Recommendation system.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the browsing information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit to the information analysis unit, and the information analysis unit records the browsing information as history information in the information storage unit. The content recommendation system according to claim 21, wherein:   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit is in any of the following cases: real-time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 18 to 22, wherein a timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in an in-vehicle terminal storage unit is processed.   The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the content is provided by one of push distribution and pull distribution. A content recommendation system in which an in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network,
The in-vehicle terminal device is
A vehicle information collection unit connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle from the vehicle sensor in real time;
Search the travel route, record the travel history and the history of the car navigation operation by the user as history information, and display the car navigation information including the history information, traffic jam, the road around the current location, the road around the destination, A car navigation function unit that collects user information about the user;
Vehicle-mounted terminal storage means for recording the probe information received from the vehicle information collection unit, the car navigation information received from the car navigation function unit, and the user information;
An in-vehicle terminal processing unit that processes timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication that transmits the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means to the center server via the network according to the timing processed by the in-vehicle terminal processing unit. And
The center server is
A center communication unit that receives the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit via the network;
An information analysis unit for generating the user information input from the center communication unit as new user information, and generating the probe information and the car navigation information together as environment information in a predetermined format;
Information storage means for recording the new user information and the environment information;
Content storage means in which POI information about stores and facilities is recorded;
Based on the new user information and the environment information stored in the information storage means, the user's vehicle situation and surrounding situation, search conditions for content to be provided to the user, and the provided content By determining the timing to provide each and predicting the situation of the vehicle of the user and the surrounding situation of the vehicle, an indication of the timing of providing the content to the user and a content search to be provided to the user An information processing unit for transmitting search conditions for
Based on the search condition received from the information processing unit, the optimal content is searched from the content storage means, and the search content is transmitted to the center communication unit in accordance with the provision timing instruction received from the information processing unit. A content recommendation section,
The center communication unit transmits the search content received from the content recommendation unit to the in-vehicle terminal communication unit,
The in-vehicle terminal communication unit transmits the search content to the car navigation function unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit,
The content recommendation system, wherein the car navigation function unit displays the search content.   26. The content recommendation system according to claim 25, wherein the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information are collected from the vehicle information collection unit and the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit. .   The information processing unit detects a trigger from the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the information storage unit, and estimates a situation based on the contents of each information and searches for a content to be provided to the user. 26. The content recommendation system according to claim 25, wherein processing for determining a condition for the content is performed.   28. The content according to claim 25, wherein browsing information browsed by the user after the provision of the content is collected by the car navigation function unit and recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means. Recommendation system.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit transmits the browsing information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit to the information analysis unit, and the information analysis unit records the browsing information as history information in the information storage unit. The content recommendation system according to claim 28.   The in-vehicle terminal processing unit is in any of the following cases: real-time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 30. The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 25 to 29, wherein timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means is processed.   The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 25 to 30, wherein the content is provided by one of push distribution and pull distribution.   32. The information storage device according to claim 25, wherein the information storage unit receives user information from an information processing apparatus connected via the network, and updates and adds user information held in advance. The content recommendation system described in 1. When the target information indicating the next action is set by the user, the car navigation function unit transmits the target information from the in-vehicle terminal communication unit to the center communication unit via the in-vehicle terminal processing unit,
The center communication unit transmits the received purpose information to the information processing unit,
The information processing unit extracts past history information indicating the user's behavior pattern from the information storage unit based on the purpose information, and performs an estimation process. The content recommendation system described in the section. The user information is
User profile information indicating the age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc. of the user;
Web browsing information, provided content browsing information, history information indicating visited location information, etc.,
Including schedule information such as the schedule of the day and the schedule of the future,
34. The information registered in advance by the user from the car navigation function unit and the information automatically recorded by the car navigation function unit in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal by the user. The content recommendation system according to claim 1. The environmental information is
Probe information indicating the status of the user's vehicle, such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc.
Travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic congestion, and other information registered in the car navigation system, and the travel distance, travel route, travel location, etc. that can be collected by the car navigation function Car navigation information showing the surrounding situation,
The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 11 to 33, wherein the content recommendation system is information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in a process of using the in-vehicle terminal by the user.   The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 11 to 35, wherein at least one of the information storage unit, the information analysis unit, and the information processing unit is provided in the in-vehicle device. The information storage means includes
A user information storage unit for storing the user information;
An environmental information storage unit for storing the environmental information;
The content recommendation system according to any one of claims 18, 25, 32, and 36.   A center server used in the content recommendation system according to any one of claims 11 to 37. A content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle,
An information collecting step for collecting user information relating to the user and environmental information relating to the vehicle of the user;
An information storage step for recording the collected user information and environmental information;
A condition extracting step of extracting a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on the information recorded in the information storing step;
A content search step of searching for content from a content storage step based on the extraction condition,
A content recommendation method characterized by processing a search for content suitable for the user and a timing for providing the content in accordance with the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle. A content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle,
Vehicle information collecting step for collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Search for travel route, record travel history and history of car navigation operation by user as history information, car navigation information including traffic history, traffic jam, road around current location and destination, and related to the user Car navigation information collection step for collecting user information;
An in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information, the car navigation information and the user information;
In-vehicle terminal processing step for processing timing for outputting the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information;
An information analysis step for generating environmental information based on the probe information and the car navigation information, with the user information as new user information,
An information storage step for recording the new user information and the environment information;
An information processing step for outputting a provision timing instruction for providing content to the user and a condition for searching for the content to be provided to the user based on the new user information and the environment information;
A content recommendation step of searching for an optimal content related to a store or facility according to the search conditions for the content,
In the content recommendation step, the searched content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device in accordance with the provision timing instruction in the information processing step.   The in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 41. The content recommendation method according to claim 40, wherein timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means is processed.   The information processing step senses a trigger from the user information and the environment information, and based on the contents of the user information and the environment information, which of the user status, the vehicle situation, and the surrounding situation of the vehicle Determining the provision timing for providing content to the user, and predicting the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle, and the situation around the vehicle, 41. The content recommendation method according to claim 40, wherein a provision timing instruction and a condition for searching for contents to be provided to a user are output.   43. The content recommendation method according to claim 40, further comprising a browsing information collection step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   When objective information indicating the next action is set by the user, based on the objective information, past history information indicating the user's action pattern is extracted and an estimation process is performed in the information storage step. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 40 to 43. The information storing step includes
A user information step for storing the user information;
An environmental information step for storing the environmental information;
The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 39 to 44, further comprising: The user information is
User profile information indicating the age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc. of the user;
Web browsing information, provided content browsing information, history information indicating visited location information, etc.,
Including schedule information such as the schedule of the day and the schedule of the future,
46. The information registered in advance by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device and the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device by the user. The content recommendation method according to item 1. The environmental information is
Probe information indicating the status of the user's vehicle, such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc.
Vehicle history, travel distance, travel route, travel location, etc. Information collected from the car navigation system, such as travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic congestion, etc. Car navigation information showing the situation around
46. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 39 to 45, wherein the content recommendation method is information automatically recorded by an in-vehicle terminal during the use process of the user. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and a content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
Vehicle information collecting step for collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Car navigation information that searches for a travel route, records a travel history and a history of car navigation operations performed by a user as history information, and collects car navigation information including the history information and road information around a traffic jam, current location, and destination A collection step;
An in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information and the car navigation information;
In-vehicle terminal processing step of transmitting search instruction information for instructing search of content to be provided to the user based on the probe information and the car navigation information;
An in-vehicle terminal communication step of transmitting the search instruction information to the center server via the network;
In the center server,
A center communication step of receiving the search instruction information via the network;
In accordance with the search instruction information, a content recommendation step of searching for optimal content related to a store or facility and transmitting the search content,
A content recommendation method, wherein the search content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal.   The in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 49. The content recommendation method according to claim 48, wherein timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit is processed.   50. The content recommendation method according to claim 48, further comprising a browsing information collection step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and a content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
Vehicle information collecting step for collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Car navigation information that searches for a travel route, records a travel history and a history of car navigation operations performed by a user as history information, and collects car navigation information including the history information and road information around a traffic jam, current location, and destination A collection step;
An in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information and the car navigation information;
An in-vehicle terminal processing step of processing timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication step of transmitting the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing;
In the center server,
A center communication step of receiving the probe information and the car navigation information via the network;
Based on the probe information and the car navigation information, the user's situation of the vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle, a search condition for content to be provided to the user, and a timing for providing the provided content are determined, and the user Information processing step for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of provision timing of content to be provided to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle When,
A content recommendation step of searching for optimal content related to a store or facility based on the search condition and transmitting the search content according to an instruction of the provision timing,
A content recommendation method, wherein the search content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device.   The in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed in any of real time, regular time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user. 52. The content recommendation method according to claim 51, wherein a timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit is processed.   53. The content recommendation method according to claim 51, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 51 to 53, wherein the content is provided by one of push distribution and pull distribution. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and a content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
A vehicle information collecting step connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Search for travel route, record travel history and history of car navigation operation by user as history information, car navigation information including traffic history, traffic jam, road around current location and destination, and related to the user Car navigation information collection step for collecting user information;
An in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information, the car navigation information and the user information;
In-vehicle terminal processing step for processing the timing for outputting the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication step of transmitting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing;
In the center server,
A center communication step of receiving the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information via the network;
An information storage step for recording the user information and the environment information combining the probe information and the car navigation information;
Based on the user information and the environment information, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle, the search condition of the content to be provided to the user, the timing for providing the provided content are determined, respectively, and the user Information processing step for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of provision timing of content to be provided to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle When,
A content recommendation step of searching for optimal content related to a store or facility based on the search condition and transmitting the search content according to an instruction of the provision timing,
A content recommendation method, wherein the search content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device.   The information processing step detects a trigger from the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information, and performs a process of determining a condition for condition estimation and content search to be provided to the user based on the content of each information 56. The content recommendation method according to claim 55.   The in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 56. The content recommendation method according to claim 55, wherein a timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage means is processed.   58. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 55 to 57, further comprising a browsing information collection step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   59. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 55 to 58, wherein the content is provided by one of push distribution and pull distribution. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and a content recommendation method for providing optimum content to a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
A vehicle information collecting step connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Search for travel route, record travel history and history of car navigation operation by user as history information, car navigation information including traffic history, traffic jam, road around current location and destination, and related to the user Car navigation information collection step for collecting user information;
An in-vehicle terminal storage step for recording the probe information, the car navigation information and the user information;
An in-vehicle terminal processing step for processing the timing for outputting the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication step of transmitting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing;
In the center server,
A center communication step of receiving the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information via the network;
Information analysis step for generating the user information as new user information, and generating the probe information and the car navigation information together as environment information in a predetermined format,
An information storage step for recording the new user information and the environment information;
Based on the user information and the environment information, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle, the search condition of the content to be provided to the user, the timing for providing the provided content are determined, respectively, and the user Information processing step for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of provision timing of content to be provided to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle When,
A content recommendation step of searching for optimal content related to a store or facility based on the search condition and transmitting the search content according to an instruction of the provision timing,
A content recommendation method, wherein the search content is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device.   The information processing step detects a trigger from the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information, and performs a process of determining a condition for condition estimation and content search to be provided to the user based on the content of each information The content recommendation method according to claim 60, wherein:   The in-vehicle terminal processing step is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user The content recommendation method according to claim 60, wherein a timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit is processed.   The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 60 to 62, further comprising a browsing information collecting step of collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 60 to 63, wherein the content is provided by one of push distribution and pull distribution.   The information storage step receives user information from an information processing apparatus connected via the network, and updates and adds user information held in advance. The content recommendation method described in 1.   When objective information indicating the next action is set by the user, based on the objective information, past history information indicating the user's action pattern is extracted and an estimation process is performed in the information storage step. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 49 to 65. The information storing step includes
A user information step for storing the user information;
An environmental information step for storing the environmental information;
66. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 55, 60, and 65, wherein: The user information is
User profile information indicating the age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc. of the user;
Web browsing information, provided content browsing information, history information indicating visited location information, etc.,
Including schedule information such as the schedule of the day and the schedule of the future,
68. The information registered in advance by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device and the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device by the user. The content recommendation method according to item 1. The environmental information is
Probe information indicating the status of the user's vehicle, such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc.
Vehicle history, travel distance, travel route, travel location, etc. Information collected from the car navigation system, such as travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic congestion, etc. Car navigation information showing the situation around
68. The content recommendation method according to any one of claims 49 to 67, wherein the content recommendation method is information automatically recorded by an in-vehicle terminal during the use process of the user. A content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute optimal content for a user in a vehicle,
Information collection processing for collecting user information about the user and environmental information about the user's vehicle;
Information storage processing for recording the collected user information and environmental information;
A condition extraction process for extracting a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on the information recorded in the information storage process;
Content search processing for searching for content from content storage processing based on the extraction condition;
Content recommendation program to make computer execute. A content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute optimal content for a user in a vehicle,
Vehicle information collection processing for collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Search for travel route, record travel history and history of car navigation operation by user as history information, car navigation information including traffic history, traffic jam, road around current location and destination, and related to the user Car navigation information collection processing for collecting user information;
In-vehicle terminal storage processing for recording the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information;
In-vehicle terminal processing for processing timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information;
Information analysis processing for generating environmental information based on the probe information and the car navigation information, with the user information as new user information,
An information storage process for recording the new user information and the environment information;
An information processing process for outputting a provision timing for providing content to the user and a condition for searching for content to be provided to the user based on the new user information and the environment information;
Content recommendation processing for searching for optimal content related to a store or facility according to the search conditions for the content;
In the content recommendation process, in accordance with the instruction of the provision timing of the information processing process, a content transmission process for transmitting the searched content to the in-vehicle terminal device;
Content recommendation program to make computer execute.   The in-vehicle terminal processing is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 72. The content recommendation program according to claim 71, which causes a computer to execute a process of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit.   The information processing process detects a trigger from the user information and the environment information, and based on the contents of the user information and the environment information, which of the user state, the vehicle situation, and the surrounding situation of the vehicle Determining the provision timing for providing content to the user, and predicting the state of the user, the situation of the vehicle, and the situation around the vehicle, 72. The content recommendation program according to claim 71, which causes a computer to output a provision timing instruction and a condition for searching for content to be provided to a user.   74. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 71 to 73, which causes a computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   When purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user, based on the purpose information, past history information indicating the user's action pattern is extracted in the information storage process, and the estimation process is executed by the computer. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 71 to 74. The information storage process includes
User information processing for storing the user information;
Environmental information processing for storing the environmental information;
The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 70 to 75, wherein the content recommendation program is executed by a computer. The user information is
User profile information indicating the age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc. of the user;
Web browsing information, provided content browsing information, history information indicating visited location information, etc.,
Including schedule information such as the schedule of the day and the schedule of the future,
77. The information registered in advance by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device and the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device by the user. The content recommendation program according to item 1. The environmental information is
Probe information indicating the status of the user's vehicle, such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc.
Vehicle history, travel distance, travel route, travel location, etc. Information collected from the car navigation system, such as travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic congestion, etc. Car navigation information showing the situation around
77. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 70 to 76, wherein the content recommendation program is information automatically recorded by an in-vehicle terminal during the use process of the user. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute optimal content for a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
Vehicle information collection processing for collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Car navigation information that searches for a travel route, records a travel history and a history of car navigation operations performed by a user as history information, and collects car navigation information including the history information and road information around a traffic jam, current location, and destination Collection process,
In-vehicle terminal storage processing for recording the probe information and the car navigation information;
In-vehicle terminal processing for transmitting search instruction information for instructing search of content to be provided to the user based on the probe information and the car navigation information;
In-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting the search instruction information to the center server via the network;
In the center server,
Center communication processing for receiving the search instruction information via the network;
In accordance with the search instruction information, search for optimal content related to a store or facility, content recommendation processing to transmit the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device;
Content recommendation program to make computer execute.   The in-vehicle terminal processing is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 80. The content recommendation program according to claim 79, wherein the computer executes processing to output the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit.   81. The content recommendation program according to claim 79 or 80, further comprising: executing a browsing information collection process for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute optimal content for a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
Vehicle information collection processing for collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Car navigation information that searches for a travel route, records a travel history and a history of car navigation operations performed by a user as history information, and collects car navigation information including the history information and road information around a traffic jam, current location, and destination Collection process,
In-vehicle terminal storage processing for recording the probe information and the car navigation information;
In-vehicle terminal processing for processing timing for outputting the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting the probe information and the car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing;
In the center server,
Center communication processing for receiving the probe information and the car navigation information via the network;
Based on the probe information and the car navigation information, the user's situation of the vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle, a search condition for content to be provided to the user, and a timing for providing the provided content are determined, and the user Information processing processing for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of provision timing to provide content to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle When,
Based on the search condition, search for optimal content related to a store or facility, and content recommendation processing for transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device according to the instruction of the provision timing;
Content recommendation program to make computer execute.   The in-vehicle terminal processing is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 83. The content recommendation program according to claim 82, wherein the computer executes processing to output the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit.   84. The content recommendation program according to claim 82 or 83, further causing the computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   85. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 82 to 84, which is executed by a computer so as to provide content by one of push distribution and pull distribution. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and is a content recommendation program that provides optimal content to a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
Vehicle information collection processing connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Search for travel route, record travel history and history of car navigation operation by user as history information, car navigation information including traffic history, traffic jam, road around current location and destination, and related to the user Car navigation information collection processing for collecting user information;
In-vehicle terminal storage processing for recording the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information;
In-vehicle terminal processing for processing timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing;
In the center server,
Center communication processing for receiving the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information via the network;
An information storage process for recording the user information and the environment information that combines the probe information and the car navigation information;
Based on the user information and the environment information, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle, the search condition of the content to be provided to the user, the timing for providing the provided content are determined, respectively, and the user Information processing processing for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of provision timing to provide content to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle When,
Based on the search condition, search for optimal content related to a store or facility, and content recommendation processing for transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device according to the instruction of the provision timing;
Content recommendation program to make computer execute.   The information processing is a computer that detects a trigger from the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information, and determines a condition for condition estimation and content search to be provided to the user based on the contents of the information. 90. The content recommendation program according to claim 86, which is executed by the program.   The in-vehicle terminal processing is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 87. The content recommendation program according to claim 86, which causes a computer to process a timing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit.   The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 86 to 88, further causing a computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 86 to 89, which is executed by a computer so as to provide content by one of push distribution and pull distribution. An in-vehicle terminal device and a center server are connected via a network, and is a content recommendation program for causing a computer to execute optimal content for a user in a vehicle,
In the in-vehicle terminal device,
Vehicle information collection processing connected to the vehicle sensor and collecting probe information about the vehicle in real time from the vehicle sensor;
Search for travel route, record travel history and history of car navigation operation by user as history information, car navigation information including traffic history, traffic jam, road around current location and destination, and related to the user Car navigation information collection processing for collecting user information;
In-vehicle terminal storage processing for recording the probe information, the car navigation information, and the user information;
In-vehicle terminal processing for processing timing for outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server;
In-vehicle terminal communication processing for transmitting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information to the center server via the network according to the timing;
In the center server,
Center communication processing for receiving the user information, the probe information and the car navigation information via the network;
Information analysis processing for generating the user information as new user information, and generating the probe information and the car navigation information together as environment information in a predetermined format,
An information storage process for recording the new user information and the environment information;
Based on the user information and the environment information, the situation of the vehicle of the user and the situation around the vehicle, the search condition of the content to be provided to the user, the timing for providing the provided content are determined, respectively, and the user Information processing processing for transmitting a search condition for content search to be provided to the user and an instruction of provision timing to provide content to the user by predicting the situation of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle When,
Based on the search condition, search for optimal content related to a store or facility, and content recommendation processing for transmitting the search content to the in-vehicle terminal device according to the instruction of the provision timing;
Content recommendation program to make computer execute.   The information processing is a computer that detects a trigger from the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information, and determines a condition for condition estimation and content search to be provided to the user based on the contents of the information. 92. The content recommendation program according to claim 91, wherein the program is executed.   The in-vehicle terminal processing is performed in any of the following cases: real time, periodic time, when the recorded probe information and car navigation information satisfy a certain capacity, or when a terminal operation is performed by the user 92. The content recommendation program according to claim 91, which causes a computer to execute processing of outputting the user information, the probe information, and the car navigation information recorded in the in-vehicle terminal storage unit.   94. The content recommendation program according to claim 91, further causing the computer to execute browsing information collection processing for collecting browsing information browsed by the user after providing the content.   95. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 91 to 94, which is executed by a computer so as to provide content by either push distribution or pull distribution.   96. The information storage process according to any one of claims 86 to 95, wherein the information storage process receives user information from an information processing apparatus connected via the network, and causes the computer to update and add user information held in advance. Content recommendation program.   When purpose information indicating the next action is set by the user, based on the purpose information, past history information indicating the user's action pattern is extracted in the information storage process, and the estimation process is executed by the computer. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 80 to 96. The information storage process includes
User information processing for storing the user information;
Environmental information processing for storing the environmental information;
The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 86, 91, and 96, wherein the program is executed by a computer. The user information is
User profile information indicating the age, sex, occupation, hobbies / preferences, etc. of the user;
Web browsing information, provided content browsing information, history information indicating visited location information, etc.,
Including schedule information such as the schedule of the day and the schedule of the future,
99. The information registered in advance by the user from the in-vehicle terminal device and the information automatically recorded by the in-vehicle terminal in the process of using the in-vehicle terminal device by the user. The content recommendation program according to item 1. The environmental information is
Probe information indicating the status of the user's vehicle, such as time, vehicle position, vehicle speed, wiper, fuel amount, brake, etc.
Vehicle history, travel distance, travel route, travel location, etc. Information collected from the car navigation system, such as travel history, route and distance to the destination, current location, destination, traffic congestion, etc. Car navigation information showing the situation around
99. The content recommendation program according to any one of claims 80 to 98, wherein the content recommendation program is information automatically recorded by an in-vehicle terminal during the use process of the user.   99. The content recommendation program according to claim 82, wherein at least one of the information storage process, the information analysis process, and the information process is executed by a computer of the in-vehicle device.

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