JP2010028492A - Photographing information browsing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new photographing information browsing system capable of effectively utilizing information relating to photography implemented on a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: In the information browsing system 1, a server 20 collects and accumulates photographing point data of the photography using an onboard camera 190 implemented on each vehicle 10, and the collected and accumulated results can be browsed on a terminal device 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing information browsing system that aggregates photographing related information acquired when photographing with a vehicle and enables browsing of the information.

JP 2001-257920 A JP 2006-38514 A

  In recent vehicles, various cameras are arranged for the purpose of monitoring the inside of a vehicle or monitoring the behavior of a driver. However, these are only for taking pictures of the inside of the car, not for taking pictures of the scenery outside the car. On the other hand, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a technique in which a camera is mounted on a vehicle for the purpose of photographing a scenery outside the vehicle.

  However, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the captured image data or the data obtained in association therewith cannot be effectively used after capturing. The technique of Patent Document 1 is a technique that enables detailed setting of shooting conditions, and the technique of Patent Document 2 is merely a technique for personal appreciation, and it can be said that shooting information is effectively used. Absent.

  The subject of this invention is providing the new imaging | photography information browsing system which can utilize effectively the information which concerns on imaging | photography performed with the vehicle.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the photographing information browsing system of the present invention is
Consists of a server, a vehicle connected to the server via communication means, and a terminal device connected to the server via communication means, and information collected from the vehicle by the server can be viewed on the terminal device An information browsing system,
The vehicle has an outside shooting means provided in the vehicle in the form of a shooting range outside the vehicle, a vehicle position detection means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, and a shooting point when shooting is performed by the outside shooting means. Shooting that wirelessly transmits the shooting point information so that the shooting point information acquisition unit that is acquired from the vehicle position detection unit and the shooting point information that can identify the acquired shooting point is transmitted to the server via the communication unit. A point information transmission means,
The server includes shooting point information receiving means for receiving shooting point information via communication means, shooting point information storage means for storing the received shooting point information, and shooting point information stored in the shooting point information storage means. It is characterized by comprising photographing point information providing means for providing photographing terminal information to the terminal device so that the collected result of the past photographing points specified based on the terminal device can be browsed.

  According to the configuration of the present invention described above, at least information on the shooting location is transmitted to the server as shooting related information related to shooting performed with the camera of the vehicle. The server collects information on such shooting points from a plurality of vehicles, provides the collected result to the terminal device, and makes it possible to view it on the terminal device. Thereby, the user who browses the terminal device can find a famous shooting spot where a lot of shootings have been made in the past, or a shooting spot on the way to his destination. That is, according to the present invention, shooting related information related to shooting is provided as information that can be effectively used by others. In addition, since the shooting points taken from the vehicle are accumulated casually, it becomes possible to find a new shooting spot that has not been known so far.

  In the present invention, the vehicle is configured so that the captured image data acquired by the imaging by the outside imaging unit is transmitted to the server via the communication unit in a form associated with the imaging point information of the imaging. The server can be configured to include captured image data transmission means for wirelessly transmitting image data, while the server includes a captured image data receiving means for receiving captured image data via a communication means, and a received captured image. Based on the photographic image data storage means for storing data in association with the photographic spot information and the photographic image data stored in the photographic image data storage means, specified by the photographic spot information stored in the photographic spot information storage means In a form in which past shooting points are associated with each other, it is possible to display on the screen a shot image shot by the outside shooting means at the shooting point. Sea urchin, a photographed image data providing means for providing the captured image data to the terminal device can be configured with a. According to this configuration, it is possible to browse not only the information on the shooting points collected from a plurality of vehicles but also the shot images (still images and moving images) shot at that time. Thereby, for example, when there are shooting points where many shootings are made, it is possible to check the actual shooting content on the terminal device, and to determine whether the shooting content is what you want.

  In the present invention, the server includes map storage means for storing road map data, and the shooting point information providing means displays the road map based on the road map data and specifies the shooting point on the road map. The collection result of the shooting point can be displayed on the screen of the terminal device by adding a position indication mark on the road map at a position corresponding to the specified shooting point. It is easier to grasp the position when the position of the shooting spot is indicated on the map than when the address of the shooting spot is displayed.

  Further, when the terminal device has the configuration of the present invention in which the photographed image data can be browsed, the photographed image data providing means of the server is based on a position designation input operation performed in the form of designating a position indication mark from the terminal device. Thus, the photographed image data can be provided to the terminal device so that the photographed image at the photographing point corresponding to the position indication mark can be viewed on the terminal device. According to this configuration, when a shooting point is displayed on the map, a position designation input operation such as a mouse click is performed on the position indication mark displayed at the shooting point, so that an image shot at the point is displayed. Can be displayed. It is easy to use because it is possible to check the shooting contents at each point as needed while looking at the distribution of the shooting points.

  Further, in the configuration of the present invention in which the captured image data can be browsed on the terminal device, the server receives a browse log that receives a browse log transmitted when the captured image data is browsed from the terminal device, and the terminal device A first browsing count recording unit that counts the browsing count of the captured image data browsed at each shooting location corresponding to the captured image data based on the received browsing log, and the shooting location information providing unit Is based on the number of browsing of the captured image data for each shooting point counted by the first browsing number recording means, and the terminal device ranks the shooting point information in descending order of the number of browsing of the corresponding shooting image data. The photographing point information can be provided to the terminal device so that it can be displayed. According to this configuration, it is possible to easily grasp a shooting point that is attracting attention.

  Similarly, in the configuration of the present invention in which the photographed image data can be browsed on the terminal device, the server has a map storage means for storing road map data, and a browse transmitted as the photographed image data is browsed from the terminal device. Browsing log receiving means for receiving logs, divided area storage means for storing each divided area defined in a manner of dividing the entire map area of the road map based on the road map data, and dividing each divided area A second browsing number recording unit that counts the total number of browsing times of the photographed image data of each shooting point existing in the area, and the shooting point information providing unit includes the division counted by the second browsing number recording unit. Based on the total number of browsing times of the captured image data for each region, the divided region information that can identify the divided region in the terminal device is displayed as the corresponding captured image data. As a ranking can be displayed in the order of many total number of views, it shall provide shooting location information to the terminal device. According to this configuration, it is possible to easily grasp the imaging area that is attracting attention.

  Further, in the present invention, the server stores a map storage means for storing road map data, and a divided area storage for storing each divided area determined in such a manner that the entire map area of the road map based on the road map data is divided into a plurality of areas. And a photographing number recording means for counting the number of photographing by the outside-vehicle photographing means in the divided area for each divided area, and the photographing point information providing means includes the number of photographing times counted by the photographing number recording means. Based on the above, it is possible to provide shooting terminal information to the terminal device so that the divided areas can be ranked and displayed in order from the largest number of shootings in the terminal device. A shooting area with a large number of shootings is estimated to be an area where a valuable shooting target can be shot. Therefore, according to the above configuration, such a shooting area can be grasped.

  In the present invention, the vehicle includes vehicle position detection means, map storage means for storing road map data, destination setting means for setting a destination on the road map data, and a guide route to the set destination. A guide route searching means for searching on the road map data and a route guide means for guiding the route to the set destination based on the searched guide route can be provided. For example, a navigation device provided with the various means described above can be mounted. According to this configuration, the vehicle position detection means of the present invention can be used also as the vehicle position detection means mounted on the navigation device.

  In the present invention, the vehicle can be configured with a terminal device. According to this configuration, the vehicle can receive not only the information providing function for transmitting the shooting related information to the server but also the shooting related information including the transmission result from the other vehicle. Since the shooting spots as described above can be seen from inside the vehicle, it can be used immediately for destination setting and the like. Further, in this case, the destination setting means performs a position designation input operation performed by designating a position indication mark displayed on the screen in a state where the collection result of the shooting point is displayed on the screen by the terminal device of the vehicle. Based on this, by making it possible to designate the photographing point corresponding to the position indication mark as the destination, the position designation input operation can be used for the destination designation operation. Thereby, it is possible to set the shooting spot as the destination with an easy operation.

  In the present invention, the vehicle is in the process of traveling the guide route specified by the acquired route information, the route information acquiring unit for acquiring the route information capable of specifying the guide route guided by the route guide unit. Route information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the route information so that the route information is transmitted to the server via the communication means in a form associated with the shooting point information relating to shooting performed by the outside vehicle shooting means. It can comprise. Further, the server in this case includes route information receiving means for receiving route information via the communication means, and route information storage means for storing the received route information. The route designation operation input for designating the guidance route from the guidance routes stored in the means is accepted from the terminal device, and the guidance route designated by the accepted route designation operation input is the road map data. The shooting point on the guide route is specified based on the shooting point information corresponding to the displayed guide route displayed on the road map based on the position, and the position is indicated at the position corresponding to the specified shooting point. The shooting point information is provided to the terminal device so that the collected result of the shooting point can be displayed on the terminal device in a form displayed with a mark. It can be. As a result, it is possible to display on the screen only the collection results of the shooting points taken when the designated guide route is being guided. That is, it is possible to browse the shooting history of a driver who has driven along a certain guide route as it is. Therefore, by referring to this, it is possible to search for a drive route or the like that includes a large number of shooting spots.

  Further, in the configuration of the present invention in which the captured image data can be browsed on the terminal device, the vehicle is in the process in which the route information that can specify the guidance route guided by the route guidance means travels along the guidance route. A route information transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the route information so as to be transmitted to the server via the communication unit in a form associated with the shooting point information related to the shooting performed by the outside vehicle shooting unit. can do. Further, the server in this case includes route information receiving means for receiving the route information via the communication means, and route information storage means for storing the received route information, and the captured image data providing means is configured to store the route information storage. The route designation operation input for designating the guidance route from the guidance routes stored in the means is received from the terminal device, and the photographing point corresponding to the guidance route designated by the received route designation operation input in the terminal device. Each shooting point on the guide route is identified based on the information, and the shot image at each specified shooting point is photographed so that it can be switched and displayed according to the order in which the shot was taken when traveling along the guide route. Image data can be provided to the terminal device. According to this configuration, it is possible not only to browse the shooting history of the driver who has driven along a certain guide route as it is, but also to know the shooting contents actually taken there. In addition, if the specified guide route was set in the past, you can see the shooting contents taken at that time, so you can browse and use it like a travel album. It is also possible to do.

  By the way, in the present invention, the vehicle shooting point information transmitting means detects elevation information together with latitude information and longitude information of the shooting point as shooting point information to be transmitted to the server. The point information providing means can be configured to be able to display the altitude information when displaying the collection result of the photographing points on the screen of the terminal device. According to this configuration, more detailed information on the shooting point can be obtained.

  Further, in the present invention, the vehicle associates the shooting-related information acquisition unit that acquires predetermined shooting-related information related to shooting by the vehicle-side shooting unit and the acquired shooting-related information with the shooting point information of the shooting. In such a manner, the transmission-related information can be configured to be wirelessly transmitted to the server via the communication unit, and the server can be configured to transmit the shooting-related information via the communication unit. Shooting related information receiving means for receiving shooting related information, shooting related information storage means for storing received shooting related information, and shooting related information stored in shooting related information storage means are stored in shooting point information storage means. Providing the terminal device with photographing-related information so that the terminal device can display the screen in a form associated with the past photographing point specified by the photographing point information. It can be configured with a shadow related information providing unit. Thereby, more detailed information regarding photographing can be obtained.

  For example, the shooting related information acquisition unit of the vehicle acquires shooting direction information that can specify a shooting direction at least when shooting is performed by the shooting unit outside the vehicle, as shooting related information transmitted to the server by the shooting related information transmission unit. The photographing related information providing means of the server can be configured to display the photographing direction based on the photographing direction information when the collected result of the photographing point is displayed on the screen on the terminal device. According to this configuration, more detailed information on the shooting point can be obtained. If the shooting direction is displayed on the terminal device, it is easy to guess what is the shooting target.

  Further, the vehicle shooting related information acquisition unit acquires shooting time information capable of specifying a shooting time at least when shooting is performed by the vehicle outside shooting unit as shooting related information transmitted to the server by the shooting related information transmission unit. The photographing related information providing means of the server can be configured to display the photographing time based on the photographing time information when the collected result of the photographing point is displayed on the screen on the terminal device. There are some subjects that can be photographed depending on the time. If the shooting time is displayed on the terminal device, it can be specified whether the shooting time was dawn, daytime, evening, midnight, etc., so it is helpful when you want to shoot the same thing Become.

  Further, the vehicle-related information acquisition unit for vehicle acquires, as shooting-related information transmitted to the server by the shooting-related information transmission unit, at least shooting date information that can identify the date when the shooting was performed by the vehicle-side shooting unit. The shooting related information providing unit of the server can be configured to display the date based on the shooting date information when the collection result of the shooting point is displayed on the screen of the terminal device. There are some subjects that can be photographed depending on the season. If the date at the time of shooting is displayed on the terminal device, the season and month and date at the time of shooting can be specified, so it is helpful if you want to go shooting the same thing.

  In addition, the vehicle-related information acquisition unit of the vehicle is the shooting-related information transmitted to the server by the shooting-related information transmission unit, and at least the brightness, humidity, temperature, and weather outside the vehicle when shooting is performed by the vehicle-side shooting unit. The vehicle-related information providing means for acquiring the vehicle-external information that can specify the vehicle-external conditions including at least one of them is obtained. The vehicle exterior condition can be configured to be displayed based on the vehicle exterior information. The subject to be photographed may or may not be photographed depending on factors outside the vehicle such as brightness outside the vehicle, humidity, temperature, and weather. If a factor outside the vehicle at the time of shooting is displayed on the terminal device, it will be helpful if you want to go shooting the same thing.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a photographing information browsing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the photographing information browsing system of the present embodiment. The imaging information browsing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a server 20, a vehicle 10 that is connected to the server 20 via a communication unit 40, and a terminal device 30 that is also connected to the server 20 via a communication unit 40. The information collected wirelessly from the vehicle 10 by the server 20 can be browsed by a plurality of terminal devices 30.

  The communication means 40 here is a well-known communication network, and has a configuration of a wireless communication network represented by a mobile phone network or a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) network, an Internet network connected thereto, or the like. Is.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the server 20. The server 20 is a well-known personal computer and includes a CPU 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, a storage device 29 composed of a hard disk drive (HDD), an input device (input unit) 28 including a keyboard, a mouse, and other pointing devices, A display device (display unit) 27 such as a liquid crystal display, a known modulation / demodulation unit 26 that forms an interface unit for connection to the communication means 40, and the like are connected via the bus 24, the I / O port 25, the interface 29 ′, and the like. It has a configuration. The CPU 21 executes various programs stored in the ROM 22, the storage device 29, and the like, and is a main body of various controls. Further, the server 20 stores content data 29d and map data 29m constituting digital content (described later) provided in a form that can be displayed on the terminal device 30 in the storage device 29, and an information providing server (here) Then, it functions as a Web server.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the terminal device 30. The terminal device 30 is also a well-known personal computer, and includes an input device (input unit) 38 including a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, a storage device 39 composed of a hard disk drive (HDD), a keyboard, a mouse, and other pointing devices. , A display device (display unit) 37 such as a liquid crystal display, and a known modulation / demodulation unit 36 that forms an interface unit for connection to the communication means 40 are connected via a bus 34, an I / O port 35, an interface 39 ′, etc. It has the composition to do. The CPU 31 executes various programs stored in the ROM 32, the storage device 39, etc., and is the main body of various controls. The storage device 39 stores content browsing software (here, a Web browser) 39a for enabling the digital content provided from the server 20 to be browsed on the screen of the display device 37.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a part of the device configuration mounted on the vehicle 10 in the present embodiment. The vehicle 10 includes a known on-vehicle device such as an air conditioner, an auto wiper, an auto light, and a photographing device in addition to the navigation device 100. The navigation device 100 is connected to various in-vehicle ECUs such as an air conditioner ECU 200, an auto wiper ECU 300, an auto light ECU 400, and a camera ECU 500 via an in-vehicle LAN 150.

  The air conditioner ECU 200 has a well-known configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and an air conditioner drive unit (not shown) based on operation states of various air conditioner operation units (not shown) and detection results of various air conditioner sensors (not shown). ) Is controlled to execute well-known air conditioning control such as blowout temperature control, air volume control, inside air / outside air intake switching control, and outlet switching control. In the present embodiment, a well-known temperature / humidity sensor (outside air temperature detecting means, outside air humidity detecting means) 201 for detecting the temperature and humidity outside the vehicle is connected to the air conditioner ECU 100 as an air conditioner sensor, and the detection result is displayed. Via the in-vehicle LAN 150, transmission to a navigation device or other ECU is possible.

  The auto wiper ECU 300 has a well-known configuration that also includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and when the wiper drive mode is set to auto, the rainfall detected by the raindrop sensor 301 exceeds a predetermined threshold level. The wiper driving unit is driven. The detection result of the raindrop sensor 301 can be transmitted to the navigation device 100 and other ECUs via the in-vehicle LAN 150.

  The auto light ECU 400 has a well-known configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. When the light lighting mode is set to auto, the illuminance outside the vehicle detected by the illuminance sensor 401 is a predetermined threshold level. If it falls below, the headlight is turned on. The detection result of the illuminance sensor 401 can be transmitted to the navigation device 100 and other ECUs via the in-vehicle LAN 150.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the navigation device (in-vehicle navigation device) 100 includes a position detector 111, a map data input device 120, an operation switch group 130, a remote control (hereinafter referred to as remote control) sensor 131, and voice for voice guidance. Synthesis circuit 142, speaker 143, memory 123, display device 141, transceiver 130, hard disk device (HDD) 121, LAN (Local Area Network) I / F (interface) 151, control circuit 110 connected to these, remote control terminal 132 and the like.

  The position detector (vehicle position detection means) 111 is based on a known geomagnetic sensor 111a, a gyroscope 111b that detects the rotational angular velocity of the vehicle 10, a distance sensor 111c that detects the travel distance of the vehicle 10, and a radio wave from a satellite. A GPS receiver 111d for detecting the position of the vehicle 10 is provided, and the current position of the vehicle 10 is detected. Since these sensors 111a to 111d have errors of different properties, they are configured to be used while being complemented by a plurality of sensors.

  As the operation switch group 130, for example, a touch panel 134 integrated with the display device 141 or a mechanical switch is used. It is also possible to input various instructions by voice using the microphone 144 and the voice recognition unit 145. Various instructions can be input to the navigation device 100 through the operation switch group 130, the remote control terminal 132, the touch panel 134, and the microphone 144.

  The display device 141 includes a known color liquid crystal display, and includes a dot matrix LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a driver circuit (not shown) for performing LCD display control. Further, as the display device 141, an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display or a plasma display may be used.

  The speaker 143 is connected to a well-known voice synthesis circuit 142, and the digital voice data stored in the storage device 121 in accordance with a command from the navigation program 121n is converted into analog voice by the voice synthesis circuit 142 and sent out.

  The communication unit 180 is configured as a well-known wireless communication device, and communicates with communication means such as the Internet via a base station (not shown).

  The LAN I / F 151 is an interface circuit for exchanging data with other in-vehicle devices and sensors via the in-vehicle LAN 150.

  The control circuit 110 includes a well-known CPU 101, ROM 102, RAM 103, I / O 104, which is an input / output circuit, an A / D converter 106, and a bus line 105 that connects these components. The CPU 101 controls the navigation program 121n and data stored in the storage device 121.

  The A / D conversion unit 106 includes a well-known A / D (analog / digital) conversion circuit, and converts, for example, analog data input from the position detector 111 or the like to the control circuit 110 into digital data that can be calculated by the CPU 101. Is.

  The storage device 121 includes an HDD (hard disk drive), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable & Programmable Read Only Memory), a rewritable semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, and the like. In the storage device 121, in addition to a navigation program 121n for realizing a well-known car navigation function, so-called map matching data for improving the accuracy of position detection, map data 121m including road data representing road connections Is stored (map storage means). The map data 121m stores predetermined map image information for display, and also stores road network information including link information, node information, link connection information, and the like.

  In addition, in the storage device 121, the user can independently write data such as route guidance auxiliary information and entertainment information, and is stored as user data 121u. Further, data and various information necessary for the operation of the navigation device 100 may be stored as the database 121d.

  In the navigation device 100 having such a configuration, the user operates the operation switch group 130, the touch panel 134, the remote control terminal 132, or inputs voice from the microphone 145 in a state where the navigation program 121n is activated by the CPU 101 of the control circuit 110. When the route guidance process is selected from a menu (not shown) displayed on the display device 141, the following process is performed.

  That is, first, the destination is set by the user (destination setting means), the current position of the vehicle 10 is acquired by the position detector 111, and the optimum guide route to the destination is determined using the acquired current position as the departure point. The requested processing is performed (guidance route search means). Then, the guide route is displayed on the road map on the display device 141 so as to guide the user to the appropriate route (route guide means). The destination setting method is, for example, a method of specifying an arbitrary point on the map, a method of searching / setting from the area where the destination is located, a method of searching / setting from the telephone number of the destination, or from the Japanese syllabary table There are a method of inputting and setting the name of the destination, a method of searching and setting from those stored in the storage device 121 as facilities often used by the user, and the like. As a method for automatically setting an optimum guide route, a method such as the Dijkstra method is known. Further, the route guidance is performed in such a manner that at least one of the display device 141 and the speaker 143 performs message notification according to the guidance at the time of operation and the operation state.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the in-vehicle image capturing device 90. The camera ECU 900 is provided with a well-known CPU 901, ROM 902, RAM 903, I / O 904 that is an input / output circuit, a clock IC 908, and a bus line 905 that connects these components. The CPU 901 performs control based on various programs and data stored in the storage device 91. The camera ECU 900 can communicate with the navigation device 100 and other ECUs via the in-vehicle LAN 150. Connected to the camera ECU 900 are a camera 190 whose shooting range is outside the vehicle, such as scenery and scenery, a camera driving unit 91 for changing the shooting direction, and a storage device 91.

  The camera (outside vehicle photographing means) 190 is constituted by, for example, a known CCD camera or the like, and photographing is performed as a predetermined photographing timing comes. Here, it is assumed that the photographing switch 193 of the camera 190 is connected to the camera ECU 900, and the photographing timing comes (that is, photographing is executed) by a predetermined photographing operation to the switch 193. However, the shooting timing may arrive at a fixed period, or the shooting execution point is registered in the storage device 91 in advance, and the position detector 111 of the navigation device 100 determines that the registered point has been reached. In such a case, the shooting timing may be reached. In the present embodiment, a photographing switch 193 is provided as a steering switch provided on the steering wheel.

  The camera 190 is attached to the vehicle outer side on the center upper side of the windshield (for example, the rear side of the rear mirror of the vehicle). When the vehicle is equipped with a suspicious person intrusion detection camera for detecting an intruder in the vehicle, a front monitoring camera for photographing the front of the vehicle for distance measurement, or a so-called lane keeping system front photographing camera, etc. May be used in combination, or may be provided separately from these cameras so that they can be photographed in parallel with these cameras. In the latter case, it is possible to attach the camera to a suitable position so that a scene outside the vehicle can be easily photographed.

  The camera 190 may be fixedly arranged in a predetermined direction. In the present embodiment, the camera 190 is rotatable in the tilt direction and the pan direction, and a camera drive unit 91 that forms the rotation drive unit is provided. It is connected to the camera ECU 900. Further, a camera drive switch (camera drive operation unit: drive switch in the figure) 194 provided in the vehicle interior and a camera orientation detection unit 192 that detects the orientation of the vehicle with respect to a predetermined reference direction (photographing direction). Are connected to the camera ECU 900. Accordingly, the shooting direction of the camera 190 can be arbitrarily changed in the tilt direction and the pan direction based on a predetermined camera drive operation to the drive switch 194. The camera drive unit 91 here includes a tilt drive motor, a pan drive motor, and a driver circuit that drives them. The camera direction detection unit 192 includes a known rotation sensor that detects a rotational displacement of the camera 190 from a predetermined reference angular position in each of the tilt direction and the pan direction.

  The camera ECU 900 is connected to a shooting mode changeover switch (mode changeover switch: shooting mode changeover means 195 in the figure). When the switch 195 is set to the shooting permission mode, shooting of the camera 190 and driving of the camera 190 are permitted. On the other hand, when the switch 195 is set to the shooting prohibition mode, the camera 190 is set. The photographing and the driving of the camera 190 are forcibly prohibited, and the operation input to the photographing switch 194 and the camera driving switch 194 is invalidated.

  The storage device 91 includes an HDD (hard disk drive), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable & Programmable Read Only Memory), a rewritable semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, and the like. An imaging program 91t executed at the time of imaging by 190 is stored. The shooting program 91t is executed by the CPU of the camera ECU 900, so that shooting processing as shown in FIG. 7 is performed, and shooting by the camera 190, transmission of data related to the shooting, and the like are performed. Note that the processing of FIG. 7 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. Hereinafter, the process of FIG. 7 will be described.

  The clock IC 908 is also called a real-time clock IC, and sends or sets clock / calendar data in response to a request from the CPU 901. The CPU 901 acquires date / time data from the clock IC 908. The date / time data included in the GPS signal received by the GPS receiver 111d of the navigation device 100 may be used. Further, date / time data may be generated based on a real-time counter included in the CPU 901.

  In S1, the camera ECU 900 determines whether or not the shooting mode set by the shooting mode changeover switch 195 is set to the shooting permission mode. If the photographing permission mode is set, the process proceeds to S2, the photographing by the camera 190 and the driving of the camera 190 by the camera driving unit 91 are permitted, and the process proceeds to S3. When the photographing permission mode is not prohibited, the process proceeds to S16, where the photographing by the camera 190 and the driving of the camera 190 by the camera driving unit 91 are prohibited (the state in which the photographing and the driving of the camera 190 are disabled). Exit.

  In S3, camera ECU 900 determines whether or not the destination setting has been made in navigation device 100, that is, whether or not route guidance has started. When the route guidance is started, the process proceeds to S4, where a route guidance identification code (route guidance identification information) that can identify the route guidance started immediately before S3 is created and stored in a predetermined storage area of the storage device 91. Store and proceed to S5. On the other hand, if route guidance is not started (either route guidance is being performed or route guidance is not being performed), S4 is skipped and the process proceeds to S5. Note that the route guidance identification code in the present embodiment can identify the vehicle 10 that executes the route guidance determined to start in S3 and the route guidance that has received the start determination in S3 immediately before in the vehicle 10. The information is specific to the vehicle 10.

  In S5, it is determined whether or not the shooting timing has come. Here, it is determined whether or not the photographing switch 193 is operated. If the photographing timing has arrived, the process proceeds to S6, and if not, the process proceeds to S12.

  In S6, photographing by the camera 190 is executed, and the photographed captured image data 91p is acquired (captured image data acquisition means).

  In subsequent S7, the shooting point data 91q that can specify the shooting point (shooting position) of the shooting performed in S5 and the information (shooting related data) 91r related to the shooting in S5 are acquired (shooting point information acquisition). Means and photographing related information acquisition means).

  The shooting point data 91q is shooting position information including at least the latitude information and longitude information of the shooting point, and is acquired as GPS coordinate information (shooting point information) included in the GPS signal received from the GPS receiver 111d during shooting by the camera 190. To do. However, in the present embodiment, the information includes the altitude information of the shooting point.

  Further, in the shooting-related data 91r in the present embodiment, shooting direction data 91r2 that can specify the shooting direction of the camera 190 when shooting is performed in S5, and the shooting date and time when shooting is performed in S5 can be specified. Shooting date / time data (shooting time information and shooting date information) 91r3, and shooting that can specify a vehicle exterior condition including at least one of brightness, humidity, temperature, and weather outside the vehicle when the shooting is performed in S5 Hours data outside the vehicle 91r4 and photographing user data 91r5 that can identify the photographing user are included. In addition to these, the shooting-related data 91r may be stored, or any of these may be lacking.

  The shooting direction data 91r2 is information based on the detection result of the camera direction detection unit 192 and can identify the orientation of the camera 190 with respect to a predetermined reference direction of the vehicle (here, the angular position of the camera 190 in the tilt direction and pan direction). Information), and communication information that can identify the orientation of the entire vehicle detected by the gyroscope 111b of the navigation device 100 is obtained. Based on these information, 6 items of east, west, south, north, heaven, and earth are obtained. Acquired as shooting direction information calculated based on the direction.

  The shooting date / time data 91r3 is date / time data acquired from the clock IC 908, and is information regarding the time and date at the time of shooting. The date / time data included in the GPS signal received by the GPS receiver 111d of the navigation device 100 may be used, or the date / time data is generated based on the real-time counter included in the CPU of the camera ECU 900 and obtained. You may make it do.

  The vehicle exterior data 91r4 is information that can specify vehicle exterior conditions including at least one of the brightness outside the vehicle, the humidity outside the vehicle, the temperature outside the vehicle, and the weather. Here, the air conditioner ECU 200, the auto wiper ECU 300, the auto light Communication is acquired from the ECU 400 or the like via the in-vehicle LAN 150 as detection results of the sensors 201, 301, and 401 connected thereto. These external conditions such as weather may be acquired by wireless communication from an external center.

  The shooting user data 91r5 is identification information that can identify the vehicle 10, the camera 190 mounted on the vehicle 10, the owner of the vehicle 10, or the like. The photographing information browsing system 1 of the present embodiment can be used on the premise of user registration in the server 20, and a user ID (registration ID) is given to the vehicle by a registration process performed in advance. . In the storage device 29 of the server 20, registration data 29e (including the user ID) related to all registered vehicles is registered. On the other hand, in the storage device 91 of the vehicle 10, registration data 91e ( Only the user ID is stored). The shooting user data 91r5 acquired in S7 is the registration data 91e, and can be acquired by reading from the storage device 91. The registration data 29e and 91e may be data including not only the user ID but also information related to the vehicle 10, information related to the camera 190, information related to the main passenger of the vehicle 10, and the like.

  Returning to FIG. In S8, the captured image data 91p acquired in S6, the shooting spot data 91q acquired in S7, and the shooting-related data 91r are stored in the storage device 91 in association with each other.

  In subsequent S <b> 9, it is determined whether or not route guidance is being implemented in the current navigation device 100. If it is determined that route guidance is in progress, the process proceeds to S10, and a route guidance identification code of the current route guidance is acquired. In subsequent S11, transmission data 91c (see FIG. 8) is created by associating the captured image data 91p acquired in S6 with the imaging point data 91q and the imaging-related data 91r acquired in S7, and this transmission data 91c. Is wirelessly transmitted from the communication unit 180 in association with the route guidance identification code acquired in S10, and the process proceeds to S12. On the other hand, if it is determined in S9 that route guidance is not being performed, the process proceeds to S15, where the same transmission data 91c as described above is created, wirelessly transmitted from the communication unit 180, and this process ends. S11 and S15 are steps that function as a shooting point information transmitting unit, a captured image data transmitting unit, and a shooting related information transmitting unit. The data transmitted in these steps is transmitted to the server 20 via the communication unit 40. The

  In S12, it is determined whether or not the vehicle 10 has arrived at the destination (including not only the destination point but also the surrounding area of the destination where the route guidance ends) in the route guidance currently being implemented. If it has arrived, in S13, the route guidance identification code (previously created in S4) of the route guidance that has been made is acquired. In the subsequent S14, route information (departure location position information, destination location information, arrival route information, etc.) that can specify a passing route from the time of setting the destination (at the start of route guidance) to the current position (destination): Route information) is obtained, wirelessly transmitted from the communication unit 180 in association with the route guidance identification code obtained in S13, and the process is terminated. S14 is a step that functions as a route information acquisition unit and a route information transmission unit, and the data transmitted in this step is transmitted to the server 20 via the communication unit 40. On the other hand, if it is determined in S12 that the vehicle has not arrived at the destination, this processing is terminated as it is. Note that the route information of the present embodiment includes additional information such as the total travel distance, total travel time, and total number of shootings.

  In the above-described photographing process of FIG. 7, the transmission data 91c is transmitted to the server 20 every time photographing by the camera 190 is performed, but is stored by then when the arrival at the destination is detected. The accumulated transmission information 91c may be transmitted collectively.

  On the other hand, the storage device 29 of the server 20 stores a reception program 29b for receiving various data transmitted from the vehicle 10 via the communication means 40 as described above and storing / accumulating the data. The reception program 29b is executed by the CPU 21 of the server 20, and a reception process as shown in FIG. 9 is executed. Note that the processing of FIG. 9 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. Hereinafter, the process of FIG. 9 will be described.

  In S21, the server 20 is in a reception standby state for transmission data transmitted from the vehicle 10, and it is determined in S22 that the transmission data 91c having the shooting point data 91q, the shot image data 91p, and the shooting related data 91r is received. If yes, the process proceeds to S23 (photographing point information receiving means, photographed image data receiving means, photographing related information receiving means).

  In S23, an imaging No. (imaging number) is created as received data identification information for enabling identification of the received data 91c, and the data 91c received in association with the imaging No. in S24. Are stored in a predetermined storage area of the storage device 29 of the server 20 (photographing point information storage means, photographed image data storage means, photographing-related information storage means). In the present embodiment, the data 91c associated with the shooting number is stored in the storage device 29 as data 29a1 (29a) as shown in FIG. Note that the imaging Nos. That form the received data identification information are numbered in the order in which the server 91 receives the data 91c.

  In S25, it is determined whether or not there is a route guidance identification code associated with the received data 91c. If there is no route guidance identification code, this process is terminated.

  If it is determined in S25 that there is a route guidance identification code, the process proceeds to S26, and it is determined whether or not it is the same as the route guidance identification code received in the past. If it is a new route guidance identification code that has not been received in the past, in S28, the above-mentioned photographing number is stored in association with this new route guidance identification code. On the other hand, if it is determined in S26 that the route guidance identification code has been received in the past, the shooting No. is stored in S28 in association with the route guidance identification code. That is, the received data 91c and the route guidance identification code are stored in the storage device 29 in association with each other via the shooting No. (received data identification information). After the storage process in S28 is completed, this process ends.

  However, in the present embodiment, in S27 or S29 immediately before S28, the route guidance identification code is converted into a route ID (route identification information), and the route ID and the above-described shooting number are stored in association with each other. Storage in device 29 is made. In the present embodiment, the shooting No. stored in association with the route guidance identification code is stored in the storage device 29 as data 29a2 (29a) as shown in FIG. It is assumed that the route IDs are numbered in the order in which the server 91 receives the data 91c associated with the route guidance identification code.

  On the other hand, if it is not determined in S22 that the transmission data 91c has been received, the process proceeds to S30. In S30, it is determined whether or not the route information transmitted from the vehicle has been received. If it has not been received, the present process is terminated, and if it has been received, the process proceeds to S31 (route information receiving means).

  In S31, it is determined whether or not the route guidance identification code associated with the route information is the same as the route guidance identification code received in the past. If it is a new route guidance identification code that has not been received in the past, the process proceeds to S33, and the route information is stored in association with this route guidance identification code (route information storage means). On the other hand, if it is determined in S31 that the route guidance identification code has been received in the past, the above route information is stored in S33 in association with the route guidance identification code (route information storage means). ). After the storage process in S33 is completed, this process ends.

  However, in this embodiment, the route guidance identification code is converted into a route ID (route identification information) in S32 or S34 immediately before S33, and the route ID and the route information are stored in association with each other. Storage in device 29 is made. In the present embodiment, route information stored in association with the route guidance identification code is stored as data 29a2 (29a) as shown in FIG.

  Through the reception process of FIG. 9, the storage device 29 of the server 20 stores data 29a1 associated with the shooting point data 91q, the shot image data 91p, and the shooting related data 91r. Further, the storage device 29 of the server 20 stores data 29a2 that associates each piece of data 91q, 91p, 91r corresponding to a plurality of shootings made during the route guidance made by the vehicle with the route information of the route guidance. Is done. Then, the server 20 uses the received / collected data 29a (29a1, 29a2) to generate digital content content data 29d created in a form that can be displayed on the screen of the display device 37 of the terminal device 30. The device 30 can be provided.

  In the present embodiment, the digital content is configured as a well-known Web site, and is stored in the storage device 29 so that it can be viewed from each terminal device 30 via the communication means 40 such as the Internet network. When the terminal device 30 in which the content browsing software 39a is installed accesses the server 20 via the communication means 40 and acquires the content data 29d, the acquired data 29d is analyzed and displayed on the screen of the display device 37. .

  At this time, the content data 29d provided from the server 20 to the terminal device 30 has a well-known data configuration for displaying a Web page, such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or XML (Extensible Markup Language). And display data such as an image file read when displaying each Web page, and is stored in the storage device 29 of the server 20. In the present embodiment, the display data is used as received data 29a (29a1, 29a2) stored in the storage device 29, ranking data for implementing various ranking displays, background display, and the like. Includes road map data. The ranking data is provided for each type of ranking display to be described later, and the ranking for each item of ranking display (number of times of photographing, number of browsing, popular route, popular user) is stored in the storage device 29 of the server 20. Data 29a, transmission data 91c transmitted from the vehicle, and data aggregated based on the browsing log transmitted from the terminal device 30.

  When new data 29a is stored in the server 20 by the reception process of FIG. 9, the content update program 29c is executed at a predetermined timing, and the new data 29a is reflected in the content data 29d. For example, the ranking data is recalculated based on the data 29a including newly received data.

  Next, an example of the contents of the digital content of this embodiment will be described.

  The digital content of the present embodiment identifies various shooting points in the past based on the shooting point data received by the server 20 from the plurality of vehicles 10 via the communication means 40 and stored / stored. The collection result of the spot is provided in a form that can be browsed by the terminal device 30 (photographing spot information providing means). Here, on the basis of the stored / stored shooting point data, the shooting point is displayed as a letter or displayed on the screen as a position display on the map. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to browse the captured image data (still images and moving images) and the shooting related data at the shooting point in a form associated with the shooting points (shooting image data providing means, Photography related information provision means).

  FIG. 12 is a top page 37A of the website that constitutes the digital content of this embodiment, and is displayed on the screen of the display device 37 of the terminal device 30 based on a predetermined browsing operation by address designation or the like from the terminal device 30. . In this digital content, the collection result of the above-described shooting points can be displayed on the display device 37 of the terminal device 30 in four display modes. On the top page 37A, a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38 of the terminal device 30 selects one of these four display modes, thereby switching to the display page of the selected display mode. Here, the display mode is selected and displayed by moving the pointer P displayed on the screen by the pointing device (mouse) of the input device 38 and performing the position designation input operation in one of the display areas of the four display modes. The page changes.

  First, the route display mode will be described. In the route display mode, one of the guide routes stored in the server 20 is selected by the viewer, and this is overlaid on the road map, and on the road map, the vehicle has traveled along the selected guide route. Each shooting point taken by the camera 190 while the vehicle 10 is traveling is displayed.

  When the route display mode is selected on the top page 37A, a guide route designation page 37A1 is displayed on the screen of the display device 37. The internal route designation page 37A1 is a page for performing designation input of one guidance route from the guidance routes (route information) stored in the server 20, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The search page is displayed as the guidance route designation page 37A1.

  When the guide route designation page 37A1 is displayed, one guide route is designated from the guide routes (route information) stored in the server 20 by a predetermined route designation operation input by the input device 38 of the terminal device 30. be able to. In the route designation operation input in the present embodiment, a predetermined search process is executed on the search page 37A1 shown in FIG. 13, and a list of route IDs corresponding to the narrowed guide routes is displayed. This is done by specifying one route ID. Specifically, the pointer P displayed on the screen is moved by the pointing device (mouse) of the input device 38, and a position designation input operation (mouse click operation) is performed on any of the route IDs displayed as a list after the search processing. The route ID is specified in a manner to be performed. The route IDs displayed in a list are displayed in association with the information included in the route information, so that the viewer can more easily specify the route ID having the information desired by the viewer.

  When route information (guidance route R) is designated, a guidance route display page 37 A 2 is displayed on the display device 37 on the screen of the display device 37. On the guidance route display page 37A2, the designated guidance route R is displayed superimposed on the road map M, and the vehicle 10 that has traveled on the designated guidance route R displays the guidance route R on the road map M. A position indication mark X is displayed in an overlapping manner at each photographing point photographed by the camera 190 while traveling. Specifically, based on the road map data 29m stored in the storage device 29 of the server 20 and the route information corresponding to the specified guide route R included in the received data 29a, the specified guide route R A road map around the corresponding route information is specified, the road map M is displayed on the screen, and the guide route R is displayed over the map. Further, each shooting point corresponding to the guide route R is specified on the displayed road map M based on the shooting point data corresponding to the designated guide route R included in the received data, and each specified A mark image for displaying the position indication mark X is displayed in an overlapping manner at the photographing point.

  In the present embodiment, when the route information (guide route R) is designated as described above, the scale of displaying the designated guide route R as a whole is displayed as in the guide route display page 37A2 shown in FIG. A road map M is displayed, and a position indication mark X indicating a shooting point is displayed on the road map M. In the present embodiment, the route information includes not only the passage route information but also the starting point position information and the destination position information, so that the starting point mark S and the destination mark G are also based on these information. It is displayed. Further, additional information I included in the route information corresponding to the route ID is also displayed.

  Further, when a predetermined position instruction operation (here, mouse-over operation with the mouse of the input device 38) is performed on the position instruction mark X by the input device 38 of the terminal device 30, a shooting point corresponding to the position instruction mark X is obtained. Various shooting-related data are displayed based on the shooting-related data corresponding to the shooting point data of the shooting point so that the shooting situation at the time of shooting performed in the above becomes clear in detail. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, various shooting-related data are displayed in a frame (shooting-related data display frame) W that is displayed so that the relationship with the position indicating image X specified by the pointer P can be understood. (Date, time, day of the week, outside brightness, humidity, temperature, weather, shooting direction (east, west, north, south, pan :), shooting angle (top and bottom (elevation angle): tilt)), and shooting point data (GPS as shooting point information) Coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude) are displayed as text. In addition, regarding the shooting direction, the direction is displayed by an arrow D extending from the shooting point, and what is present in the shooting direction can be clarified by looking at the displayed road map M.

  Further, in the guidance route display page 37A2, in a state where the pointer P is positioned on the position instruction image X, a predetermined position designation input operation (here, mouse click operation with the mouse of the input device 38) for designating (selecting) the position. ), The corresponding captured image data is read and displayed on the screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a photographed image display page 37A3 that displays a photographed image photographed at the photographing point corresponding to the designated position instruction mark X is displayed. When a captured image is displayed, a corresponding shooting number may also be displayed. The same applies to the slide show described later.

  On the other hand, when the route information (guide route R) is designated as described above, the vehicle 10 that has traveled along the designated guide route R takes a photographed image taken by the camera 190 while traveling along the guide route R. It is also possible to execute a slide show display in which images are sequentially switched in the order in which the images were taken. In the present embodiment, the display can be started by performing an operation of selecting the slide show start button image 37A21 on the display screen of FIG.

  When a slide show display start operation is performed, the terminal device 30 transmits a request signal for requesting data for slide show display related to the guide route R (route ID) displayed in FIG. Receiving this, the server 20 identifies the photographed image data and the photographing related data corresponding to the guide route R (route ID) displayed in FIG. 14, and based on the photographing date / time data included in the identified photographing related data. The display order is determined so that the shooting-related data is displayed in order of shooting date and time. Then, the identified shooting related data is transmitted to the terminal device 30 together with the determined display order information, and the terminal device 30 displays the shot image based on the received shooting related data in the order according to the received display order information. . When a predetermined time elapses, the displayed captured image is displayed with the next shooting-related data according to the display order.

  Further, on the display page 37A2 in FIG. 14, the enlarged display button image 37A22 and the reduced display button image 37A23 can be enlarged and reduced by performing a predetermined selection operation using the input device 38. It is also possible to return to the display page 37A1 of FIG. 13 by performing an operation of selecting the return button image 37A24.

  Next, the ranking display mode will be described. In the ranking display mode, one ranking display is selected from the four ranking displays by the viewer, and the selected ranking display is performed. The ranking display is displayed based on the ranking data included in the content data 29d of the server 20. The ranking data is data generated by counting the data 29a accumulated in the server 20, and the data is updated when the content update program 29c of the server 20 is executed. In this embodiment, four types of ranking display are possible, and each ranking data exists.

  In the present embodiment, when the ranking display mode is selected on the top page 37A, a ranking type selection page 37B shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the screen of the display device 37 of the terminal device 30, and the predetermined ranking is selected. 1 type of ranking display is selected, and a page displaying the selected ranking is displayed. Here, the pointer P displayed on the screen is moved by the pointing device (mouse) of the input device 38, and the display mode is selected in the form of performing the position designation input operation in one of the four types of ranking display areas. The page changes.

  The first ranking display is a number-of-shooting ranking display in which the shooting points stored and stored in the server 20 are displayed in order from the shooting point where the most shots were taken. In addition, the display of each shooting point here specifies an address based on shooting point data and is in the form of an address display. However, the display is not limited to an address, and any other display is possible as long as the shooting point can be specified. But it ’s okay.

  When this shooting number ranking display is selected from the ranking type selection page 37B of FIG. 16, a shooting number ranking display page 37B11 (37B1) as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the screen of the display device 37.

  This shooting number ranking display page 37B11 (37B1) is displayed based on the first ranking data accumulated by counting the number of shootings for each shooting point. The first ranking data is generated based on the shooting point data 91q received by the server 20. More specifically, the first ranking data is shot in such a manner that a shooting point is specified based on the shooting point data 91q of the data 91c received by the server 20, and the number of shootings at the specified shooting point is counted up. Number-of-times data is generated, summed up, and ordered in descending order of the number of times of photographing (first photographing number recording means).

  The number-of-shooting ranking display, which is the first ranking display, is not a ranking of the number of times of shooting for each point, but is determined by dividing the entire map area of the road map into a plurality of divided areas, and shooting for each of the divided areas. It is good also as ranking of frequency | count. FIG. 18 is an example of the shooting number ranking display page 37B12 (37B1) displaying the shooting number ranking for each divided region.

  The shooting number ranking display page 37B12 (37B1) of FIG. 18 is the first ranking data in which the number of shootings taken by the camera 190 of the vehicle 10 is counted and accumulated for each shooting area including the shooting point. Displayed based on different ranking data. It is generated based on the shooting point data 91q received by the server 20. More specifically, since transmission data 91c is transmitted from the vehicle 10 to the server 20 when the image is taken by the camera 190 of the vehicle 10, the server 20 has received the ranking data here. Based on the shooting spot data included in the data 91c, the shooting spot is specified, and further, the shooting area including the specified shooting spot is specified, and the shooting count data is counted up to count the shooting count of the shooting area. The data is generated, aggregated, and ordered in descending order of the photographing count value. (Second photographing number recording means). The shooting area is determined in advance based on road map data included in the content data 29d, and is stored as a part of the content data 29d.

  These ranking displays may be based on all the data 29a stored in the storage device of the server 20, but may be a ranking display limited to a predetermined period. FIG. 19 is an example of the number-of-shooting ranking display page 37B13 (37B1) when the original data 29a is limited to the last month.

  In the shooting number ranking display page 37B1 of FIGS. 17 to 19, each display area displayed by ranking is selected by a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38, so that a selected shooting point or shooting area (divided) is selected. With the road map centered on (region), the same display as the above-described guide route display page 37A2 (FIG. 14) can be performed. Here, an area display page 37B2 as shown in FIG. 20 can be displayed. On the area display page 37B2 shown in FIG. 20, a road map M of a predetermined scale centered on the shooting point or shooting area (divided area) selected (designated) by the above-described predetermined selection operation is stored in the server 20. It is displayed based on the road map data 29m stored in the storage device 29, and further, the past shootings included in the displayed road map M based on the data 29a1 stored in the storage device 29 of the server 20. A point is specified, and a position indication mark X is displayed overlaid on the specified shooting point. However, it differs from the above-described guide route display page 37A2 (FIG. 14) in that information based on route information such as the guide route R is not displayed.

  Further, in the area display page 37B2 as shown in FIG. 20, a predetermined position instruction operation is performed on the position instruction mark X by the input device 38 of the terminal device 30 in the same manner as the above-described guidance route display page 37A2 (FIG. 14). A predetermined position designation input for designating (selecting) the position instruction image X with the pointer P on the point where various shooting-related data are displayed in the frame W by performing (mouse over operation) or on the guidance route display page 37A2. When an operation (mouse click operation) is performed, the corresponding captured image data is read and the captured image 37B3 is displayed as shown in FIG. 21, and further, an enlarged display button image (37B22 in this case) and a reduced display are displayed. By performing a predetermined selection operation with the input device 38 on the button image (here 37B23), an enlargement / reduction display or a return button image (Here 37B24) by an operation of selecting the (here 37b1) immediately before the display page it is possible to return to.

  The second ranking display is a browsing frequency ranking display in which shooting point data stored / stored in the server 20 is displayed in order from the corresponding browsing image data having the highest browsing count. When this browsing count ranking display is selected from the ranking type selection page 37B of FIG. 16, a browsing count ranking display page 37B4 (37B41) as shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the screen of the display device 37. In addition, the display of each imaging | photography point in FIG. 22 specifies the address based on imaging | photography point data, and is made in the form of an address display. However, the display is not limited to the address, and any other display may be used as long as the shooting point can be specified.

  In the browsing frequency ranking display page 37B4 (37B41) in FIG. 22, each ranking display area is selected by a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38, as in the first ranking display. The same display as the above-described area display page 37B2 (FIG. 20) can be performed by the road map M centered on the shooting point corresponding to the display area.

  This browsing frequency ranking display page 37B4 (37B41) is based on the second ranking data accumulated by counting the browsing frequency of the captured image data browsed in the terminal device 30 for each shooting point corresponding to the captured image data. Displayed. When the captured image data is browsed in the terminal device 30, a browsing log corresponding to the captured image data is transmitted. Therefore, the server 20 receives the browsing log (browsing log receiving means), and based on the received browsing log, The second ranking data is generated (first browsing number recording means). More specifically, the server 20 specifies the corresponding captured image data based on the received browsing log, specifies the shooting location from the shooting location data corresponding to the captured image data, and further specifies the specified location. The browsing count data is generated by counting up the browsing counts of the shooting points, and is counted and ordered in descending order of the browsing count value (first browsing count recording means).

  In addition, the browsing number ranking display which is the second ranking display is performed for each divided area determined in the server 20 by dividing the entire map area of the road map based on the stored road map data. The total number of browsing times of the captured image data of each shooting point existing in the divided area is counted, and the total number of browsing times of the corresponding captured image data is large in the divided area information that can identify the divided areas in the terminal device 30. It is good also as a ranking display displayed in order from a thing. In this case, the browsing count ranking display page 37B4 (37B42) reflects a wider shooting area (divided area) instead of information (address, etc.) reflecting the shooting point as shown in FIG. 22, as shown in FIG. The ranking is displayed based on the information.

  In the browsing frequency ranking display page 37B4 (37B42) of FIG. 23, each display area displayed by ranking is selected by a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38, as in the first ranking display. The same display as the above-described area display page 37B2 (FIG. 20) can be performed by the road map M of the shooting area corresponding to the display area.

  The browsing number ranking display page 37B4 (37B42) includes second ranking data in which the number of browsing of the captured image data browsed in the terminal device 30 is counted and accumulated for each shooting area corresponding to the captured image data. Are displayed based on different ranking data. This ranking data is generated based on the browsing log received by the server 20 (second browsing count recording means). Specifically, in the ranking data here, the server 20 specifies the corresponding photographed image data based on the received browsing log, and identifies the photographing point from the photographing point data corresponding to the photographed image data. In addition, a shooting area including the specified shooting point is specified, and browsing count data is generated by counting up the shooting count of the shooting area. Ordered data (second browsing count recording means). The shooting area is determined in advance based on road map data included in the content data 29d, and is stored as a part of the content data 29d.

  The third ranking display is a popular route ranking display in which the route information stored and stored in the server 20 is displayed in order from the most browsed route information in the above-described route display mode. When the popular route ranking display is selected from the ranking type selection page 37B of FIG. 16, a popular route ranking display page 37B5 as shown in FIG. 24 is displayed on the screen of the display device 37. Note that the route information in FIG. 24 is displayed in such a manner that the starting point information and destination information (arrival point information) corresponding to the route information are specified and displayed, but the route information can be specified. Other displays may be used as long as they are displayed. Further, additional information (total travel distance, total travel time, total number of times of photographing, etc.) included in the route information of each rank may be displayed simultaneously.

  In the popular route ranking display page 37B5 of FIG. 24, as in the first ranking display, the selected route information is selected by selecting each display area displayed in the ranking by a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38. Can be displayed on the road map in the same manner as the above-described guide route display page 37A2 (FIG. 14).

  The fourth ranking display is a popular user that sequentially displays user IDs corresponding to photographed image data or route information that has been viewed most frequently in the above-described route display mode among registered data stored and stored in the server 20. It is a ranking display. When this popular user ranking display is selected from the ranking type selection page 37B of FIG. 16, a popular user ranking display page 37B6 as shown in FIG. 25 is displayed on the screen of the display device 37.

  In the popular user ranking display page 37B6 in FIG. 25, as in the first ranking display, each display area displayed in the ranking is selected by a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38, and as shown in FIG. Then, a photographed image data list display page 37B7 displaying a list of past photographed image data recorded / accumulated corresponding to the selected user ID is displayed (in FIG. 26, the photographed spot corresponding to the photographed image data is displayed). Are listed with the images taken). Individuals displayed in a list are selected by a predetermined selection operation by the input device 38, and based on the corresponding captured image data, captured images as shown in FIGS. 15 and 21 are displayed.

  In addition, the ranking display other than the shooting number ranking display is not limited to the ranking display based on all the data 29a stored in the storage device of the server 20, but may be a ranking display limited to a predetermined period.

  Next, the map designation display mode will be described. In the map designation display mode, the above-mentioned area display can be performed at any point by adding operations such as enlarged display, reduced display, and center position change from a road map of a predetermined scale (a map with a relatively small scale). A display similar to that on the page 37B2 (FIG. 20) can be performed.

  Finally, the address designation display mode will be described. In address designation display mode, information that can designate a specific point on the road map, such as an address, postal code, or facility name, is directly input, and the search process is performed, so the road centered on the designated point The same display as the area display page 37B2 (FIG. 20) described above can be performed using the map.

  When ranking display is performed, not only main information of various rankings but also related / corresponding information is written together to make the ranking easier to see. For example, the user ID may be specified based on the shooting user data 91r5 of the shooting related information corresponding to the display of each rank and displayed.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, these are only illustrations to the last, and this invention is not limited to these, A various change is possible unless it deviates from the meaning of a claim. is there. Hereinafter, an embodiment different from the above embodiment will be described.

  For example, in the said embodiment, it is good also as a structure which provided the terminal device 30 in the vehicle 10. FIG. For example, the navigation device 100 can also be used as the terminal device 30. Specifically, the CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, modulation / demodulation unit 36, display device 37, input device 38, and storage device 39 in the terminal device 30 are the CPU 101, ROM 102, RAM 103, communication unit 180, display device (display) in the navigation device 100. Device 141, input device (operation switch group 130, touch panel 134, remote control terminal 132, microphone 145), and storage device 121. This makes it possible to browse the digital content even in the vehicle.

  In the configuration in which the terminal device 30 is provided in the vehicle 10 as described above, as a method of setting a destination in the route guidance processing by the navigation device 100, as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 27, whether or not to set the destination is confirmed by performing a position designation input operation on the shooting point (position designation mark X) from the screen on which the position designation mark X) is displayed. A method capable of setting the photographing point as a destination based on an operation of displaying and agreeing to the confirmation may be added separately from the conventional method. However, it is desirable that the position specifying operation input at this time is an operation different from the operation input for displaying the captured image (FIG. 15, FIG. 21, etc.) at the shooting location. For example, the former can be determined as a right click operation with the mouse of the input device 38, and the latter can be determined as a left click operation with the mouse of the input device 38.

  In the above embodiment, when the route guidance is performed during the setting of the photographing permission mode, the data 91c is transmitted when the photographing by the camera is performed, and the route guidance is performed in a form associated with the data 91c. The travel route information is transmitted to the server 20, and the terminal device 30 can display the photographing location using the route information. However, the photographing permission mode is set instead of the route information traveled during the route guidance. You may use the route information which it drove from this time until it is canceled. In this case, the point where the photographing permission mode is set corresponds to the departure place in the embodiment, and the point where the photographing permission mode is canceled corresponds to the destination in the embodiment.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, in order to simplify a system, you may abbreviate | omit the process which concerns on route information.

The block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the imaging | photography information browsing system of this invention. The block diagram of the server which comprises this invention. The block diagram of the terminal device which comprises this invention. The block diagram which shows the apparatus structure of the vehicle which comprises this invention The block diagram of a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus. The block diagram of a vehicle-mounted imaging device. The flowchart which shows the flow of the imaging | photography process in a vehicle. The figure which shows the transmission data transmitted to a server from a vehicle. The flowchart which shows the flow of the reception process in a server. The 1st figure which shows the reception data memorize | stored in the server. The 2nd figure which shows the reception data memorize | stored in the server. The screen display example of the top page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the guidance route designation page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the guidance route display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of the 1st screen display of the picked-up image display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the ranking classification selection page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of the 1st screen display of the photography frequency ranking display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The 2nd screen display example of the imaging | photography frequency ranking display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The 3rd screen display example of the imaging | photography frequency ranking display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the area display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The 2nd screen display example of the picked-up image display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. A first screen display example of a browsing count ranking display page of digital content viewed on a terminal device. The 2nd screen display example of the browsing frequency ranking display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the popular route ranking display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the popular user ranking display page of the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a screen display of the photographing image data list display page of one user in the digital content browsed with a terminal device. The example of a display of the destination setting screen using the picked-up image display page of the digital content browsed with a vehicle-mounted terminal device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image | photographing information browsing system 10 Vehicle 20 Server 30 Terminal device 40 Communication means 100 Navigation apparatus 110 Control circuit (Destination setting means, guidance route search means, route guidance means)
111 Position detector (vehicle position detection means, photographing point information acquisition means)
111b Gyroscope (shooting related information acquisition means: shooting direction information acquisition means)
180 communication unit 201 temperature / humidity sensor (photographing related information acquisition means)
301 Raindrop sensor (photographing related information acquisition means)
401 Illuminance sensor (photographing related information acquisition means)
90 on-vehicle photographing device 91 storage device 190 camera (photographing means outside vehicle)
91 Camera Drive Unit 193 Shooting Switch 194 Camera Drive Switch (Camera Drive Operation Unit)
192 Camera orientation detection unit (shooting related information acquisition means: shooting direction information acquisition means)
195 Shooting mode switch 900 Camera ECU (shooting point information transmitting means)
908 Clock IC (shooting related information acquisition means: shooting date information acquisition means)

Claims (18)

A server, a vehicle connected to the server via a communication means, and a terminal device connected to the server via a communication means, and information collected from the vehicle by the server is the terminal. An information browsing system that can be viewed on a device,
The vehicle is photographed when photographing is performed by the outside photographing means provided in the vehicle in the form of the photographing range outside the vehicle, the vehicle position detecting means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, and the outside photographing means. The shooting point information acquisition unit for acquiring the point from the vehicle position detection unit, and the shooting point information so that the acquired shooting point information capable of specifying the shooting point is transmitted to the server via the communication unit. Photographing point information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting
The server is stored in the shooting point information receiving unit that receives the shooting point information via the communication unit, the shooting point information storage unit that stores the received shooting point information, and the shooting point information storage unit. Photographing point information providing means for providing the terminal device with the photographing point information so that a collection result of the past photographing points specified based on the photographing point information can be viewed on the terminal device; A photographing information browsing system comprising: The vehicle is configured such that captured image data acquired by photographing by the outside photographing unit is transmitted to the server via the communication unit in a form associated with the photographing point information of the photographing. The photographic image data transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting photographic image data;
The server includes a captured image data receiving unit that receives the captured image data via the communication unit, a captured image data storage unit that stores the received captured image data in association with the shooting point information, and the imaging Based on the photographed image data stored in the image data storage means, the photographing is performed in association with the past photographing spots specified by the photographing spot information stored in the photographing spot information storage means. 2. The photographing information browsing system according to claim 1, further comprising photographing image data providing means for providing the photographed image data to the terminal device so that a photographed image photographed by the photographing means outside the vehicle can be displayed on a screen at a point. .   The server includes map storage means for storing road map data, and the shooting point information providing means displays the road map based on the road map data and specifies the shooting point on the road map. The collection result of the shooting point can be displayed on the screen of the terminal device in such a manner that a position indication mark is attached to the road map at a position corresponding to the specified shooting point. The imaging information browsing system according to claim 2. Comprising the requirements of claim 2;
The photographed image data providing means of the server is configured such that the photographed image at the photographing point corresponding to the position indication mark is based on a position designation input operation performed by designating the position indication mark from the terminal device. The photographing information browsing system according to claim 3, wherein the photographing image data is provided to the terminal device so that the terminal device can view the photographing image data. Comprising the requirements of claim 2;
The server has received a browsing log receiving means for receiving a browsing log transmitted as the photographic image data is browsed from the terminal device, and a browsing count of the photographic image data browsed on the terminal device. A first browsing number recording unit that counts for each shooting point corresponding to the shooting image data based on the browsing log, and the shooting point information providing unit includes the first browsing number recording unit. Based on the counted number of times of browsing the photographed image data for each photographing point, the terminal device can display the ranking of the photographing point information in descending order of the number of times of browsing the corresponding photographed image data. The photographic information according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the photographic point information is provided to the terminal device. Browsing system. Comprising the requirements of claim 2;
The server includes a map storage unit that stores road map data, a browsing log reception unit that receives a browsing log transmitted as the captured image data is browsed from the terminal device, and a road based on the road map data Divided area storage means for storing each divided area defined in the form of dividing the entire map area of the map, and for each of the divided areas, the captured image data of each of the shooting points existing in the divided areas A second browsing number recording unit that counts the total number of browsing times is provided, and the shooting point information providing unit is a browsing number of the captured image data for each of the divided areas counted by the second browsing number recording unit. In the terminal device, the total number of times of browsing the captured image data corresponding to the divided area information that can identify the divided area is large. Photographic information viewing system according to any one of claims 2 to claim 5 such that the ranking can be displayed in the order, there is provided the imaging location information to the terminal device from the.   The server includes map storage means for storing road map data, divided area storage means for storing each divided area defined in a form of dividing the entire map area of the road map based on the road map data, and A number-of-shoots recording unit that counts the number of shots taken by the outside-vehicle shooting unit in each divided region, and the shooting point information providing unit includes the number of shots counted by the number-of-shoots recording unit The photographing point information is provided to the terminal device so that the divided regions can be ranked and displayed in order from the largest number of photographing times in the terminal device based on the number of photographing times for each region. The imaging information browsing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The vehicle includes the vehicle position detection means, map storage means for storing road map data, destination setting means for setting a destination on the road map data, and a guide route to the set destination. Equipped with a navigation device having a guide route searching means for searching on the road map data and a route guide means for guiding a route to the set destination based on the searched guide route. The photographing information browsing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The vehicle is equipped with the terminal device, and the destination setting means designates the position indication mark displayed on the screen in a state where the collection result of the shooting point is displayed on the screen by the terminal device of the vehicle. 9. The photographing information browsing system according to claim 8, wherein the photographing point corresponding to the position indication mark can be designated as the destination on the basis of a position designation input operation performed in such a manner. The vehicle includes a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information that can specify the guide route that has been route-guided by the route guide unit, and a vehicle that travels along the guide route specified by the acquired route information. A route for wirelessly transmitting the route information so that the route information is transmitted to the server via the communication unit in a form associated with the shooting point information relating to the shooting performed by the outside vehicle shooting unit. Comprising information transmission means,
The server includes route information receiving means for receiving the route information via the communication means, and route information storage means for storing the received route information. The route designation operation input for designating a guidance route from the guidance routes stored in the storage unit is accepted from the terminal device, and the guidance route designated by the accepted route designation operation input is received by the terminal device. The shooting point is specified on the road map based on the shooting point information corresponding to the guide route displayed on the road map based on the road map data. The collected result of the shooting point can be displayed on the screen of the terminal device in such a manner that the position indication mark is displayed at a position corresponding to As such, photographing information viewing system according to claim 8 or claim 9 there is provided the imaging location information to the terminal device. Comprising the requirements of claim 2;
In the vehicle, the route information that can specify the guide route that has been route-guided by the route guide unit is included in the shooting point information related to the shooting performed by the vehicle outside shooting unit of the vehicle in the course of traveling along the guide route. Route information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the route information so as to be transmitted to the server via the communication means in an associated form;
The server includes route information receiving means for receiving the route information via the communication means, and route information storage means for storing the received route information, and the captured image data providing means includes the route information. A route designating operation input for designating a guide route from the guide routes stored in the storage unit is received from the terminal device, and the terminal device receives the route specified by the received route designating operation input. Based on the corresponding shooting point information, each shooting point on the guide route is specified, and the shot images at the specified shooting points are switched and displayed according to the order of shooting when the guide route is taken. The imaging according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the captured image data is provided to the terminal device so as to be possible. Broadcast viewing system.   The photographing information browsing system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the vehicle is equipped with the terminal device. The shooting point information transmitting unit of the vehicle detects altitude information as latitude and longitude information of the shooting point by the vehicle position detecting unit as the shooting point information transmitted to the server.
The altitude information can be displayed when the shooting point information providing means of the server displays the collection result of the shooting point on the screen of the terminal device. The photographing information browsing system according to the item. In the vehicle, shooting-related information acquisition means for acquiring predetermined shooting-related information related to shooting by the outside-vehicle shooting means, and the acquired shooting-related information is associated with the shooting point information of the shooting. In such a manner, the apparatus includes imaging related information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the imaging related information so as to be transmitted to the server via the communication means,
The server is stored in the shooting-related information receiving unit that receives the shooting-related information via the communication unit, the shooting-related information storage unit that stores the received shooting-related information, and the shooting-related information storage unit. So that the shooting-related information can be displayed on the terminal device in a form associated with the past shooting spot specified by the shooting spot information stored in the shooting spot information storage means. The photographing information browsing system according to claim 1, further comprising photographing related information providing means for providing the photographing related information to the terminal device. The shooting-related information acquisition unit of the vehicle is capable of specifying a shooting direction when shooting is performed at least by the shooting unit outside the vehicle as the shooting-related information transmitted to the server by the shooting-related information transmission unit. To obtain information,
15. The shooting direction information providing unit of the server can display the shooting direction based on the shooting direction information when displaying the collection result of the shooting point on the screen of the terminal device. Shooting information browsing system. The photographing related information acquisition unit of the vehicle is capable of specifying a photographing time when photographing is performed at least in the outside photographing unit as the photographing related information transmitted to the server by the photographing related information transmitting unit. To obtain information,
The shooting time information can be displayed based on the shooting time information when the shooting related information providing unit of the server displays the collection result of the shooting points on the terminal device. The imaging information browsing system according to claim 15. The shooting related information acquisition unit of the vehicle can specify shooting date information that can specify at least the date when shooting was performed in the outside shooting unit as the shooting related information transmitted to the server by the shooting related information transmission unit. Is what you get
15. The shooting related information providing unit of the server is configured to display the date based on the shooting date information when displaying the collection result of the shooting point on the screen of the terminal device. Item 17. The photographing information browsing system according to any one of Item 16. The photographing related information acquisition means of the vehicle is brightness, humidity outside the vehicle when the photographing is performed at least in the outside photographing means as the photographing related information transmitted to the server by the photographing related information transmission means. This is to acquire information outside the vehicle at the time of shooting that can specify the vehicle outside conditions including at least one of temperature and weather.
The imaging-related information providing unit of the server is configured to be able to display the outside condition based on the outside-vehicle information at the time of shooting when displaying the collection result of the shooting point on the terminal device. The photographing information browsing system according to any one of claims 17 to 17.

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