JP2011257370A - Stop-off facility information presenting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stop-off facility information presenting system capable of presenting information about stop-off facilities reflecting the intention of a user who selected a target facility.SOLUTION: A center side device 200 obtains information about a target facility of a user, and as for others excluding the user, a visit history is obtained including information about visit facilities which are facilities visited and information about stop-off facilities dropped by before visiting the visit facilities, and based on the target facility information of the user and the visit history of others, a list of stop-off facilities is created and transmitted which is a list of stop-off facilities defining a target facility as a visit facility. A navigation device 100, makes available the list of stop-off facilities created and transmitted by the center side device 200 to the user by displaying the list on a display unit 150.

Description

  The present invention relates to a stopping facility information presentation system that presents information on a stopping facility that is a facility that can be visited in front of a target facility that is a facility that a user intends to visit.

  Conventionally, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this patent document 1, visited place data and its situation data are acquired in association with each other, and place visit history data is collected. A technique for extracting characteristics such as a preference and a place visit pattern by analyzing the visit history data and presenting a visit place that matches the preference and the visit pattern is described.

  Conventionally, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 2 is known. In this patent document 2, not only the user preference information but also the destination facility and the destination facility based on destination visit information visited in the past by other users having preference information similar to the user preference information. A technology for providing destination facility route guidance information including route guidance up to is described.

JP 2000-155757 A JP 2003-185552 A

  By the way, after visiting the florist and purchasing flowers, he visits the cemetery and offers flowers. Eating lunch boxes, visiting convenience stores, purchasing drinks, visiting gymnasiums, exercising, etc. There is a relationship and the intention of the user is reflected.

  The technology described in Patent Document 1 presents a visit location that matches a preference or a visit pattern by analyzing visit history data, and therefore a stop-off facility that reflects the intention of the user who selected the target facility Information cannot be presented.

  In addition, since the technology described in Patent Document 2 presents the destination facility and route guidance information to the destination facility based on the visit history of others close to the user's preference for selecting the destination facility, It is not possible to present information on the stopping facility that reflects the intention of the user who has selected the destination facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a stopping facility information presentation system capable of presenting information on a stopping facility that reflects the intention of the user who selected the target facility. There is.

  In order to achieve such an object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is a stop facility information presentation system for presenting information on a stop facility that is a facility that can be visited in front of a target facility that is a facility that a user intends to visit. A visit history acquisition means for acquiring a visit history including information on a visited facility that is a visited facility and information on a stop-by facility visited before visiting the visited facility with respect to a person other than the user, Based on the information on the target facility and the visit history of others, the stop facility list creating means for creating a stop facility list that is a list of the stop facility that makes the target facility a visit facility, and the stop facility created by the stop facility list creating means Stopping facility information presenting means for presenting a list to a user is provided.

  In the above configuration as the stopping facility information presentation system, the stopping facility list is created based on the visit history of others by the stopping facility list creating means and presented to the user by the stopping facility information presenting means. At this time, the visit history of the other person who has selected the visit facility with the same intention as the user is often included in the visit history of the other person, and the other person who has selected the visit facility with the same intention as the user is included in the stopping facility list. In many cases, there is a drop-in facility that is stopped by. Therefore, it is possible to present information on the stop-in facility reflecting the intention of the user who has selected the target facility.

  In the configuration described in claim 1, in the invention described in claim 2, the stop facility list creation means includes, as the stop facility list, a stop facility having the target facility as a visit facility and a frequency of visiting the stop facility. The list is created, and the stop facility information presenting means presents information on the stop facility with a high frequency among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list to the user. As a result, it is possible to present to the user information on the stopping facilities that others have visited frequently. The stop facility information presenting means may present the information on the stop facilities up to a predetermined order in the order of high frequency to the user, or present information on the stop facilities within a predetermined ratio from the top in the order of the high frequency. .

  In the configuration described in claim 1 or 2, in the invention described in claim 3, the visit history acquisition means includes the information about the visited facility that is the visited facility for the user as well as the other person and the visited facility. And a visit history including information on the stop-off facility that is the facility that visited before the visit, and based on the visit history acquired by the visit history acquisition means, before the user visits the target facility User discriminating means is further provided for discriminating whether the user is a user who visits the stopping facility or a user who visits the destination facility without visiting the stopping facility.

  There are users who visit the stop facility before visiting the destination facility, and users who visit the destination facility directly without visiting the stop facility. According to the configuration of the third aspect, it is possible to determine whether the user is the former user or the latter user based on the visit history of the user.

  Specifically, for example, when the user discrimination means visits the destination facility before visiting the destination facility, the number of visit histories exceeds the number of visit histories visited directly without visiting the destination facility. Can determine that the user is a user who “stops at the stopping facility before visiting the destination facility”, and conversely, the number of visit histories of visiting the destination facility directly without stopping at the stopping facility is When the number of visit histories visited at the stop-in facility before visiting the facility is greater than or equal to the number of visit histories, the user can be determined to be a user who “visits the target facility directly without visiting the stop-in facility”.

  In the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 3, as in the invention according to claim 4, the visit history acquisition means is a visit that is a facility visited not only for others but also for users. A visit history including information on the facility and information on the stop-by facility that visited before visiting this visit facility is acquired, and the stop-facility information presenting means is a stop facility included in the stop facility list. Information on a stop-in facility that the user has never visited may be presented to the user. As a result, the user can acquire information on a stop-off facility that the user has never visited but another person has stopped by.

  In the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 4, as in the invention according to claim 5, the visit history acquisition means is not only for other people but also for the user, which is a visited facility that is a visited facility. A visit history including information and information on a stop-by facility that is a stop-off facility before visiting this visit facility is acquired, and the stop-facility information presenting means is used by the user among the stop-off facilities included in the stop-by facility list. You may present information on the same type of stop-off facility as the stop-on facility you have visited. As a result, it is possible to present information on a stop-in facility visited by another person of the same type as the stop-on facility that the user has visited.

  The configuration described in claim 5 can be used in combination with the configuration described in claim 4, and when used in combination, it is a stopping facility that the user has never visited, and , It is possible to present information on the same type of stop-down facility as the stop-off facility that the user has visited, that is, a stop-on facility that the user is glad to stop by.

  In the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 5, in the invention according to claim 6, the visit history is acquired by the visit history acquisition unit based on the visit history of the user and the visit history of others. It further comprises a stranger extracting means for extracting a stranger who has a preference related to the selection of the facility from among others, and the stop-by facility list creating means includes information on the target facility of the user and the visit history of the others extracted by the stranger extracting means. Based on the above, it was decided to create a stopping facility list that is a list of the stopping facilities whose target facility is the visiting facility and the frequency of visiting the stopping facility. As a result, the information on the stopping facility is presented based on the visit history of others close to the user who have a preference related to the facility selection, so the information on the stopping facility that reflects the intention of the user who selected the target facility is presented. Will be able to.

  In the configuration according to claim 6, as in the invention according to claim 7, the other person extracting means calculates the distribution of the user's visiting facilities on the graph with the predetermined characteristic parameters of the visiting facility as the vertical axis and the horizontal axis. Preference for selecting the target facility based on the comparison result between the calculated slope of the straight line and the slope of the straight line calculated from the distribution of the visiting facilities of other people in the graph with the same feature parameter as the vertical and horizontal axes It is good to extract others close to the user.

  Specifically, the stranger extraction means is configured such that the slope of the straight line calculated from the distribution of the visiting facilities of the other person is the same as the slope of the straight line calculated from the distribution of the visiting facilities of the user, or the distribution of the visiting facilities of the user If the inclination is within a predetermined range (for example, 5%) centered on the slope of the straight line calculated from the above, it may be extracted as another person who has a close preference for selecting the target facility.

  Further, in the configuration described in claim 7, as in the invention described in claim 8, the predetermined characteristic parameters include the usage fee of the visiting facility, the budget of the visiting facility, the number of visitors of the visiting facility, the number of the visiting facility, The oldness, the size of the parking lot of the visiting facility, and the distance from the nearest station of the visiting facility may be included.

  By the way, the stop-off facility includes not only an independent specialty store, but also a shopping mall constituted by a collection of stores such as specialty stores. When there is an independent specialty store in the stop-by facility list, the types of items that can be purchased at the specialty store are limited, so the user knows the intention of another person to stop by the specialty store, and hence the intention of selecting the target facility. However, if there is a shopping mall on the stop-off facility list, there are various types of items that can be purchased at the shopping mall, so the user can specify the intention that another person has stopped at the shopping mall and eventually the target facility. It is difficult to grasp the selected intention.

  Therefore, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 8, for example, in the invention according to claim 9, purchase product information that is information on a purchase product purchased at a stop-in facility is acquired for a person other than the user. The purchase facility information acquisition means further comprises a stop facility list creation means that visits the target facility as a stop facility list based on the purchase facility information of the other person in addition to the user's target facility information and other person's visit history. We decided to make a list of the facilities to be purchased and items purchased at the facility.

  As a result, since the stop facility list presented by the stop facility information presenting means also includes purchased product information, the user can more accurately indicate the intention that another person has stopped at the stop facility, and thus the intention of selecting the target facility. It becomes possible to grasp.

  Further, in the configuration according to claim 9, as in the invention according to claim 10, purchase-scheduled product information for acquiring purchase-scheduled product information, which is information on a purchased product scheduled to be purchased at the stop-off facility, for the user The stop facility information presenting means may further provide the user with information on the stop facility where the planned purchase item is purchased by another person among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list. As a result, it is possible to present a list of stop-by facilities where other people have stopped with the same intention as the user's intention of selecting the target facility.

  In the configuration described in claim 10, as in the invention described in claim 11, the stop facility information presenting means includes the stop facility where the planned purchase item is purchased from the stop facilities included in the stop facility list. When the number is equal to or less than the predetermined number, information on a stop-in facility where a purchase planned item has not been purchased may be presented to the user for reference. In this case, it is desirable to present the information of the stop-in facility where the planned purchase item is not purchased together with the fact that it is presented as mere reference information.

  In addition, as the purchase item information acquisition means, an operation input device that acquires stop-by facility information and purchase item information by an operation by the user and others other than the user can be employed. In addition, as the purchase item information acquisition means, an image recognition device that acquires the stop facility and purchase item information by image recognition of a receipt issued at the stop facility can be employed. In addition, as the purchase information acquisition means, an operation input device that inputs the number of a credit card used at a stop-by facility by an operation by a user and others other than the user, and a credit input by the operation input device It is possible to employ a card company side device that provides stop-by facility information and purchased product information based on the card number. In addition, as the purchase information acquisition means, a reading device that inserts a credit card used by the user and others other than the user at the stop-off facility and reads the number of the inserted credit card, and a reading device that reads the credit card number. It is possible to employ a card company side device that provides stop-by facility information and purchased product information based on the issued credit card number.

  Further, in the configurations according to claims 9 to 11, the purchased product information acquisition unit acquires the purchased product information that is information on the purchased product, but instead of the purchased product information, or in the purchased product information. In addition, the category information to which the purchased item belongs may be acquired. Similarly, in the configuration according to claim 10, the purchase planned product information acquisition unit acquires the purchase planned product information which is information on the purchase planned product, but instead of the purchase planned product information, In addition to the scheduled product information, category information to which the planned purchase product belongs may be acquired.

  By the way, it may be considered that there is a difference in the stopping facility between the case where there is a companion and the case where there is no companion, whether it is a user or a person other than the user. In this regard, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 11, as in the invention according to claim 12, a companion determination unit that determines the presence or absence of a companion is provided for a person other than the user. The stopping facility list creating means may create a list of the stopping facility having the destination facility as the visiting facility and the determination result relating to the presence or absence of a companion at the stopping of the stopping facility as the stopping facility list. This makes it possible to present the stop-by facility list by distinguishing between the case where there is a companion and the case where there is no companion.

  In the configuration described in claim 12, as in the invention described in claim 13, the accompanying person determination means determines the presence or absence of the accompanying person not only for the other person but also for the user, If the stop facility information presenting means determines that there is no companion for the user, the information on the stop facility that has been determined that there is no companion among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the user has a companion, the user is provided with information on the stopping facility that was determined to have a companion among the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list. Good.

  However, in the configuration according to claim 13, as in the invention according to claim 14, the stop facility information presentation means determines that the user does not accompany the stop facility included in the stop facility list. If the number of stop-off facilities that were present is less than or equal to the predetermined number, the information on the stop-off facilities may be presented to the user regardless of the presence or absence of the accompanying person. In this case, it is desirable to present the information about the stop facility that was determined to be accompanied by a companion among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list, together with the fact that it is presented as mere reference information.

  Similarly, in the configuration according to claim 13 or 14, as in the invention according to claim 15, the stopping facility information presentation means that the user has a companion among the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list. If the number of the stop-off facilities that is the result of the determination is equal to or less than the predetermined number, the information on the stop-off facility may be presented to the user regardless of the presence or absence of the accompanying person. In this case, it is desirable to present the information about the stopping facility that is the result of the determination that there is no accompanying person among the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list, together with the fact that it is presented as mere reference information.

  In the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 15, as in the invention according to claim 16, the visit history acquisition means is configured such that a stop-in facility visited by another person other than the user is a collection of a plurality of stores. In the case of a shopping mall, the store name is acquired as well as the name of the shopping mall as information on the stopping facility that constitutes the visit history of others. It is also possible to create a stop-by facility list.

(A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a user side apparatus about 1st Embodiment of the stoping facility information presentation system which concerns on this invention, (b) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a center side apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the graph used when extracting the other person who has near preference with a user by the center side apparatus which comprises 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the stoping facility list | wrist produced by the center side apparatus which comprises 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the stop facility information presentation process performed by 1st Embodiment. (A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a user side apparatus about 2nd Embodiment of the stoping facility information presentation system which concerns on this invention, (b) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a center side apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the stoping facility list | wrist produced by the center side apparatus which comprises 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the stop facility information presentation process performed by 2nd Embodiment. (A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a user side apparatus about 3rd Embodiment of the stopping facility information presentation system which concerns on this invention, (b) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a center side apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the stoping facility list | wrist produced by the center side apparatus which comprises 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the stop facility information presentation process performed by 3rd Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a stopping facility information presentation system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the stopping facility information presentation system of the present embodiment includes a navigation device 100 mounted on a vehicle (not shown) as a user side device and a plurality of navigation devices 100 (only one is shown in FIG. 1). This is embodied as a navigation system including a center side device 200 that transmits and receives data to and from the center.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the navigation device 100 includes a map information storage unit 110, a GPS receiving unit 120, an operation input unit 130, a user side control unit 140, a display unit 150, an audio output unit 160, and a user side. The data communication unit 170 is provided. The user-side control unit 140 is a computer configured with a known CPU and a built-in memory, and the CPU realizes various functions by executing programs stored in the built-in memory. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the user-side control unit 140 will be described as having a current location detection unit 141, a facility setting unit 142, a route search unit 143, and a route guide unit 144.

  The map information storage unit 110 includes, for example, a hard disk drive device, a DVD (digital versatile disc) device, a CD (compact disc) device, a flash memory, and the like, and stores map information. The map information includes information on the location and type of various facilities (cemetery, florist, supermarket, etc.).

  The GPS receiving unit 120 is configured to include a GPS antenna (not shown), for example, and receives GPS signals emitted from a plurality of GPS satellites (not shown). The GPS receiving unit 120 is connected to the user side control unit 140, and outputs the received GPS signal to the user side control unit 140.

  The operation input unit 130 is configured by an appropriate input device such as a touch panel or a voice input device, and is connected to the user-side control unit 140. The user of the navigation device 100 operates the operation input unit 130 to select a starting point for starting route guidance, a target facility that is a facility to be visited, and a stopping facility that stops before visiting the target facility. Input to the user-side control unit 140 is possible.

  The current location detection unit 141 is connected to the map information storage unit 110 and the GPS reception unit 120, acquires a GPS signal received by the GPS reception unit 120, and stores the map information stored in the map information storage unit 110. read out. The current location detection unit 141 is connected to the route guidance unit 144 and detects the current location of the vehicle using these GPS signals and map information. Further, in the detection of the current location of the vehicle, an error of the current location determined based on the GPS signal is corrected by executing known map matching based on the travel locus of the vehicle on which the navigation device 100 is mounted and map information. . And the present location information which is the information of the present location of the vehicle detected in this way is output to the route guidance part 144.

  When the target facility is input from the operation input unit 130, the facility setting unit 142 sets the target facility on the route guidance based on the target facility. Further, when not only the destination facility but also a stop-off facility is input from the operation input unit 130, the facility setting unit 142 sets the destination facility and the stop-on facility on the route guidance based on the target facility and the stop-off facility.

  The route search unit 143 is connected to the map information storage unit 110 and the facility setting unit 142, and when the destination facility information that is the information of the target facility is acquired from the facility setting unit 142, the departure place input from the operation input unit 130 The route from the departure point to the destination facility is searched using the information, the destination facility information acquired from the facility setting unit 142, and the map information acquired from the map information storage unit 110. When the route search unit 143 acquires not only the target facility information but also the stop facility information that is information on the stop facility from the facility setting unit 142, the route search unit 143 acquires the departure place information input from the operation input unit 130 and the facility setting unit 142. Using the destination facility information and the stopping facility information and the map information acquired from the map information storage unit 110, the route from the departure place to the destination facility via the stopping facility is searched. In addition, the route search unit 143 is connected to the route guide unit 144. When a route to the target facility is searched, route information that is information on the searched route is output to the route guide unit 144.

  The route guidance unit 144 is connected to a map information storage unit 110, a current location detection unit 141, a route search unit 143, a display unit 150 configured by, for example, an LCD, and an audio output unit 160 configured by, for example, a speaker. Yes. When the route guidance starts, the route guidance unit 144 draws a map image including the current location based on the current location information input from the current location detection unit 141 and the route information input from the route search unit 143, and the drawn map image Is displayed on the display unit 150. Further, the route guide unit 144 outputs a voice guidance or a warning sound from the voice output unit 160 to guide the route to the user. The display unit 150 corresponds to the stop facility information presentation unit described in the claims.

  The user-side data communication unit 170 includes an antenna that can transmit and receive radio waves in an appropriate frequency band, and is connected to the user-side control unit 140. The user-side data communication unit 170 is controlled by the user-side control unit 140 and transmits / receives data to / from the center-side device 200 described later.

  Specifically, when the target facility information is input to the user side control unit 140 by the operation input unit 130, the user side data communication unit 170 transmits the input target facility information to the center side device 200 as the data. Further, the user side data communication unit 170 receives data such as a stop facility list transmitted from the center side device 200, information on stop facilities where other people stop by, information on stop facilities that are nice to stop by (both will be described later), etc. The received data is output to the user side control unit 140. This data is displayed on the screen of the display unit 150 by the user-side control unit 140. When the route guidance unit 144 completes the route guidance to the destination facility, the user side data communication unit 170 receives information on the visited facility that is the visited facility and the stop by the facility that visited before visiting the visited facility. A visit history including facility information and information on the date and time of the stop-off facility is transmitted to the center side device 200 as the data.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the center side device 200 includes a center side data communication unit 210, a visit history storage unit 220, a facility information storage unit 221, and a center side control unit 230. ing. The center-side control unit 230 is a computer having a known CPU and a built-in memory, and the CPU realizes various functions by executing programs stored in the built-in memory. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the center-side control unit 230 will be described as having a user determination unit 231, a stranger extraction unit 232, and a stopping facility list creation unit 233.

  The center side data communication unit 210 includes an antenna that can transmit and receive radio waves in an appropriate frequency band, and is connected to the center side control unit 230. The center side data communication unit 210 is controlled by the center side control unit 230 and transmits / receives data to / from the plurality of navigation devices 100.

  Specifically, when receiving the target facility information transmitted from the navigation device 100 as the data, the center side data communication unit 210 outputs the received target facility information to the center side control unit 230. When the center side data communication unit 210 receives the visit history transmitted from the navigation device 100 as the data, the center side data communication unit 210 outputs the received visit history to the center side control unit 230. The center side data communication unit 210 receives data from the center side control unit 230 such as a drop-in facility list, information on drop-in facilities that others often stop by, and information on drop-in facilities that are nice to drop in (both will be described later). The input data is transmitted to the navigation device 100.

  The center-side data communication unit 210 corresponds to the visit history acquisition unit described in the claims. Further, the center side data communication unit 210 acquires the destination facility information and the visit history from the plurality of navigation devices 100, but the user of the navigation device 100 that has transmitted the destination facility information to the center side device 200 describes the claims. A user other than this user corresponds to the other person described in the claims. Therefore, in this Embodiment, the center side data communication part 210 acquires a visit history not only about others but a user.

  The visit history storage unit 220 includes, for example, a large-scale hard disk drive device and is connected to the center-side control unit 230. In the visit history storage unit 220, visit histories transmitted from the plurality of navigation devices 100 are appropriately written or read by the center side control unit 230.

  The facility information storage unit 221 is configured by, for example, a large-scale hard disk drive or the like, similar to the visit history storage unit 220, and is connected to the center side control unit 230. The facility information storage unit 221 includes, for example, facility usage fee, facility average budget, facility capacity, facility age, facility parking area, facility distance from the nearest station, etc. A preset feature parameter is stored. In the facility information storage unit 221, parameters are appropriately read out by the center side control unit 230. Note that the average budget of the facility means an average amount of money consumed by customers visiting the facility.

  The user determination unit 231 is connected to the center side data communication unit 210 and the visit history storage unit 220, and the user visits the target facility based on the visit history of the user stored in the visit history storage unit 220. Before starting, it is determined whether the user is a user who visits the stopping facility or a user who visits the destination facility without visiting the stopping facility. Specifically, when the target facility information is input from the center-side data communication unit 210, the user determination unit 231 reads the visit history of the user from the visit history storage unit 220, and stops before visiting the target facility. If the number of visit histories that visited the site exceeds the number of visit histories that visited the target facility directly without visiting the stop facility, the user is determined to be a user who visited the stop facility before visiting the target facility. To do. Conversely, if the number of visit histories that visited the target facility directly without visiting the stop facility is equal to or greater than the number of visit histories that visited the stop facility before visiting the target facility, It is determined that the user is a user who directly visits the target facility without visiting the stopping facility. However, this is only an example. For example, the ratio of visiting the stopping facility is calculated from the visit history, and whether or not the user is visiting the stopping facility is determined according to whether the ratio is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. You may do it. In addition, the user determination unit 231 is connected to the stopping facility list creation unit 233, and outputs a user determination result to the stopping facility list creation unit 233. In addition, the user discrimination | determination part 231 is equivalent to the user discrimination | determination means as described in a claim.

  The stranger extraction unit 232 is connected to the center-side data communication unit 210, the visit history storage unit 220, and the facility information storage unit 221, and when destination facility information is input from the center-side data communication unit 210, the visit history storage is stored. Based on the user's visit history and other person's visit history stored in the unit 220 and the facility characteristic parameter stored in the facility information storage unit 221, the other person who has a preference related to the selection of the target facility is extracted. To do.

  Specifically, when the destination facility information is input from the center-side data communication unit 210, the stranger extraction unit 232 reads the visit history of the user from the visit history storage unit 220, and displays the number of people accommodated in the visit facility on the vertical axis. The distribution of the user's visiting facilities in the graph with the average budget of the visiting facilities as the horizontal axis is approximated to a straight line, and the slope of the straight line is calculated. Similarly, when the destination facility information is input from the center-side data communication unit 210, the stranger extraction unit 232 reads the visit history of another person who is a user other than the user from the visit history storage unit 220 and stores the visited facility. The distribution of the visiting facilities of other people in a graph with the number of people as the vertical axis and the average budget of the visiting facilities as the horizontal axis is approximated to a straight line, and the slope of the straight line is calculated. The slope of this straight line is obtained from a known correlation coefficient. The correlation coefficient is a statistical index indicating a correlation between two variables (in this case, capacity and average budget), and takes a real value between “−1” and “+1”. Two variables have a positive correlation when close to “+1”, and a negative correlation when close to “−1”. Then, the other person extraction unit 232 selects other persons who have the same inclination as the straight line of the user or others who fall within a predetermined range (for example, 5%) around the straight line inclination of the user. It is extracted as a stranger who has a similar taste. That is, the stranger extraction unit 232 extracts others who have a preference related to the selection of the target facility based on the comparison result between the straight line inclination of the user and the straight line of the other person. The graph illustrated in FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a graph created by the stranger extraction unit 232 when another person with a preference related to the selection of the target facility is extracted.

  In this embodiment, the accommodation facility capacity and the average budget of the visiting facility are adopted as the characteristic parameters of the visiting facility, but the present invention is not limited to these. As a characteristic parameter of the visiting facility, the average budget of the visiting facility (when the usage fee such as admission fee is determined), the number of the visiting facility, the age of the visiting facility, the parking lot of the visiting facility Two feature parameters can be adopted, such as the size of the station, the distance from the nearest station of the visiting facility, and so on. Further, not limited to two feature parameters, three or more feature parameters may be adopted. Moreover, the stranger extraction part 232 is equivalent to the stranger extraction means as described in a claim.

  The stopping facility list creation unit 233 is connected to the center side data communication unit 210 and the visit history storage unit 220. When the destination facility information is input from the center side data communication unit 210, the user who has input the destination facility information Among visit histories of other people who are other users, a visit history having the target facility as the visit facility, that is, a visit history of another person who has visited the target facility is read from the visit history storage unit 220. Then, the stop facility list creation unit 233 creates a stop facility list that is a list of the stop facility with the target facility as the visiting facility and the frequency of visiting the stop facility, and transmits it from the center side data communication unit 210.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user's target facility is “cemetery A”, the stop-by facility list creation unit 233 displays the visit history of others who have visited this “cemetery A”. The visit history storage unit 220 reads out the stop facilities “Hanaya A”, “Hanaya B”, “Super” that visited before visiting “Cemetery A” and the frequency “10”, “6”, “2” that visited these stop facilities. Create a list of drop-in facilities.

  In the example of the drop-off facility list shown in FIG. 3, a visitor who visits “Cemetery A” stops at Flower Shop A, purchases flowers, then visits Graveyard A and offers flowers, and visits Flower Shop B. Others who visit the cemetery A after purchasing flowers and offer flowers, and others who stop at the supermarket and purchase flowers after visiting the cemetery A are included. Thus, it can be seen that there is a deep relationship between the visiting facility and the stopping facility, and the intention of the user is reflected. The stop facility list creation unit 233 corresponds to the stop facility list creation means described in the claims.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the stop-by facility list creation unit 233 is also connected to the user determination unit 231 and the other person extraction unit 232.

  If the visitor list creation unit 233 does not extract the visit history of another person who has a preference related to the selection of the target facility from the visit history of the other person stored in the visit history storage unit 220 by the other person extraction unit 232 A stop-in facility list is created regardless of the user's preference (corresponding to the processing in step S14a described later). Then, the stop facility list creation unit 233 outputs the stop facility list to the center side data communication unit 210.

  In addition, the visitor facility list creation unit 233 extracts the visit history of others who have a preference related to the selection of the target facility from the visit history of others stored in the visit history storage unit 220 by the stranger extraction unit 232. In this case, for the user who is determined to visit the destination facility directly without visiting the stop facility by the user discrimination unit 231, the user has visited the destination facility, and the preference regarding the selection of the destination facility is A visit history of a nearby person is read out and a stop-by facility list is created (corresponding to a process in step S14b described later). Then, the stop facility list creation unit 233 outputs the stop facility list to the center side data communication unit 210.

  On the other hand, the visitor facility list creation unit 233 extracts the visit history of others who have a preference related to the selection of the target facility from the visit history of others stored in the visit history storage unit 220 by the stranger extraction unit 232. In this case, for the user who is determined to stop by the stop facility before visiting the destination facility by the user determination unit 231, the following is performed (corresponding to the processing in step S18 and step S19 described later).

  Specifically, the stop-off facility list creation unit 233 determines that the visit history of another person whose preference relating to the selection of the target facility is close to the user does not include a stop-off facility that the user has not visited. If only the stopping facilities that you have visited are included, do not create a list of stopping facilities.

  On the other hand, when a visitor's visit history that has a preference for selecting a target facility includes a visitor's facility that the user has never visited, the stoppage facility list creation unit 233 further stops the user. It is determined whether or not it is a stop-in facility of the same type (florist, supermarket, convenience store, etc.) as the stop-off facility that has been.

  If it is not the same type of the stopping facility, the stopping facility list creating unit 233 extracts information on the stopping facility, that is, the stopping facility where others often stop by. Then, the center-side control unit 230 transmits, from the center-side data communication unit 210, information on the “stop facility where other people stop by” extracted in this way.

  On the other hand, in the case of the same type of stopping facility, the stopping facility list creating unit 233 extracts information on the stopping facility, that is, “stop facility that the user is glad to stop by”. Then, the center-side control unit 230 transmits, from the center-side data communication unit 210, information on the “stop facility that the user is glad to stop by” extracted in this way.

  The stopping facility information presentation system configured as described above executes the stopping facility information presentation processing S1 shown in FIG. When the route guidance to the target facility is completed, the navigation device 100 transmits a visit history including the visit facility information and the stop facility information to the center side device 200. The center side device 200 transmits the visit history to the center side device 200. Is stored in the visit history storage unit 220. The visit history storage unit 220 stores a sufficient number of visit histories.

  The center side device 200 determines whether or not the target facility information has been received from the navigation device 100 as the determination processing in step S11. Here, when the destination facility information has not been received (“No” in the process of step S11), it means that the navigation apparatus 100 has not started route guidance to the destination facility. Therefore, the center side apparatus 200 performs the determination process of this step S11 again. In other words, the center side apparatus 200 waits until the route guidance to the destination facility by the navigation apparatus 100 is started by repeatedly executing the determination process of step S11.

  When the target facility information is received from the navigation device 100 (“Yes” in the determination process of step S11), the center side device 200 adds the user to the visit history of another person who is a user other than the user as the process of the subsequent step S12. It is determined whether or not there is a visit history of another person whose destination facility is the visit facility. Here, when it is determined that there is no visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility (“No” in the determination process in step S12), there is no other person who has visited the target facility of the user in the first place. For this reason, it is not possible to present information on the stopping facility that reflects the intention of the user who has selected the target facility. Therefore, the center side apparatus 200 complete | finishes process S1 as it is. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility (“Yes” in the determination process of step S12), information on the stopping facility reflecting the intention of the user who selected the target facility Can be presented. Therefore, the center side apparatus 200 performs the process of following step S13-step S19.

  When the process proceeds to the determination process of step S13, the center-side apparatus 200 determines whether or not there is a visit history of another person whose preference is similar to that of the user in the visit history of the other person who uses the target facility of the user as the visit facility. Here, when it is determined that there is no visit history of another person whose preference is similar to that of the user (“No” in the determination process of step S13), the center-side apparatus 200 creates another person's stop-by facility list, and the navigation apparatus 100 Send to. When the stop-by facility list is transmitted, the navigation device 100 displays another person's stop-by facility list on the display unit 150 as the processing of the subsequent step S14a. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a visit history of another person whose preference is similar to that of the user (“Yes” in the determination process of step S13), the center-side apparatus 200 proceeds to the subsequent determination process of step S15.

  It should be noted that the other person's stop facility list displayed in the process of step S14a is a stop facility list that reflects the intention of another person who has a distant preference from the user, and the navigation apparatus 100 uses the stop facility list to determine a predetermined one. Information on the stopping facilities up to the rank (for example, “5th place”) is displayed on the display unit 150.

  When the process proceeds to the determination process of step S15, is the center-side apparatus 200 a user who visits the stop facility before visiting the destination facility or a user who visits the destination facility without visiting the stop facility? Determine. Here, when it is determined that the user is a user who visits the destination facility without stopping at the stopping facility (“No” in the determination process of step S15), the center side apparatus 200 creates another facility's stopping facility list. To the navigation device 100. When the stop-by facility list is transmitted, the navigation device 100 displays, on the display unit 150, a stop-by facility list of another person whose preference is similar to that of the user, as the subsequent processing of step S14b. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user is a user who visits the destination facility after visiting the stop facility (“Yes” in the determination process of step S15), the center side apparatus 200 proceeds to the determination process of the subsequent step S16. .

  The other person's stop-by facility list displayed in the process of step S14b is a stop-in facility list reflecting the intention of another person who has a preference similar to that of the user, and the navigation apparatus 100 uses the stop-in facility list to perform a predetermined process. Information on the stopping facilities up to the rank (for example, “5th place”) is displayed on the display unit 150.

  When the process proceeds to the determination process of step S16, the center side apparatus 200 determines whether there is a stop facility that the user has not visited in the visit history of another person who has the target facility as the visit facility and has a preference similar to the user. To do. Here, if there is no stop facility that the user has never visited (“No” in the determination process in step S16), this means that the user cannot present information on a new stop facility. Therefore, the center side apparatus 200 complete | finishes process S1 as it is. On the other hand, if there is a stopping facility that the user has never visited (“Yes” in the determination process in step S16), this means that the user can present information on a new stopping facility. Therefore, the center side apparatus 200 performs the process of following step S17-step S19.

  When the process proceeds to the determination process of step S17, the center-side apparatus 200 determines whether or not the stop facility that the user has never visited is the same type of stop facility that the user has stopped by. To do.

  Here, when it is not the same type of stop-in facility (“No” in the determination process in step S17), the center-side device 200 transmits information on the stop-in facility that others often stop by to the navigation device 100. When the information on the stop-by facility that other people stop by is transmitted, the navigation apparatus 100 stops at the same type of stop-down facility that the user has visited, but the other person stops as the next step S18. Information on the stop-in facility is displayed on the display unit 150.

  On the other hand, in the case of the same type of stopping facility (“Yes” in the determination process of step S19), the center side device 200 transmits information on the stopping facility that is nice to stop by to the navigation device 100. When information on a stop-in facility that is nice to stop by is transmitted, the navigation device 100 is a stop-in facility of the same type as the stop facility that the user has visited in the subsequent step S19. Information on the facility is presented on the display unit 150.

  In the first embodiment described above, the center-side apparatus 200 determines whether or not there is a visit history of another person whose preference is similar to that of the user in the visit history of the other person who uses the user's target facility as the visit facility. If it is determined that there is no visit history of another person whose preference is similar to that of the user (“No” in the determination process of step S13), a stop facility list of another person is created and transmitted to the navigation apparatus 100. And the navigation apparatus 100 decided to display the received stop facility list on the display part 150 (process of step S14a). As a result, the navigation device 100 can present on the display unit 150 a stop-by facility list that reflects the intention, although it is not another person who has a preference similar to that of the user.

  Further, the center-side device 200 determines whether the user is a user who visits the stop facility before visiting the destination facility or a user who visits the destination facility without visiting the stop facility, and the user visits the stop facility. If it is determined that the user visits the target facility without stopping by (“No” in the determination process in step S15), the center side device 200 creates a stop facility list of others close to the user and performs navigation. Transmit to device 100. And the navigation apparatus 100 decided to display the received stop facility list on the display part 150 (process of step S14b). As a result, the navigation device 100 can present, on the display unit 150, a stop facility list that reflects the intention of another person who has a preference similar to that user, for a user who directly visits the target facility without visiting the stop facility. It becomes like this.

  In addition, the center-side device 200 determines whether there is a stop facility that the user has not visited in the visit history of another person who has the target facility as the visit facility and has a preference similar to the user. If there is a stop-off facility that has never happened ("Yes" in the determination process in step S16), the stop-off facility that the user has never visited is the same type of stop-off facility that the user has visited If it is not a stopping facility of the same type (“No” in the determination process of step S17), information on the stopping facility where other people stop by is transmitted to the navigation device 100. And the navigation apparatus 100 decided to display the information of the drop-in facility where the other person who stops often received on the display part 150 (process of step S18). As a result, the navigation device 100 can present information on a new stop facility for the user on the display unit 150, although it is not the same type of stop facility as the stop facility that the user has visited.

In addition, the center-side device 200 determines whether there is a stop facility that the user has not visited in the visit history of another person who has the target facility as the visit facility and has a preference similar to the user. If there is a stop-off facility that has never happened ("Yes" in the determination process in step S16), the stop-off facility that the user has never visited is the same type of stop-off facility that the user has visited If it is a stopping facility of the same type (“Yes” in the determination processing in step S17), information on the stopping facility that is nice to stop by is transmitted to the navigation device 100. And the navigation apparatus 100 decided to display the information of the received stop-in facility which it would be nice to stop on the display part 150 (process of step S19). As a result, the navigation device 100 can present information on a new stop facility for the user, which is the same type of stop facility that the user has visited, on the display unit 150.
(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the stopping facility information presentation system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, this embodiment also has a configuration according to the first embodiment, and a navigation device 100a mounted on a vehicle (not shown) as a user-side device and a plurality of navigation devices. It is embodied as a navigation system 2 configured to include a center side device 200a that transmits and receives data to and from 100a (only one is shown in FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the operation input unit 130a is configured by an appropriate input device such as a touch panel and a voice input device, for example, in the same manner as the operation input unit 130 configuring the first embodiment. And connected to the user-side control unit 140a. However, the user of the navigation device 100a operates the operation input unit 130a to purchase purchased item information that is information on the purchased item purchased by the user at the stopping facility in addition to the departure place, the destination facility, and the stopping facility. Further, purchase date / time information, which is information on the purchase date / time, can be further input to the user-side control unit 140a. In addition, the operation input unit 130a inputs not only the name of the shopping mall but also the name of the store when the stopping facility visited by the user is a shopping mall configured by a collection of stores such as a plurality of specialty stores. It is possible.

  The information reading unit 131 includes a known imaging device and image recognition device, and is connected to the user-side control unit 140a. The information reading unit 131 is configured such that the receipt issued when the user purchases the purchased item at the stop-off facility is held over the information reading unit 131, so that the information on the stopping facility and the purchased item described in the receipt is displayed. In addition, it recognizes the purchase date and time, and obtains stop-by facility information, purchased product information, and purchase date and time information. Note that the information reading unit 131 can recognize not only the shopping mall (name) but also the store (name) when the stopping facility described in the receipt is a shopping mall. Upon acquiring these information, the information reading unit 131 inputs the acquired information to the user-side control unit 140a.

  Similar to the user-side control unit 140 of the first embodiment, the user-side control unit 140a is a computer having a known CPU and a built-in memory, and the CPU is stored in the built-in memory. Various functions are realized by executing the program. When stopping facility information, purchased product information, purchase date and time information, etc. are input from the operation input unit 130a or the information reading unit 131, the user side control unit 140a is transferred from the user side data communication unit 170a to the center side device 200a. On the other hand, the input information is transmitted as data.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the center side device 200 a has a configuration according to the center side device 200 constituting the first embodiment, and is different from the center side device 200. The purchased product information storage unit 222 stores the purchased product information.

  The center-side data communication unit 210a is configured with an antenna that can transmit and receive radio waves in an appropriate frequency band, as with the center-side data communication unit 210 that constitutes the first embodiment, and the center-side control. Connected to the unit 230a. The center-side data communication unit 210a is controlled by the center-side control unit 230a and transmits / receives data to / from a plurality of navigation devices 100a.

  Specifically, when receiving the purchased product information transmitted from the navigation device 100a as the data, the center-side data communication unit 210a outputs the received purchased product information to the center-side control unit 230a. The operation input unit 130a, the information reading unit 131, the user-side data communication unit 170a, and the center-side data communication unit 210a correspond to the purchased product information acquisition unit described in the claims.

  Similar to the visit history storage unit 220 and the facility information storage unit 221, the purchased product information storage unit 222 is configured by, for example, a large-scale hard disk drive or the like, and is connected to the center side control unit 230a. In the purchased product information storage unit 222, the center side control unit 230a appropriately writes or reads stop-by facility information, purchased product information, purchase date information, and the like transmitted from the plurality of navigation devices 100a.

  The stopping facility list creation unit 233a is connected to the center side data communication unit 210a, the visit history storage unit 220, and the purchased product information storage unit 222. When the target facility information is input from the center-side data communication unit 210a, the stop-by facility list creation unit 233a sets the target facility as the visiting facility in the visit history of another person who is a user other than the user who has input the target facility information. The visit history, that is, the visit history of another person who has visited the target facility is read from the visit history storage unit 220. When the stopping facility list creation unit 233a reads the visit history of another person from the visit history storage unit 220, the stopping facility list creation unit 233a matches the stopping facility information included in the read visit history, and the stop date of the stop date information is the purchase date and time. Purchased product information that matches the purchase date in the information is read from the purchased product information storage unit 222. The stop-off facility list creation unit 233a then sets the stop-off facility with the destination facility as the visit facility, the frequency of visiting the stop-off facility, the purchases purchased at the stop-off facility, and the store if the stop-off facility is a shopping mall. Is created, and is sent from the center-side data communication unit 210a. Thus, the visit history stored in the visit history storage unit 220 and the purchase product information stored in the purchase product information storage unit 222 are linked by the stop facility information, the stop date information, and the purchase date information. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the user's target facility is “Hospital A”, the stop-by facility list creation unit 233 a displays the visit history of others who have visited this “Hospital A” as the visit history storage unit 220. From “Hanaya A” “Shopping Mall” visited before visiting “Hospital A”, “7” “2” frequency of visiting these facilities, “-” “flower”, store name Create a drop-in facility list for “-” and “Hanaya B”.

  In the example of the drop-off facility list shown in FIG. 6, a person who visits “Hospital A” is a person who visits the hospital A after visiting the flower shop A in the shopping mall and then visits the patient. Others who visit the florist B and visit the hospital A after purchasing flowers to visit the patient are included.

  Here, in the configuration in which purchased product information is not acquired and presented, that is, in the navigation system 1 of the first embodiment, the following situation may occur.

  That is, the other person who stopped by the shopping mall is actually another person who visits the hospital A after visiting the fruit store in the shopping mall and purchasing the fruit, and there is no florist in the shopping mall. In this case, if the user stops at the shopping mall because “there are many people who have stopped at the shopping mall”, there may be a situation in which there is no florist in the shopping mall and flowers cannot be purchased.

  However, in the navigation system 2 according to the present embodiment, since the purchased product information is acquired and included in the stop list, when the user tries to stop at the shopping mall because of “many other people have stopped at the shopping mall” If the other person's purchase is “fruit”, the user can notice that the intention to visit the hospital A is different from those of many others.

  As described above, since the purchased facility information is also included in the stop facility list displayed on the display unit 150, the user can grasp the intention that another person stopped by the stop facility, and thus the intention of selecting the target facility. become.

  The stopping facility information presentation system configured as described above executes the stopping facility information presentation process S2 shown in FIG. Specifically, the center side device 200a first waits until the route guidance to the destination facility by the navigation device 100a is started by repeatedly executing the determination process of step S11. When the target facility information is received from the navigation device 100a (“Yes” in the determination process in step S11), the center side device 200a then stores the visit history of another person who is a user other than the user as the determination process in step S12. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility. Here, when it is determined that there is no visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility (“No” in the determination process of step S12), the center-side apparatus 200a ends the process S2 as it is. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility (“Yes” in the determination process of step S12), the center side device 200a creates a stop facility list of the other person and performs navigation. It transmits to the apparatus 100a. When the drop-in facility list is transmitted, the navigation device 100a displays the drop-in facility list of another person on the display unit 150 as the process of step S14c. The other person's drop-in facility list displayed on the display unit 150 in the process of step S14c is a drop-in facility list including purchased product information.

  In the second embodiment described above, the navigation device 100a includes the information reading unit 131 that reads information described in the receipt issued when the user purchases a purchased item at the stop-off facility, and the user is the stop-off facility. The operation input unit 130a that can input the information of the purchased product is provided. The stop facility list creation unit 233a that constitutes the center side device 200a includes the information of the user's target facility and the visit history of the other person. Based on the purchased product information, a list of the stopping facilities whose destination facility is the visiting facility and the purchased items at the stopping facility are created, and the navigation device 100a creates the stopping facility list created by the stopping facility list creating unit 233a. Is displayed on the display unit 150. As a result, since the purchased facility information (FIG. 6) displayed on the display unit 150 includes the purchased product information, the user can more accurately determine the intention that another person has visited the facility, and thus the intention of selecting the target facility. You will be able to grasp well.

  In the second embodiment, the navigation system 2 includes both the operation input unit 130a and the information reading unit 131 as purchased product information acquisition means. However, it is not necessary to include both. The navigation system 2 may include at least one of the operation input unit 130a and the information reading unit 131. In addition, the navigation system 2 includes an operation input unit 130a for inputting the credit card number used at the stop-off facility by the user operation as purchase item information acquisition means, and the operation input unit 130a. It is good also as providing the center side apparatus 200a which transmits / receives information with the card company side apparatus which does not show in figure which provides stoppage facility information and purchased goods information based on the credit card number input by (2). In addition, the navigation system 2 includes, as the purchased item information acquisition means, an information reading unit for inserting the credit card used at the stop-off facility and reading the number of the inserted credit card in the navigation device 100a. It is good also as providing the center side apparatus 200a which transmits / receives information with the card company side apparatus which does not show in figure which provides stoppage facility information and purchased goods information based on the number of the credit card read by the reading part.

  In the second embodiment, the user of the navigation device 100a operates the operation input unit 130a to control purchase item information, which is purchase item information purchased by the user at the stop-off facility, on the user side. However, the information is not limited to purchased product information. The user of the navigation device 100a operates the operation input unit 130a, so that in addition to the purchased product information, the user side control unit displays purchase planned product information that is information on the purchased product that the user plans to purchase at the stop-off facility. Input to 140a may be possible. In this case, the navigation system 2 may present on the display unit 150 information on a stop-in facility where a purchase-scheduled item has been purchased by another person among the stop-in facilities included in the stop-in facility list (FIG. 6). As a result, it is possible to present a list of stop-by facilities where other people have stopped with the same intention as the user's intention of selecting the target facility. The operation input unit 130a corresponds to the purchase planned product information acquisition unit described in the claims.

  In addition, the navigation system 2 determines that the number of the stopping facilities where the planned purchase item is purchased out of the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list (FIG. 6) is a predetermined number or less (for example, “5 [pieces]”). Regardless of whether or not a product to be purchased has been purchased by another person, information on the stop-by facility where the other person has visited may be presented on the display unit 150. However, in this case, it is desirable to present information about the stop-off facility where the item to be purchased has not been purchased, together with the fact that it is presented as mere reference information.

Further, the navigation system 2 has acquired purchased product information that is information on the purchased product. However, instead of the purchased product information or in addition to the purchased product information, the navigation system 2 may acquire the category information to which the purchased product belongs. Good. Similarly, in the modified example of the navigation system 2, the purchase planned product information that is information on the planned purchase product is acquired. However, the planned purchase product is replaced with the purchase planned product information or in addition to the planned purchase product information. You may acquire the category information to which belongs. Even when the category information is acquired, it is possible to obtain the same effects as when the purchased product information is acquired.
(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the stopping facility information presentation system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, this embodiment also has a configuration according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and is a navigation device mounted on a vehicle (not shown) as a user side device. It is embodied as a navigation system 3 configured to include a center side device 200b that transmits and receives data between 100b and a plurality of navigation devices 100b (only one is shown in FIG. 8).

  The seating sensor 132 is configured by a known seating sensor, and is disposed in each seat of the vehicle (driver seat, passenger seat, and rear seat). In FIG. 8A, only one seating sensor 132 is shown for convenience. The seating sensor 132 is connected to the user-side control unit 140b, detects an occupant seated in the seat where the seating sensor 132 is arranged, and if an occupant is detected, an occupant detection signal that indicates that fact Is output to the user-side control unit 140b.

  The user-side control unit 140b is a computer configured with a known CPU and a built-in memory, like the user-side control unit 140 of the first embodiment and the user-side control unit 140a of the second embodiment. Various functions are realized by the CPU executing programs stored in the built-in memory.

  The user-side control unit 140b can determine whether the occupant detection signal is input from the seating sensor 132 arranged in which seat. Usually, since the user of the navigation device 100b is a driver of the vehicle, the user-side control unit 140b, when the occupant detection signal is input from the seating sensor 132 arranged in a seat other than the driver's seat, If it is determined that there is a passenger, and the occupant detection signal is input only from the seating sensor 132 arranged in the driver's seat, it is determined that there is no passenger. Further, the user-side control unit 140b determines the number of passengers from the number of occupant detection signals.

  The user-side control unit 140b repeatedly determines whether or not an occupant detection signal is input from the seating sensor 132 every predetermined time (for example, “1 [second]”). The determination result and the determination result related to the number of passengers are repeatedly transmitted as data from the user-side data communication unit 170b to the center-side device 200b. Incidentally, the seating sensor 132 and the user-side control unit 140b correspond to a companion determination unit described in the claims, and the passenger corresponds to a companion described in the claims.

  In the present embodiment, the seat sensor 132 is used as the accompanying person determination means, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, for example, an imaging device may be arranged between a room mirror and a front window, and the presence / absence of passengers and the number of passengers may be determined by analyzing a captured image obtained by imaging the passenger compartment.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the center side device 200b is configured to have a configuration according to the center side devices 200 and 200a. Similar to the center side data communication units 210 and 210a, the center side data communication unit 210b includes an antenna capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves in an appropriate frequency band and is connected to the center side control unit 230b. . The center-side data communication unit 210b is controlled by the center-side control unit 230b and transmits / receives data to / from the plurality of navigation devices 100b.

  Specifically, when the center side data communication unit 210b receives the determination result related to the presence or absence of a passenger and the determination result related to the number of passengers as the data from the navigation device 100b, the center side data communication unit 210b outputs the received determination result to the center side control unit 230b. To do.

  Similar to the facility information storage unit 221 and the purchased product information storage unit 222, the visit history storage unit 220a is configured by, for example, a large-scale hard disk drive or the like, and is connected to the center side control unit 230b. In the visit history storage unit 220a, the center-side control unit 230b appropriately writes or reads the determination results transmitted from the plurality of navigation devices 100b.

  The stopping facility list creation unit 233b is connected to the center side data communication unit 210b, the visit history storage unit 220a, and the facility information storage unit 221, and when the destination facility information is input from the center side data communication unit 210b, Of visit histories of other people who are users other than the user who has input the target facility information, a visit history having the target facility as the visit facility, that is, a visit history of another person who has visited the target facility is read from the visit history storage unit 220a. Then, the stop-by facility list creation unit 233b determines the stop-by facility with the target facility as the visiting facility, the frequency of visiting this stop-off facility, the determination result regarding the presence or absence of passengers at the stop-off of the stop-off facility, and the determination result related to the number of passengers Is created, and is sent from the center-side data communication unit 210b.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, when the user's target facility is “cemetery A”, the drop-in facility list creation unit 233 b displays the visit history of others who have visited this “cemetery A”. It is read from the visit history storage unit 220a, and the stop facilities "Hanaya B" and "Hanaya C" visited before visiting "Cemetery A", the frequency of visiting these stop facilities "7" and "2", and whether there is a passenger A stop facility list of the determination results “none” “present” and the determination results “1” “4” relating to the number of passengers is created.

  In the example of the drop-off facility list shown in FIG. 9, a visitor who visits “Cemetery A” stops at Flower Shop B, purchases flowers, then visits Graveyard A and offers flowers, or visits Flower Shop C. Others who visit the cemetery A after purchasing flowers and offer flowers are included.

  Here, in the configuration in which the determination result relating to the presence or absence of a passenger is not acquired and presented, that is, in the navigation system 1 of the first embodiment, the following situation may occur.

  In other words, if someone else who stopped by flower shop B had the intention to visit a cemetery A by purchasing a flower by visiting a small flower shop by himself / herself, he / she accompanied many passengers. When a user who intends to stop by a large-scale florist, purchase flowers, and visit cemetery A stops at florist B because he or she has stopped by florist B, visit cemetery A as intended It can happen that it becomes impossible.

  However, in the navigation system 3 according to the present embodiment, the determination result related to the presence or absence of a passenger and the determination result related to the number of passengers are acquired and included in the stop list. "When there is no other passenger when trying to stop at Florist B for the reason", the user can notice that the intention to visit Cemetery A is different from those of many others. .

  Thus, since the stop facility list presented on the display unit 150 includes the determination result related to the presence or absence of a passenger and the determination result related to the number of passengers, the user intends that another person stopped by the stop facility, and thus The intention of selecting the target facility can be grasped.

  The stopping facility information presentation system configured as described above executes the stopping facility information presentation process S3 shown in FIG. Specifically, the center side apparatus 200b first waits until the route guidance to the destination facility by the navigation apparatus 100b is started by repeatedly executing the determination process of step S11. When the destination facility information is received from the navigation device 100b (“Yes” in the determination process in step S11), the center-side device 200b next visits other people who are users other than the user as the determination process in step S12. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility. Here, when it is determined that there is no visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility (“No” in the determination process of step S12), the center side apparatus 200b ends the process S3 as it is. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a visit history of another person whose destination facility is the user's target facility (“Yes” in the determination process in step S12), the center side device 200a displays the other person's stop-by facility list (see FIG. 9). Is transmitted to the navigation device 100b. When the stop-by facility list is transmitted, the navigation device 100b determines whether there is a passenger in the vehicle driven by the user as the process of step S33. Here, when it is determined that there is a passenger (“Yes” in the determination process of step S33), the navigation device 100b performs the process of step S14d, among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list (FIG. 9). The information on the stop-in facility, which is the determination result that there is a passenger, is displayed on the display unit 150, and the process S3 is ended as it is. On the other hand, when it is not determined that there is a passenger (“No” in the determination process in step S33), the navigation device 100b determines, among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list (FIG. 9), as the subsequent process in step S14e. The information on the stop-in facility, which is the determination result that there is no passenger, is displayed on the display unit 150, and the process S3 is ended as it is.

  In the third embodiment described above, the navigation device 100b includes the seating sensor 132 for determining the presence / absence of passengers and the number of passengers, and the stopping facility list creation unit 233b constituting the center side device 200b is A stop-by facility list, which is a list including the stop-off facility with the target facility as the visiting facility, the frequency of visiting this stop-off facility, the judgment result concerning the presence or absence of passengers at the time of the stop-off facility and the judgment result concerning the number of passengers create. Then, when it is determined that there is a passenger, the navigation device 100b displays information on the stopping facility that is a determination result that there is a passenger among the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list on the display unit 150. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no passenger, the information on the stopping facility that is the determination result that there is no passenger among the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list is displayed on the display unit 150. . This makes it possible to present the stop-by facility list by distinguishing between the case where there is a passenger and the case where there is no passenger.

  In the third embodiment, the navigation system 3 has created a stopover facility list (FIG. 9) that includes both the determination result regarding the presence or absence of a passenger and the determination result regarding the number of passengers. A stopover facility list including only one of them may be created.

  In addition, the navigation system 3 determines that the number of the stopping facilities that are determined to be no passengers in the vehicle among the stopping facilities included in the stopping facility list (FIG. 9) is a predetermined number or less (for example, “5 [pieces]”). ), Information on the stop-in facility may be displayed on the display unit 150 regardless of the determination result relating to the presence or absence of a passenger. However, in this case, it is desirable to present the information about the stop-off facility, which is the determination result that there is a passenger, as well as to be presented as mere reference information.

  Similarly, in the navigation system 3, the number of stop-off facilities that are determined to have passengers in the vehicle among the stop-off facilities included in the stop-by facility list (FIG. 9) is equal to or less than a predetermined number (for example, “5 [pieces]). ”), The information on the stop-in facility may be displayed on the display unit 150 regardless of the determination result relating to the presence or absence of a passenger. However, in this case, it is desirable to present the information about the stop-off facility, which is the determination result that there is no passenger, as well as to be presented as mere reference information.

1, 2, 3 ... Navigation system (stop facility information presentation system), 100 to 100b ... Navigation device (user side device), 110 ... Map information storage unit, 120 ... GPS receiving unit, 130, 130a ... Operation input unit, 131 ... information reading unit (purchased product information acquisition means, purchase planned product information acquisition means), 132 ... seating sensor (accompanying person determination means), 140 to 140b ... user side control unit, 141 ... current location detection unit, 142 ... destination facility setting 143 ... route search part, 144 ... route guide part, 150 ... display part, 160 ... voice output part, 170, 170a ... user side data communication part, 200 to 200b ... center side device, 210 to 210b ... center side data Communication unit 220, 220a ... visit history storage unit, 221 ... facility information storage unit, 222 ... purchased product information storage unit, 230-23 b ... center side control unit, 231 ... user recognition unit, 232 ... others extractor, 233～233B ... stop-off facility list creation unit

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A stopping facility information presentation system that presents information on a stopping facility that is a facility that can be visited in front of a target facility that is a facility that a user intends to visit,
A visit history acquisition means for acquiring a visit history including information on a visited facility that is a visited facility and information on a stopping facility that visited before visiting the visited facility for others other than the user;
A stop facility list creating means for creating a stop facility list, which is a list of stop facilities with the target facility as the visit facility, based on the information on the target facility of the user and the visit history of the other person,
A stopping facility information presentation system comprising: a stopping facility information presenting means for presenting a stopping facility list created by the stopping facility list creating means to a user. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 1,
The stop facility list creating means creates, as the stop facility list, a list of a stop facility having the destination facility as the visiting facility and a frequency of visiting the stop facility,
The stop-facility information presentation system presents to the user information on a stop-off facility with a high frequency among the stop-off facilities included in the stop-facility list. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 1 or 2,
The visit history acquisition means not only for other people but also for the user, the visit history including the information of the visited facility that is the visited facility and the information of the stopping facility that is the facility visited before visiting this visited facility. To get and
Whether the user is a user who visits the stop facility before visiting the target facility or a user who visits the target facility without visiting the stop facility based on the visit history acquired by the visit history acquisition means A stopping facility information presentation system further comprising a user discriminating means for discriminating. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The visit history acquisition means not only for other people but also for the user, the visit history including the information of the visited facility that is the visited facility and the information of the stopping facility that is the facility visited before visiting this visited facility. To get and
The stop-facility information presenting system, wherein the stop-facility information presenting means presents to the user information on a stop-off facility that has not been visited by the user among the stop-off facilities included in the stop-by facility list. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The visit history acquisition means not only for other people but also for the user, the visit history including the information of the visited facility that is the visited facility and the information of the stopping facility that is the facility visited before visiting this visited facility. To get and
The stop facility information presenting system is characterized by presenting information on a stop facility of the same type as the stop facility that the user has visited among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Based on the visit history of the user and the visit history of the other person, it further comprises a stranger extraction means for extracting another person whose preference related to the selection of the target facility is close to the user from among the other persons whose visit history is acquired by the visit history acquisition means. ,
The stop facility list creating means visited the stop facility and the stop facility with the target facility as the visit facility based on the information of the target facility of the user and the visit history of the other person extracted by the other person extraction means. A stop facility information presentation system that creates a stop facility list that is a list of frequencies. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 6,
The other person extracting means uses the same characteristic parameter as the vertical axis and the horizontal axis as the slope of the straight line calculated from the distribution of the user's visiting facilities in the graph with the predetermined characteristic parameter of the visiting facility as the vertical axis and the horizontal axis. A stop-off facility information presentation system that extracts another person whose preference related to the selection of the target facility is close to that of the user based on a comparison result with a slope of a straight line calculated from the distribution of visit facilities of other people in the graph. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 7,
The predetermined characteristic parameters include a visit facility usage fee, a visit facility budget, a visit facility capacity, an age of the visit facility, a size of the visit facility parking lot, and a distance from the nearest station of the visit facility. A stopover facility information presentation system characterized by being included. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
For other persons other than the user, further comprising purchased product information acquisition means for acquiring purchased product information that is information of purchased products purchased at the stop-off facility,
The stop-facility list creation means, based on the purchase facility information of the other person, in addition to the information on the target facility of the user and the visit history of the other person, the destination facility as the visit facility A stop facility information presentation system that creates a list of stop facilities to be purchased and items purchased at the stop facilities. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 11,
For the user, further comprising purchase planned product information acquisition means for acquiring purchase planned product information which is information of a purchase planned to be purchased at the stop-off facility,
The stop-facility information presenting system is characterized in that the stop-facility information presenting system presents to the user information on a stop-off facility where a product to be purchased is purchased by another person among the stop-facilities included in the stop-facility list. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 10,
The stop facility information presenting means determines whether or not the planned purchase item has been purchased when the number of the stop facilities where the purchase planned item is purchased out of the stop facilities included in the stop facility list is equal to or less than a predetermined number. Regardless of this, the stop facility information presentation system is characterized by presenting to a user information on a stop facility in which a product to be purchased has not been purchased. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
For a person other than the user, it further comprises a companion determination means for determining the presence or absence of a companion,
The stop facility list creating means creates, as the stop facility list, a list of a stop facility having the destination facility as the visiting facility and a determination result relating to the presence or absence of a companion at the stop of the stop facility. Stop-off facility information presentation system. The stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 12,
The companion determination means determines whether or not there is a companion not only for others but also for a user.
If the stop facility information presenting means is a determination result that the user does not have a companion, the stop facility information presenting means is a result of the determination that there is no companion among the stop facilities included in the stop facility list. While the information is presented to the user, if it is a determination result that the user has a companion, the stop facility that has been determined to have a companion among the stopping facilities included in the stop facility list. A stop facility information presentation system characterized by presenting information to a user. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 13,
The stop-facility information presenting means, when the number of stop-by facilities that were determined to be no companion to the user among the stop-off facilities included in the stop-facility list is less than or equal to a predetermined number, A stop facility information presentation system that presents information on a stop facility to a user regardless of presence or absence. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to claim 13 or 14,
The stop-facility information presenting means, when the number of stop-by facilities that were determined to be accompanied by the user among the stop-by facilities included in the stop-facility list is equal to or less than a predetermined number, A stop facility information presentation system that presents information on a stop facility to a user regardless of presence or absence. In the stopping facility information presentation system according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
The visit history acquisition means, when the stop facility visited by another person other than the user is a shopping mall composed of a plurality of stores, as information on the stop facility constituting the visit history of the other person , Get store name as well as shopping mall name,
The stop-by facility information presenting system is characterized in that the stop-in facility list creating means creates the stop-in facility list with a shopping mall name and a store name.

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