JP2014134984A - Information provision system, information terminal for vehicle and information provision method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision system capable of smoothly processing vehicle information, an information terminal for vehicle and information provision method.SOLUTION: In a vehicle 100, there are installed an attribute addition unit 110 for adding attribute information showing an attribute corresponding to an application for providing vehicle information to the vehicle information, and a communication unit 120 for transmitting the vehicle information having the attribute information added thereto to a center 200. The center 200 includes an information provision unit 220 for determining a provision destination of the vehicle information on the basis of the attribute information added to the acquired vehicle information and providing the information to the determined provision destination.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, an information terminal for a vehicle, and an information providing method for providing information generated based on vehicle information acquired through a vehicle.

  Conventionally, a road traffic information communication system (VICS (registered trademark): Vehicle Information and Communication system) is known as a system that collects and generates traffic information including traffic jam information. This road traffic information communication system generates traffic information based on information collected from sensors installed on the road or on the roadside.

  In recent years, instead of such a road traffic information communication system, vehicle information relating to travel position, travel speed, fuel consumption, etc. is collected as so-called probe information, and various information is generated based on the collected vehicle information. Is also being considered. In this type of system, for example, vehicle information is transmitted from the vehicle to the center every time the vehicle travels a predetermined travel distance or every time a predetermined time elapses. In the center, when various types of information are generated based on the collected vehicle information, the information distribution destination is specified, and the information is distributed to the specified distribution destination. Information delivery destinations provide various services based on this information.

  On the other hand, whenever vehicle information is transmitted from the vehicle to the center every time the vehicle travels a predetermined distance or a predetermined time elapses, for example, information unrelated to traffic volume or traffic jams, that is, unnecessary vehicles. Even information may be collected by the center. Therefore, for example, in the system described in Patent Document 1, transmission of vehicle information is permitted on condition that a predetermined condition set in advance is satisfied.

JP 2010-020484 A

  By the way, for example, in a center that is an information providing entity, processing such as generation of information based on collected vehicle information and identification of a distribution destination is performed. However, if a vast amount of vehicle information transmitted from an unspecified number of vehicles is processed by an information providing entity such as a center and the distribution destination of the processed information is appropriately specified, the load on the information providing entity increases. For this reason, it is difficult to provide information smoothly.

Such a problem is not limited to the case where the information providing entity is the center, but is generally a common problem when information is provided based on vehicle information.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an information providing system, a vehicle information terminal, and an information providing method capable of smoothly processing vehicle information.

Hereinafter, means for solving the above-described problems and the effects thereof will be described.
The invention according to claim 1 is an information providing system that provides information based on vehicle information acquired by a vehicle, and is provided in a vehicle from which the vehicle information is acquired, for use in providing the vehicle information. An attribute adding unit for adding attribute information indicating the corresponding attribute to the vehicle information, and acquiring the vehicle information to which the attribute information is added, and based on the attribute information added to the acquired vehicle information, An information providing unit that determines a provision destination and provides information to the determined provision destination.

  The invention according to claim 11 is an information providing method for providing information based on vehicle information acquired by a vehicle, and attribute information indicating an attribute corresponding to a use purpose of providing the vehicle information is included in the vehicle information. An attribute addition step to be added, vehicle information to which the attribute information is added is acquired, a provision destination of the vehicle information is determined based on the attribute information added to the acquired vehicle information, and information is provided to the determined provision destination Providing an information providing step.

  The information used at the provider has various uses, and it is preferable that necessary information is provided according to the use. On the other hand, based on these uses, it is possible to provide information based on the utility value at the information provider.

  Therefore, in the above configuration or method, attribute information indicating an attribute corresponding to the purpose of providing the vehicle information is added to the vehicle information. And when information is provided to a provision destination, the provision destination of information is determined based on the attribute information added to vehicle information. For this reason, the information providing entity can grasp a provision destination with high necessity of information only by referring to the attribute information. Thereby, processing of vehicle information is performed smoothly and information is provided smoothly.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information providing system according to the first aspect, the information providing system according to the first aspect is the first vehicle when the information providing destination is a vehicle on which the attribute adding unit is provided. Is an information terminal used in a different second vehicle, and the information terminal includes an attribute filter that filters the provided information based on the attribute information.

  Information provided on the basis of vehicle information is particularly provided to an information terminal used in the vehicle, thereby enhancing its utility value. In this regard, according to the above configuration, the information providing destination is an information terminal used in the second vehicle. Thereby, information with high utility value is provided to the information terminal.

  Also, when there are a plurality of first vehicles or a plurality of vehicle information is acquired by the first vehicle, a plurality of information based on the plurality of vehicle information acquired by the first vehicle is provided. Sometimes it is done. In this regard, according to the above configuration, the information terminal as the information providing destination includes the attribute filter that filters the information based on the attribute information. For this reason, when using information in an information terminal, information that is less necessary is filtered. As a result, the information providing entity selects the information providing destination based on the attribute information, and the selected providing destination performs information selection based on the availability. Therefore, the information terminal can target only information with higher utility value, and the amount of information to be processed can be reduced. In addition, the number of services provided through the provided information does not increase more than necessary, and the convenience of the information terminal user can be improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information providing system according to the second aspect, the attribute filter is a; when a plurality of pieces of information are provided, the contents of the plurality of pieces of information are the same or similar. Whether or not based on the attribute information, and when it is determined that the information is the same or similar, a process of filtering information other than the information selected from the information, and b; a running state of the second vehicle A process for filtering the provided information based on the necessity of use according to the attribute information and the attribute information; and c; the information provided based on the attribute indicated by the attribute information and the history of the provided information. At least one process of filtering is performed.

  In the above configuration, when a plurality of pieces of information are provided, it is determined based on the attribute information whether the contents of the plurality of pieces of information are the same or similar. Then, the information other than the selected information among the plurality of pieces of the same or similar information is filtered. For this reason, it is suppressed that the some information with which content overlaps becomes the object of a process in a provision destination. As a result, the processing load at the provider can be reduced. Moreover, it is suppressed that a plurality of information with overlapping contents is presented to the user.

  Moreover, in the said structure, the said provided information is filtered based on the necessity of use according to the driving | running | working state of a 2nd vehicle, and attribute information. For this reason, this information is filtered under a situation where the utility value of the information is low considering the traveling state of the second vehicle. Therefore, information with low utility value is excluded from processing targets, and information with high utility value is targeted for processing.

  Further, in the above configuration, the provided information is filtered based on the attribute indicated by the attribute information and the history of the provided information. Therefore, for example, based on the history of information provided in the past, if the information provided in the past is determined to have a higher usage value than the information provided newly, the newly provided information Are filtered. Thereby, when the already acquired information has a higher utility value, the newly provided information is excluded from the processing target.

  Invention of Claim 4 is the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 1-3. WHEREIN: When the said vehicle information is the information regarding the driving environment of the said vehicle, the said attribute addition part is the said Information indicating a predetermined range including a point where the vehicle information is acquired or a point indicating the traveling environment is added to the vehicle information as the attribute information.

  In general, in a vehicle, it is possible to acquire information related to a traveling environment by using a sensor or a camera mounted on the vehicle. And the information regarding the traveling environment acquired with such a vehicle is often useful for other users. In particular, such information relating to the travel environment has a high utility value at the provider if it is provided to an area including a point where the vehicle information is acquired or an area including a point indicating the travel environment.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, when the vehicle information is information related to the traveling environment of the vehicle, the information indicating the predetermined range including the point where the vehicle information is acquired or the point indicating the traveling environment is provided as the attribute information. Added to vehicle information. For this reason, the information providing entity can determine whether or not the vehicle information is information related to the driving environment and determine the information provision range without calculating the provision range. As a result, information based on the driving environment is provided to an appropriate provider.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information providing system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the vehicle information is information related to fuel consumption of the vehicle, the attribute adding unit And information indicating a common or similar vehicle as the destination is added to the vehicle information as the attribute information.

  The fuel efficiency realized in one vehicle is often effective for other vehicles. Such information on fuel consumption is particularly useful when provided to vehicles having a common or similar vehicle type.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, when the vehicle information is information related to the fuel consumption of the vehicle, information indicating a common or similar vehicle as a vehicle information providing destination is added to the vehicle information as attribute information. For this reason, the information providing entity can determine whether the vehicle information is information related to fuel efficiency or the range in which the information is provided without performing the process of selecting the providing destination. In addition, information on fuel consumption is provided to vehicles with high utility value.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information providing system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the vehicle information indicates an operation of a security device mounted on the vehicle and a point of the vehicle. When it is information, the information providing unit adds information indicating a predetermined range including the point indicated by the vehicle information as the information providing range to the vehicle information as the attribute information.

  A vehicle is often provided with a security device that operates based on detection of the presence of a suspicious person. The presence of a suspicious person detected through the operation of the security device is particularly effective when notified to a user existing around the vehicle on which the security device is mounted.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, when the vehicle information is information indicating the operation of the security device, information indicating a predetermined range including the point indicated by the vehicle information as the provision range of the information is added to the vehicle information as attribute information. Is done. For this reason, the information providing entity can determine whether or not the vehicle information is information related to the security device and determine the information providing range without calculating the providing range. Thereby, the information for alerting | reporting presence of a suspicious person is provided to an appropriate provision destination. In addition, it is possible to notify the presence of a suspicious person to a user in the vicinity of the vehicle in which the security device is activated.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is the information providing system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the information providing unit is provided in a center that collects the vehicle information.
According to the said structure, an information provision part is provided in the center which collects the vehicle information acquired with the 1st vehicle. For this reason, the center can collect a wide variety of vehicle information through communication with a plurality of first vehicles. Then, by providing information based on the collected vehicle information, the information is provided to a wide variety of providing destinations.

  In addition, the center can easily determine the information provision destination while processing a lot of vehicle information by determining the information provision destination based on the attribute information added to the collected vehicle information. It becomes possible. This greatly reduces the load on the center.

  The invention according to claim 8 is an information terminal for a vehicle that processes vehicle information acquired by a vehicle, and attribute information indicating an attribute according to a use purpose of providing the vehicle information is included in the acquired vehicle information. An attribute adding unit to be added; and a communication unit for transmitting vehicle information to which the attribute information is added.

  The information used at the provider has various uses, and it is preferable that necessary information is provided according to the use. On the other hand, based on these uses, it is possible to provide information based on the utility value at the information provider.

  Therefore, in the above configuration, attribute information indicating an attribute corresponding to the purpose of providing the vehicle information is added to the vehicle information. And when information is provided to a provision destination, the provision destination of information is determined based on the attribute information added to vehicle information. For this reason, the information providing entity can grasp a provision destination with high necessity of information only by referring to the attribute information. Thereby, processing of vehicle information is performed smoothly and information is provided smoothly.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicular information terminal according to the eighth aspect, the communication unit transmits the vehicle information to a center serving as an information providing entity based on the vehicle information.
The vehicle information acquired by the vehicle is transmitted to the center that is the information provider. For this reason, the center can collect a wide variety of vehicle information through communication with a plurality of vehicle information terminals. Then, by providing information based on the collected vehicle information, the information is provided to a wide variety of providing destinations.

  In addition, the center can easily determine the information provision destination while processing a lot of vehicle information by determining the information provision destination based on the attribute information added to the collected vehicle information. It becomes possible. This greatly reduces the load on the center.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle information terminal according to the eighth aspect, the communication unit determines a transmission destination of the vehicle information based on the attribute information, and transmits the vehicle information to the determined transmission destination. Send.

  According to the above configuration, information is provided by directly transmitting the vehicle information from the vehicle information terminal to the information providing destination. For this reason, the information terminal for vehicles can determine easily the provision destination of information based on attribute information.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a vehicle and a center to which the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method are applied according to the first embodiment of the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method according to the present invention. Figure. The figure which shows an example of attribute information. The figure which shows an example of the provision aspect of vehicle information when vehicle information is the information regarding a falling object. The figure which shows an example of the provision aspect of vehicle information when vehicle information is the information regarding a suspicious person. The figure which shows an example of the provision aspect of vehicle information when vehicle information is the information regarding a fuel consumption. The sequence diagram which shows an example of the provision procedure of vehicle information. The block which shows schematic structure of the vehicle with which the information provision system, the information terminal for vehicles, and the information provision method are applied about 2nd Embodiment of the information provision system, vehicle information terminal, and information provision method concerning this invention Figure. The flowchart which shows an example of the filtering process when multiple vehicle information exists. The flowchart which shows an example of the filtering process according to the course of the 2nd vehicle. The figure which shows an example of the provision aspect of vehicle information when vehicle information is the information regarding a falling object. The flowchart which shows an example of the filtering process according to the log | history of the vehicle information which a 2nd vehicle holds.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which an information providing system, a vehicle information terminal, and an information providing method according to the present invention are embodied will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first vehicle 100 that acquires vehicle information includes, for example, a travel environment detection unit 101 that acquires information related to the travel environment of the vehicle 100. In addition, the vehicle 100 includes, for example, a fuel consumption calculation unit 102 that calculates a fuel consumption that is a fuel consumption amount per unit time of the vehicle 100, and a security device 103 that detects an intrusion of a suspicious person. Furthermore, the vehicle 100 has a GPS 104 that acquires information related to the latitude and longitude of the vehicle 100.

In the present embodiment, vehicle information that is information about the vehicle 100 is acquired by the traveling environment detection unit 101, the fuel consumption calculation unit 102, and the security device 103.
The traveling environment detection unit 101 images the traveling environment around the vehicle using, for example, a camera mounted on the vehicle 100. The traveling environment detection unit 101 detects the traveling environment of the vehicle 100 by analyzing the imaging result. For example, when the imaged traveling environment includes falling objects such as falling rocks, the traveling environment detection unit 101 detects that a falling object exists around the vehicle 100. Then, the traveling environment detection unit 101 outputs the detection result to the attribute addition unit 110 that adds attribute information indicating an attribute according to the application purpose of the vehicle information to the vehicle information.

  The fuel consumption calculation unit 102 calculates the fuel consumption as needed, and outputs information indicating the calculated fuel consumption to the attribute adding unit 110. In addition, the fuel consumption calculation unit 102 calculates, for example, an average fuel consumption, a maximum fuel consumption, a minimum fuel consumption, and the like over a predetermined travel distance, and outputs information indicating the calculated fuel consumption to the attribute addition unit 110.

  The security device 103 operates on the condition that, for example, an unauthorized unlocking of the door lock of the vehicle 100 or a break of the window of the vehicle 100 is detected. By operating, the security device 103 emits a warning sound or notifies the user of the vehicle 100 of the intrusion of a suspicious person, for example. In addition, the security device 103 outputs a signal indicating that it has been activated to the attribute adding unit 110.

  The GPS 104 receives a GPS satellite signal for detecting the absolute position of the vehicle. The GPS 104 detects the position of the vehicle as needed based on the received GPS satellite signal, and outputs latitude / longitude information indicating the detection result to the attribute adding unit 110.

  When the attribute addition unit 110 receives the fallen object detection result from the traveling environment detection unit 101, the attribute addition unit 110 identifies the fall point of the fallen object based on the latitude and longitude information acquired by the GPS 104. When the falling point is specified, the attribute adding unit 110, as illustrated in FIG. 2, displays attribute information indicating the contents of the vehicle information “there is a falling object” and “provides a range of 2 km radius from the falling point of the falling object”. This is added to the vehicle information indicating the detection result of the traveling environment detection unit 101.

  Moreover, when the information which shows a fuel consumption is input from the fuel consumption calculation part 102, the attribute addition part 110 matches the latitude longitude information which GPS104 acquired, and the information which shows a fuel consumption. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the attribute adding unit 110 uses information indicating the content “fuel consumption” of the vehicle information and “providing a common or similar vehicle type” as the actual fuel consumption at a specific point or a specific section. It is added to vehicle information indicating fuel economy such as average fuel efficiency, maximum fuel efficiency, and minimum fuel efficiency.

  Further, when the information indicating the operation of the security device 103 is input from the security device 103, the attribute adding unit 110 specifies the operation point of the security device 103 based on the latitude and longitude information acquired by the GPS 104. When the operating point is specified, the attribute adding unit 110, as illustrated in FIG. 2, displays information indicating the contents of the vehicle information “there is a suspicious person” and “providing a radius of 200 m from the operating point of the security device”. This is added to the vehicle information indicating the operation of the device 103.

  When the attribute addition unit 110 illustrated in FIG. 1 adds each attribute information to each vehicle information, the vehicle information is output to the communication unit 120. When the vehicle information to which the attribute information is added is input, the communication unit 120 transmits the vehicle information to the center 200 that is the information providing entity.

In the present embodiment, the attribute adding unit 110 and the communication unit 120 constitute the vehicle information terminal.
The center 200 includes a communication unit 210 that can communicate with the first vehicle 100 that collects vehicle information, the second vehicle 300 that provides information, and the like. The center 200 includes an information providing unit 220 that performs a process of providing information to the vehicle 300 and the like.

  When the communication unit 210 receives the vehicle information to which the attribute information is added from the first vehicle 100 or the like, the communication unit 210 outputs the received vehicle information to the information providing unit 220. When the vehicle information is input, the information providing unit 220 determines a vehicle information providing destination based on the attribute information added to the vehicle information.

  When information providing unit 220 determines vehicle 300 traveling in a certain area as a vehicle information providing destination, information providing unit 220 transmits vehicle information to vehicle 300. Thereby, information used in the vehicle 300 is provided to the vehicle 300.

  When the attribute information indicates the contents of the vehicle information “there is a fallen object” and “provide the range of 2 km radius from the falling point of the fallen object”, the information providing unit 220 includes a vehicle or the like existing within the range indicated by the attribute information The vehicle information is provided.

  Further, when the attribute information indicates information indicating the content of the vehicle information “fuel consumption” and “providing a common or similar vehicle type”, the information providing unit 220 includes the vehicle information on the vehicle of the vehicle type indicated by the attribute information. I will provide a.

  Furthermore, when the attribute information indicates the contents of the vehicle information “there is a suspicious person” and “provides a radius of 200 m from the operating point of the security device”, the information providing unit 220 has a vehicle existing within the range indicated by the attribute information. For example, the vehicle information is provided.

  The vehicle 300 includes a communication unit 310 that can communicate with the center 200. The vehicle 300 also includes an application execution unit 320 that executes various application programs using vehicle information. Note that the application execution unit 320 is mounted on various information terminals such as a navigation system and a multifunction telephone device, for example.

When the communication unit 310 receives the vehicle information transmitted by the center 200, the communication unit 310 outputs the received vehicle information to the application execution unit 320.
When the vehicle information is input, the application execution unit 320 executes a preinstalled application program. As a result, for example, the occurrence of falling objects and guidance of the occurrence point, actual fuel consumption at a specific point or a specific section, average fuel consumption, maximum fuel consumption, fuel consumption guidance such as minimum fuel consumption, suspicious person and warning point guidance are This is done with images.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, a vehicle information providing mode according to the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 3, for example, when a falling object falls at a point Px, the first vehicles 10, 11, 12 existing around the point Px detect the presence of the falling object. Each vehicle 10, 11, 12 adds attribute information indicating “there is a falling object” and “provides a range of 2 km radius from the point Px” to the vehicle information indicating the presence of the falling object. Each vehicle 10, 11, 12 transmits vehicle information to which attribute information is added to the center 200.

  When the center 200 receives the vehicle information from each of the vehicles 10, 11, and 12, the center 200 determines a destination to provide the vehicle information based on the attribute information added to the vehicle information. Thereby, the second vehicles 20 to 23 existing in the region α3 having a radius of 2 km from the point Px are determined as the provision destination of the vehicle information indicating the presence of the falling object.

  The center 200 provides vehicle information to the second vehicles 20 to 23 determined as the providing destination. Accordingly, the presence of the falling object is notified to the drivers of the vehicles 20 to 23 traveling around the point Px where the falling object has fallen. On the other hand, the vehicles 30 to 32 existing outside the range of the region α3 are separated from the point Px by a predetermined distance or more and are excluded from the provision of vehicle information because the necessity of reporting the presence of a falling object is low.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, when the door of the vehicle 10 parked at the point Py is illegally unlocked by the suspicious person 1, the security device of the vehicle 10 is activated. The vehicle 10 adds attribute information indicating “there is a suspicious person” and “provides a 200 m radius range from the point Py” to the vehicle information indicating the operation of the security device. The vehicle 10 transmits vehicle information to which attribute information is added to the center 200.

  When the center 200 receives the vehicle information from the vehicle 10, the center 200 determines a destination to provide the vehicle information based on the attribute information added to the vehicle information. Thereby, the second vehicles 20 to 25 existing in the region α4 having a radius of 200 m from the point Py are determined as the provision destination of the vehicle information indicating the presence of the suspicious person 1.

  The center 200 provides vehicle information to the second vehicles 20 to 25 determined as the providing destination. Thereby, the presence of the suspicious person 1 is notified to the drivers of the vehicles 20 to 25 existing around the point Py. On the other hand, since the vehicles 30 to 35 existing outside the range of the region α4 are separated from the point Py by a predetermined range or more, the vehicle information is not provided because the possibility that the suspicious person 1 approaches is low.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when vehicle information indicating fuel consumption such as actual fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, maximum fuel consumption, minimum fuel consumption, etc. is acquired in the vehicle 10 that has traveled in a certain travel section, 10 adds attribute information indicating “traveling section”, “fuel efficiency”, and “common or similar vehicle type” to the vehicle information indicating the fuel efficiency. The vehicle 10 transmits vehicle information to which attribute information is added to the center 200.

  When the center 200 receives the vehicle information from the vehicle 10, the center 200 determines a destination to provide the vehicle information based on the attribute information added to the vehicle information. Accordingly, the second vehicles 20, 21, and 22 that are common or similar to the vehicle 10 and the vehicle type are determined as destinations for providing vehicle information indicating fuel consumption.

  The center 200 provides vehicle information to the second vehicles 20, 21, and 22 determined as the providing destination. Thereby, the information which shows fuel consumption is alert | reported to the driver of the vehicles 20, 21, and 22. On the other hand, the vehicles 30 to 37 having different vehicle types from the vehicle 10 are excluded from the provision of vehicle information because the vehicle types are different and the necessity of providing information related to the fuel consumption of the vehicle 10 is low.

Next, the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, when vehicle information is acquired by the first vehicle 10, attribute information is added to this vehicle information (attribute addition step). Then, the vehicle information to which the attribute information is added is transmitted from the first vehicle 10 to the center 200.

  When the center 200 receives the vehicle information to which the attribute information is added, the center 200 determines the provision destination of the vehicle information based on the attribute information. The center 200 provides vehicle information to the second vehicle 20 that is the determined providing destination (information providing step). On the other hand, the center 200 does not provide vehicle information to the vehicle 30 determined to be out of the target based on the attribute information.

In the second vehicle, an application program is executed based on the vehicle information, and the occurrence of a fallen object, fuel consumption at a specific point or section, the presence of a suspicious person, and the like are notified.
As described above, according to the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) The attribute information indicating the attribute corresponding to the intended use is added to the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle 100. Then, based on this attribute information, the information providing destination is determined. For this reason, the information providing entity can grasp a provision destination with high necessity of information only by referring to the attribute information. Thereby, processing of vehicle information is performed smoothly and information is provided smoothly.

  (2) When the vehicle information is information related to the travel environment, information indicating a predetermined range including a point where the vehicle information is acquired or a point indicating the travel environment as an information provision range is added to the vehicle information as attribute information. It was. For this reason, the information providing entity can determine the information provision range without calculating whether the vehicle information is information related to the driving environment or calculating the provision range. As a result, information based on the driving environment is provided to an appropriate provider.

  (3) When the vehicle information is information relating to the fuel consumption of the vehicle, information indicating a common or similar vehicle as the information providing destination is added to the vehicle information as attribute information. For this reason, the information providing entity can determine whether the vehicle information is information related to fuel efficiency or the range in which the information is provided without performing the process of selecting the providing destination. In addition, information on fuel consumption is provided to vehicles with high utility value.

  (4) When the vehicle information is information indicating the operation of the security device 103 mounted on the vehicle 100 and the point of the vehicle 100, information indicating a predetermined range including the point indicated by the vehicle information as an information providing range Added to vehicle information as attribute information. For this reason, the information providing entity can determine whether or not the vehicle information is information related to the security device and determine the information providing range without calculating the providing range. Thereby, the information for alerting | reporting presence of a suspicious person is provided to an appropriate provision destination. In addition, it is possible to notify the presence of a suspicious person to a user in the vicinity of the vehicle in which the security device is activated.

  (5) The information providing unit 220 is provided in the center 200 that collects vehicle information. For this reason, the center 200 can collect a wide variety of vehicle information through communication with a plurality of vehicles including the vehicle 100. Then, by providing information based on the collected vehicle information, the information is provided to a wide variety of providing destinations. In addition, in the center 200, the information providing destination is determined based on the attribute information added to the collected vehicle information, so that the information providing destination can be easily determined while processing a lot of vehicle information. Is possible. Thereby, the load of the center 200 is significantly reduced.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. I will explain. The information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method according to the present embodiment are the same in basic configuration as the first embodiment, and the first embodiment is also shown in FIGS. Elements that are substantially the same as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the second vehicle 300A of the present embodiment includes an attribute filter 330 that filters vehicle information provided from the center 200 based on the attribute information. The attribute filter 330 is provided, for example, in an information terminal such as a navigation system or a multi-function telephone device in which the application execution unit 320 is provided, or in a relay portion between the communication unit 310 and the information terminal.

  When a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are provided, the attribute filter 330 according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the pieces of vehicle information are the same or similar information based on the attribute information. Perform the filtering process. The attribute filter 330 performs a process of filtering the vehicle information based on the necessity of use according to the traveling state of the second vehicle and the attribute information. Further, the attribute filter 330 performs a process of filtering the vehicle information based on whether or not the vehicle information in the attribute indicated by the attribute information is more useful than the history of vehicle information that is information acquired in the past.

  The attribute filter 330 outputs only the vehicle information that has not been filtered to the application execution unit 320. Application execution unit 320 executes an application program based on the input vehicle information.

Hereinafter, the filtering process by the attribute filter 330 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not the vehicle information having the same attributes such as falling objects, fuel consumption, and security has been received more than the prescribed number (step S100). If vehicle information with the same attribute is received more than the prescribed number (step S100: YES), it is determined whether or not the vehicle information is vehicle information at the same point or section (step S101).

  When the vehicle information is vehicle information at the same point or section (step S101: YES), one vehicle information is selected (step S102). Then, the selected vehicle information is output from the attribute filter 330 to the application execution unit 320 (step S103). Further, the vehicle information that has not been selected is filtered by the attribute filter 330.

  On the other hand, even if more than the prescribed number of vehicle information is received, if each vehicle information is vehicle information at a different point or section (step S101: NO), each vehicle information is not filtered, and the attribute filter 330 is output to the application execution unit 320 (step S104).

  Also, as shown in FIG. 9, when vehicle information is received in step S200, it is determined whether or not the point indicated by the attribute information is ahead in the traveling direction of the vehicle 300A on which the attribute filter 330 is mounted. (Step S201).

  When the point indicated by the attribute information exists ahead in the traveling direction (step S201: YES), the vehicle information is output from the attribute filter 330 to the application execution unit 320 (step S202).

On the other hand, when the point indicated by the attribute information does not exist ahead in the traveling direction (step S201: NO), the vehicle information is filtered (step S203).
As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, among the second vehicles 20 to 23, 40, and 41 in the region α <b> 3, the vehicles 20 to 23 heading for the point Px where the falling object is present are vehicles that indicate the presence of the falling object. Information is output to the application execution unit 320 without being filtered.

On the other hand, in the vehicles 40 and 41 where the point Px does not exist in the traveling direction, the vehicle information indicating the presence of the falling object is filtered.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11, when vehicle information is received, it is determined based on attribute information whether the attribute of this vehicle information is a fuel consumption (step S300, S301).

  When the attribute is fuel efficiency (step S301: YES), it is determined whether or not the fuel efficiency indicated by the vehicle information is superior to the fuel efficiency indicated by the vehicle information acquired in the past (step S302). That is, it is determined whether or not the newly acquired vehicle information is superior to a history that is vehicle information acquired in the past.

  When the fuel efficiency indicated by the newly acquired vehicle information is superior to the fuel efficiency indicated by previously acquired vehicle information (step S302: YES), the newly acquired vehicle information is transferred from the attribute filter 330 to the application execution unit 320. (Step S303).

  On the other hand, when the fuel efficiency indicated by the vehicle information acquired in the past is superior to the fuel efficiency indicated by the newly acquired vehicle information (step S302: NO), the newly acquired vehicle information is filtered (step S304). ).

  As described above, according to the information providing system, the vehicle information terminal, and the information providing method according to the present embodiment, the effects (1) to (5) are obtained, and the following effects are further obtained. It becomes like this.

  (6) The attribute filter 330 filters the vehicle information based on the attribute information. For this reason, it is suppressed that the vehicle information with low availability is input to the application execution unit 320. Thereby, the application execution part 320 should just process the selected vehicle information, and the further smoothing of the process of vehicle information is achieved. Moreover, it is suppressed that the application execution part 320 processes vehicle information with low necessity, and information with a low utility value for a user is provided.

  (7) The attribute filter 330 filters information other than the selected vehicle information when a plurality of vehicle information having common or similar contents is received. For this reason, it is suppressed that the several vehicle information with which the content overlaps becomes a process target of the application execution part 320. FIG. Thereby, it is suppressed that a plurality of information with overlapping contents is presented to the user.

  (8) The attribute filter 330 filters the vehicle information when the point indicated by the attribute information does not exist ahead of the traveling direction of the vehicle 300A on which the attribute filter 330 is mounted. For this reason, since it exists behind the traveling direction of the vehicle 300 </ b> A, information that is less necessary to be presented to the user is excluded from the processing target of the application execution unit 320. Thereby, it is suppressed that information unnecessary for a user is shown.

  (9) The attribute filter 330 filters the newly acquired vehicle information when the fuel efficiency indicated by the vehicle information acquired in the past is superior to the fuel efficiency indicated by the newly acquired vehicle information. For this reason, when the fuel efficiency indicated by the newly acquired vehicle information is inferior to the fuel efficiency indicated by the previously acquired vehicle information, the newly acquired vehicle information is filtered and excluded from the processing target of the application execution unit 320. Is done. Thereby, only the vehicle information which shows the more excellent fuel consumption is processed by the application execution part 320, and is shown to a user.

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In addition, each said embodiment can also be implemented with the following forms.
In each of the above embodiments, when the attribute information indicates that there is a falling object, the range of radius 2 km from the falling point of the falling object is the vehicle information providing range. Not only this but the provision range of vehicle information may be less than 2 km in radius from a fall point, or may exceed 2 km. In addition, the vehicle information provision range regarding the falling object may be a predetermined range that does not include the falling point of the falling object. Furthermore, the provision range of the vehicle information regarding the fallen object may be, for example, a second vehicle in which the fall point is included in a recommended route or an arrival place searched by a navigation system or the like.

  In each of the embodiments described above, when the attribute information indicates that there is a suspicious person, the range of the radius of 200 m from the operating point of the security device 103 is the vehicle information provision range. Not limited to this, the vehicle information provision range may be less than 200 m from the operating point of the security device 103 or may exceed 200 m. The provision range of the vehicle information related to the suspicious person may be a predetermined range that does not include the operating point of the security device 103. Furthermore, the provision range of the vehicle information regarding the suspicious person may be, for example, a second vehicle in which the operating point of the security device 103 is included in a recommended route or an arrival place searched by a navigation system or the like.

  In the second embodiment, the vehicle information is filtered when the point indicated by the attribute information does not exist ahead of the traveling direction of the vehicle 300A on which the attribute filter 330 is mounted. For example, the vehicle information may be filtered when the recommended route or the arrival place searched for by the navigation system or the like does not include the point indicated by the attribute information.

  In the second embodiment, the attribute filter 330 filters the vehicle information based on whether the vehicle information in the attribute indicated by the attribute information is more useful than the history of vehicle information that is information acquired in the past. The process to do. Further, the attribute filter 330 is used when, for example, the fuel efficiency indicated by the newly acquired vehicle information is within the range of the highest fuel efficiency and the lowest fuel efficiency acquired in the past, and thus the information on the already acquired fuel efficiency is not updated. The vehicle information may be filtered. For example, the attribute filter 330 may perform a process of filtering the newly acquired vehicle information when the newly acquired vehicle information overlaps with the previously acquired vehicle information. Good. According to these, only the vehicle information indicating the new fuel consumption value is output from the attribute filter 330 to the application execution unit 320. Thereby, it is suppressed that the information regarding the fuel consumption within the range previously presented to the user is presented again.

  In the second embodiment, the traveling direction of the second vehicle is used as the traveling state of the second vehicle. And filtering of vehicle information was performed based on whether the advancing direction of the 2nd vehicle was heading to the point which attribute information shows. Not limited to this, the running / stopping of the second vehicle may be used as the running state of the second vehicle. According to this, for example, when the second vehicle is stopped, the vehicle information is filtered. Further, for example, when the second vehicle is traveling, vehicle information is filtered.

  In each of the above embodiments, information indicating the presence or absence of a fallen object as a traveling environment is used as the vehicle information. For example, vehicle information indicating a traveling environment such as weather, traffic regulation, and traffic jam may be acquired, and the acquired vehicle information may be provided. When the vehicle information is information related to the weather, for example, attribute information indicating an area close to the vehicle information acquisition point as a provision range is added to the vehicle information. In addition, when the vehicle information is information regarding traffic regulation and traffic jam, for example, attribute information indicating a second vehicle including a vehicle information acquisition point in the course as a provision range is added to the vehicle information.

  The first vehicle 100 includes a traveling environment detection unit 101, a fuel consumption calculation unit 102, and a security device 103. And the attribute information regarding a driving | running environment, fuel consumption, and a suspicious person was added to vehicle information. The configuration is not limited to this, and the first vehicle 100 may include at least one of the travel environment detection unit 101, the fuel consumption calculation unit 102, and the security device 103. And attribute information regarding at least one of driving environment, fuel consumption, and a suspicious person may be added to vehicle information.

  In each of the above embodiments, the driving environment, the fuel consumption, and the suspicious person are defined as attributes. Not only this but the driving | running | working pattern when the highest fuel consumption is implement | achieved in the predetermined area may be prescribed | regulated as an attribute. According to this, information indicating driving elements such as steering, accelerator, and brake is used as vehicle information. Further, according to this, a common or similar vehicle type is defined as attribute information. When the highest fuel efficiency in a certain travel section is realized in the first vehicle, attribute information indicating a common or similar vehicle type is added to the vehicle information indicating the travel pattern in the travel section. And the vehicle information which shows the driving | running | working pattern when the highest fuel consumption is implement | achieved is provided to the 2nd vehicle which is common or similar to a 1st vehicle. As a result, vehicle information indicating the travel pattern is provided only to a second vehicle that is common or similar to the vehicle that achieves the highest fuel efficiency. Therefore, vehicle information indicating a running pattern is not provided for vehicles of different vehicle types. In addition, the vehicle information may be any information that can be acquired by the vehicle, and the present invention can be applied as long as the attribute information is added according to the purpose of providing various types of vehicle information.

  In each of the above embodiments, the information providing unit 220 determines the vehicle information providing destination based on whether or not the second vehicle exists in the providing range indicated by the attribute information. Not only this but the information provision part 220 may determine the provision destination of vehicle information based on whether information terminals, such as a multifunction telephone apparatus and a personal computer, exist in the provision range which attribute information shows.

  In the above embodiments, the center 200 includes the information providing unit 220. Then, the information acquired by the first vehicle 100 is transmitted to the second vehicles 300 and 300 </ b> A via the center 200. Not only this but the information provision part may be provided in the 1st vehicle 100 which acquires vehicle information. Then, vehicle information may be provided from the first vehicle 100 to the second vehicles 300 and 300A through inter-vehicle communication between the first vehicle 100 and the second vehicles 300 and 300A.

  In the above embodiments, the vehicle information acquired by the first vehicle 100 is provided to the provider. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and information in which the content of the vehicle information is compressed or changed, or information generated based on the vehicle information may be provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Suspicious person, 10-12 ... 1st vehicle, 20-25 ... 2nd vehicle, 100 ... 1st vehicle, 101 ... Running environment detection part, 102 ... Fuel consumption calculation part, 103 ... Security apparatus, 104 ... GPS, 110 ... attribute adding unit, 120 ... communication unit, 200 ... center, 210 ... communication unit, 220 ... information providing unit, 300, 300A ... second vehicle, 310 ... communication unit, 320 ... application execution unit, 330 ... Attribute filter.

Claims (11)

An information providing system for providing information based on vehicle information acquired by a vehicle,
An attribute adding unit that is provided in the vehicle from which the vehicle information is acquired, and that adds attribute information indicating an attribute according to a purpose of providing the vehicle information to the vehicle information;
An information providing unit that acquires the vehicle information to which the attribute information is added, determines a provision destination of the vehicle information based on the attribute information added to the acquired vehicle information, and provides information to the determined provision destination When,
An information providing system comprising: The information providing destination is an information terminal used in a second vehicle different from the first vehicle when the vehicle provided with the attribute adding unit is the first vehicle,
The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information terminal includes an attribute filter that filters the provided information based on the attribute information. The attribute filter is
a; when a plurality of pieces of information are provided, it is determined based on the attribute information whether the contents of the plurality of pieces of information are the same or similar, and when the pieces of information are determined to be the same or similar, A process for filtering information other than the information selected from among them, and b; a process for filtering the provided information based on the necessity of use according to the running state of the second vehicle and the attribute information, and c; a process of filtering the provided information based on an attribute indicated by the attribute information and a history of the provided information;
The information providing system according to claim 2, wherein at least one process is performed. When the vehicle information is information related to the traveling environment of the vehicle,
The attribute adding unit adds information indicating a predetermined range including a point where the vehicle information is acquired or a point indicating the traveling environment as a provision range of the information to the vehicle information as the attribute information. The information provision system as described in any one of -3. When the vehicle information is information on fuel consumption of the vehicle,
The information provision according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the attribute addition unit adds information indicating a common or similar vehicle as the vehicle as the provision destination to the vehicle information as the attribute information. system. When the vehicle information is information indicating the operation of a security device mounted on the vehicle and the location of the vehicle,
The said information provision part adds the information which shows the predetermined range containing the point which the said vehicle information shows as the provision range of the said information to the said vehicle information as the said attribute information. Information provision system. The information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information providing unit is provided at a center that collects the vehicle information. An information terminal for a vehicle that processes vehicle information acquired by a vehicle,
An attribute adding unit that adds attribute information indicating an attribute according to a purpose of providing the vehicle information to the acquired vehicle information;
A communication unit that transmits vehicle information to which the attribute information is added; and
A vehicle information terminal comprising: The vehicle information terminal according to claim 8, wherein the communication unit transmits the vehicle information to a center that is a provider of information based on the vehicle information. The vehicle information terminal according to claim 8, wherein the communication unit determines a transmission destination of the vehicle information based on the attribute information, and transmits the vehicle information to the determined transmission destination. An information providing method for providing information based on vehicle information acquired by a vehicle,
An attribute addition step of adding attribute information indicating an attribute according to the use of the vehicle information to the vehicle information;
An information providing step of acquiring vehicle information to which the attribute information is added, determining a destination of the vehicle information based on the attribute information added to the acquired vehicle information, and providing information to the determined destination; ,
Information providing method including

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